NEW! Updated Character Summaries

[WhimsicalCow]

Howdy folks! The Guild's been going through quite a few changes lately - we crew members are doing our best to neaten things up and reorganize, which we hope will make things easier and more fun for everyone involved. In that vein, we would like to work now on updating the character summaries using the new bio format that was created for the application process.

Please, when you can, take a moment to redo the summary your character(s) according to this format. Having consistent, not to mention up-to-date info, will help new players get a better feel for established characters. Plus it will help the rest of us keep up with all the character growth that's occured over the past year.

The old Character Summaries thread will be left up for a while in case anybody needs to reference it. It will be deleted once we get the new bios up in this thread. As always, feel free to PM me or any other Crew member if you have any questions or comments on this.

Thank you!

 

[WhimsicalCow]

Character Biography Template

Character Name:
Current time period:
Current place of origin:
Age:
Height:
Weight:
Species:
Physical Description:
Typical Dress:
Occupation:
Magical or Supernatural Powers:
Brief History:
Brief Description of Personality:
Brief Description of Character Strengths and Weaknesses:

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[Tavin]

Tavin's Biography

Character Name: Tavin (Gallowsraven)

Current time period: Unknown

Current place of origin: Unknown

Age: Unknown (Appears to be in his late 20s)

Height: Six foot, four inches

Weight: 187 lbs.

Species: Angel

Physical Description: In his human form, Tavin is quite tall in stature, six feet and four inches to be precise. His deep purple hair is long in front, and cropped short in the back. He keeps the right bang combed and tucked behind his ear, but his left bang hangs free, covering his left eye from sight. His eyes, when you see them are a bright red, although he tends to squint in a stereotypical anime fashion (Think of Chichiri from Fushigi Yuugi or Yakumo Fuji from 3x3 eyes. If that fails think of the following smiley ---> ^_^ ). He carries a small scar from the inside of his left eyebrow across the bridge of his nose. His body type is slender, but muscular. Enough to make him look solid, but not buff. If he removes his shirt, his back is covered in a plethora of gashes and scars. His chest sports fewer of the same, but more noticably he has a large and deep scar in the shape of a cross running across his chest, from his neck to his waist from.. uhm.. pec across pec (for lack of a better way to put it). His arms from elbows down are horribly burned, and its for this reason he keeps his hands and arms wrapped in bandages.

Typical Dress: Tavin tends to wear his old Aviator's Pilot Cap with the goggles up. Around his neck he wears a pendant, made of oryhalcon. Etched on the front of the pendant is a scene from Michelangelo's famous Sistine Chapel.On the back is engraved the words:

"Mjolnir-
Ekt susalis orum nithcus".

Tavin wears a modest white T-shirt with a screenprinted blue wing on it Much like this one. Over that he wears his black and grey down flight jacket, on the back is emblazeoned in red an hourglass. He wears a beat up pair of blue jeans, a size too big for him to allow him a bit more freedom of movement. His shoes are dark brown leather wilderness boots, with a thick tread for a sole.

Occupation: Runaway

Magical or Supernatural Powers: Tavin has a wealth of Angelical powers, most of which have been stripped from him with his exhile. Tavin can still call upon God's power in cases of healing and other minor miracles.. but there's no garuntee God will answer. Tavin also has a good deal of control over The Brink of Time. Everything in all the rooms has been brought in, and maintained, by Tavin.

Brief History: (Classified)

Brief Description of Personality: Tavin is a caring and uncertain soul, with a slow burning fuse that runs at volcanic temperatures when laid bare. He has a strong sense of justice and often feels the need to play protector, likely out of repentance for past sins. Tavin tends to be very secretive and cryptic, but tends to be very free and generous with his advice. He could almost be classified as an outgoing introvert. A man who tends to keep to himself, but is always open for engaging conversation, if invited.

Brief Description of Character Strengths and Weaknesses: (Classified)

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[Bard]

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[WhimsicalCow]

Maggie's Biography

Character Name: Margaret Dowling (Maggie)

Current time period: Winter, 1568

Current place of origin: Ainsford, England

Age: 22

Height: Five feet, two inches

Weight: 105 lbs.

Species: Human

Physical Description: Maggie is a petite woman, with fair skin and freckles. Thin and little wiry from a life of hard work, she often looks a bit tired. Her face is rounded with somewhat delicate features, large brown eyes and curly, waist-length auburn hair. Most of the time she just keeps part of it pulled back off her face, though she'll pin it all back at the nape of her neck when she's working, and usually braids it for bed.

