[OOC] Game of Thrones: City of Sin (AU)

[iSuspect]

Yes it does.

You should do it, Carrot!! :D

[Stephanie96]

iSuspect said
OMG!!! I hope my Jaime character is still up for grabs!?!?!I'll have a character sheet as soon as I can get one.

Sorry, I completely missed this! But Jaime is still available. :)

Silver Carrot said
Very temped to make a leader of a biker gang called 'Carl Drogo'

That sounds great! I definitely think you should.

[NarcissisticPotato]

I should have Victarion Greyjoy up soon!

[Stephanie96]

She had played the beautiful daughter, the blushing bride, the pliant wife. She had suffered through Roberts drunken groping, Jaime's jealousy, Renly's mockery, Varys with his titters, Stannis endlessly grinding his teeth. She had contended with Jon Arryn. Ned Stark and her vile, treacherous, murderous dwarf brother, all the while promising herself;
One day it would be her turn.

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Name: Cersei Lannister

Affiliation: Lannister, herself.

Age: 27

Occupation/Position: Manager of ‘The Iron Throne’ now that Robert is passed, heiress to her father’s riches – with her brothers, of course.

Power is power.

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Personality:

Cersei is as gentle as King Maegor, as selfless as Aegon the Unworthy, as wise as Mad Aerys. She never forgets a slight, real or imagined. She takes caution for cowardice and dissent for defiance. And she is greedy. Greedy for power, for honour, for love

Are they a daredevil or cautious?
She only has two settings. She is either sitting silently, observing everything that is happening, storing away information to use later or her quick temper and her easily wounded pride are causing her to make rash decisions. There’s no medium with Cersei. However, she is absolutely a daredevil – perhaps more so than either of her brothers, but as the Lady of the Lannisters, when she was younger, she was always taught how to be elegant, how to smile.

Do they act the same alone as when with someone?
The ‘light of the west’ has always had a rather erratic personality. She’s more fire than light, in all honesty. She might have had good intentions once, she might have been sweet and innocent once and once she might have been able to love, but that’s all gone now. The only people she loves are her brother and her children. She’s never been one for silence and always speaks her mind. She's never been one to hide behind her words.

There are times when she's alone that she returns to the vulnerable child she once was. In some ways, Cersei never grew up; she's still a little girl trying to navigate a womans body in a mans world. There are even some times when she's with Jaime that the lost little girl she is shows itself.

Habits:
Cersei's worst habit is the inability to control her temper and lose her patience. She tries to keep it in check, to be calculating and threatening, but it's difficult when rage she can hardly control bubbles up inside of her.

Drinks:
Oh, absolutely. Probably too much.

Tears aren't a girls only weapon. The best one is between your legs.



[i]Greatest Strength:
Cersei has always been outspoken. She will not be beaten down, no matter what happens to her. The things she’s had to deal with in her life, the death of her mother, her father’s disinterested attitude towards her while he doted on Jaime, living with the little imp, being shipped off to marry a stranger, have all made her a stronger person. She’s made of iron.

Greatest Weakness:
Her love for Jaime is her biggest weakness, and she knows it. She doesn’t consider her love for her son as a weakness, because her son brings out the Lioness inside of her. She’s fiercely protective of her little boy. It’s her one redeeming quality. That and her cheekbones.

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Cersei has always felt like she was fighting for breath in what people largely consider to be a ‘mans’ world. This has attributed to her doing things like carrying a gun, because she knows her father and brothers all do, as well as demanding her father give her jurisdiction over The Iron Throne, which she knows he had planned for Jaime. ‘It’s my Casino, father. It’s mine.’ She had told him. She could do it, if Jaime could do it, she could do it; there was nothing either of them could do that the other couldn’t.
Cersei often tries to exude a sense of calm and regal control over her surroundings. However, when things do not go her own way Cersei's usual response is to become extremely flippant.

But possibly her biggest problem, even bigger than her short temper and incredible pride, is her inabiliy to let anybody in. Even with Jaime, to whom her soft side is occasionally revealed, and her son, she is a closed book, unreadable and hardbacked; immovable in her decisions and occasionally callous. Even Jaime isn't immune to her harsh words, though he's been known to be the only person able to calm her.

Everyone who isn't us, is an enemy.

