[OOC] The City Of The Fallen §eraphim

[Lady Absinthia]

Many have read or know the tales of the fallen angels, the wars they caused and the strife that ran through the veins. This is one such tale.

Mankind is still under the watchful protection of the heavens but in ways many do not understand or refuse to see. The Seraphim are the highest choir of angels and have been charged with delivering souls from the darkness that surround them. They fall from the heavens to the city below and each are assigned one soul for a time. They are to be a light, a beacon of hope in a time of need. They plant the seed of hope and faith with their kindness and unwavering compassion.

But as with all things in life, free will plays a large part of the story and many they are sent to help cannot be saved. Pride, envy and so much more can take hold in the hearts of mortals. They turn away the very gift they were sent. The Seraphim are rejected and must walk away only to return to try again to save another soul. Such is their lot in their immortal life.

Some Seraphim though grow too close to those they are charged with and they succumb to the pain inflicted when their hearts open. These Seraphim over time are worn down and eventually fall from grace, only to be left with desperation and anger in a heart that was once so pure. Their light fades and the shadows consume them.

Here in the Mega-City of Santa Muerte they reside, the City Of The Fallen Seraphim. Though not evil, they are now plagued with the same vices and sins any mortal is faced with and they still possess the same power they held as part of the army of Heaven. Strength, speed, longevity are all traits of these fallen, even unseen by mortal wings that once shown brilliantly with heavens light but are now dark can let them fly. They hold no magical weapons. They can be injured, a bullet will tear through them, blood will pour and they can die and do. (This is the lot of any Seraphim on Earth for when you leave Heaven by choice or order when you are not sent for war you must blend in.)

What they do and how they live is greatly up to what happens to them before and after the fall. So who are you? A simple mortal who crosses the path of one of the fallen? Are you a fallen Seraphim just surviving? Or are you still in the light of Heaven trying to hold on so you don’t join the rest of turned away from Heaven so long ago?

This is a character driven Rp with no set end game. What happens is up to you. Now, dare you enter the City Of The Fallen Seraphim?

Setting: Mega City Santa Muerte
Time Frame: Near Post Apocalyptic
Technology: Decayed Modern (No internet, no high end technology, basic weapons)
Ethnicities: Mixed, various from around the world
Language: Primarily English
City Government: Near Anarchy

You may pick between Human, Seraphim or Fallen - these are the only races for this RP, none other and no half breeds. This will be an open ended Rp - meaning the story will be driven by each character but the gm will control the world and what happens within it. (Such as fights, weather, land scape.)

Rules

-Gm has final say.
-All fights will be given instructions in OOC for how they are run.
-No god modding, meta gaming or bunnying.
-All Forum Rules Apply.
-Romance is welcome, keep it PG-13 then fade to black and take it to pm.
-Humans have no knowledge of Seraphim or Fallen unless currently paired up with an active Seraphim.
-Seraphim and Fallen cannot sense their own unless they have Aura Read and use it.
-Keep everything in the realm of good rp, it is better to have a character learn and grow along the way than to be a know it all from the start.
-Mundane characters are welcome and encouraged.
-Character driven Rp, up to you to make things move forward.
-Have fun.
-Take problems to PM
-I do kick people out of rp if they cause problems.
-Read all posts in IC and OOC
-High Casual to Advanced
-Keep up
-One post per three days, inform Gm with mention tag if will be absent
-Week without a post equals kick if inactive on forum
-3 days without post in Rp when active on forum equals a kick (I will check)
-CS is provided and must be used. Not using the provided CS and following its layout with mean an automatic rejection of CS.
-No Holy/Magical/Demonic weapons - All weapons are human made.

