Note: This is not a guide or anything like that. You're free to come up with symbolism and your own interpretations of what's below and I've probably gone against it a few times myself. This is just how I interpret mechanics n' shit about abstractions.
Elemental Abstractions:
_______________________________________________ In general: Connection to the world, creativity, focus on the outside, being outrospective, desire to build/shape, change.
Fire: Passion, rage, raw and destructive emotion.
Water: Calmness/Peace, easily influenced, having multiple states.
Telepathy: Invasiveness/lack of boundaries, desire to communicate, wanting information/secrets.
Inventor/Gadgeteer Desire to find a solution to a problem, having a singular goal that cannot be solved with the present tools.
Intelligence/Minds: Lack of knowledge, perceived worthlessness, presented with problems that cannot be physical solve.
Dreams: Imaginative, wishes, interpretiveness.
Memory: Stress/past grievances, desire to forget/inform, desire to change things, looking to the past, external struggle.
Emotion Compassion, understanding people (or lack thereof), closer connection to people, internal struggle.
Mind Control: Desire to control, feeling out of control, social isolation/exile.
Illusions: Deception (on both sides), belief/thought being proven wrong, desire for something that cannot be gained.
Other Abstractions
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Animal: Noticeable lack of connection to people, outcast, connection to nature/love of nature. (This was going to be its own section but I was like nope fuck that lol)
Summoning/Minion Creation: Desire for companionship, social isolation/exile.
Transformation/Shape-Shifting: Issues involving identity, self-hatred/wanting to be different.
Teleportation: Feeling trap/stuck, desire to escape, needing something.
Speed: Impatience, desire to get to goal instantly, has problem approaching, a problem that can be ran from, down to earth.
Flight: Needing to reach goals/expectations, freedom, idealism.
Strength: Being faced with situations that can't be mentally solved, violence/rage, perceived lack of strength/desire to grow stronger, authority.
Healing/Repairing: Desire to help people, compassion/kindness, other people's mental scars/past trauma, seeing beauty in something, restoring something else.
Regeneration: Desire to fix self, fixing own mental/physical wounds, a goal that they need to see through, self-restoration.
Time: Past/Future mistakes, pressure of time, having limited time, lack of management
Shields: Protection/desire to protect, danger/damage, caring, imminent threat to self.
Creation/Building: The need for something, wanting to build up something new, creativity/self-expression, having problems.
Close-Range: Immediate up in your face issue/question, close and personal problems/struggles, problems/solutions being in reach, single or few problems/threats.
Long-Range: Looming/upcoming problems, threats approaching/attacking from a distance, multiple threats/problems, things being out of reach.
Enchanting/Imbuing: Inadquency, current tools not being sufficient.
Beam: Focusing on one thing/task.
Enhanced Senses: Desiring awareness or understanding of environmental/task.
Large View _______________________________________________ Sabrina Lydia Vanburen
She/Her | 29 | British & African-American | 6'4ft | 162lb _______________________________________________ Lugubriousness _______________________________________________ Skills & Talents "I can make you smile." ___________________________________
Basketball ⫻ Before Sabrina transitioned she joined her school's basketball team only because she wanted to hide it. She didn't realize that she would have so much fun doing it and it's something that she sticks to. Sabrina plays basketball every now and then.
Fashion ⫻ Sabrina has a master's in fashion design and has all sorts of experience designing clothes and picking just the right outfit.
Dancing ⫻ Sabrina took a few dance classes back in the day and despite her size her coordination and footwork is nothing to laugh at.
Appearance ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "Whatever I wanted to be, I already am."
Sabrina immediately gives off wallflower vibes. She doesn't really raise her voice - which is a bit deep and husky - and usually keeps herself out of trouble. There's perhaps a touch of sadness in her eyes, a bit of tiredness. Sabrina's posture isn't exactly that great because she's hunched over most of the time and usually takes small steps. Usually, she gives off the aura of "keep your distance from me, please" and a person that's mindful of their environment. Sabrina is like the rabbit, gracefully hopping through the streets of Araminta... or where ever she is.
In terms of appearance, she's one gal that's hard to forget about once you see her. Primarily the fact that she's tall at six-four and has a very skinny build. She works out to stay skinny and nothing else, there's a bit of leg definition on her legs from running but that's it. Sabrina has some relatively broad shoulders that would belong on a man and sadly, her butt's flat. There's a bit of femininity to her body, and her 36B cup size definitely helps.
Let me just address the elephant in the room and come out and say it: Sabrina is transgender. She transitioned at a later point in her life and James covered all of her surgery costs. She's had reassignment surgery and had a bit of facial feminization surgery to make it a bit more convincing. Sabrina doesn't want any more surgery and likes herself as she is, feeling like it's a slippery slope as is.
Now, Sabrina is a mixed-race gal, and that should be obvious on first glance. Her mother provided the African, and, obviously, her father provided the Caucasian. She's lighter skin, almost off-white, and her body is covered in brown freckles that she inherited from her mother. Sabrina's got thick lips and African hair texture. Speaking of her hair, her hair is a brown color and pretty thick... and she notably keeps it in two massive ponytails that go down to her knees. That's because her mother naturally grows a lot of hair and she passed that down to her. Usually, she keeps it in a very dramatic bun or ties it in a knot or two to shorten the length. And if you're wondering; yes, it's a bitch to maintain.
As for clothing, well, Sabrina is affixed to an Apparition that is literally comprised of clothes. She can take the shape of any form of clothing and it'd be a perfect fit for Sabrina. Usually, Sabrina is seen wearing fancy and elaborate outfits. She wears all sorts of clothing, but she likes light-pink and red color.
Psychology ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "I'm thankful for everything he did, regardless of what I find out about him."
MAIN GOAL ⫻ Sabrina guesses her main goal is to become a model, but deep down she wants to escape from her father's shadow and to that extent the Vanburen family's. All her life she was just known as one of his children and then the little publicity stunt. Sabrina wants to step out of that shadow and establish to the world that she is her own person and that she isn't some political statement.
PHILOSOPHY ⫻ Sabrina is a very spiritual person, despite the fact that she doesn't really believe in any religion (it's still a fun little hobby of hers to research them). She believes that everyone needs to explore their own spirituality and find a deeper meaning in things. Sabrina believes that there are so many layers to a person's soul that it's impossible to decipher in its entirety. The world is a big place, bigger than all of them, but to Sabrina, it's much smaller and less daunting if she connects to other people. Sabrina just loves to explore the symbolism and meanings of animals and even the most mundane things such as colors.
SEXUALITY ⫻ Sabrina is pansexual. Before she transitioned, Sabrina thought that she was attracted to just men but realized that she's attracted to people. All people regardless of what they identify as or even look. The idea of a relationship is kind of daunting to her because she has never been in a serious one... and wonders if she even wants one.
FEARS ⫻ Sabrina constantly fears the growing looming thought that society would reject her for what she is. Sabrina just desires the ability to step out of Vanburen's shadow, but when she gets down to it; they are what made her into what she is. And she will always find herself crawling back to them when she needs them the most.
REPUTATION ⫻ Sabrina's known in Araminta as that one child of James that transitioned. Her reputation varies as some people who are a bit more archaic see her rather poorly (and at worst, a freak). However, the newer more forward-thinking citizens of Araminta see her as brave, as a shining example... and that doesn't really make Sabrina think any better of them. Online Sabrina is seen a bit more positivity among the LGBT and other such people.
THOUGHTS ABOUT FATHER ⫻ Sabrina loves father unconditionally and with all of her heart. James accepted her with open arms and paid for everything that she needed to be the best person that she wants to be. Sabrina is very taken back by his death... but she asserts that she's going to love him regardless of how many skeletons they find in his closet.
FLAWS ⫻ At her worst, Sabrina is very naive and it shows in her decision making. While she sees herself as an open-minded free thinker, she's very green in a lot of ways. She doesn't have a lot of experience dealing with situations that put pressure on her and she's quick to crack. And the result will end in her fleeing from the situation or exploding in rage towards the aggressor. Sabrina tries a bit too hard to ignore the ugly parts of life and focus on the good, even when it comes to people. Because of this, she's quick to trust people, far too quickly, which can be very dangerous. At the end of the day Sabrina is only trying to do the right thing, even if it can cloud her judgment to doing the more aggressive, harsh things in life.
Backstory ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "The caterpillar died and became the butterfly."
Sabrina Vanburen was born as Tyler Vanburen in Araminta... to his wife Willow Price, the daughter of a football star that hit it off with James. They married and had one child... Tyler Vanburen. The family was nice and snug under their father's care, as he provided everything for them. Although he would go on trips abruptly for months at a time, he made sure his children were happy, well-adjusted people. The family was close-knit and most of the time, the Vanburens only interacted with each other. But, the young Tyler already felt like an outcast among his peers growing up.
It started as a fascination with femininity - the color pink, their clothes, and their toys. It started relatively harmless, but he felt like an alien in his skin. The Vanburens forced conventional gender norms on Tyler but he didn't exactly gel too well with it. The Vanburens had a lot of power and influence in the city of Araminta and, thus, that meant Tyler was sent to the best schools that Araminta had to offer. Of course, it was private intuitions and other such places. It was there that Tyler learned that these thoughts of his had to be... suppressed. Mainly because acting like a girl in public only meant that he was seen as some kind of a weirdo and ended with him being bullied.
This was where Tyler put on the facade of being one hundred percent male and merely hiding his interests. Tyler started growing up to be fairly tall... and thus the most logical conclusion was for Tyler to join his school's basketball team. Sports wasn't exactly in his interests, but man, he sure found it fun. Joining the school's basketball team he found himself getting closer to his fellow teammates and thus met a man that would change a huge chunk of his life: Zachery Gordan. Zachary and Tyler just vibed... they were both two shy rich kids that just got along. Throughout the months, they got along more and more... and eventually the two shared a kiss. This threw Tyler into disarray... was he just gay or something, or what? The one thing that he had to keep in mind was that he had to keep this a secret from the Vanburens and the school.
Unfortunately, life wasn't that simple when word got out... and it was relentless bullying and other such mean pranks. It was a huge weight on Tyler, but his only comfort was the Vanburens... and father. James Vanburen himself got involved and decided to take it up with the school and when that didn't work; Tyler was plucked out of the academy and sent to an international boarding school in France. Where Tyler was free to learn about himself as he chose and the one person that he made bonds with was a girl named Linda Liu. Now the Lius were a loose associate of the Vanburens, they attended each other's parties. Linda was Tyler's closet friend during his time in France... and eventually helped Tyler discover himself.
Or more accurately, herself.
With the help of Lin, Tyler realized that he had gender dysphoria and everything that came with that. Tyler was profoundly uncomfortable in his skin and didn't like being something that he was, well, not. It was not possible, not even in the slightest, for Tyler to go on like this. Even if people were to hate him for this, make fun of him, he would still be in a better place than before. He began to buy female clothing and started using female pronouns as he demanded that people call him... Sabrina. And this was where Tyler Vanburen "died" and Sabrina Vanburen was born anew. Like a butterfly that broke free of its cocoon.
Going home for summer vacation was a doozy as they were expecting Tyler but got Sabrina instead. This was when she came out as transgendered and expected the worst, but with the feeling that, whatever happened, she would be happy with the choice. James Vanburen took her in with open arms, and so did the rest of the family. James paid for everything that Sabrina wanted so that she would be happy... even if he didn't entirely understand it. James paid for Sabrina's Estrogen therapy and then paid for her surgery almost a year later. It was daunting going under for the first time, but Sabrina knew that she would be happy.
And that she was officially Sabrina Vanburen, her name was legally changed to that and now she was a very happy woman. There were some comments from the general public that she was merely a "publicity stunt" but Sabrina didn't care even in the slightest. Sabrina had graduated from high school, but she didn't know what to do with her life afterward. Sabrina wanted to go into the fashion world, and not just that, she wanted to become a model. James would, naturally, pay for everything that she wanted so the world was her oyster.
Eventually, Sabrina went into school for Fashion and intended to become a master's in it. She kept her past a secret as she lived a glorious life that was new and renewed. On the side, Sabrina found her true calling: being a model. The first thing that she did was try to get herself in shape... to mixed results but she wasn't some fat slob. It started as an amateur thing on the side but eventually became more and more of a free time consumer. It was to the point where Sabrina would pass out in class due to being so tired.
Most of her work was posted on Instagram and other places where she gained a following, but it came out that she was transgendered. And that was when the hate comments started to the point where she had to disable them... however, she also gained a following in the LGBT community. So hey, at least it was something. Sabrina, after many painful and stressful years of college, earned her master's degree in fashion and entered the insane, insane, world of the fashion industry. As a stylist for a modeling company in LA, she came up with kooky outfits for these models. And it was a fun, stressful, time for Sabrina.
