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CR MEME AUGUST 2023
CR MEME
Welcome to Expiation's CR meme! This is a post where players can plot with each other on the direction they'd like to go for the month, and so on and so forth. There's a form below for you to fill out below, so get plotting!
The SOTG for August is here, with changes and where the game is going for the month.
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Character:
Canon:
Canon Point:
Crime: The crime your character was accused of when they arrived.
Background/Personality: A brief insight into your character's history is fine here. You can talk about their personality as well.
Abilities: Any abilities that you feel is important to note about your character. Bullet points and concise descriptions are okay.
Plans: What kinds of things do you want to do in the game? Any kind of CR you want to specifically pursue? Any special character discovery or exploration you want to do? This is the place to put all of that.
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Character: Kotone Shiomi
Canon: Persona 3 Portable
Canon Point: March 5th
Crime: Duplicity
Background/Personality:
Kotone is a cheerful and friendly 18-year-old whose bubbly personality masks her own depression. She tends to be in everyone's business to learn about them, potentially help them out, or at least brighten their day just a little bit! Her canon deals with themes of mortality and death, but she tries not to talk about that stuff too much.
Abilities:
Kotone can summon a facet of her soul called a Persona. Thus far in game, characters may have seen her summon Thanatos (Persona 3) during the attack on Aldrip, or Sandalphon during the events in the desert. There are more details about which Personas she has available in her app!
Plans:
Kotone is trying her best to keep herself busy so she doesn't dwell on the fact that Shinji is gone. She can be found trying to drum up interest in any of the
schoolclubs (Cooking, Sewing, Teenagers with Abilities and Talents (Scott), etc.) and encouraging people to start their own if there's something they're interested in! She can also be found at Dazai's Bar Lupin, waiting tables and learning to mix drinks, or at Astralin's Farmhouse where she lives and helps take care of the animals as her self-appointed responsibility.I'd love for her to make more friends, especially if she can help draw some of the more reticent folks out of their shells. She thrives on having as many people to talk to as possible!
p.s. I'd also love to do some flowers-shenanigans.
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especially since ange actually IS a good and loyal friend despite trying to pretend really hard she doesn't care, so she could give kotone some sweet friendship in return down the line.
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Character: Ragna the Bloodedge
Canon: BlazBlue
Canon Point: At the end of BlazBlue: Centralfiction.
Crime: Destroying the world. Y'know, normal stuff.
Background/Personality: The world's most wanted criminal with the highest bounty in history on his head ─ a feat he's achieved by going around the world attacking and destroying various government facilities and killing hundreds of soldiers, earning himself the nickname "Grim Reaper". Generally speaking, he's kind of an asshole: he's rude, grouchy and cynical with hair-trigger temper that often leads to a rather liberal use of violence. Thing is, despite his deadly reputation and outward grumpiness, deep inside he's actually a genuinely kind and caring guy who'd do anything to protect his loved ones and always puts their happiness and well-being before his own (sometimes to a fault). He just has tons of emotional baggage that makes it really hard for him to actually open up.
tl;dr: he's a big dumb edgy tsundere with trust issues, do with that what you will.
Abilities: You can find the full summary here, but here's a short and sweet version:
- skilled in hand-to-hand combat, as well as sword fighting
- has access to a wide range of spells called Ars Magus, which technically aren't magic, but would probably appear as such to someone unfamiliar with the concept
- has ridiculous regenerating abilities that allow him to survive and more or less shake off most injuries that would otherwise be fatal (they still hurt tho)
- his personal special ability (aka Drive), Soul Eater, does exactly what it says on the tin: it allows him to absorb souls/life force of living things around him. He's got it mostly under control, but touching him or even staying around him for extended periods of time puts one at risk of him involuntarily sucking the other person's life out of them. Also, using it drastically decreases his own lifespan. Oops.
- should he ever lose control over his abilities, he's in danger of turning into a giant, world-destroying monster, but don't worry. It's fine. He's fine.
Plans: He's settling in nicely (and by "nicely" I mean "being a hobo until more housing is completed because fuck staying at the inn with other people") and slowly beginning to accept that his stay here might be longer than expected, while desperately trying to avoid figuring out what it means for him and what he can do with this opportunity. Currently, he's getting by hunting wildlife on behalf of the locals, and will be getting involved (albeit reluctantly) in the cooking club since everyone needs a hobby.
CR-wise, I welcome all of it, be it positive or negative! (I know, I know, very creative.) I'd especially like to find some people patient enough to stick around with Ragna despite his... everything. As much as he wants to keep people at an arm's length, persistence in dealing with him is the key to getting yourself a surprisingly loyal and protective ally. Eventually.
Or just go ahead and antagonize him, that's what everyone in his canon does anyway.
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Character: Goro Akechi
Canon: Persona 5 Royal
Canon Point: Post-canon
Crime: Faking an identity
Background/Personality: He's just a delicious pancakes uwu
A ex-highschooler, ex-detective, ex-assassin, ex-alive.... Akechi is pretty prissy, somewhat aggressive, tired. A grumpy grandpa in 18-yo body! He likes solving mysterious but tbh, would prefer to solve all the issues with murder. Look, he's just tired from being brought back from the dead AGAIN without his consent and would like to fix that. But he's coming around slowly. He likes fancy things, coffee and good skin-care routine!
Abilities: Like any other persona kid Akechi has an ability summon a Persona, a being that's more or less a representation of his soul. Being all about duality Akechi obviously has two Robin Hood and Loki. Thanks to them Akechi is able to use blessing, curse and almighty spells (and bonk people in the head very hard)
Plans: So last month Akechi was all about figuring out how to gain access to his braindemons, exploring the ruins and all that. He ended up getting shot in along the way and is now licking his wounds at the inn. Aaaand that's where he's going to stay for the most of part of the August, unfortunately. Due to RL stuff I'm gonna try take it easier this month but I'm more than open to plotting and whatsoever. IDK if he'll go to beach but defs would like to do something with the sudden pollen! I'm open to to most status effects, maybe not on Akechi himself but have him witness your character going through them.. personal favorite tho... Forced honesty.
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Character: Scott Summers
Canon: X-Men Movies aka XMCU
Canon Point: Driving back from the mall
Crime: Destruction of public property
Background/Personality: Future field leader of the X-Men, future boy scout, and future James Marsden getting cucked by Wolverine.
Scott's had a pretty normal childhood up until like two days ago in his canon, where he suddenly shot beams from his eyes and got enrolled in Xavier's School of raising child soldiers. OKAY actually it's not as bad in XMCU compared to the comics, but it's still there. He thinks he's this super cool rebel, but really, he's just a fucking nerd that wants to be friends with people and crap. Not very good at controlling his feelings, he's also a bit of a sullen teen at times that goes through periods of angst and anger. Usually the angst revolves around his optic blasts.
Also likes red-haired girls that can squash him--
Abilities: Uncontrollable optic blasts that Scott can only keep at bay with his ruby quartz sunglasses. They are more of a concussive force rather than a heat based beam, but they're strong enough to tear through walls and stuff. He's trying to learn how to control them without his shades but spoiler alert, he can't.
Plans: More friends with other teens!! He's the club leader of Teenagers With Abilities and Talents, so Scott's trying to make sure that stays afloat. Otherwise, he can always use more responsible adults in his life aka mentors, or irresponsible adults too, because that's fun. He likes feeling normal. Oh, also characters that can challenge his viewpoint or make him uncomfortable because he's kind of a sheltered kid. Look he grew up in the suburbs of Ohio.
He may also go through a minor crisis because he killed some of the infected during the event and is that murder?? Also more training with his optic blasts and getting mad that he can't turn them off, send help.
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Character: Sumi Yoshizawa
Canon: Persona 5 Royal
Canon Point: 1/14 (after ranking up her social link)
Crime: Identity Theft
Background/Personality: A very kind, very polite and rather formal gymnast training to reach the Olympics. Normal student by day, phantom thief by night! She can summon a being called a Persona to fight for her and is actually pretty capable in using a rapier and a gun despite how she might look.
She's got a strong conviction to her dream, is very loyal to her friends, and has her own traumas she's dealing with the concept of the self and the death of someone close to her, but those are Spoilers. So despite how bright and bubbly she appears, she can have sudden bouts of depression and be very self-critical.
I’ll generally not spoil anything for the Royal stuff as I can, just let me know in her permissions post or when you tag me if you're cool w/them.
Sumi will also be going by her codename “Violet” in-game 98% of the time.
Abilities: A Persona-user and member of the phantom thieves, Sumi can use a rifle and a rapier as her weapons of choice, able to summon them both when she calls upon Cendrillon. Upon doing so will also change her clothes to her Phantom Thief outfit + mask. She can also summon a persona--Cendrillon--that can use special abilities. Sumi's specialty lies in 'bless' attacks and physical attacks.
https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Cendrillon#Stats
Sumi is also a dedicated and accomplished gymnast, often in the top 3 during competitions.
Plans: I really just need to get Sumi out and about and talking to people.... She needs friends outside the persona users too!!
She currently runs a Gymnastics Club and is always eager to teach people how to do gymnastics and can usually be found there in the mornings practicing, working out, etc.
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Character: Shinichi Izumi (+ 1 sentient alien hand)
Canon: Parasyte: The Maxim (and just a note that this is a horror canon that involves sci-fi, psychological, and body horror! I have more notes on content warnings in Shinichi's info, as well as a link to an opt-out for any specific themes, interactions with Migi, etc.)
Canon Point: Episode 5 (after his parents have just left for a week-long trip. I'm sure nothing bad will happen that can fuel Shinichi's character development if I decide to canon update him later on!!)
Crime: Murder.... which will also begin to dip into themes of Eating People, it's fine, he's fine,,
Background/Personality: Shinichi was an average good nerd living his best sweatervested life in Japan when one night he got infested by an alien parasite (as one does) and became an unwilling horror protag. His life has since been a lot of Turmoil and Terror, secrets kept from everyone around him, and unsettling changes in himself (he was recently told by another parasite that he no longer registers as a "pure" human, and he's lost himself in moments of upset and threatened to eat people, oop); he's probably due for a mental breakdown!! (Although weirdly enough, he's finding that Aldrip is proving to be a bit of a breath of fresh air for him, as he actually doesn't have to hide his secret so fiercely here the way he does back home.)
Personality-wise, Shinichi is very shy and nervous, he Has Anxiety that has been severely amplified by his circumstances, but his defining trait is definitely altruism to a ridiculous degree, meaning that he wouldn't hesitate to jump in and try to protect someone else, even if it comes at the cost of his own well-being (Migi judges this, humans are stupid, etc.)
Abilities: So "sentient alien hand" comes with a lot of whacky horror abilities, including transformations into things like blades and tentacles, inhuman strength and speed, sensing the wavelengths of things.... There's a lot more details (and visual refs) about what Migi can do here in Shinichi's info! Shinichi himself can't Do Much, but he and Migi are in the process of learning how to work together and use Migi's abilities as a team, so that's definitely on the table as well.
Plans: ???:
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and plus, she needs to apologize to shinichi. her first big girl thing.
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Character: Astralin (Linny) Turnont
Canon: Original Character
Canon Point: Modern times
Crime: Second degree murder
Background/Personality: Astralin was basically set to be a prince when he was younger, but his family turned their back on nobility so that never happened. He's just a simple farmer now, but he's been through some shit in his childhood (basically kidnapping and torture). After he recovered from the ordeal, he ended up being really paranoid about people and tried to keep his powers under wraps. He's a prodigy of sorts, and comes from a strong magical bloodline so it makes him a target for people who want his powers. Homeboy doesn't catch a break because war breaks out in his world, and he's targeted by the person that started the war but managed to stay in hiding while helping the resistance. After the war, and shifting more toward modern times, he's very much a Dad and a Grandpa. He works under his granddaughter, Marie (who is the current headmistress of prestigious magic school), as a combat instructor of sorts. tl;dr he helps kids hone their abilities, while still being a farmer on the side.
Astralin is just this somewhat paranoid dude (he's not as paranoid, as of his canon update), but he's a super nice guy once he gets to trust you.
Abilities:
- Spirit Magic: He has the ability to take raw energy, and convert it into magic disks that he can throw. These disks can immediately vaporize his target, and basically cause a lot of destruction in his wake. He tries not to use this ability as much, as it uses quite a bit of energy and it's overpowered. It's basically nuclear powers. (Will be unable in Expiation)
- Scythe Proficiency: His main weapon is a scythe. He can move around quickly, and do aerobic flips with his scythe to perform his attacks. There's a lot of spinning, and flipping involved with his scythe, so he has fun with it. There's also a weightless enchantment on the scythe to make it easy to move around with.
- Ice magic: Astralin can summon icicle spears with his ice magic, and use it as a throwing weapon. He can also conjure up an ice shield to protect himself or someone else if they're in trouble. General ice abilities, like diamond dust and ice spears.
He has a creationism ability with his ice magic. He's able to create simple things, such as vases, flowers, ice sculptures, chairs, furniture and what have you. Just simple things like that. He is also able to preserve food and flowers by infusing his ice magic into those items.
- Restorative Magic: Surprisingly, despite his aloof nature, he is a proficient healer. He can mass heal those around him who are injured, without using too much of his power. He can heal through deep wounds, and can save people from the brink of death. (Nerf in Expiation: Not able to heal from the brink of death, but he can heal wounds, fractures and broken bones.)
- Monster transformation: What it says on the tin, but he wouldn't actually use it here.
Plans:
- Originally, I wanted him to come to terms with his sentencing, but now I actually want him to stand up for himself and have some confidence in himself. He knows full well that his sentencing is false, and that everyone that he has killed has been in self-defense. As of right now, he's been kind of like "meh" about it, but I would love for someone to get mad for him, and then him get mad in turn.
- I'd love for him to have more friends! I'm not on the market for negative CR at the moment, but more friends would do nicely. Just people he can chat with, and maybe have some ale with on occasion.
Also, since he's a fairly responsible adult, maybe he can be a teacher toward some of the kiddos here?
???: I've been shit with tags in July and I'm still on hiatus, but please don't hesitate to reach out to me if you want CR, and to plot! I'll be fully available in September but I'll also be tagging out on the tdm (slowly).
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Character: Ethlyn
Canon: Fire Emblem: Genealogy of
Kinkshaming Kagathe Holy WarCanon Point: Chapter 5, when Ethlyn and Quan return to help your army but then they are ambushed, and they're at the bottom of a huge map and you're at the top so no matter how you try you can't get to them and have to watch them and their nights be cut down one-by-one by dragon riders!!!
Crime: "The crimes of the Grannvale Empire."
Background/Personality: FE4 is a game about the road to hell being paved with good intentions. Ethlyn, her husband Quan, and her brother Sigurd (the protagonist) spent 4 years deposing every tyrant they saw and then got all surprised pikachu face when the power vaccuums they left resulted in even worse people coming in to take over. This is why Ethlyn is charged with that crime: although she hated what Grannvale was doing and opposed it, if her family had been a little bit more thoughtful, things might not have been ended so disastrously for them. She has two children--an infant boy named Leif, and a girl named Altena who was with her and Quan when they fell. Ethlyn's current best hope is that Altena was taken as a hostage by their enemies. It sucks.
Also there's an evil dragon cult in spooky robes running around because of course there is.
Ethlyn is a healer and a noblewoman. When she was young, she had to step into the role of a duchess after her mother's death and had to drag her father and brother into not being total disheveled slobs in their grief, and that's shaped her present personality strongly. When she meets someone, her first instinct is to figure out their flaws and problems so that she can help them, like a self-appointed mom friend. It can be a little annoying, but her care for others is genuine and she will go far out of her way to help people who need it. She has a need to be busy, else she feels like she's doing something wrong... a responsibility somewhere she must be shirking. However, she can be somewhat shortsighted. Because she's more temperate than her brother (not difficult) she thinks she's the Sensible One. In truth she can be just as reckless.
To put things another way, she thinks her Disney song is "A Spoonful of Sugar" from Mary Poppins but it's actually "Surface Pressure" from Encanto.
Abilities:
Healing: She has a magic staff with a glowy orb that can heal wounds, but not illnesses.
Overall medical knowledge: Although she came from medieval times, Ethlyn has spent a lot of time studying the more up-to-date medical information in Aldrip.
Swordswoman: Ethlyn's family is divinely blessed to be good at swords. Although her aptitude isn't as strong as her brother and father, she can use pretty much any sword she gets her hands on and uses it well, and she keeps in constant practice to ensure her skill stays sharp (har har.)
Plans: Ethlyn died in a desert. She recently visited a desert in which a lot of bad things happened. As a result, her ability to distract herself and pretend that she's fine is hovering below 10%. She is going to be extremely distracted, edgy, and overall unable to maintain her usual chipper, fussing-over-people aspect. She's also starting to think about how there are a lot of experiences beyond her own and problems aren't always easy to solve. Although she's still firmly convinced that there's no truth to her accusation, she's starting to broaden her thinking a bit--I'd love to have her continue that by talking to people who have different experiences than her.
She's also still running the Arztenritter, so if your character is in it or wants to be in it, hmu! she's always recruiting. always.
I'm planning to put up an open log for her this month, so if you wanna get pinged when I do that or have a special prompt, let's talk about it!!
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Contact: bunchew @ discord &
Character:
powderjinxCanon: arcane
Canon Point: after s1
Crime: murder & illegal trading.
Background/Personality:
COPY/PASTE background and personality here. (cut contains literally the whole storyline of arcane)
BACKGROUND;PERSONALITY;
Abilities:
another long ass explanation about her abilities (cw: deals with drugs and drug talk)
ADDITIONAL ABILITIES (head canon that's been approved by mods)
↳ she can also jump a little higher than a human (like a monkey!)
↳ Her pain tolerance is also fairly high. If one were to shoot her once (depending the body part), cut her, stab her, it won't be enough to really slow her down nor really feel anything. however, if one were to repeatedly shoot, cut, or stab her, she will then feel it.
↳ Addition, her alcohol tolerance will be high as well. For her to get drunk/tipsy, she'll need to drink almost in the double digits.
↳ As stated previously, Shimmer can be use as fuel substance. With this, I believe Jinx tends to eat a lot to keep the fuel pumping in her. And naturally burns it all off cause of her crazy high metabolism.
↳ Jinx's vision is similar to this.
↳ CANON SIDE-EFFECTS SHE WILL EXPERIENCE: aggression, more hallucinations, nightmares (side note: because of intense nightmares jinx does not sleep, she takes naps and can not handle nights alone), bad time mental health in general.
Jinx & her mental health. (extra info.)
➤ don't forget that i do have a opt-out post HERE if there are any subjects or anything you wish to avoid when it comes to my character! i do my very best to put "cw: warnings" in subject lines and on prompts as well!
Plans: BOY DO I HAVE A LIST. okay um........
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➤ okay so i will admit that i am struggling just a teeny tiny bit with trying to get this character to..... care. LOL. but this isn't anything new because i've played her in previous games and this is always the hardest part with playing her at the very beginning of her journey. because (for the canon-blind), jinx is right at the end of season 1 where she is in a "i don't give a fuck" mode about anyone or anything. her main focus is just about herself. so i would like for her to get out of this mode and try to care about... the community at least a tiny bit. or at least some of the people.
that being said!! FRIENDS!! which will be a little hard, i know. she is a bratty bitch with a mouth on her. but despite her outer shell, jinx is actually very sad person. she is hurting, lonely, and she's been crying in secret due to [SPOILERS]. the quickest and easiest way for jinx to be kind to your character and for her to open up a little is this:
be kind to her. be kind and sweet and she will see that "oh, not everyone is evil/out to get me/wants me dead". another way is to just be a fun person cause she likes fun. everything to her is a game so that's another way.
➤ jinx is currently trying to make scott a new pair of sunglasses and she will make her way to Lorentia Cave eventually in seek of rose quartz. jinx will also head over to The Forge and see if she can get some assistance in making his glasses too since she... doesn't have all the tools and what not. maybe she'll threaten them to let her use their stuff to make it, i don't know. sounds like something she would do. but seeing that the blacksmith can make weapons and bullets, she might be opening up more to doing side quests/jobs or whatever.
➤ she will definitely be seen at the seafood shack a lot because she is still unaware that she needs to eat 2+3 plates full of food to have energy (shimmer side-effect). jinx has been eating just a normal amount this whole time and thus she's been getting crankier and also weaker in strength. (hopefully her potential canon mate(s) will come around and give her the business on what's the deal with that)
➤ jinx will not be helping anyone building houses. she will sit back and watch everyone work like the bitch that she is. but she will eventually room with someone............. 👀
➤ when it comes to relationships/shipping: she is single
coughcough crushing on ekko coughcough. this may or may not be in development behind of scenes of them maybe being a thing coughcoughbut she is open for casual flirting. guy, girl, other species, she don't care. so if you're up for just some light flirting and light physical touching and flirtatious winking or whatever, i'm here for that!LET'S MAKE SHIT COMPLICATED!
➤ depending on my health, i do want her to, uh, cause trouble. as in make a wild forest fire due to her experimenting on her little gemstone magical thingie. BUT WE'LL SEE WITH THAT!
➤ jinx will also be joining TWAT: teens with abilities and talent but only because she is fangirling over scott's beam eyes. they're beautiful.
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Emet-Selch | Final Fantasy XIV
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Character: Emet-Selch
Canon: Final Fantasy XIV
Canon Point: 5.0 Shadowbringers - the nebulous time around the Warrior of Light's departure from Eulmore to their fleeing to Il Mheg
Crime: "Mass genocide and failure to treat other living persons with respect."
Background/Personality: Emet-Selch is the main antagonist of the Shadowbringers expansion. Known to most as an 'Ascian', he is considered a paragon amongst others of his kind, along with two others. His current guise, however, is that of the first emperor of the Garlean Empire - Solus zos Galvus. First impressions paint him as a grumpy, dour man who acts a lot older than he looks. But get to know him better and maybe you'll see that he cares more than he lets on.
Abilities: He is functionally a god to most "normal, human" characters. He can create things out of seemingly nothing and is an incredibly strong mage. At least, he was before the nerf by Expiation.
Plans:
- This month I plan to make an open log for Emet-Selch working at the clinic. He'll be tending to injuries (player or local people) and generally trying NOT to be a complete ass for once. If you have some hurts that need healing, please come see him.
- He did take one of the watches/tablets from the desert town during the previous event. He could meet up with someone who has another?
- Since mods have kindly added some of the native flora/fauna from XIV canon, a morbol will eventually be adopting Emet-Selch, much to his displeasure and chagrin.
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William G Maryblood | The Faraway Paladin
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Character: William G Maryblood
Canon: The Faraway Paladin
Canon Point: Before entering the Iron Mountain
Crime: Being a monster in human guise
Background/Personality: William was adopted and raised by a family of undead heroes after they rescued him from a group of demons intending to use him as a sacrifice. He grew up isolated from the world, but they taught him everything they knew so that he would be able to survive once he reached the age of maturity and left home. His middle and surname is a tribute to them: Au(G)ustus, Mary, and Blood. William's martial prowess and piety eventually earnt him the honour of being annointed a paladin. It is his life's goal to restore the name of his patron goddess, Gracefeel, and to fight against her sworn enemy, the god of undeath, Stagnate.
Abilities: He possesses the very typical abilities you would associate with a paladin. Wards against toxins, dark magic, the ability to steel his allies against fear etc., and also the power to lay the dead to rest. His physical strength is monstrous. He's not necessarily a spectacular mage but he's very good at adapting lesser spells to situations, which is more important than brute strength (as Gus taught him).
Plans:
- William has been helping patrol Aldrip in order to earn some income. He'll likely also help out with building homes for the other player-characters. He has some experience with building a town up from ruins.
- When not working on the houses, he'll be participating in the festival. I'm sure his ridiculous strength will cause some shenanigans, especially with something delicate like sandcastle building.
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Character: Yuja Wightshade
Canon: Final Fantasy XIV
Canon Point: End of 6.4
Crime: Mass murder
Background/Personality: Yuja was born in the Steppe, left home at 10, drifted around, and did her best to survive, before eventually stumbling into being the Warrior of Light. She's generally a little standoffish but friendly and willing to lend a helping hand with most matters.
Full details here.
Abilities: The Echo is really the only ability that is necessary to mention here as it allows Yuja to experience the memories of others as if she is experiencing them herself. Granted, this is an opt-in/plan-to-have-it-happen kind of deal.
If you wish to opt-in to Echo shenanigans or simply opt-out of interacting with Yuja, you can do so here.
Plans: I am open to any kind of CR as long as it's not antagonistic strictly for the sake of being so. Yuja isn't the open sort but she's friendly. It could take a bit to crack her outer shell but once one does they'll have a loyal friend. I'm happy to explore all the things even if Yuja is reluctant to do so.
Right now, she's getting settled in and has a camp just outside of town set up for herself. She will probably help with construction once she's recovered from the recent trip.
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Character: Elidibus
Canon: Final Fantasy XIV
Canon Point: 6.4
Crime: Biased judgment, aka "bad at his job"
Background/Personality: A once cheerful and kind young man who lost a good chunk of his personality and memories over time to being the heart of Zodiark, a primal summoned in order to restore balance to the decaying star. Unfortunately, they did not expect everything to be sundered into 14 pieces afterward, and so the next 12,000 years was spent trying to put the worlds back together again. At the cost of billions of lives, but, y'know, a willing price to pay and all that.
Nowadays, he's a bit closer to his old self, cordial and patient and always willing to help people, and everything with the Warrior of Light (including killing him) seems to be water under the bridge. Trouble is, certain other people are not on the same page as him, so to speak. Conflict!!
Abilities: He can use creation magic (which is just magically creating animals/objects without souls), teleport places, float in the air, a potent binding spell learned from Erichthonios, light and dark techniques... the guy's just a wealth of different magicks, and a quick study on new types of it as well. This probably isn't even an exhaustive list, but he's a little more squishy on the physical side of things. Not to say he's a pushover, mind you.
Plans: I'm specifically gunning for some cross-canon CR; I just returned from Las Vegas so I'm looking to catch up on tagging out a bit. But I also welcome tags in! And if any of this has caught your fancy, or if your character might have a complementary personality (or would totally grate on his nerves, even), feel free to chime in! I want to get him both positive and negative CR, to kind of practice the different sides of his interactions with others. He's not above being mildly sassy to negative CR, either, so I'd love someone who'd yank his chain a little, too... :p
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Character: Tsunayoshi Sawada
Canon: Katekyou Hitman Reborn
Canon Point: Post-series
Crime: Deliberately getting involved in Organized Crime
Background/Personality:
Tsuna is the reluctant 10th Generation Heir of the Vongola Mafia Family. Of course, no one told him this until a two-year-old hitman named Reborn showed up at his doorstep. Since then, Tsuna's life has been a series of chaotic events and battles as he tries to convince Reborn that he doesn't want to be a Mafia Boss and just wants to hang out with his friends and have a normal life. But who's going to listen to Tsuna? It's worth noting that KHR started life as a gag manga that evolved into a battle manga.
Tsuna himself is a rather down to earth kid who, again, just wants to live a normal life. He's very cagey about his involvement in the mafia and is reluctant to speak on it. He didn't ask for trouble but it follows him home anyway. Surprisingly good at dealing with difficult people. He's an open sky
Abilities:
-Hyper-Intuition - Kind of like a danger-sense. Tsuna is good at picking up vibes on people and can usually tell if they're dangerous/a threat to him or not. Obviously I don't want to overstep with this so let me know if you're cool with it or not.
-Dying Will - Flames that Tsuna can use to fight with, his are orange.
Plans:
-Tsuna's going to exploring this month and I'll probably have an open log for that. Just kind of wandering around town, seeing what trouble I can get him into. Might share some lore
-Would love for him to make some more friends! Kids his age, responsible adults, irresponsible adults, everyone! He's a shonen protag with a lot of secrets. Please make him talk about them.
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Sigma | Bungou Stray Dogs
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Character: Sigma
Canon: Bungou Stray Dogs
Canon Point: Chapter 106.5
Crime: Counterfeiting--in the money department? In the humanity department? