Basic Statistics
Name: Theodore Valentin Romolo
Nickname: Teddie
Meaning of name: Theodore means "gift of God". Valentin means "strong". Romolo means "of Rome".
Origin of name: Theodore is Greek. Valentin is… European. Romolo is Italian.
Sex: Male
Blood type: A
Nationality: Atlantian
Ethnicity: Italian/Romanian
Species: Human
Socioeconomic level as a child: Lower-class
Socioeconomic level as an adult: Lower-class
Birth date: December 15, 1970
Birth place: The Kingdom of Taidl, Atlantis
Current residence: Heaven
Occupation: Was a waiter
Hobbies/Pastimes: Dancing, drinking, gambling
Talents/Skills/Powers: Dancing
Birth order: Youngest
Family: The son of Fabio and Flora Romolo. Has three older brothers named Connor, Martin, and Gary. Married to Antonina Marsetti with whom he has one son named Nicholas.
Past History
Hometown: Taidl
First Memory: His father's death
Childhood: Relatively happy
Most important childhood event that still affects him/her: Moving to Atlantis Town after his father's death
Why/How? That was where he met Nina!
Other memories/events that still affects him/her and why/how: Being told he was a good dancer, learning fencing, spending a lot of time around his older brothers and thus being influenced by them
Past failures he would be embarrassed to have people know about and why: He was never that good at sparring, more interested in the flourishes and footwork than the actual sport of fencing.
Favorite parent: His mother
Why? He doesn't remember his father very well and his mother rather spoiled him
Biggest role model: His eldest brother, Connor
Why? Though they were furthest in age, they were the most similar in personality. Also, having little memory of his father, Connor provided him with the "manly influence"
Biggest disillusions from childhood: That his father was fighting from drunkenness and not out of any bravery
Back story: He was born in the Kingdom of Taidl. Moved with his mother and older brothers to the Kingdom of Atlantis after his father's death from being thrown out of the upper story of a bar in a brawl. His family was poor, but loving and he was happy. He attended public schools, but was never very focused on his studies.
Physical Characteristics
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 149 lbs.
Posture: Relaxed, but not slumping over
Build: Average
Race/Species: Human
Skin: Tan/Swarthy
Hair: Dark brown, curly, mid-back length; usually worn in a ponytail
Widow's peak? No
Ears: Proportionate and both are pierced on the lobes
Eyes: Dark brown
Nose: Romolo, haw. I can't describe it as easily as I can draw it.
Mouth: A little wide, thin-lipped
Face shape: Rectangular
Expressions: The usual gamut, though usually smiling
Describe their smile: Spreads across his face slowly in a charming fashion, haw
Hands: Large
Feet: Proportionate, good at dancing
Tattoos/Scars? No tattoos or scarring worth mentioning
Glasses/Contacts? Nope
Left/Right handed? Left
Distinguishing features: His smile
Who does he take after; mother or father? Father
How does he dress: Well, despite his lack of money. He has few clothes, but takes care of the ones he has.
Jewelry: Necklace from his brother and gold hoop earrings are about it. Also, wedding ring.
Weapons: Rapier
Are they generally balanced or clumsy? Balanced
Mannerisms/Poses/Movement: Confident, charming, sometimes dances as he walks along, haw
Describe their walk: Confident, chest out… Again, he dances sometimes.
Habits/OCDs/Obsessions: Whistling, dancing, drinking
Health: Good
Hygiene: Good
Speech Patterns: …Uneducated. Commonly abbreviates and generally bad grammar, hehe
Voice: Unlike his son, his is genuinely deep, but not gravelly. It would be smoother if his speech was more eloquent.
Describe their laugh: Like his smile, sloow, building up gradually in volume and intensity
Style (Elegant, shabby, etc): A little shabby, given his lack of much apparel. He is clean and neat, though and his mannerism usually makes up for any fault in his outfit
Physical Flaws: Wide mouth, smaller eyes, no great quantity of chin, haw
Physical Qualities: Otherwise, generally considered handsome, though part of that comes from his personality shining through~
Intellectual/Mental/Personality Attributes and Attitudes
Intelligence Level: Medium
Known Languages: English, some Romanian, some Italian
Character's long-term goals/desires in life: Have fun!
Character's short-term goals/desires in life: Have fun!
Secret desires: To be dependable
How self-confident is the character? Very
How do they see him/herself? About how he is, minus the flaws. Has a rather generous view of himself.
How do they believe s/he is perceived by others? Believes himself to be well-liked; thought funny, charming, handsome, etc.
