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I am back from my hiatus; though I have limited capacity for RPing.
8 yrs ago
Sorry I haven't been on. I had a death in the family and have been trying to work through it.
8 yrs ago
Sorry for another delay guys. No real good reason aside from just having trouble braining lately. I'm working on responses now and I hope you will all see something within the next day or so.
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8 yrs ago
Sorry to everyone waiting on responses. Was out of the house/unable to get on my computer pretty much all day. I'll get to responses tomorrow.
8 yrs ago
Furnace fixed...but dealing with sleep deprived and sick me. Please be patient!
@Emma I had a quick couple of questions that I can't find having been asked in The Life and Times or addressed as part of the race information already.
1) If a vampire tries to turn someone of a different race (i.e. witch, shifter, ESPer) would it work? And if so, would that person retain any abilities of their former race (i.e. the witch continue to be able to perform their magic, ESPer still have their natural abilities, shifter still be able to transform)?
2) Are wolves the only animal shifters/lycanthrope can be? Is there potential for shifters to be able to transform into a different animal (not in addition to wolves but as an alternative base option)?
He has been described as handsome, with his high cheekbones and “perfect lips”. Striking almond-shaped indigo eyes and thick black hair - kept short and styled to look messy - help enhance his handsome features. It also makes him look remarkably like his father - save for his father having violet-blue colored eyes - when his father was his age; this fact displeases him a lot and has lead to his more casual and somewhat unkempt appearance. Standing at 6', he prides himself on having well toned muscles, without being too muscular, maintaining just enough of a buff physique to show off. He has a natural light tan to his caucasian complexion; the tan darkens to something more noticeable when he is able to spend more time out in the sun. His clothing style varies based on his mood and destination, but usually it is general tee-shirt or a polo shirt and a nice pair of new jeans (generally a pair that looks old but isn’t) and comfortable sneakers with a jacket; no matter what he wears, it’s all about the fashionable function and tends to be expensive even if it doesn’t look like it.
Full Name: Jackson Arthur Holmes
Nickames/Alias/AKA: Jack
Age: 19
Gender: Male
DOB: March 13, 1997
Occupation: Full Time Student
Race: Tempestas Witch
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Indigo
Height and Build: 6’ ; athletic muscular
Other Appearance: He has a habit of touching things (subconscious touch dependency) when entering new places or talking to people. He also has a problem with giving direct answers to questions. His voice is fairly average, being what Ariel says is ‘typical guy voice’ when he does sing with her. Unlike Ariel, he has a few scars from his early lessons - reminders on his back and abdomen about why their parents needed to cease living - and is uncomfortable showing them to anyone, causing him to change rather quickly whenever he has to do so in front of other people and wears a bathrobe to use the showers (something he even did at home to keep Ariel from seeing them.)
History/bio: The Holmes had one simple philosophy when it came to their coven: If you can’t make them respect you, make them fear you. This idealism started when Corbin Holmes and his coven came to what eventually grew to be Whitecross; although Corbin might not have actually been a founding member of the town, he and the other families in the coven liked to pass on the sentiment that they were responsible for it.
Flash forward a few generations, and that elitism and philosophy remained. The coven dwindled in number to just the two families from the initial four, not including the Coven Matron. With each new generation, stronger casters have been born with obvious talents for a particular specialization.
Training starts at an early age for them, taught alongside normal human educations though with a significant focus on their inherent arts. Taught to read and write the language of their inherited spells at the same time as learning to do the same for English, there was always a lot of pressure to excel. All from his parents, though; the Lokers offered no less of the same pressure to their children.
Pressure always builds. By thirteen, Jack couldn’t take all the constant pressure from his parents - especially after his best friend, the girl who he was supposed to marry to move their coven into another generation, killed herself just to get away from it all. After talking to Nola, he came to one conclusion - the coven was destined to dissolve.
The oldest of the newest generation in the coven, he did what he could to keep Ria and Ariel from having the pressure focused on them while he worked behind the scenes. After all, putting thoughts into people’s heads isn’t an easy, or quick, business. Especially when you had to do it secretly. But then Ria ran away and he stepped up his game to get their problems taken care of.
With Nola’s help, he finished the preparations - which also included putting a few new spells into his grimoire. One day, while he and his sister were off with Nola to help her gather supplies, one of the enemies his parents and the Lokers had managed to catch them all unaware.
As far as the Whitecross public is concerned, the two families left to find the missing girl and asked Nola to take care of the twins. The Teemore community knew it was retribution. It was no secret the families had at least one enemy in nearly every race in town.
Since then, the pair have been living with Nola - continuing their training with the Naturalis elder. It was her encouragement that the pair attend Gringore as boarded students.
Family/Relationships: Father - Prescott Holmes - died February 2012 Mother - Daniella Holmes - died February 2012 Sister - Ariel Holmes Friend - Maria Loker - (age 17) missing since December 2011 Friend - Naomi Loker - died February 2010 Friends’ Mother/Elder in Coven - Sofia Loker - died February 2012 Friends’ Father/Elder in Coven - Donald Loker - died February 2012 Coven Head - Nola Finn (alive, age 95)
Other/Extra: He is fluent in English, Latin, and Gaelic. Recently started learning Russian.
