Post by Black Canary on Apr 23, 2015 13:26:53 GMT -5
Basic Information
Player Nickname: Dinah
Profile URL: roleplaychat.org/profile.php?user=Zatanna
Do you want other role players to give you feed back? Yes
Which DCU Earth are you applying to?: Earth 1
Character Origin: Zatanna comic series, Batman the animated Series
Face Claim's Name: Misty Lee
Another Zatanna like outfit.
Name: Zatanna Zatara
Alias: Zee, Z'anna
Race: Homo Magi
Age: Mid 20s
Alignment: Lawful Good - She believes in the mystical balance of the universe and the laws of karma, and restrains herself from abusing her powers, most of the time
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 130 lbs
Hair: Black
Eyes: Blue
Physique: Long and curvy
Training:
Magic - Training in the mystical arts by her mother a sorceress and her father the world's greatest magician.
Physical combat - Trained by her father and members of the Justice League, like Black Canary.
Traditional Magic Tricks/Showmanship - Her father took her with him as he toured his act. She learned all traditional magic tricks, and how to really put on a great show!
Escape Artist - Her father taught her how to pick locks and escape bonds, without using magic, since some things shouldn't be relied on magic.
Mystical knowledge and of the occult – Studying from her father, and her own studies from many libraries including the one from her ancestors.
Equipment: Top Hat, Tuxedo Jacket, Magic Wand, Cell Phone
Enchanted Home in San Francisco
Shadowcrest Manor - Ancestral Home in the Mystical Realm, full of magical items and references.
Powers / Abilities
Levitation - She can make anything float/fly, but it uses a lot of continuous focus.
Teleportation - Her preferred means of travel, it being easier than levitation. She can go anywhere as long as she knows the name of the place.
Magic Sense - Zatanna can naturally feel and sense the magic in creatures, items, and cast spells about her. She can identify what they are at times, due to her experience from sensing it before.
Magical Wards - Wards of protection against almost anything, although they do have their limits; based on effort, time, and what the strength of magic working against it.
Transmogrification - She can alter any object to suit her purpose, like a chair into a cage, or her plain clothes into her magician's outfit. Can change an item or creature's size or shape, like a tiger into a kitten. And can turn one creature into another, people to rabbits, man to women, woman into magician's assistant. Although leaving humans as animals too long, makes them forget who they are over time, becoming a true animal.
Control of Elements - She can control most of the basic elements, and a few which are not so basic.
Summoning - She can't make something out of nothing, but she can make something appear out of thin air.
Healing - She can heal almost any wound, although magically inflicted ones are harder to heal. And she cannot bring the dead back to life.
Mind reading - Having physcial contact with someone, she can read their memories and thoughts of those with lesser magic and/or will power than her own. Generally easier when given permission.
Mystic Shield - A powerful shield which protects those within it from most attacks and magical forces.
Magical Blast - With a gesture she can blast raw magical energy at a target.
Pocket Dimension - She can use her hat as a storage space of items that should not be able to fit with in. She can also use it to hold living creatures, or to trap them there.
Time stop - She can stop time for a limited amount of time. It is for the area around here and lasts as long as she keeps putting effort into it. It takes a lot of energy and effort to do this.
Weaknesses
Spoken Word - Her magic requires her to actually articulate it. If she can't speak, she can fingerspell, otherwise she can't access her magic.
Reverse Language - Zatanna needs to speak what she wants to happen backwards in order for her magic to work. The more accurate the language the more precise and affective the magic is. She is very good at speaking backwards, but sometimes it takes effort for saying something she hasn't said before. She still practices with flash cards, to keep her edge up.
Laws of Karma - Magic used in selfish or careless ways, has a nasty habit of striking back at the user. So she won't summon money or try to abuse it for her power.
Magic Addiction - Often a hard lesson for her, Zatanna suffers from using magic to readily and easily, feeling a need to use magic when she doesn't have to. This can lead her to making careless mistakes. Sometimes she tries to stop using magic or to at least get out of mystic world; but try as hard as she might, she is pulled back in. Either craving it or something happens which leads her to using magic again.
