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Hi hi hi there ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. I am Maiden, aka Maiden of a Million Words. I've been a member of RPG since 2010, and before Guildfall I was a notorious long-poster with a post count over 3000. In recent years since I haven't done much roleplaying; I don't trust myself to post consistently for long periods of time. Instead, I've been writing short stories and novellas whenever I feel the urge to make magic with twenty-six letters. Still, fond memories and a sense of nostalgia keep me coming back to the ol' Guild... even if all I do is post a new signature set and have a bit of a read through Advanced.

I'm a middle-aged female currently living in the Southeastern United States. I have a pretty average/boring clerical job. In addition to writing and roleplaying I enjoy hiking, horseback riding, shooting, graphic art and napping. If there's something you'd like to know, feel free to PM me and ask... I'll get back to you eventually.


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So, my internet and phone have been down all morning. I got to work half an hour early so that I could check emails and threads and stuff, and not five whole minutes after I walked in the door my roommate texts me to say that the internet's back on. FML.

I only have a few minutes left before I have to clock in, and it's not enough time to write a proper reply, especially on this tiny touch keyboard. I'll be back on later tonight lol.
@ Pumirya: Simone looks good! Her species won't be as much fun in this version of Twisted, I'm afraid, but still nice work. I'll add her to the Patient List as soon as you post her.

@ Kally: My dear, only ask and ye shall receive. I hit a huge block this morning and realized I needed a patient to make the IC round out really nicely. What better patient than the one I wrote for the last Twisted but never got to play? I changed her a wee little bit... I changed her backstory, made her a proper mutant, and tweaked her mental illness. But other than that, yeah, it's the same Cadie. ^_^
Name: Cadence E. Halstead a/k/a Cadie (pronounced like Katie)

Age: 20

Species: Human Mutant (Extremely powerful Beta Level)

Gender: Female

Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual and panicky about it.

Capabilites:

Cadie is an exceptionally strong telekinetic. In an unrestricted state, she is capable of producing forces up to 40,000 PSI. Her mind can crush bone, concrete, glass, steel… basically everything on her home Earth. She can throw busses, trains, airplanes, elephants, and can propel smaller objects at incredible speeds.

There is a price to pay for Cadie’s incredible mental gift. Her body needs huge energy reserves to power this high-level mutation, and so no matter how much she eats Cadie remains painfully thin. (Patients who have never asked about her illness tend to assume she’s in the eating disordered category.) Large displays of power require Cadie to have a third-party energy channeler involved, as she will literally deplete herself and die if she does too much. She is not capable of drawing ambient power from her surroundings or from beings close to her.

...at least, she’s not capable of it yet.

Cadie’s telekinetic talent is linked directly to her mental illness.


Mental Illness:

Conversion Disorder: Due to some of the traumatic events of Cadie’s past, she has developed a fairly severe form of this disorder. She has a fear of strong emotions and her body will attempt to physically prevent her from feeling such things. She may suffer a seizure when the patient in front of her takes the last piece of cherry pie. This happens to allow Cadie to avoid becoming angry at the loss of her pie, so that her second mental illness will not take over.

Impulse Control Disorder: Thanks to her ICD, Cadie is unable to control when her telekinesis will lash out violently on its own. The patient who took the last piece of cherry pie might suddenly find his or her throat crushed and Cadie would find herself surprised with the last piece of pie in her hand while a corpse lay cooling at her feet. (She blacks out when she loses control of her impulses.) This is largely offset by the Conversion Disorder (which likely developed as a result of the ICD), but Cadie has a limiter in place for safety’s sake. A small microchip implanted at the base of her skull disallows most of the neural impulses needed for her telekinesis to function completely. So long as the chip is functioning properly, Cadie is limited to displays of 100 PSI or less.


Fears: Hedonophobia (fear of pleasure) and philophobia (fear of being in love).

History:

Cadence was born a mutant, which technically makes her a changeling. Her parents and siblings are all standard-issue human, so why Cadie is what she is, no one really knows. Luckily for her, the girl’s mom and dad were quite open to one of their children being gifted. They weren’t at all creeped out by the way their daughter’s bottles floated over to the counter and fed themselves to the hungry infant. It made their lives easier.

