Title: Lily Searle
Lily Searle - January 31, 2008 03:04 AM (GMT)
Character Information:
Real Name: Lily Searle
Code Name: N/A
Eye Color: Violet with black sclera
Hair Color: Violet
Height: 5’7”
Weight: 115lbs
Orientation: Bisexual
Affiliation: Neutral
Age: 17
Play By: Amy Lee
Original or Canon: Original
Basic Physical Description: There is a sort of ethereal beauty to Lily, from the intensity of her dark gaze to the way she carries herself. While she by no means considers herself to be a head turner, she certainly makes people believe otherwise. She has a small circular face and her eyes are distinctly oval; it is through these eyes that some of her admirers have been brought to smoldering ashes before her feet or so they claimed. Lily has a rather pale complexion, she doesn’t hang out in the sun preferring the shadows regardless of the fact that she burns easily. Her hair, unmistakably violet and completely natural hangs down to approximately her middle back. She doesn’t have a specific way that she wears it all the time, down or tied up on her head Lily is quite the fan of variety.
As far as dress goes it would be next to impossible to see Lily in anything lighter than black, navy or some other form of dark colors. If described as a type of dress she is somewhere between the line of punk and goth. Chains and lace are among two of her favorite things to wear, she’d always been told metal looked good on her.
Personality: Outgoing and eccentric are two words that could be used to describe Lily, and while they cover most bases they still don’t uncover the entire picture. While quite friendly, at least depending on the circumstance for the most part she is very wary of other people. This is one of the many parts of herself that she does not show, because it poses as a potential weakness. All in all, Lily is a classic example of a survivor of sexual child abuse. She hides behind a shell of strength, and views other people as potential predators. Not to mention exposing herself to the same vicious cycle of sex by allowing for herself to be “re-victimized” over and over again.
The real Lily behind her “smoldering temptress” act is really a quiet and composed girl. One who had everything ripped away from her, and is unsure of how to act, and how to learn to trust and love again for fear of losing it a second time. She is weak, a young child whom had their innocence stolen away from them. It would take a persistent individual to even begin to push past her barriers.
The Lily that most people see however, is a far cry from the real thing. She appears to be very oversexed, always thinking about it, flaunting herself if the situation deems it necessary. This is mostly due to the fact that has been experienced in the act of sex and feels it is the only thing she is good at; not to mention believing that there is nothing else she is good for except for to show a gentleman a good time. She is the first to get into trouble, either because of her mouth – Lily can be quite cheeky. Never afraid to say what is on her mind, and most importantly refuses to take part in anything that she herself isn’t interested in. Just the tough façade that she needs to protect her “bleeding heart.”
Mutant Powers: Astral Projection is Lily’s main talent, a psychic ability that allows herself to leave her body in the real world allowing for her psychic self to travel to the astral plane. Here, normal physical laws often do not apply and her astral self can usually get away with a form of flight almost. Not the most useful of powers in the battle front, Lily can project her psychic self into the astral plane by sheer concentration if focused (like if she wishes to escape a bad situation) or simply by putting herself into a dreamlike state making it easy to separate spirit from body. As of yet, Lily has not experimented with how far she can “fly” from her body preferring to hover or to stay within ten to twenty feet of her resting form. Contact with telepaths through projection is possible, however Lily must be on the astral plane at the same time as they are to perform said task. In the future as her powers develop, Lily may gain access to visions of the past or future of Earth. It has been said that space and time do not exist on the astral plane in the same way they do on earth, or that they can be transcended.
A latent, or secondary ability to her projection is the fact that Lily is an unpracticed medium. As far as channeling goes, she is still inexperienced and as of yet can only experience clairvoyance or what is also called "Clear Seeing", is the ability to see anything which is not physically present, such as objects, animals or people. Lily has been able to see a spirit as though the spirit has a physical body; as if it were physically present. While she is inexperienced, through training she will be able to use the ability of clairaudience or "Clear Hearing", which is usually defined as the ability to hear the voices or thoughts of spirits. So essentially, she will be able to have conversations with spirits as if they are in fact real people.
