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 Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 3:23 pm
[ welcome ]
Welcome to a cunning quest, that spins its webs in the dark of forests from beyond. Watch your step for corpses and for bones, as we're unsure when he's hungry and when he's not. The poison drips from his fangs and his giant eight legs tap the ground, bored...
A hermit of an acromantula killed by poachers for its venom returns to seek his revenge.
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[ table of contents ]
1// contents
2// the tale
3// the ghost
4// powers
5// guardian
6// art
7// links
8// interrobang!
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 3:39 pm
[ the tale ]
Acromantulas are massive poisonous spiders. They are covered in thick black hair and have legspans of up to fifteen feet, as well as giant pincers. Acromantula are native to uncharted rainforests of Southeast Asia, particularly Borneo.
They are carnivores that prefer large prey. Their webs are large and dome-shaped and the female, which is bigger than the male (as in most spiders), may lay up to one hundred soft, wide, beach ball-sized eggs at a time, which hatch in six to eight weeks. The Ministry of Magic has imposed severe penalties for the trade of these eggs.
Acromantulas are believed to be wizard-bred, possibly to guard dwellings or treasure, and are therefore possessed of the power of human speech and human intelligence. With this, it is also their tradition to feast upon their dead, as they were going to do to Aragog. They are, however, totally untrainable and gain a XXXXX Ministry of Magic rating. Only Rubeus Hagrid has had any success with one of them, as he befriended Aragog when it was at a very young age. Aragog's children, however, are quite wild and only refrained from eating Hagrid due to Aragog's command. After their father's death they felt quite free to attack his old friend.
The Basilisk is the mortal enemy of the Acromantula, as it is of all spiders.
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 4:57 pm
[ the ghost ]
Name// James Dean Pak
Gender// Male
Skin Color// ranging from light gray to almost black as he ages
Eye Color// entirely black that changes into vibrant red as he ages
Hair Color// black~
Personality// James is a somewhat stuck up kid, considering himself to be absolutely the best, end-of-discussion. He is not honorable in the slightest, and a terrible person to cut a deal with. Because of his impoverished home life, James is used to having to work his way around people, and wheedling what he wants from them. He is a very smooth talker, and even as a child he was very convincing. He can be considered almost suave, despite the fact that he is a complete sociopath. Any action he takes is to benefit himself in some way, he is not friendly without the promise of future rewards. Being a former beast, he can be especially aggressive, and this was especially notable when James was a child.
James can be cruel, often without noticing. As a child, he hurt and killed animals around him with brute force because...he could. It was and still is his calling, and to James it is as simple as that. For the thrill of it. For the hunt. When small, he threw horrific temper tantrums, viciously lashing out and biting and kicking...
As he aged, he realized this to be ineffective. So he adapted. Learned. Kept it inside, and would bide his time. He learned to use every word and every thought anyone ever had against them, everything they took for granted about him. He didn't really have that many hobbies, unless they involve hunting or other activities that allow him to hurt living organisms without an excuse. James saw book learning as a practice for the weak willed, for the ones that cannot help themselves. He believes in learning by doing, and practices his small magics and his physical prowess.
James is, in short, a sociopath, but anyone that knows him likely never will know that. Most will see him as suave, compassionate, powerful. Not the heartless, cruel creature he actually is, not the monster that thrives off the pain of others.
No one will know.
Stage Descriptions
Wand// A thin wand, eight 'cords' of ebony wood twined together to a point at the end, covered in spider webs. the end has a tiny white orb on top, with eight lifeless black eyes that stare outwards.
Baby Ghost// Monochrome, a pale gray with eight black eyes, and eight ghostly 'limbs'
Baby// James will have light gray skin, almost white, with a mop of coarse black hair. He has two normal eyes in place, but they are entirely black; pupil, iris, sclera, all of it. James has six other small eyes around his normal two, but they are closed and underdeveloped as a baby. His fangs/mandibles just barely peek out from where his jaw bone meets his skull. His fingers are stubby, with tiny claws on the end. Both are entirely nonpoisonous, a bite or a scratch will sting but have no lasting effect.
He will have two extra sets of arms that come from the center of his back, as a baby they will be very underdeveloped, and entirely spider-like, not with fingers/hands like a human's arms would be. James clothes will mostly be rags, because Seung will have no home at the time of his birth. A ratty t shirt and cutoffs of jeans from someone/somewhere, or maybe some from a shelter.
Toddler// His mandibles start growing, and James' extra eyes start getting bigger, two or so opening. His spider limbs start to grow and move a little on their own, and his claws grow a little. Short coarse hairs/spikes start growing from his arms and legs, and his hair is a messy crew cut. His skin darkens again, and is slightly more resilient than a normal child's.
