Post by Eli on Feb 23, 2017 22:03:39 GMT -5
Eli
[ AT A GLANCE ]
Age / Apparent Age: 585/21
Gender: Male
Height & Weight: 5'10" & 140 lbs
Hair & Eye Color: White/Red
Positive Traits:
- Loyal
- Decisive
- Tough
Negative Traits:
- Stubborn
- Reckless
- Cold-Hearted
Loyalties: Eli is loyal to the Shinigami and the Gotei.
Snapshots:
- 1432 [Birth of Eli] - Eli was born to a Scandinavian mountain village during the late middle ages.
- 1441 [Eli's Capture] - Eli's village is raided, the villagers are killed and Eli is taken into Slavery
- 1442-1448 [Life in the wilds] - Eli is kept by the raiders, taught to hunt and fish to provide for the group. He also learns the basics of combat.
- 1448-1452 [If you can't beat them.] - Eli has become an essential part of the group, aiding in village raids and large hunts. Tending to the hunting wolves and holding a pivotal role in the group of savages.
- 1453 [Death of Eli] - Eli and the other Viking are overran by Crusaders, leading to the death of the entire group.
- 1454 [Rebirth of Eli] - Eli is reborn into the Soul Society, residing in the 73rd district of the Rukongai.
- 1455-1500 [Life in the 73rd] - Eli lives in community housing, becoming close with the men women and children who resided there. Working as hard as he could to provide for the people he lived with.
- 1500-1550 [Trouble on the Horizon] - Life for Eli and the others continues, with everyone doing what they could. However, during 1550 everyone began to notice that the scarcity of resources was increasing as gangs began to populate the area in larger numbers.
- 1550-1575 [Recruitment increases] - People adjusted to the presence of the gangs throughout the 72nd and other outer districts. However, tensions began to rise over territory claims and gangs began to run scheduled recruitment routines, designed to either earn new recruits through persuasion or force. Numbers in the community housing began to decrease, which meant less food required to feed everyone, but more that the gangs would steal.
- 1575-1650 [Conflict begins] - As the gangs continued increasing their numbers, acts of agression began to break out between gangs to decrease population rising as well as territorial claims. The community housing areas throughout the districts were caught in the crossfire, leading to a rise in casualties throughout the 72nd and surrounding districts. Eli did his best to keep the gang members at bay, along with the other males of the community. However most of those unaffiliated with the gangs resorted to hiding to escape the conflict.
- 1675 [No way out] - The conflicts between gangs continued to rise, and eventually the bystanders could not keep themselves out of it. Community housing areas began to get raided in order to claim more land as well as accommodate rising member numbers as well as injuries. Eli's Rukongai family was not spared during these raids. Eli is beaten into submission and taken into slavery by the "Red Faction".
- 1680-1735 [Another New Life] - Eli struggles to survive beneath the thumb of the Faction, He along with other captives were sent as Kamikaze to Gang conflicts, and forced to maintain the varying compounds used by the gangs.
- 1735-1765 [Fight or Die] - Eli continues to fight for the Red Faction, doing what was necessary to survive. Death was a normal part of life now, and Eli began to become cold and distant to the other captives.
- 1765-1830 [The Red Empire] - The Red Faction gathered heavy momentum as began annexing much of the 72nd district, once majority of the district was under centralized control things began to become slightly more peaceful. Community housing returned to the area and though people were under the thumb of the Faction they were at least separated from the conflict on the borders.
- 1830-1850 [New Threat] - With the Red Faction locking itself in as the majority rule of the 72nd district, smaller gangs began to come together and form a larger collective that could counter the Red Faction in numbers and strength.
- 1852 [Conflict re-emerges] - Wars begin to break out again along the border of the Red Faction's 72nd and 73rd district territories, causing a Call to Arms and large deployments of the gangs members.
- 1853-1860 [Hell again] - As the conflict continued, the Red faction found themselves on the losing side. Their borders were pushed hard, and losses were many. They had resorted to using the citizens of community housing as slaves once again, employing them in the conflict to save as many of their own men as they could.
- 1872 [Eli's revolt] - As the Red Faction panicked to gather themselves in the gang war, Eli was pushed to his limits as he saw those he cared for beaten bloodied and abused once again. Eli begins to attack the Red Faction from the inside.
- 1872-1875 [The hunter] - Eli hides amongst the Red Faction troops, gathering the few he can to aid him in raids on the Faction. Towards the end of 1875, rival gangs began to get wind of the internal damage the Red Faction had been receiving, and planned to wipe out the gang collectively in a single move.
- 1900 [End of it All] - The war peaked during 1900, the rival gang moved in to destroy the Red Faction and the conflict was massive. The bloodbath was large enough to attract the attention of the Shinigami, causing them to neutralize the situation by killing or detaining most of the individuals amidst the conflict. The day was eventually referred to as The Red Massacre. Eli was detained and interrogated, and once the situation was resolved Eli was given the choice to return to the Rukongai, or enroll in the Shinigami Academy.
