Yu Yu Hakusho!!! Spirits Amok! (A Spirit Detective RP!) (Closed! Ready to start!)

[EmperorZuma]

I'm not too sure about this character's power, but it's the most "developed" one I had. Since I feel that this character can be wrapped around several powers, I figured it was best to go for it.

Spoiler: Brian Ralphner

Name: Brian Ralphner

Age: 17

Description: A giant of a man, Brian stands tall among those of his age, and although his shape is well-filled, he is somewhat uncoordinated with his growth spurt. His facial features are unremarkable, short-cut brown hair with matching eyes, usually behind a pair of thin, rectangular glasses. When out and about, Brian wears neutral or dark colored long-sleeved shirts with denim jeans.

Power: Spiritual Calligraphy

D-Class: Using his personal pen, and paper fixed to his personal binder, Brian can conjure effects, or objects from his writing. However, at this level he is limited to single words, and what is made is not guided by his intent. While both effects and objects are strong in their own regard, Brian can only keep effects going for about a minute maximum; and he can only make objects that he can hold one-handed, though those objects can last up to an hour if needed.

C-Class: Now with better understanding of his artistic ability, Brian only needs his personal pen to infuse his words with spiritual power. Along with that comes a better control of his power, with the ability to add a second word to specify the wanted reaction. He can also conjure effects for up to three minutes. Also, he can create items that last for hours and are big enough to require two hands to wield.

B-Class: Able to focus on his writing, Brian is able to better specify the outcome he wishes to bring out of his writing with a third word. On top of that, he now no longer needs his personal pen to write the words. Effects that can effect a large area are now possible, lasting up to ten minutes. Large objects are also possible to conjure, including machines that can operate on their own.

A-Class: The power of the word: Brian now comes to understand that his words only serve as a focus for his creative power. He can now write entire phrases to better incite a wanted reaction. Effects of any size can last up to 30 minutes, and Brian can now use his writing to conjure living things.

Bio: Always on the move, that was the childhood Brian had. Born to a family that could never stick roots anywhere, Brian found that he couldn't really become the social type. Never knowing if he could keep the friends he made, Brian turned inward. By making his own stories and paintings, Brian tried to use his creativity to make a static world of fantasy, in an attempt to make wherever he was more comfortable. It came to a point where he carried around a binder of spare paper so he can write whenever the mood struck him.

This, of course, made his parents very worried, and after getting no definite answers from several psychiatrists, they decided it would be best if they finally just settled down somewhere. So, they ended up in Danmour, thinking that the quiet atmosphere would help bring their son out of his shell. However, they have yet to see results, Brian is still withdrawn, and while his academics are always satisfactory, he always seems to spend more time writing in his binder than doing homework.

Other:

-Brian's stories have developed his outlook on life, and while he is not outspoken about his beliefs, he has strong convictions along with a sense of right and wrong.

-Even though he practically has a library of prior work, Brian is very sensitive about showing others what he has written. Even when he writes in his binder he'll make and effort to keep others from "looking over his shoulder". To have another person look at his work is a sign of trust.

-Brian wears long sleeves whenever in public, unless to do so would make him incredibly uncomfortable. He does this to cover a skin condition that causes patches of red, scaly, flaky skin to form. While the condition can fade to a point where he looks perfectly fine, it has made Brian really self-conscious of his appearance.

 

[Lunar Templar]

snip of interest

Snip of returned interest.

Sacred energy was kind of a one shot thing with that villain and Demon energy will be learned about more as the story progresses.

true, but the show did set the president for a third energy type by naming it, and it was supposed to be incredibly rare. anyway, the question was more 'can I use them' more then if they exist or not

 

[All Hail Lelouch]

snip of interest

Snip of returned interest.

Sacred energy was kind of a one shot thing with that villain and Demon energy will be learned about more as the story progresses.

true, but the show did set the president for a third energy type by naming it, and it was supposed to be incredibly rare. anyway, the question was more 'can I use them' more then if they exist or not

Lets say that Demon energy is not usable in the beginning of the RP, Because even in the show, Yusuke didn't get it til very late in the story. So, it may be included, like as an A-rank power. So long as you have the backstory to back it up. Can't just Deus Ex it in there :3

 

[hiei82]

snip of interest

Snip of returned interest.

Sacred energy was kind of a one shot thing with that villain and Demon energy will be learned about more as the story progresses.

true, but the show did set the president for a third energy type by naming it, and it was supposed to be incredibly rare. anyway, the question was more 'can I use them' more then if they exist or not

Lets say that Demon energy is not usable in the beginning of the RP, Because even in the show, Yusuke didn't get it til very late in the story. So, it may be included, like as an A-rank power. So long as you have the backstory to back it up. Can't just Deus Ex it in there :3

So I guess that means playing a demon turncoat like hiei or kurama is out then.

 

[deathbydeath]

So I guess that means playing a demon turncoat like hiei or kurama is out then.

I'd say if you were to run off with Kurama's origin (demon spirit infused with an unborn human), then that could work as a compromise.

Also, a sheet is in progress for me; I'm just filling in everything except the power levels. The power levels are done, but I'm worried they're too underpowered, especially since I just learned that at his first appearance Hiei was D-level and Young Tougoro was in the B range and at the same levels my character (Helen) would be easily curb-stomped by both of them.

EDIT/GM Question: Can a character be 18 years old and out of high school? I know you said high school age, but some characteristics I'm planning will work better if my character is a bum community college student.

