Altered Tundra

The 30-day Song Challenge

Day 03 — A Song that Makes You Laugh

Firetruck by Smosh

The reason I chose this song is because - well, just listen to it and you'll see why. :D

Music Appreciation Thread

@Mag Lev 8/10
This was quite the interesting cover of the Beyoncè classic. I admit I really liked it. This gave me vibes of Boyce Avenue. Definitely something I could see myself listening to over and over again quite obsessively.

My Heart Will Go On (Celine Dion Cover) by Nick Pitera

Something I'm wondering

Many thanks. :)

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Hansel Greta Goebbles/ Hephaestus

Hans Goebbles

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." -William Butler Yeats

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Personal Information

Name:
Hansel Greta Goebbles

Nickname:

Hans

Birth Date:
March 12

Age:
22

Gender:
Man.

Sexuality:

Pretty Frauleins, certain hues of Flame

In The Mirror

In Depth Appearance:

Clocking in at a hearty 6'1 and 185 pounds, Hansel is your typically tall young German man, complete with piercing blue eyes full of creative light, and blonde hair that wouldn't look out of place upon a son of Apollo. Due to years of learning to work a forge from a young age, his arms and back are corded and powerful, sinew easily visible in the forearms as testament to years of work and indicative of monstruous grip strength. He may not lift, but he's certainly no weakling. His facial features toe the line between handsome and rugged, with a square jaw and light dusting of beard to accentuate it and indicate roughly how many days it's been since he last remembered to step away from projects and studies and do the "shaving" part of personal hygiene. Expression has two extremes most of the time: classically Teutonic stoicism, and raving enthusiasm as his eyes drink up the light of something on fire.

Clothing Style:

Simple and practical on most days, prefers coats in the winter. Owns a Gas Mask and a flame-retardant combat uniform. Used more rarely than you'd think, less rarely than you'd hope. Same goes for his self-made set of Gothic Plate, which can often be found cheekily disguised as a sleeveless undershirt, puppy slippers, and cozy sleeping pants.

Delving Deeper

Likes:

• Flammen
• Schwert
• Flammenschwert
• Smithing
• Ringen
• Dirk Nowitzki
• Dogs
• Beer
• Heckler & Koch
• American Gun Laws
• Das Vaterland
• Volcanology
• Engineering

Dislikes:

• BEING CONFUSED FOR BEING A RELATIVE OF A HIGH-END NAZI
• Having to explain that he is still descended from a Nazi just not that Nazi
• Water
• Shields
• Brazil's football team
• People who are scared of their own national flag
• Not allowed to be proud of heritage
• People too proud of heritage
• Greece not paying fucking denbts
• How stylish he find's grandpa's old uniform

Fears:

• Gypsies
• Stagnation
• The onsent of oversensitive types
• Being misunderstood

Habits:

• Splicing German into his English Sentences
• Marching Powerwalking
• Finding new and exciting locations to smith and smelt.
• Staring longingly at someone's Zippo Lighter which could make for an EXCELLENT flamethrower if he could just borrow it for a minute
• Treating Highways as the Autobahn

Personality:

♦ Proud ♦ Well-Meaning ♦ Inventive ♦ Enthusiastic

With a tall man oftentimes comes a tall glass of personality, and Hans is far from an exception to the rule. Naturally willing to learn and interested in some more eccentric things, who he is stands out almost as much as his perpetually angry-sounding accent. A friendly man, he's always willing to listen or speak, even if it's something he doesn't quite get. However, that friendliness isn't to say he'll roll over if you step to him wrong. Iron-willed as any good young man, he adamantly sticks to his ways will gladly stand up for them, staring anyone down before promptly wrestling them to the ground or engaging in a gallant swordfight. At his heart, Hansel is but an eager creator, loving nothing more than to make things he finds cool and put them to the test. However, despite how humble these desires are, the man himself is proud, both of his own handmade creations and his homeland and heritage. Hansel is here to represent Himself, His Father, and His Fatherland, and he intends to do it the only way he knows how: Making Awesome Stuff.

