The Othergrounds - Trimmed

I'll get My OP up later tonight.

I should have Marie done soon. Everything should be easy, now that I have appearances figured out.

EDIT: I'm finished. I know the weakness section for each form is a bit short, but I started rushing to an extent when you said the IC was up, because I didn't want it to be rejected for being late, and I tried to be reasonable and give each individual form a weakness, although all of them lose power if deprived of the emotion that fuels them. This is a really long sheet, or it was supposed to be, but the forum somehow made it shorter.

Basic Information

Name: Marie Xander
Nicknames: Fury, Terror, Avarice, Courage, Compassion, Hope, Trust, Apathy
Gender: Female
Age: 13
Height: 4’9”
Weight: 90 lbs.

Appearance

Hair Color: Jet Black
Eye Color: Silver
Nationality: Caucasian

Physical Appearance: Marie in appearance is easily identified as a mutant, and although still largely human, she looks much like a greyscale image, with little to no coloration at all. While distinguishable as being pale white, her skin does not have a typical pink hue, and so it looks grey instead. Her straight hair is jet black in color, and is cut like a bob, leaving the natural part, which means that some of her hair falls over her right eyebrow, but leaving her eyes themselves visible. The bob falls to just beneath her chin, framing her face. Marie’s face is oval in shape, with soft features, a patrician nose, and thin lips that are only slightly darker grey-looking than the surrounding skin. She has large, round eyes with silver irises that appear to glow brightly, almost like an animal’s. At odd intervals, colors swirl in them, and they are often linked to different emotions that either she or those around her are feeling. The typical silver that is often seen is apathy, the only emotion not linked to a power. Red is symbolic of rage, Fear is typically bright yellow, and greed is orange. Likewise, Courage is a bright shade of azure blue, Compassion is a pale purple, Hope is faint pink, and Trust is a deep emerald green. Marie also has seven different forms dictated by certain emotions, each form being primarily the color symbolizing it. Each one is about the size of an elephant.

Marie’s rage form, often called Fury as a nickname, appears to be much like a scaly, reptilian demon. It can walk either upright or on all fours, and has legs similar to a tiger’s, armed with extremely sharp claws. It has a large ribcage, and a long, whip-like tail similar to a lizard’s. It has a pair of wings that are not functional for flight, although they have knobby joints, and a single membrane, almost like a sort of drake, and can make movement faster. It has a long neck and jaws similar to a crocodile’s, with horns similar to a ram’s. Fury has a variety of bone-like factors regarding its appearance. It seems to have a sort of skull worn over the upper part of its face, and it also seems to have armor in the form of a ribcage over its torso. Running down its back it has spikes that eerily resemble those of a human spine. On its arms and legs it has belts made of bone that act as armor. Fury’s entire body glows a deep, ominous red, as it is made of the emotional energy of rage.

Marie’s fear form, typically called Terror, is the most malicious-appearing form Marie has at her disposal. It looks much like a sort of evil Chinese dragon. It has eyes that appear to be permanently narrowed, and a sharp snout filled with needle-like teeth. On its face it appears to always have a sinister grin or sneer fixed upon its features. Long, curving horns and spikes running down its back, along with smooth scales are its only form of ornamentation. It has four arms, which are narrow and thin, with long, pointed fingertips and hands similar to a human’s in shape. Its tail splits into eight tentacles, similar to an octopus. While these arms can be used in locomotion, Terror typically slithers, like a snake. Terror’s entire body glows yellow, the color representing Fear.

Marie’s Greed form, often called Avarice, strongly resembles a raccoon, but possesses a face that is scaly like a snake’s. It has a fur pattern just like the thief animal it resembles, with a thick pelt and banded tail, with extremely dexterous paws, armed with sharp claws. However, just past the ears, its face merges into keeled scales and a somewhat flattened nose. It has sharp fangs and a forked tongue, and while the scales have mask-like markings, the eyes are reptilian, without eyelids. Avarice has a rattle hidden beneath the fur on its tail, which it rattles when angry or threatened. Its entire body glows a deep orange, the color of greed.

