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Hey everybody!! I've noticed the minor influx of Superhero RP's. By this I mean, ORIGINAL Superhero's and Villains, not Marvel and DC based ones. This includes RP's with titles: Young Justice, Avengers, Teen Titans, Justice League, or even just "MARVEL/DC CROSSOVER!!".
Now, I love crossovers. In my opinion, if Marvel and DC were to actually collaborate on something huge (I know its been done in the past, but I'm thinking of something on page and on screen) it would easily be the best superhero film ever (unless the writing was shit, but we'll be satisfied just to see characters like Thor and Superman beat the crap out of each other). Anyways, I was sitting at my desk and thinking of the dozens of ideas that could be put into a superhero RP and I immediately thought:
"You know, it would be cool to be in a free-form superhero RP. It would let people create their own stories and essentially make a whole new universe from scratch, but allowing famous and favourite characters to return in a whole new way."
And so, with this idea in mind, I have come to the Causal Interest Checks with the concept of "The Currently Untitled Superhero/Super Villain Crossover RP!!"
Now then, there's a few things I'm looking for with this. The idea is still in the basic stages, but I'll have fleshed it out by the time we get to the OOC (hopefully). With respect to things like Teen Titans and Avengers, it allows for a group of diverse characters to work together for a particular goal. This RP will allow the creation of Super Teams (such as our own version of the JLA, maybe a Sinister Six for the villains, and possibly a Rogue Defenders for those who walk the line.)
Also, there's a few rules I have already created for this RP. Most of them revolve around the CS creation or IC rules, but it should be pretty standard. I'll also leave the CS here in case anybody wants to sign up immediately after reading this :3
RULES (Read Before Applying)Spoiler
- You may create original characters, original legacy characters (such as a OC Flash, OC Spider-Man, or OC Spawn), or modern day characters that are revamped to fit the motive (such as Vandal Savage or taking Spider Jerusalem and fitting him into the modern setting). All character concepts must be approved by a GM before play can begin.
- You are allowed a maximum of two characters.
- You must post at least once every week, though it is preferred you post more, or your character will be up-for-grabs. Failure to post after a month will result in removal from the roster.
- PC's are not to be killed without permission. Nameless NPC's are fine, but PC's or important NPC's will require authorization. Don't do anything random, such as destroying the universe, either.
- Several storylines can be going on at once, in order to interact with other players. If a player's character does not want to be involved in another's storyline, they do not have to. Consultation and communication are the keys to a good PC-to-PC interaction.
- Sidekicks and legacy characters will be required to be permitted by the player orchestrating the mentor's role in the universe.
- You can travel anywhere on Earth or off-planet, provided it is within your character's means. Time-travel is forbidden, unless it is specifically required of your character choice or via use of a convenient plot-hole that a GM can use.
- You are your character, so act like them. Create or portray their mannerisms, powers, and ideals to how they have been established in the game. BE the character.
- Respect the Gamemasters. If they make a request of you regarding the game, listen to them. Failure to adhere to GM or moderator requests will result in expulsion from the game.
- All regular forum rules apply.
- And finally, the most important rule of all: Have fun. Never take the game too seriously, or you will have lost the point. Heated arguments between players can result in probation or infractions - do not ruin it for other players. It is only a game.
- Also, if you've read through this entire thing, put "Nananananananananana BATMAAAAN" in your "Other" section, inclosed in brackets.
Character ApplicationSpoiler
Character You Would Like to Play: (Superhero Name)
Real Name: (Either OC Name or Canon Name)
Canon or OC:
Character Alignment (Hero, Villain, or Walking the Line): Hero
Appearance/Costume: (Briefly describe or post a picture of what your character's costume looks like. Include both Costumed and Non-Costumed)
Origin/History of Your Character and Their Personality:
Powers and Abilities (If Any):
Weapons (If Any)
Supporting Cast (If Any):
Sample Post (must be a minimum of 2 paragraphs with at least 2 lines of dialogue from your character):
Character You Would Like to Play: "Golem"
Real Name: Marcus (no last name)
Age: Looks like he's 19, says that he's 19, but he's lived a hell of a lot longer than that.
Canon or OC: OC. Fun Fact ~ He's a Living Doll.
Character Alignment (Hero, Villain, or Walking the Line): Hero
He's slightly taller then most (5'8") and skinny and his skin feels really strange. It's hard and smooth, but it's warm.
Origin/History of Your Character and Their Personality:
Personality: Marcus is very polite to everyone he meets, male or female. Most girls find it hard to tell if he's flirting or just being nice. He doesn't like to do things by himself and would rather have someone give him orders to follow. He can be cheerful sometimes, even though he doesn't look like it at first. Marcus can be old-fashioned at times, but there's a pretty good reason for that (after all, his total years lived so far is somewhere around 600-800 years or so). Even though he smiles, he's actually very lonely on the inside. While his "family" loves him and he loves them back, he's always felt this deep emptiness in his existence. The love for the "family" he has is immense and nothing can stop him if something threatens their safety. He shares a tender relationship with his "sister" and "mother", even going to the limit where you would think he is still a young child.
5 Dis/Likes:
Likes: his family, having people he can trust, sunlight (he just knows that it feels warm), classical music, quiet places (it's easier on his ears), dancing (not hip-hop or anything like that, more like ballroom dancing)
Dislikes: people who threaten himself or his loved ones (especially his family), getting lost, when people offer him food (he doesn't need to eat and he never understood the whole eating thing anyway), when people touch his bare skin (except his "mother" or "sister"), being told he can't do something because he's handicapped (unless it's reasonable, like driving), loud noises, rude/mean people
History: There once was a lonely old woman with no husband or children, who had a huge interest in witchcraft. She made a life-sized doll of a boy and brought it to life. The doll could do anything that a normal human could, but the old woman's magic wasn't perfect. The doll, named Marcus, ended up losing his sight over time. The old lady eventually died, leaving Marcus alone for years. Centuries went by and Marcus realized that since he can't die, he might as well do something with his life. His search for a purpose in life took over hundreds of years, allowing him to roam the entirety of the world many times over, hoping that something would present itself.
One day, in the year of 1746, he met a young woman who was to be burned at the stake for acts of witchcraft. He managed to free said woman in hopes that she, like the old woman who brought life to him, could use her magic to give him a purpose in life. The woman revealed herself as "Lady Rene", the High Witch of Mablestone. As a reward for saving her life, she took Marcus as her "child" and cared for him like the mother he was missing. Like the doll, she too was immortal and they spent the next few hundred years as "family", growing and adapting as the world around them changed for the better. After the 60th year of their union, Lady Rene discovered the secret to the magic keeping Marcus alive and crafted another doll, this time in the shape of a young girl. The female doll was brought to life and named "Gabrielle".
Gabrielle soon became Marcus' "sister" and Rene's "daughter". Up until the year 1960, life for the enchanted family had been quite pleasant and they had expertly adapted into society, despite their obvious differences. By the time the first Mutant came out to the public eye and supers began to appear all over the place, Marcus had discovered a new calling in life. He, Lady Rene and Gabrielle decided that with their own unique abilities, they too would rise to challenge the evils of the world and defend the mortal who's lives were threatened by these so called "Super Villains". ((There's much more to it then that, but I was aiming for the general gist of things))
Powers and Abilities (If Any):
1.) Super strength
2.) His sense of hearing is frightening. Almost nothing gets past this guy. Ever.
3.) Uses a sonar/echolocation system to find where things are. It's almost as good as being able to see.
Weapons (If Any)
The closest thing he has to a weapon is a Black Motorcycle that has been upgraded with Lady Rene's magic. Its capabilities/attributes/gadgets are similar to that of the Batpod.
Weakness: Marcus is a doll, so therefore he can't really die of human causes such as age or health issues. However, the magic that brought him to life forces him to feel pain and torment like any other human. The only "true" way to kill him, is if you disassembled his body and destroyed each individual piece. However, the more beaten up he gets, he begins to break (limbs fall off, his skin cracks apart. Sometimes, he's been known to lose the entire left half of his body during a fight, which renders him intense pain.)
If he is ever heavily damaged, he always goes to Lady Rene, who heals him with her magic. That being said, his actual head is required for the process, so you could prevent him from healing by stealing his severed head.
Supporting Cast (If Any):^-- Lady Rene (Golem's "Mother" and the "Scarlett Witch")
^-- Gabrielle (Golem's "Sister")
Other: Marcus is blind. So wearing that blindfold doesn't affect his vision (or lack of) at all
Sample Post (must be a minimum of 2 paragraphs with at least 2 lines of dialogue from your character):
"Ey, what's ya problem, Bulb? Not scared of the cops, are ya?"
"Its not the cops we should be worried about man, its those damn vigilantes. Is that the last of the money?"
