Topic: The Pack Roster

Delahada

Date: 2015-06-07 23:07 EST
The Law for the Wolves - Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)

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The Coterie consists of a small motley group of outsiders who found family in each other. Their relationship dynamic is fluid and ever-changing. Some are lovers. Some merely friends. All in all they have developed a silent bond to one another and an unspoken agreement to protect each other at all costs. Their numbers vary. Some stay and some go.

January 22, 2015 -- the night in which they killed Sandalio del Saenz -- is when the notion of The Pack really started coming together. There were several instances before that in which their hunting group bond was hinted at, but the whole concept really started to solidify when a few of them shared in a kill.

Their feud was as old as the day was long, but this? "He ****ed wit' da pack."

"And by pack, you mean...."

"Pack. We are as wolves. Or a pride, as lions." A bit of madness still stuck to the surface of Salvador's thoughts.

Not a single one of them is any of those things. They are mostly humanoid, though different. Some are even simply human. They are a clan of half-breeds and abominations, monsters through and through. Mess with one, mess with all. "For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack."

At present, the Coterie consists of the following members:
Salvador Delahada
Canaan Devillier
Sinjin Fai
Cassandra Tyra
Sabine Gabrielle
Crispin Ashwood
Aoife Duggan
Rekah Illyriana
Suliss'urn Xukuth
Melanie Rostol
Mesteno
Taneth
SkidBasic information can be found in each of their linked to character profiles. More extensive details may be added to this thread in the form of full character bios at the discretion of the writers in charge. Any members of the Coterie may post threads to this board, and invite other writers to contribute to the stories posted here as well as post their own at the collective approval of the moderators.

Delahada

Date: 2015-10-06 17:17 EST
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Name: Salvador Delahada
Sex: Male
Gender: Male
Orientation: Bisexual
Relationship Status: It's Complicated*
Species: Human / Fae Hybrid (Abomination)
Ethnicity: Spanish
Date of Birth: March 20, 2004
Age: 13 (comparatively 26)
Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain
Astrological Sign: Pisces/Aries Cusp
Current Residence: Matadero, 100 Rose Mill Point - East of Rhydin City
Height: 5 ' 10"
Weight: 175 lbs.
Eye Color: Rust orange/red.
Hair Color: Black/brown blend.
Skin Tone: Tanned.

Distinguishing Features: There is a network of vein-traced black ink on his skin in some places, most notably under the tear duct of his right eye across the cheek. A single steel hoop is pierced through the lobe of his left ear. Two tiny steel spikes are pierced through the flesh under his lower lip on either side (snake bites).

A tattoo of a person's EKG pulse is etched into the skin just under his left collarbone, trailing off into cursive reading l'amour fou done in black. Beneath that, etched into the skin directly over his heart, is a five inch diameter sun with bands of words in a jumble of languages across it, like chains, done in black with slight traces of red. On the back of his right shoulder are fingerprint sized burn scars that have been placed to form a striking resemblance to the star constellation of Orion. From wrist to elbow, on the underside of his right forearm, is a tattoo done in a looping scrawl in black ink which reads: Right here, right now. Scarification on the palm of his left hand spells out the letters C A N E, and a compass tattoo on his left forearm points to his wrist as north. Behind his right ear is an equal sign tattoo done in black.

It is important to note the spikes. These are not a form of newfangled elaborate body art. They are in fact a part of his body, connected to an extra joint attached to each of the five lumbar, twelve thoracic, and three of the lower cervical vertebrae of his spine. These spikes are hinged, capable of snapping and locking erect as a self-defense mechanism to protect his backside when in danger. Mostly they lay flat along his spine, but in detail are all three inches long, tapering to a point, and serrated on the underside. Of twenty total, two are missing, leaving gaps along his thoracic curve, specifically at T5 and T10.

If, by chance, he is caught without his pants on... On the curve of his left hip the letters S I N are carved into his skin, an old and continuously touched-up bit of scarring. Beneath it is scar tissue reading the word siempre. More decorative scarring can be located on the inside of his right thigh, reading ? moi.

