Astharoshe Asran

PLAYER
Name: Mech
Age: 25
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E-mail: mechafreak@gmail.com
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CHARACTER
Name: Astharoshe Asran
Canon: Trinity Blood
Age: Unknown (Appears to be in her 20s or 30s)
Timeline: Just after Abel and Esther leave the Empire after returning with Ion Fortuna
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Personality: Upon first meeting, Asthe can come off as an elitist bitch, she is nobility after all. She used to believe that humans were nothing more than savages, but that changed once she met Father Abel Nightroad and worked with him while hunting down a murderer. She still doesn't think too highly of humans, but her opinion has changed greatly.

She doesn't take any kind of crap from anyone and isn't afraid to fight for what she believes in. She has a bit of a short temper and fighting skills and strength to back up her words. She hates being called a Vampire, it is considered an insult in the Empire where she grew up. Her kind may be vampiric in nature, but she will never refer to herself as one. Asthe has a lot of pride, making it hard for her to accept help from others. It usually takes some hard convincing to get her to accept help, but eventually she will cave.

Her loyalty is unmatched. She will do anything for her Empress, even if that means giving up her own life. She will also do anything that she can to help protect her friends. Father Abel Nightroad holds a special place in her heart. He is her Tovarish, a beloved friend to whom she will do anything for, but that doesn't stop her from hitting him if she believes that he deserves it. She isn't without her softer side. Once you get to know her, she's cares a lot for the people around her, even if she expresses it in a rather rough way.

Background: (This history is a mixture of both anime and manga information for Trinity Blood. Asthe is one of the more minor characters of the series and not a lot is known about her)

Astharoshe Asran, known as Asthe, lived a pretty normal life in the New Human Empire. That is, normal enough for Methuselah nobility. Growing up she had a very close relationship with her mother, the Viscountess of Odessa. Four years ago, The Viscountess of Odessa died unexpectedly, causing Asthe so much grief that most of her long red hair turned white. After her mother died, Asthe inherited the title of Viscountess of Odessa and shortly after that, she gained the title Duchess of Kiev.

A year after the death of her mother, Asthe lost one of her friends. Countess Len Yearnoshe was murdered by Endre Kourza who then fled the Empire. Since Endre fled the Empire, someone had to go 'Outside' and find him and make sure that he was either brought back or executed for his crimes. Since she had never been 'Outside' before, Asthe had no idea how to deal with humans. Asthe is partnered with Father Abel Nightroad, a member of the Vatican AX Agency.

Since she grew up in the New Human Empire, Asthe cared little for humans. She believed that they were lesser creatures compared to Methuselah, the vampire-like citizens of the New Human Empire. She and Abel have to travel by night (like vampires, Methuselah burn in sunlight) to follow any leads that they have on Endre. Finally, they locate him and consumed by rage, Asthe attacks, destroying the Rialto Bridge, killing and injuring many innocent bystanders as well as Abel.

Regretting her actions, Asthe does her best to keep control of her emotions the next time they go after Endre. The next time they find him, Asthe is able to keep her rage under control and kill Endre with the help of Abel. Before she leaves to go back to the Empire, she allows Abel to call her Tovarish, which is a very special term for Methuselah. Only very select people can call each other Tovarish.

Three years after her first mission 'Outside', Asthe has gained a lot more political control within the Empire and is given yet another special assignment. She is to keep another Methuselah along with two Vatican messengers alive, even if it costs her her own life. Upon returning to her manor, she finds out who the Vatican messengers are. Able Nightroad and Esther Blanchett are waiting along with Ion Fortuna, the Earl of Memphis (another Methuselah). After making sure they are comfortable, she learns that Ion's grandmother, Mirka was murdered and he was framed for it.

The next day, Asthe and Abel go to the Palace of Stars in order to gather more information. While there, they meet the Duke of Tigris, Suleyman. It is not until later, while visiting Suleyman's manor, that they discover the true plan and are nearly killed.

During their attempt to return to the palace, Asthe and Able are stopped by Death Hunters, puppets created by the Rosenkreuz Orden (A group of powerful terrorists out to create a 'New World Order'), but they fight through them and make it back inside so that she could accuse Suleyman of being a traitor.

Before she can do anything about it, Empress Augusta Vradica appears, surprising everyone since it was believed that she had been assassinated in a bombing at a funeral the night before. While attempting to kill the Empress again, Asthe kills Suleyman. However, things aren't finished yet.

Another Methuselah, Radu Barvon, the Baron of Luxor, had gone to a secret location in order to do something with an unknown computer system, but had been stopped by Abel. It turns out that Radu was not himself, but rather a living corpse being controlled by another member of the Rozenkreuz Orden. Enraged by what had happened, Asthe attacks, but is knocked unconscious by the flames that Radu can control.

