[OOC] Gifted Tempest

Rules & Regs

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Hello! Here's the bit where everyone has to read the boring ol' rules, but hey, at least this should help everyone be on the same page right? Like we say in the military, we're having this briefing not because we want to, but because someone at some point has been dumb enough to do it. Enjoy!

Rules

1. GM and Co-Gm are equals. If one is unavailable please feel free to go to the other. This RP is our baby that we started 8 years ago and we want everyone to enjoy it as much as we do.

2. Be respectful. It's 2018 and people are not afraid to say "Hey that offends me!". Take your time to think about how what you're going to say may affect someone.

3. Be mindful. We all have lives outside of roleplaying and that's okay! Please let either Jinx or I (or both) aware of a current situation that might hold you back from posting or that might post lock someone else.
- A quick way to get kicked is if you've completely ghosted us but are showing interest in other RP's. We get it, people
lose motivation and move on. Please let us know so we can either hold your character(s) or deal with them however we see fitting.

3.A This is another subpoint to number 3 but it’s pretty important; if neither of the GM’s are notified of an absence and it extends to 14 days or more, you will be kicked. You will be contacted 24 hours beforehand to give you a heads up.

4. No godmodding. Do not take control of other's characters without permission.
-The only time godmodding will happen will be if there's post-locking involved or if someone left. If post-locking is
involved, then minimal modding will be involved, but if someone has left then the GM or CO-GM will take over.

5. Leave the naughty stuff for pm's or fade to black. Yes this is an 18+ rp but we still don't want to read about penetrations and what not. Romance is bound to happen so please be mindful that even though we're all adults, others still come through and peep on the rp.

6. Death will happen. This is not going to be an RP where there will be a happily ever after. @Jinxer and I have a story planned out and some characters are bound to die. When this happens, we will let the appropriate parties aware, thus letting a second character that they have created come into play. Consent is key, right?

7. Have an issue with someone via IC or via Discord? Get it squared away with them or you can bring it to either GM. The last thing we want is for people to feel uncomfortable. Whatever happens IC does not directly correlate with OOC so use safe judgement before deciding to hate someone for something that happened through their characters.

8. No rape. I know, I know, but remember what I said before....If I have to mention it's because it's happened. This is a hard limit that I personally do not budge on; you will be kicked.

9. The RP will be gruesome. Blood, gore and guts will be a constant theme so be aware. I will suggest that if you're good at that maybe place a warning at the top of the post.

10. When starting a post please use this as your header, and make sure to take the . out:

[h3.][center.]Character Name - Location - Characters Involved (if any)[/center.][/h3.][hr.][hr.]

[Jinxer]

Gifted Tempest

Co-GM @wolverbells
Ten months have passed since the rumours of 'Gifted' individuals began to circle, first appearing on oft disregarded message boards in disused corners of the internet. Soon those rumours gained traction, more and more joining the ranks of this newest of conspiracy theories as those supposedly exhibiting these strange powers disappeared suddenly and without explanation. More respectable blogs and news sites picked up the story, although with a hefty degree of scepticism, while social media became abuzz with supposed genuine videos while many still put it all down to digital editing skills and the ever impressive array of photographic effects available on mobile phones.

Unusually for such a rumour, however, there was a kernel of truth to some of the tales. Gifted individuals were appearing, albeit at a slow rate and without any discernible pattern and with abilities so weak that many were theorised to be Gifted but never found out. These unusual people disappeared from public life rapidly and, only adding to the swirling miasma of conspiracy theories, several governments began programmes of mandatory genetic testing with the supposed aim of contributing data to the Human Genome Project but without of the earlier transparency.

More stories of the suddenly disappeared began to spread after the testing completed and worried individuals began to shrink away from society, hiding themselves from the pursuing forces that many now acknowledged, unofficially at least, truly existed. Those whose Gifts had manifested in ways that could not be denied even by the most alarmist of minds fled with the knowledge that those who were caught were not seen again snapping at their fleeing heels.

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Hello and welcome to the Gifted Tempest (a new spin on our frequent favourite: The House of Powers RP).

The short version is that this is a RP based on people gaining powers (science based, if you can call it that, rather than magic based) and governmental bodies looking to chase them down and research, and then exploit, these Gifts.

