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[kace van alstyne]

KACE VAN ALSTYNE



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THIS PLACE SEEMS SO UNFAMILIAR
AND YET I KNOW IT WELL
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the BASICS

FULL NAME;; Kace van Alstyne
NICKNAMES;; None really. It’s hard to shorten Kace. KC is what a couple people call him. In one of the muggle tabloids he’s been called Nut-Kace before, much to his displeasure.
AGE;; Twenty-five
BIRTHDAY;; March 15
MEMBER GROUP;; Duskwood Student
SCHOOL YEAR;; Fifth year college student
OCCUPATION;; none
SEXUALITY;; Womanizer Heterosexual
WAND;; Yew and Zebrawood, Dragon Heartstring core, 13 ¼ inches

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I THINK I USED TO BELONG HERE
BUT THE ONLY WAY I CAN TELL
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the APPEARANCE

EYE COLOUR;; Hazel
HAIR COLOUR;; Black
BUILD;; Tall and well-built. It’s clear from his physique that he takes care of his body.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES;; Bright eyes that have charmed more than one girl into the bedroom, as well as a cheeky sort of “I know I’m the best” smirk.
STYLE;; Well-dressed with expensive taste. Suits for all manner of occasions and designer clothing for any other days are a must for Kace, as well as anyone else in his family.
FACE CLAIM;; Dave Annable

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IS THAT I MISS YOU STILL
AND I CANNOT FIND YOU HERE
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the PERSONALITY

LIKES;;
Women
Money
Parties
Drinking
Fast cars
Expensive things
Vintage wine
Pinstripes
Designer jeans
Reading, believe it or not
Winning
Magic
Television
His apartment in London
His dog Sherwood
Sports, wizard and muggle
Giving orders
Sushi
Traveling

DISLIKES;;
Losing
Being told what to do
Duskwood
His father’s stupid rules
Cats
Losers
Muggle police
Speed limits
French cuisine
Whiney girls
Phony people
Feeling inferior
Teachers
Prejudiced wizards/witches
Serious relationships

STRENGTHS;;
I. Kace’s main source of power would be his money. His father is filthy rich and as long as Kace plays along and is a good little minion, the riches will all be his someday.
II. Charm is something Kace likes to think he has a sufficient amount of. He’ s a good-looking guy and able to attract the ladies. He’s good at cozying up to them to get what he wants.
III.Optimism has generally been on Kace’s side for as long as he can remember. He’s a happy guy. He likes to have fun and hasn’t got a care in the world. Things tend to work out in his favor (except this whole going to school nonsense) so he just goes where the wind blows him.

WEAKNESSES;;
I. Arrogance is one of the inevitable evils that comes with having as much money as the van Alstyne family. It makes enemies unlike any other characteristic. Luckily money attracts just as many friends.
II.Immaturity has always been a teeny bit of a problem with Kace. It’s not that he acts like he’s a kid, though. He’s just sort of stuck in that age where he is carefree and doesn’t give a damn about growing up and being responsible. He doesn’t want to settle down or get a job or have a family. He’s happy the way things are, but unfortunately that tends to get him into trouble.
III.Insecurity is something that plagues everyone to some extent, but the rich and famous usually have more trouble with it. Kace is no different. He hates the idea of losing what he's got.
FEARS;;
I.Never getting through school and being denied his rightful inheritance.
II.Having to grow up and be a responsible adult.
III.Being a lifelong disappointment to his father, although he’ll never admit that he actually cares what the man thinks.

WANTS;;
I.To have as much fun as possible before he becomes a boring adult.
II.A new Aston Martin for his next birthday.
III.To get out of Duskwood as soon as possible.

SECRETS;;
I.Feels terrible about the way he’s treated some of his girlfriends over the years.
II.Thinks his father is trying to find a way to get around Kace inheriting the Company and all the money/power that goes along with it.
III. Wouldn’t really care if he never had to set foot in the Company’s office, as long as he gets his money.

OVERALL PERSONALITY;;
Kace is your classic rich-boy, if one were to stereotype that into a genre. He’s grown up having money, so it’s been no object to him all his life. He wants something, he goes out and buys it or has it delivered within a couple hours. He walks the walk and talks the talk of someone who’s badass, when the truth may be that he’s simply a rebel without a cause. He doesn’t have to work for anything, so he has a lot of free time, and he likes to spend that free time living it up. He likes to think that he’s doing himself a favor by partying all he can before he is forced to grow up and be a worrying, responsible, boring adult. Girls, booze, and expensive cars can only last so long, and he’s going to get the most out of all of them.

