<div class="floatleft">(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c195/TheOneTheOnlyTheShane/Noosed_zps3e407917.jpg)</div><strong> Character Name:</strong>Erik Snyder<br/><strong>Played by:</strong>TheHangedMan<br/><strong>Nationality:</strong>German<br/><strong>Blood Status:</strong>Pure Blood, 5 generations<br/><strong>Age:</strong>27<br/><strong>Former House:</strong>Slytherin<br/><br/><strong>Description:</strong>At five feet, eight inches tall, and just under 200 pounds in weight, Erik would not, based on size and shape alone, stick out. His plain, short, brown hair, and eyes of a similar hue, likewise do not stick out. He tends to dress himself in casual but high quality clothing, believing that appearances are of importance (though surely not the most important thing).<br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong>Cold and calculating, he is also possessed of a grim sense of humor.  He takes genuine delight in evil actions; though always, they are carefully orchestrated ones. He has plenty of patience, and prefers to not be bogged down with 'idle' actions; he would rather toil and labor to pull off some grand scheme, and is not satisfied with more simpler and minor acts of evil.  Jaded, somewhat cynical.<br/><br/><strong>Background:</strong>A pure blood wizard who graduated from Hogwarts. Not too much is known about this man, or even of his family; they have always, as a general rule, been reclusive and shy of the 'lime light'. They are known to be a Dark family, though; at least, certain circles know this. His father is a premier synthesizer and seller of poisons, potions, and the like, that are of an inherently Dark nature.  His apolitical mother is an expert seductress and spy, an information broker who trades in other peoples secrets.<br/><br/>Erik, for his part, is a trainer killer, through and through. It is his capacity to plot, to plan, to carry through and achieve his goal, without being distracted or dissuaded, that caught the Dark Lord's attention. Though relatively new to the Death Eaters, in terms of actually working as one of them, he has already proven himself useful during the siege at the castle, where he was personally responsible for poisoning, and then killing, Shacklebolt (turns out being delirious with fever and having the runs makes combat pretty damn difficult!), as well as personally killing several Aurors.<br/><br/><strong>Wand:</strong>Ten inch long wand made of Ebony. The core material of this wand is Banshee hair. Because of the material, it is a rather powerful wand when it comes to Curses, but has an inherently sinister, almost Dark quality to it. Not for the weak of mind, or faint of heart. Supposedly, owners of wands with this core material tend to die young, often in  violent manners.<br/><br/><strong>Reason for Joining the Death Eaters:</strong>For the most part, he is a believer in the inherent superiority of the pure-blood Wizards and Witches.  Another motivation for him joining, however, is the challenge it poses. He finds most work unsatisfying in that it never seems to truly challenge him, to push him to be better; and he views his work as a Death Eater as being a possible source of challenge for him. Something that will make him feel 'alive'.<br/><br/>Agility: 2<br/>Athletics: 2<br/>Awareness: 3 (Notice 1)<br/>Cunning: 4 (Strategy 2)<br/>Deception: 3<br/>Endurance: 3 (Resilience 1, Stamina 1)<br/>Fighting: 2<br/>Magical Expertise: 5 (Curses 1)<br/>Magical Projection: 4 (Curses 1)<br/>Marksmanship: 3<br/>Persuasion: 3 (Intimidate 1)<br/>Reflexes: 3<br/>Status: 3<br/>Stealth: 3<br/>Will: 5<br/><strong><br/>Majors:</strong>History of Magic, Astronomy (2)<br/><strong>Minors: </strong>Care of Magical Creatures, Herbology, Arithmancy (2)<br/><strong>Others:</strong>Muggle Studies, Ancient Runes,  Divination, Potions (2)<br/><br/><strong>Qualities: </strong>Gift of the Dark Lord, Death Eater<br/><strong>Drawbacks: </strong>Threatening<br/><br/>Intrigue Defense: 7<br/>Composure: 15<br/>Combat Defense: 4<br/>Health: 9<br/>Passive Resistance: 12/20<br/>Movement: 4 yards<br/>Sprint: 16 yards