[AINMHIAN] PERMISSIONS
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deaths_headOOC PREFERENCES:
•CONTACT METHOD: madwomanwithabox on Plurk, madwomanwithabox#1521 on Discord
•THREAD-JACKING: In a timely fashion, it makes me SO happy. XD Late to the party, ask first? Just so I don't accidentally hurt feelings if I miss something. <3
•FOURTH WALLING / CANON PUNCTURE: He's an OC, so that would be impossible? But his existence has bled into numerous mythologies--he's often mistaken for the Devil, for Death itself, for various other death gods. Feel free to make that same mistake with the death myths of your own pups!
•BACKTAGGING: Check with me if it's more than a week out? Blanket answer is 'come at me, bros,' but RL can get in the way and I don't want you to feel neglected if I don't tag back because something got in the way.
•AVOIDED TOPICS: Nothing terribly, as I do want to delve into some rough things with this muse, but I will absolutely reach out if something is triggery for me, and we can work with it. I'm a firm believer in communication.
•PREFERRED GENDER PRONOUN: her/she, and I am not offended by the gender neutral use of 'dude'
IC CHARACTERISTICS:
•CURRENT CANON POINT: He's an OC, so it doesn't really apply.
•PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: The Shade is a death god, but was born human. He wears his human face most of the time, but there are some differences between that and his true divine form. In his world, he has the power to shift between the two, so he can walk among the living without drawing as much attention.
In game, however, while he is a living man once again, he's stuck in his divine form. This puts him around seven feet tall, with deep red hair worn long (about midway down his back). He's a big man, and while muscular, he's trim: his physique is not that of a bodybuilder, but a solid working man. His eyes are a living storm, grey with storm clouds and constantly sparkling with the lightning that flashes within them. Both arms are heavily tattooed, most noticeably there is a single tattoo on his left arm that glows with a pale grey light just tinted purple. He also has a runic tattoo on his abdomen (which also glows), and assorted arcane symbols at the base of his throat. There is also a tattoo on the nape of his neck of a skeleton in a fighting pose which also glows, and usually hides beneath his hair. He rarely, if ever, shows it to anyone.
•DEMEANOR: Best summarized as 'eternal grouch.' Natural expression is surly, he glares at nearly everyone, and always seems about ready to throw a punch. This softens a touch around women, merely to the point of respect--for the meek and tender hearted, however, he's an extreme soft touch.
While the dead cannot feel as humans do, the Shade is no longer dead, and as such he will be struggling to deal with emotions he has forgotten, and the personality he had when he was alive. This personality will creep through very frequently: somber but friendly, shy and soft spoken, a gentle big man who is, at his core, painfully lonely.
•ABILITIES: The Shade is a death god, but in game he is also a living man. This has nerfed most of his powers. The following is a complete list of his abilities that will be updated as they are restored to him.
ACTIVE
MARK OF DEATH: the Shade can see a soul marked for death, and feel the pull of the same. The mark is transitory in nature (example: a man with cancer is marked for death, if he is not fated to die the mark will fade when he seeks treatment), and will not draw him to a soul unless their death is fated. Currently, as he is a living man and stripped of his godhood, he has only the gift he possessed when he was a death mage in life. this means that he can sense impending death, often in the form of clairvoyance: he will see specters of death like grim reapers, and hear auditory hallucinations speaking the name of the condemned.
SPELLCASTING: the Shade can cast spells, often heavily aided by the power of death. This means he can craft healing tonics from poisons, protective talismans with bones, grave dirt, or blood, and performs his most powerful magic at sunset--the death of a day. At present, his power has been dampened: while he can cast small spells and enchantments (think small lights in the dark, start campfires, even modest glamours), he will be easily exhausted if the spells grow too large.
INACTIVE
DIVINE SIGHT/AURA READING: the Shade can see into a soul, discerning the true nature of a being: good or evil, dark or light. This is the power that allows him to judge a person, and assess their worthiness to join his flock on the Other Side.
IMMORTALITY
INVULNERABILITY
MINOR SHAPESHIFTING: the Shade has a human guise, one that lets him blend in with the world of the living (essentially, the face and body he wore when he was still Josiah Cole), and his form as a god. He can shift between the two at will, and outside the game, has greater power in his true divine form.
TRANSLOCATION: the Shade can transport himself between realms and locations through the use of magic, often appearing as a cloud of inky fog.
LIFE FORCE: the Shade is capable of manipulating life force, primarily to take life, but also in small measures to restore it (example: he can restore a small plant to life or heal minor injuries in others)
SPIRIT MEDIUM: he can see and communicate with the souls of the dead.
SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH, SPEED, REFLEXES
STORM LORD: the Shade can manipulate the weather, specifically for the creation of lightning storms and summoning of fog.
