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Quote from: Strangefate on June 17, 2014, 04:47:16 AM
And now my other character…

Vicki Vale
== Character Bio ==
== Personal Information ==
Legal Name: Victoria ‘Vicki’ Vale
Alias: None
Age: 29
Sexuality: Bisexual
Part of Gotham Residing In: Uptown

== Physical Description ==
5’5”, red hair, brown eyes; Vicki is a rather small lithe woman, physically unimposing in a world of thuggish gangsters and martial artists, yet is rarely overlooked in a crowd due to her forceful personality and buoyant disposition.  She is more apt to be described as pretty or cute than drop dead gorgeous with a natural smile and lively expressive eyes.  Her wardrobe is normally quite formal, pants suits and skirts and the occasional gown for uptown affairs, as befits a television personality who is rarely out of the public limelight.

== Persona ==
Hard-headed, unflappable, ambitious, and full of energy, Vicki has earned her position as GCN’s top news anchor and best known reporter in Gotham City through constant tireless effort.  Despite the serious even hard-edged tone of her articles and television exposes, in person she tends to be quite personable and outwardly friendly, bubbly almost, quick to laugh and strike up a conversation with almost anyone on nearly any topic.  This is something of an act in that Vicki has found that a soft touch works far better on most people than a hard one and taking on a flippant girlish demeanor causes some to dismiss her as an intellectual lightweight, a mere pretty face with a teleprompter, which can be useful in getting people to talk more freely than they normally would.   

== Key Skills ==

Journalist (television):  Vicki is a popular anchor for GCN and is quite comfortable speaking on camera and conducting interviews.

Journalist (writer):  Vicki also has a background in writing for the papers and currently pens a column for the Gotham Tribune as well as editorials and articles for the GCN website.

Charming Disposition:  Vicki is talented at talking to people and getting them to open up, and it is not at all opposed to turning on the charm if it means getting a better interview or story lead.

Quick hands:  While hardly a master thief, Vicki has a sharp eye and quick fingers, which can be useful for such things as picking the lock on a desk drawer with a nail file or picking up stray documents ‘accidentally’ left laying around in untended briefcases.

== Advantages ==

Famous:  Vicki Vale is one of the best known local celebrities in Gotham City, seen on the nightly news by countless citizens, a fact which can help open doors and loosen tongues.   Her high public profile also helps to insulate her from any retaliation for her articles and damning exposes, as most gang leaders realize that killing reporters is simply bad for business.  Of course with the new breed of violent theatrical criminal arising in Gotham, one never knows… 

GCN Employee:  As a newswoman Vicki is issued press passes and invitations to most of the major events and galas in Gotham City, and can get in places most civilians simply could not… 

== Disadvantages ==

GCN Employee:  …which cuts both ways, as Vicki is also responsible to her editor, who can always shut down a story or otherwise leave her grounded if her actions threaten to embarrass or upset the owners.

Non-Combatant:  Vicki has no combat skills whatsoever and is only as strong as an average woman of her size and build.  Likewise she does not possess a license to carry concealed firearms and rarely travels with a weapon of any kind, beyond the occasional can of mace or personal taser.

Dangerous Obsessions:  Vicki is obsessed with a number of stories -- the identity of Batman, the true history of the Joker, the rumors about the Janus Organization, etc -- that might be best left alone.  She is willing to take risks, even foolish ones, to uncover information and chase leads that might lead her closer to discovering the truth. 

Bad Press:  Vicki has seldom parsed words when it comes to her strong opinions of Gotham’s numerous corrupt politicians and gang families, and she’d been willing to call them out by name both in her articles and on the air.  This has not only caused tension with her bosses but has certainly resulted in more than a few powerful people who would like to see her out of a job…or worse.

== Background ==
Vicki is a native Gothamite from a middle class background who witnessed the slow dissolution of her neighborhood as she grew up due to rampant crime and attendant white collar flight to the suburbs.  With a passion for writing as well as public performance from an early age, she benefited from a number of scholarships that helped see her through college and degree in journalism.  Despite offers to work for a major nationally syndicated news network, she decided to remain true to Gotham, remaining local and focusing her energies on helping to improve the city in her own small way.

An obsessive workaholic, Vicki has few true friends outside her job colleagues and spends most of her time writing editorials, articles, and a eternally in-progress book on Gotham’s underworld she never quite finishes, hosting her morning and nightly news program, filming exposes, and tirelessly exchanging phone calls with potential leads and arranging for face to face meetings with the more promising ones.  She is particularly fascinated (and disgusted, so she maintains at least) with Gotham’s revolving door of perverse criminals and peculiar personalities, the Batman in particular, and has attempted on numerous occasions to arrange for private interviews with them under the guarantee of anonymity. 

== Character Extras ==
Face Claim: Meg Chambers Steedle
Ons and Offs:  Negotiable.  Vicki is mainly looking for romance with partners she'd view as her and social and intellectual peers.  The player is open to most things, from romantic pairings to noncon scenes, dependent on prior discussion.

She looks great to me.  Really looking forward to seeing her in the game.  Approved by me, just have to wait on one other approval from either Lady Luna or Howling.
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PhantomPistoleer

Okay.  I'm done.  Sorry for the delay.  World Cup.

