MAGNVS CARNIFEX

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MAGNVS HADRIAN HALICARNASSVS CARNIFEX
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❝i am in agony. and, in it, i cut on my fingertips and dip my pen in the ink that i bleed. it rips my organs to shreds & my lungs are so full of it that WORDS ARE THE ONLY THING I BREATHE OUT NOW. my heart is restless. it beats in a frenzy of things unsaid and words unwritten. i don’t know who’s reading this, but i’m in agony; and in it i rot, sweetly. i bleed, madly. THE WORDS FLOW OUT ACHINGLY NOW.❞ — IN MY AGONY, I WRITE // demi ev.

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The wrath of the lion
is the wisdom of God
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❝I suggest that you be grateful That it's your blood on my hands And assume yourself weaker, the fall of man And look out for the beast Tonight he lies with me❞ — The Beast // Laura Marling

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Name: Magnus Hadrian Halicarnassus Carnifex (Magnii) Nicknames: Maggie. Mags. Species: Werewolf Age: MMCIV (2115) Birthday: 1st of August, 86 BCE (♌) Gender: Male. Orientation: Pansexual. (Polyamorous) Voice: uuuuhhhhhhh Height: 5'11" (9'9") Weight: 195-205lbs (~1500lbs) Reference: Human & Werewolf (Far Left) Misc: - INTJ personality type. - Magnus now goes by his original name, but he has also been known as: Lioneius "the Lion" Priapian Britannicus, Hektor Terric, King Richard I the Lionheart, Wilmarc Alexander, Mariano Carnifelli and Harrison Cicerion, amongst others. - Magnus enjoyed the navy when it came to warfare, though spent most of his time in the infantry. He captained his own fleet at one time. He has a love for the sea. - Has a terrible habit of foul language. - Magnus went through a brief punk phase in the 70's. - Ambidextrous, but does not write very well. - Has always been a very enthusiastic wine drinker, especially considering how much the Romans drank it. He passed the very exclusive Sommelier exam in 1992 (on his second try). - A proficient artist. - Trained in operatic singing, though doesn't usually sing opera. Formally educated in piano, cello and viola. Not half bad a kazoo. Had a bad experience with a french horn. - Has a deep affection for dogs. Reptiles creep him out. - A gourmand. Adores good food. - Is not outstandingly scarred, in spite of how much time he has spent on the battlefield. He has a slash across his back from a sword, scattered marks from a nail grenade, and two gunshot wounds under his left collar bone from a failed assassination. - Has served two jail sentences in his life time. Once for political reasons in the twelfth century, and second for public drunkenness in the 1980's. - Has a peculiar fixation with teeth and mouths in general.

PLAYLIST 1, PLAYLIST 2, PLAYLIST 3

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[*]First Reference Sheet
[*] Mags & Wife
[*] Mags & Husbando
[*] Werewolf design (far left)
[*] More with Husband
[*] Prometheus
[*] Vilify
[*] Tattoo
[*] Despot
[*] Old Werewolf reference
[*] OT3 in Christmas sweaters
[*] More sweater kisses
[*] He loves this dork jfc
[*] Armor 1
[*] Old Werewolf
[*] the Magician
[*] We Fight Like Gods
[*] Pontifex Maximus
[*] Be That Evil
[*] Mags & Tiny Son
[*] Cold Blood
[*] Cheeky Werewoof
[*] Way too much more.
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[*] Wolf Papa by Me & Skip
[*] Werewolf by LargeCrocodile
[*] Werewolf by Madiswain
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❝All peoples are driven to the point of eating their gods after a time: it’s the old greed for a plateful of outer space, that craving for darkness, the lust to feel what it does to you when your teeth meet in divinity, in the flesh, when you swallow it down and you can see with its own cold eyes, look out through murder. ❞ — “Eating Snake”, Interlunar // Margret Atwood

