Urgg still not working. :-/

Ark: Oh damn, ok. Well, what you have going for your character is that he's good-natured so Lily Quarin (the principal) will like him. Maybe she sought him out for one reason or another (he saved an angel or was involved in a protest/charity or something like that). Also, you never specified what he hunts - if it's bad guys or animals it would mean he's trustworthy, as opposed to if he's hunting innocent or random humans and angels. So Lily probably invited him and Hazumi (my character and the Musicians' instructor/patron) openly dislikes him. Krauxis: Thanks for making the corrections on your CS. It's all great and I'm looking to start this thread by the end of next week or so. :)

Sounds great... I'll add some specifications on what he hunts. :33 It's definitely not anything inoccent.

People, just to avoid misunderstandings, there's a mistake in the first OOC post that I can't edit out for now. It's this sentence: "However, with the fall of the final gate (Hell's Gate) 200 years ago, the balance of essence has gone out of whack and has been slowly shifting." The 200 should be 22 since that's when Hell's Gate fell.

 **Name**: Lucaris Cain **Alias/Nickname**: Luca **Age**: 21 **Race**: Chimera; Due to the Fall of Hell's Gates essence that was once unable to mix could now mix. Things that were once impossible were slowing starting to become reality. A mother that was once an Angel but had Fallen to the state of a human had essence that resembled both an Angel's and a Human's. A Surface Demon in the form of a Werewolf who was once unable to father a child had now found himself gazing upon his lover with a child in her arms. **Appearance**: In no way is Lucaris' apperance imposing. He stands at a grand height of 5'7"(170cm), and is fairly light at the weight of 118lbs(53.5kg). His hair and eyes are both light in colour, betraying his angelic essence. His hair being snow white, and his eyes being a pale grey-blue. However, to contrast the light he also has his own dark. His hands are tipped with beast-like claws where fingernails ought to be, and his mouth is filled with sharp teeth that resembles nothing like a human's. Due to years of hunting in the wild Lucaris' body has been streamlined for quick, silent movements. His body is evenly covered in muscle ready to chase and pounce on his prey so that he may overpower it with tooth and nail. **Social Status**: Undecided. It is not known just yet where someone like Lucaris could fit within today's society. He is a creature of impossibility. A Chimera made through purely natural means where it was once impossible. **Relations**: A mother and a father. **General Activity**: Before the recent killing of his parents Lucaris would spend his days doing his chores. When he was not working on his chores he would spend the rest of the day in the thick forest that surrounded his home. **Abilities**: Lucaris has never refined any sort of magical ability. His past lifestyle has given him the ability to prowl through the quietest of locations without making so much of a whisper of sound. His physical abilities outrank that of a normal human's, although he cannot fight head-to-head with those who are physically capable. He prefers to use his lithe agility to temporarily escape from any danger only to then strike when his prey leaves any weakness unguarded. **Equipment**: Lucaris keeps no weapon upon his person as he's never had any need of one in the past. His own biological weapons have always been more than enough to kill his prey whether it be a bear or a doe. Due to the light complexion of his hair, Lucaris always carries around with him a heavy cloak with a hood which serves to hide both his claws and his hair. Also on his person is a necklace with three glass beads given to him by his mother as a good luck charm, as well as a small shard of crystal of mysterious origins (a shard of The Essence of the World) that he has tied around his wrist in a makeshift bracelet. I**nstrument**: Instead of taking the form of an instrument Lucaris' shard takes the form of a pair of Kamas. (Ignore the fancy colours. Just imagine it with a black handle and normal metal blade with that design).  **Fragment Ability**: Lucaris' "Instrument" carries no offensive abilities, and does not expel any sort of long range magic. However due to the fragment's thirst for blood whenever the weapon is covered in blood the weapon will absorb it and repair any damage done to the blade or handle. While it is possible for the Kama to regenerate and repair any damage done to it, it is impossible for it to become any sharper or harder than it already is. **Fragment Personality**: This no-name fragment has an unsatable blood lust and extreme malevolence towards anything that breaths. Almost constantly the fragment's personality will clash with Lucaris' own. While Lucaris values life, the fragment wants nothing more than to be showered in blood. **Fragment Influence**: As previously stated Lucaris and the fragment have extremely different personalities. Because of the fragment's constant pleas for blood and cries of rage, Lucaris' Demon essence will sometimes react to the fragment and attempt to destroy the harmony of essence that rests within Lucaris. Ever so slowly Lucaris' own sanity is being eaten away. One sliver at a time is destroyed as he attempts to silence his fragment. **Personality**: Will show IC. **Biography**: Lucaris has lived his entire life with his parents in the solitary home deep within a forest that borders a small village scarred from past nightmares. His parents were lovers who met under various circumstances not long ago. Their pairing is not one to be expected as Lucaris' mother was once a grand angel of great power who had Fallen, and his father was nothing but a Surface Demon that the humans called "Werewolves". The place they had chosen to call home was perfect because of the village's past. Nobody would ever dare set foot into the forest for fear of being abducted by some demon. Little did they know the area had been wiped clean of all Surface Demons long ago. Under impossible circumstances Lucaris was born. The fall of Hell's Gates didn't just change the balance of Essence. It began to change the very rules of nature itself as its extreme influence ravaged the very makings of nature. Lucaris doesn’t know just how amazing, and potentially terrifying, his existence is to the rest of the world.

