Post by nyarai ward on Dec 20, 2012 3:15:34 GMT -5
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NYARAI WARD
werehyena pack leader
RANK. E AGE. 24 DOB. 06 20 ETHNICITY. african-american OCCUPATION. blackmailer/pack leader RESIDENCE. like she'd tell you
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Nyarai doesn't talk about her origins or her parents, and they're nowhere to be seen, either. Anyone who so much as alludes to her having a damaging childhood might get socked, though, so either watch out or hold your tongue. Up to you.
For most of New York, Nyarai just came from out of nowhere, pulling "her people" together. It started with just her kind, werehyenas, but it didn't end there. Misfits came to be welcome too, as long as they could pull their own weight some way or another.
And the werehyena has made a point of making sure they are protected, one way or another. If the person she needed to listen to her didn't bend their ear, she made them listen. An unfortunate photograph here, an inconvenient document there. And she always kept copies.
It might get her in trouble one day, but she doesn't care. She has a people to look out for and lead now.
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ENHANCED CONDITION. this means that nyarai takes care of her body and it takes care of her. or just that, y'know, there are gifts that come with being a werehyena. she is stronger, faster, and can take more hits than others of her kind. simple as that.
NIGHT VISION. hyenas are nocturnal animals, so switching off those lights would actually help nyarai's hunt for you in the dark more than hinder her. thanks for that. it takes time, of course, for her to adjust to a switch back to light however. and sudden flashes of light are definitely not welcome.
ACCELERATED REGENERATION. nothing heals immediately. but nyarai's wounds mend faster than that of a sleeper. for instance, an injury that might usually take a month to heal might take a week, and so on.
FOLLOWERS I. the ragtag pack that this were has pulled together. some members are striped, spotted, or brown werehyenas. not all are, however, and one is a werecub, who is inexperienced with turning and not fully in control of their abilities. nyarai gets flack for keeping them around, and what he might become, but she doesn't seem to care. it is possible she would take on other misfits, as long as they abide by the pack structure of werehyenas (it differs from werewolves - for starters, the females are dominant in hyena packs). it is clear she intends on pulling together a stronger pack as time goes by - one that would be able to fight back.
INFLUENCE II. nyarai has sway in the city, but it's not first as a pack leader (not yet). a listening ear here, a reluctant favor there, and nyarai is using what she's got to the full in order to make sure her people are safe. she will do whatever it takes to make sure that this doesn't change - no matter what it takes to make the person she needs listen.
SANCTUM II. she won't reveal the location (or even hint at it), but she has a place in manhattan that's safe against scryers and break-ins. it's cramped, but it's also safe, and for the time being that's the least her pack can ask of her.
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played by eun
$150 promo cash SANCTUM II - 150 INFLUENCE II - 150 FOLLOWERS - 50 = 350 = - 200
Last Edit: Dec 22, 2012 6:26:35 GMT -5 by nyarai ward
Post by nyarai ward on Dec 20, 2012 4:38:17 GMT -5
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CONNOR GRAVES
unseelie changeling, no ulterior motives here
RANK. E AGE. 20. or at least, this body is. DOB. 08 12, according to his sleeper parents ETHNICITY. he'd say irish-american OCCUPATION. professional mooch RESIDENCE. see: sanctum
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Con's parents always remark on the fact that he was "precocious" with pride. It never seemed to bother them when he had a tendency to know things most children wouldn't grasp. They noticed, of course they did, but after some puzzling they dismissed it as the child being gifted.
When this body was young, a boy pushed him down. It was then that he said another precocious thing, caught the other off-guard. And they were thick as thieves ever since. After all, boys will be boys.
Sure, they occasionally got in trouble and once the parents even tried to separate them, certain that K was the bad influence on their Connor. But it was as if nothing quite worked. The boys always found a way to get back together and work their mischief.
If someone were to ask Con a question, they'd often go unsatisfied with the answer. If they were to ask him why he pulled his pranks - or worse - he might only give that he was bored. If they were to ask him what K was, he might only give them that he didn't know or really care, as long as he was 'other.' If one were to ask why they spent time together - alluding to something ridiculous or not - Con might simply say that they were bound.
It's difficult to tell when he's telling the truth or not.
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PERSUASION. one might say con has quite the way with words, but it's not just that. while he is incapable of full on mind control, con can easily nudge people in the direction he wants them. it's as simple as just planting the seed and watching things unfold. effects do not usually take place immediately. those with high willpower can resist, or at least attempt to. sleepers make for easier targets. once triggered, the events that follow can unfold in a way con does not expect. when con's just bored, though, well. that's half the fun, right?
WATER MANIPULATION. this is much easier when water is abundant and con doesn't have attempt to rip it out of the air or other available resources. yes, he can move it around and make it look pretty. and be distracting with it. or just get you wet. or soaked, but that goes back to abundance and all that. he cannot currently manipulate water's form into anything other than water as most sleeper's know it (no ice, et cetera). this is totally harmless, guys. at this moment in time he cannot do this for extended periods without reaching exhaustion.
