I'm not saying that you should use Brandon Lee, if you dont want, of course, but the man doesnt seem Asian in my opinion, for all his Chinese blood, i think his mother was white.
Submitted by Soulless Zombie on Fri, 01/09/2004 - 18:22.
yay! werewolf! yay!
i hardly feel i should comment - my twin and i have taken an enforced break from everything la both day and night (exams? qualifications? bah who needs em)... but this is fantastic to come back to.
i'm also queen of bad werewolf jokes (my poor NPC suffers greatly) so if you are indeed as serious and clever as you appear i will stuff my hands in my pockets and back quietly away whistling cautiously.
Submitted by Blackthorn on Thu, 01/08/2004 - 19:46.
Umm, He's from the North West Territories. So the chances of him being Asian are basicly 0. I just liked that one pick and am more than happy to stick to it :D thanks for the suggestions though.
Well, next time Dave can put "mmm vodka" and i'm sure you'd be less tempted lol :P
Hehe. Fair enough. Next time I'll put 'vodka' just to drive Matt nuts. Hmm, if I put vanilla vodka I guess that means Adam would vote for it, too. :D Or if Dave does the next one, I'll ask him to put vodka. :wink:
Submitted by Blackthorn on Wed, 01/07/2004 - 18:56.
Oh, I missed where he's from. Canada, lower North West Territories, Which if you've ever been there in about the loneliest place ever lol.
I thought spelling it with an a made it look cooler. And for some reason my spell checker has that set as the correct way to spell it. I'll make sure to keep that in mind for posts.
Black horn doesent care wether the demons (hey correct spelling!) we're good or evil, the issue is that his people should not be associateing with deamons or really any other creature for that matter.
I meant call as in, he can have animals come to him. Like a psychic call or something of that nature. It would just draw them into his general area.
I diddent mean to relate his empathy with animals the way it comes out (poor writeing on my part) I meant to more of less say that. He has those abilities with animals but he has a SMILIAR ability with people which is JUST that he gets along easily with them despite not appearing to be the nicest guy.
I diddent really want an actor since I couldent find any that has the appearance I was looking for. I really like that picture I posted, Its part of a larger peice I found on www.deviantart.com while browsing awhile back. I know you cant really make a gallery with just one picture but this is all I could find that remotely resembled the vison I had for this character.
Submitted by James_Connor on Wed, 01/07/2004 - 18:56.
hum i think its good and he should be let in ,just that a city animal and a countrey animal are very diffrnt so he wouldnet understand them the same , same as i douht that he would be abel to call forth an animal that he would be a potental predator for e.g. a rat, + the loner thing hes used to a pack so being in a big city with no friends what so ever is gonna severly mentaly fuck him
but ey otherwise pretty cool
I took a little while to re-read the stuff you had written about Werewolves and I think this will work just fine.
I wondered why you had chosen such a lonely path for your character...perhaps a girlfriend or a sister to soften him some ...someone he cares for (and who cares for him) back home. The game is full of "angry loners" to the point where a little soft spot in a character's heart makes them somewhat more rounded. Its just a thought.
Second question: Where is he from? American West? German Forest? Swiss Alps? It might help me understand the culture that has spawned such a man if I knew where to begin. I found this link as a source: http://www.wolfhaven.org/worldwide.htm
Grammar Note: DEMON is not spelled with an 'A'. It falls under the board spelling standardization like MAGIC which is not spelled with either a J or a K.
Observation: I noted you did not specify Evil Demons as your pack's allies...they might well have been peaceful demons like Xanyarj for all we know...It will be interesting to find out.
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He can communicate with, call, and even see through an animals eyes (this requires intense concentration and is very brief), this ability to a degree also seems to affect humans, but to a lesser degree.
I can understand the 'call' part. Much like domestic animals that spend a lot of time around humans can get a general sense of what any human says, you can 'talk' to wolves in an animal 'language' that isn't like a conversation but can convey a general meaning...makes sense.
I can also sort of understand the animal empathy...by concentrating very hard you can 'see' through your brother wolves eyes for breif periods of time. Not like remote viewing, more like dreaming as a wolf...again this makes sense...
But seeing through the eyes of humans? Nope. Don't like it one bit. Humans are complex intellectual creatures who are often buzzing with layers of thoughts all at once. Animals are nowhere near as complex. I'd drop the ability to link with humans.
Charisma (your animal magentism) isn't a psychic trait as much as it is a natural trait for leaders to have. Nothing mysterious about this at all. Everyone likes when powerful and charismatic people give attention to them, so it's not surprising that you make friends easily. A person who has "presence" does not need a psychic ability to influence humans.
