(Pairs on front page!)Vindictus Publici [Revenge of the People] (A Hunger Games RP by Abeiya and CS123)

(WARNING: THIS ROLEPLAY IS POST-MOCKINGJAY.
*If you have not finished Mockingjay, or completed the Hunger Games series, you may not want to read this plotline. However, you may join/reserve, even if you have not read any of the novels. Looking up background on the characters and plot, such as on Wikipedia or Mockingjay.net would be advised, though I really recommend reading the series.)

That period of time after the war, where everyone wanted peace, where everyone was straining to forget the horrors of the past of Panem, is over. But all cannot be forgotten. After all the years of abuse, the relationship between the Capitol and the Districts has been scarred beyond recognition in some places. There are many who still believe that the Capitol cannot be forgiven until it experiences the horrors that it subjected the Districts to. In the 30 years since the end of the 2nd Rebellion, in order to prevent the corruption once made by the Capitol leaders, elections are held ensuring the power of each district, to choose new presidents and representatives every few years. President Paylor served the maximum of two terms, six years, when new presidents were chosen. The government has changed hands every three to six years now, with minimal fanfare, in spite of the remaining grudges against the Capitol.

That is, until one former television personality from District 2 takes the presidency. He was known for having once been a rebel in the war, but more so for his political commentary on the screens of Panem, while others know him for rumors of a rather questionable string of women in his life. The people of District 2 take to his politcal idealogy with overwhelming agreement, and elect him governor. The rest of Panem also grows taken with him.

So in the fourth presidential election of Panem since the end of the war, in spite of his possible flaws, the people of Panem elect Gale Hawthorne, formerly a rebel from District 12, who has not forgotten about the monstrous acts of the Capitol. He intends to make the Capitol pay for every drop of District blood spilled.

His councils from Districts 13 and 2 revive to him a long buried idea: having a Capitol Hunger Games. After years of being in the spotlight, in public scrutiny so similar to the Capitol's fascination with the Games, and their unforgiven cruelty so fresh in his mind, he agrees. Twenty-four tributes from the new Capitol, 12 boys, and 12 girls, will be called into an arena, to kill each other until one remains, on live television, right in front of their parents who once watched as children of the Districts did the same many years ago.

Those left radically bitter by the Games and the War finally have something new to support. But the rest of Panem is chilled by the decision. This vengeful act not only punishes those from the Capitol who sanctioned the Hunger Games, but their children and grandchildren as well. A powerful state of consternation plagues the Capitol, as its youth are about to be subjected to these corrupt games. The Reaping is coming. The horrors have only just begun.

Rules

1. No God-modding. Since this is The Hunger Games, however, so please discuss between yourselves whether or not you'll allow your character to be killed. Keep in mind, however, these games might not take off so smoothly. (We'll start at the Reaping.)
2. This series pulls no punches. Fighting might get graphic. But otherwise, like the series, let's keep other content (language, sexual intimacy) to a lower rating.
3. Shipping is allowed. But remember the circumstances.
4. No one-liners. Let's try to keep it to at least a level 6 and up on Chong's Roleplaying Guide. And please try to stay consistent with posting. If not, let one of us know that you will be gone for a while.
5. When you make your first post, please include this quote: "And may the odds be ever in your favor!"

(Go Suzanne Collins for creating this amazing trilogy!)

Character Profile:

Name:

Age:

Tribute (Yes or No):

District (only if not a tribute):

Personality:

History (4 or + sentences):

Skills:

Other:


Characters

Canon Characters:
(More canon characters, such as Annie, the Odair child, Paylor, Johanna, Gale's siblings, etc., will be added at your request; you can just write which character you want from the series, their age, and summary in your post. Please write a short summary [3-5+ sentences] of your canon character as they have been since the ending of Mockingjay. They have all aged 30 years, minus the Mellark kids; this takes place 10 years after the epilogue. At the moment, however, tributes are the most important characters to complete.)

Katniss Mellark (age 47): ConfusedShipper123
Katniss is still greatly affected by the events of the war and the Hunger Games. She still has her scars, inside and out. She's still plagued by nightmares, but gets through the days by thinking of the acts of goodness she has seen. She works part-time in the new hospital in District 12, and spends the rest of her time with her family. She is totally stricken by Gale's election into presidency.

Peeta Mellark (age 47): Nightmare13
Peeta owns a small deli in District 12, although he isn't around much to watch it. Peeta spends most of his days in his art studio, doing paintings relating to the Hunger Games, and the time he spent captured by the Capitol, in order to keep an even head, and let painful memories out. He is still actively involved in political discussion, giving talks for peace between the people of Panem, in order to protect their future, and their children's future from such atrocities as the Hunger Games. He is now almost completely consumed by speaking out against the Capitol Games. It should also be known that despite his stress release painting, he still has his little panic fits.

(President) Gale Hawthorne (age 49): Abeiya
Gale drowns the pain from the war and the guilt from what he allowed to be done to Katniss’ sister, Prim, in copious amounts of alcohol and relations with various women. He decided to govern from District 2 because of how much he detested the Capitol in his youth. He lives a double life, precariously balancing a life of scandal with one of public morality.

Primrose "Rose" Mellark (Katniss's daughter; age 15): ConfusedShipper123
Rose bears a striking resemblance to the girl for whom she was named--Katniss's sister. She is kindhearted, resourceful, and wise beyond her years. She grows very concerned at her mother's behavior sometimes, and simply cannot comprehend how the world could have been such a terrible place not too long ago. But it haunts her family every day. And with the new Games being announced, she isn't sure how to react. All she does know, is that rebellion is in her blood, and that she has to prevent the Capitol kids from dying or being scarred in such a terrible way.

Cinna Mellark (age 12): TokoToTheEnd
Cinna is a lot like his namesake and father, seeing the beauty in things. Instead of creating art though paintings or clothes, Cinna likes to make sculptures or models. He use to follow his father around a lot and admires him greatly. Cinna also tends to follow his sister around sometimes, but other times he goes off on his own and just think about nature and it's beauty. Cinna use to like hearing about the Hunger Games and the history of his home, not taking it as truth for the longest time. He now acknowledges that it did happen, but doesn't like to think about it.



____ Odair (Annie and Finnick's child; approx. age <30 or 30?): reserved

Annie Odair: reserved?

Haymitch "Hugh" the Mellark Family Dog/'Diagnostician': Nightmare13

Hawthorne family (Gale's siblings; varying ages; youngest=35)

Capitol Tributes (in no particular order)

1. (f) Starlight Arjuna: Abeiya 1

2. (m) Arthur Crawford: Nightmare13 1

3. (f) Blaze Parker: ConfusedShipper123 2

4. (f) Helena Joane Elmas: ConfusedShipper123 3

5. (m) Damir Pax: ConfusedShipper123 2

6. (m) Aphras Vigyls: rcox1995 3

7. (m) Pepper Flickerman: TokoToTheEnd 4

8. (m) Oleander Eldeweiss: TokoToTheEnd 5

9. (f) Ariadne Syphilis: roman_tic_kataang 4

10. (f) Prudence "Rue" Charn: TokoToTheEnd 5

11. (m) Gruffy McDuff: SocialNetworkSociopath 6

12. (f) Eilane Down: SocialNetworkSociopath 6

13. (f) Amira Sanela: internet addict 7

14. (m) Suf Jaw: SocialNetworkSociopath 7

15. (m) Zane: internet addict 8

16. (f) Norma McAverage: internet addict 8

17. (f) Dawn Yiu: TokoToTheEnd 9

18. (m) Norman McAverage: ConfusedShipper123 9

19. (f) Clarisse Ulric: Abeiya 10

20. (m) Al: Magus1108 10

21. (f) Nina Liebert: Magus1108 11

22. (m) Foliage Izon: TheMusicGirl 11

23. (f) Kakesu Shiawase: yellowroadrunner 12

24. (f) Thaelia Malacial: defy_gravity3295

25. (m) Athanasius Thanatos: internet addict
(Other tributes/characters will be added as claimed)

Current Tribute Pairs:

Kakesu/Foliage

Blaze/Zane

Amira/Damir

Norma/Norman

Rue/Starlight

Adriadne/Oleander

Can I take Cinna? And I also want to reserve a tribute/

((Absolutely.))

