@The Man Emperor I see he's better than before but I feel as if he needs some more work. You still mention his telepathic abilities in his appearance section.
It kinda feels like his backstory is incomplete because 1). it cuts off at him getting his power. 2). Has no mention of him being affected by the curse or even going back to Araminta.
I also feel as if he can do a bit too much? Like he can turn completely invisible and impervious to non-magic attacks, summon chains that are harder than steel, and can sap the life out of people to heal himself? It's not super overpowered but I think he could be toned down just a little.
LIMITS ⫻ Alexander can only summon one spirit at a time, and can only do it once an hour. He can keep a ghost summoned for a short amount of time, probably for like one insightful conversation! Afterward, the ghost will go back to the other side - however, it's possible for certain spirits who don't necessarily want to come back to resist it. Alexander's immune to physical attacks while in his ghost state but other magical attacks can still damage him. He can maintain his ghost state as long as he can hold his breath.
WEAKNESSES ⫻ While in his ghost state he is susceptible to non-physical magical attacks such as fire and electricity.
26 | Morgana Bella Rose-Hill | She/Her"I just want a break from the boring. That too much to ask?"
Description:
The leader of the Wiccans and the one that made the first contact with the Triple Goddess... and Tegan's twin sister. Morgana Hill works the day-shift at a gas station and has a dry wit all the time. Very rarely will the girl raise her voice or seem upset, she seems emotionless if not for the constant sarcastic comments or being a dick. It's honestly a bit ambiguous whether or not she has some type of disorder. Morgana is a skinny Caucasian-girl with various tattoos and other symbols on her body and she's not super tall at five-six. However, the most standout feature is that she has her hair dyed bright red. Morgana leads the Wiccan rather... lax. She just wants to pursue her interest in the supernatural, have fun, and worship a Satanic figure on the side. Nothing serious.
Extra-Normal Ability: Agent - The Cerberus Ring.
Morgana is an Agent in possession of the Cerberus Ring, an Artifact given to her by the Triple Goddess as a reward for her servitude. The first ability of the Cerberus Ring is that Morgana can summon hellish looking chains that she can coat in flames and telekinetically manipulate at will. She can use them as a weapon, a mobility tool, etc. The Cerberus Ring allows Morgana to scream supernaturally loud and summon three massive Hell-Hounds. These beasts have the girth of a sedan and are strong enough to tear one apart easily. They are also capable of breathing fire at foes and can bite a man in half. There's no mental link between the two but Morgana has learned how to control the dogs by verbal commands and hand signals.
Morgana's identical twin and the two of them more or less have lived their lives being mistaken for one another - Until Morgana dyed her hair. Like her sister she's a relatively average height caucasian girl at five-six and is pretty thin. Unlike her sister, she didn't get an assload of tattoos, dye her hair, and other stuff. Tegan is pretty outgoing and talkative, and far more emotional in contrast with her sister, though she has her moments of sarcasm and dry-wit. After discovering her Abstraction and Adept heritage, Tegan was roped into the Wiccans and was a founding member of the group. However, she has little interest in being the leader of the group and mostly sticks to Morgana.
Tegan discovered her abstraction at a party relatively after Morgana came across the Cerebereus Ring and the Triple Goddess. She found out about her Pink Lux after... a hookup, and then she devised some spells like emotion & mind reading. However, the Triple Goddess has taught her a spell she calls "Glamor", in which Tegan and a few others can take the appearance of a person down to their voice. The other color of Lux that Tegan has access to is transportation Lux, and the Triple Goddess has taught her some spells. Such as opening portals to people who she cares about and telekinesis.
Kelly.Hayes
25 | Kelly Annabelle Hayes | She/Her"I'm just trying to look out for these girls and stop them from doing something they'll regret."
Description:
A Coworker of Morgana who got roped into it by her. Kelly is, more or less, the second in command of the Wiccans. Kelly brings the more emotional and "moral" (as moral as a bunch of goat sacrificers can get) aspect to the Wiccans leadership and is trying to steer them out of trouble. That's because she sees the Wiccans as the little sisters that she never had! Kelly herself is a pretty short Caucasian woman at five-three that has a gruff look about her. Probably due to a bunch of different tattoos and her buzz cut... though, she realizes that she looks like a bit of a butch. She isn't exactly skinny as she has a bit of a gut that she keeps hidden underneath her clothes.
