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Eloen

Name: She is called Eloen and has no known last name.
Age: Eloen does not know how old she is, but she looks to be in her early twenties.
Sex: Female
Race: Elf
Class/Sub-class: Rogue/Archer

“I believe in life. When you have nothing else to dream of that's really all you have”

Appearance:

Abilities:

• Death from Above - Eloen inflicts more damage when she is firing on enemies below her.
• First Blood - Eloen can pinpoint enemies that have received no damage and can do extra damage against these targets.
• Long Shot - Eloen fires a single shot, which does more damage the further away she is from an opponent.
• Leaping Shot - Eloen can dive out of the way of those who get too close to her, and leave behind a hail of arrows.
• Explosive Shot - A specialized arrow that explodes on impact, damaging enemies around the initial target.

“Give all you can, even when you know you will get nothing in return.”

Personality: Upon first glace Eloen appears reserved and passive. These traits might have been born of her unfortunate upbringing, leading her to rarely engage in unprovoked conversation or make eye contact with those around her. Beneath this layer of obedience is her undying hope. Eloen has the ability to see the good in anything situation, no matter how devastating. She also sees the best in people, even those who would hurt her. She wants what Is best for others, and would do anything within her power to help those who need it. She knows what its like to be the one without a voice, and she wants everyone to be heard, even if she is the only one to listen to their struggles.

This extreme form of forgiveness can come with fault, as Eloen can come off as extremely naive and unwise. She also is known to put her trust in people who would take advantage of her kindness, although she doesn't seem to mind this. She doesn't enjoy getting in fights, especially with sentient foes. She will often try to talk her way out of a fight, not wanting to hurt those who could be persuaded to lay down their arms.

“Not all monsters need to be killed, some just need to be shown kindness.”

History:

Only Eloen's earliest memories tell of her life before her times in Tevinter. Eloen believes that she once lived in an elven Alienage. She vaguely remembers shanty homes made of splintering wood, kicking round stones in the streets, a large tree wrapped in ribbon and paper. Eloen recalls one night being awoken by a strange human man in her bedroom. He convinced the young girl that he was a friend of her father and mother and then lured her outside with the promises of food and toys.

Eloen was lead by the stranger through the dark alienage, wishing she had taken the time to grab her slippers, keeping quiet at the thought of having some new toys to play with. Soon they came to a house Eloen didn't recognize. The strange man grabbed Eloen by her wrist, his grip like a vice around her thin arm. The man then knocked a strange sequence of knocks on the door and after a few moments of silence the door opened with a grating squeak.

Inside the building was dark, but the faint glow of the moon illuminated the room just enough for Eloen to see what was within. Huddled in one of the back corners of the room was a group of maybe ten or so elves, some she recognized and some she didn't, all looking scared and tense. The strange, still with his grip on Eloen's arm, exchanged words with the man who opened the door. The doorman then handed the other a bag of coins and took Eloen's arm for himself. He corralled the nervous girl into the corner with the other elves, giving her a hard shove to the back and sending her tumbling into the group.

Eloen looked up at the leaving stranger, and before she could ask him where the food was he closed the door behind him. Leaving the elves in the dark.

Somehow the girl was able to fall asleep, but was awoken moments later by the rattling of shackles being fastened to her ankles and wrists. They were cold and heavy. The confused girl began to weep for her parents, but was quickly silenced by a fist to the gut. Under the threat of violence the elves were moved silently out of the building and into a covered wagon. Eloen watched through a tear in the canvas the slowly disappearing sight of the alienage.

The journey to Tevinter was dark and cold. The elves were not permitted to speak, but they all knew what was happening. Even Eloen eventually came to terms with what was happening, and what would soon happen to all of them.

Eloen was sold as a slave when she was eight years old to a family of Magisters. Eloen still considers herself lucky. Some slaves were sold off for hard labor or worse, sacrifices. Instead Eloen found herself being given as a gift from a father to a daughter. The daughter was only slightly younger then Eloen, and needed a handmaiden. Throughout the years Eloen's duties remained quite the same. Mending, cooking, cleaning. Helping her Mistress get dressed in her fanciful garments or help her braid her hair. It was during these years of enslavement when Eloen learned about the grace of the Bow. Her mistress was quite a fan of competitive archery, and often found herself without an opponent, meaning Eloen was given a chance to hold a weapon. She didn't realize it at the time, but she was being handed the opportunity to hurt. To free herself. But the thought never crossed her mind. Eloen often found herself learning about the horrors of slavery, of those beaten to death or slaughtered for sacrifice. But she also learned of the outside world. Of the elf who fixed the sky.

