The Darkness - Dark Fantasy - Out Of Character

[SweetCinderella]

The Darkness


The realms overflow with a vast array of creatures. Witches, demons, trolls, faeries, vampires – every fable that’s ever written stems from someone’s own personal experience; fairy tales are not mere inventions of an author’s imagination, but rather a fabrication of a factual event.

Timepiece’s state that the century counts as the 19th and the year, the twenty-third. On the 9th day of the 6th month the lands befell a solemn encounter; The Darkness.

On a day akin to any other day, twelve noon arose amongst the towns and villages, the sun fulsome in its shine. Clouds absent, leaving the skies ever so blue – but within the wink of an eye a sinister shadow painted the sky and overcastted the sun and nightfall became daytime.

Three months without the glow of the sun, we have lasted – at least it’s believed to be three months. The sun has abandoned us and it did so fleetly and now the moon itself follows her footsteps; it too has forsaken us. We yearn for the stars to remain, however as night follows night they too deplete in luminosity.

Tales of terror have become reality; entities dwell within The Darkness. Menacing creatures of immense horror and malicious intent meander throughout the lands. Our only defence is the light we so weakly deploy. Candle streams have diminished – the candle makers at present thrive in their fortunes. Even though, with the everlasting darkness, reliance from what can be salvaged from the towns has occurred. Fear is eternal and it beats in the hearts of all living creatures.

Illness has spread due to the lack of sunlight – people, light and dark grow weary and children blossom not. Mother Nature is frail and insubstantial. Magic itself has diminished, considering each and every creature resuscitates off the auras of the sun and moon.

Falsehood, rumours have arisen implying that The Darkness is the apocalypse; The End of The World; The Abyss. Whilst others entail that it is merely the toiling of shadowy creatures; witches. The entrance of demonic entities concocts the idea that the gateway connecting our world and the underworld has been unbolted. The final and most imperative whisper is this - continued existence of living creatures, light and dark relies on the sealing of the gateway.

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There lives an oracle, named not only titled The Seer. In all lands this individuals reputation is exceeded by none, a reputation of unworldly means. He foretells history, and predicts the future – his accuracy surpassed by none. A mystery is the full extent of his powers and his bloodline.

He speaks of a faction that will triumph over The Darkness and bring back The Light.

Answers he has to how the group will do it.

Information released to only those worthy of being a member of that faction.

Dare you speak with him?

Worthy enough, do you exist to bring an end to The Darkness?

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The realm in which existence subsists within. Explorers currently travel in order to decipher how far the realm extends though numerous villages and cities reside within.
(Merely think of it as planet Earth, simply a fancier name and still being explored)

De'Merasiel before The Darkness befell the lands.

De'Merasiel after The Darkness befell the lands.

A shabby town – shady even when light blessed the lands. The Seer resides here.

Deep under the surface there is a dark abode of those who choose unwisely in their lives. (Hell)

The edge or the boundary that encircles the Underworld. It is the connection between the realm of the living (De’ Merasiel) and the realm of the dead. Were most malicious entities dwell. (Limbo)

De’ Merasiel exists as a sanctuary (or slaughter house) to a vast array of fabled creatures; each living either harmoniously or maliciously alongside each other. Just as darkness has the enemy of light, some species loath each other and are sworn rivals. Whilst some stand as a mere waste of existence, not worth the reverence or camaraderie of their peers; others exist to live in unison, parallel to one another.

Sinister, cruel and spiteful demons are soldiers of the darkness. They live, breathe and consume wickedness devoting every blood, sweat and tear to sin. Demons embrace the darkness in ways other creatures do not – they thrive off it. Demons are heavily affected anything pure; suffering from nausea, headaches and the likes. They will slaughter uncontrollably. Sustain the ability to manipulate the elements. When a demon has mastered all four elements they can then call forward ‘the shadow’ in order to manipulate it as they see fit. One of the grants of The Shadow allows for demons to control things that are dead. Demons retain a high resistance to many forms of damage since their skin is as tough as steel and as unbreakable. Typically only weapons and bullets made from iron will pierce a demons skin otherwise enhanced strength.