Weaknesses: Still being a young girl, Lily is quite unused to the way that her powers work. With her projections, she cannot keep herself elevated in the astral plane for long without becoming immensely exhausted and having to rest for periods of time. This particular power is not fool-proof by any means, and while in the astral plane, Lily’s body has to be safeguarded as it lies dormant without a soul for protection; it is as if she is lying dead. In the event of an attack, or death of her natural body her spirit would cease to exist as it cannot live without a body; likewise if killed in the astral plane by another spirit the same scenario would ensue unless possessed by a much stronger being.
Regarding her mediumship, Lily is unskilled with clairaudience, and cannot quite understand what spirits are saying when they speak to her. The voices are muffled and if she concentrates too hard, she has been known to get migraines. As a medium in general, she attracts the attention of spirits both gentle and malevolent for they are looking for a link from the spirit world to that of the living plane they left behind. Lily acts something like a conduit for paranormal activity, and as her powers grow she may at some point have difficulty telling the difference between a human and a spirit for the simple reason that she can see and hear them so clearly it is as if they are real and standing beside her.
Note: As a latent ability, Lily will not be able to visualize or speak with spirits until she is both older, and after certain events have come to pass (i.e. like her taking a visit to a graveyard)
Other Abilities/ talents: Singer/guitarist - Once stole a guitar from a second hand music store at fourteen, taught herself to play.
Basic History: It was a cool afternoon the day that Lily Searle came into the world, screaming her way into the hearts of her parents. She was the daughter of a well to do family in New England, and brought up from the get go as a socialite; or at least as well as the circles in which her family traveled would allow for. It was apparent from her birth that Lily was a mutant; her eyes had been the key – not to mention that her spit of amethyst hair was certainly a surprise. But despite everything she was loved and doted on by her parents, almost to the point of being spoiled but not quite.
Her world came crashing down at the tender age of nine, amidst the commotion caused by her birthday gala when two men she didn’t know came and stole her from the only home she’d ever known. She was taken to a warehouse, blindfolded and gagged; sold to the highest bidder. A man that was known in certain secretive circles as the leader of a growing mutant prostitution ring, he paid high prices for as many women as he could get his hands on. They were taken young, trained up, and then put into business before they were legal enough to hold down a job.
So that was what she became, a girl forced to become a woman desired by men for whom it was taboo to put their married hands on one so young with natural violet tresses. She learned, though not quickly or easily, that the only way she was going to be able to make it in life was if she sold herself to the highest bidder. The years passed, and at the age of thirteen something strange happened. Lily found herself to be at the mercy of one of the rougher customers and found herself an escape. It was then she first experienced the beauty of the astral plane, she was free from the tight hands that gripped her wrists and was free to fly away if she chose.
But so was not the case.
In time she returned to her body, spent from her excursion to the other plane and slept for a few days afterword. She doesn’t remember anything from that time, and prefers to keep it unknown what may have happened while she lay sleeping. Years have passed since then, now seventeen Lily has become more confident in her mutant abilities though not quite knowing them for what they are. She has developed through the “guidance” of her clients into an alluring siren with ways of entangling men into her web. She can easily be found out and about NYC, and knows nothing of either Xavier or Magento’s establishments.
Citations: Quoted Astral Projection and Mediumship on Wikipedia for powers
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Sample RP: See Shadowcat
Player Information
Name: Lauren
Contact Information: AIM: echoesofraindrop Y!M: jodyncooper
Desired Member Title: Creature of the Underworld
Other characters at MM?: Shadowcat
How did you find us?: Well cause I’m already here, and I love this board <3
Real Name: Lily Searle
Code Name: N/A
Eye Color: Violet with black sclera
Hair Color: Violet
Height: 5’7”
Weight: 115lbs
Orientation: Bisexual
Affiliation: Neutral
Age: 17
Play By: Amy Lee
Original or Canon: Original
Basic Physical Description: There is a sort of ethereal beauty to Lily, from the intensity of her dark gaze to the way she carries herself. While she by no means considers herself to be a head turner, she certainly makes people believe otherwise. She has a small circular face and her eyes are distinctly oval; it is through these eyes that some of her admirers have been brought to smoldering ashes before her feet or so they claimed. Lily has a rather pale complexion, she doesn’t hang out in the sun preferring the shadows regardless of the fact that she burns easily. Her hair, unmistakably violet and completely natural hangs down to approximately her middle back. She doesn’t have a specific way that she wears it all the time, down or tied up on her head Lily is quite the fan of variety.