Characters will be adults, 25+ with established lives (families, friends, careers etc) with no anime or overly unrealistic lifestyles (contrary to popular RP character rosters, the vast majority of people aren't skilled martial artists) and mature themes will run through this RP so only those 18+ may apply. This is not smut 18+, to be clear. Just the much more respectable gore and violence themes. That being said, these characters are adults, relationships and other things happen; be realistic.

The RP will start at the stage when the mandatory genetic testing for 'health research purposes' has gotten into full swing and the rumours of Gifted individuals were largely unbelieved rumours; the initial thrust of the RP from there should be fairly clear from above.

The characters should have powers which are hitherto unknown to them and should somehow reflect their personality/life choices.

I will be updating this and a 0th post with new information as we progress so keep an eye on it. We'll also have a Discord channel to chat in.

Character sheet

Image (no anime/manga, drawn is okay as long as it displays your character realistically)
Name
Age (25 minimum)
Sex
Description (in addition to the image, include clothing preference, tattoos etc).

Power (detail a bit about it, uses you envisage and limitations. Remember it will scale up from being weak to begin with. Include how it conforms to or mirrors their personality or lifestyle).

Brief history (these are real people, adults who will have a past that will probably be relatively mundane but still important to how they act and who they are).

[wolverbells]

Hello all! I was going to make a rule along the lines of no CS no Discord access or whatever, but I then thought that was pointless. I've gone ahead and added the link here to the chat so we can keep the clutter out of the OOC and leave it for important news and updates in regards to the IC, so if you are going to join the RP feel free to jump on in!

Chit Chat

discord.gg/D52k7bN

[RumikoOhara]

Wendy

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Name: Wendy Weathers
Age: 25
Sex: Female
Physical Description:

• Height: 5’ 10”
• Weight: 155
• Hair color: Blonde
• Eye color: Blue
• Tattoo / Scars: N/A

Wendy loves to dress in nice clothing but she personally can’t afford them because she works as a low paid gym teacher and her salary isn’t anything to scream about.

She buys her clothing not because it’s the latest fashion but because jeans and T-shirts are always in and her teacher/coach garb she buys her things at the local second hand stores.

GIFT :
Peak Human Condition

PHC

The Wendy's bodily functions are pushed to the pinnacle of human conditioning; therefore, her strength, speed, stamina, senses, agility, reflexes, accuracy, longevity, durability, intelligence, healing time, flexibility and combat skills are near enhanced/superhuman.

::Peak-humans are superior to normal members of their species, as well as Olympic-level athletes. They are strong enough to punch an individual through a wooden or thin-metal door; able to break thin steel bars with their bare hands; fast enough to catch-up or outrun moving vehicles; able to exert themselves to peak capacity for hours; producing top-endurance and lung capacity; agile enough to climb the tallest of buildings, leap to high feats into the air and distant miles; reflexive enough to quickly dodge multiple gunfire, incoming attacks, and fast motions, accurate enough to achieve multiple small and further distant targets, capable of living longer than the average-person, durable enough to withstand normal and enhanced physical/projectile attacks, intelligent enough to understand complex problems better than average humans, they can heal themselves in very short-periods of time, flexible enough to coordinate their limbs perfectly and their combat skills are advanced enough to defeat large groups of enemies.

Gift Limitations :
First Limitation Wendy has a huge food bill because of how much energy her body burns when she pushes herself (Typical Lunch: 8 pieces or whole chicken, 3 servings of mashed potatoes, 2 side salads, 3 servings of green beans, 4 biscuits, and 4 large sweet teas) If Wendy doesn’t eat she can be sure to become cranky, shake and worst experience burning cramps.

Brief History : Wendy began life like everyone else a loved baby with doting parents but all that ended when Hurricane Franklin a Class 5 which nearly destroyed the entire town of Pascagoula Miss. when it stalled for nearly 10 hours over the coast.

1,400+ people lost their lives that day many due to storm surge and the rest trapped under fallen buildings but it was the Escatawpa residents that got hit with the worst. Initially the people that lived in the little neighborhood of Ashland at Moss Point suffered only a few casualties but they didn’t know they’d been exposed to powerful carcinogenic chemicals that over the next 3 years began killing people with very aggressive cancers.

First to die in her family Wendy’s dad was buried in the first wave as its called (76 people who died 3 months after the storm.) Then 2 years later Wendy’s mother passed away and she was placed in foster care and showed no signs of the Moss Point effect till her 7th birthday when at a doctor’s visit Wendy went into a coughing fit and spit up blood.

