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Lust's passion will be served; it demands, it militates, it tyrannizes.
...Natural freedoms are but just: There's something generous in mere lust.
Deity Name: Lust--Although Lust is not a deity, Lust is a staple of its religion.
Pantheon: Christianity
Current Alias: Lust usually introduces itself as The Libertine, mostly for shits and giggles, and then proceeds to note it's Libby for short. Currently, it ignores the part where Libby is a girl's name since Lust's current form is male and rather enjoys being referred to as male. Another name he's gone by in the past include Asmodai/Asmodeus, but he doesn't think it fits quite as nicely with modern times.
Apparent Age: Late Teens to Early Twenties--He usually hovers around nineteen or so, but he carries an I.D. that says he's over twenty-one for those moments when he needs to be a little older.
Occupation: Model
Personality: The basic personality of your character: Attitudes, demeanour, sense of humour, strengths, weaknesses, quirks, fears, aspirations, etc.
When people think of Lust, more often than not the words "slut" and "whore" come to mind. Libby, of course, won't deny it. He knows he's a slut (and hell, he even knows he's a glutton for sex of any kind from anyone), and, honestly, he's quite proud of that fact. He holds his head high, and when someone tells him he's a whore, he smiles and says, "Thank you!" He's the ultimate libertine, and he's happy to let anyone who will listen know it. And he doesn't discriminate with his sexual deviance, though many may call his acts with the less than beautiful people "pity fucks". To him, though, it's not pity. He gave them what they wanted, which, in his mind, was him, and it was a win-win situation: They got to have sex with someone good looking and receive attention, and he got his sexual fix.
The irony of being one of the Seven Deadly Sins and suffering from most of them isn't lost on Libby. He figures he's a Sin and they intertwine, so it just makes sense to him to have parts of the rest of them in him. Obviously he's full of lustful thoughts and actions. He's also a glutton and definitely greedy, always wanting more. He's proud of himself and his abilities and envious of things others have (especially when it's love). And, if the situation is right, he most certainly is wrathful. He is, at times, a whiney little bitch who seems stuck in high school, but he's perfectly fine with that. He knows he's not particularly mature, and he never tries to hide that fact.
It should be noted there's more to Libby than just sex. Sure, he likes sex, but it doesn't end there. He also enjoys power a lot, and he has a very nasty temper. If he feels scorned, he will often be out for blood or a ruined reputation, whichever fits the situation better. And while he experiences the whole array of human emotions, he more often than not narrows in on one or two at a time. He easily expierences tunnel vision and can lose sight of the bigger picture. Not that he cares. So long as he's happy, that's all he cares about.
Libby has a lust for love. So far, in his entire existence, he's never experienced it, and he wants to desperately. At the same time, he's envious of those who can, and he happily ruins their happiness whenever possible becuase of it. If he can't have it, why should anyone else? It's stupid and childish, but then, so is Libby. He thinks if he could just love and be loved back then maybe he wouldn't be so bad, and he'd leave some of the happy couples alone instead of pushing them to commit adultery. Since he doubts that's happening, oh, ever, though, he's perfectly content hating on them and ruining love at every opportunity.
On another note, Libby is a happy and playful sort. He likes interacting with people and loves attention from them. He can be extremely friendly and will talk to anyone. He doesn't believe in discriminating against anyone based on anything, except, of course, if they directly hurt him or his ego in some way. Otherwise, he enjoys any and all interactions, and he can easily go up to someone he doesn't know and start a conversation with them. Fear and shyness are two things he rarely, if ever, experiences, and he's most certainly an extroverted individual who feeds off of interaction with others to the point where he hates being bored and will go to great lengths to keep from experiencing that feeling for too long when it creeps up on him.
History: Lust itself has been around for longer than anyone can remember. However, Lust as a defined and punishable offense has its own little religious roots, along with the rest of the Seven Deadly Sins. Like many things, it's obscured at best and an exact moment of creation isn't known and can be attributed to many different things. For instance, a fourth century monk came up with eight "evil thoughts", three of which had to do with a lustful appetite. Another dates Pope Gregory the Great using it in the sixth century, and who can forget Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy? And let's not forget The Holy Bible, though Lust itself was not defined as lust when seven sins were mentioned. He was, however, mentioned in Matthew 5:28 by The Big Guy's Son about adultery, specifically as looking "lustfully at a woman". So, really, it's safe to say Lust has been around the block more than a few times.
