Post by Devin. on Feb 25, 2008 17:21:32 GMT -5
Name: Devin Reed
Age: 16, almost 17
Race: Human
Side: Devin wants more than anything to stay out of the large problems until he's really old enough to understand what's happening more. He's Neutral, on the fence between the two forces. It might just be the thought of breaking the rules, something that many teenagers seem to be attracted to, or it might be the better argument and unfair treatment towards the workers, but if he had to choose a side he would side against the king.
Position: N/A
Appearance: Devin's feelings towards his hair range from when he doesn't really care about making his hair look great to extremely fussy about it, his mother has been known to complain once in a while about how much time he spends on his hair. Most often he tries to make it look decent, and even more often he succeeds. It is usually kept quite nice without needing much effort. There are a few stubborn locks that tend to stray and get in his eyes, which he doesn't mind the slightest. All his life he had the same problem, by now he's gotten used to it. His hair, unlike most everyone in his family's, didn't turn out as a darker brown, or in some cases more reddish. It turned out as a light, light, platinum blonde. He likes being seperated from the rest of his siblings and parents like this, it makes him feel original. His hair isn't short, but it isn't consideered long. A meduim length, reaching just past his ears with some exposure, in his opinion the perfect style for an older teenager.
Devin's eyes are probably the most amazing of his features. They are a shade of brown somewhere between dark and light, the shade between a dark chocolate color and a lighter copper. A shade of sepia or russet. No other color comes even close to comsuming the empty eyes, in a way they could be described as cloudy instead of brown. Not a single emotion can be reflected within them except for one. The calm, or nothing, that can be seen matches his personality well, almost never expressing anything but tranquility. The single emotion that can be seen is intensified fury, the feeling when Devin loses control to his temper. In this situation it's quite obvious as to what is happening. The shade of brown is fiery. It can be described as frightening, scary that someone so calm could express such hatred. Otherwise, the eyes are just pools of cloud, nothing more to see. This is another feature of his he likes, the look of peace and composure that strays from his eyes becoming what would be a window into his soul and emotions.
Devin is average height on the dot according to the charts, he had always been the same way. He stands at about 5'8". Despite the height, though, he only weighs about one hundred and thirty six pounds. It makes him seem sickly and quite weak. Thin limbs and figure don't help the thought much either, you could probably count his ribs. However weak he appears, his build is extremely misleading. Devin is actually quite strong and able-bodied, enjoying many activities that involve physical activities. It's actually quite strange how his structure didn't appear more like his brothers', who all participate in similar activities. He is built for endurance rather than strength, and is quite the runner. Only at the times when he needs to does he show how capable he really is, which is more often than expected due to that temper of his. Devin likes to know he can defend himself when he has to, and how surprised everyone seems when they find he isn't so sickly.
Devin's father's family has the trait of darker hair and darker eyes, some of which even had darker skin as well. He doesn't really resemble this much in his physical features, though. If you were to put the two side by side no one would guess it was a father and son. His mother's side of the family, however, are easily resembled in Devin's appearance. They were known to have lighter colored hair, sometimes even red. Their eye color ranged from blue to hazel. He does resemble traits from his mother's side, the blonde hair and a very distinct pale complection make them seem more like family. In the summer, he still is pale, there's no such thing as a tan with Devin. There is, however, such a thing as sunburn. He's either pale or burnt, either way, he ends up pale again quickly. His skin tone is something he isn't too fond of about himself, Devin wishes he didn't look so ghostly.
Abilities:
-Physical: Devin isn't exactly unhumanly strong, actually the pinpoint area of his strength is his legs. This, along with a slim build gives him the ability to run rather quickly. Apart from running, his physical talents are of small amounts. He has been known to be remotely accurate with ranged weapons, and has a quick-reacting instinct.
-Mental: Mentally, Devin is intellegent in both street and book-smart ways. He thinks things through a great deal, processes information quickly, and can learn excellently by example. Although his temper can cause poor judgment, a high level of concentration prevents that from happening often.
