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Post by Tout-Perd on Dec 9, 2015 15:47:56 GMT -5
So, the cast discussion got me thinking: What race/ethnicity are your characters? We haven't had a good tally on this in a while, and I'm all for promoting a diverse setting. Zebedee Taylor Race/Ethnic Background: White, possibly with some Jewish in his family as well Nationality: French-Canadian (with some British in there as well) Orientation: Straight Gender: Male Miko Race/Ethnic Background: White (all summoners come from the Germany/Russia border area, presumably)(Miko was given a Japanese name, because he'd been decided as their representative to the Archipelago, and white guys with Japanese names are a dime a dozen there.)(I guess this means Illiana was originally destined to have a mission in Russia, which she either completed, or decided she had higher priorities?) Nationality: Summoner (German, if we had to pick a real one) Orientation: Straight Gender: Male Sylvia Natalie Ulima Race/Ethnic Background: White Nationality: American, though Ulima poses all sorts of weird questions, since it shows up mostly in Peru and... Indonesia? And it's a name of Arabic origins? But Nat's very white. That's what I get for picking a name for the sound, instead of researching it, back in 2002 or so. Some sources say it's used in England, so maybe Natalie's of British origins, familywise? She's native born in the Archipelago. Orientation: Straight (sorry Rie) Gender: Female Thyra Russell Race/Ethnic Background: Black Nationality: First generation Archipelago-born. Russell is not her family's actual name, but instead an assumed name that they used to hide their identities when fleeing Burkina Faso, from the Fascere Order. Orientation: Straight Gender: Female Helen Mercury Race/Ethnic Background: White Nationality: Archipelago-born, I think her family's some flavor of Greek/Italian? Orientation: Straight/Bi (I'm not decided on this point) Gender: Female Garth Firbolg Race/Ethnic Background: White Nationality: Archipelago-born. His family is presumably Irish Orientation: Bi Gender: Male Emily Schwartzwald Race/Ethnic Background: White Nationality: Unknown origins. Presumably American born with German ancestors. Orientation: Straight Gender: Female Nopcsa Race/Ethnic Background: White (I do have options here; nothing really prevents Nopcsa from being Jewish or Middle Eastern. He could be Rroma/Eastern European, considering the name he got is of Romanian origins, but I feel that'd be unfortunate implications with how much of a schemer he is.) Nationality: American Born Orientation: Pansexual Gender: Male Didn't N!Qweba Race/Ethnic Background: Black Nationality: Ahaha, no. Orientation: Too young/immature for her to really even know yet. Gender: Female Almudena Madeiro Race/Ethnic Background: Latina Nationality: Mexico-born, currently residing in the Archipelago Orientation: Straight Gender: Female Blaise Euler Race/Ethnic Background: White Nationality: American-born. Family background is irrelevant, maybe Swiss or French? Orientation: Lesbian, sorry Terrian! (Actually, no, she's probably straight? Or maybe even technically pansexual? It's really hard to say with her.) Gender: Female Lacianus Garrelcette Race/Ethnic Background: Though she has no parents, the genes to make her were taken primarily from German and Jewish people. So white/Jewish, and I think it's up to her to decide what she considers herself? Nationality: Built in the Archipelago. Orientation: Too young to really have a set preference yet. Gender: Female Achenes Race/Ethnic Background: White Nationality: Irish as fuck, though that's only her place of birth; she was raised in either Japan or the Archipelago. Orientation: Bi, I think? Gender: Female Maude Race/Ethnic Background: White Nationality: Summoner. So German, I guessOrientation: Could be plain Asexual; Maude's never had an actual attraction to anybody on screen Gender: Female Kendil Booker Race/Ethnic Background: Middle Eastern/White Nationality: Half British, half Egyptian, born in Egypt Orientation: No idea yet. I could see her as Bi or Straight Gender: Female Dalisay Salazar Race/Ethnic Background: Asian Nationality: Filipino origins, but I think I stated she was born in the Archipelago? Orientation: Dude, she's like 10. She has no idea. Gender: Female Maydell Shouse Race/Ethnic Background: White Nationality: Greek/German (Greek mother, German Father. Presumably, her mother was an oracle as well) Orientation: Undecided, though probably non-straight? I don't like thinking about her sexuality, because when you can see your future, there's all KINDS of ugly implications for the consent of both parties. Gender: Female George Buckland Race/Ethnic Background: White Nationality: Family is of British origins, born in the states. Orientation: VERY Straight, judging by his army of female minions Gender: Male Until I typed this, I didn't realize how few Asian characters I had. I mean, Dace is half greek, half Japanese, but she really doesn't count for ORP? So everybody else, your turns now! After we get a few more responses, I'll take inventory. For the sake of clarity and focus, only use characters who are currently involved in Role Plays and actually have significant roles (no NPCs/Boxed Characters/Characters who have yet to debut).