Physical Attributes: Salvador is somewhat pridefully athletic and exercises daily to maintain an optimum physique for running, swimming, and hunting. He is particularly talented at the free-form sport of parkour, though he never competes. He is adept at knife throwing and the handling of many various melee weapons (swords, flails, whips, chains, polearms and so on).

An extremely little known fact that is not common knowledge because he does not go around telling everybody he meets... Salvador is afflicted with monochromacy, a rare form of color blindness. With his condition he cannot see any colors at all. He perceives everything in shades of gray. On very rare occasions, and only with the aid of an ingested chemical compound, he can see color, but otherwise he is completely incapable. The only exception to this rule is when he is reading auras.

Metaphysical Abilities: Unreadable to empaths and telepaths. He reads as static. Aura Sight and psychometry, as well as a variety of other supernatural skills, are at his disposal. Limited aptitude with use of blood magic and access to powers associated with the Faerie Winter Court. Can form a hardened, flexible exoskeleton on his skin that coats his entire body save for the head above the throat, palms of his hands, and soles of his feet. This carapace is strong enough to withstand and cushion the blows of bludgeoning and slashing weapons, though can be pierced with enough force backing the assault (bullets, for instance). This living physical armor can seal wounds and staunch blood flow to keep him fighting longer. He is also capable of shaping it to his will to form claws or other various lethal extensions of his body to use in combat.

It is important to note that Salvador's blood is toxic and destructive. His blood is infused with the purest essence of the avatar of natural decay. A single drop can be lethal, and he does not smell the least bit delicious to vampires. Though it is often described as acidic and burning cold (like liquid nitrogen), the truth is that the magical properties infused in his blood work swiftly to reduce any animal, vegetable, or mineral to its base elements, returning it to the dust from whence it came. Imagine one of those time elapsed videos of a rotting animal happening in real time. Enchanted items, iron, and fae silver are immune to the properties of his blood, as well as some people.

Due to the infusion of volatile fae essence in his blood, Salvador radiates an aura of death mingled with that of an apex predator that makes natural animals terrified of him on an instinctual level. Normal pets and wildlife tend to react unfavorably toward him, avoiding being in his presence at all costs. Animals of high intelligence such as familiars and other creatures of consciousness, however, may react with greater calm; he identifies such beings as unnatural and it is not a guarantee that he will be friendly with them.

Languages Known: Spanish, English, Irish Gaelic, Drow, ASL, Italian, Latin, Russian, Greek, Draconic, and French.

Other Skills & Talents: Excels at chess and strategy games, puzzles. A mediocre duelist who engages in leisurely participation of the sports of Swords and Fists. Amateur woodworker; whittling hobby.

Extras: At all times, Salvador wears, in addition to the fixed piercings in his body, the following items, unless otherwise specified:
1. a skeleton key attached to a leather cord that hangs around his neck to about the base of his sternum
2. a black braided shoelace bracelet and multi-layer leather bracelet around his right wrist
3. a colorful bead bracelet with two bright and colorful butterflies and a simply elegant leather bracelet with a red bird charm on his left wrist
4. a seemingly plain titanium ring on his right hand middle finger *Salvador is polyamorous. At present, he is engaged in a serious relationship with three different partners all at the same time. They are all aware of each other and perfectly accepting of the fact that Salvador is involved with each of them, though they are not necessarily likewise romantically involved with each other as well. His current long-term relationship partners are Canaan Devillier, Skid, and Sinjin Fai.

Canaan

Date: 2015-10-06 18:13 EST
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Name: Canaan ?lie Devillier
Sex: Male
Gender: Male
Orientation: Bisexual
Relationship Status: Polyamorous
Species: Demon/Human hybrid (Warlock)
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Date of Birth: November 3rd, 1940
Age: 75
Place of Birth: New Orleans, LA
Astrological Sign: Scorpio
Current Residence: Casa del Brujo; along the coast, northwest of the city proper
Height: 6?3?
Weight: 180 lbs
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Dark blond
Skin Tone: Light; tanned

Distinguishing features: Most notable is the 2-3 inch wide stripe of large, smooth, viridescent scales along his spine. They stretch from the base of the skull, flare to their widest point between the shoulder blades, and then taper all the way down to the tailbone.

