Post by Silence on Aug 14, 2008 20:22:19 GMT
Name: Adela Stern
Alias: Ada (but only by good friends), Professor Stern, Stern
Age: 100 years (looks 21)
Birthday: February 2
Subject: German (beginning to fluent)
Other Activities: a Chess club, and an after school tutoring for German, as well as Latin
Chess Club: for beginners or those who know what they are doing, it meets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The requirements are that you are passing your classes, and you aren't causing trouble.
The tutoring is held every day that Chess Club isn't going on, and rarely during class time. If you want one on one tutoring, you need to talk it over with her.
Race: a tree spirit
Gender: female
Sexuality: declines to answer
Appearance:
Adela Stern has green hair that looks like leaves that falls to her shoulders. Each 'leaf' seems to come from a different tree, and her hair doesn't grow. Her skin is pale, and her eyes are the color of an ash tree's bark. Her build is very willowy, making her look breakable.
She holds herself like she is important, but not above others. There are times when her stance changes to defensive or offensive, but rarely. She stands at 5'8", and has no tan...anywhere. Her nails (finger and toe) are the same color as her eyes.
She wears dresses, and only dresses, that are very...floaty for a lack of a better word. The dresses change to fit the weather, thicker for colder times, lighter for warmer times, but always the same style. Long sleeved, square necked, and reaching her ankles. She will always wear sandals, if she must, but will wear light boots. The colors of the dresses depend on the season. Blues and whites for winter; shades of green and pale purples for spring; beiges with trim, and light grays for summer; reds, oranges, and yellows for autumn.
Image: No image (I was trying to draw it, but alas, it is not finished...yet)
Personality:
Adela is picky about respect, and likes to show it to those who deserves it, as well as demanding it from the students. Although it is unsure whether the respect she shows is true or not, Adela does have people she truly respects. It just takes a lot for people to earn her respect. She likes to tease people she likes, but she also is cruel to those she dislikes.
Adela doesn't scare easily, but when she is scared, she becomes frozen stiff. This is dangerous, since she's gotten injuries from this, and doesn't like to talk about it afterward. With a point, she becomes annoyed once she calms down, and removes herself from anyone concerned about her. It seems to be a defense for her, and her alone, to keep people from her.
Other then that, Adela seems mostly easy going. Disrespect her, and you'll find yourself in a tree (unless you are inside, then maybe you'll find yourself in a tree later). Her temper is known to fester until being released on some unsuspecting innocent, particularly when people talk about cutting down trees (she likes to call them murderers). Sometimes, to get what she wants, she'll guilt trip someone, but usually just asks straight out. She isn't afraid to throw her weight around, and will if she deems it necessary.
She won't tolerate cheating, and if she finds out, those students are in deep trouble.
Greatest Fear: Fire. It burns her, it hurts her, and she is afraid it will eat her alive.
Most Important Secret: She doesn't need to eat like the others. Food and things, but still does so people don't look at her oddly.
Character Background: Adela Stern was 'born' when an ash tree was planted into the ground. Back then, she couldn't leave her tree, but she was planted at a university. As time went on, the students began to study under the tree. Adela learned what they learned, and, as they were in Germany, learned German even faster.
Under the shade of her trees, the students that learned Latin liked to rest. She read their books, heard them speak it, and learned it as well as anything, including when they wanted to learn English. She absorbed knowledge like sunlight and water.
She watched as love blossomed, hatred grew, the fights (or at least heard about them), and learned as she did. Over time, and patiently. Eight years ago, she left her tree, and left Germany.
Before then, she slowly learned how to leave her tree to the cruelty of humans, and began to involve herself in the lives of the students, after making sure to be dressed in dresses that she still wears to this day.
One such student taught her how to play chess, since he thought her hair was a good joke. They got along well enough, but he was an idealist, and died rather quickly when the second world war broke out. He was murdered next to the roots of Adela's tree.
She knows human nature better then most, seeing it at it's worst to seeing it at it's best. She's watched racism kill innocent people, and she's watched hatred run amok. That's why she left her tree.
Dressing in flowing dresses, she wore sandals if she had to, and absorbed sunlight, drank water, to live. It was cheap, and then, she applied for the teaching position at Kosaka.
She loved teaching, and found that she enjoyed teaching students. Sometimes she didn't get along with her colleagues, but that was beside the point. She did her job as well as she could, and often knows what is too much homework, to what students think is unfair (she listened to it for 94 years basically).
