#Marina's Backstory

[knuxtiger4]

Marina Backstory

(This is more just bullet points of her backstory but this is what is her story and... home girl needs a hug, badly)

-Marina’s family is a notorious and proud bloodline of Black Furies. This has always passed down through the females in her family. Her mother was one but Marina did not have her First Change yet to have the “talk”. She wanted Marina to live her life before introducing her to Garou lifestyles.

-Marina met Martti at a party in NYC (Brooklyn) when she was 18. She fell for his looks and his charming personality at the time. She was completely unaware Martti was a Black Spiral Dancer and he was very much aware Marina was some sort of Garou due to her physical appearance alone.

-Martti hid all of this from Marina and her family via talismans and other supernatural means, he did truly love her but was twisted by the Wyrm long before meeting her. He would have likely dragged her to dance the spiral if events did not happen that turned both of them into abominations. He was secretly working for Pentex in the 1920s, but disguised as a cook at an office kitchen was the cover he gave to Marina all these years together.

-In Martti’s twisted mind, he loves his family and wants them to be the ultimate apex predators of the night. He does not understand why Marina won’t join him. He is heavily tainted by the Wyrm and partly why Marina actively fighting off Wyrm influences herself as an abomination.

-Oliver (Marina's son) was a regular human. Julius is younger of the 2 sons of Oliver, turned out to be a Shadow Lord werewolf which was from Martti’s bloodlines as he was once a Shadow Lord. Frank turned out to be kinfolk, all of his children are confirmed werewolves.

-Saana (Marina's daughter) is a Black Fury like her mother and was exactly why she was targeted by Pentex later in her life. She was tricked by her father when she was living in California and was captured by Pentex to be used to capture her mother and eventually to be turned into an abomination as well.

-Martti was successfully turned into an abomination and said Gangrel unleashed a frenzied Martti on Marina one night. Marina, in a desperate attempt to protect her children, experienced her First Change and died in her fight against Martti as he overpowered her easily. Martti was ordered to give Marina his blood and she changed into an abomination under the right conditions.

-In her frenzy the Gangrel and Martti were sent running by Art Morgan and Xaviar, two very powerful Gangrels who happened upon the scene after tracking a Gangrel that was acting wild and out of order. They were able to calm Marina out of her frenzy but urged her she could not live her life normally anymore. They offered to help her out of the kindness of the two and to try to understand the mind of an abomination.

-Being that Art and Xaviar were Camarilla that they also made the extreme decision to not follow the Masquerade rules of her sire watching over her, they knew Martti was beyond evil, she would not fall into the wrong hands.

-Why did Art and Xaviar do this? When they happened on the scene of Marina, a mother trying to protect her children at the door from a monster, it moved Art. They choose to not slain Marina due to that fact and that she was evidence that the older generation were plotting something. They noticed Marina had not gone insane and took the gamble.

-Marina gave up Oliver and Saana to her brother Esko who would raise them. Esko, Oliver and Saana knew what Marina was and never judged her or held malice for her decisions. Her children were a witness to the entire event.

-Marina was rejected by her parents when she approached them for help after the transformation. Her mother especially said if she saw Marina again that she would send her pack to rip her apart and her letting her walk away alive was the only kind thing she would do.

-Marina would travel with Art and Xaviar to try to understand her life as is in the supernatural world. The two men took pity on Marina and instead of killing her wanted to help her. She still was broken up on why Martti attacked her and not understanding the context. Marina developed trust issues and accepting love from others.

-She would grow very close to Art and Xaviar, she would refer to them as her “brothers” and even when Xaviar began to on and off date Hellene Panhard she would refer to her as her “sister”. Marina was/is VERY protective of Art, Xaviar and Helene as if they were in a sense, her packmates. Xaviar not as much, he was weird about the endearing terms and that he was different from the three. Marina still held respect for him and still sees him as a brother regardless.

