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Darkness Within (A Dark themed rp)

<Snipped quote by Obscene Symphony>

Come on, you can't have a Groot reference without a baby Groot reference as well!

@LoneSparrow

Darkness Within (A Dark themed rp)

@Vahir


That's how Adelia does it. She could have bit her servant without transforming her teeth, I was considering it but I decided she wouldn't have enough restraint at this point to prevent from transforming a bit as well. Yeah, the water prison was a fancy magic trick I suppose xD Though she did clearly do it on purpose, do I get props for that at least? Haha.

Darkness Within (A Dark themed rp)

You didn't KILL THE STYLIST!?

@Vahir

I did that intentionally to break the trend :P

In any case Adelia will show her true colors plenty of times throughout the RP, I'm sure, and I didn't want to start off with something so drastic.

Darkness Within (A Dark themed rp)

Made my first post. I was in a little bit of a rush towards the end, but I decided not to leave the house so I might edit some of it.

I think I will make my character opinions as Adelia gets acquainted with everyone. Part of the reason is that I don't think she'd have an opinion of anyone, heck if they had met before she got cursed she probably wouldn't even remember.

Darkness Within (A Dark themed rp)

Backstage at the Marsden Theater House

Adelia sat complacently in a velvet lined chair as a servant girl evened out her hair with a pair of shears. Standing for a long time she had kept her hair a constant length for all her performances, but now she was considering letting it grow out. Still, what was started needed to be finished. Especially in regards to her hair. So she remained seated and made a mental note to call off all future haircuts until she felt differently. She clacked her fingers against the counter before her impatiently. All the while she fidgeted making her hair stylist's job much more difficult. Her eyes kept drifting to the ornate bathtub she had demanded be installed only a few days ago. It was always kept full of cool water salted with the finest mineral salt.

While her servant barber was making a side pass along her locks she turned her head completely and abruptly to the side to face the tub. She took a deep breath wafting in the pseudo ocean smell of the brine bath. Shortly after she heard something drop to the floor, then the smell of iron permeated the air. She turned around to see her stylist clutching her left hand with her right. Crimson droplets leaked out from beneath the skin to skin seal and began to form a small pool beneath the fallen scissors.

Even in human form Adelia’s mouth began to water, and she felt her teeth begin to elongate like needles. “M-madam, m-may I-I-” The servant’s trembling words were cut off when Adelia suddenly lunged forward and sunk her pointed incisors into the flesh of her forearm. In stunned horror the sirens latest victim stood too stunned to even scream from the pain.

As her taste for blood was sated Adelia’s eyes went from those of a frenzied shark to that of a playful dolphin. Slowly she released the girls arm and she began to back away opening her throat to cry out for help. In response Adelia swiftly dipped her arm in the tub beside her and levitated it’s entire contents of water. It then gushed forth and engulfed her former barbers body where she stood. Try as she might to cry out all she could do was waste her breath and speed the water entering her lungs. Struggle as she might she was going nowhere so long as trapped in the prison of water. The last thing she saw before blacking out was Adelia’s toothy grin blurred through the saline solution.

Once her victim's eyes closed, her body fell out of the water and dropped unceremoniously to the floor. Adelia promptly returned the water to her tub, then spat out the patch of skin and flesh she’d bitten off into the nearest waste receptacle. From the folds of her dress she produced a fishbone, with which she used to pick her teeth before the scrutiny of the mirror. When she was satisfied she pressed the call button to fetch some of her family's hired muscle. Seconds later there was loud knock on her door accompanied by a gruff voice. “Is everything alright in there Madam Marsden?”

“Quite so, please come in.” Adelia was absentmindedly filing her nails when the pair of guards entered. They both paused in the doorway and looked on at the drenched and wounded servant. By now she was beginning to cough and sputter. Without turning to face them she instructed them as to what she’d have done. “You two found her in the alley behind the theater shortly after she got attacked by a stray mutt. Dry her off and take her to the nearest doctor.” It didn't even phase her that she was comparing herself to a mangy animal. It was the best she cared to come up with. After all, the alternative was she finished what she started and ended the girls life. This was both an act of mercy, and a way of being conspicuous with her newfound eating habits. There was no reason to make a mess in her changing room if she could help it.

