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茨木童子の百鬼夜行
Ibaraki-doji no Hyakki Yagyo
The Night Parade of Ibaraki-doji
Every year, one of the four most powerful yokai, Nurarihyon, would lead the grand Hyakki Yagyo throughout the lands. This great march of a hundred different demons would occur at night. It was not reccomended to get in their way, as there were tales than humans who got whisked away. They have a reputation for fighting other yokai in grand battles for what they refer to as 'honour and justice' for humans and yokai alike.
One fine day, Ibaraki-doji, an oni with a reputation of being the second-hand oni of the one of the four most powerful yet evil yokai, Shuten-doji, decided to join the Hyakki Yagyo, much to the dismay of many. However, Nurarihyon let her partake.
After many years, Nurarihyon passed his position of leader of the Hyakki Yagyo to Ibaraki-doji, much to everyone's shock. After a few months, he disappeared, leaving Ibaraki-doji to lead the clan by herself.
Unfortunately for our new leader, the clan is not very fond of her, and thus it is her job to show that she is worthy of being leader! With new threats and wacky adventures, she knows that she must lead the clan well...
How will she fare?
Arc 0 - Prologue
Basically, this will be where I include the various advantages and disadvantages of certain 'Types'. I will include more later on.
Yokai
+Superhuman Strength
+Can tell if a human is a human or disguised yokai
+Long-lived
-Vulnerable to exorcisms
Tsukumogami
+As Yokai, they have all the stated traits of yokai unless otherwise stated
+Capable of camouflaging in their yokai form
+Immune to things that exclusively affect organic beings
Human
~Ummm... nothing special
Faerie
+Immune to Fairy Dust
+Long-lived
+Stronger in forested environments
-Cannot lie, but can twist their words
-Cream makes them drunk
Yokai
+Superhuman Strength
+Can tell if a human is a human or disguised yokai
+Long-lived
-Vulnerable to exorcisms
Tsukumogami
+As Yokai, they have all the stated traits of yokai unless otherwise stated
+Capable of camouflaging in their yokai form
+Immune to things that exclusively affect organic beings
Human
~Ummm... nothing special
Faerie
+Immune to Fairy Dust
+Long-lived
+Stronger in forested environments
-Cannot lie, but can twist their words
-Cream makes them drunk
Before you create clans, ask permission first. I am very likely to decline, though.
Ask before creating characters directly based off one-of-a-kind legends, such as Tamamo-no-Mae and Sutoku-Tennou. Naming your characters after such, however, is allowed in other circumstances. This is mainly to prevent conflicts with planned plot ideas.
Usual Iwaku rules.
While your choice of species is limited depending on your clan, I will allow each clan leader to judge any exceptions with valid reasons. Too many 'exceptions' on the other hand would defeat the purpose. And please be logical. A yokai, especially a 'demonic' one, joining the Tsuchimikado clan is pure suicide.
This RP occurs in modern day Japan.
I won't limit your species choice THAT much, but please, don't go overboard. I know mythical beasts can do cray cray things like shoot time-crumbling laserbeams as their natural abilities but don't go too far.
Include height in metres and centimetres.
There is no limit for characters, however, you must ensure that you will be capable of controlling them.
You cannot create more than one Hyakki Yagyo character [TEMPORARY RULE]
Avoid having two or more high-ranking positions if you're using multiple characters.
Have fun!
Name: Duh. If you're an Eastern yokai, have an Eastern name.
Gender: Obviously.
Type: Yokai, Human or Others? If possible, you could specify 'others', such as inserting 'Faerie' or 'Demon'.
Race: If yokai or others, please do state.
Age: In human years please.
Appearance: How do you look? If you have multiple forms, feel free to display them. If you use a picture, I would prefer an animesque picture
Powers/Abilities: What skills and abilities do you possess?
Weapons: What weapons do you wield?
Noteworthy Possessions: Optional.
Clan: You can choose, or you can choose to be neutral/bystander
Position in Clan: Needless to say.
Clan Emblem: Only if you are leader.
Personality: How does your character act?
History: Your past.
Others: Anything else that doesn't fit up there?
Gender: Obviously.
Type: Yokai, Human or Others? If possible, you could specify 'others', such as inserting 'Faerie' or 'Demon'.
Race: If yokai or others, please do state.
Age: In human years please.
Appearance: How do you look? If you have multiple forms, feel free to display them. If you use a picture, I would prefer an animesque picture
Powers/Abilities: What skills and abilities do you possess?