On Christmas Eve, Sabrina went home with the rest of the Vanburen family to enjoy a nice time in the Vanburen estate before they went home. Tensions rose and eventually a fight broke out but Sabrina went back to her old room. She fell asleep and that morning, she found out that James... was dead. She was devastated by this. She took some time off, got her head straight... then buried James along with the rest of the Vanburens. She got some time off to grieve and spent it in the Vanburen estate... and wandering it she got to learn about Jame's rather colorful collection. She was confused by the existence of them... magic and ghosts and shit aren't real, why is this locket talking?
Sabrina went outside to get some air when she saw a shirt flying through the air... and then it attached itself to her like some kind of parasite and understandably freaked out. However, it introduced herself... as Mary Roberts. And it introduced itself glowingly: like a total pretentious twat. Mary called herself the spirit of high fashion and wanted to find James for personal reasons. However, finding out that he was dead was not good with her plans, but she knew James personally... and latched onto his daughter. She saw Sabrina as a fellow connoisseur of high fashion and worthy of working with her.
Mary's ability was incredible... except not like shooting lasers or being supergirl. Sabrina made use of it as she practiced and made herself acquainted with an apparition from the God damn early nineteen-hundreds. Sabrina didn't feel the effects of the curse as she stuck around in the Vanburen estate...but she was the one there to coordinate her family coming home and heard all about the curse of the Vanburens.
Maybe she'd get to the bottom of this.
Abstraction ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "I could live without magic or any of this craziness."
TYPE ⫻ Aberration (Affixed)
ABSTRACTION ⫻Clothing Manipulation, Sabrina is affixed to an Apparition that has the ability to manipulate clothing near limitlessly and even generate it.
ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Mary Roberts in her life was a red Adept that focused on the manipulation of fabrics and after her very untimely death she returned as an Apparition. One with similar abilities that changed and altered in time, but remained as the manipulation of the materials clothing is comprised of. Mary Roberts is an apparition that inhabits clothing and thus has the ability to manipulate herself. Her favorite thing to do is be the clothing for her current host that'll constantly shift depending on their form. And she and Sabrina are really close and thus she can more or less channel Mary Roberts power (Something like that, it's really confusing). This allows Sabrina to change her outfit on the fly.
Now to begin, Mary's ability at its basest is that she can telekinetically manipulate all fibers/fabrics (wool, silk, cotton, etc), denim, nylons, polyester, rayon, flannel, leather, feather down, linen, and spandex. Naturally, she can move large quantities of this along with the ability to more or less create all sorts of constructions out of it. It's limited only by the materials that she has on hand. This is fairly versatile... just not in a combat setting. She can create barriers, ropes to swing with, and a kickass wardrobe. This ability is naturally on the lower end of the scale, but it has a large amount of versatility... and can still take on the strongest Extra-Normals with a bit of versatility.
One aspect of Mary Roberts's abstraction is the ability to create fabric from her body, and also absorb this fabric. She can create several meters worth of cloth near instantly from her body, and it appears that Sabrina's outfit stretched. This ability mainly allows Sabrina to have an outfit for any situation, at any time. Most likely the most powerful aspect of Mary Roberts's abstraction is the ability to manipulate the tensile strength of clothes. Basically, tensile strength is how much stress a single thread can withstand before it snaps, Mary Roberts can adjust how much it takes before it snaps. She can, at most, give a single thread the tensile strength of diamonds, or she can make it shred like wet tissue paper.
AURA-SENSING ⫻ In life, Mary Roberts was a very egotistical and vain woman that took far too much pride in her handiwork as an Adept. Which is why she can sense the auras of any outfit or piece of clothing she creates while it's being worn. Now how far she can aura sense depends on how much of an outfit she created for a person, if it's just a shirt (or pants) then she can sense them in a fifteen-meter radius. If it's something insignificant like a hat or shoes then five meters. If it's a full outfit, on the other hand, she can sense them within a fifty-meter radius.
LIMITS ⫻ Emotional-Fields are a very difficult thing that hampers her ability... normally, Sabrina could use Mary to strangle anyone, but with the existence of the Extra-Normals, she has a hard time penetrating emotional fields. To make it short, she can't do anything like strangling someone with clothes (Unless they're into that). Sabrina/Mary can manipulate large amounts of clothes at a time in an effective range of around fifteen meters, outside of that her abstraction is a bit harder to use. Mary Roberts can instantly create around six meters of cloths, but at the very most she can create around twenty-six meters. After she reached that limit she has to retract it and it'll take her a while to "replenish" her supply. Mary Roberts's ability to manipulate a clothing's tensile strength is temporary, and it will wear off after she stops applying the effect. How fast it wears off is dependant on how durable she makes it, if she gives it the tensile strength of diamonds it'll more or less instantly wear off. It's also a huge drain of her stamina and requires a lot of focus to maintain.
WEAKNESSES ⫻ There's not really a whole lot of weaknesses to her abstraction due to it's relatively low nature. Regardless of how much she changes the textile strength clothing can still be destroyed by fire and other corrosive materials. Of course, she can be destroyed by such things. Also getting clothes wet is not ideal as it makes manipulating clothes a lot heavier, which makes it difficult to manipulate.
Other ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "Let's go, I'm tired of this place."
Sabrina smokes weed.
"Where ever I need to go, I'll be there. Whoever needs to be stopped next... well you know."
He/Him | 19 | Chinese | 6'1ft | 182lb _______________________________________________ Passion _______________________________________________ Skills & Talents "This ain't my first rodeo." ___________________________________
Supernatural-Experience ⫻ This ain't Justin's first rodeo. He was one of the few people there who helped defeat the Glutton (and gained friends along the way) and knows a lot about the world of the Extra-Normal. Not everything, but enough to put him above a novice.
Kick-Boxing ⫻ Justin took some Kick-Boxing courses when he was younger to help him defend himself from a group of bullies. He'd say that the training paid off because he's a competent fighter, able to use all of his skills to take down even the toughest of opponents. He's out of practice, though; due to not training or even practicing, and two; not fighting.
Skateboarding ⫻ One thing that Justin excelled at was skateboarding. Learning from a friend, he became an expert in it and could pull off some sick tricks. His balance and precision are also pretty good because of it.
Cantonese ⫻ Because Justin grew up in a primarily Chinese household, he learned how to speak their language - though it comes second to him, he can still maintain a conversation.
Appearance ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "Pretty fly for an Asian guy."
Things changed a lot for the young Liao. Back in his yesteryears, Justin was a lot more loud, rowdy, and full of energy... and after the defeat of the Glutton and losing several of his friends he learned to slow down and take in the moment and assess things. And this shows with how Justin walks, he takes large steps but he always has his eye open, keeping them on every person that walks by. Usually, as he walks with his hands in his pockets, but he still has that devil-may-care attitude about him as he always has a smile on his face. Justin usually is friendly and has an open and outward demeanor about him and rarely if ever shouts. Fortunately, the young Liao doesn't draw a whole lot of attention to himself. Though he is a little bit tall at six-one, and that is only because he inherited his family's monstrous height (his grandmother was somehow six-two). Which is surprising given that he's way higher than the height average for Chinese men.
Even before Justin, unfortunately, encountered the Glutton, he put a lot of focus into his physical fitness and personal health. Before he tried to get big looking to attract the ladies, but now he focuses on developing practical lean muscle. This shows that he's not a bodybuilder but you can tell that he definitely lifts, but his legs and disproportionately muscular due to the fact that Justin never skips leg day. Also running from an Eldritch Abomination has taught him that he needs to get good at running. Due to this workout routine, you can tell that Justin ain't the kind of kid to laze around.
Justin is, in case you're blind, Chinese. He has an off-white skin tone with yellow overtones, and it's coated with scars and other marks from a lifetime of doing the wrong thing. Ironically enough, Justin never went through with getting a tattoo due to a fear of needles. Justin has two sigils: on his back behind his right shoulder is the sigil of a phoenix. On the back of both of his hands are the sigils of a diamond.
Psychology ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "Let's pretend that never happened."
MAIN GOAL ⫻ Justin's primary goal is to honor his grandmother's last wishes and stop the illusive Thorton Walters. He loved his grandmother more than anything and now that he understands where she comes from and what she's done, he understands what he must do. He's going to do all he can to help the Vanburen family break their curse and stop Thorton Walters in the process. Afterward, he plans on getting his fucking degree.
PHILOSOPHY ⫻ Now, Justin knows that there are horrors and powers out there much, bigger and frightening than him. Shit that makes him an insect. Does that make him a nihilistic mess? Hell no! He knows those threats can be conquered with passion alone - he's seen it done himself! He believes that strength, passion, and love are everything and they'll conquer the coming storm. Besides, he defeated an eldritch God, the most powerful thing in the multiverse; anything else is going to be a cakewalk. He also believes in bloodlines and family names, so that puts makes him a bit sympathetic to the Vanburen family blight. However, he believes in nothing ventured, nothing gained... you can't get anything done without some risks. In the past, he was a lot more hot-blooded, aggressive, and headstrong but now he can stop and take a look at things.
SEXUALITY ⫻ Justin used to spend a lifetime not being sure of himself. Originally he thought that he was into women but he realized that it was his family making him think that he should be into women. Every time he touched a girl he felt something that couldn't exist. Eventually, Justin realized that he must be gay but was repressing it until he could no one do so. Justin's homosexual and proud of it, but he's still a bit unsure of how to proceed in this new world of his given that his whole life he was raised to romance women. He keeps it to himself, however, given that there are bigger and more important things right now than finding love and sex.
FEARS ⫻ Justin fears that his life will forever be a puppet at the hands of his grandmother's whims and wishes. He feels that he'll forever be facing whatever comes his way because he knows with the return of magic the world's a lot different... a lot more dangerous. He also fears that he'll never be able to continue the bloodline and the Zhao-Liao family name because of his sexuality but he'll find a way. Also Justin does not like needles.
REPUTATION ⫻ Given that he's an outsider: none.
THOUGHTS ABOUT FATHER ⫻ Justin never met the guy! But he heard a lot of good things about him from his grandmother and her recollections. And his grandmother rarely slung praises. So that must mean he's something.
FLAWS ⫻ Justin has made strides in acting without thinking, however, he still makes actions without considering how people feel about them or how they affect other people. He still has a hard time grasping that even the smallest actions have consequences and some people might not see them the way he does. Justin, as a trait that's passed down his family, is prideful and overconfident in his abilities - believing that because he conquered a supernatural God that he's seen worse. That he can handle anything less real easily - and sometimes lords that over other people who haven't. He also really hates things being out of his control... his grandmother's death was the biggest thing on his mind, and he beats himself up for not being there to stop it. This leads to Justin being very prideful, and has a hard time asking for help - he wants to handle everything himself
Also, he's haunted by some of the memories he's received from his grandmother's abstraction.
Backstory ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "I wish I could have been there to save her..."
Justin's early life didn't have much of note, Meifeng was at home raising them while his father was making the money for them to live comfortably. This built up a deep innate connection between the twins and their mother, who imparted many of her ideas and philosophy upon the twins - though she was unhappy with staying home by herself. Their grandmother, Lihua, stepped in and offered to take some of the workloads off Meifeng so she could pursue a career as a forensic scientist. Their dual-earner family is what earned them a lot of money, and in turn, helped them live comfortably in Los Angeles.
Though the absence of his mother didn't impact him that much, what did was his first bullies at a young age. Just a group of young thugs that thought it'd be funny to pick on Justin. It started light, then it got more intense as Justin let it continue. Eventually, it got violent, and Justin came home bruised and battered, as the teachers didn't seem to care. Well, Meifeng caught wind of it and was having none of it. She decided to sign Justin up for martial arts lessons - specifically Kick-Boxing. After a few months, Justin felt a lot more confident in himself and stood up to the bullies. It ended with some broken noses and teeth, but it also ended.
This earned the attention of Lihua Zhao... whom he had a relationship he'd call "weird". He enjoyed driving his grandmother up the wall and Lihua returned the favor. By screwing with him in her way, but he loved her nonetheless. She tried to discipline him but she was... unused to raising boys. What she was used to was girls, and his sister, Kaitlyn, got most of the attention. Now, the two of them were the shadows of each other: Kaitlyn was wild and emotional. A force to be reckoned with when combined with Justin. Their relationship was great, they screwed with their grandmother, got into trouble, and had fun. But, once she got of age her grandmother started grooming her. Teaching her all sorts of lessons on "nobility" and being ladylike... and this put a wedge between Justin and Kaitlyn. As she was getting all the attention of their beloved grandmother and she changed a lot too.
Which caused him to go to other places for companionship. Justin's confidence helped him make a scene for himself, and find people like him. He made a friend or two in the skater scene, and after a lot of fumbling, and falling on his ass, became a confident skateboarder (The coordination training from Kick-Boxing helped). Falling into the skating scene meant he fell into the punk crowd. The kind of kids that liked to smoke (both tobacco and weed). It leads him to become, in his own words, "an impetuous shithead." His behavior took a nosedive as he also became wild and disrespectful. Which wasn't going to fly in the Liao household. Meifeng took all sorts of measures to discipline Justin, but nothing short of drastic measures did anything to curb this ill behavior.
