Post by Nyara on Jun 21, 2019 11:47:33 GMT
Lorelei the basics full name • Lorelei Caivano nicknames • Lora, Girl of Many Faces, Demon Girl age • 16 (assumed) primary standing • Infiltrator/spy secondary standing • Recruiter (occasionally) faction • Cursed Thorns species • Super-powered Human gender • Female sexuality • Bi-curious Hetero the appearance origin • The Incredibles height and weight • 5'4, 103 lbs overall appearance • Lorelei has a rather average physique for a teenage girl her assumed age, a bit on the skinny and lighter side, as well as not overly tall, but nothing too extreme on any front. Mostly just slender with longer limbs, often wearing dark clothing in the form of modern dresses or jeans and tops often seen worn by modern girls her age. She has rather ordinary olive skin, emerald green eyes and curly dark brown hair that extends to her waist. She is quite often seen wearing twirled silver earrings and a dark blue beret. She also always has a pendant on her, though this tends to be hidden under her clothes, which purposefully have higher necklines to conceal it. the personality likes • Cats, Chaos, lying, unusual reactions, trickery, shape-shifting, magic tricks, un-ordinary things, riddles and mysteries dislikes • Rain, being crowded, being ignored, knowing she's a target, sleeping at night (especially alone), her last name, reminders of her past strengths • Quick-thinking, lying, shape-shifting, hunting, stealing, stealth, acting weaknesses • Paranoid, honesty, opening up, temper flares, doesn't know what she wants abilities • Shape-shifting; Lorelei's power gives her the ability to (when conscious) take the form of up to five living creatures she has physically touched. Each time she touches a living creature for at least a moment (longer the larger they are) she can 'store' their DNA, giving her the ability to take the form of her own variant of their species, with their natural physical abilities, but none of their specialized powers or abilities. If she has 'stored' more than five, she must 'forget' one of her forms when she chooses to memorize a new one, and to take the forgotten form again she must touch a creature of said species once more. Due to the fact she can become her own interpretation of their species, she can appear another age or another gender, though genetically she is still female. The bigger the form, the harder it is to take and the less time she can hold it for. Generally she can't hold a form longer than a day or two at maximum unless she is extremely familiar with the form, or she forces herself to hold it. Forcing herself to hold a form is not only physically exerting, but the more feral the form, the higher the risk of becoming 'feral' herself, and potentially winding up 'trapped' in said form until she can regain her mind enough to consciously change back. 'Feral' instances can have prolonged effects even once shifted back, and the longer she holds a form the more time she must take to recover. Her power is not always entirely stable due to still being young, and is therefore largely tied to her emotions at the moment. The calmer she is, the easier it is to control, but sometimes she will shift randomly or a form may falter, especially when she is startled, stressed or scared. Depending on the situation, she may not always be in total control of the form she takes either, which can lead to rather dangerous situations. Linguistic Assimilation; After hearing a 'language,' a few sentences (or various noises) at least, Lorelei has the ability to 'store' this language, making it easier for her to learn and interpret it. She cannot fluently speak and understand it immediately, but the more she hears it the quicker she can learn it. The more complex the language the harder it is for her to interpret, therefore taking much longer. Languages she is more familiar with or languages that are very similar to ones she already knows (such as human languages or the languages of one of the forms she can shift into) are easier for her to learn and understand. dreams • To belong/find someone who accepts her, to find out who she is fears • Getting returned to her old 'home', having no true identity overall personality • For the most part Lorelei is a free spirit. She does what she wants, really, though it tends to be in the Thorns' favor all the same. Not the gentlest of souls, Lorelei lives for chaos and vengeance. Living oppressed for all she can remember of her youth, Lorelei never knew acceptance. All she knew was pain, fear, loneliness and betrayal. That, and the iron grip of authority that caused it all. Thus, she strives to do away with that authority and predictably. She aims to make others feel what she felt, to see them scared, alone and betrayed. She isn't afraid to get her hands dirty, to trick and lie, to steal a heart just to crush it. She seems without a heart of her own, seemingly impossible to predict and even harder to understand or get to know. Deep down, however, she's still just a damaged teen with simpler desires than one might expect. She desires to belong, to be accepted entirely by someone, to know who she