Ten years ago, a king divided land between his two sons before passing from this world. The sons, hatred and jealously filling their hearts, didn't wait until their father was in his grave before declaring war. The land and the people have struggled and suffered for nearly a decade because of these warring rulers.
Now the tide has changed. One of the brothers has made a deal with a Dai-Youkai, a demon lord. Demons have been unleashed on the land and it's people, with the violence, bloodshed and desolation only ending when his brother concedes. But both brothers are equally selfish and cruel. He will not concede to his brother's demands.
Hence the people have taken matters into their own hands...

WANTED : WARRIORS TO DEFEND TOWN AGAINST DEMONS. PAYMENT : ANYTHING YOU DESIRE.
PLEASE HELP US

So as you have see this is an anime-style samurai rp. There will be powers, magic, gore, blood and (hopefully) romance. What can I say, I am a sucker for it.
It will begin with your character seeing the notice and arriving in the town to name your price.
Now first off we need some rules:

1) No fighting in the OOC. I mean it.
2) Anything beyond kissing goes to PM.
3) No killing people's characters unless you have permission.
4) Unless you have a good reason, if you do not post within 4 days you will be removed from the rp so as not to hold up others.
5) NO GODMODDING. I know there is going to be powers and magic, but no one is all-powerful and everyone has a weakness. You are not going to be able to kill all / dodge all / survive all
6) If I ask you to change your post for any reason, no whining or complaining about it. I discuss everything with my Co-GM and if we or others in the rp feel like you are God-Modding or going to far with your post I will need you to change it. If you fail to comply you will be removed from the rp. I'm sorry to be so harsh but it avoids problems later.
7) Before any game changing actions you MUST PM me and ask for permission. If you do not get permission from either me or my Co-GM then your post will be ignored and you will be in danger of being removed from the rp entirely.
8) I reserve the right to add more rules as I see fit.

Now that that is taken care of, who's up for a CS?

Appearance (anime pics are fine, but please be good quality
Name
Age
Class (samurai, demon, warrior, ninja, monk... whatever you can think of to be without going beyond the realm of the rp)
Power(s) (once again - DO NOT GOD MOD)
Weakness (yes you must put at least one weakness here. you will have more then one, as most people have, but you can reveal only one now if you wish)
Background (this doesn't have to be long, but no TBR or 'to be revealed', I want to know you actually put thought into this character)
Fun Fact (just what it says 'fun' fact. just a little tid bit about your character that is interesting / quirky / surprising. ex : 'he likes sake' or 'she has a pet frog')

GM - Myst (me)
Co-GM - QT

Appearance -
Name - Ayame
Age - 18
Class - Healer Apprentice
Power - none
Weakness - no powers or weapons knowledge
Background - Ayame's mother died when she was born. Her father is off fighting in the war. She lives with her grandfather and is learning how to be a healer from him. She had knowledge of poisons, healing herbs and first aid, but struggles with remembering the potency of herbs and poisons. She cooks very well.
She believes that the rulers should share the land and that not all men or demons are bad, just some are worse then others. She doesn't agree with having warriors come as she feels it will cause more harm then good and lead to more conflict.
Fun Fact - her favorite flower is cheery blossom and she makes an oil out of it which she uses as perfume and sells.

Name: Alessia
Age: 24
Class: Elemental Knight
Power(s):

Imbued Flame - Alessia has been gifted with the element of fire enabling her to summon strength from the sun and project it into her blade, a weapon which was forged especially to support the element.

Immunity to Fire - Alessia can withstand intense heat and does not appear to suffer harm from contact with fire.

Fire Bending - Alessia may manipulate fire she comes into contact with. She can also summon it, but only during the day when the sun is out. The brighter the sun, the stronger her power over the element.

Weakness:

Alessia is at her weakest during the night as she draws her powers from the sun itself. She is greatly reduced in power when not in it's presence or in a dark place where there isn't any natural light. Alessia can also not fire bend nor can she imbue flame into her sword without the presence of sunlight, however she remains immune to it regardless of day and night. Alessia's main weakness is cold temperatures, water or magic that revolves around the elements of ice and water. When introduced to it directly she will become allot slower, weaker and find it difficult to concentrate.

Background:

Hidden deep within the mountains of Guójiā De Huǒ (Country of Fire) lay's the secluded capital city called Tula Fey. The majority of It's people worship the sun and the city itself boasts symbolism as well as monuments that express it's religion. Even large temples were built for it's people to pray and show their devotion to the faith. It was this city that Alessia was born, her future sealed by the very history of the family which raised her. Her mother, a women called Freya, the first of the Elemental Knights was born with the ability to control the flame. At first people marvelled at her powers, calling it a gift from their god before looking to her as a prophet to the people. Her mother of course denied these claims, and merely put it down to a rare anomaly, a defection of birth.

