Peake Maxos Andaris
Born 33rd of Vahlar, 688 Arc. (29) - Fluent Common / Basic Rakahi.
Appearance
Standing at 6'5, and with an imposing weight of almost 350lb, Peake is as wide as he is tall. There is a great base of muscle safekept by a layer of fat. His casual clothing often reveals an unevenly hairy and wide chest, scarred beyond anything remotely noble. Deep gashes and cuts show great injuries sustained with his battle with a Sessfiend. The fact that his lower left leg is missing below the knee reinforces this concept, said limb now replaced by a fancy black metal prosthetic shaped like a dragon. Although moved by a broken gait, his shoulders do not sag, his head remains tall, and his aura warns of danger.
Personality
The former nobleman shows no inhibition to display what he believes is true. Power, control and an earthly attitude makes him a reliable man. A man of action, neuroticism is absent from an proactive and goal-oriented approach to everyday life. Besides shown in his appearance, this confidence in himself extends whenever interacted with, as if blessed with the aura of a great leader. However, this need not apply to every aspect. He too shows irrationality and a loss of patience, a foul word or a derogatory approach not being out of norm.
Peake is not a man of subtlety. Brute force and a head-on approach tend to be his method, although his Ryn upbringing enable him to tackle delicate matters with tact and care. Furthermore, in spite of his appearance, Peake’s way of navigating the world is either charming, disarming, or too intimidating and thus rarely disputed. Finally, he has a way to draw people into his way of life, making them operate out of his frame as guests, even when standing before people of higher authority. He can speak life into defeated men or turn their world upside down.
Highly passionate, Peake is, first and foremost, a family man. He’s not driven by egotistical purposes nor any attempts of personal gain. Instead, all the deeds, good or bad, are made in sacrifice to this family ideal – or contorted as to suit this agenda. He’s a proud man, and rarely allows insolence be it from a King or a bum. He is an honest man, a rugged man, and yet can be as common as the men around him.
History
Born the eldest son of Benji Andaris, Peake was groomed to lead the powerful Andaris House from an early age. Much of his childhood was spent in academies, advanced education and the uptight etiquette mandated in the decadent Ryn society. Talented by nature, his path was clear, and his destiny set in stone. Somewhat isolated from other children due to this harsh education, Peake was somewhat distanced from everyday lessons and made his vision of the world somewhat distorted and unfitting. Never pampered by his father and grandfather, his privileged birth was another obstacle he was to conquer through merit.
After his first decade had passed, Peake developed some violent tendencies. His attitude became that of superiority and insolence and retorted to violent outbursts in all directions. The only exception was his family, more specifically that of his brothers and sisters. The coldness and distant attitude of their father he compensated himself. Quincy, Celeste and Lesson became like dolls to a girl, vessels in which to pour his unconditional love, pampering them and loving them like their father would not. At age sixteen, he became a squire for the Rynmere Knights, and became a knight two arcs later, all the while pursuing advanced studies in the university.
Life in the knights opened a new world for him, a doorway for a beast living inside him. Under the guise of a corrupt but wise mentor, Peake learned to bend morality or discard it all together, be it for the pursuit of pleasure or personal gain. His violent nature found a place to be released, and yet he never managed to wrestle his conscience into submission. The talented and educated mind became thus broken, distorted and wounded and in need of healing. Part of it was poorly sealed through growing alcoholism and whoremongering, and the remainder of the wound sewn through forbidden love.
Unlike Benji, Mary Andaris, Peake’s mother, saw what her eldest was becoming. Unlike her husband however, her moral compass was not willing to compromise. She confronted Peake. Peake, out of his mind, forever loyal to his family and forever adoring of his mother, took her in his arms and laid her – as if such could heal the growing gash in his soul. Mary did not fight him, but whatever remained of her love for his son and this world was killed. After that night, she stopped living. She did not eat, she didn’t talk, and she didn’t even bother to get out of bed. Her body died in time as had her will. Her eldest, however, never managed to see it was his rabid nature what killed her, blaming his father instead and bowing to protect his brothers from such a poisonous man. He then sought mending from his sister Celeste, and she gave it to him,
Arcs later, Peake was an authority in Andaris. Still a knight, and working as a tax collector, his downfall came with a marriage set by his father to one Gojira Godmounter. To escape this compromise, Peake publically declared he’d marry a biqaj called Syhera Ki’hadi. Civil unrest in the Kingdom during the 717 arc hinted at civil war, and so Peake decided to make his play and seize the throne form Cassander – blaming him for the troubles of the land. Who better to take care of Rynmere but an Andaris? The ruse of his marriage continued, and his father abdicated his Baron title to Peake. With this new title came a new position as the commander of the Ouroboros guard, and with no Lord Commander for the Knights, it was Peake who had to organize the Kingdom for the coming war.
