Post by Austria on Dec 2, 2010 20:35:59 GMT -5
[/right]In this loose and unstable world,}
I create a revolution- }
{ Name:
Roderich Edelstein
{ Country:
Republik Austria
{ Apparent Age:
22 (he’s younger than England, actually, he’s probably younger than Italy)
{ Custom or Canon:
CanonAnxiety simply disappears}
The twilight shines}
To the other side}{ Physical Description:
He isn’t very tall, or very short. Roderich is thin, and has very little muscle and artist’s hands. His physique has always lacked strength, a great source of disappointment to his first royalty. Roderich has straight hair but styles it into a style that gives the appearance of waves. Roderich has a hair, Mariazell, that won’t lay down. Hs eyes are colored violet. He’s hardly seen without his coat or his cravat, and white dress-shirt.
I saw the sunrise}
After the long night}
With my back dyed in red}
After the long night}
With my back dyed in red}
{ Likes:
[/font][/color]- Sweet; baking and pastries of all kinds.
- Music, classical, although if you turn on some Falco he’ll glare at you as he tries not to sing along.
- Order among his household at least.
- Books and Art.
naggingSpending quality time with good friends and former husbands. (Yes, Eliza counts as husband. Roddy’s clearly the nagging wife in ANY relationship)
{ Dislikes: (At least 5)
- War
- Being left alone
- His instruments being touched/handled inappropriately
- Being teased for one of his insecurities.
- Being found in uncomfortable situation
- People who desert him.
Hey, are you going to disappear someday?}
In this ending world- }
Sadness before dawn, unbearable loneliness}
I held the faint heart and felt alone..}
Closely }
In this ending world- }
Sadness before dawn, unbearable loneliness}
I held the faint heart and felt alone..}
Closely }
{ Personality:
If one were to described Roderich it would be aloof. Despite being high-strung around particular people, Roderich still has an ‘I’m too good for you’ air. This is completely unintentional. People who take the time to know him, really know him, like Hungary and perhaps even Prussia, know how double-sided he really is, being quite simple, yet striving for elegance and how he has a detached gentleman persona, yet he’s really weak and clingy to those who give him the chance.
He’s rather untrusting like that. Roderich’s first experience of emotions gone wrong was the Rebellion of the Swiss Cantons, where a bunch of misunderstandings and the Hapsburgs got in the way of a friendship that spanned Austria’s earliest memories. Despite denying that said friend left him, Austria has never forgiven himself (Or Vash) for that particular failure. His marriage with Spain was flecked with sadness, as he saw Spain fall, and madness, because Hapsburg madness and the Inquisition do not go together well. By the time he married Hungary, Austria found it hard to actually express his love for her and instead poured it into his hobbies. Whether or not Hungary was saddened by this, he does not know, but he does feel some type of love for her. However, in small ways, his talents can be used to express his emotions so he doesn’t completely come off as apathetic, meaning despite having his heart broken many times and vice-versa, to an extent Austria is able to make the best of a situation.
Insecurity. Roderich exhibits this quite often, with his needs to keep this to their former glory and his need for order and decadence. His excessive styling of his hair and the fact he wears fake glasses show his unhappiness with his physical appearance. Also, taking his history in accord, he’s failed at being Ostmark. He was created for sole purpose of keeping Magyar at bay, but he was horrible at that. It’s one of the reasons he may feel ashamed of the fact he kept making marital alliances throughout his Hapsburg years, although he’s developed a habit for convincing himself that he did whatever he must to survive. Another point is a sore subject for him; guilt. Roderich, like all countries, has something to be guilty for, but Holy Roman Empire hurt him more than he let on, since he failed in looking after his charge. He can be both gentle and harsh when dealing with children, although as he has gotten older, so has he gotten gentler. Amongst the other nations, Roderich is seen as a free-loader. While Roderich is capable of doing things like cleaning and cooking (especially the latter), he prefers to mooch off others and bribe them into doing menial tasks for him. [/right]
In the clear memory that passed like a bullet }
If anyone is afraid }
I can't take a step forward..}
If anyone is afraid }
I can't take a step forward..}
{ Fears: (At least two, 50 words at the least)
- War
- Being left alone in a time of need.
- Not being strong enough to fend off Prussia
{ Weaknesses:
- Military strength. He wasn’t good at it as an empire, and as a tiny neutral alpine country he’s even more horrid at it. However, his weaponary are getting better.
