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 Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:43 pm
TASK TWO:
My character will not be aware of their abilities at first. Austin’s role-play will begin as it did last time, with him receiving these abilities. This will make following confrontations tough for him. Before, he was in all ways a normal, even popular 17-year-old junior.
More detail forthcoming… obviously.
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Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:29 am
Wow, now that all that hard work is done, appearences should come easily, especially because ideas have essentially been based upon playing around with tekteks (I am a visual person). So, for the sake of helping me out, I'm going to post the tek teks in here again, but only of the normal characters. Since None of them are superheroes yet, I am not going to bother describing a costume. I could change my mind between now and then anyway.  Cait is a remakably unremarkabe looking girl. Owing to her middle-eastern heritage, cait has dark features. Dark brown eyes framed by thick black eyelashes emphasize the exotic look. She has tangled thick black hair falling in kinks down to her lower back. She's curvaceous and could probably be stunning if she would only dress better. Some character's just ought to go on "what not to wear". She often stands up straight when walking and isn't so shy that she can't make eye contact. She almost always has a messenger bag of woven duct tape at her side, and wears "emo glasses". She also almost always has a coffee cup in her hand. She walks confidently through the halls of DUHS, knowing she is just as good as everyone else, and secretly wishing everyone else could see that.  Jay is ripped. She is so dedicated to her sport, the fact that she is ripped is pretty much the first thing anyone notices about her. She dresses in print t-shirts, adidas work out pants, and athletic sneakers. Everything looks good on Jay, a fact that makes Cait ever so slightly jealous. However, Jay has a farmers tan from working out outside with a t-shirt on. She, too, has brown eyes and brown hair. Jay is almost always carrying a book and wears glasses as well, so she's basically the oxymoron of the smart jock. She's also a confident person and you can see in her eyes that she's always willing to start trouble.  Rowena is adorable. She has big grey eyes and beautiful eyelashes, a rounded face that is lightly freckled across the bridge of her nose. Rowena even has dimples! Most striking of all though, is her long curly white hair. But instead of causing her to be ostricised, Rowena's genetic defect is actually the feature that attracts people to her. She dresses in crisp white dresses or skirts, and is quite beautiful. During the right seasons, Rowena even wears a flower in her hair. She's also frequently spotted in stockings. However, Rowena is really arrogant and walks with her nose up in the air most of the time, looking down on "the little people" below her who can't afford the nice things in life like escalades and gold-plated swimming pools. When not looking like she think's she's the queen of England, she sits around looking rather bored with life.
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Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 11:39 am
Task Five
Josh is (very) white with blond hair and hazel eyes. His hair is blond and somewhat shaggy and he dresses in t shirts and long pants (excepting really hot days when he is forced to wear shorts). He avoids clothing with labels or writing on them as much as possible, unless the saying is particularly funny. He doesn't have any particularly interesting features, save a few little scars from childhood incidents. He's lean, but not muscular and has a few freckles, mostly on his arms.
Josh wears his emotions on his sleeves in a big way. When he's happy, or at least not feeling bad, he smiles. When he's upset, he practically radiates a rain cloud. He has difficulty making eye contact with people he doesn't know and, should it happen, usually smiles and looks away awkwardly. He has been know to randomly skip while he walks or go tearing through a crowded hall to jump a friend, but he's perfectly sane. At least, we think he is.
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Penelope also has blond hair, but hers is more strawberry than Josh's. It's shoulder-length, but always pulled back into a pair of buns. Her eyes are a deep blue. She, too, is a little on the pale side, but she does not have freckles. What she does have is a thin scar running on her chin. It's very difficult to see unless you're looking for it (and most people barely look at her to begin with). Her mother says it's from a cat, but Penelope has no memory of the incident.
Penelope dresses in black, favoring skirts and dresses that look "vintage." She's known to wear thick eye makeup as well (and thick makeup in general). She doesn't make eye contact, usually looking to wards the floor. This isn't entirely due to shyness or fear, mostly it's due to an apathy toward the general population. She'll ignore most taunts and jabs, but once someone does manage to get under her skin she can be terrifying. Her whole body language screams rage and she has a glare that has been know to make the nastiest bullies take pause.
