| Feb 26, 2012 17:12:05 GMT -5 |
Post by Lachlan "Edinburgh" Abbot on Feb 26, 2012 17:12:05 GMT -5
Lachlan Edinburgh Abbot
"I got no motivation
Where is my motivation
No time for motivation
Smoking my inspiration"
"I got no motivation
Where is my motivation
No time for motivation
Smoking my inspiration"
I Feel Like We're Summoning The Devil
Nickname/Alias: Loch Ness, Lochy,(Gavin only xD) Edin, Lach, Edinburgh, Lachlan
Gender: Male
Character Type: Capital
Country or Country of Origin: Scotland
Canon or Original: Original
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When I look into all of your stupid faces
I think how fun it will be to pound them into dust
Hair: Dark blue/black
Height and Weight: 5'6, 130lbs
Other Distinguishing Features:
Generally, there is little in terms of appearance that makes him immediately noticable in a crowd, except for his generally childlike features, such as his almost 'babyish' face, large midnight blue eyes and a naturally pale complexion
Overall Appearance:
Though it is true that Lachlan is considerably shorter and smaller, in terms of physique, than the average male he does not take kindly to being constantly reminded of the fact, especially as this along with his overly youthful features often cause those around him to refer to him as "cute," a matter which his clothing preferences often do not help. He tends to wear his favoured midnight blue cap no matter the occasion, along with a shirt of some description, ranging from a wide variety of colours, which more often than not is oversized due to a faliure on his behalf to find one that fits him comfortably, along with a pair of faded jeans that he would quite happily wear almost daily, without fail.
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Man up or I'll beat you with my peace prize!
-Whiskey
-Annoying Gavin
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-Football
-Smoking, it's a comfort thing
-Haggis
-Coffee
-Irn-Bru
-Swimming
-Flirting, to an extent
-Watching TV, or porn, his secret shame
-Tourism
-Video games
-Nessie, being one of the most popular tourist attractions Scotland has to offer
Dislikes:
-Tea, as a general rule
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-Making a fool of himself
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-Being ignored, underestimated, or considered "cute"
-Braveheart. You're better off just not mentioning the movie. At all.
-Being interrupted from sleep, playing Call of Duty, drinking, etc.
-Having to leave the house, under any circumstances
-American football
-Glasgow's accent
-Long car journeys
-The fact that Gavin seems reluctant to demand independance from England
Strengths:
-He is quick to retaliate either physically or verbally when offended
-Due to his somewhat passive aggressive tendencies, he can prove to be quite persuasive
-Can generally get along with anyone, as long as they don't irritate or otherwise anger him
-Apparent "good" sense of humour
-His ability to drown put all surrounding noise when playing video games or watching TV
Weaknesses:
-He has an inability to forgive and forget, preferring instead to quietly express his obviously negative feelings towards individuals by using somewhat passive aggressive techniques. He will quite happily harbour resentment towards others for centuries.
-Despite drinking whiskey on an almost daily basis, he has a considerably low tolerance to alcohol
-He has a habit of unintentionally offending people
-Often speaks his mind, without much thought as to whether or not his thoughts are offensive to those around him
-Often relies greatly on others to do his work/household tasks for him
Fears:
-The dark, to the extent that he will insist upon having a nightlight in his bedroom, not that he would ever admit to it, of course
-Death, or rather, the prospect of losing a friend or family member
-To an extent, an exceedingly small part of him does fear England, or rather, what he is capable of doing if he so wishes
Secrets:
-At times of extreme boredom, he often finds himself watching a range of videos or films online, though the majority of the time he favours every and any form of porn that he happens to find. Not that he'd ever admit it.
-Despite acting generally easy-going and generally calm to an extent, he is self conscious, and often frets about whether or not he is doing exactly what is expected of him
-He has a perculiar fondness of wearing skirts, and on rarer occasions dresses also, although he would never dream of being seen in anything of the sort in public. If anybody was to become aware of the fact, he would undoubtedly feel deeply embarrassed.
Any Quirks/Habits:
-The one and only time that he will smoke is when he is feeling worried or frightened, and in such cases it isn't unusual for him to make his way through several boxes of cigarettes a day, his current personal record being ten large packs over the course of 5 hours. Exactly what he smokes, however, is debatable
-Despite spending the majority of his life playing video games, he is exceptionally bad at playing them
Overall Personality:
Lachlan is generally a moderately quiet, go-with-the-flow person. He's extremely lazy when he wishes to be and doesn't see the point of doing anything unless there's a reward of some description. However, when it is demanded of him, he will eventually cave in to being pressured into going abroad, or even down to the local store, and despite himself will eventually find himself enjoying the experience, more often than not. He can seem somewhat arrogant at times, and often overestimates his abilities, which generally lead to some form of trouble, although at the same time it would be wrong to say that he is impulsive. In fact, he'd rather plan something out, often days in advance before acting upon it.
