And now for the actual OOC business...
Welcome to Arcus, a vast place where, aside from regular citizens, many superheroes and villains have come to live and fight crime or establish bases of operation and carry out evil schemes. Arcus is large enough to measure up to the size of a small country, and is divided into six districts. There's always something going on here, but activity isn't reserved to just the surface world. With such an expanse overworld, there's always an even larger underground where stranger things seem to be happening. Will you be a hero who fights for the good of all, or a villain who fights against good and only desires to further personal desires? Perhaps none of these, but the choice is up to you.
So as if you couldn't guess by the name, in this RP you are able to create your own hero or villain. Original characters are encouraged for this roleplay, but you'll still definitely be free to use concepts from already existing universes such as Marvel and DC to make your characters. By this I mean you can have your character be a member of a Lantern Corp, an individual using Iron Man like armor, etc.
If you're wondering where the plotline for this RP is, that's what I aim for this to be the fun part of. Players will be free to begin their own arcs/plots so long as they are inclusive to the other participants. Want to have your villain begin his scheme for world domination? Go for it. Want your hero to drag others in his/her fight against their arch nemesis? Again, go for it. So long as it is decent, I'm sure it'll be fun for everyone!
By and by however, I'll be introducing storylines for everyone else to follow, so be sure to follow along with any updates I may have!
Now for the rules of this RP:
1. Respect the GM and co-GM (once I acquire one). This should go without saying, but don't vehemently and disrespectfuly argue with me or the latter. If there is something you feel needs to be said, present it in a respectable manner and I will see what I can do.
2. Refrain from arguing with and disrespecting other RPers. We're all friends here and just want to have a good time. If there's some conflict arising, settle it peacefully. Don't start a shit storm.
3. No godmodding. In case you don't know what this is, it's basically along the lines of taking control of other characters without consent and one shotting everything you see. It's annoying and unprofessional as buck, and it'll nust get you laughed at or flamed.
4. No overpowered characters. Again, overpowered characters with no limitations or weaknesses are annoying. I don't mind a significantly powerful character, but if they have no weaknesses and can pretty much do anything, we have a problem. In short, no Superman like characters.
5. No Mary Sues. If I see Mary Sue, I swear to God I will spew napalmic blood on its face and make Atrocitus look like a wimp.
6. No graphic sexual content. I don't mind romance and kissing and stuff, neither do I mind any references or stuff like that. However, if you're going to do it, fade to black or take it to PM (and then message me with the details xD).
7. Write with proper grammar. This includes spelling, punctuation, sentence syntax, etc. I know this is the free section and I understand if maybe you miss a few things because you're posting from your phone or something, but please try to make your posts understandable. I dun wunt sumthing liek dis on mai RP, k? Neither do I want run on sentences with little to no punctuation marks because it makes things difficult to separate and make sense of and analyze and respond to and then explain. You get the deal.
8. I have a final say in whether or not a CS is accepted or not.
9. Atrocitus is best Lantern.
10. Venom is best symbiote.
11. Post "Waffle Tomato Toaster Oven" in your CS if you actually read all of this.
2. Refrain from arguing with and disrespecting other RPers. We're all friends here and just want to have a good time. If there's some conflict arising, settle it peacefully. Don't start a shit storm.
3. No godmodding. In case you don't know what this is, it's basically along the lines of taking control of other characters without consent and one shotting everything you see. It's annoying and unprofessional as buck, and it'll nust get you laughed at or flamed.
4. No overpowered characters. Again, overpowered characters with no limitations or weaknesses are annoying. I don't mind a significantly powerful character, but if they have no weaknesses and can pretty much do anything, we have a problem. In short, no Superman like characters.
5. No Mary Sues. If I see Mary Sue, I swear to God I will spew napalmic blood on its face and make Atrocitus look like a wimp.
6. No graphic sexual content. I don't mind romance and kissing and stuff, neither do I mind any references or stuff like that. However, if you're going to do it, fade to black or take it to PM (and then message me with the details xD).
7. Write with proper grammar. This includes spelling, punctuation, sentence syntax, etc. I know this is the free section and I understand if maybe you miss a few things because you're posting from your phone or something, but please try to make your posts understandable. I dun wunt sumthing liek dis on mai RP, k? Neither do I want run on sentences with little to no punctuation marks because it makes things difficult to separate and make sense of and analyze and respond to and then explain. You get the deal.
8. I have a final say in whether or not a CS is accepted or not.
9. Atrocitus is best Lantern.
10. Venom is best symbiote.
11. Post "Waffle Tomato Toaster Oven" in your CS if you actually read all of this.
Okay! So here is the general format for applications:
Name:
Alias:
Gender:
Age:
Powers/Abilities:
Personality:
Backstory:
Alignment Status:
Alias:
Gender:
Age:
Powers/Abilities:
Personality:
Backstory:
Alignment Status:
List of Accepted Characters
First up will be my newest character:
Name: Scorn (original name Lars Zornlich)
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Appearance: Most of Scorn's body is completely covered by the red and black uniforms of the Red Lanterns, save for his head. It would appear that his skin tone is light to medium brown in color, and his black hair is medium length and curly to the point where it would seem that there are hundreds of tiny snakes frozen in place. His eyes burn completely crimson, and while his visage would suggest he was quite comely as a normal human, it has now been altered by both the ring and his own desire to have a rage filled expression and razor sharp teeth. Scorn is tall and well built, and his muscle mass seems to have slightly increased after his Corp initiation. His hands now end in sharp, seemingly metallic claws, as do his feet, and both his shoulders and his knees have a sharp, protruding, curved bone.
Power(s): Red Power Ring]Red Power Ring
Personality: As if his appearance, name, and Power Ring didn't give it away already, Scorn is a rage and hate filled individual. He is very proud of his power and will not hesitate to crush anyone who opposes him. As a Red Lantern, Scorn has a very brutal and chaotic sense of justice, believing that the best justice is brought about by vengeance and utter destruction of those who are guilty according to Corp standards. Although he either works alone or with a few other Red Lanterns, Scorn will work along with others if he sees no other solution to a situation, and if he feels that the cause is good.
Backstory: Scorn's past is one of intense anger and hate, both for others and himself, mainly because the events that transpired to his personal loss were things that probably could have been easily avoided had he taken proper precautions.
Lars was one day sent by his parents to pick up a couple of groceries and work supplies from a store. Since the house was relatively close by to the store, he neglected to lock the door to the house and left to carry out his errand. Unbeknownst to him though, there was a small group of criminals around who had been prowling around his house for an opportunity to ransack it (it was a rather solitary yet fancy house).
Lars had expected to be back in at most fifteen minutes, but that day there had been an accident on the road and traffic had built up quite a bit. The trip to and back from the store ended up taking him close to an hour, and when he returned home... the sight was not pretty. The front door had been left wide open, and the house was a mess on the inside. Things were broken and scattered everywhere, and anything of value had been taken. But the center of this crime was what remained of his family, battered, bloodied, and dead. His dad and brother had seemed to put up a fight, but they were eventually overcome by the criminals and their weaponry. His mother... well, it was pretty obvious what happened to her before her death....
Rage and grief filled his heart. All of this then coincided with the appearance of another Red Ring on earth, seeking a new being to recruit. Lars was just in the middle of crying out in rage when he heard the recruiting words of the Red Ring: "Lars Zornlich, you have great rage in your heart."
Afterwards... things got messy for a lot of people and cities on earth, until eventually Lars traveled to the planet of Ysmault, sanctuary of the Red Lanterns. From then on he has scoured the galaxy along with his fellow Lanterns in search of injustices to punish, destroying countless lives and cities in the process. Recently he has returned to Earth and has gone into the Arcus District.
Name: Scorn (original name Lars Zornlich)
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Appearance: Most of Scorn's body is completely covered by the red and black uniforms of the Red Lanterns, save for his head. It would appear that his skin tone is light to medium brown in color, and his black hair is medium length and curly to the point where it would seem that there are hundreds of tiny snakes frozen in place. His eyes burn completely crimson, and while his visage would suggest he was quite comely as a normal human, it has now been altered by both the ring and his own desire to have a rage filled expression and razor sharp teeth. Scorn is tall and well built, and his muscle mass seems to have slightly increased after his Corp initiation. His hands now end in sharp, seemingly metallic claws, as do his feet, and both his shoulders and his knees have a sharp, protruding, curved bone.
Power(s): Red Power Ring]Red Power Ring
Personality: As if his appearance, name, and Power Ring didn't give it away already, Scorn is a rage and hate filled individual. He is very proud of his power and will not hesitate to crush anyone who opposes him. As a Red Lantern, Scorn has a very brutal and chaotic sense of justice, believing that the best justice is brought about by vengeance and utter destruction of those who are guilty according to Corp standards. Although he either works alone or with a few other Red Lanterns, Scorn will work along with others if he sees no other solution to a situation, and if he feels that the cause is good.