is and finally have a purpose she truly wants to fulfill. However, it unlikely others will discover these desires unless she trusts them - she does not even admit them to herself. In her experience, admitting such things and showing such desire and emotion was always a weakness, something that made things worse. Not only that, but any acceptance she is shown or anytime someone just wants to know her for her, she twists it in her mind. She is paranoid. Seeing and expecting the worst, even if often times she's making these things up, or convincing another they truly feel as such. She has such a twisted view of the world that everything seems to hold some kind of negative light in her eyes. Sometimes Lorelei will even take it so far as to give them a reason to hate her, because if she is going to expect the worst, it may as well be intentional. Despite this, Lorelei is good at what she does. She is a liar, and she sees no shame in it. There is never any hesitation behind such flawless twisting of the truth, and she knows how to look like she believes it entirely, too. She is often proud of the way she lures other in, tricks them into thinking she is something she is not. It's all a game, not unlike a strategic play of chess. She is always perfectly happy to make a fool of herself or seem completely helpless just to get her way or get the reaction she is looking for, thus often making her act even more convincing. Trickery is just one way she thrives in a bitter world. the history father • Unknown mother • Unknown siblings • Unknown important people • The cats, other orphans, 'home' workers overall history • No one knew where Lorelei came from, who her parents were. Not even she did. However, with Supers entirely outlawed in Italy and seen as something akin to demons in certain areas, it was likely her parents either feared her, or what would happen to them were she discovered. No one knew what would happen to supers there, after all, but many were clear on what they would wish upon the abominations. The first things young Lorelei truly knew and remembered were a locket she wore around her neck, and cats. Or more accurately, curious kittens. Instinctively, Lorelei took the form of the adventurous young felines, not knowing any better. It was the maternal instincts of their mother that saw Lorelei taken in by the fellow strays, before she could be discovered by humans. The cats cared for her, taught her to hunt and fend for herself, how to survive on the streets. However, while she essentially became a cat in these times, she could not remain as one forever. Something kept tugging at her, a vague memory, until the locket was rediscovered. On instinct once more, she returned to her natural human form, and this saw the end of her time with the cats. A child of only five or six, Lorelei could not live on the streets as a human girl- she could not hunt like she could as a cat. She was quickly taken to a group home, but she was too feral to be fostered. She would crawl around hissing and swiping at anything that upset her. Reteaching her was not an easy process, and many cat like mannerisms remained, growing fainter but never to fade. Eventually though, she learned many things, including both Italian and English, and how to behave like any other girl her assumed age. They were never necessarily nice to her, but they never sought to harm her, either. Things began to change, though. After a few attempts at fostering her out, it was discovered she was not only slow to trust, but still prone to feral and even violent behaviour. When her shifting was discovered, all attempts at finding her a home proved pointless. She was sent to a more rural group home, a stricter one that they hoped would train her not to use her power. Howrver, she did badly under such harsh authority, and even worse under the abuse they kept hidden away. It was from them she learnt to lie, cheat and steal, as well as to hate so strongly. They taught her pain and fear she never knew, and she was often taunted that she would never leave, because no one would ever want her. She was even given the name Lorelei as an attribute to her scheming ways and how she was viewed as a cursed being. So, she planned an escape. When one girl was to be picked up by her new foster family, it was Lorelei that used her power to take the girl's place. She saw no harm in snagging the opportunities of someone cruel to her, and sought only the best for herself. She kept up the lie for a few days, curious, before she turned away from that life too. It was not for her. She was not meant for a family, she did not belong. From there she sought to leave the country. With the worlds welding and the confusion if cause, she changed her aim to escaping her known world. And escape she did. For three years she travelled, thieving and lying, until she stumbled upon the Thorns. Their evil ways lured in the chaotic rebel, and Lorelei found herself drawn to their cause and joining their newly forming ranks. the role player alias • Nyara pronouns • she/her other characters • Nova, Azalea, Anna |
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