Post by edanmckay on May 15, 2009 19:11:34 GMT -5
EDAN FINALY MCKAY
clever, caring, funny
clever, caring, funny
BACK TO BASICS ' '
Full Name: Edan Finaly McKay
Significance of Name: Edan and McKay both mean fire, referring to Gibil, the Sumerian God of Fire, and Finaly means warrior, relating to Gibil’s success for burning away demons.
Nickname(s): Ed
Age: Seventeen
Gender: Male
Orientation: Straight
Grade: Junior
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Deity: Gibil - Sumerian
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Physical Appearance:
Despite the fact that he exercises almost every day, Edan doesn’t have a particularly muscular appearance as if more on the skinny side of the scale. He is, however, by no means to be referred to as scrawny and he can definitely hold his own in a fight even without his powers. Compared to most guys he’s not very tall at 5’10” though he still towers above most of the girls and can be rather intimidating when he gives himself enough height. Of him, his Father and brother, Edan is, and has always been the shortest, something he obviously inherited from his Mother considering the other’s tower over him at almost 6’4”.
Like his brother and father he has chocolate brown eyes, though some of his mother’s genes seemed to have come through and made them a much lighter colour than Walters. He inherited his curly hair from his Mother’s side and it requires very little effort to look after it or to style it in the mornings. Often the ‘bed-head’ style works just fine for him and is something he doesn’t mind admitting to. Cutting his hair for convience has never occurred to him and thankfully it seems to be impervious to fire as is the rest of his body.
He daren’t attempt to use his powers to warm himself up for fear of setting something alight, and as a result tends to stick to wearing jumpers most of the time. More often than not he’ll dress simply, in a shirt, jeans and boots despite the fact he has more than enough money to his name to buy himself the latest designer clothes. Of course fitting in has never really bothered him much.
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Personality Description:
C L E V E R && L O G I C A L
Gibil is said to have broad wisdom and that his mind is so vast that all the gods cannot fathom it.
Edan loves the power of knowledge. He believes very strongly in the saying ‘knowledge is power’ and for the most part knows a little about almost everything. He spends a lot of time reading and is more likely to be found sitting down with a book than around other people - though by no means does this make him anti-social. Edan has a very logical way of thinking, though it could be said that sometimes he over thinks situations and comes to conclusions that other people may find strange but seem perfectly reasonable to him.
C A R I N G && H E L P F U L
Gibil destroyed evil, or the effects of evil, and his worshippers considered him a healing deity.
Edan cares about everyone, whether he’s known them for a couple of years or whether he’s only just met them. He likes to think of himself as someone that will give everyone a chance even if other people don’t. He sees the best in people all the time, trying to look for the good in those who on the outside may appear the complete opposite, not liking to be the kind of person that judges a book by its cover. Helpful tends to be his middle name in most situations and he’s there to lend a hand when anyone needs it. Being a good-listener is one of his best personality traits along with his ability to comfort people in the worst of situations.
F U N N Y && C R E A T I V E
Gibil represented fire in both its creative and destructive aspects. Some versions state Gibil as lord of the fire and the forge, and he is said to maintain the sharp point of weapons and posses wisdom of metallurgy.
Edan has a brilliant sense of humour and likes to joke around with people as opposed to being so serious all the time. Pranks aren’t really his think because he’s afraid people might be offended or upset by them and he sticks to jokes. He knows when is the right and wrong time to make one and sticks to happy moments to crack them out. Creativity has always been a strong trait of Edan’s and he expresses it in a number of ways, ranging from things as simple as playing an instrument to his graze when wielding a sword - something he’s aware not many people can do any more. More recently he’s been using his fire as a means of creativity upon discovering that he can create a hot enough flame to mould the shape of metal.
Likes:
- Reading
- Playing music
- Learning
- Being alone
- Fire
- Having a laugh
- Horse-riding
- Archery
- Hiking
- History
Dislikes:
- People who think they’re better than everyone else
- Liars
- Not knowing anything about a subject
- Awkward silences
- Not knowing what he should do
Strength:
- Making people smile
- Evading things
- Keeping secrets
- Hiding his emotions
- His knowledge
Weaknesses:
- Water
- Meeting new people
- Starting conversations
- Being too self conscious
- Not being able to fully control his power
Fears:
- Hurting someone
- The dark
- Small spaces
Goal:
- To make a difference
- To master his power
Power/Ability: PYROKINESIS: Gibil is the Sumerian God of Fire, thus the Pyrokinesis.
