PLAYER: kerry PLURK/DISCORD/CARRIER PIGEON ID?skitties or kerry#2174 though plurk's usually a better first bet
CHARACTER(S) & CANON(S): moiraine damodred ( wheel of time ) WHO THEY ARE, THE ONE-LINE ELEVATOR PITCH: moiraine's a noble lady who discovered that she could channel (do magic) which became the best day of her life. she honed her skill, heard a prophecy and dedicated the last twenty years of her life to an insane quest in order to help save the world from darkness. she has a lot of stories from her travelling that she can be convinced to share, fills your mentor/guide/mom-role and will help keep you safe past the point of her own safety. LINK TO THEIR ELLETHIA PLOT COMMENT/TOP LEVEL, OR WHAT ARE THEY UP?link!
ICE BREAKER ROUNDS: i. What skills does your character urgently need to pick up? how to use the network! she could also use work on her herbs and plant knowledge.
ii. Do the ends justify the means for them? if it helps her quest/goals, absolutely. otherwise she's selective about what she'll involve herself in. she's a sucker for a cause, though (and helping people)
iii. What would they do to everyone's favourite red gear, given five minutes and a dark alley? she isn't fussed about everyone else's but she'd make hers blue!
CR THAT WOULD DRIVE THEM UP A WALL, BUT YOU WANT ANYWAY: people with shady/questionable motives/actions. even though moiraine also shrouds her motives in mystery, anyone that's darker in motives she wouldn't enjoy. but i'm a sucker for all cr c: CR THAT WOULD BRING OUT THEIR MOST SPARKLING SELVES: someone to protect or be soft around, people that challenge what she says in a way that makes her smile.
WHAT DOES YOUR CHARACTER BRING TO THE TABLE?? magic!!! healing!! a lot of very good stories, a good handle on politically solid conversations and diplomacy. or manipulating people. and sniffing out secrets. and insane amounts of stubbornness. she's a lot wrapped for a tiny parcel.
PLAYER: Jack PLURK/DISCORD/CARRIER PIGEON ID? I'm schematise on plurk, or you can find me in the discord channel -- if you aren't in it but want to talk one-on-one PM me!
CHARACTER(S) & CANON(S): Wrathion (Warcraft) WHO THEY ARE, THE ONE-LINE ELEVATOR PITCH: Black Dragon trying to shake off the villainous family reputation by saving the world, via various questionable methods. Rough exterior, squishy interior. LINK TO THEIR ELLETHIA PLOT COMMENT/TOP LEVEL, OR WHAT ARE THEY UP?Plotting comment! He's going to have Daenerys see him rot a bit before he post his helmet on, go herb searching with Hermione, being thrown up on in a boat by Yennefer, and have a scuffle over the lighthouse with Sansa. Open to other shenanigans!
ICE BREAKER ROUNDS: i. What skills does your character urgently need to pick up? Social skills, very honestly. He has pretty much had one real friend and two employees most of his life, and he messed up the friendship very quickly. He's trying to learn how friendship works, please help him work it out.
ii. Do the ends justify the means for them? He used to think so, yes. Now he's not so sure. It's a difficult thing for him to judge.
iii. What would they do to everyone's favourite red gear, given five minutes and a dark alley? Cut it up and use the materials to make something much nicer.
CR THAT WOULD DRIVE THEM UP A WALL, BUT YOU WANT ANYWAY: People to call him out on his bluffs and not let him hide behind evasive words and topic changes when things get uncomfortable. Wrathion hates to be vulnerable and will run away from it. He acts confident and uncaring even when he cares very much. Pin him down!
CR THAT WOULD BRING OUT THEIR MOST SPARKLING SELVES: People to let him be a little heroic on their behalf, or who are interested in talking about history and magic and so on. Wrathion is actually a huge nerd, but he likes to look cool so it isn't always obvious. Also a little heroism is good for his rocky self-esteem.
WHAT DOES YOUR CHARACTER BRING TO THE TABLE?? - Crafting skills (weapons, jewellery, clothing items!) - Magecraft - Fun to gossip with, can judge people's fashion and life choices with you - Likes to talk shop about mysteries! Want to theorise? He'll theorise with you! - Doesn't take long term offence easily, so if you like to bicker he'll have moved on the next day - Is actually a dragon so if you build up your friendship score with him maybe one day when he owns up to that he'll give you a lift
THROW A GIF IN, YOU'VE EARNED IT: Don't mind if I do.
