Jangel13

Persona: The darkest light

You know those old Saturday morning cartoons you used to watch as a child? Where the hero and his team would always win despite how daunting the task may seem? We were so innocent back then, life was simpler and everything seemed fair. Sadly real life is anything but fair...

In the real world so much pain is normal we dig our heels and endure it for the sake of being part of society. We are told that we have no choice because we live in a world where the rich gain money from other peoples hard work, where art is a business and we buy things just to make ourselves look good, where the one who is meant to instill justice to criminals is actually the biggest criminal himself. People say that so long as you work hard you will be successful and they are the biggest lairs.

Life is unfair but that isn't why you are here. You are here because like everyone else here you resorted to being a criminal in the eyes of the world. Either for revenge, justice, a sense of duty whatever the reason may be. At first you were all victims of the infamous serial murderer blood eye they are called this because the victims eyes bleed and keep bleeding until they simply die from blood loss or infection. It is a horrendous way to go and their is no cure, the only reason you know its not a disease is because of a simple fact. Your loved one, your friend, someone you cared about, they all were given a letter signaling they were the next target. Of course they called police, called in favors, even tried leaving the country. None of these have worked and have all died the same way. Clearly the police wont do their job, are you willing to do anything to get your brand of justice or vengeance? What will happen when you discover that the killer is actually a small cog in a bigger and much darker machine...

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First off thanks for reading till the end of that story :) I want to first state that this reality is something I made up save for the persona elements we will obviously be using. As a result we will be delving into new territory, I have only played Persona 5 and what little i know of the universe i learned from someone else so please don't be afraid to join if you find the idea interesting but don't know about persona in general. Keep in mind that what we will do is mostly use the information from Persona 5 which is the most recent game to my knowledge. So first off I will explain what a persona is to those that don't already know:

Persona (What is a persona?)

I will do my best to explain to my own understanding, keep in mind I am using information i have gained through said friend stated earlier and my own experience in the game. I will also provide links to each topic as I explain them.

A Persona is the manifestation of a persons inner self. We all live with a mask that we wear so we can deal with everyday life. These masks come in many forms of course and appear because we try to fit into society instead of going against it. This could be as simple as pretending to be smarter then you actually are in class or to the more extreme of blending in while having murderous impulse within a psychopath killer. However these masks are formed they are created and left deep inside our hearts where a normal person wouldn't ever reach or change.
Certain conditions need to be meet in order to even have ones mask rise to the surface. I will explain that later of course, however when one rips off their mask this is a literal sense of discarding the you that followed the rules, discarding the you that endured everything simply to fit in, and discarding of the you that you simply couldn't accept anymore. This then leads to what is known as your "persona manifestation" this causes your true self to come to the surface and fight under your command.
Their is some times known to be second awakening when you fulfill certain requirements but that will be revealed as the rp moves forward.
https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Persona_(concept)

Next thing to understand is Arcana:

Arcana (what is this and how does it effect me?)

Arcana refers to the character themselves and is connected to a persons persona. The Arcana refer to the 22 tarot cards of the same name. The tarot or Arcana is more closely related to the person and how they act. Sometimes that Persona's fate matches that of the player character, or personality attributes, and so on, but they in some fashion need to be similar. They are big indicators of how your character acts as a person both in the real world and in the second one where your persona can manifest which will be explained another time. Think of the Arcana as a representation of your character and how they act around other people. I will write a list on the Arcana as it will be first come first serve. For now simply look through the list i will provide and make your character at the very least similar to what is described for whom you choose to be. Keep in mind that reverse tarot will be allowed.
This is the General list: https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Arcana
This is each individual explanation keep in mind however that both the Judgement and World Personas wont be playable:

• The fool: He who begins the journey is a jack of all trades, he is the one that unites the others as they travel down the path
• The Magician: The one who uses their talents in order to realize their potential they the magic wielders the ones of knowledge and skill
• The Priestess: She with hidden knowledge and the one with hidden power yet to be tapped
• The Empress: The mother that loves, she who fertility, comfort, and protection come naturally and feels for others
• The Emperor: He who seeks control and will do everything to attain it for they feel no other path is acceptable
• The Hierophant: He who delivers education and is the spiritual seer to all
• The lovers: They who reveal the spirit of romance, the crossroads of the easy path or the right path
• The Chariot: They who are driven and determined to make their own path
• Justice: They who their form of justice be it revenge or fairness do so at a critical trial
• The Hermit: He who asks why and gains knowledge at the expense of solitude
• Fortune: They who seek opportunity and believes in adaptation rather then luck
• Strength: They who believe in self control and virtue rather then brute force
• The Hanged Man: The survivor who is pulled between the two realities of their existence
• Death: They who embody metamorphosis and change and search within the mystery of death itself
• Temperance: They who seek balance within their lives
• The Devil: They who do everything for themselves and give into greed and impulse
• The Tower: He who is his own greatest enemy and runs towards their own ruin
• The Star:They who are of strong hope and faith
• The Moon: They who hide themselves by trying to be the ideal person and as such has hidden depths
• The Sun: They who are the light no matter the darkness of the situation

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I will take this opportunity to explain what will make this group function as an organization so to speak:

• First you are all victims of the blood eye cases
• Secondly you feel you need to find the killer it doesn't matter what reason you give your character but you must feel it strongly enough to go to any lengths to find said killer.

Your characters must have both these requirements in order to join this rp
please know that this will allow this group to form more cohesively and with greater direction. After all none of you know each other and their is no reason to trust one another but these two facts are what will give the group its common goal to strive towards despite this.

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List of available Arcana:

• Fool/reserved
• Magician
• Priestess
• Empress
• Emperor
• Hierophant
• Lovers
• Chariot
• Justice
• Hermit/Taken by yours truly
• Fortune/Taken by Ryteb Pymeroce
• Strength
• Hanged Man/Taken by Kosm
• Death
• Temperance
• Devil
• Tower/taken by Feijao
• Star
• Moon/taken by Aurrorian
• Sun

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Rules:
1. What the Gm and co Gm says is law but we will listen to reason and will take suggestions.
2. You can kill each other but only if both parties agree to the death.
3. I don't mind if you get into a heated discussion OOC, however, any arguments that become name calling and hostile I will ask that you go to your PM we are not children so don't act like it.
4.Your Persona must be based off a realistic or fictional character: good examples are Arsene Lupin, Zorro, Genghis khan Bad examples: Naruto, Ichigo, Or making something up
5. You must follow at least a few of the behaviors of your chosen Arcana within your character, they don't need to be exact but enough that you can say you follow its example
6. As proof you looked over this write down Phantom thieves in your others section

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CS skeleton

Name

Essentials

Full Name:

Appearance (put image here/if you can't find a suitable one it's not necessary):

Alias (the name you are when in the mirror realm):

Gender:

Age:

Birthday:

Written Appearance(Optional):

Personal

Personality:

Likes:

Dislikes:

Arcana Representation:

Relationships (Romantically, family, allies, enemies, etc.):

Who did the blood eye terrorist kill? (who did he take that was so special to you?):

Backstory (Brief or as long as you're/I'm wanting):

Persona

Appearance (put image here/not necessary if can't be found):

Description of persona (appearance, if you have something to add):

Abilities:

Strengths:

Weaknesses:

Other

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The mirror realm

Have you ever looked into a mirror and noticed something out of place? Did you ever wonder if those rumors about bloody Mary in the mirror or some other spirit was waiting on the other side? Their is, you just never realized it...

This is the universe where our heroes will go in order to find their killer and uncover the mystery of the killers motive.The world beyond the mirror holds the you that you hide within yourself in this world you see yourself without the mask you wear for everyone else. More often then not the mirrored you is simply a shadow of your true self however to a select few through hardship or tragedy they realize that enough is enough. When they rip off their masks in the mirror world they don't simply change they become the persona they were meant to be.

As one would expect the mirror realm is filled with "people" so to speak. They are the merely shadows of the people that they are in real life and as such hold all the anger, sadness, and emotions that would normally be hidden from view. However, for those of black hearts are what are known as the shadow mirror. These are cracks in reality where their distorted feelings conjure a world of their own making that can only be accessed by a mysterious app...

