[OOC] The Spirits Within

[Mirandae]

[Adorabadass]

Expect a CS some time in the next few days.

[Dioxide]

-reads the word betwixt

INTERESTED :D

I'l think of something soon :D

[Rockette]

Giving a courtesy hello!
I'll have a character conceived and written within forty-eight hours.
c:

[Mirandae]

Fantastic, welcome. I also love the word 'betwixt,' and other archaic and Shakespearean words! Nice pun there (forty-eight hours), Rockette!

[Ozerath]

I'm really interested in this, I love the premise. Also, I really liked Spirits Within, even if the rest of the world agrees it was...not great.

I'll start piecing together a CS. One quick question, do you mind if we use pictures of real people for the appearance section?

[Blackwell]

Name: Katherine "Kat" Hardy
Birthday: 6th of December
Height: 1.73m

Appearance:

Kat

Kat keeps her clothing simple when out of uniform. She prefers jeans, usually a darker shade, with a simple blouse and flats. She has a thing for bracelets though, and is often wearing quite a few. Her hair is usually pulled up, either in a bun or a ponytail. She has a tattoo of a crescent moon on nape of her neck.

Personality: Honesty is the policy with Kat. She is completely, unforgivingly honest, especially with her friends, and expects others to act the same. She values the truth over most other things. Her honesty sometimes falls into insensitive territory but she doesn't see this as an issue. She thinks the truth is more important than preserving the feelings of others. Many see this as an excuse to be rude though. Kat is a very direct and straightforward girl, she doesn't play games and lets her opinions be known. Due to her honesty, Kat is sometimes described as insensitive and judgmental.

Kat is a very in the now type of person. She lives for the present and has trouble realizing the effects her actions may have in the future. She doesn't worry about the future and doesn't dwell on the past as she views them as unknowable and unchangeable, respectively.

Kat is also very loyal. To her cause and her friends, she is unwavering in her devotion.

Biography: Like just about everyone else who met him, Kat quickly came to love Sam after meeting him. It was strange how easy it was to follow him, how easy it was to trust him. Charisma with ease, a natural born leader, Sam brought everyone together in a way that seemed almost unreal. They were just kids, and yet he seemed to know exactly what he was doing. Kat had no doubt he'd be doing great things right now, had he lived. He'd be a general or a political leader or some other esteemed position where he'd inspire those around him. Even in these dark times, just thinking about Sam filled Kat with a warmth that was nearly unmatched. Occasionally she wondered how much of Sam was just an idea. How much of what she remembered was true, and how much was imagined over the years? She guessed it was easier to deify him in her mind, considering he was no longer around to disappoint. It didn't matter much though, the idea of Sam was a good thing, real or not.

Kat had a relatively normal youth. She went to school, played with her friends, and read a lot. Nothing of particular import happened until Sam. His death hit her hard, young as she was, and left her in a dark place for awhile. Everything seemed dampened after he was gone. Colors a little less vivid, the summer breeze a little less gentle, books a little less interesting. Eventually she got out of her mood, as she finally accepted he was gone she found her peace. She didn't know if Sam was in a better place or not, but there was nothing she could do about that. She hadn't been there when he passed, and one thing that still gets her is that she was unable to even say goodbye. She couldn't even remember the last thing she said to him. After her acceptance, Kat found a new appreciation for the present. She dwelled no longer, and didn't worry about the future. She'd let the world, and her friends, take her where they might.

Not soon after, her parents go divorced. This wasn't that big of a deal, as it was a peaceful parting. Sure, she wished her parents stayed together, but if it wasn't working she understood there was little point to drag it on. She was grateful they had waited until she was a little older though.

Her father moved away after the split, and she only saw him a couple times a month. He had a demanding government job, and was quite busy. Her relationship with him diminished as a result. Her mother was in the same position, but at least she still lived with Kat. Her job had been getting more and more demanding as the war raged on, and eventually she was told she'd been transferred to another city. With a bit of arguing, Kat convinced her mother to allow her to stay in her hometown, to be with her friends. She had decided to stay in the dorms of the Military Academy. Kat was one of the first to sign up. She had been aching to do something of meaning, and took her and her friend's affinity with the spirits as a sign that this was what they were supposed to do. In the back of her mind, she knew she was so eager to join and fight as a way of honoring Sam's memory

Weapon: Sword and Combat Knife

Limit Break: Snow Globe: Kat creates a large sphere of incredibly dense ice in an area of her choosing. If she is on flat ground, it will appear as a half sphere. This creates a near impenetrable barrier. She can use this power defensively, to block her and others off from their enemies, or can use it offensively to seal enemies away. This sphere doesn't require much existing water to form.

