Equius Zahhak

.Contact Information.

[E-Mail] themechanagnome@yahoo.com
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[Preferred] AIM or Plurk work best, particularly plurk, since I can get on that even when I'm at work/can be left messages for when I next get on. And I work the nightshift, so I'm up at odd hours.

.OOC.

[Backtagging] I'm usually good for backtagging up to a week? Although if you want to tag me on a post even older than that, that's cool.
[Threadhopping] As long as it's not locked, have at it. Go crazy. Seriously, I do not care one bit.
[Plotting] I love plotting. Plotting is unicorns. 8>
[Offensive subjects] Haha, more likely, you will have to contact me on this matter. I am not easily offended at all, and can handle everything from smut to gore. I also play Equius, who is a total creeper, so.... yeah.


.IC.

[What's okay to mention around him/her] I can't think of anything that's not, but I will update this if I do.
[Is there anything you need us to know about interacting with this character? Special physical features, special abilities, etc] He has a faint German accent, and he's ridiculously sweaty.
[Can I hack that strike or otherwise find out information they'd prefer to keep hidden?] I would like to minimize the mindreading, since Equius displays a STRONG resistance to it in canon, but if it's plot important? Then I'm sure we've talked about it first. As for strike outs, they're mostly just that. Finally, he doesn't privatize much, but what he does mostly stays private, unless otherwise asked for Plot.
[Can I troll/mindscrew/mess with in general?] DO IT mo_om
[Can I spit at/jinx/step on/etc? (i.e. fighting)] Yes. And he will fight back. Although spitting will result in punches.
[Can I flirt with/hug/kiss/use other means of non-violent physical contact with this character?] Yes.
[Anything else?] Equius likes horses. A lot. It gets creepy. You have been warned.

Player Information
Name: Gnome
Timezone: US Central
Personal Journal: gnomebody
Players Contact/AIM/MSN/YAHOO: themechanagnome @AIM
Email Address: themechanagnome@yahoo.com
Former/Other Characters in the RP: None
How did you hear about us?: Terry kept nudging me this way.

Character Information
Name: Equius Zahhak
Canon Origin/Series: Homestuck
School Year: 3
Gender: Male
Age: 13
Out of school living location: A castle deep in the Black Forest of Germany
Blood status: Pureblood

Personality:
Equius is a very Serious, Mature, Refined Gentleman, if only in his own mind. His rich blue colored blood means that he is a member of Alternia's upper class, and it is not something he takes lightly. He is a firm believer in the principals of the Hemospectrum, and looks down upon those lower on the scale than he is while regarding those above him a sort of reverence that boarders on fetishistic. However, he also seems to have a fetish for "rustbloods," those trolls at the very bottom of the hemospectrum. He finds fraternizing with them to be scandalous and depraved, two words whose very meanings make him sweat more than an ice cold glass of milk on a hot day. Then again, it's very easy to fluster him and get him sweating because he takes everything so seriously. He has a hard time distinguishing jokes, teasing, or sarcasm from sincerity, and takes everything at face value. He frowns upon the use of facetious insincerity, however he's not above blatant lies, as highbloods are expected to be duplicitous and backstabbing at all times. He also believes in maintaining a high level of dignity, and doesn't like to tolerate lewd language and unbecoming behavior, though he's learned to deal with it - most people he admonishes only swear more when he tries.

Because of his high standing, he is also highly educated, with a fairly impressive vocabulary and a keen interest engineering and programming. Although he isn't a hacker software wizard like Sollux, he does builds robots in his spare time, which would require some knowledge of programming in order to make them move and present a challenge to him during his daily cage matches. He has also made and installed prosthetic limbs for two of his fellow SGRUB players, implying that he has a basic, if not in depth, understanding of anatomy. His hobbies also include collecting traditional (yet disturbing) musclebeast artwork, the noble art of archery (though he's never successfully fired a single arrow), and Alternian Slam Poetry (which is very private for good reasons).

As much as he would like to maintain an air of stoic refinement, he's easily upset and prone to leaping before he looks. He's easily discouraged by failure, criticism, not getting his way, and sometimes even his own strength causing him to fly off into rages. When frustrated, the only things that calm him down are random acts of violence or his moirail, Nepeta. She is the most important person in his life, and he watches over her with fierce devotion, protecting her from the many dangers of the Alternia, whether it's physical harm or simply poor manners. And despite the way he belittles her for roleplaying, he has an active imagination himself, often playing with his robots as if they were other people, talking to them and playing out little fantasies. He also likes roleplaying himself, after a fashion. Specifically, the kind where he is put into a position of subjugation by a superior. But that's a far cry from the childish games Nepeta indulges in, let him tell you, and it's not really roleplay.

Because his instabilities bother him, he prefers to be left alone with his machines. There, the worst that can upset him is when he accidentally breaks a part, or if he runs out of fresh towels. It also reduces the risk of him accidentally hurting someone else with his freakish strength – Oddly enough, despite the fact that he could easily get away with it because of his blood status, he never, ever raises a hand to anyone. He always takes his anger out on inanimate objects, such as his robots, or his bows. Though no one torments him out of fear, there are a few trolls who consistently yell at him, and the most he'll do is yell back. Or sweat. Mostly, he sweats. He's greatly embarrassed by this, especially since it leads people to think that he's “getting off,” but there's very little he can do about it, except shower or wipe himself down with towels. Still, it's gross, and he's self-conscious about it.

