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Veil
Jul 31, 2007 22:01:31 GMT -6
Post by Aleu on Jul 31, 2007 22:01:31 GMT -6
"Did you know that there's two worlds: one above, and one below?" The pale, green-haired girl swings a leg idly over the side of the skyscraper on which she sits. She turns her eyes away from you and peers downwards over the edge. Following her gaze, you see the building stretch down, and then abruptly end in a solid wall of blackness. "No one above knows anything about the ones below. No one below knows anything about the ones above." She stands up and spins slowly on the very edge of the building, arms spread and face turned towards the gray clouds above. "Nor does anyone know who built these towers, nor why the black Veil splits into the Below and the Above." She drops her arms and faces you again. "A bit of a puzzle, no? It's just the way things are." She stops her monologue for now, and casts an eye over your surroundings. Around you stretch an endless series of flat rooftops, covered in gravel, small metal structures, and the black flakes falling from the sky. No two are the same height: some are low enough to nearly touch the Veil, others pierce the gray clouds above. A myriad collection of ladders connect the high and the low, and rickety bridges spread between the far apart. "It falls every day, you know," she says, catching a few black specks in her hand. "The ash, I mean. They call it lith." She turned her hand over, letting the black ash slide off and onto the ground. "It gets everywhere and sticks to living things, like people or the creatures that roam around here." She catches the look in your eyes, and grins a little, amused. "There's more than a bit of strange fauna up here. But it's not really them you have to watch out for." She steps closer, balancing easily upon the edge. The smile on her face has an air of menace, and you see a touch of madness glow in the kaleidoscope of color in her eyes. "It's those like me." She vanishes from sight, and you catch a glimpse of her green hair as she falls, then fades, into the Veil. Logistics: This RP will be... kinda more... I don't know! Less fantasy and rolling grasslands than you're used to, I suppose. ^ ^ Just post what character you will be using if you've already got an approved one, or post up a character sheet with the official template. HISTORY SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED. The only reason you should have a history is to explain some anomaly in your character, such as Serene and her wings. In that case, please feel free to ask here ^ ^ I will be using Serene. :3 Feel excuse me if the writing is a little off, it's midnight here xD Setting is about the same as the normal world: dragons and such aren't hanging around but the creatures that do sneak around aren't exactly what you'd call normal either.
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Veil
Aug 1, 2007 8:39:46 GMT -6
Post by Presea Combatir on Aug 1, 2007 8:39:46 GMT -6
If I manage to finish FFX by tomorrow, I'll join. XD I'm so determined to finish it.
I'm determined to finish a RP with Senith, too. :> He's cuddly. And he needs a char sheet. *spaz*
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Veil
Aug 1, 2007 15:01:11 GMT -6
Post by Tornack Telion on Aug 1, 2007 15:01:11 GMT -6
Do you mean one of the ones in the Tales Official RP? If so I have a new character.
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Veil
Aug 1, 2007 17:59:10 GMT -6
Post by Aleu on Aug 1, 2007 17:59:10 GMT -6
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Veil
Aug 2, 2007 10:00:54 GMT -6
Post by Presea Combatir on Aug 2, 2007 10:00:54 GMT -6
I might be back to edit later. >_O Cei's calling for me to use him, too. He has a sheet in the official thread, though. Name: Senith Tasel Race: Angel Age: 17 Gender: Male Class: Summoner Appearance: Senith has light blue hair that drops down just below his chin. His bangs fall over a pair of navy blue goggles on his head and barely over his eyes, which are a golden yellow. He has a faded blue coat with a sky blue hood over a plain white shirt and gloves a shade of blue that matches the fabric of his coat. His pants are a normal dark blue. Two silver mechanical winglets sprout off his back where regular wings would be. They're crafted out of a special steel with magic cast on them so they never rust. Sorta pic: i73.photobucket.com/albums/i201/LilP-Chan999/seeenith.jpgNeeds blue hair and winglets, though. Personality: One second Senith's thinking about how his clothes could use a good washing, and the next his mind's wandered to what he should eat for lunch. Senith has a short attention span, but has a good head on his shoulders and can think quick on his feet. He's clever, carefree, naïve, sociable, and curious to a fault. He has a whimsical way of thinking and gets emotional easily over the smallest things. He trusts others, perhaps too much at times, but in turn is a faithful person who always comes through. He thinks of others before himself, likes helping others, and does things for the greater good. However, he's usually blind to the faults of people and is easily manipulated by others. He likes connecting with his surroundings and people and feels most at home and secure with his friends and/or family. Fighting Style: Senith keeps off the frontlines and fights with the summons he calls from cards. He also has a scythe, mainly used for defense when enemies get too close. It doesn't do much damage though, because Senith wasn't built for melee fighting. His speed isn't fast, but he has two mechanical winglets (that appear heavy, but aren't) on his back he can use to fly, and leaves this as a last resort in battles, because it takes a lot out of his frail body. He doesn't move much on the battlefield and lets enemies come to him. Skills and talents: He had to steal stuff from people when he was little to make a living, so he can pick locks. He gives off this 'you can trust me' vibe. Inventory: Scythe, cards to summon with, goggles
