Gayle Hawthorne

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Gayle Hawthorne is an initiate of the Rorrim Sacellum Cyber Sect., as a member of the Watcher's chosen. He lives alone, save the occasional visit by Jax Jaxington, and spends most of his time performing various tasks of unknown purpose for people he claims are 'family". He claims to be involved with the church on behalf of "Koko", an unspecified third party.

Early Life
Gayle Hawthorne was not born under that name. Born as the second eldest ███ of the ██████ family, ████ ██████, and the only legitimate heir of the family line (as his elder ███████ was illegitimate, and thus, unrecognized for the title despite being three years his elder.) His status as the legitimate heir of the criminal family legacy catapulted him into a position of rigorous training, discipline, and development of his public image as a force to be reckoned with.

His grandmother was harsh on him, expecting perfection from her second grandson. His father was dismissive or neglectful at times, never as harsh on him as he was on his ██████, ████. The only person he felt was truly in his corner, was his mother, Hana. Day in and day out, he was made to study and train for the role of taking over the family business when he reached the proper age; there were days made up of nothing but paperwork and legal training, and days which consisted of nothing but more showy skills such as archery/marksmanship, fencing, horseback riding and other activities considered sports among similar members of the upper class his family associated with, meant to entertain them and gain their favor.

He truly wanted no part in it, but due to the influence of his family, had no way out, and thus trained diligently to become the heir the family desired him to be at the cost of his personal growth and development, outside of the rare time he would spend with his ███████, ████. Seeing the abuse he was suffering at the hands of their father, he made it a personal mission to bring down the family legacy, as well so he could escape the eventual day where he would be chained to his post as the figurehead family patriarch. Several years of attempts, up until he was 16, at which point his grandmother decided she had enough playing the game she was playing with him, and was set to have him executed.

His ███████, ████, saved his life by making a deal with her.

Gayle Hawthorne was no longer eligible as the family head, his rescuer taking his place, being acknowledged by the family as the true heir under a cover story of having studied abroad, and Gayle as a mere decoy, removed from his position because the true heir was ready to take his place (and due to a falsified scandal surrounding him and an older man who had been preying on him for years). As a second part of his arrangement, he was betrothed at 17 to his grandmother's right hand woman, ███████, a woman a few years his senior once engaged to the man who saved his life (which was broken off due to difficulties in the arrangement). At 20, they were wed per family tradition, and he became step father to her daughter from a previous relationship, ████, which was passed off as their legitimate child.

Pre Rorrim Adulhood
Many years passed in relative peace, and while he was frequently antagonistic with his wife, he adored their daughter with all his heart, helping his ███████ raise her to eventually take over the family business, but more so so that should could find her place in the world and be happy with her place in life.

When he was 37, she was tragically murdered. The cause of death was ruled as natural, though he knew otherwise. He turned to the comforts he had tried so hard to avoid, risk taking behavior and risky company surrounded him all his days. In all but legality, his wife divorced him. He was more then content with their dissolving, finally free to be able to do as he wished, but having no motivation to do so. He became very dark, cynical and bitter for a period of time. He took his own course to heal, and at the age of 40 was finally ready to interact with the world again.

Rorrim Sacellum
Out of the blue, a year later, his ███████ called, his health in dire shape. He called in a favor of theirs, and Gayle Hawthorne took to searching for any answers he could find on his now "benefactor"'s condition. There, he discovered the Rorrim Scaellum Ciber Sect, and joined under the name he and his benefactor shared for such risky transactions or affairs. Gayle Hawthorne.

Personality
Gayle Hawthorne presents himself as an overly flirtatious, cocky, and sometimes outright arrogant bastard. His attempts to make himself seem like he views himself as the center of the universe are flimsy at best, but to those without the energy to pay attention of the disdain not to care, it works just fine for his purposes.

In situations in which he feels comfortable, or unobserved, he is a much quieter, far more reserved (but still flamboyant and flirtatious) man then most would assume or make him out to be. When in the eyes of others, he is more concerned with putting on a show that the audience will like. Alone, he is free to be himself, or in the company of a trusted few. He still enjoys sparkle and glamour no matter the facade or reality he presents. He is more honest about his reasons for presenting himself as something greater then he could ever hope to be when he thinks he doesn't have to put on a show.

People disliking both him and the high and mighty facade is a massive blow to his ego, but a fight he knows he cannot win. Even a losing condition is better to him then indifference, as it is still some form of attention. He tries his best to be adaptable to the desires of others, to be what they want to see in him.

He is afraid if he does not perform well enough, that someday, he will be left completely alone. It is not hate that frightens him, not vitriol. It is the notion that no matter what he does, no one will care to acknowledge him at all.

Trivia

 * Gayle's choice of presentation is a deliberate act. It is unknown if Gayle Hawthorne is even his actual name. A select few participants and the church know what the truth is.
 * Gayle has a distinct distaste for the color coral pink. He prefers pastel or soft pink colors, and the coral color is what he describes as "an eyesore" and "an affront to god". He would rather die then be caught wearing it.
 * He frequently references both his third party affiliate ("Koko") and an unnamed girl ("Junebug" (link to be added)) as his sole driving factors for living and for joining Rorrim. Recently, a third reason has come into his life which is not safe for him to discuss in public (Corith).
 * Jax is one of the few friends he claims to have. There are very few who would dispute this claim.