[OOC] Northwood Academy

[Riven Wight]

@Kirah Oh, good. Not to be rude or anything! I just like semi-quicker-paced plots.

[Kirah]

@kittyluna45 Excellent, accepted. :)

[kittyluna45]

@kittyluna45 Excellent, accepted. :)

@Kirah

YEAAAAHHH!

...how does one move characters to the character tab?

[Kirah]

@Kirah Oh, good. Not to be rude or anything! I just like semi-quicker-paced plots.

@Siaya Dragalorn

Not rude at all. I was just going with the plot I was given for that one. I have a very different plan for this one. I am only taking the very basic shell of what it was.

[Kirah]

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YEAAAAHHH!

...how does one move characters to the character tab?

@kittyluna45

Copy and paste

[Kirah]

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Sounds good!

I notice your first post says real pictures only. Are realistic drawings, such as this: http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/163/d/c/gman_by_jond7-d536m0x.jpg

Allowed?

@Tapscott

Yep.

[Riven Wight]

@Kirah I look forward to seeing what you'll do with it!

[kittyluna45]

I will have another character up for approval tomorrow... my master.

@Kirah

[Kirah]

@kittyluna45 Oh you know you enjoy my rps dear. *smile*

[kittyluna45]

@kittyluna45 Oh you know you enjoy my rps dear. *smile*

@Kirah

Duh, why else would I torture... I mean... Participate in them!

[Kirah]

@Tapscott Accepted. Though I would have preferred you to have posted it in the OOC first.

[Vesuvius00]

Hey, got room for one more?

My hider

Name: Diana Krow

Age: 16

Year in school: A Junior

Appearance:

Transformed

Ability/power/creature: Can transform into a wolf at will

Biography: Diana was just a quiet girl who liked to write poetry and go hiking through the woods in any type of weather. She enjoys storms and natural oddities/occurrences, and sometimes she'd spend entire days in the forest camping and writing. One day though, she heard a strange howling not too far from her campsite. She decided to go check it out, and was surprised to find an Elder wolf, one of the large pack that basically ruled the woods, trapped under a fallen tree that had been knocked over by the major storm the night before. She tried to approach him, to maybe pull him out from under the tree, but he snapped at her and growled so she couldn't get close enough to him.

She basically thought, 'I bet he just can't understand that I want to help him. I wish I could somehow just tell him...' and after a second she felt, smaller. A quick look around told her she was definitely shorter, but she couldn't understand how much easier it was to see the fine detail in everything. She could make out every little drop of water on the grass around her, and every little strand of her fur was- wait, FUR?

Diana turned in a circle a few times, trying to get a better look at herself, and only settling down when she heard a voice in her head. It was the voice of the trapped wolf, asking her how she had changed from a human, to a wolf. Diana had tried to say something, but all that came out was a very confused bark, and then a whimper. She eventually figured out that she could just direct her thoughts to the wolf for him to hear her, and she told him that she didn't know, that she had just wanted to help get him out from under the tree and then, poof.

The wolf didn't understand what she had meant by 'poof', but he did understand that he had been confused before about her motive for approaching him. He asked her if she could change back, and she didn't know how so they talked for a little while until she managed to change back. She got him out from the tree quickly, and then took a minute to change back into a wolf to talk to him again. They talked for a little while, Diana eventually managing to figure out how to change forms in seconds with the help of the Elder wolf.

After sunset, both of them had to go to their respective homes, so they planned to meet again the next day at the same spot. They did meet again, actually Diana ended up meeting the entire pack eventually. While some were hostile, most of them seemed to accept her readily. She spent most days of the next 2 years out in the forest with the wolves.

One day, as she was heading out the door to a 5-day 'camp' out in the forest, her parents surprised her with the letter from Northwood Academy, and she nearly fainted. The thing that kept her from fainting though, was how much she really couldn't wait to tell all her wolf friends. She took the letter, and read it over and over on her way to the den, getting more and more excited with every step. Only when she got there did she realize that, if she went, she wouldn't be able to stay in touch with the pack anymore. That thought almost kept her from leaving, but the pack teamed up and convinced her to go, and that they'd always remember her until she could come back to them.

