Personality: His emotions are mainly sublime, though irritation or indifference seem to peak above all others. This is not to the point of melancholly, however. He does not withhold his expressions, it is only that he sees himself as mature and experienced. Most things are considered mundane and typical to him. He tries to convey the spirit of a guiding hand to those around him but not with a direct, self-appointed mentor, mentality.
Background: If Vue de Mer had slums, Tawara would have been raised in them. The closest thing they have close to the city are the distribution and production districts which tend to get a little greasier, a little grimier, than other areas. He was raised on elbow-grease and confidence. Learned to take things in stride from his parents, who both worked as mill-hands and farmers, depending on the season. Families in these districts were closely tied so work flowed evenly between them, with no one name holding a monopoly on any trade. Having no immediate family around, including siblings or younger cousins, Tawara was adopted by the older youths among the families, and in turn, adopted his share as he grew. Value was more than just currency or benefit, but respect and a sense of understanding happiness for all, overall.
Other:
Name: Tawara Jones (I didn't bother repeating his old name; I didn't even reference it. I just wanted him to have the nick-name "TeeJay". ha)
Age: 29
Gender: male
Appearance: 6', Wide shoulders and full chest. Very athletic. Has short, dark gray hair around his head with lighter gray on top which fades to wide toward the center. Cropped short and shaggy. He sports a thin goatee and a light 5'-o-clock shadow. Typically he wrips the right sleeve from his shirts and ties it tightly above his bicep, just below his shoulder, though no apparent reason for this ritual is known.
There's my starting character, slightly modified from his original, but maintains the same concept. I just left in the "Other" section in case something comes to mind later, but it's not incredibly important. (I also, kind of, bastardized the two CSes together by accident. I hope this still works, Estylwen. If not, I'll fix it)
Lunaire, thank you! I polished this little gem from a twinkling thought a couple years ago and have only put it into play once before, to little fortune.
The "Island" is actually more of a hidden continent. Not savvy on my georgraphy, so make fun, laugh, patronize, wutever: I'd say it was about the size of Australia. The metropolitan area situated near the ocean, with amazon-ish rainforest dominating the inner-most part of the island. Scattered settlements and tribes throughout. We could say that Vue de Mer would be on the southern end, with colder, mountainous land furthest north. Swamplands to the east and Industrial manufacturing to the far west where the climate is much like central north America.
I know that this description seems really vague, but it’s the best I can do for now. I’ll need help to really flesh out the more intricate details of the environment.
The "veil" that is to be punctured is a seemingly magical firmament that surrounds the island like a dome, letting only the sun through. It keeps all the plantlife and such perfectly saturated. Rain is extremely rare on the island, but they have never experienced severe drought, even in the hottest, drying region of the island.
I will let you guys run free when it comes to wildlife. We can have anything we want, considering anything that has ever lived in this place, has never gone extinct. Inexplicably, the ecosystem never crashes or becomes unbalanced.
Your character could actually arrive on the island simultaneously as the World Government that is investigating. Magic and super-natural elements we still mostly be alien to them(Not so alien to those on the island, but not exactly mainstream or common knowledge), so if your character has some kind of magic item that we could use as an explanation for them being able to access the place, it would be perfect. It could also give you considerable advantage, given your goals.
(Hell, I may make you the major plot-device. Perhaps you’re the reason the world-government was finally able to detect this slice of heaven, hmm?)The island's capital, is Vue de Mer. The body of water surrounding the continent is called Perles Cachees. There are five main areas but no distinct lines draw anywhere, just use your imagination to piece all this together.
Vue de Mer is toward the South, about 50 miles or so from the sandy beaches that line that region. In the center are amazon-like jungles and animals of all types, shapes and kinds. Good visual would be King Kong, with Jack Black. Moving easterly to the coast, you'll find marshlands. Though dank and mucky, this region flourishes with plant and animal life like the others, with -albeit smaller- settlements speckled few and far between. To the west we have dryer, rural lands with small forests and more established settlements and farms. Moving in a south-eastern direction back toward Vue de Mer, one would go from the western lands into the industrial district. It is a smaller than it’s parent city regarding population, but houses nearly the same amount of infastructure and structure in general. Production of frozen goods, secure storage for livestock feed, and general purpose equipment all comes from here.
Noone has ever been recorded leaving the island to come back, neither has anyone ever been recorded coming from anywhere else beyond the island. Vessels and steam-balloons have been lost, sailing for days into the blue hue of that endless horizon, never finding its end or anything beyond it.
Let me get some more feedback before I continue writing the opening post (I haven’t got much so far anyway, but for a lack of time, with some tests this week) so I can incorporate ideas you guys have.
Lunaire, please use one of the CSes Estylwen has provided and submit a character sheet. Estylwen you can do so as well. I look forward to reading them. I wouldn’t require pictures in the profiles, though. I’m going to go ahead and confirm the three of us, as Dinh seems to have started another roleplay. I’ll also be messaging a Mod to have this thread moved to Advanced OOC. If we fall beneath the standards for that forum, worst case-scenario we get moved to Casual anyway. No worries. Do your best guys. I may not wait the full week before posting the Opening, so don’t hate me if you see a link to it here before a week has passed.
I am eager to see everyone’s characters interact in the story and look forward to a long, healthy experience with you guys.
Cheers for now.
(If I over-looked anything just shoot me a pm or post here. Despite my posting schedule, I keep a pretty regular eye on this thread.)