Backstory: Scorn's past is one of intense anger and hate, both for others and himself, mainly because the events that transpired to his personal loss were things that probably could have been easily avoided had he taken proper precautions.
Lars was one day sent by his parents to pick up a couple of groceries and work supplies from a store. Since the house was relatively close by to the store, he neglected to lock the door to the house and left to carry out his errand. Unbeknownst to him though, there was a small group of criminals around who had been prowling around his house for an opportunity to ransack it (it was a rather solitary yet fancy house).
Lars had expected to be back in at most fifteen minutes, but that day there had been an accident on the road and traffic had built up quite a bit. The trip to and back from the store ended up taking him close to an hour, and when he returned home... the sight was not pretty. The front door had been left wide open, and the house was a mess on the inside. Things were broken and scattered everywhere, and anything of value had been taken. But the center of this crime was what remained of his family, battered, bloodied, and dead. His dad and brother had seemed to put up a fight, but they were eventually overcome by the criminals and their weaponry. His mother... well, it was pretty obvious what happened to her before her death....
Rage and grief filled his heart. All of this then coincided with the appearance of another Red Ring on earth, seeking a new being to recruit. Lars was just in the middle of crying out in rage when he heard the recruiting words of the Red Ring: "Lars Zornlich, you have great rage in your heart."
Afterwards... things got messy for a lot of people and cities on earth, until eventually Lars traveled to the planet of Ysmault, sanctuary of the Red Lanterns. From then on he has scoured the galaxy along with his fellow Lanterns in search of injustices to punish, destroying countless lives and cities in the process. Recently he has returned to Earth and has gone into the Arcus District.
Name: Scipio Kathar
Alias: Abaddon
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Appearance 1 (as human):
Appearance 2 (as symbiote Abaddon): Whenever Scipio uses his symbiote to become his "other self", Abaddon, his appearance drastically changes to look nothing short of a demon. The symbiote completely covers his body and visage, giving his being the primary color of pitch black. Abaddon's black body also has some streaks and patterns of crimson red which mainly run along his arms, legs, body, and back. Abaddon also bears a larger, secondary fanged mouth on his torso, and also acquires razor sharp fangs and claws and forms several sharp tendrils from his back. In addition, his posture becomes more feral, even to the point where Abaddon can comfortably move around on all fours.
Abilities:
1) Scipio's bond with a powerful alien symbiote has endowed him with numerous abilities. Both his physical abilities and his senses are enhanced to a superhuman level (ex: enhanced strength, speed, agility, endurance, perception, intelligence, etc), making him a deadly physical combatant. To add to this, Scipio can alter the symbiote's being to form extra appendages, blades and other weapons, extra fangs and tendrils. He can even alter his own being to become that of the symbiote's amorphous form. In all, Scipio's symbiotic bond and abilities are a force to be reckoned with by even the most powerful and skilled of mutants and those connected to the supernatural alike...
2) Scipio's abilities do not end with advanced symbiosis however, because he has acquired the means to wield great dark power from a different realm entirely. He can use this power to create surges of an overwhelming energy which can potentially obliterate any target it comes into contact with. This energy also has the added effect of distorting most magical and energy fields, and can also be manipulated to fuse with his claws or to become a protective aura around Scipio. Drawing deeper into his dark powers and knowledge, Scipio can even merge the current area of the realm he is in with that of the Dark Realm from which his powers originates, twisting the area into a literal "living" nightmare.
Weaknesses:
Abaddon is weak to intense heat and sound, powerful surges of electricity, and forms of light magic.
Personality: Scipio is very intelligent, and despite his backstory, can be quite the happy guy, often making jokes of everything. He has also been described as fun and interesting... Things are all good and well for the most part, but Scipio's lighthearted nature is often intertwined with his darker side. His darker side isn't the typical angry, brooding type (though it can be), but is more morbid, sadistic and insane in a humorous sort of way. This side is most definitely elaborated on by the symbiote, and when brought out, it can definitely make others think that he's not really all that good in the head (which for all intents and purposes, is kind of true). There is more to delve into his persona however, although how much of it he reveals to others and even himself is still yet to be seen.
Backstory:
In truth, Scipio did not originate from any kind of "extreme" background. He was well raised by his parents, lived in a decent area, and was successful in both his advanced Academics and sports. He didn't really have much to complain about, but this did not stop him from developing some internal issues. For one, he was actually dissatisfied with himself, mainly his "humanity". Scipio felt that his body and mind were limited by his humanity, and seeing the emergence of superheroes and supervillains alike only made his yearning for a raising of his nature even stronger. He was also quite lonely, suffering heartbreak and believing that his "friends" were nothing but fluff, mere acquaintances around him to just give him the chance to open his mouth and speak to someone for once. Dissatisfaction, bouts of rage and depression, all these factors are what made the alien symbiote become so attracted to him, and when it did finally show itself to its potential host, Scipio more than willingly bonded with it. Cutting a deep gash across his chest (particularly along the area of his heart), the two quickly developed a strong, highly advanced bond, the symbiote, as Scipio puts it, "truly raising his nature and eating away his pathetic humanity". Having also been imparted with all the acquired knowledge of the symbiote, Scipio quickly surpassed and completed his academics, although this was "nothing to him and only done to feign normality and please his parents". Once he moved out, Scipio decided to actually take up the work of a "superhero", believing that his knowledge and power should be used as such. However, if he was going to do this, he was going to do it his own way, becoming more of a feared Anti-Hero than a beloved and sought for Superhero....
Months after his uptaking of his anti-heroic role in the world, the realm of Scipio's world itself was threatened by the emergence of a being simply known as "The Dark Entity". Coming from a completely different, nightmarish realm, this being was bent on combining its own realm with Scipio's, and it was powerful enough that a temporary group of supers and villains were formed to fight back its invasion. On a close one-on-one fight, The Dark Entity gained the upperhand on Abaddon and cast him into its dark realm, believing it would be amusing to find this troublesome foe be victimized and tortured by the horrors of the dark realm. However, Abaddon tore his way through this nightmarish world, eventually reaching the Citadel of The Dark Entity where he gorged his mind on all of the dark knowledge and powers that were locked away in there. Making his way back to his world, Abaddon was amused to find that The Dark Entity had subdued nearly all of the ones fighting against him, but was just as quickly enraged to find his world slowly being overtaken the dark realm. Abaddon eventually bested The Dark Entity, gladly taking the rest of his abilities and taking his position and authority over the realm from which it came, now known as "Gehenna"....
As for the symbiote, it is really quite ancient, being centuries old (Scipio approximates it to be at least 900 years old). This longevity was not used idly by it, as it spent its entire life bonding to a variety of different hosts from other planets and galaxies. Its unions with numerous hosts and exposure to different environments have allowed it to become one of the most powerful members of its race, the benefits it confers to its host being significantly more potent and numerous than most symbioses, and its own adaptability and resilience being increased as well. Its journeys to other worlds have allowed it to gain much knowledge. Its departure into other worlds is not without explanation though. Years ago when it was still just a "fledgling", a race of curious aliens visited its planet to study it and the things living there, perhaps in hopes of increasing relations with other life forms or to find a new place to live. These aliens were rather appalled to find the vicious symbiotes there, and quickly left. The "Abaddon Symbiote" (along with several others at the time), became stowaways on the several spacecrafts of the alien race, thus allowing it to bond with a host and take its first "steps" into its travels through the universe...
Alias: Abaddon
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Appearance 1 (as human):
Appearance 2 (as symbiote Abaddon): Whenever Scipio uses his symbiote to become his "other self", Abaddon, his appearance drastically changes to look nothing short of a demon. The symbiote completely covers his body and visage, giving his being the primary color of pitch black. Abaddon's black body also has some streaks and patterns of crimson red which mainly run along his arms, legs, body, and back. Abaddon also bears a larger, secondary fanged mouth on his torso, and also acquires razor sharp fangs and claws and forms several sharp tendrils from his back. In addition, his posture becomes more feral, even to the point where Abaddon can comfortably move around on all fours.
Abilities:
1) Scipio's bond with a powerful alien symbiote has endowed him with numerous abilities. Both his physical abilities and his senses are enhanced to a superhuman level (ex: enhanced strength, speed, agility, endurance, perception, intelligence, etc), making him a deadly physical combatant. To add to this, Scipio can alter the symbiote's being to form extra appendages, blades and other weapons, extra fangs and tendrils. He can even alter his own being to become that of the symbiote's amorphous form. In all, Scipio's symbiotic bond and abilities are a force to be reckoned with by even the most powerful and skilled of mutants and those connected to the supernatural alike...
