Tundra_Wolfmane
U.A.M.
In this case, can I reserve Cresselia? I rarely get to create female characters, and I have an idea for one.
I'm quite the opposite really. I don't like it when its just one capital letter unless it goes where it needs to go, to me it's all caps or none. Though the smaller font is a good idea, I hope you don't mind I steal this one from you too. *realizes how many ideas he stole from Chris*CyberBlastoise -
Emphasizing works well beyond the '!', the CAPS, the bolds, the italics. You could simply say "She exclaimed, she focused herself upon a deep tone, she shouted." Thinks such as that. I personally only like CAPITAL LETTERS when they emphasize the First Letter of a Word. It puts emphasis, a push of the lung to that word. Sure it is not SHOUTING with the CAPITAL Letters, but it is Punching With The Capital In The Front Spot. How you Write using Words, you gain a different POETIC VOICE. Also with your CAPS it sounds like you are spazzing out, SHOUTING the word AT THE TOP OF YOUR LUNGS! Emphasizing is one thing, yelling obnoxiously is another. I think the emphasize you want can be simply done with a italics.
Seeing all capitals, to me, is honestly a turn off when I read, however, if you wrote in the font where it has the capital letter, and then smaller capital letters behind the first capital letter, than that I find acceptable. Not sure the Sppf Forums can do that however, I do know Word can. The thing with the smaller capitals, just put them in size 1 font or something.
Yeah, I didn't pay attention to much grammar that time around because when I wrote it it was on Notepad and it was one of those "I gotta write it" moments.As for the sample explanation of the Aura you showed me, I would say this:
1. Fix up the grammar within it before officially adding it to your revamped sign up. Example of this in technical: A comma splice in the sentence with the weaknesses - the drawbacks.
How? I don't know what you mean by this, please clarify.2. Focus more on the description/imagery of your Aura. You answer the "what" but still the "why" and "how." Also saying things like "vice-versa" should be eliminated. The word/word is ok as the / represents and/or or vice-versa, but I prefer juicy detail over secretary shortcuts.
I guess I should be more clear. And 100% of people who drink water had or will die.3. Water is deadly, very very deadly, if has caused so many deaths a year because it IS around 70% existent on Earth. Swimming in water is very hard for some, the currents are evil. He can manipulate the currents yes? So he can cause a whirlpool, heavy rapids, defy gravity within water, amplify his strength 2 fold maybe in water. When one is submerged in water, the "world" around them changes. Astronauts use pools to help them practice Space situations. "mere water" therefore would be unacceptable. Serene water on the other hand, acceptable.
I felt like it needed to be said. Though I don't see where you're getting at.4. You should more focus on what it can do, instead of what it can't do. What exactly is controlling the currents of water? I would think he'd be able to save someone from drowning too if he knew they were drowning. If he was on the beach, saw a kid way out in the ocean - still visible to the human eye, or with slight magnification through lens - he'd maybe go swim fast to save him, and sweep him from the current. Sure he could not do it long range, is what you imply, but if he swam there to do it, he'd be able to do it. Hence why I find that part of the Aura unneeded to say. Common sense really is what it boils down to.
I see what you mean, yet another idea taken...wow, I feel like an idiot at this point...that or a thief...or an idiot thief...wait is there really such a thing? I mean...*Bricked*5. Density, a tricky sort. We all know density of water is 1.0; as that is what density was originally based off of, water. H2O. Many liquids are lighter than water, some heavier, but a lot lighter. This I don't find needed as an Aura, sure it is creative, but pretty much useless. Instead of Density, focus more on water pressure. Pressure can help sink or float things. Even give power like jets to water. Pressure, in my opinion would be better than density. If not pressure, you have volume. Perhaps you, as Kyogre can stretch the volume of a water-base by adding or subtracting water. There are MANY things you can do with water. I can't limit you there.
I wonder if I'll go down in a record book as the guy who revamped his signup the most with 493 pendings. XDHopefully these five points helped you along; don't fret and continue working. I'm positive if you put effort and thought into the revamp, you'll make it!
I'm ready for you to evaluate my sign up. I think it's good enough to get into the RP, I'll probably flesh him out a bit later.
NOooooes! I even have the finished SU...
It might be me but Suicune's aura just doesn't seem all suicune-like to me in that sign-up...
Anyways, I've given this much thought, maybe too much... Cat's Aura has been changed though for some reason it not saying I edited the post. How is it now?
Also reserve me Phione... I've always felt sorry for it because it always was in an odd place: too legendary for regular games yet not legendary enough to be in legendary games. I'm glad it's not left out here. Though making its aura will be quite tricky...
In this case, can I reserve Cresselia? I rarely get to create female characters, and I have an idea for one.
