Shinkawa, City of Adventure: An Urban Fantasy RP

[bbyangellike]

Ayako Yamaguchi

Name: Ayako “Aya” Yamaguchi

Race: Nekomata

Age: 19

Appearance: Aya in a few words is basically a bad ass. Being on the run for quite a few years changes up your style quite a lot. She has pale, almost ivory white skin littered with a stark ink black tattoos and scars that she's gotten over the years and still plans on adding more (tattoo-wise). Aya's hair reaches just below her back, she dyes her the tips of her extremely long, raven black hair purple and had recently gotten a side shave. She sports a number of piercings (including a tongue and nose ring that isn't on the picture) and once again is on the road to probably getting more. She stands at 5'6 (ears included) with a curvaceous and fit body that she's built up over her many years of hunting.

Personality: Having been on the run for many years now, Aya's learned to adapt to being alone. She doesn't normally make friends or even acquaintances due to her constant moving around therefore her social skills haven't really been up to date. She's normally very quiet, not one to really engage in a conversation unless necessary. She doesn't see it as a nuisance or anything, but again, her social skills aren't really something to brag about for her therefore she finds it better to keep what she thinks to herself. The neko isn't one to work with others but if she's been hired to work with another team or hunter, if it means getting paid then she has no problem doing so but most of the time she prefers taking her jobs alone.

Despite her appearance, Aya is very patient and mature, she comes off has cold and harsh at first but as one gains her trust, they would be surprised to find out how kind and thoughtful she actually can be. Due to her harsh upbringings, she had to mature way faster than anyone in her age group normally has to and even the way she talks is different for other people her age. She has a soft spot for children, due to once having younger siblings herself, she normally is unable to say no to anyone 10 years younger and has more than once jeopardized a mission to help a young child.

Aya also has an incredibly observant personality. Able to pick up even the smallest of lies and is also not afraid to point it out when need be. She is able to pick and choose her battles and is not afraid to say that she's been beat (which is incredibly rare), she's creative and sometimes sadistic when she's been pushed to the edge. With an intelligent and creative mind she is usually able to overcome many difficult challenges that come her way. She is difficult to push over the edge but when it happens, she becomes a whole different personality, her eyes change to a blood red when this happens and once it does it is impossible to tell when it can be over. She becomes violent, sadistic, and overall something of the complete opposite of how she normally is. What once was a cool-headed, observant female becomes a violent, bloodthirsty feline that is nothing short of terrifying.

Skills/Abilities: Due to her genetics, Aya has incredible speed, agility, and flexibility, able to go beyond the limits of any average human. Over the years she's learned to increase her stamina for longer runs and fights. She is skilled in a number of hand-to-hand combat moves and is able to wield any blade or gun with relative ease. Her heightened senses allow her to sense when something is wrong or out of the norm. She has two ears, human ones and her cat ones and is able to hide away her cat ears when in the public eye. Her regular human ears are a little sharper compared to other humans’ but it’s really her cat ears that have that can hear even the softest of things. Despite being speedy, Yuuko is not the strongest neko around. Her stature allows her to move and dodge about with relative ease but when faced with a larger enemy she tends to use her gun for a more ranged fight.

Although her single special ability is the ability to create a Shadow clone to distract, hide, or shield during a fight for a short period of time (think 5-10 seconds unless hit by an enemy then it disappears on impact).


Equipment:
Belladonna: A 3-in-1 weapon. Aya is able to switch between a katana, a pistol, and a kusari-gama (sickle-and-chain).

Katana: In katana form, when unsheathed, Aya is able to dual-wield both her sheath, which has a relatively sharp end, and katana. She normally dual-wields during her missions but in an easy battle she would keep it sheathed just to save the effort. She holds the katana by the hilt when sheathed and when dual-wielding, holds the sword by its hilt and the sheath by a small rectangular shaped hole just below where the hilt sits.

Kusagarami/Pistol Variant: With a release of a lock hidden in the hilt, Aya is able to retract the sword so that it appears to be a sickle but still allows her to use the gun like any regular gun. She has a ribbon attached to the hilt (in both sickle and katana form) and is able to use it like a kusari-gama when need be.