The war reached Andaris, and the defenses were in place. As a twist of fate, a Sesserfiend was released, and Peake decided to sacrifice himself to draw the best away from the defense. Cowardly, however, he first killed an innocent child to dissuade the beast. In some forgotten alley, Peake lost his leg, his beard, and a piece of his soul. When he woke, Syhera, who had become his only ally, was gone. The kingdom was in ruins, and the world seemed gray and hopeless. Unable to deal with the rift inside him, Peake faked his death and left Rynmere, his family, and everything that he was behind.
After his first decade had passed, Peake developed some violent tendencies. His attitude became that of superiority and insolence and retorted to violent outbursts in all directions. The only exception was his family, more specifically that of his brothers and sisters. The coldness and distant attitude of their father he compensated himself. Quincy, Celeste and Lesson became like dolls to a girl, vessels in which to pour his unconditional love, pampering them and loving them like their father would not. At age sixteen, he became a squire for the Rynmere Knights, and became a knight two arcs later, all the while pursuing advanced studies in the university.
Life in the knights opened a new world for him, a doorway for a beast living inside him. Under the guise of a corrupt but wise mentor, Peake learned to bend morality or discard it all together, be it for the pursuit of pleasure or personal gain. His violent nature found a place to be released, and yet he never managed to wrestle his conscience into submission. The talented and educated mind became thus broken, distorted and wounded and in need of healing. Part of it was poorly sealed through growing alcoholism and whoremongering, and the remainder of the wound sewn through forbidden love.
Unlike Benji, Mary Andaris, Peake’s mother, saw what her eldest was becoming. Unlike her husband however, her moral compass was not willing to compromise. She confronted Peake. Peake, out of his mind, forever loyal to his family and forever adoring of his mother, took her in his arms and laid her – as if such could heal the growing gash in his soul. Mary did not fight him, but whatever remained of her love for his son and this world was killed. After that night, she stopped living. She did not eat, she didn’t talk, and she didn’t even bother to get out of bed. Her body died in time as had her will. Her eldest, however, never managed to see it was his rabid nature what killed her, blaming his father instead and bowing to protect his brothers from such a poisonous man. He then sought mending from his sister Celeste, and she gave it to him,
Arcs later, Peake was an authority in Andaris. Still a knight, and working as a tax collector, his downfall came with a marriage set by his father to one Gojira Godmounter. To escape this compromise, Peake publically declared he’d marry a biqaj called Syhera Ki’hadi. Civil unrest in the Kingdom during the 717 arc hinted at civil war, and so Peake decided to make his play and seize the throne form Cassander – blaming him for the troubles of the land. Who better to take care of Rynmere but an Andaris? The ruse of his marriage continued, and his father abdicated his Baron title to Peake. With this new title came a new position as the commander of the Ouroboros guard, and with no Lord Commander for the Knights, it was Peake who had to organize the Kingdom for the coming war.
The war reached Andaris, and the defenses were in place. As a twist of fate, a Sesserfiend was released, and Peake decided to sacrifice himself to draw the best away from the defense. Cowardly, however, he first killed an innocent child to dissuade the beast. In some forgotten alley, Peake lost his leg, his beard, and a piece of his soul. When he woke, Syhera, who had become his only ally, was gone. The kingdom was in ruins, and the world seemed gray and hopeless. Unable to deal with the rift inside him, Peake faked his death and left Rynmere, his family, and everything that he was behind.
"I’d like to name a multiple orgasm after you."