Background:
Born and raised in an unnamed German town that was likely once the coziest little village one came across in the Holy Roman Empire, Hansel was from a young age raised by a single mother, an eccentric yet excellent uncle, and two doting grandparents with visits from his Father from time to time, usually during special occasions (at least once a year, and most birthdays). Having accepted the reasoning behind his usual absence as "important business trips", Hans promptly looked to his mother's elder brother to shape him growing up, and found within that man everything cool in the world. Smithing, tales of Knights, Historical European Martial Arts, military engineering... you name it, that uncle knew about it and taught him about it, as long hours spent in the shop after school flew by, turning into days, weeks, months, and years. And while these interests may seem strange to most, every time that Dad of his popped up and Hansel showed off his latest sketch or project, he was met with a beam of pride, a word of praise, and best of all, a sentence of critique. He had so much learning to do!

Fast forward to the age of 18, when Hansel finally decided to put some thought into his situation, and asked about his father. Surprise surprise, he's only the God of Smiths and Fire, nothing too big. Oh, and you're also moving to America to go to some college called Olympus Academy. Have fun, and don't forget your toothbrush!

Yeah, there was an adjustment period involved.
Extra:

Poseidon's still a G.

Godly Information

Godly Parent:

Hephaestus

Relationship With Godly Parent:
Cordial and mutually supportive and understanding. Has essentially no issues with Dad, considering his consistent, if necessarily sparse, role as a mentor and thorough explanation of his responsibilities as, you know, a God. Keeps up with him fairly regularly compared to some of his peers, typically through writing and bouncing wild ideas off of one another.

Godly Abilities:

Teutonic Efficiency: After learning to uncork the mastery of craftsmanship locked inside his Vulcanic genetics, Hansel is a natural smith and engineer that can find ways to produce a wide variety of weapons, gadgets, and vehicles in ways and with materials that, really, shouldn't normally work.

Kriegsmesser: Can in addition give said creations "disguises", allowing them to transform into objects of much more pedestrian utility than what they typically end up being. A longsword can become a kitchen knife, a lance a ballpoint pen, a flamethrower guitar a regular guitar. Things like that.

The Crucible: In accordance with his father's domains, Hansel can in a pinch use any contained source or generator of heat for smelting. This does not include human bodies.

@HereComesTheSnow

@Altered Tundra Alright, her bio is finally changed and editing so it makes more sense with her powers now...I forgot the plant thing in her bio last night,

Marianna Costa/Hecate

"There's an enigmatic beauty to the moon. It's beautiful...yet dangerous when it uncovers powerful magic." -Marianna

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Personal Information

Name:
Marianna Elena Costa

Nickname:
People call her Maria or Elena. She sometimes prefers to be called Marianna, as Maria can sometimes sound a bit rough.

Birth Date:
15th August

Age:
17

Gender:
Female

Sexuality:
Straight

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In The Mirror

In Depth Appearance:
Maria has a slim and beautiful hour-glass figure, standing at only 5'6. Her deep chocolate brown eyes, are soulful but at times filled with hidden pain and burdens she bears. She always hides it with her loving and warm smile as it tends to take away the attention. With her lightly tanned skin and beautiful dark hair-she's a vision of beauty. Marianna's skin is flawless and there are no birth defects, tattoos or scars on her body. Her hair is usually styled in different ways-ranging from a bun, to being loose and curly, to a pony tail to a plait or straight with layers. She tends to stay clear of make-up and heavy accessories, only wearing a necklace of a wolf that had been given to her by Hecate as a secret gift and her earrings.

Clothing Style:
Marianna has a range of tank t-shirts, color-full tops and skirts and jeans to match. She can be seen wearing dresses from time to time, mostly during the summer and hot weather, or special occasions but mostly she wears what she feels comfortable in. She has a few over-sized jumpers and hoodies to keep her warm. Mostly wearing flat shoes or sports shoes, to match her clothing-they are more useful for running and Maria never feels comfortable sporting a high-heel shoe.

