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Nyqol

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:43 am



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** IGNORE HER SCYTHE SINCE SHE DOESN'T NEED IT HERE IN TiH. <3 **


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      Name: Elizabeth M. Fae
      Nicknames: Myst — This is her middle name and prefers to be called this more so than Elizabeth.
      Gender: Female
      Age: Old; appears to be 17 and hasn't aged since.

      Faction: Ghost
      Race: Bakemono (化け物?) — a class of yōkai, preternatural creatures in Japanese folklore. Literally, the terms mean a thing that changes, referring to a state of transformation or shapeshifting.

      Natural Ability: Shape-shifting — She is able to change into a bigger-than-normal horned owl.
      Her owl form is almost half the size of her body. Myst is about 5'7" tall, so her owl form would be 2'5" tall, with a wingspan of 4'0".

      Personality:

      || You're too close...
      Myst doesn't take strangers who welcome themselves into her own little bubble. Meaning she likes to keep herself at a distance from everyone else. If one gets too close too sudden she might shy away and disappear. So maybe take a slow approach with her.

      || Oh. Were you talking to me..?
      Being quite awkward around company she ever rarely tries to spark up a conversation first and likes to keep talking to a minimum. So she has grown to be quite shy.

      || Inner emotions
      Myst's facial expression is well...blank. She does feel; sad, angry, lonely, happy... however, but her problem is showing them. She has a cold/angry look in her eyes; she was born this way. And speaking in a monotonous voice doesn't help either. So she tries to show them with her actions, which makes things even more awkward for her, which she hates.

      || What is that?
      Quite curious, if anything catches her attention she will study it, poke and prod until she gets answers.

      || Loyal
      Friends aren't always forever but the ones that are are hard to find. Because she is shy and doesn't have many friends, the ones she does have she'll works hard to keep.

      || Maybe I can help a little
      She almost always looks angry but is because she is deep in thought. With her shy and awkward personality she won't be helpful up front but will always be there when you need her.

      Why are they enrolled in Amityville Academy?
      In the midst of travelling, she came across Halloween Town. Having been alone for so long, Myst was drawn to the school. Not knowing anything about her origin or how she even became a yōkai was very much something to ponder about. What purpose did she have? Why was she blessed with such powers? Will staying help her at all? She doesn't know but it sure will be worth the adventure. And most of all, she wants a place she knows she could belong, and Amityville Academy just may be the answer.

      FEAR Ability:
      [Y1] Shadow Cloak — Myst can use the shadows to her advantage and blend within them, giving her a short advantage and enough time to strike. (Swift Strike)
PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:49 am


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              Physical Description:

              Eye Colour: Big Owl-like eyes — glowing orangey-yellow with black scleras.
              Hair Colour/Style: Style — Long hair with curly locks, fading from black to a dirty blonde/sandy colour.
              Skin Colour: Porcelain skin

              Clothing Style/Colours:
              - Myst's clothes are quite dark and gothic: dress / feel free to edit or change the clothes if you'd like so long as it fits her tastes. xD
              - It comes with a hood she uses this when she doesn't want to attract too much attention to herself, although her glowing eyes are more noticeable this way.

              Extra:
              - She has wings medium-large sized, just about 1-2 inches longer than her arms when unfurled. Dark-black owl wings on her lower back area. She rarely ever uses her wings for flying when she's in her human form. However she does use them to float or hover at most. (just a bit of reference for her wings + this is her animal form: wings, owl)
              - Black stained fingertips and long sharp black nails, like talons.
              - Owl skull necklace; The only thing that has any sentimenal value to her The remains of an old companion and dear friend. She always keeps this close to her heart.

              References: OC reference is a-go!
              - Original Art
              - Art 1
              - Sketch
              - Best Reference


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Nyqol

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:53 am




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PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:55 am





            Open for crits. I'm quite horrible at fleshing out my OC's.. So sorry for the mess. "OTL

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iStoleYurVamps

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 4:40 pm


haha ~
/seen her from LH

Just as a quick note you might want to include in form/making sure you're aware that she won't have a scythe or weapon. Refs that include it, even if for a dif shop can be misleading unless otherwise noted =u=b

For having her race/species- since the term uses are kind of muddy- have you considered making her a monster- owl shifter? Or ghost/obake? I get the idea behind wanting a demon, but she seems to me at least that she might be better fit into the monster or ghost races. Shape shifting is a very monster ability. Obake falls under yokai but that falls under ghost primarily? Which isn't something impossible to do with what you have! Not all ghosts come from the souls of the dead so it's possible to work. :>

Myst- Why this nickname?

