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[align=center][div style="width: 425px; text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 1.5; letter-spacing: 0.8px; word-spacing: 0.6px; color: #333;"]( i. )——Edmund Colm Stirling-Moray ; more commonly known as ❛ Ed ❜ or ❛ Eddie ❜. He once favoured the ❛ Moray ❜ from his surname, but has since dropped it from his name in order to keep appearances as the chairman of the Stirling enterprise. He is a cisgender male who chooses to use he/him pronouns only. He is twenty seven years old which may seem young but he is wise beyond his years. Eddie was born on the seventh of August which makes him a Leo. He once lived in Flintlock Lodge where he juggled acting as the Captain of the lodge as well as the leader of his family's notorious criminal enterprise.
( ii. )——Eddie stands at only five foot eight and, although he is shorter than a lot of the men around in The New World, he doesn’t tend to get too self conscious over it. Additionally, whilst he may be on the heavier side, it’s solely because he is very broad shouldered with a lot of muscle mass. He tends to stand quite tall with his shoulders back. It’s almost a very rigid and tense stance, as if he’s always in fight or flight mode. Eddie has a calculative stride where he rarely rushes when taking firm steps forward. He often stands with his arms folded across his chest, a subconscious defensive and guarded position ; face claim & voice claim. Finn Cole. His eyes are a thin almond shape, and his eye color is a soft baby blue. His lashes are not very long and his eyebrows are somewhat sparse. Eddie has dirty blond hair which is easy to tame since it’s quite short.
He has a square face shape with a very sharp jawline. When he works his jaw, his masseter muscle tends to protrude somewhat; a clear sign of when he is stressed out or trying to contain his anger. He has a very solemn and unreadable expression. Many people joke around, saying that it is his resting bitch face. Eddie has a multitude of freckles, especially across his nose. He has a few scars. one notable one is just below his eyebrow where he was pushed down the stairs as a child. He also has one close to his hairline on the side of his face where an enemy slammed his head down against the ice. Also, Eddie has a couple of small scars across his hands. The most recent ones are across his palms where he cut himself on broken glass.
Additionally, Eddie has two tattoos. The first one is a simplistic Stirling crest of a stag on his right shoulder, and the other is a cat holding a knife on the back of his left calf. The latter tattoo was done as a joke on one very drunken night by his brother, Alfonso. He often wears jeans, namely dark blue or black jeans, with either a plain t-shirt, a flannel shirt, a hoodie, or a combination of the three. He also wears a lot of button down shirts and long sleeve sweatshirts. As for shoes, he's mainly seen wearing the same pair of dark brown leather boots as they keep his feet warm and dry in the snow. Above his usual clothing, he also has a mustard yellow puffer jacket, black gloves and a black beanie that he often wears.
( iii. )——ISTJ ; The first thing one would notice about Edmund is the quietness. He is like a shadow slinking across a room rather than the voice shouting at the top of their lungs. This is simply because he prefers to listen rather than talk. He is cunning and calculative, and this requires a vast amount of listening and plotting before he actually opens his mouth. Inside his sharp mind, it's constantly working like clockworks, trying to formulate plans and ideas. He is quiet yet confident in nature, and doesn't forgive or forget. Even if it means taking months to plan in his head, waiting for his enemy to lower their guard, before striking in a way that makes the enemy completely oblivious to the fact they've lost before it’s too late, Edmund would do that without hesitation.
Furthermore, Edmund is known to be responsible. As he is generally composed as a character, he can often stay very calm in times of conflict, acting as somebody safe to look up to and trust in. His word is always a promise, and he will stick to such promises until the moment he dies. This is due to the fact that he is fiercely loyal to a select few and he's always committed to fulfill his duties to those who have his loyalty - after all, people rarely receive such treatment from Edmund. He very rarely loses his temper or acts on emotion, often keeping everything to himself as to keep his feet planted firmly on the ground.
He is pragmatic and makes decisions based on what he sees and understands in the moment, and finds it hard to allow emotion to cloud his judgement. This can make him quite inconsiderate and heartless in ways as he'll never take individuals’ emotions into consideration. Edmund has a gravely serious and no-nonsense air to him. He's stable and cautious and tends to interact with the world in a quiet and methodical way.
It is true to say that he struggles to express his emotion, especially since he was raised on stoicism, but he sure as hell feels a lot. He can feel hurt by people's words, angered greatly by situations which unfold or internally gleam when something delightful happens - he only keeps emotion hidden behind a stern expression. He is independent by nature and prefers to try and work through his problems on his own, even though his methods of doing so are not very effective.
He is very in tune with the environment around him. Being one to listen rather than talk, there’s little that escapes his sharp eye (or ear). He will then keep such information locked inside his head in case it becomes useful in times to come. In his mind, too much dependence on others is a sign of weakness. He values autonomy and independence far greater than relying on others to do things for him. Due to this, he would rather make his own way than rely on someone else because he knows that he will get it done, and it will be done right.
