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PLAYER
✧ NAME: Kerry
✧ LJ USERNAME: boxeddreams
✧ CONTACT (EMAIL, AIM, MSN, PLURK, ETC.): fontcroire @ AIM, boxeddreams @ plurk
✧ CURRENT MUSE LIST: Wilhelmina Harker
CHARACTER
✧ NAME: Helen Magnus
✧ SERIES: Sanctuary
✧ HISTORY: Helen Magnus @ wikia
✧ TIMELINE: Mid-307 Breach
✧ PERSONALITY:
One of the first things to know and remember about Helen is that she is first and foremost a Victorian woman. While she may not hold high many of the standards expected of a woman from that time, it doesn't change her upbringing and overall demeanour and whilst she has adapted to integrate herself with the changing times she is still the same woman at heart. She is a particularly private person, a mix from her need for privacy in her work, her experiences but also due to her upbringing. Helen doesn't talk freely about her feelings and will take care of others before herself. If Helen does talk about herself or her past it is usually in brief detail and the conversation is rapidly cut short if it takes a turn into matters that she is unwilling to discuss. Even those that Helen considers herself friends with know very little about her life, barring her long-standing friends.
Etiquette is something that Helen holds to the highest regard and will let you know should something that you do or say cross her boundaries into disrespect or bad etiquette. A testament to this was in an alternate timeframe when, even though the world was ending, Helen requested that the young girl that she was with told her her name - stating that “proper etiquette would be to offer your name in return”. Helen also has a lot of pride for herself and her work and does not take kindly to anyone demeaning that or her authority. She's an intelligent woman and very loyal - if she cares about you or you're a friend she will protect you and will do so regardless of any other influences. Helen employs a strong "do no harm" ethic due to her status as a medical doctor and her wish to protect any abnormal and person. She is unwilling to harm or even kill any individual without a spectacularly good reason, often placing her own life in danger above that of whom she would rather save, an example of this being John Druitt whom she has tried to save for over a century despite his actions towards herself and others.
In her work Helen employs some strict sensibilities which aide in protecting both her work and her patients. While she may not relax often, and only takes a weekend long break every seven years, Helen does know how to relax and enjoy herself. She knows how to make light of a situation and has a distinctive sense of humour, though it's only seen when the time is appropriate. As well as being protective over people’s lives she is also protective over their beliefs or interests. Helen has long understood the personal dangers of the job, the lack of being able to communicate it to others (“dinner parties are hell”) and allows her staff the relaxation and personal time that they so need. Her protective nature is also very compassionate and though it may be hard for Helen to relate to others she does truly try.
Helen is a strong woman both physically and mentally. It takes a lot for Helen to lose control over herself in a situation or to act rashly or without calm. One thing, or rather person, which does alter this is Helen's daughter Ashley. Whenever Ashley is in danger, or even when she was kidnapped by the Cabal, Helen fought for her and even placed her work in danger to rescue her daughter. Another individual who causes Helen to lose clarity in situations is John Druitt. Despite his actions Helen was unable to fully sever her feelings for him or truly hate him due to their past, instead burying them deep. Whilst Helen may have feared John when he first came back into her life, his actions and events that unfolded have shown that he will not hurt her or the Sanctuary. While she may not fully be able to trust him, Helen is able to place enough trust in him to allow him to help. Her own actions of wishing to help him shows that she does still care for him also, whether or not she will admit it.
Due to Helen's extended life she has seen the world change many times and knows that she will again. Though she keeps herself apprised of global affairs, mainly to protect the abnormal community, Helen herself is less involved with them than she was in past years. Political affairs also hold less of an interest to Helen and, unless she is specifically asked, she will keep away from them. When Helen is not researching abnormals she makes time to present lectures on varying abnormal theories, though she has been told that her lectures are rather boring.
✧ ABILITIES/POWERS: Helen is a medical doctor (M.D. D.T.X.C.B) and is well equipped in the use of various weaponry. She is also skilled in the use of hand to hand combat. Helen's genetic "ability" (or abnormality) is that of longevity - providing her with an extended life (and her youthful appearance).
✧ TIME OF ARRIVAL: Day
✧ MASK DESIGN: This
✧ PLACE OF SOLACE: The Sanctuary (though as it is HUGE I could take the center part and leave the externals?)
SAMPLES
✧ FIRST PERSON: An old game thread following Helen's death and resurrection or another thread from Helen's canon update.
✧ THIRD PERSON: Time always had a way of altering things, altering your perceptions. On the rare occasion time was minimal, or rather the effects of it. You could even say that, at least for Helen, time was unimportant - one hundred years for her could almost be ten for another. Or even a minute. When it came to John Druitt it often felt that time had stood still, that nothing had changed. At least, that was how it felt until Helen reminded herself of the reality, of everything that had happened in between.
The days had been long, longer than Helen had ever remembered them and they were starting to take their toll. No matter how much Helen refused to let it show, even refused to admit it to herself she could feel it and slowly, eventually, it would wear her down. That, combined with the effects of stopping - or saving, she was as yet undecided - Adam, was an inevitability; that she knew. Her trip to Cambodia had given her some peace, at least a small fraction of it. The struggle had still been there, even more so when she had found John, but eventually - for the both of them - there was peace. Even though it was brief, lasting only a matter of hours, Helen was at peace - with and inside herself. There was no struggle, no fight with time or any other concern, just the silence that came with being truly free.
Morning came sooner than Helen would have wished. Though she were usually an early riser, the effects of her abnormality making it so that she required less than the average amount of sleep, that morning was one in which Helen would have preferred not to rise, not so soon at least. With morning came her struggles, quick to push back the peace that she'd barely managed to claim. With morning came duty, and one less day to her life.