Eloen had never dreamed before, not before the events of the inquisition. But shortly after learning about what had transpired, Eloen had a dream. In this dream Eloen saw a beautiful elven women with glowing silver hair. She was told that things are about to change, and that she would need to be kind to all she met.

The next morning Eloen awoke disoriented, unable to tell if the events that had transpired in the night had been real or a part of her imagination. She decided to interpety the glowy elves message as a sign that something new would be occuring at her masters home. Maybe her Mistress was to get married, or would decide to make changes in her wardrobe.

A few days later Eloen was among several other elves to be “relocated”. There were horrified whispers around what being relocated meant, but most assumed it meant that you were being taken as sacrifice to some far off location. To be used in a magic ritual. As Eloen and other slaves were being chained together in a line many began to wail and cry, but Eloen tried to keep a spark of hope. She was determined not to let despair win. She thought of the strange glowing elf from her dreams.

And Prayed.

During the journey great earthquakes shook the ground. Spooking horses and sending the wagon that held all the slaves toppling over. During the chaos and confusion several slaves were able to flee. Eloen was among them. Most of them fled in different directions, disoriented and unsure where to go. Eloen, although she had never traveled so far alone and struggled to run with chains around her limps, felt like her feet moved true and her heart knew what direction to move in.

And so she ran, with arm fulls of chains, to her own freedom.

Dragon Age: The Black Warden (closed)

They can see who has the more fashionable brand

Dragon Age: The Black Warden (closed)

Okay Eloen should be finished now!

Dragon Age: The Black Warden (closed)

Okay she is in the last stages of completion!

Eloen

Name: She is called Eloen and has no known last name.
Age: Eloen does not know how old she is, but she looks to be in her early twenties.
Sex: Female
Race: Elf
Class/Sub-class: Rogue/Archer

“I believe in life. When you have nothing else to dream of that's really all you have”

Appearance:

Abilities:

• Death from Above - Eloen inflicts more damage when she is firing on enemies below her.
• First Blood - Eloen can pinpoint enemies that have received no damage and can do extra damage against these targets.
• Long Shot - Eloen fires a single shot, which does more damage the further away she is from an opponent.
• Leaping Shot - Eloen can dive out of the way of those who get too close to her, and leave behind a hail of arrows.
• Explosive Shot - A specialized arrow that explodes on impact, damaging enemies around the initial target.

“Give all you can, even when you know you will get nothing in return.”

Personality: Upon first glace Eloen appears reserved and passive. These traits might have been born of her unfortunate upbringing, leading her to rarely engage in unprovoked conversation or make eye contact with those around her. Beneath this layer of obedience is her undying hope. Eloen has the ability to see the good in anything situation, no matter how devastating. She also sees the best in people, even those who would hurt her. She wants what Is best for others, and would do anything within her power to help those who need it. She knows what its like to be the one without a voice, and she wants everyone to be heard, even if she is the only one to listen to their struggles.

This extreme form of forgiveness can come with fault, as Eloen can come off as extremely naive and unwise. She also is known to put her trust in people who would take advantage of her kindness, although she doesn't seem to mind this. She doesn't enjoy getting in fights, especially with sentient foes. She will often try to talk her way out of a fight, not wanting to hurt those who could be persuaded to lay down their arms.

“Not all monsters need to be killed, some just need to be shown kindness.”

History:

Only Eloen's earliest memories tell of her life before her times in Tevinter. Eloen believes that she once lived in an elven Alienage. She vaguely remembers shanty homes made of splintering wood, kicking round stones in the streets, a large tree wrapped in ribbon and paper. Eloen recalls one night being awoken by a strange human man in her bedroom. He convinced the young girl that he was a friend of her father and mother and then lured her outside with the promises of food and toys.

Eloen was lead by the stranger through the dark alienage, wishing she had taken the time to grab her slippers, keeping quiet at the thought of having some new toys to play with. Soon they came to a house Eloen didn't recognize. The strange man grabbed Eloen by her wrist, his grip like a vice around her thin arm. The man then knocked a strange sequence of knocks on the door and after a few moments of silence the door opened with a grating squeak.

Inside the building was dark, but the faint glow of the moon illuminated the room just enough for Eloen to see what was within. Huddled in one of the back corners of the room was a group of maybe ten or so elves, some she recognized and some she didn't, all looking scared and tense. The strange, still with his grip on Eloen's arm, exchanged words with the man who opened the door. The doorman then handed the other a bag of coins and took Eloen's arm for himself. He corralled the nervous girl into the corner with the other elves, giving her a hard shove to the back and sending her tumbling into the group.

Eloen looked up at the leaving stranger, and before she could ask him where the food was he closed the door behind him. Leaving the elves in the dark.

