[OOC] Essence of the World: The New Age [CLOSED]

[Rtron]

Synthorian said
Damn right!

Why waste souls with simple death when you can use them to power you equipment?

[Themerlinhawk]

I like the way you think

[Sundered Echo]

Well, it seems I may not need to overhaul to quite the extent I thought.
I shall be taking it all in and doing a bit of a rewrite tonight....

I can thave all my characters be nice and friendly. I thought I'd go with a nice reactive high tempered character for a change. (Usually I make smart and considerate types that always think before acting.)

[Rtron]

Bah, Considerate. Lucien is more of a 'stab first, deal with the consequences later' type , and he turned out fine!

[Sundered Echo]

Rtron, its your nature to stab first...

Thats why we love you so.

[Wind Wild]

It is? He's never stabbed me first.

[Themerlinhawk]

Name: Ian Snyder

Nickname: Koshmar

Age: 19

Race: Human

Appearance:
Ian is prone to muted colors and slightly dressy clothing however he has a wardrobe to fit his every need when the academy sends him on missions. Ian’s second personality is prone to dressing more fashionably than Ian does however when Koshmar is in control he always looks a little more pale than normal.
IAN


Koshmar’s Theme
Ian’s Theme

Social Status: Ian is not a huge socialite and doesn’t run in popular circles in the academy as he is focused on his studies and running missions the academy gives him. While he is not the academy’s greatest student he is also not the worst. Socially Ian just exists more than anything else as opposed to being part of a social hierarchy

Relations: Ian has few if any friends as his two personalities tend to cause problems with anyone he becomes close to.

General Activity: Ian can be found most nights playing in an Irish pub close by to the academy, any night he is not playing there he can be found at a number of other bars or taverns. Ians daylight hours are devoted to his studies which largely consist of musical and practical subjects. On the nights that Ian is forced to sleep and when he dreams, Koshmar can be found frequenting the favorite hangouts of the more social students of the academy mixing with people Ian would consider well above his social status.

Abilities:
Filipino Stick Fighting- Ian carries a pair of Asps (collapsable police batons) which he is an expert in using in tandem during a fight. As a child of two parents who were never home and a trust fund child Ian had to find ways to entertain himself one of which was learning martial arts which included Filipino stick fighting as well as the sword art behind the stick fighting.

Bok Fu Do- Growing up on the west coast of america meant Ian had access to a form of Western martial arts known as Bok Fu Do which takes the best of several different martial arts and Incorporates them into one effective aggressive martial art originally developed by Richard Lee a student of the Tracey Kenpo system.

Instrument

Fidrieon is a two piece nickel plated flute giving it a dark black sheen however due to the fact that its a Fragment it also functions and a makeshift escrima stick which is often what Ian is forced to use when combating the supernatural as shifting from playing Fidrieon to fighting with his batons is usually difficult.

Fragment Abilities

Chromatic Fall: By overblowing through a full chromatic fall Ian can force individuals and objects around him away from him. The louder the fall the harder the push. The greater the range the longer the push lasts

Space chord: Ian plays a series of notes which Fidrieon holds, the notes are purposefully dissonant and resound off of each other cause extreme pain in individuals hearing them.

Sharp: Ian invests essence in Fidrieon and the melodies he plays can physically cut his opponents via directed essence expended from Fidrieon

Circular Breathing: By playing a single sustained note Ian can hold an individual in place so long as he continues to play the note.

Growl: By playing a melody and then humming a different set of notes while playing the melody Ian can strike fear into the hearts of those around him causing them to feel the overwhelming need to run from him and the sound of Fidrieon

Fragment Personality: Fidrieon’s personality goes by the name Koshmar and is a (mostly) functioning secondary personality with likes and dislikes. However Koshmar suffers from a moderate form of Sociopathy and Ian suspects that he is responsible for more than a few murders. Koshmar does not normally speak to Ian. When he’s awake.

Equipment: Aside from Fidrieon Ian carries a pair of collapsible metal police batons on his lower back, a .45 caliber Springfield SXD Sub Compact Double stacked handgun. An antiquated weapon in this day and age but very few argue with its agressive nature when it’s in their face
Ian also owns a .300 Winchester Magnum rifle with a 22-inch barrel, for those hard to get to individuals.

Personality: Ian suffers from a phobia known as Oneirophobia or the fear of dreams. Fidrieon’s personality, Koshmar, manifests in Ian’s nightmares. While Koshmar does not have an actual form it takes the form of whatever nightmare Ian is having (Ian never dreams he only has nightmares). While Ian is trapped in this nightmare or the deep sleep that occurs after the nightmare Koshmar is free for the next eight to twelve hours to take control of Ian’s body. While this makes most think Ian suffers from multiple personality disorder this isn’t actually the case. Koshmar is not a part of Ian’s personality it is actually a separate entity.

Ian is an unsocial, generous ,generally happy, and caring person who focuses on his studies and missions for the academy typically at the exclusion of his social life. The one exception to this rule is Ian’s frequence of Irish Pubs where he plays in the evenings since he typically only sleeps every 24-72 hours for fear of having a nightmare. Ian tends to become less and less social as his time awake comes to an end as his fear of sleeping and dreaming makes him frustrated and angry which causes him to lash out at those around him lending to his status as a bit of a social outcast.

