<em>Name:</em>Nicholas Bureck<br/><em>Age:</em>28<br/><em>Gender:</em>Male<br/><em>Sexuality:</em>Pansexual - in that he admires the beauty of all forms, genders and people. Unsure, has not experimented too much though he throughly enjoys sex. Not interested really - too caught up in his project.<br/><em>Role:</em>John. Artist.<br/><br/><em><span class="bbc_u">Appearance</span></em><br/><em>Eyes:</em>Tempest gray, like a thunderstorm.<br/><em>Hair:</em>Tawny brown, thick and apt to curl.<br/><em>Skin:</em>Golden tan.<br/><em>Scars:</em>None when clothed.<br/><em>Tattoos:</em>None.<br/><em>Facebuild:</em>Mostly classically elegant, though his nose has some unusual character that makes him striking and not perfect.<br/><em>Bodybuild:</em>Athletic, lean but honed with broad shoulders and a good amount of strength, especially in his arms.<br/><em>Stands at:</em>6'3"<br/><em>Clothing style:</em>Honestly somewhat careless. He dresses well but not with the current fashions, more with whatever he enjoys. He can of course be dressed perfectly, as a lord would be, with not a thing out of place, or he at times, can be mistaken for a commoner. He sees little point in dressing up when he's working, and his favorite clothing tends to sport marks of his passion, stains of paints and the like. Regardless, with his lack of care about what others thinks at times he accidentally sets off fashions; something about which he is uncomfortable in truth.<br/><br/><em><span class="bbc_u">Information</span></em><br/><em>Personality:</em>Nicholas has a intense, focused personality, something that marked him even as a young child. Once focused on a particular thought, project or idea he is tenacious about it until the matter is settled in his mind. He enjoys a good laugh and is enough of a mans man to be welcome in the Lord's Club's, when he remembers to go. He is not one to turn down a good drink or carouse about town, however he must be approached for such things at the right moment and not when his Muse is caught up in some project. He is extremely loyal, dedicated, and honest, at times to the point of lacking tact. He also tends to forget that not everyone is like him and can be a bit oblivious at times, especially when caught up in a project. He enjoys life, savors it, contemplates it, pushes at its boundaries and is extremely hard to fit into a box of any sort. He tends to surprise, and at times confound.<br/><br/><em>Likes:</em>The scent of paint, the feel of it. Good lighting. Examples of good design. Color harmony, in all parts of life. Good wine or ale. Billiards. Horse back riding. Fencing for fun (isn't really all that good at it). History.<br/><em>Dislikes:</em>Completely unnatural colors. Bad design, in all aspects of life. Sour wine or ale. Those who dislike art.<br/><br/><em>Small history:</em><br/><br/>He was born as the spare's spare to a noble family in the north, the third son born to his lucky parents. Growing up he rough housed often with his brothers, played the normal pranks that boys do and ran wild in the sea side estate that they all loved. His brothers, Alexander, the heir, was four years older then him and the spare, David was only a year and a half older; thick as thieves they were. His loving mother in an attempt to tame her hoard, for there were three sister's as well, brought a number of tutors about a vast array of subjects into the estate to help foster growth in their minds. The Bureck children were allowed to choose as they liked in what they focused their learning on, outside of the basics of reading, deportment, history and mathematics. Horse back riding was something that was taught to the boys, and two of the girls, Adelise and Mirabelle, by their father, a great rider himself.<br/><br/>Nicholas found himself fascinated by art, and after the first drawing lessons with messy charcoal set about pestering his tutor, a Mr. Grey, for paints, for clay, for anything and everything he found reference to in history books. His room became a warzone almost, strewn about with all manner of projects, supplies and still life set ups. His parents amused let him pursue the passion; hoping it might give him a vocation since Alex would be the lord one day and David the steward. Content with that freedom Nick grew to an adult, traveling with Mr. Grey some summers to do landscape paintings or see a gallery opening. His work, by the age 15 was already selling through a dealer that Grey had contacted, who by that point had stayed on more as a friend then a tutor since his pupil had surpassed him.<br/><br/>When the man reached the age of 19 he was restless, ready to see more of the world then the estate he had grown up on, that hunger fed by the few ventures out into bigger cities. With his parents blessings he made for the capital city and the Court. Thanks to his dealer his work had already circulated amongst the high of the city and he was welcomed with curiosity. His odd, intense at times and carousing at other times personality brought him more friends then enemies and his progression as a artist, taking on commission work meant that soon he was supporting himself and had bought his own town house rather then stay in his family's city house. When he was 22 he landed a job working for the royal family itself and since then he has flourished, along with, a year later being honored with the title of 'Sir', for his service to the Crow. He is a well known name, welcome and celebrated when he cares to appear, though of late he has been more solitary, working on some secretive project. There are many rumors about what this may be.<br/><br/><em>Player's O/Os:</em><strong>Glories and Nightmares</strong>(http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=15298.0)