Since she was knocked out, Asthe doesn't know how the battle was won, but is glad that her friends and Empress are alive. Shortly after the fight, Asthe cuts her hair because it was burned during the fight with Radu.

Strengths/Weaknesses: One of Asthe's biggest weaknesses is her pride. She has a hard time asking for help, even in a fight that she knows that she'll lose. She's also got a very short temper, and will jump into fights if she feels insulted enough. Even though she's loyal as can be, that loyalty can get her in trouble. She will risk her life to protect those she cares for without a second thought. She also has a bad habit of taking her anger out on Abel Nightroad or anyone around her when she gets mad.

Physically, Asthe can't go out in sunlight unless she's covered by many layers of clothing if she's outside of the Empire. The sun burns her skin and will lead to a very slow and painful death. She also needs blood to survive, but she uses synthetic blood pills created by scientists in the Empire. She can eat normal food.

Also, unlike other mythical vampires, crosses, holy water, and scripture do not work against her. It is believed that Methuselah don't have souls, so holy things don't work against them.

Abilities: Being a Methuselah, Asthe is physically stronger and faster than normal humans. She can easily lift a man and throw him without much thought. She's also a skilled fighter with a staff. She carries the Spear of Gae Bolge, a staff that can create an ionized xenon gas blade to cut through just about anything. She doesn't have any other abilities like some of the other Methuselah.

First Person: [The audio feed starts without the user really knowing what's going on. She's just kind of looking the device over and poking at the buttons.]

This is such an odd device. Its nothing like what we have in the Empire...[There's a slight pause.]

Hello? [She's unsure if she can be heard or not. Its hard to tell with this thing.] Can someone tell me where I am? This is not the destination I was supposed to arrive at. [There's some mild swearing in another language.]

I wonder if this is some plot by the radicals. I know there are still some after her Highness' life, but they have been silenced for now. [She seems to be talking more to herself for the moment.]

Is there any way to get a message outside of the city? I must get word to the Empress as to what has happened to me. I must also get word to the Vatican as well.

Are there any good inns in this town? I have to find a way to leave tomorrow evening.

Third Person: Asthe didn't look a lot like herself as she stood in one of the darker areas of the platform with the hood of her traveling cloak pulled up. This wasn't the destination that she was headed for. The Duchess of Moldova had invited her out to one of her other estates outside of the Empire's capital and this was supposed to be the mid-point of her journey. It was a long trip, but one that was taken a lot easier on a train than any other form of transport. The architecture was nothing like she had seen before. It certainly wasn't like anything else in the Empire.

There was also a strange device in her hand that she had never seen before. Curious, she looked at it. She could hear voices, but how did it work? It wasn't like anything she had seen before in the Empire. Who had given it to her and why? She needed information and a way to get a message back to the Imperial Capital and probably the Vatican as well. Maybe Abel or Esther would be able to help her out of this. She doubted that Ion Fortuna, the Earl of Memphis would be able to help her with this kind of technology. He had hardly been outside of the Empire and certainly didn't have the experience that she did.

She took a deep breath to calm herself, almost unable to control the rage that was starting to build at both herself and some unknown person who might have been able to get her on the wrong train or somehow move her to another train partway through her trip. There was no use in getting angry right now, especially when there was no one around for her to take her anger out on. The last thing that she wanted was to harm a human. The Empire was working hard to try and find peace with the humans on the Outside, she didn't want to do anything that might jeopardize that.

→ OOC
□ Name: Mech
□ Age: 25
□ Contact: AIM: mechtechangel, e-mail: mechafreak@gmail.com
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→ IC
□ Name: Astharoshe Asran
□ Series: Trinity Blood,
□ Canon point: After Abel and Esther leave the Empire
□ History: (This history is a mixture of both anime and manga information for Trinity Blood. Asthe is one of the more minor characters of the series and not a lot is known about her)

Astharoshe Asran, known as Asthe, lived a pretty normal life in the New Human Empire. That is, normal enough for Methuselah nobility. Growing up she had a very close relationship with her mother, the Viscountess of Odessa. Four years ago, The Viscountess of Odessa died unexpectedly, causing Asthe so much grief that most of her long red hair turned white. After her mother died, Asthe inherited the title of Viscountess of Odessa and shortly after that, she gained the title Duchess of Kiev.

A year after the death of her mother, Asthe lost one of her friends. Countess Len Yearnoshe was murdered by Endre Kourza who then fled the Empire. Since Endre fled the Empire, someone had to go 'Outside' and find him and make sure that he was either brought back or executed for his crimes. Since she had never been 'Outside' before, Asthe had no idea how to deal with humans. Asthe is partnered with Father Abel Nightroad, a member of the Vatican AX Agency.

