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08-19-11, 08:29 PM
Hello. It's been, I want to say, three years since I signed up, and I'd like to have another go after revamping my character. I've taken the liberty of bolding combat-relevant things; hope that helps.
Name: Demonica Serkan; goes by “Dem”.
Race: Demon. (See Abilities.)
Gender/Orientation: Bisexual female.
Age: 22.
Languages: Tradespeak, fractured Latin.
Occupation: Odd jobs, usually the illegal kind.
Appearance: See below.
Abilities: Dem, like all demons of her particular subspecies, is a shapeshifter, and as such has no consistent physical form. Though she is most comfortable in the form described under Appearance, she can hide her demonic features with minimal effort (her eyes lose their red tint, her wings sink back into her spine, etc.). Human females are the only creature she can realistically replicate – all other genders and species will look somehow “off” if she attempts to mimic them. The longer and more drastic a shift is, the less time Dem can hold it – for instance, she can only appear completely biologically human for 6 hours. More drastic shifts require more concentration, and are thus less sustainable in situations of high stress. That said, some of Dem’s shapeshifting is subconscious; her hair will shorten and her body frame will lighten and grow more muscular when she feels threatened.
She gets a vague sense of another’s body when she makes eye contact with them – the blurry locations of their major organs, veins and arteries, as well as a sense of their likes, lusts and desires. She can thus shift to make herself almost irresistibly attractive to any given person, and has a powerful, subconscious charming effect on them – a mild hypnosis. Like her shifting, this charm is difficult to sustain in combat, but is useful for manipulating others. It is markedly more effective on humans.
Dem has wings, though she frequently shifts to hide them, and can fly short distances. She has an exceptional pain tolerance, beyond that of a human, and can sustain severe injuries before being incapacitated.
Skills/Weapons: Dem has sharp, steel-strength talons on each finger and toe, and can sheath and unsheathe them at will, much like the “springloaded” claws of a cat. She fights by getting as close as she can to her opponent, then slashing, in hopes of snaring a vital organ or major blood vessel. Though her claws leave deep wounds, she is inaccurate.
She has a set of predatory fangs, good for tearing meat from bone.
She can perform basic first aid on herself and others.
Appearance (unless otherwise specified): Dem is most comfortable in an outwardly semi-human form. She has dark, crimson eyes, and straight black hair, twice as long on the right side than the left. She has very high cheekbones, and thin cheeks, her eyes large and deeply set. She is very thinly built, roughly 5’5” and 102lbs. Her wings, bony like a bat’s, stretch up from between her shoulders, and fold up when not in use. She has a thin tail protruding from the base of her spine, though she rarely shows it. She wears a maroon corset-dress with a tattered long skirt, fingerless gloves, and thick, black, steel-toe lace-up boots.
History: Dem was the heir to a dynasty of vicious demonic warlords, the Serkan, and their terrifying, massive army. Her father, rather than putting her through the hells of training and war, promoted her to general when she was 13. In just under a month, the Serkan army had been nearly exterminated, and nearby warring nations – demonic and human – began to raid Serkan towns. As her father’s empire crumbled around her, Dem was exiled, disgraced and disowned.
She has been leading a hand-to-mouth existence for years, using and abusing others to ensure her own survival.
Personality: Dem is a cunning (if sarcastic) conversationalist, and takes no greater pleasure than having a luxurious conversation with someone who she knows she’ll murder the next morning. She is extremely sensual, and even hedonistic, finding joy in sin. She tends to be possessive of things she likes, material or otherwise, and goes to great lengths to protect them. Her emotions change rapidly and severely; she can and often will go from playful and sweet to unimaginably cruel in a moment.
Equipment: In her knapsack - some bandages, a vial of painkillers, cheap makeup, and a stale hunk of bread. On her feet – steel-toe boots.
Familiars: N/A
Name: Demonica Serkan; goes by “Dem”.
Race: Demon. (See Abilities.)
Gender/Orientation: Bisexual female.
Age: 22.
Languages: Tradespeak, fractured Latin.
Occupation: Odd jobs, usually the illegal kind.
Appearance: See below.
Abilities: Dem, like all demons of her particular subspecies, is a shapeshifter, and as such has no consistent physical form. Though she is most comfortable in the form described under Appearance, she can hide her demonic features with minimal effort (her eyes lose their red tint, her wings sink back into her spine, etc.). Human females are the only creature she can realistically replicate – all other genders and species will look somehow “off” if she attempts to mimic them. The longer and more drastic a shift is, the less time Dem can hold it – for instance, she can only appear completely biologically human for 6 hours. More drastic shifts require more concentration, and are thus less sustainable in situations of high stress. That said, some of Dem’s shapeshifting is subconscious; her hair will shorten and her body frame will lighten and grow more muscular when she feels threatened.
She gets a vague sense of another’s body when she makes eye contact with them – the blurry locations of their major organs, veins and arteries, as well as a sense of their likes, lusts and desires. She can thus shift to make herself almost irresistibly attractive to any given person, and has a powerful, subconscious charming effect on them – a mild hypnosis. Like her shifting, this charm is difficult to sustain in combat, but is useful for manipulating others. It is markedly more effective on humans.
Dem has wings, though she frequently shifts to hide them, and can fly short distances. She has an exceptional pain tolerance, beyond that of a human, and can sustain severe injuries before being incapacitated.
Skills/Weapons: Dem has sharp, steel-strength talons on each finger and toe, and can sheath and unsheathe them at will, much like the “springloaded” claws of a cat. She fights by getting as close as she can to her opponent, then slashing, in hopes of snaring a vital organ or major blood vessel. Though her claws leave deep wounds, she is inaccurate.
She has a set of predatory fangs, good for tearing meat from bone.
She can perform basic first aid on herself and others.
Appearance (unless otherwise specified): Dem is most comfortable in an outwardly semi-human form. She has dark, crimson eyes, and straight black hair, twice as long on the right side than the left. She has very high cheekbones, and thin cheeks, her eyes large and deeply set. She is very thinly built, roughly 5’5” and 102lbs. Her wings, bony like a bat’s, stretch up from between her shoulders, and fold up when not in use. She has a thin tail protruding from the base of her spine, though she rarely shows it. She wears a maroon corset-dress with a tattered long skirt, fingerless gloves, and thick, black, steel-toe lace-up boots.
History: Dem was the heir to a dynasty of vicious demonic warlords, the Serkan, and their terrifying, massive army. Her father, rather than putting her through the hells of training and war, promoted her to general when she was 13. In just under a month, the Serkan army had been nearly exterminated, and nearby warring nations – demonic and human – began to raid Serkan towns. As her father’s empire crumbled around her, Dem was exiled, disgraced and disowned.
She has been leading a hand-to-mouth existence for years, using and abusing others to ensure her own survival.
Personality: Dem is a cunning (if sarcastic) conversationalist, and takes no greater pleasure than having a luxurious conversation with someone who she knows she’ll murder the next morning. She is extremely sensual, and even hedonistic, finding joy in sin. She tends to be possessive of things she likes, material or otherwise, and goes to great lengths to protect them. Her emotions change rapidly and severely; she can and often will go from playful and sweet to unimaginably cruel in a moment.
Equipment: In her knapsack - some bandages, a vial of painkillers, cheap makeup, and a stale hunk of bread. On her feet – steel-toe boots.
Familiars: N/A