The Gifted: OOC

[Yael Stellarand]

Hello everyone! I think we have a handful of people that are willing to start and hopefully many others that are willing to join in! Me and 3Dog have spent a lot of time developing the first two arcs of this RP that we think will make everyone here really excited and we are looking forward to your contributions. As of now the posting order for this Scenario will start with 3Dog, me, and so on. If you haven't made a character sheet and want to participate please feel free to do so. Also, I am aware that it is the holidays and i hope everyone is probably obligated to IRL family time, so we will have the first couple of post start of slow, so don't worry about having to catch up just yet. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!

-Yael Stellarand CO-GM of the Gifted

PS. I'll edit this post with the IC when its up

[Snippy]

Not so sure, but is there still a spot open?
If so I'll work on a CS.

[3Dog]

Hey Snippy, I will close this thread when we're not accepting anymore. As long as it's open, as it is now, you're good to go and join in!

The IC thread has been posted, that took a while to write up! LOL

Here's the link, the OP has also been edited to include it:

http://roleplayerguild.com/showthrea...064-The-Gifted

[Snippy]

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Sorry but I feel I wont be able to keep up here, have fun though.

[Willard]

I should probably mention that this is my first post here, although not my first time RP'ing in other forums. Let me know if there is something I can do to better my performance here!


Name: Zenith Ignatis

Gender: Male

Age: 19

Height: 5'11”

Weight: 185 lbs

Appearance: Pale with a slightly oily complexion, Zenith is of slim build, with an evenly muscled figure, more smoothly toned than bulked. Often wearing dark clothing, he walks as swiftly and silently as possible while retaining his good posture.

Head: Stubbornly reacting to people teasing him, Zenith has grown his dark brown hair. It is now long enough to be tied back in a pony-tail which reaches the underside of his shoulder blades. His eyes are an even darker brown, so dark they appear black unless viewed in direct light. Although his cheeks are slightly convex, his jawline is strong enough to avoid an appearance of weakness. With an expressive brow and bridge for his nose, Zenith's face appears tired even when simply at rest, in default position. Noticeable bags sag under his eyes, as if lacking sleep.


Torso: Slim, straight, slender. Zenith has worked hard to keep healthy as much as possible, and although he prefers the training of the mind, he will often spar hand to hand with others. Years of such training has produced a body with quick reflexes, as well as the proper mobility to execute them. Zenith wears slightly baggy clothing, often donning a tight black T-shirt underneath a hooded, slightly baggy dark green coat, the brim of which ends mid-thigh. The coat has both zipper and buttons. There is a small scar slightly under his third rib up on his left side.

Arms: Zenith has a tattoo on his right wrist; a circle with an oak tree inside it. It spans three inches in diameter overall. On his left wrist he wears a black and silver coloured wind-up watch which is wound every morning after waking up.

Legs: Dark Grey cargo pants are Zenith's favourite to wear, regardless of season or occasion. There is usually a folding pocket-knife inside his front right pocket for basic utility, while a 3.5 inch fixed blade rests in a leather sheath on his rear right side on on his belt, for less desirable circumstances. In the pouch pockets reside a small leather-bound book, a mechanical pencil loaded full of lead, and a stick of charcoal, kept inside it's own draw-string bag. While preferring to be shoeless indoors, Zenith will wear hiking shoes over-top of black socks.

History: Born in the bustling city Ceteris, Zenith's father, an architect for the city, and his mother, a passionate artist, raised the boy to be curious and creative. The duality of his upbringing allowed him to see matters in a balanced, unbiased context while retaining his own identity. Because of his father's position in the city, the fact that the Ignatis family were all Gifted was ignored by those the fact couldn't be hidden from, a notion helped along by the fact that Zenith had no idea that he was gifted until a later age.

Sometime after his 12th birthday, Zenith's dreams became lucid to the extent that he could control every aspect of them. He began to play god in his own world, and unwittingly pulled other dreamers into that world with him. As he became older, he found that he could view and 'edit' his dreams in real time around him even while awake, and allow other people to see them as well. However, the latter had only happened by accident, and on occasion, with his father.

Eventually, when Zenith was 14, he was targeted by a group of anti-Gifted affiliates who recognized him from their dreams. After cornering him and beating him, Zenith acted out in self defense, electrocuting and killing one of the men, while the others were distracted by hallucinations.

