[OOC] Apotheosis

[txgood2]

@Holy Grail Perhaps a gift that makes your character able to pick up and create styles of magic more easily? I hope I am not misinterpreting the system here, but if magic is a research, or field of study, then the gift would make the research easier and the application similar to how scientists invent new kinds of machines using science. Honestly, this is mostly just what my gift is, only with magic.

I hope you don't mind, but magic affinities seem to be more depending on how well the character understands the concepts rather than anything to do with the magic itself, as the magic only gives a medium to apply the understanding. I just think it would be difficult to truly make a gift for something that is already available to everybody without breaking the rules of magic.

[Holy Grail]

@Moonlit Sonata What about a power that allows her to literally "fuse" two targets together? Like a rock and a branch, or a human and a clam? Or would that be a sort of feat limited to higher-tier magics?

[Holy Grail]

@txgood2 ....My goodness, you may very well be right with that! Though i guess that in part depends on how magic is played out in the RP once we get started.

Then...perhaps the real question is, "What is a Gift that could grant her a better natural comprehension of magic"? Something that assists her in understanding it and grasping it better than the average mage, similar to or like unto the "problem solving" Gift idea you proposed before. With the current previous life history she has being that of a computer programmer sort of person who is great with code, though, the real question is how to execute such a gift given that current backstory...hmmm....*brains begins over-thinking everything*

[Holy Grail]

@Moonlit Sonata@txgood2 What about a Gift that allows her to better and more quickly grasp the workings of various things in the world around her?

Not just some "advanced learning ability" in a general sense, but something like "an enhanced intuition in regards to the workings of magic" or something like "a natural comprehension of basic magical theory" she has from the start?

Or perhaps a Gift that gives her an affinity for a certain kind of magic, like a Gift that give her some sort of spiritual affinity.

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EDIT: Instead of a general "better at magic" Gift, i do something different altogether. What about a Gift that allows her to bend and move earth and earthen substances (such as dirt, stone, metal, or sand) with her will? Something like "Earthbending" from ATLA (but without having to make physical movement), and while also obviously limited by the strength of her soul since she is just a Goblin?

[Malchivo]

Rekzild

Name: Rekzild

Gender: Male

Appearance: He is a goblin, with all the ’gorgeous’ physical qualities that such a creature would have. In other words a four foot tall, horrendous looking and sickly green critter.

Personality: Rekzild is not a social butterfly, or perhaps moth given the appearance of his race, he would rather find himself in the company of the books he has collected than with other Goblins. The chitchatter of mundane conversation bores him, though there are a couple Goblins he doesn’t mind dropping by. As mentioned he is a collector of books, and while he can currently only read those written in the Goblin tongue he does have some written by humans that he hopes to read one day. He has a rudimentary moral compass, but there are few things he won’t resort to if needed to obtain a new book. In addition he attends the major gatherings of the village for the sole purpose of writing down the oral stories told, helping him grow his collection. While protective of his books he does let the other Goblins read them, so long as they stay within his line of sight.

(Of course most of this will only apply once he has started his collection. He naturally won’t have one at the start since he will be a newborn.)

Past Life History: Ryan Kurhajetz was an average everyday librarian. There really wasn’t anything special about him. He had a wife he loved dearly, two kids that he adored and a nice little house. He was the perfect picture of a run of the mill guy. The one thing that made him “stick” out was his memory, which was excellent. It helped greatly with his job, he could return every book to its proper place without issue. He lived until the ripe old age of 67 before passing away in his sleep just a week after his wife.

Gift: Enhanced Memory- At the start Rekzild simply has an excellent memory, rarely forgetting a face or voice etc etc. One advantage of this will be allowing him to recall the oral stories if he can’t write them down fast enough. The first step of development after the initial stage will lead to an eidetic memory.

Other: Nothing of note as of now.

[Hammerman]

@Malchivo
Well, I imagine him and my goblin will work together since my goblin can read human language even if just a little.

