Fortunato
From Changeling Venue
| Seeming | Darkling Gravewight |
|---|---|
| Court | Autumn Court •••• |
| Freehold | Realm of Sand and Fog |
| Player | Rudy Fuentez |
Overview
Alias(es): Fortunato, Simon, Gravedigger, Shoveler and Gabriel De Los Santos
Real Name: Simón "Simon" De Soto
Age: 30's
Seeming: Darkling
Kith: Gravewight
Court: Autumn • • • •
Court Goodwill: Winter Court • •
Concept: Observer of the Human Condition
Occupation: Coroner
Entitlement/Group: First Fury Agent of Alecto of the Agents of Fortune (Pending)
Physical description: (See below for Mask & Mein)
Relevant Mechanics:
Character Livejournal: Have spade will travel...
Character Information
The Changeling known as Fortunato is rumored to be anything but fortunate. Most Lost find him to be tedious or at the very least morose. It is said that his personality is comprised of equal parts cynicism and pessimism, with a dash of irony and several heaping tea spoons of retribution. Most cannot say for certain whether or not this is intentional or merely the result of many painstaking years of service to the Twilight King. Obviously, such a combination of personality quirks lends his humor to be quite wry. It is said that those who do not understand his jokes are usually the butt of said joke. That said, Fortunato is quite determined and if one earns his loyalty and respect, he is an unwavering ally. Perhaps not the first Lost you would invite to a party, but certainly one you could count on when the chips are down.
The fact that Fortunato is a Gravewight is proof that the Fates do know what they are doing. Being raised in a family owned and operated mortuary would make one prone to being comfortable around dead people. If asked, Fortunato has been known to offer that dead people, although prone to whining, are in many ways more tolerable than the living. Again, whether or not this intentional, none know for certain. If asked about his past he usually answers, quite simply, “I buried dead things… there’s a lot of job security in burying dead things.”
All and all, Fortunato is hard to understand or sympathize with, but nonetheless he can be a staunch ally if one can earn his loyalty.
Mask: That Which is Known
Character Description: Simón (or Simon) De Soto appears to be of an average height and fairly strong build. His broad shoulders lend most to believe that he is more brawn than brains, but then perhaps being underestimated plays into this favor. He has dark brown hair, with a hint of gray and intense, almost brooding eyes that incline most to believe that he is either in deep thought or quite angry. He most frequently wears either a dark trench coat of some kind, or a lab coat. Either way, Simon is not prone to putting himself in the spotlight. And of course, last, but not least, he carries his father’s doctor’s satchel, which is often filled with various odd instruments, medicines, jars and containers.
Basic Timeline:
- Simon De Soto is born into an affluent mexican immigrant family with two (2) sisters on September 20, 1972
- A younger daughter/sister named Veronica De Soto is born on July 15, 1982
- Simon's family owns a mortuary and burial service called, De Soto Family Mortuary.
- On October 5, 1992, Simon's mother Olivia is diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
- Simon, twenty (20) years old at the time, halts his studies and focuses on Oncology.
- November 3, 1992, the Twilight King abducts Simon.
- On October 6, 2003, Simon escapes from the Hedge.
Current Activities:
- Simon is currently living under the name of "Gabriel De Los Santos."
- Simon was recently hired to be the Assistant County Coroner for Santa Clara County (Graveyard Shift).
- Simon frequently "visits" his younger sister, Veronica De Soto, who is attending college at the University of Calfiornia at Santa Cruz
- Veronica believes that her brother Simon died in the fire that killed her family some eight (8) years earlier (01/13/95).
Mien: That Which is Known
Character Description: Fortunato is distinctly different from Simon De Soto; the most noticeable fact being is that he is significantly darker, almost pitch. His warm skin tones are replaced by a color that appears similar to polished onyx. This stark change in his skin tone causes an exaggerated effect in his eyes as well, transforming them from intensity to outright savagery. His attire although somewhat similar to that of Simon is even more austere, with just a hint of the maudlin. Dark suits, stark white shirts and black leather gloves are his most preferred choices. The hint of gray in his hair is much more prominent, in some parts even appearing stark white. Finally, his Mantle manifests itself in the form of an icy chill breeze that is immediately followed by a rolling mist-like fog that bears the faint scent of freshly turned soiled. And although it is not entirely unpleasant, it does give off the feeling that someone is walking over one’s grave.