I'm quite the opposite really. I don't like it when its just one capital letter unless it goes where it needs to go, to me it's all caps or none. Though the smaller font is a good idea, I hope you don't mind I steal this one from you too. *realizes how many ideas he stole from Chris*
Yeah, I didn't pay attention to much grammar that time around because when I wrote it it was on Notepad and it was one of those "I gotta write it" moments.
How? I don't know what you mean by this, please clarify.
I guess I should be more clear. And 100% of people who drink water had or will die.
I felt like it needed to be said. Though I don't see where you're getting at.
I see what you mean, yet another idea taken...wow, I feel like an idiot at this point...that or a thief...or an idiot thief...wait is there really such a thing? I mean...*Bricked*
I wonder if I'll go down in a record book as the guy who revamped his signup the most with 493 pendings. XD
EDIT: Well, one way to find out, time for my third pending. (translation: Well, I fixed her up again.)
Actually, C and I are working something out as of right now. We'll see how it goes in any case.
I'm ready for you to evaluate my sign up. I think it's good enough to get into the RP, I'll probably flesh him out a bit later.
Description: Curran stands at a medium-tall height. His build is slender and athletic he is as fast and strong as he appears. He has tan skin (by Irish standards at least), with no visible acne. His fiery orange hair is somewhat long (falling to roughly his earlobes) and pin-straight and his bangs serve to perfectly frame his dazzling emerald eyes.
His ears come to an elf-like point and have a pink triangle “tattoo” on the back that looks like a cat’s ear. His face is moderately long, yet a little rounded with high cheekbones and no facial hair at all. His eyebrows are fairly thin when compared to his peers. The expression that is usually adorning his face is one of both wisdom and curiosity.
Personality: (See his aura)
Origin: "Who are you? What happened?” She bombarded him with questions, probably even more confused than he was.
After they began talking she began to pity the boy and decided to unofficially adopt him; eventually giving him the name Curran, a traditional Irish name that means hero. He currently works at the boutique and models in his mother-figure’s monthly fashion show.
Miscellaneous: As stated above, Curran currently models for his adoptive mother’s boutique; he is also a skilled dancer/singer. He has also been cast in two american productions of foreign musicals. His first musical, and Broadway debut, has him portraying Timmy in the first American production of the Winx Power Show. His other being Kurosaki Ichigo in the Bleach Musicals.
Aura: Curran’s aura allows him to communicate with any animal within three feet of him. It also is capable of producing Mew’s energy sphere from the first pokemon movie; however he must be in certain, mortal danger for this to happen. This sphere also doubles as how his aura appears to his fellow legendaries.
well, I will close the line, mainly because I also revamped the personality and wanted to see if it was acceptable, that is the one thing I'm wanting to know the most.
And I also hope that I nailed the fine line between generic and specific in description that you are looking for.
Description:
His hands, however, are large horizontally, but are not so much vertically. His fingers, which add on to the vertically shortness, are blunt yet have smoothly-rounded tips.
Personality:
While he does not remember much (or rather anything) about his past, this does not cause certain memories from surfacing, namely the one with Groudon, and will show disdane to those memories. It does seem as though, he does not want to remember who he is and that he would rather be what he is now. He wants to provide for those that have provided for him; he hopes the same is true for him.
Well, I'm on my way to the world record. (Translation: Shoot, so close, well, I'm going to have to go back on my word, on the whole I said I would quit if I got pending one more time)
Thank you also for being patient with me. I must seem like a newbie to you, so I apologize about that as well. (Translation: Thank you also for being patient with me. I must seem like a newbie to you, so I apologize about that as well.)
I will fix up that personality (oh my mortal weakness, personality and description)
((Just a note. I refer to him as a guy in all fields except the beginning of the origin, where he is just "the mysterious girl". So I call him a her until the storytelling part of the origin ends. ^^; I'll be calling him a him in the rpg. And also yes, greywolf and I are working this out...))
I've edited, once again. I hope I've worked out all the kinks.
Hi Chris. I'd like to reserve a spot but I can't post an RP sample because I am on my iPhone at school. ^^; I will post one when I get out of school. I'd like to request Latias if I could. Thanks.
Name: Setzer
Legendary: Suicune
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Description: Setzer is rather skinny with the build of a runner. He has strong legs and a large chest that come from the constant running he does. His fingers and toes are long and skinny. He stands at only 5’6’’ with a weight of 145 lbs. His arms are pretty scrawny and his eyes are almost always half closed. He has a slightly bored look on his face most of the time. His skin is a pale tan that burns very easily. He has very gaunt facial features with concave cheeks that leave his cheek bones jutting out a little. There are very noticeable tribal looking “tattoos” on his arms and upper chest. These “tattoos” look somewhat like waves and vines mixed together. There are more of them around his ankles as well. His eyes are very light green with slight bluish hints to the outer iris. He has long, straight, purple hair to his hips. He has the tips and bang dyed blue, as well as a strange circle part on the upper part of his head. His eyes seem to follow every movement someone makes, even if he doesn’t look like he’s paying attention. He is commonly seen with pretzel sticks in hand or in his mouth because they are “easy to eat on the run.” He stands hunched over with his hands in his pockets. The only time he looks like he actually cares is when he is running. In this case he holds his head up high and his eyes are scanning the area to make sure he doesn’t run into anything. He has the ability to purify water when he touches it, making it clean for both drinking and bathing. He can also make things move a little bit slower by cooling them down.
