[OOC] Spirit Guardians: The Call Of A Butterfly (ALWAYS ACCEPTING)

[Inkd Bull]

@Obscene Symphony Your transformation will be the same every single time you soul link

@WeepingLiberty Make as many characters as you feel you can handle. Go crazy lol

@CencoAwesome! Welcome aboard :)

[Obscene Symphony]

@Obscene Symphony Your transformation will be the same every single time you soul link

@WeepingLiberty Make as many characters as you feel you can handle. Go crazy lol

@CencoAwesome! Welcome aboard :)

@Inkd Bull

Okay, I figured as much. Thanks!

[howling rabbit]

@Inkd Bull

I'd LOVE to take part in this. I love these kinds of supernatural, urban fantasy-like settings and often I can't find roleplays that aren't all like terrible YAs.

[Obscene Symphony]

@Inkd Bull

I'd LOVE to take part in this. I love these kinds of supernatural, urban fantasy-like settings and often I can't find roleplays that aren't all like terrible YAs.

@howling rabbit

A+ FMAB gif usage, man.

[Inkd Bull]

@howling rabbit
come join the dark side...

We have cookies lol

[Cenco]

Hm, I'll throw this up now before going to eat.

Only reason I'm hesitant is I'm feeling like she sounds a little too Mary Sue-ish, but I dunno. I'm definitely not planning on playing her as such, but I'm not sure if I conveyed that properly.

The fact that I feel this way is probably a bad sign, but let me know what you guys think, I'll change it up if necessary.

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Reina Lane

Hider

Name:
Reina Lane
Age:
17
Gender:
Female
Birthplace:
Toronto, Canada
Normal Appearance:
Reina is a little taller than average for a woman, standing at 5'7" (170 cm). She looks somewhat delicate at first glance in part thanks to her gentle, quiet demeanor, but has an impressively athletic build due to her active lifestyle. Her slim, lightly-toned body hides a respectable amount of strength and an impressive amount of stamina.

She has green eyes that chronically look tired and dull, and jet-black hair, both (apparently) inherited from her birth mother. Her pale skin contrasts greatly with her dark hair, and does nothing to hide Reina's blushes -- which happen far more often than she'd like.

Appearance after Soul Link:
Her outfit becomes the one pictured, her hair becomes a pure white, and her eyes a vibrant red.

Hider

Personality:
Reina is ruled by her inferiority complex that developed during her childhood. She never asks for help from anyone, not wanting to bother others and have them 'waste their time on her,' as she believes, leading her to be very independent and mature -- at least from an outside perspective. She already has years of experience caring for herself and can easily manage living on her own. Cooking, cleaning, working, and the like are all the norm for her, and have been since forever.

While she won't ever ask for help, one would be hard-pressed to find her at a time when she's not assisting someone else. Helping others, whom she almost always views as superior to herself, is where she finds all her happiness in life. While it may be irrational, she truly believes she can never amount to anything -- still being a kind person by nature, however, means the logical thing for her to do is to dedicate herself to furthering everyone around her and doing all she can to make sure they reach their far greater potential. There is no real limit to this trait -- she is very self-sacrificial and won't hesitate to put herself at risk, not particularly fearing death, other than the fact that she'd no longer be able to help those around her.

This way of living, along with her independence, makes her act much like a mother-figure to those around her -- especially her younger peers, but even also those older than her. She enjoys this self-imposed role, as it helps fill the void she has from never having had a parental-figure of her own. As a result of this, she's very easy to manipulate, being too trusting.

It's not a very healthy way to live, but it's been working for her so far. Though, while she does all she can to convince herself she's happy, she definitely occasionally feels like she's on the edge of breaking down.

All-in-all, Reina is reserved, in the sense that she will never talk about herself or her problems. At the same time, though, she loves being around others. Sweet-natured, soft-spoken, and calm, she tends to put people at ease, helped by the fact that she's always willing to help in anyway she can. Her expressions lean on the subtler side, but the gentle smile she wears in the company of others is as reassuring as any other. Despite all this, it's not exactly impossible to tell that Reina hides plenty of sadness, most noticeable through her dull eyes.

Bio:
One doesn't have to dig all too deep into Reina's past to begin understanding why she acts as she does. Her mother and father were both only 15 when she was born, and with no way to care for her, they gave her up to her mother's older sister and her husband.

Reina's aunt and uncle were certainly not the best people, treating Reina as little more than a slave over the course of her life. They didn't do anything particularly atrocious like beat her or the like, but the girl was never given a bed to sleep in, and was forced to do all of the housework -- along with plenty of verbal abuse, the root of her inferiority complex.

