PLAYER
NAME: Lyric
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lyricality
ACTIVE TIMES/PACE: US MTN, most active in evenings/on weekends. I am S L O W. This is my preemptive apology.
BRACKETS/PROSE: Prose, please.
OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS & TRIGGERS: None.
CONTACT:
lyricalityACTIVE TIMES/PACE: US MTN, most active in evenings/on weekends. I am S L O W. This is my preemptive apology.
BRACKETS/PROSE: Prose, please.
OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS & TRIGGERS: None.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
CHARACTER NAME: Puck, Robin Goodfellow
CANON: Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
VISUAL: Despite Robin's talent for shapeshifting and skill with illusions, he tends to settle into a handful of preferred forms. Essentially genderfluid, he may choose to appear anywhere along the spectrum of societal expectations between masculine and feminine. He adjusts his internal pronouns according to his mood, but he doesn't expect anyone else to keep up with that level of changeability. He/him, she/her, they/them and ze/hir are all perfectly acceptable.
・ In human(ish) shape, Robin has long black hair, hazel eyes and olive skin. He's about five foot six inches tall, with the slender but strong build of a dancer. He appears somewhere between 25 and 35 years old. In any form, he will always be wearing identical silver bracelets on either wrist. He can conceal or disguise these, but they cannot be removed.
・ Favorite non-human forms are crow, domestic cat and European robin.
AURAL: Tenor/alto. He has a pleasant speaking voice and a better singing voice, but neither is anything extraordinary.
OLFACTORY: Robin smells mostly green, like a mixture of deep forest and rainwater. To other fey, he also smells subtly of earth in a way that marks him as distinctly lower class: a semi-feral spirit on the level of a pixie, hobgoblin or sprite.
DEMEANOR: Robin puts a great deal of effort into appearing friendly, approachable and generally charismatic. He projects good cheer and a sort of free-spirited carelessness. He's probably a little irritating.
CANON: Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
VISUAL: Despite Robin's talent for shapeshifting and skill with illusions, he tends to settle into a handful of preferred forms. Essentially genderfluid, he may choose to appear anywhere along the spectrum of societal expectations between masculine and feminine. He adjusts his internal pronouns according to his mood, but he doesn't expect anyone else to keep up with that level of changeability. He/him, she/her, they/them and ze/hir are all perfectly acceptable.
・ In human(ish) shape, Robin has long black hair, hazel eyes and olive skin. He's about five foot six inches tall, with the slender but strong build of a dancer. He appears somewhere between 25 and 35 years old. In any form, he will always be wearing identical silver bracelets on either wrist. He can conceal or disguise these, but they cannot be removed.
・ Favorite non-human forms are crow, domestic cat and European robin.
AURAL: Tenor/alto. He has a pleasant speaking voice and a better singing voice, but neither is anything extraordinary.
OLFACTORY: Robin smells mostly green, like a mixture of deep forest and rainwater. To other fey, he also smells subtly of earth in a way that marks him as distinctly lower class: a semi-feral spirit on the level of a pixie, hobgoblin or sprite.
DEMEANOR: Robin puts a great deal of effort into appearing friendly, approachable and generally charismatic. He projects good cheer and a sort of free-spirited carelessness. He's probably a little irritating.
IN CHARACTER
PHYSICAL AFFECTION: For one of the fey, Robin is unusually physical with those he considers true friends, and casual touching is common. He's far more reserved with acquaintances, but he might touch someone as a comforting gesture. Touching strangers is right out. An uninvited or unexpected touch is going to unnerve him, and being restrained--or worse, held or tied down--will panic him.
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: Possibly yes, but let's discuss it, first.
RELATIONSHIPS: Pansexual. Available for casual relationships/hookups; anything serious is going to take time. TLDR past relationships:
✦ Oberon - For over 3000 years, Robin's primary relationship has been with Oberon, and It Is Complicated. The Puck is a relatively weak creature among the fey, and when Oberon offered him protection in exchange for service, he enthusiastically agreed. Their bond was strong until some six centuries ago, but began to sour when Oberon started treating Robin less as a valued friend and more as a useful tool. Around the same time, Robin's interest in humanity became less a passing fancy and more a fascination, putting him at odds with the High Court's increasing movement toward isolation from the mortal worlds Above. The glitter has faded, and at present, Robin spends as much time away from court as possible.
✦ Titania - His relationship with Titania is also fraught, but the growing gulf between him and Oberon has softened her animosity in recent years.