One of the goons who was referred to as "Cheeks" walked towards the armoured truck and patted the side. His companion, "Bulb", pointed his armed and ready AK-47 at the crowd of people in the bank. The truth was, rather then break into the bank on their own and steal the money via a stick-up, they stole one of the CCPD's armoured cars and crashed it directly beside the vault, so they could get in and out of the bank quickly. Cheeks patted the side of the truck and closed the back door, waving for the 3rd gang member, "Bones", to get in the truck and start it up. Bones quickly ran to the car and climbed in, and was soon followed by Bulb and Cheeks. The bank tellers were terrified about what these criminals might've done to them and the customers, but were still in shock of the whole turn of events and remained on the floor. As the armoured car sped away, the SWAT forces around the Central City National Bank burst in and tried to eliminate the issue.
As the armoured car sped off, the lights and sirens of police cars soon erupted through Central City as they gave chase to the armed bank-robbers. From a nearby rooftop, a boy wearing a blindfold stared at the scene and shook his head. "They're heading south.." he quietly whispered to himself before he walked to the other side of the roof and swung a leg over the dark black motorcycle, smiling widely as it let out a loud purr, signalling it was on. "Alright Golem, there's no way the police are going to catch them.. Finish this fast." he said before he pulled back on the right handle of the vehicle and launched himself off the rooftop at a high speed, landing directly on the highway pass that was not too far of a drop from the building he was on top of. Landing on the road with an audible "THUMP", he pulled back the handles and sped up, leaning forwards to allow him to be more aerodynamic and so he wouldn't fly off the bike. He sped past and dodged cars as he chased down the cops and soon overtook them. The officers only looked on the boy as his semi-cape fluttered in the night as he sped past. Bones looked out the rear view window of the armoured truck and his eyes popped open in surprise as he saw the brown clad boy in hot pursuit. He turned his head to Cheeks and Bulb, shouting "ITS GOLEM!! WASTE'IM!!".
The back doors of the armoured truck flung open and Cheeks grabbed his AK-47, firing it blindly into the night as the car swerved and screeched, trying to get more speed while avoiding the 9pm Traffic. Before Cheeks even began to fire his gun, Marcus saw a bright red object in his hands. whenever Marcus saw something was red, it was a sign that his mind knew it was dangerous. As the bullets flew around the highway, Golem quickly pulled back on the gas and fell further behind the truck. He did his best to avoid the gunfire as he thought about what to do next. Knowing what to do, Golem pressed a button on the side on the left handle and two long metal tubes extended from the wheel, positioning themselves from the front. He pressed the same button twice and instantly, two metal darts were fired and hit the trucks back lights. Drat!! I missed!! Golem thought as Cheeks unleashed more gunfire, hitting some of the nearby cars as he attempted to kill Golem. The cars swerved and banged into each other, forcing Golem to swerve around the impending accidents and narrowly avoid crashing into cars. People are getting hurt because of those thugs. I need to end this, NOW. he thought again as he readied the darts for another try. He let his inner aura guide him to the perfect target and pressed the button again, launching two more darts. Almost like a dream come true, the darts successfully hit the wheels of the armoured car. The truck began to swerve out of control and eventually flipped over, sending gym bags full of money into the streets and knocking the criminals around inside the vehicle as it continued flipping. The truck had spun around at least 4 times before it eventually halted, the roof laying on the ground, smashed open. Golem pulled up on his motorcycle and turned it off, slowly climbing off as he walked towards the three criminals who now laid on the ground. Jumbled and confused, they were pretty beat up, but none of them were dead. This pleased Marcus because even if you were a lowlife criminal thug, you deserved to serve your sentence rather then escape by means of your own death. As Bulb began to reach for a gun beside him slowly, Golem shook his head and pulled out his quarter staff, holding it at the thugs chest, watching as he yelled in pain, obviously from a fractured rib or something. "If I were you, I'd just stay right where you are until Edmond's men come and take you to Darkwater Asylum... Hope you like the colour Orange.."
Character You Would Like to Play: Fang
Real Name: Blake Multzer
Age: 36
Canon or OC: OC
Character Alignment (Hero, Villain, or Walking the Line): Walking the Line
Appearance/Costume: He is an African American man who usually wears casually clothing and he has a small mustache. In costume, he wears black and dark purple so that he isn't seen. He also has sharp pieces of material made out of marble and platinum, and are in the shape of fangs. This molds perfectly to his teeth through highly advanced technology. He puts these fangs on with him costume. (FYI, I didn't draw the fangs on the guy with the costume. I actually didn't draw this at all, I put together clothing and superhero parts.)
Origin/History of Your Character and Their Personality: Fang was born in Minnesota to a couple that seemed normal, but his mother had special powers. Her body could withstand large amounts of force, and she wouldn't get hurt. Although, she was one of the few people with special powers who hid them from society.
Fang was also born with powers, but they weren't as complex as his mother's. While he strived so much to achieve immense power, all he had were a few minor strengths (will be listed in powers). His mother died when he was just 12 years, so he never found out the truth about why she had powers, but he has concluded that since he has powers too, it must have been genetics.
After his mother's death, Fang moved to Iowa, where he took a lot of Karate and other fighting classes. He wanted to improve his fighting skills so that he could do what he always wanted his mother to do: to protect the nation. However, in high school, even when he still took his classes, he got into drugs and crime. The influence of his peers caused him to do what he didn't want him to do.
In his adult years, he was able to find work as a construction worker. He didn't want to continue the path that he had in high school. So while he still didn't have the most successful career, he found ways to use his powers to try to stop evil by negotiating with a friend, He had the power to create advanced technology. Blake and his friend Tin developed a costume that he used to try to fight crime, but at the same time, he got the best of himself, and sometimes used his powers for his own good.
Powers and Abilities (If Any): Very strong teeth (can bite through many substances); huge experience in karate; abnormally tough, but not as tough as his mother.
Weapons (If Any): Metal fist on right hand that can severely damage another person if Fang swigs a punch; fangs made out of platinum and marble look like real fangs and mold into his teeth. He uses them to cut or bite things or people. Because of the biting habits, he is often seen as a threat, a villain, and/or uncivilized. He only chose the fangs because of his gift of strong teeth
Weakness: His weaknesses are like any human being (bullets, knives), however his skin is slightly tougher than normal.
Supporting Cast (If Any): Tin (Friend): He was born with an extensive amount of intelligence and uses it for inventions. However, he only keeps the inventions to himself and his friends.
Dad: Hasn't been in contact with his son in a while, but he would still do anything for him.
Sample Post:
There was light. That was it. Just light. And confusion. As Fang woke up, he started to see exactly where he was, but he did not know the place. A lamp shown a huge burst of light in his face, but besides that, the room was empty. Fang sat against the wall, and without thinking, he struggled to get up. He knew there would be trouble. He could sense it. However, he could not move at all. He was stuck to the wall, bound by chains that kept his arms and legs from moving.
Fang remembered that he was looking for a past employer. Fang had never been payed the money he needed, and when Fang is not paid, Fang is not satisfied. As it turned out, the employer, Mr. Thomas, was more than just an employer. He had been working with a conspiracy, and not only was Fang trying to get his money, he was trying to see was Mr. Thomas was up to. Fang remembered. He was searching for Mr. Thomas in a building that he saw him walk into. The last thing Fang remembered was as he looked around, he felt a sharp pain on his head, as well as a loud thud, and then he realized...he was hit on the head.
The door swung open. Mr. Thomas walked confidently into the room.
"What could you possibly want from me?" Mr. Thomas asked. "I am just an ordinary guy."
"I know you're part of something," Fang blurted. "Something that's not right!"
"What do you know about right and wrong?" Mr. Thomas questioned. "I know who you are, Blake! I've always known. I know more about you than you know about yourself! I know about your powers. Honestly, they're pretty lame, but still, I had to hit you with a hard enough bat."
Fang was terribly confused. How could anyone have found out about him or his identity. Even though Fang had started to go public, Blake was still an ordinary guy. The question was, how did Mr. Thomas, of all people, find out about any of this?
Character You Would Like to Play: Tyrant
Real Name: Unknown
Age: Unknown
Canon or OC: OC
Character Alignment: Hero
Appearance/Costume: Tyrant stands approximately fourteen feet tall at the top of his crest, and weighs roughly 3000 lbs.
Origin/History of Your Character and Their Personality: Tyrant's origins and motivations are a mystery to all. Even "his" true nature is unknown, though many speculate that he is an extremely advanced android, or an extraterrestrial mechanical life form. Tyrant appeared without warning approximately six months ago, and has since been toppling criminal syndicates globally with surgical precision. However, it seems extremely likely that Tyrant possesses some manner of ulterior motive, as said syndicates are usually missing large quantities of their resources, or rare materials in their possession.
Tyrant's personality is as much of a mystery as the rest of him. To most he seems cold and calculating, and harshly pragmatic. However, he does place some value on human life, sparing it when he can, and he seems to possess a strong, if unorthodox, moral code. He seems to have little tolerance for the foolish or ignorant, and in the few instances that he speaks, he often launches into long-winded monologues. It is very likely that Tyrant's actions are dictated by a "true" AI, perhaps one of the few in existence.
