application // gray war
Player Information
Name: Sam
Contact: neverrryourmask(at)gmail(dot)com
Characters: None
Character Information
Name: Lucius Malfoy
Journal Name: truemask
Fandom / Series: Harry Potter
From When: From 1995, during the battle at the Ministry of Magic, when Lucius was about 41. Some notes for specification are appropriate. It is during the battle itself that Lucius is suddenly whisked to the Gray Wars -- specifically, when Sirius Black casts a stunning spell, taking Lucius out of the fight. He will wake up in the game's hospital. I'd also like to note that my preferred canon for this event is the movie canon rather than the book canon, and so while big things remain (Lucius still leads the fight), small changes occur (he manages to break the prophecy they were after). If this is problematic for any canonmates, I can reconsider!
Function: Lucius has enough power and expertise to be a formidable soldier, but being politically minded and very underhanded (casting Imperius curses and slipping cursed items to people), he might make a good strategist or commander. Especially when he understands that the outcome of his survival is dependent on winning -- he only trusts himself.
Preferred Side: Either is good. Military would be outlandish for him, civilian would be more his arena, and both have merit for me, RP-wise.
Abilities / Powers: This has more detail in greater depth than I could achieve. But to speak of Lucius specifically, he has a keen interest in dark magic, the collecting of cursed items being something of a hobby, and as a trained Death Eater, he is an adequate duellist who can nonverbally cast offensive and defensive spells in swift succession -- but he is by no means the best, and has never been displayed casting very extreme magics. He is also something of a genteel duellist, which is how he lost his last fight. From his schooling days, he was a top-of-the-class kind of student, and so probably has a good grasp on all taught areas of magic -- even potions.
Hand to hand battles, apart from the fisticuff swing of a blow at school here and there, are not really within his realm, as with "Muggle" weapons, such as guns. He just needs his wand.
And of course, I will respect consent rules and permissions!
Personality: In his own world, the small community of the wizarding plane, Lucius' reputation precedes him. It is a reputation of nastiness, cruelty, extreme arrogance, prejudice, politicking, lying and cowardice. It is a reputation that Lucius would agree with. Except for that last point, as he would likely reframe it as self-preservation.
He is the current patriarch of the Malfoy family, an old bloodline that prides itself on its own purity, and he carries this sentiment with him like a badge of honour. Anyone who is less than pure-- that is, born from a non-wizard at any point in their family, especially those with two non-wizard parents-- is to be looked down on, even considered in some way filthy. Muggles themselves are a second-class breed of citizen, not even worthy of pity. When Lord Voldemort, a powerful dark wizard, stepped forward to lead the battle to attain total separation of wizards and Muggles, Lucius happily signed up as was only fitting of his family, especially seeing those of pureblood bearing step in line around him.
However. While it is an honest disdain and agreement with the cause that had Lucius throw in his lot and continue to do so, there is also a measure of desire to simply be on the winning side. One day, in canon that hasn't transpired yet for Lucius, this would revert into simple fear and the knowledge he'd be killed if he stepped aside at the wrong time, despite that Voldemort had crossed enough lines with him that his devotion to the cause was all but dead. Currently, in 1995, Lucius sees tangible advantage to furthering Voldemort's cause while the Death Eaters appear to have the upperhand, and since he was marked nearly twenty years ago as a lifelong servant to the Dark Lord, he had better make sure it counts.
When Voldemort disappeared the first time, it is telling that Lucius never searched for him, and telling that he lied elaborately to maintain his position (and succeeded). He is extremely duplicit, his morals and sense of loyalty coming second to being on top.
Which doesn't mean he wasn't a trusted servant of the Dark Lord who didn't enjoy what he did. He was and he does. His methods were usually clever and underhanded -- in the lead up to his latest task, he would use his Ministry of Magic access to curse employees into attempting to do his bidding. Before that, he opened the Chamber of Secrets by sneaking a bewitched diary into a little girl's possessions (to the detriment of the actual mission itself, seeing as he chose her mostly as petty revenge against her blood traitor father). But by the time he was asked to lead a full-scale break in to the Ministry of Magic, he was willing to cast aside his sneakier methods and public persona, and step onto the Death Eater front line and go to war as he'd done the first time prior to Voldemort's death -- likely because he thought they wouldn't fail.
First impressions, truly, will tell you much of what you need to know about Lucius. An almost exaggerated disdain, a permanent sneer for anyone and everything, a slick way of insult, and hardly ever the first to draw blood. His self-evident pride and vanity is the manifestation of his deep seated selfishness, and when one digs deeper, they will mostly find the cowardice that comes with that as well, and an incredibly frightening streak of sociopathic callousness, the ability to kill, the joy of causing pain and hurt -- physically or otherwise.
But he isn't inhuman. That's Voldemort's arena.
His friends are mostly allies, but there are a few more genuine ties, such as for Severus Snape, whom he holds in some esteem, and this probably extends to a few of his colleagues as well -- at least with the ones who don't see him as bordering on traitorous or generally ridiculous, or whom he sees as insane, incompetent or stupid. He has a chilly, very English affection for his wife and his son that is genuine enough that his love for them eventually polarises what the cause otherwise means to Lucius, even outside of simple self-preservation.
As for wars without heroes, with only desperate men fighting to stay alive-- well. He'll need the practice.
History: Details at the wikia, up until around the "Battle of the Department of Mysteries and imprisonment" with specification about the cut off point detailed in the From When section.
Sample Journal Entry: "Many of us were young, as well." (Let me know if this doesn't work!)
Sample RP: "I can only cite stupid optimism."