Koshmar is a socially graceful, predatory individual that loves tormenting Ian psychologically. Many of the Academy students have met Koshmar at one point or another and been stunned at Ian sudden change in demeanor and confidence. Often students while get to know and like Koshmar only to interact with Ian and wonder why he doesn’t seem to know them and why he is back to being a less confident socially awkward individual. Koshmar also delights in ruining Ian’s relationships whenever Ian tries to cultivate them. Ian wasn’t always a social outcast but since taking on the power of Fidrieon he has become one as Koshmar drove away or hurt Ian’s friends and loved one as Koshmar never Identifies himself as anyone other than Ian.

Biography: Ian is a rich American kid who grew up as an only child in a family where both his parents worked and generally left him to his own devices. Ian never attended High school though as his parents pulled him from school after junior high as they had lost faith in the education system. Ian was privately educated all through highschool and since his parents generally only directed the core curriculum. As a result Ian took up music and Martial Arts to fill his spare time. Up until this point Ian had been a bit of a spoiled brat but when he started training in his martial arts that was quickly beaten out of him and his current set of character traits started to develope as his martial skills started to do the same. After six years of training every single day for between three and five hours Ian had achieved his second degree in Bok Fu Do. Ian’s rise through the ranks was unprecedented, especially given that in tandem he had been studying street survival techniques and Filipino stick fighting. When he turned 18 his parents were ready to ship him off to a private college to get a degree in some buisness useful subject however Ian refused and instead was admitted to the Academy where he has been studying for the last year.

[Fallenreaper]

Sundered Echo said And yeah Fallen, knowing me, even if I went human, I'd end up making something exotic that required changing like this anyway ;)

You should've seen my work with Mika and Rtron over Emmet's little secret. That was both fun and interesting as I hit on a concept they hadn't and that actually lingered between the two.

Themerlinhawk said
I'm still taking most of this in and I've read most of the stuff on the web page. I still am gonna have to consult an excel spread sheet to keep the characters straight lol XD

You both aren't alone... trust me.

Wind Wild said
And on the more sinister side, it's a technology powered by life-force and SOULS! >D

Rtron said
Or that. That works to. That's a technology I can get behind!

Synthorian said
Damn right!

*snickers* I assume you all mean normal souls. :p

Rtron said
Bah, Considerate. Lucien is more of a 'stab first, deal with the consequences later' type , and he turned out fine!

I hope he doesn't try that with Emmet... or else, you know what type of surprise he'll get. Which might be rather funny to see his expression though. :P

Wind Wild said
It is? He's never stabbed me first.

Nor m-...wait, Xerxes, who he killed 2-3 times and yeah. Never mind. He tries again, I'll sicc a special red head on him. :p

[Rtron]

Fallen said Nor m-...wait, Xerxes, who he killed 2-3 times and yeah. Never mind. He tries again, I'll sicc a special red head on him.

To be fair Xerxes tried to kill Faeril first. And do you promise? . Wait. No....NO!

Sundered Echo said
Rtron, its your nature to stab first...Thats why we love you so.

Oh come on. Sish was like, one character! And I had Zanna balance him out! Wait...there was that character whose nickname was 'The Butcher' who killed a child by sucking his soul out. Then there's Uicle in his early days...then there's Slade(Blood act)...and that mercenary veteran who used violence as an answer....okay, you've made your point.

Wind Wild said
It is? He's never stabbed me first.

That, my dear, is because we've never had characters in conflict. Well, Pup and Jay would have had a conflict soon after the kiss, but that never manifested.

[Rtron]

Yeah, yeah, Lucien and all that. (No double post here. Nope.)

[Synthorian]

My god! It's the infamous double post!

[Rtron]

Son of a...

[Wind Wild]

Hahahahah Jay and Pup, I almost forgot about that weird romance scenario. xD That would have been so fun. Damn, had so many plans for Elvarren. Dammit once more. xD

[Rtron]

Wind Wild said
Hahahahah Jay and Pup, I almost forgot about that weird romance scenario. xD That would have been so fun. Damn, had so many plans for Elvarren. Dammit once more. xD

Weird? I've no idea what you're talking about. Never was there a more natural and true love than there was between those two. *Totally not lying through my teeth*

[Wind Wild]

Rtron. PM, Rtron. PM. :3

[Wind Wild]

So just FYI Ian is also accepted. I really enjoyed reading his CS and really like your take on the fragment and its abilities. :)

[Lucius Cypher]

Hmm... This has my interest. I'm thinking of going for a human. These magical instruments interest me, but I'm not really interested in playing as a tween. I'm thinking more 26ish young adult, better than most of the academy kids because he's been at it for a while. I'm thinking Bardic Archetype, guy who plays the BGM and throws spells around. In the works, inspiration would be nice. And a summary perhaps?

[Wind Wild]

Heh interest is always nice.
What inspiration and summary do you need? :)

[Themerlinhawk]

Wind Wild said
I really like your take on the fragment and its abilities. :)

I finally put my band nerdness to use. lol

[Lucius Cypher]

Well, right now the idea is that my guy is a Bard, like, fantasy DnD type, you know? Support spellcaster with a penchant with music. He's going to be fairly competent as he's a graduate of the Academy, did some jobs and such. When I see Abilities I'm thinking of magic, but I don't know how far I can take it. I actually wrote a rather lengthy thing about this class of magic called "Psychomancy" and I want to see if I can implement it into my character's Arsenal. Also sort of want to create an Orc Werewolf, but I feel that I've been making to many orcs these past few RP's and I want to try something different. Haven't really played werewolves though, so I'm going to keep that. Just not on the bard.

Anyways, I think what would help me most is if I can show you the Psychomancy, see if it checks out, and than get an idea of what's going on IC wise. Like, any plots that someone like me could stumble onto?