Powers and Abilities: As can be expected with a large robot, Tyrant is monstrously strong. His blows are capable of decimating buildings. Unexpected is his agility and speed, both of which seemingly impossible for a machine of his size. Regardless, Tyrant is exceptionally fast, and he is capable of such feats as back-flips and kip-ups. Tyrant's durability is also tremendous, as small-arms fire has practically no effect on him. Notable is his resistance to energy-based attacks, which he seemingly absorbs. His mechanical nature provides a variety of boons, such as a lack of dependence on air and immunity to toxins and radiation. In addition, Tyrant is in possession of some advanced sensors, hacking tools and other utilities.
What makes Tyrant an exceptionally unique robot is his ability to use magic. Though his casting style is unorthodox, the energy that he wields is unmistakably the same magic utilized by other sorcerers throughout the dimensions. Blasts, barriers and many other effects are at his disposal, making him a highly formidable opponent indeed.
Weapons: Tyrant wields "pylons," long, flexible mechanical tendrils that emerge from the ports all over his body. These pylons spring forth with tremendous force, and are hard enough to pierce concrete. They can also weave together to form constructs such as blades or drills over Tyrant's body.
Apart from those, Tyrant also has claws capable of shredding steel, a whiplike tail capable of striking like a scorpion, and his body armor conceals a maw full of razor-sharp metal fangs.
Weakness: Tyrant is incapable of any variety of stealth. Being a massive, heavy robot tends to have that effect. His size is also a hindrance when operating in close quarters. Though his power source is unknown, his spells seem to draw from the same energy that allows his body to move, thus overcasting can leave him immobile until he recharges.
Sample Post: The lights in the sky were screaming. From the places between the stars came the forces of the End. Innumerable beings of immeasurable power, they were all that was not, and all that would never be. Simply put, they should not have been. Yet out of pure defiance of reason and logic, they were, and they came all at once. Their arrival heralded the slow, painful death of the universe; the silencing of trillions of lives through their very presence. That which cannot be, by the same logic cannot be stopped. However, the forces that opposed them were alike in that they too were not bound by logic.
With a fleet outnumbering the stars themselves, the defenders of existence tore through the empty reaches of space to meet their foes. Each resplendent in their gleaming armor, every warrior was an army unto themselves in sheer power. Within every one burned the fury of an entire galaxy, a glorious, purifying light. The vast forces were led by a single being, known throughout the many tongues of the cosmos only as "The Tyrant." Shining metal, black as the infinite void, yet brighter than any star, its two faces glowered at the oncoming dark storm of confusion.
Its communicator sprang to life with the voice of its trusted subordinate, "Tyrant, our warriors grow fearful. They say that our foe cannot be defeated; that it is divine."
"We shall make it lament its divinity. We are those that shall challenge the divine will."
"Are you certain that we can be victorious?"
"More than certain. On this day, we shall slay this unending beast. With killing fang and hateful claw, we shall smite it. We shall smite it even with our fear, our despair, our bravery and our pride. Come, this is the final movement of our rhapsody."
Character You Would Like to Play: The Question
Real Name: Kelly Veritas
Age: 24
Canon or OC: OC of Canon character
Character Alignment: Hero
Origin/History of Your Character and Their Personality:
Mr. and Mrs. Veritas were government workers in a smallish country to the east. They designed weapons, the kind that makes a smallish country more noticeable. Kelly's older sister, Riley, was a protester and rebel against the country's current dictator. The secret police became suspicious of her parents because of this, and Mr. and Mrs. Veritas coincidentally had a car "accident." Reality suddenly set in for Riley, so she took Kelly (around 6 or 7 years old at the time) and ran. They ended up immigrating to [setting of RP] illegally. Life was okay for a while and things became as normal as it could, until the secret police caught up with them. Kelly was safe since she was now a citizen of [setting of RP], but Riley was technically a terrorist because of things she did with the rebels. Reluctantly Riley left Kelly on her own and went into hiding. Kelly's situation caught the attention of a certain faceless individual. Her history and intellect made her a prime candidate to replace Renee as the Question. With no where else to turn, Kelly disappeared with Renee for about 15 months. When she came back Kelly became The Question and no one knows what happened to Renee.
Powers and Abilities:
-genius intellect (nothing superhuman)
-mask can only be removed with special chemical spray
-mask can be molded to make other faces (wearer can disguise herself as almost anyone, given the time to mold the mask)
-drone: A small backpack sized, UAV-like autonomous bi-copter mostly used for surveillance, scouting and spotting enemies. It has enough lift to carry 1 person, and can attach like a backpack and be used for flight (although not very effectively). Gun attachments are optional, but add a lot of weight to it.
-no powers
-she's kinda crazy
Supporting Cast:
-Riley Veritas: Kelly's older sister and the one who raised her. She went missing a few years ago.
-Renee: Former Question and Kelly's mentor. Currently in hiding.
Other: {nanaan batman}
Sample Post:
Front doors watched. Security guards skitter like rats. But no one looks up. No one watches the roofs. The drone pack is silent as it drops her off, and leaves to mark the area. It doesn't take long for Kelly to find him. This guy, Walter Gibbons, is the CEO of Brinks Water CO. He was just like the rest: likes to keep his office on the top floor, above everyone else. He thinks no one watches over him, that's his mistake. The entire building is silent except his office, Mr. Gibbons liked to work late. He and his secretary were... "organizing spread sheets." Its not long before the secretary leaves with her bonus, not long at all. Kelly steps in and hand-cuffs him to the $1000 leather chair in his office.
"W-what the hell?! Who are you? Your face, what's wrong with your face?" Gibbons shouted in panic. The guards 50 story's below won't hear, and the phone with a cut cord won't listen either.
"Good question. I have no face because I'm nobody, and everybody. I'm your neighbor, I'm your employee, I'm the hobo down the street, and I'm one of the 7000 people you poisoned" Kelly replied cryptically in a cold monotone voice.
"What are you talking about? You're insane! Money, do you want money?" The fat CEO was breathing heavily, he kept yanking on the handcuff like he could break it.
"You have a healthy curiosity Mr. Gibbons. I'm talking about chromium VI, the stuff that lines your water tanks. Water tanks that people drink from. Its the kind of stuff that gives you cancer." Kelly pulled out what looked like a jug of gasoline.
"Oh god, please. I'll give you money, 5- no, $10,000 if you just leave!"
"No, bad deal. I have a better one. Your little water plant gave 7000 cancer, most lost their kidneys. So I'm gonna take yours."
Walter Gibbons hadn't been to a gym in years. He was fat, lazy, and weak. It was easy to pour the chromium down his throat. Didn't even need a funnel. He'll probably live, probably.
Walking the Line
Character You Would Like to Play:
Real Name:
Tohi Lee
17 by age but 27 by body
Canon or OC:
Character Alignment
jump-roping walking the line
Origin/History of Your Character and Their Personality:
Born and raised in daytona Beach Florida to a bunch of motor heads for his whole family. When he was 12 they went to the Daytona 500 Where a superhero clash occurred between a hero and a villain named "speed demon" on the track itself that innevitably caused an epic accident that claimed the lives of 500 spectators. The villain transferred his essence into the boy at his defeat which causes Lee's body to age at twice the normal rate but also grants him enhanced speed in everything he does including restoration/regeneration. He lost his whole family in the Wreck and was one of hundreds who filed the mass lawsuit then received $1,000,000 hush money to make it all go away. A 12 year old with one million dollars and a demon on his back is a dangerous combination, he moved all around the country blowing his cash from place to place until he picked out [insert city here] for whatever reason. He settled down with a lawyer who made him an emancipated minor and he's been chewing through his money ever since. Initially he made the costume for kicks to see what he could do or get away with, but over the last year he has found it to be a calling of sorts to do good things for others. Too bad there is always that nagging at the back of his head to do more than just knock them out. He owns a garage to slow the rampant bleeding of his money and hopes to settle on a comfy lifestyle with room to splurge as he wants.
Powers and Abilities (If Any):
He holds multiple black belts or their equivalent in multiple martial arts and can run as fast as mach 1 (340mph or 12 times faster than Usain bolt). With great risk he can access more of the demon within him to change his appearance to a more beastial form to climb walls and improve his acrobatic agility. Otherwise he is an 8th grade c student who doesn't even have a learners permit, not that he needs it.
Tonfas that can be opened into nunchuck for rapid fire assault
When he transforms he is able to resist the kinetic effect around him such as light debris and the like while achieving high speeds but otherwise he is still mortal and capable of sustaining wounds like any other.
Ever since he was 12 he has been aging at thrice his usual speed, at first the demon within him was sated to consume the 500 souls from the accident whenever the boy wanted something more than the usual arrangement but over the last five years those spare souls have run out with the childish glee fully into addiction and now it had begun to age the child into a man and sooner than expected he will find himself feeling his years.
Supporting Cast
velocity: the speed demon within that urges the child.
Felicity: a lady lawyer who helps him focus his finances as well as provide a moral compass when his alter ego starts to stray
Victor: A mechanic who Tohi bough his whole shop from on a whim, the closest thing to a friend and older brother the man-boy has.
