Trey

Trey
Portrayed by Ryan Phillippe
Statistics
Fullname	Trey Apollo Fontane
Birthday	15 February
Species	Witch
Age	22
Height	5'6"
Weight	127 lb
Bloodtype	AB+
Eyes	Blue-gray
Hair	Dirty blond
Occupation	Student

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Claim to Fame

• Member of the Fontane family.
• Student at the University of Texas at Dallas

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Biography

A Study In Solitude

Trey has the dubious distinction of being born into a family of Witches. He also carries the Fontane gift, though his abilities are somewhat less stellar than others in the family. Likewise, his ambitions aren't as grand. Or his force of will. In truth, Trey is pretty well a walking example of the phrase 'runt of the litter'.

Trey was born prematurely and that, combined with childhood asthma, had his early childhood one of an overly doting mother and generally being overwhelmed in the personality department by everybody around him. It wasn't that he wasn't his own person, it was just that even as a child, his mannerisms and personal bearing were eclipsed by his other family members. Whatever the dynamic quality of most Fontanes may be, it skipped Trey. Combined with his early physical frailness, this hesitancy and reserve led both his parents and his elder siblings to decide that he needed 'looking after'. Something he's always found intrusive.

Trey's school career followed much the same pattern, neither the jock that his brother Ivan was or the social chameleon like Scarlett or even just plain lovable, like his youngest sister, Helen. Still reserved, small, bookish and internalized to the point of almost seeming mute at times, Trey was easy prey for school bullies. Until his older siblings stepped in, humiliating him even more by assuming that he couldn't either endure or fight his own battles. Trey developed a habit of secrecy and privacy that he maintains to this day, walling himself off in some ways and never quite developing the 'knack' for people.

In late adolescence, when his own version of the family gift developed, it was something of a life rope for him. Something uniquely and personally his own. All magic is rooted in and shaped by the soul of the person casting it. And that, at least, was Trey's own. He studied it. And studied some more. He devoured the oral history of his family and every book on the occult he could find. And then he went after more. Somewhere along the way, Trey discovered a real love for books as objects of art and pieces of history as well as dispensers of information or escape.

It was with that love in mind that he focused on degrees in library science and literature, with an eye towards eventually becoming a literary conservator. It is a job that will not only allow him to restore and preserve many written works, it will also give him access to certain volumes of lore that most scholars can't access.

Trey's overall goal is to bring something new to the table in terms of the study and practice of magic. To synthesize and create a syncretic approach to magic. To help turn it from an art and talent to a system. Which is a pretty tall order for one, moderately gifted man.

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Character Details

Personality

Quiet. Reserved. Careful. Internalized. Cryptic. Those are words that come up when many of his casual acquaintances discuss Trey. He's the kind of guy who measures twice before cutting. In a family of larger than life personalities, his defense mechanism was to wall himself off a bit and keep his own council. And it's a habit that he continues to this day. Trey doesn't really have a lot of friends and he's fairly well fine with that. Or at least so he tells himself. His few attempts at socialization have ranged from mildly uncomfortable to disastrous and his attempts at interpersonal relationships haven't done much better.

A lot of Trey's life happens on autopilot at the moment. He eats because his body needs fuel, he works out a couple of times a week because he knows he's prone to ill-health and moderate exercise boosts the immune system, he socializes because people who don't can't integrate themselves into society and he occasionally seeks out a lover because doing so is both expected and healthy for a young man his age. The only time that cool, precise, almost icy voice speeds up or lifts right now is when he discusses his theories on magic or his work towards an MLIS and eventual hope to qualify for Conservator training.

Of course, nobody goes through life bottled up forever. Sooner or later, something is going to happen, good, bad or both that shatters that safe emotional wall he's built around himself. And when it does, Trey's going to have to come to terms with it and figure out who he -really- is, rather than who he's become in response to the people around him.

