Did I offend you? Fact is, you should be offended by this thread. To put things in perspective; I had an uncle who I've met two times in my entire life. I didn't even go to his funueral because that would have been disrespectful. Daniel has friends and family who can mourn him. He doesn't need this. Celebrity worship is a plague. As someone who has been stalked and obsessed over, I know it's not fun. Once upon a time there this famous girl called Jodie Foster, Enya, Bjork, Anne Murray, Selena. I could go on and on. The person (who admits that they don't even know him) should send his condolences directly to Daniel's family. Yes, pretty soon people are gonna start drinking the kool aid over these (non)famous people. It's not only offensive - it's pathetic. This is just my opinion, but I can find lots of people who would agree.
You really need to calm down.
I simply asked if you really were comparing someone's death to a mass murder-suicide that resulted in the deaths of nearly a thousand people. I understand entirely the point you're trying to make, even through your lackadaisical self-indulging tirade. These are issues that you need to resolve outside of this space. Rub two brain cells together and realize that you're being silly.
All this fuss over a perfect stranger who simply produces videos for YouTube; reminds me of the Jim Jones personality cult. Pretty soon people are gonna start drinking the kool aid.
Are you really comparing this to the Jonestown Massacre?
@gaudi Actually it would be pretty amusing to watch a cross between this Roleplay and Zoolander :D
Derelicte is actually so post-apocalyptic. Haha.
The other would be "Osiris," a more villainous character. Previously an archeologist, he was afflicted with something like a mummy's curse when delving into an Egyptian tomb, and is now a half-living sorcerer.
You should make him have serious issues with his own masculinity as a counterpoint. Because. You know, missing penis.
Anything is fine as long as any pictures you submit don't clash with the tone of the roleplay and I would like to not end up with a whole team of Caucasian super models.
Name: Aelonya Aliyev Gender: Female Age: 18 Race: Witch Appearance: Extremely tall and a bit gaunt, Aelonya holds a sense of intense fragility about her, similar to the way an extremely old, wizened tree is simultaneously strong, but seems as if it will be swept up by the wind at any moment. Her arms barely touch the sides of her body when at rest, and look like tree limbs when tucked into the sleeves of her cloak, which creates a false sense of bulkiness in her frame. Typically, she wears some sort of dress with a large, woolen cloak that contains a seemingly endless number of hidden pockets containing various tinctures, animal skulls, and tonics. And so on. She smells of roasted juniper berries, and myrrh, as well as some unnamed alcholic component.
Physically, her face is full of angularities, including high, hollowed cheekbones, the sheen of a strong brow, and a particularly unflattering, long nose. Her eyes are the color of oxidized iron, and her hair is powder-grey, with the texture of paper. Her saving grace, in terms of appearance, is a piercing, hollowing gaze that works in strange unison with sharp features - somewhat eerie.
Personality/Etc: Very direct and straightforward with her opinions, Aelonya is sometimes mistaken as extroverted, when in reality she just speaks honestly, with firmness. She has a strange sense of humor - something that she's not aware of, and laughs quietly at the stupidest jokes, and at the misfortune of others. Extremely sharp, she is also highly opportunistic, and on more than one occasion has coerced other students into doing small favors for her, but mostly succeeds in making others feel they 'owe' her something. Due to this, she comes off as somewhat intimidating, if not bullylike. There are a variety of rumors about her, including one about her eating other students, and so on. Almost all of them are false.
Despite this, Aelonya is actually good-intentioned and will go out of her way to talk to people, though this more often comes off as creepy behavior, given her appearance and general demeanor. In general, she has somewhat of a maternal sensibility and tries to protect people that are weaker, or otherwise helpless. She is also extremely judgmental, and will use a first impression of someone dictate her behavior in all other interactions with that person, unfortunately. Likewise, she holds strong grudges and will go so far as to have dreams of people that she hates, internally cursing them.