Extra-Normal Ability:
Unknown.
Thea.Barnes
30 | Thea Andrea Barnes | She/Her"They're childish, and they got a lot of growing to do. Especially if they're waving around magic like this!"
Description:
If Kelly is the second in command, Thea is the third in command being the oldest and the wisest of the Wiccans. She's a native of Araminta and a nurse, aspiring model, and moonlights as a stripper to pay the bills. However, Thea has gotten bored with the current status quo and aimed to spice things up in her life a bit. That's where the Wiccans come in, Thea was always a bit into the occult and spirituality, but entering the Wiccans was the change she needed! With the help of the Triple Goddess' abstraction, Thea found her own and became a major part of their little cult. She's really kind and responsible and tries to keep the Wiccans from fighting each other too much. Though, Thea finds herself getting caught up in their drama from time to time. Thea is a skinny, blonde-haired woman that stands at nearly six feet tall.
Extra-Normal Ability:
Unknown.
Penelope.Rosier
20 | Penelope Morgan Rosier | She/Her"No one calls me Penelope other than my fuckin' mom."
Description:
A college student that got roped into this Wiccan stuff. Penelope Rosier is one of the most outspoken and crass members of the Araminta Wiccans, and, probably due to her piss poor social skills and maturity, is the hardest one to work with. Penelope peppers flowery curse words into pretty much every sentence and is loud, excitable, and likes to joke. Though, due to her nature, she always voices her mind and has no problem letting the world know when she doesn't like something. Despite this, Penelope displays surprising moments of wisdom and intelligence, and if she didn't swear so much her speech is oddly eloquent. After her Collective-Awakening, she desires to learn more about the magical world. She doesn't have any real interest in worshipping the Triple Goddess, but if all she has to do is burn a goat heart or two to gain information, that's fine with her.
Now, Penelope is a Half-Caucasian, Half-Mexican, gal that asserts herself as Mexican, despite looking more white than anything. Due to her sedentary lifestyle, she has a bit of extra-weight packed on... mostly a huge beer gut that she's very sensitive about so she usually wears baggier clothes than usual to hide her weight. She's probably also the shortest member of the Wiccans at four-eleven, another huge thing that she's insecure about. Penelope was also pissed off to find out that she wasn't the only weirdo that dyed their hair a bright-red color. Her best friend (secret crush) and Collective-mate is Daniel Forsythe.
Extra-Normal Ability:
Unknown.
Daniel.Forscythe
19 | Daniel Maverick Forscythe | He/Him"Things are getting crazy, and people are grouping together... that's not a good thing a lot of the time."
Description:
The sole male of the Wiccans, and the most level-headed members of them. He doesn't have any interest in the Wiccans or the Triple Goddess but he was roped into it by his college friend Penelope. Daniel assists Kelly and the others in trying to keep the Wiccans out of trouble, but when you're a bunch of degenerates that steal farm animals to sacrifice them to a weird "Goddess" that's hard. Real hard. Daniel, like Penelope, wants to learn more about magic but kinda wants to do it in a way that doesn't involve animal sacrifice or weird rituals. Daniel's pretty tall at six-two and has a slim build due to exercise, he's lanky. Not too much muscle or body-fat on him.
Extra-Normal Ability:
Unknown.
Haley.Rodgers
18 | Haley Melanie Rodgers | She/Her "I'm not hiding from nobody. If you want something from me you better come and get it."
Description:
A fresh out of high school gal that had a bit of interest in the world of the Extra-Normal after discovering first hand that magic not as imaginary as she thought. And found herself latching onto the Wiccans because she's an outcast and desires some friends and people like her. And she found it in a cult. And if you're wondering why she's an outcast? It's because she wasn't always known as Haley Rodgers, she was known as Dylan Rodgers until she came out a year ago. She wasn't very popular and anyone desperate for any type of clout picked on her. Haley works as a cashier at the local supermarket but she considers the Wiccans her true friends. Haley is a relatively tall (at five-eleven) and skinny girl that has put on a bit of weight due to HRT and went through other physical changes. She's naturally pale-skinned and she has pretty dark hair and most notably of all got her ears stretched out.
