Qianweilian He/him Posted March 31 Posted March 31 @Akimikoisthecutest, if it helps, this is a smaller version of @Koloss17's character in the post immediately above mine. Spoiler Name: Clotho Appearance: late-40s looking Scadrian, with blonde hair tied up in a high ponytail. She has a distinctly early 1900s (our time) dressing choice, which is more or less era 2 fashion, though her dressing choice would probably be seen as too masculine for them. She always seems to have a suit and tie on, wearing some sort of hat, with each depending on the day or occasion. She is generally self confident, but everything about her personality seems to be in flux. Her mannerisms do change day to day, and her actions are erratic at times, which is indicative of something…off with her. Affiliations: Many law-enforcing agencies have some familiarity with her, but she may or may not know of them. Has most recently assisted with giving crucial information about UFO and was an invaluable asset to the New Hallandren government, giving her near unrestricted access to the recovering district. Has a bunch of sources around the city, though does not always remember them. Personality: Clotho knows what she’s worth and isn’t willing to back down from hurdles that come her way. She keeps copious notes and is a very inquisitive and astute person. However, her personality is quite fluid in nature, as her memories are unreliable and her personality is deeply affected by the constantly shifting roster gold shadows. Concept: A-gold savant that has, due to her savantism, lost most of her past memories. She has recently gained an F-copper medallion that she can use to assist her affliction, but can only help her so much. In the past two years, she has become a fairly accomplished private investigator. Motivation (Short & long term goal): Well, given her nature, she can’t really afford to have long-term goals. She largely just keeps doing what she’s doing, growing her business and becoming better at controlling her nature. She largely takes things one day at a time and puts her most recent case above anything else. Merits: Major: Is technically able to do nearly anything, as her gold shadows can give her knowledge and skills. Main drawback is that she can’t choose the skills, and the shadows themselves have amnesia from savantism. The abilities also have to be within reason, as the alternate selves have to be a realistic branch of her history. Normal: If given the opportunity, can take incredibly meticulous notes. Her F-Copper medallion has allowed her to create a memory archive, as well as an archive of written down information, but they are only useful if she remembers that they are there. Minor: clever, well connected (in a sense), attentive when possible. Flaws: A-Gold savantism has caused her to forget anything that has happened a few days ago, with the only saving grace being her vast memory archive, both in her copperminds and in her journals. She knows who she is, what her job is, but only vaguely knows her own past. She knows she was a Scadrian noble, and has records of what her past life was like, but doesn’t really know anything beyond what was written down/stored. If she stops burning gold, she loses her memories much quicker, in addition to the typical withdrawal effects. Quite volatile, with her conflicting memories and personalities making her life ever difficult. She has learned how to separate her personalities, so they do not mix as easily, but things still slip through the cracks. Relationships (Eg. Family and Friends): Struggles to have friends, as she forgets any memories that they had with them one way or another. Closest she has to friends is her alternate selves, which can’t really communicate to her. She thinks and acts like they would, and can see through their eyes (a trick that she uses to see and notice things that she normally would be unable to do) but her shadows are more extensions of her rather than separate people. Home Planet: Second Era Scadrian Nobility Current Residence: Alleycity, in a mansion in Mistkeep. Backstory: I have an unhealthy amount of backstory for this character. Clotho of course doesn’t remember much of it, but I have info covering her life up to this point. Spoiler Birth: Clotho, born to a rich Elendel family, was the youngest of four. Her eldest sister was 12 years older than her, with her two brothers 9 and 6 years older than her respectively. All three were quite accomplished, and she had big shoes to fill. Her parents were kind to her, with her mother being the gentler one, and her father expecting much of her. Realizes Augur: Age: 8 At age 8, expectations started being piled on. Private tutors came to teach Clotho all manners of things, and free time was limited. She rarely saw her siblings, with her sister always enveloped in politics, her eldest brother off in the Elendel military, and her youngest brother pursuing his own studies. One day, however, her father decided to test her for metals. It was an uncomfortable experience for her, but she learned that she was an augur. Even as a child, she was quite astute, and after the initial shock of the experience of an augur, she caught a glimpse of her father’s disappointment on his face. He had expected something useful, and he got nothing. Begin experimenting: Age: 12 At age 12, she began tampering with her abilities. She was always expected to be doing something productive, but she could choose what. She was soon to be off to university, but until then, she experimented. In a fit of rebellion, she began to turn to her alternate selves for answers. She would prove to her father that her gold was not a useless talent. At first she was disoriented, but she quickly got the hang of it. Determined, she learned. She took notes on what realities she could conjure, and began to note the differences. Clotho eventually grew to deeply know her strengths and weaknesses, and began planning for the future. Go to university: Age: 16 Upon entering an Elendel university, the same that her siblings went to, she was caught off guard by the atmosphere. She had expected a group of like-minded, studious individuals. What she found instead were groups of rich fools that partied and slacked off. There were a few that didn’t mingle, but they were not going to want to socialize with Clotho either. Everyone there was equally entitled, in their own way. Clotho sought her studies to seek refuge, studying the history of the Final Empire and all that was lost. She didn’t need company; she had herself, and her alternate selves. She couldn’t communicate with them, but she knew what they would do in her stead, which was much like having friends, she assumed. Occasionally, she interacted with others, either with her professors or with the staff. Never with students, however. She completed everything diligently and on time, spending most of her time pursuing her personal interests. Little did she know, her gold would soon get the better of her. Becomes Savant: Age: 19 As the university years continued, Clotho’s talent in gold grew, but her other studies faltered. She was now able to call onto shadows at any age of her life, yet she could not choose which shadows she calls back. Her shadows think with her, and she can easily process two people’s worth of thoughts and reactions. She has had many recurring shadows, something few thought possible. Clotho assumed few had burned gold for as long as she had. With two people’s worth of knowledge, she assumed that her studies would be a breeze, but she soon began to struggle. Clotho was forgetting things. Simple things, like what teachers she had the year before. Then it became more serious. She began forgetting she was enrolled in classes; she even forgot her eldest brother’s name. She knew he was in the military, and that she hadn’t seen him since….when did she last see him? Drops out of college: Age: 20 Her condition eventually got worse. So bad, in fact, that she had to drop out of the university a year before she earned her degree. She had completed most of the courses required, and with her noble heritage, she managed to still get the diploma. Clotho was grateful, but feared for her future. Moves to separate estate: Age: 22 As time went on, her condition got to the point that her family gave up on her. They had no faith that she could have a career, and she certainly couldn’t get a spouse. She was moved to a separate estate, a smaller and more remote area of Elendel, where she didn’t put shame to her family. She wasn’t even mad at them, not really. She understood, in a way. She had forgotten her parent’s names multiple times, and had forgotten that she has even went to university, once. Yet with everything going wrong, she still had her selves. Seclusion grows: Age: 26 Four years had passed, and her condition had worsened still. She had created journals upon journals, detailing information about her past, and about her life. She had forgotten most of it, now. But with the help of the journals, she still knew most of it. She had been a promising graduate, to her noble house, until everything went wrong. She knew, deep down, that it was her obsession with her abilities that was causing it. But she couldn’t let them go. Her alternate lives gave her comfort, and let her continue on. They gave her advice, in their own way, and let her remember more than she could without them, even if their pasts weren’t exactly hers. She needed them. Tragedy Strikes Family: Age: 28 At a noble’s ball, Clotho’s family was murdered, along with a few other influential nobility. At the time, Clotho was off in her manor, oblivious of it all. A letter was sent about the event, but Clotho forgot it existed. 