Edel Silvan Rothe

Edel Silvan Rothe Oct 3, 2018 22:21:57 GMT -8

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Post by madratbird on Oct 3, 2018 22:21:57 GMT -8

History

Edel was born the only son to an adulterous mother, whose heartless, anger-fueled admission that the child might be illegitimate sent her fleeing to escape her husband's ire. Thinking as if she succeeded, she moved in with a friend of her late mother's until the day of her delivery.

She was incorrect in her assumption, as her husband ended up commissioning a curse to help aid him in creating the curse himself to rid his wife of that cold-hearted disposition by forcing her to feel more than any one person ever should. Fortunately (or unfortunately) she would manage avoid it altogether. She didn't survive the delivery, and her infant instead acquired the curse.

Growing up was a pain. He lived with the family friend who was always so kind to him, but as the curse manifested, it was taxing on the woman to raise him. Realizing how much of a potential problem he could pose for society and vice versa, she swore to protect and shelter him. Every horror she could think of was told to him as a cautionary tale, and though she would occasionally take him out with her on errand runs or to the shop when he was young, he had a particularly uncomfortable experience with a mother and her upset infant that left him unwilling to leave the home most days, so their days out together ceased altogether.

As far as either of them knew, he was simply very sensitive, but it was a nice reminder of how careful they'd need to be in the future. Edel was instead raised with minimal outside contact and developed agoraphobia, pedophobia, and brephophobia shortly after the experience.

Granny taught him how to sew, giving him her hand-me-downs to practice on. She taught him how to bake, how to knit, and how to read his alphabet. He's still very illiterate, but he's fine with numbers. As he grew older, Edel made more finished products to sell in Granny's shop, and helped her with projects behind closed doors. She understood the damage she had done as the years dragged on and age took its toll on her body. She knew she was going to leave behind a dysfunctional young man, but feared it was too late to remedy it. The most she could hope for was that he would take over the shop once she passed. Inevitably, Granny's health began to slowly decline, and she passed away peacefully while napping at work with a near-finished letter addressed to Edel written that was essentially an apology, an I-love-you, and her will all in one.

A client found her body, and Edel learned the next day that she had passed away when the very same individual approached their little home. Saddened by this, the young man holed himself up for a week until food grew scarce and he began to realize he needed to pick up where she left off unless he wanted to starve to death or spiral into homelessness. It's what she wanted anyway, and this was something he knew he could do. Couldn't leave all the work to the last remaining employee there, could he?

Personality

Edel is an eager, anxious, overly emotional creature with the curiosity of a classroom of children condensed into a fully grown man. He's gentle thing, learning to be adventurous, and is generally quite passive but wholly unpredictable. Although generally very expressive, he suppresses himself as much as he's capable for fear of being too animated or perceived as childish.

Quirks

Edel has an obsession with snails and slugs. Fish, reptiles and amphibians are also adored. He will honestly probably risk his life to save one of these creatures, and if one dies by especially cruel means, he'll be absolutely heartbroken. Despite living in Streitstadt his whole life, all he knows of the creatures that inhabit it happen to be through word of mouth. It's all very vague and exaggerated (or on-point, depending on who you ask), and so his fear of them intertwines with curiosity and sympathy. No one asks to be what they are, after all.

Likes & Dislikes

Likes

Nature and animals.
Music.
Watching affection
Nighttime
SNAILS and slugs. Other animals, too, but those are top-tier cute.

Dislikes

Hornets and wasps.
Over-stimulation.
Intense silence.
Anger.
Spooky people, but he doesn't exactly know what spooky people look like.

Physical Traits

Albinism has cursed him with extremely sensitive eyes and skin. He favors nighttime and rainy days for that reason. He often wears wide-brimmed hats or even scarves or shawls over his shoulders and head to protect him. He prefers looser clothing, but understands that dresses would be too much, so loose and flowing pants seem to be his go-to. Despite having an adoration of tailoring clothes for others and creating things from scratch, he doesn't seem to have the best fashion sense for himself.

Abilities

Edel seems to have some manner of supernatural empathy, the result of a curse. He does not seem to realize he picks up on others, just that he is emotionally intense.

