Character #2 still under construction
Their True Name
Katrina
Their Stage Name
The Silver Butterfly
Their Appearance
Heigh: 5’ 3”
Weight: 126 lbs
Eyes:blue
Hair: curly dirty blonde hair worn shoulder length.
Katrina has a gymnast’s build, and could easily be mistaken for one.
The Date they Joined the Circus
April 2018
The Act they perform when not on the combat team
Aerialist in hoop, stationary trapeze bar, and silks
Katrina's contract gave her spider powers as follows:
Enhanced Strength, Durability, and is extremely agile; Immunity to poison; regeneration;
Create a general anesthetic or a neurotoxin for deployment via fangs, can also “spit” a much weaker version of her neurotoxin to cause temporary blindness in a victim; Create “spider-silk” and project it from hands and feet; Ability to climb shear surfaces and ceilings; Ability to detect vibrations from sources unto 30 meters away. Katrina’s ability is limited to a warning sense. She is not yet skilled enough to pinpoint where the source is.
Why they Joined the Circus. - Katrina joined the circus for the most basic and selfish of reasons. She wanted to escape her strict parents and live out her dream of becoming a circus performer. The Ringmaster was impressed with not only her audition, but also her zeal in wanting to join. But he also took advantage of Katrina's naïveté. Katrina was told her she would obtain spider powers upon signing her contract with the stipulation she fight demons. Katrina was thrilled by the prospect of becoming superhuman, and while not thrilled, accepted the role of warrior. She signed the contract before the Ringmaster could tell her about the other condition. She was shocked when the Ringmaster told her she would would be required to drink warm, mammalian blood to retain her powers. Katrina was shocked at this condition and remained in denial over becoming a vampire for several weeks. But it was too late to go back, as her hunger took over and she made her first kill. Katrina generally finds the prospect of drinking human blood revolting, but if she can't find another mammal, she will feed on people.
Their Biography - Katrina was born Natalia Smirnova and grew up in Minsk, Belarus as part of a wealthy, privileged family. She went to a private school, learned English and generally had a comfortable life. Her father was a senior member of Belarus’ committee for state security, AKA KGB, whose job was to keep President Lukachenko in power.
Natalia wanted to be a professional acrobat someday, and found several instructors to teach her. Of course acrobatics came naturally to Natalia (her teachers marveled at her raw ability), but what she wanted was refinement, to turn her moves into art. What started as just a distraction grew into a full-blown obsession by the time she was a teen. Natalia never told her parents what her goal was, cloaking it as “just a hobby” And they continued to give Natalia their assent as long as she was doing well in school.
That was, until discussions began about university. Natalia’s parents were wealthy enough that they could send her to a foreign school, and were making plans to send her to England when Natalia announced that she didn’t want to go to university. Instead she wanted to begin a professional career as an acrobat.
The argument that followed was epic, but the gist was this: her parents thought she would not be able to support herself, and was right on the borderline of acceptable behavior. Eventually the discussion was ended with a firm ban on becoming an acrobat by Natalia’s parents.
Of course, Natalia planned to defy her parents wishes. But instead of storming out of the house, she waited. Her father was powerful enough to turn the borders of Belarus into the walls of a huge prison for her. Instead, Natalia acted like the good girl her parents expected her to be. She agreed to go to university and not be an acrobat. She waited until she went to America as a reward for her hard work at school. And then one day she didn’t go back to her hotel. A few days later she found the circus and signed on using her new name, Katrina.
Their Connections - On the surface, Katrina is a carefree young woman with a bubbly personality, who just wants to have fun. In the short time she has been in the circus, she has already made friends with most of the performers. However, the one relationship Katrina prizes the one she established with with Dana.
When Katrina first saw Dana’s performance, she was mesmerized by the way she handled the big cats during her act. In time, however, Katrina saw what a sad life Dana lead, trying protect and comfort the tigers she performed with, and then going out and getting blasted as a way to release the depression. Katrina loved to party, but that was just too much. Dana was slowly destroying herself over those cats. Protecting those creatures was a noble mission, Katrina knew, but not at the expense of destroying oneself. Interest turned to empathy, and a desire to help.
A few months passed before, out of pure curiosity, Katrina decided to follow Dana during one of her binges. Of course, Dana knew all the time that Katrina was following her, she was a were-cat after all, and called out to her shadow and asked to join her. Dana had met Katrina a few times in passing. But bubbly and chatty aerialist annoyed Dana, and beyond a few words here and there really didn't speak to her. What
Their Audition - Here, I want you to describe your character's act from the perspective of one of the visitors of the Circus. It should evoke a sense of wonder, of joy, of excitement, or some other emotion. Have fun with this. I expect it to have a beginning, middle, and end. No novels are needed, but this will be the main deciding factor in accepting or rejecting the CS.
