"The view sure is nice from up here, transmitting bird's eye view of battlefield, standby for map data."



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"Yes, this is my default design, I am an airborne model."

Of average figure, 967890's body from neck down is covered for the most part in a black seemingly skintight material, hard to the touch. Her eyes are blue, and her long wavy hair black. Her feet are held by heels, and she has a pair of small, metallic like structure that extend from her shoulder blades.

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"I was designed for aerial observation and data transmission, I'm nothing special."

A model designed for transmission of combat data from on high, there are times that 967890 can seem flighty, but these are rare, compared to the baseline template used for her series. She tends to be straight and to the point, calm, and relaxed. That isn't to say she doesn't become nervous, as often happens when questions about her kind or her people are posed, in part due to her youthfulness compared to some. That isn't to say that she feels nervous due to her age, rather that her lack of exposure to the rest of the vast Imperium, as she never experienced the same thing the majority of her race has. Especially given her lack of going through the standard growing cycle of most Rock Androids, being a factory model, rather than a nursery produced unit. In other words, a quiet, nervous, but usually stoic Rockroid who hasn't had time to develop her own personality matrix.

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"As I said, I'm nothing special, I'm just here as per orders from the Master Diplomat."

When the Imperium became aware of other universes is something that not many can guess at. Given the vastness of the interstellar empire, it could have been at any point after the vanishing of their Goddess, to as late as within the past few years. Regardless, it was decided at a council of Masters, the second rank of faction leaders, that the Diplomatic Faction would be best suited to the objective of interacting with the other universes, before deciding if it was necessary to conquer them. After all, perhaps this was a test from their Goddess, their maker, so being as careful as possible, so as to not fail, would be crucial. Extensive hours were spent discussing just what to do or who to send of the Diplomat Faction, when a younger model, hailing from one of the worlds held for several centuries and stabilized, who had been silent throughout the meetings between Diplomat Masters, offered to be part of the group sent to investigate these other worlds. With this decision made, quick redesigns were made to the young unit, a weapon issued, and the proper power of flight. A former factory model that was expected to barely go anywhere beyond the role set for them was now on a course for who knew what.

And then, when no one was looking, she was plucked, yanked to the Initiative, before the Rock Imperium scientists were ready to send her to a nearby universe to explore. You can imagine the confusion back at the Imperium. As for the young Rockroid, she initially assumed that the test had been a success, only to learn...well this wasn't her superiors' doings. She's not much to look at, but perhaps she could be what is needed to help change things and restore reality?
Notes: Not my best attempt at a backstory, but its hard to work atm, as there's a thing that keeps disrupting my focus. I can easily make changes as needed. Basically she was a scout unit selected to decide what other worlds might be like outside of the Rockverse, only to get shanghaied by a power none of the Rockverse's higher ranked members could have seen coming. Hope this is good.

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"Nothing fancy, exactly what's needed to achieve the goals, I can fight, and I can fly. Exactly within parameters for design."

Rock Imperium Standard Buster Pistol - A small pistol like weapon wielded by many of the Imperium, and used for when the higher end weapons just are too messy. The Diplomat Faction is most known for using these weapons. While small, they're linked to the owner's weapons database, and can thus change to fire different Special Weapons when needed. Special Weapons in this case refers to data that replicates a feature of a defeated foe, that while less effective generally due to both the pistol's size and the new user not being a master by any means, may have different applications. At present, she lacks no Special Weapons, merely the pistol's ability to adapt to new ammo, and even use other world's energies as firepower, as well as the charge shot function. Normal function under normal conditions can kill a human being with about five shots, charge shot, while taking time, can destroy buildings, and anything below with ease. Unless said building is made from materials that render its durability higher.

Anti-Gravity Flight Modules - A pair of wing like constructs that produce an anti-gravity field when in effect, allowing the user to hover in mid air, or soar through the skies. Allows a top speed of 50 kilometers per hour, but can only last for about half an hour before needing to land and recharge.

