The WS Grimoire is the Earth's last hope against overpopulation. Built to become the home of over a billion people, the Grimoire is a massive ship containing multiple habitats within, called Ecospheres, complete with an artificial atmosphere and day cycle. To the untrained eye, it seems like any other place on Earth.
However, somewhere in deep space, an unexplained catastrophe occurs. Nearly every passenger aboard the Grimoire, including the faculty, vanish overnight. Every day, the ship hurls deeper into the abyss, and every day, another life-sustaining system begins to fail. The survivors must find a way to escape their doomed artificial world, and uncover the truth behind the World Ship: Grimoire.
This roleplay is a post-apocalyptic story with a twist: the inhabitants are on board a massive world-emulating ship. They must discover a way to not only survive the land around them, including predators and hostile survivors, but the ship itself before it fails and they fall victim to a corrupting system, or worse, the vacuum of space.
I'm looking for high casual, with good character development and interaction. Let me know if you're interested.
Appearance - Human: Theo is a tall youth, standing a few inches above six feet, with a thin build and light skin. His hair is a bright auburn, thick locks pulled back and away from his face in waves. His eyes are slightly tilted, narrow at the corners, and a coppery brown in color, with long, steep brows the same color as his hair. His nose is slighty thin and turned up at the tip, and his mouth is small, the corners of his lips angling down. He often wears fitting clothes of white and brown, and light runners.
Appearance - Invoked: When Theo first Invokes the power of the Amethyst, broad wings rip from his shoulder blades, covered in pale brown feathers with black tips. They typically hang limp from his back, falling over his shoulders and along the ground like a cloak. His muscles become cord-like, hard, but manoeuvrable. Further Invocation renders his pupils to slits, and heighten the redness in his eyes. Small feathers sprout along his brow and in a strip along his spine, and small talons grow on the end of his fingers.
Appearance - Shifted: Theo's preferred Shift is an abnormally large Peregrine Falcon, with ash feathers, red eyes and a hooked beak.
Abilities: When Theo Invokes, his eyesight is greatly enhanced, allowing him clear sight for several miles. His talons are razor-sharp, and his wings allow flight. His physique is slightly enhanced, as are his reflexes.
Theo is currently incapable of controlling the Wind, but that may change with training and experience.
Personality: Theo's thoughts are often lofty - his head in the clouds, some would say. This would be true in more than one sense. He often daydreams, of where his life could have went, or could go, and he usually finds himself staring at the sky. He is an adrenaline junky, seeking thrills and danger, daring himself to go where others might cower, and never turning down a challenge. He has a friendly disposition towards most, but has a competitive and somewhat jealous edge.
Biography: Theo grew up a slacker, spending most of his time doing what he wanted, when he wanted, with no thought to his future. Some time in his teenage years he dreamed of being a fighter pilot, banking through the clouds, soaring at breakneck speeds, but he never had the drive to truly acquire that goal. He lives at home with his parents, unsure of where his life might head, and often depressed, caught in a harsh reality's grip.
Abilities: Branwen has command over element of Wind and can create powerful gusts, small tornadoes and cutting winds with a powerful flap of her wings.
Personality: Branwen is ultimately a free spirit. Ideals of compassion and justice are all well and good, but the one thing she values above all others is freedom.
Biography: Once Branwen was a simple Raven, but since being risen up into a Guardian Spirit she has seen and experienced much. She has been bonded to three different Servants since her ascension.
Appearance - Invoked: In his Invoked form, Noah's torso and arms, regardless of clothing, becomes translucent and his rib cage, arm, and hand bones are visible; appearing in a flawless white color. Furthermore, two small, fleshy horns protrude from either side of his forehead. In both his human and Invoked appearances, Noah, at times, will wear a white rabbit mask. The reason as to why he wears the mask is unclear.
Appearance - Shifted: Currently, Noah employs four Shifted transformations. However, only his Wraith form appears in reality; the other three forms only appear in the illusion world created by his Wraith form.