After getting through school and graduation through sheer dumb luck, Justin didn't have any real commitments, so Meifeng sent him to stay with his Grandmother in Farmer Hill. A little shithole of a town in the middle of nowhere, Montana: perfect for somebody who doesn't like to be bothered. Of course, Lihua appreciated Justin's company... while Justin hated the town. He hated everything about it. From its location to the people in it. He wanted to get the hell out of there, but Meifeng didn't want to send him home until he learned how to act. Lihua made sure to discipline the child and give him a bit more perspective on life.
It took him a while, but Justin adjusted to life in this backwater shithole of a town and was humbled over time (after many ass whoopings). Eventually, he came to like it over time, after making a few friends in the town, he decided to change. To try to become the best person he can be because of life's short. He decided to try to attend college, and get started on his education. His first attempt was to get into a college in Los Angeles that failed horribly and his mother got him into Grand Ridge. He was salty as any human being could be but accepted that this town would never let him go no matter how hard he tried.
He aimed towards a master's degree in psychology, because of his interest in how the human mind worked (and because he wanted to have something to brag about). He bounced back and forth between school, hanging out with friends, and his grandmother's house... until one day he came home from class, and saw a bunch of police outside his grandmother's house... carrying out a body in a black bag. Justin was immediately filled with dread, and he asked a cop what had happened, only for his suspicions to be confirmed: Lihua was dead. They said that somebody had broken in and killed her, but stole absolutely nothing. They said that they had no idea what could have happened to her, and absolutely no leads. Which was, from the way Justin interpreted it, their way of saying they were completely useless. The Liao family was devastated by Lihua's death, and they all had no idea how to cope with it.
But, Justin wouldn't let it go. Even as the months passed, and he ended up getting a dorm in Grand Ridge, the haunting sight of what happened to his grandmother made it hard to focus. He felt that this was his higher calling in life: figuring out the mystery of his grandmother. He made a lot of friends in Farmer Hill... but the town got weird after a camping trip. Well, it started with the dickweed of the town, Scott Reese, hulking out and going on a rampage and ended with a godlike eye in the sky knocking them out.
That was when he got close to the town misfit, Claire O'Sullivan, as he was dragged along by the support group from A to B... where they found out the real problem was this ancient thing known as the Glutton. They battled the thing where ever they could and Justin fought his hardest to avenge all the people who were killed by it. After it was defeated the deceased were resurrected and Justin talked with his ghostly grandmother who told him everything. Along with giving him her Abstraction and some resolution about who killed her. And his task: Defeating Thornton Walters. He was unsure of his task, but she shunted him to Araminta, Pennsylvania, and told him to go find a man named James Vanburen.
Cool.
He managed to get in contact with the Vanburen Family and agreed to help them with their little plight. Justin would love to help anyway.
Abstraction ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "I'm who I should be. Are you who you should be?"
TYPE ⫻ Awakened
ABSTRACTION ⫻ Pyro-Telekinesis, a telekinetic ability that shrouds whatever Justin manipulates in a fiery aura.
ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Justin underwent a second Awakening during a battle with the Hound and realizing the true nature of his original abstraction (which were two out of control flaming beasts he could summon). After his epiphany about how his abstraction works, he unlocked his true power: Pyro-telekinesis, a very destructive but powerful form of telekinesis. It functions like regular telekinesis: he can lift objects that are up to nine hundred pounds in a twelve-meter radius and move them any way he can think of. He can move it, twist it, and even do some stuff like crush it with telekinetic force and twist it. However, whatever he uses his ability is covered in a wreath of fire until he releases his control of it - in which the fire immediately disappears. This has the nasty habit of destroying objects that he controls but this is quite dangerous of ability and is versatile... just not as versatile as regular telekinesis. Justin also has access to a form of flight by using the telekinesis on himself - this a technique that Justin uses a lot, possibly more than his regular ability. He's capable of near limitless movement options as he can move much like he manipulates objects. Whenever he uses his ability he also glows with an aura of fire. Justin, seemingly, has an aura of protection around himself that shields him from all fires and he can probably take a lava bath. He can extend this aura to whatever he's touching - which is how his clothes don't burst into flames or he can protect other people.
AURA SENSING ⫻ The aura sensing for Justin's own abstraction is a strange one. Now while most other telekinetics or elementals can sense their own elemental in a way, he can sense what's two meters outside of his control. When an object enters his range, the aura fades away and he can use it.
LIMITS ⫻ Justin can't directly use his abstraction on other Extra-Normal beings. So he can't do anything like bend someone like a pretzel or stop their heart telekinetically (though you'd also get your heart cooked). He has a wide degree of control but can only control stuff in about a ten-meter radius, which isn't that far. He can lift up to nine hundred pounds but not for long. Think of it like this: you may be able to lift two hundred pounds but be able to do it for a while. Lifting heavier objects takes a lot more energy out of him and its not as precise as his regular telekinesis. He'll strain himself in the process and it's like a muscle the more he uses it the more tired Justin will get. Justin can manipulate up to ten objects at a time, but again, nine hundred pound limit and he finds it easier to manipulate fewer objects. In addition, he can't influence gases or liquids - and has a hard time manipulating less solid materials like clothes, etc, etc. Also, any objects he manipulates aren't, you know, immune to fire.
WEAKNESSES ⫻ Now, while Justin's abstraction is more or less a more offensive form of telekinesis with fire. Which is the problem, he has a harder time using his abstraction outside of fights. The fire is destructive and can and will destroy what he uses it on and can spread. Now, let me get to the weaknesses of the abstraction: first and foremost if the fire around an object he's using is extinguished then he won't be able to use it. It can be by water, lack of oxygen, etc... and that means he can't use his abstraction where there's no air. Speaking of air, the abstraction burns up air pretty fast with all the spontaneous fire creation - which isn't a problem outdoors. Indoors and in close spaces is where it becomes a problem. Smoke is also, I imagine, a problem given that his abstraction is setting stuff on fire. Also, the abstraction can also create massive fires that Justin can't easily extinguish. Also, Justin gets headaches, nosebleeds, yadda yadda yadda.
ABSTRACTION ⫻ Stone-Effigy, his grandmother's abstraction, the ability to create replicas of her hands, face and... other features she found desirable out any stone surface in the environment.
ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Lihua Zhao was a very vain woman, but she desired to build something new... while also treating herself as the All-Verse's most beautiful woman. Lihua's abstraction reflects her vanity and to use it, Justin has to be vain, prideful, and haughty himself. Aaaaaaand that's not something Justin can channel because Lihua pretty much treated herself as a queen while Justin has a hard time wrapping his head around it. So, to get to the point, Lihua could create her best features out of stone in the environment. These were her hands, face, and... other body parts, but she mainly uses her hands due to their versatility and the limits on her abstraction. She could create dozens upon dozens of hands and, strangely enough, these hands can extend and stretch far beyond how they logically should, if Lihua willed it.
This seemed to come with a weird spatial warping or stone generating ability as she can create hands with more stone than she logically should (for example, she created about a few hundred pounds of stone out of what Justin suspected was about a stone tile about an inch thick).
However, this abstraction has not properly attuned itself to Justin and it still operates on "factory settings" as I should say. When Justin uses it, however, what he creates are copies of his grandmother's hands and features - not his own. These hands are controlled by thought, so whatever he commands them to do, he will. Though, he finds it easier for the more dramatic usages if he does hand movements. So Justin can only create about a dozen hands about his size and can't even go beyond that. Besides, Justin can also create an effigy of Lihua face which does everything his face does (and he can even talk through it!) but he rarely uses this due to its... uncomfortable nature. There's also the fact that he can also create a Stone-Effigy out of Lihua's other body parts but they're even more uncomfortable. Not to mention kinda creepy, and useless. Mostly creepy.
Naturally, being made out of stone and all that jazz these hands are way stronger than people - they can probably crush somebody real easily. They're also as durable as the surface they are created on so take that as you will. These hands will persist long as Justin focuses but once he stops the hands will recede into the ground.
AURA SENSING ⫻ Now, Lihua's aura reading isn't that strong... or useful at all. She can sense the auras of her children and grandchildren in a ninety-meter range.
LIMITS ⫻ Justin can't use his ability that effectively on extra-normal beings, which sucks given that his grasp on the abstraction is already trash. He has a harder time holding them down and his strikes are less effective. When Lihua used this ability, it was probably the strongest abstraction in all of Farmer Hill (which probably reflected her perceived "inner-strength") but Justin has a hard time using it and finds that his arms crumble real quick. He'll have to try hard to keep them going but this can be straining on Justin. Due to the fact that they'll crumble, they're less durable than regular stone and will crumble a lot easier. Now, while this may be a weakness; but he'll overcome it in time so it's a limit. Now the main problem he has with the abstraction is probably range... he's limited to creating hands in about two meters radius around him where his grandmother could create these hands as far as the eye can see. Now the big limit is the space on the surface of the stone... so say if he was limited to a tile that was a foot-by-foot, he can only create as many hands as would logically fit on the surface. Strangely enough, he can stretch these hands to be about twelve feet long. Justin also needs pure stone to utilize his abstraction properly and stone that is mixed with other materials makes it difficult for him to create his hands and keep them maintained. Which really sucks.
WEAKNESSES ⫻ Lihua Zhao was a woman without weakness!
Well, that's what she liked to boast but her abstraction has a wide range of drawbacks. For starters, if the stone hands were destroyed somehow that part of Justin's hands would be rendered slack for awhile. Now, whenever Justin uses his abstraction he begins to feel the weight of the stone bearing down on him. This means he'll be slowed down while he's using the Stone-Effigy and will have a harder time doing all those fancy maneuvers. Now, whenever Justin uses his abstraction cracks will form on his skin which will bleed and could get infected if he's not careful. Also, there are some aspects of this abstraction that makes him really uncomfortable.
Other ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "If that thing comes back, I'll just shove it back right where it came from."
Justin carries around a bunch of steel bearing balls to supplement his ability. Justin is trying to break his smoking habit... by switching to using Juul's.
Ezra.Vanburen
"I believe Ezra and I are on two different wavelengths... two that cannot meet or intersect even in the slightest." _______________________________________________
To say the least, Ezra and Sabrina don't see eye to eye and most likely never will. The two barely interacted with each other and that was just barely because Ezra was far older than her and the two only interacted during the summer. They had two different upbringings at that, with Ezra being made into the prodigal "second-coming" of James while Sabrina was off discovering herself in boarding school. Sabrina understands that James had a plan for him and he obviously knows best, but she acknowledges that maybe it might be best if Ezra steps back. The family business in Sabrina's eyes was redundant because each of the Vanburens is going their own way in life and barely require James' assistance (Even if Sabrina enjoys that fancy apartment he pays for in LA). Though, she mostly puts on the smiles for Ezra to hide her hidden resent of the older brother, as he treats her as if she is nothing more than a naive idiot. Sabrina can barely stomach his overtly negative and cynical attitude either and in her eyes, he will never come close to being like James.
Oscar.Vanburen
"The two of us are similar in ways I doubt he'd think of. Ozz is probably too busy sticking his face in a book or something." _______________________________________________
Their strange status as sibling-cousins aside, Sabrina always thought highly of Oscar, seeing him as the smartest and most compassionate of the Vanburens - the closet to James. Though, she admits that his pursuits of knowledge have been taking him... very strange places as of late. While the rest of the Vanburens are fine with magic, Sabrina is the only one that seems to be the least bit cautious about it all. Sabrina is afraid that magic may be closer to an abyss than anything and is afraid just what will come from it. Nonetheless, Sabrina fondly remembers going to Oscar about anything she needed in school and was certain that she wouldn't be where she'd be today without the prodigal son. Though, she admits that it took her a bit of time to get over the shock of the argument he got into with James the day before he died. That was not a memory that she wanted to be her last of James.
Alexander.Karamazov
"I have a hard time calling him one of us and I doubt that'll change anytime soon." _______________________________________________
Alexander was one of those distant family members that she had heard James mention a few times but never actually met. They only met a few weeks ago when all the Vanburens were forced back to the manor because of the curse and it's very apparent that he doesn't want anything to do with them. All attempts at getting to know him have been rebuffed one way or another and she can't for the life of him call him a Vanburen. Sabrina can't trust anyone that doesn't love James the same way he did. She will keep her eye on him but, for the most part, keeps her distance.
Georgie.Vanburen
"Despite putting up walls, I know she's my Georgie despite it all." _______________________________________________
Georgie is likely in her top three siblings... even though it not being "right" to put her siblings on a leaderboard as if they are merely competitors for her affection. Sabrina remembers Georgie as a little kid that always wanted a bit of attention, which she believed to be because of how often the women changed in James' life - Sabrina's no psychologist, unfortunately. Nonetheless, Georgie was the one key that helped Sabrina discover herself and found herself playing with Georgie's toys with her in a state in her life where somebody would find that unacceptable or strange. They spent a considerable time apart and, like the rest of the Vanburens, they realized that they had drifted apart and she had become aloof. Sabrina tried to find the cause of it all but she, unfortunately, was rebuffed yet again (another facet of her life it seems). Georgie seems to be more concerned with logic and intelligence and has lost her manners - but Sabrina makes sure to try to temper out her newfound attitude whenever she can.