He wears a variety of scars on any given day, but the few that can be pinpointed, without fail, are the following: A three inch long scar on both the top and underside of his left forearm; a through-and-through stab wound from a poisoned blade. Several circular sinus scars scattered across his chest, back, and abdomen from poisoned arrows. More than a handful of faint, but recognizable crescent-shaped bite marks along his neck and shoulders. The word ?gida is carved into the skin on the right side of his hip along the back of the iliac crest. The recent addition of the word m?o is carved laterally into his right flank.

Current piercings include a steel bar through his right eyebrow, both earlobes (0G white bone plugs), four small steel spikes along the helix of his left ear, tongue, both nipples (right side is a steel bar, the left is a brown/black hoop), septum, and one more piercing below the belt.

He has a growing collection of tattoos in various places on his upper body. A person's EKG pulse etched into the skin just under his left collarbone, trailing off into cursive reading amor loco done in black, a black scorpion on his hand that is only visible when the magic linked to it is activated. A large compass tattoo on his right forearm. Added most recently is a battered, war-torn shield on his left shoulder.

Physical Attributes: While it can be argued that Canaan is ridiculously lazy, taking care of his body is rather important. Working out is a daily ritual, but the form varies on any given day. He enjoys sparring, swimming, free-climbing, and the aerial arts.

Metaphysical Abilities: Highly volatile and at times unstable; transmutation through alchemical process, pyrokinesis, fire immunity, thermokinesis, hell-fire manipulation, hell-fire breath, geo-thermokinesis, atmokinesis.

Languages Known: Cajun French, English, French, a lot of Spanish and some Creole.

Other Skills and Talents: Virtuoso with perfect recall. Plays the guitar and piano. Dancing. Herbalist.

Extras: At all times, Canaan wears, in addition to the fixed piercings in his body, the following items, unless otherwise specified:

Left wrist:
1. a twisted hemp and leather bracelet.
2. a metal bracelet made from guitar strings.
3. a coiled bracelet made of piano wire.

Right wrist:
1. a leather bracelet with wooden rose beads.
2. a colorful beaded bracelet.
3. a black beaded bracelet made from recycled piano keys.

Around the neck:
1. a metal guitar pick on a black leather cord.

Sinjin Fai

Date: 2015-10-12 01:21 EST
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Name: Sinjin Fai
Sex: Male
Gender: Male
Orientation: Pansexual, homoromantic
Relationship Status: It's Complicated
Species: Kindred; Ravnos
Ethnicity: Spanish
Date of Birth: November 20th
Age: 42
Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain
Astrological Sign: Scorpio
Current Residence: The Slums; South Rhy'din City
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180 lbs.
Eye Color: Naturally a muddy gray; often appears brown.
Hair Color: Black
Skin Tone: Naturally pallid; often appears tanned.

Distinguishing Features: A trainwreck of scars and ruined tattoos, the litany of Sinjin's experiences are written on his skin. The most notable among them is a large crucifix brand that stretches across his chest and down the length of his sternum to his belly button. His right palm has a burn scar that has tightened the skin badly enough that his fingers are never fully at rest. Along the whole of his back there appears to be a tattoo that looks like it was once a silhouette of a dead tree with something red at its center, though the design has been warped by several more scars and injuries. The only other distinct scars are three letters on his hip spelling S A L and a very plain smiley face on his inner left thigh.

Sinjin glamours his appearance in almost every instance he is in public, and often in private as well. As is often the case when Sinjin is glamoured, the majority of his scars are diminished (with the exception of the crucifix, which he finds amusing enough to keep) and he appears very much alive -- pulse, heartbeat, and all. His skin color is Mediterranean tan and his eyes appear to be a deep brown instead of their natural color in death, a muddy, flat gray.