Sample Post (must be a minimum of 2 paragraphs with at least 2 lines of dialogue from your character):
Character You Would Like to Play: Sunfire
Real Name: Izel Aztlan-Citlalmina (Isabelle 'Izzy' Caltmina)
Age: 27 Years Old
Canon or OC: OC
Character Alignment: Walking the Line, Neutral Good.
Izzy is rather small for an Atlantean due to her Human-blood linage. She stands a simple 5'5'' and weighs no more than 116lbs but Atlantean blood runs rampant in her. Izzy has deep red hair and pure gray eyes which isn't typical to Humans or Atlanteans and makes her something of an outcast to both. She has a rather pale complexion and her skin is naturally perfect and shows nothing, no moles or even hair follicles which are all typical traits of an Atlantean.
Origin: Izzy is the daughter of the current Atl of Atlantis and the most wanted criminal in their society. She is seen as some mix of abomination and a living treason to the race itself. She was rushed out of the city by a friend of her mothers and the man who would teach her how to fight at age five, she can't picture what Atlantis truly looks like but remembers seeing her mother get beheaded from a tower window. The man who had saved her hid his Atlantean name from her and instead had her call him Callum, nothing more. Callum was a very old man with a long beard which was abnormal for an Atlantean, he knew the ways of their technology and managed to take the intricate piece of machinery that Izzy wears on her right arm known as the 'Apollo's Grasp' which is an ancient weapon typically given to the commander of the Atlantean armor, second in command to the Atl himself. When Izzy turned twenty, the old man she loved Callum was assassinated by Atlanteans who had been tracking them. From this point on, Izzy was forced to travel across the world to keep away from the Atlanteans who have begun slowly invading human society.
Personality: Izzy is self-sufficient, she only ever knew one friend and he had taught her that no one can be truly trusted in this world. Making her paranoid over the years, Callum had been right when he said that the Atlanteans would begin invading human society, taking positions all throughout the world from political figures to gardeners. Unknown just how many of them exist in the world, Izzy can never be too careful in trusting someone. She has often times sold herself as something of a mercenary under the alias Sunfire, using her advanced technology and training to perform all sorts of jobs. Izzy can range from being an ice witch to a warm hearted angel, depending on how you strike her. She is big on first impressions but seems to lack advanced social skills.
Powers and Abilities: Izzy has the typical Atlantean physical body, allowing her to perform feats atypical to humans. She was trained in various forms of martial arts and can proficiently defend herself from even the most advanced of aggressors. Utilizing a single straight edge dagger, a
Weapons: Izzy carries the legendary weapon known as 'Apollo's Grasp' which grants the user the ability to form a shield of energy which can block most Atlantean energy-based weapons. The arm also allows her to fire her own type of energy blasts which resemble solar flares causing bright flashes and intense moments of heat. Izzy also carries a pair of dual handguns, a Taurus Judge and a Ballester-Molina. She carries a heavy variant of handgun ammunition for the Judge along with a small shotgun bore.
Weakness: Izzy is highly mortal like most humans, unlike Atlanteans who are able to heal over time from otherwise life-threatening wounds. She would die to anything a typical human would, but features an increased physical level than them still.
DragonBreeder99Character You Would Like to Play: Oracle (Or at least her daughter)
Real Name: Crystal Clear
Age: 20
Canon or OC: OC
Character Alignment (Hero, Villain, or Walking the Line): Walking the line (Since she gives her information to the highest bidder/people who pay her very well/her friends)
Origin/History of Your Character and Their Personality:
Crystal is the kind of girl who you do not want to piss off, since she could have you in jail in a matter of ten minutes. She does not like people touching her things (Since she only lives with the things most close to her, like her computer and the last picture of her mother and father together) and does not take people sneaking around her house lightly. She is angered easily, but her true personality she hides from everyone. She is actually a kind and sweet person, understanding and a softy when it comes to her friends and family. She's a real good person to have at a party too, becoming the life of the party after a few drinks. But that is only after the drinks, not until then at all.
Bio choice 1; As a baby crystal was diagnosed as paralyzed from the waist down, something her mother (The Oracle) had dealt with her whole life. But she had not thought that her daughter would have to deal with this herself. Neither had Night Wing A.K.A. Dick Grayson, the father of Crystal Clear and husband to Oracle. But somehow nothing else of her body was affected, and she was overly healthy (other than her paralyses.) It was hard at first for her parents to accept that their daughter would never take her first steps, never learn to walk, never ride a bike or do anything that most of the other girls could do.
Crystal grew up bound to a wheel chair, spending her time learning from her mother about her trademark business while learning more about it behind her mother and father's back. Crystal was so into her computer, her mother had to take it away several times just so she could talk to her. Crystal was too smart for her own good though, and when she tried to get into high school at age 14 (since she was taught by her mother) She was found out by the FBI, saying that her intelligence was far beyond normal human's. They wanted to take her in for testing, but Barbara and Dick wouldn't allow it, giving their lives just so Crystal could escape. Crystal was furious at the government, vowing revenge on the people who killed her mother and father. She lived on her own for a while, passing off her information she gathered to those who could pay for it. This became a habit, her stealing information from those who people requested, and from those who deserved to be revealed as complete and utter A**holes!
At age 16 she decided to take her business to new heights; To the super's and the villain's that surrounded her. She was payed by many, and information became a new way to get an advantage. She was glad to help, becoming richer than she could imagine. She decided to put her money to a good use, testing several solutions she created to see if she could walk for the first time as well as cure any other physical diseases. After the twentieth time and ten trips to the hospital, she finally managed to find the perfect the substance. But the trick; she had to obtain a rare substance that was extremely hard to find. So after the test she had one dose left, and it would only last for one day. So she stored it away in a super secure place, promising to never take it out unless she honestly needed it.
She was 20 when she started to go to parties and drink, this being a normal thing for people with her vast amount of riches. She was eventually found out, going into hiding and only telling a few people of where to find her if they needed her. And she told them false places, where she left clues of where she had gone. And she's been missing ever since, but sometimes information leaks out about someone that should have been left covered up in a grave, and this mad some people angry, even vengeful. But no one can find the source, though they all know who it is; It's Ms. Oracle
Powers and Abilities (If Any): The ability to get into any database of the world within a few clicks and clacks of her keyboard.
Weapons (If Any): Her computer! (If that counts! )
Weakness: Her close friends
Supporting Cast (If Any): Barbara Gorden (A.K.A. Oracle) And Dick Grayson (A.K.A. Night Wing)
Other: "Nananananananananana BATMAAAAN"
Sample Post:Crystal raced through the front hall of her small apartment building, people moving out of her way as she came barreling by. "I swear to god, I'm going to kill that man." She muttered under her breath, the elevator opening as she got to it. She quickly maneuvered in, pressing the button to her floor before she was left to the elevator's quiet annoying music. She had forgotten to turn it off before she had left, and now it was driving her crazy. She held her ears and gritted her teeth, this just making her even madder. When she got to her floor she had already dismantled the elevator's music system, the elevator going back down as she got out which she already knew she would be getting another bill for that. She wheeled down the hall and into her apartment, slamming the door shut before she raced to her computer, opening it up and turning it on. She quickly put in her pass code, going to her computer virus system and typing in the worse code she could think of.
Within seconds she had dispersed a terrible virus into the atom's computer system and everything that was hooked up into it, rendering the computer useless no matter how much fixing it would get and go through. She saw the information stored in it appear on her heart drive, quickly going through it and finding some good information. She hacked into the news database and uploaded a video of the atom yelling at someone. The news crew was stunned, and people were suddenly calling in with terrible rages to tell. Oh yes, this was satisfying for Crystal, very much indeed. He had not been so nice, and he had played with fire; And now he was getting burned. She smiled deviously and sat back in her chair, watching the chaos unfold. Oh and this was just the beginning of the rain of terror she would bring down upon him; Next would be the picture of him kissing a woman he had just saved..... Or so everyone thought. Oh yes, this would be very interesting indeed.
All of a sudden her computer notified her with a siren that it was under attack. She quickly found the problem, seeing it was a virus from atom. "Oh, you wanna play the 'Who can screw someone over the most', eh? Well, bring it on!" She said, sending another virus to his other source of computer and internet. It went on like this for hours, his programs being disabled within seconds while he just had to move from device to device. Eventually it stopped, Atom sending a very angry email that said he would find her and put her in jail for this. Oh he could try, like the other's had, but he'd never get even get remotely close! He would fail like the other's had, and she would make sure to humiliate him even more for it.
The door bell suddenly rang, Crystal thinking it was the pizza she had ordered. But when she had opened the door she had something thrown in her face, some sort of powdery stuff that made her cough. But soon she was asleep, the assault man smiling down at her and pulling off his mask. "Nighty night little girl." Ray Palmer A.K.A. Atom said, picking the now super small Crystal up in his hand and walking out with her, as if nothing had just happened at all.
