#Seth Mordrid

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Ironclad Lorebook 4: Constellations

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Character thing: Marius- even tho he's my problematic fave

That’s okay, Anon! Marius is my problematic super fave. ;) 

general opinion: fall in a hole and die | don’t like them | eh | they’re fine I guess | like them! | love them | actual love of my life

hotness level: get away from me | meh | neutral | theoretically hot but not my type | pretty hot | gorgeous! | 10/10 would bang  

hogwarts house: gryffindor | slytherin | ravenclaw | hufflepuff *This is so interesting cause I think that Marius is a very versatile character depending on how you interpret the text and he could easily fit into Slytherin also. But I mean cmon BLOOD & GOLD HELLO.

best quality: I’m not sure he has a “best quality” because I am inherently distrustful of all of his good qualities. I can say that the thing I like about him the most is how chill and stoic he can be on the outside while he’s like a fucking mess underneath. As far as his whole like ~wise old vampire~ schtick, I did (and do) LOVE that about him, although by the later books it’s clear that it’s kind of a façade. But I love that about him in TVL before we got to know him too well, and I still love the idea of it as this person who is always trying to maintain composure on the outside and barely holding it together. I like that about him a lot and I empathize with him a lot on that level. I ALSO LIKE THAT HE’S A PAINTER and I loved his frustration with learning painting, his own self-criticism over it, blah blah. BEEN THERE DUDE. He’s also got such a hysterically dry/weird sense of humor like HE’S SO OLD LOL i can’t lolol. He hates pants, we are soulmates. 

worst quality: lmao he’s Marius.  … ………. but no honestly like he is so egomaniacal and manipulative it’s truly horrifying and he is a Creepy Old Vampire. Dangerous! He has never respected a companion as an equal and he needs to knock that shit off. ((Bonus content: anton-mordrid’s AMAZING ENTRY WHERE SHE ROASTS HIM SO FUCKIN BAD omg it’s amazing I’ll share it at any opportunity cause I think it gives a really full scope of the badness.))

ship them with: Pandora or Bianca. :D

brotp them with: MAEL LOL THEY WON’T ADMIT IT BECAUSE MARIUS STILL HATES HIM SO MUCH but like they remind me a lot of Armand & Lestat, I think they’ll come around. Cause btw Mael is not dead, I refuse. One day Marius will not be completely shook at the mere mention of Mael or his religion and I think if they can get past that they’d be okay. They need to like chill and have some beers. And maybe Seth & Fareed? Also I feel like he and David would get along, too. I SAY THAT BECAUSE THEY’RE LIKE ~OLD DUDES~ BUT LOL THEY LIKE THE YOUNG GUYS TOO SO. o_o 

needs to stay away from: Minors? No really I think there’s a version of Marius who can be good for anyone in his life, and offer valuable companionship. It hinges on his ability to treat people like equals, though. I think he’s been devastated by his own failures enough that he can try to work on it, like with Pandora and Bianca for example. Even with Armand to an extent. But that’s my like fantasty HC of Marius where I believe he can get better. OTHERWISE, STAY AWAY FROM HIM IF YOU ARE NOT HIS AGE. He will manipulate you. 

misc. thoughts: He’s my favorite character even though he’s a complete monster. He might be my favorite character in anything ever tbh. I have unconditional nostalgia for my first impression of him in TVL and even as I get older and reevaluate it and realize how flawed he is, it’s never made me hate him. It just makes him more interesting to me. And like, I really get the PROS & CONS of Marius, and I love reading negative meta about him. I really do see both sides, but he’s still my favorite lol. Reading horrible exposés about him make me like him more.  

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Ironclad 4: Alignment

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