Maxwell Farshade (a.k.a. Max)
Maxwell "Max" Farshade is a
vampire who is a member of
The Divine Guardians and the oldest one of them all (for obvious reasons). By vampire terms, he is actually young, being only 227 years old. He is the only member besides
Khalia that doesn't live in the main "Divine Guardian" HQ building. He lives in downtown
Arkhall with his girlfriend,
Chelsea.
He is the more calm one out of the group, and he is usually the one gone to for advice. He is very selfless, wanting to help others. Unlike the others in the group, he knows how to take care of himself, and will sometimes take mini vacations to keep his mental health in check. He is a little unfamiliar with certain modern things and feelings of others, as he's been alive for a long time and takes a while for him to adjust to how certain things have changed. He is the only one who can keep
Sophia from doing crazy things, as she considers him her closest friend. He speaks five languages: English, Spanish, French, Elvan, and Ancient Eafresh, the language used by the gods. He typically spends his time reading, but he will also cook meals for the group. Despite living away from the HQ, his name is on the deed as he bought the property, making him the owner. He also spends the majority of his day at the HQ, typically going back home in the evenings.
He is a shifter vampire, the most rare form of vampire, and despite most shifter vampires only having 2-3 animals they can turn into, Max has six: a bat, a snake, a wolf, a dog, a tiger, and an elephant. He attributes having more animals due to his grandmother being an elf, who was very in tune with nature and animals, giving him more of a connection with nature.
Max is a Sagittarius.
Physical Description
Skinny but toned body type, good fitness and high agility. Can get weak if he hasn't had any blood for a while, which slowly drains all of his abilities.
Golden/Olive skin, jet black hair
Strong facial structure with strong jawline and cheekbones.
Eyebrow slit, with a few tattoos.
Being a vampire means he has increased agility, so he moves really quick, and often times can create a whirlwind around people, and has more strength, durability, and stronger sense than most humans. He can drain enemies of blood if they are really annoying. With enough focus, he can turn invisible for a short amount of time, but it often drains him of energy. He can hypnotize people for a short amount of time, which also drains him. Can transform into a bat, a snake, a wolf, a dog, a tiger, or an elephant.
Prefers darker clothes and love leather jackets, has the 'bad boy' vibe, but will sometimes dress in more flashy clothing. Just likes to wear fashionable clothing.
Mental characteristics
Max was born to the Farshade family, who were rulers over the kingdom of Arisan, which was founded by his grandparents
Daegan and
Eliyen Farshade. His father, Damon, became king when Max was 4, making him the prince of Arisan. From a young age, however, he showed no interest in being royalty. He often ran around the kingdom disguised as a peasant, not wanting to be treated as if he was better than others. He studied hard at home with his caretakers, wanting to become a doctor and help people. He learned Elvan from his grandmother during his childhood. When he turned 18, his father tried to arrange a marriage, so he could marry a princess from another nearby kingdom, a plan for his father to gain more control. He adamantly detested it, and his grandmother, who had gone through the same thing, helped him leave the city. He decided to travel, wanting to explore the world. He still had access to his family's fortune, due to a spell that his grandparents' friend had put on the wealth of the Farshade's which allowed a Farshade to access their fortune at any point of time.
He traveled throughout the world for the next 100 years, learning new languages, learning about different cultures, and just enjoying the life of a wandering traveler. He eventually became interested in magicians, and became the apprentice of a well known traveling magician. They performed side shows for tips, making a considerable amount of money. He eventually got popular enough that he started doing shows on his own. He did this for 10 years, until he became interested in medicine again, after trying to visit an old friend he met through his travels, and finding out that they had died of old age. This also caused him to start to resent his immortality, realizing that he will out live the people he cares about. He started studying medicine again to hopefully find a way to extend the lifespan of those that weren't immortal. After studying and researching for 10 years, at different places throughout the world, he gave up, unable to find a solution, and realizing that technology wasn't advanced enough yet. He then started studying other subjects, losing his interest in medicine. He learned three new languages: Spanish, French, and Ancient Eafresh, the language used by the gods.
He continued to travel, this time trying to help people, solving crimes and stopping criminals. He believed that there should be a balance between evil and good, and thought that the favor was tipped in the favor of evil, wanting to reset the balance. When he arrived to the city of
Glidale, the capital of
Nestoca, he decided to study a few different classes at their college, one of the best in the world, still having a craving for knowledge. A year into attending the college, he met Chelsea Vera, a girl who was studying alchemy. He had plenty of short term relationships during his travels, but she ended up being his first proper relationship that he had, as he had started to develop a want to finally settle in one place. Even after he finished the classes he wanted to take, he stayed in Glidale to be with Chelsea. After she finished college, she wanted to go to Arkhall, another city in Nestoca, to go find some old friends of hers that were supposed to be living there now. After 3 months in the city, she eventually found them, and introduced them to Max as Evening and Jaxson. The duo had a want to form a hero team to help stop crime and take down criminals, and Max decided to help them, as he had a similar goal.
Due to still having a lot of money to his name from being a Farshade, he was able to purchase a mansion to be their HQ, paid for them all to get hero licenses, and paid for the team license. They offered to let him have a leadership position in the team, but he declined, deciding instead to be more of an agent for the team, getting them to events to boost their popularity and other things of the sort, and also handled their money, as the duo didn't have much experience with money. Sometime after Sophia became a part of the team, Max moved out of the mansion so he could live with Chelsea as their relationship got more serious.
