I'm definitely biting off more than I can chew, with all the budding roleplays I've joined, but I have to join this one. The plot is so great, and I think I have the perfect character for it!
EDIT: Alright, here's my character sheet.
::Name:: Phelan Witchelny
::Race:: Canimuin (A wolf-like humanoid with demon ancestry, demon blood, and a natural talent for magic)
::Age:: N/A... Adult
::Height:: 6'3"
::Weight:: 152 lbs
::Description:: Phelan has pale skin and a strangely expressionless face, as if it's a mask or his facial muscles are hard to manipulate. His dark hair is thin, straight, and shoulder length, usually tied into a loose braid halfway down his back. His eyes are the deep, dark blue of a midnight sky, adding to his penetrating and wintry stare.
Tall and broad-shouldered, yet slim, he is clad from head to toe in dark formal attire from the Old English era. He wears dark suit pants and a high collared white shirt beneath a dark blue vest, and over that, a dark formal jacket with coat tails. Over all this he wears a high-collared cape that covers the shoulders and then drapes down the back to the knees. A top hat, white gloves, black boots, and a black cane topped with a silver, snarling, ruby-eyed wolf's head complete the attire. (I couldn't resist the cane)
No matter how Human he may look, most would feel that he is clearly something more, and most would be right.
His true form, which he doesn't flaunt to others, is an odd mixture of mostly wolf and human, with unknown elements thrown in. He's covered in soft, thick white fur from head to toe, and is usually without clothes since the fur covers anything and everything unseemly, because it's so thick. He has two wide, triangular ears on top of his head, which is more canine than Human, with a pointed muzzle to short to be an actual canine's, ending in a dog's black nose. His mouth is rimmed in black and his eyes are slanted and unusually large with luminous golden irises and large oval pupils, also rimmed in black.
There is a strip of brown skin starting at his nose and extending to between his eyes that is loose and soft, with short, dark brown fur. It wrinkles easily and will often make him look ferocious if his face is anything but blank. It hardens just above his eyes and forms a helmet-like structure on his forehead, between his ears, where two dark brown gazelle-like horns sprout. It also forms short ridges tracing his spinal structure that stop just at the base of his spine. There are also two long, whip-like brown tentacles protruding from the back of his shoulders that can (along with his horns) become soft and flexible, the state in which he can mold them into various shapes and lengths, and then harden to keep said shape. They can also act as prehensile limbs.
His upper torso is more or less Human besides the fur, which forms an especially large ruff around the chest and neck, with somewhat longer arms in proportion to the body that end in long, bear-like claws. His lower body (most importantly, his legs) is animal like, with knees bent more forward than a Human's and very large (or rather, long) feet supported solely on the clawed toes. A bushy white wolf tail completes the animalistic appearance. He's actually thinner in torso than a Human, making him appear lankier with longer legs.
Another noteworthy feature is that his facial features can change to become positively demonic. His eyes turn black, the soft brown skin on his nose crinkles, his ears flatten, and he opens his mouth so that all his teeth are visible.
::Personality:: He has a hard time showing emotion in his Human form, but is very polite and friendly, yet reserved. He acts drastically different in his true form... but then again, that's when he feels most like himself. His personality itself isn't intimidating, just his presence. He is extremely curious and sociable, despite his rather reserved manner (again, because of the "fake" feeling of his Human form) and will gladly stick around and enjoy the company of others. He is often too shy to reveal his true form to other people, but he is honest and, if asked, will reveal details about himself or outright confess that he isn't Human.
::Basic Summary:: He's a genuine magician (knowing demon magic) from an unknown world on his own mysterious quest that requires him to traverse multiple time and dimensional portals, although he doesn't seem to be in a hurry to be anywhere and will often stop for years at a time in a specific place if he enjoys it. He expresses a great curiousity and interest in other races, their cultures, and their activities.