Gwen Whitlock

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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 and the one who gave Gwen her ARM and heart device, saving Gwen's life. An experienced 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 still interested, and not because she's secretly a Veruni. Nope.
  • Gulliver: Gwen's horse. Lots of brawn, very little brain. He considers Gwen his 'person' and adores on her, but is often at odds with her due to his need to examine things for the thing known as 'fud'. Thankfully, he has an easy-going disposition, and crucial to her job as a courier 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 laugh how 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

Chapter 1 Cutscenes

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