ILLUSION. it's easier in the dreaming, he'd tell you that much. however, he's finally getting the hang of creating illusions in this realm. he is currently incapable of anything more than inducing momentary hallucinations, and right now he as to work off of what's immediately available in the physical, but he's getting better.
WEALTH I. he's used to more, but he's on a trust fund from 'mother' and 'father.' whatever. it's enough, for now. he's after the will, though. sleeper currency can be useful, you know.
HERD I. the changeling can't always drain off of k, contract or no. con's found a needy person here or there scattered across the city willing to sign just about anything away for a little attention here, some magical advice or promise there. whether or not con's help worked in the way they expected it to, well.
CONNECTIONS I. it's taken time, and will take even more time, but con is finding his way up the later. there are enough people he can call on if he needs to. or at least- he's working on it.
SANCTUM II. it isn't where most would go looking (but that's sort of the point). tucked away between an illusory label and what seems to be a constantly locked door down the opposite hall of a parole office, con manages a safe enough place. k is the only other person con has told about it.
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played by eun
$150 spending
SANCTUM II - 150 WEALTH I - 50 HERD I - 50 CONNECTION I - 50 =300 = -150
Last Edit: Dec 22, 2012 13:01:03 GMT -5 by nyarai ward
Post by nyarai ward on Dec 22, 2012 5:35:26 GMT -5
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EVA HOFFMAN
Keep your eyes shut tight tight tight tight tight
RANK. E AGE. 23 DOB. 04 25 ETHNICITY. german-american (second generation) OCCUPATION. child counselor RESIDENCE. an apartment in downtown
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Eva was born in upstate New York, to a mother and a father. All of them were sleepers - though, if that term was spouted at Eva she'd look at the being voicing it funny. She still is one, after all. And if she had a say in it, she would remain one. Firmly.
Because everyone knows the supernatural doesn't exist. It can't exist.
No you don't understand it can't it can't it can't-
When her brother had been born, she'd actually been excited. Happy even. She wouldn't admit to that today.
It all started out just fine, until Alex got so angry one day and next thing she knew she'd hit the world and down was up and everything was jumbled but he hadn't even touched her but no that was impossible-!
After that, she couldn't even look at him. It wasn't long before their parents broke into fights, wasn't long until her family dissolved. But, oh, they weren't to talk about Alex's condition, not ever. It did not exist (not unless they wanted to talk about it, to blame him). And it was up to Eva to be the normal one, because god forbid if both of the kids wound up like this, what would they even do.
It wasn't long before Alex wasn't allowed out often. Eva was always relieved for the time safe apart.
When she was fifteen, she said something that made Alex mad and he broke her arm without even moving and-
When he ran away, she didn't even blink. She knew she was supposed to worry (and maybe a part of her, just a part, did). She know she was supposed to be sad, the way people talked, the way her parents acting. But she felt little else but relief.
The family didn't fix itself when Alex left, but she was safe again.
When she could, she left. She did not look back.
And she wasn't about to let any of them define her. So she worked hard at her grades, got a job she could tolerate, got signed up with a university. Tried to ignore the piling debt by signing up for scholarships. Aimed big, PhD.-big. Then she decided to just make sure she could practice, make sure she could help kids. Make sure she could do what was in her power to keep what happened to her from happening again.
She's made a bit of headway, more than she thought she would. But not enough. Never enough. Because sometimes she looks over he shoulder and could almost swear she's seen him ...
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REMOTE TELEPORTATION. this ability is currently dormant. she will not require physical contact with the object to teleport it. she will not have control over it if and when it first takes place. she will know how to teleport objects away from herself before she knows how to teleport herself. it will take longer for her to be able to teleport distances. after that has developed for some time she might be able to teleport heavier objects and more easily send some attacks back at predators. finally, she might figure out how to switch objects, predominantly herself and something (or someone) else. this is, of course, keeping in mind that she would need to want to learn these things. when this is first activated, it will likely be out of a need to make something just go away.
SHEER WILLPOWER. that other world doesn't exist, okay? eva has spent a lot of energy building up a resistance to ... whatever that had been. while it's mostly instinctual, she's oh-so-gifted with the ability to resist most psychic attempts at control. with practice, this might grow stronger, but currently it might stand little more than a thin and feeble barrier to a more powerful and practiced psychic being. with her current state of awareness (that is to say, denial), it's unlikely she'd stand much of a chance.
COUNSELING. no one can deny that eva has a way with kids. she sees the system for what it is, and knows the degrees and resume she'd need to get through this as fast as she can. she can practice, and while she's considered signing back up for school and getting that shiny title of doctor, but she earns enough and is a position to help as she can.
LIBRARY II. what with her position, she has access to a variety of information, be they in book, medical journals/// or technological form. keep in mind that the majority of her information will very likely be a psychologists take on a phenomenon, along with knowledge of how credited the sources are.
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played by eun
spending: start with: $150 promo library II -150 0 whooooo
Last Edit: Dec 22, 2012 6:13:04 GMT -5 by nyarai ward
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