Post by Banjo on Jul 7, 2014 23:35:39 GMT -6
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FULL NAME:: Benjamin Joseph Ursine
NICKNAMES:: Banjo
GENDER:: Male
ACTUAL AGE:: 30
APPARENT AGE:: Early to mid twenties
SPECIES/RACE:: Werebear
PREFERRED PRONOUNS:: he/him/his
SEXUAL ORIENTATION:: Aromantic demisexual
FACECLAIM:: Alfred Enoch
NATIONALITY:: English
HEIGHT:: 6'3"
HAIR:: Black
EYES:: Brown
SKIN:: Russet
DISTINGUISHING MARKS:: A few scars from propeller blades on his upper legs, but nothing too deep.
APPEARANCE:: If there were an official petition for the complete abolition of shirts in every situation imaginable, Banjo's name would be the first on the list. When he's allowed to choose what he wears, he looks like he should be at the beach: barefoot and topless with only a shark-tooth necklace and a pair of yellow shorts held up by a belt. When he's at home, he tends to look quite similar. His pajamas are the same, except the shorts have been shirked in favor of the boxers underneath.
Unfortunately, most of the time it's not socially acceptable to go everywhere shirtless, so Banjo has a few comfortable tee shirts that he'll wear if he has to go out. He tends to prefer sneakers when he has to wear shoes, but his shark-tooth necklace is always hanging out under whatever he's wearing. He's also always got a blue backpack with him. He stuffs things into it all the time--usually whatever bauble Kazooie's just picked up, since her dresses don't always have pockets.
In his bear form, Banjo is a Malayan sun bear with brown fur that has been known to stand on his hind legs more frequently than he really should.
PERSONALITY:: Banjo's a pretty laid-back guy. This sometimes leads people to believe he's dumb or lazy, but in reality he's just very chill and go-with-the-flow. He's not really driven to go out and do much most of the time, and he's content to stay at home most of the time. On occasion he'll travel to hike, swim, or go for a jog, but this is fairly infrequent. For the most part, Banjo is happiest when he can stay home, cook for himself, play video games, and dance around the living room.
The werebear is also not the sarcastic or insulting sort most of the time, though Kazooie's ways have rubbed off on him a little. Usually he's helpful, generous, and a huge sweetheart. Unfortunately, the Grunty Incident has forever changed the way that he thought about witches, and since then he's been very suspicious and at times even downright hostile toward them. He doesn't trust them, and he doesn't expect anything but a fight from them.
Though he's not a big fan of adventures, Banjo does have determination to see them through when he starts them. He tries to help those he comes across on his ventures, and does his best to try to keep everybody involved happy. Unfortunately this can lead to some distraction from the main goal. It usually tends to work out pretty well, though, as Banjo is a firm believer that helping others will help you in the end--and he's been right, at least more often than he's been wrong.
LIKES::
DISLIKES::
STRENGTHS::
WEAKNESSES::
SECRETS:: Banjo and Kazooie have a semiregular sex life. Banjo isn't interested in getting in bed with anybody else, and really only does it with Kazooie for fun every once in a while because they're close friends and he knows they can do it without it changing the dynamic of their friendship, but if the secret got out he's worried that other people might start wondering if he'd do the same for them.
RANK:: None applicable
POWERS::
WEAKNESSES::
HOMETOWN:: London, England
PROFESSION:: Bodyguard
PARENTS:: Winnifred (mother) and Theodore (father)
SIBLINGS:: Tooty
CHILDREN:: None
EXTENDED FAMILY:: None that he's aware of.
MARITAL STATUS:: Single, but living with Kazooie extensively.
HISTORY:: Benjamin Joseph was born to Teddy and Winnie Ursine in a hospital in bustling London, where they had lived their entire lives. They'd never been particularly well-off, and were a simple working-class family for the majority of Banjo's childhood. They'd saved up enough money to pay for him to get swimming lessons, since he'd loved swimming even as a child, and he was a natural at it. During this time, Kazooie moved into his neighborhood and the two became fast friends over their love of music and adventures into the wild unknown. Near puberty, Banjo's parents told him that there was a long line of werebear blood in him, from his father all the way back through the Ursine line. This was a bit of a shock, but when he found out that Kazooie was a Shifter he didn't feel quite as alone.
Unfortunately, not long after Banjo left secondary school, tragedy struck. His parents were killed in an accident, and though they left him the house and their meager savings, the werebear had to go to work very quickly in order to keep himself and his sister afloat, sacrificing further education in the process. He was informed that his subtle muscle and height (as well as his powers, which did not go unnoticed by those that employed him) were ideal for a bodyguard. So, following the wake of the deaths of his parents, Banjo began standing around protecting important people for two months before Kazooie was kicked out of her home. Being Banjo, he took her in and worked even harder so that he could keep paying rent, keep everyone fed, and keep Tooty and Kazooie going to school.
