FRACTURE - A SOLDIER RPG [sign ups]

[Weasel Overlord]

FrAcTuRe

A HolyLightning Production

brought to you by the fractured brains of Weasel and Crystal

The man was quiet, sitting almost entirely alone on the train that was making its way to sector six. His nerves were shot, and mind tired. Exhaustion brought on a couple of strange sensations, the most prominent being regret, paranoia, and anger. Slowly he sat up. His stomach twisted into knots when he saw the first stop coming. Why was he afraid? It wasn’t like he had anything to live for any more, ShinRa had made sure of that. His wife had conveniently disappeared after her public announcement of her distaste for the super-power, and his children soon after. Was he to be next? No, he would make sure of that. If he was going to disappear, he would do so with meaning, with justification.

The train slowed and came to a halt, and he got off. His chest was heavy and his heart sore. How he wished with all his heart things could’ve been different; maybe if Maria had just kept quiet, if his children had believed him that she had went on vacation… He wouldn’t be doing this; he wouldn’t have left Midgar to…

Oh well, it didn’t matter now. There was crowd in front of him, gathered in front of a man announcing the successes of ShinRa. So many people clapped and cheered, others just seemed to be half-listening, probably waiting for a train. Did the announcer really believe what he was going on about? Did he truly know anything about the dark company that took people and families away when they had a different opinion? Slowly, the distraught man, barely able to hold his composure, slid up through the crowd so he could clearly see the one supporting the monstrous industry.

His name was Ren.

He had a wife, and three children.

That day in the train station, he ceased to exist.

But he had “died” four months earlier, when his family had disappeared without a trace. So he didn’t care that the bomb strapped to his chest killed thousands, and rocked the surrounding sectors.

Ren was not the first to give his life to weaken ShinRa.

And he would not be the last.

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“Sir the new sensors on the trains and border crossings have been successfully installed.”
The office was quiet; the ticking of the clock was all that dared make a sound after that voice had spoken. The blinds over the windows were drawn and standing in each corner were tough, intimidating people.

“Good.”

“They’ve already stopped ten infiltrators.”

“… Ten?”

“Yes sir.” The man talking bowed his head as the chair swivelled around. “All had explosives equal to the power of the Sector 6 bombing.”

“War…”

“P-pardon sir?”

The man, far older than the one reporting the information, stared at the assistant with cold, calculating eyes before rising to his feet. His suit was clean and crisp, a lovely white that contrasted with the dark tones of the office.

“They want war, whoever these terrorists are…” The man tapped the ashes from his cigar. “Eventually they’ll reveal themselves; it’s only a matter of time…” He snapped his fingers.

“We’ll increase the intake in the SOLDIER project.”

“Sir?”

“When they opt for war, we’ll be ready… Do you remember that suggestion a while ago? About the Academy?”

“Yes, you said it was-“

“I wasn’t aware,” he interrupted the assistant who was about to mistakenly make his boss look like a moron. “That there was a faction intending to wage war. Proceed with the plans.”

“Yes sir.”

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Alright peons! Here’s how this jig goes. This here’s a SOLDIER RPG. This means it’s set in the FFVII world - although it’s AU. It will draw from the entire FFVII Compilation canon, but probably most heavily from Crisis Core.

Essentially, Fracture is a school RPG, but with a difference! Yes indeed! You are a member of SOLDIER, drafted in to serve as reinforcements for the ever-raging war between ShinRa and Avalanche. Your options for characters are as such;

SOLDIER Third Class: Third Class is where the new recruits begin. There are unlimited places for Third Class characters, unlike the two higher ones. Third Class characters are allowed one status materia and two elemental ones, all basic stage, and one basic weapon - nothing too fancy please, you’re all drafted in soldiers, there wouldn’t be any room for your own special, super uber weapon. That’s for the Firsts. Thirds are given one basic level summon materia when they start, for their summon training - they can have 4 materia altogether, 5 including the obligatory Cure.
Uniform is mostly black - blue trim and cape, etc. for Thirds.

SOLDIER Second Class: SOLDIERs who have passed their test and advanced to the next level of their training. We are allowing a set number of Second Class characters; five in total. Second Class characters get two status materia and three elemental materia (one of these can be the non-elementals if so wished) at the second stage. Their weapons have more freedom - a slight amount of customisation is allowed - and they can dual wield if they choose. Second Class characters are also given one second level summon materia, as well as their basic from Third Class - they therefore are allowed a total of 7 materia, 8 including the obligatory Cure.
Same black uniform, but with red trim etc. for Seconds.

SOLDIER First Class: The highest class of SOLDIERs. First Class characters are your teachers and squad leaders - they carry out all orders given from the higher-ups and expect unflinching loyalty from all those below them. There are three spaces for First Class characters, all together. First Class characters start with their choice of Hell Element materia (any of the three, or all three if they want) and any of the other Elemental, Status or Summons, and an original weapon of their choice. Firsts can therefore have, technically, as many materia as they want.
Firsts get green trim to their uniforms, if they choose to wear them.