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== Character Bio ==
== Personal Information ==
Legal Name: Richard J. Grayson
Alias:  Dick, Robin, The Boy Wonder
Age: 19
Sexuality:  Male
Part of Gotham Residing In:  Gotham University

== Physical Description ==
Dick Grayson is a 5'11, 185 lbs. human male who possesses the strength, speed and endurance of an Olympic athlete.  He has thick black hair with piercing blue eyes.  Grayson regularly forgoes comfort for style in his dress.  When he isn't in a tailored, ridiculously-priced suit (always with a slim silk tie), he's wearing fitted jeans, motorcycle boots and his favorite leather jacket.

== Persona ==
Dynamic Duo:  As Robin, Dick Grayson is committed to the Batman's war on crime, and similarly utilizes his mentor's methods in his pursuit of justice.  He opposes the use of lethal force and the use of firearms.  He is socially-conscious and sympathizes with criminals who are a product of socio-economic circumstances.  He is always willing to give individuals a second chance.  He prefers to use reason in the acquisition of information instead of intimidation.  With Batman, he understands his role and, for the most part, understands the Bat.  On missions, the two are on the same page and do not actually need to communicate.

Team Player:  Grayson is friendly and outgoing.  He is sensitive to the needs of others and sympathetic to their problems.  He understands people, and can sense and/or detect their general dispositions.  He can accept criticism without becoming angry, and in turn, he does not express his opinions in a critical way.  He is outgoing and making friends comes easy to him.  He is trustworthy.  In his childhood, he exhibited numerous issues with immaturity, arrogance and over-compensation.  His development as Robin has churned out a responsible, humble and confident adult.  He is loyal to Batman, teammates and friends.  Still, he can be a bit too playful, and can be dismissive of serious situations.

Language:  Robin loves idioms, puns and riddles.  He likes good jokes (and bad ones, too).  He is an avid crossword enthusiast.  He is his group's "Words With Friends" champ.  On a related note, Dick Grayson is very up on current affairs, especially in Gotham.

== Key Skills ==
World Class Martial Artist:  Dick Grayson is a trained martial artist and has mastered various forms of hand-to-hand combat, including Karate, Aekido, Jujitsu and Tae Kwon Do.  His preferred method of combat is Silat with unbreakable polymer eskrima sticks.  Grayson was trained by Batman, but has sharpened his skills sparring with his friends.

World's Greatest Acrobat:  Since his days at Haley's Circus, Dick Grayson has been an incredible aerialist and acrobat.  He can perform amazing feats on a trapeze, and should be considered to be at peak physical condition.

Expert Criminologist and Detective:  Grayson is an expert in all forms of detection, including forensics, ballistics, finance examination, etc.

== Advantages ==

Access to Gadgets & Technology:  Dick Grayson has access to an arsenal of gadgets and vehicles, including batarangs, non-lethal incendiaries and explosives.  He has access to the Bat Computer, one of the most powerful computers on the planet.  He regularly employs a Bat Cycle when flying solo.

Access to Wealth:  Dick Grayson was left a legacy by his parents, and that money was converted into a small fortune by Bruce Wayne's right-hand man, Lucius Fox.  He is also Bruce's legal ward, and has never had want for anything, both as Dick Grayson and Robin.

Trained by Batman:  Batman has trained Robin in all manners of skills, including chemical and structural engineering, escape-artistry, survival craft, tracking, stealth and more.  His expertise, however, is precise and to the point.  Robin's knowledge isn't broad -- it's specifically associated with its usefulness in the field or in a crime lab.  So, while he is very familiar with combat medicine, Robin cannot be expected to perform a lobotomy.

Contacts:  Robin has a wide variety of contacts in various fields of science, industry and crime.  Like Batman, when Robin is confronted with a dilemma that he isn't able to wrap his head around, he usually has a good idea of who might be able to figure it out.

== Disadvantages ==
Secret Identity::  Self-explanatory.

Public Figure (Famous, as Dick Grayson):  In public, he is the dashing heir of one of America's largest fortunes.  He is constantly being hounded by the paparazzi, and finds it difficult to have any sense of privacy.  The women that he consorts with publicly are often put under the microscope of the public eye.

Enemies:  Often perceived as the Batman's sole point of weakness, Robin is a constant target of assault and kidnapping by the Bat's rogue's gallery.

== Background ==
Orphaned at a young age, Dick Grayson was recruited by the Batman to wage a war on crime as Robin, the Boy Wonder!  The relationship between the two partners has developed over the years to one where Robin has a large amount of autonomy.  Grayson is currently enrolled at Gotham University, where he is in his second year of his honors courses.  He is dual-majoring in Criminology and Political Science, with the hopes of attending law school down the road.

== Character Extras ==
Face Claim:  Ian Somerhalder
Ons and Offs:  Dick Grayson is a hopeless romantic who lives in the now.  Relationship-wise, he is a bit flaky.
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Quote from: PhantomPistoleer on June 17, 2014, 11:00:48 PM
Okay.  I'm done.  Sorry for the delay.  World Cup.

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== Character Bio ==
== Personal Information ==
Legal Name: Richard J. Grayson
Alias:  Dick, Robin, The Boy Wonder
Age: 19
Sexuality:  Male
Part of Gotham Residing In:  Gotham University

== Physical Description ==
Dick Grayson is a 5'11, 185 lbs. human male who possesses the strength, speed and endurance of an Olympic athlete.  He has thick black hair with piercing blue eyes.  Grayson regularly forgoes comfort for style in his dress.  When he isn't in a tailored, ridiculously-priced suit (always with a slim silk tie), he's wearing fitted jeans, motorcycle boots and his favorite leather jacket.

