[center][img=http://37.media.tumblr.com/9c6417aed6bf8cac32c8f4b4c0820084/tumblr_mtg184LBx91r9943oo8_1280.jpg][/center] [center]The world has changed. A few years ago, on a day forever known to survivors as "The Apostate", all but less than 20% of the human population of earth disappeared. No one quite knows why it happened, some think aliens, others think a mysterious disease, and others think of it as an act of god. In the years since human's mark on the world had fallen into disarray. Mother Nature claimed what was rightfully hers, cities became overgrown and the wildlife that once lived there reclaimed their spaces, humans were back in the food chain, falling prey to the predators that were once regarded as harmless. Looting still runs rampant in cities, becoming routine. Murder is just another way to survive. Many of those that still survive have gone insane and those that haven't don't know what to do otherwise. What happens to the survival of the species still remains to be seen.[/center] -------- [center][b]More Info on the World[/b] The world has been overtaken by nature, there hasn't been one building unaffected by this. The cities are covered in nature. This has both it's benefits and it's detriments. While it's now significantly easier for survivors to find food seeing as a lot of it grows naturally. This also means that it's much easier for wild animals to survive in the urban areas, with such a lack of people that will hurt them. This means both a lot of prey that humans can feast on, but also a lot of predators that normally would not be a danger in areas like this. Some villages have sprung up since the Apostate but most are very ill prepared. They lack most basic essentials such as electricity and running water and most shelters that weren't already built resemble shanty towns. People have tried using the new greenery for farming but the lack of modern irrigation puts their efforts back quite a lot, though some have found limited success. In the case of equipment, most of the essentials have been used up and ammo is quite scarce. While people may still have things from before the Apostate, many people use household goods as weapons unless they were lucky enough to have had practical weapons beforehand or found them in the years since, most of the shopping malls were raided by looters in the days afterwards. This also means ammo is few and far between, if someone is using a firearm it's highly likely they won't have any bullets for it, or just one or two. That is unless they are part of the Children of God. -------- [b]Children of God[/b] [i]We are special We are perfect We were born in the sight of God Our suffering bodies will suffer no more We are children of God[/i] This is chant that rises from their camp every morning. The Children of God are a military organization bent on the destruction of the remaining 20% of humanity. To them the reason the rest of the humans are just a blight on society and that everyone not in the organization was left behind because of their own deeds done before the Apostate. The members of the Children of God believe that they were left behind in order to eliminate these people and as a reward they will be deemed worthy and disappear like the rest of the people that did. They are led by a man who is only known as The Great Annihilator, not much is known about him but it is believed that he was in the military before the Apostate and then created the organization afterwards. Members can be recognized by their green uniforms with a large black patch sewn on the back which has their chant and logo on it. As well members of the Children of God have much better weapons than others who have survived, usually packing assault rifles along with side-arms. Rumours have circulated that they were responsible for the shortage of arms by stockpiling them in their camp.[/center] -------- [center][b]Character Sheet[/b][/center] [center](Appearance Picture here) Name: Gender: Age: Pre-Apostate Occupation: Equipment: Personality: History: (Optional) Other:[/center] [hider=Characters] [center][b]Swarley[/b][/center] [center][img=http://24.media.tumblr.com/837296d8a26439cfa4dc814e78b57614/tumblr_n0d30tZ8jp1sje4bgo1_500.jpg][/center] [center]Name: The Seer (Real Name Unknown) Gender: Male Age: 28 Pre-Apostate Occupation: Mental Hospital Patient Equipment: A medium sized kitchen knife, some fruit, a blanket all carried in a satchel looted from a house near the mental facility. Personality: A very quiet man, only speaking when spoken to and even then he doesn't speak very often. He usually has a very solemn face as if to suggest past trauma and frequently has the thousand-yard stare as if staring into the very abyss. History: The Seer is said to see it all. At 16 he locked himself in his room for 12 hours, silently rocking in bed. When the police finally were called to knock down the door he was saying the word "I see it all" over and over again. His parents then believed the best course of action would be to bring him to mental institution. When asked by doctors what he saw he described what he called "The End of Times." The cities had fallen into disarray, covered in lush forestry. Then there was a flash of light and all the trees burst into flames. Then came the shockwave, disintegrating what was left of them, leaving not a trace of anything left of what used to be. Most doctors dismissed it as just part of his psychosis. The Seer met a friend who called himself The Wolf. The Seer told him of the vision he had. The Wolf had convinced The Seer that his visions were true and that he should act on them and try to stop the events from occurring. Then came The Apostate, this led both The Seer and The Wolf to act on their thoughts. They went to a house nearby the facility and took what they thought to be essential supplies for the coming months including clothes, bags and weapons. Since then they've been trying to find out how to stop the end of the world and restore their hope for the future. Other: N/A[/center] [center][img=http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee437/PortalFTW/rsz_rsz_tumblr_n1kpv7ja8h1rpcfexo3_1280.png][/center] [center]Name: The Wolf (Real name unknown) Gender: Male Age: 25 Pre-Apostate Occupation: Mental Hospital Patient Equipment: Baseball bat, a jacket, and a few bottles of water, carried in a over the shoulder duffel bag. Personality: Outspoken and a bit hotheaded, never really one to hold back on his own thoughts even if it may be insensitive to say so. History: Though the reasons for his incarceration are unclear he was put into a mental institution at a very young age and basically grew up trapped inside this place. He never really had anyone to connect to until he met The Seer. Hearing The Seer tell his story made The Wolf very paranoid and he really felt the need to try to stop this at all costs. When The Apostate happened it made him overwhelmed with joy rather than terrified like it made many others. To him it meant he could finally see the world outside of where he lived for so long. To be free was a virtue he had longed for all his life and now he finally had the chance to actually be free. When they got out of the institution, The Wolf really became more of the muscle of the two, while The Seer could hold his own in a fight The Wolf was much more adept at it than most. Other: N/A[/center][/hider]