I read a starter that inspired me and this was meant to be a reply, however that didn't work out! I'm still very interested in the idea though. Here goes:

THE PITCH:
Shinrai, a Japanese dragon from the Feudal Era, is looking for her brother in Chinatown, circa 1840. She can't understand why he would go so far just to join a gang. But he's got worse friends and deeper plans. In any case, she can handle herself but it's a little hard for a supposedly normal Japanese maiden in a town like this...

And no "mythological" species is truly safe anywhere these days. Those that know about them... hunt them.

THE POST:
Shinrai moved through the darkened streets of Chinatown trying to go unnoticed. It was harder to avoid harassment here--out of her element, in a foreign country--especially when all the proper ladies were safely tucked in their beds this time of night. She, a female, was out alone on the street and 1 + 1 = asking for it? But anyone who tried that with her again was going to be sorely sorry. She quietly sighed and brushed a short black ringlet behind her human-looking ear.

Then again, it was SO late now that the typical degenerates were also home in bed or passed out wherever. THIS was the time of night when it was finally safe for the stuff of myths to come out. So anyone that harrased her now... Well, they might be harder to deal with. And she was SO not in the mood.

Besides, it would get those bastard police back on her tail. And she'd JUST gotten them to back off!

So, yeah, she was avoiding the main parts of town. It was tempting to go walk into a bar full of only supernaturals, shapeshift, and be herself for a change. How long had it been, after all? But she didn't want ANYONE talking about her before she found who she was looking for. If word got to him before Shinrai did... She clenched her fists. Well, it wasn't like he was any more visible now. But someday he'd split and Shinrai would lose track entirely. She couldn't afford to let that happen.

'Oh, Hieri... what are you doing?'

Getting away from all that had happened--that she understood. Partaking of the gold rush--even that might have made sense in a way.

But joining some gang? Blowing his whole life away in this pissant little place of a newborn country? She couldn't believe it.

Yet... She had heard about the dragon in these parts. And there weren't many of those left these days... in any country. So surely it was him? There were a lot of conflicting reports though. The one she'd heard the other day didn't sound like the rest at all, nothing like Hieri for sure... But--

Shinrai felt a shiver of magic across her skin. Her pulse shot up and she halted as a brick wall materialized in front of her. She turned immediately and saw the same at the other end of the alley, though it was far off now. Crap! She never would've come down here if she knew she was being hunted, but she hadn't sensed a thing.

She was almost THERE, god damn it! Now she had to deal with this?

Growling slightly, she threw off her cloak, withdrew a revolver, and widened her stance, all in one movement. Then she stilled, listening and feeling with her magic. Her eyes turned a faintly gleaming green, the edges of her diguise wearing thin, and her voice cut through the dark.

"Who is there?" she demanded.


PUH-LEASE PM if you're interested and have ideas for a character, or have one you can adapt for this RP!

Thanks!