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Veil
Aug 4, 2007 9:39:47 GMT -6
Post by Tornack Telion on Aug 4, 2007 9:39:47 GMT -6
Okay Aleu, tell me if this is okay. Name: Karra Telion Race: Half-Elf Age: 16 Gender: Female Class: Ranger. Like the one in FE without the horse. Appearance Karra is average as to her size. She is 5' 7" and weighs 135 lbs. She has long reddish-brownish hair that goes down to her mid-back. Her eyes are a blueish color, a little paler than sapphire. She has a white T-shirt on with a brown jacket over it. She is also wearing tan pants that cover the top of her tan boots. She also has a dragon medallion around her neck that can be seen underneath her jacket, a quiver of arrows around her left shoulder, a bow, and a thin blade at her waist. Ari's picture of her with her wolf Tiarra, but in this picture she has angel wings. img172.imageshack.us/img172/3744/angelgl8.jpgPersonality: Karra enjoys being around people she already know, but when someone new comes into the picture, she may at first feel uncomfortable around them. She is always looking for something new to do, but not someone new to meet. If you already know her, then she'll be one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. She even tries to be nice around people new to her. She is usually optimistic and is always looking for the best in people. She rarely has a temper and wants everybody to get along. She doesn't like violence, but will use it if necessary. Fighting Style: Karra usually uses a bow to fight enemies and prefers to attack from a distance, but if needed, she will use the thin blade at her waist to attack close-up enemies. She's vulnerable to close-up attacks because she is fairly new to using a blade, but aerial attacks she can easily avoid. Skills & Talents: She likes to sing and has a pretty good singing voice, but doesn't like other people to hear her sing. She is also an okay cook. Inventory: Thin blade, bow, quiver of arrows, spices for cooking, dragon pendant given to her by her brother Tornack. I was also wondering if I could use her wolf Tiarra in this as well. Tell me if I can. EDIT: Took out wings and such. EDITEDIT: Took out herbs.
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Veil
Aug 4, 2007 14:13:33 GMT -6
Post by Shiori Ailill on Aug 4, 2007 14:13:33 GMT -6
Oooh me like... I have absolutely know idea for a character though >_>U
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Veil
Aug 8, 2007 21:52:43 GMT -6
Post by Aleu on Aug 8, 2007 21:52:43 GMT -6
P you're good. Tornack, no dragons. The setting is basically the same as the normal world :< Shiori Please hurry! This'll start before next Tuesday, and the next entry point won't be for a while!
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Veil
Aug 9, 2007 14:12:00 GMT -6
Post by Presea Combatir on Aug 9, 2007 14:12:00 GMT -6
No dragons? I'm guessing that Cei shouldn't have his wings, then. XD
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Veil
Aug 9, 2007 15:08:08 GMT -6
Post by Aleu on Aug 9, 2007 15:08:08 GMT -6
Cei can have his wings if you want to try and figure out some kind of logical backstory. Gmail me and we'll talk 'kay? xD
The setting is basically like this:
The world consists of nothing but the top half or quarter of buildings. People live here and grow some small plants, but because of near total cloud cover, they don't get very big or healthy. The total population is very small, concentrated in little towns that span over about ten rooftops. They're generally pretty far apart.
Animals run around, but they're corrupted versions of normal creatures. No normal animals exist.
Magic exists, but not magical/mythical creatures.
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Veil
Aug 12, 2007 0:19:34 GMT -6
Post by Omio on Aug 12, 2007 0:19:34 GMT -6
:/ Not sure about this one... School may be in 4 weeks, but by then, this RP's probably done... Most likely dead, but possibly complete-complete.
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Veil
Aug 12, 2007 8:54:36 GMT -6
Post by Aleu on Aug 12, 2007 8:54:36 GMT -6
What are you talking about? D<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< This RP is not dead by any stretch of the imagination. I was in New Orleans so didn't have internet. I said it'll start before Tuesday.
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Veil
Aug 13, 2007 20:40:35 GMT -6
Post by Aleu on Aug 13, 2007 20:40:35 GMT -6
Hey guys, just a heads up, but try and keep up with the RP (provided that I do as well, of course xP). This is something I'm kinda excited about since I know which direction I'm going to take it in ^ ^
Here's a bit more stuff I just thought might be good to know. If anything ever confuses you, this can serve as a reference for whatever you need ^ ^. This'll be added to as time goes on. Please ask whatever questions you have here as well :3
New stuff is in bold!