She was a victim of the Moss Point event and almost assured of dying like her parents and because of that was sent to the Cancer Institute in Atlanta Ga. to be studied and have several new treatments tried on her. Expected to die in less than a year Wendy surprised them by seeing her 8th and 9th birthdays but still being attacked by her cancers wasn’t expected to live much longer.

It was there at the institute Wendy discovered the physical rehabilitation center and asked if she could use the machines and the doctors agreed it might help keep her mind occupied so granted her permission. At first she struggled to use the machines but over time she grew better at their use and a marvelous thing happened, she went into remission.

By her 10th birthday Wendy’s hair was growing back and even her skin was smoothing out so the institute released her to the foster care of an Atlanta couple the Farmers Emma and Richard and she began to blossom in their care becoming a girl few might think had ever been so close to death. The Farmers were a great foster family who were always nice to her and provided her with all the things she needed to grow up healthy and strong.

Dr. Farmer her foster mom was an avid runner and her lifestyle infected Wendy who was soon running the Peachtree road race with her at 13. Wendy shocked her Doctors as she grew older becoming a beautiful and healthy young woman her cancer in total remission.

Life went on for her as it did other girls her age, she graduated high school, went to college where her love of physical activity saw her getting her teaching degree in Physical education
and becoming a teacher at a high school (don’t know where this will be based so left out location details) at age 23.

The same year she became a teacher Wendy decided to run a Marathon for fun and entered and took 10th overall defeating around 30 world ranked competitors; she made local headlines which her students picked up and she’s now the star of her school.

She likes that she has inspired girls at her school to take up track and she works hard to help them improve their running skills as well as endurance. This year her girls came in third in the state which is a huge improvement over the fact that since its founding 10 years ago the school has never placed in state.

@Jinxer@wolverbells

[Lord Orgasmo]

I'm a little rusty at this, but here's what I've got.

Salad-Kun

Appearance
Name: Kale Kahananui

Age:28

Sex: Yes. Has anyone else done this joke yet? Male

Description: Kale is usually seen shirtless wearing his tooth necklace given to him by his mother when he was young. Kale doesn't know where the teeth are from. He tends to wear shorts(his favorite are red) and go barefoot, but if shoes are needed he prefers sandals. His body is clear of tattoos, however he does have a few small scars scattered around his body from various surf-related injuries. He stands at around "6'2 and 220 lbs, his athletic figure fitting him well.

Power: Ocean Man: As someone attuned to the Ocean, Kale has some mastery over it, from speaking to aquatic animals, shaping or moving water, to changing the temperature, or even walking on the water.

At the moment, Kale's powers just barely work, and have a few limitations. For starters, Kale isn't even sure how to use his powers, it just... happens. Secondly, these things happen slowly, water moves like molasses, and temperatures raise or lower very slowly as well, and they cannot change state (Steam/Ice), as for the speaking with aquatic creatures, it's generally very quiet, sparse, and sounds almost like a foriegn language to him. And lastly, the area he can control is very limited, probably about a bottle's worth can be affected at a time.

History: Ke was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and has lived there all his life. If there was one thing Kale always loved, it was the beach. The endless ocean, the hot sun, and everybody loves everybody. All throughout high school, Kale was an amazing swimmer and was a valued member of the swim team.

But the swim team just wasn't for him, and he returned to the beaches and became a lifeguard. His days would be spent rescuing drowning victims and small children swept away. He learned to surf, and speak a little bit of Hawaiian.

However one day things began to change. Voices on the edge of his hearing. Water, seemed to be avoiding his feet. And water that had sitting out in the sun was still cold. But only while he was at the beach. He went to his doctor to see if there was something wrong. His doctor recommended he see a psychiatrist, as it might just be in his head. He went to see said psychiatrist, who said that the hot sun constantly beating on him might be taking a toll on his mental health. He recommended a few days off from work. Kale decided to do just that.