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Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 1:42 pm
Alright, well I guess it is time now to pull everything together... What do you guys think? Name: Cait Kassidy AKA: Duct Tape Girl Current Age: 17  Appearance: Cait is a remakably unremarkabe looking girl. Owing to her middle-eastern heritage, cait has dark features. Dark brown eyes framed by thick black eyelashes emphasize the exotic look. She has tangled thick black hair falling in kinks down to her lower back. She's curvaceous and could probably be stunning if she would only dress better. Some character's just ought to go on "what not to wear". She often stands up straight when walking and isn't so shy that she can't make eye contact. She almost always has a messenger bag of woven duct tape at her side, and wears "emo glasses". She also almost always has a coffee cup in her hand. She walks confidently through the halls of DUHS, knowing she is just as good as everyone else, and secretly wishing everyone else could see that. Costume: Coming Soon! Primary Power: FAST Manipulation of duct tape. Always carries a few rolls on her belt. Secondary Power(s): Healing with duct tape. If Cait bandages you in a duct tape bandage, you will heal miraculously faster than you would have otherwise. For mostly unknown reasons. Weakness: Cait is ironically allergic to adhesives. Her Narcolepsy is also a problem. Personality: Given Cait's background, I'd have to say she is a perfectionist. She stresses out about not doing things exactly right constantly, and doesn't sleep well, exacerbating her narcolepsy. Because she puts all of her focus on schoolwork, Cait is a slob, and hasn't cleaned her room in a few years. The caffeine makes Cait anxious all the time, mostly because falling asleep is very embarrasing for Cait. All around, Cait is kind of a miserable person. She doesn't really have a lot of friends because she spends so much time studying, but education is kind of the only thing that makes Cait happy, so it work out in the end... kind of.... Biography: Cait lives in one of the middle class houses, and She is an honors student at DUHS and works herself too hard. On Saturdays she commutes off-islandinsula for a specially designed academic program called BTY that provides further challenges that DUHS cannot provide. She spends 8 hours at the BTY program every Saturday, with a one hour commute both days. On sundays she does her homework. On weekdays she rarely leaves her house because she is always studying. When she gets too stressed out, Cait plays loud music and "sings" to it to keep her focus, and she drinks a LOT of coffee. In fact, she's fairly short because she has consumed so much caffeine. But there is another reason for her coffee obsession, Cait is a narcoleptic. In fact, whenever she becomes overly emotional she falls asleep incontrolably, so it is all that Cait can do to keep herself at a fairly steady level of the jitters by constantly consuming coffee. There are no medications to treat her condition, so this is the best she can do. Cait also lives next door to Josh Baroob. Goals/Motives: Cait just wants to help people. Primarily, her motivation to become a superhero extends from her desire to make other people's lives a little bit easier. Vices: Constant coffee drinker. Also has a tendency to play with her hair when she gets nervous. Other: Cait is the co-founder and President of SAUCY. Name: Jay Carney AKA: Heartburn Current Age: 16  Appearance: Jay is ripped. She is so dedicated to her sport, the fact that she is ripped is pretty much the first thing anyone notices about her. She dresses in print t-shirts, adidas work out pants, and athletic sneakers. Everything looks good on Jay, a fact that makes Cait ever so slightly jealous. However, Jay has a farmers tan from working out outside with a t-shirt on. She, too, has brown eyes and brown hair. Jay is almost always carrying a book and wears glasses as well, so she's basically the oxymoron of the smart jock. She's also a confident person and you can see in her eyes that she's always willing to start trouble. Costume: Coming Soon! Primary Power: Will eventually have the ability to create and manipulate fire, but has no such abilities at this time. Secondary Power(s): She's rather skilled with a whip. Weakness: Water. Ironically, Jay lives in a houseboat. Personality: Jay is very easy going and yet still gets everything done, even with track practice. However, she doesn't sleep much, seeming to get her energy from a hidden battery pack. Cait even refers to her as "The Energizer Bunny" on occaission. Jay goes against the grain on everything, and often stand with Cait opposite to the mainstream. Together, they looove to cause trouble and stir up a fight, and when doing so together, they can do so ceaselesly. Biography: Jay is Cait's best friend, though they only just met at the beginning of their junior year and became fast friends through the BTY program. Jay's