WIP

Ok guys, my character is posted. I want to reassure you that while it might seem like the story would revolve around her in an attempt for me to get gratification from being the centre of attention, (whew, long.. and there's more), that is not the case and the reason why I'll sometimes push you to post is because I want to read more about your characters. Second, she might seem very powerful but I can assure you that while she's intended as such, I myself am a very passive player and will never abuse her power. I won't go out of character if she's ever forced to fight, but chances are that even if she does, she will be alongside your characters and not against them. If you ever feel like I'm being unfair, you can always give me a nudge as well. :) I'll have at least one more character but I'm too lazy to breathe life into him right now. You all feel free to post your characters in the specific section. :)

Hey Ark, looks like you pasted your character twice in the CS section, you might wanna fix that when you get a sec, for organization's sake. It's a minor pain to scroll past so many pictures. Also, as for your char, Wind, I take no issue. This isn't the arena. RPing isn't about the strength of the character, it's about the quality of the writing. I imagine that such a character under the GM's control will help move the plot along, so I look forward to it. My own character was designed to be fairly weak, combat-wise, so I can't see any issues just because somebody's stronger than me :p Heck, within a certain time allotment, I may make a second character more spec'd for combat, if I feel like it. All of the other RPs I've tried to participate in since getting back to the site have died before they even began, so I wouldn't mind spending most of my focus here. Edit: In fact, now I just lodged an idea in my head. Hope you don't mind, but I think I'll whip up something else quick. Should be done before I decide to finally sleep.

I don't care much about power levels unless someone wants to compare contrast between Karnage and whomever. This isn't a numbers came, we're ROLE players, not ROLL players! Anywhoozies, I'm just excited to get this party started RIGHT!

Haha Krauxis, I'll be looking forward to that other chara. Speaking of characters, can I ask you guys a favour? Could you all put your character pictures/concept art at the top of them, before the name? Also, Ark, if possible could you put all the weapons in a weapons hider as I agree they distract from the character sheet itself and lag mobile devices down? Not sure if that's possible at this point but alternatively, could you just put up the links for them and not the whole pictures? Thanks. Also, for everyone at the Academy - keep in mind it's only reopened 3 months ago. The Musicians are a new feature of it - 200 years ago, before it closed, it was just a regular musical school. Hazumi raided it and killed half the students and mortally wounded the Lily Quarin who only came back to it 3 or so months ago, having miraculously recovered. Some of your characters might be aware of that. And for all of you, think about how you ended up there. Did you hear about it and wanted to join or were you recruited?