Shane.Vanburen
"The number one in my eyes, I can't begin to thank him." _______________________________________________
There were a time in Sabrina's life where she was bullied for her... interests. There was also many times where Shane would come home bloody from a fistfight fighting those bullies. Despite her urging for him to stop because it was insane, he kept going and kept fighting. That behavior was a bit extreme for Sabrina, who, at that time was content with ignoring her bullies but she's thankful for it nonetheless. Shane holds a special place in her heart for helping her for all these years but she noticed that he fell on some hard times. There was a time where Sabrina was ecstatic that he was becoming a police officer, not for the money but because he wanted to help people (that was right, right?). Now, Shane has fallen into alcoholism and depression and Sabrina just doesn't know why... she will try to comfort him.
Junior.Vanburen
"It's a good thing Fortnite's a thing to keep him occupied..." _______________________________________________
Junior was cute when he was just a little baby, and Sabrina played with him in his infant state when she could. However, all the Vanburens left and went their separate ways to go to school, but returning to the manor... yeah, she did not approve of how he turned out. It all seems like a constant desperate bid for attention, but Sabrina doesn't have the time or place to ask - now she kind of wished she became a psychologist because of how many problems the Vanburens have. The girl just sucks up his behavior, but she found herself snapping at the child when he veered a bit too much into her past pre-transition.
Trisha.Vanbuen
"Maybe in a different life, we could be friends? Maybe." _______________________________________________
One of the few Vanburens that Sabrina dislikes, Trisha is... complicated in her eyes. There's a part of Sabrina that acknowledges that maybe the cards she's been dealt was shitty, but another part of her feels as if a lot of Trisha's problems were her own. Unfortunately, the two aren't close and Sabrina doubts that they ever will be. The girl lashes out at even the slightest provocation and is quick to point the finger... Sabrina stays out of her way because she doesn't want to be the next victim.
Arabelle Matthews
"I feel like she deserves better, yes." _______________________________________________
Sabrina and Arabelle never quite interacted for the most part, mainly because the latter kept distance from the former. Sabrina remembers her mother quite fondly, being one of the family nanies when she was a youngin' and being supportive of her transition. Despite it all, Sabrina treated Arabelle with all the respect that she could when they did interact.
Aileen.Vanburen
"I believe her, she has that look in her eyes." _______________________________________________
Yet another sister that Sabrina was unaware of (she wonders if all the Vanburens made it to Araminta, honestly). Her story checked out for the most part and Sabrina believes her even if some of the other Vanburens are skeptical. Sabrina is trying to get to know Aileen because she seems to have a similar outlook to her own - kind, caring, and forgiving, just the way that James would have wanted her. Sabrina is still trying to get to know Aileen despite all of this craziness.
Raymond.Vanburen
"Mr. Film maker should try and talk to us more." _______________________________________________
Sabrina is truly neutral about Raymond... he seems to be quite distant from the rest of the Vanburens. Even as they grew up around the same time, he seemed to be one his own wavelength. Sabrina doesn't really like how he seems to be ashamed of their name... there's that lingering thought that it has something to do with her transitioning.
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[b]Age | Name | Pronouns [/b][hr//][i]"Optional quote here."[/i][/center] [/cell][cell] [b]Description:[/b] [indent]A concise summary of their appearance, and role in the story. Personality optional.[/indent]
50 | Leonidas Augustus Klein | He/Him"I've helped the Vanburens for God knows how long, and that's not going to change."
Description:
Leonidas Klein was the butler of the Vanburen family for God knows how long. A man almost as old as James himself who has prematurely grey hair and is about six-five. Leonidas has been the faithful servant to the Vanburen family for long as the family can remember and helped raise many of the children in James ways. He's kind, compassionate, but a bit snarky - but nonetheless loyal and dedicated to the Vanburen family. Even after James died, he is dedicated in helping his children break the curse. However, he's unfazed by the weirdness that constantly surrounds them.
Extra-Normal Ability:
None to speak of.
LeBeau
7 | LeBeau The Ocelot | He/Him"Meow."
Description:
LeBeau the Ocelot is a proud creature that James bought years ago as a mere kitten. Since then LeBeau has fully grown and is a beloved member of the Vanburen family. He acts no different from a regular house cat but has moments of being hot and cold. Sometimes he stays away from the Vanburens and doesn't want to be bothered, and other times he loves their affection - but he plays very roughly.
Extra-Normal Ability:
None.
The various members and associates of the Vanburen Family.
The Harrisburg Family
Richard.Harrisburg
42 | Richard Walter Harrisburg | He/Him"I can't say I'm a good person anymore..."
Description:
Businessman and rival to James that competed with him over buying several empty swaths of property in Araminta. They clashed several times in the past as Richard planned to build casinos and other places in hopes of building up his own wealth. However, James has, in his words, "cockblocked" him several times and the rivalry between their two families was legendary. However, Richard's hatred of James lead to him going to some very dark places to get revenge, and now he realizes that he's gone too deep. Richard isn't that tall at five-seven and has a relatively slim build. He has a strong jaw and bulky facial features and he works out to stay in shape.
Extra-Normal Ability:
N/A
Amber.Harrisburg
31 | Amber Harrisburg | She/Her"I was in it for the money but that bastard Richard got us in too deep."
Description:
A former Filipino-American Model that married Richard to be his trophy wife... though, Amber knows that there's no passion in their relationship and she's just there to be eye contact. She's got a pretty good deal out of this arrangement so she's not complaining. Amber is normally the wife that lives it up using her husband's wealth and parties and gets drunk all the time - normally is the keyword here. Recently, she's been a lot more withdrawn and keeps to herself. Barely ever coming out during the day. Some people swear they see her at night.
Extra-Normal Ability:
N/A.
The Harrisburgs were longtime rivals of the Vanburen family. They're old money in Araminta, and they had a heavy hand in the various businesses of the city. They got their start from a mining company out west and expanded... mainly to the entertainment industry. They're attempting to own and buy various clubs, hotels, and other places to have under their thumb but their main goal is to build a casino in Araminta. However, the sudden arrival of James and the prevalence of the Vanburen family in Araminta put a dent in that. James has been stopping their attempts to build a casino where ever possible and the two families really don't like each other. They're rivals in the business, social circles, academic, and more... and it's definitely not a good idea to put a Harrisburg and a Vanburen kid in the same room. However, the Harrisburgs have been acting strange lately and a lot of them haven't been seen lately. Gone without a trace it seems.
Citizens of Araminta
Mayor.Crest
44 | Agatha Miranda Crest | She/Her"If it's not important, move."
Description:
The Mayor of Araminta (and she insists that you call her Mayor Crest) and a pretty big name in its politics of the town. Not too much is really known about her, she comes from old money here in Araminta, and came out of nowhere and ran for mayor. She won in a landslide, which seemed strange at the time. Mayor Crest is a very arrogant, vain, and condescending woman, but she's damn good at her job. She's been making strides at solving the addiction and homelessness issue by putting funding in the right places. She puts on the smiles for the cameras, but if you try to talk to her she'll usually scoff at you and walk away if you're not important. She's not that tall at five-two, usually wearing a suit and has a head of curly red hair. This makes her look a lot older than she honestly is, but she doesn't care. She looks good - and that's no part due to the workout routine that Agatha religiously follows and stays in amazing shape. Most of the time, Crest doesn't concern herself with the affairs of Araminta's citizens and focuses on the city as a whole. However, James says not to trust her...
Extra-Normal Ability:
Unknown, if any.
Kaitlyn.Liao
19 | Kaitlyn Liao | She/Her "Talk about the deep-sea with me."
Description:
The twin sister of Justin Liao, and daughter of Meifeng Liao, a student in the University of Araminta that aspires to become a Marine Biologist. Katie is a calm, level-headed, and soft-spoken, but has a habit of bottling things up and letting it out at the worst possible times (along with a habit of just saying things at the wrong times). Usually, the girl keeps to herself and stays in the University but can sometimes be seen by the river. Katie is a pureblooded Chinese girl that was born in LA and speaks with a completely American accent. Most notably Katie is pretty tall at five-nine and is overweight, fortunately not morbidly obese but not something that she likes.
Extra-Normal Ability:
Kaitlyn is Blind.
The various sights and faces around the city of Araminta. They're as numerous as they are diverse.
The Wiccans
Morgana.Rose-Hill
26 | Morgana Bella Rose-Hill | She/Her"I just want a break from the boring. That too much to ask?"
Description:
The leader of the Wiccans and the one that made the first contact with the Triple Goddess... and Tegan's twin sister. Morgana Hill works the day-shift at a gas station and has a dry wit all the time. Very rarely will the girl raise her voice or seem upset, she seems emotionless if not for the constant sarcastic comments or being a dick. It's honestly a bit ambiguous whether or not she has some type of disorder. Morgana is a skinny Caucasian-girl with various tattoos and other symbols on her body and she's not super tall at five-six. However, the most standout feature is that she has her hair dyed bright red. Morgana leads the Wiccan rather... lax. She just wants to pursue her interest in the supernatural, have fun, and worship a Satanic figure on the side. Nothing serious.
Extra-Normal Ability: Agent - The Cerberus Ring.
Morgana is an Agent in possession of the Cerberus Ring, an Artifact given to her by the Triple Goddess as a reward for her servitude. The first ability of the Cerberus Ring is that Morgana can summon hellish looking chains that she can coat in flames and telekinetically manipulate at will. She can use them as a weapon, a mobility tool, etc. The Cerberus Ring allows Morgana to scream supernaturally loud and summon three massive Hell-Hounds. These beasts have the girth of a sedan and are strong enough to tear one apart easily. They are also capable of breathing fire at foes and can bite a man in half. There's no mental link between the two but Morgana has learned how to control the dogs by verbal commands and hand signals.
Morgana's identical twin and the two of them more or less have lived their lives being mistaken for one another - Until Morgana dyed her hair. Like her sister she's a relatively average height caucasian girl at five-six and is pretty thin. Unlike her sister, she didn't get an assload of tattoos, dye her hair, and other stuff. Tegan is pretty outgoing and talkative, and far more emotional in contrast with her sister, though she has her moments of sarcasm and dry-wit. After discovering her Abstraction and Adept heritage, Tegan was roped into the Wiccans and was a founding member of the group. However, she has little interest in being the leader of the group and mostly sticks to Morgana.
Tegan discovered her abstraction at a party relatively after Morgana came across the Cerebereus Ring and the Triple Goddess. She found out about her Pink Lux after... a hookup, and then she devised some spells like emotion & mind reading. However, the Triple Goddess has taught her a spell she calls "Glamor", in which Tegan and a few others can take the appearance of a person down to their voice. The other color of Lux that Tegan has access to is transportation Lux, and the Triple Goddess has taught her some spells. Such as opening portals to people who she cares about and telekinesis.
Kelly.Hayes
25 | Kelly Annabelle Hayes | She/Her"I'm just trying to look out for these girls and stop them from doing something they'll regret."
Description:
A Coworker of Morgana who got roped into it by her. Kelly is, more or less, the second in command of the Wiccans. Kelly brings the more emotional and "moral" (as moral as a bunch of goat sacrificers can get) aspect to the Wiccans leadership and is trying to steer them out of trouble. That's because she sees the Wiccans as the little sisters that she never had! Kelly herself is a pretty short Caucasian woman at five-three that has a gruff look about her. Probably due to a bunch of different tattoos and her buzz cut... though, she realizes that she looks like a bit of a butch. She isn't exactly skinny as she has a bit of a gut that she keeps hidden underneath her clothes.
Extra-Normal Ability:
Unknown.
Thea.Barnes
30 | Thea Andrea Barnes | She/Her"They're childish, and they got a lot of growing to do. Especially if they're waving around magic like this!"
Description:
If Kelly is the second in command, Thea is the third in command being the oldest and the wisest of the Wiccans. She's a native of Araminta and a nurse, aspiring model, and moonlights as a stripper to pay the bills. However, Thea has gotten bored with the current status quo and aimed to spice things up in her life a bit. That's where the Wiccans come in, Thea was always a bit into the occult and spirituality, but entering the Wiccans was the change she needed! With the help of the Triple Goddess' abstraction, Thea found her own and became a major part of their little cult. She's really kind and responsible and tries to keep the Wiccans from fighting each other too much. Though, Thea finds herself getting caught up in their drama from time to time. Thea is a skinny, blonde-haired woman that stands at nearly six feet tall.
Extra-Normal Ability: Awakened - Healing
Thea from her kind and nurturing disposition gained a healing ability - she believes it's from her innate limitations as a nurse. On touch she can repair the body and remove aliments to an extent. Thea can more or less bring someone back from the brink in an instant... and remove STDs. Unfortunately, the Wiccans use her as a pancea to fix their bad decisions.
