Lyla

Edged Horizon

@ERode Well, can't say I'm really the happiest right now, but.. since this is your baby, you're very picky, and tore apart my idea pretty much - as well as you don't know me from the next door neighbor - I'd say it's safe that I'm already not fitting in here. Just on the off chance I did so by mistake, this is by no means an attack on you, your character, or your role-play... just having a really bad day so it might be coming across. Anywho, it was worth a try. Thanks for reading it over in either case.

Edged Horizon

Not as wordy as some others, I hope this works. ^.^

Golem Girl

Ava

(Subject 7)

Ava, while standing what is considered average height, is anything but. It becomes apparent within only a brief moment that she is far different than most things that exist. The small exposure of her joints that reveal pistons, the metal plating of her shoulders, the strangely shaped feet, even her bright aqua eyes give it all away - that she is some sort of machine. Despite her very obvious give-aways, she has a beautiful face (though some may argue it's more cute), fingers, and skin in various places making it seem like whoever created her was attempting to make her human-like.

Age: 1
Gender: Female
Race: Golem
Nation: Illiserev

Personality:

Ava is a curious sort and even though she has limited knowledge of the world around her, the progression of the war or politics, she doesn't seem to be exactly naive either. She is friendly, awkward, but has a good heart and hopes to help others in whatever ways she feels she can. To top it off, she is one that enjoys learning and tends to find herself drawn to libraries. However at times she can be a tad bit too analytical, her intentions are in the right place.

When it comes to more serious matters such as combat or danger, she adorns a serious, determined attitude, drawing from a deep-seeded need to protect. She will even go so far as to sacrifice her safety if she feels the need to. Underneath it all is an unusual romantic, despite her lose of memory and at the end of the day she fears being alone, forcing herself to socialize and get attached.

Biography:

• Towards the battle against Rift-Beasts, noble Caroline commissions work on a project, seeking to take pressure off of live soldiers. It's based on the research of Gods of War.
• Two years go by and little advances in knowledge happen. Instead Caroline takes what she does know and applies it to the creation of a golem.
• A year goes by and a body is forged from Talentium, costing almost all of Caroline's wealth. She stays determined. She hires several summoners and begins research on bonding a spirit to the body.
• During the last two years of the war, her husband dies from an illness, causing her dedication to her project to increase to almost unhealthy levels. Several of the bonding summons fail, despite several summoners working together.
• Finally, with the seventh summoning attempt, they finally bond a powerful ice spirit. Though the process isn't perfect as said being has lost all previous memories despite still understanding how the world seems to work. Caroline retreats and allows the golem to wander as she sees fit, just hoping all her energy would mean something in the end.

Abilities:

Being a spirit closely related to ice, Ava has specialized magic and manipulation in frost-based attacks, though she also has noticeable martial arts skills surprisingly enough. These skills seem to come naturally to Ava in spite of her memory loss and there's no telling why she knows how to fight or how much potential she has if she were ever to remember her past.

• Martial Art Mastery: Ava is a master of hand-to-hand combat and as such, fights on a skill level that is hardly matched by even expert swordsmen. She is able to dodge, twist, block, and attack in fluid motions that almost seem like a beautiful, but deadly dance.
• Talentium Body: For the most part, this makes Ava partially invulnerable at least in the traditional sense. She cannot be cut or crushed, however there is still exposure to her joints and no matter how reinforced they are, they can eventually be damaged causing her to move slower or right-out immobile. She is still subject to magical effects though, such as those that effect time or extreme damage.
• Golem Physiology: As a golem, Ava does not sleep, eat, drink, or tire. She can also endure extreme temperatures and climates and has night vision.
• Frost Strike: Ava can, if direct contact is made, force icicles to instantly form against any surface. This causes extreme drops in temperature and pain for those who can feel it, making most metals brittle to the touch as well as flash-freezing skin.
• Swallow Tail: A beautiful dance of either kicks or swings, she can causing a short-ranged wave of ice to radiate from her form, doing the same sort of damage as her Frost Strike. It trades range for accuracy since it is easier to dodge or block, but can be done in quick succession.

Important Items:

• Caroline's Headband: Though made from Talentium, it doesn't really have any functions other than it was a gift from Caroline. It's precious to her since it was a sign of peace and an apology for her losing her memory.

Edged Horizon

@ERode Very likely, yes. ^.^

Edged Horizon

@ERode - Btw, I saw you set the deadline to.. tomorrow? I just found this and I already have plans to go to the RenFair tomorrow all day. So, on the off chance I don't get it done tomorrow... can I still work on it, or no?

_{At least I found my image!}

Golem Girl

Edged Horizon

@ERode - I could do that... but since I don't have any reference concerning golems (not Gods of War), I'm not sure what I can and cannot do? Or should I just... present something? Or talk in PMs? Also, I take it that Talentium can cut through anything? Even other Talentium?

