Post by cj on Jun 20, 2007 15:02:30 GMT -5
Darius
Full Name: Darius
AKAs: None
DOB: 50 CE
Apparent Age: 30-35
True Age: 1957
Sex: Male
Hair color: Brown
Eye Color: light hazel
Height: 6'0”
Weight: 200 lbs.
Nationality: German
Residence: Paris, France
Close Friends: Duncan MacLeod, Craig Bower, Hugh Fitzcairn
Teacher: Ahasuerus
Watcher: Ian Bancroft
Languages: German, French, Spanish, Italian, English
Personality: Quiet, intellectual, spiritual, pacifist, secluded.
Any Special Skills: Leadership, understanding
Participation in The Game (Good, Evil, Neutral): Good
Number of Quickenings: Unknown
Weapon of Choice: His faith
History:
50 CE Darius born: In a nomad's tent east of the Urals, member of an obscure tribe .
95 CE Darius dies his First Death at age 45 fighting "Germanic hordes."
Sometime after 95 CE Ahasuerus the Parthian becomes Darius' first teacher.
Sometime between 95 CE and 409 CE [/b]Darius lives among the Persians and Chinese, travels through the East and to Africa.
Sometime during the 2nd century CE Darius lives among the Romans.
3rd-4th Centuries CE Goths migrate to Black Sea steppes, conquer Sarmatians, intermarry with them, and adopt many of their customs and their ways of war, especially the use of the horse in warfare. Goths raid frontiers of Roman Empire with Sarmatians and other barbarian allies.
325 CE Claudianus (Grayson) born in Dacia. Later becomes a farmer, marries, and is widowed.
365 CE Claudianus' (Grayson's) First Death: Fighting against the Goths, trampled beneath the hooves of Goth cavalry led by Darius. He becomes Darius' student and second-in-command. He takes the name Grayson because of the gray wolf skin Darius wears into battle and because he sees himself as Darius' son.
375 CE Huns from Central Asia attack Alans and Goths in force.
376 CE Some Goths and Alans retreat to the Danube and petition Romans for settlement inside the Empire. (These become known as the Visigoths). Soon after, they revolt against ill-treatment by their Roman hosts.
378 CE Visigoths defeat Romans at Adrianople and kill Emperor Valens. Goth cavalry is crucial to the victory.
382 CE Rome grants Visigoths land in Balkans in exchange for military service.
395-409 CE Visigoths revolt again, raid Greece and Illyricum, invade Italy and threaten Rome twice. Alaric I is their leader. Darius and his Goth war band are frequently Alaric's allies in war, and Darius fights at Alaric's side. He and his war band often share winter quarters with Alaric and his people.
Winter, 409 CE Darius, together with Grayson, leads his war band to join Alaric at his winter camp in Claremont, Italy, in preparation for Alaric's planned attack on Rome. Darius carries on an illicit love affair with Alaric's Pre-Immortal sister Callestina.
July, 410 CE Alaric marches to Ravenna to negotiate with Western Emperor Honorius. Honorius rejects Alaric's demands and the enraged Alaric sacks Ravenna before marching on Rome.
Aug.24, 410 CE Visigoths sack Rome for 3 days, led by: Alaric I and his second-in-command Athaulf. Callestina enters the city, is killed in the fighting, and becomes Immortal.
Aug.27, 410 CE Alaric forces Honorius to grant his demands and give him his sister Galla Placidia in marriage.
After Aug.27, 410 CE Darius rejects Callestina, earning her undying hatred, and marches north with Grayson to take Paris and form his own kingdom. Alaric and his army leave Rome and return to Claremont
Later in 410 CE Darius kills Holy Man before the gates of Paris and changes from warmonger to a man of peace, making a permanent enemy of Grayson. Grayson marries Callestina in Claremont and takes her north where he assumes leadership of Darius' war band He and Callestina are together for 2 centuries.
Dec., 410 CE Alaric dies of disease at Cosentia in southern Italy and is replaced as king of the Visigoths by Athaulf.
412 CE Visigoths under Athaulf invade Southern Gaul. Later they become Roman allies and expand their kingdom into Spain, but never reach Paris.
451 CE Attila the Hun invades western Europe. He enters Gaul but does not attack Paris. Aetius defeats him at the Battle of Chalons with the help of the Visigoths and Franks.
507 CE Frankish King Clovis defeats the Visigoths and drives them almost completely out of Gaul. He makes Paris his capital.
Sometime before 580 CE The Basilica of St. Julien the Martyr is built in Paris.
Late 9th Century CE Normans attack Paris many times and destroy the Basilica of St. Julien and other churches.
Sometime during the 10th century Darius' Watcher first records that Callestina tried to have Darius discredited and thrown out of his order, but is unsuccessful. She continues making these unsuccessful attempts for centuries, until just prior to the American Revolution. Then she disappears and the Watchers lose track of her.
1170-1240 CE The Church of St. Julien le Pauvre is built by Cluniac monks on the site of the former basilica.
Sometime after 1634 CE Darius meets Ursa, after the childlike Immortal has been placed in sanctuary with the monks of the Abbey of St. Gobain by Duncan MacLeod.
June 18, 1815 CE Battle of Waterloo is fought in Belgium. Darius meets Duncan on the battlefield and makes a strong impression on him. After the battle, Darius returns to Paris.
Fall 1815 CE Duncan finds Darius in Paris where he is running a makeshift hospital at a church in the rue St. Julien le Pauvre and becomes his student.
Nov. 1815 CE Duncan finds young Immortal Violane Armand working as a prostitute in Paris and takes her to Darius.
Jan. 30, 1816 CE Darius is killed by looters at his church but revives. Duncan becomes disillusioned with Europe and leaves for America.
Spring, 1816 CE Darius sends Violane to train with Immortal Marie Guilliard, but she runs away after two years, and returns to her old life as a Paris prostitute.
1842 CE Duncan returns to Paris to see Darius. Violane attacks him and he takes her head in self-defense.
1914: Darius finds Craig Bower and takes him on as his student.
Early Feb., 1993 CE Grayson resurfaces and is killing Darius' students. Duncan kills Grayson in Seacouver.
Late Feb., 1993 CE Xavier St. Cloud confesses to Darius that he has committed murder, plots to kill Duncan, gets away.
March, 1993 CE Duncan consults with Darius about Ursa, who has been seen in the Paris Opera. Darius and Duncan help Grace Chandel, who is being stalked by Carlos Sendaro. Later that year Duncan returns to Darius' sanctuary seeking guidance in getting over the death of his fiance.
July 2005: Darius travels to Seacouver, Washington and marries Duncan and Cara Nichols then returns to Paris. Later that year Nick Wolfe brings Richter Von Harrisburg to him after Richter takes a Dark Quickening and Darius helps Richter come out of it.
2007: Darius remains in Paris, France.[/i]
Played by Carole