Pretty soon word reached the cities lord who in outrage had her seized, declaring her a heretic to the faith. He had her cast into the fires of Tula Fey's tallest tower, only to discover she would not burn. The lord stubbornly held her within the tower for a week, the towers of Tula Fey constantly burning in a futile attempt to scorch her body. On the eighth day the giant doors to the tower opened, the lord staring in disbelief as her mother rose from the fires of Tula Fey, like a Phoenix from it's ashes before she struck down the lord in the name of the sun. Her hair had been imbued with a strong red colour and her eyes shone with a sunset yellow. Months had passed before a new lord was appointed, elected by the people of Guójiā De Huǒ. The new lord spoke with Freya, deciding her abilities could serve better to protect the people, to inspire them.

Years had come to pass before more of these anomalies began to appear around the city, men and women with blonde hair, red hair and ginger hair all with abilities to manipulate fire. Freya looked to these people and began to pull them together into what would become the first Elemental Knights, the protectors of the faith and the people. More years had come to pass, Freya having fallen in love and given birth to her daughter Alessia who like her mother, was born with the gift. When Alessia came of age she was introduced into the Elemental Knights where she served up until recently, when it seemed the land was torn by the war and the demonic uprisings. Guójiā De Huǒ was a secluded land, peaceful in nature. But it seemed it wouldn't be long before a side came calling for their involvement. The lord called for a portion of the Elemental Knights to spread out from the city and find out what was going on with the world. Alessia has been fulfilling her orders since, travelling about the world looking for clues and answers, anything that her home could use to better prepare them for what might come.

Fun Fact: She absolutely loves tea, especially when it's hot. Often when relaxing Alessia will be making some and will be eager to share it among friends.

Hope this is ok. There might be a few mistakes here and there since it's very early in the morning. So I might neaten it up ^^

I want to know, since demons exist in this world, do spirits and gods?

name: Orion (theres a good chance thats not his real name)
Age: 25
Class: he is so ninja that he appears to be more of a wandering swordsman but in truth, he is a ninja. XD



Powers:
1. Enhanced senses/ hyperawareness: because of his training his senses are honed to a near peek human level. this allows him to hear see and smell things that most people wouldnt be able to.

2. darkness manipulation: the ability to create and control darkness. he can blend into shadows and absorb light for about a 5 meter radius around him. he can control his shadow and solidify it to manipulate small object (or pick locks) naturally his power is extremely limited in the day. at night where there is more darknessness he can connect his shadow to other shadows and control them (the shadows) too, giving him a bigger shadow to do things with.
A part of this included binding people by their shadows. when connecting his shadow to another persons the sensation is that of paralysis but it can be faught and overcome. however if he is physically touching the persons shadow, the paralysis is stronger.

weakness
1. because his senses are so sharp he can be over stimulated by powerful scents, or extremely loud noises. bright lights are a doosy for him too but his eyes will eventually adjust.

2. light...day time...light.

Background

his Earliest memories involve training and conditioning. running, fighting, climbing, killing. he was a born and bred ninja by his thirteenth year. Even among the mountain compound where he was trained there was something about him that stood out. occasionally some of the children would develop skills that went beyond the human norm. abilities that tended to assist them in their missions. These were rare however and hardly went beyond feats of speed and strength. But in the case of Orion and his companion there was something different but no one could tell what it was

by his 20th year he had become an accomplished master of the way of the ninja. mastering the art of infiltration, assassination, several forms of sword fighting and archery. at this time his gift was made know upon the death of his companion. the power of darkness, hailed by the shinobi, seemed to be his to command, in inexplicable ways. for fear of it he was banished from his clan to live alone. a life he preferred with his companion dead. To this day he wanders around as a katana wielding drifter, seldom calling on his powers of darkness.

Other: Most mistake him for a samurai and he seldom denies it as his sword skills are good enough. But underneath that not so fancy get up are several ninja tools that he wont hesitate to pull out since...well hes a ninja, its their job to cheat

Reserving spot.

Appearance:


Name: Akuma, Zakuaro

Age:35

Class: Poison Samurai

Power(s):
Noxious Aura: Coming from his presence comes a fume both repulsing and tear jerking. Dulling sense and slowing enemies. (Controlled to only affect with enemy.
Toxic Gust: Blowing it, poisoning the muscles making it harder to move.
Venom Blade: His very blade is a toxic entity, even which he doesn't know what poison or toxin the blade is using.