OC's

TokoToTheEnd:


Name: Dawn Yiu
Age: 12
Tribute: Yes
District: N/A
Personality: Dawn appears to be the type who stands back and lets others do their own thing. Some mistake her as shy or socially awkward, but in reality Dawn just thinks she is better than everyone else. She is very haughty and thinks most people are incompotent losers who aren't worth her time. Dawn is not lazy though.
History: Dawn grew up in a family that still had some money and so Dawn had a pretty decent childhood, but she also became the way she is now because of it. Dawn would spend her time learning or practicing her various skills like fencing, archary, cooking and sewing to name a few. Dawn's only friends were ones she made up and the staff sometimes.
Skills: Dawn is good with swords, having taken fencing lessons. She is also good with a bow and fairly good with a knife.
Other: Dawn is short and of average weight. Her hair is long, wavy dirty blonde and bluish-purple eyes.

Name: Pepper Flickerman
Age: 13
Tribute: Yes
District: N/A
Personality: Pepper is kind of haughty at times, but he can be nice. He is very stubborn about things and tends to hold grudges. Pepper gets mad easily and will get into a fight without thinking first but later regrets it.
History: Pepper grew up with as normal childhood as he could. He has two younger siblings and he cares about them a great deal, although he finds them annoying and doesn't spend much time around them. He varied in his opinion on whether or not he thought that Capital was justified to do what they did, which lead to fights among his peers. His parents are concerned that he is going to get them into trouble.
Skills: Pepper is good at hand-to-hand combat, but he can also use a lot of random things as blunt force weapons. Pepper is also good at agtagonizing or imtimatating others as well.
Other: Pepper is the nephew of Caesar Flickerman. Pepper has dark skin tinted gray, curly black hair, and dark yellow eyes that are contacts. His original eye color is unknown.

Name: Prudence "Rue" Charn
Age: 16
Tribute: Yes
District: N/A
Personality: Rue is a shy and nervous girl. She tries to make others happy and goes along with almost anything. Rue likes to see others happy even if she has to sarcifice her own happiness for it. Rue is also very observant.
History: Rue is not blood related to her namesake, but Rue's parents felt extremely bad for the girl and so they nicknamed Prudence Rue. Rue, although she lives in the Capital, have a pretty simple life. She mostly was found playing with her friends or walking aimlessly around the streets. Rue hates the history of her home and hopes that someday everyone will be able to move on from it.
Skills: Rue is very good at hiding. Being obversant, Rue is also good at figuring out puzzles or noticing things that others look over. Rue is fairly fast as well and a good climber. Rue is not profient in any weapon though.
Other: Rue is small in size. Her hair is very fair so that it's almost transparent. Rue has pale blue eyes and pale skin.

Name: Acacia Edelweiss
Age: 38
Tribute: No
District: 11
Personality:
History: Acacia is one of Rue's sister being the third oldest in her family. Acacia grew up in the 11th district always fearful that she or one of her siblings would be taken and played in the games. She was upset when Rue was taken and broken hearted when she died. Acacia was grateful for Katniss's kindness towards her sister and admires the girl greatly. Acacia is now a friend of Katniss and her family.
When Acacia was in her twenties she met a man from the Capital. Together they had Oleander, but before they could marry, Acacia broke up with him, fearful that their child would be corrupted by the Capital even though it was only a shell of it's former self and he would not move to the 11th. After a long fight between the two they agreed to share custody of Oleander.
Skills: Just the skills she picked up in District 11 concerning her job.
Other:

Name: Oleander Edelweiss
Age: 14
Tribute: Yes
District: 11/Capital
Personality: Oleander is a good natured person. He prefers to look on the bright sides of things and doesn't like conflict all too mucb. He is willing to stand up for himself, but he can become shy and nervous in situations.
History: Oleander does not remember his parents ever being together, having been about two when they finally separated. So Oleander spent his years going back and forth between District 11 and the Capital. In 11, Oleander learned the District's craft and spent time with friends. He occasionally visited the 12th district with his mother when she visited Katniss. Oleander also grew up on the streets of the Capital. Some people made fun of him because of his mother in the Capital, but Oleander said it gave himself a sense of understanding. Oleander wishes to live with just his mother though and plans on telling his father soon. His last name is not suppose to be Edelweiss, but everyone outside of the Capital uses it.
Skills: Oleander is pretty good with a knife and a pretty decent climber as well. Oleander somewhat knows how to use a bow, but if he had to fight, a knife is what he would use. Good at knot typing as well.
Other: Oleander has peachish skin that is somewhat tan, a lean body and is of medium height. Oleander has light green eyes and dark brown hair with mismatched streaks of dark red, blond, and light brown.


roman_tic_kataang:

Name:Ariadne Syphilis

Age:16

Tribute (Yes or No):Yes

Personality: She is kind of rebellious, can be flexible and just goes with the flow. She really values her life and freedom and is not very violent. She can be defensive and mischievous. She is also very smart, and a bookworm.

Appearance: Ariadne

History (4 or + sentences): Ariadne's parents were both doctors so she grew up wealthy, she wasn't spoiled by her parents though. She and her family were never ostentatious and lived a simple life. Although, her parents did build in a library in a spare room of there house and over the years had been built up with books of every genre. Ariadne would always come into the library and read whenever she couldn't find something to do during her spare time.

Once Ariadne got into middle school, she got this rebellious attitude come up, but she would never skip out any class. She respected her parents but she would seldom follow their rules. Eventually,she started to sneak out at night and hang with her friends. This is where she learned to be light on her feet and agile and a few defensive moves from her friends. She also seldom got into trouble. Now, Ariadne has stopped going out much for fear that her grades will go down. She enjoyed reading about the Hunger Games in history books,but she never believed she would take part in the new Capitol Hunger Games and feels unprepared for it once they announce it.

Skills: She is agile, light on her feet and knows how to lock joints. Ariadne has knowledge on first aid and medicine and can also climb trees. She also knows information on various subjects, and can place traps.



Nightmare13:

Name: Arthur Crawford

Age: 17

Tribute (Yes or No): Yes

District (only if not a tribute):

Personality: He's a smart young man, with an idealistic view of the world, and what it could be. He believes he needs to atone for the sins of his likely grandfather, so he always works to better himself.

History (5+ sentences): Arthur is the illegitimate grandson of President Snow. Although it is not certain, it is more than likely that the two are related. This, of course, makes him an easy target for the Capitol Games. He is not an unknown person to Panem, and has in fact, been active in events to soothe relations between the Capitol and the Districts. Through this, he has met Peeta Mellark, one of the important figures of the now 30 year old rebellion. Because of their various meetings, the two formed a sort of, mentor, student relationship, and have come to speak together against acts of violence between the Capitol, and Districts. Since the announcement of the Capitol Games, Arthur has stayed with Peeta and the Mellark family, to train. Peeta wants him to enter the ring without killing another tribute, and show Panem that killing isn't always the answer. So he too can become a symbol of peace, and freedom.

Skills: Arthur is trained in none lethal, hand to hand combat, as well as how to hunt with a bow (although he's still not that good), medicine, camouflage, and the knowledge and wisdom passed down from Katniss, and Peeta.

