Post by Ringmaster on Sept 12, 2014 21:10:24 GMT -6
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FULL NAME:: Ashley Rowan Carter
NICKNAMES:: Rowan, Ro, The Ringmaster, The Collector
GENDER:: Bigender
ACTUAL AGE:: 43
APPARENT AGE:: 40
SPECIES/RACE:: Plus
PREFERRED PRONOUNS:: He/Him/His / They/Them/Their
SEXUAL ORIENTATION:: Bisexual
FACECLAIM:: Marko Saaresto
NATIONALITY:: American
HEIGHT:: 6' 4"
HAIR:: Naturally Blonde, Dyed Black
EYES:: Blue
SKIN:: Pale
DISTINGUISHING MARKS::
Aside from the jester make up he wears, Rowan also has scars along his back. Some are obviously belt scars, while others are of unknown origin. There are crescent-moon shaped scars along his upper arms and one long scar along the curve of his jaw.
APPEARANCE::
Rowan is a very attractive man, both in and out of costume. Naturally, he stands at 6' 4" with a almost perfectly proportional body. He is neither too muscular or too lithe, instead choosing to keep as little body fat as need be. (Though it is fair to say he burns a lot of calories chasing after his teenaged daughters.) Naturally, Rowan has blonde hair and blue eyes, though he has since decided to dye his hair black. His face is long and his cheekbones a bit sharper now that he's continuing to lose weight.
At home, Rowan is a typical dad figure. He prefers to dress casually (see here), and comfortably, but with a hint of what he likes to call style. It's gotten to the point his daughters now call him a hipster whenever he grabs out one of those scarves. When working in the circus and not performing, he tends to go for a far more dramatic look, choosing outfits like this, or this.
In his "Ringmaster" guise, Rowan prefers to take the appearance of a jester over the traditional Ringmaster. His black hair is slicked back, and his head is adorned with the typical jester hat. He paints a red star over his left eye and paints his lips the same color. His famous colors are red and purple, both of which he wears in his outfit. He prefers to look scruffy in his guise, and so some of the hems of his costume are torn and the edges frayed.
PERSONALITY::
Ashley Rowan Carter is not a scary man. Ringmaster might be a scary man, and some might even consider the Collector a scary man, but Ashley Rowan Carter is the furthest thing from scary. He's an abuse survivor who has had to learn how to juggle multiple roles. After his wife's death, the eccentric performer had to become both father and mother to his children and, has such, taken on personality traits from both. He takes his children to their soccer matches and stitches their wounds, but at the same time, he spoils them rotten. He has learned how to crochet and knit just to give them something he could teach once they reached their teenage years. In fact, while his other personas might be terrifying, Rowan is just a dramatic hipster with an army of dad jokes.
Ringmaster, however, is just as scary as he seems, though that's not all he has to him. Ringmaster is the owner and proprietor of Rowan's circus and, as such, as developed a sort of charisma to him. He can get anyone to do as he wishes, whether through use of smiles or coercion. It is Ringmaster who goes onto stage, and Ringmaster who pushes the "acts" to continue what they're doing. Rowan may have an army of dad jokes, but Ringmaster has whips and chains, and sometimes that's all a man needs.
If Rowan is one extreme and Ringmaster the other, the Collector is a good balance. The Collector is the man who finances the circus, as well as acquires their acts. He delves into purchasing and securing new acts, especially other Pluses. And, though he is not as cruel as Ringmaster, he is a very calculating man and just as charismatic. After all, a businessman gets much further with a smile and a briefcase than snarls and a whip. He is not enough like Rowan, however, that the children actually like the Collector. In fact, when the girls see their dad in a business suit, they knew it's time to play outside.
LIKES::
DISLIKES::
STRENGTHS::
WEAKNESSES::
SECRETS::
After his wife died, he went a little off the edge. He would never blame her.
RANK::
POWERS::
WEAKNESSES::
HOMETOWN:: New York, New York
PROFESSION:: Collector/Ringmaster
PARENTS:: Anthony and Rebecca Carter
SIBLINGS:: George Carter (Twin)
CHILDREN:: Alyssa and Madison Carter
EXTENDED FAMILY:: N/A
MARITAL STATUS:: Windowed
HISTORY::
Their childhood was a relatively quiet one. They got along great with each other, their schooling went well, and neither of them were very big on the whole "getting into trouble" thing. It wasn't even until George realized he had some kind of super ability that the a rift began to come between the two -- especially when Rowan called him a liar. See, George claimed to have the ability to create things, just out of thin air, but he could never quite manage to do it around Rowan. At age fourteen, the brothers had their first fight.
Their second fight came around the age of eighteen, during their senior year, when both laid eyes on Candace "Candy" Moore, a high school junior. Both boys found her absolutely appealing, and both wanted her all to themselves. After a fight, three rounds of arm wrestling and seven Rock, Paper, Scissor matches later, it was finally agreed that Rowan would take her out on a date.
