Appearance
Basics:
Full name: Caleb Waterfront
Nicknames: Crash
Gender: Male
Species/Race: Shapeshifter
Age: 23
Height: 6'2"/1.88 m
Weight: 154 lb./69.85 kg
Hair Color: Fiery Red, tends to jump between wearing it up with a bandanna and down in a messy manner.
Eye Color: Left eye is Crimson. Right eye is milky white as Crash is blind in his right eye, with a nasty looking scar stretching vertically down over his eye he tends to wear a patch to cover it up. (Usually changes the color of his visible eye to Emerald green out of habit)
Skin Color: Lightly tanned
Figure: Lean/Athletic. He's well built and stronger than he looks.
Scars: An unsightly x across his left pectoral muscle, 3 inch line on right side of abdomen and lower back.
Full name: Caleb Waterfront
Nicknames: Crash
Gender: Male
Species/Race: Shapeshifter
Age: 23
Height: 6'2"/1.88 m
Weight: 154 lb./69.85 kg
Hair Color: Fiery Red, tends to jump between wearing it up with a bandanna and down in a messy manner.
Eye Color: Left eye is Crimson. Right eye is milky white as Crash is blind in his right eye, with a nasty looking scar stretching vertically down over his eye he tends to wear a patch to cover it up. (Usually changes the color of his visible eye to Emerald green out of habit)
Skin Color: Lightly tanned
Figure: Lean/Athletic. He's well built and stronger than he looks.
Scars: An unsightly x across his left pectoral muscle, 3 inch line on right side of abdomen and lower back.
Powers:
Crash is a settler, a rare mutation in shape shifters. It is the ability to eventually 'settle' on one form. The settled form will give him access to the chosen forms powers as well as becoming fully vulnerable to their weaknesses.
Settlers are not considered the most powerful of the shifters by any means, it is the opposite of what they are and is ultimately a weakness. Once they have settled they are stripped of their family name and status as well as being banned from ever associating with other shapeshifters. However whilst they are still able to shift, they are held in high regard because their powers can be transferred over into their human forms without having to fully change form. The mutation is common in pure blooded shifters.
Because he hasn't settled down yet he still has the ability to shapeshift, though he only tends to use two forms of mimicry.
+ Beast Mimicry - Crash still has the ability to change into any animal that he has seen in real life or illustrated. When in these forms he adopts their natural prowess, for example, if the animal could see in the dark so could he. He emits a small cloud of harmless purple smoke when he shifts between forms. While in animal form, he retains his human intellect, memories, and the ability to speak. No matter what animal form he takes, his coloration and eyes remain red, making most of his animal forms easy to distinguish from real animals of that species.This power is not an obviously offensive one.
(Note: Crash's favourite forms are Red panda and Corgi puppy. Neither have special abilities.)
+ Mythological mimicry - This form of mimicry is where Crash's power lies. Unlike his animal form his hair and eye color does not cross over when he shifts. So far he has only been able to take on three forms, the celestial Achiyalabopa, the fearsome Chimera and the chaotic Pan.
Crash is a settler, a rare mutation in shape shifters. It is the ability to eventually 'settle' on one form. The settled form will give him access to the chosen forms powers as well as becoming fully vulnerable to their weaknesses.
Settlers are not considered the most powerful of the shifters by any means, it is the opposite of what they are and is ultimately a weakness. Once they have settled they are stripped of their family name and status as well as being banned from ever associating with other shapeshifters. However whilst they are still able to shift, they are held in high regard because their powers can be transferred over into their human forms without having to fully change form. The mutation is common in pure blooded shifters.
Because he hasn't settled down yet he still has the ability to shapeshift, though he only tends to use two forms of mimicry.
+ Beast Mimicry - Crash still has the ability to change into any animal that he has seen in real life or illustrated. When in these forms he adopts their natural prowess, for example, if the animal could see in the dark so could he. He emits a small cloud of harmless purple smoke when he shifts between forms. While in animal form, he retains his human intellect, memories, and the ability to speak. No matter what animal form he takes, his coloration and eyes remain red, making most of his animal forms easy to distinguish from real animals of that species.This power is not an obviously offensive one.
(Note: Crash's favourite forms are Red panda and Corgi puppy. Neither have special abilities.)
+ Mythological mimicry - This form of mimicry is where Crash's power lies. Unlike his animal form his hair and eye color does not cross over when he shifts. So far he has only been able to take on three forms, the celestial Achiyalabopa, the fearsome Chimera and the chaotic Pan.
