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 Name: Carmilla Hollstein Age: 28 Gender: F Nationality: Austrian Height: 5'8" Weight: 150 Profession: Thief Treasure Hunter Strengths: She can read a few dead languages and has many contacts in the underground and black market. She can also be very persuasive, especially when it comes to locals and ancient hidden secrets. In addition she has a set of skills such as lock picking that is shady to say the least. Weaknesses: Carmilla isn't a fighter, which is why she carries a gun she doesn't really know how to use. And despite having many contacts, she doesn't have many friends. People in general don't really get along with her, and her contacts would easily betray her for the right price. She's not heroic in the slightest, and wouldn't risk herself unless the payoff benefits her personally. Personality: Dark and brooding, Carmilla has a dark and mysterious aura about her. She speaks bluntly and sarcastically, generally not caring about anything other than her own self interests. Although she comes off as a loner most of the time, she doesn't have a problem flirting and seducing when she's in the mood. Biography: Carmilla is a "self taught archeologist" aka a tomb raider or thief. She visits ancient places, places that belong to no one but the dead, and takes anything valuable to sell on the black market. According to her its not really stealing since the owners are dead, so its like picking trash off the street. Although she never had any formal education, she is quite knowledgeable about ancient cults and secret societies particularly Eastern European ones. She learned mostly from libraries, outdated text books, folktales, and local legends. She met Mr. Jones years ago when he was on an expedition to Transylvania. He needed her to translate some engravings on a rusty shield, and she needed him to lead her to some pricey antiques. While initially allies, Carmilla tried to run off with all the treasure for herself. And after an exciting chase across several countries, Mr. Jones retrieved the artifact he sought, but not without a sour glare and a few colorful words from Carmilla.

> we should try an iron out character relationships first or at least get an idea of the directions we want to go with them. Batwoman's story is gonna be about building/repairing relationships. At the start she won't know anyone's secret identity, and she probably never teamed up with any of them (Ruby and I are brainstorming about a friendship between Batwoman and Batgirl, so that might be an exception). Its very possible she's met other characters in their civilian identities tho, since the Kane family and the Wayne family tend to run in the same social circles; and Kate is much more sociable than Batwoman.

Sometimes it feels like there's nothing to do. Carmilla sat on the bed, wearing black leather pants and a red flannel. Laura, her roommate, wouldn't be back for at least an hour. There's nothing on Netflix, and even if there was she wouldn't be able to finish the movie before Laura got back. So she just laid back, scrolling endlessly thru tumblr until she couldn't take it anymore. There has to be something she could do, read a book maybe? Nah, she has to do enough reading for her classes. What about that weird game Laura keeps trying to get her to play? Might as well. After Carmilla found the helmet thing, it took her a moment to figure out how to put it on. Good thing the game automatically logins. Carmilla suddenly found herself in the middle of a green field with a small pond. She could see her reflection in the water, except it wasn't her. In the reflection she saw a cute girl with big blue eyes and golden blond hair. Above her head was a health bar and a name: "Melody". _Melody huh? So this is the kinda stuff Laura's into._ Suddenly a large black panther looking thing came up behind her and brushed up against her leg. Carmilla scrambled to find her weapon but it didn't look like she had anything equipped. Taking a step back she made a fist before noticing the health bar above its head: Carmi Owner: Melody _Oh, so this is Laura's pet thingy. Wait, "Carmi" as in "Carmilla"? Laura you weirdo!_ She grinned a little when she realized the pet was named after her. For the next few minutes Carmilla fiddled with the menus until she found where Laura stashed her weapons. Then she spent some time wandering around and killing mobs. Well, Carmi did the killing. Carmilla just watched and got the XP. Eventually she noticed everyone heading towards the town square, so she followed expecting a virtual concert or something. Instead what she found was a big bad guy and whole lot of bad news. While everyone was going nuts and losing their minds, all Carmilla could think was _Well... fuck._ Like everyone else she tried to logout but couldn't find the button. But she did find the mirror thing, which turned her cutesy princess-like appearance to her actual appearance, with dark brown hair and all. _Relax Carmilla, just think. Surely the cops are gonna find this guy and somebody will figure out how to unplug the helmet thing, right? Laura will be back any moment now and everything will be okay. Wait... Laura will be back soon, and I left that tumblr page open on my computer! No Laura its not like that, don't look at my search history!_

> but for everyone else I am eager to hear their thoughts on how my character will be involved with them. I imagine Batwoman and Red Robin first met when they found each other perching on the same rooftop. Then Batwoman was like "too crowded" and glided off. THE END. Haha, jk. But they probably haven't seen much of each other if at all. Side Note: Changed Batwoman's pic because I wasn't sure if other people can see it.