== Persona ==
Dynamic Duo:  As Robin, Dick Grayson is committed to the Batman's war on crime, and similarly utilizes his mentor's methods in his pursuit of justice.  He opposes the use of lethal force and the use of firearms.  He is socially-conscious and sympathizes with criminals who are a product of socio-economic circumstances.  He is always willing to give individuals a second chance.  He prefers to use reason in the acquisition of information instead of intimidation.  With Batman, he understands his role and, for the most part, understands the Bat.  On missions, the two are on the same page and do not actually need to communicate.

Team Player:  Grayson is friendly and outgoing.  He is sensitive to the needs of others and sympathetic to their problems.  He understands people, and can sense and/or detect their general dispositions.  He can accept criticism without becoming angry, and in turn, he does not express his opinions in a critical way.  He is outgoing and making friends comes easy to him.  He is trustworthy.  In his childhood, he exhibited numerous issues with immaturity, arrogance and over-compensation.  His development as Robin has churned out a responsible, humble and confident adult.  He is loyal to Batman, teammates and friends.  Still, he can be a bit too playful, and can be dismissive of serious situations.

Language:  Robin loves idioms, puns and riddles.  He likes good jokes (and bad ones, too).  He is an avid crossword enthusiast.  He is his group's "Words With Friends" champ.  On a related note, Dick Grayson is very up on current affairs, especially in Gotham.

== Key Skills ==
World Class Martial Artist:  Dick Grayson is a trained martial artist and has mastered various forms of hand-to-hand combat, including Karate, Aekido, Jujitsu and Tae Kwon Do.  His preferred method of combat is Silat with unbreakable polymer eskrima sticks.  Grayson was trained by Batman, but has sharpened his skills sparring with his friends.

World's Greatest Acrobat:  Since his days at Haley's Circus, Dick Grayson has been an incredible aerialist and acrobat.  He can perform amazing feats on a trapeze, and should be considered to be at peak physical condition.

Expert Criminologist and Detective:  Grayson is an expert in all forms of detection, including forensics, ballistics, finance examination, etc.

== Advantages ==

Access to Gadgets & Technology:  Dick Grayson has access to an arsenal of gadgets and vehicles, including batarangs, non-lethal incendiaries and explosives.  He has access to the Bat Computer, one of the most powerful computers on the planet.  He regularly employs a Bat Cycle when flying solo.

Access to Wealth:  Dick Grayson was left a legacy by his parents, and that money was converted into a small fortune by Bruce Wayne's right-hand man, Lucius Fox.  He is also Bruce's legal ward, and has never had want for anything, both as Dick Grayson and Robin.

Trained by Batman:  Batman has trained Robin in all manners of skills, including chemical and structural engineering, escape-artistry, survival craft, tracking, stealth and more.  His expertise, however, is precise and to the point.  Robin's knowledge isn't broad -- it's specifically associated with its usefulness in the field or in a crime lab.  So, while he is very familiar with combat medicine, Robin cannot be expected to perform a lobotomy.

Contacts:  Robin has a wide variety of contacts in various fields of science, industry and crime.  Like Batman, when Robin is confronted with a dilemma that he isn't able to wrap his head around, he usually has a good idea of who might be able to figure it out.

== Disadvantages ==
Secret Identity::  Self-explanatory.

Public Figure (Famous, as Dick Grayson):  In public, he is the dashing heir of one of America's largest fortunes.  He is constantly being hounded by the paparazzi, and finds it difficult to have any sense of privacy.  The women that he consorts with publicly are often put under the microscope of the public eye.

Enemies:  Often perceived as the Batman's sole point of weakness, Robin is a constant target of assault and kidnapping by the Bat's rogue's gallery.

== Background ==
Orphaned at a young age, Dick Grayson was recruited by the Batman to wage a war on crime as Robin, the Boy Wonder!  The relationship between the two partners has developed over the years to one where Robin has a large amount of autonomy.  Grayson is currently enrolled at Gotham University, where he is in his second year of his honors courses.  He is dual-majoring in Criminology and Political Science, with the hopes of attending law school down the road.

== Character Extras ==
Face Claim:  Ian Somerhalder
Ons and Offs:  Dick Grayson is a hopeless romantic who lives in the now.  Relationship-wise, he is a bit flaky.

You can be so lazy with backgrounds, but here I'll give ya a pass considering I think you can manage it and he is a well known canon. Approved! Plus yours did answer most of the important questions right off. I'll be pming you soon once one of the gals make a decision.

PS: This was a compliment, not an insult. ;)

GnothiSeauton

Quote from: PhantomPistoleer on June 17, 2014, 11:00:48 PM
Okay.  I'm done.  Sorry for the delay.  World Cup.

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== Character Bio ==
== Personal Information ==
Legal Name: Richard J. Grayson
Alias:  Dick, Robin, The Boy Wonder
Age: 19
Sexuality:  Male
Part of Gotham Residing In:  Gotham University

== Physical Description ==
Dick Grayson is a 5'11, 185 lbs. human male who possesses the strength, speed and endurance of an Olympic athlete.  He has thick black hair with piercing blue eyes.  Grayson regularly forgoes comfort for style in his dress.  When he isn't in a tailored, ridiculously-priced suit (always with a slim silk tie), he's wearing fitted jeans, motorcycle boots and his favorite leather jacket.