Mahoukyo: A Tale of Three

Dunkas Marcos

Dunkas Marcos

Essentials

Full Name: Dunkas Marcos

Nickname(s): Lightning wall, Raijin, skull

Gender: Male

Age: 25

Birthday: January 21

Affiliation: The Rikimaru Family

Written Appearance(Optional): He stands tall at 6'5 towering over most normal people. He is muscular in nature looking like he came straight from a wrestling ring with bulging muscles over his body. He has bright yellow eyes and ebony hair that reaches down to his shoulders. He preferably wears a unbuttoned shirt allowing him to showcase his tattoos along with dress slacks. He has a skull tattoo for each person he has killed and so far it covers his left arm almost entirely

Personal

Personality: Dunkas sees himself as a last line of defense. He is very protective of his brothers and sisters in the family and would not allow any one of them to be hurt if he could help it. He has a sense of duty to them and somewhat of a martyr complex to those weaker then him. When he sees someone as strong enough to take care of themselves it is his highest form of praise. He is an honorable guardian and wont allow anyone to question either his honor or his loyalty without breaking a few bones as a result. When not in a fight one could usually find him guarding either the head mansion or improving his mind and body at a nearby temple. He does not look for fight and more often then not one would find him someplace quiet.

Likes:

• temples
• quiet places
• protecting his family members

Dislikes:

• people who talk to much
• Having his loyalty or honor questioned
• Guns

Strengths:

• wall of muscle: Built to take hits and return them with just as if not more force
• Tougher then nails: Strong enough to stand even after the most devastating of hits so long as it isn't a fatal blow he will get back up
• Iron Resolve: Nothing will break his spirit, he will sooner die then betray his family. No torture will ever break him
• Backstreet Brawler: When it comes to close quarter combat he is second to none

Weaknesses:

• Giants steps: Can't sneak around if his life depended on it
• All thumbs: Subtly inst his strong suit he can't pick locks or handle delicate items without fear of breaking it
• Crap shot: Can't aim with guns, will more often miss then actually hit his intended target
• Bane of all animals: Animals be they dogs, cats, or any domestic animals tend to hate him or fear him.

Relationships (Romantically, family, allies, enemies, etc.):
The only people that Dunkas considers family are those in the Rikimaru family. He considers every member his brothers and sisters in arms. The only people he can say are like parents are the current family head

Backstory (Brief or as long as you're/I'm wanting):
Dunkas was left out on the street apparently he was just an unwanted child because he has been on his own as far back as he could remember. He knew the pain of starving without food or any good drinking any clean water. He had to steal and beg for what little he could get to stay alive. One day he decided to steal from the wrong people. He attempted to sneak into a house and steal what he could but before he could get inside he was beaten by a guard. This guard while having beaten him up severely Dunkas didn't stop getting up to try and bring him down. He didn't realize that he was being watched by the current head of the family he would soon be joining. He was beaten black and blue but he still found the strength to stand up even when he could barely take another step towards the guard.

Thankfully the head of the family was impressed enough with Dunkas spirit and stopped the guard from causing the killing blow. He was then told that the family head like his spirit. He was given some leftovers and he gladly devoured it. He was then promised some more food and a place to sleep in a shack so long as he promised to not steal and to train properly. He took the training well but he was quickly kept out of the range when he shot his instructor in the foot. He was instead given brass knuckles and taught how to fight till he reached the age of 15. By then he was trained in street fighting and had grown up to be nearly as tall as some of the men. He was then given a job to undertake. He went and found an arena where the gambling rackets were ran. He was told that if he could beat place within the top 3 he would be made a full member of the family. He took the mission and he came back home a champion not realizing that the current champion was actually the head of security for the family head. As a result not only was he allowed into the family as a full fledged member he was given the honor of protecting the family heads granddaughter. He has been loyal ever since and never wavered.