The Van Alstyne family has been well-known for a few decades. Kace’s grandfather started up the family’s enterprise, an eco-friendly, state-of-the-art computer company that took off after only a few unsuccessful business ventures on his grandad’s part. Now his father Garrison has taken over, and expects Kace to do the same when his time comes. Of course, that is assuming that Kace can keep his ass out of jail long enough sign the contracts that will pass the legacy down. He really doesn’t care a thing about the company, and plans on letting his father’s board of directors run it as they see fit. As long as he gets his inheritance and the hefty paycheck that will come with being the owner of the company, he’s fine with it.

Having more or less unlimited resources and a lot of free time on your hands can lead to creativity, or destruction. Kace’s parents would probably argue that he has brought forth the latter. Well, his father would say that. His mother would be too busy buying shoes to notice much. It seems that some of the rich and the famous tend to go downhill after a while. The paparazzi just love to catch him, booze in hand, piss-drunk in a bar in London with a girl on each arm and a cigar in his mouth. He’s gotten more speeding tickets than should be legally possible, and has been to jail plenty of times as well for various misdemeanors. He’s tried all the drugs and everything else, There seems to always be one in every wealthy family that goes off the deep end and shames the family name, and when it comes to the van Alstyne bunch, Kace would be that black sheep.

Bring rich comes with its perks, of course. Powerful friends tends to be one of them. But Kace isn’t really all into those kind of people. He’d rather hang out with folks down at the pub or something. Sure, he knows how to schmooze over the big names. He’s been to more high society parties and events than he can count. He wore his first tux at five months old. Kace is a charmer, and can act the part of a high and mighty when he wants to or absolutely has to. These times would be when it’s at the greatest benefit to him. He looks out for number one above all others, and that’s how it’ll probably stay.

Kace is a loner. He doesn’t believe in love and doesn’t like serious relationships. He prefers one night stands and shameless flirting. That way he doesn’t have to worry about calling a girl back or what she’ll do the next day. He takes girls to fancy hotels rather than to his apartment most of the time, that way he is able to leave before she wakes up and there’s no commitment involved. He has had a couple of real girlfriends, but the whole dating experience just isn’t what he prefers. His last serious girlfriend hates him now, which is understandable, and Kace feels guilty about it, but only somewhere deep, deep down.

Being a muggle-born wizard was a challenge all its own for young Kace and his parents. His mother thought it was just the most wonderful thing ever, and his father believed it was a crock until he got proof with his own eyes. Then he reluctantly agreed that Kace would attend Hogwarts, but also would study muggle subjects in the summer so that he would be caught up with the other world. To Garrison, this whole magic thing was just a fluke, and would not change Kace's life at all. Besides, having him out of the house to cause less trouble would be an advantage of sending him off to wizard school. Kace liked his classes at Hogwarts, of course. He was put in Ravenclaw house, where he found he was expected to study. He did most of the time, but never really cared for it the way his housemates seemed to. Kace felt like he didn't fit in. Most of his friends were Slytherins, but he was stuck in the house of Blue and Bronze.

Now Kace is stuck at school again, and he absolutely loathes every minute of it. He shirks classes and homework, and if he isn’t careful he will certainly be kicked out or drop out of Duskwood just like all the other schools he’s been to. College just isn’t his thing. He already knows how to do what he’s going to be doing for a living (and it doesn’t take much learning or effort to sign a paper or make a call every now and then), so he thinks the whole graduating thing is pointless. His father sees differently, which is why Kace is being forced to suck it up and finish school. He hates being one of the oldest people there, but at least he doesn’t have to stay there or even acknowledge the people there for the most part. He’s just trying to wait it out for a little less than another year so he’ll be done for good. When you’re Kace van Alstyne, that’s easier said than done.

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YOU LEFT ME TATTERED AND TORN
JUST LIKE THAT SWEET SPANISH DOLL
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the HISTORY

PARENTS;;
Father: Garrison van Alstyne / age 56 / muggle / owner & CEO of a large computer company
Mother: Suki Sanchez van Alstyne / age 47 / muggle / gold-digger&shopping fiend
SIBLINGS;; none
OTHER;;
Uncle: Cameron van Alstyne / age 45 / muggle / actor&drug-addict
NATIONALITY;; British
HOMETOWN;; Birmingham
CURRENT RESIDENCE;; London penthouse
CHARACTER'S HISTORY;;
March the fifteenth had been known as a date to beware for years, as made famous by William Shakespeare dramatizing the day that Julius Ceasar was assassinated. The “Ides of March” they called it. Centuries later, a child was born on this day by the name of Kace van Alstyne. His parents were normal English folk. Well, as normal as a budding multimillionaire and his gold-digging trophy wife could be, anyway. The cameras were already flashing when the young heir to the Alstyne Computers throne was being carried from the hospital. The front page of the newspaper the next day was to be the first of many appearances made by this soon-to-be infamous spoiled rich kid.