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Delving Deeper

Likes:

• The night/The Moon
• Swimming
• Writing in her journal
• The Freedom she feels in her wolf form
• Ice-Tea
• Nature and Peace

Dislikes:

• Mythological Monsters
• Her powers being out of control
• Her strict father
• Not being able to fit in
• The Underworld

Fears:

• Dying at hands of a monster
• Not knowing about her siblings
• Failing her mother

Habits:

• Biting her lower lip when nervous
• Clicking her fingers
• Pursing lips when deep in though

Personality:

♦ Down to Earth ♦ Kind ♦ Shy ♦ Submissive

Marianna is a sweet young girl, that always puts others before herself. She is always there if someone needs a helping hand, or someone to listen to them and talk to. If she can put a smile on someone's face, or make them feel special and wanted-she will be happy, knowing she has helped someone feel their worth it.

However, she can be rather shy around new people, as it takes her a while to open up to people and get used to knew surroundings and people, she never met before. Her shyness, makes her a bit silent and people turn away-finding her bit dull before even getting to know her. Due to her submissive and shy nature-Marianna can be easily intimated by those of higher authority of those that are more dominant than she is. Swaying away from confrontation and fights-Marianna struggles to stand up for herself against others when being put down. She'll keep quite and suffer in silence. She feels trapped in her own self at times and it's only during the Night, during the power of the Moon in her wolf form that she feels truly free. Nothing seems to trouble her then.

Background:
Born in Italy, Rome. Marianna Costa is the youngest daughter of a strict, and important business man/lawyer Ricardo and daughter of Hecate. Marianna has 2 mortal siblings-two older brothers; whom she does not have much in common with. They do not understand each other and her step-mother is not much of a joy to be around. She fusses over her two boys and over-looks her constantly, for not being her own child...she resents that her father had a child with another woman in their short split. Growing up, in such a strict and unpleasant house-hold, Marianna became withdrawn and submissive. She never spoke out of turn, if she did-she suffered in silence and kept her feelings to herself. Writing and nature have always been her escape from reality-and it's something that keeps her at peace.

She never really knew much about her own heritage-only hearing of myths and legends about the Olympians and admiring their children and gifts. When she turned 11, that was the first time she discovered her powers-It was almost dinner time-her step mother and father were fixing the dinner in the kitchen, whilst the drinks were already laid out. It was just her and one of her step brothers in the dining room. As always, he was trying to put her down and agitate her. Taking everything in silence, she felt a sudden rush of power and anger curse through her veins. When he left the room for a few seconds-she could see a strange mist seep through her hands and enter his drink. Tainting it with poison....after Dinner, her step brother fell ill and was suffering from some odd hallucinations and visions. Being rushed to the hospital, the doctors tried to find out what was wrong; finding he was suffering from food poisoning. Putting it down to her step-mother's cooking, they kept him in for a few nights till he recovered.
Marianna was the only one that stayed home; feeling shocked and confused by the sudden and confusing events; feeling some guilt rushing through her. She decided to take a walk, in the woods near by. That same night, she was watching the moon in the sky and she felt drawn towards it, more than she had during her life. Discovering her powers of the moon-it wasn't long before she found out that she was special. Marianna tried to keep it a secret; but her own father knew she was different....He just never told her, wanting to keep it a secret in hopes her powers would never come through.

When she finally turned 15 years old-Hecate finally came down to her daughter and told her off her heritage. After spending many years watching over her child, she wanted her to know the truth and that she had been there, when others were not-even if she could not be seen. Naturally, Marianna was shocked and a bit scared about what was to come. She got accepted into the Academy 2 years ago-and she is still searching for her true path and goal in life. Even with other people like her around-she's worried about not fitting in and people judging her. But the Academy has been more of a home to her than Italy ever had been.

Extra:
You can see my favorite God/Goddess on previous character sheets

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Godly Information

Godly Parent:
Hecate, Goddess of Witchcraft and Crossroads

Relationship With Godly Parent:
Marianna doesn't really know Hecate that much. The goddess had appeared in her life a few times over her child-hood; mostly watching and protecting her whilst growing up. They have spoken a few times; that was when Marianna found out about her heritage about a Demi-Goddess and what she could do. In a way, Marianna admires her mother and looks up to her, and wishes they would be a little bit closer. She longs to get to know Hecate a bit more-and she hopes that her mother will turn up one day again.

