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Magicorp: Wizards Gone Corporate!

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Magicorp: Wizards Gone Corporate

Katherine 'Kath' Nightstone

"Excellence isn't optional. It's the standard."

Divination

Casual Wear

Full Name: Katherine Rose Nightstone

Age: 37 (and trying desperately to hide it)

Appearance: Katherine is the epitome of a career-woman. The chief hiring manager is rarely seen not dressed in one of her many business suits. Her typical work attire consists of a tailored blazer over a silk blouse and pencil skirt. The hallmark of Katherine's wardrobe are her polished black stilettos which she never seems to take off. Many a new employee has heard their doom approaching thanks to the loud clicking her her heels against the tile floors. When she feels like 'dressing down' for a day, Katherine will trade her suit for a black sheath dress, fishnet stockings, and silver jewelry.

Katherine's looks are a different animal altogether. Being trained in illusion magic at a young age, Katherine is quite skilled at altering her appearance as needed. She mainly utilizes this skill for concealing her true age. Despite being almost forty, Katherine is quite conscious about the fact she's getting older. Thanks to her magic, she's able to keep her looks somewhere in her early thirties by hiding wrinkles and gray hairs. When utilizing her divination magic, Katherine's icy blue eyes glaze over in a cobalt shade as she scans the future or glimpses the potential of an employee she's interviewing.

Worldview: Katherine is well know around the office for her no nonsense mentality. Having been trained for this job most of her life, she was taught to expect nothing less than the best from herself and her co-workers. While this may sometimes rub people the wrong way, if they get past Katherine's tough exterior, they tend to see she genuinely cares about the people she works with. She just has to bee an asshole if it means people survive missions, mortals are safe, and Magicorp gets results.

Position: Administration - Chief Hiring Manager

Magic: Katherine is well versed in Divination and Illusion magic. Using her foresight, Katherine is able to see the potential of applicants when they come to interview at Magicorp. This made her a natural fit for the hiring department. After training for years to hone her illusion skill, Katherine is quite adept at hiding her identity when she's sent on assignment to go monster hunting.

Resume (Background): The daughter of a powerful wizard and a witch, the first thing people noticed about Katherine were her ethereal ice-blue eyes. It wasn't long after she started talking that she'd begin asking questions about events that hadn't happened yet. When the nature of her powers was discovered, Katherine's father - a senior board member at Magicorp - seized upon the opportunity to hone his daughter's abilities. Katherine would train for hours on end with her father. Despite being a brutal taskmaster, Katherine adored her father and flourished under his tutelage. When she finally came of age and was able to apply to Magicorp, her application was accepted almost instantly.

Because of the nature of her powers, Katherine was first placed in the "Finance" department. While deployed on missions, her skill at seeing the future kept more than one monster from breaking loose, and her illusions could provide disguises for her comrades, or save a life at the last moment by obscuring them from view. During a particularly brutal mission to the Black Forest in Germany, one of Katherine's closest friends Amalia, was killed. The loss of her friend and co-worker shook Katherine and only made the witch retreat further into her obsession with perfection. Eventually, this drive to improve the company landed her a spot in the hiring department where she quickly rose to run it within a few years. Now, she oversees all incoming recruits and dedicates herself to only selecting the 'best of the best' to ensure Magicorp remains strong and no one else has to die.

Interests:
- Black Coffee
- Classical Music
- Journaling

Non-Interests:
- Deception
- People commenting on her age
- Wasted Potential

Other Junk:
- Katherine's love of classical music comes from her late mother. She died when Katherine ten years old. This event is part of the reason why she clung to her training sessions with her father so tightly.
- Katherine always keeps a pocket journal in her purse. To those who've seen what's inside, it's an almost incomprehensible collection of notes, scrawls, coffee blends, and anything else she finds interesting. Oddly disorganized despite her Type A personality.
- The silver necklace Katherine wears whenever she's 'casual' in the office was a gift from Andrew Blackwood, the current CEO. They've had an on-again, off-again relationship over the years.

