[hider=Samson I. Brown Jr.] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/10njOQJ.png[/img] [img]https://orig00.deviantart.net/1e1d/f/2008/320/9/7/mr__davis_by_tarnishedhalo.jpg[/img] [color=firebrick][h1]╚══════════════╝[/h1][/color] [i]"I want to forgive my sister, but it ain't easy."[/i] [color=firebrick][h3][ [b]21[/b] | [b]6'3ft[/b] | [b]African-American[/b] | [b]He/Him[/b] | [b]189[/b] ][/h3] [h1][i][Disappointment][/i][/h1][/color] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFx9bSpSauU[/youtube][/center] [color=firebrick][h3][u][b] APPEARANCE [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"Fly as fuck."[/i] [indent][indent]Samson has the aura of an adventurer and the body of someone who goes out on those adventures. His body is very well-toned from years of working out, and a very physical job. Though he has the appearance of a tough guy, a powerful force, and that wouldn't be too far off from the mark. However, he's so cheerful that it's hard to take him as a threat. He gives off an aura of kindness, and companionship, above all else. He walks confidently, usually with his hands in his pockets, or something else. Samson's body is very large and powerful. He stands at six-three but doesn't have that big of a frame. His frame is somewhat thin, with no bulging muscles for Samson! Though, he has been lifting weights, and working out, in the meantime. The one thing that makes Samson stand out in Farmer Hill is, you guessed it, his heritage. He's an African-American man, one with very dark skin, and an African-skull shape. His skin is fairly free from blemishes, but not scar-free. He has plenty of scars from injuries he received as a child and many more from the fights he got into. He has a fleshy cutting scar right underneath his eye. That out of the way, he has an intricate pattern of tattoos. The first tattoo that he has is on his right cheek. It appears to be an eagle with its wings spread, covered in flames that are angled downwards. Like the phoenix is taking flight. The other tattoo he has is on the left side of his chest. This tattoo is of the sun and is very tribal-like. The "flames" of the sun extends far enough to reach his shoulder, belly and the top of his neck. His arms are covered in a tribal-style wreath of flames, starting below his shoulder, going up to his hands. [url=https://banner2.cleanpng.com/20180422/tdq/kisspng-symbol-ice-emblem-logo-red-art-word-5adc45467fe727.2200252315243850945239.jpg]Samson's sigil is a massive snowflake that engulfs his back.[/url] [/indent][/indent] [color=firebrick][h3][u][b] PSYCHOLOGY [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"Lead, follow, or get out the way; choose one."[/i] [indent][indent][indent] [color=firebrick][b]MAIN GOAL ⫻[/b][/color] Samson wants to live his life the best way... however, he wants to come to terms with the actions of his older sister. It was years since the death of their cousin Jordan Nichols and Samson hasn't come to terms with it. He wants to, first and foremost, get this out of the way as he seemingly cannot move on from it. [color=firebrick][b]WHAT THEY WANT OUT OF THE COVEN ⫻[/b][/color] Samson wants to, first and foremost, jump down this rabbit hole that is magic and eventually confront his sister about what happened. [color=firebrick][b]PHILOSOPHY ⫻[/b] [/color] To Samson everything in life is about putting in work. He believes in hard work and reward. It doesn't matter what you're doing, long as you're passionate about it, you'll see it through to the end. Samson believes in showing off all the good work you do and never letting anyone threaten or take it. He'd rather die than let all of his hard work falling in on itself. [color=firebrick][b]SECRETS ⫻[/b] [/color] Samson wants to keep the fact that he's vulnerable, and bitter, to himself, as much as possible. He wants everyone to think he's a strong man, not one wracked with sadness, a man that has a future. Samson wants someone to help him, someone who can understand what he feels. Because he desperately wants to get over what happened all those years ago and is willing to do anything possible to achieve it. [color=firebrick][b]SEXUALITY ⫻[/b][/color] Samson's totally straight without a doubt. [color=firebrick][b]FEARS ⫻[/b] [/color] Samson somewhat fears himself. He fears what will happen to him if he doesn't resolve these emotions of his, will he finally go insane? Or will it inhibit his ability to form meaningful relationships with people. That his obsession will consume him. He also fears betrayal and usually keeps people at arm's length because he's afraid of betrayal and never wants it to happen again. In his mind, if he keeps people away then they can't hurt him with knowledge. [color=firebrick][b]REPUTATION ⫻[/b][/color] Samson's an outsider to Tampa. [color=firebrick][b]FLAWS ⫻[/b] [/color] Samson's a bit hurt inside... he's prone to explosive bouts of anger if set off and is hard to control once he gets under control. He's also incredibly prideful and mildly sexist and isn't willing to accept help that easily (especially from women as he feels that its the man's job to get things done). He also keeps people at arm's length and doesn't tell a whole lot about himself to prevent people from betraying him. He's naturally untrusting, especially of other men, and at times, ends up keeping vital information a secret. [/indent][/indent][/indent] [color=firebrick][h3][u][b] BACKSTORY [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"Look, kid, my father wasn't the best, but he had some wisdom. He told me to always see things through, never give up, and never show weakness."