Post by Twi on May 11, 2010 12:42:59 GMT -5
Name: Vered Vartan
Age: 17
Role: Islander
Power: The power to age, decay, wither, break down, whatever you want to call it, anything. Whether a flower or a diamond she can wither it away to dust in moments. Of course to wither a diamond takes a lot more effort than a flower and if she applies the same amount of concentration to the diamond as to the flower it would take an hour or so while the flower a second. She can also wither people, keeping them alive while their fingers rot off is quite an interesting and painful experience judging by the screams of her nursemaids when she was a child.
Appearance:
Personality: She's lonely. She has grown up her whole life with people being terrified of her and her power which for much of her life was out of control. So she became scornful and difficult. Acting cruelly and arrogantly in her denial of wanting affection from such low beings.
She doesn't realize this or that she's lonely at all, if you were to say it to her she'd look at you and laugh. These feelings are buried deep in her subconscious. No she instead seems much like the usual bullies. Pretty as a rose a lot of island girls look up to her because she is so charismatic and portrays herself as perfect. A lot of them, even if they don't themselves really care about newcomers, will shun or bully them if she tells them to because she is their role model and so admired. To the newcomers she's a nightmare, part of Rashal's group which do the worst of the bullying she's sly and knows how to really make things hurt not just physically but verbally and emotionally. Yes pretty as a rose, with extra sharp thorns.
History: Vered was born to on of the oldest families on Avalon, they arrived with Merlin. Her parents worried that the likelihood of their child being disfigured somehow, as was more common in older families, would be high. They were relieved when instead they had a perfect, beautiful, baby girl. Then the midwife started screaming as the arms which held the child withered away. The babe was truly the heir to a powerful legacy, her power withering everything that was in contact with her even at such a young age. Several nurse maids died or suffered serious injuries trying to raise her. Her parents never touched her, they never even went into her room. When she was beginning to wither the castle the Seekers stepped in and demanded the child, now six, be raised outside of the Castle and Village. A hut was built and a person sent to deliver the child's needs. The hut collapsed. So a second larger hut was built, this one stayed up but often repairs were needed. For four years Vered lived like that, alone except for the person who brought her food and clothes. (Her clothes had a tendency to quickly become unwearable.) Finally when she was 10 she managed to gain some control on her powers. They would still burst out occasionally but she didn't corrode everything she touched anymore. So for the first time she could remember she met her parents, for they had never visited her room in the Castle or her hut outside. They wouldn't touch her, they wouldn't even look at her if they could help it and when they did Vered saw fear in their eyes. She saw it in the eyes of the servants, and in the eyes of her peers as she became able to join the others in classes. Despite having excellent social standings she was isolated and this made her angry. Humph, they should be afraid, she could kill them all if she released her control! There was one though who was never afraid. Destin Ambrosius. He was immune to her withering abilities so he never needed to fear her and somehow this made her even angrier at him more than any of the others. Especially since he was one of the few who stood above her status wise.
Things changed one day when she lost the strained hold she kept on her powers. They burst out like the breaking of a dam and everyone fled screaming as field corroded around her. Vered didn't notice, she was in a daze as the power flooded through her. What broke through this state of shock was Destin. He went up to her and shook her to wakefulness. The shock stopped her powers. Ever since then she has changed. Her powers are easier to control, she is able to socialize easier. She has even become something of an idol with Islanders, the guys want her and the girls want to be her since she has plenty of looks and charm on her side. The anger is gone for the most part though she still shows some in her treatment of newcomers. The biggest change though perhaps is her feelings toward Destin. She is determined that the only one who would be a suitable match, considering status and powers, with her would be him and visa versa. She knows he doesn't return these feelings, he sees her as a pawn and nothing more, but she still hold onto this one last hope when all others, like her parents to one day hold her to them, have withered away.
((But it never will happen. As their creator I can securely say that Destin will never look at Vered that way.))
Age: 17
Role: Islander
Power: The power to age, decay, wither, break down, whatever you want to call it, anything. Whether a flower or a diamond she can wither it away to dust in moments. Of course to wither a diamond takes a lot more effort than a flower and if she applies the same amount of concentration to the diamond as to the flower it would take an hour or so while the flower a second. She can also wither people, keeping them alive while their fingers rot off is quite an interesting and painful experience judging by the screams of her nursemaids when she was a child.
Appearance:
Personality: She's lonely. She has grown up her whole life with people being terrified of her and her power which for much of her life was out of control. So she became scornful and difficult. Acting cruelly and arrogantly in her denial of wanting affection from such low beings.
She doesn't realize this or that she's lonely at all, if you were to say it to her she'd look at you and laugh. These feelings are buried deep in her subconscious. No she instead seems much like the usual bullies. Pretty as a rose a lot of island girls look up to her because she is so charismatic and portrays herself as perfect. A lot of them, even if they don't themselves really care about newcomers, will shun or bully them if she tells them to because she is their role model and so admired. To the newcomers she's a nightmare, part of Rashal's group which do the worst of the bullying she's sly and knows how to really make things hurt not just physically but verbally and emotionally. Yes pretty as a rose, with extra sharp thorns.
History: Vered was born to on of the oldest families on Avalon, they arrived with Merlin. Her parents worried that the likelihood of their child being disfigured somehow, as was more common in older families, would be high. They were relieved when instead they had a perfect, beautiful, baby girl. Then the midwife started screaming as the arms which held the child withered away. The babe was truly the heir to a powerful legacy, her power withering everything that was in contact with her even at such a young age. Several nurse maids died or suffered serious injuries trying to raise her. Her parents never touched her, they never even went into her room. When she was beginning to wither the castle the Seekers stepped in and demanded the child, now six, be raised outside of the Castle and Village. A hut was built and a person sent to deliver the child's needs. The hut collapsed. So a second larger hut was built, this one stayed up but often repairs were needed. For four years Vered lived like that, alone except for the person who brought her food and clothes. (Her clothes had a tendency to quickly become unwearable.) Finally when she was 10 she managed to gain some control on her powers. They would still burst out occasionally but she didn't corrode everything she touched anymore. So for the first time she could remember she met her parents, for they had never visited her room in the Castle or her hut outside. They wouldn't touch her, they wouldn't even look at her if they could help it and when they did Vered saw fear in their eyes. She saw it in the eyes of the servants, and in the eyes of her peers as she became able to join the others in classes. Despite having excellent social standings she was isolated and this made her angry. Humph, they should be afraid, she could kill them all if she released her control! There was one though who was never afraid. Destin Ambrosius. He was immune to her withering abilities so he never needed to fear her and somehow this made her even angrier at him more than any of the others. Especially since he was one of the few who stood above her status wise.
Things changed one day when she lost the strained hold she kept on her powers. They burst out like the breaking of a dam and everyone fled screaming as field corroded around her. Vered didn't notice, she was in a daze as the power flooded through her. What broke through this state of shock was Destin. He went up to her and shook her to wakefulness. The shock stopped her powers. Ever since then she has changed. Her powers are easier to control, she is able to socialize easier. She has even become something of an idol with Islanders, the guys want her and the girls want to be her since she has plenty of looks and charm on her side. The anger is gone for the most part though she still shows some in her treatment of newcomers. The biggest change though perhaps is her feelings toward Destin. She is determined that the only one who would be a suitable match, considering status and powers, with her would be him and visa versa. She knows he doesn't return these feelings, he sees her as a pawn and nothing more, but she still hold onto this one last hope when all others, like her parents to one day hold her to them, have withered away.
((But it never will happen. As their creator I can securely say that Destin will never look at Vered that way.))