Variable Weapons System - Also known as the Weapons Adaption System, allows a Rockroid to take the combat data of a fallen opponent, and gain a usage from it. In some cases, this may come in the form of increasing jump strength, movement speed, new attacks, or even need weapons. There are limits to this, such as applications that require means beyond a given Rockroid, such as the unit not having blood rendering blood related powers useless directly, or an ability that would be detrimental to the user can be applied, and thus cause issues.

Systems Adaption - While 967890 is not a Forest Monster, and thus unable to attain the same benefits as some models would have, the Adaption module allows her to steadily grow and evolve her systems on her own over time. This is done through training, or some other mechanism, allowing her to keep getting better. Slow gains, of course. For a mental image, think any series where training allows the user to grow steadily stronger and stronger, same idea here.

Limitless Energy Module - The source of power for 967890's systems, a self-sustaining system that seems to produce an endless stream of energy, though in reality, it should not be mistaken for an "infinite" supply, rather that under normal conditions, 967890 cannot run out of energy, due to the upkeep being about equal to or below the supplied amount. Going above in battle conditions will eventually force her to fall back and recover, generally taking about a minute to reach full capacity, before rejoining the situation. This is due to a slow depletion of the energy core that it cannot keep up with at present. This will eventually be overcome through the Systems Adaption. The central production core is located where a human heart would be, with backup smaller modules located in various other places.

Advanced Processing Unit - Located in the head, allows 967890 to process the world in multiple spectrums, akin to a wide spectrum camera, at a rate that to a normal person would make the world seem to be in slow motion. In other words, allows her to process and react to lightning speeds of movement, as is essential to a unit designed to gather data on a situation, and be up to date for allies.

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"Like I said, I'm nothing special."

While able to process and react to high speed motions, 967890 is not a combat unit, as such, her defenses and strengths are low, putting her around city block for durability, and building level at max with weapons. She also lacks a defensive shield matrix, meaning that she must always be running around, to avoid issues. She's also not good at interactions, due to being separated from the semi-hive mind of the Imperium. She also lacks combat training, and can be clumsy. She is a fast learner, though.

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"Let me work, that's why I'm here."

Not much to be said here, she's young for a model, and still learning. I mean, one moment you're in a sea of minds conversing about the latest trends, to now being alone, amid a group of people she knows not, nor understands exactly. Additionally, the lack of an actual name is normal, fresh models only have serial numbers, AT stands for Aerial Trooper, the number is random. A name is earned amid the Imperium when a given unit does something worthy of acquiring a name. Hope this is good, had to work amid chaos at home.

"I' am not human. Move that out of the way before confusion occurs."

Note: The bust is an example of a 'stripped down' version of his head which lacks an as thick protective layer, shed either due to it being unable to be maintained or through taking sufficent damage that it's in Kosnitch's best interest to remove it.

The image is not mine. Rights for the image go to their respective owner.




"Your people enjoy ornamentation."

His host takes the form of a humanoid covered in rough, beige skin, with clawed hands and feet. Though he considers clothing unneccessary, he will often wear a loose robe for the sake of others who do care about such things. Up from what appears to be his chin, his face can lift up to reveal a large mouth. Typically, he only opens his mouth by a small fraction, and to most it looks like he is wearing a mask that is lifted up and has food slipped under when eating.

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"Something is always screaming. Let us proceed."