ConfusedShipper123:

Name: Helena Joane Elmas
Age: 13
Gender: Female
Tribute (Yes or No): Yes
Appearance: Helena has mud-brown eyes, choppy dark blonde hair, and a light olive skin tone. She is about 5'1". She tries to keep her look natural, and never participates in the bizarre fashion trends of the Capitol, but is occasionally inclined/coerced to put on a touch of bright eyeliner.
Personality: Helena is introspective and sarcastic. She would much rather hang back in the crowd and watch than actually being involved with most Capitol conventions. But that isn't to say that she stays away from everyone. She has a few close friends with whom she can share her thoughts and protests. It isn't uncommon for her to get in arguments with those around her, however. She always tries to use her words for such arguments, but it isn't to say that she isn't at all aggressive. Beneath her exterior, however, she is a lot younger than she wants to act.
History (4 or + sentences): Helena's parents were a big fan of the current President before he became president. His commentaries were always on their television, and Helena grew quite tired of them. She wanted someone like President Paylor in office, someone who was always looking out for the people, and President Hawthorne, to her, seemed to be looking out for... well, she wasn't sure, but for some reason, she didn't think he was always looking out for the good of the people. She spent countless conversations with her friends expressing how she felt about his presidency, only to be shushed by die-hard District teachers who were too used to life before the second Rebellion. But when President Hawthorne announced the Capitol Hunger Games, Helena was furious. She couldn't keep her mouth shut. She intends to come to the biggest center of the city to protest, hoping to gather followers. If another rebellion is what it takes, she would try and start it. She isn't willing to be afraid. But, like the rest of the Capitol teens, she is oblivious to the fate that awaits her...
Skills: Hand-to-hand combat, using knives. Words.
Other: Attends school with Pepper, and wants him to join her in protest against the Capitol Games.

Name: Damir Irenaeus Pax
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Tribute (Yes or No): Yes
Personality: Damir desires peace and lawfulness for the Capitol and the rest of the Districts. He tries to handle situations diplomatically, and does his best to avoid confrontation and physical fighting, in spite of his current occupation. He is generally soft-spoken, reserved, and humble. But if it becomes necessary to use brutality to defend those he cares for, he will do so.
Appearance: Damir
History (4 or + sentences): Damir's parents were once Peacekeepers. They were raised in District 2, brought into the Capitol, and as soon as they completed their training, were sent out to patrol the other Districts. They had each been Peacekeepers for nearly two years when the Second Rebellion began. They were called back to the Capitol to keep things under control there. They saw the violence on the screens. And then they watched as it came to the streets of their current residence. Seeing the bloodshed right before their eyes, being forced to set up the pods, they began to realize the horrors of their actions. So they turned sides and began to fight with the Rebellion, rather than against it.

After the War was over, the two Peacekeepers met after they were sent by Paylor to actually do what their title once implied--keep the peace. After years of chaos and destruction, these two were more than relieved to begin to help the nation of Panem, rather than harm it. They completely turned around. After over a decade of working together, the two began to realize their feelings for each other were more than professional, and the couple began to pursue a romantic relationship. They married while they were touring District 12. Two years later, they had a son, and named him Damir, hoping he would truly bring the peace that his name implied.

He was taught from an early age to respect other and not harm them. In spite of a good nature, Damir never had much of an opportunity to connect with anyone, due to his prominent family's demanding life of travel and "peacekeeping". He wanted to stay in one place for once, and actually make friends, rather than continue traveling and watching from the sidelines.

At fifteen years old, Damir finally became grounded in one place. On a train from District 9 back to the Capitol, while Damir was laying on a cot in the very back, a cargo train began to veer off course, due to a malfunction in its programming. The conductors of both trains desperately tried to alter their courses, but they were too late... the trains slammed head-on. The cargo train was much slower, but immense damage was done to the passenger train... few survived without injury. Many passengers died.

The Pax family survived. Damir was one of the very few who made it out recognizably, recovering quickly with the technology of Capitol hospitals. But his parents were not so fortunate. No amount of surgeries, therapies, medications could bring them back. They were both shells of their former selves. And their financial means were soon sapped. Damir stopped attending school and went into training to become a Peacekeeper, taking jobs on the side for the little time he would have outside of Capitol training grounds, to make sure his parents were cared for. He hoped that continuing to attempt the work of his parents would give him favor in the eyes of whoever ran the government at the time, and make him able to provide better for his family.

But the government had been changing... it wasn't just the most radical Districts who were beginning to feel their bitterness resurface. And not all Peacekeepers were as concerned with peace as his parents were. Many followed the old, violent ways of the Peacekeeper, pre-2nd Rebellion. Damir was determined to subvert those ways and keep his parent's philosophies and morals with him through training. But it was difficult, with the pressures put upon him by his fellow Keepers and higher-up's. He remembers distinctly, a time when he witnessed a young, starving girl having her eyes torn torturously out by a so-called "Peacekeeper" for merely stealing a cake.

At this time, all he can think of doing is keeping his family well. He knows that it will be difficult to appease President Hawthorne and his councils, with his known experiences with Peacekeepers, but he doesn't blame him for it. The Capitol Hunger Games horrify Damir, but he knows that he cannot resist his orders to make sure that no one tries to run from them. It does not even cross his mind that he is still of age in terms of the reaping...

Skills: He has been taught both lethal and non-lethal combat through Peacekeeper training, and knows many deadly tactics that he wishes he would have never become knowledgable.

Name: Blaze Parker
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Appearance: Blaze's hair is her most prominent feature. Her parents made sure, by means of former Capitol stylists and surgeons, that she had hair that looked like flames. It is long, wavy, and wild with horizontal stripes of red, yellow, and orange. The rest of her, seems fairly natural. She has light green eyes, and has the lithe body of an athlete.
Tribute (Yes or No): Yes
Personality: Blaze is quite the opposite of what her name and hair imply. She is quiet and reserved, and frequently feels unexceptional. The Parker's keep close contact with original Capitol residents, and those like them, so she's blended in well with other kids in her part of the city. All she hopes for is to grow older and move to someplace with a slower pace, somewhere like District 11, where she can escape expectations and live at peace. Blaze has been trained to fight, but she prefers books, and has a particular interest in Panem History and literature.
Background (4 or + sentences): Blaze's mother and father were young "Capitol Rebels" during the war, who vaguely recognized the horrors of the Hunger Games back in those days, though they were mostly looking for a cause to follow. But they were never really good at adjusting to life in District 13, so as soon as they possibly could, they returned to the Capitol of Panem. They moved to a new part of the city, and that was how they met. They were young, and away from their families, so they bonded over what they had seen. The one thing that had most in common was that they both idolized the Mockingjay of the Rebellion... The Girl Who Was On Fire. Katniss Everdeen. They wished to be like her, to be able to win the games, then take on the Capitol and even the corrupt parts of the Rebellion. When they were in their early 20's, they married.

They had a child. They were thrilled to find that she was a girl. They thought it might be cheesy to name her Katniss, so instead, they named her after fire itself. They had her hair made the color of fire. And so they raised her hoping she would be as brave and fiery as their idol. They did not get their wish. In spite of this, they had her trained to fight and put her in sports the moment she could walk. They pressured her into joining debate teams, speech teams, school plays, choirs. The more outgoing and outspoken, the better she would be to them. They found her training for "self-defense" (and archery, hand-to-hand combat, survival techniques, hunting), if there was ever an occasion she would ever need to use it. Deluded by their own distorted fantasies of their idol and ideas of what a perfect child "who will do great things", they essentially make their daughter into what would have been considered a Career Tribute back in the days of the original Hunger Games.
Skills: Archery, Survival techniques, hunting, making fires, hand-to-hand combat.