Setzer wears one of two outfits most of the time. This one is just a black T-shirt with a Goomba on the front. He also wears a light blue jacket over the shirt. This jacket is slightly more complicated than the rest of his outfit. It puffs out at the shoulders to make his shoulders looks somewhat broader and also has a shiny fake gem hook on the collar. On the back of it is the word “Free” in white lettering. He wears a simple pair of white jogging pants with pockets. The very bottoms of the jogging pants are splattered with blue paint. He wears a simple pair of Asics tennis shoes with little blue and purple stripes on the sides of them. He sometimes ties his hair back in a ponytail when wearing this outfit, but normally only in he plans on running for a long time.
The other outfit Setzer wears is for colder weather. There is a large poofy dark blue “Eskimo” jacket that is normally zipped. The outside of the hood and collar on this jacket is lined with short purple fur. He sometimes wears goggle if the weather is extremely cold, but they are more commonly found dangling around his neck. When the jacket is unzipped, you can spot a plain white T-shirt, commonly with different random designs on it depending on what he happened to steal from the store to wear that morning. His favorites consist of those with images from games like Mario, Donkey Kong, Zelda, and Assassin’s Creed. He wears a pair of dark blue jeans that are normally a little bit torn at the ankles. His shoes stay the same.
Personality: Setzer has an extremely calm personality. He doesn’t really freak out about anything too much, unless he finally beat the last boss in a game or something. He has a tendency to get over excited about that kind of stuff. Other than games though, he is very calm. He would rather think out and plan something before he does it. If he is scared, his facial expression may change slightly, but it is hard to tell if he doesn’t mention it. He likes to impress people with his sheer calm nature. Unfortunately, this calmness also makes him take a lot of things to seriously, like video games. Sarcasm is a foreign language to him. If you make a sarcastic remark about how “fabulous he looks” he is likely to thank you for your kind words. He likes to use big words, though he learned a lot of them from video games. So he doesn’t make much sense. He sometimes mistakes the real world for one of his games. He thinks that the games are real. So he believes that people have HP, Mana, and so forth. This can cause a few problems.
Other than being overly calm, Setzer is often a little cold. He isn’t nice to when he first meets a person; in fact, he makes mean remarks and tries his best to avoid them. After he gets warmed up to someone, he can become nice or mean, depending on the other person’s treatment toward him. When he is kind, he will flash small smiles toward them and speak to them when he gets the chance. He may even share his pretzels and games with them. On the other hand, when he is mean he will glare at you no matter where they are. He may make an angry sound when they are nearby, or make a snide comment about the way they look, act, or dress. This completely lop-sided view of other people makes him seem a little bit reclusive, but he is actually quite friendly if you are willing to return the favor.
Setzer doesn’t like to have any weaknesses, so he tries to cover them up. Unfortunately, he still has deep fears and soft spots he just can’t hide. He has very irrational fears of deserts and savannahs. The hot climate there just doesn’t suit him. He also is deeply afraid of tigers. Any kind of tiger will scare him, even just stuffed animals. He likes would rather stay far away from them. He also grows depressed at the sounds of howling dogs and wolves late at night. Yet, he will still sit on the dumpster and listen to them. He doesn’t know why they make him sad, but he still feels the need to grow depressed when hearing them. He tries to reply at times, even though he doesn’t know how or what he’s saying.
He also has many things that he absolutely loves. He loves to go o n long runs early in the morning or about sunset. This is when he does most of his thinking. He absolutely can’t stand to not go running at least once a day. He also loves swimming. When the weather is warm enough, he’ll stop by local ponds and lakes in order to take a nice relaxing swim. When he’s not swimming or running, he is playing games at the shop he works at. He loves to sit around and own his opponents in whatever he can find. He’s always up for a good game. As long as that game isn’t hentai. Something about other people naked just plain freaks him out. He does like playing some games with dog girls though.
Origin: Setzer felt himself groan. He didn’t want to open his eyes. He didn’t want to be awake. His whole body was aching. Why was it so cold? Why was he so sore? He couldn’t remember. What was his name? He slowly opened his eyes. He began to stand but felt shocked. He looked at himself. Something wasn’t right, but what was it? He sighed somewhat running a head through his hair. That is what it was called right? Hair? He slowly shook his head trying to remember what had happened earlier. Nothing came to him. He looked down at his body. Something just wasn’t right. He continued to examine the area. He was in a building. The roof was low and there were many shelves attached to it as well as the floor. There were glass walls with little metal pieces running through them. Behind the walls were small boxes. They were all so colorful.