Since she grew up in the New Human Empire, Asthe cared little for humans. She believed that they were lesser creatures compared to Methuselah, the vampire-like citizens of the New Human Empire. She and Abel have to travel by night (like vampires, Methuselah burn in sunlight) to follow any leads that they have on Endre. Finally, they locate him and consumed by rage, Asthe attacks, destroying the Rialto Bridge, killing and injuring many innocent bystanders as well as Abel.

Regretting her actions, Asthe does her best to keep control of her emotions the next time they go after Endre. The next time they find him, Asthe is able to keep her rage under control and kill Endre with the help of Abel. Before she leaves to go back to the Empire, she allows Abel to call her Tovarish, which is a very special term for Methuselah. Only very select people can call each other Tovarish.

Three years after her first mission 'Outside', Asthe has gained a lot more political control within the Empire and is given yet another special assignment. She is to keep another Methuselah along with two Vatican messengers alive, even if it costs her her own life. Upon returning to her manor, she finds out who the Vatican messengers are. Able Nightroad and Esther Blanchett are waiting along with Ion Fortuna, the Earl of Memphis (another Methuselah). After making sure they are comfortable, she learns that Ion's grandmother, Mirka was murdered and he was framed for it.

The next day, Asthe and Abel go to the Palace of Stars in order to gather more information. While there, they meet the Duke of Tigris, Suleyman. It is not until later, while visiting Suleyman's manor, that they discover the true plan and are nearly killed.

During their attempt to return to the palace, Asthe and Able are stopped by Death Hunters, puppets created by the Rosenkreuz Orden (A group of powerful terrorists out to create a 'New World Order'), but they fight through them and make it back inside so that she could accuse Suleyman of being a traitor.

Before she can do anything about it, Empress Augusta Vradica appears, surprising everyone since it was believed that she had been assassinated in a bombing at a funeral the night before. While attempting to kill the Empress again, Asthe kills Suleyman. However, things aren't finished yet.

Another Methuselah, Radu Barvon, the Baron of Luxor, had gone to a secret location in order to do something with an unknown computer system, but had been stopped by Abel. It turns out that Radu was not himself, but rather a living corpse being controlled by another member of the Rozenkruz Orden. Enraged by what had happened, Asthe attacks, but is knocked unconscious by the flames that Radu can control.

Since she was knocked out, Asthe doesn't know how the battle was won, but is glad that her friends and Empress are alive. Shortly after the fight, Asthe cuts her hair because it was burned when she was knocked out.
□ Personality: Upon first meeting, Asthe can come off as an elitist bitch. She doesn't take any kind of crap from anyone and isn't afraid to fight for what she believes in. She is not one for idle threats and she has the fighting skills and strength to back up her words. She hates being called a Vampire, it is a derogatory term in the Empire. Her kind may be vampiric in nature, but she will never refer to herself as one. Asthe has a lot of pride, making it hard for her to accept help from others. It usually takes some hard convincing to get her to accept help, but eventually she will cave.

Her loyalty is unmatched. She will do anything for her Empress, even if that means giving up her own life. She will also do anything that she can to help protect her friends. Father Abel Nightroad is probably the only other person aside from her Empress, that Asthe will do anything for. After their first mission together, he became her Tovarish, a beloved partner. They'll give their lives for each other.

Asthe isn't without her softer side. Once you get to know her, she can be very friendly and caring. She has a bit of trouble expressing certain feelings, but she manages to get her message across. It often comes across as being mean, but it is the way she shows she cares.

□ Age: Unknown (Appears to be late 20s or early 30s)
□ Gender: Female
□ Appearance: Asthe is rather tall woman, close to six feet. She has very nice curves, often shown off by the somewhat revealing casual clothes that she likes to wear. Her hair is shoulder length and white with a single red streak in the middle of her bangs. Her casual clothes often include tight leather pants and corsets. She enjoys wearing high heeled boots no matter what she's wearing, weather it is casual or formal. Her formal clothes look like this: http://trinityblood.wikia.com/wiki/File:Asta.jpg (It is a rather complicated design, I figured it would be easier to show you instead.) She has no problem with showing her body to others, since most of her clothes show off her figure.
□ Abilities/Powers: Being a Methuselah, Asthe has inhuman speed and strength. She can use "haste" which makes her even faster than a normal. Aside from that, she doesn't have any other superpowers. She cannot go out in sunlight, it will burn her skin and eventually kill her if she is exposed for too long.
□ Personal Items: 1. Her formal clothes (Linked above)
2. The Staff of Gae Bolg. It is her weapon of choice. When not in use, it looks like a simple staff hanging from her belt, but when activated, it creates a blade of ionized xenon gas to create a plasma blade that can cut through just about anything. If allowed, I know it will be disabled.
3. Artificial blood pills. These are used in place of blood in the New Human Empire.
4. A couple of bottles of wine. She will use the wine to dissolve the blood pills that she brings with her.