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Post by SHADOWMASTER89 on Dec 9, 2015 16:10:28 GMT -5
Is this for ORP characters only or....?
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Post by Tout-Perd on Dec 9, 2015 16:57:08 GMT -5
ORP only. So for you, Habiba and Talia. (If we got into Aeon,we'd open up the whole can of worms of "Nonhuman Races", people not from, or living on Earth, etc.)
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Post by Yoshimitsu on Dec 9, 2015 17:13:30 GMT -5
My initial thoughts without even filling out anything yet? My cast is ludicrously white. TIME TO CHANGE UP SOME BACKSTORIES
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Post by Beelzebibble on Dec 9, 2015 17:18:07 GMT -5
TERRIAN BROGUE Gender: Male Orientation: Straight, but it would be interesting for duplicates to explore more diverse sexual orientations, but I have an awful feeling they did that with Multiple Man so I'd just be perpetrating a big fat ripoff. Background: Probably Scots-Irish on his dad's side, but I've tended more and more toward thinking his mom is Jewish. No doubt it's just an attempt to rationalize why I like Avishai Cohen so much as a musician for him. Nationality: American/Archipelago Religion: Dad being a mix of Scottish and Irish suggests either Protestant or Catholic, while Mom being Jewish would make Terrian into some kind of a "cashew" who may or may not have had any prevailing religious upbringing. Doesn't "agnostic" sound like the perfect category for him? YOON MANGJEOL Gender: Female Orientation: She was married to a man, and she comes from a pretty traditional background, but I wouldn't be that surprised if she made a later-in-life revelation. Still, probably straight. Background: South Korean Nationality: South Korean/Archipelago Religion: South Korean demographics tell me she was likely raised either nonreligious or Buddhist. I actually like the thought of a Buddhist Yoon, so I'll take it. RENARD ROULETABILLE Gender: Male Orientation: Supposedly there's a woman named Annette in his past, but things didn't work out. His elderly mother thinks it's because she "didn't recognize his genius", but it's also quite possible Renard leans asexual. I'm still holding out hope for a Yoon/Renard ship, though, because come on. Background: French Nationality: French/Archipelago Religion: As I suggested in the other topic, Renard was almost certainly raised Catholic, and I can still see him hewing to something pretty closely resembling that. PERRY WILLIAMS Gender: Male Orientation: Ron Swanson-tier heterosexual Background: Somewhere in Africa, but he probably doesn't know for sure Nationality: American/Archipelago Religion: I'm really torn on this! There's basically a zero percent chance that Williams wasn't raised Christian, probably Baptist or the like. And if you had asked me about his religion back when I first created the character, I would probably have said, "Yeah, sure, he's an unpleasant fundamentalist zealot, let's pile that on too." But that doesn't seem to track with where the character has developed, not in the least. I honestly think Williams has probably left religion long behind at this point and become an atheist. I doubt he seriously believes there's any higher power looking out for humans than humans themselves. Nevertheless, he and his wife are almost certainly raising the girls in a Christian framework, which hopefully they'll grow to look back on as a matter of convenience, not a lie. DENHAM LANDSVALE Gender: Male Orientation: I've actually been quietly keeping the door open for Landsvale to be gay. Not coincidentally, the only thing he's said that comes anywhere close to evincing interest in anyone was expressing a mild approval of Yoshimitsu's blue hair. That was primarily motivated by the fact that blue is Landsvale's signature color (by the way, this is a landsvale! And that's how I know he's of Danish descent), but there are multiple ways you could take it. Background: Danish Nationality: American/Archipelago Religion: Very unlikely he was raised religious or has any strong feelings about the matter now. CHANNERY KEIGLER Gender: Female Orientation: [REDACTED] Background: German Nationality: Canadian Religion: Atheist MASSIMO GIARRETTIERA Gender: Male Orientation: Straight, and probably the only one of the brothers to be married, although I was reluctant to touch on that since I wasn't enthusiastic about leaving behind a grieving widow. Background: Italian Nationality: Italian/Archipelago Religion: See "Notes on the Family" below. CESARE GIARRETTIERA Gender: Male Orientation: Presumed straight, although it sure is fun to second-guess that. Background: Italian Nationality: Italian/Archipelago Religion: See "Notes on the Family" below. NICO