Puppets - Zatanna is fearless against demons and powerful wizards, but she has an uncontrollable fear for puppets and she is unsure why. She remembers liking them when she was little, and suspects something happened to change that. She just can't remember why.
Occult magic – Black magic, death magic, those requiring sacrifices; this type of magic is just going too far. She will not practice this sort of magic, and will try to save anyone who is facing the bad end of it.
Character Time Line
Year 1 (2010)
- On tour with her father John Zatara, still learning magic and showbiz
- Meets Bruce Wayne during his travels, training to be batman; He meets her father to train on how to be an escape artist.
Year 2 (2011)
- John Zatara gives his life to save his daughter's when dealing with some wicked magic users
Year 3 (2012)
- Zatara starts performing for audiences
Year 4 (2013)
- Zatara has developed a name for herself, doing tours across the nation
- Sets up her home in San Francisco
Year 5 (2014)
- Starts touring world wide
- Meets the Justice League after they are formed, is ‘on call’ if they need her help.
- Meets Detective Colton from the San Francisco Police department
Audition post
The performer grinned at the crowd. Wearing fishnets paired with a magician's traditional ruffled shirt and a jacket with tails. Perched upon her dark hair was a top hat at a jaunty angle. It was clear that this lady magician enjoyed her work and it's artistic flair! Zatanna had just finished a trick where she had pulled on two ropes, in a rejoining rope trick, from her shirtless stud of an assistant. Only to not just rejoin it, but also had his boxers, joined in the middle! She didn't think she could ever get Vladi to blush, but she did! "Give Vladi a big round of applause!" she said as he quickly exited the stage his heart printed boxers in his hand. It had been a long tour for Zatanna the world's greatest magician; 20 stops in three months! It had been a whirlwind of a mini tour and it was leaving the magician rather worn out. She couldn't wait to be back in San Francisco in a bubble bath, hibernating for a month. But to be in front of the audience, to see their looks and gasps at her death defying escapes and one of a kind tricks. That made it all worth it. She loved the spotlight and the roar of the applause. It reminded her of being on tour with her dad when he was working the circuit. If only he could see her now...
She smirked as she changed up her act for the big finale. She started to look about her audience. "We have time for one more trick! But I'm going to need a volunteer..." she trailed off tilting her head a little to one side, as if listening for something. She felt something... sensed something. There was something magical on the roof of the Theater! Several somethings, moving across the roof. There was power in them and it was building! They were going to...! With honed reflexes she gestured with her wand and said "Cistym dleihs tectorp eht ecneidua!" a slight flash of light was seen as a wall of magic separated the audience from the stage, as a tremendous crash of cement occured! The ceiling caved in! The audience gasped looking confused and scared as the rubble from the roof, and two creatures with it, crashed right through the stage! Splintering and ruining the polished wood, leaving a large hole beside the magician! Her mind raced, she hadn't heard anything from the Justice League, she still had her On Call status, but they would have let her know if something was going down this close to her performance! Zatanna smiled at the audience. "Hehe, looks like volunteers are just dropping from the sky to be a part of the act!" she joked, passing it off as if it was supposed to happen. "Xif foor!" and the cement flew out of the hole and repaired the roof top, blocking anyone else who may be up there. She peered into the hole of the working area beneath the stage. She gestured with a hand. "Thgil!" little orbs of light sparkled out of her hand, growing as they fell into in the darkness below her, illuminating it as she peered down the hole to see who or what crashed her show.
