Elias Vandrier*
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:27 am
Name: Elias Vandrier
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Grade: 12th
School: Aurora High School
Hobbies and Interests: Sketching, Electronics, Computers, Reading, Writing, Travelling.
Appearance: Elias is difficult to miss. He is slightly on the short side at 5'10, and has a very light frame which could be considered almost feminine. His skin is quite pale as he doesn't have a very sturdy diet and his somewhat reclusive lifestyle. Likewise, he doesn't have altogether much muscle mass, though he is far beyond emaciated. His facial features are sharply defined, but this is offset at a glance by his soft skin. Elias' most noticeable feature is his large, green eyes which have a very piercing, focused gaze.
Elias' hair is in an almost constant state of chaos. It is dyed black and cut into what one would describe as a fairly typical punk style, but it is usually in a state of utter disarray. Elias is also fond of piercings, with a lip piercing, eyebrow piercing, and several ear piercings. Elias also wears a disarmed .357 magnum pistol round around his neck, which is kept hidden under his shirt most of the time to avoid it being confiscated by teachers or other staff at Aurora High School.
For the most part he has a clear complexion though his body is dotted with many different scars and evidence of former injuries. His most noticeable former injuries include a number of self-inflicted wounds on both of his arms and a large vertical scar on his left arm from being stabbed with a penknife.
Elias has two tattoos, the smaller was done illegally in Germany when he was 15, and the larger one was done in America at 18. His first tattoo is a Valknut symbol behind his right ear. The second consists of a rather threatening looking depiction of the mythological Kraken running up his shoulder and the upper left side of his back. Its tentacles have very small, razor-like spines and they snake up the lower side of his neck.
In terms of dress, most of Elias' clothes are mostly black and fit snugly. His pants and shirts are noticeably quite worn, having multiple tears and threads drifting about them. He has been known to wear tanktops when appropriate, and T-shirts with a very heavily worn black hoodie otherwise. At the time of the SOTF program, Elias was wearing a pair of grey/black jeans, combat boots, and a t-shirt with a hoodie underneath a beaten black military-styled jacket.
Biography: Elias Vandrier was born on February 25th, 1993 in Leipzig, Germany only a few months after the country's reunification. His father was Martin Vandrier, an office worker who found himself jobless when the institution he worked for became superfluous following reunification, and was dissolved. The man's family had made the move to America a many years ago, and he had not made any attempt to make contact. So alienated was he from his family that most of the pictures that he kept in his home were of his dog. When his wife took off one day, leaving Martin with Elias, he simply couldn't bear life anymore. His body was found some time later having driven his car into a rock face.
Elias was found by neighbors who heard his infantile wailing. Officials were unable to track down any remaining family members or his mother. Martin had made an effort to forget about them, and it would appear that his wife had simply fled the country. Elias was quickly placed into the state's care in a group home until they were able to track down his remaining family.
The environment that Elias grew up in was less than ideal, with no real parental figures or friends throughout his childhood. Information regarding his life comes from a number of evaluations that were written by his caregivers following incidents with other children. Most evaluations of his behaviour up until he was seven years old showed that Elias was very quiet and reserved, choosing to read or stay inside rather than socialising with other children the only issues he ever had at that point were somewhat violent reactions to others when they attempted to speak to him, but it was nothing far out of the ordinary. Early on, he showed an inability to empathise or connect with others, but most of the homes that he was assigned to didn't make much of an effort to address this behaviour. It is these issues that led to Elias spending most of his time darting from one temporary home to another, as he often fended off potential adoptive parents.
As he got older, Elias' behavioral issues began to escalate. He spoke very little to his caregivers and was prone to violence when prompted to do much of anything that he wasn't willing to do. As his guardians attempted to impose consequences, Elias became even more distant and emotionally unstable. Treatment was considered, but a few sessions of therapy were not enough to implement any serious action before Elias ran away from the group home.
Around the age of fourteen Elias formed a close friendship with a girl who was a recent addition to the group home he was in at the time. For the first time in years, he seemed to be getting along with someone. The girl had a similar attitude towards the system that they had both been drifting through, and like Elias was a misfit among the other kids. It was at this time Elias became more proactive in trying to find himself a permanent home, frequently prompting his case worker to try new avenues of approach to finding him a home. However, his good mood took a nosedive as within only a few months his friend was caught stealing hundreds of Euros from one of the women who ran the home. She was moved once again, and Elias was crushed.