CHARACTER(S) & CANON(S): Allison Hargreeves | The Umbrella Academy WHO THEY ARE, THE ONE-LINE ELEVATOR PITCH: Recovering narcissistic ex-actress with the power to bend the world to her wants and a penchant for getting married. LINK TO THEIR ELLETHIA PLOT COMMENT/TOP LEVEL, OR WHAT ARE THEY UP? I do not have a plotting comment at this time but! Allison is mostly going to be using this time to catch up with previous CR as well as make some friends with new folks so I will be tagging her around sporadically as I see fit! If you really want her somewhere, let me know. I've been mostly leaning towards conversations by candlelight and plant hunting.
ICE BREAKER ROUNDS: i. What skills does your character urgently need to pick up? You know, she is not the most survival savvy as her life has been fancy and glamourous, please teach her the ways of living off the land.
ii. Do the ends justify the means for them? ... Yeah, usually, but it depends on the ends.
iii. What would they do to everyone's favourite red gear, given five minutes and a dark alley? Burn it. Maybe invite Wrath, they can use it as a bonding experience.
CR THAT WOULD DRIVE THEM UP A WALL, BUT YOU WANT ANYWAY: Highly moralistic people because she is every much not that. But she needs that, someone has to call her out, especially now that her powers are out of the bag. CR THAT WOULD BRING OUT THEIR MOST SPARKLING SELVES: Bougie, fancy dress people who want to grumble about their circumstances. Also boss ladies who stomp their adversaries under their heel, but that's also just a personal preference.
WHAT DOES YOUR CHARACTER BRING TO THE TABLE?? Charm, beauty, sass and ... every strong powers of persuasion in the form of a very dangerous superpower.
PLAYER: Cella PLURK/DISCORD/CARRIER PIGEON ID?shortitude (is best, I'm on the discord server but stealth most days)
CHARACTER(S) & CANON(S): Hermione Granger, of the Harry Potter fame WHO THEY ARE, THE ONE-LINE ELEVATOR PITCH: 2 smart 2 furious LINK TO THEIR ELLETHIA PLOT COMMENT/TOP LEVEL, OR WHAT ARE THEY UP?here's what you missed on glee
ICE BREAKER ROUNDS: i. What skills does your character urgently need to pick up? Occlumency or any kind of hiding her thoughts from others, especially those pesky undead.
ii. Do the ends justify the means for them? No. Unless she's being impulsive, in which case don't ask her about that.
iii. What would they do to everyone's favourite red gear, given five minutes and a dark alley? Transfigure them into something more useful, like tents.
CR THAT WOULD DRIVE THEM UP A WALL, BUT YOU WANT ANYWAY: People who think she's too young to be trusted with decisions (listen here she's almost nineteen thanks). Critics. Enemies. Frenemies. CR THAT WOULD BRING OUT THEIR MOST SPARKLING SELVES: Texting buddies, and people who'll send her random messages late at night asking her opinion about things. Anyone who manages to make her behave her actual age, or like the teenager she never had a chance to be (so you know, crushes, mentors). Also acknowledge she's smart if you ever want to shut her up and make her flustered. Also also, please - dumb shenanigans like getting drunk for the first time or sea shanties. Come on, let's sea shanty.
WHAT DOES YOUR CHARACTER BRING TO THE TABLE?? Potions, a bottomless bag, a big brain, and mint leaves. Also maybe somewhere deep in her bag there's still chocolate she took from Taravast when Dementors were around.
CHARACTER(S) & CANON(S): Yennefer of Vengerberg | The Witcher WHO THEY ARE, THE ONE-LINE ELEVATOR PITCH: Yennefer of Vengerberg, girl with a crooked spine turns into a confident, gorgeous, powerful sorceress who has a penchant for driving people crazy. In good and bad ways. Secretly looking for a deeper connection, somebody to love and a family she can call her own. Has a love/hate relationship with her Chaos. LINK TO THEIR ELLETHIA PLOT COMMENT/TOP LEVEL, OR WHAT ARE THEY UP?Link!
