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_{"Each of you hold a piece of the Guardian."}

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GENRE: Magic Realism, Low-Urban Fantasy, Mystery, Modern, Slice of Life, Horror, Pretentious-Symbolism, Character Driven.
RECRUITMENT STATUS: Open
CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR:
PLAYERS: 8
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Welcome to Vivid Recollections, a story influenced by series such as Life is Strange, Stranger Things, It, The Letter, and Dead by Daylight. Though, it takes elements from Life is Strange above all else.

Vivid Recollections will be a small town-type story set in Farmer Hill, Montana, a town built by the mountainside. To the average person, there's nothing notable about it other than its picturesque appearance. It's just a small farmer community that exports crops, people go to work, kids go to school, and so on. But, the town holds several dark secrets that nobody would expect. Farmer Hill, mysteriously enough, has a high number of people that just suddenly go missing, or get found dead. The people of Farmer Hill, strangely enough, ignore it, never speak of it and just go about their dead. But, that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Farmer Hill is connected to another world entirely beyond the understanding of this one. A world where what can be roughly described as "magic" exists. An abstract force flows through the small town, and causes various strange effects. Strange weather patterns, and unexplainable disappearances and deaths are just the beginning. Spirits, monsters, and what can be described as magic exist.

The story will follow a group of students that attend Grand Ridge Academy that are just living their lives when a strange event occurs at the bottom of a mountain. They're just the people who just so happen to be out on a hot summer night. At first, nothing happens. But, as month past, they have mysterious dreams following the life of a man they barely knew known as John Reid. They knew him as a farmer, and kind man, that died. Pushing into October, they start to realize something strange is going on.

They start to see ethereal animals, they gain the ability to sense auras, monsters attack them, and strange men have arrived in town. Most importantly, they've developed strange powers known as Abstractions that reflect a part of them in the midst of this insanity. Then they'll realize that they're The Awakened, and have to come together solve the mystery of Farmer Hill.

This story will be a magic realism type story that casts a certain view on the idea of "magic." I want to make it ambiguous whether or not the supernatural events in the story are in rooted in magic, scifi, or something beyond even that. I want to weave a story with similar aesthetic to Life is Strange, while building up something else entirely. The theme of Vivid Recollections will be Memory, Emotion, Connection, and Repression. A big part of the story will be the characters having a repressed memory, or emotion, that sabotages them in some way. How they'll get over that repression, and help them connect with other people. I also want the story to be dark, and very symbolic in nature. I won't be providing clear answers for everything.

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On-Going Plots

▻ [1.1 The Abstracted]

• [Months after the massacre at the lumber mill, the survivors have left with scars as they come to cope with the sights of blood and gore. Though, they're coming to realize that they've awakened with powers like no others. They're going to need them as they get thrusted into the mystery of the town, and the person behind the massacre is still on the loose.]

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Previous Plots

▻ [0.1 End of Apathy]

• To celebrate the start of a new school year, the kids of Grand Ridge and beyond throw a massive party in an abandoned lumber mill. But, it is past the barrier that prevents people from getting close to the mountain. Almost everyone was invited... but, there's a reason why the mountain is fenced off.

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1. OOC Rules

^{⋗ 1 . 1 |} Remember that everybody is here to have fun above all else. We may throw a few flowery jabs at each other, but remember it's all in good fun. The Golden rule is: don't be a dick.

^{⋗ 1 . 2 |} That said, remember that I have the full right to deny anyone access to the RP, and I am willing to remove anyone from the RP should they get too unruly. I hope it doesn't come to that, but I'm just putting that out there.

^{⋗ 1 . 3 |} I (And any Co-GMs I may elect) have the final say in all matters - we aren't tyrants, but I will put my foot down. Please make any edits to your character sheet/posts/etc that you were requested to. If you're too unruly, I'll have no choice but to enact ^1.2.

^{⋗ 1 . 4 |} I enforce a policy of not informing people of every time they should post (unless their character is in the middle of interactions). If you go inactive without a peep, I'm not going to babysit you. It's a player's responsibility to keep up with the RP.

^{⋗ 1 . 5 |} Please be respectful towards all other players.

^{⋗ 1 . 6 |} Please do not post a "wip" sheet. I find it very irritating when someone posts an incomplete character sheet. If you want me to read over what you have so far, just PM it to me. If you need a place to work on it just private message the sheet to yourself (or write it on one of many platforms).

^{⋗ 1 . 7 |} This RP will strictly be "first come, first serve." Meaning I will not reserve any powers/character roles/etc, and they will go to whoever finishes their character sheet first. If there's a conflict over it, I will decide the outcome.

^{⋗ 1 . 8 |} Character applications will go into the OOC (where we can work things out) until they are accepted. In other words, the character tab is for accepted characters only. Also, do not "reserve" a spot in the Character Tab unless you were given permission to by me.

^{⋗ 1 . 9 |} I am very thorough and critical when judging character sheets. Don't take it as a personal attack, I just have some pretty high (well, unrealistically high) standards. This is an Advance RP, after all.

^{⋗ 1 . 10 |} Try to keep the OOC active as possible. Even chit-chatting about random games is perfectly okay.

2. IC Rules

^{⋗ 2 . 1 |} No Powergaming, God-Modding, Metagaming, etc, etc... You know, the "don't"s of Roleplaying. You know the dealio.

^{⋗ 2 . 2 |} Let me say now; the story will be pretty slow-paced at times. I have a job with other obligations, so I don't I'll be able to post constantly. If a slower is good for you, then go for it.

^{⋗ 2 . 3 |} Adding onto the above, the story will be a little messy with a lot of different storylines running alongside each other - with lots of characters. If you don't think you can handle that, then I don't think you should join.

^{⋗ 2 . 4 |} The Roleplay will have plenty of collaboration posts, as I think they are good for the pacing I desire. I heavily recommend you do collaboration posts for most of your interactions.

^{⋗ 2 . 5 |} All I ask for is one post a week. If it's been a week since your last post, your character will be placed into the inactive section until they are written off (mostly by death). Once a character is inactive however, they are officially an NPC, and can be used freely by the GMs, or the players. Unless you give notice of your absence, then your character is off the table.

^{⋗ 2 . 6 |} I am not a stickler for post length. I'd rather have a meaningful paragraph, over an essay full of filler. But, I request one paragraph.

^{⋗ 2 . 7 |} This RP, at times, will get very dark. I plan for it to be a very mature, and down-to-earth Roleplay. There will be death, drinking, drugs, and tickle fingers.

^{⋗ 2 . 8 |} Character death is a real possibility. By submitting a character, you understand that they have to take responsibility for their actions. They will not be bailed out by me, and may get injured or die. I won't jeopardize the story for one character. They can also be killed by other characters. I won't go out of my way to kill off any character - that I like - but I may injure them for the sake of the story.

^{⋗ 2 . 9 |} Romance/Sex/Whatever is allowed in the RP. "Fade to black" is so beaten into your heads by now that there's no point in even repeating it.

^{⋗ 2 . 10 |} To keep things a bit more organized, please say where your post is taking place at the start of your post.

^{⋗ 2 . 11 |} If you're also expecting me to hold your hand every step of the way, then you're going to be disappointed. This is going to be an RP that rewards taking initiative, and starting plotlines of your own. I'll provide a storyline, but I'm not going to be railroading everyone.

3. Character Creation Rules

^{⋗ 3 . 1 |} I expect some moderate detail when writing your character sheet. Remember, this RP is more grounded in realism, and I want each character to feel like a person. Try to give them a believable past, goals, personality, etc.

^{⋗ 3 . 2 |} If your goal is to basically make the strongest/best character, and try to "win" the roleplay, let me stop you here and say you won't get far. This is a story, not a place for you to wank your OP self-insert. Nothing says "I'm a bad writer" to me than giving your character the strongest abilities (along with an asston of skills). As I said above, I am very critical, and will not hesitate to ask you to change whatever I dislike about your character sheet.

^{⋗ 3 . 3 |} If your character is a sociopath/psychopath, complete badass, perfect character, edgelord, then they're likely not going to get accepted.

