#nakeisha

stolen again from @nivrir, who i dont think is active anymore, but

also this game hasnt started yet so there's gonna be a lot of blanks, oops

1. If your character wasn’t an adventurer, what livelihood would they lead?

if she werent a vampire, she would still be a happy little hippie surfin away in cali

2. Who in the party would your character trust the most with their life?

no idea yet! she wouldnt really trust the party very much with her life, esp since they dont know each other

3. What are your character’s core moral beliefs?

tldr, war and gratuitous violence is bad, but sometimes direct action is necessary, she wants to do what she can to make anyone around her happy

4. What relationship does your character have with their parents and siblings?

she was an only child, being born in '41 while world war ii was raging on, however she left her home shortly after she turned 20 to go live in a commune with some other friends and didnt have much contact with her parents, as her father was drafted into the war pretty shortly after she was born

5. Does your character have any biases for or against certain races?

despite the current climate at the time, she doesnt think any race is better than any others. we're all children of mother nature <3

6. What is your character’s opinion on nobility? On authority?

acab, but like 1960s flavored

7. Describe your character’s current appearance: clothes, armor, scars they’ve picked up along the journey, etc.

no scars, but she wears loose flowy clothing in bright colors most of the time, usually with flower designs (or real flowers) and cant forget her skates, she wouldnt go anywhere without them

8. What location encountered in the campaign has your character felt the most “at home” in, or just generally liked the most?

game hasnt started yet, but probably at diva's place

9. What deity, if any, does your character worship? What’s their opinion on other people’s worship?

she's more spiritual than anything, but that's kind of lessened since becoming a ghoul, and now a vampire. she wont say anything about anyone else's religious beliefs unless it impacts the treatment of other people negatively

10. If your character had time to pick up any artisan’s tools, game set, instrument, etc., what would it be?

i think she would learn how to play guitar, and hell she has the time to do so so she might

11. Describe your character’s current relationship with the player character sitting to your right.

n/a

12. What is your character’s current goal, summed up in one sentence?

impress her sire and make other people like her more than her "sistere" and the other ghoul of her sire

13. Does your character ever want to “settle down” with a spouse, children, house, etc.?

she mightve had the ideal before being embraced, but she knows that's not happening now. they may sleep, but vampires never rest

14. Has your character ever been in love?

she loves everyone every day, but as far as an actual solid romantic love, id say she's in love with her sire

15. What battle in the campaign has been most memorable to your character?

n/a

16. If your character wasn’t whatever class they are, what would they be instead?

she is HARD built for daeva, it's hard to see her in any other clan. id probably have to say she could do nosferatu pretty well tbh. she's not ugly like a nosferatu rn, but her personality would change the least with that clan

17. What is your character’s favorite season?

summer <3

18. What would your character’s Zodiac sign be, following stereotypical astrology?

cancer, def

19. Where in the world does your character most want to visit?

she wants to go back to cali :( at least for a time, she misses the Warm despite being a vampire now

20. What is the biggest mistake your character has ever made?

ill say she hasnt made her biggest mistake yet, i can almost guarantee thatll happen in the game relatively soon, but up until this point she would consider anything that inadvertently led to the harm of another person (that didnt deserve it) to be her biggest mistake

21. Does your character have any noticeable scars? If so, what are their stories?

nope, diva was very nice and didnt scar her for the embrace

22. What animal best represents your character?

id say coyote, mostly because of their symbiotic relationship with badgers and their tendency to work in packs otherwise

23. If your character could go back in time and change one thing about their life, what would it be?

i dont think she'd change anything, life has been pretty good so far, all things considering

24. Which other player character does your character find themselves having the most in common with?

yknow i would say the daeva if i didnt know they were a serial killer, so probably gonna be the mekhet. no idea though! could be the gangrel wildcard

25. Does your character regret any particular choice the party has made?

n/a

26. What would your character say their best trait would be?

her kindness and the way she brightens up a room

27. What is your character’s greatest fear? Deep, irrational?

losing everything she's worked for keeping diva happy. she spent 4 years as a ghoul for diva and she couldnt imagine losing her favor now

28. What is currently motivating your character to stay with the party?

im not sure, but it's probably gonna be because her sire told her to. or just that she wants to have a cute little vampire friend group!!

29. What are your character’s hobbies and interests outside of their class?

music, skating, revolution, jewelry making

30. What would most people think when they first see your character?

"jesus christ why is that daeva so NICE to everyone. she must be hiding something. but still... she complimented me..."