-Magical: Unfortunately, being a human as young as he is, Devin never really had a chance to learn magic and has no skills or training reguarding it.
Strengths: Devin's strengths include his intellegence, his speed, and his desire that often becomes determination to achieve something.
Weaknesses: Devin's temper is definately a weakness as it includes loss of judgement. His frail build could also be considered a weakness, as well as the lack of magic ability when it is so common in the world around him.
Personality: Anger: a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire. Devin isn't, well, let's say he isn't the most controlled person in the world. He has a rather wide range of emotions, some less common than others. Anger or annoyance fall into this category. Dev has a long list of things that could change his mood in a turn for the worst. Not always a good thing, is it? This temper of his is is both uncontrolled and unpredictable. He has a very small amount of control in this situation, and usually anger takes him over. Judgement disappears, and Devin finds himself blinded with rage, and quite revenge-obsessed. Vengeance has been known to push him in directions he would never have expected, and will test his mind for control. Thanks to his temper, Devin is cautious to blame anyone but himself, knowing that a fault of another will just lead to a sense of anger. Of that long list concerning the pet peeves and such, teachers and professors are two things he disrespects. The occasional time someone tries to push him around can put him on a suprisingly short fuse. He could easily be with some of his closest friends and want to kick something. Being somewhat unpredictable, he could also be with someone he strongly dislikes and be perfectly smug. This temper surprisingly shapes a lot of him personality.
Tranquil: free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm. That wide range of emotions ranges into the calm, cool, easy-going part of Devin. The better part, as he likes to say. Conscientiously, no one has ever disagreed. For the majority of time, Dev isn't very angry, and has a light airy personality. If you were to meet him while he was just speaking with friends in this chill and easy-going type of mood, you would have never guessed he had any means of a temper. Most of the time he's always perfectly decent to be around. Decent, meaning friendly and thoughtful of anyone remotely his friend, or even someone he has never met and wants to make a good impression on. But, having that wide spread of emotions, he can go from zero to boiling point in a milisecond. And back down again. Almost entirely, however, his mood is his mood, and that's it. There are as mention before the bridges to cause considerable changes. When Dev is feeling calm and content he has more power over his characteristics. And luckily for everyone, he's almost always at peace.
Decisive: characterized by or displaying no or little hesitation; resolute; determined. One thing that most would say about Devin is that he's street smart, not school smart. The truth is, he's both, actually quite intelligent and understanding. He both reads and processes information quickly, which is understandable considering Devin is quick minded when it comes to making descisions. It would seem he feels as if he has little time to pause, and therefore doesn't dwell on the subject for ages. To say so metiphorically, he doesn't look before he leaps, and is most confident in what he says. Instead, he thinks things through quite meticulously, even every day conversations. Under pressure his mind goes into over time, completing the full thought process about what is to happen in record time. Having the trait of guilt and making himself feel responsible for most everything that goes wrong, Devin doesn't always feel as determined. But he can recover easily and be equally as headstrong as he always was. He takes risks a lot, enjoying the adrenaline. Usually he hasn't a care in the world as to what he does. Unfortunately, he feels the need to quit whatever he's doing when he finds it inconveniences another whom he cares about. A bit of a people pleaser, he is.
History: Not much is known about Devin's past. But then, there isn't much to know. His parents were both human, both of average wealth, and both able to support themselves with a stable job. They loved their children, and tried hard to make that fact known. Devin was born the last out of five siblings, never once had he enjoyed being the youngest. Having five kids was never easy, and this was no exception. But they tried their hardest, and there was always food on the table for all five of them. They made it so no one in the family had to under-go hardships, and there was none.
Both Devin's mother and father were rather outspoken about their political views, and so it rubbed off on their children. Once the new king arrived, the one that was labeled a 'godsend', the one that would fix the kingdom, they supported him at first. Once things took a turn for the worst, there was no hesitation to change their minds. The example they set rebelling against the king made them seem like heroes to Devin and his siblings. They too, soon grew to oppose the new ways. However, they all really stayed in the shadows, as none of them had any magical abilities. They hadn't anything to fight back, and so they stayed where they would be out of danger, with only their opinions to satisfy them.