Character You Would Like to Play: WildCard
Real Name: Mason Henning
Age: 20
Character Alignment: Villan
Costume is the same as above image just add this Mask
Origin/History of Your Character and Their Personality:
Mason is the type who loves a challenge. He won't miss a chance to show off his skills in combat or at cards. The only thing he loves more than a good fight is a good wager. Mason won't turn down a bet he thinks he has a chance of winning. While he may be a sore loser at times he's a man of his word. Once he commits to something or makes a deal you can bet he'll follow through with it. Despite all the showing off he does he has a deep fear of losing things that are important to him. When confronted with a problem he can't solve he'll probably try to avoid it all together if possible. Another one of his fears is trusting people. He'll only let his guard down for thoes he trusts. Still despite these faults lie a good man. One who won't turn a blind eye to someone in need. Despite his attitude deep down inside Mason blams himself for Issac's accident. He won't forgive himself until he saves him and right the wrong that's been done to him.
Man has always look at what was impossible for them and found a way to make it possible. Man wanted to soar through the air and invented Airplanes. The Human race wanted to travel and breath underwater so they developed submarines and scuba gear. All throughout history man has developed inventions using its mind and its dreams. This is a story of one invention,the man with the mind to make it, and the one who dreamed it up.
Ever since college Mason was always after "Easy Money". A way that he could turn a profit without lifting a finger or breaking a sweat. Now Mason only knew of two ways that could happen. One was to be born/adopted into a rich family.....which he had the misfortune not to be. The other was to go to College and try to get a diploma. Now attending a college is a lot of work. Bills,tests,classes to attend, a regular nightmare to our lazy protagonist to say the least. Still, when Mason Henning puts his mind to something nothing can stop him. He would put his all into cheating on test,skipping classes,and dodging bill collectors until he got his college diploma. Little did he know how his destiny was about to change. What was the cause of this change you ask ? Nothing more than his new roommate Isaac Brewington.
The two were as different as night and day. While Mason loved the exciting nightlife, Issac preferred a quite day in the library. However,over time,the two managed to become good friends. Good friends who shared the same dream....to become successful ! Although they both took different roads to achieve their goals, the first step they took...was started by Mason's laziness. He would often complain about how tiring it was to travel from place to place. "Why can't we just press a button and just....be there." Mason would often say to his roommate. It was that simple lazy comment that inspired Isaac to aim for the impossible. To instantaneously be transported from one place to another for the sake of mankind....and to get his roommate to stop complaining.
It had been two years since the duo were at school as their lives had drastically been changed. Isaac was able to get a master's degree in Science and Biology while Mason....dropped out shortly before graduation. Despite this setback the two worked together to over the years to complete their greatest work....the Dimensional Energy Converter Kit. This machine was able to gather energy from the walls that separate dimensions. Once the machine was charged it would disassemble the subject atom by atom and transform them into digital information. Then it would send that information to the second device where the subject was reconstructed safely. The two had made history as word spread like wildfire. Isaac,the genius inventor of the device and Mason,the first human subject to successfully test the machine ! Offers came flooding in from around the world as everyone wanted to purchase their invention.
No matter what was offered,Issac would always decline their offers. He would say that the world wasn't ready nor was his machine. He wouldn't release his product to the public until he was sure that it was safe and that humanity was ready it. If given the right amount of time humanity might have been ready for it. However not all people are as patient as Issac and Mason. People who would do whatever it took...to get their hands on Issac's newest prototype. It happened late one night during the test run of the new D.E.C.K. V2. With a new compact size and upgrades it succeeded its predecessor and then some. What made this test run truly special...was that Issac would be the first to use it. It's system was so simple that even a college drop out like Mason could operate it. Everything was going perfectly as Mason activated the transfer as his friend disappeared in a flash of light. Everything was proceeding as planned....that is...until a warning flashed on the machines monitor.
Alarms flashed as Mason began to check the DECKS internal systems. All across the screen were warnings about an outside source hacking into their systems. The mysterious cyber hacker was taking everything Issac had worked on. Blueprints,formulas,endless calculations,were being stolen as Mason did the only thing he could. Mason shut off the power to the machine,stopping the hack....and trapping his friend as data. Mason quickly got to work on trying to save his friend as a someone began to beat on their door. With no time to save Issac...Mason took one of the DECK V2's as he escaped, leaving his friends fate in the hands of his the mysterious men who were raiding their home.
As the sun began to rise the intruders took everything....including the other DECK V2. Now Mason searches for the ones who sabotaged his friends work. All the while blaming himself and not even knowing if Issac is alive or dead.
Powers and Abilities: Teleportation
Wildcard Shuffle: Using a new kind of teleportation technology in his playing cards, Mason is able to instantly travel as far as he can throw his cards. After being thrown or used for teleportation the card returns to his Dimensional Energy Converter Kit or D.E.C.K. Once he uses a whole deck of cards it takes five minutes for them to recharge.
52 Pickup: Taking his cards he throws the whole pack up into the air. As the cards slowly fall to the ground, Mason teleports between the cards and rapidly attacks the opponent with physical attacks. Attack doesn't stop until the last card lands on the ground.
QuickDraw: The edges of Mason's cards are razor sharp. With his expert card skills he's able to throw his cards with deadly accuracy and speed ! He can use these cards in close range as knives if need be.
Scarne's Cut: By focusing the dimensional energy around his cards he's able to cut through even the toughest of metals ! However after each use the card has to be recharged and they can't be thrown while in this state.
Weapons: DECK playing cards.
Other: Nanananananana BATMAN !
Character You Would Like to Play: Atl Taloc
Real Name: Taloc Aztlan Atl
Alternate Aliases: Neptune, Poseidon, god of the Sea and Skies, Lord Taloc, the Tyrant.
Age: 300 Years Old
Canon or OC: OC
Character Alignment: Villain, Lawful Evil
Atl Taloc does not remove his suit as it would be disrespectful to the Atlantean empire. He stands above 6'5'' and weighs somewhere around 240 lbs possibly even more, a huge figure who is notable for his pure white eyes and thick muscles.
Origin: Taloc was the child of the former Atl, Atl Necahual II, who was famous for the decision in hiding the Atlantean race from humans after they began to believe Atl Necahaul was some supernatural being or a God. Since then, Taloc has trained in the art of warfare and trained from a young age for battle since he was believed to be the child of prophecy that would retake the land from Humans. When it became time for Taloc to take the throne he also took a wife, chosen for him since birth Citlamina who adopted Taloc's surname and eventually bore a single daughter for him, Izel. Eventually it was revealed Citlamina's birth father was actually a human her mother seduced causing the Royal blood to be tainted. Upon discovering this Taloc beheaded his wife while Izel barely escaped.
Personality: Atl Taloc is a Tyrant, he rules his kingdom of the sea with an iron fist which is typical of any Atl. Feeling no remorse for what he has done to his wife and only becoming angry something of that magnitude escaped his knowledge and allowing that anger to be fueled by his hate at humanity which ultimately lead to his decision to wage war against the Humans, unknown to even them. Taloc is cold, calculating and highly intelligent using his knowledge of tactics combined with his superior physical body and other abilities makes Taloc a highly dangerous opponent.
Powers and Abilities: Like all Atl before him, Taloc is the strongest Atlantean to live and also carries the authority to utilize the Atlantean military might to cause devastation around the world, allowing him to influence the weather in the center of the Atlantic ocean and Pacific ocean causing tsunamis, floods and even earthquakes. Taloc also has limited psychic abilities, allowing him to telepathically communicate with a wide variety of beings and allows him to control rocks and other forms of earth.
Weapons: All Atl are given a golden Trident that they are trained to use as their main weapon, this Trident can fire a concussive energy beam that can form barriers and stun targets when jabbed or struck.
Weakness: Taloc doesn't truly have a weakness exactly, nothing can cripple the man except his own arrogance. Believing humans are intellectually inferior to his Atlantean brothers and sisters he often can be deceived by them.
Supporting Cast:
- Atlantean Soldiers, warriors trained much like Taloc and are bread to do whatever orders they're given solely by Atl Tarloc
- Citlalmina Aztlan the first half-human half-Atlantean hybrid Atl Taloc's former wife, mother to Izel and the reason the royal family crumbled.
Other: Atl is the title for the ruler of the Atlanteans, his word is law and he is worshiped as a living God. It is also to note Atlanteans surpass humans in warfare technology and genetically are superior in most physical ways.
Sample Post:
Atl Taloc walked down the white steps which lead up towards his overwhelming large and gleaming palace made of the same stone. At the base of the stairs a crowd of Atlanteans gathered in typical garbs, the skin tight and scale-like armor that allowed them to survive in the icy waters of the ocean and protect them from the various predators they face. Taloc smiled and raised a hand to calm them as they shouted angrily towards a figure on her knees covered in blood and seemingly going in and out of consciousness. The woman's hands were securely fasted in the back by some form of cuffs which tightly squeezed her hands purple with its razor thin blue wire. A hand snatched out into her long red hair and Taloc yanked her head back so she was facing up towards him, looming over her with disgust on his face. He spat into her face and a firm slap followed as he brought his fist across her mouth. "You vile thing, look how pathetic that human blood in your veins has made you. It spills all over my beautiful stairs, how dare you bleed on my beautiful stairs!" he screamed as he brought his hand across her mouth over and over again in a steady rhythm. The crowd shouted and cheered as their Atl abused the defenseless woman's face. Releasing her momentarily he turned to the crowd and began to speak, "This abomination is tried with the following crimes, treason against the royal family, does anyone wish to defy these accusations?" he looked calmly over the crowd with a smug look on his face, no one was going to defend the woman. "Excellent! Then let the sacrifice begin!"
