- Invitation Status
- Posting Speed
- 1-3 posts per day
- Writing Levels
- Intermediate
- Adept
- Preferred Character Gender
- Female
- Genres
- Fantasy, Modern Fantasy
Foreword:
This RP will be a great work, with several chapters and spanning a long period of time. While I am not going to demand a high posting rate, I will ask for dedication. In exchange, I promise you a gripping and thoroughly interesting story and as many fantastic plot twists as you desire (but a small enough number that they're still good :P). I do not want to enforce post quality rules, and you can rest assured that no one is going to criticise you if you're not writing 3 or 4 paragraphs. Hell, a lot of the time I only do 1 myself!
Now then, without further ado, let me explain the setting!
The Setting:
Aberrations:
Earth is filled with things known as "Aberrations". These are anything that differs from the norm - Aegen, Yougen and much more. Residents of the normal world (besides a select few), are incapable of seeing or experiencing aberrations and instead simply have to deal with the side effects. These side effects tend to be explained as natural disasters, to prevent suspicion. Some become conspiracy theories, but little more.
Aegen are the most common Aberrations. These are physical manifestations of human emotion, either positive or negative, although they are all unpredictable and thus potentially dangerous. They tend to be quite weak, and the strongest in recorded history was still an easy job for a Rank 2 Exterminator. Unfortunately, they are incredibly frequent - they outnumber humans 5 to 1, although most are so weak they can barely scratch people.
Yougen are more problematic. These are their own entities and originally thought to have been born from a specific desire to do unbelievable harm (on the scale of genocides). Unlike Aegen, Yougen can be as intelligent, or more intelligent than humans and are capable of reproducing. Many Yougen are the descendants of historic wars, and events that have become fairy tales over the ages (such as the Pied Piper of Hamelin). The weakest Yougen are still a match for Rank 2 Exterminators, and the strongest known Yougen killed three Rank 5 before disappearing unscathed.
Half-Yougen are phenomenally rare, but arise through the breeding of a Yougen and a Human. Only 6 have been known to exist in all history. They are usually humans who possess some kind of Yougen ability. The only exception to this was Werewolf, who was primarily Yougen with some human features.
'Touched' are humans who have gained Aegen-like abilities. Unlike Half-Yougen, Touched are not born with their abilities - instead, they receive them after birth. This happens most often through what would be a tragic death. It is rare, and it is unknown exactly how it works, but should someone die in a particularly terrible fashion, they may be able to avoid death, gaining a second chance at life with a few newfound privileges. They are much more physically capable than humans - faster, stronger and more resilient, and they have their potential unlocked - they gain what is known rather uncreatively as an "Aegis". Exactly which Aegis you receive is dependent upon how you would have died, for example, a particularly common one is Inferno, which requires you almost burn to death. Since the deaths have to be much more tragic than usual, most people that do become touched do so during infancy. Aegis abilities are initially very weak, little more than creating a few cinders, though through training they can rival legendary Yougen.
The Exterminators:
This is an organisation of Touched who make it their job to defeat Aegen and Yougen. The organisation has existed since the dawn of civilisation, though since the world managed to exist until that point, Touched must have been dealing with Aegen long before cultivated land. This RP will revolve around Goetia, the British branch of the Exterminators.
Genite:
Genite is a strange metallic item that can be considered the corpses of Aberrations. When an Aberration is killed, it disintegrates and becomes a piece of Genite of varying weight and purity. The heavier and purer the Genite, the more valuable it is. Genite is a very useful resource as it possesses faint Aegen abilities without the need for a Touched. As such, it can be crafted into enchanted weapons and armour, and has many applications in normal society too (sold to constructors, engineers and scientists as a natural platinum alloy). By selling Genite to dealers within the organisation, many Exterminators are able to go without need for other employment (and without paying tax, too!) The least valuable piece ever sold went for 57 pence, while the most valuable ever sold went for £320,000. The average for a moderate strength Yougen is around £150 though.