With regards to the Cure materia section - all SOLDIER characters can choose one to start with, basic level, and then gain more as the RPG progresses. It’d be nice if we had a mixture, so that the mission parties have a spread - you know, so that someone has Esuna, someone has Haste, etc. On all missions, characters can choose their own clothing.

Uniform is similar to this, only without the skirts for women. Equality in SOLDIER! They have those capes, only they’re wrapped more about the neck, generally. See Class for what colour capes, etc. are.

Your characters begin on their first day at SOLDIER - classes, training etc. commence right away after orientation, which takes up the first half of the day.

If anyone wants to be something outside of a SOLDIER member, or just to bend the rules a little, then PM/IM either me or Crystal Tears and we’ll discuss your options and whether we think it’s viable. If there’s a lot of demand, we can open up a few more slots for Seconds and Firsts, too.

Materia Choice List & Information

Elements
Fire/Blizzard/Thunder - Fira/Blizzara/Thundara - Firaga/Blizzaga/Thundaga
Hell Firaga/Hell Blizzaga/Hell Thundaga
Quake - Quakega
Gravity - Graviga

Statuses
Poison
Sleep/Silence/Death
Drain/Osmose
Confuse/Beserk
Haste/Slow/Stop

Cures
Esuna - Esunaga
Dispel - Dispelga
Cure – Cura – Curaga - Full Cure
Regen – Life - Full Life
Shell/Protect - Wall [basically Shell + Protect]

Non-Elementals (ie: the Big Three, lol)
Flare - Comet - Ultima

Summons - Basic
Ifrit - Fire
Shiva - Ice
Quetzacoatl - Lightning
Carbuncle - Non-Elemental

Summons - Second Level
Odin - Dark
Bahamut - Holy
Leviathan - Water

Summons - Advanced
Bahamut Fury - Non-Elemental
Bahamut SIN - Dark
Phoenix - Fire/Holy

We're not big on rules, but we do have two major ones that everyone has to follow, or fear character death;

1) No Godding. Overpowered characters will be rejected.
2) No posts under 500 words. It gets really annoying if every post a person does is two paragraphs long.

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Reserves

Third Class
- Nola [played by CC]
- Lyra Ralen [played by Samchu]
- Hagar [played by Bear]
- Eden [played by Kuro Espeon]
- Gil [played by WO]

Second Class
- Finn [played by CT]
- Kite [played by CC]
- Kassie [played by UC]
- Becki


First Class
- Ashlynn [played by CT]
- Creed [Played by WO]
- Mathias [Played by River]

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Name: Sort of obvious. Nothing overly fantasy, plx. FFVII universe is sort of realistic/gritty
Age: REASONABLE AGES PLX. No way in hell would a 15 year old be allowed to join SOLDIER.
Sex: Yes please?
Class: First, Second, or Third. Or just stick agreed alternatives here.
Appearance: Durr. No random anime hair colours or anything stupid. And enough description so that we actually know what they look like, plx. None of this “blue eyes brown hair” lark.
Personality: Durr again.
Materia: See the Class Descriptions for allowed materia - PM yours hosts if you want somet different
Weapon: Same as Materia, really.
Relationships: Keystone of an RPG. Have some.
Other: No stabbing?