^{⋗ 3 . 4 |} You can create a character of any ethnicity, gender, sexuality, background, etc, within the bounds of realism of course. You can definitely get creative here.

^{⋗ 3 . 5 |} Now, this is going to be a tough one, but avoid going for physical based powers such as super strength, regeneration, and the sort. The powers in this setting are going to be more symbolic in nature, so things like elemental, psychic, and spiritual powers. However, there are ways to make physical powers work if you're creative and use loopholes. I'll work with you on this. On the other hand, you're not limited by science!

^{⋗ 3 . 6 |} There is no character limit, you can, and are encouraged, to make as many characters as you can handle. Just don't get stupid.

^{⋗ 3 . 7 |} I suggest writing a description for your character's appearance to get everyone in that writing mood. If you must, you can use a picture. Just no anime. The pictures have to be of real people, or realistic art (but, let's shy away from A/B List Celebrities).

^{⋗ 3 . 8 |} When creating a character, try to be diverse. Look at the character sheets and try to fulfill a role that no one has. No one wants a million street fighters, or nice girls. You can be pretty creative within the bounds of the lore.

^{⋗ 3 . 9 |} Following abilities are banned: Anything related to power manipulation (such as replication, removal, enhancement, etc), Immortality, Gravity Manipulation, Magnetism, Matter Manipulation, "instant death" powers, reality warping, anything with "omni" attached to it, and complete defense/indestructibility.

^{⋗ 3 . 10 |} On the other hand, I'm going to be allowing more powerful abilities such as time manipulation, mind control/suggestion, memory manipulation, etc. There are limits in place to keep the playing field even, so keep that in mind.

^{⋗ 3 . 11 |} Powers reflect some aspect of the character, so keep that in mind when creating one. I'm not asking for something super symbolic, but maybe something loosely related to your character.

^{⋗ 3 . 12 |} Also, don't fill out the weaknesses/limits section of the character sheet. I'll fill that out for you.

^{⋗ 3 . 13 |} Please refrain from tacking skills/powers onto characters. Try to make everything feel natural to your character.

^{⋗ 3 . 14 |} This is optional, but I can choose a power for your character. It'll be a fun little thing for both of us.

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The Awakened is the name given to those that received strange abilities upon surviving "The Event."

It is unknown what they are, or what is the source of them, but their abilities are nothing short of fantastical. These abilities are known as "Abstractions," and allow the user a variety of different abilities that put them above regular human. Every Awakened Abstraction reflects them, or their subconscious, in some way. Someone filled with rage may have fire abilities, while someone who regrets the past may gain time traveling. The powers vary from person to person, but Abstractions extremely extra-normal in nature, almost symbolic. Like they are connected to a greater force than something science can explain. They may be closer to magic in application than anything. The Awakened are identified by a series of symbols that appeared on their body. These sigils reflect the user. These sole symbols are known as Sigils, and are only visible to the Awakened. These sigil appear no different from tattoos, tribal tattoos in fact. A lover of nature may have a leaf, or an animal. Or someone who loves sports may have a sigil symbolizing strength. These sigils glow a color whenever a user activates their Abstraction.

The Abstractions can be powerful abilities, but other Awakened seem to have a resistance to the Abstractions of other Awakened. For example, an Awakened specializing in telekinesis wouldn't be able to stop the heart of an Awakened, while they'd be able to easily do it to a regular person. Regardless of the ability. A temporal based Abstraction may find that Awakened are harder to alter in the timeflow. Which means that the Awakened can take quite a beating from each other.

Aside from Abstractions, the Awakened have several abilities inherent to each of them. Each of the Awakened have unlocked potential for reading auras. They are all connected to the world on a completely different level than anyone else, and can thus, perceive through their mind. However, what exactly they can sense is dependant on their personality, as, like their abstraction, reflects the user. Such as a kind person may be able to see the Auras of people in pain, or are injured, or a greedy person may be able to sense money in the vicinity. Through this aura reading ability, the Awakened can sense that object or person through walls, and over long distances. Some Aura reading is capable of gathering specific information. Though, some aura sensing requires activation. No one aura reading ability is the same (There are even some aberrations within aura reading).

Another ability inherent to the Awakened is the ability to see into the past as if they were there. Triggered by being in a certain place, encountering a relevant person or object, or being in a moment of stress, an Awakened may receive a flashback into the past. Better known as Retrocognition, the Awakened will be a third party in this flashback, and will be able to move around in a limited capacity as they watch the scene unfold. After the memory has faded, the Awakened will be thrusted back into the real world with a minimal amount of time passed. In addition, an Awakened may experience these moments while sleeping.

In addition, the Awakened have a higher sensitivity to the paranatural. Meaning that they can sense when something that doesn't belong in their world is nearby. However, it appears as a feeling in their skull that draws them to a particular direction. Feeling stronger the closer the being is. In addition, the Awakened can see the unseen, and abstract concepts. This sensitivity to the extra-normal means two things; they are drawn to it, and it is drawn to them. At the very least, this means that the Awakened are drawn to each other, but this also means they are attracted to the extra-natural elements of their small town.

A peculiar aspect of the Awakened is their reaction to the mountain known as Mount Ever Reaching. When in proximity of the mountain, an Awakened's Abstraction are much stronger. Their limits are broken, and they have access to abilities they normally don't have access to. Such as a telepathic Awakened may be able to dominate the minds of people around them, and telekinetic Awakened can lift up far more. The presence of the mountain also enhances aura reading, and retrocognitive abilities. But, it has an opposite effect. The further away someone is from the mountain, the weaker their powers get. However, long as an Awakened stays within the town limits, their powers should function as normal. Once they begin to leave the city, their Abstraction (and other abilities sans retrocognition) gradually weaken until they return to Farmer Hill. Then they'll regain their Abstraction, Aura reading, and Sensitivity to the extra-normal.

The Awakened are strange, and there's no real explanation for what they are, or where they came from. However, there is still plenty to find out about them...

[Punished GN]

LOCATION: Northern Montana | POPULATION: 4,738 | SIZE: 17mi² |

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The original name for Farmer Hill was Williamboro, a community that was set in the base of a very prosperous mountain. The mountain was strange for having an abnormal amount of different metal resources. It wasn't even considered a town for decades, as it was merely a collection of houses for the miners. They just called it Williamboro for the sake of convenience. As years went by, the families of the miners moved in, and then a community got started. One strong enough to last through the eventual depletion of the mine, as the town switched priorities from mining, to farming. The fields of Williamboro were ripe farmland, and that became a majority of the properties in the township. As the decades went by, Williamboro prospered with the small community it had. Before pushing into the 1950's, the township was renamed Farmer Hill because of its large amount of hills, and the large amounts of farmlands. The people of the town are not clever. However, the county remained Williamboro.

It's quite a distance away from anything notable. The one thing that is keeping Farmer Hills afloat:
it's farm exports, and it's resorts. Farmer Hills exports tons of meat and milk that are bought by companies, and other folks to fuel their businesses. As a good 40% of the Williamboro township is farmlands of all kinds. Large empty fields full of grazing cows, and whatnot are a common sight for the citizens of this city. However, the farming industry is slowly dying as the children of the township do not want to pick up where their parents left off, and instead want to find new opportunities in new cities. One thing that is keeping children in Farmer Fields, however, is the Grand Ridge Academy. A nationwide renown college that draws people in from all over.

Due to being a fairly old town, Farmer Field has a fairly old, rustic aesthetic. That is because many of the buildings have not been updated appearance wise. Some have, but they are in the minority. The town itself is fairly small, being a quarter of most large cities. Hell, even the downtown area is basically one long street, instead of spanning several blocks. The rest of the city is either residential areas, or businesses. Farmer Hill has plenty of family run businesses such as hotels, cafes, and auto garages, many of which have been around for decades. Some businesses have moved into the town such as the fast food industry, but they don't have an overwhelming presence in the place. They aren't going to run any mom and pop places out of business. Funnily enough, many of these businesses are operated by college students from Grand Ridge.

