Post by Destiny, Gabrielle & Erin on Sept 26, 2008 14:03:35 GMT -8
Full Name: Gabrielle Maria Isabel Viaris. She hates being called Gabby.
Nicknames: Gabby, unwillingly. Seraph.
Age: 20
Nationality: American/Italian/Romanian
Occupation: Freelance Artist/Student/Supernatural Hunter
Star Sign: Scorpio.
Powers:
Gabrielle has strong external type Telekinesis (also referred to as Psychokinesis). External type means she cannot use it on her own body (as a means to fly, suicide etc) or on something with a strong attachment to her (a favourite sword, a necklace, etc) but can use it on other things, such as vases, doors, buildings and people’s heads.
She’s able to kill large amounts of people quickly, but doing so could result in near permenant insanity (telekinesis is a very mental based power after all) or complete brain failure.
She doesn’t use it , much preferring to win battles of her fighting skill but sometimes will augment her fighting with careful application.
Her telekinesis can be clocked by covering her eyes as it works via eye contact and mental capability.
Biography:
Gabrielle’s was born in Rome and lived with her mother Maria and her younger sister Artemis. Both Artemis and Gabrielle are illegitimate, though Artemis’s father, a man named Sandy, stuck around while Gabrielle’s own was a one night stand with Maria. Gabrielle bears no ill-will towards him for this, though she does wish he’d not slept with Maria at all.
When Gabrielle was five Maria married a man named Jared Harrison, who began to sexually abuse her. During the abuse Jared repeatedly told her that it was her fault for seducing him and acting in a sexual demeanour, though of course that was complete bull and only made up to control her further Even so it had a marked impact on her psyche.
This continued until she was seven years old, which was when her powers triggered and she killed him accidentally.
This drove the already unstable Maria (due to using telekinesis too often) over the edge and Gabrielle and Artemis were sent to an orphanage. Artemis was adopted quickly but it took several years for Gabrielle to be fostered by a man named Father Valance Rodriguez, a young priest who ran a Church-funded foster home with a nun named Sister Elaine Watson.
Gabrielle was a difficult child and first but she slowly came around and even now refers to Valance as papa and Elaine as ‘madre‘.
Maria went missing when Gabrielle was seventeen and was declared legally dead. All her assets went to her daughter who promptly sold the house and everything in it and moved to America where she went into Mortami hunting and also attends night classes to study art. She hope to teach it in future.
Currently she is to be acting legal guardian of a friend’s younger sister, one Destiny Emerald while said friend is away.
Appearance:
Gabrielle is quite tall at 6’2 and has an hourglass figure (but butt and boobs, smallish waist). Her skin is a dark olive tone. She had an oval face with angular features such as a long, sharp nose and high cheekbones. She has almond-shaped eyes that are a light grey rimmed with dark grey.
Her hair is long and black, frequently covering her eyes unless she clips it back. It varies between straight and wavy, depending on the length of it.
She has two tattoos on her back in the shape of large black wings that stretch from just under her shoulders down to her lower back. She also has various tattoos elsewhere, such as a lily on her wrist.
She generally wears black clothes with grey or red.
Several pictures I’ll be using for her. I still have to recolour a few though. If anyone else has these claimed please tell me.
Personality:
She’s a nasty, mean-spirited bitch who thinks at least 60% of the world is going to Hell for assorted sins. She’d like nothing more than everyone to fuck off and die or at least stop being so annoying.
She dislikes intimate relationships and being touched (such as putting a hand on her shoulder or a hug) without her permission. She has very few friends, something that she doesn’t mind.
She has a rather arrogant manner and likes to be surrounded by beautiful things and fills her flat with crystals, drapery and paintings.
She’s also very passionate about people she cares about (her sisters, her few friends) and if she does something she does her best at it. She’s rather tactless but she does tend to get on with people who are nasty as well. She has a liking to insult people and inflict pain.
She’s a feminist, but not a man-hater (she hates everyone equally). She hates her mother the most, for not protecting her from Jared.
She also believes that she herself is going to Hell for what she’s done because in her eyes the abuse was a sin and she thinks it’s her fault.
Gabrielle hates her mother and she has a deep fear of turning out to be just like her, which is justified considering that for all intents and purposes, she is.
She frequently swears in Italian and speaks with a strong accent (I’m not typing it out though) as English is actually her second language.
Gabrielle is town between wanting power and being wary of corruption from it. She feels that if she had power she could protect herself and those she loves, but it’s power that drove her mother, and many more of her family besides, completely insane.
Gabrielle believes that swords are virtuous weapons as they are somewhat difficult to use and require skills, while guns are for sinners and all you really need to do is aim and fire.
Unique Possessions
Gabrielle owns five different swords, all of which are different kinds and have their owns names. The blade of each sword is silver-coated steel on one side, and poisoned wood on the other. This is to ensure that the person does die even if they escape.
