Tabien

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player information!

preferred name ; I'm running out of clever names might be time to stop making charries. Eh since that's not gonna happen I'll just stick with Bethy.
age ; 27 I think.
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character information!

the basics
character name ; Tabien Denor Lockwood
nickname(s) ; Tabien is the only name he goes by.
age ; 30
date of birth ; 08/16/1979
blood status; Pureblood
sexual orientation ; heterosexual
wand ; 13.4 inch elm wand with sphinx hair core.
affiliation ; Tabien is a hardcore beleiver and a very active and eager Death Eater.
occupation ; Professional Competitive Champion Duellist


the appearance

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height & weight ; Tabien could be considered an imposing figure. Standing at 6'4 he is most certainly a bit taller than your average man. He is all a nice solid 180 lbs. He doesn't quite seem to be this heavy, but thanks to a fairly decent amount of muscle his size can be decieving.

hair ; Tabien has naturally very dark hair. He keeps it very short as he has very little patience with it. More often than not his hair can seem a bit dissheleved as he rarely takes the time to more than wash his hair. He knows he's an attractive man and knows that having mussed hair does not subtract from that attractiveness so he doesn't care.

eyes ; Tabien has both pretty and scary eyes. They are pretty because they are a light greenish blue color. They are also surrounded by a fairly generous helping of long eyelashes. Fortunately his eyelashes aren't long enough to seem feminine. The scary part comes in because of his natural expression. More often than not he looks at people sort of how a hungry cat looks at a fish. While he may not be doing anything threatening at all most of the time he looks as if he's wondering how you'd taste with some ketchup.

facial features ; Anyone with eyes can see that Tabien isn't exactly lacking in the looks department. He has a nice chiseled face. And lips that are both generous and tempting. They are obviously lips that can get a lot of people in trouble. He does have a nose that is a little wide on the end, but it blends in well enough with the rest of his features that it doesnt really subtract from the total package. Of course his best feature is his smile which is ironic, because smiling is usually a bad thing or at least it is for the people around him.

distinguishing features ; If you ask Tabien the only distinguishing feature he has is the fact that he is devestatingly handsome. However he does have a few scars. The most notable is somewhat puckered red scar on his left wrist where a misfired curse got him.

style ; Tabien's style wars between two extremes he's both extremely casual and extremely formal at times. He tends to be one or the other and doesn't tend toward anywhere in the middle. Of course even when he's dressed down it's a very expensive down. Even his slobbiest of clothes are designer. He's not really much of a clothes horse, but he has tendency to accept nothing other than the best. The most predicatable part of his wardrobe is of course his shoes as he only wears two kinds of shoes. A pair of black boots and a pair of black dress shoes.

play by ; Johnathan Rhys Meyers

the personality[/color]
likes ;

VIOLENCE[/u] It is no secret that Tabien likes maybe even revels in violence. But while he can be a bit violent himself in the right circumstances more often than not he enjoys watching the violence. He enjoys watching people destroy and hurt others. This is one of his biggest turn ons with a woman. A violent pureblood woman is pretty much the hottest thing Tabien can think of. Of course it's not always a sexual thing sometimes it's even entertaining. While most people wouldn't expect it he does enjoy muggle boxing mostly because he loves watching muggles beating the crap out of each other. Though he's sure the sport would be better if the loser died.

LIVING LARGE[/u] Tabien comes from old money. So he's from birth been surrounded by the very best. This is a habit he has no intention of changing. He enjoys having the best and goes to extravagant extremes with great pleasure. Some think he's trying to show off the fact that he's ridiclously rich, but honestly Tabien just likes doing whatever he wants to do without having to worry about little things like money. He's known to be extravagant in many parts of his life. His wardrobe is one of the most notables as he only buys the best. His home is up there to, but probably his biggest extravagance is when he gives gifts to people. He's not one who gives people cards or cute little trinkets he's more likely to buy houses, or expensive trips and the like.

DUELLING[/u] From the moment his parents hired a tutor just to teach him Duelling Tabien was sold. He loves the challenge of it. He doesn't even really care about winning it's all about the fight. He is one dueller who doesn't mind losing as long his opponet is worthy and not filth. He actually enjoys duelling people better than him, because he knows every time he loses he gets a little better and that eventually he'll be the better duellist. He also likes the fact that Duelling is a gentleman's sport that only wizards can do. No muggles in duelling. He particularly likes that.

WOMEN[/u] Tabien has very high standards, but he's a great lover of any woman who meets those high standards. He of course prefers violent sexy women who will let him watch as the dispense with the ass kickings, but he appreciates pretty much any attractive pureblood woman. He's known to spoil just about any attractive woman that he associates with random gifts for no reason isn't the least bit odd for him. He's especially fond of buying clothing for Women. He's especially fond of fur coats for some reason. There is very little he likes more than a woman wearing nothing but an obscenely expensive fur coat.

