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Ameriganastan wrote:Name: Shane Marris.
Sex: Male
Age: 23
Appearance: Here.
Element: Lightning
Personality: Rather spastic. Doesn't like sitting still, and talks at a mile a minute. Doesn't put much effort into trusting people. He's just as likely to pat you on the back as he is to stick a knife in it.
Weaknesses: Water. Being a walking electrical socket, getting wet is a bad thing. He's also rather easily distracted.
Equipment, if any: A stolen sword. He doesn't really know how to fight with it, but he thinks swinging it around is cool. Also carries a few extra pairs of shoes with him. His powers tend to ruin his footwear.
Bio: To put it simply, he's a street thug who eventually learned he could shoot lightning at people. In more detail, John Marris was a former farm kid from the Queendom of Yelhennei. But the slow farm life wasn't exactly his cup of tea. Around 15, he found his true talent. Breaking shit and stealing stuff. Abandoning his plodding farm life, he headed for the bigger cities of his homeland. And quickly gained a reputation as a trouble-making thug. At least that's his story. In reality, he was a Dime-A-Dozen criminal wondering the street. Then he turned 21, and found a fun new talent: He could shoot lightning at people. While a normal person might question this, he rolled with it. Using his powers to cause hell. He finally got the attention he wanted. Namely, a fat bounty on his head. Smart enough to know when to split, Shane left Yelhennei entirely, and took the life of a wondering brigand. Who shoots lightning at people.
Theme Song: "Thunderbolt"
RP Sample:

Nightkill the Emperor wrote:

Olthar wrote:He's a Mormon. That was pissy for him.

That was his version of telling everyone to die.

Olthar wrote:Ameri is applying here? Damn. That's unfortunate. I guess I'll be leaving then. Bye-bye.

Constaniana wrote:

Ameriganastan wrote:Name: Shane Marris.
Sex: Male
Age: 23
Appearance: Here.
Element: Lightning
Personality: Rather spastic. Doesn't like sitting still, and talks at a mile a minute. Doesn't put much effort into trusting people. He's just as likely to pat you on the back as he is to stick a knife in it.
Weaknesses: Water. Being a walking electrical socket, getting wet is a bad thing. He's also rather easily distracted.
Equipment, if any: A stolen sword. He doesn't really know how to fight with it, but he thinks swinging it around is cool. Also carries a few extra pairs of shoes with him. His powers tend to ruin his footwear.
Bio: To put it simply, he's a street thug who eventually learned he could shoot lightning at people. In more detail, John Marris was a former farm kid from the Queendom of Yelhennei. But the slow farm life wasn't exactly his cup of tea. Around 15, he found his true talent. Breaking shit and stealing stuff. Abandoning his plodding farm life, he headed for the bigger cities of his homeland. And quickly gained a reputation as a trouble-making thug. At least that's his story. In reality, he was a Dime-A-Dozen criminal wondering the street. Then he turned 21, and found a fun new talent: He could shoot lightning at people. While a normal person might question this, he rolled with it. Using his powers to cause hell. He finally got the attention he wanted. Namely, a fat bounty on his head. Smart enough to know when to split, Shane left Yelhennei entirely, and took the life of a wondering brigand. Who shoots lightning at people.
Theme Song: "Thunderbolt"
RP Sample:

I'm hesitant about this character. A wandering bandit who frequently abuses his powers doesn't seem like they'd fit in with a group of decent people. We had a similar problem earlier when Videssos wanted a manipulative bastard lightning elemental. Is Shane/John able to restrain himself from randomly attacking people, or is he a raging ass-hat who compulsively shoots lightning at everyone?

Neo Arcad wrote:

Constaniana wrote:I'm hesitant about this character. A wandering bandit who frequently abuses his powers doesn't seem like they'd fit in with a group of decent people. We had a similar problem earlier when Videssos wanted a manipulative bastard lightning elemental. Is Shane/John able to restrain himself from randomly attacking people, or is he a raging ass-hat who compulsively shoots lightning at everyone?

That would kinda be an author insert for Ameri.

Constaniana wrote:I'm hesitant about this character. A wandering bandit who frequently abuses his powers doesn't seem like they'd fit in with a group of decent people. We had a similar problem earlier when Videssos wanted a manipulative bastard lightning elemental. Is Shane/John able to restrain himself from randomly attacking people, or is he a raging ass-hat who compulsively shoots lightning at everyone?

Plus, there's the matter with how he got his powers. Generally people are either born with their Elemental magic, or earn it through righteous service to their patron deity. Boaltist wouldn't just give the gift of magic to a street thug without an honest bone in his body.

Agritum wrote:...Const, gimme a quick recap and then an hint on what to post.

Ameriganastan wrote:So, is my dude accepted?

Constaniana wrote:

Ameriganastan wrote:So, is my dude accepted?

It's pretty late for me. I'll give him a good look-over tomorrow, though I'll be pretty busy teaching second-graders about the wonders of water chemistry in marine biology and playing at one of the local Christmas parades.

Ameriganastan wrote:I'm gonna go another way. Make my dude a non-elemental.

Name: Eric Lumen

Sex: Male

Age: 58

Appearance: Here.

