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[VanderMullen]

Van der Mullen's Biography

Character Name: Dr. Johannes Van der Mullen

Current time period: 1878 A.D.

Current place of origin: Vienna, Austria

Age: 44

Height: 168 cm

Weight: 64 kg

Species: Human

Physical Description: Dr. Van der Mullen is of medium build. He has medium length, straight black hair swept back away from his face and grey eyes. He sports a trim beard and a perpetual scowl. Despite his age, his hair shows no signs of graying.

Typical Dress: Dr. Van der Mullen wears typical late 19th gentleman's attire. a black frock coat with matching pants and vest, a cravatte, white gloves, and a pair of sturdy black shoes. His clothes are well-worn, and a bit faded, but not shabby. He carries a walking stick of cherry wood fitted with a plain brass knob.

Occupation: Professor of Mathematics

Magical or Supernatural Powers: None.

Brief History: Born the son of a prominent Dutch theologian, Johannes Van der Mullen's childhood was one of books, prayer, and quiet contemplation. A fall from a horse in his teenage years left his left leg permanently crippled, and so he began using a cane at a very young age. At University, he pursued degrees in mathematics and philosophy, and he quickly became regarded as one of the great up-and-coming thinkers. At the age of twenty-six, he was offered a position as professor of mathematics at Vienna University. That same year he met and married his wife, Klara. Colleagues whispered that he would be Chair of the Mathematics department before he reached 30.

Two years later, his wife died giving birth to their daughter. In his grief, Van der Mullen grew sullen and withdrawn, his work suffered, and he ceased publishing. Slowly the acclaim that had come so readily dwindled, until now, he is barely respected or tolerated in his department.

Brief Description of Personality: Van der Mullen abrasive, arrogant, and quick to anger. He believes in nothing that cannot be seen, heard, or felt, or proven mathematicly. A devout atheist, he has begun, but never finished, several works aimed at mathematically disproving the existence of God.

Beneath this gruff exterior, however, lies a vulnerable man, who is not without compassion. He is moved by undeserved acts of charity and sparks of genius.

Brief Description of Character Strengths and Weaknesses: Van der Mullen's greatest strength is also his greatest weakness. Simply put, he is too clever for his own good, and it is both a blessing and a curse.

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[Melliandra]

Melliandra's Biography

Character Name: She has countless aliases, but according to her key, it's Melliandra. People often shorten it to Mell, or Melli.

Current time period: Late 1400's.

Current place of origin: She travels extensively, but seems to be hanging around Europe lately, Italy in particular.

Age: Mell appears to be in her mid-twenties, but she's implied that she may be much older.

Height: 5'9"

Weight: 140 lbs.

Species: Human. Technically.

Physical Description:

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[Karebana Hajime]

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[Pixie-elf]

Character's full name: Mystina, of the clan of Danann.

Character's nick names: Mysti (She doesn't like this used much.) Faerie, Fae.

Character's apparent age: 21

Character's Species: Faerie

Character's occupation: Princess of Faerie, Mother, and learning to be a queen and oracle.

Character's romantic involvements: She's pretty much 'married' to Sent, Tacitus' Herald.

Character's hobbies: Making new friends, meeting new people, having fun. She LOVES animals.

Character's skills/stengths: She is very empathetic, and can feel what someone else is feeling around her.

Character's weaknesses/faults: She's too friendly and too trusting.

What is your favorite thing about your character? : She's so bouncy and full of happiness.

What is the thing you dislike most about your character? : She comes on strong and can't be too serious for long it seems.

What is your character's favorite color? : Pink

Virgin...? : Nope.

Which of the seven deadly sins is your character most likely to fall to? (Sloth, lust, pride, anger, greed, envy, gluttony): Lust.

How many Mystina's does it take to screw in a lightbulb?: Probably about 10, because they're going to have to figure out what the lightbulb is first, and what the socket is, a few will probably die from electrocution, and, whoever's left will finally figure it out.

If your chararcter were from your time, what would their favorite movie be?: The Princess Bride.

If your character had an odd or strange hidden talent, what would it be?: Reading people.

Your character wouldn't be caught dead... : Killing something / someone.

Why did Mystina cross the road?: To cuddle with the unicorn on the other side.

If your character were a bug, what kind would he/she be?: A butterfly.

What would your character order on their pizza? (Thanks Bard): Just cheese.

What kind of underwear does your character wear? (Thanks Bard): None. What do they need underwear for? Silly humans!

