McHaggis

City of Gold OOC

Posted a character sheet. Hope it's okay :s

City of Gold Character Storage Vault

BASIC INFORMATION
Name:Jenna James Bartlett
Nicknames: “JJ”

Gender: Female
Age: 18
Height: 5'1”
Weight: 150 lbs

Faction: Neutral

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APPEARANCE
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Hazel
Ethnicity: African-American

Physical Appearance:
Jenna James is a short, rotund teenager who reached physical maturity too early and despite her large-breasted and undeniably curvy form she often gives the general impression of a girl trying far too hard to be a woman. Her most striking feature is her thick, untameable curly hair which she wears naturally – almost like a lion's mane.

Disregarding her unattractive, apple-shaped figure, she is still decently pretty by conventional standards. Her skin is extremely dark, more so than most of her family, but it is relatively untouched by acne and other problems that puberty brings. Jenna James learned fairly early on how to apply make-up so as to 'hide' the perceived problems with her facial structure. As a result, highlighting and contouring techniques hide the sagging eye sockets, thin the too-wide nose and emphasise her favourite feature – lips in a perfect cupid's bow shape.

Attire:
Jenna James lives in a bad part of town; therefore, it is not uncommon for her apparel to be called “trashy” – particularly by bullies. Typically she wears clothes designed to showcase cleavage for women much, much older than herself, usually in vibrant teals and purples. She prefers large loop earrings and has lip piercings (snake bites). When exploring the city's abandoned buildings, she tends to wear cargo pants and novelty t-shirts bought by friends and family as Christmas presents.

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PERSONALITY
Outward & Innate Personality:
Jenna James appears to be a reserved girl, often lurking at the back end of groups and hard to notice at first. She is always friendly, if slightly distant, and willing to talk to anyone; however, it is clear she is wary of anyone she meets – distrustful enough to leave out key information and force conversation to easier, more general topics like the weather. Her attempts at this can be clumsy and obvious. Insults thrown her way seem to be shrugged off; she has a particularly thick-skin.

In reality, she is shy. It is a trait not earned naturally but rather from years of verbal abuse and psychological warfare during school and even in her own home; a case of “once bitten, twice shy” when it comes to social interactions. Jenna James finds herself baffled by the slightest kindness but often clings to it like a lifeline. Her thick-skin is just a front. While she can take criticism well from strangers as she has done all her life (by refusing to listen), if it is from the mouth of a friend or family member it is shattering to her already fragile self-esteem.

Hobbies/Interests:
Her hobbies are urban exploration, creating street art (sometimes for a commission) and photography. She also takes an interest in the history of her town, particularly the most gruesome of murder mysteries.

Skills/Talents:
Jenna James is excellent when it comes to art in many mediums from pencil drawings to spray paint on abandoned buildings in River Hill – she won several local contests for her talent. As the oldest of four, she learned to cook fairly well to sustain her younger siblings without a stable parental figure. She is intelligent, even if her school reports don't suggest that, and her IQ is surprisingly high.

Prized Possession:
Camera – Saved up for it herself using winnings from an art competition. Has many memories of her and siblings stored on it – including several irreplaceable ones with her now deceased younger brother. Taking 'family portraits' and constantly being asked to do so makes her feel worthwhile, like she is truly a part of it.

Family:
Johnny Bartlett || Father || Alive, lives with.
Marie Bartlett || Mother || Alive, divorced, moved to Kansas.
James Bartlett || Older Brother || Died shortly after birth. Named after.
Jimmy Bartlett || Younger Brother || Dead. Killed as a bystander in gang warfare.
Jack Bartlett || Younger Brother || Alive. Has behavioural issues at school and is in general not a nice person.
Jonathan Bartlett || Younger Brother || Alive, lives with. Undiscovered meta-human.

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RELATIONSHIPS:
Malcolm Okada || Boyfriend

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ABILITIES
Power Class: Extra-Sensory

Power:
Psychometry – “The user obtains historical memories or sensations concerning beings and objects they can observe by their senses.”
Jenna James has a form of psychometry wherein if she touches an object or living organism, she is immediately drawn into the strongest (unseen) memory, usually linked to times of high emotion. The memory is always from first person, and she never has control over what has been seen – only that if she touches an item or person again she will not receive the same vision. From these, she can learn of events – like murders – where the evidence was hidden and piece it together from there.

Weaknesses/Limitations/Drawbacks:
– Jenna James cannot stop a memory once she is subject to it and so must wait it out, no matter how long it takes. Although time passes differently and an hour inside the vision may only be a minute or so outside, it can (and will) earn her strange looks as her eyes cloud over and she stands perfectly still.

