[OOC] RWBY - Downfall

[Dragonite777]

Through the heroic efforts of Beacon Academy's entire student body and staff, the Grimm that had been lead into the city were held at bay. A war raged on between all available Atlas hunters, huntresses, and soldiers. Alas, after many days of struggle, the Grimm finally beat out most of the hunter(esse)s, who were all either dead or critically injured, with seldom few to keep the Grimm from killin civilians. There was nobody left to protect the city. Until one day, Roman Torchwick swooped in. Yes, Torchwick, the villian who not a few weeks ago had been on a binged dust-stealing campaign. Now, the man who drove the train to town that let the Grimm in is offering his assistance.

There was no choice. The people all agreed to let Torchwick and his men take care of the Grimm. For a price, of course: Torchwick was made the dictator of Vale, as promised. His men were able to take care of all the Grimm, along with some hunter(esse)s who "happened to be in the line of fire". With no official hunters or huntresses, Vale is solely run by Torchwick. Well, this obviously didn't fly with everyone, and so a resistance to Torchwick arose: the Uprisers (I know, very creative name). They have had countless attacks on Torchwick's HQ, to no avail. Merely weakening defenses, but both sides are running out of tactics and people. A lot of people are becoming Loners, who are typically thieves of sorts, who are just trying to get by, but can't due to the new dictatorship's prices on everything going up. A majority of the Loners reside in the SouthEast quadrant, on the edge of the forests, while others have houses they're able to keep up with the things they sell on the Black Market. Then some people aren't all that into this war, but are caught in the middle, having to defend their land on their own. These residents are starting to be called the Rusty, because they typically use old, rusty or makeshift weapons that were dusted off in the basement.

So where are you among this chaos? Are you a noble, yet hidden Upriser trying to front Torchwick? Are you a self serving Loner, purely defending yourself and doing anything to get what you want? Or are you one of the background people, the Rusty, that are now caught in the middle of the Upriser-Torchwick war, and need to defend your land from being used by either side?

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Plot summary:

After the breach in Vale many Atlas soldiers and Academy staff/teachers died trying to keep it from being overran with Grimm. It left the town scared and defenseless until Torchwick showed up promising he would protect them if they made him leader, and of course they said yes; what else were they suppose to do?

Torchwick became the new leader of Vale, turning dictator and not caring for the people. Only helping the ones who can keep his money flowing and those who joined his army. Torchwick also ran the academy except this time instead of becoming a hunter or huntress you become yet another pawn in Torchwick's endless army. Many people tried to rebel against Torchwick, but few attempts made an impact.

Scattered across Vale, a group is building up, hoping to get strong enough to finally end Torchwick's harsh dictatorship. This is where you begin.

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Character Sheet:

Name: (What do they call you?)
Age: (Self-explanatory)
Gender: (Male? Female? Other?)
Race: (Human? Faunus? Grimm-ish?)
Appearance: (Picture or description)
Personality: (What are you like?)
Background: (Why are you where you are?)
Affiliation: (Upriser, Loner, Rusty)
Weapon: (what does it look like?)
Fighting style: (how do you fight?)
Sembalance: (OPTIONAL; basically a semi-superpower)
Other: (Anything I missed or doesn't have a place)

[Raijinslayer]

Name: Silme Raana, goes by a nicknames of Sil or Raana
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Race: Faunus
Species: Timber Wolf
Appearance: Shown below, but with wolf ears, tail, claws, and fang-like canines.

Personality: He's a bit of a wild card, never really taking people seriously outside of a fight. He has a short temper, especially if someone decides it's a good idea to make fun of his faunus lineage. When that happens, they should fully expect to get punched in the face if he likes them, or have it clawed off if he doesn't. Along with his brash behavior is an undercurrent of not only a blunt honesty, but slight cluelessness as well. In a fight, he's like a tactical genuis, but when it comes to almost anything else, he's a bit slow on the uptake.