- 1900-2017 [Academy Life] - Eli, having chose to enroll in the academy spent the next hundred years or so of his life honing his skills in the Academy. During this time Eli experienced great change, and once graduated he gathered a new view on life.
[ ON THE SURFACE ]
Physical Description: Eli is an average size male, with medium length white hair and crimson red eyes. His hair is swept back, and has been for so long that it now grows that way naturally. Beneath his eyes are red markings lining his lower eyelids that he supposedly had when he first arrived in the Rukongai, but he has no memory of their origin. His body is covered in scars, with the most notable residing over his left eye and the others adorning the rest of his body from the neck down. Eli has no shame for his scars, and wears them proudly as the story of his survival. He has a very defined muscular build, but he is also very lean and lacking excessive mass. More often than not he wears a black tattered shirt with the sleeves ripped off and loose gray cargo pants without shoes, but he can occasionally be seen in the traditional Shinigami uniform. Around his neck he wears a red scarf, with red fingerless gloves on his hands to match. These are reminders of his time with the Red Faction, and trophies from the man he hated most.
Spiritual Description:
Similar to above, though this focuses on the spiritual presence of your character. This would be how their Reiatsu appears and/or feels when they release it. Typically, Reiatsu can invoke a feeling of sorts and often takes on a ghostly appearance. Reiatsu cannot be touched or molded and simply serves as dramatic effect.
[ BEHIND THE EYES ]
Personality: Describe who your character is and how they interact with the world. This doesn’t necessarily include what they like or dislike, unless those opinions have an actual effect on the character. That is to say, including that they like to watch it rain is rather useless, however saying they are a hollow sympathizer is certainly worth mentioning. Take into consideration things that will actually be relevant to the story you’re telling and information other thread partners would want to see out of your character. This is where you justify the things you want to do.
Goals & Achievements: This is where you briefly talk about things your character has done in the past, or things they want to do. Please note that you cannot have had any previous position of notable power (such as lieutenant or captain), however mentioning that you were once a seated officer in a certain division is very relevant information. This is a very good place to start a foundation of your story and make notes on the general direction of where you want to go with your character. Above all else, keep your goals reasonable; it was be a little ludicrous to go out the gate wanting to be Captain Commander. However, feel free to update this as you progress, so players have easy access to your current plans and accomplishments.
[ GUARDIAN ANGEL ]
Zanpakutō Spirit: Zanpakutō Spirits are the mentors and guides of Shinigami. They serve as the balance to their soul and guides the wielder towards strength. Commonly, Spirits are seen as a Yin to the Shinigami’s Yang, however being direct opposites is not required. The Spirit must allow a different perspective that the Shinigami needs to embrace in order to grow.
Spirits can look like anything and act like anything -- don’t be afraid to bind them to a standard human or wolf. Be as creative as possible, as these are the true expression of your character’s soul. More importantly, Spirits are not friends, nor are they enemies: they are guiders. A relationship with a Spirit should not necessarily start out on good or bad terms, unless you have a reasonable foundation for that conflict or lack thereof.
Inner World: Much like the Spirit, the Inner World is an expression of the soul. It represents how the Shinigami feels about themselves on a subconscious level. Not only that, it is the only place where they can interact with their Spirit and, typically, the Spirit has far more control over this “realm” than the Shinigami themselves.
Power: A brief (1-2 sentences) summary of your power. This only needs to be as complex or as simple as you want it to be, but remember that the full write up belongs in your second post!
Zanpakutō: Most Shinigami have a standard katana as their weapon and, when unreleased, your weapon should fall under that as well. Unless you have a solid reasoning for not having the standard weapon, consider sticking to the basics for this one.
However, your released Zanpakutō should look like something that either represents their Spirit, or the power itself. Either way, feel free to be creative here and use things that might not traditionally be considered a weapon. While nothing can beat a good ol’ fashioned sword, having something that compliments your power is always worth looking into.
[ LEGACY CREATED ]
Origin: Each of these three sections should be at least a full paragraph (5-7 complete sentences). In your origin, you should talk about where your character was born, describe their death (if applicable) and talk about their time in the Rukongai. This should stop right at the part where they develop enough power to be accepted into the Academy.
Rise to Power: Rise to Power should include the Academy and any time you have spent grinding through the rank and file Shinigami events. This would include you unlocking Shikai and most of your notable events in your history. This is where you explain how your character has gotten so strong.
Call to Action: This is where you talk about the event(s) that made your character shift from an NPC to a player character. For whatever reason, they need to be pulled away from the daily grind and put into the spotlight. In this section, you’ll want to highlight that event(s) and justify why your character is they way they are today.
