@Crosswire Beautiful, and yeah, I won't be going into specifics about any of the Tales. I was going to make Cottontail a drug dealer if that's possible. I could just say he's a bit of a sleaze and leave it at that on the off chance anyone wants to claim him later.

@OddsbodAbsolutely lovely. Normally I'm not a huge fan of passive characters since they're a bitch and a half to get involved in plots, but considering the power at Eissens disposal I could see more then a few people scheming to strip her of the power she holds without the messy complications that come with it. So she'll get dragged into things regardless of her desire to become involved. It's just a matter of time.

My only real complaint is the Campr spell. What do you mean "prevent its master from invoking it again in the immediate future"? I'd a more through explanation of that that entails.

Coolio. Yeah, and if you ever need her out and about I can always just have her have a good day and go out grocery shopping.

For Campr, I was thinking that the "prevent its master from invoking it" bit meant that, for example, if you had a Tale that had used fire breath, Eissen could invoke Campr to shatter the fire, and by an extension of breaking the magic it's owner can't use firebreath again for another hour or so. Shoulda used clearer wording, yeah.

@Drag@CrosswireI got Hansel finished, but I am in PMs with MissCaptain. Because I might tweak him to help us have our twins mesh, I'll be holding onto the CS until she finishes Gretel. :)

Holy crap...that backstory section for Boogie is alot. I'm going to edit it today then work on the other sections later. I still hope to have everything done by either Sunday or Monday.

@LexiconAgain I'd prefer if you didn't specify any details regarding other, unconnected Tales. However if it's just something small then it's fine provided you're willing to change a player comes along who wants to play Peter diffrently then you described.

@OddsbodAh, so it's just a 'disable' move then? Alright I can get behind that. As long as it can only affect one spell/magic type attack at a time, it's good to go. Wouldn't very balanced if she could simply disable every means of magical attack her enemy had.

Loving hearing how everyone's character sheets are in progress. There's no rush though, take your time.

@Crosswire Of course. What I might just do is say Boogie is arranging meetings with unsavory characters or some such. Problem solved.

@LexiconHooray for compromise :D

@Crosswire Lol, compromising is important. Another quick question, though I think I know the answer, there are regular mortals living side-by-side with our Tales, correct? Maybe I could have Boogie meet up with some non-Tale drug dealers or some such.

Been thinking a lot about this, so could I play the Horned King?

@LexiconThe local community is mostly Tales but there are plenty of humans wandering around. Generally though humans are supposed to be kept in the dark about the existence of Tales. Breaking that rule is likely to bring down some serious heat from just about everyone. Boogie could boss around a couple of human drug dealers though.

@BishopThat's a good question. I mostly know the Horned King from Diseny's "The Black Cauldron" but apparently it was based off of a book series called the Chronicles of Prydain? So I don't know if the Horned King really counts as a Tale. What do you think Drag?

@Crosswire God, you're so hard to deal with...kidding lol. Thanks for being so flexible, Crosswire. I'm planning to have a few mortals work as employees at Boogie's Beans, and I'll have her chat up some mortal drug dealers at some point as well.

@Crosswire, @Bishop hmmmm I'm a little conflicted to be honest. I did/am considering using Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (As well as having Hyde be responsible for the Jack The Ripper murders since the book came out around the time they started) and they aren't technically a Tale I've really been wondering where we'd draw the line but it'd be hypocritical of me to say no to The Horned King, especially if he's at least in a somewhat fantasy-ish adaption. I guess do the sign up Bishop and we'll look it over, just remember Cross's notes on your previous sign-up.

Thought I might as well throw my hat in on the mortal thing. I personally saw it like Fables in the sense that there's wards around the community to keep the average person a little bit more dulled than they'd regularly be, though it doesn't blind them completely and also if enough mortals gain a large enough interest while in the area (through seeing some suspicious activity from Tales) then the wards would overload and fail completely.