One date turned into two, which turned into twelve, which eventually evolved into a proposal of marriage. After just a year of dating, Rowan and Candy were married -- all before Candy even graduated high school. For the first few years, everything in married life was wonderful. Rowan started his career as the financial supervisor for a nearby circus, while Candy remained at home. It was perfect; it was wonderful.
That is, until ten years into their marriage, when Candy finally became pregnant. Something in Candy seemed to snap. Something in her seemed to become almost evil. From that moment on, their marriage went downhill, but perhaps even more so when their daughters, twins, were born.
Rowan endured all sorts of abuse: mental, emotional, physical. Whenever Candy would have one of her episodes, she would throw whatever she could at him, would use whatever she could to lash out at him. Belts, plates, her own nails -- everything was used to hurt him. For four years, Rowan endured abuse beyond what he would dare to remember today. Whatever he took, he took it to save their daughters.
When Candy died four years after the abuse began, the doctors told Rowan the truth: she had been diagnosed with cancer just after the twins had been born. Apparently becoming pregnant had sped up the process, and the cancer had become unstoppable. Rowan wasn't sure which hurt more, the fact that Candy had kept this from him, or the fact she blamed their daughters, and in a way him, for her illness.
From that moment, Rowan was never quite the same. Though he has never changed for his daughters, his work has changed. He has changed. When the Pluses first came out, Rowan bought out the circus almost immediately. He has since repurposed it, this time to be a traveling freak show. Most of the time, those in his circus are not willing participants, though neither the girls or the public know this fact.
OOC NAME:: Ali
ROLEPLAYING EXPERIENCE:: Years
ANY NOTES:: Pbbbbbt
ROLEPLAY SAMPLE:: No fuck you
{ Ashley Rowan Carter }
FULL NAME:: Ashley Rowan Carter
NICKNAMES:: Rowan, Ro, The Ringmaster, The Collector
GENDER:: Bigender
ACTUAL AGE:: 43
APPARENT AGE:: 40
SPECIES/RACE:: Plus
PREFERRED PRONOUNS:: He/Him/His / They/Them/Their
SEXUAL ORIENTATION:: Bisexual
{ APPEARANCE } |
FACECLAIM:: Marko Saaresto
NATIONALITY:: American
HEIGHT:: 6' 4"
HAIR:: Naturally Blonde, Dyed Black
EYES:: Blue
SKIN:: Pale
DISTINGUISHING MARKS::
Aside from the jester make up he wears, Rowan also has scars along his back. Some are obviously belt scars, while others are of unknown origin. There are crescent-moon shaped scars along his upper arms and one long scar along the curve of his jaw.
APPEARANCE::
Rowan is a very attractive man, both in and out of costume. Naturally, he stands at 6' 4" with a almost perfectly proportional body. He is neither too muscular or too lithe, instead choosing to keep as little body fat as need be. (Though it is fair to say he burns a lot of calories chasing after his teenaged daughters.) Naturally, Rowan has blonde hair and blue eyes, though he has since decided to dye his hair black. His face is long and his cheekbones a bit sharper now that he's continuing to lose weight.
At home, Rowan is a typical dad figure. He prefers to dress casually (see here), and comfortably, but with a hint of what he likes to call style. It's gotten to the point his daughters now call him a hipster whenever he grabs out one of those scarves. When working in the circus and not performing, he tends to go for a far more dramatic look, choosing outfits like this, or this.
In his "Ringmaster" guise, Rowan prefers to take the appearance of a jester over the traditional Ringmaster. His black hair is slicked back, and his head is adorned with the typical jester hat. He paints a red star over his left eye and paints his lips the same color. His famous colors are red and purple, both of which he wears in his outfit. He prefers to look scruffy in his guise, and so some of the hems of his costume are torn and the edges frayed.
{ PERSONALITY } |
PERSONALITY::
Ashley Rowan Carter is not a scary man. Ringmaster might be a scary man, and some might even consider the Collector a scary man, but Ashley Rowan Carter is the furthest thing from scary. He's an abuse survivor who has had to learn how to juggle multiple roles. After his wife's death, the eccentric performer had to become both father and mother to his children and, has such, taken on personality traits from both. He takes his children to their soccer matches and stitches their wounds, but at the same time, he spoils them rotten. He has learned how to crochet and knit just to give them something he could teach once they reached their teenage years. In fact, while his other personas might be terrifying, Rowan is just a dramatic hipster with an army of dad jokes.
Ringmaster, however, is just as scary as he seems, though that's not all he has to him. Ringmaster is the owner and proprietor of Rowan's circus and, as such, as developed a sort of charisma to him. He can get anyone to do as he wishes, whether through use of smiles or coercion. It is Ringmaster who goes onto stage, and Ringmaster who pushes the "acts" to continue what they're doing. Rowan may have an army of dad jokes, but Ringmaster has whips and chains, and sometimes that's all a man needs.
