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Post by Hans Westergard on Jan 29, 2015 9:55:33 GMT -5
..:: Player Information ::..
Player Name: Molly
Age: 25
Other Characters Played: Jane Porter, Goliath, Facilier, Macbeth, Edward, Jafar, Dr. Drakken
How You Found Us: Through a well-placed set of circumstances.
..:: Character Information ::..
Character Name: Hans Westergard
Gender: Male
Type of Creature: Human
Rank: Force of Evil
Movie/TV Series: Frozen
Home Island: Isle of the Tower
Personality:
Hans is a charismatic figure, easily able to charm those around him. This ability stems partly from his good looks, but also from the force of his personality. He knows he can be charming, and he often uses this fact to his advantage. For example, when Princess Anna first ran into him, he appeared to be flustered, which was just another way that he used his charm.
He does tend to be manipulative at times, using the circumstances and what he knows of individuals to coax them into doing what is best for him, in the long run, by putting it in terms of what is best for them.
The Prince hates to feel invisible; he was made to feel so for the first few years of his life by several of his older brothers. As such, he tends to have a temper when he thinks people are ignoring him. He tries to make sure that people can't ignore him, whether by using his charm to make them adore him or by showing them that he is a force to be reckoned with.
It's fairly easy for Hans to adapt to any environment to make others feel comfortable. He'll blend in or make himself stick out depending on the situation and what will suit his needs better. This ability stems from having twelve older brothers; there were times he needed to disappear, to escape their torment.
As the youngest of thirteen, Hans craves admiration and recognition for his deeds; he tried to be good throughout most of his life, though he discovered that you have to step on people to get ahead. Which was one of the reasons he looked to other lands for a suitable kingdom that he could command.
Hans knows how to use his good looks to further his own ends; people tend to trust him fairly quickly, which he can use to his advantage when he needs to. He can string people along, inspiring their trust for quite some time. If he can manage it, he'll keep the trust he's earned, unless and until a betrayal would suit him better.
Hidden beneath all of his charm and apparent confidence is a deeply self-conscious, troubled young man, who wants desperately to have his own place in the world.
Powers, Skills, and/or Any Other Abilities:
Charming and charismatic: Hans' strength of character and the force of his personality inspires others to trust him and to follow him, even if it's sometimes nothing more than an act. He knows how to use his smiles and good looks to win people to him, and he does.
Intelligent: The Prince possesses an intellect that allows him to consider multiple angles and solutions to a singular problem. He's capable of reasoning through situations to choose the best possible outcome.
Can be ruthless: As befits a ruler and a leader of people, Hans is capable of putting his emotions to the side, to be ruthless and unmerciful when the situation calls for it. He knows when he needs to not allow his emotions to sway him and he acts swiftly and surely.
Expert soldier and sailor: As the youngest of thirteen children, Hans went into the military. As such, he has learned how to handle all sorts of weapons with ease, especially a sword. He's also able to strategize when need be, in order to mount the most effective attack or defense. Because of his training in the Navy of the Southern Isles, he's also able to captain and pilot just about any vessel on the water. If he's unfamiliar with it, it doesn't take him long to figure out how to work new ships.
Good with horses: One of Hans' more unusual talents is how good he is with horses. He's able to communicate with just about any equine, whether it's a horse, a donkey, or a mule. Once he and the horse have become acquainted, he can get the animal to do just about anything for him, from tricks to getting on a boat, to riding into battle.
Quick thinking and resourceful: Hans is very good at thinking on his feet. If someone makes a comment, he can very easily offer a quick, witty comeback. Additionally, if his plans fall through, he is able to quickly assess the situation, regroup, and come up with a different plan in its place, practically without missing a beat.
Pragmatic: The Prince approaches problems in a very realistic way, looking to find workable solutions as opposed to theoretical ones. He understands the limits of certain situations and he either works with or around them to achieve his goals.
Very good actor: Hans is able to convince just about anyone to believe whatever part he's playing at the time, whether that's the perfect Prince, a charming rascal, or any other guise he takes on.
Weaknesses/Flaws:
Can be ruthless: Though being a good ruler calls for a certain measure of being able to distance oneself from carrying out executions, for example, Hans can take it too far, at times. There are times that he simply carries out an order rather than considering showing mercy.
Family Issues: Hans has always longed to really feel part of a family. He never really did, growing up, and it's skewed his perception of what families should be like. It's easy to get under his skin and push his buttons by insinuating that his family never really wanted him.
