[OOC] Mark of the Demons - A World Turned to Hell

[Lugubrious]

@Lugubrious What class are each of these demons?

@Prince of Seraphs

All physical. I'm going to make some of the other varieties though.

[Laue]

@Laue Would you mind putting your CS in a hider on the Character Tab?

@Prince of Seraphs

No problemo.

[Lady Seraphina]

@Melkor
@Tojin
@OldManWong
@kkbird123

Let me know how your progress is coming. We will be starting as soon as these people have posted a CS or withdrawn from the RP.

[OldManWong]

Progress has been made but I still have to do personality and bio.

[kkbird123]

mkay. I have 30 min of free time in class right now to make CS so I can do it now.

[kkbird123]

crud, ill have to do it when I get home D: sorry guys

[kkbird123]

im sorry for holding upthis rp ;-; im jumping the boat as im busy with an RP project (im makin a huuuggeee rp images libary)

[OldManWong]

Beringer Cain

Name: Beringer Cain

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Race: Human

Mark of the demon: Flesh crystallization, beginning with his right heel. Since the destruction of Veiron, the crystallization has spread in a spider-web like fashion to the base of his knee in an obsidian-like surface, coming close to crippling the joint movement in his right leg.

Profession: Pit Fighter

Appearance:
Beringer stands at a full 6 foot, weighing around 160 pounds. His build isn’t especially strong in appearance, but rather brings about the sense of being entirely average. His lean figure gives off the impression that his state is the result of years of fighting for survival rather than through training. He is almost always shrouded in his equipment, failing to take off his mask even indoors.

Personality: Beringer is a free spirit to which he does exactly what he wants and whatever he feels in the moment. His actions garner very little thought and the spontaneity of his choices are generally instantaneous. He is extremely perceptive as well as experienced in the workings of the world for his age, jaded end to end. However, he is anything but logical and operates for his own amusement. He lives day by day without any forethought, and although he can generally garner a steady flow of income using pit fighting arenas from town to town, he only participates when he is truly short on money. Generally, he can be considered lazy and irresponsible.

Bio:
Beringer grew up with a pack of wolves, is what he would like to say. His origins are entirely simple. He was born into a peasant family under a feudal lord. His lord, much less his family, were not anything to note. Rather, it would be hard to find anyone more lowly than such a group of farmers. Growing up, Beringer showed a surprising talent for the blade, be it farm tools or longswords, he had a great aptitude to naturally fight. At a young age, he was inducted as a page to one of the feudal knights in the small territory. He trained diligently, escaping amidst the shroud of night to practice further. It was not uncommon for his body to occasionally grow frail from over-training only to heal even stronger. At 13, he graduated to a equire as the youngest in the fiefdom, skyrocketing his pride.

He gained the favor of his lord, flourishing his talent at an increasing rate and was among his lord’s personal guards. In a grand meeting between Lords of the northern lands, Beringer accompanied his lord and his escort. There, he became involved in a series of underhanded plays. By the outcome, he had defended the life of a noble daughter he had become somewhat infatuated with. The noble daughter of Veiron would not keep Beringer in her eyes, but the father bought Beringer from the feudal lord, seeing Beringer’s talent. As a sorts of low tier guard in the noble household, he remained for 2 years, at the time he turned 17, the disaster that wracked Veiron occurred. Beringer fled with the noble daughter and her family, but the object of his desire died from burns, her mind disappearing into the void of shock. The rest of her family slowly died off from numerous matters of circumstance and lack of preparation, each death driving Beringer to put forth more effort in his protection and training. He went on tirelessly, until his last companion, the noble father, passed away from a severe cough. Beringer traveled a great deal of the world from then, training every step of the way as if he were a machine. He adapted to his increasingly lamed leg, taking part in fights as a method of earning money. By the time he had risen his head from his toiling training, he had realized the fleeting feelings of hatred and regret left by the loss of the noble family had faded. With no purpose, Beringer simply wanders the world aimlessly, somewhat hopelessly as he indulges mainly in material and carnal desires. His gathered experiences of the world from endless travel has given him a great deal of knowledge, but also left him jaded and tired despite his young age.

Equipment:

Generally, Beringer carries a longsword at a length of 4 feet, although he is capable of arming himself with many different armaments, the slightly curved blade is his most familiar weapon beyond his fists.
He doesn’t usually bring provisions unless his situation calls for it and for the most part, he only has the leather armor he travels in and a mask that is almost always covering his features.

