Hominus Nocturnum is an RPG based on the blockbuster hit, Blade: Trinity, starring Wesley Snipes, Ryan Reynolds, Jessica Biel, and many more colorful and talented actors! It is the third instalment of the popular Blade films (based on the comic book).
This RP takes place six months after the movie, and continues from the ORIGINAL ending of the movie. Dracula (or Drake) is dead, Blade has mysteriously dissapeared, but the Night Stalkers have moved on and returned to doing what it is they do best. Now with a group in every major city, they are working to rid the world of the vampires that still walk this earth.
Along with that information, after you have read up on all my other guidelines, do's, dont's, and whatnot, please do not hesitate in asking questions if you have them, and I hope you decide to join in on the fun!
Occupation: Professional Assassin, Part-Time Hunter
Physical Appearance: Stoic. Robotic. Nearly computerized in every single movement she makes, Cry is truly a force to be reckoned with. Everything she does is to a point. A precision based point, and there is always a reason for her doing the things she does. Whether its a step she takes forward, or a step she takes backwards, Cry is nearly always prepared for anything. Her body is toned to a near perfection from having access to an Olympic level gym from a child, and it shows in her physique. Her abdomen is slightly more toned than the average woman. Her biceps are perfectly defined, as well as her thick thighs and leg muscles. Her breast are firm, perked just right, and her hair is cut long, and even just below the small of her back.
Cry's eyes holds the most unbearable sins of the world, and they are of a crystalline blue in color that very well gives way to December chills. Her skin is a slight tint of tan. She stands no taller than 5'9", and judging from the tone of her body, it suggests that she weighs every bit of 130 lbs. Despite the fact that she chooses to stay healthy, not even the cold warrior herself can resist the taste of the Japanese candy "Pocky". It's what she'll allow herself to consume, but everything else outside of her diet of sorts, she will not consume.
Personal Effects: Just her pair of specially made Sais, passed down from one generation of women to another.
Weapon(s): Although she possesses no superhuman abilities, Cry is a consummate practitioner of the martial arts. She is a mistress of the skills of the ancient ninja of Japan, and an Olympic-level athlete and gymnast. Cry wields a pair of three-pronged daggers called sais, though she also is proficient with, and makes use of, a multitude of martial-arts weaponry.
Martial Arts: Most people approach the martial arts as a form of defense or fighting or even something so mundane as exercise. To Cry this truly is an art. It is an art she has dedicated herself to mind, soul and body. She has been practicing and perfecting this art for over two decades now and it shows in every motion she makes, her body moving with a grace and fluidity which has become unconscious.
Thousands of different punches and kicks and moves all combine in her head to create an almost infinite number of ways to take down an opponent. Not only will she choose the most effective way to fight an opponent but the most aesthetically pleasing, the most stylish and artistic way to win. Every blow is placed precisely for an intended effect, followed by another and another, making a composition beautiful to behold.
Melee Weapons: Just as there is for any martial art without weapons, there are thousands upon thousands of moves and combinations of moves that can be used - for each and every distinct weapon. In Cry's hands a melee weapon becomes and extension of her, moving with the same fluidity and grace. Swords and staves are prefered weapons due to reach but she is just as proficient with nunchaku, sai, tonfa, wind and fire wheels, daggers and manrikigusari.
Thrown Weapons: Shuriken, bolas, or even silverware or pencils. Precise and accurate, Cry can hit what she wants with rapidity. Much like with kyudo, the best way to perform this is to imagine the weapon hitting the target before it is released.
Ranged Weapons: Kyudo, The Way of the Bow, is considered by many to be the purest of all the martial ways. There is much more elegance and honor in using bows than in firearms. The three elements of attitude, movement, and technique unite in a state of perfect harmony. A true shot in kyudo is not just one that hits the center of the target, but one where the arrow can be said to exist in the target before its release. This translates very well into Cry's style for all of her martial arts skills that the practCry of this has been vitally important.
Modelled After: Jessica Alba
Personality Desc
Driven:
"I'm amazed when she doesn't go down under the punishment I deal her. Somewhere deep within, she draws the strength to make a last-ditch effort at regaining the offensive." - Unknown
It is amazing that his source of energy, this indomitable will does not come from something outside of Cry. She is not driven by guilt, or atonement, fear or desire. The only thing she strives for, that propels her through everything, is to achieve the impossible - to achieve perfection. Constantly, she can see where there needs to be improvement and anything less than her best in anything is unacceptable.