Zenith, afraid and worried of the repercussions, ran home to seek advice from his father. Together, they came to the conclusion that the family as a whole would suffer because of the backlash, including Zenith's little sister, who was just beginning to get over a deadly illness. Panicked, Zenith offered to move out of town to protect the family; Zenith's father instead suggested that he attend the Academy in order to properly understand and control his Black Mage abilities. In the meantime, his father would use connections with the city to make sure that if the incident ever came to light, the family would be unaffected.

Personality: Because of his constant dream-state, Zenith may often come across as rather air-headed when not dedicated to a given task. Friendly when approached, he is not one to start a fight, and would rather leave a situation than fight at all. However, Zenith will not hesitate to defend himself or those he cares about with force. Not being the type to pass by someone in need, he enjoys listening to others talk about themselves and their lives, offering advice. Insightful and thoughtful, Zenith has no problems goofing off when he has time to spare, often inviting others into his 'Dream-State' with him, including non-telepaths.

Zenith Ignatis is a pessimist at heart, with a consciously optimistic outlook on life in general. He'll often say that 'Expect the worst, hope for the best,' is his motto for life, but it was originally coined by his father. A daunting fear is death; having taken a personal interest in the mechanics of life, he has taken an interest in the Human study of Biology. He views his personal hell as one in which he cannot think, nor be self-aware. Zenith will be the first to admit he 'thinks too much,' such as planning out events unnecessarily, a habit that originated from being able to control his dreams. He enjoys sketching in his spare time, especially when he's trying to show a non-telepath, or perhaps someone who doesn't want their mind influenced via telepathy, something he has made, seen or thought of.

Powers: Telepathy/Black Mage. A Telepath whose powers grow exponentially while sleeping, he finds that he is unable to prevent seeing others in his dreams, meaning his ability constantly seeks others out.
If sleeping during the day, Zenith finds it useful to cause hallucinations around conscious people in order to communicate with them. Because of how comfortable he is with his telepathy, he is attending the Academy in order to sharpen his Black Mage abilities.

Guild: Psion

Theme song: Our Lady Peace – Lying Awake

[kylerz]

@Willard Though I'm not the GM i think your character would be in the Psion guild, being as his main power is Telepathy, not being a black mage.

[3Dog]

Ah that's an astute point! Willard, the guilds are set in such a way as to put people together according to what they'd be defined as in terms of powers, so a telepath would be among psions because they would be more comfortable that way. Your lessons would still focus on black magic, the only difference would be that Zenith would be among like-minded people who would empathise with him... Non telepaths tend to dislike telepaths due to privacy issues, so the staff would avoid putting a powerful and advanced telepath in the midst of primary black mages so that he would not be ostracized

Awesome profiles btw guys, I really love how much Zenith's story is entrenched in the lore while subtly adding new dimensions to an established power!

[Ebrithil]

Quick question, should be try to start at your location in the slums or merely at the academy?

[Willard]

Sounds good guys, I'll change that if that would make more sense in the storyline. I had thought that it would be more effective to be in the Guild representing the power that Zenith is currently weakest in, in order for him to grow faster. Thanks for clearing it up!

Also Ebrithil, I think we just jump in how we can for now; I made Zenith appear in the same area as Kyo in order participate more directly with the current events, albeit it may be strange if all the characters turned up in the exact same location instantly unless worded carefully. Of course, GM's have final say.

[Savi]

Name: Aqua Daniels
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Height: 5'4
Weight: 107
http://favim.com/image/328975/she hides behind her hair, but she has a beautiful smile. On her body, she has scars everywhere. She hides them under long sleeved clothes. She wears a dirty, black, long-sleeved shirt and a dirty pair of jeans. Her 'mother' cleaned them for the first time when she was told she was going to the school.
History: She was taken away from her family when she was a baby. She was raised in a human home since then. They treated her like a slave or she was nonexistant. She ran away when she turned fifteen and she realized she was different. She has lived on her own til then. She practiced her gifts, even though she had no clue what they were for. They eventually found her and brought her back. they tortured her even more and they left scars. She suffered through it. Then, her 'mother' heard of the school and said she should go so she can be with 'other devil children.' She didn't hesitate to leave, but she would have gone anyway.
Personality: She is very shy and she is kind of a mute. She is also very self conscious. She hates attention, ecspecially from guys. When she gets angry, though, she'll show it. She is very stubborn, also. She doesn't cry when she gets hurt and is very secretive.
Theme song: Home- Avril Lavigne
Powers: Controls the elements but ecspecially fire and water. Yeah, she's a contridiction. She needed to start fires to keep warm.
Guild: Black Mage