Weakness:

Background (this doesn't have to be long, but no TBR or 'to be revealed', I want to know you actually put thought into this character)
Fun Fact (just what it says 'fun' fact. just a little tid bit about your character that is interesting / quirky / surprising. ex : 'he likes sake' or 'she has a pet frog')

WIP

Blaoejjfsk, I shall post a CS SOON!

Appearance

Name. Takenaka Chiasa
Age; 25
Class : Samurai Caste but now Heimin due to the death of her family and her chosen profession
Power : Judo
Weakness. She is deathly afraid of rats mice and big insects going into a blind panic or becoming paralyzed when encountering any of the above
Background: She was raised in the household of a low ranked Samurai. She learned Ikebana (living flowers or flower arrangement), Temae (Tea Ceremony), Calligraphy, Dancing, sewing, cooking and other necessities of being a wife as well as Judo and Staff fighting.
Her's was a life that though not one of wealth and privilege was a happy life, that is till her 13th birthday. It was on that day of New year that Chiasa Lost everything, her family, her home, her position and all the small things she'd grown to enjoy.
The town in which she lived was struck in several places at once by a lighting storm with no rain. This caused several fires to start that eventually engulfed the town in an inferno. For three days the fire ravaged the town killing thousands when it started numerous wild fires in the surrounding dry forest. When it was over those places that were used to protect the children of the town became the hunting grounds of the unscrupulous who enslaved as many as they could capture but Chiasa fled before she fell victim.
She wandered the roads hiding from adults and starving till one day she passed out weak and waiting for death. She was soon found as if by luck by a wandering Ishi (Doctor) who was out gathering elements for the making medicines.
He took her home with him to see if he could save her and while Chiasa healed in his care the Ishi's wife who had proven barren fell in love with her and insisted they adopt her.
Chiasa having experienced what having no family meant accepted their offer and began her life as their child.
An intelligent girl she began helping her new father and studying to be an Ishi as he was. She was diligent and soon her medicines were sought by the nearby villages by her 18th birthday.
Her life had become perfect that is till she was noticed by the local Daimyo an old and fat man who had her drug to his castle. What happened to her within his walls she will not speak of but she did flee her new parents as soon as she could escape the Lord's walls
Since that day Chiasa has wandered the lands practicing medicine while seeking a place she may call home
Fun Fact. Chiasa is a painter of silk using various dyes made from plants and earth elements which she also uses as ingredients for medicines

Please save me a spot. I will have a CS Up tonight.

Saving a spot for me and muh buddy.
Since everyone seems to be doing this.

Curses...All the inspiring character pics and ideas are all ladies but we already have more ladies than men.

Appearance:
(Just imagined he is wearing something more...suitable....Damn me and my inability to find anything somewhat nice and suitable!)
Name: Hiro Jamazi
Age: 22
Class: Samurai
Power:

Born with Lightning: Hiro can generate electricity from his sword (and in a lesser extent his hands) With enough control, he make powerful lighting with a strike of his sword. He can make quick flashes to blind a enemy for a short while. Or stun an enemy.
Hiro is mostly immune to lightning, mostly...

It'll burn your fingers: With enough concentration, Hiro can focus his electricity to generate mass amounts of heat, however doing this tires him out quicker.

Weakness:
The natural enemy:One of Hiro's weaknesses is, Rubber. Because course rubber is immune to electricity, It just kinda....fizzles out. Doesn't me he can't hurt you with a sword of course.

Everyone's BLIND!: If it is night or at least quite dark. Hiro could potentialy blind himself for a bit by using his more brighter lightning too soon.

Background: Hiro comes from a tiny settlement. As a kid he imagined being a great hero. Or sometimes being a great villain. He decided since he was young that he would make his mark on the world.He doesn't want to be forgotten.

Fun Fact: Hiro loves to dance when no one is looking, and also thinks that he is at least somewhat funny

Sad fact: Hiro suffers from an illness that no one in the world at the time knows what it is. Which can make him very light headed and confused. This can strike at random times

...

Well, I don't feel half so original now. :P

Appearance:

Kicirou is rarely without a travel bag over his shoulder, and a walking stick in hand. Credit for the picture goes to the original artist.
Name: Kichirou Raideen
Age: 20
Class: Samurai
Power(s): Without added power or enhancement, Kichirou is remarkably fast, with reflexes to match. He's also quite observant, and reasonably strong, though not abnormally so. He is a very competent combatant, though he has an odd tendency to fight with his walking stick before anything else.