- Letting go of the past, whether his former glory or his former trials, Roderich is the sort to stew over these constantly.
- His detachment does more harm to him than good, despite it helping him keep his emotions in check.
- Given the chance, he won’t do his fare share of work and will just laze about.
- His prissiness. The whole aristocratic persona can be dangerous when you have someone who hates that holding you at gunpoint.
{ Strengths: (100 words, at least Four strengths.)
- Alliances. Fortunate Austria maybe over and done with, but 640 years of marrying and joining up with countries have made Roderich strong in relationships and all their details. Behind the aloof aristocrat is a country who knows exactly how to persuade others to his cause.
- Culture. If there on thing that makes Roderich smile in his sleep, it is the knowledge that even in modern times, his contributions to culture are both revered and plentiful.
- His detachment. The good part comes in when he doesn’t panic at calamity. A good leader keeps a cool head and Roderich certainly does that.
- His terrain. Considering he is the country of Austria, one has to take into consideration that he has some Alps, and use them he will. (Also, he totally rocks at Alpine Skiing)
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Safety simply disappeared }
It had a negative effect }
On my heart }
It had a negative effect }
On my heart }
{ History:
(This isn’t mine, although I changed a few things. I got this from an Austria travel site… Sorry?)
The history of Austria dates back to prehistoric times when the country was overrun by different tribes, including the Celts, Romans, Vandals and some other. For several centuries that followed, Austria was a part of the Roman Empire up to its fall in the 5th century that entailed another tide of invasions. In the late 8th century the area was conquered by Charles the Great who encouraged its Christianization and colonization. Later on, the territories were bequeathed to the House of Babenberg. It is about this time that the first record mentioning the name Austria (Ostmark, referring to the Eastern March) appeared in documents describing actually the Babenberg March.
As in the 13th century the Babenberg line became extinct, the originally Swiss Habsburgs became the main dramatic personas in the history of Austria until the First World War. The period of their ruling has deeply affected the cultural and economical development of the country which is reflected in its art and architecture. Habsburgs contributed hugely to the expansion of Austrian territories through the marriages of convenience with royal families of the world. It is at the time of their rule that Austria was a centre of the cultural renaissance and gave the world great artists and musicians.
Napoleon's defeat of Austria following the country's joining the French Revolution marked the end to the Holy Roman Empire in 1806. Half a century later, the dual-monarchy Austria-Hungary was established, including German, Czech, Serbian, and other lands, being one of the world's central powers of that time. However, the First World War brought much chaos and destruction with it and the Austro-Hungarian Empire affected by it, too, went out of existence. In 1918 Austria was proclaimed a republic and the monarchy was abolished. The 20th century, however, had another terrible World War in store and as in 1938 German troops occupied the country, it was forced to incorporate to the Third Reich. The victory of the allies in 1945 proclaimed liberty of Austria, and the second republic was declared, yet the country only became independent again in 1955.
With the formation of Austrian Republic in 1945 the land constitutionally secured its permanent neutrality and has not betrayed its principles since then even with the annexation to the European Union in 1995.
(RP Setting History)
Until Prussia decided to resurrect himself and bother everyone again, Roderich’s life had been flourishing. His economy has been going very strong since the beginning of the Twenty-first century and he hadn’t been having problems with anyone, safely being in the EU.
Then Prussia began occupying his eastern most regions, trying to occupy Vienna. Closed in by the Prussian Army, Vienna is currently being besieged. Most Austrians have fled into the Alps, which shields them from most enemies. Roderich himself is in a cottage outside Salzburg. While most other countries have accepted the Prussians, Austria itself is heavily resistant, with Anti-Prussian propaganda littering the streets, comparing Prussian rule to that of the German Annexation of Austria. Politicians are repeatedly citing the 1955 Declaration of Neutrality, and Roderich is forming alliances with the other countries Prussia is trying to overtake. The Austrian Resistance is heavy in Prussian occupied Austria, with some members even committing terrorist acts to fend the Prussians off. Unfortunately, the people of Vienna are starving and scared, the lack of food and supplies to the city making them weaker with each passing day. And the resistance isn’t strong enough to get rid of the army surrounding the Capital. So they fight more and more each day, hoping that some country will help them soon.
