Charlia wrote:Starting off with a couple of old favorites, because it's just not HH without Syrixces's utterly bizarre idea for Charlotte to actually be a mega-powerful whatsit. (Yes, it was originally Sy's idea. I just sort of went 'well that sounds interesting' and then looked into Hebrew lore, and then, well, it actually became a thing.)
And also, my adorable Flandre-winged smol. I cannot give up the smol, or her Flandre wings. Because adorable smols are fun(in fiction), and Flandre has the best wings of all the wings. Fight me.
The App
Name: Charlotte/Shekhinah
Mythos: Some odd mix of Judeo-Christian and totally made up.
Powers / Abilities / Domains / Gear: Powers? Powers?! Uh, she's the daughter of God. Her domain is glory and justice. Specifically, she's basically the Old Testament counterpart of Jesus, except stuff happened so... no one's really ever heard of her. A bit of an illustration on how the scary amount of powers work--we'll steal from her brother's repertoire. She
could turn water into wine if she wanted to, for whatever reason, but if she did that, somewhere in the world somebody's wine would turn into water... her powers require a balance. Equivalent exchange, I guess. No one's ending up as a suit of armor this time, though.
As you can imagine, though, this can make things... complicated. This combined with her current mental state means that while, in theory, she might be a serious problem, in practice she's... really not. (Unless you hurt Mara. Then you're just asking for it.)
Age: In human terms, you could call her seventeen. I guess gods age really slowly or something, I don't know.
Mythical Origin: Old Testament version of Jesus, basically. Living incarnation of God's glory, and justice. Unfortunately, bad things happened, as they usually do when I'm writing, and she is no longer permitted in Heaven. Also she's seriously screwed up and her soul is kind of ripped in half. It's a bit of a problem.
Personality: While Charlotte herself is more timid and unobtrusive, usually doing her best not to draw any unwanted attention to herself, her Shekhinah personality is much more forceful and less caring about other people's feelings(and has a view of morality more black and white than a zebra and penguin musical in the 1920s). Before the two were split, they were a much more stable personality, a mixture between the two, but, well, nowadays they're much more... extreme. Shekhinah can barely even stand occupying Charlotte's body because it feels so wrong to her. (Disclaimer: Shekhinah is
not a nice person. Luckily for everyone else, most of the time the only person she can talk to is Charlotte. So there's really only one person who has to deal with her... and of course that one person is probably the worst candidate to deal with her. Hello, my name is Charlia and I'm addicted to tormenting my characters.)
Appearance:
As for Shekhinah, well, her real form is pretty much just light. Ever looked straight at the sun? Multiply that exponentially and you might be getting close. The more sinful a person you are, the worse it is. Those who are sinless are able to look at the light without fear of being blinded or burned, but even the smallest spot of blackness can cause Shekhinah to turn against you. (Again: she's not a nice person.)
Favorite Subject: Since when has anyone ever cared about her preferences?
Likes: Mara, being treated like a normal person--wait a second, since when has this mattered?
Dislikes: Injustices, betrayal, her past, herself, being shouted at, being touched unexpectedly, surprises in general, and of course all of this is going to happen anyway because no one actually cares about her wishes
Theme Song:
Charlotte's theme, Shekhinah's themeThe App
Name: Mara
Mythos: So very made up.
Powers / Abilities / Domains / Gear: Well, according to Sky(our resident expert on the subject), an amount of power that a small child really should not have... Which makes sense, considering that her parents' abilities added together encompass a lot of things. Heaven, earth, and hell... this kid's got it all.
Let's all just be thankful that she doesn't actually
know that.
Age: Four. *tilts head* Weird, I know.
Mythical Origin: Ahhh... well, let's just say that it's not a happy story and leave it at that, shall we? *looks around* Come on, you already know it, and the newbies don't... and I like surprising people.
Personality: A regular little bundle of sweetness and light... perhaps a bit too much for her own good, really. This isn't to say that she's entirely naive... she's seen some things. Not that she wants to talk about them--or think about them at all. She's a child--she's just having fun with life.
Appearance:
Basically a tiny Charlotte, except with slightly darker hair and one gold eye instead of blue. Also, has
this lovely set of wings.Favorite Subject: Uh, anything's fine if she can do it with people she likes.
Likes: Pretty much everything!
Dislikes: A couple specific memories, when Charlotte gets sad, people who don't know how to be nice... Have I ever mentioned how much I
hate the 'likes and dislikes' stuff?
Theme Song:
Here you go.And now, for someone new!
The App
Name: Morrigan
Mythos: Celtic
Powers / Abilities / Domains / Gear: Primarily associated with war and fate. She can cause her allies to feel courage and her enemies to fear. Ferocious with any weapon--she can summon weaponry for herself, though not for anyone else. Able to shapeshift--her favorite non-human form being the crow. Can predict violent deaths, though she no longer attempts to intervene after realizing that it never actually does anything. Also associated with fertility, crops, animals, that sort of thing--so she can manipulate plants and communicate with animals.
Age: 18
Mythical Origin: I wish I could tell you. Honestly, Celtic mythology is kind of hard to research. As far as I can tell, she just... showed up.
Personality: Surprisingly cheerful, for someone as connected to death as she is, though she can have some pretty serious mood swings at times. Appreciates the little things--a warm fire, good friends, not being bothered by incessant visions of horrible deaths. Easily distracted by shiny things. Prefers to
not do her job, because it's kind of a downer.
When she
does, though, she can get almost sociopathic--not seeming to care at all about who lives or dies. In that situation, it's probably wise to avoid her.
Appearance:
She's
pretty chill most of the time, though.
Favorite Subject: She's not much of a 'responsibility' person. So, uh, none of them? Is music a subject?
Likes: Being able to just enjoy herself without worrying about who's going to end up dead next, relaxing, good food and good friends, shiny things, et cetera, et cetera
Dislikes: Actually fighting, her job in general, people dying, stress and responsibility and all that jazz
Theme Song:
This!