Initially, Cadie’s telekinetic talent seemed weak and well under her control. She was classified as Delta Level and not required to disclose her mutation or enroll in a special school. So when she accidentally killed a bully who tried to steal her lunch money at the age of eight, she kept it to herself. The girl liked her school… and her life. The child’s death was never solved, but due to his internal injuries it was deemed a probable hit-and-run car accident.

For many years after that, Cadie’s talent grew in secret. At the age of thirteen she became aware that she was much stronger than a run-of-the-mill Delta. Her powers grew as she did, and during her freshman year of high school she could have easily stood her ground against Beta Levels. Doctors would later speculate that Cadence’s changing hormones coupled with her growing powers were to blame for the tragedy that happened at Pine Crest High School that fateful day in October.

Cadence’s best friend was a beautiful brunette named Rayanne. They’d been friends since third grade, and Raya was one of the few normal girls who had no problem dealing with Cadie’s mutant nature. They got along just fine until the end of their middle school years. Thanks to Cadence’s mutant powers, she never really developed breasts or hips or an ass. Raya did… in fact, her body filled out the way a body ideally should. All the boys Cadie was ever interested in liked Raya in ‘that way’, but never waifish blonde Cadie.

Luke was one of the most beautiful boys at Cadie’s school, at least in her evaluation. Of course, he wanted to date Raya. Cadie begged Raya to let her have just this one, to leave him alone, but Raya refused. The first time Cadie saw Raya kissing Luke in the hallways… something inside her changed. Jealousy, desire, pain, rejection, and furious anger formed a tight ball in her chest before the emotions became more than Cadence could handle. Everything exploded into a thousand fragments of light. Cadie hoped she’d just fainted… but it was a psychotic break.

Eighty students, four teachers and one janitor died instantaneously. Raya and Luke were, of course, among those students. 113 more people suffered injuries of varying degrees. The school building was damaged so badly that it had to be demolished and rebuilt. Firefighters who responded to the scene were certain at first that a bomb had gone off… except that there, sanding unharmed at ground zero, was Beta Level Mutant. Cadence was sixteen.

That was when Cadie was diagnosed with Impulse Control Disorder. Her anger at being cast aside by both Luke and Raya had resulted in in the Pine Crest disaster, but similar events of increasing severity would follow at all the mental hospitals that attempted to house Cadie. She developed Conversion Disorder after all the times she’d come to surrounded by dead bodies. It was her physical form’s attempt to control the mental beast it housed. It wasn’t enough, and her kill count only continued to rise. She became a dark spot on the name of mutant kind everywhere. Finally, on her eighteenth birthday, Cadence was sent to Osmond’s.


Appearance:


Cadie is five feet, four inches tall. Her body is painfully thin, with only the barest hint of breasts or hips. Her white-blonde hair is shoulder length and straight as a board. (Its length is the only thing that keeps her from being mistaken for a boy.) Her facial features would be strikingly beautiful if not for the overall gaunt quality she has to her: pale green eyes, full lips, a straight, small nose, perfectly arched brows, clear skin. Yet her lips are cracked from her nervous twitch of licking them frequently, and there are usually dark hollows beneath her eyes. She looks like she'd blow away in the slightest wind.

In public, the mutant tends to draw in on herself physically. She often 'hugs' herself, gripping her own elbows, or pulls her knees in to her chest when she's seated on a couch or large enough chair. She generally shies away from physical contact except from an extremely select group of individuals.


Personality:

Cadie is deliberately shy and very soft-spoken. It can be quite difficult to have a conversation with her in a crowded room, and she has a tough time not getting frustrated when people repeatedly ask her to speak up. As strong emotions like desire, jealousy and anger can trigger an episode for her, Cadie finds it is easier to keep herself disconnected from as many of the Institute’s inhabitants as possible.

She also wishes that she could just be normal: that her body and mind would stop fighting one another for control. The young woman likes to laugh, but can't remember the last time she found herself lighthearted enough to make such a sound. With such other serious diagnosis floating around, something like depression hardly seems worth mentioning, but of course there are times when Cadie loses hope. These are the times when she is most prone to violent outbursts... which still frighten her.