Alright, here's Ariel. Wanted to space the twins out. I'll go post up Jack to the CS tab now.
Ariel is one the tall side of average for a female - standing about 5'8. She has long black hair cut in layers that cascade in silky soft waves down to her midback and bangs that are left just long enough to curl under her chin and help frame her face if she wants; she usually leaves her hair down, or will braid her bangs and some hair toward the back on either side of her head to form a crown of braided hair that will then rest on top of the rest of her hair. She has a slender build and breasts that only look modest because of her petite frame. Her almond shaped eyes are a vibrant amethyst color, and she rarely uses make up except for a touch of lip gloss to help accentuate her perfect lips and a touch of eyeshadow/eyeliner to accent her eyes. She has fair skin, just tan enough to give her a healthy glow, and not a marring mark on it. She is most commonly found wearing dresses or shirts that fit her upper body to her waist, then skirting that flows around her long legs. Most of her tops are monochromatic if they are not peasant tops, typically in pastels or off white colors; her skirts and dresses tend to be much the same way, with a focus on more sundress and “peasant top” style dresses than anything more flashy. Once rare to find her in pants, she has started wearing jeans and other, more comfortable pants, upon starting at Gringore in an effort to blend with the rest of the student body. She prefers flat strappy sandals, basic flats, and sneakers over over any kind of heeled shoe, feeling she is already tall enough.
Full Name: Ariel Guinevere Holmes
Nickames/Alias/AKA: Ari - a nickname Jack and Nola have called her since she was a little girl.
Age: 19
Gender: Female
DOB: March 13th, 1997
Occupation: Full Time Student
Race: Sanabit Witch
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Amethyst
Height and Build: 5’8” ; lithe, barely healthy 135lbs
Other Appearance: She has a soft, melodious voice that can help her captivate someone’s attention - particularly when she sings. She tends to be shy, still react more than engage when spoken to. She likes to wear lots of necklaces and bracelets, charmed with various protections by Nola; one in particular is very dear to her - a silver locket with a picture of her and Maria and one of Jack and Naomi on the various sides, from when their two friends were still around.
History/bio: Training starts at an early age for them, taught alongside normal human educations though with a significant focus on their inherent arts. Taught to read and write the language of their inherited spells at the same time as learning to do the same for English, there was always a lot of pressure to excel. In addition to practicing with her magic, the girls were required to learn a musical instrument as was tradition in the coven and after going through several of the traditional instruments Ariel settled on violin, with which she was most comfortable.
The death of their friend Naomi hit her rather hard, and she sank into a deep depression; she rarely spoke to anyone, save for Nola and Jack, and filled any free time with practicing her music or drawing. When Ria ran away, she stopped speaking altogether, despite the increase in attention Nola gave her. She had no clue the work Jack was doing in the shadows, so her parents’ death came as a surprise and a blessing.
It was still another year or so after their death and Nola took the twins in before she would speak again. When Ariel did start talking again, it was very reserved and usually just response rather than engagement. She took the most convincing to agree to attend Gringore Academy, but agreed all the same.
Family/Relationships: Father - Prescott Holmes - died 2012 Mother - Daniella Holmes - died 2012 Brother - Jack Holmes Friend - Maria Loker - (age 17) missing since 2011 Friend - Naomi Loker - died 20010 Friends’ Mother/Elder in Coven - Sofia Loker - died 2012 Friends’ Father/Elder in Coven - Donald Loker - died 2012 Coven Head - Nola Finn (alive, age 95)
Other/Extra:
She is fluent in English, Latin, and Gaelic. Recently took up learning ASL.
She plays the violin and loves to draw. She used to love to sing, but stopped when Naomi killed herself; she started singing again when she was seventeen, but only when alone (or she thinks she's alone.)
She assists in the Infirmary at Gringore, both because she is already quite familiar, and because it's a helpful distraction from just studying and otherwise trying to fill her time.
He has been described as handsome, with his high cheekbones and “perfect lips”. Striking almond-shaped indigo eyes and thick black hair - kept short and styled to look messy - help enhance his handsome features. It also makes him look remarkably like his father - save for his father having violet-blue colored eyes - when his father was his age; this fact displeases him a lot and has lead to his more casual and somewhat unkempt appearance. Standing at 6', he prides himself on having well toned muscles, without being too muscular, maintaining just enough of a buff physique to show off. He has a natural light tan to his caucasian complexion; the tan darkens to something more noticeable when he is able to spend more time out in the sun. His clothing style varies based on his mood and destination, but usually it is general tee-shirt or a polo shirt and a nice pair of new jeans (generally a pair that looks old but isn’t) and comfortable sneakers with a jacket; no matter what he wears, it’s all about the fashionable function and tends to be expensive even if it doesn’t look like it.