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There is grace in him, though of a brutal kind. Standing a lean 5'11", he is wire built upon a steel frame. Every move is a calculation, heavy with a metallic purpose. Magnus tastes of iron. At roughly 175 pounds, muscle coils itself up his arms and into his chest, where he is at his thickest. He is broad shouldered and thin waisted, his hips similarly slim. Though hardly burly, the man is well built and fierce in the cut of his figure (he almost constantly appears tense, as though ready to fight or flee). His skin is a pale shade of tan, often flushed pink around his joints and across his face. The top of his head is coated in thick, curly hair that reaches over his forehead and into his eyes. The brown mess is shaven in an unruly cut along the sides and make of his head, making it roughly the same length as the short beard that he rarely removes completely from his face. His jawline is square, framed by his distinct cheekbones. Magnus' dark brows are heavy over his blue-green eyes, casting light shadows across the bruised skin that rises along his cheeks and eyelids. His human form seems to ail him, giving him a haggard air, even when he is well kept (in truth, he suffers from insomnia regardless of form). In spite of this, though, he looks surprisingly young for his impressive years. Magnus is deft with his hands, his spidery fingers expertly skilled at carrying out even small, delicate tasks. He is purposeful, and it speaks through his body language. Magnus carries himself with a high head and rigid shoulders. Though he sometimes appears as though he does not know what to do with his legs (as if lamenting the lack of a tail).

His face is very expressive regardless of form, shifting in some manner with every change in emotion. He can sometimes fidget and likes to run his hands through his hair or rub his cheeks vigorously.

The man has a peculiar sense of style. Having been born in his canine shape, human mannerisms did not come naturally to him, and neither did human fashion. He generally wears ill-fitting clothes that hang from his body. Magnus ranges from wearing numerous layers to simulate the weight of fur to wearing next to nothing at all (due to a dislike of restriction). He does not have a great sense of color.

In his werewolf shape, Magnus's brown fur lightens in certain areas, creating a clear timber pattern. Orange and gray mix into his pelt, the hair itself as thick as it was in his human form, though straighter and longer. White colors his face, throat, chest, legs and underbelly. His long tail is often held perpendicular to his square hips, the tip dipped in black. His ears are small and triangular. His paws are narrow and outfitted with long, black claws to aid in swift running and changing of direction. Much like his human form, the fur along his skull is unruly, sticking out in all sorts of directions before falling into the natural direction of the rest of his pelt.

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❝For beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror which we are barely able to endure, and it amazes us so, because it serenely disdains to destroy us. Every angel is terrible.❞ — Rainer Maria Rilke, Duino Elegies

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There are no bargains between lions and men.
I will kill you and eat you raw.
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❝I, who have seen you amid the primal things, Was angry when they spoke your name In ordinary places.❞ — Francesca // Ezra Pound

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Men are cruel and he is no exception. Magnus is as sharp as the edge of a knife and twice as unforgiving. Shaped in a demanding, tumultuous environment, Magnus does not yield easily. Anything but passive in a personal sense, he is a man of violent means and ends. He can be offensively loud simply because he chooses to be. In equal measure, he can be oppressively angry when challenged. Rigid in his beliefs and opinions, he can almost never be argued away from his point and can get severely agitated when those stand in steadfast opposition to him or refuse to accept his views. Hardly a moralist, Magnus is a politician of an older age and has grown into modern society with far too intimate of an understanding that life is harsh, and that civilization is brutal. He fashions himself in this way so he might continue to survive. A student of Cicero first, he believes fiercely in the strength of a republic run by the capable. His opinions, originally idealistic due to being formed in his youth, have soured and darkened. He laments his origins, and the direction the world has taken, especially in spite of his own actions. Magnus goes through cycles in his life, from meddling to seclusion. Since the end of the Roman Republic he has throne himself into war and high society as often as he has hidden away in the dark (though he seems to have made little impact regardless, much to his own chagrin).

He is a man of half-buried grudges. He is brittle with a short fused temper.

He is lucid. Magnus understands himself intimately, having spent so much time pondering his own motivations. He is in fine control of his emotions, allowing him to change in the drop of a hat. He can go from cold composure to hostile, violent anger in a matter of seconds. He may seem out of control, especially in emotional transitions such as this, but he knows exactly what he is doing (which, some might say, makes him all the more dangerous). Considering he so easily reads himself, he is more easily understood by others. He is not very good at being enigmatic and often is too expressive for his own good. His eyes give him away.

