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□ Name: Kathryn
□ Age: 32
□ Contact: missazrael@plurk
□ Journal: personal journal is missazrael@DW, but I reserved with my character journal, sagitterrifying@DW. Sorry about the mistake!
□ Do you play anyone in Ariel?: I do not.
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□ Name: Expatriot Darkleer
□ Journal: sagitterrifying@DW
□ Series: Homestuck
□ Canon point: after the execution of the Signless and Darkleer's banishment, but before Mindfang looks him up again and gives him the Doc Scratch cue ball
□ History: Ancestors in general
Darkleer specifically here and also here
Darkleer is from the Homestuck universe, and is the ancestor to Equius Zahhak. What little we know about him comes from Mindfang's journal entries and Doc Scratch's retelling of the story of the Signless.
Darkleer was an Archeradicator, the very position that Equius strove towards, and it is inferred that he was fairly high up in on the ladder, considering he had the title of Executor and was given the task of killing the Signless. He shot and killed Signless successfully, but when it came time to shoot the Disciple, he was unable to do it and refused orders, giving her time to escape. This led to his banishment and he became the Expatriot Darkleer. Mindfang, however, still kept in contact with him, and visited him after her battle with Redglare to get a debt repaid by having him build her an arm. She mentions that he was still lamenting what happened that led to his banishment, but doesn't go into much detail beyond that. Finally, Mindfang left the white cue ball that would later lead Vriska and Terezi to ruin with Darkleer, because Doc Scratch couldn't see it if it was with Darkleer.
□ Personality: Like all the ancestors in Homestuck, we don't know much about Darkleer directly; however, we can infer quite a bit based on the little we do know, and also on Equius and his behavior patterns.
Darkleer is a blueblood, one of the highest landtrolls on the hemospectrum, and as such, is an aristocrat. Manners and customs and proper behavior are very important to him, as they were to Equius, and after many sweeps of constantly observing every social nuance, almost all his joy and spontaneity have been sucked away, and he's a deeply serious individual. Like his descendant, he has no love for games, unless they're high stakes, and expects everyone around him to take him as seriously as he takes himself.
Besides being an aristocrat, Darkleer is also a high ranking soldier, and this also affects his personality. We can assume he had men under his command, and he would take their safety seriously and protect them while in combat. This translates, somewhat, into being protective and distantly caring towards those he's close to, but those are few and far between. Vriska and Equius snipe at each other all the time but have a fairly successful working relationship, and it appears that Mindfang and Darkleer have the same. Beyond the unspecified debt which Darkleer owes her, he has no reason to help Mindfang, and given Mindfang's personality, if the debt were something big she would probably brag about it in her journal. Because she doesn't, we can infer that perhaps that debt wasn't anything too major, and Darkleer was helping her because he chose to and for no other reason.
We also see indications that Darkleer is a meticulous and logical troll. Like his descendant, he has considerable skill in mechanics and biomechanical technology, which requires logic and careful planning to be able to execute. Also, he has survived well into adulthood in a society that thrives on backstabbing and double-crossing, so he's not dumb, by any means. Equius' dumber moments can be blamed on his youth, but Darkleer is past all that. He understands how things work, sees no point in fixing what isn't broken, and just powers onward.
However, Darkleer is not completely immobile and static. He does break with tradition and disobey orders when he spares the Disciple, giving us an inkling that perhaps he has the same doubts about the hemospectrum that his descendant inherits. As a blueblood he'll have an extended lifespan, and as a soldier and Executor, he's seen many trolls die, and somewhere along the line, he began to question things, leading to the Disciple being spared. It's unclear why he chose to do that, but we do know he is still upset about it much later, so he isn't the emotionless husk he pretends to be. Maybe, deep down, he really does need other trolls around, since banishment doesn't seem to be agreeing with him.
□ Age: Unclear, but definitely an adult. Given that he's in a position of authority in the Alternian military, one hundred sweeps (roughly 222 years) or more is possible. Appears to be in his mid to late forties.
□ Gender: Identifies as male, although like all trolls, he's completely bisexual.
□ Appearance: Darkleer is a really big guy; we only have one canon image of him, but he's built like the Incredible Hulk. I picture him as being around 6' 7", topping 7 feet if you include his horns. He dresses in black with blue piping, almost like a Tron character, and has a pair of glasses attached to a helmet that he wears over his horns. His sign, the Sagittarius arrow, is displayed prominently on his shoulder. He wears his hair long and straight.
□ Abilities/Powers: Powers: Like Equius, Darkleer is STRONG, although he's had the time and determination to learn how to work around it. He's a gifted archer and a skilled mechanic, and is also smart enough to survive sweeps of blueblood treachery and backstabbing.
We can also assume that Darkleer is a Void player, much like Equius, both for his ability to hide the cue ball from Scratch and also because Equius' planet in Sgrub looks identical to Darkleer's hive. While this is one of the more passive powers, this gives him the ability to hide and blend into his surroundings, to pass without notice despite his immense size. He's basically a ninja the size of a linebacker.
□ Personal Items: I'd like to have Darkleer arrive with a change of clothes (same outfit, because fashion is stupid), the armor he wears over his clothes, his bow, a supply of arrows, and some basic tools for his mechanical interests.