Brief Backstory: Not much is known about her other than she once had younger siblings and has been on her own for a few years now, making a living by going from one city to another taking jobs when she can and tries not to stay in a town or city for too long. (don't really know what to put here? >_> I'll get around to it when the OOC is up >_<)

I changed the name cause it was pretty similar to another character's name so I'm sorry if I mess up ^^;; Hopefully she's good.

EDIT: Changed her to a nekomata. ^^;;

[VitaVitaAR]

Okay, I'm not going to judge any bios until I talk to Tachi, but "neko" is just the Japanese word for cat. ^^; She'd have to be a nekomata, or a bakeneko, or a beastkin or something like that.

Name: Fubuki Eiki
Race: Oni
Age: 59
Appearance: "HAI!" She has very lightly tanned skin, dirty blond hair, and green eyes, tending to wear red kimono. The bow on her tan horn(both are tan) is darker red.
Personality: Lacking any sense of shame and seemingly lazy, Eiki can often be seen lounging around, especially in hotsprings. She really likes hotsprings. However, this is quite deceptive, as Eiki actually has a high amount of energy when she's excited and moving. The oni girl has a fairly happy and friendly disposition, as well as being extremely confident with herself and really quite full of herself. She also possesses a very strong sense of honor against non-monster foes. To the embarrassment of all around her, Eiki has a total lack of any sense of shame and is incredibly difficult to embarrass. She takes a great deal of pride in her body, in fact. She has a whole lot of pride in general, really. Eiki will fight monsters, but she's not to thrilled by them unless they're smart enough to have some kind of planning, and would much rather fight people. She treats fighting in general like a fun game, really. She refuses to use weapons, fighting only with her hands and feet. And elbows. And knees. And anything other part of her body that she can hit someone with. Eiki is also deeply fond of sake.
Skills/Abilities: Eiki is an oni, possessing massive amounts of strength and physical durability, as well as an inhuman ability to heal her injuries. She far outclasses humans in terms of raw physical might, but a good fighter can close that gap and she's liable to hold back to make things more interesting if they can't. She is skilled in hand-to-hand combat but has no training in using any sort of weaponry.
Equipment: Lots of kimono. Nothing else. The only clothing Eiki ever wears is kimono.
Brief Backstory: Eiki's fifty-nine years have been spent on lounging about, fighting, and drinking. She's pretty much spent her whole life on doing such things, and also finding fun people to team up with. Or fight. Or both.

[bbyangellike]

@Vita: OH! Thanks so much >_> I wasn't sure what to put there so thanks a lot :D

[VitaVitaAR]

Also, this isn't full judgement, but I'm kind of thinking some people are making characters who are far too dark.

This RP can have serious plots and serious things happen, but overall it's meant to be lighthearted and I think people are not realizing that.

[bbyangellike]

I have an idea to make Aya a little less serious, are we allowed to have more than one character?

[VitaVitaAR]

You are, yes.

[Dharc]

In my defense, nobody knows what stories he's telling, but, I could keep Dullahan as a serious "I guide you like sheep" character and make a character that basically make him look like Mori from OHSHC.

[Masaki Haruna]

Is interested.

[Bubsy 2]

Hazel Hosner CS V1.1.2 Patch Notes
-Minor changes to personality section

[Gareth]

Don't let this die please.

And I.C. please?

[VitaVitaAR]

It hasn't been long since the last GM post, please be patient.

If necessary I will work on composing a full response as Tachi is a bit stuck.

[Tachi]

@Liriia, Vita, Rune_Alchemist & Diggerton: Accepted!

@bbyangellike: I might wait and see how your second character looks before saying anything about Ayako, since (if I'm reading this correctly) there's some interaction between them.

@Gareth: I've got some stuff I need to sort out today, but I'll try to get the IC up when that's done. For now, here's the OOC.

Sorry if I missed anyone.