2) Scipio's abilities do not end with advanced symbiosis however, because he has acquired the means to wield great dark power from a different realm entirely. He can use this power to create surges of an overwhelming energy which can potentially obliterate any target it comes into contact with. This energy also has the added effect of distorting most magical and energy fields, and can also be manipulated to fuse with his claws or to become a protective aura around Scipio. Drawing deeper into his dark powers and knowledge, Scipio can even merge the current area of the realm he is in with that of the Dark Realm from which his powers originates, twisting the area into a literal "living" nightmare.
Weaknesses:
Abaddon is weak to intense heat and sound, powerful surges of electricity, and forms of light magic.
Personality: Scipio is very intelligent, and despite his backstory, can be quite the happy guy, often making jokes of everything. He has also been described as fun and interesting... Things are all good and well for the most part, but Scipio's lighthearted nature is often intertwined with his darker side. His darker side isn't the typical angry, brooding type (though it can be), but is more morbid, sadistic and insane in a humorous sort of way. This side is most definitely elaborated on by the symbiote, and when brought out, it can definitely make others think that he's not really all that good in the head (which for all intents and purposes, is kind of true). There is more to delve into his persona however, although how much of it he reveals to others and even himself is still yet to be seen.
Backstory:
In truth, Scipio did not originate from any kind of "extreme" background. He was well raised by his parents, lived in a decent area, and was successful in both his advanced Academics and sports. He didn't really have much to complain about, but this did not stop him from developing some internal issues. For one, he was actually dissatisfied with himself, mainly his "humanity". Scipio felt that his body and mind were limited by his humanity, and seeing the emergence of superheroes and supervillains alike only made his yearning for a raising of his nature even stronger. He was also quite lonely, suffering heartbreak and believing that his "friends" were nothing but fluff, mere acquaintances around him to just give him the chance to open his mouth and speak to someone for once. Dissatisfaction, bouts of rage and depression, all these factors are what made the alien symbiote become so attracted to him, and when it did finally show itself to its potential host, Scipio more than willingly bonded with it. Cutting a deep gash across his chest (particularly along the area of his heart), the two quickly developed a strong, highly advanced bond, the symbiote, as Scipio puts it, "truly raising his nature and eating away his pathetic humanity". Having also been imparted with all the acquired knowledge of the symbiote, Scipio quickly surpassed and completed his academics, although this was "nothing to him and only done to feign normality and please his parents". Once he moved out, Scipio decided to actually take up the work of a "superhero", believing that his knowledge and power should be used as such. However, if he was going to do this, he was going to do it his own way, becoming more of a feared Anti-Hero than a beloved and sought for Superhero....
Months after his uptaking of his anti-heroic role in the world, the realm of Scipio's world itself was threatened by the emergence of a being simply known as "The Dark Entity". Coming from a completely different, nightmarish realm, this being was bent on combining its own realm with Scipio's, and it was powerful enough that a temporary group of supers and villains were formed to fight back its invasion. On a close one-on-one fight, The Dark Entity gained the upperhand on Abaddon and cast him into its dark realm, believing it would be amusing to find this troublesome foe be victimized and tortured by the horrors of the dark realm. However, Abaddon tore his way through this nightmarish world, eventually reaching the Citadel of The Dark Entity where he gorged his mind on all of the dark knowledge and powers that were locked away in there. Making his way back to his world, Abaddon was amused to find that The Dark Entity had subdued nearly all of the ones fighting against him, but was just as quickly enraged to find his world slowly being overtaken the dark realm. Abaddon eventually bested The Dark Entity, gladly taking the rest of his abilities and taking his position and authority over the realm from which it came, now known as "Gehenna"....
As for the symbiote, it is really quite ancient, being centuries old (Scipio approximates it to be at least 900 years old). This longevity was not used idly by it, as it spent its entire life bonding to a variety of different hosts from other planets and galaxies. Its unions with numerous hosts and exposure to different environments have allowed it to become one of the most powerful members of its race, the benefits it confers to its host being significantly more potent and numerous than most symbioses, and its own adaptability and resilience being increased as well. Its journeys to other worlds have allowed it to gain much knowledge. Its departure into other worlds is not without explanation though. Years ago when it was still just a "fledgling", a race of curious aliens visited its planet to study it and the things living there, perhaps in hopes of increasing relations with other life forms or to find a new place to live. These aliens were rather appalled to find the vicious symbiotes there, and quickly left. The "Abaddon Symbiote" (along with several others at the time), became stowaways on the several spacecrafts of the alien race, thus allowing it to bond with a host and take its first "steps" into its travels through the universe...
^Krein
Time for my usual character for these type of Rps
Name: Peter Cole was born
Alias: Hawk
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Powers/Abilities: He can control and manipulate electrical fields. Using it he can fire electricity from his hands. Fly but only for a bit. He is working on trying to move objects with his electricity. He is still mutating. However he has one major weakness. Water. His powers go haywire in the presence of it.
Electrical Manipulation.
Personality: he is a nice guy. Well Pere is. Hawk can be a bit cold and uncaring so long as he saves the day. It is a constant battle to control it. He always tries to be a nice guy. Pete is seen as a bit of a playboy but that is an act. He is a nice guy but there is clearly something wrong.
Backstory: Pete was born in Helios City to Nathan and Jennifer Cole. He did not know this at the time but his father was the original Hawk. Pete had inherited all of his fathers old powers and his responsibilities. So when his parents died in an explosion about two years ago it became Pete's job to protect Helio City from those that would wish to take it over. He also inherited his family's technology company. His father had made it after he had discovered his powers. So Pete has a lot on his plate of he wants to survive. Will he? Time will tell.
Alignment status: Good. A bit of a crusader.
What the heck is a Waffle Tomato Toaster Oven?!?!?
Name: Peter Cole was born
Alias: Hawk
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Powers/Abilities: He can control and manipulate electrical fields. Using it he can fire electricity from his hands. Fly but only for a bit. He is working on trying to move objects with his electricity. He is still mutating. However he has one major weakness. Water. His powers go haywire in the presence of it.
Electrical Manipulation.
Personality: he is a nice guy. Well Pere is. Hawk can be a bit cold and uncaring so long as he saves the day. It is a constant battle to control it. He always tries to be a nice guy. Pete is seen as a bit of a playboy but that is an act. He is a nice guy but there is clearly something wrong.
Backstory: Pete was born in Helios City to Nathan and Jennifer Cole. He did not know this at the time but his father was the original Hawk. Pete had inherited all of his fathers old powers and his responsibilities. So when his parents died in an explosion about two years ago it became Pete's job to protect Helio City from those that would wish to take it over. He also inherited his family's technology company. His father had made it after he had discovered his powers. So Pete has a lot on his plate of he wants to survive. Will he? Time will tell.
Alignment status: Good. A bit of a crusader.
What the heck is a Waffle Tomato Toaster Oven?!?!?
^avanhelsing
Name: Katherin Winter
Alias: Flames
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Powers/Abilities: Fire
Personality: Katherin is a caring girl. She will go out of her way to help someone, no matter who they are. Katherin believes that telling the truth is important above all things. She takes her responsibilities as a hero seriously.
Backstory: Katherin doesn't know who her parents are. She bounced from foster home to foster home until she was 18. Old enough to be on her own Katherin enrolled into the local college. That was when she discovered her abilities. Katherin always knew she was different, but she never knew how or why. When she caught her boyfriend having sex with her roommate Katherin accidently set the dorm room on fire. Luckily no one was seriously hurt. Now Katherin is wondering what to do with herself.
Appearance:
Alignment Status: Crusader all the way.
Waffle Tomato Toaster Oven
Alias: Flames
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Powers/Abilities: Fire
Personality: Katherin is a caring girl. She will go out of her way to help someone, no matter who they are. Katherin believes that telling the truth is important above all things. She takes her responsibilities as a hero seriously.
Backstory: Katherin doesn't know who her parents are. She bounced from foster home to foster home until she was 18. Old enough to be on her own Katherin enrolled into the local college. That was when she discovered her abilities. Katherin always knew she was different, but she never knew how or why. When she caught her boyfriend having sex with her roommate Katherin accidently set the dorm room on fire. Luckily no one was seriously hurt. Now Katherin is wondering what to do with herself.
Appearance:
Alignment Status: Crusader all the way.