Andrew Blackwood WIP

"The only limits to magic are those you place on yourself!"

Full Name: Andrew Blaze Blackwood

Age: 39

Appearance: Andrew seems like an imposing individual at first. He stands at 6'2 with a muscular, well-built frame. His piercing silver eyes have made more than one employee shiver when he walks the office halls. Andrew typically sports his charcoal gray suit throughout the workday, but whenever he's working late (which is always), or an a mission (frequently), he lets himself go a little bit. When it's time to focus on the task at hand, Andrew sheds his blazer, loosens his tie, and rolls up his sleeves. He actually admits that he finds the whole concept of an office dress code rather suffocating, but he recognizes that in order for Magicorp to be its best, that all starts with personal presentation. As such, he adheres to the rules to set an example for his employees.

When not at work, Andrew prefers to be out in nature. He'll lose the suit in order to walk barefoot through a forest in jeans and a tank top at the first opportunity. When he doesn't have that, Andrew will settle for tending the rooftop garden at the office. At most hours of the day, he'll also have a coffee cup in his hand. Caffeine is the one thing that keeps his brain functioning after a long night without much sleep.

Lastly, if one were to look underneath his shirt, they would see a variety of scars across his front and back. They vary in size from miniscule to the large crescent-shaped slash mark arcing across his back. When pressed, he just responds he used to be careless on missions back in his youth. Many get the impression this is not the case...

Worldview (Personality): Despite being the one in charge of - arguably - the largest organization of wizards and witches on the planet, Andrew has a surprisingly laid back approach to his job. Rather than micromanage, he trusts the admins underneath him are going to do their best to keep the company afloat. While some view this as a lazy mentality, Andrew is actually quite smart and driven.

Position: "What position/department are you applying for?"

Magic: "What is your preferred type of magic? Before you ask, saying you 'can do everything' will be an instant rejection. A millennia of evolution proves THAT'S a lie... What's your elemental focus? Do you see the future or cast illusions? Are you some druid hippie looking for a handout?"

Resume (Background): "I don't want your life story, but the bosses seem to. What have you been doing up until this point? Who are your next of kin? Where did you attend school, or were you raised in a cave? Be detailed on this. We need to keep proper files."

Interests (Likes): "Keep this Brief. I don't have all day..."
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Non-Interests (Dislikes): "Second verse, same as the first."
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Other Junk (Misc.): "Whatever else you brats think make you interesting?"
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Magicorp: Wizards Gone Corporate

MagiCorp: Wizards Gone Corporate

Several centuries ago, the world was changed forever by the disappearance of Merlin, the world's greatest wizard. Without him to keep the balance between the light and dark forces in the world, the mortals became jealous and distrustful of the fey races as well as anyone else who possessed magic. War was inevitable and the world was plunged into darkness for centuries. Many years later, it seemed the human race won out. Flash forward to today, and those ancient wizards have vanished among the people. Where did they go you may ask? They went Corporate!

Founded in the 1700s, what started as a secret society dedicated to protecting and preserving the study of magic has grown into a full-fledged business! Here at Magicorp, young witches and wizards are brought onboard to hone their magical abilities, develop technology and tools to drive humanity forward (We invented Facebook you know?), uphold the traditions of magic as set forth by Merlin himself, and... protect the world from the forces of darkness.

You see, the humans BARELY won the war in the dark ages. While many wizards were able to return to their normal lives and hide among the people, the fey races were... not so lucky. They were forced into hiding in forests, caves, and the underground. Combine that with being hunted, hated, and feared. That's a recipe for disaster. Many of them seek to wipe Man from the face of the planet and retake the world for themselves. Obviously, this would be inconvenient for us here at Magicorp as our stock prices would plummet. We'd be incapable of operating in such an environment! As such, it falls to our employees to hunt down various Fey creatures and other monsters before they expose the world of magic to the modern world, upend the balance of light and darkness, and ruin our market value to our shareholders! Best of luck, young wizards!