Miscellany:

Cadence and Jaxilian have a unique, and uniquely fucked up relationship. Jax is really intelligent, but quite a bit sicker than Cadie. She realizes that he’s transferred some of his delusions onto her, and does what she can to help him see she’s not in any danger… at least, not the sort of danger he expects. Cadie is not afraid of men, she is heterosexual and thus, naturally drawn to a few of them… but after what happened to Raya and Luke, she avoids romantic relationships like the plague. Jax is as devoted to Cadie as any boyfriend ever could be, but without the slightest hint of any sort of romantic intentions. It’s been drilled into his head since birth that he can not see his charges that way, and on top of that Cadence hardly registers as a female to… well, anyone, really. Though she still does her best not to get attached (even someone she loved like a brother would be dangerous), Cadie can’t help but feel better when he’s around.

Cadie has been in Osmond’s for a little over two years now. In all that time, they’ve never removed her limiter chip. Although her body seems to have stopped growing several years ago, her mind and her gifts most certainly have not. Considering that she’s moved through several mutant levels in her short eighteen years before coming to Osmond’s, with another three or four, there’s no telling how strong she could become. The only thing keeping her feet firmly planted in Beta Level is her inability to outsource the cost of this energy. Should she ever develop the trick, she would likely pass instantly into Alpha Level.
Name: Jaxilian of House Darkstorm, a/k/a Jax

Age: 128

Gender: Male

Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual (In that he likes lady ravens.)

Species: Corvinian

Corvinians are one of many anthromorph races found on planet Zoologica. They are not anthropomorphic; rather, all races on that planet are true anthromorphs. Their bone structure is a blend of human and animal, but they do not have full animal or full human forms that they can change into. Most of the anthromorphs on Zoologica have no magical, psychic, or other supernatural sort of talent. They differ only from humans in only two ways: their natural lifespan (which can reach as high as 300 years), and that they may have fur on their lower appendages, with hooves instead of feet. Or, as in Jax’s case, they may have the head of a bird, covered in silky black feathers, and huge dark wings sprouting from their back.


Mental Illness: PTSD and Paranoid Schitzophrenia

History:

Jaxilian was 74 years old when all his training finally paid off and he was accepted into the guard of a Royal Avian house, and given the distinguished position of guarding the eldest princess. That particular house, House Auri, were golden sparrows. The princess Jax watched over was named Candira, petite and lovely with her short sharp beak and glimmering feathers. A mere eight months after he assumed her as a charge, Jax was standing nearby when an attempt was made on Candira’s life. Jax called a powerful storm to stop the attack… but unwittingly blew over a tree which crushed Candira and directly caused her death. The event was traumatic enough to cause Jax to suffer a schizophrenic break and develop PTSD. His delusion was always to see Candira somewhere, and to see her being trailed by assailants. He killed forty eight innocent people while lost in the shadows of his damaged mind. The villagers wanted him dead, but the Sparrow King sent his ruined servant to Osmond’s Instead.


Personality:

Jax is, as he was before Candira’s death, rather stoic and withdrawn. Being both hypervigilant and a bird anthromorph, Jax is constantly looking at everything. It makes him seem twitchy and distracted when he attempts to have conversations. That being said, it also makes him quite observant. He is suspicious of new people, but he is a true and loyal friend to the few he does let inside his walls.


Appearance:



Jaxilian is tall: six foot three from the top of his birdlike head to his heels. His head is exactly what you’d expect: a raven. Black beak, black feathers, black eyes that seem pupilless. From the neck to the waist he looks human. His torso is built like a heavy-weight fighter, and in his natural state he is covered in feathers from hip to mid-thigh. His legs are thick and well-muscled, mostly humanoid except for the large, black, four-toed feet with sharp claws on the end of each digit. Jax’s wingspan is nearly fifteen feet across when his feathery appendages are stretched and ready for flight. If his head and feet were humanoid, the wings would make him seem like an angel instead of a bird. Folded, their curved tops end two feet above his head and the lowermost feathers become dirty from being dragged on the ground.

His waist-area feathers have been plucked to allow Jax to wear normal pants, and his scrub top has velcro on the back so it can be put on around his wings.


