PLAYER NAME: Pudding AGE: 25 CONTACT: puddingandpie INVITED BY: Chinatown
IC:
CHARACTER NAME: Hanako 'Rosalina' Nurumi CANON: Original Character CANON POINT: Ninth Life, in which Charlie is murdered and an attempt on Rose's life is made as well CRAU: Yes (Eudio) AGE: Chronologically: 339, Physically: Mid-20s BACKGROUND:
Rose was born to the beta of a prestigious pack of okuri inu in the Hida mountains. It didn't take long before it was discovered that she was a 'defective' child. She was a square peg trying to fit into a round hole. While the girl had an aptitude for fighting and survival, she was weak in other ways that were unacceptable. The first time her father killed an elderly human that tripped on a mountain pass, she cried for him. No one had ever heard or seen a wolf with such empathy for people. It drove her mother to suicide and her father to kill her, claiming she should have been the one to die. Her pack alpha stopped her father and told her to run in a moment of mercy. She did and never looked back.
For nearly two hundred years, she roamed the Makai alone searching for a home she'd never known and likely wouldn't find. One day, a proposal was made to Rose in the form of an offer to live in the Ningenkai - the human realm - for no price. It was a deal too good be true but she took it anyway. As one might have imagined, it was a trap. She was enslaved in a to the death fighting ring for supernatural creatures like her for years. With her natural skill in battle and two hundred years in a fight for your life world of demons, she quickly became a champion: The Black Rose.
Her only solace was a friend in the man caged next to her named Ren Kazuki. He was a Japanese werwolf who had been the lead singer of a band before being captured. Through him, she gained a love of music that helped see her through the darkest times in the ring. Eventually, she was slated for a breeding program to bring rise to the next generation of champion fighters. Rose resigned herself to this fate but Ren wouldn't allow it. He plotted and escape, executed it, and lost his life in the process of making sure that Rose escaped. She took the lives of everyone on her way out in a fit of rage and grief.
Ren had instructed her before he passed to find a friend of his. The elderly witch gave Rose a handful of gifts: Ren's guitar, a glamour, and the news that she was a wanted woman all across Japan's underground demon hunting population. She fled the country and arrived in America in 1988. It was still the height of Rock 'n' Roll and finding a job as a roadie was easy. It killed two birds with one stone; she could continue her love of music and live a life on the road to keep on the run from hunters perusing her. So she set out without a second thought.
After a few years, Rose thought maybe the search for her had gone cold. The year was 1999 and everything in life was going pretty fine. A new millennium was approaching and the world felt like it was turning over a new leaf. Maybe, Rose thought she could finally settle down. So she stayed in a sleepy town in Georgia for just a little over three months. She learned the hard way in the form of a woman named Roxanne that coming to a standstill wasn't an option. Roxanne was a rocker roadie just like Rose. She had huge dreams of being one of the biggest stars on stage in the 2000s. When she tried to take said stage with Rose as her guitarist, she was rewarded with a bullet between the eyes by a hunter that had gotten wind of the wolf woman in his city. Just as she had time and time again, Rose fled.
The next time Rose stopped running after Roxanne was 2018. It was the first time in three hundred years that she had met another yokai like her. He was a neko - a cat - by the alias of Charlie. Rose had never gotten to know his real name for he joked that after eight lives he hardly remembered who he was anymore. She'd come to learn in time he wasn't exactly like her. Instead of wanting to just live among humans, he desired to hurt them in a different way. He too was an escapee one of the fighting rings scattered across the world. He wanted the people that ran them to suffer the same way he and Rose had, to swing the pendulum the other way and have humans get a taste of the pain they'd inflicted on their kind. His fiery rage was stomped out by a bullet through his heart and his ninth life coming to an anticlimactic end. In the same breath an attempt on Rose's life was made.
She was actually certain she had died until a representative from a world called Eudio approached her. They gave her the promise of anything she wanted. 'To live,' was all Rose requested. It was done. She was given a second chance. The price, however, was a bit steeper than she had anticipated. To have an entire life built on being flighty and unable to make long-term connections, Eudio's intimacy requirement was a daunting thing. Thankfully, she had people to help her along the way like Magnus Bane and Vanyel Greyjoy that allowed her see intimacy and all that comes with it doesn't have to end in such terrible, tragic ways. That maybe she can have the simple, quiet life she's always dreamed of. She really hopes they're right.