-Magicorp Introduction Manual

Magic: Your Career Path

If your application to Magicorp has been accepted, then congratulations, you managed to beat out every other wizard who wanted to actually use their powers for something productive. Of course, you'll need to know what job to apply for. Mana - the 'life force' of magic - flows differently through all beings (but you knew that already didn't you?). If you didn't... then it's a miracle you were hired on, but I'm sure there's a place for you in the custodial department.

In short, your job here at Magicorp is determined by what type of magic you are skilled in. Of course your 'job' is merely a front while your REAL work is hunting monsters, but that's neither here nor there. Here are some 'job openings' you can expect to see in the coming quarter:

-Administration/Middle Management (Pending) -> Job openings in Administration are rare as the wizards who live long enough to be promoted typically know how NOT to die while working at Magicorp. As a result, many of the people in this position are a mixed bag of skills and abilities from throughout Magicorp.

-Research and Development (Experimental Magic/Infusion) -> One of the two 'fronts' for Magicorp, R&D works two jobs as both developing new spells for combat and creating devices to assist our agents in the field. In addition, you'll have to construct items for the general public to give the illusion we're a legit business. Slap some magic on an Iphone then send it out! We have a deadline to meet!

-Marketing and Sales (Elemental Magic) -> On the front lines of Magicorp is our sales team. Wielding the elements is tricky enough by itself. Doing it under pressure of mutilation by a lycan is something else entirely. Regardless, the sales team is the best at delivering our 'product' (Spoilers it's DEATH) to our inhuman clientele.

-Customer Service (Beast Taming/Enchantment) -> the other 'front' for the company. Customer service is a vital department in any successful business. However our 'target demographic' (The Fey) rarely wish to be serviced. Regardless, we will service them anyway. Beast Tamers may apply their skills to trap any monsters that step out of line. Oh and Enchanters? Make sure the mortals forget they saw ANYTHING.

-Accounting and Finance (Divination/Illusion) -> Use your knowledge of the future to keep us out of the red! Also, use your illusory skills to make us LOOK like we're not in the red. You guys keep this company afloat. Also, these skills are helpful in battle too.

-Human Resources (Healing/Nature Magic) -> You guys are the reason we keep going out and fighting this battle. Whether it's dealing with mental wounds left by the management or dealing with actual wounds left by angry trolls, this crack team of healers is on the job.

***

And those are just a fraction of some of the opportunities you can expect to grasp when you can join us here at Magicorp! After all, someone has to keep the world safe right? You might as well get paid for doing it. Well with that said, we hope to see your application come through in the next few weeks! We know you'll be a valuable addition to our company! If you're not, we have no problem feeding you to the Balrog we keep in the basement. I'm not joking..

-Katherine 'Kath' Nightstone, Magicorp Hiring Manager

About Magicorp

As stated above, Magicorp was founded in the 1700s as the Order of the Streetwalkers. The Order was made up of wealthy wizards in the U.K. who wished to preserve the free study of magic and educate wizards youths in the ways of the old culture. The name stemmed from wizards walking the streets of London at night to meet at the houses of their colleagues to share notes and their studies. Unfortunately... another group stole the Streetwalker name so The Order was forced to go nameless for several decades to avoid confusion.

Following the American Revolution, the surviving founders of The Order and their descendants saw an opportunity to escape persecution in their homeland and traveled across the ocean to the Americas where they set up shop in New York City (literally). Using the post-revolution fervor to their advantage, The Order channeled its wealth and influence to insert itself into society as a business firm. Now called Magicorp, the company calls wizards from across the globe to apply and develop their magical abilities, annnnd... sometimes protect the world from monster attacks, but that's nothing you need to worry about at the moment. Welcome to the Magicorp family!

-Andrew Blackwood, Magicorp CEO

Magicorp Application (Character Sheets)

as written by Katherine Nightstone

Headshot: "This should be simple enough. We need a form to go with the name."
(include a quote beneath the photo.)

Full Name: "Your full legal name goes here. It's for your obitu- I mean paychecks."