Spirits:

Water: Torrent: Kat is able to control the movements of water existing in her environment. She is able to use this water for various reasons. The spirit is very versatile but requires existing water which can be hard to find at times.

Water: Drown: Using the water present in a living creature, Kat attempts to drown an enemy from the inside. This spirit is a very powerful one, but it is held back by requiring Kat to stand still and concentrate on a single enemy for an extended period of time. This can leave her vulnerable.

Ice: Cold Touch: This spirit causes anything Kat touches with her skin to freeze when it is active. The temperature decrease is minimal on first contact, but it rapidly accelerates over prolonged periods.

Ice: Flash Freeze: Using water available in the environment, Kat is able to rapidly freeze it. She most often uses this spirit to create ice spears to impale an enemy or an ice field to hinder movement.

[Mirandae]

Hello, welcome! I loved the Spirits Within as well.

Answer: No, you can use 'real' or 'live-action' pictures if you want. I'll clear this up in the character sheet template.

[Tenish the Mighty]

Bit of a work in progress, I wanted to get something up, but I plan on editing it a bit when I see some of the other characters to develop more of a dynamic and sense of relationship between them. As well as actually finishing the rest, of course. Should probably catch some z's first, though, and then get some sleep, character conception and the capture of abstract alpha-numerics is tiring.

Name: Remiel "Remi" Morgenstern
Birthday: 31st of March
Height: 181cm

Appearance: Here's a photo taken with a semiotic-quartz lens, as you can see, his spirits are somewhat clingy.

Remi tends to dress professionally, even in purely social settings, with a preference for business casual attire in subdued, earthy tones. He has a fondness for vertical lines that accentuate his already lean frame, and when he's feeling particularly expressive, a tastefully accented tie.

Personality: Much like the appearance he keeps, Remi conducts himself with a measure of poise and decorum at very nearly every moment. Even when among intimate friends he carefully chooses each word and action he takes. While far from cold, he does maintain a certain level of distance, even from those closest to him. His WARG profile suggests that these characteristics would make him an excellent operations coordinator, but not a particularly good field leader.

While it is not particularly difficult to connect with Remi, or get him to loosen up, what makes his behavior troubling is how markedly different it is than when he was younger. Once a particularly energetic and rambunctious child, while he had little of Samuel's charisma, if anything Remi was even more creative and outgoing. The shift in Remiel's behavior after his friends death was gradual, but it is hard not to sense the jarring difference between the Remiel that is and the Remi that was.

Biography: Remiel's life leading up to the calamity was not one of particular import. It was the carefree, everyday, ordinary sort of life of all children living in relative peace and comfort. His parents were loving; ordinary. He always had a roof over his head and a meal in his belly; ordinary. He had his friends. Ordinary. He met his lifelong compatriots one day exploring an abandoned construction site near his home. There were other kids there, playing where they weren't supposed to, relishing the thrill of breaking the rules, ordinary childhood antics. The accident, when it happened, was the ordinary sort of tragedy that always occurs in youth. Someone fell. Someone bled. All Remi can really remember was all the sound suddenly falling away as everyone stared at all the blood. Remi had never seen so much blood. The next thing he remembers was Samuel taking charge, shaking everyone from their reverie, sending someone to get help and starting first-aid on the stricken and shaken child. Eventually kids ran home, so did Remi, parents called parents, everyone got scolded. Samuel came around the next day, going door to door to get people to come visit the injured kid, maybe sign their cast, maybe pool their allowances to get them a present. Remi said they should get them a hard hat. Sam smiled.

