Also, fair warning from now on out:

If you're inactive for two weeks without a good reason, your current character will be killed off.

@fateweaver You're safe, I know you're currently having computer issues.

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First Name: Paradise 'Par'
Last Name: Rapids
Age: 19
Sex: Male
Home Nation: Diver's Paradise
Appearance:

Personality: Par looks like someone motivated to make a quick buck, and most of the time, that much is true. He likes gold coins/water whatever you can pay him, and is often out for the most profitable trade deals. He's also 'fond of' people of both genders. But, underneath it all, there is a dedicated, somewhat idealistic person who genuinely believes in the power of free and fair - emphasis on fair - trade and genuinely honest living, a power that, he believes, can rebuild civilization in a better form.

History: Paradise 'Par' Rapids was born in Diver's Paradise, as the son of Arthur and Miranda Rapids, two Divers who had moved into No Man's Land from the Republic of Teknoh. As soon as he can walk, Par was given as good a childhood as one can get in No Man's Land, but not to the point where his training was skimped on, for his parents knew that Par was going to have to survive on his own one day, and he needed to be taught how to survive. Thankfully, Par, though physically weak, was a swift learner, especially in the merchant arts, and while he had little magical potential, he was a skilled Machinist. Eventually, at 13, he began heading out with his parents in adventures in No Man's Land, growing in skill after every encounter.

Then came calamity. One day, while exploring a potential Arcane Node, Par and his family were attacked by a Chimera, the three-headed kind. This creature had a Lion's head that roared so hard the family's ears were almost deafened, a Goat's head that whispered surprisingly cunning strategies, and a Dragon's head that breathed fire. Eventually, Par's parents were killed while trying to save their son, who was 16 at that time. But the Chimera took pity on the boy, now reduced to first anger, then tears and fear...before flying him to an easier way to the potential Arcane Node.

This was because the Chimera 'merely' wanted the humans out of its territory, and realized too late that it could have given them what they wanted - a way to the Arcane Node - without resorting to violence. Par, although he was grieving, never forgot that moment, and gained a sense that, perhaps, there were conflicts that were more complex than people thought.

Now, however, older and wiser, Par runs a Machinist's Shop at Diver's Paradise, while at the same time going out for Diving Expeditions on his own and with others. Unlike the rest of the Divers, he is against the Survey Initiative not because of a desire for continued freedom, because his encounter with the Chimera had ingrained in him that the motivations of all sides of a conflict had to be considered, but because he sees something sinister in this new move by the Quadra-Powers, a sinister move that, quite frankly, stank of something that would impact the Quadra-Powers' citizens as well as the Divers. And if he's wrong, then, well, he can just change his mind about sabotaging the Initiative; he can always do that, although he would loathe it...

Occupation: Diver

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Primary Focus: Arcane
Magical Capabilities:

-The Creation and Repair of Magical Weapons; Guns and Explosives first and Foremost.
-The Repair and Assembly of Magical Vehicles.
-The creation of Power Armor.
Body Modifications: None.
Weapons and Equipment:

- Two Pistols that can shoot rounds of Pure Mana in order to blast through most defenses.
- A Sniper Rifle that shoots Mana.
- A knife for silent killing.
- Mana Grenades.
- Magical Plastic Explosives.

Specialties:

-Business
-History
-Acrobatics
-Guns (Magical and theoretically, Mundane)
-Explosives (Magical and theoretically, Mundane)
-First Aid
-Persuasion

_{- - - - (Personal Details)}
First Name: Paradise 'Par'
Last Name: Rapids
Age: 19
Sex: Male
Home Nation: Diver's Paradise
Appearance:

Personality: Par looks like someone motivated to make a quick buck, and most of the time, that much is true. He likes gold coins/water whatever you can pay him, and is often out for the most profitable trade deals. He's also 'fond of' people of both genders. But, underneath it all, there is a dedicated, somewhat idealistic person who genuinely believes in the power of free and fair - emphasis on fair - trade and genuinely honest living, a power that, he believes, can rebuild civilization in a better form.

History: Paradise 'Par' Rapids was born in Diver's Paradise, as the son of Arthur and Miranda Rapids, two Divers who had moved into No Man's Land from the Republic of Teknoh. As soon as he can walk, Par was given as good a childhood as one can get in No Man's Land, but not to the point where his training was skimped on, for his parents knew that Par was going to have to survive on his own one day, and he needed to be taught how to survive. Thankfully, Par, though physically weak, was a swift learner, especially in the merchant arts, and while he had little magical potential, he was a skilled Machinist. Eventually, at 13, he began heading out with his parents in adventures in No Man's Land, growing in skill after every encounter.

