if it is the same character it's not allowed, if you remade him he'd have to pretty much have no similarities other than minor ones i guess, doubt people would mind keeping the name but it might confuse people so idk
It would be the same prototypical character, they'd be different in that they'd have differing/reworked backstories and of course have no knowledge of any of the situations before. The original character was sort of built "On the fly". This time I know where to take it and how to take it.
Same in the sense that yes, it's Eli, but his story differs now and he's much better built character wise than the last time. Fixing up the dumb shit and working up the good stuff
If I could, I would ask for an exception to the rule so I could re-build the character (a better and more fitting term than re-make, I suppose)
Edit: Before anyone asks. Yes. This means that any auths or ideas i'd have for him would be re-written from scratch. Same base, but different look into them and of course different exposure/play of them
BIG EDIT: Conforming with the server rules, I'll have to stray as far away as possible from the old version of the character in order to bring him back into CG. Which is why this version of Eli's profile is now INVALID. I will, however, keep it up, since it's still the best summary and this is the example post for the current profile template.
That said, i'm making up the stuff for a new character, and of course the story involving Eli as well. Should be posted soon-ish
I've rescued Stalker's old character profile format for this (at least I think it was his. I could be severely wrong) and modified/organized it slightly. Feel free to use it yourself!
Eli Valerian's character profile
Gender/sex: Male
Character full name: Elias Santiago Valerian
Known aliases: The Stalker
Citizen Identification Number: None available
Character background:
OOC: Eli started as a simple male character back in the first Outlands server that CG had, however his character evolved greatly through it's existance as there was a need for more pro-active and interesting characters to build roleplaying scenarios in the server. He ended up becoming a more mysterious figure that would appear whenever something important ocurred, and quickly became a big character as he became more actively involved, and slowly tried to get rid of the shroud that surrounded him and his past, eventually becoming completely open and a direct assistant for the bigger groups in the Ineu Pass
IC:
Spoiler for Hiden:
(For all intents and purposes, this is an exageration of the criminal problems in the city depicted. It doesn't get this bad in the real Glasgow)
The 7 hour war was probably the best thing that ever happened to Eli. He was a vigilante before the war, as he has grown tired of the abuse of power and corruption that there was in his native Glasgow. Years before the war he was already used to working in the shadows against great antagonists, though it was only through the horrors that he saw during the war and being forced to work with the people he called his enemies during it to realise that he was no better than all the criminals he had fought against.
Due to how difficult things were for him and his family, he started training himself and teaching himself ways on how to fight and even participating in the gangs that he despised so much to learn their methods from a very young age. He had an almost pathological and psychotic determination to work against them, copy-cating the stuff he had seen in comics and movies but taking it to a much more real and much darker place.
He learned how to defend himself and several other usefull skills from his family and even some of the criminals that he snuck himself with, slowly building up a skillset that would help him against the people he despised so much. His brutality was excessive, his methods were too extremist, and above all, his morality was so skewed by all the abuse he and his family had suffered during their life in Glasgow that he was blindsighted to the wrongs that he was doing.
He spent a long time working with rebels against the Combine, though unfortunately he was not able to do much good against them due to the lack of resources that he always found himself against. His vigilante ways followed him even after the war however, as now they were much more usefull than ever. For once, Eli was actually able to socialize properly and teach people how to help one another rather than be ostracized from society. In a way, the war helped him avert from the madness that being a vigilante in a civilized society would have taken him into, specially considering his old methods.
(This is much more developed, and of course, involves a lot more story and interesting characters in between, but for that you'll have to RP with the character himself and learn it. This is just the general overview )
Physical description: Eli is about 5 foot 10 tall. He's well fed, primarily thanks to living in the outlands rather than in the city, where he is able to hunt and search for better food sources, such as plants and wildlife (from both Earth and Xen). Eli's tone of skin is remarkably pale, almost corpse-like due to the fact that he spends so much time in the dark or covered from sunlight. When he does leave hideouts and other locations he usually does so in clothes that hide his identity and that are made to help him in his hunting trips. He is usually seen wearing a makeshift scarecrow mask and a long trimmed hat. His eyes are usually darkened by the mask itself, making it very unnerving to try and stare him down. His demeanor is usually neutral towards people, and this is shown as well in his body language. He still appears to take care of himself, as he's not anti-social, just overly paranoid.
Hair color: Black Eye color: Green under the mask. Scars: Several all over his body.
Facial features: Usually not seen without his mask unless he trusts you with not just his life but also other people's. He has a stern look and a short but relatively well kept beard, as he's not too far gone to not care about his personal appearance. He has several scars all over his face, though most of them have healed already. Overall, a scary looking guy if you don't know him yet.
Hair design: Messy, as he normally doesn't care to do anything with his hair due to the location where he is currently. His interactions with people without his mask are so limited he rarely cares about how it looks
Approximate age: Uknown, as he's lost count. He estimates it around 30, though it's possible for it to be more or less. His birthday is on the 17th of January
Country originated from: Adopted. Original country of birth is unknown, though he was raised by his adoptive parents in Scotland Current location: Ineu Pass. Accent: Scottish
Mental good and/or bad skills: Good: Level headed Plans ahead carefully Has a strong moral sense If you gain his trust, he'll abide by you through trouble no matter what.