Terrum: Longsword.
Requiem: Falcion
Inferno: Jian.
Purgatorio: Scimitar.
Paradiso. Rapier.
She also owns a small handgun, but she never uses it for personal reasons. However, she always carries it with her.
Extra:
Due to distant Vampiric ancestry the haemoglobin in Gabrielle’s body has a hard time carrying absorbing iron and oxygen (this is sometimes cited as a scientific reason for Vampire’s need to drink blood) and as such relies on specially formulated ’blood’ capsules (more like strawberry boiled sweets in appearance) which contain a chemical that nullifies the problem for a brief period of time.
This dependency lends to her surly attitude as she hates being reliant on anyone or anything.
She also has a tendency to bite people, but that’s usually when she’s angry.
Gabrielle is also resistant to many common poisons as she does what some people used to do in the old time; eat a non-lethal dose of poison everyday until she builds an immunity then up the dosage a little.
Notes on the Mortami:
Mortami are a sort of feral Vampire. They’re a different species to the other kind of MVA Vampire, being all completely insane, cannibalistic monster that that have adapted to surviving in urban areas. When alone they pose little threat but they seem to have a sort of collective intelligence and the more there are in a pack the smarter they are.
They’re very animalistic and do not seem to be able to speak in an intelligent manner, communicating instead in growls and roars. They have an acute sense of smell and wear very little clothing, if any.
They lure their prey with a type of ‘siren call’ quality in their singing. This ‘siren call’ leaves the victim defenceless and open to attack or assault. The Mortami are obsessed with continuing their race and will do this by any means, be it forcible changing or sexual assault.
Gabrielle is sort of a specialised Mortami Hunter, though she kills other supernatural creatures (ghosts, zombies, werewolves and the like) as well.
In Character Sample:
(Note: The person Erin mentioned here is one of my own characters, not the one on MVA. She has too much of a connection to Destiny and Gabrielle to be written out and it wouldn’t feel right to change her name either. However, it’s unlikely she’ll ever be an actual character.)
Gabrielle got out the bathtub full of red-tinged water, steam rising off her wet skin. She reached for a towel, rubbing her body vigorously with it until it had a red raw look. She stuck her hand into the bath and pulled the plug, watching it drain away, then shook her head and started drying her hair.
She wrapped the towel around herself and another around her hair in a sort of turban then went into the main room of her hotel room. She already had her clothes laid out on the bed, casual clothes for a day off; comfy jeans, bulky jumper, long-sleeved t-shirt with a v-neck, fingerless gloves and a belted leather coat that reached to her thighs, all in black except for a silver chain-styled belt. A cat was sleeping on the coat.
“Dante, off my clothes,” she scolded, shooing him off and picking her phone up from the bedside locker. There was a green missed call symbol flashing on the screen. She flipped it open, pressing the Call button. She put it to her ear and sat on the bed, stretching out her legs.
She smiled when she heard the voice, “Hey, Erin. It’s you. I didn’t recognise the number.”
“Yeah, had to get a new one, you know how it is.” Erin said, laughing.
Gabrielle laughed a little herself, “Hell yeah. Shoot a ghost a ghost in the head and people think you’re a murderer now.”
“Well, something like that.” Erin said with a discreet cough, “Hey, Gabrielle, can you do me a big favour? I gotta leave town for a while, but I need someone to take care of Dee and make sure she doesn‘t leave or something.”
“You got caught, didn’t you? Erin, how long are we talking about?”
“Not that long, I swear. But I seriously got to get the fuck outta Dodge before I get caught and you kno I don’t want her by herself.”
“Fine, fine. I’ll do it.”
There was a sigh of releif, “Oh thank fuck. And trust, I’ll pay when I get back, no worries.”
“You better, Erin, you know I can’t stand her.”
“I know, I know but you’re the only person I could think of! Please!”
“I said I would, okay? Now fuck off before you get caught, whore.”
“Fuck you too, bitch. And thank you, I owe you so much, bye!” Erin hung up.
Gabrielle sighed then lay back on the bed. Dante padded over to her daintily, curling up next to her head.
“Hey, Dante, what about it, huh?” Gabrielle scratched behind his ears, “You looking forward to going home?”
Dante meowed in reply.
“Good call. Home it is. But first, let‘s get dressed.”
After she got dressed she packed. It was much, just her bloodstained clothes from the hunt that night, her sword of choice and Dante into his carrier cage. She paid her bills then left.
The first thing Gabrielle bought when she came to America was a house. The second thing was an classic ‘muscle car’. She’d had it for three years and by now this car was almost as much her baby as anything else and she took damn good care of it. If hotels and motels were few and far between, she’d almost live in it.
Gabrielle loaded her slim suitcase and Dante’s carrier cage into the car then took a deep breath of the early dawn air and smiled to herself. It was good to be going home.