== Persona ==
Dynamic Duo:  As Robin, Dick Grayson is committed to the Batman's war on crime, and similarly utilizes his mentor's methods in his pursuit of justice.  He opposes the use of lethal force and the use of firearms.  He is socially-conscious and sympathizes with criminals who are a product of socio-economic circumstances.  He is always willing to give individuals a second chance.  He prefers to use reason in the acquisition of information instead of intimidation.  With Batman, he understands his role and, for the most part, understands the Bat.  On missions, the two are on the same page and do not actually need to communicate.

Team Player:  Grayson is friendly and outgoing.  He is sensitive to the needs of others and sympathetic to their problems.  He understands people, and can sense and/or detect their general dispositions.  He can accept criticism without becoming angry, and in turn, he does not express his opinions in a critical way.  He is outgoing and making friends comes easy to him.  He is trustworthy.  In his childhood, he exhibited numerous issues with immaturity, arrogance and over-compensation.  His development as Robin has churned out a responsible, humble and confident adult.  He is loyal to Batman, teammates and friends.  Still, he can be a bit too playful, and can be dismissive of serious situations.

Language:  Robin loves idioms, puns and riddles.  He likes good jokes (and bad ones, too).  He is an avid crossword enthusiast.  He is his group's "Words With Friends" champ.  On a related note, Dick Grayson is very up on current affairs, especially in Gotham.

== Key Skills ==
World Class Martial Artist:  Dick Grayson is a trained martial artist and has mastered various forms of hand-to-hand combat, including Karate, Aekido, Jujitsu and Tae Kwon Do.  His preferred method of combat is Silat with unbreakable polymer eskrima sticks.  Grayson was trained by Batman, but has sharpened his skills sparring with his friends.

World's Greatest Acrobat:  Since his days at Haley's Circus, Dick Grayson has been an incredible aerialist and acrobat.  He can perform amazing feats on a trapeze, and should be considered to be at peak physical condition.

Expert Criminologist and Detective:  Grayson is an expert in all forms of detection, including forensics, ballistics, finance examination, etc.

== Advantages ==

Access to Gadgets & Technology:  Dick Grayson has access to an arsenal of gadgets and vehicles, including batarangs, non-lethal incendiaries and explosives.  He has access to the Bat Computer, one of the most powerful computers on the planet.  He regularly employs a Bat Cycle when flying solo.

Access to Wealth:  Dick Grayson was left a legacy by his parents, and that money was converted into a small fortune by Bruce Wayne's right-hand man, Lucius Fox.  He is also Bruce's legal ward, and has never had want for anything, both as Dick Grayson and Robin.

Trained by Batman:  Batman has trained Robin in all manners of skills, including chemical and structural engineering, escape-artistry, survival craft, tracking, stealth and more.  His expertise, however, is precise and to the point.  Robin's knowledge isn't broad -- it's specifically associated with its usefulness in the field or in a crime lab.  So, while he is very familiar with combat medicine, Robin cannot be expected to perform a lobotomy.

Contacts:  Robin has a wide variety of contacts in various fields of science, industry and crime.  Like Batman, when Robin is confronted with a dilemma that he isn't able to wrap his head around, he usually has a good idea of who might be able to figure it out.

== Disadvantages ==
Secret Identity::  Self-explanatory.

Public Figure (Famous, as Dick Grayson):  In public, he is the dashing heir of one of America's largest fortunes.  He is constantly being hounded by the paparazzi, and finds it difficult to have any sense of privacy.  The women that he consorts with publicly are often put under the microscope of the public eye.

Enemies:  Often perceived as the Batman's sole point of weakness, Robin is a constant target of assault and kidnapping by the Bat's rogue's gallery.

== Background ==
Orphaned at a young age, Dick Grayson was recruited by the Batman to wage a war on crime as Robin, the Boy Wonder!  The relationship between the two partners has developed over the years to one where Robin has a large amount of autonomy.  Grayson is currently enrolled at Gotham University, where he is in his second year of his honors courses.  He is dual-majoring in Criminology and Political Science, with the hopes of attending law school down the road.

== Character Extras ==
Face Claim:  Ian Somerhalder
Ons and Offs:  Dick Grayson is a hopeless romantic who lives in the now.  Relationship-wise, he is a bit flaky.

The World Cup is a very understandable reason for delay.  I've been watching a lot myself, though that's partially because there doesn't seem to be much of anything else on that's as entertaining.

Robin looks good to me!  Approved by me.
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Quote from: Black Howling on June 18, 2014, 12:31:40 AM
You can be so lazy with backgrounds, but here I'll give ya a pass considering I think you can manage it and he is a well known canon. Approved! Plus yours did answer most of the important questions right off. I'll be pming you soon once one of the gals make a decision.

PS: This was a compliment, not an insult. ;)

Your assessment is spot on, honestly.  I am very lazy when it comes to writing backgrounds. 

I just didn't feel like asking any pertinent questions, and preferred to be vague because... Well, I am very lazy.  And redundant.
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Black Howling

Quote from: PhantomPistoleer on June 18, 2014, 10:42:06 AM
Your assessment is spot on, honestly.  I am very lazy when it comes to writing backgrounds. 