Typical Dress: Maggie usually wears a light green bodice and dark green skirt over a plain chemise, with sturdy brown ankle boots. She'll often add an apron when she's at work, and a brown cloak for going outside in colder weather. Most of her clothes are old and a bit worn, but she always keeps them mended and clean.

Occupation: Mother, Maid/Cook/Server at the White Horse Inn

Magical or Supernatural Powers: None at home, but Tavin has taught her a Brink power. When she's there, she can bring objects in - even things she's never seen before, if she can form a clear enough mental image from a description.

Brief History: Maggie was born Margaret Hughes, in 1546, the second oldest of eight children in a peasant-class farming family. Although they were poor, they were a close and loving brood, so most of Maggie's childhood was very happy. However, her home village fell upon harder times when she reached her teens. As a result, her father arranged her marriage to Peter Dowling when she was 15, and the couple left together and traveled to Ainsford, where Peter found work as a tenant farmer. Maggie has neither seen nor heard anything from her family since she left.

Through the first year of her marriage, Maggie's relationship with her husband was quite awkward, as they were little more than strangers. Things between them improved with the birth of their son, William, but sadly they never had much chance to build on that, as Peter died that following autumn in a farming accident.

Widowed and with a baby to care for, Maggie found a job, with room and board, at the White Horse Inn in the village. In the time since her husband's death, she has dedicated her life to raising Will and working to support them both. Both tasks have occupied her time to the point that she has not been able to have much of a life outside of them - that is, until she started appearing in the Brink.

In the nearly two years since then, Maggie has been able to develop some genuine friendships there, and even fallen in love. Despite obstacles and uncertainty, she and Bard are currently pursuing and developing their relationship with each other. Although she is still deeply troubled by the threat the Seraphim poses to her son, Maggie's love for her friends and for Bard has helped her grow more confident in herself and her ability to protect Will. More often than not now, she truly believes that together they will all find a way to prevail.

Brief Description of Personality: Maggie is a gentle and kind-hearted woman, but often self-conscious and willing to second-guess herself. She is patient, nurturing, and supportive, particularly toward the people she loves. Toward strangers, she is usually friendly, and always polite. There is no deceit in her, and she tends to wears her emotions very clearly on her face.

Maggie carries around a lot of grief with her, but she usually maintains a hopeful outlook, and tries to focus more on what she has than what she's lost. She derives a great sense of joy and purpose from being Will's mother, and it is that, along with a strong faith in God, which has carried her through the harder times in her life.

Brief Description of Character Strengths and Weaknesses: Maggie is a hard worker, and fairly self-sufficient for a woman of her time. She is more than adept at sewing, cooking, cleaning, and other such domestic skills, and she's a quick learner - brighter than she gives herself credit for. However, being from one of the earliest times, she's still ignorant of many things, and she was completely uneducated and illiterate until more recently, when Bard began teaching her to read and write. Her lack of knowledge in comparison with many of the other Brinkers has contributed to her tendency to defer to others.

Maggie is at her best when she can forget herself enough to really be herself. She has good instincts, she's willing to let herself be vulnerable and take risks for those she loves, and she always tries to stay true to her heart and her conscience, but she doubts herself too often. In doing so she can end up being passive and self-defeating, though she has gradually been building a greater sense of confidence in herself since coming to the Brink.

Ultimately, her greatest strength and weakness is her son. Her fear of losing him is so great that the idea of it can utterly paralyze her or send her into a panic; Her love for him and desire to protect him can bring out a strength and ferocity that has caught even the Seraphim off guard. For better or worse, there is nothing Maggie wouldn't do to keep Will safe.

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[Argentice]

Luana's Biography

Character Name: Luana Rae McColn

Current time period: Early 21st century (Summer 2007)

Current place of origin: Somewhere in Northern California

Age: 17

Height: 5'5"

Weight: 130 lbs

Species: Human

Physical Description: Luana tends to have more upperbody strength than most girls her age because she frequently swims. Her skin is slightly tanned because of all the time she spends outside. Her dark red hair hangs straight to her shoulders, but more often than not is kept tied back in a pony tail. Her eyes are shining green.

Typical Dress: She tends to dress conservatively: jeans, sneakers, and long-sleeved shirts that don't fit too tightly. Often can be found a light dusting of chalk on her hands and clothes. Usually her nails are also polished some flashy color that matches her outfit, or at least her scrunchy. Under her shirt she wears a platinum pendant given to her by the Seraphim, which allows him to see and hear whatever she can as long as she is wearing it.

Occupation: High school student, amateur rocket builder

Magical or Supernatural Powers: none

Brief History: Luana was the accidental third child of Liam and Gertrude McColn, multi-millionaires in their late 30s at the time. Her twin siblings are 14 years older than she is, and because of the fact that they have long since moved out and her parents are usually away, Luana was raised by her mother's parents.