Personality: She's really sensitive and intuitive, but she can be really mean if she wants to be. She writes poetry for fun, and loves nature. I suppose she'd be an artistic-geek type if she were more of a pushover.

[Kirah]

@Vesuvius00 Absolutely! She's awesome <3 You're accepted.

[Vesuvius00]

Thanks~!

[Maelvona]

Appearance

Name: Natali Valkyrie "Vid'Ma"

Age: Seventeen/Junior

Appearance: Natalie has soft pearly skin, that doesn’t have an imperfection upon it. She is widely considered beautiful, and only accentuates this with heavy doses of makeup. Her hair is an light golden, but her roots are an chestnut blonde color, suggesting she dyes it. Considerably tall(5’10), she has long legs, and an lean chest. With flashy blue eyes and a thin waist it’s noticeable she keeps in an nice form-fitting shape.

Ability/power/creature: Natali possesses the inate ability to create Forcefields. While they are stationary around her, allowing her not to be harmed from most things, they usually only come when she is in great danger. She has an hard time projecting them, and she does not even think it is possible to make them go beyond the parameters of her own body.

Biography: Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Natali’s parents are what one from the Soviet Union would call.. Dissidents. They hated the suppression of Russian authorities, and fought in the battle of freedom. Sadly, her father was arrested before Natali was even born , her mother having kept it a secret from him, in fear of dissuading his fervor of the cause.

Natali was raised under her mother, who taught her never to trust anyone, and that truly most of all, anyone who think they have a right to what is yours.. Is wrong. Natali was relocated from her mother when she was ten, and was moved around fostercare, as the uprisings died somewhat down Natali believed she would never see her parents again.

She grew up an rather normal girl after she finally found the right home, being completely unaware of her power, most violence being shielded from her. When she would get the occasional burn or cut, it never hurt, it never bled. Her foster parents simply thought she was… “quiet”, and sent her to a boarding school. She made friends, a few partners, but a month from when she turned fifteen, her best friend was walking in the middle of an street when an 18-wheeler charged through the red light. Natali did the only thing thinkable, and charged her friend out of harm’s way. Well, she actually blocked her from harm’s way. The young girl’s body made the Truck’s frontside plow into itself…

After this miracle was swiftly covered up by the oppresive soviet regime, Natali was sent an small letter in prison. Her handlers said that she was, by law, a freak of nature and could be disposed of or.. Shipped to Russia for processing, which meant an exile into Siberia.

They however read this letter(from none other then Northwood Academy) and it specified they could take care of her. The handlers told her that if she did not leave, they would be forced to take action. Naturally, after several long and boring train/ship travels, Natali had arrived at the front steps of the Institute.

Personality: Natali is quirky and unusual to Americans. She likes taking photos, and often models alot of her own artwork, which she paints in her own room. She often skips class, and is an ‘troubled’ student. She barely understands the language, and worse, she feels very alone. A nice and eccentric girl, she hardly talks to her fellow students, but being urged on by some of the very endearing Teachers.. She might decide to change that in the near future.

((I hope this is fine :3

Any changes you want made/anything you want explained, I can do it!))

[Kirah]

@Maelvona I like the idea of her. There's a few grammar errors. If you want this to be her first year I'd prefer she was younger.

[Kirah]

On that note I'm going to bed now. I'll check in the morning for anything new.

I'm excited to get this started. There are a couple people I'm waiting for, once I get their CS's in and accepted (and work out some story stuff with my co-gm the wonderful @McHaggis) I'll get the IC going.

[Maelvona]

@Maelvona I like the idea of her. There's a few grammar errors. If you want this to be her first year I'd prefer she was younger.

@Kirah

Sorry, it's a little late here, and I only did one-proofread. I wanted to get it out fast! As well as I don't think character sheets are the most important thing, a nice reference maybe, but characters really evolve past these things once you start writing them(in my perfectly honest opinion). I don't usually write like this, I assure you by the way, it's just writing an biography is different then acting out an character I feel.