[Malchivo]

@Hammerman Well provided he is accepted of course! But that does give a perfect reason for them to interact, once he gets a human book.

[Leotamer]

Right now I am thinking about joining. The idea of the character is a red-skinned goblin who can locate anything, some long as that anything bleeds, and he has the blood of the previously mentioned anything (In simple terms, if he has somethings blood, or he has injested something blood in the past 24 hours, he can locate it. If it split into multiple pieces, he is drawn towards the largest piece, or the largest gathering of smaller pieces.)

The only reason I didn't post a CS is that I don't yet have a personality and a background, so it would be simpler to just ask if that would would be ok.

[Rice Porridge]

@Leotamer
_{A goblin shark?}

[Moonlit Sonata]

EDIT: Instead of a general "better at magic" Gift, i do something different altogether. What about a Gift that allows her to bend and move earth and earthen substances (such as dirt, stone, metal, or sand) with her will? Something like "Earthbending" from ATLA (but without having to make physical movement), and while also obviously limited by the strength of her soul since she is just a Goblin?

@Holy Grail

That's fine.

Rekzild

Name: Rekzild

Gender: Male

Appearance: He is a goblin, with all the ’gorgeous’ physical qualities that such a creature would have. In other words a four foot tall, horrendous looking and sickly green critter.

Personality: Rekzild is not a social butterfly, or perhaps moth given the appearance of his race, he would rather find himself in the company of the books he has collected than with other Goblins. The chitchatter of mundane conversation bores him, though there are a couple Goblins he doesn’t mind dropping by. As mentioned he is a collector of books, and while he can currently only read those written in the Goblin tongue he does have some written by humans that he hopes to read one day. He has a rudimentary moral compass, but there are few things he won’t resort to if needed to obtain a new book. In addition he attends the major gatherings of the village for the sole purpose of writing down the oral stories told, helping him grow his collection. While protective of his books he does let the other Goblins read them, so long as they stay within his line of sight.

(Of course most of this will only apply once he has started his collection. He naturally won’t have one at the start since he will be a newborn.)

Past Life History: Ryan Kurhajetz was an average everyday librarian. There really wasn’t anything special about him. He had a wife he loved dearly, two kids that he adored and a nice little house. He was the perfect picture of a run of the mill guy. The one thing that made him “stick” out was his memory, which was excellent. It helped greatly with his job, he could return every book to its proper place without issue. He lived until the ripe old age of 67 before passing away in his sleep just a week after his wife.

Gift: Enhanced Memory- At the start Rekzild simply has an excellent memory, rarely forgetting a face or voice etc etc. One advantage of this will be allowing him to recall the oral stories if he can’t write them down fast enough. The first step of development after the initial stage will lead to an eidetic memory.

Other: Nothing of note as of now.

@Malchivo

Good to go.

Right now I am thinking about joining. The idea of the character is a red-skinned goblin who can locate anything, some long as that anything bleeds, and he has the blood of the previously mentioned anything (In simple terms, if he has somethings blood, or he has injested something blood in the past 24 hours, he can locate it. If it split into multiple pieces, he is drawn towards the largest piece, or the largest gathering of smaller pieces.)

The only reason I didn't post a CS is that I don't yet have a personality and a background, so it would be simpler to just ask if that would would be ok.

@Leotamer

It should be kept in mind that, at least initially, the Gift will be pretty bad. Something like what you've described is a no-go. It would probably start off as either an enhanced sense of smell or a low-level Blood Affinity, and whether he becomes full shark/bloodhound would depend on how he trains it and evolves.