What is the character most proud of? Nina
What does the character like least about themselves? His weakness to gambling/liqueur
How do they express themselves? Through dance!
Is this character generally dominant or submissive? Submissive
Patience level: Moderate
Does the character seem ruled by emotion or logic or some combination thereof? Definitely emotion
Most at ease when: At the bar with a couple beers in him
Ill at ease when: At home with a screaming baby and nagging wife
Describe their sense of humor: Unrefined.
If granted one wish, what would it be? To go back to before he was a father, haw
Why? He didn't enjoy the responsibility or the change it made in his wife
Character/Personality/Mental/Social Strengths: Charming, good-nature, generous, creative
Character/Personality/Mental/Social Flaws: Weak-willed, shiftless, irresponsible, rash
If they could be described with one of the seven virtues, which would it be? Kindness
If they could be described with one of the seven sins, which would it be? Sloth
Biggest Vulnerability (non physical): Weak-willed
Optimist or Pessimist: Optimist
Introvert or extrovert: Extrovert
Greatest Fear: Monotony
Other Fears/Insecurities/Phobias: His wife's nagging and his infant son, haw
Biggest regret: Spending time at the bar rather than at home
Other regrets: Rushing into marriage too soon
Biggest accomplishment: Despite the previous answer, marrying Nina
Minor accomplishments: Graduating from school, having many friends
Musical talents/instruments: He's not a bad singer
Character's darkest/deepest secret: How inept he feels as a father and husband
Minor Secrets: How much he spends on liquor and gambling
Likes/Dislikes
Likes: Nina, dancing, dancing with Nina, alcohol, gambling, fencing, bars, pretty ladies
Dislikes: Nina's nagging, feeling irresponsible, taking care of babies
Favorite:
Color: Gold
Clothing: Anything that makes him look sharp
Place: The tavern
Room in the house and why: Bedroom, 'cause uh…. Haw.
Food/drinks: Lasagna~ And beer
Music genre: Jazz
Books: He's not a great reader…
Historical figure: Darius Byrd
Subject in school: Math
Animal: Dog
Least Favorite:
Clothing: Anything that doesn't make him look sharp
Place: Home, haw
Food: Sauerkraut
Music genre: Classical
Subject in school: English
Simple Pleasures: A beer, talking with his friends
Greater Pleasures: Spending romantic time with his wife
Where does this character like to hang out? …the bar.
Where is this character's dream place to live? A palace, as he feels Nina deserves
Motto/Personal quote: Party hard, haw
Mode of transportation: Walking
Most prized possession: The necklace his brother gave him
Why? Apparently, it's a PIRATE NECKLACE. Also, it became sentimental after his brother's death.
Relationships with others
Relationship Skills: Average
Loves (non sexual): His mother, his brothers, his son
Lusts: His wife, beautiful women
Girlfriends: Nina once, there were some ladies before her
Marital status: Married
If married:
To whom? Antonina Marsetti
How many times married and divorced and with whom? Only married once, to Nina
First crush: A girl named Christina when he was nine
Did it last? No, haw
Why or why not? The feeling wasn't mutual, and he was just a kid
Best Friends: A guy named Rich
Friends: The bartender, other guys at the bar, pretty friendly with his brother-in-law
Hates: Cocky bastards :<
Dislikes: See above
Rivals: See above
Pets: None
What kind of person would he consider to be the perfect partner? A very beautiful woman who is a good dancer and great in bed
Is the character judgmental of others and how so? Not particularly, though tends to have misgivings about those in a higher class or more highly educated than him, thinking them likely snobbish
How is s/he perceived by…
Strangers? At times a charming friendly guy; at others a drunk
Friends? A charming friendly guy
Wife? Handsome and kind, but irresponsible and shiftless
Family? A grate guy
What happens to change this perception if at all? Whether he's sober or not
What type of people does s/he like or associate with? People who hang out in bars and like to have a good time
What type of people doesn't s/he like or associate with? Stuffy, snobbish, or bookish people
How do they treat members of the opposite sex? Like a queen, though once you marry him, you'll definitely not be living like one
What do family/friends like most about character? His friendly agreeable personality, confidence and ease with others, fun-lovingness
What do family/friends like least about character? Not dependable, weak to alcohol and gambling, resistant to seeing his own faults
Sex/Romantic Life
What do they consider to be a romantic setting/activity/date? Going dancing!
What did they do on their first date? …they went dancing!
How does a normal date go for this character? …DANCING.