He is gentleman only in that he is someone who is never unintentionally rude. He is crisply intelligent, having studied in many ages. However, he can be bogged down by old ideas and is slow to change. For all his years, he is slow to adapt and finds personal change uncomfortable. Magnus almost perpetually toes the line of arrogance. He believes he has seen more than anyone and that the world has little else to show him (he can express this loudly, which has earned him fights in the past).

His wants are his motivations more so than his needs, a fault that he knows well. Magnus can be greedy, and lustful, but he knows how to limits such things. He loves wealth and flesh and acclaim, even when these things are gained in unsavory ways. He is not proud of all that he does, but he suffers the weaknesses of man just like any non-shifter.

Very much an anti-hero, Magnus does not like to think of himself as benevolent, but can hardly muster enough ire to become a villain. He lacks idealism, nobility, fortitude. Even courage can come in short supply. In spite of this, he does more good than he does harm. His moral code is clearly instinctual and is almost entirely fluid. Where his politics are clear and precise, Magnus does not know exactly what to do with morality. It is too personal to remove himself from and often requires direct action, making it a topic he rarely does more than try to argue away.

He can be very touchy. Magnus enjoys physical contact, even if it is just brushing a thumb over someone's elbow or ghosting his tail over someone's back. He can come off as forward, even when it is not is intent. In spite of how long he has lived, Magnus has few deeply personal relationships, making him awkward and unpracticed in certain social interactions. Though almost brutish, he has a great deal of capability to be gentle.

He is more deeply involved in human history, as he tends to associate his wolf form for his private life. He enjoys being primal, closer to his nature.

WRATH, VANITY & AVARICE

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❝I ate civilization. It poisoned me; I was defiled. And then,’ he added in a lower tone, ‘I ate my own wickedness.❞ — Brave New World // Aldous Huxley

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Ancient History the Pre-Julian Roman Era He knew the world when it was young. MAGNVS HADRIAN HALICARNASSVS CARNIFEX was born the youngest of six to a soldier who was always on campaign and a young mother better suited to caring for cattle. Living in the crowded streets between Rome's great hills, Magnus grew into the late Roman Republic. - He reached adult hood in the 1st Century BC, and gained some acclaim during the 2nd Catiline Conspiracy, where he managed to uncover pieces of the senator's plot. He went to Marcus Tullius Cicero with the information, allowing the other man to take all the credit in exchange for a senator position. Like Cicero himself, Magnus was a Nuevo Homo (a new man, the first in his family to gain a position in government). - Shifters were not prominent in Roman society mostly out of a desire to remain 'normal'. Many of his kind turned to priesthood, believing that their status as shifters gave them a certain closeness to the gods. Magnus found temples boring and overbearing, though both of his sisters became Vestal Virgins until they were 30 years old. - His brothers went into farming except Tarquinius, who became a soldier and eventually fought in Marc Antony's army (he was eventually killed in Egypt). - A firm believer in republican ideals, though not to the extent of some of his more conservative counterparts, Magnus Carnifex sided with Pompey Magnus in the Civil War against Julius Caesar. After their loss, Magnus remained in the senate thanks to a formal pardon from Caesar.

