Angels in Arcadia

[Trinais]

Angels in Arcadia

Setting: The (fictional) seaside town of Arcadia, North Carolina. Its high school, shopping mall, abandoned train station and mills, etc.

The Premise: The city of Arcadia is known on the East Coast for being a summer paradise. Pristine white beaches, all the comforts of modernity, with a small town feel and a booming tourism industry. Over the past six months, events have taken a turn for the worse. Every month, on the Sixteenth day, a sixteen-year-old high school student has slipped into a coma and none of those affected have woken up. Doctors have only been able to offer theories about bacterial infections, but they're just that: theories. Days ago, the Sixteenth came and went again, but this time, not only did another student slip into a coma, but the first student to suffer that fate passed away in the hospital.

While the humans of Arcadia come together to mourn, the ethereal Powers That Be have taken notice that something is not right in Arcadia, and they are dispatching a wing of Angels to the city in order to stop what they suspect to be a demonic infestation. Each angel is assigned to a human who could potentially be the next victim of the malevolent force overtaking Arcadia, with the task of hunting down and destroying whatever is causing such pain to the humans.

There's just one problem- their enemy exists in the physical realm, and angels need to be bonded to a human to effectively fight against it in the physical world. And their teenage charges might not be all that interested in forming a metaphysical bond with someone who claims to be an ethereal warrior sent by a mysterious force to protect and watch over them night and day...

The Rules
1.) Every member of this RP must play as a human AND as an angel. Yes, two characters are required. Why? Because your angel will be paired with another writer's human. You are absolutely free to set up your pairings with another writer here or in the OOC thread. The purpose of this is to not only create a diverse cast, but to encourage collaboration between everyone and to keep the plot moving if anyone needs to take time off for whatever reason.

Humans should all be 16 years old or very close to turning 16 (fits with the pattern of the comas).

A template for your convenience:

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Hair:
Eyes:
Physical description:
History:
Weapon (Angels only):

2.) The powers of angels are not unlimited. Until the human you are paired with accepts a metaphysical bond, they are the only person that can see/interact with the angels in the physical world. And once bonded, you cannot walk into a hospital and heal everyone in the ICU just because you want to. When dealing with demons, you get the fun stuff- flaming swords, ethereal wings, energy beams, all that jazz. When dealing with humans, you are almost completely human. Basically, if the miracle is something that could potentially happen without an angel's intervention, your angel can force it to happen but will be magically drained afterward (like calling down a lightning bolt during a storm).

3.) Humans should be fleshed out, flawed, and believable characters. The whole reason the angels are being assigned to our humans is that they are on the more vulnerable and troubled end of things (dealing with grief, drugs, love lost, ostracized, gay, etc.), but aren't so beat up that they roll over and give up at the first sign of trouble. The same goes for angels- feel free to make them former humans with tragic or triumphant pasts.

4.) This is NOT going to become a theology thread! Where the Angels and demons come from is going to be pretty neutral (Angels serve the Powers That Be, the Big Guy/Gal; Demons serve the Dark One, The Unnamed, the Fallen). The angels should be as diverse as the humans- if some think they serve a female deity while others think it's male, by all means, write that way. In summary: NO PREACHING PLEASE, JUST WRITING!

5.) To show that you've read the rules, you must submit a short post of 2-4 paragraphs with your character sheets, showing your angel and your human arriving at the funeral home for the recently departed student. The funeral home is named Blessed Rest, and the student was named Mark Greene. Just make sure you've got proper grammar and punctuation and approval will be virtually guaranteed.

I'm looking for between 3 and 5 writers, and may be open to taking others on later. Also, my writing style is very... collaborative in nature. Meaning I have an idea of where this story will go, but am happy to make room for any sub-plots or twists in the main plot you as writers might like to make. If people express interest, I'll throw my characters up and create an OOC thread.

The Rosters

Angels
1. Parael (Ivy)
2. Aoi (Ian)
3. Nakir (Everett?)
4. Alex (Roy)
5. Joanna (Liu)
6. Cardib (Gabriel)
7. Zephyr (Hadrian)

Humans
1. Ian
2. Roy
3. Hadrian
4. Liu
5. Ivy
6. Everett
7. Gabriel

The IC: http://roleplayerguild.com/showthrea...43#post8012443

[HiddenBeauty13]

*cough*
Interested ^^~

[Starsword]

Yes. This I like. Count me in, I'll have my characters up today or tomorrow. Most likely tomorrow since its almost midnight and I have work tomorrow haha. Also, nice Rainbow Dash pic

[Trinais]

Coolness! I'm off to bed myself, but will set up the OOC in the morning.

[Trinais]

Name: Parael

Age: See Below

Gender: Male

Hair: Dirty blond

Eyes: Blue (left), Green (right)

Physical description: Parael stands just shy of five-foot-ten, with about one-hundred and forty pounds to him. He's most commonly seen walking streets (or in flight) in a pair of blue jeans and a white printed t-shirt. His wingspan is about six and a half feet and has an ethereal blue color when revealed.