Personality you have a good basis here but I def think you can expand!
You have her as very standoffish, which while not bad in itself, can be problematic when it dominates the majority of the personality. A few simple things to consider:
-Why would people want to hang our with her?
-How would you keep an RP with her and another character ongoing if she'd prone to shoving them away?
-She's got a lot to push people away, what might draw them to her.

Her traits run rather negative so consider the other side of what makes her appealing as a person. Does she pick at details? Is she honest or knowledgeable? What makes her someone you'd want to talk to?

And small thing- Using 'Always' and 'only' words that are considered 100% never no exceptions come off as limiting to a character. There are exceptions. they happen. It's very rare a person is something 100% of the time no exceptions. A simple fix is adding a word like
'almost always' 'only xxxx with the exception of....' will make the profile a lot more open!

FEAR- No races aside from reapers get familiars D: You'll have to rethink this one. If going to shadows- maybe she blends into them, letting her strike? Or she uses the shadows themselves to strike?

and tiny tiny note
'- Ethereal like beauty. ' sounds really silly. Beauty is more a thing people determine for themselves in RP. Your refs are really useful in conveying that she's pretty so the line comes off as just silly to me. |D
PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 5:10 pm





            Thank you for the crit. + A+ I'll make sure to fix them. And yes she's my lovely from LH. And yeah I know her scythe won't be added in since she won't be a reaper. xD

            edit:
            orz I forgot I entered her as a reaper when I bribed for her so I'll have to change a few things. Thanks Vamps <3

            Also was totally not paying attention to the negative traits, my brain was making it sound positive in my head.. Thanks for pointing that out. D:


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Nyqol

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:06 am





            Edits have been made. :T ~

PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:28 am


Great job on balancing out her personality! c:

The only thing that's kind of screaming out at me right now is her FEAR! FEARS follow very specific mechanics that are outlined in this thread! c:

In my opinion, the concept of shadow melding and attacking is great, and can be turned into either a Battle Cry mechanic, or a Swift Strikes mechanic! I think it would be great to see her blend into the shadows, strike, blend, strike, etc, etc.!

Good luck! C:

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Nyqol

Pyromaniac

PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:00 pm


Thank you! Vamps' critique really helped me a lot plus understand TiH a bit more so I was able to fix a few things.

And I will definitely look into her FEAR a bit more. Thanks!
PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 7:02 pm


sfdlkjskdlf I SUCK AT CRITS Q__Q
Everything looks good to me though! o u o-b

RPSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
and battles


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Nyqol

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:28 pm


LOL AV. It's okay. XD But thanks! RPs yesssssss and battles definitely.

I will get Loki in here one day and him and Jake will just.. be <33
PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:34 am


This sort of goes back to Vamps comment about her species seeming more ghost like or monster like than demon...

Why doesn't she remember anything about herself? Perhaps IC she doesn't know, but as a writer you do? Most of the demons come from families, etc. That isn't to say that she can't have memory issues! I'm just curious as to why. If perhaps she was a ghost I wouldn't even think twice about that fact.

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Nyqol

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:20 am


iloveyouDIE

            Yeah, sorry, I was reading a bit more into Yokais since I wasn't sure which one she would fall under, but I definitely want to make her a ghost.

            From what I've read, and hopefully I read right, they are spirits of either a previously deceased human or animal. The Bakemono (animal) can take on a human form.

            I guess I was thinking maybe she wants to know more about what she is and how and why she was given said powers (shapeshifting, etc.) since she is dead, shouldn't she have moved on? And she basically wanted a place where she could fit in. If any of that makes sense at all. @^@"

            Just not to sure how to put what I have in mind properly in writing.
PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:41 am


What you are saying makes perfect sense! Everything you are describing fits in perfectly with a ghost species and it should be fine to still have shape shifting as her natural ability!

She may not find the answers about her past that she is looking for.. but Amityville will be a great place to find herself as she is now. ^_^ that's what they all want essentially. Crazy teenagers!

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Nyqol

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:50 am





            Oh yay! Thank you! I'm glad it made a bit more sense and I've changed her species so n ow hopefully when people read it'll make more sense to them now. ^^ I'll make sure to try and add all that in to make it more clear.

            /edits are done. ^o^)/

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