His fangs and claws start to be sharp enough to leave normal wounds, and nothing else. He has no toxin as a toddler. Seung by then will have a shirt for him with holes in the back for his limbs. By then, he will have shelter!clothes and maybe one or two precious items of Seung's. James' skin begins to darken, becoming a slightly darker light gray. When he gets PO'd he'll still lash out, and until he gain control of his temper tantrums in his child stage he can be very fussy.
Kid// James' mandibles will be almost half size now, coming down to his chin. His claws will be a little chitinous, and drip poison like his fangs. The toxins now leave a slower healing open wound, but no necrotic advancements or any other side effects. The spikes on his arms will start to grow in stronger, in direct parallel lines. He gains use of magical webbing, although he has zero control of when it comes and goes, let alone how MUCH comes and goes. James also can grasp onto surfaces better than average. James' skin darkens even more, now a mid gray, and begins to thicken. Slight speckling may occur. His hair is thick and coarse, hanging in shaggy bits around his face. His eyes will all be open, and all of them are gleaming black with a tinge of red.
Now that James can scavenge for clothes and items on his own, he will probably look very dirty and have mismatching and ill fitted clothes. His four extra limbs are about the size of a normal child's arms, if a bit shorter. He exerts some control over them, but they can be rebellious and clunky. He wears clothes with many holes, if only because they don't...fit otherwise. James' shirts have massive holes in the black, and only wears loose cargo shorts or normal adult jeans that are cutoffs, with twine for a belt. If he wears shoes, they're flip flops. He gets a necklace from Seung that he begrudgingly wears, an amulet of onyx that Seung found in a dumpster.
Teen// His mandibles are almost full size now, and his claws are at their final form. His poison is lethal to cat size animals or so, and leave a terrible wound in its wake. In humans, results in slight paralysis of the limb/area where the bite/wound is. His spikes are almost full grown, razor sharp and in neat lines. His skin is toughened, almost leathery, so his own skin doesn't get harmed from his own spikes, which are not poisonous. James begins to gain control of when he can spin webs, though amount is entirely uncontrollable. He can grasp walls and hold onto them, but nothing else. James also can grasp onto surfaces better than average. His eyes are all open and full-size, and his skin is a deep gray now, with some lighter gray speckled (think: freckles almost). His eyes are a blood red now.
James' hair is now shaved into a mohawk ( i assume taking care of that hair must have been an absolute pain in the a**. ) and maybe has acquired a lip piercing, and keeps the necklace with him still. His clothes will be rough and tumble, his shirts with no back at all to account for his now full grown spider legs. His control over them is still not complete and they can be a little clumsy. He prefers looser jeans, if only because they'll get shredded otherwise. He favors boots or no shoes at all by this point, his skin hard enough to take walking permanently barefoot.
Youth: Everything is fully grown, with the exception of his spider legs and their strength. They are actual size, but cannot sustain his weight. His poison is lethal to large animals now, but not to humans. Before death, it results in mass paralysis and necrotizing of the wound. In humans, it is only partial paralysis that can be reversed with an antidote easily. His spikes are dark gray, and his skin is nearly black. James has fair control over the spider silk now, and can control it most of the time. He can climb walls for short distances. He can grasp walls and hold onto them, but nothing else. James' hair is either a mohawk or a fauxhawk, and possibly parts of it are dyed. His eyes are the color of drying blood.
James may or may not bother with a shirt, and if he does, they continue to be loose and almost backless, perhaps wife beaters. His pants will continue to be loose cargo shorts or loose jeans, and will take up wearing boots here. James' lip piercing is still in, and a tattoo of a web done in white below where his legs sprout and on his left pec are now on his nearly black skin. It won't darken any further than the dark gray it will achieve here.
Adult: His poison can kill almost anything except humans and large mammals: re, bears. Side effects include minor hallucination, paralysis, and accelerated heart rate. His skin is dark gray, and his eyes are the color of red delicious apples. His spider arms are strong enough to support his entire weight, and with the assistance of his grippers on his hands, he can likely crawl up and around buildings. He can use web, but it is a far cry from the typical 'Spiderman' webbing. It comes in thin tendrils that need to be spun together to be strong enough to use to propel himself anywhere. It doesn't 'fire' very far, and is mostly for building a conventional web rather than transportation. James' spikes are still as they were when he was a youth, and his mandibles are stronger than ever. His clothing tastes will have matured to slacks and loose shirts with little backing, or vests.
He still has Seung's amulet, but he uses it as a bracelet now, rather than a chain. He has a new tattoo above and below his naval reading "Abdul-Azim" as he has finally accepted his past for what it is.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 12:15 am
[ the powers ]
[ magical silk ] kid stage onward - Silk that he spins with his magical prowess, and used mostly for web building and capturing prey, not transportation. James often uses the webbing to pull unnoticeable pranks, as well. It is unknown what the silk actually is, whether it is James' life force or actual webbing, as it dissipates after a certain amount of time.
downside: this uses a good amount of energy to focus, if James can focus the power at all.