History: Parael is one of the Powers- that is, he has existed since existence began. But where most angels become jaded or grim in their determination to battle against the Fallen, Parry found that it was easier for him to keep a bit of a bubbly (and some might say bubble-headed) outlook on life and his job. Nevertheless, Parry is competent and knowledgeable about the angels' demonic nemeses and has often gone above an beyond the call in order to protect and steer his charges through perilous times.

Weapon (Angels only): Staff.

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"I hear what your saying, but I have to thoroughly disagree. The solution isn't lower speed limits- it's improved infrastructure for fine creatures such as yourself. I've seen these tunnels they dig under the roads in Ohio, like drain pipes, to cut down on those horrid accidents. They just need some of those here."

Parael glanced at the squirrel quizzicly, watching as it clacked its acorn against its teeth and waiting for a response. It bit through the top of the nut. Then hopped off. Typical squirrel, always running away when it couldn't make a proper response in an argument. Parry much preferred debating chipmunks anyway. But there weren't many on this side of the state, and besides, he had work to do. The others would be getting here soon, if they hadn't arrived already! Glancing into his waistcoat pocket for his watch. Twelve noon. It would begin quickly, then. It'd been a chore getting the proper attire for this gathering (Parry always insisted he looked horrid in a suit and tie) but proper respect needed to be paid. And a lot would happen here that would depend on first impressions. As the lines of students continued to stream into the funeral home in ones and twos, Parry glanced up at the gray skies and frowned.

"Well everyone, I'm waiting..."

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Name: Ian D. (last name to be decided)

Age: 15

Gender: Male

Hair: Brown (dyed blond)

Eyes: Gray

Physical description: Ian is nearing the end of his growth spurt and stands nearly at six-feet, three inches. Formerly a member of the JV football team as a linebacker, his weight has yet to catch up with his new height.

History: Ian spent almost all of his life in the town of Arcadia except for a few years as a toddler where he lived in Kansas. He's neither part of the in crowd, nor the "out" crowd, but that's quickly changing. College football recruiters have been stopping by the field during practice, and word around the halls is that they might be considering him for a scholarship in the future. A fact which terrifies Ian to no end. That kind of scrutiny will mean that the recruiters will come knocking at his home and will probably be conducting a thorough- a VERY thorough- background investigation on him. His parents check out as typical small town mom and dad, but Ian is far from an ordinary son.

For one thing, Ian privately suffers from an ache in his right knee after a bad hit he took at the beginning of the year. But more importantly to him (and perhaps most devastating if it ever became public), his first kiss was with Mark Greene after their homecoming victory this year. And based on a few of the glances and whispers in the locker room, he has reason to suspect that private moment might not have been so private.

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I will not cry. I will not cry. I will not cry.

It was meant to be a statement of fact, but Ian had to admit that it sounded more like a prayer. Most everyone heading into the open doors of the funeral home was dry-eyed and grim. Everyone had the same thoughts on their mind- poor Mark. Stuck in that coma for six months, no explanations from the doctors, and then suddenly last week, gone. Never to wake up again. How terrible for the family. But who was going to be next? The adults were in denial that anyone else would fall into a coma, that it was anything more than a coincidence (at least in public). But it was all the talk around school, and everyone was looking for a common thread to pin on their social enemies.

The victims were all watching American Idol (false; Mark loved 'The Voice'). They all had brothers (false). They all had cats (oddly true, but Ian doubted that was the cause). On of the most recent rumors: they were all gay.

And the thought of that one made Ian squirm in his seatbelt as his dad pulled the car into the parking lot. "You okay?"

Ian nodded silently, not wanting to open his mouth with that three letter word on his mind. Mom and dad shared a concerned look but said nothing else. Teenage grief. So sad.

Ian just wanted to say goodbye in peace. Hopefully that wouldn't be too much to ask...

[BigBullCrocker]

Can i be a demon?

[Trinais]

Can i be a demon?

Hrmmmm... Interesting idea. I hadn't planned on anyone being a demon, but... post a CS or pm it to me and we can work something out.

[BigBullCrocker]

Hrmmmm... Interesting idea. I hadn't planned on anyone being a demon, but... post a CS or pm it to me and we can work something out.

Will do later.

[InkedWolf]

Hi. I'll get my cs up today

[Lexiealea]

Looking for someone to be Bonded to my character please. c:

Name: Anna Loreal
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Hair: an auburn red color,long and slightly curly.
Eyes: sapphire blue color,
Physical description: She is very thin,she is short about 5"1 .
History: Anna is a Human,Her father abandoned her and her mother when she was only three years old.Her mother works most of the time so often Anna is home alone,She loves to go on adventures and such,She is very Free-Spirited.
Weapon (Angels only): N/A