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Post by Mini on Jun 4, 2014 3:09:27 GMT
leaves from the vine : an a:tla rp
Recently, news has been spreading. The avatar, one who can master all four elements and long thought to be dead, has been spotted. They say he was found in an iceberg by two children from the Southern Water Tribe. War is still raging on as the Fire Nation attempts to conquer every last corner of the globe, but with talk of the Last Airbender - The Avatar, returning, there is finally a glimmer of hope. A small group of various benders and non-benders alike have taken it upon themselves to try and find the Avatar in hopes to try and help save the world.
(Set right around the beginning of Book 1: Water)
character application
[font size="1"][b]name:[/b]
[b]age:[/b]
[b]gender:[/b]
[b]sexuality:[/b]
[b]bender type:[/b] earth, water, fire, nonbender
[b]appearance:[/b]
[b]personality:[/b]
[b]interests & hobbies:[/b] whatever organizations they might be in.
[b]history/background:[/b]
[b]other:[/b] this can be theme song, any relationship stuff, basically anything you want to add that doesn't fit in the basic categories.[/font]
Please name all characters appropriately for the setting. If you need help, here are some helpful links:
• Guide to Naming in the Avatar World
• Names in the World of Avatar
There is currently no limit on how many characters you can app, but please only app as many as you can actually, realistically juggle in this roleplay. I suggest starting with one or two at most so you don't bite off more than you can chew. |
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Post by Mini on Jun 4, 2014 3:10:37 GMT
• name - earth/water/fire/non-bender
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Post by Mini on Jun 4, 2014 3:10:58 GMT
saves this too & y'all are good to go
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Post by Mini on Jun 4, 2014 3:26:58 GMT
name: yumi kinoshita
age: twenty-two
gender: female
sexuality: unimportant
bender type: non-bender
appearance: yumi is short in stature, standing at about 5’2”. she has long, auburn hair that reaches just past her shoulders that is usually pulled up with her bangs braided. she has large, hazel eyes that always look like she’s hiding something and you can't figure out what's on her mind. she tends to keep up with the latest fashion trends and always tries to look, as she puts it, ‘sophisticated with a hint of slutty’. she likes to wear brighter colors when possible, and often favors pink. throwing knives are usually tucked somewhere in whatever she is wearing on the off-chance something happens (she always likes to be prepared).
personality: secretive, skeptic of a lot of people and their emotions/intentions, enigmatic, caring, perceptive, hard-working, genius/intelligent, good intuition, humble, fast learner, hard to read, level-headed, down to earth, calm & collected.
interests & hobbies: learning all forms and styles of fighting, learning how to wield various weapons, chi-blocking techniques, reading, studying, traveling, keeping secrets, trying new things.
history/background: yumi was born to a somewhat wealthy family in ba sing se. her father was an earthbender and her mother a non-bender. yumi didn’t inherit any bending abilities. yumi did excel throughout her years at school. during her summers and vacations, she traveled with her mother to all reaches of the earth kingdom to learn from the best non-bending fighters, even learning the styles and techniques of the fabled kiyoshi warriors. yumi has even studied chi-blocking techniques that she often uses to even the playing field with benders. with news of the avatar finally returning, yumi's looking forward to finding him and learning what she can in hopes that she, too, can have a part in defeating the fire nation.
other:
• family: father (earthbender), mother (non-bender), younger brother (age 7, earthbender)
• her favorite food is peaches
• her IQ is off the charts
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Post by mdf2711 on Jun 4, 2014 4:43:50 GMT
name: Kipper Nomezuka (Usually Kip)
age: 15
gender: Male
sexuality: Bisexual
bender type: Water & Blood
appearance: Kip has feathery light brown hair cropped short that is a bit tousled in the back. His skin is clear and ranks about a 29 on Felix von Luschan's 36-tone chromatic scale. His bright blue-green eyes are huge in comparison to his small button nose and small mouth. He is short for his age at 4'10". Kip is fond of simple tan shorts paired with plain solid-colored (sometimes bright) tank tops.
personality: Kip is adventurous, outgoing, excitable, eager to learn, kind, protective of others, and impatient, and temperamental about his size and stature.