Magic

Medium/Expert/Capable

Electrokinesis
Also known simply as electrical manipulation. He has the ability to manipulate electricity nearby and use it to enhance his physical form. He can use electricity to form around his body like his arms allowing him to strike with deadly efficiently. He can only manipulate it to two parts of his body at any given time however. He can for example cover both his arms with electricity making him look like the very demon that his nickname came from. With his added power he able to strike faster and harder then he would without them which is still hard. The main drawback from this ability however is that he can't use it to cover his entire body and he can only use electricity to enhance his physical body so he can't shoot a lightning bolt for example. He can allow his electricity to cover objects he is holding however thus allowing him to use a simple cane as a deadly electrical weapon for example.

Other

A place to put themes, fun little facts, whatever else you feel like adding which doesn't fall under the previous

Persona: The darkest light

Alright that's 5 shame nobody picked the cool though. So I'll get the next stage ready for us get ready everyone :)

Persona: The darkest light

@SimpleWriter

Yeah for now I'll leave them both available since we still need done more person. Once they come you can make your Cs when I make the rp

Persona: The darkest light

Glad to hear it, just two more to go

Persona: The darkest light

Gotcha now we need to wait for at least 3 more before starting

Persona: The darkest light

@Feijao

Thanks but you don't need to work on a cs just yet since I haven't put one up. Just write what arcana you would have as your own when you do make your character.

Persona: The darkest light

Fair enough still good to have you here

Persona: The darkest light

Yeah I remember you, if you really are knowledgeable about the person's universe and you won't suddenly ghost is then you can be my co gm :)

Persona: The darkest light

You know those old Saturday morning cartoons you used to watch as a child? Where the hero and his team would always win despite how daunting the task may seem? We were so innocent back then, life was simpler and everything seemed fair. Sadly real life is anything but fair...

In the real world so much pain is normal we dig our heels and endure it for the sake of being part of society. We are told that we have no choice because we live in a world where the rich gain money from other peoples hard work, where art is a business and we buy things just to make ourselves look good, where the one who is meant to instill justice to criminals is actually the biggest criminal himself. People say that so long as you work hard you will be successful and they are the biggest lairs.

Life is unfair but that isn't why you are here. You are here because like everyone else here you resorted to being a criminal in the eyes of the world. Either for revenge, justice, a sense of duty whatever the reason may be. At first you were all victims of the infamous serial murderer blood eye they are called this because the victims eyes bleed and keep bleeding until they simply die from blood loss or infection. It is a horrendous way to go and their is no cure, the only reason you know its not a disease is because of a simple fact. Your loved one, your friend, someone you cared about, they all were given a letter signaling they were the next target. Of course they called police, called in favors, even tried leaving the country. None of these have worked and have all died the same way. Clearly the police wont do their job, are you willing to do anything to get your brand of justice or vengeance? What will happen when you discover that the killer is actually a small cog in a bigger and much darker machine...

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First off thanks for reading till the end of that story :) I want to first state that this reality is something I made up save for the persona elements we will obviously be using. As a result we will be delving into new territory, I have only played Persona 5 and what little i know of the universe i learned from someone else so please don't be afraid to join if you find the idea interesting but don't know about persona in general. Keep in mind that what we will do is mostly use the information from Persona 5 which is the most recent game to my knowledge. So first off I will explain what a persona is to those that don't already know:

Persona (What is a persona?)

I will do my best to explain to my own understanding, keep in mind I am using information i have gained through said friend stated earlier and my own experience in the game. I will also provide links to each topic as I explain them.

A Persona is the manifestation of a persons inner self. We all live with a mask that we wear so we can deal with everyday life. These masks come in many forms of course and appear because we try to fit into society instead of going against it. This could be as simple as pretending to be smarter then you actually are in class or to the more extreme of blending in while having murderous impulse within a psychopath killer. However these masks are formed they are created and left deep inside our hearts where a normal person wouldn't ever reach or change.
Certain conditions need to be meet in order to even have ones mask rise to the surface. I will explain that later of course, however when one rips off their mask this is a literal sense of discarding the you that followed the rules, discarding the you that endured everything simply to fit in, and discarding of the you that you simply couldn't accept anymore. This then leads to what is known as your "persona manifestation" this causes your true self to come to the surface and fight under your command.
Their is some times known to be second awakening when you fulfill certain requirements but that will be revealed as the rp moves forward.
https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Persona_(concept)

Next thing to understand is Arcana:

Arcana (what is this and how does it effect me?)

