Post by Alec on Jan 19, 2011 4:17:55 GMT -5
Alec| Martin | Tioseco
Philippines
Tell us a bit about your character. Doesn’t have to be too long, just giving a general idea
The Philippines is generally a very pleasant and outgoing man whose values are heavily rooted in Christianity due to Spanish influence. An active and lively man by nature, he can often be found having a good time with friends or practicing his country's form of martial arts (Eskrima, Arnis and Kali). Because of his more traditional set of morals, he also holds his family (or those he considers as "family figures") in high regard.
How much do you know about their history? Just a couple of paragraphs. Not too much detail~!
The Philippines spent 3 centuries under Spanish rule where Roman Catholicism became the main religion in most, if not all of the the Northern territories; Islam remained the dominant religion in the south. England gained control of the Philippines for two years after the Treaty of Paris, but control shifted back to Spain in the end.
The 19th century can be considered the height of the Philippines' life as a colony of Spain. Population, education, and the overall standard of living was higher than any European colony at the time. However, the Philippines soon rose up against the Spanish to gain their own independence, and during the Spanish-American war, the Philippines joined up with the US for support. However, after gaining their freedom from Spain, the Americans refused to leave and showed no support for Philippine independence, thus sparking the Philippine-American war.
Over 1 million casualties directly resulted from the war, and both sides are guilty of atrocities. In WWII, independence for the PH is halted once again by the Japanese occupation. During this time, the Americans came to the Philippines' aid again. On Sept 2, 1945, the Japanese finally surrendered, and the Philippines had once again suffered severe damages to its people, and its land. Since then, the Philippines has been dealing with a corrupt government, poverty, and other internal issues.
What pairings are you willing to RP? Spain/PH, America/ PH, Japan/PH, England/PH ... Anything really. XD
What genres would you RP? Angst? Fluff? Action, mature, dark, fluff, angst, romance, comedy… Anything and everything really.
Just put a sample RP here please~ Doesn’t have to be from an actual RP, just make it up on the spot
The sky was crying again.
His people, the humble citizens who lived within his boundaries, had long since retreated to the safety of their homes to take shelter when the first crystalline droplets had begun to fall. The rain here ran as warm—if not warmer—as the baths, but only a few children danced carelessly in the spray before being ushered inside by the adults. Even the stray dogs that were always seen scrambling about had found some kind of refuge from the oncoming storm long before the thunder and lightning rolled across the skies, leaving one man alone on the muddy dirt road.
A woven basket filled with the tropical fresh fruit indigenous to his land, protected from the rain by a square of cloth tucked into the sides, was tucked under one arm while the other shielded his eyes from the warm spray from above. Alec, the living embodiment of the Philippines, stood only a few hundred yards from the beach of one of his many islands, and from here he could sense something… or someone coming.
Deep chocolate brown eyes stared straight ahead, almost hypnotized by the strange dots floating on the edge of the horizon that didn’t match the scenery of the rocks in the distance. From his vantage point, the white dots could have simply been birds for all he knew, but there was something about these shapes that drew the pinoy down to the white sandy shores while his basket lay abandoned on the side of the road.
The lukewarm water that splashed around sun-kissed ankles was hardly even noticed as Alec squinted through the rain just to see what it was about those white shapes, slowly growing more distinguishable to the naked eye as the seconds passed, that attracted him so. By the time his clothes were soaked through with rain, and his hair was plastered down to the back of his neck by the moisture, the white sails of the Spanish ships were not the only thing Alec could see.
There were men scurrying about on every level of the boat, some seemingly preparing to make port, and others running back and forth relaying orders from a man dressed in garments of red and gold standing at the front of the ship. The man obviously held a position of power over the crew, but even still that didn’t explain the faint, indescribable pull he felt towards the foreign brunette. No stranger had ever elicited that kind of reaction from him unless they were like the few others he had met in the past—those who were like him. It was only when those green, green eyes connected with his that Alec realized that this visitor, like the others who had come before, was one he would not soon forget.
Your name: Mmm... Just call me Alec. =u=
Age:17
Why did you join here?I've been wanting to join a historical RP for a while, and this seemed like a good place to start~
How long have you been RPing? I've been rping for... 6 years now, I believe. ^^
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