Then came calamity. One day, while exploring a potential Arcane Node, Par and his family were attacked by a Chimera, the three-headed kind. This creature had a Lion's head that roared so hard the family's ears were almost deafened, a Goat's head that whispered surprisingly cunning strategies, and a Dragon's head that breathed fire. Eventually, Par's parents were killed while trying to save their son, who was 16 at that time. But the Chimera took pity on the boy, now reduced to first anger, then tears and fear...before flying him to an easier way to the potential Arcane Node.

This was because the Chimera 'merely' wanted the humans out of its territory, and realized too late that it could have given them what they wanted - a way to the Arcane Node - without resorting to violence. Par, although he was grieving, never forgot that moment, and gained a sense that, perhaps, there were conflicts that were more complex than people thought.

Now, however, older and wiser, Par runs a Machinist's Shop at Diver's Paradise, while at the same time going out for Diving Expeditions on his own and with others. Unlike the rest of the Divers, he is against the Survey Initiative not because of a desire for continued freedom, because his encounter with the Chimera had ingrained in him that the motivations of all sides of a conflict had to be considered, but because he sees something sinister in this new move by the Quadra-Powers, a sinister move that, quite frankly, stank of something that would impact the Quadra-Powers' citizens as well as the Divers. And if he's wrong, then, well, he can just change his mind about sabotaging the Initiative; he can always do that, although he would loathe it...

Occupation: Diver

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Primary Focus: Arcane
Magical Capabilities:

-The Creation and Repair of Magical Weapons; Guns and Explosives first and Foremost.
-The Repair and Assembly of Magical Vehicles.
-The ability to create Drones for surveillance and remote assassinations said Drones can be made invisible.
-The creation of Power Armor.
Body Modifications: None.
Weapons and Equipment:

- Two Pistols that can shoot rounds of Pure Mana in order to blast through most defenses, which can also switch to using Bullets for when Mana runs out, or is ineffective.
- A Sniper Rifle that can switch between Mana and Bullets.
- A knife for silent killing.
- Mana Grenades.
- Mundane C4 Detonation Explosives.

Specialties:

-Business
-History
-Acrobatics
-Guns (Mundane and Magical)
-Explosives (Mundane and Magical)
-First Aid
-Persuasion

Two things I need to touch up on here:

Drones are a little too advanced for the current setting, easily out-classing all sorts of survey technology that currently exists in Thorisa. Robots in general, or anything automated, is very sparse, and not quite efficient at all. Drones would have to be considerably experimental, and could not relay visual or audio cues to your character. I think the closest thing to long range communication/surveillance right now, is high-level psychic magic.

Additionally, gunpowder is a very inefficient resource. I suppose you could carry around gunpowder if you'd like, and use normal bullets, but it would be more efficient to just carry around extra arcane ammo, since it's more powerful, and more compact. Your choice here, though. People might just give you funny looks in-character if you use gunpowder bullets, lol. If your mana-bullets are different from the already-present Arcane bullets though, then that's a different story.

Also, modern weapons do not exist, in general. It's sort of steampunkish. So the C4 thing is a no-go. A magical equivalent might be ok.

add a few more inches of steel to the tip of his sword. "I'm excited just thinkin' about it!"

_{...Penis joke}

Added a bestiary to the main post, btw.



(Also the plot THICKENS)

@tex, Will make required edits.

_{- - - - (Personal Details)}
First Name: Paradise 'Par'
Last Name: Rapids
Age: 19
Sex: Male
Home Nation: Diver's Paradise
Appearance:

Personality: Par looks like someone motivated to make a quick buck, and most of the time, that much is true. He likes gold coins/water whatever you can pay him, and is often out for the most profitable trade deals. He's also 'fond of' people of both genders. But, underneath it all, there is a dedicated, somewhat idealistic person who genuinely believes in the power of free and fair - emphasis on fair - trade and genuinely honest living, a power that, he believes, can rebuild civilization in a better form.

History: Paradise 'Par' Rapids was born in Diver's Paradise, as the son of Arthur and Miranda Rapids, two Divers who had moved into No Man's Land from the Republic of Teknoh. As soon as he can walk, Par was given as good a childhood as one can get in No Man's Land, but not to the point where his training was skimped on, for his parents knew that Par was going to have to survive on his own one day, and he needed to be taught how to survive. Thankfully, Par, though physically weak, was a swift learner, especially in the merchant arts, and while he had little magical potential, he was a skilled Machinist. Eventually, at 13, he began heading out with his parents in adventures in No Man's Land, growing in skill after every encounter.