The younger of the two men started to open his mouth, but he was cut short when the other shot him a hard look. Without a word they hoisted her up and draped her arms across their shoulders. As the turned to leave Adelia stopped them on a final note. “After such a traumatic incident I’d take anything she has to say with a grain of salt. Make sure the doctor does the same.” With that they departed and Adelia was left alone with her grooming. Her next performance was barely an hour away and she had to look her very best.

She stood up and let her hair swing from side to side so she could check it’s evenness. Much to her delight it was, and since she hadn't let her stylist start on her sides they were was well. Though they were longer than she usually kept them.

Adelia passed the time readying herself rather than risking another incident with a servant. She had to admit that there was something satisfying about doing her own makeup from time to time.

Right when she heard the applause well up inviting her to the stage she felt Nixus’s call. “Just great…” She mumbled to herself. All that preparation had been for naught. There was no way she was going to be able to give a quality performance with her Lord’s beckon nagging inside her.

Well, maybe it was not a waste getting prettied up. She thought to herself. Adelia had used to adore the name Nixus, and even now that she was one of his lackeys she still clung to the hope that she might impress him and elevate her status. A cage in the dungeon was unbefitting for one of her stature. Surely the lord would recognize this soon enough.

As she casually abandoned her performance and strolled across town towards the château all she could think was whether her extravagant garments would win any favor with the master. Her poor stylists fate, or how they were going to cope with her disappearance at the theater couldn't have been further from her mind.

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@NarcissisticPotato
I have what is called a sig rotator, one of like 40 different gifs are accessed whenever my sig is loaded.

@my Lalia
Alright, I posted it. And this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC_mV1IpjWA just to get it out of everyone's system (hopefully).

Darkness Within (A Dark themed rp)

Adelia Sophia Marsden

Adelia Sophia Marsden

Since being cursed Adelia has grown fond of showing more skin and reflecting the sea in her attire. However, it should be noted that she displays a more appropriate level of modesty during formal occasions.

Siren

Generic Information

Name: Adelia Sophia Marsden
Gender: female
Age: 22
Height: 5’4”
Sexuality: Bisexual, though she is inclined towards men since they are easier to wrap around her finger.

Psych Profile

Traits

• Silver Tongue - Adelia has a way with words and using them to get what she wants, whether it be through her soothing speech or near angelic vocals.
• Perceptive - Adelia has a keen awareness, especially in the social realm. She is well versed in separating truth from gossip and picking up on others underlying feelings and motivations.
• Heart of Stone - It is tough to get an emotional rise or fall out of Adelia. She is ultimately looking out for herself and everyone else is simply pieces with the potential to benefit or hinder her. As an ally becomes a hindrance she can mentally sever their ties with indifference, and if a foe and her goals begin to align she is quick to consider enlisting their aid.

Flaws

• Attention Seeker - Adelia enjoys being the center of attention too much for her own good. Her apathy towards others make the terms good attention and bad attention null. Attention is attention and she craves it all the same.
• Deceiver - It can be tough for Adelia to keep track of the tangled web of lies she spins for her benefit. Particularly when she tells multiple people different things within the same setting. If it seems like the cats going to get out of the bag she will first try to vacate the scene, then to come up with plausible deniability.
• Selective Education - Outside the realm of humanities and social sciences Adelia is rather uniformed. Everything but the most basic natural and formal sciences will go right over her head.

Monster Traits

• Siren Song - Adelia has a voice to die for. Mortals, especially men are irresistibly drawn towards her. The trance they are put under is so strong that her fishy appearance is overlooked entirely. She might as well be the most beautiful woman ever to have existed inviting them to take a final dip beneath the waves. Against fellow monsters, and others resistant to her call, she might opt to instead unleash a powerful sonic scream. At it’s strongest it can deafen mortal ears, shatter brittle substances, or even briefly part water.
• Mer-Creature Abilities - In monster form Adelia grows gills, scales, fins, and a tail. These additions alone are enough to make her unparalleled in the water. However, the razor sharp fangs and claws she sports are reminders that she’s no little mermaid. Furthermore at her disposal is degree of water manipulation that allows her to create crashing waves, small whirlpools, and so on while she is in direct contact with water. She is also capable of selectively transforming individual parts of her body at will.
• Shark-like Senses - While transformed Adelia gains new and enhanced senses with which to experience the world and track her prey. Foremost she has a keen sense of smell cable of detecting traces as scarce as one part per million. Adelia's eyesight largely remains the same, with the exception of her being able to see clearly in low light and through liquids. In regards to hearing, she becomes sensitive to low frequency sounds and is able to pinpoint their relative origin with ease. Next she is able to pick up on the electrical impulses produced by muscle contractions of living creatures. Finally, Adelia is able to feel differentials in water pressure, including vibrations.

