Post by uluklykalemon on Dec 17, 2007 20:26:31 GMT
Name: My name is Toreth - Toreth 'Delert', I suppose I shall be known as here. Apparently a surname was necessary, so I supplicated for my lack of one with my good father's name. At home, in Ancyna, I am known as the Aeronaut Toreth.
Oh, and I shall clarify this now - I am male. Please do not trouble me with questions of that nature. I try to be tolerant, but if you do wish to try my patience, that is the way to do it.
Age: Such a very complicated question, so early on... Well, I suppose the physical age is more important. I will appear to you to be about sixteen - sixteen and a half, I should say, is the closest approximation. Chronologically, however, I am three hundred and twenty seven - I celebrated my birthday a few months ago.
Physical Description: Goodness, this is personal! Let's see... I am not anything particularly special, really, not very tall, not very fit - quite the weakling, really, although my Ability does require me to be light for aerodynamic reasons.
My face - it's rather severe for my liking, I'm afraid. It's not so very noticeable when I'm animated, but when expressionless I feel I must look rather... well, stern.
And my colouring... I'm afraid this is the most unusual of all, you must forgive me. My skin is pure white, and my eyes are entirely black - I do not have whites to my eyes, or if I do, they are certainly not visible. If you find this very offensive, you are perfectly welcome to remove yourself from my presence.
Oh, I almost forgot - hair: straight, black, to just below my shoulders. I'll tie it back when occupied, but otherwise I find it easier just to leave it down.
Clothing Description: My attire is fairly typical of my homeland - black trousers, white shirt, black shoes, a waistcoat and a cravat. I'll grant you that perhaps I enjoy a little more colour in my waistcoat and cravat that is strictly necessary, but I find it awfully dull without it. My clothes are also tighter than most men choose to wear them, but once more, that is strictly for aerodynamic reasons.
Personality: *wicked grin* Oh, I must confess, I do believe I am the most estimable, marvelous and scintillating person to ever grace your dismal lives!
Ah, you were in earnest? In that case, I shall tell you what others say - I have heard them say exuberant, irritating, flamboyant, flighty, easily distracted: all manner of things, really. My greatest fault, I feel, is a tendency to be rather more sarcastic than is strictly required.
History: There's really not much to tell. I was born in Ancyna, in the Hierarchal City to a Locater and a Prophet. I spent my childhood happily indulging in whatever it is children manage to so fritter away their early years doing, and then was sent to train my Ability when I was physically about eight (I shall use my physical age here to make it more understandable, I know you are used to thinking in that way).
It was entirely necessary to learn how to control my Ability, by the way; I would have injured myself seriously had I not gone to train my power, being such a hyperactive and curious child. I spent around a hundred and twenty years perfecting this - I like to think that, now, I have mastered my Ability - at least, there is nothing more that I can learn from my Master. Now, my vocation is mostly to perform in Aero-Acrobatic displays - nothing particularly useful. I am rather useless, really.
Oh, siblings - My younger brother was born when I was ten or thereabouts. This was rather a revealing experience for me. He is higher in the Hierarchy than me, you see. I quickly discovered the true nature of my parents; it was betrayed by how easily they forgot about me after my more important brother was born.
Don't think I bear any resent towards the child, however: He is quite a charming boy. His birth was merely one of the catalysts for my discovery of my parents' two-faced natures.
The other catalyst was when I discovered the existence of my older sister - they had sent her away when new born because she didn't have any powers. I have visited her, of course. She is a lovely woman.
And I would be rather amiss if, in narrating my 'history', I neglected to mention Loreliu. She is my closest friend - in fact, I have due cause to believe that she will be joining us in this fine establishment soon enough. I met her through the displays that I perform in - she is an Illusionist and my 'partner' for the displays.
Generally, I like to think that I am quite happy. There is no point in upsetting myself by supposing otherwise.
Gifts: Gracious, I am a simpleton. I have mentioned before that I am an Aeronaut, yes? This means that I am capable of flight. It's not really the most useful Ability, to be honest, but it brings me pleasure.
(A/N: As a certain Miss Matsuyama took great pains to convince me over the weekend, I now believe that flying is not a sufficient power for Toreth to have in Orchid. We discussed this in great detail, and eventually came to the conclusion that he should have the power of controlling air, too.
Also, I figured - there's something about his race that makes it necessary for them to have very, very large pupils (the black eyes, you see). This means that he has fantastic eyesight - 'extreme' eyesight, as Misa put it. As does everyone else in his race. However, this also means that he can't cope well with light at Orchid and will have to wear... *shudder*... sunglasses.
Yup, I'm gonna have a guy in period clothing with sunglasses on. It is going to be really rather bizarre.
Just one last thing - he is not aware of his power for air shifting or his super eyesight just yet. He'll discover the latter first.)
Pets: None. I'm not greatly enthusiastic about animals, I'm afraid.
Hobbies: 'Hobbies'? What a quaint and charming word!
If, by this, you mean what I tend to do in my spare time, the obvious answer is flying. I doubt anyone capable of flight would want to do much else, it is such an indescribable feeling.
It is inadvisable to fly when it is raining, however, so I often find myself at a loose end in that case. I don't really enjoy reading, you see. Sometimes I shall try painting, but I rarely finish. And Loreliu will come around sometimes, to try and entertain me, but I'm generally not in a good mood when hemmed up indoors. It's best to just wait it out until the sun shines again.
Why, yes, I do have an incredibly short attention span. Whyever do you ask?
Group: Oh dear, here we have a problem. Let me see... I doubt I would be useful in any 'war' situation, I'm not much of an academic or a carer...
