FernStone

Vivid Recollections: Into the World Unknown (Season 1 COMPLETE)

@Surtr Inc either works for me but set up sounds fun

Vivid Recollections: Into the World Unknown (Season 1 COMPLETE)

@Surtr Inc Starting now seems fine to me too

Vivid Recollections: Into the World Unknown (Season 1 COMPLETE)

@FernStone I'd be down with working out some connections. Your characters all seem really cool.

@Prosaic

Sounds good to me! Let me know if you have any ideas of any of them and I'll see if I can come up with some tomorrow :)

Vivid Recollections: Into the World Unknown (Season 1 COMPLETE)

Finally got around to adding colour to all of my character sheets >< Also updated relationship tables for some within my characters and with @Surtr Inc's

If anyone wants/has any ideas for connections with my characters just let me know! I've read through p much everyone elses so I'll also start thinking about possible connections when I get a chance

Magic ~ Tricks

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Katya

Luca was enjoy talking to Hale, nodding excitedly at what he said. Not having to ever get new shoes was certainly an interesting idea! That would save him a bit of money. Though he wasn’t sure if that was something he was going to need anymore. There was so much he could do. It was nice to suddenly be able to use his imagination for things, to think up anything to do with his power. And the fact there were other people who would be there with him along the way, like Hale? That was even better.

Katya listened carefully to what Gardenia said – she tried to think properly about it, she really did. She could see where the woman was coming from but she really didn’t believe it. Was it really possible to change? And wasn’t the connection between them all false and forced? She didn’t get a chance to respond to everything, though, as Gardenia went away and came back.

“Oh, I can’t wait to unlock them!” Luca practically jumped to his feet as Gardenia did, unable to keep the spring out of his step as he followed back through to the theatre. He was more than happy to follow her orders and getting into a line with the others, going to stand beside Hale. Katya hesitantly followed.

Katya frowned slightly at the tickling feeling, glancing over at the others. She decided to wait until they tried out their powers before going for hers.

He couldn’t help but laugh slightly as the wand touched his forehead, eyes widening at the white glow. His eyes moved down the stare out his hands as he listened to what Gardenia had to say about trying them out. What should he do? He had so many ideas! Too many, if anything. What did he really want to do? The answer to that was obvious. The thing he wanted to do was fly. That seemed a bit too hard to go for first.

Well, he didn’t have to completely fly the first time.

Luca stepped away from the others, moving just a bit to the side so he wouldn’t crash into anyone if something went wrong, and took a deep breath. He moved his hands downwards, trying to push himself upwards. He imagined that he was manipulating the air around him, creating a breeze from it. After a few tries a small breeze pushed out of his hands and moved him just a few centimetres off the ground. It worked! He could control the air.

“Did you see that? I just- ah!” Luca had at the beginning of what was bound to be another excited rant when he suddenly launched up, wind left in his wake. He felt so light as he lifted up, swivelling around so that he could look down at the ground. Then, he was falling back towards the others. Shit! Panicking, he pushed his hands out again to shot another blast of air just before he hit the ground. It was enough to let him flip around and land awkwardly on his feet, collapsing backwards as soon as he did. “Wow, that was so cool! It was scary, but amazing. I was almost flying!”

The relatively short man was grinning widely as he bounced up, acting as if he hadn’t just almost fallen from a height that would have broken a couple of bones. Gardenia had said it would possibly come out in a big way so he was sure that it would be fine now. He careful concentrated on shifting the air around him, once again moving up of the floor to reach one of the bubbles that Hale had created and popping it. His landing was lighter this time used more air to soften it. From what he could tell if he actually wanted to fly that would take a lot of practice. But he couldn’t definitely use the air to get way higher than anyone else.

“Hey, Hale, those bubbles are amazing!” He chimed cheerfully, while sending a small gust towards the blond to mess up his hair. It hadn’t taken him long to feel confident around the other person at all. He was sure he would get along with the other three too if he talked to them! “I can’t believe it actually all works!”

Katya let out of a soft sigh, even though she couldn’t help but smile a bit at the excitement of the other two. She stepped well away from them to try hers. Fire didn’t seem like something she could safely just blast out. She didn’t want to risk harming anyone, of course.