Weaknesses:
- Blind Side = Crash can't see out of his right eye, so far no-one has been able to heal it, it may be able to be healed supernaturally. When he changes shape he can disguise the damage to his eye but still can't see out of it. He doesn't talk about how or why this happened, he tends to dance around the subject.
- Blind Side = Crash can't see out of his right eye, so far no-one has been able to heal it, it may be able to be healed supernaturally. When he changes shape he can disguise the damage to his eye but still can't see out of it. He doesn't talk about how or why this happened, he tends to dance around the subject.
- Possessed = Though over the years Crash has learnt to control his innermost emotions so as to control his inner demon, he still runs the risk of it breaking free. Strong negative emotions such as intense fear or rage can cause his control to wane. When this begins to happen his shapeshifting powers go array, his eyes start to glow, he begins to suffer from severe chest pain and beast like features pull through into his human form, a hoof for a hand, fangs, tails, long ears etc. If he cannot pull himself under control, he shapeshifts into a Wendigo*. Losing complete control of himself, he becomes a passenger in his own body. He descending into a feral rage that, mentally, causes him to become little more than a savage beast. Feral mind =
-May be unable to separate friend from foe and attacks everyone.
-May be unable to remember activity in primal rage.
-May revert to a state of mind where the users only thoughts are simply: fight, flight, or...hunt.
-May be unable to separate friend from foe and attacks everyone.
-May be unable to remember activity in primal rage.
-May revert to a state of mind where the users only thoughts are simply: fight, flight, or...hunt.
He reverts back after a few hours unless beaten in combat. Although he isn't aware of what is happening whilst he is in this form, harming the Wendigo directly harms Crash, therefore killing it effectively kills the him as well. When he does revert back he is reminded of everything that he has done via unpleasant flashbacks that can span over a 12 hour period and have differing effects on his well being.
(*The Wendigo is a Native American demon best known for its cannibalistic nature and living in sub zero temperatures. Very weak against fire. It was believed that the evil spirit of the Wendigo could transfer from one person to the next when they consumed human flesh.
After getting its claws into a shapeshifter many years ago its powers have grown and the rumour goes that a shapeshifter merely has to lock eyes with the beast in order to be marked with the Wendigo's dark mark.)
(*The Wendigo is a Native American demon best known for its cannibalistic nature and living in sub zero temperatures. Very weak against fire. It was believed that the evil spirit of the Wendigo could transfer from one person to the next when they consumed human flesh.
After getting its claws into a shapeshifter many years ago its powers have grown and the rumour goes that a shapeshifter merely has to lock eyes with the beast in order to be marked with the Wendigo's dark mark.)
- Thunderstorms = Crash is petrified of Thunderstorms, he has almost developed a sixth sense for sensing natural thunderstorms before they arrive. When he does he will excuse himself from any and all activity to find somewhere to hide and wait it out.
-Notoriously clumsy = He may have changed but he is still as clumsy as ever!
-Afraid of medical staff = Little is known about this weakness, but nurses and doctors are as scary to him as clowns are to most people. In fact if he see's someone in a lab coat he gets nervous.
-Insectophobia = Crash is not keen on bugs at all, most of them generally freak him out. Spider in the bathtub? Don't call him...there is nothing dignified about a 23 year old jumping back and forth with a variety of startled squeaks as he tries to pick it up and put it outside. (Besides it could be detrimental to the health of your bathroom...)
-Katherine Argall = ?
-Notoriously clumsy = He may have changed but he is still as clumsy as ever!
-Afraid of medical staff = Little is known about this weakness, but nurses and doctors are as scary to him as clowns are to most people. In fact if he see's someone in a lab coat he gets nervous.
-Insectophobia = Crash is not keen on bugs at all, most of them generally freak him out. Spider in the bathtub? Don't call him...there is nothing dignified about a 23 year old jumping back and forth with a variety of startled squeaks as he tries to pick it up and put it outside. (Besides it could be detrimental to the health of your bathroom...)
-Katherine Argall = ?
Personality:
Crash as he is quite aptly named, is a bit of clutz. He’s a good guy at heart but often makes a nuisance of himself, he just can’t seem to slow himself down, he’s usually full of energy and isn’t happy unless he’s busy! He isn't good when it comes to serious matters, often remaining jovial despite all odds which others can find infuriating at times. He's physically unable to stay still for too long and severely dislikes anything that requires him to be so, he gets extremely restless and struggles to concentrate. Both of these facts can make him seem fairly immature to others.
