TheRedCrow
Knight
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The world is hard now, it has been hard since the society collapsed upon itself almost a thousand years ago. It encourages people to move, to search, to hunt. For whatever reason, you, too, were encouraged to move. Now you find yourself here, In Cahan, a small town in what was, a long time ago, eastern Colorado. You are a day or two's walk east from what was the Kansas border, and a number of days walk west from the border of the border leading out of the Central Republic of America, leading into the Empire of the United Coalitions.
Shortly after entering the small town, the machines preserving the artificial atmosphere of the east and west road gave out, it will take months for a team from to get to the machines and fix them. The roads to the north and south are Dark Zones, where the atmosphere is tainted with soot, pollution, and radiation. The Dark Zones are not technically impassable, as cold as they are and dangerous, but you can not do it alone, and even then chances of survival are slim without an experienced guide. You suppose you may just have to wait out the repairs... unless... This town has some interesting characters, maybe it is not so dull. Maybe, just maybe, you can gather a number of allies to help you pass the Dark Zones, even beyond that, they may help you get what you want beyond that. After all, doesn't everyone want something... more?
Cahan is a multicultural town, they reject nobody, thus you were admitted entry despite being...
Human: Few settlements bar human entry, though are some that do. Humans and entaculo consider you favorably, most are neutral, while robots, whether they be droids or androids, have a general distrust of you. You may even be attuned to the energy of the universe, allowing you to summon a weapon from an item of sentimental value (a small stick that you played with as a child may allow you to summon a blade from it as if it was a hilt) and if you are old enough and trained, you may be able to use the energy of the universe to move things telepathically, summon lightning and fire, and even move faster and jump higher. You may also be a magician, a magi who can speak the magic language and cast spells with your mind, or a witch (non-gendered) that can enchant and draw magic out of items, the more value of the item, be it sentimental, philosophical, or monetary, the more power you may draw from it.
Entaculo: There is no town that bars entry to entaculo, but there are some that distrust you, specifically robots, though droids more than androids. All biological beings like you. The reason being you can not communicate to those who do not have biological brains, as your species has evolved to communicate telepathically, without need for language, and thus the remnants of what used to be vocal chords are instead shredded and useless tools, any attempt at speaking with them results in hissing and strains your throat. Physically you have thick, leathery skin that is somewhere from dark blue to deep black,. Your eyes are misty and either white or pale blue as you see with your mind rather than your eyes, you are blind by nature. Instead of hair you have tentacles, whether its on your head or face. You are also attuned to the energy of the universe, allowing you to summon a weapon from an item of sentimental value, move things with your mind, read others minds, move faster, jump higher, and plunge biological creatures minds into darkness. You can also communicate feelings and experiences rather than thoughts, but this experience is reserved for the very intimate.
Vampyr: Humans are very wary of you, you drink human blood, after all, and you may even devour human flesh. Mutants in general are somewhat suspicious of you, droids and androids are neutral towards you, and entaculo like you (low bar). Your eyes, tongue, and teeth are that of a cat, and your fingers are more pointed and hard at the ends to form claw appendages for digging and tearing. You are a beautiful being to look upon, and can overcome anyone's disposition towards you with your innate charisma and a bit of work. Using powers that are frowned upon and the source of many people's wariness, you may convince a biological creature to do your will for you, and you may even bind someone to you as your partner if they are willing. Ward-ship is not only for the sapient, however, you may have one sapient companion (human, entaculo, or even a weaker vampyr) and two lesser creatures (animals of any sort) as wards. By virtue, you are also stronger and faster than the average human, but you can only drink human blood and eat human flesh, a week without blood and you will starve, ingesting even small amounts of water will kill you. For gods sake, though, please still take showers.
Robot: There is a brutal history between robots and humans, and some settlements wont even let droids stop and rest among them. Some humans do not like you, some simply pity you. You do not know how the entaculo feel towards you, but most other mutants are neutral towards you. You have super strength, speed, intelligence, and accuracy with ranged weapons. Your appearance is entirely up to you, androids (the more human seeming robots) are not as strong or fast as their droid counterparts, but get along with others much better. Droids, on the other hand, design themselves, and thus their looks vary wildly, though it is frowned on to be less than two feet or more than eight feet tall. Still you should be careful, robots and humans get along here, upset the wrong people, and even your kin may turn on you.
Character sheets should be as follows
I intend for this to be a slice of life- slow burn mystery. The forces at work will force you to investigate for your own sake eventually, but it won't ever feel like you are being rushed to do something, hopefully. I'm hoping for four people, but I can work with two if it turns out only two people are interested, I can also work with more.
As far as posting goes, don't be afraid to only write a couple of sentences, or even a single sentence in game as a reply to a character. You do not need a paragraph for every response, though if you think its important to mention, then mention it, I don't have a limit on how long the posts have to be or can't be. Never feel like you have to say more than what you want your character to say and do.
Post character sheets below, please if no one is interested, that's fine to, I just thought it would be fun to do something with this small town from a world I made up a year or so back. If you have any questions regarding playable races, or anything else, feel free to ask!
Shortly after entering the small town, the machines preserving the artificial atmosphere of the east and west road gave out, it will take months for a team from to get to the machines and fix them. The roads to the north and south are Dark Zones, where the atmosphere is tainted with soot, pollution, and radiation. The Dark Zones are not technically impassable, as cold as they are and dangerous, but you can not do it alone, and even then chances of survival are slim without an experienced guide. You suppose you may just have to wait out the repairs... unless... This town has some interesting characters, maybe it is not so dull. Maybe, just maybe, you can gather a number of allies to help you pass the Dark Zones, even beyond that, they may help you get what you want beyond that. After all, doesn't everyone want something... more?
