GOLDEN PEACOCK APPLICATION

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APPLICATION

OOC

NAME: Alba
AGE: 21+
CONTACT: PM or mothodical @ Discord
CHARACTER(S): N/A

IC

NAME: Daan
AGE: 28
SUITABILITY: N/A
CANON: Fear & Hunger: Termina
CANON POINT: Day 2 during the ending A path.

ABILITIES:
NON-MAGICAL

Doctor - Daan has learned the majority of his skills from a licensed doctor, which includes his practice in a clinic and working as a combat medic/field medic during a war. He has steady hands, is an excellent surgeon, and an analytical eye. He is able to typically diagnose, and his experience with otherworldly nature can help him diagnose something unusual as well. In addition, Daan is practiced in harvesting organs as needed.

Former Butler - Has a certain grace about how he walks, and is damned good at mixing alcoholic drinks!

Firearm Handling - Daan has handled guns before and is a decent shot, not that it super matters since he doesn't have a gun with him but hey! He has the skill.


MAGICAL


Loving Whispers - A magical spell invoking the power of the Goddess Sylvian. Permits Daan to heal someone's wounds, but the amount that is healed is supposedly up to Sylvian's whims so in this case it'd be to a player's discretion.

Medicinal - An ability that allows Daan to sacrifice an organ in order to heal someone's illness or affliction, in most cases. The organ does not need to be his own, and can be something harvested from a person even if it is a dead body.

Magna-medical - If someone has died very recently (let's say 5-10 minutes) Daan is able to completely revive that person to perfect health after sacrificing a part of his body (typically a limb)

Pheromones - It's what you think.

Healing Whispers - Similar to Loving Whispers, but the healing impacts a group of people Daan perceives as his allies, and would heal for less than a single target.

Sylvian Healing - hey i wish i was joking but i'm not. It is entirely possible for people to heal from even the most gruesome of wounds if Daan just bones them. As this is mostly up to the discretion of the Goddess Sylvian, I plan to leave it in player hands on whether or not the magic works!

Ritual Circles - Most individuals can utilize a ritual circle, but Daan particularly is familiar with using one in relation to Sylvian, Goddess of Love and Fertility. Using a ritual circle would usually completely heal an individual of their health, including missing limbs. It does not cure illnesses. A ritual circle would need to be carved into a flat surface, and then a sigil appropriately drawn on it./br>

VICES:

SELF-DESTRUCTIVE
Naturally, this isn't something that Daan necessarily perceives as a problem. All of it loops back to his self-loathing and intense depression, as Daan has spent almost his entire life struggling in some fashion. To his neglectful, abusive parents, to living on the streets and finding ways to survive, to servicing the occult obsessed Baron von Dutch, dealing with a world war, and coming home to finding his wife was horribly murdered, Daan has been on nothing but a rollercoaster of misery and despair. As a result of his rather lonely and sorrowful life, he in turn neglects himself, having skewed perceptions on how to bother with his own health. He has no problem with mutilating himself if it accomplishes his spells, smoking to ease his depression, or drowning his sorrows with cocktails. It is even mentioned by another character in canon that Daan has found himself in a pit of despair more than once, and generally isn't concerned about dying in itself; he only wants to live long enough to reach his goal and sees zero self-worth.

DEPRESSED/INFERIORITY COMPLEX
This is difficult to pick up on since Daan doesn't exactly express his issues openly or easily. Typically, he covers up his problems by acting as if nothing affects him, which is likely a practiced response during his entire life's neverending road of trauma after trauma. If he acts like he isn't bothered, then surely he isn't bothered. In addition, he's had a habit of being required to speak about his difficult childhood by his mentor for research purposes, and his love interest at the time is described as finding it amusing. As a result, Daan has a bit of a skewed perception on just how awful things truly were for him, and bears little self-worth for himself. On top of his troubled childhood and difficult medical training, he's also been through what is essentially his world's version of World War II as a combat medic, and has seen things even plainly stated as "better left unspoken." The final kicker is that while he was gone to war, his wife died under mysterious circumstances, leaving him completely alone in the world. All of these factors make for an intensely depressed person who cannot perceive himself as mattering to much of anyone, and conditions himself to ignore his own pains so long as he can accomplish his goal as well as help others.

SUICIDAL IDEATION Just what it says on the tin. With both his intense depression and self-destructive behavior, there is a part of Daan that yearns for things to just be done and over with, just not before he finds out the truth of what happened the night his wife died. He has been described as meeting the pit of despair more than once, and in his own unique ending he laments that he has "nothing else going for him" as he has no family or friends to speak of. As a result, he finds his own life pretty worthless and only prolongs living because he desires closure.

