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gulfcoastkelpie) wrote2023-04-06 12:02 am
gulfcoastkelpie) wrote2023-04-06 12:02 am
Parthas App
OOC
Player Name: Taco
Age: 35
Timezone: Central US
What Other Characters Do You Play In This Game? The Lone Wanderer (wasteland_101IC
Character Name: Nicollette Abernethy
Apparent Age: 37
Actual Age: 37
Canon: Original
Canon Point: N/A
Which Deity Brought Them Here? Cuiristeach
History: Nicollette had no clue what she was as she was growing up. Her mother Iona Abernethy, kept a lot of things hidden from her. She doesn't know her father's name, just that she was a Cajun man that she met while living in the Louisiana Bayou and that he died in a car crash before she was born. She was given a French first name to honor him.
As a child, the two of them moved around quite a bit as strange accidents seemed to happen when she got around water. A lot of younger children seemed to get hurt when she was in the water with them, but she didn't do anything to them. At least, nothing that she could actually remember. As far as she knew, everything was normal for her childhood. Money was a bit tight as Iona was a single mother trying to raise a baby around rural coastal Louisiana and Texas.
Things changed quite a bit for her when she turned 17. She had her first real relationship with someone. She didn't know how long it was going to last, but things were getting serious for them. Or at least as serious as anything could get for a pair of high school kids. Then the accident happened. It was a group trip to Galveston Island and Nicollette and her boyfriend decided to go for a late night swim. Once they got into the dark water, Nicollette changed for the first time, becoming something that appeared to be half-horse and half-fish with sharp teeth and a silver bridle.
When she saw her boyfriend in the water, something overcame her and she bit down on his arm and dragged him into deep water, causing him to drown and then began to eat his corpse. When she finally regained her senses, she swam out of the water, suddenly changing back into her "normal" self. She quickly dug through her things that were still on the beach until she found her phone. She called her mother in tears, not knowing what happened or what in the hell was going on.
She didn't know how long she sat on the beach, waiting for her mom to arrive. When Iona finally did, Nicollette demanded to know what was going on and why did she do that to someone she loved. Iona explained to her that she wasn't fully human and that she was half-Kelpie. Iona herself was a full Kelpie and that she had been around for a long time. Nicollette learned that her mother had been forced to come to the United States by someone who had managed to get ahold of her bridle and thus gained control of her. Iona had no choice but to obey. Sometime later, Iona managed to get free and kept herself hidden in the Louisiana Bayou until she met Nicollette's father.
When Nicollette was born, she thought that she was going to be fully human, as she didn't display any real powers like Iona had. The accidents were strange and she was unable to explain them, but Nicollette never changed shape until this night. Iona explained that she could never let anyone take off the silver chain that she now had on. Iona helped her daughter call the police and then hid in the water as Nicollette explained to the police a tailored version of what had happened that night.
That accident still sticks with her 20 years later. After graduating, Nicollette, now going by Nikki, did her best to stay with her mother and live a normal life, but personalities clashed and eventually Nikki moved out, choosing to go to the Texas coast to go to college and start over. Iona, wanting her to be able to survive, gave Nikki some money to invest and use to survive from day to day. When she was close to 30, Iona faked her death, which allowed Nikki to inherit another sizeable amount of money. With that money, Nikki invested in a small cattle ranch outside of Victoria, Texas. She doesn't keep a whole lot, but enough to stay afloat along with her investments.
She lived on her ranch, selling the cattle and eating the occasional one so that she didn't try to kill another human again.
Personality: Nikki is friendly, but quiet. The accident that happened when she was 17 took a toll on her. She hasn't had a serious relationship in years because she didn't want to loose control and kill another lover. She's had the occasional one night stand, but nothing serious.
Unlike her mother, she has problems with her urge to drown and eat people. She actually enjoys being around others, but she's always afraid that she would do something that she would regret. This is why she owns a small cattle ranch. She'd rather eat one of her cows than a person. Cows can easily be replaced, but human lives can't.
Despite the fact that she isn't fully human, she's got manners. She'll use Sir and Ma'am to people that she respects and that she might not know. She'll also use terms of endearment like "Darlin'" and "Sugar" with friends and other people that she likes. She's not above cussing when she feels the need for it.
Nikki has a few hobbies outside of the ranch that she owns. She enjoys camping and dancing. While country music is her favorite, she enjoys a lot of other music as well. She'll go to clubs where things like EDM and techno are played as well as honkytonks that play country music and line dance with others.
Appearance: A headshot. She's all of 5'4" with long dark hair and eyes. She appears small and petite, but she's stronger than she appears.
How Do You Think They'll React to Being In Parthas? Incredibly confused to start, but then she'll realize that she's in a place where she doesn't have to hide what she is. She's not sure what to think about the gods or what she's really going to do, but she'll wing it the best that she can and put all of her skills and abilities to use here.
Sample(s)? TDM
Anything Else? Nikki is half-Kelpie, meaning that she can turn into a horse when she wants. Her usual equine form is a brown mustang mare with a silver bridle with a floral design etched in it. That bridle becomes a delicate looking chain with the same floral design etched in it when she is human. If she goes in the water, she can turn into something half-fish, half horse and breathe just fine. Both equine forms have very sharp teeth.
She also has superhuman strength. Kelpies are said to have the strength of 10 horses. She hasn't tested out just how much she can pull/lift as both a horse and human, but she knows that she's a lot stronger than anyone her size or even bigger. Along with that strength comes inhuman stamina as well. She can run great distances as a horse, not quite as far as a human. She's also pretty quick, but can easily be caught by another horse.
If anyone manages to take off that silver bridle when she's a horse or the chain when human they'll have complete control over her. Also, as long as she isn't wearing it, she'll be forced to stay a horse.
