Appearance: Damien stand just about five feet eleven inches with a slim build and a calm, laid-back look. He is very artsy and musical, dressing casually and comfortably. He can generally be found with a musical instrument of some sort in tow. He loves earth-colored clothing, generally seen in browns and greens, and loose jeans and corduroy pants are among his dressing staples. He has dark blond hair which has a tendency to grow on the long side until his parents convince him into cutting it shorter again. He has expressive eyes which are a deep blue/green color, and he is known as a man of many expressions. He is found smiling more often than not, and over the years has acquired quite the collection of hats, from fedoras to top hats, he has a great love for old fashioned and odd hats. He has a great love of nature and because of this he has developed a slight tan nearly year round.
Personality: Damien is happy, laid back, musical, artsy and light-hearted. Damien loves music, he often lost in his own little world, be it composing music on the edges of his notebook paper in class or strumming his favorite hymn on the guitar in the park, music makes up the vast majority of his life. The other major influence on his personality is his religion. Damien is deeply committed to God, even though most would say he is more spiritual than religious. His father is a Methodist minister and Damien has been raised all his life in the Church.
One thing that is rather noticeable about Damien is that he has always stood out as rather feminine. Many wrote this off to his artistic nature, but as a child he was pouring tea and skipping rope rather than playing cops and robbers and throwing balls. He has never had a girlfriend and never seemed to show much interest in girls outside of a simple friendship, but he has also never had any significant kind of relationship with a male. As a side note, his parents church does not officially support nor condemn gay relationships.
Damien is neither especially shy nor especially outgoing. If he feels he might have something in common with someone, be it music, a religious chat or a pretty sunset, he'll happily start up a conversation. He is quite selfless and gets a deep pleasure out of helping others and pretty well lives for those moments, be it a shoulder to cry on or just to give someone a smile when they need it. He is a dreamer and has earned the nick-name "Hippie Jesus" because of his laid back, happy and non-preaching approach to religion.
Special abilities/talents: Damien is very musical, he can play several instruments, including the guitar, piano, flute, recorder, drums and even Pans Pipes. He is mostly self-taught, and also has won a few awards for his compositions.
Supernatural Affinity: Species/Group: Human Power(s): None
History: Damien was born the only son of Methodist minister and his wife, and was raised in a rather fairy tale life. He has been very sheltered his entire life, and has seen very few of the world's hardships. His best friend is his pet Green Cheek Conure named Zevo who he received as a gift on his twelfth birthday. He has taken extraordinary care of the bird who has learned not only a few words, but can actually sing a few lines of Damien's favorite songs.
Damien has always been a rather careful youth, as such he has never had any broken bones and only a few rather common illnesses. When he was in the 8th grade he came down with a bad flu, and after a day stuck at home on the computer, he read about several natural cures which he now swears by. Because of this he has become quite the health nut, he swearing by the power of all natural foods and the healing power of tea. Because of this, he simply refuses to eat the cafeteria food at school, he preferring to go hungry rather than eat 'processed, chemical filled foods' if he happens to forget his lunch.
He always excelled academically, while not all subjects came easily to him, he is quite devoted to his studies. His Freshman year he went to State competitions in music and placed very highly. Despite his musical gift, he has always wanted to enter Seminary after graduation and study to become a preacher like his father. He spends a great deal of time doing volunteer work at the animal shelter and the children's hospital. He has kept up a small greenhouse in his back yard for several years now, growing several kinds of plants, his favorite being a few different species of bamboo, an Oriental strand of sunflowers which have a honey scent to them, and two very expensive flowering bonsai trees.
Flaws: Clueless: Damien lives in a Disney movie where people randomly break into songs, animals randomly hop up and help with house chores and every story has a happily ever after. Cowardice: Damien has seen painfully little of the bad things life has to offer, this makes him freeze solid and turn quite useless when any of them happens to him. It usually takes a good five minutes of freezing solid before the "omg run!" instinct kicks in. Phobia: While he loves to talk about all the great things in the world and all the blessings God has given His children, Damien cannot stand to hear about any kind of dark forces. Talks of death, black magic or demonic forces makes him very uncomfortable, more graphic tales have been known to make him shifty, uneasy and even caused him to break into cold sweats. Soft-hearted: He loves every one, every thing, and would bend over backwards to bring so much as a smile to someone's face. Because of this, he can easily be manipulated and taken advantage of. Oddly enough, even when he realizes he has been taken advantage of, he does not mind terribly... which only makes him more prone to being taken advantage of.
Merits: Dependable: Damien has a great sense of responsibility, if asked to do something, he will have it done as fast as is humanly possible. Comforter: Cry on his shoulder, tell him your secrets, Damien will listen, he will make things better, and he will keep them to himself. Animal Affinity: Damien has an innate, gentle, sweet nature which seems to call to animals. He can tame even the most wily critter, regardless of if it has fur, feathers or fins. Some would swear his magic touch extends even to his plants.
Sexual Orientation: His mannerisms scream gay, but Damien has never been in a relationship to prove this one way or the other.