Would you and your character get along if you met in real life?: Oh God yes. It'd be like a hug-fest. We'd keep hugging each other and squeeing and probably would wander off together to hug animals together. We'd probably get mauled together by animals, too.  

[Tarma_Falloner]

Tarma's Biography

Character Name: Tarma Morgan Falloner

Current time period: The year of our Lord, 1312 AD

Current place of origin: Northburgh Castle; Inishowen, Northern Ireland.

Age: 30

Height: 5'8"

Weight: 138 lbs.

Species: Human

Physical Description: Tall for a woman of her time, Tarma's build could be described more accurately as stocky than muscular. A short white scar cuts her left eyebrow in two, looking as though whatever weapon caused it barely missed her eye. Her nose, once petite, looks as though it has been broken in the past and not healed quite straight. Despite this, the woman is not totaly unfortunate looking, with her high cheek bones, thick inky lashes, fair skin, and not completely unfeminine build inspite of the well toned muscle garnered from a soldiers life. Tarma is one of the infamous 'Black Irish', with the trademarked cobalt eyes as blue as the Kerry Lakes, and ebony hair that is kept hacked to a short length at all times. Her voice has an odd metalic burr to it, a subtle ring of command that she attempts to tone down in everday conversation, but slips occasionaly. Her voice is also graced with the lilting accents of her homeland, and her brogue can often be incomprehensible till you get used to it.

Typical Dress: Her style of dress usualy consists of men's clothing; breeches and boots, both in sturdy black leather, a loose white shirt often accompanied by a shirt of mail. A sword is always belted at her side; wrist sheaths holding well-balanced throwing daggers are strapped to her forearms beneath her shirt sleeves; other throwing daggers are tucked into her boots, beneath her belt at her lower back, and Gods knows where else. A silver hoop hung with a small bead of obsidian that hangs from her left earlobe, and a small silver cross hung on a finely hammered chain around her neck are her only adornments.

Occupation: Primarily a military woman; Jane-of-All-Trades as necessary. Captain of her regiment, nicknamed Falloner's Falcons.

Magical or Supernatural Powers: None.

Brief History: Born to Karen and William Falloner, Tarma grew up on an impoverished farm with two elder brothers(Thom and Jamie) and a family dog named puddle. At a young age, Tarma followed in the footsteps of her eldest brother Thom, joining up with the Earl's armies against the wishes of her widowed mother. She trained fiercely under a sergeant by the name of Gwideon Finley, a man who worked her hard to be sure she wouldn't buckle under the preasure of being one of the only female soldiers in the Earl's command. After five years of border duty, she recieved her her first promotion. In six she'd recieved her second, and a small command that became known as Falloner's Falcons. By the time she was twenty five, the woman had more military experiance under her belt than most men of fifty. The higher-up's knew her, and the men-at-arms respected her. After a particularly nasty, but successful coop fought alongside troops from other parts of Ireland where their borders meshed, the twenty-nine-year-old warrior found herself raised to the rank of Captain. A few of the gentry protested that not only was it unfitting for a woman to lead entire armies, but to have one so young was completely unacceptable. The support of the men-at-arms however, lay with Tarma. This loyalty grounded her, and made her whole. No family would ever be closed to her than the men she lead. The Red Earl himself had been watching her career closely, and personaly invited her and her regiment to guard his new stronghold, Northburgh castle. There she has served for a handful of years now, leading her troops and training up the new soldiers who get sent her way by her once-mentor Gwideon. Contrary to what most thought would happen, she never wed Gwideon, but continues her single soldiers life till the end.


Brief Description of Personality: Devoutly Catholic, Tarma holds a strong Faith in God doing Gods work, and men learning to leave well enough alone. Prayer and the occasional Sunday church visit are enough to sustain her, for she is not finatical in her beliefs. While normaly a woman with a balanced, practical attitude towards situations, Tarma leans towards optimism to get her through the worst of trials. However, it grates on her that she is growing older; she is unwed, not likely to be, and soon her soldiers life will grow more difficult with the on-set of age. She sometimes feels that she is losing her purpose in life, that soon she will be useless to her men. Despite this secret fear, she is often jovial in nature, joking around as crassly as the men-at-arms, and teasing the newest recruits. There is a kindness and compassion running deep beneath the often gruff exterior of the old soldier, and though her temper is fiery when ignited, she is always looking out for those she considers her responsibility. Duty, honor, obligation; three words that are most Holy in Tarma's vocabulary.