Background: When he was child, Silme lived with his parents in Vale, both of them being hunters who frequently went on missions, leaving him alone for a lot of the time. Then, one day, they never came back, and it took him a few weeks to realize that he was truly on his own. He soon found himxelf on the street, treated like crap by many for being a faunus, something he was slowly growing to hate about himself as more people put him down and mocked him. Then, he was recruited by the White Fang, swiftly risinng through the ranks with his impressive fighting skills, until he sabotaged the robberyof a Schnee freighter, blowing up the whole thing and faking his own death in the explosion.

After that, he returned to Vale at the age of 15, spending his days in a fancy hotel with some money he acquired in his escape. He also reconnected with his old friend, Sapphire Applecat, who he had met when he beat the crap out of some guys for bullying her. He didn't tell her about any of his activities in the White Fang(or that he was even a member), as it isn't something that he's necessarily proud of. That's not to say he hated it, far from it, but he just didn't like fighting for a guy like Torchprick(his special little nickname for the fucker), or anyone for that matter. He liked being a Loner, because that was what he had been from the beginning, and that's the way he'd like to die, a man whose only ruler is Death, and he's a pretty lenient boss once you get to know him.

And then the Breach happened, the world went to hell with in days, and oblivion in weeks. He spent most of those early months healing up from that first wave at Sapphires house, having gotten ambushed by some Beowolves. One of the fuckers had busted through his Aura barrier and sliced uo his back real bad. Even now, months later, it still hurts a bit when he moves, and is a definite weakspot for him, the pain being intense and disorienting if he gets hit there. Now a days, he does what he can to get by, helping the Uprisers on occasion because they pay well and Torchprick's a prick. He'll never join them, though, he lost his faith in others looking over him a long time ago.

Affiliation: A Loner by trade, he does help the Uprisers on occasion, provided that they pay a fee.

Weapon: The Scarlet Ravagers: He uses a pair of Specialized Customizable Clawed Gauntlets that he can alter for various combat and utility functions, as well as changing into either a pair of Customized SMGs, with rapid- and burst-fire modes, for him to dual wield, or into two double-sided short swords. All variations of weapons can be augmented with with Dust cartridges for various effects and attacks.

Fighting Style: Hit them faster and hit them hard, he is a Striker type fighter, extremely good at offense even against superior numbers. However, his defensive capabilities aren't the greatest, but they aren't the worst either.

Sembalance: Corrosion, It is a very offensive Sembalance that allows Silme to imbue his attacks with a reddish-silver aura. This Aura is extremely effective at dealing damage, but it's usefulness truly shines when it comes with dealing with heavily armored enemies. With this ability, he can easily weaken most types of armors, making him especially effective against Torchwick's mech suits, but he can even apply his ability against the defensive aura of others, though it isn't as effective it still allows him to do a bit more damage then normal.

Other: Wears this most of the time

Loner Garb

He has a scar on his back from when Grimm attack him during the breach, 3 long jagged claw marks

He doesn't like talking to Magdaline, her motherly attitude reminding him, painfully, of how he never really recieved much in the way of love from either of his parents, but especially his mother.

[Dragonite777]

@Raijinslayer I edited the CS, seperating weapon, fighting style, and Sembalance

[Raijinslayer]

@Dragonite777I Think you should make it so sembalances are optional, as not eveyone in the Rwby universe has them. I'll edit my guy in a bit, but what do you think of him so far? Also, how long has it been since the Breach in this universe?

[Dragonite777]

@Dragonite777I Think you should make it so sembalances are optional, as not eveyone in the Rwby universe has them. I'll edit my guy in a bit, but what do you think of him so far? Also, how long has it been since the Breach in this universe?

@Raijinslayer

Yeah, that's true. Most of the Rusties wouldn't have one (cause they're just civies with a gardening hoe or something). Also, for your weapon, wouldn't an SMG make more sense than Assault rifles on your claws (which typically take 2 hands to hold up one by itself)?