been living on a housboat at the Delmor Marina for a few years now but used to live on the mainland. The reason for the move was her father's teaching job on Delmor. Jay's relationship with her Dad is uneasy at best and bordering on abusive at worst. Her mother quietly goes along with whatever her father says because she feels she does not have a choice to do otherwise, and this has led to resentment of both parents. She loves to study chemistry, and often hangs around Mr. Attomos helping him with his experiments. Jay is an only child, so all of her parents sheltering and nesting has gone straight onto her. It is as if her father does not want her to be a unique person and instead she should automatically be what he thinks she should be. Obviously this causes tension, as Jay is a high school student trying to figure out who she is. Unfortunately, her father is also her track coach, and Jay's brilliance at the pole vault is the only thing her father can pride in, but god forbid he show it. Instead, he continues to push her. It's only a matter of time before she gets hurt. Goals/Motives: Vices: Single-minded when she sets her mind to something. Other: Jay is the co-founder and Vice-President of SAUCYName: Rowena Lasairona AKA: Lady Cellophane Current Age: 17  Appearance: Rowena is adorable. She has big grey eyes and beautiful eyelashes, a rounded face that is lightly freckled across the bridge of her nose. Rowena even has dimples! Most striking of all though, is her long curly white hair. But instead of causing her to be ostricised, Rowena's genetic defect is actually the feature that attracts people to her. She dresses in crisp white dresses or skirts, and is quite beautiful. During the right seasons, Rowena even wears a flower in her hair. She's also frequently spotted in stockings. However, Rowena is really arrogant and walks with her nose up in the air most of the time, looking down on "the little people" below her who can't afford the nice things in life like escalades and gold-plated swimming pools. When not looking like she think's she's the queen of England, she sits around looking rather bored with life. Costume: Coming Later! Primary Power: Rowena can manipulate fields of energy, which thus behave exactly like cellophane. With this ability she can block attacks and strangle people as she wills, even turning transparent at times. Secondary Power(s): Rowena is pretty skilled with an epee.Weakness: The more Rowena uses her abilities the more she sticks to things. Like Tables. and the Floor. Personality: Rowena is a manipulative b***h. She likes people to think she is good and innocent, but in reality is always causing problems and spreading rumors to make things happen her way. She really is quite smart about it, if only she could translate that into the classroom... All the administrators believe her to be faultless because she is so pretty and sweet and kind when people are looking, but it's what happens in the shadows that is really the issue. In fact, administrators are so blinded by "Daddy's Money" that whenever someone does say something bad about Rowena, the Principal believes the acuser to be lying and promplty drops their butt in detention. In Rowena's world, she's the only one that matters. And she feels a strong sense of entitlement for whatever she wants. Biography: Rowena....is a b***h. She and Cait were best friends once, a long time ago. Probably in elementary school or sometime. Since then, Rowena has become just too darn pretty and too darn rich to hang out with anyone like Cait, who looks rather plain and can't swim in a golden bathtub. Everyone believes Rowena to be an innocent girl, as she's just too sweet looking to do anything wrong, and very few people see through the facade. Because of her beauty, Rowena is also one of the most popular girls at DUHS, but don't dare come up to her if you aren't a member of the in-crowd, because she will quite litterally sneer at you, but she's too lady-like to spit. Rowena is also not very intelligent and struggles in school, getting by on flirting with teachers and reminding them of how rich her daddy is (though he and her mother are always away, leaving the housekeepers to take care of her and make sure they cater to all Rowena's needs.) She becomes frustrated with people who are smarter than her and therefore resents Cait for being a "stuck up brain". She thinks everyone should just be pretty and have lots of money and then the world would be a better place. Because of her expressed frustration with people smarter than she is, a housekeeper has been teaching Rowena a few mental meditative excercises with manipulating the world around her. She hasn't had much success though, making her further frustrated. Goals/Motives: To make everyone else miserable because she believes that money is what gives people worth. Her primary desire is to make the little people miserable. Vices: She's a b***h. Other: Captain of the Fencing Team. And quite awesome at it too!