Somehow the girl was able to fall asleep, but was awoken moments later by the rattling of shackles being fastened to her ankles and wrists. They were cold and heavy. The confused girl began to weep for her parents, but was quickly silenced by a fist to the gut. Under the threat of violence the elves were moved silently out of the building and into a covered wagon. Eloen watched through a tear in the canvas the slowly disappearing sight of the alienage.

The journey to Tevinter was dark and cold. The elves were not permitted to speak, but they all knew what was happening. Even Eloen eventually came to terms with what was happening, and what would soon happen to all of them.

Eloen was sold as a slave when she was twelve years old to a family of Magisters. Eloen still considers herself lucky. Some slaves were sold off for hard labor or worse, sacrifices. Instead Eloen found herself being given as a gift from a father to a daughter. The daughter was only slightly older then Eloen, and needed a handmaiden. Throughout the years Eloen's duties remained quite the same. Mending, cooking, cleaning. Helping her Mistress get dressed in her fanciful garments or help her braid her hair. It was during these years of enslavement when Eloen learned about the grace of the Bow. Her mistress was quite a fan of competitive archery, and often found herself without an opponent, meaning Eloen was given a chance to hold a weapon. She didn't realize it at the time, but she was being handed the opportunity to hurt. To free herself. But the thought never crossed her mind. Eloen often found herself learning about the horrors of slavery, of those beaten to death or slaughtered for sacrifice. But she also learned of the outside world. Of the elf who fixed the sky.

Eloen had never dreamed before, not before the events of the inquisition. But shortly after learning about what had transpired, Eloen had a dream. In this dream Eloen saw a beautiful elven women with glowing silver hair. She was told that things are about to change, and that she would need to be kind to all she met.

The next morning Eloen awoke disoriented, unable to tell if the events that had transpired in the night had been real or a part of her imagination. She decided to interpety the glowy elves message as a sign that something new would be occuring at her masters home. Maybe her Mistress was to get married, or would decide to make changes in her wardrobe.

A few days later Eloen was among several other elves to be “relocated”. There were horrified whispers around what being relocated meant, but most assumed it meant that you were being taken as sacrifice to some far off location. To be used in a magic ritual. As Eloen and other slaves were being chained together in a line many began to wail and cry, but Eloen tried to keep a spark of hope. She was determined not to let despair win. She thought of the strange glowing elf from her dreams.

And Prayed.

During the journey great earthquakes shook the ground. Spooking horses and sending the wagon that held all the slaves toppling over. During the chaos and confusion several slaves were able to flee. Eloen was among them. Most of them fled in different directions, disoriented and unsure where to go. Eloen, although she had never traveled so far alone and struggled to run with chains around her limps, felt like her feet moved true and her heart knew what direction to move in.

And so she ran, with arm fulls of chains, to her own freedom.

Dragon Age: The Black Warden (closed)

I'm just about done, just need to think about what class would fit her best.

Dragon Age: The Black Warden (closed)

I was sitting around trying to think of a character idea, when sudden inspiration struck! To Microsoft Word!

Verthaven: A Bloody Paradise [Completed]

Merry Bennet

Basic Information
Name:

Merry Bennet

Nickname/Alias/Etc:

Champ, Lamb, Bennett, Tiny. Everyone has a name for her.

Gender:

Female

Age:

Seventeen

Height:

5'0 exactly...on a good day.

Weight:

110 pounds of pure muscle, or so she likes to say.

Home District:

From Away

Appearance
Hair Color:

Good Old Brown

Eye Color:

Hazel

Ethnicity:

Mixed. African American from her father and French from her mother

Physical Appearance:

Merry, being a girl of slim build and short stature, is easily and constantly mistaken for a child of a much younger age. That, or a young boy. She doesn't complain about either of these comparisons. Merry looks more or less like a totally normal young adult, and certainly not a bad looking one either. She has a bust-to-waist ratio that goes along with her boyish appearances, not that she minds much. Lanky can easily describe Merry, like someone who hasn't had much time at a gym, as shown by her thin and weak looking arms and legs. Her back and shoulders are rather thin too.

Her complexion, due to her mixed parental heritage, could be described as slightly dark, and extremely freckled. Unlike her Half-Sister, who's freckles are light, Merry's has freckles all along her cheekbones, nose, shoulders, back, arms, legs, everywhere. When she was younger, and more influenced by peer pressure, Merry tried to keep her freckles covered by makeup. But growing up, and having support from her Half-Sister and Friend, Merry started to like her freckles. And being finally through the awkward and greasy portions of adolescence, that and having her Half-Sister to offer her skin cleaners, Merry's face is acne free.

