Gwen Whitlock
Gwen Whitlock | |
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IC Information | |
Full Name: | Gwen Whitlock |
Gender: | Female |
Age (Birthdate): | 19 (December 21) |
Hometown: | Boot Hill |
Birthplace: | Little Twister |
Hair Colour: | Light Auburn |
Class: | Super Courier |
Role: | Drifter |
Bounty: | 0 Gella |
OOC Information | |
Theme: | Original Character |
Groups: | |
Player: | Tanyuu |
"Got something for ya."
'If something's gotta be delivered, Gwen can do it.' That's what a number of people at the Adventurer's Guild say about the freckle-faced Drifter. With her dim-witted, steadfast horse Gulliver at her side, Gwen seems adept at getting packages to the roughest of spots, even in the Badlands, with few failures on her record. While she avoids anything illegal, some still wonder just what sort of deal Gwen struck with Lady Luck to be able to survive some of the parts she's been to. She's also a face at excavations, sometimes literally lending a hand with her ARM, the Mockingbird ESR. While Gwen is quick to downplay the ARM seemingly embedded in her right arm, some wonder if that sleepy grin and cheery personality are all just an act...
Background
To anyone who ever cared to look into Gwen's past, nothing about it seems to really say the courier is anything 'super'. More 'lucky', maybe.
Adopted at eight years old from an Ethos-run orphanage in Little Twister, Gwen became the 'niece' of a cranky Drifter and self-styled researcher who went by the name of 'Frea', in a move that perplexed acquaintances that had worked with the 70 year old woman to some degree. Burn-scarred, missing an arm and limited by a heart condition, Gwen was the sort of child no one wanted to have to deal with in a tough place like the Badlands. Those who had eaten some of Frea's cooking or seen her idea of 'organization', however, probably thought it was the best damn idea the woman ever had, if just for her own sake.
What was even more strange was how, years later, that same orphan was healthier than ever, sporting a new arm, and no longer suffering from the heart condition that plagued her before. Even old acquaintances of the girl, a few fellow orphans, were shocked to see the weak girl they had protected from bullies become just as able to carry her own weight as a brand new Drifter. Stranger still was the move that forced the two to move to Boot Hill, after a break-in by a bandit gang turned into a fire that consumed much of Frea's papers, research, and a part of her fortune. Clearly, the bandits were the ones who set the fire, but if anyone cared to listen to them, they said the lab housed a demon- that's what rumors said, anyway.
With Frea retired, it's now up to Gwen to gain the money to support them both. While she's gained enough to make her business professional enough for a cart and a horsey partner, surely there's better ways of making money than delivering things to people, right?
Powers and Abilities
Mockingbird ESR: A Demon War era ARM that uses electricity to propel anything metal loaded into it at high speeds, as long as it fits. The muzzle is located in the palm of her right hand, which she can open and close at will. The ARM extends up Gwen's upper and lower arm, allowing her to load at the bend of her arm or, for stronger blasts, she can load at her lower shoulder, using the entire length of her arm as the barrel. If the ARM jams, Gwen can partially open up various areas to unjam it, but it's impossible for her to completely remove it.
It's by electricity that the ARM manages Gwen's heart. As the ARM is physically bonded to her body, Gwen is able to perceive touch and pain through the ARM to a certain degree, as well as manipulate it like a normal arm and hand. It also means that she can't take it off- even if she managed to, or if her ARM is somehow compromised, it places her heart and life in danger.
She can also use the ARM as a impromptu electroshock weapon or to fire an electric charge. She can only do so in limited amounts, and if she overuses this capacity, it could affect the ARM's ability to keep her heart in working order.
Relationships
Family
- Auntie Frea: Gwen's adoptive guardian, who gave Gwen her ARM and heart device, saving Gwen's life. A researcher and Drifter with decades of experience, she's retired to Boot Hill, where she often grants Gwen information and gives requests on what Gwen should look into. Of course, this is all because she's just interested, and not because she's secretly a Veruni. Nope.