Marie’s bravery or willpower form, just simply known as Courage, is an extremely beautiful and noble-looking form. With an avian shape, it has the body of a majestic eagle, with wings that seem to glint metallically, and three long, trailing tails that seem to be tipped with teardrop-shaped gems, which glow brightly. On its chest it appears to have an armor plate, like a shield, and it is armed with a sharp beak and talons. With piercing eyes, it appears unmovable and fierce. Unlike other forms, Courage seems to be slightly translucent, glowing from within. Its entire body is a deep azure blue, the color of bravery.

Marie’s Compassion form is extremely endearing to look at. It appears to be a combination of a cotton mouse and a whale. It is big and covered in extremely soft fur, with round ears and enormous eyes that are largely considered cute. It has webbed paws, and it has the tail of a whale, albeit covered in fur. Its underside is grooved like a blue whale’s, and although it has legs, it typically levitates a few inches above the ground as though it were underwater, although this does not mean it can fly. Compassion’s entire body glows a pale shade of purple.

Marie’s Hope form is not exactly what someone would expect of the emotion. It looks like a hummingbird with the eyes of a dove, but its body is armored like a bug’s. While its eyes are larger than a normal hummingbird, it still exhibits a long, sword-like beak, and wings that beat quickly to allow flight. The form has two tail feathers that are long and tipped as though possessing fans. Its face and upper torso are armored like a beetle’s, having metallic shells that make it look plated, and giving it two short horns like a gazelles on its face. Its feet appear to be that of a bird of prey, being larger, with sharp talons. It has stripe-like markings that cover its limbs and body, somewhat like a tiger’s. Hope’s entire body shimmers a faint pink, the color of the strange emotion.

Marie’s Trust form appears to be a combination of things. Its body, in general, resembles that of a horse, but its face seems to be more in shape like that of a moose. It possesses antlers similar to a reindeer, as well as a single smooth horn in the center of its forehead, almost like a unicorn. Past its long, equine neck, and legs just like a horse’s in shape, with hard hooves, it has wings. Trust’s bat-like wings only have three wing membranes, which are patterned in a fashion similar to a butterfly’s. Its tail is long and possesses a tuft on the tip, similar to a lion’s. Its hindquarters and hind legs are patterned like a jaguar’s, and its front legs and upper body have stripes like a zebra’s. It has rings on its tail. The Trust form’s main color is a deep emerald green.

Attire: Marie typically gives little attention to fashion, and as a result, does not have any fancy attire. Her usual clothing consists of a black short-sleeve T-shirt, and plain blue-jeans, along with white running shoes.

Personality

Innate Personality: Marie at first glance seems to be merely a shell of a human, and while she does have her own thoughts and feelings, it is very hard to read her. Due to the fact that her powers have effectively ruined her chances at a normal or happy existence, she often feels lonely or depressed, which is the only good reaction she can muster, as almost everything else is linked to her powers. However, because she tries to avoid anything that may trigger her abilities, she tries to keep herself calm and indifferent to things around her. As a result, she has come to consider herself a sort of physical manifestation of Apathy, because of her general colorless appearance, and her ability to suppress her other forms by simply not feeling emotions. Over the course of three years, she has held an iron grip on her feelings, holding them back to the best of her ability through a series of calming exercises. She sometimes counts, and sometimes she sings. This is what she does when she is not doing some extremely boring task, like reading a textbook or doing math. Other times, when she is feeling stressed, she slowly rocks back and forth while sitting down. While this has been for the most part effective, it is a miserable existence, and she is often in a constant state of fear, hardly able to suppress the form she has come to call Terror, because it feeds on her own weakness. Because she is often not entirely focused on events around her, she almost always seems to look through things, rather than at them, and whenever she speaks, it is typically in a monotone. Only whenever she sings does she have any change in vocal pattern, but even this is quite eerie, because it is so quiet. People often stay away from Marie, because she is scary and mysterious. They never notice how when she sings, there is a wavering note, hinting at the trapped child within.

