application ♏ zodion
✖ PLAYER:
Name & LJ: Taryn (buries)
Birthdate & Age: 31 May 1992 / 19
Characters played in Zodion: None.
✖ CHARACTER:
Name: Caroline Forbes
Canon: The Vampire Diaries (tv)
PB/Image:
Candice Accola
Info links: http://vampirediaries.wikia.com/wiki/Caroline_Forbes
Canon Point: 2x21 ‘The Sun Also Rises’-after she’s told Tyler Matt’s broken up with her and breaks down.
Gender: Female.
Age: 18.
Birthdate/Sign:
November 19, 1992 / Scorpio
Caroline’s birthday is not canon. I took her birth year to be 1992 as in canon she and her friends are said to be 17 in season one, and 18 in season two. There are a few discrepancies as I took this from the wiki (which states Elena, the protagonist, is 17 when we first meet her, but is born in 1993). It is not stated in the show as to what year the teens are born.
Caroline best relates to Scorpio, as she demonstrates most of these attributes. From her metamorphosis from a carefree, insecure teenage girl to a vampire who can easily kill to the secrets she keeps and the relationships she has with Tyler Lockwood and Matt Donovan (which she believes, and is told, are ‘taboo’). Caroline is protective of her friends, which can lead to dangerous situations (as a bite from Tyler can kill her, and him being a constant in her life threatens the lives of her fellow vampires). She’s compassionate and concerned-for Tyler and his transformation, for how she will hurt Matt, and how her mother will react to her-as well as dangerous, as she is an unpredictable vampire, new to the heightened senses and rules. Caroline is defined by jealousy-an insecurity of hers as she always compares herself to others. She doesn’t seem to think so, but she draws people to her-for example, Matt and Tyler-with her kindness.
Tattoo:
Caroline’s tattoo will be located on the ankle of her right foot, on the right hand side. It will be small.
Suitability: N/A.
Power:
Caroline is a vampire. Her canon powers include: super strength, super speed, heightened senses, super-agilility, accelerated healing, durability (can take more trauma than humans), mind compulsion, immortality, and Lapis Lazuli (which is a ring she wears so she can walk out in the sunlight without burning).
ZODION POWER: Caroline will keep her super strength. It is basically her ability to be stronger than the average human. She can physically lift someone off the ground. She is able to lift heavy things, such as cars and heavy chains. A mere grip of a hand may feel like a vice to the other person. She’ll be keeping this power as Caroline uses it as a way to intimidate others and gain control (and power) over a situation.
As stated in the FAQ, she will not need her ring to be out in the sun, and does not need blood to survive. She will also maintain her heightened senses. She will not be keeping her mind compulsion as she will need to learn to be careful with people and not have that as a backup to ‘rewind’.
Personality:
When first introduced to Caroline Forbes, she is portrayed as a shallow, spoiled girl with many insecurities. It’s implied that Caroline is sexually active, as she was involved in a relationship with Damon Salvatore (and the first scene of their ‘relationship’ showed them in bed together). She is the daughter of the sheriff and is an overachiever. She is controlling, always wanting to do her best and prove herself to everyone, and is plagued with many insecurities in which she attempts to overcome with her overachieving methods.
Her insecurities are a large part of her character, as she always compares herself to Elena and wonders what Elena has that she lacks. This is shown when she shows interest in Stefan Salvatore, and he “chooses” Elena instead. Damon, Stefan’s brother, takes an interest in Caroline-though it is hardly romantic-and uses her, feeding on her and using mind compulsion on her to manipulate her into doing things for him (such as getting a necklace from Bonnie). She ends the relationship after she realises he is just using her, which adds to her many insecurities as Damon, who she was interested in when she first saw him, didn’t seem interested in her.
Her relationship with Matt Donovan proved to push Caroline to overcome her insecurities, especially the ones involving Elena (as Matt was Elena’s ex-boyfriend) and she found herself becoming a better person. However, a strain on their relationship would occur after she was involved in a car accident and was later killed by Katherine Pierce. Fortunately for her, Damon had fed her some of his blood, and as his vampire blood was in her system at the time of her murder, she ended up turning into a vampire.
