Post by Ayla on Jan 24, 2009 10:35:43 GMT -5
The Shade
---Plot---
---Plot---
A few years ago, animal-people were discovered. There were different 'kinds' of animal-people; some could turn into their animal, while others had a specific 'power' or 'ability' that could be associated with that animal, and still others have abilities that may not 'match' with their animal. At first many people were scared of them, while some thought of them as monsters, or mutants. Many a scientist wished to study them, and things were hard for the 'animal-people'. Eventually the fuss died down, and though the majority of humans generally dislike the 'animal-people', the two are living together in a mostly peaceful way. At first the people who didn't mind the 'animal-people' so much called them kemonomimi, a Japanese word used to describe characters in anime and manga, who the 'animal-people' look much like. The humans, being lazy as they are, decided that kemonomimi was too long of a word, and so most people just call them anthros now.
Now there is a certain group of anthros who have decided to form a gang of thieves. They only allow other anthros into their gang, called The Shade. This gang has been together for quite a few years, having started not too long after anthros were no longer considered 'mutants'. This role play is about them, their gang, and their 'community'.
---Rules---
-No powerplaying or godmodding.
-You may play as an anthro or a human. Police/detective characters are also allowed.
-The Shade only allows other anthros to join.
-Members of the Shade may use their real name, or only their first name, keeping their last name a secret. They can use a nickname, or a thief name, as well. No member is obligated to give their real name or any information about their past.
-Anthros can be any animal with almost any power, but please don't go overboard. Powers can be elemental, but once again don't go overboard.
-You can have as many characters as you like, as long as you can keep track of them.
-Characters can be any age, but I don't suggest making your character twelve or sixty, as that would make it difficult for them to do thieving things.
-Romance and violence PG-13, please.
-The Shade do small things like pickpocketing during the day, and perform all of their heists at night. A portion of the money they make from stealing goes to doing things like buying food for the members, and the rest is split among those who helped to steal it, with the members receiving more or less money depending on how much they did to help, and how well they were at it.
-The Shade's hideout is located on a large plot of land in the country area about half an hour away from the edge of the city. There aren't any other farms or houses for at least half an hour, so they are mostly secluded from others. It has a large main area with some tables and chairs, where the members can talk and 'hang out' whenever they wish. There is also a small kitchen, and a bathroom, as well as a bedroom-like area where members can live at if they so wish.
-Anthros also have slightly increased agility, making it easier for them to perform 'tricks' like climbing up a pole to get to a rooftop or sneaking along wires, and dodging security lasers.
-The Shade has a ranking system. The leader has the most power, followed by the Second-in-Command, and so on. Some members also have a specific duty, like the smartest ones would help thinking of a plan, etc. If you want a specific duty or position that isn't on here, just ask me.
Leader : "Phantom"
Second-in-Command : King
Scout : (Scouts around in museums and such, looking for valuable items to steal. Also may follow some one suspicious, like if one of the members seems to be ratting the others out.)
Members : Lune
Rookies : (New, young, or inexperienced members.)
---Character Sheets---
User: (Your user name or name. Something to tell who is playing as which character.)
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Anthro: (If they are an anthro, put what animal they are. If they are not, just put None.)
Powers: (If they are an anthro.)
Class: (Eg. Shade, police/law, or none.)
Rank:
Personality: (Just a short description will do.)
Appearance: (A picture or a short description will do.)
History: (Optional.)
Other:
---Characters---
User: Ayla
Name: "Phantom"
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Anthro: Raccoon
Powers: Invisibility
Class: Shade
Rank: Leader
Personality: Phantom doesn't worry about things all that much. He can be serious when he needs to, but even then he may make a joke. He cares about all of the members of the Shade, and considers them his friends and family. Once some one does something against him or the other members of the Shade, he has a hard time trusting them again.
Appearance: 'Messy' black hair and deep blue eyes. His build isn't to small, as the heists keep him in good shape, but he isn't too muscular either. Gray raccoon ears and a large gray raccoon tail that has thick black stripes. Usually wears dark-colored clothing that is comfortable and easy to move around in.
History: Not revealed.
Other: Carries a cane with him all the time, and uses it to attack with. He holds it from the bottom instead of by the rounded part.
Phantom also lives at the Shade headquarters.
User: Nick
Name: King
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Anthro: Snake
Powers: Using the element of Poison, King is capable of increasing the toxicity of the air of an area so that a person can be either knocked out or even killed, and his fangs and claws are laced with poison as well.
Class: Shade
Rank: Second-in-Command
Personality: Although appearing frightening, King is actually one of the kindest, gentlest souls you'll ever meet, and he's very wise, having a good piece of advice for every occasion.
Appearance: i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/ngrey651/King.png
History: King will tell many stories about his past, but some stories seem to contradict themselves...and all of them are VERY strange...
Other: A fast and agile being, he's a lethal force to be reckoned with...but he makes AMAZING green tea and carries some green tea mix wherever he goes. Even people who don't normally like green tea are amazed by his tea!
User: earlyrose
Name: Eluna, nicknamed Lune, although some less nice nicknames to do with her relation to a female dog and her nasty attitude have cropped up over the years.
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Anthro: Wolf
Powers: She is unnaturally quick on her feet and lethal with a knife. If you met her in a dark alley at night you'd not get out alive.
Class: Shade
Rank: Um, quite high. She's one of the founding members, and is very loyal to Phantom.
Personality: Bitter and bloodthirsty, Lune isn't a nice companion, and she likes to fight. She's also quite territorial, and dislikes the police messing about in Shade territory. She is stubborn, but generally loyal.
Appearance: She's quite tanned, with short grey hair in a thick fringe over her amber eyes. Wolf ears poke through the hair and a bushy tail pokes from her trouser. She wears loose dark clothing, trousers and a shirt, and a belt with her particularly sharp and dangerous collection of knifes in them.
History: Lune's not the type to open up and tell anyone her history, but the general idea is that a lot of grisly murders were involved.
Other: She's not very talkative, but can assess someone's attitude easily from their body language. Also, she doesn't like being alone; she's not sociable, but a wolf sticks with it's pack. And in this pack, she'd consider herself alpha female.
User: Muramasa
Name: "Kitsune"
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Anthro: Fox
Powers: Curiosity
Class: Merc
Rank: None
Personality: Curious and likes playing with almost anything. Is really good with Locks and other mechanical devises as well.
Appearance: 5' 4". Stone colored eyes and White hair, is usually seen wearing some form of black outfit. The three tails of his are usually wrapped around him, as well as his ears back.
History: None
Other: Blind, and as such uses vibrations in the ground to "see".
User: Ayla
Name: Karla Cooper
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Anthro: None
Powers: None
Class: Police
Rank: Inspector
Personality: She is sometimes sarcastic, mostly when she's in a bad mood. She has a temper problem, and tends to take out her anger in her work.
Appearance: Shoulder-length curly black hair and orange eyes.
History: She has been chasing after the Shade, particularly Phantom, since the Shade's first major heist. They have begun to think of it almost like a game- some times Phantom will allow himself to be caught by her so that he can play around and make her angry. Karla is almost obsessed with catching the Shade and putting them behind bars, and it's because of this near-obsession that she wants to be the one to do it.
Other: She carries around a 'shock pistol'- a weapon that will fire a ball of electricity at the target, stunning them.