Codewords
Do you know the Muffin Man?
Nicknames: Gabby, unwillingly. Seraph.
Age: 20
Nationality: American/Italian/Romanian
Occupation: Freelance Artist/Student/Supernatural Hunter
Star Sign: Scorpio.
Powers:
Gabrielle has strong external type Telekinesis (also referred to as Psychokinesis). External type means she cannot use it on her own body (as a means to fly, suicide etc) or on something with a strong attachment to her (a favourite sword, a necklace, etc) but can use it on other things, such as vases, doors, buildings and people’s heads.
She’s able to kill large amounts of people quickly, but doing so could result in near permenant insanity (telekinesis is a very mental based power after all) or complete brain failure.
She doesn’t use it , much preferring to win battles of her fighting skill but sometimes will augment her fighting with careful application.
Her telekinesis can be clocked by covering her eyes as it works via eye contact and mental capability.
Biography:
Gabrielle’s was born in Rome and lived with her mother Maria and her younger sister Artemis. Both Artemis and Gabrielle are illegitimate, though Artemis’s father, a man named Sandy, stuck around while Gabrielle’s own was a one night stand with Maria. Gabrielle bears no ill-will towards him for this, though she does wish he’d not slept with Maria at all.
When Gabrielle was five Maria married a man named Jared Harrison, who began to sexually abuse her. During the abuse Jared repeatedly told her that it was her fault for seducing him and acting in a sexual demeanour, though of course that was complete bull and only made up to control her further Even so it had a marked impact on her psyche.
This continued until she was seven years old, which was when her powers triggered and she killed him accidentally.
This drove the already unstable Maria (due to using telekinesis too often) over the edge and Gabrielle and Artemis were sent to an orphanage. Artemis was adopted quickly but it took several years for Gabrielle to be fostered by a man named Father Valance Rodriguez, a young priest who ran a Church-funded foster home with a nun named Sister Elaine Watson.
Gabrielle was a difficult child and first but she slowly came around and even now refers to Valance as papa and Elaine as ‘madre‘.
Maria went missing when Gabrielle was seventeen and was declared legally dead. All her assets went to her daughter who promptly sold the house and everything in it and moved to America where she went into Mortami hunting and also attends night classes to study art. She hope to teach it in future.
Currently she is to be acting legal guardian of a friend’s younger sister, one Destiny Emerald while said friend is away.
Appearance:
Gabrielle is quite tall at 6’2 and has an hourglass figure (but butt and boobs, smallish waist). Her skin is a dark olive tone. She had an oval face with angular features such as a long, sharp nose and high cheekbones. She has almond-shaped eyes that are a light grey rimmed with dark grey.
Her hair is long and black, frequently covering her eyes unless she clips it back. It varies between straight and wavy, depending on the length of it.
She has two tattoos on her back in the shape of large black wings that stretch from just under her shoulders down to her lower back. She also has various tattoos elsewhere, such as a lily on her wrist.
She generally wears black clothes with grey or red.
Several pictures I’ll be using for her. I still have to recolour a few though. If anyone else has these claimed please tell me.
Personality:
She’s a nasty, mean-spirited bitch who thinks at least 60% of the world is going to Hell for assorted sins. She’d like nothing more than everyone to fuck off and die or at least stop being so annoying.
She dislikes intimate relationships and being touched (such as putting a hand on her shoulder or a hug) without her permission. She has very few friends, something that she doesn’t mind.
She has a rather arrogant manner and likes to be surrounded by beautiful things and fills her flat with crystals, drapery and paintings.
She’s also very passionate about people she cares about (her sisters, her few friends) and if she does something she does her best at it. She’s rather tactless but she does tend to get on with people who are nasty as well. She has a liking to insult people and inflict pain.
She’s a feminist, but not a man-hater (she hates everyone equally). She hates her mother the most, for not protecting her from Jared.
She also believes that she herself is going to Hell for what she’s done because in her eyes the abuse was a sin and she thinks it’s her fault.
Gabrielle hates her mother and she has a deep fear of turning out to be just like her, which is justified considering that for all intents and purposes, she is.
She frequently swears in Italian and speaks with a strong accent (I’m not typing it out though) as English is actually her second language.
Gabrielle is town between wanting power and being wary of corruption from it. She feels that if she had power she could protect herself and those she loves, but it’s power that drove her mother, and many more of her family besides, completely insane.
Gabrielle believes that swords are virtuous weapons as they are somewhat difficult to use and require skills, while guns are for sinners and all you really need to do is aim and fire.
Unique Possessions
Gabrielle owns five different swords, all of which are different kinds and have their owns names. The blade of each sword is silver-coated steel on one side, and poisoned wood on the other. This is to ensure that the person does die even if they escape.
Terrum: Longsword.