-Marina eventually left on her own, heading to Finland in the middle of WW2 where she tried to understand why she had werewolf blood. She would find out that her Black Fury bloodlines run deep in the women in her family and fears Saana will go through her First Change soon and wants to get back home to help her through it and to protect her from any danger. She was going to enter her daughter’s life to help her even if it would breach the masquerade/veil.

-Captured by German forces while she was in Europe. Agents of Pentex tortured Marina and broke her spirits. She was used as a bioweapon in the battle of Leningrad. She slain many innocent people and did very horrible things that she will never forget. It was here she unknowingly fought Rocco (one of the PCs of our coterie!) in the past along with both of Ingrid 's grandfathers that all gave her a run for her money in the fights.

-After the battle she managed to break free. Art and Xaviar were tracking Marina’s whereabouts after intel they received and managed to track her down in the local forest. They helped get her back on her feet and promised to get her home to the US and to her family.

-While in Europe, the three encounter Martti and Pentex agents. They wanted Marina back and they would have taken her by force. Marina refuses and uses Saana out to try to bait her into coming with them.

-Saana was brainwashed by Martti. He manipulated her as a long lost parent on the eugenics of the Project: Hellound. She “willingly” injected herself with Martti’s blood and paid the price. This process was incomplete and sent Marina on the biggest frenzy of her life.

-Marina nearly meets her Final Death in the fight as Martti smashed half her head in and only was saved from that as Art and Xaviar dragged her away to safety. All three saw Martti for what he was...a true monster and one that could not be stopped.

-Saana was left in a coma by this outcome. Pentex believes due to the type of werewolf that they would need Marina’s blood to complete the process.

-Marina suffers terribly from this failure and that she was unable to destroy Martti and begs for Art and Xaviar to “get rid of the memories that hurt.” They agree to and seal Marina’s memories of her being an abomination, making her think she was a Gangrel the whole time. They wouldn’t have sealed them fully until they were in NYC and Marina was losing the battle against the Beast.

-The three travel back to the US and make it back to NYC. It’s where Xaviar’s partner, Hellene Panhard (future Prince of NYC) agrees to shelter Marina by Xaviar’s request. She agrees to have the Camarilla protect Marina’s family as to keep the beast calm and as a close friend to Marina. Panhard learned of Marina's secret when one particular night the beast won and she saw Marina for what she was.

-Marina would have a few interactions over the years with Oliver. She would be there to see her new grandsons and Oliver would continue to beg Marina to come back into the family. Marina would also interact with Frank and Julius but to a lesser degree of being a stranger to them. Julius and Frank definitely knew that Marina was their grandmother but kept it hidden until recently. Their father told them who Marina was a long time ago and described her as the guardian angel of the family.

-She would also interact with Esko on the regular until he passed away. Marina also would see Oliver one last time before he passed from old age.

-Xaviar and Art leave NYC and leave Marina in the hands of Panhard. Xaviar eventually takes all the Gangrels out of the Camarilla and makes Art unhappy about this decision. Xaviar eventually meets his final death at the hand of a Brujah during an attack.

-Art remains in DC to this day as a reporter. He is unaware of what has been going on with Marina since he left.

-Marina decides to live homeless in NYC where she would befriend the local homeless and act as their protector. She would get regular visits from Panhard up until a certain point when even Marina's memories of her were slipping. Even then Marina starts to forget about Xaviar and Art due to the effects of the memory sealing.

-Panhard makes a HUGE mistake of giving Marina to Sheriff Yung without telling her Marina’s abomination secret. Yung misuses Marina as muscle and then gives her to Ingrid! THIS WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.

-Panhard wants Marina back but to what exactly is unknown. Likely to aid her in stopping the Tzimisce from awakening their antediluvian, a goal that Xaviar chased and had that drove him away from the Camarilla. It was hard for Panhard to be around Marina with no memories and that she was associated with Xaviar who was like a brother to Marina.

-Marina befriends her great-granddaughter Tiana after she loses her sister Ellen. She didn’t know who Marina was until the college party where she was grabbed by Martti.