Setzer turned right, there was a counter there. On the counter was a basket containing many magazines. There was also a cash register. Behind the counter he managed to spot a door. Maybe that door would explain what happened to him if he went through it? He stood slowly. His legs ached. Why? Why did they ache? He finally managed to stand to his full height with the help of the counter. He managed to get his achy legs to work. He stumbled over to the door and placed his hand on the doorknob. He opened the door; suddenly feeling rather awkward. He looked up at the person sitting in front of him. It was a young woman with glasses and red hair. Her face was about as red as her hair now.
She stared for a moment before yelling streams of cusses at him. She began throwing random objects at him, most in which hit him squarely in the face. She then began to scream about how he better have not scared away any of her customers and to put some clothes on before she ripped his throat out and fed it to the pigeons. He got scared and ducked down on the ground curling into a small ball. Why was this girl being so mean? Why was she trying to hurt him? He whimpered lightly before waving his arms like crazy. The girl stops when she sees his fearful reaction, she now felt bad for hitting him with many random plastic action figures. She turned her head for a moment to think before turning to him. She tried to keep her eyes on his face as he slowly stood up. She wasn't going to hit him with more little plastic men, was she?
“Um, Sir, why aren’t you wearing in clothes?” she asked looking at him strangely. Setzer thought for a moment. He didn’t really know what clothes were. So the answer came across very wrong.
“Why are you wearing them?” he looked at her quizzically. She stared for a moment before shaking off the shock and going to look for some clothes. She rummaged through a few boxes before pulling out a T-shirt and some jogging pants.
“Put these on.” She said throwing them at Setzer. He stared at them for a moment as a pair of Mario print boxers hit him in the head. He attempted to place the boxers on his head at first but then thought more logically and put them on correctly. He finally managed to get dressed and looked over at the girl. She was laughing at him, mumbling about how strange he was.
“I’m Nicole. What’s your name?” She looked at him with her eyes wide. Setzer stopped for a moment. Name? Name…. He began to think. He couldn’t remember. Suddenly, he heard a fan girly squeal came from one of the televisions, there were two children playing Kingdom Hearts 2 paying close attention to the screen. He listened closely.
“Set…Zer?”He said confusedly. Nicole laughed and nodded.
“Alright Setzer, you look like you need a job. We’re hiring you know. No one wants to work here… So, how about you do it? I’ll give you free food and games. Sound good?” Setzer nodded. He didn’t really know what games she meant, but he had to admit he was hungry. She nodded slowly, slightly regretting ever feeling sorry for this strange short man. He had probably scared off most of her costumers. Then again, no one else would work for her. She sighed and looked at him. At least he was willing to work in such a little dump.
Setzer currently works at Nicole’s video gaming store. He works cashier from nine to five then goes for a run before coming back to eat. He sleeps in the alleyway outside of the building. He steals random objects from Nicole without her notice and hides them in alley so he can use them later. Nicole sometimes jokes that he will eat her out of house and home.
Miscellaneous: Setzer named himself after a character in Kingdom Hearts 2. He heard the fan girls in game scream his name and happened to mumble it when he was asked what his name was. So now he goes by it to prevent confusing anyone.
Aura: When Setzer walks by a pond, lake, etc., the water tends to ripple slightly. If he is running, small wave will be created. Plants also seem to perk up a bit when he is nearby. The Tattoos on his chest and arms look kind of like waves with little vines beneath them. In the center of his chest is a lily looking tattoo that connects to both the vines and waves. On his ankles are move vines and waves in a continuous loop around until about two inches above his ankles. On the back on his veins are two more lily like shapes that are once again connected to the vines and waves. When Legendaries look at him they see slight shiny spots, almost like he’s gleaming. This gives him an almost unnatural look, and makes him even paler. They also may see a rain cloud with rain pouring out of it. The rain is seen floating like there is no gravity. The rain seems to almost engulf him, hiding his expressions.
Name: Terra
Legendary: Groudon
Gender: Female
Age: 13
Description: Somewhat shorter than you'd expect Groudon's reincarnation, Terra stands only around 4'6", a red-haired girl only partway on her road through puberty. As such, her 'gifts' haven't quite grown yet, but she cares not. Her short, pinkish red hair is spiked in an upward slant on the back of her head, right at the neck point, and small bunches of it hang down the sides of her head. Adamina is of a smaller, skinnier build, but a very tough one. Her muscles are well built up, and her skin is deeply tanned from being outside, almost to a ruby color... when she gets ticked off, it is not uncommon for her normally brown eyes to shoot red for a fraction of a second. Luckily, she generally startles people when this occurs, so it never sticks around long enough for most people to notice.