I just didn't feel like asking any pertinent questions, and preferred to be vague because... Well, I am very lazy.  And redundant.

You may not remember it, but you admitted it to me during a game once. ;)

SydneyDrew20


Lady Lunarius

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Quote from: SydneyDrew20 on June 12, 2014, 10:53:31 PM
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== Character Bio ==
== Personal Information ==
Legal Name:  Barbara Gordon
Alias: Batgirl, Oracle
Age: 20
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Part of Gotham Residing In: An Apartment in Downtown Gotham

== Physical Description ==
Barbara Gordon is a an attractive, young woman with a long mane of red hair, pale skin and a tall, lanky yet athletic frame. She has her father's blue eyes, according to her mother. And according to her father, she inherited being beautiful from her mother. Her body is toned and has been chiseled due to extensive martial arts training and ballet since she was a little girl. Despite being attractive, Barbara tends to downplay her looks by wearing clothes that down't show off her body, like large plaid shirts, jeans and boots, despite her mother's wishes that she would dress like any other girl. Though when the occasion calls for it, she does dress up in subtle dresses that show off her long, toned legs, her favorite body part.

== Persona ==
Barbara is gifted a genius level intellect. She's especially skilled at crossing information to get what she wants and how. During her life, people have always called her "talented", "decided", "obstinate" and "exceptional". She is a genius, possessing extensive knowledge in numerous different fields of study, making her an adept leader, detective, computer scientist, linguist, and combatant. Even if she was not able to go off into the streets at night and fight crime during her teen years, Barbara made sure to help as much as she could from behind the scenes, by hacking computers, going off and taking pictures and making a database on all the people that she's gotten dirt from. Even though her early work lead her to some pretty seedy places, she has built an extensive network of contacts in Gotham's online world of hackers that have helped her in the past. Even if the police isn't willing to follow on a lead for fear or simply because they've been paid off, much to her father's frustration, she knows Batman won't hesitate and neither will she. Fed up with the police, she has been thinking of taking matters into her own hands.

Barbara is the Bat Family member who thinks the most about the impact her actions may have on the marginalized population of Gotham. She wonders if the vigilante game is the right path for the city. To sum up, she can walk on others' shoes and reflect on her own actions, what makes her an unique member of the Bat Family.

== Key Skills ==
Skilled martial artist
Genius-level intellect
Superb hacker
Skilled detective
Photographic memory

== Advantages ==
Genius level intellect
Large network of hackers she's come to know over the years online
Determinatiom
Empathy: Despite her intellect and desire to do justice, Barbara tries to understand why a criminal went down that road. She's taken criminal psychology classes in University and thinks that criminals aren't born, but made by the society they live in. While she knows some criminals can't be helped, she tries her best to go easy on the ones who have no other choice.
She is trained in boxing, Dragon Style Kung Fu, Judo, stick fighting, and many more.

== Disadvantages ==
Highly stubborn: Once something or someone gets into Barbara's radar, she won't forget about it and she will go to great lengths, even if it means she will get hurt, to bring that person to justice.
Empathy: Her sense of empathy and understanding for criminals can sometimes be a double-edged sword. While it can work in her favor, sometimes criminals take advantage of her and manipulate her to get what they want or escape. She's gotten attacked quite a few times while she's doing her detective work out on the street at night.
Despite having received a lot of help from the online hacker community in the past, some information they have provided her with has lead her to awkward encounters and sometimes very dangerous situations she must pull herself out of before going in deeper.
Having a detective for a father, there's not much she can get away with when it comes to lying. Jim often grounded her when she was a teenager for going off on her own and doing the police's work.

== Background ==
Growing up in the Gordon household, there wasn't any day that went by that Barbara didn't hear her father complaining about how the police department and the detectives in the city were becoming more and more corrupt with each passing day. Even if she was just a kid, she was always curious about her father's work and often asked him questions about his job. Her father tried to sugarcoat it all the time, by simply explaining that there were bad police men and good police men in Gotham. Given her intellect, those excuses were never enough for her, though she would simply nod and change topics. After being kidnapped by Harvey Dent as a little girl along with the rest of her family, a permanent invisible scar was left in her mind and the curiosity of how a good, righteous man could become a villainous monster became planted in her brain.

During her teen years, Barbara began to grow tired of her father complaining about the corruption in Gotham's police department and justice system. She decided to put her hacking skills to the test and began building connections with other hackers who showered with tips or leads. Armed with a camera and the car her father gave her for her birthday, she would set out to chase after the leads provided by the community she often spoke to. Even if the leads sometimes turned to be erroneous or completely bogus, Barbara did manage to get some pretty decent information on some of Gotham's seediest criminals. Her "detective" work often put her in danger and she was forced to call her father once when her car was stolen during one of her investigations, which lead Jim to confiscate her camera and give her a serious lecture on safety and how she should leave the detective work to him.

Despite the fact that she no longer had a car or a camera, Barbara would make sure to contribute to justice in some way from behind the scenes. Under the screen name Oracle, she began feeding Gotham's Dark Knight with information. Knowing her father  has a close relationship with Batman, she often follows her father to where they meet and listens to their conversations. Barbara wishes to do more than just hack computers and wait for someone else to do justice. In the past few months, Barbara has begun to chase petty criminals in Gotham wearing a home-made vigilante costume, consisting of  light-weight leather pants, a black hoodie and a black mouthpiece so only her eyes are seen. She calls herself Oracle.

