Singularity app
-Player Information ;
Your Nickname: Megan
OOC Journal: urbaninja
Under 18? Nope
Email/IM: elvengirl@shaw.ca, urbaninja on plurk
Characters Played at Singularity:
Character Information ;
Name: Leoben Conoy
Name of Canon: Battlestar Galactica (2003 Reimagining)
Canon/AU/Other Game CR: Canon with other game CR
Reference: Link to Splendorocity App(Contains summary of Leoben's storyline in BSG as the BSG wiki is not that clear)
Leoben on the BSG wiki
Canon Point: 4x11 Sometimes a Great Notion + Memories of time spent in Splendorocity
Setting:
Battlestar Galactica:
The story of Battlestar Galactica begins on the planet Kobol, where humans lived in peace with their gods, the lords of Kobol. However, the humans eventually grew to a point where they began to create their own beings, which became the first cylons and this caused a schism with the Gods. The humans left Kobol to go to the twelve colonies, and the cylons, considered the thirteenth tribe, headed to Earth.
On Earth, the cylons grew into a society, eventually loosing the ability to resurrect in favour of biological reproduction. At the same time, they created their own centurions, who became the drones of the society working as slaves, and who eventually rose up against them. Five cylons worked to recreate resurrection technology and were the only ones to survive the centurion’s attack. Having no other choice, they headed towards the twelve colonies, determined to warn the humans and prevent them from making the same mistake.
Unfortunately they were too late. The humans had already created their own cylons, who rose up against them. These centurions were used in the same way as the Thirteenth tribe cylons were, as workers, soldiers, and slaves. The final five arrived after the humans and cylons had been fighting for twelve years. They promised the centurions that they would help create humanoid cylons if the centurions ended the war. The resulting peace lasted forty years, with no one hearing from the cylons.
In this time, the cylons known as the significant seven were created, though there were eight at the time of creation. Leoben was the second, following John, and he was followed by D’anna, Simon, Aaron, the Sixes, Daniel, and Sharon. Of the eight, Daniel was the most loved by Ellen, and John, being the jealous older brother, killed him, to the point where Daniel could not resurrect. He then killed the final five, and rewrote their memories to make them believe they were human, before sending them to the colonies. He also rewrote the memories of his siblings so that they could not remember nor think about the missing seven or the final five. He then set the Cylons on a course of revenge, claiming that it was part of God’s plan that the Cylons take revenge on what had happened to them on the colonies and that the human race should be eradicated.
This attack was executed by having the human models infiltrate the colonies in order to sabotage various key facilities. Most notably, a cylon who came to be known as Caprica Six started a relationship with Doctor Gaius Baltar, which allowed her access to the defense mainframes and weakened them, so when the cylons arrived, the humans would be caught completely off guard. This is exactly what happened, and the cylons quickly and efficiently wiped out 23 billion people with a nuclear attack. As well, the cylons had evolved to a point where they could infiltrate networked computers and shut them down, rendering the newer battlestars and vipers useless. Only older models, who didn't have networked computers, such as the Galactica, were safe.
However, as time passed and the cylons continued to hunt down the humans with limited success, several of the cylons, lead by Caprica Six, believed that peace with the humans should be achieved. This was attempted on New Caprica (a habitable planet that the humans had found and tried to settle on), but failed as the Cylons assumed a controlling stance as opposed to working with the humans, and the desire for peace with the humans faded in light of the original plans. After New Caprica, the cylons decided to head to Earth as well in order to make it their new home and eradicate the humans on the way.
With the reveal of the Final Five cylons, cylon society became divided. There were those who believed that since the five were with the humans, that clearly meant that they should work towards peace (which was believed by the Twos, Sixes, and Eights) and those who disagreed and felt that things were fine as they were (the Ones, Fours, and Fives). A civil war broke out, and the Twos, Sixes, and Eights fled, begging the human fleet for sanctuary and peace.
At the point from which I have taken Leoben, the humans and cylons have agreed to work together in order to find Earth. With the discovery that Earth is a nuclear wasteland, it remains to be seen what will become of the tenuous relationship between these two warring races.
Cylon society works in two ways, through consensus and through their religion. When a decision must be made, the cylons vote on what must be done, and a majority results in the decision, though consensus is preferred. The cylons are also a very religious race, believing in a One True God (directly contrasting the polytheistic colonies) and that this God has a plan for them, and for everyone. Leoben is an especially fervent believer in this plan, believing that he can see visions and is closer to God than most. However, these visions place him on the outskirts of cylon society as the others are less than comfortable with Leoben’s ideas.