POWERS:
Superhuman strength. Though she appears "petite" demon strength often defies appearances. She's about as strong as three adult human men combined.
Super speed and agility. Rose's speed is above average for even her kind. At her fastest, she can appear as a blur to the human eye, which is a feat impressive to even some yōkai.
Small control over ice. Being an okami from the Northern Clan of the Makai and living in a harsh, frigid environment they all have some ability to manipulate ice. It's very small and is about the equivalent of using an ice pack; she can freeze things if she really concentrates but it's still difficult for her.
Heightened Senses Being part animal, Rose is able to hear, smell, and see better than the average person.
Night Vision Able to see well in low light conditions.
Hand-to-Hand Combat As a fighter, her strength was hand-to-hand combat. Rose is well versed in Aikido and Muay Thai, specifically.
Weapon Proficiency Both blades and firearms proficient. Prefers short-range when using firearms. She is most comfortable with short blades.
Musically Inclined She is able to sing (mezzo-soprano range), play guitar and piano, learn instruments at a quick rate, and can carry a tune in a bucket to save her life.
STARTING EQUIPMENT:
Apollod (Daemon). A year old Golden Retriever turned supercomputer. The first dog she acquired in Eudio is now her daemon though he seems to have (mostly) retained his excitable, friendly nature.
Acoustic Guitar A regular 'ol guitar in a black pleather case. On the inside are taped three pictures from home of various people.
EXIT STRATEGY: Everything in Eudio was going great, until it wasn't. It started, at first, with a subtle 'glitch in the system.' Then it became more obvious something behind the scenes was wrong. Before they knew it, the representatives were evacuating everyone as fast as they could as the world around them began to fall apart at the seams. Rose was supposed to flee to Tamriel with Vanyel Greyjoy using the LINKS system, but for whatever reason the portal didn't take her there. Instead, it dropped her in Xistentia. How rude of it. At least it let her keep her dogs. MORALITY: Rose is the epitome of chaotic good. Freedom and rights for all species is an extremely important driving force for her and she'll do anything to obtain this. She does everything that she does for what she believes to be this 'better' cause. The methods in which she goes about it all, however, can often times be a bit outside the realm of truly good though. For example, she believes murder is wrong... unless the person was without a shadow of a doubt deserving of it and the world is likely better off for their death. She also tends to forego traditional law-governing systems and take as much weight as possible on her own shoulders and vigilante her way through things. It's worked out so far. Mostly. WAR ATTITUDES: Despite her leaning more towards peaceful resolutions and pacifism, Rose is not wholly opposed to have to fight when it's deemed necessary. If there is a threat to the safety of the people she loves and cares for she will absolutely fight to protect them. It's because of this that as long as she sees it as helping everyone she will definitely take part in missions and fighting should the need arise. In the down time, however, she will be happy to help with community building in the literal and figurative sense. Her strength Karaoke or open mic night at her house, anyone? INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS: Having spent a year in Eudio, Rose has come a long way in the intimate connections that she makes with others. Though she has some issues to resolve regarding romantic feelings, she is very open now to physical intimacy and closeness with people in that way. In fact, she might even be a little too into it. However, Eudio taught her the importance of boundaries. Plus, she had bad experiences in the past with having little to no control in situations so it's doubtful that she'd ever cross any set lines with people. Her interest lays is in cultivating positive relationships even if she has been known to butt heads with people occasionally over philosophical and moral differences. COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS: Having spent many years in isolation in the Makai, Rose is aware that the particular skillset she gained during is going to be especially useful for hunting/gathering in Xistentia. She will likely try to take on a mentor role for others in ways of living off of and in tune with the land. It isn't the first time she has been a teacher (she worked at the Wolf's Den in Eudio, instructing in fighting practices) so she has experience with it and will do her best to at least have people versed in basic survival skills. How to make fire, what will and won't kill you if you try to eat it, etc.