[JaceBeleren]

Kreshakin-Rakultak

Name
Kreshakin-Rakultak
Gender
Male
Appearance
"A four-foot tall, green-skinned, ugly piece of work."
Well, more like three and half, and slightly paler than other goblins. Can't argue with the last one, though.
Personality
Kreshakin loves his Gift. Adores it. If he can afford to, he'll spend all of his time dozens of feet above his fellows. He also has an intense enjoyment of competition. The two traits combined lead him to challenge himself to the best of his abilities, aiming to exceed his allies and beat whatever nature can throw at him. The desire to outdo absolutely everything can be obnoxious to put up with, but for the most part it's just a lot of fun.
As you might be expecting by now, Kreshakin is an all-play, no-work kind of goblin. When not doing whatever he wants to be doing, he is lazy and not worth much in whatever goal is being worked towards. Basically, he does a complete turnaround. He dislikes responsibility, and it's very difficult to get him to do something, if he's decided he doesn't want to do it.
Past life history
Kevin Ralston was a twenty-something extreme sportsman when the world ended. His family had been incredibly rich, but unlike them he was never content with sitting around, sipping expensive wines all day. Taking advantage of the immense amount of money he had access to, he spent his time travelling the world, doing the craziest things he could image (mostly extreme sports, that kind of thing) and posting YouTube videos of them. That was the other thing he really loved: being able to communicate with a community of like-minded people. Of course, there were always jerks, and morons, but for the most part it was a lot of fun. It barely matters though, that's all over now.
Gift
An amazing climber, Kreshakin's skill lies in climbing the unclimable, and climbing the climable in record time. Of course, he takes this too far, but that's just who he is.

@Moonlit Sonata
We good here? I hyphenated the name since someone (I think it was you) said a goblin with a surname would be weird and they're probably right.

[Holy Grail]

@Moonlit Sonata Also, is there such a thing as a "Volcanic" or "Lava" affinity?

[Moonlit Sonata]

@JaceBeleren
People will probably be annoyed by him having a six syllable name but listen to your heart, I guess. Keep in mind my prior comments on the Gift, but you're good to go.

@Moonlit Sonata Also, is there such a thing as a "Volcanic" or "Lava" affinity?

@Holy Grail

That would be more akin to cross-applying earth and fire than a standalone thing, at least for the majority of beings.

[Holy Grail]

@Moonlit Sonata So maybe a Gift related to "Lava" in some sense would at the start at Goblin-level simply grant the wielder a "Minor Earth Affinity" as well as a "Minor Fire Affinity" perhaps?

[Moonlit Sonata]

@Moonlit Sonata So maybe a Gift related to "Lava" in some sense would at the start at Goblin-level simply grant the wielder a "Minor Earth Affinity" as well as a "Minor Fire Affinity" perhaps?

@Holy Grail

Sure. Obviously each affinity will be weaker than if you just decided to go for fire or earth alone.

[Holy Grail]

@Moonlit Sonata So if i went for a "fire" or "earth" affinity alone, that might fare better at the start by giving her a stronger single affinity at the beginning?

[Holy Grail]

@Moonlit Sonata Alright, with that information taken into account, here is the latest version of my OC!

Hot Gobbo 4.0

Name: Lyminia

Gender: Female

Appearance: Eh, it could be said that Lyminia has some "highly attractive" features than the average female Goblin, which is very distinct among Goblins and Goblin females. That does not mean she is attractive by the standards of any other creatures, though, so to enough other creatures she is probably still that ugly, four foot, green-skinned piece of work everyone else in the stupid tribe is.

Personality: When looking for a Goblin who works hard at what they put their mind to do and has a solid sense of determination, then Lyiminia is the goblin for you. If you are looking for someone to be the nanny or "mature adult" to help the "screw-ups" within a given group she is a part of, then do not bother trying to get her to do so unless she feels it interferes with her survival (and/or the survival of those others she places value on).
An admirer of hard work and respecter of effort, she is not much of a fan of the "idiot kids who are all play and no work". Lyminia has some interest the earth and rocks below her feet, though this just happens to be an interest she has in this incarnation. She can be reliable and a good ally, but if you go off and do a lot of stupid things that endanger everyone she might just treat you like a "cold bitch" of some sort or let you die. Harsh, but that's how she is on the outside. She has a softer side somewhere inside of her, but is not one to let it out unless around someone she really care for.