31. What stereotypical group role does your character play in the party? (The Mom, the Mess, the Comic Relief, etc. Optionally: What role would your character play in the “Five Man Band” structure?)

probably comic relief tbh

32. What is your character the most insecure about?

her worth to her sire and her clan

33. What person does your character admire most?

diva, no question. second would probably be ruby tbh

34. What does your character admire and dislike the most about the player character sitting to your left?

n/a

35. Why is your character’s lowest stat their lowest (the in-character reason, not “because there’s no reason for a wizard to have 16 strength, duh”)?

intelligence, she is... a very bright person! just not.. in the brain. she rides on her natural charisma to keep her afloat in situations

36. What would be your character’s theme song/favorite band/favorite genre of music?

60s rock is her favorite genre, and yknow. i dont have a best song for her yet, but im sure ill find one by the campaign's end

37. What stereotypical role would your character play in a high school AU/if they attended a normal high school? (Nerd, jock, bully, goth, etc.)

stoner prep, probably far more prep than stoner but yknow

38. What treasure/item/artifact that your character has collected during the adventure is the most important to them?

her rollerblades <33 though yknow the game hasnt started yet so again that might change, but so far she treasures her skates

39. Is there any particular weapon, item, etc. that your character longs to find?

nah

40. Where does your character feel the most at home?

her van!

41. Does your character care about how they’re perceived by others? How do they change themselves to fit in with other people? she wants everyone to like her, but does realize deep down she can't make everyone like her, but she will at least do her best to make everyone at least a bit happier. she doesnt really change herself other than that, though she'll be quieter (temporarily) if people complain

42. What does your character think is the true meaning of life?

improve the lives of everyone around you and those who come after <33

43. What is your character’s scent? (Bonus points for a description that sounds like it could be from a bad [or awesome] fanfic.)

an overwhelming sense of citrus fruits mixed with freshly dried flowers

44. Does your character think more with their heart or their brain?

heart, she hardly ever thinks with her brain

45. What is your character’s most recent or frequent nightmare?

oh just. yknow, the violence of the era (aka racial violence, being attacked for no reason)

46. What opinion does your character have on [CERTAIN ESTABLISHED GROUPS/AUTHORITIES IN THE GAME WORLD]? (Dragonmarked Houses, royal crown, etc.)

ill say this is for the invictus since theyre usually the ones maintaing order, but she thinks theyre sticks in the mud who dont want any change to shake their foundation

47. How did your character spend their childhood? Where did they grow up/who were their childhood friends?

she grew up in san francisco and spent her childhood alone for the most part, she didnt have many friends and was a pretty quiet kid. she started opening up more when she got into her teen years, trying to go out of her way to get out of the house and meet people her own age she could hang out with. they introduced her to drugs, skating, the concept of freedom outside a traditionalist expectation, and that encouraged her to later leave her parents' home at 18 to go live in a commune outside of the city

48. What aspect of your character’s future are they most curious about? (If they could know one thing about the future, what would it be?)

what's being a vampire really going to be like? she wont really become a monster, that's just exaggerations... right?

49. What colors are associated with your character?

almost any bright color, but mostly the hot pink to bright orange to yellow range

50. Who in the party would your character prioritize rescuing, in dire circumstances?

idk yet!

51. Is your character the most swayed by ethos, pathos, or logos?

pathos

52. If your character was granted a single use of Wish, what would they use it for?

she would wish for everyone to like her more than america. she would not understand the complications that come with a wish

53. What is your character’s favorite spell? If they don’t use spells: what is their favorite personal weapon/combat maneuver/skill/etc.?

celerity. as much as she loves being the center of attention and garnering peoples' trust and friendship, she has the most fun with celerity and just goin real fast

54. How does your character feel about keeping secrets from the rest of the party?

she has no qualms about it, and in fact will probably keep many

55. What type of creature in the world is your character the most intrigued by?

werewolves?

56. When they were a child, what did your character want to be, or think they were going to be, when they grew up?

she was raised on how to be a housewife, but she wanted to be an engineer when she was in her early teen years. she quickly abandoned that dream

57. The player character to your left admits that they’re passionately in love with your character. How would your character respond?

this wont really work until i know who im playing with, but if anyone in the coterie confessed their love to her, she'd probably be down to try something out

58. If somebody (an NPC, someone from their backstory, etc.) your character trusts/loves asked your character to do something against the party’s best interest, who would they side with?

diva. 100%, she cares about diva more than the coterie. she might also do the same for ruby tbh, but it depends on the situation

59. Does your character value their own best interest more than the party’s?

yes, but she wouldnt say that, and would probably try to mask it as the best interest for the coterie as a whole

60. What decision would the party have to make in order for your character to consider splitting off from the group?

harming multiple innocent people, or harming her sire for familye.

