Lateus [NPC]

[Blood Ravenous]

Name: Lateus
Age: Immortal
Race & Gender: Life-sucking Demon, Male
Appearance: Adult humanoid, with white skin, orange eyes, and amber hair. On his upper arms, legs, and back are black symbols, like tattoos. His eyes have a hint of a feral look, like a cat, but are mainly like a human’s. His hair goes to his shoulders and is slightly wild. His ears and teeth are pointy. He’s male mainly because he wishes it.
Occupation(s): Asiona’s magical ‘pet’

Combat
Defense: Immense endurance, a slow regeneration of limbs, and reflexes
Offense: Sorcery directly from the astral plane and great physical strength
Flaws: Weak to enchantment/mind powers, power is filtered through Asiona so he is only as strong as she is or less, and is prone to fluctuations in the astral plane (And being accustomed to the astral plane, he sometimes thinks he can do something when he can't)
Advantages: His magical prowess… he can compensate for Asiona’s weakness. If she is unconscious (sleeping, knocked out) his power increases; however, that endangers her well-being.
Belongings: The clothes, books, or other items Asiona has given him, but everything other than clothes he’s wearing stays in the tower.

Characteristics
Personality: Lateus is simple, concerned mostly by his new physical needs. He’s always hungry and grumpy because of them. He’s very serious and doesn’t understand humor, and never laughs. However, he’s very curious and mischievous and is amused by almost anything. He’s like a baby, first experiencing the world, and it makes Asiona treat him like one. His basic personality is still one of violence and anger, however. And he’s very manipulative.

Motivation: hunger, curiosity, Asiona’s wishes

Summary of Past: In the astral plane he was part of a force that drained life energy from those in the physical world. Casters, who became part of the astral plane by casting magic, and those living in areas where the veil between the different planes was weak were both his prey. Being summoned into the physical world is a new thing for him, even though he had been existent for centuries relative to Thar Shaddin.

When he was summoned he was disoriented, but interested in staying. He convinced Asiona to bind him by saying he would die if she let go of her hold. He doesn’t want to go back, especially since he knows she is not capable of summoning him again. However, he has mixed feelings because he’s bound to a mere child he could kill in a heartbeat.

Extra Important Info: To explain the relationship between Asiona and Lateus: Lateus is projected through Asiona. She isn’t powerful enough to summon his whole being, and he remains partly in the astral plane because of it. This only means he wanders through the astral plane as he does in Thar Shaddin. Life force he feeds on filters throughout his being, still through Asiona. And because he moves through Asiona, Asiona is susceptible to his thoughts, feelings, or urges. The greater her power grows, the more goes through… He's also affected by Asiona in the same way.

Unlike succubae/incubi, alps, and any other supernatural creature or demon who feeds off of some sort of life force, Lateus is a less picky kind of creature. He can feed off of emotions, sickness, death, hate, blood, flesh, etc., but he prefers to kill and drain raw life energy. It’s possible to take this energy when someone dies or bleeds or is in any other state of weakness.

His kind has been called by many names, like vampire, Ekimmu, Rakshasa, etc., discarding the superstitions of how to be rid of him.