---- General Information ----

This is a supernatural story is about two very different groups of people who come into superpowers. One group is from a very rich part of Atlanta, the other from Black Mountain in Harlan County Kentucky. These lifestyles are about as far apart as you can get.

Society has rejected these people out of fear and are openly calling for their heads. The government wants them for more than a couple of reasons. Hate groups are popping up left and right now as people with these special abilities become more and more common. The world has pretty much turned on you, and would be happy to be locked up or killed.

Now when I say hate groups are popping up left and right, I mean groups like the KKK, New Black Panther Party, ISIS, I'd add some other hate groups but these are the assholes I could think of. Nonetheless the notion stands, these hate groups have shifted their focus away from their usual fare and put their focus strictly on us.

There's gonna be a lot of drama, action, and romance if you're into that kinda thing. The world doesn't want you, hate groups want you dead, and who doesn't wanna know how this whole thing started and why this unknown event happened? I'd like the overall tone to be dark and somewhat desperate. That doesn't mean there won't be time to goof off and blow off steam, but this is gonna be far from a party.

---- Area and Character Information ----

To go into a little more detail of the locations that we will be starting in. Buckhead is an affluent uptown district of Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. To put into perspective, it's the second wealthiest zip code in the south, Palm Beach, Florida is number one. It's been called the Beverly Hills of the South/East. Buckhead is one of the nation's "10 Top Affluent Communities" due to "the most beautiful mansions, best shopping, and finest restaurants in the Southeastern United States". A little Google fodder for you.

Next up we have Harlan of Harlan County, Kentucky where the median income for a household in the county was $18,665 (I made more than that when I was 18.) Taking up just under two square miles (1.8) and a population of less than two thousand (1,750 as of 2010.) I wasn't to find about too many fun google facts about Harlan so I'll toss out a few things I personally know. Those Hills are one of the most beautiful things I have seen. That's both in reality and drug induced hallucinations. There is a certain... song that it sings. It begs you to stay, if you can escape the song. That song will always play in the back of your mind. It's hard living, both in drink and money, that make just as hard of people. They can hunt, fish, survive off the land, when things break, they gotta figure out how to fix it.

So each group will have a very different skill set for example, the mountain group will be much better at survival, hunting, fishing, so forth and so on. Having lived a somewhat isolated life, the mountain folk aren't the best at being sociable and getting along with people they don't know. More than likely, they are gonna hate a big city. Some may like it, others will wanna get as far away as possible.

The other group will be better with people, able to move around society without an issues. They can get what they need done and if we're honest, they are more than likely a little bit smarter. With that said, there's a pretty good chance these people won't be able fix a car or know how to hunt or survive.

As for relationships and knowing each other. Everyone from the Hills are gonna know each other. Not everyone from the other group will know each other. It is possible that people from the two different groups know each other, just highly unlikely. Also everyone from the mountains are gonna know Tille Helton, and what happened to her.

These are just examples of the difference, and is by no means set in stone. There is no reason for a totally useless dumb ass can be from either place, there is also no reason that someone can't be the smartest guy/girl in the room just based on where they live. The main point is these are too completely different sets of people, different skills, different experiences, different tastes, different everything. One thing that I will beat a dead horse about the difference. Mountain folk are poor, poverty stricken poor. The other group is rich as all get out. Go crazy with the riches people. Also as a side note, if you wanna do something different than the rich person character type, we'll figure that out as needed. You won a raffle, or a guest of somebody, worked there, bodyguard, whatever as long as it kinda makes sense I'm not picky.

---- Story Information ----

The story will be broken down into three arcs. The first one is pretty much world building. Getting to know the characters, and meeting the groups and having the groups interact a little before moving on the second arc.

Arc one:
Katahrins
Our story starts out a week after the death of Tillie Helton. Tillie Helton was a beloved member of the county. Tillie was a kind and sweet young girl who few had bad to say about her. What happened to her was shocking to everyone, and a wake up call for The Unwanted that it was time to get as far away from there as they could. Things were further put into high gear as another just gets away with their life

As a group they get together and talk about where to go and how to get there. They come to figure out Knoxville is only two hours away. Where less than a day later the hate group catches up to them. Forcing them leave in a hurry.