The rest of Remi's childhood, brief as it was, passed with a similarly lackadaisical air. Ordinary joys and ordinary sorrows bled together in the maelstrom of memory. But the slow ripples of time and tide quiver with the oncoming storm, and one day, Remi's world became extraordinary. Remi doesn't remember much of the invasion, of the war. It was a time of strife and chaos, and even those white-hot memories of fear and pain and woe cool until only recollection remains. Remi got his first tastes of combat during the last half-decade of the invasion, becoming one of many child-soldiers pressed into service to stem the vicious otherworldly tide. Like the rest of the war, Remi's years on the field are a haze of hardships and intermittent violence. Only a few sharp points stick out in his mind. The first was the first time he saw someone die up close, to see life ooze out of them agonizingly slow, and yet, at the same time, siphon from them with a speed he could hardly comprehend. He didn't know he was capable of feeling such pain as when he saw that stranger die. The next the the first time he killed. As the beast died on his blade what he remembered most was how it died just like a man, for all its fangs and fury, it died just the same. The next was when he heard of Samuel's death. He wasn't there when it happened, he only got word through a field report. What he remembers most of that day was how he barely felt anything at all.

After that initial partisan tour, Remi found himself enrolled with many of his old childhood friends at the academy, their spiritual magnetism discovered, they were to be groomed into the next generation of soldiers for 'the cause'. Excelling in his studies, Remi's years at the Academy passed like all the others, a series of moments, some ordinary, some extraordinary, all flickering past as time ground on. Now they graduate, and while the past may be unfocused, Remi has kept the future in sharp clarity. While the past may be full of joys and sorrows ordinary and otherwise, the future would be Brobdingnagian in scope. The future would be painful. The future would be wonderful. The future would be extraordinary.

Weapon: Remiel wields a single, standard, academy issue shortblade.

Limit Break:
Spectral Spec-Op - Reaching out to his audience, he leverages the weight of his spiritual entourage to compress the spiritual and physical worlds closer together, creating a bounded space in which he and his spirits are detached from the greater world. In this timeless, formless space the rest of the world seems to stand still as Remi flickers in and out of existence, weaving between his allies and enemies, aiding the former as he can while often gifting the latter with a single choice blow, which flickers and phases through their defenses as they remain frozen and powerless to stop him.

Mechanically this would behave as having a positive effect on allies one way or another, moving them out of harms way, et cetera, whilst harming all opposition in the field with damage that, while not extreme, bypasses all of their defensive characteristics.

Spirits
The Spectators - Remi's spirits are numerous, frighteningly so. When first analyzed by the academy, the sheer volume of spirits that inhabit Remiel overwhelmed the test equipments ability to quantify. This trait caused Remi to initially be slated for either immediate execution or being placed on the elite guardian track, as his incredible spiritual affinity was speculated to lead to Remi becoming one of, if not the most, powerful guardian to ever exist.

It is of indeterminate fortune then that Remi's spirits proved to be much less of a game changer than his monitors initially thought. While Remiel possesses more spirits than almost any other guardian, several times over, most of those spirits are of no great puissance, and furthermore, the vast majority seem to have no desire to intercede on any of his affairs. They simply follow and watch Remi, wherever he goes, whatever he does. Remi has come to call them the Spectators for this trait, countless beings all around him, constantly watching, constantly waiting, but for what he cannot say.

In terms of practical application as a guardian Remi's unique disposition of spirits give him a great deal of flexibility in the abilities they grant, though they are not usually of particular potency, leading Remi to rely upon his talents for speed and strategy to take full advantage. Furthermore, the effects he does effect are decidedly impermanent, as even those few spirits in his audience that do deign to help him, which he refers to as the Stage Hands, will not do so for long.

In more concise form, Remi's powers are diverse, and disparate in form and function, but are almost always of limited substance. If there is an elemental pattern to his spirits at all it is that they trend towards the ephemeral and abstract, spirits of space and time, air and aether.

[Insatiable]

I'll be working on my CS right away once I'm free from school.

[Mirandae]

Welcome to the both of you.

That was an interesting photo for your character, Tenish! Very mosaic-ish. Make sure to make a post, later, in which you clearly state that you are finished with your character sheet, so that I can look at it again.

I shall also post my own character sheet as soon as possible, as it might assist someone with how I have imagine things 'should' be written, or for the sake of ideas and inspiration to get people started. I recommend that all of you do the same. Tenish is on the right track regarding 'dynamic development' of character sheets.

[Archangel89]

This has me intrigued...I'll try to have something up soon. As a question could we make an aggressor kind of character...one of the friends that became so overwhelmed with Samuel's death and the whole war that he went off the deep end. Would that be acceptable?

