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HEY GUYS,
OKAY EIJI HAS SENT ME A MESSAGE THAT BRINGS UP THE IDEA OF A RE-VAMP FOR THE SITE AND A BOARD CLEAN-UP AS WE DO HAVE QUITE A LOT AS I'VE ADDED THEM OVER THE YEARS. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA TO ME AS EVERYONE SEEMS BUSY (OTHERWISE THEY'D BE ONLINE RIGHT?) INCLUDING ME AND FAYE.
THEREFORE I AM OFFICIALLY PUTTING THIS SITE ON HIATUS WHILE I HAVE SOME SURGERY DONE AND SORT OUT THE BACK-TO-COLLEGE STUFF THAT I'M SURE MOST OF US WILL BE WORKING ON AS WELL.
I WILL SEND A MESSAGE AROUND TO YOU ALL WHEN IT IS BACK ONLINE. I'M NOT SURE IF FAYE IS WILLING TO STAY ON AS A STAFF MEMBER OR NOT BUT EVEN IF SHE IS, SHE HAS HER OWN SITES TO DEAL WITH SO I'M GOING TO NEED STAFF WHEN THE SITE IS BACK ONLINE. LET ME KNOW IF YOU'RE UP FOR THAT EITHER BY EMAIL OR VIA THE SITE I'M ABOUT TO MENTION...
IN THE MEANTIME I WILL BE FOCUSING MOSTLY ON MY ONE ONLINE RP SITE (NEW-KINGDOM.PROBOARDS.COM) AND MY WRITING FORUM, WHICH I WOULD LOVE YOU ALL TO JOIN SO THAT I CAN KEEP IN CONTACT WITH YOU AND KEEP YOU UP TO DATE ON HOW THE TC MAKE-OVER IS GOING (IF AT ALL LOL).
PLEASE DON'T LOOSE CONTACT WITH ME AS YOU GUYS AT ALL GREAT! SORRY TO HAVE TO CLOSE US DOWN FOR A WHILE BUT PLEASE BARE IN MIND THAT THIS IS ONLY TEMPORARY (I HOPE) ^^.
THANKS GUYS! ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR SUMMER!! GEMSTONE X
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Orianna Stryker « Thread Started on Jun 9, 2009, 6:12am »
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Basic Information
Full Name: Orianna Leigh Stryker
Nickname(s): [Her last name] Stryker
Power Name: A Panther [which matches her Personality]
Age: 17
What Am I?: Ronald McDonald
Appearance
Hair: Long flame red hair with black side bangs. Her hair naturally curls. [It looks a if she had light perm.]
Eyes: Forest green eyes with gay around the pupils.
Body: Orianna has a very "athletic" build. She is a long distance runner, which means she isn't "large" up top. She isn't frightened to run about in her bikini top. Her muscles are very lean and strong. They are not OVERLY defined like some girls who work out in a gym. She has long, powerful legs, that are in proportion to the rest of her body. Over all she is attractive.
Usual Clothing: Low-slung Levis with a belt. Her shirt is a old football jersey[ or whatever she happens to pull out from her drawers]. And on the weekends or after school she is in a pair of shorts and a tank.
Distinguishing Features: The first thing people will notice is the tattoo of the panther that crawls along her hip and curls to peak over her lower rib. The clothing she wears it is easily seen. She also has a bellybutton pricing, which is a claw. The last hidden mark is her birthmark which is very odd and very, carefully hidden. It is a a red and blue moon melded together. It is hidden behind makeup, on the back of her neck.
Family
Mother: Aaliyah Hadley Stryker [47, Lawyer] Strict and very anal parent. She is smart, but cool. Sh cannot separate her work from her mother-hood. Some people accuse her of being snobbish. And she is, but it hides the fact that she is a very volatile person.
Father: Ace Lance Stryker [50, Doctor, secretly holds the power for Shadow Man, which made him a valuable tool in the S.S] Just the opposite of his counterpart. Very relax, and fun loving. He isn't a push-over though. His wife may be the stronger force in the house but he still wear the pants. If his wife says a rule he enforces it. But he does tend to bend them. He is the one who brought her out to get a tattoo.
Siblings: Nathanial Lee[ 27] [last name unknown] Orianna knows very little about her older brother. He was born to their mother in her early teens. And she wasn't born until she was in her late twenties. He was 17 when he ran away and cut off all communication.