POST CS IN OOC FIRST UNTIL APPROVED BY GM - Must use the provided CS

CS

Name:(Only current name, no past angelic names are to be revealed if you are fallen)
Apparent Age: (Only if Seraphim or Fallen)
Actual Age: (Only if Human)
Race: (Human, Fallen or Seraphim - no others or combination of)
Appearance:
Wings:

Viture: (Only if Seraphim, if you are Fallen list as previous - pick one - chastity, temperance, charity, diligence, patience, kindness, or humility)

Sin: (Only for Fallen or Humans - pick one - pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath or sloth)

Possessions:
Residence:

Skills: (Skills are for day to day knowledge only. List specific skills. For example - Driving, Pistol, Pick Pocket, Cooking, etc. Most people, Angelic or not, have a base understanding of most daily skills. Those listed are ones your character has spent time developing. You may have 10 skills as a human, 5 skills as a Seraphim, 7 skills as a Fallen)

(Powers - Only for Seraphim Or Fallen. Fallen lose Seraphim Powers at the Fall. Each type of Angel is given certain powers for their race and may chose the specified number of additional. Only powers that are available and may not be altered or added to. These lists are to be followed to the letter.)

Seraphim Powers: Flight, empathy, healing, Shape Shift (Dove), Virtue Touch (what ever your virtue you project that to one person by skin to skin contact) - Pick 2 additional - Telepathy, Inhuman Strength, Inhuman Speed, Inhuman Perception, Aura Read(can sense if someone is Seraphim, Fallen or Human and what Sin/Virtue is associated with them), Teleportation, Resurrection

Fallen Powers: Flight, Shape Shift (Snake), Sin Touch (what ever your sin you project that one the person by skin to skin contact) - Pick 3 additional - Telepathy, Inhuman Strength, Inhuman Speed, Inhuman Perception, Aura Read(can sense if someone is Seraphim, Fallen or Human and what Sin/Virtue is associated with them), Teleportation, Possession

*Note: Sin/Virtue touch does not work on Seraphim or Fallen

Demeanour:

History: (If Seraphim - why haven't you fallen? If Fallen - What caused the fall? Human - Why is a Seraphim to guide you?)

Posting Rotations:
We will usually be in free posting - So you can post as often as you like currently.

If things start moving to quickly or slowly I will change this.

During fights we will go into full rotation.

Edit: 11/08/15

Hey everyone, a quick sum up of questions I have answered both in pm or ooc

-Seraphim and Fallen do not know each other and cannot detect each other unless either A)They see them flying with wings exposed or B) Use the power Aura Read

-Aura Read can only be used when you are physically looking at the person and activate it

-Wings of the Fallen are auto hid unless they chose to show them. Then they are only physical.

-Wings of Seraphim are normally hidden but can give off a warm or cold air where they would be spending on mood. They can also be shown in physical form if the Seraphim choses.

-You do not have to pick an unused Sin or Virtue.

-Teleportation is line of physical sight only.

-Inhuman perception is eye sight only.

-When the moon is a blood moon it signifies the Fall of a Seraphim but no knowledge is given to who fell.

-Named NPCs are under the control of the NPC creator only.

-All Gm Npcs, named or not, under the control of the GM only.

-Biblical Angels and Seraphim are not to be used outside of GM control. (Like Gabriel,Michael, Uziel, etc.) This is to keep the higher powers from having too much influence on the Rp.

[Sophrus]

Before I begin the CS I had a quick question.

Could I trade flight for one on the pick three list?
(Yes I mean to sacrifice having wings)

[Lady Absinthia]

@Sophrus If you have in your history that you cut your wings off, yes.

[Sophrus]

Sweet, ok. I'll start working on something.

Choices, choices.

[Aces Away]

Can I make more than one character or should I stick with a single character to focus on?

[Lady Absinthia]

@AnaSilan Sunja If you can handle running more than a single character feel free.

[Aces Away]

Name: Akseli (Ahk-Seh-Lee)
Actual Age: 22
Race: Human
Appearance:

Sin: Wrath

Possessions: A metal baseball bat, a pair of brass knuckles, clothes, 1998 Valkyrie, his mother's Magen David necklace, and some loose change.

Residence: Akseli lives in an abandoned Shul a little ways away from the most lively part of Santa Muerte. It's a good place to avoid rainy days and get a good night's sleep, but food and clothes require theft.

Skills: Pick Pocket, Silver Tongue (Manipulative), Street Fighting, Stealth, Speed (Fast runner), Lock Picking, Disabling Cameras, Quick Thinker.