Katrina
Their Stage Name
The Silver Butterfly
Their Appearance
Heigh: 5’ 3”
Weight: 126 lbs
Eyes:blue
Hair: curly dirty blonde hair worn shoulder length.
Katrina has a gymnast’s build, and could easily be mistaken for one.
The Date they Joined the Circus
April 2018
The Act they perform when not on the combat team
Aerialist in hoop, stationary trapeze bar, and silks
Katrina's contract gave her spider powers as follows:
Enhanced Strength, Durability, and is extremely agile; Immunity to poison; regeneration;
Create a general anesthetic or a neurotoxin for deployment via fangs, can also “spit” a much weaker version of her neurotoxin to cause temporary blindness in a victim; Create “spider-silk” and project it from hands and feet; Ability to climb shear surfaces and ceilings; Ability to detect vibrations from sources unto 30 meters away. Katrina’s ability is limited to a warning sense. She is not yet skilled enough to pinpoint where the source is.
Why they Joined the Circus. - Katrina joined the circus for the most basic and selfish of reasons. She wanted to escape her strict parents and live out her dream of becoming a circus performer. The Ringmaster was impressed with not only her audition, but also her zeal in wanting to join. But he also took advantage of Katrina's naïveté. Katrina was told her she would obtain spider powers upon signing her contract with the stipulation she fight demons. Katrina was thrilled by the prospect of becoming superhuman, and while not thrilled, accepted the role of warrior. She signed the contract before the Ringmaster could tell her about the other condition. She was shocked when the Ringmaster told her she would would be required to drink warm, mammalian blood to retain her powers. Katrina was shocked at this condition and remained in denial over becoming a vampire for several weeks. But it was too late to go back, as her hunger took over and she made her first kill. Katrina generally finds the prospect of drinking human blood revolting, but if she can't find another mammal, she will feed on people.
Their Biography - Katrina was born Natalia Smirnova and grew up in Minsk, Belarus as part of a wealthy, privileged family. She went to a private school, learned English and generally had a comfortable life. Her father was a senior member of Belarus’ committee for state security, AKA KGB, whose job was to keep President Lukachenko in power.
Natalia wanted to be a professional acrobat someday, and found several instructors to teach her. Of course acrobatics came naturally to Natalia (her teachers marveled at her raw ability), but what she wanted was refinement, to turn her moves into art. What started as just a distraction grew into a full-blown obsession by the time she was a teen. Natalia never told her parents what her goal was, cloaking it as “just a hobby” And they continued to give Natalia their assent as long as she was doing well in school.
That was, until discussions began about university. Natalia’s parents were wealthy enough that they could send her to a foreign school, and were making plans to send her to England when Natalia announced that she didn’t want to go to university. Instead she wanted to begin a professional career as an acrobat.
The argument that followed was epic, but the gist was this: her parents thought she would not be able to support herself, and was right on the borderline of acceptable behavior. Eventually the discussion was ended with a firm ban on becoming an acrobat by Natalia’s parents.
Of course, Natalia planned to defy her parents wishes. But instead of storming out of the house, she waited. Her father was powerful enough to turn the borders of Belarus into the walls of a huge prison for her. Instead, Natalia acted like the good girl her parents expected her to be. She agreed to go to university and not be an acrobat. She waited until she went to America as a reward for her hard work at school. And then one day she didn’t go back to her hotel. A few days later she found the circus and signed on using her new name, Katrina.
Their Connections - On the surface, Katrina is a carefree young woman with a bubbly personality, who just wants to have fun. In the short time she has been in the circus, she has already made friends with most of the performers. However, the one relationship Katrina prizes the one she established with with Dana.
When Katrina first saw Dana’s performance, she was mesmerized by the way she handled the big cats during her act. In time, however, Katrina saw what a sad life Dana lead, trying protect and comfort the tigers she performed with, and then going out and getting blasted as a way to release the depression. Katrina loved to party, but that was just too much. Dana was slowly destroying herself over those cats. Protecting those creatures was a noble mission, Katrina knew, but not at the expense of destroying oneself. Interest turned to empathy, and a desire to help.
A few months passed before, out of pure curiosity, Katrina decided to follow Dana during one of her binges. Of course, Dana knew all the time that Katrina was following her, she was a were-cat after all, and called out to her shadow and asked to join her. Dana had met Katrina a few times in passing. But bubbly and chatty aerialist annoyed Dana, and beyond a few words here and there really didn't speak to her. What
Their Audition - Here, I want you to describe your character's act from the perspective of one of the visitors of the Circus. It should evoke a sense of wonder, of joy, of excitement, or some other emotion. Have fun with this. I expect it to have a beginning, middle, and end. No novels are needed, but this will be the main deciding factor in accepting or rejecting the CS.
