Maize Crane

Subject:	Application Post
Time:	06:09 pm

Player (nickname, handle)/ LJ: Ally/Rys
Email: alaerys@gmail.com
Character Name: Maize Crane
Character LJ (if applicable):

growsyourfear
Physical description (face, build, weight): 5'7, 121lbs. Deep red hair and startling blue eyes. Lithe and lean, Maize has a blend of her father's limber flexibility and her mother's sensuality. Angular brows and a pert nose give her an almost impish appearance, one often enhanced by the fits of giggles she gets whenever her Aunt Harley opens her mouth.
Age: 19
Birthday: November 12
Codename: Nightshade
PB: Rachel Hurd-Wood
Abilities: Immunity to toxins, can exude fear toxin, communication and manipulation of nature, mixed martial arts style, highly intelligent, twice as strong as someone her size/weight, ability to tell when someone's feeling fear.
Weaknesses and flaws: Being somewhat mentally unstable, even though highly intelligent, it can be easy for someone to word things in such a way that can either make complete sense to her and have her change her mind, or trigger a completely unprovoked and unpredictable action. Maize herself is completely unpredictable, easily swayed and prone to doing things on a whim; something she picked up from her Aunt Harley. She can also carry a grudge of epic proportions towards anyone she feels has slighted her or her family.
Character location/Home: Gotham City
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Team: None
Relatives (living/dead?): Mother - Poison Ivy; Alive. Father - Johnathan Crane; Alive.
Backstory: Maize was born out of an intense desire by Ivy for a child of her own. The constant influx of toxins in her system had made her unable to conceive naturally; which led her to do the unnatural. Form an alliance with another of Gotham's underhanded deviants in the hopes it would gain her what she desired. Allowing Crane to use her toxins and a select few of her plants in his own experiments, she gained his promise to help her conceive - with himself as the donor. Not only did Ivy conceive through their concerted efforts, she was able to carry to term. Maize was born and given her name as Ivy's sign of gratitude to her father; what better flora associated name for the daughter of the Scarecrow? Crane insisted on being involved in her upbringing, if only to ensure she had a decent education; no offspring of his would be ignorant, though he conceded that Ivy would have the majority of the upbringing responsibilities as well as housing her. Since Harley happened to spend an inordinate amount of time with Ivy, Maize grew up with three defining influences in her life - all of them extremely mentally unstable. Was it any wonder that Maize grew to have her own idiosyncrasies? Sharing her father's interest with fear and its effect on the mind, she found she was able to exude the same type of fear toxin Crane had overdosed on, using it to bring out whatever fear was lingering on someones mind and making them her victims. Staying on the same tack as her mother, she chose a name suited to her abilities: Nightshade. It also happened to be a personal preference of toxin she coated her nails and lips in, when she felt so inclined. Belladonna's ability to skew the perceptions of those who imbibed it fit quite nicely in with her desire to have people see thing the way she preferred. Vivacious, free-spirited, mercurial and intelligent, Maize poses a very interesting hazard for anyone treading off the beaten path and into her domain.
How do you plan to introduce the character to the game?: I was thinking of having her decide it was time to leave the nest; get a place of her own and likely start dabbling in a little eco-terrorism and fear-mongering.
What are you planning to do with this character?: I'd like to see how she interacts with the 'good guys', as well as the grey and black hats. Seeing if she can manipulate anyone to being on 'her side', or if she can be swayed out of the path she's chosen.
What do you want to see happen with this character?: She's a concept of a strange pairing and I'd like to see if she'd ever be a plausible canon char idea - given the right circumstances. There's always potential for an Ivy offspring, if they could work around the barren issue. Given today's technology, I don't see why she couldn't have children of her own - even if she needed a surrogate to carry it.

Sample Writing:
What was it the sign had said? Oh yeah, 'Private Property - No Trespassing'. Well, that practically begged for Maize to kick it aside and tromp through the gate as though she owned the place. Fortunately for her, the owners happened to be on vacation, not that she would have done any differently if they'd been home. Stalking over the grounds, she let out a squeal of glee as she saw the greenhouse-domed pool; skipping over and kicking the door open with a well placed boot. She made quick work of shedding her clothes, diving into the pool and letting out a joyous scream under the water; one transformed into a barrage of bubbles leaving her mouth. Surfacing, she did a few quick laps, enjoying the weightlessness water gave her before she rolled over and drifted lazily on her back. She should get a pool when she got her own place. A pool in the middle of a huge garden. Surrounded by a moat. With a dragon. Gathering a mouthful of water, she squirted it up into a fountain, still paddling idly around. Maybe she'd stay here and take this pool. Or maybe she'd just leave the spore pod she'd brought balancing on the door for an awesome surprise when the owners came home. Yeah.. that sounded about right. Giggling again, she turned and headed for the bottom of the pool, turning to lay along the tiles and stare up at the wavering world above her, a world just about ripe for her to pluck.

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February 20th, 2012