Naomi Stol
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
| ||||||||||||
| What do you do when all you have are ugly truths and all anyone wants are pretty lies? | ||||||||||||
| Naomi Stol | ||||||||||||
| Player: @Arimikami | ||||||||||||
| Origin: | ' | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archetype: | Mastermind/Blaster/Defender | |||||||||||
| Primary: | Thugs/Dual Pistol/Kinetics | |||||||||||
| Secondary: | Thermal/Devices/Ice Blast | |||||||||||
| Epic: | Black Scorpian | |||||||||||
| Level: | 50/26/3 | |||||||||||
| Attributes | ||||||||||||
| Statistic | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Fortitude | Unverified | |||||||||||
| Stamina | Unverified | |||||||||||
| Speed | Unverified | |||||||||||
| Melee | Unverified | |||||||||||
| Blasts | Unverified | |||||||||||
| Support | Unverified | |||||||||||
| Control | Unverified | |||||||||||
| Personal Data | ||||||||||||
| Real Name: | Belinda Walton | |||||||||||
| Identity: | Secret | |||||||||||
| Known Aliases: | Naomi Stol, Nam, Nams, Omi, Dork, Adelfi, Yperochi, Machiavelli's Mentor | |||||||||||
| Species: | Human | |||||||||||
| Date of Birth: | April 1st | |||||||||||
| Age: | 24 | |||||||||||
| Height: | 5'11" | |||||||||||
| Weight: | I'm not telling you that! | |||||||||||
| Eye Color: | Blue | |||||||||||
| Hair Color: | Blonde with red highlights | |||||||||||
| Skin Complexion: | Light | |||||||||||
| Distinguishment: | Two tattoos, one between her shoulder blades and another on her right calf. Also has a scar on her back directly above her right hip. | |||||||||||
| Medical Status: | Very poor eyesight | |||||||||||
| Financial Status: | Stupidly rich. | |||||||||||
| Religion: | Christian | |||||||||||
| Sexuality: | Almond Joy | |||||||||||
| Marital Status: | Yeah... Fuck that... | |||||||||||
| Known Relatives | ||||||||||||
| Numerous! Two sisters, one older and one younger, a younger brother, both her parents, and all of her grandparents are all alive. Gasp! | ||||||||||||
| Biographical Data | ||||||||||||
| Nationality: | American | |||||||||||
| Ethnicity: | Caucasian | |||||||||||
| Legal Status: | Adult | |||||||||||
| Place of Birth: | New York City, New York | |||||||||||
| Occupation: | Entrepreneur | |||||||||||
| Education | ||||||||||||
| A combination of tutors, private schooling, and random college courses. | ||||||||||||
| Group Affiliations | ||||||||||||
| Naomi owns Fortuna's Palace. | ||||||||||||
| Base of Operations: | Fortuna's Palace, her casino in St. Martial. | |||||||||||
| Residency: | Fortuna's Palace, her casino in St. Martial | |||||||||||
| Known Powers | ||||||||||||
| None confirmed | ||||||||||||
| Known Abilities | ||||||||||||
| Kendo practitioner | ||||||||||||
| Equipment | ||||||||||||
| Cellphone, pistols, monomolecular fiberblade, collapsable arachnos mace | ||||||||||||
| Awards and Collections | ||||||||||||
| ' | ||||||||||||
| Licenses and Certificates | ||||||||||||
| ' | ||||||||||||
| IC Accessibilty of Article | ||||||||||||
| Most, but not all, of the information on this page can be considered common knowledge. | ||||||||||||
| ' | ||||||||||||
Contents |
In the Beginning...
For the most part Naomi has led a very simple life of little note compared to the majority of her contemporaries. The only real difference between her and many of the people she knows is that she was born to parents that go beyond rich. Some people are born with a silver spoon in their mouth. Naomi's was made of solid platinum and inset with precious gems.
She spent some of her earliest years being instructed in a number of subjects by a bevy of private tutors while living with her grandmother after an incident involving her dog and some of her families bodyguards. At the age of ten Naomi was enrolled in a private boarding school where she proved to have a bright mind and excelled in a number ways, particularly debate and music. It's also where she discovered how much she delighted in simple mischief and found out she had a singular talent for getting people to do what she wanted them to do while convincing them in such a way that made them happy to do it. This went on all throughout her grade school years, treating whatever school she was attending at the time as her own private playground, and doing much the same at home during vacations.