✦ Mortals - Robin's appreciation for human creativity and ingenuity has led him into both long-term and casual relationships with mortals in the past. The most important were:
・ Christopher Marlowe - Kit drew Puck's attention by being dangerously unconventional and unusually brilliant but enjoying general popularity nevertheless. Robin ingratiated himself with the playwright by demonstrating a wealth of knowledge about classical literature, culture and mythology--more knowledge than any human should rightfully have possessed, but Kit never questioned him outright. They were close, and Marlowe's death at only 29 was a tragedy that Robin had neither prepared for nor expected. Heartbroken and not yet ready to abandon artistic patronage, he swiveled all that attention and admiration to Marlowe's contemporary...
・ William Shakespeare - Oh, Robin loved Shakespeare, perhaps more than he had dared to love Marlowe, and not the least because Shakespeare had none of the benefits of his well-educated peers and succeeded despite them (or maybe IN SPITE OF them). Robin loved Will enough that he revealed his true nature and offered up more details about his kind than he ever should have--including the tale of how the Faerie Queen came to love an ass. Will was clever enough to keep Robin's secrets mostly to himself while using the material to his best advantage. Robin's reward was years of intense courtship that ultimately went nowhere and wounded him in ways he doesn't discuss. After Shakespeare's death, Robin withdrew from the mortal world for a long time. He only began interacting with humans again once he had come to terms with how fast and hot their lives burn out.
・ David Bowie - Another intense, but much briefer, obsession with genius. Glam seemed like the best combination of human creativity and fey aesthetic, but disillusionment came quickly. Too much excess; too many consequences. Robin stepped out of those circles after the Hammersmith Odeon 1973 retirement, but he continued to follow Bowie's career from a safer distance until the end of Bowie's life.
PSYCHIC & PSIONIC INFORMATION: Anyone taking more than a casual glance is going to know that he isn't human (and probably that he isn't mortal). If you need anything more than that, shoot me a message.
MAGICAL INFORMATION: Robin is profoundly talented at creating and maintaining illusions. Even powerful fey are susceptible; even powerful fey already on their guard against him are susceptible. Regular mortals don't stand much of a chance. Fortunately or not, the charm of deceiving defenseless humans has worn thin over the last several centuries, and the Puck no longer considers tormenting mortals to be entirely fair. In practical terms, his powers rely on altering perception with the goals of concealment, confusion, mimicry or impersonation. His is a particularly beguiling sort of faerie glamour, and he can divide his attention between many different illusions at once. The more distant the target or complicated the illusion, the more difficulty involved in sustaining the magic, however.
・ Robin can change his own shape at will, and that isn't glamour--he's just very good at rearranging himself. Small shapes are easier than large shapes.
・ As a forest spirit, he has a special affinity for growing things. No place he lives or stays in for long remains entirely free of the outdoors. That might mean a grand proliferation of houseplants, a truly incredible garden, or a literal tree branching up through the floor. He can control this perfectly well when he chooses to do so.
・ All fey use simple magic to accomplish basic tasks, and Robin is no exception. Little chores like cleaning, repairing, moving small objects, and very minor healing fall under this category. Robin also moves easily between worlds, particularly between the Underground and the worlds Above.
MEDICAL INFORMATION: Nothing in particular at the moment. He's in good shape for a creature too old to quite remember how old he is.
OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS & TRIGGERS: Although Robin would term himself Oberon's servant, the dynamics of that bond will read more like slavery than employment to a modern observer. He can resist Oberon's demands, but he absolutely will suffer for it. Robin has also been subjected to nonconsensual (and dubiously consensual) sex in the past and has every reason to believe it will happen again if he can't talk his way out of it. He is not a particularly powerful creature; he does what he must to survive. None of these subjects are likely to come up at all unless a character knows him well or has known him for quite some time.
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: Possibly yes, but let's discuss it, first.
RELATIONSHIPS: Pansexual. Available for casual relationships/hookups; anything serious is going to take time. TLDR past relationships:
✦ Oberon - For over 3000 years, Robin's primary relationship has been with Oberon, and It Is Complicated. The Puck is a relatively weak creature among the fey, and when Oberon offered him protection in exchange for service, he enthusiastically agreed. Their bond was strong until some six centuries ago, but began to sour when Oberon started treating Robin less as a valued friend and more as a useful tool. Around the same time, Robin's interest in humanity became less a passing fancy and more a fascination, putting him at odds with the High Court's increasing movement toward isolation from the mortal worlds Above. The glitter has faded, and at present, Robin spends as much time away from court as possible.
✦ Titania - His relationship with Titania is also fraught, but the growing gulf between him and Oberon has softened her animosity in recent years.
