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I am currently juggling ideas for my character, but I have a generic idea for my witch family. Posting it here just so others have some clue to what I'm thinking of doing:

I am planning to have a family (we'll just call it family X for now) that is proficient in the school of alchemy and symbol magic. Family X is actually a branch family that originally was part of a larger family (family Y), which was gifted with astrological divination and other star related/effected magic. However, since the disappearance of the stars, their star related magic became practically useless and the family divided into independent houses with their own leaders and their own specialty (if anyone would like to be another branch family, you are welcome to; your witch family would simply have a common ancestor with family X and nothing more). Whether it's related to family Y having star related magic or not, no one knows, but ever since the disappearance of the stars, the decedents of family X are becoming less prone to magic; with each coming Emergence, fewer children become witches. Not all of family X's witches can even execute the simplest forms of magic. The only reason(s) family X retains its dignity within the witch community is the fact that their magical items are considered to be of the best quality and are highly valued… Not to mention their symbol magic is not to be trifled with.
Hi guys/ladies, I'm actually going to be busy for a few days, but I just wanted to drop by to express my interest.

Why can't both happen at the same time? Maybe there was an increase of missing witches cases and/or murder of witches for the past few weeks/months/years prior to the Emergence. Despite that, as is their custom, the witch families can have their masked-witch-unity party and initiation for the newcomers. Since most, if not all, the witch families are already there, the leaders (head of each family) can have a conference about the threat of the Hunters.

They can make a "peace treaty", but whether anyone upholds it can be a different matter. If the feud has been going on long enough, I'm sure someone's going to backstab someone sooner or later. I mean, isn't this the perfect time to get rid of someone and blame it on the Hunters? Even if it wasn't intentional, a little misunderstanding could turn into something nasty very quickly.

…Or the main leader can get promptly assassinated during the whole party :)
*Just saw the OOC again* Whoo! Just look at that! That is a lot of characters and potential characters. Nah, it'll be overkill if I send my CS now. I think I'll resign myself to watching from the shadows… *fuses into the dark corners of the thread* *giggles*

Thank you for the suggestion though! Have fun~
And of course my internet goes down a full day when I find something interesting.

*Looks at OOC* Though based on what I can see, you have more than enough players. Should I even attempt to send my CS?

Regardless, I shall be stalking the thread. Good luck! I can’t wait to see how the story turns out.
*Looks around* ... *A single tear falls down cheek*
Mmmm hmm…*Takes notes* Wonderful! Thank you for clearing that up for me. Is there a specific format you'd like the wookiee codex to be in?

Prisk said
However, don't let that drama if your character kills someone cripple him or your roleplaying.

Overcoming hard times is all part of character development. Kimberly will manage...with the power of friendship!



...That or a nice cup of hot cocoa and a bubble bath. Either would work.
AH~~~! I see… Okay okay, I was thinking Pandora was an alternate Earth that had the exact same history (with some name differences) up until 1995. I falsely assumed the timeline was our Western timeline. Silly me. You see? This is why I can be dense sometimes.

Just to be absolutely sure this time, can you describe how the world was like before the war? Was it like our Earth in 1990's (minus the Star Wars) or was it more like one of the Final Fantasy series? Sorry for all the trouble. I should have asked these questions earlier.

We don't need to have wookiees since I obviously made a mistake… Though…

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… What would they be like in the world of Pandora? Giant primates that are the primary demographic of Pandora's equivalent of Herbal Essences? … Huh, maybe this can be a "Shared Memory of Max": Max and his friends trying to capture a wookiee… Hmm…

Oh and Gentle Giant? Yeah. That's basically Kimberly. Spot on. At least I got the “oh, he is the this-and-that guy” part right.