Farmer Hill is divided into three sections (known as "Squares"): Market Square, Mason Square, and Blacksmith Square. Market Square is considered to be the gears that keep the city running, as that is where every official building is (along with many of the businesses). Blacksmith square is where most of the residence is situated. Mason Square is the largest of the three areas, and contains the heaviest concentration of farmlands. The township itself is in the shape of a triangle, in fact.

The population of Farmer Hill is fairly high for a small town. It has nearly five thousand people, but a good chunk of the families have been there for a long time. Many are descendants of the very people who started the town. The town is predominantly caucasian, with a whopping 87% of the population being just that. However, there are other racial groups, such as African Americans, Native Americans, Asians, and Latinos. That is changing as more people move into Farmer Hill. Racism runs deep in the township, but many keep major conflicts free. Other than that, a lot of the people in Farmer Hill are close to eachother.

Farmer Hill is a town of secrets. This is a little known fact, but Farmer Hill has an incredible number of disappearances, and murders. People just going missing in thin air, and sudden unexplained murders. The police either find no leads, say it was an animal, or discover the "perpetrator." Seemingly putting the thoughts at ease. Over time, the township became more and more hushed about this, where they'd just ignore it and continue with their lives. Asking about the murders or disappearances would earn you a suspicious look.

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The very center of Farmer Hill. A large chunk of the city that is used to operate the place. Standing in the center of it is, of course, City Hall. A large building that is not as grandiose as other buildings, but it is still very big, and picturesque. The building is office after office, after office. There's also the courthouse, the police station, and the fire station. Market Square isn't called Market Square for nothing. If you want to buy something, this is where you'd get it. With a variety of different stores, you'd find everything you're looking for in Market Square. More importantly, Market Square hosts a massive farmer's market every saturday morning where goods of all kind are sold. The places that are favored by the youth of Farmer Hill however are Arcade Blues (a gaming arcade), Sucre Cafe (A popular cafe near Grand Ridge Academy), and the Top Shelf Bar (One of the best bars in the township). Market Square also has a high residence.

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Blacksmith Square is what many people would call the suburban dream. Being the prime residential area, there are miles upon miles of houses of different shapes and sizes, from all ages. Some being newer, and some being old as the city itself! Though, there is a trailer park or two. Blacksmith Square fits the definition of a suburb, most of the houses are spaced out from each. The streets of Blacksmith Square are usually quiet, and quaint, very low activity. However, there are businesses every now and there. Usually a family restaurant, gas station, or corner store.

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The largest stretch of Farmer Hill is Mason Square. Which is miles upon miles of farmland are divided among hundreds of different farmers. You can drive for miles it'd be awhile before you hit anything other than farms. These fields are a historic location in Farmer Hill, and the only thing that is keeping the town afloat. The primary export from Mason Square is animal meat, mainly chicken and cow meat, with dairy being a secondary export. It is difficult to raise crops so far up in the north, but some vegetables and fruits are exported. Mostly supermarkets and fast food businesses buy them.

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Grand Ridge Academy was formerly known as the Williamboro Schoolhouse for a majority of it's lifespan. When the mining town became a community with children, they were expected to learn. A man known as Daniel Schmidt came along, and began teaching the children of the community, and preparing the next generations for excellence. As the township grew and developed past mining, there were other, better equipped schools built for the sole purpose of teaching. The schoolhouse was considered useless, but an important part of Farmer Hills past. In 1910, a wealthy man known as Walter Auer came around, and purchased the schoolhouse. Before building a proper building for the schoolhouse. He tried to make it a prestigious school for the nation's elite's children, offering them a place in a quiet community for them to learn, but failed from the start.

Instead, he changed the schoolhouse to a college to rival the other colleges that were being built. He succeeded, and he built a successful college which was known across the nation as Grand Ridge Academy (or college). This is the one thing that keeps Farmer Hill on the map, as people from all over the nation send their children to Grand Ridge Academy. A college that offers teaching in all degrees, but has a specialty for science, and psychology.

Grand Ridge Academy is in Market Square, not too far away from City Hall itself. It's a massive building with hundreds of different classrooms offering a variety of subjects. It's split up into four buildings. The main building being the largest, and being at the center of the Academy. This is where all the classrooms, and offices are. The other buildings are dorms for the boys, girls, and the teachers. Kept on completely different parts of the academy.

The Academy operates under a two year system, and a very high attendance rate. But, has caused a divide between the community of Farmer Hills, and the Academy. As the community feels the Academy is flooding their town with young and reckless kids, and ruining it.

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Mount Ever Reaching is the mountain that is constantly in sight. It's hard to get it out of sight because it's over ten-thousand feet in height. It's a massive spire that pierces the skies, and is what the township is built on the base upon. Hundreds of years ago, it was considered a mine for valuable metal, but it has been stripped bare, and now just rests there. However, the natives of the town keep away from it because of all the people that mysteriously go missing when they go near it. They actually prohibit entry to the mountain at all, and consider it trespassing. Many daredevil mountain climbers and mystery solvers ignore this rule, and have gone missing. Thus, the mines have remained unstirred for decades now.

[Punished GN]

@Majoras End@Defacto@Scarescrow@Darquesse@Rune Prana@Savo@Odin

The OP is here! C-c-c-c-c-check it out.

I'm going to turn this post into something else, once I'm done working on my other two character sheets.

[Majoraa]

Ill work on my CS tomorrow!

[Savo]

O shit, waddup, it's here. Lets see when I can get a cs out.

[Darquesse]

Frick yeah.

[BingTheWing]

Uh, I was considering a school shooting survivor here. Would that be too sensitive a topic?

[Punished GN]

Uh, I was considering a school shooting survivor here. Would that be too sensitive a topic?

@BingTheWing

Long as it is played realistically.

[Darquesse]

Brynn

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"You can remember my name, but I won't remember yours."

[ 18 | 5'8" | Caucasian She/Her | 131lbs ]

[Loneliness]

APPEARANCE

"Not much that really stands out. Unless you count looking like a dude from a distance as standing out."

Brynn is fairly tall for a woman; a good 5 inches taller than the average for her age. This height is reflected in her lanky physique and the long strides she takes when walking. She has slightly tanned skin, not unlike someone mixed cream paint with a small drop of copper, and her eyes are the color of dying grass. Light freckles adorn her slim face, resting on her blush cheeks and stretching down to either side of her thin, watermelon lips.

Being a hater of all things makeup, Brynn has a somewhat natural beauty to her, which is broken up by occasional breakouts along her hairline, and a scar on the right of her upper lip. This scar was not gained honorably in battle, but rather was a result of her 6-year-old self attempting to shave. Needless to say, her foster father at the time was surprised to find his foster daughter with a disposable razor in her hand and a bleeding lip. But, hey, she got rid of her lip hair, so she was happy.

It seems the habit of keeping up with her hair has stuck with her, as Brynn makes regular trips to the barbers. What was once a cascading waterfall of dark brown hair has now been reduced to a short, swept over pixie cut with faded blonde tips; an attempt to make washing and maintaining it quicker and easier. Since it's not really for style (aside from the dye on the tips, of course), she often hides her hair under a varying assortment of comic book snapbacks.

Said snapbacks are worn in conjunction with baggy, neutral clothing - neither too feminine or masculine. Her preferred style is grungy t-shirts that disguise her surprisingly defined chest - living up to the 'tom-boy stereotype' - and she feels naked without having some form of rope and leather bracelet on her wrist. As for pants, she wears lounge pants and sweatpants, finding jeans too restrictive and scratchy. However, some days she can be found wearing a pair of distressed baggy jeans, and even maybe a tank top. Whatever she's wearing, her outfits will always be worn with the same pine-green, zip-up hoodie, the sleeves carelessly rolled up to her elbow, tucking away the picked at cuffs and their abundance of loose thread. This is an effort to hide the strange birthmark on her left shoulder - it's a stark contrast to her skin tone, being a ghostly white, and fairly large, around 3 x 2.5cm. Despite it having no real distinct shape, Brynn absolutely hates it, as to her it is just plain ugly and out of place.

