Mystifying Madness OOC/Application Thread

Mystifying Madness In Character Thread

The Gods have moved from the physical world into the world of their own but at what cost for the mortals? The creatures of the world are left to their own ways, the ways of desperation and uncertainty.. the path that leads to violence and war.
Will the Gods return from their lands to save what they left behind so easily? Or will they turn a blind eye and let chaos consume their subjects?
Will the mortals learn to stop their ways before it is too late? Or will war tear through them all?

MORTALITY

It's a well known fact that history repeats itself and this world is no exception.
The temples have moved off the mortal plane and it has caused a ripple in the tides of history that cannot be fixed. With such a move, the world has fallen into many sects and groups, turning to war to solve their problems rather than praying.
Shrines to the Immortal Six have been constructed but it wasn't even a year later that those enraged with the actions of the Six headed to destroy what they once held sacred. War screams and tears across the lands, unhindered by anything and everyone in their paths. It's only a matter of time until the world falls apart and unto itself.
Where do your loyalties lie?

IMMORTALITY

Mortals were interferring and doing things they shouldn't. Invading temples and confronting the Six in their own homes. Granted, there were times when the Mortals respected those with ultimate power... but things kept falling back, repeating.
It took thousands of years, but at last the Immortal Six decided it was necessary to move their homes off the Mortal Plane and into it's own world where the Mortals could not reach with out given access. In the course of a night, the Mortal Plane was reshaped and those mortals woke up to find their idols gone.
Moving off the Mortal Plane wasn't only affecting the people on the world... it was affecting the Immortal Six themselves. Each of them have taken their own positions for, against, or even completely ignorant of their mortal brethren below.

Original & Remake Credit: Risika-chan & Katrice

The Mortal Plane

The world consists five lands, all of which are so very different, yet also very similar. Not one remains more important than the other, each remains inhabited by many races, some thankful for the disappearance of the gods, others praying constantly for their return.

Jiankan Archepelago
A group of tropical islands serving mainly as tourist attraction and a get away from that of everyday life. Lush vegetation covers the lands, clear waters remaining open to the world. Of all the lands, the Jiankan Archepelago remains the purest, the natives wielding a great passion for the beauty of nature. A single city sits on the main island, appearing very old fashioned, it's shopping district that of a flea market. At the top of the main island, rubble from the Temple of Water sits lifeless and untouched since the destruction. The sun still shines brightly upon the rubble, hopeful for a reconstruction. Upon one of the lesser islands, not a single human roams, the small island covered in absolute tropical forestry, a lagoon looking as if it were to invade the center. Upon the island, hidden by the vegetation, the untouched Temple of Earth remains, abandoned and now being swallowed by vines, it could almost blend entirely with the forest.

Upon a middle island, you may find their most important prize, the gate to the Immortal Plane hidden among the forest. The gate towers over the trees, from the main island you can spy the twisting colors beckoning all to enter. Few enter however without the escort of a god, most are forced to fight their way through, past the gate keepers.

Astrinaire
This continent sits lonely in the west, claiming far above and below the equator of the world. In the north sits an ever growing city, threatening to swallow the entire continent. Far more advanced than any other, the city of Obel remains a city of greed, not a single soul safe from the evil inhabiting the city. All gods have been forsaken by the people living on the continent and in turn, the gods have turned their back upon them. South of the equator, small towns inhabit the more live-able conditions, the area luckily to still have the vegetation they have.

Letharin
Letharin remains one of the smaller continents to the east, north of the equator. Once the home of many elves, Letharin has turned into a land of half eaten and broken buildings. However, the people and remaining elves there are still attempting to rebuild their beloved city of A'moora. Most of the continent seems unfriendly, lonely, dead. Though the forests seem to live, they appear to be more of swamp land, this land was once only the most suitable for the Goddess of Death, now the temple remains torn apart, demolished by war, not a single being wishes to approach the dead temple, they fear what may still wallow, most assume demons have claimed the area.

Razil
Seems to be one of the more peaceful lands, however the entire continent is desert land, cities bloom free upon this land, popular places of trade, the one place a tradesman can get the most bang for his buck. The main city of the continent is Alathea, a city which seems most similar to the middle east, the smaller towns surrounding being Idrana, Astaia, and Dumar. This land once lay under the supervision of the God of Wind, the temple in the far low corner of the continent, also abandoned and left to rubble, most of the temple is covered in sand, only the last standing pillars peering above the surface.

Sardon
A continent of the south, far from the terrors of the rest of the world, Sardon is known for keeping the most normal of lives and histories. The land is peaceful, many towns blossoming every year, this land is most idea for commoners. Outside the capital of Keramoar, the Temple of Fire remains untouched, not to far off, the Temple of Life as well. They seemed safe as if they were the only two safest from the wars, one would think they were still inhabited with how the citizens cared for them. Perhaps they're the most hopeful that the gods will return.