Submitted by Blackthorn on Tue, 01/06/2004 - 05:31.
Ok I apoligize for posting this here, but I diddent want to wait and submit this the regular way and Dave/Heater I belive both said I should post it myself. However only moderators can post in the character proposal section so I posted it here so that a moderator can just move it and make it a poll. + I wont be around for possibly the next 1-2 days so I wanted to make sure I posted it so it can hopefully be voted on by the time the next season starts. {Mod: moved and poll added :)}
Name: Blackthorn
Age: 29
Birthday: 01/16/1977
Race: Werewolf
Group Affiliation: My as yet un-named werewolf breed (See: HERE) To be named soon!
Description: Blackthorn stands about 6'6" and has an average, well-muscled frame. He wears his black hair just below his ears. He seldom makes any attempt to style it, and it often hangs, unrestricted, about his head, partially obscuring his face and giving him a menacing appearance. Blackthorn's attire is almost always made up of well worn casual clothing always of dark colors.
History: Blackthorn was infected and became a werewolf at the age of eight; he unlike most other children who become infected did not react negatively to his newfound self. He relished and enjoyed his ‘gift’ never turning down an opportunity to learn more about his people or to strengthen his own surprisingly potent abilities. With this attitude Blackthorn quickly became a favourite in his pack not for his strength, but his will and incredibly belief in their ideology.
So it was that Blackthorn became an important member of his pack, his primary duties were in transporting messages for his pack. It was through this duty that Blackthorn honed his physical traits, as he was almost constantly traveling his speed and stamina is incredible for a werewolf for a werewolf of his age. His travels also gave him an interesting perspective; he unlike most other werewolves of his breed never became attached to his pack believing that in the end he himself was the only being that should hold sway over him. His duties led him to over the years to not only distrust but also disgust the politics at work in the world of werewolves; the only thing that kept him continuing with his position we’re his own feelings of duty.
That was until his packs Alpha aligned his pack with a group of powerful daemons in order to destroy a new pack of werewolves who were encroaching upon their territory. Blackthorn was disgusted with this; he believed it a blasphemy unto his people’s very nature. And so he attacked his packs Alpha, not nearly his equal he was quickly bested in combat though he did put up an impressive showing. As such he was cast out of his pack and would be killed if ever he attempted to confront them again.
Blackthorn despite his detached nature was distraught, he had lost his belief in the purity of his people and so he was overcome by his inner beast. For several years Blackthorn lived as any other animal until he finally managed to regain control. He did this by replacing his belief in the purity of his people with a belief in his own purity. He concluded that if his people could no longer represent what he believed they should stand for; he alone would have to.
With this newfound belief Blackthorn also discovered a newfound strength. Even so he continued to travel learning all he could so that maybe someday he could return to his pack and lead them once again in the direction their heritage demands. As part of this Blackthorn wished to hone his physical abilities, he did so by tracking, hunting and eventually killing any daemons that crossed his path. It became somewhat of a personal mission to destroy any daemons he encountered.
Blackthorn adopted his chosen name sometime in his early 20s as a means of further distancing himself from his former life and as a means of making an overt statement about himself. 'Black' is a reference to the supposedly terrible nature of werewolves as well as the color of his fur in wolf form, and the 'dark' and amoral actions which Blackthorn has never hesitated to take. 'Thorn' is a reference to several things, most significant of which is the perseverance that is entailed by the thorn. Once a thorn has been forced into someone's flesh, it is very difficult to remove and often very painful.
Blackthorns travels have now lead him to the city of L.A. a much different setting than that of the wilderness he has spent his life exploring and mastering…
Powers: In addition to the super-human strength, fortitude and regeneration that are trademarks of a werewolf Blackthorn like all those of his breed has an incredible mastery of his abilities. This comes from the rigorous mental conditioning his entire breed undergoes upon being infected as well as the natural disposition he appears to posses. This means he can change form at any time he wishes and still maintain his human intelligence though strong emotions may disable this control. Blackthorn has begun to demonstrate an empathy with animals. He can communicate with, call, and even see through an animals eyes (this requires intense concentration and is very brief), this ability to a degree also seems to affect humans, but to a lesser degree. As such Blackthorn can get along quite easily with almost anyone he also exudes a natural animal magnetism making him un-naturally likeable. This ability seems less to be a natural werewolf trait so much as something innate within blackthorn.