In terms of being a witch, she has extremely strong arms, to the point where she could permanently use them to walk, if need be. Additionally, she has some hereditary knowledge of various herbs, potions, poisons, and plants, not unlike a herbalist or apothecary. The only thing particularly 'magic' about her is the three pairs of disembodied, skeletal hands that reside in her cloak, that (seemingly) have the ability to move themselves through air and make basic motions - the extent of which would be, say, holding a small jar, or tracing shapes along a flat surface, open doors, and so on.
This is the first time I've written a CS in about 5 years, so I anticipate changing various things. There are some magical elements, but nothing particularly strong.
Name: Aelonya Aliyev Gender: Female Age: 18 Race: Witch Appearance: Extremely tall and a bit gaunt, Aelonya holds a sense of intense fragility about her, similar to the way an extremely old, wizened tree is simultaneously strong, but seems as if it will be swept up by the wind at any moment. Her arms barely touch the sides of her body when at rest, and look like tree limbs when tucked into the sleeves of her cloak, which creates a false sense of bulkiness in her frame. Typically, she wears some sort of dress with a large, woolen cloak that contains a seemingly endless number of hidden pockets containing various tinctures, animal skulls, and tonics. And so on. She smells of roasted juniper berries, and myrrh, as well as some unnamed alcholic component.
Physically, her face is full of angularities, including high, hollowed cheekbones, the sheen of a strong brow, and a particularly unflattering, long nose. Her eyes are the color of oxidized iron, and her hair is powder-grey, with the texture of paper. Her saving grace, in terms of appearance, is a piercing, hollowing gaze that works in strange unison with sharp features - somewhat eerie.
Personality/Etc: Very direct and straightforward with her opinions, Aelonya is sometimes mistaken as extroverted, when in reality she just speaks honestly, with firmness. She has a strange sense of humor - something that she's not aware of, and laughs quietly at the stupidest jokes, and at the misfortune of others. Extremely sharp, she is also highly opportunistic, and on more than one occasion has coerced other students into doing small favors for her, but mostly succeeds in making others feel they 'owe' her something. Due to this, she comes off as somewhat intimidating, if not bullylike. There are a variety of rumors about her, including one about her eating other students, and so on. Almost all of them are false.
Despite this, Aelonya is actually good-intentioned and will go out of her way to talk to people, though this more often comes off as creepy behavior, given her appearance and general demeanor. In general, she has somewhat of a maternal sensibility and tries to protect people that are weaker, or otherwise helpless. She is also extremely judgmental, and will use a first impression of someone dictate her behavior in all other interactions with that person, unfortunately. Likewise, she holds strong grudges and will go so far as to have dreams of people that she hates, internally cursing them.
In terms of being a witch, she has extremely strong arms, to the point where she could permanently use them to walk, if need be. Additionally, she has some hereditary knowledge of various herbs, potions, poisons, and plants, not unlike a herbalist or apothecary. The only thing particularly 'magic' about her is the three pairs of disembodied, skeletal hands that reside in her cloak, that (seemingly) have the ability to move themselves through air and make basic motions - the extent of which would be, say, holding a small jar, or tracing shapes along a flat surface. Aelonya talks to them often.
Sailing From Byzantium: How to a declining Empire changed the world (or something like that).
It's by Colin Welles (I think his name is). For most of it he writes the history of the movement of Greek philosophers from the perspective of the rationalist, ancient schools of philosophy like Platonism and Aristotlism and how they sorta-persisted in the Empire and then what happened when it went abroad. Towards the end when it gets to analyzing Russia the mystical sects of Hesychasm take center stage because it well... It sort of has to then.
And on the while it runs over the waxes and wanes of old-school philosophy in the Empire against the forces of religious conservativism as the Empire ebbs and flows on the brink of collapse and how that inspired the migration of the old philosophical schools to Italy to boot up Humanism and found the root of the Italian Renaissance.
Oh, awesome! That goes along really well with what I'm studying - and I've never heard of some of those sects. Your description sounds fantastic, thank you.
