Swix's Character Profiles:

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Name: Furnace

Age: 505 years (young for his species)

Species: Dark Fire Dragon

Alignment: Evil

Description: Furnace is a large red and black scaled dragon. Large as in his head will barely fit through a normal sized door. His body is mainly covered in black, hard as diamond scales. However bright red scales start from his throat and continue underneath his body, across his belly and continuing underneath his tail. Red scales also appear under his wings, and his eyes are bright red and slitted. He has quite a slim body, for a dragon, making him look serpentine. His wings are sharp and look narrow, similar to his head. It too is long, narrow and the end of his muzzle looks sharp. His teeth slightly poke out of the sides of his mouth, and smoke constantly curls from his nostrils.
Furnace has two sharply pointed horns on his head, angled backwards, and spikes running along the length of his spine starting from the base of his neck. These are sharp and quite long, and as they make their way along his tail to its tip they increase. The end of his tail bristles with many sharp black spikes, making where it truly ends hard to see.
He has four muscular looking legs, and on the ends of each toe there are cruel looking, curved claws.

Abilities: Furnace has several abilities both obvious and not. His black scales are diamond-hard, as are his horns, claws and spikes. The red scales however are slightly softer, so his underside is just that bit more vulnerable.
Like his name, his insides are a furnace. He has two stomachs, one that deals with food and the other that houses his internal fire that burns so hot it can melt rock. This is why smoke constantly escapes from his nostrils.
Furnace has the ability to breathe fire, and withstand extremely high temperatures.
His tail spikes are used with great effect, as are his teeth and claws.
He can also burrow underground, by barreling straight into it at high speeds, his diamond hard scales protecting him.
He also has the ability to talk through telepathy as well as talking normally.

Weaponry: None

Species History/History: As Furnace is a Dark Fire Dragon, his species prefers to live underground. In the dark and close to the heat of the core of a planet is where they are most at home. Furnace is no exception, although he has been spending more time above the surface recently.
Dark Fire Dragons revere their Elders, looking to them for wisdom and guidance when they need it. Their attitude towards humans is completely different, seeing them as either minor annoyances, or a snack at the most. Furnace himself has no problems with this, if he's hungry he'll quite happily take a bite out of someone.
While Furnace respects other dragons, he won't hesistate to attack if he needs to, his species being rather vicious.

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Name: Karen

Age: 24

Species: Human

Alignment: Good

Description: Karen is about 5'4 and slim, with slightly tanned skin. Her hair is long and silky black, and often wears a black material headband around her head, in order to stop her hair from getting in the way of her eyes. Her eyes are brown (right) and green (left), and she wears black clothing that is often studded. She also wears a pair of leather, fingerless gloves that are studded, as well as leather boots, although they lack heels.

Abilities: Karen can summon mythical creatures through her drawings, although she is unaware of her talent. As far as she's concerned, they're just very good drawings... drawings with a particular arrangement of magical runes around them that is.

Apart from that, Karen is pretty much your average human, and lacks any skill with weapons or combat of any sort.

Weaponry: None

History: Karen grew up a pretty normal child, having a pretty normal life, although she finds delight in drawing. Especially that of mythical or magical creatures. She left school and intended on going on an Art course, but before she did this she got a job in a gaming store. This store sold videogames, boardgames, RPG's, figurines and comic and graphic novels. Karen grew increasingly interested with the comics, and often her work showed an influence as she learned about techniques. She became ever more enthusiastic when she dound that much of the literature concentrated on her other passions: that of mythical creatures and that of magic itself. Thus, she decided she wanted to one day, be apart of this.

However as she learned more Karen came upon a set of runes in a book that she couldn't read the language of, only english footnotes were attached here and there and even they were baffled as to what the formation of runes was for. Karen used her talent with art and copied the runes onto paper, with great skill she meticulously copied every detail. Then as artists will often do, she thought something was missing, and so proceeded to draw a creature inside the rune circle. A salamander came into being on the page, spouting a tongue of flame. Karen thought she saw the page shimmer briefly once she'd finished it but paid no heed.

A house burned down under mysterious circumstances that night. Little did Karen know it was her fault.

She came across a strange device discarded on the ground one day, and carried it home. As Karen does she examined it as best she could, and proceeded to tinker with until a flash from it blinded her.

The next thing she knew she was standing in Blackstar.