Here's the new recruit. It's quite late for me, and when that happens I start speaking in circles, so if that's happened in this CS, or if anything's left out, let me know and I'll fix it after I've gotten a human amount of sleep. ---  ##**Name:** Aurelie La-Victoire-de-la-Reine **Alias:** Aura, "Hero" **Age:** 16 **Race:** Human **Appearance:** A silver-haired girl, her fiery blue eyes overflowing with passion. Her very being radiates with energy. **Social Status:** While a simple student, Aura is known for her boisterous and dramatic nature. She is popular with other students for her outgoing and friendly nature, and popular with teachers for her fervor and perseverence in her studies. Outside of the academy, she has no particular fame. Just an ordinary girl like anybody else. **Relations:** None in particular. No family or friends to speak of. **General Activity:** Practice, practice, practice. Aura studies everything with absolute needle-point focus with every waking hour. Academics, The Arts (Visual, Performance, and Martial,) Meditation, Mysticism, it's all or nothing every day. However, she has no schedule or routine to speak of. Whatever she is thinking about at the moment is what she is doing. She doesn't let herself get chained down to any one activity, and fluctuates rapidly. There's no telling what she could be doing on a moment-to-moment basis. Good luck trying to find her when you need her. **Abilities:** Aura is one of the few current humans with direct access to their internal essence. While she has not studied this aspect of her power particularly hard, and cannot cast any 'spells' to speak of, she has manifested a power with her essence: The power of 'Adaptation.' It isn't anything flashy, but when she is exposed to certain situations (generally emergencies or otherwise tough times,) her essence will shift within her and give her greater abilities suited to the task at hand. These abilities may come and go, or, if the change is severe enough, they may be applied permanently. Mostly these will take the form of adrenal releases, improved strength or speed, or unusually quick thinking, but with training, there is the potential for more complex solutions to arise. While Aurelie is aware of these shifts when they happen, she cannot control them at will. But they have aided in her survival to this day, and, like her other skills, she seeks to one day master this aspect of herself. **Equipment:** In combat, Aura uses a particularly large sword (Odachi) which she named "La Chevalière." She assures everybody "I will grow into it!" and will not listen to any suggestion to use a sword more suited to her size. She is particularly attached to it and rarely lets anyone else touch it, let alone wield it in combat. Unless she intends to kill, the sword remains sheathed (for the practical reason that it is difficult to unsheathe.) **Instrument:** A clear crystal fragment in the shape of a cylindrical microphone. Since this is not her first choice of combat 'instrument' (she prefers to get up close and personal with her sword) it has a near-permanent place in a leather holster attached at her waist to a dark leather belt. Since she can exercise her voice without 'playing' her 'instrument,' she rarely uses it even for practice. **Fragment Abilities:** Despite her outgoing nature, her instrument plays a decidedly supportive role. When she sings into it, it creates a field of advantage to her allies as wide as the (amplified) sound of her voice will reach. Enemy communications, whether vocal or electronic, are completely disrupted within this area, making it impossible to issue orders or relay information. On the other hand, her allies are able to receive and relay information telepathically, as though through a network (with Aura herself being the "hub" of the network.) While this ability is most useful for large-scale military battles, information and communication is precious in any fight, and her power can be used any time top secret information needs to be exchanged (imagine having an instant messenger client directly in your brain for you and your peers.) Of course, while versatile, this ability requires Aura to be singing for it to work, so it isn't effective in all circumstances. **Fragment Personality:** While its personality is not strong or loud, Aura's microphone most possesses the attributes of "Attention-seeking" and "Selfishness." It desires attention above all else and gets jealous of other instruments quite easily. **Fragment Influence:** Aura does not use her instrument nearly as much as many other students, so its influence is quite minor, but will take hold when she sings under pressure (IE during a large battle.) Aurelie will become stubborn and barely capable of recognizing people other than herself. She will sing or fight to the point of absolute exhaustion, often until she passes out from the strain, simply because she feels the need to try her absolute hardest, regardless of the safety or danger of others. She will not listen to the advice of others, concentrating entirely on her own voice and any telepathic thoughts that are passing through her brain. **Personality:** *Will show IC, though you probably get it already.* **Biography:** Orphaned at birth, Aurelie was taken in by a rather shady orphanage and raised in that environment until age seven, when the oprhanage burned down due to 'mysterious causes.' At an age that she can hardly even remember now, she was exiled to the streets. It was at that point that she awakened to her essence ability, and became able to adapt to many situations, maturing faster than other children her age. For five years, she survived off of what she could steal, or buy by doing odd jobs (both dirty and clean) as well as the goodwill of others around her. At age thirteen, already tired of her current life, Aurelie took the opportunity to go back to the spot where the remains of her old orphanage stood, untouched still. Everything was just as she remembered, save for one addition: The corpse of a lone warrior, forgotten by time, and completely foreign to Aura. He was withered and clearly long-deceased, but to her, the man seemed somehow noble. His only possession lay beside him. A sword with an insignia that Aura did not recognize. She took this sword in remembrance of this solitary man, and imagined herself to be taking up the duty of a noble hero, like this man surely was. For the remainder of her time before getting scouted into Master Melody's Academy, Aura spent her days studying any material she could get her hands on, no matter the subject matter. On her 16th birthday, she received notice that she had been recruited into the Academy, and set off eagerly for her newfound destiny.

Heheh very cool idea with Aura's abilities and fragment. A bit out of the ordinary but no reason for it not to work. She might not know it but the main creature in her fragment seems to be a Miracle angel which are good at buffing, and possibly some humans and a demon. This may have an impact later on or it can not have any – up to you. Also she might not realise it but the thing you listed as an ability is probably her instrument's influence on her. (which means that when separated she might lose it) Another option is that she's very easily influenced by other species, which has all kinds of implications. Little correction – I know it doesn't seem it but in it's current state Master Melody's only been open for 3 months. I apologize for the confusion, I should have stated that earlier. Also due to it making things more interesting, we will have some non-human children studying there and the instruments will be taking the shape of weapons – either occasionally and at will, or randomly or permanently. Lastly, the first students, which you are, will be called Masters. :) Sorry for the late response. I'll be starting the IC soon.

No worries. I did try to keep in mind the three month thing, sorry if that didn't come off in the CS. I like your ideas, though we'll have to see how the plot goes so I can evolve them. Looking forward to seeing the IC, but take your time and don't stress out about it.