[OOC] Bludhaven Chronicles

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[dabombjk]

@lydyn sorry all my characters have sucked ass so far. here is another one that might be better. kinda trying here so please don't hate me X0

[MonsieurShade]

Looks fairly interesting, mind if I join in?

CS

Name: Jacque Marrow
Alias: Simbi
Age: 22
Race: Bokor (basically the voodoo equivalent to a witch/warlock)
Gender: Male
Appearance: - He stands at approximately 6'0" in height and weighs in at 175 pounds, beneath all of the makeup his skin is a light shade of brown.

Personality: Those who know him would best describe Jacque as a bit of a goofball. An intensely curious and slightly mischievous person, he values fun and novelty above all else, being easily side tracked at times by things that catch his fancy if someone doesn't take the time to hammer into him that a task at hand may be important. By no means does this mean that Jacque is ditzy or an airhead though; rather, he seems to lack any sense of urgency, something easily displayed via his somewhat slow and deliberate observation of things that he finds interesting. He's amiable and forthcoming, if not a tad bit crass in his speech and mannerisms at times, though he hardly ever seems to act with malicious intent. It's rare for Jacque to get angry, and rarer still for him to display his ire, though if one pays close enough attention they may just find that, in those brief moments, there's something about the guy that's slightly off.

Quirks:Jacque tends to favor scratching at a single specific spot on his head when something is vexing him, adding to this he tends to favor crouching and rocking back and forth on the balls of his feet instead of actually sitting. He's prone to getting into seemingly one sided conversations with his pet (a sumatran short tailed python he calls Juju), which he tends to shrink and carry around under his hat. The guy has a mild obsession with eating mint leaves- we're talking on the order of eating a dozen a day.

Likes: Jacque is a sucker for new things be they items or experiences. A southern boy at heart; he also greatly enjoys cooking, almost as much as he enjoys roping people into trying whatever new dish he manages to cobble together in his kitchen. Jacque's affinity with the simbi he currently houses has left him with a strong fondness for gardening (or doing anything that involves digging really) and reptiles, snakes especially.
Fears: The man has few fears, but of the few that exist, his worst is being in a high up place with no stable ground beneath him. His other fears include a fear of losing his power, a fear of clowns, and a fear of bodies of water that he cant see the bottom of, but only the fear of heights can truly shut him down.

History: Jacque's story starts a bit early on in his life. Originally just a fairly normal boy living a mundane life in the suburbs, Jacque's life could be considered virtually indistinguishable from that of most other kids around his age save for one thing: His nana. His family on his father's side was perfectly normal, things on his mother's side however were decidedly more...interesting. As it turns out, his grandmother came from a line of voodoo practitioners, something she was all too happy to talk to young Jacque about her experiences to the chagrin of his parents. With interactions between the two mostly supervised it was often just nothing more than a story here or a medicinal recipe there. However, there were a few times where the two would be left by themselves. It was during those times that the real fun began.

As it turns out, there were few members of the family that were a bit more gifted in the arts of voodoo, members such as his nana, and, as he would come to find out, himself. She would teach him lessons in the absence of his parents; small things like casting small illusions or potion making. With time however Jacque grew, as did his experience and ambition. He began branching out, making stronger potions, stretching the limits of his magical prowess by experimenting with other fields of magic such as elemental magic, and even making contact with the spirits known as the loa. Jacque's nana often cautioned him about making deals with the capricious spirits, something that he almost always took to heart, however there were still a few times where his curiosity would get the better of him.

Said curiosity nearly landed him in very hot water when, after a particularly long night filled with failed rituals and botched potion brews, the then seventeen year old decided to hear one of the spirits out. It seemed harmless enough, a relatively docile simbi that offered him knowledge and power in exchange for a vessel through which it could come and go through the spirit realm as it pleased. With simbi being snake loa, Jacque's immediate assumption was that it would simply use his pet to do as it wished. Instead, the moment he agreed to the terms, Jacque found himself acting as a host instead. His only saving grace was that the simbi in question wasn't malevolent in nature, or at the very least, was uninterested in causing havoc, and was willing to stick to the deal laid out. It took a bit of time for Jacque to truly get adjusted, but within three years time he and the loa managed to come to an agreement of sorts and coexist without issue. Fast forwarding about two years further would find Jacque in Bludhaven, where, after several failed attempts to open up a spice shop due to rampant crime in his county, he would take to sorting out crime with the help of his powers and newfound knowledge.

Powers: Jacque is capable of healing and smoke magic to some degree, and can make contact with and communicate with spirits from other planes provided he has the necessary supplies for the appropriate ritual, but his real field of expertise is geomancy. If he choses to, Jacque can allow the simbi to take control for a bit to fight his battles, bestowing onto him a noticeable increase in magical prowess. His affinity with the simbi has given him to ability to talk to serpents. Whether they decide to listen or not is another thing entirely.