 _"Names have power. You fear mine. I want hers. And at least one of you is going to tell me."_ **Name:** Kate Kane **Alias:** Batwoman **Age:** 25 **Occupation:** trust fund baby **Skills & Abilities** - advance military training - firearms - hand to hand combat - interrogation - stealth **Equipment** - standard bat-gear (glide cape, batarangs, grapple gun, etc.) - Batpod **Personality and History** **Twice Born Daughter: ** Jacob and Gabi Kane had twins, Beth and Kate. Although, Kate would claim she's older albeit only by a few seconds. The two were identical in appearance, even their parents having a hard time telling them apart sometimes. But their personalities couldn't be more different. Beth was sweet and shy, while Kate was intense and hyper. The two always stuck together, inseparable since birth. Kate would often act as Beth's protector, since her meekness made her an easy target for bullies. In fact it seemed like Kate was always getting in a fight for one reason or another. But on their 6th birthday Kate failed to protect her sister. Her family was kidnapped by an unknown organization and held hostage. It is believed terrorists were after her father for military secrets. Kate's mother and sister were killed during the incident. **Dishonorably Discharged: ** When she became of age Kate enlisted in the military like her parents. Unfortunately she never got to serve. She was discharged after it came to light that she had a relationship with another woman. When questioned she didn't deny anything, she refused to lie. She spent the next few months of her life lost in a daze. Her whole life she thought she would enlist and fight for something worth fighting for. Suddenly her clear vision of the future was engulfed in shadows. And it didn't help that her father wasn't so accepting of the situation. It wasn't all bad tho, her "uncles" (her dad's army buddies who helped raise her ever since her mother died) all offered her comfort and acceptance. **Donning the Uniform: ** During her dark days, Kate spent too much time and money on booze and in clubs. But one night in particular she decided to check out a club located in the dirtier side of Gotham, the side she rarely if ever visited. Before she even reached the club she saw someone getting mugged. The loser wannabe criminal with a knife didn't last long against her fashionable boots. She ended up stopping 3 attacks that night. It opened her eyes to the chaos and fear that has razed Gotham. Using her numerous military contacts, notably her "uncles", she spent the next two years traveling abroad and training. When she returned she was ready for war. She took on the symbol of the bat because she saw it as a uniform, to let people know she was one of the good guys. Kate never asked for permission from Batman, and she didn't care if she had it. Getting funds wasn't difficult since the Kane family owned the half of Gotham that the Waynes didn't. **The Batwoman: ** Batwoman is the black sheep of the Bat-family, if you can even consider her a member. She is really only a bat in name and mask. Unlike other Bat-family members Batwoman wasn't inspired by Batman. The uniform was chosen so the cops knew not to shoot her and so the people knew they could trust her. Kate isn't in the loop with the rest of the Bat-family either. She doesn't have access to the cave, she doesn't know any of their identities, she's only met a few of them in person. All her gear and equipment are her own, she's a completely independent agent. Batman and her have an understanding. They're on the same side but try to stay out of each others' way, which can be difficult sometimes considering Batwoman's extreme methods. Kate is a soldier, and sometimes in war lives are lost. Her time spent as Batwoman has been hard and lonely. Being estranged from her father, her only immediate family, hasn't been easy. She had no one to rely on but herself, both in crime fighting and in life. **Story Arc** The war on crime has been wearing Kate down. There's only so much she can do alone. For once in her life she is reconsidering her own stubbornness. Maybe she should be nicer to the Bat-family whose name she stole. And maybe she should set Batwoman aside and work on Kate and all her perfect relationships. She never did call that cute waitress she met the other night. Maybe go back to college perhaps? But little does she know there are people out there more interested in Kate than Batwoman. 

> What do you mean can't edit? You can't edit posts made before the update.

> My first few posts were going to be getting to know people, so I wasn't planning anything with the Guilds yet. My first few posts are gonna be spent sarcasming other people :P

If Batwoman's not taken, I'm interested in her.

I'll leave starting the new thread to you then. Just tell me what you need me to do.

> Ah I wouldn't really know tbh. Our thread is sadly the least active of all the rps I'm in :( This is the most active RP I'm in. Consider yourself lucky.