[Lady Seraphina]

Beringer Cain

Name: Beringer Cain

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Race: Human

Mark of the demon: Flesh crystallization, beginning with his right heel. Since the destruction of Veiron, the crystallization has spread in a spider-web like fashion to the base of his knee in an obsidian-like surface, coming close to crippling the joint movement in his right leg.

Profession: Pit Fighter

Appearance:
Beringer stands at a full 6 foot, weighing around 160 pounds. His build isn’t especially strong in appearance, but rather brings about the sense of being entirely average. His lean figure gives off the impression that his state is the result of years of fighting for survival rather than through training. He is almost always shrouded in his equipment, failing to take off his mask even indoors.

Personality: Beringer is a free spirit to which he does exactly what he wants and whatever he feels in the moment. His actions garner very little thought and the spontaneity of his choices are generally instantaneous. He is extremely perceptive as well as experienced in the workings of the world for his age, jaded end to end. However, he is anything but logical and operates for his own amusement. He lives day by day without any forethought, and although he can generally garner a steady flow of income using pit fighting arenas from town to town, he only participates when he is truly short on money. Generally, he can be considered lazy and irresponsible.

Bio:
Beringer grew up with a pack of wolves, is what he would like to say. His origins are entirely simple. He was born into a peasant family under a feudal lord. His lord, much less his family, were not anything to note. Rather, it would be hard to find anyone more lowly than such a group of farmers. Growing up, Beringer showed a surprising talent for the blade, be it farm tools or longswords, he had a great aptitude to naturally fight. At a young age, he was inducted as a page to one of the feudal knights in the small territory. He trained diligently, escaping amidst the shroud of night to practice further. It was not uncommon for his body to occasionally grow frail from over-training only to heal even stronger. At 14, he was knighted as the youngest in the fiefdom, skyrocketing his pride.

He gained the favor of his lord at an increasing rate and was among his lord’s personal guards. In a grand meeting between Lords of the northern lands, Beringer accompanied his lord and his escort. There, he became involved in a series of underhanded plays. By the outcome, he had defended the life of a noble daughter he had become somewhat infatuated with. The noble daughter of Veiron would not keep Beringer in her eyes, but the father bought Beringer from the feudal lord, seeing Beringer’s talent. As a sorts of low tier guard in the noble household, he remained for 2 years, at the time he turned 17, the disaster that wracked Veiron occurred. Beringer fled with the noble daughter and her family, but the object of his desire died from burns, her mind disappearing into the void of shock. The rest of her family slowly died off from numerous matters of circumstance and lack of preparation, each death driving Beringer to put forth more effort in his protection and training. He went on tirelessly, until his last companion, the noble father, passed away from a severe cough. Beringer traveled a great deal of the world from then, training every step of the way as if he were a machine. He adapted to his increasingly lamed leg, taking part in fights as a method of earning money. By the time he had risen his head from his toiling training, he had realized the fleeting feelings of hatred and regret left by the loss of the noble family had faded. With no purpose, Beringer simply wanders the world aimlessly, somewhat hopelessly as he indulges mainly in material and carnal desires. His gathered experiences of the world from endless travel has given him a great deal of knowledge, but also left him jaded and tired despite his young age.

Equipment:

Generally, Beringer carries a long scimitar at a length of 4 feet, although he is capable of arming himself with many different armaments, the curved blade is his most familiar weapon beyond his fists.
He doesn’t usually bring provisions unless his situation calls for it and for the most part, he only has the leather armor he travels in and a mask that is almost always covering his features.

@OldManWong

It looks pretty good, there are just two things. Becoming a knight is a position of honor and respect which is generally only offered to those of noble blood or wealth. A peasant from some town couldn't become a knight however don't go rewriting anything this is a pretty simple fix. In actual historical practices he could have been trained as a page then graduated to squire but without money to pay for armor and other such things he would remain a squire despite his ability. All that's really required is to changed knighted to became a squire and flourished in the education that it provided. Basically everything else can remain the same.

The second thing is that this:

Is not a scimitar. Scimitars are curved blades. While this blade doesn't quite follow the normal configuration of a longsword it has to have a more prominent curve to be considered a scimitar. Something along these lines:

Scimitars

So if you could find a new picture or change the description of the sword that would be great. Otherwise it looks like a decently thought out character and I look forward to working with you.

[Lady Seraphina]

@kkbird123 I know you're busy but try to have a CS in within the next couple of days. I'd like to get this started before people's interest starts to wain.