Spiritual:
"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." - Confucius
Though it is a side most people do not see of her, Cry has not only trained herself in the physical side of martial arts, she is very devoted to the spiritual side of things. One's mind and body must both be focused to find the optimal level of acheivement. Delving into her mind and spirit for truth is what lead her down the path from Khryseis to Cry. The truth is one of the factors that make it possible for her to continue her quest for perfection.
Loner:
"They all have husbands and wives and children and houses and dogs and, you know, they've all made themselves a part of something and they can talk about what they do. What am I gonna say? "I killed the president of Paraguay with a fork. How've you been?"" - Khryseis
It is more than obvious that Cry just doesn't quite get along with the average person. The fact that she kills people for a living makes socializing with them difficult, even if she were so inclined. The elitist in her doesn't allow for the inclusion of lesser people in her life, making the number of possible conversation partners even smaller. Cry can lead a group but she does not play well in one. Despite her work done with groups before, this does not change anything. She's there to help when she has to, but if one can be called a 'loner' within the group? That would be Cry.
Oddly Honorable:
People speak of honor among thieves and it may or may not hold true there but it typically does for mercenaries. Employers must trust your word. Once Cry gives her word on something, it is solid. It will happen or Cry will be dead. She has no reason to lie, especially since she is unlikely to do so out of a desire to be polite or spare someone's feelings.
Few Morals:
"You know, there're no ethics in the way you fight. It's just educated cruelty." - Unknown
Right and wrong have little bearing on Cry. She does what she does and she does it better than anyone else. Killing, maiming, torturing or anything else she may have to do during the course of a job or a fight is something she will do without regrets. While she is not cruel and will not go out of her way to cause someone pain, neither will the necessity for it cause her a moment of pause.
Elitist:
There is no patience for those who are not able to keep up with her. Cry will not slow down for anyone else and is highly unlikely to have prolonged contact with anyone who is not willing to push themselves as hard as she pushes herself. In Cry's world, there are those who are good, those who might one day be excellent and those who can challenge Cry. No one else holds any lasting importance.
Assessing:
"You have been weighed, you have been measured, and you have been found wanting. In what world could you possibly beat me?" Ademar, A Knight's Tale
All of her life, since she became who she is now, has been focused on making herself worthy and judging the worthiness of others. Within moments of meeting someone, whether or not they are worth more of her time can be ascertained. Those who are unworthy are ignored and those who are worthy are studied for future challenges.
Indifferent:
"You're not a warrior, you're a torturer."
"... Can't I be both?" - Words to Khryseis Natchios
The pain of others has no effect on Cry. Any sense of empathy or caring she had has been nullified years ago. In fact, she's pushed it so far that at times the pain of others seems somewhat amusing to her. Pain is a motivator, pain is a reason to push harder. People who let pain stop them are weak and if there was any sympathy in her for them, their weakness would banish it.
Remote:
If there was any empathy in the girl named Khryseis, it was slowly eliminated as she turned into Cry. The further she distanced herself from the distraction of her emotions, the more she distanced herself from the world and most in it. Little of the day to day concerns of normal life affect her and only rarely do the tragic or extraordinary seem to touch her. The cowardly and dishonorable, however, do seem to provoke a distinctly displeased reaction from her.
Perfectionist:
It is impossible to achieve and she knows it. If it were not, Cry would have stopped striving and reaching years ago. There are some days when the only thing she really has is the drive to perfect her art. The thrill, the challenge - these mean nothing without the quest. Much like some, Cry would rather be perfect for a year and die at the end of it than mediocre for a life time.
Territorial:
Cry is far too nomadic in her travels and her searching for her territory to be bound to a piece of land. Cry has her list of the best fighters in the world. There is also a small list of those with talent she feels almost... protective about. If one of either list dies or is killed, it can be certain that Cry will know of it. And she will come looking for the reasons why.
Wicked Sense of humor:
So far removed from normal emotions, the strangest of things begin to tickle thus funny bone. Tragedy, torture and pain make for the greatest moments of comedy. Irony, satire and sarcasm, the more bitter forms of humor, are more likely to get a reaction. Failure, especially failure on the cusp of great success brings laughter that lingers for some time. Most everything else is a flip of the coin as to whether something might amuse or annoy, depending on whim and it appears by the same token.
Confident:
"You can either be confident that you are good enough, or arrogant that you are good. Confidence and arrogance usually are not seen together, because one who's confident knows he can still improve, while arrogance is an end of its own." - Unknown
The line between confidence and arrogance but Shiva will ever be on the side of confidence. While she is the best, there is always someone who could become better. There is always a way she could improve. As long as there is still room between her and perfection, there will be room between her and arrogance.