- Gulliver: Gwen's horse. Easy-going, hard-working, lots of brawn, very little brain. He considers Gwen his 'person', adoring on her and anyone who's spoils him. Gwen considers him her 'partner', as he's crucial to her job due to his stamina and speed.
Drifters
- Nightburn Acklund: omgomgomgomgomg so cool- er, a very professional Drifter that Gwen may or may not gain inspiration from.
- Vin Barrett: She will probably have a letter from his aunt for him. He really should visit his family sometime. Not to self: do not chug Fermented Cactus Juice.
- Rosaline Calice: An Ethos nun with a heart of gold, a valiant quest, and some bad self confidence issues. If she needs a hand, Gwen'll be there.
- Riesenlied: Has cool horns and a cool mini dragon. Man, it's great to see more beastmen running around. Gwen just may have accidentally kinda almost gotten her in trouble once or twice.
- Rudy Roughnight: A quiet boy with a soldier's confidence in battle, which is really at odds with his kind nature outside of it. Has a strange ARM-stealy power.
- Deveria Seyter: Who? All Gwen knows is Bakery Croissant the XI, or something. She works with Mr. Rider. Fantastic hair.
- Mr. Arashmatash: He never did seem to agree on what his name was.
Great, well-meaning guy who makes her laughhow the hell does he keep appearing in her cart
- Nicholas D. Wolfwood: A swell priest dude with a heavy cross. Bought Gwen a drink, even after she briefly suspected him of being Fei.
- Fei Fong Wong: Does not actually look at all like Wolfwood. Seriously, what the heck, the only thing that's similar is that they have dark hair
- Mr. Rider: Very professional, which is a good thing in his line of work. He gets a thumbs up from her for that. He also gets a thumbs up for the jobs he's brought her way!
- Zed: THEY'RE CALLED TEARS, YOU IDIOT
Misc
- The 'super courier' title was suggested by a very bored clerk at some random Adventurer's Guild desk as a means for Gwen to better sell her services. No one truly knows if that clerk was being sarcastic.
Logs and Cutscenes
Chapter 1 Logs
- 2017-02-26: Did You Try Working the Shaft
- 2017-03-01: An Honest Mistake
- 2017-03-03: ARMs and the Woman
- 2017-03-03: The (Temporary) Fall of Threatening Goats Tavern
- 2017-03-05: Wrong Place, Wrong Time
- 2017-03-06: Wherein Zed Makes Someone Cry
- 2017-03-13: Most in the Bar
- 2017-03-15: An Alliance of Convenience
- 2017-03-18: Drinkin' At The Drippin' Oyster
- 2017-03-19: Mr. Arashmatash, Mayfly Hunter of Love
- 2017-03-21: Somewhere Interesting
- 2017-03-23: Kalve Lends a Hand (Or Three)
- 2017-03-31: No Good Deed Goes Unappreciated
- 2017-04-01: Cuccopocalypse at Starfall Saloon
- 2017-04-02:The Real Deal
- 2017-04-03: The (Strange) Emergency Heal Berry Run!
- 2017-04-04: Lending a Hand
- 2017-04-11: Searching for Puzzle Pieces
- 2017-04-14: Berried Echoes From the Past
- 2017-04-17:A 1/13,000 Chance
- 2017-04-20: Peace in Adlehyde
- 2017-04-21: A Meal For One(?)
- 2017-04-22: Royal Raiders and the Bandit Canyon
- 2017-04-28: Come Hellion or High Water
- 2017-04-29: Attack on Descartes's Base!
