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'''Dorian Gray''' (to [[Justine]]): In the Dark Ages, in certain parts of Europe, novitiate nuns were asked to pledge themselves to God in blood. They would cut off their own breasts and make them an offering to the Almighty. Much as soldiers in Ancient Rome would have to prove themselves by killing an enemy. You were not a legionnaire unless painted with blood. We're all tested in one way or another, are we not?
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Revision as of 22:39, 20 May 2016

Photographs are so ironically impermanent, they capture one moment in time to perfection. A painting can capture eternity.
— Dorian to Vanessa[src]


Dorian Gray is a wealthy gentleman who has gained immortality by having his soul trapped within a painting. He is well known for his extravagance and debauchery.

Appearance and Personality

Dorian Gray is a fabulously wealthy young gentleman who is almost unnerving in his beauty. A recklessly abandoned aesthete, he has a devil-may-care attitude that borders on dangerous. He has attained an exceptional level of knowledge due to his many travels and exploits, yet he continues to seek more challenges, driven by an insatiable hunger for new experiences and feelings. Nothing seems to faze him, nor are any risks too great. In fact, he is unnaturally drawn to them. He also has particular interest in Vanessa Ives, perhaps sensing their shared immersion into the supernatural.

Powers and Abilities

  • Immortality: After having his soul trapped within a painting, Dorian gained immortality. He does not age and seems to be immune to all conventional illnesses, diseases, viruses and infections.
  • Regeneration: Dorian heals quickly, but still feels the pain of a wound before it heals. He has been seen to fully recover from stab wounds. It seems he needs to be in the presence of this painting for it to absorb his affliction.
  • Marksmanship: Dorian proves to be an impressive shot, able to causally shoot multiple men in the head, in under a minute.

Appearances

Memorable Quotes

Dorian Gray (to Brona Croft): I've never fucked a dying creature before. Do you feel things more deeply, I wonder?

-Séance


Dorian Gray: I suppose we all play parts.

Ethan Chandler: What’s yours?

Dorian Gray: Human.

-Demimonde


Vanessa Ives: Is it poisonous?

Dorian Gray: Like all beautiful things, I hope so.

-Demimonde


Dorian Gray (to Vanessa Ives): To be different. To be powerful. Is that not a divine gift?

-What Death Can Join Together


Vanessa Ives: They're all portraits. You have no landscapes or still lives.

Dorian Gray: Are not people the most mysterious things?

-What Death Can Join Together


Dorian Gray (to Angelique): You're not fighting alone, Angelique. [...] I care for who you are, not what you wear.

-Above the Vaulted Sky


Dorian Gray (to Justine): In the Dark Ages, in certain parts of Europe, novitiate nuns were asked to pledge themselves to God in blood. They would cut off their own breasts and make them an offering to the Almighty. Much as soldiers in Ancient Rome would have to prove themselves by killing an enemy. You were not a legionnaire unless painted with blood. We're all tested in one way or another, are we not?

- Good and Evil Braided Be


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