The child of Garrison and Suki van Alstyne was sure to live in the lap of luxury, and Kace certainly did. As a baby he was whiney and went through too many nannies to recall. He got everything he wanted, and if he didn’t, he threw a tantrum until he did. But it was all well and good to Kace’s mother, who barely spent time in the house. She was always out shopping or getting her hair and nails done or having luncheons with her other rich socialista friends. Kace’s father worked constantly. His company was finally making it big time and Garrison was determined to do anything he could to bolster its success.

By the time Kace was ready to start school, he was one of the most spoiled kids on the planet. At least, any nanny or housekeeper who worked for the van Alstynes would tell you this. His father was determined for his first and only son to have the best education possible so that he could someday take over Alstyne Computers and, ultimately, rule the world. Kace went along with it, too young to know any better. He attended schmancy private schools with other snobby rich kids, and learned as well as anyone else, just without caring much for it. He made good marks to appease his father but rarely put any more effort than was necessary into school.

At age nine, Kace began to notice weird things that went on at his house or at school. One day he wanted a new expensive football from the sports store his mother had dragged him by on her way to Saks, and when Kace arrived at home, he found that exact football lying on his bed. Another time his nanny’s handbag turned into a large orange cat, which kept coughing up hairballs containing lipstick and car keys. These weird events were always dismissed as having been freak accidents or having never happened, but Kace somehow knew there was more to it than that.

On Kace’s eleventh birthday, his suspicions that something was differently about him were confirmed. He got a weird letter he expected just to be another birthday card, but found that it was something much, much more than that. He was a wizard. It all made sense to him in that moment, as he stared down at the parchment in his hand. His father thought it was nuts, and his mother said something to the effect of “Oh, would you look at that,” then went back to filing her nails and gabbing on the phone with a friend from Milan. Kace persisted his argument to his father that Hogwarts, despite how stupid a name it had, must be a real place and they had to at least find out for sure. His father finally agreed after a couple of very compelling arguments/tantrums from his son. Kace was sure to be a great businessman someday.

The Leaky Cauldron, Diagon Alley, Platform Nine-and-three-quarters… It all seemed so unreal to Kace, and yet he knew he was destined to thrive in this world that was hidden away within his own. It became apparent that Hogwarts was indeed real, and magic did exist, and Garrison could hardly deny his son his right to a magical education. Besides, it helped that Kace’s nanny had just quit and moving him out of the house and into Hogwarts would erase the need to search for a new one. Garrison made it very clear, however, that “this magic thing” as he likes to call it would be no more than something like a hobby or a trade to Kace. He assured his son that he would continue with his normal Muggle schooling as well, and that when the time came he would inherit all of Alstyne Computers.

Kace reluctantly studied math and English and biology during the holidays when he was away from school. It was Hogwarts that kept his life interesting. The Muggle press thought he was off at a boarding school in The United States; they’d have a field day if they only knew he was in fact learning how to turn mice into teacups and brew potions instead. Kace loved it at Hogwarts, where it was sorted in Ravenclaw. He found that he was expected to study in his House, and did so when he had to in order to get by and please his father, who threatened to pull him out of “that magic place” the minute he did poorly. Kace always felt like something of an outsider in the wizarding community, however. He supposed it was because of his father’s huge influence in the Muggle world, and the way he had been brought up. To Kace, Hogwarts was just something he was doing in the meantime, until he was forced by The Man to take up his rightful place in the computer industry.

Hogwarts came and went in a blur, it seemed. And all the while, Kace found himself growing tired of the magical community. He lived for vacations, when he could go home to London and party it up with his high society ‘friends’. He wanted cars and computers and technology that didn’t exist in the magical world. Some thought he was strange for that, but he didn’t care. In the Muggle world, he was somebody. At Hogwarts, he was just a slacking Ravenclaw student who was good at charms and quidditch. Quidditch may be the one thing Kace wishes he could carry over into the ‘real world’ with him, as he thinks of it. He had always loved sports as a kid, and the fast-paced flying game seemed like the epitome of fun. If only the paparazzi could catch a shot of him on his broomstick…

Graduation from Hogwarts was not a hugely momentous occasion to Kace’s parents. His father just saw it as time for Kace to start learning in a real University. He was supposed to study business and law and computer science and be Wonderboy like parents and even the public expected. Kace had a different idea about what being free from Hogwarts meant. He took two gap years between school and college and spent that time traveling the globe, making trouble wherever he could and getting caught on camera as much as possible. Scandals seemed to find him after a while, but Kace didn’t mind. It was all fun and games. He had vowed to live it up until he was forced to settle down and become boring. That time didn’t come when he began at his first private university. He dropped out after only a year, claiming it just ‘wasn’t his style’. The second and third schmancy places his father sent him expelled him; one for being found with drugs in his dormitory, the other for his antics concerning his super hot babe of a lit professor. By the time Kace quit his fourth Muggle school, he was twenty-five years old and his father was fed up with it.