Immortal Plane

Peaceful and created to perfection, the world remains pure, the only inhabiters being the gods themselves. Something similar to the Northern Lights dances in the sky, below the land seems to be bipolar in some sense. Much of the land appears to be arctic-like, but quickly as it leads on, it merges into a lush forest, in other places it merges into tropics. In the center of the lands, the ocean claims most of the world, spreading for as far as the eye can see. The portal leads off in the center between the arctic and the lush greenery which looms near by, anyone who passes through finds themself crawling out a pool of water, however absent of a single drop of water.

Rules & Regulations

1. Be respectful, please. Opinions are fine, but let's not offend the entire population of any particular "type" of people. We're here for fun.
2. No spamming. Nuff Said.
3. Respect all or Respect the Ban Cannon, your choice.

ROLEPLAYING RULES
1. This is an Advanced/Intermediate Roleplaying Forum for Mature Players.
2. No Godmoding/Power Playing. If you're caught doing this, you will be warned once, if it happens again, expect the Ban Cannon to fire your way.
3. Posts are to consist of a minimum of 1 Paragraph, of 6 sentences each. No, we're not going to ride you on it, but if you know you're doing the bare minimum and it continues, we'll talk with you about how to beef up your writing.
4. Plagarism... Do it and face Ban Cannon Lead.
5. Sexual Content. Ain't it fun? Well, I'm sorry, it's not happening. Everything here is PG-13, have your fun off the site and thread.
6. I feel you are overpowered I WILL request you to edit your powers to a lower level.
7. You're encouraged to fight and you're encouraged to love. Bring on the romance and violence.

APPLICATION RULES
1. Please post your application in this thread.
2. Please refrain from listing and naming every single attack in your arsenal, no ones going to read it all in most cases. Just type a few paragraphs about a general description of where your powers lie.
3. ORIGINAL CHARACTERS ONLY. If we discover your character is a COPY of someone else, you will be told to change your profile. This means you can't be Inuyasha, you can't be Goku, and you can't be Sylvanas Windrunner. If you refuse to comply, you will be banned.
4. You can only have two characters.
5. PLAY BYS are to be Computer Graphic Images of a Humanoid Figure or Artwork of an Anime-like style. The image you choose must be consistent in all your graphics.
6. Do not begin posting anywhere other than the Application Forum until you are ACCEPTED.
7. You are not required to post and the like every day of your mortal life, but we do expect you to post at least once in a 1 week period. Please notify us of your inactivity.
8. God and Goddess positions are given out first come, first serve and if I believe you are worthy. I prefer to give the position to the dedicated, active, and literate.

Special Oppertunity:
As mentioned, the Gods and Goddesses remain in an immortal plane beyond a portal. The Gods and Goddesses are in search of gate keepers. Please PM Risika-chan for details.


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Application Skeleton

Please give links to your images!

Name: Your Character's Full Name
Commonly Called: Your Alias, Nickname, Title, Preferred Name.
Age: How old you are. 2000, looks 15, etc. [You can't be as old as time.]
Sex: Gender? Male, Female, Unknown?
Race: Demon, Angel, Human, Elf, half-breed?
Alignment: Good, Evil, Neutral?
Weight: How much do you weigh?
Height: How tall are you?
Appearance: Insert your description or an image. [No duplicate images.]
Personality: Tell us how your character acts.
Relationships: Are you related to anyone? Married?
Likes & Dislikes: Is preferred in a sentences, not in a list.
Occupation: What your character does to make a living.
Residence Location: Where do you live?
Weapons:

Powers/Techniques/Abilities:

History: Tell us your history.

Everyone wants to be a god or goddess. Ruling an element with an iron fist and all, having ultimate power... Well, you've got some work to do if you want to get to that point in your Mystifying Madness Role Playing Career. So listen up.

Rules for Gods and Goddesses
1. Follow all Rules, especially Menewsha TOS. You are special, but not that special.
2. You may NOT have more than one character serving as a God or Goddess.
3. You have Power over your element.... But it is NOT Almighty.
4. You can be hurt in battle. You can be killed. Don't assume being a God or Goddess gives you the privledge to Godmod.
5. You are automatically gifted with Teleportation, ____(Element) Control and Conjuring, and you must choose between God-like Strength and God-like Speed.
6. You MUST submit an Application before you can even be considered a Canidate for the Postition.
7. You also must show that you are literate. We will not have illiterate members taking on such an important Role.
8. Don't be a drag. A boring average God or Goddess is no fun. We will look for exciting and interesting players to take these positions. (No, that doesn't mean we want a Half Peacock Half Human Hybrid with the ability to make many sparkly lights.)
9. All Gods and Goddess will be required to submit a description of their Temple.


-The Listing of Gods and Goddesses-
TAKEN
Goddess of Death - Ruri Valustraa [Risika-chan]

AVAILABLE
God/dess of Life
God/dess of Fire
God/dess of Water
God/dess of Wind
God/dess of Earth
God/dess of Light

God/dess Application Skeleton
If you wish to apply, please PM me this portion of the application.