But, on the downside, with this overconfident belief that he can carry everybody on his shoulders, he does tend to bite off far more than he can chew, being far too stubborn to ever approach anybody for help. Because of this, he gets overwhelmed and teeters on the edge of a burnout when things become too stressful in his head. And yet, he will persistently deny - even to himself - that anything is wrong. He grows paranoid, assuming that he and those around him are always on the brink of danger. He pushes people away in fear that they only get hurt because of him, and tends to obsessively do what he thinks is the best way to remedy the problem.
Ultimately, despite his cold and aloof front, he is a deeply contemplative, mature and thoughtful man who feels the need to take things into his own hands as a commander. He is incredibly stubborn and independent and works hard to get a job done. Although quiet, his mind is very colorful and full of logic. He is loyal to those he cares about and above all else puts his duties as his priority.
( iv. )——Edmund was born in Boston, Massachusetts into the Stirling Crime Family, a barbaric Irish mobster syndicate, self-made millionaires through owning a whiskey distillery and using the company as a cover-up for all the darker things they'd do in the criminal world. They would smuggle and manufacture untaxed alcohol and weaponry through the company and would sometimes hijack cargo ships and trucks in order to obtain resources to sell on. As well as that, they'd skim their whiskey distillery and extort the surrounding bars and casinos that they had control over.
In the crime family, Edmund's father, Alfred Stirling, was the Mob Boss, a barbaric and cutthroat man who was feared by many for his lack of remorse. He'd send contract killers out to murder somebody in front of their children and not even bat an eyelid. Even allies who angered him were not safe. Alfred killed Eddie’s mother, Leonora Moray, in front of Eddie when Ed was sixteen. Ed has four older brothers, Thomas, Dominik, Franklin, and the late Alfonso. Eddie also has two younger half-siblings, Henry and Ida.
He is a closeted bisexual as he was raised by Stirling traditions insisting that homosexuality was frowned upon. Ed is a divorcee after it was discovered that he was a serial cheater. He had two children with his ex-wife, Virginia Miller: Charlotte and Christian. Eddie had brief intimate relations with his late best friend, Mickey Serge, where he embraced his sexuality behind closed doors. He then reunited with Maxine Van Doren, his ex-girlfriend back when they were still teenagers. However, they ended their relationship after a failed marriage proposal. Currently, Edmund feels strongly for his childhood best friend Mia Carlisle where he wishes to take their relationship further.
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[align=center][div style="width: 425px; text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 1.5; letter-spacing: 0.8px; word-spacing: 0.6px; color: #333;"]( i. )——Edmund Colm Stirling-Moray ; more commonly known as ❛ Ed ❜ or ❛ Eddie ❜. He once favoured the ❛ Moray ❜ from his surname, but has since dropped it from his name in order to keep appearances as the chairman of the Stirling enterprise. He is a cisgender male who chooses to use he/him pronouns only. He is twenty seven years old which may seem young but he is wise beyond his years. Eddie was born on the seventh of August which makes him a Leo. He once lived in Flintlock Lodge where he juggled acting as the Captain of the lodge as well as the leader of his family's notorious criminal enterprise.
( ii. )——Eddie stands at only five foot eight and, although he is shorter than a lot of the men around in The New World, he doesn’t tend to get too self conscious over it. Additionally, whilst he may be on the heavier side, it’s solely because he is very broad shouldered with a lot of muscle mass. He tends to stand quite tall with his shoulders back. It’s almost a very rigid and tense stance, as if he’s always in fight or flight mode. Eddie has a calculative stride where he rarely rushes when taking firm steps forward. He often stands with his arms folded across his chest, a subconscious defensive and guarded position ; face claim & voice claim. Finn Cole. His eyes are a thin almond shape, and his eye color is a soft baby blue. His lashes are not very long and his eyebrows are somewhat sparse. Eddie has dirty blond hair which is easy to tame since it’s quite short.
He has a square face shape with a very sharp jawline. When he works his jaw, his masseter muscle tends to protrude somewhat; a clear sign of when he is stressed out or trying to contain his anger. He has a very solemn and unreadable expression. Many people joke around, saying that it is his resting bitch face. Eddie has a multitude of freckles, especially across his nose. He has a few scars. one notable one is just below his eyebrow where he was pushed down the stairs as a child. He also has one close to his hairline on the side of his face where an enemy slammed his head down against the ice. Also, Eddie has a couple of small scars across his hands. The most recent ones are across his palms where he cut himself on broken glass.
Additionally, Eddie has two tattoos. The first one is a simplistic Stirling crest of a stag on his right shoulder, and the other is a cat holding a knife on the back of his left calf. The latter tattoo was done as a joke on one very drunken night by his brother, Alfonso. He often wears jeans, namely dark blue or black jeans, with either a plain t-shirt, a flannel shirt, a hoodie, or a combination of the three. He also wears a lot of button down shirts and long sleeve sweatshirts. As for shoes, he's mainly seen wearing the same pair of dark brown leather boots as they keep his feet warm and dry in the snow. Above his usual clothing, he also has a mustard yellow puffer jacket, black gloves and a black beanie that he often wears.