WELCOME TO MY LIFE ' '
Origin: Dorset, England
History:
Edan was born in the English countryside in the family manor to Elizabeth and Walter McKay. Elizabeth passed away shortly after giving birth to Edan, leaving her husband to bring up their two sons alone. Samuel was eight at the time and helped his Father with Edan as much as he could. They stayed in the Manor, though Walter never made any sort of secret out of the fact that he didn’t like to be there with all the memories of his wife and that he wanted to travel. Though he never really mentioned anywhere specific, Edan had always grown up wanting to travel to America and never let up on the dream. Walter had inherited enough money that he didn’t have to work and so got to spend all of his time with the boys. He was around on a constant basis and treated them both often. Neither ever attended a local school and were taught at home by their Father. The two of them were taught lessons from old family traditions, such as fencing, sword fighting and horse riding. Edan started showing signs of his own powers early, though his Father tried to write it off as coincidence that things would always catch fire when Edan was around. It took him a long time to have things stop catching fire whenever he got angry or upset and made a point of not telling either his Father or brother about the Pyrokinesis.
When Edan was seven and Samuel thirteen, Walter decided staying at home wasn’t for him any more and after the boys agreed, got himself a job - more for something to do than because they actually needed the money. The two boys grew close during this time and being left at home whilst their Father was out and with no extra lessons, Edan took up reading in his spare time, loving to fill his head with all the knowledge that he could. Along with this he also spent a lot of time practicing with his newly found power, his only secret from his brother, though it was obvious to Samuel that his little brother had quite an obsession with fire. Though Sam wasn’t sure whether this was something to be worried about, he soon learned that Edan was responsible enough to not start fires in the house and generally stayed away from his brother on the occasions when he was messing about.
By the time Edan was ten he had his powers mostly under control, though he tried not to use them too much, all too aware of how destructive fire could be. After this the only occasion his powers were out of control was when the boys received news of their Father’s death. Samuel broke the news to Edan and finally found out about his powers when he almost had himself set of fire as he tried to calm a hysterical Edan. Edan was quiet in the months after this, and relied mostly on his brother when they moved to America to live with their Uncle, though they’d never met him before. He was welcoming, but Edan didn’t want anyone replacing his Father and didn’t get too close. He adapted to attending the local school and took time to explain and show his brother his powers. The two boys continued with their routine of spending a lot of time together, throwing in Camping every other weekend, where Edan managed to use his powers for something more counter-productive than starting fires for no reason.
It wasn’t long before he received a visit from representatives of Pantheon and though his Uncle was a little wary of sending him half way across the country to attend a school he knew nothing about, Edan - with a lot of help from his brother - managed to talk him round. Though his powers have continued to develop, he’s still mostly wary about using them and makes a point of practicing every day, very aware of how close he came to hurting his brother and how easily he could hurt someone else.
CONNECTION TO THE MYTH ' '
- God of fire. Pyrokinetic
- Gibil destroyed demons when he was summoned. Edan believes in only using his powers for good and never on those that don’t deserve to be hurt
- Gibil is said to ‘maintain the sharp point of weapons’. As an equivalent, Edan can generate enough heat with his powers to mould metal.
- Gibil is said to have broad wisdom. Edan spent a lot of time reading as a child and knows about many things someone his age might not.
- Gibil’s power over fire represented both its destructive and creative aspects, as Edan’s powers have been both creative and destructive in the past. Referring to his personality, Edan is a creative guy.
- Gibil used his powers to burn demons and cleanse their evil, resulting in his worshippers seeing him as a healing diety. Edan's personality is healing to people who are upset, due to his ability to comfort, listen and cheer up.
ROLEPLAYING SAMPLE ' '
From Hunters Lounge - An original RP
Rowan made sure that there were no humans in the pool before he stepped into the room, not wanting to have to deal with any of them right now. They weren't so bad on occasion, but some of them asked question after question about the school and it got rather tiresome after a while, especially when he was afraid he was going to slip up and tell them something he shouldn't. The last thing he needed was to get in trouble with one of the Guardians. Making his way to the back of the room he unbuttoned his shirt, throwing it, along with his towel, onto one of the benches before kicking off his shoes. He hadn't bothered with trousers, though he had a pair in his bag just in case; the swimming shorts were long enough to walk over here in, and he only had a little spare time before his lessons started again.
Walking to the end of the pool he dived in, the warm water a relief after the cold weather he’d had to put up with all day. Surfacing again and pushing the wet strands of hair away from his eyes he moved backwards to the end of the pool, his eyes moving to the clock at the far end of the room to see how much time he had. He planned to swim a dozen or so laps before he got out again and returned for his afternoon lessons. It had been a while since he'd been swimming - the place was always full of humans and it was much more relaxing when the pool was quiet.
Pushing himself away from the side again he started towards the other end of the pool, each stroke taking him a couple of feet through the water. He’d missed being able to swim whilst he was at the academy and it was almost a relief to finally be back in the water. At least here he knew it wasn’t likely that he would be setting anything or anyone on fire and it felt good to have the water around to assure him of that. Reaching the other end of the pool he turned and started back, keeping a steady pace so he wouldn’t tire himself out too quickly and ignoring the door as he heard it opening, figuring he could pretend not to have heard in case it was a human.
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Your name:Amanda
Age: 17
How long have you been RPing? 2 Years
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