Extra-Normal Ability:
Unknown.
Samantha.Stone
24 | Samantha Kathleen Stone | She/Her"We should start giving ourselves little nicknames. Like Max would be the Pumpkin-Witch, I'd be the Space-Witch!"
Description:
Samantha was one of the veteran members of the Wiccans, in fact, the first people that Morgana and Kelly managed to get on board. She seems to be the one most "into" the idea of being a Wiccan Witch and the world of the supernatural... to a degree that perturbs even the rest of the Wiccans. Samantha doesn't care, people see her as a huge weirdo anyway. Samantha is an average-heightened girl at five-five but she's pretty overweight and chunky due to her lazy lifestyle. Most notably she dyed her hair a purple color.
Extra-Normal Ability:
Unknown.
Maxine.Carter
19 | Maxine Luz Carter | She/Her"These "Witches" are crazy as fuck. I love it."
Description:
Another college student that got roped into the Wiccans by Morgana. She's the only non-white member of the Wiccans but they accept her with open arms. Maxine joined the Wiccans out of an interest in the supernatural, and the Wiccan culture - even though she realized they're far from actual Wiccans as possible. She's mostly in it to have fun and make the most of this, mostly by subtly stirring the pot and poking fun at them when they argue. Though she tries to meditate things from time to time and is the second most level-headed in the group. Maxine is an African-American and Puerto-Rican mix and is the third tallest at five-nine and is relatively lanky. Her body doesn't have a whole lot of curves but she at least makes up for it with her massive head of hair. The right side of her head is shaved and the left side flows as she walks. Maxine realized that she's an Afrogoth more than anything, but plays along with the Wiccans.
Extra-Normal Ability:
Unknown.
Elize.Van.Der.Merwe
24 | Elize Van der Merwe | She/Her"I came to an orgy and found a bunch of friends!"
Description:
Probably the weirdest and most "out-there" of the Wiccans... because she's kind of lacking in common sense she was relatively easy to rope into the Wiccans. She's the most excited to be a badass Witch! She just thinks it's cool. Well, back in the day, Elize was known as an Ace, she got high grades in everything, was athletic, and volunteered a lot to the community. What went on behind the scenes was that Elize was pushed by her insanely overbearing parents to be the best so they can have something to brag about. Elize had little time to build bonds or gain actual social skills - or good sense - and that hurt her in the long run. Elize was sent away to the University of Araminta where she finally got some breathing room and was able to stop and be herself. A socially and emotionally stunted weirdo.
Elize's most defining traits appearance-wise is her head of wavy blonde hair and blue eyes and soft facial features... though she's missing her front two teeth. Elize is two inches above the female average and doesn't have the perfect body that she had a few years ago due to letting herself go. Elize is technically African-American because she was born in South Africa but left when she was a baby. Which she likes to hold over people's heads.
Extra-Normal Ability:
Unknown.
A group of discount-Wiccans that were assembled by Morgana Rose-Hill at the behest of their deity, the Triple Goddess. They joined due to already being Neopagans, Occultists, or were roped into the thing due to a growing interest in magic or a sense of belonging. One thing's certain, they're a cult. They've been sacrificing various animals around Araminta (especially the goats) to the Triple Goddess and conducting various other rituals. Their goal is to free the Horned God from the Vanburen family. Unfortunately, they have a habit of bickering and fighting constantly over the small stuff. They're situated in North Araminta.
_______________________________________________ Raymond Salazar Vanburen
He/Him | 33 | Hispanic American | 5’10” | 170 lbs _______________________________________________ Enduring _______________________________________________ Skills & Talents "Smile for the camera!" ___________________________________
Expert Filmmaker/Journalist/Photographer ⫻ Having been good at films and investigation alike since his high school days, Ray has been a documentary film maker for the last ten years. It's how he makes money, though now that he is stuck in Araminta… well.
Magic Knowledge /// Having read through James' library quite a bit, Ray is knowledgeable about the world of magic, though he is not a true expert.
Comforter ⫻ Are you sad? Give this guy a ring. He'll listen to your rants for the next four hours and not complain about it.
