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 Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:23 am
Gungnir
The Spear of Heaven
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Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:25 am
About
Quote: Odin's spear Gungnir, "The Spear of Heaven," is an artifact made of a metal unique to the dimension of Asgard, uru. The three-pronged spear is of unknown origin, predating the current incarnation of Odin himself. At Odin's "birth" at the dawn of the current age of Asgardians, he found Gungnir on the Plains of Ida and used it to focus his power to fashion Asgard as it is known today. Gungnir possesses no known powers of its own; it seems to be a simple conduit for the channeling of personal energies. Like anything made of uru, the spear holds enchantments well. The spear will never miss a target and cannot be stopped mid-throw. It always kills.
Odin has enchanted the spear to return to his hand when thrown, just as he enchanted his son Thor's hammer to do so.
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Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:26 am
The Warrior Basic Info • • • Name: Sindri
Nickname: Sin. NEVER Dri.
Gender: Male
Origin: Scandinavia (Norse mythology)
Meaning: Sparkling
Essence: Odin's Spear, GungnirAppearance • • • Gender: Male
Height: 5’6 (adult)
Hair Style: Sindri has strawberry blond hair that's more red than blond. It's slightly messy, giving his features a rouge-ish look and cut long.
Eye Color: Molten gold
Body Type: Slim
Features: Though Sindri is a bit small, he's still nice and toned, his body well proportioned. Because of freckles, he doesn't quite look his age.
Accessories: Sindri has a tattoo of runes that run up the outside of his arms, starting at the backs of his hands then up to the sides of his neck, and a little on each cheek. They tell the story of the creation of Asgard and Valhalla by Odin. [Ref 1]
Clothing: Sindri follows basic Viking clothing styles, using layers to the fullest. Surprisingly, he doesn't wear any shoes, preferring to go barefoot. Quote: They bundled up in their furs and woolen clothing in the winter, and cooled off with their linen or silk clothing or thinner woven wool in the summer... they didn't have cotton at that time. The men would dress in tunics and leggings in several layers so they would be warm or would cool off in summer. They used darker colors in winter, lighter natural colors in summer. Shoes, when they wore them, were made of the skins of animals that they had raised and used other parts for food, utensils, cups, and many other things.
A wealthy Viking might have a chain mail jacket or headpiece to protect him in battle, but it was very costly, so not too many normal Vikings had it. They depended upon their skill with weapons instead of armor. Chain mail was made of rings laced together or plates that overlapped. Often, Vikings also wore a leather vest as protection. [Ref 2]
Sindri is outgoing and not afraid to get in there and get his hands dirty. People don’t scare him much and he’s not afraid to say what’s on his mind. He jumps into social situations like he does everything else, even if he ends up being awkward because he lacks the understanding of certain social cues. Sindir is definitely a persistent fighter and he won’t give up on something until it’s either beaten or he’s dead.
Noble//
Being kind is something that Sindri can turn on and off. When he’s nice, he VERY nice, and when he’s mean…well, let’s just say people should keep out of his way. Sindri isn’t inherently nasty, but his mouth can runaway with him at time. He will always do what he thinks is right in the end though. Also, he does have moments of pure insight amidst all the chaos of his other emotions. He can give surprisingly good advice, able to look at another person’s problems in perspective. However, that can’t by said for his own problems.
Obnoxious with a Temper//
Sindri has a huge mouth and an even huger temper. He steps over the line more often then not, usually taking his teasing too far while allowing himself to let his anger cloud his judgement. He never intentionally tries to hurt someone, but he gets caught up in things and runs away with himself. It doesn't help that he believes in speaking his mind. There are times when he just needs to shut up and take a time out.
Stubborn//
If he doesn't want to do something, he won't do it. It doesn't matter if Sindri is wrong in his decision or not, he'll just do things his way just to prove to others that yes, he WAS right. His stubbornness often times leads him into sticking situations. And while he will hold out on his opinion, he usually ends up asking for help in the end because he's unable to handle the situation properly. Sindri is a feisty viking through and through.
Loyal//
Sindri is loyal to a fault. Once a person has gained his true friendship, he’ll go to the ends of the Earth for that person. Even among non-friends, Sindri hates to lie, seeing no reason to not tell the truth about something. This can also lead to people getting angry with him because, yes, the truth hurts sometimes.
