Mazarun Character Survey

I borrowed this from Mavrosh, who apparently found it somewhere else on the net.
Feel free to ignore it if this style of thing doesn't interest you, but here is the info for Maz.

BASICS

FULL NAME: Mazarun (actually Maszaraun, but he's had the simplified version used for a long time) Zothyrr
MEANING: It really depends on the intonation/inflection - those change the meaning significantly. Depending on intonation you get anything from 'silver lover of the dance' to 'beautiful mate's life' and more.
NICKNAME: Mazar', from his full-blood sister only. Maz from a few. But if he doesn't like you enough to let you shorten his name, he will react badly.
ACTUAL AGE: 85-87 years, depending on continuity.
RESIDENCE: Menzoberranzan
AGE APPEARANCE: He looks the equivalent of a young adult human.
SPECIES: Drow
GENDER: Male
SEXUAL PREFERENCE: Bi
MARITAL STATUS: Single
KIDS: None that he knows of for sure.
OCCUPATION: Fighter, adventurer.

APPEARANCE

HAIR COLOR: White
HAIR STYLE AND LENGTH: Long in the back, reaching to his waist; a lock of hair on either side of his face kept separate, framing his face and reaching to his collarbones.
EYES COLOR: Red.
HEIGHT: 5'5".
ABNORMALITIES(TAIL): He has nothing that'd be abnormal for a drow...
DISTINGUISHING MARKS(SCARS,MOLES): His back has quite a number of thin scars here and there from the snake-headed whips of priesesses, but they're hard to see from any real distance.
SELF CARE(MAKE UP): He pays a lot of attention to his appearance; always keeping his hair combed if he can, using oils for his skin, making sure he's generally in the best condition he can manage.
FIRST IMPRESSION ON PEOPLE: Pretty-faced, but with attitude problems.
SKIN COLOR: Pitch black
BODY TYPE/BUILD: Slim but well-muscled (in a somewhat wiry way, rather than bulky)
DEFAULT EXPRESSION: Generally scowling or smirking.
PIERCINGS: None.
DESCRIBE THEIR VOICE: A rather light voice, very expressive
WEAPON OF CHOICE: Rapier and hand crossbow

PERSONALITY

..WHEN YOU FIRST MEET THEM: Wary, assessing exactly how much of a threat you might be.
..AS YOU KNOW THEM BETTER(AND THEY LIKE YOU): Gradually opening up a bit, showing a bit more of who he is.
..AS YOU KNOW THEM BETTER(AND THEY DISLIKE YOU): Vicious mockery and frequent sarcasm.
POSITIVE CHARACTERISTICS: Very loyal to those who earn it, reluctant to harm someone who's truly helpless.
NEGATIVE CHARACTERISTICS: Spiteful, vindictive - he'll go to great lengths to avenge a slight against him. Prideful, bitter, and has difficulty letting go of things.
FAVORITE COLOR: Red and black.
FAVORITE FOOD: Fish. Just don't ask him to share - he has a drow/elven system that accommodates raw meats more easily than a human's does.
FAVORITE ANIMAL: Cats.
FAVORITE INSTRUMENT: He's not that picky as long as it makes music.
FAVORITE ELEMENT: Fire. He can get nastily creative with fire.
LEAST FAVORITE COLOR: He doesn't really have one.
LEAST FAVORITE FOOD: Not sure - possibly things that are emergency food only.
LEAST FAVORITE ANIMAL: Spiders. He's always afraid the Spider Goddess will be looking through their eyes.
LEAST FAVORITE INSTRUMENT: Anything loud too close to him.
LEAST FAVORITE ELEMENT: Earth, but only in two areas - mud, and sand. Sand gets everywhere, and mud leaves him filthy.
HOBBIES: Training, more training, reading, finding people to either irritate or flirt with depending on his mood...
USUAL MOOD: Darkly sarcastic - mocking situations he's stuck in helps him deal with them.
DRINK/SMOKE/DRUGS: He steers clear of addictive things, but he'll have a drink now and then - he tries not to do anything to excess if he's anywhere that letting his guard down that way might be dangerous.
SOFT SPOT/VULNERABILITY: Sometimes he gets a sentimental attachment to people who are kind/loyal to him - he tries to hide it because they could be used against him. On a physical level, those sensitive pointed ears.
OPINION ON SWEARING: He finds it a particularly satisfying way to vent, and has rather a lot of filthy words in his vocabulary, from multiple languages.
MUSIC TYPE: It varies - though he didn't expect to like some of the things he likes, because surface elven music appeals to him in ways that make him puzzled and at times a bit uneasy.
COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURE: Warm - not too hot, not too cold.
SLEEPING PATTERN: He'll sleep whenever he finds time - he knows as a warrior that if you pass up the chance now, you might not have time later.
CLEANLINESS/NEATNESS: He definitely prefers to be clean.
DESIRED PET: He doesn't really want a pet, but sometimes he is adopted by stray creatures and can't bring himself to chase them off.
HOW DO THEY PASS TIME: Either in training, or in lounging around in as much luxury as he can arrange - in Menzoberranzan, this includes going to the massage houses to relax there.
BIGGEST SECRET: When he was a young child, his father was destroyed for being a heretic - he keeps very secret just how bitter about it he remains. He acts like it just taught him a lesson about what not to do, but truthfully he misses his father.
WHAT ANIMAL WOULD THEY BE: A cat. Aloof unless he wants affection.
FEARS: He fears having what little power he has taken from him. Necromancy and mind-controlling magic scare him - necromancy means someone could still hurt him even if death let him escape further physical attacks and could even enslave his spirit and will for a long time if not forever. Similarly, magics that could control his mind violate the only sanctuary he has left - his thoughts are the only place he thinks himself safe, and that kind of magic threatens that. He's used to physical threats, and isn't afraid of pain, but those two things he sees as far worse than physical.
DRUNK TYPE: It depends why he's getting drunk - if it was because of a bad mood he might be a surly drunk, but otherwise he might be a flirty or cheerful drunk.
SPECIAL ABILITIES/MAGICS: He has the innate magic of a nobleborn drow - spell-like abilities and such. He's also picked up a few wizard skills, which he uses to augment his fighting.
DONE ANYTHING TO GET IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW: In his eyes you don't get in trouble for what you do - you get in trouble for getting caught. And he hasn't got caught...