ICE BREAKER ROUNDS: i. What skills does your character urgently need to pick up? Cooking, using the network, and brush up on her botany skills.
ii. Do the ends justify the means for them? Depends on what the ends are. If it means she gets what she wants, yes, absolutely. Up until Sodden Hill, she hasn't been asked to help with a greater cause so this will be new.
iii. What would they do to everyone's favourite red gear, given five minutes and a dark alley? Enchant them to look like whatever they last wore.
CR THAT WOULD DRIVE THEM UP A WALL, BUT YOU WANT ANYWAY: Either someone who can magic past her enchantment and see the girl with the crooked spine and misaligned jaw or notice the scars on her wrists. Both open her up to a level of vulnerability she will hate. CR THAT WOULD BRING OUT THEIR MOST SPARKLING SELVES: Anything that fills that deeper connection she desperately searches for. So found family stuff, someone to mentor, being of use in a more meaningful way.
WHAT DOES YOUR CHARACTER BRING TO THE TABLE?? Sass. Knowledge. Magic. Political experience.
CHARACTER(S) & CANON(S): Eleven | Dragon Quest XI S WHO THEY ARE, THE ONE-LINE ELEVATOR PITCH: A Chosen One that's recently lived up to his title in his world, now believing himself 'stuck' here due to Time Shenanigans, and trying to wrangle what he can or can't accomplish for this world.
LINK TO THEIR ELLETHIA PLOT COMMENT/TOP LEVEL, OR WHAT ARE THEY UP TO?Event plotting comment
ICE BREAKER ROUNDS: i. What skills does your character urgently need to pick up? I have an entire List of skills I want Eleven to develop as he goes along. Most urgently however, I should really begin to address his new spirit weapon in a meaningful way. Any cultivators wanna help?
Other things I want him working on this arc: magically encouraging plant growth and learning how to transfer energy.
ii. Do the ends justify the means for them? Squiggly. Usually- on principle- no. Sometimes, absent better alternatives, it just makes him feel ill to accept. self-sacrifice is ok tho
CR THAT WOULD DRIVE THEM UP A WALL, BUT YOU WANT ANYWAY: • Tsuns • dark magic-type characters • ruthlessly practical sorts
CR THAT WOULD BRING OUT THEIR MOST SPARKLING SELVES: • sparring buddies • kind, compassionate people • characters with affinities for plants/animals or Light
WHAT DOES YOUR CHARACTER BRING TO THE TABLE?? A largely spiritual scale, concerned for the balance of existing life vs. undeath. Keen interest in the forces that are meant to be at work, with a focus on the life-death rebirth cycle that he believes is in dire need of repair.
CHARACTER(S) & CANON(S): Five Hargreeves (the umbrella academy) and Marcos Diaz (the gifted) WHO THEY ARE, THE ONE-LINE ELEVATOR PITCH: Five is a genius 58 year-old ex-assassin in a 13 year-old body with apocalypse issues, teleports and controls time badly. Marcos is a mutant who tried to make miracles happen in mutant/human relations with the scraps the X-Men left them, and instead watched everything they built implode twice, has light/heat powers and a baby he never gets to be with. LINK TO THEIR ELLETHIA PLOT COMMENT/TOP LEVEL, OR WHAT ARE THEY UP?FIVE PLOTTING | MARCOS PLOTTING | Top levels forthcoming/hopefully today(!)
ICE BREAKER ROUNDS: i. What skills does your character urgently need to pick up? Five's most urgent issue is that mirror curse he could have gotten rid of in Taravast and definitely didn't. (He broke a mirror and started a whole thing you don't want me to get into it.) He needs magic help to learn how to control how much anguish he absorbs/how to release it. Magic help in general! Help the kid learn magic. Marcos needs some sewing lessons after this entire thing with mermaids ahah. His laser hands are really not being as useful as they usually are.
ii. Do the ends justify the means for them? Five: ABSOLUTELY. He's as pragmatic as they come. If you're not family and he decides your death is needed for their own survival, sorry it was nice knowing you. Marcos: No, sir. He really struggles with doing what's needed if it causes suffering and has a mountain of guilt from torturing/blinding people in his past. However this hasn't worked out for him, and he's tired, so there are times he can be persuaded. But he will let you know that he's not happy about it.
iii. What would they do to everyone's favourite red gear, given five minutes and a dark alley? Five gives no shits about the gear. He lived alone in the apocalypse for 45 years, he's not a fashion icon. Marcos would like to trade if anyone has one that isn't a patchwork situation, he's just not that into them.