Age: "Lie about this and we'll find out"

Appearance: "Any identifying information we can't glean from your photo. This goes without saying, but Magicorp adheres to a strict business formal dress code. We suggest you dress accordingly."

Worldview (Personality): "For the love of Merlin I don't know why the higher ups make me ask this... something about the 'morals you were instilled with' or something? Just fill it out."

Position: "What position/department are you applying for?"

Magic: "What is your preferred type of magic? Before you ask, saying you 'can do everything' will be an instant rejection. A millennia of evolution proves THAT'S a lie... What's your elemental focus? Do you see the future or cast illusions? Are you some druid hippie looking for a handout?"

Resume (Background): "I don't want your life story, but the bosses seem to. What have you been doing up until this point? Who are your next of kin? Where did you attend school, or were you raised in a cave? Be detailed on this. We need to keep proper files."

Interests (Likes): "Keep this Brief. I don't have all day..."
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Non-Interests (Dislikes): "Second verse, same as the first."
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Other Junk (Misc.): "Whatever else you brats think make you interesting?"
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Magicorp: Wizards Gone Corporate!

Gonna start uploading an IC tab soon. 3 players should be a good launching point.

Magicorp: Wizards Gone Corporate!

@Sadie Hi there! Awesome to have you! What positions are people thinking so far?

Magicorp: Wizards Gone Corporate!

Welcome welcome

Magicorp: Wizards Gone Corporate!

MagiCorp: Wizards Gone Corporate

Several centuries ago, the world was changed forever by the disappearance of Merlin, the world's greatest wizard. Without him to keep the balance between the light and dark forces in the world, the mortals became jealous and distrustful of the fey races as well as anyone else who possessed magic. War was inevitable and the world was plunged into darkness for centuries. Many years later, it seemed the human race won out. Flash forward to today, and those ancient wizards have vanished among the people. Where did they go you may ask? They went Corporate!

Founded in the 1700s, what started as a secret society dedicated to protecting and preserving the study of magic has grown into a full-fledged business! Here at Magicorp, young witches and wizards are brought onboard to hone their magical abilities, develop technology and tools to drive humanity forward (We invented Facebook you know?), uphold the traditions of magic as set forth by Merlin himself, and... protect the world from the forces of darkness.

You see, the humans BARELY won the war in the dark ages. While many wizards were able to return to their normal lives and hide among the people, the fey races were... not so lucky. They were forced into hiding in forests, caves, and the underground. Combine that with being hunted, hated, and feared. That's a recipe for disaster. Many of them seek to wipe Man from the face of the planet and retake the world for themselves. Obviously, this would be inconvenient for us here at Magicorp as our stock prices would plummet. We'd be incapable of operating in such an environment! As such, it falls to our employees to hunt down various Fey creatures and other monsters before they expose the world of magic to the modern world, upend the balance of light and darkness, and ruin our market value to our shareholders! Best of luck, young wizards!

-Magicorp Introduction Manual

Magic: Your Career Path

If your application to Magicorp has been accepted, then congratulations, you managed to beat out every other wizard who wanted to actually use their powers for something productive. Of course, you'll need to know what job to apply for. Mana - the 'life force' of magic - flows differently through all beings (but you knew that already didn't you?). If you didn't... then it's a miracle you were hired on, but I'm sure there's a place for you in the custodial department.

In short, your job here at Magicorp is determined by what type of magic you are skilled in. Of course your 'job' is merely a front while your REAL work is hunting monsters, but that's neither here nor there. Here are some 'job openings' you can expect to see in the coming quarter:

-Administration/Middle Management (Pending) -> Job openings in Administration are rare as the wizards who live long enough to be promoted typically know how NOT to die while working at Magicorp. As a result, many of the people in this position are a mixed bag of skills and abilities from throughout Magicorp.

-Research and Development (Evocation/Infusion) -> One of the two 'fronts' for Magicorp, R&D works two jobs as both developing new spells for combat and creating inventions in order to give the impression that we're an actual company providing a public service that doesn't relate to hunting monsters. Slap some magic on an Iphone then send it out! We have a deadline to meet!

