Post by Damien Griffiths on May 6, 2010 12:24:01 GMT -5
Name: Professor Alaine Kensington
Age: 32, but it's hard to tell
Hair color: white
Eye color: greyish blue
Height: 7'4" / 2m23
Appearance: Alaine's hair is cut in a bouncy, shoulder length way. The fact that it's a silvery white makes her stand out from other people. In a more literal sense, she also stands out because of her unusual tall build. She's sturdily built, but not wide, and if she has muscle mass it's not explicitly visible. Also, she weighs a lot less than she looks. She wears snug single-colour blouses and dark long-sleeves over suit trousers in winter, and white or khaki blouses with a lower cut over light trousers or skirts in summer.
She has a single tattoo, a very long Celtic knot-like design, which trails from the nape of her neck down her spine, and then wrapping around her left left down to her ankle.
Biography: Alaine was born from a lesser cloud giant and a human mother. She grew up with her mother, as her father kind of went where the wind blew him, and as a result turned out kind of normal. Her home town isn't in Norway, as her pick of languages might make one suspect, but downtown London. In her childhood, she used to dye her hair blonde to stand out less, but she's dropped the habit since high school.
She graduated from Oxford with two degrees: one in biology and one in archaeology, something she's very passionate about. It took her some time, but it went well. She was slightly surprised when the job offer from St. Dymphna's came through, but gladly accepted the position for the very acceptable salary that came with it. She's spent quite a bit on lodging before she arrived at the school, always preferring houses with much light and windows, preferably somewhere on top of a building.
Personality: She can be distant if she doesn't know you, but when she warms up Alaine is a very sociable person. She likes looking at the sky very much, and prefers to teach in a classroom with windows. In fact, she will only teach in rooms that have a view outside, and preferably with the windows open. As soon as it becomes warm enough she's overjoyed to leave the confinement of the classrooms and teach outside. She hates being in small places, like elevators.
If she doesn't need to pay attention, she can become very dreamy and absent, with her head in the clouds. She has a very light step, and tends to surprise people. However, she is reluctant to say why exactly she is who she is, and will not talk about her descent easily.
Class taught: Biology, Archaeology (subscription only)
Skills: Flicking chalks through the classroom with surprising force and accuracy, hearing students talk behind her back
Sue/Stu Traits:
Half human (half cloud giant) (-20)
Superhuman hearing (-10)
Owns a bag of holding (-6)
Multilingual (English, German, Norse, Arabic, Russian) (-6)
Beautiful (-2)
Smells nice (-2)
Cool mark (tattoo) (-2)
Strange natural hair colour (-2)
Claustrophobic (+6)
Extremely picky eater (+4)
Age: 32, but it's hard to tell
Hair color: white
Eye color: greyish blue
Height: 7'4" / 2m23
Appearance: Alaine's hair is cut in a bouncy, shoulder length way. The fact that it's a silvery white makes her stand out from other people. In a more literal sense, she also stands out because of her unusual tall build. She's sturdily built, but not wide, and if she has muscle mass it's not explicitly visible. Also, she weighs a lot less than she looks. She wears snug single-colour blouses and dark long-sleeves over suit trousers in winter, and white or khaki blouses with a lower cut over light trousers or skirts in summer.
She has a single tattoo, a very long Celtic knot-like design, which trails from the nape of her neck down her spine, and then wrapping around her left left down to her ankle.
Biography: Alaine was born from a lesser cloud giant and a human mother. She grew up with her mother, as her father kind of went where the wind blew him, and as a result turned out kind of normal. Her home town isn't in Norway, as her pick of languages might make one suspect, but downtown London. In her childhood, she used to dye her hair blonde to stand out less, but she's dropped the habit since high school.
She graduated from Oxford with two degrees: one in biology and one in archaeology, something she's very passionate about. It took her some time, but it went well. She was slightly surprised when the job offer from St. Dymphna's came through, but gladly accepted the position for the very acceptable salary that came with it. She's spent quite a bit on lodging before she arrived at the school, always preferring houses with much light and windows, preferably somewhere on top of a building.
Personality: She can be distant if she doesn't know you, but when she warms up Alaine is a very sociable person. She likes looking at the sky very much, and prefers to teach in a classroom with windows. In fact, she will only teach in rooms that have a view outside, and preferably with the windows open. As soon as it becomes warm enough she's overjoyed to leave the confinement of the classrooms and teach outside. She hates being in small places, like elevators.
If she doesn't need to pay attention, she can become very dreamy and absent, with her head in the clouds. She has a very light step, and tends to surprise people. However, she is reluctant to say why exactly she is who she is, and will not talk about her descent easily.
Class taught: Biology, Archaeology (subscription only)
Skills: Flicking chalks through the classroom with surprising force and accuracy, hearing students talk behind her back
Sue/Stu Traits:
Half human (half cloud giant) (-20)
Superhuman hearing (-10)
Owns a bag of holding (-6)
Multilingual (English, German, Norse, Arabic, Russian) (-6)
Beautiful (-2)
Smells nice (-2)
Cool mark (tattoo) (-2)
Strange natural hair colour (-2)
Claustrophobic (+6)
Extremely picky eater (+4)