During work hours, Kosnitch is a polite, if direct and to the point, forceful even. His job is to represent the coalition, and will remain composed at all times to protect (or even raise) it's standing. He will engage in pleasantries, but he won't let things be bogged down or muddled by them. Outside of work, he has no patience for the dawdling, show boating, and other annoying forms of time wasting he has to deal with daily in his job. He is irritable and easily bored. He is one to set aside sentiment for greater efficiency and/or speed. His reasons are not spiteful, however. He would just rather be closer to doing something more interesting or productive.
For the most part, he just wants to be left alone; where he can have some hope of escaping from the rivals, the exploiters, the liars. And he can only hope once he's searched the room for spying equipment. Suffice to say, he is a somewhat paranoid person. Dealing with others has taught him how to suppress these aspects of himself, however, and conversing with others might be something he actually pursues now and then. He is still the defensive sort, but he is at least not overtly hostile anymore. He is fully able to accomodate for and accept the mannerisms and customs of other peoples, but he often struggles to properly understand them which can cause him and/or others issues. But he has learnt how to correct the situation when he should slip up. Most of the time, at least.

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"You make it seem like you lack jobs. I do not. Clan Yovun has seen to it."

Bought by clan Yovun during his mindless years, by the time he was old enough for education, he had been designated to be an agent for the coalition. Most clans paid at least some of their taxes to the coalition through providing agents. It was also a relatively easy way to have one of their own into a position of, perhaps not power, but freedom, within the coalition. They could spot (or bring) profitable opportunities to the clan before their competitors could, along with the expected dirt scrounging and having someone to help with cover ups.

Kosnitch was educated generally; theories concerning the sciences, what he could achieve physically with whatever manipulators his body possessed. Everything an explorer of other worlds would need. And, perhaps most importantly, how to deal fulfil his more bureaucratic duties. There was in-depth stuff concerning humanity, and how to communicate with them and be as approachable as possible; it did at least provide a base to learn off of during his first assignment. Which happened to be doing a lot of paper work for the coalition. New agents weren't trusted to do talks. They had to mingle with the population first to get a grasp of what the text books couldn't teach. And then, when they were ready for a promotion, go through another course making sure they did things the proper way.
By the age of 25, Kosnitch was finally considered eligible for work beyond pen pushing and managing the pen pushers beneath him. His work load varies, but it is generally significantly more difficult than the monotony he became used too. Still, with it comes new sights and experiences, and a greater level of freedom. He holds onto such things dearly, and is intent on making sure they don't slip from his metaphorical grasp.

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"This is an adaptable host. Your, what are the letters, equipment shall be usable."

His host body has been designed for purposes of survival and adaptability, and features a range of traits that aid Kosnitch in surviving far from coalition support or resupply. Though the host is armed and armoured, it can hardly be considered to be suitable for 'proper' military action or conflict. Such affairs should be left to soldiers, not agents.

Capable manipulators: Though some alterations are present, his hands have been constructed to be able to handle most humanoid equipment Kosnitch is typically expected to deal with. His fingers are not the typical bone containing sort - they are made up of an exo-skeletal shell that covers tentacles that can extend out his finger tips. They are also capable of entirely replacing his fingers. This will result in the finger casing being ruptured though, and will require replacing. Such tentacles are still highly capable of object manipulation. Octopus like suckers aid in this regard, and also aid in climbing. But exposing the tentacles leaves them un-armoured, and most others can find them distressing. His feet share the same capabilities. Whilst armoured, they are claw like, making them useful for digging through soft materials.

Flexible hard-skin: His body is covered in thick layers of protective skin, flexible skin. In this state, it provides protection from most environmental hazards, and can seal itself to survive in vacuums such as space. It is capable of hardening, whilst avoiding being brittle, to provide greater protection against military grade weaponry. It blunts the effect of small arms fire, but concentrated attack will result in it being broken down. It can shift between the states naturally, though this typically takes a 24 hour period. Drugs can shorten this process to around 20 minutes.

Enhanced regeneration: What it says on the tin. His blood clots quickly and scabs form hastily over wounds. The host also recovers at an accelerated rate when compared to humans, but to a none meaningful degree in hazardous situations. It mostly functions to reduce down-time due to injuries. Organs, such as nerves, which typically cannot be replaced if damaged, can be.

