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Themes. sci-fi · dystopian · cyberpunk · fandom post-apocalypse · some horror Inspirations. A:TLA · A:LoK · Elysium · Code 8 · TLoU A New Hope · The Book of Eli · Oblivion Expectations. · Casual · Small group (5 players). · Tolerant of mature themes. · One paragraph minimum. · One week post frequency. · General knowledge of Avatar world · lore is required. · Discord encouraged. Expectations to be detailed further in OOC. ___________________________________.......

··· Book One. 347 AG. All of Ba Sing Se prepares for the centennial celebration of the end of the 'Great War', a short but bloody campaign led by the Republic to bring an end to the 'Bender Threat'. In the wake of that war, the walled city remains the last surviving stronghold on a planet marred by generations of conflict. However, despite this, its citizens have enjoyed a lasting peace, one that is all that many have ever known. Strict regulation and a zero-tolerance policy against all Benders have seen to the near extinction of the once proud people. So removed have they become that many within the walls lead lives having never met one. The history itself has become muddled and what is widely accepted as the truth about Benders leaves a disposition that remains disagreeable bordering on cruel, and rightly so. However, with the world now free of their influence, life has been allowed to flourish and spirits remain high. There are those who question this truth, however. Those that look beyond the walls at the world left behind and imagine what might lay in wait to be rediscovered. Those who hear whispers in empty rooms or see lights dancing in the dark. A warm breeze on cold nights, courage in uncertainty or are gifted the kindness of a stranger. Like the memory of some long forgotten dream, they know another world once existed full of life and color. Of many people from many nations in harmony with one another. In harmony with the spirits and they with them. There are those who know of what once was and in secret, dare to ask the question, "Where is the Avatar?". Game. Welcome to my interest check! Out of context, I know the above flavor text can read a little confusing so let me briefly explain the setting that this game takes place in. 347 AG is roughly 100 years after Korra's time and in that time, the world of Avatar has changed drastically. Of note, after a devastating war that left much of the world in ruins, Benders have become extremely rare and there is currently no known Avatar. Ba Sing Se, where our story begins, is the last city on Earth. It is currently occupied by The Republic, formerly of Republic City. The wasteland beyond its walls is a mostly empty and dry landscape dotted with cities lying derelict and abandoned. It is roamed day and night by strange fauna. We will be focusing our narrative on individuals who discover they have the potential to bend when very few can and when doing so is outlawed. They must learn to cope with their powers, embrace and master them or discard and forget them, and finally, find out what happened to the Avatar. If this sounds like your cup of tea and you'd like to familiarize yourself with the story of the world leading up to our game, you can read the provided history and timeline below. If you have any questions, don't be afraid to leave them here or in my DMs. I know the information provided is light. ______________________________________________________________________________________________

