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 Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 8:27 pm
England is the country of our ancestors - as are many other countries. It is a mysterious place... full of fog and dampness. It is almost constantly raining or at least under cloud. This makes it a rather choice dwelling for those who prefer it... dark.
These creatures have many names and have always been shrowded in the deepest of mystery: are they real... or simply nightmares? There is one common word for these night-dwellers: vampires. These ghastly creaters are among us, whether we know it or not.
The city of London is bustling with life - both living and undead.
The current date of the RP is Friday, December 13th. The sun has set.
[RP was approved by Nolas]
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 8:34 pm
Navigation:
--post zero: introduction
--post one: navigation; rules
--post two: the vampires; the humans
--post three: profile application
--post four: accepted profiles
--post five: updates
Rules:
--obey all guild and Gaia rules (meaning the TOS)
--keep it all PG13
--fights are allowed, but make them reasonable and believable - not just because you "feel like it"
--cussing is fine, but... limmit it, alright? It has to go with the mood or the character
--don't make anything pointless. I hate that.
--please be literate. Typos and mispellings are fine... but try to give the posts some length; make them a pleasure to read.
--be nice. This is a given.
--in the section of the profile where it says "magic word," please type: "flibbertigebbit." If you do not, your profile will be ignored. It's not that much reading, people, and you need to know in order to be able to fit in. Remember, no matter how good the profile is, the first thing I look for is the "magic word" part. If it is ignored or the answer is wrong, I won't even bother to read the profile.
--no godmodding. If you god-mod... it defeats the purpose of RPing with oher people and nobody wants that... right? D:
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 8:39 pm
The Vampires:
Vampires have existed for ages. Eventually, their old powers have become... warped... changed. It's not all the old days of purest darkness anymore. First of all, let's get a few things straight:
Garlic can repell vampires... but not kill them.
Salt can restrict them, as can boundaries of silver and pure crystal.
Silver, salt and pure crystal may cause them pain or deform them.
Crosses, holy water, and all such things have no affect on them. That was just the church trying to gain power with the people.
Vampires may be bred... or turned.
A turned vampire can withstand extremely dim daylight (as in obstructed by a curtain or such). And born one cannot.
A born vampire typically "lives" to be around 1000 at the maximum. Turned vampires may live to perhaps 700 - longer if they are stronger.
Vampires may mate with humans, but there will be no child unless the pairing is vamp to vamp.
Vampires can heal much quicker than humans. External damage tends to disapear after a short time (several days for something major). The stronger the vampire, the quicker they heal.
Every vampire has a different sort of magic or power... Some of the typical ones, however, that vampires often have are the following: being able to fly, teleporting (only powerful vampires or those born with it), healing their own wounds, becoming invisible (only powerful vampires or those born with it).
A vampires blood is very powerful. A human who ingests it may become powerful (for a human) for a certain period of time (depending on how much blood is consumed). The stronger the vampire who's blood is taken, the stronger the person comes. Blood may be taken without turning the human.
Turning a human involves blood and sex, but each turning is different.
Over the centuries, vampires have developed different magics. These may include elemental magic (such as Earth, Fire, or Water magic - anything but Light), but all have a tint of Dark magic with them. Other powers include the ability to heal others, the ability to pass through solid objects, the ability to change one's appearance, and so on.
Vampiric healing of other's requires blood and is not White Magic. It is blood magic and verifiably Dark.
Staking still works on vampires. Maple wood works best, while pine and other evergreens are relitively week. Metal stakes are terrible and worst is plastic, if a plastic stake were ever to be made.
All vampires have a natural, not at all human grace and speed to them. However, they can mask this and "pose" as humans.
The myth of vampires not being able to be photographed is simply that: a myth. Vampires simply do not like being in photos because it is proof of their prolonged existence. [[As an example.... Well, say a pic was taken of a vamp and then 100 years later another was taken and the two "different men" looked exactly the same. It would raise suspicion.]]
NO VAMPIRE IS INVINCIBLE. Please do not give your vampire all sorts of powers. Yes, many vampires can fly. That is typical. But if I notice one or more types of powers (shape shifting, for example) is being over-used, then I will ask people not to include it.
The Humans:
Humans are such as we. They live in the common era. As of now, they typically do not believe in vampires. Those who do and who have actually met a vampire (and known they have seen vampires - plenty of people see vampires without knowing they are vampires) are usually killed within the week. If not, it is very rare.