Becoming a vampire changed Caroline, mostly for the better. Dubbed “Vampire Barbie” by Damon, Caroline became an “insecure, neurotic, control freak on crack”, due to her character traits being amplified due to her vampire state. Her turning placed a strain on her friendship with Bonnie Bennet, who was angered by her feeding and killing a fellow student she showed romantic interest in, and sought for her forgiveness as her friendship meant a lot to Caroline. She struggled to accept her new life as a vampire, as she could not be out in the sun without burning, and did not understand what was happening to her until it was too late (in which she fed and killed a fellow student). This placed a strain on her relationship with Matt, as he was a constant temptation to her, and she tried to fight against her desire to feed from him.
Caroline, in an act of selflessness that would later define her character, broke up with Matt as she fed on him. She broke up with him in a way that showed her to be insecure, as she showed signs of jealousy towards another girl showing interest in him. She did this for his benefit, not hers, as previously, he showed annoyance when she was openly jealous about said girl. Her acting this way hours after he expressed this forced his hand to break up with her, which was what Caroline was aiming for. She is later manipulated by Katherine to spy on Elena and Stefan, as Katherine threatened to harm Matt, whom Caroline still cared for deeply. She was conflicted, as she is protective and loyal to Elena, but she loved Matt dearly.
Caroline has a rocky relationship with her mother, the sheriff. When her mother found out she was a vampire, she was less than accepting, stating that her daughter was gone and the Caroline standing before her was not her child. Gradually, she came around to Caroline being a vampire, but this would not be permanent as Caroline compels her mother to forget about her being a vampire, as she knew her mother-who was an avid hater and hunter of vampires-would never trust her fellow vampire friends.
Gradually, Caroline’s backbone is made known as she fights back against Damon and Katherine, respectively. For Damon, Caroline, after turning, physically pushed him and showed confidence as she stated that she remembered his manipulation (as the compulsion had worn off). For Katherine, Caroline tricked her into thinking she was weak, and trapped her in a room in which she magically could not leave. She proved herself to be a good actor for Katherine, showing that she was pliable for manipulation-when she clearly was not.
When Tyler Lockwood triggered the werewolf curse, Caroline helped in every step of the way with him coming to terms with who he now was and what was waiting for him at the next full moon. Despite a werewolf bite being deadly to a vampire, she stayed with him during his transformations and proved to be a loyal friend. She stuck by him as she didn’t want him to go through it alone, like she did. A friendship blossoms between the two of them, and this later causes problems for Caroline and Matt, as the latter suspects that Tyler and Caroline are romantically involved behind his back, as he and Caroline have reconnected. Their friendship is strained when Tyler learns that Damon killed his uncle, and that Caroline had been protecting the secret all along. She did not tell him the truth as she was protecting her friends and protecting him. She later felt betrayed when he hesitated in unlocking the cage she was trapped in (due to his werewolf “friends”) and revealed that friends help other friends, and that their friendship was terminated. When Tyler returned to Mystic Falls, Caroline revealed that she didn’t hate him at all, showing that despite her strong words, she still cared for him and was willing to help him during his next transformation.
Caroline, once again, struggles with her relationship with Matt. As it is revealed that Vicki, his sister, was turned into a vampire and killed, and that Caroline, herself, is a vampire, Matt terminates their relationship as he cannot deal with the fact that Caroline is no longer the Caroline he knew. He asks her to compel him to forget his discovery of the truth behind Vicki’s ‘disappearance’ and Caroline’s true nature, which she does. However, it is later revealed that Matt still remembers her confessing she is a vampire and spies on her for her mother. Her mum later finds out she is a vampire, in which she has the same negative reaction as Matt, but she soon comes to accept Caroline for who she is, once again, as shown the first time she found out the truth.
Caroline developed from a shallow, spoiled girl plagued with insecurities of being in Elena Gilbert’s shadow, to a mature, strong-willed vampire. Over the course of the show, it was revealed that Caroline was protective and loyal of her friends, which is especially shown after her turning into a vampire-with Tyler Lockwood-and her strong-will is shown with her fighting back against her past manipulators-being Damon Salvatore and Katherine Pierce. She struggles with finding her previous identity as it constantly clashes with who she is as a vampire, and finds that these two are constantly at war with one another as she fights her desires as a vampire with her desires as a human (such as feeding from Matt vs being with Matt and, ultimately, keeping him safe).
✖ SAMPLES:
"Zodion" First-Person Network Entry:
( voice )
[ There is a sigh before Caroline clears her voice ] So, this place gets kind of lonely after a while, huh? [ There’s a pause as Caroline runs her hand through her hair, breathing in and out slowly as she tries to retain her composure ] Not that I don’t mind the company that I have-I do-I just miss my friends.