Mortimer[/u] When Tabien decided to have a child it was mostly because it was a requirement to inherit the money his grandmother left him. However as time went by Tabien became very fond of his son. He definitely plans on having more when he actually gets married, but he adores Morty. The boy is spoiled rotten and never wants for anything. Tabien is also extremely protective and terrortorial with his son. The only person he really allows to be around his son is his nanny. The fact that Tabien hired an ugly old witch who just so happens to be one of the best Nanny's in the country shows how much he loves Mortimer since he didn't hire an inattentive but entirely more attractive younger nanny.

dislikes ;

MUGGLES[/u] Tabien isn't necessarily a hateful person, but bring up the subject of Muggles and you won't be able to tell that. Tabien dislikes muggles for many reason, but mostly he gets very very angry about the fact that a inferior species managed to get the best of their betters just because they redproduce like headlice. While life isn't fair and Tabien knows this it still infuriates him that muggles manage to win the war by pushing out babies like they are going out of style. The fact that Wizards couldn't produce that many children if they wanted too also stings a bit.

THE INFERIOR[/u] Tabien is not a man who accepts anything less than the best. He has absolutely no tolerance for anything but the best. He won't buy anything but the best and he won't associate with anything but the best. He'll only shop at the best places and eat at the best resteraunts. If given a gift or taken somewhere he will be deeply offended if you take him anywhere that he doesn't consider to be up to his standards. He's been known to spend large amounts of money to assure that he only recieves the best no matter what he is doing. He will undoubtedly be in a very poor mood if he's ever forced to deal with something not up to par.

SELFISH PEOPLE[/u] Tabien will never be the nicest person in the world. However he does tend to be pretty generous. While he's rather picky about whom he is generous to he's still a generous person and he doesn't have much respect for people who aren't. While he may choose to only donate his money to orginazations ran by purebloods he still chooses to donate and he feels any person with the ability but chooses not to help others in need doesn't really deserve what they have. There's nothing that infurates him like a cheap wealthy person except maybe a muggle.

BOUQUETS[/u] It may not surprise many people that Tabien doesn't like recieving flowers, but what might be surprising is the fact that he doesn't like recieving flowers not because they are girly but rather because you essentially kill them just to have something pretty to look at for a few days. The whole practice to Tabien seems hopelessly pointless. It is also a waste of money which while not something Tabien usually worries about as he had very little regard for money in general, but buying something that will die in a few days he feels he might as well just throw his money in the trash and save him the trouble of having the clean up the dead flowers. He never gives women flowers except occasionally he'll give his mother potted flowers or something like that.

WAITING[/u] Tabien isn't the most impatient person in the world, but he certainly isn't going to win any awards for his patience. He's not a man who happily waits for anything. Not for his dinner, not for deliveries, not for anything. He's especially impatient when it comes to apointments as he is always on time and loathes when someone else isn't and makes him wait. He goes to great lengths to avoid waiting and is notorius for tipping outrageously anyone whos willing to speed things up a bit. He's quite well known at restertaunts for his habit of tipping the Maitre De' large amounts of money just to skip the line. This habit of course doesn't make him the most popular person in the world, but he's okay with that after all waiting is for people who can't pay to hurry things along.


strengths ;

GENEROUS[/u] When most people look at Tabien they don't see a Philantropist which to be fair in most cicumstances he is not. He certainly has no interest in running to save the muggles or the whales, but in his own way Tabien does indeed do a lot of charity. He only donate to that which he thinks as worthy, but he is big into doing for who meet his requirements. This largely equates into a lot of business loans for young ambitious purebloods who don't have the funds to get themselves started. He also does a lot of scholarships for underprivledged purebloods that have a hard time buying the supplies necessary for school. He is also generous with his friends and the girls he dates. Of course this also leads to a real temper starter for him as he gets rather irrational if someone destroys a gift he has given or rejects it.

PLANNER[/u] For the most part people see Tabien as a spoiled overly entitled aristocratic brat. Of course this is partially true and partially just a very convient cover. There are plenty of people who don't like him, but people who suspect he might be a Death Eater or might suspect him of foul play are few and far between. Most of the people who try to make him seem like a bad guy get laughed at because people don't really take him seriously. This is because Tabien is careful to give people good reason to beleive what they believe. Tabien is not nearly as harmless as he often seems, but thats only because he is a man who believes greatly in planning. Anything of any great importance is only undertaken after careful planning. This is why he's left to live mostly in peace. Some people mind find it suspicious that all his enemies seem to get attacked or mugged or some other unfortunate accident, but he plans well enough that more often than not no one will ever have anything more than suspicions.