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:01 pm
Profile Application:
Gaia Name:
Character Name:
Age:
Sex:
Race:
Magic/Powers/Element (if any):
Appearance:
Picture:
Personality:
History/Family:
Position:
Other:
Magic Word*:
RP Sample*:
* denotes that it will not be posted, but that is must be included in order to be accepted.
I can reject a profile for a number of reasons. The topmost would be if the person writing ir were not literate. Another would be if I didn't think it was given enough thought. The intro to this RP may be somewhat skimpy, but that does not mean I intend to let the roleplaying itself be poor. I will ask people to change their profiles if I feel that their characters are underdeveloped or if I don't think they understand the concept of the RP (which would be difficult because it's not really complicated or anything). If you have questions, please PM me. Do not post questions or your profile in this thread unless I ask you to (which I most likely will not).
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:02 pm
Accepted Profiles:
Gaia Name: izm
Character Name: Desi Symptum
Age: appears to be about seventeen, but in actuality is about 200
Sex: male
Race: vampire
Magic/Powers/Element (if any): His general element is of Ice (with a bit of Water). He can change his appearance at will. He can also fly and teleport. He is rather powerful, but nothing overly so. He was born with the abilities he has (except for flying, which he learned).
Appearance: He has charcoal black, short, layed hair. The back of his hair, which is the longest part, reaches about to the base of his neck with the rest of it falling in gradual layers. His bangs begin on the left side a little bit above his eyebrows and end, on the right side, about mid-nose. He is about 6' and incredibly lean. His skin is perfectly pale and his eyes are a deepest black.
Picture: x x
Personality: He is generally quiet. When he does speak, he is generally blunt and people don't like the things he says. He just doesn't at all understand the idea of sugar-coated words or letting people down easy. He has thus learned, from people's reactions, that he should just keep to himself and he is happy to do so. He's quite the little recluse. He has a bit of a temper, though.
History/Family: He was an only child... now he simply lives alone. He was turned a long time ago, but his master is dead so he remains by himself. Because he can change his appearance at will, it is easy for him to masquarade through different identities over the years so that he does not raise suspicions. He is currently an immensly popular model.
Position: seke
Other: His name means "desired"
Gaia Name: Nolas
Character Name: Marrek Welling
Age: 425 - Appears in his mid 20's
Sex: Male
Race: Vampire
Magic/Powers/Element (if any): He has the Mind Gift(ability to read/speak to people through his mind). His strongest abibility is his use of the element of fire. He's incredibly fast and rather strong. Throughout the years, he's attempted to learn the ability of flight, but thusfar, has failed in doing so.
Appearance: His most unusual feature would have to be his long, red hair which he normally keeps tied back. His eyes are a pale green. His skin is normally a pearly white, but he likes to be filled with the blood of a fresh kill to give him a warmer, more human look. He stands a little over 6' and is thin, yet very-well toned.
Picture: http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a190/Dhaundrin/mathia-SomePhotoshop-fun-1.jpg
Personality: To some he can come off as being an arrogant prat. To others, he's the perfect gentleman. He's kind, modest, and takes manners into full account. However, he can also be stern. It isn't often anger takes him. Normally very calm tempered and cool-headed. Though he won't purposely cause conflict(often), he will do nothing to stop one nor will be back down from a threat. Most insults he easily brushes off his shoulder.
History/Family: He was born a vampire into a wealthy family. For the past 300 years, he has lived mostly on his own. To avoid suspicion of his existance, he often moves from place to place. But to whatever place he went, he found amusement in entertaining humans within his house or mingling with them outside.
Position: Seke (seme in most relationships)
Other: Nothing at the moment
Gaia Name: Mie-tanuki
Character Name: Manas Walker
Age: appears to be about fifteen, but is in actuallity about 720 years old
Sex: male
Race: vampire
Magic/Powers/Element: Manas is a master vampire. Although he is not "all powerful," he is increadibly strong despite his young appearance. He can fly or telleport, whichever he prefures. His element is that of Nothingness. THis does not mean that he is not elemental... it simply means that his element is Nothing itself. He usually uses his power to make parts of himself (or his whole self) intangible. There is the typical walking through walls (and everything else) part to this... but he can also reach inside people without them feeling anything, only to rip out their hearts. (Those of you who have ever read D.Gray-man, his powers are rather like Tikki's.)
Appearance: Manas is short. Really short. He's about 5'2". His skin is almost ghostly pale, no matter how recently he has consumed blood. He was simply born that way and it has remained even through death. His hair is jet black and curly. His eyes are a vibrant blue.