They are a race of contradictions, stuck between man and machine, as they were programmed with ideas of free will, but are still bound by that program. As much as they want to, and think that they are able to, the cylons cannot understand humans very well, or human concepts, such as love.
It should be noted that the Cylons do not seem to live in the same state of crisis as the humans do. Where the humans are trapped on overcrowded ships with dwindling resources, the cylons live in relative comfort, with ample space. At least until a civil war breaks out among the cylons. The cylons that join the fleet experience that same sort of crisis as they have been viciously attacked by their siblings and lack the means to defend themselves.
The Cylons are considered the primary antagonists of Battlestar Galactica, and while the show does take pains to show us the cylons as a race, and essentially humanize them, they are still a threat to the humans and are constantly considered a danger. The cylons have to work hard in order to gain the trust of the humans, and even then, it is a tenuous one.
Splendorocity:
Leoben came from the ruined Earth to Splendor, a city of magic. It is a mish-mash of various environments and locations, and relies heavily on wishing, though how wishes are interpreted is often called into question and can sometimes work against the wisher than for it. There are locals who inhabit the city, but they do not like these outsiders being there and are quite cold towards them. When Leoben left, the city could possibly have been running out of the magic used for wishes.
The City of Splendor
Game Premise
Personality:
When Leoben is first encountered in canon, he appears to have a manipulative personality. This makes him a very troublesome opponent, because he mixes truth with lies, and uses mind games to achieve what he wants. This is seen in his first appearance, where he leads Commander Adama through the Ragnar Station, presumably with plans to kill or delay him. He also uses these abilities in his second appearance, where he suggests that he may have planted a nuclear bomb on one of the ships in the fleet.
His second appearance sends Leoben’s personality in a different direction, however. He reveals that he has a very spiritual side to him, He has a devout faith in God (referred to as the One true God/Cylon God, as opposed to the God of our modern day religions), and his divine plan. It is also through God, that he believes he is granted the ability to see patterns, which enable him to have visions about the future. Leoben is also obsessed with destiny, in particular, that of Kara Thrace’s, which he believes he plays a role in. Of all the models, Leoben is considered the most spiritual, and his obsession with Kara Thrace has earned him a bit of disdain.
Leoben has also shown a bit of a pragmatic side to him, particularly among the Cylons. While not a leader among the Cylons, his opinions appear to have some sort of authority. An example of this is when an individual cylon voted against her model. He was the one asked if this particular instance was allowed. Later, he is also seen guiding the leader of the rebel cylons, helping her in her decisions. His thoughts are usually with Kara and her destiny first and foremost however.
He has a calm personality, experiencing but rarely showing emotion unless something causes him to. An example of this is when he and Kara Thrace encounter her corpse on the ruined Earth, coupled with the realization that he may have been wrong about her destiny (and subsequently God’s plan). His expression clearly shows fear and he retreats from her. Although he tries to remain neutral, Leoben does feel emotions intensely. Despite having the ability to resurrect, Leoben does fear death (as Cylons will die permanently if they are too far away from a Basestar/resurrection ship). He will go so far as to make bluffs in order to spare himself, such as suggesting that he has hidden a bomb on one of the ships in the fleet. Unlike some of the other Cylons, Leoben is always searching for a way to be more human, as opposed to machine. He believes in an alliance between humans and cylons, going so far as to go looking for Kara Thrace to bring her to the Basestar, and giving Laura Roslin a means to communicate with the fleet during a mutiny.
His time in Splendor has given him a chance to think about and reflect on his actions during the series. He is more driven towards peace with the humans, and is less inclined to any sort of violence. He is a lot more aware of his limitations and how fragile he really is. He wonders about his faith and his path, and while he still sees the patterns, he isn’t as obsessed with them as he was. While he still tries to help people find their destinies, he is trying to determine where his destiny lies now and that occupies a lot of his thought and his actions. At the same time, he is also trying to be more open and friendly with others.