Crash is notorious for keeping a smile on his face and maintaining a positive energy. He doesn't tend to showcase his personal emotions, it could be said that he hides them behind his jovial nature or it could be taken that he really is carefree enough to let things go. He’s always willing to help out, he’s easy to talk to and although he may not always know what to say he makes for a good listener.
If you're going to ask a favour of him though bear in mind that sometimes his clumsiness gets in the way and he may unintentionally end up making things worse before they get better.
He's an intelligent chap but his social perception is awful, sometimes he talks before thinking. He's particularly nervous about casually talking to women and can become quite flustered, it's incredibly easy to make him blush. When he's flustered he's even more clumsy than usual.
Five years on, he's still the same old Crash on the surface, though certain events in his life have changed him, in ways that he either doesn't realise or refuses to acknowledge.
Crash as he is quite aptly named, is a bit of clutz. He’s a good guy at heart but often makes a nuisance of himself, he just can’t seem to slow himself down, he’s usually full of energy and isn’t happy unless he’s busy! He isn't good when it comes to serious matters, often remaining jovial despite all odds which others can find infuriating at times. He's physically unable to stay still for too long and severely dislikes anything that requires him to be so, he gets extremely restless and struggles to concentrate. Both of these facts can make him seem fairly immature to others.
Crash is notorious for keeping a smile on his face and maintaining a positive energy. He doesn't tend to showcase his personal emotions, it could be said that he hides them behind his jovial nature or it could be taken that he really is carefree enough to let things go. He’s always willing to help out, he’s easy to talk to and although he may not always know what to say he makes for a good listener.
If you're going to ask a favour of him though bear in mind that sometimes his clumsiness gets in the way and he may unintentionally end up making things worse before they get better.
He's an intelligent chap but his social perception is awful, sometimes he talks before thinking. He's particularly nervous about casually talking to women and can become quite flustered, it's incredibly easy to make him blush. When he's flustered he's even more clumsy than usual.
Five years on, he's still the same old Crash on the surface, though certain events in his life have changed him, in ways that he either doesn't realise or refuses to acknowledge.
Background:
-Athalia wiki link for the long history-
Crash was badly injured during the destruction of Athalia, he stayed to fight but it took it out of him and he arguably wouldn't have survived without Mercy's help. She took him away from Lavanya and back to the mortal realm.
Losing Athalia and the people there left him with a wound that wouldn't heal, the fact that he had abandoned other survivors to return to the mortal realm, cut deeper still.
It took him eight months to fully recover in the mortal realm back at Mercy's home in England, once he'd recovered he spent a further four months with Mercy and her group as well as fellow Athalians Little Feather and Lion. During those four months, he decided that he was going to travel and was asked by Little Feather to accompany her over to America to help her find the descendants of her tribe.
The pair ended up travelling around the world -avoiding buses at all costs-, it was during this time that Crash gained his Chimera form, unfortunately shortly after he did Lion met an untimely demise. With Lion gone, Little Feather's wish to find her people grew stronger and they cut their travels short to go to America. Once there Little Feather led him to his Achiyalapobo form and found her people, the duo parted ways rather abruptly and Crash went off on his own. Tagging in on an up and coming band, he ended up touring with them for six months.
However, his music career was stopped short when his past finally caught up him and pulled him straight back into it. His first encounter with Deucalion and Chase cost him his right eye.
Over the next two years, Crash allowed himself to sink into his old habits. Already at odds with himself and suffering with a question of character, he was easily manipulated by Deucalion with the help of Nix and Chase.
-Athalia wiki link for the long history-
Crash was badly injured during the destruction of Athalia, he stayed to fight but it took it out of him and he arguably wouldn't have survived without Mercy's help. She took him away from Lavanya and back to the mortal realm.
Losing Athalia and the people there left him with a wound that wouldn't heal, the fact that he had abandoned other survivors to return to the mortal realm, cut deeper still.
It took him eight months to fully recover in the mortal realm back at Mercy's home in England, once he'd recovered he spent a further four months with Mercy and her group as well as fellow Athalians Little Feather and Lion. During those four months, he decided that he was going to travel and was asked by Little Feather to accompany her over to America to help her find the descendants of her tribe.
The pair ended up travelling around the world -avoiding buses at all costs-, it was during this time that Crash gained his Chimera form, unfortunately shortly after he did Lion met an untimely demise. With Lion gone, Little Feather's wish to find her people grew stronger and they cut their travels short to go to America. Once there Little Feather led him to his Achiyalapobo form and found her people, the duo parted ways rather abruptly and Crash went off on his own. Tagging in on an up and coming band, he ended up touring with them for six months.