Lust (along with the other Seven Deadly Sins) started hitting it big with the Church (specifically the Catholic Church). It was possibly thanks to the Church that he started gaining proper recognition. People had to be educated about the Sins, and to be educated about them, they had to know what they were. Around the thirteenth century, English bishops came up with syllabuses of material they required the clergy to learn to teach their congregations so everyone would be able to recognize and recall their sins. There is one that even stated about how after confession the priest should instruct the penitent about the Seven so that the penitent could more easily call to mind which ways he or she has sinned.
In the fourteenth century, the syllabuses started to appear in a way that the priest could teach the congregation directly (such as Oculus Sacerdotis written by William of Pagula). The fourteenth century also brought about the appearance of Lust and company in paintings and other forms of art. Thanks to those lovely artists, the popularity of the Sins ingrained them in many aspects of the Christian culture and consciousness throughout the world. Lust liked to consider himself the inspiration for libertinism (even if "libertine" was originally a negative term used by John Calvin for any opponents of his policies in Geneva. Now it's neither here nor there since the word has undergone so many changes and most certainly has been applied to Lust on enough occasions for Lust to happily cling to it), specifically the Marquis de Sade, the Earl of Rochester, Giacomo Casanova, Lord Byron, Aleister Crowley (who included Lust in a tarot card, for which he appreciates greatly), and even Jim Morrison of The Doors.
Lust followed Christians across the pond to America in the seventeen hundreds, easily settling in amongst the settlers. Lust lurked in the back of their minds, making observations and whispering suggestions when the time was right. He traveled across the country to California, up into Canada and down into Mexico, Central America, and Sout America. He found a way to Asia and Africa over the centuries (more than likely before he came to America, really), but in the end he settled in America, hopping from Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and New York City respectively, loving those three cities best. He even made stops in Washington, D.C. from time to time to prod a few politicians with lustful thoughts of power. Whatever form it appears in, however, Lust is there, feeding into and off of it, feeling more powerful than ever with modern day advances like television and DVDs and the internet to spread around the concept of lust and lustful thoughts.
PB: Konrad Junikiewicz
Note on The Sins and The Virtues: I have in my head that the Virtues and Sins are related somehow. Like.... Lust's opposite is Chastity and they're twins and so forth down the line kind of thing and they're all brothers and sisters or cousins cause they're related in texts.
Sins & Virtues
Lust & Chastity
Gluttony & Temperance
Greed & Charity
Sloth & Diligence
Wrath & Kindness
Envy & Patience
Pride & Humility
...Natural freedoms are but just: There's something generous in mere lust.
Deity Name: Lust--Although Lust is not a deity, Lust is a staple of its religion.
Pantheon: Christianity
Current Alias: Lust usually introduces itself as The Libertine, mostly for shits and giggles, and then proceeds to note it's Libby for short. Currently, it ignores the part where Libby is a girl's name since Lust's current form is male and rather enjoys being referred to as male. Another name he's gone by in the past include Asmodai/Asmodeus, but he doesn't think it fits quite as nicely with modern times.
Apparent Age: Late Teens to Early Twenties--He usually hovers around nineteen or so, but he carries an I.D. that says he's over twenty-one for those moments when he needs to be a little older.
Occupation: Model
Personality: The basic personality of your character: Attitudes, demeanour, sense of humour, strengths, weaknesses, quirks, fears, aspirations, etc.
When people think of Lust, more often than not the words "slut" and "whore" come to mind. Libby, of course, won't deny it. He knows he's a slut (and hell, he even knows he's a glutton for sex of any kind from anyone), and, honestly, he's quite proud of that fact. He holds his head high, and when someone tells him he's a whore, he smiles and says, "Thank you!" He's the ultimate libertine, and he's happy to let anyone who will listen know it. And he doesn't discriminate with his sexual deviance, though many may call his acts with the less than beautiful people "pity fucks". To him, though, it's not pity. He gave them what they wanted, which, in his mind, was him, and it was a win-win situation: They got to have sex with someone good looking and receive attention, and he got his sexual fix.
The irony of being one of the Seven Deadly Sins and suffering from most of them isn't lost on Libby. He figures he's a Sin and they intertwine, so it just makes sense to him to have parts of the rest of them in him. Obviously he's full of lustful thoughts and actions. He's also a glutton and definitely greedy, always wanting more. He's proud of himself and his abilities and envious of things others have (especially when it's love). And, if the situation is right, he most certainly is wrathful. He is, at times, a whiney little bitch who seems stuck in high school, but he's perfectly fine with that. He knows he's not particularly mature, and he never tries to hide that fact.
