Miraboreasu

Red in Tooth and Claw [EXTINCT RP]

Dorothy Richards

Name: Dorothy Richards
Age: 14
Appearance: Slightly below average height for her age. She has scars on her back where a raptor raked her with its claws.
Personality: Quiet, observant, and intelligent, Dorothy usually presents herself as calm and almost emotionless, even when afraid. She is often quite blunt and straightforward, which has gotten her in trouble with other people at times. She is quite resourceful, and has a knack for hiding from raptors.
Skills: Stealth, knowledgeable about biology, knows how to wield handguns and set up traps with wires
Equipment: A gas mask and fire axe, Glock 26 handgun, 9×19mm Parabellum ammunition, various wires and cutting tools
Backstory: Dorothy always had labels like "child prodigy" and "genius" attached to her by her parents and teachers, but she never really cared. All she really cared about were her studies. She graduated high school at eleven, and planned on attending college for biological sciences, but that changed when raptors began attacking en masse. Her mother died in the first week, and her father died a little over a year ago. The experience has left Dorothy an orphan, and it's only through sheer determination, skill, knowing when to hide or run away, and a little bit of luck that she's survived this long on her own.
Other: - While certainly afraid of raptors, she finds them fascinating from a biological standpoint; indeed, she'd be quite happy to dissect a specimen if she had the chance
- As stated, she almost comes off as cold and emotionless; however, she often has nightmares, especially about her parents
- When the fighting starts, odds are she'll back off and find a good place to hide, though she will fight if she has to

Red in Tooth and Claw [EXTINCT RP]

Taylor Hirano

Name: Taylor "Tay" Hirano
Age: 24
Appearance: Tay stands at about 5'4" (162.56 centimeters), and is of average build. Her skin is pale, and never seems to burn or tan. She has multiple scars on her hands, forearms, and back from brushes with raptors.
Personality: Usually quiet, deadpan, and snarky, Taylor does her best to maintain a hard, unshakable exterior when dealing with other humans. She understands raptor behavior very well, but finds it hard to understand certain social cues. Despite this, she has a soft spot for children, and has put her life in danger more than once because of a group of survivors having kids with them. She usually travels alone, though she'll temporarily join groups if it's necessary.
Skills: Marksmanship (can hit all but the fastest and smallest targets), knowledgeable about raptor behavior, understands basic firearm maintenance and repair
Equipment: Semi-automatic rifle, revolver, "Ms. Harding", various knives, whetstones, 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition, .44
Backstory: A through-and-through military brat, Taylor has almost always been surrounded by raptors. Her father worked in the USMC training and working alongside raptors, and even served a few tours as a handler, only retiring from active duty after losing a leg to an IED. However he continued training them for police and security contractors; even with a prosthetic, he was able to show raptors who was boss. In this time, Tay learned quite a bit about raptor behavior, and has an almost intuitive understanding of them. By the time she was sixteen, she knew how to deal with some of the larger breeds safely, and was looking to follow in her father's footsteps. However, everything went to hell before she could get certified. Her beloved pet Gunner began acting strangely. At first, he would hide and avoid Taylor. Then Taylor would wake up with Gunner on the bed, staring intently at her. Then... he became violent. Taylor came home to an eerily quiet apartment. To her horror, the neighbor she paid to walk and exercise Gunner lay in the middle of the living room, his throat torn and stomach torn open. Gunner sat next to the body, claws and muzzle bloody. The once sweet, affectionate raptor turned on Taylor next, and after grabbing a knife from the kitchen to defend herself, she was forced to kill her pet. She soon learned that this was happening all over the planet, and promptly left the city to return to her parents' home. Unfortunately, by the time Taylor arrived, they had both been killed by a pack. After giving them a funeral, she gathered what supplies she could, and has been on the move ever since.
Other: - Has a rather... unique sense of fashion. In her words: "It's the end of the world. Who cares if I decide to dress the way I do?"
- Has had to eat raptor meat on several occasions to survive. Lyres taste good, but anything bigger tastes pretty bad.
- Despite everything that's happened, she doesn't hate raptors. She views them as animals behaving on instinct, and she is quick to notice when their behavior is off. On the flipside, she distrusts nearly every human she meets (though kids are the exception).
- Is terribly afraid of arachnids and insects.

Red in Tooth and Claw [EXTINCT RP]

Taylor Hirano

Name: Taylor "Tay" Hirano
Age: 24
Appearance: Tay stands at about 5'4" (162.56 centimeters), and is of average build. Her skin is pale, and never seems to burn or tan. She has multiple scars on her hands, forearms, and back from brushes with raptors.
Personality: Usually quiet, deadpan, and snarky, Taylor does her best to maintain a hard, unshakable exterior when dealing with other humans. She understands raptor behavior very well, but finds it hard to understand certain social cues. Despite this, she has a soft spot for children, and has put her life in danger more than once because of a group of survivors having kids with them. She usually travels alone, though she'll temporarily join groups if it's necessary.
Skills: Marksmanship (can hit all but the fastest and smallest targets), knowledgeable about raptor behavior, understands basic firearm maintenance and repair
Equipment: Semi-automatic rifle, revolver, "Ms. Harding", various knives, whetstones, 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition, .44
Backstory: A through-and-through military brat, Taylor has almost always been surrounded by raptors. Her father worked in the USMC training and working alongside raptors, and even served a few tours as a handler, only retiring from active duty after losing a leg to an IED. However he continued training them for police and security contractors; even with a prosthetic, he was able to show raptors who was boss. In this time, Tay learned quite a bit about raptor behavior, and has an almost intuitive understanding of them. By the time she was sixteen, she knew how to deal with some of the larger breeds safely, and was looking to follow in her father's footsteps. However, everything went to hell before she could get certified. Her beloved pet Gunner began acting strangely. At first, he would hide and avoid Taylor. Then Taylor would wake up with Gunner on the bed, staring intently at her. Then... he became violent. Taylor came home to an eerily quiet apartment. To her horror, the neighbor she paid to walk and exercise Gunner lay in the middle of the living room, his throat torn and stomach torn open. Gunner sat next to the body, claws and muzzle bloody. The once sweet, affectionate raptor turned on Taylor next, and after grabbing a knife from the kitchen to defend herself, she was forced to kill her pet. She soon learned that this was happening all over the planet, and promptly left the city to return to her parents' home. Unfortunately, by the time Taylor arrived, they had both been killed by a pack. After giving them a funeral, she gathered what supplies she could, and has been on the move ever since.
Other: - Has a rather... unique sense of fashion. In her words: "It's the end of the world. Who cares if I decide to dress the way I do?"
- Has had to eat raptor meat on several occasions to survive. Lyres taste good, but anything bigger tastes pretty bad.
- Despite everything that's happened, she doesn't hate raptors. She views them as animals behaving on instinct, and she is quick to notice when their behavior is off. On the flipside, she distrusts nearly every human she meets (though kids are the exception).
- Is terribly afraid of arachnids and insects.

