Name: Richard
Age: It’s hard to tell when you are immortal and have lived four different lives in the past with four different birthdays. He’s on his fifth life now. He became immortal when he turned 32, so now he looks like a 32 year old man with a handlebar mustache. 32 is the golden age in his opinion. Not too old and not too young in any era. Currently he lives in the 1850s in a U.S.A-inspired country called United Arcan.
Religion: He’s not aetheist, but he’s not entirely sure about the existence of god because his demon companion has told him not even demons are sure.
Species: Despite immortality, he considers himself a human.
Siblings: Only in his current, fifth life does he have a younger sister. He does not keep in touch and doesn’t want to see her. He does love her, but “it’s complicated”.
Magick Powers: Richard, over the course of his lives, has contracted with the same demon and gained new powers each time. He can see glimpses of the future, he can astral project himself and talk to spirits in the spirit realm or interrupt mediums with their sessions, he can change his face and voice into any man who is 32 years old, and he can teleport.
Skills: Apart from powers, Richard has also accumulated skills over the course of his lives. They are: stealth, assassination skills, swordsmanship, archery, physical combat, command over languages (this is half magick and half his skill), fighting medieval style from atop a horse, cooking, piano, teaching any subject, forgery, and charismatic leadership.
Flaws: He can’t sing and he’s sour about it. He’s a narcissist and would argue narcissism is not a flaw.
One interesting thing about him: Richard has contracted with a demon whom he nicknamed Charcoal and calls him Charlie, Charles, or C. Charcoal lives in Richard’s shadow and you never get to see his full face. But he’s like a pleasant British gentleman. The two get along like bickering brothers who still care for each other.
Status in Story: Richard was the side villain in “The Facade of Quad in Nimrod” where he was the head of an assassin organization called the Red Circle. He’s one of the main characters in the companion novel, “Alive At Crespusculum”, which focuses more on his life after “Facade of Quad” along with the unforgiveable, dark deeds he does with a smile on his face.