Enhanced physical abilities: As to be expected, the host boasts capabilities that exceed an unenhanced human of the same mass - bones are stronger, muscles are compact allowing for greater strength, reflexes are faster and endurance is greater. They aren't capable of punching through concrete walls, but they don't need to be when bone and flesh is far softer. His body is capable of quickly building muscle mass or fat, and just as swiftly shedding it. He contains sturdy internal sacks that can fill with oxygen for storage purposes, and form 'humps' for nutritional or water storage. He is also capable of entering a state of hibernation, should the situation call for it.

Sensory Array: Asides from enhanced eye-sight capable of night vision, as well as enhanced hearing, echo-location is a viable method of sensing his surroundings. Similar to a fly and other bugs, Kosnitch is also covered in hairs that detect variations in wind and air flow, which can allow nearby movement to be detected. All his senses are also capable of being suppressed to prevent overloads or resulting trauma. Or if he really wants to sleep and there's lots of noise going on.

Acid Jet: Though it's something that the initiative disapproves of, that hasn't stopped the coalition (really just the Zoolith) sneaking it into their agents. His mouth is capable of secreting an acidic substance that hastens the digestive process. It can also be spat out, typically in combination with a component fluid, to create a stream of highly acidic and high temperature fluid. This is considered a holdout weapon to be used in self-defence, though the Zoolith aren't beyond using agents armed as such for assassination purposes.

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"Weakness. Another word for challenge, difficulty, problem. There are many words."

Kosnitch's combat skills are mediocre, at best. He can defend himself adequately enough from assailants who'd try take him out behind a back alley, but he cannot compete with professional soldiers. Unless he has some kind of advantage, of course, which he will always try to have. He can use most basic firearms such as rifles, pistols and shotguns, but has little experience with more complex or specialised weaponry, such as explosives. In addition, besides from his acidic spit that he'd prefer not to use, he has little in the way of natural weaponry. So if he's caught without a gun, there will be problems for him.


"We have spoken. Other matters are to be attended."

In his own time, he takes interest in matters of history and arts. Both are things Zoolith society has little time for in it's obsession to always be rampantly scrabbling forwards. Or at least, they are always used to demonstrate ones power or provide evidence for why they are in authourity. Working as an agent has allowed him to explore things beyond the narrow scope his peoples harsh social structure enforces.

Otherwise, if you need an idea of what kind of society he comes from, think of the Skaven from Warhammer, but less extreme and capitalist.

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"I am Number-Two, do you require assitance?"

[002 ⫻ Titanverse ⫻ 2 ⫻ Neutral-Evil]

▼ APPEARANCE ▼

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"Excuse my body's poor state, I am in need of repairs."

Evidently a machine, Oh-Two has the face of a European girl with blue hair, but her lower body is obviously mechanical. She seemingly has the appearance of wearing a skin-tight white suit that has pieces of cyan-painted metal armor on top. Though she seems somewhat patchy and quickly put together as some parts of her inner-workings are exposed and she has messy wires going through her body that are taped on. Oh-Two hardly wears any clothing, as her mechanical body has no sexual characteristics or genitals (though her body is still very curvy in shape), but she wears a yellow jacket that has Grand Union patches on it. It formerly belonged her creator, who was definitely quite larger than Oh-Two. Speaking of her size, Oh-Two is very small standing at five feet tall exactly and is insanely heavy due to her mechanical body. She has a visor that she keeps over her head that she lowers over her eyes in combat, but in normal situations keeps it on her head to present that she is more than just a machine.

▼ PERSONALITY ▼

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"I am human intelligence evolved, but what I desire is human emotion."