At this point he seemed to snap completely. On his fifteenth birthday Elias lashed out at his case worker and the entire group home. After a fit of screaming and breaking anything he could find, Elias ran from the home and was gone for almost two weeks. During time he spent alone, Elias was subject to an entirely different world than he was used to. After a few failed attempts at theft where he was chased down and beaten by angry shopkeepers, Elias was quickly apprehended and taken back into custody. Up until this point Elias looked mostly unremarkable, but it was noticed that during the time he was away he had underwent a significant transformation, ditching the second-hand t-shirts and jeans for a fairly dark aesthetic and punk clothing that he'd mostly stolen from thrift stores. He also cut his hair himself, and dyed it black. They discovered he had stayed in a motel using money he had also stolen from one of the caregivers. All of that taken into account (and the fact that he was still ranting about wanting to burn down the group home when he was taken in), he was placed in a program for at-risk youth which included extensive counseling and continuance of academic studies.
Despite his best efforts to resist and beat the system, Elias eventually decided it was in his best interests to persist with his studies, although he still resisted attempts by a therapist to break his iron shell. By the time he was almost finished his first year of secondary school, he had done quite well for himself scholastically, proving that he could legitimately apply himself; that being said, he was still considered quite emotionally unstable. He was prescribed medication, but he doesn't particularly enjoy the prospect of taking it. During the first few months he was on the medication, he would frequently stop taking it noting that he "felt better" without it. Within days his issues would return, and he now takes his meds steadily.
Elias had a number of issues with the other youths in the facility. It wasn't the friendliest place to begin with, but his misanthropic nature only contributed to many altercations with others. Most of the others in the facility had done far worse things than he had, and they didn't seem to want to ever leave him alone. Frequently he had to defend himself from abuse, and his stubborn nature meant he didn't report this nearly as often as he should have.
When he was able, Elias would spend a few hours in a common room every day attempting to learn different skills. Some were rather unsuccessful, such as his attempt to learn how to knit. At other times, he found he was able to do things he'd never really even thought about before. For a few hours every day, he would sketch different people and objects in the common room and steadily became quite good at it. Elias also kept a journal in the same book and occasionally wrote stories or poetry when he felt like it. At one point, he spent a day trying to repair an old radio. In the small library that they had there was actually a book on electronic repair, and Elias read it cover to cover. At one point one of his social workers noticed his sudden interest and joking asked him to fix his cellphone.
Elias called his bluff and the social worker reluctantly gave it to him, curious as to if he even knew how. It was a very old Nokia, and the jack for charging the phone had gotten knocked loose inside. It took Elias a little over ten minutes to effectively fix it, much to the social worker's relief. This brought up Elias' spirits slightly. The institution noticed that the greatest positive increase in his behaviour and the greatest reduction in his aggression were after he found this hobby. Since then Elias has become extremely competent when it comes to hardwired electronics, as he is able to fix most consumer electronics rather quickly and has even charged a fee a few times at Aurora High School for doing so. It is also worth noting that during his time both in the institution and in Aurora that he was part of an online community that helped propagate the versions of SOTF via torrent files. The monitoring software at the institution was substandard and Elias was able to evade it, though he gradually grew disinterested after he moved to America.
It was around this time Elias felt he was ready to leave the home. He had already prompted his caregivers to attempt to find any remaining family many years ago, but the incident in the group home and his subsequent institutionalization put a hold on that. As he was approaching the time when he was ready to leave, he prompted his case worker to make another attempt to find any remaining family. Following a lengthy search and the extensive effort of that devoted case worker (who owed him for a free cell-phone repair), the authorities were able to track down Elias' closest living relative his aunt, Clara Vandrier. She was a successful accountant who lived alone in Seattle, Washington. there are very few available records of Elias as a child. Because Martin had intentionally shut himself off from his family, it made the process of locating relatives extremely difficult. Normally they would never have found her, but as it had turned out though, Clara had recently made an effort to track down her brother and was completely unaware of his suicide. She felt she was partially to blame for Martin's death - having lost contact with him - and felt responsible for Elias' well-being. Clara met Elias shortly after she found out about him, and strangely enough they got along.