- 2017-04-30: Old Habits Do Die Hard
- 2017-05-04: Strangers in a Strange Land
- 2017-05-05: Bonding Over Delicious Cake
- 2017-05-09: To Those Who Lay Hollow
- 2017-05-11: Malevolence 101
- 2017-05-13: Fertile Soil
- 2017-05-14: Follow the Butterfly
- 2017-05-14: Wherein Vash Attempts To Throw A Boulder At Helpless Children
- 2017-05-17: Fiery Shootout at Wheat Field
- 2017-05-17: Look to the Stars
- 2017-05-18: All's Fair in the Fair
- 2017-05-20: Knights in the Nightmare
- 2017-05-24: Peer Review
- 2017-05-25: Kung Fu Demon Aftermath
- 2017-05-25: What's At Stake
- 2017-05-26: Just a Nice, Normal Commission, Nothing To See Here
- 2017-05-30: Bonding Over Epic Sparring
- 2017-06-03: We'll Never Fight Alone
- 2017-06-05: A Mostly Alcohol-Free Wake
- 2017-06-12: ABS OF STEEL
- 2017-06-13: The Littlest Hobos
- 2017-06-14: Between Worlds
- 2017-06-15: Different Rules, Indeed
- 2017-06-15: The Epic Arm Wresting Match of Starfall Saloon
- 2017-06-16: Carried Forth by the Rising Wind
- 2017-06-29: Perfecting the Art of Love and Peace
- 2017-07-04: Technical Difficulties and a Hardcore Denial of Reality
- 2017-07-05: So We Meet Again For The Last Time, Door
- 2017-07-11: Janus Cascade vs. White Knight Leo
- 2017-07-11: Rejection Complex
- 2017-07-14: Ghostache
- 2017-07-17:A Request From Noah
- 2017-07-18: Gulliver's Not A Unicorn Actually But He's Still Great
- 2017-07-22: Giving Way to Life
- 2017-07-23: Black and White
- 2017-07-24: Thieving Crows
- 2017-07-27: Loser Bracket Finals: Alisha vs. Garan, Round Two!
- 2017-07-28: Tournament Finals
- 2017-07-29: Tournament Finals II - Side 2
- 2017-08-03: A Real Person
- 2017-08-04: Words Travel For Free
- 2017-08-05: The Dig Wherein Rudy Is the Most Mature Person Present
- 2017-08-07: Nor Heat Nor Gloom of Night
- 2017-08-14: The Bonds of Battle
- 2017-08-18: Water Margin (Side A)
- 2017-08-20: Hope Reaching The Skies Above
- 2017-08-26: The Way Forward
- 2017-09-02: Little Twister Is A Perfectly Fine Town
- 2017-09-06: Good People
- 2017-09-18: After A Stampede
- 2017-09-23: Connections
- 2017-09-23: Keep the Light Going
- 2017-09-23: OverKnight Delivery
- 2017-09-25: Talk of the Town
- 2017-09-29: Snakes And Ladders
- 2017-10-01: The Man With the Blue Eyes
- 2017-10-04: Give Them A Chance
- 2017-10-11: Rules of Engagement
- 2017-10-20: Let's Go Out For Ties
- 2017-10-28: Life Will Change
- 2017-10-30: He Can't Be Vash the Stampede!