She had a love for designing and building gadgets and traps around her home and treehouse, and when she and her best friend Andy were 10 years old, they started playing with model flying machines. Within a couple of years the cousins Penny and Sam Wise joined with them and they started building rockets and flying machines of their own.

Luana started coming to the Brink during her Junior year of high school.

Brief Description of Personality: Though generally friendly and outgoing, Luana was a sheltered child and does not always know how to react to new people, least of all people close to her age or younger. She tends to follow blindly at first, trusting too much what she is told. She is often shocked by what she sees as immoral behaviour, but rarely does anything to try to stop it. Generally she is one of two states: happy or exhausted.

Brief Description of Character Strengths and Weaknesses: Luana's loyalty can be both a strength and a weakness, depending on who she listens to. She can either side with the wrong people or by her true friends, but right or wrong she will stand and fight until the end if nobody outside tries to change her.

She sees many things in life as puzzles, and is quick to try to solve them when she does. She can think her way out of most any problem, though at times she can think hard enough to give herself headaches.

Luana can also be very curious at times, and occasionally too nosy for her own good.

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[Torment]

Character Name: Torment Nusradai
Current time period: Present Day (2005)
Current place of origin: Gaian Multiverse and the Razor Fields
Age: 335
Height: 5'10"
Weight: ~210lbs
Species: Demigod
Physical Description:
Typical Dress:
Occupation: Archmage and Exotic Item Procurement Specialist
Magical or Supernatural Powers:
Brief History:
Brief Description of Personality:
Brief Description of Character Strengths and Weaknesses:

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Personality: Torment is a megalomaniac, simple as that. He sees everyone as lower than him, but those few that he can see as equals he honors greatly. He counts only a small number in the group that equal him, and even fewer in the group that he sees as better than he. Don't let this fool you however, he can range anywhere from the raging fighter bent on destroying everything in a two hundred mile radius, which he has done, to a kind soul, deeply in love with nary a thought of even bringing any harm. His chaotic past and newly evicted presence of past consciousness in his head have contributed to this unstablementality. He almost never takes off his jacket or romani shades. He has learned to trust no one, and that can sometimes compromise his social relations.

History: (severely shortened): Torment was born as son to Tacitus Nusradai, a god, as Kargin Nusradai. At the time he was a mere mortal living as a simple farmer. Fate conspired to lead Torment to his death only seven years later. In a time nearly 30 years after Tacitus ressurected him, only to find that Torment had been bent by evil and hated him to the core. Torment killed his fathe rthere and went back in time to gain more power from him in past lives. He served under his father as a General when he was The Tormentor, taking the name Torment, only to slay him. On that fateful day he hired the three men that would begin an endless cycle of slaughter that would one day lead to Torment's death at the age of seven. In more recent events Torment has contributed to the salvation of his father from timelessness, but ended up bonding with an alternate self from a different timeline, forging his current consciousness. He has since expelled the two alternate consciousnesses from his mind. Torment currently pursues a mortal female, a one Kalie

Weapon(s): Torment prefers not to use conventional weaponry, but employs magical arts. He does have one item that can be used as a weapon, the Fist of Forgotten Sins, but its main purpose is increasing spellcasting abilities.

It is just under half his height and seems to be made from an odd sort of metal that makes it appear as pure flame. All down the length decorative touches have been added to give the rod a more royal appearance. Two gems are set in each side, four total, one a blazing crimson and the other a serene blue. Coming out from the front was a semicricle with small spikes, five in fact, that end with small diamond tips that glow in five different colors, but within them blazed a blue flame. Inside the semicircle is a place where it can be held with a comfortable grip

Abilities: Torment has extremely powerful magical abilities, spanning both the arcane and divine. He has mastered Illusions and Transmutations. He has the ability to tap into his own soul to increase spellcasting powers and perform some extraordinary events. Aiding spellcasting he has an ability that when a spell is cast, if the same spell is still in effect anywhere within one mile of him he can sap energies from that spell, or spells, and increase his current spellcasting energies. Along with spellcasting he has control of Neutralization energies and True Negativity. Neutralization energies are just that, neutral, and makes other things neutral as well. True Negativity is like the antimatter for matter. Among the more physical abilities he has an increased regenerative ability, healing him at an alarming rate when not fatguted.

Weaknesses: While Torment is a half god with powerful magic, he is susceptible to antimagic fields that cancel out his magic, which would leave him nearly vulnerable. Most ways of killing a human would also slay Torment, provided he is not prepared, or cannot be. While casting a spell he can sometimes be highly vulnerable, depending on what preperations he has made.  