On one of those rarer ocassions, when he does get irate about one thing or another, he will more often than not lock himself away in his bedroom with a plate of haggis and a few bottles of whiskey, whch will generally raise his spirits eventually.
Though it's true that he usually is capable of controlling his temper, when he's extremely angry, he'll explode. Insults, screams, and profanity, along with a couple of punches, will be thrown at the unfortunate recipient without so much as slight hesitation, although due to his height this can be considered more comical than threatening to most, although he's known to voice his opinion if he feels that it's needed. Or if it's not needed. It doesn't matter; he just has to let someone know what he thinks. A method which he often finds is far more effective than physical aggression, though once he begins it is rare that the victim will not be subject to one of his seemingly endless tirades about one thing or another.
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I'm the hero!
Humans have settled the Edinburgh area from at least the Bronze Age, leaving traces of primitive stone settlements at Holyrood, Craiglockhart Hill and the Pentland Hills for example. Local culture was influenced through the Iron Age by Hallstatt and La Tene Celtic cultures from central Europe. By the time the Romans arrived in Lothian at the beginning of the 1st millennium AD, they discovered a Celtic Brythonic tribe whose name they recorded as Votadini, likely to be a Latin version of the name they called themselves.
The Angles of Northumbria had a significant influence in what was to become South-East Scotland, notably from AD 638 when it appears the Gododdin stronghold was besieged. Though far from exclusive (Picts and Scots), this influence continued over three centuries. It was not until c. AD 950 when, during the reign of Indulf, son of Constantine II, the city, referred to at this time in the Pictish Chronicle as 'oppidum Eden', fell to the Scots and finally remained under their jurisdiction. During this period of Germanic influence in south east Scotland, when the city's name gained its Germanic suffix, 'burgh', the seeds for the language we know today as Scots were sown.
Edinburgh in the 17th century
By the 12th century Edinburgh, founded upon the famous castle rock, the volcanic crag and tail geological feature shaped by 2 million years of glacial activity, was well established becoming one of the earliest Scottish Royal Burghs. Founded in the mid 12th century, a separate Burgh of regality, known as the Canongate and held by the Abbey of Holyrood, developed to the East. Through the late medieval period Edinburgh grew quickly and continued to flourish economically and culturally through the Renaissance period. It was at the centre of the 16th century Scottish Reformation and the Wars of the Covenant a hundred years later.
In 1603, King James VI of Scotland succeeded to the English throne, uniting the two kingdoms in a personal union known as the Union of the Crowns. Scotland remained a sovereign kingdom with the Parliament of Scotland in Edinburgh. King James VI progressed to London where he established his court, maintaining his rule in Scotland through his Privy Council which merely received his written instructions and executed his will. Despite promising to return every three years, he returned to Edinburgh only once, in 1617.
Disputes between the Presbyterian Covenanters and the Anglican Church in 1639 led to the Bishops' Wars, the initial conflict of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. During the Third English Civil War Edinburgh was taken by the Commonwealth forces of Oliver Cromwell prior to Charles II's eventual defeat at the Battle of Worcester.
In 17th century Edinburgh a defensive wall, built in the 16th century largely as protection against English invasion following James IV's defeat at the Battle of Flodden and hence named the Flodden Wall, still defined the boundaries of the city. Due to the restricted land area available for development, houses increased in height instead. Buildings of 11 storeys were common and there are records of buildings as high as 14 or even 15 storeys, an early version of the modern-day skyscraper. Many of the stone-built structures can still be seen today in the Old Town.
In 1706 and 1707 the Acts of Union were passed by the Parliaments of England and Scotland uniting the two Kingdoms into the Kingdom of Great Britain. As a consequence, the Parliament of Scotland merged with the Parliament of England to form the Parliament of Great Britain, which sat at Westminster in London. The union was opposed by many Scots at the time and this led to riots within the city.
From early times, and certainly from the 14th century, Edinburgh (like other royal burghs of Scotland) used armorial devices in many ways, including on seals. In 1732, the 'achievement' or 'coat of arms' was formally granted by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. These arms were used by Edinburgh Town Council until the reorganisation of local government in Scotland in May 1975, when it was succeeded by the City of Edinburgh District Council and a new coat of arms, based on the earlier one, was granted. In 1996, further local government reorganisation resulted in the formation of the City of Edinburgh Council, and again the coat of arms was updated.
An 1802 illustration of Edinburgh from the west
During the Jacobite rising of 1745, Edinburgh was briefly occupied by Jacobite forces before their march into England. Following their ultimate defeat at the Battle of Culloden, near Inverness, there was a period of reprisals and pacification, largely directed at the Catholic Highlanders. In Edinburgh the Hanoverian monarch attempted to gain favour by supporting new developments to the north of the castle, naming streets in honour of the King and his family; George Street, Frederick Street, Hanover Street and Princes Street, named in honour of George III's two sons.
