[OOC] Pieces of 8: Bones of the North

[Hellis]

*eats his waffles with strawberry jam and icecream, like civilized folks.*

[andastra]

* stares at her crappy mcdonalds* I feel very saddened by the sight of my breakfast, stupid work booking me when i was not suppose to work makes Andastra a very unhappy lady. However! i do have an earl grey tea mmm my favorite :) Hope everyone has a blessed day!

I should also add how positively enthused i am about my character. I always wanted to play a slightly crazy person, but i promise she is just as nice as she is crazy... i think... :D

[AmongHeroes]

It'll be fun to get started. I'm thinking we can get the IC going tomorrow.

[andastra]

AmongHeroes said
It'll be fun to get started. I'm thinking we can get the IC going tomorrow.

That's great news

[Igraine]

Hellis said
*eats his waffles with strawberry jam and icecream, like civilized folks.*

Oh dear, silly Scandi-folk with all their civilized ways. And all this time I thought 'scratch a Scandi-man, find a Viking just beneath.'

Heroes, how far into the future after the [hypothetical] ending of the first episode do you intend to take us? It would be most helpful for me to know, at the least.

[Hellis]

Igraine said
Oh dear, silly Scandi-folk with all their civilized ways. And all this time I thought 'scratch a Scandi-man, find a Viking just beneath.' Heroes, how far into the future after the [hypothetical] ending of the first episode do you intend to take us? It would be most helpful for me to know, at the least.

well, with my latest hair cut and my beard I might as well be considered a viking now.

[Lillian Thorne]

I know I would love some sort of understanding on how the last episode was wrapped up. Everything was in the air so if you'd be so good to get us a summary I'd love to sort of be able to work it into my understanding of Siya.

[AmongHeroes]

I was planning on doing that in the opening post of the IC if you guys would find that kind of synopsis satisfactory?

[Hellis]

All i know is that the name of this is really promising :D

[Lillian Thorne]

AmongHeroes said
I was planning on doing that in the opening post of the IC if you guys would find that kind of synopsis satisfactory?

That's fine. I just need to know it for Siya's head space upon the opening of this one.

[Unlit]

Still room to put in a CS?

[Clumsywordsmith]

It lives again! I will put my character sheet up when I get home this afternoon.

And yes, a synopsis would be great -- anything to tie events together so I know where to get started. I was planning on using the same character, if that's cool with everyone.

[Adriane]

Hey Heroes I'm pretty sure Kierkegaard's still interested and just hasn't posted his CS yet, I'll check.

[Igraine]

YES! *glomps Wordsmith with a huge grin* Please do bring Nestor the Demonspawn back! It just wouldn't have been the same without him!

And that would be fine, Heroes, I really needed to know with so much in the air with Veti as well, to get a proper time frame as mentioned *ahem* in my last PM? *grins wider still*

[AmongHeroes]

Unlit said
Still room to put in a CS?

The more the merrier! And for those who haven't yet submitted a CS, do not fret. It will take awhile for everyone to introduce their characters. We won't leave people behind

[Canoli]

I didn't realize this RP had been up before. Did it go well that time? :)

[DotCom]

Fantastic. I shall cobble together Daisy's CS posthaste. =D

[Igraine]

It really did Canoli. The only reason it ended when it did, even after regrouping when the original RPG went down, was because our beloved, cat-herding GM Heroes had a family emergency that really needed tending to urgently, the kind that requires all attention of course. RL > RP always.

And I do like your character, the giant. Very much looking forward to seeing Anselm play out.

eta: DOT! *hugs/squeezes SO TIGHTLY*

[DotCom]

Oh, Grainsicle. What would I do with out you?

Probs have zero self-esteem and/or lots of sad. =|

[Unlit]

Name: Adam

Gender: Male

Type: Golem



Appearance: 7 feet tall, skin like polished black marble or onyx, though to the touch, the substance is somewhat fleshier feeling and much warmer than stone. Sculpted to the epitome of male anatomy and proportion. Eyes are solid black. Typically wears “noir” style clothing, a dark trench coat over a rumpled suit, black fedora on head. Usually wears sun-shades to disguise his inhuman eyes, and he often has a lit cigarette or cigar in his mouth. He believes smoking humanizes him.



Age: Somewhere around 130-140 years.

Powers/traits: Doesn’t require food, oxygen, or sleep. Highly resistant (although not impervious) to magic. Freakishly strong and incredibly durable. No faster than a normal human, actually slower in some cases, but he is tireless. Regenerates damaged or severed anatomy over time. He experiences sensation, although he translates it differently than a human. Pain, for example, is more alarming to him than debilitating, and his threshold for such is high.

Humans and human-like creatures in general often puzzle him. He can be incredibly slow on the uptake at times, not understanding subtleties in speech or body language or the motivations behind certain behaviors. In certain contexts, he is naive and easy to manipulate. That is not to say he is dull-witted. He just lacks experience with human connections and often takes his time thinking upon a matter before acting.

Background: Originally sculpted by a Czech witch in the late 1800s, the golem was brought to life when the witch sacrificed her unfaithful lover in a dark ritual, wishing to create a much more faithful life-companion. In an ironic twist, the newfound existence overwhelmed the golem, and he accidentally slew the witch with his great strength as she tried to calm him.

Confused and afraid, the golem fled the witch’s home and found himself in a public park in Prague. There he sat upon a stone, and for three decades, he remained motionless, thinking, discovering himself, and silently learning from the humans that passed by.



More ironies. It was the witch’s niece who eventually found him and recognized her late aunt’s work. A witch herself, she enticed the golem to move again, and he entered service under her. She migrated to America in the early 1900s, and she kept him as a silent and motionless sentinel in her shop where she sold herbs and trinkets until she died of old age.

The state took charge of the witch’s assets, as she had no relatives on record. The golem stood in a dusty storage facility for years, alone and unmoving, mourning the old woman’s death. Eventually, the golem ended up at an state-funded auction, where a businessman with an eye for the arcane purchased him. The businessman used the golem to stalk and murder his competitors until the day the golem developed enough of a conscience to end his deathly servitude by murdering his owner.

A member of Bain & Hoyle had been dispatched to investigate these mysterious murders obviously caused by some creature with inhuman strength. When the member found the culprit and realized the nature of the golem -- rather than trying to destroy the creature, the member offered the golem a new purpose with the Company.

The golem named himself Adam and joined Bain & Hoyle. He typically serves in the capacity of protector or enforcer.