[wolverbells]

Nat Willow

Hider

Name
Natalie Willow

Age
27

Sex
Female

Description
Natalie is of a petite stature, standing at a whopping 5’ 1” (61 inches). Her hair is a rich chocolate brown color that contrast with her fair, sometimes pale, skin. It is fairly long, sometimes reaching all the way to the bottom of her back and is naturally straight. She has round blue/grey eyes with dark lashes that encompass them and eyebrows that, when she doesn’t keep up with them, tend to grow faster than the norm. While she is short, Nat has flattering curves that only came to her after the birth of her child, before she was a skinny mini with nothing to show really. There is nothing truly special about her in regards to tattoos or piercings, having always preferred to not delve into the wild side. The one thing she does have to show for that she isn’t a complete stick in the mud would be the hoop she has on her nose piercing that she got when she was drunk for the first time in college. There are no ink markings on her or scars except for the ones that came during giving labor to her baby. Her clothing preference is pretty simple; loose tops and workout leggings. On the rare occasion does she actual dress up for herself, leaving the nicer clothes for work since they have a business casual/professional rule.

Power

Regenerative Abilities (Healing)

In the long run, Natalie’s ability will not only be able to help her in regards to self-healing, but also heal others. As they develop at first though, there’s not a flashing sign that points to her saying she has abilities. She may fall and scrape her knee but all that happens is that by the next day she’s almost completely healed. The only time that she thought something was off was when she fractured her foot and within four days the pain went away, so she went to see her doctor before her set appointment and when the x-rays were taken, the foot had gone back to normal. Still she thought it was perhaps the doctors diagnosing her injury incorrectly. Qualities of her healing ability include:

• Cellular Healing/Healing Factor/Regeneration
• Rapid Regeneration

Limitations of the ability are that at starting stages the healing is very small and at times very slow. It takes up much of her energy which might take time to recoup as well as a bit of help from Nat, for example, drinking plenty of water and making sure that eats constantly because her ability is constantly working and of course sleeping plenty.

History
A wild ride would be one way of describing Natalie’s life. She was an only child to her first family, her father a firefighter and mother was a stay at home wife/mom. Trying to remember her first family tends to be difficult for Nat, not because of the traumatic experience, but because she was too young. At the age of two, Natalie’s father died in a fire accident when a building collapsed while a group of firemen were performing a rescue. Her mother was not the only one grieving, and had a large support group whom loved her, but the desolation took over and in the early hours of the day she decided to take her own life. How Natalie was found, she does not know. All she knows is that she was sent to live with her godmother and godfather. She lived a fairly normal life with them, learning how to live life not being the only child and having constant reminders of her parent’s deaths.

During high school Natalie was always the quiet one that read her book and ate lunch alone, until her senior year when she met Liam. They were high school sweethearts who went off to marry at a young age of 20 years old. They were born and raised in the small town of Dipping Springs, Texas where it was common to marry young and fall into a common job such as a teacher or a librarian. For the first couple of years being married, Natalie was content with her life. She would go and help out in the community library while her husband went into being a fire fighter like many young men. At the age of 25 the happy couple found out that they were going to be first time parents which brought on the question, could they afford to bring in a baby to their already financially tight home? The arguments began and seemed to never stop as Natalie insisted that she had to get a real job in order for them to be able to live comfortably, and in order for her to get a real job, moving to Austin was the only way. Needless to say the marriage ended up falling apart before the baby came when Natalie decided to pack her bags and leave town to head to the city. With little to no contact with Liam, even through out the divorce, Natalie learned her ex husband’s true colors.

Nat lived with her “sister” from the moment she left their small town, getting help where she could in regards to baby sitting while she went to her job during the day, worrying about how her following day would be.

[Jinxer]

Matthias Llywelyn

Matthias Llywelyn

26 | Male

Description
Matthias is average in most regards when it comes to his physicality. Standing at 5' 11" he is taller than most women but shorter than many men and, although he would rarely admit it to anyone, this deals him some strong feels of inadequacy. His hair, once a bright blond but now darker, is of a chestnut colour and is wavy, always brushed neatly to form a semblance of a side parting although when it grows longer it becomes better at resisting his attempts to control it. The only bright colour in his rather bland natural appearance, for his skin is pale and is stubborn at accepting a tan, shines from his eyes which are a light brown, like his hair, but they seem somehow brighter and shine from behind his glasses with ever present amusement.

His face, although still youthful, shows the marks of age with faint lines on his forehead and around his eyes although they only become noticeable when he is thinking or smiling, both of which he does a great deal of. He usually wears glasses, although he may change to contact lenses during summer or when he plans on physical activity, which are square with a thin black frame around three edges of the lens and thick arms.