Physical Attributes: Being what he is, Sinjin has strength and speed beyond mortal means; being that this is also Rhy'din, it puts him above human, but fairly average compared to most. Despite that, he excels in close combat with particular savagery and does well with any sort of fire-arms. He was, at one point, reasonably skilled with a longsword but now he is very much out of practice.

Metaphysical Abilities: Although Sinjin was sired by a Ravnos, his tutelage as a kindred was far from typical and he only holds some of the traits of his fellow damned, the most potent example being his use of chimerstry. He excels in creation and control of powerful illusions, most often used on himself. Vain to a fault, Sinjin exercises his abilities over the mind to cast vast glamours over his physical appearance to make him seem more human than he actually is. Years of practice have honed his abilities to the point where tricking most mortal, and even immortal, minds has become commonplace to the point where physical forms are tricked into believing psuedo-realities, causing injuries, healing, and even death.

He has minor influence over the minds of animals, particularly stupid ones. Vermin and birds are common culprits. Their pan-ultimate purpose is often pooping on people.

Sinjin has shown some Gangrel traits, such as clawed hands and, more notably, the ability to dissolve his physical form into mist at will.

He has an inexplicable and often uncontrollable affinity to pyrokinetics, although he has never shown any ability to control it. It was long since been suspected that this is an untrained and untapped holdover from before Sinjin was sired.



Languages Known: Spanish, English, Drow, some Italian, and French.

Other Skills & Talents: Extremely knowledgeable at anything involving criminal and underground affairs, in Rhy'din or on Earth. Both adept and inexplicably drawn toward anything involving gambling and risk-taking. Patent alcoholic and nicotine addict. He is known to paint, play guitar, and cooks pretty well for a dead guy.

Extras: Sinjin wears a plain, beaten silver ring on his right middle finger.

Sabine

Date: 2017-01-05 19:47 EST
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Name: Sabine Aubrey-Gabrielle
Sex: Female
Gender: Female
Orientation: Whatever she wants
Relationships: Josiah Aubrey (Married) and dating Hope
Species: Human
Ethnicity: Half Puerto Rican and Half Unknown
Height: 5?0
Weight: 95 lbs (Fluctuates a lot)
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Dark Brown (This frequently changes)
Skin Tone: Pale with some olive undertones

Distinguishing features (Scars/markings/tattoos/body modifications/piercings/etc...):
-Inner left wrist 3 tattoos each the size of a nickel: A bunny, a snowdrop flower, and a mouse.
-Left side of torso: A black koi fish swimming upwards and the Navajo word Bidziil which means strength lower down near her hip bone.
-Right side bra line: Tell me a story.
-Lower right stomach: a knife wound which has a watercolor feather tattoo over it with the word ?Guardian? beneath it.
-Right Ring Finger: Aries Constellation on right side and a sailing knot on the left side
-Piercings: Nose ring (right nostril, very tiny), ears, right nipple.
-Scars: Left inner thigh is a scar from a knife wound, several very precise scars on her lower abdomen, mostly on the left side, and several knick scars from dueling and practice.
-Jewelry: Always wears a rose gold flower ring on her right ring finger, a gold filigree wedding band on her left ring finger, her baronial ring on her right thumb, wears a wooden bead bracelet that says ?breathe?, and as of late prefers to wear a silver necklace with an opal on it.

Date of Birth: October 29th 1995
Age: 21
Place of Birth: Assumed to be somewhere in Rhydin
Astrological Sign: Scorpio
Current Residence: 3 Battle Park Lane, Rhydin City
Languages Known: English and Spanish

Physical Attributes: Very petite and athletic with a small bust, narrow waist and hips, and a well rounded and toned derriere. She is naturally thin but because of regular workouts and dueling her body has more muscle tone and definition. When she doesn?t work out regularly she complains of getting ?soft? and her face gets a bit rounder. She will never be considered as ?ripped.?

