CnC application
[PLAYER INFO]
NAME: Brette
AGE: 22
JOURNAL: thechessycats
AIM: packofchessycats
E-MAIL: packofchessycats@gmail.com
RETURNING: 1; Erik Lehnsherr
[CHARACTER INFO]
CHARACTER NAME: Aziraphale
FANDOM: Good Omens
CHRONOLOGY: end of book
CLASS: Hero
SUPERHERO NAME: N/A
ALTER EGO: A. Ziraphale, part-time rare book dealer
BACKGROUND:
When Adam and Eve were tempted to eat the forbidden fruit and subsequently banished from the Garden of Eden, Aziraphale was there. He was stationed at the Eastern Gate of the garden and took pity on the pair who were sent out into the wilderness, giving them his flaming sword for light and warmth.
Aziraphale never fell; he never earned himself banishment from Heaven and a position among the forces of Hell. But somehow, he earned himself a place stationed on Earth with the purpose of spreading good among humankind and countering the forces of evil. His counterpart was Crowley, an angel who did not so much fall as saunter vaguely downwards. And though the two of them were by definition enemies, over the centuries they came to find that they felt a closer kinship to one another than they did with their allies in Heaven and Hell.
Eventually, Aziraphale and Crowley would come to the Arrangement-- an agreement to turn a blind eye to each other's work and occasionally even help one another out so that they could both report successes to their superiors while making life much easier for the both of them. The truth of the matter was that after millenia on Earth together, they had become one another's only friend.
By the late 20th century, Aziraphale had settled himself into a bookshop in Soho, which he used largely as a place to store his collection of rare books that he had no actual intention of selling. He was rather content with his life on Earth when Crowley was tasked with delivering the infant antichrist to the human parents who would raise him. That was when Aziraphale and Crowley came together and realized that they did not want the world to end, as they both enjoyed it far too much.
For the next 11 years, Aziraphale would put his efforts into countering the agents of Hell as they attempted to shape the antichrist for bringing about the end of the world. He sent someone to teach the child about the goodness of humanity and living beings for each person who was meant to mold him into a despot. Even if they did not succeed in swaying the child one way or another, the efforts of both Heaven and Hell would ideally cancel each other out.
It was only on the boy's eleventh birthday that Aziraphale and Crowley came to realize that the child they had been focusing on for over a decade was not the antichrist at all, sending them on a mission to find out what could have possibly occurred. They made their way to the building where the child had originally been delivered to his parents, which had been transformed from a hospital full of satanic nuns to a business retreat center. A fire had destroyed all of the hospital's records, but they were able to discover from the one remaining nun that there had been an extra child present on the night that the antichrist was meant to be delivered to the parents to raise him, and somehow the baby had been delivered to the wrong parents. However, they had no idea how to find the boy.
As they were leaving the small town, Crowley accidentally ran his car into a girl on a bicycle. Aziraphale insisted on making sure that she was alright and giving her a ride home. After they had dropped her off and returned to London, he found a book in the back seat of the car. The book was instantly recognizable to Aziraphale, as he had been searching for a copy of it for centuries. The book was a series of prophecies, many of which related to the end of the world.
While a number of strange phenomena were occurring around the world, Aziraphale had shut himself in the back room of his bookshop, pouring over the prophecies in the book. He was able to decipher where the antichrist was located. Before he could leave to find him, he called Heaven to inform them of this. However, the Metatron requested that he return to Heaven in anticipation of the upcoming war between Heaven and Hell that would occur with the rise of the antichrist. Aziraphale managed to stall and was attempting to call Crowley, but he was interrupted by Shadwell, a witchfinder who had overseen Aziraphale's communications with Heaven and subsequently assumed that he was a witch. Shadwell attempted to confront Aziraphale about this, and in the process he came close to accidentally stepping into the circle that Aziraphale drawn to communicate with Heaven. In his attempts to prevent Shadwell from stepping into the circle, lest something unpleasant happen to him, Aziraphale accidentally stepped into the circle himself. This caused him to lose his corporeal form. Unbeknownst to Aziraphale, a candle fell over in his bookshop, causing the entire shop to burn down.