-Martti injected Tiana with Marina’s blood that she was selling to a Pentex agent unknowingly! This triggers Tiana to have a First Change as a Black Fury and confuses Julius on where this bloodline has come from in the family. Unknown to everyone, Marina’s blood is a base to start the abomination transformation. She would need to be drained and embraced by another Gangrel.

-Ellen, Tiana’s older sister died in an accident where she saved a child. Reality it was all staged and Ellen ended up at a Pentex hospital. When she realized what they were about to do, she fought to the death. Julius questioned the injuries he saw on Ellen’s body as a werewolf should have been able to heal from being hit by a car.

-Marina, unlike Martti, does not appear to have been tainted by the Wyrm. It’s likely due to resisting the influence so long and adamant that she will never at the Wyrm get to her or influence her. This is a first for any abomination in records. She believes that her love and will to protect her family and friends has kept it at bay this long.

-Ingrid Salo (Ingrid’s horrible mother)- Took over Project: Hellhound a decade ago from her predecessors. She has control over Pentex pharmaceutical side and is a medical genius. She is the WORST and she control Martti. Ew.

-Martti runs more with Pentex than the Black Spiral Dancers. They see him as a mythical creature and will listen to him but he does more with Pentex.

-Saana would need to have Martti’s blood removed from her blood and possibly replaced with Marina’s to complete the abomination process on her. A way that she could speak to her is through magic that involves dreams.

-Marina is still one sip of Martti’s blood. Unknown if a blood bond COULD happen but fuck around and find out. (Marina wouldn’t be that dumb).

-Not even Marina knows how or why Pentex changed Martti. She would have to probably have a sit down with him to figure that out and she wants to murder him. He’d probably have to have a threat to have her not do that for them to have any form of a conversation.

-Everyone Marina knows, even the strongest vampires do not want to engage with Martti. He is definitely on the Red List but being so “perfect” of an abomination that no one has taken him down. Marina was only able to scar him in the face in her last fight with him.

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As for the present:

-In the recent, Marina got into an ugly fight with Ingrid before their hotel opening as she did not want to travel with the coterie outside of the US out of fear she can't protect her family from Martti. They broke up.

-Marina rages and cause property damage (again). She storms off to the homeless camp.

-Marina meets up with "Tipsy", one of the local homeless who takes to her about not fitting in and being lose. Marina mentions her memories, he offers to hypnotize her to gain her memories back. She agrees.

-Tipsy gathers other from the camp to play music and do drugs. Marina drinks from Tipsy's blood which is drug laced and she spirals. She gains her memories back but flashing to a moment where she saw she has mauled a bunch of people in the camp. She nearly loses herself...

-Until Art Morgan who was visiting saw this and chased off the people and rescued Marina. When she came to, he explained to her that she was nearly grabbed by the local Black Spiral Dancers and he had saved her! Art is VERY aware Marina has her memories back and it was...touching. She saw her brother again and remembers him.

-Marina gets chewed out by Ingrid. Ingrid learns of Art and Panhard being Marina's "siblings" and she is not too happy.

-Marina get the SHIT scared out of her when The Prince shows up. She tried to run and Panhard commanded her to stop. That was a fun convo.

-Ingrid beat up Marina for being dumb and impulsive yet again. Marina's Beast gets mad at Ingrid and forces Marina to storm off which entailed Team B of the coterie to wrestle Marina yet again before she rampaged.

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My guess for the future:

-Dumb Black Spiral Dancers were either sent by Martti or they sure has hell told him his "wayward" wife has her memories back. I expect him to become a MAJOR issue soon. ; ; Marina has to wipe those guys out.

-Everyone has advised Marina and the coterie to not fight Martti if they see him and to run away.