the Fall of a Republic and Rise of an Empire

- He was uninvolved with the plans to assassinate Caesar, who had just been named dictator for life, but did not mourn the loss of the former consul (much like his then mentor, Cicero). However, Magnus accepted that the death of the Republic was imminent. It was not long before Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian returned to Rome to claim his adopted father's name and prestige.
- Magnus remained in the senate, though was incredibly wary of the conflict that had yet to die in and around the capital. Tales of the army that Brutus and Cassius were raising in the east only made tensions thicker. Cicero was convinced that Octavian would fall in battle against Marc Antony, who he had been quarreling with since his return to Rome. The young Carnifex was not so sure.
- It was not long before Marc Antony and Octavian unified against Caesar's assassins, defeating them on the field of battle in Greece. With their power assured for the moment, the Second Triumvirate, formed along with the General Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, systematically destroyed their opposition. When Cicero was assassinated, Magnus abandoned his senate seat and the city of Rome entirely.
- Fearing for his life, Magnus fled to the reaches of the Empire, turning to the ruins of Carthage in Northern Africa.
- He remained in Carthage for some time before migrating to Morocco, spending most of his time there in his canine form. He retreated from humanity during the reigns of Octavian (eventually Augustus) and Tiberius. It was Caligula's ascension to the empirical throne that drew him back into human affairs.
the Principate
- Caligula was utterly insane, but that did not stop the forward march of the Empire's armies. Three years after Caligula was crowned, Magnus' haven of Morocco was conquered. The former senator could not ignore his culture, even without the Republic behind it, and he returns (albeit reluctantly), to Roman territory.
- He spends a short time in Italy before he joins the military, unwilling to put himself back in Roman politics. Under a new name, he has no history to give him prestige and is unskilled in the ways of killing. but, as a foot soldier, he learned quickly.
- Magnus was apart of the initial force that Rome turned on Britain, and first set foot there in 43AD.
- Four legions were mounted in the invasion force to re-instate Verica, an exiled king of the Atrebates. Magnus' legion was known as the Legio II Augusta, and was commanded by the future emperor, Vespasian. The legions beat back the tribes in Britain and Wales, and Magnus fought in both Claudius' invasion and Nero's continued efforts in the region. They conquered and settled the land, installing a new governor. Magnus took a liking to the island and was awarded lands there when the army was dispersed.
the Dominate and the Empire's End
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Middle Ages
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- (synopsis) Magnus aligns himself with the causes of English lords. This is his age of war and strife. Many of his conflicts take him to France and Germany, for the cause of the Crown he shackled himself to. Becomes an almost mythic figure during the 100 years war. He went on to participate in six of the seven major crusades, having covered to the Catholic faith from his Roman Paganism (though he still referred to the Roman gods). Magnus became English Royalty at this time by taking up the name and identity of Richard the Lionheart after the original (and true) Richard died in a training exercise as a young man. The King of England at the time, Henry II, struck a deal with the shifter, allowing Magnus to be crowned as Richard the First. He faked his own death in 1199 after taking a crossbow wound to the shoulder and bequeathed the kingdom and its holdings to Henry II's real son, John. After his last crusade, Magnus briefly stayed in the Middle East, and lived for a short time in Jerusalem, hoping for some sort of religious experience. After nearly starving himself to death during a long fast, Magnus has a potent hallucination of an angry angel that scares him off back to Europe.
Early Modern History

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- (synopsis) Magnus returns to Italy for some time, but left again for England. He eventually takes part in the Age of Exploration, but participating in Imperialism leaves a bad taste in his mouth. Fights against Spain during the American Revolution. Tired of that, he tries to participate in philosophical politics in mainland Europe. The French Revolution, which he foolishly participates in, drives him out of mainland Europe and back into England, having his fill of human politics for centuries. He starts his own pack during this time, but his wanderlust prevents him from being faithful to it.

Modern History

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- (synopsis) World War I draws him out of hiding, though he remains on the sidelines until he returns to England's army. He participates in the Naval assault on Gallipoli, Churchill's own plan. He is nearly killed there and the massive losses disillusions him with the United Kingdom, causing him to desert and hide in Africa even after the war ends. When World War II inevitably starts decades later, Magnus cannot avoid it and is taken as a prisoner of war by Italian fascists (he never faces a German force on the battlefield). Another shifter frees him and he flees to America after the War's end. Broke and with no roots, Magnus gets involved in the New York underbelly. Under the name Mariano Carnifelli, he makes a living in the Italian mafia. After he is nearly assassinated, Magnus returns to his canine form until the late 1960's.

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❝You’re blooming at the mouth again. A field of red, your hands catch like tinder. This messy hunger dissected on the table with open eyes. To say you gave a name for the rain.❞ — A Field of Red // Ana Carrizo

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Until the lion has his historian,
the hunter will always be the hero.
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❝achilles sleeps, and the world rests with him. achilles breathes, and the world remains alive. as does patroclus. (achilles, great and high and mighty, you are your own god.) apollo wakes, and the world wakes with him. apollo fumes, and the world is plagued. as is icarus. (apollo, mercurial and exuberant and beautiful, you are your own salvation.) and, too, their lovers rest, their lovers wake. patroclus and icarus: soaring to the beat of their beloveds’ hearts, strong and just and lost. much like their heroes. (oh, my dear lovers, drunk and high and kind, you are your own destruction.)❞ — in the end, all will fall. // d.c.