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✢ The Player
Player Name: Emily
Age: 23
LJ: iluvroadrunner6
AIM / MSN / Y!M: iluvroadrunner6 - AIM
E-mail: iluvroadrunner6@gmail.com
Other Characters: Buffy Summers - Buffyverse, Stefan Salvatore - The Vampire Diaries
✢ The Character
Character Name: Castiel
Fandom: Supernatural
Canon Point: 701: Meet the New Boss, post-death
Age: 6000+
Appearance: Simply put, he looks like a run of the mill tax accountant. In his true form, Castiel is a bright brilliant ball of light that’s so blinding bright it can melt a person’s eyes out (See: Pam, 401: Lazarus Rising). However, angels are allowed to take vessels, and Castiel is currently inhabiting the body of a man named Jimmy Novak. He’s about six-feet tall, slim, but not scrawny. He has messy dark hair that looks like he hasn’t done anything with it because … he hasn’t, and a slight five o’clock shadow. He’s usually dressed in a dark three piece suit, a partially loosened tie and a beige trenchcoat. He doesn’t change his clothes, so it’s really the same thing every time.
Abilities / Powers: Castiel is invulnerable to pretty much everything but an angel killing sword, and fire started in holy oil. Those can actually kill him. But other than that, you could shoot him, stab him, or electrocute him-the most he’ll feel is a mild discomfort. This is mostly because Cas’s body isn’t exactly his body. He’s an angel, so that means that he’s a 1050 foot tall multidimensional wavelength of celestial intent. In layman’s terms, that means he’s a giant pyre of light as tall as the Chrysler building that’s so bright it melts out your eyeballs and has a voice that can break glass. He uses a vessel to communicate with the rest of humanity safely, and he needs permission from that vessel to do so. Consent, however, is a moot point with Cas and Jimmy at this point because Castiel has been blown up in canon twice now, so it’s fairly safe to assume that God just did as Anna had and created him a vacant vessel that looked similar to the one he was using previously. Jimmy’s soul has most likely moved on to the afterlife at this point, so Castiel basically has his own personally tailored suit. (This is my personal canon until Season 6+ tells me otherwise … which it won’t because Cas is for all intents and purposes gone.) Cas can still feel the generic human urges that exist in his vessel (i.e. He was subjected to Famine in 514: My Bloody Valentine and was overcome by hunger), but Jimmy, the soul, is gone.
Castiel also has the ability to teleport, which he abuses. He can be anywhere in the world in the blink of an eye, much to the annoyance of the normal humans that he deals with. He will teleport away in the middle of conversations, right after he’s delivered a very poignant statement, or just to move across the room. It can be very frustrating, but … he likes it. It’s like his favorite toy. He’s able to be bound by holy fire, which will keep him in place-because if he tries to cross it, it’ll kill him.
Along with the ability to sense his brothers, he also has the ability to sense the presence of certain people, and be able to locate them psychically. Canon has been unclear as to if it’s only specific, “special” people (i.e. Vessels, prophets, or people like Sam and Dean Winchester who played large roles in major events), or if it’s everyone as a whole, but it generally speaking helps him be a more effective stalker. This ability can be blocked, however, by a series of sigils engraved into a person’s ribs. He also has a form of telepathy that allows him to know a person’s life by looking at them. (It’s unclear if it’s telepathy or some form of angelic omniscience, but I prefer to go with telepathy. It just makes things easier.) This telepathic channel is also used to communicate with each other. He also has an expansive knowledge about the history of the world and all things angelic which comes with the territory of being around since the world began. When it comes to the wood, he’s going to flounder like a fish. That much is a given. He can also make people sleep with his mind. He has been shown to be able to travel through time, but it’s rather taxing, and should really only be done with the full support of the garrison. Otherwise, Cas becomes Mr. Comatose. It isn’t pretty.
It’s implied that the angels share some kind of collective power source. In 504: The End, it’s said that Cas officially became human after the other angels abandoned Earth and the losing battle of the Apocalypse. Also, over the course of Season 5, Cas slowly loses his ability to use his various abilities effectively after his rebellion against the garrison and his choice to side with the Winchesters. He was essentially cut off, as a punishment for turning on the rest of his family.
He also has the names of all the prophets seared into his brain. Ow.
