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EDIT: Gakuen app up! Lios dislikes studying so he dressed as a member of the staff instead. Although he wouldn't do much teaching either; every lesson would be study period. 8D;

Full size here: daidairo.deviantart.com/art/CH…
Original app here: sta.sh/0zhf9duzpro
No Edo app because mine was so ugly =w=;
Lolita app here: sta.sh/08w7chjkmq1

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Name: Lios Æthelstan

Gender: Male

Age: 21

Faction: Spade

Role: The Apathetic Larcener

Magic/Ability/Talent:

Sleight of hand - Learnt from his mentor. He can steal things, hide things, switch things around, make things appear from nowhere, make things disappear, and basically fool your eyes
Dart/knife throwing - Very basic. Plays darts with the children.
Dirty-ways-to-fight-barehanded - From all the rough roadside brawls.
Violin - Remembers a little bit from when he had lessons at a younger age
Reading/writing - Remembers a little bit from when he had booklearning at a younger age

Weapon: Two one-handed blades, which can be connected at the base of the hilt to form a single double-edged sword. He carries them under his coat via bandages attached to his belt, which can also be retied to the sides of his coat instead so that they are hidden from view to anyone who isn't looking too closely. The guard pieces are adjustable.

Likes:
Sleeping
Music
Fooling rich nobles
Sweet things
Poker
Dogs

Dislikes:
Arrogant toffs
Bonfires (due to terrible memories)
Rules and authority
Cats

Personality:

Sarcastic. Especially to irritating strangers and nobles, but often wields that sharp wit for humour as well.

Lazy. He steals when he feels like it, or when he needs to, and mainly from nobles in Hearts.

Completely apathetic. Considers a lot of things too much bother, so he would rather lie somewhere and sleep. When on a job, however, he pulls up a pleasant drawl and easy confidence to pass as a rich, bored noble, thus gaining him entrance to crowds of higher circles and opening opportunities for his 'treasure hunting'.

Rebellious. Dislikes all notions of aristocracy and laws of Wonderland; sometimes, if he's in the mood, he will flout authority just for the sake of doing it.

Kindly. To the other Spades he grew up with, particularly younger children, he occasionally shows a kinder side. When one of them runs into very serious trouble, he will (under a great show of reluctance sometimes) do whatever he could to get them out of it, even though that sometimes ends up with him causing bigger trouble elsewhere as a distraction.

Determined (and stubborn). Once he has decided on something (a very rare occurence, given how he usually can't be bothered even to make important decisions), he will never stray from it.

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History: Be warned, this is long.

His name was Yulios, and he lived in a charming, quaint house near the Castle of Heart. His father Eldred was descended from the aristocratic Æthelstan bloodlines, but as a fifth son of a branch family, there wasn't much for him to inherit, so he ended up working as a coachman/guard for the main family.

When Yulios was about 11 periods old, the family was invited to a soiree at a private mansion. They wanted Yulios to see more of Wonderland, to experience more and grow, so they brought him along. As usual, all of the other guests were members of the Heart Faction, and most, if not all, were royal. They brought servants, and some had slaves, people Yulios had never seen before in his sheltered existance. He observed them, watching as they were punished for mistakes they made in front of their masters.

That night, when everyone was asleep, the mansion caught fire by accident. Although many made it out before the fire spread too far, some had been sleeping so soundly they had not noticed until they were surrounded by flames. Yulios and his mother watched anxiously as Eldred continued to re-enter the mansion, charging out with servants and children in his grasp. Very few seemed willing to go back into the blazing furnace except him, and as he dropped a little girl into the arms of her delighted mother, a Selfish Princess hailed him and informed him that he was to save her jewels and the token of love from her beau; a lifesized bust of herself. She insisted that she was more important than all the lives of the servants there, and demanded that he aid her first.

