October Crypt
Character Summary
Name: October Morning Crypt
Aliases: Toby
Age: 17
Birthday: October 1st, 1998
Species: Human (Homo Superior)
Birth Place: Portsmouth, New Hampshire
House: Absinthe
Gender: Female
Languages: English, Gibberish
Appearance
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 100 pounds
Build: Skinny
Eyes: Light blue
Hair: White gold
Skin Tone: Pale
Tattoos/Scars/Piercings: None
Personal Style: October is very simplistic in her style. She keeps her hair shoulder length and softly curled, partnered with the same blue dress. Sometimes, she'll add a little flower in her hair, if she's feeling it. Her shoes, however, are her pride and joy. Deceptively appearing to be heavy, they're a staple for every outfit.
Psychology
Curious * Stubborn * Confident * Quick Tempered * Kind * Secretive
Sexuality: Pansexual
Relationship Status: Single
Personality: October has always been a fiercely independent person, making her own decisions and sticking to them. If she makes her mind up, there's no point in arguing with her. She's one of the most stubborn people to walk the planet. Just a few minutes with October and her mental strength becomes pronounced. Of course, this can also cause her to have a bit of a fiery temper--cross her, criticize her, doubt her, and she won't appreciate it, to say the least.
October is also quite inquisitive, poking deeper at things that appear odd to her. Those things tend to have a bit of an weirdness to them, rather than being morbid, as is the case with most Crypts. She is used to keeping to herself and tends to keep these discoveries private, unless with someone she truly trusts.
Habits: Tugging on her hair, playing with small balls of fire
Hobbies: Reading, exploring
Fears:
- Losing her abilities
- A dull demise
- Butterflies
Likes:
- Spiders
- Cemeteries
- Paranormal Reality Television (The normals, they're so silly sometimes...)
- Fireworks
- Running barefoot
- Indie Rock Music
Dislikes:
- Normals
- Messy rooms
- Cotton Candy
- Summer
- Politicians
- Journalists
Cards On The Table
General World Skills:
- Knowledge of the Supernatural
- Perception
- Dancing
- Singing
- Navigation
- Riddles
- Arson
- Crypt Family History
Combat Skills:
- Pyrokinesis - User can create, shape and manipulate fire, the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products, flame being the visible portion of the fire. Depending on the substances alight, and any impurities outside, the color of the flame and the fire's intensity will be different.
- Throwing Knives
- Running
- Pressure Points
- Stealth
Capabilities and Techniques Based on Power:
- Pyrogenesis - The user is able to generate and project fire.
- Fire Augmentation - The user has the power to increase the amounts of fire or powers related to fire.
- Fire Projection - The user can release/use fire to attacks of various shapes and/or intensities, either projected, used as a part of melee attacks, etc.
- Fire Immunity - User is immune to fire/heat, being completely invulnerable to direct and indirect effects.
- Burning - The user can burn almost anything, they can heat up parts of objects or the bodies, and the whole object itself leaving only a pile of ashes.
What Is On Your Person:
- Clothing - Light blue dress, thick black heeled boots
- Purse/Wallet - 20 American dollars, 30 coins from various and random countries, talisman, family photograph
- Two throwing knives
- Compass
- Keys
Residence:
- Photo Album - Edges of photos intentionally burned for the aesthetic
- iPod Shuffle
- Earbuds
- Book of Riddles and Random Nonsense
- Book Collection
- Spare Clothing
- Pet Spider named Nobody
- Gasoline
History
Why You Were Invited to the Institute: The Crypt family has always been an odd one, though usual, the oddness comes from their interests. Every now and then, a family member has truly peculiar abilities, rather than just an interest in the macabre. October was born with the ability to control and create fire. At the age of five, her ability manifested itself, and burned her house to the ground. Her parents perished in the fire, but their spirits remained in the ruins of the dwelling. The story made the papers, and from her surname, she was a shoe in for the Institute.
Life Before Attending the Institute: October's mother was a Crypt, while her father was a mortician. The pair of them had only one child, and lived in a formerly abandoned home in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. They never realized that their daughter had been born with a gift, with the flames consuming the family home when she was barely five years old, and only October making it out alive. It was at that point that the state sent her to live with her father's family, the Smiths.
She hadn't yet learned how to control her ability, and the family scolded her, thinking that she was simply an arsonist, setting the fires intentionally. They weren't kind to October either due to her surname--they were traditional, and they still viewed her mother as a seductive liberal, tearing their son away. They eventually became convinced that the devil lived within the child and sent for a priest, attempting to exorcise her. Instead, the seven year old girl's arms went ablaze, sending the priest and her grandparents running in fear.
From that point on, October bounced from foster home to foster home, with the state unable (or perhaps unwilling) to find a Crypt family member to take her in. Wherever she went, more fires occurred, and she became associated with a curse. No one wanted to take her in, and October ran away so often that it worked out for everyone. Eventually, the state turned a blind eye to her. She then moved from place to place, working sometimes in circus sideshows as a fire eater, and staying with various Crypt family members for never more than a few months.
By the age of fifteen, October had learned how to control her powers, able to manipulate the fire freely and create it as she wished. She lived with her mother's brother, Silvester, at that point. He legally adopted her, which was a relief to the state, as it allowed them to ignore her in good conscience. However, her spirit has always been accustomed to traveling and moving about, so when she was invited to attend the Institute, she couldn't help but be curious.
Extras
Character Quote: "I do not play with flames--they are a part of me."
Deviances: Pyrokinesis
Theme Song: Arsonist's Lullabye - Hozier
Anything Else: October is the direct descendent of James Crypt.
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