Name: Your Account Name
Character: The CHARACTER under your rule which is applying.
God/dess: Put here the available position you want
Sample of RP'ing: Either link to a good post you submitted, OR type up a paragraph or two involving the Character in question
Why you want this Position: This is the Hardest Question of All

After your acceptance please post...

[imgleft]100x100 Character Image[/ imgleft]
[color="Insert Posting Color"]Character Name -Full-
Your Username[/color]

Accepted Profiles

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Ruri Valustraa
Risika-chan

Name: Ruri Valustraa
Commonly Called: Ruri
Age: She appears 23, her age as been left unknown, perhaps she's forgotten it.
Sex: Female
Race: Ruri is of the immortal, She prefers to keep her form that of a human, she is assumed to be half demon, the other half is unknown however.
Alignment: Oddly, she's good.
Weight: 137 lbs.
Height: 5'8"
Appearance: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...s/Ruricopy.png
Personality: Ruri holds the visage of a calm, elegant, and modest woman, but that's only when she's made to look good. Usually around her temple, unless she isn't expecting visitors, she is quite informal. Her personality may seem stiff and cold, but she is a playful friendly woman no one can forget. She loves to play jokes on people she's close to and often appears to be very carefree. Her more stiff visage only switches on when appearances are meant to be kept. Although loving true at heart, she dislikes the idea of not being feared. Ruri sensitive to hurtful words, Ruri can become spiteful and/or broken-hearted easily, she often overreacts.
Likes & Dislikes
Likes: Ruri is a lover of food, gifts, animals, and power. She loves learning new abilities, she especially loves studying lost languages. Ruri also delights in celebrations, whenever there's a party, she's there. However, she's a terrible drunk, it isn't very safe to offer her alcohol. Another love Ruri holds is a obsession with fire, she loves playing with danger, especially if it's fire.
Dislikes: A natural hatred is held for the God of Life, she abhors it and its followers. In truth, she doesn't understand why, but she continues to hate with all her power. Often she finds any reason to play a prank, torment, or ignore them. Ruri also hates acting mature, she prefers being silly and playful although it doesn't suit her. There isn't much else the hates, perhaps the common theif, a slave tradesman, occasional person who curses her name to the sky, but she couldn't be bothered dealing with them.
Relationships: None
Occupation: Goddess of Death
Residence Location: Immortal Plane: Temple of Death
Weapons: Ruri refuses to wield weapons, she prefers to attack with her body and powers. Her main weapon of choice is her fists. She doesn't look it, but she wields incredible strength.
Powers/Techniques/Abilities:

Name: Regeneration
Description: Only upon the loss of a limb or an injury, after a generous amount of time, all wounds will mend and heal, leaving not a scar in sight.
Strengths: Heals all wounds.
Weaknesses: Only after a prolonged period of time will the wounds heal, usually the healing process begins long after combat.
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Name: Kiss of Death
Description: This ability is almost like stealing the soul from a body, the use of this ability can be fatal to the victim. It steals the energy from the victim, leaving them vulnerable, fatigued, and in many cases, dead. However,
Strengths: Heals the user.
Weaknesses: Easily cancelled, leaves the attacker vulnerable.
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Others: Teleportation, Clones, A Magical Barrier, Phasing, and Levitation.

History: Long ago, two twin sisters found their lives swarmed and ingulfed in war, the throne of the Goddess of Death threatened. None had challenged the keeper of the throne and succeded for hundreds of years, through out that time, the throne was passed down through the Valustraa family line. Lady Illusia Valustraa held reign over the throne, her husband a demon. Illusia feared enemies stealing the throne. One was locked away, the youngest hidden in the Temple Death upon the mortal plane while the oldest lived the life she wouldn't. The battle ended in nothing but a blood bath, however one stood, the Illusia Valustraa. Life resumed and Yun grew to be a beautiful woman, she took much after her mother, well suited for the throne. Both of her parents passed away in an unfortunate ambush. Yun took her mother's place. Thousand of years passed and the youngest, Ruri, slept soundly until war found the temple once more. In desperation as Yun was sure she'd perish, she awakened Ruri from her slumber. Keeping good relationships with the gods and goddesses proved to be useful, her life saved.

Ruri had been released and when one looked back upon it, they'd realize Ruri never grew up, her personality still remained as a child's. Several years of Yun's intense teachings and lectures, it was a wonder Ruri survived through them. Emerging from her years of absence, people found her personality re-shaped, her visage sculptured into that of what how Lady Illusia had presented herself. She was finally a woman, respectable woman in the eyes of many. Still, behind the backs of all, Ruri still holds part of herself old dear. Since Ruri took reign and the temple was moved to an immortal plane, Yun remained locked away to sleep until called upon once more.