It would have been very easy for Reina to become cynical and hateful towards people due to her guardians, but school saved her from that fate. Escaping any mistreatment from her peers due to her likable personality, she found that helping those she deemed as good people made her happy. She knew that many people used her because she was helpful, but she didn't mind. It didn't take long for her to become extremely empathetic due to listening to other's issues, enough so that she even began to believe that her aunt and uncle likely had a reason for the way they treated her. Probably not a great one, but a reason nonetheless.

So fully began her way of life, where she convinced herself she was happy with her situation and role. She began to prepare herself to enter into an emergency response career, thinking that that would be the best place for her to assist people, completely okay with the physical and mental risks that come with such a job -- after all, she didn't matter all that much.

Eventually, on an ordinary day when she was returning home late, having stayed behind at school to give the hockey team a hand, she saw the butterfly, dismissing it for a moment before realizing she had seen it before, years ago. Suddenly entranced by it's bright wings, she followed it, meeting Reaper by a frozen pond in a small, empty park.

Shifting her goal from becoming an emergency responder to dedicating her life to protecting the world from evil spirits, she doubled her self-training. Soon enough, she got an invitation to Sacred Hearts Institute, completely taking her by surprise.

She accepted, of course, wanting to become as strong as she can to do her job as effectively as possible.

Other:
Reina suffers from chronic insomnia, not sleeping nearly as much as she should. When she does sleep, she willingly does so on the floor every night, right next to her bed.

Character Theme: Honeythief
Battle Theme: furioso melodia

Reaper

Appearance (Butterfly):
Blue body and yellow wings.
Class:
Weapon
Weapon:
Scythe

Hider

Magic:
50/50 split between Ice and Electricty, both taking on a black colouring (or greyish in her ice's case, due to it being translucent)

Personality:
The Guardian is of even fewer words than Reina. In fact, he very, very rarely says anything at all. Which makes him come off as quite creepy, always hovering near Reina, motionlessly, watching over her. It took Reina herself a while to get over it (simply put, waking up nightly to see his figure in the corner of her room did nothing to help her insomnia), so she often requests him to conceal himself, not wanting to cause distress to anyone around her.

Despite his creep-factor and demonic appearance, Reaper is a good being -- or at least, probably is. It's a bit hard to tell, as he's completely, utterly obedient to Reina, only acting upon her request. And as she only ever asks him to do good, that's what he does.

[Obscene Symphony]

Aaron Bachmeier

Name: Aaron Bachmeier

Age: 17

Gender: Male

Birthplace: Germany

Normal Appearance:

Appearance After Soul Link:

Personality: Growing up deaf made a quiet soul out of Aaron, an observer who preferred the edge of the room. He kept to himself, keeping few friends and largely valuing his time alone. A scholarly boy and taking particular interest in medicine, he cares for (and finds fascination in) the well-being of those around him. His anger and upset are set to an eternal slow burn, tending to take to the cold-shoulder, going so far as to remove his hearing aides around those who’ve angered him. However, Aaron has a forgiving soul; he can’t stay angry for long.

Bio: Aaron was born deaf to a single mother in Munich, Germany. A scholarly boy from a young age, Aaron filled his silent world with books. He taught himself languages, theories, techniques and principles; he took a particular interest in medicine and home remedies, and filled his bookshelves with anatomy and medical journals, setting his sights on becoming a surgeon. Of course, books alone could not sate the boy’s appetite for knowledge: so, when the opportunity arose to learn to play music, the deaf boy jumped at the opportunity.
He’d started with a schoolteacher on piano; she reasoned that each key made the same sound whenever it was pressed, therefore he did not need to know the sound, but rather the key to make it. Aaron took to piano immediately, enjoying the fluid, rhythmic movement. He learned to read and write music and became somewhat of a prodigy, becoming a skilled pianist at the age of ten. From there, he took on a harder project: violin. It was more difficult to learn, but after marking the fingerboard with the exact points to press the strings for a note to sound proper, he learned quickly. He eventually played in a youth orchestra, skillfully playing his part without ever being able to hear it.
To this day, he delights in music more than anything else. He’s been known to blast classical music to the point where he can feel the vibrations in the floor, or tap absently at a piano should he have one available.

Other: Aaron can read and speak German, uses sign language as a main way to communicate with those who know it, and writing with those who don’t. He can also read and write English and French. His guardian acts as his ears and his translator. More on this IC.

-Guardian-

Name: Mitchell (the most recent modernization of his spirit name, which is unpronounceable)

Butterfly Form:
Mitchell’s butterfly form looks like a charred and burned owl butterfly, though the only remaining resemblance to the owl is the vague shape of the wings. The pattern has been burned away and the wings look as if they are made from thin layers of ash, shimmering in the sunlight like charcoal. These wings look as if they’d break at the slightest touch, with tattered edges and cracks; occasionally, a small piece will chip off in flight.