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I'm not saying that you should use Brandon Lee, if you dont want, of course, but the man doesnt seem Asian in my opinion, for all his Chinese blood, i think his mother was white.
boy, has it been long
yay! werewolf! yay!
i hardly feel i should comment - my twin and i have taken an enforced break from everything la both day and night (exams? qualifications? bah who needs em)... but this is fantastic to come back to.
i'm also queen of bad werewolf jokes (my poor NPC suffers greatly) so if you are indeed as serious and clever as you appear i will stuff my hands in my pockets and back quietly away whistling cautiously.
love light peace.
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Umm, He's from the North West Territories. So the chances of him being Asian are basicly 0. I just liked that one pick and am more than happy to stick to it :D thanks for the suggestions though.
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Good to see you're taking personal preferences into account :P
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Hehe. Fair enough. Next time I'll put 'vodka' just to drive Matt nuts. Hmm, if I put vanilla vodka I guess that means Adam would vote for it, too. :D Or if Dave does the next one, I'll ask him to put vodka. :wink:
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Like this one for example:
ooooo what a hunk! *drools*
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there are numerous pics of him with the long hair and painted face
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i assume u r referring to the crow :D
one of my all time fave films
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Neil, that was exactly what i was thinking last night, that that picture looked a lot like the Raven character. :D
Edited: The Crow character, thanks Neil. Damn translations!!! :oops:
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Well, next time Dave can put "mmm vodka" and i'm sure you'd be less tempted lol :P
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Other than the points Dave raised...looks great :D
Btw, tempted once again to go for "mmm....beer..." :P
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I like, it about time we had an official werewolf in labn :)...btw really nice pictures
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i think brandon lee looked quite like ur character
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I like him very much too. Althought i'd love for him to have some love at home, like dave's said, probably the romantic in me. :oops:
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think its uber cool....plsu North West Territories...wow that is lonely :P
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Oh, I missed where he's from. Canada, lower North West Territories, Which if you've ever been there in about the loneliest place ever lol.
I thought spelling it with an a made it look cooler. And for some reason my spell checker has that set as the correct way to spell it. I'll make sure to keep that in mind for posts.
Black horn doesent care wether the demons (hey correct spelling!) we're good or evil, the issue is that his people should not be associateing with deamons or really any other creature for that matter.
I meant call as in, he can have animals come to him. Like a psychic call or something of that nature. It would just draw them into his general area.
I diddent mean to relate his empathy with animals the way it comes out (poor writeing on my part) I meant to more of less say that. He has those abilities with animals but he has a SMILIAR ability with people which is JUST that he gets along easily with them despite not appearing to be the nicest guy.
I diddent really want an actor since I couldent find any that has the appearance I was looking for. I really like that picture I posted, Its part of a larger peice I found on www.deviantart.com while browsing awhile back. I know you cant really make a gallery with just one picture but this is all I could find that remotely resembled the vison I had for this character.
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hum i think its good and he should be let in ,just that a city animal and a countrey animal are very diffrnt so he wouldnet understand them the same , same as i douht that he would be abel to call forth an animal that he would be a potental predator for e.g. a rat, + the loner thing hes used to a pack so being in a big city with no friends what so ever is gonna severly mentaly fuck him
but ey otherwise pretty cool
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I took a little while to re-read the stuff you had written about Werewolves and I think this will work just fine.
I wondered why you had chosen such a lonely path for your character...perhaps a girlfriend or a sister to soften him some ...someone he cares for (and who cares for him) back home. The game is full of "angry loners" to the point where a little soft spot in a character's heart makes them somewhat more rounded. Its just a thought.
Second question: Where is he from? American West? German Forest? Swiss Alps? It might help me understand the culture that has spawned such a man if I knew where to begin. I found this link as a source: http://www.wolfhaven.org/worldwide.htm
Grammar Note: DEMON is not spelled with an 'A'. It falls under the board spelling standardization like MAGIC which is not spelled with either a J or a K.
Observation: I noted you did not specify Evil Demons as your pack's allies...they might well have been peaceful demons like Xanyarj for all we know...It will be interesting to find out.
I can understand the 'call' part. Much like domestic animals that spend a lot of time around humans can get a general sense of what any human says, you can 'talk' to wolves in an animal 'language' that isn't like a conversation but can convey a general meaning...makes sense.
I can also sort of understand the animal empathy...by concentrating very hard you can 'see' through your brother wolves eyes for breif periods of time. Not like remote viewing, more like dreaming as a wolf...again this makes sense...
But seeing through the eyes of humans? Nope. Don't like it one bit. Humans are complex intellectual creatures who are often buzzing with layers of thoughts all at once. Animals are nowhere near as complex. I'd drop the ability to link with humans.