Cahan is a multicultural town, they reject nobody, thus you were admitted entry despite being...
Human: Few settlements bar human entry, though are some that do. Humans and entaculo consider you favorably, most are neutral, while robots, whether they be droids or androids, have a general distrust of you. You may even be attuned to the energy of the universe, allowing you to summon a weapon from an item of sentimental value (a small stick that you played with as a child may allow you to summon a blade from it as if it was a hilt) and if you are old enough and trained, you may be able to use the energy of the universe to move things telepathically, summon lightning and fire, and even move faster and jump higher. You may also be a magician, a magi who can speak the magic language and cast spells with your mind, or a witch (non-gendered) that can enchant and draw magic out of items, the more value of the item, be it sentimental, philosophical, or monetary, the more power you may draw from it.
Entaculo: There is no town that bars entry to entaculo, but there are some that distrust you, specifically robots, though droids more than androids. All biological beings like you. The reason being you can not communicate to those who do not have biological brains, as your species has evolved to communicate telepathically, without need for language, and thus the remnants of what used to be vocal chords are instead shredded and useless tools, any attempt at speaking with them results in hissing and strains your throat. Physically you have thick, leathery skin that is somewhere from dark blue to deep black,. Your eyes are misty and either white or pale blue as you see with your mind rather than your eyes, you are blind by nature. Instead of hair you have tentacles, whether its on your head or face. You are also attuned to the energy of the universe, allowing you to summon a weapon from an item of sentimental value, move things with your mind, read others minds, move faster, jump higher, and plunge biological creatures minds into darkness. You can also communicate feelings and experiences rather than thoughts, but this experience is reserved for the very intimate.
Vampyr: Humans are very wary of you, you drink human blood, after all, and you may even devour human flesh. Mutants in general are somewhat suspicious of you, droids and androids are neutral towards you, and entaculo like you (low bar). Your eyes, tongue, and teeth are that of a cat, and your fingers are more pointed and hard at the ends to form claw appendages for digging and tearing. You are a beautiful being to look upon, and can overcome anyone's disposition towards you with your innate charisma and a bit of work. Using powers that are frowned upon and the source of many people's wariness, you may convince a biological creature to do your will for you, and you may even bind someone to you as your partner if they are willing. Ward-ship is not only for the sapient, however, you may have one sapient companion (human, entaculo, or even a weaker vampyr) and two lesser creatures (animals of any sort) as wards. By virtue, you are also stronger and faster than the average human, but you can only drink human blood and eat human flesh, a week without blood and you will starve, ingesting even small amounts of water will kill you. For gods sake, though, please still take showers.
Robot: There is a brutal history between robots and humans, and some settlements wont even let droids stop and rest among them. Some humans do not like you, some simply pity you. You do not know how the entaculo feel towards you, but most other mutants are neutral towards you. You have super strength, speed, intelligence, and accuracy with ranged weapons. Your appearance is entirely up to you, androids (the more human seeming robots) are not as strong or fast as their droid counterparts, but get along with others much better. Droids, on the other hand, design themselves, and thus their looks vary wildly, though it is frowned on to be less than two feet or more than eight feet tall. Still you should be careful, robots and humans get along here, upset the wrong people, and even your kin may turn on you.
Character sheets should be as follows
Race:
(if you are human than please indicate if your are Energy Attuned, magi, or a witch)
Appearance:
(include gender and attraction, if you have them, please)
Reason for coming to Cahan:
Weapons:
One painful memory:
(I would like to learn your backstory through role-playing, but one memory will give me something to work with as a DM and say something about your character)
Alliances:
(if any)
Wards:
(only for Vampyr)
Personality:
Likes:
Dislikes:
Home or Point of Origin:
(This is North America roughly nine-hundred years after the apocalypse, feel free to make up a culture if you'd like, I won't come down on you and say "no you can't live there, that's a dark zone. You can be from anywhere, even from other continents aside from Africa or Australia, since Africa is a technological utopia that never lets anyone in or out and Australia is gone.)
Aside from that, don't take racial preferences seriously, in reality it will have a small effect in game since this town is so accepting, and peoples opinions of you will depend more on your words and actions and them as a character.(if you are human than please indicate if your are Energy Attuned, magi, or a witch)
Appearance:
(include gender and attraction, if you have them, please)
Reason for coming to Cahan:
Weapons:
One painful memory:
(I would like to learn your backstory through role-playing, but one memory will give me something to work with as a DM and say something about your character)
Alliances:
(if any)
Wards:
(only for Vampyr)
Personality:
Likes:
Dislikes:
Home or Point of Origin:
(This is North America roughly nine-hundred years after the apocalypse, feel free to make up a culture if you'd like, I won't come down on you and say "no you can't live there, that's a dark zone. You can be from anywhere, even from other continents aside from Africa or Australia, since Africa is a technological utopia that never lets anyone in or out and Australia is gone.)
I intend for this to be a slice of life- slow burn mystery. The forces at work will force you to investigate for your own sake eventually, but it won't ever feel like you are being rushed to do something, hopefully. I'm hoping for four people, but I can work with two if it turns out only two people are interested, I can also work with more.
As far as posting goes, don't be afraid to only write a couple of sentences, or even a single sentence in game as a reply to a character. You do not need a paragraph for every response, though if you think its important to mention, then mention it, I don't have a limit on how long the posts have to be or can't be. Never feel like you have to say more than what you want your character to say and do.
Post character sheets below, please if no one is interested, that's fine to, I just thought it would be fun to do something with this small town from a world I made up a year or so back. If you have any questions regarding playable races, or anything else, feel free to ask!