Other Significant Relatives: Si-Si, best friend [ pretty much like her sister] [18, Rich girl has no job] fun loving, and a partier. She is the center of attention and since her father Is a very powerful lawyer. These two make very odd friends.
Short Bio: Growing up for Orianna was chaotic. Her father was once in the Army and moved around a lot. While her parents traveled around the world she was shipped from relative to relative. Having no maternal or father figure in her life Orianna became quite rebellious. She was constantly sneaking out of her “foster” parent's house. To either walk around or go have fun, she'd come home late and her “foster” parents would be on the phone yelling at the local police. Finally one night she had come back from a bar her “Aunt” Lacy hung up in mid sentence and walked over to Orianna and grabbed her hair and slapped her. Hung over and tired anger intently slammed into Orianna, something happened. Her power was tapped into for the first time. Aunt Lacy's hand dropped from her hair and crumpled to her knee her face turning purple. Scared and and stunned Orianna stood and watched her Aunt die from suffocation. The next events that triggered her life was a blur. The Aunt's daughter came in the next morning with Orianna still standing over Aunt Lacy's dead body. The girl screamed and ran out running to the next door neighbors and called the police. Orianna was thrown in jail and her parents were called. [They were in France at that time] immediately her father put in a request to be discharged. With rather quick messaging to the upper ranks he and his wife flew back.
Thus began to second stage in Orianna's life. Her father was Honorably Discharged from the Army and her mother put her Bachelors Degree to use and put in her application to become a lawyer. Her father also took his degree to become a Doctor. Orianna went before the court her Mother defending her and her father supporting the facts. They law couldn't prove that Orianna killed Aunt Lacy and she was released. Neither of her parents questioned her of what happened that night. They assumed she'd tell them in her own time. They also assumed she needed psychiatric help for seeing the woman dead. They sent her into the Doctors and they declared her mentally stable but “different” Orianna was released with a clean bill of health. Lacy's daughter watched Orianna trough the ranks of command. She knew the girl had killed her mother and knew she did it some how. And the law of physics couldn't describe it. The woman also knew that when she had walked into the room some kinda of power was contained in the room. Lacy's daughter decided to provoke her.
Orianna was leaving school late one evening and it was getting dark fast she was taking a short cut to her home when someone attacked her from behind. From years of partying and being manhandled by guys left her prepared for anything. She fought back, but she fought a losing battle. Her attacker was much bigger and stronger then her and quickly disarmed her. The attacker beat her into unconsciousness. During her blacked-out state her power rose again twice as powerful as before. Her attacker unprepared for a unnatural attack fought back humanly which only caused the power to fight back harder and slow his death. Something else happened a second power wound up, fire, unleashed it flared out an consumed her attacker. Leaving only soot marks on the ally walls to show what happened. When Orianna awoke she remembered nothing of what happened. She ran back to her home when she entered the room two people were sitting there with her parents. One was a woman with short white hair the second was a younger man. They has sat her parents down to talk to them. When she busted into the room her parent [ her dad] rushed to her and asked what happened. To stunned and shocked by what she felt from the people something different the the two people felt something from her and returned her stare.
Running her into the kitchen her dad urged her to talk as he wiped the blood from her. The only thing she manged to say was, "who are though people?" her father continued to wipe her clean answered her saying they were Scouts for a very Private school and that they had seen her school records and wanted her in their school. After cleaning her up and taking her into her room to change her her father asked once again what had happened. She answered it was just some child that had gotten the upper hand. Leaving his daughter to rest he went back down stairs to talk to the two people. They explained they wanted their daughter to come with them that night, they were already having her transcrips sent to the school. Shocked was her father happy her mother was they silently agreed it was safer to send her away. And the "child" who attacked her might come back with more forces and actually kill her.
Awoken Orianna was taken that same night into the school where she met the Air Teacher Prof. Elizabeth Garson. Orianna was instantly taken under Prof. Elizabeth Garson wing. Then she was sat down and explained too what was happening to her. “You are Gifted” were the words she remembered she was then told she had to cut off all ties to the outside world. Not even her parents were aloud to know. The Prof. asked her for an in depth explanation for what happened. Still in shock she told her the truth. The Head told her everything would be taken care of and not worry. She had new mission in life and it was to protect everyone else. Orianna questioned her about her powers and the woman answered.
