Rho the Glamour Merchant
Sept 23, 2015 21:19:24 GMT -5
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Post by Rho on Sept 23, 2015 21:19:24 GMT -5
Rho (ϱ)
Physical Description Paragraph: Rho is tall and skinny and essentially a big ol’ noodle. His expressions are mostly in the range of curiousity and happiness; his resting expression is generally smiling. His appearance is maintained by a glamour spell of his own creation; this spell does not create an illusion of an altered form, but rather physically alters him by use of an enchanted object. Rho occasionally experiences dysphoria associated with his glamoured body.
Gender: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (Prefers it/its pronouns. He/him/his and she/her/hers pronouns are also alright, feel free to switch it up or use those for clarity when you type about it. Gender seems rather senseless to Rho, and it doesn't fully understand.)
Age/How Old You Appear: Age unknown. He appears to be an adult in the range of 20-25 years, however shows conventional signs of aging, e.g. his greying hair and frequent complaints about his aching body.
Height: 7'1"
Weight: 170lbs
Body Type: Ectomorph. Tall and slender with little fat or muscle mass (it's a big noodle basically)
Skin color: Tan
Race/Species: Unknown. When asked, he often claims to be a creature of holy light, but more frequently, a human, though that is difficult to believe. It is possible Rho does not know his own race, but more likely that he makes up stories about his origins simply for the fun of it.
Eyes: Navy/blackish left eye, and light blue right eye. The lighter eye is patterned with concentric rings of varying shade. His left eye is nearly blind and the sight in his right is very poor.
Hair: Long, black hair, with small streaks of greying hair throughout (mostly at the front). The texture is coarse, thick, and wavy, making it difficult for Rho to maintain—so he doesn’t tend to try. It is occasionally styled in a ponytail, though it is usually kept down, in which case it reaches Rho’s hips.
Scars: n/a
Birthmarks: Rho has an area of darker—nearly black—pigmentation around his right eye. Three small markings of the same colour are spread across his forehead, though whether these are actually birthmarks or not isn't quite clear, as their perfect circular shape is quite unnatural. Similarly, he has another circular mark on his chest, this one more like his skin colour, but slightly red.
Tattoos/Piercings: Both of Rho's earlobes are pierced, as well as both nostrils, and his septum.
Special Physical Attributes: A blue flame floats above Rho's head—what its is unclear, as it appears like fire and lets off light, but is only body temperature; the intensity of the flame is greater as Rho's glamour spell is weaker. As well, several of Rho’s physical attributes may change depending on the condition of Rho's glamour—if the spell is damaged for instance, features altered by it may revert completely to their original forms, or if the spell has been in use for a while it will fade, and said original features will gradually reappear. Attributes that become apparent as Rho's glamour loses power typically include an extra set of arms, among other things; Rho’s right eye will glow faintly if his glamour is very worn out, and the shape of his iris and pupil in that eye may deviate. The markings on his skin may spread. There are periods before recasting his glamour when Rho will go about in the half-dispelled form; more closely resembling his original form is more comfortable for him.
Original Power:
Glamour Casting: Rho is able to cast glamour spells on himself and others; these spells alter people's’ physical appearance in order to help them appear in whatever form they desire, within Rho’s ability. His magic seems to be done via ritual and subsequent item enchantment—the recipient of the spell must be wearing the enchanted item for the spell to take effect. His personal sales-pitch is “Mottos with no questions asked!” He generally makes glamours for free, but enjoys doing them for barters, and accepts money when it is offered. How he learned this magic is a mystery… he changes his story every time.
Enchantment: See above. Glamour casting is the only method of enchantment he is able to do.
Power Gained After Joining The Cult:
Pyrokinesis: He is able to create and control fire. The flames appear blue, like the one above his head, but burn with the heat of real fire. In most cases he is unable to use this power; his ability to use it improves when his glamour is nearly dissolved or dispelled completely.
Speech: Upon joining Rho gained the ability to speak with other humanoids in their language. He has a bit of a strange and unidentifiable accent. Not much is known about whom he communicated with or how he communicated before he joined the cult.
Fusion: (yes.)
Weaknesses: Incredibly sensitive to low pitch and infrasound; poor agility due to being inactive, and unfamiliar with his humanoid body; poor memory; very poor eyesight; illiteracy;
Additional abilities/strengths:
- Rho speaks four languages! Three of which are human languages, including: English, Latin, and Greek.
-He’s basically a pro at ameteur back massages. The real way and the way where you let him stomp all over your back.
Personality: Friendly, playful, trusting, and relentlessly optimistic; flighty, flippant, naiive, sometimes somewhat arrogant, and sometimes insensitive due to social inexperience. He is prone to mood swings and his personality sometimes seems split because of that. He often comes on quite strong when meeting people, but around his friends he is very subdued, and at times behaves subservient to them. He is very protective of his peers and tends to take extra interest in befriending people who seem annoyed by him.
Quirks/Habits: Rho touches his face a lot when he’s nervous; he speaks out loud to himself all the time, usually what he talks about is cryptic and nonsensical to anyone other than him.
Goals: Both Rho’s long term and short term goals are unclear. He seems content being mostly aimless in his life, while doing the work he likes and being around other cult members. He mostly wants to have a good time. When tasked with something, Rho is usually very resolute about serving his purpose. Dutiful as he is, he is very content to work for someone else's goals and best interests, and more likely to do so than make his own goals.
Interests: Drawing, religion, glamour spells, human biology
Vices: Rho has a somewhat addictive as well as indulgent personality; vices include sex and alcohol. He’s also prone to kleptomaniac behavior on account of poor impulse control.
Likes: Drawing, socializing, animals, justice, singing (badly), makeup, collecting vinyl records.
Dislikes: Chewing gum, vegetables, wearing shoes.
Preferred Food Source: Rho mostly eats bread, and meat, and drinks a lot of alcohol. He has been known to eat honey on its own, to others’ disgust. Since discovering the existence of blenders he’s also begun blending a lot of meals into smoothie form, also to everyone’s disgust.
Rank: Sacrifice
Age You Joined the Cult: Rho has been part of the cult for two years.
What Do You Consider Your Position In The Cult: Glamour merchant, general annoyance, keen helper.
What Do You Do For The Group: Freeload, assist people with glamours, try to be helpful and not fuck up.
How You Joined The Cult: Rho was found by cult members a couple years ago in the forest. He was unable to speak, but in humanoid form. One of the people who found him sensed his glamour spell brought him back to the cult to give him work or refuge. From there, they couldn’t get rid of him.
Group Dynamics: -
Family: -
Friends: - Reverend Mateus, Star Quartz, John Grimms, Castor & Pollux,
Allies: - Whimsy,
Enemies: - Eiyole (?),
Rivals: -
Please let me know if I should alter anything! I hope I did it all correctly! T_T
Please let me know if I should alter anything! I hope I did it all correctly! T_T
