[OOC] Ravenholm

Character Roster

Aiden Creed - Shard
Erik Schröder - ShadowGhoul
Eddieboy - Hillan
Sage/Chaos - Solaris
Aito - Vonghese
Alex, Franklin - Joker892

[Shard]

(This RP is always open.)

Premise

A modern world does not eradicate the strife we once knew as myth, and legend. Imagine an existence where witch hunts were still a condoned practice, where monsters roamed the space between cities, and where the technological level of daily life rivals that of which we consider modern. A series of cities and smaller towns stretching out across the world's shape, the spaces between considered a ravaging nexus of monsters, and beasts, that is the home you know, the only reality you can cling to.

The everyday comforts we all know and love, such as a hot shower and the ever forgiving bathroom eradicating pesky challenges, are all available to you.

Each city is run by its own rules, and its own moral values. Due to the dangers lurking outside the walls, travel between cities requires protection, hence why the mercenary occupation is quite the popular choice among those who would challenge their limits.

Projectile weaponry such as guns are quite present, indeed. However, they are loud. Firing a gun in the wilderness will certainly give away your position and paint your group a prime target for whatever beast lies in wait.

You've heard of witches and sorcerers, and perhaps you'd be considered one, yourself. Now, what are these extraordinary beings, and why are they so feared? Why are they hunted down if found out, and killed in a public execution despite the modernized world you have come to love? Scientists and those who would examine the phenomena might not use the magical terms others, especially the church, uses to describe these beings. No, Mutant would then be a better fit. All of these Mutants, as it were, have access to powers beyond mortal means, and their capabilities have often been brought up in a positive light by certain people of political standing. However, these opinions are quickly shut down by a majority of negative flares.

Where does this leave you? Are you one of these mutants? Are you mundane? What is it you do, on a daily basis? Do you work within the safety of a city's limits, or do you venture into the ravaged wilderness in search of lost civilizations? Do you perhaps eradicate monsters, for a living? The choice is after all, yours.

Summary

This RP centers around a group of players that live in a modern reflection of a medieval fantasy setting. Cities govern themselves, the wilderness in between each is filled with dangers, and values hint back at a judgmental society.

For ease of interaction, everyone starts in the same city. Ravenholm.

Ravenholm

Population - 100 000.
Running Sector - The Church.
Wealth - High.
Geographical Location - Mountainside.
Architecture - Rural.
Means Of Protection - High walls, heavy weaponry and mountainsides.
Weapon Laws - Military, police and the clergy are allowed to wield weapons within city borders. Anyone else will be apprehended on sight.
Mutant Punishment - Anyone found to be a mutant, will be executed.
Illegal Behavior - Displaying illegal behavior, such as littering, a lack of respect towards the church, or acts of sexual infidelity will lead to a prison sentence.

Moral Values

This is a dark and gritty role play. It caters to the vicious and judgmental beliefs seen in medieval times which condemns that of which was considered unnatural, and ungodly.

What does this mean?

It means that preferences dipping into anything but heterosexuality is seen as unnatural and wrong, by the masses. Women are often seen as weak, and incapable. Those who openly oppose the church are branded as criminal, and those displaying special powers are despised as demonic entities.

While I do not expect any player character to hold these values, it will be interesting to see if anyone chooses to adopt one or two narrow minded views.

The Church

Based around the medieval version of Christianity, those of religious pursuit follow similar beliefs. Those who do not, rarely express their lack of faith in fear of persecution.

Of course, other cities in other parts of the world have completely different beliefs based on the culture of that area. However, to focus the aspect of this role play, I will narrow the sections down to the western world.

Additionally, the clergy in Ravenholm is also militaristic and in the possession of anti mutant weaponry. This includes shock collars, rifles and a multitude of injections and serums which temporarily shut off powers.

Rules

All the website rules apply, of course. The below rules, are my own.

1. Censorship
- I stand in strict opposition to censorship, hence the adult theme. As such, I do not care how detailed, gory or sexual you make your posts as long as you follow the site rules.

2. Do not God Mode
- A common rule in pretty much every RP. Do not control other peoples' characters, and do not automatically assume and write out a conclusion involving others without their consent.

3. PvP
- Personally, I avoid forum RP PvP. For those who do not, I point back at rule number two. Have a good communication between the players involved.

4. Powers
- If you choose to play a mutant, you can have one power. That power can have active and passive effects, and it can have certain features related to it, but every character can have a single power. Do not pick something ridiculously overpowered. Involve limitations as well as strengths.