Weapons: What weapons do you wield?
Noteworthy Possessions: Optional.
Clan: You can choose, or you can choose to be neutral/bystander
Position in Clan: Needless to say.
Clan Emblem: Only if you are leader.
Personality: How does your character act?
History: Your past.
Others: Anything else that doesn't fit up there?
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{slide=Hyakki Yagyo|center}
Transliterates to 'Night Parade of a Hundred Demons', this clan is filled with yokai and beings from all over Asia, primarily Japanese soil and seas. They protect the good from evil, yokai and humans alike. This great clan was once lead by Nurarihyon, and is now lead by the oni Ibaraki-doji, much to everyone's dismay. Their new leader must prove herself worthy, and initiate her own Hyakki Yagyo as evidence of her worth.
Their current headquarters is located in Chiba.
[stabs=bcenter|750x200]
{slide=Leader|center}The highest rank of all, and will call tend to call most, if not all of the shots.
Ibaraki-doji{/slide}
{slide=Second-in-Command|center}When the leader isn't around, they will take charge.
Azamuki no Kitsune
{/slide}
{slide=Generals|center}In the Hyakki Yagyo, there are 3. They command lower-ranking members.
Enenra
Ikitsuki Nyx
{/slide}
{slide=Hyakki Yagyo Warrior|center}They're mostly great at fighting.
Regina
{/slide}
{slide=Support|center}Medics, scouts, and various non-combat but rather helpful roles come here.
Matsuda Mito
{/slide}
[/stabs]{/slide}
{slide=Tsuchimikado Clan|center}
Human only. Lead by the grand onmyoji bloodline, the Tsuchimikados, these guys exorcise yokai that invade their cities on a daily basis via onmyoji arts, or onmyodo, keeping the districts sparkly clean. They are not fond of yokai of many kinds, and depending on the situation, will either be against or cooperating with the Hyakki Yagyo.
Their current headquarters is scattered across Tokyo.
[stabs=bcenter|750x200]
{slide=Leader|center}The highest rank of all, and will call tend to call most, if not all of the shots. Can summon up to 5 main combat Shikigami.
Tsuchimikado Satomi{/slide}
{slide=Second-in-Command|center}When the leader isn't around, they will take charge. Can summon up to 3 main combat Shikigami.
{/slide}
{slide=Generals|center}In the Tsuchimikado Clan, there are 3. They command lower-ranking members. Can summon up to 3 main combat Shikigami.
{/slide}
{slide=Combat Exorcist|center}Combat Exorcists are great at casting a wide variety of talismans and summoning a good deal of familiars. While weaker than Generals, they are definitely a force to be reckoned with, if well-experienced. Can summon up to 2 main combat Shikigami.
{/slide}
{slide=Support|center}Medics, scouts, and various non-combat but rather helpful roles come here. They may indirectly help in combat, too. Can summon up to 1 main combat Shikigami.
幸
{/slide}
[/stabs]{/slide}
{slide=Court III|center}
A faction fully consisting of a heavy plumage of magical beings from the West, all of which are referred to as Faeries. The real deal, these are beings from Celtic, Irish and Welsh legends. They claim to be neither Seelie nor Unseelie, although some Faerie Races observed among them are usually associated with either faction. Their primary goal - to transform Japan, and eventually the whole of Asia, into forests, the ideal environment of Faeries.
Their current headquarters is found in Edogawa, where it takes the form of a European-style Mansion.
They will not be properly introduced until Arc 2. As such, until Arc 2 begins, all characters in this faction must be inactive.
[stabs=bcenter|750x200]
{slide=Faerie King/Queen|center}The highest rank of all, and will call tend to call most, if not all of the shots.
Aislin Callaghan{/slide}
{slide=Second-in-Command|center}When the leader isn't around, they will take charge.
{/slide}
{slide=Generals|center}Court III has 4 generals - an Undine, a Gnome, a Sylpheed and a Salamander. They command lower-ranking members.
{/slide}
{slide=Faerie Knight|center}They're mostly great at fighting in more direct combat situations.
Gan Ceann
{/slide}
{slide=Faerie Mage|center}Same role as Faerie Knights, but they are better at spellcasting.
{/slide}
{slide=Support|center}Medics, scouts, and various non-combat but rather helpful roles come here. They may indirectly partake in combat, too.