6 months later, Clotho read the letter. Her family was dead, and she inherited their various riches. Distraught and heartbroken, Clotho sought vengeance. She called upon various people that were connected with her house, and took over her dormant house. With the help of outside contacts and her alternative selves, she got closer and closer to the truth. Her father had gotten too deep with a rival organization, and had gotten himself and his family killed because of it. Clotho had a suspicion she wasn’t supposed to be alive either, but whoever had done this seems to have moved on. Begin journey to Alleyverse: Age: 29 After heavy research, as well as furious record keeping, Clotho made a breakthrough. The killer, whoever they were, had moved to Alleycity, wherever that was. Through careful questioning, she found a way to get there. She left on her own, with nearly the entirety of her wealth with her, to the Cognitive Realm. Her house had practically fallen, and her absence would not be noticed. There was still much she did not know, and much that she couldn’t remember, but cataloguing her experiences and memories in her journals would help with both. The next step was to travel to Alleycity. Disaster Strikes: Age: 30 After close to a year of traveling, and expenses paid, she had nearly arrived at the Alleyverse. A few months out from her destination, her guide struck, stealing some of her journals and damaging others. Years of her life, along with most of her notes about the case, were taken from her in an instant. Arrives at Alleyverse: Age: 31 She carried on, with the loss affecting her greatly. Eventually, she forgot exactly why she was traveling, but she knew that she needed to reach the Alleyverse. Eventually, she did. Upon arrival, she sought a place to live, and an area to get knowledge about herself. As she was traveling, she had learned how to use her selves to gain abilities that she didn’t have, but now she used her abilities to learn more about herself, and what she used to be. She wanted to learn why she was here, and who she was. She kept more journals, and tried to decipher what remained of her notes. She was meticulous in her note taking, but everything added on to what she had took before. While missing initial chunks, she could only decipher so much. Her newer journals made sure to restate what had already been said, in case some pages were lost. She learned some, but very little. Over the years, she lost pages, and lost notes. Fire burned some, water damaged others. She didn’t create backups, as she had sparingly little time and no one to help her. She kept her journals close, and learned what she could, as the world outside faded into irrelevance. The forgery (era 5): Age: 35 One day, something happened. Her selves acted erratic, and her memories merged further than they ever did. She lost sight of what she was doing, and details about the world around her didn’t line up. She lost trust in herself, and lost trust in her entries. She was confused, and so, so lonely. She knew something needed to change. She couldn’t do this on her own. She needed help. Era 6: Age: 36 As the world healed, her abilities healed. She began trusting her entries, but discarded what she took during the Forgery, as none of it could be trusted. She still kept them around, somewhere. She just didn’t use them. She knew things about herself, like that she had a family, and that she was born of nobility. She knew when she was born, but she didn’t know how old she was, as the Alleyverse exists outside the Cosmere’s time. She knew she came here for a reason, but she didn’t quite know why. She suspects someone died, and that she was here for justice, but she didn’t know who died, or why she cared. She realized her memories flowed easier when she was not secluded, and she intended to use that. She needed help, but she also needed a reputation to get that help. The only reputation she had thus far acquired was as a spinster that never left her mansion. She needed that to change, and she needed her selves to help her. As time went on, she gathered friends and began the journey to find out the mysteries of her past. Her journeys eventually led her to get a nicrobursted trip to the spiritual realm, where she learned of her true self. Frantic to keep those memories, she stowed them away in her journal. Now knowing her purpose, she continued her journey. Eventually, she realized her parents’ killers was the man she had been working with this whole time, a man named Tsyan. In her rage, she killed him. With her vengeance enacted, what life did she have left? Era 7: Age: 37 In the following year, Clotho spent time bettering herself. Keeping improved records, developing her own shorthand, and ensuring that she held on to the memories that allowed her to access those catalogues. Unfortunately, her vast inheritance was quickly dwindling, and she could not sustain her addiction for long. She had wondered if she could heal it, perhaps through the help of radiants, but she decided against it. This was who she was now, and she had to learn to live with it, not destroy it. And so, that’s exactly what she did. She spent the remaining amount of her money on an F-copper medallion, and with her inheritance all but gone, she began her own investigation agency. It took a bit to get going, but once people discovered how valuable she was, her business boomed. She began getting her name out there, and began having an actual career, for the first time in her life. Era 8 Age: 38 During the invasion of New Hallandren, Clotho was immediately interested in it. She wasn’t hired to investigate, but her curiosity got the better of her. Through careful snooping, she located multiple UFO hideouts as well as valuable information on some of its head members. Thanks to her help, she gained many awakened safety measures for her archive, along with unimpeded access to the district and its resources, if she so chose. Modern day (era 9) Age: 39 As her business has continued, her reputation and skills have grown. After 3 years of her work, she has developed quite the reputation for herself, along with obtaining a web of connections. She’s a bit awkward to work with, as she almost certainly won’t remember any past meetings. But her reputation and amicable personality helps relations, so her informants are fairly loyal and trustworthy, especially given she only asks for information if she’s requested it. Found the mobile user (@Koloss17)
Qianweilian He/him Posted April 1 Posted April 1 Sorry for the double post, @Koloss17, but can you approve a second character of mine? Spoiler Name: Cal'lel Appearance: Tall, with dark hair. Extremely handsome. Has a blue suit with red underwear and cape (worn on outside) Affiliations: none Personality: Very heroic Concept: A man with absolute power, and isn't corrupted Motivation (Short & long term goal): Help people Merits: Major: Flight Major: Superspeed Major: Incredible Strength Major: Invulnerability Major: Can shoot heat beams from his eyes Major: Can see xrays Major: Can blow hurricane force winds Major: Can freeze things with breath Major: Genius level intelligence Minor: Super ventriloquism Flaws: Epic weakness is green glowing rocks Thinks glasses is a great disguise Relationships (Eg. Family and Friends): Raised by two farmers from Reckoner earth Home Planet: Notpyrk Current Residence: Unknown Backstory: Home planet blew up, so parents sent him as an infant to Reckoner earth. Was raised by farmers. Art: This drawing, and this video 2
Ink and Embers Any pronouns Posted April 1 Posted April 1 9 minutes ago, Qianweilian said: Sorry for the double post, @Koloss17, but can you approve a second character of mine? Reveal hidden contents Name: Cal'lel Appearance: Tall, with dark hair. Extremely handsome. Has a blue suit with red underwear and cape (worn on outside) Affiliations: none Personality: Very heroic Concept: A man with absolute power, and isn't corrupted Motivation (Short & long term goal): Help people Merits: Major: Flight Major: Superspeed Major: Incredible Strength Major: Invulnerability Major: Can shoot heat beams from his eyes Major: Can see xrays Major: Can blow hurricane force winds Major: Can freeze things with breath Major: Genius level intelligence Minor: Super ventriloquism Flaws: Epic weakness is green glowing rocks Thinks glasses is a great disguise Relationships (Eg. Family and Friends): Raised by two farmers from Reckoner earth Home Planet: Notpyrk Current Residence: Unknown Backstory: Home planet blew up, so parents sent him as an infant to Reckoner earth. Was raised by farmers. Art: This drawing, and this video *horrified gasp* DOUBLE POST YOURSELF!!!