Tooty was kidnapped by a witch called Gruntilda when Banjo was twenty, with Tooty only at the young age of eight. He took a few months of leave from his job, hoped that what he'd saved up would cover everything, and went on an adventure with Kazooie. Bottles, a close personal shifter friend of his, went along to some degree to offer his help when possible, but Bottles ended up sacrificing his life to help them save Tooty. In the process, Banjo gained a significant distaste for adventures based on the negative associations, and gained an aversion to swimming and other things he'd formerly enjoyed because of several horrifying water-based trials he'd gone through to get to Grunty and to hep others just before getting his sister back.
While the pair recuperated from their ordeal, Banjo went back to work as a bodyguard and instead put in some time with other sorts of athletic training such as weightlifting in order to stay fit. He hated every minute of it, but it was required for his occupation and he couldn't bear to go back to swimming yet, all things considered. After the death of Kazooie's parents, the pair had encountered quite a large sum of money to help put Kazooie and Tooty through school, but Banjo, being raised in a working class family, didn't like the idea of sitting on a nest egg and instead kept working in order to keep their funds on the rise. He was contracted to be a bodyguard for some important people during the war, and as London was taken by the weres and shifters, Banjo realized that he was better off among his own kind than with the humans--after all, the backlash from Kazooie's "coming out" of sorts had been horrifying at best. His pay increased, but his confidence did not.
Banjo has since kept up with his work as a bodyguard, coming home and just wanting to sit around and relax. He's started trying to swim again with encouragement from Kazooie, though it's led to a few terrifying flashbacks and a lot of fear on the werebear's part. But he's coming back into his old self, slowly. He probably won't want to adventure for a while. But then again, the first time it happened, it found him first.
Secretly, he's hoping that something will change his life--and his mind about going out on expeditions.
OOC NAME:: Sunny
ROLEPLAYING EXPERIENCE:: so many
ANY NOTES:: now watch as all these characters stay active
ROLEPLAY SAMPLE:: this character creation train has no brakes
{ Benjamin Joseph Ursine }
FULL NAME:: Benjamin Joseph Ursine
NICKNAMES:: Banjo
GENDER:: Male
ACTUAL AGE:: 30
APPARENT AGE:: Early to mid twenties
SPECIES/RACE:: Werebear
PREFERRED PRONOUNS:: he/him/his
SEXUAL ORIENTATION:: Aromantic demisexual
{ APPEARANCE } |
FACECLAIM:: Alfred Enoch
NATIONALITY:: English
HEIGHT:: 6'3"
HAIR:: Black
EYES:: Brown
SKIN:: Russet
DISTINGUISHING MARKS:: A few scars from propeller blades on his upper legs, but nothing too deep.
APPEARANCE:: If there were an official petition for the complete abolition of shirts in every situation imaginable, Banjo's name would be the first on the list. When he's allowed to choose what he wears, he looks like he should be at the beach: barefoot and topless with only a shark-tooth necklace and a pair of yellow shorts held up by a belt. When he's at home, he tends to look quite similar. His pajamas are the same, except the shorts have been shirked in favor of the boxers underneath.
Unfortunately, most of the time it's not socially acceptable to go everywhere shirtless, so Banjo has a few comfortable tee shirts that he'll wear if he has to go out. He tends to prefer sneakers when he has to wear shoes, but his shark-tooth necklace is always hanging out under whatever he's wearing. He's also always got a blue backpack with him. He stuffs things into it all the time--usually whatever bauble Kazooie's just picked up, since her dresses don't always have pockets.
In his bear form, Banjo is a Malayan sun bear with brown fur that has been known to stand on his hind legs more frequently than he really should.
{ PERSONALITY } |
PERSONALITY:: Banjo's a pretty laid-back guy. This sometimes leads people to believe he's dumb or lazy, but in reality he's just very chill and go-with-the-flow. He's not really driven to go out and do much most of the time, and he's content to stay at home most of the time. On occasion he'll travel to hike, swim, or go for a jog, but this is fairly infrequent. For the most part, Banjo is happiest when he can stay home, cook for himself, play video games, and dance around the living room.
The werebear is also not the sarcastic or insulting sort most of the time, though Kazooie's ways have rubbed off on him a little. Usually he's helpful, generous, and a huge sweetheart. Unfortunately, the Grunty Incident has forever changed the way that he thought about witches, and since then he's been very suspicious and at times even downright hostile toward them. He doesn't trust them, and he doesn't expect anything but a fight from them.
Though he's not a big fan of adventures, Banjo does have determination to see them through when he starts them. He tries to help those he comes across on his ventures, and does his best to try to keep everybody involved happy. Unfortunately this can lead to some distraction from the main goal. It usually tends to work out pretty well, though, as Banjo is a firm believer that helping others will help you in the end--and he's been right, at least more often than he's been wrong.
