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This roleplay is about dragons and racing in a futuristic-set world. A long time ago, dragons and humans were equals, but now humans race dragons. The only problem is, a growing number of dragons are beginning to not like this state of things. There is talk of a dragon-human war. And there is somebody who wants this war to happen.

There is a legend of a human who has the power to "release the dragon." This human is called the Dragonbooster, and is a reincarnation of the very same human who ended the first dragon-human war. The only thing is, what happens if the hero is reincarnated in to separate bodies?


((To learn more about the show that this is based on, go to www.cbc.ca/dragonbooster ))


This world is much different from the childish world of CBC Kids, however. There is no good or bad, but there is murder and deceit and danger that lurks around every corner. The races themselves are dangerous. More than one rider and mount have fallen over the edge to the void below, and it is not unheard of for one racer to "accidentally" kill another with their gear.

There are many places in Dragon City that the police won't go, and you shouldn't either if you value your life. Squire's End is one of those places, as well as Old City. It's not just the thugs that you should fear, wild dragons roam the dark alleys and are just waiting for a lonesome morsel. Even tame dragons will attack unprovoked, and it's not unusual for people to die.

This city is massive and missing persons go unnoticed. You will have to deal with this as more serious events unfold.

SkieBorne is my hero.
Dragonbooster: The City

Dragon City:
There are seven different layers of Dragon City, and the city as a whole is twenty miles deep.

The levels are:
Sun City
Mid City
Work Town
Precinct
Shadowtown
Down City
Old City

Each is described below.

Sun City ?
Only around 200 years old, Sun City is a marvel to behold. Awe-inspiring towers reach out of mid city and into the sky, their designs ultra-modern, inspired by dragons, and seemingly impossible. Comprising the top mile of the twenty mile city, it is the only place to receive direct sunlight. All of the most influential citizens in Dragon City reside here as well as all of the government, corporate headquarters, university and science and technology centers in Dragon City. The very top of the Kyn Corporation spire is also located here.

Sun City is also home to the Elite Track, a racing track that twists and turns throughout the towers for literally hundreds of miles. Cradled and suspended, the track resembles ribbons draped across the roofs and supported by the shoulders of the upper city. The track doesn?t come without it perils though, and a fall from the lofty track can send you plummeting to the abandoned and lightless bottom if you?re not lucky enough to hit one of the cross streets, bridges, or ramps in the lower levels. Here is where the drama of city versus city sports is played out by professional Elite Racers who battle like modern day gladiators and inspire youths to follow in their footsteps.

Mid City ?
Situated in the level below the exclusive Sun City, Mid-town is a cramped and over-populated. Built 300 or more years ago, the vast majority of Dragon City?s citizens live within the deep shadows and crowded vertical miles. As with the rest of Dragon City, the higher you go, the more it costs and the lower you go, the less desirable it becomes. The architecture is varied and speaks of many different influences. There are also numerous shops and business areas that are incorporated into the different communties. Advertising is incredibly common, whether it be a video ad or live feed from a race, simply because Mid-City is where the consumers live and work.

Mid City is also home to the All City Racing Circuit. Teen hopefuls compete on this track in the hopes of being discovered by the powerful Elite Class Racing Teams. Nearly all City Racing takes place on the cramped side-streets and alleys with a few forays onto the Elite Style tracks. Races often go through malls, down access pipes, and various other locations in Mid-City. Racers know the route because lighted markers underfoot change colour to indicate the raceway.

Work Town ?
Existing for 500 years, Work Town is a part of Dragon City?s industrial revolution, a second age of power and commerce, long after the gold draconium power and the ancient dragon temples. Around 3 miles deep, Work Town is still alive and kicking, if extremely blue collar. Most of the workers who make a living here come from down-city and most of the kids from down-city expect to end up working somewhere on this level. Work town is the industrial centre and home to manufacturing hard goods. This is where racing gear is built, where huge factories sprawl in every direction, and where massive hydroponics farms supply the upper-city with food through a complex system of shafts and elevators. A few of the farms receive direct sunlight via a system of mirrors and light grids but for the most part, Work Town is dark and lit only by the fires of industry. Work Town also provides much of the support for Dragon City, and its appearance reflects that.