“Fire and Air, two odd combinations Fire needs three things fuel, oxygen, and heat. Air takes away from that. The fire could have been a fluke. We will see in your studies.”
A Thus began Orianna Leigh Stryker's life at Crystall College..
[I hope this is good enough. If something isn't or something needs to be changed let me know]
Friends
Room-Mate: Please fill in once they have been decided.
Best Friend: Si-Si
Other Friends: None one
Girlfriend/Boyfriend(?): None
School Popularity: 6/10 After killing two people she doesn't trust herself around anyone and she wishes for nobody to know her dark secret.
Personality
The Good: She is Loyal, trustworthy, and protective around her friends.
The Bad: She isn't trustworthy of herself around others and is more of a wallflower now instead of a wild-child. Which makes people assume she is a loner and not worth much attention.
The Ugly: [Murderess] When angered or upset she has no control over what her powers do. They will strike out randomly but no..major..damage. She gained this from mother's votiveness.
The Unknown: She wants to become an Elite, and no matter how tough she acts she is very sensitive to other's words. If someone insults her she will strike out instead of letting it go over head.
Other Information
Best Subject: English, P.E , History and Science
Worst Subject: Math
Status: Student [Wants to become an Elite ]
Powers: Fire and Air
Power 1: Air came first, it comes from Orianna like a cobra getting ready to strike. It comes slowly and if she gets scared or angry it quickens. It then wraps around the other's throat and squeezes as the person struggles it feeds off that and makes it stronger it slowly slides into their throat and mouth cutting off all air supply and finally the person dies.
Power 2: Fire [This one as I re-read in the rules if you have it you don't get another if you want to scratch this out you can xD I over read it in the rules] With her fire power it is like a last defense mechanism, [for i.e when running will do no good for you with a bear but playing dead will] it bursts forward and latches on whomever is hurting her and kills them. Its like a blossom it opens and shuts taking in the person before they know whats happening.
Sample Roleplay:
&& I look in the mirror, yet, its not me looking back &&
Pain swelled in her chest. Like a feral lion was trying to rip forth from her chest. Orianna gasped and withered her hands scratching at the painful burn. She screamed and arched her back her heels digging into her bed. Her eyes snapped open staring at the ceiling. The pain ebbed off slowly dragging its claws into her flesh as it did so. Orianna crumpled like a rag doll back to her bed. Sweat rolled down her temples and clothing stuck to her body. She shut her eyes and forced herself to relax. Only to lurch forward out of her bed and dart to her bathroom. Throwing back the lid Orianna removed last night's dinner. Resting her hot cheek against the cold lip of the toilet Orianna inhaled the rancid order of her vomit. She gaged once before reaching up and flushing it. Forcing herself to stare at a picture hung on the wall. After the toilet finished its duty Orianna shakily rose to her feet and padded from the restroom.
Walking back to her bed she crawled in pulling the blanket up to her chin and rolled over. She had been sick like this since arriving at the school. Was it nerves? Was it something that had a connection to her..power? Orianna shuddered and tucked herself tighter into blanket. What had she dose to gain such a power? Parents, curse, eating something? People had Cancer , dormant, but still there waiting to be awakened did she do something to awaken these things in her? So many questions little-to-none answers. Tomorrow morning would be her first day of College. The Head she had talked to and informed her that everyone in the school had powers like her. Some stronger, yes, but still has power. Struck by aw she just sat there thinking, a ball of magic just sitting here getting stronger every waking moment. Yet, nobody knows anything about it? Still in a ball of wonderment she stumbled into her Dorm and collapsed into a heap. She was to lethargic to slip into her clothes. Slowly sleep settled upon her again and she drifted off into an uneasy doze.
Cernt, BEEEP, ernt, BEEEP Agitated Orianna leaned over and slapped the alarm clock, reflexively hitting snooze in the process.
“I wouldn't want to do that 'fire you.” A voice trumpeted in Orianna's ears. Groaning Orianna rolled over and propped up on her elbows to peer at the annoying person, she wasn't here lastnight..?
Squinting she questioned the girl, whom was standing in the dim light making it hard for her eye clearly see the girl's face. “And why not?” She grumped. The girl snickered and shrugged on what seemed like a shirt.