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((Bah, now seems as good a time as any... I haven't been outing this off for months/a year, honest... Meet Baldur and Hathor, the 'displaced' Norn God and Goddess mentioned in CUS: BA ))

Name: Baldur

Age: Unknown (probably about 2000)

Species: Norn God of Peace (a better descrip would be Creature God, but that doesn't sound right )

Alignment: Good

Description: Baldur would look like an average ChiChi Norn, if it weren't for two things. The first being that his hair is snowey white, rather than the ChiChi's usual orange. The second is that his eyes are too. There is no definition between the iris and the whites were you to look in Baldurs eyes. Occasionally found wearing a white or purple cloak, though why Baldur favours these is uncertain.

Abilities: Baldur is the Norn God of Peace, meaning that the abilities he has only extend towards Norns, Ettins and Grendels.

Rather than try to force the issue, Baldur can influence opposing parties into seeing the others point of view more easily, which in turn sets up a much better foundation for a peaceful solution between the two.

He is also one of the 'White Fur', which means that he has the ability to tell what a Creature truly is, no matter what they appear to be on the outside. He rarely uses this though.

Weaponry: A white staff, though it and it's ability are currently being 'borowed' by his heir, Brock.

Back-History: Long, long before the Borg came to the planet his heir once called home, Baldur had called it that as well. Once, Baldur was mortal. But that changed, as Baldur was born in a time of great conflict between the three species.

The Shee had settled the planet ages ago, and spread their Creatures around it too, finding it to mostly inhabitable and inhostile. The only real worry they had was about the Drantis creatures that roamed the land. Even so, Norns, Ettins and even Grendels flourished in that haven, alongside the advanced cities that belonged to the Shee.

The three Creatures that the Shee had made evolved enough that they soon realised their creators were not gods, and they abandoned their worship of them as such. The Shee responded to this by isolating themselves to the three evolved, yet still primitive civilisations that were growing up around them, and no longer extended their help. They said that if they were 'grown-up' enough as a species now, then they no longer needed the Shee's help.

Now devoid of both faith and help, the three species began to turn on each other. Vicious fights over territory or food ensued, discontent and mistrust ran rife between the three. The Grendels would most likely have begun to control most of the world if Ettins had not kept sneaking into and stealing weapons and technology they did not understand from the Shee, often a fight between these two ended in a victory for the Ettins out of sheer dumb luck, one of them having accidentally activated a machine.

The Norns got the worst of it though, their eggs or their food stolen and only the occasional fight between either of the Grendels or Ettins going the Norns way. It was in this conflict that both Hardman Norns and Banshee Grendels were wiped from the face of this lone planet.

Some of the Creatures kept faith, praying for an end to the bloodshed, though to whom or what they did not know. It was a general cry for help, their creators having abandoned them.

Then Baldur was born, his hair and eyes the purest white from the start. He grew up with the constant conflict, with having to run and hide whenever something non-Norn came his way. Yet he never expressed anger or hatred towards the attackers, be they Ettin or Grendel. He never even expressed those emotions for the Shee, the creators who'd abandoned them. He'd been told stories throughout his life of what it had once been like, when the races didn't really like each other but they hadn't hated each other so, and when help was given readily. Baldur longed for these days once again.

So, once he'd reached adulthood he donned a white cloak, took up a staff and left the only family he had to put an end to the needless bloodshed. Baldur had it dificult at first, but he persevered. Soon tales were told of how this one Creature had helped negotiations between the three go so well they were re-building villages together, working together, and all were better off for it.

Even so, the Shee remained aloof, although they no longer cut themselves of from the rest of their world. Baldur had issued in a new era of peace.

It didn't last as long he'd have liked. The one time Baldur left to visit the family he had neglected to help the world, a great dispute broke out. Two armies gathered and marched upon each other, closing up daily. When Baldur returned, he was horrified to see all his work undone by two bickering individuals, and threw himself into the path of the first arrow shots.

Baldur was mortally wounded, one arrow from each side had pierced both lungs and he sank to the ground, dying.

Now freed from his mortal body, Baldur became one of the Norn Gods that his planet sorely needed.

He was pleased to see that his very last act brought the two sides to their senses as they removed what had once been his body.