The peaceful nature of Splendor offered Leoben some chance of renewal, to recover from the shock of the ruined Earth and finding Kara Thrace’s corpse. He didn’t really make his worries known, but was able to start working through them as he lived there. Until he was attacked, killed, and tortured by a ghost mongoose and that set everything back. ( Link for explaination). Splendor does not let anyone die, so Leoben’s subsequent resurrection came as a shock to him, coupled with the fact that while he was dead, Fexis, the mongoose, tortured him by having him relive each and every sin he had in his life (The initial ruin of the colonies, New Caprica, Earth, etc) and Leoben was deeply shaken in his faith, aware of how wrong he really was.
Leoben's death is mentioned (Scene was not played out as I am not very good at fight scenes/was busy)
Leoben wakes up after being killed.
Contemplating his place in the universe The conversations in this log have started Leoben on his path to renewal however, especially the one with Saint Walker, and though he still wonders about his faith, he has not discarded it. He is now trying to find his place in everything, and if he can still be a part of God’s plan.
He has also become more comfortable with talking to others in casual conversation, as well as trying to make friends and build relationships. It is a way of both atoning for his previous actions, and proving that the cylons have changed.
Abilities, Weaknesses, and Power Limitation Suggestions:
General Cylon Abilities:
Resurrection - When cylons die, their physically body dies, but the mind is transferred to another body through a process called downloading, which effectively makes them immortal. However, Leoben is coming from a canon point in which resurrection has been eliminated, not to mention he wouldn’t be able to download anyway even if he was coming from a canon point in which he could. It’s mentioned here simply because Leoben has died 8+ times in canon and that does tend to have an effect.
Augmented strength/speed/endurance - Since they are machines, Cylons do have super-human strength and speed, as well as endurance. They are meant to be better than humans. The non-canonical novels also suggest that they are able to lip read and have a thorough knowledge of human anatomy.
Projection - Almost like a really immersive daydream, projection allows the cylons to see themselves somewhere other than where they are.
Abilities Specific to Leoben:
Patterns - Leoben can see the patterns that bind the universe (as he defines it in canon). From my understanding, it seems to be that he can see every moment before it happens, ie: If you were going to trip, he would see you falling before it’s even happened or he’d know what you were going to say before you said it. It’s also something that’s on consistently.
Visions - Leoben is also granted abilities to see the future, though these are less frequent (Happening at least 3 times in canon). They come in the forms of visions of future events that will happen, and Leoben believes that it is partly his responsibility to make sure that they do. There is the sense, however, that he may be interpreting something wrong or for his own agenda.
Leoben also appears to have some mechanical skills, especially in creating/fixing radio and other communication devices.
Weaknesses:
-As much as Leoben manipulates, he can be manipulated fairly easily.
-He is doubting his faith and so this makes him rather vunerable.
-He’s spacy sometimes, and tends to miss things that a normal human might pick up on (social graces and such).
Power Limitations:
I usually tend to play down Leoben’s visions/patterns as I’m aware they’re a bit of a god-moddy ability. This is usually done by saying that something’s blocking Leoben’s abilities (in the past it’s been by magic and such). He can still predict things, and sometimes pull names out of thin air, but at a smaller scale.
I do set up a permissions post in case anyone wants to do anything beyond that, and any sort of larger vision beyond names and Leoben seeing that someone’s going to trip and fall that day (as an example) would, of course, be plotted out.
Inventory: The clothes on his back, not that much different from what he normally wears (a gaudily patterned shirt, jeans, boots), a domino in his pocket (no real importance, just a plain old domino)
Appearance: See icon, the actor is Callum Keith Rennie.
Age: ~late 30s? BSG sucks with ages.
OC/AU Justification ;
If AU, How is Your Version Different From Canon, and How Will That Come Across? Leoben will possess memories from his time in the game Splendorocity. He entered the game from the canon point of 4x11 Sometimes a Great Notion, after finding the corpse of Kara Thrace and learning that he was, essentially, wrong in everything that he had once thought. Needless to say, he was severely rattled, and as such, became less reliant on both his faith and his ability to see patterns. The peaceful nature of Splendor was somewhat renewing to him and he began to work through what had happened to him and where he could go from there.
The events of the Mongoose Massacre were the most damaging to Leoben, as he was shown the full weight of his actions (undoubtedly amplified by the power of this evil mongoose) and his position on his faith and how he should proceed were once again questioned. This is perhaps the biggest change to Leoben as he is questioning his faith, God, and his role as a prophet and someone who knows God's plan. He is no longer as reliant on them, or prone to go off on poetical tangents as he was in canon. I see this as an extension of what happened in 4x11 when he found Kara's corpse. However, he has not abandoned his faith, rather, he is seeking to come back to it, perhaps with a greater understanding of his role in God's plan.