Actually, now that I think of it, if Loreliu does indeed grace us with her presence, I am fairly certain that she shall be a Spy - she is capable of invisibility, you see. I suppose I could do that. I'm sure I could fly away before any enemy could catch me or even get a decent glimpse of me. Wou- Would that be acceptable?
Oh, and I shall clarify this now - I am male. Please do not trouble me with questions of that nature. I try to be tolerant, but if you do wish to try my patience, that is the way to do it.
Age: Such a very complicated question, so early on... Well, I suppose the physical age is more important. I will appear to you to be about sixteen - sixteen and a half, I should say, is the closest approximation. Chronologically, however, I am three hundred and twenty seven - I celebrated my birthday a few months ago.
Physical Description: Goodness, this is personal! Let's see... I am not anything particularly special, really, not very tall, not very fit - quite the weakling, really, although my Ability does require me to be light for aerodynamic reasons.
My face - it's rather severe for my liking, I'm afraid. It's not so very noticeable when I'm animated, but when expressionless I feel I must look rather... well, stern.
And my colouring... I'm afraid this is the most unusual of all, you must forgive me. My skin is pure white, and my eyes are entirely black - I do not have whites to my eyes, or if I do, they are certainly not visible. If you find this very offensive, you are perfectly welcome to remove yourself from my presence.
Oh, I almost forgot - hair: straight, black, to just below my shoulders. I'll tie it back when occupied, but otherwise I find it easier just to leave it down.
Clothing Description: My attire is fairly typical of my homeland - black trousers, white shirt, black shoes, a waistcoat and a cravat. I'll grant you that perhaps I enjoy a little more colour in my waistcoat and cravat that is strictly necessary, but I find it awfully dull without it. My clothes are also tighter than most men choose to wear them, but once more, that is strictly for aerodynamic reasons.
Personality: *wicked grin* Oh, I must confess, I do believe I am the most estimable, marvelous and scintillating person to ever grace your dismal lives!
Ah, you were in earnest? In that case, I shall tell you what others say - I have heard them say exuberant, irritating, flamboyant, flighty, easily distracted: all manner of things, really. My greatest fault, I feel, is a tendency to be rather more sarcastic than is strictly required.
History: There's really not much to tell. I was born in Ancyna, in the Hierarchal City to a Locater and a Prophet. I spent my childhood happily indulging in whatever it is children manage to so fritter away their early years doing, and then was sent to train my Ability when I was physically about eight (I shall use my physical age here to make it more understandable, I know you are used to thinking in that way).
It was entirely necessary to learn how to control my Ability, by the way; I would have injured myself seriously had I not gone to train my power, being such a hyperactive and curious child. I spent around a hundred and twenty years perfecting this - I like to think that, now, I have mastered my Ability - at least, there is nothing more that I can learn from my Master. Now, my vocation is mostly to perform in Aero-Acrobatic displays - nothing particularly useful. I am rather useless, really.
Oh, siblings - My younger brother was born when I was ten or thereabouts. This was rather a revealing experience for me. He is higher in the Hierarchy than me, you see. I quickly discovered the true nature of my parents; it was betrayed by how easily they forgot about me after my more important brother was born.
Don't think I bear any resent towards the child, however: He is quite a charming boy. His birth was merely one of the catalysts for my discovery of my parents' two-faced natures.
The other catalyst was when I discovered the existence of my older sister - they had sent her away when new born because she didn't have any powers. I have visited her, of course. She is a lovely woman.
And I would be rather amiss if, in narrating my 'history', I neglected to mention Loreliu. She is my closest friend - in fact, I have due cause to believe that she will be joining us in this fine establishment soon enough. I met her through the displays that I perform in - she is an Illusionist and my 'partner' for the displays.
Generally, I like to think that I am quite happy. There is no point in upsetting myself by supposing otherwise.
Gifts: Gracious, I am a simpleton. I have mentioned before that I am an Aeronaut, yes? This means that I am capable of flight. It's not really the most useful Ability, to be honest, but it brings me pleasure.
(A/N: As a certain Miss Matsuyama took great pains to convince me over the weekend, I now believe that flying is not a sufficient power for Toreth to have in Orchid. We discussed this in great detail, and eventually came to the conclusion that he should have the power of controlling air, too.
Also, I figured - there's something about his race that makes it necessary for them to have very, very large pupils (the black eyes, you see). This means that he has fantastic eyesight - 'extreme' eyesight, as Misa put it. As does everyone else in his race. However, this also means that he can't cope well with light at Orchid and will have to wear... *shudder*... sunglasses.
Yup, I'm gonna have a guy in period clothing with sunglasses on. It is going to be really rather bizarre.
Just one last thing - he is not aware of his power for air shifting or his super eyesight just yet. He'll discover the latter first.)
Pets: None. I'm not greatly enthusiastic about animals, I'm afraid.
Hobbies: 'Hobbies'? What a quaint and charming word!
If, by this, you mean what I tend to do in my spare time, the obvious answer is flying. I doubt anyone capable of flight would want to do much else, it is such an indescribable feeling.
It is inadvisable to fly when it is raining, however, so I often find myself at a loose end in that case. I don't really enjoy reading, you see. Sometimes I shall try painting, but I rarely finish. And Loreliu will come around sometimes, to try and entertain me, but I'm generally not in a good mood when hemmed up indoors. It's best to just wait it out until the sun shines again.
Why, yes, I do have an incredibly short attention span. Whyever do you ask?
Group: Oh dear, here we have a problem. Let me see... I doubt I would be useful in any 'war' situation, I'm not much of an academic or a carer...
Actually, now that I think of it, if Loreliu does indeed grace us with her presence, I am fairly certain that she shall be a Spy - she is capable of invisibility, you see. I suppose I could do that. I'm sure I could fly away before any enemy could catch me or even get a decent glimpse of me. Wou- Would that be acceptable?