Far above the crowd, a large shining silvery tower stood connecting the base of the city under the ocean from the top of the energy shield that held back the water which flowed around it causing the sky to appear as an ocean itself. The tower provided a way out into the open sea and generated the barrier which separated the beautifully built city and the icy cold waters. However it didn't prevent the air from being filled with salt water, causing it to have a constant slight salty taste. A small red-headed girl sat looking out in horror as she watched her mother be repeatedly beaten and disgraced. The Atl, her father, suddenly pushed the woman onto a small red stone table that took the shape of a Jaguar with its arms twisted completely backward, making the stomach face into the air and leaving a small indent that could collect a large amount of blood. The Atl held his former wife's head over this bowl-like indent and brought a shining gold curved blade across it, quickly turning it crimson with the woman's blood. It poured out of her quickly and even from way up here, young Izel could hear a sickening gagging coming from her mother as her life poured from her in waves. A hand tightened around the girl's small wrist and yanked her along with a quick and harsh voice. "Come young one, you should not have seen that."
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Character You Would Like to Play
Real Name
Vlad III
Dracula (His most widely known name)
Count Wladislaus Dragwlya (For formal introductions)
Alec Roman (Mortal Disguise/Civilian name)
Age: Approximately 579 years old
Canon or OC: A little bit of both
Character Alignment: Villain
Vlad was born in the winter of 1431 A.D. in Sighișoara, Transylvania, in the Kingdom of Hungary (part of modern day Romania) as the son of Vlad II, also known as Vlad Dracul. In the year of Vlad's birth, his father traveled to Nuremberg to join The Order of The Dragon, which was well-known throughout the land as a group that was meant to uphold through force the tenets of Christianity. Unbeknownst to Vlad Dracul, The Order of The Dragon was a secret and unholy organization in service to the Demon Lord Mephistopheles. Vlad Dracul was seduced and inducted into the order just before the birth of his son. As a tribute to the Order of the Dragon, Vlad Dracul pledged the life of his soon-to-be-born son, Vlad III, to the service of Mephistopheles.
Upon completion of this dark ritual, Vlad Dracul returned to Sighișoara just in time to witness the birth of his newest son. The child's mother died in labor, but Vlad's son survived. Vlad Dracul took his new son to Târgoviște, the capital of Wallachia, where he was raised until the age of twelve. During his time in the capital, Vlad III was taught by Romanian and Greek scholars in the subjects of combat skills, geography, mathematics, science, languages (Old Church Slavonic, German, Latin), and the classical arts and philosophy. While he studied, his father ascended to the throne of Wallachia. After his father took the throne, he was ousted swiftly from his seat of power, and he went to the Ottoman Empire for support. The Ottoman's themselves had long since been servants of Mephistopheles, and agreed to help Vlad Dracul regain his throne, on the condition that he pay them a tribute, and give them his son, Vlad III, who had been blessed by the great Mephisto upon his birth, as collateral, to ensure that Vlad Dracul would uphold his allegiance to the Ottoman empire.
Vlad Dracul agreed to these terms, and sent Vlad II to live in the Ottoman's gilded cage until he regained his throne. During his years as a glorified hostage, Vlad was educated in logic, the Quran and the Turkish language and works of literature. He and his brother was also trained in warfare and tactics. Eventually, Vlad Dracul regained his throne, and ruled there for five years, until, in December 1447, he was rebelled against and murdered. The Ottoman Empire, not wanting to see Wallachia fall into the Hungarian fold, placed the young Vlad III on the throne. It was at this time, that Vlad III severed his ties to the Ottoman Empire, and declared his nation of Wallachia separate from any outside rule or influence. To further this cause, he slew many nobles in his kingdom who he new to have ties to the scheming Order of the Dragon. Because of this rash action, the years he spent as ruler of Wallachia were spent at war. The Ottoman empire, outraged by Vlad III's betrayal, began a long campaign against him in an attempt to oust him from the throne of Wallachia. It was in this time that he took up a variation of his father's nickname, calling himself Vlad Dracula. However, due to his favoured method of dealing with his enemies, the locals and his enemies came to know him as Vlad Tepes, or Vlad The Impaler.
Eventually, in 1462, his enemies succeed in assassinating him. The Order of The Dragon burned out his eyes, cut out his tongue, impaled him, and finally, lefthim to finally die in the nearby swampland. However, despite his betrayal of The Order, his dark gift as Mephisto's chosen one made itself manifest. In a psychic meeting with the Demon Lord, Vlad was told that he could sustain himself for eternity by drinking the lifeblood of any mortal creature, and it was in this way that he survived his would-be assassination. He consumed all manner of swamp creatures, slowly regenerating his body, until finally, he was powerful enough to leave the swamp. The next ten nights were spent exterminating his assassins and the remaining members of the Order of the Dragon, as well as getting used to his newfound abilities, and coming to terms with the cost of having them.
After the Order was destroyed, it's members drained of blood as sustenance for Vlad's new power, he began wandering the world as a shadowy wraith, a drifter. Eventually, he came to the New World, and began to make a name for himself there, gaining revenue from various types of business, both legal and illegal. For nearly three centuries, he has expanded his vast monetary network, creating an underground empire with a super-company as it's cover and figurehead. Rominoff Industries. Now, he works to further his control and power. Using his supernatural gifts, he has assumed a villainous alter-ego based on the popular fictions created about him, which he uses to remove obstacles in his way that cannot be removed in a more civil manner, and to feed when need be. It is in this way that he can retain the disguise of mortality.
Alec is a carnal and lustful being by nature. However, he is not without tact, and he is quite the gentlemen, often appearing well-mannered and calm, even kind-hearted. However, behind closed doors, or when when taking to the streets as Dracula, he can be cruel, sadistic, arrogant, violent, and savage. However, he is never without his reason and logic, and he is constantly calculating and plotting his next move, both as Alec Rominoff and the Villain Dracula.
Powers and Abilities
So long as Dracula/Alec continues to consume blood, he will not age beyond the physical state he was in when he first became a vampire.
Alec/Dracula is invulnerable to most forms of injury (certain exceptions apply). Bullets, blades and blunt objects do little to no damage to a his body.
In addition to being virtually indestructible, whatever damage Alec/Dracula does in fact suffer can be healed through the consumption of an appropriate amount of blood.
Dracula can change the shape of a part of (or the entirety of) his body at will, although doing this in quick succession, or retaining the altered shape for long will weaken him, with the exception of retaining his mortal disguise.
Superhuman Strength
Superhuman Speed
Superhuman Stamina
Mind Domineering
Dracula can bend the wills of the weak-minded.
Vampiric Thralls
Dracula can create lesser vampires to serve under him by draining their blood and replacing it with his own, though this process weakens him to an almost powerless state, and he does not do this often. The thrall will have strength, speed, and stamina beyond that of an average human, but nowhere near as exceptional as Dracula's own. The Thrall created is usually completely subservient to him, though someone of adequate mental abilities would be able to break the blood-bond and disobey, or even betray Dracula.
Reliance on blood for sustenance
Dracula will die if he goes without feeding for too long.
Aversion to sunlight
Causes bodily discomfort and distraction of the mind, but only physically damages Thralls
Holy/Godly Powers
The powers or relics of any active God's and Goddesses of equal or greater strength to Mephistopheles can greatly harm or even kill Dracula.
Superhuman Strengths
Anyone of strength equal to or greater than Dracula can overcome his physical defenses and harm his body.
As something born from a Dark God, Dracula is susceptible to binding spells or repellent spells, and various other forms of magic.
Supporting Cast
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Sample Post
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Character You Would Like to Play: Pariah
Real Name:
Ana Callahan
Canon or OC:
Character Alignment:
She appears as an average young woman, with soft features that give her a girlish rather than womanish appearance. Her skin is light and unblemished, and her dark hair is cut short by her ears, the longest parts barely going below her neck. Her eyes are a pale, cold blue, and many men have blanched underneath her gaze. Fairly tall, standing at about 5'9, and only 135 lbs on her, most of that muscle.
Ana wears no costume, as the authorities already know her face from a life of crime beforehand. She wears casual clothes, normally some kind of T-shirt and jeans, along with a pair of black boots. Her most notable piece of clothing is a large coat, reaching down to her ankles. The coat is a silvery-white, with white fur trim around the wrists and neck.
Origin/History of Your Character: Ana was born to a poor family. Her father was a poor factory worker, and her mother often just sat in the streets begging for change. The actions of her mother always disgusted Ana, though she knew that her mother thought it was the best way to help. She grew up with very little to her name; the only toy she had was a dirty old teddy bear, which she still has to this day. In school, she was often teased for wearing oversized or undersized clothes, often which would be dirty or grimy. Never once would she accept charity from others - if she didn't have money, she wouldn't eat, and the only reason she took the reduced lunch was because her parents forced her.
