Post by Charlotte Bauer on Nov 26, 2024 3:14:17 GMT -5
*Opening*
Discord/Chatango Username (include nicknames): NomadoftheCoast
Password 1: [Kazu’s Kidnapper]
Password 2: [Miraculous Kohai]
Type: [Soul Specialist Version 1]
Affiliation: [Vandenreich]
Rank: [Private - Class 8]
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✱Basic Information✱
Name: [Charlotte Bauer]
Age: [27]
Birthday (Month/Day): [July 17th]
Blood Type: [B-]
RP Sample (Optional): See posts relating to Kubi Tsuru and Katrina Kawada.
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✱Appearance✱
Height/Weight: [5’4/90 pounds]
Physical Description: FC: Irene [Arknights]
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On the surface, Charlotte is a beautiful woman. A bit odd-looking, perhaps, with white hair that seems to go to the roots (either natural or an incredibly talented dye job), but overall quite good-looking. Or rather, it should be clarified, she should be good-looking. Long legs, plush lips, and great skin combine to make someone who, by all accounts, should be one of the better-looking people in a world full of eternally young individuals with access to magic and high-tech items for both beauty and maintenance.
The truth is a little bit different.
Charlotte hides, you see. Whenever not in uniform and asked to perform the duties of her position, she prefers to blend into the background. Dull colors, hiding her hair, dark sunglasses; whatever she can do to not stand out. A lot of thought goes into these outfits to make sure she can’t be picked out from a crowd; she is only remarkable for how unremarkable she is. No hair color can be discerned, no color of her skin, only her eyes, peering from within a cowled face. And what eyes they are.
Brilliantly yellow and far more cunning than her appearance would make it seem, her eyes are striking and, to the keen observer, gives away her fierce intellect. They are always searching, moving, staring at people with a sense of desperation, as if begging them to not notice her. Though this only lasts a second; she never holds eye contact for more than that, preferring to stare at her shoes if she feels someone is looking at her. Though if they do look at her, her entire face will turn red, a fact that is not missed by some denizens of Silbern. It’s really the only time her stoic face shows personality.
That’s not to say her outfits don’t have personality! Charlotte inserts little splashes of color here and there, not enough to draw attention but plenty to add a little je nais se quaix to her otherwise-bland outfits. This is usually nothing more than a silver wristband, emerald rings and earrings, or a little pink handkerchief. Little things that, were it not for the persona she put out, would be enough to make her stand out amongst the silver and black of her comrades.
Though she has many clothes she wears, varying from shorts and cut off tees to full length dresses, it is always paired with her favorite trench coat, a long black ensemble with silver buttons and multitudinous pockets filled with gear used in her line of work. Rows of glistening steel knives, stakes, and various other tools festoon the inside of the jacket, though it is usually not seen, kept fastened by a leather thong tight around her waist. This doubles as a method to hide her figure as well, something she usually takes great pains to do.
Note that “usually” is the key word.
As if a trigger is flipped, the moment Letz Stilz is activated, she becomes an entirely different person, even outwardly. Any expert of body language could tell you that. She becomes happier, almost giddy, with a never-ending smile on her face; but there is no joy in the smile. It is one of bloodlust, and sociopathy, a smile that could end a thousand lives if left unchecked. There is mania in their lives, and a joy and desire to see people in pain. Everything about her that was demure and shy is inverted; masks come off, excess layers shed, and the cloak is unwound, exposing the uniform underneath; that of the Vandenreich, the silver and white heraldry marking her as a clear member of the Invisible Empire.
Though the change is spectacular, it’s not a physical transformation; with bow in hand, she is still the same person, in the same clothes. But there is certainly a personality shift obvious to even a layperson. When sealed, she is the textbook definition of a wallpaper, doing her utmost to remain invisible, covering every inch of exposed skin with a big jacket, she is the exact opposite while Released. Her jacket is opened, revealing the outfit underneath.
Her body, too, is more exposed, revealing the creamy-pale skin and a surprisingly-fit frame for someone who acts so meek. Underneath the covered exterior are outfits that could, at best, be described as “Catholic Gothic”. Skirts, of regular, pleated, and mini varieties, in colors ranging from white and black to white and pink - or to really mix it up, silver and pink. This is usually paired with flats or high-heeled boots that cover the entire ankle. Blouses and crop tops with a variety of classic cartoon characters on them are her shirt of choice.