Carefully she held out a hand, trying to conjure up a small flame. It came out as a roaring fire and she narrowly avoided singing off her own eyebrows as she accidentally threw it away. Thankfully it was in a different direction from the people.

“Well, uh, that’s something,” she mumbled, trying again with a little more success at keeping it small.

Luca continued to bounce about with the air, before remembering that Gardenia had said he had another power to. “You said I could control vines or plants or something too, right? I’m not quite sure how I’m supposed to try and use the other one…”

Vivid Recollections: Into the World Unknown (Season 1 COMPLETE)

@Surtr Inc Sounds good to me, I'll move the two to the character tab when I have Tuyen's abstraction and the weaknesses then

Vivid Recollections: Into the World Unknown (Season 1 COMPLETE)

@Surtr Inc Min's abstraction done;

Abstraction

ABSTRACTION

"It makes learning new things a lot easier."

SIGIL & LOCATION ⫻ An eye on the back of his neck

ABSTRACTION ⫻ Psychometry, the ability to perceive information from objects and people

ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Min’s abstraction allows him to gain knowledge about an object, or a person, through touch. This information varies. For objects it might be who made and used it, along with information about what has been done with it and how it is used. For people he learns about basic facts; their names, background, where they’ve recently been, what they’ve recently done and the like. He can discern knowledge off both people and objects.

IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MOUNTAIN ⫻ In the presence of the mountain Min does not have to touch people – he can instead discern stuff from a short distance. Along with this it is possible for him to look deeper into a person, being able to replicate knowledge and skills they have. It allows him to go further into the past when looking at information related to objects.

AURA SENSING ⫻ Min can see the auras of those who have a lot of knowledge – for example someone who is a professor in their field or who has done a lot of research into a specific topic. This has a range of about 30 metres but he has to concentrate to see the auras most of the time.

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

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

Vivid Recollections: Into the World Unknown (Season 1 COMPLETE)

@FernStone They're both good. But just tell me which character you want me to give an abstraction. I have a good idea for Tuyen's.

@Surtr Inc

If you have an idea for Tuyen's you can give the one for her :) I'll think if Mum's later today and post it

Vivid Recollections: Into the World Unknown (Season 1 COMPLETE)

@Surtr Inc I got a bit carried away and made two new characters. I haven't thought of Abstractions for them yet, but was maybe going to ask you to choose for at least one

(I'll maybe change Min's appearance a bit I kind of rushed it)

Min-Jun Baek

(Baek Min-Jun)

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"There’s no point in trying if you won’t succeed."

[ 20 | 5’7” | South Korean | He/Him | 133 lb ]

Pride

APPEARANCE

"I’ve been told I’m handsome by some. It’s not something I concern myself with."

Min-Jun, who often just goes by Min to simplify things, is on of those people who is unfairly attractive without trying. He got the best traits out of both of his parents – and it’s wasted a bit, because he only cares about his academic ability. Min isn’t particularly tall but he grew an inch taller than his father so he was never going to reach much further. His build is the closest thing to average – he isn’t incredibly skinny but a high metabolism keeps any weight in check. If he did any frequent exercise he’d probably have a good build.

Min’s face is well defined, with noticeable cheekbones and hard edges. His eyes curve inwards slightly, a brown that’s practically black. They’re a bit on the small side but go well with his other features. His skin tone is a soft yellowish-gold. His hair is practically black, with a slightly brownish sheen to it. He keeps it short and neat with just a bit of a fringe. Something easy to manage.

Min pulls of simple clothing too well, looking good even if he’s just wearing a t-shirt and jeans. Often he’ll be found in just that – it’s more comfortable to work in. If he’s actually meeting people he’ll probably upgrade to a shirt and darker trousers. He owns his fair share of suits thanks to his parents which he saves for the special occasions. More practical and warm clothing is maybe the one thing he is lacking. Min tends to dress in monotone black, white and grey with a little bit of blue thrown in.

PSYCHOLOGY

"I always strive to be the best."