 

[Fragrance of Mtn Dew]

Spoiler: Cody

Name: Cody Lansing

Age: 17

Description: Cody is a Caucasian male of average height, at about 5"10, and a slender build. He has dark brown hair and brown eyes as well, with no real distinguishing features besides a face that most of the girls find handsome. He dresses fairly simply, mainly wearing jeans and a plain T-shirt. After awakening to his powers he's forced to wear a pair of red gloves at all times.

Power: Fist of Heaven and Fist of Hell. His right fist is the Fist of Hell and his left fist is the Fist of Heaven. Both fists will drain Cody's energy constantly, unless he keeps them covered. If he allows them to remain active for too long, the results would be fatal making this a double edged sword. Also, due to their contradictory nature, they cannot both be active at the same time.

D: At this stage Cody can only use the Fist of Heaven. Fist of Hell puts far too much strain on his body. The Fist of Heaven will radiate a bright light to anyone with the power to see spirits. This holy light repels demons and ghosts, but is only a minor nuisance to them at this stage that adds a little extra power to his punches.

C: At this point Cody will be able to use the Fist of Hell. Once unwrapped, this fist will be consumed by the black flames of hell. The flames feed on blood and grow larger based on the amount absorbed, which can work off of the wounds of Cody, his allies, or his enemies. At this stage the flames cannot pass above his elbow no matter what though. Conversely, the Fist of Heaven gains the power to heal minor wounds of him or whomever he touches at this stage, but puts a far greater toll on Cody's body so he can only use it once.

B: In this stage Cody will be able to use the Fist of Heaven to unleash a flash of holy light that will blind most enemies and cause extra damage to demons. It will heal more severe wounds and can be used up to 3 times now. The flames of the Fist of Hell will now be able to extend to his shoulder. Both fists will have significant power at this point.

A: At his peak, the Fist of Heaven will annihilate most lesser demons on contact and deal significant damage to greater demons. It will heal almost any wound and the flash attack will leave enemies blind for almost an entire day. The flames of the Fist of Hell can now cover his entire body and act as both armor and a weapon. He will be able to manipulate the flames as well to use them as a sort of ranged attack. Despite his mastery of his powers, Cody will only be able to use them for about an hour at a time due to the heavy toll it places on his body but using the Fist of Heaven to heal will reduce this time by 10 minutes per healing.

Bio: Cody was born to parents who simply weren't up to the task of having a child. His father left shortly before Cody was born and when he was 4 his mother left him with a relative to look after him while she worked and never came back. After that Cody was passed from relative to relative, never really staying in one place for long. It seemed that the majority of his mother's family didn't approve of her having a child and wanted no part of raising him. And this made Cody very resentful and angry. Making friends was hard enough when he changed schools so often and responding violently to any harassment or teasing certainly didn't help.

Finally there was no one left who was willing to take him in except for his elderly grandparents who were far too old to be raising a child. But they did the best they could and provided Cody with the most stable environment he had ever known. Whereas most of his caretakers punished his violent behavior, his grandparents took a different approach by enrolling him in a local martial arts school that taught Wing Chun in hopes that he would learn to properly control his anger.

On his first day he was paired with Linda, the instructors daughter who was around the same age as him, to give him someone of similar size to practice with. Cody was furious at being put on the same level as a girl, until she soundly beat him in their first sparring session and every one afterwards. This didn't help his mood any, but rather than gloat over her victory, Linda did her best to show where he went wrong and help him improved. Training with Linda taught Cody the basics of Wing Chun but more importantly it helped him to find peace within himself.

Over the course of a few years, Cody had done almost a complete 180 and was a calm, collected, and well liked individual. Shortly after he turned 16 his Grandfather passed away and his Grandmother couldn't afford to take care of him anymore. Despite all his progress, Cody found himself angry once more. He would be passed around to people who cared nothing for him once again. This time his cousin Brett, who had recently taken up management of a grocery store in Danmour and was now financially able to take care of Cody. Cody didn't have high hopes that Brett would be any different than the rest of his family, but before he left Linda sparred with him one last time to help him find peace again and Cody won his first match since he had met her.

After saying a hard goodbye to Linda, her father, and his grandmother, Cody left for Danmour during summer break to start a new life one more time. He was pleasantly surprised to find that Brett was much more hospitable than most of his relatives, though they still haven't been living together long.

Cody is still prone to the occasional fit of anger, but he generally is a calm and collected person thanks to his training. He mostly keeps to himself, but if someone else approaches him he can carry on a conversation quite well and is generally well liked. Since there is no Wing Chun school in Danmour his training has been put on hold, but he still practices the basics on his own to help keep his composure and stay in shape.

Other: Due to the potentially fatal nature of his powers he sees them as a curse rather than a gift.

Glad to see this one come back since I only got about two posts in the old one. I expanded on my old character so I hope he's still ok.

 

[Lunar Templar]

snip of interest

Snip of returned interest.

Sacred energy was kind of a one shot thing with that villain and Demon energy will be learned about more as the story progresses.

true, but the show did set the president for a third energy type by naming it, and it was supposed to be incredibly rare. anyway, the question was more 'can I use them' more then if they exist or not

Lets say that Demon energy is not usable in the beginning of the RP, Because even in the show, Yusuke didn't get it til very late in the story. So, it may be included, like as an A-rank power. So long as you have the backstory to back it up. Can't just Deus Ex it in there :3

I can work something in easy, though, probably better planned the Yusukes was >.> was kinda out of left field in the show

 

[All Hail Lelouch]

Here's my character.