Metaphysical Abilities: Due to her relationships and experiences with others, as well as the ways in which she?s adapted to the people she keeps closest, it?s safe to say that she has an exceptionally empathic streak in her, if not the literal counterpart. However, she tends to block this out, sometimes without even realizing. Carrying her own emotional weight and that of others has been known to cause her great distress. She also has the gift of foresight that comes to her via dreams. So far this gift is not well explored and not understood. It seems to come and go. On occasion, she has spoken to ghosts in her dreams to collect information.

Also, according to Skid, she has the absolutely unique superpower of ?looking really good in lame pants.?

Other Skills and Talents:
-She has knack for dueling with swords and occasionally can throw down with her fists.
-She has held four of seven Duel of Swords Baronies.
-She has a lovely singing voice
-She can play guitar although she?s by no means a pro.
-Theater
-Dance

Against Descent

Date: 2017-03-18 10:58 EST
Name: Cassandra Tyra
Sex: Female
Gender: Female
Orientation: Straight
Relationship Status: Dating Jochin Nagadari
Species: Human, Awakened Mage (Euthanatos)
Ethnicity: Italian
Date of Birth: June 30, 1987
Age: 29
Place of Birth: Ercolano, Italy
Astrological Sign: Cancer
Current Residence: A house in the forests outside South Rhydin.
Height: 5 ' 7"
Weight: 125 lbs. As this is underweight for her frame, she is extremely thin.
Eye Color: Pale grey
Hair Color: Medium brown with reddish tones.
Skin Tone: Pale.

Distinguishing Features: A healed bullet scar in her right shoulder. A Pfannenstiel incision on her lower abdomen, healed (hysterectomy scar). Finally, a rather gruesome scar under her ribcage, which looks as if someone rammed their hand up through the ribcage for some reason. There are four scars on her back that give credence to this theory. Cass usually does not speak of this.

Physical Attributes: Cassandra's athleticism has mostly come about due to necessity. Her strength is near peak human, and both her agility and stamina are both at their peak due to rigorous training with or without weapons.

Metaphysical Abilities: As an Awakened Mage, Cass literally has the power to rewrite reality to suit herself, though it is constrained somewhat by her abilities in the nine magickal Spheres known to the Traditions. Also it's been drilled into her to not perform most magick around most other mortals, and old habits die hard. Usually, she only has sensory powers activated.

Cassandra is also a seer and a visionary; though she can predict the future and has visions, she suffers under a similar curse to the first prophetess to bear the name. To be heard, but not believed, at the very least, if not thought insane outright.

Languages Known: English, Italian, Latin, and a smattering of Enochian, Urdu, Hindi, and Punjabi due to her studies under the Euthanatos.

Other Skills & Talents: She has knowledge of poisons and certain other drugs that affect the psyche and body and has been trained as an assassin. She considers herself a mediocre cook and baker.

Extras: Cassandra always wears a simple necklace with a teardrop pendant. In truth, the pendant is a crystallized tear from She who Tends the Dead.

Sulissurn

Date: 2017-12-18 13:50 EST
Birth/Original Name: Suliss'urn Oblodra
Name: Suliss'urn Xukuth
Sex: Female
Gender: Female
Orientation: Pansexual
Relationship Status: ????
Species: Drow
Ethnicity: Drow
Date of Birth: 1259 DR - Year of Wilted Flowers
Age: 135
Place of Birth: Menzoberranzan
Astrological Sign: The middle finger.
Current Residence: Unknown
Height: 4 ' 11"
Weight: 133lbs
Eye Color: Yellow
Hair Color: White
Skin Tone: Blue-black.

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Distinguishing Features: Singular braid of unbroken white hair. At rest, the braid ends at the back of the drow's heels. With intricacy, the braid is woven with various specially made caltrops, spikes and small blades, for both use as weapon and grasping deterrent. Bright yellow eyes that remind one of things most feral. They are reflective in low-light much like a cats.

