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STEVEN DURANTE

Player Information
Player Name	bii	Contact	obiisama \| biichan
AKA	Jarlaxle Baenre, also I was a mod at Syn
Character Basics
Character Name	Steven Durante	Series/Canon	Original Chronicles of Darkness Character (Changeling: the Lost)
AU/PG/Canon Point	Mid-2024, after Thais becomes his roommate	Cottage	TBA
Canon Details	Roughly a decade ago, Steven Durante was a local newscaster in San Diego, a man who was prone to compartmentalizing his life into various boxes: Family, Work, Nerdy Hobbies, Sex, etc. Firmly gay, he remained closeted in his public life. Then he was kidnapped by one of the fairy Keepers of Arcadia and came home years later to find that he'd been replaced by a tangle of enchanted garbage with his face, which had made an utter hash of his life in the meantime. He had a breakdown, killed his fetch, decided life was too short to not be himself, and got a new career--two of them, in fact, as his second, secret part-time job was executing dangers to his local Changeling community. A longer version of said history can be found here. At his canon point, he's had his new roommate, Thais, for the last few months.
Character Details
Age	46 (44 on paper)	Pronouns	he/him
Physical Stature	6'0 tall, broad and muscled (but not ripped)	Hair/Eyes	black hair with some grey at the temple; hazel eyes (no matter his appearance)
Notable Traits	OH BOY, this depends whether or not you're seeing his true appearance or the Mask that makes Changeling look more or less like normal humans. Underneath everything, he's basically a low-key horror movie monster complete with fangs and extra-long fingers, as seen in this art. Otherwise, he looks like a large yet somehow still unassuming Latino man in his mid-forties, television newscaster handsome, with glasses and a close-trimmed beard. He is usually soft-spoken and rarely curses.
15 Second Summary	Former local television newscaster who was publically closeted, who then got kidnapped by fairies and learned that life was too short not to be more of his authentic self with people. Normally soft-spoken, polite, and friendly, he is liable to let out his inner drama king when he relaxes around people. A fan of all things creepy.
Abilities & Permissions
Abilities	Steven is a Changeling, which means he's got all sorts of magic powers that come from making contracts with things. There's a list of his contracts and other abilities and such from his character sheet here.
Permissions	Here
Sensing	So Steven's true appearance is something like this and he'll be starting the game with it. Once he regains the involuntary ability to hide it with a more normal human appearance again, only certain people will be able to see that true appearance. These include other Changelings, ensorcelled mortals, and people whose abilities let them see through illusions. This also can include mentally ill people, neurodivergent people, and children, but it's not a guarantee with them.
Memory Registry
Memory Registry	Link to spreadsheet