Eden's Cage Sign-Ups {Open}

- No eating each other
- No eating the trees
- No eating plastic
- No eating the sweet roll. It's mine!
- No eating little children.
- No eating old people (even though their so tasty
- No eating animals (except mice...you can eat mice)

.....Ok, here are the real rules

- No powerplaying or godmodding
- Keep it strictly PG-16
- All posts must be literate

Look, I'm not going to type up all the proper rules. You should know them by now if you're an experienced role-player. Besides, ain't nobody got time for that!

Username:
Nightingale

Name:
X

Age:
21

Gender:
Male

Role:
Venator 2

Personality:

:: Stoic ::

::Caring::

::Strong-Willed::

Powers:

::Telekinesis::

::Hypnosis::

::Weak Shape-shifting::

Strengths:

-- Gilded Tongue --

-- Combat --

-- Divide and Conquer --

"To be blunt, I know you better than you know yourself"


Weaknesses:

-- Jo --
-- Flashbacks --
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Relationship with other Venator:

"It's complicated"

Views on Divina:

Expectations:

-- Freedom --

Extra Attributes:

-- Soul Gem --

Others:

::Man of Few Words::

Username: OurStars
Name: Hollis ____
Age: Seventeen
Role: Girl 2 - Flicker

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P e r s o n a l i t y ?
{ Controlled But Passionate }
Hollis's powers are composed of two basic elements, wind and flame, neither of which are associated much with such things as discipline and restraint. However, such characteristics can be found in Hollis, a child born in fire and wind, capable of destruction without order. Most people consider fire to be a chaotic element, at best, eating everything in its path and volatile in the best of situations. Thus, Hollis would be expected to follow suit, would she not? In fact, the young woman does have a problem with feeling things much more intensely than the next person might. If she feels anger, it is a great amount of it, and sorrow is a tremendous burden on her. Likewise, happiness is ecstasy and affection would be a great deal of loyalty and love, for all of her emotions seemed to be magnified. When she was younger, such a thing was allowed by her to run free, for the young woman never had a thought to restrain her own emotions. Not until she realized how dangerous she could be when her emotions were left to run wild. While the happy times were blissful, her times of anger could unintentionally wreak havoc and cause pain to others. After several years, she learned to control her magnified emotions, pushing them down until she hardly seems to show them at all. They still exist, of course, in their augmented form, but she can keep that from tapping into her mind. It is for fear of exploding on others that she locks everything away, knowing that indulging in the good may put her off guard, therefore letting out the bad. She appears at all times to be neutral as far as emotions go, and it is quite a feat to make her show emotion. Once there is a crack, though, it is like a dam exploding until she can regain her composure. She usually hides such explosions, ranging from an hour of strange euphoria to of dangerous anger, so as to not harm or worry others. People may think her robotic and unfeeling, but she honestly is acting in such a way because she has no other options.

{ Practical & Pessimistic }
It has been a long time since Hollis was last a completely optimistic child, or a dreamer with her head in the clouds. She may have been raised being told that she, and the three others whom she grew up with, were perfect beings who would someday bring in a new era for the world, but that does not necessarily mean that she allowed such tales to go to her head. Well, honestly, she was a bit of a firecracker when she was younger, and did have a bit of an ego, but as the young woman grew she realized that, were such a thing true, she and the others would surely be allowed out of the facilities. After all, she is a realistic and logical person, fairly capable of finding the faults and pointing out lies, especially when they are so poorly hidden as those of Divinia. It perhaps helped that her controlled emotions allowed her to clear her mind in a way that may be difficult for others, and of course past experiences with being punished for harming others accidentally did give her a slightly less optimistic view on the world. She is a strong believer that everyone has faults, and therefore is unlikely to be too self-conscious about her own. Knowing that no one is perfect releases herself from the burden of comparison, but also disillusions her from a perspective of great heroes and that she and her companions are the embodiment of human potential.

Her realistic perspective allows her to assess situations quite well, as long as she has her emotions in line, and makes it so that she is unlikely to be swayed by the pretty words of others. She may trust others, of course, but primarily only the three whom she has known all of her life. Despite not having been in the outside world before, Hollis seems to have some degree of natural street smarts, not easily manipulated and quick to catch on to the best courses of actions. All in all, she is the sort of person who believes only in that which she finds logical, and in such a mindset finds safety and, in some situations, may find herself locked by a relatively closed mind. All depends on the situation, of course. At some times, perhaps it is better to have a dreamer's viewpoint, but for every person shooting to the moon, there has to be someone who can actually formulate realistic plans to make it there.

