3. Background: This is the story of a world torn apart by war. It’s one much like Earth, save for the fact that supernatural races were well known and existed alongside humans. Not that their existence could be called peaceful, and tensions between them reached the point where war broke out. Countries all over the world sided with either the supernaturals or the humans - usually depending on what the majority of that country’s leaders were - and no one managed to stay out of the war. It dragged on, causing death and hardships, for long enough that people began to just want it over. And then there were those who realized that no matter which side won, everyone would lose. An underground resistance began to form of those who opposed the war, who didn’t want to live in a world of only supernaturals or only humans, but wanted peace for both groups
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Ryn Coughlan | 2/?dontfearthemeSeptember 30 2011, 10:19:10 UTC
She spent as much time with her father as possible, helping him work on their boats, sailing with him during his off hours, and even joining him on his fishing trips whenever she was allowed. For the most part, the crew adored her, especially after she discovered she could not only heal herself, but others. They became the healthiest damn fishing crew out there, which didn’t hurt their profits at all
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Ryn Coughlan | 3/?dontfearthemeSeptember 30 2011, 10:20:23 UTC
She also learned that once you hit a certain age, if you weren’t in a gang, you were pretty much fair game. Fortunately, the first friend Ryn made was a young man named Dale, who was a member of a gang called the Acolytes. Not a major player, but still one of the larger gangs, and one who accepted almost anyone, particularly those who were just looking for the protection being in a gang offered. Ryn joined immediately, and quickly got involved in the gang lifestyle, including a hatred for their rival gang, the Disciples. The Acolytes had given her a home, taken her in when she had nowhere else to go, and those who opposed them deserved her anger
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Ryn Coughlan | 4/?dontfearthemeSeptember 30 2011, 10:21:11 UTC
Dom and Ryn began planning to break away and make their own gang. They brought in only those they both knew they could trust absolutely, those who would not reveal their plans if they decided not to go. Eight people were told, and five joined in the plans. The same five who’d been the only ones she’d ever called by name. The Ghost, a telekinetic telepath (Aiden, a man who brought Ryn books about the ocean and would read them to her when neither of them could sleep); the Harbinger, a Seer with limitless energy (Cass, a woman who made s’mores over a fake campfire with her when they both found out the other missed camping on the beach); the Sniper, a crackshot capable of hitting pretty much anything with pretty much any weapon (Dean, a man who tried to teach her how to shoot a gun, realized she was never going to do it well, and mocked her about it relentlessly only when he found out she was a much better mechanic than he’d ever be and had ammo to mock him in return), the Mantis, an expert martial artist (Nik, a man who gave physical
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Ryn Coughlan | 5/?dontfearthemeSeptember 30 2011, 10:22:01 UTC
Ryn herself only ever recruited two members: Rage, a teenager who’d started working at the same shop she did just before Pride’s first decision to open up membership, and who’d been one of the first five recruits by virtue of the fact that she’d spotted a few members of the Disciples sniffing around him; and, more recently, Hatred, another teenager who’d come looking for a job shortly after she’d finally opened up her own shop and who eventually confessed that he’d just lost his father
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Ryn Coughlan | 6/?dontfearthemeSeptember 30 2011, 10:22:57 UTC
Finally, though Ryn is by no means a pacifist, she’s incredibly reluctant to use her powers to harm people. She’s still trying to escape from the shadow of her time as Reaper, and she still feels as though she has to atone for some of the things she did. Partly because of this, she’s always willing and eager to heal or help someone. The major exception to this would be in defense of someone she cares about. She’s more than prepared to use her powers however possible to protect them.