Her boyish appearance is a supposedly a result of being raised only by a father, but this is to help her blend in with the crowd. In truth, it's because she was found in the mountains by her 'parent', who only had male clothing with him. As a result, she sees most female clothing as "embarrasing" and "uncomfortable, and instead dons a pair of denim shorts, ripped from the leg, as well as a pair of brown sandals and a red t-shirt. For some odd reason, Terra's canine teeth are longer and sharper than normal, and it is not uncommon for one of them to be sticking out when she smiles.
Personality: The main thing people find out about Terra is that she's a red-hot firebrand. Like a large stick of TNT with a short fuse, Terra can (and will) blow up at even the smallest of provocation. As a matter of fact, most people will believe she has "Short Person Syndrome", and barks like a little dog at those who are bigger than she simply because she is insecure. In truth, she really just feels like bickering. It's as if she had some massive arguement with someone, and she just can't shake the feeling of how odd it is not to fight. Although she is very agressive like this, someone with a calmer, more pacifistic personality (like her 'father', Demitri) is usually able to calm her down without starting another fight.
Terra has a hard time trusting people. Demitri explains that she's just shy about meeting others, but he himself has seen how extreme it can be first hand. She often fears what she does not know, and will strike out against it in defense. This starts with yelling, insults, and rude gestures, but as she realizes it isn't working, she will begin to yell and throw objects. Soon, her aura will come into effect, making her into a danger to everyone around her. It is usually best to quickly calm her down via a person she trusts, or you need to gain her trust, despite having stones tossed at your head.
She really is a sweet girl. When she finds someone she trusts, she will cling to them with all her will. This can lead to awkward situations, but it all comes down to a deep fear of being alone. She doesn't know why, but the mere idea of it frightens her to no end. Her other fear is water. She doesn't mind a bath or a shower, but to submerge herself in it is a fear that will push her to the edge. As such, she avoids seas, lakes, rivers, pools, and anywhere else she may fall in like the plague. She seems fine with the rain, although it does make her a little more grouchy than usual.
Origin:
The third day...
The young girl continued to shiver in the cave. It had been two days earlier when she had found herself Cold, naked, and lost. More noticeably, she was alone. Terribly, terribly alone. Although the feeling she had was familiar, she knew not of where she was, or who she was for that matter. The only comfort she had was a large boulder at the back of a cave, sheltering her from the strange world she was in. A strange feeling came through her constantly, a rippling that she only knew by instinct. Hunger. The word suprised her. A few such words had crossed her mind since she first awakened. "Thirst" had been the first, a problem only cured by a small nearby spring. However, in her fear, she could not bring herself to run outside for more than a moment.
Someone put me in this situation she thought, a slight rage trickling under her emotional upset. I don't know who or what, but when I find it-
"Hello? Is anyone there?"
Her mind snapped to attention. A new voice? It sounded different than the one she had found she could use. It was deeper, a little growly even, but it was loud and brave. On instinct, her voice registered the confidence it held as a threat. Hide. She tucked herself deeper behind the boulder and crouched. The voice was soon joined by a new one.
"Are you sure there's someone up here?"
"Do you doubt what the rangers said? All I know is that someone spotted what they thought was a strange figure wandering around here, and they warned us to be careful."
"So naturally, you're going to check it out."
A small *click* sounded as the cave suddenly lit up a little brighter. In moments, she could make out a figure wandering through, holding a small stick that seemed to be emitting the light that now shone through the cavern. It was much larger than she was, and from the looks of it, a lot stronger too. Her heart skipped a beat when she realized it had caught a glimpse of her red hair sticking out from the boulder.
"Hey there! Are you okay?"
Now she was really afraid. "Don't come any closer!" she yelled, hoping her voice might scare the man off. On the contrary, and much to her horror, he only began to approach faster. "I mean it! Leave me alone!" With her yell, the celing seemed to shake a little bit. The figure had to sidestep them quickly to avoid getting hit.
"Calm down," the figure assured her. "I'm here to help."
"LIAR!" more stones, as well as a swirl of dust swarmed the figure. Still, it drew closer. Her fear peaked. Why didn't he stop? What was he going to do? Why doesn't anythiNG MAKE SENSE?! The celing began to rumble like crazy now, and the figure quickly avoided as many as it could. Even so, a few of them struck its arms as it attempted to protect itself against the barrage from the celing. She screwed her eyes shut, hoping and praying desperately that it would all end, when she felt a single touch on her shoulder. Instantly, the fear and anger subsided, and she opened her eyes. There before her was a single man, bleeding in several places along the arms and head from the rocks. A tall man, as she had seen, but his face and eyes were kind. The thick square chin made a smile of triumph, covered in the stubble like recently planted grass.
As his hand gently touched her shoulder, he told her "it's okay."
Time froze. Milliseconds became hours, seconds became days. Finally, a wave of relief swept over her. She leapt forward into the chest of the man, holding on tight as water came uncontrollably out of her eyes. As his arms wrapped around her, she realized a new word that she had never thought possible. "Safe."