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✱Personality✱
Dislikes:
- Shinigami - ”Defiant, silly little beasts. It’s not their fault of course, they’ve been misguided and brainwashed by that absolutely abominable man they call a leader. To think that fool claims to match our Holy Emperor! Honestly, it’s blasphemy of the highest order, something I aim to correct with every meeting!”
- Hollow - ”It’s not hate so much as pity. Mindless creatures unable to bask in the Emperor’s great light! I, too, would rage at such darkness in my life. I pity them, unable to be brought into the warmth of the Empire. Were I capable I would give them the biggest hug and assure them that everything will be okay. But I cannot, so I purge them instead.”
- Arrancar - ”Perhaps the worst offenders! Pardon my language, but they make me so darn mad! Ignorance is one thing, it can be fixed simply by bringing them into the Empire’s embrace; but to proudly and arrogantly flaunt the greatness of our God?! It is too far! I swear, there is no redeeming an Arrancar! Scum, all of them!”
- Enclosed Spaces - ”Oh. I may have some slight trauma about being locked in a chest for days at a time. I do not like tight, enclosed spaces at all. It brings me back to my darkest days, a time where I was nothing but helpless, when the light of the Emperor did not shine on me. It is a sad memory, and not something I wish to discuss further.
- Loud Noises - ”Yet another side effect of the event of which we shall not speak.” Though sensitive about it, Charlotte greatly dislikes sudden loud noises; much like a mouse, it doesn’t take much to make her squeak and jump. However, if she’s released, doing so would only serve to earn her ire. ”Oh, yes. When the blood gets rushing and the hand of the Emperor guides me, those who would disturb the peace shall suffer.”
- Lawlessness - ”We, the Vandenreich, are the only authority in this world, and daring to act against us is the ultimate sin. Breaking the laws we construct is not only arrogant, it is stupidity of the highest order, and those who break our laws must be punished.
- Chaos - ”The Vandenreich are a force of peace, our Emperor’s a bastion of prosperity! Wherever he goes, peace follows, except when irredeemable bastards attack the glorious Empire for no good reason. It is a sin, an unholy thing to interrupt our glorious Emperor and bring Chaos to His domain!”
- Attention - ”This is untrue. I dislike undue attention. It always bring some sort of drama or annoyance, or people asking me to do things. I just wanna stay at home and watch cartoons when I don’t have duties to perform!”
- Messiness - ”Cleanliness is next to Godliness, you know!”
- Dogs - ”Evil little demons that do nothing make messes and loud noises. I do not tolerate them. Anyway, I’m allergic.”
- Beef - ”It simply tastes awful.
- Japanese Dishes - ”I’ve certainly never had any I like. Sushi, tempura, udon- inferior to European dishes. Unless that dish has beef in it. Yuck.”
- Hot Weather - ”I get all hot and sweaty and- ugh, I’m sweating just thinking about it. Cold weather is where I shine, where I can be comfortable and not have to worry about people judging me.”
Likes:
- Cleanliness - ”It makes me feel good to keep things clean, even if my compatriots don’t believe so. I feel no qualms about cleaning up after them; after all, we all have our talents, and I happen to enjoy cleaning, and be pretty good at it too!
- The Reich - ”They’re like a family to me … no, they’re more than that. They’re everything to me.”
- Children - ”They’re so cute! And they’re surprisingly intelligent, too. Straight from the mouth of babes, is how the saying goes, right? It’s always so sad when they must be purged for the glory of the Empire. But then, they are without sin, and so they sit at the right hand of God.”
- Animals - Most animals. Though I have my favorites, and I despise dogs, noisy little troublemakers. But all others I love! Thankfully, most of the time I don’t have to purge them for sins; they’re animals, they can’t commit sin!”
- Horses - ”Ooh, I love horses! And ponies! And even mules and donkeys, though they’re kinda jerks … I’ve been bitten by one more than once. Owning one is kind of a dream of mine, but sadly it’s impossible …”
- Cats - ”Cute little lovable goofballs with hidden stabby weapons! What’s not to love about them? Now, I’ve had people say that cats are evil, but that’s simply not true! They’re just rude.”
- Small Rodents - ”Oh, I love all of them, but particularly ferrets! They’re stinky little balls of cuteness is what they are. I could never own one because of the mess they make, but I can certainly admire them from afar!”
- Cold Weather - ”It’s just cozy, and it means I don’t have to change to be comfortable. I like being able to wrap myself in a big ol’ blanket or coat and still be comfortable.”