@Tojin I believe you to still be interested and so if I could have some idea of how your CS is progressing I would appreciate it.

@Melkor I know you were really excited for this to be revamped so let me know where you are.

@Eodwyn Aether You voiced interest a little while ago. Does that still stand? We would be happy to have you.

You all of course are welcome to submit CSs after the IC has begun but I would prefer to have all characters in order before that happens.

[Eodwyn Aether]

indeed it does. I am toying with the idea of an assassin/ bounty hunter but I have hit a rough patch when it comes to finishing the bio. Nevertheless I am indeed still very interested. On a seperate note I was just wondering if demons actually possess our characters...

[Lady Seraphina]

indeed it does. I am toying with the idea of an assassin/ bounty hunter but I have hit a rough patch when it comes to finishing the bio. Nevertheless I am indeed still very interested. On a seperate note I was just wondering if demons actually possess our characters...

@Eodwyn Aether

If you need some help feel free to PM me what you have and I'd be happy to bounce some ideas around.

The short answer is no. In this world they would be capable of it but given the logistics of another entity taking control of your character I don't believe it will ever happen. If for some reason it does the possession will likely be short lived.

[Laue]

@Prince of SeraphsI'm pretty sure I sent you a PM because of a thing.

[Lady Seraphina]

Somehow this seemed very relevant to this RP and my character specifically.

@Prince of SeraphsI'm pretty sure I sent you a PM because of a thing.

@Laue

I got it.

[Laue]

A reply would be nice tho :<

[Lady Seraphina]

@Lugubrious I added a fourth type which is a derivative of class 2 to accommodate the ideas you came up with. If you've got anything else I'd really appreciate it.

[Lugubrious]

Bloody Maiden:
Type 4 demons that manifest as entities of living blood and rough, gray flesh. In a manner similar to a bloodborne pathogen, the spirit form of the Bloody Maiden relies on blood contamination to spread from destroyed body to infected host, but can in fact be shared between two human hosts if the hosts remain in close proximity. After an incubation period, during which the victim’s blood beats slowly hotter and faster, the host’s body bursts in a shower of viscera that reassembles itself into the form of a seven-foot-tall, abhorrent woman, regardless of the host’s original gender. During their immaturity, Bloody Maidens are less cautious and easier to find, and their hemomancy is underdeveloped. With frightening speed, however, the Bloody Maiden grows to maturity, ending up between eight and nine feet tall, sporting complex and layered ‘dresses’, and boasting deadly, destructive hemomancy along with the ability to shift into a mimicry of its original form. To note: a Bloody Maiden’s hemomancy only spreads the demon’s consciousness if its body is destroyed.

Wild One:

Type 1 demons that exist in forested, unpopulated areas. They seek out large mammals, including humans, who have lost their way, and possess them as they eat. The Wild One’s host gains physical strength and stamina, despite an emaciated form; its face, whether man or beast, grows a ghastly bonelike mask, as well as any number of antlers. The host also dines exclusively on meat, ever more aggressively and voraciously. If killed, a Wild One remains trapped in its host’s dead body, and with an insidious and foul magic keeps it fresh and unnaturally appetizing should any mammal happen its way.

Looter Demon:

Type 2 creatures. Deprived of sentience, these demons are slaves to two basic desires: eat to live, and live to take. They lust after anything of value, collecting it and carrying it on themselves. Not much stronger than the average adult, they can attack with sudden viciousness but lack stamina. Working in small groups, Looter Demons attempt to gang up on potential foes, unwittingly covering for one another’s weaknesses by preventing an enemy from taking advantage of them.

Revenant:
Type 1 demons that possess the corpses of recently-dead humans. Unlike ghouls, revenants ‘revive’ their host bodies and sustain them in a lifelike state, though it is not difficult to tell when looking at one that something’s off. As a tradeoff for this indefinite revival process, the revenant is governed by a semblance of the host’s mind in life, though singlemindedly driven toward revenge. Revenants are more attracted to the bodies of those with tragic deaths, and after reanimating, tirelessly pursue those judged responsible to claim their own lives. The longer a revenant’s mission goes unfulfilled, the more warped the corpse becomes, until finally the revenant starts choosing targets indiscriminately. Should a revenant kill its target, the host body disintegrates and the revenant spirit is set free.

Kyodai-na:
Better known as Kyos, these six-foot-tall, type 2 brutes wield great strength and a hunger for destruction. They prefer to level homes, towns, and all that humans hold dear rather than attack humans themselves. Though mighty and hearty, they are by no means quick, and easy prey for an adept demon slayer.