– The emotions she feels most connected to are terror, anger, embarrassment and crippling loneliness as the pleasanter options like love and happiness are far rarer in River Hill. Since she must relive the memory as one of the person(s) affected by it, she will experience those emotions flooding her system. It may well have a physical effect on her, with terror speeding up her heart rate and adrenaline production.

– Jenna James' subconscious mind picks up small slivers of nonsensical memories too, and as a result her dreams are plagued with confusion and characters that she has never met before. She rarely gets a good night's sleep as a result, even when psychometry is taxing on her mental state and she needs the rest.

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OTHER
– Has a meta-human boyfriend named Malcolm ("Mal") whose power is the opposite of hers – a form of what appears to be precognition. He is a supporter of the Vanguard but has recently turned to private investigation, mostly because they make a wicked double act. The team's services have always been open to the gang.

– Every time she receives a vision, a miniscule part of her genome changes. It is not clear what this is for or doing to her body overall. This change is unrelated to the transposon discovered to be linked to her powers as it causes the mutation.

Forsaken Children of War (Kirah and McHaggis)

"It definitely does," Siobhan replied, smiling nervously. Mostly because if it didn't she knew where she would be going – Gryffindor – and she couldn't risk losing her brother's affection, even if he promised he would still treat her the same no matter what house she was in. She knew that Alistair wanted her in Slytherin, and that was all that mattered to her. "I have no doubt you'll get into Slytherin, Kyle."

Yet her dad hadn't been worried that his daughter would become one, despite his own hatred of Slytherin. He'd been surprised (enough so to send a Howler!) when Alistair had been Sorted and she remembered him sitting down and composing the red letter by the fire. It was as if he knew she was to go into the house of lions, Siobhan thought scathingly. It was the reason her heavy heart rested like a lead weight in the bottom of her stomach, churning anxiously.

"My dad said that dragon-keeping's a Gryffindor's profession," she said eventually, picking at the hem of her robes. "What if I do end up there? Can we still be friends? Or... at least sit together in classes?"

The train began to slow, if only slightly. Alistair's voice echoed in through the open door, "Firsties, leave your trunks and everything else on the train; you'll find them in your dormitories once you've been Sorted!"

City of Gold OOC

Working on a character for this ^^

Hogwarts: Legacy of Lord Voldemort

James MacFusty

Jimmy knew there was one thing he couldn't ever manage to do and that was to somehow get Adelie to stop mothering him. As a result, he simply sighed as she did some fancy charm work, buttoning up his shirt for him (it was fine as it was!) and moving his tie up–

Oh, Merlin, too tight! He thought as tugged on the knot just a little, wiping off a chunk of apple that escaped from his mouth during his near-strangulation with the back of his hand.

Turning around to see the purple-haired Slytherin keeper that he was so totally better than, thank you very much, he grinned. Just as Adelie started off with a mildly offensive comment in her dislike of the Snakes (that Jimmy could never fully understand), he replied to both of them, “I did an air freshnin' charm for a couch or curtains. They aren't meant for you to use them on yerself, but... needs must, I s'pose.”

With a moment's hesitation, he winked at the Slytherin whose name he forgot – if only in an attempt to rile Adelie up by playing nice with their sworn enemies – and returned to munching on his second apple.

Forsaken Children of War (Kirah and McHaggis)

Soooo brilliant time for the forums to go crazy, amirite?

The Walking Dead: What Lies Ahead

Since the site's been down I've been saving up on my character sheet for Kali *cracks knuckles* I also discovered like 50-zillion grammatical mistakes in Malik's so as a supposed English Lit student (next year) I should be taken out and shot.

Oh and Percival's such a cutie. Or maybe I'm just biased for the Misha Collins?

[High Casual] Frontier: The Great Space Rebellion

Now that RPers guild is now fixed, I'm looking for everyone's characters to be on the ship ASAP! We need to get this show on the road :D

(Also, for the WoW players, got full mythic gear now. #swag #brag)

Blood Lust: Eternal Night

Sure, I'm up for it!

Forsaken Children of War (Kirah and McHaggis)

Siobhan leaned over and opened the latch on her trunk, pulling out the first robe that she came to and throwing it on over her vest and pleated skirt. Pinning the top of it with a silver brooch in the shape of a Hungarian Horntail, she hoped that nobody would mind she didn't have a proper button-down shirt on underneath. She knew some traditionalists wore the robes and nothing else, so as long as it fastened at the top she wouldn't look too out of place.

"Alistair told me about the Sorting Ceremony," she said. "He said you have to do it in front of the whole school."

A nervous part of her worried about what would happen if she sat there, hat on her head, and it called out Hufflepuff or worse. She'd have to walk to the table in shame, not even being able to look at her brother for fear of what he might think. Although her parents wouldn't mind her getting into any house, disappointing Alistair was the worst thing she could ever imagine.