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Appearance: Darrien is best described as a “pretty boy”. His hair is alternatly red, orange, and blonde spikes that make him a very noticeable child. Blue eyes highlight his face, though they are normally masked by different colored sunglasses. With cheekbones that set high in his face, he has a natural pair of dimples that accentuate when he smiles, which he rarely does. Typically, his mouth is contorted into a devious smirk you’d have to know him to understand.
Though not of a staggering build, Darrian is by no means diminutive. He stands at a solid 5'9, weighing in at 140. His frame is sleek, not overly bulky, but toned to a rigid perfection that he takes great pride in. Six pack abs, chiseled calves, and a tight buttocks you could bounce a quarter off of grant him a sizeable amount of attention. Covering his body, Hessel wears any of an array of flashy clothing, from shirt and tie to a track jacket and jogging pants. His shoes are whatever is “in style” at the time, and he keeps a fresh pair of running shoes hidden in his closet in case he wears his current pair out.
Personality: A boyish bravado, extremely confident and naïve at times. He speaks with a tone that sounds, and usually is condescending to anyone whom he thinks he’s better than. He has a sense of humor few share, enjoying pranks and other bids for attention. The pride he takes in his appearance isn’t shared in that of his reputation, thinking everyone loves him and that he can do know wrong allows him to focus on other things. Through the outward portrayal of confidence lies a more subdued, almost sensitive side. Getting close to him is a task not easily accomplished, but in doing so you’ll meet a genuine person. His greatest fear is that he won’t leave a legacy in his wake, striving to live in the memory of everyone he’s encountered makes him lose sight of what is really important to him. Still sleeping with the stuffed dog his late mother sent him for his 3rd birthday, he’s embarrassed about allowing people too close too fast.
Special Power: Capoeira: A style of "dance fighting" that combines break dancing, drunken boxing, and simple kung fu. Darrian has altered this style slightly, using his amidexterity to simultaneously wield 2 weapons rather than fighting simply with his bare hands. If he falls into a solid enough rhythm, he can chain his attacks together so fluidly that his opponent will have difficulty telling what is a clever fake, and what is a cunning coup de gras strike.
Eagle-eyed vision: In addition to his ability to wield a weapon in each hand, he can throw a pin through a dime, taking just seconds to find his mark. His young, underdeveloped eyes aren’t reliable much further than fifty feet or so.
History: Darrien’s birth was perhaps the most normal aspect of his childhood. His mother, a rather successful business woman, and his father, owner of a small chain of deli style restaurants celebrated the birth of a nine pound, seven ounce baby boy late in may. On the child’s third birthday, his mother was away on business, as she was most of his childhood. After opening his presents from his father, Darrien grew wary that she had forgotten his birthday. Shortly before dinner, his father brought out one last package that caused the boy’s eyes to grow wide. As he tore through the elegant wrapping, he revealed the stuffed dog his mother had sent him. No more than an hour after opening the gift, their phone rang. It seemed while on her trip, his mother was attacked and killed. Speculations abounded as to the reason for the killing, but were dismissed as a random coincidence.
Following the terrible news, Darrien was crushed. He’d sit awake at night, expecting her to return any minute. His father, afraid his son had grown too pampered for his own good, began training young Darrian to use his unusual talent to his advantage. After several years, Darrien grew a deadly precision with edged weapons, able to puncture his training dummy’s vital organs within seconds of opening his assault. In addition to his precision, he had developed a knack for break dancing. Wanting to be able to protect his father if her were to be attacked like his mother was, Darrien began infusing the break dancing in with his daggers, eventually learning an uncommon art known as Capoeira. Through countless hours of practice listening to reggae and ska music, he had found an inner rhythm that, though time consuming to fall into, allowed him to link every move he made together until physical exhaustion set in. The tone and strength of his body, combined with the endurance from his training made him a formidable opponent for any to cross his path.
Then, one evening when he was fifteen, he witnessed a large man pushing his father around. The now brashly confident young man immediately threw a rock, striking the man in the back of his head and knocking him to the ground. With a fire in his eyes, the man turned and called out to Darrien, challenging him to attack to save his father the humiliation he was about to endure. Not needing a second invitation, Darrien rushed the man with his blades drawn. That was all there was, the man failed to raise any sort of guard, and Darrien reduced him to his knees in two swift swipes. The initial plunge of his left dagger into the man’s abdomen left him stunned, then the spinning slash across the throat ended him.
Fearing his son’s life may be in danger after murdering a man, Darrien’s father did the only thing he could think of. Hoping to grant his son some form of sanctuary, he packed all his belongings and took him to a school for “special” children like him. Arriving in a black sedan, Darrien was left standing in the courtyard of a monstrous building. He was about to begin a new life, and strangely, he was thrilled for the chance.
Relationships
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Mortal Enemy:
Hates:
Dislikes:
Friends: Amber, Sakura, Nessa, Jun
Good Friends:
Family:
Likes:
Dating:
EXAMPLE ROLE-PLAYING POST: Left, no right, duck! The thoughts racing through the young woman's head were jumbled, yet the message was clear as day. She had to get away, from what, she was still uncertain. A flurry of arrows sailed over her head, quickly reminding her that if she was to think, it had to be fast.
A short distance behind her, another form raced to keep up. His orders were clear, and they rang in the back of his head like he had just heard them moments ago. The woman must die, and leave no trace behind. That is all, now go. Not wanting to disappoint his master, the tracking killer did his best to keep up. Taking another short pause to fire, four arms unfolded in front of him, nocking four arrows onto the bow.