Also, did you want me to cut down the number of deaths? The high death count was: 1.) To make sure no one will ever question whether Kimberly's father was innocent since he's dead and the case is officially closed (maybe I can connect this case to the main plot, but I'll keep it vague until then); 2.) So that people can give Kimberly a hard time about his mother committing suicide and attempting to kill him in the processes (or maybe it wasn't a suicide and it is linked to the case Lee was accused of); 3.) Have the "Sound" ability connected to witnessing/hearing life leave his mother's body; 4.) Make Kimberly protective of his friends and family because he knows how it feels to loose someone and how easy a life can be taken away; and 5.) One of the reasons why he'll do everything in his power not to take another person's life... drama will ensue if he does kill someone.
Name: Kimberly Rene “Wookiee” Faye
Birthday: July 19th, 1977
Height: 199cm
Appearance: Kimberly's appearance had always daunted those around him. Maybe it was his hollow dark eyes that observed the world with an intense glare so powerful that it might as well have the ability to disintegrate people with a simple glance. It might have been because his facial muscle was as flexible as granite, usually showing no other expression other than grouchy and a homicidal smile. Or maybe it was just because he was a giant. Something about him made little children cry, women take out their pepper spray, and keep the emergency line busy with calls pertaining to a suspicious individual. Kimberly has been questioned by the authorities, numerous times, on the basis that he looked like a(n): gang member, escaped criminal, terrorist, serial killer, wookiee, and werewolf. Not many believed he was innocent on all counts.

His unkempt long wavy hair, initially grown in attempt to make himself invisible and less threatening, has been Kimberly's trademark; the reason why he would come to be known as “Wookiee”. Now that he is capable of growing facial hair, Kimberly has a beard that his equally as long and untamed as his scalp hair, further cementing the name “Wookie”. Fortunately or unfortunately for him, Kimberly's family tend to play with his hair so often that it is not rare to find Kimberly walking around with braided hair and beard ornamented with hair clips and ribbons.

Ever since the war, Kimberly has maintained a muscular body so that he would be better equipped to protect and support his remaining family members, two seniors and a small child, from the brutal world.

As for attire, Kimberly has never been picky. He would wear just about anything as long as he was comfortable in them: even if the clothing do not actually match or look good on him.

Biography: Kimberly was born as the only child between Lee Faye, an ex-convict, and Joyce Evette Appleberry, a photographer. Though they were not financially wealthy, the Faye family lived peacefully for the first three years of Kimberly's life. That was, until Kimberly's father was arrested for murders that he did not commit. For two years, Lee and Joyce tried to prove Lee's innocence. For two years Joyce and Kimberly were harassed by the media and those who were convinced Lee was the culprit. For two years they fought and failed. When Kimberly was five, Lee Faye was executed. A few days later, out of a moment's disappear, Joyce committed suicide. She had attempted to take her son with her, but Kimberly survived the whole ordeal.

Kimberly was sent to live with his heterodox grandparents, “Mrs.” Clair Appleberry and Mrs. Michaela Appleberry, in Elstow. “Mrs.” Clair Appleberry, Kimberly's biological grandfather, actively worked as a botanist while her wife Michaela ran a coffeehouse in Helston. Moving to Elstow was supposed to be the new beginning that Kimberly desperately needed, but unfortunately for him, everyone in Elstow and Helston, knew Kimberly as the son of a murder. Where ever he went, Kimberly was greeted with cold stares and whispers that he pretended not to hear. Rumors were what people knew of Kimberly. No one got close to him more than necessary and Kimberly kept his distance away from others. It would have stayed like this for the rest of Kimberly's life if he had not met Max. Max opened the world for Kimberly: he would go places he would never go to, do things he would have never done alone, and become friends with those who would have been simply acquaintances. Max's death devastated Kimberly, but like the others, he managed to move on.

In middle school Kimberly met his future wife, Nancy April Rose. The two teenagers married before Kimberly was sent off to the front lines where he would fight the abominations for the entirety of the war. Nancy was not immediately drafted due to her pregnancy. After giving birth to a baby girl, Maxine Jolee “Max” Faye, Nancy worked as a mechanic at the rear. Kimberly would end up missing the first few years of his daughter's life and the last moments of Nancy's. Six months before the war would officially end, Nancy was brutally raped and murdered during a raid. After returning from the war, Kimberly has been living with his daughter and his grandparents in a community dedicated to restoring Pandora's former natural beauty. Kimberly primarily works as a farmer and protects the community from thugs.