Her face is rather rounded, having a soft jawline and a bit of baby fat still on her cheeks. Her eyes are large and round, and seem to sparkle when she is excited about something. Above her eyes are two, scruffy, eyebrows that raise when she is shocked. The rest of her features aren't all that distinctive, a nose and lips that are placed averagely between large and small. The only mark on her face is painfully obvious, a large scar stretching across the bridge of her nose. Merry doesn't like talking about her scar seriously, and will make up a different origin story for it every time someone asks. These responses normally range from fighting bears in the woods to falling out of a tree.

Her hair is rather short, just barely long enough to be pulled into a tiny pony-tail. Merry's forehead is entirely covered by thick bangs, for whatever reason she doesn't like people seeing her forehead. Her bangs fall over her eyes and Merry often tries to blow them out of her vision. Her hair normally appears straight and tousled, but under stress it will start to curl, most likely from her anxiously twisting it.

Attire:

Merry's personal style, if it can really be called that, would be loose and relaxed. Or the boys section of the nearest department store. Much to the displeasure of her parents, as well as any chance she might have as appearing as an adult, she doesn't even shop in the mens section. She just waltz up to the kids sections and gathers up the extra larges. Merry claims that there aren't enough funny graphic tees in the mens section. She is a huge fan of 'ironic' graphic tees that have stupid or meme worthy sayings on them. Her all time favorite shirt is from the Boys Section and simply has the word RAD on it. She finds it hilarious. As for her bottom half Merry prefers shorts to pants, finding them comfy and easy to wear. Not only that, but mens cargo shorts always have plenty of pockets to stash things in.

And yet, she has been known to pull a complete 180 and wear more traditional female clothes, but she absolutely hates it when people point this out. The only thing she absolutely refuses to wear are shoes with any sort of high heel. She says she is scared of tripping and twisting an ankle, but her friends tease her saying that she is stuck being short forever. She tends to stick to sneakers or sandels, finding them more comfy then any other sort of shoe. Merry totally owns a pair of Heelys, because why have dead weights on your feet when you can wheel around.

But no outfit is complete without accessories, which Merry wears none of. Her ears are not pierced, but the tiny scars on the lobes suggest that they were at a time, and she can never commit to wearing necklaces or scarves. And in the rare chances she is found with rings or bracelets on her person, it is more then a likely chance that she is about to loose them from fiddling with her hands.

Personality
Innate & Outward Personality:

Merry is an extrovert – permanently friendly, forgives easily and considers everyone who she has met to be a friend.

She is rather impulsive, jumping to conclusions or being the first one to run down a dangerous path. This is likely due to her high energy, which always seems to be unending. Her rather fun-loving nature makes her pleasant to be around. She is extremely loyal to whoever leads her, often carrying out tasks without second thought. And while all of this is rather fine, she can get extremely violent and rebellious when times call for it. Merry is one of those people with a complete "can do" attitude. This positivity can come off as clingy annoyance to people who don't like constant interaction. She can also come off as childish or innocent. Merry has a very youthful personality and an optimistic outlook to life and adventure. She can be quite reckless when she needs to have fun but normally, she'll go about everything with a cool approach.

Despite her bright exterior, Merry suffers from low self-esteem. She constantly needs to be with friends to feel safe and comfortable, and fears a life alone. Merry has really bad abandonment issues. If you tell her you are going out to the store she will whip out the puppy-dog eyes until you take her along. She often wonders if her friends find her clingy and obnoxious and constantly fears their rejection. She craves attention and affection. She is constantly nervous that she is smothering her friends and that they will eventually snap at her.

Hobbies/Interests:

Merry loves playing video games of all sorts. Puzzle, action, adventure you name it she most likely has played a least one game that can be sorted into it. And while she certainly isn't amazing at them, they are a fun distraction from school work and there stress inducing things. Along with video games Merry enjoys reading books, mainly non fiction, and watching movies, mainly fantasy. She normally keeps by herself while relaxing, or hangs out with a few close friends who don't mind her gabbing throughout the entire movie then wanting to watch the sequels. She also is the sort of person who spends all her time Googling “Fun Facts” about her favorite movies and TV shows. And she just has to share this Trivia with her friends.

Merry also has hobbies related to things without screens or special effects. She loves going on adventures outside, either alone or with friends. These adventures often start with Merry getting out of the view of her constantly worried mother, taking off her shoes, and then climbing the nearest tree. That, or, trying to tame squirrels and wild rabbits with food and kissy faces. Merry is completely and entirely the kind of person who tries to grab at seagulls on the beach, a place where Merry finds herself going rather often.

