Luc Blanche

Born in Quebec City in 1731, Luc enjoyed a relatively happy childhood surrounded by a loving family. His father, a respected figure as the rector of a local church, provided a stable upbringing. Yet, death touched young Luc early. Around the age of five, he lost his mother during the childbirth of his younger brother, the only sibling to survive infancy. This experience sparked a lifelong fascination with the afterlife, leading Luc to seek solace in religion and stories of angels. He also excelled in his studies, readily taking to Latin at a young age. Despite Luc's desire to pursue a religious path, his father steered him towards a legal career, recognizing his academic potential.

In his early 20's, two major events happened. First, he secretly fell for a man he was unable to be with, and second, he was offered an important clerkship. The stress of the exams and the heartbreak combined with his already melancholy disposition lead him to take his own life. Due to his strong emotional disturbance at the time of his death, Luc did not fully fade away, becoming a ghost instead, tethered to the place he died.

Over the next three centuries, Luc's ghostly form faded in and out of existence. Trapped within the mortal realm but unable to fully interact, his memories fractured and blurred, blending with dreams, fantasies, and fragments from books he once read. His essence dwindled to a pale echo, fueled solely by sorrow and the fear of damnation. This state remained unchanged until he encountered Jean-Baptiste, a sixteen-year-old boy who moved to Quebec City to live with his grandparents, the owners of the house Luc haunted. Jean possessed latent medium abilities, allowing Luc to regain some semblance of form and become more conscious, though his memories remained clouded.

Jean, like Luc having a poetic nature, feeling isolated by his circumstances, could relate to the ghost. They quickly formed a bond. However, Jean's unique ability not only allowed him to interact with Luc, but also unintentionally influenced Luc's already fragile memory. Fueled by Jean's unconscious shaping and Luc's own jumbled mind, the belief in Luc being a guardian angel took root. The pair spent the next five to six years together, with Luc finding purpose in protecting Jean, eventually becoming anchored to Jean rather than the house, though lacking a body, it was hard to do more than offer friendship.

After Jean graduated high school, he got a job as a delivery driver to support himself while trying to start a career as a songwriter. It was a bit of a struggle, especially with Luc, a ghost, being his closest companion, but they made do. Luc contributed by offering online Latin translations, dictated to Jean, and by serving as a source of inspiration. Their collaboration gained Jean somewhat of a small cult following within the local music scene.

Tragedy struck again in Jean's early twenties when his grandparents passed away in a car accident. Overwhelmed, Jean attempted to take his own life. Driven by a desperate need to save him, Luc attempted possession, but the process went awry, and he ended up taking over Jean's body entirely. Though Luc succeeded in preventing Jean's death, only a faint echo of Jean's spirit remained, not enough for conscious thought.

Quebec now full of too much sorrow, Luc moved to Oregon, to the small town of Polaris Pass, close to Jean's home city of Portland, using some of Jean's inheritance to cover the cost. With enough left over as savings until he can get a job of his own, in addition to what he makes online already, Luc will be able to start a new life. He also plans to continue with Jean's songwriting career, which he will do for both of them.