VIRTUES:

EMPATHETIC
Although Daan might seem like someone who doesn't particularly care about things or people around him, he does actually have a difficult time ignoring people who are in need. In the beginning of the game, you can temporarily recruit Daan, but he specifically will not leave the region of the slums where the citizens of Prehevil have been mutated as he is hopeful he can do something to help them with his medical knowledge. He even remarks that although he never swore the Hippocratic Oath, he still can't help but want to aid others however he can. Daan also remarks that he takes the time to help the workers of the Red Light District in the city he lives in, unabashed about aiding sex workers. Even prior to his medical mentorship, Daan had a dingy office where he would regularly heal people with his magic regardless of their class or origin, so suffice it to say he doesn't particularly care much about where someone is from in so much what kind of person they are. While he does have certain specific standards in regard to this, by and large if he perceives someone as a true victim, he will genuinely want to help them however possible.

COMPOSED
It is exceptionally difficult to surprise Daan and throw him off of his composure. In general, this can be expressed in a manner of ways, such as how he appears to be generally indifferent, withdrawn, and even will crack a few sarcastic remarks when asked to do an autopsy on some bodies. It boils down to the fact that Daan has spent time as a doctor and combat medic, so not a lot of things really faze him. He can keep a clear head in most cases, unless the subject matter affects him personally in some way. Even then, the most he does is withdraw severely and keep his emotions to himself, and otherwise will keep himself on task. No time to freak out, there are things to do!

SURVEY

▶ I REGULARLY MAKE NEW FRIENDS.
▷ 5. "I can bond with people to make a mutually beneficial relationship. Never made a friend once in my life, though."

▶ SEEING OTHER PEOPLE CRY MAKES ME WANT TO CRY TOO.
▷ 4. "I don't enjoy seeing people weep, but someone's got to keep their head clear around here."

▶ I OFTEN MAKE A BACKUP PLAN FOR A BACKUP PLAN.
▷ 1. "Can't ever be too prepared, I say. Better to think ahead just in case shit hits the fan, as it does so often."

▶ I USUALLY STAY CALM, EVEN WHEN UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE.
▷ 1. "I'd be a pretty bad doctor otherwise. Besides, after all of the crap I've seen, I'd have a bad excuse if I lost my head about it."

▶ I AM VERY SENTIMENTAL.
▷ 2. "...Well, you can't blame me, can you. I'm only human. Even the worst person alive can love. I sure have."

▶ EVEN A SMALL MISTAKE CAN CAUSE ME TO DOUBT MY OVERALL ABILITIES AND KNOWLEDGE.
▷ 5. "Look, I'm not saying I'm infallible. Of course I'm not. Hell knows I've made a lot of mistakes in my life, but I know what I'm capable of. You can't save everyone, even if you want to... that's just something you've gotta accept when the scalpel's in your hand."

▶ I AM MORE INCLINED TO FOLLOW MY HEAD THAN MY HEART.
▷ 4. "Depends. It's easier to keep a clear head when you're the one not being directly affected, after all. But ultimately, I know my goals are because of my heart. Without that, I wouldn't bother with much."

▶ I AM PRONE TO WORRYING THAT THINGS WILL TAKE A TURN FOR THE WORSE.
▷ 2. "Less worrying and more expecting it, because they always do. Things can and will always be worse. The world doesn't care if you're hurting or mourning; it'll be turning, and things will find a way to put salt on that wound."

▶ I ENJOY WATCHING PEOPLE ARGUE.
▷ 2. "Eh. I guess it can be funny, but mostly I just tune it out."

▶ I TEND TO AVOID DRAWING ATTENTION TO MYSELF.
▷ 1. "I'd prefer to not be the center of attention."

▶ I OFTEN DO THINGS AT THE LAST POSSIBLE MOMENT.
▷ 5. "Better to plan ahead, as I said before. In as much as you can, anyway."

▶ I FIND IT EASY TO EMPATHIZE WITH A PERSON WHOSE EXPERIENCES ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM MINE.
▷ 2. "Well, unless you've a king of some fantastical country, it's easy to get on just about anyone's level. Putting yourself in their shoes and so on."

▶ I BECOME BORED OR LOSE INTEREST WHEN THE DISCUSSION GETS HIGHLY THEORETICAL.
▷ 2. "Yeah, I don't care for thinking on terms of theoretical. Too many variables. Not saying I'm a guy who likes just cold hard facts, but you can really go down a rabbit hole when you start coming up with conspiracy theories..."

▶ I RARELY FEEL INSECURE.
▷ 5. "Is it insecurity when you know how little you're worth? ...Don't answer that."

▶ I AM STILL BOTHERED BY MISTAKES I MADE A LONG TIME AGO.
▷ 1. "I have a very good memory, and my mistakes are a mile long. I can't forget. Nothing lets me."

SUIT REQUESTS: No preference.
RANK REQUESTS: No preference.
SAMPLES: - with Artemy, continued here. - with Cloud, continued here.