[OOC] Boundary's Edge -- An Urban Fantasy RP

[Hammerman]

Well, here's my CS. Youngest character so far.

Hider

Name: Nonoka Kokonoko
Age: 12 years old
Race: Wolfkin
Appearance:




Abilities:
1. Super Hearing = Able to hear noises with a frequency lower and higher than what an ordinary human can hear. She can also distinguish a particular noise among other noises in the crowd. The downside to it is that she is more sensitive to disturbing noises as well, like the noise of nails scratching a blackboard for example.
2. Super Smelling = Able to pick up scents and track who or what the scent belongs to like a hunting or police dog.
3. Running on fours = Able to run really fast by doing it with her hands and legs. She can also leap incredible distances while in that "form".
4. Super strength = Like most youkai, she is stronger than the average human. She can tackle and keep down a grown adult man with no problem at all.

Equipment:
N/A

Personality:
If there is a single word that can describe her, it would be "adorable". From her smile to her mannerism and of course, her ears and tails, they are all adorable. She is also a little bit clumsy, which just adds to her adorableness. She is a bright and cheerful person, always never seen without her smile. She's pretty much the mascot of her parents' cafe, where some costumers visit just to see her.

History:
Born in a family of wolfkins, she was taught since a young age to hide her ears and tails from the public. She would have no problem with it, if not for the fact that they often just popped out on their own if she were to get excited or scared, leading to awkward moments where she had to hide them from her friends. She led an ordinary life, with her helping in her parents' cafe after school. Now, her work as a server there was her favorite time of the day, as she would be free to let out her ears and tails as the cafe was supposed to be a cosplay one. The customers would look at her and be impressed in how lifelike her ears and tails were, wagging and twitching as if they were real.

Other:
All wolfkins do not like their ears or tails to be touched by strangers, including her. So there is a sign in the cafe that asks the customers to refrain from doing so. And even with that sign on, she still gets her tail grabbed and her ears touched sometimes, which quite displeases her as it will send shivers through her entire body, eliciting a blush from her. Of course, the culprit will just find her even more adorable in that state.

[FujiwaraPhoenix]

@blumenk: No ghosts. Too many problems.

@GreenGoat: May I ask what the 'job' in question is? I think that's all the clarification I need on that end.

@Hammerman: Hoo boy, where to begin...?
Age. Why are we getting younger? This RP is going to get dangerous and possibly darker in tone at times, so a 12 year old... Might not be the best choice for a character. Especially one whose existence is effectively cute mascot character with a child's mindset. Like, I let 14 slide because it's about that time where you start getting accustomed to the realities of life, but still.

Next. Wolfkin. That term really isn't fitting within the cultural context of the RP. At all. There are youkai that exist as a basis. There are non-Japanese mythical creatures that also work. But 'wolfkin' when the name is supposed to be Japanese in origin? Nah.

You can condense the first and second in abilities into 'heightened senses', though honestly as a prepubescent child those abilities should be nowhere near as developed as that of a dog whose job it is to hunt down things via smell or sound alone.

3 feels... Kinda out of place. Feels like something that'd be redundant to teach when trying to blend in with humans, which leads me to...

4. Would it not be simpler to write 'increased speed' and 'increased strength' or something along those lines? I did say relative strength should be close to one another, so.

Next... idk why, but I wanted to say that adorable is subjective. It's also not an adjective that describes personality.

's all for now. I think.

[GreenGoat]

@PKMNB0Y Odd jobs, like janitorial, guard duty, being a waiter, and the likes.

EDIT:I edited the phrasing in the CS to work a bit better i think.

[blumenk]

@PKMNB0Y All right, just one more question before I begin writing the CS; would undead, a changeling or the descendant of a sandman work? if all of them are too much trouble, Ill just stick with a human reporter.

[FujiwaraPhoenix]

@GreenGoat: You said 'dishonest people' twice, friend. Other than that, I think they're good to go. Accepted.

@blumenk: No generic undead (skeletons, zombies, etc;) but things that might be more appropriate disguising into human culture are options, changeling would need adequate explanation as to why Japan (unless they're a foreigner or smth), same with sandman. Also, balancing sleep gets really weird relative to RPs, so I'd definitely stay away from that last one.

[GreenGoat]

Yeah, its to emphasize she doesn't like dishonest people lol. Ill move the cs over to the char tab then.

[Kidd]

@PKMNB0Y Alright, I'll drop the electricity. It just came up in some if the lore for them but that's Google for you lol. I'm on mobile right now, but I'll change it ASAP.

[Polaris North]

Character

Age: 159 – but he stopped counting after 110

Race: "Okuri Okami" but just typically calls himself an "Okami"

Appearance: Kenji has fluffy, snow white hair which places him among the oddities as he has been born this way. His eyes are of yellow color and one is hidden by an eyepatch because of an injury he has sustained in the years of him living. A diagonal scar runs across his eyes rendering that eye blind and thus, it is only a blurred shade of yellow.