Skills: Decades of experience as a knight, making him a skilled swordsman, strategist, and tracker.

Personality: Rather solemn and quiet. Though if he warms up to someone, he can be quite a jovial old man.

Weaknesses: His age. Much as he denies it, he's lost a few steps as he got older. Has a nagging injury in his left knee that tends to act up.

Equipment: Still carries his armor and weapon with him on his travels. A standard suit of Gallian soldier armor, and a long sword he calls Belle Lame.

Bio: Eric Lumen has seen a lot of things in his life. Most of it he wishes he could forget. As a boy, he dreamed of being a proud soldier for Gaiaca. And when he turned 18, he made that dream a reality. A dream which soon became a nightmare. He soon found himself fighting in the war between various nations when it broke out. Eric had always wanted to see the world. He just didn't imagine he'd be seeing it as a blood soaked battlefield, with no end in sight. Despite these horrors, Eric proved a loyal and skilled knight for his kingdom. His courage would be tested when Kayarost came. He still remembers waiting in Villdernheim with his fellow soldiers, waiting for the demons to march inside and butcher them all. He's not afraid to admit he was scared of dying. But death didn't come. With Kayarost defeated by whatever mysterious force, Eric found a new purpose. He'd seen the world at its worst. As a hellish field of slaughter. Now, he sought to see it at its best. After several decades of loyal service, Eric resigned his position as a knight. He left Villdernheim no more as Eric Lumen, soldier. But Eric Lumen, wanderer. He's been walking the lands for 15 years now.

RP Sample: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=264384

Constaniana wrote:I like the addition of a mundane human. While it would be nice to have every Element filled I value having an ordinary person more. I can work this character into the story easier than Shane. Though by "A proud soldier of Gaiaca" did you mean to say Eric wanted to be a proud soldier for the planet of Gaiaca or the continent of Galllia where the story is set?

Ameriganastan wrote:

Constaniana wrote:I like the addition of a mundane human. While it would be nice to have every Element filled I value having an ordinary person more. I can work this character into the story easier than Shane. Though by "A proud soldier of Gaiaca" did you mean to say Eric wanted to be a proud soldier for the planet of Gaiaca or the continent of Galllia where the story is set?

Uh...not sure. I just like saying "Nation". Has a gravitas to it. Though I can pick one if you need.

Constaniana wrote:

Ameriganastan wrote:Uh...not sure. I just like saying "Nation". Has a gravitas to it. Though I can pick one if you need.

No, the nation bit is fine. The status of the nations on continent of Galllia before the U.G.F was established was very unstable, as warlords would rise and fall quickly and political intrigue would often wreak havoc on what were previously stable nations. The South had more issues with this, as there were more cities and intertwined noble bloodlines to complicate who was inheriting which kingdom and attempts at settling the matter through personal unions would often fail as rebellions would be incited or assassins hired to prevent such things occurring. The North and Midcountry had their share of instability as well, but Villdernheim was able to keep the lands it controlled fairly stable, as even centuries after the last Galllian emperor died the city has a lot of respect and historical legitimacy backing its actions. Carogne had secured Halvefori and Yelhennein protection, so it stayed out of the wars almodt entirely. Aurenheim and Norenhall had formed an alliance and worked out an uneasy peace with the Haventown-Galabow coalition, though they were still at war with Erinhall. But local rebellions and ambitious warlords were still a thing. There was even someone who tried deposing Duke Aurenheim about nine years before the start of the current IC events, but that was defeated by a combination of local and federal troops.

Ameriganastan wrote:

Constaniana wrote:No, the nation bit is fine. The status of the nations on continent of Galllia before the U.G.F was established was very unstable, as warlords would rise and fall quickly and political intrigue would often wreak havoc on what were previously stable nations. The South had more issues with this, as there were more cities and intertwined noble bloodlines to complicate who was inheriting which kingdom and attempts at settling the matter through personal unions would often fail as rebellions would be incited or assassins hired to prevent such things occurring. The North and Midcountry had their share of instability as well, but Villdernheim was able to keep the lands it controlled fairly stable, as even centuries after the last Galllian emperor died the city has a lot of respect and historical legitimacy backing its actions. Carogne had secured Halvefori and Yelhennein protection, so it stayed out of the wars almodt entirely. Aurenheim and Norenhall had formed an alliance and worked out an uneasy peace with the Haventown-Galabow coalition, though they were still at war with Erinhall. But local rebellions and ambitious warlords were still a thing. There was even someone who tried deposing Duke Aurenheim about nine years before the start of the current IC events, but that was defeated by a combination of local and federal troops.

Uh...I guess he's from the north?

Constaniana wrote:

Ameriganastan wrote:
Uh...I guess he's from the north?

That works.

Ameriganastan wrote:

Constaniana wrote:That works.

Sweet. Lemme know when I can jump in.

Constaniana wrote:

Ameriganastan wrote:Sweet. Lemme know when I can jump in.

Wilco.

Nightkill the Emperor wrote:

Constaniana wrote:Wilco.

Oh fuck, you're using that now too?

Escalan Corps-Star Island wrote:I'll actually sit down and draft something up later tonight.