BASICS.
FULL NAME: Jude Hugo Lawrence. He wasnāt named for the meaning as much as the sound, though his middle name has been passed through the Lawrence family for generations. NICKNAME: Jude does not have a nickname, though he wouldnāt be opposed to a close family member or friend making one up for him . . . So long as it isnāt an embarrassing one, of course. AGE AND BIRTHDAY:Ā Jude is thirty eight and was born October 31st, 1944. Since discovering his powers heās found it all very ironic that he was born on Halloween. That among other things has got him thinking about fate quite a lot these days, heās not sure free will really exists. SEXUALITY: Jude would call himself straight if anyone asked, given the times and the importance of his reputation but he has had several discreet affairs with other gentlemen. ABILITY: Heās a medium, meaning he has the ability to see/hear/communicate with spirits of the deceased. Itās not something he ever would have wanted for himself and heād give it up in a heartbeat if someone told him how. He struggles to differentiate spirits from living people and can occasionally be caught speaking to someone nobody else sees, unaware theyāre a ghost, as well as ignoring someone that is very much alive when he assumes incorrectly that theyāre not. Fortunately, that isnāt an everyday occurrence, a lot of spirits are pretty obvious. Heās not very well practiced with his abilities but were he to gain a higher degree of control, heād also be able to channel spirits, allowing them to temporarily possess his body. His gift scares and annoys him so he hasnāt done much work to learn more about it.Ā CLASS: Jude is registered as Class C. Itās fairly accurate, at least as long as he doesnāt cross paths with a spirit that has sensitive information like national secrets. That hasnāt happened yet and itās unlikely, there are a lot of ghosts out there. When he realized he was gifted and not insane he went immediately to get himself classified, not wanting to deal with the nightmare of others finding out and thinking he had a reason to keep it secret. Being both wealthy and only Class C, he hasnāt experienced too much trouble for being registered, although there are frequent comments from others of similar wealth turning up their noses at him.
PHYSICAL.
SCARS: He has a scar from his appendectomy when he was fourteen, otherwise none! TATTOOS: Jude has no tattoos though he wouldnāt be opposed to getting one somewhere hidden. The only reason he hasnāt is because he doesnāt have any ideas for one. STYLE: He dresses like old money. When heās at an event that requires him to dress up he shows up in a well tailored suit, one that isnāt flashy. When heās dressing down he still wears clothes that are more expensive, clothes from high-fashion labels but they blend into the crowd. He doesnāt try to flaunt his wealth so he doesnāt wear clothes that make him stand out, only clothes that areĀ ārespectableā and well made. Others of a similar class of society are likely to recognize the brands since old-money is all about covert high-fashion but most wont.Ā WALK AND POSTURE:Ā His back is straight, his chin is held high, heāll pass a smile if he catches someoneās eye and strut around as if heās never been told no. Heās not obnoxious but he certainly walks with a degree of importance, taking long strides with his shoulders pushed back. SPEECH: Jude rarely curses and his voice is pleasant to listen to. He very rarely raises it, speaking at a confident, easy to hear volume without being noisy. He hasĀ āno accentā or rather, a very generic American accent.
PHILOSOPHY.
SPIRITUALITY: He was raised nominally Catholic, meaning they went to mass for Christmas, Easter, funerals, and weddings but not much else. These days he doesnāt know what it is that he believes. If there is a god he doubts itās the Christian god and he doubts that heās good. One thing he does believe in are ghosts, considering his ability, but thatās the only certainty he has. MORALS: Judeās philosophy is very up in the air these days. In the past heād have had an answer about what made something right and what made something wrong but now heās not so sure. He enjoys trying different philosophies on for size and seeing what he thinks but none have stuck. He wants to be a good person, heās just not been very proactive about making that a reality. VICES: Jude is cunning. He will do what he needs to not only to survive but to thrive, no matter how many go down because of it. Heās not violent but heād certainly pull a string or two to secure what he wants, even if that means someone else has to suffer or go down for it. WRONGDOINGS: Heāll tolerate being a con, a cheat, a narc, whatever a shark has to be but he isnāt one for violence. If it comes up heāll defend himself without hesitation but he considers it immature and ineffective. There are better ways to get what you want when your coffers are full. PICK ONE OF EACH: HERO or VILLAIN Ā Ā / Ā Ā RETRIBUTION or REHABILITATION Ā Ā / Ā Ā GRUDGE or FORGIVENESS Ā Ā / Ā Ā PASSIONATE or APATHETIC
EDUCATION.