Nightgaunt:

Type 4 demons known to legends as Blackhearts, Evil Within, and Stalkers. Though more common than other type 4s, Nightgaunts provide an exception to the usual process that characterizes their dreadful kind. Existing as spirits in the form of noxious miasma, Nightgaunts enter a host that inhales the poisonous smog. Once inside a host, the process begins. The demon begins to form, full-size, inside the host’s body, becoming a dark shell around their skeletal system that slowly expands until the host is merely a human shell surrounding a demonic interior. Depending on the rate of growth, the Nightgaunt’s wings, tail, and horns may sprout through the shell and give away the infestation, leading those afflicted to seek spots of darkness and solitude. When the time comes, the human shell throws itself to its death, and from the lifeless corpse the demon within arises. Once killed, a Nightgaunt gradually reverts to a mobile miasma if its body is not disposed of. Fast, stealthy, and exhibiting lethal claws, Nightgaunts are deadly ambush predators, though what they do with their kills may never be known.

Woodland Cabra

Type 2 demons that prowl the dark, vast forests of the realm. Armed with clubs and bows, they form crude tribes with which to both send raiding parties into helpless villages and perform demonic rights with which to bring things even more despicable into the world. They come in both male and female varieties, with each being slightly larger than their respective human. True intelligence eludes them, however.

Finned Bloat

As type 4 demons go, Bloats are a particularly formidable yet brutish variety. As spirits, they haunt dwellings they choose of their own accord, and frighten away trespassers, leading some to believe them to be benevolent. After a time, however, they select a woman among the dwelling’s inhabitants and possess her in her sleep, most often a wife or lover laying with her partner to disguise what comes next. Over the next few weeks, the woman becomes more and more obviously pregnant, as well as eating easily three times as much as normal. If there isn’t a steady supply of food available in any way, the woman in question will be possessed of a manic strength and resort to cannibalism of anyone she can find. Once the woman becomes so engorged that she can no longer move, the Finned Bloat emerges. Powerful and moronic creatures, the Bloats quickly swell to maturity themselves, thereafter deeming the dwelling in which it emerged its ‘home’ and protecting it at all costs. If killed after reaching full maturity, the de-powered flees many miles away, taking potential years to regenerate before it can seek another dwelling.

[Lady Seraphina]

@Lugubrious All of them look good except for the Woodland Cabras and Revenant.

Woodland Cabras:
That is essentially what Orcs do. In fact I may use that description in the Orc Category because it describes them almost to a tee. The others I'll add to the Codex.

Revenant:
Do these demons possess an actual consciousness or do they merely take on an echo of the mind of their host. I have some reservations about this idea but willing to hear more.

[Lugubrious]

@Lugubrious All of them look good except for the Woodland Cabras and Revenant.

Woodland Cabras:
That is essentially what Orcs do. In fact I may use that description in the Orc Category because it describes them almost to a tee. The others I'll add to the Codex.

Revenant:
Do these demons possess an actual consciousness or do they merely take on an echo of the mind of their host. I have some reservations about this idea but willing to hear more.

@Prince of Seraphs

Well, there were no orcs at the time, and fantasy doesn't make orcs out to be demons usually, so I couldn't predict that.

The revenants have a consciousness of their own aimed toward violence, but are eclipsed by the host's echo early on in the life cycle. The percentages lean in the revenant's favor as time passes.

I plan to make another demon or two for each classification. I would be excited to see others putting forth a few, though.

[Lady Seraphina]

Well, there were no orcs at the time, and fantasy doesn't make orcs out to be demons usually, so I couldn't predict that.

@Lugubrious

The orcs are on the Original Post, they're not demons but rather a vile race that worships the demons and often does their bidding which includes summoning new demons into the world.

The revenants have a consciousness of their own aimed toward violence, but are eclipsed by the host's echo early on in the life cycle. The percentages lean in the revenant's favor as time passes.

@Lugubrious

So the older the revenant is the less it is consumed by the personality of its host? Though it is always driven to kill a person that somehow wronged its host (most likely leading to death), the longer it goes without doing this slowly drives it mad? Yeah I can work with that. Of course it'll be severely looked down on by other demons but that's always fun.

I plan to make another demon or two for each classification. I would be excited to see others putting forth a few, though.

@Lugubrious

If anyone else is interested in adding to the Infernal Codex feel free to post ideas here and I'll take a look at them.