If OC, Did You Run Your Character Through a Mary-Sue Litmus Test?
And What Did You Score?
Samples ;
Log Sample:
It’s not where he was. That’s his first thought when he wakes up and finds himself in the junkyard. He’s not in Splendor anymore. He’s somewhere else. How he got there is a mystery to him. There wasn’t a music box this time, there was just…a flash of light.
Leoben didn’t really know what to make of it. This was, he figured, the second time he’d been displaced. He’d always assumed that one went back to their own world once you left Splendor, but that didn’t seem to be the case. Though, with multiple worlds in existence, it also made sense that he’d end up on another one. Not that he was ready to go home yet. Going home would mean facing a ruined earth and Kara and his failure once again. And though he had the knowledge of multiple earths and the hope that he could find his way again, there was still room for doubt. He wasn’t sure that he wanted to see God’s plan come to fruition, at least, what he had seen of God’s plan.
However, now was not the time for contemplation and reflection. He was in a new world, and if he was going to continue his journey here, he would have to learn all that he could about it. The first step was to get out of this junkyard. Tentatively, he took a small breath and whispered a short prayer before heading out. It was time to begin again.
Network Sample:
[The audio is on, but not intentionally. It’s mostly due to Leoben playing around with the wearable, since this is a new piece of technology for him, though it’s easy enough to understand. It’s been a while since he’s been able to fiddle with something like this. He’s talking to himself while he does so.]
Interesting that I would end up here, and not back where I was before. I assumed that was what happened when one left Splendor.
[Not that he’s complaining. Going back would have meant a ruined Earth and facing Kara and he’s not too sure he’s ready for that yet.]
Perhaps this is only the next stage of my journey.
[And oh? The audio’s been on? Guess he missed that he turned that function on in his exploring, but since he’s aware of it now, might as well learn about the network. The audio switches to video.]
Hello. I have just recently arrived here and I’m looking for more information about this place.
[A thoughtful pause]
Especially if anyone knows why we’re here. Is there purpose to our being here?
Your Nickname: Megan
OOC Journal: urbaninja
Under 18? Nope
Email/IM: elvengirl@shaw.ca, urbaninja on plurk
Characters Played at Singularity:
Character Information ;
Name: Leoben Conoy
Name of Canon: Battlestar Galactica (2003 Reimagining)
Canon/AU/Other Game CR: Canon with other game CR
Reference: Link to Splendorocity App(Contains summary of Leoben's storyline in BSG as the BSG wiki is not that clear)
Leoben on the BSG wiki
Canon Point: 4x11 Sometimes a Great Notion + Memories of time spent in Splendorocity
Setting:
Battlestar Galactica:
The story of Battlestar Galactica begins on the planet Kobol, where humans lived in peace with their gods, the lords of Kobol. However, the humans eventually grew to a point where they began to create their own beings, which became the first cylons and this caused a schism with the Gods. The humans left Kobol to go to the twelve colonies, and the cylons, considered the thirteenth tribe, headed to Earth.
On Earth, the cylons grew into a society, eventually loosing the ability to resurrect in favour of biological reproduction. At the same time, they created their own centurions, who became the drones of the society working as slaves, and who eventually rose up against them. Five cylons worked to recreate resurrection technology and were the only ones to survive the centurion’s attack. Having no other choice, they headed towards the twelve colonies, determined to warn the humans and prevent them from making the same mistake.
Unfortunately they were too late. The humans had already created their own cylons, who rose up against them. These centurions were used in the same way as the Thirteenth tribe cylons were, as workers, soldiers, and slaves. The final five arrived after the humans and cylons had been fighting for twelve years. They promised the centurions that they would help create humanoid cylons if the centurions ended the war. The resulting peace lasted forty years, with no one hearing from the cylons.
In this time, the cylons known as the significant seven were created, though there were eight at the time of creation. Leoben was the second, following John, and he was followed by D’anna, Simon, Aaron, the Sixes, Daniel, and Sharon. Of the eight, Daniel was the most loved by Ellen, and John, being the jealous older brother, killed him, to the point where Daniel could not resurrect. He then killed the final five, and rewrote their memories to make them believe they were human, before sending them to the colonies. He also rewrote the memories of his siblings so that they could not remember nor think about the missing seven or the final five. He then set the Cylons on a course of revenge, claiming that it was part of God’s plan that the Cylons take revenge on what had happened to them on the colonies and that the human race should be eradicated.