[Mirandae]

Good question.

It would depend on you more than anything else. Since the other characters have attended the same military academy, the assumption would be that your character did not, as he or she is an aggressor. This means that your character would have separated from the rest of the group at age eight or nine. This would leave the aggressor character quite disconnected from the group, but not forgotten.

Another thing would be that this character would not appear at the beginning of the story. He or she would have to appear at a later point, which is impossible to predict when that would be, i.e., how long you would have to wait to actually post something. In fact, it would not make sense for him or her to join the others until somewhere in the middle of the story.

Another question would be how this character's relationship with everyone else would be. The term 'aggressor' has negative connotations. They do not have to be 'evil,' but they usually do more bad things than good. However, this would not hinder the story all that much.

So, it's a nice idea—and you can do it if you want to—but I strongly advise against it, as you would potentially have to wait a long time before being able to join the story/roleplay. That is my only concern.

[Archangel89]

Sounds fair...I had an idea that would almost mirror Eren Jaeger from attack on titan where an "evil"spirit took hold of him and made a a hulk-like monster...the ideq is still rough but that's the concept

[Ozerath]

Ok, got a quick CS together, it's a WIP though, input welcome.

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Jared Thael Conrad

Name: Jared Thael Conrad
Birthday: May 12th

Appearance:


Thael is a towering 200cm tall, and weighs something in excess of 200 lbs. He is an imposing presence to his enemies, but a reasuring one to his friends. Thael’s hair is a sandy blonde colour, and he has blue eyes set in a strong face.

Thael is usually dressed in uniform: others might rush to change into civilian clothing the instant they can, but Thael is perfectly comfortable remaining in uniform. When he does don civilian clothing, he keeps it straightforward and functional: jeans and a plain t-shirt. Part of his choice of clothing is the fact that it’s very hard to find clothing that properly fits his large frame.

Personality: As one might expect from a man of his size, Thael is a loud, exuberant person. He has an infinite supply of boldness and bravery, but often acts without thinking, which can land him in difficult situations. He is generally very cheerful and enthusiastic, and he wears his emotions on his sleeves. Thael lives by the adage "Give it 110%" and is very hard working.

Thael’s greatest weakness is that he’s stubborn, or at least not a very flexible thinker. Once he’s formulated an opinion or taken a stand, he is extremely reluctant to back down. This is exacerbated by his deeply seated sense of right and wrong. While Thael has memorized every ‘by the book’ maneouvre there is, he reacts poorly to changing circumstances and is bad at improvising. Thael is very self-conscious about this shortfalling; he worries people think he's stupid. Thael is also concerned that despite his best efforts, he won't be selected for command positions.

To his credit, Thael is a very compassionate, caring individual. He believes in protecting the weak and standing up for what’s right, and he’s extremely loyal to his friends. Thael is unfailingly optimistic. He sees the best in everyone and everything, and he never loses hope. Sometimes he can be a bit blunt or tactless. Fittingly enough, his astrological sign is Taurus, the Bull.

Biography: Thael’s childhood was fairly normal. His parents were loving, he was well looked after, and generally lived the carefree existence of a child. His father served in the military, while his mother worked for a public health agency. Thael idolized his father, and always wanted to grow up to fill the old man’s shoes. Thael met Sam and the others at a young age, back when people still called him Jared. From the first day, Thael was in awe of Sam. Thael was always bigger and stronger, but he could never command attention the way Sam did. When the kids played games together, Thael liked to opt for the direct approach, but Sam’s keen mind worked out complex strategies and pulled them off effortlessly, a trait Thael still wishes he had.

The calamity brought about big changes in Thael’s life. His father died 6 years into the First Contact War; the man’s remains are still out there, somewhere in the wastes. His mother had to drop her work in health policy and return to actively practicing medicine, so she was keeping very late hours, often leaving 14-year old Thael to take care of his 3 younger siblings. The death of his father made Thael all the more determined to fill his shoes, and the boy was thrilled when he discovered he had the makings of a Guardian.

This determination drove him through his adolescence and especially through his years at the academy. Thael wanted to become the ideal Guardian, and he put everything he had into that dream. Both his room and his person were always imaculate, ready for inspection at any time. He spent hours in the gym, perfecting his combat techniques and improving his physique. He spent just as many hours at the library studying, and has maintained an impressive GPA. Despite all this, he still found time to be there for his friends. With graduation approaching, Thael hopes that he'll be selected for a command role, the last thing he needs to become that perfect Guardian.