Once school was over Naomi was given an allowance that would make some businesses and small countries envious and spent a few years travelling the world, taking time to stop at a number of party towns for the rich and famous and occasionally taking a season or two to take some college courses that seemed interesting to her.
And Then Stuff Happened...
This section reserved for an overview of ingame history
With Friends Like These...
Apologies if I missed your toon. I'm lazy about updating this page and forgetful. Just add their name to the list and I'll add comments from Naomi the next time I update it.
- Xrell- "The only demon I know that has my complete trust. I kinda saw him like a large and very dangerous child when I first met him. He didn't really seem to know how to deal with certain emotions much like a kid which is why I say that, but he's grown a lot since I first met him and is probably one of the more level headed and responsible people I know. Lately he's done some things that made me want to smack him really hard. I doubt I'm one of his favorite people anymore and I can't say I blame him. Despite that I still count him as a friend and still want him to be happy. I just wish it didn't have to come at the expense of others."
From the first moment she met him, Xrell has been one of Naomi's favorite people. He was very openminded, a shameless flirt, knew how to cut loose and have fun, and had no issues with speaking his mind. All qualities that she saw in herself. She also knew that Xrell was attracted to her and the feeling may have been mutual if it weren't for the fact that she was sure she'd just be another notch on his belt if it ever happened. Naomi instead opted to remain nothing more than friends with the demon. She tried to avoid being too overt about it, but did what she could to encourage Xrell and Agenla to get together. It seemed to be going perfectly for a time but, the longer something goes on the greater the chances are of problems cropping up and they did in a big way. Whether it's coincidence or the demon is actively avoiding Naomi, she doesn't know but, it's probably best that they don't see each other that often anymore. Everytime she sees Xrell now she wants to scream at him because she believes his relationship with Agenla is falling apart at the seams and Naomi doesn't understand how Xrell doesn't realize things that seem so obvious to her.
- Agenla- "A long time favorite of mine. Smart, sweet, fun, considerate, and cute to boot. She called me adelfi for a while which means sister according to her and I guess I can see it. We sometimes argue about stupid stuff just like sisters do and there have even been a few times where we didn't talk to each other because of it, but just like sisters, if someone did anything to really hurt her I'd be there and I know, without a doubt, that she'd do the same for me. Things have gotten a bit more complicated between us. I regret the problems it's caused, but wouldn't change any of it even if I could."
Naomi often says that she's always right and that it sucks. What she doesn't say is that it's even worse when she's wrong. Agenla is one of those times when she was wrong that just may haunt her to the end of her days. Naomi thinks the nymph is special in ways that will make her forever stand out among the so called special people and has gone so far as referring to her as the diamond in the rough. Believing that Agenla was straight, Naomi set out to look after her friend's happiness is less direct methods. Time has proven that she's acted in error repeatedly though. Now Naomi sits on the sidelines in a position of impotence, unable to do anything to prevent the crumbling of something that in her heart of hearts she never truely wanted and watch it bring low those that mean the most to her while silently lamenting what never was and most likely will never be.
- Sylvia- "I used to tell people that we were destined to end in a double homicide and it wasn't too far from the truth. I knew we weren't going to last, but I didn't want it to end like that. I knew she wasn't happy and wanted to try and do something to help her with it, but I guess I was a day too late and I swear that if one more person comes up to me asking for details about it or with some dumb ass theory about what really happened I'm going to make them regret it. She's dead and I killed her, ok? End of story. Let her rest in peace."
- Reppu- "When we first met she was pretty hostile towards me which is understandable. I'd unwittingly ruined multiple attempts of hers to have a love life. After finding out about that and seeing how a few people had used and tossed her aside I felt that it was important to make sure no one else treated her that way and feelings grew. We were engaged for a while, but recently things have gone downhill. We're still trying to be friends, but I just don't know if that's possible anymore. It hasn't been easy. I guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens."