Her features are not uncommon for elven kind. Almond eyes with outer corners that tilt too far upwards to be human, delicate bone structure, high cheekbones, a jaw line for cutting hearts and a pointed chin. Ear tips are pointed are not overly large, close to skull. All of the elven cliches apply: lithe, limber, dexterous and long, spell-slinger fingers. A long, full body scar starts below one eye, across cheek, dipping inward to corner of mouth, draws down jaw, side of neck, collar bones then continues until it stops between big toe and secondary. While this scar is the thickest, her entire body below her face has also been branded with the drow runic language. Those who can read drow will note some of the runes read things like: "traitor, Eilistraee filth, betrayer, surface lover, light elf ******, " and various other foul and shaming epithets.

On her right thigh is an odd gathering of living material that moves, shifts, and reacts to touch. It is a living part of, and gift from, Salvador.

Her preferred clothing is a leather vest or corset cinched distractedly tight.
Britches of leather or silk or well flowing fabric. Nearly always barefoot.

Metaphysical Abilities:
At Will (without preparing/no cost)
Able to conjure light that resembles either four flickering lanterns or four globes of lights, or one faintly glowing humanoid shape.

Bestow an object or herself to radiate shadowed illumination in 20 foot radius, concealing all adjacent objects and creatures near by. Most creatures that find themselves able to see in darkness find themselves shrouded instead, in a magical darkness that can rarely be penetrated. Normal lights, most magical lights are also incapable of lighting the area.

Shadow manipulation. Ability to draw or form shadow to cloak and hide herself. Can also shape herself for short times into a shadow that for no other better terms, appears as liquid.

Shadow step. Ability to travel short distances through shadow itself.

Create an approximate 20 foot cube of Faerie Fire in light color of choice (Most usually, purple.) Fae fire will outline almost any creature within said cube if caught within. During the duration of her conjured Faerie Fire, it hampers or disrupts the ability of the outlined, sparkling creature to be able to turn invisible, stealth, or hide most of the time.

Known Spells: ?????


Prepared Spells: ?????


Psionics: ???????

Languages Known: Elvish, Undercommon, Drow, Abyssal/Infernal, Duergar, Deep Gnome, Goblin, Orc, Dwarvish, Draconic, Deep Speech, Sylvan, Common, Rhilshen, English.


Other Skills & Talents:
- Dancing
- Lute
- Lyre
- Pan Flute
- Harp
- Read/Write music
- Rapid healing
- Spellsong
- Swordsong
- Moonfire
- Heat and cold, outside of extremes, do not seem to bother her.
- Immunity to several poisons
- Biting is an occasional form of acceptable communication



Extras:
1.) Dark vision, 120 feet
3.) Keen hearing
4.) Scent tracking/heightened sense of smell
5.) Fey Ancestry: Drow are exceedingly difficult to charm and cannot be put to sleep by any magical means.
6.) Sunlight sensitivity. Though it has been nearly 15 years on the surface, Suliss'urn still cannot move freely in sunlight without the assistance of special lenses, hats, hoods. She cannot look directly at the sun, or she will suffer light blindness. Exposed skin within 15-20 minutes immediately burns. If she is suffering from being blinded by daylight, her ability to think coherently is also severely affected by light-aura migraines.
7.) Claws. Over her left hand is worn a mithril contraption of remarkable construction, mimicking the shape of a humanoid's hands in bone as well as ligament structure. It fits over on top of her hand and covers the end of her fingers in razor sharp claws. As it is mithril, the claws cannot be dulled and the metal is legendarily known to be able to cut through virtually all material.
8.) Walking weapons locker. You know those scenes in certain movies, comics and books, where the favorite character is asked to please remove weaponry? And they start doing so, and the other person is, "No, ALL weapons," and they remove five more. And the other person waits. And the main character then removes six more weapons. And there's another long pregnant pause, and there's suddenly three more weapons where there should virtually have been scientifically feasible way in which this character could be carrying that many weapons inside or out on their body?

That's Suliss'. Do not expect her to ever be unarmed. Even naked.