Other Information
Hand to Hand Combat: There is a difference between fighting and martial arts. There are few people in the world who can really appreciate the difference but for Cry there is a distinct delineation between the two. For most people, this is all they see of Cry, as they are not worthy of her art. Here is boxing and brutality, here is fighting for the sake of utility. There is no less grace or power or lethality in this than in the other but for those who have seen both, there is something missing. Almost as if her true spirit is not in it.
Acrobatics: A Flying Grayson she is not. What Cry is, however, is in the best possible physical shape and entirely without fear. Often she sends herself flying through the air, performing leaps, flips, rolls and tumbles most would call crazy if not out right impossible without some sort of assistance. Often the best way to avoid a blow is to simply not be there at all and barring that, to roll with the punch. Besides, most people always forget to look up.
Accupressure: There are places on the human body, when pressure is applied correctly, that can cause extreme relief or extreme pain. Going further than that, when properly used they can cut off the flow of blood to certain places or cause effects much more extreme. Cry has learned accupressure for medicinal use on herself and as a part of a fighting technique against others.
Tactics: Having been hired for many different sorts of mercenary jobs, Cry has learned how to plan to complete jobs as quickly and smoothly as possibly. She is just as capable at planning for an army as she is for a small covert teams. This also applie to positioning and chosing battlegrounds for her own fights with masters. Studying her prey, Cry knows what will be the most effective, silence or taunts, punches or kicks and there is no hesitance in her to use an advantage.
Body Reading: There are hundreds of little signals the average person gives out telling those around them what they are doing, what they are thinking and how they are feeling. Most people don't pick up on these, let alone consciously interpret them for use. While she couldn't tell you what you had for dinner, where you grew up or what you're thinking right now like Cry can, she could tell which hand you prefer or if you've had any formal combat training. The same things that help her in a fight here would make Cry an excellent poker player.
Improvision of Weapons: Anything can be a weapon. After training for as long as she has, there is no situation Cry enters without scanning for weapons and she is never truly without them. Hairpins are lethal and concealable. A high heeled shoe can penetrate the temple with a quick sharp blow. When stretched even things so innocuous as handkerchiefs, pieces of paper or a flower arrangement.
Explosives: The Anarchist's Cookbook is just a starting place for someone such as Cry. These days she'd just as often be labled a terrorist as a mecenary for some of her tactics. As long as the job gets done, she has no concern for innocent casualties. While she is capable of making bombs herself, she is much more used to using professional grade explosives and shaped charges to accomplish her goals.
Lanuages: Cry does business with many different kinds of people all around the world and there isn't always a translator available. Also, while most of the masters Cry has learned from are Asian, she has also studied Savate, Capoeira, Krav Maga and Sambo thus needing to know French, Portugese, Hebrew and Russian. While languages are not simple for her, immersion is the best way to learn.
Assassinations: There are certain procedures which need to be followed as an assassin. There are contacts, methods and unwritten rules to be dealt with. And among the professionals, there is a degree of honor and decorum. There is not much worry about making or keeping her reputation these days but still, Cry would be a good mentor for someone looking to get started. Beyond that, Cry is very practCryd at killing - anything from instant death to dragging a death out over a specified length of time.
History: By day, she's nothing more than a mere school teacher. By evening, she's anything and everything but. Everyone knows that there's more to Khryseis's life, but there isn't one person she has named that could put their finger on it because everything she did was a secret. Her life as a professionally trained Assassin. Her life as a vampire hunter. No one knew what it was that she did when she did because she chose not to let them in on it. Nothing was going to change that. To the preternatural vampires that walk the earth she looks to be nothing more than the girl next door. The 'nun' that could do no wrong. That was a lie. She was warm during the day, but at night she was cold hearted. One often question if she actually had a soul and it was obvious that she didn't. In the end, Khryseis didn't care for anyone. In the end, there was only Cry. A cold hearted female who lives for everything and strives for the best. She lives every day on the edge. Taking daring leaps, and stunts. Spilling blood without a care in the world, and there was a reason that it all happened the way it did. It all began fifteen years ago. On a hot summer day in Athens, Greece.
Fifteen Years Earlier...