The Plot:
It is 1974, and for the past 80-ish years, Britain has been pretty much free of Yougen. Such a long period of only Aegen activity has seen powerful Exterminators move abroad in search of more valuable prey, while those staying home have become complacent. Numbers have diminished, as has quality, to the point where it takes several hours for the institute to defeat a pesky morsel of an Aegen that the old Goetia would have dealt with in an hour, tops. While these peaceful times were a good thing, they're soon to come to an end: recently, an infamous Yougen known as Ratten has reappeared for the first time in 230 years. Ratten is highly deceptive and very difficult to find, let alone kill, and Goetia has called in foreign allies to deal with it.
Now, this wouldn't be so noteworthy by itself - Yougen appear and disappear all the time. The problem here though is that Ratten, who has always been murderous in previous incarnations, has not killed a single person so far. Instead, it seems to be touring museums and vaults. Is it looking for something? This is the first time a devilish Yougen has shown an interest in things other than causing panic, so the Exterminators are very concerned.
This RP will document Chapter One of the tale of Aberrations. It shall explore the true nature of Ratten, although it serves mainly to introduce the plot. Thus, it shall be a relatively short chapter. To compensate, though, Chapter Two is going to lead directly on from Chapter one, and will not need a new signups, so it will essentially just be the same RP continued.
The Rules:
Now, while I'm not keen on extensive rules - they feel a bit restrictive (and it's a pain to try and think of everything that might need rules :P) - there are a couple of regulations I will need to enforce:
1. I'd like you to have some activity on the OOC thread. While I'm not going to have posting limits or deadlines for the In Character, I am going to ask that you make at least one post a week on the OOC thread, so that I know you're still with us. If you're going away for a few weeks, that's fine, just tell me first so we're not left hanging!
2. Please try to make active posts in the In Character. Every post should advance the story in some way, or it should leave opportunity for other characters to advance the story. If you can't think of anything to post, why not have your character start interaction with another character who seems to be out of ideas? Since this chapter will involve figuring out Ratten's goals and movements, maybe "So, Jim, have any thoughts about where Ratten might go next?".
Character Rules:
As with the roleplay rules, I don't like implementing character restrictions either, but some will be necessary here too:
1. Please do not use real images for your profiles. Everything else is fine - anime, drawings, digital art, even written descriptions.
2. I'm afraid I won't be accepting characters unless they demonstrate some kind of maturity. This doesn't mean I'll necessarily deny children (because many children can be mature) - just that childish, naive characters wouldn't get sent to deal with something as powerful as Ratten.
3. As for Aegis(es?), anything goes - as long as you can come up with a way to die that involves that ability. This is possible even when it seems difficult, just think of it as a fun challenge! For example, someone whose Aegis allows them to boost physical aptitude might have died from a steroid overdose, while someone who can affect memories might have died during a brain operation.
4. Now, while I used Memory as an example in 3, please note that I will not be accepting any kind of telepathic ability - mind reading, emotion reading, memory reading etc. I don't like these abilities; they have the potential to ruin RPs if used recklessly, and I don't want to give anyone that potential. Plus, even if you did make a telepath, so many characters would be immune to it in this RP that it would be incredibly frustrating having such an ability.
So, without further ado, let there be -
Character Sheets!
If you leave the underscore in and type after it, then only delete it after filling in the CS, it'll make formatting easier since you won't need to keep clicking the Bold button. Feel free to reformat the CS as you like, although please use only one image of the character (I find profiles with 4 or 5 images difficult to read. They're also a pain to load for anyone with slow internet)
Character Sheet:
(picture here, unless written description)
Name: _
Age: _
Gender: _
Personality: _
Strengths: _
Weaknesses (3+): _(Please note, non-physical weaknesses will not be accepted - so things like "addicted to cookies" or "Grandma Edith" will not be accepted)
Aegis: _
Aegis Description: _
Aegis Restrictions: _(For example, maybe a lightning manipulator needs to carry around batteries, and can't use it without them?)
