Eric Eldrich Relationships and Plots

[Eric]

ERIC

NINETEEN + MALE + LORD + YLISSEAN

ABOUT	Eric is a level-headed guy who doesn't normally talk unless he has something to say.  He is prideful and has a bit of an ego that developed as he was expected to be the best in everything he did.  While there's no possible way to be the best at everything he's able to mimic what he sees making him good at reading lips and learning new things relatively quickly.  Bred to fill the shoes of the late exalt, he has no interest in titles or position and instead works to simply make the world a safer place in any way he can.  He's unsympathetic and takes first impressions very seriously-- after that it's hard to change the way he sees anything. Though he's very uptight and professional around other people, he lets down his guard when he's alone, speaking in a more familiar way aloud to himself or taking a nap somewhere isolated.  There are only a few left who remember the cheerful young boy who always smiled and laughed at everything, finding something enjoyable to play with or discover in even the simplest things.
FRIENDS	Friends.  A luxury ill-afforded in these dark times.  Everyone looks for a way to use each other for their own ends, friendship is simply two people who find use in each other.  Plastic smiles hiding judging eyes, scrutinizing and evaluating.  "friends" take too much work and stress to worry about.  A mercenary bought in gold is more trustworthy.
ENEMIES	Eric isn't one to try to make enemies for the sake of opportunity.  Even should one get on the wrong side of him there is still a chance he could find use in them.  However, should anyone endanger Ylisse and those who inhabit it, they might just have a front row seat and learn just how efficiently and abruptly this young lord can eliminate those who threaten his world.
LOVER	Something Eric doesn't have in his mind, and honestly is a bit ignorant about.  He's never had anyone get close enough to him to be considered such.  Should someone find something they like in him and pursue him-- whatever divine powers there are and were help him.
OTHERS	If nothing above interests you feel free to come up with your own relationship!

CODED BY ELECTRIC

[Oliver]

Learn To Laugh Again - The meeting between a serious, dutiful lord and a bright, energetic young fool could lead to significant growth among the two of them. On one hand you have Eric, who lost his smile so very long ago. Maybe Oliver's enthusiasm would remind him of cheerfulness of his youth, for better or for worse. Over time Oliver might be able to thaw the icy lord, maybe he'll just annoy him. I know that both of them take first impressions seriously, and Oliver's more . . . grandoise ones might make Eric just see him as a clown. It'd be a hard reputation to shake.

Meanwhile, seeing how even the most noble of nobles have to buckle down and harden their hearts in times of crisis might make Oliver a bit more grounded in his expectations. His lofty hopes of heroism can come off as childish, and while Oliver's certainly not taking the war lightly Eric might be able to inspire him to take it a bit more realistically. Also it would be Oliver's first interaction with a lord, and his attempts at trying to avoid looking like some dumb hick would be hilarious.

[Eric]

^ I love this sooo much~ let me finish up a thread and I'll reserve my next thread for this. I'm trying not to overbook myself. Hang onto your muse and don't let it go!

[Dorian]

*squints* What is this, another Lord who has no wish to become exalt? JOIN ME AND TOGETHER WE SHALL SHOW THEM HOW FOOLISH AND PETTY THEY ARE.

I mean I am a totally serious rper. *coughs and sits innocently*

[Eric]

Dorian||  LOL, of course you are~ these foolish families of nobility don't know what's truly important in a lord. THEIR MAJESTIC LOCKS FLOWING BEHIND THEM! (but srsly, since you're in plegia anyway you can feel free to join my thread there)

[Dorian]

*snorts*

And now in the words of a famous pegasus knight from another outrealm: WHOA WHOA WHOA! Hold on a sec there Anon. While ordinarily I would leap on stuff like that, right now Dori's not even in Plegia yet. Heck, he's not really even done more but start moving that direction. So yeah, even though I'm all for recycling opens for plotting purposes, I kinda... can't toss Dori in there right now lmao.

[Eric]

alright, twas an idea xD

[Hibiki]

Trying to see on some way these two can meet but the possibilities are endless with Hibiki. Seeing as she usually travels, trying to find some clue over whatever happened to her father a few years ago. Now they can meet at any kind of circumstance and more than likely strike friendship, seeing as I don't see Hibiki becoming enemies with anybody anytime soon. Hibiki will stop on her travels and try and make some money selling things that she crafts so that could be a meeting point?

That said... I'm not sure where we can grab this plot and put it into motion but I'm pretty damn sure that in the long run i can see these two becoming at least some kind of friends. 

[Eric]

Hibiki; I'm sure if she needs a job of some kind he could probably employ her mending clothes and such for the Eldrich Private Army. Not all roles need to be combat oriented and honestly, I think her uncommon skill could make her a really valuable person... not to mention Eric travels all over the place making searching for her answers all the easier while being pretty well protected doing so.

As for immediate plots, I concur, there are a lot of different ways they could meet up and probably come out friends. Though, the state of Ylisse has deteriorated a great deal-- the economy has suffered, the standards of living have diminished, and criminal acts are increasing. It'd be very likely that Eric would get involved with something like this within his Duchy. All I know is that there'd have to be some kind of event-- maybe someone's discriminating against Tanguel or something?  I'm studying for a psych test, so I'm not able to post yet-- but I'll be off in around 4 hours. If you wanted to do a first post that'd be pretty cool o3o

[Hibiki]

I actually like the idea of how these two meet and all, and i can start us off a thread. Just post on it when you get the time, ill tag you :3

[Eric]

alright, sounds like a plan ^_^