Spoiler: Gail

Name: Gail Sylvestre

Player: Figment of mind

Age: 15

Description: Gail is rather short in stature and lean in body. She's the proud owner of some near-platinum blonde hair (won't stop her from claiming that it's platinum blonde anyways) that would be waist length on a taller woman which curls inwards at the ends. Her eyes are describled as a mix between blue and grey by her friends, with the actual ratio up to interpretation. As for her face, it looks young in conparison to her looks, giving her a younger appearance that she actually is, something that she hates. She tends to wear a beanie on her head, over her hair and a t-shirt, skirt, and pants combo whenever she can. Also prone to wearing elbow high fingerless gloves.

Power: Spirit Hoop/Buzzsaw

D-class- Gail can form her spirit energy into a large hoop (say four, four and a half feet wide) that floats free of her touch around her. The energy from it can cut flesh but has trouble with anything harder. In addition, the hoop has been shown to cut her as well as be hard for her to control, only getting it going in the general direction that she wants. She is limited to moving it around 15-16 feet away from her. Each hit weakens it as it drains her spirit energy, with the recharge period depending on how much it hits, requiring an couple of hours to recharge if it hits once and a day to recharge if fully drained.

C-class- She has gained greater control of the hoop/blade, allowing her to control the size of the hoop and the size of the inner width of the hoop, able to turn it from hoop to bladed circle as well as being able to aim it at her target given a moment or two of aiming. The blade no longer cuts her and can be used as a platform to reach higher places. The hoop also moderately increases in power, able to cut rock and such easily, as well as losing less spirit energy with each hit and staying stronger, longer. It can now move 25 feet away from her.

B-class- Gail's control of the hoop has increased enough to allow her to move it while she stands upon it giving her transport. Her control is great enough now that she can will the hoop not to cut her allies if they make direct contact with it. She can now aim it on the fly and have it attack specific body parts. The blade now is able to cut through metal easily and can go 40 feet away from her with no ill effects.

A-class- Gail's control is well enough that she can stick the hoop to her back and utilize it as a jetpack for better transport and speed without the issue of balance. Her control is great enough that it no longer losses power with every strike and can cut through even spirit attacks with ease. Her reach with it now extends to 65-70 feet.

Bio: Gail tends to do average in school, relying on her friends to help her in the areas that she's not as skilled in such as english and american history. Outside of class, she's known to be more random, reckless and somewhat childish, as per her looks. Gail likes Otters and has gone out of her way to get things with them on it. She gets angry rather quickly but is also prone to forgiving and forgetting really quickly. She's willing to (grudgingly) accept help if it's offered but goes out of her way to never ask for it due to pride and hardheadedness. Tends to revert back to speaking french when sufficiently angered or frustrated. She has a button to be pressed by making fun of her home country, or mentioning her dad.

She hails from Gaspe, Quebec where she was raised by her mother and an aunt who lived with them due to falling on hard times. She only somewhat remembers her father, who unceremoniously disappeared from her life around her fifth year of life after a big fight with her mother. Most of what she knows about him came from her mother and aunt, one who portrayed him as flawed and the other who saw him as a scoundrel, not fit to be near the family. Eventually, she and her mother moved to New York for business opportunities (and her mom hated the near constant windy days), leaving the house to her aunt, and a soon after, her mother met and started dating a man who had lived in Danmour previously. That man ended up becoming her stepfather and a couple of years after, they moved back to Danmour where Gail has been ever since.

Hopefully this is good. If not, tell me and i'll change it.

Edit: apparently the Escapist doesn't like an accented letter next to a comma since it's appearing as...i guess a chinese character(?) On my screen so i had to take the accent off of e in Gaspe.

Seems your character's power is a bit more utility based and not so much focused on power. Why not make her able to throw multiple hoops when she gets more powerful? I just don't want you to end up underpowered later on. Otherwise, you've got my seal of approval. If you wanna make her a bit more powerful, feel free to do so.

EDIT/GM Question: Can a character be 18 years old and out of high school? I know you said high school age, but some characteristics I'm planning will work better if my character is a bum community college student.

Not really, it doesn't work well with the story I have planned out. all students will be attending the same highschool.

Spoiler: Cody

Name: Cody Lansing

Age: 17

Description: Cody is a Caucasian male of average height, at about 5"10, and a slender build. He has dark brown hair and brown eyes as well, with no real distinguishing features besides a face that most of the girls find handsome. He dresses fairly simply, mainly wearing jeans and a plain T-shirt. After awakening to his powers he's forced to wear a pair of red gloves at all times.

Power: Fist of Heaven and Fist of Hell. His right fist is the Fist of Hell and his left fist is the Fist of Heaven. Both fists will drain Cody's energy constantly, unless he keeps them covered. If he allows them to remain active for too long, the results would be fatal making this a double edged sword. Also, due to their contradictory nature, they cannot both be active at the same time.

D: At this stage Cody can only use the Fist of Heaven. Fist of Hell puts far too much strain on his body. The Fist of Heaven will radiate a bright light to anyone with the power to see spirits. This holy light repels demons and ghosts, but is only a minor nuisance to them at this stage that adds a little extra power to his punches.

C: At this point Cody will be able to use the Fist of Hell. Once unwrapped, this fist will be consumed by the black flames of hell. The flames feed on blood and grow larger based on the amount absorbed, which can work off of the wounds of Cody, his allies, or his enemies. At this stage the flames cannot pass above his elbow no matter what though. Conversely, the Fist of Heaven gains the power to heal the wounds of all that are bathed in it's light at this stage, but puts a far greater toll on Cody's body.

B: In this stage Cody will be able to use the Fist of Heaven to unleash a flash of holy light that will blind most enemies and cause extra damage to demons. The flames of the Fist of Hell will now be able to extend to his shoulder. Both fists will have significant power at this point.