Moving on, it's hard to miss Brynn as she walks around the town. She often appears as she's in a rush, shoulders hunched and long strides practically swallowing up the distance between her and her destination, but her demeanour and attitude around people say otherwise. She's incredibly casual in the way she interacts with others (in the brief moments that she actually does), vaguely waving her arms around as she talks to people. She tends to avoid eye contact, instead letting her eyes take in her surroundings, flicking back and forth. One might think she weren't listening, or simply found it difficult to concentrate.

PSYCHOLOGY

"Don't even try to psychoanalyze me."

MAIN GOAL ⫻ Brynn's goal is a surprising one, if you factor in her brooding and closed-off nature. She actually wants to be a musician, touring the world as she sings songs of her life, amongst other things.

PHILOSOPHY ⫻ Brynn believes you should live life however you want, but fulfil your goals. To live life with unfulfilled potential is not to live at all. That way, when you eventually die, what reason do people have for remembering you? "Here lies YourName, person who did nothing they said they would but it's okay because they died."

SECRETS ⫻ She keeps the fact that she's a foster child a strict secret. She's sure lots of people have plenty of ammunition against her, so why should she add to that list?

DESIRES ⫻ Brynn just wants to be adopted. It may sound unfavorable to most other kids, who grew up with their biological parents, but it's a hell of a lot better than being passed from home to home.

SEXUALITY ⫻ Asexual. She's always thought about maybe dating people, but going any further than that is just off the table.

FEARS ⫻ Above all else, Brynn fears commitment. Not in any sort of romantic way, but in general. After all, what's the point of getting attached to the people around you when you'll probably be in another foster home come next year?

REPUTATION ⫻ Being new to the town as a whole, Brynn doesn't have much of a reputation outside of the fact she helps run Welsh^{& Co.} Butchers.

PET PEEVES ⫻ There are many, many things that annoy Brynn, but worst of all would definitely be 'bold', loud people who like to make scenes. She hasn't seen much of them in Farmer Hill, thank god

QUIRKS ⫻ Practically every non-dangerous item in her hand winds up being gently tapped on the bottom of her jaw. It's a concentration habit she just can't quit.

BACKSTORY

"Life's just fantastic when you don't even know who gave birth to you."

Not much is known about Brynn's parents, at least not by her. All that's known is that her mother birthed her in Colorado, and at the ripe old age of 1 years old, placed her into foster care and left her there. Since then, Brynn's life has been nothing but foster home after foster home, wondering why she's so unappealing to everyone that ever tries to care for her. This obviously had an affect on her, as she became more closed off as the years went on, causing her stay with different foster parents to be shorter and shorter. She would sometimes get her hopes up, especially if her stay lasted longer than usual, but she was always rejected in the end. Things back at the children's home were mostly uneventful, aside from one time that she tried to run away from the home altogether, but she never got much farther than the gate.

To try and combat the growing doubt in her mind that maybe nobody wanted her as their child, she began to find solace in music and songwriting. She managed to convince the home to buy a piano for the kids, and ever-so-subtly spent more and more time on it than the other kids. Luckily for her, they weren't all that interested in learning music, but she found herself fascinated by how much learning and playing the piano relieved her stress. At first, she started off just doing piano covers of her favourite songs, and then it evolved into writing her own short ballads. She filled up book after book with chords, sheet music and lyrics, hiding each and every one away from the world. It was her own little thing; every day she'd go to the terribly repurposed music room, playing to her heart's content until the lights went out. She even missed it every time another foster parent decided to care for her.

Things continued as normal - Brynn hopped from foster home to foster home, her passion for music growing, and even discovering new passions like writing poems and drawing little sketches. She was never as good at them as she was piano, but it was something to add a little variety mix, so she couldn't really complain. Her most recent - and still currrent - foster parent is a man named Jonathan Welsh, who picked her up 6 months after her 17^th birthday, in the middle of the summer, and drove her off to some place called Farmer Hill. She'd never heard of it before, and found it strange that a guy in a town this small and isolated would want to foster, but it was a change of scenery from all the big, loud cities.

Jonathan (he insisted on being called Jon if Brynn wasn't comfortable with calling him her foster-dad) seemed to be a cardboard cut-out of a suburbian dad - dad jokes, cheesy nicknames, running a family business... Somewhere deep down, Brynn hoped this could finally be her chance at getting adopted, however she quickly swallowed that hope. Even if she was probably going to get handed onto the next person, she figured she could at least help out with Jon's family business, and so Welsh's Butchers became Welsh^{& Co.} Butchers. She even got to paint the new name herself!

Then, the start of the school year rolled around, and Jonathan had already gotten her a spot at Grand Ridge Academy. She was impressed, to say the least, but wary that she'd actually have to interact with other people. Nevertheless, she strolled into the school, her emotions a mix of excitement and nervousness. Even for a closed-off loner, she still couldn't ignore the fact that this was one of the most sought-after schools, and she actually got a place. Still, she couldn't let it get her attached to Jon...

SKILLS & TALENTS

"If I was in a horror movie, I'd definitely be the first to die. Not even a token black guy can change that."

Piano/Keyboard ⫻ Brynn has spent almost 4 years playing the piano, so it's suffice to say she can play it pretty darn well. What started as a way to relieve stress became the light of her life; helping her through the thick and thin.
Songwriting ⫻ Throughout those years of playing piano, Brynn also started writing her own music, typically songs of her emotions or just instrumental piano. She likes to think she's good at writing both lyrics and melodies, but with no real way to get out into the music scene, she may never know.
Poetry ⫻ Writing poetry isn't too different to writing lyrics - they rhyme, they (most of the time) mean things, and they're a good way to express emotions. That means Brynn was easily able to transfer her lyricism skills into poetry skills.
Sketching ⫻ While she's not all that talented at it compared to other people, Brynn has a fair amount of confidence in the fact that she can do simple sketches quite well.

ABSTRACTION

"Quote about abstraction here."

SIGIL & LOCATION ⫻ (Where is your character's Sigil, and what does it look like?)

ABSTRACTION ⫻ (Put the name of the Abstraction here, with a one sentence description of what the Abstraction does)

ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ (Go in depth with how the ability functions normally. Explain everything I need to know. Also, remember, shy away from powers based off the body)

IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MOUNTAIN ⫻ (Explain to me how the Abstraction grows stronger in the presence of Mount Ever Reaching. What extra abilities does your character have?)

AURA SENSING ⫻ (What auras can your character see, how far, and under what circumstance?)

LIMITS ⫻ (DO NOT FILL THIS OUT, I WILL PROVIDE IT FOR YOU)

WEAKNESSES ⫻ (DO NOT FILL THIS OUT, I WILL PROVIDE IT FOR YOU)

OTHER

"You can only anticipate what someone is going to do if you know know exactly what that someone has just done."

There's not a single image on the internet I could find, so instead I did a crappy outline of a balloon. Get it? Her theme song's red balloon so she has a balloon image? Anyways, enjoy it. I put a good 10 minutes into it, hrmph.

@Surtr Here's my Character Sheet! I do hope it's okay, but I can always revise it or try out different concepts if it's not up to par. I'd also like to see what kind of power you could give my character, since you said in the OP you were willing to do that. It's gonna be interesting, that's for sure.

[Punished GN]

Reviewing now.

[Punished GN]

Jordan Destiny Nichols

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"Oh, I can tell we gonna vibe."

[ 19 | 5'3ft | Nigerian, Angolan, & Jamacian | She/Her | 109lb ]

[Guilt]

APPEARANCE

"No, don't touch my hair!"

Jordan doesn't appear to be the most approachable girl in Farmer Hill. Probably due to that scowl on her face, or that look of general irritation. Her voice is a bit gruff (due to all the smoking she does, but that is neither here nor there) and definitely doesn't help. Usually, she has a demeanor of someone that keeps to themselves, and that shows in how quiet she is. But, when she speaks, no one has a louder voice or presence than Jordan. Though, Jordan cannot walk with confidence, or even straight like other people her age do. Jordan walks with a heavy limp, as if she received a horrible injury when she was younger. She can still walk at the same pace as everyone else, but they can tell she has a problem. Closer examination tells that Jordan makes careful, and deliberate movements. Nothing sudden, or sloppy. Even as she runs, it looks like she's carefully making every single step to avoid tripping.