Penelope.Rosier
20 | Penelope Morgan Rosier | She/Her"No one calls me Penelope other than my fuckin' mom."
Description:
A college student that got roped into this Wiccan stuff. Penelope Rosier is one of the most outspoken and crass members of the Araminta Wiccans, and, probably due to her piss poor social skills and maturity, is the hardest one to work with. Penelope peppers flowery curse words into pretty much every sentence and is loud, excitable, and likes to joke. Though, due to her nature, she always voices her mind and has no problem letting the world know when she doesn't like something. Despite this, Penelope displays surprising moments of wisdom and intelligence, and if she didn't swear so much her speech is oddly eloquent. After her Collective-Awakening, she desires to learn more about the magical world. She doesn't have any real interest in worshipping the Triple Goddess, but if all she has to do is burn a goat heart or two to gain information, that's fine with her.
Now, Penelope is a Half-Caucasian, Half-Mexican, gal that asserts herself as Mexican, despite looking more white than anything. Due to her sedentary lifestyle, she has a bit of extra-weight packed on... mostly a huge beer gut that she's very sensitive about so she usually wears baggier clothes than usual to hide her weight. She's probably also the shortest member of the Wiccans at four-eleven, another huge thing that she's insecure about. Penelope was also pissed off to find out that she wasn't the only weirdo that dyed their hair a bright-red color. Her best friend (secret crush) and Collective-mate is Daniel Forsythe.
Extra-Normal Ability: Collective-Awakening - Fine & Water Manipulation.
Penelope is in a Collective-Awakening with her friend Daniel Forsythe, and each got one-half of each other's already powerful abstractions. Penelope supplies fire manipulation, and Daniel provides water manipulation. She can summon a fire storm at will or she can summon water out of thin air. She's capable of some dramatic feats, but if she combines her ability with Daniel's the two are capable of some insane feats.
Daniel.Forscythe
19 | Daniel Maverick Forscythe | He/Him"Things are getting crazy, and people are grouping together... that's not a good thing a lot of the time."
Description:
The sole male of the Wiccans, and the most level-headed members of them. He doesn't have any interest in the Wiccans or the Triple Goddess but he was roped into it by his college friend Penelope. Daniel assists Kelly and the others in trying to keep the Wiccans out of trouble, but when you're a bunch of degenerates that steal farm animals to sacrifice them to a weird "Goddess" that's hard. Real hard. Daniel, like Penelope, wants to learn more about magic but kinda wants to do it in a way that doesn't involve animal sacrifice or weird rituals. Daniel's pretty tall at six-two and has a slim build due to exercise, he's lanky. Not too much muscle or body-fat on him.
Extra-Normal Ability: Collective-Awakening - Fire & Water Manipulation.
Daniel is in a Collective-Awakening with Penelope, and they both went 50-50 on each other's abstractions. Daniel provided his water manipulation abstraction from his cool and nature, and Penelope's more stubborn and firey nature supplied the pyromancery. They're both pretty powerful abilities and if the two put themselves together they're capable of some pretty powerful feats.
Haley.Rodgers
18 | Haley Melanie Rodgers | She/Her "I'm not hiding from nobody. If you want something from me you better come and get it."
Description:
A fresh out of high school gal that had a bit of interest in the world of the Extra-Normal after discovering first hand that magic not as imaginary as she thought. And found herself latching onto the Wiccans because she's an outcast and desires some friends and people like her. And she found it in a cult. And if you're wondering why she's an outcast? It's because she wasn't always known as Haley Rodgers, she was known as Dylan Rodgers until she came out a year ago. She wasn't very popular and anyone desperate for any type of clout picked on her. Haley works as a cashier at the local supermarket but she considers the Wiccans her true friends. Haley is a relatively tall (at five-eleven) and skinny girl that has put on a bit of weight due to HRT and went through other physical changes. She's naturally pale-skinned and she has pretty dark hair and most notably of all got her ears stretched out.
Haley, in a moment of being attacked by a monster, underwent her kindling event and awkwardly devised a spell that allowed her to hide from it. Since then, Haley has been practicing with her spell crafting and has devised two spells: One that can hide her and other people from the environment, and another spell that can create glowing barriers in the environment. Haley can Joint-Cast with Maxine to make a massive barrier out of vines and soil.
Samantha.Stone
24 | Samantha Kathleen Stone | She/Her"We should start giving ourselves little nicknames. Like Max would be the Pumpkin-Witch, I'd be the Space-Witch!"
Description:
Samantha was one of the veteran members of the Wiccans, in fact, the first people that Morgana and Kelly managed to get on board. She seems to be the one most "into" the idea of being a Wiccan Witch and the world of the supernatural... to a degree that perturbs even the rest of the Wiccans. Samantha doesn't care, people see her as a huge weirdo anyway. Samantha is an average-heightened girl at five-five but she's pretty overweight and chunky due to her lazy lifestyle. Most notably she dyed her hair a purple color.
Extra-Normal Ability:
Unknown.
Maxine.Carter
19 | Maxine Luz Carter | She/Her"These "Witches" are crazy as fuck. I love it."
Description:
Another college student that got roped into the Wiccans by Morgana. She's the only non-white member of the Wiccans but they accept her with open arms. Maxine joined the Wiccans out of an interest in the supernatural, and the Wiccan culture - even though she realized they're far from actual Wiccans as possible. She's mostly in it to have fun and make the most of this, mostly by subtly stirring the pot and poking fun at them when they argue. Though she tries to meditate things from time to time and is the second most level-headed in the group. Maxine is an African-American and Puerto-Rican mix and is the third tallest at five-nine and is relatively lanky. Her body doesn't have a whole lot of curves but she at least makes up for it with her massive head of hair. The right side of her head is shaved and the left side flows as she walks. Maxine realized that she's an Afrogoth more than anything, but plays along with the Wiccans.
Maxine is a mixture of Red and Gold Adept that had her specialty all wrong, she comes from a long line of witches that specialize in Pumpkins. However, that didn't gel too well with her, and then she discovered her specialty: fire. She's capable of creating a firestorm at will and incinerating foes but that's not all. Maxine is a Red & Gold Adept which means she's capable of creating minutes as well. While it doesn't gel with her, she can create minions made out of pumpkins and she can manipulate Pumpkins in general. She keeps a pouch full of pumpkin seeds on her at all times and all she has to do is throw them into the soil and cast and she'll be able to cause spontaneous growth and create Pumpkin minions. Maxine can create these minions in a variety of different shapes and sizes depending on the time and energy she has allocated. Maxine's also capable of several other Red Lux spells, such as vine creation and manipulation, and she's been dappling in soil manipulation. Maxine can Joint-Cast with Haley to make a massive barrier out of vines and dirt.
Elize.Van.Der.Merwe
24 | Elize Van der Merwe | She/Her"I came to an orgy and found a bunch of friends!"
Description:
Probably the weirdest and most "out-there" of the Wiccans... because she's kind of lacking in common sense she was relatively easy to rope into the Wiccans. She's the most excited to be a badass Witch! She just thinks it's cool. Well, back in the day, Elize was known as an Ace, she got high grades in everything, was athletic, and volunteered a lot to the community. What went on behind the scenes was that Elize was pushed by her insanely overbearing parents to be the best so they can have something to brag about. Elize had little time to build bonds or gain actual social skills - or good sense - and that hurt her in the long run. Elize was sent away to the University of Araminta where she finally got some breathing room and was able to stop and be herself. A socially and emotionally stunted weirdo.
Elize's most defining traits appearance-wise is her head of wavy blonde hair and blue eyes and soft facial features... though she's missing her front two teeth. Elize is two inches above the female average and doesn't have the perfect body that she had a few years ago due to letting herself go. Elize is technically African-American because she was born in South Africa but left when she was a baby. Which she likes to hold over people's heads.
Extra-Normal Ability:
Unknown.
A group of discount-Wiccans that were assembled by Morgana Rose-Hill at the behest of their deity, the Triple Goddess. They joined due to already being Neopagans, Occultists, or were roped into the thing due to a growing interest in magic or a sense of belonging. One thing's certain, they're a cult. They've been sacrificing various animals around Araminta (especially the goats) to the Triple Goddess and conducting various other rituals. Their goal is to free the Horned God from the Vanburen family. Unfortunately, they have a habit of bickering and fighting constantly over the small stuff. They're situated in North Araminta.
Outsiders
Not denizens of Araminta, but people who are here from elsewhere for their own reasons... are they to be trusted?
Coming soon...
Strange Beings
The.Hound
Old as creation Itself | The Hound | He/Him"If you're going to start a fight at least make it entertaining..."
Description:
The Hound... a being of insurmountable fear and power. The Hound is the embodiment of death itself and is functionally the Grim Reaper of the setting. The Hound is what leads poor souls to the other side and he chases after beings that don't die when they are supposed to (or in his words, cheat death). The Hound takes the form of a black wolf made out of a smoky black mist, a form that people can comprehend and fear. He operates in mysterious ways, but when he shows up he's usually quick and to the point and speaks with a deep and gravely voice. Some may call him the devil, or a satanic figure... ultimately the Hound merely wants to preserve the balance of life and death. However, what doesn't help this perception is the fact that the Hound is willing to make deals with people if they seek him out... and usually asks for a price that they can't possibly pay and claims their soul.
Extra-Normal Ability: Ancient - The Black Fog of Apathy
The Hound's main ability is creating a black fog made out of pure apathy that he can manipulate. The primary effect of this ability is inducing apathy and removing someone's ability to feel emotions as long as they are within the fog. Thus, the Hound can negate abstractions if he desires. The Fog is also capable of many, many, other feats such as summoning skeletons, opening portals, telekinetically manipulating the environment, healing people, and many, many, more. The Hound is functionally a God, so only certain abstractions can even affect him and he's infinitely strong and durable. The only time he looks like he's hurt, he's only toying with them.
Various supernatural beings that reside in or have come to Araminta. Some dangerous, some aren't.
Status: Alive. Name: Raymond S. Vanburen Pronouns: He/Him Age: 33 Type: Awakened. Abstraction: Terramancery.
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Araminta, Pennslyvania is a small city set in Williams county, it's in the northern-centermost part of the state. It's merely a stone's throw away from New York state. In the 1700s a man named Richard Williams discovered the land that would be called Araminta. He mapped it out, brought his people there, and eventually named it Araminta after his beloved daughter. It functioned as a military base during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary war - afterward the base was defunct and is now a tourist attraction. The city's main claim to fame is its railroad system, Araminta's railroad system is the nexus of various railroads in Pennsylvania that connect it to other cities. However, many of them have been retired, and you can barely walk a few blocks without stepping over some railroads. The city has a large train yard that is the hideout for various dredges and degenerates.
Araminta is a suburban city first and foremost - the most urban part of the city is its downtown area. That isn't to say that there aren't businesses every stone's throw away for everyone to get their decorations. The city is full of very nice houses that people flock to if they want to escape the droning city life, whether they are retired or not. Araminta is known for its very nice houses, but the whole city isn't kittens and sunshine. Like the rest of Pennsylvania, Araminta has a heavy drug problem. They flock to the more decrepit areas of Araminta, but those houses may look nice but the people inside of them are not perfect. A large portion of Araminta's city limits is woodlands and inside of those woods are the more remote houses and areas. The train tracks in the woods are known for being the hangouts for drug addicts and other misfits of Araminta. However, the woods contain many secrets.
Araminta isn't an extremely urban city. As stated before it's primarily suburban houses and woodlands, but it's right next to the Williams River. A massive river that was also named after the founder of the city that breaks off from the Schuylkill and Delaware River. As far as demographics go, Caucasians are the primary sight in Araminta with Asians and African-Americans being the second most common sight. Hispanics, Middle-Easterners, and Pacific Islanders are a very rare sight in Araminta.
Despite the drug, problem crime is relatively low. Most arrests are for petty crimes and being caught with drugs and murders were few and in between. However, lately, the town has been changing.
DOWNTOWN: The Heart of Araminta, this is where all the big businesses, clubs, and other places are located. Mostly it's where the tourists come, but it's where the town hall, police department, and more, are located. Famously, this is where the old military base was located before it was retired and turned into a tourist attraction.
NORTH: North Araminta is primarily woodlands, but it's the part of the city that is attached to the Williams River. North Araminta is where the most secluded and expensive houses are located.
SOUTH: South Araminta is the most suburban part of Araminta, and it's where all the nice houses and schools and mom and pop businesses are located.
EAST: East Araminta is like North Araminta, but worse. It's the most run-down part of the place and it's where all of trailer parks, methheads, and other strange things are located. If you go further out east, Araminta is woodlands... and you don't want to know what lurks in those woods.
WEST: West Araminta is where the trainyard is located and it's where most of the train tracks are located. It's also another place for the dredges of society to the hideout. This is where all of the factories and warehouses are located.
