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Saint and Apostate; Keelin Madaricatu
Topic Started: Thu Mar 7, 2013 12:15 am (788 Views)
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Keelin Madaricatu
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Gender: Female
Species: Planescarred Mountain Elf - Keelin's physiology has been permanently modified by traumatic exposure to magical energies from Celestia.
Age: 112 years
Nationality: Gwilikith Mountains
Affiliation: Ivory League
Languages Known: <Elvish> (Native), Celestial (Fluent), Common (Fluent), Gnomish (Beginner)

Class: Angel Hunter, Monk
Occupation: League Intelligence Service (LIS) agent. Part of the Division of Extraplanar Defense. Not the most subtle of spies.

Primary Element: Holy
Secondary Element: Air




Physical Description

Height: 5'9"
Build: Lacks the stereotypical elven litheness. Wide hips, full in the bust and thighs, dense muscle beneath a healthy layer of fat.
Hair: Dyed a dark auburn (naturally black), extends a few inches past shoulders, shaggy, sometimes tied into a loose low ponytail with a white strip of cloth.
Eyes: Left eye is light brown. Right eye is covered with an eyepatch surrounded by nasty scars. Removing the eyepatch reveals an eye made of solid light.
Skin: Sun-tanned

Plane-Scars: (See Planescarred for more information). Keelin's plane-scars are mostly internal, but become physical changes when she releases a large amount of power. The gashes on her face glow gold, and the light emanated by her false right eye is substantially greater. She develops a halo made of constantly churning liquid light. The surgical scars on her torso and back flower outward, becoming densely packed runic lines running across the majority of her body. Other plane-scars have yet to be revealed.

Common Attire: Travel-worn, durable attire. Dark grey wide-brimmed hat. Grey longcoat made of tanned hide. Beneath it are darker trousers over work boots. Long-sleeved button-down shirt. Incongruent with all of this is a long, thick stole with runic patterns embroidered into it which she wears either double-looped around her neck like a scarf (loosely around her shoulders or tightly around her neck) or tied around her hips like a sash. All her clothes reek of smoke. Travels light and has few personal possessions. Looks kind of like a fancy bum.

Identifying Marks: For most prominent identifier, see Eyes. Also has a pair of short triangular ears that poke out from her hair and give away her species. Her Radiant emanation points are also distinct.

Physical Mannerisms: In many situations, Keelin is expressive both in the face and in her body language. Smokes cigars. Her movements are easy and casual, but gets almost theatrical when excited. Speaks with a breezy Elvish accent.



Overview of Personality

Rough Overview: Whether through life-changing events or probing conversations, Keelin's worldview is challenged more often than most. Her personality is conflicted. She is very image-conscious, and the type of person she tries to come across as stands in stark contrast to the person she really is. Many of her personality traits she intentionally cultivated as a way of changing herself from the outside in. This is why she no longer has a personality description. Maybe you should RP with her and develop your own view of her personality!

Fighting Style: A battle-mage capable of both physical combat and spellcasting. She's not a master of either, but makes up for her lack of specialization by effectively combining the two. Keelin has not been fighting live combat for very long relative to her age (only about a decade) but seems to enjoy it for some reason, even if she is losing. She is proficient in offensive holy and light magic. She admits that her magic probably comes from Celestia in some form or another, but merely finds this fact amusing ("It's like I'm beating them to death with their own weapons. How humiliating that must be!").

It's also worthwhile to mention that Keelin rarely finds the desire to go all-out when she isn't fighting something celestial. She really dislikes fighting demons because she finds them to be scum that isn't worth her time or mana. If forced to fight demons, Keelin prefers to end the fight quickly and without using her hook-swords.


Miscellaneous Notes:

  • Really protective of kids. Gets a special sort of enraged when children are put in danger.
  • As terrified of experimentation on sapients as she is outraged by it. It's not her only fear, of course, just the most readily apparent. A lot of her hallucinations revolve around this subject.
  • Keelin's most oft-used psychological defense mechanism, especially in response to fear, is emotionally shutting down. She loses expressiveness, wears a blank face, and speaks in a monotone.
  • Well-read and is particularly versed in the workings of Celestia. Clearly more educated than her outward appearance and low-brow speaking style might suggest.
  • Keelin is afraid of golems and doesn't quite get how they work. She's distrustful of arcanotech in general.
  • Keelin's worst fear is surgeries, especially undergoing surgery herself.
  • Enjoys singing, but only when she's alone. She's a decent singer. Likes to learn folk songs from places she's visited.
  • As an Immaculate of Discipline, Keelin is incapable of getting drunk or addicted to substances. The only exception is the Peculiar Piquant liquor owned by Hearne. It's classified as a toxin, but works like a charm on Keelin. When drunk, Keelin speaks in extremely formal Elvish, is very polite, and talks a lot.
  • In a bit of contrast to the rough-and-tough way of presenting herself most of the time, Keelin is really naive about carnal subjects to a point that borders obliviousness. She doesn't understand most innuendo, never cracks dirty jokes (unless it's an accident, in which case she'd be confused with all the people laughing), and has a poor understanding of the business industries surrounding these matters.