Name: Phylicia Amber Feidelm
Age: 28
Gender: Female
District (only if not a tribute): 13, oriiginally. Now lives and works at the Capitol.
Personality: Phylicia appears to be kind, loyal, and compliant to the conventions of the Capitol. She can be flirtatious, she might even seem sweet. But she always has an ulterior motive. She is very manipulative.
Appearance: Phylicia appears to be at least five years younger than she actually is. She is also slender, with shoulder-length hair the actual color of gold, with stripes of blood red, either pulled back or done in a wild, yet classy style.
History (4 or + sentences): Phylicia grew up in traditional Capitol luxury, and always knew how to get what she wanted. She was naturally manipulative, and knew how to play people--teachers, peers, siblings, parents, friends, guys, and generally everyone. She's always, only, looked out for herself. She has climbed the ladders by any method to arrive where she is. But she hasn't always been able to get her way. There has been one particular person who's challenged her. All there is to know about this person is that they were also very involved with the Capitol. And she won't stop until she gets back at this person.
Skills: In spite of her appearance, she could actually do pretty well in a fight.
Other: Is Co-Head Gamemaker, and is frequently at odds with the other Co-Head Gamemaker/Head Stylist.

Name: Cassius Nikon

Age: 15

Gender: Male

Tribute (Yes or No): Yes

Personality: Cassius has a bit of a temper at times, and is very stubborn in any fight. He rather enjoys winning those, whether by word or fist. He considers himself to be a strong individual. He wears a frequent scowl and is not known for kindness, nor well-liked. His shell is not easily cracked, and he refuses to show any sort of "weakness".

Appearance: Cassius has DracoHair, Jerome/Vincent's wardrobe in Gattaca, plus Jared Leto's sexy trenchcoat. And his eyes. Yes. Cassius' hair is a professionally styled, icy blond, and his eyes, in contrast, are dark and piercing. He has also been known to have a slight pre-occupation with his appearance. Cassius also likes to dress in a highly sophisticated manner, significantly less flamboyant than the majority of the Capitol citizens, presenting himself as older and more mature than his actual age and temperament would betray.

History (4 or + sentences): Cassius has had a mildly average upbringing in the Capitol, save for his family having a few dollars more than the average citizen. As a child, Cassius was left mostly to his own devices, and often given what he wanted, not ever truly minding the lack of genuine interaction with his parents. He was given a thorough and well-rounded education from tutors from every part of Panem, and was from a young age, shaped to assert himself and his views. So when his fairly absent parents decided to enter him into a very populated, but still private, school in the Capitol, he was not entirely pleased. He was disgusted with his fellow students and their willingness to accept everything they were told, as well as their constant, pathetic need for one another's approval. His distaste for the students, as well as the teachers, was often expressed, resulting in frequent calls or meetings with his parents addressing his "disruptive behavior". This only drove him on, as he began to outright challenge those with authority over him, as well as his fellow students. Some of his actions did not fare him, nor his opponents, well. He had recently been moved to his third school the year of these Games, and the experience has been rocky. For the members of his class.

Skills: Arguing, fighting, WIEDLING ANGER!.

Other: His parents were very involved in President Hawthorne's political campaign, and continue to be a part of promoting, and even advising him.



SocialNetworkSociopath:
Name: Gruffy Duff McBuff

Age: 16

Gender: male

Tribute (Yes or No): yea

Personality: McBuff is very abrupt and direct. his personal motto is "when you come to a fork in the road, take the fork, and use it to kill anyone who tries to stop you from taking the road less traveled"

History: Born in the slums of district 9, McBuff was abandoned at an early age. Attempting to make a better life for himself, he and his friend sneaked out the the district and made is way to the capitol at age 6. He reached his destination alone. Once there, he thought that the only way to forget his past through exercise. This idea consumed his life for the next 10 years.

Appearance: he looks kinda like this (but not as green):
Gruffy?

Favorite Pastimes: Being so into exercising, McBuff spends most of his time working out and taking steroids

Skills: McBuff's main attribute is his size, he is 6' 10" with massive muscles. He uses these as intimidation since most mortals flee at the sight of him. He can bench over 450 lbs, and it is rumored that he once punched straight through a steel girder. His muscles are his only weapons, and while he has had little experience with steel weapons, he knows the basics and he knows most weapons can be used simply by swinging them around with as much force as possible.

Eevan Yaeger

age: 15

Gender: male

district: 6

he is just about the most average teenager from any district and he has no weapons training, barely any first aid training, and his knee is bad.

skills: being friendly, likeable, and he's played countless hours of a gunfight simulator

Name: Eilane Down

Gender: female

Age: 11 (but legally she's 12)

Tribute: yes

background: Eilane was born deaf, but that did not stop her from attempting to keep her poor family from starving. At age 5, her eyes were forcibly removed by a peacekeeper who she was trying to lift some cash from and on her seventh birthday, she was caught stealing a cake from a bakery in the heart of the capitol. For her crime, she is being forced to participate in the hunger games although she is blind and deaf.

Description: she's not that ugly, but she has two holes instead of eyes and she can't see herself in the mirror so her look is a result of her own guesswork
Skills: not hearing anything and walking around with a stick.

Name: Suf Jaw

age: 18

tribute: yes

Skills: makes excellent paintings of hobos who are making art out of card board
he also has a disease where he compulsively waves his hands in the air when he's happy

appearance: he has a large head iwth a flat temple above his eyebrows. his nose has a tumor on it and ears that look like wings. he has an extreme underbite

history: suf jaw first became interested art in (5 years before whenever this is). since then he has taken countless art classes and painted dozens of hobos. he developed his unique style during one random trip through the capitol. On his trip he met a hobo who was also an artist and enjoyed making cardboard art. The hobo and Suf Jaw quickly became good friends.


Abeiya:

Name: Starlight “Star” Arjuna

Age: 16

Gender: Female

Tribute (Yes or No): Yes

District (only if not a tribute): N/A

Personality: Starlight is watchful and quiet. She doesn’t talk much, meaning she hears almost everything. It takes her a while to warm up to people enough to trust them. She is calculating to the point where she can and will come off cold. Rather than fully rely on her physical ability, she does her best to combine both the physical and mental aspects of strategy against her opponents. She is extremely self-aware and also quite attentive to others.

Appearance: Starlight was named for her large navy blue eyes that are spotted with silver, rimmed with thick black lashes. She is tall and slim, built for running and her skin is a deep olive shade. Her waist-length hair is usually pinned up and is an iridescent blue-black. She has bright silver tattoos across the back of her shoulders and coiling around her wrists.

History (4 or + sentences): Starlight was a bright child, excelling rapidly in school, but developing little social skills. It was not in her nature. Teachers often mistook her for a shy girl, when the truth was she did not wish to make any connections with any others students. She put a lot of her time and effort into studying and observing what others did. Although she had little interest in getting to know people by communicating, she liked analyzing their behavior. She has a good understanding of psychology and sociology.

Her mother raised her to be as well-rounded as possible, so that she would have a high-paying career. Starlight is a dancer and was a singer when she was younger, but she lost interest as she got older. At first she stayed away from the other children because of timidity, but one day when she was about ten years old, her father, whom she had grown up without, returned home and began spending time with she and her brother, so long as they did not alert their mother to his presence. Eventually, he swindled them both out of a lot of money and left, never to be heard from again. Starlight has had trouble trusting and communicating with others ever since.

Since then, she has lived constantly under the protection of her brother, who she loves dearly. She became obsessed with occupying her time so she would not have to think about her father and studied history rigorously. She was taken with the fact that history repeated itself and began training herself to fight hand-to-hand for fear that the new government would crumble into chaos.

Skills: Logic, hand-to-hand combat, agility, blades, snares.

Other: She is well-versed in Latin and is musically talented, having been raised to be a Renaissance child.