FORT GOODMAN: A former United States Army base that hasn't been used since the Revolutionary War. Due to the fact that it was in a tactically insignificant location after that conflict, it has been more or less converted to a neighborhood slash tourist attraction. Which is funny given that most of the original buildings were torn down and rebuilt.
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"The Rails": The unofficial name for the massive and defunct trainyard that the city is more or less famous for. It contains hundreds of different train cars and various little camps set up by the methheads.
The Woods: The massive woods that make up the outskirts of Araminta, and are unofficially apart of the north and eastern parts of the city. It was once said that you can find all sorts of adventure in the woods. However, with the return of magic, they have become a lot more dangerous... you can find anything in the woods.
The Williams River: The Williams River is the small river that Araminta is attached to. It's about fifty miles long and twenty-two feet deep. Back in the days of old, it was a major method of travel, but since then it's used more for recreation. There's plenty of riverside parties.
University of Araminta: The famous university of Araminta that attracts many prospective youths to Araminta. It boasts an impressive science and technology classes, but it also offers other degrees at this college. It's located in Downtown Araminta.
The Serenity Library: The famous Library in Araminta that's towards East Araminta. It's known for having a comprehensive collection of books (even on the occult) even if people just primarily go there for the computers. They rent rooms.
Galaxy Island: An old amusement park in the North that went into bankruptcy not too long ago. It was known for being outer space-themed with rocket, planet, space, themed rides. Now it's known for being a crackhead den.
The Vanburen estate is a massive building that's on the outskirts of Araminta. It's a mansion that's in its own little field once you pass the massive gates to keep the commoners out. The first thing you'd see when you approached was the Statue of a kneeling World War II soldier. This is strange given that the Vanburens seemingly has no relations to WWII, but James had it made. Surrounded by woods, and hidden in the forest: it was the perfect place for the young Vanburens to grow up. It had many pathways and fountains and fields, and all gated off to keep the outside world out. The estate itself is two stories tall and was stocked with everything the Vanburens needed. Food, water, entertainment, everything they ever could have wanted to keep them happened. Whatever they didn't have James would get. However, what's peculiar is that the estate had many, many, strange artifacts and other items that James stipulated that they explicitly do not touch. Some of these things have strange powers in fact.
The Vanburen Family got its wealth from mysterious means - James said that they inherited the wealth, but from whom? However, they maintain that wealth by owning many businesses in Araminta and beyond and investing. Apart from James' kindness is that he saves family businesses by buying them and only stipulates that they give him a cut of their wealth. This is one source of income, but one cannot find out just how James got his money. He just up and appeared one day! Few try and find out how, but only to come up at a dead end... or at the business end of Jame's rifle.
The Family has a wide range of different people apart from them. James seemingly wanted to have a massive amount of children, but it didn't exactly make his wives happy. He had a wide number of failed relationships and other mishaps that ended with him jumping to the next wife or woman to have his kids. There was a strange lack of... passion in the relationships. Like he just wanted children to continue his lifeblood - which shows in how he usually dumps the children on his wives. James gave his children all the love he could and did it with a smile. He encouraged the children to follow all of their dreams while trying to groom his successor to the business. He also tended to adopt a wide range of orphans and street rats... whatever catches his ear it seems. Because of this, Vanburens are a diverse amount of people in terms of gender, sex, and personality.
However, all the Vanburen children and anyone who bears the Vanburen name has been afflicted with a mysterious curse after his death - it was known as the Curse of the Vanburns and it triggered around one year after his death. Slowly, they realized that, as they left Araminta they were slowly turning to stone (if they were gone from Araminta for more than a week they'd almost be completely stone). When they got back within the bounds of Araminta they reverted to their human flesh. They're unsure of what would happen if they fully transformed into stone, but they figured that it would be death.
A few weeks ago; somebody broke into the Vanburen estate and stole some sealed Apparitions.
James Vanburen is an older (62), a rugged British man with a big heart and a sense of morality like no other. They don't call him magnanimous for anything, after all. He did all he could to improve Araminta by funneling money into the drug problem, adopting orphans and street rats, and helping other people in need however he could. He's a man of few words, usually quick to the point but he liked conversation. He was a father to his children, making sure they all grew up well and moral people like him. James, however, had his flaws - he seemingly was obsessed with siring as many children as he could and being quite dismissive of his wives. Still, he did what he thought was right... however, much of his duties were by proxy. He used servants and other such people to raise his children. He was an exceptional alcoholic who always had a glass of whiskey or wine on him at all times but still could function.
Had one last Christmas party with his family before he died on Christmas day.
FATHERS THINGS
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James, throughout the manor, had a wide variety of different artifacts for some reason that is unknown to the children. He told them never to touch it, but now that he's gone they're reluctant to follow that rule. Some of these artifacts are discovered to have supernatural properties that make them crucial to finding the truth about James Vanburen and breaking the curse.
FATHER'S RIFLE Perhaps the strangest of father's collection and his most prized possession it seems. The Lee–Enfield Rifle with a bayonet attached that has obviously seen quite a lot of use if one were to take it apart. Father's Rifle can still fire, but that's not the strange part about it. It seemingly has a supernatural ability; if one were to slash at the air, they could make portals to alternate universes, and portals to destinations in their own universe. It seems that only Vanburens can use the rifle to its full effects.
SEALED APPARITION COLLECTION Many of the artifacts and other things within the Vanburen estate have an Apparition sealed inside of them. Hundreds of different Apparitions are vying for a master... or a way out. Some time ago someone came in and stole some Apparitions that were sealed.
. Father's Library isn't exactly like a conventional library, it's a collection of information detailing James encounters with the supernatural. Not just in this universe but beyond, and the room was originally locked off until James' death. Inside of it is a treasure trove of information that many would love to have.
Extra-Normal Beings - "I thought that magic was the stuff of legends, but now I've seen things most people couldn't believe. Adepts, Awakened, Apparitions, Aberrants..."
The All-Verse"Apart from opening my eyes to the greater universe was learning about the existence of parallel worlds. I could drop a pin and it'd cause a universe where I didn't drop a pen to spawn into existence. These universes are infinite in... potential."
The Hound - "Throughout my travels throughout other universes there's one constant; the Black Hound. This thing is the agent of death in its rawest form, acting as the grim reaper that transports the dead to the other side. He's mighty, and of all the times I've fought the thing I never even done more than drive it off. I feel like he's toying with me... that he has the power to destroy worlds. He seems more concerned with going after those who "cheat death" than anything, but worst-case scenario, never challenge or deal with the Hound. He possesses The Black Fog of Apathy... a substance that can do many things. Most importantly you need to know that it can negate your ability to feel. Which means he can negate your abstractions."
The Ancients - "I found out about the Ancients after I discovered the Hound, they're his kin... a collection of eleven twelve God-like entities that represent each color of Lux. I've encountered a hand full of them, but they each have a trait consistent with each other; they're far more powerful than anything I've ever seen. I can't even tell what they are, but they are dangerous. I can't decipher their motives but do not make deals or engage them if possible."
The Glutton - I've never seen this thing with my own two eyes but I've seen Recollection after Recollection of the slaughter. It takes the appearance of a vast ball of orange light, formed out of sparks and embers powered by emotions. It can do many things but subsumes the mind and can eat worlds. This thing... it almost brought all life to an end but it was sealed in Shimmer and eventually destroyed. Everything that has happened so far was because of it.
The Hands - "I... I don't know what to put here. This thing is the Apparition of some groper and appears as a mass of hands. Its abstraction allows it to grow hands on any surface... that it uses to grope people's backsides. Please don't let it out."
Shimmer - "Look to your left, then look to your right. Guess what? You're in Shimmer. I would advise against leaving because you may never find your way back."
The Triple Goddess & The Horned God - A pair of Apparitions that take the appearance of Pagan deities... they usually form two separate cults and gain power from them. They're, together, an insanely dangerous threat but fortunately for you all, the Horned God is sealed. The Triple Goddess cut and run before I could seal her but she's likely going to be after her counterpart. They have similar abilities; elemental control over natural elements like water, lightning, fire, earth... and they can gift their followers with knowledge or strength. On their own, they're incredibly dangerous but together they are unstoppable.
Mayor Crest - "Do not trust her."
The Swan - "The Ancient of sadness that I came across... or matter fact, I found her. I think-" The rest of the entry is awkwardly scribbled out of his journal. Seemingly recently.
The Teeth - "The first of the "Primal Fears", a group of apparitions based on humanity's basic fears. In this case, it's predation by animals, and by far it's the most powerful. A massive vaguely humanoid creature that has massive claws and has floating teeth in the face of its head. The Apparition's abilities are simple but dangerous - it's immensely strong, durable, fast, and its senses are impeccable - what makes it dangerous is that these abilities scale depending on how many people fear it at one single instance. It's to the point where it took on the Jaws at his peak... the peak where I anticipate that he was nearly as strong as the Hound."Stolen.
The Forgotten King - "The second Primal Fear... and not as dangerous as the Teeth it's still incredibly dangerous. The Forgotten King represents the fear of the unknown and darkness and takes the appearance of a smooth and nearly featureless humanoid with a red crown hovering above his head. Nearly featureless due to the needle-like claws that tip his fingers. His ability is difficult to explain, he can create constructs in shaded areas - not completely illuminated or dark - and these constructs can bypass an Emotional-Field so be extra careful when facing him... if you face him."Stolen.
The Many Eyed One - "Harmless on her own, but she's definitely a tricky one to deal with. As her name suggests she's an Apparition with many, many, different eyes and, as you may have expected, she has the ability to scry in different locations. I don't know the exact distance but she's capable of spying on many different places, from a far radius. Her reflexes are also fast enough to dodge anything that doesn't move faster than sight... or you can just think outside the box. She's fond of abscising people, so keep that in mind. "Stolen.
The Housekeeper - "A very... fickle, Apparition to deal with. In a direct fight, she's absolutely defenseless and can easily be dispatched by even the most basic of all magic users. However, in the right circumstances... she's more or less invincible. I don't know how exactly her ability works but it seems to be a form of long-ranged automatic telekinesis that fulfills a command that she sets out. In my confrontation with her (which was in a castle) she barricaded herself behind wall after wall. Moving objects and setting up traps all over the place... I don't believe she can directly injure you, but give her time and the right circumstances; you're better off leaving and reassessing. However, I've discovered her weakness: she loves cleanliness and you can use that to distract her."Stolen.
Babylon - "When I first laid eyes on her, I could tell she was a great evil in the world. I don't use that word lightly... because that's her nature. She's an Apparition that is the physical representation of all sin in her home universe and some dumbass had the great idea to shunt her into another world. All this did was make her think bigger... she has terrorized dozens of worlds in her attempts to become all-powerful and rebuild her empire of sin across all the universes. Babylon's abstraction is incredibly dangerous, as she has the ability to summon hellfire that burns far hotter and brighter than regular flames. She can also cast many, many, different curses - one that can cause you to compulsively make love to whoever you see, and other nasty things - but due to your emotional fields, you are immune to it. The Blind on the other hand doesn't have that luxury. Fortunately, I sealed her and she's staying in the mansion unless some fool lets her free."
The Fragile Goddess - "An Apparition that deemed itself a God, it's from one of the many alternate worlds out there where Apparitions have taken the appearance of Gods. This Apparition was the weakest one, hence her name, being the offspring of several larger, more powerful beings. Her intentions are benevolent, but her actions make her a threat. Her abstraction allows her to create glass on any surface, turn objects into glass, cause glass to shatter, and manipulate glass in general, but she can pass an affliction off on other people that gives them a weaker version of her abstraction. That makes her dangerous but... useful. She's staying sealed in a statue behind the mansion and I would keep her there. Unless the situation really calls for it; do not let her loose. Just be prepared for the fight of your life."
Shade - "Honor the fallen, honor the fallen, honor the fallen, honor the fallen, honor the fallen, honor the fallen, honor the fallen, honor the fallen, honor the fallen, honor the fallen, honor the fallen, honor the fallen, honor the fallen, honor the fallen, honor the fallen, honor the fallen..."
The Jaws - "The All-Verse's greatest predator and (formerly) one of the most dangerous and feared Apparitions out there. The Jaws is an Apparitioned spawned from the death of dinosaurs that used to be the guardian of a certain something before his universe was destroyed. I was probably one of the few people to survive these hunts. You couldn't beat the Jaws with brute strength alone because he could take a lot more than anyone could dish out - and he was easily strong as an Ancient. You had to outsmart him, exploit his strange line of thinking, to survive. However, the Bull erased his universe and his power began to fade. I couldn't let such a proud creature go out without a whimper, especially since I knew he was noble, kind, and benevolent deep down. I sealed him inside of a key chain, but I gave it to a friend. Now I don't know where he could be."