[ AT A GLANCE ]
Age / Apparent Age: 585/21
Gender: Male
Height & Weight: 5'10" & 140 lbs
Hair & Eye Color: White/Red
Positive Traits:
- Loyal
- Decisive
- Tough
Negative Traits:
- Stubborn
- Reckless
- Cold-Hearted
Loyalties: Eli is loyal to the Shinigami and the Gotei.
Snapshots:
- 1432 [Birth of Eli] - Eli was born to a Scandinavian mountain village during the late middle ages.
- 1441 [Eli's Capture] - Eli's village is raided, the villagers are killed and Eli is taken into Slavery
- 1442-1448 [Life in the wilds] - Eli is kept by the raiders, taught to hunt and fish to provide for the group. He also learns the basics of combat.
- 1448-1452 [If you can't beat them.] - Eli has become an essential part of the group, aiding in village raids and large hunts. Tending to the hunting wolves and holding a pivotal role in the group of savages.
- 1453 [Death of Eli] - Eli and the other Viking are overran by Crusaders, leading to the death of the entire group.
- 1454 [Rebirth of Eli] - Eli is reborn into the Soul Society, residing in the 73rd district of the Rukongai.
- 1455-1500 [Life in the 73rd] - Eli lives in community housing, becoming close with the men women and children who resided there. Working as hard as he could to provide for the people he lived with.
- 1500-1550 [Trouble on the Horizon] - Life for Eli and the others continues, with everyone doing what they could. However, during 1550 everyone began to notice that the scarcity of resources was increasing as gangs began to populate the area in larger numbers.
- 1550-1575 [Recruitment increases] - People adjusted to the presence of the gangs throughout the 72nd and other outer districts. However, tensions began to rise over territory claims and gangs began to run scheduled recruitment routines, designed to either earn new recruits through persuasion or force. Numbers in the community housing began to decrease, which meant less food required to feed everyone, but more that the gangs would steal.
- 1575-1650 [Conflict begins] - As the gangs continued increasing their numbers, acts of agression began to break out between gangs to decrease population rising as well as territorial claims. The community housing areas throughout the districts were caught in the crossfire, leading to a rise in casualties throughout the 72nd and surrounding districts. Eli did his best to keep the gang members at bay, along with the other males of the community. However most of those unaffiliated with the gangs resorted to hiding to escape the conflict.
- 1675 [No way out] - The conflicts between gangs continued to rise, and eventually the bystanders could not keep themselves out of it. Community housing areas began to get raided in order to claim more land as well as accommodate rising member numbers as well as injuries. Eli's Rukongai family was not spared during these raids. Eli is beaten into submission and taken into slavery by the "Red Faction".
- 1680-1735 [Another New Life] - Eli struggles to survive beneath the thumb of the Faction, He along with other captives were sent as Kamikaze to Gang conflicts, and forced to maintain the varying compounds used by the gangs.
- 1735-1765 [Fight or Die] - Eli continues to fight for the Red Faction, doing what was necessary to survive. Death was a normal part of life now, and Eli began to become cold and distant to the other captives.
- 1765-1830 [The Red Empire] - The Red Faction gathered heavy momentum as began annexing much of the 72nd district, once majority of the district was under centralized control things began to become slightly more peaceful. Community housing returned to the area and though people were under the thumb of the Faction they were at least separated from the conflict on the borders.
- 1830-1850 [New Threat] - With the Red Faction locking itself in as the majority rule of the 72nd district, smaller gangs began to come together and form a larger collective that could counter the Red Faction in numbers and strength.
- 1852 [Conflict re-emerges] - Wars begin to break out again along the border of the Red Faction's 72nd and 73rd district territories, causing a Call to Arms and large deployments of the gangs members.
- 1853-1860 [Hell again] - As the conflict continued, the Red faction found themselves on the losing side. Their borders were pushed hard, and losses were many. They had resorted to using the citizens of community housing as slaves once again, employing them in the conflict to save as many of their own men as they could.
- 1872 [Eli's revolt] - As the Red Faction panicked to gather themselves in the gang war, Eli was pushed to his limits as he saw those he cared for beaten bloodied and abused once again. Eli begins to attack the Red Faction from the inside.
- 1872-1875 [The hunter] - Eli hides amongst the Red Faction troops, gathering the few he can to aid him in raids on the Faction. Towards the end of 1875, rival gangs began to get wind of the internal damage the Red Faction had been receiving, and planned to wipe out the gang collectively in a single move.
- 1900 [End of it All] - The war peaked during 1900, the rival gang moved in to destroy the Red Faction and the conflict was massive. The bloodbath was large enough to attract the attention of the Shinigami, causing them to neutralize the situation by killing or detaining most of the individuals amidst the conflict. The day was eventually referred to as The Red Massacre. Eli was detained and interrogated, and once the situation was resolved Eli was given the choice to return to the Rukongai, or enroll in the Shinigami Academy.