CR THAT WOULD DRIVE THEM UP A WALL, BUT YOU WANT ANYWAY: Five: People who think they know about time travel, people who think they're smarter than him, people who don't let him get away with shit (like saying 'shit' his favorite word), people who get close to his siblings that he hasn't already vetted. Everything annoys him and brings me joy. Marcos: Has yet to have a big moral dilemma throw down and he's overdue, I'd love to play out someone who brings out the hothead in him. Telepaths are also a big trigger for him for some reason.
CR THAT WOULD BRING OUT THEIR MOST SPARKLING SELVES: Five: Be useful to him! He's an old man who isn't impressed with much, so if you've got some helpful tip that he hasn't thought of or dirt on their enemies he can use that's super. If you save one of his siblings from something dangerous while he's not looking, that gets you on the top of the 'do not kill' list tbh. And if you can make a decent cup of coffee, forget about it you're his favorite. Marcos: He's a new dad, so family stories really hit a soft spot for him. Also hearing about any kind of persecution or trauma generally will get him immediately on your side. He's a guy made of empathy who has no judgment. Likes to be a team player.
WHAT DOES YOUR CHARACTER BRING TO THE TABLE?? Five: Stupid smart, teleports everywhere, can control time (don't ask him to), has been here since the beginning and has enough connections to have decent notes on just about everything. Really excellent at murder, the best. Fits in small spaces?? Marcos: Guy has heart, can control heat/light with his hands, and he's personable enough to get along with just about anyone. He's been in a leadership role before, and he's good at bringing people together. Great at welding. He also has a really cool girlfriend.
He was having such a calm day until he asks this casual question... It's likely to come up anyway, he needs to confirm things Wrath told him. It'll go fine!!
PLAYER: Em PLURK/DISCORD/CARRIER PIGEON ID?cotume27 or, if you must, cotume27#5389 on Discord.
CHARACTER(S) & CANON(S): Akira "Joker" Kurusu (Persona 5 Royal) WHO THEY ARE, THE ONE-LINE ELEVATOR PITCH: Studious high schooler by day, magical girl thief by afternoon. LINK TO THEIR ELLETHIA PLOT COMMENT/TOP LEVEL, OR WHAT ARE THEY UP?Plotting! | Top level!
ICE BREAKER ROUNDS: i. What skills does your character urgently need to pick up? More first-aid type things would probably be good just so he doesn't have to call up a persona to heal a paper cut or something.
ii. Do the ends justify the means for them? It depends on the ends? Like... he'll do what he needs to, but he's not going to throw people into the fire for something either? Now, throwing himself in the fire is a different situation, but.....
iii. What would they do to everyone's favourite red gear, given five minutes and a dark alley? Iron it, probably.
CR THAT WOULD DRIVE THEM UP A WALL, BUT YOU WANT ANYWAY: People who don't have other people's best interests at heart. CR THAT WOULD BRING OUT THEIR MOST SPARKLING SELVES: People he can be a brother to or help Fight the Man with.
WHAT DOES YOUR CHARACTER BRING TO THE TABLE?? Fire! Ice! Necrotic/radiant damage! Really creepy but awesome demon spirit things that fight for him! A really spiffy costume! He can make scientifically designed curry!
He's also a great listener and friend in general and you will never get rid of him once he decides to be your friend.
I can offer ruthlessly practical and a little on the tsun scale, but we might need some sort of hook so Eleven doesn't immediately want to walk away from him and so Wrathion doesn't feel too much like he's being Tolerated. Wrathion is very standoffish at first brush but a lot of it is sort of coldly defensive because he pretty much expects people to not understand him and potentially expect the worst of him, so he just leans into 'I'm a dragon, I don't need help anyway! Who cares what people think!'
He actually has a lot of feelings but it's illegal for anyone to notice or mention them.