Likes • • •
Fighting
Outdoors
Carpentry
Food
Dislikes • • •
Dishonesty
Shoes
High places
Being quiet
History • • •
UnknownAbilities • • • Quote: In Rúnatal, a section of the Hávamál, Odin is attributed with discovering the runes. In a sacrifice to himself, the highest of the gods, he was hung from the world tree Yggdrasil for nine days and nights, pierced by his own spear, in order to learn the wisdom that would give him power in the nine worlds. Nine is a significant number in Norse magical practice (there were, for example, nine realms of existence), thereby learning nine (later eighteen) magical songs and eighteen magical runes Sindri's abilities are still tentative, but rune based magic seems to be the most practical, given how it's connected to the sacrifice item. The tattoos on Sindri's are more than just decorations. He can manipulate the runes to use in magical spells. Scribing: With the power of his runes and a calm surface of water, Sindri can locate anyone or anything as long as it's on the current plane of existence and the thing is not being actively hidden away through other means Other, offensive abilities, will come later. They'll be related to fire.
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Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:27 am
The Guardian Basic Info • • • Name: August Flanders
Nickname: None
Gender: Male
Origin: Faleen
Meaning: Great
Occupation: BookkeeperAppearance • • • Gender: Male
Height: 6'1
Age: 35
Hair Style: August wears a conservative haircut, short and clean. His hair is black with premature streaks of gray in it.
Eye Color: Brown
Body Type: Average
Features: August is a bit skinny and looks like he doesn't get enough sun. His skin is pale due to the fact that he works during the night and sleeps during the day. He'd rather crunch numbers when no one is around to disturb him.
Accessories: A pair of sophisticated glasses and a silver, diamond studded watch from his father.
Clothing: Nothing too fancy, usually just a pair of slacks and a button down. If he wants to dress up he usually puts on a nice suit. August knows that his mode of dress is really boring, but he can't gather up enough emotion to care about it. He's not sloppy though, simply clean and predictable.Personality • • •Understanding//
August takes things as they come, simply rolling with the punches. Since he always expects the worst to happen, he's never surprised when it actually does. This makes him acutely aware of how others are feeling when things go bad and he's able to sympathize with them, giving them a shoulder to cry on. He's very kind because of this trait and people often like him very much despite his dour appearance.
Unassuming//
His own abilities don't matter too much. August doesn't take praise very well when it comes to his work. It's a job to him and he's of the mind that it should always be done to the best of his abilities without someone telling him. While his work ethic is great, his modesty can sometimes be a hindrance because he'll deny praise so adamantly.
Introvert//
August is a very quiet and collected person. He keeps things to himself and is empowered by being alone versus being around people. He doesn't like loud, noisy crowds very much and stays very much the wall flower when pushed into large groups of people. He can internalize his feelings too often and ends up keeping his emotions bottled until he ends up exploding in a rare fit of stressed temper.
Pessimist//
If it can happen, it will. August had always been a gloomier person, always looking on the darker side of things. He doesn't mean to be, but he just can't help it. He tries to keep his opinions to himself so he doesn't foist his bad mood onto others. This in turn makes him a quiet individual.
Loving//
Despite all of August's darker qualities, he is still very loving. He'll go out of his way to quietly help someone, enjoying the happiness others get when something goes right.
Likes • • •
Reading
Math
Finger foods
Being Lazy
Dislikes • • •
Heat
Blood
Exercise
Cats
History • • •
August grew up fare from Faleen on the beach of Siren's Shore. His father was a fishermen following the schools of fish while his mother was a seamstress in the city. August had a happy childhood much like any anyone else. He'd always longed to go away though, to explore new places. However, when he was only nineteen his mother became bedridden, dying a year later.
Devastated by her death, August became more withdrawn and quiet. Unable to stand being in the town that reminded him of his mother, he left, despite his father's protests, for Faleen, hoping to carve out a new life for himself and find happiness again.
Fifteen years later and August is still unhappy, his relationship with his father is strained, while his nights as a bookkeeper are arduous and unsatisfying. He's still eager for adventure, wishing for something better and hoping, somehow, that maybe his life will change.
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Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:29 am
Life Dust Mule Regarding the CUSTOM CONCEPT CONTEST.The deadline of the Contest is August 27 ---this is midnight of August 26 (Timezone is: UTC/GMT -4 hours). It is recommended you send in this message before that date. When you are done with your concept send a PM to the mule with the title "August CC Contest" with the link to your quest. When you do this, we will lock your thread so you may not be able to edit anything. Once you send the PM, there is a 1k entry fee, send that to the Life Dust mule as well. For the second round of the contest on August 27 there will be a prompt that you have to answer. All who enter will have to answer this prompt. It should not be more than 500 words. The deadline to send the complete answer to the prompt is on September 3 If you want any crits feel free to send a pm to me (bpyan). Thank you very much C:
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Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:30 am
Credits
Quotes (c) Wikipedia
Dust Concept (c) respective owners
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