Skills and Abilities

Elemental Magic
Trey's abilities with magic thus far have been limited to elemental effects. He is not particularly powerful but his close study has made him capable of intricate and delicate spellwork even in this most basic of magics. He won't be tossing fireballs any time soon, he can work perhaps surprisingly complex bits of magic like igniting all of the candles in a room at once or changing the state of the water in a glass from frozen to gas without harming the glass. His few experiences with weather working have fascinated him but he's afraid he'll drain himself to the point of death if he attempts anything like that on his own.
Well-Educated
Trey is well on his way to a master's degree and eventual PhD. Probably at least two of them, in fact. He's very well rounded in terms of a classic education and has a grounding in the arts and sciences, though his focus is on literature and art, in specific. Still, on the off chance you can get him to vouchsafe anything, he tends to know at least a little about a very wide variety of subjects. He's also fluent in Latin, Greek, German and French as well as English, those being the languages that pop up most often in his work with older books and grimoires. He's working on Italian, but is frustrated by it a bit at the moment. It should be noted that Trey rarely, if ever, mentions speaking other languages or uses them outside an academic context. He doesn't want to look pretentious.
Occultist
The very reason that Trey is hoping to become a Conservator and the focus of a lot of his private study these days. Trey is grounded in the basics of quite a few belief systems and theories of magic, though not the practice thereof. He knows a little about everything from feng shui to haruspicy and tries to look for the commonalities of the various systems and beliefs.

Non-Racial Weaknesses

Withdrawn
You know the guys that the neighbors always say 'seemed so quiet'? That's Trey. He's internalized almost to the point of emotional paralysis. Which isn't to say that he can't recognize and work with social systems and people in general but there is always that 'wall' in the way, barring intimacy, even with his loved ones and perceptive people tend to pick up on the fact that he really isn't terribly invested in anyone, emotionally. Even when Trey tries to step out of this rather chill and austere safety zone, he often finds himself overwhelmed by fear and self-doubt and will either retreat to the safety of his detachment or over-invest and end up hurt by it.
Hesitancy
Trey must think about what he's doing, most of the time. He analyzes and projects and brain-storms, all while opportunity is passing him by. It isn't that he's not quick-witted. He merely refuses to allow that wit to go with the first suggestion unexamined. In terms of hostile situations, this means Trey never acts first. In terms of social and interpersonal situations, it pretty much means the same thing. He reacts far more than he acts.
Delicate Health
Trey has always been on the edge of 'unhealthy'. Even with regular trips to the doctor, moderate exercise, a controlled diet, etc, he's still just moderately healthy and subject to infections and illnesses that other people have more resistance to catching. Physical trauma tends to be a pretty big deal for him beyond a certain level. Unlike a person used to violence or physically resilient, a punch in the jaw will probably flatten Trey. In physical conflict or confrontation, even with other humans, chances are he's going to get hurt.

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Relationships

Name	Race	Relation	Notes
Ivan	Witch	Brother	Disconcertingly loud, brash and confident. Seemingly blessed with all the advantages. Trey loves him, in his vague, distant way. But he also hates Ivan just a little for being everything a man 'should be' in modern culture.
Scarlett	Witch	Sister	Forceful. Domineering, even when she tries to dial it down. Trey resents her casual assumption of dominion over him and his life but he recognizes that she's doing it out of love. He returns that love, but tries to keep it low-key enough that it doesn't encourage her to greater outrages against his person and sovereignty.
Helen	Witch	Sister	The sun to his moon, which is ironic, given their names. In all the ways that he is reserved, she is freewheeling. And he envies and loves her for it. Also, she's the only one in the family who will let him stand or fall on his own merits, which makes him fiercely loyal to her.

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Character Gallery

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Logs

June

Title	IC Date	OOC Date	Quick Description
Blues, Jazz and Pink	June 16, 2010	June 16, 2005	Trey recognizes Steve from his old show. The two meet and have a semi-awkward conversation.
History, Red in Fang and claw	June 16, 2010	June 16, 2005	Trey and Marius have a chance meeting while each is about his own business. Trey narrowly avoids becoming dinner.

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