Wrathion is not strictly an expert on spirit weapons but he's the generic Warcraft NPC abilities to sense magic, channel magic, sense and handle corruption, sense whatever-the-plot-requires of him. Otherwise, he does make enchanted items? I don't know specifically what you want to transfer energy for, but he imbues properties into all sorts of things -- usually to a fancy scale because he makes what Warcraft calls 'Legendary Artefacts', so it's all stuff like 'grants slow fall when you fall off a dragon, generates a bit shiny shield, fancy status buff' kind of territory.
I feel like I could potentially hit some things for Marcos or Five here, but I'm not sure which you think would work best or who you want CR for most. I mean, could do both eventually but it's a case of who FIRST so I don't overload on threads.
Five and Wrathion could probably vibe on pragmatism and being young-appearing characters, though Wrathion was like artificially-messed-with child vs stuck in younger body but actually old. He also once thought he knew best and tried to fix things with time travel, so he's got a time travel thing.
He's not an expert exactly on curses, but he's an expert on corruption which gives lingering bad effects and is in general a magic wielder so he could have a look at least and potentially feel some vibes, depending on how its meant to work?
Wrathion could also help Marcos with sewing tbh. He does a lot of crafting in canon, including making cloaks. For some reason he loves to make enchanted cloaks. He's not a telepath, but he is bluntly pragmatic so he might be good at poking Marcos into hotheaded outbursts? He, uh, also has massively traumatic family history since he comes from a villainous family who one by one went insane and who he helped get.... killed..... for the greater good.... after another family of dragons experimented on him.... as a child.......
He's fine. It's fine. Why would anyone be messed up after that? He's very normal, he knows how to handle emotions just fine.
Energy transfer- like giving someone energy. ..Or taking it, but less so that. Later, someday~
They could def trade tips about crafting things though. El can sort of make enchanted things but he's used to having a supply of magical items to work with and ofc, knows how to use them. But ye def a workable conversation starter at least!
And don't worry about Wrathion being standoff-ish. Eleven was best friends with a massive tsundere and learned to read him pretty well, then grew inordinately fond of the guy before he uh, disappeared. People that remind him of Arche in manner are likely to glean some benefit of the doubt so as not to be written off right away :>
PLAYER: ruxi PLURK/DISCORD/CARRIER PIGEON ID? PM works fastest! But exar also exists.
CHARACTER(S) & CANON(S): Lan Wangji | The Untamed WHO THEY ARE, THE ONE-LINE ELEVATOR PITCH: holier-than-thou slaughter-prone exorcist with a penchant for existential justice crises and silently judging you while you sleep. Single-handedly making white silks great again. Married (?) with children. LINK TO THEIR ELLETHIA PLOT COMMENT/TOP LEVEL, OR WHAT ARE THEY UP? Mostly tagging around with him this round, playing support to everyone else being so extraseriously, Kaneki????. He'll become increasingly fixated on exploring the life/death/rebirth cycle, and also on keeping people away from the cliffs. If you need silence game inspo, call him.
ICE BREAKER ROUNDS: i. What skills does your character urgently need to pick up?
Cooking meats, God help him. He's vegetarian, but keeps company with a perpetually underfed omnivore.
He could also do with learning other basic survival or household chores. Eastbound has been fundamental in Lan Wangji exploring the many fine ways in which he sucks at everything useful.
Less a skill, but a general cure to the ongoing curse of his inflexibility could also help the cause. That cause is everyone's mental health.
ii. Do the ends justify the means for them?
No*. *unless, hypocritically, the ends preserve his loved ones. And even then.
iii. What would they do to everyone's favourite red gear, given five minutes and a dark alley?
...surprisingly, Wangji is less affronted by the colour of the outfit than by the ungainly restrictions it puts on his movements. So he's willing to coexist.
CR THAT WOULD DRIVE THEM UP A WALL, BUT YOU WANT ANYWAY: busy-bodies, people who talk-talk-talk, impulsive or loud individuals, or political sharks. CR THAT WOULD BRING OUT THEIR MOST SPARKLING SELVES: ...children, young people, or those in need of protection. He's at his kindest with those who forget to be kind to themselves.