Precinct ?
Precint was built through Shadow City and Work Town as a security buffer from the lawless depths when Work Town and Mid-City were under construction. In current times, Precinct is an ultra-modern metropolis of law and order. Built within a central core of fences and barriers, it resembles a massive spider and it beats like a steady heart at the centre of Dragon City. It was tunnels and spires that radiate out to satellite stations so that Dragon City Security Forces can access any place they?re needed. Only about one mile in depth, its long reach spreads out for hundreds of miles in every direction.

Shadowtown ?
Deeper in the city and almost forgotten, Shadowtown is home to the massive magma-electric plants that fuel the entire city with non-draconium power. Nearly 1500 years in age, the plants are well maintained and the sparse but extremely dedicated population are rarely seen. The machinery itself is a blend of natural planetary heat and water. The incredible scale makes you feel as though you?re in one huge machine not beside one. The inhabitants are dirty and hardened but filled with a sense of purpose. There is no light besides the arcs of lighting and sparks created by the vast power plants.

Down City ?
Mosty abandoned and nearly 2000 years old, Down City is home to Squire?s End and the dangerous Down City Crews of Dragon City. This is also where the poor or low income families live in City controlled low-cost apartments. Down City is in perpetual night, the only light coming from the tagging done by the Down City Crews.

Three miles deep, Down City and Squire?s End are full of abandoned buildings ranging from broken power plants to palatial estates that lack any current conveniences. This mix of architecture gives Down City an air of forgotten history. The Down City Crews are oblivious to the ancient temples on which their homes are built and the temple top which houses the Down City Crew Council Chamber.

Old City ?
Only the Dragon Flares Crew, Keepers Crew, and some of the more dangerous and hidden creatures of Dragon City dare to live in the final four miles. The Temple Level houses the ancient Dragon Temples, remnants of the time when humans and dragons lived alongside each other as equals. Ancient technology, the remains of gold draconium powered devices litter the ground. Although severely damaged, pitted, and tarnished, the gold draconium works still give off an eerie glow whenever a living being passes by. Combined with what?s left of the brightly coloured tiled street that are mainly flooded, casts a flickering, shimmering light on the whole area.

Fully 3000 years old, the original Dragon City is full of mystery waiting to be discovered, hidden races of dragons, dangerous old temple ruins, and destructive forgotten dragon bone-marks.

Everyone will have a thousand dracles to begin with, and will have to acquire more gear than they have to start with by going to either Work Town or Mid Town and purchasing it with currency. You earn dracles by winning races, or by doing a job or chores or what-have-you. The numbers in brackets next to each of the gear is how much it usually costs. Gear without numbers is as of yet unknown. I'll probably make something up.

Red
Appearance: Red gear is sleek, rounded, and has lots of texture for channelling and holding heat.
Red draconium gear, because of it?s natural ability to store and release heat, makes for excellent quick use, advantage gear. Also, because of this heated quality, red draconium gear can store heat to repair broken gear of all colours.
Gear: Speed Burst(200), Forging Gear(200), Fire Grenades(300), Repair Gear(100), Heatwave Gear(300), Fireball Gear(400)

Black
Appearance: Black gear is sleek, dangerous and sharp-looking.
Black draconium gear, because of it?s energy charge mostly used for gear that enhances mind connection, controlling by guidance and intimidation and also help with the mental aspects of stealth and speed.
Gear: Psi Assist(400), Overload Pod(400), Shadow Gear(2000), Control Gear(200), Psi Gear(200), Mind Control Pod(2500)

Green
Appearance: Green gear is bulky, with lots of contact surface and leverage points.
Green gear is all about the enhancement and assisting of force. Wrestling, grappling, ramming and towing is what these mighty dragons and gear are used for.
Gear: Ramming Gear(400), Tail Hammer(200), Trapping Gear(400), Towing Gear(300), Mag Cannon(300)

