[OOC] Abandoned Hope - Concluded

[Witch Cat]

Amy is like that side character in every story who inadvertently fixes every problem but you never pay any attention to. Yah, Amy's that.

[Morose]

Will be posting an update shortly! :) Got some other RPs to post in first.

[Witch Cat]

Oh god, Daniyal is just raising up his kill streak more than any demon so far.

[hagroden]

Brecken Leroy Deacon

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Brecken Leroy Deacon

"The Druid of Sarvonia."

"Whoever said I was retired?"

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Character Summary

Name:Brecken Leroy Deacon
Aliases: Dr. Deacon, The Druid of Sarvonia, Deacon.
Age: 43
Birthday: November 5th, 1964.
Ethnicity: African American
Birth Place: "Sarvonia" An Enormous, hidden cave in Fforest Fawr, Southwest of the Black Mountain. (Wales)
Place of Residency: The top floor of Altsoba Veterinary Clinic. Near Aunt Sue's Inn.
Hometown Sarvonia
Gender: Male
Highest Level of Education: Doctor of Veterinary Medicene.
Occupation: Altsoba's only Veterinary.
Languages: English, Latin.

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Appearance

Height: 5'8, 172cm
Weight: 175lbs, 80kg
Body Type: Stocky, but not heavy.
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color and Style: Salt and Pepper, more pepper. Shaved, with a clean goatee.
Skin Tone: Ebony
Tattoos/Scars/Piercings: None, but a small scar on his left collarbone.
Personal Style: When not working, he frequently wears crew-neck sweaters and jeans, earth tones exclusively. When working, a blue button up and black slacks with a white lab coat overtop.

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Psychology

Soothing * Reserved * Understanding * Distant

Sexuality: Heterosexual
Relationship Status: Widower, single.
Personality: Deacon is a calm, peaceful man. He is very friendly, although often does not maintain small talk, but is capable of doing so without creating awkward situations. He shares very little about himself directly, and instead offers metaphoric stories to relay a point. His empathy holds no reservations, but instead of merely sharing turmoil, he often finds a way to suggest methods of dealing with them. He's not a man with enemies, and portrays himself as he is, a simple man. Through his line of work, he has learned methods of consolation, and often uses them in causal interaction. His primary motivation is to help, whether it be performing surgery on a lifelong pet, or carrying groceries that someone may be struggling with. Although he is Too subtle to be declared a philanthropist, he is commonly viewed as a loving, generous man.
Habits: Stroking his chin while in deep thought, speaking vaguely, and tapping his fingers when anxious.
Hobbies: As a cinephile, he treats himself to a movie every week, and often hosts small dinner parties because of his love to cook, although his capability helps.
Fears:

• Personal Corruption
• Being useless in tough situations.
• Depression and Suicide.

Likes:

• Movies
• Short Novels
• Cool Breezes
• Coffee
• Cooking
• Helping

Dislikes:

• Bigotry
• Suffering
• Oppression
• Discrimination
• Abuse
• Violence

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Skills

General Skills:

• Cooking Expertly
• Medicinal Application
• Consolation
• Advanced Druidic Magic
• Ability to observe Essence
• Working under extreme stress.

Combat Skills: No more than four, and be specific!

• Defensive Magic
• Advanced Magical healing
• De-escalating hostile Situations
• Extreme Pain Tolerance

Day to Day Belongings:
Whatever you carry with you and refuse to leave the house without!

• Wallet (Driver's licence, Library card, Pocket Cash $30, Picture of himself with his Wife)
• Key-Lanyard (House Key, Car Key, Register Key, Medicine Cabinet Key, Element Cabinet Key)
• Cell Phone
• Swiss army knife
• A small, black, leather-bound book that is essentially a "Druidic Encyclopedia"
• A very small jar of mountain ash (necklace)
• A very small jar of mistletoe (necklace)
• A package of bandaids

Possessions Kept at Home:
Supplies, things of note, special belongings—things beyond basics (i.e. things like butterfly collections, shot guns, bibles, computers, and so forth)

• A larger, more in-depth Druidic Encyclopedia.
• A Bestiary (Contains information on all known supernatural beings, weaknesses, strengths, and abilities)
• Dozens of Medical Books.
• A large wooden cabinet, which contains dozens of various herbs and elements that affect the supernatural.
• Multiple First Aid Kits.
• A high-end business laptop.
• All the supplies that would be expected at a veterinarian's office.

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History

Life Before The Apocalypse
Closely Prior to the apocalypse, Deacon lead a simple life in Altsoba as the Town's Veterinarian and most kind-hearted widower.
Life Leading Up To the Apocalypse // What Brings You to Altsoba
Deacon was born into an English/Latin speaking Isolated druidic equivalent of a monastery. The land, referred to by it's few inhabitants as Sarvonia, was completely hidden and inaccessible to non-druidic born humans, and was technologically similar to the celt's prior the Christian revolution. Before the Christian invasion of surrounding lands, Sarvonia was once a vastly populated region of enormous prosperity and wealth. Non-druids commonly occupied the massive caves, and often were trained in the way of druids. After Christian soldiers began slaughtering celtic pagans and druids, the Council of Sarvonia magically sealed the sole entrance, and the kingdom of Sarvonia soon became nothing but a myth, and then completely erased from the memory of humanity.