Powers: Adela can heal most injuries, but she can't cure poisoning, deadly diseases, or heal unset broken bones. After healing anyone, she needs to go sleep for a little while, though will need to sleep longer the more serious it is. Burns make her sleep for two days, while a small cut that would require stitches only have her sleep for half an hour. Internal injuries have her sleeping for one day, but healing broken bones only has her sleep for six hours.
Adela can speed grow trees, and trees alone. She can't have them go back to before she sped grew them, but they will live as they should, but sometimes need more care then others of that side. She has to be in direct contact with them, and can only have them grow in a safe way, in other words, she must take time to do it. If the tree is near death, she cannot speed grow them, nor can she speed grow seeds.
Due to the fact she is a tree spirit, she can touch a tree, and tell you everything it has 'felt' over the years it has lived. She can't talk to them, but they talk to her, and recognize her as a 'walking tree'.
Skills: She can speak fluent German, English, and Latin (German Latin). She's also a rather good gardener, and has a very good memory. She's also a good enough chess player to run a club about it.
Keyword: mannen
Sample RP - Outside of Class: It was a beautiful day, but Adela wasn't paying attention to it. She was walking through the halls in a long green, flowing dress that had matching sandals, and she walked outside.
In her hands were two test papers that she had been grading a pop test on everything they had learned that year, and she glowered down at two students. The students gulped, and she tapped her foot lightly against the ground.
"Explain this to me...now!" she stated, showing the two identical tests out to them.
They pulled away slightly, but she didn't relent. They admitted to their cheating, and she sent them off. For now, she had to go to her Chess Club. It was going to be starting soon, and she went cheerfully off.
Sample Class Starter: Adela stood in front of her class, and smiled warmly at her students. "Greetings students. I am Professor Stern," she greeted.
At their confused looks, she smiled and explained, "I just said. "Greetings students. I am Professor Stern." As odd, and complex as it sounded, I guarantee by the end of the school year, you will be speaking it enough to understand what I just said. As this is a beginning class, I will be taking it slow. If you need any help, I'm available after school for tutoring here. Also, if anyone is learning Latin, I can help you with that as well. Also, don't be late after today. Now, we shall begin."
Smiling, she began to teach the alphabet, and called on random students to call out the proper alphabet letter.
Alias: Ada (but only by good friends), Professor Stern, Stern
Age: 100 years (looks 21)
Birthday: February 2
Subject: German (beginning to fluent)
Other Activities: a Chess club, and an after school tutoring for German, as well as Latin
Chess Club: for beginners or those who know what they are doing, it meets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The requirements are that you are passing your classes, and you aren't causing trouble.
The tutoring is held every day that Chess Club isn't going on, and rarely during class time. If you want one on one tutoring, you need to talk it over with her.
Race: a tree spirit
Gender: female
Sexuality: declines to answer
Appearance:
Adela Stern has green hair that looks like leaves that falls to her shoulders. Each 'leaf' seems to come from a different tree, and her hair doesn't grow. Her skin is pale, and her eyes are the color of an ash tree's bark. Her build is very willowy, making her look breakable.
She holds herself like she is important, but not above others. There are times when her stance changes to defensive or offensive, but rarely. She stands at 5'8", and has no tan...anywhere. Her nails (finger and toe) are the same color as her eyes.
She wears dresses, and only dresses, that are very...floaty for a lack of a better word. The dresses change to fit the weather, thicker for colder times, lighter for warmer times, but always the same style. Long sleeved, square necked, and reaching her ankles. She will always wear sandals, if she must, but will wear light boots. The colors of the dresses depend on the season. Blues and whites for winter; shades of green and pale purples for spring; beiges with trim, and light grays for summer; reds, oranges, and yellows for autumn.
Image: No image (I was trying to draw it, but alas, it is not finished...yet)
Personality:
Adela is picky about respect, and likes to show it to those who deserves it, as well as demanding it from the students. Although it is unsure whether the respect she shows is true or not, Adela does have people she truly respects. It just takes a lot for people to earn her respect. She likes to tease people she likes, but she also is cruel to those she dislikes.
Adela doesn't scare easily, but when she is scared, she becomes frozen stiff. This is dangerous, since she's gotten injuries from this, and doesn't like to talk about it afterward. With a point, she becomes annoyed once she calms down, and removes herself from anyone concerned about her. It seems to be a defense for her, and her alone, to keep people from her.