Name: Clarisse Ulric

Gender: Female

Age: 17

Tribute (Yes or No): Yes

District (only if not a tribute): N/A

Appearance: Clarisse is below average height with a classically feminine build. Her skin is very pale and nearly flawless. Her eyes are almond-shaped and wolf blue, surgically altered to glow slightly in the dark. Her hair goes down to the base of her neck and is the color of corn silk. It’s cut into choppy layers, giving her an edgy look. She had her canine teeth altered to be slightly sharper. Her lips are full and usually painted red and her nails are usually sharpened to points and painted black. She has gold tattoos swirled on her hips. ((‘Kay so, I usually hate using pictures of real people for my characters, but by chance I found one that looks almost exactly how I pictured her here.))

Personality: Clarisse is a trickster. She has a flirtatious demeanor and is a natural dissembler. She keeps herself a bit detached from others, unless she thinks she can use them for something. She does her best to charm people and gain their trust as she’s figuring out to what advantage she can gain from befriending them. She looks innocent and weak most of the time and will end up using it as an advantage in the Games.

History (4 or + sentences): Clarrise was raised in the typical Capitol way and is a bit vapid and appearance-based in her opinions because of it. Her mother is a plastic surgeon and her father is a tattoo artist. She was predisposed to having a liking for physical augmentation. She was incredibly sheltered by her parents up until the age of twelve. She then hit a rebellious streak and went a little extreme with her “lone wolf” appearance. It’s all she feels she has and she defines herself with it. She’s gone through about a boyfriend a month, never quite finding what she was looking for, whatever that is. Nowadays, she’s nearly always searching through people, keeping her own real motives hidden.

Skills: Climbing (she’s gotten good at it from sneaking out at night).

Other: Vive le roi?


rcox1995:

Name: Aphras Vigyls
Age: 17
Tribute: Yes.
District: N/A
Personality: Very intelligent and very swift. He is not very strong, and can't aim to save his life. He can make friends easily, but he can hate people just as easily. He can also be quite hyper, though it varies when it occurs. He is very defensive of his friends as well.
History: A citizen of the Capital since birth, he lived a simplistic life. His family was middle class, so sometimes, they had to scrape by, so he is used to hard times. His father is a part of the reserves for the Capital, where they are trained to use bows and swords. His father taught him how to both use a bow and fight with a sword, but he never was a good archer, so he stuck to the sword. His family was valiantly against electing the new President, but sadly, he was elected. Aphras now fears for his life....
Skills: Excellent with a sword; not very good with a bow, but can slightly make due.
Other:

internet addict:

Name: Amira Sanela

Age: 16

Tribute (Yes or No): Yes

District (only if not a tribute):

Personality: Quiet unless she gets angry.

Appearance: Except with more color

History (4 or + sentences): When Amira was young, she was a social butterfly, but after her brother (who was her best friend) broke his neck from falling out of a tree, she became more quiet and reserved. Amira never got over the death of her brother because he was trying to get a scarf of hers that had been blown up into the high branches of the tree. Her brother, Liam haunts her everyday, especially since she was reaped into the Games. Because Amira spends so much time trying to block out the ghost of her brother, she also blocks out the rest of the world. When Amira gets angry, it's usually because her stress levels have gotten so high that she can't get the image of Liam to leave her for even a second.

Amira's parents don't know that she thinks Liam's death is her fault, so they try to cheer her with different things, but nothing really works. Amira knows that her parents only mean well, but she can't stand the thought of tattooing herself and doing all sorts of other things like that when Liam never got that chance. (He died when he was 12 and she was 10. Their family did the fancy tattooing and stuff when the turned 16.)

Skills: Amira is a fast runner and very good with herbs. She has to do very little research on a plant to know if it is safe or not.

Other: She feels like this is her belated punishment for letting Liam die.

Name: Zane

Age: 18

Tribute: Yes

Skills: Good at hand to hand combat, but with weapons, he's pretty much screwed.

Personality: Light hearted and willing to help anyone out

Appearance: Zane has light brown hair that falls into his tired looking dark blue eyes a lot. He is tall which makes it difficult to be looked over.

History: Zane grew up on the very edge of the Capitol, but he never really considered himself a resident of the Capitol. Just a citizen of Panem, like anyone from any of the Districts. Throughout his 18 years, Zane has heard the story of how Katniss Everdeen ended the Hunger Games, and how Panem is so much more peaceful because of her. He was glad to have not lived through those times, but he wishes that the corruption was being handled better. When Zane was 10 years old, he was walking home late when an unseen attacker started to throw stones at him for no apparent reason. After being severely wounded, he was beaten and left in the street. Had it not been for a kind women who saw the ordeal out of her window, Zane probably wouldn't be around. Her kindness made Zane want to pass it on, so he has. However, being beaten hardened him a little bit, so Zane made sure he trained himself in hand to hand combat, fighting whoever was willing to challenge him. He trains mostly at night, though, which is why Zane usually looks tired. There was a time when Zane tried training with weapons, but after nearly shooting his foot off and coming close to losing an ear with his own dagger, Zane decided to stop weapon training. Still, though, Zane manages to keep a pretty good outlook on life.

Name: Norma McAverage

Age: 15

Tribute (Yes or No): Yes

District (only if not a tribute):

Personality: Very outgoing. Keeps up with all the latest fashions.

Appearance: Norma has wavy pink hair with streaks of violet. Her eyes are bright blue and surrounded by long, multicolored eyelashes. She has a light gold tattoo outlining the shape of a bunch of amazon lilies on her face.

History (4 or + sentences): Norma McAverage has lived a very normal, very average Capitol life with her brother, Norman. She's grown up constantly changing her appearance to fit with the latest styles before finally finding the style that fit her the most. She likes being full of color, and plans to get her amazon lilies colored in. However, since Norma is being reaped, she won't get that opportunity, which will be a big complaint of hers during the Games.

Skills: Putting on makeup. Yeah. Yeah. That's it.

Other: I think everything that needs to be said has been said.

Name: Athanasius Thanatos (But he goes by Than)

Age: 14

Gender: male

Tribute (Yes or No): Yes

Personality: Than is a little full of himself at times, but he's not such a bad guy. He tries to be nice to people unless they're really annoying. However, Than does not have very much patience.

History: He's a Capitol guy, but that hasn't stopped Than from noticing the poverty in the Districts. However, he hasn't done anything to help the people of the Districts. He's always known that he could do something, but tattoos and the latest of Capitol news can easily distract him. His life has never been very dramatic or interesting other than that.

Appearance: Than has a mop of curly black hair that he never tries to keep from looking unruly. It falls over his gray-green eyes without completely covering them, or all the freckles that dot his nose.

Than is tall and and slender. He's not super skinny, but he's not a block, either.

Skills: Not being a corrupt Capitol kid.


Magus1108:

Name: Nina Liebert

Age: 17

Tribute (Yes or No): Yes

District (only if not a tribute): None

Personality: Nina is a kind and nice girl, and does not like to use violence unless it proves necessary.

History (4 or + sentences): Most of Nina's past is unknown, and what is known is very basic. She had two parents, a loving family, and an overall decent home life. Until the Hunger Games were reinstated, and she was selected to be a Tribute, she was just your average, everyday girl.

But that is a complete and total lie, of course. Nina is far from normal. For you see, Nina and a few others within the Capitol...are spies. Spies for the Nevan Protectorate, a neighboring state of the Capitol. The Protectorate wishes to determine whether it would be worth it, to invade and conquer the Capitol and its Districts, in the Capitol's time of social change. Thus the Protectorate sent out a series of spies to infiltrate the Capitol government, and collect the necessary information to determine whether making the Capitol a part of the Nevan Protectorate.

Nina, and her handler Franz, have thus been inserted into the Hunger Games, now that that barbaric sport has been reestablished. Franz will be her mentor, alongside another Tribute. But whoever her partner is, Nina knows they do not matter, as she will be the only Nevan spy in the Hunger Games.