Age: 16, almost 17
Race: Human
Side: Devin wants more than anything to stay out of the large problems until he's really old enough to understand what's happening more. He's Neutral, on the fence between the two forces. It might just be the thought of breaking the rules, something that many teenagers seem to be attracted to, or it might be the better argument and unfair treatment towards the workers, but if he had to choose a side he would side against the king.
Position: N/A
Appearance: Devin's feelings towards his hair range from when he doesn't really care about making his hair look great to extremely fussy about it, his mother has been known to complain once in a while about how much time he spends on his hair. Most often he tries to make it look decent, and even more often he succeeds. It is usually kept quite nice without needing much effort. There are a few stubborn locks that tend to stray and get in his eyes, which he doesn't mind the slightest. All his life he had the same problem, by now he's gotten used to it. His hair, unlike most everyone in his family's, didn't turn out as a darker brown, or in some cases more reddish. It turned out as a light, light, platinum blonde. He likes being seperated from the rest of his siblings and parents like this, it makes him feel original. His hair isn't short, but it isn't consideered long. A meduim length, reaching just past his ears with some exposure, in his opinion the perfect style for an older teenager.
Devin's eyes are probably the most amazing of his features. They are a shade of brown somewhere between dark and light, the shade between a dark chocolate color and a lighter copper. A shade of sepia or russet. No other color comes even close to comsuming the empty eyes, in a way they could be described as cloudy instead of brown. Not a single emotion can be reflected within them except for one. The calm, or nothing, that can be seen matches his personality well, almost never expressing anything but tranquility. The single emotion that can be seen is intensified fury, the feeling when Devin loses control to his temper. In this situation it's quite obvious as to what is happening. The shade of brown is fiery. It can be described as frightening, scary that someone so calm could express such hatred. Otherwise, the eyes are just pools of cloud, nothing more to see. This is another feature of his he likes, the look of peace and composure that strays from his eyes becoming what would be a window into his soul and emotions.
Devin is average height on the dot according to the charts, he had always been the same way. He stands at about 5'8". Despite the height, though, he only weighs about one hundred and thirty six pounds. It makes him seem sickly and quite weak. Thin limbs and figure don't help the thought much either, you could probably count his ribs. However weak he appears, his build is extremely misleading. Devin is actually quite strong and able-bodied, enjoying many activities that involve physical activities. It's actually quite strange how his structure didn't appear more like his brothers', who all participate in similar activities. He is built for endurance rather than strength, and is quite the runner. Only at the times when he needs to does he show how capable he really is, which is more often than expected due to that temper of his. Devin likes to know he can defend himself when he has to, and how surprised everyone seems when they find he isn't so sickly.
Devin's father's family has the trait of darker hair and darker eyes, some of which even had darker skin as well. He doesn't really resemble this much in his physical features, though. If you were to put the two side by side no one would guess it was a father and son. His mother's side of the family, however, are easily resembled in Devin's appearance. They were known to have lighter colored hair, sometimes even red. Their eye color ranged from blue to hazel. He does resemble traits from his mother's side, the blonde hair and a very distinct pale complection make them seem more like family. In the summer, he still is pale, there's no such thing as a tan with Devin. There is, however, such a thing as sunburn. He's either pale or burnt, either way, he ends up pale again quickly. His skin tone is something he isn't too fond of about himself, Devin wishes he didn't look so ghostly.
Abilities:
-Physical: Devin isn't exactly unhumanly strong, actually the pinpoint area of his strength is his legs. This, along with a slim build gives him the ability to run rather quickly. Apart from running, his physical talents are of small amounts. He has been known to be remotely accurate with ranged weapons, and has a quick-reacting instinct.
-Mental: Mentally, Devin is intellegent in both street and book-smart ways. He thinks things through a great deal, processes information quickly, and can learn excellently by example. Although his temper can cause poor judgment, a high level of concentration prevents that from happening often.
-Magical: Unfortunately, being a human as young as he is, Devin never really had a chance to learn magic and has no skills or training reguarding it.