5. Previous Game Developments: N/A
6. Appearance: Ryn has brown eyes and red hair, cut to just past shoulder length. She’s tall, roughly 5’9”, with fair skin that never seems to darken no matter how much sun she gets. Her hands are callused and arms leanly muscled from work, and she can quite frequently be found with some kind of oil or grease smudge on her. She prefers to wear jeans and tanktops or tee-shirts, particularly when working, but tends to dress up more when going out. Ryn also has several tattoos: a small shamrock on her left ankle, a Celtic
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Ryn Coughlan | 7/8dontfearthemeSeptember 30 2011, 10:23:46 UTC
11. Writing sample - Third Person Prose:
She was trying really, really hard not to just throw a wrench at Dean’s head. And most of the reason that she was succeeding was that if she didn’t actually try to hit him, he’d just dodge it, and it would probably end up hitting something important. If she did actually try - well, he might dodge it anyway. And if he didn’t, it was heavy, and she’d just end up injuring him. And then she’d have to heal him, which meant she was really just injuring herself. Or risking Dom getting pissed off at her for injuring the guy he’d sent as a messenger
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Ryn Coughlan | 8/8dontfearthemeSeptember 30 2011, 10:24:33 UTC
12. Writing sample - First Person:
You’ve got to be shitting me. Once wasn’t enough? I’ve got to be uprooted from my life and shoved into some place with people in charge who are claiming it’s for my own good but really they don’t give a fuck twice? Or is this actually the place people go when they’ve been ‘rehabilitated’? Because I’ve gotta say, I prefer the facility. At least there we had electricity.
And also? Why the hell are you picking on us? We’re not a major player. We’re not even a secondary player. Shit, go pick on the New Era or the Fists or the fucking Suits. And why me? I’m retired, damn it, it’s not gonna be making that big of an impact. Why not Pride? Everyone’d fall apart without Pride making decisions. ‘Ahh, Pride’s not here to tell us what to eat for breakfast today, we’re doomed!’ ‘Oh, let’s go ask Wrath, she’ll know what to do.’ The hell would I be knowing what to do?
[There’s a pause as she realizes she’s gone on a bit of a tirade.]
Look. If I break the law again, will you send me back?
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1. Character's Name: Sorcha Katherine Coughlan “Ryn”
2. Age: 28
3. Background: This is the story of a world torn apart by war. It’s one much like Earth, save for the fact that supernatural races were well known and existed alongside humans. Not that their existence could be called peaceful, and tensions between them reached the point where war broke out. Countries all over the world sided with either the supernaturals or the humans - usually depending on what the majority of that country’s leaders were - and no one managed to stay out of the war. It dragged on, causing death and hardships, for long enough that people began to just want it over. And then there were those who realized that no matter which side won, everyone would lose. An underground resistance began to form of those who opposed the war, who didn’t want to live in a world of only supernaturals or only humans, but wanted peace for both groups ( ... )
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5. Previous Game Developments: N/A
6. Appearance: Ryn has brown eyes and red hair, cut to just past shoulder length. She’s tall, roughly 5’9”, with fair skin that never seems to darken no matter how much sun she gets. Her hands are callused and arms leanly muscled from work, and she can quite frequently be found with some kind of oil or grease smudge on her. She prefers to wear jeans and tanktops or tee-shirts, particularly when working, but tends to dress up more when going out. Ryn also has several tattoos: a small shamrock on her left ankle, a Celtic ( ... )
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She was trying really, really hard not to just throw a wrench at Dean’s head. And most of the reason that she was succeeding was that if she didn’t actually try to hit him, he’d just dodge it, and it would probably end up hitting something important. If she did actually try - well, he might dodge it anyway. And if he didn’t, it was heavy, and she’d just end up injuring him. And then she’d have to heal him, which meant she was really just injuring herself. Or risking Dom getting pissed off at her for injuring the guy he’d sent as a messenger ( ... )
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You’ve got to be shitting me. Once wasn’t enough? I’ve got to be uprooted from my life and shoved into some place with people in charge who are claiming it’s for my own good but really they don’t give a fuck twice? Or is this actually the place people go when they’ve been ‘rehabilitated’? Because I’ve gotta say, I prefer the facility. At least there we had electricity.
And also? Why the hell are you picking on us? We’re not a major player. We’re not even a secondary player. Shit, go pick on the New Era or the Fists or the fucking Suits. And why me? I’m retired, damn it, it’s not gonna be making that big of an impact. Why not Pride? Everyone’d fall apart without Pride making decisions. ‘Ahh, Pride’s not here to tell us what to eat for breakfast today, we’re doomed!’ ‘Oh, let’s go ask Wrath, she’ll know what to do.’ The hell would I be knowing what to do?
[There’s a pause as she realizes she’s gone on a bit of a tirade.]
Look. If I break the law again, will you send me back?
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