- Classic Cartoons - ”Charlie Brown is my absolute favorite, but really I’ll watch anything. I recently started old anime, like Sailor Moon and Dragonball! I’m really enjoying it.”
Flaws:
- Preachy
- Unstable
- Traumatized
- Intolerant
- Obsessive
- Twitchy
Habits:
- Overthinking
- Broken Speech
- Cleaning
- Smoking
- Hyper-focusing
Fears:
- Imprisonment
- Crime
- Social situations
- Losing the Reich
- Being forgotten
Goals:
- Earn Praise from the Emperor
- Purge Lawlessness from the world
- Start a family
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Overall Personality: [Insert Here]
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✱Powers✱
Fighting Style: [Insert Here]
Bow Release Overall Theme:
Aufseheren [Warden]
Formed from a unique Quincy Cross, Aufseheren is unlike many others in the Reich. Her cross itself attests to that. Though it does contain the same religious heraldry of many others, hers is within a double metal ring, hanging from her neck by a silver chain. The Latin phrase “Exurge Domina et Judica Casuam Tuam '' is written in the circle, twisting around and filling the entire space.
Her basic bow release is nearly unique amongst the Quincy of the Vandenreich, forgoing the traditional longbows of the ilk. Instead, it manifests as a crossbow, with delicate silver limbs and body. Biblical heraldry covers it, along with Latin doctrine, the same doctrine that landed Charlotte in prison. It is an undeniably gorgeous bow, even if it’s untraditional.
As the name implies, Aufseheren is a prison, an eternal bondage, capturing all enemies of the Reich and their Emperor. The same chains Charlotte was bound with have become her weapons, twisted and modified to dig deep into flesh, creating bondage no being can escape. She is the warden, the master of those in chains and in bondage, and thus uses her abilities to control the captured masses, punishing those who dare to rebel against her. Her trauma has formed into a weapon to punish those who would dare to ruin her new life, all those she deems enemies.
Bow Release Properties:
Class 6 Property - Arrow Form: Durchdringenden Ketten [Penetrating Chains]
This form drastically changes the arrows naturally formed by Charlotte, twisting the reishi into dense chains. These arrows - henceforth called Chains - are formed like any other Quincy arrow, at least without another Form property changing the bow. These chains are unlike any created by man; not only are they excessively hard, requiring double the offensive stat to break, but they are sharp and barbed, a four-headed point serrated on all edges capping both sides of the chain. This power comes at a downside, the density of the chain slowing them down by half; an effective speed of 400, while also reducing the amount of Chains that can be formed at once, from five to three.
Unlike arrows used by other Quincy, these Chains maintain their form through their entire arc, giving Charlotte several options and utility; the most common usage is to “fire” the other side of the chain, effectively attaching both sides of the chain to something. There are other myriad uses, however, such as pulling objects towards her or using it to create barriers. Individual chains can be maintained indefinitely by paying half the cost of the arrow per turn it is maintained, though turning off this property will cause all Chains to disappear.
All Chains have an effective durability double that of Charlotte’s Reiatsu Strength.
Class 5 Property - Bow Form: Todesstrafe [Capital Punishment]
Those who shirk their duties and wind up on the wrong side of the Warden find themselves punished, and what better tool to do that than the weapon of the oppressor. This property alters her bow, giving it form and appearance similar to the chains she commands. Three chains topped with wicked, barbed spikes terminate in a leather wrapped handle that fits comfortably in her hand. This whip gives the option of melee combat and the versatility of range and flexibility, each popper - the proper name for the striking part of a whip - extending ten feet in length.
With the change in Form comes a change in the way arrows are fired. While in this Form, arrows are generated by “cracking” the whip, forming from the location of the spike at the end of each popper. These arrows act normally for whatever property or effects are applied to them at the time. The most common usage is to generate an arrow while striking an enemy with Todesstrafe, making it incredibly difficult to dodge.
Class 4 Property - Power: Deine Sunden [Your Sins]
Those who find themselves on the receiving end of Aufseheren must contend with the simple truth; they are sinners, and they must be punished … and Charlotte will gladly act as the punisher. With this Property active, the arrows or chains of Aufseheren carry weight to them, forcing the prisoner to bear the weight of their sins. When they are struck by any projectile fired from her Letz Stilz, her enemies are marked with a number, denoting their transgression. Every arrow or chain that hits the enemy near the same area - right arm, chest, etc - adds to this number, increasing sequentially.