Player Name: Taco
Age: 35
Timezone: Central US
What Other Characters Do You Play In This Game? The Lone Wanderer (
wasteland_101ICCharacter Name: Nicollette Abernethy
Apparent Age: 37
Actual Age: 37
Canon: Original
Canon Point: N/A
Which Deity Brought Them Here? Cuiristeach
History: Nicollette had no clue what she was as she was growing up. Her mother Iona Abernethy, kept a lot of things hidden from her. She doesn't know her father's name, just that she was a Cajun man that she met while living in the Louisiana Bayou and that he died in a car crash before she was born. She was given a French first name to honor him.
As a child, the two of them moved around quite a bit as strange accidents seemed to happen when she got around water. A lot of younger children seemed to get hurt when she was in the water with them, but she didn't do anything to them. At least, nothing that she could actually remember. As far as she knew, everything was normal for her childhood. Money was a bit tight as Iona was a single mother trying to raise a baby around rural coastal Louisiana and Texas.
Things changed quite a bit for her when she turned 17. She had her first real relationship with someone. She didn't know how long it was going to last, but things were getting serious for them. Or at least as serious as anything could get for a pair of high school kids. Then the accident happened. It was a group trip to Galveston Island and Nicollette and her boyfriend decided to go for a late night swim. Once they got into the dark water, Nicollette changed for the first time, becoming something that appeared to be half-horse and half-fish with sharp teeth and a silver bridle.
When she saw her boyfriend in the water, something overcame her and she bit down on his arm and dragged him into deep water, causing him to drown and then began to eat his corpse. When she finally regained her senses, she swam out of the water, suddenly changing back into her "normal" self. She quickly dug through her things that were still on the beach until she found her phone. She called her mother in tears, not knowing what happened or what in the hell was going on.
She didn't know how long she sat on the beach, waiting for her mom to arrive. When Iona finally did, Nicollette demanded to know what was going on and why did she do that to someone she loved. Iona explained to her that she wasn't fully human and that she was half-Kelpie. Iona herself was a full Kelpie and that she had been around for a long time. Nicollette learned that her mother had been forced to come to the United States by someone who had managed to get ahold of her bridle and thus gained control of her. Iona had no choice but to obey. Sometime later, Iona managed to get free and kept herself hidden in the Louisiana Bayou until she met Nicollette's father.
When Nicollette was born, she thought that she was going to be fully human, as she didn't display any real powers like Iona had. The accidents were strange and she was unable to explain them, but Nicollette never changed shape until this night. Iona explained that she could never let anyone take off the silver chain that she now had on. Iona helped her daughter call the police and then hid in the water as Nicollette explained to the police a tailored version of what had happened that night.
That accident still sticks with her 20 years later. After graduating, Nicollette, now going by Nikki, did her best to stay with her mother and live a normal life, but personalities clashed and eventually Nikki moved out, choosing to go to the Texas coast to go to college and start over. Iona, wanting her to be able to survive, gave Nikki some money to invest and use to survive from day to day. When she was close to 30, Iona faked her death, which allowed Nikki to inherit another sizeable amount of money. With that money, Nikki invested in a small cattle ranch outside of Victoria, Texas. She doesn't keep a whole lot, but enough to stay afloat along with her investments.
She lived on her ranch, selling the cattle and eating the occasional one so that she didn't try to kill another human again.
Personality: Nikki is friendly, but quiet. The accident that happened when she was 17 took a toll on her. She hasn't had a serious relationship in years because she didn't want to loose control and kill another lover. She's had the occasional one night stand, but nothing serious.
Unlike her mother, she has problems with her urge to drown and eat people. She actually enjoys being around others, but she's always afraid that she would do something that she would regret. This is why she owns a small cattle ranch. She'd rather eat one of her cows than a person. Cows can easily be replaced, but human lives can't.
Despite the fact that she isn't fully human, she's got manners. She'll use Sir and Ma'am to people that she respects and that she might not know. She'll also use terms of endearment like "Darlin'" and "Sugar" with friends and other people that she likes. She's not above cussing when she feels the need for it.
Nikki has a few hobbies outside of the ranch that she owns. She enjoys camping and dancing. While country music is her favorite, she enjoys a lot of other music as well. She'll go to clubs where things like EDM and techno are played as well as honkytonks that play country music and line dance with others.
Appearance: A headshot. She's all of 5'4" with long dark hair and eyes. She appears small and petite, but she's stronger than she appears.
How Do You Think They'll React to Being In Parthas? Incredibly confused to start, but then she'll realize that she's in a place where she doesn't have to hide what she is. She's not sure what to think about the gods or what she's really going to do, but she'll wing it the best that she can and put all of her skills and abilities to use here.
Sample(s)? TDM
Anything Else? Nikki is half-Kelpie, meaning that she can turn into a horse when she wants. Her usual equine form is a brown mustang mare with a silver bridle with a floral design etched in it. That bridle becomes a delicate looking chain with the same floral design etched in it when she is human. If she goes in the water, she can turn into something half-fish, half horse and breathe just fine. Both equine forms have very sharp teeth.
She also has superhuman strength. Kelpies are said to have the strength of 10 horses. She hasn't tested out just how much she can pull/lift as both a horse and human, but she knows that she's a lot stronger than anyone her size or even bigger. Along with that strength comes inhuman stamina as well. She can run great distances as a horse, not quite as far as a human. She's also pretty quick, but can easily be caught by another horse.
If anyone manages to take off that silver bridle when she's a horse or the chain when human they'll have complete control over her. Also, as long as she isn't wearing it, she'll be forced to stay a horse.