[/i] [indent][indent]Samson is from Philadelphia, Pennslyvania. He grew up in the hood unfortunately with his older sister... and he wasn't exactly the kind of kid that was great at social situations. He was shy, withdrawn, and constantly bullied because they saw an easy target. What was worse was that the hoods of Philadelphia were rife with gang violence and crime, the kind of life that their parents wanted to keep him from. He had an older sister, Madison Brown, and the two were pretty close as siblings. Madison helped Samson out with girls as they grew up and Samson did everything he could to return the favor. Like doing small things for his older sister constantly and giving up his enjoyment. His father instilled the idea of becoming a man in Samson relatively early on and that men needed to be strong, confident, and be able to bear the full weight of a family. Which made Samson take up selflessly and responsibility at an early age. One thing that his father did was teach Samson how to fight - he took boxing classes as a kid and knew how to fight - because a man needed to defend his family. It came in handy when Samson was defending himself from bullies and other people, but he slowed down as Philadelphia was a city where fighting and violence took place. As a relatively tall kid, Samson was shunted into sports the second he could; and in this situation it was football. He wasn't the star player of his football team but he was good enough to attract the attention of a few females and get himself in the popular crowd. Well, Samson was more interested in the former than the latter but he appreciated it. It allowed him to go to parties and score more girls. He made a friend named Aaron Sawyer and the two were more or less joined at the hip. Where ever Samson went, Aaron was right beside them and the two goofballs were having as much fun as they could. Though, things went through a huge change when shit went down with his older sister, Madison. The girl carelessly got into a car accident and got their cousin, Jordan Nichols, killed. Samson wasn't particularly close to Jordan but he could feel the effects of her actions. She was more or less exiled from the Brown family and his father [i]constantly[/i] talked about how disappointed he was in his daughter. To the point where Samson started feeling the same way. He tried to connect with his older sister but soon as the time came she was gone and Samson hasn't spoken to her since. However, a National Guard recruiter came to talk with Samson's school and the impressionable teen was convinced to go into the service along with his friend Aaron Sawyer. After they graduated they were shipped off to Fort Benning as an 11B, unfortunately, the two were in different companies but they met every Sunday at Church. It was the hardest experience of his life so far but he loved it in the end. Unfortunately, Samson wished that he went active duty but he was stuck as a National Guard. He decided to do the AGR work so he could get enough money for food and a place to stay. Again, he wasn't the type to work a desk job and it was the closest thing he could get to active duty. However, Samson made friends with a bunch of his coworkers, especially a girl named Sarah Cineheart. She had a weird name but the two were quite alike in terms of personality and the two eloped in a fit of stress relief the two's relationship got physical. They started dating, but the two kept it away from the office, but Samson couldn't help but brag about it. Aaron heard about it and he was jealous of the two's relationship as he wanted Sarah, too. Eventually, this jealousy lead him to out their relationship to everyone and tell Sarah all the things Samson said they were doing. Needless to say, Sarah broke up with Samson and despite all of his attempts to get back together; they all fell apart. Samson was pissed off and eventually, Samson confronted his former friend and the two got into a violent fistfight in the parking lot of Aaron's apartment. That was when something turned on in Samson; he Awakened his ice manipulation. He froze Aaron's hand... as fire came from his hands. The two screamed as it was fucking crazy and cut and run when the police sirens could be heard in the distance. Running home, Samson was confused... and blah blah blah explored his ability. However, he decided it'd be time for a change of pace. After putting in the paperwork, Samson transferred to St. Petersburg's branch of the National Guard, got all of his stuff, and left. He figured that Florida would be perfect for him. Things were perfect as he got himself a nice little apartment in the middle of St. Pete and enjoyed it. He lived close to the beach and he could go out and party every night, starting anew. Though, he found himself wondering a bit more about the world of the Extra-Normal. Just to figure out his powers... and he heard about a Coven in Tampa and figured that he should give them a look. Well, long as they're not on any freak shit.