PLAYER NAME: Cloude CONTACT: DM or discord @ lifewasawillow#5524 HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE GAME?: Already in with Clara!
CHARACTER: Claire Fraser CANON: Outlander CANON POINT: During 'The False Bride' while stuck in a storm, seeing ghosts.
BACKGROUND:Wiki ABILITIES | POWERS: None that she knows of as of this canon point
PERSONALITY:
the actual last time claire ever thought she knew what was going on.
There's one big thing to get out of the way in regards to Claire: Time travel has done a NUMBER on her life. It impacted not one, but two marriages, gave her children she otherwise never would have had, and it taught her what she can and cannot live with. It shaped her morals for better or worse, and whatever personality she might have developed shifted into something wiser, more hardened yet still kind, and less optimistic while still retaining a frayed shred of hope. Of course, going through multiple wars does that, too.
Shortly after World War Two ends and her time as a battlefield nurse is over, Claire and her husband, Frank, decide to go to Scotland for a second honeymoon. Because they're both nerds interested in two different things, Claire goes off alone to look at some cool flowers in a circle of standing stones. When she gets there, one particular stone starts making a buzzing noise so she touches it, and the next thing she knows, she's in the 18th century. Merely six weeks into her journey, after a failed escape attempt, she's forced to marry a young Scot named James Fraser in order to (semi) assure her protection by his clan. She went and got herself suspected of being a spy for the Scottish, so now the British have it out for her.
There comes an opportunity for Claire to go back to her time after another month or two, back to Frank, but ultimately, she makes the decision to stay in the past with her hot Scottish husband™. That choice gave her a daughter that she lost, nearly dying herself. Before that, she had to watch her husband as he was brutally tortured, but even knowing how hard the life would be, she stayed until, pregnant again, the Battle of Culloden drove Jamie to deliver her back to the stones. To remain would have been certain death, something she would have welcomed rather than a life without him. But the choice was made for her, by the child in her womb, and back to the 20th century she went.
Claire lived with one foot in the past for two decades, never moving on, simply existing. She lived a life that looked wonderful on paper; she had her daughter, Brianna, whom she agreed to let Frank parent as his own. He financed Claire going to medical school and loved her (until he moved on with a lover), and yet because of that one moment of touching stone, her heart was 200 years away, never to return. That event, traveling through time, changed her entire life course.
If I had her as a doctor I would simply never recover.
Claire is a woman who lives by her Hippocratic oath unless you try to hurt her family, and then she might take a machete to your neck. Claire has a good heart, and wrestling with her morals was a big part of her hesitation to accept the past as her new present, even knowing she already loved her Hot Scottish Husband™. She kept her not-as-hot English husband's ring, wearing both wedding bands as a reminder of both her first real love and her true love. She tries to do the best she can to be a good person, but she is pretty damn good at collusion and spying, especially when it comes to trying to keep her family alive.
She has gone out of her way to say 'fuck the consequences' to help others. In a 'bless her heart' moment, Claire tries to stop a slave auction in Jamacia and winds up owning a man whom she later helps escape to a free encampment. During the various battles leading up to Culloden, Claire worked tirelessly keep the men she grew to care for and love alive. When the enemy soldiers came to her for help, rather than say 'fuck off' she did what she could, gave them medical assistance, and cared, truly, whether or not they lived.
However.
When it's clear she isn't going to be able to change the past and make sure the Battle of Culloden isn't a bloodbath, she manages to convince Jamie to help her poison Prince Charles Stuart, which would effectively end the reason for turmoil. They would've gone through with it too, had Jamie's uncle not overheard everything. Claire's hands were over Jamie's on the knife when they killed the man, so that he wouldn't alert the Prince. Prior to that, in France, Claire had no problem lying often in order to sabatoge the war effort. Before that, she accused a man who tried to poison her of sorcery, having him executed. In summation: Claire strives to save lives, but she's the undisputed queen of Fuck Around and Find Out.
Claire expects no one to be perfect, but she does expect them to do better when aware. Politeness, and an eagerness to understand new things are her love language. Those who humble themselves when they know they aren't the smartest one in the room is a quality she most admires in men especially. She is accepting of every and all types, and has extremely low tolerance for those who are bigots, nasty, or just plain rude, so anyone who challenges those types is a star, in her book. (Claire herself has a habit of inserting herself into things, and after this backfires more than once she begins to reel herself in.) She very much appreciates a good nerd, preferring books to electronics, and she loves a good conversationalist. Above all else, making a good cup of tea is a top-tier quality in her humble, British opinion.
well, she tried.
