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BeginningsWhat role does this character play?(Storybased): Protagonist
What inspired you to create this character?: Need for a believable hero, My wife's inspiring voice, my own flawed personality
What does this character represent to you, if anything?: The parts of me and society that I find good and inspiring
What goals do you have for this character?: The breaking down and rebuilding of him, and the journey to find himself as I try and find my self
Full Name: Nathan Jamison La'Croix
Pronunciation of their name(first, middle name(s) and last): (Nay-than) (Jayme-son) (La-Crow)
Meaning of their full name: Nathan- God Given Jamison- Sone of James (Named for the Baptist Bible) La'Croix- Meaning literally "The Cross" a creole French family name
Why did their parents name them this?: Religion was centered in Nathans Fathers life and was an important part of Nathans life until his gift was discovered.
If not parents, what decided their name?: Parents
Why did you, their creator name them this?: To reference the importance that Nathans father placed on religion and the inner turmoil that Nathan faces as his power awakens, and he is forced to use it.
Title(Mr./Mrs./Lord/Lady/Sir/): Mr
Nickname(s): Nate, Crow, Baron
Do they enjoy these/this nickname(s)?: His is indifferent to Nate, Hates being called Crow, and is starting to warm up to Baron
History behind nickname(s): Nate is just the shortened for of his first name, Crow is the annoying nickname that his boss calls him, he thinks it sounds like a name a football coach would use, Baron is what his new love interest calls him, it started as an annoying pet name but became a term of endearment
Alias(es): Nathan Sharp
Before going on with this sheet, take a moment to briefly describe this character as a whole, a character snapshot: Nathan La'Croix looks about as much like a police officer, as a bat looks like a bird. His abilities made him a detective long before his time, and at only 23 he sticks out with his dark rimmed glasses and thin solid ties over silk shirts. This is backed up by law enforcement disdain for his department, and there constant jeers making him a recluse. His hair is constantly a mess, is food is mostly fast, cheap, and greasy, and his only friends are in his close circle of his tiny department. However, this never seems to dampen his spirits, and his attitude remains bright and sunny despite all the negativity in his life.
Physical
Sex: Male
Gender identity: Male
Race/species: Caucasian Human
Ethnicity: American Creole
Realm/Universe: Alternate Real World Savannah Georgia
Share about this realm: Savannah is a beautiful old southern city, and nothing not even the shifting could change that. In the early 2010's the world shifted back into the old reality that use to be. Spirits, demons, fay folk, and other supernatural creatures walk among the normal humans, and are ruled by splinter governments that answer to the one true law. Even humans who once lead normal lives are changed in ways that they thought were lost though time.
Age: 23
How old they appear: 23
Mental age: Old Beyond Reason
Orientation/Sexual preference: Bisexual (possibly pansexual)
Any history behind their sexual orientation?: Systematic abuse due to being different by his father and mother lead him to seek comfort in the arms of a male companion. Ever since male and female doesn't seems to mater as long as he maters to them.
Why this sexual choice?: It allows for his spiritual battle to be not only about his powers, but more relatable to the readers through current events
Do they believe it's right?: He is conflicted about it. He believes that it is right but still feels the strong pull of religions dogma.
Are they opposed for their sexual choice?: He usually keeps it to himself preferring to not complicate his work relationships, but due to the astangment from his family he hasn't had to stay closeted
**This next string has to do with adjustments from birth gender, or hermaphrodite characters, etc. not relevant to all characters**
Do they dress along with their birth sex, or their gender identity?: Yes
Birth date: July, 17 1990
Birth place: Macon Georgia
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 240
Are they overweight/underweight?: Constantly overweight
If so, why?: Most of his weight is muscle, but it's usually hidden behind blazers and jackets.
Blood type: 0-
Can they bleed?: Profusely
What color is their blood?: Crimson Red
Defining physical characteristics/general appearance: Scars on the palms of his hands and scattered on his body. A small scar barley peaks out of his neatly trimmed facial hair. Most of the scars were given to him by either his parents or self inflicted for/by his abilities.
Eye color(s): Light blue-grey with a dark black ring around the outside of his iris
Contacts?: Nope
If so, why do they have contacts?: Cannot stand the itching and burning
Glasses?: Yes
Describe their glasses: Dark rectangular black rimmed glasses that are constantly falling down on his nose and having to be pushed up
Is this eye color uncommon?: Yes
Are their eyes good?: Slightly farsighted and has to wear bifocals for reading
General facial structure: Strong jawline that is usually covered in a fine red-brown fuzz, full lips hidden behind and mustache and goatee combo that is trimmed much more often than his shaggy mane of a hairstyle. His eyes are his favorite feature. However, they are often overlooked due to his thick eyebrows and deep sockets.
Face shape: Round but sculpted with light jawbones and a strong chin.
Describe their eyes: Sharp intense hawk-like eyes, well framed behind his dark glasses.
Describe their nose: Wide and rounded with oval nostrils slightly down-turned
Describe their lips: thin curved upper lip, with a thick full bottom lip. His upper lip hold a half-hidden scar from his youth.
Ears: Small and round with detached earlobes hidden behind his long hair between haircuts
If something about their face is different than the norm of their realm, do they get grief/disapproval for it?: He hates when anyone notices the scar on his lip, or he did until his recent love interest.