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Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 3:57 pm
Name: Josh Baroob AKA: n/a Current Age: 17 Appearance: Josh is (very) white with blond hair and hazel eyes. His hair is blond and somewhat shaggy and he dresses in t shirts and long pants (excepting really hot days when he is forced to wear shorts). He avoids clothing with labels or writing on them as much as possible, unless the saying is particularly funny. He doesn't have any particularly interesting features, save a few little scars from childhood incidents. He's lean, but not muscular and has a few freckles, mostly on his arms. Josh wears his emotions on his sleeves in a big way. When he's happy, or at least not feeling bad, he smiles. When he's upset, he practically radiates a rain cloud. He has difficulty making eye contact with people he doesn't know and, should it happen, usually smiles and looks away awkwardly. He has been know to randomly skip while he walks or go tearing through a crowded hall to jump a friend, but he's perfectly sane. At least, we think he is. Costume: n/a Primary Power: n/a Secondary Power(s): n/a Weakness: Josh has asthma and sunburns really easily Personality: Josh isn't a pack rat as much as he's a magpie. If he sees something he thinks is cool lying on the ground (or anywhere else) and finds it to be unclaimed, he will drag it back to his basement bedroom. The result is a collection of "treasures" that drives his mother insane and makes most people wonder why Josh lives in a landfill. As you might guess, he's also a bit of a slob. He'll clean when he can no longer function within the space or when his mother finally nags him into it, but never before. Josh is incredibly easy going when it comes to the rises and falls of everyday life. There is a reason for this, however: Josh has an uncanny luck when it comes to little things. They always seem to work out in his favor. He has faith that every bad will be followed by a good. When it comes to dealing with people, however, all this faith and confidence disappears. People are far too unpredictable for Josh's liking and he tries to rely on anyone but his close friends as little as possible. That being said, it's not hard to become one of Josh's "close" friends. As much as he hates to have to rely on them, Josh really enjoys the company of people. He believes in the inherent good of every human being and tries to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. The thing the really shines through Josh as his single most important trait is his strong sense of justice. He has a powerful desire to do good and to help his fellow man. When it comes to deciding between right and wrong, he excels. The irony is, when it comes to decisions with no moral values, he freezes up. Whether you as him about future careers, college choices, or anything else about the future, Josh simply doesn't know what he wants. He much prefers to put off the choice until other people or missed deadlines make it for him. Biography: There's nothing remarkable about Josh's developmental years; he has a mother and father who are very loving. He was a terrible klutz as a child (which really hasn't changed, but shhh), resulting in a handful of little scars. He has no pets or siblings and the latter has resulted in him being just the tiniest bit spoiled. Not in a cranky, throw tantrums way, but in a "when things don't go my way, I'm totally lost" sort of way. The biggest event in Josh's life happened about five months ago (game time). He had just been equipped with a gadget-ridden back brace to cure his scholiosis. Realizing it's potential for awesome, he became Captain Cripple and fought crime alongside two of his friends. Their greatest accomplishment was defeating the sinister Politician and restoring Delmor's Internet access. The group broke apart, however, and that's left a bitter taste in Josh's mouth. He still wants to be a hero, but his brace doesn't fit anymore. Goals/Motives: Josh has no real goals in life, aside from perhaps returning to super heroics. Vices: The closest thing Josh has to a vice (other than this unwillingness to clean) is the simple fact that he is a terrible klutz. It's a terrible trait to have when your room is stacked with roadside debris. Name: Penelope Greenhill AKA: n/a Current Age: 17 Appearance: Penelope has strawberry blond hair. It's shoulder-length, but always pulled back into a pair of buns. Her eyes are a deep blue. She has a thin scar running on her chin. It's very difficult to see unless you're looking for it (and most people barely look at her to begin with). Her mother says its from a cat, but Penelope has no memory of the incident. Penelope dresses in black, favoring skirts and dresses that look "vintage." She's known to wear thick eye makeup as well (and thick makeup in general). She doesn't make eye contact, usually looking to wards the floor. This isn't entirely due to shyness or fear, mostly it's due to an apathy toward the general population. She'll ignore most taunts and jabs, but once someone does manage to get under her skin she can be terrifying. Her whole body language screams rage and she has a glare that has been know to make the nastiest bullies take pause. Costume: n/a Primary