Background Information

Keelin's Prey: It is important to note that Keelin is not genocidal. Her goal isn't to eliminate all Celestials -- that would be ridiculous and unrealistic. Keelin wants to push Celestial interests out of Chaon. Most importantly, she wants Celestials to stop using Chaon as a resource or tool.

"Will Keelin Hunt Them?" FAQ: Note that these are not the sentiments that Keelin has always held. She's made a lot of progress away from broad-scale hatred and is now focusing her efforts on the most meddlesome Celestials.

The biggest thing to keep in mind is that Keelin's beef is with Celestia. Her motivation isn't based on some weird fantastical racism thing. It's a matter of freedom.

Will Keelin hunt...


  • ...Risen demons? Yes.
  • ...Fallen angels? No.
  • ...Angels that aren't of Celestia, such as ones born in Chaon? Maybe. Depends on their attitudes toward Celestia.
  • ...Aasimar or others with Celestial ancestry? Maybe. Depends on their attitudes toward Celestia.
  • ...Albinos or other people with vaguely angelic appearance? No.
  • ...Celestial exiles who are just trying to live a normal life in Chaon? No.
  • ...Celestial exiles who were released into Chaon because Celestia didn't want to deal with them (e.g. for being too extremist)? Yes.
  • ...Angels who are trying to help people in Chaon? No, if their sentiments are genuine and the Chaonites are fine with it.
  • ...Non-combatants such as angel offspring? No.


Edited by Keelin, Mon Sep 11, 2017 2:10 pm.
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The Story So Far

OUTDATED: Last updated back in October 2013, but still provides an okay summary of the fundamentals of Keelin's plot.

This is meant to give a comprehensive, chronological summary of Keelin's personal story. Despite this convenience now existing, the ideal way I'd love people to learn about her personal story is by reading Recovered Dispatches from Dagisoi Monastery in the order entries are posted. This is because a huge aspect of Keelin's plot is about piecing together bits and pieces of information in a world of uncertainty, deception, and hidden complexity.

Therefore, this infodump summary only exists to give a quick overview of basic plot points. Like the Dispatches, this summary only includes information that Keelin herself knows. She's still trying to fill gaps in the picture.





What exactly was Dagisoi Monastery and the project surrounding it?


Why do some angels consider Keelin so important?


What new information has been gleaned just recently?
Edited by Keelin, Sat Jul 2, 2016 3:02 am.
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Badges - Keelin Madaricatu

The following describes how Keelin obtained her IC achievements. See the badge guide for original badge descriptions and requirements for obtaining.


Posted Image Vindicator's Badge
In The Devil in the Details, Keelin and several other Player Characters team up to take down Lumeaphon, the Demon-Eater, an angel who was imprisoned underneath the caverns of Dagisoi Monastery for years before finally going insane and falling against his will.

Posted Image Bloodstained Badge
Keelin was captured by the International Council for the Advancement of Demonic Understanding (ICADU), planescarred intentionally through several surgeries, was killed and resurrected four times, and almost successfully converted into a pseudo-Celestial. Because she received help from the inside, Keelin managed to escape before the most invasive surgeries were performed, but was left crippled and half-dead upon arrival in Chaon. It took her several weeks to recover to a somewhat functional state.

Posted Image Badge of the Tattered Veil
Keelin's personal story is built on worldview-bending reveals. Here are a few, listed in chronological order:

  • Keelin's whole early life at Dagisoi Monastery was an elaborate experimental simulation in which every aspect of her life was scrutinized.
  • Keelin is immune to ambient demonblight.
  • The Dagisoi experiments never ended. Keelin was still being monitored heavily after the monastery was purged. They let her escape and allowed her to hunt angels. Some events in her life were put in place intentionally by angelic researchers.
  • The other elves at Dagisoi Monastery were never killed. Their bodies and souls were placed in stasis separately and stored in the ICADU facility.
  • Some of the Immaculates at Dagisoi Monastery were spirited away from Dagisoi Monastery and spared from the purge in return for their loyalty and service to ICADU.
  • The Immaculate status cannot be removed.
  • The Forward Path religion was hijacked by Celestials. Immaculates were against Vicraeus' original intentions when he pioneered the faith.

Posted Image Entertainer Badge
Keelin has participated in a couple tournaments. Got her ass kicked most of the time, did a little bit of ass-kicking herself.

Posted Image Lover's Badge
Keelin guards what few secrets she has with utmost jealousy and care.

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Hoplite's Badge, Journeyman's Badge, Badge of the Prolific
Keelin has been in a lot of IC topics.
Edited by Keelin, Sat Jul 2, 2016 4:04 am.
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