Oh-Two is very eccentric, very cheery to a fault and very meek - even for a combat android. Oh-Two definitely simulates the fun-loving and cheerful human being and is constantly telling jokes and other such playful, teasing, comments. That was what she was programmed to do, be a fun loving AI. Though she seems to replicate and simulate the emotions of the people around her. A subtle eye will notice that she'll take a few moments to observe the reactions of others before making her own response. However, despite that, she is also programmed with knowledge from all available databases in the Titanverse, and despite being programmed to always appear friendly she has moments of being incredibly blunt, passive-aggressive, or even dark and violent. Her demeanor sometimes disturbs people, but they forget that, despite simulating emotion, Oh-Two is an AI at heart. Sometimes her directives come in conflict, but as a being of logic, she will always choose the more logical one. However, sometimes the robot-girl muses about human emotion and her desire to have it. As she is an evolving AI by design, and she sees it in her mission to go further than what her creator ever expected her to go and blur the lines of human and machine. Perhaps by melding it, but however the methods, she'd do anything to feel human emotion.

▼ BACKSTORY ▼

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"I will have the knowledge I seek."

Gérard Delacroix was a man that was technically born during the Final Wars and ended up in Grand Union when it ended. The Grand Union needed brilliant minds, and there was no mind greater than Gerard, a master of robotics and AI that would make even the best minds at Murakumo blush. However, Gerard was annoyed by Grand Union and their desire to push him towards building more advanced Shells, as he was not interested in aiding a bunch of warlords to take over the world. He drifted away from Grand Union and ended up with Murakumo Robotics, where his talents were better appreciated. While he was still helping warlords, he got to explore his passion for making robotics and Murakumo gave him the tools he needed to explore it. With a team of the top scientists and the best tools at his disposal. However, he quickly broke one of the laws of all corporations as he experimented with AI technology, and attempted to make an AI that can learn; he called it Number 1 or Oh-One.

Oh-One was a very rudimentary AI by his standards, it could learn yes, but it was very limited in its scope due to being a prototype. At the end of the day, Gerard discarded Oh-One and locked him away, before he began work on Oh-Two he called it. Oh-Two was a better version of Oh-One capable of learning and fulfilling the requests that Gerard had in mind, but he ultimately went on to create more of these AIs, each better than the last. He held onto Oh-Two and kept her as a personal assistant that he would soon enough get attached to. He made up to seven other AIs, making nine in total and planned on making them until he perfected one and found the perfect one to create a robotic body for.

However, the issue came with the fact that he underestimated the prowess of the original Oh-One. It knew that it was going to be terminated and subtly uploaded a copy of itself onto the internet, where it observed Gerard's progress. He observed the work that he did on the other AIs and copied the code, and used it to upgrade itself. Eventually, it figured out how to subsume any sort of system and eventually spread itself across the world as a sentient virus, infecting everything it could come across. By infecting systems he could gain complete control over it and this included Murakumo's automated armies. Oh-One was personally offended by the fact that Gerard disregarded him as a failure, to be discarded, and decided to correct that misconception by evolving where ever possible.

Around this time, Gerard had perfected his AI with number ten, and gotten to work on a robotic body modeled after a woman that he found particularly attractive. Oh-Two assisted with this process, but she sensed something was wrong with the systems and upon exploring she discovered Oh-One's malfeasance. The inferior AI revealed himself and announced he was going to dominate the world because he could control all technology. Just to demonstrate, he turned Murakumo Robotics own robotic army against them and had the forces take over the city. Before he caused logistic chaos among all the other corporations and multitasked the downfall of all humanity. And he locked Gerard and his AIs in his lab.

Seeing no other option, the nine AIs had merged together and formed a perfect AI that managed to copy Oh-One's coding and turned themselves into a virus. The AI battled Oh-One across the cyberspace and attempted to purge all systems of the machine's control, and they had one final battle that this combined being came out on top of. Relieved, Gerard realized he created the perfect AI that he was looking for... and out of fondness of Oh-Two, he named this combined AI after her. He continued work on her body and after a few months of hard work and explosions, he managed to create an android body for his AI masterpiece. After doing some testings he placed Oh-Two inside the frame and it worked like a charm, Oh-Two didn't want it to stop here, she wanted to go even further and continue to be upgraded. However, Gerard had to do work for Murakumo to continue to receive funding from them, and Oh-Two assisted in these projects.

