Name: Radu Ardeleanu

Nicknames: The Romanian Terror (by vampires who don't dare to cross him)

Life Span: November 3, 1443-Present

Nationality: Romanian

Species: Heretic

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Bisexual

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Name Meanings: Radu means 'happy' or 'willing', while Ardeleanu was a name given to one from Ardel, or Transylvania.

Personality: sad, angry, lonely, somewhat psychotic

Occupation(s): No known occupations

Family Members: Camelia Ardeleanu (wife-deceased) 
                                       Unnamed children (deceased)

Fandom(s): The Originals

Appears in: Two Beasts

Faceclaim: Robert Kelker-Kelly (see photo above)

Quotes: "You could leave now, and forget about me. Or...you could come inside and take your chances with me."

                  "Even after so many years, my own thirst for human blood can shock me."

                  "I know you came here with the intent of murdering me. I'm not stupid."

                  "I'm the one that murdered her, aren't I? I murdered her myself. He did not make me do that. I did it myself."

                  "I haven't been out murdering anyone, if that's what you're wondering."

                  "There was a time when I would have welcomed death, but that was before you came along. That one thing means more to me than you would think."

                  "I am the one who takes these people's blood and strikes fear into their hearts." (from "What Was Lost", from Leftover Pieces)

From the author: My original idea for TB was a 'Beauty and the Beast' sort of story, but I think it really ended up becoming its own story in the end (now that it's finished, I really can't think of many similarities).

 Finding a faceclaim for Radu was difficult. I couldn't seem to find the right person until I thought of Kelker-Kelly, and he seemed to fit the image of Radu in my mind the best of all my choices.

 Radu is a very lonely person when the story opens. He had lost his entire family thanks to Klaus Mikaelson, and after murdering his own wife without realizing what he was doing until it was too late (that's explained more thoroughly in the book itself), he hardly ever leaves his castle. Deep down, he's honestly afraid of going out into the world, and he's afraid he'll just cause more chaos.

 Despite that, and acting so hard-hearted on the outside, Radu did have a good heart. In that way, he and Mikael were alike (because I believe he also had a good heart somewhere deep down), and I think that was why they bonded as they did.