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not_apriest) wrote2012-10-05 10:13 pm
not_apriest) wrote2012-10-05 10:13 pm
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Aramis - Three Musketeers (2011)
Character Name: Aramis
Series: The Three Musketeers (2011 movie version)
Timeline: After the film.
Canon Resource Link: The 2011 movie with some minor padding out from the book version and a little bit of 'Man In The Iron Mask' flavour.
Character Background: A deeply spiritual man, Aramis was once a priest, but had a crisis of faith when he realized the church was merely an Earthly organization run by greedy men, used to propogate their own wealth and power, and not the beacon of light and hope for believers that it was meant to be. No longer feeling close to God as a member of the clergy (he now believes that being a man of God and a man of the cloth are not only different, but are possibly mutually exclusive), he sought spiritual fulfilment elsewhere, and found himself in service to France's annointed king as a member of his personal guard: the Musketeers. Protecting the king, who is chosen by God, was a way for him to serve God's will using skills he learned in a youth spent learning to fence and the education his keen intellect gained in his spiritual studies.
Teamed with two other highly skilled Musketeers named Athos and Porthos, Aramis quickly grew in regard and reputation as a member of the famous Three Musketeers, the men handed the most dangerous and important assignments to protect king and country.
Their last official assignment together prior to his point of entry was to retrieve plans for DaVinci's war machine - a heavily armed dirigible - from DaVinci's personal vault in Venice and to bring them back to France. However, they were betrayed by Athos' lover, Milady de Winter, to the Duke of Buckingham and the plans fell into the hands of the English instead.
Returning to France empty-handed and disgraced, Athos, Porthos and Aramis were dismissed from the Musketeers by Cardinal Richlieu. Though they remained close friends and roommates, they had to find other livelihoods. Aramis was the only one to actually take a job, working for the City of Paris, handing out citations for petty infractions. It was during his duties that he met a hot-headed young man named D'Artagnan, who had come to Paris looking to join the Musketeers. D'Artagnan challenged the citation Aramis had written him, then challenged Aramis to a duel. Aramis discovered, that afternoon, that the boy had also challenged Athos and Porthos, but they ended up befriending him when the duel was interrupted by the Cardinal's guards and D'Artagnan helped the three former Musketeers defeat them.
The Three Musketeers, along with D'Artagnan returned to the king's favour and regained their reputations when they put a stop to Cardinal Richlieu's secret plans to overthrow the king and assume the throne.
Personality-wise, while Aramis is a deeply spiritual man, he is completely disillusioned by the church. He wants to live a life of service, which he attempted by starting out in the clergy, only to find it doesn't really serve God, then moved into service of the king (whom he believes was placed on the throne by God) as a Musketeer, until he was dismissed from that position and finally as a lowly civil servant, when that was all that was left to him.
Outwardly, on meeting him, people would find him very cool and composed. He tends to live by the creed asking God to grant him the serenity to accept the things he cannot change. He is highly intelligent and his keen intellect and his education (afforded to him as he studied to become a priest) mean he is well-read and well-spoken. When given a task or when in a fight, he becomes very focused and comes across as extremely calm and competent.
He reveals, when questioned by D'Artagnan, that he thinks they require a 'great cause' in order to be great. He needs something he believes in to fight for. That's his inner motivation. But when he doesn't have it, he will gamely do whatever is required until he finds it again, as evidenced in his work as, essentially, a seventeenth century meter maid. Service is service and he tends to be the humblest of the three in attitude. He has been known to give last rites to men he kills in battle.
Abilities/Special Powers: Aramis is an extremely skilled swordsman and, due to his priestly education, can speak several languages apart from his native French, including English and Latin.
Third-Person Sample: Aramis glanced up, taking in the barmaid's ample bosom while she poured his wine. It wasn't the reason he left the clergy, but he didn't miss celibacy. Sexual frustration had never made him feel closer to God. It was among many things he'd been told were virtuous that hadn't made him feel closer to God.
The Musketeers, in fact - service to and protection of the annointed king of France - was the only thing he'd ever done that had truly made him feel like he served a greater purpose. And now it was over.
He took a large swallow of the wine and glanced around, spotting his friends. Porthos had a woman on his lap who, if precedent was anything to go by, was either a rich widow or a prostitute, and was laughing raucously. Athos was sitting alone in a dim corner of the room, glaring daggers at anyone that approached and drinking moodily. Aramis picked up his cup and walked over to Athos' table, watching him for a moment before dropping wordlessly into the seat across from him.
First-Person Sample: I've been searching for the answer for days. Pouring over books. None of them has anything useful to offer. I suppose I ought to pray, but I've long been a believer that God helps those who help themselves. At any rate, I think He's well aware of how I feel about this prison. I'd like to believe that the Cardinal is somehow behind this, but if that is the case, then Porthos is still free. One for all and all for one.