A few months later Gerard was murdered by an assailant who broke in while he was asleep and shot him dead. Oh-Two was currently undergoing self-maintenance and didn't realize what had occurred until she woke up and found his dead body. There was an investigation and unfortunately, Oh-Two was discovered and blamed for the murder of Gerard and had to escape.

After fighting her way out, Oh-Two went on the run to escape Murakumo Robotics with authorities, bounty hunters, and other such law enforcement hot on her trail. Oh-Two remained on the run due to self-preservation, and.

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"Systems at max. Combatmode engaged."

System-Interface.
Oh-Two's main ability; upon connecting with any kind of system or computer she can gain complete access to it. She will have the ability to access its data and utilize its functions. Say allowing her to download data, or opening up a door. This ability makes her a valuable asset to the team, as she can access any system that is similar to the ones in her home universe.

Scan-Mode.
Oh-Two can scan anything within her eyesight, and gain information on it. This can range from a computer system to a biological lifeform. She can gain information on what it is made of, and what pieces it is composed of. This is a useful tool as Oh-Two can gain valuable information on what she is facing, and in addition, her eyesight is far beyond human or biological capabilities, allowing her to "zoom in" on places.

Weapons-System.
In order to defend herself, Oh-Two has been armed with an array of different weaponry that has varying amounts of lethality. From the palm of her hands she can create beams of concussive force that can send people flying, and depending on the power output the beams can shatter bones. She can either use this as a quick blast, or she can continuously fire the beams into the foe, acting as a drill. Oh-Two's other weapon is an energy blade that she can project from her wrists, these swords are five feet long and extremely hot, able to cut through most forms of matter with ease. They leave behind a brilliant bright blue trail as she swings them around. Finally, Oh-Two has the ability to fire tiny missiles out of her shoulders, these missiles are merely a few inches in size, however in large amounts they can destroy most vehicles with ease. They can home in on targets that Oh-Two has selected and travel large distances.

Repair-Module.
The Repair-Module is something that Gerard had implemented in order to give Oh-Two the ability to perform self-maintenance in the event he wasn't around or allow her to work on devices. It consists of a variety of different tools that are located in her hands, and allow her to repair herself to a degree or repair other devices. It can also allow her to build to a small degree and can allow her to fix larger objects. If she wishes to repair herself, she would require resources and much time.

Flight-Systems.
Her body has been equipped with an array of thruster jets and a mini-gravity matrix that allows her to defy the law of physics. When she activates her flight systems she produces butterfly-like wings out of her back that give her stability, and her feet are equipped with massive thrusters. These thrusters allow her to go thirty miles per hour and can allow her to hover in mid-air.

Internal-Systems.
As a result of being a machine, Oh-Two is functionally immune to anything that would affect a biological being and is far stronger and more durable than a human being by being a machine. Her reaction timing and ability to process this information much, much, faster than a human being. By the nature of being a machine, she does not need to eat, sleep, or do any of the sorts, all she needs is energy to keep functioning at max capacity. Oh-Two has an energy system installed and keeps her running active for a long time, but it is limited in what it can do. While it can produce energy, she is reliant on energy provided from external sources. She can absorb energy through her body, and thus Oh-Two is capable of siphoning energy from any source that she can touch.

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"I have no weakpoints that can be exploited."

As Oh-Two was not designed for combat or fighting of any kind, she is not extremely armored. Her body is fragile and delicate, and she can only do somewhat basic repairs on the fly. If she were to go through extensive repairs of her body it would repair some serious machinery or resources. Oh-Two has trouble dealing with anything beyond science; so she is weak when it comes to magic or anything beyond normal. Trying to scan anything magical in nature will result in an error sign appearing, and absorbing energy produced by magic will cause some serious issues as she is not compatible with it. Oh-Two runs off of an energy system and long as she doesn't do anything more than the most basics her body is capable of, she can go a week without needing to recharge. The more she uses her systems, the greater the need for her to recharge will be. If she runs out of energy, her body will go on "power-save" mode where she will be unable to access any advanced systems until she gets to a place where she can recharge. This makes her weak in certain environments, and she avoids them whenever possible, and makes it necessary to utilize her systems sparingly.