[/indent][/indent] [color=firebrick][h3][u][b] SKILLS & TALENTS [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"Hooah."[/i] [indent][indent][indent] [color=firebrick][b]Fighting ⫻[/b][/color] Samson came out of the streets and his father knew that he needed to defend himself by any means necessary. Samson's one helluva brawler and with his size, he can knock some teeth out. Though, he hasn't gotten in a direct fistfight in a while and doesn't intend on it. [color=firebrick][b]Football ⫻[/b] [/color] Samson, in his high school years, was a football star. He hasn't practiced it in ages but some things someone never forgets. [color=firebrick][b]11B ⫻[/b][/color] Samson is an infantryman in the United States National Guard and knows all that jazz about shooting, combat, breaching, tactical movements, first-aid, hand to hand, etc etc. Though, the National Guard doesn't have as much training as he thought. [/indent][/indent][/indent] [color=firebrick][h3][u][b] EXTRA-NORMAL ABILITIES [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"Ice cold, baby!"[/i] [indent][indent] [color=firebrick][b]TYPE ⫻[/b][/color] Awakened. [color=firebrick][b]ABSTRACTION ⫻[/b][/color] Cryomancery, Samson can create massive ice constructs in the enviroment. [color=firebrick][b]ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻[/b][/color] There's a bit of sadness in Samson and that manifested in the ability to manipulate ice. It's pretty straight forward as far as abstractions go; he can grow ice off himself and create ice constructs in the environment. His ability seems to be more geared towards creating ice constructs as he can instantly spawn something like blades in the environment or a platform to step on. He can create up to the size of a small building but it'd be pretty draining stamina wise and will take a bit of time. This naturally is pretty strong as he can create weapons and defenses to protect himself and his allies. This ability is relatively short-ranged, however, at like twenty feet. He can also telekinetically move the ice around in this radius. Samson has what he calls, an ice beam, it's a massive beam of ice that freezes whatever it comes in contact with and continuously grows ice off of it while he uses it. He can create two separate beams, one for each hand, or one large and powerful ice beam. This also gives him a freezing touch which allows him to freeze anything he comes in contact with. [color=firebrick][b]LIMITS ⫻[/b][/color] The Emotional-Field dampers his ice creation somewhat. He can't seem to create ice around an Extra-Normal and his ice beam won't instantly freeze them. He can, however, still stab a motherfucker. Now, the ability to create ice is limited by his stamina, which means the more he uses it the more tired he gets. So he [i]could[/i] create a giant building made out of ice but he'll feel like he just ran a six-mile run (those are a bitch btw). Samson has a range of creating ice constructs of about twenty feet, and he can fire the ice beam about fifty feet... but the further out it goes; the less effective it gets. So he [i]could[/i] snipe someone with it but it'd only get hit with a harmless layer of ice. His ice manipulation is also affected by the heat and dryness of the area. If the area's too hot then he'll have a harder time making his ice constructs... which means he's already at a disadvantage in Florida. [color=firebrick][b]WEAKNESSES ⫻[/b][/color] Samson's body isn't completely immune to the effects of the cold. Samson will gradually freeze his body and he'll become more and more sluggish as ice layers on top of him. He'll gradually grain frostbite on his body and could even freeze his blood (which isn't a way he wants to go). Heat also interferes with his abstraction and makes it harder to create ice in the environment and manipulate it. Also, there's the fact that heat melts his ice and pyrokinetics can counter his abstraction. [/indent][/indent] [color=firebrick][h3][u][b] OTHER [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"Peace."[/i] [indent][indent]Samson is a redux of one of my first RP characters with a different power, personality, and backstory.[/indent][/indent] [/hider] Anyways, here's my new character whom I'll introduce in the next chapter... which should be real soon if all goes well. I intend for him to be the straight man to the Coven's foolishness.