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Player Information

Player: Mouse
Contact: rodentia
Invitation OR characters played: Kerry
Are you over 18?: Yes


Character Information

Character: Nandor the Laurentiis
Canon: What We Do in the Shadows (post-series)
Age: 762 but appears late 30s
History: Wiki
Possessions:
- A small burlap sack of Iranian soil (cannot sleep without this)
- I'm OK – You're OK - Book by Thomas Anthony Harris
- A pouch of ancient, gold coins
- Headripping gloves

Weapon: N/A

Powers/Abilities:
Nandor has all the common abilities of a vampire which include:

Immortality (+ he is dead and does not need oxygen), Enhanced Strength, Enhanced Speed, Enhanced Durability, Enhanced Senses, Flight*, Hypnosis**, Shapeshifting (bat form, dog form), Regenerative Healing Factor, Telekinesis, animal communion.

Unique Abilities
Pyrokinesis, Vapor Form.

*Nandor has a particular talent for flight so, in keeping with Laszlo's nerf, he will plummet to the ground if he tries to fly more than half a mile in any direction.
** Nandor has a particular talent for hypnosis but it is something I will always seek permission for and am happy for him to be nerfed/have limits.




Application Questions

Who is the most important person in their life and why? What might be different if this person hadn't been around?
Although Guillermo's time as Nandor's familiar accounts for about 2% of Nandor's existence, Guillermo is one of the few people who have made lasting impacts on Nandor. It is demonstrated that Nandor has never cared for a familiar the way he cares for Guillermo and despite his callous treatment of the other man, he is perceived to be treating him softly and kindly by other vampires.

Guillermo constantly makes Nandor reconsider his own conduct and what is expected of him. Nandor is lenient when Guillermo is "disobedient". Such as, when Nandor finds he is a vampire slayer, when he kills the Baron and when he becomes a vampire without his knowledge.

Nandor trusts Guillermo deeply with his secrets and his safety, certainly more than the friends he's had for hundreds of years. He ends the series by seeing Guillermo as his equal and treating him as such, a big deal for a narcissistic vampire. Guillermo's guidance and protection has saved him on many occasions and eventually he comes to realise this, but his companionship seems to be the most important thing to Nandor.

Guillermo sort of tethers Nandor to reality and brings out his better attributes such as his protectiveness, the warmth he has and his humor. Guillermo is also gentle and clever in his approach to Nandor, meaning he understands how to get his point across to him without Nandor disregarding it. Without Guillermo, he continues life as it had been the previous 750ish years.

Is there an event in your character's life that they'd do differently? How so and why?
Nandor has lived a long time, so he has accrued many regrets. He regrets eating his horse, John. He regrets using a Djinn to ressurect his dead wife and he regrets marrying her again and he regrets turning his dead wife into a clone of Guillermo's boyfriend. Nandor is impulsive, jealous and cruel but also seems to have a softer side that regrets when he lashes out.

More than likely, Nandor's greatest regret is becoming a vampire at all. Nandor suffers greatly from depression and loneliness, all of which is a result of living forever and being a dark creature of the night.

It is stated that when he turned, all of his wives and children left him. He desperately wishes he did not lose the love of his children and makes an attempt to reconnect with a descendant that is disastrous because he's lowkey a monster.

He has had a great deal of incredible experiences and bonds, but goes through multi-hundred year dry spells, struggles with dating and becomes embroiled in a cult as a direct result of disenchantment and depression.


What's the greatest challenge you foresee your character facing in the setting?

Nandor will struggle greatly with not having things his way. Although at some point he was a soldier and lived rough, he lives a very privileged little life. He barely hunts as his familiar brings him food, he has no real job, he doesn't even brush his own hair.

He isn't lazy in the way Laszlo is, Nandor always seeks greater purpose. He is privileged and lives for his comforts, whining when he is deprived of them.

He is also not hugely adventurous, it takes a long time for him to consider travel and returns home pretty promptly with his little jan sport backpack. This is because he is also extremely co-dependent upon Guillermo, Laszlo, Nadja and maybe Colin sometimes. If separated at any point, it is likely he will be listless and unmoored.

What's the easiest thing you foresee your character adapting to in the setting?
Nandor is from a light-hearted comedy world, but it's still very much a horror. Gruesome murder, monsters, hauntings, tiresome admin, thrilling sex and death are commonplace. Nandor is not easily perturbed, partly because he's ignorant but mostly because he's seen it all before. It is unlikely he will lose any bearings because he doesn't really have any left.

Nandor is also a soldier and former war-general. When pushed, he can competently fight, use weapons and tools, set traps and survive. He will also be inspired by the likelihood of making positive connections with others, something he craves but struggles to maintain in his own world. With something like that to fight for, he will likely be inspired to protect and defend and find purpose in this hell hole.


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