Additionally to what is shown above, in his Wraith form, Noah's protruding spine grows into a bony tree with leafless branches and pale blue, rose-like flowers. The tree seems to emit a haunting yet beautiful faint white glow as well a sweet aroma that is almost nearly undetectable to normal people. Those who look upon this form or smell the aroma that the tree produces is, without notice, placed under Noah's illusion.
One of the forms used within Noah's illusion world, the Messenger of Death appears as an older Noah in his late teens. He is usually seen accompanied by the skeletal deer shown above; sometimes even riding atop it.
One of the forms used within Noah's illusion world, the Avatar of Death appears as a pale, sickly fawn nearing its death.
One of the forms used within Noah's illusion world, the Angel of Death appears to always be floating; surrounded by skeletal serpents.
Abilities: Noah's most prevalent ability is the power to create skeletal objects as well as living beings from shadows. Arising from a shadow, they initially appear pitch black before turning bone white. He often uses this ability to create "bone children." They appear as tiny skeletal humanoids each carrying white animal masks that, once placed onto a person's face, will allow Noah to take control of them; those who have a particular strong willpower can resist Noah's control and shatter a mask placed upon them. In his Wraith form, Noah seemingly possesses power over time but, in actuality, it's only an illusion that his skeletal tree casts. Furthermore, the tree can also cast an illusion world of Noah's design. Although it's quite difficult to break the illusion, it's not impossible.
Personality: Noah is a quiet individual and a bit of an enigma. Because of this, he is oftentimes mistaken to have a cold demeanor. He possesses an unwavering level of composure in nearly any situation and rarely acts on impulse. Noah is strikingly intelligent, way beyond the expectations a person would have for someone his age, and, despite his age, Noah usually behaves in a mature manner. Although, there are times in which a child-like curiosity will overtake him. It may not be obvious but, to those he care about, Noah treats with kindness and is always concerned for their well-being.
Biography: Noah Waker had the fortune to be born to a rather wealthy family of merchants. As a child even younger than he is now, Noah led a happy and fulfilling life. But such domestic bliss didn't last long. Noah had his first encounter with death at only the age of six when his mother died in a public incident. At such a tender age, he was forced to embrace the concept of life and death. While Noah struggled with comprehending such a tragic event, his father reacted much more drastically. He sunk himself into alcohol and completely neglected his son. Noah's care was left to the housekeepers at his father's estate. Two years later, as he gradually recovered from the loss of his wife, Noah's father decided to head overseas for work and, more importantly, to escape the place where his wife was taken from him. Now, Noah had "lost" both of his parents. Flash forward a year later to the present day, Noah leads a somber lifestyle, unaware of the events to come.
Awesome, we're narrowing down the spots that need to be filled. @TheTwistedOne still needs a partner, and I'm not sure if @HaltingBlooper is making one or two characters. Would also like to know if @AgentFallenSoul and @Days are still interested and if they would like to fill in any places. I'm fine with making another character if there is still an open spot.
As it stands, as soon as we have some CS' up we can start with those whom wish to. I'll make the first post to sort of introduce the events that will be happening.
So far we need to fill @TheTwistedOne's Canine Servant spot, @DarkFey's Avian Servant spot, and @Phobos' Wraith Servant spot. If nobody takes, are you three okay with creating your own Servants?
Saint Cero City was not a place anyone came to willingly. A product born entirely of SEC-B and Corporate, built when they came into power after The Fall, the city either owned you, or destroyed you. Surrounded on most sides by the anarchic Canals, the locals made sure nobody left in one piece, and very few entered. Those who made it in seldom ventured past Downtown, a last bastion of order for lost souls. Corporate stood tall just beyond, glowing pillars of tyranny and oppression.
A man called Grave was not there willingly. A long black cloak hid all else he might bear, its end flapping behind him as he stalked Downtown's cold, dim streets. Almond-shaped, deep brown eyes were beginning to set in hard creases, from weariness or distress or any number of other things. His black hair he kept short, but that was the only sort of maintenance it received. His mouth contorted as he sucked on a Nix pellet. He wagered it was the only thing keeping him awake at that time.