Edged Horizon

@ERode - It was an idea... I wanted to, but I'm not really a fan of the default option as it were. I was more inspired by the idea of like a War Golem, a wholly self-intelligent type of machine. Which was fairly shot down by everything you said, lol. Unless there's another way of somehow making one, my idea simply won't work from what I gathered.

Edged Horizon

<Snipped quote by Lyla>

That'd be in line with necromancy, which, AFAIR is something frowned upon. I do know that Gods of War can have inklings of intelligences in them beyond following orders along with other strange properties/magic-esque powers, so I don't see why a soul couldn't be attached to one. I don't think the GoW would have the same autonomy or intelligence as the pilot that its soul previously belonged to, though.

@Asuras

Not the same intelligence? That would be the specific deal breaker to my idea, lol... I'll see what @ERode says though. Perhaps the new form could be constructed in a way that allows at least that? I don't know. There wasn't much history on War Gods, except one reply saying they're sort of ancient... which makes me worry that my idea is a no-go.

Edged Horizon

@ERode - I read through the information on the main page and some of the replies and had one major idea I'd love to run by you - a concept really. I was really adoring the idea of a War God, but wanted to do a couple twists to it. One being that this particular War God is actually human-sized, compact... might have more agility and less strength, I'm not sure. The other being that instead of having a pilot, the body was somehow infused with the soul of it's previous pilot... or perhaps better yet, the scientist/mechanic who designed it found a way to infuse their own soul into it. So essentially the body and pilot are one and the same.

I'm not sure what capabilities that would allow this prototype to have, especially when compared to magic or anything. That's something I'd ask you to explain, if this is even possible or feasible. ^.^

The Forgotten Goddess - [Invy, X and Lyla]

As the pair started to ring out to her, those green eyes found themselves looking at the mortal women once more, but instead of a raised eyebrow there was a gentle smile on her lips. ".. I do not mean to bring out the foolishness in you, Anela.." she lightly teased. Soon enough though, she adorned a more serious expression followed by a sigh. "Again, this is new to me. When I ascended the first time, it was no time before I had hundreds - even thousands - of those asking for my guidance and wisdom." Cecilia pushed from the table and stood up, brushing her hair back as she slowly started to pace back and forth in thought.

When she finally decided on something, she came to a slow stop and turned to the women. "I suppose there is no better way to go about this... then to commission ourselves to a hero's life.. if you truly wish. I would never force anything of you.." Again, she smirked, though perhaps with a slight bashfulness at Anela. ".. so no need to bow." With the lightest of blushes on her cheeks as she also gave Kali a curious glance, she walked over to the blade in the ground, pulling it from it's resting place. "Find someone in need. Though perhaps it would be best I ask this - what expertise do either of you have? In magic, combat, or simply otherwise. I may be immortal, but you two are not.. yet.." Cecilia wasn't sure letting slip a secret like that was exactly a wise choice so early, but on the other hand, felt it would do no harm to hint towards her thoughts. She was acutely aware of how important they were and wished for them to be more, if they proved to be the type of women that fit her own role in the heavens.

The Forgotten Goddess - [Invy, X and Lyla]

They both seemed intensely interested, which in a way made the goddess feel good, almost cared for on some level. It had been such a long time since she had felt these things from others - especially so personal as this. It made her smile softly as the pair asked their questions, causing her to just watch them for a moment. They also had very different personalities and she had to admit, there was something in both of them that she enjoyed. ".. the crown did not doubt me anymore, no, but by then I was a goddess. As for Sam.." Cecilia let out a soft sigh, having accepted the fate long ago. "I did try at first.. but only certain deities are granted this power.. nor could I revive her.. it seems like some cruel jest - or at least I thought so before - that I was a god and she was still dead." Easing the news with a light shrug, "but that was a few hundred years ago now."

"As for my absence..." She sat a little straighten and pursed her lips, a mixture of guilt and sadness written on her face. ".. long ago before I was forgotten.. everyone in this land loved me. It had only been a couple decades though before.. this Beast.. this darkness, turned everyone into angry, soulless things. Since no one prayed to me.. I used the last of my power to.. put them to rest and defeat the creature." She reached up and rubbed her temples with a heavy sigh. "For some reason, the other deities did nothing to spread the tale.. that or no one would believe that I was anything but a wrathful witch. So people abandoned me - out of fear - thinking I killed my people out of spite." Cecilia again shrugged lightly, as if trying to brush it off, but it was clear that it bothered her deeply.

However, the goddess turned her attention to them curiously and leaned back, propping herself up by the palms of her hands on the table. "I suppose I could try to gather a following once more.. regain my power.. but I'm not sure. In truth, I miss this. Personal connection and speaking frankly with those who look favorably upon me. I only ever wanted to do good in this world.. and I could do a lot of good if I reacquired my strength, but.." For the first time, the goddess pursed her lips shyly. At that, she simply decided to let thought hang in the air, her eyes slowly falling towards the ground in thought.