Koloss17 She/They Posted April 1 Posted April 1 51 minutes ago, Qianweilian said: Sorry for the double post, @Koloss17, but can you approve a second character of mine? Hide contents Name: Cal'lel Appearance: Tall, with dark hair. Extremely handsome. Has a blue suit with red underwear and cape (worn on outside) Affiliations: none Personality: Very heroic Concept: A man with absolute power, and isn't corrupted Motivation (Short & long term goal): Help people Merits: Major: Flight Major: Superspeed Major: Incredible Strength Major: Invulnerability Major: Can shoot heat beams from his eyes Major: Can see xrays Major: Can blow hurricane force winds Major: Can freeze things with breath Major: Genius level intelligence Minor: Super ventriloquism Flaws: Epic weakness is green glowing rocks Thinks glasses is a great disguise Relationships (Eg. Family and Friends): Raised by two farmers from Reckoner earth Home Planet: Notpyrk Current Residence: Unknown Backstory: Home planet blew up, so parents sent him as an infant to Reckoner earth. Was raised by farmers. Art: This drawing, and this video happy April fools day to you too 1
CoderDrag0n8 He/Him Posted April 1 Posted April 1 7 hours ago, Qianweilian said: Sorry for the double post, @Koloss17, but can you approve a second character of mine? Hide contents Name: Cal'lel Appearance: Tall, with dark hair. Extremely handsome. Has a blue suit with red underwear and cape (worn on outside) Affiliations: none Personality: Very heroic Concept: A man with absolute power, and isn't corrupted Motivation (Short & long term goal): Help people Merits: Major: Flight Major: Superspeed Major: Incredible Strength Major: Invulnerability Major: Can shoot heat beams from his eyes Major: Can see xrays Major: Can blow hurricane force winds Major: Can freeze things with breath Major: Genius level intelligence Minor: Super ventriloquism Major: glasses actually are a great disguise Flaws: Epic weakness is green glowing rocks Thinks glasses is a great disguise Relationships (Eg. Family and Friends): Raised by two farmers from Reckoner earth Home Planet: Notpyrk Current Residence: Unknown Backstory: Home planet blew up, so parents sent him as an infant to Reckoner earth. Was raised by farmers. Art: This drawing, and this video erm fixed
Koloss17 She/They Posted April 2 Posted April 2 On 3/31/2026 at 5:20 PM, Koloss17 said: @Akimikoisthecutest if you’re available, I’d love this character approved. If not, I can possibly recruit some older folks. Updated Clotho (no idea why it’s so big): Reveal hidden contents Name: Clotho Appearance: late-40s looking Scadrian, with blonde hair tied up in a high ponytail. She has a distinctly early 1900s (our time) dressing choice, which is more or less era 2 fashion, though her dressing choice would probably be seen as too masculine for them. She always seems to have a suit and tie on, wearing some sort of hat, with each depending on the day or occasion. She is generally self confident, but everything about her personality seems to be in flux. Her mannerisms do change day to day, and her actions are erratic at times, which is indicative of something…off with her. Affiliations: Many law-enforcing agencies have some familiarity with her, but she may or may not know of them. Has most recently assisted with giving crucial information about UFO and was an invaluable asset to the New Hallandren government, giving her near unrestricted access to the recovering district. Has a bunch of sources around the city, though does not always remember them. Personality: Clotho knows what she’s worth and isn’t willing to back down from hurdles that come her way. She keeps copious notes and is a very inquisitive and astute person. However, her personality is quite fluid in nature, as her memories are unreliable and her personality is deeply affected by the constantly shifting roster gold shadows. Concept: A-gold savant that has, due to her savantism, lost most of her past memories. She has recently gained an F-copper medallion that she can use to assist her affliction, but can only help her so much. In the past two years, she has become a fairly accomplished private investigator. Motivation (Short & long term goal): Well, given her nature, she can’t really afford to have long-term goals. She largely just keeps doing what she’s doing, growing her business and becoming better at controlling her nature. She largely takes things one day at a time and puts her most recent case above anything else. Merits: Major: Is technically able to do nearly anything, as her gold shadows can give her knowledge and skills. Main drawback is that she can’t choose the skills, and the shadows themselves have amnesia from savantism. The abilities also have to be within reason, as the alternate selves have to be a realistic branch of her history. Normal: If given the opportunity, can take incredibly meticulous notes. Her F-Copper medallion has allowed her to create a memory archive, as well as an archive of written down information, but they are only useful if she remembers that they are there. Minor: clever, well connected (in a sense), attentive when possible. Flaws: A-Gold savantism has caused her to forget anything that has happened a few days ago, with the only saving grace being her vast memory archive, both in her copperminds and in her journals. She knows who she is, what her job is, but only vaguely knows her own past. She knows she was a Scadrian noble, and has records of what her past life was like, but doesn’t really know anything beyond what was written down/stored. If she stops burning gold, she loses her memories much quicker, in addition to the typical withdrawal effects. Quite volatile, with her conflicting memories and personalities making her life ever difficult. She has learned how to separate her personalities, so they do not mix as easily, but things still slip through the cracks. Relationships (Eg. Family and Friends): Struggles to have friends, as she forgets any memories that they had with them one way or another. Closest she has to friends is her alternate selves, which can’t really communicate to her. She thinks and acts like they would, and can see through their eyes (a trick that she uses to see and notice things that she normally would be unable to do) but her shadows are more extensions of her rather than separate people. Home Planet: Second Era Scadrian Nobility Current Residence: Alleycity, in a mansion in Mistkeep. Backstory: I have an unhealthy amount of backstory for this character. Clotho of course doesn’t remember much of it, but I have info covering her life up to this point. Reveal hidden contents Birth: Clotho, born to a rich Elendel family, was the youngest of four. Her eldest sister was 12 years older than her, with her two brothers 9 and 6 years older than her respectively. All three were quite accomplished, and she had big shoes to fill. Her parents were kind to her, with her mother being the gentler one, and her father expecting much of her. Realizes Augur: Age: 8 At age 8, expectations started being piled on. Private tutors came to teach Clotho all manners of things, and free time was limited. She rarely saw her siblings, with her sister always enveloped in politics, her eldest brother off in the Elendel military, and her youngest brother pursuing his own studies. One day, however, her father decided to test her for metals. It was an uncomfortable experience for her, but she learned that she was an augur. Even as a child, she was quite astute, and after the initial shock of the experience of an augur, she caught a glimpse of her father’s disappointment on his face. He had expected something useful, and he got nothing. Begin experimenting: Age: 12 At age 12, she began tampering with her abilities. She was always expected to be doing something productive, but she could choose what. She was soon to be off to university, but until then, she experimented. In a fit of rebellion, she began to turn to her alternate selves for answers. She would prove to her father that her gold was not a useless talent. At first she was disoriented, but she quickly got the hang of it. Determined, she learned. She took notes on what realities she could conjure, and began to note the differences. Clotho eventually grew to deeply know her strengths and weaknesses, and began planning for the future. Go to university: Age: 16 Upon entering an Elendel university, the same that her siblings went to, she was caught off guard by the atmosphere. She had expected a group of like-minded, studious individuals. What she found instead were groups of rich fools that partied and slacked off. There were a few that didn’t mingle, but they were not going to want to socialize with Clotho either. Everyone there was equally entitled, in their own way. Clotho sought her studies to seek refuge, studying the history of the Final Empire and all that was lost. She didn’t need company; she had herself, and her alternate selves. She couldn’t communicate with them, but she knew what they would do in her stead, which was much like having friends, she assumed. Occasionally, she interacted with others, either with her professors or with the staff. Never with students, however. She completed everything diligently and on time, spending most of her time pursuing her personal interests. Little did she know, her gold would soon get the better of her. Becomes Savant: Age: 19 As the university years continued, Clotho’s talent in gold grew, but her other studies faltered. She was now able to call onto shadows at any age of her life, yet she could not choose which shadows she calls back. Her shadows think with her, and she can easily process two people’s worth of thoughts and reactions. She has had many recurring shadows, something few thought possible. Clotho assumed few had burned gold for as long as she had. With two people’s worth of knowledge, she assumed that her studies would be a breeze, but she soon began to struggle. Clotho was forgetting things. Simple things, like what teachers she had the year before. Then it became more serious. She began forgetting she was enrolled in classes; she even forgot her eldest brother’s name. She knew he was in the military, and that she hadn’t seen him since….when did she last see him? Drops out of college: Age: 20 Her condition eventually got