Ack. Damn college keeping me super busy... My application, at last:
Screen Name:
MadRhapsody
Character you have created:
Gloria Athena Espiritu
Alias:
Twilight Goddess
Speech Color:
Times New Roman, black, bold, size 3.
Character Alignment:
Hero
Identity:
Secret
Character Personality:
Shes your guardian angel if youre warm to her. If not, shes your worst nightmare come true. Tread carefully between light and darkness.
Gloria is not a very nice woman most of the time. If she doesnt like you, shes going to be straightforward, in-your-face merciless about it. She has a sharp tongue and leaves a sense of bitterness on those she condescends. Sometimes, shes thought of as a person without an emotional soul, but she does have a softer side. She is capable of being kind-hearted and benevolent -- when it deems appropriate to her. She will only show her fun-loving demeanor to those she likes, and thats not a lot of people.
She believes that human beings are weak but are capable of strengthening themselves. Her judgment of people is based on their true colors, how theyre really like, known or hidden, and their real motives. Whenever she makes mistakes, she acknowledges them and attempts to correct them, though sometimes shes stubborn. She never gives up, even when everything is against her, and would prefer to die fighting should it ever come to that scenario. At times, this gets her into trouble when shes dealing with the wrong people; shes too prideful to run and fight another day. All and all, she always tries to do the right thing and opposes the idea of people being sacrificed for the greater good.
Origin Info/Details:
Over a thousand years ago, during a war between the angels and the demons, a male demon named Cyrus fell in love with a female angel named Teresa. Because relationships between angels and demons were forbidden, they escaped the war and descended upon the planet Earth, where Teresa gave birth to the first twilight, Gloria Espiritu, which in Spanish means Glorious Spirit.
From her mother, she inherited the element of light, and from her father the element of darkness. She has one white angel wing and one black demon wing. Growing up, she was taught how to read and write, but her general intelligence is no higher than the average human being. She knows enough to get by in life and learns quickly. Ever since she was young, she was a naturally gifted gunner, and she gained the ability to use her elemental powers as ammunition. She was unique, and some were unsure about her because of this. Many were angry because she was the child of a taboo, so they attempted to kill her several times. Fortunately, she was able to fend for herself.
Because of the dangers, they were forced to constantly move from place to place on Earth. This gave Gloria the opportunity to see the entire world and its inhabitants. She also took interest in human beings, studying and observing them from afar because her parents never allowed her to interact with them. One night in Mexico City, she was drawn to a musical concert and became intrigued by the lovely sounds. She took it too far when she bumped into a young man named Dmitri, and she was surprised that he wasnt afraid of her. In secrecy they spent the days and nights together, getting to know one another better, and then they fell in love.
Then, a horrible day came. Demons from the universe invaded the planet and attacked the inhabitants. Thousands of humans were killed, and one of them was Dmitri when he protected Gloria.
Tell me Ill always be in your heart... She tried to revive him, but it was no use. She helped the surviving humans fight off the demons in the area, and then gave her deceased lover a proper burial. If his loss wasnt bad enough, however, she flew home and found her mother and father, killed by one of the demon generals named Renjin. She attempted to fight him to no avail when he almost killed her. He was about to rip her angel wing off when humans rushed in and forced him to retreat. She vowed to get revenge, for her parents and her love.
A few centuries passed since the incident and Gloria mastered her fighting skill with guns. She custom-made her own twin set of magnums, one white-silver and the other black-silver, and they became her primary weapons since. She also trained herself on agility, seeing as her physical strength wasnt very good, so she had to rely on speed. She became capable of transfusing her elementals energy into ammunition for her guns, as well as cast light and dark spells. Protecting Earth and all living things upon it, she became known as the Twilight Goddess, a hero to the people, yet only a select few people knew her true identity. The pains of loss and regret caused her to become colder, merciless and sharp-tongued, afraid to show her softer side much because of weaknesses.
Traveling to Rome, Italy, Gloria came upon a shop with human-size dolls. While looking over their designed, she noticed a shock of pink hair moving in one of the back rooms. She followed the figure until they came face-to-face, surprised at her discovery: a living, breathing doll.
I am Rosa. What is your command? Gloria didnt know what to say. The owner of the shop entered the room and was upset that Rosa was wandering around without his permission, and he beat on her. Disgusted, Gloria shoved him off and he immediately called the police. She took Rosas hand and ran off with her. The doll was so confused, but she didnt seem to react positively or negatively to the situation.
Youre free to do what you want. Dont be afraid. However, Rosa wanted to go along with Gloria. She allowed her company and they traveled together.
She continues to be our protection, even when apocalypse is everlasting.
