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Miss Flufferbutt
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As the story goes...
In 2521, Man was able to genetically engineer artificial humans in labs. We created the perfect soldiers, unable to feel emotions such as anger, love, fear, etc. The soldiers were fast, strong, and some have their own abilities. The soldiers came to be called Homunculi. There would be no more unnecessary sacrifice of valuable human life.
Things went as planned for the first decade or so. The soldiers did what they were created for; war, killing, destruction. In 2533, one malfunctioning Homunculus attacked and slaughtered a few lab techs, but was later captured and locked away for the safety of the public. What they didn't realize was that this Homunculus was carrrying an extremely toxic infection, which started infecting other Homunculi. All it took was a bite to infect others. Soon, the HCC (The Homunculus Creation Centre) was overrun with infected Homunculi, which eventually found their way out into the open world and began infecting others. Many human and Homunculus lives were lost.
It's now 2583, fifty years after the outbreak at HCC. The world mankind once knew is gone; cast into eternal darkness caused by our own hands. Towns, cities, and homes are now nothing more than rubble, abandoned and dangerous. Infected Homunculi are now the dominant species on Earth. However, some Homunculi remain untouched by the disease. They have developed more human personality traits, able to feel emotions just as any human.
The infection has also changed over the years, now able to infect humans just as it did to Homunculi, making them deadly, bloodthirsty hunters. As the infection gets worse, the human flesh and tissue begins to change and deform, making them lose their human shape and become more like monsters. They come in different shapes, sizes, and forms. They have different abilities, strengths, and weaknesses, but all are deadly and must not be underestimated if you wish to survive.
Humans and Homunculi began to despise each other for their differences, and for the Fall being the fault of the Homunculi in the eyes of the humans. Homunculi wish to be treated as equal to humans, and not like the infected, which both species fear more than anything. Humans don't want to interact with Homunculi. So the species divided up, refusing to deal with one another. Some humans and some Homunculi choose to try and survive on their own, while others know their best change for survival is with their own kind, in a group. They take shelter wherever they can.
How will you choose to survive? In a group or alone? Will you learn to accept the differences of the species or will you destroy each other on sight? Something must be done to insure the survival of one species, or both. It's your future.
Information
- Homunculi have one ability other than their enhanced physical attributes, if you so choose.
- Homunculi have extended lifespans (about 200 years) and can reproduce, so it is possible to have some from before the fall and after. They also may have small "odd" things about their appearance that a human wouldn't have, such as sharp teeth or claws or something little and useless like extreme eye colours.
- Humanity and the Homunculi do not generally get along; humans blame the Homunculi for the apocalypse and also fear their power.
- A Homunculus and a human cannot have a child.
- Obviously it's set in the future, so if you have some cool gadget you want to introduce, go ahead! Just remember, it's still a post-apocalyptic setting.
- It is possible for a Homunculus to get infected and not change, other than the domineering bloodlust. They can spread the infection. (An infected character that does change over time, though... that would be interesting.)
- The infected can look like anything you set your mind to! They are not recognizably human, however.
- Also, this is not my original roleplay. I was in it a long time ago on another site and it died. I have no way to contact the original GM, so if you happen to be her somehow, I'll take it down if you wish/give credit.
Rules
- The usual: no godmodding, powerplaying, etc.
- Oh, you should also know Iwaku's rules by now.
- For now, only one character per person. This might change, depending on how many people join.
- Your character may die. It won't be a common thing, but it may happen.
- There is no posting order.
- I don't expect everyone to post once a day, but one every couple of days seems manageable. Let us know if you have to leave (temporarily or permanently)!
- As for posting length, I don't care too much, just give us something to work off of. Shorter posters, don't be discouraged! The only thing I'm going to say is no one-liners and no bashing post lengths. Help someone grow if they want it.
- Decent grammar/spelling/whatnot would be nice.
- IC located here.
Skeletons
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Race: (Infected Homunculus, Homunculus, or human.)
Biography: (Don't worry about the length, just as long as there's something.)
Weapon:
Ability: (Homunculi only.)
Appearance:
Other: (Anything else you feel you need to add?)
Characters
Calliope
VEC
Malice Anson
Carme
Annie Beverly
Ajax
John Hemingway
Infinity
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Race: (Infected Homunculus, Homunculus, or human.)
Biography: (Don't worry about the length, just as long as there's something.)
Weapon:
Ability: (Homunculi only.)
Appearance:
Other: (Anything else you feel you need to add?)
Characters
Calliope
VEC
Malice Anson
Carme
Annie Beverly
Ajax
John Hemingway
Infinity
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