GIARRETTIERA Gender: Male Orientation: Sex is probably far enough from his mind that he might be tempted to identify as asexual, but back when it seemed like Due Parole might someday be a thing, I was holding out the possibility that he might fall for Julia a bit. Not that anything could possibly come of that. Background: Italian Nationality: Italian/Archipelago Religion: See "Notes on the Family" below. Notes on the Family - All three brothers were definitely raised Roman Catholic and probably still go through the motions, but funnily enough, I see them all as having most likely turned away from the church in three different ways. It was Deacon Duncan's article "Truth-seekers and god-slayers" that got me thinking about it. I see Cesare as being a classic god-slayer: the angry atheist who cares more about being right and shutting religions down than he cares about actually deliberating on the issues. Nico, on the other hand, strikes me as more in the truth-seeker vein. He was probably highly interested in Catholicism in his youth, might even have been on the road to study in seminary - but as he delved deeper and asked more questions, eventually found that the church's simple answers were no longer holding together for him. Massimo, on the other hand, is, to borrow a useful phrase from Yann Martel, "as secular as ice cream". I'm sure he simply stopped troubling himself with cosmic concerns at a young age.ROUFUS MAYORDOMO Gender: Male Orientation: Probably straight, no real data here Background: Jamaican Nationality: Jamaican/American/Archipelago Religion: If he's "religious" at all, it's probably in a more loose, spiritual, "let's all get along" kind of way. CHARLES TANNER Gender: Male Orientation: Likely just "too old for this shit", but as I may have mentioned here somewhere years ago, I lean toward thinking he's probably gay, in that Dumbledore kind of way. Background: British Nationality: British Religion: I've hinted to some kind of weird culty upbringing for Tanner that probably doesn't match any kind of mainstream religion. He is, however, probably very good at presenting himself as a good Presbyterian. FLO PENDLEBURY Gender: Female Orientation: Mild bisexual? You know she'd be thinking about it if a hot lady crossed her path. And this is now what I'd like Scene Twelve to turn into. Background: British, possibly Irish Nationality: British Religion: Unknown. Haven't thought about it at all. HUGH OAKSHOTT Gender: Male Orientation: Straight Background: Welsh Nationality: British Religion: Unknown, like Flo. ESTHER DAMROSCH Gender: Female Orientation: Straight, probably, but she's college-aged and you know that takes some figuring out. All the same, I still theorize that she didn't leave that flower petal behind by accident. Background: Jewish Nationality: Archipelago (the only character of mine whom I envision being an Archipelago native) Religion: Obviously raised Jewish, but I see her as more of a "cultural Jew" at this point, if that. SHOUTA MINAMOTO Gender: Male Orientation: He has a girlfriend, Ami Hanzomon, but you've got to think their relationship must be kind of open. Used to be I could see him growing a little too fond of his enemy Nico, but Shouta's already badly enough in need of a problematic-detox without adding shades of "depraved bisexual" to the mix. Background: Japanese Nationality: Japanese Religion: Shoutaism MASHA KOLYCHEV Gender: Female Orientation: Too young to call Background: Russian Nationality: Russian Religion: Orthodox? MISHA KOLYCHEV Gender: Male Orientation: Too young to call Background: Russian Nationality: Russian Religion: Orthodox? But he definitely strikes me as having features of a potential god-slayer, too. DEANDRE CLARKS Gender: Male Orientation: Straight, likes big butts and cannot lie Background: ambiguous African, like Williams, probably Nationality: American Religion: As with Williams, it's a guarantee that he was raised some flavor of Christian, and I'm wholly undecided about how his power might have impacted his religious standing. It's certainly harder to hold up one group as "right" when you're rather more exposed to other people's experiences than most. ISARA LERAL Gender: Female Orientation: Bisexual (" . . . and she'd enjoyed evenings enough under canopies that rippled in the breeze off the waterfront, play-acting at love's motions for an amusement with some game midshipman or sail-sewing maiden from over the sea") Background: Drakengrad, and of noble birth, so I wouldn't be surprised if there were a drop of Aldra-Sa blood in there Nationality: Drakengrad Religion: Apparently, atheist, or at least not actively religious ("In truth, Isara would have had to own that she held no seat among the godly folk herself anymore")
