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extraavasate) wrote2014-07-04 03:40 am
extraavasate) wrote2014-07-04 03:40 am
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OOC: APPLICATION
Contact Info: EMAIL: trucidoindignus@gmail.com | PLURK: Tsukeru
Other Characters Played: N/A
Requested apartment: 20.1
Character Name: Raava
Canon: Avatar: Legend of Korra
Canon Point: 2.14: Light in the Dark - just before re-bonding with Korra
Background/History: Raava and Wan's beginnings and how they were separated. Also Raava and Korra's new start.
There's a huge almost 10,000 year gap in between Raava's life with Wan and the most recent Avatars. Every time an Avatar would die, she would be "reincarnated" alongside the soul into the next element in the cycle. However, there is little-to-no known knowledge of the past lives. What is known can be found here. The connection to the past lives has been broken but Raava's memory hasn't been affected, it's just that she can no longer use the link to speak to the spirits of their past lives. Raava will feel a pull from the younger version of herself in the various Avatars though.
Personality:
Upon first meeting Raava, it’s clear that she cares little for humans. In fact, she would rather have nothing to do with them and is very judgmental towards them. That is a product of being older than humanity itself. She is one of the older spirits who was around when they ‘crawled out of the muck’ as Vaatu put it. So while Raava has had absolutely no real interaction with them, she has an idea of what they’re like. They’re destructive and care little for anyone but themselves. And honestly, it’s pretty true – especially at the beginning. It isn’t until a human named Wan came along that Raava began to see the error of her views. Sure, other humans were destroying the trees to make way for their own sake along with attacking spirits but she has come to realize that not all humans are like that.
That’s why at times she can be very abrasive with them. Their ignorance blinds them to see the truth of things so they tend to act before they think. She wanted nothing to do with (and at one point even refused the help of) one particular human. While that has changed over the last ten millennium, part of her will always be abrasive. Especially considering that she takes her role as the Spirit of Light and Peace very seriously. Terrible things are never to be taken lightly when Raava is around. Of course, she’s also just rough in general. Despite being bonded to humans for a good portion of her life, beating around the bush isn’t really something she does. Her straight-forward, truthful nature has a sharp sting to it.
Wan was the first human that Raava really spent a lot of time with and learned more about him. Honestly, he was the best person to make her see that not all humans are self-centered. That’s why Wan is responsible for the huge change in Raava. She no longer saw humanity as a plague that spread across the earth but instead saw the goodness they could be capable of. She saw the light they held in their souls. Over the next ten thousand years, Raava witnessed many things – good and bad but in the end, she still chooses to re-bond with Korra. Unlike with Wan it was truly her choice, even if she never regretted it in the first place.
Being the spirit of light and peace means Raava is nearly everything that entails. She is a pure being, not capable of doing a great of harm (except towards Vaatu) or even speaking untruths. That doesn’t mean she has to always tell people everything all at once. No, some things can be kept to herself for a time but if asked a question, chances are she will answer it. Or at least never lie to you. Harming people isn’t really something she does either. That doesn’t mean she won’t if she has to. Once she swatted Wan like a fly away from her. He wasn’t harmed and landed in a tree rather safely but Raava did strike him. Rather, she’d protect them if she could. While fighting with Vaatu was necessary, she has only once lifted a tendril towards a human – and that was to stop Wan from attacking her first. Self-defense and the protection of the world are something Raava will fight for. She has also gone out of her way to help humans when they couldn’t protect themselves.
That being said Raava is very attached to her humans. Starting out she wouldn’t have cared about the life of one human being versus that of the entire world. However by the time Harmonic Convergence came around and her presence in Wan’s body threatened to destroy him, she cared very much about one specific person. It’s grown into a fierce protectiveness that none can rival and it definitely shows when she manages to talk to Korra. Not only that but when they are in trouble, Raava could provide a boost of power in the Avatar State. She would give her life if it meant they could live on. On rare occasions, when the Avatar isn’t in control of themselves – well, guess what that glow is? It’s partially Raava. Yes, it is also the combination of all of the Avatar’s past lives but connecting to them wouldn’t be possible without the Light Spirit they’re bonded to. When in those life-or-death situations, she won’t hesitate to lash out at those who would harm both her and her human. Raava also would give the last of her strength in order to save a person that she had come to like. Before being permanently bonded to Wan, Raava pulled his unconscious body from the middle of a fight despite the danger of it. All of that chaos meant she was weak and vulnerable but she still carried him away from danger.