{/slide}
[/stabs]
{/slide}
{slide=Non-affiliated Characters|center}
I will only allow one for every five other characters in this Roleplay.
These characters are not affiliated with any of the factions in the RP.{/slide}
[/stabs]
{slide=Hyakki Yagyo|center}
Transliterates to 'Night Parade of a Hundred Demons', this clan is filled with yokai and beings from all over Asia, primarily Japanese soil and seas. They protect the good from evil, yokai and humans alike. This great clan was once lead by Nurarihyon, and is now lead by the oni Ibaraki-doji, much to everyone's dismay. Their new leader must prove herself worthy, and initiate her own Hyakki Yagyo as evidence of her worth.
Their current headquarters is located in Chiba.
[stabs=bcenter|750x200]
{slide=Leader|center}The highest rank of all, and will call tend to call most, if not all of the shots.
Ibaraki-doji{/slide}
{slide=Second-in-Command|center}When the leader isn't around, they will take charge.
Azamuki no Kitsune
{/slide}
{slide=Generals|center}In the Hyakki Yagyo, there are 3. They command lower-ranking members.
Enenra
Ikitsuki Nyx
{/slide}
{slide=Hyakki Yagyo Warrior|center}They're mostly great at fighting.
Regina
{/slide}
{slide=Support|center}Medics, scouts, and various non-combat but rather helpful roles come here.
Matsuda Mito
{/slide}
[/stabs]{/slide}
{slide=Tsuchimikado Clan|center}
Human only. Lead by the grand onmyoji bloodline, the Tsuchimikados, these guys exorcise yokai that invade their cities on a daily basis via onmyoji arts, or onmyodo, keeping the districts sparkly clean. They are not fond of yokai of many kinds, and depending on the situation, will either be against or cooperating with the Hyakki Yagyo.
Their current headquarters is scattered across Tokyo.
[stabs=bcenter|750x200]
{slide=Leader|center}The highest rank of all, and will call tend to call most, if not all of the shots. Can summon up to 5 main combat Shikigami.
Tsuchimikado Satomi{/slide}
{slide=Second-in-Command|center}When the leader isn't around, they will take charge. Can summon up to 3 main combat Shikigami.
{/slide}
{slide=Generals|center}In the Tsuchimikado Clan, there are 3. They command lower-ranking members. Can summon up to 3 main combat Shikigami.
{/slide}
{slide=Combat Exorcist|center}Combat Exorcists are great at casting a wide variety of talismans and summoning a good deal of familiars. While weaker than Generals, they are definitely a force to be reckoned with, if well-experienced. Can summon up to 2 main combat Shikigami.
{/slide}
{slide=Support|center}Medics, scouts, and various non-combat but rather helpful roles come here. They may indirectly help in combat, too. Can summon up to 1 main combat Shikigami.
幸
{/slide}
[/stabs]{/slide}
{slide=Court III|center}
A faction fully consisting of a heavy plumage of magical beings from the West, all of which are referred to as Faeries. The real deal, these are beings from Celtic, Irish and Welsh legends. They claim to be neither Seelie nor Unseelie, although some Faerie Races observed among them are usually associated with either faction. Their primary goal - to transform Japan, and eventually the whole of Asia, into forests, the ideal environment of Faeries.
Their current headquarters is found in Edogawa, where it takes the form of a European-style Mansion.
They will not be properly introduced until Arc 2. As such, until Arc 2 begins, all characters in this faction must be inactive.
[stabs=bcenter|750x200]
{slide=Faerie King/Queen|center}The highest rank of all, and will call tend to call most, if not all of the shots.
Aislin Callaghan{/slide}
{slide=Second-in-Command|center}When the leader isn't around, they will take charge.
{/slide}
{slide=Generals|center}Court III has 4 generals - an Undine, a Gnome, a Sylpheed and a Salamander. They command lower-ranking members.
{/slide}
{slide=Faerie Knight|center}They're mostly great at fighting in more direct combat situations.
Gan Ceann
{/slide}
{slide=Faerie Mage|center}Same role as Faerie Knights, but they are better at spellcasting.
{/slide}
{slide=Support|center}Medics, scouts, and various non-combat but rather helpful roles come here. They may indirectly partake in combat, too.
{/slide}
[/stabs]
{/slide}
{slide=Non-affiliated Characters|center}
I will only allow one for every five other characters in this Roleplay.
These characters are not affiliated with any of the factions in the RP.{/slide}
[/stabs]