General:
Time is measured in five units: the stroke, the spin, the dark whirl (or just "whirl"), the ring, and great ring. There are one hundred strokes to the spin, one hundred spins to the whirl, one hundred whirls to the ring, and one hundred rings to the great ring. A stroke is about 3 seconds. In terms of measurement relative to what we're familiar with, the closest I can come up with is:
Stroke ~= 3 seconds Spin ~= 5 minutes Whirl ~= 8 hours (the time one individual spends asleep) Ring ~= 1 month Great Ring ~= 8 years
Date is measured with 3 numbers. Whirl/Ring/Great Ring. Each number except for the Great Ring is between 0 and 100. The current date is 87/97/11. No one knows exactly what 0/0/0 was.
Units are length are the hand (~10cm), wal (200 hand to the wal), and verst (500 wal to the verst). As a reference, 1 wal ~= 2 metres, and 1 verst ~= 1 kilometre.
The center of the "world" is an enormous tower, that stands more than a hundred wal high, including the spire. Its surface is scorched all over, earning its name: the "Black Line." Location is measured in "rings." These are imaginary concentric circles with their center at the Black Line, and each circle's radius is one verst longer than the previous. They're numbered from 1 to 30, with everything past Ring 30 being unexplored. It's assumed that the buildings do end somewhere, and guesses put the number at somewhere around Ring 50. Location is given as a ring number with a plus or minus. Plus means on the further side from the Line, minus on the closer side, with the number being the ring that your location is closest to. This is followed by a clock time: Twelve o'clock designates north, 3 o'clock east, and so on.
On almost every building, there is a line etched into the roof which indicates its relative location.
The home of our characters, the settlement of Ellus, is 13-, 10:00.
Geography:
There is some ambient lighting, which peeks through the gray clouds above. It simply filters through as a kind of dull glow, as the cloud cover never breaks.
As I said, the world consists of only the tops of buildings, which range from almost level with the Veil to more than a hundred wal high. All of them are badly burned, but have very little actual damage to the structure. Some of these look like they used to have writing on them, but it's either been scorched away, knocked off, or otherwise unreadable.
The buildings do have doors, but if one is opened, all that is visible inside is a black mist, like that of the Veil.
The lith falling from the sky is non-toxic, but can only be removed with fire, or by touching it with a stone marked with the name of a dead person (this is called a "deadstone"), and his or her date of death. After treatment by either method, the affected lith never sticks again.
Characters:
All the characters are assumed to be members of the same "town" of Ellus. Ellus is one of the larger towns, spread across at least fifteen different rooftops and including at least a thousand people.
Within the larger towns are craftsmen are artisans, who work with whatever bits and pieces of buildings they can find to make tools and weapons to fend off the animals. They only create melee weapons. Pistols and other firearms are sometimes found on rooftops, but this is extremely rare. Only two such cases have ever been documented.
The people of the city are all given jobs, which are shifted bi-weekly. Hunters, Cleaners, and Messenger are but a few of the myriad functions that each townsman is expected to be able to carry out.
Food generally comes in the form of animals roaming the rooftops, whose meat is lethally toxic unless cooked at high temperatures. Some people claim that these creatures can move through the Veil, but this has not been confirmed.
There are no plants.
Technology and Magic:
There is no advanced technology nor electricity. Some fusions of magic and tech exist, however (see below)
Magic is a limited art, being a fairly recent discovery (no more than five Great Rings ago). However, human ingenuity propelled it along rather quickly, and spells are generally myriad and moderately powerful. (Think of it as like progressed along to the level of "Fire 2" or "Fira.")
Transformational magic is available though very buggy. It's hideously difficult to make it work reliably (this is what happened to Serene).
Magitech is allowed on a steampunk-ish level. Stuff like Senith's mechanical wings are examples of what is allowed (and relatively common, as many rooftops are far out of reach). However, robots, computers, and such are not permissible :3
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Veil
Aug 14, 2007 14:52:27 GMT -6
Post by Omio on Aug 14, 2007 14:52:27 GMT -6
What are you talking about? D<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< This RP is not dead by any stretch of the imagination. I was in New Orleans so didn't have internet. I said it'll start before Tuesday. I'll clarify... :/ Not sure about this one... School may be in 4 weeks, but by then, this RP's probably done... Most likely dead, but possibly complete-complete. So, I won't bother joining.
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Veil
Aug 15, 2007 0:57:02 GMT -6
Post by Shiori Ailill on Aug 15, 2007 0:57:02 GMT -6
Mm... me still interested, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to join. I got accepted to a nearby 4-year university and I need to get everything together for that... all in less than a week 'cause classes start next Monday @_@
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