Post by Achilles on Apr 8, 2008 20:44:40 GMT -5
Character Name: Achilles
Sex:Male
Age:25
Position: Neutral
God/Mortal/Amazon/centaur/valkery,Exct: Mortal
Appearance:Sig
Personality: Achilles said to be the most beautiful of greeks as well as the deadliest gave way to confidence that far surpassed another. Knowing great wisdom otherwise provided by his mother and knowing of his abilities without fear even of the gods he did as he pleased. Loyal to himself and his few friends he did not make it any more than business when battling for those he chose to fight for. On the battle field he is swift, merciless and even cruel. His rage is known to take the best of him and through his rage can even defy fate calling for the gods to restrain him at some points. Perhaps a little arrogant he does not allign himself to anyone or allow himself to be pawned around.
History: Achilles was the son of the mortal Peleus, king of the Myrmidons in Phthia (southeast Thessaly) and the nereid (sea nimph) Thetis . When he grew up, Achilles heard a prophecy from his mother. It was this: he could make a choice to live quietly and without fame or honor, and live a long time and die in bed, or he could choose to be famous in his lifetime and remembered always, but to die young. Achilles has sought a decision out contemplating whether or not to go through with the prophecy. His choice will shape the future but has yet to come to pass just yet.
(You said no demi-gods so this will help and straighten myth out as well as probably let you in on a little secret that you most likely did not know.) Achilles was not invulnerable nor invincible or did his mother ever try to make him invincible.
According to the incomplete poem Achilleis written by Statius in the first century AD, and to no other sources, when Achilles was born Thetis tried to make him immortal by dipping him in the river Styx. However, she forgot to wet the heel she held him by, leaving him vulnerable at that spot. (See Achilles heel, Achilles' tendon.) It is not clear if this version of events was known earlier. In another version of this story, Thetis anointed the boy in ambrosia and put him on top of a fire to burn away the mortal parts of his body. She was interrupted by Peleus and abandoned both father and son in a rage.[4]
However none of the sources before Statius makes any reference to this invulnerability. To the contrary, in the Iliad Homer mentions Achilles being wounded: in Book 21 the Paeonian hero Asteropaeus, son of Pelegon, challenged Achilles by the river Scamander. He cast two spears at once, one grazed Achilles' elbow, "drawing a spurt of blood."
Also in the fragmentary poems of the Epic Cycle in which we can find description of the hero's death, Kùpria (unknown author), Aithiopis by Arctinus of Miletus, Ilias Mikrà by Lesche of Mytilene, Iliou pèrsis by Arctinus of Miletus, there is no trace of any reference to his invulnerability or his famous (achilles) heel; in the later vase-paintings presenting Achilles' death, the arrow (or in many cases, arrows) hit his body.
Sample Rp: It had been a entire year since Josh had run track. He felt defeated 2 years ago after going from being the fastest kid in school and having all the records for short distance races to failing to win states and losing a possible schalorship in only 9th grade. 10th grade came and the summer before it started Josh fell into a depression becuase of this and took the year off.
It is now the end of his JR year in school and he has worked harder than olympic champions to try to make up over a years worth of training in only 3 months. His final race is about to come up, The 100 meter dash at states, At one time this was Josh's best event but he was having a hard time becuase his lack of confidence.
He finished stretching and stepped up to the line and set his block. He looked at the other players who seemed ensured they were going to win. Joshes heart was beating 100 miles per hour and hard agianst his chest, the race had not begun and he was already sweating and he began to get nervous as he lowered himself in position waiting for the official to start them.
All Josh could think about was all the mistakes he made and all the hard work and pain he had suffered and pushed through to make it to this point and what his coach had told him which Josh used as fuel and a reason to continue on "Pain is only temperary, but victory or loss will stay with you forever". Josh flexed his giant calves and tightened his stomach and pushed the negativity out of his body.
The official raised the gun in his hand and shout "On you marks". Josh was steady and motionless and kept whispering "You can do this, this is your race, you did not surrender to the pain so you cannot be defeated." The official continued "Get set". Josh raised himself on his blockes and waited for that gun to fire.
It seemed like hours and no gun shot, The tension was building in Josh and it was bad, he did not want to false start, His heart was almost pounding out of his chest, and it was about to him Josh could feel it and the official fired the gun and a loud crack filled the air. Josh took off running as fast as his body and mind allowed him to and then a little faster than that. He fixed his eyes on the finish line, He was closing in and he could not feel the presence of anyone around him, He was in first, He knew he was and he finished with a smile on his face.
He turned around and saw that the other runners had not ran the race. Josh had a puzzled look on his face. He turned to a official and asked what happened and the official told him the kid all the way on the other side of Josh had false started. Josh was so wrapped up in his worries and determination and thoughts he had missed the second gun shot with signified the false start. Disappointed and now tired Josh began his now what would seem long and shameful walk back to the start line.
Secret Word:(read the rules to find it)
What you plan on doing with the character: (Are they going to be evil,a hero,Amazon warrior,Ext.Give me a brief explanation so I know that you truly understand the character you chose to portray.)
If There is anything else you would like to let me know about the character you haven't already covered ,Please feel free- Yea though he is not invincible, because of his heritage through the gods and skills he is without a doubt the greatest warrior in the world at this time. The gods hate/love him and he is blessed.