Appearance ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "I'm Chili."
Raymond is known as a thrifty man, wearing the same outfit almost everyday. He often complains that excessively bright colors make someone look like a clown, and to this end, prefers wearing a knee length trench coat, with a black or grey shirt inside, a complimentary checkered blue scarf, and leather gloves. On his hands is a cane, which he would sometimes tip with sharp rocks if threatened. His hair is a light brown, accented by a forming beard that he often forgets to shave. Tattoos and piercings are simply not his thing, preferring his skin to be unadulterated by artificial additions. At times, he would wear glasses, though he usually goes around with shades.
Psychology ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "Don't mind me. I'm watching."
MAIN GOAL ⫻ Ray seeks to fix the turning-to-stone problem, so that he could go back to his life of vlogging and travel. After that… well, guess he wants to keep it that way.
PHILOSOPHY ⫻ Ray is something of an enigma, as he keeps up a nice exterior with that bright smile and optimistic attitude. However, beneath that wry smirk is a mind that is actively seeking the best ways to neutralize a foe, whether it is through using geokinesis to stop them from using magic, or making them keep shut with blackmail. He may appear as an eccentric man with a love for tea and a friendly face, but make no mistake; threatening him, or those around him will make him go all out.
SEXUALITY ⫻ Asexual. What's with wanting to exchange fluids anyway?!
FEARS ⫻ Ray has an irrational fear of little holes. Ironically enough, he is also heavily claustrophobic. Plus, he fears that the curse of the stone will never leave the Vanburens, which means… he can't travel.
REPUTATION ⫻ Ray is generally well liked amongst the Vanburens, as he is faithful in being a regular in family reunions. While he isn't usually much of a talker, when he does speak, it would be obvious that Ray cares for everyone. Yes. Even Junior.
THOUGHTS ABOUT FATHER ⫻ He had a more or less stable relationship with James, though Ray does not think of him as the perfect overlord like many people do; he sees James as irrevocably flawed, and someone that did so many mistakes that there was no point in trying to right them all.
FLAWS ⫻ Ray often forgets about himself in his quest to make others feel better. It is like he is carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders, and won't let anyone help him with it.
Backstory ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "Same old story. Unfaithful dad. I studied hard. I have magic. Boom."
Raymond was born in Araminta, the only child of James Vanburen and Felicita Salazar, an expatriate from Cuba. James and Felicita didn’t seem to last long after that (oh wow, who would have guessed?!), and the two broke their relationship rather amicably. Ray would see his father on weekends, coming along with his mother to the Vanburen estate just to see how many other children that the haremizer had progenitated over the decades. He was just a young child back then, though, and did not understand the circumstances they were all in. He thought of them as friends and playmates at the time, and of course, they were. What he did not learn at the time, however, was that they were all half siblings of his; the products of dozens of failed marriages and affairs.
As he grew up, he would see that his father was an incredibly flawed man, and though he carried the Vanburen name, Ray didn’t tell anyone about it unless they asked, as he thought that it was extremely unfortunate to be someone from such a messed up family. Either way, he then took on journalism in college. In the end, he finished with decent marks; though Ray did not have flying honors, he was still quite good at both. He went around the world, filming documentaries and expanding his rock collection.
He would awaken his abstraction during that fateful day, when an explosion of unknown origin occurred in the place where he was staying in. Ray had been filming there with a team when the quake struck, destroying the building they were in and burying him and some others under debris.
There he was, trapped under rocks and metal, dealing with a diminishing air supply. He prayed and cried, as if there was one feeling that all humans shared, it was the fear of death before achieving something great. Hours passed, and he felt his air tightening as the oxygen in the little enclosed space he was in was running out.
And then it happened. A tattoo of golden light appeared on his wrist, and the power of instinct awoke within him. With a simple gesture, Ray threw off all the debris that was keeping him and his friends trapped. They had passed out, but he had not. This was not a coincidence.
Ray would keep his abilities a secret as he went back to Araminta, keeping a more or less regular job for his education. At least, until his siblings went back to the city, saying that they're turning to stone...
Abstraction ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "This rocks..."
TYPE ⫻ Awakened
ABSTRACTION ⫻ Terrakinesis; an ability that he gained after getting trapped under debris after an explosion. The Awakened tattoo appears as a globe on his wrist.
ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Ray has the ability to control and shape any earth derived materials around himself. Thus, metal, stone, earth, and mud are fair game. He is able to control them as long as he could see it, and could wield up to 500 kilograms of materiel at a single given time. Wielding his powers also requires hand gestures and lower body movements. In combat, he will always have shoes and gloves made from earthen materials, which allow him to rapidly slide on the ground, crawl on inert surfaces like a lizard, and make improvised cuffs with his gloves. (In other words, basically an Earthbender)
AURA SENSING ⫻ Ray is capable of seeing the auras of people that are currently stepping on earth based materials within ten meters.
LIMITS ⫻ Emotional-Fields interfere with the ability to a degree, and he has a hard time using his ability on the Extra-Normal. He can hit them with a rock just fine, but can't seem to bind them in stone regardless of how hard he tries. The ability has a range of around ten meters, and he has a weight limit of around 500kg. The act of lifting up stone and moving it is incredibly taxing, so he finds it draining when he uses his ability.
WEAKNESSES ⫻ When Ray uses his abstraction, he finds himself weighed down and this really hurts him in confrontations against faster foes. The act of bending earth also causes nasty cracks to form on his skin, and they could get easily infected if they aren't treated.
I'm still confused on how ambiguous time works. Wouldn't having it set in 2015 defeat the purpose?
It's twenty-fifteen but with aspects of the previous and current year... think of it more of just a meaningless number.
@The Man Emperor There's one big issue that comes to mind with this sheet: Magic returned merely a year ago so, unless he was in a different universe, he couldn't have awakened. I'm kinda tired atm so I'll run over your sheet in the morning.
@The Man Emperor Hmmmm, he seems okay but I have a problem or two. Mostly with the part about him being trained by an Adept, I feel as if that part is tacked on so he can have some supernatural knowledge. Maaaaybe it would be better if he just read James library? idk not a whole lot of players are utilizing that so it could be a change of pace.
Also could you lower how much he can lift? I'm tryna go for useful but not spectacularly strong abilities.
@The Man Emperor Hmmmm, he seems okay but I have a problem or two. Mostly with the part about him being trained by an Adept, I feel as if that part is tacked on so he can have some supernatural knowledge. Maaaaybe it would be better if he just read James library? idk not a whole lot of players are utilizing that so it could be a change of pace.
Also could you lower how much he can lift? I'm tryna go for useful but not spectacularly strong abilities.
LIMITS ⫻ Emotional-Fields interfere with the ability to a degree, and he has a hard time using his ability on the Extra-Normal. He can hit them with a rock just fine, but can't seem to bind them in stone regardless of how hard he tries. The ability has a range of around ten meters, and he has a weight limit of around 500kg. The act of lifting up stone and moving it is incredibly taxing, so he finds it draining when he uses his ability.
WEAKNESSES ⫻ When Ray uses his abstraction, he finds himself weighed down and this really hurts him in confrontations against faster foes. The act of bending earth also causes nasty cracks to form on his skin, and they could get easily infected if they aren't treated.
Will the character's secrets be relevant to the plot at some point?
Ideally yes.
But, given how these RPs go, I'm not going to make any promises. Some secrets already, I can feel, are gonna be more important than the others but I'm gonna try to work in the other ones.
But, given how these RPs go, I'm not going to make any promises. Some secrets already, I can feel, are gonna be more important than the others but I'm gonna try to work in the other ones.
I still can't believe that Sabrina was secretly a Parrothead this whole time.
@silvermist1116@The Man Emperor Now I hate to be pedantic here, but I just backread and I really don't want this to get confusing like it most likely will.
The kid ran off, to leave his brothers and sisters to deal with the fire wall by themselves. He didn't have a place in mind, his legs just carried him further into the manor, into the other room where the Asian kid and most of his other siblings were- cleaving away at some vines and plants with their powers.
Far as I can tell, Junior isn't in the main dining room anymore.
@The Ghost Note@Carbonatter Now I'm confused, because isn't mostly everyone still in or around the dining room? That's where the fight took place. If he's with everyone else, then he should be in the area. What other room is the vine wall in?