Blue
Appearance: Blue gear is fluid, artful and ornate.
These martial artists of the dragon world are all about speed and balance and so is their gear. Blue draconium gear for both rider and dragon is mostly used to enhance the natural abilities of both rather than to add to any specific power.
Gear: Speed Gear(200), Dragon Star Gear(300), Balance Gear(200), Absorbtion Armour(400), Turning Gear(200)

Purple
Appearance: Purple gear is small, spiky, and loosely form-fitting.
Used for hunting and tracking, purple dragon gear is designed for herding, teaming, tricking and following. This gear is especially useful to help smaller, weaker dragons team with others in group races and deceive competitors.
Gear: Marking Gear(150), Glue Gear(200), Tracking Gear(250), Trapping Gear(200), Mag Cells(200)

Brown
Appearance: Brown gear is thick, angled and sharp.
Primary uses for tunnelling, construction and demolishing, brown draconium gear runs the gamut from tearing things down and moving through terrain to make strong foundations and holding ground.
Gear: Battle Armour(400), Entrenching Gear(200), Bashing Gear(500), All-Terrain Gear(400), Excavation Gear(250)

Orange
Appearance: Orange gear is mostly aerodynamic packages of other devices and materials.
Orange gear is designed for destruction, extreme defensive measures and random acts of vengeance and sabotage.
Gear: Mag-Burst Grenade(200), Harnessing Gear(400)

Light Blue
Appearance: Light Blue gear is smooth, flowing, and ends in sharp points.
Gear of light blue draconium is just as puzzlingly hard to categorize as the light blue dragon it comes from. Light Blue gear uses range from cooling to attack and from land to water.
Gear: Water Gear(400), Cooling Gear(200), Stun Gear(200), Traction Gear(200), Tentacle Gear(300)

Light Green
Appearance: Light Green gear is loosely form-fitting, light, and sleek.
Light green draconium gear is mostly used for devices and equipment to protect and hide. Since the best way to win a fight is sometimes a way to avoid it, light green gear maximizes your ability to stay out of the fray until the other competitors have weakened each other enough for you to succeed.
Gear: Modification Gear(200), Deactivation Gear(400), Silencing Gear(400), Deflection Armour(1000), Escape Gear(200)

White
Appearance: White gear looks like wings and parts of a jet aircraft.
Almost anything that involves speed, jumping, gliding, or being reckless is made of white draconium. It is light, highly durable, and incredibly smooth.
Gear: Rappel Gear(400), Aero Gear(200)

Turquoise
Appearance: Turquoise gear is conical and self contained.
Blinding gear consists of flash-pads on the body of the dragon that blast the area with blinding light or to illuminate dark track areas. The rider can also use a flash stick thrown into the ground as a flash booby trap or to help stun attackers and dragons.
Gear: Blinding Gear(200)

Racing
Each racing track will be X number of draconometers long, or d-metres for short. The race will be turn based, and the order of turns will be decided by when you joined. You can do one of two things each turn: Move, or attack. You can attack someone with your gear if they are within five draconometers of you, forwards or backwards. The first one at the finish line or the last one standing wins. If two or more people reach the finish line within the same round (Everyone has the same number of turns) then they do an extra X number of d-metres as a tie breaker.

You post with the number first, along with either "move" or "attack," and then, once you have the number, you go back and edit it to suit the number. If it is move, then you move the number of d-metres specified. If it is attack, then your target also has to roll. The highest number wins, and in a tie, the attacker wins. I will decide how much energy is taken from the victim if it is a hit. The attacker then gets to move the number of draconometers equal to the difference between the two.

Sample track - Twenty d-metres

S---|-----S------=---F
S: Start
F: Finish
-: One draconometer
S: Sarin, blue rider
=: Gap
|: Ramp (You jump off it, only takes up right side of track)



Race tracks will be shown here, in quote boxes. They will be updated after every turn, or whenever I'm online.