@Drag That's fine with me if it works for Crosswire. I just want Boogie to have some in with the city's underbelly, and there doesn't seem to be a player character yet that fits that criteria. I'm thinking Boogie has reached out to some mortal drug dealers so she can break into the drug trade, and she also employs a few mortals at Boogie's Beans.

We seem to have a lot of ladies joining the ranks. No one wants to play a man? (apart from Crier, of course)

I mean...Boogie is technically a genderless shapeshifter. She just identifies as a female. But we do have a lot of ladies lol.

Nothing wrong with that, and I mean technically I'm going to have both Beauty and Beast as characters. I just feel having some male characters will help with balance. Whatevs though, girl power!

@Drag@CrosswireMissy told me to go ahead and post Hansel here while she's working on Gretel.

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Hans, Candy Man, and The German


Hansel and Gretel


Appears to be in his late 20s or early 30s


Can be as old as 700 years





Hansel has grown a lot since his time as a plump little boy. Ever since he consumed the witch’s sweets, his body has never been the same. The more candy and sweets he consumes, the stronger he gets, which is quite opposite for the metabolisms of most. His body is covered in solid muscle and he often can be seen wearing leather jackets, denim jackets, jeans, flannel shirts, boots, and he normally will wear a tank top underneath his jackets, but at times he won’t. He is the handsome and rugged man of most women’s dreams, and with his German accent, there’s no question why he is called the Candy Man. A sucker or some sort of candy is always in his mouth. In fact, before a firefight, he will unwrap a new lollipop before he goes to business. If you ever want a piece of gum, he is more than likely the person to have one. Sharing is another story. His hair is dark brown, short, and feathery in length. His eyes are a warm, molten honey. His jaw is often grizzly with hair, and if he ever shaved, he would look like quite the pretty boy. There is a natural sweet scent he exudes. It probably seeps from his sweet blood. His aroma varies between the smeller. Some say he smells like chocolate. Others say he smells like cookies or butterscotch. [Reference: here | FC: Beto Malfacini]


Hansel always has the hint of a smile on his face and his brows a little furrowed as though he’s up to no good. He can be quite naughty, and he tries to act innocent in his line of work. Being a bounty hunter doesn’t put you on the good side of the law, but it brings swift justice whether it’s honest or not. Who cares? It pays for candy! Hansel’s candy addiction doesn’t need to be talked about. It is what it is, but it may be a necessary addiction for his very existence. He loves sweets. If you ever want to get on Hansel’s good side, giving him sweets will do it. It may just let you off the hook, but not if you’re a wanted individual. For wanted individuals, he will make it seem like they're being let off, and then he'll just take their sweets and turn them into the law.

The bounty hunter likes a challenge, and there isn’t a bounty too difficult. Hansel is convinced that he will always catch his man, woman, or Tale. No matter the size of the beast and no matter how fearsome it is. Hansel is a monster hunter. This arrogance doesn’t make him too popular. Arrogance or confidence; call it what you want. He does think of himself as a big shot and he can back it up. Hansel is not the Tale you want to come after you. He is hardly afraid of anyone. He is that guy who will smash a chair into the back of the largest and meanest, mofo in the bar.

Hansel is a shameless flirt with beautiful women. He is the Candy Man after all. He doesn’t mean anything malevolent or lecherous (not entirely) with his flirting. He just appreciates one of God’s beautiful creations.

As a brother, Hansel is protective of his twin sister Gretel. While he doesn't follow her around (because that would be suffocating), he does keep tabs on who she associates with. If she ever has any boyfriends, they be warned because Hansel will examine them and make sure they're not some scumbag trying to get in her drawers. Any Tale that ever lays a hand on his sister is dead. He will follow her assailant to the ends of the earth. There is no escape Hansel's ass-whoopin'!


