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name > pierce strickland species > witch birthdate > tbd age > early to mid-20s but i'm open to playing him in his teens as well. marital status > single sexuality > pansexual eyes > hazel hair > dark brown height > 6'5" physique > well-built scars > he possesses a canvas of scars and burn marks throughout his body from countless fights, stunts and experiments he's gotten involved in over the years. markings > none abilities > pierce is a dark witch possessing an innate and powerful gift for unnatural magic connected to death and nothingness. he can commune with the spiritual, tap into the void and even manifest and control nonsentient beings. with a predisposition for necromancy and the dark arts, his magic has a corrosive and corruptive nature to it. his obsession with dark magic has led him to experiment and create new spells as well as push the boundaries of what's acceptable. he is well-versed in crafting potions, performing rituals and other fun witchy woo skills. the only thing he can't do is heal with his magic, given its destructive attribute. background > the stricklands are a clan of witches born into old money. they're the kind of old money that fosters greed, hate, envy and a fuck ton of in-fighting. there exists neither conscience nor camaraderie among the head family, except for a long unspoken oath to keep any strife, deception and betrayal strictly between them. the beginnings of pierce strickland's life was one tethered to tragedy. both his parents passed away a mere two months after his birth. with the unexpected death of his father, pierce's grandma became the proxy head, sorrowfully having to reclaim the position of her most beloved firstborn son. his nanna was determined to have pierce become the official head once he came of age, must to the chagrin of his aunts and uncles. she refused to budge on her position, however; despite the heavy opposition from the rest of the family. the in-fighting thus became deadlier. at the age of 5, pierce was diagnosed with congenital insensitivity after one of his cousins seared his arm with fire and he neither cried nor reacted to the injury. concerned with the newfound risk posed to his life, his nanna implemented daily medical checkups for him from that day forth. he was constantly monitored and supervised as well. every action he took had to be preapproved by her first. unsurprisingly, pierce felt suffocated with no respite or control over his own life. from his grandma's tight rein on him to the animosity and mockery directed at him by his relatives, pierce could turn to no one but himself for any ounce of comfort. finding his peace in the library, pierce would spend hours on end devouring books on magic and the arts. when he wasn't reading, he would draw or play the piano. he enjoyed sports too, but he was restricted in what he could participate in. his first taste of freedom was when he left for the academy, like generations of stricklands before him — a compromise that did not come easy. he was required to continue his daily medical checkups and he wasn't allowed to leave the institute's premises. pierce's reckless volatility was already a growing problem by this point. even though he had navigated social circles enough to charm outsiders with a sweet appearance, he would get into constant fights and seek trouble at every turn. this sense of violent abandonment followed him into subsequent school years, only worsening over time. despite being a quick study in magic, pierce preferred to use his fists over his (un)natural gift. he did, however, make it to graduation with high marks, despite his otherwise poor track record. he even formed some invaluable friendships — the only specks of light in an otherwise dark tunnel. unfortunately, he would soon separate from them as he sought higher education at university. at the age of 18, pierce finally became the head of the stricklands. his life was shrouded once more in suffocating darkness and his journey through it would only take a much more twisted turn as he spent the next couple of years contending with a bunch of power hungry, manipulative and ruthless predators. it was around this time that his magic darkened and his instability worsened. he didn't realize that it would only be the beginning and worse things would come. at the age of 23, one of pierce's best friends, oliver daye, was brutally murdered. it was the result of his own arrogance. thinking that he was now in a position where he could better protect his friends from his deranged family, he allowed oli to stay with him at his family estate for the first time. he found oliver's body ruthlessly beaten and strangled in the living room. what followed afterward was a bloodbath. consumed by rage and grief, he hunted down and massacred all of his external relatives, disregarding whether they were guilty or innocent. he had finally snapped. from that point onward, pierce's obsession with dark magic further escalated as he desperately attempted to bring oliver back whole. he would eventually succeed within two years, but the consequences of it would have monstrous and lasting effects on the both of them. after all, magic always has a price. personality > just a selfish, arrogant and destructive dick with severe psychological issues 👍