[Raijinslayer]

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Yeah, that's true. Most of the Rusties wouldn't have one (cause they're just civies with a gardening hoe or something). Also, for your weapon, wouldn't an SMG make more sense than Assault rifles on your claws (which typically take 2 hands to hold up one by itself)?

@Dragonite777

That is true, I kinda got the idea from a Rwby weapon randomizer, I'll make the switch from assault rifles to customized SMG's, they'll still have a burst fire feature, but no single shot.

[GingerBoi123]

Room for more?

[Raijinslayer]

Room for more?

@GingerBoi123

Plenty, as it seems to be an army of two at the moment, if Dragonite puts up a Cs.

[datadogie]

Hiya. I saw this, and I've been working on a character slowly. My friends keep on distracting me! But they are friends. ^_^

Sapphire Applecat (Sif)

Name: Sapphire Applecat (Though she goes around by the name of Sif)
(Adding race because Faunus/Human) Race: Faunus (cat Faunus, black cat ears, black cat tail)
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Appearance: Normal appearance:
What she wears most of the time:

Personality: Sapphire is a normally cheerful girl. She occasionally comes out with a joke, usually bad ones, but she tries to keep spirits high. Despite this, she is very easily made upset. Sapphire likes to read, listen to music, and practice with her weapons, and use his laptop. Sapphire is also very shy. Her favourite colour is blue. Despite being a cat Faunus.

Background: Sapphire was born to a heavily abused Faunus family. For years, she had to be moved from school to school because she was being abused by humans. She used to cry over it, being quite upset, but eventually grew slightly used to it. As she grew up, she slowly dreamed of becoming a huntress. She felt it would make her stronger, and it would give her a purpose in life. So, she studied hard at her school, and then went to Signal to study further. In her spare time, she built himself a sword and a shield that both suited her. She also learned about aura and semblences, and even discovered her own semblence (even though she beat someone that was abusing her really hard because of the aggression that came with it)! However, everything went down. Grimm attacked, her parents died, and she was left alone, to live by herself.

Affiliation: Loner

Weapon: Zanislash - A sword which comes in three forms. The first form is just the hilt of a sword, from which the sword extends and retracts. The hilt of the sword also shoots semi-explosive shots, like those from Yang's weapons. The second form is a shield which comes in the form of a flat, small disk with a handle, which extends open to a medium sized, strong blue shield. The hilt and disk are both attached together, and can detach to be used as a sword and shield individually. However when they are attached and when activated at the same time, the two items combine. The shield has the hilt sticking out of it, and it can fire a lot more powerful shots and act as a much more powerful weapons. This heavily draws upon her strength, however, as it uses Sapphire's own strength to make more power in the weapon. Prolonged use can lead to pain and even passing out, though if the weapon senses she has gone too far it will automatically detach so she can regain her strength.

Fighting style: Sapphire prefers to fight close up. She is extremely talented in swordplay, which is the reason for her preference to be close up. Usually, however Sapphire does not want to fight.

Sembalance: Tearfuel; If Sapphire is upset to the point where she cries, her strength will grow, and with that her will to go on. Every drop of a tear is another gain to her strength. A crying person will usually be weak, and will give up, however if she cries, she pushes hard, and pushes forward. Sometimes, this may not be the case, but the majority of the time it is. However, this also can make her very, very angry and aggressive

Other: N/A

[Raijinslayer]

Hiya. I saw this, and I've been working on a character slowly. My friends keep on distracting me! But they are friends. ^_^

Sapphire Applecat (Sif)

Name: Sapphire Applecat (Though she goes around by the name of Sif)
(Adding race because Faunus/Human) Race: Faunus (cat Faunus, black cat ears, black cat tail)
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Appearance:

Personality: Sapphire is a normally cheerful girl. She occasionally comes out with a joke, usually bad ones, but she tries to keep spirits high. Despite this, she is very easily made upset. Sapphire likes to read, listen to music, and practice with her weapons, and use his laptop. Sapphire is also very shy. Her favourite colour is blue. Despite being a cat Faunus.