The Nightmare - "One of the most dangerous Apparitions out there, I've seen this thing completely wipe out entire worlds. The Nightmare is an Apparition that feasts on blood and to accomplish this, it creates The Breed. A unique brand of vampire that is a mixture of man, mosquito, and tick... they are individually physically formidable but pained individuals. They collect blood for the Nightmare and infect whoever survives and turns them into more of them. The Nightmare on its own is fragile but possesses immense telekinetic abilities, but it always flees. I don't know where the Nightmare is, it's not in my collection. You need to find the Nightmare as soon as possible and seal it, I'm begging you."
The Swarm - "This one is probably the most powerful apparition I've seen; it's a mass of several hundred different insect Apparitions that act as a unison. The Swarm has several dozen different abilities that make it near unbeatable in a direct fight - however, I found a way to seal it. By taking it apart piece by piece and sealing each Apparition in a different object I've rendered it inert. However, if it comes back together... I'm not sure if I'll be able to stop it again."
Thornton Walters - "Stop him at all costs, I am begging you."
The Rage of Dying Animals - "He used to be benevolent. He used to be good. Keep him sealed if you know what's good for you, he's his greatest ally. Also extremely dangerous as the Rage of Dying Animals can reanimate animals that have been killed and summon them from throughout the All-Verse. Which is not something you want. He has a limitless supply and he will win a battle of attrition, you can't even destroy his body as he'll just use one of the animals he'll summon. To seal him: you will have to force him out of his body and then seal him before he jumps into another one. The problem is that you'll probably have to deal with getting mauled by reanimated animals."
The Child - "The kindest and most generous being I ever meant... originally I was under the impression there were only eleven Ancients, but as it turns out there is another. They are the creator-God that are above the other Ancients... and they opened my eyes to the bigger picture."
Lihua Zhao - "Someone that got roped into all of this... she was a beautiful moral. albeit vain and prideful woman. Her abstraction, the ability to open portals in other dimensions, was crucial... She settled down in Shimmer and had some kids, I'm glad. But, I heard someone killed her, I hope it wasn't him."
Mary Roberts - "An old friend of mine from my childhood... she unfortunately died but she returned as an Apparition. She was one of Thornton's allies, but she turned against him and joined me. Mary's a very difficult one to work with, but she's a very cunning woman don't underestimate her."
The Bull - "The counterpart to the Hound... where the Hound represents death the Red Bull represents rage and vengeance. And thus his domain is the Red Lux, and he has near limitless elemental abilities, even if it prefers using fire. I've seen his rage first hand... he cannot be contained. Nor stopped. That thing... burned it all, drowned my home in rage and blood."
Farmer Hill - "It's the only place that has magic. I've vowed never to go here and neither should you."
My rifle - "My Rifle is a very useful object, it can teleport you anywhere long as you carry my blood. It'll take a bit of practice, but I know you'll get the hang of it. Take care of it. You'll need it."
The Oasis - "The most beautiful place I've seen... you must stop him from getting here."
There's a treasure trove of other information on the Extra-Normal and his adventures.
"The world of the Extra-Normal is the gateway to infinite possibilities." ____________________________________ . . . There out there exists a force, a force like no other. One that allows a person to go further beyond the limits of what is considered natural and become something more... or less, depending on how you look at it. The simplest word for it all is Magic, and it's the gateway to infinite possibilities. Magic returned in December, 2014 and has remained a closely kept secret since then - a "if you know, you know" type deal.
The collective term for it all is Extra-Normal, and there are many different types of Extra-Normal beings. Each of them gets their abilities depending on mere circumstance. Some get their abilities from a moment of powerful emotions, others inherit it, some are phantasms of the deceased or spawned from belief and emotion, and others are the result of a chance encounter with those phantasms.
Each of them has innate abilities that each of them has across the board. To begin many magical abilities are completely invisible to those who aren't Extra-Normal (Known as Blind). Only the Extra-Normal can perceive them but there are certain abilities that can be seen by all. The Extra-Normal can read the auras of things that they have a connection through walls and over distances, have a barrier around them known as an Emotional Field which protects them from each other's abilities (but some abstractions can bypass it), and can experience a Recollection, a vision of the past that is somewhat related to them.
However, these are merely sub-abilities, and every Extra-Normal being has an ability that is unique to them known as an Abstraction. Abstractions are the collective term used for a magical ability of any time and it's determined by the type of being. However, Abstractions are vast, strange, and no two abstractions are ever the same. However, abstractions are fueled and connected to the very soul and emotions of a person. If you were to take the soul out of an Extra-Normal being's body and put it in another, the abstraction would follow. Removing their emotions would remove their abstraction but an abstraction that can not only negate emotions but bypass emotional fields is extremely rare.
AWAKENED
________________________________________________________________ "Open your mind, heart, body, and soul to the universe..."
The Awakened are the most common and versatile type of Extra-Normal beings. They open their minds to the greater universe via a moment of powerful emotion, and it doesn't necessarily have to be a negative emotion. The abstraction they gain reflects them in some way or another (Such a person who desires control would get a telekinetic power or an angry person would gain pyromancery) and they have a brand on them known as a Sigil on them that denotes their ability. However, they would never get a biological or physical ability such as super strength or regeneration, they would get a spiritual, elemental or psychic one. Sigils are invisible to the Blind and the Awakened have their own set of abilities. The Awakened are capable of transferring their abstractions amongst other Awakened (or to Blind that they have a particular connection to), either wholly or bits and pieces. However, once an Awaken dies their abstraction is up for grabs.
An Awakened can have several abstractions but they can only use one at a time. In addition, they have to replicate and understand the emotions behind that abstraction in order to use it to its fullest potential... unless they're in a Collective-Awakening. Which many people Awaken at the same time and they each get a piece of everyone's ability in the Collective along with a mechanic in which their abstractions interact. A member of the Collective can use every ability at the same time. However, there's something known as a Semi-Awakening in which a person changes enough so that the finer details of their abstractions shift - while still retaining the core abilities and possibly gain or lose new sub-abilities. They won't have a shell of their former abstraction, however. Finally, there's the Subsequent-Awakening, in which, after great change, an Awakened can manifest a brand new ability to reflect them. It's possible for a Subsequent-Awakening to be a Collective.
The bread and butter of the setting and probably the most common and simplistic of the types. All I ask for is that the abstraction reflects some part of their character, I'm pretty loose about that. Just don't be lame and say something like "Likes running so has super speed". I'm thinking stuff like somebody gets the ability to launch people because they were attacked, someone with kindness gets healing, etc. The Collective-Awakening can also be interesting.
ADEPTS
_______________________________________________ "Transcend the limitations you have placed on your mind and soul."
The Adepts are a long line of people who passed down a connection to magical lights known as Luminscience granted to them by beings known as the Ancients. The Adepts are more in line with traditional wizards and mages, and they use an object known as a Channeler to cast their spells. A channeler is an object in which the Adept has an emotional connection to and it's possible to use an object that they don't have a connection to but the casting is far weaker.
Each Adept is connected to a different light known as Lux which unlocks different magical abilities, the more kinds of Lux an Adept is attached to, the less powerful they are overall. Each light of Lux corresponds with a particular emotion and when the Blind carrying Adept genes experiences that emotion they undergo a Kindling Event. A Kindling-Event is when the Blind receives a vision of their ancestors who tells them about their heritage, or alternatively a vision of the future of them using their spells. An Adept can in fact have several Kindling-Events and interact with their ancestors whenever they go through a high-stress situation. However, it's possible for a Severence to occur during one of these events. A Severence is when an Adept cuts their spiritual connection to the Lux during a Kindling Event or their ancestor severs it when they feel sufficiently disgraced.
In any case, an Adept has a collection of Spells they must learn and practice before they are able to utilize them - Adepts find it easier to learn spells that correspond with their personality. This is known as an Affinity. Older Adepts are among the most powerful due to practicing a wide range of different spells. It's possible for an Adept to seal an Apparition within their channeler for a power boost if it corresponds with their color. This will grant an increase in all the current spells, however, the Apparition inside can cause some problems. They can make the casting unstable, dangerous, and there's a risk for the Apparition to break free. There's also such a thing as Joint-Casting. It's the event where two Adepts of the same and different Lux put their minds together and cast a powerful Spell. It usually requires an emotional bond with each other and some practice in order to pull.
Red (Rage/Hatred): Elemental Lux, the most common type of Lux. The Ancient that embodies this Lux is The Bull. Examples: Fire, ice, electricity, earth, plant manipulation, and similar abilities.
Green (Happiness): Biological Lux, the second most common type of Lux. The Ancient that embodies this Lux is The Deer. Examples: Healing, shape-shifting, wing generation, etc,
Yellow (Fear/Caution): Stealth & Defensive Lux. The Ancient that embodies this Lux is The Spider. Examples: Invisibility, barrier generation/forcefields, dumbing sound down, etc.
Pink (Love/Lust): Mental & Emotional Lux, and the fourth most common type of Lux. The Ancient that embodies this Lux is The Dove. Examples: Emotion manipulation, mind control, telepathy, illusion creation, etc.
Gold (Pride): Summoning & Minion Creation Lux, the third rarest type of Lux - allows an Adept to create or summon a minion. The Ancient that embodies this Lux is The Lion. Examples include: Creating minions of choice, summoning a defeated monster, etc
Purple (Anticipation): Movement Lux, the third most common type of Lux. The Ancient that embodies this Lux is The Owl. Examples include: Teleportation, Portal Creation, telekinesis, etc
Cyan (Nostalgia): Sight & Sensory Lux. The Ancient that embodies this Lux is the Mustang. Examples include: Observing locations remotely, seeing into the past/future, enhanced vision, etc.
Orange (Courage): Infusion Lux, the ability to infuse objects and people with Extra-Normal properties. The Ancient that embodies this Lux is the Tiger. Examples: Creating a magic sword, making an object levitate, etc, etc.
Blue (Sadness): Curse-Lux, the rarest form of Lux. The ability to cast curses, but needs a stipulation to be broken - synergizes often with Black and Gold Lux. The Ancient that embodies this Lux is the Swan. Examples: Cursing someone to turn into a monster, creating a deadly illness, cursing someone to be haunted by the dead, etc
Lavender (Hope): Purification and Strengthening Lux. The Ancient that embodies this Lux is the Butterfly. Examples: Boosting other Extra-Normal beings power, removal of curses, removing diseases, etc
Black (Apathy): Necromancery Lux, the ability to manipulate the dead. The Ancient that embodies this Lux is the Hound. Examples: Creating zombie minions, manipulating apparitions and spirits, etc
Adepts are probably my second favorite out of the types so I'm biased. They're probably the most complex given how Lux n' shit works. I should note that newer adepts (aka what should be most of the cast) should only have access to three or five spells at a time - and I demand a list of spells they can cast in their abstraction section. Keep in mind the more types of Lux they have access to, the overall weaker their abilities should be. Also please run any new spells by me first.
APPARITIONS
________________________________________________________________ "They emerge from a world that shouldn't even exist."
Ghosts, Phantasms, Demons, whatever you call them, they are strange beings. Apparitions are likely the vaguest and esoteric of all the Extra-Normal beings but are among the most impactful. They are in line with ghosts as they are not comprised of flesh and blood, but instead, magic. They are beings that were created a particularly powerful emotion or belief or they're the phantasm of a deceased with strong emotion in them. The Awakened are more likely to become Apparitions just from their nature. They are powered by the same emotions/belief that created them and can grow exponentially powerful depending on how great it is.
However, on the flip side, they can fade from existence if it wanes - this is why some Apparitions are ancient in age. Apparitions can have any type of abstraction reflecting their belief or the person they once were when they passed - but their abstractions can shift in time. If an Apparition is destroyed they'll merely regenerate in time, which is why a technique known as Sealing is used to imprison them in an object. Apparitions are invisible to the Blind unless they choose to be visible.
It's simple to seal an Apparition. First one needs an object to seal them inside of, something small preferably so it can be easily hidden. Then a person has to draw sigils, or any symbol that they truly believe will seal the Apparition into the object. Then they must battle the Apparition, damage it enough, and get it to the sigils. Then they can activate the seal and trap the Apparition inside the object. Larger and other more powerful apparitions require bigger sigils to be drawn or for them to be far weaker, but all an Apparition has to do is be in the area to be sealed.
Apparitions are going to be heavily restricted for a number of reasons, you can only make an Apparition if you get permission for me. Apparitions apart of an Aberration are fully allowed.
ABERRATION
_________________________________________________ "Freak, monsters, predators, prey, Aberrations. Do not take them lightly."
Aberrations are what are considered to be "outside the lines". Aberrations are people who have had contact with the Extra-Normal and gained either a blessing or a curse from their abilities. Almost all Abberattions are created from Blind interacting with Apparitions in one way or another but there are cases of Aberrations being created from other Extra-Normals. Unlike the other types of Extra-Normals; Animals and humans alike can become Aberrations due to their strange nature. Aberrations are considered to be extra-normal beings, so they can use all of the baseline abilities, but only the Blind can become an Aberration. Due to the odd nature of the Aberrations, they are separated into five subclasses:
Affixed: Are those who have an Apparition attached to their soul and utilize their abilities. Either the Apparition uses their own abstraction or the Affixed is allowed to use it - or both.