Bad: His decisions can sometimes be too extremist to fix a problem Particularly brutal in combat, even if he does not aim to kill Overly paranoid, making it hard for him to completely trust someone. He is always scheming something. Making it difficult to know what he's thinking at the moment.
Physical good and/or bad skills: Good: Trained himself for physical adversity and combat, making him very reliable as assistance in most situations His smaller frame allows him to easily climb objects and hide in locations without much trouble
Bad: His skin tone and overall looks can be scary to some people, unnerving even. Being smaller means that someone could impose their strenght on him, to which he would have to rely on stealth and counter tactics.
Character look-a-like image:
Spoiler for Hiden:
Some of you may recognize this bloke here as the humanized form of one of the "bad guys" in lacadaisy cats. Apart from the glasses and lack of a light beard, he's spot on for Eli's overall physical look. The right-most picture is best overall
This song encapsulates the basic "story" for Eli in almost every incarnation i've had him. He's done something wrong, something terribly wrong, which the start of the song conveys perfectly, but through willpower he manages to "redeem" himself. The last part unfortunately shows the bad making a return... And however that goes is almost always untold in the bigger end.
Clothing and/or protective armour and markings (bruises, scratches, etc) on the limbs:
Head: Makeshift Scare-Crow mask, eyes completely blackened out. A black long trim hat
Torso: Dress shirts. relatively well kept considering the location where he is in at the moment. Can sometimes be seen wearing other types of clothing such as tight shirts that minimize the risk of being grabbed or vests with inner pockets where he can hide stuff. When using a dress shirt with a vest he can also be seen wearing a tie, though this seems to go against his usual rationale of not wearing anything that is too loose/could easily be grabbed. Most of these clothes are understandably dirty/stained, though it seems that he wears them out of practicallity than sense of style due to comfort and possibility to hide items in his person
Arms/Hands: Usually seen with his hands and arms up to his elbow bandaged. Reason for this is unknown currently. He usally leaves his fingers clear of the bandages however, as according to him it "helps with his handling"
Legs/Feet: Worn jeans and a black belt. Sometimes he carries pouches on him to carry small items such as keys, loose bullets and even cigarretes. He has sometimes been spotted with clipped items such as canteens and a radio. His shirt is usually tucked into the jeans.
Weaponry: He isn't usually spotted with fire-arms, though he seems acquainted with them. He has been seen with several forms of knives and a Bow & Arrow set. Though the bow seems more complex, the arrows are made of salvaged materials, primarily wood and whatever else he can find in the environment. Equipment: Is usually seen traveling lightly, with messenger bags at most and a set of rope and/or hunting knife when needed. Known authorized items: None yet. This is a work in progress to adapt an old character into the new CG
Lost and/or replacement limbs or parts?: None.
Skills, perks and/or traits of the character:
Quicker reflexes and a "sleight of hand" allowing him to easily handle things around him with his hands. Methodic thinking and a stronger sense of morals means that he will try to help people, but he will not risk his life mindlessly, nor anyone else's.
Weaknesses and/or severe flaws:
Paranoia makes him difficult to work with. His more extreme measures can still come up from time to time, even if he dislikes the road that it took him down before, they are a hard habit to kick and show a much more darker side of him that he's slowly trying to get rid off for the sake of people around him and himself. Despite what he'd like to make people believe, he is very sentimental and emotion driven. It's heavily advised that you do not threaten this character with his family or close friends.
That is all for right now. any comments would be appreciated.
We never did anything together. We didn't even pass eachother as we rped. I don't think we even ever posted in the same thread before.
But it's nice to see you back.
That can always be changed I try to go a bit more out of my way now to actually RP with people i'm not necesarily familiar with than what I used to in the old days.
Unfortunately most of my characters were accostumed/built around the outlands server, so it'll take me a bit to get onto the swing of things in City. (I really miss outlands :c)
Hi. I'm Elions, and i'm the guy who used to make really fuckin' weird apps for HL2RP (and somehow managed to get most of them accepted)
You might remember that I used to play Eli Valerian and Joanna Sinbow back in the previous incarnation of the HL2RP Outlands server. If you're one of the oldies, chances are I have you on my steam friends list.
For the record of all of those people that remember the nastiness of the last few days of the server... I think we can all put that shit behind and start anew here.
Going to be looking into the City server again, and probably mope about no outlands server for a while. Other than that feel free to hit me up about anything.
I can agree with Dallas' point of view on it being possibly abandoned after the first week or so... But at the same time, i don't see how this is not worth a try.
A authorization with a nice patch of creativity. I've known Sexy Frog for quite some time and I can trust her with the authorization. You can has my +support
I'm a him...
Ouch...
Erh, more on topic...
I took the time to read through the auth, and while i find it a tad short it certainely is interesting and well written enough to compensate for it, not to mention the good presentation that Sexy decided to use for it (I love when people go with this kind of auth where the character retells part of it rather than an omniscient author, it's hard to do well but it usually hits the spot.)
As little as it counts i give this my +Support, looking forward to seeing this working in the city
Read through the revised story and I don't see much to argue against: it had decent length, the grammar was acceptable and the story held me enough. Though, I would like you to go back and capitalize your 'I's as you do tend to neglect that on the forum and in RP. Once that is done, I'll give my support.
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