LIKES::
- Music
- Platformers, RPGs, and on occasion strategy or puzzle games
- Jokes (especially Kazooie's)
- Backpacks
- Puzzles
- Sleeping
- Cooking
DISLIKES::
- Polluted water and boats, especially the kind with propellers
- Witches and magic users who hurt others
- Having to rely on other people
- When his sister is in danger or in a bad situation
- Explosions
STRENGTHS::
- Extremely slow to anger
- Athletic and strong
- Cool-headed, usually rational
- Kind, caring, and generous
- Protective and defensive
WEAKNESSES::
- Sometimes too laid-back
- A bit dense, difficult to get points across
- Overly protective of sister
- Difficulty getting motivated to do things
- When finally angered, often gets feral and shifts
SECRETS:: Banjo and Kazooie have a semiregular sex life. Banjo isn't interested in getting in bed with anybody else, and really only does it with Kazooie for fun every once in a while because they're close friends and he knows they can do it without it changing the dynamic of their friendship, but if the secret got out he's worried that other people might start wondering if he'd do the same for them.
{ RACIAL SPECIFICS } |
RANK:: None applicable
POWERS::
- Shapeshifting (bear)
- Longevity
- Enhanced strength (strong) and speed (weak)
- Heightened senses
- Full moon
WEAKNESSES::
- New moon
- Silver
{ BACKGROUND } |
HOMETOWN:: London, England
PROFESSION:: Bodyguard
PARENTS:: Winnifred (mother) and Theodore (father)
SIBLINGS:: Tooty
CHILDREN:: None
EXTENDED FAMILY:: None that he's aware of.
MARITAL STATUS:: Single, but living with Kazooie extensively.
HISTORY:: Benjamin Joseph was born to Teddy and Winnie Ursine in a hospital in bustling London, where they had lived their entire lives. They'd never been particularly well-off, and were a simple working-class family for the majority of Banjo's childhood. They'd saved up enough money to pay for him to get swimming lessons, since he'd loved swimming even as a child, and he was a natural at it. During this time, Kazooie moved into his neighborhood and the two became fast friends over their love of music and adventures into the wild unknown. Near puberty, Banjo's parents told him that there was a long line of werebear blood in him, from his father all the way back through the Ursine line. This was a bit of a shock, but when he found out that Kazooie was a Shifter he didn't feel quite as alone.
Unfortunately, not long after Banjo left secondary school, tragedy struck. His parents were killed in an accident, and though they left him the house and their meager savings, the werebear had to go to work very quickly in order to keep himself and his sister afloat, sacrificing further education in the process. He was informed that his subtle muscle and height (as well as his powers, which did not go unnoticed by those that employed him) were ideal for a bodyguard. So, following the wake of the deaths of his parents, Banjo began standing around protecting important people for two months before Kazooie was kicked out of her home. Being Banjo, he took her in and worked even harder so that he could keep paying rent, keep everyone fed, and keep Tooty and Kazooie going to school.
Tooty was kidnapped by a witch called Gruntilda when Banjo was twenty, with Tooty only at the young age of eight. He took a few months of leave from his job, hoped that what he'd saved up would cover everything, and went on an adventure with Kazooie. Bottles, a close personal shifter friend of his, went along to some degree to offer his help when possible, but Bottles ended up sacrificing his life to help them save Tooty. In the process, Banjo gained a significant distaste for adventures based on the negative associations, and gained an aversion to swimming and other things he'd formerly enjoyed because of several horrifying water-based trials he'd gone through to get to Grunty and to hep others just before getting his sister back.
While the pair recuperated from their ordeal, Banjo went back to work as a bodyguard and instead put in some time with other sorts of athletic training such as weightlifting in order to stay fit. He hated every minute of it, but it was required for his occupation and he couldn't bear to go back to swimming yet, all things considered. After the death of Kazooie's parents, the pair had encountered quite a large sum of money to help put Kazooie and Tooty through school, but Banjo, being raised in a working class family, didn't like the idea of sitting on a nest egg and instead kept working in order to keep their funds on the rise. He was contracted to be a bodyguard for some important people during the war, and as London was taken by the weres and shifters, Banjo realized that he was better off among his own kind than with the humans--after all, the backlash from Kazooie's "coming out" of sorts had been horrifying at best. His pay increased, but his confidence did not.
Banjo has since kept up with his work as a bodyguard, coming home and just wanting to sit around and relax. He's started trying to swim again with encouragement from Kazooie, though it's led to a few terrifying flashbacks and a lot of fear on the werebear's part. But he's coming back into his old self, slowly. He probably won't want to adventure for a while. But then again, the first time it happened, it found him first.
Secretly, he's hoping that something will change his life--and his mind about going out on expeditions.
{ OUT OF CHARACTER } |
OOC NAME:: Sunny
ROLEPLAYING EXPERIENCE:: so many
ANY NOTES:: now watch as all these characters stay active
ROLEPLAY SAMPLE:: this character creation train has no brakes