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Perfectionistic, Polite, Stubborn, Prim, Vain, Easily flustered, Sarcastic
A perfectionist's perfectionist, Chrysanthos seldom settles for anything less than perfection when it comes to the actions of himself. He is well versed in proper etiquette and speaks rather eloquently at all times, no matter who he is speaking with. However he strives to be as cordial and pleasant as he possibly can be, despite his manner of speech possibly exuding a more snobbish air which is not entirely unjustified. Although he does not intend to do it, he can be a bit too formal for his own good as he does not pick up on more casual social cues (such as fist bumps for an example) as easily and can be rather stiflingly proper.
That being said, he is still capable of humor and is capable of making snarky comments in a effort to lighten the mood. However, he usually does not recognize when such jokes have been made by others and can be quite literal as a result. Another trait that Chrysanthos exhibits is a bit of vanity, placing his appearance in a fairly high priority and as something he is quite proud of. This results in him flying off the handle if someone were to purposefully ruin his attire in any form. This is one of the few ways to get him to drop his formality and speak in a less refined fashion.
Something he is not proud of as a butler is how easily his feelings can betray him compared to most other butlers. He is far from stoic and will devolve into a overtly blushing mess of a man when embarrassed who can barely speak a word without stumbling over his words every time he opens his mouth. He wishes he could be a less of a open book when it comes to embarrassment, but has yet to figure out a way to fix this.
Special Skills
Despite having slightly above average athleticism levels than those of a civilian due to rigorous physical training, he is not too much more advanced than any other common man. However he has quite a few years a butler under his belt, meaning he is able to buttle for most anyone and keep up with most requests they wish of him. He does not have much in the way of fighting talents though.
Special Abilities
Chrysanthos currently does not have any form of innate magical or supernatural talents. Due to Kynikós lacking light compared to other planets, Chrysanthos and other people who lived there are adapted to the dark and as such, has near perfect vision even in the darkest of nights. Due to this however, his eyes are sensitive to brightness and is not adapted to most forms of light. He has a pair of welder’s goggles to aid him in seeing without worry of the bright light but without them, he can hardly function without being blinded by anything above low-light.
Paired with this, he can handle cold temperatures extremely well and is accustomed to them. However he has severe issues with even room temperature locations, requiring a special space suit to cool him down else he faint from the heat.
Background
Chrysanthos was born and raised on a planet by the name of Kynikós, where the sky is eternally night as there is no notable sun and only a red dwarf planet being the only thing granting heat within it’s orbit. Due to the city of Fengári’s monarchistic way of life and his family’s extremely dire financial situation, this meant that he was sold to work under servitude ever since he was 14 years of age under a noble house by the name of House Argyris.
Within this new home as a live in butler for this family, the young child struggled quite greatly in his early days as a servant as he was warned by his owners that if he did not work hard enough under their ownership, he would receive no payment for his work if they felt he did inadequately in his actions. The excuse they used being that if he wanted to be fed that night, his payment would be used to pay for that meal instead of being given to him to use how he wished. This seemed fair at the time, but he soon found they held high standards for what must be done as even after completing all of his tasks one day in a timely manner, the head of the household refused to pay him just because of a few mere specks of dust being found on a flask.
However, pitying the young man at the time, the owner’s spouse would sneak a small bit of currency around the later hours of the night for the adolescent after he had worked for one week. So Chrysanthos may be given a fair chance instead of being forced to achieve perfection just to eat a small amount per day. Having this lady on his side throughout the endeavor, he seeked to repay their simple kindness to the best of his ability by being the butler he felt she deserved. He may have needed to follow the orders of the nobleman, but he chose to do so simply for the wife’s sake.
He went about each day doing as both of them requested to the best of his ability, growing more and more a perfectionist as he was made to achieve near perfection in order to receive his payments. Over the course of several years with his constant work and time placed into this position accruing over time, he soon found himself actually reaching said standards placed upon him and actually receiving payment for his work as the nobleman was satisfied with the results.
The first payment however made the young man come to a very grim realization when he got his pay. It was drastically lower than what the lady had given him to him all this time. Nothing that could be used to pay for anything unless he saved a month’s worth of work. At least by the economic structure of this planet at least. Even if he were to achieve the lofty standards of this man, he would just still be seen as practically free labor even compared to when he did make mistakes in the past.
So he continued to work only for the sake of the kind mistress, until her passing soon after he was 29 years of age. This left the butler working for the nobleman who viewed him no more than just a tool he could just order around. Chrysanthos worked for this man for one year more until one fateful day. When he was clearing off and cleaning the desk in the study of the home, he accidentally found a small storage compartment containing the will for the lady she had left.
Within he would find news that would change his life: She left him just barely enough funds so that he could finally leave the place for good and live his life how he wished. No longer tied down to this man’s whims.
Considering he was never told by his owner for the entire year about this will, Chrysanthos assumed that he was being kept from his end of the deal this entire time and finally drew the last straw. He stole the exact amount from his owner’s treasury as listed in the will, and left without saying a word to his master when his master was asleep.
A sizable portion of the funds were then put to use to leave the planet, and then began his search for new work elsewhere. Hoping to find someone that would value the skills he had just as the lady did.