This attack was executed by having the human models infiltrate the colonies in order to sabotage various key facilities. Most notably, a cylon who came to be known as Caprica Six started a relationship with Doctor Gaius Baltar, which allowed her access to the defense mainframes and weakened them, so when the cylons arrived, the humans would be caught completely off guard. This is exactly what happened, and the cylons quickly and efficiently wiped out 23 billion people with a nuclear attack. As well, the cylons had evolved to a point where they could infiltrate networked computers and shut them down, rendering the newer battlestars and vipers useless. Only older models, who didn't have networked computers, such as the Galactica, were safe.
However, as time passed and the cylons continued to hunt down the humans with limited success, several of the cylons, lead by Caprica Six, believed that peace with the humans should be achieved. This was attempted on New Caprica (a habitable planet that the humans had found and tried to settle on), but failed as the Cylons assumed a controlling stance as opposed to working with the humans, and the desire for peace with the humans faded in light of the original plans. After New Caprica, the cylons decided to head to Earth as well in order to make it their new home and eradicate the humans on the way.
With the reveal of the Final Five cylons, cylon society became divided. There were those who believed that since the five were with the humans, that clearly meant that they should work towards peace (which was believed by the Twos, Sixes, and Eights) and those who disagreed and felt that things were fine as they were (the Ones, Fours, and Fives). A civil war broke out, and the Twos, Sixes, and Eights fled, begging the human fleet for sanctuary and peace.
At the point from which I have taken Leoben, the humans and cylons have agreed to work together in order to find Earth. With the discovery that Earth is a nuclear wasteland, it remains to be seen what will become of the tenuous relationship between these two warring races.
Cylon society works in two ways, through consensus and through their religion. When a decision must be made, the cylons vote on what must be done, and a majority results in the decision, though consensus is preferred. The cylons are also a very religious race, believing in a One True God (directly contrasting the polytheistic colonies) and that this God has a plan for them, and for everyone. Leoben is an especially fervent believer in this plan, believing that he can see visions and is closer to God than most. However, these visions place him on the outskirts of cylon society as the others are less than comfortable with Leoben’s ideas.
They are a race of contradictions, stuck between man and machine, as they were programmed with ideas of free will, but are still bound by that program. As much as they want to, and think that they are able to, the cylons cannot understand humans very well, or human concepts, such as love.
It should be noted that the Cylons do not seem to live in the same state of crisis as the humans do. Where the humans are trapped on overcrowded ships with dwindling resources, the cylons live in relative comfort, with ample space. At least until a civil war breaks out among the cylons. The cylons that join the fleet experience that same sort of crisis as they have been viciously attacked by their siblings and lack the means to defend themselves.
The Cylons are considered the primary antagonists of Battlestar Galactica, and while the show does take pains to show us the cylons as a race, and essentially humanize them, they are still a threat to the humans and are constantly considered a danger. The cylons have to work hard in order to gain the trust of the humans, and even then, it is a tenuous one.
Splendorocity:
Leoben came from the ruined Earth to Splendor, a city of magic. It is a mish-mash of various environments and locations, and relies heavily on wishing, though how wishes are interpreted is often called into question and can sometimes work against the wisher than for it. There are locals who inhabit the city, but they do not like these outsiders being there and are quite cold towards them. When Leoben left, the city could possibly have been running out of the magic used for wishes.
The City of Splendor
Game Premise
Personality:
When Leoben is first encountered in canon, he appears to have a manipulative personality. This makes him a very troublesome opponent, because he mixes truth with lies, and uses mind games to achieve what he wants. This is seen in his first appearance, where he leads Commander Adama through the Ragnar Station, presumably with plans to kill or delay him. He also uses these abilities in his second appearance, where he suggests that he may have planted a nuclear bomb on one of the ships in the fleet.
His second appearance sends Leoben’s personality in a different direction, however. He reveals that he has a very spiritual side to him, He has a devout faith in God (referred to as the One true God/Cylon God, as opposed to the God of our modern day religions), and his divine plan. It is also through God, that he believes he is granted the ability to see patterns, which enable him to have visions about the future. Leoben is also obsessed with destiny, in particular, that of Kara Thrace’s, which he believes he plays a role in. Of all the models, Leoben is considered the most spiritual, and his obsession with Kara Thrace has earned him a bit of disdain.
