User: strix (183608) Tricky Strix She'll Make You Miss View all userpics Name: Strix AOL IM: FlamingMongoose4 (Add Buddy, Send Message) Bio: Bio Other Info Name: Strix What world they came from: The Strix is of obscure Roman mythological origin, and is mentioned in the lost Ornithologia of Boios, an ancient Roman storyteller whose texts appeared in Antoninus Liberalis’ Metamorphoses. The legends surround this creature can be found in much detail at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strix_(mythology). For the purpose of this RPG, Strix has both human and monster forms. Birthday (if known): 424 BCE Age: 2432, though in human for she doesn’t look a day older than 27 ^_~ Species: “Strix” literally means “bird of the night” or “owl”. Strix was was cursed by the gods to become a monster. She has no specific species, though she seems to be a blend of vampire, witch, and shape shifter. Occupation: Strix owned a coffee shop in San Diego called ‘The Night Owl’. It was a quaint little hole in the wall that was only open from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM, and was a popular fringe culture hangout. Appearance: Human Strix is 5’8 and about 130 lbs. She has long jet black hair with brightly colored purple tips. She usually keeps her hair up in a ponytail or a messy bun. She is tawny skinned and slightly exotic, with large, dark, almond shaped eyes and high cheek bones. She is lithe and athletically built. She has a predisposition to wear dark clothing, especially in black and purple hues. She is a leather jacket/combat boots type of person. Owl Strix is, well, and owl. A black owl. Monster Strix is a little hard to describe. She human sized and has monstrous wings and feathered body, burning coal eyes, fangs, talons, and a sharp predatory beak. Sometimes. Sometimes she maintains her human face. Sometimes only her wings are feathered. It is not known why this form has so many variants. Special abilities/talents: Languages; Strix knows nearly every ancient and modern human tongue. She also makes a mean cup of coffee. She can shape shift into the forms mentioned above. She has minor magical abilities such as local weather working, scrying, and precognitive dreams. She can also do rudimentary things with the Air and Water elements. She can see in pitch darkness (very bright light hurts her eyes), and has an acute sense of hearing. She is very good at moving silently. Having managed to defend herself from all kinds of baddies over the last two thousand some odd years, Strix is quite proficient at kicking ass. Also, she most definitely can be killed, but will never die of old age so long as she feeds off the blood of other sentient beings. Quirks: Strix is superstitious. She likes the numbers 4, 14, and 24, but absolutely hates the number 19. When first meeting anyone of the male species she is somewhat obtuse and sometimes even hostile. It doesn’t matter how nice the guy seems. She cannot stand the smell of banana nut bread, and it will literally make her gag. She very rarely wears makeup, but when she wears black eyeliner it is akin to “war paint” in Strix’s mind, and is meant as a warning. Those who know her recognize the sing and steer clear, because no good ever comes of Strix wearing black eyeliner. Personality: Strix is reserved and tough. She runs a coffee shop, so she’s good a being friendly in a business type manner, and making people feel at home in her café, but that’s about as far as it goes. She is punctual, articulate, and thorough, but underneath the mask lays a whole other world. Above all things, Strix is a predator, and so therefore always thinks like a predator. She can be extremely cold and calculating. She is the type of person that smothers her emotions so hard that it’s a blue day in hell when she genuinely smiles or cries. The only kind of mood she is good at displaying is agitation. Still deeper under that there burns undying anger and a thirst for vengeance. She has a chip on her shoulder and score to settle, and some day, by gods, she is going to settle it. Reputation: Strix is respected, and even well liked. Many people who feel otherwise alienated by society feel like her café is home. Some people regard her as a little scary and intense, and it is not often that people cross her, but on the whole she is seen as a wise and sturdy individual, and she has been known to help people out of tight spots. Background Information: As recorded by Antoninus Liberalis, in Metamorphoses, passage 21, 2nd Century BCE (translated by Celoria): "Thrassa was daughter of Ares and of Tereine daughter of Strymon. Hipponous, son of Triballos [eponym or god of the Triballoi tribe of Thrake], married her and they had a daughter called Polyphonte (Slayer-of-Many). She scorned the activities of Aphrodite and went to the mountains as a companion and sharer of sports with Artemis. Aphrodite, whose activities Polyphonte failed to honour, made her fall in love with a bear and drove her mad. By daimonic urge she went into heat and coupled with this bear. Artemis seeing her was utterly disgusted with her and turned all beasts against her. Polyphonte, fearing the beasts would make an end of her, fled and reached her father’s house. She brought forth two children, Agrios and Oreios, huge and of immense strength. They honoured neither god nor man but scorned them all. If they met a stranger they would haul him home to eat. Zeus loathed them and sent Hermes to punish them in whatever way he chose. Hermes decided to chop of their hands and feet. But Ares, since the family of Polyphonte descended from him, snatched her sons from this fate. With the help of Hermes he changed them into birds. Polyphonte became a small owl whose voice is heard at night. She does not eat or drink and keeps her head turned down and the tips of her feet turned up. She is a portent of war and sedition for mankind. Oreios became an eagle owl, a bird that presages little good to anyone when it appears. Argios was changed into a vulture, the bird most detested by gods and men. These gods gave him an utter craving for human flesh and blood. Their female servant was changed into a woodpecker. As she was changing her shape she prayed to the gods not to become a bird evil for mankind. Hermes and Ares heard her prayer because she had by necessity done what her masters had ordered. This a bird of good omen for someone going hunting or to feasts." As far as the above passage goes, Strix will tell you that there are two sides to every story, and that really, all deities are dicks. In not so ancient history, Strix has briefly settled down on the coast of southern California. After spending three decades in Spain, she decided that a change in scenery would do her good (plus Spanish officials had finally caught onto her, and kind of thought she was a serial killer, which was, of course, not true). She’s been hanging out in paradise for about four years, and has even made a friend or two. Every once in a while her sons will pop in and say hi, giants of men that they are. Life has generally been serene, and so she is really quite pissed to find she that she has suddenly been thrown into some alternate dimension fighting it out for two deities that seem to be in the universe’s Biggest Dick Measuring Contest. Men. Heaven or Hell? Hell. Though she doesn’t really like either of them, at least Satan isn’t some smug goody two-shoes horse wanker like that Yahweh fellow. Relationships 1st_lord-Hate him. Hate him! silverknight-Very sneaky robot. Keeping an eye on him. coxtastic-Like a chihuahua without teeth. midight_prince-Smart. Creepy. Seems like a good ally. yagami_light-Evilest fuck of us all. How did I get stuck with him as a roomate? rascal_phoenix-Nasty piece of work. We are not gonig to get along. lady_serpent-Has the labido of a lemming. cross_of_light-MUST KILL THAT BITCH. The plot thus far: Strix was the only one brought to this world against her will. She's doing the best that she can, and really taking the fight seriously. She has been cautious around her housemates, and been keeping most of her true thoughts to herself. She did take the opportunity to scare the living shit out of Old Squishy (Dr. Cox). She's been spying on the other side, and is about to embark on an infiltration mission with Jazz. However, a recent confrontation with Light has left her wounded. Will she still be able to go accompany Jazz? Or will circumstances prevent her from participating in this mission? Find out next time on Chaos Unraveled! 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