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Wisemon had made Kuroko uneasy before. Now, she was more than a bit scared. However, Buck seemed to be readying for a fight. "You heard the 'mon," Buck said. "Grab a book, and let's get moving. I don't know what's up with this guy, but if we need to fight, then those books will help." Kuroko nodded, grabbing one of the books without looking.

She didn't want to be separated from Buck again. They had only met once before, but he was there to protect Kuroko. "I vote for the library exit," she said. "If Buck and the others can't get through the portal, then they're as good as dead." Kuroko followed after the girl with the glasses, Wakana. "Come on, Buck, let's roll!"

Realism no Mononoke: An Urban Fantasy RP

Mikoto listened. Seven children in one month. Suzuki assumed that it was a youkai or other spirit, and it could very well have been one. But there was still the possibility of a human doing this. He decided to speak up. "Given that we're all involved with what humans would deem the supernatural, I can understand looking at different spirits and monsters spiriting off children," he said to the club president. "Could be some onibaba. Could have been a kappa who decided kids taste better than cucumbers. Hell, for all we know, they could have been ambushed by a bunch of tsuchinoko and carried off into the mountains. That we can get involved with. But what if it's a human? Some sicko just kidnapping kids for their own amusement?

"I'm not against looking into this case, Suzuki-san," Mikoto went on. "I just want to rule out the possibility that we're not dealing with the supernatural. If we are dealing with some kind of youkai, then by all means, we should look into it. But if it's some pervert or killer, we should leave it to the police."

@VitaVitaAR

Realism no Mononoke: An Urban Fantasy RP

I'll hopefully get my reply up later tonight. Gonna be a bit busy with yardwork and a few other RPs.

Red in Tooth and Claw [EXTINCT RP]

@PiePizzle No Discord, though if enough people want one, it's possible one could happen. Go ahead and put that bad boy in the CHAR section.

@Espatier Looks good. Go ahead and post in the CHAR section.

Red in Tooth and Claw [EXTINCT RP]

@BenG85 Whoops, missed your post at first. Go ahead and make something!

Red in Tooth and Claw [EXTINCT RP]

@Crab Bane Help please!

My first question is.. what information can I get about the "civilian" raptors, can you train them and if so... just for hunting?. I didn't want to go in a direction for it didn't exist in your world.

what is the raptors quarry, when "Mann on", what happens to the raptor?. Do the handlers use some form a raptor bells or some form of telemetry?

what animals are used to train them as prey?

Are civilians licensed with the federals as well are in current hawking today?

most raptors today fear dogs because they are competition ( other hunters), animals that have one eye on each side of the head are not a threat during "Manning" and easier to work with. Dogs and humans have two eyes in the front of their face, most birds fear this. These raptors are much bigger, faster and vicious.

do handler wear any special equipment, I use a long leather glove when "manning or working "step ups" with my birds. do we use "hoods" as we do in modern times?

If you can tell me what a handler would have, I would like to take a chance and hopefully write something that is well within your vision of the story.

@Espatier

Civilian raptors basically hold a niche similar to dogs. While you can certainly train them for hunting, some breeds are better for hunting than others due to different traits. For example, you wouldn't go duck hunting and bring a Pomeranian instead of a breed similar to a Labrador or Golden Retriever.

The way raptors respond to commands is different depending on the situation and their training. Simple commands like "fetch," "retrieve," and "flush" are easy to follow. However, in chaotic situations like combat zones and police operations, I visualize handlers communicating different commands in a manner similar to how the Indoraptor was trained in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

Different combinations of light and sound frequencies can be used for different commands.

Again, that is all dependent on what game you plan on hunting, though using the larger breeds to hunt game like rabbits and various waterfowl will likely result in whatever you shoot getting eaten instead of returned. Police and military raptors are trained in a similar manner to dogs as well, though volunteers require full-body protection (and probably receive some kind of hazard pay).

Yes. All raptor owners must have a proper permit.

Raptor handling equipment in this setting usually protects the arms, legs, stomach and groin, and neck (as well as eyes, in the case of some breeds), almost always composed of advanced carbon fiber; smaller breeds and juveniles are an exception, where the gear is akin to what modern falconers would use.

Hopefully this helps.

@PiePizzle Looks good. As a tip for using hiders, here's an example:

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Put any and all text here. If you don't want to add a title to your hider, simply put "hider" in the brackets without anything else.
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@1Charak2 Currently a tad busy. I'll work on my reply when I can.