“You adults, you humans, you had your shot. And you took it, and threw it away in death and destruction and violence. Well, now it's our turn. We're Magical Girls, and this is our world now”
Since the dawn of human history, there have been magical girls, an ongoing battle in the shadows against Witches, the manifestation of human despair. They have driven progress, civilization, through their wishes and their sacrifices, brought hope, and despair, and reshaped the face of the world through their actions, though they may not be recognized. But it only took one act to change the world, throwing it on a path so different from our own, with so many consequences.
Where did it go wrong? Many would say it came out of the revolutions of the 19th century, of the warfare and the Napoleonic Wars that convulsed Europe. Others would say the seeds were planted long ago, in the ideologies of medieval Europe. Regardless of the cause, it was the case that a group of magical girls one day had a revelation. They were strong, with abilities and powers that no one, besides other magical girls, could match. So, if that were the case, then shouldn't they be the ones in charge? They seized on this idea and rose up, revealing themselves to the world and in the process carving out chunks of sovereign nations to be their own territory, their personal fiefdoms in which their word was law. Seeing their example, more magical girls rose up across the globe to do the same thing.
Of course, the military's of the world fought back. They even saw some success. But with the kind of power that they were faced against, with magic, superhuman strength and speed, they were outmatched. A magical girl could be taken down by conventional forces sure, but they paid a high price in lives to do so unless they were lucky enough to hit her soul gem. Other magical girls fought as well, against those who rose up, but they were attacked by the military as well, who couldn't tell the difference between them, and were overwhelmed.
Now the world is a patchwork quilt of nations and magical girl states, a state of affairs that solidified long ago. Most of them exist in a state of carefully maintained detente, unable to expand, yet too costly for them to be crushed. The border is patrolled, and there are occasional skirmishes, but otherwise there is an uneasy peace.
Inside these new city-states, things have stabilized with time. Magical girls have placed themselves atop the already existing governmental structures and burned down that which opposed them, maintaining local forces for the operation of society that are, at the same time, not powerful enough to challenge them. They exist as isolated communities, with their own currency, their own laws, their own armies. And though they may cooperate with their fellow rulers, they are not necessarily friends
And at the top, magical girls. Generally the strongest magical girl in the region is in charge, earning the right by defeating the previous leader in a battle to the death. It is typical for a ruler to have several lieutenants or vassals, depending on the amount of territory they have. Territory is controlled by the ruler, but divided up amongst subordinates, who have to pay taxes in Grief Seeds for permission
The Incubators are, of course, still around, running around collecting filled Grief Seeds and granting wishes. Conventional military forces will shoot them on sight, with Magical girls it's a matter of preference. After all, they do provide valuable services, but they also make more magical girls, which means more competition and opponents.
Recent events:
Chloe Hartmann arrived in Aurora after busting through a checkpoint. This resulted in a short confrontation with Eponine Hassanne, who took her to see Maria Goethe. Maria was able to secure a temporary alliance with her, giving her information to ferry to the Shadow Compact.
Around the same time, Maria was contacted by Kyubey, who informed her of an as of yet unknown threat to the city, which she grudgingly agreed to investigate, sending Violetta FitzCarraldo to do so.
In the course of this, Violetta met Alice Earhart, who led her to a hidden lab in the factory district before Violetta attacked her. The fight resulted in the creation of a Witches Barrier, which Eponine Hassanne entered as well to assess what had happened to Violetta. Violetta and Eponine are now attempting to eliminate the newborn witch while Alice is trying to avoid the two of them.
Exploring, Chloe met Yume Fubuki, and a conversation degenerated into a fight between the two of them
Maria is currently visiting the fortress of Alexandra Hertz, ruler of the city, to deliver Grief Seeds to her as her tribute.
So, a Magical Girl RP based in the Madoka Magica universe, one in which the ideals Kyoko espoused near her introduction are realized. Magical girls have the power, and here they used it to take control for themselves and their own benefit. Now they stand in cold war with the human based powers that managed to survive, a delicate state of equilibrium.
I will allow the playing of regular human characters, though I don't recommend getting in a straight up fight with a magical girl. Ambivalent on whether I'll allow Magical Boys, though at this point I'm leaning towards not, just to hold more to the genre.
So, you'd be able to do what you want. Support the order present at the start, work to destroy it and make something better, work to usurp the leadership and take power for yourself, or simply survive. Those are all legitimate. There'll definitely be some overarching plot things, but I want this to be a cooperative experience, and half the fun is seeing what players come up with themselves.
Link to the OP
CS:
Normal:
Name: [The Name of your character. Can include a popularly used alias.]
Age: [How old are you?]
Gender: [Girl or guy? Only girls can be magical girls.]
Appearance [Can be a picture or a physical description]
Personality [How does your character act and interact with others?]
Bio: [A few paragraphs or so of your characters backstory, if you can write that much. Secret stuff that may end up being plot relevant can be PM’ed to me, but general highlights should be included.]
Allegiance: [Whom do you serve?]
Skills: [What is your character good at?]
Weapons: [All mundane weaponry your character may have]
Other: [Other things worth knowing]
Magical Girl Section:
Magical Girl Appearance: [As before, a picture or description of your character in Magical girl form]
Wish: [What was your characters wish? Can also be secret, and should be PM’ed to me if it is]
Weapons: [What magical weapons does she possess?]
Powers: [What magical abilities did her wish give her?]
