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divinewind) wrote2012-12-08 10:21 pm
divinewind) wrote2012-12-08 10:21 pm
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Player
Name: Ieva
Personal Journal:ieva
E-mail: coalfiredragon@yahoo.com
AIM: ievavkasku
Timezone: CST
Current Characters in Route: Envy
Character
Name: Temeraire
Series: Temeraire
Timeline: Directly after the end of the first book
Canon Resource Links:
Temeraire's wiki page
Official short story from Temeraire's POV, at around the point I'm taking him from
Personality:
Temeraire is a very pleasant sort to talk to, especially considering that he's a dragon. He's generally friendly and well-mannered, unless he has reason to act otherwise: for example, if someone is being very insulting, or threatening the people/dragons he cares about, or being a big bully. He has very straightforwardly told people that he will pick them up off the deck of a ship and toss them in the water if they don't shape up their attitude. But that's about the limit of what he'll even think to do, unless there's an active threat to him or his people. Normally he'd rather talk things out logically, without making threats at all. He's uncommonly generous, to an extent; he's considerably more willing to share things like food than other heavyweight-class dragons, but he's also no pushover about that once he's gotten his social rank established. And he won't share his captain, Laurence, at all; not even letting him ride another dragon on a short hop of a flight. He really likes meeting new people, so long as they're friendly.
He is an exceptionally clever dragon, with a great thirst for new knowledge and experiences. While he isn't able to read books on his own, due to not being able to turn the pages with his claws, Laurence reads aloud to him every night before they go to bed. His favorite book, treated similarly to a comforting bedtime story, is the Principia Mathematica, which definitely says something about his preference in topics. He's very good at problem solving too: for example, he is the only dragon to figure out how to open the gate where the livestock is kept, and even figures out a way for those dragons who are too big to do it. Languages are something that he's kind of a prodigy with; most dragons know one language, while Temeraire hatched being fluent in three. He's also able to pick new languages up with ease whenever he encounters them. Once he's decided that he wants to learn something, he keeps at it until he's got it down. However, he does get frustrated with things that don't come easily to him or are 'boring'. And one thing he really doesn't get is government and politics.
Temeraire is scolded for being 'Jacobin' a good number of times, and Laurence also once makes a joke that he'll be throwing boxes of tea into the harbor. This is because from nearly the beginning, Temeraire hasn't cared much for government. It started small, with him not really understanding the concept of property and why he couldn't just fly where he liked if he wasn't going to hurt anyone or eat anything that belonged to other people. At the canon point I'm taking him from this hasn't yet developed into the full on dragon rights campaign it becomes in later books, but it's definitely moving in that direction. Most laws about dragons don't make a whole lot of sense to him, and he wouldn't be willing to follow them at all except that he doesn't want to upset Laurence; he's of the mind that dragons ought to be able to have some say in Parliament and about the laws that govern them but don't seem to be in their interests at all.
William Laurence is a huge part of Temeraire's life, and the most important individual to him period. Laurence is basically his platonic life partner, and they have a deep emotional bond bordering on codependence. Making Laurence happy is really Temeraire's main motivation at this point in his development, and he is extremely proud and happy to have Laurence as his captain. Any attempts to seperate the two of them have been and will always be met with great unhappiness and anger, and even the idea of losing Laurence makes Temeraire miserable. This is loyalty to a fault; the easiest way for an enemy to control a dragon is to take their captain hostage, and Temeraire is no exception. He is even willing to sacrifice the safety of a number of other people to save Laurence. Others who are important to Temeraire are his crew, who he gets very upset about whenever one is killed in battle and very displeased when one leaves or is reassigned, and his dragon friends.
Another big part of his life is war. This series takes place during the Napoleonic Wars, and almost every dragon in Britain is part of the fighting Aerial Corps. Temeraire finds battle to be a very exciting thing, and something to look forward to. He was disappointed when he learned that he likely wouldn't be able to breathe fire or spit acid, but has recently discovered that he's able to unleash a sonic blast called the divine wind, which definitely appeased him on that front. He isn't much of a fan of underhanded tactics during a fight, especially when they're being used against him, but he'll make use of them if he has to. He also isn't really comfortable fighting dragons that are much smaller than him. Injuries don't bother him a whole lot, even after the fighting is done; even if he's in pain, he doesn't like being grounded and will overestimate his own limits and claim to be perfectly fine. He doesn't fight out of any particular sense of patriotism towards England, and at this point he's not entirely sure of the reasons why he's fighting (aside from the previously mentioned 'make Laurence happy' and 'fighting is exciting'), but he doesn't much like Napoleon and does want to win the war against him.
