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| User: | finlay (85749) I might be a faerie...
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| Name: | Finlay O'Connell | |||||||||
| Bio: |  Character Information Character Name: Finlay O'Connell Nicknames/Aliases: Finn, Jerk-Face (used mostly by little sister) Gener: Male Race: Fae Actual Character Age: 25 DOB: March 3 Birth Location: Forests of Ireland Physical Description: 5'8", medium to short, wavy, dark brown hair, light brown eyes, fair-skinned with sweet dust, medium muscle build, slender face, prominent cheek bones; wears a varying style of clothing, but tries to stick with blue jeans, jean jackets, button-down shirts, wrist bands, band t-shirts, anything black or generally "bad-boy” looking Distinguishing marks: a tattoo on his left bicep (Chinese character for water) PB: Milo Ventimiglia Personality: From the time he could talk, Finn has always wanted to be something else: human. He loathed how he had to be cautious around the human children, how he was home schooled because his mother feared Finn would give away their true identity, and how he had to try to fit in. "Don't turn on the charm and fit in so well that people get suspicious, but don't be too normal either," his mother would caution him. At age fifteen, he just up and left home, experimenting with the other end of the spectrum his mother had not mentioned: outcast. It is a role he is content with as it is the closest he can come to expressing himself to humans. But it was a title he had to fight to earn, literally. Wherever he went, Finn walked right into a fight. As a dainty Fae, he lost often, but his foolhardy way of getting right back up for a rematch earned him some respect. Still as hardheaded as he was on the streets, Finn returned home with a calmer spirit, having proved his strength and found acceptance of sorts from others. He reluctantly conceded to attend Halcyon as he had very little knowledge or control of his supernatural abilities. Finn can be considered a good student in subjects that most interest him (a.k.a. any kind of combat). In his special abilities classes, however, he would much rather snooze. He tries to keep an aloof air around the students, but he has no qualms with beating the snot out of the silly someone who decides to provoke him. He is normally laid back, though, as along as he does not see you as a threat. Surprisingly, Finn has a softer side seen only, to date, around his little sister (and once back in Las Vegas with fellow street rat Kat Atherton). He is rather protective of Wren and would probably do anything for her (but only in secret as this would ruin his hard earned reputation). He feels bad about abandoning her and hopes one day she will forgive him. Personal Background: Finlay O'Conner was born in an "enchanted" forest in Ireland. Mostly hidden from the rest of the world, he lived with his faerie parents Rodan and Nérine, who taught him all the things young children needed to know, such as reading and writing. They were a happy little family out in the faerie woods, until one day when six year old Finn go curious and wondered away from home. He spied humans camping in the forest, but dared not to go near them as Nérine had constantly told him to stay away from strangers. And strange these humans certainly were. Their skin was dark and marred in places with pink scars, their hair was a wild mess atop their heads, and they had scraggly beards. They were tall, big men with huge, oddly shaped pipes resting on the ground next to them. He ran home to tell his mother what he saw and she was horrified. She explained that they were hunters, and the pipes (which she called guns) could kill anything they point at. The humans especially liked to point them at things with wings (Fae included). From this point on, knowing they could not curb a Fae's natural curiosity, Finn's parents used their glamour abilities to hide his wings and dull his skin. In between more lectures on not wandering away from home and staying away from humans, his parents also drilled him on what he should do if questioned: say that he is camping with his parents and needs to head back, and then run off as quickly as possible. To help him protect himself, his parents also taught him how to glamour himself, in case he accidentally wandered too far away for their magic to work. Finn, with his mischievousness turned this warning into a game. He would purposefully seek out humans, see how close he could sneak up to them, and then test how quickly and stealthily he could get away. As any parent would, Finn's tried to do everything in their power to end his disobedient behavior. But the harder they tried, the more it seemed like their sweet boy slipped away. By age 15, Finn had enough of his parents coddling and sheltering him. He was tired of them trying to tame him and encourage him to "get in touch with