Those who are marked by Your Sins are burdened by the weight of them, making it harder and harder to rise from the position of shame. Each number in each area adds to the Strength requirement to lift it or, in the case of the body or head, their entire body. The requirement increases by 25 for every number; for example, if they were marked eight times on the right arm, the Mark showing 8, they would require 200 Strength minimum to lift that arm. This effect lasts until this Property is changed or canceled, or Letz Stilz is sealed.
Deine Sunden can affect materials and items as well, even Releases. A Mark only appears on any item if their IP or OS is lower than Charlotte’s own.
Each area of the body can have its own mark, defined as each leg, each arm, the torso, and the head. If the torso is affected, the Strength requirement applies to the entire body.
Class 3 Property - Firing: Unausweichliche Ordnung [Inescapable Order]
Even the fast and the clever must deal with their sins; the past, after all, has a way of catching up to even the strongest individuals. When this Property is activated, arrows don’t simply disappear when fired. With most Quincy, if an arrow is deflected or dodged, it disappears, returning to Reishi and dissipating into the atmosphere. This property, however, creates arrows capable of persisting beyond that first shot. When arrows imbued with this property are dodged, deflected, or otherwise avoided in a way that does not outright destroy them, they don’t disappear, but rather reorient themselves, aiming once again at the target.
This can be done equal to a number of times of the Class of the arrow, and reduces the Class of the Arrow with every repetition. With this reduction in Class comes an increase in Speed, increasing the Speed of the Arrow by 50 points per Class reduction.
Class 2 Property - Heart: Buse [Repentance]
This property is one built for interrogation and espionage; when activated, Charlotte becomes sheathed in a white light, spreading 50 meters in every direction, and everybody who touches or sees this light is subject to the effects.With this property, Charlotte becomes a beacon of truth and honesty, unable and unwilling to tell a lie while under its effects. However, this effect also applies to everyone else; like a repentant prisoner, every person affected by Buse is compelled to tell nothing but the total and absolute truth. Even lies of omission aren’t exempt from this rule, only the direct answer to a question will remove this compulsion.
To be specific, this compels every person affected to tell her truth, comply with her beliefs no matter their own truth.
Failure to do so is reprehensible, and they are Marked for it. Similar to her Class 5 ability, this Mark is in the form of a number, equal to the number of lies, illusions, or deceptions they’ve attempted to pull while this ability is active; this Mark manifests on the throat, a symbol of the deceiver. It starts with the number 1, and scales upwards sequentially from there; whomever is afflicted with this Mark feels heavy, their limbs and body harder and more difficult to lift and move. This is equivalent to 25 x the number on the Mark. This Mark persists until Letz Stilz is sealed or the Property is changed.
However, there is one additional way to remove the Mark. If Charlotte inflicts Punishment (which in her parlance is simply attacking them), the Mark instantly evaporates. Doing so increases the OS of that attack by 50% x the number, up to three times her base OS (e.g. the number is six). If the number is greater than six, it’s simply subtracted; so if they are marked with a nine, that number becomes a 3.
Class 1 Property - Soul: Steinmauern [Stone Walls]
The pinnacle of her abilities, a physical manifestation of the confinement that so defined her childhood, Steinmauern makes it nearly impossible to come anywhere near her, forcing those who try into a position of attrition. Charlotte serves as the epicenter, the boundaries of this ability extending fifty (50) meters in every direction. Within this boundary, all those who oppose Charlotte are affected by the weight of this sin, in a most literal sense. They suddenly find an immense weight pressing in on them, making it difficult to speak, walk, or even breathe. Most people will be completely encumbered, forced into a kneeling position, ready to accept their punishment.
Those with spiritual affinities are affected like normal, though with a possibility of resistance. The weight is equivalent to half her Reaitsu Strength; meaning someone with equivalent Strength could move while afflicted. However, this is only on the very edges of the border. The weight increases by ten percent for every ten meters closer to Charlotte opponents move; meaning within ten meters of her, the weight presses down on the opponent with force equivalent to her Reaitsu Strength.
Strength of Will or similar skills can help resist this, reducing the Strength requirement by 100 points for every point in the Skill. Higher Reaitsu Strength cuts the Strength requirement in half, with double her Reatsu Strength nullifying the ability; a higher Class, as well, resists this, a difference of 1 Class cutting it in half and 2 Classes nullifying the effect.
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✱History✱
Birthplace: [Germany]
Current Residence: [Silbern]
Memorable Figures: [Holy Emperor
Unnamed Vandenreich Captain]
History: [Place below.]