A Tisket, A Tasket, The World in a Basket

[sage]

Alright, so this little trinket would be Samuel Winters. In the attempt to make a long story relatively short, then he's a 27-year-old mage, calls himself the Trickster and has a thing for cheating people and being all mysterious for shits and giggles. He's the first-born son of a quite powerful mage from a quite well-known family, though he hasn't had much contact with his family since the age of 18 when he deserted his place in the army. Since then he's made his home in the underworld, and travels Cydria seeking adventures and evading authorities and his dear daddy-oh who'd like to skin him alive due to the disgrace he brought to their family.

Now Sammy-boy is all alone in the world, so he'd like some exciting plots to spice up his life. Friends, enemies, people he can piss off, people he can charm, people who can (attempt to) give him some well-deserved slapping... abuse and enjoy, ladies and gentlemen <3

On a side-note then his family is also open for grabs, if anyone would like to play them. His mother is dead, but there's still his little sister Gabriella (a temperamental thing who shares their father's lust for war) and the infamous Aaron Sanchez himself... who's basically a quite powerful mage that likes to shoot fireballs after things - especially if these "things" are alive, squealing, and called "not-mage". Generally the characters are quite open to being tweaked and given more depth.

Also, Sammyboy has a fetish for cards.

Plot plot plot plot <3

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[darius wraith]

Darius + Samuel = Stealth Ninja Brosters bent on World Domination
'nuff said.
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Slightly more developed thoughts:
1) Aaron catches Darius attempting to turn his daughter, so he launches an attack. Darius runs, stumbling upon Sam along the way. Sam seizes the opportunity to further anger his father by aiding Darius' escape. And we go from there.
Or, if Sam's not big on the whole "vengeance" thing...
2) They meet up during one of Darius' voyages to the Underworld in hopes of seeing his fallen "brother" and Sam pisses him off with some stupid magic tricks.

YER.
That's what I have for now.
I'm also in the process of concocting a sociopath of a mer girl, but she's not finished yet, so nvm.

(Sidenote: Not sure why I centered this post, BUT THERE IT IS.)

[sage]

Gogo power stealth ninjas rangers!

Ahem, what I meant to say was that I like the first idea. Samuel doesn't exactly hate his family though, he's just not particularly fond of his dear daddy-oh for forcing him into battle and all that fun stuff. Where I'm going with this would be that he probably wouldn't be too fond of Darius trying to turn his sister... but if it was something a bit less severe, he'd gladly step in and help Darius escape just to deny Aaron something he wants... because Sammy-boy's just mature like that.

One the top of my head I can't really think of a reason why Aaron/Gabriella/their guards would be after Darius... Aaron is always looking for an excuse to hunt anything that can't shoot lightning out its ass fingers like a mage - but on the other hand he wouldn't be stupid enough to smack Darius around just for the hell of it - he's too politically aware for that. Whack a vampire in the arse with a cane for the hell of it, and suddenly you'll have all the races go "Z-SNAP OH NO YOU DIDN'T" whilst Big Daddy Deitero will emerge from his crip to pimp slap your sorry behind all the way to the Valley of Bones.

So yeah - we just need to throw Aaron an excuse, and then all hell will be loose... perhaps he caught Darius sneaking around their grounds? Lol, I dunno - my creativity is currently running around in circles and drooling on the floor.

You know your character better, so perhaps you can think of a reason why Darius would bump into the Sanchez's.


AND EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT CENTERING THINGS IS KEWL

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[darius wraith]

See, you'd think that...
But in reality, my characters grow minds of their own and do whatever the hell they want.
>.>

In hindsight, Darius wouldn't be stupid enough to attack a member of such a powerful mage family. He hates war with every fiber of his being and would pick up on the fact that his actions might cause strife between races. Maybe he happens to be in the area, gets really hungry, and eats one of the outdoor guards, but never breaks in? Or is that still too serious? o.o

[valerie]

