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Nov. 25th, 2012 02:00 pm❧ Player Information ❧
Your Name: Reap
Age: Over 21
Screen Name/Plurk/AIM/etc we can contact you at: reaper feared on AIM
How did you hear about us: One of your mods is a very outgoing recruiter, you know?
Are you a current member?: Not yet.
❧ Character Information ❧
Character’s Full Name: Erik, the menacing Opera Ghost
Fandom: Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera
Are they from (an anime, book, manga, video game, etc.): Movie (primarily)
Age of Character: Approximately 30
Point in Canon: Just after being left by Christine and her little Dechagny swain
۞ History: Primarily, the 2004 Phantom of the Opera movie.
I mean to adopt various elements of his backstory and storyline from the musical of the same name the movie is based on, as well as the book which inspired all of it- Le Fantôme de l'Opéra. To my knowledge, the relevant parts have to do with what Erik was doing before the events that make up the story. His deformed birth in the north of France, his upbringing with East-traveling Gypsies as part of a freak show ('Devil-born with Angel's Voice'), crafting wonders and strangling dissidents at the court of the Persian Shah before having to escape for knowing too many dirty secrets, traveling back to his homeland under the guise of the 'Faceless Architect', and eventually settling in Paris and secretly helping to build the city's great Palais Garnier or Opera House. He crafted his own secret passages and traps throughout, along with a private lair in the cellars to escape men's cruelty- yet still be close enough to admire and pursue his beloved music.
From there, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_%282004_film%29
۞ Personality: Despite the strain on his psyche offered by his canon point, the core of the Phantom remains as it was- a man trying to make himself whole, with flawed methods and flawed pieces.
Treated as a monster ever since he was born, Erik learned to become monstrous in turn. There's no real concern in him for other people's lives, it wasn't as if they would be concerned over his suffering either... But set against that indifference is his artistic urge, a fundamental need to create beauty. His voice, the work of his hands, his creations are all that has ever prompted anyone to treat him as a person; hence the Phantom concept, to let his work be judged and appreciated without his deformity to distract their attention. No matter his low opinion of people in general, an artist still needs an audience after all- even if the only way he can feel confident in dealing with them is through tangled webs of manipulation.
۞ Magical Powers, Skills, and Weapons:
Erik is a fiendish trapmaker and expert at assassination via his trademark Punjab lasso; while in theory he is also skilled with the rapier, in actual fact all his practice was in stage-fighting, so any competent fencer could beat him there.
۞ Other Abilities:
The Phantom is a brilliant composer, as well as a skilled organist with a voice like an angel. Opera is his greatest passion, and he understands it better than anyone; his nigh-hypnotic intensity on the subject is enough to make someone want to hear what he has to say or sing, so long as it involves opera.
His gifts with architecture are nothing to sneeze at, either, and he manages to sew with remarkable deftness as well; he had to make all his costumes by himself, after all.
۞ Journal Sample:
(Journal samples can be about anything. It can be about something in canon, about the kingdom, their arrival, anything.)
۞ Third Person Sample:
(Third person samples must be at least 300 words. However, it can be about anything.
If you cannot think of a topic we recommend: arriving to Ever After for the first time, a poignant moment in their canon, a reaction to there being a mythical creatures (i.e. unicorns, mermaids, finding out they can learn magic, etc.). PLEASE NOTE: While you may have another person speaking in the sample, the main focus *must* be on the character you are applying for and cannot be strictly dialogue.)
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Which is your favorite rule?:
Do you have any questions?: Do you have any questions for us concerning setting, arrival, rules, anything?
Your Name: Reap
Age: Over 21
Screen Name/Plurk/AIM/etc we can contact you at: reaper feared on AIM
How did you hear about us: One of your mods is a very outgoing recruiter, you know?
Are you a current member?: Not yet.
❧ Character Information ❧
Character’s Full Name: Erik, the menacing Opera Ghost
Fandom: Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera
Are they from (an anime, book, manga, video game, etc.): Movie (primarily)
Age of Character: Approximately 30
Point in Canon: Just after being left by Christine and her little Dechagny swain
۞ History: Primarily, the 2004 Phantom of the Opera movie.
I mean to adopt various elements of his backstory and storyline from the musical of the same name the movie is based on, as well as the book which inspired all of it- Le Fantôme de l'Opéra. To my knowledge, the relevant parts have to do with what Erik was doing before the events that make up the story. His deformed birth in the north of France, his upbringing with East-traveling Gypsies as part of a freak show ('Devil-born with Angel's Voice'), crafting wonders and strangling dissidents at the court of the Persian Shah before having to escape for knowing too many dirty secrets, traveling back to his homeland under the guise of the 'Faceless Architect', and eventually settling in Paris and secretly helping to build the city's great Palais Garnier or Opera House. He crafted his own secret passages and traps throughout, along with a private lair in the cellars to escape men's cruelty- yet still be close enough to admire and pursue his beloved music.
From there, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_%282004_film%29
۞ Personality: Despite the strain on his psyche offered by his canon point, the core of the Phantom remains as it was- a man trying to make himself whole, with flawed methods and flawed pieces.
Treated as a monster ever since he was born, Erik learned to become monstrous in turn. There's no real concern in him for other people's lives, it wasn't as if they would be concerned over his suffering either... But set against that indifference is his artistic urge, a fundamental need to create beauty. His voice, the work of his hands, his creations are all that has ever prompted anyone to treat him as a person; hence the Phantom concept, to let his work be judged and appreciated without his deformity to distract their attention. No matter his low opinion of people in general, an artist still needs an audience after all- even if the only way he can feel confident in dealing with them is through tangled webs of manipulation.
۞ Magical Powers, Skills, and Weapons:
Erik is a fiendish trapmaker and expert at assassination via his trademark Punjab lasso; while in theory he is also skilled with the rapier, in actual fact all his practice was in stage-fighting, so any competent fencer could beat him there.
۞ Other Abilities:
The Phantom is a brilliant composer, as well as a skilled organist with a voice like an angel. Opera is his greatest passion, and he understands it better than anyone; his nigh-hypnotic intensity on the subject is enough to make someone want to hear what he has to say or sing, so long as it involves opera.
His gifts with architecture are nothing to sneeze at, either, and he manages to sew with remarkable deftness as well; he had to make all his costumes by himself, after all.
۞ Journal Sample:
(Journal samples can be about anything. It can be about something in canon, about the kingdom, their arrival, anything.)
۞ Third Person Sample:
(Third person samples must be at least 300 words. However, it can be about anything.
If you cannot think of a topic we recommend: arriving to Ever After for the first time, a poignant moment in their canon, a reaction to there being a mythical creatures (i.e. unicorns, mermaids, finding out they can learn magic, etc.). PLEASE NOTE: While you may have another person speaking in the sample, the main focus *must* be on the character you are applying for and cannot be strictly dialogue.)
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Which is your favorite rule?:
Do you have any questions?: Do you have any questions for us concerning setting, arrival, rules, anything?
