My first arch enemy for my players, he was little more then a blip on my roleplaying radar. But books require a far reaching villain, and thus, in the first book, Van becomes my villain of note.
Van is the youngest of the six Vandez children of the current House Leader of Vandez, Lord Brent. Being the youngest, he is always looking for attention and praise, and thus why he is so taken with his brother Marius. The Black Wizard (who is estranged from his father) praises and uses Van. Van knows this, but revels in the praise Marius gives him.
Van is human, 27 years of age, five foot 9 inches and about 170 pounds. He is lithe, but more athletic lithe then wiry. His jaw is square, his face handsome but rugged. He is well tanned, his eyes are cold, winter blue and very enchanting. His hair is dark chestnut brown, with two dark gray streaks running just above the ear toward the nape of his neck.
When Van is running errands for his brother he wears blacks and browns, though always of the highest quality. When in public he wears the finest of clothes, billowy shirts and pants, highly decorated and lavishly colored. Knee high boots in either style, a fine saber at his left side, daggers hidden about his person. The sheath he always has, which is covered in twisting snakes, has a poison reservoir at the tip. In public he has a large hat with a dark blue feather which dangles over the back.
Van is a smooth talker, fine with the ladies, polite to gentlemen. When he is with the darker elements of the world he tends to talk in a coarser tone and curse far more. But he is a wolf in sheep's clothing. He talks people up until they do what he wishes or he can catch them unawares. He enjoys tormenting people and taunts his victims mercilessly. He is also very sadistic. He likes to have his way with woman, often beating them and torturing them at the same time he does so.
Van hates the underclass, they are merely dirt to him, and those who will not do as he wishes. He is the epitome of a gentlemen in social situations. He is an excellent swordsman and cares greatly for his brother Marius. He is sadistic, he likes to pray on the weak and rape women. He likes to get his way.
Van is the first major villain in my series, who eventually leads to Marius, the ultimate villain of my series. He's not a nice guy and there are certain things he eventually does to party members that my husband will not forgive me for. But he is a dark hearted bastard and I like to write him that way because he plays off Tarkil so well, making the morally lost Tarkil look so much more likable.
Tomorrow: Vandez
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