He had to wander the world, possessing individuals who were attempting to commune with spirits in an effort to make his way back to England so that he could make it to Lower Tadfield, the home of the antichrist, before the Apocalypse could take place. His journey took him around the globe before he was finally able to find Madame Tracy, a medium who lived next door to Shadwell. He was able to share a body with Madame Tracy, who was willing to help him get to Lower Tadfield. Along with Shadwell, they made their way to the small town, arriving shortly after the four horsepersons of the apocalypse, Agnes Nutter (a prophetess) and Newton Pulsifer (a wages clerk and witchfinder private), and at about the same time as Crowley.
It was at this point that Adam Young and his three friends arrived. Adam Young was the true antichrist, who had grown up with no knowledge of this fact and with no celestial interference in his upbringing, and had subsequently turned out to be a very normal 11-year-old boy. He was able to confront the apocalyptic horsepersons and bring their efforts in causing the apocalypse to a halt. He made it known to the forces of Heaven and Hell that he had no desire to cause the end of the world. Amidst all of this, Adam noticed that Aziraphale was still sharing a body with Madame Tracy and returned Aziraphale to his own separate body.
The tension of oncoming war and apocalypse seemed to be dissipating when it suddenly became obvious that Satan himself was about to appear. Aziraphale and Crowley unfolded their wings and prepared to face off against him, when Adam suddenly used his powers to reshape the world. He returned most things to the normal state they had been several days earlier, though with several improvements (by Adam's own definitions). Aziraphale's book shop was returned to its normal state, though many of the rare first editions it contained were now books that were more relevant to the interests of an 11-year-old boy. Like many of the others who had been present at the climax of events, Aziraphale and Crowley's memories were partially removed, though they seemed to fair better with recalling events than many of the humans who were there.
PERSONALITY:
In theory, as an angel, Aziraphale lacks free will and only feels a desire to please and obey God and to spread goodness throughout the world. This only seems to be partially true. This is largely because six thousand years on Earth has caused him to behave much more human, but it seems that his outlook on things was rather different from most angels from the beginning. He does not wish to question the divine plan, and it seems impossible for him to do anything actively evil or malicious, but he still finds himself occasionally doing things that do not fall precisely within the set of duties that he had been given. This sort of thing is generally seen as unacceptable for an angel, but Aziraphale (with Crowley's help) generally came to accept that if God is ineffable then it is not truly possible for anyone to act outside of His plan.
Despite Aziraphale's overwhelming and unignorable need to do good, Crowley states that "deep down inside, [he is] just enough of a bastard to be worth liking". There are several points in time where he does something that might not seem 100% morally upstanding, but in that moment it seems to be in the interest of the greater good. And when it comes down to it, Aziraphale is far more preoccupied with the greater good than what may seem to be the nicest thing for an individual. He is actually capable of being rather anti-social, as seen through his efforts to keep any customers out of his book shop and his exasperation in dealing with other angels in Heaven.
Multiple times in the book, people mistake Aziraphale for an English homosexual due to his mannerisms, interests, and appearance. This is untrue, as Heaven is not in England, and angels are sexless unless they really want to make an effort. That being said, he seems to be partial to living in England, as it seems that he has been there for hundreds of years. And though he is androgynous by nature, he seems to prefer a male form and being identified as male. His tastes appear to be stuck in the 1950s, as seen in his manner of speaking, his preferences in things such as music and clothing, and his sense of propriety.
Aziraphale is also described as being quite intelligent, with a passion for books, particularly rare ones. Perhaps because of his age and inhuman nature, he is capable of becoming enthralled with his studies for days straight without moving from his desk.
POWER:
Aziraphale is an angel. There are several aspects of this.
Physical - Aziraphale has wings and is able to hide them at will. He does not age, his senses are superior to those of a human, and he cannot be killed. He can, however, be inconveniently discorporated. If anything, the Porter's form of resurrection will seem much more convenient than dealing with convincing Heaven to grant him a new body. He is sexless and does not experience the same bodily functions as humans. He has grown accustomed to things such as breathing, eating, and sleeping, though he can forgo these if need be or if he simply forgets.
