[Espy]

Lev has a slight brown aura that's cut through with inky black.

[Arikana]

Originally Posted by Suzerain of Sheol

Well, I just figure it'll play into his general theifyness if he has to manipulate auras that around him, i.e. stealing their energy.

Shouldn't there be side effects for stealing energy from people? Stealing something like energy can't be that easy and efficient, can it? :o

[Espy]

Side-effects? Basically I'm gonna be tired as fucking hell.

[Salone]

Originally Posted by Arikana

And who the heck is Na'lsa? :o I didn't see it in the character bios whatsoever. >w>

You know, he never did get a character bio.

Short: Na'lsa is a demon of gluttony that piggybacked on to Lev's soul.

Long:

Na'lsa began as a demon of gluttony, latching on to the very being of those that have indulged themselves in far too much. Being at first not even a spirit possessing consciousness, he fed himself through single celled organisms up to actual creatures. His consciousness became manifest during the late 1800's in Tsavo, Africa. Possessing a group of lions, he ravaged hundreds before his hosts were killed by a John Patterson. But in his hosts being killed, he discovered a new kind he could now take: Humans. Not able to control this kind, he still found he could influence it, and feed off of their unique and easily tainted souls.

Na'lsa slowly but surely grew, eventually latching on to the soldier known as Lev. Becoming more powerful, he eventually found he was more persuasive. The further Lev was pushed towards death, the more will he could directly exert. During the meeting of the current party, Lev experienced enough trauma to bring Na'lsa to the forefront of his consciousness. Seizing his chance, Na'lsa forced Lev to consume the flesh of other beings. He wasn't in complete control, but he could assume it. Everything changed for the worse when he consumed the flesh of the dead Saint. Devouring the very power in the dead man's flesh unhinged his mind, and transferred to him power over flesh itself. He is essentially wired in to any living material he inhabits, and can spread himself almost like a disease. He has full control over Lev's body to the point of reforming it in to various shapes, completely enveloping/consuming creatures and storing their raw material for later constructs, or absorbing their very power and using it for his own.

He is essentially what he eats, and after consuming the Saint has come to believe that he is the son of God, and it is his mission to restore Heaven itself. The group is his flock, although sometimes a weak sheep may need to be culled, or fed to the herd itself to strengthen it.

He has consumed quite a few other persons of power in his time, and now teeters between the brink of madness and complete clarity. His being and Lev's soul are too intertwined for him to simply leave. So for now, he has an actual body. And since he can essentially weave any flesh he possesses, he is damn near impervious to physical wounds. However, he possesses almost no psychic capabilities and can detect absolutely nothing. Simply put, he is powerful over anything physical and organic, helpless to a psychic assault, and mad enough to not realize the difference.

His only downside is his own lust for more power. Being a demon of gluttony, his next quench of hunger is only sated long enough to entertain thoughts of something larger. He has made regular attacks at some of the party and has even taken a small chunk out of Dante. He has calmed down since thinking of them as his 'flock', although he still resists urges to consume them. If however he goes long enough without eating something/someone, he does become a bit...unraveled.

FUN FACTS: The backstory for both are heavily inspired by the Maneaters of Tsavo and John Carpenter's The Thing. Lev (meaning Lion in Russian) is also known as Lev of Tsavo. Na'lsa is 'Aslan' backwards. Because hey why not I never got to make the Narnia jokes when the movies came out.


Did you really read this far? Gosh. I'm sorry. Whew.

[Espy]

That was an interesting read o.o;;

Basically, yeah, paining here.

(Also, they've been in the APC for weeks. I wonder if it's possible to shave with a switchblade, haha...)

[Suzerain of Sheol]

Well, just think about the modern amenities about to be afforded us! Indoor plumbing! Electro-theurgic lighting! Running holy water! Automatic grenade launchers!

As an aside, I've always wondered why most of the group acts like the internet doesn't exist. >_> That MID Shealtiel used to have was basically an iPhone (with a psychic radar app...), and the entirety of mankinds collected knowledge was saved and uploaded to the Amorpha, and even the less useful "entertainment" functions of the 'net have been largely rebuilt (by craven, pacifist artificers who refuse to put their talents to good use like manufacturing weapons of mass destruction...).

Point being: Shealtiel is so grouchy because Feenai's EMP grenade broke his ability to look up cat pictures. :P

[Espy]

Wouldn't running holy water just about kill Na'lsa? ...Or, least, make him cringe?

I don't think Dante ever bothered with anything similar to the internet because he couldn't afford when he could see and now just couldn't be bothered.