== Character Extras ==
Face Claim: Deborah Ann Woll
Ons and Offs: https://elliquiy.com/forums/onsoffs.php?u=52064

I'd like some info as to how she's learned her martial arts. Also, for a part of the background. Harvey hasn't gone off the deep end just yet. So I'd like that one to be amended, possible persons of interest to kidnap her would have been Falcone. Yet that doesn't have quite the righteous sting to it. Make those adjustments appropriately and she'll have my approval.

Lithium, Sandra looks good to me. Great job plot weaving the background. Approved!


Kadigan

Just thought I would throw out an interest for Huntress/Helena Bertinelli, should have a bio started tonight.

SydneyDrew20

Quote from: Black Howling on June 18, 2014, 03:17:33 PM
I'd like some info as to how she's learned her martial arts. Also, for a part of the background. Harvey hasn't gone off the deep end just yet. So I'd like that one to be amended, possible persons of interest to kidnap her would have been Falcone. Yet that doesn't have quite the righteous sting to it. Make those adjustments appropriately and she'll have my approval.

Lithium, Sandra looks good to me. Great job plot weaving the background. Approved!

Ok, I corrected it and didn't mentioned anything about Dent or getting kidnapped. I also wrote that Barbara ditched ballet to take up martial arts since she was very young.

Lady Lunarius

I'll be going through doing approvals, updates and the like here shortly. Trying to wake up. X_x

PM's will be answered as well.

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I'd like to take this time to remind all players and potiential players that if you message all three of the GM's at once, you are more likely to get a quicker reply. This keeps us all in the loop at once and we do not have to relay messages back and forth. This is our way of making things more effiecient for you! It's actually a part of the first post in our Recruitment thread!

Quote from: Lady Lunarius on June 12, 2014, 08:15:36 PM
  • Contacting The GM's?: If you send us a PM send it to all three of us. I cannot make that any more clear.
  • Who are The GM's: GnothiSeauton, Black Howling, Lady Lunarius

Happy gaming hope you all have a great time and enjoy making Howling...I mean Batsy's life a living hell!!! ;)
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<---- Is going to try to get to approvals and updates to the Claims thread tonight.  Just have had a lot going on today at home and really haven't had the time to sit and get to stuff on here.
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Since Luna is a noob and forgot how to wok the wiki, I'll have everyone's sheets put in after dinner.

Lady Lunarius

Quote from: Black Howling on June 18, 2014, 10:55:21 PM
Since Luna is a noob and forgot how to wok the wiki, I'll have everyone's sheets put in after dinner.

wok the wiki eh? say that ten times fast.
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Quote from: SydneyDrew20 on June 12, 2014, 10:53:31 PM
== Character Bio ==
== Personal Information ==
Legal Name:  Barbara Gordon
Alias: Batgirl, Oracle
Age: 20
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Part of Gotham Residing In: An Apartment in Downtown Gotham

== Physical Description ==
Barbara Gordon is a an attractive, young woman with a long mane of red hair, pale skin and a tall, lanky yet athletic frame. She has her father's blue eyes, according to her mother. And according to her father, she inherited being beautiful from her mother. Her body is toned and has been chiseled due to extensive martial arts training and ballet since she was a little girl. Despite being attractive, Barbara tends to downplay her looks by wearing clothes that down't show off her body, like large plaid shirts, jeans and boots, despite her mother's wishes that she would dress like any other girl. Though when the occasion calls for it, she does dress up in subtle dresses that show off her long, toned legs, her favorite body part.

== Persona ==
Barbara is gifted a genius level intellect. She's especially skilled at crossing information to get what she wants and how. During her life, people have always called her "talented", "decided", "obstinate" and "exceptional". She is a genius, possessing extensive knowledge in numerous different fields of study, making her an adept leader, detective, computer scientist, linguist, and combatant. Even if she was not able to go off into the streets at night and fight crime during her teen years, Barbara made sure to help as much as she could from behind the scenes, by hacking computers, going off and taking pictures and making a database on all the people that she's gotten dirt from. Even though her early work lead her to some pretty seedy places, she has built an extensive network of contacts in Gotham's online world of hackers that have helped her in the past. Even if the police isn't willing to follow on a lead for fear or simply because they've been paid off, much to her father's frustration, she knows Batman won't hesitate and neither will she. Fed up with the police, she has been thinking of taking matters into her own hands.

Barbara is the Bat Family member who thinks the most about the impact her actions may have on the marginalized population of Gotham. She wonders if the vigilante game is the right path for the city. To sum up, she can walk on others' shoes and reflect on her own actions, what makes her an unique member of the Bat Family.

== Key Skills ==
Skilled martial artist
Genius-level intellect
Superb hacker
Skilled detective
Photographic memory

== Advantages ==
Genius level intellect
Large network of hackers she's come to know over the years online
Determinatiom
Empathy: Despite her intellect and desire to do justice, Barbara tries to understand why a criminal went down that road. She's taken criminal psychology classes in University and thinks that criminals aren't born, but made by the society they live in. While she knows some criminals can't be helped, she tries her best to go easy on the ones who have no other choice.
She is trained in boxing, Dragon Style Kung Fu, Judo, stick fighting, and many more.