Past Life History:
In her past life, Lyminia was born the bog-standard daughter named "Lyra" to a couple of pretty average parents in an entirely mundane world. She watched a lot of dinosaur movies, became a bit of a tomboy, and grew up with the desire to become an archaeologist. But instead of getting her dream job, she got a Geology Major, picked up a hobby collecting all sorts of rocks and rare earths, and worked as an intern for a company. This eventually scaled up to her being able to do work in the field for the next several decades, which led to her gathering samples around volcanoes, and most notably dealing with many studies related to lava. This itself eventually led to her sad death after one day falling down a hill into a lava flow in Hawaii after a co-worker surprised her on purpose as part of a prank, where she was pretty much cooked alive and died very quickly. Tragic.

Gift:
Master of Molten Magma- A Gift that, depending on how she evolves and eventually uses this, would eventually allow her to manipulate magma with her will alone as well as create it from other earthen substances. Has a side effect of granting her a rather potent resistance to heat and fire, as well as naturally granting her Earth and Fire affinities by possessing this.

Obviously, though, this power is at a basic low Goblin level at the beginning. As such, it is not even at this level of allowing her to do all of these things yet. At the beginning as a Goblin, she merely gains a "Moderate Fire Affinity" as well as a "Minor Resistance to Heat and Flames" as well.

Other: She has a personal passing fancy for precious jewels, so if she gets one somehow she will probably keep it unless she is in desperate need for cash. I wonder if this would factor in if she became a dragon of some kind down the line though. *shrugs* Who knows?

[Lauder]

@Moonlit Sonata
I should hope that this will suffice.

Eek the Goblin

Name: Eek

Gender: Female

Appearance: A green-skinned, four-foot tall, ugly piece of work with dark blue eyes. That’s about it.

Personality:
Eek, as the sound of her name would imply, is naturally scared of just about anything that seems intimidating and sudden. Paranoid and cautious, this goblin likes works slowly as to startle herself or anyone around her. That being said, Eek prefers a comfortable and quiet environment free of hazards or anything that would otherwise scare her. On a more positive note, when she is bright and is a quick learner, able to grasp concepts fairly quickly despite her cautious and paranoid nature. Furthermore, she likes to create things with her hands, loving to craft and other things along those lines. She also, when nervous, plays with her fingers by intertwining them, cracking them, or other things.

Past Life History:
Elizabeth Woods, a tool and die maker, was as equally paranoid and cautious as the newborn version of her is, of course Eek only knows of the crafting part. Elizabeth died when she got into a car accident on her way from her job. It was a collision with a semi-truck that sped on a red light and she happened to be in the way, that's about it.

Gift:
Eek has a natural affinity for crafting things, working with her hands seems to be one of the best things she can do albeit currently her creations would be crude and not very durable. However, she is bound to get better in time.

Other:
N/A

[Leotamer]

Redd

Name: Redd

Gender: Male

Appearance: A red-skinned, four foot tall, ugly piece of work.

Personality: Redd is a hedonist. He has no grand ambition in life other than to appease the constant chase of new pleasures for him to enjoy. In particular, he considers himself a connoisseur of blood. He is not above partaking any particular blood if he needs to make use of his gift, however he is on a search for the most delicious blood, sometimes taking to mixing different type of blood and adding extra ingredients. He is willing to share his creations, and isn't shy about his less than normal palate.

Past Life History: Redd previous life was that of a humble, and slightly less crazy than his current form, butcher. He died at the age of 34, due to blood lose caused by a wound created by one of the machine he used to help him butcher animals.

Gift: When Redd touches blood, or has ingested the blood of a creature within 24, he is able to know the species of the source of the blood. Redd is immune to blood-born pathogens and poisons.

Other: Redd likes blood.

(Edit) My goblin, I guess I could say that I originally thought of him as a much darker character, but that didn't seem to fit the tone, though I do like this new direction I have with him

[Moonlit Sonata]

@Holy Grail@Lauder
Good to go.

@Leotamer
Limit the Gift to the species, at least for now.

Given the number of accepted characters, the IC will be up in a bit.