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Weaslor’s Charrie

Name: Creed (SHUT UP at least I didn’t just copy/pasta Angeal)
Age: 34
Sex: Male
Class: First
Appearance: Creed is tall - around, oh, 6’5”, and rather heavily muscled, but not so much that he looks like a brick shithouse. His eyes are piercingly hazel, with mako-blue hints, and a pretty intense stare going on. He has much facial foliage, including beard and sideburns (bugger grips, har har) and large eyebrows. Creed’s hair is shaved short and military, like the proverbial brush - only it’s soft and nice to rub. XD It’s such a dark brown it could be called black, and there’s roughly an inch of it. His hair joins the beard/sideburns all the way. He has a habit of raising one eyebrow quizzically, and a quirk to his mouth that occasionally looks like he’s annoyed about something.
His uniform is a black turtleneck tank top over the top of a forest green shirt; baggyish green pants, and heavy duty black boots. Over the top he wears a huge black greatcoat. He won’t be parted from this coat, even if the weather’s stupidly hot, and he fights in it as if it’s not there. No hindrance at all.
He has a series of scars all over his body from battles long past - one a diagonal slash across his left eye (he can still see out of it, though), a series of small notches up both forearms, and a large, cross-shaped one all across his back that he refuses to talk about to anyone who may ask.
I’m now going to be cheeky and unoriginal and show you a picture of what Creed sort of looks like, in the face/build etc. Not exactly the same - nor is he the same character as Victor.
[phwoar] [and again]
Personality: Creed doesn’t, well, talk much. He’s economical with his words, and always prefers to say what he means in as little as possible. Creed isn’t his real name, but you’ll be damned if you can get that information out of him. He loves a fight, and his energy is almost boundless. He practices weaponry for two hours every day, and is completely devoted to his teaching and SOLDIER. You’d be forgiven for thinking he was your usual ShinRa dog, because he’s not quick to mouth off his opinions on any subject - but though he may give off an air of not being a thinker, Creed has a quick mind. He’s far from slow.
Creed is a stubborn bastard. If he believes in something, he will defend it to the end, but that’s not to say he’s not open to persuasion - you just have to be very VERY good at it. Creed is the teacher of Combat and Weaponry in SOLDIER - therefore, he is exceptional at all forms of weapon-fighting; swords, axes, claws, bare-knuckles, staves/rods/poles, guns, bows, spears, you name it, he's mastered it. He disapproves, however, of magic in principle. The only concessions he will make are Cure spells (essential), Berserk (his favourite thing in the world, possibly), and his precious Hell Thundaga. No-one knows precisely why Creed loves his lightning so much. If asked, he says he likes licking batteries. And then he'll glower at you. Odin he allows cos, well, Odin is a badass dude with a badass sword on an even badasser horse; Quetzacoatl he allows cos he likes to lick batteries.
Materia: Hell Thundaga, Regen, Berserk, Odin, and Quetzacoatl.
Weapon: Claws. Creed has a different set for each hand - on the right, he wears a Mythril Claw, which is two blades of mythril, each one razor sharp, brightest silver and around oh, five inches in length; and on the left he wears Wyvern Claws, which are similar to the mythril, only dark, hellish red in colour, one blade per knuckle, and about two inches in length.
Relationships: Trains often with Finn - they're sort of friends because of this. Has a snark-on-snark relationship with Mathias, and gets on quite well with Ash, although he disapproves of both their disciplines, really.
Other: Teaches Battling, yo. Will not refrain from beating people up if they’re cheeky/deserve it/look at him funny.

[Crystal Tears]

Yay! It's up!

Name: Finn Ansgard (not a word Becki)
Age: 23
Sex: Male
Personality: Very focused, Finn doesn’t like distractions when in class or on missions. He doesn’t talk about himself very often, though he’ll answer questions presented to him about himself, it just everyone assumes he won’t. Finn isn’t a dead-beat though; he has a good sense of humor and enjoys a laugh. While he appears never to get angry, the poor boy usually just bottles it up and goes to train, releasing it in simulations or dummies on the Academy grounds. He isn’t easily goaded into a fight, usually only entering them if it’s far from fair.
Appearance: This. He has shaggy brown hair with the back cut shorter while the rest is layer (the longest pieces hanging just in front of his ears, and are long enough to come below his chin). He’s built lean, much more adapt at agility, speed, countering and swift strikes (stands at 5’10’’). His skin is fair and has few scars (not many have hit him). His uniform isn’t changed uniquely in anyway, and always seems to be in pristine condition. For missions he wears black everything, a tank top with a silver-zipper, and pants with a thick leather belt, and combat boots. On his shoulders he’ll have dark grey shoulder-plates, with bracers on both arms to deflect in coming blows if he must. Finn also has a thick black scarf/hood, he’ll wear on missions to hide most of his face except his vivid blue eyes.
Rank: 2nd Class
Materia: Haste, Wall, Thundara, Fira, Flare, Confuse, Ifrit Summon, Bahamut Summon
Weapon: Dual Short-swords in the style of a Wakizashi Blade (The blades both 24 inches long).
Relationships: Is what you could consider a friend of Creed, as they end up training a lot together. Open to other people. Unaware Eden looks up to him, and class-friends with Kite.
Other: Finn is completely built for speed and stealth, while his attacks may do little damage compared to others, the sheer number of hits he can get in before someone else is what makes him so effective. People also have a problem seeing him coming.

First character up, I'm having trouble with my second. Lol.

[classy_cat18]

NEW RPG! *tackles Weasel and Crystal*

Reserve me one third class and one second class! *runs off in manic glee*

[Ultimate Charizard]

*Reserves a 2nd class*

[Weasel Overlord]

Hurrahs! Reservations! *reserves*

[Crystal Tears]

Second character, my 1st Class.

Name: Ashlynn or Ash to the 1st Class.
Age: 29
Sex: Female
Class: 1st Class
Appearance: If there were an opposing force to Creed, Ashlynn would be it. The woman is slim and trim, she doesn’t look like she could be a SOLDIER, let alone a 1st class. She stands at 5’6’’, with slightly tanned skin and capturing blue/green eyes which pupils look just a little bit feline. Her hair is long, black, and usually in a ponytail with long bangs framing her face. She wears the uniform shown above, with the skirt (with green instead of red). Ashlynn is quite beautiful, and anything she seems to wear compliments her. Her Rapier is always with her, no matter where she goes.
Personality: Probably the nicest 1st Class teacher, Ashlynn doesn’t aim to kill her students or imply that she wants them to die. She’s strict in her class because any summon (even Carbuncle) has the potential of doing harm, she doesn’t tolerate cocky or bad-attitude students and will quickly watch them (epically) fail if that’s the only way they’ll learn. Ashlynn prefers to be left alone outside of class or missions, but she is far from unapproachable, she just likes her privacy. She always sees the bright-side in any situation and is kind to almost anybody. Just don’t lose her respect, because if you do you’re in for a rough year.
Materia: Regen, Full Life, Full Cure, Dispelga, Comet, Silence, Osmose, Shiva, Bahamut Sin, Bahamut Fury and Carbuncle.
Weapon: An elegant and very refined Rapier with a beautifully crafted handle/hilt. The blade itself is sleek and shiny, with the hilt being made of mythril and gold.
Relationships: Friends with Creed, she seems to have the easiest time with his gruffness. Open to more. Also good friends with Hagar, loves his baking, and quasi-friends with Mathias.
Other: None.