interests & hobbies:
learning traditional waterbending techniques and adapting new ones, running, taking care of his pet pentapus (Goshi), caring for and learning about animals, sparring
history/background: Kip grew up in a large city near Ba-Sing-Se with his dads, Hiro and Takuya, and his older brother, Pi. His father, Hiro, was an Earthbender and his daddy, Takuya, was a nonbender from a prominent Waterbending family, and they met during separate voyages during the war. Hiro's parents were alright with his lover but Takuya's were incredibly disapproving so he fled his Northern Water Tribe heritage and they together found the place where their sons grew up, a refuge of mostly nonbenders and Earthbenders and a fair few Waterbendering families. Growing up in a rather typical ghetto in the south edge of his city, Kip went to a rather crappy primary school with local kid until Pi returned from his journeys to the western Earth Kingdom. He returned with a lot of cash (though no one has ever discussed this peculiar detail with Kip) and paid to move the entire family closer to the center of the city, an affluent place known for its fancy condos and highly comfortable living. On top of that, Kip also received a higher education and professional bending lessons and sparring training against all kinds of opponents. He developed a passion for his waterbending but resents his ability of bloodbending and often locks himself up during the full moon to prove to himself and others that his will is strong enough to resist the urge to harm or control others.
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Post by sammiya on Jun 4, 2014 5:59:49 GMT
OHhh, a Avatar RP...~ Haven't seen one of these before~ And one set near the beginning of it all is fun~ (I need to go rewatch Avatar sometime.)
Now to focus on a character app...~
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Post by mdf2711 on Jun 4, 2014 6:06:36 GMT
Sorry, please disregard my application please. I will probably edit it to reflect the time period but given the exact name, I didn't read and originally assumed it was the same old Vdex planning thread. My apologies, Mini~!!!
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Post by Wyndi on Jun 4, 2014 7:18:23 GMT
name: Michi Kimura (木村路)
age: twenty-one
gender: male
sexuality: heterosexual
bender type: firebender
appearance: At exactly five feet, Michi stands head and shoulders below others his age. Combined with his youthful features, his tousled (read: uncombed) hair, and the bright gleam in his brown eyes, it's easy to mistake him for yet another teenage troublemaker, but he'd be the first to correct you on that: troublemaker he may be, but teenager he is not. How else would he be completely, totally, one hundred percent legal to drink his friends under the table, after all?
His clothes tend to be casual and appallingly scruffy, not at all what you'd expect from the son of two colonists: you'll find holes on his sleeves, grass stains and worn-out patches on his pants, and ripped soles on his dirt-covered shoes. (Hey, it's not his fault that he spends most of his time outside running around.) Due to frequent trouble finding clothes in his sizes, not to mention a lack of concern for finding clothes in the proper sizes in the first place, most of his wardrobe ranges from slightly too big to downright baggy on him.
personality: good-tempered, team player, brave, honest, loyal, has a snarky sense of humor, enjoys teasing others, laidback, easily excitable, doesn’t sweat the small stuff, needs very few things in life to stay happy, fierce, restless, surprisingly romantic, stubborn
interests & hobbies: practicing his firebending, hiking, climbing trees, flying kites, jumping from roof to roof
history/background: Like his parents, Michi grew up in Yu Dao, one of the Fire Nation's oldest Earth Kingdom colonies. Due to the unusual equality established between the Fire Nation colonists and the city's Earth Kingdom natives - something that made Yu Dao stand out among countless colonies in which Earth Kingdom natives were heavily oppressed - Michi, like most children in Yu Dao, was raised without the brainwashing influence of any pro-war Fire Nation propaganda. Fire Nation immigrants, Earth Kingdom natives: they were one and the same, all equals.
Although the Kimura family could not be considered poor (Yu Dao was one of the wealthiest colonies as well), Michi's parents lived a frugal lifestyle and permitted him few toys. Instead, Michi had to learn to find other ways to release his pent-up energy: roaming the rocky terrain outside the city, climbing trees, and flying a secondhand kite his neighbor had given him, among other things. Sometimes he deeply resented his parents' frugality, feeling like his parents never got him anything he wanted, but he also loved being outdoors and exploring, and that seemed more exciting anyhow.
