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Character's full name: Carrick O’ Connor
Alias/ Nickname/ Code name: Carry/ Griff/ Car/ Angel/ Azrael/ Focalor
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Birthday: December 25th
Nationality/ Ethnicity: Irish
Birthplace/ Home/ Place of origin: Belfast, Ireland
Appearance
Hair color and style: Often-shaggy brown hair
Eyes: One Gray One Blue
Height (human form): 5’3
Build: Skinny with thick and abnormally muscular legs for someone his age
Visible mutation: Large Angelic Golden Brown Wings (17-foot wingspan) and a bushy lion's tail
Scars/ Tattoos/ Piercings: Tattoo on his chest, four-leaf clover covered by the Celtic cross
Other features: None
Everyday clothing style: Baggy clothing, often wearing sweatshirts or trench coats to hide his wings (is fond of flannel)
Uniform: Standard
Sleepwear: Boxers sometimes PJ pants
Miscellaneous clothing: On occasion wears goggles, often wears sunglasses
Character
Personality: Is an extremely kind and compassionate person, though he rarely shows it. Often comes off as arrogant (though never tries to) however he is a very sarcastic person (his brand of humor). Very outgoing and loves attention, often gets anxious if he stays in one place for to long. Loves to have a good time and likes to make sure others are included in his fun time.
Hobbies/ Interests: Bird Watching, Cloud Gazing, Flying
Job or part time job and description: Worked at a traveling circus (currently unemployed)
Fears/ phobias/ concerns: Large Cats, Claustrophobia
Special talents: Likes to do magic tricks, can sing a tune and is a fantastic whistler, and is quite talented juggler. Uses bird calls from time to time and has an odd talent of eating birdseed. Is also able to break dance.
Morality
Good/ bad/ neutral/ other: Carrick is pretty neutral; he has tendencies to do both good and bad.
Description of Mutation
Gryphon Form:
Carrick has the ability to transform into a Gryphon, though he has some control he does not have this aspect of his mutation mastered. In this form Carrick actually becomes shorter but grows a few feet in length, his dimensions in this form are 4’5x6’5 and the wingspan in this form is 21 feet long.
Human Form:
Human Form:
Carrick’s human form he retains his wings though in his human form the wingspan actually shrinks a foot (11-foot), in addition to the wings remaining in his human form Carrick also has his Gryphon tail (lion looking bushy tail), which falls down to his ankles.
Beast Form (power growth as of 1/3/11):
Stuck between a half shift between his human form and Gryphon form Carrick’s body is altered to resemble more of a beast than either the Gryphon form or his human form. In the beast form his hands resemble bird like talons while his feet would resemble that similar to lion paws. In beast form Carrick has the ability to walk on all fours or on two legs with relative ease. In addition to the talons and paws Carrick’s skin is covered in a thin layer of brown fur and a thicker layer often forms around his neck (think lions mane). Adding to this physical change Carrick’s iris become far more cat like than ever and his teeth become elongated and sharpened.
Strengths in Gryphon form:
Sight is enhanced
Size is enhanced
Razor sharp talons for front legs
Stronger and faster than human form
Mimics bird calls and lion calls
Strengths in Human Form (updated for power growth):
Better vision than most humans
Wings capable of flight
Lion like tail
Capable of mimicking both bird calls and Lion noises
Teeth slightly sharper
Ears slightly pointed
Strengths in Beast Form:
Enhanced speed and strength than in either human or gryphon form
Razor like talons for hands and paws for feet
Body is covered in fur
Enhanced vision and senses (cat like)
Mimics lion noises
Can move around on four or two legs
Weaknesses in Gryphon Form:
1. Carrick’s skin is altered and stretched to the point where it causes him extreme pain, which is one of the main reasons he dislikes shifting into this form.
2. It takes close to thirty seconds for the transformation to become complete and for now he can only stay in that form for half an hour.
3. In his Gryphon form Carrick can only make bird sounds as well as lion sounds, human language is not yet possible. (updated for power growth)
Weaknesses:
Similar to the Gryphon form this form has a time limit, however only lasts fifteen minutes
Due to Carrick’s shifts causing him pain being constantly stuck in this form causes him some pain however due to the pain his higher brain functions are for the most part absent in this form he thinks and acts like a beast relying on more instinct than anything.
Overly aggressive due to animal instincts if he feels threatened he will rely on fight or flight.
Half shifts can only happen in high times of stress or when he is disrupted from his shift to gryphon form.
Can not shift from beast to gryphon or vise versa
Assumes everything is a dream when in this form
Unable to speak or use bird calls in this form can only make cat like sounds roars and growls for example
Universal weaknesses:
Carrick’s tail often gets caught in doorways and often brings unwanted attention to himself for he sometimes shows how he is feeling by his tail.
Also has a large number of nerves in the tip of his tail (under all the fur), which makes it more sensitive to pain.
Carrick needs room for a take off, and his wings need to be spread out completely if he wants to fly, which is why he fears closed spaces.
Though his mutation improves his eyesight during the day, at night it is harder for him to see at great distances his sight becomes that of a normal human at night.
Fighting Style
Explanation: Block with the hands and wings then kicks….Hard!