Picture: old pic D:
Personality: Manas is a sour little shrimp of a vampire. He looks sweet as can be (and, in fact, although he is no longer living, he is infatuated with sweets of all kinds), but he has a terrible temper. He also holds grudges forever. And with a master vampire, forever means forever. He will quite litterally curse your descendants for however long is within his power if you ever piss him off. Manas is very touchy about his height. However, once he gets more on speaking terms with others (after the whole "you piss me off, you die" thing rolls over), he's quite... cute. He is very childish and, despite his age, naive. He is rather clueless and tends to get pulled into his own world, rather than paying attention of what goes on outside.
History/Family: Manas is a born vampire. His parents, however, both died in a great vampire dispute over some sort of prideful issue or such. Surprisingly, Manas doesn't care (but that just might be because all those of the opposing force, as well as their family, were brutally slautered). However, simpyl because his immidiate family is gone does not mean that he considers himself alone. In fact, he has an attatchment to a vampire known as Desi Symptum. What their exact relationship is is unknown.
Position: uke, duh! :B
Other: In order to keep up with Desi's growing reputation, Manas himself has become a pop star. It was quite easy for him to do, as he has always had the rather ironic gift of an angelic singing voice.
Gaia Name: Fae.Prince.Shahir
Character Name: Alexei Lucerian Demure
Age: Is what he appears to be, 17 years of age
Sex: Male
Race: Vampire
Magic/Powers/Element (if any): Flight, teleportation, and Elemental Power of Fire. He is still young and not yet a Master of his element, but he has shown some great promise. He is not powerful, but he is not weak as a newborn either.
Appearance: Alexei has short dusty white hair; it seems to have highlights of a baby blue. His eyes are the faded color of jade, but in darkness they seem to brighten like the full moon in the night sky. His skin is pale and smooth, matching his modest 5’6” slender and lean frame. He has a soft and kind face on of who would listen to your problems and be a friend right on the spot. Alexei generally wears gold earrings in each ear, with a small tip of ivory tusk, a gift from his Mother at birth. Alexei likes to wear the styles of today, tight tops and jeans or pleather pants.
Picture: (will upload if added, file is having problems )
Personality: Alexei is soft spoken and modest. He hides his wit by choosing mostly not to open his mouth. Yet when he does open up he’s kind and understanding, but sometimes he seems like he is always scheming and in a way he is. Taught to manipulate those weaker than him to his best advantage, but he doesn’t always do that. A strange little vampire he finds human fascinating at times, but isn’t dumb enough to make friends. They will die and he will live on for many years. Being sheltered didn’t really help him to be out going, but he often goes off on his own to try and become amore bouncy person. He is quick to make friends though, seeming to have little fear of anyone. Yet he does know when times are best to back down, but he stands up for what he feels is right.
History/Family: Alexei is the second child born to the Demure family. He has one older brother who wandered off on his own when he was still in diapers and his family hasn’t heard from him in years and it has fallen on him to be the example and future heir. His mother is Helena and his father Horatio. His family, like a few is made of old money, carefully manipulated as time changed and passed down to different heirs. They do not however flaunt their money and home school their children. They are proper people and act so among the other vampires, but they are not the highest of the high. Some would call them elite, but they do not call themselves so and do not presume to be better than everyone as that nearly brought utter ruin to the family in the past.
Position: Uke (Bottom)
Other: Named after Alexander the Great. His mother was fascinated by this man. He also is a master of the violin and often plays it to calm his soul and to relax.
Gaia Name: luffmeister
Character Name: Aezir
Age: 227 (18ish)
Sex: Male
Race: Born Vampire
Magic/Powers/Element (if any): None
Appearance: Long, grey violet hair that is cropped around his face and kept in a thin braid in the back. Large red eyes and fair skin, unusually short for his age as well as thin and looks slightly underfed.
Picture: http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m181/Music_Sugar/Anime guys/pic37.jpg
Personality: Has a 'Oh, yeah? Wanna prove something?' attitude. Given his small stature and childish looks he's prone to displayed his skills, or lack there of. He desperately wants someone to appreciate him for who he is, rather than the agressive, no-bullshit face he throws on for convenience. Basically, he's bullshitting everyone and wants someone to notice.
History/Family: His mother abandoned him and their father over a century ago, though it wasn't much of a surprise, she never stays with one man for too long. The fact that she didn't terminate the pregnancy showed some fondness towards his father however, Aezir is her only offspring. His father had foolishly fallen in love with her and allowed himself to be killed while hunting decades ago. Aezir has learned the hard way of growing up, how to kill, and hide from humans.
Position: Uke
Gaia Name: My_Dorebit!