In school, he was often a victim of bullying due to his size - and the fact that he was a late bloomer when it came to bending. Michi's parents were both firebenders so the genetics were there, but Michi still hadn't shown neither hide nor hair of the skill by the time he'd started school. Even his younger sister, two years his junior, had already begun to make little puffs of flame when she horsed around, and she was just four! Michi fought back ferociously every time, but his classmates always overpowered him with their bending. Eventually, his frequent scrapes, minor burns, and bruises (including one particularly memorable black eye) persuaded his parents to shell out the cash for formal firebending lessons from a sifu who could hopefully jumpstart Michi's bending.
The classes changed everything. Michi didn't know how he was doing it, but within three weeks, he was firebending. Within two months, he was beating back his bullies, holding his own for the first time. Within six months, no bully dared to go near him or any of his friends. His bending ability continued to rocket over the next several years through a mixture of talent and hard work: firebending was one of the few things about which Michi was completely, wholeheartedly serious, and he physically trained almost every day to keep his form. But it was about more than just the thrill and the adrenaline for him, which no one seemed to remember as they admired his devotion. There was no way, he vowed, that he'd ever let someone make him feel powerless again; he'd rather die than have his bending taken away from him.
Michi still doesn't quite believe the rumors about the Avatar's return (what, so the guy just slept for a hundred years?), but he feels that if the Avatar is indeed back for good, then he wants to show him that not everyone from the Fire Nation has turned into some evil murderer - and that even among the Fire Nation, there are those who will support him.
other:
• family: mother, father, younger sister (age nineteen)
• themes:
>> 「美しき碧い野獣」 ("Utsukushiki Aoi Yajuu" / "Beautiful Green Wild Beast") - Masuda Toshio (Naruto OST III)
>> “The ‘GOD’ fist” - Sakamoto Shouichirou (11eyes TV Animation OST)
• One of his talents is devouring a bowl of piping hot spicy ramen in under two minutes. His other favorite food is sausages.
• Though he tries not to be, he can sometimes get insecure about his height.
Not sure if this should go in the profile since there wasn't work-out music in the A:TLA world, but if you don't think Michi would train to this, then you are so, so wrong.
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Post by Mini on Jun 4, 2014 13:05:57 GMT
@mdf don't worry about it! most of the stuff is the same minus the time setting. I figured most people are more familiar with a:tla and I wanted to try something a little different here. I was also lazy in changing the name (but leaves from the vine is a gr8 song from the avatar world anyhow hehe) Take your time in editing c:
Wyndi accepted!
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Post by Pandora on Jun 6, 2014 14:20:33 GMT
Are you still asking for the personal profile here? Or can people just submit their characters?
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Post by Mini on Jun 7, 2014 1:09:31 GMT
I'm just looking for the character profiles here c:
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Post by Wyndi on Jun 9, 2014 4:01:30 GMT
name: Kassuq
age: twenty
gender: male
sexuality: bisexual
bender type: waterbender
appearance: Like many of his fellow tribesmen, Kassuq has short dark brown hair, blue eyes, and pale brown skin. He is fairly tall, standing at 5'10", and though he may not possess toned muscles or herculean strength, he is still in better shape than the average person due to his daily activities. As is typical within the tribe, Kassuq usually wears a blue fur-lined coat, thick boots, and gloves, but since heading south, he has traded his heavy clothing for a blue tunic and fur-trimmed pants. He carries around two waterskins: one for drinking and one for bending.
personality: relaxed, calm, defiant, open-minded, whimsical, does things his own way, easily bored by the mundane, judges by first impressions, blunt, gifted with animals, outdoorsy, independent, hates routine, adaptable, loyal, has good instincts, protective, rarely holds grudges, doesn’t usually consider long-term consequences
interests & hobbies: playing with and taking care of animals, roaming the outdoors, foraging for wild food, taking walks
history/background: Kassuq was born and raised in one of the villages outside the Northern Water Tribe capital. Growing up, he was the kind of son his warrior father hated: quiet, sensitive, and completely uninterested in fighting or hunting. Despite protests from Kassuq's mother, who was much more open-minded and always took Kassuq’s side but also was incapable of overriding her husband’s will due to the tribe's patriarchal values, Kassuq’s father continually pushed Kassuq to toughen up, to be more “masculine” - which only resulted in further contrariness on Kassuq’s part. Thus, when a thirteen-year-old Kassuq revealed that a few of the women in the tribe had been secretly teaching him how to use his waterbending to heal, his father took it as a personal slight, decided it was the last straw, and left the family for good after a long rant about his disappointment in his “so-called son.” His departure came as a relief for everyone concerned.
