Bartimaeus - comment 1 of more than 1!likesfootnotesSeptember 16 2011, 21:04:24 UTC
Name: Alex, but regrettably not of X-Men: First Class fame Age: Two and nine, in succession and not addition Journal: reignsdown (personal), likesfootnotes (character) Contact: reignsdown (ALL THE THINGS, HOORAY)
1. Character's Name: Bartimaeus of Uruk 2. Fandom: The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud (novels) 3. Time Frame: The point where Nathaniel dismisses Bartimaeus at the end of the first book (The Amulet of Samarkand) 4. Age: Five-thousand-and-ten, in the least; that marked the first time Bartimaeus's essence had identity and, therefore, he had unique existence.
Bartimaeus - comment 2 of more than 2!likesfootnotesSeptember 16 2011, 21:05:41 UTC
5. Background:The world that you know is not the world as Bartimaeus knows it. There are many likenesses, certainly, from e-mail to aeroplanes, but the differences begin at the societal spectrum (his is an oligarchy), stretch through to Britain retaining the greatest strength in the European Zone, and end in magic
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Bartimaeus - comment 3 of more than 3!likesfootnotesSeptember 16 2011, 21:06:12 UTC
Alas, Ptolemy dismissed him instead and Bartimaeus returned to the grind of being summoned, mistreated, and generally being full of sarcasm for the many magicians that went on to prove that a diamond in the rough is just that. A single diamond in an awful lot of rough
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Bartimaeus - comment 4 of more than 4!likesfootnotesSeptember 16 2011, 21:07:32 UTC
6. Personality:
Modesty is the very hallmark of a djinni like Bartimaeus, who would never dream of lauding his virtues, numerous accomplishments, and generally incredible nature over the multitudes of lesser beings that have no hope of ever attaining the brand of perfection trademarked to him. No, he would not dream of boasting that he had rebuilt the walls of Uruk, Karnak, and Prague; watched over Old Zimbabwe till the stones fell and the jackals fed on its people; or spoken with Solomon long before your ancestors were a sparkle in their ancestor's eyes. Nor would he proclaim that the titles Sakhk al-Jinni, N'gorso the Mighty, and the Serpent of Silver Plumes were his to claim, and most definitely not for the great many accomplishments he had made in the great many and terrible forms he had taken
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Bartimaeus - comment 5 of more than 5!likesfootnotesSeptember 16 2011, 21:07:55 UTC
Let's face it, he likes life and prefers everyone else (particularly magicians) to face their sunset before he shall. Self-sacrificing acts are the very things he prefers not to indulge in and, when they do occur, his life is better served when the saved party fails to remember who exactly their saviour was. He's a djinni, sworn by summoning to dislike magicians, and he would certainly never be caught dead fashionably protecting one (with the exception of Ptolemy, and he'll eat any spirit that dares tease him about that
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Bartimaeus - comment 6 of more than 6!likesfootnotesSeptember 16 2011, 21:08:41 UTC
8. Appearance:The appearance Bartimaeus takes is limited only to his imagination, for a djinni may take countless forms. There is a certain art to it, where you never mix horns with sweet clover smell, and he is very much an artist. Expect the little nuances in his appearances, from that faint scent of brimstone with a demonic form to the extra millimetre of lash that a pretty girl uses to whittle away the resistance of any many she meets
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Bartimaeus - comment 7 of more than 7!likesfootnotesSeptember 16 2011, 21:09:27 UTC
10. Languages:
Where language has touched the tongue of man in the last five thousand years, Bartimaeus has known it (though he must admit, this Klingon language popular in the 90s currently evades him). Repeated summonings and heroic trials that sent him across the globe times beyond counting exposed him to the multitudes of languages and dialects, all of which he acquired to some degree of aptitude. There are gaps here and there, when a century or two passed without being summoned, and he may not have the best grasp of current slang, but he can get his point across with no small degree of eloquence. When his attention wanders, so does his language; at times, he will switch to a different language or speak in an amalgamation of them - this most often around spirits of his class or age, for they do the same.
11. Items: Only his magnificent, magnanimous, and masterful presence.
12. Weapons: Bartimaeus is a djinni, malleable in form and spells. Why carry a weapon when you can turn into a crocodile and eat the offending
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Bartimaeus - comment 8 of 8! a wordy application? NEVER SAW IT COMINGlikesfootnotesSeptember 16 2011, 21:11:15 UTC
14. Writing sample - First Person:
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Dear Mr. Mandrake:
There is entirely too much form and substance here. Where's that blissful rest you promised? You'll give my essence an ulcer with all this existing you've subjected me to.
This is almost the most pathetic dismissal I've ever had the displeasure of enduring. 1 I must admit that I expected better of you after that unfortunately ironclad summoning and those meagre displays of skill that you displayed.
Still, what can you expect from a half-pint magician overflowing with ego after single-handedly saving the British government from certain annihilation? 2 I admit, I'm surprised that your head hasn't exploded yet from all the praise. Do be certain to record it for posterity when it does
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1. Character's Name: Bartimaeus of Uruk
2. Fandom: The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud (novels)
3. Time Frame: The point where Nathaniel dismisses Bartimaeus at the end of the first book (The Amulet of Samarkand)
4. Age: Five-thousand-and-ten, in the least; that marked the first time Bartimaeus's essence had identity and, therefore, he had unique existence.
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Modesty is the very hallmark of a djinni like Bartimaeus, who would never dream of lauding his virtues, numerous accomplishments, and generally incredible nature over the multitudes of lesser beings that have no hope of ever attaining the brand of perfection trademarked to him. No, he would not dream of boasting that he had rebuilt the walls of Uruk, Karnak, and Prague; watched over Old Zimbabwe till the stones fell and the jackals fed on its people; or spoken with Solomon long before your ancestors were a sparkle in their ancestor's eyes. Nor would he proclaim that the titles Sakhk al-Jinni, N'gorso the Mighty, and the Serpent of Silver Plumes were his to claim, and most definitely not for the great many accomplishments he had made in the great many and terrible forms he had taken ( ... )
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10. Languages:
Where language has touched the tongue of man in the last five thousand years, Bartimaeus has known it (though he must admit, this Klingon language popular in the 90s currently evades him). Repeated summonings and heroic trials that sent him across the globe times beyond counting exposed him to the multitudes of languages and dialects, all of which he acquired to some degree of aptitude. There are gaps here and there, when a century or two passed without being summoned, and he may not have the best grasp of current slang, but he can get his point across with no small degree of eloquence. When his attention wanders, so does his language; at times, he will switch to a different language or speak in an amalgamation of them - this most often around spirits of his class or age, for they do the same.
11. Items: Only his magnificent, magnanimous, and masterful presence.
12. Weapons: Bartimaeus is a djinni, malleable in form and spells. Why carry a weapon when you can turn into a crocodile and eat the offending ( ... )
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Dear Mr. Mandrake:
There is entirely too much form and substance here. Where's that blissful rest you promised? You'll give my essence an ulcer with all this existing you've subjected me to.
This is almost the most pathetic dismissal I've ever had the displeasure of enduring. 1 I must admit that I expected better of you after that unfortunately ironclad summoning and those meagre displays of skill that you displayed.
Still, what can you expect from a half-pint magician overflowing with ego after single-handedly saving the British government from certain annihilation? 2 I admit, I'm surprised that your head hasn't exploded yet from all the praise. Do be certain to record it for posterity when it does ( ... )
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