Subspecie: Radu Vladislas [INFP]
UNOFFICIAL TYPING by henrikas-ravings
Introverted Feeling (Fi): Radu is, despite outward appearances, an emotionally sensitive and easily hurt soul, desperate for affection or positive affirmation of any kind. He possesses little in the way of social skills and does not know how to approach or interact with people, especially women. When faced with rejection or resistance, Radu tends to emotionally regress even more and throw childish temper tantrums, often resulting in thoughtless, spur-of-the-moment cruelty. Radu's intense longing of "true love" represents a focused effort to do everything in his power to achieve romantic fulfillment, except, of course, improving himself. Though his feelings are uncultivated, raw, and simple, as well as mostly negative and focused solely on his own wants, Radu has shown himself capable of occasional empathy, such as letting Michelle out of the castle to have one final talk with her sister, and giving a homeless man money for a new coat. Radu's lack of meaningful experiences has rendered him incapable of reflecting over his situation, which, more often than not, results in an attitude of narcissistic entitlement. "I will make you love me!"
Extroverted Intuition (Ne): Radu is a dreamer, prone to seeing things in an idealized rather than realistic state; for example, his obsession with Michelle along with the naïve belief that he can turn her into the perfect mate and make her love him, despite abundant evidence of the contrary, suggests a mind whose grasp on reality is tenuous at best. Radu refuses to acknowledge the actual state of things and adjust his approach or his behavior accordingly, suggesting that he is mentally a child who, despite being centuries old, has not learned a single life lesson.
Introverted Sensing (Si): Radu has demonstrated time and time again that he is pretty much incapable of learning from experience. He sees what he wants to see, rather than what is there. Born a halfbreed, ugly, unwanted and unloved by either of his parents, it is hardly surprising that Radu's basic ontological outlook is pessimistic and fraught with distress. Due to his lack of proper socialization, he does not know how to read people or attribute intent, which makes him gullible and easily fooled. Nonetheless, Radu seeks to surround himself with that which is familiar, shown especially in his tendency to return to his abusive mother's side and allow her continued mistreatment of him. Radu appears to care little for aesthetics, proven by his apparent disregard for his own appearance, but he does recognize beauty in others and is even shown to be appreciative of it. Radu frequently shows great reluctance toward stepping out of his comfort zone and views himself as a passive spectator rather than an active agent of his own destiny. He is trained in various forms of magic, suggesting that he has some ability to learn and amass theoretical information.
Extroverted Thinking (Te): Radu does not use this function much, except on rare occasions when he wants something badly enough to fight for it. Radu rarely thinks more than a couple of steps ahead, making him easy for the protagonist(s) to outwit and defeat, and for other antagonists to exploit. Timid by nature, he frequently decides to forgo confrontation in favor of fleeing, as is shown many times in Subspecies I and II. Radu is, perhaps due to his poor grasp of the English language or too much time spent in solitude, not very verbally fluent, and much prefers to demonstrate his loyalty or affection through gifts instead of words. Radu has, on several occasions, been shown to later regret his impulsive violent actions, such as the killing of his younger brother, Stefan. Due to his poor and haphazard strategic ability, coupled with his lack of rational thought, which largely prevent him from independent agency, Radu acts mainly as a hand servant/minion of his manipulative sorceress mother.
Note: Radu is a deeply damaged and unhealthy INFP who is mostly looping through his introverted functions. He uses very little Ne, except to identify something he wants to possess.