[doodlelots]

my oc levi

[kaitcake1289]

britta perry you will always be famous

[brownnbears]

I dare you to draw a picture of Marina Ida without Pearl involved in any way whatsoever

[a-oct0]

I've decided to replay the storymodes of Splatoon 2 and take screenshots of random things as I go- I haven't even started and already at 20 odd pics lol- I'll update this as like a live thread with screenshots as I go-

Only annoying thing is mobile only allows ten pics at once so this will be longer than I expected lol

First lot is just me wanting to document the first splatcast from OTH

[a-little-bit-of-tradition]

Chicago PD : 6x7 (Part 1/6) Jay and/or Hailey scenes

[razzle-zazzle]

hmmm

might rework the betrothal au a lil bit

[violethursday]

I keep on changing up my Neo Agent 3's backstory, and dear God they can't catch a break.

They went from:

Abandoned by parents and raised by a Steelhead, then Steelhead dies during a Salmon Run

In a street gang with adoptive brother, loses arm in a pretty bad fight, hasn't spoken to brother since

Elite Octarian and Octarian Engineer moms get sanitized in trade of Neo getting to the surface

Half sibling of Marina that Marina wasn't aware of until post-Octo Expansion

Cousin of Acht and Paul that was abandoned in Octo Valley after Acht went to get sanitized and Paul left to find them

Elite Octarian mom runs away to the surface while Scientist mom and Neo try to find her, only for Scientist mom to get sanitized and sacrifice herself to save Neo from the other sanitized Octarians. Meanwhile Elite Octarian mom gets fuzzified and Neo nearly kills her out of rage.

Elite Octarian mom leaves Neo with her crew for them to raise Neo instead. Over the years Neo keeps on losing members of their found family until they're the last one left. They proceed to get into crime on the surface and maybe makes a few people kick the bucket out of self-defense.

This is what they look like btw

[popponn]

sae going to spain at 13 and coming out like that makes so much sense actually

[harmooniaa]

Marina’s origin story below the cut‼️

Shortly before Marina was born, her parents had found a parrot on the side of the road. It was in very bad condition so they had taken it into their house and did their best to rehabilitate it with the limited materials they had (they didn’t have much money and lived in one of the many favelas in Brazil). The parrot was thankfully nursed back to health and in the time that it lived with Marina’s parents, it had grown close to her mother (who was obviously pregnant and ready to give birth at any moment). When they were about to release it back into the wild, the bird spoke to her parents. As crazy as it was in the moment, the bird said that he was grateful for their selflessness in taking care of him and that in return he granted them a blessing that was to enter the world soon. Marina’s parents were left very confused since a parrot just talked to them in fluent Portuguese- but also because of the “blessing” he said he granted them. One day later, Marina’s mother was shocked to see her daughter was half-bird. It took a while for Marina’s parents to adjust and understand this “blessing”, but they ended up embracing Marina in the long run.

Growing up, Marina liked to sing and dance a lot with her parents a lot since they couldn’t afford any entertainment. She was never allowed to leave her house unless her parents swaddled her up in a blanket and made her close my eyes the whole time (which wasn’t very practical). Marina’s parents were worried that if she went outside, someone would want to report her to authorities or kidnap her. Marina found out about her powers while singing with her parents once and unintentionally holding the note that made them “tick”. From that point on her parents had told her not to hit that note whenever she sang.

On their small radio during carnival season, Marina liked listening to any broadcasts that played and would gush to her parents about how she wanted to go see a parade. One year (she’s 9) her parents mustered enough money for the three of them to travel up to Rio de Janeiro for Carnival to listen to a parade for one night and go home after (Marina wasn’t allowed to watch because they didn’t want anyone spotting her). During the parade, her parents placed her down for a second so they could dance and she wandered off to go get her own view of the show since she was tired of just listening. Marina found herself walking through an alleyway where she got knocked out by someone. That day was the last day she saw her parents for the rest of her life.

When Marina woke up, she was trapped in a room. This room had a mattress in the middle of it and nothing else. There was a glass window in the front of it where people could peer in and watch her (think of a zoo exhibit, the room is essentially her habitat). After a couple of hours of trying to escape, Marina gave up. A hidden door opened and someone had entered. Upon seeing the stranger, She backed up and tried singing the note to make him “tick”, but failing miserably because her throat was so dry. The stranger began talking to Marina in a language she didn’t understand but we as the viewer know that the man was her kidnapper. He initially intended on selling her to someone else, but he decided to keep her with him as his little collectors item, his pretty bird. Marina wasn’t in Brazil anymore- she had been trafficked all the way to America.