Nina's mission in the Hunger Games is thus: do whatever it takes to win. Since the Games are a somewhat popular sport, it is also Nina's goal to win the favor of the people. Make her a celeberty, if possible. And perhaps, if that succeeds, Nina would be able to use her new social status to her advantage. Or rather, to the Nevan Protectorate's advantage...

Skills: Nina has been given sufficient hand-to-hand combat, and has been trained with a variety of meele and long range weapons, including guns.

Name: Al

Age: 15

Tribute (Yes or No): Yes

District (only if not a tribute): Capitol

Personality: In many ways, Al acts like a mixture between a spoiled child and a mad-man with a God-Complex. So, not the best of combinations, obviously.

History (4 or + sentences): Al is unlike any human in existence, as far as he knows. For Al is an artifically created human; the first of his kind. Al has been designed to be the ultimate breed of warrior. He is to be a Super Soldier, basically. Al is to be the precursor of the next generation of soldiers the Capitol is to employ as its army. However, as a prototype, those who commissioned Al's existence and the scientists who gave life to him are unsure if he is a true Super Soldier, or if they need to modify their formula more, still.

Thus the higher-ups of the Capitol government have entered Al into the new Hunger Games as a tribute. He was given a fake past, and has now been sent to compete in the Games. This decision is to determine whether they have truly created the perfect warrior, or if they need to go back to the drawing board. Al's future depends on the outcome of the Hunger Games; moreso than the others who compete in it now. If he is victorious, then he will be model for the Super Soldiers to come. But if he loses, and he somehow still lives, then he will be denounced as a failure by his creators and killed anyway.

Thus, Al is very determined to win. And truly, he does not think anything can stop him. Al considers himself a God amongst Men. A superior to those around him. Al doesn't think it will take him long to win this contest, though he may be proven wrong, soon enough...

Skills: Abnormally powerful strength, speed, and agility; heightened senses; and an intellect of great proportions.

Name: Franz Bonaparta

Age: 40

Tribute (Yes or No): No

District (only if not a tribute): District 1, apparently

Personality: Franz acts like a nice and kind young woman, though this is merely a facade on her part. In truth she is a vindictive and cruel woman, who will do whatever it takes to achieve her goals. She has killed many people, and thus Franz would not hesitate to do so more, if it proved necessary.

History (4 or + sentences): Franz, like her young apprentice, is a spy for the Nevan Protectorate. She was given a false background as well, and was given the job of a martial arts trainer in the Capitol. Now that Franz is a mentor for her young apprentice in the new Hunger Games, she will make sure that Nina will complete her mission to win, or die trying. Franz knows that she is to have another tribute to mentor, but she cares little for whoever it is. She may play the part of mentoring them both, but Franz will do whatever it takes to help Nina.

Skills: An expert in the fields of martial arts, and not too shabby with a gun, either.

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Name: Foliage Izon

Age: 15

Tribute (Yes or No): Yes

Appearance: Light, untreated blond hair. Dull blue eyes that light up only when he's interested in something. Normal, male build, above average upper body strength.

History (4 or sentences): Foliage was born and raised in the Capitol. He has never disliked the wacky fashions that surround him, but he hasn't been inclined to apply them to himself, either. Foliage's mother was living in the Capitol while the second rebellion was raging through Panem, and was sheltered from any action by her parents. But nothing could stop her from witnessing the horrors that went on. Even though her parent's goal was to leave her in the dark about the rebellion, she gained a powerful demeanor that made her want to be the top dog on anything that was going on. Instead of hating the Districts leading the rebellion, her anger was aimed toward the Capitol for their poor treatment of the Districts, including the Hunger Games itself. After growing up and finding a husband, (A Capitol-ite at heart who used to follow all the latest trends, but lightened up on the makeup after marrying her), they decided to have a son. His mother's aggressive parenting and his father's passive behavior shaped Foliage into what he is today.

His mother tried to reflect her hate for the rebellion into Foliage from a young age, but the only thing he found fascinating was the history of what went on. He inherited his father's lack-of-drive and found himself being directed by his mother to try things until he stuck with something, (which hasn't really happened yet). He felt like a failure to his mother's expectations until he decided to try looking into the history of Panem once more. He. Was. Hooked. He couldn't get enough and crammed every bit of knowledge he could into his head. Despite this, his mother was still unsatisfied with where his passion came from and continued to make him try different things. He has been inserted into the Capitol versions of soccer, baseball, football, basketball, racquetball, swimming, and even a game only found in the Capitol, coerce. He has also tried chess, pottery-making, computer programming, sewing, and the art of applying Capitol-style makeup. Yet, Foliage has a passion only for history.

Oddly, his role model in life has been Peeta Mellark. After reading about him while immersing himself in Panem's history, Foliage was impressed on his affect on other people. The way Peeta touched the hearts of an entire nation of people just by saying the right things is amazing to Foliage and has never been one of his strong points. He has always wanted to meet Peeta and hear about his experiences, and, hopefully, gain even more inside information on what went on while he was alive during the second Rebellion. You could say it is the closest thing he has to a second "passion". He is envious of a person he has heard of named Arthur Crawford, and his closeness with Peeta and his family.

Personality: Slightly reserved, but still very nice. He isn't used to making decisions for himself, but he tries to have a strong demeanor. Unsuccessfully. Not exactly timid, but reluctant to go into anything new. Loving toward his parents but exhausted at trying to please his mother. Tries to take a logical look at things before speaking, sometimes leaving him to pause for long periods of time when trying to decide something.

Skills: Only ones that he has gained from dabbling in sports, like jousting, archery, wrestling, et cetera. A complete list of things he is mediocre doing: Swinging objects, hitting with objects, aiming and shooting with bow and arrow, anything with weapons. Huge knowledge about history.


yellowroadroller


Name: Kakesu Shiawase

Age: 17

Tribute: Yes.

Personality: Hostile, quiet, and rebellious

Appearance: Long, soft, yellow hair that curves and goes to ankles, and is put tastefully together at the end.

History (4 or + sentences): Has grown up in the Capitol and trained with her father from when she was five to seventeen years old. She does not know who her mother is, since her mother sepererated from her when she was three. She has lived a very Capitol life but does not follow the wacky fashions of the Capitol. She acts kind of like Katniss Everdeen, her role model, and tries to mimick her strategies.

Skills: Swords, bows and arrows, climbing high distances and running long distances.

Other: Has a soft spot for a boy named Foliage.

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Name: Thaelia Malacial

Age: 16

Tribute (Yes or No): Yes

District (only if not a tribute): N/A

Personality: She is strong-willed, creative, bubbly, graceful, adventurous, and passionate.

Appearance:Thaelia is pretty short but elegant. She is only about 5 feet tall which gives her an advantage in speed and quickness in movement. She is very fit for her small stature. She is sort of pale, with healthy skin. She has long tousled brown hair with side bangs in which she wears a brown headband in. She has bright emerald green eyes that match a ring Regis gave her when they first met. Her style of clothing is more of the fantasy type than modern. She wears "pixie" looking brown boots with knee highs. A brown skirt and short sleeved white oxford-like shirt with a button up vest. Also, she has scars on her arms and back from her step-mother.

History (4 or + sentences): Her mother passed away giving birth to her, leaving her to be raised by her father and her two older brothers. When she was 5 years old, her father remarried a woman who abused Thaelia, not just physically, but mentally. She would tell her the horror stories about the Capitol and the Hunger Games. The murder that went on...As Thaelia grew, she learned more and more about them, and looked up to Katniss throughout her trials. She realized Katniss was strong. So Thaelia later ran away when she was 8 and was taken in by a man named Regis, who became her trainer. He taught her everything she knows and raised her well. He had also been training a little girl named Maia, whom Thaelia learned to love as a sister.