Requiem: Falcion
Inferno: Jian.
Purgatorio: Scimitar.
Paradiso. Rapier.
She also owns a small handgun, but she never uses it for personal reasons. However, she always carries it with her.
Extra:
Due to distant Vampiric ancestry the haemoglobin in Gabrielle’s body has a hard time carrying absorbing iron and oxygen (this is sometimes cited as a scientific reason for Vampire’s need to drink blood) and as such relies on specially formulated ’blood’ capsules (more like strawberry boiled sweets in appearance) which contain a chemical that nullifies the problem for a brief period of time.
This dependency lends to her surly attitude as she hates being reliant on anyone or anything.
She also has a tendency to bite people, but that’s usually when she’s angry.
Gabrielle is also resistant to many common poisons as she does what some people used to do in the old time; eat a non-lethal dose of poison everyday until she builds an immunity then up the dosage a little.
Notes on the Mortami:
Mortami are a sort of feral Vampire. They’re a different species to the other kind of MVA Vampire, being all completely insane, cannibalistic monster that that have adapted to surviving in urban areas. When alone they pose little threat but they seem to have a sort of collective intelligence and the more there are in a pack the smarter they are.
They’re very animalistic and do not seem to be able to speak in an intelligent manner, communicating instead in growls and roars. They have an acute sense of smell and wear very little clothing, if any.
They lure their prey with a type of ‘siren call’ quality in their singing. This ‘siren call’ leaves the victim defenceless and open to attack or assault. The Mortami are obsessed with continuing their race and will do this by any means, be it forcible changing or sexual assault.
Gabrielle is sort of a specialised Mortami Hunter, though she kills other supernatural creatures (ghosts, zombies, werewolves and the like) as well.
In Character Sample:
(Note: The person Erin mentioned here is one of my own characters, not the one on MVA. She has too much of a connection to Destiny and Gabrielle to be written out and it wouldn’t feel right to change her name either. However, it’s unlikely she’ll ever be an actual character.)
Gabrielle got out the bathtub full of red-tinged water, steam rising off her wet skin. She reached for a towel, rubbing her body vigorously with it until it had a red raw look. She stuck her hand into the bath and pulled the plug, watching it drain away, then shook her head and started drying her hair.
She wrapped the towel around herself and another around her hair in a sort of turban then went into the main room of her hotel room. She already had her clothes laid out on the bed, casual clothes for a day off; comfy jeans, bulky jumper, long-sleeved t-shirt with a v-neck, fingerless gloves and a belted leather coat that reached to her thighs, all in black except for a silver chain-styled belt. A cat was sleeping on the coat.
“Dante, off my clothes,” she scolded, shooing him off and picking her phone up from the bedside locker. There was a green missed call symbol flashing on the screen. She flipped it open, pressing the Call button. She put it to her ear and sat on the bed, stretching out her legs.
She smiled when she heard the voice, “Hey, Erin. It’s you. I didn’t recognise the number.”
“Yeah, had to get a new one, you know how it is.” Erin said, laughing.
Gabrielle laughed a little herself, “Hell yeah. Shoot a ghost a ghost in the head and people think you’re a murderer now.”
“Well, something like that.” Erin said with a discreet cough, “Hey, Gabrielle, can you do me a big favour? I gotta leave town for a while, but I need someone to take care of Dee and make sure she doesn‘t leave or something.”
“You got caught, didn’t you? Erin, how long are we talking about?”
“Not that long, I swear. But I seriously got to get the fuck outta Dodge before I get caught and you kno I don’t want her by herself.”
“Fine, fine. I’ll do it.”
There was a sigh of releif, “Oh thank fuck. And trust, I’ll pay when I get back, no worries.”
“You better, Erin, you know I can’t stand her.”
“I know, I know but you’re the only person I could think of! Please!”
“I said I would, okay? Now fuck off before you get caught, whore.”
“Fuck you too, bitch. And thank you, I owe you so much, bye!” Erin hung up.
Gabrielle sighed then lay back on the bed. Dante padded over to her daintily, curling up next to her head.
“Hey, Dante, what about it, huh?” Gabrielle scratched behind his ears, “You looking forward to going home?”
Dante meowed in reply.
“Good call. Home it is. But first, let‘s get dressed.”
After she got dressed she packed. It was much, just her bloodstained clothes from the hunt that night, her sword of choice and Dante into his carrier cage. She paid her bills then left.
The first thing Gabrielle bought when she came to America was a house. The second thing was an classic ‘muscle car’. She’d had it for three years and by now this car was almost as much her baby as anything else and she took damn good care of it. If hotels and motels were few and far between, she’d almost live in it.
Gabrielle loaded her slim suitcase and Dante’s carrier cage into the car then took a deep breath of the early dawn air and smiled to herself. It was good to be going home.
Codewords
Do you know the Muffin Man?