- 1900-2017 [Academy Life] - Eli, having chose to enroll in the academy spent the next hundred years or so of his life honing his skills in the Academy. During this time Eli experienced great change, and once graduated he gathered a new view on life.
[ ON THE SURFACE ]
Physical Description: Eli is an average size male, with medium length white hair and crimson red eyes. His hair is swept back, and has been for so long that it now grows that way naturally. Beneath his eyes are red markings lining his lower eyelids that he supposedly had when he first arrived in the Rukongai, but he has no memory of their origin. His body is covered in scars, with the most notable residing over his left eye and the others adorning the rest of his body from the neck down. Eli has no shame for his scars, and wears them proudly as the story of his survival. He has a very defined muscular build, but he is also very lean and lacking excessive mass. More often than not he wears a black tattered shirt with the sleeves ripped off and loose gray cargo pants without shoes, but he can occasionally be seen in the traditional Shinigami uniform. Around his neck he wears a red scarf, with red fingerless gloves on his hands to match. These are reminders of his time with the Red Faction, and trophies from the man he hated most.
Spiritual Description:
Similar to above, though this focuses on the spiritual presence of your character. This would be how their Reiatsu appears and/or feels when they release it. Typically, Reiatsu can invoke a feeling of sorts and often takes on a ghostly appearance. Reiatsu cannot be touched or molded and simply serves as dramatic effect.
[ BEHIND THE EYES ]
Personality: Describe who your character is and how they interact with the world. This doesn’t necessarily include what they like or dislike, unless those opinions have an actual effect on the character. That is to say, including that they like to watch it rain is rather useless, however saying they are a hollow sympathizer is certainly worth mentioning. Take into consideration things that will actually be relevant to the story you’re telling and information other thread partners would want to see out of your character. This is where you justify the things you want to do.
Goals & Achievements: This is where you briefly talk about things your character has done in the past, or things they want to do. Please note that you cannot have had any previous position of notable power (such as lieutenant or captain), however mentioning that you were once a seated officer in a certain division is very relevant information. This is a very good place to start a foundation of your story and make notes on the general direction of where you want to go with your character. Above all else, keep your goals reasonable; it was be a little ludicrous to go out the gate wanting to be Captain Commander. However, feel free to update this as you progress, so players have easy access to your current plans and accomplishments.
[ GUARDIAN ANGEL ]
Zanpakutō Spirit: Zanpakutō Spirits are the mentors and guides of Shinigami. They serve as the balance to their soul and guides the wielder towards strength. Commonly, Spirits are seen as a Yin to the Shinigami’s Yang, however being direct opposites is not required. The Spirit must allow a different perspective that the Shinigami needs to embrace in order to grow.
Spirits can look like anything and act like anything -- don’t be afraid to bind them to a standard human or wolf. Be as creative as possible, as these are the true expression of your character’s soul. More importantly, Spirits are not friends, nor are they enemies: they are guiders. A relationship with a Spirit should not necessarily start out on good or bad terms, unless you have a reasonable foundation for that conflict or lack thereof.
Inner World: Much like the Spirit, the Inner World is an expression of the soul. It represents how the Shinigami feels about themselves on a subconscious level. Not only that, it is the only place where they can interact with their Spirit and, typically, the Spirit has far more control over this “realm” than the Shinigami themselves.
Power: A brief (1-2 sentences) summary of your power. This only needs to be as complex or as simple as you want it to be, but remember that the full write up belongs in your second post!
Zanpakutō: Most Shinigami have a standard katana as their weapon and, when unreleased, your weapon should fall under that as well. Unless you have a solid reasoning for not having the standard weapon, consider sticking to the basics for this one.
However, your released Zanpakutō should look like something that either represents their Spirit, or the power itself. Either way, feel free to be creative here and use things that might not traditionally be considered a weapon. While nothing can beat a good ol’ fashioned sword, having something that compliments your power is always worth looking into.
[ LEGACY CREATED ]
Origin: Each of these three sections should be at least a full paragraph (5-7 complete sentences). In your origin, you should talk about where your character was born, describe their death (if applicable) and talk about their time in the Rukongai. This should stop right at the part where they develop enough power to be accepted into the Academy.
Rise to Power: Rise to Power should include the Academy and any time you have spent grinding through the rank and file Shinigami events. This would include you unlocking Shikai and most of your notable events in your history. This is where you explain how your character has gotten so strong.
Call to Action: This is where you talk about the event(s) that made your character shift from an NPC to a player character. For whatever reason, they need to be pulled away from the daily grind and put into the spotlight. In this section, you’ll want to highlight that event(s) and justify why your character is they way they are today.