Hansel and Gretel were twins with Hansel emerging as the youngest by a few seconds. They were always together, enduring the hardships life had brought them. Their father was a woodcutter and their mother had long died giving birth to them. The woodcutter had since remarried, and when the lands were wringed dry by famine, their step-mother in her frustration desired to be rid of them in order for she and her beloved husband to have enough food to eat for themselves. She argued that the children ate too much, and if they continued to remain, then they would all perish. Ironically, it had been their step mother who had been splitting her seams, eating their hard-earned food.

When their stepmother threatened to abandon them in the woods, Hansel snuck outside at night to gather pebbles. That night, he crawled into his sister’s bed and showed her the markers that he would use to help them return safely. With their hearts and minds at ease, they were able to sleep and that morning when their stepmother led them out into the woods, Hansel had left a trail of pebbles that they simply followed home.

Their stepmother was enraged, and as food became scarce, she accused them again. Their father who was a peaceful man and whose heart still ached for his deceased wife was desperate not to lose his new one. He was wrapped about her pinky, and when she threatened to be rid of the twins a second time, that night the doors were locked and they were unable to sneak outside to retrieve more pebbles. They used bread crumbs that morning from their breakfast, and after they were abandoned, they found that they were unable to return home for the birds had eaten their trail.

The children wandered through the forest—arm in arm—until they came across a gingerbread house. Tired and famished, they ate from the enchanted abode until an old hag heard them nibbling. She stepped out to find the children and beckoned them into her home with the promise of soft beds and warm meals. The children entered her home and ate the hot meal that she had promised and slept in the soft beds. That morning, Hansel was dragged from bed and thrown into a cage. Gretel became her servant, and after seeing the fates of the other children the witch had abducted, Gretel instructed her brother not to eat the offered sweets. Having developed an addiction for the witch’s desserts, Hansel went against his sister’s wishes, but cleverly offered a bone for the blind old hag to inspect when she came to his cage every day.

After weeks of this deceit, the witch became impatient and decided to eat Hansel any way and kill Gretel. She attempted to trick Gretel into preparing the oven so that she could push her in, but Gretel even at such a young age proved to be too clever. She pretended to not understand what she was told and when the witch motioned to demonstrate, the girl pushed her in.

With the witch vanquished, the children explored her gingerbread home and Hansel continued to eat her candy. They found treasure in the witch’s home and they filled their pockets with as much gold, jewelry and jewels as they could fit. They became determined to wander the woods, back-tracking. The twins lived off of the sweets Hansel had smuggled from the witch’s house and were able to survive long enough to return to their father who had been mourning their absence. He was overjoyed to see them alive and well, and even more astounded by the riches they had brought with them. The children had also learned that their step-mother had died from a heart attack.

Since that day, they never lived in poverty again. They had freedom to decide on their futures. Hansel decided to become a bounty hunter to hunt down witches and other monsters who would dare to harm others. The job transformed Hansel into the hunter he is present. The magic imbued in the witch’s sweets made Hansel into an extraordinary human, but his addiction for sweets never went away. During The Great Exodus, Hansel followed his targets to the New World. If they thought fleeing there would grant them some form of respite from their sins, they were wrong.

• Expert Marksman: Hansel is proficient in numerous firearms and non-firearms such as long and crossbows. As a bounty hunter/monster hunter, he is often required to use whatever means necessary to take down different Tales. Not all Tales die the same way. Their deaths are often brought about by various methods and Hansel is willing to discover those methods. Being proficient with weapons is Hansel’s job. He rarely misses. If he misses, he “had something in his eye,” or the person was just unusually agile and fast.
• Tracker: Tales have quirks and some of those quirks are easy to follow. Hansel will study patterns and trends in a Tale’s mannerisms. He will often watch and learn before he confronts a target, studying their day-to-day routine. Hansel will also exploit others to find his target’s whereabouts.
• Hand-to-Hand Combat: Hansel has fought several Tales in his career and he’s also learned from those fights by employing only the most practical fighting techniques. His fighting style can be considered very street with brawler-style using everything around him as a weapon (if his own weapons weren’t effective). He knows various chokes, submissions, and throws. Hansel also knows where to most effectively stick his hunting knife to incapacitate an enemy.
• Demolition: Some Tales just won’t die with firearms. Sometimes they need something larger and effective. If you didn’t figure it out, yes, bombs. Boom! Hansel will rig victim-activated bombs using tripwire or pressure switches. He will often lob bombs in the form of hand grenades or grenade launchers at enemies.
• Professional Driver: Whether driving to chase someone or to escape the cops, Hansel has done both. Want to get from point A to point B fast as hell? Be careful what you wish for.