Born of an angel whom fell in love with a white warlock, she birthed a child whom possessed peculiar powers. They evolved from that single child – or so folklore tells us. Channellers are divine creatures, who due to their purity sustain the ability to survive under condition in which others normally could not. An example of this is if a corrupted entity were to try and possess a projector the task would be proved difficult and the entity would ultimately fail. Due to their levels of purity they attract danger of all sorts, almost existing as a beacon. Channeller are scarce in their numbers, few still exist – a rare species to cross paths with. Sickly sweet creatures, they harm none unless provoked and even then it is minimal. Each and every Channeller excels in curative charms, stemming from their forbearer, an angel. Their healing abilities is limited not to just living creatures, but also the elements around them. A Channeller can project their powers through any living being they so desire - A form of healing, they can temporality heighten the power levels making the one whom they ‘channel’ through unstoppable. Their powers can be extracted from them, and absorbed by another, the reason for their depleted numbers. Frail, delicate and feeble beyond any mere human they grow not unless protected by a self-proclaimed guardian; it is even rarer to see one that is not a child.

Witches came about as Lucifers way of granting mortals with supernatural gifts all for his personal gain. Thus some have come to believe that possessing the power of witchcraft is more of a curse as you are bound to follow Lucifer. In the end everything a witch/warlock does, whether it be good or evil, excels Lucifers gains – thus there is diverse beliefs, mainly applying to those religious, to whether ‘white witch/warlock’ actually exist. The specifics of a witch’s magical endeavour affect how they physically mutate – a ‘good’ witch that excels with healing spells would glow daintily whilst an ‘evil’ witch whom excels with hexes would appear more like a monster. There exist more witches than warlocks as it is believed that females are the weaker sex and thus more easily tempted by the devil. The most obvious characteristic of a witch/warlock is the ability to cast spells. A spell consists of a set of words, formula or verse, or a ritual action, or any combination of these in order to carry out a magical action. The belief is that by saying the words and/or performing the actions it delivers the ‘gain’ to Lucifer.

In the supernatural society, Vampires are classed at the bottom of the social chain. Majority of other races look upon vampires as a parasite, a plague to the realms. Their gluttony cannot be contained and as a result they multiply uncontrollably. They are problematic, temperamental, snide creatures who care not for the ways of life. Werewolves are their sworn enemies since they were crafted in order to tame them due to their feeding on the humans, thus contaminating the souls untainted by magic and disturbing the order of the dead. Nevertheless they are powerful, everlasting creature ranking them high up on the power scale. They may have heightened senses and amplified agility, allowing them super strength, marvellous speed, razor sharp claws, night vision, extremely sensitive hearing and an elevated sence of smell. The moonlight heals them and unlike folklore, vampires are merely weakened during the hours of daylight, appearing fatigued. Their weaknesses by no means run parallel to their strengths. Only decapitation can permanently kill a vampire. However based on the vampire’s beliefs, holy objects may exist as a weakness. Vampires are not to be befriended.

Werewolves are legendary creatures who came to be by the ones above in a bid to exterminate the infestation of vampires which overruled long ago. Originally simple humans who were granted the ability to magically transform into wolves or a hybrid wolf-like creature, they lowered the numbers of the vampire race. In present time a mixture of born werewolves or people bitten exist, however the originally families that were granted with the ability were lost years ago. A werewolf’s strength exceeds that of all other races, whilst their speed can be matched. A werewolf learns to change by will, not by the moon that is simply folklore. In true fact the presence of the moon depicts the rate of their healing – the bigger the moon, the quicker they will heal. They cannot be killed with any ordinary weapon, silver is the only weapon. They must be forced back into human form if one wishes to kill a werewolf, which is done by only exhausting the werewolf in a brawl. Rumours say that werewolves supposedly prowl the night, devouring babies and digging up corpses. Another rumour states that some werewolves become the things they hate the most after death, a vampire.

If you so desire to play a race not specified by myself, personal message me – I’m more than willing to add it. A wide assortment of creatures live within this realm, trolls, faeries, goblins, bad ass human hunters (hint hint ), the list is quite endless.

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The Seer



A mysterious individual, unheard of in his beginnings, identified only as The Seer he came about some time after The Darkness befell the lands. Upon taking residence in one of the soberest villages in De’ Merasiel The Seer presents the community with his clairvoyant abilities at a price conferred with the one seeking prophesy. Countless have sought him out in the hopes of being the few that he speaks will bring the end to The Darkness.

Verdelet



A member of the royal household of Urbaniel and the duly appointed mistress of Ceremonies, Verdelet sits high on the demonic chain of command. A witch of great power, she was cast out of Urbaniel due to her desire to surpass her superiors and going against customs. Once cast from her former glory she found herself wondering throughout Limblel, plotting her revenge and ascendancy. In Limblel she became acquainted with one Yasfla, whom required the use of a second-self, a right hand woman, to aid him in his ascendancy.