[Salone]

Lev's parents were relief workers in Kenya before everything went to crap. Not a whole lot of internet, unfortunately.

[Arikana]

Originally Posted by Salone

You know, he never did get a character bio.

Short: Na'lsa is a demon of gluttony that piggybacked on to Lev's soul.

Long:

Na'lsa began as a demon of gluttony, latching on to the very being of those that have indulged themselves in far too much. Being at first not even a spirit possessing consciousness, he fed himself through single celled organisms up to actual creatures. His consciousness became manifest during the late 1800's in Tsavo, Africa. Possessing a group of lions, he ravaged hundreds before his hosts were killed by a John Patterson. But in his hosts being killed, he discovered a new kind he could now take: Humans. Not able to control this kind, he still found he could influence it, and feed off of their unique and easily tainted souls.

Na'lsa slowly but surely grew, eventually latching on to the soldier known as Lev. Becoming more powerful, he eventually found he was more persuasive. The further Lev was pushed towards death, the more will he could directly exert. During the meeting of the current party, Lev experienced enough trauma to bring Na'lsa to the forefront of his consciousness. Seizing his chance, Na'lsa forced Lev to consume the flesh of other beings. He wasn't in complete control, but he could assume it. Everything changed for the worse when he consumed the flesh of the dead Saint. Devouring the very power in the dead man's flesh unhinged his mind, and transferred to him power over flesh itself. He is essentially wired in to any living material he inhabits, and can spread himself almost like a disease. He has full control over Lev's body to the point of reforming it in to various shapes, completely enveloping/consuming creatures and storing their raw material for later constructs, or absorbing their very power and using it for his own.

He is essentially what he eats, and after consuming the Saint has come to believe that he is the son of God, and it is his mission to restore Heaven itself. The group is his flock, although sometimes a weak sheep may need to be culled, or fed to the herd itself to strengthen it.

He has consumed quite a few other persons of power in his time, and now teeters between the brink of madness and complete clarity. His being and Lev's soul are too intertwined for him to simply leave. So for now, he has an actual body. And since he can essentially weave any flesh he possesses, he is damn near impervious to physical wounds. However, he possesses almost no psychic capabilities and can detect absolutely nothing. Simply put, he is powerful over anything physical and organic, helpless to a psychic assault, and mad enough to not realize the difference.

His only downside is his own lust for more power. Being a demon of gluttony, his next quench of hunger is only sated long enough to entertain thoughts of something larger. He has made regular attacks at some of the party and has even taken a small chunk out of Dante. He has calmed down since thinking of them as his 'flock', although he still resists urges to consume them. If however he goes long enough without eating something/someone, he does become a bit...unraveled.

FUN FACTS: The backstory for both are heavily inspired by the Maneaters of Tsavo and John Carpenter's The Thing. Lev (meaning Lion in Russian) is also known as Lev of Tsavo. Na'lsa is 'Aslan' backwards. Because hey why not I never got to make the Narnia jokes when the movies came out.


Did you really read this far? Gosh. I'm sorry. Whew.

No need to apologize, that was actually fun to read. >w>

If it weren't for the fact that he's a cannibal and not real, I'd totally love to have him as a pet. He sounds so adorable! <3

[Espy]

We should make one day dress-up-as-your-Esch-character day.

[Salone]

Originally Posted by Espy

We should make one day dress-up-as-your-Esch-character day.

I uh...already do that...

[Espy]

I know. I meant everyone.

[Arikana]

>w>

I dunno, we'll see if I wanna. I don't think I have enough Supernatural Supremacy items for all the scars on my char. >w> Or an item that shows burn scars either. >w>

[Espy]

Oh, here, I have a habit of making character sheets for groups of characters. I left out the ones who dropped, and hopefully I didn't forget or leave out anyone besides Ari and potentially Dolly.

It's not complete yet, and doesn't cover the Esch universe too well (there should probably be a category for psychic/magic-type, melee, healing, skill-based stuff).

[Arikana]

o_o Well, I can already see some areas my character would be in, plus also a lot more blank spots than filled ones. >w>

[Quiet Man Cometh]

Neat.

Reminds me, Dara doesn't actually have much of a reason for sticking around, apart from the fact that no one has told her to go away yet. She joined up as a tag along after patching up Michael. Now he's gone. She then patched up Andy, and not sure what's up with him right now. Right now I think in her mind it's more of a safety in numbers thing, Na'lsa aside.

I might need to do some character development here. At the moment Dara seems pretty unshakable, but that might be coming from a growing disconnect between what the world is and what it should be. "Oohh, there are minions of hell walking the streets. I guess I'd better put the car in the garage..."