Post by Vincent Maddox on May 28, 2011 17:51:18 GMT -8
Maddox, Vincent
DEMIGOD
2nd Year at Camp
Age: 15
Son/Daughter of Persephone
Alliance: Undecided
DEMIGOD
2nd Year at Camp
Age: 15
Son/Daughter of Persephone
Alliance: Undecided
Appearance:
Eye(s): Brown
Hair: Black
Height: 5'11"
Build Type: Lanky
Brief Description: Vincent is average height and has caramel skin. He is built like a natural runner. He is tall and skinny with the appearance of little to no muscles one his body. Most of his muscle lies in his legs for he's loves to run all the time. He keeps his hair cut short and usually wears black shirts and blue jeans.
Background:
Mortal Parent(s): Dominic Maddox
Other Family: Aunt & Uncle; Rachel Constantine, Alex Constantine, Cousin; Derek Constantine
Pets: none
Brief History: On a New years day at 1 in the morning Dominic had meet Persephone. Dominic was a botanist and enthralled Persephone with talk about his work. It was surprising to him, but he didn't care it held her attention. As time past they both got drunk and gave caution to the wind and went all the way in a secluded room at that party forgetting about any protection. Dominic could barely remember the night of passion except a few details and went on the his life as a botanist in Annapolis. Later he was presented with a baby, he refused to accept the child at first. This really cramped his lifestyle he took him in reluctantly. He raised Vincent for six years, giving him the necessities a child needed nothing more. Vincent was often neglected and soon at an early age learned to keep to himself. One day Dominic was tired of his son and missed his old bachelor life with fewer responsibilities. Dominic gave him away to his sister, Rachel, who always scolded him for the cold treatment of of Vincent. Rachel and Alex had tried to have Vincent keep in touch with his father, but they eventually stopped talking.
Rachel and Alex raised him well and treated him as her own. Derek, his cousin, grew to be like a little brother to him. They were close as a family, but Vincent still kept his reclusive tendencies. Rachel and Alex did notice he had a natural affinity for botany, but the just supposed it was inherited from his father, but they found his interest in the supernatural unfounded and slightly unnerving. He tended to keep to himself and not really interact with people outside his family. This lead him to make only a few friends. His ADHD and dyslexia didn't help his popularity either. He was loyal to the couple of friends he did make.
One day at school a teacher's aid tried to attack him. The odd thing about that was that the teacher aid snarled and had sharp claws. When student and teacher had heard all the commotion they saw Vincent on the ground in fear while the teacher's aid was trapped in a tangle of vines and branches. He was back to looking like a normal human so they all instantly blamed it on Vincent ass some sort of trick. This was just the start of a bunch of strange events. There were other attacks or strange occurrences that others started to think he was just crazy. Eventually a satyr confronted him and told him about a camp. He was hesitant in believing him, but after a near run in with a lamia it was more believable. Not wanting to put his family in more danger he left without telling them. While at camp he was put in the Hermes cabin until he was claimed after a week of being there. Finding he was a son of Persephone they put him in the appropriate cabin.
Personality: Vincent is a reserved person who likes to thinks things through rather than act on impulse. Usually he is found doing quiet activities such as gardening or reading . He does go on the occasional run. He doesn't like to talk a lot so his answers to questions can usually be brief. It take some prying, but one would be able to get him to talk in an actual conversation if you catch his interest. His mood changes day by day sometimes he is in a good mood to soicalization is easier other days he just wants to shut the world out and be anti-social. When he talks to people he has tendnecy to take mental notes of any notable characteristics and such. Largely when it comes to getting things done he likes to be an independent person thinking that additional people would just get in the way or mess with his thinking process. Vincent isn't stupid however so if there must be conferring with others he will do it, with low enthusiam of course.
Vincent has some abandament issues from his past so he doesn't make an effort to make friends. He'll just let it happen. With the friends that he does have he usually covers up real attachment to them with indifference and reclusiveness. Contrary to his facade he is a loyal friend and will have others back when it is needed. Vincentwill put his friends first if he needs to do so. Just don't expect him to have optimist or buddy-buddy tendencies. Even to his friend he is reluctant to tell them things from his past or how he feels.
Likes:
- Swimming
- Reading
- Nighttime
- Video games
- open spaces
- Spring time
- Fruits and Flowers
Dislikes:
- Overbearing people
- Loud people
- Sports (doesn't count track as a sport since it is just running)
- Public speaking
- Tall buildings
- His father
- Cold of winter he like the snow though
Skills:
- Fast reflexes
- Observant
- Self Control
- Knowledge and control of plants
- Excellent runner
Weaknesses:
- Can be reclusive
- Not very muscular
- Scared of heights
- Curiosity
- Grudge holder
Passions:
- Writing
- Learning new skills
Fears:
- Heights
- Parasites (i.e. leeches, mosquitoes, etc.)
