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Player Information

Name: Redd
Personal Journal: pokerap
Age: 23
Contact Info: pokerap
Other Characters Played: N/A

Character Information

Character Name: Reaver
Character Series: Fable (specifically Fable 2)
Character Age: Reaver appears to be in his early thirties, but he's actually over 200 years old. An exact age is never given in canon, but canon confirms that it is at least ~230, but less than ~500. I've been going with around 250.
Character Gender: Male
Original Canon
Canon Point: After Lucien's defeat, prior to being sent to Samarkand with Garth (post-Fable 2 canon).
Background Link: Reaver @ Fable Wiki, though the events of Fable 3 are past his canon point and don't apply.
Personality: No one loves Reaver more than Reaver himself. He's egotistical, vain, and self-centered, to say the very least. While it might seem like Reaver only cares about himself, the truth is that Reaver relies very heavily on the opinions of others. He wants to be remembered - whether that means people love him or hate him doesn't matter; as long as they remember him. For the most part he will try to get people to like him - he's rich, he's powerful, and he's a good lay. Reaver likes being adored, and ultimately relies heavily on people liking him. He's very good at persuading people to like him whether it's through charisma or bribery; he's a born leader and while he's overconfident, there is a certain charm that comes with that. It's obvious that Reaver cares far more about himself than anyone else, however. He has lived for at least two hundred years and never once regretted losing anyone - be it a wife (several of whom he threw overboard because he cared more about saving his treasure), a friend (not that there are very many of those, a "friend with benefits" is far more accurate), or a lover (and he's had plenty of them). Reaver is Reaver's favorite person, and nothing anyone can say or do will ever change that.

Outside of his people-dependent and rather oversexed lifestyle, Reaver seems to be a complete airhead. He's the sort to ramble on and on about himself and his past deeds, even while in an incredibly dangerous situation, such as escaping from a madman who wants to capture him and use his Hero of Skill abilities. No big deal. Reaver doesn't seem to take anything seriously, including the deal that keeps him young forever (as long as he sacrifices someone else's youth, that is). While all of this is quite true - he is a bit of an airhead and he's horribly overconfident to the point of underestimating everyone who goes up against him - he is quite clever and cunning and most of the airhead behavior is an act. In fact, most of Reaver himself is an act. He's spent the past two hundred years (or so, he's not entirely sure how long it's been) pretending to be "Reaver," a persona he created after the disaster in Oakvale destroyed his hometown, family, and friends.

Many years ago, Reaver was a normal young man with an incredible fear of death, and more specifically, aging. He feared losing control of himself more than anything in the world. He summoned the Shadow Court and struck a deal with them: every year he would sacrifice one person's youth to retain his. Part of that deal involved destroying Oakvale, his home town, but Reaver didn't know that until the Shadow Judges had already set off to do it. He arrived in time to witness his entire town - and the people he loved and cared about - destroyed. It took him quite some time to recover, and by then he decided that he would embrace the fact that he had done horrible things, like sacrificing peoples' youth for his own. He created a new persona - a stronger persona - Reaver. He isn't that boy anymore and looks back on his past self with loathing. He hates how weak he was back then and genuinely likes what he's become (to some extent, at least). There are times when he genuinely does feel bad for the things he's done. But that's easily solved by several drinks, an orgy or two, and moving on with his new (and far better!) life.

The "Reaver" persona was indeed created as a coping mechanism, but over the years it has become more than just a persona. The boy who accidentally sacrificed his entire town to the Shadow Judges has become Reaver. While this isn't something Reaver is proud of, he still is that boy sometimes. For the most part, however, he's anything but that boy. He's cruel, cold, calculating, and cunning; he will use people and abuse people. He's not afraid to speak his mind regardless of how terrible his thoughts are. He's sadistic and takes pleasure in watching others suffer. He enjoys the sacrifices he makes (though the trek through the marshes that used to be Oakvale is never pleasant). He's done everything he can to distance himself from that boy, and even two hundred plus years later he's still haunted by nightmares of Oakvale's destruction. Reaver absolutely loathes it and has tried everything he can to ignore it. He doesn't feel the need to use his old name anymore, and claims he's forgotten it. He hasn't. He hasn't forgotten anything about his old life in Oakvale so many years ago.

Reaver still fears death and aging even after all this time. Sometimes he considers stopping the sacrifices (it gets so old after two hundred years, after all, and it's so tiresome to travel through Wraithmarsh), but the thought of the Shadow Judges coming for him - like they did Oakvale - terrified him beyond belief. He won't stop the sacrifices simply because that would involve his death.

As the Hero of Skill, Reaver is more than just an average human. He has exceptional aim and speed and he's well-known throughout Albion for his piracy. Rumors circulate about Reaver having been alive for hundreds of years, but no one pays them any mind. The title "Hero" typically implies that a person is good, but Reaver couldn't be any further down the evil scale if he tried. He has no issues murdering people (especially if they slight him in some perceived way - arists beware, you'll never capture his image perfectly) and he has no issues selling people out. He's a terrible person and he owns up to that fact. If you're expecting the Hero of Skill to be heroic at all, then you have another thing coming.

Reaver's a clusterfuck of issues covered up by a flamboyant, sadistic, and airheaded facade. He's egotistical, self-absorbed, and overall a difficult person to deal with - assuming he's not trying to win your interest through sex or bribery. Reaver's a difficult man to pin down, but that's part of his charm. He's a rogue and he's completely unapologetic about it. He owns the fact that he's a terrible person, and he works it in a way that will either make you want to hurt him or love him. Either way, you'll remember him.

And that's exactly what he wants.

Abilities: Reaver is the Hero of Skill, which means he has a set of abilities that revolve around guns. He has incredible aim (in canon it is stated that he takes down enemy ships by picking off the captain regardless of the conditions, rough winds, high seas, you name it) and never misses (when his AI doesn't have him shooting at a wall, that is). He owns the most powerful pistol in the game, the Dragonstomper .48 (well, he owns five of the six made, but he's only shown using one) and he's incredibly quick both at shooting and reloading. As a Hero, Reaver can survive any fall (it's one of those Ridiculously Specific abilities) and has an extended lifespan. No, living for over two hundred years isn't natural, even for a Hero. That's due to a contract he made with the Shadow Court, a group of well, shadows who require Reaver to sacrifice someone's youth every year to preserve his own. As long as he does that, he can't age. Reaver isn't immortal, however, and he can still get sick, get injured, and die. It just won't be due to old age. Reaver is capable of using a sword as well as a gun, but he prefers the latter and will use it until an enemy is right up in his face. Obviously he knows how to fight, and he's quite good at it. Reaver comes from Bloodstone, a lawless town that relies on him for protection against enemy ships. He's both a skilled captain and a skilled leader, though he usually can't be bothered with the latter and the former is done mostly for conquest and keeping his title of Pirate King.

Sample Entry: With Garth @ dear_mun. I can provide another sample, if needed.