The Hunter
Name: Ursalina Ortega
Nicknames: Stormy is her preferred name as she doesn’t like her real one; she attributes it to her favorite character being Storm of the X-Men as well as happening to like rainy weather.
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Race/Ethnicity: White/Hispanic (Specifically from South America, but the family's done a lot of traveling, especially in Europe. Spain's gotten quite a bit of love)
Category: Mist (ignore the coat on the right)
Personality
☁ Loyal // Obedient
☁ Nonchalant // Patient
☁ Girlish // Dainty
☁ Spacey // Idiosyncratic
☁ Indirect // Bad with verbal expression
☁ Reserved about personal life // Aloof
☁ Capricious // Prone to depressive states
☁ Anger Bottler // Passive-agressive
Stormy is known best as a girl with her mind in the clouds and in possession of a strange train of thought that can have little to do with the situation or conversation at hand. While her socializing skills are a little rough in that she often fails to notice or acknowledge cues a normal person would know (such as door-holding courtesies when there are other people behind), she makes up for it somewhat through her ability to intensely concentrate on what she sets her mind to, regardless of the probability of success; if anything, the impossible or improbable attracts her.
Stormy suffers from a mild form of dysthymia, though it’s gone undiagnosed; as far as she’s concerned, however, her low moods and natural penchant for being pessimistic is just as much a part of her as her arm is a part of her body. It doesn’t mean she’s incapable of being happy, but rather that what pleasure she does derive is often low-key and hard to obtain. Thus she lives pursuing knowledge both relevant and random rather than happiness since it’s so much easier to obtain. On one hand, the condition has molded Stormy into a diligent listener and dispenser of truthiness (being both chillax but unable to see the point of giving even white lies), and it lends to her a quiet, if not demure, air of serenity. On the other, it leaves the Hunter susceptible to melancholia, bouts of low self esteem, and emotional fatigue, and often she can’t handle loud people for long exposures unless they’re on a mission – at least then it gives her something else to focus on rather than stand idly about, feeling like a third wheel.
In spite of this and her slow willingness to trust people, once it’s earned it’s earned in full. Like a child, Stormy is clingy to those she considers close friends and almost catlike in how she invades personal space to touch arms, brush hands, or use shoulders as a place to rest her head and nap, yet when touched too much herself she retreats back; it’s something of a control issue.
Quirks/Likes
• Is a total Disneyphile
• Loves to steal naps when possible
• Able to retain zen-like state in most difficult situations, giving the impression of fearlessness, even disrespect; sometimes practices yoga
• Waxes philosophical/nonsensical if comfortable with someone
• Prefers coffee, but takes sweetened tea; beware of her on too much caffeine, she has a little control on her hyperactive behavior
• Rainy/Snowy weather soothes her
• Knows various trivial facts and often uses them as a buffer during conversational/awkward silences
Weaknesses/Dislikes
• Afraid of insects, spiders especially
• Spooked by mirrors and reflections, especially at night (thanks to Blood Mary pranks done to her); is always sure a ghost or something will come out of it and scream at her
• Misinterprets others often (usually by taking their words literally)
• Self-destructive habits (biting nails to the core, forgetting to take care of herself when concentrating or depressed, deciding not to eat in order to sleep more)
• Not in touch with solidifying emotional side (ie. being sad and being hard pressed to explain exactly why)
• Bouts of insomnia
Why did your human character choose to become a Hunter?
Stormy had been relatively normal up until her family moved into an old rumored-to-be-haunted house. After having bouts of paranoid periods and increasingly down moods there over the years, Stormy's father allowed her to stay in a hospital to continue treatment of her depression, as it was beginning to affect her school work and social life. While in therapy, Stormy continued to feel dogged by what felt like spirits that fed off her darker moods, flickers of shadows where she didn't look, and sometimes even the unbeatable sensation of being watched, and she began to spiral in a helpless dive emotionally. The psychiatrist was concerned by these episodes, as was her father, though neither were sure of how to help since it seemed the medicine was not working. By the time she was approached by a Hunter to join the cause, Stormy was ready to either kill herself or fight back - the knowledge that there were others like her helped cement the decision towards the latter.
Physical Description:
Stormy is mostly CC save for a few details and a theme:
Eye Colour: Bright gray/green, look a little sleepy
Hair Colour/Style: Warm chestnut color, wavy to mid back - x
Skin Colour: Pale
Coat: Coat looks a little big on her since she's small! As for the scarf, Stormy can wear it around her neck with a neat tie or as a sash or something; color idk. OTL Do love the additions on the sleeves Peas made, though!
Clothes Style: Stormy's attire is mostly practical but with some Bohemian touches. Since I'm terrible with coming up with clothing, I tend to just give some overall guidelines and let the artist CC the rest. A good set up would be something like this minus the vest and with more combat-ready boots - basically being a bit flowy without being in the way, if that makes sense? There can be more colors too, and the hat is pretty modifiable depending on how you feel. I would like her to have a ribbon tied around one of her legs in a bow~
Theme: Stormy is shortish (5'2") and innocuous-looking, pretty much youthful and girlish in appearance. Her looks are meant to be at odds with her more vicious looking weapon, and most likely she looks like she's either super chill or just woke up from a nap. I'm often bad at making clothes and color combinations, hence the CC! Small bits of jewelry are fine too.
Weapon: Thane is a greatsword and I'd like for the blade to be almost as tall as Stormy is. I made a design here but it's just one idea, and I'd love it for the artist to do their own take if they prefer. He's wielded with two hands right now, and for sure there needs to be a glowing jewel to represent the phylactery he used to have. The color scheme should be the black-royal purple spectrum with the runes going down the middle of the sword, maybe the handle as well.
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