Calculating: Whenever Hans enters into a situation, he almost always automatically tries to figure out how he can best use it to his advantage. It hinders him from having normal interactions with people, despite his pretense at normalcy.
The youngest of 13 children: As the youngest member of his family, Hans was overlooked a lot. Several of his brothers pretended that he was invisible for years, something that greatly influenced the way he sees them and the rest of his family. As a consequence, he does not like it when people purposefully overlook or ignore him; it's one of the quickest ways to make him angry as well as insecure. And when he feels insecure, he's likely to lash out at people.
Either too emotional or emotionless: There are times when Hans seems like he has no emotions at all, even in the face of a situation that would make others react, in some way. Often, he does his best to keep what he's feeling inside, as opposed to letting it show. He thinks that people will exploit how you're feeling about situations, which is why he bottles everything up. But because he does bottle things up, there are times he simply explodes, and it is not a pretty sight.
Arrogant: Despite being the youngest, Hans is still a Prince. He was raised to a certain standard, and as such, he feels that he's better than other people. Which means he tends to overlook people who might be able to help him, in one way or another.
Single-minded: For all his apparent strengths, when Hans sets his mind to something, he's often bent on that goal until he completes it.
Self-absorbed: While he's not "selfish" in the whiny, childlike sense of the word, Hans is very taken with himself and what he wants.
Canon History:
Hans Westergard was born in the Southern Isles, as the youngest of thirteen children. Once they had him, his parents decided to stop having children, that thirteen heirs to the throne was probably enough to ensure that their line would flourish, after the two of them died.
The first few years of Hans' life were relatively uneventful; he had tutors once he was old enough, and he trailed his older brothers around, wanting desperately to be included in their company. Around the time that he turned four, though, three of his brothers decided that they didn't want a youngest brother. They pretended that he was invisible for two years.
As they were the three brothers closest to Hans in age, this was quite a blow to the young Prince. He tried all sorts of tactics to get their attention, but he failed each time; they were determined to ignore him. Those two years would have a lasting impact on the youngest Prince of the Southern Isles.
At last, when he turned six, his brothers could no longer pretend he didn't exist, though they still did their best to cut him out when they could. It was at that point that Hans realized that he was going to have to rely on himself. He focused on his studies instead of his brothers, and he flourished academically.
When he turned ten, he started to learn how to swordfight from the Captain of the Guards, as well as starting to spend his time in the stables. Before that time, Hans had thought that horses were big brutes that didn't really have personalities, but one night, after a particularly brutal teasing from his older brothers, Hans escaped to the stables, determined that his brothers wouldn't see how much their words had hurt him. It was at that point that he first discovered how much different horses were, and that they would listen to his troubles, no matter what had happened.
Due to his love of horses and his desire to learn all sorts of different skills with various weapons, Hans decided that he was going to go into the military. He was the youngest of thirteen children, all boys; he would never inherit the throne. Nor did he want to become a man of God; though he enjoyed learning, he wanted adventure. And the military would provide that.
During his young adult life, Hans trained with the Navy of his country, learning how to be a soldier and a sailor, as well as an expert in warfare. But he wanted more than a soldier's life. He wanted his birthright: to be a King.
He'd already accepted the fact that he would never rule the Southern Isles, but Hans knew that there were other ways of ruling a kingdom. He had to find a kingdom that was ruled by a young woman and marry her. A marriage like that would fulfill both an alliance and his desire to rule a country of his own.
When his parents heard about Elsa's coronation, they knew they had to send someone from the Southern Isles to represent them. Hans volunteered; what better way to meet the future queen of Arendelle, a rich country in its own right, than by attending her coronation?
As it turned out, though, no one had even seen Princess Elsa for years; when Hans ran into her younger sister, Anna, he knew that she was the better choice to marry, especially when he discovered how lonely and easy to manipulate she was. True, Elsa was the Crown Princess, but well, something could be arranged to happen to her after he and Anna married. After all, what was the life of one young woman, a young woman who had essentially abandoned her country since her parents had died, when he could be a King?
Hans and Anna spent Elsa's coronation day and night getting to know one another, something that helped Hans to better understand the young Princess' weaknesses. They were similar to some of his own: they both felt that they'd been neglected and shut out by their older siblings. It wouldn't take much acting to drudge up all the old emotions that sort of situation brought with it; he could easily use that to his advantage, when it came to the girl. Hans had managed to get Anna to trust him by telling her he'd never shut her out.