Skills/Talents:

Merry didn't participate in the same level of marital arts and fighting practice as her half-sister and practically-cousin. However after a bit of begging and pathetic looks the older two girls taught her a few basic moves. Just enough to keep the tiny Merry safe. And when Reyna and Mia weren't giving her wrestling lessons, under her mother's nose, she took up more creative pastimes. Primarily photography. She has albums upon albums of photographs of pretty much everything (Mostly of Reyna and Mia and herself going on adventures.) She takes quite a bit of joy from turning their adventures into scrapbooks for later.

Prized Possession:

A recording on tape of Reyna, Mia, and herself making music together. For years it acted as a sense of comfort when she was anxious or if she was struggling to fall asleep. One side of the tape is what you would expect to be on a karaoke list of songs from your childhood, and the other side is primarily lullabies sung by Reyna.

Quote(s):

“This song is cool and all Rey but you know what it needs? It needs a triangle solo.”

“But Mia, Oklahoma is literally a flat state, do I have to wear my seat belt?”

History/Bio:

Everything about Merry's upbringing was a polar opposite to how her Half Sister, Reyna, was raised. Her childhood was very calculated and careful, a textbook example on how to raise a young girl. For her mother Merry was a second chance, a fresh start in motherhood. After leaving Reyna in custody of the father of Reyna, Merry's mother met another man. Over the course of three years some random stuff happened bluh bluh bluh Merry was born. And although Merry's mother wasn't the one raising Reyna, their relationships still remained positive. Thus, Merry and Reyna got to spend a lot of time together growing up. Reyna first was brought over to Merry's home when Merry was an infant, so Reyna was literally there from the beginning.

Growing up, Merry had an incredibly positive home life. Her mother and father, despite often worrying and fussing over the girl, were very supportive of their daughter. And getting weekend visits from Reyna solidified the girls love for her family. Merry was never all that popular in school, more of the quiet and studious girl who was too socially inept to raise her hand in class. Merry's parents were pleased with their daughters excellent grades and attendance, as well as her participation in a few school clubs and sports. But even in clubs Merry was reserved and shy.

However, during her weekends with Reyna Merry completely transformed. When Merry is with Reyna she becomes a goofy, loud, individual. Reyna was also the one Merry confide in the most, especially about problems related to school and people. Her mother often worried that this personality change would effect Merry negatively, or at least in her academics, but once Reyna left at the end of the weekend Merry would sink back into her shell. Back to being the good and well behaved daughter her parents took pride in. This borderline 'rebellious' nature doubled when Merry was introduced to Mia. Merry was only about ten years old at the time, and her mother feared that Mia would be a bad influence on the young girl.

This ended up not being the case, as Mia was one of the first people Merry revealed her powers to. But keeping vocal powers quiet and contained wouldn't last long.

The years went by and Merry, Mia and Reyna continued to have adventures. Up until today, when Mia and Reyna decided to take Merry along on a cross country adventure. A bonding experience as well as a chance for Merry to get away from her parents for the first time in her life. It took a bit of persuading on Merry's part, as well as a lot of promising of “This will be totally safe” “Reyna is a trustworthy adult” and “It will be one big adventure before I go back to school.”

Relationships
Family:

Father: Jared / Alive
Mother: Vivian Bennet / Alive
Half-Sister: Reyna Baker / Alive
“How the Hell are we related again?”: Mia Jones / Alive

Dynamics:

Reyna Baker | Half-Sister | Big Buff Cheeto Puff | “I absolutely love Rey to death. She's really cool and strong and has always been there for me. I look up to her a lot and wish I could be as tough as her." |

Mia Jones | “I think she is related to Reyna but I seriously have no idea” | A weird mix between a mother and a friend |“Mia is pretty much the mother of our terrible trio and I wouldn't have it any other way! Also she is really cool and strong! And her one eye thing makes her practically a pirate” |

Abilities
Power Class:

Elemental

Power:

Sound Manipulation AKA "Merry/fuckface can scream at superloud volumes and drop the bass and shit" -Mr Allen J (2015)

Merry's powers, while having the overarching theme of relating to the manipulation and creation of sound, are broken down into two categories. Abilities that would be useful in battle and abilities that are just fun to fuck around with.

Concussive Sound, as Merry likes to say, falls under abilities that have the power to hurt someone. Merry can manipulate any sound out of her mouth to be high enough, or low enough, frequencies to cause internal damage to adversaries. Or she can amplify her screams loud enough to hurt. And not many people can shoot at her without wanting to drop their weapons and cover their ears. Hearing her screams from a distant can hurt, but being close to her when this happens can be devastating and permanently damaging to your eardrums. At close ranges Merry has been known to knock over or destroy small or weak structures. Shattering a glass? Easy. Take that opera singers.

As for the more fun powers I'm listing them in Bullet Point form because Allen loves my gay ass.

