BIOGRAPHY:

Julian was born east of the Strait of Seals to merchant parents. At a young age, Julian was involved in a shipwreck, and only he and his younger sister Portia survived. They were saved by a group of salt seals who had hauled them out on the shore and began protecting them. Mazelinka,having been in the storm herself, discovered the siblings and brought them to the nearby town of Nevivon. Julian and Portia were then largely raised there by a group of grandmothers, including Lilinka, Mazelinka's lover. These grandmothers managed a tourist attraction focused on Nevivon's famous saltwater hot springs. Julian would grow up curious about the tourists who came to Nevivon from faraway places. He eventually learned to read and write from Lilinka, and later left his hometown and his younger sister to study medicine in Prakra. Julian gained the majority of his medical experience from apprenticing on battlefields under the tutelage of Nazali. At some point, Julian encountered an injured Lucio during a battle, and ended up amputating Lucio's arm to save his life.

Julian was living in Vesuvia at the time of the epidemic known as the Red Plague. Julian had a clinic where he treated patients during this time. The Apprentice briefly worked under him, but would later contract the plague themselves and subsequently perish. Julian was so absorbed in finding a cure that he did not notice the apprentice's sickness until it was too late. He would later be consumed with guilt when he realized his negligence.

Julian would later became one of the plague doctors employed by the palace, where he worked to find a cure in the dungeons beneath it. During this time, he developed a fear of Valdemar, his superior. He was later joined in his endeavors by the magician Asra, although he frequently worried over Asra's flippancy regarding finding a cure. The two would together develop a friendship with the Countess Nadia, and the three would frequently complain about Lucio and even joke about life without him. Julian would briefly engage in a physical relationship with Asra, but the affair ended badly.

Shortly before the Masquerade, Julian was force-fed a plague beetle at Lucio's command and confined to his office under the palace as an "extra incentive" to find a cure. Julian worked feverishly in a last ditch effort to find a cure, as he began to develop the plague himself. He began experiencing visions of the Hanged Man, who revealed to him that Lucio was the source of the plague. Julian was then offered a deal, which gave him a magical mark on his throat that allowed him to rapidly heal wounds and illness in himself and others. After their deal, the spread of the plague in Julian was halted. He would retain the blood red sclera of the plague in his right eye, which he would later hide with an eyepatch. Having lost portions of his memory after his deal, Julian erroneously attributed the mark and his "curse" to Asra.

After Julian's meeting with the Hanged Man, he was intent on ending the plague by ending Lucio. Muriel found Julian in his office, let him out, and brought him to Lucio's room. By this time Lucio was already being burned alive in his bed, causing Julian to rush into the room.

When Julian exited the Count's room, Consul Valerius noticed him, resulting in Julian's arrest for Lucio's murder. Despite confessing to the crime and being sentenced to death, Julian managed to escape and fled the city. Mazelinka helped smuggle Julian out of Vesuvia on her ship, also giving him his trademark eyepatch to hide his plague eye.

In the three years interlude, Julian spent his time traveling. This is substantiated by the fact that he carries a pouch filled with foreign currencies, most of which is counterfeit pirate gold. At one point, he traveled on a spice ship across the Southern Sea, working as the ship's physician in exchange for free passage. Halfway through the journey, the ship was accosted by pirates, and Julian was spared due to his ability to provide medical aid. He remained with the pirates for almost a year and claims it was during this time that he learned to be skilled in persuasion. The pirates eventually dropped him off in Vesuvia, to later reveal his whereabouts to Mazelinka and Portia.

He returned to Vesuvia some time before the start of the game's events, claiming that he had questions that could only be answered in the city.

The first meeting with the apprentice in the opening chapter, Julian breaks into the Apprentice's shop shortly after the departure of Nadia. The apprentice can either attempt to negotiate with him, run from him, or attack him. Regardless of the choice, he is able to prevent them from escaping and removes his mask (if it has not been knocked off by the apprentice's attack) revealing his face while explaining that he is searching for Asra. After he realizes that the apprentice knows nothing of Asra's whereabouts, Julian asks them to read his fortune, to their confusion. The apprentice pulls Death. Before they can explain the meaning to Julian, he begins to laugh and tells the apprentice that death has turned away from him, calling himself an “abomination.” He then leaves the shop with a flourish, but not before cryptically warning the apprentice about Asra. The apprentice can encounter him again in the marketplace the next day, and they wonder why he is roaming around freely despite his fugitive status. However, after being warned by the raven Malak, he vanishes as soon as he notices them.

During the "Emperor (Night)" chapters, the apprentice can encounter Julian once again by following the magical signature attached to his belongings. He is found outside of the Rowdy Raven, a tavern in an ill-reputed part of town. After getting over his shock at seeing them, he invites them inside for a drink, offering to tell them his side of the story. After getting the apprentice a drink, they can show him whichever document they picked, which seems to stress him. Julian either reads out a letter or puzzles over a strange drawing and remains cryptic about himself and his past when questioned. He recommends they return it, as the palace will realize it is missing. Suddenly, Malak alerts the tavern to the arrival of the palace guards, and Julian quickly rushes the apprentice out the back. He briefly thanks them and then leaves in the opposite direction.

The next day, Julian somehow manages to once again break into the apprentice's shop, right as they are arriving to check on it. After questioning him, he reveals that he has a key to the backroom of the shop, to the apprentice’s bewilderment. He ends up giving the key to them, claiming he will no longer need it, and tells the apprentice he came to the shop for answers that it didn’t have. A paid option allows the apprentice to search Julian, discovering his flirtatious side, as well as a knife in his pocket. Portia suddenly arrives at the shop seeking the apprentice and becomes visibly upset when she sees Julian. She addresses him as "Ilya" and embraces him, causing the apprentice to think they seem like family. Portia excuses herself, dragging Julian out of the shop and down an alley, presumably to ream him out.

LOOKS:

Julian is a tall, gangly man with curly auburn hair. His grey eyes are usually half-lidded, with dark, purplish shadows around them. His right eye is covered by a black eyepatch. Underneath, the sclera of his right eye is blood red. Julian has pale skin with a flush of color across his cheeks and nose. He has a prominent aquiline nose, a sharp jaw, and defined cheekbones. 

Julian typically wears a gray-colored outfit reminiscent of a Howie lab coat, with a large flap across the chest held by silver snap buttons. The long sleeves of his top end in black leather, elbow-length gloves. A dark navy waistband with two tassels separates the top from tight pants that end in knee-high boots. Underneath, he wears a white dress-shirt tucked into his pants. Julian also frequently has a large black trench coat thrown over his shoulders. The inside of the coat is bright red.