He does, however, have a few tricks up his sleeve.
Raijin's Blessing: Whether this ability is really the result of divine providence is unknown, but it is the name that was settled on generations ago. Far from a passive ability, the Raijin's Blessing requires intentional thought and effort to invoke, and for good reason. While active Kichirous moves at high speeds, swift like the element of the god from whom it takes its name. The Raijin's Blessing, the longer it goes on, tends to bring about a storm above the user. With effort, Kichirou can channel and manipulate lightning, though it is notably reduced from the power of a genuine lightning bolt.
Affinity for the Storm: A secondary ability granted by the first. While a storm is raging, Raijin's Blessing is heightened. Due to the tendency of it to draw a storm, this usually means that defeating Kichirou before a storm brews tends to be wise. Similarly, lightning seems to hold no danger for him.

Due to the combination of the above, Kichirou's fighting style, be it armed or unarmed, tends to revolve around agility and dexterity rather than force.
Weakness: Kichirou's greatest weakness is, in large part, a self-imposed one; Getting him to draw his sword is a challenge, and his abilities are only brought out when there are no alternatives. When they are in use, however, his reliance on speed can be taken advantage of, if he is forced to fight in a more confined space.
Background: Kichirou was born in a relatively small mountain village to a family with a very, very long legacy. Every member of the family, going back many generations, was born with what had been long ago dubbed the Raijin's Blessing. Though there was some minor variation among the abilities, they all remained characterized by two things; Lightning, and the speed that came with it. Nevertheless, the family was, in large part, quite peaceable. They were trained since childhood in their abilities and the martial arts, but they lived their own lives, and followed whatever path they chose. With the village's small size, they also served as its immediate defenders, when the need was present. Kichirou was born into this legacy, and it was one he strove to live up to as best he could.

For reasons he has declined to comment on, he chose not to remain in that village. Indeed, he chose to travel quite far from it. He has been a constant wanderer since, showing up in a new village where no one knows his face, staying for a few months, and moving on. Though neither his name nor his face is ever recognized, he's earned a sizeable reputation for exactly what he does; He has a habit of showing up where there's a need for help, displaying surprising competence despite first appearances, solving the provlem at hand, and departing. Said problems are most often of the kind that have to be solved by action, and the traveler with the black cat usually indicates that things are about to get better. Or, if you're the reason the problem is there, much, much worse.
Fun Fact: Kichirou is incredibly fond of cats, and always travels with his own pet, a black-furred feline by the name of Kage.

Name: Yuki Shiro

Age: 19

Class: A Ninja of the Fuyu Clan

Power(s): Cryokinesis: A Gift to all nobles of the Fuyu clan by the Yuki-Onna; A Winter spirit.

Freeze-Freezing any water into Ice at will and making shapes with it as she pleases. This allows her to create weapons and other assorted objects provided water is nearby.

Blinding Snow-Using the humidity of the air, can make it snow. This can be used to hinder an opponents visibility through heavy snow, and mask her presence better.

Snow-Travel - For the best stealth during winter, She can turn into mist or snow and travel with the wind to approach a target and kill them most effectively

Cryo-Surf-When freezing a floor or ground surface, She can glide with ease over the ice, using her grace upon it to deal significant damage to her foes as they stumble.

Kuri Kiss-If she kisses a victim, or in some special cases touches them, she can freeze a target from the inside out. While on the outside they may appear to have died of natural causes, they would have died because she froze their internal organs. [NPC use, on assassinations]

Kuri Kokoro-If an ice projectile lands in a vital place, the foes body will become covered in frost, and then in ice flowers until they are encased in ice, can cause immediate death depending upon how fast the victims heart is beating. [NPC use mostly]

Weakness:
Fire; Ice is her fire and Fire is her ice, she despises it and would prefer to stay outside in a winter storm as opposed to being indoors where it is warm.

Heat; She is weakened in the heat, and her powers are most weak during the summer months.

Background: Growing up as the daughter of a noble of the Fuyu Clan; And the Prince's cousin, Yuki was always treated with high respects, and this has given her a very snarky attitude in which she expects many things done for her. Named after their beloved Spirit, she and her father have not faltered in living up to the name of the Yuki-Onna. She has been trained only by the best of her village and was brought up to be believed as the next possible heir to the Clan, should she defeat the Prince next in line. Many question her ambition to be the next leader, saying that only a man should rule, and has come to hate the concept. Due to this, she became spiteful of men, and tends to take on more assassination jobs to dispatch of men, over women. Her tilted view of the world has come with her nobility, and refuses to see it any differently.