- 2017-11-04: The Rogue Brother
- 2017-11-06: The Meaning of Johnny Appleseed
- 2017-11-10: A Needle and Threads
- 2017-11-21: The Thoroughbred of Sin
- 2017-12-05: Hug Time
- 2017-12-08: What Lurks Underneath
- 2017-12-09: Become as Eternal as the Stars
- 2017-12-13: Different Breed of Sin
- 2017-12-16: A Storm of Wind and Earth
- 2017-12-16: Trial Beyond the Depths
- 2017-12-18: A Mansion of Merriment and Mystery
- 2017-12-28: Reality of the Imaginary
- 2017-12-30: Flying in the Midst of the Storm
- 2018-01-01: Crawling into the Void
- 2018-01-05: Inescapable Nightmare
- 2018-01-06: The Harvest
- 2018-01-10: Big Trouble in Little Twister
- 2018-01-16: The Mountain Quakes
- 2018-01-19: The Sunken City
- 2018-01-27: Hope Springs: Tobit's Side
- 2018-02-03: Hell's Chapel
- 2018-02-03: The Secret of Widow's Plateau
- 2018-02-09: Retracing the Past
- 2018-02-10: An Unexpected Obstacle
- 2018-02-20: What Happened That Day
- 2018-02-21: Tears of the North
- 2018-02-22: Shoot The Hostage
- 2018-02-24: Our Final Stand
- 2018-02-27: Before Gravity Wins
- 2018-02-28: When Birds Fly
- 2018-03-02: Under My Skin
- 2018-03-04: Fly Me To The Moon
- 2018-03-12: The Moon Is Made of Green Vegetables
- 2018-03-13: Here There Be Dragons
- 2018-04-04: A Mission Diverted
- 2018-04-24: Ten Arrows
- 2018-04-30: Reach for the Heart
- 2018-05-13: Bruised Dragon Way
- 2018-05-20: Hope Fatigue
- 2018-05-23: Anti-Causality
- 2018-05-28: For The Secret Of The Sky
- 2018-05-30: The Youth in Vane
- 2018-06-27: The Intercession of Saints
- 2018-07-10: Feeding the Monster Within
- 2018-07-14: Leviathan
- 2018-07-22: To the Gates
- 2018-07-23: The Uncharted Beach
- 2018-07-25: Into The Proving Grounds
- 2018-07-28: The Keeper at the Gates
- 2018-08-02: Tragedy on Taben's Peak
- 2018-08-03: Welcome Home
- 2018-08-04: Nemesis Games, Part 1
- 2018-08-09: Frost & Focus
- 2018-08-10: Looming Castle Rabenstein
- 2018-08-19: Reflection
- 2018-08-25: Castle of Anxiety
- 2018-08-31: Cibola Burn
- 2018-08-31: Leviathan Wakes
- 2018-09-02: Tiamat's Wrath
- 2018-09-07: Change And Change
- 2018-09-13: An Evening Chat Between Old Friends
- 2018-09-14: Her Doorstep
- 2018-09-21: Sudden Curry-Making Montage
- 2018-09-23: Deep in the Coils of the Serpent
- 2018-09-29: The War-Giant
- 2018-10-12: It's ( not important )
- 2018-10-15: Where the Sky Leads
- 2018-10-20: Metal Demons Visit the Port
- 2018-10-27: Secrets at Sea
- 2018-11-08: They Grow Up So Fast!
- 2018-11-16: The Fortress Lost in Snow
- 2018-11-21: A Village Seized By Life
- 2018-11-23: Devastation
- 2018-11-24: By the Throat
- 2018-11-29: The Mechanical Page
- 2018-11-30: Impenetrable
- 2018-12-07: An Offer
- 2018-12-13: Of Cuccos and Men
- 2018-12-14: As Below So Above
- 2018-12-15: World Eater
- 2018-12-22: The Weight of the World
- 2018-12-23: Das Rheingold
- 2019-01-14: Jewel in a Dreadful Crown
- 2019-01-26: Conduit of Despair
- 2019-02-02: Snacks and Romance Novels
- 2019-02-10: A Berry Good Dig
- 2019-02-12: Saving The Holy Berry
- 2019-02-15: Sandcastle Kingdoms
- 2019-02-19: Two Needles in an Ocean of Sand
- 2019-02-22: The Waste Land
- 2019-03-08: Krossing Paths
- 2019-03-09: Ballad of the Fisher King
- 2019-03-16: The Dark Colossus
- 2019-03-17: Forgive Us Our Trespass
- 2019-03-22: Birth of a Wish
- 2019-04-25: Tech Support with Brad
- 2019-07-23: Reunion
- 2019-08-10: Just Some Normal Wear and Tear
- 2019-09-07: The Land Breathes