[RolePlayerRoxas]

Name: Akari
Race: Beastkin (fox)
Age: 14
Appearance: Totally Dramatic Unmasking
Personality: A strange girl who lives at the shrine, almost no one has seen her face. Mostly because she seems to insist on wearing a fox mask when someone visits the shrine, or she heads into town. You'd think this was perhaps related to shyness, but Akari as no problems conversing with others while wearing it, even coming across as... wildly imaginative and playful. The rare few that have managed to catch a glimpse of Akari without her mask have bore witness to frantic attempts to hide until she can cover her face, and then she continues as if nothing happened.
When her mask is worn, Akari seems to believe she is the messenger fox of Inari for some reason. A somewhat theatrical messenger. Otherwise, Akari is a reserved, shy girl that simply wishes she could hold a proper conversation for once.
Skills/Abilities: As a shrine maiden, not only is Akari a top-class straw-broom engineer, she is also capable of banishing malevolent spirits from unwilling hosts, blessing objects to a small extent, and able to throw paper charms like darts. She can also conceal herself and equip her mask in 1.3 seconds now!
Equipment: Broom of Sweeping, Charms of Sealing, and the Mask of Inari'ing.
Brief Backstory: The daughter of the previous shrine, who mysteriously disappeared into thin air apparently, Akari had only her father until roughly six years ago. Now, she lives all alone at the shrine, with no one to talk to. Well, that's what everyone tends to assume. In actuality, Akari's mother is still alive and well... she's just too lazy to even leave the shrine, She's an even rarer sight than Akari's face. Well, aside from those minor details and Akari's own... quirks, she is a perfectly normal shrine maiden with a perfectly normal environment.

[Tachi]

Looks good to me. Accepted.

[Pathfinder]

If your still taking I would like to join.

[VitaVitaAR]

The RP's still open, yes.

[Pathfinder]

WIP

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Name: Thomas "Tommy" Roads

Race: Daemon

Age: 24 physically, 213 actually

Appearance: A large man reaching 6'4 in height and nearly 214 pounds of muscle. Normally his skin is white and his eyes brown but when the change comes upon him his skin changes to a dark reddish brown while his eyes glow golden yellow. However his wings are the most impressive, giant bat like things with a combined wingspan of.30 feet.

Personality: Loud, fun, and compassionate to a fault. Tommy however doesn't crave nor desire attention, instead preferring to stay in the shadows and let others take credit for his deeds. Freedom is also extremely important to Tommy and he has personally helped many slave revolts in his years.

Skills:
-Organization and management: Thomas does not have the charisma to lead men and inspire a cause. What he does have is the skills needed to keep things running while the leaders lead.
-Combat: Having the most powerful Damon as your mother and a legendary warrior as a father has literally put fighting in Tommy's blood. Can wield most weapons proficiently.
-Creator: Thomas has the innate ability to create and maintain machines of his design, not much others.

Abilities:
-Daemon Strength: Stronger than anyone his size has any right to be. Can lift the approximate weight of a pickup truck with great effort however picking up a weight that heavy will keep him immobilized.
-Musical Spells: Using Vera, Tommy can cast different spells depending on how he plays her.
*Lighting Strike, a simple note. Causes lighting to fall from the sky, cannot be used indoors. Six shots before overheat.
*Pyro, a power cord. Flames erupt from the ground and send enemies airborne. Three shots before overheat.
*Power slide, a riff. Can only be played after a running start and during a "power slide". Causes anything in front of him to be hit with a flaming wall, short range but high damage. Comparable to two lightning strikes.
*Earthshaker, power cord. Causes a shockwave of power to fling enemies around him. Comparatively high cool down. Two shots before overheat.
-Power Solos: The most powerful spells in Tommy's arsenal. Can only be learned from relic slabs hidden across the land. The time it takes to complete a solo can take anywhere from three to five seconds, an eternity on a battlefield. Currently only knows 2 solos.
*Battle Cry, team buff. Makes allies faster and their weapons to hit harder. May cause disorientation for those without experience. High range and low cool down.
*Facemelter, high damage AoE attack. Causes mid to weak level enemies faces to melt into goo. Low rang but high cool down time.

Equipment:
-The Separator: An ancestral axe that has been passed down from generation to generation. Cuts through flesh and bone like butter and heavy enough to be used like a club against heavily armored enemies.
-Vera: A relic from the ancient times. Vera us the ultimate instrument, creating melodies so beautiful that nature herself bends to its will.

Brief Backstory:

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Daemon

Daemons are an ancient race of mages who have dedicated themselves to the pursuit of combining magic and music. In ages long past they were warlike and savage, dominating any that lay before them. However as tyrants usually do, they fell. The slaves revolted and after a long, bloody war they were defeated. The fall lead their near extinction, a truly humbling experience. Afterwards they found a new purpose and let themselves fade from the history books. Now days you would be lucky to find someone with any knowledge that they exist.