-Sound Mimicry, meaning Merry can manipulate her own voice into the voice of someone else. How convincing this replication is depends on how well Merry knows the other voice. Mimicking her mothers voice? Easy. Mimicking the voice of someone she just met? Not so easy.

-Sound Amplifying, meaning Merry is now the best portable speaker system in the world. She is a big hit at parties. This is similar to her other powers, except the source of these sounds do not have to be from Merry. Hand her an MP3 and she can amplify the sounds. These cannot reach the destructive capabilities as her voice, but blasting Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up never gets old.

Limits:

Being silenced would be the first and most obvious drawback to her screams. Cover her mouth or otherwise mute her and she is powerless and defenseless. Merry also was not encouraged to use or learn about her powers while she was growing up, and thus knows little about them. She doesn't know her own limits, and can sometimes use her powers without meaning to. She hasn't figured out how to really 'turn off' her powers, except to clap a hand down over her trap.

Weaknesses/Drawbacks:

Merry can't scream forever. Her power might be good at projecting her sounds, but her vocal cords, while tough, aren't built for lasting periods of loud sound. It's easy, as well as common, for Merry to lose her voice. And losing her voice means no more screaming until her vocal cords and throat can heal. Which means honey and tea. And Merry really doesn't like tea. Merry also has been known to hurt her own ears from screaming, especially in areas where sound echos and bounces.

Other:

Merry has been known to talk in her sleep, resulting in some pretty hilarious things being said.

Verthaven: A Bloody Paradise [Completed]

I would also like to fight maxx

Verthaven: A Bloody Paradise [Completed]

Yoooooooooooooooooo introducing the final member of Allen's Stupid Squad. Me.

Merry Bennet

Basic Information
Name:

Merry Bennet

Nickname/Alias/Etc:

Champ, Lamb, Bennett, Tiny. Everyone has a name for her.

Gender:

Female

Age:

Seventeen

Height:

5'0 exactly...on a good day.

Weight:

110 pounds of pure muscle, or so she likes to say.

Home District:

From Away

Appearance
Hair Color:

Good Old Brown

Eye Color:

Hazel

Ethnicity:

Mixed. African American from her father and French from her mother

Physical Appearance:

Merry, being a girl of slim build and short stature, is easily and constantly mistaken for a child of a much younger age. That, or a young boy. She doesn't complain about either of these comparisons. Merry looks more or less like a totally normal young adult, and certainly not a bad looking one either. She has a bust-to-waist ratio that goes along with her boyish appearances, not that she minds much. Lanky can easily describe Merry, like someone who hasn't had much time at a gym, as shown by her thin and weak looking arms and legs. Her back and shoulders are rather thin too.

Her complexion, due to her mixed parental heritage, could be described as slightly dark, and extremely freckled. Unlike her Half-Sister, who's freckles are light, Merry's has freckles all along her cheekbones, nose, shoulders, back, arms, legs, everywhere. When she was younger, and more influenced by peer pressure, Merry tried to keep her freckles covered by makeup. But growing up, and having support from her Half-Sister and Friend, Merry started to like her freckles. And being finally through the awkward and greasy portions of adolescence, that and having her Half-Sister to offer her skin cleaners, Merry's face is acne free.

Her face is rather rounded, having a soft jawline and a bit of baby fat still on her cheeks. Her eyes are large and round, and seem to sparkle when she is excited about something. Above her eyes are two, scruffy, eyebrows that raise when she is shocked. The rest of her features aren't all that distinctive, a nose and lips that are placed averagely between large and small. The only mark on her face is painfully obvious, a large scar stretching across the bridge of her nose. Merry doesn't like talking about her scar seriously, and will make up a different origin story for it every time someone asks. These responses normally range from fighting bears in the woods to falling out of a tree.

Her hair is rather short, just barely long enough to be pulled into a tiny pony-tail. Merry's forehead is entirely covered by thick bangs, for whatever reason she doesn't like people seeing her forehead. Her bangs fall over her eyes and Merry often tries to blow them out of her vision. Her hair normally appears straight and tousled, but under stress it will start to curl, most likely from her anxiously twisting it.

Attire:

Merry's personal style, if it can really be called that, would be loose and relaxed. Or the boys section of the nearest department store. Much to the displeasure of her parents, as well as any chance she might have as appearing as an adult, she doesn't even shop in the mens section. She just waltz up to the kids sections and gathers up the extra larges. Merry claims that there aren't enough funny graphic tees in the mens section. She is a huge fan of 'ironic' graphic tees that have stupid or meme worthy sayings on them. Her all time favorite shirt is from the Boys Section and simply has the word RAD on it. She finds it hilarious. As for her bottom half Merry prefers shorts to pants, finding them comfy and easy to wear. Not only that, but mens cargo shorts always have plenty of pockets to stash things in.