Kace was sent to Duskwood, the wizard college. According to Garrison, it was his last chance. If he didn’t graduate, he would be disinherited. The whole wizard scene is still uncomfortable to Kace, but he’s putting up with it. He loves money and fame more than he hates school, at least for the time-being. He’s taking classes in Magical Law and Business as well a few other random subjects, and only hopes he can just stick it out long enough to graduate. His few friends around Duskwood are cool, but to Kace it’s all about what happens in the Muggle world. School is just a way to spend time between scandals.

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I WENT DOWN TO THE ALLEY WAY
SIERRA LA BONITA
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the PERSON BEHIND THE CHARACTER

YOUR NAME/ALIAS;; Jojo
GENDER;; Femme Fatale
CONTACT INFO;; PM or MSN
HOW'D YOU FIND US?;; Don’t Remember
OTHER CHARACTERS;; Tristran, Edward, Aine, and Vadin
MEMBER TITLE;; ``the tabloid says it all
ROLEPLAYING SAMPLE;;
(from Vadin Pryce here on [LA])

The first-year Duskwood student walked along down the sidewalk, whistling to himself. There was no tune in particular; just a mindless stream of notes and pitches. He meandered his way through the campus. He had just gotten let out of a photography class he really enjoyed, so he was in a pretty jovial mood at the moment. His class before photography however, Theory of Magical Medicine, was enough to make him want to poke his eyes out with his quill in order to have an excuse to leave. Of course, it was a class mostly for Healing students, so someone would probably just help him and he’d have to stay anyway. Ughhhh.

He had decided after graduating Hogwarts to attend the University in order to try and find the answer to that ubiquitous question that plagues the younger population of the world: What am I going to do with the rest of my life? He, for one, had no earthly clue about it. As he entered the large courtyard stationed more or less in the center of campus, Vadin did a quick sweep to see if any of his friends were around. He spotted a group of guys that he sort of knew, who were standing by the wall and talking loudly about something. Vadin decided to join them, and sauntered over casually, adding himself to their little circle. He laughed at the butt of whatever joke one guy was making. He honestly couldn’t remember the dude’s name. One of them was Harvey; the rest… okay so he didn’t know these guys all that well.

They sort of stopped laughing and stared at Vadin like he was a fly that had just invaded their space and was about to be squished under a giant rubber flyswatter. He chuckled a moment longer than the others, then realized the ice needed to be broken. “Hey, guys,” he said with a grin. “What’s up? It’s been a while. Uh, Harv, is that a new mole on your face? Nice upgrade, buddy.” One of the other guys laughed stupidly, and the other two glared at him till he quit. Then they all more or less told Vadin to beat it, although in less polite terms and with the volume turned up to atrocious levels. “Okay, okay…” Vadin said, maintaining his calm. He was almost used to being shooed off by people like that anyway. He supposed his popping up and making not-so-funny jokes was annoying to them. ”Don’t forget to tip the dermatologist, Harv!”

He walked off rather quickly, feeling the need to put a little distance between himself and Harvey, who looked like he might blow a gasket in that vein on his forehead. It accented the mole wonderfully. Vadin crossed the courtyard, squinting in the sun until he reached a more shady spot. He considered going home for a while before his third and final class of the day. He was pretty hungry and didn’t feel like spending any gold for lunch. Of course, considering his father’s idea of groceries was stuff you cook in the microwave (an electric muggle machine that heats up food and can blow up if you’re not careful), Vadin thought maybe he’d just pick up something on his way home after class.

He twirled his wand in his right hand, whistling again but this time more of a bored tone than a happy one. Then his blue eyes lit up as he spotted a familiar figure on a bench not far away. It was Tahj Eagle, a girl from his year at Hogwarts who had also worked on The Wiz with him during its brief golden moments. Vadin felt a familiar pang of sadness and failure shoot through his chest, but ignored it like he’d learned to do, and made his way over to where Tahj was sitting. “You know, all work and no play makes a boring-ass day, Miss Eagle,” he nodded, pretending to be serious as he sat on the other side of the bench. He grinned broadly after just a few seconds, however, unable to keep a straight face. He always liked seeing people from Hogwarts around. Well, people who didn’t hate him. And seeing Tahj was like a breath of fresh air after a day of wanting to chew off his fingers in Medicine and then having to listen to a lecture instead of take pictures in Photography. “How are you?” There. Surely that was the more normal way to say hello to someone. Of course, people who knew Vadin knew to expect the unexpected.

[Perry :: Co-Admin]

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU DROP BY THE FACE CLAIMS TO SNAG YOUR PLAY-BY, AND THEN INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO EVERYBODY IN THE GREETINGS FORUM. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ROLE-PLAY HERE ON LEAVING AUTUMN, AND HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR TIME WITH US. THANKS FOR JOINING.

-- THE STAFF.