History. In the time between Korra's triumphs and her death, technology would progress in leaps and bounds. The discovery of spirit energy once siphoned from spirit vines opened a whole new horizon for technological advancement during what was once an industrial age. Varrick, who was able to reverse engineer Kuvira's machine, refined the process of harvesting that energy and its respective uses ballooned. He unceremoniously dubbed the new source of energy "Synergy". Satomobile Industries turned out the modern car, vehicles with engines that ran purely on synergy. The airship turned into the first spaceship and simple railcars became bullet trains allowing for quick transportation around Republic City. Varrick would go on to design smaller versions of Kuvira's cannon, giving birth to the first man-portable plasma emitting weapon. However, not wanting to further upset the fragile balance of the spirit and physical worlds, he would eventually abandon these designs. It was in truth Korra's last request, her fear being that these innovations would be the fuel for the fires of another great war. And so a century would pass and Korra's legend would come to a close. The spirit of the Avatar would reincarnate and unto the world would be birthed a new hero. At least at the time, that was the hope. After ten years, The Great Panic began. A tumultuous and confusing time when the people of the world searched for the Avatar and found none. In this panic, the citizens of the world clung to a simple truth: the last Avatar to disappear was Aang and soon after his disappearance, an entire nation of Benders engulfed the world in a war a century long. Out of this truth was born a fear and from this fear, action. Conflict broke out among the Bending nations and their leaders began to butt heads in an attempt to discover the secrets the others were hiding. The Earth Kingdom received the worst of it as did its sister city Zaofu. The Avatar was, after all, in line to reincarnate as a native Earth bender. Small raids and infiltration by the other nations were constant, most of which served as taunts to lure the Earth Kingdom and her armies outside its impervious walls. Ba Sing Se began preparations to reply in kind. The Republic, formerly Republic City, had by now grown into its own nation of benders and non-benders alike. Concerned for their own safety, the President and his table of advisers moved to take action... and not just for themselves. Fearful that the entire world would not only submerge itself in another war but would also never be free of it, they agreed it necessary to eliminate the only viable threat. They believed strongly that Benders had been and always were the cause of all great conflicts past and present. The Great War. A conflict that would be remembered by all. The Republic moved swiftly. Reviving old designs by the late Varrick, they began production on new and improved synergy weapons. Firearms made of platinum capable of emitting small sporadic beams of volatile spirit energy. They provided the most obvious of benefits: giving those without the gift to bend a way to fight back against Benders. Armed with both their new found technology and a thorough training in Chi Blocking, The Republic marched on Zoafu, their first target. The most prominent and powerful Earth benders resided in the city and as expected, the city proved the most difficult to occupy. However, fresh and in full force, their march was near unstoppable and the citizens of Zoafu found their power over earth and metal helpless against the weapons of the Republic. After its occupation, Zoafu was used as a base of operations for the Republic to wage their campaign against Ba Sing Se. Rallying the other nations to their cause was an easy task. They already believed the Earth Kingdom was hiding the new Avatar and their past with Republic City placed them at odds with everyone else. The siege that followed was rather quick. Synergy cannons were used to punch large holes in the earthen walls while continuous assault from the air softened up defenses for those on the ground. From there, a combined assault comprised of Fire and Water nation and Republic forces stormed the capital. It was the first time in the history of the world that Ba Sing Se had been successfully invaded. What followed in the wake of Ba Sing Se's conquest set the stage for the state of the world as it is now. While playing at searching for the Avatar, the Republic made preparations for the second phase of their war, with again, a little help from a long passed Varrick. With the only people capable of defending themselves against conventional firearms out of the way, the Republic turned their guns around to face the rest of the world and began the Great Cleanse. Bombs were dropped and millions were slaughtered. The Fire and Water nation were the first to go with their capitals reduced to dust. The Air temples and their people were similarly destroyed when their diplomacy helped only to postpone the inevitable. The Air nomads, still a budding nation, were once again chased into oblivion. At the end of the war, the Republic made Ba Sing Se its permanent home and effectively the last city on Earth. The rest of the world lay beaten and scarred. A kind of synergy radiation blanketed much of the landscape around the former capitals of each nation and the war's effects on the world drained it of its vitality. Flora and fauna began to die out, soil became infertile and many sources of water were left undrinkable. Despite this, the Republic set to work rebuilding, erecting the walls it tore down and shutting their sins out with the world they destroyed. The nation grew once more, stronger now without the threat of the bender or another war. Today the Republic stands alone in its strength and its people grow fat and happy. Or at least those of the Inner Ring do. Technology has continued to develop. Artificial intelligence exists. Wearable technology is widespread and prosthetic enhancement is available although still in its early stages and limited to those with power or those who are better connected in the Underground. The population continues to grow and most remain complacent in their perceived safety, content to live a life confined in walls and eat themselves full of whatever propaganda is fed to them. Others however suffer from a world whose resources cannot match the demand. There are more mouths to feed than there is food. Money is collected and kept in the gilded vaults of the central most ring, leaving the rest to vie for scraps or drown in destitution. Drug use, crime and death is rampant in the crowded and polluted streets of the Lower Ring and those seeking shelter beyond the walls are cut off from most infrastructures of support and are at the mercy of an angry, vengeful world. Rule is held by one King Wu VI who is advised by a room of select individuals, and his word is enforced by the Republic Security Force. Bending continues to be outlawed and remains punishable by death to this day. The world outside the city remains a mystery to most. An unforgiving place rumored to be home to fiends or no longer habitable after the war. Other rumors persist of a place where Benders can live free. Far past the horizon in the distance. If a person could cross the barren deserts and brave the nightmares that call it home, they could find it. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________......

_ Timeline. 𝟿𝟼𝟿 𝟷𝟶𝟶 █▬ Aang defeats Fire Lord Ozai. 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟷𝟻𝟹 █▬ Aang dies at the age of 66. The Avatar is 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ reincarnated into a Waterbender named 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ Korra. 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟷𝟽𝟶 █▬ Amon is exposed as Noatak, a Water- 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ bender. He later dies alongside his 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ brother Tarrlok. 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟷𝟽𝟷 █▬ Unalaq, as the Dark Avatar, is defeated by 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ Korra with the help of Jinora. Later that 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ same year, after delivering a decisive 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ blow to the Avatar, Zaheer is defeated 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ along with his three cohorts. 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟷𝟽𝟺 █▬ Kuvira's campaign against Republic City 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ is brought to an end. In the wake of the 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ destruction left by her mecha suit, a new 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ spirit portal is opened. 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟷𝟽𝟻 █▬ Varrick miniaturizes Kuvira's cannon. 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ The term 'Synergy' is coined. 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟸𝟹𝟺 █▬ Korra dies at the age of 81. The Avatar is 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ reincarnated. 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟸𝟺𝟺 █▬ The Great Panic begins when no Avatar is 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ found after ten years. Violence breaks out 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ among the bending nations. By year's 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ end, war is imminent. 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟸𝟺𝟻 █▬ The Great War begins when the Republic 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ moves on Zoufu and Ba Sing Se. 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟸𝟺𝟽 █▬ The war ends with the Republic having 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ destroyed the Bending capitals and closed 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ all spirit portals but Republic City's. 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ Benders not working for the Republic are 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ hunted and killed marking the beginning 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ of the Great Cleanse. 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟹𝟸𝟹 █▬ King Wu VI takes the throne at 16. 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟹𝟺𝟽 █▬ The centennial celebration of the end of 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ 𝟿𝟼𝟿 █ the 'Great War' begins. _______________________________________.....