( iii. )——ISTJ ; The first thing one would notice about Edmund is the quietness. He is like a shadow slinking across a room rather than the voice shouting at the top of their lungs. This is simply because he prefers to listen rather than talk. He is cunning and calculative, and this requires a vast amount of listening and plotting before he actually opens his mouth. Inside his sharp mind, it's constantly working like clockworks, trying to formulate plans and ideas. He is quiet yet confident in nature, and doesn't forgive or forget. Even if it means taking months to plan in his head, waiting for his enemy to lower their guard, before striking in a way that makes the enemy completely oblivious to the fact they've lost before it’s too late, Edmund would do that without hesitation.
Furthermore, Edmund is known to be responsible. As he is generally composed as a character, he can often stay very calm in times of conflict, acting as somebody safe to look up to and trust in. His word is always a promise, and he will stick to such promises until the moment he dies. This is due to the fact that he is fiercely loyal to a select few and he's always committed to fulfill his duties to those who have his loyalty - after all, people rarely receive such treatment from Edmund. He very rarely loses his temper or acts on emotion, often keeping everything to himself as to keep his feet planted firmly on the ground.
He is pragmatic and makes decisions based on what he sees and understands in the moment, and finds it hard to allow emotion to cloud his judgement. This can make him quite inconsiderate and heartless in ways as he'll never take individuals’ emotions into consideration. Edmund has a gravely serious and no-nonsense air to him. He's stable and cautious and tends to interact with the world in a quiet and methodical way.
It is true to say that he struggles to express his emotion, especially since he was raised on stoicism, but he sure as hell feels a lot. He can feel hurt by people's words, angered greatly by situations which unfold or internally gleam when something delightful happens - he only keeps emotion hidden behind a stern expression. He is independent by nature and prefers to try and work through his problems on his own, even though his methods of doing so are not very effective.
He is very in tune with the environment around him. Being one to listen rather than talk, there’s little that escapes his sharp eye (or ear). He will then keep such information locked inside his head in case it becomes useful in times to come. In his mind, too much dependence on others is a sign of weakness. He values autonomy and independence far greater than relying on others to do things for him. Due to this, he would rather make his own way than rely on someone else because he knows that he will get it done, and it will be done right.
But, on the downside, with this overconfident belief that he can carry everybody on his shoulders, he does tend to bite off far more than he can chew, being far too stubborn to ever approach anybody for help. Because of this, he gets overwhelmed and teeters on the edge of a burnout when things become too stressful in his head. And yet, he will persistently deny - even to himself - that anything is wrong. He grows paranoid, assuming that he and those around him are always on the brink of danger. He pushes people away in fear that they only get hurt because of him, and tends to obsessively do what he thinks is the best way to remedy the problem.
Ultimately, despite his cold and aloof front, he is a deeply contemplative, mature and thoughtful man who feels the need to take things into his own hands as a commander. He is incredibly stubborn and independent and works hard to get a job done. Although quiet, his mind is very colorful and full of logic. He is loyal to those he cares about and above all else puts his duties as his priority.
( iv. )——Edmund was born in Boston, Massachusetts into the Stirling Crime Family, a barbaric Irish mobster syndicate, self-made millionaires through owning a whiskey distillery and using the company as a cover-up for all the darker things they'd do in the criminal world. They would smuggle and manufacture untaxed alcohol and weaponry through the company and would sometimes hijack cargo ships and trucks in order to obtain resources to sell on. As well as that, they'd skim their whiskey distillery and extort the surrounding bars and casinos that they had control over.
In the crime family, Edmund's father, Alfred Stirling, was the Mob Boss, a barbaric and cutthroat man who was feared by many for his lack of remorse. He'd send contract killers out to murder somebody in front of their children and not even bat an eyelid. Even allies who angered him were not safe. Alfred killed Eddie’s mother, Leonora Moray, in front of Eddie when Ed was sixteen. Ed has four older brothers, Thomas, Dominik, Franklin, and the late Alfonso. Eddie also has two younger half-siblings, Henry and Ida.
He is a closeted bisexual as he was raised by Stirling traditions insisting that homosexuality was frowned upon. Ed is a divorcee after it was discovered that he was a serial cheater. He had two children with his ex-wife, Virginia Miller: Charlotte and Christian. Eddie had brief intimate relations with his late best friend, Mickey Serge, where he embraced his sexuality behind closed doors. He then reunited with Maxine Van Doren, his ex-girlfriend back when they were still teenagers. However, they ended their relationship after a failed marriage proposal. Currently, Edmund feels strongly for his childhood best friend Mia Carlisle where he wishes to take their relationship further.
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