Additionally, she will gladly go out for any exploratory missions whenever they are available. When you look up the word 'adventurous' in the dictionary, it is very possible that a picture of Hanako Rosalina Nurumi will be attached next to it. She lived a very nomadic life for some thirty years before Eudio. While it was a lifestyle originally born of necessity for her own safety, she grew to love life on the road. It was exciting to seek out new places, meet new people, and experience new cultures. So, it's very likely that in Xistentia she will go back to her roaming ways and be very interested in exploring and potentially mapping the place they've found themselves in.
Application (Eudio CRAU)
PLAYER NAME: Pudding
AGE: 25
CONTACT:
INVITED BY: Chinatown
IC:
CHARACTER NAME: Hanako 'Rosalina' Nurumi
CANON: Original Character
CANON POINT: Ninth Life, in which Charlie is murdered and an attempt on Rose's life is made as well
CRAU: Yes (Eudio)
AGE: Chronologically: 339, Physically: Mid-20s
BACKGROUND:
POWERS:
STARTING EQUIPMENT:
EightSeven Dogs + A Cat A Growlithe, two Leonbergers, three Huskies, and one Akita. Plus, Charlie the Somali.SAMPLES:
Hello, Xistentia, Rosie has arrived. + Harassing Axel on the network.
In-Universe:
EXIT STRATEGY: Everything in Eudio was going great, until it wasn't. It started, at first, with a subtle 'glitch in the system.' Then it became more obvious something behind the scenes was wrong. Before they knew it, the representatives were evacuating everyone as fast as they could as the world around them began to fall apart at the seams. Rose was supposed to flee to Tamriel with Vanyel Greyjoy using the LINKS system, but for whatever reason the portal didn't take her there. Instead, it dropped her in Xistentia. How rude of it. At least it let her keep her dogs.
MORALITY: Rose is the epitome of chaotic good. Freedom and rights for all species is an extremely important driving force for her and she'll do anything to obtain this. She does everything that she does for what she believes to be this 'better' cause. The methods in which she goes about it all, however, can often times be a bit outside the realm of truly good though. For example, she believes murder is wrong... unless the person was without a shadow of a doubt deserving of it and the world is likely better off for their death. She also tends to forego traditional law-governing systems and take as much weight as possible on her own shoulders and vigilante her way through things. It's worked out so far. Mostly.
WAR ATTITUDES: Despite her leaning more towards peaceful resolutions and pacifism, Rose is not wholly opposed to have to fight when it's deemed necessary. If there is a threat to the safety of the people she loves and cares for she will absolutely fight to protect them. It's because of this that as long as she sees it as helping everyone she will definitely take part in missions and fighting should the need arise. In the down time, however, she will be happy to help with community building in the literal and figurative sense. Her strength Karaoke or open mic night at her house, anyone?
INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS: Having spent a year in Eudio, Rose has come a long way in the intimate connections that she makes with others. Though she has some issues to resolve regarding romantic feelings, she is very open now to physical intimacy and closeness with people in that way. In fact, she might even be a little too into it. However, Eudio taught her the importance of boundaries. Plus, she had bad experiences in the past with having little to no control in situations so it's doubtful that she'd ever cross any set lines with people. Her interest lays is in cultivating positive relationships even if she has been known to butt heads with people occasionally over philosophical and moral differences.
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS: Having spent many years in isolation in the Makai, Rose is aware that the particular skillset she gained during is going to be especially useful for hunting/gathering in Xistentia. She will likely try to take on a mentor role for others in ways of living off of and in tune with the land. It isn't the first time she has been a teacher (she worked at the Wolf's Den in Eudio, instructing in fighting practices) so she has experience with it and will do her best to at least have people versed in basic survival skills. How to make fire, what will and won't kill you if you try to eat it, etc.
Additionally, she will gladly go out for any exploratory missions whenever they are available. When you look up the word 'adventurous' in the dictionary, it is very possible that a picture of Hanako Rosalina Nurumi will be attached next to it. She lived a very nomadic life for some thirty years before Eudio. While it was a lifestyle originally born of necessity for her own safety, she grew to love life on the road. It was exciting to seek out new places, meet new people, and experience new cultures. So, it's very likely that in Xistentia she will go back to her roaming ways and be very interested in exploring and potentially mapping the place they've found themselves in.