== Disadvantages ==
Highly stubborn: Once something or someone gets into Barbara's radar, she won't forget about it and she will go to great lengths, even if it means she will get hurt, to bring that person to justice.
Empathy: Her sense of empathy and understanding for criminals can sometimes be a double-edged sword. While it can work in her favor, sometimes criminals take advantage of her and manipulate her to get what they want or escape. She's gotten attacked quite a few times while she's doing her detective work out on the street at night.
Despite having received a lot of help from the online hacker community in the past, some information they have provided her with has lead her to awkward encounters and sometimes very dangerous situations she must pull herself out of before going in deeper.
Having a detective for a father, there's not much she can get away with when it comes to lying. Jim often grounded her when she was a teenager for going off on her own and doing the police's work.

== Background ==
Growing up in the Gordon household, there wasn't any day that went by that Barbara didn't hear her father complaining about how the police department and the detectives in the city were becoming more and more corrupt with each passing day. Even if she was just a kid, she was always curious about her father's work and often asked him questions about his job. Her father tried to sugarcoat it all the time, by simply explaining that there were bad police men and good police men in Gotham. Given her intellect, those excuses were never enough for her, though she would simply nod and change topics. After many conversations with her father concerning corruption and injustice in Gotham, a permanent invisible scar was left in her mind and the curiosity of how a good, righteous man could become a villainous monster became planted in her brain. Given her desires to once day become like her father, Barbara dropped out of ballet at a very young age and began attending self defense lessons after she heard her father talking about a woman who had been raped and killed near their home. Since she started out young, she proved to be good in different disciplines and became a black belt during her teen years in karate and then moved on to other disciplines.

During her teen years, Barbara began to grow tired of her father complaining about the corruption in Gotham's police department and justice system. She decided to put her hacking skills to the test and began building connections with other hackers who showered with tips or leads. Armed with a camera and the car her father gave her for her birthday, she would set out to chase after the leads provided by the community she often spoke to. Even if the leads sometimes turned to be erroneous or completely bogus, Barbara did manage to get some pretty decent information on some of Gotham's seediest criminals. Her "detective" work often put her in danger and she was forced to call her father once when her car was stolen during one of her investigations, which lead Jim to confiscate her camera and give her a serious lecture on safety and how she should leave the detective work to him.

Despite the fact that she no longer had a car or a camera, Barbara would make sure to contribute to justice in some way from behind the scenes. Under the screen name Oracle, she began feeding Gotham's Dark Knight with information. Knowing her father  has a close relationship with Batman, she often follows her father to where they meet and listens to their conversations. Barbara wishes to do more than just hack computers and wait for someone else to do justice. In the past few months, Barbara has begun to chase petty criminals in Gotham wearing a home-made vigilante costume, consisting of  light-weight leather pants, a black hoodie and a black mouthpiece so only her eyes are seen. She calls herself Oracle.

== Character Extras ==
Face Claim: Deborah Ann Woll
Ons and Offs: https://elliquiy.com/forums/onsoffs.php?u=52064

Sounds really interesting with me.  I approve.  Looking forward to writing some scenes with her and her daddy :P

Just have to wait on approval from one of the other GM's.
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Lady Lunarius

Quote from: GnothiSeauton on June 18, 2014, 11:43:11 PM
Sounds really interesting with me.  I approve.  Looking forward to writing some scenes with her and her daddy :P

Way to make that sound dirty.

Oh and I approve too btw!
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Quote from: Lady Lunarius on June 18, 2014, 11:44:37 PM
Way to make that sound dirty.

Oh and I approve too btw!

I seriously don't see Jim playing daddy dom. LOL

GnothiSeauton

Quote from: Lithium on June 16, 2014, 10:28:52 AM
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== Character Bio ==
== Personal Information ==
Legal Name: Sandra Woosan
Alias: Lady Shiva
Age: 23
Sexuality: Bisexual
Part of Gotham Residing In: Downtown

== Physical Description ==
Sandra is five feet six inches tall with a lithe, toned build and youthful appearance. She has dark brown eyes and long dark brown hair that she'll sometimes dye or add highlights to. A few scars here and there, but nothing too out of the ordinary. On the day to day, her clothes lean mostly towards street chic with a few of her own eclectic touches, with sportswear for when she's training, but Sandra can also pull off something like a classier dress when she needs to. For jobs, Sandra typically wears a black leather outfit and lower face mask.

== Persona ==
Sandra is detached and aloof with a rather mercurial temperament. She's mistrustful of everyone and seems unwilling to form meaningful relationships with people other than her sister, Carolyn. That's not to say that she's antisocial, though, since she's able to speak and interact with people in a relatively normal way and even puts on a rather outgoing persona, but she's emotionally closed off. In general, wittiness, sarcasm and boastfulness are some of her trademarks.

== Key Skills ==
Body Language Analysis: Sanda has the innate gift of being able to read and understand body language to a degree far beyond even experts who've studied the art for years.

Martial Arts Grandmaster: Her prodigal ability to read body language allows her to learn physical techniques and movements extremely quickly and efficiently. Having focused her efforts almost exclusively on martial arts, Sandra has already accomplished more than any of the world's greatest and oldest senseis, mastering dozens of styles to a degree never seen before.

Assassin: From the League of Shadows, she learned how to stalk and get close enough to a target through any means necessary.