• Sweet Tooth: Hansel can consume various concentrations of sugar without ever acquiring cavities or blood sugar disorders. Cookies, cakes, pies, candies, and chocolates; he can consume tons of sweets without ever gaining a pound…you jelly? (Mm, jelly). This sugary metabolism might have been caused by the magic imbued in the witch’s sweets he consumed as a boy. You want to see something gross? Watch him drink pancake syrup and eat the rose on the cake.
• Other Half: Hansel can sense his twin when she is nearby, and strangely, he can mentally communicate with her. He can sense when she is in danger and find her anywhere on the planet. Off planet is another story for that has yet to happen. Moral of this story: Don’t fuck with his sister!
• Sugar Powers: Certain sweets grant Hansel special powers. The known powers are: Mints (Ice), Red Hots (Fire), Sour Tarts (Lightning), Jawbreakers (Solid Form), Cake, Syrup, Pure Sugar, Icing and just super sugary-ass shit (Speed/Sugar Rush!). Bubblegum (Stretch), Chocolate (depending on the percentage of cocoa, Super Strength). He’s still experimenting with different sweets. He can only use the abilities per sweet like rounds in a gun. If he consumes one piece of candy, then he can lob one fireball for example. His advantage would be to consume candies that last such as jawbreakers and bubblegum.
• High Pain Tolerance: Hansel could go all day and all night, enduring the worst of the worst. Honestly,
  the worst thing you could do to him is take away his sweets. You do that. You best hope he never remembers who you are or breaks free of whatever holding cell, hostage situation, torture device, etc. It is almost as bad as harming his sister.

Bag of Lollipops x1
Pack of gum (10 sticks) x1
Sidearm x1
Hunting Knife x1

• Sugar Addiction: Hansel can almost, almost, almost-always be persuaded with sweets. It just depends on the amount, the concentration of sugar, and even the size of the offered treat. He has an addiction that has no end. Making sweet deals with him can have him work for you, with you, or he may just be exploitable.
• Sweets Dependent: His powers are entirely sweets dependent. If Hansel doesn't have any sugar...*shudders* Then he can't use his powers. Also, not having access to sugary substances would make him go insane.
• Arrogance: Hansel can at times overestimate his targets. He talks the talk, usually walks the walk, but mistakes still happen. He isn’t perfect.
• Gretel: If anyone were to capture Gretel and threaten her life, then they might be able to use her against him. Hansel is very protective of his sister to the point that he even would examine any boyfriends she would have. The only reason this is a weakness is because a villain could use her to control Hansel, but that villainous Tale better hope Gretel is never freed or killed. Hansel will become his or her worst nightmare.

Babymetal - Gimme Chocolate (Killing Theme #1)
Lesley Gore - Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows (Killing Theme #2)
Mary Poppins - Spoon Full of Sugar (Killing Theme #3)
Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me (Character Theme)
Warrant - Cherry Pie (Hansel in love)
The Archies - Sugar Sugar (Hansel on a date)
Aqua - Candyman (The Candy Man #1)
Sammy Davis Jr. - Candy Man (The Candy Man #2)

...Wow, some awesome sheets. Gah, I'm going to really push to get Boogie done tomorrow. I just need to do her powers and weaknesses. This is exciting lol!