To Naomi, Reppu is a reminder that if something is too good to be true then it probably isn't true. The first time they'd ever had a real conversation they were in a discussion with others and, even though they had opposing views, they somehow ended up on the same side in the debate. The two stayed up long after all the others had left, just talking and, near the end of the conversation, Reppu expressed an attraction for Naomi which was surprising to her considering that in their previous encounters the android was somewhat hostile towards her. After a while that attraction became mutual and with Sylvia's consent, Naomi began seeing Reppu. Regretfully, their relationship quickly spiraled downwards and eventually Naomi was forced to either end their engagement or have what she felt would be a loveless marriage. In her eyes, Naomi was nothing more than a game to Reppu and she was thoroughly played. It's still a very sore point for her and likely will be for a long time to come.
- Crystal- "One of the first friends I made when I got here. She was fun to hang out with and seemed to enjoy most of my eccentricities which is probably why we hit it off like we did. Later on I hired her on to be the manager of my casino and she started dating one of our friends, but disappeared shortly after that. Every once in a while I still catch myself wondering what happened to her and hope that she's having fun whereever she is."
Crystal was one of Naomi's very first friends. Together with her and a masked man they knew only as Wink, they formed their own little circle. When Wink stopped showing up in D, Naomi set out to expand her social network and brought Crystal with her everywhere she went, determined to not leave her friend behind. Shortly after becoming involved with Wolf, Crystal disappeared. She knew that Crystal isn't native to this dimension and hopes that she's returned home and is safe and happy.
- Brian- "What can I say? He's the pimp, but he's in danger of losing pimp status. Best of luck to him with Nikki, despite what others think."
- Kink-
- Zad- "Zad's a sweetie. I used to joke that he was my nemesis because Sylvia would want to talk about things between us and I'd just know that she'd been talking with him. Everything she'd say would be so damn well thought out and reasonable. He's tons of fun to hang out with, almost always has good advice, and is the sexiest bitch I know. Figures that he's gay... Someday I'm going to get him drunk, knock him down, and ride him like a thoroughbred at the Kentucky Derby."
- Wolf- "We go way back... at least way back for me. He was one of my first friends when I got to town, but I don't think I can call him one anymore. There's certain lines that you don't cross and he trod on a couple of them. Even then I tried to stay on good terms with him, but the day he confirmed for me that he didn't value our friendship was the last straw. I remain polite with him for the sake of mutual friends, but that's as far as I'm willing to go anymore."
- Kay-
- Cara- "Cara's awesome. She used to be a little flighty but, she's great. I know anytime I need to I can drop by her place and we can sit back with a couple drinks and just hang out. No drama, no stress, nothing. More people need to be like her."
- Alan-
- Tweaks-yi- "She's what I have to wear a mask to be and even then I don't match up. I know she was born a demon but, she's an angel and you can take pity on anyone that says otherwise. I won't."
Thoughtful, soft spoken, and caring, Tweaks is a person that Naomi holds in very high regard. From the moment they met, she was someone Naomi was intrigued with and to say that they've become close as they've gotten to know each other better is a little like saying the sun can get kinda hot. For some time Tweaks was concerned about what would happen if anyone tried to bind her into service and just recently put into Naomi's posession something that, if used, would give her ultimate control over the demon. When this happened, Naomi felt such conflict between wanting to keep Tweaks safe from others and wanting to own Tweaks that she made what she felt was the only choice she could make and took steps to ensure that the demon wouldn't have to worry about anyone trying to control her, even Naomi.
Who Needs Enemies?
- Johnny Sonata- "The guy's a prick. We spoke once when I first started working on my casino. I told him to go fuck himself. We haven't spoken since."
- Sarah- "Hate her. Absolutely despise her. She used to work for me and was cauing problems from day one. I gave her fair warning and instead of knocking the crap off she tried to do it behind my back... like I wouldn't find out and then she started crying when I told her she had to go. I think she's mentally deranged."
- Souma- "Souma is a study in contradictions. Sometimes she does things that make me think she's a little unhinged. I used to think we had a lot in common and in a way I still do, but now I see it like we're two sides of the same mask, each an inversion of the other."