Power Level:
3. World Level (Ex. Flash, Superman)
Powers (Be Specific):
Gloria has a knack for guns. Any kind of firearm she picks up she will naturally master in a few days, a few hours if the situation if desperate. She possesses the elemental powers of light and darkness. Her powers can either be used in the form of ammunition for her guns, or in the form of spells. Light is more-so for the purpose of defense and healing, while darkness is for offense, although at times it can be used the other way around (depending on strengths and weaknesses, the balance). While the power of one of those two elements alone is very limited, when they are combined together, she can cause massive destruction. However, she must balance the two elements in order for that kind of power to emerge. The balance is the energy for light and darkness in combination, and she gathers them through her wings. If one element falls off the scale, the other element is weakened. This occurs when there is not enough light or darkness in the area shes in, real or artificial, or her wings are severed. Her wings give her the ability to fly and they are capable of slow regeneration. In the air, her speed is five times her ground speed.
Attributes:
Strength Level: Normal human
Speed/Reaction Timing Level: 50
Endurance at MAXIMUM Effort: 3 hours
Agility: 5X
Intelligence: Normal human
Fighting Skill: Mastered
Resources: Average
Weaknesses:
When it comes to physical strength, Gloria is flawed. She wouldnt be able to push Superman if he had his feet planted firmly on the ground. Without her wings, she cannot fly and her elemental powers are cut in half until the slow regeneration (takes up to 30-60 minutes depending on her power level) is complete. If her elemental powers fall out of a good balance, her attack and defense strengths decrease rapidly. She is also prone to melee range fighting. (See Powers for more information on her weaknesses.)
Supporting Characters:
Gloria doesnt have a lot of friends because of her personality. However, one friend she is motherly towards is the pink-haired, living female doll, Rosa. She is trying to teach her how to express emotions, although it is a very difficult task when she doesnt understand what emotions are. The doll cannot physically feel (differences of temperature, pleasure and pain, etc).
Three reasons why you have chosen that character:
I have been writing Gloria (originally named Athena) ever since my freshmen year in high school (I graduated in 2006, so that somewhat gives you my age range). She first started as a supernatural version of me, but soon I worked on her character development, storyline involvement and personality changes. She became very different from me with a couple exceptions. When I was introduced to electronic federations (e-fed), she became human to apply to the rules, and she stayed human for two years. Now that Im retired from e-fedding, I brought her back to the supernatural realm and am very excited to write her with inhuman powers again. Its fun to play non-humanistic characters! Seeing as I want to be a writer for one of my careers, I plan to write a few novels about Gloria, and so I wish to gather ideas and improvements through the RPGs and the character she is involved with.
Write two complete sentences using proper English grammar explaining what you think you can bring to the RPG:
I think I can bring more fun and excitement into the game, as well as inspiration for myself and others to keep writing. I hope to make new friends and have a good time on these boards; let the games begin!
How many times do you intend on posting a DAY IN the RPG:
Whenever I can, I will. College seems to very tedious as a full-time student, yet I will do the best I can to keep up with everyone, especially those Im interacting with.
Do you know how to post pictures on the hype boards:
Why yes, yes I do know how. (And I drew that picture of Gloria, by the way.
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Sample Origin Post (Minimum Four paragraphs containing dialogue):
Pools of hazel green opened to the real world.
Today was more quiet than usual. She sat up on her bed, the blankets wrinkling to her movements. Strands of her dark brown hair fell in front of her shoulders and lightly shadowed her face. Her fingers massaged her temples, trying to calm a roaring beast in the phase of morning. Throwing her arms up slowly, she stretched her limbs, bending forward to touch her toes. On her back were two, large slits, parallel to one another.
She climbed out of the bed, bare feet familiarizing themselves with the smooth carpet once again. Step by step, she made her way over to the curtains and reached out with a hand, gentle fingers grabbing hold of one side and pushing it outward. Her other hand quickly came up to shield her eyes from the intruding light, taking a moment to allow re-focus of her pupils. Her shielding hand then fell at her side, letting the spheres search the environment. Her other hand came to the lock on the window, a satisfying
click sounding before she swung the windows open.
Bathing in the warmth of the sun, the rays lightening her dark blue Levis, her soft caramel skin engulfing the energy, she smiled and folded her arms in front of her breasts. The round pendant that dangled around her neck glimmered with a silver shine. She took it in a hand and held it comfortably, her thumb fiddling with the side and opening it. Tilting her head down a little, her eyes examined the black and white photo of a young man with a gentlemens smile. She brought the pendant up to her face and placed a butterfly kiss on the photograph.
Youre still in my heart, Dmitri. You always will be...
Her head snapped up, hearing the sound of a scream nearby. It resonated with pain and grief. She narrowed her eyes and realized this was why it was too quiet. Turning around, she raced to her closet and opened it, putting on a white blouse. On the back of the blouse, there were openings that aligned to the slits. She slipped her sketches platforms on and went back to the large, open window. Climbing onto the edge from a high floor of the sky scraper of a building, she let herself fall, her eyes staring at the ground as speed and gravity worked in unison.
Wings of heaven and hell bloomed from the slits of her back, and they gave her the gift to fly.
