Cerastes
From Changeling Venue
| Seeming | Beast Venombite |
|---|---|
| Court | Spring Court ••• |
| Freehold | Sanitarium of Wayward Dreams |
| Player | Philip Verduzco |
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Overview
Alias(es): Julio Cesar Romero, Elias Cesar Ramirez
Age: 28
Concept: Civil Rights Activist/Barrio Godfather
Entitlement:
Mien: Cerastes is of slight build with dark black hair, and gold colored eyes. His skin is dark with a slight sheen, almost resembling scales. His eyes have slits, like a snakes.
Mask: Cerastes is slender, and of obvious latin decent. His hair is dark black and slightly long. His skin is a light bronze as though he's spent a great deal of time outdoors. He is well groomed, and often well dressed as it it obvious that he is always prepared to be in the public eye.
Relevant Mechanics:
Status (Criminal) x3
Character Information
Known History
Basic Timeline:
Current Activities:
Merit Details:
Background:
There had been a girl that had been the love of his life. As a young child, Cerastes, (Who was then called Elias,) dreamed often of winning her heart and living happily with her forever. Sadly Elias did not believe that he would ever be worthy of her love. So he cried himself to sleep on the bed of a creek near the vineyards where his family lived and worked. Now Snake, who had lived in the area for more seasons then any of Elias’ family heard the boy’s weeping and spoke to him. “What are you crying for, chavalo?”
By the time Elias had finished telling his story, Snake had begun to weep. Though Elias did not know that he was only pretending. Snake was always a trickster and he had decided he would play a trick on Elias. “Órale, Carnal! That’s easy! I’ll help you.” Snake took his charm from his neck and gave it to Elias. “Wear my charm and you will have all that you desire. And when you have all that you desire you must return my charm to me.”
Elias agreed, and took Snake’s charm and put it on a string around his neck and from that point he became very lucky and everything he wanted came to him. He clothed himself in the drapes of the pachuco, filled his pockets with money, and covered his fingers with gold. It was then, after a season had passed, that snake came back. “You’re living the fantasy, Carnal. Do you have all that you desire so that I can have my charm back?”
Elias had known all along that Snake would try to trick him. His grandmother had told him all the stories of mischievous Snake. “No, Snake. I do not have my true love yet. She is all that I truly desire. Please go Snake, I need your charm for one more season.” Snake reminded Elias of their agreement and left.
Again a season passed, and Snake returned. “Órale! You have clothes, you have gold, you have your ranfla. Do you have all you desire now?”
And again Elias answered. “No, Snake. I do not have my true love yet. She is all that I truly desire. Please go Snake, I need your charm for one more season.” Snake reminded Elias of their agreement and left.
At last autumn came to an end and Snake returned. “Órale, Carnal! You have wealth and friends, more than any one man could possibly want. Do you have all you desire now?”
Again Elias answered. “No, Snake. I do not have my true love yet. She is all that I truly desire. Please go Snake, I need your charm for one more season.” Snake reminded Elias of their agreement and left. Though winter was near and Snake knew he must sleep soon, and without his charm the cold air caused him to grow angry. So Snake slipped into the home of Elias’ true love and curled near the fire to keep himself warm between the fire logs. As Elias’ true love went out to retrieve wood for the fire, Snake reached out and bit her and his bitterness entered her. So when Elias came at last to court his true love she turned Snake’s bitterness toward him. Again Elias returned to the creek bed and wept. It was then that Snake returned as winter became spring once more. “Órale, chavalo! Why are you crying?”
When Elias told him his story Snake pretended to weep once more. “Now I’ll never get my charm back.” He hissed. “Unless, if you agree to it, I can take my bitterness from her, and she will love you. But I can’t do that, unless you agree to help me to MY heart’s desire.” “Anything.” Was Elias’ sobbed response.
And so Snake took his bitterness from Elias’ true love, who would love Elias forever. Though when spring had ended Snake returned to Elias. “I have done as you desired, Carnal. Now its your turn.” Snake smiled. “You must come with me, and serve me until my heart’s desire is filled.” And so Snake took Elias to the spirit lands, though no one, not even his true love, missed him.
Though Cerastes could recall this memory every time he was reminded by a particular captive now and again, this instance was only worth mentioning because it would be the last time he would remember it while in service to Snake’s desire.
Snake, who had now adopted the guise of the Gentry Mistress, one of the Fae that ruled over all the captives in this spirit land known as Arcadia, had not really paid too much attention to him after pressing him into service; she had other games to play after all. This really had been just a menial task. His punishment for outwitting Snake. Cerastes realized that a feeling of resentment had always dwelled on the edge of his memory, and he greatly desired to go home, more than anything else.
So when the indentured captives rose up and killed the mistress, he decided to follow along. After striking their names from the catalogs, and recording them along with those who had long since moved along, he trailed after the escapees. The journey was long, dangerous and hard. When trouble would come he would hide, with the others. The thorns of the underbrush where they hid tore at his flesh, scratching and scaring him deeper than the bone. They tore into him deeper than he believed he had in him. And as he kept moving, the thorns took out parts of him. Parts that he had forgotten where there to take. The thorns scratched and stabbed until only his desire remained. Cerastes had no real idea where the group was going; all he knew was that he wanted nothing more than to escape, he knew he had nothing more than his desire. And now he desired to be free.
Motley
Allies
- Ignacio Itztli - Motley mate, and camarada
- Nycto Feraz ~ Fresno Resident. While he seems to have no problem with Cerastes, he uses him as a boogy man to keep young girls off the streets.
Enemies
Character Inspirations
- Cesar Chavez
- Daniel Linderman (Heroes)
- Malcom X
- Julias Cesar
Soundtrack
Slither, Tech N9ne
Corazon Espinado, Carlos Santana
Quotes
"He has the heart of a monster. But I mean that in a good way." - Nycto Feraz
"I'm a patriot of La Raza. I wouildn't say I was a 'Civil Rights Leader,' but some of my people follow in my beliefs." - Cerastes Cesar
Rumors
- Cerastes is a privateer.
- Cerastes is nothing more than a pimp and drug dealer, not an upstanding activist for Civil Rights.
- Cerastes has created an information network, where nothing happens in the city that he does not know about.
- Cerastes is a slave trader, dealing slaves in both the underworld and goblin markets.