Other then that, Adela seems mostly easy going. Disrespect her, and you'll find yourself in a tree (unless you are inside, then maybe you'll find yourself in a tree later). Her temper is known to fester until being released on some unsuspecting innocent, particularly when people talk about cutting down trees (she likes to call them murderers). Sometimes, to get what she wants, she'll guilt trip someone, but usually just asks straight out. She isn't afraid to throw her weight around, and will if she deems it necessary.
She won't tolerate cheating, and if she finds out, those students are in deep trouble.
Greatest Fear: Fire. It burns her, it hurts her, and she is afraid it will eat her alive.
Most Important Secret: She doesn't need to eat like the others. Food and things, but still does so people don't look at her oddly.
Character Background: Adela Stern was 'born' when an ash tree was planted into the ground. Back then, she couldn't leave her tree, but she was planted at a university. As time went on, the students began to study under the tree. Adela learned what they learned, and, as they were in Germany, learned German even faster.
Under the shade of her trees, the students that learned Latin liked to rest. She read their books, heard them speak it, and learned it as well as anything, including when they wanted to learn English. She absorbed knowledge like sunlight and water.
She watched as love blossomed, hatred grew, the fights (or at least heard about them), and learned as she did. Over time, and patiently. Eight years ago, she left her tree, and left Germany.
Before then, she slowly learned how to leave her tree to the cruelty of humans, and began to involve herself in the lives of the students, after making sure to be dressed in dresses that she still wears to this day.
One such student taught her how to play chess, since he thought her hair was a good joke. They got along well enough, but he was an idealist, and died rather quickly when the second world war broke out. He was murdered next to the roots of Adela's tree.
She knows human nature better then most, seeing it at it's worst to seeing it at it's best. She's watched racism kill innocent people, and she's watched hatred run amok. That's why she left her tree.
Dressing in flowing dresses, she wore sandals if she had to, and absorbed sunlight, drank water, to live. It was cheap, and then, she applied for the teaching position at Kosaka.
She loved teaching, and found that she enjoyed teaching students. Sometimes she didn't get along with her colleagues, but that was beside the point. She did her job as well as she could, and often knows what is too much homework, to what students think is unfair (she listened to it for 94 years basically).
Powers: Adela can heal most injuries, but she can't cure poisoning, deadly diseases, or heal unset broken bones. After healing anyone, she needs to go sleep for a little while, though will need to sleep longer the more serious it is. Burns make her sleep for two days, while a small cut that would require stitches only have her sleep for half an hour. Internal injuries have her sleeping for one day, but healing broken bones only has her sleep for six hours.
Adela can speed grow trees, and trees alone. She can't have them go back to before she sped grew them, but they will live as they should, but sometimes need more care then others of that side. She has to be in direct contact with them, and can only have them grow in a safe way, in other words, she must take time to do it. If the tree is near death, she cannot speed grow them, nor can she speed grow seeds.
Due to the fact she is a tree spirit, she can touch a tree, and tell you everything it has 'felt' over the years it has lived. She can't talk to them, but they talk to her, and recognize her as a 'walking tree'.
Skills: She can speak fluent German, English, and Latin (German Latin). She's also a rather good gardener, and has a very good memory. She's also a good enough chess player to run a club about it.
Keyword: mannen
Sample RP - Outside of Class: It was a beautiful day, but Adela wasn't paying attention to it. She was walking through the halls in a long green, flowing dress that had matching sandals, and she walked outside.
In her hands were two test papers that she had been grading a pop test on everything they had learned that year, and she glowered down at two students. The students gulped, and she tapped her foot lightly against the ground.
"Explain this to me...now!" she stated, showing the two identical tests out to them.
They pulled away slightly, but she didn't relent. They admitted to their cheating, and she sent them off. For now, she had to go to her Chess Club. It was going to be starting soon, and she went cheerfully off.
Sample Class Starter: Adela stood in front of her class, and smiled warmly at her students. "Greetings students. I am Professor Stern," she greeted.
At their confused looks, she smiled and explained, "I just said. "Greetings students. I am Professor Stern." As odd, and complex as it sounded, I guarantee by the end of the school year, you will be speaking it enough to understand what I just said. As this is a beginning class, I will be taking it slow. If you need any help, I'm available after school for tutoring here. Also, if anyone is learning Latin, I can help you with that as well. Also, don't be late after today. Now, we shall begin."
Smiling, she began to teach the alphabet, and called on random students to call out the proper alphabet letter.