SCHOOL: He has a bachelorās in business administration from Harvard and was a decent student all through high school and college. Whenever he struggled with a subject his parents were quick to hire a private tutor. He went to a private boarding school for his junior and senior year of high school and prior to that he attended a private school in Boston. His favorite subject has always been art and his least favorite is math. TALENTS: Jude is a phenomenal cook. He didnāt need to learn due to any necessity but he picked it up on a whim when he was in middle school. Now that heās in charge of the familyās finances he doesnāt even have a private chef working full time for him! Wild! He does hire one when heās hosting any sort of event but otherwise, he enjoys making his own meals. Aside from cooking, heās also very well educated when it comes to the arts. He loves all of it and will gladly ramble on about art history if given the chance. LANGUAGES: Jude started taking French in high school and continued to study it as his foreign language requirement in college. He loves visiting Paris and although he still has an American accent when speaking French, he communicates well enough that heās not immediately shut down.
RELATIONSHIPS.
FRIENDSHIPS: He has a lot of friends that heād abandon in a heartbeat if it suited him and who would do the same to him. Most of them are wealthy, most of them are old money though a few are from new money, he doesnāt mind. He also has a few friends that arenāt rich at all and these ones he is much less cunning towards. Theyāre artists that he met while at Harvard or at various shows, galaās, and the like. He enjoys being around creatives and would absolutely consider himself a patron of Bostonās art community. When youāre friends with Jude, whether thatās a genuine friendship or a useful connection to him really just depends. Heās not great at forming deep connections with others though it isnāt due to a reluctance so much as his own ambition makes that difficult. Heād like to meet someone he can be entirely himself around, and he does have that in his brother, he just doesnāt know how to create it outside of his family. FAMILY: Jude was always very close to his family, especially his mother and brother. His mother was his biggest fan growing up and saw to it that he never wanted for anything while his brother became his best friend later on in life, once he stopped finding him annoying for being younger. Jude and his father have a decent relationship, though it isnāt as close, mostly because his father has always had very high expectations for Jude. He does still love his father quite a lot and knows that he is loved in return. ROMANTIC: Jude had several girlfriends in high school, though all of those relationships fizzled out after a few months. He had a girlfriend in college which lasted a bit longer, only for him to get bored of being in a relationship after a few years and end things with her, too. Heās also had multiple dalliances with other men which began in his college years but none were serious and they all ran its course. Jude can be flighty in a relationship, finding it difficult to balance a love life with everything else that he wants to do; he will always prioritize himself. Heās not opposed to being in another relationship but he also enjoys being single, heās in no rush.Ā ENEMIES: Most of Judeās enemies considered him an enemy, first. As mentioned, Jude will prioritize himself at the cost of others but that doesnāt mean he has ill will towards those people . . . It just so happens that those people usually have ill will towards him afterwards. When he does genuinely dislike someone heās cold towards them, he has mastered the art of backhanded remarks and isolating people from his circle of friends. If heāsĀ furious, depending on the other personās station in life and amount of power they wield, heāll quite easily ruin their lives. An artist he once considered a friend humiliated him? Very well, he knows most of the gallery owners in Boston, at least the ones that matter, how does it feel having your work blocked from the art world? Things like that.Ā
PERSONALITY.