{ Independence and Her Word }
Hollis can only remember a few instances of being alone in her life, and even fewer of feeling truly alone. This is thanks to the constant presence of the other Immortals in their confined world. After all, even with the scientists fawning on them, the four only every really had each other to rely on. Hollis, however, is not the sort of person to voluntarily rely on anyone, even those three whom she considers her family. This is a stubborn part of her nature, the piece that dislikes the idea of owing anyone anything, even when she knows that they do not think of it in that way at all. She is perfectly capable of handling herself, and has never expected things to be served to her on a silver platter. She appreciates the extra flavoring of having earned something, and finds those who simply believe that they deserve to be served like gods rather repulsive. In her eyes, the true test of a person is whether they can stand on their own two feet and handle themselves on their own, not whether they can function in a social environment. She knows that times of need reveals who one's real friends are, but cares more about the fact that they can also reveal who one's own self is, beneath the softened barriers of luxury and shelter.

All of this being said, when she does need to rely on someone, Hollis has great perseverance in repaying the debt to them, even if they say that they do not want any compensation for their deed. Should someone give an apple to Hollis when she is starving, she will repay them with two apples, or something of that sort. That which she does, she does at twice the power. In her mind, an eye for an eye is not quite right. If someone attacks you without justification, than punishment should be served at twice the power, because you have an actual reason to attack them. The same applies for repaying debts and favors- if someone helps you without motivation, then they should be repaid in double. Although she is not easily corrupted, one way to manipulate Hollis is to make her indebted to you. A young women of honor, she never leaves loose ends untied, and never goes back on a favor owed.

{ Witty }
While many may view Hollis as the cold, no-nonsense type of person, she actually does have her own sort of creativity and humor, shown through her rather witty and sarcastic way of speaking. Sarcasm has the benefit of requiring little to no emotion, and it is through that which she may express herself as being something beyond the rigidly disciplined exterior which she puts up. It isn't uncommon for her to make small, sharp comments when she believes a plan foolish or someone's behavior ridiculous, and she can hold her own in a verbal fight, whether it be through using logic to explain her side of things or by verbally berating a person. In fact, she is a rather sarcastic person even when not trying to use the manner of speaking to express herself, and seems to have a quip for everything, even if she does not always voice such rebukes. 25% of the time, the young woman will bite her tongue so as to not cause any unnecessary tension. However, for the most part her words are blunt and reflect her own level of intelligence. Her words are far more creative than her other plans towards survival and such are, making her a decent conversationalist, as long as the other side is not overly sensitive to sarcastic remarks.

They are also her own, quiet way of trying to relieve any tension that may hang in the air. Normal jokes are difficult for her to make when keeping herself in line, but she can mutter a remark and kind of break the ice between groups. In the situations where she has engaged in verbal spars with others, Hollis has found herself to be a legitimate foe of sorts, quite gifted at noticing little things and then be able to note them from there.

P o w e r s ?
{ Fire }
Fire is known to be a rather volatile element, something which is difficult to control without a great amount of discipline. It has the ability to continue on its own, even after having been released from the initial wielder's possession. Hollis's fire is no different, though her power over the element of air does allow the young woman to deprive the flames of oxygen, thus extinguishing them, in some situations. If she had any other element, the red-haired girl might have come to possess a different sort of personality, but unfortunately that is not the case. Hollis's control over flames was once heavily based around emotions, and she would unintentionally burn and harm both scientists and peers, incapable of keeping her emotions in check appropriately enough to not hurt others. Over time, she began to suppress these naturally powerful emotions, leading to a personality dominated by a discipline, which constantly fights against emotions which appear the intensified version of those which others may experience. Hollis can create and control fire, but it is heavily dependent on how well she keeps her emotions balanced. It is something of a psychological battle, one must realize, because she has to utilize her emotions in order to control the fire, whilst keeping them from slipping out of control. She can be a danger to herself and others if she does not perfectly maintain this balance, and the burden often weighs on the young woman's shoulders quite heavily. As a side note, it is more difficult for Hollis to use her powers over fire if the environment is very cold or she is experiencing great inner conflict.

{ Air }
The power over air is something that does not come as naturally to Hollis as fire (which is to say that it is her primary element, complimenting her initial personality), and yet it is the one that she seems to prefer, even if she doesn't use it quite as often as she does fire. Her ability over air can help her to create small cyclones, blast things away with winds, etc, but her power over wind is heavily dependent on her ability to feel free. This is difficult when she is constantly focusing on keeping herself in line. Wind and air are elements associated with serenity, necessity, and freedom, not discipline and strong emotion. Air is not seen nor heard, a thing more mysterious than one thinks and infinitely calm. It contrasts a bit to her strong emotions and attempt to crush them, and she has to be sincerely calm in order to use the ability. Often times, she can be seen trying to improve her skills with the element, but she often fails at it. She will continue to fail until she better accepts her abilities over fire and begins to allow herself more mental and emotional freedom. She uses fire more often only because it is easier for her, but would far prefer to use wind if she could. She recognizes that both are crucial to each other, for without oxygen the fire would go out, and yet still her preferences are clear, contrasting with her nature and only adding to the conflict over her powers in her.