Brief Description of Character Strengths and Weaknesses:

[Strengths]

Comander: Ever one to take charge with her no-nonsense attitude, Tarma is a born leader, one given to excellent troop organization and ingenious battle strategem. Her followers respect her; her enemies fear her.

Swordswoman: This is the art into which she was born, the art for which she swore her life to, and subsequently the art in which she excells. Trained from a young age along side her brothers, she is greatly skilled, and while she has the disadvantage of strength when up against most men, her speed more than makes up for it.

Bladework: Tarma can and will use her other weapon of choice if her sword wont serve: daggers. The throwing blades she uses were forged by her own hand, well-balanced blades fitted perfectly to her, with custom black laquered hilts. How many of these she truly carries is uncertain; it seems the woman is always pulling one from somewhere the eye cannot follow.

Archery: Our well-rounded soldier is also a fair shot with a bow and arrow, though it is not her weapon of choice.

Quarterstaff: Aye, and she knows one end of a staff from the other too. Quite the talented little weaponsmistress, our Tarma.

Rudimentary Field Skills: These are skills all soldiers posses in a certain degree; forestry, tracking, hunting, cooking, caring for minor wounds and broken limbs. She rides well enough to keep her saddle in battle; that logic applies to all tasks Tarma sets herself to. The woman is as good as a situation requires her to be...even when she's not.

Harp: Ornately carved in polished oak that never loses it's fine sheen under Tarma's watchful care, the instrument has a deep, pleasant sound to it. It was crafted by her father's hands, and he played it until the day he left, leaving it in hers. It is the only item of sentiment she ever carries, and it would be more than your life was worth to bring harm with it.

[Weaknesses]

Fear of Failure: Self explainatory. She feels that if she fails as a soldier and comander, she has failed in life. Sometimes this self-doubt can hold her back.

Reading and Writting: Tarma can't even write her own name, as she was not educated in the formal sense. Her skills lie in the physical and strategem.  

[Kagemorou]

Character Name: Captain Mercutio Cross
Current time period: The year of our Cross, 1714
Current place of origin: Here, there... a bit of the evereywhere but usually aboard his ship the Ravenwolf.... Or in a tavernor a comfortable lady's bower.
Age: 32
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 190.....ish
Species: Human
Physical Description: Rougish good looks... Firey Orange hair... dazziling goatee and mustaches... alluring green ...er..eye.
Typical Dress: Captain's coat and black gloves... a pistol in his belt and a sword baldriced to his side.. a feathered tricorn atop his head worn over a red bandana and his breaches tucked into boots, cuffed at the knee. tends to wear fancy ruffled shirts red in colour with a matching cravat, and his ecouterments range from blacks and greys to dark browns.
Occupation: Pira...er......frelancer... right...
Magical or Supernatural Powers: the ability to consume the contents of a case of refined west-barbados Rum and still remain standing, coherent, and breathing. often all at once.
Brief History: What's t'know... he's sailed many of these 7 seas.... some lakes... there was that river that one time... rather dodgy business there.. where were we? oh history! right... always loved th'subject.
Brief Description of Personality: You're standing in it, mate.
Brief Description of Character Strengths and Weaknesses:


"Whatever his appearence, Cross is an excellent tactition and a man quite capeable of thinking on his feat. He can size up a situation within minutes and then make the appropriate descisions at his liesure. He is faire as any man with a sword (though a cavelry sabre seems an unweildy choice at sea.) and I have seen first hand his incredible accuracy with pistol or musketoon and thanked the Good Lord for disuading him from turning his fire upon me or my men. Whether this was just a whim or in his character I do not know. For he is a pirate.. and as such he is subject to greed, pride, and an utterlack of propriety. still. he had chance to slay my crew to a man when we struck the rocks... and he did not take it. though if the situation were reversed.. I know I would not have taken such a chance in allowing him to escape..."


--- Captain Geoffrey Chamberlain on the sinking of the HMS Gallaway
 

[Daedalus Project]

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Character Name: Andrew “Andy” Parker AKA Eclipse

Current time period: Autumn 2007

Current place of origin: Earth, northern California (only slightly different history than our own)

Age: Dec 17, 1989 - July 28, 2007 17

Height: 5’9”

Weight: 124 lbs and rather scrawny looking prior to the crash. Estimated to be around 200 lbs after artificial limbs and implants.