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Family:
Mother: Johanna Lannister
Father: Tywin Lannister
Sister(s)
Brother(s): Jaime Lannister, Tyrion Lannister
Child(ren): Thomas Lannister

If it weren't for my son, I'd have thrown myself from the highest window of the Red Keep.

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Short History:
Cersei’s earliest memories are of a pure, unadulterated contentedness and happiness, the likes of which she hasn’t known since, and of a lady with a blurred face, but with endless locks of thick, golden hair. Those feelings are the only pieces Cersei has of her mother, if it wasn’t for the photographs, she wouldn’t remember her face and her voice has been all but erased from her memory, but the feelings remain. The feeling of safety, of her mother’s arms encasing her, warm and sure. And then, one day, Joanna wasn’t there anymore. The lady with the golden hair who loved her so much, more than anyone ever had or ever would, was gone. And all because of that little monster. Mother gone, for the sake of him. It was Tyrion’s fault Cersei was alone.

Well, not entirely alone. She had Jaime. Although, if it wasn’t for Jaime, maybe she could have learned to love her oaf of a husband. But no, she had to live with knowing that the one person she loved, she could never truly have. She had to live with her father’s suspicions, not to mention she was fairly sure that Tyrion suspected something, if he didn’t already have proof. Neither of them were stupid; they understood that if it ever got out, they were both ruined. Then again, they do come from a very influential family.

When Cersei was a little girl, her father promised she would marry the Rhaegar Targaryen, the son of what was the most powerful family at the time. The first time she met Rhaegar, Cersei fell into what her childish mind thought was love. However, her first taste of rejection came when Rhaegar’s father rejected Tywins proposal for their children to marry, and it was the bitterest thing Cersei had ever experience. Tywin had no time for his daughter from that day forwards – what good was she, if she couldn’t join their family to the most powerful family in America?

As she grew, Cersei noticed something. Her hair. She had the same golden hair as the woman she had once called ‘Mother’. It was too painful. Every time she caught sight of her own reflection, the ache returned to her heart. So she dyed it. She tarnished her beautiful hair forever, and now it’s as black as many believe her heart to be.

Shortly after what came to be known as ‘Roberts Rebellion’, Cersei married him. It wasn’t a happy match, but it was a powerful one. But still, it did little to soften Tywins heart with regards to his only daughter. Cersei took a leaf out of her father’s book, learning to harden her own heart. Jaime was the only one she let underneath her barriers; Jaime and their son, Thomas. It hadn’t been a shock to Cersei when the boy came out of her looking like every picture she’d ever seen of Jaime as a baby. At first, she thought the truth about them would surely come out; it was so obvious to her. Apparently, either the truth of the child’s heritage was too outrageous or disgusting to people, or she and Jaime were the only ones able to see it. Robert loved the child, she had to give him that, and she’d never had him pegged as the paternal type. She asked Jaime to keep his distance from their son; neither of them needed to raise suspicions anymore. He was the boys uncle, nothing more.

Her marriage was a disaster but despite her contempt for Robert's hedonistic lifestyle and physical deterioration, she is unconsciously coming to mimic his habit of overindulging in alcohol and sex as distractions from the pressures of leadership.

Other:
She drives this beauty
She is incredibly materialistic and wouldn't be caught dead in anything that isn't designer.
She has several tattoos; most of her back is covered in them.


I'll burn our house to the ground before I let anything happen to my son.

[Silver Carrot]

Since I'm playing Drogo, what's the word on Daenerys? She was Drogo's wife but she was also Queen of Mereem and heir to King's Landing.

[Stephanie96]

Are you asking if she's available? Or what her role is? Because I was thinking about this the other day. What if there are still documents that link Dany to Kings Landing to say she technically owns them, and the Lannisters are looking for them to destroy them and Dany is looking for them to take back the Casino and Vegas, and it's the main subplot for the RP, but meanwhile there are all of these other plots going on over it, so it wouldn't be in the limelight all the time?

Thats just a suggestion, if you don't like it or if you have a better idea, please share :D

[Silver Carrot]

I like that idea.

I don't want Daenerys, but she is an important part of Drogo's character.

I'm thinking of a second character somewhere, but I can't pick who. I did have the idea that the wildlings are Native Americans, and "beyond the wall" is just a reserve or something.