A: At his peak, the Fist of Heaven will annihilate most lesser demons on contact and deal significant damage to greater demons. It will heal almost any wound and the flash attack will leave enemies blind for almost an entire day. The flames of the Fist of Hell can now cover his entire body and act as both armor and a weapon. He will be able to manipulate the flames as well to use them as a sort of ranged attack. Despite his mastery of his powers, Cody will only be able to use them for about an hour at a time due to the heavy toll it places on his body but using the Fist of Heaven to heal will reduce this time by 10 minutes per healing.

Bio: Cody was born to parents who simply weren't up to the task of having a child. His father left shortly before Cody was born and when he was 4 his mother left him with a relative to look after him while she worked and never came back. After that Cody was passed from relative to relative, never really staying in one place for long. It seemed that the majority of his mother's family didn't approve of her having a child and wanted no part of raising him. And this made Cody very resentful and angry. Making friends was hard enough when he changed schools so often and responding violently to any harassment or teasing certainly didn't help.

Finally there was no one left who was willing to take him in except for his elderly grandparents who were far too old to be raising a child. But they did the best they could and provided Cody with the most stable environment he had ever known. Whereas most of his caretakers punished his violent behavior, his grandparents took a different approach by enrolling him in a local martial arts school that taught Wing Chun in hopes that he would learn to properly control his anger.

On his first day he was paired with Linda, the instructors daughter who was around the same age as him, to give him someone of similar size to practice with. Cody was furious at being put on the same level as a girl, until she soundly beat him in their first sparring session and every one afterwards. This didn't help his mood any, but rather than gloat over her victory, Linda did her best to show where he went wrong and help him improved. Training with Linda taught Cody the basics of Wing Chun but more importantly it helped him to find peace within himself.

Over the course of a few years, Cody had done almost a complete 180 and was a calm, collected, and well liked individual. Shortly after he turned 16 his Grandfather passed away and his Grandmother couldn't afford to take care of him anymore. Despite all his progress, Cody found himself angry once more. He would be passed around to people who cared nothing for him once again. This time his cousin Brett, who had recently taken up management of a grocery store in Danmour and was now financially able to take care of Cody. Cody didn't have high hopes that Brett would be any different than the rest of his family, but before he left Linda sparred with him one last time to help him find peace again and Cody won his first match since he had met her.

After saying a hard goodbye to Linda, her father, and his grandmother, Cody left for Danmour during summer break to start a new life one more time. He was pleasantly surprised to find that Brett was much more hospitable than most of his relatives, though they still haven't been living together long.

Cody is still prone to the occasional fit of anger, but he generally is a calm and collected person thanks to his training. He mostly keeps to himself, but if someone else approaches him he can carry on a conversation quite well and is generally well liked. Since there is no Wing Chun school in Danmour his training has been put on hold, but he still practices the basics on his own to help keep his composure and stay in shape.

Other: Due to the potentially fatal nature of his powers he sees them as a curse rather than a gift.

Glad to see this one come back since I only got about two posts in the old one. I expanded on my old character so I hope he's still ok.

He should be fine. the only problem I see is the healing all wounds thing. Seems a little broken and could break some of the combat and scenes. Perhaps putting a limit on who it can heal and how many. If you made it so that he could only heal via touch and focus, that would be much more reasonable.

I'm not too sure about this character's power, but it's the most "developed" one I had. Since I feel that this character can be wrapped around several powers, I figured it was best to go for it.

Spoiler: Brian Ralphner

Name: Brian Ralphner

Age: 17

Description: A giant of a man, Brian stands tall among those of his age, and although his shape is well-filled, he is somewhat uncoordinated with his growth spurt. His facial features are unremarkable, short-cut brown hair with matching eyes, usually behind a pair of thin, rectangular glasses. When out and about, Brian wears neutral or dark colored long-sleeved shirts with denim jeans.

Power: Spiritual Calligraphy

D-Class: Using his personal pen, and paper fixed to his personal binder, Brian can conjure effects, or objects from his writing. However, at this level he is limited to single words, and what is made is not guided by his intent. While both effects and objects are strong in their own regard, Brian can only keep effects going for about a minute maximum; and he can only make objects that he can hold one-handed, though those objects can last up to an hour if needed.

C-Class: Now with better understanding of his artistic ability, Brian only needs his personal pen to infuse his words with spiritual power. Along with that comes a better control of his power, with the ability to add a second word to specify the wanted reaction. He can also conjure effects for up to three minutes. Also, he can create items that last for hours and are big enough to require two hands to wield.

B-Class: Able to focus on his writing, Brian is able to better specify the outcome he wishes to bring out of his writing with a third word. On top of that, he now no longer needs his personal pen to write the words. Effects that can effect a large area are now possible, lasting up to ten minutes. Large objects are also possible to conjure, including machines that can operate on their own.

A-Class: The power of the word: Brian now comes to understand that his words only serve as a focus for his creative power. He can now write entire phrases to better incite a wanted reaction. Effects of any size can last up to 30 minutes, and Brian can now use his writing to conjure living things.

Bio: Always on the move, that was the childhood Brian had. Born to a family that could never stick roots anywhere, Brian found that he couldn't really become the social type. Never knowing if he could keep the friends he made, Brian turned inward. By making his own stories and paintings, Brian tried to use his creativity to make a static world of fantasy, in an attempt to make wherever he was more comfortable. It came to a point where he carried around a binder of spare paper so he can write whenever the mood struck him.