Species: Human - cyborg

Physical Description: His hair was an unidentifiable shade between blonde and brown that could really go either way, and tended to be messy no matter what he tried to do with it. He was always small growing up, with soft brown eyes, and skin that could never properly tan.
The left side of his face has the first of many exposed cybernetic implants, which connects to his brain stem and allows him to control his mechanical limbs. The left eye is also an implant, with a glass cover painted to match the natural brown right eye that remains.
His left arm is mechanical from the elbow down, with a mix of machine and living flesh for the upper part. The same goes for his right leg, and his left leg was replaced from the hip down. In total, only about 50% of his original body remains while the rest was replaced, including some internal organs that were too badly damaged to heal properly. His skin is heavily scarred around the areas where machine meets flesh.

Typical Dress: He chose to dress in nondescript clothing most of the time, favoring jeans and plain t-shirts when not in his school uniform.
Normally it will be a loose outfit that he can easily dress himself with (such as a loose t-shirt and relaxed-fit jeans) and a pair of white sneakers, but on a day that he goes outside he will also wear a hooded sweatshirt, sunglasses, and gloves (in case of accidentally being seen). When doing superhero work, he wears black with a red sunburst on the chest, similar to Luana’s.

Occupation: Ex-Student, Sidekick, Dr. McColn’s lab rat

Magical or Supernatural Powers: Andy had always been a quiet child, but he did have one unique ability. He could project his thoughts in such a way that body language and speaking were not always necessary for him to communicate. Lu was the one who was best able to receive those signals, though not the only one. However Andy could not read minds or receive signals from non-psychics.
This is in addition to the abilities gained from his partially mechanical body. Those parts are bullet-resistant, the strength of his left hand is many times greater than that of an average human, he has different forms of enhanced vision with his artificial eye, etc. Later on, the drugs he takes to make it easier for his body to support the heavy arm also increase his muscle mass, making the human parts of him that remain stronger as well.

Brief History: For the first two years of their lives, Lu and Andy ate, slept, and played together 24/7, and it was impossible to separate them without both screaming at the tops of their lungs. Eventually they got used to the idea that they could live in separate houses and still see each other every day. After Andy’s mother, Natalie, died in a car accident when he was four years old, Lu's grandparents refused let the McColns hire anyone to care for the little ones, and took care of Lu and Andy instead.
Andy and Lu grew up together, went to the same school (the McColns paid for both of them), and worked on their rockets and flying machines with the neighboring cousins Penny and Sam Wise.
Tragedy struck in late July of 2007 in the form of a malfunctioning flyer that Andy was piloting.
The funeral was scheduled for Tuesday, July 31, 2007.
He almost didn’t survive the crash. Documents were falsified and a weighted coffin buried in order to make it appear that he had died, while Dr. Liam McColn and a trusted assistant worked in the lowest sublevel of his home to save Andy’s life by using experimental technology to turn him into the cyborg that he is now.
He continues to live in the sublevels of the McColn household, and fights by Luana’s side whenever they go out to face the unnatural enemies that have become active since Roger, Dr. and Mrs. McColn gave up super-hero work.

Brief Description of Personality: Andrew was a polite, albeit shy young man, content for the most part to live in the background of his friends’ lives. He never put his own needs over those of people he cared about. He usually avoided strangers unless someone he trusted was nearby.
Andrew is frustrated by the sudden change in his life. He hates any reminder that he is not as human as he used to be. Only after dying to the world does he realize just how much he had that is now lost. He is impatient, especially with himself. He is still quiet, but not nearly as shy as he was before. Once he begins to gain his strength, he also takes it upon himself to protect his friends, especially Luana, from anything he perceives as a threat. With his newly found power, he does not hesitate to use violence to do so.

Brief Description of Character Strengths and Weaknesses: Andrew was afraid of strangers, so he tended to stay even quieter around them than he normally was. Given time he was capable of making new friends, but it was not easy for him.
He was also so afraid of spiders that he actually froze up when he saw one.
Mentally, he was Luana’s equivalent in ability, however not in curiosity or obsession.
He always stays by his friends, and would never leave someone else behind.
For the first few days after waking, Andrew has trouble with memory recall. He blames his father and Dr. McColn for not letting him die, and instead putting him through what he at first thinks of as a living hell. He doesn’t like being touched, especially not when it comes to his mechanical limbs (for reasons other than maintenance). He has serious doubts about God, but goes along with what Luana says for her sake.
While many might assume that having mechanical limbs would immediately give him an advantage physically, it is in fact difficult for Andrew to get used to using them. Also, the kinks have yet to be worked out of all the machinery, including the pieces replacing certain organs, so there are many pauses when he speaks due to the difficulty he has with breathing and speaking at the same time, along with the occasional minor malfunction.  