Thaelia never saw her father or her brothers or her step-mother again. She trained hard, and went to school. She learned to love a new life and enjoy it.

Skills: Sword fighting/making, martial arts, bow and arrows, she can run fast and slip through tight areas, climb well, and jump long distances across things if she has to.

Other: Thaelia always does her best and never goes halfway when given a task. That's who she is. And she will do anything to protect the ones she loves.

Name: Arthur Crawford

Age: 17

Tribute (Yes or No): Yes

District (only if not a tribute):

Personality: He's a smart young man, with an idealistic view of the world, and what it could be. He believes he needs to atone for the sins of his likely grandfather, so he always works to better himself.

History (5+ sentences): Arthur is the illegitimate grandson of President Snow. Although it is not certain, it is more than likely that the two are related. This, of course, makes him an easy target for the Capitol Games. He is not an unknown person to Panem, and has in fact, been active in events to soothe relations between the Capitol and the Districts. Through this, he has met Peeta Mellark, one of the important figures of the now 30 year old rebellion. Because of their various meetings, the two formed a sort of, mentor, student relationship, and have come to speak together against acts of violence between the Capitol, and Districts. Since the announcement of the Capitol Games, Arthur has stayed with Peeta and the Mellark family, to train. Peeta wants him to enter the ring without killing another tribute, and show Panem that killing isn't always the answer. So he too can become a symbol of peace, and freedom.

Skills: Arthur is trained in none lethal, hand to hand combat, as well as how to hunt with a bow (although he's still not that good), medicine, camouflage, and the knowledge and wisdom passed down from Katniss, and Peeta.

Other:

((Shoot, I forgot to put in an appearance/description section... that can just go in the first post. ^^'

Accepted, Nattie. <3 ))

there are two things i need to mention before writing about my character...
first, i considered making my profile name the craigslist killer but that would have forced me to accept it (it's not TRUE)
Second, the following character took hours of thought throughout the school day, and i'll be expecting him to kill at least four other tributes

Name: Gruffy Duff McBuff

Age: 16

Gender: male

Tribute (Yes or No): yea

Personality: McBuff is very abrupt and direct. his personal motto is "when you come to a fork in the road, take the fork, and use it to kill anyone who tries to stop you from taking the road less traveled"

History: Born, in the slums of district 9, McBuff was abandoned at an early age. Attempting to make a better life for himself, he and his friend sneaked out the the district and made is way to the capitol at age 6. He reached his destination alone. Once there, he thought that the only way to forget his past through exercise. This idea consumed his life for the next 10 years.

Appearance: he looks kinda like this (but not as green):
http://www.dumree.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/3d-cartoons-hulk-wallpapers.jpg

Favorite Pastimes: Being so into exercising, McBuff spends most of his time working out and taking steroids

Skills: McBuff's main attribute is his size, he is 6' 10" with massive muscles. He uses these as intimidation since most mortals flee at the sight of him. He can bench over 450 lbs, and it is rumored that he once punched straight through a steel girder.
his muscles are his only weapons, and while he has had little experience with steel weapons, he knows the basics and he knows most weapons can be used simply by swinging them around with as much force as possible.

((Hey, it's the Craigslist Killer! Totally legit, Mr. Argie/Nate person. YOU MUST ACCEPT IT. xD Alright, I'll accept your character if you make him just the slightest bit more realistic. He can be really strong and muscular, but benching 500 lbs might be a bit of a stretch. And I suppose I'll let his name pass, considering names get pretty bizarre in THG.

And thank you very much for your careful consideration in characterization in joining this RP.))

Name: Cinna Mellark
Cinna is a lot like his namesake and father, seeing the beauty in things. Instead of creating art though paintings or clothes, Cinna likes to make sculptures or models. He use to follow his father around a lot and admires him greatly. Cinna also tends to follow his sister around sometimes, but other times he goes off on his own and just think about nature and it's beauty. Cinna use to like hearing about the Hunger Games and the history of his home, not taking it as truth for the longest time. He now acknowledges that it did happen, but doesn't like to think about it.

Name: Pepper Flickerman
Age: 13
Tribute: Yes
District: N/A
Personality: Pepper is kind of haughty at times, but he can be nice. He is very stubborn about things and tends to hold grudges. Pepper gets mad easily and will get into a fight without thinking first but later regrets it.
History: Pepper grew up with as normal childhood as he could. He has two younger siblings and he cares about them a great deal, although he finds them annoying and doesn't spend much time around them. He varied in his opinion on whether or not he thought that Capital was justified to do what they did, which lead to fights among his peers. His parents are concerned that he is going to get them into trouble.
Skills: Pepper is good at hand-to-hand combat, but he can also use a lot of random things as blunt force weapons. Pepper is also good at agtagonizing or imtimatating others as well.
Other: Pepper is the nephew of Caesar Flickerman. Pepper has dark skin tinted gray, curly black hair, and dark yellow eyes that are contacts. His original eye color is unknown.

Name: Prudence "Rue" Charn
Age: 16
Tribute: Yes
District: N/A
Personality: Rue is a shy and nervous girl. She tries to make others happy and goes along with almost anything. Rue likes to see others happy even if she has to sarcifice her own happiness for it. Rue is also very observant.
History: Rue is not blood related to her namesake, but Rue's parents felt extremely bad for the girl and so they nicknamed Prudence Rue. Rue, although she lives in the Capital, have a pretty simple life. She mostly was found playing with her friends or walking aimlessly around the streets. Rue hates the history of her home and hopes that someday everyone will be able to move on from it.
Skills: Rue is very good at hiding. Being obversant, Rue is also good at figuring out puzzles or noticing things that others look over. Rue is fairly fast as well and a good climber. Rue is not profient in any weapon though.
Other: Rue is small in size. Her hair is very fair so that it's almost transparent. Rue has pale blue eyes and pale skin.

Name: Acacia Edelweiss
Age: 38
Tribute: No
District: 11
Personality:
History: Acacia is one of Rue's sister being the third oldest in her family. Acacia grew up in the 11th district always fearful that she or one of her siblings would be taken and played in the games. She was upset when Rue was taken and broken hearted when she died. Acacia was grateful for Katniss's kindness towards her sister and admires the girl greatly. Acacia is now a friend of Katniss and her family.
When Acacia was in her twenties she met a man from the Capital. Together they had Oleander, but before they could marry, Acacia broke up with him, fearful that their child would be corrupted by the Capital even though it was only a shell of it's former self and he would not move to the 11th. After a long fight between the two they agreed to share custody of Oleander.
Skills: Just the skills she picked up in District 11 concerning her job.
Other:

Name: Oleander Edelweiss
Age: 14
Tribute: Yes
District: 11/Capital
Personality: Oleander is a good natured person. He prefers to look on the bright sides of things and doesn't like conflict all too mucb. He is willing to stand up for himself, but he can become shy and nervous in situations.
History: Oleander does not remember his parents ever being together, having been about two when they finally separated. So Oleander spent his years going back and forth between District 11 and the Capital. In 11, Oleander learned the District's craft and spent time with friends. He occasionally visited the 12th district with his mother when she visited Katniss. Oleander also grew up on the streets of the Capital. Some people made fun of him because of his mother in the Capital, but Oleander said it gave himself a sense of understanding. Oleander wishes to live with just his mother though and plans on telling his father soon. His last name is not suppose to be Edelweiss, but everyone outside of the Capital uses it.
Skills: Oleander is pretty good with a knife and a pretty decent climber as well. Oleander somewhat knows how to use a bow, but if he had to fight, a knife is what he would use. Good at knot typing as well.
Other: Oleander has peachish skin that is somewhat tan, a lean body and is of medium height. Oleander has light green eyes and dark brown hair with mismatched streaks of dark red, blond, and light brown.

