“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
This is the order of things in Aurora, ruled over by one of those very magical girls. A city located in what was Germany, once upon a time, it, as well as the surrounding environs, make up the area of this particular city-state, bordered on one side by other magical girl fiefdoms that vie with it for territory, and on the other by the main human states that contests their existence. The border between them is well guarded, with the occasional skirmish, but for the moment the will has not been worked up for either to pursue military action.
Aurora itself maintains magical girls from all over though. Some natives, some refugees from fallen city-states, some immigrants from other nations that later contracted. There is no lack of variety here.
But that is a state of affairs that may not last. Discontent bubbles beneath the surface, humans plotting revolution to retake what they see as theirs, while other magical girls plot to seize control or to change the order itself. Only time will tell what will happen.
Factions:
Aurora City Authority:
The official government that administers the city-state, it is headed up by a magical girl, but it heavily comprised of normal humans who have chosen to collaborate with the current authorities. There tends to be a lot of turnover when leadership changes, and it can be corrupt and ineffective at times.
Elysium:
Ironically named, Elysium is an informal alliance of magical girl city-states that seek to keep the 'mere mortals' from restoring their power and authority over their hard claimed dominions. More aimed at countries like the United States rather than other magical girls at the moment, it is also a primarily defensive alliance, though pre emptive strikes have been known to occur.
Serenity:
A shadowy group that is believed to be comprised of magical girls seeking to topple magical girl fiefdoms to bring about equality and justice between magical girls and humans. Generally nonviolent if possible, they are relatively exclusive at this point, and operate underground for fear of discovery. (And yes, a particular blunette is part of this group.)
Shadow Compact:
Derogatorily known as the 'Wish Killers', the Shadow Compact are the Resistance, the underground, a movement of humans dedicated to overthrowing magical girl rule once and for all, through assassination, terrorism, and black market dealings. They are believed to have ties to the human, though there is no concrete proof of that. Not that it's really needed, but officially they are an unaffiliated rogue organization.
Trinity Group:
A splinter of the Shadow Compact that left the organization due to radical fundamentalist Christian ideologies, that magical girls are the work of the devil and must be removed from Earth by any means necessary, including the usage of nuclear weaponry. Any sign of activity by this organization is generally a bad thing for everyone involved
Incubators:
Little furry cat bunny things that run around and dispose of filled Grief Seeds, and recruit new magical girls. Have a habit of getting murdered, but they always pop right back up. There are usually a few assigned to a major city, though it’s hard to tell them apart. They can facilitate mental communication between magical girls and potential contractees. To what end though, is currently unknown
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.
Rules:
-No godmoding (Unless you happen to be an actual god)
-No instakills of PC's or important NPC's.
-Probably doesn't need to be said, but no perfect characters. I won't stop you, but considering this is PMMM, it won't end well.
-Romance is fine, but fade to black for the other players sanity.
-I am the GM, my decisions are final. At the same time, I'd like us all to have fun, so I'll try to be reasonable, and if you think I'm not, feel free to tell me.
-In line with that, respect each other, keep arguments to a minimum, we're all here to have fun.
-Oh, and I reserve the right to edit these as I see fit.
CS:
Since I’m all about quality and such, here’s a link to a Tumblr post that you may find useful in making your 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?]
If I think up anything else I will add it, but at this point I look forward to RPing with you all.