Wrinkles?: None
Eyelashes?: Yes
Describe them: Average
Eyebrows?: Yes
Describe them: Thick and dark trimmed regularly, but hard to control
Hair color(s): Dark Brown with Dark Red-brown streaks
Hair length: Varies, naturally grown and cut in a year to six month period
Dyed?: No
Hair style: Naturally Curvy and Hard to handle
Why?: Genetics, from his mother
Is their hair healthy?: No
If not, why can it not be maintained?: He hates having his hair cut due to one of his fathers many forms of abuse
How thick?: Very
Facial hair?: Yes
Well kept?: Yes
Length: Short and Well trimmed at about 3 mm
Styling: Mustache and Goatee combo occasional additional facial fuzz
Color: Red-Brown
Body hair?: Yes
Where?: Legs
Well kept?: Yes
Color: Brown
Body build: Muscular build
Body shape: Broad Shouldered with thick arms and legs
Body type: Polymorphic
Posture: Correct
Body abnormalities: Scarred with thick fingers and wrists
Extra extremities: None
Does the extremity cripple them or is it helpful?: None
Describe how they walk: Quick heavy steps with a slight limp
Why do they walk this way?: Taught to walk straight and correct, never to step out of line. Old sports injury makes him limp
Do they limp?: yes
Skin/fur color(s): Pale White but not deathly
Complexion: Clear and slightly blushed
Patterns/designs: None
Scars: Many on Wrist and Arms, Top lip, and across back
How did they get these scars?: Wrist and arms were self inflicted through bloodletting and accidents, His lip was cut by his mother for talking back while cutting his hair, and the scars on his back are from his fathers beatings.
Birthmarks: None other than freckles
Tattoos: Black wing across his left shoulder, ritual tattoo on his forearm of the Ghede crest of Samdei
Reasons behind tattoos: The shoulder tattoo covers a particular scar and bars a painful memory, and the Ghede crest is used to connect himself to his new religion and mentor.
Piercings: none
Reasons behind piercings: None
Additional body mods: None
Right/left handed: Right handed
Big hands/small hands/something else?: Big Hands and Wrists
Long fingered/short fingered hands?: Thick cigar like fingers
Are their nails taken care of(Decently)?: Always dirty and cracked usually with blood of graveyard dirt under his fingernails
If not, why?: he doesn't wear gloves while not at a crime scene and his dark dealings fill his hands with blood and grave soil
Describe their smile: Crooked and Cocked to the side
What kind of teeth do they have?: Small straight teeth
Do they take care of their teeth?: He brushes, flosses, and rinses everyday
Why/why not?: He believes in keeping his teeth
Dental condition: Slightly stained with tobacco and coffee
Describe an outfit they would wear: Tight fitting A-shirt covered with a solid colored dark-purple silk shirt and a black thin tie with dark denim pants and dark grey sneakers a thick rope band bracelet and a skull tie pin accents his usual outfit
Why do they have this clothing preference?: It is comfortable and acceptable for his department
Mental|Spiritual|Emotional
Mental state: Perpetual state of religious turmoil, while putting on a brave positive face
Mental disorder/ailment(s)(If any): Slight paranoia and PTSD
If they have a mentally threatening disorder, what caused it to arise?: Living with abuse and in a stressful environment
Mental stability(relative to disorders): PTSD treated with medication
How does this ailment effect their day to day life?: Medication makes him hungry and dizzy
Why do they have this degree of mental stability?: Years of systematic abuse
Mental has to do with neurological issues, good mental health is very important. Mental issues can effect emotions, and emotional stability, though they are not the same thing.
Emotional stability: Stable but on a slippery slope
Emotional disorder/ailment(s): Find it hard to trust others
Why do they have such/lack emotional stability?: Lack of trust in parents
Has their upbringing had an effect on their emotions?: Yes
Why or why not?: Years of systematic abuse
The age chart for emotional and mental things here is based on a human lifespan.
Describe or share about their mental and emotional state during...
early childhood(3 - 5): Living in an alcoholic home
childhood(6 - 9): Abuse begins at the first sign of his powers
adolescence/tween(10 - 12): Beatings continue with each surfacing of his powers
adolescence/teen(13 - 16): Parents are found dead at the age of 15 diagnosed with PTSD
teen continued(16 - 18): GED and College degree Acquired through tedious work
young adulthood(19 - 25): Passes Academy and is named detective of the new Parahuman Division of the Savannah PD although not considered a police officer, he is given detective status
Personality snapshot: Usually a mask of smiles and pleasantries. If left alone he recedes into a deep depression.
In depth personality: He gets pleasure in putting on his face every morning and going out into the world. The ritual is intoxicating for him because he can detach himself fro all his depression and flashbacks. When he is alone with his thoughts he slips back into a dark place in his mind. The abuse and hatred flood back and he falls down hard. Only his current love interest has been known to bring him out of his funk. Still with all his damage he genuinely cares about the problems of not only his fellow parahumans but all those around him.
Most prominent personality trait: His smiles and Jokes
Best traits of their personality: His caring nature and apathy/sympathy
Worst traits of their personality: His depression that leads to violence
What caused this kind of personality to form?: Need to protect himself and a pathological darkness that surrounds him both literally and figuratively
Would you say their personality was influenced by their caretakers/guardians?: Yes
If so, who influenced their personality the most and how?: His parents and the environment in which he was raised.
Do they like their personality?: There is some love for the mask but not the darkness
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Feel free to add to this part! There are plenty of other situations left for you to describe!
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Backstory(C'mon authors, I know how fun it is to go on about characters, don't wimp out here, oh and feel free to remove this lovely parenthesis noteline, haha):
(This is plausibly more relevant to story characters, however, while I recommend that both the backstory and this are filled out, I supposed one could get by by filling out one or the other.)
Tell about some major events that happened within these ages...
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Relationships|Education|Finances
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If you would like, explain the family tree behind/around your character:
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Write up a quick resume for your oc:
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Up close and personal
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