General physical description: Tall in stature, lean and muscular with light hair. Dark eyes that seem focused, always too reveling of emotion that can be either true or false. Broad shoulders that stand tall.
Relationship status: Single
Current family: Two younger siblings
Family background (parents, previous marriages, etc.): His mother died in child birth of his youngest sibling. She was in her thirties during the time of birth and complications were expected. His father died when he was twenty two, leaving him as Duke. He had been engaged to a woman who died of illness before the marriage took place.
Friends: He has a handful of people he butters up, jokes and spends time with but there is almost no one he would consider his friend.
Other close relationships: He is rather open with his siblings about his nature and that makes them the closest to him.
Relationship with men: Marco is a very egotistical, proud man and so he prefers the company of those who admire him or can be manipulated. He is kind to those of power whom he chooses to make allies out of but he isn’t particularly drawn to the company of men.
Relationship with women: There are many women he will court but he rarely makes it public. He is careful to keep his image clean and saves public signs of affection for necessity. Most women he pursues have something to offer him. He knows women usually have more control than they let on and often are the minds behind many of the men in power.
Job: Duke, owns and tends for lands.
Dress style: Typical of someone of his status. He will sport gold and jewels but only in moderation. He tries not to seem over ostentatious, as he finds it tendsto make people appear less trust worthy and intelligent.
Attitude to religion: Loose, he believes and follows the religion, though like many powerful men he tends to think the repercussions of sin do not apply to him. He does however fast and attend mass during distress and holidays
Favorite pastimes: Horse riding, Garden strolls, reading
Hobbies: The above listed, painting (it is an expensive hobby as paints come at high cost. He appreciates the elegance of it)
Favorite foods: Custards, hearty soups, comfort food.
Strongest positive personality trait: Diligent, Charming, Empathetic, Efficient
Strongest negative personality trait: Vindictive, Self serving, Secretive, Guarded
Sense of humor: He has a very sarcastic sense of humor. When upset he tends to turn to this as a way of defense, hiding his emotions of hurt behind crass comments and hard chuckles. Outside of personal feelings though he is very easily amused and enjoys the company of anyone with wit, so long as it is not at his deepest expense.
Temper: Short. Often he will grit his teeth in attempt to hold back his agitation but it often shows through his false patients.
Consideration for others: Calculated. When considering others he only considers how their feelings and reactions will effect him. He may choose a rout to spare someones feelings but only because it will better serve him in the future. He does have random spurts of charitable actions though, and will occasionally do something nice simply to enjoy the pleasure of it but only if the act will not get in the way of other plans.
How other people see him/her: It would depend how well they knew him. He can be quite charming, humorous, and kind. Though if you are aware of his past antics, works, and schemes you would be inclined to see his outward behavior as a front.
Opinion of him/herself: He thinks himself a clever man. He takes pride in being able to find out people secrets and read situations. He can be wrong, and he scorns himself and wallows in agitation when this happens but he thinks of himself as a powerful man who shouldn’t be crossed.
Other traits, especially those to be brought out in story: He lives behind a constant emotional wall. There is a sensitive part of him, he is perhaps too sensitive and it;s something he works very hard to block out. Things are taken far too personally with Marco and it leads to erratic behavior and many grudges.
Ambitions: Power, respect
Philosophy of life: A man is only as great as his achievements. It is not enough to be born to inherit great things you must accomplish great things.
Most important thing to know about this character: He likes to play games. He finds great amusement in the behavior of others and sees each person as a puzzle to solve and he looks for something to gain out of every relationship. He is sneaky, secretive, and guarded. pays anyone a great deal of attention there is a cause for concern.