On top of all of that protectiveness is something Raava never really had before. It was trust. Sure, she’s carried the weight of the world on her shoulders so that meant that she knew that spirits had placed their trust in her. Most humans had no idea of her existence and therefore she didn’t expect their trust. Due to that, she had anyone to put her own trust in. The balance and peace of the world was her duty and there wasn’t anyone who could help her with that. Suddenly Raava had this gangly, foolish human who wanted to help her and she spurned him at first. A lion turtle (who even she called Ancient) sort of tossed them together and Wan still insisted that together they could defeat Vaatu. All at once she had to put her trust in him – at least a little bit. The longer they were together, the more she actually believed that together they could do it. It was such a strange concept to her. At the end of their life, she truly believed that they could bring balance back to the world and it’s held strong even after all of these years. By the time Korra came along, it was her who believed in the human. – telling her not to give up.
Over time, she has also come to be protective over the entire world as well. It’s hard not to be when for ten thousand years Raava has worked to bring peace to the world once again. Of course it’s also part of being bonded to a human and sharing their lives with them. She cares for the people that the Avatar did and that extended to beyond just the people around them. In general, Raava cared about the state of the world and not letting it fall into darkness or letting humanity die off but that had just been part of her duty. Once she learned that there were humans capable of everything that was good, Raava started to look at them different. And looking at them differently meant seeing them not just as a whole but individually too. Once she started looking at them that way, she saw that not all of them were foolish idiots but some of them were quite great or had the potential to be great. Being so long-lived, she has seen humanity grow from the very start of their creation. Granted she paid more attention after meeting Wan but it’s hard not to get attached to them as a whole – even when they only act with violence.
Part of that is caring. Caring about what happens to them because the Avatars care. Of course she cared about what happened to them before Wan came along but it’s changed. It was about not letting Vaatu win and sinking everything in darkness and chaos. Now it’s a more specific kind of caring. She doesn’t want to let humanity be terminated, to lose everything that the humans have accomplished through all of their struggles. Sure, not all humans show the nobility that they are capable of but there are some who show such courage that Raava doesn’t want to lose that in the world. She can also be encouraging when it’s needed. While generally Raava didn’t communicate with a lot of the Avatars, it showed with those she could. When Wan was discouraged by his failure to balance to the world at the end of his life, she told him that they would be together for all of their lifetimes and that they would never give up. The same was true of when Korra almost let Unavaatu defeat her; Raava was able to encourage her to keep fighting.
Raava is a strong individual – not really physically but mentally. To keep Vaatu under her control for ten thousand years at a time is not just a test of physical strength - it was her life. Other spirits got to wander around freely while she was locked in an eternal struggle with her dark half. Not many would be able to keep their sanity if that was all that their life was about. On top of that, she’s been bonded to a human for ten thousand of those years, most of which she wasn’t able to talk to. First the fighting and now a mute with another’s thoughts bonded with hers on top of thousands of lives. That takes a great deal of strength to live with.
Being tens of thousands years old, Raava is like most near-immortal species and is slow to change. Sure, one person can change what she thinks or believes shortly after meeting but that can be few and far in between. There are just some ways that Raava is stuck in and needs someone to jar her loose. Words will never be enough. She has to witness things in order to see that what she believes is wrong. Being bonded to a human who is so quick to change has allowed her to see many wondrous things as she laid witness to the world through their eyes but change in general can be difficult - especially to someone as long-lived as Raava. While she has a better understanding of humanity because of the bond, there are still many things she doesn’t know.
That’s why at times she can be very abrasive with them. Their ignorance blinds them to see the truth of things so they tend to act before they think. She wanted nothing to do with (and at one point even refused the help of) one particular human. While that has changed over the last ten millennium, part of her will always be abrasive. Especially considering that she takes her role as the Spirit of Light and Peace very seriously. Terrible things are never to be taken lightly when Raava is around. Of course, she’s also just rough in general. Despite being bonded to humans for a good portion of her life, beating around the bush isn’t really something she does. Her straight-forward, truthful nature has a sharp sting to it.