In spite of all the flaws he possessed, however, Kassuq’s father had still been the primary hunter of the household, so for the next several years, Kassuq and his mother found themselves struggling to make ends meet without him. Kassuq's mother traded away everything they didn't need, and Kassuq himself - and what kind of ironic timing was this - took up fishing to keep his mother and himself fed. It was fortunate he proved to be so good at it: if he hadn't, he would've had to hunt down even more of the animals he loved so much - or just as worse, steal from his fellow villagers.
Things took an unexpected turn when Kassuq's mother began seeing someone again, and she remarried shortly after Kassuq turned twenty. Unfortunately, Kassuq wasn't there to welcome his new stepfather and stepsister into the family: by then, he'd been gone a month, chasing down an unconfirmed rumor about the return of the Avatar.
other:
• family: mother, stepfather, stepsister
• In addition to his waterbending, Kassuq uses a shield in combat. His bending tends to be similarly defensive in nature.
• His favorite food is his mother's squid and seaweed soup.
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Post by Pandora on Jun 10, 2014 4:45:03 GMT
name: Li Hua
age: 23
gender: Female
sexuality: Heterosexual
bender type: nonbender
appearance: Li Hua's height is roughly average at about 5' 5" with a skin tone leaning towards the darker end of the range commonly found in the Earth Kingdom. Her hair is a rich, chocolate brown and worn all the way to her waist with beads and flowers braided in throughout and her bangs all held in a braid that falls to the left of her face. When needed she can pull it all back into a single, large braid. Her eyes are a pale brown with flecks of green.
Her clothes when performing are a bit flashy usually consisting of short kimono-styled tops and long, layered skirts. Sometimes she'll wear these clothes even when she isn't performing as she find them comfortable but also has a more casual kimono she can change into for everyday purposes. Her wrists and ankles are adorned with bangles.
personality: Li Hua is a free spirit who's always lived life floating from one place to the next. Li Hua is cheerful to an almost infectious degree, but she is not someone who would be pushed around. She's quick to grow bored with anything she doesn't find engaging, but once something has her interest she is relentless in pursuing it. She is a romantic through and through, showing the most passion when she's reciting love stories. The idea of settling down one day and having her own family has a certain romantic appeal to her but it has to be on her own terms.
interests & hobbies: She's been making money as a minstrel and dancer for several years now
She has some acrobatic talent but doesn't get to use it much in her performances
She plays several instruments, including the flute and the pipa which she carries with her.
history/background: Born to a pair of traveling performers, Li Hua's never lived in the same place for long, though they did always remain within the Earth Kingdom. Li Hua's lived a carefree life full of singing and dancing, becoming a part of the group's performance once she was able to play an instrument. Li Hua was cared for by all of the performers, and grew up in an affectionate environment that encouraged her free-spirited passions. Once she was a legal adult she parted from the troupe to travel her own path, though she still occasionally would cross paths with them.
other: She's looking for the Avatar so that she can record his story.
Honestly, she's always interested in anything she can turn into a tale. She wishes to create a tale that will be retold for generations to come.
She carries a dagger on her person at all times in case of emergencies
Currently her only companion is a Lop-eared rabbit named Chichi
One of her favorite tales to perform is The Cave of Two Lovers
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Post by Mini on Jun 11, 2014 1:31:45 GMT
Wyndi accepted!
Pandora accepted as well!
wooo for people \o/ i'll update the first post when i have the energy to tbh.
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Post by Mini on Jul 1, 2014 3:07:36 GMT
Okay, sorry for the delay in literally everything for this. Life has been busy/pretty stressful for me lately, but I'm hoping to get the RP thread up within the week, if we are all still interested? mdf2711 if you are still interested, I'm waiting on fixes for your app to make it for a:tla era and not lok.
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