Demeanour: Detached and irritable, growing up on the streets of Santa Muerte have hardened Akseli and desensitized him to the crimes he commits to survive. Quick to anger if insulted, and impatient when he needs something done, Akseli is a hard man to get along with if you have a good disposition.

History: Left behind at a young age when his single mother committed suicide, Akseli grew up on the streets, learning to survive and cheat. As he got older his strength and skills were put to the test when he joined an underground fighting ring for money. Beaten down and thrown to the ground too many times to count, he trained constantly to hone his fighting ability and soon rose through the ranks to become one of the best fighters by the time he turned 18, 4 years after joining.

He was 20 and in the middle of a fight when the authorities swooped in, but Akseli grew up on the streets and made sure to know every escape route and which ones were best depending on the situation; He grabbed the money- he was winning, after all- and High-Tailed it out of the ring through the window and down the alley's manhole second before the police turned the corner.

Navigating through the dark sewer system, Akseli made it back to his home of 10 years and collapsed onto his makeshift bed in the corner of the the Shul's main room. He realized he'd have to do something else for money and set to work on learning how to disable security cameras. While the cameras came rather easily to him, the money did not, but he made due with minor theft and was glad to have another skill under his belt.

Still young and angry at the world, Akseli has a habit of purposefully getting in fights with anyone that so much as brushes passed him and looks to be a challenge. Even before the fighting ring, he seemed to spend more nights in a jail cell for assault or public disturbance than he did in his Shul. Someone must have been sick of his ways because next thing he knows, the twenty year old has this tall guy that only seems a few years older than him following him around and trying to save him from his own darkness.

And with his life, yeah...sure, why wouldn't that happen?

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Name: Aharon (Ah-Hah-Rown)(Meaning: Light Bringer)
Apparent Age: 28
Race: Seraphim
Appearance:
Wings:

Viture: Patience

Possessions: Clothes, Rope-He doesn't like purely lethal weapons-, First aid supplies, and fantasy novels.

Residence: The Shul Akseli resides in.

Skills: Cooking, First aid, Fast reading/speed reading, Defense.

Seraphim Powers: Flight, empathy, healing, Shape Shift (Dove), Virtue Touch, Inhuman Perception, Aura Read.

Demeanour: If Akseli is irritable and impatient, Aharon is the exact opposite. It seems as though nothing short of the end of humanity(And Akseli's stubbornness) can break through the calm attitude he exudes. While patience and kindness come easily to him, Akseli has proven that exasperation does as well, testing Aharon's patience with his antics.

History: Until Akseli, Aharon has a wonderful track record for bringing his charges better into the light. His patience and kindness has been able to turn even his toughest charge in less than a few years before he is whisked away to deal with another. However, for 2 years he has been living with and attempting to help Akseli, with no visible signs of improvement. He talks to the boy, asks him not to lose himself to his anger and thievery, and inevitably patches him up when he returns with cuts and bruises from yet another fight.

Aharon doesn't recall the last time he felt frustration like he does around the young man now in his charge, and hopes that he won't be reminded due to another mishap on Akseli's half. He's seen far to many brothers and sisters fall due to the sins of their charges, and he prays to his father each day that he does not become one of them.

[Lady Absinthia]

@AnaSilan Sunja Both look awesome, can move to CS page and make an intro post at any time, ^^

[Lady Absinthia]

Until we get more than 5 total active rpers we are going to move to full free rotation, so you can post at leisure, even if that means a double post. (Gonna let creativity flow free for this rp for a while)

I'll get a post up in the morning sometime.

[Sophrus]

oh, couple more come to mind- What does "Inhuman preception" mean?
is it like super charged hearing, eyesight etc?

is there a range limit on teleportation?

Also, this is what i have so far.

Hider

Name: Mercator (Meaning: Merchant, trader)
Apparent Age: 30
Race:Fallen
Appearance:
Wings:

Sin: Greed

Possessions: a Hunting rifle (with long range scope), a very nice pen and notebook (for important trades), couple hundred dollars (on hand), seemingly endless supply of cigarettes, razor sharp switch blade

Residence:small apartment above the "Shadow Bazaar"
Mercator lives in and owns a lawless establishment, in this place someone could buy black market weapons, drugs, information, other people etc.