Weapon: Spear and Shield Both are made of a military grade carbon-titanium alloy. Thael is extremely proficient at using both weapons, and spends long hours practicing with them. He is also well trained in hand to hand combat.

Limit Break: Hope Will Never Be Silent!: Holding aloft his spear, Thael and his companions are bathed in blinding golden light that heals their wounds and lifts their spirits, as well as making their enemies flee in terror. Allies fight with extra vigour, run faster, and are more resistant to damage for the next few hours, and they even faintly glow a warm golden colour. Terrified enemies can take days to recover. Thael's limit break is triggered by concern for his loved ones, so either when his allies are wounded and all seems lost, or when someone he loves is in mortal danger.

Spirits:
Light: Sunspear: Thael throws his spear at an enemy, and a number of lances of blinding light appear to strike multiple enemies or focus on a single target. Unfortunately, the spear does not magically return in any way, and Thael must retrieve it.

Light: Golden Aegis: Thael raises his shield which projects a barrier of light much larger than the shield itself. The barrier protects Thael and any allies behind him from most attacks, though the barrier does have limited endurance and can be overwhelmed by powerful attacks or a large number of weaker attacks.

Protection: Guardian Leap: With superhuman strength, Thael leaps to a nearby ally's side. The force of impact is directed to nearby enemies, who are thrown to the ground and temporarily stunned. The height and distance this leap can achieve is considerable, even for a Guardian.

Courage: While I Draw Breath (Passive): Thael is not easily incapacitated. He suffers wounds like any normal guardian, but he refuses to succumb to them; he feels less pain and is less crippled by his wounds. Thael won't go down until he is near death. Unfortunately, the spirit that provides this resistance can not sustain Thael indefinitely; no more than a few minutes when he is badly injured. Another disadvantage is that when pushed to it's limits, so many of Thael's spirits are devoted to keeping him alive his other abilities diminish in strength or even fail. Once Thael is out of danger and can relax, the injuries take their toll, and Thael takes longer to heal naturally than other guardians due to the strain this ability frequently places on his body.

[Mirandae]

Archangel
I have nothing against this concept, but it is too similar to the concept of one of the main villains of the story. The villain is not based on Eren Jaeger, not at all, but the concept remains too similar for two of the same type of character to exist. You could go through the Limit Break-path and have your character physically transform there, but it is a finite duration and under specific circumstances. I do not want to limit you, but these are the options.

Ozerath
Thael instantly reminded me of Barret from Final Fantasy VII, or that “Gentle Giant” character archetype over at TV Tropes. I was hoping for a character like this to appear, so this is great. Some of his personality traits and biography stuff are similar to my character, which is a good thing. You are on a good track here, keep it up.

Tenish/Blackwell
I have noted your amendments. I will provide comments when you are finished or when and if you ask for them during your work in progress.

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It is important to understand that the story is about the group—together as one—and not about individual parts of the group. Of course, everyone can have their own little subplots and such if they want to, but the storyline is about all of them and everything that happens will be personal and important to every character in one way or another. My character is not particularly interesting, nor does it have to be. It is, after all, what we do and say in the story and how we interact that is important. Do not perceive similarities in character concepts as a bad thing. They have been with each other for so much and so long that they are bound to have influenced each other a great deal or shared the same fate.

Work in progress, but I am posting it in order to add to the pool of ideas that is already going.

character

Name: Olivia Celestine
Birthday: 18 June
Height: 1.64m

Appearance
Olivia often wears differently colored homemade, knitted scarfs—a personal hobby of hers—that are loosely tied around her neck, with both ends swaying freely on her back, reaching her waist. When not required to wear a uniform, Olivia wears a distinctive, black leather jacket, usually unzipped, that was originally her father’s. He left it with her, as a memory, before he was shipped off to die in the First Contact War. These identifying pieces of clothing are complemented with white tops and t-shirts, tight jeans of marine blue coloration, and extremely white sneakers. Olivia has a thing for white sneakers and freaks out when they become dirty.