Leoben has also shown a bit of a pragmatic side to him, particularly among the Cylons. While not a leader among the Cylons, his opinions appear to have some sort of authority. An example of this is when an individual cylon voted against her model. He was the one asked if this particular instance was allowed. Later, he is also seen guiding the leader of the rebel cylons, helping her in her decisions. His thoughts are usually with Kara and her destiny first and foremost however.
He has a calm personality, experiencing but rarely showing emotion unless something causes him to. An example of this is when he and Kara Thrace encounter her corpse on the ruined Earth, coupled with the realization that he may have been wrong about her destiny (and subsequently God’s plan). His expression clearly shows fear and he retreats from her. Although he tries to remain neutral, Leoben does feel emotions intensely. Despite having the ability to resurrect, Leoben does fear death (as Cylons will die permanently if they are too far away from a Basestar/resurrection ship). He will go so far as to make bluffs in order to spare himself, such as suggesting that he has hidden a bomb on one of the ships in the fleet. Unlike some of the other Cylons, Leoben is always searching for a way to be more human, as opposed to machine. He believes in an alliance between humans and cylons, going so far as to go looking for Kara Thrace to bring her to the Basestar, and giving Laura Roslin a means to communicate with the fleet during a mutiny.
His time in Splendor has given him a chance to think about and reflect on his actions during the series. He is more driven towards peace with the humans, and is less inclined to any sort of violence. He is a lot more aware of his limitations and how fragile he really is. He wonders about his faith and his path, and while he still sees the patterns, he isn’t as obsessed with them as he was. While he still tries to help people find their destinies, he is trying to determine where his destiny lies now and that occupies a lot of his thought and his actions. At the same time, he is also trying to be more open and friendly with others.
The peaceful nature of Splendor offered Leoben some chance of renewal, to recover from the shock of the ruined Earth and finding Kara Thrace’s corpse. He didn’t really make his worries known, but was able to start working through them as he lived there. Until he was attacked, killed, and tortured by a ghost mongoose and that set everything back. ( Link for explaination). Splendor does not let anyone die, so Leoben’s subsequent resurrection came as a shock to him, coupled with the fact that while he was dead, Fexis, the mongoose, tortured him by having him relive each and every sin he had in his life (The initial ruin of the colonies, New Caprica, Earth, etc) and Leoben was deeply shaken in his faith, aware of how wrong he really was.
Leoben's death is mentioned (Scene was not played out as I am not very good at fight scenes/was busy)
Leoben wakes up after being killed.
Contemplating his place in the universe The conversations in this log have started Leoben on his path to renewal however, especially the one with Saint Walker, and though he still wonders about his faith, he has not discarded it. He is now trying to find his place in everything, and if he can still be a part of God’s plan.
He has also become more comfortable with talking to others in casual conversation, as well as trying to make friends and build relationships. It is a way of both atoning for his previous actions, and proving that the cylons have changed.
Abilities, Weaknesses, and Power Limitation Suggestions:
General Cylon Abilities:
Resurrection - When cylons die, their physically body dies, but the mind is transferred to another body through a process called downloading, which effectively makes them immortal. However, Leoben is coming from a canon point in which resurrection has been eliminated, not to mention he wouldn’t be able to download anyway even if he was coming from a canon point in which he could. It’s mentioned here simply because Leoben has died 8+ times in canon and that does tend to have an effect.
Augmented strength/speed/endurance - Since they are machines, Cylons do have super-human strength and speed, as well as endurance. They are meant to be better than humans. The non-canonical novels also suggest that they are able to lip read and have a thorough knowledge of human anatomy.
Projection - Almost like a really immersive daydream, projection allows the cylons to see themselves somewhere other than where they are.
Abilities Specific to Leoben:
Patterns - Leoben can see the patterns that bind the universe (as he defines it in canon). From my understanding, it seems to be that he can see every moment before it happens, ie: If you were going to trip, he would see you falling before it’s even happened or he’d know what you were going to say before you said it. It’s also something that’s on consistently.
Visions - Leoben is also granted abilities to see the future, though these are less frequent (Happening at least 3 times in canon). They come in the forms of visions of future events that will happen, and Leoben believes that it is partly his responsibility to make sure that they do. There is the sense, however, that he may be interpreting something wrong or for his own agenda.