CLAIMING SOULS: the Shade can claim souls by branding a creature, living or dead, with a mystically imbued tattoo. This lets him draw power from the soul to make his magic stronger, sense the welfare of that soul, and allows his souls to summon him at will.
MYSTICAL TATTOOING: the Shade is capable of creating tattoos out of pure magic, imbuing them with spells, and branding them on skin with bare hands and no ink. Every tattoo he wears is one he laid upon his own flesh, save for the skeleton on the nape of his neck, posed for combat.
•OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS: The Shade is extremely touchy about his former profession, and in life was looked down on for his familiarity and ease with the dead. He's also cagey about his past, as things like his true name can be used against him. He's also not fond of fire, a little uncomfortable around fire (as fire was responsible for his death) and despite his calling, has no tolerance for those without respect for life.
IC PERMISSIONS:
•MENTAL: Check in with me first and yes.
•MIMICRY: Sure!
•VIOLENCE: Yes, but he's a big boy with a violent streak. He WILL hit back if attacked, and hard.
•MAGIC: Yep! Just let me know what you're planning.
•DEBATE: Of course!
Hugging this character: ...just don't expect him to hug back.
Kissing this character: Yes, but brace for initial perplexed confusion before a response.
Flirting with this character: Yes, but be heavy handed. He can be a little dense about this stuff.
Fighting with this character: PLEASE. He's a big fella, though, so let's talk it out. He's hard to take down, but we will work out how your muse will kick the shit out of him! :P
Injuring this character: Minor, yes. Moderate, use common sense. Major, ask first.
Killing this character: Ask me first, but oh I am SO open to it. He's used to being dead anyway.
Using telepathy/mind reading abilities on this character: Ask first.
Warnings: The Shade is, to a degree, a sexual sadist. He enjoys a great deal of power play, dominating his partners, and is VERY aggressive sexually, physically and in terms of personality. If this is triggery for you in any way, please let me know in advance. I can, and will, modify the way I play him to accommodate you!
Anything else: The Shade has a lot of abilities that are on the omnipotent/omniscient side. Please review his list of active and inactive abilities, and if any of them are things your muse will somehow be immune to/exempt from? Please let me know! I don't want to accidentally god mod. In addition, situational abilities, such as his power to foresee death, are good plotty things. If you'd like the Shade to know that your character is going to die, drop me a line and I can help with your deathly funtimes!
•CONTACT METHOD: madwomanwithabox on Plurk, madwomanwithabox#1521 on Discord
•THREAD-JACKING: In a timely fashion, it makes me SO happy. XD Late to the party, ask first? Just so I don't accidentally hurt feelings if I miss something. <3
•FOURTH WALLING / CANON PUNCTURE: He's an OC, so that would be impossible? But his existence has bled into numerous mythologies--he's often mistaken for the Devil, for Death itself, for various other death gods. Feel free to make that same mistake with the death myths of your own pups!
•BACKTAGGING: Check with me if it's more than a week out? Blanket answer is 'come at me, bros,' but RL can get in the way and I don't want you to feel neglected if I don't tag back because something got in the way.
•AVOIDED TOPICS: Nothing terribly, as I do want to delve into some rough things with this muse, but I will absolutely reach out if something is triggery for me, and we can work with it. I'm a firm believer in communication.
•PREFERRED GENDER PRONOUN: her/she, and I am not offended by the gender neutral use of 'dude'
IC CHARACTERISTICS:
•CURRENT CANON POINT: He's an OC, so it doesn't really apply.
•PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: The Shade is a death god, but was born human. He wears his human face most of the time, but there are some differences between that and his true divine form. In his world, he has the power to shift between the two, so he can walk among the living without drawing as much attention.
In game, however, while he is a living man once again, he's stuck in his divine form. This puts him around seven feet tall, with deep red hair worn long (about midway down his back). He's a big man, and while muscular, he's trim: his physique is not that of a bodybuilder, but a solid working man. His eyes are a living storm, grey with storm clouds and constantly sparkling with the lightning that flashes within them. Both arms are heavily tattooed, most noticeably there is a single tattoo on his left arm that glows with a pale grey light just tinted purple. He also has a runic tattoo on his abdomen (which also glows), and assorted arcane symbols at the base of his throat. There is also a tattoo on the nape of his neck of a skeleton in a fighting pose which also glows, and usually hides beneath his hair. He rarely, if ever, shows it to anyone.
•DEMEANOR: Best summarized as 'eternal grouch.' Natural expression is surly, he glares at nearly everyone, and always seems about ready to throw a punch. This softens a touch around women, merely to the point of respect--for the meek and tender hearted, however, he's an extreme soft touch.