It should be noted there's more to Libby than just sex. Sure, he likes sex, but it doesn't end there. He also enjoys power a lot, and he has a very nasty temper. If he feels scorned, he will often be out for blood or a ruined reputation, whichever fits the situation better. And while he experiences the whole array of human emotions, he more often than not narrows in on one or two at a time. He easily expierences tunnel vision and can lose sight of the bigger picture. Not that he cares. So long as he's happy, that's all he cares about.
Libby has a lust for love. So far, in his entire existence, he's never experienced it, and he wants to desperately. At the same time, he's envious of those who can, and he happily ruins their happiness whenever possible becuase of it. If he can't have it, why should anyone else? It's stupid and childish, but then, so is Libby. He thinks if he could just love and be loved back then maybe he wouldn't be so bad, and he'd leave some of the happy couples alone instead of pushing them to commit adultery. Since he doubts that's happening, oh, ever, though, he's perfectly content hating on them and ruining love at every opportunity.
On another note, Libby is a happy and playful sort. He likes interacting with people and loves attention from them. He can be extremely friendly and will talk to anyone. He doesn't believe in discriminating against anyone based on anything, except, of course, if they directly hurt him or his ego in some way. Otherwise, he enjoys any and all interactions, and he can easily go up to someone he doesn't know and start a conversation with them. Fear and shyness are two things he rarely, if ever, experiences, and he's most certainly an extroverted individual who feeds off of interaction with others to the point where he hates being bored and will go to great lengths to keep from experiencing that feeling for too long when it creeps up on him.
History: Lust itself has been around for longer than anyone can remember. However, Lust as a defined and punishable offense has its own little religious roots, along with the rest of the Seven Deadly Sins. Like many things, it's obscured at best and an exact moment of creation isn't known and can be attributed to many different things. For instance, a fourth century monk came up with eight "evil thoughts", three of which had to do with a lustful appetite. Another dates Pope Gregory the Great using it in the sixth century, and who can forget Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy? And let's not forget The Holy Bible, though Lust itself was not defined as lust when seven sins were mentioned. He was, however, mentioned in Matthew 5:28 by The Big Guy's Son about adultery, specifically as looking "lustfully at a woman". So, really, it's safe to say Lust has been around the block more than a few times.
Lust (along with the other Seven Deadly Sins) started hitting it big with the Church (specifically the Catholic Church). It was possibly thanks to the Church that he started gaining proper recognition. People had to be educated about the Sins, and to be educated about them, they had to know what they were. Around the thirteenth century, English bishops came up with syllabuses of material they required the clergy to learn to teach their congregations so everyone would be able to recognize and recall their sins. There is one that even stated about how after confession the priest should instruct the penitent about the Seven so that the penitent could more easily call to mind which ways he or she has sinned.
In the fourteenth century, the syllabuses started to appear in a way that the priest could teach the congregation directly (such as Oculus Sacerdotis written by William of Pagula). The fourteenth century also brought about the appearance of Lust and company in paintings and other forms of art. Thanks to those lovely artists, the popularity of the Sins ingrained them in many aspects of the Christian culture and consciousness throughout the world. Lust liked to consider himself the inspiration for libertinism (even if "libertine" was originally a negative term used by John Calvin for any opponents of his policies in Geneva. Now it's neither here nor there since the word has undergone so many changes and most certainly has been applied to Lust on enough occasions for Lust to happily cling to it), specifically the Marquis de Sade, the Earl of Rochester, Giacomo Casanova, Lord Byron, Aleister Crowley (who included Lust in a tarot card, for which he appreciates greatly), and even Jim Morrison of The Doors.
Lust followed Christians across the pond to America in the seventeen hundreds, easily settling in amongst the settlers. Lust lurked in the back of their minds, making observations and whispering suggestions when the time was right. He traveled across the country to California, up into Canada and down into Mexico, Central America, and Sout America. He found a way to Asia and Africa over the centuries (more than likely before he came to America, really), but in the end he settled in America, hopping from Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and New York City respectively, loving those three cities best. He even made stops in Washington, D.C. from time to time to prod a few politicians with lustful thoughts of power. Whatever form it appears in, however, Lust is there, feeding into and off of it, feeling more powerful than ever with modern day advances like television and DVDs and the internet to spread around the concept of lust and lustful thoughts.
PB: Konrad Junikiewicz
Note on The Sins and The Virtues: I have in my head that the Virtues and Sins are related somehow. Like.... Lust's opposite is Chastity and they're twins and so forth down the line kind of thing and they're all brothers and sisters or cousins cause they're related in texts.
Sins & Virtues
Lust & Chastity
Gluttony & Temperance
Greed & Charity
Sloth & Diligence
Wrath & Kindness
Envy & Patience
Pride & Humility