5. Setting
- I expect players to abide by the setting of this Role Play. Remember that things out of the ordinary will be punished if made public.

6. Character Number
- Play as many characters as you feel you're able to maintain.

7. Activity
- Please, be active. Post at least once a week.

8. Post Length
- While I am not super strict on this, always write a post which gives those you are interacting with, something to work with. I'd say, go with at least two paragraphs. Collaborations are strongly encouraged.

9. Conflict
- We're all different people, and conflict might very well arise. Be civil, talk it out, and I have no patience with flaming. Everyone here is an adult, and we should act the part.

10. Rules 2.0
- If more rules turn up, I'll notify everyone.

Character Sheet

Picture
(Not mandatory.)

Basic Information
Name
Gender
Age
Sexuality
Relationship Status

In Depth Information
Appearance
Personality
Clothing
Weaponry
Equipment

Spiritual Information
Beliefs
Religious Trinkets

Feats
Powers
- Strengths
- Weaknesses

Skills
- Strengths
- Weaknesses

Traits
Likes
Dislikes
Fears

Historical Information
Biography
- Not mandatory. If you want to reveal this IC, so be it.

Extra
- Whatever doesn't fit into the other sections.

[Joker892]

Cool, this sounds fun. I can have a CS sheet up in a bit, or later tonight.

[Solaris]

@shard I will be joining, posting CS soon

[Solaris]

sage/chaos

Normal appearance



Consumed appearance



Name: Sage

Alias: Jason P. Bishop

Age: 17

Gender: Male

Sexuality: heterosexual

Relationship status: (chuckles)

Appearance: Sage is a teenage boy a bit below average in height at 5’8” and with a medium, somewhat tone build, weighing in at about 148 lbs. He has a fair complexion with light freckling on his upper cheeks and Nose Bridge. He also has very unique, milky white hair which is typically clean but a bit messy and eyes of the same color. One last thing that should be noted is that he has good posture and carries himself confidently. (When consumed by his power, the only trait that changes are his eyes, his irises glow orange like fire and his pupils become vertical slits.)

Personality: Sage has a reserved and observant personality, but for more than half of his life, it was more like his personality was being designed to serve a purpose rather than it being allowed to develop naturally. Due to this he’s also very cold and extremely logical, and all in all he’s analogous to a psychopath, without being one completely of course. Generally speaking because of that, he is capable of justifying the means to almost any end. From this it can be inferred that Sage has killed before, both under the orders of his superiors and in order to forward his personal agenda.

Unlike psychopaths, Sage is neither narcissistic or an egomaniac. He follows a philosophic school of thought that he believes contains many fundamental truths about the universe, but at the same time, is a terrible philosophy to actually live by. That is Nihilism. Nihilism caused his depression and suicidal behavior. He has thoughts of dying or suicide all the time but frequently rejects them by some unknown force. He himself thinks that that force is the desire to one day love, have a family and grow old with a woman he loves. He knows that in this sort of society that his kind are fully rejected causing him to avoid forming any kind of meaningful relationships, so he doesn’t like to entertain that thought much.

His behavior is different when his power consumes him as well. He goes from a follower of Nihilism to an embodiment of it. He does whatever he wants, acts reckless and is a generally a jackass. He also expresses himself emotionally far more when his power consumes him than on an ordinary basis. Furthermore he is also enjoys to toy with anyone unfortunate enough to be referred to as “his prey” when he’d normally go for a quick clean kill, under these situations he would screw with his target before dispatching them, psychologically and sometimes physically torturing before their demise. All in all, sage is one fucked up kid.

Clothing: He keeps it simple. Jeans, leather work boots, and a black T-shirt are the articles of clothing that he usually decides to wear.

Weaponry: He doesn’t see the point of using weaponry because he’s a mutant, but since his power does have limitations, and he needs a source of income he does keep plenty of assorted weapons around for the purpose of sale, many of them firearms, mostly from caravans outside the walls that found themselves in unfortunate circumstances. He does however have two that aren’t for sale, a rare Belgian fn5-7 pistol, and a suppressed Russian Dragonauv svd, for when his targets are out of reach.
Equipment: He has a computer and related hardware (meant for hacking/jamming/modding/etc), some power and hand tools, a chemistry set, a “locksmithing” equipment, electronics equipment (soldering, etc), an old Cadillac sedan and a camera and other photography equipment. He has a lot of books if that kind of stuff counts too.

Beliefs: Nothing matters, there is no god and we’re all going to die>

Religious trinkets: *Insert Crickets

Powers: Chaos manipulation which is basically the domain of the chaotic forces of the universe. Randomness, disorder, entropy, destruction, etc. All in all, any force that can be related to Chaos is something that Sage should be capable of controlling.