The sun god bid the land of Athens an exceptionally early Good morning as the day started of as seemingly normal as any other day. Nothing was obviously going to change that. But the day was one of sin and death, and as a hoarde of vampires swept through the village that little Khryseis lived in, there was a massacre like no one would have guess. It was something that left the little egyptian girl an orphan. It was part of what shaped her into the woman that she is this day. For three years she wandered around in search of a purpose, trying to piece what little was left of her life together. Never in her life had she experienced such death and such pain and that as a sort was what began to numb her feelings towards the world. It was part of what made her realize that she life wasn't like what it was cracked up to be. For nights upon nights she cried to herself but it was something that changed as time progressed on. At the teenage year of fifteen, Khry had been taken in by and old wiseman that taught her the ways of many martial arts practitioners. She learned how to utilize the spiritual side of the martial arts, using it to her advantage, and the physical side.
There was alot of anger that had long since built itself up within the girl and as such she toughened up a great deal feelin as if she had nothing to live for in life. Her master begged and pleaded for her to not see the dark side, but that was all that she saw. For five years she used and learned what she could to her advantage to make her into one of the deadliest women in the world. At the age of twenty she began her ventures as an assassin and a hunter, while pursueing her career as an high school english teacher. The teacher bit, however, is used as a facade to the public eye. That's what they seen during the day because at night she was someone entirely different. While her kills started off as something small time, over the months.. over the years, they became something major. Within three years time she was ready to play with the big leagues and that consisted of accepting no jobs that were less than five hundred thousand dollars per a kill. She only accepted that or more. Nothing less. Her skills were flawless and they shined through no matter what happened.
Present...
But throughout the war that waged, there was something that continuously drove Cry to be on her P's and Q's about life in general. She was neutral in the war that was happening between slayers and vampires. She didn't just hunt and kill vampires for money, she also took jobs on humans which in their eyes makes her a murdered legally. While no one really knows of her identity and exactly of who she is it matters not to her. She knows that her head is wanted by quite a few, and she knows at the same time that no matter what she has to be ready to kill when need be. It's part of the reason that her cold nature is what drives her to be who she is as a person. What motivates her. She's a good actress no less, she knows how to turn on the fake and warm facade and turn it off at the drop of a dime. It never fails, especially since being a high school teacher. He school isn't exactly the most safest to work at. She's seen everything happen at it and even though everyone is a human, she never knows who might be after her. It leaving her somewhat paranoid at the same time.
Now, at the age of 27, nothing has changed for her. She still lives her life a day at a time, never guaranteeing herself that she'll be alive the next day. With no ties to who she is as a person, no children, and no family she keeps her place of living a secret. Many believe it to be a sky rise apartment in the downtown area, while others believe her to never sleep. Either way, over time her journeys have led the greek vixen to the United States where she now makes her home. While its a place that she's still getting used to, it's easily noticeable from exotic features and the way she moves and acts that she isn't originally from the United States. This is the area where she plsn to continue to live, and it's with that notion that the stakes of her assassinations have been raised.
Known Relatives: None.
Special Relationships: None. She doesn't exactly believe in making friends. Not wanting them to get caught in the crossfire she lives from day to day.
Sample RP: (Atleast 3 good-sized paragraphs.)
About the Author
Name: Charlie Age: 20 yrs. Old Contact Info: Aphotic Whispers (AIM)
Roleplaying Experience: Six years of roleplaying.
Special Phrase: Under the Fang Edited by: The Divine Vixen at: 6/16/05 6:54 pm
Truevamplover Alice Carrigan
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Re: Ice
*Is very happy because she get's to use the McDonalds theme song to express her feelings for the second time today...*
BADA-BA-BA-BA! I'M LOVIN' IT!
Just one question, is it finished? 'Cause I noticed the TBC and things..which...I guess means it isn't finished..*smacks herself* LOL! If you want to finish it and leave it in the Apply Here forum for now, you can ^^
I can't wait 'till you do finish it! It looks AWESOME so far! : )
Re: Ice
Okay it's finished for the most part. Didn't know if I had to do a sample since i did one for Blade already.. and I changed the celebrity to Jessica Alba to. So if you you can make reference of that. Thanks!
I'll be changing the avi here soon or if one of you admin like people can delete it. Thanks.
Also. I'll be updating the bio periodically so if you see a change in the accepted forum for her it's because of me. I'll be adding different weaponry she uses, adding on a timeline of history from anything major that happens to her in the rpg, and added on things she learns how to do with her martial arts abilities and the like. She's sort of working on her 'sixth' sense where the Martial Arts are concerned so you'll see alot to her.
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