Post by Ciarda on Jun 4, 2006 17:49:49 GMT -5
Name : Ciarda O'Byrne
Name Meaning: Ciarda "The Dark One" O'Byrne "Originally O'Bran, the descendants of Bran, an ancient king of Leinster; which signifies a raven; he was usually called Bran Duv, the black raven, from the color of his hair, and his thirst of prey."
Age: 23
Height: 5'9"
Hair Color: Black w/ Red streaks
Eyes: Blue
Birthplace : Crete Illinois; Grew up in Dublin Ireland but hides her accent well.
Physical Description:
Ciarda likes to wear black. Some people describe her as Gothic, others, as anti-social. She found that by wearing black, people tend to avoid her. She favors long sleeves and long skirts, sometimes pants. She refuses to wear jean material of any kind. She can usually be found wearing a black button up shirt made of an airy material, and a long black skirt. When wearing a skirt, she wears a pair of black, thick soled boots that reach half way up her calves. On the rare occasion she wears pants, she wears simple black tennis shoes. She wears very little in the way of jewelry, including necklaces and rings.
Personality:
Ciarda can be quiet most times. On occasion, she will talk, and talk, and talk. When this happens, she is usually nervous, or just stressed. She is an avid beleiver in Karma and will often times do things that some people wouldn't. Offering charity is one thing. If someone helps her, she feels obligated to repay them somehow. She is always very polite unless the situation calls for something else. When provoked, Ciarda can come across as a smart ass. She doesn't like to touch people, and as a result, getting a hand shake from her is an extreme sign of...well, something. Half the time she is just curious about the person, but others, she can't explain.
Mutation Description:
When she touches, or is touched by someone, she gets a rush of emotions. She's an Empath. She feels what others feel. On the rare occasion, she can also pick up emotions from objects, provided they are handled by someone with intense emotions. Although the rush is no where near as strong, it can be annoying at times. This is one reason she refuses to wear jewelery. Added onto this strange Empathy ability, if she touches someone who has been injured, depending on the length of contact between them, Ciarda litterly steals their injury. This process wounds her, and accelerates the healing process of the person she touched. This healing only works on physical injuries. If she touches someone with say, cancer, she doesn't take it from them, but will, on occasion, feel the symptoms for a short period of time.
History:
Ciarda was born in Illinois to an Irish couple who owned a small bar. Ciarda was given her name by her grandmother, who on the day of her birth, would only refer to the baby as Ciarda, or "The Dark One." Unlike her parents who both had reddish blonde hair, Ciarda was born with a head full of raven locks. Unlike some babies, her hair did not lighten with age, so the nickname from her baby-hood, stuck as her name. When she was 9, her parents were killed in a robbery. Someone had come to rob the bar, shot her mother, and when her father tried to stop the burgler, he was also shot. It was on this day, that Ciarda discovered the first hints of her powers. When she knelt by her mother and took her hand, she found that her chest hurt, and when she looked down, her pajama top was soaked through with blood. Once the ambulance came, no one could understand how the young girl had been wounded.
After her parents died, her grandmother sent for her, and young Ciarda flew to Ireland to live with her grandmother. She lived with the old woman for years untill she finally died of natural causes. Ciarda was twenty. It was then that she realized that she had no reason to stay in Ireland, so she flew back to America. She traveled from city to city, never staying for too long. She finally found herself in New York.
Other:
While living in Dublin with her Grandmother, Ciarda learned quite a few things. Her grandmother, for the lack of any interesting past times, taught young Ciarda a few choice phrases in Gaelic. She still uses these to this day. She also has a little bit of medical knowledge from taking care of her grandmother. Sure, her grandmother died from old age, but that didn't stop the old woman from doing what she wanted. Ciarda was always tending to cuts of all shapes and sizes, fractures (from the one time her grandmother, who, in a lapse of sanity, went sledding down the stairs on a bathroom rug), and just about anything you could think of. Not only did she have to treat her grandmother, she's often times have to tend to herself due to the circumstances of her mutation.