Also, I used seventeen because no fifteen year old looks like that. However, to suit your needs, I will perhaps change it so she arrived to the school sooner, rather then later?

[Kirah]

@Maelvona that works for me. :) after those changes I'll say she's accepted.

And everyone makes errors (I am great at them)

[Riven Wight]

@Kirah How's this? Anything I need to change?

Zaylin Calina Devonshire

Basic Info

Age: 15, but turns 16 on Halloween. Year: 10—Sophomore

Appearance: Favoring the gothic style, Zaylin has naturally paler skin. She always wears a pair of skull earrings, and often wears this coat, whether it’s actually needed or not, and always wears a pair of combat boots.

Creature / Power

Dragon-hybrid. She is capable of turning into a hybrid black dragon. She can choose to what degree she transforms (how much dragon to how much human) and has a longer lifespan than the average human, ageing slower. She is also capable of controlling fire and air while in human form and has slightly greater speed, senses, strength, and agility. In her dragon-hybrid form, since she takes the form of a dragon connected with the night and darkness, she also has control over darkness/shadows.

Personality

Somewhere between a Goth and a Nerd. Given the title “goth” courtesy to her favored style of dress and makeup, though she sometimes tends to be a loner, she is, quite contrary, usually a helpful person happy to aid others. However, she can be rather proud, and hates asking for help. She has a bit of a temper and a vengeful spirit, and can hold a grudge for years, but since it became necessary to try and keep her anger in check or risk losing control of her elemental abilities, she tries to be more of a “quiet angry,” dealing out her vengeance more in thought than action. She is passionate about her studies, loving to read and learn, and often spills her heart out into drawings and writings. Though she usually follows rules when disobeying them would bring about extreme consequences—such as her grandmother’s wrath—she is a curious girl who can’t help but question their existence, and even push their boundaries, if not completely break them. She also has an affinity for precious and shiny items, favoring precious/semi-precious stones, jewelry, and old books.

Biography

With her parents dead shortly after her birth, Zaylin grew up with her grandmother. A mysterious woman who looked more like someone in her mid-twenties instead of someone of nearly sixty, she brought Zaylin up honoring her parents as well as possible.
For most of her life, Zaylin grew up normally, besides noticing a distinct lack of aging in her guardian. She went to school like everyone else, her grades rarely, if ever, falling below an “A.” She made friends, had crushes, and both loved and hated the normalcy of life. Until she turned thirteen.
A couple days before her birthday, her grandmother finally sat Zaylin down and told her of her heritage. Her family descended from a long line of dragon hybrids, and her grandmother expected that it would soon show itself in the young girl.
With the girl ecstatic with the prospect of what she could do, her grandmother began training her in more than the simple math and science of her schools. The woman began to show a tougher side Zaylin had not experienced before. She taught her about magic, and other creatures most of the world deem mythical that she may one day encounter. Zaylin trained in fighting, even taking up fencing in school until her grandmother decided she could teach Zaylin better than their instructors.
When she turned fourteen, her dragon blood finally revealed itself. She became stronger beyond what her grandmother’s training could have brought about. Through various attempts, she also discovered her ability to turn into a hybrid-dragon, and control over air and fire. Over about the next year, through a few mishaps in school which involved a couple evacuations and firetrucks (though they never pinpointed her as the cause), she quickly realized she had to gain more control over both her emotions and abilities.
As her freshman year came to a close, she received a letter from Northwood Academy, inviting her to attend their school.
Having attended it in the past, her grandmother happily jumped on the opportunity to send Zaylin to such a highly regarded school, despite the reported death of the previous year. As her grandmother put it, “Things like that happen. You can’t fear the world because of one bad thing. It’d be like throwing out an entire bag of pistachios because you found one rotten one. Besides, I doubt the girl was part dragon.”
Though she protested, not wanting to leave behind the friends she had, she wisely went along with her grandmother’s wishes and transferred schools for her sophomore year.
And thus, she began her adventure as she attended Northwood Academy for the first year.