[Samchu]

I'd like to reserve a 2nd class please and thank you!

*donates cookies, muffins and bagels*

[ChobiChibi]

Cookies... *yoink*

*giggle snort* Finn... *hides before she gets smacked*

Second for me, plz. May play THIRD as well if not many peoples want them. Yus.

On a slightly related Square Enix note: Play Odin Sphere. Any game that lets you select Japanese dialouge is just... so... *dribbles* It's like watching anime, only with more button pressing...

Could possibly sign up tomorrow, in some "free time" (otherwise known as time supposed to be revising). *points at away topic* But I already has a character in mind, so do not fret :3

EDIT: I meant Third. So sue me, long day.

[Ultimate Charizard]

Name: Kassie
Age: 23
Sex: F (i seem to be playing lots of girls lately.....)
Class: Second
Appearance: Im being Lazy. Like that but obviously without the Lightsaber. Wears the normal Soldier uniform when needed but prefers this outfit as its less flamboyant and theres no cape to snag on anything. She wears 2 pendants around her neck, each containing a small amount of Materia. These pendants can each attatch to her weapon to access new spells.
Personality: She's a nice enough person but and counts herself as morally a good guy. She is able to switch this off however when it comes to orders. She pities those soldiers that essentially have their humanity drilled out of them to make them more efficient but realises the need to be able to switch off. In reality as long as she doesnt link it to 'killing' she really enjoys what she does as anyone with a skill does. She's also a bit of a wise-ass and rarely shuts up when not on mission.
Background: She spent her early life on a Military base where her parents worked. Growing up she picked up a number of skills and was desensitised in a way, to the concepts and horrors of war. When she was 15 the base was attacked, leaving her parents dead and her in a Coma for the next 5 years. Upon waking up in a Soldier funded military hospital the bad news was broken to her and she spent the following year living alone and attempting to come to terms with her loss. At 21 she decided to join Soldier. The military had always been her life and although she joined later than most she quickly rose in rank, taking only two years to go from recruit to second class which surprised some but she seemed a natural talent.

Materia: All her Materia is infused within her bow (see below) and she casts the spell on the arrow as she 'loads' it, firing the spell as a projectile. Due to this she struggles to cast anything in close quarters but is deadly at range.
- Fira and Flare are essentially fire arrows, Flare being the much more powerfull
- Quake is triggered from wherever the Arrow lands
- Sleep and Death are similar to a tranquiliser dart style effect
- Summon: Ifrit opens a Portal where it lands through which Ifrit appears. It can 'land' in mid-air should she need it.
While the first 4 are permanently infused into her weapon, Death and her Summon materia are contained within the pendants around her neck which can then attatch to her weapon. She also has the Wall Materia which is contained in a wrist guard.

Weapon: This Bow but in Red. Its a Tech Bow that can basically magnify the effort she puts into it meaning it has range and stopping power that easily rivals most firearms. With this she uses Mithril Tipped Arrows for greater armour penetraion. She has become quite adept with the weapon meaning she has a high rate of fire as well as incredible accuracy though struggles when fighting becomes too close to get a shot off.

Relationships: None. She was told that noone else survived the attack. At first she found that hard to beleive but she was unable to track down anyone she remembers from those days. Since then has kept pretty much to herself emotionally.
Other: Although she has the Death Materia she somehow feels reluctant to use it. The only thing she likens the feeling to, is a regret of something she did but to her knowledge she has never actually used this Materia. She's not entirely sure when she even learned to use it.

[Weasel Overlord]

Sorry JT, all the Seconds have been taken now. Becki got the last one. ^_^;; You could have a Third?

Reserving: Seconds for Becki and Sam.

UC: The normal SOLDIER uniform is compulsory for Seconds, unless they're on a mission. I'm also chuckling at your random addition of the Background section, when we didn't include one, lol. Other than that, your char's fine. Also, haha, everyone's materia is in their weapons/armour, etc., that's how it works in the FFVII 'verse. Just so's everyone knows, I guess I didn't make it clear enough?

[Outlaw JT]

If it's not too late I'd like to reserve a Second Class.