Things remained this way for almost 10 years, in that time Marina picked up on english dialect and knew enough to hold a conversation. Every day, she practiced singing and flying, hoping that one day she’d be able to escape. Her “owner” had to start wearing earplugs around her enclosure because there were many close calls where Marina had him under her control. One day a group of heroes broke into this man’s house (he was caught in other crimes) and they had discovered Marina trapped. They had set her free and when some of her “owner’s” bodyguards had came in to attack them, Marina had used her powers to stop them. This hero team (no, it’s not the Guardians- butttt we are almost to that part just bare with me 😭👍) had noticed her powers and brought Marina to the GDA after stopping her “owner”. This team thought it would be best if she had went there since she was unstable from being secluded for so many years and so they can give her the best path on how to go about living with her powers. Doctors nursed her back to health mentally (somewhat) + physically (she was severely malnourished, they had to cut a lot of her hair off since it hadn’t been brushed in so long, and she had developed ptsd from her past living conditions). Not only this, but Marina’s abilities were studied and she was given training to learn how to use them in the most effective way possible. When they thought she was ready, she had gotten to meet Cecil. In that meeting he explained to her that she had the potential to do great things and help out the country with her abilities. She was offered a spot on the Guardians of the Globe to which she took, even though part of her wanted to go back to Brazil. A couple days later she was escorted to the GotG headquarters, where she had met the group of people that she would soon consider to be her new family.

Andd that’s how Marina became a hero! Hope you guys liked reading this! <33

[startoastiez]

CLAY'S BIRTHDAY (11/12/24)

This was meant to be finished two days ago! My sleep schedule went bonkers and spent my day sleeping yesterday.

Clay after learning that Viv killed Cassi, he tracks her down (and brings Crayne along) and he finds her and rips her heart out.

Clay, vro, calm down

[swordmaid]

more thoughts on marina I was thinking that she’d have scars on the back of her heel/legs. like we’re really going for the mermaid vibes here…!!! and I was thinking she’d have feet tattoos too maybe and they’re like lines to imitate fins. but the tattoos on her hand is a definite thing I want to keep except it’s like one hand is heavily tattooed while the other is not she just has that sleeve

[shouldaspunastory]

The Muses: Marina Amell

Marina spent most of her life in Ferelden's Circle. Though somewhat sheltered and naive to the ways of the world beyond Kinloch Hold, she is possessed and guided by an innate certainty of right and wrong. This, and well-earned praise of both her magical talents and character from First Enchanter Irving, were what convinced Duncan she would make an excellent recruit.

[World State One]

Game decisions/deviations

Companions: Recruited all, Returned Sten's sword, acquired the Grimoire peacefully, Had Majorlaine killed, Helped Alistair find Goldana, Explored Cadash Taig with Shale, Found Wynne's old apprentice, Alistair remained with Marina & the Gray Wardens, Did not complete Morrigan's Dark Ritual

Broken Circle: Supported the mages, Irving survived, did not agree with Cullen's request

Nature of the Beast: Brokered peace, Brought Cammen & Gheyna together, Saved the Halla, Didn't tell Athras wife's fate, Found Ironbark for Varathorn, Returned Deygan to camp

Paragon of her Kind: Defeated Branka, Dagna left to study, Helped Orta join the Assembly, Killed Ruck said he died heroically, Proved Legion of the Dead had noble connections, Helped Zerlinda reconcile with family, Returned tome to Shaparate, Bhelen rules Orzammar

Warden's Keep: Slayed Sophia, Allowed Avernus to continue ethical experiments.