Of an athletic build, Matthias is still in good shape and regular exercises through sports like badminton, cricket and swimming but he never spends time in the gym, unable to get himself to commit to a proper workout unless he is competing with someone else. He has broad shoulders but otherwise a slim frame.

Generally, Matthias choose to dress formally, a suit jacket and trousers with a smart shirt although he will not wear a tie unless the event calls for it. His clothing is not particularly expensive, on the budget end of formal and shows signs of extensive wear although never so much that it could be considered run down. Colours of choice for Matthias are generally neutral, particularly blues on the paler end of the spectrum. During the cooler months he will not be found without his scarf, a fraying and hand-knitted item gifted by his now deceased grandmother some years ago, and black wool and cashmere winter coat.

Power - Chronokinesis
An infallible sounding power, to be sure: the ability to manipulate time. Even with the necessary caveats about the dangers of messing with the natural flow of time, such an ability seems unstoppable but the way in which Matthias' Gift manifests itself is unusual.

Matthias can only amend time in a small, fixed area. To put it simply, he drops a 'speed bubble' in which time is either increased or decreased. Once anything enters the bubble its time is also changed. For example, if a bullet were to enter a 'speed bubble' that had increased time within, it would appear to be moving slowly to those within the bubble but would suddenly accelerate to normal speed once it entered the bubble although in actuality its velocity never changed.

One, unusual, use of this ability is that Matthias can 'see' past events by turning time back within the speed bubble (he cannot turn time forwards, only increase its speed). He cannot interact with the past and is like a spectator.

Limitations
-Cannot stop time
-Can only affect a small area around himself
-To begin with can only place the speed bubble in a small area around himself and not remotely
-The Gift is exhausting to use, even small changes and areas require considerable energy
-Can be extremely disorienting, especially with repeated or prolonged use resulting in Matthias moving too slowly/quickly even outside of the bubble

Brief history
A British national born to a Welsh mother and an English father whom he has never met, nor has any desire to, Matthias was raised by his mother and her parents along the west coast of Wales. Despite its remote nature, the town of Aberystwyth held both a university and the National Library of Wales at which he spent a great deal of his younger years reading. Such a regular visitor as he was, the curator soon found a kindred spirit in Matthias and allowed him privileged access to some of the older, and otherwise off-limits, material held there although always under his own strict supervision.

Encouraged by his mother, a steel worker who was made redundant after her mill was closed down and then retrained as a car mechanic, Matthias pursued a more academic path than his recent forebears. His enthusiasm and passion for history, imbued in him as it was at such a young age, carried him rapidly through university both as an undergraduate and then as a masters student both in the same town in which he grew up.

Throughout these years he developed a great affection for the sports of badminton, cricket and swimming although, as a Welshman, he also adored rugby even if he was considered too small to play it in the highly competitive leagues of Wales. His primary passion, though, was always for history and, upon finishing his master's degree, decided that he was lacking in the profession of archaeology and sought after funding for a research degree in the subject.

Surprisingly, his best offer came from the USA in the form of a generous grant and invitation from Yale. After lengthy consultation with his mother, and ageing grandparents, Matthias left to begin his degree in America. His now longtime partner, a medical biologist graduate from his same graduate year, was less pleased although just as supportive of his choice. Matthias and Rhiannon are still maintaining their relationship, despite the challenges the trans-Atlantic distance poses.

[HokumPocus]

Interested in joining 👀

[ProxyInc]

Elijah Edwards

Elijah Edwards

Description

Elijah's form possess an air rife with confidence and ease as he stands at an impressive height of six foot three. His body is finely threaded with rippling muscles, a direct result of not only his livelihood and a rigorous routine at the gym. He keeps a fine line of stubble neatly at the square of his jawline, and a small soul patch combed beneath the bottom of his lip.

His rust colored locks spark like fire beneath sunlight. With both sides shaved while a thick, wavy mane is brushed back and down his back—save for the two pieces of split bangs that bob in front of dark blue eyes.

The only jewelry he wears are the two small silver hoops in his left ear, and the thick metal circle that swings from a corded thread from his neck. The necklace a keepsake of his first success with smelting.

His height alone tends to draw eyes, and so Elijah takes care in his appearance. Making sure to press his button up shirts and dark dress pants. He has a penchant for long sleeved shirts which he folds to sit a little past his elbows. Both arms are littered with tiny white scars and burns—the price you pay when you work with metal.