The city was at the heart of the Scottish Enlightenment. Celebrities from across the continent would be seen in the city streets, among them famous Scots such as David Hume, Walter Scott, Robert Adam, David Wilkie, Robert Burns, James Hutton and Adam Smith. Edinburgh became a major cultural centre, earning it the nickname Athens of the North because of the Greco-Roman style of the New Town's architecture, as well as the rise of the Scottish intellectual elite who were increasingly leading both Scottish and European intellectual thought.
In the 19th century, Edinburgh, like many cities, industrialised, but did not grow as fast as Scotland's second city, Glasgow, which replaced it as the largest city in the country, benefiting greatly at the height of the British Empire.
The Scotland Act 1998 which came into force in 1999 established a devolved Scottish parliament and Scottish Executive, both based in Edinburgh responsible for governing Scotland, with reserved matters such as defence, taxation and foreign affairs remaining the responsibility of Westminster.
To put it simply...
Celts and Romans
When the Roman "Governor of Britain" Agricola advanced North in AD79 and reached the mouth of the River Esk at what is now Inveresk, he encountered the Celtic tribe of Votadinii.
The Votadinii controlled the Forth River valley and based themselves at Dunedin... what is now probably Edinburgh Castle.
There is plenty of archaeological evidence that the Roman army mixed on a day to day basis with the locals. After all most of the Roman army was made up of Celts (Gauls) from mainland Europe.
Although they fought, and defeated the Pictish leader Calgacus at Mons Graupius in AD84, the Romans could never master Caledonia and by 211 had retreated behind Hadrians wall, about a hundred miles to the south. By 410 they had left Britain for good.
The first United Scotland
By the sixth century four Kingdoms had developed in what is now Scotland;
To the North, the Picts,
To the far West, the Scots
To the West, the Britons
To the South-East, the Angles.
For the next two of hundred years these four kingdoms struggled, beset by Viking raiding parties , until in the 9th century the King of Dalraida, Kenneth MacAlpin, fought his way to something like a united Scotland. His Grandson, Duncan I, became the first King of Scotland in 1035
Medieval and Renaissance Edinburgh
Although at this time Scottish rulers tended to base themselves further north across the Forth, King Malcolm III Canmore (died 1093) built his castle at Edinburgh, and his wife Queen (Saint) Margaret built a chapel within its walls - now the oldest building in the city.
Her son, David I built the Abbey at Holyrood, a mile to the East along "The Royal Mile". Castle and Abbey became the anchor points of Edinburgh; a thriving town grew up along side the road between them, connected to Leith, Edinburgh's port and trade-link to the world. (see map above)
During the Wars of Independence Edinburgh Castle was captured by the English until Robert the Bruce's nephew, Thomas Randolph daringly recaptured it by climbing its steep and craggy sides in the dead of night. Robert the Bruce granted Edinburgh a Royal Charter in 1329.
If Edinburgh did not grow outwards at this time, it did grow upwards. By the end of the 1500's it was established as the Capital of Scotland, and growing in population the inhabitants chose to build high houses close to the protection of the Castle: high tenement buildings most of which can be seen to this day.
When King James VI inherited the throne of England in 1603, Edinburgh ceased to be the principal site of the royal court, although it did continue to have its own Parliament.
Georgian Edinburgh
Everything changed after the Act of Union in 1707... Parliament ceased in Edinburgh, but the city prospered. The loch below the North side of the castle was filled in. New streets and and thousands of houses were planned and built in the Classical fashion (see map again).
This period of energetic building during the "Enlightenment", which lasted into the 1800's, has left the city one of the most architecturally beautiful in the world.
See Georgian Edinburgh: (The New Town)
To the present day
During the Victorian era expansion continued to grow, but the Old Town tenements around the Royal Mile declined into slums where poor people lived in cramped and unsanitary conditions. Industry flourished in Glasgow, but Edinburgh remained the preserve of professionals, which it has tended to remain.
Since the last war its prestige has risen not least because of the establishment of the Edinburgh Festival. In the 1960's he city was being torn down and rebuilt at an alarming rate , but fortunately the New Town Conservation Committee (formed in the 70's) put a stop to that. Buildings have been restored using traditional and sympathetic methods, and now the city looks as though it will remain as one of Europe's most beautiful and historically interesting living monuments.
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You've got it backwards! Backwards!
Hurry up and throw it! If you don't hurry up and throw it, you'll go "boom"!
See Prussia, please! ^^
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I Summon thee from far away lands, come forth!
You called?
Timezone: GMT+0 (i finally worked it out!)
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