Name: Dawn Yiu
Age: 12
Tribute: Yes
District: N/A
Personality: Dawn appears to be the type who stands back and lets others do their own thing. Some mistake her as shy or socially awkward, but in reality Dawn just thinks she is better than everyone else. She is very haughty and thinks most people are incompotent losers who aren't worth her time. Dawn is not lazy though.
History: Dawn grew up in a family that still had some money and so Dawn had a pretty decent childhood, but she also became the way she is now because of it. Dawn would spend her time learning or practicing her various skills like fencing, archary, cooking and sewing to name a few. Dawn's only friends were ones she made up and the staff sometimes.
Skills: Dawn is good with swords, having taken fencing lessons. She is also good with a bow and fairly good with a knife.
Other: Dawn is short and of average weight. Her hair is long, wavy dirty blonde and bluish-purple eyes.

((Accepted, Toko. ))

ok so Scruffy Duff McBuff can only bench 450 lbs and considering the strongest man alive can bench just over 600 lbs i consider that a pretty conservative number.

and here's one more character that will just get killed off right away:

Eevan Yaeger

age: 15

Gender: male

Tribute: yeah

he is just about the most average teenager from district 6 who moved to the capital and he has no weapons training, barely any first aid training, and his knee is bad.

skills: being friendly, likeable, and he's played countless hours of a gunfight simulator

((Well... I suppose there's nothing in the rules against making characters in the likeness of other people... accepted. Tentatively. Be nice, Craigslist K! xD))

Name: Aphras Vigyls
Age: 17
Tribute: Yes.
District: N/A
Personality: Very intelligent and very swift. He is not very strong, and can't aim to save his life. He can make friends easily, but he can hate people just as easily. He can also be quite hyper, though it varies when it occurs. He is very defensive of his friends as well.
History: A citizen of the Capital since birth, he lived a simplistic life. His family was middle class, so sometimes, they had to scrape by, so he is used to hard times. His father is a part of the reserves for the Capital, where they are trained to use bows and swords. His father taught him how to both use a bow and fight with a sword, but he never was a good archer, so he stuck to the sword. His family was valiantly against electing the new President, but sadly, he was elected. Aphras now fears for his life....
Skills: Excellent with a sword; not very good with a bow, but can slightly make due.
Other:

((Accepted and accepted. ^_^))

feel free to let this one drown in a puddle:

Name: Eilane Down

Gender: female

Age: 11 (but legally she's 12)

Tribute: yes

background: Eilane was born deaf, but that did not stop her from attempting to keep her poor family from starving. At age 5, her eyes were forcibly removed by a peacekeeper who she was trying to lift some cash from and on her seventh birthday, she was caught stealing a cake from a bakery in the heart of the capitol. For her crime, she is being forced to participate in the hunger games although she is blind and deaf.

Description: she's not that ugly, but she has two holes instead of eyes and she can't see herself in the mirror so her look is a result of her own guesswork
Skills: not hearing anything and walking around with a stick.

((...I don't think so, Nathan. Maybe make her a little older (like 12). ))

Name: Starlight “Star” Arjuna

Age: 16

Gender: Female

Tribute (Yes or No): Yes

District (only if not a tribute): N/A

Personality: Starlight is watchful and quiet. She doesn’t talk much, meaning she hears almost everything. It takes her a while to warm up to people enough to trust them. She is calculating to the point where she can and will come off cold. Rather than fully rely on her physical ability, she does her best to combine both the physical and mental aspects of strategy against her opponents. She is extremely self-aware and also quite attentive to others.

Appearance: Starlight was named for her large navy blue eyes that are spotted with silver, rimmed with thick black lashes. She is tall and slim, built for running and her skin is a deep olive shade. Her waist-length hair is usually pinned up and is an iridescent blue-black. She has bright silver tattoos across the back of her shoulders and coiling around her wrists.

History (4 or + sentences): Starlight was a bright child, excelling rapidly in school, but developing little social skills. It was not in her nature. Teachers often mistook her for a shy girl, when the truth was she did not wish to make any connections with any others students. She put a lot of her time and effort into studying and observing what others did. Although she had little interest in getting to know people by communicating, she liked analyzing their behavior. She has a good understanding of psychology and sociology.

Her mother raised her to be as well-rounded as possible, so that she would have a high-paying career. Starlight is a dancer and was a singer when she was younger, but she lost interest as she got older. At first she stayed away from the other children because of timidity, but one day when she was about ten years old, her father, whom she had grown up without, returned home and began spending time with she and her brother, so long as they did not alert their mother to his presence. Eventually, he swindled them both out of a lot of money and left, never to be heard from again. Starlight has had trouble trusting and communicating with others ever since.

Since then, she has lived constantly under the protection of her brother, who she loves dearly. She became obsessed with occupying her time so she would not have to think about her father and studied history rigorously. She was taken with the fact that history repeated itself and began training herself to fight hand-to-hand for fear that the new government would crumble into chaos.

Skills: Logic, hand-to-hand combat, agility, blades, snares.

Other: She is well-versed in Latin and is musically talented, having been raised to be a Renaissance child.

((Abeiya- This character is exciting. I'm excited.

SNS- Accepted. XD I love being on here during class.

Toko- Accepted. ))

Awesome I just need to finish Cinna and I should be done with all my characters

Name: Suf Jaw

age: 18

tribute: yes

Skills: makes excellent paintings of hobos who are making art out of card board
he also has a disease where he compulsively waves his hands in the air when he's happy

((Nathan, I'm done with you. xP

Toko-You can just write a summary for Cinna, since he's already sorta "canon", if you want. ^^' That's what I did for the other canons... ^^'))

"And may the odds be ever in your favor!"

Name:Ariadne Syphilis

Age:16

Tribute (Yes or No):Yes

District (only if not a tribute):

Personality: She is kind of rebellious, can be flexible and just goes with the flow. She really values her life and freedom and is not very violent. She can be defensive and mischievous. She is also very smart, and a bookworm.

Appearance: https://2img.net/h/i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad349/Shayde_Rogers/My%20Charries/anime_other_300x225_185445_-_anime_girl_all_dressed_in_black_x.jpg

History (4 or + sentences): Ariadne's parents were both doctors so she grew up wealthy, she wasn't spoiled by her parents though. She and her family were never ostentatious and lived a simple life. Although, her parents did build in a library in a spare room of there house and over the years had been built up with books of every genre. Ariadne would always come into the library and read whenever she couldn't find something to do during her spare time.

Once Ariadne got into middle school, she got this rebellious attitude come up, but she would never skip out any class. She respected her parents but she would seldom follow their rules. Eventually,she started to sneak out at night and hang with her friends. This is where she learned to be light on her feet and agile and a few defensive moves from her friends. She also seldom got into trouble. Now, Ariadne has stopped going out much for fear that her grades will go down. She enjoyed reading about the Hunger Games in history books,but she never believed she would take part in the new Capitol Hunger Games and feels unprepared for it once they announce it.

Skills: She is agile, light on her feet and knows how to lock joints. Ariadne has knowledge on first aid and medicine and can also climb trees. She also knows information on various subjects, and can place traps.

Other:

Peeta owns a small deli in District 12, although he isn't around much to watch it. Peeta spends most of his days in his art studio, doing paintings relating to the Hunger Games, and the time he spent captured by the Capitol, in order to keep an even head, and let painful memories out. He is still actively involved in political discussion, giving talks for peace between the people of Panem, in order to protect their future, and their children's future from such atrocities as the Hunger Games. He is now almost completely consumed by speaking out against the Capitol Games. It should also be known that despite his stress release painting, he still has his little panic fits.

((Toko- Accepted.

Nattie- Accepted.))

((roman-tic-kataang- Accepted.))