Everything felt strangely warm and comfortable. Although reluctantly, the red haired girl opened her eyes. Although she had originally been naked, she was now covered by strange materials that made her feel a little more secure. The ground seemed to shake under her, and it felt as though she was moving somehow. Looking up, she found herself in a very strange place, although nicer than before. The man from earlier was now sitting on a red lump similar to the one she was laying on now. His arms and head were bound in several places with some strange white straps.
He smiled. "I'm glad you're awake. Can you tell us your name?"
"Name?"
"Yeah. You didn't have any identification with you so- wait... you don't know your name?"
Her arms wrapped around her legs. "I don't really know anything... just that cave. And being alone..." She shivered a little, but noticed something behind the man. Her eyes widened, and she ran over to it. "Uwaa! The world is moving!"
"Actually, we are. Have you ever been in-" he shook his head. "No, I don't suppose you would remember even if you had." He pointed towards the front of the stable area. "This is a van." He explained. "It can move quite fast. I usually have it hold my geology equipment back here, but we weren't doing a serious study of the area."
He recieved a confused blink in return.
The Geologist sighed. "Well, I suppose I should introduce myself. I'm Demitri Scarlet, a Geologist who teaches at the University. The man driving the Van is my assistant, Charles."
She spotted the back of his hand wave from the front. "Yo."
"Now I suppose you need to be called by something." Demitri put his hand under his chin. "How about Terra? After all, we found you underground..."The origin of the name, see, I knew it would come.
Since then, Demitri and Charles took her to a police station to attempt to find her parents. Oddly enough, there were no matches. Since they had nothing to do to solve the case, Demitri unofficially adopted her as his own daughter. She rarely leaves his side, startled by the world of New York City, and helps out with his Geology Classes at the University when she can. Since she is of that age, Demitri has also put time aside to homeschool and teach Terra about the strange world she has stumbled upon...
By "unofficially adopt" I think you mean, take her under his wing beneath the radar. Else things are appropriate here. For Origin I found everything alright, except during the "discovery" of Terra, it sounded too superficial, however a quick edit could fix that.
Miscellaneous: As can be expected, Terra does not know how to swim, and will sink like a rock if forced to do so. Also, Terra has gained a LOT more confidence in herself, so you can expect her to be a more loud person in the RPG.
Great. A loud ANGRY person....this will be bad for all the timid quiet personalities out there. Heh.
Aura: For the most part, Terra's aura tattoo is well concealed from people. It consists only of a small black circle on her torso, hidden under her shirt. However, if her anger or fear is left to rise, the circle glows red, like the orb used to control it in the pokemon world, and black jagged lines slowly spread out from the center across her arms, legs, and face. As she is Groudon in human flesh, her aura allows her to do several things with dirt. Although most is rather limited, such as telling apart different types of rock, but she can also manipulate stones and sand to a degree, the amount and size of the debris she can toss being dependent on how mad or afraid she is. However, she activates such abilities unconsciously, and is currently unaware of how to turn them on or off. To the other legendaries, a dark red aura emanates from her body in wild, uncontrolled spurts, and the air around her is often dusty, causing others to sneeze.
With your Origin, I originally thought she could cause "tremors" within the earthen ground. Which is perfectly acceptable. "throwing" rocks is more a telekinesis ability, which is more for a Psychic type. She could probably manipulate them in a wild storm-like way, which is more raw power than "telekinesis." It all matters on how accurate you want the projectiles to be. Telekinesis would be relatively very accurate, other methods not so much. I picture Telekinesis when you said "throw." Else things are very descriptive and acceptable in the Aura department.
The Black Glove:
The Black Glove, I am going to have to give you a pending. This is close to being accepted, but there are too many flaws that could use revamping. Especially that one part in Origin. This is an easy fix, so I will give you the usual three day pending reservation.
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GM Note: Glad to see that things are coming along great for GUW. I plan to start this on the 20th if things go pleasant. So, right now, the 20th will be the unofficial starting date of the RPG. As for my one waiting for an evaluation, I cannot fit it due to character limit, so thus I will be posting it in a new post shortly.
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The Black Glove - Groudon - Pending, has till February 7th, 8:44 pm EST
Greywolf123 - Latias - Reserved until February 9th, 11:59 pm EST
I don't have five days to wait so just never mind about my reservation. I am about to go out of town anyway so sorry for bothering you about it.
Okay, I've fixed the issues and decided to go with your idea on the tremors for her aura. Also, I thought I should mention that the reason Demitri and Charles are up in the mountains is to study its Geology, so that's thier excuse for being in the mountains. I also made it a bit more realistic so Demitri's injuries are bigger, and made Charles a little smarter about them so they are headed for the hospital.
I'd also like to say that I'll be out of town for the next 2 days, so take your time in finding flaws. It's been awhile since I've gotten any hardcore critisism. Thanks!