Power: n/a Secondary Power(s): n/a Weakness: Normal Personality: Penelope isn't a neat-freak, but she does like to keep her space clean. This is a constant source of frustration in her house where dusty old heirlooms and dirty floors are all part of the "charm." She does what she can and has, for the most part, learned to live with that. Penelope only has one true friend who isn't related to her, and she treats him like family. She keeps everyone who is important to her close and almost ignores everyone else. Her relationship with her sister is worth noting. Though the two of them are very close, Penelope feels like their mother subtly favors Elizabeth (truth be told, she does). It's never enough to start an actually rivalry between the two sisters, but it does wear on Penelope's nerves. The one thing that really defines Penelope is her fierce loyalty to her friend and family. If they ask her to do something she may grumble, but she will do it. She loves her family dearly (and is beginning to feel that way about Josh). She doesn't truly ignore everyone else, but if they don't engage her, she won't engage them. Most people don't engage her. Biography: Penelope Greenhill was born on friday the thirteenth. In the Greenhill family, however, that's perfectly normal. Until she was three, she had two loving parents and a younger sister (who was born when Penelope was two). Her father disappeared a few months after her sister was born in circumstances she can't quite remember. From then on, it's just been the Greenhill ladies. As a result, the Greenhills rely on each other and almost no one else. This made Penelope a quiet girl in school and, in turn, a target for bullying. The bullying made her quieter and the cycle goes on. An important break in the cycle came when Josh stuck up for Penelope. He wasn't terrible popular either, of course, so the end result was a quite a few rounds of "Josh and Penelope sitting in a tree." Children can be so cruel. Anyway, Josh and Penelope became good friends after that. Goals/Motives: Penelope's goal is to find her little nitch in the school and be left alone. She's also nursing a little bit of a crush on Josh and would love to start something there. (Of course, Josh is just as clumsy with hearts as he is with everything else, so she might be in for quite a ride...) Vices: Penelope worst vice is her need to know exactly what's going on with the people she cares about. This doesn't come from a manipulative desire or anything of that sort, it's important to note. She just thinks she needs to know.
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Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 7:34 pm
I'd like to brainstorm with someone about Rowena's eventual powers. I've called her Lady Cellophane so that she is the opposite of Cait, but I am at a loss over what her actual abilities should be. It is the plan that she begins to obsess over the mental training and becomes quite the psychic, but i'm not sure how to go about that with the theme of cellophane.
So what are the abilities of plastic wrap? You can suffocate someone with it, you can make things hotter with it (by trapping heat inside something, we use it to insulate the windows at school), you can protect things from getting wet, it keeps bacteria from getting into foods in the refrigerator.... It is nearly invisible, it frustratingly crinkles in on itself when you need it to be crinkle-free... geez, cellophane is a b***h! lol
Srsly, any ideas?
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Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:04 pm
She should manipulate fields of mental energy. These fields would function exactly like plastic wrap, allowing her to block attacks and strangle people as she pleases. Perhaps she could also turn transparent? Using these abilities excessively could build up a clinging aura of sorts: the more she uses her powers, the more she sticks to stuff.
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Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:10 pm
You are my hero. That was what I was leaning towards, but I was having a lapse of brain function and couldn't organize my thoughts (just woke up from a nap, you know)...
I hadn't even thought of the sticking to stuff thing though. That's a great idea. But I feel like she should have some other sort of weakness.... like an achilles heel? like, if you get close enough to her to damage her physically she can be hurt very easily. However, getting through her defenses and past her sword is pretty difficult...
Do you think that's a good idea?
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Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:24 pm
It's certainly balanced, but I don't think you have to make her any more vulnerable than a normal human. After all, obssesively using her power is going to result in not being able to move (stuck to the floor).
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Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:43 pm
yeah, i guess so. but cellophane is significantly weaker than duct tape when streched thin...
hrmph... I guess as much as there is god-moding, there is also underpowering a character... So, i guess you are right. Stuck to the floor it is!