MBTI: ENTJ - The Commander āCommanders are true powerhouses, and they cultivate an image of being larger than life ā and often enough they are. Commander personalities have a particular skill in recognizing the talents of others, and this helps in both their team-building efforts, and to keep Commanders from displaying too much arrogance and condescension. However, they also have a particular skill in calling out othersā failures with a chilling degree of insensitivity, and this is where Commanders really start to run into trouble. Emotional expression isnāt the strong suit of any Analyst type, but Commandersā distance from their emotions is especially public, and felt directly by a much broader swath of people. Especially in a professional environment, Commanders will simply crush the sensitivities of those they view as inefficient, incompetent or lazy. Commanders will do well to remember that they absolutely depend on having a functioning team, not just to achieve their goals, but for their validation and feedback as well, something Commanders are, curiously, very sensitive to.ā THE GOOD: Jude is incredibly dedicated and loyal to his family. He wants to be the perfect son, to fill the shoes of his father, and he works hard to do so. Itās not a want that he leaves on the backburner, heās proactive about it. Heās also open minded, although he can be ruthless and cunning, heās not evil. He means well, you just canāt get in his way. He doesnāt discriminate based on someoneās wealth and heās happy to meet people from all walks of life and importantly, heās happy to learn. Heās also a joy to be around, heās witty and charming, he doesnāt make others feel small unless he needs to or they made him feel small first. Heās a great person to sit next to at a dinner or to meet at a gallery and a powerful connection to have. THE BAD:Ā His ugly side is contained. Most will never meet it aside from catching him when heās especially stressed, when he tends to be much more dismissive and cold. The few who have met the full extent of how ruthless he can be will regret having met him, as detailed already, he will do what he thinks he needs to without apology to those he hurts. FIRST GLANCE: Jude is fantastic at first impressions. Upon meeting him you are likely to walk away feeling charmed and like you just met an incredibly intelligent, driven, charismatic fellow. Heās good at getting people to warm up to him and making them feel welcome, really, heās a marvelous host. If he were to rub someone the wrong way itās probably due to his own ignorance to what life looks like outside of the bubble heās in, though heās good at smoothing over interactions if he thinks he misstepped. TEMPERAMENT: Jude is a people pleaser as long as it suits him to be. He doesnāt anger quickly but he is often stressed out and is liable to take that stress out on those around him. With new people, heās a fun guy to be around, but once you get closer to him youāll start to see his mask slip and get a whiff of just how tightly wound he really is.
MOTIVATIONS.
GOALS: Jude wants to make his father proud, even if he knows he wonāt see it. He needs to feel like he did something unique, something important with his life and with his company. He doesnāt just want to be status quo for Lawrence Diamonds, he wants to elevate it somehow, he wants to leave his mark. Truth be told, if he werenāt from the family heās from, heād probably want to be a curator for an art museum, which would fulfill him much more than living in the shadows of his family. The heart of his goal, moving past the way heās superficially trying to get to it, is just to feel like heās doing something that matters. To feel like he deserves all that heās had given to him, that his life has meaning beyond carrying on his familyās legacy while still being a credit to it. OBSTACLES: Jude is doing all that he can as far as reaching what he thinks his goal is; to fill his fatherās shoes and make Lawrence Diamonds even more successful than it already is. Heās very proactive in that regard but again, itās not the heart of what he wants, though heās yet to realize that for himself. His biggest obstacle is that self awareness factor, as well as the fear of failing. Lawrence Diamonds seems to him like the most important thing in his life, heād need a pretty good push to realize that he can do and be more than that. ADVANTAGES: Once Jude realizes what he really wants and musters up the courage to go for it, heāll be set. He has wealth and connections so if you need a guy to pull strings, heās your man. What will help him is probably someone spoon feeding it to him, someone pointing out that clearly, Lawrence Diamonds is not bringing him joy or fulfillment and that if heās always sayingĀ āafter this next thingā then it never will. Once he realizes that, heās going to need another push, likely from his brother though potentially his father if heās lucid; he needs to be told itās okay to live for something other than his family. FEARS: Ironically and very unluckily, ghosts scare Jude. heās certainly gotten more used to it since they became a regular part of his life but the moment he sees none he dreads the moment when he will again. REGRETS: Jude is not very self aware, to put it simply. He lives his life unapologetically. Sure, heās aware heās done some ruthless things but itās what needed to happen so he doesnāt regret it. Heās always been loyal to his family and thatās what matters.
