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then said the judge, said he (duplicity app)
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Name: Meg Age: 35 Contact: PM Timezone: EST (GMT-5) Other Character(s): None |
Name: Charles Vane Door: Left Canon: Black Sails Canon Point: Season 3, post-death Age: Itâs unspecified in canon, which is off from the historic timeline by a few years, so Vane is most likely in his late 30s when he dies (physically and mentally). Appearance: here History: Wiki for Charles Vane in Black Sails. Personality: - RUTHLESS. Vaneâs success and survival are entirely a result of his reputation as a man not to be fucked with, and he protects that reputation at the cost of all else, including love and friendship. He is loyal until betrayed, calm until provoked, but once either of those things happen, he retaliates decisively and to devastating effect. This is repeatedly proven over the course of the series, perhaps in most dramatic fashion when he murdered Richard Guthrie and left his manifesto attached to the corpse. Even on a more subtle, personal level, Vane develops as a character not by changing who he is, but by cutting away the parts of him that donât serve his ultimate goal - when his night terrors of Albinus start to overcome him, he faces the fear by returning to his former master, killing him, and forming a new crew from the former pirate slaves. - VIOLENT. While pirates in general are more willing to fight and kill, Vane uses them as a default strategy for settling grievances, particularly with people he doesnât know or trust. Much of his strength lies in his ability to fight and to both dish out and take punishment to a significant degree, and he never makes a threat without both the intent and the means to follow through. This is not at all to say that Vane is indiscriminately violent - rather itâs that he is not afraid to go from 0 to 60 when given a reason. However, his violent tendencies also run deep enough to make him incompatible with civilized life, something he recognizes and accepts willingly about himself, viewing it as a source of pride. - VENGEFUL. Vane cannot leave slights against himself or his authority unanswered. This has led him to do especially brutal acts of violence, such as turning Max over to his men for stealing from them, and cutting off Ned Loweâs head and leaving it on the beach as a warning. He also doesnât hesitate to punch Eleanor in the face in front of a crowd of people after she punches him in the face first. His prerogative is to nip these problems in the bud swiftly and decisively, because he didnât acquire the power and infamy he has now by showing mercy to those who oppose him. That being said, in Zach McGowanâs own words, âVane doesnât want to kill someone he doesnât have to kill, necessarily.â He does what he feels is necessary to neutralize the threat (whether it's to his life or his reputation), and if that falls short of killing, he doesnât kill just for the sake of it. + PRINCIPLED. Vaneâs morals may not be suitable for a civilized society, but that doesnât mean theyâre nonexistent. He is fiercely anti-slavery, and puts enough value on freedom and choice that it fuels his dedication to liberating Nassau and the community of his fellow pirates as a whole. He kills his former slaver and frees the other laborers (an act which conquers a fair number of his demons), and also drops a slaver captain into the ocean with weights tied to his feet after the slaver tosses his âhuman cargoâ overboard to avoid being run down by the pirates. Jack Rackham also describes Vane as being brave, âloyal to a faultâ and honest âin a world where honesty is so regularly and casually disregardedâ. These attributes have served Vane in both positive and negative ways; for example, his love for Eleanor Guthrie left him open to being betrayed by her, and his determination to see Jack delivered safely from Woodes Rogersâ custody led to his arrest and ultimate execution. Vane has his own code of ethics, and his own priorities for whatâs important in his life, and he sticks to them without wavering. Powers and Abilities: No special powers. Heâs the best fighter (with or without weapons) in Nassau and in the words of a friend "the best pirate to ever pirate", but heâs fully human. Inventory: Just the clothes heâs wearing in the above photo. Although he would normally have several weapons on his person, heâs coming to Duplicity straight from the gallows (and prison before that), so he literally only has the clothes on his back. Samples: TDM 1 (Anne) TDM 2 (Jack) TDM 3 (Ducky) |
round 2
Name: Charles Vane
Door: Previously assigned Submissive.
Canon: Black Sails
Canon Point: Post-death; Duplicity CR from 7 months ago
Age: mid/late 30s
Appearance: still the vibe
History: Black Sails Character Wiki
CR AU (Optional): Vane spent his first round in Duplicity struggling against the rules of the system and working through complicated new emotions with his castmates and new CR. He planted the initial seed of the boat plot but left well in advance of it coming to tragic fruition. His impact was minimal and most of his memories are limited to personal interactions.
Personality:
Positive Trait: LOYAL.
Vane has always placed a great deal of value on loyalty, but it wasnât until recently (shortly before the end of his life) that he stopped equating loyalty with obedience and gave it closer, more nuanced attention. He still values loyalty to himself but shows it to the people who deserve it reciprocally from him without shame; he also learns to make hard choices when loyalties come into conflict, as evidenced when he abandoned Edward Teach (for the second time) to join Flintâs rebellion. In the end, all other forms of loyalty came second to Jack and Anne, and to Vaneâs belief that Nassau deserved to stay free, in the hands of pirates. In Duplicity, Vaneâs loyalty to Jack and Anne persists, and before his disappearance he had been nurturing similar feelings toward Daphne. This time around, with death still hanging over him, he intends to place his dedication to his loved ones over his own conflicting impulses about being contained within the city, bearing a Submissive mark. All subsequent negative traits will be channeled for their protection when necessary.
Negative Trait: RUTHLESS.
Vaneâs success and survival are entirely a result of his reputation as a man not to be fucked with, and he protects that reputation at the cost of all else, including love and friendship. He is loyal until betrayed, calm until provoked, but once either of those things happen, he retaliates decisively and to devastating effect. This is repeatedly proven over the course of the series, perhaps in most dramatic fashion when he murdered Richard Guthrie and left his manifesto attached to the corpse. Even on a more subtle, personal level, Vane develops as a character not by changing who he is, but by cutting away the parts of him that donât serve his ultimate goal - when his night terrors about Albinus start to overcome him, he faces the fear by returning to his former master, killing him, and forming a new crew from the former pirate slaves.
Negative Trait: VIOLENT.
While pirates in general are more willing to fight and kill, Vane uses them as a default strategy for settling grievances, particularly with people he doesnât know or trust. Much of his strength lies in his ability to fight and dish out punishment to a significant degree, and he never makes a threat without both the intention and the means to follow through. This is not at all to say that Vane is indiscriminately violent - rather itâs that he is not afraid to go from 0 to 60 when given a reason. However, his violent tendencies also run deep enough to make him incompatible with civilized life, something he recognizes and accepts willingly about himself, viewing it as a source of pride. During his first time in Duplicity, he used the Cage in the Down as an outlet for his frustration.
Negative Trait: SHORT-SIGHTED.
Vaneâs entire life has been a series of jumps from one survival situation to the next, which heâs handled with increasing skill, but has also shortened his foresight in return. He does not ascribe sentimental value to things and until very recently in his âlifetimeâ could not accept the future as currency, due entirely to the fact that he knew he was unlikely to live that long. Vane attends to his own immediate wants and struggles to look beyond that, toward less palpable rewards. This trait more than any other is one he seeks to transform now that heâs looking at either some kind of eternity in Duplicity or nothing.
Powers and Abilities: Very strong and athletic within the bounds of human capabilities.
Inventory: Clothes on his back, minus the jacket in the above photo.