MAIN GOAL ⫻ Min wants to take on his parents business and take it even further, expanding it all across the country and becoming a business entrepreneur.

PHILOSOPHY ⫻ You won’t get anywhere if you don’t work hard, but there’s no point in putting effort into something you’re not good at. Min believes in people sticking to their strengths and not straying. He’s also self critical and thinks others should be too, always trying to better themselves.

SECRETS ⫻ Min knows something about Tuyen’s father’s disappearance, having overheard his parents talking. He won’t tell her though. Along with this he actually doesn’t particularly like his mother, not that he would ever say that to another family member.

DESIRES ⫻ Min wants to leave Farmer Hill one day to go somewhere bigger. He also wants to continue to gain knowledge.

SEXUALITY ⫻ Probably Heterosexual

FEARS ⫻ Min-Jun fears failure and not achieving his goal, while disappointing his family. Along with this he fears losing the friendship with his cousin.

REPUTATION ⫻ Min’s reputation is mixed – he is well thought of for his intelligence and ambitions among his parent’s generation, but this opinion is tarnished for some by the fact he is not white. Among those his age he is seen as a bit of a stuck up and intelligent snob.

PET PEEVES ⫻ Careless people and those who do not think before they do something.

QUIRKS ⫻ Min will often chew on a pen or something else when thinking hard.

BACKSTORY

"My family raised me well."

Min-Jun had a relatively normal upbringing. When he was five his cousin, Tuyen, moved in with them due to her father’s disappearance. Min was quick to get on with her – always taught that family was important by his parents. And without any other siblings she quickly became like a little sister to him.

Min always had the wait of his parent’s expectations on him. His grandparents had came over to start a simple business, just buying in goods you couldn’t get in Farmer Hill and selling them there. From that starting point it had expanded until his father took over. And Min would take over from him. His parents always pushed him to be the best, teaching him to constantly work hard. This combined with his natural intelligence meant that he excelled and easily gained his parent’s pride.

He knew that his cousin didn’t get the same support he did, so tried to help her a little himself. He’d always encourage her to do the things she loved after seeing her struggle with academics – he’d always believed it was best to do something you were good at. He was the one who made sure she aspired to do writing and made his parents allow her to drop science subjects in high school. If anything he was proud of her like any older brother would be.

Min got into college as expected of him, studying Economics and Mathematics. He hasn’t socialised very often, concentrating on working, but with his cousin now around he’s likely to be dragged out a little bit more.

SKILLS & TALENTS

"I know that I’m intelligent, but I still work hard."

Intelligence ⫻ Min-Jun is incredibly intelligent, like far above average. Most things academic come easily to him, but he doesn’t have an artistic bone in his body and struggles to explain things simply.

Diplomatic ⫻ While not social in the sense that he’s good at making friends, Min is incredibly diplomatic – easily sweet talking people and knowing how to say the right thing.

Photographic Memory ⫻ Aiding his intelligence is the fact that Min has a very very good memory. He just has to read something once, or maybe twice, to remember it.

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

"There’s no need for me to say anymore."

 

Tuyen Thị Đoàn

( Đoàn Thị Tuyen)

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"It’s pretty easy to think positive when you try."

[ 19 | 5’2” | South Korean / Vietnamese | She/Her | 121 lb ]

[Insecurity]

APPEARANCE

"I’m pretty average, really, nothing special."

Tuyen is a bit on the shorter side, but not that small in the grand scheme of things. Her mother was smaller. She has a quite stocky build – a little bit wider than most her height. Along with this she is quite flat. Not enough so that she’d be mistaken for a guy, but there isn’t really that much there. She has a little bit of weight to her too which mostly goes to her legs. There isn’t much but it’s enough that she has to watch what she eats.

Tuyen’s hair is a dark brown-black, more brown in warmer lights. It falls down just past her shoulders and keeps relatively straight without much work. It frames a round face with a relatively soft nose and undefined lips. Her eyes are a very dark brown and a little bit bigger than normal. Her skin is golden-brown, inherited from her Vietnamese father – as many of her features are. She has very little of her mother in her aside from her hair.