History: Baldur followed his heir through to Blackstar, although he took a much less intrusive approach than Freya did with Linda. Like her, he did hide within Brocks mind and body but quickly exited when given the chance (those of you who remember CUS: BA, Baldur is the reason Brock did not get re-connected despite the many times the Borg tried )

Baldurs powers are fading, he is dying, as are the others. It would not have happened at all if the Creatures whom he once protected had not been wiped out or assimilated by the Borg. But they were, and they have little choice but to pass on their power to the only remaining survivors.

Thus, Baldur is a 'displaced god'.

((A few notes: I'd just like to point out that I have talked with GBE about this, so, no accusing me of stepping on Jechts toes .

I'd also like to point out that this little back-history is meant to be in keeping with the A2K RP CUS: BA, Baldur, like Brock, is from a completely different and alternate dimension... and this was the best I could think of ))

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Name: Hathor

Age: Unknown (a little younger than Baldur)

Species: Norn Goddess of Love and Nature

Alignement: Neutral, as is befitting a Goddess of both Love and Nature

Description: Hathor has a much stranger appearance than Baldur does, although it is still possible to tell she is a Norn. Her fur is wild and untamed, very feral looking. It is also the purest colour of fawn, though Hathor doesn't resemble those timid creatures. Her hair too, is dark, wild and tangled. Her eyes are crimson, but they show a softness within her that would not be expected from such a wild looking creature. She occasionally wears the softest pink, translucent drape, which she wraps about her when she dances.

She also wears a ring, engraved with the same picture that has been carved on Grargs chest: That of a heart with a rising eagle in the centre of it.

Abilities: Hathor has the ability to change into any type of animal she wishes, as well as being able to cause two individuals to fall in love properly. Hathor can also sense those who truly are in love, though they must be Norn, Ettin or Grendel for her to do so.

Weaponry: None

Back-History: - Soon to come ((aka I'm tired and need sleep... ))

History: - Hathor hitched a ride with Grarg as soon as the survivors entered the derelict ship, by way of becoming one of the tiniest insects on their planet. It wasn't exactly very dignified, but it had to be done and Hathor did not want to intrude on her heirs mind anymore than Baldur did, the only difference being she could take this option and he couldn't.

She detached herself when they arrived in Blackstar, and has been spending most of her time in animal form or dancing with the animals that inhabit the fifth moon.

Hathors power also wanes, and like Baldur she has very little choice but to pass on her power to her heir.

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Name: Kelly

Symbiots Name: Zarleran

Age: 11 (still looks 6)

Species: 'False Vampire'

Alignments: Kelly's good, while Zarleran's evil.

Description: Kelly looks like a young human girl, with black hair and eyes, and very dark skin. She is also usually seen wearing a red dress, and her teeth have dainty pointed fangs. But when Zarleran is in control her dark eyes have flecks of red in them.

Abilities: Kelly would be human if not for Zarleran, the abilities she possesses are a result of the symbiotic relationship between the two. She has enhanced strength, speed and healing. She is also immortal so long as Zarleran stays with her, or until they are both killed.

When Zarleran is in control of their now shared body the symbiot has full knowledge and full control of all their abilities, including the 'Mind Clouding' ability which leaves those susceptible confused and helpless for several hours, after which they have no memory of what happened. Zarleran usually feeds while Kelly is unconscious, once bitten the victims limbs will seize up and become paralyzed, is often complimented with the Mind Clouding ability. She can still walk in daylight, but apart from that the same weaknesses that vampires have apply to them.

Weaponry: None

History: Kelly was a terminally ill patient, the doctors had no cure and thought she would only survive for a matter of weeks before expiring. However a very strange anonymous phone call came through one day, saying that there may be a way to save a terminal patient if and only if the doctor responsible could keep a secret. The doctor the caller happened to be speaking to was the one responsible for Kelly, and he enthusiastically agreed.

The next morning an apparently coinidental meeting between this same doctor and a blue haired woman revealed that she had something that could cure Kelly, but it would require an operation between the two simultaneously and he had to be certain he wanted to go through with it. The doctor again agreed, he was desperate for anything to save the girl.

So they had the operation that same day, after the anaesthetic had worn off the strange woman apparently disappeared without a trace. Kelly herself showed no changes, until the day after that is, when they found to their astonishment that she had been completely healed of her illness. Kelly and Zarleran had been joined, and Kelly was reaping the benefits.

One day, complaining she was hungry, the young girl vanished almost as completely as her invisible benefactor had. The girl left nothing at the hospital except a few fang marks on a very confused and tired nurse.