The stage seemed to lurch as something struck beneath her feet with a loud sound. What was going on down there?! As her magical light brightened the dark work area under the stage, the magician saw to her surprise two men down there, both seemingly unhurt from their fall and were fighting it out. One man had a nasty looking pike while the other man, a blonde man, defended himself with his bare hands! They were inhumanly fast and strong. Meta's? no... warlocks? there seemed a sense of... magic about them. But they weren't casting spells, they were magical themselves! The blonde man seemed to be more skilled and was able to pluck the pike from his adversary and plunged it into the man's gut! No. Hell no. Nobody was getting murdered in her show! but before she could even say the words on her tongue, the blonde man did a quick finishing move and shoved the pike up through the guy's mouth and up into his brain, the man instantly going limp. The blonde dropped the guy, leaving the pike in him. Zatanna stared for a brief moment at the awful scene she had witnessed, not betraying herself to the anticipating audience. She had no idea if this man was a fugitive or a hero trying to protect the theater. But this guy just killed someone! He had much to answer for, he was going nowhere. She whispered under her breath. "tropsnart ednolb nam ot xob no egats!" Magic seemed to act strange with the man, but in a flash of light he was suddenly transported into the upright magic box on stage. "And there's our guest!" the crown applauded at strange and amazing entrance.
The man winced as he found himself suddenly staring out across darkness with bright stage lights shining in his eyes, stinging them from their intensity. There were many amused and amazed faces in the packed theatre looking back at him. He started to struggle as he realized he was trapped inside a box, only his head appearing through it. He started to ram into the front of the box to get it open, looking about. “What is all this?!" he demanded, face hard, his eyebrows furrowed, unhappy with his sudden capture.
"That is everyone's question tonight. But I must say, you get the best seat in the house." she teased as she moved in front of the strange man, giving him a better look at his captor. She smiled at him as he struggled in the box. Glancing realizing he about to bend the latches of it open! She had to keep the situation in control, hurry up Zee! She reached into her jacket pocket and pulled out a padlock and locked the door of the box closed. "Just to make sure you don't go anywhere, I don't want you missing this." she turned to the audience. So who wants to see my most dangerous feat of magic? Who would like to see me perform a happy little number I call 'Death by Comet'?" The audience cheered and encouraged her as she gave a smirk to the killer struggling in the box. Oh, did she have a show in store for him!
Player Nickname: Dinah
Profile URL: roleplaychat.org/profile.php?user=Zatanna
Do you want other role players to give you feed back? Yes
Which DCU Earth are you applying to?: Earth 1
Character Origin: Zatanna comic series, Batman the animated Series
Face Claim's Name: Misty Lee
Another Zatanna like outfit.
Name: Zatanna Zatara
Alias: Zee, Z'anna
Race: Homo Magi
Age: Mid 20s
Alignment: Lawful Good - She believes in the mystical balance of the universe and the laws of karma, and restrains herself from abusing her powers, most of the time
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 130 lbs
Hair: Black
Eyes: Blue
Physique: Long and curvy
Training:
Magic - Training in the mystical arts by her mother a sorceress and her father the world's greatest magician.
Physical combat - Trained by her father and members of the Justice League, like Black Canary.
Traditional Magic Tricks/Showmanship - Her father took her with him as he toured his act. She learned all traditional magic tricks, and how to really put on a great show!
Escape Artist - Her father taught her how to pick locks and escape bonds, without using magic, since some things shouldn't be relied on magic.
Mystical knowledge and of the occult – Studying from her father, and her own studies from many libraries including the one from her ancestors.
Equipment: Top Hat, Tuxedo Jacket, Magic Wand, Cell Phone
Enchanted Home in San Francisco
Shadowcrest Manor - Ancestral Home in the Mystical Realm, full of magical items and references.
Powers / Abilities
Levitation - She can make anything float/fly, but it uses a lot of continuous focus.
Teleportation - Her preferred means of travel, it being easier than levitation. She can go anywhere as long as she knows the name of the place.
Magic Sense - Zatanna can naturally feel and sense the magic in creatures, items, and cast spells about her. She can identify what they are at times, due to her experience from sensing it before.
Magical Wards - Wards of protection against almost anything, although they do have their limits; based on effort, time, and what the strength of magic working against it.
