Effigy

Estevan was born to a noble family, and he carries that noble blood in his veins. But, upon first glance, that is not who he appears to be. He is intelligent, which can be seen with ease, but also scatter brained, with questionable social skills. One might assume he is timid, and weak. And while the latter may be true in some aspects, as he is no fighter. It is a poor assumption to make. Estevan is a lion in every sense. Proud, loyal, and territorial. But his soul is not that of a Warrior. He does not have the fight in him. No, he is more calculating than that. Logical, often times cold, and pragmatic. He doesn't see the point in doing something incredibly frivolous often. He tries to keep his emotions in check, to live the life of a Cultured Gentleman. But he has strong feelings and opinions. On occasion, this overrides any sense of logic he has.

He has a fondness for finer things in like. Good food, good drinks, and good books, mostly. But he has little use for any real luxuries. He is not one to attend posh parties for fun. If he does, it is merely for observation. To get an idea of the place, and people, he has surrounded himself with. His true love in life is knowledge. And he is fully aware of what one gives to get such things.

Estevan is a researcher by profession. Mainly into medicine and medical sciences. But his secret passion is the occult and esoteric. While he tends to keep up his Medical Professional front, anyone spending enough time with him will notice his inclinations towards other things. It is presumable that these passions are what led to he and Tomás cohabiting a body.

Of the noble house Vázquez, Estevan is… Nothing like his father. They share a similar coat color, a rich, dark brown. But his father was a true Barbary Lion. A large man, with a mane of pitch black. He was broad, but fit, where as Estevan is, unfortunately, small and thick-set. Standing at 5’5”, Estevan is only an inch under his mother’s height, and he shared her brown hair. Though his has darkened some with age, the original color only remains in tawny brown streaks and tips.

His muzzle is a smooth slope, unlike his father’s, who had a hump in the center of his. Visually, he is a fair mix of his parents, feature wise. With his father’s golden eyes, and his mother’s slightly rounder head shape. Darker brown marks around his eyes and muzzle, though, it is only a few scant shades darker than his fur. Dark markings also cover both legs to just above his ankles, and his arms, to his elbows. His ears are dark in color, the inner flesh being an odd, slightly shimmering gold. This abnormally is present on his hands and feet as well, the pads of both being the same color. Lighter tawny brown marks from his chest to his crotch, though it’s rarely ever bared. Darker fur flecks along the center of his chest, and leads a treasure trail into the hem of his breeches.

As mentioned, Estevan is somewhat heavily set. He lacks the sleekness of his father’s genetics. Instead he has the softer, rounder shape of his mother. He has a bit of a potbelly, and has some excess fat clinging to him here and there. His clothes are well fit enough to hide any paunch, however. Just giving him a thick, but sleek form.

His attire is often simple. He always wears circular glasses perched upon his broad nose, rimmed in gold. While his outfit varies some. But usually it is a rather simple justaucorps, waistcoat, and breeches. Unlike some justaucorps, he lacks the real fancy lacing and adornments. Instead his tend to be in a dark brown, with golden buttons. It tends to look a bit worn, and frayed. His waistcoat is in a soft gold, with his breeches being in a similar color, and falling to his ankles. He does not bother with any form of footwear. Beneath, he wears simple smallclothes, as well as something that could almost be considered a corset. But instead of making his stomach flat or waist trim, it goes over his chest, pressing his bosom down to give him the appearance of a flat chest.

Above the base of his tail, at his lower back, is a rather curious mark.

Pipe of smoke monsters - A pipe of smoke monsters is a magical pipe whose smoke could be shaped into the form of a creature.

Necklace of Prayer Beads - This necklace has 7 magic beads made from aquamarine, black pearl, or topaz. It also has many nonmagical beads made from stones such as amber, bloodstone, citrine, coral, jade, pearl, or quartz. If a magic bead is removed from the necklace, that bead loses its magic.

Fiend's Tongues - A three-bladed Urumi. The weapon itself is somewhat specialized, the blades of the urumi being squiggles, rather than flat blades. The metal is also black, as is the wooden handle. The knuckle guard is a rich cinnabar in color with the symbol of Tomás etched into it, in a oddly glowing gold.

Eldritch Sight - Can cast Detect Magic at will, without expending a spell slot or material components.

Eyes of the Rune Keeper - You can read all writing.

A strange creature that seems to be made entirely of muscle and meat. A gift from Tomás, at first Estevan was horrified. But the odd little thing has grown on him. Mostly because he can't seem to get rid of it. It always returns, and seems to be able to regenerate. It does not seem to eat, nor produce any waste. But feeding it raw flesh does cause it to grow. Estevan believes that it uses this extra mass to help quicken regeneration.

Mostly, Sinew is kept around to clean up after some of the boy's more... Gruesome experiments. It seems to be a happy little thing, however. Always following Estevan around, when allowed.