[OOC] The Savage West: Horrors of the Frontier

[Grec]

@Forgiveness You need to fix the Hider

[Lurking Shadow]

Can I ask how you want it formatted? Or what section needs to be fixed?
@Grec

@Forgiveness

I would guess it is the fact that it is not properly in a hider. The brackets '[s]' in nickanames and [picture] should not be used in HTML as it is looking for the ending bracket which is not there. Use parenthesis instead for those two and it should fix it.

[Lurking Shadow]

@Grec

Alright, finished my submission

Xidhru

Name: Xidhru
Also known as ‘The Frozen One’ and the ‘Ice Walker’

Appearance:

Picture

Credit to Patrick McEvoy for artwork

Xidhru is a hulking humanoid entity standing roughly 12’ (3.65M) tall. He is covered in crimson fur, though his veins glow bright enough to be noticeable through the fur. His eyes glow an eerie icy-blue and his sharp teeth clearly defines him as a carnivore. He has razor sharp claws that can quickly tear through anything unfortunate enough to draw his ire… or be his meal.

Species: Eldritch Things
Species Lore: Not much is known about Eldritch Things, their low population offers little chance for knowledge of their kind. They share few similarities with each other, both in appearance and in abilities. They have a very long lifespan, many having lived long enough to see nations rise and fall. Due to their supernatural abilities, several are revered as gods and have cults dedicated to them (though few care about others, even their own worshippers).

Faction: None currently.

Personality: Brutish, Aggressive

Bio: Xidhru has existed in North America for hundreds of years, and in that time he has prowled the far North for prey to feast on. His savage nature and control of Ice and Wind means that nothing can escape while he is hunting. His favorite preys were the local tribes of humans who would on occasion unfortunately travel near him. When the corpses were found, if they were found at all, they would be found ripped apart like a starving wolf would do to deer. Over time, some of the natives would leave sacrifices in the areas Xidhru frequented. When it became clear that this would be a regular occurrence, Xidhru would not let the unnatural wind he created harm the natives for as long as the sacrifice kept coming and even gifted a portion of his powers to a select tribe who would raid other tribes for Xidhru. On occasion Xidhru even communes with some of his ‘priests’.

Recently he heard tales of an unnaturally long winter in the south. This weeping winter has gone on for far longer than it should have must be the work of another entity with abilities similar to his, the work of an entity that could prove a threat to him. What if this entity is friendlier to the humans? His worshippers might turn to this other being. Xidhru decided to investigate, intent on eliminating this potential threat before it became a problem. Maybe he could even expand his influence and make worshipers of the humans in the area.

Melee: Xidhru often uses his brute strength and sharp claws to through flesh and bone. There are few things that can withstand his attacks.

Abilities:

- Xidhru is able to create unnatural wind and Ice to slow his prey and absorb their warmth. His presence is often accompanied by an unusually biting cold wind.

- Immunity to sub-zero temperatures

- Heightened sense of vision, hearing, and smell compared to the average human. Xidhru can track someone who has as much of a mile of a head start most of the time

- Xidhru is notably resistant to physical attacks such as from a sword or bullets from a rifle though he is weak to magical attacks, even more so to fire (though he is capable of shrugging off a few blows before feeling threatened)

Other:
- Xidhru, being very aggressive, hates backing down and often does not retreat unless he feels his demise is likely. Though this rarely happens, on occasion potential prey happens to be well prepared or lucky enough to fend him off.

- While he often sees others as potential sources of food, he on occasion cooperates with others if their goals align. This usually does not last long after Xidhru has no need of them however.

[Vashonn]

Still writing char, I had to finish up, like, 3 essays back to back for school.

@Duoya

I understand, dude. I really do.

[Tera]

Interested! Still have spots left?

Will play as a raised female corpse who is extremely obsessed with her own beauty, and is willing to do anything to find beautiful bodies to replace her current rotting one. Will get a CS done after work

The Corpse

[Grec]

@Lurking Shadow Looks good but slightly less durable would be preferred, this is a dog eat dog RP after all

[Grec]

@Traps Yes, it's always open. And that pic is cool.

[Lurking Shadow]

@Grec

You want me to make him have more weakness to physical attacks? or just not be as resistant?

I don't intend him to be nigh-invulnerable, just that it takes more effort than a single lucky (or well aimed) shot to subdue him.

[Grec]

@Lurking Shadow

Yeah just a little bit more weak to physical attacks, the resistance to cold is fine.

[Lurking Shadow]

@Grec

ok, but still a bit confused on what you mean. Do you intend him to have a slight weakness to physical attacks along with magical? or instead of being largely resistant, it would be just a slight resistance?

[Grec]

Connor

Appearance

Alias: Connor
Species: Human Werewolf
Faction: Former White Wyrm's Tribe

Biography: Connor's dad was a member of the White Wyrm's tribe, he lived with his family until he was five years old. It was on that day that the settlers of the Savage West came and brokered a deal with the tribe; give up their land and relocate or be eliminated by their newfangled revolvers and rifles. Connor's family walked the Trail of Tears, but Connor's dad was taken from his family and was seen as a prime candidate for assimilation.