Transmogrification - She can alter any object to suit her purpose, like a chair into a cage, or her plain clothes into her magician's outfit. Can change an item or creature's size or shape, like a tiger into a kitten. And can turn one creature into another, people to rabbits, man to women, woman into magician's assistant. Although leaving humans as animals too long, makes them forget who they are over time, becoming a true animal.
Control of Elements - She can control most of the basic elements, and a few which are not so basic.
Summoning - She can't make something out of nothing, but she can make something appear out of thin air.
Healing - She can heal almost any wound, although magically inflicted ones are harder to heal. And she cannot bring the dead back to life.
Mind reading - Having physcial contact with someone, she can read their memories and thoughts of those with lesser magic and/or will power than her own. Generally easier when given permission.
Mystic Shield - A powerful shield which protects those within it from most attacks and magical forces.
Magical Blast - With a gesture she can blast raw magical energy at a target.
Pocket Dimension - She can use her hat as a storage space of items that should not be able to fit with in. She can also use it to hold living creatures, or to trap them there.
Time stop - She can stop time for a limited amount of time. It is for the area around here and lasts as long as she keeps putting effort into it. It takes a lot of energy and effort to do this.
Weaknesses
Spoken Word - Her magic requires her to actually articulate it. If she can't speak, she can fingerspell, otherwise she can't access her magic.
Reverse Language - Zatanna needs to speak what she wants to happen backwards in order for her magic to work. The more accurate the language the more precise and affective the magic is. She is very good at speaking backwards, but sometimes it takes effort for saying something she hasn't said before. She still practices with flash cards, to keep her edge up.
Laws of Karma - Magic used in selfish or careless ways, has a nasty habit of striking back at the user. So she won't summon money or try to abuse it for her power.
Magic Addiction - Often a hard lesson for her, Zatanna suffers from using magic to readily and easily, feeling a need to use magic when she doesn't have to. This can lead her to making careless mistakes. Sometimes she tries to stop using magic or to at least get out of mystic world; but try as hard as she might, she is pulled back in. Either craving it or something happens which leads her to using magic again.
Puppets - Zatanna is fearless against demons and powerful wizards, but she has an uncontrollable fear for puppets and she is unsure why. She remembers liking them when she was little, and suspects something happened to change that. She just can't remember why.
Occult magic – Black magic, death magic, those requiring sacrifices; this type of magic is just going too far. She will not practice this sort of magic, and will try to save anyone who is facing the bad end of it.
Character Time Line
Year 1 (2010)
- On tour with her father John Zatara, still learning magic and showbiz
- Meets Bruce Wayne during his travels, training to be batman; He meets her father to train on how to be an escape artist.
Year 2 (2011)
- John Zatara gives his life to save his daughter's when dealing with some wicked magic users
Year 3 (2012)
- Zatara starts performing for audiences
Year 4 (2013)
- Zatara has developed a name for herself, doing tours across the nation
- Sets up her home in San Francisco
Year 5 (2014)
- Starts touring world wide
- Meets the Justice League after they are formed, is ‘on call’ if they need her help.
- Meets Detective Colton from the San Francisco Police department
Audition post
The performer grinned at the crowd. Wearing fishnets paired with a magician's traditional ruffled shirt and a jacket with tails. Perched upon her dark hair was a top hat at a jaunty angle. It was clear that this lady magician enjoyed her work and it's artistic flair! Zatanna had just finished a trick where she had pulled on two ropes, in a rejoining rope trick, from her shirtless stud of an assistant. Only to not just rejoin it, but also had his boxers, joined in the middle! She didn't think she could ever get Vladi to blush, but she did! "Give Vladi a big round of applause!" she said as he quickly exited the stage his heart printed boxers in his hand. It had been a long tour for Zatanna the world's greatest magician; 20 stops in three months! It had been a whirlwind of a mini tour and it was leaving the magician rather worn out. She couldn't wait to be back in San Francisco in a bubble bath, hibernating for a month. But to be in front of the audience, to see their looks and gasps at her death defying escapes and one of a kind tricks. That made it all worth it. She loved the spotlight and the roar of the applause. It reminded her of being on tour with her dad when he was working the circuit. If only he could see her now...
