Estelle Thomas was the first.
When she was two years old, a patch of skin on her throat lightened to pure white. It formed the shape of a star exactly.
By the time she was twelve, she was an internationally-renowned pop star.
No one thought anything of the star on her throat. Maybe it was a scar; maybe she was just born with it.
~βΆ~
Orion Faust was born with a white star on either hand.
When he was eight he played Ligetiβs first βimpossibleβ piano etude at Carnegie Hall, and played it flawlessly.
~βΆ~
Atlas Oritz had a white star on his ankle.
He won the 100, 200, 400, 800, and 1600 runs at the Olympics, the long-jump, high-jump, 400m hurdles, and decathlon. When he was fifteen.
~βΆ~
That was when people started noticing. Conspiracy theorists, religious freaks, and dark minds all looked to the Stars.
~~βΆ~~βΆ~~
That was twenty years ago. Today, there are hundreds of Star-Children and an organization devoted to uniting them and attempting to understand what it is that makes their powers function.
This organization has discovered that, when undergoing intense physiological or psychological trauma, it is possible for oneβs star power to be βCorrupted,β wherein the mark turns black and the individualβs power increases. But it is at a cost. The only way to change the power is to basically torture the individual that has the mark; after this experience, the Corrupted Stars (as they are called) are no longer the same. They lose their hold on humanity, and on their sense of right-and-wrong. The power destroys them.
The organization continues to change Stars, being apathetic at best about the Corrupted ones going insane, killing themselves or each other. At last the truth comes out: The goal is to create an army of superhumans, the one-percenters who will take humanity to the next level. Of course, this is disguised behind "science" and "the good of humanityβ. These continued atrocities on part of Nova Infinitum caused the pop-up of many rival organizations. Some had good goals, but others sought to repeat the atrocities of Nova for their own benefit, and some sought to purge the world of the βevilβ that was the Stars. Whatever their motives, it soon became a battle for control, as each organization fought for supremacy. And the Stars were caught in the middle of the fight, as each looked on, hoping for a brighter future...
~~~βΆ~~Factions~~βΆ~~~
Note that this list of factions is final. No additions will be made.
~~~βΆ~~ RULES ~~βΆ~~~
This is to be a high-casual roleplay. There will probably be some dark themes involved. I would ask for mature role-players. This doesnβt mean you have to be over eighteen (I would almost encourage otherwise, to be honest) it just means that a) you must be able to write coherently; and b) you must be mature, as in, not pitching fits and rage-quitting, when things donβt go your way.
Obviously, romance is going to happen. Keep it PG-13, obviously, because site rules. Heh.
At this point in time I have two co-gms: @duck55223 and @ClocktowerEchos. Duck controls Milites Dei and Lux Astra. Clock commands Zodiac. I run Nova Infinitum. PM the manager/leader of your faction if you have any questions about it.
Try not to reuse the same powers as other people. It'll be hard not to reuse locations of stars, but... you know. Originality is good.
If you read all of this admittedly short list, write Per Aspera Ad Astra in your character sheet.
.~~~βΆ~~ CHARACTER SHEET ~~βΆ~~~
Name: I would like to keep the charactersβ first names astronomy/astrology themed. Try using the words for star, light, brilliance, or some other similar thing in other languages. Also names of constellations and galaxies and stars are all fair game.
Gender:
Age: 7-17 please!
Nationality:
Starting location: Please start at one of the headquarters (San Francisco, Dallas, or New York) or PM me for special dispensation.
Appearance: Either a description or a picture.
Location and notes on star mark: Size, number of points, that sort of thing can all go here.
Star power: The location of the star on your characters body always has something to do with it. You can be creative with it, though. A star over the eye might be the ability to see anything within visible range with perfect clarity; but it might also be for a photographic memory (the ability to see something and remember it) or it might be for like the ability to tell if someone is telling the truth or not. Be creative with it, and as long as thereβs a semi-logical reason for it, I will generally accept it.
Corrupted or Uncorrupted:
Personality: Can be left as To Be Revealed if you donβt want to type it out.
Biography: Can be left as To Be Revealed if you donβt want to type it out.
Trivia: Likes, dislikes, phobias, that sort of thing.
Other:
~~~βΆ~~NPC SHEET~~βΆ~~~
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Appearance:
Occupation:
If a Star, are they corrupted or uncorrupted?:
~~~βΆ~~RESERVED POWERS~~βΆ~~~
βSuperβintelligence: Reserved by @duck55223
Omniscience: Reserved by @RomanAria
Photographic Memory: Reserved by @RomanAria
Multitasking: Reserved by @RomanAria
βClocktower Echoβ: Reserved by @ClocktowerEchos
βCelestial Eyeβ: Reserved by @ClocktowerEchos
Omnilingualism: Rosalind Haul, played by @Emma
Healing Hands: Andromeda Thompson, played by @Ghost Queen
Telepathy: Pyxis Marks, played by @writtenword
Agility: Equuleus Beaumont, played by @Jozarin
Fractal Apotheosis: Nova Gatley, played by @Tancuras
If you would like to reserve a power while you work on your CS, please mention it here.