□ First Person Sample: over here
□ Third Person Sample: and here
□ Name: Kathryn
□ Age: 32
□ Contact: missazrael@plurk
□ Journal: personal journal is missazrael@DW, but I reserved with my character journal, sagitterrifying@DW. Sorry about the mistake!
□ Do you play anyone in Ariel?: I do not.
→ IC
□ Name: Expatriot Darkleer
□ Journal: sagitterrifying@DW
□ Series: Homestuck
□ Canon point: after the execution of the Signless and Darkleer's banishment, but before Mindfang looks him up again and gives him the Doc Scratch cue ball
□ History: Ancestors in general
Darkleer specifically here and also here
Darkleer is from the Homestuck universe, and is the ancestor to Equius Zahhak. What little we know about him comes from Mindfang's journal entries and Doc Scratch's retelling of the story of the Signless.
Darkleer was an Archeradicator, the very position that Equius strove towards, and it is inferred that he was fairly high up in on the ladder, considering he had the title of Executor and was given the task of killing the Signless. He shot and killed Signless successfully, but when it came time to shoot the Disciple, he was unable to do it and refused orders, giving her time to escape. This led to his banishment and he became the Expatriot Darkleer. Mindfang, however, still kept in contact with him, and visited him after her battle with Redglare to get a debt repaid by having him build her an arm. She mentions that he was still lamenting what happened that led to his banishment, but doesn't go into much detail beyond that. Finally, Mindfang left the white cue ball that would later lead Vriska and Terezi to ruin with Darkleer, because Doc Scratch couldn't see it if it was with Darkleer.
□ Personality: Like all the ancestors in Homestuck, we don't know much about Darkleer directly; however, we can infer quite a bit based on the little we do know, and also on Equius and his behavior patterns.
Darkleer is a blueblood, one of the highest landtrolls on the hemospectrum, and as such, is an aristocrat. Manners and customs and proper behavior are very important to him, as they were to Equius, and after many sweeps of constantly observing every social nuance, almost all his joy and spontaneity have been sucked away, and he's a deeply serious individual. Like his descendant, he has no love for games, unless they're high stakes, and expects everyone around him to take him as seriously as he takes himself.
Besides being an aristocrat, Darkleer is also a high ranking soldier, and this also affects his personality. We can assume he had men under his command, and he would take their safety seriously and protect them while in combat. This translates, somewhat, into being protective and distantly caring towards those he's close to, but those are few and far between. Vriska and Equius snipe at each other all the time but have a fairly successful working relationship, and it appears that Mindfang and Darkleer have the same. Beyond the unspecified debt which Darkleer owes her, he has no reason to help Mindfang, and given Mindfang's personality, if the debt were something big she would probably brag about it in her journal. Because she doesn't, we can infer that perhaps that debt wasn't anything too major, and Darkleer was helping her because he chose to and for no other reason.
We also see indications that Darkleer is a meticulous and logical troll. Like his descendant, he has considerable skill in mechanics and biomechanical technology, which requires logic and careful planning to be able to execute. Also, he has survived well into adulthood in a society that thrives on backstabbing and double-crossing, so he's not dumb, by any means. Equius' dumber moments can be blamed on his youth, but Darkleer is past all that. He understands how things work, sees no point in fixing what isn't broken, and just powers onward.
However, Darkleer is not completely immobile and static. He does break with tradition and disobey orders when he spares the Disciple, giving us an inkling that perhaps he has the same doubts about the hemospectrum that his descendant inherits. As a blueblood he'll have an extended lifespan, and as a soldier and Executor, he's seen many trolls die, and somewhere along the line, he began to question things, leading to the Disciple being spared. It's unclear why he chose to do that, but we do know he is still upset about it much later, so he isn't the emotionless husk he pretends to be. Maybe, deep down, he really does need other trolls around, since banishment doesn't seem to be agreeing with him.
□ Age: Unclear, but definitely an adult. Given that he's in a position of authority in the Alternian military, one hundred sweeps (roughly 222 years) or more is possible. Appears to be in his mid to late forties.
□ Gender: Identifies as male, although like all trolls, he's completely bisexual.
□ Appearance: Darkleer is a really big guy; we only have one canon image of him, but he's built like the Incredible Hulk. I picture him as being around 6' 7", topping 7 feet if you include his horns. He dresses in black with blue piping, almost like a Tron character, and has a pair of glasses attached to a helmet that he wears over his horns. His sign, the Sagittarius arrow, is displayed prominently on his shoulder. He wears his hair long and straight.
□ Abilities/Powers: Powers: Like Equius, Darkleer is STRONG, although he's had the time and determination to learn how to work around it. He's a gifted archer and a skilled mechanic, and is also smart enough to survive sweeps of blueblood treachery and backstabbing.
We can also assume that Darkleer is a Void player, much like Equius, both for his ability to hide the cue ball from Scratch and also because Equius' planet in Sgrub looks identical to Darkleer's hive. While this is one of the more passive powers, this gives him the ability to hide and blend into his surroundings, to pass without notice despite his immense size. He's basically a ninja the size of a linebacker.
□ Personal Items: I'd like to have Darkleer arrive with a change of clothes (same outfit, because fashion is stupid), the armor he wears over his clothes, his bow, a supply of arrows, and some basic tools for his mechanical interests.
□ First Person Sample: over here
□ Third Person Sample: and here