She smirked as she changed up her act for the big finale. She started to look about her audience. "We have time for one more trick! But I'm going to need a volunteer..." she trailed off tilting her head a little to one side, as if listening for something. She felt something... sensed something. There was something magical on the roof of the Theater! Several somethings, moving across the roof. There was power in them and it was building! They were going to...! With honed reflexes she gestured with her wand and said "Cistym dleihs tectorp eht ecneidua!" a slight flash of light was seen as a wall of magic separated the audience from the stage, as a tremendous crash of cement occured! The ceiling caved in! The audience gasped looking confused and scared as the rubble from the roof, and two creatures with it, crashed right through the stage! Splintering and ruining the polished wood, leaving a large hole beside the magician! Her mind raced, she hadn't heard anything from the Justice League, she still had her On Call status, but they would have let her know if something was going down this close to her performance! Zatanna smiled at the audience. "Hehe, looks like volunteers are just dropping from the sky to be a part of the act!" she joked, passing it off as if it was supposed to happen. "Xif foor!" and the cement flew out of the hole and repaired the roof top, blocking anyone else who may be up there. She peered into the hole of the working area beneath the stage. She gestured with a hand. "Thgil!" little orbs of light sparkled out of her hand, growing as they fell into in the darkness below her, illuminating it as she peered down the hole to see who or what crashed her show.
The stage seemed to lurch as something struck beneath her feet with a loud sound. What was going on down there?! As her magical light brightened the dark work area under the stage, the magician saw to her surprise two men down there, both seemingly unhurt from their fall and were fighting it out. One man had a nasty looking pike while the other man, a blonde man, defended himself with his bare hands! They were inhumanly fast and strong. Meta's? no... warlocks? there seemed a sense of... magic about them. But they weren't casting spells, they were magical themselves! The blonde man seemed to be more skilled and was able to pluck the pike from his adversary and plunged it into the man's gut! No. Hell no. Nobody was getting murdered in her show! but before she could even say the words on her tongue, the blonde man did a quick finishing move and shoved the pike up through the guy's mouth and up into his brain, the man instantly going limp. The blonde dropped the guy, leaving the pike in him. Zatanna stared for a brief moment at the awful scene she had witnessed, not betraying herself to the anticipating audience. She had no idea if this man was a fugitive or a hero trying to protect the theater. But this guy just killed someone! He had much to answer for, he was going nowhere. She whispered under her breath. "tropsnart ednolb nam ot xob no egats!" Magic seemed to act strange with the man, but in a flash of light he was suddenly transported into the upright magic box on stage. "And there's our guest!" the crown applauded at strange and amazing entrance.
The man winced as he found himself suddenly staring out across darkness with bright stage lights shining in his eyes, stinging them from their intensity. There were many amused and amazed faces in the packed theatre looking back at him. He started to struggle as he realized he was trapped inside a box, only his head appearing through it. He started to ram into the front of the box to get it open, looking about. “What is all this?!" he demanded, face hard, his eyebrows furrowed, unhappy with his sudden capture.
"That is everyone's question tonight. But I must say, you get the best seat in the house." she teased as she moved in front of the strange man, giving him a better look at his captor. She smiled at him as he struggled in the box. Glancing realizing he about to bend the latches of it open! She had to keep the situation in control, hurry up Zee! She reached into her jacket pocket and pulled out a padlock and locked the door of the box closed. "Just to make sure you don't go anywhere, I don't want you missing this." she turned to the audience. So who wants to see my most dangerous feat of magic? Who would like to see me perform a happy little number I call 'Death by Comet'?" The audience cheered and encouraged her as she gave a smirk to the killer struggling in the box. Oh, did she have a show in store for him!