Arcana refers to the character themselves and is connected to a persons persona. The Arcana refer to the 22 tarot cards of the same name. The tarot or Arcana is more closely related to the person and how they act. Sometimes that Persona's fate matches that of the player character, or personality attributes, and so on, but they in some fashion need to be similar. They are big indicators of how your character acts as a person both in the real world and in the second one where your persona can manifest which will be explained another time. Think of the Arcana as a representation of your character and how they act around other people. I will write a list on the Arcana as it will be first come first serve. For now simply look through the list i will provide and make your character at the very least similar to what is described for whom you choose to be. Keep in mind that reverse tarot will be allowed.
This is the General list: https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Arcana
This is each individual explanation keep in mind however that both the Judgement and World Personas wont be playable:

• The fool: He who begins the journey is a jack of all trades, he is the one that unites the others as they travel down the path
• The Magician: The one who uses their talents in order to realize their potential they the magic wielders the ones of knowledge and skill
• The Priestess: She with hidden knowledge and the one with hidden power yet to be tapped
• The Empress: The mother that loves, she who fertility, comfort, and protection come naturally and feels for others
• The Emperor: He who seeks control and will do everything to attain it for they feel no other path is acceptable
• The Hierophant: He who delivers education and is the spiritual seer to all
• The lovers: They who reveal the spirit of romance, the crossroads of the easy path or the right path
• The Chariot: They who are driven and determined to make their own path
• Justice: They who their form of justice be it revenge or fairness do so at a critical trial
• The Hermit: He who asks why and gains knowledge at the expense of solitude
• Fortune: They who seek opportunity and believes in adaptation rather then luck
• Strength: They who believe in self control and virtue rather then brute force
• The Hanged Man: The survivor who is pulled between the two realities of their existence
• Death: They who embody metamorphosis and change and search within the mystery of death itself
• Temperance: They who seek balance within their lives
• The Devil: They who do everything for themselves and give into greed and impulse
• The Tower: He who is his own greatest enemy and runs towards their own ruin
• The Star:They who are of strong hope and faith
• The Moon: They who hide themselves by trying to be the ideal person and as such has hidden depths
• The Sun: They who are the light no matter the darkness of the situation

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I will take this opportunity to explain what will make this group function as an organization so to speak:

• First you are all victims of the blood eye cases
• Secondly you feel you need to find the killer it doesn't matter what reason you give your character but you must feel it strongly enough to go to any lengths to find said killer.

Your characters must have both these requirements in order to join this rp
please know that this will allow this group to form more cohesively and with greater direction. After all none of you know each other and their is no reason to trust one another but these two facts are what will give the group its common goal to strive towards despite this.

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List of available Arcana:

• Fool
• Magician
• Priestess
• Empress
• Emperor
• Hierophant
• Lovers
• Chariot
• Justice
• Hermit/Taken by yours truly
• Fortune/Taken by Ryteb Pymeroce
• Strength
• Hanged Man
• Death
• Temperance
• Devil
• Tower/taken by Feijao
• Star
• Moon/taken by Aurrorian
• Sun

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Rules:
1. What the Gm and co Gm says is law but we will listen to reason and will take suggestions.
2. You can kill each other but only if both parties agree to the death.
3. I don't mind if you get into a heated discussion OOC, however, any arguments that become name calling and hostile I will ask that you go to your PM we are not children so don't act like it.
4.Your Persona must be based off a realistic or fictional character: good examples are Arsene Lupin, Zorro, Genghis khan Bad examples: Naruto, Ichigo, Or making something up
5. You must follow at least a few of the behaviors of your chosen Arcana within your character, they don't need to be exact but enough that you can say you follow its example
6. As proof you looked over this write down Phantom thieves

As this is an interest check i will not post up the character sheet until i am sure this has enough interest.