Character Name: Sven Banchi
Age: Looks to be around 16, is actually 673
Sex: Male
Race: Pure Vampire
Magic/Powers/Element (if any): He is a skilled shape-shifter, and Master mage. He has dabbled a bit in elemental magic but prefers the traditional dark arts. Has also mastered Indian, African, Native American, and Asian Magic.
Appearance: Slender youth, with artist hands, a long neck, height of 5’9”, weights 128 lbs., cerulean eyes, honey blonde hair with lighter highlights, and a bright smile.
Picture: http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a39/Shukujo_Retasu/scan0006.jpg
Personality: Out amongst others he is either playful and fun-loving, or shy and meek. However, in his home or in the company of other Pure Vampires, he is cool and collected and always calculating. He has lived long and is one of the wisest having a love for literature and history. He is also powerful in dark magic for it is a passion of his. He is a Master Vampire, and therefore always invited to social events… though he hardly, if ever, attends do many of the “younger” Vampires only know his names but not what he looks like.
History/Family: He was born to one of the earlier Vampire tribes. He chose the age 16 to halt at because it was the age between innocence and sexuality, two characteristics that would make hunting easier. He lives in a relatively large mansion on the outskirts of a bog in Wales. He has the largest and oldest collection of spell books and Vampire records and he makes a point of updating it frequently.
Position: Normally uke
Other: Name means a youth, for he shall be one till the end of his days. And his favorite hobby is to collect human vampire books. Finds the romance ones highly amusing, however his all time favorite is Dracula… has a pet bat named that. Also plays the cello and Viol de Gamba.
Gaia Name: Landon Skie
Character Name: Landon Skie
Age: 19
Sex: Male
Race: Human
Magic/Powers/Element (if any): None, but rather athletic.
Appearance: Tall, lean, light blond hair, brown eyes, hourglass shape. (Michael Murray esque) Very defined muscles, very tight clothing.
Picture: xx(I prefer to leave it up to my imagination, so I can develop as I go on)
Personality: Landon is rather quiet, but can be extremely talkative when around the right people. He is not overly friendly, and he is not overly standoffish. He's very sportsy, very artsy, very intellegent. He takes pride in his body, but never does much to make himself presentable. That being said, he always looks like he'd just gotten out of a photo shoot. However shy, a look of stolidness shows in his face, showing that he is very serious, and not the type to be walked over. Despite all of these things, he is in fact a lover. He'd take a chick-flick over an action movie anyday, and anyone who knows him, knows that he cries after watching movies like "The Color Purple".
History/Family: Wealthy parents, an 'heir', and a grandfather who claimed to have psychic abilities(which he did) but was institutionalized.
Position: Not really an issue, he can do either, though he's done neither.
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:03 pm
Updates:
2/10/07-- Now open!! <3333
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Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 8:16 am
Being a vampire, Desi never felt the cold. However, the month was December, ranked with the cold drizzle of a fog, and people would stare if he walked around in nothing more than a sleeveless shirt and a pair of jeans. Anyway, besides the fact that Desi would never go around in a sleeveless shirt, he didn't want to stand out too much. He was a model... and if he was recognized, he could get mauled or something equally distasteful. Luckily, he could always shapeshift... but he prefured not to have to.
And so he arrived in the coffee shop wearing a spiff (and highly fashionable) suit-type jacket with a scarf tied round his neck rather than a tie. He had a pair of large sun glasses on, tinted a nice sort of dark caramel that faded to black at the bottom of each lens, and a faded dark-red-bordering-gray hat, which he had pulled down low to mask himself furthur. Desi lived in the shades of colors that were almost black or almost gray - and often in black and gray themselves.
Normally, the vampire never would have gone into a coffee shop. It simply wasn't something that he did... But outside, on the street, there was a certain someone whom he did not wish to find him... and the last place he would look would be the coffee shop. And so, no matter how distasteful he was of the warm, bustling areas, he stepped up to the counter and ordered a cup. The wait wasn't too long. After what seemed like moments to him (and was probably a lot longer of a time for a human), he took his order out and sat down at one corner of a cusiony, dark-brown sofa.
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Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:03 pm
Donned in a long, fur-trimmed black coat, Marrek sat amidst a small crowd, all of who seemed to be having a good time. A soft smile graced the vampires lips as a round of laughter came from the others. He sat among the humans without a sense of hunger for he had just recently had his nightly kill, giving him a sort of flushed appearance like many of those around him. He hadn't known any of these mortals until that very night, until he had ordered his coffee and sat near them. Making acquaintances with others was something that came extremely easy to him.