✧ ORIGINAL CHARACTER QUESTION: N/A
✧ NAME: Kerry
✧ LJ USERNAME: boxeddreams
✧ CONTACT (EMAIL, AIM, MSN, PLURK, ETC.): fontcroire @ AIM, boxeddreams @ plurk
✧ CURRENT MUSE LIST: Wilhelmina Harker
CHARACTER
✧ NAME: Helen Magnus
✧ SERIES: Sanctuary
✧ HISTORY: Helen Magnus @ wikia
✧ TIMELINE: Mid-307 Breach
✧ PERSONALITY:
One of the first things to know and remember about Helen is that she is first and foremost a Victorian woman. While she may not hold high many of the standards expected of a woman from that time, it doesn't change her upbringing and overall demeanour and whilst she has adapted to integrate herself with the changing times she is still the same woman at heart. She is a particularly private person, a mix from her need for privacy in her work, her experiences but also due to her upbringing. Helen doesn't talk freely about her feelings and will take care of others before herself. If Helen does talk about herself or her past it is usually in brief detail and the conversation is rapidly cut short if it takes a turn into matters that she is unwilling to discuss. Even those that Helen considers herself friends with know very little about her life, barring her long-standing friends.
Etiquette is something that Helen holds to the highest regard and will let you know should something that you do or say cross her boundaries into disrespect or bad etiquette. A testament to this was in an alternate timeframe when, even though the world was ending, Helen requested that the young girl that she was with told her her name - stating that “proper etiquette would be to offer your name in return”. Helen also has a lot of pride for herself and her work and does not take kindly to anyone demeaning that or her authority. She's an intelligent woman and very loyal - if she cares about you or you're a friend she will protect you and will do so regardless of any other influences. Helen employs a strong "do no harm" ethic due to her status as a medical doctor and her wish to protect any abnormal and person. She is unwilling to harm or even kill any individual without a spectacularly good reason, often placing her own life in danger above that of whom she would rather save, an example of this being John Druitt whom she has tried to save for over a century despite his actions towards herself and others.
In her work Helen employs some strict sensibilities which aide in protecting both her work and her patients. While she may not relax often, and only takes a weekend long break every seven years, Helen does know how to relax and enjoy herself. She knows how to make light of a situation and has a distinctive sense of humour, though it's only seen when the time is appropriate. As well as being protective over people’s lives she is also protective over their beliefs or interests. Helen has long understood the personal dangers of the job, the lack of being able to communicate it to others (“dinner parties are hell”) and allows her staff the relaxation and personal time that they so need. Her protective nature is also very compassionate and though it may be hard for Helen to relate to others she does truly try.
Helen is a strong woman both physically and mentally. It takes a lot for Helen to lose control over herself in a situation or to act rashly or without calm. One thing, or rather person, which does alter this is Helen's daughter Ashley. Whenever Ashley is in danger, or even when she was kidnapped by the Cabal, Helen fought for her and even placed her work in danger to rescue her daughter. Another individual who causes Helen to lose clarity in situations is John Druitt. Despite his actions Helen was unable to fully sever her feelings for him or truly hate him due to their past, instead burying them deep. Whilst Helen may have feared John when he first came back into her life, his actions and events that unfolded have shown that he will not hurt her or the Sanctuary. While she may not fully be able to trust him, Helen is able to place enough trust in him to allow him to help. Her own actions of wishing to help him shows that she does still care for him also, whether or not she will admit it.
Due to Helen's extended life she has seen the world change many times and knows that she will again. Though she keeps herself apprised of global affairs, mainly to protect the abnormal community, Helen herself is less involved with them than she was in past years. Political affairs also hold less of an interest to Helen and, unless she is specifically asked, she will keep away from them. When Helen is not researching abnormals she makes time to present lectures on varying abnormal theories, though she has been told that her lectures are rather boring.
✧ ABILITIES/POWERS: Helen is a medical doctor (M.D. D.T.X.C.B) and is well equipped in the use of various weaponry. She is also skilled in the use of hand to hand combat. Helen's genetic "ability" (or abnormality) is that of longevity - providing her with an extended life (and her youthful appearance).
✧ TIME OF ARRIVAL: Day
✧ MASK DESIGN: This
✧ PLACE OF SOLACE: The Sanctuary (though as it is HUGE I could take the center part and leave the externals?)
SAMPLES
✧ FIRST PERSON: An old game thread following Helen's death and resurrection or another thread from Helen's canon update.
✧ THIRD PERSON: Time always had a way of altering things, altering your perceptions. On the rare occasion time was minimal, or rather the effects of it. You could even say that, at least for Helen, time was unimportant - one hundred years for her could almost be ten for another. Or even a minute. When it came to John Druitt it often felt that time had stood still, that nothing had changed. At least, that was how it felt until Helen reminded herself of the reality, of everything that had happened in between.
The days had been long, longer than Helen had ever remembered them and they were starting to take their toll. No matter how much Helen refused to let it show, even refused to admit it to herself she could feel it and slowly, eventually, it would wear her down. That, combined with the effects of stopping - or saving, she was as yet undecided - Adam, was an inevitability; that she knew. Her trip to Cambodia had given her some peace, at least a small fraction of it. The struggle had still been there, even more so when she had found John, but eventually - for the both of them - there was peace. Even though it was brief, lasting only a matter of hours, Helen was at peace - with and inside herself. There was no struggle, no fight with time or any other concern, just the silence that came with being truly free.
Morning came sooner than Helen would have wished. Though she were usually an early riser, the effects of her abnormality making it so that she required less than the average amount of sleep, that morning was one in which Helen would have preferred not to rise, not so soon at least. With morning came her struggles, quick to push back the peace that she'd barely managed to claim. With morning came duty, and one less day to her life.
✧ ORIGINAL CHARACTER QUESTION: N/A