**Now start a new thread with your characters name as the Subject and post this form there!**
Sex:Male
Age:25
Position: Neutral
God/Mortal/Amazon/centaur/valkery,Exct: Mortal
Appearance:Sig
Personality: Achilles said to be the most beautiful of greeks as well as the deadliest gave way to confidence that far surpassed another. Knowing great wisdom otherwise provided by his mother and knowing of his abilities without fear even of the gods he did as he pleased. Loyal to himself and his few friends he did not make it any more than business when battling for those he chose to fight for. On the battle field he is swift, merciless and even cruel. His rage is known to take the best of him and through his rage can even defy fate calling for the gods to restrain him at some points. Perhaps a little arrogant he does not allign himself to anyone or allow himself to be pawned around.
History: Achilles was the son of the mortal Peleus, king of the Myrmidons in Phthia (southeast Thessaly) and the nereid (sea nimph) Thetis . When he grew up, Achilles heard a prophecy from his mother. It was this: he could make a choice to live quietly and without fame or honor, and live a long time and die in bed, or he could choose to be famous in his lifetime and remembered always, but to die young. Achilles has sought a decision out contemplating whether or not to go through with the prophecy. His choice will shape the future but has yet to come to pass just yet.
(You said no demi-gods so this will help and straighten myth out as well as probably let you in on a little secret that you most likely did not know.) Achilles was not invulnerable nor invincible or did his mother ever try to make him invincible.
According to the incomplete poem Achilleis written by Statius in the first century AD, and to no other sources, when Achilles was born Thetis tried to make him immortal by dipping him in the river Styx. However, she forgot to wet the heel she held him by, leaving him vulnerable at that spot. (See Achilles heel, Achilles' tendon.) It is not clear if this version of events was known earlier. In another version of this story, Thetis anointed the boy in ambrosia and put him on top of a fire to burn away the mortal parts of his body. She was interrupted by Peleus and abandoned both father and son in a rage.[4]
However none of the sources before Statius makes any reference to this invulnerability. To the contrary, in the Iliad Homer mentions Achilles being wounded: in Book 21 the Paeonian hero Asteropaeus, son of Pelegon, challenged Achilles by the river Scamander. He cast two spears at once, one grazed Achilles' elbow, "drawing a spurt of blood."
Also in the fragmentary poems of the Epic Cycle in which we can find description of the hero's death, Kùpria (unknown author), Aithiopis by Arctinus of Miletus, Ilias Mikrà by Lesche of Mytilene, Iliou pèrsis by Arctinus of Miletus, there is no trace of any reference to his invulnerability or his famous (achilles) heel; in the later vase-paintings presenting Achilles' death, the arrow (or in many cases, arrows) hit his body.
Sample Rp: It had been a entire year since Josh had run track. He felt defeated 2 years ago after going from being the fastest kid in school and having all the records for short distance races to failing to win states and losing a possible schalorship in only 9th grade. 10th grade came and the summer before it started Josh fell into a depression becuase of this and took the year off.
It is now the end of his JR year in school and he has worked harder than olympic champions to try to make up over a years worth of training in only 3 months. His final race is about to come up, The 100 meter dash at states, At one time this was Josh's best event but he was having a hard time becuase his lack of confidence.
He finished stretching and stepped up to the line and set his block. He looked at the other players who seemed ensured they were going to win. Joshes heart was beating 100 miles per hour and hard agianst his chest, the race had not begun and he was already sweating and he began to get nervous as he lowered himself in position waiting for the official to start them.
All Josh could think about was all the mistakes he made and all the hard work and pain he had suffered and pushed through to make it to this point and what his coach had told him which Josh used as fuel and a reason to continue on "Pain is only temperary, but victory or loss will stay with you forever". Josh flexed his giant calves and tightened his stomach and pushed the negativity out of his body.
The official raised the gun in his hand and shout "On you marks". Josh was steady and motionless and kept whispering "You can do this, this is your race, you did not surrender to the pain so you cannot be defeated." The official continued "Get set". Josh raised himself on his blockes and waited for that gun to fire.
It seemed like hours and no gun shot, The tension was building in Josh and it was bad, he did not want to false start, His heart was almost pounding out of his chest, and it was about to him Josh could feel it and the official fired the gun and a loud crack filled the air. Josh took off running as fast as his body and mind allowed him to and then a little faster than that. He fixed his eyes on the finish line, He was closing in and he could not feel the presence of anyone around him, He was in first, He knew he was and he finished with a smile on his face.
He turned around and saw that the other runners had not ran the race. Josh had a puzzled look on his face. He turned to a official and asked what happened and the official told him the kid all the way on the other side of Josh had false started. Josh was so wrapped up in his worries and determination and thoughts he had missed the second gun shot with signified the false start. Disappointed and now tired Josh began his now what would seem long and shameful walk back to the start line.
Secret Word:(read the rules to find it)
What you plan on doing with the character: (Are they going to be evil,a hero,Amazon warrior,Ext.Give me a brief explanation so I know that you truly understand the character you chose to portray.)
If There is anything else you would like to let me know about the character you haven't already covered ,Please feel free- Yea though he is not invincible, because of his heritage through the gods and skills he is without a doubt the greatest warrior in the world at this time. The gods hate/love him and he is blessed.
**Now start a new thread with your characters name as the Subject and post this form there!**