If Rowan is one extreme and Ringmaster the other, the Collector is a good balance. The Collector is the man who finances the circus, as well as acquires their acts. He delves into purchasing and securing new acts, especially other Pluses. And, though he is not as cruel as Ringmaster, he is a very calculating man and just as charismatic. After all, a businessman gets much further with a smile and a briefcase than snarls and a whip. He is not enough like Rowan, however, that the children actually like the Collector. In fact, when the girls see their dad in a business suit, they knew it's time to play outside.
LIKES::
- His daughters
- His collection
- Traveling
- Cooking
- Knitting
- Watching his daughters play soccer
- Tennis
- Being dramatic
DISLIKES::
- Cold tea
- His in-laws
- Doing finances
- Redoing his makeup
- When his makeup gets fucked up
- Packing up his shows
STRENGTHS::
- Theatrical
- Planner
- Organized
- Doting to his daughters
- Sarcastic
- Great Singer
- Very charasmatic
WEAKNESSES::
- A little off the edge
- Sometimes doesn't take things seriously
- Always needs more
- Spoils his daughters
- Overly protective of his daughters
- Tries to push things a little too far
- Willing to sacrifice a lot for a little
SECRETS::
After his wife died, he went a little off the edge. He would never blame her.
{ RACIAL SPECIFICS } |
RANK::
POWERS::
- Leeching ;; Rowan's special power is that he depowers those around him. This normally only extends to Pluses, but it has been known to branch out to Shifters in moments of great distress. He has also been known to damper the abilities of others (Fae, Weres, Witches, and Demons), though he cannot depower them. His power was only ever meant to protect.
WEAKNESSES::
- Normal human weaknesses
{ BACKGROUND } |
HOMETOWN:: New York, New York
PROFESSION:: Collector/Ringmaster
PARENTS:: Anthony and Rebecca Carter
SIBLINGS:: George Carter (Twin)
CHILDREN:: Alyssa and Madison Carter
EXTENDED FAMILY:: N/A
MARITAL STATUS:: Windowed
HISTORY::
TW: SPOUSAL ABUSE
Forty-three years ago, George and Ashley Carter were born. Their births occurred less than two hours apart, with George being the older of the two boys. From the moment they were born, the twins were as thick as thieves and able to get away with almost anything, especially since they were their parents' only children.Their childhood was a relatively quiet one. They got along great with each other, their schooling went well, and neither of them were very big on the whole "getting into trouble" thing. It wasn't even until George realized he had some kind of super ability that the a rift began to come between the two -- especially when Rowan called him a liar. See, George claimed to have the ability to create things, just out of thin air, but he could never quite manage to do it around Rowan. At age fourteen, the brothers had their first fight.
Their second fight came around the age of eighteen, during their senior year, when both laid eyes on Candace "Candy" Moore, a high school junior. Both boys found her absolutely appealing, and both wanted her all to themselves. After a fight, three rounds of arm wrestling and seven Rock, Paper, Scissor matches later, it was finally agreed that Rowan would take her out on a date.
One date turned into two, which turned into twelve, which eventually evolved into a proposal of marriage. After just a year of dating, Rowan and Candy were married -- all before Candy even graduated high school. For the first few years, everything in married life was wonderful. Rowan started his career as the financial supervisor for a nearby circus, while Candy remained at home. It was perfect; it was wonderful.
That is, until ten years into their marriage, when Candy finally became pregnant. Something in Candy seemed to snap. Something in her seemed to become almost evil. From that moment on, their marriage went downhill, but perhaps even more so when their daughters, twins, were born.
Rowan endured all sorts of abuse: mental, emotional, physical. Whenever Candy would have one of her episodes, she would throw whatever she could at him, would use whatever she could to lash out at him. Belts, plates, her own nails -- everything was used to hurt him. For four years, Rowan endured abuse beyond what he would dare to remember today. Whatever he took, he took it to save their daughters.
When Candy died four years after the abuse began, the doctors told Rowan the truth: she had been diagnosed with cancer just after the twins had been born. Apparently becoming pregnant had sped up the process, and the cancer had become unstoppable. Rowan wasn't sure which hurt more, the fact that Candy had kept this from him, or the fact she blamed their daughters, and in a way him, for her illness.
From that moment, Rowan was never quite the same. Though he has never changed for his daughters, his work has changed. He has changed. When the Pluses first came out, Rowan bought out the circus almost immediately. He has since repurposed it, this time to be a traveling freak show. Most of the time, those in his circus are not willing participants, though neither the girls or the public know this fact.
{ OUT OF CHARACTER } |
OOC NAME:: Ali
ROLEPLAYING EXPERIENCE:: Years
ANY NOTES:: Pbbbbbt
ROLEPLAY SAMPLE:: No fuck you