[classy_cat18]

Name: Kite
Age: 25
Sex: Male
Class: Second
Appearance: The elder of fraternal twins, the only thing Kite seemed to inherit from his father was his name. Otherwise, he's a male version of his late mother that stands at six feet even. His frame is lean with little visible muscle. His blond hair is clipped short (about an inch) in the front and kept messy, while the hair in the back is kept long and in a braid and wrapped around the neck when he needs it out of the way. He has slightly tanned skin with a faint scar under his right eye, while more noticeable scars litter his torso and arms. Interestingly, his right eye is bright blue from mako energy while his left one is a chocolate brown with flecks of blue mako energy. His uniform looks a little ragged, even though Kite prefers the term "well worn". During missions he wears black pants and combat boots, as well as a dark red turtleneck and black fingerless gloves. He wears goggles to shield his eyes.
Personality: Kite usually looks like he's annoyed about something, even though he's fine most of the time. There is a difference between his outer expressions and his actual ones so it takes a while to interpret when he's actually angry and when he just looks like it. But it takes a lot to push him to real anger, after which there's no telling what he'd do then. He's not afraid to say what needs to be said, even if that means it'll get him punched, slapped, shot, etc. The only things he keeps to himself are those that might contradict typical SOLDIER beliefs. During times of stress, he tends to be more emotional and reckless. Which explains all the scars he's gotten.
Materia: Stop, Poison, Blizzara, Quake, Fira, Cura, Shiva, Leviathan
Weapon: A couple of war fans.
Relationships: Twin brother of Nola and class friends with Finn.
Other: His fighting technique is usually to pop out of nowhere, hit the enemy somewhere vital and get away before they can retaliate. Tends to finish Nola's sentences. Also, when he talks about his late mother, ends with "may she rest in peace".

Name: Nola
Age: 25
Sex: Female
Class: Third
Appearance: Nola has a similar body type and height to Kite, except with slight curves hidden under her clothing and, you know, boobs (only A cup). Her skin is slightly darker from the extra years spent at her hometown and scar-free. Her eyes are also like Kite's, except reversed. Her dirty blond hair is shoulder length and kept in a ponytail save for two long locks that dangle on the sides of her face. Her uniform is unchanged. During missions, she wears a dark blue turtleneck with an armored vest over it, black cargo pants and combat boots. Also wears goggles to hide her eyes.
Personality: Nola likes to act like everyone's bossy big sister, trying to give advice and scolding them. She's a lot more expressive than Kite to the point that it's hard for her to mask her mood and reactions. She can tone this down during missions. She's noted for being the one most capable of "reading" Kite and is also capable of "reading" other men to a lesser point.
Materia: Sleep, Gravity, Thunder, Shell
Weapon: Sniper rifle to pick off the enemies from a long distance. Heh heh.
Relationships: Kite's twin, the younger of the two. Is friends with Eden, Rose and Hagar, with them being fellow Thirds and all.
Other: Likes to finish Kite's sentences, and also ends talks about her mother with "may she rest in peace". She's Third Class because she stayed behind to take care of the mother in her last years of her life while Kite left to join SOLDIER.

[Weasel Overlord]

Both Classy's are fine and dandy. Shoop de woop!

[Pichu Luver]

Name: Mathias
Age: 42
Sex: Male
Class: First
Appearance: He’s the same height as Creed, though he always says he’s an inch taller (depends who’s wears boots that day). He is semi-muscular but you can tell he is not a ‘huge-ass sword swinging’ kind of guy, but built for endurance and getting the hell out of the way. He has longish blond hair that is just the right length to jab him in the eyes on a regular basis. Grey strands are starting to filter through it as well. His green eyes are very light, bordering on the greenish-blue colour for those who have taken a lot of Mako. When no one is bothering him he appears to be just slightly irritated at the world. Otherwise his face is full of expression, he doesn’t bother to hide what he’s feeling or thinking.
On the outside of his left arm, leg and part of his torso he is horribly burned. He also had a scar over his left eye and other such shrapnel wounds grazing his body; more on his left hand side then right. For these reasons it is very rare to see him in a t-shirt or tank top. So he does wear the school uniform (emerald green), minus the cape as he “doesn’t want to be choked by some idiotic fan-girl looking for a super-hero” and the gold parts are silver. Under the jacket he wears a silver long-sleeved shirt with an emerald green t-shirt overtop.
The shoulder armour is extended to cover part of his chest and back, it’s where his Materia is imbued.
Voila
Personality: Oh he’s an asshole and probably the biggest cynic/pessimist that SOLDIER has ever seen. Doesn’t care what people say or think about him. How he is, is how is he is so everyone can just deal with that. Doesn’t see the point in hiding what he thinks so he’s straight out honest (in the cruel way). That being said, he is the best at using Magic Materia that SOLDIER has ever seen, so he gets away with it. He has a great amount of scorn for those who use Summons, thinking it’s the lazy way out. He only respects those who prove they are good fighters. Even if you’re the best there ever was he‘ll find something to mock. Witty and sarcastic he is the king of the ‘your not sure if it’s an insult or not’ remarks. If you can run with or ignore his attacks on your character he is a great teacher. Deep down somewhere he doesn’t want to see his students blow themselves up or other such nonsense so he makes sure they don’t… with perhaps not the most morally or ethically correct ways. There is some merit to his method though, as no one who graduated from his class has ever screwed up a Magic Materia casting.
Materia: Take it as a given he has all the lower level elemental spells imbued his wand just for the class. He has to teach them so…
He uses on a regular basis (for the doom upon enemies thing), Hell Firaga, Hell Blizzaga, Hell Thundaga, Quakega, Graviga, Stop, Esunaga, Dispelga, Osmose, Full Cure, Full Life, Wall, Ultima, Phoenix.
Weapon: Usually a mythril wand (that all students FEAR to have pointed at them… lol) otherwise a slightly curved from tip to pommel 5 foot sword. Only a couple of inches wide, mahogany handle imbued with strength so it doesn’t snap and all that. Has gold runes encased in the metal and woodwork. Doesn’t use it often and it is rarely seen but Magic doesn’t work on everything. Voila.
Relationships: Quasi friendship with Ash. Open to others (doesn’t have friendships really though, just people he annoys more often then others… or respects in his own irritating way).
Other: Not allowed to teach or use Death due to legal reasons… Poison is questionable and Confuse/Beserk he casts for shits and giggles.
Never uses Pheonix and the only one who knows he has it is Ash. Phoenix is in his sword.