Outward Personality: Marie instantly comes across as eerie to everyone she meets. With her colorless appearance, strange glowing silver eyes, and blank gaze that seems to stare straight through people, she looks as though there is something horribly wrong with her, which is true. Her powers are extremely unstable, and linked to Marie’s emotions; they can be triggered by even the slightest amount of expression on her part, although they are also affected by the people around her, but to a lesser extent. When it comes to interacting, she does not even try to approach others, as interaction and words prompt emotions and feelings. As a result, when spoken to by other people, her answers are taciturn, being short and simple, if she responds at all. When she does speak, her voice is in a flawless monotone, which easily frightens most people. In truth, Marie would like most people to go away, but when they try to continue speaking, she is often too polite to ask them to stop. Although she tries to keep a good grip on her powers, the risk of losing control is highest around others, as speaking and communicating splits Marie’s focus on keeping calm.

Hobbies/Skills: Marie is perhaps a child prodigy at most school subjects. Because she spends little time around others, and tries to keep herself occupied without triggering emotions, she typically focused heavily on furthering her own education past her age group’s level.

History/Bio: Marie was born in Ocala, Florida, into a military family, her father being a member of the Navy. While her father often left for months at a time on voyages, part of his job, and she was often raised by her mother, Marie loved both her parents greatly, as her mother was a caring parent, and her father made an active attempt to spend time with her whenever he was home. However, when she turned ten years old, Marie’s powers manifested explosively. During the month of December, her father prepared to leave for another cruise for seven months, and Marie grew very upset. Her sadness gave way to anger, and her rage form, Fury, manifested, smashing her parent’s car in an attempt to stop her dad from leaving. Luckily, because she was unused to the ability, she quickly exhausted herself, and passed out, her energy form dissipating and leaving her in the same form she had been in previously, albeit now black and white, as though her color had left her. Since then, her parents have been almost afraid of her, but love her as well. Marie lived in a similar state, scared for herself and her parents, and forced to suppress her personality for the safety of those around her. She did quite well, but suffered much heartache as a result. Later, when her parents received a letter from Sparrowdale Academy, they had decided not to force their child away, but Marie herself convinced them to let her go, fearing their safety.

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Abilities

Power: Marie’s power is extremely unique, but also exceedingly unstable. With it, she has the ability to draw strength from seven different emotions, and manifest them in avatars, each being different, but all about the same size as an elephant. The emotions that Marie has a corresponding form to are Rage, Fear, Greed, Courage, Compassion, Hope, and Trust. While only three of them are considered to be dangerous to those around her, all the forms come with complications, and Marie may or may not be able to maintain control of herself when she takes the shape of one. Because they cannot activate without being given emotions, Marie tries to remain calm and apathetic to the world around her, as her own emotions have the most influence over her powers, although the feelings of those around her can also sway her abilities. When she transforms into any form, Marie’s personality changes to represent the emotion it dictates, becoming polarized, and therefore making the avatar more difficult to escape, although eventually she will run out of energy and pass out from exhaustion, returning to normal. Depending on the form, Marie has a different level of control, and each has unique powers. The amount of control she possesses also dictates if she retains the ability to speak.

Marie’s rage form, given the nickname Fury, is for the most part impossible to control, and when she escapes from its avatar, she may or may not have memory of what she did when her powers activated. Sometimes her memories are blank, and others, she can recall few details, but only in a sort of red haze. However, it is also perhaps one of the most powerful forms she has, and therefore if in danger it serves as a last resort. Fury’s thick skin and bone-like armor makes it difficult to harm with any sort of sharp weapon, and more resistant to blunt blows. Although it has wings, it cannot fly, but it can use them to make quick bursts of speed and jump higher than it could without. It has strong jaws like an alligator’s, and ram horns, making standing in front of it a dangerous mistake. It also has powerful paws, armed with claws that could probably snap bones. Its tail can also be swung with considerable force. Because it represents Rage, it is also unpredictable, making reading its movements impossible.