Denerim: Ser Landry lives, Told Bann Sighard about Oswyn, Brought scrolls to Sister Justine, Helped clear out the Pearl, Handled the Crimson Oars, Gave Alfstanna her brother Immeric's ring, Returned Amulet to beggar in Alienage

Redcliffe: Helped Redcliffe prepare & fight, Freed Bevin & returned sword, Helped Owen's daughter escape, Conor alive & not possessed, Isolde alive, Bella left to start a brewery

Urn of Sacred Ashes: not poisoned

Landsmeet: Alistair executed Loghain, Queen Anora rules

Battle of Denerim: Marina took the killing blow, survived (miscarried).

Relationships

Alistair Theirin - Lover, Husband Morrigan- friendly Sten- neutral Zevran- friendly Leliana- friends Shale- friendly Wynne- friends Oghren- neutral Loghain- enemies

Basic Information

Full name: Marina Amell

Pronouns: she/her

Aliases: Sometimes uses her sister Leandra's name when she needs to travel under the radar.

Title: Hero of Ferelden, Commander of the Grey

Occupation: Grey Warden

Date of Birth: 16th of Justinian

Orientation: Demisexual

Libido: Moderate with those she's in love with

Religion: Largely Agnostic

Threat level: 7/10, incredibly intelligent/quick-thinking, stubborn, dangerous when angered

Physical Information

Face claim: Gaia Weiss

Height: 5 ft, 8 in.

Eye color: blue

Hair color + style: Blonde, long, often pulled back in a braid(s)

Dominant hand: left

Distinguishing features: Has a birthmark that vaguely resembles a bird on the inside of her wrist

Accent + intensity: Ferelden, mild

Tattoos: A rose on her ankle, done by Zevran

Scar(s): Scratches on her right shoulder from a fear demon that snuck up on her, a few others from various encounters with Darkspawn. (Various others during and post DAI)

Piercing(s): none

Glasses: none

Background Information

Hometown: Kirkwall

Current residence: Ferelden

Language(s): King's Tongue, can read some Orlesian

Social class: Middle

Education: Ferelden Circle

Parents: Aristide Amell & Bethann Walker

Siblings: Leandra & Gamlen Amell

Pets: Bones (Mabari)

Adopted?: No, but First Enchanter Irving became and Wynne both became something of psuedo-parents to during her time in the Circle.

Personality Information

Jung type: INFJ, "The Counselor"

Archetype: The Chosen One

Enneatype: One, The Reformer

Moral alignment: Lawful Good

Temperment: Composed

Intelligence type: Logical

Neurodivergence(s): N/A

At risk: Tainted after joining Gray Wardens

Vices & Habits

Smokes? No

Drinks? Rarely

Drugs? No

Violent? When necessary

Addicition(s)? None

Self-Destructive? No

Hobbies: Experimenting with new magical skills/schools

Likes: tea, sunrises, music

Dislikes: injustice, unnecessary violence, beer

Tic(s): worries inside of her bottom lip when nervous or deep in thought

Miscellaneous Information

Zodiac: Toth

Vice: Arrogance

Virtue: Ethically/Morally driven

Element: Ice & Earth

Mythological creature: Griffon

Animal: Cat (Shape-shifting)

Mutation: Tainted

[noeggets]

No thoughts only splatoon direct

[catboymitosis]

You tagging that "girls who are boys"/"boys who are girls" ppst as Marlevi made me think, and, like, I'm pretty sure Marina would've loved being a Flapper, if she was born a decade or so earlier, lol

Marina exploring her gender and presentation and not liking being seen as a boy but enjoying being a tomboy and a little gender fuckey wuckey, even if at the end of the day, she still likes being femme and dresses (she's so poggers)

Marina B ending is just the gift that keeps on giving, her journey from being a girl because it doesn't feel wrong to meeting other trans people and exploring what kind of girl she can be and wants to be is just so so special <3 Marina doing some gender fuckery and being a tomboy and a boy in a girl kind of way makes me so happy you just know she went crazy with her gender presentation and had a great time doing it

[snowflop]

I have a few things to say about the direct but they're all overshadowed by the announcement of a sequel(?) to one of my favourite games of all time, Fantasy Life for the 3ds, that looks soul crushingly disappointing. My disappointment is immeasurable and my direct is ruined.