Charisma (your animal magentism) isn't a psychic trait as much as it is a natural trait for leaders to have. Nothing mysterious about this at all. Everyone likes when powerful and charismatic people give attention to them, so it's not surprising that you make friends easily. A person who has "presence" does not need a psychic ability to influence humans.
Did you have an actor in mind?
Character Proposal: Blackthorn (ACCEPTED)
Ok I apoligize for posting this here, but I diddent want to wait and submit this the regular way and Dave/Heater I belive both said I should post it myself. However only moderators can post in the character proposal section so I posted it here so that a moderator can just move it and make it a poll. + I wont be around for possibly the next 1-2 days so I wanted to make sure I posted it so it can hopefully be voted on by the time the next season starts. {Mod: moved and poll added :)}
Name: Blackthorn
Age: 29
Birthday: 01/16/1977
Race: Werewolf
Group Affiliation: My as yet un-named werewolf breed (See: HERE) To be named soon!
Description: Blackthorn stands about 6'6" and has an average, well-muscled frame. He wears his black hair just below his ears. He seldom makes any attempt to style it, and it often hangs, unrestricted, about his head, partially obscuring his face and giving him a menacing appearance. Blackthorn's attire is almost always made up of well worn casual clothing always of dark colors.
History: Blackthorn was infected and became a werewolf at the age of eight; he unlike most other children who become infected did not react negatively to his newfound self. He relished and enjoyed his ‘gift’ never turning down an opportunity to learn more about his people or to strengthen his own surprisingly potent abilities. With this attitude Blackthorn quickly became a favourite in his pack not for his strength, but his will and incredibly belief in their ideology.
So it was that Blackthorn became an important member of his pack, his primary duties were in transporting messages for his pack. It was through this duty that Blackthorn honed his physical traits, as he was almost constantly traveling his speed and stamina is incredible for a werewolf for a werewolf of his age. His travels also gave him an interesting perspective; he unlike most other werewolves of his breed never became attached to his pack believing that in the end he himself was the only being that should hold sway over him. His duties led him to over the years to not only distrust but also disgust the politics at work in the world of werewolves; the only thing that kept him continuing with his position we’re his own feelings of duty.
That was until his packs Alpha aligned his pack with a group of powerful daemons in order to destroy a new pack of werewolves who were encroaching upon their territory. Blackthorn was disgusted with this; he believed it a blasphemy unto his people’s very nature. And so he attacked his packs Alpha, not nearly his equal he was quickly bested in combat though he did put up an impressive showing. As such he was cast out of his pack and would be killed if ever he attempted to confront them again.
Blackthorn despite his detached nature was distraught, he had lost his belief in the purity of his people and so he was overcome by his inner beast. For several years Blackthorn lived as any other animal until he finally managed to regain control. He did this by replacing his belief in the purity of his people with a belief in his own purity. He concluded that if his people could no longer represent what he believed they should stand for; he alone would have to.
With this newfound belief Blackthorn also discovered a newfound strength. Even so he continued to travel learning all he could so that maybe someday he could return to his pack and lead them once again in the direction their heritage demands. As part of this Blackthorn wished to hone his physical abilities, he did so by tracking, hunting and eventually killing any daemons that crossed his path. It became somewhat of a personal mission to destroy any daemons he encountered.
Blackthorn adopted his chosen name sometime in his early 20s as a means of further distancing himself from his former life and as a means of making an overt statement about himself. 'Black' is a reference to the supposedly terrible nature of werewolves as well as the color of his fur in wolf form, and the 'dark' and amoral actions which Blackthorn has never hesitated to take. 'Thorn' is a reference to several things, most significant of which is the perseverance that is entailed by the thorn. Once a thorn has been forced into someone's flesh, it is very difficult to remove and often very painful.
Blackthorns travels have now lead him to the city of L.A. a much different setting than that of the wilderness he has spent his life exploring and mastering…
Powers: In addition to the super-human strength, fortitude and regeneration that are trademarks of a werewolf Blackthorn like all those of his breed has an incredible mastery of his abilities. This comes from the rigorous mental conditioning his entire breed undergoes upon being infected as well as the natural disposition he appears to posses. This means he can change form at any time he wishes and still maintain his human intelligence though strong emotions may disable this control. Blackthorn has begun to demonstrate an empathy with animals. He can communicate with, call, and even see through an animals eyes (this requires intense concentration and is very brief), this ability to a degree also seems to affect humans, but to a lesser degree. As such Blackthorn can get along quite easily with almost anyone he also exudes a natural animal magnetism making him un-naturally likeable. This ability seems less to be a natural werewolf trait so much as something innate within blackthorn.
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