And yet, she has been known to pull a complete 180 and wear more traditional female clothes, but she absolutely hates it when people point this out. The only thing she absolutely refuses to wear are shoes with any sort of high heel. She says she is scared of tripping and twisting an ankle, but her friends tease her saying that she is stuck being short forever. She tends to stick to sneakers or sandels, finding them more comfy then any other sort of shoe. Merry totally owns a pair of Heelys, because why have dead weights on your feet when you can wheel around.

But no outfit is complete without accessories, which Merry wears none of. Her ears are not pierced, but the tiny scars on the lobes suggest that they were at a time, and she can never commit to wearing necklaces or scarves. And in the rare chances she is found with rings or bracelets on her person, it is more then a likely chance that she is about to loose them from fiddling with her hands.

Personality
Innate & Outward Personality:

Merry is an extrovert – permanently friendly, forgives easily and considers everyone who she has met to be a friend.

She is rather impulsive, jumping to conclusions or being the first one to run down a dangerous path. This is likely due to her high energy, which always seems to be unending. Her rather fun-loving nature makes her pleasant to be around. She is extremely loyal to whoever leads her, often carrying out tasks without second thought. And while all of this is rather fine, she can get extremely violent and rebellious when times call for it. Merry is one of those people with a complete "can do" attitude. This positivity can come off as clingy annoyance to people who don't like constant interaction. She can also come off as childish or innocent. Merry has a very youthful personality and an optimistic outlook to life and adventure. She can be quite reckless when she needs to have fun but normally, she'll go about everything with a cool approach.

Despite her bright exterior, Merry suffers from low self-esteem. She constantly needs to be with friends to feel safe and comfortable, and fears a life alone. Merry has really bad abandonment issues. If you tell her you are going out to the store she will whip out the puppy-dog eyes until you take her along. She often wonders if her friends find her clingy and obnoxious and constantly fears their rejection. She craves attention and affection. She is constantly nervous that she is smothering her friends and that they will eventually snap at her.

Hobbies/Interests:

Merry loves playing video games of all sorts. Puzzle, action, adventure you name it she most likely has played a least one game that can be sorted into it. And while she certainly isn't amazing at them, they are a fun distraction from school work and there stress inducing things. Along with video games Merry enjoys reading books, mainly non fiction, and watching movies, mainly fantasy. She normally keeps by herself while relaxing, or hangs out with a few close friends who don't mind her gabbing throughout the entire movie then wanting to watch the sequels. She also is the sort of person who spends all her time Googling “Fun Facts” about her favorite movies and TV shows. And she just has to share this Trivia with her friends.

Merry also has hobbies related to things without screens or special effects. She loves going on adventures outside, either alone or with friends. These adventures often start with Merry getting out of the view of her constantly worried mother, taking off her shoes, and then climbing the nearest tree. That, or, trying to tame squirrels and wild rabbits with food and kissy faces. Merry is completely and entirely the kind of person who tries to grab at seagulls on the beach, a place where Merry finds herself going rather often.

Skills/Talents:

Merry didn't participate in the same level of marital arts and fighting practice as her half-sister and practically-cousin. However after a bit of begging and pathetic looks the older two girls taught her a few basic moves. Just enough to keep the tiny Merry safe. And when Reyna and Mia weren't giving her wrestling lessons, under her mother's nose, she took up more creative pastimes. Primarily photography. She has albums upon albums of photographs of pretty much everything (Mostly of Reyna and Mia and herself going on adventures.) She takes quite a bit of joy from turning their adventures into scrapbooks for later.

Prized Possession:

A recording on tape of Reyna, Mia, and herself making music together. For years it acted as a sense of comfort when she was anxious or if she was struggling to fall asleep. One side of the tape is what you would expect to be on a karaoke list of songs from your childhood, and the other side is primarily lullabies sung by Reyna.

Quote(s):

“This song is cool and all Rey but you know what it needs? It needs a triangle solo.”

“But Mia, Oklahoma is literally a flat state, do I have to wear my seat belt?”

History/Bio:

Everything about Merry's upbringing was a polar opposite to how her Half Sister, Reyna, was raised. Her childhood was very calculated and careful, a textbook example on how to raise a young girl. For her mother Merry was a second chance, a fresh start in motherhood. After leaving Reyna in custody of the father of Reyna, Merry's mother met another man. Over the course of three years some random stuff happened bluh bluh bluh Merry was born. And although Merry's mother wasn't the one raising Reyna, their relationships still remained positive. Thus, Merry and Reyna got to spend a lot of time together growing up. Reyna first was brought over to Merry's home when Merry was an infant, so Reyna was literally there from the beginning.