Wan was the first human that Raava really spent a lot of time with and learned more about him. Honestly, he was the best person to make her see that not all humans are self-centered. That’s why Wan is responsible for the huge change in Raava. She no longer saw humanity as a plague that spread across the earth but instead saw the goodness they could be capable of. She saw the light they held in their souls. Over the next ten thousand years, Raava witnessed many things – good and bad but in the end, she still chooses to re-bond with Korra. Unlike with Wan it was truly her choice, even if she never regretted it in the first place.
Being the spirit of light and peace means Raava is nearly everything that entails. She is a pure being, not capable of doing a great of harm (except towards Vaatu) or even speaking untruths. That doesn’t mean she has to always tell people everything all at once. No, some things can be kept to herself for a time but if asked a question, chances are she will answer it. Or at least never lie to you. Harming people isn’t really something she does either. That doesn’t mean she won’t if she has to. Once she swatted Wan like a fly away from her. He wasn’t harmed and landed in a tree rather safely but Raava did strike him. Rather, she’d protect them if she could. While fighting with Vaatu was necessary, she has only once lifted a tendril towards a human – and that was to stop Wan from attacking her first. Self-defense and the protection of the world are something Raava will fight for. She has also gone out of her way to help humans when they couldn’t protect themselves.
That being said Raava is very attached to her humans. Starting out she wouldn’t have cared about the life of one human being versus that of the entire world. However by the time Harmonic Convergence came around and her presence in Wan’s body threatened to destroy him, she cared very much about one specific person. It’s grown into a fierce protectiveness that none can rival and it definitely shows when she manages to talk to Korra. Not only that but when they are in trouble, Raava could provide a boost of power in the Avatar State. She would give her life if it meant they could live on. On rare occasions, when the Avatar isn’t in control of themselves – well, guess what that glow is? It’s partially Raava. Yes, it is also the combination of all of the Avatar’s past lives but connecting to them wouldn’t be possible without the Light Spirit they’re bonded to. When in those life-or-death situations, she won’t hesitate to lash out at those who would harm both her and her human. Raava also would give the last of her strength in order to save a person that she had come to like. Before being permanently bonded to Wan, Raava pulled his unconscious body from the middle of a fight despite the danger of it. All of that chaos meant she was weak and vulnerable but she still carried him away from danger.
On top of all of that protectiveness is something Raava never really had before. It was trust. Sure, she’s carried the weight of the world on her shoulders so that meant that she knew that spirits had placed their trust in her. Most humans had no idea of her existence and therefore she didn’t expect their trust. Due to that, she had anyone to put her own trust in. The balance and peace of the world was her duty and there wasn’t anyone who could help her with that. Suddenly Raava had this gangly, foolish human who wanted to help her and she spurned him at first. A lion turtle (who even she called Ancient) sort of tossed them together and Wan still insisted that together they could defeat Vaatu. All at once she had to put her trust in him – at least a little bit. The longer they were together, the more she actually believed that together they could do it. It was such a strange concept to her. At the end of their life, she truly believed that they could bring balance back to the world and it’s held strong even after all of these years. By the time Korra came along, it was her who believed in the human. – telling her not to give up.
Over time, she has also come to be protective over the entire world as well. It’s hard not to be when for ten thousand years Raava has worked to bring peace to the world once again. Of course it’s also part of being bonded to a human and sharing their lives with them. She cares for the people that the Avatar did and that extended to beyond just the people around them. In general, Raava cared about the state of the world and not letting it fall into darkness or letting humanity die off but that had just been part of her duty. Once she learned that there were humans capable of everything that was good, Raava started to look at them different. And looking at them differently meant seeing them not just as a whole but individually too. Once she started looking at them that way, she saw that not all of them were foolish idiots but some of them were quite great or had the potential to be great. Being so long-lived, she has seen humanity grow from the very start of their creation. Granted she paid more attention after meeting Wan but it’s hard not to get attached to them as a whole – even when they only act with violence.
Part of that is caring. Caring about what happens to them because the Avatars care. Of course she cared about what happened to them before Wan came along but it’s changed. It was about not letting Vaatu win and sinking everything in darkness and chaos. Now it’s a more specific kind of caring. She doesn’t want to let humanity be terminated, to lose everything that the humans have accomplished through all of their struggles. Sure, not all humans show the nobility that they are capable of but there are some who show such courage that Raava doesn’t want to lose that in the world. She can also be encouraging when it’s needed. While generally Raava didn’t communicate with a lot of the Avatars, it showed with those she could. When Wan was discouraged by his failure to balance to the world at the end of his life, she told him that they would be together for all of their lifetimes and that they would never give up. The same was true of when Korra almost let Unavaatu defeat her; Raava was able to encourage her to keep fighting.