[Quadrophenia]

Storms come and go, the big fish eat the little fish, and I keep on paddling

Name: Varys 'The Spider'

Affiliation: The Strip

Age: 48

Occupation/Position: Investor, informant, newspaper owner

Personality:
Varys is a cunning and sharp man. He has little time for nobodies and a lot for those in power. He is fair and generous towards the numerous spies and informants he has working throughout the city but is less fair and generous towards those in power. He'll milk the cash cow dry if possible, information costs a price, and the price soars when you get more famous.

Are they a daredevil or cautious?
Varys is mostly always cautious. He thinks decisions through before he goes through with them about 90% of the time. The only times he doesnt are the times where power is the topic. He'd risk half of his investments for something that would elevate him in wealth and power.
Do they act the same alone as when with someone?
It really depends on who he is talking to. If he's talking to a rival like say, Petyr Baelish then he may act a bit more condescending and sarcastic than he would to someone who worked for him and whatnot. He can feel great sympathy for those in extremely bad positions, he would never reveal the secrets of someone forced into a depressive world for little to nothing. Alone he acts the same as he would with an aquintance, quick and thoughtful.
Drinks:
Wine usually.
How much:
On occasion, he prefers to keep his wits about him at all times.
Greatest Strength: His great knowledge of the strip and it's residents, along with his spy network and business.
Greatest Weakness: He doesn't really have any power over anyone other than knowing a few of their secrets.

Family:
None

Short History:
Varys' life was not a happy one. His parents were very firm believers in Judaism and as such, had Varys circumcised soon after his birth. His life was good for the first few weeks, but that was until his parents went through financial troubles. It got to the point where they could hardly feed themselves and Varys at the same time, they decided it would be better for Varys if he was put in an orphanage. As he grew he was bullied relentlessly. His effeminate ways were what brought the bullying on to him. He persevered through it though and through a brief period of depression in his teen years.

He often escaped the orphanage at night and explored the wondrous city of Las Vegas. He learned practically all the secret alleys and passageways in just about every building. He began to thieve at night in order to get money to purchase various books and whatnot that he wanted, but couldn't get with the small amount of money the orphanage actually gave the children.

As he grew into his young adult years he began to think of jobs he could aspire to be. Most were either too great to be achieved or were too stupid to try. He eventually got a job at the biggest newspaper company operating within Las Vegas. Anyone who was anyone read the paper and Varys was just a small part of it. He worked his way up through the corporation, eventually catching the eye of the CEO and impressing him with his innate ability to learn secrets. He began to grow to be good friends with the CEO and rapidly excelled throughout the business from there on.

It was at the point that Varys had become the editor in chief that he decided to set up a spy network. It started with him buying out the old orphanage he used to live at and renovating it. He began 'no bullying' schemes and gave the orphans a better life than they could have imagined with the old owners. He 'employed' the orphans as his 'little birds'. They would go out and learn practically everyone in Vegas' secrets and report back to Varys in exchange for the good living conditions they received.

It was only a year later when Varys was named CEO of the newspaper. The CEO had recently died of old age and named Varys as his successor because of their good friendship and trust between each other. The first thing Varys did was rename the company to 'The Nevada Web' because of his widely known nickname of 'the Spider'. He turned the newspaper in a different direction, and expanded onto the internet along with other places in and around Nevada. He began earning a lot more than he previously had and begun to employ more 'little birds'. These were grown men and women within certain corporations and whatnot who would report to him. It was around this time he met, Petyr Baelish. He had a spy network that rivaled Varys' but smaller. They soon became friendly rivals and often exchange small tidbits of information between each other.
Other:

[Larfleeze]

"Always keep your foes confused. If they are never certain who you are or what you want, they cannot know what you are like to do next. Sometimes the best way to baffle them is to make moves that have no purpose, or even seem to work against you."

Name: Petyr Baelish

Affiliation
Lannister, though he appears to have a more ominous agenda of his own.

Age: 35

Occupation/Position
Master of Coin for the Lannister's gambling dens, Brothel Owner, Investor

Personality
The Master of Coin known as “Littlefinger” is a self made man. Incredibly smart and suave, he ascended the social ladder as if he were merely climbing a tree. To him the game of thrones is just that: a game. But make no mistake, this charming and witty man holds incredible power over finances and people.
Petyr is very secretive with his intentions and he is able to see farther ahead than anyone else in terms of planning. He seems to have a natural ability to charm people and bring them to his side, but it is all an act. He is in actuality a cold, ruthless, and intelligent person.