[Weasel Overlord]

River: Approved!

Samchu: Could you put some more detail into your sign-up please? That picture's not really enough to tell facial features, height, whatever. Thankee-sai! ^_^

Also, a note for most of you lot; uniforms are worn by all characters at all times, EXCEPT for the very few times we'll be going on missions. So don't put clothes in your description assuming that you'll be in them all the time. You won't. Small changes can be made to the uniforms - this is really what you should be putting in there.

[Samchu]

(Am playing a third now instead)

Name: Lyra (pronounced Lie-rah) Ralen
Age: 18
Sex: Female
Class: Third
Appearance: Lyra reaches 5’4 in height and has the beauty of an upper-class upbringing. She has a soft, round face and emerald green eyes. Her hair is a pale auburn. She wears it short, which gives her face a slight masculine appearance, having it cut around the ears and ending at the middle of her neck. At the thickest point, her hair is probably about two inches long. She has an athletic frame but isn’t fond of showing it off, much like the sluttier versions of her gender she was forced to endure growing up.
Personality: Lyra was born with a rebellious nature that drove her parents crazy. She showed no interest in the social niceties of her class and the more her parents tried to push her towards it the more rebellious she became until the point where she began to reject all authority (which caused her to get in trouble with it on multiple occasions). Because of this there are very few people that Lyra will take orders from and only if she respects the person enough. That said, she has little difficulty in making friends with people who share even some of her interests but she isn’t likely to take any of their advice to heart either. Her greatest passion is for sword fighting. It is perhaps the one thing in her life that she takes seriously. Lyra walks her own path in life. Even if it’s one she’s not supposed to take.
Materia: Regen, haste, fire, quake.
Weapon: http://www.medieval-fightclub.com/images/Archers-sword.jpg (A simple one-handed sword).
Relationships: I’m guessing she’d make a friend or two from the other thirds. Eventually…lol.
Other: Her parents threw her into SOLIDER as early as possible to try and ‘straighten her out’. Lyra herself isn’t all that keen on the idea…

[Weasel Overlord]

*resists urge to sort out bolding tags* Approved, Samchu! *adds name onto magic list of wonder*

[Samchu]

Yes apparently TPM doesn't like Word -> TPM pasting ><

[Bear]

FFVII? Can't believe I almost missed this!



Name: Hagar
Age: 28
Sex: Male
Class: Third
Appearance: Hagar is a tall, wiry man, with broad shoulders and strong arms. He stands about 6'2" and weighs around 190 lbs. He keeps his head completely shaven, and a closely cropped dark brown goatee and moustache. His eyes are a pale green, and his skin is your average lightly tanned. For his everyday outfit, he prefers to wear a plain black, form-fitting polo shirt, tucked into his neatly pressed black slacks. His shoes are also black. He likes to look professional and clean cut.
Personality: Hagar is very extroverted and talkative. He's quick to crack jokes (though they aren't always funny), and would rather break a silence and difuse a tense situation rather than let it continue. However, underneath his jovial exterior lies a short temper, which can be lit almost instantly if you push the right buttons. Hagar is a bit unpredictable, as he'll remain perfectly calm and composed through most intense situations and disasters, yet he can be set off by the slightest random comment. It's all dependent on which button you push . As for the rest of his personality, he is a firm believer in chivalry and treating women with respect.
Materia: Blizzard, Thunder, Drain, Dispel, Quetzacoatl
Weapon: Twin Sai
Relationships: He's become good friends with Ashlynn, despite his being in the Third Class. This is probably because their closeness in age affords them alot of common ground.
Other: A master of bakery, with his specialty being, of course, CHEESECAKE!