This, of course, made his parents very worried, and after getting no definite answers from several psychiatrists, they decided it would be best if they finally just settled down somewhere. So, they ended up in Danmour, thinking that the quiet atmosphere would help bring their son out of his shell. However, they have yet to see results, Brian is still withdrawn, and while his academics are always satisfactory, he always seems to spend more time writing in his binder than doing homework.

Other:

-Brian's stories have developed his outlook on life, and while he is not outspoken about his beliefs, he has strong convictions along with a sense of right and wrong.

-Even though he practically has a library of prior work, Brian is very sensitive about showing others what he has written. Even when he writes in his binder he'll make and effort to keep others from "looking over his shoulder". To have another person look at his work is a sign of trust.

-Brian wears long sleeves whenever in public, unless to do so would make him incredibly uncomfortable. He does this to cover a skin condition that causes patches of red, scaly, flaky skin to form. While the condition can fade to a point where he looks perfectly fine, it has made Brian really self-conscious of his appearance.

Looks good, just make sure to use this power wisely. Creativity in situations is rewarded with me :3

 

[Fragrance of Mtn Dew]

Spoiler: Cody

Name: Cody Lansing

Age: 17

Description: Cody is a Caucasian male of average height, at about 5"10, and a slender build. He has dark brown hair and brown eyes as well, with no real distinguishing features besides a face that most of the girls find handsome. He dresses fairly simply, mainly wearing jeans and a plain T-shirt. After awakening to his powers he's forced to wear a pair of red gloves at all times.

Power: Fist of Heaven and Fist of Hell. His right fist is the Fist of Hell and his left fist is the Fist of Heaven. Both fists will drain Cody's energy constantly, unless he keeps them covered. If he allows them to remain active for too long, the results would be fatal making this a double edged sword. Also, due to their contradictory nature, they cannot both be active at the same time.

D: At this stage Cody can only use the Fist of Heaven. Fist of Hell puts far too much strain on his body. The Fist of Heaven will radiate a bright light to anyone with the power to see spirits. This holy light repels demons and ghosts, but is only a minor nuisance to them at this stage that adds a little extra power to his punches.

C: At this point Cody will be able to use the Fist of Hell. Once unwrapped, this fist will be consumed by the black flames of hell. The flames feed on blood and grow larger based on the amount absorbed, which can work off of the wounds of Cody, his allies, or his enemies. At this stage the flames cannot pass above his elbow no matter what though. Conversely, the Fist of Heaven gains the power to heal the wounds of all that are bathed in it's light at this stage, but puts a far greater toll on Cody's body.

B: In this stage Cody will be able to use the Fist of Heaven to unleash a flash of holy light that will blind most enemies and cause extra damage to demons. The flames of the Fist of Hell will now be able to extend to his shoulder. Both fists will have significant power at this point.

A: At his peak, the Fist of Heaven will annihilate most lesser demons on contact and deal significant damage to greater demons. It will heal almost any wound and the flash attack will leave enemies blind for almost an entire day. The flames of the Fist of Hell can now cover his entire body and act as both armor and a weapon. He will be able to manipulate the flames as well to use them as a sort of ranged attack. Despite his mastery of his powers, Cody will only be able to use them for about an hour at a time due to the heavy toll it places on his body but using the Fist of Heaven to heal will reduce this time by 10 minutes per healing.

Bio: Cody was born to parents who simply weren't up to the task of having a child. His father left shortly before Cody was born and when he was 4 his mother left him with a relative to look after him while she worked and never came back. After that Cody was passed from relative to relative, never really staying in one place for long. It seemed that the majority of his mother's family didn't approve of her having a child and wanted no part of raising him. And this made Cody very resentful and angry. Making friends was hard enough when he changed schools so often and responding violently to any harassment or teasing certainly didn't help.

Finally there was no one left who was willing to take him in except for his elderly grandparents who were far too old to be raising a child. But they did the best they could and provided Cody with the most stable environment he had ever known. Whereas most of his caretakers punished his violent behavior, his grandparents took a different approach by enrolling him in a local martial arts school that taught Wing Chun in hopes that he would learn to properly control his anger.

On his first day he was paired with Linda, the instructors daughter who was around the same age as him, to give him someone of similar size to practice with. Cody was furious at being put on the same level as a girl, until she soundly beat him in their first sparring session and every one afterwards. This didn't help his mood any, but rather than gloat over her victory, Linda did her best to show where he went wrong and help him improved. Training with Linda taught Cody the basics of Wing Chun but more importantly it helped him to find peace within himself.

Over the course of a few years, Cody had done almost a complete 180 and was a calm, collected, and well liked individual. Shortly after he turned 16 his Grandfather passed away and his Grandmother couldn't afford to take care of him anymore. Despite all his progress, Cody found himself angry once more. He would be passed around to people who cared nothing for him once again. This time his cousin Brett, who had recently taken up management of a grocery store in Danmour and was now financially able to take care of Cody. Cody didn't have high hopes that Brett would be any different than the rest of his family, but before he left Linda sparred with him one last time to help him find peace again and Cody won his first match since he had met her.

After saying a hard goodbye to Linda, her father, and his grandmother, Cody left for Danmour during summer break to start a new life one more time. He was pleasantly surprised to find that Brett was much more hospitable than most of his relatives, though they still haven't been living together long.

Cody is still prone to the occasional fit of anger, but he generally is a calm and collected person thanks to his training. He mostly keeps to himself, but if someone else approaches him he can carry on a conversation quite well and is generally well liked. Since there is no Wing Chun school in Danmour his training has been put on hold, but he still practices the basics on his own to help keep his composure and stay in shape.

Other: Due to the potentially fatal nature of his powers he sees them as a curse rather than a gift.

