Cross

Introduction "This world got a whole lot stranger then even I thought it might get." Just another lonely broken hero Picking up the pieces of my mind Running out of faith and hope and reason I'm running out of time Running out of time - Ozzy Osbourne, Running Out of Time. The loneliest people are the kindest. The saddest people smile the brightest. The most damaged people are the wisest. All because they do not wish to see anyone else suffer the way they do. - Unknown OOC Information: Cross started his time on City of Hope, as a sorcerer with enchantment and pyrokinesis. Since his creation date of 05/31/12, he has grown far away from what the typist ever intended him to be. Originally, I had a few major goals for this character. Forever single. Rigid and unbending stance on his beliefs. The stereotypical character with a dark past that haunts and defines them. Cross was supposed to be a blindly fanatical vampire slayer that hunted them down mercilessly and ended them. It was in my very first scene with a 'innocent' vampire that I realized that was -not- going to happen, as the character sprouted his own mind and decided he was going to have a different system of beliefs then I'd originally intended. Over the months, Cross developed his own system of dealing with evildoers, and his very own faith tailored to his lore of knowledge of the various WOD spheres. Characters that click with me like Cross have a way of sticking with me for years. Cross developed into a Mage mid-July of 2012, and has since been adjusting to his role. I have never played a mage before, and much of the learning curves for Cross ICly were learning curves for me as well, which made those scenes extra special to play out. He needed to learn that he was no longer a big fish in a small pond, but was now a big fish in an ocean of enemies, many of them only perceived NPC threats. Paradox, Umbral spirits, and the ever lurking presence of the technocracy coming after any large and vulgar displays of magic. And the final major alteration to the perceived plan of Cross was the introduction of a wraith named Leila. Cross, for the first few scenes involving Leila, actually had no clue she was even there. It was when another character ICly brought it up to me that I OOCly even realized I was being 'haunted'. A chance encounter between two characters, and indeed two players, that had never planned their alts to be together has led to one of the best pair-ups I've ever had the pleasure of playing with. It has shaped Cross far from where I expected him to be, and given him a depth that I rarely get to enjoy in my PCs. [ edit ] Stereotypes Wise Hermit Did you hear about that old abandoned church? I heard that guy there helps anyone! Vampire Bane Father Cross has been hunting vampires for almost 50 years. Were you one? Your Vampire Family? Trying to cash in on the bounty on his head? Let me know and we can work things out. Not interested in being killed, mutual engagements are fine. Page me for details or @mail me on game. Christmas Tree Do you have awareness? I'm sorry about blinding you. Father Cross sticks out like a sore thumb. Page for details, or read my desc. [ edit ] Contacts Marion "If I ever lay eyes on ye again, yer goin' to be purified with flame." Klem "Reminds me o' my mother. Good woman, but I'm no child." Dyson "Beautiful, caring, and I've never seen him mad. I don't want to." Alala "Beautiful, caring, and not afraid to kick ass for those she loves. They are a good pair." Chance "A whole lot o' confusin'."" Carolyn "Pretty, and pretty strong. I'll always have her back." Leila "The Only one I want by my side, day in and day out. Horatio "We are the same under different banners, I can work with ye." Kenna "Goat legs. Very pretty goat legs." Jared "Keeping you alive may well be the death o' me." Gwydion "Holy shit, someone actually listens to me." Typhanie "A good mind. I hope she finds the strength to stay around for more lessons." Phil "That wasn't so bad, was it?" [ edit ]

Cross [ edit ] Overview Character Name: Father Cross Real Name: Sean Orthanach Date of Birth: November 20th, 1948 (65) Height: 6 feet, 5 inches Weight: 210 lbs Nationality: Irish Occupation: Church Dwelling Hermit Race: Godling Subrace Faithful Faction None Nature: Martyr Notable Stats - True Faith - Arete 5 - Avatar 5 - Willpower 10 [ edit ] Soundtrack Faith, Theme, [ edit ] History Cross' Past + Cross was born and raised in Ireland. + Cross' family ran a church in Ireland. + Cross was thralled to a Demon, though is not now. + Cross was once Blood Bound to a Vampire. + His scarification marks are penance for a sin he rarely talks about. [ edit ] Faith True Faith Father Cross' Faith defines him and who he is, and for those that delve deep enough into his history to figure it out, it can be very revealing of what drives him. [ edit ] The Others "One wrong step from purifiying flames." "Good critters, if ye are on their good side." "Poor bastards, and good friends." "The things that dreams are made of. Pleasant dreams." "Powers like gods. Minds o' men. Not a good mix." "My flock." [ edit ] Your Input You, the players of City of Hope, can put into here any quotes or comments you want, with or without your name. Please keep it relevant to what your PC would think or say of Cross. "Father... You are the light. The greatest of lights. In you even I feel the Divine at work. Through you I can once more feel his love and forgiveness. Forgiveness... Such a powerful word for one such as I. You are a treasure and you must survive at all costs. You must continue to be what you are and no sacrifice is too great. I will lay down my life and even my eternal soul for you. You represent something far greater than I will ever be. You represent hope for this world. You must stop pushing others away. You need to bring others into your fold. Teach them your ways. Teach them the beauty of the God that lives within Man. Maybe then Light can truly return to Darkness." Leila isn't budging this time. "Of -course- I wasn't joking. One of these days, you're going to be out fighting vampires, and your pants are going to just disintegrate around you, and then you're going to feel silly, slaying vampires with no pants on." Cross stared at her, "Lass, I've killed more o' them then I care to count in varying states o' naked, many times without pants, or with pants around my ankles. It ain't a fault o' the pants, they do what they can. And they are tied on damn good. I don't need new pants.' "An old man with one eye reminds me of an old Lion that ruled a Super Pride; he has wisdom of years, the strength and power of those years but cannot risk one misstep. Loyal, to a fault." - August von Heidelburgh "As for that other point, I can't rightly say as it bothers me one way or another. I refer to him as that out of respect for his age and his greater knowledge. What the Church would call him or a member of any other fringe faith matters very little to me." - Gwydion "Oh no. Look what I've done. There are 144 episodes of this show. If you watch even one more, you will be hopelessly hooked forever and you'll be doing the sing along and before you know it, you'll be watching Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog and crushing on Felicia Day. It will TOTALLY happen." Typhanie [ edit ]