Personality—“Rules are not always morally right”
Olivia is a sturdy vessel sailing against the wind in a stormy ocean, never losing her grip of what is the right thing to do even if it means going under. Her philosophy is unique to her person and her stubbornness will never change it for anyone or anything. Though her internal conflicts and struggles may be heavily romanticized, ideas and thoughts may run amuck inside her mind, Olivia is very a cerebral character. She has a natural magnetism and allure, perception, sophistication, and adaptability to her, but she is also incredibly self-critical, moody, and introspective. Olivia can philosophically muse on the circumstances that brought her to this point in time for hours on end. She is altruistic, caring for the well-being of others more so than her own. This makes her extremely passionate about whatever cause she might involve herself in, with strong personal beliefs that often conflict with the perceived better judgment of other leadership figures. This can often make her seem turbulent and defiant, but her intentions are always genuine.

Biography
The town was to Olivia what it was to everyone else: home. It did not have the grandeur of a massive city, but what it lacked in size and wealth it made up for in family and community. Everyone knew everyone. The people who lived there knew that Olivia was raised by her aunt instead of her biological mother—whom passed away when giving birth to her child. There was no shame in it, and they did not mind speaking about it when someone asked. Olivia’s biological father shared his life with her and the aunt. The two adults did not engage in a romantic relationship even though they were the same age, of which Olivia was eternally grateful.

Olivia’s father passed away in the First Contact War. It happened a few years into her education at the military academy. But before he died, he taught his daughter everything he knew and had learned about swordsmanship. He was a natural talent and learned in just a few years what masters learn in a lifetime. Olivia was not as talented as her father, but he did not give up on her. A few months after Olivia received word of her father’s death, the military shipped all of his belongings—including his sword—to Olivia’s address at the academy. To this day, Olivia uses her father’s sword in combat.

...

Weapon
Olivia’s weapon is a sword, or what some would call a ‘Gunblade.’ They were originally designed by soldiers to function as a single ranged and close combat weapon, but over the years in the war, the weapon turned more and more into a melee weapon rather than a hybrid. The Gunblade is a sword with a pistol or revolver action built into the hilt, the barrel usually running inside the length of the blade. Olivia’s Gunblade has some issues when it comes to firing a projectile—her father was not an engineer to say the least. The weapon is old and the Academy has recommended Olivia to use it for ceremonial purposes only, but she will not back down. Olivia is determined to use her father’s sword, no matter what.

Limit Break—“Tempest”
Olivia transforms into a violent storm that causes the skies to darken, rain to fall, and thousands of lightning bolts to strike the enemy. The intensity of Tempest increases if Olivia unleashes it inside a building or otherwise finite area. Her consciousness during this phenomenon takes the form of a gale-force wind that she can freely control and direct. However, the lightning strikes of Tempest are largely random and out of her control, which means that team members must seek shelter in order to avoid being struck.

Spirits
Olivia has a natural attraction to spirits associated with wind and lightning, and they to her. There may be several reasons for it, but none of which Olivia cares to investigate. While the spirits are many, only a few of them mount to useful combat applications.

“Ride the Lightning”
Olivia disappears in a flash of lighting and instantly reappears at an enemy. The impact does not cause noteworthy damage to the enemy, but has the potential to stun and blind them. The area of Olivia’s reappearance may suffer structural damage depending on material—soft materials should definitely be damaged somehow. This spirit must have an idea of where it is going, a point of reference—a target. This means that Olivia cannot use this spirit to ‘teleport’ herself in the surroundings. During the process of being transported by the spirit, Olivia and the spirit meld in the physical world. Though the duration is less than a millisecond, rapidly repeated instances of the process will take its toll on Olivia and she will eventually become fatigued to the point of being knocked-out.

“Thunderclap”
A massive lightning bolt descends from above. The spirit will severely harm anything or anyone caught within its radius, which is considerable. Bystanders may suffer momentary blindness and deafness due to the bright light and booming sound. Due to the size of the bolt, this spirit should be used with extreme caution inside buildings or otherwise cramped areas, as it may harm the caster herself or team members.

“Gust"
This spirit causes a relatively bantam, but powerful gust of air to move in a desired direction. It is harmless in itself, but depending on the direction in which a target is pushed, the spirit can cause fatal damage. For example, it could push a person off of a precipice or into an electrified fence.