Age

Twenty-nine

Sex

Male

Sexuality

Pansexual

Power

Alchemy

Alchemy is the scientific process of transmuting materials by breaking them down using natural energy and reforming them into a different shape. And thus creating something new from something entirely different. But to do so, one first must have enough materials to equal equivalent exchange. For you cannot create something more than the materials provided.

• First tier
  Upon the awakening of Elijah’s power he’ll into be able to transmute objects equivalent to the size of his hand.
• Second tier
  As he grows more proficient, the area size for his creations will span to half of his form.
• Third tier
  Now as a master of his ability Elijah will be able to transmute large masses. Creating objects a few inches larger than his own form.

Limitations and Drawbacks

Elijah's power is limited to the fact he can only create objects. He cannot bring forth false life or even give movement to objects that naturally wouldn’t move on their own. He also needs to draw the object in the air using some sort of writing apparatus—though what he uses doesn’t matter, it acts more of a conduent for his power than anything.

Depending on the mass of the object being transmuted is how much energy that is personally leeches off of him—basically if he pushes himself too far past his limit he risks causing his own death. And will need to take a full rest after transmutating large objects. Smaller ones use less energy and can be offset by simple passive resting.

History

Elijah's mother is easily his favorite person, a single woman trying to raise her only son in a harsh world. He didn’t mind not having a father on most days, but then again he didn’t know any other life. Together they were a happy duo. She nurtured his artistic side, giving him materials such as wood and clay to work with. It wasn’t until high school that the family dynamic shifted.

His mother had started seeing a man. And like most sons, Elijah was one would say cautiously optimistic. He hadn’t seen his mother show any interest in dating before, perhaps it was simply because she felt he was too young. Or maybe it was because she had been too busy bringing him up. Elijah didn’t know, nor did he really ask. Mister Harold Conway was ex military turned rent-a-cop. And naturally he had a more gruff approach to the way a young boy should be raised. Often seen belittling Elijah's love of wood working and insisting that it was, “A woman’s hobby.”

He pushed Elijah into tagging along with him to the gym and on his morning jogs. Conway making jabs at the teen's slender and scrawny frame. And over time they both began to see improvements—Elijah started to gain muscle, nothing bulky but lean muscle beneath his skin. He noticed his mother’s boyfriend egg him on less and less as they worked out together. Eventually he even stopped asking Elijah to attend the gym as the teen was already set and ready to go before the man’s first cup of coffee.

The only thing Conway continued to ridicule was Elijah’s passion. The boy would, in his spare time, soak thin sticks to make them more malleable then bend them into tiny sculptures to give to his mother—who proudly displayed them on various shelves. But Conway needled and needled him until Elijah, out of frustration, signed up for an elective called, ‘Wielding and metal working.’ He has initially signed up to throw his soon-to-be step father off his back. Something manly to offset the complaints about his ‘basket weaving’.

But it didn’t take long for the thrill of the class to take it’s hold. Manipulating metal was similar to that of manipulating wood—just more dangerous. And the final thing that cemented it was the fact Conway had finally been silenced. In fact, the man had even sprung to help nurture this new interest.

After high school, Elijah attended a third rate art school and pursued sculpture. It was there he was shown that everything he knew was wrong and had to be learned all over again, but he was better for it. He had started to sell small projects on the side for income. Then with some parental backing, opened his own business. As an adult he lived comfortable off his workings, constantly spending his off days learning new techniques and sketching out new sculptures.

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As always, let me know if I need to change anything.

[SheriffLlama]

Mercer Blaine

Name:

Mercer Blaine

Age:

26

Sex:

Male

Description:

Mercer is a tall young man. Standing at 6'3" and 185, he lacks the muscular definition to be deemed intimidating. In fact his height is the only "intimidating" thing about him. He meets the eye as a run-of-the-mill twenty-something, complete with coffee-addiction and all. His hair is always cleaned, well-kept, and styled. He maintains a trimmed stubble on his jaw, though he rarely grows his facial hair out. Style-wise, Mercer often wears muted or dark colors (black, blue, gray, maroon, etc). He only wears pants, never shorts, and usually sports a jacket of some kind, often his favorite denim and wool jacket.