Pros: large range of applications, potential to be very powerful.

Current spells known

1. Chaotic Blink- basically a regular blink, almost instant teleportation limited to 150 meters and line of sight. Very slim chance of teleportation being random.

2. Probability- Gives him amazing luck. Used to increase his odds of success or someone else’s odds of failure. Also without this most of his spells such as the aforementioned blink would be useless, because although they would always work, the results would also always be random.

3. Destruction runes- Gives him the ability to lay runes that disintegrate whatever they are linked to. These runes can only be conducted through solid objects, which means that Sage has to at least make indirect contact with whatever object (or person) he wants to destroy. Also only parts of the object on which the runes are visible are destroyed. The amount of runes that he can have active at one time is also limited and though laying runes is very quick, it is not instantaneous. The speed and amount of runes that he can lay can increase over time, as his tolerance to chaotic energy increases

Cons: Because nothing’s perfect

1. Physical repercussions: Prolonged use of powers result in the temporary loss of his powers, lethargy, internal bleeding, shakes, a fever and intense migraines. In more intense cases prolonged use of his powers could result in a seizure. Over time he will gain more resistance to chaotic energy, and the quantity of it that he can release before these effects come into play will increase as well

2. Mental repercussions: If he indulges in the use of his powers too often and for the wrong reasons, then he loses control of his actions and a personality separated from his own emerges, which generally doesn’t give a fuck. This personality is more reckless, hedonistic, and destructive than Sage’s regular personality. A physical change also occurs in him which will allow normal people to easily identify him as a mutant in this state, which will cause him to need to constantly wear a disguise, which would be annoying. This personality is also extremely dangerous, not subtle at all, and will kill at a whim. All Sage would have to do to get killed would be to let this personality loose for a few hours and when he comes to everyone will want his head on a platter. This personality was only released once in his lifetime and that instance was covered up by the Church.
Strengths:
1. Good at assassination/espionage
2. Science and engineering type stuff
3. Coordination with others
4. Laying low
5. Fighting somewhat
6. His powers somewhat
7. He understands how to navigate the areas outside the walls

Weaknesses
1. Unable to form lasting/meaningful relationships
2. His mental state is questionable
3. He is living under an assumed identity
4. Physically he isn’t superman
5. He is very hateful of the church, and his methods for bringing change may do more harm to his cause than good.

Likes: Women, Dank memes, Good food, Guns/fighting, strategy games, alcohol and weed, listening to sad music and brooding, vegetables.

Dislikes: Oranges, Religion, prejudice, deadweight (people who try to join his business).

Fears: falling in love and himself

Bio: His powers were discovered at an early age by his parents before he could remember. The doctor who discovered this reported this to the church, and as an infant he was taken from his family in order to be euthanized. An ambitious priest had other plans though. He wanted to rise up in the ranks of the church, and needed his opponents dealt with, and a powerful mutant would do the trick. The priest raised him in secret, and warped the boy’s personality, playing mind games on him and teaching him how those mind games worked. He gave the boy an education, but not all things come free as Sage would one day learn. He was Nine years old when he had his first assignment. One of his master’s fellow priest, charming, charismatic, rising to power. Sage’s master couldn’t have his rival taking the position that he wanted, so Sage killed him as he was ordered to, making it look like an accident, and for three years he took up similar assignments killing for the rogue, power-hungry priest.

One day, while trotting through the streets on his down-time, he saw a bunch of dead activists who had been publicly executed for the crimes of blasphemy, apostasy and the hiding away of mutants. He saw one of the bodies, He was a middle aged man, and he recognized his features, milky white hair and eyes, pail complexion, light freckling on his upper cheeks and the bridge of his nose. It was his father, for the first time in a long time the boy felt emotions. Anger, sadness, hatred, confusion, despair, and then nothing. He woke up later that night in an abandoned lot. His clothes were tattered and he felt fatigued, sirens blared in the city, two blocks were destroyed by an unknown mutant, over five-hundred people were murdered and no witnesses were left. Something in him knew that he was the one responsible. He jacked a car and went to his home, loaded all that he could in it and sped out of town, never looking back. His master, now a bishop, did his former asset one last favor, as a gesture of goodwill, covering up any evidence that the reckless mutant left behind.