Waffle Tomato Toaster Oven
^KatherinWinters
Name: Markus Flane
Alias: The Observer
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Powers/Abilities: Markus' powers are all related to his eyesight. He has the vision of a hawk and can notice great detail. He can also use a 'Mindsight' so to speak, projecting his field of vision from his body to anywhere within 20 meters. However when his field of vision is removed from his normal vision, he cannot see his immediate surroundings and is vulnerable. As for his natural abilities, he is quite intelligent and skilled at persuasion, having a silver tongue that needed no supernatural assistance.
Personality: Whilst living normally with his secret identity, Markus doesn't seem very spectacular, but acts generously and seems selfless. When donning the mask of the observer though is a different story. Markus suddenly becomes indifferent to most things in life, only seeming to observe. He never initiates combat, but simply collects information for an unknown purpose.
Backstory: Markus was born in death. His mother died giving birth, and unnaturally for a newborn, Markus was not crying in his birth. Just looking at his mother's dead body, blinking, his twin sister crying next to him. Markus' father was barely 18, Markus' birth being an accident of which the details will not be shared. Markus learned how to be independent quickly, and did his best to help himself and his twin sister Martha learn as much as they can. When Markus was in his first year of college on scholarship one day he came home to no Martha. It was later found she was kidnapped. In great pain and desperation he tried to visualise where she was, and his mind blurred with his vision, coming to see a cold, bloody dead face in a gutter. Shocked and traumatised, he ran towards the direction his vision blurred to until he collapsed. He was taken by a few people on their way to a place called the Arcus District, where a whole manner of interesting people were said to reside.
Alignment Status: Neutral, has a lot of rage, could be swayed to either side, either an anti-hero to the types of criminals who kidnapped and killed his sister or letting all his rage out and becoming evil, not caring who receives his rage
I think a Waffle Tomato Toaster Oven is an Oven with a Toaster used to toast Waffly Tomatoes.
Alias: The Observer
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Powers/Abilities: Markus' powers are all related to his eyesight. He has the vision of a hawk and can notice great detail. He can also use a 'Mindsight' so to speak, projecting his field of vision from his body to anywhere within 20 meters. However when his field of vision is removed from his normal vision, he cannot see his immediate surroundings and is vulnerable. As for his natural abilities, he is quite intelligent and skilled at persuasion, having a silver tongue that needed no supernatural assistance.
Personality: Whilst living normally with his secret identity, Markus doesn't seem very spectacular, but acts generously and seems selfless. When donning the mask of the observer though is a different story. Markus suddenly becomes indifferent to most things in life, only seeming to observe. He never initiates combat, but simply collects information for an unknown purpose.
Backstory: Markus was born in death. His mother died giving birth, and unnaturally for a newborn, Markus was not crying in his birth. Just looking at his mother's dead body, blinking, his twin sister crying next to him. Markus' father was barely 18, Markus' birth being an accident of which the details will not be shared. Markus learned how to be independent quickly, and did his best to help himself and his twin sister Martha learn as much as they can. When Markus was in his first year of college on scholarship one day he came home to no Martha. It was later found she was kidnapped. In great pain and desperation he tried to visualise where she was, and his mind blurred with his vision, coming to see a cold, bloody dead face in a gutter. Shocked and traumatised, he ran towards the direction his vision blurred to until he collapsed. He was taken by a few people on their way to a place called the Arcus District, where a whole manner of interesting people were said to reside.
Alignment Status: Neutral, has a lot of rage, could be swayed to either side, either an anti-hero to the types of criminals who kidnapped and killed his sister or letting all his rage out and becoming evil, not caring who receives his rage
I think a Waffle Tomato Toaster Oven is an Oven with a Toaster used to toast Waffly Tomatoes.
^DraconianBlade
^Deathmaker
Name: Niesha
Alias: Solar eclispe
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Powers/Abilities: Niesha has the ability to control light. She can create power weapons out of light that only work for her. She can sometimes see peoples auras because this.
She also has the capablity to lightly heal can't do anythi g fancy, just small stuff. Also by using light to surround her, she has the ability of flight.
Personality: Niesha is kind and caring, if a bit shy. She tends to be the one tnat is quite, and thoughtful, but rally her up, and she will be ruthless. She will protect those she caes about to the end of her abilities. She is a brave hearted kind of girl. Ask ber for something, and she will probably do it.
Backstory: nkesha was born a twin, however her twin botner didn't survivr infancy. Perhaps this is why she is such a quite girl. Her mother raised her by herself, after her father left.her mother had powers, bug never used them.
As Niesha grew she realised sbe could do real good with her abilities. She was an intelligent girl, and decided that she would look at the path of becoming a doctor. She also decided to learn self defense, and different fighting techniques, her mother disapproved, so Niesha got a part time job at a book store and paid for tbe casses herself.
She got into collage, and was working her way to being a doctor when her mother was murdered. Unable to finished the semester, she set her suits on reverenge. She decided to become a source of good in the world, and worked on doing tnat. Just slightly different from her original plan.
Alignment status: good
Alias: Solar eclispe
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Powers/Abilities: Niesha has the ability to control light. She can create power weapons out of light that only work for her. She can sometimes see peoples auras because this.
She also has the capablity to lightly heal can't do anythi g fancy, just small stuff. Also by using light to surround her, she has the ability of flight.
Personality: Niesha is kind and caring, if a bit shy. She tends to be the one tnat is quite, and thoughtful, but rally her up, and she will be ruthless. She will protect those she caes about to the end of her abilities. She is a brave hearted kind of girl. Ask ber for something, and she will probably do it.
Backstory: nkesha was born a twin, however her twin botner didn't survivr infancy. Perhaps this is why she is such a quite girl. Her mother raised her by herself, after her father left.her mother had powers, bug never used them.
As Niesha grew she realised sbe could do real good with her abilities. She was an intelligent girl, and decided that she would look at the path of becoming a doctor. She also decided to learn self defense, and different fighting techniques, her mother disapproved, so Niesha got a part time job at a book store and paid for tbe casses herself.
She got into collage, and was working her way to being a doctor when her mother was murdered. Unable to finished the semester, she set her suits on reverenge. She decided to become a source of good in the world, and worked on doing tnat. Just slightly different from her original plan.
Alignment status: good
^Caits
Name: Roxy Black
Alias: Black Widow
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Powers/Abilities: Throwing knives, camouflage, and poisons.
Personality: Roxy doesn't like people, especially men. She is tough and aggressive.
Backstory: Roxy's parents were very abusive when she was young. She began collecting knives when her father began to show too much interest in her body. Roxy left home on her 16th birthday. She figured since she was old enough to get a job she no longer had to endure her parents abuse. She got a job with a scientist that studied poisions. Roxy discovered she was a natural scientist. She enjoyed creating poisions and antidotes. The scientist, Dr. Lucas Black was like a real father to Roxy. He taught her everything he knew. One day while they were experimenting the police stormed the lab. Dr. Black was shot and killed during the raid. Their newest poison was splashed all over Roxy. The cops were sure Roxy would die from the poision, but she didn't instead discovered that her body had absorbed the poison making it a part of her. Roxy discovered that she could control the poison in her body. She used the poisons to escape her jail cell.
Appearance:
Alignment Status: chaotic antiheroes
Alias: Black Widow
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Powers/Abilities: Throwing knives, camouflage, and poisons.
Personality: Roxy doesn't like people, especially men. She is tough and aggressive.
Backstory: Roxy's parents were very abusive when she was young. She began collecting knives when her father began to show too much interest in her body. Roxy left home on her 16th birthday. She figured since she was old enough to get a job she no longer had to endure her parents abuse. She got a job with a scientist that studied poisions. Roxy discovered she was a natural scientist. She enjoyed creating poisions and antidotes. The scientist, Dr. Lucas Black was like a real father to Roxy. He taught her everything he knew. One day while they were experimenting the police stormed the lab. Dr. Black was shot and killed during the raid. Their newest poison was splashed all over Roxy. The cops were sure Roxy would die from the poision, but she didn't instead discovered that her body had absorbed the poison making it a part of her. Roxy discovered that she could control the poison in her body. She used the poisons to escape her jail cell.
Appearance:
Alignment Status: chaotic antiheroes
^KatherinWinter
Name: Susannah Marksin
Alias: MindWarp
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Powers/Abilities: The Ability to warp minds, AKA Mental manipulation
+ Psionic Inundation = Ability to overload another's mind, causing pain and/or lack of consciousness.
+Psionic shockwaves = A devastating Psionic attack that wracks the minds of all nearby foes. Affected foes may be left Disoriented. A second wave may affect motor functions leading to possible paralysis. A third may well be fatal. But she has not been able to create a third.
+ Illusions = The power to create and manipulate illusions.