Marie’s Fear form, also known as Terror, is the most difficult form to suppress, and when it manifests, it is extremely hard to change back before using up her energy and causing her to pass out. Typically, Marie cannot remember anything regarding what she did while in this form, and when she does, she remembers it with startling clarity, and recalls being unable to control her own body, as though she were watching someone else doing the actions. Terror appears to reduce the temperature around it to a cooler temperature, which cannot kill anyone, but those with wings may be rendered unable to fly by the cold. Terror’s razor-sharp teeth and powerful sense of smell, along with night vision, make it an effective sort of predator, although it actually seldom bites. Instead, it uses its limbs to deliver lightning quick jabs to vulnerable points, and its strong, muscular body and tentacles allow it to kill by strangulation. Its entire body is said to feel as cold as ice.

Marie’s greed form, known as Avarice, is extremely unique regarding its skill set. While it can be difficult to control, it is mostly because Marie becomes influenced by its power, and willingly goes along with greed’s dark desires. However, she can sometimes suppress the power of greed and control the avatar, making it more useful than other negative emotions like Fury or Terror. Avarice has incredible night vision, not just because of its eyes, but also because of the dark mask markings reducing glare. A unique pelt makes it extremely resistant to temperature change, namely cold. While it cannot run or jump very well, it is a good climber, and can also swim for a very long time if in water. It has sharp claws that aid both in climbing and in defense. It also has a broad auditory range, able to hear high-pitched sounds, as well as quiet ones like earthworms burrowing underground.

Marie’s Courage form is easily controlled and manipulated, so long as she remains confident in her own abilities. More often than not, she will never become this avatar, versus changing into it and then having it dissipate. As it is like a giant eagle, Courage has a wickedly sharp beak and talons that are strong enough to break bones. The shield-like plate over its chest is difficult to penetrate by any means, making attacking its heart virtually impossible. Its powerful wings allow it to soar at high altitudes and quickly dive down at an enemy. Its three tails, having teardrop-shaped crystals, have the power to grow white-hot if fueled by enough emotional energy, and can be used as swords or cutting tools.

Marie’s Compassion form is much more powerful than it appears to be, and although easier to control, it is hard to summon the avatar. It has a vast auditory range, able to hear low and high frequency sounds, and it can see in the ultraviolet spectrum. Uniquely, it can hover a few inches above the ground, however, it cannot ascend past five feet, therefore it does not have the ability of flight. Despite this, it has sharp teeth that can pierce steel, and one strike of its tail can smash most things. It can also effectively charge enemies, having a powerful skull. Although seeming to be bulky in appearance, it has incredible speed in quick bursts, moving in the air as though it were underwater. Although it fights on land, it can also swim underwater, holding its breath for incredible lengths of time.

Marie’s Hope form may resemble a hummingbird, but it is far more powerful than the others, and it is also easy to control. Armed with a razor-sharp beak and talons, and incredible maneuverability in flight, it is like a flying swordsman, skillfully parrying and delivering blows with its beak. The shell on its body acts as armor, making attacks to its head and torso less effective. Because it is extremely fast and strong, it is largely considered to be the strongest and most reliable form Marie has at her disposal.

Marie’s Trust form is easy to control, but only as long as she continues to trust the person that caused the form to manifest. If she is betrayed, she will lose all power in this form and return to normal, although it seldom manifests, as Marie does not even trust herself. Armed with antlers and a single unicorn-like spear on its face, charging is the most effective way for Trust to battle, aided by incredible running speed, and the ability of flight. When at maximum speed, it can smash through solid concrete without injury.

Weaknesses: Each form Marie has possesses a different weakness or disadvantage. Most of these are linked to control, but there are also natural weaknesses that each form has as a result of physical build.

Marie’s Rage form is virtually impossible to control, and while unpredictable, it is essentially a rampaging beast, robbed of all reason, and therefore posing a danger to itself as well. If a trap is set for it, it will walk right into it. However, other ways to weaken it is by not becoming angry, and therefore robbing it of energy.