Eldred refused. He continued to prioritize saving citizens, much to the anger of the Selfish Princess. When she and her family cornered him, Eldred's words sounded to them like insolent insults, and they were enraged to think that a low-ranking man would dare to disobey orders and chastise them. As the rest of the party evacuated, heading to another mansion, Eldred went back in one more time. He emerged coughing, with an unconscious young lady in his arms. Yulios' mother Elfswyn ran to help him, but before they could get any further, six men ran forward with swords in hand.

Yulios leapt forward, but a pair of arms closed around him and dragged him behind a tree. One hand clamped over his mouth, silencing all protests, as a voice told him to "be quiet, and stay quiet if you don't want to die". They watched as Eldred, Elfswyn and the young lady were killed, disintergrating into black misty shadows, then their clockhearts picked up and thrown into the burning embers.

"If you want to blame someone, blame the Princess," said one of the men, before they disappeared. Yulios' captor loosened his hold, and he stood there, unmoving, crying, for his parents would never return.

Laran was a thief who had planned to burgle the mansion that night. He repeated what the Selfish Princess had said; that "Only those of pure, noble blood matter", that "All of you peasants are worthless", that "We of royal lineage stand at the top", and thus they felt that they were above whatever rules and laws Wonderland made... including the Unbreakable Rule of clock destruction.

Yulios was brought to the Hatter's Mansion. Renamed Lios, he grew up with the other Spades like a part of one close-knit family. Laran trained him in the art of prestidigitation, in swordsmanship, taught him everything he needed to survive, and loved him like his own son.

Many periods later, Laran and Lios travelled to a fair held mainly by Clovers to earn money as magicians. Before they even reached the fair grounds, they came across a family of nobles stabbing one of their maidservants. Again, Laran forced Lios to hide until they had gone. Lios was disturbed and angry, but Laran stopped him from taking any action, as they watched the shadowy remains of the servant float slowly away with her clockheart. It is not against the laws of Wonderland, he said.

"What would you do? Kill them? Won't that make you the same as them?"

Confused and doubtful, Lios followed Laran to the fair. They had some success with their magic tricks, and prepared to stay the night before returning home. They slept under a bush wrapped in cloaks, but were woken up in the middle of the night by the smell of smoke and screams of fear. Fires had been lit in every caravan, and wooden stakes forced securely across each door to bar it. Laran told Lios to help fetch water from a nearby stream, then rushed off to help.

But Lios spotted the Heart family from before, sneaking away. From the conversation between father and daughter, he realised that they had been to the fair to consult a fortune teller, and her loud, unpleasant truths and ominous predictions displeased the nobleman. With old wounds reopened by the blazing fires, Lios was furious. He accosted them, beat off their two guards, then grabbed one of two swords the nobleman had been holding and stabbed him through. Lifting the other sword, he went for the daughter, but just before the stroke connected, Laran stepped in front and took the blow straight in the chest. He told Lios that there had been too much killing, that he wasn't supposed to be one of them. Laran pulled the sword out of himself with trembling fingers, then placed it in Lios' hand.

"Your sword was not meant to destroy people you hate; rather, it must protect the people you love."

Lios watched his mentor disintergrate. The shadowy remains picked up his clockheart, and flew off into the nightsky. The noblewoman offered Lios the other sword as well, in exchange for letting her live, then fled with her servants. Lios picked up both swords, as a reminder of the lesson that Laran had taught him that day. Then he turned and rushed back to the fair to save as many citizens as he could.

Laran never returned.

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Additional info:

Lios now makes a living as a thief, and occasionally as a street magician. He specialises in pickpocketing, particularly from nobility, using his regal clothes and graceful manner to con his victims into thinking him one of them, thus avoiding any suspicion. Although he still destests the Heart Faction and the aristocracy, he almost never acts on it.

He is highly skilled at sleight of hand, playing with coins, cards, purses, and other objects. He wields his double blades with a fair hand, and can also fight bare handed using cheap tricks he learnt in streetside brawls.

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Clockhearts belongs to
Lios belongs to me.