Raava is a strong individual – not really physically but mentally. To keep Vaatu under her control for ten thousand years at a time is not just a test of physical strength - it was her life. Other spirits got to wander around freely while she was locked in an eternal struggle with her dark half. Not many would be able to keep their sanity if that was all that their life was about. On top of that, she’s been bonded to a human for ten thousand of those years, most of which she wasn’t able to talk to. First the fighting and now a mute with another’s thoughts bonded with hers on top of thousands of lives. That takes a great deal of strength to live with.
Being tens of thousands years old, Raava is like most near-immortal species and is slow to change. Sure, one person can change what she thinks or believes shortly after meeting but that can be few and far in between. There are just some ways that Raava is stuck in and needs someone to jar her loose. Words will never be enough. She has to witness things in order to see that what she believes is wrong. Being bonded to a human who is so quick to change has allowed her to see many wondrous things as she laid witness to the world through their eyes but change in general can be difficult - especially to someone as long-lived as Raava. While she has a better understanding of humanity because of the bond, there are still many things she doesn’t know.
Abilities/Powers:
[Flight:] One of Raava's most basic abilities is the power of flight. This allows her to not just fly but also to hover. Bones are not really a thing with her either so it's used to keep her upper body up straight.
["Hold" Abilities:] An unusual ability she has is the power to hold abilities - specifically the elements of her world. This means that the powers are inside of her but she isn't actually capable of using them. Currently, she holds the four elements shown in the Avatar series: fire, air, water, earth. Due to the fact that humans cannot bend more than one element at a time, Raava is responsible for holding the other elements.
[Ability Swap:] Now the ability swap occurs when she flies through a human and can quite literally switch one element for another. One minute Wan could firebend and after she passes through him, he'd be able to airbend. However, the strain of this act can be rather painful for the human. If she were to do constantly swap powers with a person, they could get used to the sensation and pain but it would always hurt a little. The person would be able to adjust more quickly and wouldn’t need a minute where they could potentially get killed. On top of that, they would have to practice bending the elements because mastery does not come easy. They may be able to produce a flame or move a rock if they're suited to the element but even then they'll need to practice. Due to this, Raava would never leave a power with someone unless something had happened to her before she could. (NOTE: If this is too godmoddy - maybe it could be limited to those without powers at all or just those with powers. She would take it back eventually but it could be helpful on the temporary side. And none of this would be done without mun permission.)
[Human Possession:] All spirits can possess a human but unlike them, Raava does not leave physical marks. Thought it is very painful for the host if she stays in them too long and they could die (we're talking a couple of minutes at most but of course, this would vary considering the types of individuals in Haven). On the upside, this allows the human to wield all four elements at once and eventually became known as the Avatar State - or the "glow". While possessing a human, Raava can teach the person's she's possessing just about anything - this happens through an exchange of knowledge. Unfortunately, because of her temporary destruction there is no connection to the past lives she shared with the Avatar. They will not gain the combined knowledge, skill or experience of them, nor will they be able to talk to any of the past Avatars. Not only do they share a body and mind but also a heart, they can often feel the emotions of the other but usually this happens with a straight possession. (Note: Of course, temporarily melding would be easy for her to do it with one of the Avatars without consequences because she's technically already permanently bonded to them. This would maybe last a few minutes. But for any others, there would be pain if she tried it. None of this will be done without permission.)
[Avatar State:] She can permanently be bonded with a person without causing them harm but it takes the power of the Harmonic Convergence combined with the Spirit Portal to achieve this. Once this happens, she is bonded to them forever (barring any unusual circumstances) and is "born" alongside the reincarnated soul. (Note: Not possible in Haven at all.)
[Immortality:] Raava is a spirit - more specifically the spirit of peace and light so she cannot truly die because there is no darkness without light. An attack on her would result in a hole or missing piece but it is a wound she could heal, though it might mean her size and strength fades. Even if she were to be destroyed, she would be reborn out of her counterpart, Vaatu, though it would take a long time. Aside from that, Raava doesn't require the same things a human would: sleep, food, water are not things she needs. In fact, she doesn't really have a mouth or any organs at all. (IMPORTANT: Due to this, rather than the sick feelings she would get for not being in her apartment maybe Raava could get weaker and smaller.)