-Marketing and Sales (Elemental Magic) -> On the front lines of Magicorp is our sales team. Wielding the elements is tricky enough by itself. Doing it under pressure of mutilation by a lycan is something else entirely. Regardless, the sales team is the best at delivering our 'product' (Spoilers it's DEATH) to our inhuman clientele.

-Customer Service (Beast Taming/Enchantment) -> the other 'front' for the company. Customer service is a vital department in any successful business. However our 'target demographic' (The Fey) rarely wish to be serviced. Regardless, we will service them anyway. Beast Tamers may apply their skills to trap any monsters that step out of line. Oh and Enchanters? Make sure the mortals forget they saw ANYTHING.

-Accounting and Finance (Divination/Illusion) -> Use your knowledge of the future to keep us out of the red! Also, use your illusory skills to make us LOOK like we're not in the red. You guys keep this company afloat. Also, these skills are helpful in battle too.

-Human Resources (Healing/Nature Magic) -> You guys are the reason we keep going out and fighting this battle. Whether it's dealing with mental wounds left by the management or dealing with actual wounds left by angry trolls, this crack team of healers is on the job.

***

And those are just a fraction of some of the opportunities you can expect to grasp when you can join us here at Magicorp! After all, someone has to keep the world safe right? You might as well get paid for doing it. Well with that said, we hope to see your application come through in the next few weeks! We know you'll be a valuable addition to our company! If you're not, we have no problem feeding you to the Balrog we keep in the basement. I'm not joking..

-Katherine 'Kath' Nightstone, Magicorp Hiring Manager

About Magicorp

As stated above, Magicorp was founded in the 1700s as the Order of the Streetwalkers. The Order was made up of wealthy wizards in the U.K. who wished to preserve the free study of magic and educate wizards youths in the ways of the old culture. The name stemmed from wizards walking the streets of London at night to meet at the houses of their colleagues to share notes and their studies.

Unfortunately... another group stole the Streetwalker name so The Order was forced to go nameless for several decades to avoid confusion. Following the American Revolution, the surviving founders of The Order and their descendants saw an opportunity to escape persecution in their homeland and traveled across the ocean to the Americas where they set up shop in New York City (literally). Using the post-revolution fervor to their advantage, The Order channeled its wealth and influence to insert itself into society as a business firm. Now called Magicorp, the company calls wizards from across the globe to apply and develop their magical abilities, annnnd... sometimes protect the world from monster attacks, but that's nothing you need to worry about at the moment.

-Andrew Blackwood, Magicorp CEO

Magicorp Application (Character Sheets)

as written by Katherine Nightstone

Headshot: "This should be simple enough. We need a form to go with the name."
(include a quote beneath the photo.)

Full Name: "Your full legal name goes here. It's for your obitu- I mean paychecks."

Age: "Lie about this and we'll find out"

Appearance: "Any identifying information we can't glean from your photo. This goes without saying, but Magicorp adheres to a strict business formal dress code. We suggest you dress accordingly."

Worldview (Personality): "For the love of Merlin I don't know why the higher ups make me ask this... something about the 'morals you were instilled with' or something? Just fill it out."

Position: "What position/department are you applying for?"

Magic: "What is your preferred type of magic? Before you ask, saying you 'can do everything' will be an instant rejection. A millennia of evolution proves THAT'S a lie... What's your elemental focus? Do you see the future or cast illusions? Are you some druid hippie looking for a handout?"

Resume (Background): "I don't want your life story, but the bosses seem to. What have you been doing up until this point? Who are your next of kin? Where did you attend school, or were you raised in a cave? Be detailed on this. We need to keep proper files."

Interests (Likes): "Keep this Brief. I don't have all day..."
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Non-Interests (Dislikes): "Second verse, same as the first."
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Other Junk (Misc.): "Whatever else you brats think make you interesting?"
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Geonet 2.0 - Battle for the Megacity

"We should forget this whole business!"