Personality: Despite the stoic-henchman looking appearance, Kimberly himself is a kindhearted innocuous gentleman who has trouble expressing himself. For those who have no idea what kind of person Kimberly is, he may appear phlegmatic or even impassive, but he is far from both. He is more loquacious in his mind than he is in reality and he is much more emotional than his face allows him to be. Mild emotions only appear like Kimberly feels nothing. Extreme emotions makes Kimberly look like he is about to cast a curse on someone or has severe constipation. Any positive emotions makes Kimberly present that infamous homicidal smile of his. Kimberly rarely gets angry, but once he is enraged, it is difficult to calm him down. If he ever hurts someone, Kimberly always ends up regretting what he had done, regardless of how justified it may have been.

Kimberly is honest, loyal, and values his friends and family more than anything in the world. He is usually cautious, but can be credulous when it comes to his friends and family: a trait he attained ever since Max believed Kimberly when no one else believed Kimberly's father was innocent of the murders.

While having a talent for sports, Kimberly is the most skilled as an artist. Influenced by his mother's side of the family, Kimberly loves nature and various realms of art. When there was still plenty of uncontaminated nature to spare, Kimberly would take walks or simply stare at the scenery as a pass time. Kimberly's current dream is to resurrect green parks so that his daughter and her children would be able to play in it like he did when he was younger.

Though Kimberly would claim that he is over the traumatic events of his childhood, ever since the suicide of his mother, Kimberly has been suffering from chronic hallucinatory psychosis. Symptoms include various sensory hallucinations, the most prominent symptom being auditory hallucinations, that can be either a harmless or terrifying experience for Kimberly. Kimberly is usually aware if what he experiences is a hallucination or not, but occasionally he cannot tell the difference between reality and imagination. Kimberly often hallucinates about a man named "Ghost", a cynical and sarcastic man who does not always share the same opinion as Kimberly.

Prelude to The Spirits Within: When Kimberly stared into the sky, it felt like nothing had changed. It was blue and it would change colors as time and seasons passed by. Sometimes it had clouds in it that would change not only in its color, but in its shape too. The sun, moon, and distant stars obliviously shined as beautifully as they always had. As long as Kimberly did not look away from the sky, Pandora was the same planet it was ten years ago. If only it were true.

Kimberly slowly inhaled the air, before closing his eyes, as if to prepare himself to come back to earth. Propelled by his exhaled breath, Kimberly's face faced forward. Wearily, his eyes opened to see the gray and barren planet Pandora had become. Although Kimberly had seen this scenery for at least three years, he still could not believe the world had changed so much. Where had all the green grass and trees gone to? Where were the colorful flowers that attracted the equally as colorful birds and insects? The crystal clear water had dried up and was replaced with some toxic concoction that poisoned all those that merely touched it; even Pandora. The only wild animal Kimberly had seen since the war were humans. The once vibrant world of color and life was now gray and lifeless.

Kimberly's gaze moved to the ground he stood on, where the dead plants he had just planted recently were just as gray and lifeless as the rest of the world. The giant man must have stared at the plant for a considerable amount of time, before a small little girl stood between Kimberly and the plants. With her arms spread out defensively and a particular shine in her eyes, Maxine glared at her father, "Cookie, stop doing that!"

Kimberly's eyebrow slightly lifted from its usual position. In a voice too quiet to barely hear, he asked "Do what?"

"That!" His daughter screamed as she pointed accusingly at his face. "Your face! Stop it! You're hurting the plants!"

My face is hurting the dead plants? Really? How is that even---…"Blame genetics, Max. I can't change my face." Not with the technology we have anyways.