+ Mental shield = Because of her ability of mental manipulation she has an immunity against direct mental attacks, though telepaths could still hypothetically enter her mind, they are most likely to lose their own in the process.
Weakness: Hand to hand combat and brute strength.
- Robots = they don’t have a mind to manipulate.
-Other mental manipulators. Powers will equal each other out.
Personality: What she lacks in physical strength, MindWarp more than makes up for in her cunning intelligence. Everything she does has a purpose, unless she is just angry and finds that her actions need no greater purpose other than venting. Although it will take a lot more than mere words to anger her. MindWarp is rather aloof in temperament, but a remarkable trickster in that she can morph into different personas and use them for her benefit. For example, pleading to have her ‘dearest fathers’ room number and key to set up a surprise birthday party. AKA get an important businessman’s room number and key then steal all-important information and/or set up a self-destructing device for his termination.
In her off times, MindWarp contemplates reality and illusion but always comes up with the same response, “what is reality but a higher plane of illusion?”
Backstory: Born in an upstate apartment to wealthy parents, Susannah was often left alone with the house keeper until her parents returned at 5pm. When she was five her brother was born and any attention she might have received from her parents was taken away and replaced. It was also around this time that her powers were coming into effect and she used them to vie for attention. The stronger her powers became the more horrified her parents got until one day they had enough. They sent her with her housekeeper on a trip to the slums but by the afternoon the housekeeper returned alone and was given a substantial amount of pay added to her usual salary. What happened to Susannah after that was anyone’s guess. (She obviously moved in with the almighty Waffle Tomato Toaster Oven).
Alignment Status: A villainous villain. But for the right cause she will fight alongside heroes.
Appearance:
Alias: MindWarp
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Powers/Abilities: The Ability to warp minds, AKA Mental manipulation
+ Psionic Inundation = Ability to overload another's mind, causing pain and/or lack of consciousness.
+Psionic shockwaves = A devastating Psionic attack that wracks the minds of all nearby foes. Affected foes may be left Disoriented. A second wave may affect motor functions leading to possible paralysis. A third may well be fatal. But she has not been able to create a third.
+ Illusions = The power to create and manipulate illusions.
+ Mental shield = Because of her ability of mental manipulation she has an immunity against direct mental attacks, though telepaths could still hypothetically enter her mind, they are most likely to lose their own in the process.
Weakness: Hand to hand combat and brute strength.
- Robots = they don’t have a mind to manipulate.
-Other mental manipulators. Powers will equal each other out.
Personality: What she lacks in physical strength, MindWarp more than makes up for in her cunning intelligence. Everything she does has a purpose, unless she is just angry and finds that her actions need no greater purpose other than venting. Although it will take a lot more than mere words to anger her. MindWarp is rather aloof in temperament, but a remarkable trickster in that she can morph into different personas and use them for her benefit. For example, pleading to have her ‘dearest fathers’ room number and key to set up a surprise birthday party. AKA get an important businessman’s room number and key then steal all-important information and/or set up a self-destructing device for his termination.
In her off times, MindWarp contemplates reality and illusion but always comes up with the same response, “what is reality but a higher plane of illusion?”
Backstory: Born in an upstate apartment to wealthy parents, Susannah was often left alone with the house keeper until her parents returned at 5pm. When she was five her brother was born and any attention she might have received from her parents was taken away and replaced. It was also around this time that her powers were coming into effect and she used them to vie for attention. The stronger her powers became the more horrified her parents got until one day they had enough. They sent her with her housekeeper on a trip to the slums but by the afternoon the housekeeper returned alone and was given a substantial amount of pay added to her usual salary. What happened to Susannah after that was anyone’s guess. (She obviously moved in with the almighty Waffle Tomato Toaster Oven).
Alignment Status: A villainous villain. But for the right cause she will fight alongside heroes.
Appearance:
^Absolute Grace
Name:
Elizabeth Matthews
Alias:
Shift
Gender:
Female
Age:
22
Powers/Abilities:
Eli has the ability to transform into any kind of animal that she has seen before. The process is extremely painful and long, putting her body in great stress. Once in the animal state, she cannot speak, but she can understand what other people and animals are saying. She can also perform actions that particular animal can do, but she must first adapt to her new body. Upon the first transformations, Eli will have the same capabilities as a baby. With more practice however, she can control even the smallest twitch of an ear. Shifting back into a human is the same as turning into an animal - gruesome. Without her power, she is like a normal university student - going to class, working a part-time job, hanging out with friends. Transformation, however, sometimes happens at random and she can shift during these regular activities.
Personality:
Eli tries not to let her power define who she is and tends to ignore it (though it's pretty hard to ignore when it happens). She is quiet and laid-back. For the most part, she appears to be happy and satisfied with her life. She is also a great listener but a terrible speaker. She thinks too much and when she figures out what she can say, the opportunity has gone and slipped away. Eli masks the pain that her power brings, as well as any sort of negative emotion that she feels. She dislikes being pitied and loves being around people.
Backstory:
For as long as she could remember, Eli lived with her father. He was always working to support her, not allowing the two to have some father-daughter time. It was rare for her father to have a break, but when he did, the two would go out and have fun, sharing their stories from the past days they didn't see each other. One day, Eli was playing in the nearby park. She was chasing after squirrels and chipmunks, climbing up trees and scaling rocks. The other children were in the playground, playing with the park equipment. Their parents were watching them from the benches. Away from their supervision, Eli continued to rough around with the animals instead of the kids. As she was climbing one particular tree, she knocked over a bird's nest. She didn't realize what had happened until minutes later, when she plopped back onto the ground. Just a few feet from the trunk lay broken twigs that led to the nest. There was one egg inside. The others were scattered around the grass, cracked and broken. Eli began sobbing as she picked up the nest with the single egg and returned it to its place on the branch. She sat beside it, tears rolling down her face. Before she knew it, an owl, most likely the mother bird, appeared. Eli noticed her and sputtered out apology after apology. The owl glanced at the egg and then at Eli. She ruffled her feathers and hopped closer to Eli. She patted Eli's knee with her wing, as if comforting her. Lightly pecking her knee once, the owl shook her wings out, taking Eli by surprise. She lost her balance and fell off the tree, screaming on the way down. She blacked out midway. From what she could recall, she could see glimpses of the parents and a few of the kids, larger than normal. They weren't looking straight at her, but they were close by. She lost consciousness again, only to wake up at the base of the tree. The sky was dark and the park was silent. When Eli looked up, the nest was no longer there. She trudged back home, her whole body aching. When she arrived, her father opened the door. His eyes were red and his hair was disheveled. He was quiet for a minute, before giving her a tight hug. It was explained later to Eli that she had gone missing two days prior, at the park.
Unknown to her at the time, she was an owlet, hidden under a leaf. The mother owl was feeding her from time to time until she transformed back into a little girl. The owl watched as Eli unconsciously chirped in pain, and as a human, groaning in pain. She flew away moments before Eli opened her eyes. It was the beginning of the series of events of Eli's shape shifting. The second time she transformed was at midnight a week later. She was screaming and crying, but no one came to help. Her father was working a night shift. When she no longer felt pain, she wondered what had happened and tried to sit up. It was difficult, but she dismissed it as the mysterious pain. She saw that everything in her room was bigger and thought she was dreaming. But, she realized that it was midnight and she was able to see things clearly. Looking down, Eli saw a furry stomach and paws. She had transformed into a kitten. She sat there in confusion until her body began heating up. She could hear distressed mewls coming from her mouth, which slowly faded into shouts of agony. After that, she kept transforming at random, though she did her best to run away from the public eye when she began feeling pain. A few weeks later, Eli figured out what was happening - though without explanation - and learned how to suppress the random shifting and control it.
As a side note, Eli hates her power and wishes it would disappear.
Alignment Status:
Neutral, but she may be swayed to either side during the RP.
Appearance:
Elizabeth Matthews
Alias:
Shift
Gender:
Female
Age:
22
Powers/Abilities:
Eli has the ability to transform into any kind of animal that she has seen before. The process is extremely painful and long, putting her body in great stress. Once in the animal state, she cannot speak, but she can understand what other people and animals are saying. She can also perform actions that particular animal can do, but she must first adapt to her new body. Upon the first transformations, Eli will have the same capabilities as a baby. With more practice however, she can control even the smallest twitch of an ear. Shifting back into a human is the same as turning into an animal - gruesome. Without her power, she is like a normal university student - going to class, working a part-time job, hanging out with friends. Transformation, however, sometimes happens at random and she can shift during these regular activities.