Pros for fighting style: Has muscular legs for being so young but is quite agile so his kicks are very powerful
Cons for fighting style: weak upper body strength and puts his wings in the way of harm
Faction Allegiance
Unaffiliated: For now at least
History Of Your Character: Was born to Eric and Janice O’Connor he had one-step brother who is four years older than him. Like his father Carrick developed his mutation when he turned twelve years old, however unlike his fathers telekinetic powers Carrick developed the mutation of what they all thought was flight due to a large pair of wings that sprouted painfully out of his back.
After about a year he had mastered the ability to fly however once he started to take to the air his mutation continued to progress. Soon after he mastered flight he noticed that his vision started to increase and over time he noticed that he could shift into a Gryphon. Being the kind and child that he was his parents decided to send him over seas to study a broad so he wouldn’t have the same life as they and Carrick’s older half brother had.
Unfortunately once he got over seas Carrick thought it would be more enjoyable to join a circus than toil away in a boarding school, and so after joining the circus he traveled with them for a few months before finding himself in upstate New York performing a show.
Where did you learn about this site?: Google
Do you have any other existing characters, if so who: Cold Steel, Giant’s Bane
Sample RP: Hopping from foot to foot behind the curtain Carrick tried to keep his breath calm at least for the most part he always got excited whenever it was Showtime he was after all one of the attractions to the traveling Circus he joined. He was a mutant and proud of it there was no need to try and hide who he was and without looking super suspicious in a large bulge sweatshirt or a trench coat it was easy to tell he was one. Stretching his arms from side to side the beating of wind could be heard from behind as a group of large golden brown feathers were caught in his view.
“Ladies and gentlemen…. I am proud to announce the fact that we have caught the last one of it’s kind, myths are real my friends and let me tell you that this is no hoax, which is why I have to ask those with weak constitutions to leave…” the audience was eating it up as Carrick started to laugh slightly as he got down on all fours and stretched and twitched a sharp pain filling every pore in his body as golden brown hair started to form from his skin. Feathers started erupting from his face as he let out a shrill high pitch squawk as his nose became harder and longer. His limbs and chest rippled as they dug into the sand under him as his tail behind him twitched feverously.
Muscles that were once small and weak were defined and now far more noticeable. Last but not least the hands and feet. The skin leading down to the hands and feet became hardened with thick scaly bumps as small patches of hair rippled from them. A burning sensation through his fingers and toes took place as they both clenched the dirt as thick razor sharp talons dug into the ground leaving gashes upon it’s surface.
Another shrill bird call and the transformation was complete one of the clones walked over to his side with a large steel collar with a chain attached to it. On the other end Edgar the Strongman held onto it. The Gryphon’s intelligent eyes focused on Edgar for a second as a small click could be heard from bird like face. Edgar nodded in return and said,
”If I pull to hard let me know, I don't want you get hurt…” nodding his head the Gryphon let out a loud scream which could be heard in the audience because a few gasps could be heard in the silent arena.
One step in front of the other Carrick’s talons dug into the ground to give him an extra push wings flapping up and down as he tried to take off but only managed to budge Edgar an inch or two before he let out another angry squawk and immerged from the curtains. Screams of panic could be heard as Carrick’s eyes squinted as a large pair of spotlights focused on him. He blinked once then twice and then charged for the nearest person only to be stopped as Edgar gave the chain a tug.
Carrick’s neck jerked slightly as he had to lean back and flap his large wings, one beat after another the large wings started to lift his body higher and higher in the air till he approached the trapeze wire near the roof of the tent. Talons out stretched Carrick’s large claws grabbed and tightened onto the wire. The chain was slackened as Edgar let up on the chain seeing as Carrick had no intention of attacking anyone; it was after all a part of the show.
The tent rang as the voice of the ringmaster in his serious and believable voice continued,
“Ladies and Gentlemen I will have to ask you to remain seated for a beast such as the Gryphon is attracted to movement!” Carrick blinked from up on the wire and looked around, if he could laugh in this form he would but all that exited his throat was a small round of chirps. Through his multi colored eyes Carrick watched as everyone remained still, he in fact could see everything, even the few people lifting out camera’s and cell phones to take pictures. His wings out stretched the rest of his body still balanced on the wire he posed for a few shots before the chain around his neck was tugged at slightly, most likely Edgar’s way of saying “act more like a beast”.
Looking down at the ringmaster who was now fishing in a barrel full of water he lifted a small fish as he held it in the air before throwing it as high as he could. Leaning backwards his wings still outstretched Carrick fell into a dive bomb swooping in for the live fish. His beak open as he expelled a hawk like screech Carrick caught it in his mouth and swallowed it. Fish were hard to digest but for some reason in his Gryphon form he had acquired quite a taste for them. Landing near the ringmaster on a small perch Carrick lifted his wings out yet again waiting for the ringmaster to throw another fish.
Walking around the inner most ring of the circus Carrick performed task after task, counting with one claw, allowing one of the lighter members of the circus to ride him around the tent while his neck chain was given enough room to performer flips dives and barrels and last but not least a trick he decided to perform near the end, which consisted of stealing the ring masters hat and making him jump around from it. Oooo’s and ahhh’s and cheers of laughter sounded at the end of his show. Sticking one paw further down than any other limb Carrick’s large golden brown wings lowered themselves and touched the ground as the ring master bowed in return and then tossed another fish. Catching it in is beak Carrick trotted off happily towards the exit of the main section of the circus to meet with Edgar the wish wriggling and squirming in his beak. Satisfied that everyone enjoyed his show.