Godly Abilities:

Daughter of the Moon: Marianna has the ability to possess magic over the moon. The power is rather dangerous yet handy at the same time; if she is wounded she can control and draw out the moon's magic and heal herself. If controlled for long enough, Marianna has the ability to turn into a large dog/wolf. The magical essence in the moon, helps her ability with shape-shifting. Marianna has only form and one only-the wolf is her chosen form. However, she can also unleash secrets and dark magic, if she looses control or taps into another essence of the moon, that she cannot control.


Poison Generation and immunity: Marianna possess knowledge and power over poison. There are several ways she can use this power. Her powers allow her to create and manipulate food and drinks so they become poisonous. To the naked eye, they may look delicious, but one taste and they're deadly.

She can create and manipulate various poisons-some create hallucinations, pain inducement, some burn and create nausea and some are lethal, resulting in paralyses or death.

Marianna herself is immune to certain poisons herself, due to her genetic coding and ability to manipulate poison. However only some can harm her to an extent most of them do not have the full affect on her system due her immunity.

Marianna also possess some knowledge over Magic, but she is not as developed with some magic like her Demi-god siblings and is still learning.

@GoddessSophia

Sorry, almost slipped my mind.

Both got my acceptance.

Dance With The Angels - A GFX Shop by Altered Tundra

Type of Request: Signature

Stock: Senran Kagura's Homura.

Size: 450 x 150

Avatar: N/A

Text: Ideally, my username should appear someplace interesting; maybe along the underside of the blades, or worked into a contour of the render somewhere. If this doesn't look too sharp, then it can be thrown in a corner opposite the render or worked into the background. Whatever you think looks good! Text should be eye-catching, but not over-the-top. A simple cursive or fancy-looking font will do. I recommend layers of Overlay or Soft Light to make it stand out, while not being in-your-face.

Bonus points if you can incorporate the character 焔 - "Homura," the character's name, meaning "flame," into the sig without it being too obtrusive.

Other: I'm a big fan of fiery C4Ds, and it's fitting with the character's theme. Sparks, flames, etc. are great, as long as they aren't too hokey. I'd like some illusion of lighting around the render, with the edges of the signature being darker, if not all shadowed. The render shouldn't be directly in the middle; perhaps off to the mid-left. Whatever colors used in the effects should complement the red details of her outfit and skin tone. The render could be rotated left slightly, to fit the swords in her left hand into the visual space. She should be roughly waist-to-ponytail inside the signature, but not so that the whole ponytail/ribbon is cut off.

Here are a few examples of styles that I'm fond of; hopefully they provide some inspiration for this request!

destinyislands.com/images/media/forum-..
orig10.deviantart.net/7d64/f/2013/090/.. (I'm very fond of the shadowing and contrast of this one)

Thanks for your time!

@Aristo

Would it be too much to find a bigger image? The one you linked is barely large enough for an avatar, let alone a tag.

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Though it will [hopefully] seen publicly soon, I will like announce that @Plank Sinatra is now upgraded to Co-GM status. I hope you all will welcome this with open arms. :)

Something I'm wondering

I've taken care of the post in question. That said, it's not possible for me to change the GM moderation powers at the moment, unfortunately. (The option to do so hasn't been coded yet, so it has to remain as it is.)

@Sherlock Holmes

Well, thank you for deleting the post. I guess I'll just have to wait until the time comes that Mahz codes in the moderation powers for Co-gms. Though, if it's not too much trouble(or if you're able), would it be possible to add "Plank Sinatra" as the second co-gm for Olympus Academy? :)

The Mundane [Small-Town Teenage Superheroes]

Location: Home
Interacting With: Danny via Cell Phone

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As Jade left Alicia’s place, she kept her mind on that text she received. “I know”, it said. In her mind, Jade was wondering only one thing: who knew? And who exactly was it? Could it be someone that was apart of Connor’s crew? Or could it perhaps be someone who saw the entire thing. Jade wasn’t even sure what happened, but she knew she had killed Connor through some kind of freak accident. Her gift — no, it was more like a curse — had caused some kind of earthquake that had disastrous results for Connor. Even more to the point, Jade was sure that his men were alive. Perhaps it was one of them. Surely, they would want to get revenge for Jade. Of course, that’s implying that they were able to comprehend exactly what happened.