Leoben also appears to have some mechanical skills, especially in creating/fixing radio and other communication devices.
Weaknesses:
-As much as Leoben manipulates, he can be manipulated fairly easily.
-He is doubting his faith and so this makes him rather vunerable.
-He’s spacy sometimes, and tends to miss things that a normal human might pick up on (social graces and such).
Power Limitations:
I usually tend to play down Leoben’s visions/patterns as I’m aware they’re a bit of a god-moddy ability. This is usually done by saying that something’s blocking Leoben’s abilities (in the past it’s been by magic and such). He can still predict things, and sometimes pull names out of thin air, but at a smaller scale.
I do set up a permissions post in case anyone wants to do anything beyond that, and any sort of larger vision beyond names and Leoben seeing that someone’s going to trip and fall that day (as an example) would, of course, be plotted out.
Inventory: The clothes on his back, not that much different from what he normally wears (a gaudily patterned shirt, jeans, boots), a domino in his pocket (no real importance, just a plain old domino)
Appearance: See icon, the actor is Callum Keith Rennie.
Age: ~late 30s? BSG sucks with ages.
OC/AU Justification ;
If AU, How is Your Version Different From Canon, and How Will That Come Across? Leoben will possess memories from his time in the game Splendorocity. He entered the game from the canon point of 4x11 Sometimes a Great Notion, after finding the corpse of Kara Thrace and learning that he was, essentially, wrong in everything that he had once thought. Needless to say, he was severely rattled, and as such, became less reliant on both his faith and his ability to see patterns. The peaceful nature of Splendor was somewhat renewing to him and he began to work through what had happened to him and where he could go from there.
The events of the Mongoose Massacre were the most damaging to Leoben, as he was shown the full weight of his actions (undoubtedly amplified by the power of this evil mongoose) and his position on his faith and how he should proceed were once again questioned. This is perhaps the biggest change to Leoben as he is questioning his faith, God, and his role as a prophet and someone who knows God's plan. He is no longer as reliant on them, or prone to go off on poetical tangents as he was in canon. I see this as an extension of what happened in 4x11 when he found Kara's corpse. However, he has not abandoned his faith, rather, he is seeking to come back to it, perhaps with a greater understanding of his role in God's plan.
If OC, Did You Run Your Character Through a Mary-Sue Litmus Test?
And What Did You Score?
Samples ;
Log Sample:
It’s not where he was. That’s his first thought when he wakes up and finds himself in the junkyard. He’s not in Splendor anymore. He’s somewhere else. How he got there is a mystery to him. There wasn’t a music box this time, there was just…a flash of light.
Leoben didn’t really know what to make of it. This was, he figured, the second time he’d been displaced. He’d always assumed that one went back to their own world once you left Splendor, but that didn’t seem to be the case. Though, with multiple worlds in existence, it also made sense that he’d end up on another one. Not that he was ready to go home yet. Going home would mean facing a ruined earth and Kara and his failure once again. And though he had the knowledge of multiple earths and the hope that he could find his way again, there was still room for doubt. He wasn’t sure that he wanted to see God’s plan come to fruition, at least, what he had seen of God’s plan.
However, now was not the time for contemplation and reflection. He was in a new world, and if he was going to continue his journey here, he would have to learn all that he could about it. The first step was to get out of this junkyard. Tentatively, he took a small breath and whispered a short prayer before heading out. It was time to begin again.
Network Sample:
[The audio is on, but not intentionally. It’s mostly due to Leoben playing around with the wearable, since this is a new piece of technology for him, though it’s easy enough to understand. It’s been a while since he’s been able to fiddle with something like this. He’s talking to himself while he does so.]
Interesting that I would end up here, and not back where I was before. I assumed that was what happened when one left Splendor.
[Not that he’s complaining. Going back would have meant a ruined Earth and facing Kara and he’s not too sure he’s ready for that yet.]
Perhaps this is only the next stage of my journey.
[And oh? The audio’s been on? Guess he missed that he turned that function on in his exploring, but since he’s aware of it now, might as well learn about the network. The audio switches to video.]
Hello. I have just recently arrived here and I’m looking for more information about this place.
[A thoughtful pause]
Especially if anyone knows why we’re here. Is there purpose to our being here?