Strengths:
-Extensive knowledge of magic and rituals
-Moderate knowledge of potion brewing
-Basic first aid knowledge outside of healing magic
-Fairly athletic

Weaknesses:
-Easily distracted at times
-Abysmal understanding of technological maintenance and repair (his skills there start and stop at "I can replace a light bulb")
-Absolutely shuts down if forced into a high place
-Limited to human level strength, speed, and endurance

Skills:
-Cooking
-gardening
-knitting & crocheting (don't ask)
-horticulture

Rumors:
-He can place hexes on people: Technically he could, but it's a very time consuming and difficult endeavor, not to mention an inherently evil action considering the nature of hexes, he just likes to rattle criminals a bit sometimes by taking a strand of hair and claiming he'll make a voodoo doll of them.

-He can raise the dead to do his bidding: Nope, this comes from most people not understanding the difference between necromancy and voodoo. He can zombify a person which still leaves them alive (albeit brainwashed), but that is again time consuming and difficult, not to mention evil since it's technically a form of slavery

He sold his soul for his powers: Another no. If anything his soul just has a roommate now.

[Aintitfun1997]

@MonsieurShade Nice character

[MonsieurShade]

@Aintitfun1997 Thank ye kindly.

[lydyn]

Sorry @MonsieurShade - I'm packing and getting ready for the hotel now. Staying three nights and then on a 22 hour flight to USA. So! Basically, I'll be looking at the CS tonight (for me) or tomorrow when I'm going to post. Hope you can wait! =D

[MonsieurShade]

@lydyn S'all good.

[lydyn]

@MonsieurShade - Calling him approved, but can you elaborate on what geomancy is, in this case? My only experience with it mostly in Final Fantasy Tactics. xD Also going to start working on a post. Hopefully I get it done!

[rivaan]

Hooray~

[MonsieurShade]

@lydyn Alright bare with me, things are bout to get somewhat nerdy for this first bit. The term "geomancy" is, by it's definition, a form of divination, meaning that the wielder can gain insight from the element of their choice (pyromancy, hydromancy, geomancy, aeromancy, etc.) and even read the future through said element if conditions are permissive. That's the old proper definition anyway. These days however the "-mancy" types of magic have pretty much fallen into the category of elemental manipulation, and are widely accepted as such.

In this particular case Jacque falls somewhere into second category. He can manipulate earth, moving and molding it as he wishes within a certain range (say, within ten meters of his person) provided he stays firmly planted on the ground. He can neither change the earth's chemical properties (i.e. making topsoil into obsidian or bedrock or something equally silly), nor can he extend his powers beyond that particular element's range (if he manipulates something like mud then the water present can interfere with his control and make things harder as he has no control over it). He can create and manipulate constructs such as earthen golems if he wishes to, but when you combine the fact that this would undoubtedly require more precision than simply pulling up and throwing a big ass rock at someone with the fact that he's still learning, then there's a limit to what he can make in terms of size, quantity and quality (few bird or mouse sized clay or dirt golems are easy enough, a single human sized rock golem is something he could do with time and effort, but a skyscraper sized diamond golem is an absolute impossibility). This power does not render him immune to the effects of his chosen element; he can be suffocated under a mound of dirt or concrete as easily as he can be drowned, and pelting him in the head with a fist sized rock will put him down as easily as it would anyone else. He just happens to be a bit better at doing the pelting.

tl;dr it's magical geokinesis

[PatrickDrummer]

@lydyn Is it safe now to move my CS over to the char tab?

[Krot]

Unfortunately, I can't get to posting tonight. Tomorrow's gonna be fine, though.

[The Narrator]

So stop me if you already know this one:
A winged girl, an illusionist, a ninja, a demon, a faceless man, a voodoo priest, a boy who controls light and an atlantean prince walk into a bar...

[lydyn]

@PatrickDrummer - You never get to editing or changing the CS and to be honest, it kind of slipped my mind. I've been all over the past week or so... however if you can re-post the edited CS and everything looks good, I'll go ahead and approve the character. It's totally a bad on my part, so I'll make an exception - since we already have 8 people (which was originally my max). Hope that makes sense!

[@EVERYONE] - I might be a bit to posting sadly. Maybe this weekend? Mainly because tomorrow I fly to Arizona from South Korea - a 22 hour flight. Then I'll need a bit of recovery time on the jet lag. xD Otherwise I should be in business after that. That's the plan anyways. xD

[PatrickDrummer]

@lydyn I looked back at what you mentioned and made edits based on that, so that means I took out "Enhanced" in the strength section and made it sound like more suitable. I also kept the part saying he's the smartest person you'll ever meet but before that it does say his power is "Super Intelligence" and I believe that was all, but if I missed something do let me know.

Chris Freeman

Appearance

Name: Chris Freeman
Alias: Fang
Age: 21
Race: Human
Gender: Male

Personality: Chris is kind to everyone and has been taught to be honest to his loved ones. He is friendly, funny, and always finds a way to cheer up someone if their having a bad day. Yet at the same time when he's in combat Chris takes things very seriously and will basically give his life for his teammates if needed.

Quirks: Chris likes inventing and will do it whenever he's free, and unless it's real important he tends to shut out other people and go into deep train of thought (sometimes he can be there for hours on end.)