Series: The Three Musketeers (2011 movie version)
Timeline: After the film.
Canon Resource Link: The 2011 movie with some minor padding out from the book version and a little bit of 'Man In The Iron Mask' flavour.
Character Background: A deeply spiritual man, Aramis was once a priest, but had a crisis of faith when he realized the church was merely an Earthly organization run by greedy men, used to propogate their own wealth and power, and not the beacon of light and hope for believers that it was meant to be. No longer feeling close to God as a member of the clergy (he now believes that being a man of God and a man of the cloth are not only different, but are possibly mutually exclusive), he sought spiritual fulfilment elsewhere, and found himself in service to France's annointed king as a member of his personal guard: the Musketeers. Protecting the king, who is chosen by God, was a way for him to serve God's will using skills he learned in a youth spent learning to fence and the education his keen intellect gained in his spiritual studies.
Teamed with two other highly skilled Musketeers named Athos and Porthos, Aramis quickly grew in regard and reputation as a member of the famous Three Musketeers, the men handed the most dangerous and important assignments to protect king and country.
Their last official assignment together prior to his point of entry was to retrieve plans for DaVinci's war machine - a heavily armed dirigible - from DaVinci's personal vault in Venice and to bring them back to France. However, they were betrayed by Athos' lover, Milady de Winter, to the Duke of Buckingham and the plans fell into the hands of the English instead.
Returning to France empty-handed and disgraced, Athos, Porthos and Aramis were dismissed from the Musketeers by Cardinal Richlieu. Though they remained close friends and roommates, they had to find other livelihoods. Aramis was the only one to actually take a job, working for the City of Paris, handing out citations for petty infractions. It was during his duties that he met a hot-headed young man named D'Artagnan, who had come to Paris looking to join the Musketeers. D'Artagnan challenged the citation Aramis had written him, then challenged Aramis to a duel. Aramis discovered, that afternoon, that the boy had also challenged Athos and Porthos, but they ended up befriending him when the duel was interrupted by the Cardinal's guards and D'Artagnan helped the three former Musketeers defeat them.
The Three Musketeers, along with D'Artagnan returned to the king's favour and regained their reputations when they put a stop to Cardinal Richlieu's secret plans to overthrow the king and assume the throne.
Personality-wise, while Aramis is a deeply spiritual man, he is completely disillusioned by the church. He wants to live a life of service, which he attempted by starting out in the clergy, only to find it doesn't really serve God, then moved into service of the king (whom he believes was placed on the throne by God) as a Musketeer, until he was dismissed from that position and finally as a lowly civil servant, when that was all that was left to him.
Outwardly, on meeting him, people would find him very cool and composed. He tends to live by the creed asking God to grant him the serenity to accept the things he cannot change. He is highly intelligent and his keen intellect and his education (afforded to him as he studied to become a priest) mean he is well-read and well-spoken. When given a task or when in a fight, he becomes very focused and comes across as extremely calm and competent.
He reveals, when questioned by D'Artagnan, that he thinks they require a 'great cause' in order to be great. He needs something he believes in to fight for. That's his inner motivation. But when he doesn't have it, he will gamely do whatever is required until he finds it again, as evidenced in his work as, essentially, a seventeenth century meter maid. Service is service and he tends to be the humblest of the three in attitude. He has been known to give last rites to men he kills in battle.
Abilities/Special Powers: Aramis is an extremely skilled swordsman and, due to his priestly education, can speak several languages apart from his native French, including English and Latin.
Third-Person Sample: Aramis glanced up, taking in the barmaid's ample bosom while she poured his wine. It wasn't the reason he left the clergy, but he didn't miss celibacy. Sexual frustration had never made him feel closer to God. It was among many things he'd been told were virtuous that hadn't made him feel closer to God.
The Musketeers, in fact - service to and protection of the annointed king of France - was the only thing he'd ever done that had truly made him feel like he served a greater purpose. And now it was over.
He took a large swallow of the wine and glanced around, spotting his friends. Porthos had a woman on his lap who, if precedent was anything to go by, was either a rich widow or a prostitute, and was laughing raucously. Athos was sitting alone in a dim corner of the room, glaring daggers at anyone that approached and drinking moodily. Aramis picked up his cup and walked over to Athos' table, watching him for a moment before dropping wordlessly into the seat across from him.
First-Person Sample: I've been searching for the answer for days. Pouring over books. None of them has anything useful to offer. I suppose I ought to pray, but I've long been a believer that God helps those who help themselves. At any rate, I think He's well aware of how I feel about this prison. I'd like to believe that the Cardinal is somehow behind this, but if that is the case, then Porthos is still free. One for all and all for one.