He has a new assortment of shiny archangel abilities that came with his reinstatement to the garrison at the end of Season 5. He can heal, even so far as to raise humans from the dead without causing as cosmic event like he did with Dean Winchester in the beginning of Season 4. He also has the status of an archangel, which implies a certain increased power and strength, but it’s unclear as to how much of a difference that makes.
Castiel also has the ability to read souls. It’s a very complicated and painful procedure for the person involved, but it involves shoving his hands into his person’s body and feeling around. Needless to say, he won’t be using this ability in the wood unless he absolutely has to.
Inventory:
1 - Jimmy Novak style vessel
1 - pair of boxers
2 - black dress shoes
2 - black socks
1 - pair of black dress pants
1 - white button up shirt
1 - black suit jacket
1 - standard trench coat
1 - angel killing sword
Personality: “I’m not a hammer, as you say. I have questions. I-I have doubts. I don’t know what is right and what is wrong anymore, whether you passed or failed here. But, in the coming months, you will have more decisions to make. I don’t envy the weight that's on your shoulders, Dean. I truly don’t.”
On first glance, Castiel is the socially awkward kid who knows all the answers to the tough questions, but you ask him who Britney Spears is and the best you’ll get is a curious head tilt. Most pop culture references go over his head unless explained, and while he will try to use them in context, it still feels awkward to have him being the one saying them. There’s something almost child-like about him most times, and is mostly shown in his curiosity about humanity and the way they relate to the world, but at the same time, it is very clear that there is something very, very dangerous about him. He’s still a warrior, and will take you down if you threaten him or the people he cares about.
He is bluntly honest and forthright, and even more so when drunk. He speaks with a very distinctive pacing that’s both awkward and if anything, clinical. He is also not a sexual being. If anything, he is scared of that kind of contact, and needs to be eased into the idea very slowly-even if it’s just simple romantic contact like a kiss. On that same note, however, he has no concept of personal space and will often teleport thisfarfromyourface. It’s something Dean’s trying to work with him on. Cas also has a very limited understanding of the way humanity operates. Angels are more machines than anything else. With the exception of seraphim, they’re not inherently creative, and with the exception of cherubs, they’re not inclined to cultivate emotions. Castiel picked up some from the time that he spent with Sam and Dean, and that tends to lead to almost an overreaction on his part. He’s never learned how to control them the way humans do. He also is rather literal, often taking turns of phrase at their word as oppose to the meaning behind them. Add that to his complete lack of knowledge regarding human pop culture, and a lot of things go over his head. He’s learning, but it takes a little time for him to apply them correctly.
Castiel spent the first six thousand years or so of his life as an angel, which is a rather monotonous walk of life. He followed orders without question, and he still has some of that soldier still in him. However, unlike most of his angelic brethren, Castiel believes in the job assigned to him, which he believes is to protect and watch over the human race. While most other angels refer to the humans as “mud monkeys” and treat them like most humans would treat as rats, Castiel actually reveres them. He sees them as the image of his Father, and to be treated with respect. Castiel is also fiercely loyal to whatever cause he has set himself too. In the beginning of season four, when he first was introduced to the show, Castiel was loyal to the cause he believed God had given him and stayed true to that cause-which he believed was stopping the Apocalypse. He held onto the belief that he was doing God’s work, even to the point where he chose humanity over his family, joining up with Dean and Sam in order to stop the Apocalypse.
Angels run a tight ship. They are not above using force to keep their soldiers in line, and while it’s never been explicitly said what Heaven does to those who disobey, it’s clear that the response is strong enough to either force them back in line to do what the garrison wants to do (Castiel releasing Sam from the panic room to release Lucifer in 421: When the Levee Breaks) or be enough to change their personality drastically (Anna in 513: The Song Remains the Same). Initially, Castiel is an angel who likes to skirt the rules just enough to stay out of trouble, especially for when it’s a cause he feels is right. The most obvious example of that pre-his fall from grace was in 418: The Monster at the End of this Book, when he tells Dean how to use Chuck to get Heaven’s help in stopping Sam from making the deal with Lilith:
Castiel: You must understand why I can't intercede. Prophets are very special, they're protected.
Dean: I get that.
Castiel: If anything threatens a prophet, anything at all, an archangel will appear to destroy that threat. Archangels are fierce, they're absolute, they're heaven's most terrifying weapon.