_{Thank you for taking the time to check out my IC!
^{I hope to see you in the real game!
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[Dragonfly 9]

I'm interested!

Maybe my character could be a member of The Lower Ring who subtly uses bending in order to get by/a character who's familiar with the desert somehow?

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@Dragonfly 9 Thats a perfectly fine character that can exists in this world. Just a couple things to consider: I'm planning to be more strict in bending usage inside the city as opposed to how it was in previous iterations of the game. So you would have to be mindful of how your character uses it. Also his knowledge of the desert could make them central to the first half of the plot so just be aware that if accepted, you may be working with me closely for a bit.

[canaryrose]

Interested! This sounds super cool, I love Avatar RPs.

[Mirandae]

Lovely design.

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@Prisk Oh my. Coming from someone who has even more lovely designs, thank you!

[Dragonfly 9]

@Exit Aight!

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I'm Interested

[KillamriX88]

I know at least half of the things in the inspirations section, so color me interested as well!

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At four bites, that's enough of a green light to get the OOC finished. Since it's already partially complete, I will have it up in the next two days. Thanks so much to everyone whose expressed interest so far! I really appreciate it and really look forward to writing with you all.

In the mean time, you're free to character theorize. I'm aiming for one player per element. There are four of you currently so you may each choose amongst yourselves which you prefer. There is also the fifth spot that is available for a non-bender, and if one of you would like that option instead, I myself can flex over to fill the empty element.

Multiple players can apply to play as one element, but I will only be accepting one character each. For this reason, I am allowing players to submit a second character for a different element in case they do not get their first choice. That also means the spots aren't 'first come first serve' in the case that there is more interest.

I'm providing the information I'll be asking for in your CS below. Some of it you may not be able to fill out until the rest of the world's information is given to you in the OOC. There is no coding requirement and the following can be organized in your sheet as you see fit, so long as they are all included in your final submission:

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Image: Should be a realistic digital work of art. No real life photos. Anime is okay.
Age: 18-25

Residence: Where your character lives. This can be in any of the rings, the Underground (more information on this later) or just outside the walls.
Occupation: What does your character do for a living?

The following can be answered as your character:
Who are you? This is replacing your standard 'history' section. Instead of history, I'd like to know who your character is today. It might be a little rehash of the 'residence' and 'occupation' info but I still want a summary of your character as they are in the now. Do they have a routine? Why do they work where they do? How do they feel about the Republic? Are they curious about what's outside? This also does not need to be lengthy.

What is your opinion on Benders?
This is where I judge the merits of your character the most.

Please provide information on one NPC related to your character in the sheet.

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You can wait to create your character sheet until after the OOC is posted. There will be a full example of one so you can get a better understanding of the type of characters I'm looking for. If you have any questions, do let me know!

[KillamriX88]

Neat. Well while I'm here super early... I'm just gonna say earth bending is my favorite so hopefully that doesn't clash with anyone else! Though I'll be surprised if we're all naturally inclined to a different element each.

Be hilarious if we were though. At that point we might as well call it fate. XD

[Dragonfly 9]

I'll either be a non-Bender or Water Bender living outside the walls.

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I will say, having done this a few times, fire, water and air are usually the most popular choices. Earth is last but is definitely not least (there may or not be an NPC that I love in the world that is an Earth Bender) and there is always a vote for a non-bender which is a pleasant surprise to me. I'm always excited to see what comes of it.

Any particular reason why you're choosing the element(s) you two are?

[Dragonfly 9]

Mostly for practical reasons(like making sure she has enough water in the desert) if a water bender/I personally love badass heroes who can hold their own without any powers in a powered setting(if a non bender).

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@Dragonfly 9 Nice! I like this!

[KillamriX88]

I just love the idea of reshaping the terrain and Toph was my favorite character. To me, earth is just more interesting than spewing globs of "insert element here".

Well that's not entirely fair. Every element can do something cool, but earth just takes it for me in this case.

So yeah it's just me picking my favorite and figuring out what I'll do with that as I go.

[canaryrose]

I'm not sure on which bending type I'd like to go for- air or water seem to appeal to my initial character concept but fire could work, too. I'll have to get started on some character work and see.

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I know the information you're working with is minimal at the moment but if you or anyone else would like to bounce any initial ideas off of me, feel free. I am at your disposal.

[Theyra]

Somewhat interested, but not sure of what to play as element-wise. Thinking an air or earth bender. Maybe fire since no one else is going for it.

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@Theyra Don't ask me why I saw your name and kept telling myself that I recognize it from somewhere lol. I'd love to have you on board!