Growing up, Merry had an incredibly positive home life. Her mother and father, despite often worrying and fussing over the girl, were very supportive of their daughter. And getting weekend visits from Reyna solidified the girls love for her family. Merry was never all that popular in school, more of the quiet and studious girl who was too socially inept to raise her hand in class. Merry's parents were pleased with their daughters excellent grades and attendance, as well as her participation in a few school clubs and sports. But even in clubs Merry was reserved and shy.

However, during her weekends with Reyna Merry completely transformed. When Merry is with Reyna she becomes a goofy, loud, individual. Reyna was also the one Merry confide in the most, especially about problems related to school and people. Her mother often worried that this personality change would effect Merry negatively, or at least in her academics, but once Reyna left at the end of the weekend Merry would sink back into her shell. Back to being the good and well behaved daughter her parents took pride in. This borderline 'rebellious' nature doubled when Merry was introduced to Mia. Merry was only about ten years old at the time, and her mother feared that Mia would be a bad influence on the young girl.

This ended up not being the case, as Mia was one of the first people Merry revealed her powers to. But keeping vocal powers quiet and contained wouldn't last long.

The years went by and Merry, Mia and Reyna continued to have adventures. Up until today, when Mia and Reyna decided to take Merry along on a cross country adventure. A bonding experience as well as a chance for Merry to get away from her parents for the first time in her life. It took a bit of persuading on Merry's part, as well as a lot of promising of “This will be totally safe” “Reyna is a trustworthy adult” and “It will be one big adventure before I go back to school.”

Relationships
Family:

Father: Jared / Alive
Mother: Vivian Bennet / Alive
Half-Sister: Reyna Baker / Alive
“How the Hell are we related again?”: Mia Jones / Alive

Dynamics:

Reyna Baker | Half-Sister | Big Buff Cheeto Puff | “I absolutely love Rey to death. She's really cool and strong and has always been there for me. I look up to her a lot and wish I could be as tough as her." |
Mia Jones | “I think she is related to Reyna but I seriously have no idea” | A weird mix between a mother and a friend |“Mia is pretty much the mother of our terrible trio and I wouldn't have it any other way! Also she is really cool and strong! And her one eye thing makes her practically a pirate” |

Abilities
Power Class:

Elemental

Power:

Sound Manipulation AKA "Merry/fuckface can scream at superloud volumes and drop the bass and shit" -Mr Allen J (2015)

Merry's powers, while having the overarching theme of relating to the manipulation and creation of sound, are broken down into two categories. Abilities that would be useful in battle and abilities that are just fun to fuck around with.

Concussive Sound, as Merry likes to say, falls under abilities that have the power to hurt someone. Merry can manipulate any sound out of her mouth to be high enough, or low enough, frequencies to cause internal damage to adversaries. Or she can amplify her screams loud enough to hurt. And not many people can shoot at her without wanting to drop their weapons and cover their ears. Hearing her screams from a distant can hurt, but being close to her when this happens can be devastating and permanently damaging to your eardrums. At close ranges Merry has been known to knock over or destroy small or weak structures. Shattering a glass? Easy. Take that opera singers.

As for the more fun powers I'm listing them in Bullet Point form because Allen loves my gay ass.

-Sound Mimicry, meaning Merry can manipulate her own voice into the voice of someone else. How convincing this replication is depends on how well Merry knows the other voice. Mimicking her mothers voice? Easy. Mimicking the voice of someone she just met? Not so easy.

-Sound Amplifying, meaning Merry is now the best portable speaker system in the world. She is a big hit at parties. This is similar to her other powers, except the source of these sounds do not have to be from Merry. Hand her an MP3 and she can amplify the sounds. These cannot reach the destructive capabilities as her voice, but blasting Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up never gets old.

Limits:

Being silenced would be the first and most obvious drawback to her screams. Cover her mouth or otherwise mute her and she is powerless and defenseless. Merry also was not encouraged to use or learn about her powers while she was growing up, and thus knows little about them. She doesn't know her own limits, and can sometimes use her powers without meaning to. She hasn't figured out how to really 'turn off' her powers, except to clap a hand down over her trap.

Weaknesses/Drawbacks:

Merry can't scream forever. Her power might be good at projecting her sounds, but her vocal cords, while tough, aren't built for lasting periods of loud sound. It's easy, as well as common, for Merry to lose her voice. And losing her voice means no more screaming until her vocal cords and throat can heal. Which means honey and tea. And Merry really doesn't like tea. Merry also has been known to hurt her own ears from screaming, especially in areas where sound echos and bounces.

Other:

Merry has been known to talk in her sleep, resulting in some pretty hilarious things being said.

Endure. Survive. (Set in non-canon Last of Us world)

Interested!