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Nocturne for a Reflected Memory (A Gothic Fairy Tale) {Under Construction}
Introduction
Nocturne is set in a world quite like our own Earth, except that magic is very real. It is a part of everyday life, and mythical creatures live side by side with the mundane beings who inhabit the world. For humans, magic is a blood gift. You either have it or you don't, and it is not something you can effect. Magic is in a person when they are born, if they are gifted with it, although some do not discover their talent until late in life. Usually if a person is gifted, their power awakens around puberty, although more powerful magic users come into their power earlier in life. The earliest recorded awakening of a magic user was at age five. Humans with the gift tend to live longer than the average human. Although both men and women can be born with magic, only the women are allowed to openly practice their gift. When male magicians are discovered, they are killed, with the exception of one especially gifted man every generation. Known as the prophet, he is the most talented at seeing the future and scrying on the planet. When the prophet reaches approximately age seventy, he will have a vision of his successor, and all male babies born in the proper year will be watched to find the proper child. That child will be raised to take the prophet's place as the only male magic user in his generation. However, many male magic users do exist, practicing their gift in secret. Some are servants to powerful witches, or were spared with huge bribes from their wealthy families. They can live relatively normal lives, but if their magic is discovered, they will be killed. Setting Our story takes place in the town of Crossdale, England. Built at a major crossroads of the highways that span the country, the town is the site of many comings and goings. Travelers from all over the country are a common sight in the streets, both human and magical beings alike. Even the long time residents of the town don't know everyone in town because it is so large. *Table of Contents* ---Introduction ---Rules ---Humans ---Mythical Beings ---Character Template |
[L i t e r a c y]
In this roleplay, we take literacy very seriously. We consider an ability to play your character well, matching their actions to their personality, and having an original character a part of literacy. You should be able to describe things well enough that you don't need to have links to images in your posts. Provided that you have something decent to work with, you should be able to muster up a bare minimum of five sentences per post. Speech should be "quotations" and thought should be put in italics. [A p p l i c a t i o n s] Applications are an important part of the roleplay and your character. We don't want to see any of this "find out in the rp" crap. Your profile is everything that people know about your character, and everything they don't, so feel free to elaborate to no end. There may be some small secrets and the like that are unknown to anybody until later in the roleplay, but I don't want to find out in a few weeks that your character has five dead brothers, okay? That's something that needs to be mentioned in the profile. Which brings me to my next point, this is a dramatic roleplay. There is bound to be some drama and trauma in everybody's past, we understand that. But for the love of all that is holy, be somewhat realistic. Nobody has two dead parents, an abusive uncle, a long-lost sister, three children, and pancreatic cancer at 20. Also, please keep things original. Look at the accepted profiles to see what they're like, and don't have everybody have the same nationality, personality, and/or issues. And remember, we need some humans. Not everybody can be a magical creature! [R e a l i s m] Just because this is a fantasy roleplay doesn't mean you don't have to be realistic. This roleplay is set in the early 1900s. So no freaking Wii's, okay? No computers, no televisions, no iPods. Light bulbs and telephones and the like. No extremely modern technology. This also goes with powerplaying and godmoding, be realistic with the powers as well. Your character will not be accepted if you go too overboard with their special abilities. [R e s p e c t] Clubanimon and Ayaji are the leaders and kick-awesome boss-mans of this role play. What we say goes, and you will respect that throughout your time in the roleplay. We will most likely make some form of announcement to any major changes, but we also might forget or decide against it, so it's your responsibility to check the front page regularly for any updates. We have the right to add or change rules at any time. If I ask you to leave or you have been put on the blacklist for whatever reason, kindly leave without a fuss. If your profile is declined, you may choose to completely leave the roleplay, or edit your profile and re-apply. Whatever you do, do not get angry or start yelling at us. It's not our fault your profile wasn't good enough. Thanks. You can re-apply as many times as you'd like, just as long as you're respectful of us at all times. [M a t u r i t y] This is not a roleplay for whimpy little three-year-olds that barf at the idea of making out, okay? You must be mature, and able to deal with swearing, violence, and implication of sex. However, you are not to be graphic about these things. Swearing is fully accepted, so long as it isn't literally every other word. Violence is not a problem, as long as it is useful to the roleplay and makes sense with the situation. Now, on the subject of romance, hugging, kissing, not a problem. Some romance makes for an entertaining roleplay, and is encouraged- to an extent. However, graphically e-screwing eachother is not one of my favourite things to read. Imply it and skip to whenever it's over, or take it to PMs if you must. [T h i n g s T o K n o w] * True Names ~~ It is a superstition that to know a person's "true name" is to have power over them. For a myth, you can order them to do whatever you wish, while for humans, glamour is no longer needed to enchant them. In [Nocturne], the true name is the full name of your character. Do not make your character introduce themselves by their full names unless you intend for other characters to have power over them. |
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[M y t h i c a l]
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Character Template
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Sorry to bother i hope i'm not inturrupting the flow but when are you guys accepting applications this seems exactly like what i like ^_^
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