The Scourge (Mature!! LSU's accepted)

[Mew Master]

The Scourge

You believe in the supernatural, don’t you? Of course you do, or else you wouldn’t be listening to me.

Have you noticed the change in the world lately? Those so-called psychics are predicting accurate events that transpire within days. Magicians are manipulating reality and it’s no sleight of hand involved.

No? Well then youngin’ look over at that statue of this city’s founder. It’s important to this whole city, possibly the state, but something’s off about it, isn’t there? You see that black line that runs up the edge of the statue. You can? Then that’s a good thing.

There are creatures out there, evil spirits, demons, vices. They’re cruel beasts that care nothing for the physical world. The world they come from is a twisted shadow of our reality, and they long for the sensations we take for granted. Because of this, they cross over. Misshapen bodies of horrific design and intent, they torture anyone and everything in their way.

There are a few good things however. They can’t leave too far from their port of entry into our world, or else they become disembodied and expire. Other people can’t see them, which saves them some mental stress and trauma. However, once inside the area of the demon’s influence, the people can see them, and this exposure starts to expand the portal’s influence and the demon’s territory.

Here’s the bad news. These portals are everywhere and they’re hard to find. Over this entire world portals are opening up and the Scourge is coming through. And even though they can’t be seen, doesn’t mean that they can’t interact with the world.

Hmm? The Scourge? Ahh yes. That name sounds familiar to you doesn’t it? They are an ancient race that crossed over between our world and theirs freely eons ago. They resembled parts of ancient mythos and were feared for their power. The fear they felt soon turned to anger and jealousy and fighting broke out. The Scourge turned on mankind, and mankind sought the aide of earthly beasts to combat the evil that they themselves had created.

Many years have passed, and mankind has forgot the tales of the past, save for vast exaggerations, and misinterpretations. The creatures that helped us were downgraded into moral stories and false demons to remind us of the Scourge that was sent back to their world. Despite our implications of those great beasts, they still dawn us with their power come the correct time. I can see the eyes of the beast in your true self, and your aura gives away the elemental path you will walk.

Now the portals are starting to open, and the Scourge is planning to return to this world and take it as they think it is their right to do so. You can see their forms. You can stand against them.

Pray you are not alone against …

THE SCOURGE

Now for the main stuff...

Name:
Age: (Preferably 16 and up)
Sex:
Description:
Personality:
History:
Element: (Element from which your character draws his or her Spells, No restrictions.)
Creature: (Type and name if wished different from Human)
Creature Description:
Angelic Appearance:
Hybrid Appearance:
Weapon: (each character has access to a mystical weapon of their choice throughout the RPG. The Weapon can only be used by the character and no one else.)
Spells: (Two spells your character will stumble upon while in a stressful situation
Relationships: (Any NPC, or other PCs, some pending approval by me and others)
Other: (Yes, other)

Creatures:

Creatures can be any type of mythical or real animal that has existed in human lore and myth, all pending my approval. I’m pretty lenient, but I’d still like to okay something or other. There can be more than one, and I’m not too restrictive on that end. Just let me know which area your creatures from and distinguish between things like Asian or Western Dragon for example. ^^U

Forms:
You have a variety of forms that after some training and good-natured dumb luck are able to access and harness your own power through the creature that you choose. The following are:

Human: Basic human with access to magical abilities and some enhances physical and mental traits.

Angelic: Angel-like with wings that vary with appearance, and main element of expertise. Your wings can appear as anything that you want, although many times they involve some aspect of your element.

Hybrid: You still retain your human shape, only your wings either are there or not, you gain claws, tails, horns, fur, and various other characteristics of your creature meshed in with your human form. Many hybrids increase in size with the addition of the extra joint and metatarsus. Normal human clothes rip and shred with changing to this form, but there are some ways to stop that from happening.

Full Breed: Your creature form is full and fore-front in all it’s legendary, ferocious, and incredible beauty. Heightened senses, claws, teeth, wings, tails, and all others are at your disposal as you let your full fury known.

Elements:

Elements are of the world and its makings. These determine what spells and attacks that characters can use, as well as having some affinity for what their creature is. This isn’t always the case, but more often than not it is. Elements are also brought forth through some part of a person’s personality, and some of what they reflect:

Fire: Passion, energy, chaos
Water: Calm, flowing, changing
Earth: Stubborn, will, intent
Air: Changing, swirling, refreshing
Light: Logic, healing, clarity
Shadow: Secrets, manipulation, clouding of thoughts
Plant: Nature, awareness,
Lightning: Impulse, action, first to move
Ice: Cold, calculating, slick
Metal: Cold, unbending, stubborn

To repeat myself, you don't have ro reserve elements or Creatures. There are too many of them running around that I think there'd be multiples of everything. LSU's are accepted, pending my approval as always.