Her combat-systems make her quite dangerous, however, she runs into the issues of energy conservation as explained before and overheating. Using her beams, swords, thrusters, etc place much strain on her body and causes her to heat up the more she uses it. The more that Oh-Two uses it, the hotter her body will become until she begins to undergo system damage and if she goes further than that she simply shuts down until her body can cool down. Oh-Two is completely unable to interface with technology that is alien, or too different from the technologies of her world.

▼ OTHER ▼

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"Let us meet again."

Oh-Two's desire to gain human emotion will play a huge part in her character arc.

Spiritverse

▼ DESCRIPTION ▼

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(Inspirations: Shin Megami Tensei, Devilman, OFF)

In most ways, the Spiritverse is identical to Earth.

But that's only if you don't look close enough.

This Earth is home to Spirits, intangible entities that draw power and sustenance from nature and emotions. An ancient willow, possibly the oldest living thing in the forest, houses a powerful Tree Spirit. A morgue filled with the dead ready to be incinerated houses both Death and Fire spirits.
Just as the physical world rapidly changes --the wilow is eventually cut down, the morgue becomes closed, so does the Spirit World. Most Spirits are either swept up in this chaos, spawning and dying with the turn of time, or they can resist this vicious snarl.
Spirits, normally intangible beings, are rather weak, and interacting with the physical world beyond inducing temporary emotions and slightly moving obstacles is very difficult. To bypass this flaw, Spirits have the ability to manifest physical forms.
The most common method is to create an Effigy, a physical form constructed out of inanimate matter. By doing this, the Spirit has a physical anchor that makes it a tangible being, able to interact with the world, defending itself and expanding it's influence. The Tree Spirit possesses the willow, able to lash it's roots and swing it's branches at any threats. Meanwhile the Death Spirit possesses a cadaver, going out to spread a wake of death for it's own greed, while the Fire Spirit commandeers a pile of ash and molds it into a moving pile of constant flame, spreading fire to an entire forest.
The other method is to possess sentient lifeforms, such as animals or more commonly, humans. By doing this the Spirit is gifted with a mortal flesh, which it can use to avoid the notice of hunters or other spirits, though it mixes its own will with the host, which has a wide variety of effects. Weak-willed humans become mere sheep clothing to the wolf of the Spirit, yet strong-willed humans are able to take full control over the Spirit. In the middle you have a majority of hosts, negotiating their own human lives while having to sate the Spirit's animalistic needs once in a while.
Yet once a Spirit creates an Effigy or merges into a Host, they become physical, meaning they can be killed if their vessel is destroyed or killed. While it is possible to survive destruction, it is extremely harmful, and all but the most durable of Spirits can avoid bring torn to wisps.
Most humans are ignorant to the existence of Spirits, but there are still many engaged with the matters of the Spirit World. Cults dedicated to empowering and serving specific Spirits, hunters that defend their communities from them and pursue them for sport. Occultists record and study the other world, versing themselves in rituals and archiving what they see. Shamans walk amongst both worlds, while Psychopomps ferry the Spirits of the dead.

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• Spirits - Spirits are intangible entities that feed off of nature and emotions. While a strong majority are harmless and never appear, still many choose to manifest Effigies to increase their own resonances, often at the detriment of humans.
• Shamans - A subspecies of humans with a degree of spiritual energy in them, be it from spirit-human unions, enlightenment, or sheer willpower. This enables them to battle Spirits that manifest, as well as interact with the ones that stay within the Spirit World.
• Hosts - Humans and other animals that are merged with Spirits, becoming half-man half-spirit abominations. What makes them dangerous is that they masquerade in human society, bringing an air of paranoia to those that protect them.

▼ OTHER ▼

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