"Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time; as aromatic wine it seemed, on swallowing, warm and racy: its after-flavour, metallic and corroding, gave me a sensation as if I had been poisoned." - Charlotte Bronte

 

 
Full Name: Oakley Darien Tenestorim
Nicknames: Oak, Darien
Species: Vampire - Lamia
Age: Not sure of actual; appears to be in late 20s
Occupation: Business/land owner, assassin
Land of Origin: Celtic Isles
Family: His wife, Astrid, is the only family member he can remember.
Soulmate?: None

Eyes: Green
Hair: Blonde
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Tattoos/piercings: A real, dried vampire fang earring in his left earlobe. A large scar under his right shoulder blade, which is about three inches in circumference and a matching, nearly invisible scar on the front of the same shoulder.
Appearance: Darien’s green eyes are vivid oak leaf green, and, at times, seem to spark with lightening, especially when he is angry or upset. He is tall and broad with noticeable muscles. He usually wears his blonde hair long and pulled back, but currently his cut is more stylish disheveled, which accents his strong jaw line. He wears mostly black clothing, and usually is in a leather jacket and boots. All of these attributes, and his elegant British accent tend to make it easy for him to make very brief female companions.

Personality: Darien is all over the spectrum, and quite frankly, insane. At random times, unless he is preoccupied with work, he seems to suffer from visual, audio, and tactile hallucinations. When he is working, he is straight-laced, silent, cold and calculating. When not working, mostly he tends to look off into space or grin like he is going to cut your throat for saying even nice phrases, such as good day, to him. His smile, as much as his actions, reminds people of the Mad Hatter although he does tend to slink through the shadows, so for the most part, goes unnoticed. Due to this attitude, he doesn’t have many friends, if any at all (he really has no affection for anyone), but many enemies because he is insane enough not to care about the consequences of his actions.

Brief History: No one, that he knows of and including himself, knows anything about him before October 31st 1608. On that date he found his wife Astrid, sleeping with Leo Redfern. Lost in a rage he grabbed Leo off of Astrid and pinned him to the floor, ripping his throat out. Astrid, not of good temper herself, pulled a wooden spear on her husband and stabbed him from behind, trying to save Leo. The stake went under Darien’s shoulder--clean through and missing any vital organs. Darien managed to remove the stake and plunged it into Astrid’s heart, watching silently as the light faded from her eyes. Afterwards, he walked over to Leo's still writhing body, and while the wounded vampire’s eyes widened in outrage and fear, pulled out Leo's left fang, then staked him through the heart. No one knows how Darien survived from his own stake wound, but some suspect a witch acquaintance aided him. He has been...well not right since this incident occurred. Adding to all of this, removing a vampire’s fang is a huge degradation to vampires and as such he and the Redferns’ have had a blood feud since. The fact that he wears Leo's fang as an earring also tends to make him a constant target.

Strengths: His unpredictability. Darien is also an advanced fighter and swordsman.

Weaknesses: Getting targeted because of his highly unusual and very insulting ear accessory.

Quirks: Other then he is crazy? He tends to drink a lot and have conversations with his hallucinations, which many believe is actually the ghost of his dead wife, Astrid. Also, he can't stand for anyone to see or touch his most visible scar.