How did/would they propose, or like to be proposed to? Very casually
Virgin? No
Describe his sex life: Up towards the end of his life, near non-existent
How often does this character have sex? Again, not that often since his wife's pregnancy
How long can he/she go without sex? Apparently several months!
How does this character feel emotionally, after sex? Great!
Does this character have self control around the opposite sex? Describe: Yes, he waited until marriage and he never cheated on his wife, at least
Does sex play an important role in their relationships, if so, how? It used to until it resulted in a baby, haw.
Turn-ons: Dancing! Beautiful ladies! Beautiful ladies who are good at dancing!
Turn-offs: Nagging
Fetishes/Fantasies: O mai!
Sexual peculiarities: Uh…
Sexual perks: What?
Sexual flaws: Um…
Usually on the top or bottom? :O (Top)
Dominant or Submissive? : / (Dominant)
Describe their first sexual experience: It was on his wedding night and that's as far as I shall go~
At what age? 29
Was it planned/originally intended? Yes
Was it consensual? Yes
How did they feel emotionally, afterward? Great!
How has this affected the character, if substantially at all? Well, it resulted in many other times!
Have they ever impregnated someone, or been impregnated? Yes
If so:
Whom? His wife
Was it planned? No
Was it consensual? Yes
Was it a successful pregnancy (did it live)? Yes
Did they keep, adopt, or abort the child and why? Kept it, since that is usually the conventional thing to do when you're married.
Did he/she stay with the child/family/partner, and why or why not? I guess you could say he did, though he wasn't around much
Have they ever had intercourse or a sexual experience with the same sex? No
Possible psychological reasons for their sexual fantasies or behavior: I'm not getting into that, haw
Emotional Characteristics
Describe character's sense of morals: He was raised religiously, so he follows Christian morals, though certainly not by heart
Describe character's etiquette: His manners aren't bad, he has a sense of chivalry, they're just not very refined
Describe character's sense of self-control: He has very little self-control, at least when it comes to drink and gambling
How does this character act in public? Charming, good-natured
How does this character act around strangers vs how they act around friends? More polite towards strangers, more open/free/gregarious around friends
How does this character act at home? Depressed
How has this character most changed from youth? He drinks far more
How have they remained the same? In most ways, he never really grew up and became a responsible adult
How does this character deal with or react to:
Anger: He's usually able to control it when he's sober, when he's drunk, not so much
Sadness: …He gets drunk
Conflict/Danger: Will act more sensibly when sober, otherwise will try to play the hero
Rejection: …He gets drunk.
Fear: Try to face it bravely
Change: Generally poorly
Loss: With SADNESS
Sex/Flirting: He enjoys it
Pain: He does not enjoy it :<
Stress: …He gets drunk
Peer pressure: Will usually give in
Guilt: …He gets drunk
Being wrong: Will usually laugh at himself
Being criticized: Negatively, it makes him UNHAPPY
Praise: Positively! Feeds his ego, haw
Love: With love in return <3
Being hated: Depends on the person whether he'll shrug it off or act on it
Humiliation: Will either laugh it off or get depressed about it
What does this character think/feel about:
Marriage: Used to enjoy it until…
Children: UGGGHHH. :<
Sex: Thinks it great and enjoys it thoroughly
Love: See above
Homosexuality: He doesn't care as long as he's not hit on
The opposite sex: Girls r purty
Politics: As an optimist, he's not too worried about 'em
Religion: Not devoted, but upholds the belief. More by habit than anything else
Science/Technology: Doesn't understand it, but thinks it's neat!
Drugs and alcohol: Loves him some alcohol, drugs, not so much
Killing/Murder: It's bad :< Unless it's a duel of honor!
How does the character view life? The purpose of life is to have as much fun as humanely possible!
How does the character view death? He knows it's "bad", but never feared it. Just another part of life.
How does the character view society? Enjoys it, it's necessary
How does the character imagine his/her own death? It was gallant and noble!!!
What does the character want out of life? To have fun!
What does this character consider "success" to be? Enjoying life, having many friends and a loving family
What would the character like to change in his/her life? He would like to be more responsible, but he isn't willing to give up the pleasure
What motivates this character? Getting the most out of life!
Why? He has no real ambition; likes the idea of success but never strives for it
What discourages this character? His wife's nagging
Why? Rather than making him feel more motivated and want to do better, it only makes him feel worse
What makes this character happy? Not feeling pressured
Why? Happiness = Relaxation & No Worries to him
What makes this character sad? His wife's nagging
Why? It makes him feel worthless and reminds him of his negative points
What makes this character angry? Cocky rude bastards :<
Why? They are unjust! And need to be put in their place!