61. How does your character imagine the way they will die?

right now? she thinks she'll never die

62. What is your character’s greatest achievement?

diva chose her to embrace over america

63. Is your character willing to risk the well-being of others in order to achieve their goal?

her goal is usually the well-being of others, but usually yes

64. What is your character’s opinion on killing others?

she really really doesnt want to kill anyone and actively tries not to

65. What is your character’s favorite food? Beverage?

sigh... pre-embrace, her favorite food was def ice cream, likely strawberry. her favorite beverage would be moonshine

66. How generous is your character? Especially to those they don’t know?

if it makes them like her more, she'll do it, but usually she wont give much up unless it will change their perception of her

67. What is your character the most envious about, regarding anyone in the party?

idk yet! probably the other daeva though

68. The player character to your left and the player character to your right are both telling your character two different versions of the truth. Who does your character believe?

idk yet

69. What is your character’s sexuality/relationship with sex?

bisexual, she prefers a friendship over sex any day, but if someone close to her actually wanted to have sex with her, she would likely say yes (as long as it wouldnt ruin their friendship, of course)

70. What is your character’s biggest pet peeve?

music critics

71. Describe how your character feels about the party’s current situation/objective/etc.

n/a

72. Who in the party would your character trust the most to keep an important secret?

n/a

73. If your character knew that they were going to die in a month, how would they spend the rest of their life?

probably going around doing all the things she loved when she was alive in cali, surfing, skating, dancing with a crowd. she would end it with watching the sun rise one last time

74. What makes your character feel safe?

curling up into a ball in her van or her home and closing her ears. later on, she'll get a pair of noise-cancelling headphones and those will help immensely, but she feels safest alone

75. If your character had the chance to rename the party/give the party a name, no questions asked, what would it be?

no idea, but probably some sort of song lyric or flower. or both

76. What memory does your character want to forget the most?

physical abuse from her childhood, usually from kids at the white school she passed on the way home from her own

77. If your character had to multiclass into a class they currently aren’t the next time they level up, what would it be and what reason would they have for doing so?

if she werent a daeva, she would probably be a gangrel. did i say that already? either way, there's not really any multiclassing so there's that

78. What television/book/video game/etc. character would your character be best friends with? (Or: what media character is your character the most influenced by/similar to?)

im not familiar with much media set in the 60s, but i will say she is inspired at least a bit by hit character zoey moreau from the real play dnd game hard times at wyrmhaven high

79. What unusual talents does your character possess?

she can lick her elbow

80. How does your character feel about receiving/giving orders? Are they more of a leader, or a follower?

major follower, she can give orders if no one steps up, but if someone else is leading then thank god

81. What does your character’s name represent to them? (Or: why as a player did you choose your character’s name?)

to her, this name was the same as her great-grandmother's sister, so it's being passed down the family line at least

82. Is your character more of an introvert, or an extrovert?

extrovert for 90% of her self, the 10% is the time she needs to rest from being so energetic all day/night

83. How far is your character willing to go to pursue the “greater good”? Do they believe in a greater good at all?

she absolutely does, and she will go pretty damn far. violence is often necessary for change

84. What does your character want to be remembered by?

her kindness to everyone

85. What would be your character’s major in college?

she'd probably be a creative writing major actually

86. Does your character consider themselves a hero, villain, or something else?

hero, 100%

87. What major arcana tarot card best represents your character?

probably the fool, let me check. nevermind it's the sun she's the sun

88. Where does your character see themselves in 20 years?

chillin in the 90s, though she has no idea how far technology advances in those 20 years lol but hopefully stabilizing as a vampire

89. What is your character’s relationship with magic? Are they scared of it, wish to know more about it, indifferent to it?

she only knows about vampire magic so far, and she's cool with it

90. Who is your character’s biggest rival?

America.

91. What is your character’s guiltiest pleasure?

she likes to still eat human food with blush of life, even if it means she pukes it up after it wears off

92. What does your character hope for the afterlife?

she hopes there's no hell, but that if there is, that all the good she's done in her life may outweigh the evil that she's become as a kindred

93. Who in the party does your character trust the least?

idk yet! probably the mekhet though, all them secrets

94. What is your character’s biggest flaw?

god can she be annoying. sometimes it's a welcome presence to have someone so nice, but she is overtly nice and incredibly saccharine

95. How did your character learn the languages that they speak?

she only knows english (and aave but that's not a separate language) from growing up in cali

96. What is your character’s favorite school of magic/type of weaponry?

school of magic doesnt apply, but as for type of weaponry, she prefers just her good ol fists

97. What is most important to your character: health, wealth, or happiness?

happiness 110%

98. What advice would your character give to a younger version of themselves?

"Don't listen to them, Keish. They don't know you and the light inside. you will glisten and brighten everyone's day soon."

99. Are there any social or political issues your character feels strongly about?

yeah, like. all of them, mostly poc & queer rights, along with womens' suffrage

100. What, currently, is your character the most curious about?