As far as dress goes it would be next to impossible to see Lily in anything lighter than black, navy or some other form of dark colors. If described as a type of dress she is somewhere between the line of punk and goth. Chains and lace are among two of her favorite things to wear, she’d always been told metal looked good on her.
Personality: Outgoing and eccentric are two words that could be used to describe Lily, and while they cover most bases they still don’t uncover the entire picture. While quite friendly, at least depending on the circumstance for the most part she is very wary of other people. This is one of the many parts of herself that she does not show, because it poses as a potential weakness. All in all, Lily is a classic example of a survivor of sexual child abuse. She hides behind a shell of strength, and views other people as potential predators. Not to mention exposing herself to the same vicious cycle of sex by allowing for herself to be “re-victimized” over and over again.
The real Lily behind her “smoldering temptress” act is really a quiet and composed girl. One who had everything ripped away from her, and is unsure of how to act, and how to learn to trust and love again for fear of losing it a second time. She is weak, a young child whom had their innocence stolen away from them. It would take a persistent individual to even begin to push past her barriers.
The Lily that most people see however, is a far cry from the real thing. She appears to be very oversexed, always thinking about it, flaunting herself if the situation deems it necessary. This is mostly due to the fact that has been experienced in the act of sex and feels it is the only thing she is good at; not to mention believing that there is nothing else she is good for except for to show a gentleman a good time. She is the first to get into trouble, either because of her mouth – Lily can be quite cheeky. Never afraid to say what is on her mind, and most importantly refuses to take part in anything that she herself isn’t interested in. Just the tough façade that she needs to protect her “bleeding heart.”
Mutant Powers: Astral Projection is Lily’s main talent, a psychic ability that allows herself to leave her body in the real world allowing for her psychic self to travel to the astral plane. Here, normal physical laws often do not apply and her astral self can usually get away with a form of flight almost. Not the most useful of powers in the battle front, Lily can project her psychic self into the astral plane by sheer concentration if focused (like if she wishes to escape a bad situation) or simply by putting herself into a dreamlike state making it easy to separate spirit from body. As of yet, Lily has not experimented with how far she can “fly” from her body preferring to hover or to stay within ten to twenty feet of her resting form. Contact with telepaths through projection is possible, however Lily must be on the astral plane at the same time as they are to perform said task. In the future as her powers develop, Lily may gain access to visions of the past or future of Earth. It has been said that space and time do not exist on the astral plane in the same way they do on earth, or that they can be transcended.
A latent, or secondary ability to her projection is the fact that Lily is an unpracticed medium. As far as channeling goes, she is still inexperienced and as of yet can only experience clairvoyance or what is also called "Clear Seeing", is the ability to see anything which is not physically present, such as objects, animals or people. Lily has been able to see a spirit as though the spirit has a physical body; as if it were physically present. While she is inexperienced, through training she will be able to use the ability of clairaudience or "Clear Hearing", which is usually defined as the ability to hear the voices or thoughts of spirits. So essentially, she will be able to have conversations with spirits as if they are in fact real people.
Weaknesses: Still being a young girl, Lily is quite unused to the way that her powers work. With her projections, she cannot keep herself elevated in the astral plane for long without becoming immensely exhausted and having to rest for periods of time. This particular power is not fool-proof by any means, and while in the astral plane, Lily’s body has to be safeguarded as it lies dormant without a soul for protection; it is as if she is lying dead. In the event of an attack, or death of her natural body her spirit would cease to exist as it cannot live without a body; likewise if killed in the astral plane by another spirit the same scenario would ensue unless possessed by a much stronger being.
Regarding her mediumship, Lily is unskilled with clairaudience, and cannot quite understand what spirits are saying when they speak to her. The voices are muffled and if she concentrates too hard, she has been known to get migraines. As a medium in general, she attracts the attention of spirits both gentle and malevolent for they are looking for a link from the spirit world to that of the living plane they left behind. Lily acts something like a conduit for paranormal activity, and as her powers grow she may at some point have difficulty telling the difference between a human and a spirit for the simple reason that she can see and hear them so clearly it is as if they are real and standing beside her.