S t r e n g t h s ?
{ Quick }
As might be expected of someone with power over the racing wind and an element that burns through an entire forest in a day, Hollis is a rather fast person. Now, speed is not something alien to she and her companions, who are really more siblings than anything else, but she seems to be especially gifted. The young woman believes, for the most part, that the best defense is not being there. That isn't to say avoiding fights, but avoiding punches and kicks. No matter how strong an attack is, it doesn't mean a thing if it can't hit its target. She is very good at dodging attacks, and seems to have a fluid sort of movement that is rather helpful in this. She is somewhat graceful by nature, perhaps due to her agility, and doesn't waste movements if she can help it. This means that every motion is minimized, and seeing her show off is somewhat rare. She does what she needs to, but doesn't make a show of anything. She is fast, because she doesn't stop to make sure that she is impressive. Well, her leg strength helps as well.

{ Realistic }
Hollis has a realistic mind, despite having been raised in a world where she and her peers were praised as gods among insects. They were surrounded with a constructed sense of grandeur, but Hollis has always had trouble believing that she could be anything more than a person. This stems from her personal powers, especially her ability to create and, theoretically, control fire. She would accidentally hurt people, when she was young and had not yet learned the fine art of self control and emotional suppression, and doing this disillusioned her from any belief that she would not make mistakes, that she was in any way perfect, physically or mentally, as the scientists claimed that she and the others were. Perhaps the realistic mindset of Hollis also serves to make her pessimistic, and therefore somewhat shy of taking anything resembling a risk, even when it is something that absolutely must be done. She believes in every consequence and does her best to see it before it comes. The young woman may have pride, but she also has fear and caution, and this allows her to not be taken off guard by the negatives in life and the world. She adapts well to dire situations, because she expects no less.

{ Leg Strength }
As previously mentioned, Hollis has rather powerful legs, as they are stronger than her arms. They assist her in moving quickly, of course, but that isn't the emphasis of this specific mention of skill. Like all of the immortals, she has powerful punches. However, she prefers to kick people nine times out of ten, because her legs have a bit of power to them. She is able to jump slightly higher than others might, though of course this may be in part due to her power over air, which gives her a push further up, and to have her legs connect against you in a fight will lead to some level of injury, the severity of which depends on how thick one's skin is, and whether they managed to somewhat divert the force of the blow. This isn't some sort of mental trick or something that must be deeply read into. It's simply a strength, in the most literal sense of the word.

W e a k n e s s e s ?
{ Debts }
Hollis has a noble quality to her- this being the fact that she is true to her word, and will always pay her debts. However, honor rarely wins wars, as much as one may wish that it would, and her sense of honor may very well be her downfall. If the young woman promises to do something, one must have no doubts that she will follow through. Likewise, if she is indebted to someone for some reason or another, she is willing to drop everything in order to fulfill what one owes another. This may not seem too bad at first, until one realizes the broadness of dropping everything. She believes that to betray your word or refuse to pay a debt is a sign of a low character. If she were to owe a person a debt, she would be in their service until, by her own standards, the debt has been paid. This can stretch as far as betraying her own morals or standards, if necessary. Her honor may very well be her downfall, if she finds herself in debt to someone with malicious intentions.

{ Magnified Emotions }
One may not guess it, as Hollis appears to maintain a strict control over her emotions and reactions, but the young woman's emotions are actually somewhat more powerful than they should be. Air may be an element of calm, but it just as easily creates tornadoes. Fire, of course, is known as something of passion and lack of control, destroying and yet illuminating at once. For Hollis, the highs are mountains and the lows are trenches in the ocean, and sometimes her emotions are difficult for even her, who is so disciplined, to keep in line. If she were to loosen her reigns on her own psyche, the young woman's powers over fire may be completely driven by her emotions, and that has the potential to yield rather unfavorable outcomes, and a mess to clean up. This is why she denies herself most emotions, doing her best to minimize the destruction that she is responsible for by suppressing everything to the back of her mind, hoping that it will eventually fade away like ancient ink on a brittle piece of parchment. It is a weakness because, when she is busy dealing with an emotion, part of her mind is focused on that. It leaves her more vulnerable in a fight.

{ Pessimism }
{ Claustrophobic }

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R e l a t i o n s h i p s ?

V i e w s o n D i v i n a ?

E x p e c t a t i o n s ?

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O t h e r s ?
{ Movement }
{ Open Skies }
{ Fire }