Strengths: Devin's strengths include his intellegence, his speed, and his desire that often becomes determination to achieve something.
Weaknesses: Devin's temper is definately a weakness as it includes loss of judgement. His frail build could also be considered a weakness, as well as the lack of magic ability when it is so common in the world around him.
Personality: Anger: a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire. Devin isn't, well, let's say he isn't the most controlled person in the world. He has a rather wide range of emotions, some less common than others. Anger or annoyance fall into this category. Dev has a long list of things that could change his mood in a turn for the worst. Not always a good thing, is it? This temper of his is is both uncontrolled and unpredictable. He has a very small amount of control in this situation, and usually anger takes him over. Judgement disappears, and Devin finds himself blinded with rage, and quite revenge-obsessed. Vengeance has been known to push him in directions he would never have expected, and will test his mind for control. Thanks to his temper, Devin is cautious to blame anyone but himself, knowing that a fault of another will just lead to a sense of anger. Of that long list concerning the pet peeves and such, teachers and professors are two things he disrespects. The occasional time someone tries to push him around can put him on a suprisingly short fuse. He could easily be with some of his closest friends and want to kick something. Being somewhat unpredictable, he could also be with someone he strongly dislikes and be perfectly smug. This temper surprisingly shapes a lot of him personality.
Tranquil: free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm. That wide range of emotions ranges into the calm, cool, easy-going part of Devin. The better part, as he likes to say. Conscientiously, no one has ever disagreed. For the majority of time, Dev isn't very angry, and has a light airy personality. If you were to meet him while he was just speaking with friends in this chill and easy-going type of mood, you would have never guessed he had any means of a temper. Most of the time he's always perfectly decent to be around. Decent, meaning friendly and thoughtful of anyone remotely his friend, or even someone he has never met and wants to make a good impression on. But, having that wide spread of emotions, he can go from zero to boiling point in a milisecond. And back down again. Almost entirely, however, his mood is his mood, and that's it. There are as mention before the bridges to cause considerable changes. When Dev is feeling calm and content he has more power over his characteristics. And luckily for everyone, he's almost always at peace.
Decisive: characterized by or displaying no or little hesitation; resolute; determined. One thing that most would say about Devin is that he's street smart, not school smart. The truth is, he's both, actually quite intelligent and understanding. He both reads and processes information quickly, which is understandable considering Devin is quick minded when it comes to making descisions. It would seem he feels as if he has little time to pause, and therefore doesn't dwell on the subject for ages. To say so metiphorically, he doesn't look before he leaps, and is most confident in what he says. Instead, he thinks things through quite meticulously, even every day conversations. Under pressure his mind goes into over time, completing the full thought process about what is to happen in record time. Having the trait of guilt and making himself feel responsible for most everything that goes wrong, Devin doesn't always feel as determined. But he can recover easily and be equally as headstrong as he always was. He takes risks a lot, enjoying the adrenaline. Usually he hasn't a care in the world as to what he does. Unfortunately, he feels the need to quit whatever he's doing when he finds it inconveniences another whom he cares about. A bit of a people pleaser, he is.
History: Not much is known about Devin's past. But then, there isn't much to know. His parents were both human, both of average wealth, and both able to support themselves with a stable job. They loved their children, and tried hard to make that fact known. Devin was born the last out of five siblings, never once had he enjoyed being the youngest. Having five kids was never easy, and this was no exception. But they tried their hardest, and there was always food on the table for all five of them. They made it so no one in the family had to under-go hardships, and there was none.
Both Devin's mother and father were rather outspoken about their political views, and so it rubbed off on their children. Once the new king arrived, the one that was labeled a 'godsend', the one that would fix the kingdom, they supported him at first. Once things took a turn for the worst, there was no hesitation to change their minds. The example they set rebelling against the king made them seem like heroes to Devin and his siblings. They too, soon grew to oppose the new ways. However, they all really stayed in the shadows, as none of them had any magical abilities. They hadn't anything to fight back, and so they stayed where they would be out of danger, with only their opinions to satisfy them.