He was homeschooled by his parents and his caretakers until he was 18.
He is currently a member of "The Divine Guardians." He hasn't held a job before, due to having access to the Farshade fortune.
He has knowledge of a large amount of things, due to studying multiple subjects throughout his life, and can be considered a genius because of it.
He always tries to keep his morals in line of what's good, but he believes that if a crazy action is what must be done for good, he'll probably leave it up to someone else.
Personality Characteristics
He wants to do good for others, and protect others from death, so he doesn't have to feel the pain of someone close to him passing on.
Not the best at reading human emotions, but is good at taking care of humans when hurt/sick.
Loves anything dark. Loves dark humor. Enjoys magic. Dislikes anything fake. Dislikes heights.
If someone is hurt, he immediately goes into action to help them. May be negative, but is really good at giving advice.
Is often negative of a lot of things, sometimes not allowing him to enjoy somethings. Is hard to talk to sometimes.
Social
Doesn't talk that much and is seen as the 'quiet bad boy,' although he isn't bad. He tends to not say much in a regular conversation, unless its something he's passionate about, like saving and helping people or food.
Has a lower voice, but can easily change his voice at will for disguises.
History
When Chelsea came to Arkhall to search for her old friends who were supposed to be now living there, she brought her boyfriend of 2 years Max with her. When she found them and heard about their plans to start a hero team, it reminded her of Max's goal to do a similar thing, and introduced them to each other. They quickly became friends, as Jaxson and Chelsea were the more higher energy ones, while Max and Evening were the calmer ones. Max had some difficulty understanding certain things about people and the way some modern things works due to being alive for so long and being out of touch, and Evening was able to relate a bit due to her isolation and life on the run where she didn't learn much. After forming the team, they grew to be good friends. They knew how to help each other out, and often gave each other advice, as they both responded to things similarly at times. Whenever Evening couldn't go to Jaxson about something, she would immediately go to Max, especially if she wanted to keep something extremely private, and vice versa for Max.
Relationship Reasoning
Max was to be the financial support for the Divine Guardians, so Evening had to trust him. They naturally began to bond when they realized that had a lot of things in common, and they bonded whenever Jaxson and Chelsea would be busy doing high energy things, leaving the two alone.
History
Jaxson and Max first met when Chelsea introduced them to each other after meeting up with Jaxson again. Both of them had similar goals of doing good and fighting crime, so she suggested that they talk about Jaxson's plans to form a hero team with Evening. After sitting down and talking, Max admired Jaxson's determination and energy, and Jaxson was still sort of star-struck from meeting a member of royalty from another country. They came to an agreement of Max helping them fund the team as long as he gets to be a prominent member, and Jaxson agreed, excited to have him on the team. Max has always been entertained by Jason's high energy, and has been able to catch on to his constant need of attention, so even if no one else pays attention to what Jaxson is doing, Max will try his best to, so that Jaxson feels validated. Jaxson highly respects Max and his authority, and sees him as a wise figure.
Relationship Reasoning
They were introduced to each other by Chelsea, and had similar goals in life, so their friendship formed naturally from them forming a team together.
History
When Sophia first joined the team, she and Max didn't talk too much and didn't show much interest in each other as people. However, Sophia began to realize that Max was the only one in the team that could kind of understand what she was talking about, and was actually interested in what she was doing. When Sophia found out that Max knew Spanish, they often would talk only in Spanish to each other, letting them feel closer to each other compared to Evening and Jaxson. Max became Sophia's go to person when she's having an issue, and is the one that is able to talk her down from doing super crazy things. Max also feels understood by her, as she can understand the problems that being a vampire can come with, both physically and emotionally, due to her studies about vampires. They consider each other best friends, even if they aren't close on the level that Evening and Jaxson are.
History
Hayden and Max met a while after Hayden getting accepted into the team. They got along quickly, as Hayden was interested in Max's immortality, since he wasn't sure whether his ability meant he would be immortal forever. They found that they liked the same kinds of alcoholic drinks, and found themselves drinking together a decent amount. During those times, they would talk about their lives and their worries, and found that they could find solace in each other. Hayden realized that because of Max's long life, he had a lot of good advice, despite not being knowledgeable in modern things. This has allowed Hayden to feel comfortable going to Max to talk about personal things, and Max enjoys helping Hayden out and giving him advice, and metaphorically slapping some sense into him if needed. They have a good amount of respect for each other, even if their personalities don't match very well.
Relationship Reasoning
They are teammates and had to develop a friendship anyways, but after spending a lot of time drinking together and talking, they have formed a great relationship based on trust and shared life experiences.
Friend/Teammate (Important)
Friend/Teammate (Important)
History
Max and Khalia first met when Khalia became apart of the team. They don't know too much about each other, but since Khalia is a fan of the team, she know a decent amount about Max, and looks up to him as a hero a lot. Max can tell the amount of potential that Khalia has as a witch, and has a lot of respect for her and looks forward to seeing her grow.
He has access to the Farshade fortune, which can make him be considered a millionaire. He only pulls from the fortune if needed, as he now also gets compensation from being a part of The Divine Guardians.
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