Less Careful
09-05-10, 07:35 PM
Early History
Crispen Richards was not always called that. His first name is a secret hidden away in an angry heart. He was born to a small village in Akashima. One of few children, many eyes were upon him as he grew up, and many eyes noticed soon that the boy didn’t act quite like the others. Withdrawn often and more apt to play alone, he demonstrated characteristics that they had seen before – in boys and girls who had grown up to kill their neighbors, animals or themselves. His parents, a wealthy family who liked their lives simple and free of hardship, sent him away to Alerar. There he entered Orville Norton Institute for badly behaved boys. When his family turned him out, he gave up his name and his heritage and became his own person, or rather, people. These are the stories of the two strongest personalities, completely unaware of each other.
Name: Cris Richards
Age: 17
Race: Human (Akashiman)
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165 lb.
Hair: Black
Eye: Dark
Personality: Cris Richards is considered by many of his former classmates to be an intolerant, bigoted psychopath. The boy has a deep-seated hatred for Alerarans, Akashimans, Salvarans, Coronians, Raiaerans, Fallienites, Dheaths, elves light and dark, dwarves, faeries, and any other race or nationality imaginable. In his eyes, there are no salvageable individuals in this world, and holds everyone he encounters in contempt for daring to exist. Even above all of this hate, however, he tolerates spellcasters and magic users not at all, a prejudice instilled in him by Aleraran society in general, and the Orville Norton Institute's curriculum in particular.
In his schooldays, he acted the part of a bully, taking out his frustrations and practicing combat techniques on fellow students. This attitude continues even now that he has graduated.
History: From his first days at the Orville Norton Institute, Crispen Richards faced intense prejudice and racism from his schoolmates, not only for being human in a land ruled by the dark elves, but further for being Akashiman, a part of his past he despised himself. This treatment at the hands of his peers bubbled and boiled in his already unstable mind until he grew psychologically unstable enough, and physically powerful enough to strike back.
Three long years that took, and by that time he had begun to feel, in his moments of greater rage, as if the ground would shake at his every step. Knowing the distrust of magic in this technologically inclined country, he kept his newfound power secret. With time, it grew and he learned to make use of it without relying on it, and more importantly without arousing suspicion.
Around the same time his affinity developed, he began to lose sections of memory. He could remember all the things that had been taught, but not the lessons themselves, nor the daily interactions on those days he had lost. Nothing horrible has yet happened in these blackouts, and so he has now, having grown accustomed to them, begun dismissing them entirely.
At the age of seventeen, Cris has now graduated the ONI with several letters of recommendation, and received his first contract. But before that, he must return home, to the small town in Akashima that cast him away.
Skills:
Blunt Training
Cris is proficient with, and above average in the use of, blunt weapons such as hammers and maces.
Grounded
Cris has a stronger connection to the earth beneath his feet than most, and as such is slightly more stable than the average person. This applies to attacks that would lift him from the ground, or would use leverage against him such as hand-to-hand combat.
Shockwave Stomp
Cris can strike the ground hard with hand, foot, or weapon, causing a wave of force to travel along the ground in a straight line towards a target. If it hits, the target must struggle to maintain their balance. This has a maximum range of twenty feet, and cannot be used more than three times in a day.
Name: Penn Richards
Age: 17
Race: Human (Akashiman)
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165 lb.
Hair: Black
Eye: Dark
Personality: Penn has always been a soft spoken boy, with a penchant for seeing others do his bidding. While he enjoys manipulating those he can, he prefers solitude. Paranoid to a fault, he has a complex that thirsts for power yet detests the idea of being famous. His vices are alcohol and weak men who he can dominate intellectually and sexually.
History: It was a few years at ONI that Penn first blacked out. He had been eating lunch when pushed by a bully. Falling out of his chair, hitting his head on the table as he went, he remembered nothing when he woke eighteen hours later. His knuckles were bruised, his head throbbing. Confused and upset he went to find the kid who had started the fight, but was quickly distracted. As he went, he saw his face in the reflection of a mirror. A goose egg was standing starkly out against his forehead, one eye bruised and his lip cut. He scowled at his reflection, getting angrier and angrier, until the wooden frame of the mirror burst into flame. From that day onward, he worried and lurked in the library, needing to know more. In the cover of secrecy, for magic was ill tolerated within the walls of Orville Norton, he began to hone his sway over fire. As the years progressed, so it seemed that his blackouts did as well. At fourteen he picked up the bottle, nursing away any worries he had about the fragments of lost memories. Eventually, he convinced himself that the booze was the cause, the dark void of memories only a drunken mishap.
At the age of seventeen, Penn has now graduated the ONI with several letters of recommendation, and received his first contract. But before that, he must return home, to the small town in Akashima that cast him away.
Skills:
Knife Fighter
Penn is above average with a dagger, but below average in throwing blades.
Firestarter
Penn can create a spark strong enough to start a fire on flammable materials up to ten feet away from his body. He can use this three times daily, and the use on the clothes/person of another PC must be agreed upon beforehand.
Healing Heat
Focusing his power in his hands, Penn is capable of a healing massage that can fully heal sprains and strained muscles, as well as minor cuts and bruises.
Special Note:
Cris and Penn cannot switch who is in control at will. They cannot share skills, and do not recollect anything that happens when they are not in control. In order for the personalities to switch there must either be extreme physical or emotional duress, a blow to the head, or a period of sleep of at least four hours.