Marie’s Fear form is hard to control, and while extremely lethal, it has horrible weaknesses. Because it lowers the temperature of the area around it, it can be easily beaten with fire or heat. It also is fueled by fear, and so by simply not being afraid of it, or confronting it with courage, it is robbed of power.
Marie’s Greed form is somewhat easier to control, and is therefore less likely to be faced in battle, but when in a fight, it can be injured by simple things such as bullets or sharp blades, along with blunt blows. While resistant to most temperatures, fire and electricity all pose a serious threat.

Marie’s Courage form’s worst weakness is fear. By decreasing confidence, someone can quickly rob Courage of all its power, and force Marie to revert back to her true form. However, it can still be harmed by elements such as ice and electricity. It is also vulnerable to weapons wherever it is not protected by dermal armor.

Marie’s Compassion form is weak in the sense that it quickly runs out of energy in a fight, for obvious reasons. As a battle progresses, it quickly loses strength as the emotion that fuels it becomes less plentiful. However, it is still extremely weak to fire, and lightning is the ultimate vulnerability of this form.

Marie’s Hope form is practically impossible to defeat by depriving it of energy, once Marie takes on this form, because the emotion of hope is extremely difficult to eliminate. However, while weapons and most blows do not harm it because of its shell-like armor, electricity and ice are both effective, and a bullet at close range can still do serious harm.

Marie’s Trust form rarely manifests, and while strong, it is extremely easy to beat. Because it is summoned through trust, destroying whatever created that trust will also likewise destroy the avatar. Although resistant to blunt blows, sharp objects or bullets harm it just as easily.

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I'll see if I can post in IC soon.

ill have my posts up sometime today. right now im about 150 miles from home. just got a cell signal again.

Dammit, I was going to make another character, but I guess it's too late now. I'll go make my first post in the IC.

Ah, Marie reminds me of the various Lantern Corps from the Green Lantern Series. She is accepted.

UltraCRAZY1 wrote:

Dammit, I was going to make another character, but I guess it's too late now. I'll go make my first post in the IC.

We can and probably will introduce more characters later on. Probably during Act II.

well ill be posting starting about 2:30 I hope. just got done visiting my dad. so im in the middle of nowhere right now. still have a two hour trip back home.

Yay! I actually drew a picture of her Trust and Hope forms, but the issue is the computer with the scanner doesn't like Imageshack, so I can't upload them...a lot of my characters that don't look human began as drawings.

nice. too bad we can't see them. alas.

personally I use Photobucket.

So, now what?

I guess people in the IC just talk until something happens. Your guy is in group A, right?

Group B. Anyway, it is kind of hard to have conversations with people if one of the consequences of your power is not being noticed.

The first step is getting out of the room. I'll make a post shortly.

Well, who said you had to have him invisible all the time?

Not invisible, it's just really hard to notice him unless you put extra effort into it. Usually he seems like an unimprotant background guy. Plus, he doesn't even know he has this passive ability activated.

Well, he could be noticed by Marie via emotions, if you want that to happen, but he would have to be in a really bad mood to qualify.

He is perpetually in a bad mood.

Okay, then, Marie will notice him and probably half-order him to calm down.

Finally a new post.

Yeah, I'm ready to get our characters exploring.

hey I still need to introduce my characters, but I can't post in the IC at all till late tomorrow night or Monday morning. i would've done it today, but an old friend of mine came over and im spending the weekend hanging with him.

The problem with the IC is that we have to wait for Lonestar to tell us what's in the rooms before we enter. I don't know how that's gonna go.

Well, I guess we just follow whoever finds the exit, considering people can't see unless they have darkness powers or super good night vision. My character is only finding her way because she has super senses regarding hearing, sight, and smell. Everyone else has the risk of crashing into something.

UltraCRAZY1 wrote:

The problem with the IC is that we have to wait for Lonestar to tell us what's in the rooms before we enter. I don't know how that's gonna go.

*Ahem* Most of the rooms are offices with files on all the students on everything about them and everything they did in the school. It's perfectly fine to go inside one and look at some papers. However, the door across from the current room has everyone's luggage.

Well, I guess they're heading in that direction.