Claire
No title yet!!! :)
Born: April 13, 1995
Age: 20
Rank: Disciple of Forces, Apprentice of Prime, Initiate of Time
Titles/Memberships: Member of the Aegis
Various nicknames and aliases: Lightning, Si
Physical description: She's approximately 5'7" with closely cropped dark brown hair, usually styled into a quiff of some description. Her eyes are an icy shade of blue and her pale skin is prone to sunburn. She usually wears jeans and some kind of shirt, occasionally geeky, accompanied by a leather jacket and boots if she rides her motorcycle to wherever she is seen. Other times, she wears denim shorts, similar shirts and sneakers. She almost never wears wafty clothes, for the sake of practicality, though when she does she's often distracted by just how wafty they are and idly plays with the wafty parts. She's usually wearing a little eyeliner with some mascara, but rarely bothers doing anything else to her face.
Nimbus: Claire is surrounded by a blue glow, mostly affecting whatever she is casting with (usually her hands) and lighting her eyes a smidge. Small things by her feet, no larger than a gumnut, lift a little way off the ground. The air around her smells of ozone and rain, and a crackling sound may be heard, similar to that of arcing electricity.
Timeline
Awakened: August 30, 2015
Initial Master:
Recent events
On the Quest for Knowledge
“Hey, Si?”
“Yeah?”
“If you had a superpower, what would it be?”
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Experiment 1 – Pebbles
The aim of this experiment was not so much gathering data so much as proving that accuracy can be achieved. This skill defies the very laws of physics, but through manipulating the forces that pull the pebble towards the centre of the earth, it was flung six (6) times to break four (4) beakers. The first attempt at hitting a beaker missed the mark, however the fifth attempt did something curious and flung in the opposite direction to what was intended, causing minor physical harm to myself. There were three further attempts which resulted in the pebble not shifting at all – my skill seems to be limited at the moment. Call me unprofessional for switching to first person. I don’t know why I had that vision, nor why I have these powers, but I’ll be damned if I don’t figure out how they work. I’m sure they can be used for a good cause.
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“I dunno, I guess I’m partial to the idea of being able to control the weather.”
“The weather?”
“Yeah. Imagine the joy on people’s faces if you brought rain to a drought-ridden farm!”
“Lame. Anything else?”
“Well, you could also use that power to mess with lightning and the wind I guess…”
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Experiment 4 – Arcs
Following success in altering the current within a closed circuit, this experiment focuses on making electricity arc from one point to another. Some distance was given between myself and the power source so as not to have any more incidents like with the pebbles – I am not in full control of these powers yet, I need to improve myself. Out of the five successful arcs, three hit their mark (a piece of copper approximately a metre from the power source), whereas one jumped to a nearby tap about a foot in the opposite direction (the fourth attempt out of the five) and the other failed to make the complete leap, arcing instead onto a rogue thumbtack about 40cm from the target metal (attempt three). I did make a sixth attempt, however this failed to do anything. I think I can feel when an attempt is going to completely fail now – it’s like I’m out of juice. Magicka? Or something. I’ll work it out eventually.
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“Why not energy powers? Like that guy from Days of Future Past?”
“Bishop?”
“Yeah, Bishop.”
“Because Storm is obviously way cooler?”
“What about Phoenix?”
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Experiment 19 – Prime fire???
Zali showed me a grimoire she found at the meeting a little while ago, got me to cast the rote written into it and it made some kind of fireball, except using raw magic to create it rather than using Forces to manipulate what’s already there. It was really damn cool, makes me wonder if I could imbue something with it somewhere down the track. Maybe when I get a spear eventually? Looking at it with prime sight would be awesome, I imagine it would look like one of Undyne’s energy spears. I’ve been toying around with it (the spell). I know I shouldn’t risk the paradox but I can absorb it, I can feel when it’s about to happen now and know how to stop it from unleashing itself on the world. I made sure to go somewhere where the damage wouldn’t be noticed too much – I literally went to Morialta and aimed it at the base of one of the waterfalls. Technically it’s magical fire, but the water helped to control it, and it didn’t look like there was any serious damage to the rock behind. I managed to cast three times before paradox reared its ugly head at me. Of course I absorbed it, I have a nasty bruise on my thigh now, but there was water everywhere to cool it with, so it didn’t swell up too badly, should be gone in a week or so. Might ask Usagi for some of that cream she was going on about in the forest.
