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Personality: Can be longer than the history, if necessary, but again, please try to be succinct.

Writing Sample: For this section, you have two choices:

1. Fill out an IC survey (copypaste below)
2. Write a first or third person sample on the subject of your choice. (~300-500 words)

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Character Name: Elliot Nightray
Canon: Pandora Hearts
Reference Link: Elliot Nightray on Pandora Wikia

Character History:

Elliot was born into a very rich household, and is the youngest of his siblings, to which there were four not including Vincent and Gilbert who were adopted into the family when Elliot was very young. Elliot was told to stay away from his adopted brothers and did for a time before curiosity got the best of him and he quickly became friends with his new siblings, especially Gilbert, though when he is grown he doesn't show the affection in a way most brothers would. His childhood was plagued with death and horror as his family was haunted by a murderer known as 'The Head Hunter' that would cut the head off a person.

His personalty was very brash and stayed thus, even after meeting Leo his servant and best friend in Sablier [the site of a horrendous tragedy a hundred years before]. Leo did help temper him, though he didn't really change until he met Oz Vessalius who he instantly hated simply because he was from the Vessalius family which were all considered heroes because of what Jack Vessalius did a hundred years prior in Sablier (the ruined city that he met Leo in.) There was also a long time running hate between both families, the Nightrays having been blamed with the death of Oz's mother, which has yet to be proved true or false. This hate slowly tempered into a friendship after both boys learned each others stories and the skeletons they kept in their closets, this learning happened through some harrowing experiences which included both nearly dying for the other.

As the story goes on, it is revealed later, at Oz's coming of age ceremony, that the Head Hunter that Elliot spent most of his young life hunting and hating, was actually himself with the help of a chain, Humpty Dumpty. He contracted with the chain illegally with the help of his servant, Leo, when he was left with a fatal wound inflicted by the chain in it's need to protect Leo from any harm, real or contrived. (Leo being the next vessel of the many personalities that collectively make up Glen, the true hero of Sablier.) Slowly, his memories become clear to him, and as he sees everything he has done, and the injuries inflicted to his chain begin to kill him (because the clock on his chest that counts down his contract is close to running out of time) he rejects the chain, effectively committing suicide to save anyone else, namely Oz, from carrying his death on their shoulders. [He will be pulled from just before he rejects the chain.]

* chain - a mix between a demon and a spirit that you call forth to fight or protect depending on it's powers. There are both Legal and Illegal contracts. Legal contractors are spared the death that comes at the end of the contract, the seal that would usually be placed on their chest in the image of a clock is placed into an item leaving the owner unharmed. An illegal contract is just that, the exact opposite of a legal one, the seal is on their person and upon completion they are dragged down into the abyss, or the worlds version of the afterlife which in the current time is more like a hell.

Personality:

Elliot is very brash, and loud about his opinions. He starts out with a very narrowed view of life, that slowly changes as the story progresses and he meets more and more people. He loves his family more then anything else and hates anything that hurts them, with that feeling extending to Leo, his servant and best friend who he will go to alarming lengths to protect. He feels emotions very strongly and isn't above shouting and punching people if they give up. Elliot abhors seeing people being self deprecating and will either be very angry with them or shout at them until they understand that their life is not as bad as it could be. He believes very strongly in not letting fate decide your life, and taking your life by the reigns.

In that sense, he takes responsibility for things he's done and tries to be very noble in that way. Even after he died in the series, people said that he was very honorable and noble about his life. He will help people when they need it, and will do whatever he can for people he cares about, even if they don't know he truly cares of about them because of the facade he puts on. He will never run away from anything, which is what hurts him so much when it is revealed to him that his chain helped him forget a lot of the painful memories of his life, namely the evil things he did.

Writing Sample/Survey:

01. If given a choice, what would you like to be called?
Elliot, of course, it is my name.

02. Do you require socks to be part of your uniform?
Of course, what sane person would not wear socks with a uniform!

03. Not including mandatory periods of silence, what is the longest you have gone without talking?
I don't like silence, though I don't like talking when I'm playing the piano, it ruins the music.

04. Are you plagued by suspicions that other people, including coworkers and relatives, may be doing things behind your back that will hurt you?
Someone is always planning something it seems, but let them try anything with me ~~or my friends~~ they won't know what hit them!

05. Other than a large egret, what wild animal would you like to domesticate?
To be completely honest I think a large cat would be interesting. Even though my family are dog people... cats are very loving.

06. Are you functionally incapacitated by witnessing other people's misery?
I hate it, I hate when they can not get over it. Mourn, scream, cry if you must but don't dwell on it. You can't do anything for it after a point and it's a waste of peoples times if you won't get past it. Especially if someone is willing to help you.

07. What is your favorite flatware for, purely as an example, eating cake?
A fork.

08. Do you trust yourself?
I used to, but recently I'm staring to wonder.

09. Please list a crime that only you would know that you have committed.
I ... I killed most of my family and made myself forget about it.. how cowardly can I be?

10. If you disappeared tomorrow would anyone miss you?
Leo, definitely Leo... and maybe Oz, the kid is too emotional about that kind of thing. He'd probably cry like a baby.

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