Setting:

A fairly decent sized city of about 1 or 2 million, no name for the moment. So a city roughly the size of Manhattan Island. Schools, colleges, malls, civic centers, and various other sites of interesting measure and intrigue. (Now named ^^U)

Current Characters:

Mew Master: Denny Roth (Kíashkiklah, Fire Dragon)
Shadow Djinn: Kyoshiro Watanabi (Balthus, Wind Werewolf)
Blademaster: Ivan Faust (Zandios, Shadow Chimera)
Drusilla: Auril Haven (Erinyes, Ice Fury)
Weasel Overlord: Leucetius Daithi Íomhar (Daithi, Lightning Hippogriff)
Crystal Tears: Joey ‘Ruffles’ Ip (Tyn, Water Wyvern)
Mystic_Clown: Angelo Weiss/Veran/Poe/Nero/Sorrow/Rage/Joy/Drowzy/Beast (Fire Hydra)
Prof. JB Wolf: Saisei no Nanashi (Unknown...)
River: Kiina (Keena) Prattle (Plant Unicorn)
Mew Trainer Rose: Aliana Hurdan (Temira, Light Avistel)

Others are welcome as well...

Bartholomew (The city)
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There is much to be said for a large city. Businesses everywhere, fast food chains multiplying at other ends of town, historical places defiled by juvenile pranks. It seems to be very normal for a city of around 2 million.

The college has a reputation for getting students from around the world, and holding a few sport championships over the years. Bookstores, the low-income housing area, little mom-and-pop stores that are steadily going out of business, all reside within the boundaries. The city of Bartholomew is fairly large, even sporting a large recreational lake on the outskirts of the suburbs. International travel is frequent, and as such some parts of the city have divided into areas of certain ethnicities. Near the college is an old fashioned Japanese dojo, thrift shops line up and down several streets, and the museum is packed on most days.

This unsuspecting city however is going to experience some changes.

Near the center of the city is a circular road that encircles the statue of the city’s founder. People drive by and see the statue everyday and some get a closer look at the bronze figure. As people admire and continue on their way, something odd happens.

Along the outline of the statue’s head, a rip seems to form. It is small at first, and then grows a little bit larger. Dark purple energy slowly seeps out of this little rip. This rip isn’t very small, but it starts to get wider as a pair of claws appear and slowly begin to expand the rip to where a small red eye can be seen.

This eye overlooks the humans who cannot see it, and narrows in malicious glee before other eyes crowd around it, sneering at the physical world.

* * *

The Japanese dojo is shared by members of the college and community. It is a large building with several mats and training rooms for various martial arts practice. Outside is a large relaxation pool with giant lily pads and even larger fish. The pool sits by the edge of one of the walkways that extends further out into the garden. Trees, bushes, flowers of various types, and rock pathways litter this large park-like area.

The edge of the reflecting pool gains a certain dark glow, even as some students walk by in their gi. Another tear forms and begins to slowly spread around the edges of the pool. The fish start to avoid that edge of the pool and stay more at the opposite side. Diabolic hands start to pull the rip apart, allowing what is beyond a glimpse into the world.

* * *

Such things are happening all over the city. The lake has two rips forming at near the shoreline, a few campus rooms are gaining rips as well, dark alley trash tins, the junkyard, even a light post at one of the busiest intersections in Bartholomew. This effect is the same, the rifts are spreading, and soon they will be breached…

Everyone, you know the drill. Character info with your first post please. I’ll join in within a few days. Have a blast.

Changed Rating to Mature, mainly because I realize this is based off of Werewolf: The Forsaken, and Bleach in a few ways ^^U I don't wanna get in trouble later on also.

Current Character Stats:

Denny Roth
Unlocked Forms: None
Spells: Fireball, Energy Barrier

Kyoshiro Watanabi
Unlocked Forms: Angelic
Spells: Gale Tempo, Hurricane Crescendo, Maelstrom Shards, Tempest Thrust

Ivan Faust
Unlocked Forms: Angelic
Spells: Heat Wave, Disaster Sword (Next two spells Needed... PM me with choices)

Auril Haven
Unlocked Forms: Angelic
Spells: Ice Storm, Blizzard, Spirit Haze, Ice Mirror

Leucetius Daithi Íomhar
Unlocked Forms: Angelic
Spells: Lightning Swiftness, Thunder Bow, (Next two spells Needed... PM me with choices)

Joey ‘Ruffles’ Ip
Unlocked Forms: Angelic
Spells: Break, Pulse, (Next two spells Needed... PM me with choices)

Angelo Weiss
Unlocked Forms: None
Spells: Flame Dive, Kaboom

Kiina (Keena) Prattle
Unlocked Forms: Angelic
Spells: Nature's Fury, Life or Death, Seasonal, Pincushion

Aliana Hurdan
Unlocked Forms: None
Spells: Healing Glow, Kamaitachi

Saisei no Nanashi
Abilities: Unknown