✦ Mortals - Robin's appreciation for human creativity and ingenuity has led him into both long-term and casual relationships with mortals in the past. The most important were:
・ Christopher Marlowe - Kit drew Puck's attention by being dangerously unconventional and unusually brilliant but enjoying general popularity nevertheless. Robin ingratiated himself with the playwright by demonstrating a wealth of knowledge about classical literature, culture and mythology--more knowledge than any human should rightfully have possessed, but Kit never questioned him outright. They were close, and Marlowe's death at only 29 was a tragedy that Robin had neither prepared for nor expected. Heartbroken and not yet ready to abandon artistic patronage, he swiveled all that attention and admiration to Marlowe's contemporary...
・ William Shakespeare - Oh, Robin loved Shakespeare, perhaps more than he had dared to love Marlowe, and not the least because Shakespeare had none of the benefits of his well-educated peers and succeeded despite them (or maybe IN SPITE OF them). Robin loved Will enough that he revealed his true nature and offered up more details about his kind than he ever should have--including the tale of how the Faerie Queen came to love an ass. Will was clever enough to keep Robin's secrets mostly to himself while using the material to his best advantage. Robin's reward was years of intense courtship that ultimately went nowhere and wounded him in ways he doesn't discuss. After Shakespeare's death, Robin withdrew from the mortal world for a long time. He only began interacting with humans again once he had come to terms with how fast and hot their lives burn out.
・ David Bowie - Another intense, but much briefer, obsession with genius. Glam seemed like the best combination of human creativity and fey aesthetic, but disillusionment came quickly. Too much excess; too many consequences. Robin stepped out of those circles after the Hammersmith Odeon 1973 retirement, but he continued to follow Bowie's career from a safer distance until the end of Bowie's life.
PSYCHIC & PSIONIC INFORMATION: Anyone taking more than a casual glance is going to know that he isn't human (and probably that he isn't mortal). If you need anything more than that, shoot me a message.
MAGICAL INFORMATION: Robin is profoundly talented at creating and maintaining illusions. Even powerful fey are susceptible; even powerful fey already on their guard against him are susceptible. Regular mortals don't stand much of a chance. Fortunately or not, the charm of deceiving defenseless humans has worn thin over the last several centuries, and the Puck no longer considers tormenting mortals to be entirely fair. In practical terms, his powers rely on altering perception with the goals of concealment, confusion, mimicry or impersonation. His is a particularly beguiling sort of faerie glamour, and he can divide his attention between many different illusions at once. The more distant the target or complicated the illusion, the more difficulty involved in sustaining the magic, however.
・ Robin can change his own shape at will, and that isn't glamour--he's just very good at rearranging himself. Small shapes are easier than large shapes.
・ As a forest spirit, he has a special affinity for growing things. No place he lives or stays in for long remains entirely free of the outdoors. That might mean a grand proliferation of houseplants, a truly incredible garden, or a literal tree branching up through the floor. He can control this perfectly well when he chooses to do so.
・ All fey use simple magic to accomplish basic tasks, and Robin is no exception. Little chores like cleaning, repairing, moving small objects, and very minor healing fall under this category. Robin also moves easily between worlds, particularly between the Underground and the worlds Above.
MEDICAL INFORMATION: Nothing in particular at the moment. He's in good shape for a creature too old to quite remember how old he is.
OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS & TRIGGERS: Although Robin would term himself Oberon's servant, the dynamics of that bond will read more like slavery than employment to a modern observer. He can resist Oberon's demands, but he absolutely will suffer for it. Robin has also been subjected to nonconsensual (and dubiously consensual) sex in the past and has every reason to believe it will happen again if he can't talk his way out of it. He is not a particularly powerful creature; he does what he must to survive. None of these subjects are likely to come up at all unless a character knows him well or has known him for quite some time.
OUT OF CHARACTER
BACKTAGGING: God yes.
THREADHOPPING: Maybe? I'm ashamed that I still can't figure out what this means.
FOURTHWALLING: Puck is not particularly fussed about anyone recognizing him from Shakespeare or thinking he's fictional because of Shakespeare. If your character is mythological, I'm definitely willing to play like they've met before (Oberon has sent him hundreds of places over thousands of years, after all). In general, if he introduces himself as Puck, he's prepared for the possibility of recognition.
NOT INTERESTED IN: Character death. Fighting, unless for Plot Purposes (TM).
THREADHOPPING: Maybe? I'm ashamed that I still can't figure out what this means.
FOURTHWALLING: Puck is not particularly fussed about anyone recognizing him from Shakespeare or thinking he's fictional because of Shakespeare. If your character is mythological, I'm definitely willing to play like they've met before (Oberon has sent him hundreds of places over thousands of years, after all). In general, if he introduces himself as Puck, he's prepared for the possibility of recognition.
NOT INTERESTED IN: Character death. Fighting, unless for Plot Purposes (TM).
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