There are other notable things to mention, to tie a bow on the personality section: When she lost everything she loved in the past (not just her husband, but a dead daughter, an adopted son, her sister and brother-in-law, nieces and nephews) she never quite climbed out of that black hole of grief. Every time she looked at baby Brianna, she only saw Jamie in her firery red hair and the strength of her profile. At first, looking at her daughter was like the bandaid being pulled slowly away inch by agonizing inch until her heart was raw.
In order to preserve her heart, Claire kept Bree at a distance whether consciously or not. She couldn't fake being a happy house wife no matter how hard she tried, and she always hated that she couldn't pull it together enough for Brianna. It fills her with guilt now, having to think about the fact that she actively chose to leave her daughter for good.
When Claire left the 18th century, she assumed Jamie died in the Battle of Culloden because of what she knows of history—she has no way of knowing this isn't true, because Frank (a history professor) hides the truth from her. For 20 years, she believes Jamie is dead until, after Frank's death, she finds out Jamie lived and that she could, in theory, go back to him. Ultimately she chooses him over staying with Brianna in the present. Even though it was with Bree's blessing, the guilt is still there: they were only just beginning to repair their relationship after Claire told her the truth about her biological father. It hurts if she stops to think about it, how much time she lost with her baby, and she's very aware of all the moments she's giving up to be with her love again.
There are a few other things worth mentioning that she dislikes about herself: she is a terrible liar with a barely passable poker face, she's vain and she knows it, and she has a short temper when the shit is hitting the fan—she hurts feelings and asks questions later.
The clothes she's wearing (skirts, long-sleeved shirt, boots, socks, a shift. normal stuff) Bag with the following inside: different plant bits, notes, a canteen half-filled with water, an opal, and a human skull. A small knife on her hip. A gold ring on one hand, silver on the other.
NOTES: N/A
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Claire Fraser | Outlander
CONTACT: DM or discord @ lifewasawillow#5524
HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE GAME?: Already in with Clara!
CHARACTER: Claire Fraser
CANON: Outlander
CANON POINT: During 'The False Bride' while stuck in a storm, seeing ghosts.
BACKGROUND: Wiki
ABILITIES | POWERS: None that she knows of as of this canon point
PERSONALITY:
the actual last time claire ever thought she knew what was going on.
There's one big thing to get out of the way in regards to Claire: Time travel has done a NUMBER on her life. It impacted not one, but two marriages, gave her children she otherwise never would have had, and it taught her what she can and cannot live with. It shaped her morals for better or worse, and whatever personality she might have developed shifted into something wiser, more hardened yet still kind, and less optimistic while still retaining a frayed shred of hope. Of course, going through multiple wars does that, too.
Shortly after World War Two ends and her time as a battlefield nurse is over, Claire and her husband, Frank, decide to go to Scotland for a second honeymoon. Because they're both nerds interested in two different things, Claire goes off alone to look at some cool flowers in a circle of standing stones. When she gets there, one particular stone starts making a buzzing noise so she touches it, and the next thing she knows, she's in the 18th century. Merely six weeks into her journey, after a failed escape attempt, she's forced to marry a young Scot named James Fraser in order to (semi) assure her protection by his clan. She went and got herself suspected of being a spy for the Scottish, so now the British have it out for her.
There comes an opportunity for Claire to go back to her time after another month or two, back to Frank, but ultimately, she makes the decision to stay in the past with her hot Scottish husband™. That choice gave her a daughter that she lost, nearly dying herself. Before that, she had to watch her husband as he was brutally tortured, but even knowing how hard the life would be, she stayed until, pregnant again, the Battle of Culloden drove Jamie to deliver her back to the stones. To remain would have been certain death, something she would have welcomed rather than a life without him. But the choice was made for her, by the child in her womb, and back to the 20th century she went.
Claire lived with one foot in the past for two decades, never moving on, simply existing. She lived a life that looked wonderful on paper; she had her daughter, Brianna, whom she agreed to let Frank parent as his own. He financed Claire going to medical school and loved her (until he moved on with a lover), and yet because of that one moment of touching stone, her heart was 200 years away, never to return. That event, traveling through time, changed her entire life course.