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Post by Yoshimitsu on Dec 9, 2015 17:24:53 GMT -5
That woman is a card-carrying homosexual, stop trying to hide it. Channery/Illiana 4eva
That man is a card-carrying depraved bisexual, stop trying to hide it. Shouta/Obscurely-defined-mental-conditions 4eva
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Post by Yoshimitsu on Dec 9, 2015 17:47:25 GMT -5
My cast so far (nearly typed cats):
Yoshimitsu Background: ALTERNATE DIMENSION but for reals, white Nationality: ALSO ALTERNATE DIMENSION though his formative years were in America, he considers himself American. Orientation: Pansexual (Technically omnisexual insofar as he isn't bothered by gender/species, as long as it's humanoid, but without the whole he'll-sleep-with-anything bit) Gender: Male
Illiana Silna Background: White Nationality: Taking Lee's cop-out here and saying Summoner. She was born in the Summoner camp, so... Orientation: Straight, but heteroflexible ("I'm straight, but shit happens" WORD OF GOD: she felt a genuine attraction to Channery during that scene in the RP that never was) Gender: Female
Kilik Ginnungap Background: Nationality: Orientation: Bisexual Gender: Male
Antonio Sharpe Background: White Nationality: British Orientation: Bisexual, in theory. He has no particular attraction to any sex, but also doesn't mind who he has sex with because it's just another means to an end. Gender: Male
Melanie Europa Background: Japanese/White Nationality: Archipelago-ist. Orientation: Bisexual Gender: Female
Evelyn Bertram Background: White Nationality: American Orientation: Bisexual Gender: Female
Jamall Qadir Background: Black Nationality: Egyptian Orientation: Bisexual Gender: Male
Carlos Hew Background: Mother was black, father was white. What's the politically correct term because I live in a racist area and have yet to hear it Nationality: American Orientation: Homosexual Gender: Male
Felix Background: White. Also, abandoned. Nationality: America, despite being born in the UK Orientation: Anything that moves. Gender: Male.
Araini Background: Magical object Nationality: Magical object Orientation: Asexual Gender: Magical object
EDIT: Kilik left deliberately blank and nothing to do with forgetting to fill in his section. No sir.
EDIT 2: Somehow managed to delete Yoshi's entry here and Illiana's name. Thanks Pohatu!
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Post by Tout-Perd on Dec 9, 2015 17:49:00 GMT -5
My initial thoughts without even filling out anything yet? My cast is ludicrously white. TIME TO CHANGE UP SOME BACKSTORIES That's a large part of why I'm running this; I want to see what the actual demographics our site presents level out to be. As is, in my setting writeup, I see the population of the Archipelago being about 40% white, 30% asian, 15% Black, and the remaining 15% being various nationalities. Just spitballing, based on backstory, of course. It could be substantially different.
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Post by AngelicTragedy on Dec 9, 2015 20:44:45 GMT -5
Looking back at things I've remembered characters that I want to do so much more with and some I want to let die. If anything my cast is sexist, what with all my male characters.
Valon Lorsha Background: Aldra-Sa Nationality: Appears to be white Orientation: Straight Gender: Male
Marius Solidad Background: Aldra-Sa Nationality: Appears Asain Orientation: Gay Gender: Male
Ty Bolton Background: White/Japanese Nationality: American Orientation: Straight Gender: Male
Nessa Weir Background: White Nationality: Scottish Orientation: Bisexual Gender: Female
Volkner Background: German Human/Aldra-Sa hybrid Nationality: German Orientation: Hard to pin down, but I'd have to say Pansexual Gender: Male
Gideon Background: Apatrosian Nationality: Appears to be middle eastern Orientation: Straight Gender: Male
Aiden Delmore Background: Peruvian and Brazilian Nationality: Brazilian Orientation: What's the proper term for someone who is sexually excited by control only? Gender: Male
Alopa Singh Background: Indian Nationality: Indian Orientation: Not explored, but probably straight Gender: Female
Reb Lorsha Background: White and Native American Nationality: American Orientation: Straight Gender: Female
Marcus Ward Background: White Nationality: American Orientation: Straight Gender: Male
Chloe Hopkins Background: White Nationality: American Orientation: Straight Gender: Female
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Post by ch00beh on Dec 9, 2015 21:43:13 GMT -5
Rie Ethnicity: French/Japanese Orientation: DGAF Gender: Meh
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Post by SHADOWMASTER89 on Dec 9, 2015 22:21:23 GMT -5
I've only got two active ORP characters as of now, so short list.
