Post by Thorn McKnight on Aug 30, 2009 18:29:30 GMT -5
Name:
Age: 20.
Member Group: Shifter - Black coyote.
Character History: Sally McKnight was born in Oakhaven, Massachusetts to Benjamin and Daphne McKnight on the night of July 13th, 1980. Her parents were both shifters, Ben preferring a black raven and Daphne preferring an ocelot. Since her parents were both shifters, Sally was obviously one too. She was born and raised in Oakhaven, keeping the fact that she was a shifter secret from those who were not related to her. When she was in elementary and middle school, Sally did not understand her being able to shape-shift and rarely did it. However, this soon changed as soon as she hit puberty and while she was in high school.
During her high school years, Sally went goth. She dressed in nothing but black and red. She also put red highlights into her hair and dyed it black. Therapists said it could have something to do with her father's death her freshmen year. Others thought she was a freak. When she turned 18, Sally legally changed her name to Thorn after being inspired by a TV show. Around this time, Thorn had to decide both where to go to college and what to shift into because she had avoided it when she was little. The previous years before, she had grown more and more interested in the black coyote. It was decided, Thorn would shift into a black coyote. She spent the remainder of her senior year practicing the shifting. With time and patience, she finally was able to.
The summer after her high school graduation, Thorn grew out of her dark goth stage but kept her new name. She wandered around Oakhaven in her black coyote form exploring places she wasn't able to as a human. That same summer, she also decided she should be able to shift into a second animal that was more threatening then a coyote in certain situations. Thorn spent that same summer practicing this task. She knew most shifters stuck with one animal, but Thorn loved being different so she picked two. She spent practically night and day practicing shifting into the second animal, a black wolf. By the end of the long summer, Thorn had shifting into a wolf down like the back of her hand. However, she mainly shifts into a black coyote.
In the early fall after that summer, Thorn moved out of Oakhaven and her parent's house to explore the world in both animal and human form. She traveled to England, Russia and Australia. She celebrated her 19th with her European friends and her 20th birthday with her Australian friends. She was to fly back home to Oakhaven after her 20th birthday celebration. However, the people she was staying with put her on the wrong flight and Thorn found herself on her way to Bon Temps Louisiana. There would be no flights for a good month or so due to the Boston airport being bombed by terrorists on the 2nd anniversary of 9/11. Boston was about two hours away from Oakhaven and Thorn had no choice but to go to Bon Temps. So, here she is.
Personality: First of all, the fact that Thorn shifts into a black coyote shows that she is a rare person; utterly unique, one of a kind. That being said, Thorn keeps to herself, shy and quiet around people she either doesn't know or doesn't trust. However, once names are exchanged, Thorn opens up more and more as the conversation develops. She spends her time wandering around and exploring as both human and animal, this is something she enjoys doing. Once her shy shell is broken, Thorn is a fun person to be around. She becomes loud when she feels comfortable around people, a sign that she'll accept them as her friend, or when angered. She'll also help her friends in any sort of way she can and tends to be very defensive.
Future Plans for your character She has heard of the Vampires coming out of the coffin and hopes sometime soon the shifters of the world will do the same. Also, she hopes to find (a) fellow shifter(s) she can becomes friends with. She also wants to find a love interest, whether it be Vampire, Shape-shifter, Were-animal, Witch or Human.
Have you read the books Yes, I have - the first four.
Sample RP
A black coyote was walking down the dirt road, her chestnut colored eyes gazing around. It was just past dusk and this coyote was not ordinary coyote. In fact, she was a shape shifter and her name was Thorn. Shape shifting ran in Thorn's family for decades, starting with the Asriel's, her mothers maiden name, about a century ago. Thorn was originally from Oakhaven, Massachusetts and lived there throughout her entire school career, save for college. She spotted the forest of trees she'd gone to earlier and began to run towards it, her four legs becoming more and more parallel to the ground. She arrived in front of the trees in her full human form. She quickly ran in between the trees and found the spot where she'd put her clothes. Digging them out of the leaves, Thorn quickly pulled them on and continued her walk through the woods, the sounds of nocturnal animals all around her.
[[Oh and P.S.: BUBBA]]
Welcome to your new home! haha.
Thorn is a pretty badass name 