Personality:
Eli tries not to let her power define who she is and tends to ignore it (though it's pretty hard to ignore when it happens). She is quiet and laid-back. For the most part, she appears to be happy and satisfied with her life. She is also a great listener but a terrible speaker. She thinks too much and when she figures out what she can say, the opportunity has gone and slipped away. Eli masks the pain that her power brings, as well as any sort of negative emotion that she feels. She dislikes being pitied and loves being around people.
Backstory:
For as long as she could remember, Eli lived with her father. He was always working to support her, not allowing the two to have some father-daughter time. It was rare for her father to have a break, but when he did, the two would go out and have fun, sharing their stories from the past days they didn't see each other. One day, Eli was playing in the nearby park. She was chasing after squirrels and chipmunks, climbing up trees and scaling rocks. The other children were in the playground, playing with the park equipment. Their parents were watching them from the benches. Away from their supervision, Eli continued to rough around with the animals instead of the kids. As she was climbing one particular tree, she knocked over a bird's nest. She didn't realize what had happened until minutes later, when she plopped back onto the ground. Just a few feet from the trunk lay broken twigs that led to the nest. There was one egg inside. The others were scattered around the grass, cracked and broken. Eli began sobbing as she picked up the nest with the single egg and returned it to its place on the branch. She sat beside it, tears rolling down her face. Before she knew it, an owl, most likely the mother bird, appeared. Eli noticed her and sputtered out apology after apology. The owl glanced at the egg and then at Eli. She ruffled her feathers and hopped closer to Eli. She patted Eli's knee with her wing, as if comforting her. Lightly pecking her knee once, the owl shook her wings out, taking Eli by surprise. She lost her balance and fell off the tree, screaming on the way down. She blacked out midway. From what she could recall, she could see glimpses of the parents and a few of the kids, larger than normal. They weren't looking straight at her, but they were close by. She lost consciousness again, only to wake up at the base of the tree. The sky was dark and the park was silent. When Eli looked up, the nest was no longer there. She trudged back home, her whole body aching. When she arrived, her father opened the door. His eyes were red and his hair was disheveled. He was quiet for a minute, before giving her a tight hug. It was explained later to Eli that she had gone missing two days prior, at the park.
Unknown to her at the time, she was an owlet, hidden under a leaf. The mother owl was feeding her from time to time until she transformed back into a little girl. The owl watched as Eli unconsciously chirped in pain, and as a human, groaning in pain. She flew away moments before Eli opened her eyes. It was the beginning of the series of events of Eli's shape shifting. The second time she transformed was at midnight a week later. She was screaming and crying, but no one came to help. Her father was working a night shift. When she no longer felt pain, she wondered what had happened and tried to sit up. It was difficult, but she dismissed it as the mysterious pain. She saw that everything in her room was bigger and thought she was dreaming. But, she realized that it was midnight and she was able to see things clearly. Looking down, Eli saw a furry stomach and paws. She had transformed into a kitten. She sat there in confusion until her body began heating up. She could hear distressed mewls coming from her mouth, which slowly faded into shouts of agony. After that, she kept transforming at random, though she did her best to run away from the public eye when she began feeling pain. A few weeks later, Eli figured out what was happening - though without explanation - and learned how to suppress the random shifting and control it.
As a side note, Eli hates her power and wishes it would disappear.
Alignment Status:
Neutral, but she may be swayed to either side during the RP.
Appearance:
^Seitsukiyomi
Name: Kijani Ryane
Alias: Archive
Gender: Female
Age: 26
Powers/Abilities: Kijani has the ability to manipulate paper, and control its density. She can turn an index card into a razor sharp blade, a book into a brick, and newspaper into armor.
She can remember anything she’s read and recall it with perfect accuracy.
She also has a lot of grace on the battlefield, her primary talent being evasion and misdirection. Her fighting style is a blend of Tai Chi, Wushu, and Capoeria- moving with the flow of the fight, never stopping. Kijani’s self-invented style flows from move to move, never breaking stride even when she falls or is hit, it simply becomes another move in the dance. She also carries a Chinese jian and makes use of it just as easily as she does her powers.
Personality: Kijani’s personality seems to vary depending on what she’s doing. When she’s working, she comes off as aloof, professional and businesslike. When she’s on her own, however, she is bright and fun-loving, slightly flirtatious and energetic. In private, she has a rather nerdy passion for literature. In all things, she carries herself with intelligence and confidence.
Backstory: Kijani was born to two wealthy, brilliant people who happened to dislike each other. Her conception was essentially an accident, and her parents married out of propriety rather than love. She grew up cared for by a nanny while her parents worked and ignored her. When she was eleven, she was kidnapped off the streets and held for ransom for a week. Her parents paid, she was released, but she was scarred, both physically and psychologically. From that day on she was never quite the same. She promised herself she’d never let that happen to her again, no matter what it took. Her nanny was fired, and Kijani pretty much raised herself from the age of eleven while her parents worked. She became an emancipated minor at the age of sixteen, took her inheritance from her parents, and used it to start living life on her own terms.
She invested a great deal of her inheritance in various stocks and markets, and used the rest to travel the world. Part of her travels took her to Europe, where she absorbed culture and language. The other major part saw her in Asia, where she spent time in China. After proving herself, she spent a year in the mountains, learning the art of Wushu from the best teachers possible, and building on her powers and skills.
By the time she returned to America, she knew what she wanted to do. Intelligence was her true gift- everything else was secondary to that. So she used what she was best at- she began to gather and store information. Everything from the mundane to the incredibly private. She made her name selling that information to whoever could pay the price. No one knows her true face, or even her voice. All they have is a name: Archive.
Alignment Status: Lawful Neutral.
Waffle Tomato Toaster Oven
Alias: Archive
Gender: Female
Age: 26
Powers/Abilities: Kijani has the ability to manipulate paper, and control its density. She can turn an index card into a razor sharp blade, a book into a brick, and newspaper into armor.
She can remember anything she’s read and recall it with perfect accuracy.
She also has a lot of grace on the battlefield, her primary talent being evasion and misdirection. Her fighting style is a blend of Tai Chi, Wushu, and Capoeria- moving with the flow of the fight, never stopping. Kijani’s self-invented style flows from move to move, never breaking stride even when she falls or is hit, it simply becomes another move in the dance. She also carries a Chinese jian and makes use of it just as easily as she does her powers.
Personality: Kijani’s personality seems to vary depending on what she’s doing. When she’s working, she comes off as aloof, professional and businesslike. When she’s on her own, however, she is bright and fun-loving, slightly flirtatious and energetic. In private, she has a rather nerdy passion for literature. In all things, she carries herself with intelligence and confidence.
Backstory: Kijani was born to two wealthy, brilliant people who happened to dislike each other. Her conception was essentially an accident, and her parents married out of propriety rather than love. She grew up cared for by a nanny while her parents worked and ignored her. When she was eleven, she was kidnapped off the streets and held for ransom for a week. Her parents paid, she was released, but she was scarred, both physically and psychologically. From that day on she was never quite the same. She promised herself she’d never let that happen to her again, no matter what it took. Her nanny was fired, and Kijani pretty much raised herself from the age of eleven while her parents worked. She became an emancipated minor at the age of sixteen, took her inheritance from her parents, and used it to start living life on her own terms.
She invested a great deal of her inheritance in various stocks and markets, and used the rest to travel the world. Part of her travels took her to Europe, where she absorbed culture and language. The other major part saw her in Asia, where she spent time in China. After proving herself, she spent a year in the mountains, learning the art of Wushu from the best teachers possible, and building on her powers and skills.
By the time she returned to America, she knew what she wanted to do. Intelligence was her true gift- everything else was secondary to that. So she used what she was best at- she began to gather and store information. Everything from the mundane to the incredibly private. She made her name selling that information to whoever could pay the price. No one knows her true face, or even her voice. All they have is a name: Archive.
Alignment Status: Lawful Neutral.
Waffle Tomato Toaster Oven
^MistressDizzy
Name: Hayley Schroeder (some people call her Hay, or Hay-hay)
Alias: Red Huntress (some call her Red or some call her Huntress)
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Powers/Abilities:
-Martial Arts (not as good as her archery but she can fend for herself)
-Archery (Extremely skilled with a bow)
-Acrobatics/Flexibility/Gymnastics
Equipment:
-Bow
-Many different Arrows (normal, shocking, net, landing foam, fire, smoke, flash, etc.){Mainly has Normal and a few of the special ones}
-Her motorcycle
Weaknesses:
-Her Past
-Her brother
-People with Powers
-Any form of relationship, she doesn't like getting close to people
Personality: Hayley had to constantly fight for her life, resulting in her considerably aggressive nature and willingness to solve problems with force. For the most part, Hayley is a very passionate and opinionated girl. Always ready with a witty and biting remark, she is intent on proving herself to anyone who questions her. Hayley conceals her true nature with an aggressive attitude, exhibiting a wild temperament that is apparent when people argue or belittle her. She readily involves herself in confrontations with little to no hesitance. But her true nature is a girl who has gone through a lot and just needs someone to show they care and to just let her cry on their shoulder and not judge her for her villainous path like most people do.