Think the gods might bring them to me? I know it’s selfish. I want them here, so they’d be safe from the dangers at home, but I don’t want them here at the same time. Some of them ... some of them can’t take the news of being in a different world very well. Or anything that’s different from the life of an average joe. [ She sighs ]
[ A few minutes pass before there’s a sound of movement ] Is anyone else alone here?
"Zodionlogs" Third-Person Prose Entry:
Caroline opened her eyes, expecting to feel Tyler’s flesh beneath her fingers and the comfort of the couch under her legs. She found herself on a dirt floor instead. Shooting up like a rocket, Caroline spun in a circle as she took in the unfamiliar area she found herself in. This didn’t look like the woods of Mystic Falls.
How did she get here? Was this another of Katherine’s tricks? She surveyed the area carefully, trying to listen for any sign of movement … and heard none. So far, it wasn’t a trick of the wolves. She figured she’d be fighting a wooden bullet to the forehead again if it were. But she wouldn’t rule them out, nor Katherine. It wasn’t exactly Katherine’s style, but the elder vampire was becoming desperate. Obviously, whoever had brought her here was waiting her out, waiting for the best opportunity to take her down.
Well, Caroline wasn’t going to let that happen.
Standing with a straighter back, she pushed her hair back with her hand, turning to keep an eye out for any sign of movement. That was when she noticed the alter. She narrowed her eyes and looked around the area once again, unsure of whether this was a trick from the wolves or Katherine. But when no one seemed to appear, she took a few tentative steps towards the alter.
As Caroline stepped over the small body of water guarding the alter, she felt a sting on the ankle of her right foot. She winced, glancing down in hopes of seeing what had stung her-hoping desperately it wasn’t a bee or wasp-and found the water she had stepped over was rising rapidly. She frowned, confused and worried at the prospect of this water being filled with vervain.
As soon as she realized she wasn’t going to be consumed by the water, Caroline opened her eyes to find herself stark naked. She gave out a yelp and looked around for her clothes-or something to cover herself up with.
It was then, when she glanced down to the right, she noticed the reflection of her ankle in the water. Where she had felt that sting, a mark was glowing in the shape of a symbol she felt was familiar, but she couldn’t quite recall in that moment. She squatted down as best she could, jutting her leg out so she could inspect the spot where the mark rested on her ankle. She watched her reflection as she ran her fingers over the spot, not feeling anything besides the coolness of her skin, and soon looked down to see her mark was, in fact, there, and not a trick of the water.
In a blink, the mark stopped glowing and seemed to settle within her skin. Caroline frowned, puzzled by the sudden lifelessness of the mark, and came to her full height in a matter of minutes as she tried to go back to her previous mission of finding something to cover herself up with. It was then that she noticed the box on the alter, and found that her task at hand had changed. The water ceased and with that, her feet took matters into their own hands, guiding her towards the box.
Caroline took slow, deep breaths. “What’s the worst that can happen?” She ran her hands over her face, pushing back her hair tightly as she took a moment to try and collect herself, stop her heart from hammering inside of her chest, and feel that calm wash over her once again. In a matter of moments, she felt slightly calmer. “It’s not like they’ve invented a vervain Jack in the box.” And if they did? She’d just have to kick their asses from here back to Mystic Falls-or something that looked like Mystic Falls. She wasn’t ruling out the idea of being far away from home just yet. After a few more breaths, her hands, shaking slightly, touched the box, running her fingers over the feel of it (and finding it was not coated in vervain) before prying it open slowly.
She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw what looked like a cell phone nestled inside instead of vervain. What captured her interest was the letter. She picked the letter up between two fingers delicately, and found her heart hammering once again as she saw her name printed on the paper.
Dearest Caroline,
It is our great pleasure and honor to welcome you to Zodion. For your compassion, you have been chosen from among all the times and galaxies to aid us.
There is naught else we can share, for it is not yet the time for such things to be revealed. Know only that we are twelve of great power. You will find that if you think of us, our names will be known to you and so too will the task you have been entrusted with become clear.
Go forth, we implore you, and worship. The fate of the cosmos depends on it.
~The Twelve
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Caroline stared at the piece of paper for a few moments, her hands shaking slightly, and it wasn’t until she let out a shaky breath that she seemed to come back to life. “Oh,” she bit her bottom lip. Twelve? Galaxies? Her compassion? “This is not good.”