Even at this time of the afternoon, the pub called the Dying Fire was illuminated. Corporate's smog was so dense in recent decades that a glimpse of sunlight was rare. Grave removed a hand from his coat pockets to open the door and stepped inside.
It was a familiar scene. A tame song was being played on the radio above the bar. Several men were entertained by a pair of women slinking around poles, and not a single pair of eyes flickered to Grave as he stalked past. He eyed the ladies escorting some of those men upstairs, their hips swaying in an enticing spell. Those men had good money, and they squandered it on embarrassing themselves. Grave never had the heart for that. Never had the heart to touch those poor, tortured girls.
But his destination was not the upper floor, but the basement. A quick knock at a steel door in the back and it opened before him. He sidled past the hired gun watching the door and moved swiftly down the stairs. Several men and women received him, mostly smugglers and fences he had known for some time, but a hand fell on his shoulder, and he turned to see the man he was looking for.
"Good," Bones said, looking up at him. "I was thinking you had finally bit the dust and I could stop doing you favours."
Bones was a small man, and somewhat plump. Well-fed. Few could afford the clothes he wore, or suffer his patronizing smirks, but Bones was Grave's fixer, and even though he took a larger cut than he should, Bones was the only one giving out work in that shithole.
"Cut to it," Grave said. "What's the job?"
"Not yet, sir," Bones said, wiggling an outstretched finger. "You're not botching this one. You're getting a partner. Maybe knock some responsibility into your head."
Grave bit down, breaking the last of the Nix pellet to dust. He had no patience for this.
"Oh, calm down, Grave. She'll be here any minute." With that, he looked past Grave's shoulder, at the door upstairs.
<Snipped quote by Tancuras> Just wondering but what other abilities fall under Wraith's category?
There can be multiple Guardians and Servants in each family :P Wraith powers focus around possession, manipulation and stealth, with auxiliary summoning, but it's really up to you on how you specialize your character.
So like I'mma post up for the Wraith and Wraith Guardian too^^ LIke I would sooooooo totes lurvs it allllll up if someone played muh guardian, but like in another site we did this kinda pairings did this and tbh it became a furkin' NIGHTMARE!! @,@!!
Right and sooooooooo like cuz err'body became sooooo dependant on their partner to post, posting often ground to a halt. Right. so the final solution was that peeps could god-mode their partner when tooo long happened between posts. And that just killed it for most Rpers... soooo like urms yeah. Sooooo... just putting that out there.^^
Any ideas for probs like that?
I would recommend people pair up only with people they know they can depend on, but if it came down to it, an AWOL Servant or Guardian can be killed and replaced or just shoved into the background. It's up to each person to take on that risk if they feel they wish to.
[b]Name:[/b] Rhys
[b]Gender:[/b] Dude
[b]Age:[/b] Legal to drink anywhere in the world
[b]Class:[/b] Samurai
[b]Abilities:[/b]
[b]Argest Allegory - [/b]Writes a roleplay that blinds all foes because the font is too bright.
[b]Oaken Onslaught - [/b]Cleaves the horizon with an axe. Super effective against firewood.
[b]False Flight - [/b]Jumps so high it seems like flying, but only if you can't see the wire in the background.
[b]Cordial Connection - [/b]Magically connects to any WiFi access point, as long as it has no password.
<div style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><span class="bb-b">Name:</span> Rhys<br><br><span class="bb-b">Gender:</span> Dude<br><br><span class="bb-b">Age:</span> Legal to drink anywhere in the world<br><br><span class="bb-b">Class:</span> Samurai<br><br><span class="bb-b">Abilities:</span><br><br><span class="bb-b">Argest Allegory - </span>Writes a roleplay that blinds all foes because the font is too bright.<br><br><span class="bb-b">Oaken Onslaught - </span>Cleaves the horizon with an axe. Super effective against firewood.<br><br><span class="bb-b">False Flight - </span>Jumps so high it seems like flying, but only if you can't see the wire in the background.<br><br><span class="bb-b">Cordial Connection - </span>Magically connects to any WiFi access point, as long as it has no password.</div>