Power:

Mercer has the power to teleport from one location to another. Upon activation, himself and everything within a two foot radius is pulled into dimensional tear of sorts, and is spit back out of the other end of the rift. Mercer can choose where the other side of the rift appears and which direction he is ejected. When a Mercer teleports, he leaves behind a dimensional tear that lasts for about five seconds. This means that any one can enter the rift and appear through the same exit. Another potential flaw is that the portal sends an object out of it at the same velocity at which it enter. For instance, if he fell from a high place and teleported himself away, he would shoot out at his destination at the same speed he was falling.

Mercer's abilities spawn from his deepest desire: escape. He wants to escape his circumstances and seek a better life, he desires to travel and see the world, he desires never to be trapped again.

Brief history:

Mercer Blaine was bored and raised in Los Angeles California to his mother, a restaurant manager, and his father, an aspiring film director. His family was never wealthy, as his mother made less than average pay and his father's film career never really took off. He went to school and played sports like any other kid in elementary, but his high school life changed him forever.

His father, though he was a good man, fell into an affair with a co-worker. Though his dad tried to cut the affair off and repair his family, Mercer's mom wanted a divorce. His parents split up and he and his mom moved to Nashville, Tennessee with his grandparents. Though he miss LA, Nashville suited him well. It was the center of the "hip" culture scene, littered with coffee shops, music venues, and record stores. He worked most of his life at a coffee shop downtown, but always aspired to become a music producer. He taught himself to use sound technology, programs like Logic Pro and Abelton. His unmotivated personality got in the way, however. He always found himself working on a project, quitting, getting pissed at himself, and drinking himself to sleep that night. While he isn't an alcoholic, in his lower points, he quite commonly drowns his sorrow with drink.

[Clever Hans]

John Dexter Severin

Name
John Dexter Severin

Age
47

Sex
M

Description
6' tall, 210 pounds. Dirty blond hair and beard, sharp blue eyes. Still in good physical shape, although combat and the intervening years have worn him down to a certain degree. He almost always rugged, practical, outdoor clothing.

Power
JD can generate and channel vibrations from his hands. He can use this gift to shake whatever he touches. Depending on the make-up of the object, he can reach its resonant frequency and cause it to shake apart. If he touches a living being, he can "shock" them with a high-frequency buzz (think of a giant joy buzzer). His power level would be very low to start with (like maybe being able to shatter a juice glass or a window), and get progressively stronger. (I'm also toying with the idea that his medication limits his power, so that the only way to reach his true potential is to go off his meds... not sure what you think of that notion...)

Limitations
He can't "shoot" vibrations through the air at people. The effect is not instantaneous; the larger and tougher the object, the longer it would take JD to shake it apart. The longer it takes, the more of a drain it is on him.

Brief history
JD grew up in a small farming town. He didn't care much about school, but he did enjoy athletics and hunting. Bored of his hometown, JD joined the Marines right out of high school, and wound up doing a full 20 years. He saw action in Iraq and Afghanistan. Due to problems with fighting and insubordination, JD bounced between ranks, and was a Private First Class when he retired.

JD's military pension was held up and eventually reduced due to some legal wrangling that was never adequately explained to him. Feeling betrayed by Uncle Sam and dealing with PTSD, JD bounced from town to town and job to job, until he finally found a job in the warehouse of a national wilderness supply store chain. Looking for the stability the military had once provided, JD fell in with a local "militia," and began to get steeped in anti-government dogma. He became convinced that the U.S. government was on the verge of instituting national martial law, and he plotted with fellow militia members ways to bring down government institutions and fight the imminent takeover.

JD began struggling with virulent nightmares, and eventually went to see a VA doctor. The doctor prescribed antipsychotic medication that JD was very reluctant to take, but after a particularly bad night, he started the medication routine. To his surprise, the drug reduced his nightmares and daytime episodes - at which point JD realized he was hanging around with some very dangerous people. While he hasn't "broken ranks" with the militia (he still feels that the government is up to something very sinister involving overthrowing the democracy, and the recent treatment of the Gifted hasn't brightened that outlook any), he is now aware that there are some very unstable people in the "movement," and he is considering distancing himself from their efforts. He is still very much in favor of stopping this action through violent means, but he is taken aback by the lack of concern for civilian casualties some militia members express.

[Jinxer]

@Clever Hans

Looks great, we're both happy with it.

Just one note: no one is aware of the Gifted just yet (beyond really vague rumours/conspiracy theories) so that small bit needs editing but otherwise it's all good and ready to go.

[PinkOwl]

Character is coming.

[wolverbells]

Just realized we never use this anymore