Backstory: Hayley was born the children of two normal parents. Unfortunately her parents were killed by an unknown man when Hayley was 7. Since then Hayley has lived on her own, learning how to fend for herself while also seeking revenge on the man who killed her parents. She took up the Alias of Gretel. Five years later she was hunting and killing the people who worked with the man who killed her father. Eventually she was found by a group of superheroes and told that she either had to give up her weapons and villainous ways or she could be taken under the wing of a superhero to be trained in the ways of heroes. She decided to become good although she was reluctant of it, Hayley was taken under the wing of the man who went by the name of Black Arrow. Eventually Hayley was trained enough and has now become a lone heroine. She has an older brother named Jay who she doesn't talk about. (May bring him into the roleplay later as a villain)
Alignment Status: Lone Heroine; Ex-Villain
(I added a few things if that's ok)
Almost forgot! *clears throat* WAFFLE TOMATO.... Ummmm..... *whispers backstage* Crap what's my line again!? OH yeah *turns forward* TOASTER WAFFLE OVEN TOMATO!
^Kitty
^Barioth
Name
Lass
Alias
Blood Shadow
Gender
Male
Age
14
Powers/Abilities
Lass can manipulate the shadows. He can make a weapon or shield out of a shadow, he can make a shadow turn into a hand and grab something. Any shadow can be used for this and he mostly uses his own shadow for weapon or shield making. He can take the weapon out of the shadow, but if the source disappears (through light or others like it), the weapon, shield, or anything made from that shadow will vanish. Through this power, he also learned how to use swords and daggers and always has a real dagger with him in a messenger bag that he always carries. He can also hide in shadows or warp through one shadow to another shadow that he sees, but he haven't acquired this skill yet and he will learn of it later on.
Personality
Lass is wicked and thinks life is unimportant. He doesn't care if he made a life of someone miserable, which makes him merciless. But he is wise and thinks of everything that he's about to do. Usually, he's rude, but when he wants to act like a normal kid, he changes his attitude and way of speaking. He always tries to destroy a person's life, he doesn't even care if he killed anyone, he does this because it's fun for him.
Backstory
Lass wasn't really named Lass before, but there's a reason for that. He was abandoned by his unknown parents when he was still clueless about things. His parents left him at a random house and fortunately, he was taken in by the person living there. But the owner of the house was cruel to him and only took him in to make him a slave. Still, he was given a room, was taken care of properly and was called a son by his foster father. He learned of his powers afterwards and kept it hidden from the public while experimenting on them. Once he's back to his room, he practices with his powers and would do different things with them. He'd use his power to make his life easier in the house, like in cleaning, cooking, and other chores, but of course he only does it when no one is around. Though, he has also been using it for pranks. He made fun of the house owner using his power and always had a smile on his face when he does it, which ends up in him getting blamed for it.
In school, he gets bullied by other students. Even though he's diligent and doesn't look weird or such, he's still made fun of because of his situation. When the students at his school learned of how he's just like a slave at his own home, Lass was called a slave in his school since then. But he's gotten used to it eventually. However, he still takes revenge on everyone in that school. Anything that would humiliate his schoolmates, he would do it. This is how he managed to not care about what they call him.
Eventually, he got tired of how he's being treated at his home, affecting his proficiency in doing the house chores. He gets scolded everyday and his pent up anger increases more and more. Then he couldn't take it any longer and talked back to the one who raised him all this time, and learned of the truth to why he's being treated that way, he wasn't really his son and actually thinks of him as a slave. Lass then walked closer to his stepfather while saying "Thank you for raising me this whole time, but I have no use for you now." in a gloomy voice, then a sword appeared beside him and slashed his stepfather to death, he felt particularly good about it. He took everything that his stepfather had, his money, his whole fortune and went to leave the house and live elsewhere. He changed his name and decided to quit school and live through life using his power.
Alignment Status
Neutral towards the heroes and villains, he doesn't ally with any of them, but he does evil deeds.
Appearance:
Lass
Alias
Blood Shadow
Gender
Male
Age
14
Powers/Abilities
Lass can manipulate the shadows. He can make a weapon or shield out of a shadow, he can make a shadow turn into a hand and grab something. Any shadow can be used for this and he mostly uses his own shadow for weapon or shield making. He can take the weapon out of the shadow, but if the source disappears (through light or others like it), the weapon, shield, or anything made from that shadow will vanish. Through this power, he also learned how to use swords and daggers and always has a real dagger with him in a messenger bag that he always carries. He can also hide in shadows or warp through one shadow to another shadow that he sees, but he haven't acquired this skill yet and he will learn of it later on.
Personality
Lass is wicked and thinks life is unimportant. He doesn't care if he made a life of someone miserable, which makes him merciless. But he is wise and thinks of everything that he's about to do. Usually, he's rude, but when he wants to act like a normal kid, he changes his attitude and way of speaking. He always tries to destroy a person's life, he doesn't even care if he killed anyone, he does this because it's fun for him.
Backstory
Lass wasn't really named Lass before, but there's a reason for that. He was abandoned by his unknown parents when he was still clueless about things. His parents left him at a random house and fortunately, he was taken in by the person living there. But the owner of the house was cruel to him and only took him in to make him a slave. Still, he was given a room, was taken care of properly and was called a son by his foster father. He learned of his powers afterwards and kept it hidden from the public while experimenting on them. Once he's back to his room, he practices with his powers and would do different things with them. He'd use his power to make his life easier in the house, like in cleaning, cooking, and other chores, but of course he only does it when no one is around. Though, he has also been using it for pranks. He made fun of the house owner using his power and always had a smile on his face when he does it, which ends up in him getting blamed for it.
In school, he gets bullied by other students. Even though he's diligent and doesn't look weird or such, he's still made fun of because of his situation. When the students at his school learned of how he's just like a slave at his own home, Lass was called a slave in his school since then. But he's gotten used to it eventually. However, he still takes revenge on everyone in that school. Anything that would humiliate his schoolmates, he would do it. This is how he managed to not care about what they call him.
Eventually, he got tired of how he's being treated at his home, affecting his proficiency in doing the house chores. He gets scolded everyday and his pent up anger increases more and more. Then he couldn't take it any longer and talked back to the one who raised him all this time, and learned of the truth to why he's being treated that way, he wasn't really his son and actually thinks of him as a slave. Lass then walked closer to his stepfather while saying "Thank you for raising me this whole time, but I have no use for you now." in a gloomy voice, then a sword appeared beside him and slashed his stepfather to death, he felt particularly good about it. He took everything that his stepfather had, his money, his whole fortune and went to leave the house and live elsewhere. He changed his name and decided to quit school and live through life using his power.
Alignment Status
Neutral towards the heroes and villains, he doesn't ally with any of them, but he does evil deeds.
Appearance:
^Krad Kazumi
^MasterCrimm
Name:James Aatrox
Alias:Exicutioner
Gender: Male
Age:27
Powers/Abilities:Regular Red lantern abilities
Personality:
Backstory: James was a choir boy, a great singer really you would think an angel was actually singing in the crowd children. And James loved it he wanted to be like his father and join the priest hood. James was as devoted as a minister at such a young age. But one day him and his family were called into court, James was too young to understand what was going on but got the gist of it, people were accusing his father of sexually touching a boy. His family was torn apart and his mother and father got into many fights, on top of that he was teased at school because of it, he was also beat up from time to time. Instead of turning to anger or drugs he turned to god, the next couple of years for James were strange. He would pray for hours at a time. He prayed so much that his knees began to grow blisters.
It was not until many years later that James learned the truth. His father's case was dropped on account of their being no evidence. When James was eight-teen he was cleaning out the basement when he came to an old derelict china cabinet. He decided to move all the antiquities from the cabinet and give it a good dusting. But as he was dusting it he touched the glass and it receded like a push open area for a medicine cabinet in a bathroom. It opened for James' horror to see pictures of child pornography. Needless to say James was mad, he remembered all the beatings he took for his father, all the pain and ridicule his teachers would give him bad grades on purpose because of his father. He pushed over the cabinet and started to destroy his fathers things when he heard a voice, at first he thought it was the voice of god but it was too blood thirsty to be him "James Aatrox of earth" it spoke "you belong to the red lantern Core". The ring shot of his finger and he transformed. His father raced down the stairs to see what was wrong. After James was done the house was just charred black bits. And his father was welded to a wall.
