● ◉ ● Julian Mercer - The Obsidian Sea OC ● ◉ ●

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—————————————————————————— ☽ ♫ ◖ Basic Bio ☽ ♫ ◖ ➣ Full name: Julian Mercer (former last name: Redwater) ➣ Nickname: Ghost ➣ Age: 20 ➣ Gender: Demiboy, he/they ➣ Sexuality: Demiromantic Gay (closeted Polyamorous/Polyamory (male pref)?) ➣ Species: Selkie ➣ Role: Captain of the Specter ➣ (Brief) Appearance: Pale nearly white skin, shaggy wavy windswept chin-length stark white hair with a couple braids tied in the back using silver thread, left eye is icy blue and right eye is silver-grey, thin scar slicing through left eyebrow, scar running across left cheek up toward ear, and three parallel scars running across whole right forearm. He wears a high-collared ash-gray naval coat with tarnished silver buttons worn over a loose stark-white linen shirt, bleached-white bandana low tied around waist, tattered black half-cape attached to shoulders, dark charcoal leather trousers, knee-high scuffed black leather boots with silver buckles, misty lavender sash across waist, silver rings on fingers, silver pocket watch that doesn't tick, polished silver rapier, polished silver cutlass, and two twin flintlock pistols housed in the lavender sash. His seal form is a slim almost skeletal, brilliant stark white seal with light grey speckles across the back and a light fur under belly and tips of fins but with a head that is a skull with no clear eye sockets or such. He is average in height, being around 5'11". —————————————————————————— ☽ ♫ ◖ General Life ☽ ♫ ◖ ➣ Brief backstory bit: Born as the middle sibling/heir into a the rich and well-known "Redwater" noble family, he was raised to be the perfect heir as he was considered to the the “successful” one. But eventually, at age 12, he left to join a merchant ship, the Sovereign Grace, as a cabin boy. Not even a year after, the Sovereign Grace ended up sinking, leaving no survivors but himself. Over the years, he would join other ships - some well-known (the Reaper, etc.) - only for those ships to sink as well, leaving him the only survivor of each one. On each of those ships, he also proved unnaturally lucky as he survived execution attempts, plagues, and everything else on those ships. At age 17, he started his own crew to test his luck and see if he could outdo his forerunner's mistakes on the Specter though that has started to transition to trying to make his crew happy and feeling at home too ➣ Motivation: Correction + challenge ➣ Companion/Familiar: N/A (not yet at least) ➣ Quote: “The Specter seems to attract a specific breed of people... Those who are displeased with their life and seeking for more. I am not complaining, they are welcome on my ship as much as I would welcome myself. But now I wonder, am I the cause of them coming here? Do people gravitate towards me or the ship?" —————————————————————————— ☽ ♫ ◖ Personality ☽ ♫ ◖ ➣ General Personality Traits: Calm, slightly emotionally detached, aloof, and hyper-vigilant. When close to someone, fearless, vibrant, and charismatic ➣ Detailed/Extra Personality: In general, Julian is eerily calm in the face of danger and emotionally detached due to the fact he doesn't know how to express emotions most of the time. He comes off as aloof because he knows the chances of him being taken out is very low. He is also hyper-vigilant because he is aware of what others might not be aware about, making him able to easily spot if someone is not human or plotting something. When he does get close to someone, which is rare, he will become quite fearless, vibrant, and charismatic - but it will likely be difficult to tell as he might try to copy their emotions. This goes for any situation, he will try to copy emotions he has seen before - resulting in mixed results. This also makes him oblivious to romantic gestures, making him assume people are just friends even when the gestures are obvious ➣ Strengths: Uncanny ability to use stealth/environment/speed to advantage in a fight, usually calm/composed/rare scared in high-stakes situations, and has a photographic memory ➣ Weaknesses: Severe photosensitivity, soft-hearted, and (when scared) first instinct is to slip away and vanish rather than face the situation head-on —————————————————————————— ☽ ♫ ◖ Favorites ☽ ♫ ◖ ➣ Bird: Potoo ➣ Color: Lavender ➣ Food: Crab ➣ Scent: Damp wood ➣ Place: The Specter —————————————————————————— ☽ ♫ ◖ Least Favorites ☽ ♫ ◖ ➣ Bird: Canary ➣ Color: Orange ➣ Food: Seal ➣ Scent: Mold ➣ Place: Any other ship (… Literally any other ship) —————————————————————————— ☽ ♫ ◖ Extra/Trivia ☽ ♫ ◖ ➣ Biggest Dislikes: sun/bright lights, loud noises ➣ Off-duty Hobbies: Singing, dancing, writing, sparring ➣ Gifts (Things given to him in RP): Revolver (made by Sigrid) ➣ Status: Single(?) ➣ Relationships: Younger sister is Calypso, older sister is Katheirae, friends with Nyx, crushing on Felix, questioning relationship with Zephyr and Felix ➣ Stealth: 10/10 ➣ Loyalty to Crew: 9/10 ➣ Navigation: 6/10 ——————————————————————————