The boy lived in the wilds for almost five years, learning quickly, reading books, and learning how to use his powers to fight monsters. He did it effectively. He found an abandoned gas station far from the main roads where he set up shop. He’d stalk caravans and attract powerful monsters to them. Many would be killed by the monster and a lot of their supplies would be left behind. He lived off of these supplies for a while, travelling to the nearby city of Ravenholm to sell them. He used his probability manipulation in order to decrease the chances of a monster coming across his home as much as possible, but as all things aren’t perfect, one day, that happened. To make a long story short, that monster was killed and Sage’s home was gone. He again had to fit whatever he had in his crappy old Cadillac and travel to the nearest town, Ravenholm, where he now lives under the guise of a transfer High school student from another town by the name of Jason P. Bishop

[Shard]

@Solaris Why did the church cover up an incident of him being a mutant, and using his powers, instead of just killing him?

[Solaris]

@Shard It wasn't necessarily the church that covered up the incident, it was his master, who would've wanted to cover it up because Sage was a known associate of his, and if any sort of investigation reached him and uncovered the true nature of their relationship, he would be finished, plus he may had developed some sort of emotional attachment to Sage, kind of seeing him as an adopted son of sorts. Also though Sage hates the church, he doesn't hate his former master because he doesn't see him as truly a part of the church, just someone who wants to take advantage of it to gain power.

[Shard]

Alright, fair enough. You can drop him into the character tab.

[Joker892]

Alex

Picture:

His looks.

Basic Information:

Name: Alex Richards.

Gender: Male.

Age: 19

Sexuality: Straight

Relationship Status: Single and ready to mingle.

In Depth Information

Appearance: Stands at a height of 5'10 and weighs at 186 lbs without his gear. His body is toned and built for agility thanks to his
training. His skin is a bit pale, he has grey eyes and messy black hair.

Personality: Alex is a thrill seeker and enjoys his line of work as a bounty hunter. He is always ready for a chance to jump into danger with a smile and will laugh at death while letting loose all he has on his enemies. Some would simply label him as an insane bastard who looks to end his life within the heat of battle, but those who know him see him in a different light. Once he is out of the battlefield he has a much more relaxed attitude and is kind hearted towards others. He will sometimes fall into these quite moods, but will say he is fine when asked.

Clothing: He usually wears a simple grey hoodie with baggy jeans and his combat boots, but on the job he wears his light tactical gear. He has a bullet proof vest with four patches on his chest that hold his ammo. He has a few armored pads on his knees and elbows and wears black fingerless gloves.

Weaponry: Alex's uses his trusty P90 submachine gun, his sidearm is a 1911 and finally has a brass knuckle knife.

Equipment: Bullet proof vest, radio, flares, two flash bangs, three iron handcuffs and a taser.

Spiritual Information:

Beliefs: He knows someone's watching him, but he has a feeling who ever is there is not happy with him.

Religious Trinkets: A small cross necklace.

Skills:
- Strengths: Fast runner, very agile, a decent shot and is an expert at hand-to-hand combat.

- Weaknesses: Cocky, loses focus when having fun in battle, reckless and is not that durable when it comes to taking damage.

Traits:

Likes: Fighting, making bets, his big brother Franklin and his job.

Dislikes: Weak enemies, boring people, mutants and running out of ammo.

Fears: Being helpless.

Historical Information
Biography: Many don't know Alex's past, but in his eyes many can see a long path of struggles and pain, though he will always wave it all off with a smile and tells those who ask to talk to his brother about it.

Extra: Keeps a large X shaped scar on his back hidden.

Hope this is good enough, I can get his brother up later.

[Shard]

@Joker892 You're good to go.

[Solaris]

@shard when do you think we'll be starting?

[Shard]

@Solaris I might write up an IC post today.

[Shard]

First IC post, is up.

[Solaris]

@shard I don't see it

EDIT: nevermind

[Hillan]

Will post in the morning (and read everyone else's.)

[Shard]

Edited the IC a bit, to put some Ravenholm info as the 0th post. Put my reply after the latest one.

[Shard]

Also, I made a Discord, for ease of communication.

[Burning Kitty]

Also, I made a Discord, for ease of communication.

@Shard

Won't be using. Whatever is said there should be done here.

[Shard]

@Burning Kitty I can't promise that everyone will do that. From my experiences, using instant communication is much more efficient, and it also becomes more efficient for me, if I want to talk with a player.

[The Mad Hatter]

I'm working on a character. Just need to fill in personality and bio. Will probably be finished tomorrow. Making a broad, since there's a boob shortage in this game

Also, posting this from my phone (on the can) so sorry.

[Burning Kitty]

I can't promise that everyone will do that.

@Shard

That is why the OOC section exists.