He's incredibly awkward in social situations, preferring to keep to himself and observe others interacting. It's kind of creepy. When he is engaged in conversation, he's highly condescending to those below him, or the biggest brown-noser in existence to those above him. He takes a lot of hate in stride, holding his head high and proud even though he knows the others laugh at him behind his back. He believes very strongly in STRENGTH, not just of the body, but of mind and conviction as well. It does bother him that he is hated and looked down upon, and he's well aware of the faults of the hemospectrum (noting that (dead)Aradia is graceful and well behaved, while Gamzee is a useless degenerate), but he doesn't allow himself the flexibility to change, feeling that it is better to stand by what you believe, and endure all criticism stoically than to bend to the will of others (unless they are of higherblood, but as that is one of his strongly held principles, it sort of doesn't count).

Canon Background: Equius at the Homestuck Wiki

Background (AU!Canon; HP): D --> Sayonara
Equius was born to an old wizarding family deep in the heart of the Black Forest of Germany, the sort of family with huge tracts of land, piles of gold in the bank, and a lot of political influence in the Ministry of Magic. The kind of family that believed heavily in principles, discipline, honor, duty, and good breeding. Having grown up in an isolated area, primarily raised by tutors and nannies, as his father was often busy with work and his mother with 'socializing,' he has a very disconnected and sheltered view of the world compared to other kids his age.

That's not to say that his parents ignored him completely. His father always checked to see how he was doing academically, and would often talk to him about the importance of Things such as appearance, reputation, and good breeding. His mother spent even more time with him, personally instructing him in playing the harpsichord and painting, though it wasn't prompted purely by maternal instinct. A child who could perform or show off a skill was a thing to be bragged about to company, after all. Because of this, he's very used to praise - praise directed at his parents, anyway, and most praise given directly to him was always accompanied by "your parents must be so proud." He sort of resents adults/authority because of it, but it's something kept very much in check by politeness and living up to his parents' expectations of him.

There is very little in his life that is actually up to him. When he was eleven, he was accepted into both Drumstrang and Hogwarts. Drumstrang was his personal choice, and he was very excited to attend, however, due to the events of the Tri-Wizard Tournament in the years before, the school's reputation was tainted enough in his parents' eyes that they had him enrolled at Hogwarts instead. There were always rumors that the Zahhak family were dark wizards due to their elitist beliefs, and they did not wish to add fuel to the fire. Whether they were or not is difficult to say, and Equius was sent off with a warning not to bring shame to the family name.

The one thing he has completely to himself is his love of all things equine, whether they be purebreds or hybrids. His family has a stable full of big, sturdy Clydesdales, and there was a herd of centaur in the forest a few miles from his home.

His wand is Hawthorn, 10 inches, with a Unicorn hair core. It works well with his natural talent for healing and creation based magic. He secretly enjoys the wonders of creation, and as a child, he was always accidentally bringing his toys to life. Of course, he with the power to give, also has the ability to take, and for every toy brought to life, there was also a toy utterly destroyed. Because of this, he particularly enjoys potions and defense against dark arts, though he does well in all his classes.
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How would your character fit in to each House?
Gryffindor:
Because of his arrogance and his belief that he is better than everyone else, brash fearless comes naturally to him. It also engenders a certain disregard for the rules - more often than not, they apply to him only when they are to his benefit. He is also quite the fan of chivalry, believing that politeness and good breeding is what separates someone of his status from the common rabble. However, because of this, he also tends to be a giant prat. He does believe heavily in the importance of blood, and he's very selfish and self-centered. It's difficult to get him to do something for someone else's sake unless he feels there's something in it for him. He will not dash off to be the hero without good reason first. He'd make faces about being in this house, and probably be involved in a lot of fights with his housemates.

Hufflepuff:
Equius possesses all the qualities valued by this house, however, they are not his most obvious traits, and most people, himself included, would question his placement in Hufflepuff. Regardless, he is hardworking and diligent in his studies, striving to be the best, he is loyal to those very few whom he cares about (to the point some would call obsessive, in some cases), and he is tolerant to a fault. The last quality is the least obvious, as he speaks out loudly against those who are "beneath" him or are different, however, speaking out is all that he does. They're really more like token protests, small complaints made in order to maintain the image he thinks he ought to have, as dictated to him by his parents. Whether or not he actually believes them is hard to say. Placing him in this house could be considered a challenge to help him grow as a person, but he would make faces about it, struggle to get along with his housemates, and be extremely resistant to change.

Ravenclaw:
As stated in his personality section, Equius is a firm believer in STRENGTH, not just of the body, but of the mind as well. Knowledge is power, and through it, all things are achievable. He is diligent in his studies, striving to be the best, because he feels that as a pureblood, he ought to be the best. And it's not as if knowledge comes difficult to him, he has a very quick, logical mind, to the point where it sort of makes it hard for him to connect with other people. He understands the theory, of course, as he spends a lot of time standing, and watching, others, observing and analyzing them, but putting it into practice is another thing. He is also extremely creative, although it is not readily evident. He has a deep, hidden appreciation for art and poetry, both of which are hobbies he indulges in privately.

Slytherin:
Equius is a pureblood of high birth, which is generally considered all it takes to get into Slytherin, however, it is because of his status that all the other qualities valued by the house come naturally to him. While not the most socially adept person, he is a cunning analyst, capable of reading people and working out their nature through observation. Because of his observational skills, he is also able to work things out two or three moves ahead, and very good at careful, strategical planning. Suck skills make him a good leader - just not the kind that deals directly with others or in intense situations. He is hotblooded, and it's very easy for him to get caught up in the moment and make bad decisions, however, if left alone with a puzzle to solve or goal to achieve, he will come up with a solution.

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