I keep running out of mana, I really need to do something about that.
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TO BE CONTINUED...
A New Life
After her awakening, Claire threw herself into experimentation, testing herself on her ability to utilise her newfound abilities. As a result, she found herself having to borrow mana from the Hierarch upon first meeting them, as she didn't know how to scour her pattern. She has since learned, and as she isn't sure how to take mana from a Hallow yet and has no idea how to convert it to tass, she's shifted her experimentation to fortnightly to allow any injuries some time to heal. So far it's only reopened a wound inflicted by a minor Paradox event during her initial tests on telekinesis, but she isn't sure if the injuries sustained from scouring her pattern from mana will all hit the same spot, and given that she lives with three sleepers, numerous wounds = not something she would like to explain, especially given that the sister of one of her housemates was recently murdered and nobody took it too well.
She's spent most of her free time since awakening on testing the limits of her magic, especially in the arcana of Forces. She's now beginning to look at Prime - something she was already considering, further inspired by the ceasefire deal with the Seers. Upon learning that The Zali has a grimoire for a Prime rote, she learned to appreciate the raw power that Prime can hold (already appreciating all the Hallow-related perks, having visited Usagi's and learning more about how they work through observation and study). She's starting to investigate the arcana of Time, as well as helping Quill with her Prime-related learning, and is looking into getting training in Capoeira and spear-wielding. She seems to be growing her hair out for some reason, though she won't disclose why.
Personality and Interests
Claire tends to be pretty upbeat about most things. She's kind, and has a natural curiosity that leads her to experimenting with various forms of magic. Her compassion for others and the situation regarding the Seers in Adelaide has led her to become very defensive, turning to the Adamantine Arrow for guidance and a place where she can better channel her energy into protecting what is good in the world. She's happy to put the well being and sanity of others before herself, despite the cost to her own well being. It may also be worth noting that when she's attracted to someone, she'll do almost anything for that person to gain their affections in return.
She's pretty big on Japanese videogames, and especially likes the Final Fantasy series, as well as most games churned out by Nintendo. She's also become partial to Undertale and Magic: The Gathering (the former moreso than the latter) in more recent times. She's also really into K-Pop and pop music in general, and is pretty big on BIGBANG and Ásgeir at the moment. Her favourite shows are mostly cartoons like Steven Universe or lighthearted anime like Ouran Highschool Host Club, however she does have a bit of a penchant for action dramas and blockbuster movies, and likes to theorise whether any of the happenings in her fave films are actually possible using mundane technologies or if they're ever likely to be. One of her favourite books is Physics of the Impossible by Michio Kaku, so she's used to reading about these hypotheses - why not discuss them?
She keeps her living space impeccably clean, and it usually irks her when she visits people to realise they're super messy, to the point where she usually attempts to discreetly tidy up a bit. Most people jump to thinking she has OCD upon realising that she's doing this (she isn't really good at being discreet with her hinting), but her housemates know better. She's literally terrified of spiders to the point that upon learning of one's presence she feels the need to leave the room, usually quickly and with force, unless there's something seriously important that requires her to stay there. As such, she usually ends up in charge of cleaning when it comes to the housework - that way she can be comfortable knowing the spiders won't have anywhere to hide and she can throw a shoe at them or smack them with the broom repeatedly until they die. Or she can get her sister to do it. Much less stressful.
When she's not studying, training or experimenting with magic, Claire likes to hang out with her dog Thor. He's a fluffy white samoyed, three years old, and loves to run around chasing birds. Claire also likes to cosplay, her favourite being Lightning's armour from Final Fantasy XIII-2, though she has been known to cosplay characters from RWBY and Steven Universe. She's not sure if she'll have time to make the cosplay she wants to for AVCon 2016 but if she has the time, she's going to start with tall, hot pink boots.