Aside from Laurence and fighting and math, Temeraire's other interests include shiny treasure and swimming. The extreme fondness for jewels and gold and other shinies is common among dragons, and the more gaudy the better. Temeraire has a gold chain and a silver and sapphire breastplate at this point in canon, which he only takes off in order to polish and stare at admiringly. He would deck himself out like Christmas if he could; he's more vain than you'd expect for someone raised a soldier, and he likes for both himself and Laurence to look their best. But aside from prizes won in battle, Temeraire does not approve of stealing treasure. As for bathing and swimming, these are not at all usual for dragons, and his fondness for this is probably to do with him having been hatched aboard a ship. But he loves to be clean (again playing into his vanity) and to play in the water as well.
Strengths/Weaknesses:
+ Highly intelligent
+ Loyal
+ Strong sense of justice
+ Great amounts of enthusiasm about anything new and interesting
+/- Very independent, and won't be easily convinced to do anything he doesn't want to
+/- Bluntly honest, with little sense of tact
+/- His name translates to "bold" and "reckless", and he lives up to that fully.
+/- Very creative, but often takes this to the point of impracticality
- While he's a young adult by dragon standards, Temeraire is still not yet a year old and lacks a lot of real world experience. This is especially true of interacting with most people and civilization, as dragons are kept away from the majority of society.
- Codependence. He hasn't ever been without Laurence by his side, and will have a difficult time adjusting to him not being there in Johto.
- New tiny human body. While he'll be able to adapt well enough, he is used to being an 18 ton dragon and this will present a variety of difficulties. Like using his thumbs properly and walking.
- Can get very jealous and possessive over his things and people
- Can get very self-conscious and insecure about being different or making mistakes, especially at his current canon point
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: Druddigon
Password: Scrambled eggs
Samples
First Person Sample:
I do not understand why you keep handing me this strange box. It does not do anything but light up and show words which make no sense at all.
[Temeraire is not looking down at the screen, but rather at something standing somewhere in front of him. His words sound strangely clumsy, as though he's having trouble speaking around his own mouth.]
Which is very interesting, and I should like to keep it after I get back, but it is not telling me anything useful.
[Whoever he's talking to makes a draconic rumbling noise and a frustrated 'Druuuu'.]
But it isn't! It says welcome to the world of Pokemon, but not what a Pokemon is. Or where Laurence is, or how I have been changed into a human.
[He's looking less miffed and more anxious, now.]
I don't remember swallowing any pearls, like in that story, and I am quite certain that I would.
[He lets the hand holding the 'Gear fall down to his side, thumb accidentally hitting the end feed button on the way.]
Third Person Sample:
Temeraire had been quite certain at first that he would be gone from England, and more importantly Laurence, only a few days at most.
Today marks two weeks.
Certainly being able to go into the towns and cities without anyone being silly and running away is exciting, and to even be able to read books by himself…but he would much rather Laurence be there to explore beside him, and he'd gladly give up being able to turn pages to see his captain again. The still nameless hatchling--or Pokemon, as people keep telling him--had been curled on the ground a few feet away, but had been edging steadily closer over the past hour, until she lay right next to Temeraire. She raises her head, looking up at him, and he looks away.
"I am sorry, but I really cannot be your captain when I am a dragon myself, with my own captain."
It's an excuse, the same one he's been giving her since he appeared in this world, shrunk down into a man. In truth, he doesn't know at all how he should go about this. People have been telling him that this is different, but it doesn't feel all that different. It feels more like a betrayal.
The hatchling places her head across his legs, resting it there and half closing her eyes, content.
…He supposes that it's a pity that she still has no name. Maybe it will not be so terrible to give one to her, if he makes things very clear.
"Now, this does not mean I am your captain, understand," he begins, very firmly. She immediately turns her head a little so that she can pay her full attention to what he's saying with one bright yellow eye. He suddenly realizes that he has no idea what to name her. He continues anyway, a little less firmly for his frantic thinking, "But you cannot be without a name, and so I will give you one."
Temeraire had been named after a grand ship. And, with sudden inspiration, he finally says, "Your name will be Reliant. That is the ship which I hatched on, and it was a very good ship."
Reliant blinks once, yawns, and falls asleep. Temeraire is almost indignant, except for that she looks so satisfied, and he decides that he will let her remain where she is. Even if his legs are starting to fall asleep.