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Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:20 pm
Task one: Think you guys remember Julius Burns and Super Duper Broadway Man Of course this round I’ve changed his personal a little. His is totally a lot darker. So I would like to introduce, The Dramatist.   Task two: Julius is about 34, a man (although it is hard to tell with all the theater), and is in Delmore on personal business. Task three: Julius, ideally, is neutral. He is in town doing his own thing, doing what he needs to do. However, he has been on this mission for quite some time and now at the final stage of it, he is going to side with whoever he needs too and do what ever he needs too, to get what he wants. Task four: Julius is generous to the point of stupidity. On several occasion he has been known to go broke just giving money away to people, or buying them things, or just talking them out too dinner. He loves volunteering, and helping people. However aside from the wonderful little show of confidence and smugness he puts on for the press, he is actualy not all that great off. He is very self critical, and hates whatching himself on camera. Ddespite of the fact that he has one several major awards he has no self seteme, and is overly emotional. He also has a rather bad habit of just leaving conversation, parties, and board meetings, whatever, when he thinks they are done or gets distracted. Because of this he usually misses important stuff and has to play catch up later. Task five: Julius is 5’10’’. He got a tan but it’s faded since he has been inside for so dime long. His hair is really black; his eyes are a buzzard purple color. He is about 150 lbs. give or takes a few. Generally he is in a generous smiley mood and will give money to dam near anyone who needs it. His façade will break down from time to time revealing a troubled and unhappy man.
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Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:33 pm
Name: Julius Burns AKA: The Dramatist Current Age:34 DoB: August 9th Appearance: Julius is about 5’ 10’’ give or take an inch depending on what shoes he is wearing. At 150 lbs., his jet black hair and light skin are offset by his eyes, which are an intense purple. Also he is in rather good physical condition. Costume: The Dramatist, as is obvious from the name, has a dramatic streak in him about 30 miles wide. He dresses in the most refined way. His tuxedo as well as his shoes are custom made from Italy, and consists of a black suit, with a silk white shirt and cumber bun. His black cape is kept in place with a small, yet sturdy, chain of platinum. His mask is a tribute to the classic Greek theater masks. His cane is topped with silver and is actually hardened steel. Primary Power: Deceit. As you all know acting is nothing more then lying with props, and as Julius is a superb actor, he is therefore a perfect liar. Secondary Power(s): Stealth. One thing that is just as important as an actor’s acting skills is their ability to change into and out of costume very quickly and quietly. This skill, perfect over many many years of costume changes now allows him to follow his quarry almost as if he weren’t there at all. Weakness: Normal Personality: Julius is a very well known and respected famous actor. He has received 3 Tonys, and 2 Golden Globes. Julius is generous to the point of stupidity. On several occasions he has been known to go broke just giving money away to people, or buying them things, or just taking them out to dinner. He loves volunteering and helping people. However aside from the wonderful little show of confidence and smugness he puts on for the press, he is actually not all that great off. He is very self critical, and hates watching himself on camera. His façade will break down from time to time revealing a troubled and unhappy man. This is due to a rather troubling and haunting past that follows him. Bio: Julius grew up an effeminate theater kid in a football town. He had no father, and his mother worked 2 jobs just to keep them afloat. He was self sufficient at a very early age. In high school he finally found a niche: the theater department. His senior year, he met Her. She already had a boyfriend, but wanted out of the relationship. The boyfriend hated Julius. A year later she died in childbirth. After putting the baby up for adoption Julius left, feeling as if he had ruined not only his life, but hers and his newborn daughter's as well. He decided to persue the one thing left for him in the world, the theater. The boyfriend, blaming Julius for her death, followed. Goal/Motive: Julius is in town on personal business. He is guilt ridden with leaving his daughter for adoption and now has come to Delmor to find her, aplogize and see if she will come live with him in NY. He has also come here to escape, not from the paparazzi, but from his past. Vice: Julius has a rather bad habit of just leaving conversation, parties, board meetings, whatever, when he thinks they are done or gets distracted. Because of this he usually misses important stuff and has to play catch up later. Other: He has a daughter who he hasn’t seen in 16 years.
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Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:08 pm
Hey! It's great to see you back, Data! We missed you!