~~~βΆ~~ACCEPTED CHARACTERS~~βΆ~~~
When she was two years old, a patch of skin on her throat lightened to pure white. It formed the shape of a star exactly.
By the time she was twelve, she was an internationally-renowned pop star.
No one thought anything of the star on her throat. Maybe it was a scar; maybe she was just born with it.
~βΆ~
Orion Faust was born with a white star on either hand.
When he was eight he played Ligetiβs first βimpossibleβ piano etude at Carnegie Hall, and played it flawlessly.
~βΆ~
Atlas Oritz had a white star on his ankle.
He won the 100, 200, 400, 800, and 1600 runs at the Olympics, the long-jump, high-jump, 400m hurdles, and decathlon. When he was fifteen.
~βΆ~
That was when people started noticing. Conspiracy theorists, religious freaks, and dark minds all looked to the Stars.
~~βΆ~~βΆ~~
That was twenty years ago. Today, there are hundreds of Star-Children and an organization devoted to uniting them and attempting to understand what it is that makes their powers function.
This organization has discovered that, when undergoing intense physiological or psychological trauma, it is possible for oneβs star power to be βCorrupted,β wherein the mark turns black and the individualβs power increases. But it is at a cost. The only way to change the power is to basically torture the individual that has the mark; after this experience, the Corrupted Stars (as they are called) are no longer the same. They lose their hold on humanity, and on their sense of right-and-wrong. The power destroys them.
The organization continues to change Stars, being apathetic at best about the Corrupted ones going insane, killing themselves or each other. At last the truth comes out: The goal is to create an army of superhumans, the one-percenters who will take humanity to the next level. Of course, this is disguised behind "science" and "the good of humanityβ. These continued atrocities on part of Nova Infinitum caused the pop-up of many rival organizations. Some had good goals, but others sought to repeat the atrocities of Nova for their own benefit, and some sought to purge the world of the βevilβ that was the Stars. Whatever their motives, it soon became a battle for control, as each organization fought for supremacy. And the Stars were caught in the middle of the fight, as each looked on, hoping for a brighter future...
~~~βΆ~~Factions~~βΆ~~~
Note that this list of factions is final. No additions will be made.
~~~βΆ~~ RULES ~~βΆ~~~
This is to be a high-casual roleplay. There will probably be some dark themes involved. I would ask for mature role-players. This doesnβt mean you have to be over eighteen (I would almost encourage otherwise, to be honest) it just means that a) you must be able to write coherently; and b) you must be mature, as in, not pitching fits and rage-quitting, when things donβt go your way.
Obviously, romance is going to happen. Keep it PG-13, obviously, because site rules. Heh.
At this point in time I have two co-gms: @duck55223 and @ClocktowerEchos. Duck controls Milites Dei and Lux Astra. Clock commands Zodiac. I run Nova Infinitum. PM the manager/leader of your faction if you have any questions about it.
Try not to reuse the same powers as other people. It'll be hard not to reuse locations of stars, but... you know. Originality is good.
If you read all of this admittedly short list, write Per Aspera Ad Astra in your character sheet.
.~~~βΆ~~ CHARACTER SHEET ~~βΆ~~~
Name: I would like to keep the charactersβ first names astronomy/astrology themed. Try using the words for star, light, brilliance, or some other similar thing in other languages. Also names of constellations and galaxies and stars are all fair game.
Gender:
Age: 7-17 please!
Nationality:
Starting location: Please start at one of the headquarters (San Francisco, Dallas, or New York) or PM me for special dispensation.
Appearance: Either a description or a picture.
Location and notes on star mark: Size, number of points, that sort of thing can all go here.
Star power: The location of the star on your characters body always has something to do with it. You can be creative with it, though. A star over the eye might be the ability to see anything within visible range with perfect clarity; but it might also be for a photographic memory (the ability to see something and remember it) or it might be for like the ability to tell if someone is telling the truth or not. Be creative with it, and as long as thereβs a semi-logical reason for it, I will generally accept it.
Corrupted or Uncorrupted:
Personality: Can be left as To Be Revealed if you donβt want to type it out.
Biography: Can be left as To Be Revealed if you donβt want to type it out.
Trivia: Likes, dislikes, phobias, that sort of thing.
Other:
~~~βΆ~~NPC SHEET~~βΆ~~~
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Appearance:
Occupation:
If a Star, are they corrupted or uncorrupted?:
~~~βΆ~~RESERVED POWERS~~βΆ~~~
βSuperβintelligence: Reserved by @duck55223
Omniscience: Reserved by @RomanAria
Photographic Memory: Reserved by @RomanAria
Multitasking: Reserved by @RomanAria
βClocktower Echoβ: Reserved by @ClocktowerEchos
βCelestial Eyeβ: Reserved by @ClocktowerEchos
Omnilingualism: Rosalind Haul, played by @Emma
Healing Hands: Andromeda Thompson, played by @Ghost Queen
Telepathy: Pyxis Marks, played by @writtenword
Agility: Equuleus Beaumont, played by @Jozarin
Fractal Apotheosis: Nova Gatley, played by @Tancuras
If you would like to reserve a power while you work on your CS, please mention it here.
~~~βΆ~~ACCEPTED CHARACTERS~~βΆ~~~