Whish!!
Four more arrows sailed over her head as she banked hard right. What could I have done to deserve this? she thought as she ran for her life. As she ran, she quickly pondered her options. Running through her options, only one stood out as plausible. She had to gain the upper hand, she had to dispose of her pursuer. Not another thought entered her mind as she leaped into the air and swung herself up onto a tree branch.
Where'd she go? was the only thought the pursuer had time to entertain before his position in this chase changed. He stumbled as he banked to the right to chase after her, shortening his already miniscule lead on the girl. In seconds she descended from the tree, landing between his shoulder. When he regained consciousness, he was tied by the ankles from a branch, stripped of his weapons, and more so his dignity.
This is a pet/power for said pet for Darrien:
Name: Sir Artemis Howell (Arty)
Age: 4 months
Owner: Darrien Hessel
Appearance:
Looks just like the puppies in this picture here, except for the eyes. Right eye being a milky pink, left a milky blue, only noticed as such upon close inspection, otherwise still appearing black and beady.
History: Born to a breeder family in upstate New York, little Artemis was put up for sale at a pet store in Buffalo. A young man Named Darrien Hessel purchased and named him, and that's how he got to where he is today.
That explains his current location, now on to his current condition. Shortly after birth, the young pup had a rather strange encounter. Playing with the other pups, he ran up the folding stairs to the attic (why do people always leave those down? Seriously, someone could trip and break their neck. Damn kids <.<). While in the attic, (and another thing. How do the family pets always manage to navigate those wacky steps, yet they can't make the turn to their bowl in the kitchen without wiping out twice? Anyone?) he, being the curious little thing he is, began rummaging through a box he found on the floor. In his rummaging, he broke a vile of a strange purple liquid (cliche, yeah, but it happened ok?).
Soon after poking its nose into the liquid he saw a quick flash. In his little doggy mind he saw a lamp tip off a table and land on his sleeping mother. Assuming this to have been an occurrence in his past which he had forgotten or blocked out, he raced down the stairs to where he last remembered seeing his sleeping mother. When he got down, there she was! Before he could even heave a sigh of relief, however, he saw one of his siblings slam into a table and knock a lamp off. Howling a quick, loud yelp, he awoke his mother, who rolled over just out of the way of the crashing lamp.
Special Power: Sir Artemis has the underdeveloped ability to see into the immediate future. Since he's still so young, he can only see just a minute into the future, and being a dog, he'd have to be fairly in tune with a human to convey any form of warning to them. Relationships
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Mortal Enemy:
Hates:
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Friends: Abby
Good Friends: Darrien
Family:
Likes:
Dating:
Edited by: Sora12 at: 1/29/07 7:03 pm
Re: Darrian Hessel
Very impressive! Anyways, onto my comments:
Your Ambidexterity "power". To put it plainly, don't you think it's a little weak? Being ambidexterous simply means you can use both ahnds equally well. It's generally something you're born with and carry throughout your life, but some learn it through mental conditioning. Basically, I think you might want to either eliminate the drawback, or think up some special power that utilises his ability to fight ambidexterously. For example:
Whirling Dervish- Using a dual-sword technique long studied by the dervish of the middle east, Darrian can greatly improve his attack power through a mad dance-like attack. Using this dancing form of attack, opponents find it difficult to determine which movements are cleaverly hidden feints and which movements will be deadly strikes. Also, the momentum that Darrian builds up while using this form makes his attacks stronger and harder to block.
I'm not saying you have to use that specific example as the switched power, I'm simply saying that ambidexterity is generally a condition that is common enough to not be considered a power, at least in my opinion. It's nothing truly fancy, abnormal or even uncommon! If you decide to go with the former suggestion, by simple logic alone the drawback is flawed. People that are ambidexterous are generally more well balanced even when having something heavier like a broadsword to one side. Because the grwoth of the person's brain is more evenly distributed in the physical aspects of life, an ambidexterous person is mroe likely to be able to counter-balance himself than a regular person!
I know all that was probably more than you needed to know about ambidexterity, but I think learning something new everyday helps keep life worth living!
Most people think time is like a river that flows swift and sure in one direction. But I have seen the face of time, and I can tell you, they are wrong. Time is an ocean in a storm. You may wonder who I really am, and why I say this. Come, and I will tell you a tale like none you have ever heard. -The King of Persia
Re: Darrian Hessel
I figured to leave it rather weak with a drawback like that to play off his equilibrium problems to help him grow through training. Though I can change it if you like, I have loosely formed plans for how that'll evolve ;-)
Re: Darrian Hessel
I'm all for power evolving, but that one just seems increadibly weak for a couple reasons that I stated above, and will state again:
1)It's an ability some humans have and that all humans can train to have.
2)It's unrealistic that the drawback makes you unbalanced when most people that are ambidexterous have incredible balance. It's like saying you can pick up the cookie jar with two hands, but will topple over if you use either one.
3)You'll get your ass handed to you time and time again, unless you're a very intelligent RP fighter, as it seems your character is somewhat combat oriented.
Most people think time is like a river that flows swift and sure in one direction. But I have seen the face of time, and I can tell you, they are wrong. Time is an ocean in a storm. You may wonder who I really am, and why I say this. Come, and I will tell you a tale like none you have ever heard. -The King of Persia
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