After the two of them had gotten to know one another, Hans proposed, merely step one in his plan to rule the kingdom. Anna said yes, and the two were engaged. When they went to tell Queen Elsa about the engagement and ask for her blessing, the Queen refused, telling her younger sister that she couldn't marry someone she'd just met. It was at that point that Hans realized that this whole endeavour could be a bit more involved than he'd originally thought. But, he wanted his own throne; he wasn't about to give up just because it was slightly more difficult than he'd anticipated. Hans watched as Anna pressed her sister, bringing up past issues the two of them had had. It was clear to the Prince that the hurt between these two was quite deep, something he'd have to keep in mind in case he needed to use that fact.
The argument with her sister apparently proved to be too much for the Queen, for she revealed a dangerous power when she tried to cut Anna off, a power that gave Hans a whole new idea and a new way to gain the throne of Arendelle. The Prince of the Southern Isles supported his fiancee as her sister ran off into the mountains and snow started to fall over the castle.
Anna wanted to go look for her sister, but Hans tried to stop her; if he went after Elsa, he could find her in the mountains, kill her, and return with a tragic story of how she'd killed herself because of her deadly secret. But Anna wouldn't be persuaded to stay in the palace, at which point he insisted upon going with her. Anna refused again, stating that he would be in charge of Arendelle while she and her sister were gone. Since Anna was going into the mountains, Hans wouldn't be able to do anything about Elsa without tipping his hand, so he stayed behind, realizing that this would be his chance to prove himself to the people of Arendelle, to show them that he would be a good King.
While Anna and Elsa were gone, Hans worked on cementing the idea that he was the ruler, a good ruler. That way, if neither of the Princesses returned, Arendelle would, naturally, turn to him in its time of need. He rounded up the villagers and gave them blankets and extra clothes, allowing anyone who wouldn't survive the cold to take refuge in the Castle. The Duke of Weselton confronted Hans, accusing him of giving away Arendelle's treasures. Hans responded by reiterating Anna's orders; he was in charge and he was taking care of Arendelle's people, yet another way to show everyone that he would be the one to whom they would turn, in the event that the rightful rulers didn't return. He would not hesitate to charge the Duke with treason, if that was what it took to get him to cooperate with Anna's ruling, not to mention showing that he held the power in this situation.
When Anna's horse returned to the palace riderless, Hans was able to calm the creature down. The Princess hadn't returned, but he couldn't simply use the situation to his advantage; he had to find out whether or not the Princess was alive. Pulling on a veil of concern for his fiancee, he led a group of volunteers to go find Anna, and if need be, rescue her. If she was alive, well, they were still engaged, and he would still be next in line for the throne. If she was dead, then the people would see how he had put his own life at risk for their kingdom. Either way would work out for the Prince. His group made their way to the North Mountain where Hans ordered that they were only there to find Princess Anna, that no harm was to come to Queen Elsa, showing that he was a merciful man. He was the first one who started into the ice palace Queen Elsa had made, only to be confronted by the living snowman she'd created for her defense.
As Hans' soldiers attacked the creature, Hans drew his sword, waiting for an opening to dispatch the creature. Before he had a chance, the men the Duke of Weselton had volunteered slipped past Elsa's snowman-guard, up the stairs, crossbows in hand. Hans quickly followed, almost falling off of the ice staircase because of Elsa's snowman. He couldn't allow the Duke of Weselton to gain the upper hand; he had to maintain control of this situation.
When he arrived at the top floor of her palace of ice, Elsa had one of the Duke of Weselton's men trapped against a wall and had pushed the other almost to the edge of the balcony. He tried to get her to stop, begging her not to be the monster that people thought she was, putting on a good show for the soldiers. It had to appear as though he'd done everything he could to save the Queen. It was enough to get her to keep from killing the men, but one of them still had his crossbow trained on the Queen. Hans quickly assessed the situation, realizing that they were directly below a chandelier of ice. In a swift motion, he'd run over to the soldier, wresting the crossbow upwards, exactly as he'd planned it. It looked like he'd been trying to save Queen Elsa, but if the chandelier injured or killed her, well, so much the better. The bolt, instead of hitting the Queen, shot out the support for the chandelier, which came crashing down. Queen Elsa managed to move out of the way of the falling ice, though she was knocked unconscious. It was too bad, really; if she'd been crushed, that would have solved his problem, but as it was, he appeared to be the noble hero who wouldn't stoop to regicide.