Because she lacks in more feminine curves Tuyen tends to dress in nice tops and skirts, having a wide variety of combinations. She doesn’t often wear just a dress, finding it a bit stuffy, but is rarely found in something that isn’t a skirt. She does wear practical clothes when out and about around nature. She tends to prefer shades of purple, blue and pink though she isn’t very fussy when it comes to colours.

PSYCHOLOGY

"I’m mostly as happy as I look, really."

MAIN GOAL ⫻ Tuyen hopes to becoming a properly published offer in the future, making money off her books while having money to travel the world and see exotics places.

PHILOSOPHY ⫻ Tuyen believes in pretending to be okay and to keep up a positive outlook. However she also believes you should always lend a listening ear to friends and will always offer her help (even if she will never seek it out from others).

SECRETS ⫻ Just how much she lacks in confident about her own abilities and her constant fear of failure. How much she needs validation from others. Not to mention her sexuality, which she’s been question for a long time.

DESIRES ⫻ To be as happy as she pretends to be and to be free of the pressure of her family.

SEXUALITY ⫻ Gay, but in denial.

FEARS ⫻ Forever being second best and never living up to expectations.

REPUTATION ⫻ In the wider community of Farmer Hills Tuyen’s reputation is of the younger cousin of the intelligent Min. Among those at college she is seen as a happy go lucky, if absent minded, and friendly girl.

PET PEEVES ⫻ People who constantly talk about their troubles and are always mopey, bring down the conversation. Also people who put themselves down (somewhat ironically).

QUIRKS ⫻ Tuyen often hums or whistles to herself, and will just zone out at random times.

BACKSTORY

"It would’ve been nice to know my parents, I guess."

Tuyen was a bit of an accident. Her mother was a farmer hill native, with parents who moved over from South Korea to set up business. Her father, on the other hand, was a post graduate student who had moved over from Vietnam to study. The two hit it off and hooked up after a little too much to drink, resulting in Tuyen. It was safe to say her mother’s parents weren’t too happy about the child out of wedlock.

Things didn’t get much better after her birth – her mother had always been poorly and the pregnancy took its toll on her, meaning she passed away when Tuyen was only a few months old. Her father did everything to try and raise her himself – including submitting to the whims of her mother’s family. Tuyen doesn’t have many memories of this time, but what she has are happy ones.

Tuyen was only four when her father disappeared without a trace. His name was added to the list of people in Farmer Hill who had just gone missing and everyone went on without saying anything. Tuyen was taken in by her mother’s brother and his wife, since they had a son just a bit older than her.

After this her life wasn’t anything spectacular. She got on very well with her cousin, Min-Jun, even as they became very different as the years proceeded. She was always in her shadow – she couldn’t live up to her aunt and uncle’s expectations. She couldn’t be as smart as Min or as perfect as Min. She pretending she didn’t care, especially to him, but deep down it slowly chipped away at her self confidence. It didn’t help that they disapproved of what she was good at.

Still, Min pursued her dreams and managed to get a place to study English Literature and Creative Writing at the college. Here she’s managed to get out of her cousin’s shadow just a little bit, easily making friends in different circles from him.

SKILLS & TALENTS

"I’ve written a few stories, what can I say."

Writing ⫻ Tuyen is good at writing, both fictional and non-fictional (like essays). Her main strength does come in fictional writing and novels.

Animal Identification / Knowledge ⫻ Due to her strange fascination and love for nature Tuyen has accumulated all sorts of useless knowledge about animals. If you ever need to know the exact subspecies of an animal or a random fact she’s the girl to go to.

Imagination ⫻ Tuyen’s imagination is quite something – you could say it was overactive. She gets ideas pretty easily, especially for stories. If it’s for something non-fictional, however, don’t expect something sensible.

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

"That’s all there is to me."

Nope

Magic ~ Tricks

Sure sounds good to me :)

Yeahhhh I personally don't see the point, but that's also sort of because while a few of my flatmates have tvs I don't so it'd be a waste of money xD

Sure - see you've done the post and all so I'll respond tomorrow probably (snow days off uni yay). Also hope you sort out / have sorted out the issue, I know those kinds of things can suck

Yay for writing new things!