Fun Facts:
Hobbies include shopping, playing in the snow, and when her Noble Guards aren't around, getting into brawls with men at the local bar just to prove her strength.

When she uses her blades, a trail of snow falls from them where she swipes.

Attention everyone, this is your CO-GM QT.

For everyone who has already posted their character thank you for joining this RP. So far, all the character are lookin great.

I just wanted to let all of you know that Myst, the GM, will be on soon and prepared to start acceptin your characters.

Thank ya for the patience, and hope to start Rping with y'all soon.

Appearance

Name: Shinju
Age: 25
Class: Shrine maiden turned swordswoman
Powers:
general shrine maiden:
think generally of a DnD Priest just minus the healing. Most notably she has power to fight curses, cleans evil, make barriers, erect seals, talk with, channel, and order the dead.

Consecrated blade: Her sword; Saigo no Kiyo ( Last of the pure ) is a specially made blade, blessed by the head of a long dead shrine, with mantra's carved into the metal to ward of evil. Highly effective against the dead and malicious spirits. It is generally more effective against demons than a regular sword but is by no means a significant game changer against one. Shinju must regularly cleanse and purify the blade to keep its enchantments strong. Because of it's enchanted nature she does most of her magics with the blade as her focus, with out the blade on her body her magics become half strength.

" Possession":
Shinju is able to call on 3 spirits to aid her in battle, channeling them into herself. Each one has a unique effect on her battle capabilities. These can only be used while she is holding her sword in her hands and only one at a time.


Weakness: Her skills are too divided. She is not an amazing swords woman and she is not a exceptional shrine maiden. She is barely better than slightly above average at both.

She can't seem to fight with her spirit form for more than 10 minutes.

Background: A young shrine maiden who is experienced great tragedy in these chaotic times. A band of demons attack her shrine to get at and corrupt the artifacts they held inside. Her family and friends were all killed and she was the only survivor. She refuses to speak of how the demons managed to get past the temples defenses or what all she saw as she fled the horrific scene. She managed to run with one of her shrines minor artifacts, the katana she now wields. Years later she emerged from hiding as a swords woman and with more matured priestess skills. What happened in those years while she was all but dead to the world, was that she was taken in by her last remaining family. Her swords man uncle and elder priestess grandmother. While her grandmother tried to get her to continue to train as a shrine maiden, she secretly trained with her uncle afraid she would once more be powerless before demonic might. When she turned 15, she left them and took the blade with her. she has since taken to wielding the sword against evil rather than guarding it from it. She spent the last 10 years working primarily as a demon hunter and hired blade; not a bad business to be in at the moment

Fun Fact: No one is sure if those 3 spirits she uses in combat are her actual family. The ghost spirit orbs of her 'family' can sometimes be seen floating by her out of the corner of one's vision but never seen if looked directly at her. while few people ever catch a good look, it seems that there is a 4th spirit that hovers about her.

Oh Lawd I have so much to do....
I will warn you know : I am moving slow tonight. Work was hectic. Things will get done but they may take me a little bit.

Appearance:
Name: Zeo Fraide
Age: 19
Class:Samurai
Power(s): Slammer- He can control how gravity affects his body, thus allowing him to amplify the force upon himself, whenever he chooses.

Jelly Man- His body can twist/bend and is generally much more flexible than the average human body.

Strengthen- Passive power, whatever weapon he is touching with his hands, becomes as durable as diamond, without increasing its weight. This only works for as long as he is holding the weapon.

Weakness:Fatigue, by using too many or too much of his powers, his body and/or mind will tire and leave himself vulnerable to attacks.

Background: He grew up in a small village, with a modest life. Until he ran away from home at the age of seven, because of his boring parents and their strict rules.

After venturing around for a few days, begging for money in order to live-he encountered a fight in a nearby village. He watched it, a little surprised that he wasn't the only one. There was a ring of spectators around this conflict-that turned out to be a friendly competition between dojos. After having seen the end result, a few men pulled him over and invited him to their dojos. He was very surprised that they wanted him because he didn't have a clue about fighting. Moments later a strange, middle aged, man came over and sent the other men away, then explained to the kid, "If you want to become strong, the best way is to learn from me." Something from his face told Zeo that he could trust him. Years of training showed him how to use quite a few different weapons. Some of which are the yari or (spear), yumi or (longbow) and kanabo or two handed spiked club..

After about twelve years, his teacher or what some might call a Daimyo, sent him packing with a simple, "Your more then capable to take on anyone, kid. But make sure to come back and see me one day." And that was it, leaving him to go explore the world.


Fun Fact: He likes climbing things, to be able to have a "bird's eye view."