What most describes this character's personality? Easy-going
Psycho analysis (Describe why they act the way they do): FEAR IS THE ROOT OF ALL THINGS. He fears failure, thus he never tries.
Does it stem from childhood or an event, or chemical? It probably stems from alcohol :3
Family (they were raised with)
Immediate family members and their ages: Fabio and Flora (his parents) and Connor, Martin, and Gary His elder brothers). All are dead.
Birth order: He's the youngest.
Extended family: His maternal grandparents Gavril and Luca Trelles. His paternal grandparents Claudio and Adele Romolo. His father's brothers Enzo, Franco, and Sesto.
Any important/infamous/famous ancestors, and if so, who? I don't think there is one. Romolos suck.
Describe their ancestral history, if anything of particular note: The Romolo family came to Atlantis from Italy and settled throughout Atlantis. The Trelles (his mother's) family came from Romania and settled in Arudis.
Birth parent(s): Fabio and Flora Romolo
Are they still alive? No
Did they raise this character? Yes
What did they do for a living? His father was a carpenter, his mother was a home-maker and seamstress.
Are they still together? They never divorced.
How did each parent treat the character, growing up? Both were loving, his mother was rather over-protective, especially after his father's death.
How does each parent treat the character now? They and he are dead.
What does each parent think of the character? His father thought he was a sweet kid (he died when he was eight). His mother did as well, though she recognized the weakness in her husband and all her sons, thus the over-protectiveness. Was unhappy with him for leaving her and marrying Nina, but never estranged herself from him
What changes their opinion of the character, if at all, and how so? His marrying Nina made his mother rather miffed at him.
How did the character treat each of their parents growing up? He admired and looked up to his father. Loving to his mother and reciprocated her caring attitude and protectiveness.
How does the character treat each of their parents now? They're allll dead.
Siblings (if any): Connor, Martin, and Gary
Are they still alive, if not who died and when? No. Connor was consumptive, Martin drowned, and Gary was accidentally impaled. All died before he did.
Describe how each one treats this character: Connor was the most fatherly to him and looked out for him. Martin was a bit more distant, but they were still chummy. Since he was close in age to Gary, he was his especial "playmate".
Describe how this character treats each one of his siblings: Treated Connor with respect, Martin with admiration, and Gary he was more relaxed with.
Does this character still keep in contact with their siblings? No, they all died.
How has this character's relationship changed with their siblings since childhood? Their interests changed, but their particular dynamic never did.
How did s/he get along with the family as a whole? Well, they were a close family.
How did s/he get along with the siblings, if any? Again, he got on with them well. They were all fairly close in age and similar in attitude.
Describe their family life/dynamic, growing up: Normal? Haw. Their mother mothered them and they helped her and each other out.
Describe their family life/dynamic now: None, they all died.
Favorite parent: His mother.
Family (that they have created, if at all)
Partner(s): Antonina Marsetti
Is this their first marriage/family? Yes
Are they legitimately married? Yes
When did they get married? When Teddie was 28, I believe
How did they meet? At a dance hall, he noticed Nina was a fiiiine dancer.
How did he propose, or how was she proposed to? Rather simply, one night after a date before she returned home
Mistress(es)/Secret Lover(s)/ Lover(s) outside of marriage: None
Children and their ages: Nicholas, who is now 106
Were any conceived/born out of wedlock, if so, which ones? No
How does (each) son/daughter treat of this character? Teddie died when Nick was one, so he didn't really treat him anyway.
How does this character treat (each) son/daughter? He loved his son, but really couldn't stand him. Teddie did not enjoy the crying and responsibility of parenthood. If he had lived to when Nick was more self-sufficient he likely would have enjoyed fatherhood more.
How does (each) son/daughter think of this character? Nick does not have a particularly high opinion of his father. Generally he had a hard time discerning how he felt about a man he barely knew.
How does this character think of (each) son/daughter? He cries a lot :< Why can't he stop crying?
How does this character's relationship change with their child/children as they grew older? He never saw Nick get older. From the standpoint of Heaven, he's proud of his son :3
Spiritual Characteristics
Religion: Christian
Does the character believe in a god or goddess? God
What are the character's spiritual beliefs? What he was raised to believe, he doesn't believe in it with much conviction; more like superstition
Is religion or spirituality an important part of this character's life? Not really
Superstitions: He is superstitious, I won't name them all
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Astrological Zodiac: Sagittarius
Element: Fire
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