Background: Sapphire was born to a heavily abused Faunus family. For years, she had to be moved from school to school because she was being abused by humans. She used to cry over it, being quite upset, but eventually grew slightly used to it. As she grew up, she slowly dreamed of becoming a huntress. She felt it would make her stronger, and it would give her a purpose in life. So, she studied hard at her school, and then went to Signal to study further. In her spare time, she built himself a sword and a shield that both suited her. She also learned about aura and semblences, and even discovered her own semblence (even though she beat someone that was abusing her really hard because of the aggression that came with it)! However, everything went down. Grimm attacked, her parents died, and she was left alone, to live by herself.

Affiliation: Loner

Weapon: Zanislash - A sword which comes in three forms. The first form is just the hilt of a sword, from which the sword extends and retracts. The hilt of the sword also shoots semi-explosive shots, like those from Yang's weapons. The second form is a shield which comes in the form of a flat, small disk with a handle, which extends open to a medium sized, strong blue shield. The hilt and disk are both attached together, and can detach to be used as a sword and shield individually. However when they are attached and when activated at the same time, the two items combine. The shield has the hilt sticking out of it, and it can fire a lot more powerful shots and act as a much more powerful weapons. This heavily draws upon her strength, however, as it uses Sapphire's own strength to make more power in the weapon. Prolonged use can lead to pain and even passing out, though if the weapon senses she has gone too far it will automatically detach so she can regain her strength.

Fighting style: Sapphire prefers to fight close up. She is extremely talented in swordplay, which is the reason for her preference to be close up. Usually, however Sapphire does not want to fight.

Sembalance: Tearfuel; If Sapphire is upset to the point where she cries, her strength will grow, and with that her will to go on. Every drop of a tear is another gain to her strength. A crying person will usually be weak, and will give up, however if she cries, she pushes hard, and pushes forward. Sometimes, this may not be the case, but the majority of the time it is. However, this also can make her very, very angry and aggressive

Other: N/A

@datadogie

Hello my fellow Loner and Faunus, would it be cool for our character's to know each other?

[datadogie]

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Hello my fellow Loner and Faunus, would it be cool for our character's to know each other?

@Raijinslayer

They could do. In a... Romantic way? xD

[Raijinslayer]

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They could do. In a... Romantic way? xD

@datadogie

Possibly, but it would be a bit one-sided, my guy is not quick on the uptake when it comes to things like that.

[datadogie]

Hah. Well, they could still be... Lovers. Or people with crushes. Or maybe friends if you're not up to that. Take your pick.

[Raijinslayer]

Hah. Well, they could still be... Lovers. Or people with crushes. Or maybe friends if you're not up to that. Take your pick.

@datadogie

I'd go with friends that could be something more, leaves things a bit more open, see if they actually have the chemistry for a romantic relationship.

[datadogie]

Sure-zee doodles. Or best friends. xD Take your pic, again. I'm also gonna make an edit.

[Raijinslayer]

Sure-zee doodles. Or best friends. xD Take your pic, again. I'm also gonna make an edit.

@datadogie

Best friends are always nice, so I choose that one.
*Throws pokeball*

Edit:Also, @Dragonite777, you never answered my question. How long has it been since the Breach and Torchwick's subsequent take over. I needs to know for my character's background.

[datadogie]

God knows what came out of that pokeball.

[Raijinslayer]

God knows what came out of that pokeball.

@datadogie

Yes, yes I do.

[Dragonite777]

Room for more?

@GingerBoi123

But of course. I'll be making a character of my own in a little bit. Been catching up on things since getting out of classes.

Also, @datadogie. You're good to go. Go ahead and post on the Characters tab

[datadogie]

I fully completed my CS.
The feels while waiting to get accepted. %-%