Age of Near-Death: _
Method of Near-Death: _
Rest of Backstory: _
This RP will be a great work, with several chapters and spanning a long period of time. While I am not going to demand a high posting rate, I will ask for dedication. In exchange, I promise you a gripping and thoroughly interesting story and as many fantastic plot twists as you desire (but a small enough number that they're still good :P). I do not want to enforce post quality rules, and you can rest assured that no one is going to criticise you if you're not writing 3 or 4 paragraphs. Hell, a lot of the time I only do 1 myself!
Now then, without further ado, let me explain the setting!
The Setting:
Aberrations:
Earth is filled with things known as "Aberrations". These are anything that differs from the norm - Aegen, Yougen and much more. Residents of the normal world (besides a select few), are incapable of seeing or experiencing aberrations and instead simply have to deal with the side effects. These side effects tend to be explained as natural disasters, to prevent suspicion. Some become conspiracy theories, but little more.
Aegen are the most common Aberrations. These are physical manifestations of human emotion, either positive or negative, although they are all unpredictable and thus potentially dangerous. They tend to be quite weak, and the strongest in recorded history was still an easy job for a Rank 2 Exterminator. Unfortunately, they are incredibly frequent - they outnumber humans 5 to 1, although most are so weak they can barely scratch people.
Yougen are more problematic. These are their own entities and originally thought to have been born from a specific desire to do unbelievable harm (on the scale of genocides). Unlike Aegen, Yougen can be as intelligent, or more intelligent than humans and are capable of reproducing. Many Yougen are the descendants of historic wars, and events that have become fairy tales over the ages (such as the Pied Piper of Hamelin). The weakest Yougen are still a match for Rank 2 Exterminators, and the strongest known Yougen killed three Rank 5 before disappearing unscathed.
Half-Yougen are phenomenally rare, but arise through the breeding of a Yougen and a Human. Only 6 have been known to exist in all history. They are usually humans who possess some kind of Yougen ability. The only exception to this was Werewolf, who was primarily Yougen with some human features.
'Touched' are humans who have gained Aegen-like abilities. Unlike Half-Yougen, Touched are not born with their abilities - instead, they receive them after birth. This happens most often through what would be a tragic death. It is rare, and it is unknown exactly how it works, but should someone die in a particularly terrible fashion, they may be able to avoid death, gaining a second chance at life with a few newfound privileges. They are much more physically capable than humans - faster, stronger and more resilient, and they have their potential unlocked - they gain what is known rather uncreatively as an "Aegis". Exactly which Aegis you receive is dependent upon how you would have died, for example, a particularly common one is Inferno, which requires you almost burn to death. Since the deaths have to be much more tragic than usual, most people that do become touched do so during infancy. Aegis abilities are initially very weak, little more than creating a few cinders, though through training they can rival legendary Yougen.
The Exterminators:
This is an organisation of Touched who make it their job to defeat Aegen and Yougen. The organisation has existed since the dawn of civilisation, though since the world managed to exist until that point, Touched must have been dealing with Aegen long before cultivated land. This RP will revolve around Goetia, the British branch of the Exterminators.
Genite:
Genite is a strange metallic item that can be considered the corpses of Aberrations. When an Aberration is killed, it disintegrates and becomes a piece of Genite of varying weight and purity. The heavier and purer the Genite, the more valuable it is. Genite is a very useful resource as it possesses faint Aegen abilities without the need for a Touched. As such, it can be crafted into enchanted weapons and armour, and has many applications in normal society too (sold to constructors, engineers and scientists as a natural platinum alloy). By selling Genite to dealers within the organisation, many Exterminators are able to go without need for other employment (and without paying tax, too!) The least valuable piece ever sold went for 57 pence, while the most valuable ever sold went for £320,000. The average for a moderate strength Yougen is around £150 though.