[Ozerath]

Thanks for your comments Prisk. I tried to add a little dimension to him by sort of limiting his perceptions of right and wrong; that's a very key thing I'll try to emphasize in the IC. Thael does not stand for objective justice, but what he personally understands justice to be. For example, Thael is a big time supporter of the central government because he believes it protects all of humanity from the invaders. He has become so wrapped up in this belief that he refuses to acknowledge any evidence to the contrary: he is blind to the cruelty and oppression of the central government because he believes that government can do no wrong.

[Mirandae]

It is an interesting perspective and it should make for some excellent drama in the story. You have created a clear premise for yourself, so now you should think about how he could change over the course of the story—his character arc. I understand that this might be difficult as you do not know what the story is, but you should ponder on some possibilities and a few ways in which Thael could change. A typical classic change is that whatever the character thought before the story is either enhanced or nullified by the adventures of the story.

[Archangel89]

That was actually my plan to have that spirit as his limit break...the only reason I was going to use it was to have that plot point of trying to hide that spirit. the real point of the character was the Jaeger attitude. Thanks for the input I will have. a CS up ASAP

[JJ Doe]

Hi Prisk, I hope your offer still stands.

Fuzzy

Name: Kimberly Rene “Fuzzy” Faye
Birthday: July 19th
Height: 1.99m
Appearance: Kimberly's appearance had always daunted those around him. Maybe it was his hollow dark eyes that observed the world with an intense glare so powerful that it might as well have the ability to disintegrate people with a simple glance. It might have been because his facial muscle was as flexible as granite, usually showing no other expression other than grouchy and a homicidal smile. Or maybe it was just because he was a giant. Something about him made little children cry, women take out their pepper spray, and keep the emergency line busy with calls pertaining to a suspicious individual. Kimberly has been questioned by the authorities, numerous times, on the basis that he looked like a(n): gang member, escaped criminal, terrorist, serial killer, and wild beast. Not many believed he was innocent on all counts.

His unkempt long wavy hair, initially grown in attempt to make himself invisible and less threatening, has been Kimberly's trademark; the reason why he would come to be known as “Fuzzy”. Now that he is capable of growing facial hair, Kimberly has a beard that his equally as long and untamed as his scalp hair, further cementing the name “Fuzzy”. Fortunately or unfortunately for him, Kimberly's family tend to play with his hair so often that it is not rare to find Kimberly walking around with braided hair and beard ornamented with hair clips and ribbons.

Ever since he joined the academy, Kimberly has maintained a muscular body so that he would be better equipped to protect and support his friends and remaining family members from the brutal world.

As for attire, Kimberly has never been picky. He would wear just about anything as long as he was comfortable in them: even if the clothing did not actually match or look good on him.

Personality: Despite the stoic-henchman looking appearance, Kimberly himself is a kindhearted innocuous gentleman who has trouble expressing himself. For those who have no idea what kind of person Kimberly is, he may appear phlegmatic or even impassive, but he is far from both. He is more loquacious in his mind than he is in reality and he is much more emotional than his face allows him to be. Mild emotions only appear like Kimberly feels nothing. Extreme emotions make Kimberly look like he is about to cast a curse on someone or has severe constipation. Any positive emotions make Kimberly present that infamous homicidal smile of his. Kimberly rarely gets angry, but once he is enraged, it is difficult to calm him down. If he ever hurts someone, Kimberly always ends up regretting what he had done, regardless of how justified it may have been.

Kimberly is honest, loyal, and values his friends and family more than anything in the world. He is usually cautious, but can be credulous when it comes to his friends and family: a trait he attained ever since Samuel believed Kimberly when no one else believed Kimberly's father was innocent of the murders.

While having a talent for sports, Kimberly is the most skilled as an artist. Influenced by his mother's side of the family, Kimberly loves nature and various realms of art. When there was still plenty of uncontaminated nature to spare, Kimberly would take walks or simply stare at the scenery as a pass time. Kimberly's current dream is to resurrect green parks so that his daughter and her children would be able to play in it like he did when he was younger.

Though Kimberly would claim that he is over the traumatic events of his childhood, ever since the suicide of his mother, Kimberly has been suffering from chronic hallucinatory psychosis. Symptoms include various sensory hallucinations, the most prominent symptom being auditory hallucinations, which can be either a harmless or terrifying experience for Kimberly. Kimberly is usually aware if what he experiences is a hallucination or not, but occasionally he cannot tell the difference between reality and imagination. Kimberly often hallucinates about a man named "Ghost", a cynical and sarcastic individual who does not always share the same opinion as Kimberly.