Habiba Romansky Ethnic Background: Middle Eastern(specifically Syrian) Nationality: Czech Republic(orphaned refugee adopted by the Romansky family) Orientation: Asexual/Bisexual, sex is usually the farthest thing from her mind unless it serves some purpose in her current situation (basically she views her sexuality as a useful tool in certain situations) Gender: Female
Talia Kane Ethnic Background: White South African on her mother's side, father was just kind of a generic white American guy so I dunno Nationality: American born/currently South African Orientation: Straight most likely, but she's had bigger issues to worry about for years now Gender: Female
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Post by Tout-Perd on Dec 10, 2015 17:01:44 GMT -5
It's my headcanon that Aquara is actually Japanese, with the last name "O-Shinada" (I don't know what Shinada means, but it's a moderately common Japanese surname. O-Shinada would basically mean "the great Shinada" IIRC, which likely means she's of noble blood.) Anyways, when she went to write her name in English, she realized that since l/r/d are all one sound, she could anglicize her name as Oceanara. And since Aquara's Aquara, she went with it.
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Post by Lady Kara on Dec 10, 2015 19:26:13 GMT -5
Kara Asuka Tachikawa-Kinkaryoh Race/Ethnic Background: Nintaku (Asian-White; sky blue hair, physically like Japanese-Irish) Nationality: Kamineko islander (Todoroki); family originally from Chikarakuni, Emerra Orientation: Straight Gender: Female Religion: Harunaian (Shinto-like spiritual religion of the Nintaku)
Serpentei Kinkaryoh Race/Ethnic Background: Nintaku Nationality: Morikabe, Chikarakuni - Emerra; currently living on Kamineko Island, Todoroki Orientation: Straight Gender: Male Religion: Harunaian (and more a devout follower compared to his wife)
Sagami Hayashi Tachikawa Race/Ethnic Background: Nintaku Nationality: (same as his cousin Kara) Orientation: Straight (but a little bi-curious) Gender: Male Religion: Harunaian (well, raised on it like Kara; just not as into it)
Nagisa Ethra'fel Davarrin Race/Ethnic Background: Drakyan Elf (White; physically like Scandanavian-Icelandic) Nationality: Wherever Kaina'mei lives in the Archipelago; originally from Ilnath, Drakon'vyaz Orientation: Straight Gender: Female Religion: Drakon'daro-ism (monotheistic worship of Drakon'daro, immortal father of dragons)
Haji Meiwaku Race/Ethnic Background: Japanese Nationality: lives in a not-yet-mentioned part of the Archipelago; originally from Kobe, Japan Orientation: Bisexual Gender: Male Religion: Atheist (though raised on modern Shinto)
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Post by Beelzebibble on Dec 10, 2015 22:21:23 GMT -5
So your most awful psychopathic character is the bisexual one? And my deranged solipsistic asshole is probably bisexual. And DL's serial killer and rapist is pansexual. Guys. We are HORRIBLE.
No, seriously, I'm feeling a little awful about this. Part of why I want to take Shouta to the cleaners.
to be clear i don't think there's anything inherently wrong with writing non-monosexual villains, but some of us, myself included, seem to be reaching for "murderously crazy = bi" way too quickly, especially considering that most of our heroic characters (excluding elliot's) are straight
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Post by Tout-Perd on Dec 10, 2015 23:20:33 GMT -5
My most villainous characters are George (Straight), Nachoset (Gay), Orville Giguere (Presumably pansexual), Abatis (Straight), Basilisk (n/a), and Locri (straight). So I cover the spectrum. And Giguere's less villainous than... off-kilter and hedonistic.
(also Garth, Helen, Nopcsa, Achenes, and Blaise are all flavors of non-straight, though I don't have a dedicatedly homosexual character in my heroes. Maude could be, or she could be asexual.)
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Post by Tout-Perd on Dec 10, 2015 23:28:08 GMT -5
Also, Shouta should totally not do romance based on sexual attraction, but instead based on whoever's romance plotline provides the most perks. He also should approach romance like a videogame, repeatedly giving gifts and attention to people with no concern for how they actually feel about it.