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The Offspring:

Name: Aura

Age: 5

Species: Mutamorphffer

Alignment: Evil

Description: Despite how young she is, Aura is about five feet tall. She has grey hair and eyes, and the feathers that sprout from the avian wings on her back are also grey. The rest of Auras body is human in appearance, except for her extra pair of arms, and she wears fur and animal skins.

Abilities: Apart from her ability to fly, Aura can also control the wind around her. She takes after her mother in that she's quite the mean-spirited person, and has instinctual knowledge concerning both her father and mothers homelands.

Weaponry: None

History
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Name: Ordell

Age: 5

Species: Mutamorphffer

Alignement: Neutral

Description: Ordell is slightly taller than his sister Aura, and appears to be quite muscular. While his hair and the feathers on his back are brown, his eyes are bright green. He too wears skins and furs of animals, and has four arms. Unlike any of his brethren, Ordell has what look to be a pair of fangs where his top canines should be.

Abilities: Ordell has the ability to spit acid through tiny holes near the bottom of his fangs, which makes him rather deadly. He also has the ability to transform into a large spider like his father Kafka, although the full extent of this transformation has yet to explored. Ordell will also bombard everyone with questions whenever he comes across something new, and has the same instinctual memory as his sister Aura.

Weaponry: None

History
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Name: Paola

Age: 5

Species: Mutamorphffer

Alignment: Neutral

Description: Paola is much shorter in stature and slimmer in build than any of her siblings, being the runt she is just barely four feet tall and unlikely to grow much bigger than she is now. She has silver hair, eyes and feathers as well as the extra pair of arms. Paola is very pretty, taking after her mother in this respect and she too wears animal furs and skins.

Abilities: Paola is very weak when it comes to anything physical, however her mental abilities are very highly developed. Perhaps a bit too highly, as she often doesn't realise she's using them or sometimes forgets how to. Paola is telepathic, able to send and receive thoughts but not able to force herself into someones mind. She is also telekinetic, which often causes far more havoc when she loses control of it.
Paola is again unlike her siblings, she doesn't have the mean streak that Aura has or the insatiable curiosity Ordell possesses, but is rather shy and delicate. She too, has the instinctual memory.

Species: Mutamorphffer

Weaponry: None

History

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Name: Goldfeather

Age: Unknown, goldfeather doesn't count her age in years. She is of breeding age however.

Species: Savannah Griffin

Alignment: None, she cares only for herself

Description: Goldfeather has the elegant head of a bird with a hooked beak, and intelligent brown eyes. Feathers that ruffle the creatures face last only until they reach the neck, where they shrink and change elegantly, becoming soft fur that run the length of her entire body, including the four feline legs and paws attached to said body and sporting vicious claws. As the fur runs along her back it changed back into feathers where the large, elegant wings join. A long tail, also covered with feathers, allows steering and extra lift for something about the size of a large lion.

Abilities: Goldfeather can speak to others on a telepathic level, allowing large groups of griffins to coordinate themselves when travelling without the clumsiness of speech. They have great strength, as you would expect for a large predator that also has to carry itself through the air. They also require gold to make nests, so during breeding season they become pests by stealing gold off others as well as each other.

Because of hunters however, the griffins have had to evolve and change to disguise themselves. They can morph into human or elf form, although the colour of their hair and eyes will always remain the same, and any 'clothes' will be the colour of their feathers and fur. Goldfeather herself has often used the guise of a pretty young girl in a flowing golden dress, and she often calls herself 'Goldie' in this form.

History: There's not that much to tell really. Goldfeather is your typical griffin, kicked out of her parents nest once she'd learnt to fly and take care of herself. She sometimes takes pity on creatures not able to defend themselves, however there's usually some ulterior motive behind her actions that is ultimately selfish.

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Name: Wolf

Alias: None

Gender: Male

Age: 8 years

Looks: Wolf is not fully wolf, he is actually half Alsatian. He has the looks and size of a grey wolf with white paws and underbelly. He also has brown eyes.

Description: Wolf is just as smart as his namesake, however the dog half of him means he's more fun loving than your average wolf and will often chase his tail. Wolf was found and taken in by a werewolf named Tala, who's never far away from him.

((I know it's not as detailed as my others, but there isn't all that much extra to put ))