== Advantages ==
Peak Physical Condition: Through a combination of good genes and endless hours spent training, Sandra keeps her body in perfect shape and operating at maximum efficiency.

Killer Instinct: When Sandra fights, things like empathy and remorse get switched off as if somebody had flipped a switch. She can be absolutely ruthless in crushing her foes when she wants to.

Loose morals: There's no strict code of honor or morals holding her back. She'll do whatever needs to be done to achieve what she wants.

== Disadvantages ==
Solitary: Other than her sister, Sandra has no friends or allies, so there's nobody for her to rely on if she gets into trouble.

Hubris: Having soundly defeated many of the best fighters from around the globe without ever suffering a defeat since she was in her early teens, Sandra has definitely let her success get to her head. Convinced that she'd the greatest combatant alive, she'd prone to underestimating her adversaries, toying with them and taking completely unnecessary risks. Getting beaten would have a crushing impact on her ego.

== Background ==
Born into one of the poorest regions of southeast Asia, Sandra's childhood was a constant struggle for survival. Her twin sister, Carolyn, was her only friend and the only one that she could depend on after they lost their parents at the age of six. Sandra's father was shot to death while working for one of the local warlords, and her mother committed suicide only a few months later, abandoning her and Carolyn and most likely spawning the severe trust issues which would follow her throughout life.

Fighting wasn't something that she got into by choice, it just came naturally while living on the streets and having to defend herself and her sister. She just happened to pick it up extremely quickly, and soon enough it became a passion, then an obsession. Having always looked up to Sandra, Carolyn also followed in her sister's footsteps, discovering that she had the same innate talent for fighting.

After a few years, they'd earned something of a reputation and received an offer from a martial arts master in a nearby village to become his pupils. The offer included beds, regular meals and an actual roof of their own for them to sleep under, in exchange for just helping out with chores and taking their training seriously, so the girls were happy to accept, even in spite of Sandra's initial skepticism. Master Tse turned out to be a kind and wonderful man, however, eventually gaining even Sandra's trust and becoming almost like an adoptive father to the two girls. Their life turned around at that point, and the next few years were good. Not content with only teaching them martial arts, Tse gave them a more traditional education as well on top of taking them all around the region so that they may study other styles under the most proficient senseis in each.

It all seemed too perfect until one day when the girls returned home to find their master dead, having been beaten to death. Sandra learned from neighbors and villagers that a gang formed from several of master Tse's former student's that he'd disowned years ago were responsible. She vowed to avenge her master by killing every last one of them. Carolyn begged and pleaded with Sandra not to, trying to convince her that it would make her no better than them, but the rage burning in her heart could only be satiated with blood.

Knowing that Tse himself would surely never condone her actions, it was at that moment that Sandra came up with the alias of Lady Shiva, transforming herself into an avatar of destruction and death. She found the ones responsible and fulfilled her vow, even slaying some of them in public. The region had almost no law enforcement to speak of, so Sandra wasn't arrested - she was grabbed by member of the League of Shadows who'd been observing her and Carolyn for some time. Apparently, watching her murder several young men in cold blood piqued their interest even further.

The league didn't give them much of a choice. Even though it was never explicitly stated, it was easy enough for the girls to read between the lines and figure out that they'd be killed if they refused the invitation to join. Sandra took to it much better than Carolyn who was miserable. They were supposed to be bound to the League for life, but an unexpected stroke of luck came a few years later when the organization was suddenly torn apart, essentially restoring their freedom.

Rumors had it that a lone man had somehow brought the League of Shadows down singlehandedly, so Sandra's next obsession immediately became finding him. She bore no ill will towards him - quite the opposite, in fact - she simply wanted to measure herself against the best, having been unable to find a decent challenge in a long time. Her search led her halfway across the world to Gotham City, which was conveniently held countless job opportunities for somebody with Lady Shiva's skill set. Within only three months, she'd already built a reputation in the city's underground circles as an extremely deadly and efficient assassin, all the while still trying to find the mysterious warrior that she'd come searching for.

== Character Extras ==
Face Claim: Son Dambi
Character's Ons and Offs: Rough and passionate sex, oral sex, light to moderate bondage, having her toes sucked!
Players' Ons and Offs: Check my preferences. Almost anything goes, ask me if you're not sure about something.

Haven't filled out her background yet because I wanted to ask (all this assuming the character gets accepted, of course), would any of the resident bad guys be interested in being the one who killed/kills Sandra's sister, Carolyn? Could either happen before the IC or during, which is why I held off on the background, since it would of course depend. Let me know here or through PM if you'd like to plot something. ^^

Love the finished product!  Approved by me.
If I can't have you, my love...  I'll destroy you
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GnothiSeauton

Quote from: Lady Lunarius on June 18, 2014, 11:44:37 PM
Way to make that sound dirty.

Oh and I approve too btw!

:P

I have sex on the brain tonight.

Edit:  And I totally did not mean to infer incest play haha
If I can't have you, my love...  I'll destroy you
~World Building Workshop ~ Current Ideas and Requests  ~
~ Preferences ~ Status  ~ Nightmares and Inspirations~
~Gnothi's Stories Without Homes~
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies... The man who never reads lives only one.

Seeking New Stories

Lady Lunarius

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LaLu's Delicious treats!
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I am currently NOT open for a few new RP's