Drinks: Petyr does partake in bit of drinking, though never to the point where he's drunk. All sorts of things could come tumbling out of his mouth...
Greatest Strength: Ambition and an affinity for gold makes Petyr an excellent Master of Coin
Greatest Weakness: His penchant for working on his own could be his downfall if he is found out

Family
Mother: Unnamed Mother (Deceased)
Father: Unnamed Father (Deceased)

Short History Petyr Baelish's grandfather was an Italian hitman in the service of the Corbray crime family, who later immigrated to Las Vegas to take advantage of its large and profitable criminal industry. Baelish’s father was the smallest of small criminals who ran a racketeering business south of the region of the Vale in the smallest of the Fingers, a group of five high-rise apartments, unimaginatively nicknamed by its residents after their shape. His father later befriended Hoster Tully in the aftermath of a brutal gang war, which cemented an alliance between their criminal enterprises and eventually led to Petyr being sent to Hoster's estate of Riverrun to be fostered with his children after his father died, despite his lower-class upbringing.

At Riverrun Petyr was fostered and raised alongside his social betters, the Tully children, Catelyn, Lysa and Edmure, who first gave him the nickname "Littlefinger" as a reference to his place of birth. As they grew older, Petyr fell in love with Catelyn, who in turn loved him as a brother, but nothing more. When Catelyn and Brandon Stark's engagement was announced, Petyr taunted the much older Brandon into a brawl. Brandon won easily, leaving Baelish with a serious wound which later became a rather disturbing scar, but spared his life in compliance with Catelyn's request. Catelyn did not speak to him afterwards and ignored his many attempts to talk with her.
Lysa, on the other hand was in love with Petyr. Overlooking his obsession with her sister, one night, while he was drunk and miserable over Catelyn's rejection, she slipped into his bedroom and slept with him. Petyr, being heavily intoxicated may have mistaken Lysa for her sister, and had called her "Catelyn" that night. After getting injured severely during of his duel against Brandon Stark, Lysa helped nurse him for a fortnight, during which they slept together again. Lysa became pregnant with Petyr's child as a result of their second encounter. After Petyr was sent away from Riverrun to pursue other interests, Lysa revealed her pregnancy to her father, Hoster Tully, in the hopes he would relent and allow Lysa and Petyr to marry. Instead, Hoster forced Lysa to abort the pregnancy.
Petyr maintained a relationship with Lysa in secret even after her marriage to Jon Arryn. Lysa convinced her husband to give Petyr control of customs at Gulltown, where he increased incomes tenfold. His skill with finances resulted in a series of appointments leading to his being named Master of Coin by Mafia Don Robert Baratheon. There his influence furnished him with many allies and contacts, including members of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. He also bought numerous brothels in the city to further fill his coffers and uses them as honeypots to gain secrets from clients, his network of spies and informants is only second to Varys'.

Other - Has a scar from his navel to his collarbone
- Wears no jewelry apart from a ring inscribed with a Mockingbird on his right index finger

[Stephanie96]

Silver Carrot said
I like that idea.I don't want Daenerys, but she is an important part of Drogo's character.I'm thinking of a second character somewhere, but I can't pick who. I did have the idea that the wildlings are Native Americans, and "beyond the wall" is just a reserve or something.

I can try Dany for you, if you'd like :) I can try and get her CS up for tomorrow because all I'm doing tomorrow is writing a CV as I had my LAST EXAM TODAY.

Also, that sounds like a good idea. A reserve/national park type situation.

@Quadrophenia, I like the sound of Vary's character so far.

[Stephanie96]

@Larfleeze No problem! I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

[Larfleeze]

Finally done!
And with that I am off to bed.

[NarcissisticPotato]

Interesting, I'd like to see him have a little run-in with Sansa.

[Larfleeze]

NarcissisticPotato said
Interesting, I'd like to see him have a little run-in with Sansa.

[Silver Carrot]

I'm back and am now caught up completely on the TV series. Will write a CS tonight, maybe.

[Stephanie96]

[Silver Carrot]

Awww. Cersei taking after her late husband I see :D

[Stephanie96]

Silver Carrot said
Awww. Cersei taking after her late husband I see :D

Unfortunately.
I ship TV!Cersei and wine.

[Stephanie96]

100 pages into the first novel btw, incase anyone was wondering :P

[Silver Carrot]

I don't ship anyone in Game of Thrones. When I see a boy and a girl like each other, I count how long it takes for one of them to die.