Okay, so...Taylor Kitsch is ADORABLE. </fangirlmoment>

I've got Valerie, the 30 year old adorable messenger of the gods. She used to be human up until she traveled to Har ha-Elohim to petition the gods about ending the war and Dietro was so impressed that he decided to make her a god. If you've read the deity descriptions, then you know her personality. If you haven't, well... She's extremely smart and clever, nearly as mischievous as the god of Mischief himself, and a bookworm. She's also got a massive crush on Melodius, god of Music, but no one talks about that unless they want a one-way flight halfway around Cydria courtesy of Val.
That being said, she would see a kindred spirit in Sam. Since Valerie is constantly traveling from territory to territory, it's likely that she would have at least seen Samuel at some point or another. So here's what I think should happen. Val has a habit of being a bit clumsy when her feet are firmly planted on the ground - side effect of traveling via breezes for the last seven years. She runs ( literally ) into Sam. She recognizes him, not only as a chap she's seen before, but as the son of the Aaron Sanchez. She has a "Hey, you're A--" and then BAM! Before she can get the name out, Sam claps a hand over her mouth and drags her into a dark alley before anyone notices ( or some such nonsense ). Thoughts? Suggestions?

P.S. - I'm making a mage character now because of Sam. Just thought you should know. xD

[darius wraith]

ohlookie <--

[sage]

*ding* Darius has mail!

As for Samuel and Valerie, then I could see them striking up the random odd friendship, since they're alike in many ways. They're both adventurers, they're both intelligent, and they're both tricksters. Obviously Samuel would be wary in the beginning, since she's... y'know... a goddess... but I think Valerie's nature would quickly encourage him to return to his snarky old self. I could also see him going too far with a comment, and Valerie smacking him against the nearest wall = highlighting the underlying strains in their friendship due to the imbalance between deity and mortal.

Anyhow, I like the running-into-Samuel idea. Any excuse to knock this trinket off his pedestal, both physically and mentally (; I particularly like the thought of Samuel half-threatening a goddess without even knowing it. It'd also be funny if he... at some point... "read her fortune" with his pretty little cards (when he does that it's half tricks and bullshit, and half actual magic) - he could potentially pick up upon Melodious that way... and above-mentioned wall-smacking could occur.

Perhaps once he's found out she's a goddess, she could take him somewhere prettuh? Samuel like'em pretty places, and I could imagine Valerie wouldn't mind showing off a bit. "Look, I made that waterfall!" "...wait, I thought that was made BEFORE you became a Goddess?" "...so what? I HELPED... mentally. Moral support is important you know. OH LOOK, A FLYING SHRAKE! -knocks Samuel off the waterfall-"

[valerie]

xD I totally agree. Somehow, I see Samuel having this inner battle with himself - "She's HOT." "She's a flippin GODDESS." "Yeah, but...She's HOT." Val would be totally oblivious to the whole thing, of course, cos she wouldn't know a guy was attracted to her if her life depended on it ( long story - once I have my character request finished, you'll understand xD ). She'd just think he was a really cool friend who happens to know bits and pieces of magic. </though she'll insist her "magic" is cooler in that "I'm teasing you on purpose to annoy you because it's fun" sort of way> She's a brat like that. x3

I think it would be hilarious if Samuel threatened her without realizing that she was a goddess. He could be all like "Listen, wench, keep your mouth shut unless you fancy hiccuping bubbles for the next two weeks." ( or something similar but more manly xD ) and Valerie just laughing in his face and then going all "srsbidniz bamf goddess" on his ass and hosting him up into the air on a gust of wind. The "fortune reading" would be hilarious as well, once they're pretty good friends, cos then Val would turn bright red and have to choose between sending him halfway up the Winding Path because she's annoyed and embarrassed at being caught out, or just smacking him against a wall because he's her friend and she wants to refrain from doing anything too drastic.

Of course Valerie wouldn't mind showing off! </you know my character so well - it's uncanny owo> She probably wouldn't take him to see something as lame as a waterfall, though, oh no. Val is brave enough to pull pranks on Deitero, which means she would have absolutely no problem with sneaking a non-deity into Har ha-Elohim ( though I will have to check with Em on that first, otherwise it might just be an attempt, not an actual sneaking into ). "And these over here are Pegasus Fields. Don't try to touch any of them, though, Deitero will pimp slap punish you if you do that."

[valerie]

let the spazoid fun begin