“Because your first period class is Prof. Keith Wilkins, Maths, and from what has been drifting around you loath Maths.” Cringing Orianna feel back into her bed and sighed, rumors were already flying around what had everyone learned? Did they now, Orianna swallowed hard, that she killed two people? She didn't know how the rest of the students gained their powers but it couldn't be any worse they hers. Groaning she threw her feet out of bed and stumbled to her suit case. Unzipping it she pulled out a lose shit and a pair of her favorite Levi's. She then toed on her Adidas. Sauntering into the bathroom she brushed her teeth and brushed her hair into a braid. Dusting on some eyeshadow she stepped back and looked at herself hoping what she felt like didn't shine threw. She frowned, it did.
Her pale Irish face was almost gray, her eyes were hollow, and her usual fiery hair laid dull and limp. She rolled her lips back and squinted again changing her face in different positions. Growling, smiling, frowning. Nothing worked, what she did learn was that she need a shower, desperately. She sighed, it would have to wait. She walked back into the room and saw her roommate clearly. Blond hair pulled into a classy, stylish bun. Her blue eyes wide and full of sly ideas. Her tan skin reflected beautifully with her hair. Which was rare for blonds, usually when they tanned you assumed they fake 'n baked. She was dressed in a flinty tank and black shorts. She smiled at Orianna, [which caused her to refine from blocking her eyes from the brightness]
“Are you ready Orianna?” Nodding she followed the flouncing girl out into the hallway were other girls were filing out of their dorms. All ranging from Gothic, to prefect cheerleaders. Picking up her pace she leaned and whispered in the roommate's ear.
“What kind of power do you have?” The blond girl snickered and shoved Orianna's shoulder,
“You silly girl! You don't need to whisper about it like its some dire secret.” Dramatically the girl rolled her eyes, “ to answer your question I'm Water.” Blinking she leaned closer.
“Dose everyone know what I am? “ Orianna murmured turning left down a hallway where a cascade of voices pounded her ears.
The girl shook her head, “yes and no. Some say that you have one some say you have two. People are skeptical. It hard to tell.” The girl leaned forward and winked at her, “you can tell me though I won't tell.” Frowning Orianna inwardly thought different.
A bell rang and students floundered to to their room, seemingly in no hurry. The pair turned and walked down and another hallway and finally into a room where as one they coded room's faces turned to her. They ranged from many ages, which momentarily shocked her. But she covered it up with a look her mother had taught her from the short weeks she lived with her. She blinked back the sudden onslaught of tears. Her parents could never know, she was a freak, something different.
Keeping her head down she shuffled to an empty desk and [which was placed “strategically” as the front of the class.]
“Good Morning.” What Orianna assumed the teacher, “welcome to your first day. You are all new to this facility and I will do my best to teach your other teachers will show you around. But for today I'll be teaching Math.” Inwardly Orianna cried. “Now lets begin, who is good at Geometry..?”
Joined: Jan 2007 Gender: Female Posts: 539 Location: Alone.
Re: [ not done] Orianna Stryker « Reply #1 on Jun 9, 2009, 6:02pm »
Okay this is a really good application. I'll get that out of the way first. There are a few tiny things that need a little alteration but other than that the profile looks good. Here's what I need yo uto do:
Limit her distinguishing marks. Normally someone would only really have two. I would suggest choosing either the birthmark or the scar as you seem to like the tattoo lol. In the short bio: The Headmaster of Crystall wouldn't see a new student like that. It would be one of the teachers- most likely Elizabeth Garson, the Air teacher. You weren't to know this so that's fine. But unless Si-Si has a relative who has powers and went to Crystall it's unlikely that they would know how to contact the College. It's usually the College that contacts the student. What you could say is that the College becomes aware of Orianna due to the publicity her court case would have got etc.? And lastly you might wanna watch your typoes. No-one's perfect of course but you have quite a few. You can get rid of most of them with the Spell Checker- it's just by the "Post Reply" button on the reply page, or just by reading it through again.
Other than that the ap looks really really good.
If you're unsure about how the powers are gonna work how about this-
Her ability is Air, but it is limited to a kind of whip form that she can control with her mind. Then when she's angry her angry builds and sets the oxygen of her air whip alight? There's your link and you've limited the power to the point where I can allow you to have two elements... How does that sound?
Let me know when you've editted these things and I'll accept you! ^^
I'm specifically interested in Orianna because of her desire to be an Elite. My character Helena is being placed in charge of the new year, this year, so she'll be helping Orianna out... ^^.