Capabilities:

Jax is supernatural for a Corvinian in that he is a talented storm elemental. (It runs in his family.) This means that he is able to magically control the natural elements linked with a storm: rain/snow/fog, lightning and thunder, winds and air pressure. Yes, he can fire off a bolt of lightning. Yes, he can create a tornado indoors (though that is a difficult feat and Jax does not always succeed). He is also more physically powerful than a standard Corvinian, likely due to the enhanced energies he gains from being a magic-user.

Jax wears three slim, golden bands: one around his throat at the exact point where it transitions from bird to human anatomy, and one around each of his wrists. These are magical limiters, plain on the outside but with inscriptions within against his skin. They keep him from being able to produce anything more than the occasional wind gust or… unfortunately… bolt of lightning.


Fears: Small spaces (claustrophobia)

Miscellaneous:

Jax has formed a close bond with one of his fellow patients, an incredibly powerful telekinetic named Cadence. Physically she reminds him of Candira (without the birdlike features, of course) and their names even sound similar. He has transferred some of his psychosis onto Cadie as well, often suffering delusions that the staff are out to get her, or trying to poison her. Fortunately, Cadie’s particular brand of crazy does not dispose her to either hallucinations or delusions, and she’s become quite adept at talking Jax down when he starts to become paranoid for her safety.
What confuses you about Anya, Syblyx?

I think actually the most dangerous character to Rak is one you haven't met yet. There are a few existing patients left in Osmond's, some of which I will play on an NPC-ish level. Jax is one of these, and he's a storm elemental magic-user. Though he's got limiters on, every once in a while he manages to fire off a decent bolt of lightning.

I can not wait for Rak and Cadie to meet, though. That's gonna be so much fun.
Approved, Elsa! Adding you to the roster and IC now...!
Use the code guides at the bottom of the page, Pum! The img tags work the same here as they did on RPG. Just img]your image url[/img (with the missing brackets added!)

Also for fun... what I'm listening to for the first post.
My face when I see all these character sheets:



So, Syblyx, I love that you got my Bueller ref and that you used a Captain America gif to say that you got it! I have repaid you in Loki, and I believe this makes us even. And awesome. ;D

Oblivion, I loooove your Dreamweavers! Their dual form is nicely done. I'm curious: is Anya still able to change back and forth at will, or is that affected by her mental illness? Anya's lovely, her bracelets are great! Very much in the spirit of the RP, and a nice touch.

Mmkay, so, I think I've made a decision on the number of players. We'll go with as many as we have sheets for when the IC opens, but no more than eight. Depending on how many that is, I may hold a secondary recruitment round in a couple weeks. I'll play it by ear.

Now, I have a very fun story to share with you all. I don't think any of you know this, but I work in a Target photo lab. (I'm on the verge of getting a better job, just waiting on my background check to come in!) I walked in to work tonight and found a single 4x6 info card sitting on the counter. After reading it, I scrolled through all the orders on my system and all three of my kiosks, and couldn't find the actual picture. For a minute, I was really freaking out a little.



Edit, 11:09 PM. I just realized I'm the only member of this thread who's online right now. I feel so alone.

Barring some unforeseen circumstance, I shall be mostly done with the IC sometime tomorrow. (I've got it right on this go. I can feel it.) There are a few parts that I have to leave rough until the character sheets get turned in, but it should be no problem to get that finished off on Thursday and Friday! :)
Thanks for your input, Syb and Kally. I honestly don't think two extra players will be an issue, but I figured it's better to ask than assume.

Anyone have an issue with two more players? Anybody? (Bueller? Bueller?) If you have an issue with a bigger group, please speak now or forever hold your peace.

Just some fun trivia: I'm on my third re-write of the IC opener. I can't decide just exactly how I want to kick this off. I'm getting there, tomorrow is my off day so I'll be spending most of it writing and my goal is to be 99% done with it. (I'll have to go back and add things for specific patients as they get turned in, which is why you must have your CS's finished and turned in by the opener!)

Off to work now. Catch you kiddies on the flip side. ;)
I have to honestly say that I've been waiting a long time to have a reason to post that gif. And now I'm going to shut up for a while.
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