Skills: Driving, Shooting (rifle sized weapons), knife fighting, Economics (in-depth), Psychology (in-depth), Criminology, Sociology

Fallen Powers:Shape Shift (Snake), Sin Touch, Inhuman Perception, Aura Read, Teleportation, Possession

Demeanour: Mercator is supremely patient, while greedy, he can take his time to achieve his goals. being functionally immortal (correct me if im wrong) he can take all the time to ensure that his plan was coming together. however, when there is not grand plan to pursue and there is no need to be careful Mercator can also be hedonistic and enjoys the finer things in life.

History: During his time as a Sapphirim Mercator watched over the wandering merchants and this was a fine job during the days of horse drawn carriages. unfortunately as the world began to industrialize and globalize, he became more enamored with wealth in the same way those he was to watch over did. eventually succumbing to the temptation during the fall. his time on earth was spent fighting for scraps of power with many other petty crime lords and other fallen.

before his position as a black marketeer was established a fight with another fallen had gotten his wings destoryed preventing him from flying, which was only a minor hindrance, as he preferred to teleport anyways. even before the loss of his wings he knew that the Saphirim and fallen here his most serious threat. eventually he learned how to read the auras of those around him, which seemed much more valuable than flying.

[BlondieBoy]

Name: Austen (Magic Dignity)
Apparent Age: 27
Race: Fallen

Appearance:

Wings:

Previous Virtue: Diligence
Sin: Pride
Possessions: Fencing set, spiked knuckles, Crucifix necklace with his name inscribed, 2013 Dodge Challenger, A feather from his wings.
Residence: Larger apartment in the uptown of Santa Muerte

Skills: Self- Defense, Talking to people, Sword Fighting, Dancing, Persuasion, Leadership, Confidence.
Fallen Powers:Inhuman Strength. Possession. Inhuman Speed.

Demeanour: Austen is not the most patient man in the world, in fact he actually has a short fuse. Despite that, he has to work his anger into what he does most of the time in order to achieve his goals of becoming well liked by his human associates, effectively working his way up through the ranks in the honest way, using his people skills. Austen treats himself like royalty, enjoying fine things in life such as Sword Fighting and Dancing.

History: While he was a Seraphim, Austen would look after many of the Kings and Queens, many of the knights too. He began to notice that many of the kings were very Prideful and they lived enjoying fine things, ruling over people who shared the same virtues. Unfortunately he fell hard for the king's life after making that observation. He was stripped of his wings for diving into the sin of pride. He stuck with his values even after the end of his seraphim career. After his fall, he was stranded on earth with nothing like most of the fallen.

He quickly learned how to fistfight through some local gang members, and he became increasingly aware he needed self defense if he were to live like this for a while. He gained a position as a button pusher in a small office firm and worked his way up to his current position from there. He's able to pay the rent and utilities for a larger apartment in the uptown area, and still have a little leftover spending money. He began using some of that money to pay for fencing lessons, and dancing lessons. His inhuman strength along with his fighting knowledge makes him a dangerous unarmed opponent. His inhuman speed along with his fencing knowledge makes him a dangerous sword fighting opponent. His possession along with his People skills make him dangerous to humans who he may dislike.

[Lady Absinthia]

@Sophrus Looks good so far, need his previous virture to be listed. Inhuman perception is limited to eye sight, teleportation is line if sight.

@BlondieBoy Need previous virtue listed. Also as far as Fallen skills go he will auto have - Flight, Shape Shift (Snake), Sin Touch (what ever your sin you project that one the person by skin to skin contact) - then pick three additional from the lost.

[Sophrus]

Updated version

Hider

Name: Mercator (Meaning: Merchant, trader)
Apparent Age: 30
Race:Fallen
Appearance:
Wings:

Past Virtue: Diligence
Sin: Greed

Possessions: a Hunting rifle (with long range scope), a very nice pen and notebook (for important trades), couple hundred dollars (on hand), seemingly endless supply of cigarettes, razor sharp switch blade

Residence:small apartment above the "Shadow Bazaar"
Mercator lives in and owns a lawless establishment, in this place someone could buy black market weapons, drugs, information, other people etc.