Name: Ieva
Personal Journal:
ievaE-mail: coalfiredragon@yahoo.com
AIM: ievavkasku
Timezone: CST
Current Characters in Route: Envy
Character
Name: Temeraire
Series: Temeraire
Timeline: Directly after the end of the first book
Canon Resource Links:
Temeraire's wiki page
Official short story from Temeraire's POV, at around the point I'm taking him from
Personality:
Temeraire is a very pleasant sort to talk to, especially considering that he's a dragon. He's generally friendly and well-mannered, unless he has reason to act otherwise: for example, if someone is being very insulting, or threatening the people/dragons he cares about, or being a big bully. He has very straightforwardly told people that he will pick them up off the deck of a ship and toss them in the water if they don't shape up their attitude. But that's about the limit of what he'll even think to do, unless there's an active threat to him or his people. Normally he'd rather talk things out logically, without making threats at all. He's uncommonly generous, to an extent; he's considerably more willing to share things like food than other heavyweight-class dragons, but he's also no pushover about that once he's gotten his social rank established. And he won't share his captain, Laurence, at all; not even letting him ride another dragon on a short hop of a flight. He really likes meeting new people, so long as they're friendly.
He is an exceptionally clever dragon, with a great thirst for new knowledge and experiences. While he isn't able to read books on his own, due to not being able to turn the pages with his claws, Laurence reads aloud to him every night before they go to bed. His favorite book, treated similarly to a comforting bedtime story, is the Principia Mathematica, which definitely says something about his preference in topics. He's very good at problem solving too: for example, he is the only dragon to figure out how to open the gate where the livestock is kept, and even figures out a way for those dragons who are too big to do it. Languages are something that he's kind of a prodigy with; most dragons know one language, while Temeraire hatched being fluent in three. He's also able to pick new languages up with ease whenever he encounters them. Once he's decided that he wants to learn something, he keeps at it until he's got it down. However, he does get frustrated with things that don't come easily to him or are 'boring'. And one thing he really doesn't get is government and politics.
Temeraire is scolded for being 'Jacobin' a good number of times, and Laurence also once makes a joke that he'll be throwing boxes of tea into the harbor. This is because from nearly the beginning, Temeraire hasn't cared much for government. It started small, with him not really understanding the concept of property and why he couldn't just fly where he liked if he wasn't going to hurt anyone or eat anything that belonged to other people. At the canon point I'm taking him from this hasn't yet developed into the full on dragon rights campaign it becomes in later books, but it's definitely moving in that direction. Most laws about dragons don't make a whole lot of sense to him, and he wouldn't be willing to follow them at all except that he doesn't want to upset Laurence; he's of the mind that dragons ought to be able to have some say in Parliament and about the laws that govern them but don't seem to be in their interests at all.
William Laurence is a huge part of Temeraire's life, and the most important individual to him period. Laurence is basically his platonic life partner, and they have a deep emotional bond bordering on codependence. Making Laurence happy is really Temeraire's main motivation at this point in his development, and he is extremely proud and happy to have Laurence as his captain. Any attempts to seperate the two of them have been and will always be met with great unhappiness and anger, and even the idea of losing Laurence makes Temeraire miserable. This is loyalty to a fault; the easiest way for an enemy to control a dragon is to take their captain hostage, and Temeraire is no exception. He is even willing to sacrifice the safety of a number of other people to save Laurence. Others who are important to Temeraire are his crew, who he gets very upset about whenever one is killed in battle and very displeased when one leaves or is reassigned, and his dragon friends.
Another big part of his life is war. This series takes place during the Napoleonic Wars, and almost every dragon in Britain is part of the fighting Aerial Corps. Temeraire finds battle to be a very exciting thing, and something to look forward to. He was disappointed when he learned that he likely wouldn't be able to breathe fire or spit acid, but has recently discovered that he's able to unleash a sonic blast called the divine wind, which definitely appeased him on that front. He isn't much of a fan of underhanded tactics during a fight, especially when they're being used against him, but he'll make use of them if he has to. He also isn't really comfortable fighting dragons that are much smaller than him. Injuries don't bother him a whole lot, even after the fighting is done; even if he's in pain, he doesn't like being grounded and will overestimate his own limits and claim to be perfectly fine. He doesn't fight out of any particular sense of patriotism towards England, and at this point he's not entirely sure of the reasons why he's fighting (aside from the previously mentioned 'make Laurence happy' and 'fighting is exciting'), but he doesn't much like Napoleon and does want to win the war against him.