Abilities:

• Shapeshifting: Like other animal-themed yokai, he has the ability to turn into a human, though would sometimes mess with people by retaining animal ears and his tail.
• Stealth - "the wolf can hide even where there is only a single reed" - Yanagita Kunio Though it is an exaggeration, an okami is pretty good in hiding their presence and remain unseen, especially if in his wolf form.
• Heightened Senses and overall physical ability
• "Symbol Art" - Though no name has been given yet, this is just what he calls it. With a special kind of brush pen, he can write a symbol in the air that corresponds to what he wants to do and it appears. The symbols he has learned and continually uses are the following (I would think that he would be able to come up with more symbols as the RP goes on but here's what he has so far):
  
  • Fire - Creates a fireball that hurtles towards the enemy.
  • Water - A healing spell that closes wounds to stop bleeding and completely heals small scratches and bruises.
  • Barrier - Creates a shield in front of him to stop attacks from hitting him

Equipment: He carries a Celestial Brush Pen which he uses for his symbol art. It always seems to come back to him even when he loses it.

Personality: Kenji is a nice enough man and holds the wisdom that comes with old age. He lets out a calm and mature aura and also exudes an air of protectiveness to those who need it and an air of dread to those who are evil - a trait that he has gotten from being an okami. He appreciates good company and it doesn't hurt him to drink every now and then. Though he enjoys watching how fast mankind evolves, he is quite disappointed that they forgot about what their history is.

History: Kenji had originally lived in another place - a forest near a remote village in Kyoto. Ever since he was a child, he had been doing his job as an okami, guiding travelers in the mountains when they didn't feel like they're bad. There were some people who would leave food for him but a lot of humans did not. This did not anger the young okami, not yet at least, as he understood that times had changed. The stories that his father would tell him was from an age long past. As the years went by and less travelers frequented the forest, he decided to leave the forest and travel. He learned more about the humans and then settled in Yuzoraku City where he found an old Amaterasu shrine - a branch of the main one in Ise - which is still functioning. He has lived in Yuzoraku City ever since then.

Other: He lives in an Amaterasu shrine and works there as a helper. He has two pet sparrows (Yosuzume yokai) that always accompany him.

@PKMNB0Y

I wasn't sure just how many signs I could make up considering you did say we'll start off in low power. Just tell me what I need to fix if there's anything wrong with it.

[Kuroyomihime]

@PKMNB0Y

My CS is almost ready, I just need to finish the personality and backstory, neither of which will be that complicated, later. I awant to see if the rest of it is well, for the time being:

Hider

Name: Ueno Aya
Age: 17 years
Race: Karasu Tengu
Appearance:

Hider

Height: 166 cm | Weight: 56 kg

Abilities: All tengu are born martial arts masters, in fact their race is attributed to the foundations of ninjutsu, among many others. Tengu have superhuman agility and senses, which are sharpened by age, but even the youngest tengu is able of feats such as dual-wielding (nito-ryu) and slashing falling grass leaves in half.

Tengu are also, like many other youkai, masters of subterfuge and trickery, they can imitate nearly any sound, including human voices, that they ever heard, shapeshift into ravens or a fully human disguise and hide their presence up until the moment they decide to attack. These abilities allow tengu to effectively haunt and deceive anyone who trespasses at their mountain homes.

Lastly, but not least, tengu are also known for their power to manipulate the wind, the strongest and oldest are powerful enough to summon catastrophic storms out of the blue, which is often used to explain the fickleness of the weather on high mountains. However, one such as Aya can only create very strong wind, the likes of which would knock most people out of their feet and cause minor property damage.

Equipment: A pair of shirasaya katana, such blades are especially efficient when used for yaijutsu/batoujutsu techniques, and despite their usual looks being very ornate and unique, their slim construction make them ease to conceal. A fan, which is her tool controlling the winds in every situation but her sword techniques. A smartphone and a racing motorcycle.

Personality:

History:

Other: N/A

[Kidd]

@PKMNB0Y I edited my character's sheet to exclude electricity. I'll leave it at shapeshifting and athleticism. Let me know if anything else needs changed. Also I'm willing to make a human as well since we're getting a lot of youkai.

[FujiwaraPhoenix]

@Kidd: Should be good to go now. Accepted.

@Polaris North: I see no issues here. Accepted.

That being said, I need to figure out the best way to open this RP. There are so many ways to lead into things...

[Cuccoruler]

Sven

Name: Sven Kopfles

Age: 34

Race: Dullahan

Appearance:

Abilities: Sven’s main ability is to remove his own head. Though being a dullahan he has multiple other abilities that go with the head removal. When the head is removed a flame will come out of his neck as a sort of signal that allows him to control his body.

The other power that Sven has though is seen as a bit disgusting and strange is to take out a sort of ethereal spine from his own body. This weapon however can only be drawn when his head is removed. This spine elongates and changes its form to look and act as a whip.

This spine can also take the form of a scythe when he uses his own flame to imbue it with a blade.

Equipment: Sven for the most part carries around a switch blade which he normally uses for opening boxes and such for his store. He also carries with him a cellphone and owns a hot rod custom made low rider motor cycle. If he is near his shop however he will use his butchers knife if given the chance.

