@GreenGoat Welcome welcome, jumping into the bandwagon of welcomes ;D
@CorpusMundus I'd like to say I am. Halloween isn't a big thing in the country I'm currently residing in and I'm not able to go to the spooky costume party tomorrow. :c
@Punished Homura I do indeed Homura! Without his works, along with those of Crowley, Howard, Smith, and a more recent Donald Tyson and Alan Moore, I wouldn't have the outlook I do now. The idea of our small place in the universe, and the vastness of the cosmos is frightening, yes. But, we should look to ourselves for all we have accomplished in such a short time. As humans it is impossible to truly look at ourselves objectively, but looking at the universe in such a way in relation to our opinion of our own species can be rather liberating and awe inspiring. It's like knowing the need for spiders and perhaps respecting them for all they do, yet we still have a general dislike of them because they can be so horrifying. To know humanity objectively is to no longer be human in any sense other than physical, and that truly would be a monstrous thing. I will accept my humanity, the weakness and the power that comes with it, and look to be part of something grander through worship and works under these great beings. The names Lovecraft and his circle gave are most likely not the proper ones for such entities but it will suffice. I doubt they exist purely in the manner which they are described, rather they represent concepts and ideas of the universe as we know it and cannot possibly hope to understand it. Then you have more human entities who may be entirely the result of our own collective subconscious and worship, who while not quite as terrifying and powerful, should be treated with some respect. Daemons are after all here to teach us, but take what they say with a grain of salt.
@Savato Technically speaking all beings that do not originate from your point of origin are aliens. As I could define 'Earth', my point of origin, as being this particular version of Earth, that would cause all characters within this roleplay to automatically fall under the category of 'alien'.
But hey, that's semantics. Sorry, couldn't remember what you originally called them so I just went with aliens. Because the Ethereal seemed to be in charge and your foot soldiers seemed to be alien foot soldiers.
@thewizardguy I didn't start it, no, the worship of the Great Old Ones and Outer Gods has been around since the 70's. One of Crowley's students wrote several works on Lovecraft and the Old Ones, his name escapes me. Many members of Thelema see parallels between the current religious Aeon, the Aeon of Set, with the rise of Cthulhu. Donald Tyson in recent years has put out several works including his own version of the Necronomicon. The Cult of Cthulhu created by a former adherent of Lavey Satanism, is now recognized by the American Government and recieves tax exempt status. Just so you know~
@thewizardguy Is not a big deal. The Ethereal is likely the mind of the group, though it clearly admits to following something else. That and Quincies are humans o;
@Absolis Up to you, I'm going to kick her behind anyway ;D
SORRY! I'm kinda dealing with an illness (This is no shape or form an excuse) but doctor stuff takes up a lot of things sometimes, I will try in the future to not keep you waiting two days!!!! @Absolis
@CorpusMundus That's moronic. It's like those Brittish guys who turned 'Jedi' into a national religion, except they're not doing it as a joke. How are there still people who will worship a piece of fiction?
@Savato Kay. And I would argue that Quincies are about as far from human as you can get while technically remaining within the species, but whatevs.
They don't worship a piece of fiction, but incorporate the elements of it into their traditions. So the Cult of Cthulhu isn't a literal worship of Cthulhu and thinking that R'lyeh will rise once the stars are right.
@True Creator@thewizardguy Indeed, many who are drawn towards lines of thinking more in common with the Abrahamic traditions see The Beast of the Sea and Cthulhu as one and the same, Nyarlathotep the false prophet, Dagon the Leviathan, etc. (Though the name of Dagon itself is a loan from the philistines of old).It is not the names or actual appearances that matter, but rather what they symbolize and represent.
Though of course in workings of ritual magick names do have meaning as words are to the spirits and gods as physical force is to us. Spirits and deities are shaped by their names and their inherent meaning within their respective traditions. Though these entities at the same time are not gods, persay. The King in yellow for instance is both entity and force. Entropy, spiritual decay, ruin, all of these are his domain, civilizations fall and crumble. All nations become Carcosa, all serve the King in Yellow in the end.
Name: Saten Ruiko Age: 13 Species: Human Gender: Female Personality: A normally outgoing and friendly person, who is superstitious and has a knack for getting involved in things that aren't usually her problem. She is good at reading the atmosphere and a bit shameless. While those traits have remained, extended usage of the Level Upper program has had some effect on her, making her jealous of the power that she has gained, and determined to keep it at all cost. But in spite of this, she is still a good person at heart. Bio:
Born outside of Academy City, Ruiko moved there at a young age after she decided to become an Esper, leaving her family behind in the process. In spite of her desires though, she was unsuccessful in this, and was classified as a Level 0. Nonetheless, she was able to become friend with Uiharu Kazari, and then later on Misaka Mikoto and her friend Kuroko.
Surrounded by such people, it was only a matter of time before the normally apathetic Ruiko became envious of the fact that all her friends had powers while she didn't. Hearing a rumor about a program called the 'Level Upper', she investigated and managed to obtain a copy, though she refrained from using it at first. This was changed by two factors, the first being Mikoto's claim that levels and abilities weren't important, when they were the entire reason that Ruiko had come to Academy City in the first place. The other was being caught helpless during a battle between Trick and Kuroko, where the latter triumphed but was injured.
In the aftermath of that fight she used the Level Upper program, and manifested the Aero Hand ability. While keeping it secret at first, Ruiko was forced to reveal her ability during an attack by Skill-Out, where she was able to save some people and aid in putting an end to the fight. But this led to a confrontation between her and the present Mikoto, during which her MP3 player was fried by her Electromaster ability.
Ruiko ran off, and was eventually able to use her skills to track down the creator of the program, Kiyama Harumi. Harumi gave her a new copy of the program, and after Ruiko informed her that Mikoto was looking for her to put a stop to the Level Upper experiments, she agreed to let Ruiko help her in stopping Mikoto, or at the least delaying her.
At first this took the place of misinformation, Ruiko spying on Mikoto and informing Harumi of her efforts, and leading her along false trails to dissuade her and Judgment's investigations. This lasted for some time until she was discovered, and forced to flee to Doctor Harumi's lab to avoid arrest by Judgment. There she helped to prepare to defenses, to await the inevitable.
Abilities: MP3 Player - A device for playing music, which contains the Level Upper program. This program can stimulate brainwaves in such a way so as to allow for the rapid development of Esper abilities.
Aero Hand - An Esper ability that allows one to ceate ejection points for air on an object with a touch. This can be used to propel objects through the air, or to simply create blasts of air when an object cannot be moved. There tends to be a delay depending on the user, and the strength is also dependent on a users level.
Saten can only use this ability while under the influence of the Level Upper program, but while so she tends to display abilities around that of a Level 3 Universe of Origin: Toara Kagaku no Railgun AU (Certain Scientific Railgun)