Quick notes on your new profile (and without giving anything away):
First of all, your daughter is 16. I love the note on him being shorter or taller depending on shoes! Such an actor thing to do... It's a pity though that his secondary power isn't the ability to tap dance around an issue, though I like the changes you have made to his power. I think he will be a much stronger, straight forward character now. I also love that he hates watching himself on camera. That's a really cool note to add in there.
"Nitch" should be "Niche".
Who is "She"? How did "Her" death effect him?
Goals/Motives is a lot more than why is your character in Delmor. What Drives Julius to behave the way he does? What causes him to be such a generous person? Is he motivated to find his daughter? What happened to her after her mother died? Does Julius know? Does the boyfriend hold any grudges on Julius? These things should find a home somewhere in your profile.
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Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 5:35 pm
I feel as though I should inform you… all information on Oual has been deleted. I will handle him at a later date, since his character has been largely reformed.
TASK 3 – 3.5:
For most of his life, Austin was reliant on his mother. Unfortunately, she passed away just a couple of years earlier. The event still shakes him up. Now, he lives alone with his father, the president of the bank. The man is often working, and Austin’s relationship with him continued to worsen rapidly after his mother passed away.
After his mother, only two figures managed to keep him strong. These were his girlfriend, Terra Sanders, and his uncle, Kade Oual. Eventually, the strength Terra offered was proven to be born of a false and temporary attraction. The two split, leaving only Oual, who was also often busy with work, being the Chief Detective of Delmor.
Austin learned to find relief in school, but losing his mother, the relationship with his father, and his girlfriend in such a short time was rough. Austin found himself caring less about his social life, letting his ring of close friends shrink. His grades slipped, but not to a dangerous level, and he quit all extra-curricular activities. Now, Austin does not know what he wants. He just feels a considerable amount of unimportance. Without pets, siblings, or real friends, Austin’s even given up on trying to truly belong anywhere.
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Austin’s goal is, at the moment, to restore his life so that he can feel pride in himself once again. Unfortunately, on personal matters, he tends to face things alone (And when you’ve quit on yourself, this method rarely works).
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His powers are:
Primary – Flight from wings.
Secondary – Austin can have visions of anything happening in the present. He has incredible hearing that can sometimes triggers visions. Navigation. Austin automatically knows where to go. Sharp eye to see far away or from far up. Also to help in combat and whatever else he may need it for, Austin has amazing hand-eye coordination/reflexes.
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:10 am
Here's my character. I'm not sure if it's up to my usual standards; there's a certain je nai sais quoi (sp?) about it that bugs me. Please, if there's anything off about it, let me know.
Name Adohi
AKA Secret
Current Age 16
Appearance Secret has straight black hair that reaches down to her chin; it is somewhat bowl-shaped, but there doesn't seem to be anything special about it. Her eyes are grey and lifeless; her face is fairly unremarkable. She's somewhat short for her age, and her body is still fairly weak from two years of bed rest. Otherwise, she could disappear into any size crowd and never be noticed.
Costume Long silver robes cascade down from her shoulders, hiding her form beneath the billowy fabric. The sleeves are entirely too long, reaching down to her ankles, but the bottom hem is high enough not to allow tripping. The cut is very unique; while most similar garments have pleats runnign up to the neck line, the pleats on this robe lead to the shoulder. As a result, the ten-pound robe feels surprisingly light. A cowl hangs down on the back, and a simple, smoky-grey sash holds the garment up.
Primary Power Secret can extend her consciousness around her with very long range, and she can imbue her consciousness into these areas. This imbued territory is her "demesne"; within her demesne, she gains substantial control over magical happenings along with heightened awareness within its borders. For example, if her demesne reaches into a forest, she can detect intruders and could attack them with tree roots and mushroom spores. Usually, though, her attacks are unintentional and based on her inner dreamscape.
Secondary Power She knows some evocation spells, but she much prefers divination. She can only pick up general sentiments and premonitions of present and future events, but her skill in detection is second to none. Being deeply in tune with magic, she has exceptionally high resistance to most forms of magic. However, being in an environment that is highly charged with magic will usually unbalance her emotionally and drive her into a blind frenzy.