"Forget that! We NEED to start cracking heads open. No one screws with Afterburn!"

"We lost one Sk8ter! Why are you all so worked up about this?"

Hotshot sat and rubbed his temples as the chaos unfolded around him. In the days since Rotor's death, the cell had turned up barely any leads. On top of all that, the supposed Geonet hack had left many of the older members of the cell on edge. A fear had begun to creep through Afterburn that something was wrong down on the streets. That usually meant things were going to get much worse on the rooftops. The growing divide between those who wanted to cut the cell's losses and those who wanted answers was growing by the day.

A total of seven senior Burners sat in a circle around Hotshot: Hawk, Burnout, Ember, Kelvin, Fyrus, Ikaros, and Phoenix. Hotshot had called the group up to the roof of the Metro Transit Hub in the hopes of reaching an agreement on how to proceed, but he could tell nothing would be resolved. As his right habd, Phoenix was already on Hotshot's side; along with Burnout, Ember, and Kelvin. The remaining three however, were all advocating for Afterburn to forget about Rotor and move on with business.

"Dammit, Hotshot!" Hawk's face had begun turning red from shouting. "I don't care if Firebird handpicked you to run the cell. You need to put your little trauma episode behind and lead! Rotor was a whiny little shit from the streets! Who cares if he's dead?" Hawk was met by an ice cold stare from Phoenix. The blonde looked about ready to strangle Hawk with her cybernetic arm.

"You forget, Hawk..." Her voice practically dripped with venom as she stared the older man down. "Our cell boss just so happened to come from those streets as well. More than half the cell is former street dwellers. If I recall, it was Firebird himself who declared that 'If you mess with one burner, you mess with us all'. Afterburn isn't just a cell. We're a family."

"Oh cut the showy crap, Phoenix," said Ikaros from the wall. The heavily tattooed Sk8ter pushed himself to his feet and got right in the blonde's face. "Your daddy is dead, and his codes died with him. Honestly, if your boyfriend wasn't so hung up on Firebird's death we would actually still be a cell that could back up that threat! Face it. Our turf has shrunk over the last year, and Hotshot over there isn't doing much to claim it back. He even lets those orphan kids run through us like a playground! Fuck that." Phoenix stiffened for a moment before Hotshot raised a hand to wave her off.

"If you're going to fight my choices at every turn, Ikaros, then I really have no choice but to leave you to it." Hotshot's gaze swept across the skyline. "You're right that I'm traumatized. I've lost a lot in my life. My parents, my old life, and I lost the man who gave me a new home. That's why I'm not tolerating more members of MY family dying. If you and your cronies..." Disapproving looks flew from the Hawk and Fyrus. "... are adamant in refusing to take up the fight, then by all means resign yourselves and everyone else who wishes to remain out of it. Meanwhile, I'm going to show this city that Afterburn is still the best for a reason. Someone killed Rotor and that someone is going to pay. Now if you don't mind, I've got a killer to hunt down and put a bullet in their head."

Without waiting for a reply, Hotshot stood and began waling towards the edge of the transit hub. He prepared to leap off as Ikaros shouted that he was just setting himself up to get killed. Right before launching his grapple, Hotshot turned and flashed a smirk. "Just so we’re clear. If this little escaped does kill me… Then Rotor's killer can rest easy knowing I'll be out of this fight."

Geonet 2.0 - Battle for the Megacity

Cool! Got an active discord invite link?

As for my PC idea, right now I'm thinking of a heavily-chromed bodyguard-maid of an Heirs faction member, she's suffering from mild 'Program Stasis' due to her extensively modified body. And oh, her signature weapon will be an exosuit that she can request to be sent to her via a drone, express delivery.

@Izurich

That’s definitely an interesting idea for sure! W would you want to do this for an existing Heir in the RP or make your own? Either way you want to swing it, I have ideas for how to incorporate your character!

We should have a Discord link shot your way very soon. You’ll find it in your PMs

Geonet 2.0 - Battle for the Megacity

@Izurich Hey there! Yes. New applications are accepted.