[Tacitus]

Character Name: Tacitus 'Jordan Daize' Nusradai
Current time period: Present Day (2005)
Current place of origin: Gaian Multiverse-Barton Town
Age: 23 ~Apparent~ 3k+ ~Chronological~
Height: 5'11"
Weight: ~189lbs
Species: Chosen Human
Physical Description:
Typical Dress:
Occupation: Police Commissioner
Magical or Supernatural Powers:
Brief History:
Brief Description of Personality:
Brief Description of Character Strengths and Weaknesses:

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[Beast of Junktown]

Character Name: Johnathan 'Kane' Hunter
Current time period: Post-nuclear Apocalypse,
Current place of origin: Fallout Universe~Rocky Mountains
Age: 39
Height: 8'5"
Weight: 435lbs
Species: Intelligent Deathclaw
Physical Description:
Typical Dress:
Occupation: Ex-Military Squad Leader
Magical or Supernatural Powers:
Brief History:
Brief Description of Personality:
Brief Description of Character Strengths and Weaknesses:

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These three were obviously all posted late at night. As I have to go to bed at the moment, I'll make edits and reformations as I go. I was against to doing elsewhere or on notepad because I lose things too easily and screw up stuff.  

[Janani]

Janani's Biography

Character Name: Janani Waystar Lunaris

Current time period: Summer 2007

Current place of origin: ??

Age: 812

Height: 8'2"

Weight: 578lb

Species: Celestial Shard

Physical Description: Janani is short and light in stature for her race. Her skin is oddly dark, again for her race, and her hair is purple. She has clear, seductive eyes and a pair of small wings that don't look any more useful than her favorite cat plushie having only a two-foot span. As any Celestial, she is brimming with beauty, grace, and charm. As a Celestial Shard, she really doesn't care about her appearance. Janani would run around naked if she could. She, however, does wear enough to cover herself. She usually wears some kind of tank-top and shorts as well as a pair of boots. She never was very fashionable...

Typical Dress: (See Above)

Occupation: ??

Magical or Supernatural Powers: Shapechange, Celestial Gift, Marksmanship, Binder

• Shapechange
  -As with every member of his species, Janani is able to alter her form, shape, and size at will.
  -Hair, Eye, and Distinguishing marks don't change. Janani will have her purple hair and eyes in any form she takes.
  
  
• Celestial Gift
  -As with every member of his species, Janani is able to quickly recover from any wound.
  -Janani has an amazing constitution. It is unknown how much alcohol or poison it takes to intoxicate her. It is unknown if drugs have any effect on her.
  -Medicine used for healing doesn't appear to be nearly as effective as rest or alternate forms of healing.
  
  
• Marksmanship
  -Janani has excellent aim.
  -Janani is especially useful with a bow'n'arrow.
  
  
• Binder
  -Janani can bring the energy that surrounds her and "bind" it.
  -All binding energy really means is that Janani can cause an ordinary object to become quite useful. O_o Is that the secret behind her Cat Plushi?!
  -A Bind gathers energy about an inanimate (non-living) object for some purpose.
  -Janani can bind to an animal- or human- shaped object (ie: plushie) to create a warrior for up to five minutes (symbol excluded from this limitation).
  -Binding is instantaneous upon selecting a target and desired effect. An animate (living) object CANNOT be targeted.
  -As long as a Janani is concious, binding is possible. Differing levels of awareness give her differing levels of ability. She can only bind to objects she is aware of!

Brief History: Janani has a twin brother who was meant to be everything to their family. She was always protected by him, easily hidden even in his shadow. They were both born premature, but she got lucky to be born with wings. The doctors said hers would only be vestigial, unworking. Janani proved them wrong! However...her brother was not so fortunate... He didn't even have wings! They were both short and scrawny, but he was the one that got picked on, the most. Janani watched, in sadness, as her brother left the Celestial Shard village. It was assumed he would never return...

For the next four-hundred years, Janani studied and mastered the art of energy binding. Overjoyed at the end result, she began a journey to find her brother. Little did she know that he had returned one late night to their hometown disguised as a simple wanderer. She searched for years with absolutely no luck. Janani would run across a clue, here or there, but her brother would always be elsewhere. She was on the brink of giving up when she ran across the cutest little thing! She used what little money she had, at the time, to purchase her Cat Plushie as well as a Robo Dog for her wayward brother. Spirit rejuvinated, she continued on.