Alignment Status: His own/ the red lantern corps
look: with ring on: http://www.deviantart.com/art/Red-Lantern-3-159023297
without: http://th04.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2012/326/b/1/cute_black_guy_by_temaruu_nara-d5lv8xf.png
Alias:Exicutioner
Gender: Male
Age:27
Powers/Abilities:Regular Red lantern abilities
Personality:
Backstory: James was a choir boy, a great singer really you would think an angel was actually singing in the crowd children. And James loved it he wanted to be like his father and join the priest hood. James was as devoted as a minister at such a young age. But one day him and his family were called into court, James was too young to understand what was going on but got the gist of it, people were accusing his father of sexually touching a boy. His family was torn apart and his mother and father got into many fights, on top of that he was teased at school because of it, he was also beat up from time to time. Instead of turning to anger or drugs he turned to god, the next couple of years for James were strange. He would pray for hours at a time. He prayed so much that his knees began to grow blisters.
It was not until many years later that James learned the truth. His father's case was dropped on account of their being no evidence. When James was eight-teen he was cleaning out the basement when he came to an old derelict china cabinet. He decided to move all the antiquities from the cabinet and give it a good dusting. But as he was dusting it he touched the glass and it receded like a push open area for a medicine cabinet in a bathroom. It opened for James' horror to see pictures of child pornography. Needless to say James was mad, he remembered all the beatings he took for his father, all the pain and ridicule his teachers would give him bad grades on purpose because of his father. He pushed over the cabinet and started to destroy his fathers things when he heard a voice, at first he thought it was the voice of god but it was too blood thirsty to be him "James Aatrox of earth" it spoke "you belong to the red lantern Core". The ring shot of his finger and he transformed. His father raced down the stairs to see what was wrong. After James was done the house was just charred black bits. And his father was welded to a wall.
Alignment Status: His own/ the red lantern corps
look: with ring on: http://www.deviantart.com/art/Red-Lantern-3-159023297
without: http://th04.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2012/326/b/1/cute_black_guy_by_temaruu_nara-d5lv8xf.png
^Automaton
Name: Greg Mantle
Alias: Ironclad
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Powers/Abilities: Despite possessing little formal training, Greg is a natural genius when it comes to engineering. He did not use these considerable skills until recently, when he built his suit of powered armor. Though crude, it is very durable, able to protect him from attacks and harsh environmental conditions. It also enhances his strength, enabling him to lift objects weighing several tons. The suit is armed with an electrified grappling hook and a high powered welding torch. Though it allows him to run almost as fast a car in straight lines, it is much less agile than even an average person. The haphazard nature of the work makes the armor prone to malfunctions, especially when hit with a powerful electrical shock. The suit is perpetually a work in progress, and by now Greg has gotten quite good at repairing damage using basic materials. If he had good supplies and a few days time, he might even be able to add a new feature to it. When outside of his suit, Greg does not posses any notable combat skills other than some basic "brawling" techniques from his youth.
Personality: Gruff but honest, Greg is not gifted with any innate understanding of politeness. He doesn't really care much about fitting in, and is always suspicious of authority. Despite this, he still has a strong sense of right and wrong, and will protect the weak at all costs.
Backstory: Greg Mantle came from a lower class family in an industrial town. He loved to tinker, but never paid much attention to school work. He didn't finish high school after getting expelled for starting too many fights, even though he was just standing up for others. He found a job at the steel mill, and moved out as soon as he had enough money. The work wasn't intellectually stimulating, but the pay was enough for his needs. Eventually, he found a wife and settled down. For almost two decades, he worked at the steel mill and raised his children with his wife.
In the last year, Greg's life took a marked downward turn. The town's economy had been suffering in recent years, and crime grew worse. The steel mill announced it would be closing and laying off all workers, further dampening the mood. As his job prospects looked grimmer, Greg became an alcoholic to cope with the stress of daily life. His marriage began to fall apart after he discovered his wife had been cheating on him. After a nasty divorce and several rounds of layoffs, he found himself unwed, jobless, and homeless. Greg lived in the towns junkyard, and began to tinker to pass the time, gradually building his suit of powered armor. As he was finishing it, he realized what he could use it for. His town needed someone to help, after corporations and governments had failed so bad. Having lost everything he had, there was nothing holding him back from a hero. Greg donned his suit of armor and became Ironclad, leaving his old life behind.
Alignment Status: Good, but doesn't like to work the police
Waffle Tomato Toaster Oven
^tanderbolt
This still accepting?
Name: Jacque Maaka
Alias: Flood
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Powers/Abilities: Advanced Hydrokinesis
Personality: Jacque has a very "I do what I want" mentality. He can be stubborn, crude, verbally and physically combative, and quite a smart ass, though he does have rare moments of kindness
Backstory: Jacque grew up in New zealand to a pair of particularly overbearing parents. Needless to say, the constant stress from his father wanting him to fully embrace his maori heritage and his mother constantly demanding the impossible from him when it came to school left a particularly sour taste in Jacque's mouth when it came to authority. When he hit thirteen Jacque discovered his hydrokinetic powers, something that had been passed down to him by his ancestors along his mother's side of the family. As these abilities had not been passed down to his mother and his father was not aware of such powers, neither one of them was thrilled, though they tried to treat Jacque the same as they'd always treated him. The problem? Now Jacque could lash out when he'd had enough, making him much more aggressive and combative than before. Eventually his parents agreed to send him to study abroad, more so for their safety than his benefit. To cap off this tale of Jacque's misadventures, he ended up dropping out around seventeen, stole god only knows how many things for cash, and has made a home for himself in a 4th district apartment, though he regularly visits the more wealthy districts for things to *ahem* liberate from the high class to make his life more comfortable.
Alignment Status: Villain
Other: He lost an arm to a bronze whaler shark a few years ago and carries around a camel pack filled with water which he uses as a surrogate arm.
Jacque
Whats the deal with that there Waffle Tomato Toaster Oven? I may wish to acquire one. Also, Carnage is best symbiote.
Name: Jacque Maaka
Alias: Flood
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Powers/Abilities: Advanced Hydrokinesis
Personality: Jacque has a very "I do what I want" mentality. He can be stubborn, crude, verbally and physically combative, and quite a smart ass, though he does have rare moments of kindness
Backstory: Jacque grew up in New zealand to a pair of particularly overbearing parents. Needless to say, the constant stress from his father wanting him to fully embrace his maori heritage and his mother constantly demanding the impossible from him when it came to school left a particularly sour taste in Jacque's mouth when it came to authority. When he hit thirteen Jacque discovered his hydrokinetic powers, something that had been passed down to him by his ancestors along his mother's side of the family. As these abilities had not been passed down to his mother and his father was not aware of such powers, neither one of them was thrilled, though they tried to treat Jacque the same as they'd always treated him. The problem? Now Jacque could lash out when he'd had enough, making him much more aggressive and combative than before. Eventually his parents agreed to send him to study abroad, more so for their safety than his benefit. To cap off this tale of Jacque's misadventures, he ended up dropping out around seventeen, stole god only knows how many things for cash, and has made a home for himself in a 4th district apartment, though he regularly visits the more wealthy districts for things to *ahem* liberate from the high class to make his life more comfortable.
Alignment Status: Villain
Other: He lost an arm to a bronze whaler shark a few years ago and carries around a camel pack filled with water which he uses as a surrogate arm.
Jacque
Whats the deal with that there Waffle Tomato Toaster Oven? I may wish to acquire one. Also, Carnage is best symbiote.
^MonsieurShade
A map of Arcus, along with some details of its sectors.
1st-2nd: These are the wealthiest and most technologically advanced sectors of Arcus. They are dotted by large cities and are the sectors where almost all of the technology of Arcus is developed. Famous research and developments centers are located here, but there are also several junkyards around the corners of these sectors where prototype or failed inventions and experiments have been dumped. There are also rumors of special underground facilities that develop dangerous weapons and even carry out biological experiments to create new metahumans or creatures. The politicians that live in Sectors 1-2 have denied these rumors though, although there is quite a bit of evidence suggesting otherwise.
3rd-4th: The "middle class" districts (per Arcus standards), these are the districts that more closely resemble "normal" cities such as New York, but are smaller than the cities of the 1st and 2nd districts. Aside from these though, the 3rd and 4th districts have several suburban areas.
5th: A large part of Arcus that is still middle class, but less wealthy than the 3rd and 4th districts. This sector become more and more agrarian the deeper one gets into it, as it does more and more impoverished.
6th: A small part of Arcus that has been the center of much speculation. Not many people live deeper within this sector, and it is reported to be the site where many strange things have occurred.