Things didn't really look up for her until her second year in highschool, just after her sixteenth birthday. She was given a proposition: Join this gang, or stay in the slums. Obviously, she chose the former option, as it wasn't charity, more like a job. There she picked up her smoking habit, and with that she learned of her powers. It was gradual at first - just the ability to manipulate the smoke, often into amusing shapes and forms. Then she began to add attributes to the smoke. First it was just small symptoms, resembling fevers and colds. But as she moved on, she learned that she could make it outright poisonous and deadly. These abilities made her invaluable to the gang, and she quickly and effectively was able to eliminate large groups of individuals just by being near them. She eventually dropped out of school, as the police were beginning to search extensively for her gang, and just dropped off the face of the planet.
From there, she trained in large handguns, preferring to use .45 Heckler and Koch USP. She has gotten into several gunfights, both with other gangs and the police, and has come out of most relatively unscathed. Later in the years, she began to develop the power to turn her own body into smoke, giving her much more mobility, and practically invulnerability so long as she remains smoky. Unfortunately, she is also unable to harm anyone, other than with the poisonous smoke. She is also not as fast as someone sprinting, and it takes her a few seconds to rematerialize, which also gives the enemy time to line up their shot.
It is still unknown how she came to lead the small gang, though the named heir was a bit too dead to claim the spot. She was nominated, and so she took the spot. Since, the numbers have dwindled even further, reducing their ranks to twenty - though, they are no less of a threat than before. However, it has been rumored among them that Ana has begun to become stranger with each passing day...
Ana is a bit eccentric, straying from the path of normality with each passing day. She is extremely paranoid, and constantly worries about people finding her or finding about things that she has done. Albeit that, she often is able to keep a calm exterior, and is still able to be amused by the simple things in life. She harbors a general dislike of people, which derives from the abuse she received from her fellow students, and the pitiful looks given to her by adults. Though, she does retain a friendly demeanor with her little gang.
Smoke Manipulation - Ana can control how the smoke from her cigars move about and the form they take, ranging from fast moving clouds to making it circle around people as a barrier.
Attribute - Ana can give the smoke certain attributes, ranging from poison to extreme heat or cold.
Smokey Form - Ana can make herself, and whatever she has with her at the moment (i.e. clothes/weapons) into a smokey form, making her unable to be damage or give damage.
.45 Heckler and Koch USP; 6 inch bowie knife
In her physical form, she is no stronger than the average human, nor any more resistant to damage. Sneak attacks are best used against her, because she does not constantly move around in a smokey state. Wind will also counter her smoke, as she cannot completely negate the effects of wind on gases. At most, she could keep it stationary.
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The room was quite dark, the only thing giving any light being a small lamp in the corner on a desk. A woman sat hunched over the desk, staring into the dirty wood. Her eyes twitched around, occasionally darting to the sides before returning to stare into the dark brown. She could hear them, the voices, the little whisperings in her ears. Things darted around in the corners of her eyes, she knew it, but they would not allow themselves to be seen, not by her, not by anyone. They tormented her, casting shadows over her bed, being audible enough to hear but not make out. She hated them, hated them so much. That is probably why they kept coming for her. They knew it hurt her. They knew it bothered her.
"But why did they choose me in the first place?" she muttered to herself. Or perhaps it was a question to the things that plagued her. Either way, it was a question that gnawed on her. Shakily, she sat up, and pulled a pack from her coat pocket. A fine brand of cigars, unopened. She took them out and lit one, and took a long drag from it. That calmed her down a bit, and she let the smoke out. The things in the corners receded a bit, like they normally did when she smoked. But then they came back, in force. She let out a savage shout and turned, swinging a fist violently through what she thought was something. She only cleaved through smoke. "Leave me alone!" she shouted, turned round and round to face what wasn't there. "Leave!" she shouted once more, before falling heavily on her bed, visibly shaking. Her fists clenched the sheets. One of the men burst into the room, gun in hand, but quickly realized nothing was there. He asked what had happened, but she simply shook her head. "Nothing," she told him. "Nothing."


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I just recieved my exclusive expanded album. The packaging is incredible! So unique. Can't wait to listen to it.
Only thing though is the Official Avril Lavigne Guitar Pick wasn't included like this site said it would be. Was anyone else missing the guitar pick?

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I couldn't find any groups related to aviation in the Portland area, so I started one! I'm not sure what we'll be doing yet, but we'll figure it out as the group grows. For one, the EAA Chapter 105 fly-in, drive-in breakfast occurs the 1st Saturday of every month at Twin Oaks Airpark from 8-10 AM. That would be a good excuse for us to Meetup. Any other ideas from members, let's hear 'em! Phil Mandel, CFI http://flyphil.INFO
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Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
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Volunteer Cleanup at Pelham Parkway
at Pelham Parkway North and Esplanade (in Pelham Parkway), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join us as we remove debris and leaves along Pelham Parkway.
Category: Volunteer
Cool Quilts 21st Annual Quilt Show
at Lefferts Historic House (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
quilt craft brooklyn exhibit
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art, History
Introduction to Birdwatching
at Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Look, up in the sky, it's a bird! But what kind? Take a tour and learn about the magnificent array of birds that call Prospect Park home.
Category: Birding, Education, Nature, Kids
Hands-on History: All Aboard
at King Manor Museum (in Rufus King Park), Queens
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Rufus' son John was the President of the Railroad! Learn about trains and how they helped change this area from farmland to city! Enjoy train related stories, crafts, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, History, Kids, Tours
Cross-Park Promenade
at East 72 Street and Fifth Avenue (in Central Park), Manhattan
12:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m.
A tour through Central Park.
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Conference House Tours
at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Free tours of the Conference House on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1p.m. to 4 p.m. There is a charge for group tours which are booked separately. Please visit…
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Lefferts Historic House: Second Floor Tours
at Lefferts Historic House (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
View significant artifacts from 19th-century family life and walk into a fully furnished 1820s bedroom. There will be tours every half hour.
Category: Education, Art, History, Tours
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1:00 p.m.
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Let's Talk Turkey
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1:00 p.m.
It's never too early to start celebrating Thanksgiving. We'll be hiking the Greenbelt Nature trail in search of the foods that was a part of the first Thanksgiving. This program includes activities,…
Category: Kids, Thanksgiving
Nature's Helpers at the Audubon Center
at Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
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If you're anything like me, you love Christmas decorations, but lack the creativity to bring your ideas to life. Lucky for me, I know Bethany Oliver. She is a decorating genius, and all around talented woman. I met her when she did my wedding invitations earlier this year. I found examples of her work on the Carriage House Facebook page, and knew Bethany would make my house look just as fabulous.
Her resume isn't too shabby either. Bethany and her business partner, Jason Allen, have decorated the homes of several country music stars in Nashville.
I know, hiring a decorator sounds like something for rich people. But Bethany's services are reasonable, and she can help with little or big projects. We decided to focus on our Christmas tree, entry way, and mantle. I had a strict budget (who doesn't during the holiday season), and was able to stick to it with Bethany's help, plus a little bargain shopping.
First, the Christmas tree. Before our decorator arrived, my husband and I put up a real tree we purchased from Lowe's for $35. It is a seven foot tall Douglas Fir, and it smells fantastic! We cut off the end of the trunk like you're supposed to, and kept it to make into an ornament since this is our first Christmas as a married couple in our new home. I got our tree stand that holds up to a gallon of water, at Old Time Pottery in Madison. I went on Black Friday, so I got some great deals on a lot of items. They're still having some sales, so you can cash in on those if you need some glittery Christmas paraphernalia.
For the decorations, I used some family ornaments and two boxes of filler ornaments I also bought at Old Time Pottery. Bethany put the lights on the tree, adorned it with gorgeous burlap ribbon, and hung the ornaments. She made it look fancier than I could have imagined. It's not so fussy that it looks unreal, but the burlap and twigs make the tree look homey.
Bethany moved to the mantle next, framing the fireplace with garland and accessories. I used stocking hangers I bought several years ago, but I bought four new stockings at Hobby Lobby when their Christmas decorations were half price. They have a 40 percent off coupon most weeks in their sale paper, so take advantage of that when you can.
She put the garland on the mantle first, and then attached more beautiful burlap bows at each end, twisting in some twigs. I bought the garland (several strands of lighted and not lighted) at Old Time Pottery, along with three cone trees and two metal lanterns with candles. We filled the lanterns with Epsom salt (since snow melts in a toasty home), and put the candles inside.
Bethany then decorated a window and my entry way with garland adorned with bows and berries. She placed a kissing ball (made with fresh greenery) in the middle of the entry way, putting the cherry on top.
The whole process took less than five hours. I helped out with a few of the tasks, but you can be as uninvolved as you want to be. Even if you don't hire a decorator, you can check out some of Bethany's beautiful ideas on the Carriage House's Facebook page for some inspiration.