It took the two of them a few months to obtain the necessary paperwork to do so, but Elias eventually made the move to Seattle with Clara. As much as he couldn't bring himself to settle into one place and to remain essentially the ward of someone he had to real connection to, the stability was rather welcome. With Seattle came the chance to leave his experiences behind and the world that had been so unstable, and most importantly a chance to be left alone to this own devices.
Elias never fully integrated very well into Aurora High School. He is older than his classmates by almost a year on account of the fact that he skipped a year of primary school. The language barrier was initially difficult, but Elias already had a fairly basic knowledge of English, and after a few years in America it was easy enough to become fluent in the language. That being said, he speaks with a very strong German accent. His voice is light and sharp enough that he is understandable, but it is very easy to tell from hearing him that he isn't from the United States. With that came some small degree of mockery from other students, but it came to a halt once a few of them saw that Elias wasn't willing to simply sit around and take it.
For the most part, Elias keeps to himself. Academically, he gets by with decent enough marks to "fly under the radar" though he does frequently miss classes. Very few people ever get a chance to speak with him, as he is what many would refer to as a "loner" though he is certainly noticed on account of his demeanor. Most of the time he is likely to be quite curt with others, having very little regard for social standards or politeness. He considers many of his peers far too sheltered and with a very poor knowledge of the world around them.
It should probably be mentioned that Elias doesn't outright hate any of his peers. A few times some friendlier students tried to befriend him, and he was invited to a few parties during the 11th grade. He reluctantly attended a few of them, but found it incredibly difficult to relate to any of the others. Things like high-school drama and parties were foreign concepts to him, and he has an intense dislike for social butterflies. A few times he was able to mingle with a few of the wall-flowers and enjoyed the conversation (As far as Elias enjoys any interaction). Elias also hasn't made much of an effort to form any kind of close relationships with anyone - the limit of his closeness with other human beings have been the few sexual partners he has had over the years, but there was really no emotional connection whatsoever. He drifts between preferences for men and women but his sexual orientation is mostly ambiguous, and he can't seem to be romantically attracted to anyone.
Where his future is concerned, Elias is hoping to make it through the American school system and then continue on with a career in computer science or hardware, though mostly to simply have a job that can provide him some kind of basic necessities. In reality, he isn't entirely sure what it is that he wants out of his life now that he has a semblance of a stable place to live and a static home life. His entire life thus far has been a struggle for self-preservation and to simply avoid having to deal with being under a microscope, and his greatest wish is to simply be free and on his own. Elias is still continuing treatment for ongoing mental issues, taking medication and regularly attending therapy once a week. The medication is keeping him mostly calm and level headed, but he still refuses to talk to a therapist or even open up to virtually anyone. Whether or not he actually improves beyond his current state is tenuous, at best.
Advantages: One thing that may give him an edge over other students is his capacity to emotionally disconnect himself from a situation and look at it very calmly and rationally. In the end, Elias is looking out for himself and would not hesitate to make difficult decisions should the situation call for it. Hardened by the institution, Elias is no stranger to violence or threats and can face such situations with a much more level-headed attitude than his peers. The number of fights that would break out among some of the youth gave Elias some degree of experience in physical confrontations. Throughout his life, he has relied upon his ability to adapt and change to a situation to carry him through, and that may prove quite useful to him. While some students may break down and fall apart when faced with an impossible situation, Elias is more likely to keep struggling to the bitter end.
Disadvantages: Elias is still extremely emotionally unstable. While he might respond to threatening situations in a fairly level-headed manner, his calm rationale in that situation may very well direct him to respond with a disproportionate amount of violence, rather than attempting to talk out the situation. Despite his experience in regards to fighting, Elias is not very physically capable. Even during fights in the institution, he rarely walked away totally unscathed. He has no friends at Aurora High School, and finds it extremely difficult to trust others or to mesh well with a group. He doesn't have especially strong social skills, and may have difficulty communicating with others. As well, if he runs out of medication his mental issues may run out of control as a result.