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Post by Lady Kara on Dec 11, 2015 1:44:18 GMT -5
So your most awful psychopathic character is the bisexual one? And my deranged solipsistic asshole is probably bisexual. And DL's serial killer and rapist is pansexual. Guys. We are HORRIBLE. No, seriously, I'm feeling a little awful about this. Part of why I want to take Shouta to the cleaners. to be clear i don't think there's anything inherently wrong with writing non-monosexual villains, but some of us, myself included, seem to be reaching for "murderously crazy = bi" way too quickly, especially considering that most of our heroic characters (excluding elliot's) are straightHaji is attracted to people for science reasons more than sexual, considering that the guy is a black market doctor with an obsession with hearts. Technically he's kind of pansexual in that he doesn't care what gender you associate with, but however he -is- weirded out by trans-women so that makes him not a full pan. He's more attracted to a person's heart than their body (for example: Nagisa's dragonic heart gives him a creepy science-boner). I do have a few neutral & heroic characters that're bisexual or otherwise, but haven't used those on this site yet.
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Post by Beelzebibble on Dec 29, 2015 11:37:25 GMT -5
After the religious talk in the other topic, I went ahead and edited Religion tabs into my cast post above. It's an interesting subject.
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Post by Tout-Perd on Dec 29, 2015 11:47:35 GMT -5
We need a setting so I can like a post additional times after it's been edited to add content.
Amusingly, Didn't and Deandre both seem like they'd be some flavor of Unitarian (Well, Unitarian Universalists) (though not officially as such), since they both have broad-scope views of human religion and experience.
(As an aside, I'm kinda surprised Deandre isn't Pansexual or has a non-standard gender identity, considering his powers)
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Post by Beelzebibble on Dec 29, 2015 13:47:49 GMT -5
I never thought about that for Deandre, good point!
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Post by The Evil Biscuit on Dec 29, 2015 16:42:41 GMT -5
DANIEL HUCKABEE Gender: Male Orientation: Straight, married with one son. Background: American Nationality: American/Archipelago Religion: Raised Methodist, but it never took. Who'd take a guy like him in any afterlife, anyway? ALBERT ROOK Gender: Male Orientation: Asexual; willfully celibate. Background: American/Middle Eastern. His 'transformation' after the events of the Gulf War (specifically, the Highway of Death) saw him embrace and adopt pan-Arabian values and ideals as a foundation of his character. Nationality: Born in Lebanon, received temporary status after emigration to America, never completed citizenship. Religion: Believes that Christians, Jews and Muslims are all worshipping the same God. WAYLON BELL Gender: Male Orientation: Bisexual, uses sex and sexuality as a tool to manipulate others. Background: Haitian/Creole Nationality: Archipelago Religion: Faith is real. Religion, on the other hand, is a business. Waylon understands how a cult of personality can supplant true faith while leaving its followers none the wiser. He studies this, in fact. ALGERNON BRECK Gender: Male Orientation: Straight, married with one son. Widower. Background: German Nationality: American/Archipelago Religion: Presbyterian. He toyed with the idea of taking the cloth, but ultimately elected to pursue a higher calling in ministering the Gospel of the Holy Post. BRAT MILLSAP Gender: Male Orientation: Straight. Married twice (both unsuccessful). Background: Anglo-somewhere Nationality: Archipelago Religion: Never had much use for religion, though it did sell a lot of papers. HARRIS GOODMAN Gender: Male Orientation: Gay, never married. No partner. Background: German Nationality: Canadian Religion: Atheist BENITA MARTINEZ Gender: Female, never married. Orientation: Straight, though she did have a brief summer of experimentation during her time at Brown. Background: Venezuelan Nationality: Venezuala/Archipelago Religion: Catholic MICKEY SHARP Gender: Male Orientation: Swings every which way. Background: Welsh Nationality: Wales/England Religion: Jesus came back to life after three days. Mickey Sharp did it in 34 hours. You can see how this might create a bit of an ego problem. WALLACE CREED Gender: Male Orientation: Straight, married once, now a widower. Too old to fool with any of that now. Background: American Nationality: American/Archipelago Religion: Protestant, like all of his kin in the Greatest Generation. Church was just something you did. FARIS IBN WAQAS AL-BURAK Gender: Male Orientation: Gay, but will never admit to it. Background: Turkish Nationality: Turkish/Archipelago Religion: Devout Muslim, like his brother. His inability to reconcile his homosexuality with his faith is one source of the frustration that clouds his unflinchingly hostile demeanor. Fears his brother will shun him if he were to ever come out. AZIM IBN WAQAS AL-BURAK Gender: Male Orientation: Straight, married with four daughters. Background: Turkish Nationality: Turkish/Archipelago Religion: Devout Muslim, like his brother. Knows his brother is gay. Does not hold it against him, and wishes he would just come out already and get on with his life.
