[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/36893/posts/ooc]Once Upon A Time[/url] - ACTIVE -- [center][img=http://ticklebooth.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/heartless.jpg][/center] [b]Name:[/b] Formerly Nick Chopper, currently named the Steel Monger. Is mockingly referred to as the 'Tin Man' to some people. [b]Appearance:[/b] [hider=Nick Chopper][img=http://johnsimmsociety.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/john-simm-as-john-middleton.jpeg][/hider] [hider=Steel Monger][img=http://gadgetsin.com/uploads/2010/10/steampunk_iron_man_comes_from_tin_man_1.jpg][/hider] -- [hider=Catherine][img=http://imagezilla.net/thumbs2/lSPhFCd-KM_tn.jpg][/hider] [hider=Mason][img=http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131016185001/storywikmaine/images/5/5c/Raphael_Alejandro.png][/hider] [b]Wardrobe Style:[/b] While still entirely whole, Nick Chopper wore clothing that was simple and efficient, bearing his job and status. His typical attire consisted of a brown leather jerkin with a large belt over a simple laced shirt with a small, drab brown neckerchief tucked into the collar. With this he wore simple brown trousers and rawhide boots that were knee-high in height. For efficiency in work, he had an over-the-shoulder sling on his back for his axe, and a rough leather sheath for his hunting knife at his hip. [hider=Example Outfit][img=http://cdn.hitfix.com/photos/1374373/atwood4.jpg][/hider] [b]Height:[/b] Formerly 5'9", currently 7 feet tall. [b]Weight:[/b] 583 pounds [b]Age:[/b] Unknown, presumably over 40 years old. [b]Affiliation:[/b] [url=http://easydamus.com/trueneutral.html]True Neutral[/url] [b]Magic Capabilities:[/b] Though not inherently magical, the Steel Monger has gained a few special abilities from his mechanical modifications. Having been built with survivability in mind, his body is extremely resistant to both physical and magical attacks. Likewise, he is also exceedingly durable; and can withstand incredible amounts of damage before requiring serious repair. The Steel Monger is also gifted with incredible strength, being able to lift a grown man off the ground with a single hand, or chop down a large tree in 2 or 3 strikes with his axe. [b]Weapons:[/b] Besides his great strength, the Steel Monger's only weapon is a simple woodsman's axe. [hider=Axe][img=http://sudhamsg.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/woodcutter-axe2.jpg][/hider] [b]Strengths:[/b] Exceptional strength and durability, incorruptible will, undying loyalty, extensive knowledge of the forests of Oz, purely rational thinking due to a lack of a heart, has no need to eat, drink, sleep, or expel waste, and cannot feel pain. [b]Weaknesses:[/b] Sheer size and weight make him very slow and clumsy, giving him a disadvantage against quicker, more acrobatic enemies. Lack of heart destroys any sense of empathy or compassion. Prone to rusting if subject to rain or water. Requires mundane repairs every so often. [b]Relationships:[/b] Though the Steel Monger lacks any friends or allies of his own, his reputation is quite well-spread throughout Oz as a mysterious 'Guardian of the Woods' [b]Brief Bio:[/b] Before having a body made of steel, the Monger was at one point a woodsman named Nick Chopper, who lived in a small village that traded in lumber. Nick made little, and could only afford a small cottage, but found solace in the company of his wife Catherine, and son Mason. The three of them were happy in the village, with Nick bringing in the main source of income through woodcutting, and Catherine making a little extra with knitting and embroidering. All was fine for a few years until the day Zelena, the Wicked Witch of the West, visited to reap one of the villagers as a new servant. Catherine was chosen by the Witch, and Nick, in a fit of fury, grabbed his faithful axe and charged at Zelena; who disarmed him easily. As punishment for his insolence, Zelena ripped Catherine's heart out, and crushed it in front of him before taking Mason to her palace instead. Unbeknownst to Nick, a curse was placed on his axe that caused him to chop off his own limbs one by one - each time having the part replaced with a prosthetic wrought of steel and tin. This process continued on until all that was left of the man before were the mangled remains of his chest and head, both encased in metal to preserve them. His heart, too, was left behind by the steelsmith who repaired him; lacking the skill to implant it or forge a new one. Now the Steel Monger, little more than an emotionless machine, wanders the woods of Oz, filling his days with chopping down trees and killing dangerous creatures that stalk the forests. [b]Music Gallery[/b] [hider=Monger's Theme][youtube]RKPFCsgkjaM[/youtube][/hider] [b]Other:[/b] The Tin Man wears a somewhat ornate heart-shaped [url=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__47CdC-iRCo/TUD-fubAWaI/AAAAAAAAADc/Hoxcbhhwg-w/s320/IMG_2262.jpg]locket[/url] around his neck that Catherine was given by Nick Chopper in the early days of their marriage; a gift the woodsman loved so greatly that even as a heartless machine, he could not bear to part with it after her tragic death.