Skills: Driving, Shooting (rifle sized weapons), knife fighting, Economics (in-depth), Psychology (in-depth), Criminology, Sociology

Fallen Powers:Shape Shift (Snake), Sin Touch, Inhuman Perception, Aura Read, Teleportation, Possession

Demeanour: Mercator is supremely patient, while greedy, he can take his time to achieve his goals. being functionally immortal (correct me if im wrong) he can take all the time to ensure that his plan was coming together. however, when there is not grand plan to pursue and there is no need to be careful Mercator can also be hedonistic and enjoys the finer things in life.

History: During his time as a Sapphirim Mercator watched over the wandering merchants and this was a fine job during the days of horse drawn carriages. unfortunately as the world began to industrialize and globalize, he became more enamored with wealth in the same way those he was to watch over did. eventually succumbing to the temptation during the fall. his time on earth was spent fighting for scraps of power with many other petty crime lords and other fallen.

before his position as a black marketeer was established a fight with another fallen had gotten his wings destoryed preventing him from flying, which was only a minor hindrance, as he preferred to teleport anyways. even before the loss of his wings he knew that the Saphirim and fallen here his most serious threat. eventually he learned how to read the auras of those around him, which seemed much more valuable than flying.

[Lady Absinthia]

@Sophrus Looks good to go, can move him over to the CS page and make an intro post.

[BlondieBoy]

Updated

My Hider

Name: Austen (Magic Dignity)
Apparent Age: 27
Race: Fallen

Appearance:

Wings:

Previous Virtue: Diligence
Sin: Pride
Possessions: Fencing set, spiked knuckles, Crucifix necklace with his name inscribed, 2013 Dodge Challenger, A feather from his wings.
Residence: Larger apartment in the uptown of Santa Muerte

Skills: Self- Defense, Talking to people, Sword Fighting, Dancing, Persuasion, Leadership, Confidence.
Fallen Powers: Flight, Shape Shift (Snake), Sin Touch (Pride) Inhuman Strength. Possession. Inhuman Speed.

Demeanour: Austen is not the most patient man in the world, in fact he actually has a short fuse. Despite that, he has to work his anger into what he does most of the time in order to achieve his goals of becoming well liked by his human associates, effectively working his way up through the ranks in the honest way, using his people skills. Austen treats himself like royalty, enjoying fine things in life such as Sword Fighting and Dancing.

History: While he was a Seraphim, Austen would look after many of the Kings and Queens, many of the knights too. He began to notice that many of the kings were very Prideful and they lived enjoying fine things, ruling over people who shared the same virtues. Unfortunately he fell hard for the king's life after making that observation. He was stripped of his wings for diving into the sin of pride. He stuck with his values even after the end of his seraphim career. After his fall, he was stranded on earth with nothing like most of the fallen.

He quickly learned how to fistfight through some local gang members, and he became increasingly aware he needed self defense if he were to live like this for a while. He gained a position as a button pusher in a small office firm and worked his way up to his current position from there. He's able to pay the rent and utilities for a larger apartment in the uptown area, and still have a little leftover spending money. He began using some of that money to pay for fencing lessons, and dancing lessons. His inhuman strength along with his fighting knowledge makes him a dangerous unarmed opponent. His inhuman speed along with his fencing knowledge makes him a dangerous sword fighting opponent. His possession along with his People skills make him dangerous to humans who he may dislike.

[Lady Absinthia]

@BlondieBoy Looks good, just add in these Fallen skills in addition to your current list - Flight, Shape Shift (Snake), Sin Touch (Pride) - these are his given one's for being a Fallen and his Sin

Then you are good to go.

[Demous]

Is there still room?

and can there be more than one of a sin?

[Lady Absinthia]

@Demous Yes, very much so.

[Lady Absinthia]

@BlondieBoy You are good to go, move to CS page and join the fray, ^^

[Demous]

@Lady Amalthea oh I added a question: can there be more than one fallen with the same sin?