Strengths

Empathy - Inbound: Edel can feel the emotions of some of those who are very close to him (within about a 5 or 6 foot radius). This gets stronger with touch, and should the emotion be especially strong or focused, he could become overwhelmed by it. As far as the emotions go, he feels them as his own and not as though they're from foreign sources. This is also worsened by eye contact, and by avoiding it, the feelings aren't nearly as crazy intense.
Empathy - Outbound: On the other end, he has the ability to project emotions he feels toward others through touch. If he picks up on and is influenced by emotions around him, he will not project his own but those he's picking up. For instance, if someone is feeling especially sad, he will feel sad, and thus he will likely project and potentially worsen the sadness already present. Despite it being projected through touch, the barely-there ghost of a feeling MIGHT be felt subconsciously without touch if someone is close enough (this is on an 'if you want' basis only - all of it is, but especially this, if you feel it would be fun for your character).
Physical: Slippery and flexible. He's small-statured and able to slip into small areas if need be.
Physical: Decent constitution. Can take a beating but he'll cry about it.

Weaknesses

Empathy - Overload: When this happens, he shuts down, instead behaving kind of like a generator for the emotion that was so strong that he becomes lost to it. This only happens when he is touched and the emotions are too strong, and the touch lingers. Those with a good control over their emotions can fight through the effects themselves, as the degree of the emotion he's feeling will be cycled between them because of that touch. This is especially handy if he needs to calm down and the other(s) involved have a decent control over their own emotions.
Empathy - Vacancy: This a form of 'Overload' and is what happens when he's touched by someone who is entirely stoic or has so many walls up, so to speak, that he can't feel them. Feeling nothingness is not something he's accustomed to, so he shuts down more or less to the point of being in a vegetative state temporarily. If it continues, he can be subdued entirely into unconsciousness. Perhaps due to the level of relaxation? Who knows! It's all temporary.
Physical: Someone give him some milk, he's too short and scrawny! About as tough as a piece of soggy paper.
Physical: Human. In an area full of monsters and supernaturals, he is not particularly a match for them. Or most humans, for that matter.

(PLEASE NOTE: It's ALWAYS up to the other person how severely these abilities affect their characters. I don't like forcing things on people, so it's purely there to add optional 'flavor.' If you don't ever never ever want to be affected by this or have Ed feel your character's emotions, then he won't! It'll just be assumed they have some sort of resistance toward it and that'd be that.)

Personal Items

Many hats!
A woman's pocketwatch, which he wears as a necklace from time to time.
More hats?
Clay and wood snail sculptures.

Character Relationships

Fedor Cohen (NPC) - Worked in the shop with Granny. They saw eachother in passing and communicated some, but Edel has always been particularly shy, so there wasn't a great deal of deep conversation. Since Granny's passing, Fedor allowed him use of his room away from the shop so that he could cope and grieve without being trapped where reminders were everywhere.
Granny Rothe (Deceased) - Friendly, sweet old lady who raised him.

Full Name	Edel Silvan Rothe
Etymology	Short form of names that begin with or end in the element "Edel-" meaning "noble", for example Edeltraud, Edelgard.
Aka	Ed
Species	Human
Age	24
Birthday	June 6
Gender	Male
Pronouns	He/Him
Sexuality	Homosexual
Info
Faction	Unaffiliated
Religion	Questioning
Occupation	Tailor, but still learning
Home	Above his shop
Often Seen	People-watching at random locations in town, hiding in his shop, hiding in obvious places to do the weird, creepy staring.
Pets	None
Subordinates	N/A
Master	N/A
Physical Appearance
Height	5'4" in heeled boots.
Weight	~120 lbs
Build	Slender, bony. Fingers are spidery, nose slightly upturned yet with a narrow bridge. Body shape is akin to an inverted triangle.
Skintone	Extremely pale, very pinkish.
Eye Color	Pale blue, lacking melanin, so it's an almost violet-blue.
Hair Color	White-blond.
Abilities
Languages	German.
Skills	Sculpting/carving, tailoring or sewing in general, knitting, baking a mean muffin.
Weapons	...Knitting needles? He carries a whittling knife sometimes, never for protection. He just likes messing with wood.
Tools	Typical tailor's equipment, kept at his shop.
History
Nationality	German
Parents	Granny Rothe was his guardian. Unknown birth parents.
Siblings	Unknown.
Relatives	Unknown.
Spouse	None.
Offspring	No thanks.
Other
Reference	Here.
Themesong	-
Playlist	-
Player Information
Player	MadRatBird
Preferred RP Method	Any and all, please! Text, Text and drawn, full drawn.
List of RPs	Setting Up Shop... Sort of. Maybe.

Streitstadt

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Post by madratbird on Oct 3, 2018 21:37:59 GMT -8

Post by madratbird on Oct 3, 2018 22:21:57 GMT -8