[Weasel Overlord]

What's a twin sai, Bear? If it's something that dual wields, you're not allowed that for a Third... Other than that, welcome aboard!

[Ultimate Charizard]

A Sai is a Long dagger where the hilt twists up into secondary 'trident' style blades. Think Raphael from the Turtles

[Weasel Overlord]

Aah, that's ok then! Magic.

[Kuro Espeon]

An FF7 Rpg, you say?? How could I resist? (hopefully I'll be able to keep up, lol).

Since you currently have 5 guys and 4 girls, I'll even it out and play a girl, I guess.

Name: Eden
Age: 22
Sex: Female
Class: Third
Appearance: Stands about 5’3 with a slender but toned frame. She may be small, but she’s hard to miss with a shock of bright red hair that’s pulled into a tight bun with a couple of curly wisps hanging to either side of her face. Her eyes were a darker green at birth, but are now brighter due to Mako infusion. Has a lighter complexion (but not vampire-pale), and a smooth, but angled face. When not in uniform, she tends to prefer tight-fitting tops and loose-fitting pants with boots.
Personality: Very energetic and dedicated, Eden gives her all in everything she does. However, along with her high energy output she tends to be a little dense and will either A) need things explained to her more than once, or B) rush into things without thinking first (She hopes that SOLDIER training will help her improve her focus). However, she's not a ditz, and no pushover when she puts her mind to something and a force to reckon with if angered. Generally friendly with others, but tends to be shy around people she admires.
Materia: Fire, Blizzard, Sleep, Cure, Ifrit
Weapon: Mako Crossbow – high-tech version of a medieval crossbow. Instead of firing arrows it shoots an arc of Mako-energy that acts like a boomerang, slicing across the opponent and then returning. Depending on which Materia she equips to it, she can add an Elemental effect, even Cure (She only has one Materia slot on her weapon for now, since it’s basic, but will get more later as the RPG progresses.)
Relationships: She was taken from her family at a young age and raised by a ShinRa scientist named Baal (who designed her weapon). She joined SOLDIER in hopes that it would lead her to the family she never knew. (If anyone is interested, PM me! )
Is friends with her fellow Third Classes, Nola and Hagar (hasn’t really gotten to know Lyra). Also looks up to Finn in the Second class, even though they generally travel in different circles.
Other: Umm… Likes Moogles?

[Weasel Overlord]

Well alas, I'm always gonna be biased towards the red-heads. Welcome aboard, Kuro.

Aaaand I wasn't going to make a second character. You can blame my tv shows for this.

Name: Gil (actually NOT named after the FF currency of the same name. Oops.)
Age: 22
Sex: Male
Class: Third
Appearance: Gil’s about 6’ tall, wears glasses to read and has short brown hair on the verge of silvering. Which he is somewhat… sensitive about. Early greying runs in the family; ask about it and you might just be exposed to a rare flare-up of temper. His eyes are mako-blue - the mako enhanced their rather pale, insubstantial blue and made them brighter than bright, and his eyebrows are also shot with grey. His glasses are plain-black-framed, and when he’s not wearing them he hangs them over the neckline of his top for safekeeping.
Gil wears the general uniform of a Third, and he’s rather attached to the capey thing that comes with it, which is a dark cobalt colour. He fastens the cloak part with a sturdy silver buckle, of the same type that buckles up his top. He forgoes the shoulder-pad thingies, mostly cos he’s a bit of a pacifist. Also, he thinks they look slightly ridiculous. When not in uniform, he wears plain trousers and a large, baggy hoodie that buries him. He looks even more hunchy in this hoodie.
Gil is scrawny, but not so much that he’s invisible; he just hasn’t filled out fully yet, probably because he spent the majority of his youth hunched over chem. sets rather than doing exercise or playing sports, like other boys.
Personality: Gil is mild-mannered to a fault. You have to really get him on a bad day (and/or bug him about his hair) for him to blow a fuse. And when he does, it’s nothing really spectacular - his voice just goes deadly low and soft, and his eyes narrow and his words get a touch more venomous.
He values knowledge over all else, and will probably be the first to come out with a random obscure fact, usually about bugs, materia or something else sciencey that not many other SOLDIERs care about.
If he’s onto something, or has a clue to a mystery, he won’t rest until he’s solved it, no matter what. He’ll do overtime, forgo eating, pretty much anything. He really likes solving puzzles. They’re probably the equivalent of a good battle for Gil.
Gil’s not… well, good with people, really. They seem to take offence to his knowledgeness, and he’s been quite shunned in the past. He takes it all in his stride, however, and never stops trying to make friends - even though he’s pretty awkward in social situations. He has a tendency to quote facts rather than actually have conversations, which can be… annoying.
Materia: Gravity, Thunder, Drain, Protect, Carbuncle.
Weapon: A sawn-off tech-gun; originally a Winchester model. This gun is small, probably about the size of Gil’s hand, and it fits neatly and perfectly into his palm. He uses any kind of shot he can pilfer and/or invent, some with disastrous effects.
Relationships: Has an uneasy relationship with Creed, due to his choice of materia (don’t ask), and would probably like to be friends with some of the other Thirds.
Other: Take a guess who this guy’s based on… I wasn’t even gonna DO a second character! *wails*