Brief Description of Personality: Janani is perpetually happy. She'll run around and shout about any accomplishment! She wants to share her joys with the world...and she gets around to it very easily. In her calmest state, she wears a delightful smile and is ready and willing to speak with anyone. She doesn't let being short and scrawny, for her race, get her down! Janani enjoys being in a crowd...that's for sure...

Brief Description of Character Strengths and Weaknesses: Janani is super-strong yet kind and gentle. She's eager and willing to help and can usually tell one's intensions by reading subtle vibrations. She's, perhaps, overly used to having her powers to rely on to confensate for what her peers, at least at one point, called 'shortcomings'. Janani's psyche, in fact, still seems to be damaged from her younger days...when she was still under her first century mark. She is still young and has much to learn, but she is eager enough to learn new things.

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[Serenis]

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[lucas_blaize]

Luke’s Biography

Character Name: Lucas Blaize (Luke)

Current time period: September 2003

Current place of origin: Philadelphia, PA, USA

Age: 21 years old

Height: 6’2”

Weight: 190

Species: Human

Physical Description: Luke is good-looking young man. He has dark brown, almost black hair, and bright green eyes. Muscular and athletic, Luke works out often and it shows.

Typical Dress: Luke typically wears t-shirts or button-downs with a pair of jeans and sneakers. On certain occasions, he wears a black tie with a dress shirt - practice for becoming a rich and famous lawyer.

Occupation: College Student

Magical or Superpowers: Luke has learned a Brink power, given to him by Tavin. He can “move things”, meaning he has the power of telekinesis. Currently, he can move beer caps around at will, but he is practicing often. Outside the Brink, Luke can turn thirty bucks into a crushing hangover.

Brief History: Lucas Blaize was born in 1982 along with his twin sister, Nora. The son of Congressman Peter Blaize and Socialite Audrey Blaize, Luke knew a life of security and financial stability in white upper-class suburbia. He had a healthy, normal childhood, throughout which Luke grew close to his sister and his next-door neighbor, Leo.

Throughout his adolescence, Luke spent the bulk of his social life hanging out with Nora and Leo - or any pretty cheerleader that “came to worship at the temple of Lucas Blaize.” He excelled in sports and school and was popular with his classmates. Unsurprisingly, he was accepted to U of Penn in his senior year.

In his sophomore year of college, Luke began appearing in the Brink. He regarded the experience with hostility and resentment, especially after he was attacked by the Seraphim and learned the same had happened to others who appeared there.

Although at first reluctant to develop meaningful relationships in the Brink, over the past year, Luke has built friendships with the people there. Recently, Luke witnessed the death of Karebana Hajime at the hand of the Seraphim. This has caused him to take on an active role in protecting the Brink and the other people who appear there. Unfortunately, with the frequency and intensity of his visits to the Brink, Luke’s change in behavior has not gone unnoticed. His roommates, sister, and sometimes-lover Aimee Whittaker have seen Luke completely lose track of conversations, have intense mood swings, and manifest sudden physical symptoms (shortness of breath, shaking, sweating) for no apparent reason. They are worried about him and believe he is having panic attacks.

Brief Description of Personality: Luke is a warm-hearted, fun-loving person, who lives for his friendships and relationships with others. His charming and affectionate nature often draws people to him, which works out well for him, as Luke enjoys being the center of attention. At his best he is a born leader and the life of the party. At his worst he is a self-centered womanizer.

Luke is an ambitious person, who is enthusiastic about his career path and his education. A lawyer at heart, once Luke makes a decision, it is difficult if not impossible to convince him otherwise. Strong-willed and hard-headed, Luke’s confidence is second only to his pride. While Luke can be brave and kind towards others, his ego often gets in the way of what he really means to do and say.

Overall, Luke is a bright personable guy who is learning how to cope with his life in the Brink. He is still growing up.

Brief Description of Character Strengths and Weaknesses: Luke is a determined individual who believes in kicking a** and taking names. This along with his intelligence and physical stamina helps him excel in school, sports, and in his personal life. However, Luke will sometimes become so focused that he becomes short-sighted, neglecting important details and other people’s feelings.

Luke’s greatest weakness is his red hot temper. At times, he can become so overwhelmed with anger that he becomes reckless and hurtful to those around him. When he loses his temper, he can become cruel or even violent. When coping with stress, Luke will turn to alcohol and casual sex for comfort. He has a social structure in which he could explore his anger and vulnerability, but he actively avoids doing so.

When he or those he loves are wronged, Luke seeks justice, sometimes in the form of vengeance. Luke’s strength can be found in his love and loyalty towards his friends. He rarely verbalizes these feelings; he prefers to show his love for others through his actions.