True Form: Mitchell’s true form is of a yokai called an Enenra. He is a being made entirely of black smoke, which perpetually curls and moves, its movement resembling the smoke on a blown-out candle, or possibly steam. The smoke, however, moves much more slowly than real smoke and trails in the wake of his every movement, dissipating as it goes. The smoke concentrates into the upper body of a young man with pointed features, his skin pitch black and eyes like burning embers. His skin has a near-shimmering quality, resembling his butterfly form’s wings or charcoal in the sun. His hair is the same shimmering, pitch black as the rest of him and its length constantly changes. It tends to average out at roughly eye-level-length, and always floats around him as if underwater. His movements are trailed in smoke, and he travels by dissipating in one place and rematerializing in another.
One interesting thing is that he can take any appearance he wants; this smokey form is his natural and preferred form.

Examples of movement, as depicted by Eris, the Goddess of Discord <3

Class: Combat

Fighting Style: In combat, Mitchell takes almost complete control over Aaron, resulting in a now-tangible form of Mitchell that greatly resembles his true form with one blue eye. He uses his method of dissipating and rematerializing to confuse the opponent, sometimes taking the form of someone the opponent knows (and wouldn’t want to hurt), extinguishing lights, or materializing somewhere, only to dissipate into a cloud of smoke when struck. He will normally do this until the target is tired and confused without ever swinging at them. He also uses his affinity for decay to make the opponent feel weak, and uses darkness to further confuse and scare the opponent.
TL;DR Mitchell uses psychological warfare and evasion to confuse, tire and freak his opponent out before ever striking them. When he does strike, it is quick, pointed jabs, solidifying for the instant of impact and dissipating, only to attack again from another angle. He’s been known to pull people’s legs out from under them, grab hold of their weapon or straight-up snap a neck.

More Eris examples, this time of transformation

Weapon: His body and some magic

Magic: Black magic (Darkness and Decay)
- Darkness: Mitchell can use darkness to trick and confuse the enemy. He can make one person perceive a dark room or, with added concentration and effort, actually banish the light from a room. With this power comes a mild control of illusion, nothing more than a few fleeting shapes in the dark; like movement in the corner of your eye that, when you turn toward it, is nothing. These illusions resemble the shapes people’s brains create in darkness while trying to discern patterns, often when they are stressed or afraid. Of course, darkness is not always evil. He can use it kindly to grant sleep to insomniacs or create a dark, quiet place to calm down; even to play a harmless prank on someone.
- Decay: Mitchell uses “Decay” to weaken enemies. He can make them feel drained and disoriented, as if they’d fallen ill or gone a long while without sleep. He can cause plants to wither and die when he passes through them, but is not powerful enough to do lasting, permanent damage to animals or humans.

Personality: Mitchell is very opposite to his charge in a number of ways. He is bitter, cynical and nihilistic to a fault, jaded and judgemental. He does have mischievous tendencies, greatly enjoying annoying and tricking people, and taking revenge on his enemies. He can be brooding at times, and his dismissive, yet also protective and melancholy attitude toward his charge hints that there may have been a time when his heart was lighter, his soul not charred and burned.

@Inkd Bull

[BlackPanther]

....man Kit is going to bouncing and bounding all over the place bothering so many serious guardians XD

[Obscene Symphony]

....man Kit is going to bouncing and bounding all over the place bothering so many serious guardians XD

@BlackPanther

I can't decide if Mitchell will wave her away or laugh right along with her.

[BlackPanther]

@Obscene Symphony
him :P
and he's quite lovable...thatd be like shooing away a puppy lol

[RaeoftheLight]

....man Kit is going to bouncing and bounding all over the place bothering so many serious guardians XD

@BlackPanther

My guardian may get a long with him. She is a bit of a silent prankster haha but she is also a fox =^.^=

[Obscene Symphony]

@Cenco CANADA! Are you Canadian???

[WeepingLiberty]

Character

Name:
Maria Desrosiers (Day-rosey-ay)

Age:
17

Gender:
Female

Birthplace:
Paris, France

Normal Appearance:
5'7" and 157lbs, Maria could easily work as a model if she wanted to but don't let this sweet, strawberry blonde fool you. She works just as hard as the next girl to maintain her figure. She inherited her sun kissed complexion from the Mediterranean ancestors on her Mother's side, but her light blue eyes and hair are from the French heritage on her Father's. She usually prefers to wear frilly dresses and other such stylish clothing, but secretly is just as willing to slum it with more "punk" styled outfits. Either way, everything about her screams sweet girl next door, down to the very nail polish she wears. Catch her when she's by herself, though, and you'll hardly recognize her beneath the messy hair, disheveled clothing and let's not forget the giant camera blocking your view of her face.

