Theodore Von Laurence

= Theodore von Laurence = Theodore Von Laurence is the son of a fallen noble household and a citizen of Silbern. He is the owner of the corporate conglomerate Laurencia Industries which also includes Starling Armaments .Inc. Theodore usually spends his days attempting to invent new weaponry and vehicles but more often than not finds himself tending to the wheat fields in Steigenbirge.

Physical Appearance
Theodore is a tall Humanoid Amphibian (but wasn't always), most closely associated to an Axolotl. He has pitch black almost bead like eyes and the feathery frills on the sides of his head which he attained from the Axolotl side of his Amphibian form allows him to breathe underwater. He is quite tall standing at a height of 193 cm, he wears a white shirt with the sleeves roled up and and a monocle with a golden chain. On top of his shirt he wears a black vest and a green tie, he also wears an Emerald brooch with Gold lining in honor of his family's signature eye color, which he lost upon his accident. The rest of his clothing consist of black trousers, black leather shoes and black gloves.

Personality
Theodore's love for inventing often takes a toll on his social life as it is almost the only thing he talks about, he is kind and always willing to help if someone asks for it but he is quite introverted so beware for that. One of the reasons he is introverted is because he is ashamed of his appearance but he has gotten over that somewhat, he used to wear a mask to hide what he considered hideous face but gradually managed to get over it. The main thing he fears is abandonment and people judging him, his family fell because of people judging him and he was abandoned by his mother because of his appearance. Though he has his many faults if he finds someone worthy to serve he is fiercely loyal.

Hobbies
Inventing, he constructs mostly things intended for warfare since he has been semi conditioned to do so.

Origin And Career
Theodore Von Laurence was born to Arthur von laurence and Alcina Von Solon in the Empire Of Vasilios. Within the Empire the Laurence family where rules of the Laurencia Dukedom, the dukedoms main export was raw materials which was mostly put to use for warfare, tons high quality iron, tens of battle ships, Armour and weapons flooded out of the dukedom everyday. The House of Laurence originated from two families, The Grand-master of the knights of the Starling and the astronomical group known as The Carian Society. The Knight order was the most elite group of knights to ever belong to a Noble House and the Carian society was a religious and scientific order, They strongly believed that astral bodies where alive and had their own force that could be used for various means if they could attain a piece of a star, They also studied the movement of stars and how stars worked, how the sky worked. The Societies leader was the Electus Astris, meaning "The One Chosen By The Stars". The dukedom was lead at the time by one Arthur Von Laurence. He had raven hair, Emerald green eyes and was quite tall too, he was strict but just, he treated commoners and Nobles equally which was unheard of at the time and did not show favor to anyone just by virtue of their status. His Father Theosion Von Laurence had a long and successful reign and it was also under his reign the family heirloom would come into their possession. The Family Heirloom is a halberd made out of violet crystal, the crystal came from a boulder that had crashed from space onto the Dukedoms territory. Theosion's reign ended when he was killed by an assasin sent by Count Quincy Endicott. Endicott and the entire house was promptly executed.

Arthur who was only 19 at the time now had to take the shattered Laurencia Dukedom by the horns and somehow repair it. In this he succeeded mostly because of his political marriage with the main heiress to the Dukedom of Solon, Alcina Von Solon. They would proceed to have 3 children, Perion the oldest, Perion was named after an old myth about a titan who once ruled the stars, Psyche the middle child, Who was named after the myth of a mortal woman so beautiful it even threatened the goddess of love, and lastly, Theodore, who was born 6 years after his other two siblings, and he was named after Arthur's late grandfather, Theosion von Laurence. Although the all of them where born of the same mother and father, they grew up in very different lives.

Perion would be the only one of the three children to attend the Royal Academy, A boarding school for nobles where they would get the highest grade education in all matters relating to being a noble, Etiquette, how to govern territory, economics and warfare. It played a crucial role within the empire and for the nobles as this gave them the ability to show off their own prodigy children, it also made for a place where nobles could show off their might. After Perion graduated at the top of his class from the academy he decided to cast away his title and become a knight, this disappointed Arthur considering he was the only heir to the family but he supported his sons decision instead. This would be a wildly successful choice as he was soon declared "The Sword of the Empire", the highest rank a knight could gain.

Early in Psyche's life she was taken in by the Church of Vasilios and sent away to the Vatican, this was a security measure taken by Arthur to ensure his beloved Psyche wouldn't be married off in a political marriage to someone she did not desire. There she attained the title "The Holy" and became the youngest Cardinal within the church at the age of 21. She would die 2 years after she became Cardinal, the official report was illness but the duke had his suspicions of the church after that.

And lastly Theodore, being the only choice for an heir was rigorously educated as to make him the best possible heir, and that he was. He attended the Royal Academy but graduated after just 4 years whilst the normal stay was 8 years. He was then personally taught by Marquis Niccolo, and old war hero, for 13 years, and it was at the age of 16 he could legally be declared Duke Junior and main heir to the House of Laurence. Under the ceremony he was dubbed with the Family heirloom, swore a pledge, and was made Duke Junior.

He had a short tenure as Duke Junior because he discovered something miraculous, something one might even consider magic. The family heirloom was a piece of a star, and within stored the life force of said star. Scientists and Cardinals from across the empire theorized why no one else managed to accomplish this but they eventually didn't come to an answer. Anyhow, the halberd gave the owner enormous possibilities for creation and destruction, but Theodore decided to use it for creation. This he put to great use as his favorite thing was to invent, and his father, wanting to turn this hobby into something useful for the Dukedom pestered his son and ingrained it into his mind to invent weaponry, the main export of the dukedom. And that Theodore did. But it came with an ugly side effect, Theodore was turning more and more amphibian, his skin began to grow pinkish and his emerald eyes darkened. His fingers began to grow translucent membranes and eventually he turned into the very form he is today. Despite being loved among the people of Laurencia people outside called him "The monster of Laurencia". This made Theodore shut himself in the manor he had been relegated too in order to avoid the harassment and the only interactions he had was with his butler and his father, Arthur visited Theodore regularly but Alcina, Theodore's mother didn't spare him the light of day. To her he was just a shame to the House of Laurence. For a while there was discussion among the nobles about wether or not Theodore should be executed or if a holy crusade should be sent to Laurencia, this was also fueled by the fact that Theodore was a terrifying prospect, if he was not stopped he would inherit the Dukedom of Solon And the Dukedom of Laurence, but no one dared to take it further than discussion, In fear of the military might of Laurencia. But then something catastrophic happened, The pope began endorsing the idea of a crusade. The House of Laurence was offered an ultimatum, Either disband your house or prepare for war. And so with the simple stroke of a feather, hundreds of years of history was erased, and the House of Laurence was no more.

Theodore and the butler where placed on a boat and said to keep sailing until they found new land, a place where he, Theodore, Could call home. And there they washed up on the shores of the Ashtrokan Wandenreich Empire. The butler died shortly after their arrival, and Theodore was given an apartment in Silbern. He eventually learned the language, culture, and history of the continent he had arrived at. He started out as a miner, and with the first piece of gold and the emerald he had taken with him from his homeland, he forged his brooch in honor to his fathers emerald green eyes. It was here he founded Laurencia Industries which was named after his homeland and Starling Armaments Incorporated.