Hans took her back to Arendelle and put her in the dungeons, knowing that the people would expect no less of their future King. He had to try to protect them, even if that meant imprisoning their Queen. And he couldn't just let the Duke's men kill her in cold blood, even though that might have been better for him in the short run. In the long run, though, he had to make sure that people didn't see him as the man who had let their rightful Queen be killed, when he could have intervened.
The Prince tried to reason with Elsa, tried to get her to bring back summer, but when she told him that she couldn't, he knew that the only way the winter would end would end would be her death. He promised Elsa that he would do what he could, but he knew that there wasn't really anything he could do. He had to wait for Anna to return so that they could be married and the two of them could rule. Elsa wasn't safe for Arendelle. And keeping her alive wasn't good for Hans, if he wanted to rule the kingdom.
When Anna returned, frozen almost solid and told Hans that she needed "a true love's kiss" to save her, Hans knew that he had to change his plans. His kiss wouldn't save Anna, which meant that she would die and he would never be king. Calculating quickly, he pulled on a different face, moving from the charming, caring young man to a cold, calculating Prince.
He taunted the young Princess as he told her of his plans, which he had changed yet again to suit the situation. Hans told Anna that killing Elsa would bring back summer, and he would be lauded as the hero who had saved Arendelle from an eternal winter.
Hans adopted a solemn face and told the dignitaries that Anna had died because of Elsa's blow, but that they'd managed to say their wedding vows before she'd expired. Since Elsa was the one that had killed her, she could be charged with treason, and Arendelle would be his.
His plans were interrupted by Elsa's escape, but Hans followed after her, intent upon fulfilling his goals. At this point, killing her was the only viable option. Despite the blizzard that Elsa's emotions had whipped up, the Prince was able to find her, where he told her of Anna's demise, at her hands, hoping that she would be so distraught that she would finish the job for him and just kill herself. In the calm that followed his announcement, he brought down his sword on Elsa, only to be stopped by Anna just before she froze completely. His sword broke, but Anna's sacrifice was enough to thaw her heart.
It was also enough for Elsa to realize what needed to be done to lift the winter. Hans had been knocked back by the force of his sword shattering, but he pulled himself to his feet just in time for Anna to punch him, knocking him off the ship on which they'd been standing.
The sisters sent him back to the Southern Isles, to be "reprimanded" by his brothers.
Game Information:
Upon his return to the Southern Isles, Hans was imprisoned by his older brothers for a period of time. If all goes well, he's soon to be released. He would still like to find a kingdom of his own, especially considering that Rohandor is much larger than the world he's used to,but right now, he's focused on some sort of revenge against the Princesses of Arendelle. Which means that he needs to be better prepared before he makes his move.
Anything Else:
Hans' horse is called Sitron and she is the best friend he's had through the years.
..:: Sample Post ::..
The youngest Prince of the Southern Isles leaned back in his cell, shackled to the wall. The bench on which he sat was rough, hard, and unforgiving, causing bruises every time he laid down to go to sleep. Which was partly why it was the middle of the night and instead of sleeping, Hans was sitting upright, back to the wall, staring at his shackles, brooding.
Unlike that creature Elsa, he didn't have any sort of special powers that might enable him to free himself; he had to sit in this cell every day, the monotony of the day only broken up by the periods in which his brothers would hurl food into the cell, throwing taunting remarks in at the same time.
He withstood the insults, glaring proudly at each brother that came to 'visit,' refusing to allow them to get to him. This was time that would be well-spent, time he was using to plot his revenge. Hans realized that he had underestimated Anna and Elsa of Arendelle, before, but he wouldn't make that mistake twice. No, what he needed was to be better prepared. Well, that and a hefty does of magic; going up against Elsa unarmed, in that respect, was foolish at best and suicidal at worst.
Hans listened to the guards when he was supposed to be sleeping; even now, his acting ability was such that he could trick the simple-minded men they'd hired to watch over the dungeons. They talked about the powers that were gathering all over the Isles, since the Forever Stone's breach. They spoke in hushed tones of powerful sorceresses, women who could command the very elements, not simply ice.
As soon as he was released, Hans was going to convince his parents and his brothers that he was repentant, that he needed to atone for almost killing another monarch. And, with the blessing of his family, he would take a ship on a pilgrimage to find other royals, and to offer them the allegiance of the Southern Isles.
Of course, he would do no such thing. As soon as his ship left port, he would be headed directly for this most powerful of sorceresses, to seek her favour. Perhaps she would be able to help him with his revenge. And if she wouldn't, well, he would bide his time, until the moment was right. And then he would strike.