Dean: And these archangels, they're tied to prophets?
Castiel: Yes.
Dean: So if a prophet was in the same room as a demon...?
Castiel: Then the most fearsome wrath of heaven would rain down on that demon. [gives a knowing look] Just so you understand why I can't help.
Dean: Thanks, Cas.
Castiel: Good luck.
Early on, this was one of the most pertinent examples of Castiel not being Heaven’s hammer, and a small bit of foreshadowing of things to come. He evaluates situations and makes choices based on those situations. However, this is also theoretically the moment that got him sent back to Jesus Camp and on board with the Apocalypse, but Heaven’s reconditioning only went so far. In the end, Castiel still chose to side with Dean and Sam, and gave his life, essentially, to make sure that Lucifer wasn’t released.
Castiel’s form of loyalty isn’t just to the Winchester’s cause, however, but also to the people themselves. When faced with the choice between leaving Sam his free will, or killing him in order to save him the choice, Castiel opted to save Sam, citing the reason as Sam being his friend (513: The Song Remains the Same). He trusts them without reservation because he has to. He gave up his family and everything that he knew in order to support the idea of free will and choice, and what he saw as God’s plan, while the rest of the angels believed God was dead.
However, once Castiel is forced to question your loyalty to him? It’s very hard to win it back. He trusts almost the way a child trusts. So long as your behavior is in his favor and towards what he expects of you to do, he will follow you to the end of the earth and back. However, break his trust and betray him? And it is very, very hard to earn it back. After Sam and Dean returned from Heaven and told him that God refused to help them with the Apocalypse, Castiel disappeared for weeks, and when he did return, he was drunk (he drank a liquor store) and belligerent, almost as though he had given up himself (517: 99 Problems). When Dean abandoned him and Sam to try and say yes, a process that involved sending Castiel back to Heaven, Castiel channeled that anger at him into bringing him back, beating him to a pulp in before bringing him in. After that, he made it quite clear that his faith in Dean was broken, and that he no longer expected Dean do follow through with the plan as stated (518: The Point of No Return). His loyalty to the cause, however, remained the same. He sacrificed what was left of his grace in order to give Dean and Sam a fighting chance of finding their brother (also 518: The Point of No Return) and returned to Heaven after Lucifer was sent back to Hell in order to restore order, despite how Heaven had betrayed him.
In the year spent between 522: Swan Song and 603: The Third Man, Castiel has been fighting a civil war in Heaven against Raphael and those who still want to incite the Apocalypse, as it should have been. This Cas seems to have lost a lot of his “people skills” from his prolonged time in Heaven, and is clearly dealing with a great burden in leading this war. He says in 606: You Can’t Handle the Truth that many regrettable things are expected of him, and that he can’t be there for Dean the way Dean wants him to be, which is putting a strain on their relationship. He’s trying to manage both fights as best he can, but he’s battle weary and needs support and help that he isn’t getting. This is especially evident by his reaction to the betrayal of Balthazar, who faked his own death and ran from the war in order to live in a life of decadence on Earth. Balthazar saved him from Raphael, for which he was grateful, but he still allowed Dean and Sam to force Balthazar’s hand. He was forced once again to choose his pseudo-family over his real one, and he didn’t enjoy being put in that position, but he did it because it was the right thing to do.
However, doing the right thing can occasionally alienate him from both sides-and it isn’t always the right thing. When Castiel commits to something, he commits whole hog, regardless of people telling him that it’s wrong or the mess that it will make. He always has to be right, both because of his history as an angel, but also because of the risks riding on it. Raphael wants to end the world, and Castiel won’t let that happen, but he doesn’t have the power. Which is, in a sense, why he turns to Crowley. Crowley can offer him the power he needs to do the things he needs to do-defeat Raphael and prevent another Apocalypse, but in the end, he almost causes one. Eventually he sees the error of his ways and tries to return the souls to Purgatory. He wants to redeem himself, and it’s with that mindset that he’ll be arriving in Paradisa. He will take his imprisonment in Arkham as a penance of sorts, and use this time to try and make himself into the person Dean and Sam used to know again.
History: Here, have a wiki page.
First Person Sample: Here, have a post from a previous game.
Third Person Sample: Here, have a post from another game.
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