Monster Flaws

• Fish out of Water - This should be rather self explanatory. Adelia’s monster form is quite simply unsuited for the land. Most of her abilities are severely hindered, or unusable entirely while she resides away from water.
• Dehydration - Adelia needs to submerse herself in water on a regular basis in order to maintain her health and beauty. Should she fail to do so she will feel ill, and her skin will begin to dry and crack. From there her condition continues to deteriorate, ultimately resulting in death. High temperatures, and exposure to elements of heat will accelerate this process.
• Predatory Nature - When Adelia fully transforms there is usually one thing on her mind, dinner. To make things worse while her range of hearing is increased, the clarity of the sounds she receives is reduced making it more difficult to communicate with her audibly. If she hasn’t fed recently the scent of blood will drive her into shark-like frenzy.

Backstory: Adelia was born an only child with her father, Lord Marsden, the head of a prosperous trading company. Her mother left while she was very young for various reason and she scarcely even remembers her. In a way she might have been lucky, for instead of being left at home under the care of servants like many children of her status she was taken abroad via ship as soon as she was age enough. This way she got a crash course in culture, art and an exposure to the adult world. Her father taught her that the only thing in this world she should rely are blood ties, and that nobody else but family was truly looking out for her best interests.

While abroad Adelia fell in love with the theater and in response her father purchased one so that she may practice and get guaranteed starring roles. As it would turn out she had natural singing talent and soon opted to become a performer. As much as Lord Marsden hoped she would take up the family business, he found her passion equally worthy. He just hopes that she will attract a man of caliber and produce a son or two who could carry the torch.

Over time her fame and prosperity got to her head and she began to make side ventures in her families name. When she finally received an invitation to Lord Nixus’s masquerade she considered it only natural and her biggest opportunity yet. As such cancelled all her prior engagements and let all her ‘friends’ and acquaintances know that she was selected.

When she first arrived at the château she was under the impression that the masquerade was a sham. Aside from the status of simply attending she was there for one purpose. To be recognized by the Lord himself. She would not be satisfied with mingling the other nobles that considered themselves on par with one such as herself. After looking around for him she determined that his absence was a ploy to demonstrate his own importance.

Adelia cursed herself for the cancellations she made to attend before turning towards the door. However, she was interrupted by a servant girl motioning to her. Her lips formed into a thinly veiled smile and she masked her annoyance at the Lord taking his sweet time. What came next though she could have never predicted.

Bestowed upon her was a blessing like no other. Now she can explore the great seas in ways she never imagined since she was a child and no man can resist her voice. In her mind the downsides paled by comparison, and she found herself willing descending into darkness. Even if it means heeding Lord Nixus’s every beck and call.

Character Motivation: To make the most of her new found gift to fulfill her desires of splendor. The costs to others is irrelevant. As much as she wants to take back complete charge of her life from Lord Nixus, she’s not sure if she wants freedom if it means returning to normal. However, if a way presented itself to have both she would pursue it with her all.

Opinion Of Others:

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Darkness Within (A Dark themed rp)

@my Lalia
I just have to write the characters motivations. Oh, and should I post it directly to the characters section when I'm finished?

Darkness Within (A Dark themed rp)

I'm almost done with my character, will be up shortly minus the opinions section.

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@Celaira

I'm torn between making a Vampire or a Fae. Maybe a Gheist, but I'm sorta vague on what they can do. An example would be nice.

And I am using a sig rotator, each time my signature is accessed it randomly choose a gif from about 40 I would say.