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I'm quite a geeky runner; I love running, I'm also a geek about tennis. I love watching tennis, I get obsessed by it, I don't know why. I think I find it so dramatic, like, because after, at a certain level, it doesn't matter how good you are and how much training you've done, it's like up here [in your head] and in [your heart]. So when you see people like Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal and [Novak] Djokovic go at it, it's just like a battle of wits and heart. I'm getting geeky about it right now!
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When the sun set on the acclaimed western series DEADWOOD, the vampires came out and William Sanderson traded the black hat of Ian McShane's depraved cohort E.B. Farnum for white as self-assured Sheriff Bud Dearborne in Alan Ball's "TRUE BLOOD." Set in small-town Louisiana, the exciting new HBO series is a funny mixture of vampires and mystery, and for the versatile character actor a unique mixture of the roles for which he is best known.
Early in his career William seemed practically to specialize in his unique brand of what he calls "prairie scum." All that changed with two inspired castings that would reveal William's versatility and bring him national exposure. Director Ridley Scott cast him as the brilliant, gentle toy maker in the now classic science fiction film BLADE RUNNER. Shortly afterwards a one time guest role became a successful eight year run with William's comedic talent on display as the quirky backwoodsman "Larry" in the popular sitcom NEWHART.
The 80's saw him in films like THE ONION FIELD, LONE WOLF MCQUADE, COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER, and CITY HEAT. In the 90's his body of work grew in a broad range of features including DEATH HUNT, THE ROCKETEER,WAGON'S EAST (John Candy's final film), John Grisham's THE CLIENT (which brought him home to Memphis), LAST MAN STANDING with Bruce Willis and more. In STANLEY'S GIG, William revealed what was no surprise to those in the know – that he can just as easily carry the mantle of leading actor – with his poignant portrayal of the title character opposite Faye Dunaway. His recent film projects include the family film TREASURE OF PAINTED FOREST, DISAPPEARANCES opposite Kris Kristofferson, and the dramedy PRETTY UGLY PEOPLE.
William has consistently and deftly moved between film and television, appearing in such shows as ER, LIFE, THE X-FILES, MONK and WITHOUT A TRACE. His television movies and mini-series include the award-winning LONESOME DOVE and its sequel; EXECUTIONER'S SONG with Tommy Lee Jones; two MOW'S with John Frankenheimer: WALLACE and the Civil War epic ANDERSONVILLE; Stephen King's SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK, BABYLON 5: THIRDSPACE; Louis L'Amour's CROSSFIRE TRAIL and MONTE WALSH with Tom Selleck.
William Sanderson will be attending the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention this year. Fans of TRUE BLOOD will have a chance to ask questions and get his autograph. If you are a fan of THE ROCKETEER, COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER or NEWHART, you will be equally pleased.
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[Beowulf] Win64 Clusters!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I'm reminded here of an advertisement proposed, but never actually published, for Data General back in its day... "According to IBM, their entry into the minicomputer marketplace has legitimized it. The Bastards say, 'Welcome!'"... gerry Joe Landman wrote: > Douglas Eadline wrote: > >> I believe that if we do not protect against revisionist history, then > > [...] > > you mean like how now with WCCS2k+3 clustering and HPC is *now* > (suddenly magically spontaneously) "mainstream" ? > > This is just something I personally take issue with. The entire > explosive growth of clustering has driven HPC hard into the mainstream. > This happened long before it was a glimmer in their eyes. 6+ years of > explosive growth, going from noise in the statistics to dominating the > statistics. Then along they came with WCCS2k+3. > > Their entry is late into the cycle. And if you listen to the comments > of the senior execs, it makes one wonder how committed they are to HPC > and clusters as compared to how committed they are to battling Linux. > > This is not to diminish their efforts. WCCS2k+3 is likely reasonably > good for some subset of groups. Microsoft has some good people there, > and playing with the W2k+3 x64 on our JackRabbit unit was fun. They > still need a real POSIX subsystem, and hopefully, someday, they will > give in, and get cygwin or mingw to be fully supported/shipping using > their compilers/tools. > > Though I expect to see airborn and stable flight from porcine critters > about the same time. Too bad, as that would likely ease > adoption/porting issues. Tremendously. > -- Gerry Creager -- gerry.creager at tamu.edu Texas Mesonet -- AATLT, Texas A&M University Cell: 979.229.5301 Office: 979.458.4020 FAX: 979.862.3983 Office: 1700 Research Parkway Ste 160, TAMU, College Station, TX 77843
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Raphael Tulino is the spokesman for the IRS in the Orange County/San Diego area, and he's here to answer tax questions ….
Q. I have stocks that were purchased in the early 1950′s before the government taxed stock dividends. The IRS at some time in the late 50′s or 60′s started to tax dividends but I don't know when the date was. My question is do I use my cost basis at the time of purchase before the tax went into effect or do I do a cost basis at the time the IRS started the new tax law. If the latter I would need to know when that date is.
A. You seem to have a grasp of the importance of cost basis in determining a whether a sale/exchange/disposition of an asset(s) results in a capital gain or loss.
In your case, however, there are too many questions that need to be addressed in order to provide you with a more specific answer than what's in the three paragraphs below. Questions include: How many shares? Are they distributions of stock or stock dividends? What was the basis at the time of purchase? What are you selling, stock dividends or the stock shares? What type of stock dividends?
As you can see, knowledge of your specific and complete set of facts and circumstances is needed to help you determine appropriate basis and thus an answer. The IRS does not provide an opinion in this type of blog forum. In fact, even if all facts and circumstances are known, we would not do that.
Since this topic can be complex, consulting a reputable tax professional is going to be your best course of action as not only can he or she assist in applying tax law to your case, he/she also can assist with any tax law research that may be needed going back 50 or 60 years.
The general tax information that pertains to what you've asked is in IRS Publication 550, Investment Income and Expenses and in IRS Publication 551, Basis of Assets.
Publication 550 offers more on stock dividends and basis is mentioned throughout, depending on the type of investment instrument. You also can find more on non-dividend distributions and basis adjustment. Publication 550 also discusses more on how, when and where to report dividend income/ investment expenses. "How to get tax help" is on Page 81.
Q. A company I owned stock in was bought for cash. The sale took place early in 2011. Checks were issued in June 2011 by Computershare for the stocks I owned. When I prepared my taxes, I found a 1099-B for the sale of my stock but I had not received a check for the stock at that time.
I didn't report the 1099-B. I went online for Computershare and found the check had been issued, but it was listed as not cashed. I phoned Computershare, they canceled the first check. I now have received a new check. How do I report and pay the tax due? I want to pay the amount I owe as soon as possible. Read the rest of this entry »


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I am not going to comment too much on Linus Torvald's comments in this Linux Magazine article, because I feel they are very transparent and they mirror my own.
I'm a big believer in "technology over politics". I don't care who it comes from, as long as there are solid reasons for the code, and as long as we don't have to worry about licensing etc issues.
I may make jokes about Microsoft at times, but at the same time, I think the Microsoft hatred is a disease. I believe in open development, and that very much involves not just making the source open, but also not shutting other people and companies out.There are 'extremists' in the free software world, but that's one major reason why I don't call what I do 'free software' any more. I don't want to be associated with the people for whom it's about exclusion and hatred."
He also went on to say, that people bashing Microsoft for submitting drivers, and congratulating the likes of IBM for doing the same are being hypocritical.
I agree that it's driven by selfish reasons, but that's how all open source code gets written! We all "scratch our own itches". It's why I started Linux, it's why I started git, and it's why I am still involved. It's the reason for everybody to end up in open source, to some degree.
So complaining about the fact that Microsoft picked a selfish area to work on is just silly. Of course they picked an area that helps them. That's the point of open source – the ability to make the code better for your particular needs, whoever the 'your' in question happens to be.Does anybody complain when hardware companies write drivers for the hardware they produce? No. That would be crazy. Does anybody complain when IBM funds all the POWER development, and works on enterprise features because they sell into the enterprise? No. That would be insane.
So the people who complain about Microsoft writing drivers for their own virtualization model should take a long look in the mirror and ask themselves why they are being so hypocritical.
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This Lenmar battery fits Compaq Presario QC70-100, HDX18-1000 series laptops and more.
Model: LBDLM1530 | Catalog #: 55034558
Use this Lenmar 11.1V/4400mAh Li-ion laptop battery in your Dell XPS M1530 laptop.
Model: LAP-373LI-BK | Catalog #: 55032152
This battery fits the onyx black Acer® Aspire® One netbook and replaces the Acer LC.BTP00.01... See the Full Product Details
Model: LAP-373LI-WH | Catalog #: 55031811
This battery fits the Acer Aspire One netbook and replaces the Acer LC.BTP00.018 battery.
Model: LBT3537 | Catalog #: 55031977
This Lenmar battery replaces Toshiba PA3536U-1BRS, PA3537U-1BRS, PABAS100 and PABAS101 batteries.
Model: LBAR5210 | Catalog #: 55031967
Use this battery as a replacement battery in your Acer laptop computer.
Model: LAP-306LI | Catalog #: 55031809
Replace the battery in your Dell laptop with this 14.4V/4400mAh battery from Dantona.