Full Name: Jackson Arthur Holmes
Nickames/Alias/AKA: Jack
Age: 19
Gender: Male
DOB: March 13, 1997
Occupation: Full Time Student
Race: Tempestas Witch
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Indigo
Height and Build: 6’ ; athletic muscular
Other Appearance: He has a habit of touching things (subconscious touch dependency) when entering new places or talking to people. He also has a problem with giving direct answers to questions. His voice is fairly average, being what Ariel says is ‘typical guy voice’ when he does sing with her. Unlike Ariel, he has a few scars from his early lessons - reminders on his back and abdomen about why their parents needed to cease living - and is uncomfortable showing them to anyone, causing him to change rather quickly whenever he has to do so in front of other people and wears a bathrobe to use the showers (something he even did at home to keep Ariel from seeing them.)
History/bio: The Holmes had one simple philosophy when it came to their coven: If you can’t make them respect you, make them fear you. This idealism started when Corbin Holmes and his coven came to what eventually grew to be Whitecross; although Corbin might not have actually been a founding member of the town, he and the other families in the coven liked to pass on the sentiment that they were responsible for it.
Flash forward a few generations, and that elitism and philosophy remained. The coven dwindled in number to just the two families from the initial four, not including the Coven Matron. With each new generation, stronger casters have been born with obvious talents for a particular specialization.
Training starts at an early age for them, taught alongside normal human educations though with a significant focus on their inherent arts. Taught to read and write the language of their inherited spells at the same time as learning to do the same for English, there was always a lot of pressure to excel. All from his parents, though; the Lokers offered no less of the same pressure to their children.
Pressure always builds. By thirteen, Jack couldn’t take all the constant pressure from his parents - especially after his best friend, the girl who he was supposed to marry to move their coven into another generation, killed herself just to get away from it all. After talking to Nola, he came to one conclusion - the coven was destined to dissolve.
The oldest of the newest generation in the coven, he did what he could to keep Ria and Ariel from having the pressure focused on them while he worked behind the scenes. After all, putting thoughts into people’s heads isn’t an easy, or quick, business. Especially when you had to do it secretly. But then Ria ran away and he stepped up his game to get their problems taken care of.
With Nola’s help, he finished the preparations - which also included putting a few new spells into his grimoire. One day, while he and his sister were off with Nola to help her gather supplies, one of the enemies his parents and the Lokers had managed to catch them all unaware.
As far as the Whitecross public is concerned, the two families left to find the missing girl and asked Nola to take care of the twins. The Teemore community knew it was retribution. It was no secret the families had at least one enemy in nearly every race in town.
Since then, the pair have been living with Nola - continuing their training with the Naturalis elder. It was her encouragement that the pair attend Gringore as boarded students.
Family/Relationships: Father - Prescott Holmes - died February 2012 Mother - Daniella Holmes - died February 2012 Sister - Ariel Holmes Friend - Maria Loker - (age 17) missing since December 2011 Friend - Naomi Loker - died February 2010 Friends’ Mother/Elder in Coven - Sofia Loker - died February 2012 Friends’ Father/Elder in Coven - Donald Loker - died February 2012 Coven Head - Nola Finn (alive, age 95)
Other/Extra: He is fluent in English, Latin, and Gaelic. Recently started learning Russian.
Even after so many meals, the cups still unnerved Penelope. It took her a quick glance around and carefully listening to others request their drinks before she finally looked at her own goblet. One hand on Shadow's head, she gripped the cup in her other and lifted it close to her mouth. She whispered the desired drink into it and watched as the amber liquid filled the goblet. As far as strange things she had to get used to went, at least enchanted goblets were simple.
Her attention shifted to Chiron when he called for attention. She had been expecting some big explanation, something at least more substantial than just that something happened and it be investigated. Of course, there hadn't been much time between the occurrence and this morning, but still. At least he was able to give them something, a name for the creature that attacked. A dragon.
It sent a shiver down her spine. A hint of a frown tugged at the edges of her lips. She hadn't encountered a dragon in her travel to camp, but she remembered all the other monsters encountered on the way and how underprepared and ill-equipped she felt trying to help fight her way there. If it hadn't been for Shadow fighting and Rowan giving her advice when she had to get involved, she wouldn't have even made it here. Now monsters were just showing up where she was supposed to be safe. Well, learning about the decades she missed could wait.
She looked back at her drink, appetite gone for good for the time being. Her gaze fixed on the liquid in the cup, but she wasn't actually seeing it. No, her mind was going over what she could do to get better at fighting and utilizing her gifts. She had to get better at fighting, and stronger with her abilities. Her father didn't give her Shadow and the dagger idly; it made sense her abilities were the same and she needed to get better at using all of it if she was ever going to be able to properly defend herself without counting on someone else to do it.
Well so much for a bit of fun banter regarding last night. Chiron always had to go and be a major killjoy about things. Erik stayed standing once he got to the Ares table. The laughter had left his eyes, leaving the remaining smile a bit more dark than usual. Good thing Law wanted to give them hell for getting too riled up for last night's game; they needed to train. "Lucky us that we're first in the arena. I want you all to drill twice as hard." His gaze fixed on Law. "Give 'em hell, then make 'em do it all over again."
His attention turned to Chiron. "When is the war council getting together on the matter?"