Buckhead
Our story starts out two weeks after the events of the Gala. The Gala was turned upside down when powers start popping off without a warning. As a result three people were killed more were hurt. Details are at best a little hazy. These people have it better than Katahrins. These people have been pretty much forced indoors. As they trying to go about their lives things keep falling apart. Only a handful of places in town are even willing to let them into their buildings. Through this segregation they all meet up and in the end they two are forced to leave town and head north.

I know I just kinda, sorta, spilled the beans on the story. There will be plenty of twists and turns still to come. I only laid out the first arc just so everyone is on the same page. There will be at least two, maybe three arcs.

---- How do the powers work?----
These powers come at a cost. By that I mean for example blood, is used for the activation of the power. The more blood involved the larger the effect of the power. For example, a lighting user may only shoot a bolt based on a nick, but if the user was to slit their wrist open, they may be able to rain down lighting.

So while we have this awesome powers, there is a cost to using them. Going back to the idea of using blood, a PC doesn’t HAVE to use their own blood, you might get a gigantic douchebag using your blood to power themselves. Fear can turn enemies into allies and allies into enemies. As with anything there are different routes you can take to learning the use of these powers. A heavy power hitter with an AOE that uses a lot of blood or you can learn to be precise, making every drop count. Maybe a hybrid of both.

Get creative with your power set, not everyone needs to be an offensive powerhouse. Sometimes a wacky/support/defensive power can be the difference between making it out alive or getting killed.

The one part I have yet to mention. All of the PCs with powers, will have a brand of some sort. Think, Pulse l'cie brand from FFXIII or the fayth glyphs from FFX. A brand or a mark or something that identifies you as a power user

---- Who is Tillle Helton? ----

Tille Helton was much beloved teenager. She was the first person in the mountains for her powers to show up. She was raped, beatin, and lynched. As horrific and shocking as it was. No one really said anything against. They were all too scared of she might have done. For the Mountain folk, this was the turning point. This was the one sure fire sign to them that it was die on that mountain, life was hard enough before Tille Helton's murder.




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I know I said it once and I'll say it again. Its gonna get dark around here.

If you have any comments, questions, complaints, so forth and so on. I'll be happy answer to the best that I can. Still need a co gm or two.

I plan to get a character sheet up for this soon! This looks awesome and ti would be cool to be apart of this.

Heyo, I might be interested in this rp as well since I love a good 'powers with cost' set up.

@Subject Zero
Accepted. I'll have mine up tonight.

I plan to get a character sheet up for this soon! This looks awesome and it would be cool to be apart of this.

Thank you I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Heyo, I might be interested in this rp as well since I love a good 'powers with cost' set up.

I hope you join.

My CS is almost done, just been hitting that lovable wall we call writer's block.

My CS is almost done, just been hitting that lovable wall we call writer's block.

Anything I can help with? Questions, comments, concerns?

@AcerRo I've just been struggling with coming up with a good cost for my power. I'm pretty set on teleportation, but I just feel that blood loss doesn't quite fit it all that well as a cost.

@Sarcelle Renard The first thing that comes to my mind is loss of fine motor skills. Teleportation can see a transferring data from one point to another. So every now and then, a little data gets lost. Doesn't have to be fine motor skills but I'd roll with the data loss theme.

@AcerRo I like the way you think boss. I hope you'll like what I ended up coming up with.

@Sarcelle Renard
I can't wait to see it.

So does anyone want to divulge some character ideas while I hopelessly flounder in self-confusion as to what my character will actually do? :P

Does this help any Tate?

I'm working on a character now, hopefully I'll have it ready by tomorrow.

Name: Eric Miller

Gender: Male

Age: 21

Place of Birth:
Eric was born in Florida, but at a young age his family moved into Harlan Where Eric had relatives his family would stay with as they got back on their feet financially.

Sexuality:
Bisexual.

Relationship Status:
Eric knows of most people in Harlan, but between living on a property that is set at a decent distance from town and his poor ability to put names to faces it's hard to actually tell he does know who most people are.

Occupation:
Self made Carpenter. Selling anything wood made from tables, cabinets, rifle stocks, to small toys.

