Character History: In the beginning of our story, Chae Jae Hyuk was a penny-pinching highschool student who worked numerous part-time jobs to support himself and his sickly younger brother. Killed in the chaos of the Demon Necromancer Serin's fight with a monster, his intense desire to live charmed her into bringing him back to life as an undead. Unfortunately, beings of Chaos were not permitted to remain in the human world, so he was brought with her to Chaos in order to work to earn his way back to the human world. And importantly, though without his knowledge, his little brother was also brought to Chaos, and secretly treated for his illness.
Jae Hyuk set his eyes on returning to the human world. In the effort to grow stronger, Jae Hyuk was tricked into a forbidden labyrinth, where he freed and became the owner of the magic sword, Depore. In the end Jae Hyoon (his little brother) was possessed by the strongest most malevolent weapon/magic stone in history, Caladbolg, to which was attributed Chaos' very existence. Then a being named Nirvana promptly spirited away Caladbolg-in-Jae-Hyoon's-Body to the human world, then locked down every door from Chaos to the human world.
Two years later, Caladbolg returns to Chaos, and proceeds to threaten to drop the entire country from the sky. He turns it into a game, himself versus "his older brother", and uses his stolen body to his every advantage in the battle against Jae Hyuk and his comrades. In the scramble to save Chaos from, Jae Hyuk took responsibility for his mistakes and took control of the Throne, tearing himself apart from the inside out with the effort of slowing Chaos' descent as the new Regis of Chaos.
Personality: Jae Hyuk is, at his basest, a friendly, social, charismatic person. He bonds with people easily and will quite willingly throw himself under the metaphorical bus if it would protect those people. He's incredibly goal-oriented, fixates himself on a desired result and does everything necessary for as long as possible until he gets it, morals and ideals be damned if they get in his way. He's intelligent, and proves himself incredibly skilled with numbers and economics on multiple occasions. His loyalties are unshakeable, and as long as he believes in the value of what he is expected to do, he will do so, whether it is considered 'good' or not. He has a tendency to allow his feelings to get the better of him and steer him into making willful and rash decisions, but is perfectly willing to own up to his mistakes and suffer the consequences of his actions. Jae Hyuk is incredibly trusting by nature, even forgiving in most cases. He doesn't tend to hold grudges unless he's been really wronged, but when he does he clings to that grudge with a bitter hatred that can and does last for years. He's betrayed often and badly in canon, so he's become more cautious with his trust. I really cannot stress enough exactly how important to his characterization his tendency towards goal-making is. As a character that has two drastically opposing fates -- that of an evil tyrant and that of a pure savior -- a great deal depends on his goals and decisions and what becomes of them. He is not inherently good nor inherently evil, and is molded heavily by his environment.
Writing Sample: 01. If given a choice, what would you like to be called? Nex, I think. It's the name Serin gave me, so it's important.
02. Do you require socks to be part of your uniform? Nah. Why? Are you going to run around checking people for socks?
03. Not including mandatory periods of silence, what is the longest you have gone without talking? I dunno, I never really counted?
04. Are you plagued by suspicions that other people, including coworkers and relatives, may be doing things behind your back that will hurt you? …Yes.
05. Other than a large egret, what wild animal would you like to domesticate? A larger egret!
06. Are you functionally incapacitated by witnessing other people's misery? …No. But it's not like I don't care.
07. What is your favorite flatware for, purely as an example, eating cake? A fork.
08. Do you trust yourself? Trust myself to what? I don't trust myself not to lose my temper, or to make decisions that might risk those important to me, but past that I think I do.
09. Please list a crime that only you would know that you have committed. Then I wouldn't be the only one who knows.
10. If you disappeared tomorrow would anyone miss you? I like to think so…?
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Canon: Immortal Regis / Cavalier of the Abyss
Reference Link: Immortal Regis/Cavalier of the Abyss Wiki or a forum thread that frankly does the wiki's job better.
Character History: In the beginning of our story, Chae Jae Hyuk was a penny-pinching highschool student who worked numerous part-time jobs to support himself and his sickly younger brother. Killed in the chaos of the Demon Necromancer Serin's fight with a monster, his intense desire to live charmed her into bringing him back to life as an undead. Unfortunately, beings of Chaos were not permitted to remain in the human world, so he was brought with her to Chaos in order to work to earn his way back to the human world. And importantly, though without his knowledge, his little brother was also brought to Chaos, and secretly treated for his illness.
Jae Hyuk set his eyes on returning to the human world. In the effort to grow stronger, Jae Hyuk was tricked into a forbidden labyrinth, where he freed and became the owner of the magic sword, Depore. In the end Jae Hyoon (his little brother) was possessed by the strongest most malevolent weapon/magic stone in history, Caladbolg, to which was attributed Chaos' very existence. Then a being named Nirvana promptly spirited away Caladbolg-in-Jae-Hyoon's-Body to the human world, then locked down every door from Chaos to the human world.
Two years later, Caladbolg returns to Chaos, and proceeds to threaten to drop the entire country from the sky. He turns it into a game, himself versus "his older brother", and uses his stolen body to his every advantage in the battle against Jae Hyuk and his comrades. In the scramble to save Chaos from, Jae Hyuk took responsibility for his mistakes and took control of the Throne, tearing himself apart from the inside out with the effort of slowing Chaos' descent as the new Regis of Chaos.
Personality: Jae Hyuk is, at his basest, a friendly, social, charismatic person. He bonds with people easily and will quite willingly throw himself under the metaphorical bus if it would protect those people. He's incredibly goal-oriented, fixates himself on a desired result and does everything necessary for as long as possible until he gets it, morals and ideals be damned if they get in his way. He's intelligent, and proves himself incredibly skilled with numbers and economics on multiple occasions. His loyalties are unshakeable, and as long as he believes in the value of what he is expected to do, he will do so, whether it is considered 'good' or not. He has a tendency to allow his feelings to get the better of him and steer him into making willful and rash decisions, but is perfectly willing to own up to his mistakes and suffer the consequences of his actions. Jae Hyuk is incredibly trusting by nature, even forgiving in most cases. He doesn't tend to hold grudges unless he's been really wronged, but when he does he clings to that grudge with a bitter hatred that can and does last for years. He's betrayed often and badly in canon, so he's become more cautious with his trust. I really cannot stress enough exactly how important to his characterization his tendency towards goal-making is. As a character that has two drastically opposing fates -- that of an evil tyrant and that of a pure savior -- a great deal depends on his goals and decisions and what becomes of them. He is not inherently good nor inherently evil, and is molded heavily by his environment.
Writing Sample:
01. If given a choice, what would you like to be called?
Nex, I think. It's the name Serin gave me, so it's important.
02. Do you require socks to be part of your uniform?
Nah. Why? Are you going to run around checking people for socks?
03. Not including mandatory periods of silence, what is the longest you have gone without talking?
I dunno, I never really counted?
04. Are you plagued by suspicions that other people, including coworkers and relatives, may be doing things behind your back that will hurt you?
…Yes.
05. Other than a large egret, what wild animal would you like to domesticate?
A larger egret!
06. Are you functionally incapacitated by witnessing other people's misery?
…No. But it's not like I don't care.
07. What is your favorite flatware for, purely as an example, eating cake?
A fork.
08. Do you trust yourself?
Trust myself to what? I don't trust myself not to lose my temper, or to make decisions that might risk those important to me, but past that I think I do.
09. Please list a crime that only you would know that you have committed.
Then I wouldn't be the only one who knows.
10. If you disappeared tomorrow would anyone miss you?
I like to think so…?