So, here's my idea for a group roleplay. If you are interested please let me know.

For countless millennia the forces of Heaven and Hell have clashed, God and His angels fought against the demons, the devils, and the Leviathan; an ancient deity of chaos and madness.

While humanity was celebrating the start of year 2100 A.D., in the spiritual realm God and the Leviathan clashed once again, as in the time before time. This time, however, something was different. During their battle, both the Leviathan and God died.

Now the whole cosmos is falling apart. Angels, with no guidance, are trying to figure out what to do with mankind, and demons, without a God to stop them, are overrunning the mortal world.

It is said, however, that God, in all His infinite wisdom, had a fail safe should something like this happen, and that there is one human being, somewhere on Earth, who contains the whole of God's essence, and through this human being God can be reborn.

The sun has turned black, the moon is red as blood, the earth is quaking, the seas are boiling, and the dead are rising from the grave. The angels don't know how long they have to restore order to the universe and resurrect God, but they know they are running out of time.

(Disclaimer: This roleplay will be based on a combination of Biblical stories, Hebrew and Catholic folklore, Christian mythology, the Kabbalah, Gnosticism, and the Apocrypha. It is not meant to preach any particular religious views, neither is it meant to attack any religious views. It is simply an epic story, told for entertainment.)

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So, here's some additional information.

The Factions

Raziel
Raziel's Cabal: The angel Raziel was watching over God's shoulders as God created the cosmos, she learned the secrets of creation. Back when mankind first fell, Raziel wrote a book containing all of the secrets of magic, science, and creation that she knew. At the time he intended for it to lead mankind back into the light, but the other angels, worried about what dangers the book held in the hands of sinners, cast the book into the sea. Now, with God gone, Raziel has pulled the book out of the sea and intends to teach mankind its secrets in hopes that he might awaken the Divine Vessel.

Michael
Michael's Legion: Michael was the angel who fought in the great battle to cast Lucifer and Satan out of Heaven long ago. With God gone she believes the only thing that can restore order to the cosmos is martial law, and so she is leading her armies of angels to impose that martial law over mankind.

Uriel
Uriel's Torch: Uriel, the angel of light and fire, believes that it is the evil of mankind that has allowed the demons of Hell to rise to such great heights, and so she has begun a purge, "The Baptism of Fire," to pass Holy judgment on the sinners of the world. She and her followers plan to purge mankind of all the morally weak so that the Divine Vessel may be safe from harm, or worse, corruption.

Satan
Satan's Wardens: Thousands of years ago, Satan was the Accuser in God's court, bringing forth those whom he believed had done wrong. On one occasion she brought forth a man named "Job," whom she accused of only loving God because God did great things for him. When this accusation was discovered to be false, Satan was ordered to leave Heaven as punishment. She refused, and sided with Lucifer, in hopes of capturing Heaven and doing things better than God did. Since then, Satan has returned to the mortal realm, and she will not rest until she has punished all of mankind, for there is not an innocent soul amongst them, in her eyes.

Lucifer
Lucifer's Choir: At the dawn of eternity Lucifer was created as the most beautiful of all angels, the leader in songs of praise directed to God, one meant to spread the message of love and forgiveness throughout the cosmos. However, Lucifer became proud, believed herself as glorious as God, and tried to usurp his position for herself. For this, God had Lucifer cast out of Heaven. Now Lucifer seeks to find the Divine Vessel and claim his or her power, so that she, Lucifer, may be the new God of eternity.

Ibris
Ibris's Horde: Ibris was the first-born child of the Leviathan. She long believed that the true state of the universe, the only way to achieve happiness was through chaos. Over the centuries she has attempted to tempt mankind into succumbing to total chaos. She has been at the heart of every major war, every anarchic riot, and in the mind of every serial killer. She wants nothing less than the utter destruction of all order in the cosmos.


The Nephilim: Both the demons and the angels have had relations with human beings from time to time. Their offspring have been born with unusual abilities, ranging anywhere from incredible strength to magical abilities. The Nephilim consider themselves the champions of mankind, and usually fight against both angels and demons to protect

This sounds pretty cool! Count me in.

