Post by Semper on Jun 26, 2011 23:05:39 GMT -5
SEMPER
don't tell me if i'm dying, 'cause i don't want to know. if i can't see the sun then maybe i should go.[/right]
``the basics
Birth Name;; Semper
Nicknames;; Semp
Gender;; Male
Age;; 19
Race;; Veriter
Alliance;; Undecided
``the description
Hair;; Dark brown with black tints; small white tips at the front of his head; scruffy; falls just slightly over his eyes. In mule form, his mane is black and stands straight up, but is soft and not hardl-bristled. His tail is the same color.
Eyes;; Right: completely white due to cataract - no iris or pupil; left: bright sky blue mixed with green. They are the same color when in mule form.
Weight;; 197 lbs, human. 1,537 lbs, mule.
Height;; 6'5", human. 17.1 hands, mule.
Build;; Lean muscle, human. Medium-stocky, mule.
Skin Color;; Naturally dark tan with a black stripe running from his hairline, down his spine, and ending at the small of his back. When in mule form, his fur is dark brown on the main part of his body, having a black dorsal stripe and black and brown-ish spots. He has four white stockings, though the front right leg has an awkward stocking. He has a wide white blaze on his face. Three white hooves and one black one.
Apparel;; Usually ragged T-shirts and threadbare cut-off jeans. He prefers going barefoot as opposed to wearing shoes since the soles of his feet are hardened callouses, almost as hard as a hoof, but not exactly.
Extra;; Thick white scars on the left side of his face, left shoulder, down the middle of his torso and in a spiderweb-like fashion down the left side of his back from being hit by lightning. When he is in mule form, the scars show up as really white fur as though they had been freeze-branded on.
Mule <3 (picture from here)
``the secrets
Personality;; Semper, to strangers, is a very quiet and submissive Veriter. He won't speak unless spoken to, and even when that happens, he hardly says anymore than the bare minimum amount of words needed to properly reply. He avoids eye contact by keeping his gaze on the ground or on surrounding scenery. It's not that he doesn't like people; he just has issues with shyness.
Once you crack his outer shell, though, Semper loves to be around people. He loves to smile and make people laugh, though all he really does is tell humorless jokes. Aside from terrible jokes, when among friends, he always has a smile on his face and is willing to do anything and everything for those select few -- or rather, he can be talked into just about anything with just a little bit of persuasion. Semper is too trusting of his friends and can easily be taken advantage of because of this. Aside from that, Semper tries to view everything in life as if the glass is always half full. Even in bad situations, he tries to find all the positive points to point out, though that can be difficult when he is absolutely terrified, such as he is when thunderstorms roll in.
Due to an event in his childhood, Semper is deathly afraid of thunderstorms. If the sky even vaguely looks like it will rain, he will start insisting that whoever he is with should go find shelter immediately. If he is still outside and the sky darkens, he begins to panic and turns into his horse form, knowing that he can make a much quicker escape with for legs instead of just two. If he is still outside and it starts to rain, Semper, usually on the verge of having a mental breakdown, takes off galloping to wherever he thinks the nearest shelter is and will keep running in a blind panic until he reaches safety. Once safety is reached, he tends to hide under something, be it a bed or a table, and the occasional closet. He keeps it dark and always has his eyes shut, not wanting to see any of the lightning for fear that it will somehow get to him.
Semper isn't too keen on love. Sure, it'd be nice to have a girlfriend or something of the sort, but he doesn't care about relationships. He would much rather have friends than a lover. And anyway, if he ever finds out that he likes someone, he is a lot more quiet and shy around them, though usually he tries to avoid them just because he gets to nervous.
Because his animal form is a large horse, he prefers wide open, rural places as opposed to the city. He doesn't mind going through all the hustle and bustle of the city every now and then, but when it comes down to it, Semper would much rather be on land where space is plentiful and he can run and buck around.
In terms of the war, Semper is very neutral. He doesn't like to take sides because he thinks that both the Dream and Nightmare have their truths, but also their faults. He doesn't hold alliances like a grudge when meeting new people; instead, he asks questions (once he gets over his shyness) to see more in depth about both sides. Other than that, if it comes down to it, he will only chose the alliance that his closest friends are on, regardless of his own personal beliefs.
He also prays to the god Dimitriy and the goddess Isra. Semper knows it would be better to only pray to one, but he honestly can't decide between the two. They're both kind and seem to be understanding, which is what he likes. As with alliances, he doesn't hold a person's belief against them like a grudge. He believes that everyone has a right to their own opinion, and if it bugs him, he tries his hardest to not pester anyone by keeping all his emotions bottled up inside of him, but of course, if you continuously push anger down, eventually you're going to explode.
History;; Semper was born on the outskirts of the Seige, since both his parents preferred the open space because of their equine form, and because all of his family lived out there too, who were all equine. He grew up living mostly in his horse form whenever out in the open space other than when he and his cousins were in human form and would ride each other around in their horse form, racing quite a lot. Since Semper's horse form had part draft, he wasn't as fast as the rest of his cousins, who were all either light equines or ponies. Another game they would play was see who could last the longest on a bucking "bronco," and even though quite a few of them got hurt, Semper loved it. He loved being with all of his family in the open space, goofing around and racing and bucking.
But of course, since they were out in the open, there was no protection from thunderstorms.
While racing one day, a thunderstorm rolled in with frequent lightning strikes and torrential downpours. All of Semper's cousins cleared out quickly, but since Semp had twisted his ankle in an awkward fashion, he couldn't get away fast enough and was left in the open. All of his family had already gone for shelter by Canicus, so all he could do was limp as fast as he could toward the tall buildings in the distance, but he didn't make it. A lightning bolt came down and struck him, leaving him laying unconscious and with burn marks that had blackened and cracked skin on it. When Semper woke up, he was in some sort of hut with his great-grandmother -- an "ancient mare," as he and his cousins liked to call her -- who was tending to his burns. All Semper could remember was seeing an ungodly bright light before blacking out, and it terrified him. It scared him to such a degree that once he was better, Semper went to see one of his relatives who was like the counselor of the group, and asked her about his situation. Unfortunately, all she could say was to get over his fear by facing it, but he couldn't do that. He didn't want to put himself in another situation where he could get struck by lightning again, so every time he went outside, he would check the sky to make sure it didn't look like it would rain. He now tends to stay more closer to the three Seige cities, ready to gallop off to the buildings for shelter.
``the puppetmaster
Your Name;; Semper
Other Accounts;; None
How You Got Here;; Let The Gods Decide