OUT OF THE BOX[/u] Tabien has always beleived that one of the biggest problems in the world is the fact that conceptually people are very limited. People always think inside the box when trying to solve a problem. Tabien is not one of those people. He has never been a point a goes to point b sort of thinker. He will always get where he's going, but often his path is a bit different than most people would take. He's more of a let's start at point g and we'll get to B eventually. This is a strength for many reasons. One it's one of the biggest reasons he's still free to do what he wants. But honestly who's going to look for a Death eater when someone is tragically crushed by a giant dumpster? It couldn't be murder after all who would murder using a dumpster? It also means that Tabien rarely is out of ideas and rarely gets frustrated with a plan because if one doesn't work out there's always another waiting in the wings.


weaknesses ;

TEMPER[/u] For the most part Tabien seems to fairly laid back guy who often sees the humor in things. More often than not he rarely even raises his voice however when Tabien does loose his temper he does it in a very dramatic way. When he loses his temper he doesn't think about what he's doing and that can often get him in trouble. He's usually a man who plans out of most of his acts very carefully which is why he remains free rather than in a lovely cell in Azkaban. When he looses his temper he is always risking real trouble as he never plans enough to cover all the little things that could happens like witnesses and law enforcement. So his temper isn't usually a problem, but when it is a problem it's a big one.

POSSESIVE[/u] Being Possessive is probably one of Tabien's biggest weaknesses. What is his is his and no one elses. The idea of sharing is entirely foreign to Tabien whether it be a pair of shoes or a person. If Tabien considers something his it's really his and you won't be able to convince him other wise. He's also very protective of what is his and can get rather unreaonsable when he feels something that is his is being threatened. This behavior can just as easily be applied to his house being vandalized from his girl being looked at too hard. Tabien isn't one who strikes out very often in public, but anyone who is clever enough might notice that a lot of unfortunate accidents and random muggings happen to people that cross that possessive line of Tabien's.

DOMENEERING[/u] Tabien doesn't try to be a control freak, but there are often time when it's his way or the highway. Once he takes charges he just won't consider a question to his authority. Thanks to this fact he can often be fairly incosiderate when it comes to people's feelings. He doesn't care about what you want or think as long as he's getting what he wants done done. He can also be a bit of bulldozer knocking down anything or anyone in his way. Sometimes when he's called on it he'll reel it back a bit, but Tabien likes his control and he likes calling the shots so this only goes so far. This of course can make him hard to work with. Especially in a relationship as he doesn't beleive too much in compromise.

boggart ; Finding out the he's less than pureblood. It happened to a cousin of his and it is in his mind the most horrific thing he's ever witnessed.
amortentia ; Silk, oranges, and linen
erised ; He wants to see the pureblood way back in place.
veritaserum ; Tabien has many secrets, but his darkest secret is that he killed the mother of his child because she refused to relinquish custody of his child.
dementor ; Tabien has left a pretty charmed life and has managed to pass by fairly trauma free which explains why his worst memory is the day his parents told him who he was bethrothed to. Tabien didn't really mind the idea of bethrothal, but Ember Gates was a huge disappointment as she was nothing at all like what he would have picked. While he would have picked a sleek femme fatale he had gotten a pretty enough circus freak instead.
patronus ; Tabien's best and happiest memory is the first time he saw his son. Before seeing Mortimer Tabien was pretty much having a child to fill a requirement he didn't really care about the child itself. Until he saw his son and saw all the potential and power he had created. Tabien was indeed a very proud father. It surprises many people to find that Tabien is quite effecient with the Patronus charm and that his patronus takes the form of a Sphinx.

personality ; Tabien is most certainly a complicated man. At the root of him is an unending beleif that those born into pureblood families are inherently better than everyone else. He was taught this at a very young age and it was an idea that adhered to him like no other. Tabien has no doubt that purebloods belong at the very top of the magical heirarchy. He has no love for muggles and even less love for the muggle born. He of course thinks both have their places, but they are far below him and meant to serve him and his fellow purebloods. As far as he is concerned muggles of any kind with magic or not rate below house elves since House Elves know their place and are and have been part of a grand tradition in the wizarding world for centuries.

Surpsingly enough Tabien actually treats most servants pretty well. He can be very demanding, but if you work under him and meet his requirments he is not overly harsh. He doesn't beat his house elves nor is his all that verbally abusive he just simply beleives he is better than them. That doesn't necessarily give him the right to be a monster to them assuming that the accept their place of course. He can in fact be fairly kind at least to his house elves who he treats quite a bit like prized pets. He allows them a whole room in his house, he even brings them the occasional treat to reward their good work as long as they understand the heirachy Tabien is good. Tabien hasn't quite reached this point with the muggles as they really are quite aggravating creatures. He's not sure if they should be exterminated completely as they could be useful. He suspects once they are put in their place he'll be able to deal with them more calmly. Tabien is usually fairly cordial with half bloods. The fact that he knows he better than them is rarely brought up and more often than not he'll treat them as he'd treat most. Except for the fact that he'd never ever get romantically involved with a halfblood female.