Name Meaning: Ciarda "The Dark One" O'Byrne "Originally O'Bran, the descendants of Bran, an ancient king of Leinster; which signifies a raven; he was usually called Bran Duv, the black raven, from the color of his hair, and his thirst of prey."
Age: 23
Height: 5'9"
Hair Color: Black w/ Red streaks
Eyes: Blue
Birthplace : Crete Illinois; Grew up in Dublin Ireland but hides her accent well.
Physical Description:
Ciarda likes to wear black. Some people describe her as Gothic, others, as anti-social. She found that by wearing black, people tend to avoid her. She favors long sleeves and long skirts, sometimes pants. She refuses to wear jean material of any kind. She can usually be found wearing a black button up shirt made of an airy material, and a long black skirt. When wearing a skirt, she wears a pair of black, thick soled boots that reach half way up her calves. On the rare occasion she wears pants, she wears simple black tennis shoes. She wears very little in the way of jewelry, including necklaces and rings.
Personality:
Ciarda can be quiet most times. On occasion, she will talk, and talk, and talk. When this happens, she is usually nervous, or just stressed. She is an avid beleiver in Karma and will often times do things that some people wouldn't. Offering charity is one thing. If someone helps her, she feels obligated to repay them somehow. She is always very polite unless the situation calls for something else. When provoked, Ciarda can come across as a smart ass. She doesn't like to touch people, and as a result, getting a hand shake from her is an extreme sign of...well, something. Half the time she is just curious about the person, but others, she can't explain.
Mutation Description:
When she touches, or is touched by someone, she gets a rush of emotions. She's an Empath. She feels what others feel. On the rare occasion, she can also pick up emotions from objects, provided they are handled by someone with intense emotions. Although the rush is no where near as strong, it can be annoying at times. This is one reason she refuses to wear jewelery. Added onto this strange Empathy ability, if she touches someone who has been injured, depending on the length of contact between them, Ciarda litterly steals their injury. This process wounds her, and accelerates the healing process of the person she touched. This healing only works on physical injuries. If she touches someone with say, cancer, she doesn't take it from them, but will, on occasion, feel the symptoms for a short period of time.
History:
Ciarda was born in Illinois to an Irish couple who owned a small bar. Ciarda was given her name by her grandmother, who on the day of her birth, would only refer to the baby as Ciarda, or "The Dark One." Unlike her parents who both had reddish blonde hair, Ciarda was born with a head full of raven locks. Unlike some babies, her hair did not lighten with age, so the nickname from her baby-hood, stuck as her name. When she was 9, her parents were killed in a robbery. Someone had come to rob the bar, shot her mother, and when her father tried to stop the burgler, he was also shot. It was on this day, that Ciarda discovered the first hints of her powers. When she knelt by her mother and took her hand, she found that her chest hurt, and when she looked down, her pajama top was soaked through with blood. Once the ambulance came, no one could understand how the young girl had been wounded.
After her parents died, her grandmother sent for her, and young Ciarda flew to Ireland to live with her grandmother. She lived with the old woman for years untill she finally died of natural causes. Ciarda was twenty. It was then that she realized that she had no reason to stay in Ireland, so she flew back to America. She traveled from city to city, never staying for too long. She finally found herself in New York.
Other:
While living in Dublin with her Grandmother, Ciarda learned quite a few things. Her grandmother, for the lack of any interesting past times, taught young Ciarda a few choice phrases in Gaelic. She still uses these to this day. She also has a little bit of medical knowledge from taking care of her grandmother. Sure, her grandmother died from old age, but that didn't stop the old woman from doing what she wanted. Ciarda was always tending to cuts of all shapes and sizes, fractures (from the one time her grandmother, who, in a lapse of sanity, went sledding down the stairs on a bathroom rug), and just about anything you could think of. Not only did she have to treat her grandmother, she's often times have to tend to herself due to the circumstances of her mutation.