But, the one thing that makes her stand out in Farmer Hill so much is heritage. Jordan is African-American in a town that is primarily white. Not a native of the township, however, her "city" (Philadelphian) accent. Jordan's skin is a much lighter shade of brown, almost tan. She's what's called "light-skinned." Jordan's skin is fairly good due to all the maintenence done to it, with only a few blemishes around her body. Jordan's hair is a black color with an afro-texture, and her lips are very large, and thick. Hardly disproportionate to her relatively same sized nose, with a thick nose-bridge, and nostrils. Her eyes are small, unturned, and her irises are a dark-brown color. Jordan's ears are a crescent-shape, and medium-sized.

Jordan has plenty of tattoos all over her body. The most notable one is the weave of roses on the left side of her chest, above her breast. Going down her left thigh is three roses with abnormally long stems. On her right arm, she has a large tattoo that says "In Loving Memory of Madison Brown." But, on her right leg, there is a disgusting scar. It appears to be from surgery, but it also looks like her leg has been mangled to the point of no return. It's amazing that she can still stand up on her - but Jordan is more than willing to take barely standing than no standing. She also has a few piercings. On her ears, nose, belly-button, and nipples.

Jordan's build is fairly thin, and well-toned. She's in no means muscular, but she has some definition to her body. Of course, this tone appears to be fading, but Jordan still retains some body definition from before the accident. Her active metabolism, good eating habits, and exercise help her stay in shape. Because the last thing that Jordan wants is to become a land whale. Accident or no.

PSYCHOLOGY

"Look, all you need to know about me is that confident, and proud of myself. Don't ever forget that or I'll remind ya', sweetie."

MAIN GOAL ⫻ Jordan had one goal in life: becoming the world's best musician, and putting her passion into music. Spreading it all across the world, and letting the world enjoy her art. Nowadays, she still wants to be a musician, but she also wants to get over this deep-seated guilt, and find happiness in anyway possible.

PHILOSOPHY ⫻ Jordan's philosophy is a simple one; people have one life, and one life only. That life is too short to hold onto grudges, but too long to go into it without planning. She thinks that too many people find reasons to be unhappy, rather than just making the most out of life. She believes that everyone is worthy of respect, even if they don't deserve it, and that other people should do the same. Jordan believes her character is strong because she isn't afraid to admit where she's wrong, and is honest with her emotions, and passions, above all else.

SECRETS ⫻ Jordan doesn't have any notable secrets (other than that time she ate her roomie's cake (that shit was good, though)).

DESIRES ⫻ Jordan wants to be remembered (and remembered fondly) above all else. She doesn't go out of her way to put people down, and tries to support people the best she can. So, she'll be remembered for everything she does.

SEXUALITY ⫻ Jordan is heterosexual, but she feels her sexuality is fluid. Anyone that'd comfort her. There were times she kissed a girl. But, maintains that she is attracted to boys above all else.

FEARS ⫻ Jordan, as you may have expected, fears being forgotten. She looked to many people in her family's past, and realized how little people knew them, and how little they accomplished. How little they were remembered. Which is why she wants to be the one person to stand out. Jordan also has a slight phobia of alcohol, after the accident that destroyed her leg. She's mostly afraid of what she'll do under the influence. Not anything that causes her to freeze in fear, but she avoids it.

REPUTATION ⫻ Jordan's reputation in Farmer Hill is relatively poor due to her skin color. Few people know her other than being "the black city girl." In Grand Ridge Academy, however, her reputation is a lot better, due to her kind attitude.

PET PEEVES ⫻ Jordan hates excessive drinking, and people who brag about drinking. She avoids those kinds of people like the plague.

QUIRKS ⫻ Jordan has a habit of constantly adjusting her appearance. Fixing her hair, adjusting her clothes, etc. Almost as if it's imperfect, and needs constant correction.

BACKSTORY

"Don't worry about my past, worry about my future."

Jordan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in a relatively lower-class family. She didn't have the best upbringing, but definitely made the best of it. Most importantly, she was never alone. She, not only had a big family, but a knack for befriending people. She seemed to be borned with a special kind of charisma. These people taught Jordan morality, and the importance of basic human decency... to a point. She definitely wasn't one to take bullying, and lashed back as hard as they did. She did the best she could to befriend as many people as possible.

It wasn't long before Jordan's interest in music developed into something more. It became a passion. It started with music class at school, and then it evolved into wanting a guitar. Her parents could barely afford it, but they got it for her for her birthday. It was difficult for her to learn with no teacher, but she found every way she could. Until she knew the guitar like the back of her hand. A friend teaching her helped. As the years went by, Jordan's passion for the guitar remained. Regardless of what mood she was feeling.

Eventually, she tried singing... with mixed results.

Either way, Jordan wanted to do it for a living, even though everyone told her that it was a terrible idea, but she didn't listen. She was happy, and that was the way she was going to live. One of the people to encourage her was Madison Brown, one of the cousins she knew as long as she could remember. Madison encouraged Jordan to do whatever made her happy, and was the closest link in her extended family. If there was someone Jordan would tell someone, it would be Madison.

Hitting highschool, Jordan hit it off with the "popular crowd." The kind of kids with no sense, that everyone wanted to be. All because of her personality, and attitude. She was the person who kept them in line, in a sense, while also enjoying the benefits they had to offer. Such as status, and a good time. She helped her cousin Madison get into this crowd, and that enriched the experience for Jordan.

This experience went on, Jordan felt like she was on top of the world. Until she hit graduation... and the worst day of her life took place. She and her friends went on a hardcore night of debauchery. Full of drinking, sex, and partying like it was the last day of their young lives. Jordan was driving them around, drinking like a fool. On a dare, Jordan ran a light, and was hit by another car. The car was sent flying, and Jordan hit another car. The car was horribly mangled, and Jordan was impaled through the leg with a steel beam. The rest of her occupants weren't doing any better, were either badly wounded or... in the case of Madison Brown, dead. Bust her head open when the second car hit her.

Jordan didn't even get to see it, as she had passed out due to traumatic shock. She woke up in a hospital, and was told what happened. What happened to Madison... and was sent into a deep descent. Jordan was catatonic for a day straight as she processed what happened. She was consumed by guilt, she felt responsible for what happened to her cousin. She took some time off from her passion to come to term with what happened. Though, her leg was badly injured, and she would never walk the same again. Hell, it took months of physical therapy to learn how to walk again. Then it tooks even more months of psychological therapy to come to terms with how reckless and stupid she was back then, and how it cost someone their life. She promised that she would never do something like that again.

Then she turned to the guitar to alleviate stress, and remembered her goal in life. Becoming one of the best guitarists the world has to offer, and hell if she was going to let a bad leg stop her. Her parents surprised her with an acceptance letter to Grand Ridge Academy. Before shipping her off to Montana... and one of the biggest changes of pace of her life.

SKILLS & TALENTS

"I'm a musician sweetheart, you're gonna hear me on the radios, soon."

Guitar ⫻ Jordan had that musical touch from a young age. Almost literally, as she can play a guitar like a madman. It doesn't matter what kind, but Jordan prefers the acoustic guitar.

Singing ⫻ While her singing voice isn't the best out there, she knows how to work with it. Years upon years of singing classes, and talent shows, have made Jordan into a great singer. Her tone changes are great, and she never sings off key.

ABSTRACTION

"... And everything froze. I thought it was just a shock kind of thing, but literally nothing moved... except for you."

SIGIL & LOCATION ⫻ The symbol of an hour-glass, large and placed on her back.

ABSTRACTION ⫻ Temporal-Pausing, the ability to stop time, while being able to freely move.

ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Jordan ironically gets the one Abstraction that could have saved her cousin. The ability manifests in creating a temporal field around herself in a six meter dome. Inside this dome, everything else is frozen in place, but Jordan (and by that extent, other Awakened, as their resistance to each other's powers render them immune to Temporal pausing) are able to move freely. While everything is static, Jordan is able to manipulate the environment by touching it. However, she is unable to manipulate people, who are entirely immutable during Temporal-Pausing. Which means she cannot injure anyone inside the field. Outside the field, paused time is entirely imperceptible to normal people, they just won't notice it - but can be frozen if they enter it. Awakened can see the field, and stopped time. The duration of temporal pausing is somewhat short, around fifteen seconds, before time resumes. Once time resumes, any changes that Jordan make will instantly happen. Almost as if she had teleported. However, this isn't a voluntary ability, she has to be in a state of intense stress (I.E be threatened) for it to activate - along with having to perceive the danger. It's almost like a fight or flight reaction. It has a couple minute cooldown before she can do it again.

IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MOUNTAIN ⫻ The mountain extends the range of the temporal field to eighteen meters, which is fairly distant. In addition, the extension of the temporal field is greatly increased to forty-five seconds. Which makes her Abstraction much more powerful. The mountain also grants the ability to voluntarily stop time... but only at a short range, and for around five seconds. She requires thirty seconds before she can voluntarily stop time again.

AURA SENSING ⫻ Jordan's aura-sensing is connected to fear. If someone is feeling a heightened amount of fear in a seven-two meter radius, Jordan will be able to see their auras.

LIMITS ⫻

WEAKNESSES ⫻

OTHER

"What am I writing up a dating profile or something?"

Again, nothing to note.

[Punished GN]

@Darquesse Brynn is accepted, she doesn't seem too over the top, while being realistic.

ABSTRACTION

"Quote about abstraction here."

SIGIL & LOCATION ⫻ A lengthy thread that goes from the very top of her head, to her toe.

ABSTRACTION ⫻ Telekinetic-Attraction/Repulsion, the ability to pull objects towards herself, and repulse them at will.

ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Brynn's awakening unlocked potential in a telekinetic ability, but a very specialized one. She is able to create a field of mental energy that either pulls or repels objects away from herself depending on her mood. This field is powerful enough to pull any object that isn't nailed down towards or away from her. The lighter the object, the easier it is to manipulate. But, the field is strong enough to pull objects and people that are below two hundred pounds. After a certain point, the objects will be locked into the field, and will float around her (or away) from her in a field. They will remain there until Brynn dispels the field, or chooses to stop attracting them, where they will fall. But, Brynn has the ability to simply attract or push an object away from herself without the usage of the field, albeit at a much lower potency. Such as pulling a pen to herself, or pushing away an attacking animal. She can control the strength of the pull, ranging from a slight pull, to an overwhelmingly strong push. However, the closer the object, the easier it'll be to manipulate, even if it's a heavy object. She'll be able to send something flying towards/away from her at lightning speeds if it's close enough. The ability is linked to her mood and emotions. If she's feeling a positive emotion, the pull is stronger, and negative emotions make the push stronger. However, one always makes the opposite stronger.

This ability also comes with a subconscious effect on the minds of others. She subtly manipulate the minds of people around herself, and draw them away and towards her. Again, dependant on her mood. Awakened are resistant to this, but, they too can be affected.

IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MOUNTAIN ⫻ The mountain's overwhelming power flows within Brynn, strengthening her ability and breaking limits. Her ability's range and potency will be made much stronger, allowing her to push and pull objects of much greater strength, at a much greater range. But, it breaks a limit, and allows her to use her attraction and repulsion ability on any object within sight, rather than just herself. She can possibly pull someone to the ground, cause an object to slam into them, or lock them in place.

AURA SENSING ⫻ Brynn can see the auras of anyone alone up to fifty-two meters. This aura reading is linked to the psyche of people around them, and requires that they believe they are alone, rather than actually being alone. They must believe nobody is within ten feet of themselves.

LIMITS ⫻ Attraction and Repulsion has a much weaker potency on the Awakened, and thus, is much less effective on them. They can easily resist the pull and push, but are not immune to it. In addition, Brynn can only manipulate objects that are within twenty feet of herself, otherwise it's out of her hands. Her Abstraction is completely useless against objects are grounded, or people with strength-based abilities.

WEAKNESSES ⫻ The Abstraction is connected with her mind, and causes strain. The usual psychic-nosebleeds, but it can also cause intense headaches, blurred vision, and memory-loss if overused. The Abstraction also requires care, as Brynn's repulsion/attraction ability is automatic, and she can accidentally hit herself (or someone else) if she isn't careful.

@Darquesse

[Punished GN]

Now, let me make this clear; multiple characters can be defined by the same emotion. Other than one plot-point, it won't really come into play. It's more of a symbolic thing.

[Darquesse]

Now, let me make this clear; multiple characters can be defined by the same emotion. Other than one plot-point, it won't really come into play. It's more of a symbolic thing.

@Surtr

That's deep, bro.

[Punished GN]

Character four! One more to go!

Samson Isiah Jeross

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"A wise man once said; lead, follow, or get out the way."

[ 20 | 6'2ft | Ugandan & Haitian | He/Him | 179lb ]

[Rage]

APPEARANCE

"Givin' tall, dark, and handsome, a whole new meaning."

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 here in Farmer Hill. 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 really take him as a threat. He gives of 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-two, but doesn't have that big of a frame. His frame is somewhat thin, no bulging muscles for Samson! Though, he has been lifting weights, and working out, in the meantime. His facial features are fairly bulky, and squared. Starting with his diamond-shaped face, he has a very squared jaw, with thin cheeks. Cheeks that are bushy with a light, well-cut, beard. He has thick, large, lips, with a medium sized and unpronounced nose. Samson's ears are medium-sized, and diamond shaped, studded with ear piercings. His eyes are medium-sized, and have a sharp look about them.

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-skullshape. His skin is fairly free from blemishes, but definitely 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 it's 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.

As for style, Samson goes for sharp. He always has on a jacket of some kind, and jeans, that are always very well covering. Since Farmer Hill is very cold, he's always prepared for it. He always like to keep his tattoos covered as much as possible.

PSYCHOLOGY

"I... sometimes wish I couldn't feel."

MAIN GOAL ⫻ Samson's main goal is to live his life. He doesn't have a goal in mind, other than keeping to himself, and getting enough money to earn his place. A lot of thought goes in his head about figuring out how to deal with the emotions in his head, and letting go. But, he has yet to figure out a way to do it. Only pretend. He's given the idea of leaving behind Farmer Hill, and the bastards in it, forever.

PHILOSOPHY ⫻ 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.

SECRETS ⫻ 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.

DESIRES ⫻ 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.

SEXUALITY ⫻ Samson is straight, but is currently uninterested in romance.

FEARS ⫻ 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.

REPUTATION ⫻ Samson's reputation is relatively poor in his community of Farmer Hill. Sins of the father is in full effect as an age long feud between his family, and another, reigns, and makes it difficult for him to move. In addition, people don't really think too highly of Samson because he is African-American. Samson's reputation in Grand Ridge is much better due to his cool-guy attitude, and other qualities.

PET PEEVES ⫻ This is a small one... but Samson absolutely hates it whenever someone gets something wrong about martial arts. Whether it's a person, or a movie, he'll cringe, and have to withstand it with a smile.

QUIRKS ⫻ Samson has a habit of leaning on things, and sometimes putting his leg up against objects in weird ways.

BACKSTORY

"..."

Samson was born a native of Farmer Hill, and one of the few black families. Which was difficult due to the racism that runs amok in the township. Samson was born to a pair of farmers in Mason Square, apart of a long line of farmers. They wanted to give Samson the best life, but they also wanted to raise him strong. Long as he could walk, he was out there in the fields helping with the animals. This built Samson into a strong child, but the problem came when school started, and the other children relentlessly bullied him because he was black. They got physical very quick, and Samson didn't know how to fight back.

But, his father did. An old friend in town, a martial arts instructor named Shane Wyatt. The only one in Farmer Hill, the one that was training kids to fight for generations. Samson was sent there, and taught karate, and while it was tough (actually embarrassing) at first, he picked up the basics, and moved onto the advanced stuff. Going from rank to rank, spar to spar, he gained discipline like no other, and humility from Mr. Wyatt. It came to the point where he was no longer motivated by revenge against his bullies, but now, self defense.