Other wise Tabien can be a real charmer. He generally likes people and will be at least civil to most. Suprisingly enough he can be a good friend assuming that you meet his rather high standards. He is both generous and always willing to give a hand when necessary. He is also very protective and fairly forgiving. He is also fairly patient except when his temper is up. He is also fiercely loyal and is almost exclusively trust worthy unless he thinks what you want and what you need are two different things. He would never betray a friend or abandon a friend in true need. Even a friend who goes to the dark side and becomes a muggle lover he is more likely to try to make them see the error of their ways than to give up on them. Admittedly Tabien doesn't have many true friends he'd go to this length for, but when Tabien does befriend someone it's a serious commitment at least on his part.

He is also a great lover of women and can be known as a bit of a playboy. He may not have hit every single pureblood women in England and that's really not his goal, but lets just say he's made a good dent toward that goal should he ever change his mind. However while Tabien rarely gets very serious about anyone he is not a player perse mostly because while he enjoys the company of the fairer sex he still respects them a great deal. His intimiate rendevouz aren't just about getting off, but rather enjoying and sharing a mutual appreciation for the physical body. Tabien has had more than his fair share of relationships and with the exception of two relationships both have ended very well and Tabien is still friendly with and regularly see if not in sexual way about seventy percent of his past girlfriends.

He is known for putting proper pureblood women on a little bit of a pedestal and is also known for giving gifts for no particular reason other than being pleasant and female. Of course the fact that his goal to see the purebloods back in their proper place won't do much good if there aren't any pureblood to take their proper place go a long way into his respect of women. He can be a bit old fashioned at times, but he truly doesn't see Pureblood women as second class citizens because his cause would be up the proverbial shits creek without them. Even the most useless, hideous, vile of pureblood woman still deserves at least a modicum of respect simply because they can bear children and he cannot. He also for the most part doesn't beleive in the old family dynamics of the men working and the women staying home having babies, but this mostly because he is turned on by violent women who are as likely to stay home as he is to become the Minister of Magic.

This is however not to say that he'll let women walk all over him. Tabien can be flexible and is often quite willing to give the right lady whatever she demands, but it most be a quid pro quo sort of relationship. Give and take he refuses to be abused or taken advantage of. Sometimes this can be a very fine line, but usually not a problem until he's in a relationship which then the line needs to be a bit more clearly defined as Tabien can be quite my way or the highway when at home. Of course the only woman who will ever really have to deal with that is his future wife who is admittedly a bit different that the average woman Tabien chooses to associate with.

Tabien is defintely king of his castle. He doesn't always need to be in charge and in control of everything he's perfectly fine working with people and even occasionally taking orders assuming that they make sense, but the moment Tabien feels disrespected in even the littlest way you'll run into a brick wall of pure stubborness. Tabien is a little old school when it comes to respect either you give it to him willingly just as he'll respect you or he'll beat it out of you. The only exception to this rule are the muggles, the muggle born, and the muggle lovers since he doesn't see them as important he really couldn't care less if they respect him or not. To him it would sort of be like expecting a cockroach to show respect.


Tabien can also be a bit of a snob which isn't all that surprising. He is used to the very best and likes only the very best because of this. He can slum when he needs to, but usually only does so very only the most important of reasons. He hates going places that aren't first class especially hotels and eating establishments. He doesn't even shop in regular stores and instead usually shops in special boutiques. He will visit his friends who live in lets say less desirable living arrangments, but it's very uncomfrtable for him as he's reluctant to even sit down. So more often than not social occasions happen at his place. He doesn't actually look down on poor people but he does feel sympathy for them and isn't likely to hang out in the same places.


the school life[/color]
school attended ; Tabien was tutored at home because he refused to attend a school filled with Filth
former house ; n/a
favourite subject ; Tabien's curriculum was a bit different than your average students, but without a doubt he favorite subject was Duelling which his parents put a heavy emphasis on.
worst subject ; Tabien very rarely studied subjects that he had a lot of trouble with, but the one subject he did stick with but always gave him trouble was apparation.
OWLs gained & grades ; in list format please
NEWTs gained & grades ; in list format please


the family life[/color]
partner ; N/A
children ; Mortimer Leveth Hortknox, 5, pureblood
mother ; Levitra Harrington Lockwood, 60, pureblood
father ; Horace Lockwood, 65, Pureblood
siblings ; Tabien is an only child.
other significant magical relatives ; N/A

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