Physical Appearance: In their heyday there were many different kinds of daemon, from towering juggernauts to lowly vermin. Now only the nobility remain, the most human looking. The only difference physically wise is that they are always taller than the average man, usually a full head and shoulders taller. However other than that they are indistinguishable from mankind, at least until the winds of battle come through.

During large scale conflicts the Daemons heritage as conquers come to the forefront as their skin changes, eyes glow, tooth and nail becomes fang and claw, and great wings sprout from their backs. Besides the gift of flight the change brings fourth their hidden blood lust.

[VitaVitaAR]

Okay, as CO-GM I'm stepping in here.

I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to reject your character. He's basically Eddie Riggs from Brutal Legend, down to appearance, weapons, and personality(which is a weird choice for this RP honestly). That's way too close to a canon for this.

[Professor_Wyvern]

Character sheet:

Name: Clark Colossus
Race: Sentient Gorilla
Age: 27
Appearance: Clark Colossus is a gorilla, an actual gorilla. However, he is a gorilla that is 18 feet tall. (When not using a spell to reduce him down to the size of a typical alpha gorilla) He is a gorilla that does have silver fur on his back, showing his age. He is a rather bulky gorilla, and he has a scar on the top of his right hand. Clark also sports a pair of white aviator shades on his face, when off work. While he is working he uses his clear reading glasses instead, and wears a cheap black three piece suit, with a white undershirt and a red tie. While not at work, he does not wear the suit.

Personality: Clark Colossus is a relatively normal individual who labors away at his Nine to Five job. He is rather dry in his taste in humor, and is a serious individual. Clark keeps a dedicated record of all the taxes he paid, and keeps several boxes with his sheets of his payments for various things, from electrical bills, to various restaurant receipts. He is a rather stern authority figure, to younger primates, and inspires them to enter the world of politics. (Well the sentient ones anyway).

Skills/Abilities:
- Gorilla: Clark is a Gorilla, as such he has physical stamina and strength of a gorilla, which scales on what size he is.

-Voodoo Magic: Clark learned some Voodoo spells, initially, so he could shrink and grow his size at will, from his standard form of being an 18 foot tall gorilla, to a normal sized gorilla. He can also use the shrink/grow spell on various inanimate objects. The other Voodoo spells require him to perform rituals in order for them to work properly.

- Strength Sapping Lazer Eyes: When he has his eyes uncovered, he can shoot lazer beams from his eyes at will which will drain the target of energy and strength.

Equipment:
- Two pairs of glasses which were enchanted by magics to be able to shrink and increase sizes at will.
- A set of house-keys attached to his car keys
- A cell-phone
- A wallet with various id cards, and some credit/debit cards
- A cast iron lunch-box
- A dark blue pick-up truck

Brief Backstory: Clark Colossus was born deep in the darkest of jungles, to a pair of sentient Gorillas, in the Rebel Camp held by the General Gor, a scientific genius and military expert. Clark however, was born as a giant spawn, more so than usual for gorillas. He was raised in typical gorilla fashion, and was eager to serve the General Gor and his plans to increase the power of the Sentient Gorillas. Clark wished he could help invent the rays which would mutate others into gorillas, but, unfortunately he was not all too good with machines, plus he was too large to help out with tinkering. (Though it did make him a fine soldier for the cause.) Saddened by this thought, he began his daily exercises near the beaches outside of the dense jungle where he saw a shark-man, who he found out was in fact, a Voodoo Priest, and was willing to teach him.
Though, while he wished to continue the rebellion, he found himself attracted to the Big Cities, after many planes flying over the area (and various lost crates) washed up on shore. So he decided to leave his Jungle Home and enter a city known for weird things so he’d fit in.

As such he was able to acquire a job as a 'Hunter', in the Big City of Shinkawa, which he happily does. Alongside various other odd jobs around the city, for extra money.

[VitaVitaAR]

Er...

I'm sorry, but I'm afraid this character concept doesn't work for this RP. While this is meant to be lighthearted for the most part, and can be comedic, this character might be the wrong flavor of ridiculous for this RP.

That being said, I'm sure he would fit for an over-the-top superhero RP or something like that.