2015
- MAR - Started in her second year studying a Bachelor of Science at the University of Adelaide, majoring in Experimental and Theoretical Physics.
- AUG - Awakened at the end of August. Experimentation with magic (namely Forces) begins.
- SEP - Introduced to the Adelaide Concilium by her cousin, Duke. Assisted in the Concilium's exploration and investigation of a lost Silver Ladder temple. Helps form the Aegis, a cabal consisting of herself, Duke and Sullivan.
- NOV - Her housemate Carly's sister, Kate, is murdered. A deal is struck between the Adelaide Pentacle and the local Seers of the Throne, agreeing to a ceasefire, officially in place from January 1. Preparations begin.
- DEC - Claire is now a Disciple in Prime. She is also part-way through joining the Adamantine Arrow.
Quotes
Quotes by
"Cadence was right, you ARE sparkly." - To Hierarch Andromeda after seeing all their jewellery.
"Pfft, you won't catch me riding an elevator in a storm, even if I do need to climb 20 floors. Screw that." - Upon entering the Hilton and seeing a large number of the Concilium opt to take the lift. She regretted her decision after some sleep.
"Whoa, dude, don't give me that look, I'm not one of the trigger-happy lunatics you guys told me about, calm down." - To Gabriel, upon his seeing her pistol and giving her a look that could freeze the fires of hell.
"Wow, Duke, you weren't kidding when you said doing that hurt." - To Duke, after scouring her pattern for the first time.
"JESUS CHRIST IT'S PRIME FIRE" - After helping the Zali discern the spell that was written into a grimoire she found. By this point pretty much everyone knew it was Celestial Fire; it was kind of hard to miss.
Quotes about
"She gave me food and is chill af. I'll follow her to the ends of the Earth. She's good people" - Usagi
Conversations
"You got your name from Final Fantasy?" "Yeah, I cosplay Lightning all the time." "MAN, YOU'RE GONNA LIKE VIVI." - Usagi and Claire, discussing names on the forums (OOC: need to check exact wording later)
"Pfft, I'm just a baby mage, what use am I? I'm an Apostate and I can't do anywhere near as much cool stuff as you guys can." "You'll be plenty useful, trust me." - Claire and Sullivan, after splitting off from the rest of the Concilium with Duke and Vivi to explore more of the temple in groups rather than just a little bit as a big group.
Rumours
- ?????? none yet
Inspirations and Soundtrack
Inspiration:
Xion from Kingdom Hearts - She puts the wellbeing of others (and knowledge) ahead of her own.
Undyne from Undertale - SPEARS. MAGIC. LIKES GIRLS. CARES ABOUT AND IS LOYAL TO HER FRIENDS. CAPITAL LETTERSSSSS.
Littlepip from Fallout: Equestria - Telekinesis out the wazoo, selflessness, gun skills. Maybe later, lockpicking.
Despite her name, she isn't really based on Lightning from FFXIII, she just really likes her as a character and digs her speeches and armour.
Music:
Undyne's Theme from Undertale - Nimbus theme
Savior of Souls from Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns
The Farplane Abyss from Final Fantasy X-2
Monster by Bigbang
Centuries by Fall Out Boy
Give Me Love by Ed Sheeran
Snow (Hey-Oh) by Red Hot Chilli Peppers
King and Cross by Ásgeir
Higher by Ásgeir
This Will Be The Day - Magical Girl Remix from RWBY - remixed by James Landino
CORE from Undertale
Song of Storms - Dubstep Remix from Legend of Zelda series - Remixed by Ephixa
BONUS:
Drop Pop Candy from Vocaloid - Sans and Papyrus Remix (link to artist's Soundcloud)
OOC Info
| Member Information | |
| Player: | Morgan Petrie |
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| Number: | 2015080008 |
| Domain: | Adelaide |