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Grade: 12th
School: Aurora High School
Hobbies and Interests: Sketching, Electronics, Computers, Reading, Writing, Travelling.
Appearance: Elias is difficult to miss. He is slightly on the short side at 5'10, and has a very light frame which could be considered almost feminine. His skin is quite pale as he doesn't have a very sturdy diet and his somewhat reclusive lifestyle. Likewise, he doesn't have altogether much muscle mass, though he is far beyond emaciated. His facial features are sharply defined, but this is offset at a glance by his soft skin. Elias' most noticeable feature is his large, green eyes which have a very piercing, focused gaze.
Elias' hair is in an almost constant state of chaos. It is dyed black and cut into what one would describe as a fairly typical punk style, but it is usually in a state of utter disarray. Elias is also fond of piercings, with a lip piercing, eyebrow piercing, and several ear piercings. Elias also wears a disarmed .357 magnum pistol round around his neck, which is kept hidden under his shirt most of the time to avoid it being confiscated by teachers or other staff at Aurora High School.
For the most part he has a clear complexion though his body is dotted with many different scars and evidence of former injuries. His most noticeable former injuries include a number of self-inflicted wounds on both of his arms and a large vertical scar on his left arm from being stabbed with a penknife.
Elias has two tattoos, the smaller was done illegally in Germany when he was 15, and the larger one was done in America at 18. His first tattoo is a Valknut symbol behind his right ear. The second consists of a rather threatening looking depiction of the mythological Kraken running up his shoulder and the upper left side of his back. Its tentacles have very small, razor-like spines and they snake up the lower side of his neck.
In terms of dress, most of Elias' clothes are mostly black and fit snugly. His pants and shirts are noticeably quite worn, having multiple tears and threads drifting about them. He has been known to wear tanktops when appropriate, and T-shirts with a very heavily worn black hoodie otherwise. At the time of the SOTF program, Elias was wearing a pair of grey/black jeans, combat boots, and a t-shirt with a hoodie underneath a beaten black military-styled jacket.
Biography: Elias Vandrier was born on February 25th, 1993 in Leipzig, Germany only a few months after the country's reunification. His father was Martin Vandrier, an office worker who found himself jobless when the institution he worked for became superfluous following reunification, and was dissolved. The man's family had made the move to America a many years ago, and he had not made any attempt to make contact. So alienated was he from his family that most of the pictures that he kept in his home were of his dog. When his wife took off one day, leaving Martin with Elias, he simply couldn't bear life anymore. His body was found some time later having driven his car into a rock face.
Elias was found by neighbors who heard his infantile wailing. Officials were unable to track down any remaining family members or his mother. Martin had made an effort to forget about them, and it would appear that his wife had simply fled the country. Elias was quickly placed into the state's care in a group home until they were able to track down his remaining family.
The environment that Elias grew up in was less than ideal, with no real parental figures or friends throughout his childhood. Information regarding his life comes from a number of evaluations that were written by his caregivers following incidents with other children. Most evaluations of his behaviour up until he was seven years old showed that Elias was very quiet and reserved, choosing to read or stay inside rather than socialising with other children the only issues he ever had at that point were somewhat violent reactions to others when they attempted to speak to him, but it was nothing far out of the ordinary. Early on, he showed an inability to empathise or connect with others, but most of the homes that he was assigned to didn't make much of an effort to address this behaviour. It is these issues that led to Elias spending most of his time darting from one temporary home to another, as he often fended off potential adoptive parents.
As he got older, Elias' behavioral issues began to escalate. He spoke very little to his caregivers and was prone to violence when prompted to do much of anything that he wasn't willing to do. As his guardians attempted to impose consequences, Elias became even more distant and emotionally unstable. Treatment was considered, but a few sessions of therapy were not enough to implement any serious action before Elias ran away from the group home.
Around the age of fourteen Elias formed a close friendship with a girl who was a recent addition to the group home he was in at the time. For the first time in years, he seemed to be getting along with someone. The girl had a similar attitude towards the system that they had both been drifting through, and like Elias was a misfit among the other kids. It was at this time Elias became more proactive in trying to find himself a permanent home, frequently prompting his case worker to try new avenues of approach to finding him a home. However, his good mood took a nosedive as within only a few months his friend was caught stealing hundreds of Euros from one of the women who ran the home. She was moved once again, and Elias was crushed.