Glad to see this one come back since I only got about two posts in the old one. I expanded on my old character so I hope he's still ok.

He should be fine. the only problem I see is the healing all wounds thing. Seems a little broken and could break some of the combat and scenes. Perhaps putting a limit on who it can heal and how many. If you made it so that he could only heal via touch and focus, that would be much more reasonable.

Good point. I added that he can only heal via touch and put limits on how often he can use it at each rank.

 

[All Hail Lelouch]

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That works! Thank you Will add you to the list.

 

[The Hund]

I'm afraid I'm going to be withdrawing from this. I'm just to lazy too learn the source material better and revise my character sheet accordingly. I would like to thank you for your patience with me and wish you good luck with your RP.

(Also, Jack. I would like to thank you for the advise even if I didn't end up using it.)

 

[figment of mind]

Here's my character.

Spoiler: Gail

Name: Gail Sylvestre

Player: Figment of mind

Age: 15

Description: Gail is rather short in stature and lean in body. She's the proud owner of some near-platinum blonde hair (won't stop her from claiming that it's platinum blonde anyways) that would be waist length on a taller woman which curls inwards at the ends. Her eyes are describled as a mix between blue and grey by her friends, with the actual ratio up to interpretation. As for her face, it looks young in conparison to her looks, giving her a younger appearance that she actually is, something that she hates. She tends to wear a beanie on her head, over her hair and a t-shirt, skirt, and pants combo whenever she can. Also prone to wearing elbow high fingerless gloves.

Power: Spirit Hoop/Buzzsaw

D-class- Gail can form her spirit energy into a large hoop (say four, four and a half feet wide) that floats free of her touch around her. The energy from it can cut flesh but has trouble with anything harder. In addition, the hoop has been shown to cut her as well as be hard for her to control, only getting it going in the general direction that she wants. She is limited to moving it around 15-16 feet away from her. Each hit weakens it as it drains her spirit energy, with the recharge period depending on how much it hits, requiring an couple of hours to recharge if it hits once and a day to recharge if fully drained.

C-class- She has gained greater control of the hoop/blade, allowing her to control the size of the hoop and the size of the inner width of the hoop, able to turn it from hoop to bladed circle as well as being able to aim it at her target given a moment or two of aiming. The blade no longer cuts her and can be used as a platform to reach higher places. The hoop also moderately increases in power, able to cut rock and such easily, as well as losing less spirit energy with each hit and staying stronger, longer. It can now move 25 feet away from her.

B-class- Gail's control of the hoop has increased enough to allow her to move it while she stands upon it giving her transport. Her control is great enough now that she can will the hoop not to cut her allies if they make direct contact with it. She can now aim it on the fly and have it attack specific body parts. The blade now is able to cut through metal easily and can go 40 feet away from her with no ill effects.

A-class- Gail's control is well enough that she can stick the hoop to her back and utilize it as a jetpack for better transport and speed without the issue of balance. Her control is great enough that it no longer losses power with every strike and can cut through even spirit attacks with ease. Her reach with it now extends to 65-70 feet.

Bio: Gail tends to do average in school, relying on her friends to help her in the areas that she's not as skilled in such as english and american history. Outside of class, she's known to be more random, reckless and somewhat childish, as per her looks. Gail likes Otters and has gone out of her way to get things with them on it. She gets angry rather quickly but is also prone to forgiving and forgetting really quickly. She's willing to (grudgingly) accept help if it's offered but goes out of her way to never ask for it due to pride and hardheadedness. Tends to revert back to speaking french when sufficiently angered or frustrated. She has a button to be pressed by making fun of her home country, or mentioning her dad.

She hails from Gaspe, Quebec where she was raised by her mother and an aunt who lived with them due to falling on hard times. She only somewhat remembers her father, who unceremoniously disappeared from her life around her fifth year of life after a big fight with her mother. Most of what she knows about him came from her mother and aunt, one who portrayed him as flawed and the other who saw him as a scoundrel, not fit to be near the family. Eventually, she and her mother moved to New York for business opportunities (and her mom hated the near constant windy days), leaving the house to her aunt, and a soon after, her mother met and started dating a man who had lived in Danmour previously. That man ended up becoming her stepfather and a couple of years after, they moved back to Danmour where Gail has been ever since.

Hopefully this is good. If not, tell me and i'll change it.

Edit: apparently the Escapist doesn't like an accented letter next to a comma since it's appearing as...i guess a chinese character(?) On my screen so i had to take the accent off of e in Gaspe.

Seems your character's power is a bit more utility based and not so much focused on power. Why not make her able to throw multiple hoops when she gets more powerful? I just don't want you to end up underpowered later on. Otherwise, you've got my seal of approval. If you wanna make her a bit more powerful, feel free to do so.

You know, i thought about it but thought that but at the time it seemed like too much...

Now though, i may take you up on that.

 

[deathbydeath]

Not really, it doesn't work well with the story I have planned out. all students will be attending the same highschool.

Define "attending", as the character I've written so far is as irresponsible as they get and she has little interest in education.

There are benefits to be had in a PC skipping school and separating herself from the main detachment of characters, so I ask you to consider not making perfect attendance mandatory for all characters (despite me knowing nothing about your RP plans other than we're all supposed to be in this for the long haul).

 

[All Hail Lelouch]

Not really, it doesn't work well with the story I have planned out. all students will be attending the same highschool.

Define "attending", as the character I've written so far is as irresponsible as they get and she has little interest in education.

There are benefits to be had in a PC skipping school and separating herself from the main detachment of characters, so I ask you to consider not making perfect attendance mandatory for all characters (despite me knowing nothing about your RP plans other than we're all supposed to be in this for the long haul).