Weaknesses Her mind is shattered and can take little abuse. She can't handle stress well, as her usual method for doing so is escaping into her imagination. She's mostly safe there, but it hinges on not being confronted with reality. Her magic is based on old arts, so if anyone ever learned her True Name, they could use it against her to open her up to magical assault. The most effective attacks against her are psychic and psychological. As far as physical attacks go, she is slightly frail but can hold her own; she is somewhat weak to heat and light but somewhat strong against cold and darkness.
Personality At heart, Secret is an escapist. She avoids confrontation, and if she can help it, reality whenever possible. She's naturally timid and reclusive but not at all antisocial. In small company she can be quite friendly and outgoing, but she withdraws easily. At best, her mental state is questionable; her emotions change with little warning, she's hardly ever coherent, and she has a poor attention span. She makes a point of carrying an air of mystery about her, though this usually doesn't go over very well with more practical people.
Biography Even before her birth, the foundations of Secret's state of mind were being made. Her parents were both escapists: when living became too stressful, her father got wrapped up in his vices and her mother ran. After she was born, her mother would take her away with her whenever she couldn't stand being there. Secret learned most of her behavior from them, using books and her imagination instead of physical distance or normal addictions to escape the stressors in her life. She was a regular visitor at her local library, eventually gaining access to the restricted section. It was here that she obtained her first magic book. She was delighted to learn of worlds and planes of existence outside of her own, and she devoured this new knowledge with a hunger known only to people in third-world countries. She didn't particularly care to put any of it into practice, with the exception of astral projection. Her mind now ran wild in a much more literal context. Unfortunately, reality was always close on her heels, and the stress would cause her to lose control over her powers. Her first crime happened in the fun house of a local carnival; as she was trying to escape the crushing truth of her existence, she shattered every mirror in the building at once.
This powerful, uncontrolled magic did not go unnoticed. A man soon approached Secret's family, offering to put her through a private boarding school on his own dime. The parents, already deep in financial ruin, gave in and waved off their daughter. The boarding school turned out to be a magic academy, of sorts. There, she was instructed by skilled professors who helped her regain control. She was very successful there, but the work was tough and she had few friends. Stress became a growing problem, so she stepped outside herself more and more frequently. Her distress reached a climax at the age of 14, when she was asked to apply her brilliant mind to the creation of a thesis on magic theory. She became plagued by self-doubt and feelings of incompetence, and soon enough she became overwhelmed. She permanently stepped outside of her body, leaving it behind in a vegetative state. While her body atrophied, her soul was off to the Ethereal Plane.
The Ethereal Plane was an amazing place, with many new sights, smells, and other senses. She lived there with the fae for two years, taking in much knowledge of the Ancient Ways and bathing in ethereal energy every day. However, no mortal was ever intended to live there. Her mind finally shattered from the overexposure. The fae, worried for her well-being, sent her back to her own body and reality. She soon found herself in a clinic near the slums she once called her home. This was too much for her--too much, too fast. She couldn't take in all of the unpleasantness: the bitter stench in the air, the waves of sorrow and malevolence radiating off of the people, and the near-stagnant flow of magic. If there was anything left of her sanity at this point, it took its final bow and departed. She reacted violently and left a trail of destruction heading straight into the forest in the park. From time to time, stories would emerge about the forest. A group of investigators were driven out with a bone-chilling fog. The forest came alive and attacked when local developers tried to clear some land. People who went into the forest have sworn that they saw a girl in a thick mist, and others have heard a frantic, disconnected voice on the wind.
Goals/Motives She's not evil, per se, but she doesn't seem to have much regard for the law or morals. She could probably be convinced to observe them or even become a superhero, if she ever became stable enough. Usually she's perfectly content being pulled along by the strings of fate. However, she misses her ethereal home and desires to stir up the flow of mana in the world.
Vices She's a bit of a bibliophile, but she does actually read the books she hoards. Her main vice, however, is being addicted to magic: she has a strong affinity to magical items, auras, and areas.
Other She is fond of traditions and customs. She always observes the 4 o'clock tea. She never reveals her name to anyone, much less her True Name. She always insists that it's "secret".
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