Very few people earn Naomi's true enmity. She was once a close friend but, Souma has become one of them. The purple succubus put a lot of effort into destroying something that Naomi held dear and is sure she'll never be able to get back and she did it for the basest of reasons. She wanted another person to fuck. If Naomi thought even for a moment that it was done because Souma was in love with Reppu she may have been able to forgive her but, she's firmly convinced that was not the case. For whatever reasons, Souma became determined to bed the pink haired android as soon as she discovered her and Naomi were a couple and her deceit and lust helped drive a wedge between them that lasts to this day.
Machiavelli's Mentor
This section is reserved for a look into Naomi's mindset and personality.
Tools of the Trade
Handguns
At all times, Naomi carries a pair of matching custom built handguns that have caused some people a bit of confusion as to how they actually work and why they were designed the way they are. These guns are actually scaled down versions of Metal Storm. Basically they're pistol sized rail guns and can spit out bullets at a disturbing rate as well as being totally recoilless. Unlike the normal Metal Storm, these guns only have four barrels and don't fire all four barrels at once. Each barrel carries a different type of ammo which can be selected with a small switch on the grip of the gun. In addition to this, the grip is equipped with numerous sensors that are keyed to Naomi, making her the only person that can use this particular pair of handguns. Fortunately for others, Naomi is aware that she's a terrible shot and rarely uses them.
Mace
She doesn't use it often and is more likely to borrow it out to others rather than use it herself, but Naomi carries around an arachnos mace as well. It was given to her when she first opened up her business in St. Martial as a kind of welcoming and thank you gift since very few people try to start legitimate businesses that actually encourage tourism in the Etoile. The one she was given is collapsable which is how she normally keeps it and is only equipped with web grenades instead of having armaments that can harm people, but still makes a very effective bludgeoning weapon.
Sword
Another trinket that Naomi likes to keep on her person is a sword. Most people would be surprised to know she carries one with her because they've never seen it. The reason for this is that her weapon of choice is a monomolecular fiberblade, essentially a sword that has the thickness of a single molecule which is kept rigid when using it by projecting an energy field along the length of the blade and is very easy to conceal. Because of how thin the blade is, it's incredibly light and can cut through most things with a minimum of resistance. It's also possible for her to keep it coiled up inside the hilt when it's not in use and extend it outwards from the tip of the hilt when it's needed. She's been spending at least nine hours a week studying kendo under a judan since October and the amount of damage she could inflict on others, if she ever chose to draw it, would most likely impress, frighten, or disturb those that know her. The months of constant sparring with a judan have finally begun to pay off and recently, Naomi has begun taking classes on Florentine fencing (fighting with two swords of equal length) as well.
The Roddenberry
A severely underestimated, but amazingly useful, item that Naomi is never without is her phone. Quite possibly one of the most advanced pieces of communication equipment to ever exist, the Roddenberry is capable of far more than the average cellphone. In addition to being able to perform such tasks as playing music, talking with others, and sending text messages, Naomi's phone is equipped with a wide variety of applications that give it a multitude of capabilities including sonar, radar, site to site teleportation, a program that will teleport clothes to and from you for people that don't have time to go home and change, a masking device that bends the electromagnetic spectrum around the carrier to provide stealth,a unique search engine that instead of looking for a word will search for what idealizes that word (she'll often demonstrate by doing a search for the word bitch and then showing a picture of herself to others), a tracking program that allows her to keep tabs on people she chips (if your character regularly interracts with Naomi there's a good chance they've been chipped), and enough processing power to rival most government super computers. The Roddenberry was built as a limited edition item by a company owned by her parents and Naomi was so enamored with it's possible capabilities that she bought every single one. The only way to get one now is as a gift from her and the only two people to recieve one are Wolf and Xrell.
Money
Most people will go to the store and buy something when they want or need it. Instead of doing this, Naomi will provide the funding to start up a company just so she'll always be able to get the item in question made exactly the way she wants it. There are a few exceptions to this of course (she doesn't own an automotive factory for example) and she won't bother if she can find something that fits her needs and it's already being made by someone else. Below is a brief outline of some of of the ventures that Naomi has started.
- I Stol This is her clothing company. Everything Naomi wears is made by this company and the primary reason it exists is to make clothes for her.