If I had her as a doctor I would simply never recover.
Claire is a woman who lives by her Hippocratic oath unless you try to hurt her family, and then she might take a machete to your neck. Claire has a good heart, and wrestling with her morals was a big part of her hesitation to accept the past as her new present, even knowing she already loved her Hot Scottish Husband™. She kept her not-as-hot English husband's ring, wearing both wedding bands as a reminder of both her first real love and her true love. She tries to do the best she can to be a good person, but she is pretty damn good at collusion and spying, especially when it comes to trying to keep her family alive.
She has gone out of her way to say 'fuck the consequences' to help others. In a 'bless her heart' moment, Claire tries to stop a slave auction in Jamacia and winds up owning a man whom she later helps escape to a free encampment. During the various battles leading up to Culloden, Claire worked tirelessly keep the men she grew to care for and love alive. When the enemy soldiers came to her for help, rather than say 'fuck off' she did what she could, gave them medical assistance, and cared, truly, whether or not they lived.
However.
When it's clear she isn't going to be able to change the past and make sure the Battle of Culloden isn't a bloodbath, she manages to convince Jamie to help her poison Prince Charles Stuart, which would effectively end the reason for turmoil. They would've gone through with it too, had Jamie's uncle not overheard everything. Claire's hands were over Jamie's on the knife when they killed the man, so that he wouldn't alert the Prince. Prior to that, in France, Claire had no problem lying often in order to sabatoge the war effort. Before that, she accused a man who tried to poison her of sorcery, having him executed. In summation: Claire strives to save lives, but she's the undisputed queen of Fuck Around and Find Out.
Claire expects no one to be perfect, but she does expect them to do better when aware. Politeness, and an eagerness to understand new things are her love language. Those who humble themselves when they know they aren't the smartest one in the room is a quality she most admires in men especially. She is accepting of every and all types, and has extremely low tolerance for those who are bigots, nasty, or just plain rude, so anyone who challenges those types is a star, in her book. (Claire herself has a habit of inserting herself into things, and after this backfires more than once she begins to reel herself in.) She very much appreciates a good nerd, preferring books to electronics, and she loves a good conversationalist. Above all else, making a good cup of tea is a top-tier quality in her humble, British opinion.
well, she tried.
There are other notable things to mention, to tie a bow on the personality section: When she lost everything she loved in the past (not just her husband, but a dead daughter, an adopted son, her sister and brother-in-law, nieces and nephews) she never quite climbed out of that black hole of grief. Every time she looked at baby Brianna, she only saw Jamie in her firery red hair and the strength of her profile. At first, looking at her daughter was like the bandaid being pulled slowly away inch by agonizing inch until her heart was raw.
In order to preserve her heart, Claire kept Bree at a distance whether consciously or not. She couldn't fake being a happy house wife no matter how hard she tried, and she always hated that she couldn't pull it together enough for Brianna. It fills her with guilt now, having to think about the fact that she actively chose to leave her daughter for good.
When Claire left the 18th century, she assumed Jamie died in the Battle of Culloden because of what she knows of history—she has no way of knowing this isn't true, because Frank (a history professor) hides the truth from her. For 20 years, she believes Jamie is dead until, after Frank's death, she finds out Jamie lived and that she could, in theory, go back to him. Ultimately she chooses him over staying with Brianna in the present. Even though it was with Bree's blessing, the guilt is still there: they were only just beginning to repair their relationship after Claire told her the truth about her biological father. It hurts if she stops to think about it, how much time she lost with her baby, and she's very aware of all the moments she's giving up to be with her love again.
There are a few other things worth mentioning that she dislikes about herself: she is a terrible liar with a barely passable poker face, she's vain and she knows it, and she has a short temper when the shit is hitting the fan—she hurts feelings and asks questions later.
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INVENTORY:
The clothes she's wearing (skirts, long-sleeved shirt, boots, socks, a shift. normal stuff)
Bag with the following inside: different plant bits, notes, a canteen half-filled with water, an opal, and a human skull.
A small knife on her hip.
A gold ring on one hand, silver on the other.
NOTES: N/A
IF ACCEPTED, WOULD YOU WANT A PLOT-LIGHT OR PLOT-HEAVY CUSTOM INTRO?
YEAH LET'S DO IT if applicable :D