Biography: Kimberly was born as the only child between Lee Faye, an ex-convict, and Joyce Evette Appleberry, a photographer. Though they were not financially wealthy, the Faye family lived peacefully for the first three years of Kimberly's life. That was, until Kimberly's father was arrested for murders that he did not commit. For two years, Lee and Joyce tried to prove Lee's innocence. For two years Joyce and Kimberly were harassed by the media and those who were convinced Lee was the culprit. For two years they fought and failed. When Kimberly was five, Lee Faye was executed. A few days later, out of a moment's disappear, Joyce committed suicide. She had attempted to take her son with her, but Kimberly survived the whole ordeal.

Kimberly was sent to live with his heterodox grandparents, “Mrs.” Clair Appleberry and Mrs. Michaela Appleberry, in Helston. “Mrs.” Clair Appleberry, Kimberly's biological grandfather, actively worked as a botanist while her wife Michaela ran a coffeehouse. Moving to Helston was supposed to be the new beginning that Kimberly desperately needed, but unfortunately for him, everyone in Helston knew Kimberly as the son of a murder. Wherever he went, Kimberly was greeted with cold stares and whispers that he pretended not to hear. Rumors were what people knew of Kimberly. No one got close to him more than necessary and Kimberly kept his distance away from others. It would have stayed like this for the rest of Kimberly's life if he had not met Samuel. Samuel opened the world for Kimberly: he would go places he would never go to, do things he would have never done alone, and become friends with those who would have been simply acquaintances. Samuel's death devastated Kimberly, but like the others, he managed to move on.

In middle school Kimberly met his future wife, Nancy April Rose (a surprise even to his friends). Nancy entered the same academy as Kimberly, as a mechanic. Being extremely talented, and a year older than Kimberly, Nancy graduated before Kimberly did. However, she was forced to take maternity leave when she discovered that she was pregnant. After giving birth to a baby girl, Samuela Jolee Faye, Nancy worked as a mechanic for active military troops until she was found dead after a sudden attack by the abominations. Some say Nancy was just unlucky. The creature must have managed to slip deep into the facility without any soldier or security noticing. Some say she was murdered... by a human. Why else would only one mechanic be found dead in the middle of one of the best military facilities humanity had to offer, while everyone else in it were, for the most part, unharmed? Did a creature really breach the security? No one knows.

Since Kimberly's academy training often prevented him from going home, Samuela was usually under the Appleberry's care. Kimberly did try his best to spend time with his family as much as possible. When Kimberly was unable to go home for awhile, the Appleberry's visited the academy with Samuela to check on Kimberly and his friends.

Weapon: Kimberly is proficient in hand-to-hand combat. Since his fighting style requires direct contact with his enemies, during missions, Kimberly is covered in armor specialized for close combat from head to toe.

Limit Break: With his “roar” Kimberly’s limit break allows him to summon forth a spirit of a wild animal or plant to attack his enemies or to grant him the ability to transform into the beast which he summoned. This limit break, unfortunately, has a catch: Kimberly must give up something as payment. The more powerful the foe is, the higher the value of the payment must be. If he fails to make a satisfying payment, Kimberly will go berserk for a few minutes to a couple of days. Not even his allies are safe from him if this should happen.

Spirits:
Kimberly is naturally attuned to the spirits of (or related to) sound, plants, and animals.

The spirits are often used for...
Sound -Magic: Makes all sounds Kimberly produce undetectable for a few minutes.
Sound -Magic: Allows Kimberly to mimic other sounds.
Sound -Passive: Enhanced hearing.
Plant -Magic: Minor healing.
Earth -Enhancement: Increases defense for a few minutes as long as Kimberly and/or his target are touching the earth.
Sun -Passive: The presence of sunlight (and moon light, which is technically the sunlight reflecting off the moon) enhances Kimberly’s healing abilities.

Obviously I copied and pasted most of the stuff from the original thread. I believe I incorporated all the changes you made in this newer version, but I can be wrong. Please tell me what you want me to change. I also need help deciding what my character's Limit Break should be.