[Fai D. Flowright]

Name: Llewellyn Rose (Ellie for short)
Age: 20
Sex: Female
Class: 3rd Class
Appearance: Ellie is slightly shorter than most of her 3rd class troop; only about 5’2”. She has near-black hair that is cut short and layered in the back. The front has bangs that rest just below her brow and the sides each have a long, shoulder length lock of hair. The shorter hair underneath slightly curls into the cheeks of her round face. The long locks are bleached to an amber-caramel. Her sparkling, pool-like eyes used to be emerald green, but now are a bubbly melon green due to the Mako introduced to her system. Her body is surely attractive, but she rarely flaunts it. Her chest is around a large B or small C cup, meaning she can hide the goods if she wants to, but will also look good if she wears something that shows her body off.
Personality: Generally speaking, Ellie is a very likeable girl and she likes most other people, but as much as she and others would prefer, she’s quite reserved on a number of given topics, her appearance being the top one. Since she has a body that can be nicely displayed, many others try to dress her up in more feminine and exposing clothes, while she would rather cover herself up and be modest. She can get embarrassed very easily, but she almost lets herself get into the situations because of how easily she can be convinced.
Materia: Fire, Blizzard, Slow, Life, and Carbuncle
Weapon: A simple chakram made of mythril with 3 materia slots in it. The outer blade is extremely sharp and the flat edge has a simple fleur-de-lis and vine pattern between the slots. Ellie refers to it as Limniris.
Relationships: Ellie and Nola are friends
Other: I’ll add in her civilian clothing shortly... I just have to flesh out the details! ^^;

[ChobiChibi]

Name: Seth
Age: 23
Sex: Man-man.
Class: Second
Appearance: Seth is probably one of the shorter of the male SOLDIER around, standing at around 5’10’’. He’d probably look a little taller if he didn’t slouch so much. His hair is light brown in colour, with sun-bleached golden highlights in appropriate places. It’s in no particular style, it just seems to flop perfectly into place, no matter how hard someone tries to mess it up, but most of the time he has some kind of fringe that just about reaches his eyes, and overall the longest parts reach just below his chin. His eyes are an odd shade of green, described by someone as being olive coloured. His skin is lightly tanned and mostly free of blemishes, give or take a few scars here and there. He isn’t particularly muscular in his build, but what muscle he does have shows across his arms and chest, in contrast to his otherwise quite lanky frame. His SOLDIER uniform is scruffy, dusty and generally untidy; he doesn’t care that much for it. This is probably because he doesn’t really ever take it off. Only occasionally for missions will he dress down, probably wearing a loose fitting, plain coloured shirt and his uniform on the bottom. If you thought his Second Class uniform looked bad, you should see his Third Class uniform...
Personality: Seth is generally a charming young man, always seeming to be ever the optimist on a situation. However, he can sometimes seem a little overconfident or perhaps cocky, which often annoys his fellow SOLDIERs. He has every right to be; he is a very good fighter, and although he doesn’t seem to train as often as some of the others, he makes up for it by focusing very hard on specific areas when he does. In battle, he is still very laid back, able to keep any emotions under control, even if he does this by taunting his opponents, often quite sarcastically. Despite this, I must stress, he is very easy going, very relaxed and very friendly, rarely showing any signs of anger or annoyance. He doesn’t really see much point in holding grudges, life is too short to, after all, and although he knows the line at which he crosses to piss someone off, he often can’t help but do it anyway, just for the laughs. He is also rather cunning, observing people very carefully, but also very loyal to just about anybody and will protect them with his life. He’s not really afraid to say what’s on his mind, either, which also causes him a fair amount of trouble.
Materia: Blizzara, Thundara, Comet, Silence, Poison, Dispel, Leviathan, Carbunkle
Weapon: A staff, for want of a better word. It’s not a magical staff, it’s one of those poles used for fighting with. It’s about five and a half feet long, the pole being a smooth, dark red colour, wooden, but with two metal caps on the ends. At one end, the cap is more pointed, for stabby purposes.
Relationships: Is quite often the cause of Ashlynn’s annoyance, as she really cannot stand his cockiness, and he doesn’t care! Knows pretty much all of the Seconds and makes an effort to socialise with the Thirds... Basically, anything more specific would be wonderful. Has a younger sister not in the academy, but doesn’t really talk about her.
Other: No stabbing? But, but...

Um, so yeah. Feel free to give me some ideas on what materia would be useful :3 I can't read XD

EDIT: Added Materia. Happy to change some if needed ^^

[Weasel Overlord]

Since I'm a tard/just had exams and whatnot, I just realised that I forgot to approve you guys. SORRY! You're approved!

And to the rest of you, the RPG will be up tonight. Tonight for me, that is. IN a few hours. Whatevs. See you on the flipside!