Jade just didn’t know.

When Jade had strolled into her house, unlocked the front door with her keys, and went inside, the lights were off. She didn’t find that odd. Her Uncle Charlie mustn’t have been home yet. It was whatever. She turned to the kitchen and turned the lights on. She was feeling hungry, so she went into the fridge and saw a sandwich made from her uncle. It had a note on it.

“Jade, I know things have been rough, but I’m so proud that you’re making an effort to have a chance at a future. You deserve so much more than what I’m able to give you.”

Uncle Charlie

Jade smiled as she read that. She unwrapped the sandwich. It was her favorite: roast beef and swiss on potato bread.

She started to eat it as she would head up the stairs. By the time she got to her room, Jade had completely demolished the sandwich. When Jade flipped on her lights, she started to take off her clothes one item at a time. By the time she got to her black and red undergarments, Jade heard her phone go off. It wasn’t a text. Her phone buzzed when she would get a text. It was a phone call. The ringtone was familiar. It was Danny calling her. Jade picked her phone up and answered it.

“What?” Jade said.
“Yo, Jade, where have you been all day?” Danny asked her, sounding worrisome.
Jade sighed, “I had some things to do today,” She said, laying on her bed, “why? What’s up?” Jade asked.
“Everyone’s been talking.”
“Oh? And what about?”
“Connor is dead.”
Jade froze and sat up.
“Yo, did you hear me? I said Co--”
“Yeah, I heard what you said.” Jade said sharply, interrupting Danny.
“Well, are you alright?” Danny asked, concerned for Jade.
“Of course. Why wouldn’t I be?” Jade said, brushing off his concern.
“You and Conner were close. I’m sure--”
“Don’t assume.”
“Right,” Danny said awkwardly, “but still, Jade. He’s dead and people are looking to get revenge.” He said.
“People? What people?” Jade inquired.
“Connor’s crew.” He told her.
“Do they have anything solid?” She asked.
“From what I heard, they believe Connor was meeting with someone he knew and that’s all anyone knows. Apparently there was an earthquake in town earlier and Connor died from it. I don’t know how accurate that is, though.” He told her.
“Damn, an earthquake here in Verona? I guess I was too far away to feel it. How bad was it?”
“I don’t know, but it seemed to wreck up Ryder Street a bit. They found Connor’s body near there.”
]“Wow, that’s crazy.”
“Yeah,” Danny said, “look, I just wanted you to know. I have no idea if Connor’s crew will come after you or just question you, but watch your back. It might even get to the point where even your uncle might not be able to protect you.” Danny told her harshly.
“Right…” Jade sounded worried.
“anyways, it’s getting late. I’ll catch you later.”
“Yeah, take care, Dan.”
Jade hung up the phone and set it on her dresser.

Staring into her mirror, Jade’s face spoke volumes of her anxiety about the whole situation. Not only did someone know about her killing Connor(or so Jade thought they did), but now with Danny telling her that Connor’s crew are going to be turning heaven and earth for any information about their leader’s death. Like, talk about a bad situation getting worse and worse. She didn’t know which to be more worried about: Connor’s crew or the mysterious texter.

Jade yelled lightly as she went to her bed and laid back. ]“Whatever, I’ll deal with this tomorrow. “ Jade sighed loudly as she got up. Whatever tomorrow would bring, tonight, she would shower and let the night slip away from her. What a complete mess!

The Mundane [Small-Town Teenage Superheroes]

Ahem! I hope I tag everyone correctly:

@Undine@Liriia@kittyluna45@Altered Tundra@Inertia@Kirah@AcerRo@Nallore@Kimono@Symphoni@Saltwater Thief@kittyluna45@Wade Wilson

In maybe two hours I will be putting up the plot post starting Tuesday! Speak now or forever hold your peace (and possibly put up a placeholder post if you have a collab coming up)!

@McHaggis

I'm working on it right now!

Something I'm wondering

Something I'm wondering if it's possible to delete this post and giving me Head-GM moderation powers?

Please note, I'm asking for that post specifically to be deleted and not the entire thread.