When he confronted them, he only gave one stern warning, before defending himself. The ensuing fight was brutal, but with Samson's discipline, he beat the whole lot of them. He was punished at school, but finally fighting back against those animals was worth it. However, this wasn't the end of it, as the families of the other kids wanted justice against Samson.

A few days later, one of the bullies families came to the Jeross family household, screaming and shouting obscenities for what Samson did. The parents of Samson tried to talk them down, but it escalated to violence very quickly. A huge brawl took place on the Jeross family's doorstep that got bloody fast when the other family pulled out a gun. It ended when more people came to the Jeross household, and overwhelmed them. They were brutally beaten, especially Samson's father. When the police came, they broke it up, but not one arrest was made. Future complaints were ignored.

Samson was outraged, but his father calmed him down, explaining to him that some things they'll just have to let go. From then on, Samson was targeted because of his race by his similarly aged peers. He was ostracized by the people of Farmer Hill, but he managed to find people with different views than the majority. Those people became some of Samson's closest friends. In addition, he stuck with his karate training until he became a black belt, and one of Farmer Hill's most passionate people.

Once Samson passed hurdle after hurdle, and graduated highschool, and his parents revealed they were saving for him to go to Grand Ridge Academy. He was honored, but he still had a bit of anger to deal with. He went into college for Criminal Justice, and was struggling as of late.

SKILLS & TALENTS

"Wanna know how many people are proud to call themselves the world greatest farm hands?"

Karate ⫻ Samson's the karate kid! Due to the need to defend himself becoming increasingly apparent, Samson took up karate at the only practitioners in Farmer Hill. He has been taking it for almost a decade now, and has long earned his black belt. Most importantly he knows how to put that karate to good use, and has been in quite a few brawls. That experience hardened him, and taught him a lot of things. His body is very fast, and so are his reflexes.

ABSTRACTION

"Everything burns..."

SIGIL & LOCATION ⫻ Flaming wings placed on his back that start at his shoulders, and go down to his waist.

ABSTRACTION ⫻ Emotional-Flames, the ability to conjure a flame that either burns away emotions, thoughts, and memories, or in times of emotion, actually burns.

ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Samson's Awakening allows him to generate and manipulate flame, but this is no regular flame, this flame is born by Samson's emotions themselves. His rage, his passion, his hope... the flames have two main attributes that depend on Samson's mood.

Normally, Samson's flames are a white color, and appear and flow like any other flame, but it burns nothing. It generates no heat, burns no oxygen, and otherwise functions nothing like fire. However, the flames operate on a psychic level, instead of burning objects, they burn the mind. The fire, simply put, eats away the emotions, memories, and thoughts of people around him on contact. Upon being hit with the flames, emotions will be numbed, it'll be harder to think straight (almost like someone is being overwhelmed), and they'll experience short term memory-loss (they'll maybe forget where they are, and what they're doing if they're exposed to enough of the flame). The Awakened are much more resistant to the effects, but regular people will get no such luxury. After contact with people, the fire will dissipate after a few moments, as it couldn't burn up enough resources to exist. Enough of the fire will leave people emotionless, but it isn't powerful enough to eliminate all thoughts and memories. The flames generate a white light, but normal people are unable to see the flames in this state, or the light it gives off. It'll be completely invisible.

In a state of heightened emotion, the flames begin to take on a more pure appearance. Less like fire, and more like plasma (or an energy of the sort). Depending on the emotion that Samson is feeling, will affect the color (fear turns it yellow, happiness; green, etc). The flames will lose their ability to burn minds, and will be able to burn people like traditional fire, and will generate heat. Depending on how emotional Samson is, will change how hot the flames burn people. Samson is also able to draw upon the emotions of other people, which can strengthen the flames. The flames burn whatever they touch, but Samson can choose what they can and cannot burn. So if he wants to engulf two people in flames, but keep one people safe, he can do it. However, feeling rage makes the flames the hottest they can be, and burn everything in sight. Even materials seemingly fireproof burn away in the end. The flames seem to attain a slight level of sentience, and will actively burn whatever it can. When in this state, the flames can be seen by all.

Upon calming down, the flames will return to their normal state, and all the flames he created while emotional will disappear.

IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MOUNTAIN ⫻ While in the embrace of the mountain, Samson gains the ability to choose what flame he wants to use, can create far more fire, and make it far more potent. However, the flames in their normal state gain the ability to alter emotions of whatever gets hit by the flames. They will change people to feel the same emotion as Samson, rather than burning them away. In addition, he can choose if he wants to specifically burn emotions, memories, or thoughts (or none at all). While emotional, Samson's flames induce a state of fear, as they become so powerful that people can't help but be intimidated by it. It causes a state of flight-or-fight just by being near them.

AURA SENSING ⫻ Samson's aura reading ability is quite different from the others. For starters, he gains the ability to read auras of everything long as they are within four meters of himself. He can sense the rage that is within all creatures, and greater the rage, the brighter their aura glows. To the point where Samson can sense them further than four meters (up to forty-two meters).

LIMITS ⫻

WEAKNESSES ⫻

OTHER

"Peace."

Samson is basically the remaking of one of the first characters I've made when I started RPing.... with some updates of course. He has a similar personality, appearance, and power, but changed for the setting.

[Punished GN]

My final character is ready boiz! Now, I just need ta wait for ya'll to finish.

Claire Annabelle O'Sullivan

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"Call me cute, whatever you think will get you in my pants."

[ 19 | 6'ft | Irish | He/Her | 120lb ]

[Anger]

APPEARANCE

"Here comes the freakshow herself, whaddup."

When Claire walks in, she'll definitely catch your attention. Whether it's her immense height for a female, attire, eye catchingly loud attitude, or "badass" demeanor that she gives off. She usually has a scowl on her face, and keeps up an aura of a very venomous snake. One that you want to stay faaaaaar away from as possible. Unless you want to get bit. Course, that aura flips in the blink of an eye, that scowls turns upside down, and Claire is being personable and vibrant. It makes it hard to get a read or her, but easy to stop judging a book by it's cover. Or she just looks like a complete and utter tryhard.

Claire is a tomboy, just super masculine. Whether it's her gruff, weathered voice, from all the smoking she does, and the tough-girl demeanor she gives off. Though, her body is fairly thin, and not especially muscular or fat. She seems to get by on the smallest amount of exercise, and the highest metabolism possible. Though, all the running she does (from people, and just in general) makes it easy to keep the body fat off. The other problem with the whole "masculine" thing is that Claire's body is fairly... flat. She doesn't have too many curves. Her chest is a 34B, and her behind is pretty flat, lacking in sex appeal. She has a boyest frame, to put it lightly. That's not even getting into her short brown pixie cut, or the fact that Claire is enormous (up there with the boys).

To say the least, Claire doesn't care that much about being the prettiest princess, or any of that jazz. She's already self-conscious. She's an Irish-woman to her very bone, and has a snappy attitude to match it. She's quick with her jabs, and will go to furiously angry in the blink of an eye. Claire's skintone is somewhat tanned due to all the sunlight she gets, but not too brown. She has like a slight brown hue.

Claire's fairly obsessed with the punk aesthetic, so that is something she adopted well. From her short hair, to her makeup (usually she has on eyeshadow), to the piercings all over her body (her cheek, nose, ear, belly button, and nipples, are pierced). To her attire, she dresses to get a point across - other than that she likes punk - she wants to look tough, and look good. She dresses like a stereotypical tough-girl by wearing studded jackets, heavy boots, and more. Sometimes she dresses even lighter in things like t-shirts and jeans, and with her resting bitch face alone she gets across her point. Ironically enough, she doesn't have any tattoos at all.

She has a diamond-shaped head that gets thinner the more you go down. She has a fairly good looking triangle-shaped nose, with triangular nostrils, and a thinnish nose bridge. Her eyes are unturned, and medium-sized, they usually have a piercing gaze in them as if Claire is staring right through you. Eye colors are a light-brown color to match her dark-brown haircolor. Ears are crescent shaped, and pretty damn big, not hilarious, but you'll definitely pay a bit of attention to them. Her lips are thin, and probably the least ladylike possible to make it hard to kiss her. To top it off, her jaw is squared, and sharp.

