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?
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.