Name: Sam
Contact: neverrryourmask(at)gmail(dot)com
Characters: None
Character Information
Name: Lucius Malfoy
Journal Name: truemask
Fandom / Series: Harry Potter
From When: From 1995, during the battle at the Ministry of Magic, when Lucius was about 41. Some notes for specification are appropriate. It is during the battle itself that Lucius is suddenly whisked to the Gray Wars -- specifically, when Sirius Black casts a stunning spell, taking Lucius out of the fight. He will wake up in the game's hospital. I'd also like to note that my preferred canon for this event is the movie canon rather than the book canon, and so while big things remain (Lucius still leads the fight), small changes occur (he manages to break the prophecy they were after). If this is problematic for any canonmates, I can reconsider!
Function: Lucius has enough power and expertise to be a formidable soldier, but being politically minded and very underhanded (casting Imperius curses and slipping cursed items to people), he might make a good strategist or commander. Especially when he understands that the outcome of his survival is dependent on winning -- he only trusts himself.
Preferred Side: Either is good. Military would be outlandish for him, civilian would be more his arena, and both have merit for me, RP-wise.
Abilities / Powers: This has more detail in greater depth than I could achieve. But to speak of Lucius specifically, he has a keen interest in dark magic, the collecting of cursed items being something of a hobby, and as a trained Death Eater, he is an adequate duellist who can nonverbally cast offensive and defensive spells in swift succession -- but he is by no means the best, and has never been displayed casting very extreme magics. He is also something of a genteel duellist, which is how he lost his last fight. From his schooling days, he was a top-of-the-class kind of student, and so probably has a good grasp on all taught areas of magic -- even potions.
Hand to hand battles, apart from the fisticuff swing of a blow at school here and there, are not really within his realm, as with "Muggle" weapons, such as guns. He just needs his wand.
And of course, I will respect consent rules and permissions!
Personality: In his own world, the small community of the wizarding plane, Lucius' reputation precedes him. It is a reputation of nastiness, cruelty, extreme arrogance, prejudice, politicking, lying and cowardice. It is a reputation that Lucius would agree with. Except for that last point, as he would likely reframe it as self-preservation.
He is the current patriarch of the Malfoy family, an old bloodline that prides itself on its own purity, and he carries this sentiment with him like a badge of honour. Anyone who is less than pure-- that is, born from a non-wizard at any point in their family, especially those with two non-wizard parents-- is to be looked down on, even considered in some way filthy. Muggles themselves are a second-class breed of citizen, not even worthy of pity. When Lord Voldemort, a powerful dark wizard, stepped forward to lead the battle to attain total separation of wizards and Muggles, Lucius happily signed up as was only fitting of his family, especially seeing those of pureblood bearing step in line around him.
However. While it is an honest disdain and agreement with the cause that had Lucius throw in his lot and continue to do so, there is also a measure of desire to simply be on the winning side. One day, in canon that hasn't transpired yet for Lucius, this would revert into simple fear and the knowledge he'd be killed if he stepped aside at the wrong time, despite that Voldemort had crossed enough lines with him that his devotion to the cause was all but dead. Currently, in 1995, Lucius sees tangible advantage to furthering Voldemort's cause while the Death Eaters appear to have the upperhand, and since he was marked nearly twenty years ago as a lifelong servant to the Dark Lord, he had better make sure it counts.
When Voldemort disappeared the first time, it is telling that Lucius never searched for him, and telling that he lied elaborately to maintain his position (and succeeded). He is extremely duplicit, his morals and sense of loyalty coming second to being on top.
Which doesn't mean he wasn't a trusted servant of the Dark Lord who didn't enjoy what he did. He was and he does. His methods were usually clever and underhanded -- in the lead up to his latest task, he would use his Ministry of Magic access to curse employees into attempting to do his bidding. Before that, he opened the Chamber of Secrets by sneaking a bewitched diary into a little girl's possessions (to the detriment of the actual mission itself, seeing as he chose her mostly as petty revenge against her blood traitor father). But by the time he was asked to lead a full-scale break in to the Ministry of Magic, he was willing to cast aside his sneakier methods and public persona, and step onto the Death Eater front line and go to war as he'd done the first time prior to Voldemort's death -- likely because he thought they wouldn't fail.
First impressions, truly, will tell you much of what you need to know about Lucius. An almost exaggerated disdain, a permanent sneer for anyone and everything, a slick way of insult, and hardly ever the first to draw blood. His self-evident pride and vanity is the manifestation of his deep seated selfishness, and when one digs deeper, they will mostly find the cowardice that comes with that as well, and an incredibly frightening streak of sociopathic callousness, the ability to kill, the joy of causing pain and hurt -- physically or otherwise.
But he isn't inhuman. That's Voldemort's arena.
His friends are mostly allies, but there are a few more genuine ties, such as for Severus Snape, whom he holds in some esteem, and this probably extends to a few of his colleagues as well -- at least with the ones who don't see him as bordering on traitorous or generally ridiculous, or whom he sees as insane, incompetent or stupid. He has a chilly, very English affection for his wife and his son that is genuine enough that his love for them eventually polarises what the cause otherwise means to Lucius, even outside of simple self-preservation.
As for wars without heroes, with only desperate men fighting to stay alive-- well. He'll need the practice.
History: Details at the wikia, up until around the "Battle of the Department of Mysteries and imprisonment" with specification about the cut off point detailed in the From When section.
Sample Journal Entry: "Many of us were young, as well." (Let me know if this doesn't work!)
Sample RP: "I can only cite stupid optimism."