HOW DOES HE REACT TO...

DANGER: Tension, readiness for action.
SOMEONE THEY HATE WHO HAS A CRUSH ON THEM: High wariness - if he hates someone it's for a reason, so he's likely to wonder if they'd even take no for an answer.
PROPOSAL TO MARRY: Confusion and puzzlement. Why would anyone want to marry him? If they wanted him they could just ask him to come to bed. It's how he sees it, at least.
DEATH OF LOVED ONE: Hidden but deep unhappiness, and a burning desire to avenge them if anyone caused it.
INJURY: Annoyance at himself for letting himself get hurt.
SOMETHING IRRESISTABLY CUTE: Trying not to admit it affects him, but looking at it a lot and being kind of distracted.
LOSS OF HOURS OF WORK: Swearing, possibly throwing things, then resignedly redoing whatever he was working on.

ROMANCE

DO THEY TAKE INITIATIVE: Unless the person outranks him, yes. (And almost all drow women outrank him, so...)
HOW DO THEY ACT(SHY,ETC): Either flirty with elaborate compliments, or hot and cold - concern for a person covered up with 'just being practical' excuses and so on - that's if he's getting emotionally attached and is having trouble understanding it in himself.
GENTLEMAN/LADYLIKE VS KLUTZY: Drow are not very gentlemanly, but he can be rather charming if he tries.
GO SLOW VS JUMP INTO: Either, depending on what he thinks of the person.
TRUE LOVE VS TESTING DIFF PEOPLE: He doesn't really understand love even if he might feel it - but going for different people isn't always about testing them. He's happy to like several people and just see them whenever they have free time and are near him when he's free.
PROTECTIVE: Very.
WHAT KIND OF PRESENTS DO THEY BUY: Quirky little things; sometimes pretty treasures, or sometimes just things that seem to suit a person.
TYPE OF KISSER: A good one, but methods vary with his underlying mood. Sometimes he's the type to just give a person light, playful kisses and see what that teases them to do.
DO THEY WANT KIDS: Not particularly, but see the thing on pets; in at least one alternate continuity he has wound up with foster-children because they were there, needed looking after, and he couldn't let himself abandon them.
ARE THEY ROMANTIC: Not generally, no, but there are exceptions.
HOW ARE THEY IN BED: With priestesses, as obliging as they expect. With others... more willing to have a give-and-take of control depending how much he trusts them.
TOYS?: Why not?
FETISHES: None of any strength I know of, though with nondrow lovers he does have a fondness for seeing them blush - he likes that kind of evidence of the effect he's having.
S+M: Again, why not? But he has to really believe the person won't take the chance to betray him, unless they have the authority to simply expect it.
GET JEALOUS EASY: Not really, no; he'll see plenty of people, and accepts the same thing from others.
WIFE/HUBBY BEATER: No. If he hits someone, it's because they're having an actual physical fight - in which case he is trained to defend himself.
MARRY FOR MONEY: Perhaps, if it seemed in his best interests.
FAVORITE POSITION: Nothing specifically known - he'll try a lot of things.
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN ON THEIR DREAM DATE: No-one attacks him or tries to stab him in the back? Maybe a nice meal, a nice night with someone attractive... But the not getting stabbed bit is pretty big on his priority list.
OPINION ON SEX: Can be fun, when he's choosing it, and it's something he likes to get chances for fairly often, but there'll always be another chance, and just sex isn't worth risks if it seems there are dangers outweighing the fun.

So... yeah. A few things about him.