WHAT DOES YOUR CHARACTER BRING TO THE TABLE?? the ability to make everyone feel bad or wanting. An unparalleled failure to exist as a human being after tasting precisely two drops of wine. The grace and beauty of a slow-rolling tank.
More seriously, he's exquisite with a sword and boast a wealth of knowledge about dead things. He is also, generally, agreeable to help with murder tasks, infiltration and investigation.
Eleven could help him with first aid things if you like. The bean recently-ish took a lot of healing lessons in Taravast to better himself as the battle-medic he's largely wound up playing the part of.
PLAYER: Rin PLURK/DISCORD/CARRIER PIGEON ID?chatvert; Temujin#0712
CHARACTER(S) & CANON(S): Rachel Silva, OC WHO THEY ARE, THE ONE-LINE ELEVATOR PITCH: Teenage superhero whose core competencies are punchin' real good and stealing your girl. LINK TO THEIR ELLETHIA PLOT COMMENT/TOP LEVEL, OR WHAT ARE THEY UP? I DON'T HAVE ONE YET, but she's just gotten back from my real life imploding being in limbo or something, and she's gonna be ALL OVER this Andromeda Strain shit.
ICE BREAKER ROUNDS: i. What skills does your character urgently need to pick up? Diplomacy. CHA was her dump stat. :V
ii. Do the ends justify the means for them? Depends on the ends and/or means, really. Sometimes you have to push through in order to accomplish something important, but you do need to keep your moral compass in the process.
iii. What would they do to everyone's favourite red gear, given five minutes and a dark alley? Draw dicks on it.
CR THAT WOULD DRIVE THEM UP A WALL, BUT YOU WANT ANYWAY: I'm trying to avoid negative CR right now! CR THAT WOULD BRING OUT THEIR MOST SPARKLING SELVES: People being nice to her. She's kind of like a feral cat; she needs to be slowly enticed to trust you with snacks. You may even unlock part of her tragic backstory! Or she'll teach you how to throw a punch or parkour or something.
WHAT DOES YOUR CHARACTER BRING TO THE TABLE?? Rachel is essentially a supersoldier. She can help protect people from the dangers of Ellethia.
PLAYER: Hebe PLURK/DISCORD/CARRIER PIGEON ID?illuminations or mithryl#7232
CHARACTER(S) & CANON(S): Rufus Shinra (Final Fantasy VII Compilation) WHO THEY ARE, THE ONE-LINE ELEVATOR PITCH: The rich kid with oh so many dad issues who has a tendency for doing recklessly dangerous things and doing everything in the worst, dumbest, most complicated way possible but he's pretty so that sort of makes up for it. LINK TO THEIR ELLETHIA PLOT COMMENT/TOP LEVEL, OR WHAT ARE THEY UP?here
ICE BREAKER ROUNDS: i. What skills does your character urgently need to pick up? How to be a good person without being an asshole about it. Any kind of practical skills that most ordinary people take for granted even something like boiling water. He's an expert with a shotgun and can survive falling off of buildings but ask him to make toast and he's helpless.
ii. Do the ends justify the means for them? Most often, yes. He'll try to avoid as much damage as he could -he helped nearly destroy the planet so he's trying to tone it down a little. He's not afraid to get his hands dirty and risk his own life when necessary.
iii. What would they do to everyone's favourite red gear, given five minutes and a dark alley? Nothing it would just have a tragic and unfortunate accident and vanish, who knows where it went.
CR THAT WOULD DRIVE THEM UP A WALL, BUT YOU WANT ANYWAY Being called out on his bullshit and all the layers/lies he surrounds himself with to protect himself, being underestimated as just another rich spoiled kid with daddy issues, being called a good person despite acting like an asshole
CR THAT WOULD BRING OUT THEIR MOST SPARKLING SELVES: Teaching him how to do practical things for himself so he can feel accomplished by doing simple everyday things, giving him a chance to share/show off all the strange things he serial killer babysitters taught him, opportunities to practice and have fun shooting things
WHAT DOES YOUR CHARACTER BRING TO THE TABLE?? A pretty face, an expert with a shotgun, knowledge of how to kill someone of 10 times with a paperclip and other fun facts, ability to sweet talk himself out of almost every situation, technical skill with computers, ability to remain calm while things blow up
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