"Yeah you can! It's called a makeover!"

"You… want me to put on make up?"

With a sudden burst of laughter, Kimberly's grandfa---mother, Clair, placed her hand on the giant's arm. "THAT, Nana would love to see."

Kimberly covered his eyes with his hand. Then you better kiss your hard work good bye, because there is no way any living thing would survive that. "Plants would go extinct."

"Oh," Clair said before quickly glancing at the lifeless land around them. "So that's why this happened. It explains everything." Clair chuckled in response to Kimberly's sigh, before scrutinizing the dead plants. She tried to pick up the dried plant up in one piece, but ended up watching it turn into dust. "I suppose this means we'll have to try again."

Silently, Kimberly began to collect several samples of the dead plants and dirt. "It'll go better next time, Nana."

"I know, Wookiee." Clair smiled at her grandson as she took the samples he collected and placed it in another secure container. "It always has." She gave a friendly wink as a bonus. "Though you may need to seriously work on your facial expressions. You won't make any life form go extinct, but your daughter will nag you for the rest of your life if you don't work on it."

"Cookie! You're doing that thing again!" Maxine yelled in disbelief. Maxine turned to Clair as if requesting for some kind of assistance, "Nana! Cookie's doing that thing again! We need to give him a makeover. He needs one. Pleeeeaaaassse?"

"Nana, your great-granddaughter is doing that thing again. Make her stop. Please."

Shared Memory of Max: “The Adventures of Max and Friends: The Wookiee”
For about three months Helston had been experiencing multiple break-ins, vandalism, and theft. What little witness the town had to offer, claimed to have seen a hairy giant in lurking in the shadows. While the local police tried to find the culprit, the rumor that a wookiee, an endangered species, entered civilization attracted the attention of various people. After making a bold bet, that they would be the first to capture the wookiee (or the culprit), with another group of kids, Max and his friends began to make preparations. They researched about the creature and made elaborate traps to capture it. They had even made a wookie costume for Kimberly and [another one of Max's friends] to wear. The night they executed their plan, however, everything went wrong. None of the traps were really effective and, at one point, Kimberly and [Max's friend #2] were kidnapped by the hairy thing. Although the group managed to get their two friends back, they failed to capture the mysterious being. From that night on, however, Helston was free from the vandalism and theft. In the end, all Max and friends gained was a blurry picture of something hairy.

Spirits: (Ideas)
Sound -Passive: Makes all sounds Kimberly produce undetectable
Sound -Magic: Allows Kimberly to mimic other sounds
Sound -Passive: Enhanced hearing
Plant -Magic: Minor healing
Sun -Passive: Presence of sunlight enhances healing
Earth -Enhancement: Increases defense for a few minutes
Electricity -Enhancement: Increases agility for a few minutes
Moon -Passive: Night Vision
*Kimberly has no conjuring abilities for narrative or numeric combat
*Will either: pick 6 different spirits or pick one spirit that takes up 3/6 of the spirit list and the remaining 3 different spirits
*Looks around* I really hope it's not one of those times where the interest thread gets a lot more interest than the OOC.

Anyways, I'm still working on the character sheet, but I have a test coming up soon, so I'll post what I have so you can at least see what kind of character I'm making. Constructive criticism is welcomed. J-just try not to make me cry *Sniff*.

Also tell me if any of the spirit ideas work. I know the spirit section is still under construction, but I listed some ideas for abilities my character can use during numeric combat. I am thinking my character won't have any conjuring abilities so a majority of his spirit skills are passive or supportive. Any actual damaging attacks, my character has to do it on his own… So I guess that would kind of make him the monk of the group.

I am planning on either: picking 6 different spirits or actually have my character be more proficient in one particular spirit (planning it to be "sound" if that is possible) which will be the equivalent of 3 spirit slots and have the remaining 3 spirits be different spirits.
Oooh! Oooh! Here, I'm here! Don't worry! I'm working on my character even as we speak... though it's taking longer than I expected...
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