Connor's dad was brought to a school where he learned to speak English, learned Math and how to be a proper American Gentleman. Eventually, he even betrothed a White Woman and made their son, Connor. Connor lived with his dad and mother, but dealt with racism from the settlers who's people where locked in a deadly war with the Natives. When Connor's dad learned of the White Wyrm's small tribe being wiped out on the Trail of Tears, he flew into a rage. He went to join the Cherokee cause in their resistance against the settlers and divorced his wife, but before leaving he gave Connor a gift. He bit into his arm with sharp fangs, transferring his condition into him. He left his son to figure out his own life from there.

After Connor's mother died from the shock of her son becoming a Werewolf, Connor wanted to leave home behind and forge a new future for himself. At 22, he traveled west into Kansas to settle some land that was given to him as reparations for the elimination of his people. When going into the nearby town for supplies, however, he found that the people were running low on food and decided to use his skills as a hunter to help the people of Wichita, Kansas.

Personality: Angry, Strong, Brash
Melee Weapons: In his human and man-animal form, he uses a Knife and Tomahawk
Projectile Weapons: Bow and Arrows
Skills/Abilities: -Archery
-Tracking and Hunting
-Can speak his tribe's language and English
-In his animal form, he can speak to and befriend animals, mainly wolves
Other: -Travels through the snow with sled and wolves

[Grec]

@Lurking Shadow A slight resistance, like it would take 6-8 shots from a gun to take him down.

[Forgiveness]

Is my character the only supernatural hunter?

[Lurking Shadow]

@Grec

That the only thing? should I put it in CS after that edit?

[Grec]

@Lurking Shadow Yeah just go ahead and edit it in there, then you can post it in the character tab

@Forgiveness Pennydumb's character is a Supernatural Hunter

[Forgiveness]

It'll be interesting to see how that plays out.

[Pennydumb123]

@Forgiveness you have me

[Forgiveness]

I've got classes so I'll respond to things when I can

[Tera]

The Stitcher

Name/Alias: What her name is depends on whose identity she steals, but legend calls her "The Stitcher".

Species: Raised corpse by White Wyrm's power

Appearance

Faction: Depends on the identity she assumes. No faction right now.

Biography:
As White Wyrm's power released across the Savage West, an anonymous skeleton awoke as she found herself buried deep under snow. Terrified, she crawled instinctively out of ground, in an attempt to gasp for air. It was only then she realized the horrible truth that she was dead and no longer who she used to be... but who was she? She remembered no more. As she ran her skeleton fingers across her face, she felt despair. She screeched loudly and hatefully as she discovered how ugly she now looked, and she knew that she needed to find a new body, a beautiful one.

Her desperation for a new shell soon became a massacre, as she started capturing and skinning every single traveler she came across, in search of an attractive skin. She was never satisfied with the skins she obtained, as they were always flawed and at times ripped after her brutal ways of killing. They tended to rot quickly as well.

Sneaking into a village , she decided to murder the local alchemist and started experimenting on ways to preserve her new skins. Her skills improved exponentially over time, as she was now able to preserve skins for a month's time before they started to rot and smell. Though rumors began to spread within the small village, as cases of disappearance became too frequent. The narcissistic skeleton left the village in search for a new habitat - along with her new nickname "The Stitcher".

Personality: narcissistic, cold-blooded (literally), dissociative identity disorder (personality shifts according to the skin it occupies)

Melee/Projectile Weapons: She can wield and use simple weapons depending on the identity she stole, but just an act and nothing too skillful.

Skills/Abilities:
1. Disguise
Able to blend in the human society easily as long as she occupies a skin. She has the ability to imitate behaviors like habits and voices of her victim through the muscle memories left within the skin.

2. Human Anatomy, Preservation Techniques, Simple Potion Alchemy and Specialty in Paralyzing Poison
Due to her continuous experiments on human corpses, she has obtained a great deal of anatomical knowledge and how to preserve them. She also learnt to paralyze her targets for a specific period of time, to keep them alive long enough so that the meat is "fresh".

3. High resistance to cold
Being raised by White Wrym from within the snow, she is highly resistant to cold.

4. Immune to poison/illness/diseases (unless it's about the bones)
She can drink almost any poison and survives the day. Normal human weaknesses will not apply to her.

Weaknesses:
1. Low resistance to fire
Her occupied skin would melt to show her true self, and with a high temperature (a temperature that would kill normal human) her bones would too, thus killing her.

2. Unable to heal naturally
She could replace her skin if it is damaged, but any damage to her bones would leave a permanent mark; unless she gets help from witches or necromancers to repair them.

[Grec]

@Traps Kinda gross, but accepted