Description

EDIT: Gakuen app up! Lios dislikes studying so he dressed as a member of the staff instead. Although he wouldn't do much teaching either; every lesson would be study period. 8D;

Full size here: daidairo.deviantart.com/art/CH…
Original app here: sta.sh/0zhf9duzpro
No Edo app because mine was so ugly =w=;
Lolita app here: sta.sh/08w7chjkmq1

---------------------

Name: Lios Æthelstan

Gender: Male

Age: 21

Faction: Spade

Role: The Apathetic Larcener

Magic/Ability/Talent:

Sleight of hand - Learnt from his mentor. He can steal things, hide things, switch things around, make things appear from nowhere, make things disappear, and basically fool your eyes
Dart/knife throwing - Very basic. Plays darts with the children.
Dirty-ways-to-fight-barehanded - From all the rough roadside brawls.
Violin - Remembers a little bit from when he had lessons at a younger age
Reading/writing - Remembers a little bit from when he had booklearning at a younger age

Weapon: Two one-handed blades, which can be connected at the base of the hilt to form a single double-edged sword. He carries them under his coat via bandages attached to his belt, which can also be retied to the sides of his coat instead so that they are hidden from view to anyone who isn't looking too closely. The guard pieces are adjustable.

Likes:
Sleeping
Music
Fooling rich nobles
Sweet things
Poker
Dogs

Dislikes:
Arrogant toffs
Bonfires (due to terrible memories)
Rules and authority
Cats

Personality:

Sarcastic. Especially to irritating strangers and nobles, but often wields that sharp wit for humour as well.

Lazy. He steals when he feels like it, or when he needs to, and mainly from nobles in Hearts.

Completely apathetic. Considers a lot of things too much bother, so he would rather lie somewhere and sleep. When on a job, however, he pulls up a pleasant drawl and easy confidence to pass as a rich, bored noble, thus gaining him entrance to crowds of higher circles and opening opportunities for his 'treasure hunting'.

Rebellious. Dislikes all notions of aristocracy and laws of Wonderland; sometimes, if he's in the mood, he will flout authority just for the sake of doing it.

Kindly. To the other Spades he grew up with, particularly younger children, he occasionally shows a kinder side. When one of them runs into very serious trouble, he will (under a great show of reluctance sometimes) do whatever he could to get them out of it, even though that sometimes ends up with him causing bigger trouble elsewhere as a distraction.

Determined (and stubborn). Once he has decided on something (a very rare occurence, given how he usually can't be bothered even to make important decisions), he will never stray from it.

------

History: Be warned, this is long.

His name was Yulios, and he lived in a charming, quaint house near the Castle of Heart. His father Eldred was descended from the aristocratic Æthelstan bloodlines, but as a fifth son of a branch family, there wasn't much for him to inherit, so he ended up working as a coachman/guard for the main family.

When Yulios was about 11 periods old, the family was invited to a soiree at a private mansion. They wanted Yulios to see more of Wonderland, to experience more and grow, so they brought him along. As usual, all of the other guests were members of the Heart Faction, and most, if not all, were royal. They brought servants, and some had slaves, people Yulios had never seen before in his sheltered existance. He observed them, watching as they were punished for mistakes they made in front of their masters.

That night, when everyone was asleep, the mansion caught fire by accident. Although many made it out before the fire spread too far, some had been sleeping so soundly they had not noticed until they were surrounded by flames. Yulios and his mother watched anxiously as Eldred continued to re-enter the mansion, charging out with servants and children in his grasp. Very few seemed willing to go back into the blazing furnace except him, and as he dropped a little girl into the arms of her delighted mother, a Selfish Princess hailed him and informed him that he was to save her jewels and the token of love from her beau; a lifesized bust of herself. She insisted that she was more important than all the lives of the servants there, and demanded that he aid her first.