Hobbies:
- Reading
- Gardening
Fighting Specialty: Daggers- He has two twin dagger of stygian iron. they were a gift from his mom. They can be two black braclets worn one each wrist. When he pulls at them they turn into his daggers. Since he doesn't have much upper body strength he uses his speed and relfexes to his advantage.
Describe the extent of your powers/abilities:
Plants manipulations: Being a son of Persephone he can control plants and grow them to his will. This is flowering plants and spring/summer plants. Also, he is resistant to affects of some plants like poison ivy or poison oak. Botanical medicine can help him more, while he is more resistant to botanical poisons like nightshade. Since his mom is the goddess of the dead he has an affinity to grow poisonous plants.
Communicate with the dead: Mother also held the title of the dread queen of the dead. He has the ability to talk to the shades of the underworld and has slight control of the dead as well. He is inexperienced though. He can also detected when a person dies.
Fatal Flaw: Vincents fatal flaw is his curiosity. Whenever something peaks his interest he can prone to follow it to see where it leads. Quiet as he may be he can still be overly adventurous.
Please describe why you think you can stabilize a powerful character. Minimum of two well-developed paragraphs **Big Three Only**:
Please give a brief background on your minor god**Minor Gods Only**: Persephone was originally known as Kore. She was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Her life was free and idyllic, but one day she was picking flowers with her nymph attendants and wondered off. The ground opened up and she grabbed by Hades in his dark chariot and dragged to the underworld. Her mom was furious and searched the earth for her. Hecate helped Demeter find out that Zeus had given Hades permission to wed his daughter. In retaliation she refused to let anything grow on earth.
While in the under world Persephone refused to eat or drink anything. When Hades was confronted by Demeter, Hecate, and Zeus about Kore he persuaded her to eat some seeds of the pomegranate. This was the food of the dead and she was trapped there. A deal was struck to spend half the year above and half below in the Underworld. She took the pomegranate as her symbol and took on the name Persephone. She has been shown to be benevolent. She persuaded Hades for Orpheus to free his wife and also persuaded him to let Heracles borrow Cerberus. She had the Erinyes (furies) and Melinoe with Hades. She also has a jealous side when she turned Minthe into a mint plant and stomped her for wanting to be with Hades.
Theme Song:
Lyrics
Painted Black~Rolling Stones
I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
I see a line of cars and they're all painted black
With flowers and my love, both never to come back
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
Like a newborn baby it just happens ev'ryday
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
I could not forsee this thing happening to you
If I look hard enough into the setting sun
My love will laugh with me before the morning comes
I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door and it has been painted black
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black
I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
Hmm, hmm, hmm...
I wanna see it painted black, painted black
Black as night, black as coal
I wanna see the sun, blotted out from the sky
I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black
Yeah
Hmm, hmm, hmm...
...
The Puppeteer:
Name/ Alias: KJ
Age: 18
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Role Playing Sample:
Cornelia's sword struck his and made Hector's favorite sound. He had heard the sound throughout the arena, but when it's his sword clashing with someone else's then it feels somehow better. She backed away after they had crossed swords, she looked mad. Then again that was always the expression on her face. He disregarded it as her usual violent self. They were circling each other, he was ready to attack her at any moment, but was waiting for her to make the first move. She had fast reflexes and strength too. The thought of she was better at the sword than him never entered his head. He believed that if you believed failure was possible, then it was bound to happen. He had no intent on losing.
She said something in Icelandic about her nickname Corny. Hector had no idea what she said nor did he care. "Are we going to walk in circles all day or fight?" He looked at her furious eyes with a look of impatience. She charged at him with her incredible speed. Hector was ready with his sword though and start to cross swords with her yet again. He thought to himself, that was skilled sword fighter. This was going to be a fun match, he was thankful she was good with the sword. It would lead to nice battle. He was getting some cuts in with his sword and she was able to get some in too. He was surprised when a kick landed on his midsection. It knocked the air out of his chest, that added to him already being out of breath. They both seized their attacks. The break in fighting couldn't of came at a better time. He was able to recover a bit. As they had broke momentarily she had the nerve to call him Hecty Poo. "¿Qué infierno Hecty Poo? Preapare perder Corny." He accidentally said in Spanish. He didn't care to translate. He'd get his point across with his sword.
it seemed she was just as impatient as he was. She wanted to finish the fight and wrap it up quickly, Hector had no problem with that. She had already started for him before he could respond. He watched her movements carefully. She had made it into the air and was hovering dangerously over hector. The question came in his head, was she really that crazy. After a second of thought it was a yes. He had to act fast unless he wanted to get severely maimed by her. He quickly went to the right to avoid the attack, but he didn't come out completely unharmed she did give him a nasty cut on his left leg on the side from the kneecap to the ankle. It stung and bled, but he had to turn his attention to insane viking lady with the sword. "A mistake on your part, thinking you won before giving the final strike." As he said that he went to strike left6 arm with his sword.
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