Nice! Any particular faction catch your eye?

I'm torn between Michael and Ibris.

Opposite ends of the spectrum a bit. Lol. We'll see if anyone else likes it and what they choose, I suppose? That might help to make sure you're not in a faction all alone.

This premise is sounding pretty interesting to me, so you can definitely count me in. Just out of curiosity though, do you have an overarching plot in mind or is it going to be more sand boxy in nature?

Mostly sand-boxy, but I do have some later plot-twists in mind as well. I would have an official character myself, but also play a few NPC's. (Certainly my players will need NPC interactions for their factions).

Sounds good to me cap'n. And as for me, I've having trouble deciding between Raziel and Lucifer. On one hand I can be an angel that cares more about humanity's books than actual humans themselves, or on the other I can be a demon that hums catchy tunes while he commits atrocious acts. Decisions, decision.

Looks interesting.

Glad to see more people getting excited by this idea. I might start the thread soon. You guys want to do character profiles?

I'm interested.

I'm diggin it. A Nephilim or Satan's wardens sounds good to me.

Interest -3-

cast Lucifer and Satan out of Heaven long ago.

Beg your pardon isn't that the same entity .3. Play your fiddle how you like but ...

*sits down and thinks about this*

They're different for this rp then hm? oh thats gonna mess with me so much ._. but i digress I still place my interest here.

Shall we start posting characters, then? I'll start with my PC.

http://www.absoluteanime.com/romeo_x_juliet/lord_capulet.jpg
Mitzvael
Mitzvael, also known as "Law," was a member of Michael's legion who was punished for going too far. For disobeying orders, and for his extreme methods, he was cursed to live a life amongst humans, and his powers were stripped until such time as his penance was complete. While living amongst humans, he became a cop in a Texas town, and became obsessed with action movies. In time he started modeling his behavior after the archetypal heroes he saw in those movies; keeping constant stubble, making quips and snappy one-liners, smoking cigars, and talking in a gravelly voice.

While working in this small Texas town he met a woman named "Mercy," who was a doctor at the local hospital. She loved his crazy, over-the-top personality, and he loved how much she sincerely cared about her patients. They have been dating for a few years now, and he has plans to ask her to marry him.

When God died and the Age of Darkness began, Michael recruited Mitzvael into his legion again, but Mitzvael told him, "If I'm going to do this I'm going to do it my way."

Mitzvael's spiritual weapon, which had been a flaming sword before his punishment, has now been morphed into a shotgun, and he has enchanted it so that a choir of voices will sing what he has chosen as his theme-song whenever he pulls it out to fight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvaIgq5j2Q8

I'm an angel with a shotgun, fighting til the war's won, don't care if Heaven won't take me back...

Belial

Having been a member of God’s Choir with Lucifer long ago, Belial has always had a deep passion for music. And it was this same passion that led him to join, and eventually fall, with Lucifer, for not even God could compare in his eyes to a voice as extraordinary as hers. Centuries have passed since then, and still his love of music persists. Whether he is simply walking down the street or unceremoniously ending a life, it is rare to catch the demon not humming along to some catchy tune.

But behind Belial’s fondness for music lies a manipulative mind that has been sowing seeds of distrust in humans, angels, and demons alike. Everybody and everything is merely an instrument in an orchestra, and as the conductor it is his duty to ensure that every part is played to his liking. And all of this work is done so that one day he will see Lucifer sitting in God’s seat, but such an ambition has proved to be far more difficult than someone as proud as Belial would ever care to admit.

But with God finally out of the picture, Belial eagerly works for the day that Lucifer is able to take his place. For now, his only goal is to find the Divine Vessel and deliver it to his lord. Yet he cares little for direct conflict, whether it is with those gaudy angels or rival demons, and prefers to orchestrate things behind the scenes. However, if a fight becomes inevitable, Belial carries a cursed conductor’s baton that allows him to summon demons to fight for him.