Note: As a latent ability, Lily will not be able to visualize or speak with spirits until she is both older, and after certain events have come to pass (i.e. like her taking a visit to a graveyard)
Other Abilities/ talents: Singer/guitarist - Once stole a guitar from a second hand music store at fourteen, taught herself to play.
Basic History: It was a cool afternoon the day that Lily Searle came into the world, screaming her way into the hearts of her parents. She was the daughter of a well to do family in New England, and brought up from the get go as a socialite; or at least as well as the circles in which her family traveled would allow for. It was apparent from her birth that Lily was a mutant; her eyes had been the key – not to mention that her spit of amethyst hair was certainly a surprise. But despite everything she was loved and doted on by her parents, almost to the point of being spoiled but not quite.
Her world came crashing down at the tender age of nine, amidst the commotion caused by her birthday gala when two men she didn’t know came and stole her from the only home she’d ever known. She was taken to a warehouse, blindfolded and gagged; sold to the highest bidder. A man that was known in certain secretive circles as the leader of a growing mutant prostitution ring, he paid high prices for as many women as he could get his hands on. They were taken young, trained up, and then put into business before they were legal enough to hold down a job.
So that was what she became, a girl forced to become a woman desired by men for whom it was taboo to put their married hands on one so young with natural violet tresses. She learned, though not quickly or easily, that the only way she was going to be able to make it in life was if she sold herself to the highest bidder. The years passed, and at the age of thirteen something strange happened. Lily found herself to be at the mercy of one of the rougher customers and found herself an escape. It was then she first experienced the beauty of the astral plane, she was free from the tight hands that gripped her wrists and was free to fly away if she chose.
But so was not the case.
In time she returned to her body, spent from her excursion to the other plane and slept for a few days afterword. She doesn’t remember anything from that time, and prefers to keep it unknown what may have happened while she lay sleeping. Years have passed since then, now seventeen Lily has become more confident in her mutant abilities though not quite knowing them for what they are. She has developed through the “guidance” of her clients into an alluring siren with ways of entangling men into her web. She can easily be found out and about NYC, and knows nothing of either Xavier or Magento’s establishments.
Citations: Quoted Astral Projection and Mediumship on Wikipedia for powers
******
Sample RP: See Shadowcat
Player Information
Name: Lauren
Contact Information: AIM: echoesofraindrop Y!M: jodyncooper
Desired Member Title: Creature of the Underworld
Other characters at MM?: Shadowcat
How did you find us?: Well cause I’m already here, and I love this board <3
Avalanche - February 1, 2008 01:48 AM (GMT)
Hey Lauren. Interesting application, but a few things we need to go over.
First off, although psionic powers are currently banned due to over-use, since Lily's astral projection is not telepathic/telekinetic nor uses a manipulation of psionic energy, and as you have proven yourself a capable and skilled rper, her powers can remain as is.
We do need more information on her powers however, especially on how exactly her astral projection is used. Can she make any mental contact with others in her astral form (perhaps with telepaths), for example? You mention that the astral form has a form of 'flight', per say, but how far could her astral form travel away from her physical one? Just some examples that might be elaborated upon.
More depth on weaknesses would be good.
Specifically, you mention, "There will also be times when Lily will be able to differentiate between a living human and a spirit, thus being another weakness due to this ability," and the phrasing here seems a bit off.
Other than that everything looks good.
First off, although psionic powers are currently banned due to over-use, since Lily's astral projection is not telepathic/telekinetic nor uses a manipulation of psionic energy, and as you have proven yourself a capable and skilled rper, her powers can remain as is.
We do need more information on her powers however, especially on how exactly her astral projection is used. Can she make any mental contact with others in her astral form (perhaps with telepaths), for example? You mention that the astral form has a form of 'flight', per say, but how far could her astral form travel away from her physical one? Just some examples that might be elaborated upon.
More depth on weaknesses would be good.
Specifically, you mention, "There will also be times when Lily will be able to differentiate between a living human and a spirit, thus being another weakness due to this ability," and the phrasing here seems a bit off.
Other than that everything looks good.
Avalanche - February 1, 2008 02:46 AM (GMT)
ACCEPTED by Avalanche. Thanks for making the edits.