Power:
Eric has the ability to technically hear people's thoughts. He doesn't hear the thoughts as the voices of the people who have them due to peoples accents and languages. But he can definitely get a clear idea of how many people are around him when he is focused. When he is really focused he could potentially even tell what some of the thoughts are saying.

Cost of powers use:
The cost is he can never get his ability to stop. He hears thoughts like everyone else hears the environment around them. Even if he had lost hearing all together he would still be able to hear what people were thinking. Only when he is focused and not under heavy pressure can he actually understand what some, if any of the thoughts are. Though most the time he just tries to shut them up.

Appearance:
Eric stands just a couple inches under six foot, with an average build to him. With pale skin from being indoors avoiding people all the time, his dark hair sticks out, especially when he lets it grow out. He'll wear goggles over his brown eyes at many points to help block out his vision so he can focus more on what he is hear.

His average wear consist of jeans, a T-shirt, and if he plans on being out for long periods of time a jacket with an ample supply of pockets.

Skills:
Carpentry: He makes a living out of it, in the house he lives in currently (Or large shed depending how you look at it) he had made most all of the furniture inside. With all the work he does he is able to pay for lights, food, and for the small plot of land his tool she-- House is on.

Long guns: Eric grew up around guns, he has a basic understanding of how to handle shotguns and precision rifles. Despite the fact he isn't a professional marksmen he is still a decent shot. Though his experience with handguns consist of Airsoft and once at the shooting range with his Uncle's .38 revolver.

Basic Mechanics: He can't fix a car up from scratch, but he can do a pretty good job at keeping something running for as long as mechanically possible. This also is a huge part for trying to make sure he does everything on his own.

Electrical workings: Eric has a decent amount of skill in residential electrical engineering. Not only wiring the place he lives in now, but has made it so many components in his home are powered by a bicycle hooks up to a battery array (Of three batteries).

Tracking and wilderness survival: Growing up with his uncle around a lot he learned a lot about shooting, fishing, hunting, trapping, and how to not die while stuck in the woods. He rarely uses wilderness survival, but he figures it would be good for long term camping. Or if he had to leave in a hurry.

Personality:
Eric likes to view himself as an independent person. He hates asking for help, especially when he believes there is a way he can do it himself. But despite this he is over all a caring person, he would gladly break his code if he was helping someone else (Which in a technical sense would make him a hypocrite but who's checking).

Eric is a smart ass, he will purposefully be literal with people to get a cheap laugh, and will point out obvious things to annoy people. It's one way he likes to keep amused, and distracted.

He isn't super smart though outside of his engineering fields. Along with being a smart ass, he is a bit of a dumb ass too. SO combine them together, you get just a simple ass.

Despite the fact that he tries to avoid people it's hard when he is dependent on making a living off selling things to said people. And despite the fact that he is a more or less caring person and is fairly polite (Expect for the smartassness) he gets very awkward around people he doesn't know, or people who he thinks are up to something.

History:

Eric was born near Daytona Florida until he was eight years old, and his parents had lost their jobs. After that point his Uncle Felix had offered his family a place to stay on his farm. Despite the fact that he wasn't in a much better financial state, he had land and his property was paid off. He ended up living in a camper with his parents working on his uncle's farm while his parents went around doing what ever they could to earn money.

When he turned 16 he started working at any place that would hire him, making minimum wage with minimal hours. After four years of savings he purchased a small property, put a large shed on it, and started a small business selling odds and ends mostly made of wood. While reusing what seems to be everything so prevent having to buy things as much as possible, he is able to live a more or less comfortable life. Despite the saw dust always on his bed when he finally does sleep.

As a parting gift his Uncle gave him an old pickup truck that was... well loves is a good word. Well loved and salvaged for scraps. It took months of work but he was eventually able to get it running so he could work his business better then ever.

Accepted.

So when can we expect our first post? Or do we need more people?

I'd really like for more people. As it stands we have three. I'm not sure if @Decker126or @NarcissisticPotato still have any interest or not. Other than that I can have it up in the next day or two.

I'd really like for more people. As it stands we have three. I'm not sure if @Decker126or @NarcissisticPotato still have any interest or not. Other than that I can have it up in the next day or two.

Awesome, I am not sure who else I know would be interested, but I can keep an eye out.

I got the first part written already. When I get the time to Monday, I'll finish it and get it posted.