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Hey, do you always dream? }
In this ending world- I was hugging the painful "message" }
That becomes the person that exploits- the blocked path}
I can't wish to just live}
I breathe, just feeling the world}
In this ending world- I was hugging the painful "message" }
That becomes the person that exploits- the blocked path}
I can't wish to just live}
I breathe, just feeling the world}
{ Theme song:
The whole Requiem by Mozart, (look up the Amadeus soundtrack version)
{ Family/Pets/Primary Relations:
- Hungary (Ex Husband/Wife if you must)
- Spain (Ex Husband/Former annoyance)
- Germany (Blood Relation, friend, housemate at one point)
- N.Italy (Former servant/ward)
- Switzerland (Childhood friend)
- His cat.
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When the long night ends, there is nothing behind me }
There's only ---}
A large ocean}
There's only ---}
A large ocean}
{ Rp Sample: (300 words)
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(My post on Airtalia, an AU Steam punk RP where Austria is a destitute aristocrat-air dispatcher who dreams of music and being psychologist, preparing for an Expo on new scientific and technological discoveries.
Months of preparation had not gone to waste. Every fiber of his mind at work, while flipping those trivial switches and speaking in pleasant tones to the drudges that requested landing permission or some other stupid thing, had been working over then thought of this day.
Perhaps even Roderich’s subconscious stewed upon the expo. Subconscious being the key word here. The mind, how it worked, had always been an interest to the young Austrian man. Of course his teachers (He only had schooling until his Great Aunt died, since the woman had nothing left to give him. ) insisted on him learning the Socratic Philosophy, knowledge and it’s study, epistemology, but his interest was why people behaved the way they did. In his mind, other minds were carefully constructed symphonies, each one different, with different components and rhythms.
This interest did not die on the streets of Londinium, where he worked as a street player. No Roderich kept himself at an Aristocratic distance from most things and if he wasn’t constructing notes in his head, he was pondering Kant and lately, the Russian Escapee, Boris Sidris. The man had an amazing idea of suggestion being split into two parts, Normality and Abnormality. Roderich had the man’s The Psychology of Suggestion: A Research into the Subconscious Nature of Man and Society avidly, fixated on what his mind was suggesting.
Sleepless nights, in which he even ignored his precious piano, found Edelstein sketching maps on papers. ‘Imagine!’ his mind supplied, ‘A map of such a thing.’ But it was an old school friend (who obviously didn’t know the state of Roderich’s life since school) who wrote to him of an interesting idea he himself had heard as hearsay.
Dreams. The subconscious could be viewed in dreams. The idea of it was completely radical and yet, so right. “In the Bible, even,” Roderich would muse, “Dreams foretold events and catastrophes. So why not show our deepest desires?” So he made a graph, asked his coworkers many questions, and made a whole essay on his findings. Not willing to simply publish his work in some stuffed periodical, Roderich wanted to present to the people it would help. The populace was who he wanted to help. Sure there was music, but this could mend minds.
So he spent the whole night getting ready for the Crystal Palace Technological Exposition, completely excited. After bathing thoroughly in buttermilk, quite expensive actually, he set off and made his stall. He did want to go explore around for a bit but the expo had just started and his first viewer would come any moment now.
Speak of the devil. A man with an eager face was currently looking over his (over simplified, seriously, Roderich needed a dictionary to decipher all those scientific journals he managed to pawn.) notes and research. Roderich steadied himself and walked over to him. “Hello, would you like me to explain what this is?”
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Hey, do you always give off vibrancy }
In this ending world }
The small promise that exchanged in the dark }
Is the reason I live }
In this ending world }
The small promise that exchanged in the dark }
Is the reason I live }
{ Alias:
Irene/Rina/Mintberry
{ Rp Experience:
1 year
{ Male or Female:[/size]
Female
{ How you found the site?:
Ad on another of the RP boards I am on.
{ Pairings:
It depends on the RP and the mun. Historically, you can basically pair Roderich with a sizable amount of Europe, since the guy rented himself out during the Hapsburg rule, but I think I’ll be aiming for Praustria or Edelweiss in this RP. If the players agree, I mean.
{ Best way to contact you: MSN, PM, Email....
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Hey, I won't make a dark expression again }
I can't see the shadow that blocks }
Soaking up the bright, bright sunlight }
I greeted the morning of "Day 6" }
I can't see the shadow that blocks }
Soaking up the bright, bright sunlight }
I greeted the morning of "Day 6" }
The song is "The Dying Message" sung by Rin Kagemine, and by UtsuP. The english subs are from t12111. Go check out the song from there and do not rip. The profile is made by Neko. You are not allowed to use this anywhere you like.
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