Powers - Aziraphale has a wide range of powers that would roughly be equivalent to the magical abilities of one of the more skilled Harry Potter characters, though he does not need a wand and only needs to actually say spells for more complicated tasks. He would object strongly to this actually being called "magic", however, as it is more akin to small miracles. He can accomplish a wide variety of tasks through these abilities, though he prefers not to abuse them, and most of his major accomplishments have required a great deal of good, old-fashioned legwork.
[CHARACTER SAMPLES]
COMMUNITY POST (FIRST PERSON) SAMPLE:
[ The communicator is out of focus at first, presenting a blurry picture of the upper part of Aziraphale's face-- all forehead and blonde hair and a blue eye. ]
Is this on?
[ He seems to realize that he is holding it far too close to his face. He adjusts the camera so that it is now a proper distance from his face, which now come clearly into focus.
He gives a bit of a huff. ]
It is hardly polite to just pull a man away from his own world without asking.
[ There is no anger in this sentiment; just the mild, resigned sort of annoyance of one who has spent a long time dealing with his own lot in life being subject to the whims of others. ]
Oh, I do not even have a change of clothing, let alone my books. Would anyone be so gracious as to direct me to some good book stores? If I am to be stuck here for some time, I intend to prepare myself for the stay.
[ He appears to be about to hang up, but he seems to think of something at the last moment and reconsiders. ]
I understand that you have been having trouble with great beasts lately? What a peculiar sense of timing.
LOGS POST (THIRD PERSON) SAMPLE:
Aziraphale pulled the tartan scarf close around himself as he made his way through the streets of the City. He had been walking for blocks and blocks, but he reminded himself that it was worth it. He loathed modern means of transportation if they could be avoided. His destination was hardly the closest bookshop to the MAC, but quality was integral.
He simply could not stand the modern bookshops appearing on every corner. The fluorescent lights were irritating, and it seemed that all that one could ever find there was the most recent releases and a handful of books that were deemed classics. While it was all well and good that the written word was now easily available to the masses, it just wasn't the same to Aziraphale unless his books were accompanied by the smell of old paper, and possibly a coating of dust.
That was why, Aziraphale reminded himself, he was making his way through the City to a list of used book stores. As far as he was concerned, the tinier and more musty, the better.
NAME: Brette
AGE: 22
JOURNAL: thechessycats
AIM: packofchessycats
E-MAIL: packofchessycats@gmail.com
RETURNING: 1; Erik Lehnsherr
[CHARACTER INFO]
CHARACTER NAME: Aziraphale
FANDOM: Good Omens
CHRONOLOGY: end of book
CLASS: Hero
SUPERHERO NAME: N/A
ALTER EGO: A. Ziraphale, part-time rare book dealer
BACKGROUND:
When Adam and Eve were tempted to eat the forbidden fruit and subsequently banished from the Garden of Eden, Aziraphale was there. He was stationed at the Eastern Gate of the garden and took pity on the pair who were sent out into the wilderness, giving them his flaming sword for light and warmth.
Aziraphale never fell; he never earned himself banishment from Heaven and a position among the forces of Hell. But somehow, he earned himself a place stationed on Earth with the purpose of spreading good among humankind and countering the forces of evil. His counterpart was Crowley, an angel who did not so much fall as saunter vaguely downwards. And though the two of them were by definition enemies, over the centuries they came to find that they felt a closer kinship to one another than they did with their allies in Heaven and Hell.
Eventually, Aziraphale and Crowley would come to the Arrangement-- an agreement to turn a blind eye to each other's work and occasionally even help one another out so that they could both report successes to their superiors while making life much easier for the both of them. The truth of the matter was that after millenia on Earth together, they had become one another's only friend.
By the late 20th century, Aziraphale had settled himself into a bookshop in Soho, which he used largely as a place to store his collection of rare books that he had no actual intention of selling. He was rather content with his life on Earth when Crowley was tasked with delivering the infant antichrist to the human parents who would raise him. That was when Aziraphale and Crowley came together and realized that they did not want the world to end, as they both enjoyed it far too much.
For the next 11 years, Aziraphale would put his efforts into countering the agents of Hell as they attempted to shape the antichrist for bringing about the end of the world. He sent someone to teach the child about the goodness of humanity and living beings for each person who was meant to mold him into a despot. Even if they did not succeed in swaying the child one way or another, the efforts of both Heaven and Hell would ideally cancel each other out.