Post Soul Link:
Like a peacock strutting about, Maria and Polaris' Soul Link can be quite the dramatic display... Flashy to say the least, every cell in Maria's body comes alive with energy. Her hair will seem to sway about in an unseen wind, visibly sparking with static electricity. The white of her eyes will darken to a near black state, making the light blue irises pop even more. On her biceps, wrists, thighs and ankles black tribal markings will appear (depending on Polaris' mood may be centered around a zig-zag or a spiral design). And as if that weren't enough, Maria sprouts a pair of glorious yellow wings that are 15% functional and 185% ego.

Personality:
In general Maria is a social butterfly, talks to everyone and is well known for being sweet. But like a lot of people, she tends to tone herself down for other people. All her life Maria has been a fan of adventures and getting down and dirty with the boys... which ended up with her mother scolding her all the time for not being more feminine. To "protect her image" Maria began following her mother's advice; wearing cute clothing, finding respectable hobbies, and most of all being exclusive about her choices in friends. While the clothing choices rubbed off on her, Maria hated having to hide her true passions so she made the decision that she was going to do what she wanted instead (thus for the first time getting her to notice the damn butterfly you couldn't miss even if you were blind). Bit by bit she's worked more and more of her boldness into her public persona, however she hasn't quite gotten to the point where she can just not care about others opinions of her.

Other:
Enjoys running or jogging through the woods and is an avid photographer. Her camera is never far but rarely takes it out around people she knows.

-Guardian-



Name:
Polaris

Appearance:
(Butterfly form)

Appearance:
Polaris has dubbed himself as THE Thunderbird (though whether that's his ego talking is unclear) of his realm. Boasting or bluffing aside, Polaris takes the form of a fierce bird of prey whose height has him tower effortlessly over other humans. His feathers are a dark yellow that, in the right lighting, can look black and are often accented by small spurts of electricity generated when he moves. A lover of speed and punctuality, Polaris will move from place to place on electrical currents, or simply zapping across a room in the form of his own lightening bolt. On rare occasions though, especially if he or Maria has a point to make, he will walk behind her menacingly, puffing his chest and wings out proudly. His eyes glow a ghastly tealish color that remain intense regardless of the amount of light around him.

Class:
Weapon

Weapon:
Primary: Single-Bladed Japanese Style Polearm
Secondary: Curved Blade Dagger (It's gold only in color, not metal. Modeled to look like Polaris' talon)

Magic:
Electricity

Personality:
If Polaris could be described in one word, it would be proud. If he could be summed up using a second, it would definitely be cocky. One of your more serious characters, this guy doesn't really know how to take a joke and wears a permanent frown. He prides himself the most on appearances, mostly those that give off vibes of power and dominance. He has a soft spot for Maria but only ever shows it through tough love. It's not all that surprising that Polaris would be quick to anger, seeing as he overreacts to even the slightest of possible insults. There's not too much to worry about if you're not an enemy though, as Maria reigns Polaris in as much as he pushes her to be her best. Fun fact about Big Bird, his standing at full height is a sign that he deems you as beneath him, but if he stoops down to your general eye level, you hold his respect.

Here is the second pairing idea I had. Hope you enjoy 'em.

[Cenco]

@Cenco CANADA! Are you Canadian???

@Obscene Symphony

Haha, yes, I am. Doesn't happen too often where I can make a character Canadian without feeling like I'm forcing it, so I took the chance with this RP.

Not that it really matters, though, since she'd pretty much be the exact same person no matter her nationality. Being Canadian just gives me an excuse to make her fluent in French and in being sorry.

[Inkd Bull]

@Obscene Symphony Good to go

@Cenco Looks good. Gets the stamp of approval

@WeepingLibertyShe's great. Could you post the fist character on here too, please?

[Cenco]

Awesome, thank you.

[WeepingLiberty]

@WeepingLibertyShe's great. Could you post the fist character on here too, please?

@Inkd Bull

Oh yeah, almost forgot. XD

[Obscene Symphony]

I'm so excited to play out what it looks like when Aaron and Mitchell form their soul link! I'm also excited to get them into a fight and have smokey the guardian flying around the room and knocking into things, each one trying to wrestle control over the other in the same body XD

Also, some fun trivia: Mitchell and Aaron are, in most incarnations, a set of twins. I also occasionally merge them into a more timid version of Mitchell.
Yeah... I use those fuckers everywhere. ^+^

So when do we start this thing?

[Inkd Bull]

So when do we start this thing?

@Obscene Symphony

Just waiting on characters from:
@devo@traitor@howling rabbit

Though i don't believe i've seen any activity, from the first two, on here since putting up the thread. Hope they're still interested. If not, we should be able to start soon

[RaeoftheLight]

SO EXCITED CANNOT STOP SHAKING