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Name: Teresa
Legendary: Ho-oh
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Description:
Teresa looks rather exotic, to say the least. Despite being in New York, a large cultural mixing pot of America, Teresa still manages a foreign look which makes her look a bit outlandish, yet striking. Standing around 5’7, she has shapely build and pleasing frame. Along with her long legs and slender arms, she has well-formed, elegant fingers like that of a pianist’s. Her skin is a soft golden brown, not a dark, earthen brown, but a color most apparent in people from the Middle East and maybe Asia. These features are not exactly what make her so unusual. What makes her seem so extraordinary and stand out from the crowd are her amber eyes. Her eyes are the color of a fireish gold color, with fluent specks of color melted in between. These specks are a rainbow of colors, usually bright and brilliant that range from a vivid red to a dazzling shade of turquoise. Although small, these specks blend into her amber irises, giving off the effect that her eyes aren’t exactly amber, but a mixture of many different colors on an amber palette. Oftentimes, from a distance, someone might gaze into her eyes only to have a flash of red or turquoise reflect back. While alluring, Teresa’s eyes have a sharp, defiant gaze to them like a bird of prey. This might be due to the fact that her eyes are curved slightly on the sides which gives them a naturally fierce look, and enhanced with the fact that her eyes have an intense and vivid color to them. Along with this, her eyes are bordered by a multitude of long, dark lashes that give off the effect that she is wearing heavy mascara and eyeliner, but when looked at closely, one can see that there are no clumps and that the color looks a more natural brownish-black than the artificial, oily liquid found in mascara. She has raven-black hair that ends at her waist with a silky sheen. There are faint orange-yellow highlights at the top, and she sometimes puts the hair in a braid, although she usually lets it flow freely.
Her physique can be described as domineering in a way. The way she walks and acts portrays a feeling of regality as she usually takes an assertive form with long strides with her head held high. She has a tendency to look people in the eye, often in an unnerving fashion, which some people have found to be perplexing and a bit scary. Her body, although elegant and slim, is made to seem more majestic and noble than delicate and pure. Teresa was made to give off the impression of female power with her imposing demeanor and stately appearance. She seems athletic and fit enough with seemingly toned muscles underneath also. Her face is an almond shape with well-defined cheekbones, vibrant scarlet lips, with her lidded, bold eyes. Her nose has a slight curve to it and is rather thin-nothing like a bull nose. It is slender and fits on her face quite well. Along with that, her lush skin doesn’t seem to have any blemishes on it, but a very small, brown mole that just seems like a dark freckle is under her eye, but that can hard to notice due to the fact that it is blocked by her long lashes. Her look is somewhat Indian or Middle Eastern, but then again, not. Teresa just doesn’t look like one definitive ethnicity, she could seem even Mediterranean to Hawaiian to maybe even Asian, but she doesn’t just totally fit the physical stereotype of belonging to a certain race. That is what makes her seem a bit unique as she could blend into many different ethnic locations in New York such as Chinatown, but then not really belong as she might not fit the total ‘Asian’ look that many people expect to see while in Chinatown.
As for Teresa’s clothes, well, her clothes choice reflects a vivid array of colors. She wears a bright scarf made with a variety colors. When she wears it, it is quite long, made of silky-cotton material and even when tied at the left side of her neck; it still flows down to her waist. The colors on it go from a tye-dyed turquoise-green that blends into a pulsating yellow that blends quickly into a maroon red, that turns to dark indigo which turns back into turquoise, and the whole cycle repeats. She wears a regular black tank top her body that fits her natural figure. Her tank top ends around the mid-stomach area and a portion of her skin is uncovered due to that. As for her bottom, she wears a red skirt made of soft cotton. It fits tightly on her waist first, but then the skirt loosely flows down to her knees. Many shiny sequins are placed on it. These sequins are usually orange, purple, and green and are placed at the bottom (the edges) of the skirt. Also, sequins are just scatted along her dress. As for her feet, Teresa covers them in black, velvety-leather boots that almost reach her knees.
Personality:
Teresa can be described as many different things, but her character mostly reflects that of a somewhat solitary, skeptical person that acts a bit conceited in a way. She has a bit of contempt for human society after seeing the poverty of the big cities and in the news, war. For some reason that she cannot fathom, she is against humans fighting. Much of it, she sees, is just due to often trivial causes, and when the cause is justified, often the justification loses its purpose when the war begins and people lose sight of their original goals. There really is no noble war in Teresa’s eyes, for always crimes are committed by both sides and often humans die as random canon-fodder for a supposedly ‘better good’. This has made her a bit detached from human society as she tends to see the bad things more than the good. This does not make her hate humans though. She does not hate random human beings or individuals for oftentimes, it is only human intuition that causes them to do misdeeds, but what she does hate is what human society does on a grand scale such as war, crime, and hate. This has her conflicted for humans themselves aren’t exactly ‘horrible, horrible’ but the society they are a part of is imperfect, impractical, and does make stupid, selfish decisions. For the most part, she has just decided to accept human beings as imperfect and does acknowledge that society has created some benefits for people so it isn’t wholly bad. Yet, she still remains a bit distant from others due to this, rather liking to be an observer to a spectacle rather than participating with the mob.