Eldred refused. He continued to prioritize saving citizens, much to the anger of the Selfish Princess. When she and her family cornered him, Eldred's words sounded to them like insolent insults, and they were enraged to think that a low-ranking man would dare to disobey orders and chastise them. As the rest of the party evacuated, heading to another mansion, Eldred went back in one more time. He emerged coughing, with an unconscious young lady in his arms. Yulios' mother Elfswyn ran to help him, but before they could get any further, six men ran forward with swords in hand.

Yulios leapt forward, but a pair of arms closed around him and dragged him behind a tree. One hand clamped over his mouth, silencing all protests, as a voice told him to "be quiet, and stay quiet if you don't want to die". They watched as Eldred, Elfswyn and the young lady were killed, disintergrating into black misty shadows, then their clockhearts picked up and thrown into the burning embers.

"If you want to blame someone, blame the Princess," said one of the men, before they disappeared. Yulios' captor loosened his hold, and he stood there, unmoving, crying, for his parents would never return.

Laran was a thief who had planned to burgle the mansion that night. He repeated what the Selfish Princess had said; that "Only those of pure, noble blood matter", that "All of you peasants are worthless", that "We of royal lineage stand at the top", and thus they felt that they were above whatever rules and laws Wonderland made... including the Unbreakable Rule of clock destruction.

Yulios was brought to the Hatter's Mansion. Renamed Lios, he grew up with the other Spades like a part of one close-knit family. Laran trained him in the art of prestidigitation, in swordsmanship, taught him everything he needed to survive, and loved him like his own son.

Many periods later, Laran and Lios travelled to a fair held mainly by Clovers to earn money as magicians. Before they even reached the fair grounds, they came across a family of nobles stabbing one of their maidservants. Again, Laran forced Lios to hide until they had gone. Lios was disturbed and angry, but Laran stopped him from taking any action, as they watched the shadowy remains of the servant float slowly away with her clockheart. It is not against the laws of Wonderland, he said.

"What would you do? Kill them? Won't that make you the same as them?"

Confused and doubtful, Lios followed Laran to the fair. They had some success with their magic tricks, and prepared to stay the night before returning home. They slept under a bush wrapped in cloaks, but were woken up in the middle of the night by the smell of smoke and screams of fear. Fires had been lit in every caravan, and wooden stakes forced securely across each door to bar it. Laran told Lios to help fetch water from a nearby stream, then rushed off to help.

But Lios spotted the Heart family from before, sneaking away. From the conversation between father and daughter, he realised that they had been to the fair to consult a fortune teller, and her loud, unpleasant truths and ominous predictions displeased the nobleman. With old wounds reopened by the blazing fires, Lios was furious. He accosted them, beat off their two guards, then grabbed one of two swords the nobleman had been holding and stabbed him through. Lifting the other sword, he went for the daughter, but just before the stroke connected, Laran stepped in front and took the blow straight in the chest. He told Lios that there had been too much killing, that he wasn't supposed to be one of them. Laran pulled the sword out of himself with trembling fingers, then placed it in Lios' hand.

"Your sword was not meant to destroy people you hate; rather, it must protect the people you love."

Lios watched his mentor disintergrate. The shadowy remains picked up his clockheart, and flew off into the nightsky. The noblewoman offered Lios the other sword as well, in exchange for letting her live, then fled with her servants. Lios picked up both swords, as a reminder of the lesson that Laran had taught him that day. Then he turned and rushed back to the fair to save as many citizens as he could.

Laran never returned.

-----------

Additional info:

Lios now makes a living as a thief, and occasionally as a street magician. He specialises in pickpocketing, particularly from nobility, using his regal clothes and graceful manner to con his victims into thinking him one of them, thus avoiding any suspicion. Although he still destests the Heart Faction and the aristocracy, he almost never acts on it.

He is highly skilled at sleight of hand, playing with coins, cards, purses, and other objects. He wields his double blades with a fair hand, and can also fight bare handed using cheap tricks he learnt in streetside brawls.

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Clockhearts belongs to
Lios belongs to me.