While the dead cannot feel as humans do, the Shade is no longer dead, and as such he will be struggling to deal with emotions he has forgotten, and the personality he had when he was alive. This personality will creep through very frequently: somber but friendly, shy and soft spoken, a gentle big man who is, at his core, painfully lonely.
•ABILITIES: The Shade is a death god, but in game he is also a living man. This has nerfed most of his powers. The following is a complete list of his abilities that will be updated as they are restored to him.
ACTIVE
MARK OF DEATH: the Shade can see a soul marked for death, and feel the pull of the same. The mark is transitory in nature (example: a man with cancer is marked for death, if he is not fated to die the mark will fade when he seeks treatment), and will not draw him to a soul unless their death is fated. Currently, as he is a living man and stripped of his godhood, he has only the gift he possessed when he was a death mage in life. this means that he can sense impending death, often in the form of clairvoyance: he will see specters of death like grim reapers, and hear auditory hallucinations speaking the name of the condemned.
SPELLCASTING: the Shade can cast spells, often heavily aided by the power of death. This means he can craft healing tonics from poisons, protective talismans with bones, grave dirt, or blood, and performs his most powerful magic at sunset--the death of a day. At present, his power has been dampened: while he can cast small spells and enchantments (think small lights in the dark, start campfires, even modest glamours), he will be easily exhausted if the spells grow too large.
INACTIVE
DIVINE SIGHT/AURA READING: the Shade can see into a soul, discerning the true nature of a being: good or evil, dark or light. This is the power that allows him to judge a person, and assess their worthiness to join his flock on the Other Side.
IMMORTALITY
INVULNERABILITY
MINOR SHAPESHIFTING: the Shade has a human guise, one that lets him blend in with the world of the living (essentially, the face and body he wore when he was still Josiah Cole), and his form as a god. He can shift between the two at will, and outside the game, has greater power in his true divine form.
TRANSLOCATION: the Shade can transport himself between realms and locations through the use of magic, often appearing as a cloud of inky fog.
LIFE FORCE: the Shade is capable of manipulating life force, primarily to take life, but also in small measures to restore it (example: he can restore a small plant to life or heal minor injuries in others)
SPIRIT MEDIUM: he can see and communicate with the souls of the dead.
SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH, SPEED, REFLEXES
STORM LORD: the Shade can manipulate the weather, specifically for the creation of lightning storms and summoning of fog.
CLAIMING SOULS: the Shade can claim souls by branding a creature, living or dead, with a mystically imbued tattoo. This lets him draw power from the soul to make his magic stronger, sense the welfare of that soul, and allows his souls to summon him at will.
MYSTICAL TATTOOING: the Shade is capable of creating tattoos out of pure magic, imbuing them with spells, and branding them on skin with bare hands and no ink. Every tattoo he wears is one he laid upon his own flesh, save for the skeleton on the nape of his neck, posed for combat.
•OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS: The Shade is extremely touchy about his former profession, and in life was looked down on for his familiarity and ease with the dead. He's also cagey about his past, as things like his true name can be used against him. He's also not fond of fire, a little uncomfortable around fire (as fire was responsible for his death) and despite his calling, has no tolerance for those without respect for life.
IC PERMISSIONS:
•MENTAL: Check in with me first and yes.
•MIMICRY: Sure!
•VIOLENCE: Yes, but he's a big boy with a violent streak. He WILL hit back if attacked, and hard.
•MAGIC: Yep! Just let me know what you're planning.
•DEBATE: Of course!
Hugging this character: ...just don't expect him to hug back.
Kissing this character: Yes, but brace for initial perplexed confusion before a response.
Flirting with this character: Yes, but be heavy handed. He can be a little dense about this stuff.
Fighting with this character: PLEASE. He's a big fella, though, so let's talk it out. He's hard to take down, but we will work out how your muse will kick the shit out of him! :P
Injuring this character: Minor, yes. Moderate, use common sense. Major, ask first.
Killing this character: Ask me first, but oh I am SO open to it. He's used to being dead anyway.
Using telepathy/mind reading abilities on this character: Ask first.
Warnings: The Shade is, to a degree, a sexual sadist. He enjoys a great deal of power play, dominating his partners, and is VERY aggressive sexually, physically and in terms of personality. If this is triggery for you in any way, please let me know in advance. I can, and will, modify the way I play him to accommodate you!
Anything else: The Shade has a lot of abilities that are on the omnipotent/omniscient side. Please review his list of active and inactive abilities, and if any of them are things your muse will somehow be immune to/exempt from? Please let me know! I don't want to accidentally god mod. In addition, situational abilities, such as his power to foresee death, are good plotty things. If you'd like the Shade to know that your character is going to die, drop me a line and I can help with your deathly funtimes!