However, his music career was stopped short when his past finally caught up him and pulled him straight back into it. His first encounter with Deucalion and Chase cost him his right eye.
Over the next two years, Crash allowed himself to sink into his old habits. Already at odds with himself and suffering with a question of character, he was easily manipulated by Deucalion with the help of Nix and Chase.
Whom were also responsible for leading Crash to his Pan form, by taking him to one of the gods shrines and encouraging him to partake in a ritual that involved a lot of drinking and lasted the entire night. At some point during the festivities the god Pan descended among them and possessed Crash just long enough for him to make a 'copy'.
During this time and with the 'help' of his 'friends, Crash convinced himself that his heart was made of stone and that he could no longer feel compassion for others, especially humans.
During this time and with the 'help' of his 'friends, Crash convinced himself that his heart was made of stone and that he could no longer feel compassion for others, especially humans.
Deucalion's hatred of humans ran so deep that he wouldn't truly accept anyone into their group unless they proved to him that they shared in his hatred. He was particularly hard on Crash in this area, which in turn was what snapped the shapeshifter out of his daze.
Having spent two years being moulded by Deucalion and co, he was given a test that was supposed to break him once and for all. It was a simple test, kill an innocent and he was one of them. Nix predicted that he was going to fail the test, though Deucalion wouldn't heed her so she took it upon herself to prove it. Replacing the human with herself, she deliberately shifted into a form that she knew Crash wouldn't be able to harm and was most likely to make him turn on Deucalion.
Nix's plan was successful, upon seeing her form Crash acted as she had predicted. Despite Crash's value, Deucalion was furious at him for betraying him and wounded the shapeshifter before he could escape.
After this incident, Crash completely went off the radar. He didn't contact anyone during those six months and its unclear whether he went back to Lavanya or remained in the mortal realm.
He only reappeared when he heard about the academy being rebuilt and contacted them to enrol. He visited Mercy before coming to the academy, though the visit was brief and didn't turn out quite like he had hoped.
Study
To be added later!
To be added later!
Other:
- Crash tends to carry a pair of drumsticks around with him.
- He uses his shapeshifting powers to change cosmetic things about himself, covering up unsightly scars or changing his eye color. It doesn't take up much of his stamina to use and only requires a small amount of concentration to maintain it.
- Knows his way around a few medical procedures, nothing worthy of a hospital though he'd make a good field medic...if you trusted him to treat you.
- He's very self-conscious about his injured eye. He tried to get supernatural help to heal it but has thus far been unsuccessful. He often changes the color of his good eye to an emerald green out of habit after spending time around mundane people, who responded better to them rather than his usual red.
- Crash has a few keepsakes from his travels, a wooden carving of a lion with an eagle feather attached to it which he wears on a short black necklace. A 'snowglobe' and a small assortment of precious gems and trinkets.
-Brought his bike with him, considering it's been his main form of transport over the last few years.
- The bandana around Crash's neck is the collar Fate placed on him years back. Its appearance was altered by a powerful sorceress Karma Matsumoto when she discovered even she could not remove it. It's waterproof and although he can move it up to rest above his ears, it can't be slid off of his head or untied.
- Crash tends to carry a pair of drumsticks around with him.
- He uses his shapeshifting powers to change cosmetic things about himself, covering up unsightly scars or changing his eye color. It doesn't take up much of his stamina to use and only requires a small amount of concentration to maintain it.
- Knows his way around a few medical procedures, nothing worthy of a hospital though he'd make a good field medic...if you trusted him to treat you.
- He's very self-conscious about his injured eye. He tried to get supernatural help to heal it but has thus far been unsuccessful. He often changes the color of his good eye to an emerald green out of habit after spending time around mundane people, who responded better to them rather than his usual red.
- Crash has a few keepsakes from his travels, a wooden carving of a lion with an eagle feather attached to it which he wears on a short black necklace. A 'snowglobe' and a small assortment of precious gems and trinkets.
-Brought his bike with him, considering it's been his main form of transport over the last few years.
- The bandana around Crash's neck is the collar Fate placed on him years back. Its appearance was altered by a powerful sorceress Karma Matsumoto when she discovered even she could not remove it. It's waterproof and although he can move it up to rest above his ears, it can't be slid off of his head or untied.