Likes: Inventing new things, books, training, and doing the right thing.

Fears: Losing those that are close to him, failing, and carnivals (not really a fear more like it sends chills down his spine.)

History: Chirs was born in Detroit into a weird mix of parents. His dad was a well known scientist looking to make Detroit a better place, and his mother was a heavily christian women. Despite the two being almost complete opposites in terms of beliefs they actually got along really well and loved each other. And actually Chris' real name was Jesus... Long story short his father was busy so his mom got the privilege of naming him on the spot, so for basically his whole life most of his friends called him "the Jesus of Suburbia."

He was sent to a very poor school which was one gang fight away from closing for good, but it wasn't all that bad because when he wasn't in school he was in his father's lab. Chris was always intrigued by what his father did always inventing new things to better peoples lives. So when he was old enough Chris got a part time job in his father's lab assisting him and the other scientists in anyway he could.

One day though it was only him and his father in the lab, and Chris was carrying a trey of chemicals for his father. Most of them were stable so it wasn't a problem but his father had an urgent phone call so he told Chris what to do with them and left for a short period of time. His father immediately regretted what he did that day because when he came back Chris was on the floor and the chemicals were all over the table and on him.

After being rushed to the E.R. it was discovered that Chris was now because of the accident blind. His father never forgave himself for what happened and he halted everything else just to fix this. All other projects were given out to the other scientists and all his time was spent trying to give sight back to his son. It took two years but his father did it he found a way for Chris to see. It was a pair of glasses mixed some an enhancements and a neural up link to Chris' brain.

From that point on Chris grew up changed his name from Jesus to Chris, and did what he was best suited for which was being a hero. He made his own gear and took on the name Fang.

Powers:Super Intelligence - Chris is basically the smartest person you will ever meet.

Strengths: High tolerance to pain, Quick speed and agility, and a great multitask-er

Weaknesses: He doesn't care for himself and combat only if his teammates get out safely that's all that matters, and he's still human so he's sort of easy to kill.

Skills: He's really smart so he can hack, invent, take apart, etc. (you know things really smart people can do.), great at swordplay, can read braille, and has basic knowledge of cooking (he makes a mean ramen.)

Gear

Sword and Sheath - Chris carries a sword and sheath of his own design. The sword itself is a hilt that is capable of being able to replace or switch a blade when needed. This is done by the sheath which has a rotatory chamber filled with different types of blades also of his own designed. They are given a color dependent on what that type of blade does.

Mask - Chris invented a mask with his father's same technology that allows him to see, but the mask has no eye holes it instead has built in HUD only Chris can see. So while the mask has no eye holes he can still see as if there were maybe even better than that. The mask looks like this few short glowing red lines on it.

Rumors: He can take out a hundred men without taking one step.

[Krot]

For an RP that's in it's beginning phase, this one's moving at a slow pace. While I don't lack the patience to quit after 2-3 days of no response, nor am I the type of person to lose interest in a jiffy, this is an indicator that this RP won't last long. I'm not interested in participating in a roleplay that is gonna crash before a proper takeoff.

I'm leaving. Good luck to all of you in your endeavours.

[MarshiestMallow]

For an RP that's in it's beginning phase, this one's moving at a slow pace. While I don't lack the patience to quit after 2-3 days of no response, nor am I the type of person to lose interest in a jiffy, this is an indicator that this RP won't last long. I'm not interested in participating in a roleplay that is gonna crash before a proper takeoff.

I'm leaving. Good luck to all of you in your endeavours.

@Krot

Lydyn has made it perfectly clear that she has had a lot going on. Yes, while it is in the begining phase, and moving slow, that is not an indicator that this is going to crash. I am in a couple of roleplays that are slow at the moment, and have come to the conclusion that it is merely the time of year. As this generally happens about this time, given the last two years.

I, for one, am going to make sure it doesn't crash.

[Aintitfun1997]

<Snipped quote by Krot>

Lydyn has made it perfectly clear that she has had a lot going on. Yes, while it is in the begining phase, and moving slow, that is not an indicator that this is going to crash. I am in a couple of roleplays that are slow at the moment, and have come to the conclusion that it is merely the time of year. As this generally happens about this time, given the last two years.

I, for one, am going to make sure it doesn't crash.

@Caits

I second this!!

[MonsieurShade]

@Krot The GM did say that they'd be unresponsive until the weekend. As for the others not replying thus far, I was under the impression that we were simply waiting for the plot to move a bit forward before we actually began to post a bit more frequently. Stagnation kills an Rp, yes; but a cluster of replies without nothing to go off of can do it just as quick. The only difference is that the clustered RP has a tendency to be a bit messier in its departure.

[lydyn]

Just got over my jetlag, but since I just moved in with part of my family, I decided to take today off. I am however, DEFINITELY posting tomorrow. So if anyone hasn't replied yet, you might have to catch up. As for those who decided to leave... well, sorry to hear that, but unless all the players leave, this isn't dying. Even if that happens, I'll start it up again. Just a FYI. ^.^ For those of you staying - thank you for being patient! <3