Then came calamity. One day, while exploring a potential Arcane Node, Par and his family were attacked by a Chimera, the three-headed kind. This creature had a Lion's head that roared so hard the family's ears were almost deafened, a Goat's head that whispered surprisingly cunning strategies, and a Dragon's head that breathed fire. Eventually, Par's parents were killed while trying to save their son, who was 16 at that time. But the Chimera took pity on the boy, now reduced to first anger, then tears and fear...before flying him to an easier way to the potential Arcane Node.

This was because the Chimera 'merely' wanted the humans out of its territory, and realized too late that it could have given them what they wanted - a way to the Arcane Node - without resorting to violence. Par, although he was grieving, never forgot that moment, and gained a sense that, perhaps, there were conflicts that were more complex than people thought.

Now, however, older and wiser, Par runs a Machinist's Shop at Diver's Paradise, while at the same time going out for Diving Expeditions on his own and with others. Unlike the rest of the Divers, he is against the Survey Initiative not because of a desire for continued freedom, because his encounter with the Chimera had ingrained in him that the motivations of all sides of a conflict had to be considered, but because he sees something sinister in this new move by the Quadra-Powers, a sinister move that, quite frankly, stank of something that would impact the Quadra-Powers' citizens as well as the Divers. And if he's wrong, then, well, he can just change his mind about sabotaging the Initiative; he can always do that, although he would loathe it...

Occupation: Diver

_{- - - - (Power Matrix)}
Primary Focus: Arcane
Magical Capabilities:

-The Creation and Repair of Magical Weapons; Guns and Explosives first and Foremost.
-The Repair and Assembly of Magical Vehicles.
-The creation of Power Armor.
Body Modifications: None.
Weapons and Equipment:

- Two Pistols that can shoot rounds of Pure Mana in order to blast through most defenses.
- A Sniper Rifle that shoots Mana.
- A knife for silent killing.
- Mana Grenades.
- Magical Plastic Explosives.

Specialties:

-Business
-History
-Acrobatics
-Guns (Magical and theoretically, Mundane)
-Explosives (Magical and theoretically, Mundane)
-First Aid
-Persuasion

Accepted. Put it in the characters tab, and I'll discuss your entry further over skype

Will start making a post right after I wake up from my short afternoon nap. I'm busy with my other hobbies, and I'm tired as heck here.

@Unfortunately Right-o. Try not to fall too far behind though. Things are happening, and if Karida doesn't interact, it's going to be hard to keep her alive without controlling her myself.

@tex Just poking my head in to let you know I'm still around and keeping up on the reading at least. I have a few nights off in a row, so I'm going to try to get at least one post out for every RP I'm in.

@Wind Wild Waiting on you atm.

Ah right. I'll respond tomorrow.

I apologize for this, but from Wednesday evening to an undisclosed date (Probably not past Monday, but earliest would be Saturday) I'm going to be moving to a different state, and will not be able to access my computer.

So Tex will take over snake duties for now.

Snake duties dumped on me.

Progess is assured, soon. KILL THE SNAKE PEOPLE.

Heads up: Same inactivity situation with Hatman, except returning to regular duties very likely at Easter Sunday evening. Heading off to vacation, and won't have access to my PC.

Gonna wait for @Wind Wild to post, so I can follow up with my attack :P

LETS FUCK IT UP

Done. I'll leave it to tex to decide how exactly the magic goes but the premise is for Onweer to manage to steer the rockets into the snake before it reaches. Chances are she'll fuck up.

I may not post today, as I have company, and am rather fond of said company, lel.

Well enjoy said company to your heart's content~

@Wind Wild@Jensoman@Unfortunately@FateWeaver@Letter Bee@Gisk

Just letting you all know that I might start being a little less lenient with the time between posts. I would like to make some significant progress, and I have been receiving a few complaints from a few people on the speed of things atm. Basically, this means I will begin to execute characters that are far too inactive, under certain circumstances.

@fateweaver You're protected until you have fixed your computer situation.

Additionally, if there are any concerns regarding the RP in general, I'd appreciate it if you voiced them. Although I have a plan for the events, I would like to try and keep this engaging for everyone involved, as much as possible. Advice would help with that if people look at posting as more of a chore than anything else.

@Jensoman@Gisk, Oh, the irony.