You must be there for the first day at least. Otherwise, you will be left behind. You can try to skip classes, but you MUST be attending the school. Its Key for the plot.

 

[deathbydeath]

You must be there for the first day at least. Otherwise, you will be left behind. You can try to skip classes, but you MUST be attending the school. Its Key for the plot.

I'm not entirely sure what you mean by that, but I'll just post my sheet when it's done and then you can tell me how bad I screwed up and then it can be more efficiently fixed.

One question though: what month/time of year is this RP starting?

 

[All Hail Lelouch]

One question though: what month/time of year is this RP starting?

August, right when a new semester is beginning.

 

[figment of mind]

My sheets been updated.

I still gave her a limited amount so i could keep track of them on the battlefield as they're zipping back and forth.

 

[hiei82]

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Just an FYI; Lunar and I are working on connected characters. Mine should be finished soon-ish; I can't speak for Lunar.

 

[All Hail Lelouch]

My sheets been updated.

I still gave her a limited amount so i could keep track of them on the battlefield as they're zipping back and forth.

Yeah, don't want her pulling a Frieza and cutting herself in half XD

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Just an FYI; Lunar and I are working on connected characters. Mine should be finished soon-ish; I can't speak for Lunar.

That sounds rather interesting. Can't wait to see what you've come up with ^^

 

[hiei82]

Spoiler: Alexis Rhodes

Name: Alexis Rhodes (prefers Alex)

Player: hiei82

Age: 17

Description: Alex is a sickly young woman. She's unnaturally thin and pale. Though she's nearly 6 ft tall, she weights only a hair over 110lbs wet. Despite this, her green eyes are piercing and filled with life, and her hair is golden blond (cut short). She tends to wear cheap, comfortable clothing; seeing little reason to dress up given her general state of unhealth. She favors lighter colors out of preference.

Alexis tends to be introspective and introverted; avoiding people as much as they avoid her "disease" riddled self. She prefers to keep to herself and avoid people as much as possible. She's involved in no after school clubs or activities and keeps little company. Despite this, she's known to have a bit of a temper when annoyed; exploding at those who she perceives as wronging her. She is always wearing a small silver cross around her neck.

Power: Devourer of Souls - Alexis's strange heritage has resulted in a two part soul. The dominate part of her soul is her human side. This isn't to say her demon side is weaker, only that it doesn't have enough energy to awaken. As such, Alexis's powers are all based around this void in power, the demon in her soul, and finally the power of her human side.

D-Class: Devourer of Souls - Life-drinker: At it's weakest state, Alexis is able to consume the energy of attacks directed at her. If the attacks are spiritual/demonic in nature, the energy of the attack is absorbed. If the attack is physical however, the energy will be absorbed directly from the attacker's soul. As a result of this energy absorption, the power of the attacks are reduced; though not negated. The use of weapons (such s swords) can mitigate the absorption and the use of ranged weapons (such as guns or arrows) can prevent any absorption. All energy absorbed is used to feed the demon within Alexis. In this state, the demon within is effectively asleep

C-Class: Devourer of Souls - Flow Reversal: At this stage, the rate of energy absorption has grown large enough that excess energy can be redirected or reflected back at the attacker. Such attacks are significantly weaker than their original forms. In addition to this, the absorption can now affect even the smallest sources of spiritual energy - such as the spiritual energy used to create tools and weapons, effectively removing the weapon exception from the D-Class power. Attacks are still not negated in full. Finally, at this point in her development, the drain placed on her own soul is stopped. Though she become no more healthy, the "disease" ceases eating away at her body. In this state, the demon within is in a half-awake state; communicating in dreams and nightmares though still unaware

B-Class: Devourer of Souls - Demon Awakening: At this stage in the power's development, the demon within finally has absorbed enough power to fully awaken. At will, Alexis can manifest the demon's form, calling upon the additional strength, speed, endurance, and power as a demon. Wings shoot from her back, her hands become claws, her skin turns dark purple, and a massive horn manifests from her forehead. While in this form, the demon gains some influence over her actions; driving her toward more destructive actions; eager to embrace the chaos in her blood. In this form, she gains the ability to fire a single powerful blast of demonic and spiritual energy (whatever kind of energy the demon has consumed) from it's mouth. Afterward, the manifestation is broken, returning Alexis to normal. The demon can communicate at will with Alexis and now her body begins to look normal.

A-Class: Devourer of Souls - Spiritual Awakening: At this stage, the spiritual energy which has been being siphoned to the demon is finally freed. Combined with the near constant flow of demonic and spiritual energy in her body, her own power fully manifests. At this stage, Alexis can use her flow reversal and absorption so well, she can effectively negate attacks against her redirecting the force of the blows wherever she chooses. This applies to nearly any form of energy; including kinetic. The spiritual field is always active (even in demon form) and defaults to reflect attacks; protecting her even from attacks she's unaware of. Intelligent enemies with enough knowledge and precision with their attacks can use the reflection effect to their advantage; pulling their attacks back at the last moment "reflecting" the attack back at Alexis. In addition, at this stage, her body is fully healed and no longer sickly in the slightest.

Bio: The story of Alexis Rhodes begins long before her birth; in the 11th century in the land which would one day become Germany. For hundreds of years, a demon by the name Zorindasgernacht ravaged the land, eating entire towns of people. Formed of living shadow, he was a neigh unstoppable force in the region until a small band of Germanic warriors made war upon the creature. Harnessing the secrets of spiritual energy, they crafted weapons capable of beating the beast back into the demon world; locking him behind the Kekkai Barrier for what they believed would be all eternity. Embracing the powerful symbol of a dragon as their mark, they became known as the Draco clan - powerful spirit warriors in their day.