Being born a druid, Deacon was one of a few thousand humans capable of leaving and entering Sarvonia as he pleased, albeit he did not until he reached adulthood. Born of the Council, Deacon was an incredibly gifted druid from birth, but at the age of Fourteen he achieved something unheard of in druidic communities, Mastery over all six Druidic Essences. With this capability, he was able to Influence the Essences of Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Plant, and Animal. In Druidic Belief, everything in existence falls under one of the six Essences, and exists in two realms, the Corporeal, and the Spiritual, both of which coincide. Druid magic revolves around altering the Essence of something, which in turn affects it's Element (corporeal manifestation).

After he completed his training at 14, he stayed in Sarvonia until he reached the age of adulthood. After he left, he was provided with forged documentation of his existence and went to a University in Washington State to eventually receive a Doctorates degree in Veterinary Medicine. Shortly after, he moved to Altsoba Washington and began practicing his work. He moved to Altsoba due to his knowledge that it was a beacon for supernatural beings, and that someone needed to be there and protect the unsuspecting humans.

In Altsoba, he met a woman named Marie, with whom he fell in love with and eventually married. After five years of Marriage, his wife was killed in a "Freak Bear attack" while jogging through the forest one morning, an act that absolutely devastated Deacon, causing him to become deeply depressed, and eventually contemplate suicide. After a few years, he learned to ease his anguish, bringing him out of his depression. Although he now lives contently, the death of his wife changed him to a bit quieter, more somber man.

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Additional Information

Theme Song: Birdy - Keeping Your Head Up
Deviances: Druid, ability to see Essences in collaboration with their Elements.
Extra Information:

"Once, a Scorpion found a Turtle at a river, and asked him to carry him across to the other side.
The Turtle denied him, saying 'If I carry you across, You'll sting and Kill me!'
The Scorpion then said 'No I will not! If I sting you, you will die and I will drown, it would kill us both.'
Hearing this, the Turtle was convinced and began to carry the Scorpion across the river.
Half-Way across, the Scorpion stung the Turtle, and as the Turtle died from the Poison, and the Scorpion drowned, the Turtle asked the Scorpion,
'Why did you sting me? Now we will both die!'
To which the Scorpion responded,
'It is my Nature'."

I agree to follow the rules for this RP and understand that if I do not follow the rules, the GM or Co-GM may kick me out of this roleplay.

[Morose]

@hagroden Accepted :)

[Lady Absinthia]

@hagroden Yup, didn't think preacher when I saw the FC, thought this...

youtu.be/T8_hAk8D5hM

[Nallore]

I'll be posting tomorrow.

[Lady Absinthia]

@Morose Library - Where would it be and what condition would it be in at this time?

[Morose]

@Morose Library - Where would it be and what condition would it be in at this time?

@Lady Amalthea

You've got a few options for finding books in Altsoba.

1. Altsoba High -- they have a small-ish library, and the doors tend to be unlocked over the summer in order to let kids go there to work on summer homework.
2. Forgotten Relics -- it's a store, specializing in collecting rare books on various mythos. Located in the Shopping District.
3. Altsoba Public Library -- it's not marked on the map yet, but it's in the open space next to Alistair Apartments and above Maynard Cinema. The glass doors are locked, but a window nearby had been smashed. A peek inside would reveal piles upon piles of books, a bit too chaotic for what a librarian would allow. The security cameras are still functioning, if Danica wishes to go try and have a look at who went there before her.

[Lady Absinthia]

@Morose Sweet, I can work with that. I'll get a Danica post up in the next day or two.

[Morose]

@Sohtem @Pundii: Friendly reminder that you've hit day 5 on your post count ^^

[Pundii]

@Morose

Shall be posting once I get home from work! ^^

[hagroden]

@Morose
Can't a man meditate on top of water in a self-produced shrine in his attic in peace?
Is that too much to ask???

[Morose]

@hagroden Say goodbye to your luxuries....

[Witch Cat]

@Morose Yikes, and I thought Daddy Issues were the worst of Daniyal's parent-related issues, now he has to get his mother's blood stains off the new carpet.

[Morose]

I think he has a little more to do than clean up his mother's corpse....

[Witch Cat]

"John Moses' death...Fuckin' witch'll pay for this!"

Oh wow, a witch will pay. I wonder which witch it could be, seeing as there is so many right now.

[Morose]

@Witch Cat

Though you do seem to not be as stressed as you were at first about this...

[Witch Cat]

@Morose I mean, both Daniyal and Sylvia have dealt with demons, loas, spirits, magic, etc. So, what's a rando dude with a grudge?

[Morose]

@Witch Cat I'm feeling generous, so this'll be your only hint....