PSYCHOLOGY

"On a scale of one to school shooter, how much therapy do I need?"

MAIN GOAL ⫻ Claire's main goal in life is to, surprisingly, become a nurse. She wants to help people, and be someone who will make a difference in life.

PHILOSOPHY ⫻ Claire believes that everyone has a happiness out there, waiting for them, and most importantly, the decency of human kindness. She believes that there is good in everyone, and unhappy or bad people are the people who need kindness the most. She hates the self-sustaining cycle of rage and hatred that consume so many people, so she'll do anything to break it. Claire believes that true happiness comes from helping people.

SECRETS ⫻ Claire's biggest secret is her past. She hates the abuse she suffers, and will do anything to move on from it. To her, her parents died long before she was even born, and she lived with her grandparents for god knows how long. In addition, she keeps her sex life a secret due to the shame associated with it, and that she's not quite ready to come out as bisexual.

DESIRES ⫻ Claire wants to have fun, and will go to any length to forget about the past. Whether it's indulge in any physical pleasure from sex, drugs, or liquor. The consequences are irrelevant.

SEXUALITY ⫻ Claire used to call herself straight, but she's willing to throw herself into the arms of anyone. She's entertained the thought, and realized that she's bisexual from this point forward. Something that she's not willing to say out loud, but the girls of Farmer Hill don't seem to object.

FEARS ⫻ Above all else, Claire fears being weak. She fears that she lacks the strength to be her own person, and that she'll fail when it's the most important. Which has caused an obsession with appearing tough, and looking for strength whereever she can.

REPUTATION ⫻ Claire's reputation in Farmer Hill is pretty shitty. For starters, she's seen as the town bicycle. That's not great. On the other hand, all the shitty things she's done like vandalism, theft, and other acts, are catching up to her. Everyone in Farmer Hill knows about her, and knows she's a wild child.

PET PEEVES ⫻ Claire's main pet peeve is assuming things without knowing the context (or putting in the effort to learn it). Such as Claire, everyone assumes that she's trouble because of a variety of rumors, or just because they don't like her. She hates people who say and do things they don't believe in for approval, and she hates hypocrisy above all else.

QUIRKS ⫻ Claire has the oddest habit of them all... chewing on objects. It's a habit that she had when she was a kid. Whenever she gets a chance, she'll chew on a solid object that'll fit in her mouth. Which is why a lot of her childhood toys have chew marks on them.

BACKSTORY

"Why do you care about where I came from? Farmer Hill, Montana... Jesus..."

Claire was once a good girl, many moons ago. She had hope, she believed in something. She was just a native of Farmer Hill, the daughter of a diner owner, and a waitress. Everything was good... up until the diner was closed down due to running out of money. Then the O'Sullivan's idyllic dream went sour, and they moved to a trailer park in Mason Square. The downgrade tore the O'Sullivan family apart, and Claire's parents turned to alcohol to cope. And they weren't the happy kind of drunks. They were the violent kind of drunks that turned their rage on anything they could.

Claire was too young to understand alcohol, but she had no choice but to take the beatings with a straight face. Might as well, because it wasn't like Claire had any other options. She would go to school, and lie about what happened. Eventually, Claire became the punching bag for all sorts of abuse, since her parents had no one else to vent their rage towards. And there wasn't anything Claire could do to stop them. She'd be homeless or dead if she tried to fight back, but this planted rage in Claire. Rage towards her parents, and rage towards herself due to being so weak.

There were some comfort in life; her grandparents. She went to stay with them as much as she could, since they only lived a short walk away at their ranch. She stayed there long as she could, as much as she could. Coming up with excuse after excuse... until they got suspicious, and called child services. This was the relief that Claire was looking for, and she spilled everything they did. She was promptly removed from their household, and placed in the care of her grandparents. With her parents instructed to never come anywhere near her, or her grandparents.

This was like the dream that Claire was desperately looking for... only that the damage was already done. She thought that it was over, but the mental damage was already done. She couldn't help but think about them constantly, and it hurt her in every way. As she matured and developed, she lashed out, and eventually sought solace wherever she possibly could. It started with hanging out with the wrong crowd, to trying drugs, to experimenting with the same gender. In the end... it became a habit that shaped her. Into a hedonist that wants to do anything to forget about the past, and erase those thoughts. She held onto her morals, but she had to let them get a little loose to get over this. It shaped her reputation around the township to something a bit more corrupt and twisted.

She did the barest minimum to get through school to get a diploma, but she started thinking about her future... she wanted to be a nurse, and help people in situations like hers. She followed through on her grandparents plans to get her into Grand Ridge, and got into nursing, becoming one of the most well-known students of Grand Ridge.

But old habits die hard.

SKILLS & TALENTS

"Got a boo-boo? Let Dr. Claire patch it up."

Medical ⫻ Claire, for what it's worth, sticks to those books. She's determined to become a nurse, and has all sorts of medical knowledge. She knows injuries, and how to treat them. Hand her a medkit, and she'll have a stab wound patched up to the best of her ability... enough to get someone to a real doctor.

Sneaky ⫻ Years of acting out requires years of hiding. There was several times where Claire had to dip and duck from someone she robbed, or someone's house she vandalized. She turned it into an art, actually. Even if she got caught, she can run!

Fighting ⫻ A combination of techniques taught to her by Hagan and Samson (two men who hate each other with a passion, ironically). Because of her obsession with becoming stronger, and defending herself, she learned some moves from both of them, and feels confident enough in herself to put it into practice... but she never got into a situation where she had to use it.

ABSTRACTION

"Hey puddin'... do you really want that handjob now?"

SIGIL & LOCATION ⫻ Symbols of a sun, placed on her stomach over her belly button.

ABSTRACTION ⫻ Psionic-Strength, the ability to augment the user's body with their mental energy.

ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Claire's abstraction is practically a lower-yield version of telekinesis. Except she can only use that telekinesis on touch with other abilities. It's the manifestation of her will-power in her body, and allows her to tap into a strength that no one else has access to. She is immensely stronger than a human being should be, being able to lift 425lb with no problem normally, and strike with bone-breaking amounts of force. Because it's telekinetic in nature, she doesn't have to worry about bracing, and grip, because a telekinetic-field is wrapped around it and allows her to move it. Simulating true strength. This ability also comes with a durability. When she senses danger, she subconsciously projects a defensive field around herself which blocks damage. However, there's a limit to how much it can take before breaking. It can, at most, stop five pistol rounds before giving in. Which means that weakshit punches and kicks will only annoy her slightly. Whenever she uses her ability it creates a blue aura around herself, specifically the limb that is doing the work (so if she gets punched, the aura should appear at the point of impact). The Abstraction, like the powers of many Awakened, are linked to her emotions. Feeling anger will increase the potency of her strength, and durability. To the point where she can lift up 850lb, and take a hailfire of bullets, at max rage. This changes the color of her aura to a bright-red color, and gives off a red "smoke."

IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MOUNTAIN ⫻ The mountain, of course allows her to normally lift around 850lb, and 1225lb when enraged. Making her a physical powerhouse, but it breaks a sub-conscious limit in her head and allows her to use telekinesis. It allows her to lift up any object that is below a hundred pounds, and small, and manipulate it. Twist it, move it, and send it flying. She can only lift up around two objects at a time, and it requires hand movement.

AURA SENSING ⫻ Claire's aura reading potential stems from her innate empathy. She can sense the auras of anyone that is injured, but how injured dictates how far away she can sense them. She may be able to faintly sense someone who cut themselves, but she can sense someone who is horribly wounded from 68 meters away. Note that this only applies to people who are presently injured. If someone were have been treated for their injuries, they'll be invisible to Claire.

LIMITS ⫻

WEAKNESSES ⫻

OTHER

"Now looks like I'm a freak for sure, now...."

Nothing.

[Briza]

Briza Bump!

[Punished GN]

Briza Bump!

@Briza

thank you

[Punished GN]

Oh yeah, I forgot to put this on the OP, but Sigils can only be seen by the Awakened.