Aside from Laurence and fighting and math, Temeraire's other interests include shiny treasure and swimming. The extreme fondness for jewels and gold and other shinies is common among dragons, and the more gaudy the better. Temeraire has a gold chain and a silver and sapphire breastplate at this point in canon, which he only takes off in order to polish and stare at admiringly. He would deck himself out like Christmas if he could; he's more vain than you'd expect for someone raised a soldier, and he likes for both himself and Laurence to look their best. But aside from prizes won in battle, Temeraire does not approve of stealing treasure. As for bathing and swimming, these are not at all usual for dragons, and his fondness for this is probably to do with him having been hatched aboard a ship. But he loves to be clean (again playing into his vanity) and to play in the water as well.
Strengths/Weaknesses:
+ Highly intelligent
+ Loyal
+ Strong sense of justice
+ Great amounts of enthusiasm about anything new and interesting
+/- Very independent, and won't be easily convinced to do anything he doesn't want to
+/- Bluntly honest, with little sense of tact
+/- His name translates to "bold" and "reckless", and he lives up to that fully.
+/- Very creative, but often takes this to the point of impracticality
- While he's a young adult by dragon standards, Temeraire is still not yet a year old and lacks a lot of real world experience. This is especially true of interacting with most people and civilization, as dragons are kept away from the majority of society.
- Codependence. He hasn't ever been without Laurence by his side, and will have a difficult time adjusting to him not being there in Johto.
- New tiny human body. While he'll be able to adapt well enough, he is used to being an 18 ton dragon and this will present a variety of difficulties. Like using his thumbs properly and walking.
- Can get very jealous and possessive over his things and people
- Can get very self-conscious and insecure about being different or making mistakes, especially at his current canon point
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: Druddigon
Password: Scrambled eggs
Samples
First Person Sample:
I do not understand why you keep handing me this strange box. It does not do anything but light up and show words which make no sense at all.
[Temeraire is not looking down at the screen, but rather at something standing somewhere in front of him. His words sound strangely clumsy, as though he's having trouble speaking around his own mouth.]
Which is very interesting, and I should like to keep it after I get back, but it is not telling me anything useful.
[Whoever he's talking to makes a draconic rumbling noise and a frustrated 'Druuuu'.]
But it isn't! It says welcome to the world of Pokemon, but not what a Pokemon is. Or where Laurence is, or how I have been changed into a human.
[He's looking less miffed and more anxious, now.]
I don't remember swallowing any pearls, like in that story, and I am quite certain that I would.
[He lets the hand holding the 'Gear fall down to his side, thumb accidentally hitting the end feed button on the way.]
Third Person Sample:
Temeraire had been quite certain at first that he would be gone from England, and more importantly Laurence, only a few days at most.
Today marks two weeks.
Certainly being able to go into the towns and cities without anyone being silly and running away is exciting, and to even be able to read books by himself…but he would much rather Laurence be there to explore beside him, and he'd gladly give up being able to turn pages to see his captain again. The still nameless hatchling--or Pokemon, as people keep telling him--had been curled on the ground a few feet away, but had been edging steadily closer over the past hour, until she lay right next to Temeraire. She raises her head, looking up at him, and he looks away.
"I am sorry, but I really cannot be your captain when I am a dragon myself, with my own captain."
It's an excuse, the same one he's been giving her since he appeared in this world, shrunk down into a man. In truth, he doesn't know at all how he should go about this. People have been telling him that this is different, but it doesn't feel all that different. It feels more like a betrayal.
The hatchling places her head across his legs, resting it there and half closing her eyes, content.
…He supposes that it's a pity that she still has no name. Maybe it will not be so terrible to give one to her, if he makes things very clear.
"Now, this does not mean I am your captain, understand," he begins, very firmly. She immediately turns her head a little so that she can pay her full attention to what he's saying with one bright yellow eye. He suddenly realizes that he has no idea what to name her. He continues anyway, a little less firmly for his frantic thinking, "But you cannot be without a name, and so I will give you one."
Temeraire had been named after a grand ship. And, with sudden inspiration, he finally says, "Your name will be Reliant. That is the ship which I hatched on, and it was a very good ship."
Reliant blinks once, yawns, and falls asleep. Temeraire is almost indignant, except for that she looks so satisfied, and he decides that he will let her remain where she is. Even if his legs are starting to fall asleep.