[Spirit of Peace and Light:] Like yin and yang, Raava is only one part of a bigger whole. Her opposite is Vaatu, spirit of chaos and darkness, and they were in perfect harmony over ten thousand years ago - neither could overpower the other. However, all of that changed when Wan separated them. Chaos grew and peace faded. This is important because it affects Raava's power and size. The more choas there is, the smaller and the less powerful her abilities will be - even her most natural ability of flight will be harder for her to accomplish. Of course, when the world is filled with peace, Raava will be at her most powerful and will be the max size allowed in Haven.
["Hold" Abilities:] An unusual ability she has is the power to hold abilities - specifically the elements of her world. This means that the powers are inside of her but she isn't actually capable of using them. Currently, she holds the four elements shown in the Avatar series: fire, air, water, earth. Due to the fact that humans cannot bend more than one element at a time, Raava is responsible for holding the other elements.
[Ability Swap:] Now the ability swap occurs when she flies through a human and can quite literally switch one element for another. One minute Wan could firebend and after she passes through him, he'd be able to airbend. However, the strain of this act can be rather painful for the human. If she were to do constantly swap powers with a person, they could get used to the sensation and pain but it would always hurt a little. The person would be able to adjust more quickly and wouldn’t need a minute where they could potentially get killed. On top of that, they would have to practice bending the elements because mastery does not come easy. They may be able to produce a flame or move a rock if they're suited to the element but even then they'll need to practice. Due to this, Raava would never leave a power with someone unless something had happened to her before she could. (NOTE: If this is too godmoddy - maybe it could be limited to those without powers at all or just those with powers. She would take it back eventually but it could be helpful on the temporary side. And none of this would be done without mun permission.)
[Human Possession:] All spirits can possess a human but unlike them, Raava does not leave physical marks. Thought it is very painful for the host if she stays in them too long and they could die (we're talking a couple of minutes at most but of course, this would vary considering the types of individuals in Haven). On the upside, this allows the human to wield all four elements at once and eventually became known as the Avatar State - or the "glow". While possessing a human, Raava can teach the person's she's possessing just about anything - this happens through an exchange of knowledge. Unfortunately, because of her temporary destruction there is no connection to the past lives she shared with the Avatar. They will not gain the combined knowledge, skill or experience of them, nor will they be able to talk to any of the past Avatars. Not only do they share a body and mind but also a heart, they can often feel the emotions of the other but usually this happens with a straight possession. (Note: Of course, temporarily melding would be easy for her to do it with one of the Avatars without consequences because she's technically already permanently bonded to them. This would maybe last a few minutes. But for any others, there would be pain if she tried it. None of this will be done without permission.)
[Avatar State:] She can permanently be bonded with a person without causing them harm but it takes the power of the Harmonic Convergence combined with the Spirit Portal to achieve this. Once this happens, she is bonded to them forever (barring any unusual circumstances) and is "born" alongside the reincarnated soul. (Note: Not possible in Haven at all.)
[Immortality:] Raava is a spirit - more specifically the spirit of peace and light so she cannot truly die because there is no darkness without light. An attack on her would result in a hole or missing piece but it is a wound she could heal, though it might mean her size and strength fades. Even if she were to be destroyed, she would be reborn out of her counterpart, Vaatu, though it would take a long time. Aside from that, Raava doesn't require the same things a human would: sleep, food, water are not things she needs. In fact, she doesn't really have a mouth or any organs at all. (IMPORTANT: Due to this, rather than the sick feelings she would get for not being in her apartment maybe Raava could get weaker and smaller.)
[Spirit of Peace and Light:] Like yin and yang, Raava is only one part of a bigger whole. Her opposite is Vaatu, spirit of chaos and darkness, and they were in perfect harmony over ten thousand years ago - neither could overpower the other. However, all of that changed when Wan separated them. Chaos grew and peace faded. This is important because it affects Raava's power and size. The more choas there is, the smaller and the less powerful her abilities will be - even her most natural ability of flight will be harder for her to accomplish. Of course, when the world is filled with peace, Raava will be at her most powerful and will be the max size allowed in Haven.
Items/Weapons: None. Raava has no items or weapons. What does a spirit need them for? :\
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