nature." He wanted more in his life, so he ran away. With his glamour abilities strong enough to mask his wings and his reflexes honed from nine years of skittering about in the forest, Finn easily snuck aboard a ship bound for America. Sly as a fox, he pick-pocketed and stole his away across the country, looking for exciting places. He had to admit, there were some perks to being Faerie; he was smaller than the average human teen (accentuated by the fact that he was a bit of a late bloomer by Faerie standards) and he was quick. For the most part, he was able to avoid being caught, though there were a few occasions when Finn had to wriggle or deal swift blows to shins to get away. He finally made his way to Las Vegas, the most exciting place in the U.S. (or so he heard) besides his starting point in New York. Here, Finn stumbled across a group of guys living on the streets and had the gall to try to steal from them. But the street rats were cleverer than the average citizen. They caught the wily Fae and proceeded to question him: "Who are you? Who do you work for? What were you doing trying to steal our stuff?" To this he replied, "Nunya business. Nobody. Because I'm freaking hungry!" Needless to say his response did not sit well with the group, so a boy who seemed to be the leader threw him a nice right hook to the jaw. Instead of cowering, as the group was sure he would do, Finn glared back, wriggled free of the hold on his arms, and launched himself on the leader. This was definitely not a suitable response, and a mild confrontation turned into a brawl. Finn came out fairly bruised up with two black eyes, a bloody nose, twisted ankle, and numerous other bruises and welts everywhere. But once again, instead of cowering, Finn clumsily pulled himself back up to his feet to face the gang. "You're a stubborn one," the leader remarked. Finn continued to glare and shot back, "Only a loser would stay down." At this, the leader chuckled and muttered, "Only an idiot would get back up." "What did you call me?" The leader, a decent guy at his core, had no desire to kill the boy and talked Finn down from his anger. This time, the leader asked for Finn's name politely, wondering who would be so foolish as to not give up, and Finn replied simply with his nickname. After decent questioning and finding out that Finn indeed did not work for anyone and was a runaway like many of them, the group allowed him to run with them. They admired his gall, and while it might have been foolish, they rather admired him for it. Finn was with this group for about three years. During this time he not only learned how to be a decent fighter, but he experienced a growth spurt (reaching about 5'6"). A year after Finn joined, a girl by the name of Kat stumbled across the guys as well. She joined their odd family and fit in rather well as "one of the guys." Finn was fascinated by her. Not only was she a girl, but she was so young to be living on the streets and getting into fights. With her strong will, Finn had to constantly stop himself from seeming (over)protective of her. To his dismay, Kat mysteriously disappeared two years later. Finn and the guys looked for her, but found nothing. Assuming she was dead, the gang moved on with their lives. Not knowing how to deal with the death of someone he cared for, Finn ran away once more. With no money and no longer small enough to sneak around, Finn picked up random jobs to buy his way to Japan, China, Russia, India, Italy, London, and finally back home to Ireland (now 24 years old). His parents were relieved to know he was alive, but at the same time furious at his actions and how long he was away. As a punishment of sorts, after keeping him home to fill him in on everything Finn missed out on and to merely be with their son, they sent him to Halcyon Halls. He goes home when he can to be with his family and hopes that his younger sister Wren will join him so he can be a brother to her. For the time being, she wants nothing to do with him. Family: Mother- Nérine O’Connell Father- Rodan O’Connell Sister- Wren O’Connell Weakness: fire and those with fire-related powers, delicate wings, fragile form; family, a tasty blue Hawaiian (alcoholic beverage, not poor freezing tropical people) poor Fae can’t hold his liquor Magical Abilities: water manipulation, though he has yet to develop it Any Training: basic schooling, knows how to play guitar Special Skills: glamour (used to hide his wings around humans) House: House Aquatic Start Date at Halcyon: April 2007 Classes: -Early Morning: Magic Use: Water -Mid Morning: Flying -Late Morning: Blades: Other Forms -Mid Afternoon: Archery -Late Afternoon: Basic Physical Combat After School Clubs: none Guide Teacher: Cora MacConnach Job: N/A AIM Name: N/A Rooming with: ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} starbucky | |||||||||
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