Abducted: November 3, 1992 by the Twilight King
Mantle: As noted above Fortunato's Mantle is manifested by an icy chill breeze that is immediately followed by a rolling mist-like fog that bears the faint scent of freshly turned soiled.
Basic Timeline:
- Simon De Soto is given the name "Fortunato" by his cruel keeper; The Twilight King.
- Simon is so named "Fortunato" for two reason, first and foremost, the Twilight King forces him to perform the menial task of digging graves for his victims. Secondly, Fortunato was buried "alive" by the Twilight King as a means to bring him into Arcadia.
- Fortunato toils under these hateful conditions for an unknown period of time.
- During his time with the Twilight King, Fortunato becomes exceptionally gifted in the means and ways of fear.
- Fortunato encounters the Darkling, Tunnelgrub known as Tinsel. Tinsel reveals a secret path through the Hedge so that Fortunato may return to the Mortal World.
- Fortunato makes good his escape only to find that most of his family has died in a fire. All that remains is his younger sister Veronica. More than ten years have passed in the waking world.
Current Activities:
- (Additional Information Pending)
Motley
Guilt By Association: Allies, Friends & Associates
Always looking for in game conncections, allies and friends. If interested please email me. - Rudy Fuentez
- Adra - Darkling, Gravewight
- Clara - Wizened, Oracle
- Dahlia Mask - Darkling, Mirrorskin
- Domino - Darkling, Mirrorskin
- Dust - Wizened, Oracle
- The Messenger - Darkling, Mirrorskin
- Catherine Wheel - Fairest, Flowering
- Tasiette - Wizened, Chatelaine
- Tinsel - Darkling, Tunnelgrub
Enemies
- The Twilight King - "...how much has he taken from me? Not much I suppose... just everyone I ever loved!" - Fortunato
Raw Materials: Character Inspirations: Mask & Mien
- Mask: Federico Diaz from Six Feet Under (HBO Series)
- Mask: Rube J. Sofer from Dead Like Me (Showtime Series)
- Mask: Edgar Allan Poe
- Mien: Winston Smith from 1984 (George Orwell)
- Mien: Imitation A Poem by Edgar Allan Poe
- Mien: The Cask of Amontillado
Soundtrack: Mask & Mien
- Mask: Dream On - Depeche Mode
- Mask: The Scarlet Thing in You - Peter Murphy
- Mask: Down with the Sickness - Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine
- Mien: This Unrest - Siouxsie & the Banshees
- Mien: God in an Alcove - Bauhaus
- Mien: Room 101 - The Eurythmics
Famous Last Words: Please feel free to add - Permission Granted
"No, I am quite certain that he was dead when I got here..." - Fortunato
"Yes, I know, I would outline the corpse, but I seemed to have run out of chalk..." - Fortunato
"Estimated time of death? I'm sure it was a lot sooner than he would have liked..." - Fortunato
"That's not how you fill a grave..." - Fortunato
"With Fortunato, it's not that death happens to him, more that he happened to death. I think if it were possible, death would have filed a restraining order against him by now." - Adra
"How would I describe my most favored of brethren.....I'm not entirely sure how to truly articulate it into words. He knows death as a hobby but doesn't quite grasp the performance of the concept. Though I favor him the most, he is one of the unfortunate fortuned."- Dahlia Mask
Paint a Rumor: Please feel free to add - Permission Granted
- Fortunato was given his name by the Twilight King, in reference to the victim who is buried alive in the Edgar Allan Poe short story "The Cask of Amontillado."
- Fortunato is thought of by many to be a harbinger or omen of the impending arrival or recent departure of the Twilight King.
- Wild life can't stand to be around Fortunato. Sometimes they even lash out and stampede against him.
- It is rumored that Fortunato knows how to contact Volō Mors
- It is rumored that Fortunato's Fetch was responsible for the death of his entire family. This allegedly occurred while he was in service to the Twilight King.
- People who joke once about Fortunato and being buried alive never do it again. Fortunato makes sure of that.
- He uses dead body parts in strange experiments, some even say he makes food with them.