The Plot:
It is 1974, and for the past 80-ish years, Britain has been pretty much free of Yougen. Such a long period of only Aegen activity has seen powerful Exterminators move abroad in search of more valuable prey, while those staying home have become complacent. Numbers have diminished, as has quality, to the point where it takes several hours for the institute to defeat a pesky morsel of an Aegen that the old Goetia would have dealt with in an hour, tops. While these peaceful times were a good thing, they're soon to come to an end: recently, an infamous Yougen known as Ratten has reappeared for the first time in 230 years. Ratten is highly deceptive and very difficult to find, let alone kill, and Goetia has called in foreign allies to deal with it.
Now, this wouldn't be so noteworthy by itself - Yougen appear and disappear all the time. The problem here though is that Ratten, who has always been murderous in previous incarnations, has not killed a single person so far. Instead, it seems to be touring museums and vaults. Is it looking for something? This is the first time a devilish Yougen has shown an interest in things other than causing panic, so the Exterminators are very concerned.
This RP will document Chapter One of the tale of Aberrations. It shall explore the true nature of Ratten, although it serves mainly to introduce the plot. Thus, it shall be a relatively short chapter. To compensate, though, Chapter Two is going to lead directly on from Chapter one, and will not need a new signups, so it will essentially just be the same RP continued.
The Rules:
Now, while I'm not keen on extensive rules - they feel a bit restrictive (and it's a pain to try and think of everything that might need rules :P) - there are a couple of regulations I will need to enforce:
1. I'd like you to have some activity on the OOC thread. While I'm not going to have posting limits or deadlines for the In Character, I am going to ask that you make at least one post a week on the OOC thread, so that I know you're still with us. If you're going away for a few weeks, that's fine, just tell me first so we're not left hanging!
2. Please try to make active posts in the In Character. Every post should advance the story in some way, or it should leave opportunity for other characters to advance the story. If you can't think of anything to post, why not have your character start interaction with another character who seems to be out of ideas? Since this chapter will involve figuring out Ratten's goals and movements, maybe "So, Jim, have any thoughts about where Ratten might go next?".
Character Rules:
As with the roleplay rules, I don't like implementing character restrictions either, but some will be necessary here too:
1. Please do not use real images for your profiles. Everything else is fine - anime, drawings, digital art, even written descriptions.
2. I'm afraid I won't be accepting characters unless they demonstrate some kind of maturity. This doesn't mean I'll necessarily deny children (because many children can be mature) - just that childish, naive characters wouldn't get sent to deal with something as powerful as Ratten.
3. As for Aegis(es?), anything goes - as long as you can come up with a way to die that involves that ability. This is possible even when it seems difficult, just think of it as a fun challenge! For example, someone whose Aegis allows them to boost physical aptitude might have died from a steroid overdose, while someone who can affect memories might have died during a brain operation.
4. Now, while I used Memory as an example in 3, please note that I will not be accepting any kind of telepathic ability - mind reading, emotion reading, memory reading etc. I don't like these abilities; they have the potential to ruin RPs if used recklessly, and I don't want to give anyone that potential. Plus, even if you did make a telepath, so many characters would be immune to it in this RP that it would be incredibly frustrating having such an ability.
So, without further ado, let there be -
Character Sheets!
If you leave the underscore in and type after it, then only delete it after filling in the CS, it'll make formatting easier since you won't need to keep clicking the Bold button. Feel free to reformat the CS as you like, although please use only one image of the character (I find profiles with 4 or 5 images difficult to read. They're also a pain to load for anyone with slow internet)
Character Sheet:
(picture here, unless written description)
Name: _
Age: _
Gender: _
Personality: _
Strengths: _
Weaknesses (3+): _(Please note, non-physical weaknesses will not be accepted - so things like "addicted to cookies" or "Grandma Edith" will not be accepted)
Aegis: _
Aegis Description: _
Aegis Restrictions: _(For example, maybe a lightning manipulator needs to carry around batteries, and can't use it without them?)
Age of Near-Death: _
Method of Near-Death: _
Rest of Backstory: _