Following the road that best suits her personal needs in total disregard for the effects it has on any allegiance she may have spoken or were dictated to through terms of service. Verdelet is as cruel and merciless as they come. Cold-hearted, disrespectful, fierce and haughty are a few of her adjectives. Her witchcraft exceeds excellence, considering the fact that she was a member of the royal household of the underworld.

Yasfla



A demon of unknown origins – to the visual eye he appears to be crafted by that of the wind. Having mastered The Shadow, with air as his fundamental element Yasfla can sneak into any shadow and manipulate them as he seems fit; creating a shadow army if he desires. The extent of his Shadow powers if a never-ending list.

Yasfla motives are unknown as are his beginnings – the only known rumour states Verdelet answers only to him (she is his puppet) and seeks ascendancy over the realms.

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This roleplay is of rather mature content – thus immaturity will not be tolerated.

Even though this is a mature themed roleplay, I find vulgar language aka swearing to be off ill-nature and lack of creativity. It’s not permitted – find another word, you may even translate it to another language.

Advise in regards to your absence – lack of post is not appreciated. Value the fact that there are others within the roleplay.

Should you be absent with no reason, within the Out Of Character, I’ll inform you of a zero hour – counting down to the time of your characters death.

If you so desire to craft a new race for your character that is not specified by myself, personal message me and I’ll inform you on whether or not I approve or disapprove, keeping in mind I am quite lenient.

God-Modding your character will result with rejection – unadorned. Do not endeavour to God-Mod in a roundabout way, I’ll catch on to it.

If I inform you about something, rejection of a character or anything running parallel – take it personally not. My motives are valid and I will enlighten you if you do not see reason. My leniency is elevated – don’t fret.

There exists a fad dubbed Speed Posting – forbidden, unacceptable.

Single lines of dialect is forbidden – if you struggle to write minimum two paragraphs, abandon the post – either seek assistance or apply time.

Albeit I expect not the language of an English teacher evident in your writing, nevertheless I do insist on basic syntax, language rules and sentence structure; disapproval for one should they bring Casual and Free grammar into Advanced Roleplay.

Inventiveness and originality assists with not only character development but also story development – creativity is highly merited here. Though I am the Grand Master I am not restricting you – your restrictions are quite minimal; I’m flexible and always open for new fangled thoughts and ideas in regards to characters, plots and new arcs.

Tribulations can arise, but that doesn’t grant you permission to abuse the Out Of Character and create a battleground of arguments. If you have a dilemma or difficulty with another roleplayer, inform me, and I’ll advocate. Hitches are generally, effortlessly fixed.

P.S – if you have successfully read all the rules, please proceed to post Sugary Poison at the bottom of your character sheet, in size one font and in the colour pink.

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SweetCinderella

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Email:SweetCinderella@live.com.au

[Tytus]

I'll post when I get home, Boss. (Kinda reservin' this post)

[SweetCinderella]

Great Tytus, I look forward to reading your character.

I'll also be reserving this spot for my characters.

[Chelubai]

*Reserves Spot*

A old character I had would work wonders when combined with this "Channeler" race I miss roleplaying him *sniffle* Time to bring back the Star-Bringer *puts on shades* (Awkward, as I used his name for the character in Tytus' roleplay... time to find a new name xD)

*takes off shades*
Serious time, will edit post for CS when I get home (or maybe tommorow x.x)

[Hekazu]

*Reads through the post yet again*
Guster (that is their name) will still need a fine bit of tuning. Their CS will be posted once I think it has everything it needs.

[SweetCinderella]

Well I'm hoping that the few others who placed interest in the Interest Check follow the
bread crumbs and place a character sheet.

I'll have mine up shortly.

[CaughtInTheRiddle]

Well I'm hoping that the few others who placed interest in the Interest Check follow the
bread crumbs and place a character sheet.

I'll have mine up shortly.

You should so totally post mine while you're at it....

Cause I'm procrastinating in

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Aaaaaand...

Procrastinating.

[SweetCinderella]

I plan on having your characters sodomized in this roleplay by an assortment of entities - are you sure you'd like me to craft them?

[CaughtInTheRiddle]

Well if they're going to be sodomized anyway... Yes.

[Chelubai]

Sodomized?
Oh my
._.
*goes of giggling maniacally in the background*

Oh~ When the child, the child
The child of the stars
Sees first,
The faces of the marred
He'll cry, and smile,
Completely free of guile
Till the lion takes hold again~

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F.Y.I.
I have no idea what i just did xD