Post by David Tanner on Oct 24, 2008 16:39:21 GMT -5
Name: David Ryan Tanner
Age: 25, really 58
Gender: Male
Species: Vampire
Background:
Misc.:
Age: 25, really 58
Gender: Male
Species: Vampire
Background:
Tanner was born to a loving mother and father in a small town in Northern California on May fifth, 1950. He had two younger siblings, Elena and Christopher. As a child, Tanner was endlessly inquisitive, shy, and very kind. He loved animals and nature, and spent a lot of his time playing out of doors. His life was sheltered, happy.Flaws/Personality traits:
In school, Tanner never was surrounded by a lot of friends. He was more the type to have one or two close friends, and kept to himself a lot. Tanner always got average marks, and excelled when he put his mind to it. He graduated with honors, and planned to go to university to study to be a biologist.
However, it was not to be. The year was 1969, and he was drafted to fight in the Vietnam War. The war was hard for a kind, gentle person such as David. He doesn't ever mention it, and will not talk about it, even when pressed.
When he came back, he didn't go to university as planned. He had lost motivation, and found himself working a dead-end job at a restaurant. One night, he got off long after close, as the table he was working lingered as long as possible. As he was walking to his tiny apartment, he was attacked in a dark alley. He didn't see it happening, didn't know what was on him, but it was biting and there was pain, a lot of it.
However, a group of teenagers saved Tanner from certain death. They came down the nearby dark street that the alley ran off of, laughing and carrying on, and the vampire left, not wanting to get caught. The teenagers walked by the alley, oblivious to the man writhing on the ground.
After the fire, he had no one to tell him what he was, what had happened to him. He was taken by an incredible thirst, and did what he could to satiate it. After the reckless phase of a young vampire passed, he shied away from killing humans, and discovered animals could also provide him substance to live. He has not attacked a human since the beginning.
He now makes his home in LA, a big city where he feels comfortable and hidden. When he needs to hunt, he leaves the city.
Tanner was not cut out to be a vampire, being the sweet vegetarian that he used to be. He hates having to kill things, and is very selective about what he kills. Hunting like a predator in the animal world, he chooses the old, the lame, or the sickly. It's the only way he can justify his feeding habits to himself.Physical description:
He's not very social, and is pretty shy when he meets others. However, once he opens up a little, he can be funny and affectionate. There isn't a mean bone in his body. When he makes friends, he can get a little attached. Despite all the time he spends by himself, he doesn't really like to be alone and welcomes the company of another, especially when they are patient about his shy demeanor.
He is very intelligent, and still regrets not going to university. Before the change, he was very clumsy and awkward, and his newfound grace and balance unnerves him still. He didn't, however, lose his charming ability to stumble and stutter over his words a lot; he is, as previously mentioned, very shy at first and greeting others can be a little unnerving for him.
Aspirations:
Tanner is not very tall. He's of an average height at about 5'10. Before he was turned, he favored the look of a short-trimmed beard, and so it will stay that way forever. He dresses very casually, and keeps his brown hair in an unkempt style.
He doesn't have any, really. He just wants to sort his life out and try to maybe make some friends.Where Did You Find Us?: Affiliate
Misc.:
He doesn't have any odd powers.