Afflicted: A person who gained an abstraction through being cursed by an Apparition.
Agent: A person who has contact with an Apparition that has been sealed inside an object and can use their abstraction by proxy.
Adjoined: A person who has been fused with an Apparition on a physical or mental level. Is either capable of shifting into the Apparition's form, mentally combined and can use their abstraction, or is a full fusion.
Abscised: An Abscised is an Apparition that has taken over somebody's body and can use their abstraction through them. The Abscised are varying amounts of undead.
My favorite type of Extra-Normal beings. They'll require a bit of thought as you'll have to come up with how they'll become an Aberrant (mainly running into an Apparition). But with Aberrants you aren't limited by belief or personality or whatever and can come up with anything.
OTHER.BEINGS
_________________________________________________ "They live blissfully unaware of the bigger picture."
The Blind: The term used for people who do not have an Extra-Normal ability of any type. After coming in contact with the Extra-Normal enough a Blind can become One-Eye-Open and perceive the Extra-Normal.
Traveler/Counterpart: A person from one of the many strange universes out there. In proximity to their counterpart, they'll gain a mental link that'll allow them to share thoughts/memories and possibly see each other's auras.
You can be a Blind or have One-Eye-Open along with being a Traveler (If you're making a traveler run the universe they're from by me first; certain things are out the question). Just know that your character won't have an Emotional-Field and will be susceptible to the wide range of powers!
ANCIENT
_________________________________________________ "Their power eclipses whole worlds."
When the universe was born the twelve lights of Luminscience were created, and with them, they each got an embodiment. A God-Like entity that embodies that type of Lux, and eons ago they came and granted certain groups of humans access to Lux. They are the Bull (Red), the Dove (Pink), the Lion (Gold), the Deer (Green), the Spider (Yellow), the Hound (Black), the Butterfly (Lavender), the Swan (Blue), the Owl (Purple), the Tiger (Orange), the Mustang (Cyan), and the Child (White). They are extremely powerful and not even the strongest Extra-Normal can hold a candle to them. Though certain abilities can affect them (abilities that interact with magic itself), but they are few and in between. They are all infinitely strong and durable, can teleport (even to other dimensions), are capable of telepathy, can manipulate themselves near limitlessly, can warp reality, in addition to their own personal abstraction. However, in the battle against the Glutton, they heavily wounded and went in to rest and they are scattered throughout the universe. After the destruction of the old timeline and the creation of the new one, they've been awakening one by one and getting to know this new timeline. They generally stay out of the affairs of the mortals, but they can be swayed.
The Hound: The strange and mysterious Ancient of black Lux and death, but takes the shape of a black wolf as both a form that people can comprehend. The Hound is ancient and anyone who has more than the barest experience with the Extra-Normal should know about him. The Hound is there when people die and he leads them to the other side, the Extra-Normal can comprehend him. The Hound cannot be defeated through conventional or Extra-Normal means, but he's restricted by laws that stop him from taking souls freely... which he can circumvent by making deals, which are known to be in his favor most of the time. When the Hound speaks he is quite sarcastic, however despite his insurmountable power the Hound willingly holds back to make things interesting for him.
No one can play as an Ancient, they are strictly NPC.
"After turning a blind eye to the carnage going on around them for so long; they really had it coming." ____________________________________ .
Farmer Hill, Montana.
A place few people have heard of, being a small town in the middle of nowhere. However, it couldn't have been more important. Eons ago, all the magic in the universe was used to seal a powerful God-like being known as the Glutton. This thing was an incomprehensible ball of orange light that tortured countless universes and then devoured them and has feasted to the point where it was near invincible. Its rampage was brought to an end in the universe of Glint where combined forces brought the thing down and sealed it in a mountain in a different universe. That different universe is the world where the story takes place, and that mountain was Mount Ever Reaching in Farmer Hill.
It was where the Glutton lied dormant for ages upon ages - the League of Luminscience manipulated Farmer Hill to keep the citizens away from the mountain and the existence of magic a secret. However, it all changed when the seals that kept the Glutton dormant were broken by somebody's foolishness and it was allowed to feast off of what sustained it: emotions. The Glutton's first action was attacking a campsite full of people by corrupting one powerful minion and inadvertently Awakened the people that would defeat it. It tormented this group as they tried to find a way to defeat it; ultimately knocking them into a coma for a few months.
In this few months, the Glutton turned Farmer Hill upside-down - mind-controlling countless people and turning the town into a chaotic warzone. Anyone who entered Farmer Hill was enthralled as well and in this chaos; the Glutton slaughtered any Awakened or Extra-Normal beings that it could with impunity and tortured them endlessly in its domain. However, the Awakened that was put into a coma, well, awakened from it and rebelled against it. Ultimately, they engaged in one final battle against the Glutton in the mountain, and, out of desperation to escape, the Glutton broke the seals that were binding it. However, by doing this the Glutton injured itself to the point where it was eliminated and the multiverse was free from it.
However, these events were reversed as a new timeline was born from the "death" of the Glutton. A new timeline where Farmer Hill was destroyed in a catastrophic earthquake and the Awakened that the Glutton killed were resurrected. However, with the death of the Glutton, the magic was returned.
Welcome to Recollections: Magnanimous, another RP set in the supernatural horror/urban fantasy universe known as the Recollections universe. Set in a strange and unique urban-fantasy where the magic returned merely a year ago.
In Magnanimous, it's all about the Vanburen family. An illustrious family that is set in Araminta, Pennslyvania. The Vanburens were lead by their patriarch, James Vanburen, who various different children from past relations and adopted orphans and street rats out of the kindness of his heart. He was known as the world's greatest man; he was venerated by many as the kindest, self-sacrificing, generous man in the world - doing anything for his home city of Araminta. And then he died due to mysterious circumstances on Christmas day. However, a year after his death, a curse activated that would turn his children (by blood or not) into stone if they left Araminta. So now his children have to put aside their differences and solve the curse. However, James was not as great as he seemed to be as his many crimes, sins and past mistakes come back to haunt the family. It's up to them to set things right.
This story will be an urban-fantasy story that will cast a certain light on "magic" while leaving it ambiguous whether or not it's truly magic or not. The storyline will have elements of superpowers, urban fantasy, horror, and more. The primary thematic of this RP will be Idols or Magnanmity. The Vanburen family idolized James for his kindness, but they'll quickly find out that he wasn't that perfect. Tension will rise as they try to come to terms with the problems he left for the family. The secondary theme will be Secrets as every member of the family has their own secrets they've been hiding from each other - which will also have to be faced. Above all else it's thematic will be Connection, Emotion, and Memories.
RULES & NOTES
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1. First and foremost I reserve the right to reject anyone from the RP and boot them out at any time. I hate to do this and I will try to avoid it but sometimes some people are too disruptive to the RP or aren't a good fit and have to be removed.
2. Please try to be respectful towards all other players.
3. The Recollections Universe is a dark off-urban fantasy set in the real world, so it'll be relatively realistic. This means I want all characters to make sense, have a realistic (or real) faceclaim, etc. You can pretty much go crazy with any type of character of mostly any sexuality, gender, race, religion, etc, etc. Just stray away from sociopaths/psychopaths.
4. The tone of the RP will be fairly dark and brooding... not like super gritty or edgy (only a little). It'll have plenty of dark moments and probably some pretty graphic moments. However, it'll be offset by the absurdist humor inherent to the setting.
5. Please no "wip" sheets on the OOC. Post a complete sheet or don't post anything at all. If you need something looked over, feel free to private message me. Speaking of which, the character tab is for accepted characters only.
6. Keep in mind that your character can totally die. If they make the wrong move it can result in their death and I will not jeopardize the story to save them.
7. You're allowed to have as many characters as you can handle... just don't go too crazy. I'd like to keep it about three characters max per person, but if you got a real good idea I'll allow more.
8. Keep in mind that this RP isn't quite a regular superpower RP (even though you'll ignore this). It's honestly a weird blend of like thirty different genres but that's beside the point. I want the abilities in this setting to be more grounded in magic, the fantastical, and the thematic over everything. I like abilities that reflect the user in some way, but I'd appreciate seeing how you interpret it. I would prefer if you stray away from scientific abilities like gravity/magnetism manipulation, but I will allow it if you insist.
9. I intend for most of the cast to be James' children and relatives, either by blood or adoption. However, if you can provide a valid reason for an outsider to be apart of the story then I will allow it. I just want a majority of the cast to be his children.
10. I only describe the essential lore for making a character. That is because I like doing stuff from top-to-bottom, meaning I like to explore the supernatural world in-character. If you want any details about the lore for making a character please let me know.
11. The following abilities are banned: Power Replication/Negation, "instant death" powers, reality-warping, anything with "Omni" attached to it, and complete defense/indestructibility.
12. This is optional, but I can write a power for your character. It'll be a fun little thing for both of us.
13. Also, don't fill out the weaknesses/limits section of the character sheet. I'll fill that out for you!
14. This RP will strictly be "first come, first serve." Meaning I will not reserve any powers/character roles/etc, and they will go to whoever finishes their character sheet first. If there's a conflict over it, I will decide the outcome.
15. All I ask for is one post a week. If it's been a week since your last post, your character will be placed into the inactive section until they are written off (mostly by death). Please be aware that once your character is inactive they can be killed off.
16. The RP is set in late 2015, but it runs off of Ambiguous Time Period. Basically meaning the rp will have aspects from different time periods so it'd be ambiguous.
17. There are the rules that are so beaten into your head that it should be obvious.
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[/table][center][b][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oBfsNh4c_E]"...but I wish we'd met under different circumstances."[/url][/b][/center][hr][hr][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/RKmK4q0.png[/img]
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[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpOgr4s3GrE[/youtube]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/hFWozfG.png[/img][hr][hr][img]https://i.imgur.com/1efdG4h.png[/img][/center][indent][indent][indent][indent][indent][indent][indent][indent]Currently updating...[/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent][indent][/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent][table][row][/row][row][cell][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/f12910313dd47ea9cead1c314f8ab833/tumblr_ntbm31BkSa1sznb4xo3_250.gifv[/img][/cell][cell][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/fe472fa332e424f66ed2837f2eaf23c9/tumblr_ntbm31BkSa1sznb4xo4_250.gifv[/img][/cell]
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[center][b]"I'm a dominant..."[/b][/center][/table][center][hr][b][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v31J3arX5Kg]"... This is my job."[/url][/b]
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[@Oddsbod][/b][/center][/cell][cell][center][b][color=forestgreen]THE DISAPPOINTMENT CLUB[/color][/b]
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[@Dragonbud][/b][/center][/cell][cell][center][b][color=forestgreen]OTHER SCRUBS[/color][/b]
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[@silvermist1116][/b][/center][/cell][/row][/table][table][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/GXlptHc.png[/img][/center][row][/row][row][cell][center][b][color=forestgreen]SETTINGS[/color][/b]
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[b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/183613-the-tyrant-shell-universe]The Tyrant Shell Universe[/url][/b] - Mechapunk (Mecha and Cyberpunk mixed together).
[b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/183624-the-black-fall-universe]The Black Fall Universe[/url][/b] - Modern-Superhuman tale.[/center][/cell][cell][center][b][color=forestgreen]LINKS[/color][/b]
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[b][url=https://discord.gg/4FznNGS]The Collective[/url][/b] - My Discord Server.
[b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/183740-the-ghost-lounge-a-1x1-thread-thats-destined-to-go-places-bad-places]The Ghost Lounge[/url][/b] - My 1x1 Thread.
[b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/183358-the-ghost-archives]The Ghost Archives[/url][/b] - Character storage.[/center][/cell][/row][/table][table][row][/row][row][cell][img]https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/928186361494425545/93DB229F54AD7363FF943FAF9627A2056CE6A354/[/img][/cell][cell][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/wmKBNmF.png[/img][/center][/cell][cell][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/aab171d51ab0877e8cb44ef26725c12f/tumblr_mmijotYZ851spjmjdo1_r1_400.gifv[/img][/cell][/row][row][cell][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/a8b92dee73766c54e1c588067f7b05e9/tumblr_mmijotYZ851spjmjdo2_r1_400.gifv[/img][/cell][cell][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/c6db94e7f43a0116556b31237e9394cb/tumblr_oetl2fk7YA1r9ibuko1_400.gifv[/img][/cell][cell][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/d85b9d9f883fcf1e71cad4d1b5c574e2/tumblr_oetl2fk7YA1r9ibuko2_400.gifv[/img][/cell][/row][row][cell][/cell][cell][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/827528918c7f7bf2672681b30b851654/tumblr_otjspp0ccf1u0vn73o1_400.gifv[/img][/cell][cell][img][/img][/cell][/row][/table][center][b][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnvqcSKho5w]"Oh, I'm afraid we have no allies. No allies nor enemies. I love EVERYONE!"[/url][/b][/center][hr]
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