- Naomi also owns a small advertising agency based out of Manhattan. She enjoyed being an active part of the business but, took a step back and let them work on their own after losing a few contracts by doing things like saying a produce companies peas were "Filled with tons of wholesome peaness." Since then it's become a small but steady source of income for her.
- Fortuna's Palace is her casino, hotel, and restaurant. She had so much fun making bets with people in D that she decided to make a business out of it.
- A prime example of the kinds of bets Naomi likes to make is the time when she had to buy an island to win a bet. Determined to not let it be a waste, she spoke with her parents and grandparents, got them to invest in a private island resort, and New Sodom was born.
- Wet Dreams is the company she owns that made her yacht. After seeing what she had made for herself, her family, and all their friends that could afford it, now all come to her when they want a custom yacht and send other people her way regularly, turning this into one of the most profitable ventures she ever started.
- When Naomi found out about a friend's upcoming birthday she started a business to create a perfume named after them and then gave the company to that person as a birthday present. It's also probably the most blatant example of how Naomi will sometimes throw around what others would consider insane amounts of money since she didn't even break even on it.
- One time when somewhat innebriated, Naomi wandered into a building where things like balloons and other small party favors were made. Being both drunk and high at the time, she bought the place right then and there. It almost never makes money but, the opperating costs are so low that she keeps it simply because she likes being able to have balloons and miniature hellium tanks made just for her and can often be seen offering people balloons with odd sayings on them like "STFU & HUG ME!"
- One Night Stand Ale is made by Naomi's private brewery. The only way to get it is through her and recently she's been thinking of going into the wine business as well.
Irrelevant Stuff
Does your character know Naomi and have an opinion about her? Feel free to let others know by leaving a comment here
"Naomi. Naomi is... a mass of delightful complications for me. She makes me think, feel, consider, and debate many things I wouldn't naturally do without her push in the proper direction. She is the reason for my happiness and my torment. Naomi is my living dual-sided blade. There's so much more that I could say, but it would take up pages and books. She's important to me. Really, really important. I don't think I can stress that enough." ~ Agenla
"Admit it or not, I still think she's one of the most amazing women I've ever had the pleasure to have met. Despite how things are turning out... I really do hope she's doing well, even if it isn't with me. She's smart, witty, drop dead gorgeous, and even with things over I can't get her out of my head. I'll miss her. Here's to Naomi being successful in everything she strives to accomplish, and to her... Both of us, being happy." ~ Sylvia
Hey! Look! More Useless Crap!
- Naomi's ever present sunglasses aren't just an affection. She has an extreme case of myopia caused by degenerative optic nerves and is extremely sensitive to light as well. The lenses are as dark as a welding shield and without those glasses she'd be practically blind
- Naomi has commented about being a musician on numerous occasions and has a fairly extensive collection of guitars, but most people may be surprised to know she's an accomplished singer as well. The reason few would know about it is because she almost never sings outside of the shower.
- Naomi loves driving fast and is routinely pulled over while speeding on the various freeways in Paragon.
- The yacht that she arrived in the Etoile in is large enough for cross oceanic voyages, has lodging for roughly two dozen people, more if people share beds, and can hold a over one hundred people on it at a time. It's kept off shore by a permanent crew and is used as her own private retreat. When a friend went into hiding she offered it to them and even said she'd stay away so they could have privacy as long as she knew they were safe.
- Despite how she may act at times and the fact that she chose to reside in the Isles instead of Paragon, naomi is very proud and supportive of her home country and buys American every chance she gets.
- Naomi is very loosely based off of characters like Lex Luthor and David Xanatos, people with very little personal power that are required to rely on their intellect and have vast resources which allow them to make up for their lack of super powers.
- Naomi was created after a long conversation with a friend about tells they had been getting from people in Pocket D the night Naomi was made. She was originally meant as a parody and form of social commentary, but soon took on a life of her own and even her player isn't really sure how it happened.
- Anyone doubting that last bit of trivia need only look at her name for further proof. If each part is read backwards in turn, Naomi Stol reads as I Moan Lots.
- Despite originally being meant as a bit of an inside joke, Naomi has a fairly in depth background but, because of her players strong dislike of metagaming, much of it will never be posted here. The only way to ever find out the full story is to come find her in game and talk with her.