At this point he seemed to snap completely. On his fifteenth birthday Elias lashed out at his case worker and the entire group home. After a fit of screaming and breaking anything he could find, Elias ran from the home and was gone for almost two weeks. During time he spent alone, Elias was subject to an entirely different world than he was used to. After a few failed attempts at theft where he was chased down and beaten by angry shopkeepers, Elias was quickly apprehended and taken back into custody. Up until this point Elias looked mostly unremarkable, but it was noticed that during the time he was away he had underwent a significant transformation, ditching the second-hand t-shirts and jeans for a fairly dark aesthetic and punk clothing that he'd mostly stolen from thrift stores. He also cut his hair himself, and dyed it black. They discovered he had stayed in a motel using money he had also stolen from one of the caregivers. All of that taken into account (and the fact that he was still ranting about wanting to burn down the group home when he was taken in), he was placed in a program for at-risk youth which included extensive counseling and continuance of academic studies.
Despite his best efforts to resist and beat the system, Elias eventually decided it was in his best interests to persist with his studies, although he still resisted attempts by a therapist to break his iron shell. By the time he was almost finished his first year of secondary school, he had done quite well for himself scholastically, proving that he could legitimately apply himself; that being said, he was still considered quite emotionally unstable. He was prescribed medication, but he doesn't particularly enjoy the prospect of taking it. During the first few months he was on the medication, he would frequently stop taking it noting that he "felt better" without it. Within days his issues would return, and he now takes his meds steadily.
Elias had a number of issues with the other youths in the facility. It wasn't the friendliest place to begin with, but his misanthropic nature only contributed to many altercations with others. Most of the others in the facility had done far worse things than he had, and they didn't seem to want to ever leave him alone. Frequently he had to defend himself from abuse, and his stubborn nature meant he didn't report this nearly as often as he should have.
When he was able, Elias would spend a few hours in a common room every day attempting to learn different skills. Some were rather unsuccessful, such as his attempt to learn how to knit. At other times, he found he was able to do things he'd never really even thought about before. For a few hours every day, he would sketch different people and objects in the common room and steadily became quite good at it. Elias also kept a journal in the same book and occasionally wrote stories or poetry when he felt like it. At one point, he spent a day trying to repair an old radio. In the small library that they had there was actually a book on electronic repair, and Elias read it cover to cover. At one point one of his social workers noticed his sudden interest and joking asked him to fix his cellphone.
Elias called his bluff and the social worker reluctantly gave it to him, curious as to if he even knew how. It was a very old Nokia, and the jack for charging the phone had gotten knocked loose inside. It took Elias a little over ten minutes to effectively fix it, much to the social worker's relief. This brought up Elias' spirits slightly. The institution noticed that the greatest positive increase in his behaviour and the greatest reduction in his aggression were after he found this hobby. Since then Elias has become extremely competent when it comes to hardwired electronics, as he is able to fix most consumer electronics rather quickly and has even charged a fee a few times at Aurora High School for doing so. It is also worth noting that during his time both in the institution and in Aurora that he was part of an online community that helped propagate the versions of SOTF via torrent files. The monitoring software at the institution was substandard and Elias was able to evade it, though he gradually grew disinterested after he moved to America.
It was around this time Elias felt he was ready to leave the home. He had already prompted his caregivers to attempt to find any remaining family many years ago, but the incident in the group home and his subsequent institutionalization put a hold on that. As he was approaching the time when he was ready to leave, he prompted his case worker to make another attempt to find any remaining family. Following a lengthy search and the extensive effort of that devoted case worker (who owed him for a free cell-phone repair), the authorities were able to track down Elias' closest living relative his aunt, Clara Vandrier. She was a successful accountant who lived alone in Seattle, Washington. there are very few available records of Elias as a child. Because Martin had intentionally shut himself off from his family, it made the process of locating relatives extremely difficult. Normally they would never have found her, but as it had turned out though, Clara had recently made an effort to track down her brother and was completely unaware of his suicide. She felt she was partially to blame for Martin's death - having lost contact with him - and felt responsible for Elias' well-being. Clara met Elias shortly after she found out about him, and strangely enough they got along.