Personality: Sven has an overly friendly personality when it comes to meeting people. He greets others with a big smile and sometimes a hug. Sven also has a problem with using puns about being headless. He knows they make others cringe but that is the fun part about the puns to him.

History: Sven was born to a long line of proud dullahans in Germany though they all originated from Ireland. For the most part he grew up learning the ways of a knight as many of his ancestors had served as knights before him. For the most part he enjoyed learning how to use his families weapons. Though a lot of them preferred swords, Sven found more joy in using a whip and scythe instead.

He had a falling out with his family over this recently though and has since left his home to go on a sort of journey. Sven has since found that he has a passion for being a butcher and making of all things, wurst.
Sven had moved to Japan after seeing a lack of quality wurst in the country as part of his mission to spread the joys of wurst to the world.

Other: Sven owns a butcher shop known as “Sven’s Wurst” and has been well known for his quality meats and wurst. He sells fish too though he tries to keep it separate from the rest of his meat. Sven also has the chance to lose his head when laughing too hard.

Who wants head puns?

[FujiwaraPhoenix]

@Kuroyomihime: Didn't realize you wanted feedback; thought you wanted to finish before review. Let's see...

Tune down wind power a bit; supernatural abilities shouldn't be that potent for a relatively young youkai, especially if they're enough to destabilize people to the point where they're falling down.

Also dualblading. It's... A tricky thing to handle, but maybe tune proficiency levels down a bit, too.

I think that's my only qualm rn. It should be fine if it's tuned down and scales to bigger levels later in the RP, though.

@Cuccoruler: Stick to having the character use his own stuff for his own shenanigans. You shouldn't need to drag the weapon from elsewhere if its sheath it your own body... And given how it's condition is 'head must be removed', I think that just existing as such would be better.

I don't think carrying a butcher knife everywhere is the best of ideas, though...

Edit: Right, dullahans are Irish, so... Should prob edit history to at least have heritage start there.

[Cuccoruler]

[@PKMNBOY] Fixed, his family line originates in ireland, can't use other people spines, only his own. I am considering making him a tad bit evil though... the kind that collects spines. Still on the fence about him being evil though.

[FujiwaraPhoenix]

@Cuccoruler: Let's not go there. Really, let's not.

[GreenGoat]

At least he doesnt have the wagon made out of human parts that dullahans sometimes have lol. Is he still weak to gold though?

[Cuccoruler]

@Cuccoruler: Let's not go there. Really, let's not.

@PKMNB0Y

K no evil then. Also he now carries a switch blade to open boxes and such. is he good now?

[FujiwaraPhoenix]

@Cuccoruler: Yeah, accepted.

I should be ready to start the RP sooner or later. I'll keep signups open indefinitely, so don't worry if your forms aren't ready yet.

Also a 3-character limit, but... I'd like a few more humans rn. No mandate, but more preference.

[TheFake]

Just a normal human. Nothing suspicious at all here.

Just a normal human

Name: Donald O'Rourke
Age: 68
Race: Human
Appearance:

Abilities: About as normal as you could get as a human. Donald is, perhaps, more intelligent than most and has a flexible mind where problem solving is concerned.
Equipment: A pistol might be found in his pocket, if someone were inclined to look.
Personality:
Affable and good natured with a very eccentric personality that varies wildly from taking things seriously to a casual disregard for anything and everything. His tastes are somewhat eclectic. When serious he is single minded in his determination, devoting all of his resources towards whatever goal has captured his attention.
History:
To most outsiders, Donald is a friendly gentleman, free with advice and aid. To many, especially business owners around Yuzoraku he is also the main contact and troubleshooter for the nebulous crime lord known as the The Watcher. Donald, like The Watcher believe that the key to good business is peace and stability. Neighborhoods under his control are the safest places in the city unless you happen to be a threat to that peace. They are patrolled by his men, the 'Neighborhood Watch'.

That's not to say that his dealings are totally legal and for the greater good. The Watcher has many interests, both in and outside of the law. These, as much as is possible, do not intrude upon the lives of anyone not involved with them. Like Emperor Kangxi of China, who also believed that prosperity laid in stability, The Watcher desired a closer view on his dealings without the influence that his appearing in person would have. And this is where the friendly Donald O'Rourke comes in, being the true name and face of The Watcher. With the amount of information he has regarding the goings on in his neighborhood it is perhaps inevitable that he is aware of the existence of the supernatural. The area controlled by The Watch consists of groups of city blocks marked with graffiti in the allyways, outside of the center of the city. Curiously, these also contain most of the better places to eat in the city.
Other: Where a kind word or illegally obtained firearms fail to do the trick Donald has access to Gerard and Hsien, like minded individuals from The Watch, though much younger and much more fit than himself.

[FujiwaraPhoenix]

@TheFake: Accepted. Though... Remember to not have too much area under his reach. Sometimes crime dens are useful to smoke out for a story.

Anyways, OP coming soon.

Edit: And by soon I mean now. :3c