[ wallwalk ] teen stage onward - Due to small grippers in his fingers, as well as a good dose of magical help, he can climb on walls and ceilings, rather like a spider. He can use this for an indefinite amount of time with practice.
downside: James is extremely vulnerable during use.
[ guard ] ??? - James has an insuppressible need to protect what is given to him. People, emotions, amulets-- they are the only breach in his sociopathic security.
downside: his one true emotional weakness.
[ arachnid empathy ] ??? - A permanent skill, acquired from the Acromantula's status as the 'king' of arachnids. At first it may just be having a fondness for them, moving on to feeling for them and eventual 'control' / 'speak' with them, either individually or as a mass.
downside: can be used against him, and not all are entirely reverent to acromantulas, much less a weakened child of one. a heavy distraction.
[ weaknesses ]
[ compassion ] or lack thereof. He knows what is expected of him and often portrays that, yet he is in actuality unable to feel. Unable to care. Unable to know what it's really like.
[ fear of snakes ] irrational, but very very there. James is terrified of almost all snakes at first, and certainly carries this fear his entire life. This stems from the specieswide fear of basilisks-- acromantulas are terrified of them, as basilisks enjoy killing them very, very much.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 1:17 am
[ guardian ]
Name// Seung Pak
Age// 21
Ethnicity// korean
Height// 5'4"
Weight// 110lbs
Body Type// too slim and too short, vastly underfed.
Hair and style// Black, greasy and hangs down to his jaw.
Distinguishing Features// stubble, greasy hair, almond asian eyes, a collarbone scar
Characteristic Gestures// Slips into star/warcraft slang, very cowardly.
General Personality Type// the shy geeky game addict without a spine and a need for a bath
Method of Handling Rage//bottling it up and denial, but mostly running the ******** away
Special Skills// Lightning mental reflexes, a nearly photographic memory, scavenging, defeating level 60 paladins with their goddamn haxxing bubbles, and dumpster diving.
Background// Seung was born to nearly-rich parents in Chicago, in the 1980's, along with his brother and sister. He went to a private prep school for the first years of his life, and was heavily bullied for his improper English, his small frame, as well as his meek demeanor. Needless to say, Seung didn't play well with other boys, his lack of social graces tending to spook away the kindest of people after a few minutes of awkward conversation. Upon entering middle and high school, Seung found the world of online gaming. He first started with Starcraft, like any good Korean, and then moved on to various other games, all pay to play games that sucked money away with a funnel.
At first, Seung was an excellent student. As time passed, he fell prey to the addiction, and his grades started dropping dramatically. By the time he had graduated, his SAT and ACT scores were tolerably low, but his GPA was nearly helpless. In the end, he got accepted into the Colorado School of Mines by a stroke of chance and some bribing from his parents. Within the end of his first few terms, Seung had not only a low GPA, but he had also spent the majority of his money for books and food on his games. Finally, they couldn’t handle his splurging any longer-- they pulled his funds, possessions, anything that had been given to him and promptly disowned him. They hoped pulling his funds would make it stop…Yet continue it did.
Seung dropped out and became homeless. He used donations from people to save for subscription card collections and time at internet cafes and became an expert in dumpster diving.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 1:22 am
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 1:23 am
[ links ]
[ chimera ] Taetae's quest <3! Lovely little beast of a girl, she is. 
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 1:25 am
[ interrobang! ]
anddd open 8D
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 3:31 am
I love love LOVE this concept. I always think Shelob when I think acromantula, but you've changed my mind with James. heart Good work!
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 12:55 pm
*u*!! thankie thankie!~~~ i totally was thinkin shelob too at one point, rofl. <33 glad you like!
James Dean sez: 
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 7:56 pm
*snerk* then Qragog, unfortunately! haha, I hated that thing in Harry Potter, it was so...ugly? No, bogus... domokun
Jody says: 4laugh nice teef!
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:15 am
This is really, really cool. <3 His personality is very interesting, and I like his variety of powers. You balance out the strengths and weaknesses very well.
If he shows up, Ako's gonna want to hang with him. XD
I would like to see more of his past life, but I realize you probably want to keep some secret for later. And is his fear of snakes connected to his past life or species in any way, or is it just random? Nothing wrong with it either way, I'm just curious.
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:51 pm
hostel, XD <333
yea. the book's description of one was more terrifying-- let your imagination run wild, nowutimean?
lupe, <33 thank you! *u*! XD and if James Dean shows up, he will hang with Ako >D
Actually, I just wrote...his deth. I'd not mind putting in a bit about his past life in general. Think I should put a summary in that story-post? I don't really mind about secrets, rofl xD
Oh! And I totally forgot to mention that, herr. Acromantulas are /deadly/ afraid of Basilisks, cos they're like the only real creature that pwns them in the butt and enjoys it. I'll go add that now, *u*!!
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:06 pm
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:43 pm
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