It took the two of them a few months to obtain the necessary paperwork to do so, but Elias eventually made the move to Seattle with Clara. As much as he couldn't bring himself to settle into one place and to remain essentially the ward of someone he had to real connection to, the stability was rather welcome. With Seattle came the chance to leave his experiences behind and the world that had been so unstable, and most importantly a chance to be left alone to this own devices.
Elias never fully integrated very well into Aurora High School. He is older than his classmates by almost a year on account of the fact that he skipped a year of primary school. The language barrier was initially difficult, but Elias already had a fairly basic knowledge of English, and after a few years in America it was easy enough to become fluent in the language. That being said, he speaks with a very strong German accent. His voice is light and sharp enough that he is understandable, but it is very easy to tell from hearing him that he isn't from the United States. With that came some small degree of mockery from other students, but it came to a halt once a few of them saw that Elias wasn't willing to simply sit around and take it.
For the most part, Elias keeps to himself. Academically, he gets by with decent enough marks to "fly under the radar" though he does frequently miss classes. Very few people ever get a chance to speak with him, as he is what many would refer to as a "loner" though he is certainly noticed on account of his demeanor. Most of the time he is likely to be quite curt with others, having very little regard for social standards or politeness. He considers many of his peers far too sheltered and with a very poor knowledge of the world around them.
It should probably be mentioned that Elias doesn't outright hate any of his peers. A few times some friendlier students tried to befriend him, and he was invited to a few parties during the 11th grade. He reluctantly attended a few of them, but found it incredibly difficult to relate to any of the others. Things like high-school drama and parties were foreign concepts to him, and he has an intense dislike for social butterflies. A few times he was able to mingle with a few of the wall-flowers and enjoyed the conversation (As far as Elias enjoys any interaction). Elias also hasn't made much of an effort to form any kind of close relationships with anyone - the limit of his closeness with other human beings have been the few sexual partners he has had over the years, but there was really no emotional connection whatsoever. He drifts between preferences for men and women but his sexual orientation is mostly ambiguous, and he can't seem to be romantically attracted to anyone.
Where his future is concerned, Elias is hoping to make it through the American school system and then continue on with a career in computer science or hardware, though mostly to simply have a job that can provide him some kind of basic necessities. In reality, he isn't entirely sure what it is that he wants out of his life now that he has a semblance of a stable place to live and a static home life. His entire life thus far has been a struggle for self-preservation and to simply avoid having to deal with being under a microscope, and his greatest wish is to simply be free and on his own. Elias is still continuing treatment for ongoing mental issues, taking medication and regularly attending therapy once a week. The medication is keeping him mostly calm and level headed, but he still refuses to talk to a therapist or even open up to virtually anyone. Whether or not he actually improves beyond his current state is tenuous, at best.
Advantages: One thing that may give him an edge over other students is his capacity to emotionally disconnect himself from a situation and look at it very calmly and rationally. In the end, Elias is looking out for himself and would not hesitate to make difficult decisions should the situation call for it. Hardened by the institution, Elias is no stranger to violence or threats and can face such situations with a much more level-headed attitude than his peers. The number of fights that would break out among some of the youth gave Elias some degree of experience in physical confrontations. Throughout his life, he has relied upon his ability to adapt and change to a situation to carry him through, and that may prove quite useful to him. While some students may break down and fall apart when faced with an impossible situation, Elias is more likely to keep struggling to the bitter end.
Disadvantages: Elias is still extremely emotionally unstable. While he might respond to threatening situations in a fairly level-headed manner, his calm rationale in that situation may very well direct him to respond with a disproportionate amount of violence, rather than attempting to talk out the situation. Despite his experience in regards to fighting, Elias is not very physically capable. Even during fights in the institution, he rarely walked away totally unscathed. He has no friends at Aurora High School, and finds it extremely difficult to trust others or to mesh well with a group. He doesn't have especially strong social skills, and may have difficulty communicating with others. As well, if he runs out of medication his mental issues may run out of control as a result.