Feeling the warmth of the cup in his palm, Marrek brought it to his lips. Of course, he never drank. He only pretended to, just as he pretended to eat food when in public. He needed no food or drink to keep him alive. Only the blood he claimed each night.
With Desi's entrance into the coffee shop, the other vampire's eyes flitted toward him. His gaze danced with a sort of amusement while taking in his appearance. Or should he say, lack of appearance, noting he couldn't see hardly an inch of the other that wasn't covered up. It didn't help the case that he sat alone in a corner of the shop either. Marrek just couldn't understand why anyone would want such isolation.
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Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:55 pm
Desi leaned back in his plush seat, tactufully sitting at an angle that would give him a rather nice view of the much too fogged window (despite the distance and the density of the people), while those outside would be unable to see him. Which was exactly what he wanted. He took a fake-sip of the coffee (of course, none of the vile liquid would come even near to his lips) and, after a moment's hesitation took his sun glasses off. It simply wasn't sensible to wear such accessories inside. It looked dumb -- and it stood out. Especially because it was night time. And yet, Desi tended to wear sun glasses almost constantly. It was probably some sort of securtiy issue, which he would, naturally, never admit because that simply wasn't cool -- and a model, especially and undead one, had to show a flawless face to the public.
But wearing sunglasses inside at night time stood out -- it made him look like he was somebody (which, admitedly, he was) and at the moment, what he really needed to do was blend.
All this and more was filtering through the vampire's mind as he kept his eyes fixed on the window. However, it was that moment when he noticed, out the corner of his eye, that someone was looking at him - and it didn't seem to be merely a passing glance. Desi's eyes flicked up the other in that lightning speed that was oh so credited to his race. One corner of his mouth curled up just barely - to show he wasn't completely hostile but that he would be indifferent if the other were to try and strike up conversation - before he took another mock-sip from his drink.
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 7:45 am
With a quirk of his own already-existing smile, Marrek's eyes glided away from the other. The simple way he moved gave him a very relaxed yet remainingly poised air about him. As if he had all the time in the world to waste away, which, not so ironically, he did. Even while his gaze was absent from Desi, he connected slightly with his mind. Not to speak to him or attempt to read his thoughts, but perhaps as some form of greeting, to affirm to the other that he was, indeed, a vampire.
And as those minutes passed by -what would seem like seconds to the Blood-Drinkers- Marrek finally stood and offered a polite farewell to the humans. But leaving wasn't what he exactly planned to do.
Instead of heading for the door, Marrek moved straight over toward Desi, his cup held in an elegant manner in both hands. It was just his usual habit to approach people, really, that drove him to the other. Especially to those who seemed to want isolation. Those often prooved to provide the best source of amusement. But why seek isolation in any such public place unless it's really company that person is looking for? Or at least such was Marrek's thinking.
"Ridden in these shadows surely cannot do you any justice, my friend," he said in a soft voice just below the crowd's volume, but he was sure Desi would have no problem hearing him. He leaned his back against the window pane, cradling his remainingly warm cup in his palms. "Haven't you enough darkness under the night sky?"
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 3:35 pm
Desi's stature was the pure epitome of an apathetic lounging. As the other came near, he made no move to show that he had noticed -- but, of course, he had. However, as the flame-haired vampire spoke, Desi raised a hand and slowly removed his red-bordering-gray cap in a movement that was so undeniably graceful... and yet languid. Desi always seemed to have that rather bored air around him. He set the cap down on his knee and shook his head slightly to dislodge the ebony locks that had fallen there -- a motion that sent the rest of his hair in a whisk whisk motion that just screamed model.
"It would seem that way, yes.... However, the wonders of flourescent lighting leave almost no space subject to the stars," he replied, that same, slight smile in place on his lips. Desi's voice was... subtle. There was really no other word to describe it. It wasn't exactly deep... and it wasn't high-pitched or annoying... It was very... fluid -- rather like one might think flowing syrup might sound like, if it were a voice.
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 6:36 pm
Impressive, was the first thing to come to the red-heads mind once the hat was removed. Whether he was thinking in a sardonic manner or not was impossible to tell. But nevertheless, even if Marrek was thinking in sarcastics, he couldn't deny the other male's beauty. Lucky he had lived such a long life, seeing with it many magnificent features. Otherwise, he would have been taken far too aback by his appearance. That same face he had seen countless times in magazines and on the television.
With these managed emotions, Marrek offered another soft smile, running the fingers of a single hand absently along the rim of his cup. "Ah, the stars you say?" he repeated. "Pardon me if I bring with me an unwanted light. I'll try to refrain myself from asking for autographs."
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