However, following Zorindasgernacht's defeat came the steady decline of the Draco family. More and more, demons were banished beyond the barrier and, as a result, fewer and fewer existed upon the mortal plane. Worse, the battle with Zorindasgernacht cost them dearly; many lives and powerful spirit-weapons were lost in their struggle. Over time, they became little more than a myth, only existing as a small clan into modern days.

One of these few surviving members was Alica Draco. Alicia was born with little spiritual power; only barely gaining some spiritual awareness. She was largely considered a nuisance member; good for little more than basic reconnaissance against their hated foe. In fact, the only useful talent she had for them was a near perfect memory. It was perhaps because of this that, when she became pregnant, no one considered the event significant. No one save Alicia and the father - Zorindasgernacht.

For you see, while the Draco family wallowed in their pyrrhic victory, Zorindasgernacht gathered power in Makai, plotting his return. However, with the demon world settling into the unease truce between the nations, he had little chance to enact any plans to return to the human world. Even when the barrier came down, opening the door for him, he had little hope of escaping long before one of the patrols dragged him back.

Instead, where he couldn't enter the human world, he COULD drag a human into the Demon World and to him. It was thus that he pulled Alicia into the demon world. The events of that fateful night are best left forgotten, but needless to say, Alexis was conceived.

Upon her birth, Alexis's nature became apparent. Demon flowed in her veins and her soul. It took the Draco little time to decide her life was forfeit. Fortunately for Alexis, her mother - making like a thief in the night - rescued Alexis from the grips of her family and ran as far as she could.

That was Alexis's childhood; spent running from a family she never knew, hunted for her very existence. Alexis grew up with no friends aside from her mother; constantly on the run as they were. It certainly didn't help that the beast living in Alexis's soul was hardly a kindly guest. It ate away at her spirit energy and that of her mother. Alicia aged decades thanks to her the evil living in Alexis and Alexis grew sickly from the constant draining of her spirit energy to feed the demon within. Alicia tried to do the best she could for her daughter, but there was little to be done. In Alexis's 16th year, her mother passed from the world, though not before revealing the secret of their pursuers.

Alexis, filled with grief, drove back to her birthplace in upstate New York; intent on confronting her "family". By the time she arrived however, she'd begun to think better of the plan. She knew of her spiritual powers, but had little hope of defeating the clan. Instead, seeking the power she needed to survive, she broke into one of their libraries in the dead of night. She knew a little of spiritual matters thanks to her mother and, as such, searched the library very quickly; squirreling away any books which could help her. Everything was going according to plan until she got a little too greedy.

Popping a lock to a windowless room, she managed to find one of the Draco's armories and set off one of the alarms. Without a moment to lose, she grabbed the first item in reach - a small silver cross she recognized from her mother's stories - and bolted. She managed to make it to the lobby before someone caught up to her; another girl about her own age.

The fear for her own safety suddenly well on her mind, she ran for the door as fast as she could, stopping only to spill display cases over to slow her pursuer. She didn't really believe she could escape, but fortune smiled upon her for once. Just as the other woman was about to catch her, she dropped to the floor in pain. Taking the opportunity, she escaped into the night.

Upon her successful escape, she began reading the books to learn as much about her condition as possible. Due to her limited finances, she remained in New York City area; hiding from the Draco family by way of shear numbers. She began attending high school in the area, avoiding as much attention as she can; practically: to hide from the Draco's and personally: because she doesn't have much experience in dealing with people.

Other: The details of the Draco Family can be found in Lunar Templar's character sheet or below for easy reference

Spoiler: The Draco Familiy

The Draco Clan of demon hunters, now just a forgotten myth, first formed in the 11th century to combat the power of a rampaging shadow demon named Zorindasgernacht. These warriors, strong in Spiritual Power and wearing armor in the image of a holy white dragon, stood against the beast. They felt with their courage and new found power they would readily smite the beast, they where wrong. Of the 50 men and woman that stood against the demon, only 10 survived the initial fighting, that number dwindling to a sparse 4 after wounds took there toll, worse still, the one who had originally created the armor was among those who died in battle, leaving none who knew how to reproduce it. This did not deter them though, many who had heard of the battle had come to them for aid with other demons rampage through out Europe, and they had many great years of hunting after the battle with Zorindasgernacht, but the damage had been done. By the late 13th century The armor that was their trade mark had begun to weaken, and with no one to repair or make fresh suits, they began looking into other means of combating the demon scourge but by then the Kekkia Barrier was in place and keeping the stronger demons, including Zorindasgernacht, locked away in the Demon world.

With their services no longer needed, those who feared the power the of The Draco Clan, turned on them, declaring them to be witches and heretics by the Christian Church who'd merely been using them to further tighten there grip on the people. Only a few members of the Clan where tried and executed, and while they mourned the unjust murder of they're brethren, they successfully kept their accumulated knowledge on how to combat demons, methods for sealing them and so on, as well as the dragon armor it self, out of the hands of those whom only sought to use it for there own ends, and not the good of the people. Times change however, and time march ever onward. By the 15th century The Draco Clan had faded to legend, and all but forgotten by the 16th.

In modern times The Clan is but a shell of its former self, their prized armor, little more then museum pieces in one of the two main manners, one Berlin, the other in upstate New York, but the true treasure, the vast accumulated knowledge on anti demon tactics and skill, remains tucked away in their library?s, silently waiting a time when it is truly needed again.

and done. Enjoy.

Comments/Questions/etc. Welcome