worse. So bad, in fact, that she had to drop out of the university a year before she earned her degree. She had completed most of the courses required, and with her noble heritage, she managed to still get the diploma. Clotho was grateful, but feared for her future. Moves to separate estate: Age: 22 As time went on, her condition got to the point that her family gave up on her. They had no faith that she could have a career, and she certainly couldn’t get a spouse. She was moved to a separate estate, a smaller and more remote area of Elendel, where she didn’t put shame to her family. She wasn’t even mad at them, not really. She understood, in a way. She had forgotten her parent’s names multiple times, and had forgotten that she has even went to university, once. Yet with everything going wrong, she still had her selves. Seclusion grows: Age: 26 Four years had passed, and her condition had worsened still. She had created journals upon journals, detailing information about her past, and about her life. She had forgotten most of it, now. But with the help of the journals, she still knew most of it. She had been a promising graduate, to her noble house, until everything went wrong. She knew, deep down, that it was her obsession with her abilities that was causing it. But she couldn’t let them go. Her alternate lives gave her comfort, and let her continue on. They gave her advice, in their own way, and let her remember more than she could without them, even if their pasts weren’t exactly hers. She needed them. Tragedy Strikes Family: Age: 28 At a noble’s ball, Clotho’s family was murdered, along with a few other influential nobility. At the time, Clotho was off in her manor, oblivious of it all. A letter was sent about the event, but Clotho forgot it existed. 6 months later, Clotho read the letter. Her family was dead, and she inherited their various riches. Distraught and heartbroken, Clotho sought vengeance. She called upon various people that were connected with her house, and took over her dormant house. With the help of outside contacts and her alternative selves, she got closer and closer to the truth. Her father had gotten too deep with a rival organization, and had gotten himself and his family killed because of it. Clotho had a suspicion she wasn’t supposed to be alive either, but whoever had done this seems to have moved on. Begin journey to Alleyverse: Age: 29 After heavy research, as well as furious record keeping, Clotho made a breakthrough. The killer, whoever they were, had moved to Alleycity, wherever that was. Through careful questioning, she found a way to get there. She left on her own, with nearly the entirety of her wealth with her, to the Cognitive Realm. Her house had practically fallen, and her absence would not be noticed. There was still much she did not know, and much that she couldn’t remember, but cataloguing her experiences and memories in her journals would help with both. The next step was to travel to Alleycity. Disaster Strikes: Age: 30 After close to a year of traveling, and expenses paid, she had nearly arrived at the Alleyverse. A few months out from her destination, her guide struck, stealing some of her journals and damaging others. Years of her life, along with most of her notes about the case, were taken from her in an instant. Arrives at Alleyverse: Age: 31 She carried on, with the loss affecting her greatly. Eventually, she forgot exactly why she was traveling, but she knew that she needed to reach the Alleyverse. Eventually, she did. Upon arrival, she sought a place to live, and an area to get knowledge about herself. As she was traveling, she had learned how to use her selves to gain abilities that she didn’t have, but now she used her abilities to learn more about herself, and what she used to be. She wanted to learn why she was here, and who she was. She kept more journals, and tried to decipher what remained of her notes. She was meticulous in her note taking, but everything added on to what she had took before. While missing initial chunks, she could only decipher so much. Her newer journals made sure to restate what had already been said, in case some pages were lost. She learned some, but very little. Over the years, she lost pages, and lost notes. Fire burned some, water damaged others. She didn’t create backups, as she had sparingly little time and no one to help her. She kept her journals close, and learned what she could, as the world outside faded into irrelevance. The forgery (era 5): Age: 35 One day, something happened. Her selves acted erratic, and her memories merged further than they ever did. She lost sight of what she was doing, and details about the world around her didn’t line up. She lost trust in herself, and lost trust in her entries. She was confused, and so, so lonely. She knew something needed to change. She couldn’t do this on her own. She needed help. Era 6: Age: 36 As the world healed, her abilities healed. She began trusting her entries, but discarded what she took during the Forgery, as none of it could be trusted. She still kept them around, somewhere. She just didn’t use them. She knew things about herself, like that she had a family, and that she was born of nobility. She knew when she was born, but she didn’t know how old she was, as the Alleyverse exists outside the Cosmere’s time. She knew she came here for a reason, but she didn’t quite know why. She suspects someone died, and that she was here for justice, but she didn’t know who died, or why she cared. She realized her memories flowed easier when she was not secluded, and she intended to use that. She needed help, but she also needed a reputation to get that help. The only reputation she had thus far acquired was as a spinster that never left her mansion. She needed that to change, and she needed her selves to help her. As time went on, she gathered friends and began the journey to find out the mysteries of her past. Her journeys eventually led her to get a nicrobursted trip to the spiritual realm, where she learned of her true self. Frantic to keep those memories, she stowed them away in her journal. Now knowing her purpose, she continued her journey. Eventually, she realized her parents’ killers was the man she had been working with this whole time, a man named Tsyan. In her rage, she killed him. With her vengeance enacted, what life did she have left? Era 7: Age: 37 In the following year, Clotho spent time bettering herself. Keeping improved records, developing her own shorthand, and ensuring that she held on to the memories that allowed her to access those catalogues. Unfortunately, her vast inheritance was quickly dwindling, and she could not sustain her addiction for long. She had wondered if she could heal it, perhaps through the help of radiants, but she decided against it. This was who she was now, and she had to learn to live with it, not destroy it. And so, that’s exactly what she did. She spent the remaining amount of her money on an F-copper medallion, and with her inheritance all but gone, she began her own investigation agency. It took a bit to get going, but once people discovered how valuable she was, her business boomed. She began getting her name out there, and began having an actual career, for the first time in her life. Era 8 Age: 38 During the invasion of New Hallandren, Clotho was immediately interested in it. She wasn’t hired to investigate, but her curiosity got the better of her. Through careful snooping, she located multiple UFO hideouts as well as valuable information on some of its head members. Thanks to her help, she gained many awakened safety measures for her archive, along with unimpeded access to the district and its resources, if she so chose. Modern day (era 9) Age: 39 As her business has continued, her reputation and skills have grown. After 3 years of her work, she has developed quite the reputation for herself, along with obtaining a web of connections. She’s a bit awkward to work with, as she almost certainly won’t remember any past meetings. But her reputation and amicable personality helps relations, so her informants are fairly loyal and trustworthy, especially given she only asks for information if she’s requested it. @AonEne can you take a look at this character pretty pleeeeeeeease :3 I’m just excited to play her and want someone that knows what they’re doing to say it’s good (and so that I don’t abuse the system by self approving characters)
AonEne he/him Posted April 2 Posted April 2 3 hours ago, Koloss17 said: @AonEne can you take a look at this character pretty pleeeeeeeease :3 I’m just excited to play her and want someone that knows what they’re doing to say it’s good (and so that I don’t abuse the system by self approving characters) Sounds like an interesting concept for gold savantism! Thumbs up from me, though I'm not really active here so I'd trust you to approve your own characters - the Alleyverse is smaller and I think you can be trusted to not powergame it. 1
Akimikoisthecutest Posted April 4 Author Posted April 4 On 3/31/2026 at 3:20 PM, Koloss17 said: @Akimikoisthecutest if you’re available, I’d love this character approved. If not, I can possibly recruit some older folks. Updated Clotho (no idea why it’s so big): Reveal hidden contents Name: Clotho Appearance: late-40s looking Scadrian, with blonde hair tied up in a high ponytail. She has a distinctly early 1900s (our time) dressing choice, which is more or less era 2 fashion, though her dressing choice would probably be seen as too masculine for them. She always seems to have a suit and tie on, wearing some sort of hat, with each depending on the day or occasion. She is generally self confident, but everything about her personality seems to be in flux. Her mannerisms do change day to day, and her actions are erratic at times, which is indicative of something…off with her. Affiliations: Many law-enforcing agencies have some familiarity with her, but she may or may not know of them. Has most recently assisted with giving crucial information about UFO and was an invaluable asset to the New Hallandren government, giving her near unrestricted access to the recovering district. Has a bunch of sources around the city, though does not always remember them. Personality: Clotho knows what she’s worth and isn’t willing to back down from hurdles that come her way. She keeps copious notes and is a very inquisitive and astute person. However, her personality is quite fluid in nature, as her memories are unreliable and her personality is deeply affected by the constantly shifting roster gold shadows. Concept: A-gold savant that has, due to her savantism, lost most of her past memories. She has recently gained an F-copper medallion that she can use to assist her affliction, but can only help her so much. In the past two years, she has become a fairly accomplished private investigator. Motivation (Short & long term goal): Well, given her nature, she can’t really afford to have long-term goals. She largely just keeps doing what she’s doing, growing her business and becoming better at controlling her nature. She largely takes things one day at a time and puts her most recent case above anything else. Merits: Major: Is technically able to do nearly anything, as her gold shadows can give her knowledge and skills. Main drawback is that she can’t choose the skills, and the shadows themselves have amnesia from savantism. The abilities also have to be within reason, as the alternate selves have to be a realistic branch of her history. Normal: If given the opportunity, can take incredibly meticulous notes. Her F-Copper medallion has allowed her to create a memory archive, as well as an archive of written down information, but they are only useful if she remembers that they are there. Minor: clever, well connected (in a sense), attentive when possible. Flaws: A-Gold savantism has caused her to forget anything that has happened a few days ago, with the only saving grace being her vast memory archive, both in her copperminds and in her journals. She knows who she is, what her job is, but only vaguely knows her own past. She knows she was a Scadrian noble, and has records of what her past life was like, but doesn’t really know anything beyond what was written down/stored. If she stops burning gold, she loses her memories much quicker, in addition to the typical withdrawal effects. Quite volatile, with her conflicting memories and personalities making her life ever difficult. She has learned how to separate her personalities, so they do not mix as easily, but things still slip through the cracks. Relationships (Eg. Family and Friends): Struggles to have friends, as she forgets any memories that they had with them one way or another. Closest she has to friends is her alternate selves, which can’t really communicate to her. She thinks and acts like they would, and can see through their eyes (a trick that she uses to see and notice things that she normally would be unable to do) but her shadows are more extensions of her rather than separate people. Home Planet: Second Era Scadrian Nobility Current Residence: Alleycity, in a mansion in Mistkeep. Backstory: I have an unhealthy amount of backstory for this character. Clotho of course doesn’t remember much of it, but I have info covering her life up to this point. Reveal hidden contents Birth: Clotho, born to a rich Elendel family, was the youngest of four. Her eldest sister was 12 years older than her, with her two brothers 9 and 6 years older than her respectively. All three were quite accomplished, and she had big shoes to fill. Her parents were kind to her, with her mother being the gentler one, and her father expecting much of her. Realizes Augur: Age: 8 At age 8, expectations started being piled on. Private tutors came to teach Clotho all manners of things, and free time was limited. She rarely saw her siblings, with her sister always enveloped in politics, her eldest brother off in the Elendel military, and her youngest brother pursuing his own studies. One day, however, her father decided to test her for metals. It was an uncomfortable experience for her, but she learned that she was an augur. Even as a child, she was quite astute, and after the initial shock of the experience of an augur, she caught a glimpse of her father’s disappointment on his face. He had expected something useful, and he got nothing. Begin experimenting: Age: 12 At age 12, she began tampering with her abilities. She was always expected to be doing something productive, but she could choose what. She was soon to be off to university, but until then, she experimented. In a fit of rebellion, she began to turn to her alternate selves for answers. She would prove to her father that her gold was not a useless talent. At first she was disoriented, but she quickly got the hang of it. Determined, she learned. She took notes on what realities she could conjure, and began to note the differences. Clotho eventually grew to deeply know her strengths and weaknesses, and began planning for the future. Go to university: Age: 16 Upon entering an Elendel university, the same that her siblings went to, she was caught off guard by the atmosphere. She had expected a group of like-minded, studious individuals. What she found instead were groups of rich fools that partied and slacked off. There were a few that didn’t mingle, but they were not going to want to socialize with Clotho either. Everyone there was equally entitled, in their own way. Clotho sought her studies to seek refuge, studying the history of the Final Empire and all that was lost. She didn’t need company; she had herself, and her alternate selves. She couldn’t communicate with them, but she knew what they would do in her stead, which was much like having friends, she assumed. Occasionally, she interacted with others, either with her professors or with the staff. Never with students, however. She completed everything diligently and on time, spending most of her time pursuing her personal interests. Little did she know, her gold would soon get the better of her. Becomes Savant: Age: 19 As the university years continued, Clotho’s talent in gold grew, but her other studies faltered. She was now able to call onto shadows at any age of her life, yet she could not choose which shadows she calls back. Her shadows think with her, and she can easily process two people’s worth of thoughts and reactions. She has had many recurring shadows, something few thought possible. Clotho assumed few had burned gold for as long as she had. With two people’s worth of knowledge, she assumed that her studies would be a breeze, but she soon began to struggle. Clotho was forgetting things. Simple things, like what teachers she had the year before. Then it became more serious. She began forgetting she was enrolled in classes; she even forgot her eldest brother’s name. She knew he was in the military, and that she hadn’t seen him since….when did she last see him? Drops out of college: Age: 20 Her condition eventually got worse. So bad, in fact, that she had to drop out of the university a year before she earned her degree. She had completed most of the courses required, and with her noble heritage, she managed to still get the diploma. Clotho was grateful, but feared for her future. Moves to separate estate: Age: 22 As time went on, her condition got to the point that her family gave up on her. They had no faith that she could have a career, and she certainly couldn’t get a spouse. She was moved to a separate estate, a smaller and more remote area of Elendel, where she didn’t put shame to her family. She wasn’t even mad at them, not really. She understood, in a way. She had forgotten her parent’s names multiple times, and had forgotten that she has even went to university, once. Yet with everything going wrong, she still had her selves. Seclusion grows: Age: 26 Four years had passed, and her condition had worsened still. She had created journals upon journals, detailing information about her past, and about her life. She had forgotten most of it, now. But with the help of the journals, she still knew most of it. She had been a promising graduate, to her noble house, until everything went wrong. She knew, deep down, that it was her obsession with her abilities that was causing it. But she couldn’t let them go. Her alternate lives gave her comfort, and let her continue on. They gave her advice, in their own way, and let her remember more than she could without them, even if their pasts weren’t exactly hers. She needed them. Tragedy Strikes Family: Age: 28 At a noble’s ball, Clotho’s family was murdered, along with a few other influential nobility. At the time, Clotho was off in her manor, oblivious of it all. A letter was sent about the event, but Clotho forgot it existed. 6 months later, Clotho read the letter. Her family was dead, and she inherited their various riches. Distraught and heartbroken, Clotho sought vengeance. She called upon various people that were connected with her house, and took over her dormant house. With the help of outside contacts and her alternative selves, she got closer and closer to the truth. Her father had gotten too deep with a rival organization, and had gotten himself and his family killed because of it. Clotho had a suspicion she wasn’t supposed to be alive either, but whoever had done this seems to have moved on. Begin journey to Alleyverse: Age: 29 After heavy research, as well as furious record keeping, Clotho made a breakthrough. The killer, whoever they were, had moved to Alleycity, wherever that was. Through careful questioning, she found a way to get there. She left on her own, with nearly the entirety of her wealth with her, to the Cognitive Realm. Her house had practically fallen, and her absence would not be noticed. There was still much she did not know, and much that she couldn’t remember, but cataloguing her experiences and memories in her journals would help with both. The next step was to travel to Alleycity. Disaster Strikes: Age: 30 After close to a year of traveling, and expenses paid, she had nearly arrived at the Alleyverse. A few months out from her destination, her guide struck, stealing some of her journals and damaging others. Years of her life, along with most of her notes about the case, were taken from her in an instant. Arrives at Alleyverse: Age: 31 She carried on, with the loss affecting her greatly. Eventually, she forgot exactly why she was traveling, but she knew that she needed to reach the Alleyverse. Eventually, she did. Upon arrival, she sought a place to live, and an area to get knowledge about herself. As she was traveling, she had learned how to use her selves to gain abilities that she didn’t have, but now she used her abilities to learn more about herself, and what she used to be. She wanted to learn why she was here, and who she was. She kept more journals, and tried to decipher what remained of her notes. She was meticulous in her note taking, but everything added on to what she had took before. While missing initial chunks, she could only decipher so much. Her newer journals made sure to restate what had already been said, in case some pages were lost. She learned some, but very little. Over the years, she lost pages, and lost notes. Fire burned some, water damaged others. She didn’t create backups, as she had sparingly little time and no one to help her. She kept her journals close, and learned what she could, as the world outside faded into irrelevance. The forgery (era 5): Age: 35 One day, something happened. Her selves acted erratic, and her memories merged further than they ever did. She lost sight of what she was doing, and details about the world around her didn’t line up. She lost trust in herself, and lost trust in her entries. She was confused, and so, so lonely. She knew something needed to change. She couldn’t do this on her own. She needed help. Era 6: Age: 36 As the world healed, her abilities healed. She began trusting her entries, but discarded what she took during the Forgery, as none of it could be trusted. She still kept them around, somewhere. She just didn’t use them. She knew things about herself, like that she had a family, and that she was born of nobility. She knew when she was born, but she didn’t know how old she was, as the Alleyverse exists outside the Cosmere’s time. She knew she came here for a reason, but she didn’t quite know why. She suspects someone died, and that she was here for justice, but she didn’t know who died, or why she cared. She realized her memories flowed easier when she was not secluded, and she intended to use that. She needed help, but she also needed a reputation to get that help. The only reputation she had thus far acquired was as a spinster that never left her mansion. She needed that to change, and she needed her selves to help her. As time went on, she gathered friends and began the journey to find out the mysteries of her past. Her journeys eventually led her to get a nicrobursted trip to the spiritual realm, where she learned of her true self. Frantic to keep those memories, she stowed them away in her journal. Now knowing her purpose, she continued her journey. Eventually, she realized her parents’ killers was the man she had been working with this whole time, a man named Tsyan. In her rage, she killed him. With her vengeance enacted, what life did she have left? Era 7: Age: 37 In the following year, Clotho spent time bettering herself. Keeping improved records, developing her own shorthand, and ensuring that she held on to the memories that allowed her to access those catalogues. Unfortunately, her vast inheritance was quickly dwindling, and she could not sustain her addiction for long. She had wondered if she could heal it, perhaps through the help of radiants, but she decided against it. This was who she was now, and she had to learn to live with it, not destroy it. And so, that’s exactly what she did. She spent the remaining amount of her money on an F-copper medallion, and with her inheritance all but gone, she began her own investigation agency. It took a bit to get going, but once people discovered how valuable she was, her business boomed. She began getting her name out there, and began having an actual career, for the first time in her life. Era 8 Age: 38 During the invasion of New Hallandren, Clotho was immediately interested in it. She wasn’t hired to investigate, but her curiosity got the better of her. Through careful snooping, she located multiple UFO hideouts as well as valuable information on some of its head members. Thanks to her help, she gained many awakened safety measures for her archive, along with unimpeded access to the district and its resources, if she so chose. Modern day (era 9) Age: 39 As her business has continued, her reputation and skills have grown. After 3 years of her work, she has developed quite the reputation for herself, along with obtaining a web of connections. She’s a bit awkward to work with, as she almost certainly won’t remember any past meetings. But her reputation and amicable personality helps relations, so her informants are fairly loyal and trustworthy, especially given she only asks for information if she’s requested it. Hey, sorry I've been offline for most of spring break, but I'd say it looks great to me!
Koloss17 She/They Posted April 8 Posted April 8 22 minutes ago, Fizz9 said: How does this work? (I'm making a character don't you worry) Well, step one is to read the worldbuilding and etiquette guide. Step two is to make a character with what you learned and the character template at the top of this thread! 1
Fizz9 Posted April 9 Posted April 9 (edited) Hello! Here's a character I made! Spoiler Name: Valov Stidz Appearance: A young man about 19 years old, toughed by war. He always has his trusty sword at his side. Light green eyes and a new member of the Edgedancer. Affiliations: Edgedancer of the second ideal. Personality: Treats everyone the same. Believes that he can save anyone from death. Concept: A determined Edgedancer Motivation (Short & long term goal): He wants to create a very cheap hospital in the Alleyverse. Merits: A Edgedancer of the second ideal. An experienced healer. Having a boon from the Nightwatcher, Valov is able to sense when an injury is fatal, or able to be saved. A good gardener. Creates songs and poems. He enjoys writing. Flaws: Always believes he can save everyone, regardless of how deadly it is. He got the boon from the Nightwatcher to solve this problem, but its roots are deeper and harder to shake. His curse from the Nightwatcher is also problematic, he is unable to digest food normally, instead he has to use Lifelight or Stormlight to do this. Relationships: Left all his family at home, after reassuring them he will do more here. He often worries about them. He also left his friends. Home Planet: Roshar, Alithi Current Residence: Currently resides in New Urithiru, given a room by the Radiants there. Nahel Bond: Valov bonded with Jella (I call her Jel) Backstory: Valov originally came from Alithiar, where he worked at a small farm. There he learned to love plants and animals. As a child he played with the many lifespren around the farm. He was often trailed by a small vine. Later in his life he whispers the immortal words as they pop into his mind. He was not quite sure what they would do. Time passed. One day he saw a weak slave in the fields of the farm. Valov was about to pass by, but felt a want to help this slave. Valov had an inner conflict. It was finally resolved when these words bubbled up, “I will remember those who have been forgotten.” He went to help the slave, and became a second ideal Edgedancer. He worked on the farm for a little more time, then left for the Alleyverse, promising his friends and family he would do more for them. Loose ends: He’s always worried about his family and friends. He is worried about finding new roots in the Alleyverse. Thanks! Edited April 9 by Fizz9
Koloss17 She/They Posted April 9 Posted April 9 3 hours ago, Fizz9 said: Hello! Here's a character I made! Hide contents Name: Valov Stidz Appearance: A young man about 19 years old, toughed by war. He always has his trusty sword at his side. Light green eyes and a new member of the Edgedancer. Affiliations: Edgedancer of the second ideal. Personality: Treats everyone the same. Believes that he can save anyone from death. Concept: A determined Edgedancer Motivation (Short & long term goal): He wants to create a very cheap hospital in the Alleyverse. Merits: A Edgedancer of the second ideal. An experienced healer. Having a boon from the Nightwatcher, Valov is able to sense when an injury is fatal, or able to be saved. A good gardener. Creates songs and poems. He enjoys writing. Flaws: Always believes he can save everyone, regardless of how deadly it is. He got the boon from the Nightwatcher to solve this problem, but its roots are deeper and harder to shake. His curse from the Nightwatcher is also problematic, he is unable to digest food normally, instead he has to use Lifelight or Stormlight to do this. Relationships: Left all his family at home, after reassuring them he will do more here. He often worries about them. He also left his friends. Home Planet: Roshar, Alithi Current Residence: Currently resides in New Urithiru, given a room by the Radiants there. Nahel Bond: Valov bonded with Jella (I call her Jel) Backstory: Valov originally came from Alithiar, where he worked at a small farm. There he learned to love plants and animals. As a child he played with the many lifespren around the farm. He was often trailed by a small vine. Later in his life he whispers the immortal words as they pop into his mind. He was not quite sure what they would do. Time passed. One day he saw a weak slave in the fields of the farm. Valov was about to pass by, but felt a want to help this slave. Valov had an inner conflict. It was finally resolved when these words bubbled up, “I will remember those who have been forgotten.” He went to help the slave, and became a second ideal Edgedancer. He worked on the farm for a little more time, then left for the Alleyverse, promising his friends and family he would do more for them. Loose ends: He’s always worried about his family and friends. He is worried about finding new roots in the Alleyverse. Thanks! few questions 1) what's Valov's spren like? I don't need a whole character, but maybe a bit on their personality and potentially backstory would be nice 2) What led him to get a nightwatcher boon? And when along his journey did he do that? 3) there are a multitude of ways to enter the Alleyverse. Some slip through accidentally, some seek it out intentionally. It can be a short journey to the Alleyverse, or a long one. Given your character in its current form actively sought it out, what led him to do so? And what did he do while there? Has it only been a short time, or has he been here a while?
Fizz9 Posted April 9 Posted April 9 5 hours ago, Koloss17 said: What led him to get a nightwatcher boon? And when along his journey did he do that? Opps! I forgot to add that! He got it after he swore the second ideal. 5 hours ago, Koloss17 said: what's Valov's spren like? I don't need a whole character, but maybe a bit on their personality and potentially backstory would be nice Usually quiet and in the background. Jel helps Valov lots quietly. Very rarely shows herself. 5 hours ago, Koloss17 said: there are a multitude of ways to enter the Alleyverse. Some slip through accidentally, some seek it out intentionally. It can be a short journey to the Alleyverse, or a long one. Given your character in its current form actively sought it out, what led him to do so? And what did he do while there? Has it only been a short time, or has he been here a while? He heard about the Alleyverse from legend and decided he would seek it out. He went through Honor's perpendicularity. He just arrived at the time I will start roleplaying.
Koloss17 She/They Posted April 10 Posted April 10 5 hours ago, Fizz9 said: Opps! I forgot to add that! He got it after he swore the second ideal. What led him to go to her?
Fizz9 Posted April 10 Posted April 10 13 hours ago, Fizz9 said: Always believes he can save everyone, regardless of how deadly it is. He got the boon from the Nightwatcher to solve this problem, but its roots are deeper and harder to shake. He wanted to help people more, and possibly swear the third Ideal and got the boon, but to quote myself: "its roots are deeper and harder to shake" than that.
Koloss17 She/They Posted April 10 Posted April 10 1 hour ago, Fizz9 said: He wanted to help people more, and possibly swear the third Ideal and got the boon, but to quote myself: "its roots are deeper and harder to shake" than that. Largely what I’m getting at is that I want to know that this character has depth to it. One of the worst things is approving a character and then having the player realize that they can’t make a convincing scene due to having not fleshed out their character enough. I suspect you have your character fairly fleshed out, I just want to see it written down so I know for sure. A good grasp on his backstory+personality goes a long way to helping make a character truly thrive.
Fizz9 Posted April 10 Posted April 10 8 hours ago, Koloss17 said: Largely what I’m getting at is that I want to know that this character has depth to it. One of the worst things is approving a character and then having the player realize that they can’t make a convincing scene due to having not fleshed out their character enough. I suspect you have your character fairly fleshed out, I just want to see it written down so I know for sure. A good grasp on his backstory+personality goes a long way to helping make a character truly thrive. Spoiler Valov looked around the empty warehouse, another reminder of what's to come. He had already packed his stuff up and was ready to leave. A vine curled around him, Jel, his Cultivationspren. "Hey," she whispered, her vines forming a face, "It's going to be alright." Valov couldn't help but smile. Maybe she was right, maybe he could do it. The door to the warehouse slammed open to reveal a tall black man, his father. Valov felt a faint hum from him. Suddenly Valov's mind flashed back to the Nightwatcher. The boon. The curse. He hoped it would help, he really hoped, but it didn't. "Are you ready to go?" his father's voice slashing through his thoughts. Right, reality, "Yes, I think so." Valov felt a reassuring tug from Jel. "Alright then, let's do this." They turned and started the long walk to the perpendicularity. He was ready to go and save more people. They could all be saved, we just need to work hard enough. Valov looked back one last time at his warehouse, the foundation of all his good memories. "You can do this." Jel said. I can. I see what you're saying, so I thought a small scene would help with that problem, I'm not always the best at writing things like backstory down, so I thought just showing you would help. I can already see this helping me as well as you to understand how Valov would act. I hope this helps!
Koloss17 She/They Posted April 10 Posted April 10 4 hours ago, Fizz9 said: Hide contents Valov looked around the empty warehouse, another reminder of what's to come. He had already packed his stuff up and was ready to leave. A vine curled around him, Jel, his Cultivationspren. "Hey," she whispered, her vines forming a face, "It's going to be alright." Valov couldn't help but smile. Maybe she was right, maybe he could do it. The door to the warehouse slammed open to reveal a tall black man, his father. Valov felt a faint hum from him. Suddenly Valov's mind flashed back to the Nightwatcher. The boon. The curse. He hoped it would help, he really hoped, but it didn't. "Are you ready to go?" his father's voice slashing through his thoughts. Right, reality, "Yes, I think so." Valov felt a reassuring tug from Jel. "Alright then, let's do this." They turned and started the long walk to the perpendicularity. He was ready to go and save more people. They could all be saved, we just need to work hard enough. Valov looked back one last time at his warehouse, the foundation of all his good memories. "You can do this." Jel said. I can. I see what you're saying, so I thought a small scene would help with that problem, I'm not always the best at writing things like backstory down, so I thought just showing you would help. I can already see this helping me as well as you to understand how Valov would act. I hope this helps! Yeah, that certainly helps! All I need to know is that your character is fleshed out enough to be able to interact with others in a genuine way, and it looks like you have a solid enough grasp on the character for that to not be an issue. your character is approved!
Fizz9 Posted April 10 Posted April 10 5 hours ago, Koloss17 said: Yeah, that certainly helps! All I need to know is that your character is fleshed out enough to be able to interact with others in a genuine way, and it looks like you have a solid enough grasp on the character for that to not be an issue. your character is approved! Thank you so much!
Beholder He/him Posted May 6 Posted May 6 (edited) Quote Character name: Waymaker (Pre-Calamity name: Jason ‘Hikeman’ Barnaby). Appearance: Rugged adventurer with short grizzled beard. Wears a specialised coat with many places for guns and other weapons and worn clothes with many pockets, a tanned complexion from a recent extended visit to Taldain (Dayside), has sparkling emerald eyes, a head of short, curly, brown hair, doesn’t smile often, walks like a hunter (lithe, light footsteps) Affiliations: Has contacts everywhere he has been (which is a lot of different places) and has a good stash of money from betraying his thieving group. See Relationships for similar contacts. Personality: He is a hard man, can kill people but tries not to, tries not to be noticed, generally doesn’t like noblemen and has a respect for hardworking people of any class. He will betray people but can’t betray people he trusts. (On an RP note he would be happy to join some local disputes and might be swept up in some bigger things wink wink) Concept: Epic on the run. Motivation: • Short term: o Finding a safe(ish) place to recuperate and make some acquaintances/have a look around. • Long term: o Destroy the thieving group chasing him and rescue the last remaining member of his mercenary group. Merits: • Major: o Expert gunman. • Normal: o (Epic Powers) He can teleport himself and other people to where he’s been before (as in he has to have physically been there) but only there. However, this power does have some drawbacks such as it takes around 2-5 seconds between uses and it takes effort proportional to the distance teleported and the rough mass of the object being teleported.Super agility/reflexes. See The Matrix's ‘bullet speed’ for an idea. Honed it to such a point that he can touch bullets in the air and then teleport them away. o He is a good brawler. • Minor: o (Epic Powers) Always knows where he is. Always knows where the cardinal points of the compass are. o Always carries a broadsword with him in his coat. It has a thin lining of aluminium on the outside and the inside is steel. Got it on Nalthis. o Been around the Cosmere. Flaws: It takes a long time for him to trust but when he does, he fully trusts them. (Epic weakness) against a particular type of gun. He was doing some shooting at a firing range which had been transferred into steel when he was at uni. He was using an inaccurate ________ and the bullet rebounded and hit him square in the chest. He nearly died and had to have a surgery to remove the bullet. Always keeps that make of gun with him. (In short, his powers are a bit erratic at times as he has his weakness right by him.) Short term: Is injured. Has a shard of aluminium in him so he can’t be Elantrian or Radiant healed. Relationships: The last member of his mercenary group. The members of the thieving group, which include: · Dione LastName (Aon Dio meaning steadfast, immovable. LastName meaning I can’t think of a last name.). An Elantrian. The ‘job finder’. He wears unobtrusive clothing and has beady eyes that constantly flit around. Feels like you shouldn’t believe what he says. Glows. Silver. (Like any other Elantrian) Commands a respect that lets him get good information. · Solalda Aegis. An Awakener. The infiltrator. Worked for 2 years in the New Hallandren guard. He wears a mistcloaky coat for Awakening and has quite a collection of colourful scarves and socks. Has an eerily good memory for names and faces. Doesn’t speak much. · Beneldia Nachus. An A-bendalloy F-iron twinborn. She is the mastermind but has more of a support role in the actual missions. Harsh but quick-witted with a habit of saying less than she means. Scarred both physically and mentally from the death of her brother (See below) and WayMakers betrayal about a year ago. · Atlasian Nachus (Deceased). An A-brass F-tin twinborn. The charmer of the group. Charismatic, likeable but utterly corrupt. Killed as easily as walking. A psychopath. Shares some Southern Scadrian blood with his sister. Killed by Waymaker. Back on Scadrial was raised in a ‘noble house’ by his Elendel father and southern Scadrian mother. Home planet: Reckoner Earth, European. Current residence: In Alleycity, staying at a low-rent boarding house. Backstory: Pre-Calamity he was studying magnetic fields at the university in Munchen, Germany, had a hobby in guns (not a bad shot), when Calamity came. He escaped, hid for 2 years just surviving, joined a mercenary group, and not long after became an Epic. He became crucial to their operations as a transporter and became an expert gunman. He stayed there for 6 years, becoming better and better at fighting. Then, on one mission, they were ambushed by 2 Epics, and most of his team were destroyed. He, however, thinks that none survived when one did. He ran away, began teleporting randomly from trauma, and fell into an alley to the Alleyverse. From there, he made his way through the Cosmere with a guide, the one and only Atlasian Nachus. (At some point, he found out that the member of his group that survived was still alive.), became involved in the thieving group that Atlasian was the leader of (See above) and then abandoned and betrayed that group. He is now being hunted by said group. He last came from Taldain, narrowly escaping with a few injuries. Loose ends: Finding that last member of his group. Hello! I would like to join Era 9. I might not be able to play until after 4 most days (school). But here it is. Might be a bit long. Edit: Sorry. Just realised that Era 9 already started. Can I still join? If not, it's alright and if I could join next Era, that would be nice. Edited May 17 by Beholder Adjusting character.
Steel Speedster ♂ Posted May 12 Posted May 12 On 5/6/2026 at 3:00 PM, Beholder said: Hello! I would like to join Era 9. I might not be able to play until after 4 most days (school). But here it is. Might be a bit long. Edit: Sorry. Just realised that Era 9 already started. Can I still join? If not, it's alright and if I could join next Era, that would be nice. I believe joining mid-Era is perfectly fine! (I started right at the end of an Era.) Welcome! @Koloss17 (Just wanted to make sure if you've seen this.)
Beholder He/him Posted May 12 Posted May 12 1 hour ago, Steel Speedster said: I believe joining mid-Era is perfectly fine! (I started right at the end of an Era.) Welcome! Thanks! What did you think of my character (If you read it)?
Steel Speedster ♂ Posted May 12 Posted May 12 (edited) 1 hour ago, Beholder said: Thanks! What did you think of my character (If you read it)? I'm not super familiar with the Reckoners series (nor am I in charge of approving characters), but I can give some feedback. Depending on how his powers works, it might be a bit overpowered or difficult to manage in other ways. If I am understanding correctly, he can teleport any person or object he is touching to any place he has been? The main issue I see with that is that it creates a very easy solution to most conflicts if he could just teleport someone away. Putting some minor limitations on it would probably balance it fairly easily, such as if it consumes a lot of energy to do (perhaps proportional to the mass of the object and/or distance travelled?) The second thing, which you may have already considered, is that it's generally impossible to leave the Alleyverse, which would mean he can't teleport out of it. (As for your note about interdimensional travel in the backstory, while I don't think you could directly access Shadesmar from a universe other than the Cosmere, it's not super important to have a concrete explanation about how your character reached the Alleyverse unless you want to. The easiest way, however, is just that any random alley has a chance of taking you to the Alleyverse. Other than that, it seems pretty solid in my opinion (it seems like he could fit into the current plot pretty well with all the gang and secret organization related stuff going on), but we'll have to wait for @Koloss17 to take a look. Edited May 12 by Steel Speedster
Beholder He/him Posted May 13 Posted May 13 22 hours ago, Steel Speedster said: Putting some minor limitations on it would probably balance it fairly easily, such as if it consumes a lot of energy to do (perhaps proportional to the mass of the object and/or distance travelled?) The second thing, which you may have already considered, is that it's generally impossible to leave the Alleyverse, which would mean he can't teleport out of it. I had a look at your suggestions and put them in. Thanks for the feedback. You might not have noticed but (for some reason) he always keeps his Epic weakness with him so his powers don't always work.
Steel Speedster ♂ Posted May 13 Posted May 13 1 minute ago, Beholder said: I had a look at your suggestions and put them in. Thanks for the feedback. You might not have noticed but (for some reason) he always keeps his Epic weakness with him so his powers don't always work. No problem! As I said, I am not very familiar with Reckoners, so I didn't realize that carrying his Epic weakness would actually disable his power sometimes. In that case, it might be a good idea to sort of know why he does carry it, since otherwise, it seems like a highly illogical choice.
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