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Post by Beelzebibble on Dec 29, 2015 17:16:09 GMT -5
You fucker, just give us the saga of Waylon Bell already
Also, I think Harris Goodman forgot to not be Channery Keigler a little bit, there, unless that wasn't a copy-paste accident and they actually do share the same background/nationality/religion.
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Rhys Whitticker Gender: Male Ethnicity: White Background: I think it's been decided he was British. I don't remember when this was decided or who decided it; I do remember that it was suggested to me. Seems to fit though. Emigrant to the Archipelago. Religion: He was probably raised in some kind of Protestantism, but I imagine him as being non-religious. Orientation: Ostensibly straight, but skewing somewhat asexual. (Not in any way that would inhibit H+R shippery though. H+R 4eva.)
Sarosin Narita Gender: Male Ethnicity: White, much to Pohatu’s chagrin. [Note: I've thought very hard about just completely axing Sarosin, but I thought him up like 11 years ago and just can't make myself do it. Definitely open to changing his name at some point. Until then, I'm operating under the pretense that it's an assumed identity.] Background: ?? Religion: Nah. Orientation: Straight, but decidedly non-romantic.
Mica Howard Gender: Female Ethnicity: Biracial (her mother is white and her father is African-American) Background: American, studying abroad in the Archipelago. Religion: She's like nine, which is probably too young to have any meaningful spiritual conviction. That said, growing up American, it's safe to assume she's had some kind of nebulously Christian upbringing. Orientation: Too young to care.
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Post by Lady Kara on Dec 29, 2015 23:08:26 GMT -5
Edited my list as well to include their religious beliefs.
How I wish I could use my other characters on the site soon... so I can add them to the list.
And should I add Sazanami and Kamuro, despite not having used them in more than 5 years?
They -are- part of the ORP, being connected to Kara and Serpentei (their 1st trip to Emerra involved meeting those two Arrakeiah)
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Post by Tout-Perd on Dec 30, 2015 11:05:32 GMT -5
Ooh, I didn't realize Mica was bi-racial (or I did, but it slipped my mind). Now I'm going to be envisioning her as Jazmine DuBois from the Boondocks. Also, with Sarosin, it has been noted by quite a few people (Miko, Williams) that it's actually quite common for white people in the Archipelago to end up with Japanese names, due to the cultural diffusion going on in the area (I'm still not clear on if Yoshimitsu is caucasian, Asian, or somewhere in between, tho'). So it's possible that Sarosin has a Japanese name by marriage of his parents, or picked it himself, or even stole the identity from somebody. Mind talking a bit more about Kamuro, Kara? The name rings a bell, but I'm not dredging up anything specific in my memory banks.
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Post by Loogs on Jan 6, 2016 18:47:24 GMT -5
Hector Aviyan Ryora Nyktori Gender: Male Orientation: Pansexual Background: This is where things get tricky. Biologically he's Raiixian (there's a little more to this that I don't want to go into yet because it could spoil some stuff) but he was adopted by Cubans which makes him transethnically Latinx?? I'll just say that Hector's not quite, uh, "white" Nationality: American, presumably also took on Raiixian nationality as well post-Radiance Religion: When you're raised apathetically Catholic and later realize you're the reincarnation of a phoenix god, religion suddenly becomes a little bit confusing to you Halley Andromeda Cometta Gender: Bigender, actually! Though she mainly goes by she/her, she'll also refer to herself in the masculine sense as well Orientation: Gay Background: Filipina/Italian Nationality: unknown Religion: Not really much for religious affairs, this one Pleiades Nyktori Gender: Female Orientation: ? she's a child Background: Raiixian/Varkadi Nationality: She was born in Greece?? Inherited Raiixian nationality?? and also American from her dad??? really who the fuck knows with these drifter kids Religion: child
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