[Ezekiel Gunsinger]

Character Name: Born Ezekiel Gunsinger. Known among the Cherokee as Wa-ya, and infamous to the Mexican army as El Lobo Solitario. His incredibly few close friends call him "Zeke," but its not a name he allows the average aquaintence to call him to call him.

Current time period: 1877 AD

Current place of origin: The Western Frontier

Age: 35 years old

Height: 5 feet, 9 inches

Weight: Average weight

Species: Human

Physical Description:His physical structure is caucasian but his Coffee coloured skin and dark hair shows his mixed heritage. He typically wears a full mustache to help blend in and make him appear more caucasoid, but has been known to shave when the occasion or mission calls for it. His most starteling physical feature are his deep red eyes. Eyes like the devils some would say.... eyes like pools of blood.

Typical Dress: Gunsinger wears clothes in the colours of the southwestern turf.. typically a plain brown Frock coat and hat.. with a deep brown vest and plain white muslin shirty. A cravat and an old pocketwatch are his only extravigances.. he also wears plain tan trousers with a gunbelth... an 1875 Founders Model Schofield revolver holstered at his side. His feet are clad in plain but sturdy brown boots.

Occupation: As a Mercenary Covert Operative, Gunsinger will work for anyone.. provided they can afford his price. He has been hired by the US government to assasinate rogue Mexican generals and indian geurilla leaders. And he has retrieved property deeds and valuable objects for Wells Fargo. Rumor has it he has even helped the indian nations in their plight against forced removal by US forces. It is unknown if money is his only motivation for this line of work, however, as he carries out his job with ruthless efficiency, takes his payment... then dissapears....

Magical or Supernatural Powers: He has no supernatural abilities per se, but he does possess an uncanny ability to bled in with his surroundings... supposedly a trick picked up during his time with the cherokees

Brief History: Not much is known about Ezekiel Gunsinger before the year 1861. In that year, the first year of the American Civil War, a 19 year-old Gunsinger volunteered for service in the union army. He quickly moved through the ranks goeing from private to sargeant in a matter of a few months. Not long after that he became a member of the vaunted first sharpshooters regement, the "tree frogs." He seved with them until 1863... when a cannonball Destroyed the tree he was snipeing from, leaveing him severely injured.. He was taken in by a group of Cherokee... deserters from the confederate cavelry. They nursed him back to health and and he stayed with them util late in the year.. when he slipped away and reported back to union headquarteers... Haveing learned some tricks from the cherokee... and a bit of information about the rebels... the Union army dispatched him on an espionage operation... However, the union brass did not trust him, due to his fraternity with the Cherokee, and the operation was intended to be a suicide mission. Gunsinger not only completed the mission objectives... but he returned home alive. The army's trust restored in him, they continued to use him as an espionage operative until the end of the war.... when Gunsinger left the army... He headed south first and tried settling down just outside of indian territory... but thepeaceful life didn't suit him.. and the southerners resented him... so he moved west... and began liveing the only way he knew how.

Brief Description of Personality: Gunsinger is outwardly very cold... he rarely says much and tends to keep his distance from people... mostly out of habbit... you never know where your next job is comeing from in the territories and a man may be your neighbor one day... and your target the next. that isn't to say he chooses his work indescriminantly.... if he has to kill someone he tends to make cetain theres a good reason for it... he might be a killer but he's not a murderer... though Gunsinger himself will tell you there is a damn site fine line between the two. Overall he's a cautious man who chooses his friends carefully. He carries with him the grim countinence of a man who has seen hell.. shared it with his friends.. and been the only man to walk away from it. And even on thoses occasions where he does smile.. there is something menacing about it... "like the smile of the wolf."

Brief Description of Character Strengths and Weaknesses: Ezekiel Gunsinger is a highly trained military sniper.. and an expert iun revolvers, rifles, and other small arms. He knows the greater part of the westen territories like the back of his hand. He has a snipers patience and typically thinks quite methodically.. but he is also capable of responding spontaniously to new and developeing situations. He has no real phobieas but he does suffer from post traumatic stress disorder(PTSD), which causes him occasional flashbacks.