She has learned enough from humans that telling them these things will lead to rather negative responses, unless they were close to her in the beginning to sort of understand her views. Thus, she often keeps these views to herself and portray herself as a more moderate person on the outside, unless she is with Kou or someone else close to her who knows her true nature and wouldn’t mind debating or listening to her thoughts about humanity, life, and the world. She is also a big skeptic, not totally trusting other people’s ideas or people in general. She usually thinks out everything abut the other person’s idea and if is true or not. While she isn’t exactly trusting of others due to her views that people might just be nice to her just for the sake of being nice, she has a few people she feels she can rely on and can stand her. Teresa is also quite stubborn and likes to use her ideas over that of others if she thinks the latter’s idea isn’t as good as hers. This rather contradicts her so-called pacifist idealism, and she guesses that it is just because she is human that she contradicts herself and although she tries to be more flexible with others, it just doesn’t work out. This also makes her seem a bit conceited, but often, the plans she proposes are better than others, and she will stick up to defend her side; providing often too many facts along with being extremely intense about her ideas that it drives her opponents crazy and want to agree with her in order for the crazy bird to calm down. While she is strong-willed, she also has a nicer side to her and tends to give candy to children or other people she deems to have ‘pure hearts’.
In a sense, she does embody the feminine power she displays as she is forceful and somewhat uses eloquent language, but in other ways, she really is not. While she is uncompromising with her ideas, she isn’t exactly an insane, mean machine of a person to talk to. While she does portray an intense, rather rude demeanor, it doesn’t mean that she wouldn’t want to try new things out and often, she likes to do things that are well out of what humans would like to do. She likes to walk in rain without an umbrella to simply enjoy the feeling of water on her and browsing through crowded streets just to see different sorts of people. Yes, she is stubborn and resolute, but will open up to people who don’t try to pretend to like her and if someone is truly curious about her (in a nice way), she will open up. Along with this, she doesn’t like to sugarcoat many things, since she doesn’t exactly get why people have to, but experiences in the human world have taught her that oftentimes it is better to do that in order to avoid fights, but she tries to be as truthful as possible.
Origin: [[insert epic text]]
Miscellaneous: Despite being drawn close to heat, Teresa also likes rain as it has a subtle, soothing affect on her as it quenches horrible fires, and while rainy days are often dreary, she likes them anyways as water does give life. She also is traumatized by burning houses-even those of people she doesn't know, maybe (as she thinks) due to a past event, but she can’t put her finger on it. It doesn’t mean she’ll go around screaming, but Teresa will do a double-take and have a sickened feeling for basically the rest of the day if she sees a burning apartment or house.
She enjoys looking at little children, for they (in her eyes), are the ones with 'pure hearts'.
Aura:
Teresa’s aura is quite subtle. Her body, at most times, is warm, so cold weather doesn’t affect her as much. Well, only in moderate cold can she still feel warm, for Teresa is not exempt from a blizzard and cannot go around walking naked like a heat machine in snow. This just allows her to wear less clothing and maybe feel unaffected by rain. She doesn’t cause any weather changes around her like causing the air around her to be warmer. What she does is ‘give off’ is an impression of warmness to the people around her. Not as in physical heat warm, but as nice tingling sensation in the heart that makes people feel more content and calm on the inside. It doesn’t mean that it will change a person’s mood from angry to happy outright, but maybe make them feel a little bit better, sort of like a piece of good luck-not dramatically affecting people’s lives, but something nice to have anyways. People have to be closer to her than arm distance and it could only be truly felt if someone touches her. Also, people that have been around her for quite awhile are not really affected by this a lot-meaning if they’re close to her all the time, they won’t feel happy and giddy. Its like they’ve been immune to her effect, but occasionally, they will feel a sort of contentment when touching her.
Teresa’s aura is a light gold and faintly envelopes her body, but if another legendary is near, two folded wings made of iridescent red that seems to have feathers made of other colors as well and turquoise-green appear. They appear faintly and are almost faded. Her tattoo appears on her back, and starts around the middle of her shoulder blades. The tattoo isn’t totally big, only as big as two child hands’ (by a fairly small, 4 year-old) placed on Teresa’s back. The tattoo is the shape of two outstretched wings that curve to the center. The two wings are in a sort of circle shape and try to look like they are touching. Both wings are a black color and resemble the outline of Ho-oh’s wings. They sort of look like old, Egyptian hieroglyphics placed on Teresa’s back.
Okay, I'm back since greywolf has dropped Latias to reserve. :3 Here is my sample RP (albeit, it is quite OLD.)
I would like to reserve Azelf if you don't mind! Got a nice character idea for him.