Crispen Richards was not always called that. His first name is a secret hidden away in an angry heart. He was born to a small village in Akashima. One of few children, many eyes were upon him as he grew up, and many eyes noticed soon that the boy didn’t act quite like the others. Withdrawn often and more apt to play alone, he demonstrated characteristics that they had seen before – in boys and girls who had grown up to kill their neighbors, animals or themselves. His parents, a wealthy family who liked their lives simple and free of hardship, sent him away to Alerar. There he entered Orville Norton Institute for badly behaved boys. When his family turned him out, he gave up his name and his heritage and became his own person, or rather, people. These are the stories of the two strongest personalities, completely unaware of each other.
Name: Cris Richards
Age: 17
Race: Human (Akashiman)
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165 lb.
Hair: Black
Eye: Dark
Personality: Cris Richards is considered by many of his former classmates to be an intolerant, bigoted psychopath. The boy has a deep-seated hatred for Alerarans, Akashimans, Salvarans, Coronians, Raiaerans, Fallienites, Dheaths, elves light and dark, dwarves, faeries, and any other race or nationality imaginable. In his eyes, there are no salvageable individuals in this world, and holds everyone he encounters in contempt for daring to exist. Even above all of this hate, however, he tolerates spellcasters and magic users not at all, a prejudice instilled in him by Aleraran society in general, and the Orville Norton Institute's curriculum in particular.
In his schooldays, he acted the part of a bully, taking out his frustrations and practicing combat techniques on fellow students. This attitude continues even now that he has graduated.
History: From his first days at the Orville Norton Institute, Crispen Richards faced intense prejudice and racism from his schoolmates, not only for being human in a land ruled by the dark elves, but further for being Akashiman, a part of his past he despised himself. This treatment at the hands of his peers bubbled and boiled in his already unstable mind until he grew psychologically unstable enough, and physically powerful enough to strike back.
Three long years that took, and by that time he had begun to feel, in his moments of greater rage, as if the ground would shake at his every step. Knowing the distrust of magic in this technologically inclined country, he kept his newfound power secret. With time, it grew and he learned to make use of it without relying on it, and more importantly without arousing suspicion.
Around the same time his affinity developed, he began to lose sections of memory. He could remember all the things that had been taught, but not the lessons themselves, nor the daily interactions on those days he had lost. Nothing horrible has yet happened in these blackouts, and so he has now, having grown accustomed to them, begun dismissing them entirely.
At the age of seventeen, Cris has now graduated the ONI with several letters of recommendation, and received his first contract. But before that, he must return home, to the small town in Akashima that cast him away.
Skills:
Blunt Training
Cris is proficient with, and above average in the use of, blunt weapons such as hammers and maces.
Grounded
Cris has a stronger connection to the earth beneath his feet than most, and as such is slightly more stable than the average person. This applies to attacks that would lift him from the ground, or would use leverage against him such as hand-to-hand combat.
Shockwave Stomp
Cris can strike the ground hard with hand, foot, or weapon, causing a wave of force to travel along the ground in a straight line towards a target. If it hits, the target must struggle to maintain their balance. This has a maximum range of twenty feet, and cannot be used more than three times in a day.
Name: Penn Richards
Age: 17
Race: Human (Akashiman)
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165 lb.
Hair: Black
Eye: Dark
Personality: Penn has always been a soft spoken boy, with a penchant for seeing others do his bidding. While he enjoys manipulating those he can, he prefers solitude. Paranoid to a fault, he has a complex that thirsts for power yet detests the idea of being famous. His vices are alcohol and weak men who he can dominate intellectually and sexually.
History: It was a few years at ONI that Penn first blacked out. He had been eating lunch when pushed by a bully. Falling out of his chair, hitting his head on the table as he went, he remembered nothing when he woke eighteen hours later. His knuckles were bruised, his head throbbing. Confused and upset he went to find the kid who had started the fight, but was quickly distracted. As he went, he saw his face in the reflection of a mirror. A goose egg was standing starkly out against his forehead, one eye bruised and his lip cut. He scowled at his reflection, getting angrier and angrier, until the wooden frame of the mirror burst into flame. From that day onward, he worried and lurked in the library, needing to know more. In the cover of secrecy, for magic was ill tolerated within the walls of Orville Norton, he began to hone his sway over fire. As the years progressed, so it seemed that his blackouts did as well. At fourteen he picked up the bottle, nursing away any worries he had about the fragments of lost memories. Eventually, he convinced himself that the booze was the cause, the dark void of memories only a drunken mishap.
At the age of seventeen, Penn has now graduated the ONI with several letters of recommendation, and received his first contract. But before that, he must return home, to the small town in Akashima that cast him away.
Skills:
Knife Fighter
Penn is above average with a dagger, but below average in throwing blades.
Firestarter
Penn can create a spark strong enough to start a fire on flammable materials up to ten feet away from his body. He can use this three times daily, and the use on the clothes/person of another PC must be agreed upon beforehand.
Healing Heat
Focusing his power in his hands, Penn is capable of a healing massage that can fully heal sprains and strained muscles, as well as minor cuts and bruises.
Special Note:
Cris and Penn cannot switch who is in control at will. They cannot share skills, and do not recollect anything that happens when they are not in control. In order for the personalities to switch there must either be extreme physical or emotional duress, a blow to the head, or a period of sleep of at least four hours.