It was only on the boy's eleventh birthday that Aziraphale and Crowley came to realize that the child they had been focusing on for over a decade was not the antichrist at all, sending them on a mission to find out what could have possibly occurred. They made their way to the building where the child had originally been delivered to his parents, which had been transformed from a hospital full of satanic nuns to a business retreat center. A fire had destroyed all of the hospital's records, but they were able to discover from the one remaining nun that there had been an extra child present on the night that the antichrist was meant to be delivered to the parents to raise him, and somehow the baby had been delivered to the wrong parents. However, they had no idea how to find the boy.
As they were leaving the small town, Crowley accidentally ran his car into a girl on a bicycle. Aziraphale insisted on making sure that she was alright and giving her a ride home. After they had dropped her off and returned to London, he found a book in the back seat of the car. The book was instantly recognizable to Aziraphale, as he had been searching for a copy of it for centuries. The book was a series of prophecies, many of which related to the end of the world.
While a number of strange phenomena were occurring around the world, Aziraphale had shut himself in the back room of his bookshop, pouring over the prophecies in the book. He was able to decipher where the antichrist was located. Before he could leave to find him, he called Heaven to inform them of this. However, the Metatron requested that he return to Heaven in anticipation of the upcoming war between Heaven and Hell that would occur with the rise of the antichrist. Aziraphale managed to stall and was attempting to call Crowley, but he was interrupted by Shadwell, a witchfinder who had overseen Aziraphale's communications with Heaven and subsequently assumed that he was a witch. Shadwell attempted to confront Aziraphale about this, and in the process he came close to accidentally stepping into the circle that Aziraphale drawn to communicate with Heaven. In his attempts to prevent Shadwell from stepping into the circle, lest something unpleasant happen to him, Aziraphale accidentally stepped into the circle himself. This caused him to lose his corporeal form. Unbeknownst to Aziraphale, a candle fell over in his bookshop, causing the entire shop to burn down.
He had to wander the world, possessing individuals who were attempting to commune with spirits in an effort to make his way back to England so that he could make it to Lower Tadfield, the home of the antichrist, before the Apocalypse could take place. His journey took him around the globe before he was finally able to find Madame Tracy, a medium who lived next door to Shadwell. He was able to share a body with Madame Tracy, who was willing to help him get to Lower Tadfield. Along with Shadwell, they made their way to the small town, arriving shortly after the four horsepersons of the apocalypse, Agnes Nutter (a prophetess) and Newton Pulsifer (a wages clerk and witchfinder private), and at about the same time as Crowley.
It was at this point that Adam Young and his three friends arrived. Adam Young was the true antichrist, who had grown up with no knowledge of this fact and with no celestial interference in his upbringing, and had subsequently turned out to be a very normal 11-year-old boy. He was able to confront the apocalyptic horsepersons and bring their efforts in causing the apocalypse to a halt. He made it known to the forces of Heaven and Hell that he had no desire to cause the end of the world. Amidst all of this, Adam noticed that Aziraphale was still sharing a body with Madame Tracy and returned Aziraphale to his own separate body.
The tension of oncoming war and apocalypse seemed to be dissipating when it suddenly became obvious that Satan himself was about to appear. Aziraphale and Crowley unfolded their wings and prepared to face off against him, when Adam suddenly used his powers to reshape the world. He returned most things to the normal state they had been several days earlier, though with several improvements (by Adam's own definitions). Aziraphale's book shop was returned to its normal state, though many of the rare first editions it contained were now books that were more relevant to the interests of an 11-year-old boy. Like many of the others who had been present at the climax of events, Aziraphale and Crowley's memories were partially removed, though they seemed to fair better with recalling events than many of the humans who were there.
PERSONALITY:
In theory, as an angel, Aziraphale lacks free will and only feels a desire to please and obey God and to spread goodness throughout the world. This only seems to be partially true. This is largely because six thousand years on Earth has caused him to behave much more human, but it seems that his outlook on things was rather different from most angels from the beginning. He does not wish to question the divine plan, and it seems impossible for him to do anything actively evil or malicious, but he still finds himself occasionally doing things that do not fall precisely within the set of duties that he had been given. This sort of thing is generally seen as unacceptable for an angel, but Aziraphale (with Crowley's help) generally came to accept that if God is ineffable then it is not truly possible for anyone to act outside of His plan.
Despite Aziraphale's overwhelming and unignorable need to do good, Crowley states that "deep down inside, [he is] just enough of a bastard to be worth liking". There are several points in time where he does something that might not seem 100% morally upstanding, but in that moment it seems to be in the interest of the greater good. And when it comes down to it, Aziraphale is far more preoccupied with the greater good than what may seem to be the nicest thing for an individual. He is actually capable of being rather anti-social, as seen through his efforts to keep any customers out of his book shop and his exasperation in dealing with other angels in Heaven.
Multiple times in the book, people mistake Aziraphale for an English homosexual due to his mannerisms, interests, and appearance. This is untrue, as Heaven is not in England, and angels are sexless unless they really want to make an effort. That being said, he seems to be partial to living in England, as it seems that he has been there for hundreds of years. And though he is androgynous by nature, he seems to prefer a male form and being identified as male. His tastes appear to be stuck in the 1950s, as seen in his manner of speaking, his preferences in things such as music and clothing, and his sense of propriety.
Aziraphale is also described as being quite intelligent, with a passion for books, particularly rare ones. Perhaps because of his age and inhuman nature, he is capable of becoming enthralled with his studies for days straight without moving from his desk.
POWER:
Aziraphale is an angel. There are several aspects of this.
Physical - Aziraphale has wings and is able to hide them at will. He does not age, his senses are superior to those of a human, and he cannot be killed. He can, however, be inconveniently discorporated. If anything, the Porter's form of resurrection will seem much more convenient than dealing with convincing Heaven to grant him a new body. He is sexless and does not experience the same bodily functions as humans. He has grown accustomed to things such as breathing, eating, and sleeping, though he can forgo these if need be or if he simply forgets.
Powers - Aziraphale has a wide range of powers that would roughly be equivalent to the magical abilities of one of the more skilled Harry Potter characters, though he does not need a wand and only needs to actually say spells for more complicated tasks. He would object strongly to this actually being called "magic", however, as it is more akin to small miracles. He can accomplish a wide variety of tasks through these abilities, though he prefers not to abuse them, and most of his major accomplishments have required a great deal of good, old-fashioned legwork.
[CHARACTER SAMPLES]
COMMUNITY POST (FIRST PERSON) SAMPLE:
[ The communicator is out of focus at first, presenting a blurry picture of the upper part of Aziraphale's face-- all forehead and blonde hair and a blue eye. ]
Is this on?
[ He seems to realize that he is holding it far too close to his face. He adjusts the camera so that it is now a proper distance from his face, which now come clearly into focus.
He gives a bit of a huff. ]
It is hardly polite to just pull a man away from his own world without asking.
[ There is no anger in this sentiment; just the mild, resigned sort of annoyance of one who has spent a long time dealing with his own lot in life being subject to the whims of others. ]
Oh, I do not even have a change of clothing, let alone my books. Would anyone be so gracious as to direct me to some good book stores? If I am to be stuck here for some time, I intend to prepare myself for the stay.
[ He appears to be about to hang up, but he seems to think of something at the last moment and reconsiders. ]
I understand that you have been having trouble with great beasts lately? What a peculiar sense of timing.
LOGS POST (THIRD PERSON) SAMPLE:
Aziraphale pulled the tartan scarf close around himself as he made his way through the streets of the City. He had been walking for blocks and blocks, but he reminded himself that it was worth it. He loathed modern means of transportation if they could be avoided. His destination was hardly the closest bookshop to the MAC, but quality was integral.
He simply could not stand the modern bookshops appearing on every corner. The fluorescent lights were irritating, and it seemed that all that one could ever find there was the most recent releases and a handful of books that were deemed classics. While it was all well and good that the written word was now easily available to the masses, it just wasn't the same to Aziraphale unless his books were accompanied by the smell of old paper, and possibly a coating of dust.
That was why, Aziraphale reminded himself, he was making his way through the City to a list of used book stores. As far as he was concerned, the tinier and more musty, the better.