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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mordane76" data-source="post: 1308231" data-attributes="member: 7172">Here is what I've put together thus far.  I have statistics as well, which I can post if you'd like.Comte Corentin Bellange (Comte means 'Count' in French)Born into low nobility in the old province of Roussillion in the 1400's, into a Catholic home, Corentin was named for a 5th century saint.  His father always intended Corentin to take over the title and lands of the family, which were a small county in Roussillion, owing fealty, through a line of higher nobles, to Charles VII of France.  When his father died, Corentin naturally stepped into the role of Count of Roussillion.  The years of schooling, training, and indoctrination into the French nobility had done him well; he had grown to a be fine huntsman, a cultured gentleman, and a shrew handler of business, protecting his lands from vagrants and the wilder animals of the countryside, all the while maintaining and increasing the holdings of the family and his serfs.This penchant for the hunt brought Corentin directly into conflict with the Lycans at an early age; a pack of large wolves began to terrorize his serfs, carrying off livestock, poaching in the king's forests, and even going so far as to attack several people.  Through patience and careful planning, Corentin was able to muster a small band of assistants, track the wolves, and engage the pack.  His men suffered heavy casualties, however, because their weapons proved of limited use against the massive beasts.  Had it not been for the intervention of a group of Death Dealers who had also been tracking the pack, Corentin, along with a handful of his men, would not have survived.  However, the Death Dealers had also suffered casualties...They brought Corentin into darkness that night, with the promise of the hunt -- the thrill of hunting this manner of beast, forever, was simply too much for Corentin to pass up.  He returned to his home, bequethed his title in name and lands to his brother, taking only a small sum of money with him at the time of his departure.Through the centuries, Corentin would hunt the Lycans by night, always in the fore, leading the way.  In the day, and when the hunt was scarce, he would manage his affairs, working his money into a vast fortune through the rise and fall of countries, and then, in the more recent days, into companies, stocks, futures, commodities... such that the money now manages itself, through a network of accounts and reputable brokerages.However, 600 years can take its toll.  Approximately 200 years ago, Corentin discovered he had grown incredibly allergic to silver, which was regularly used by Death Dealers to hunt Lycans; he has attempted to keep this secret, and has thus far been mostly successful.  Also, in the past few decades, Corentin has begun to develop an urge to slumber, like the Elders, which he may soon do to relieve his weariness.  Alongside this urge, however, has come the development of more mystical abilities -- powers which Corentin does not yet completely understand.  He has begun to develop an acute sixth sense in combat, as well as a weak sort of mental command.  These powers, while beneficial, frighten Corentin, as they mark a new chapter in his transendence from mortal to immortal.</blockquote>

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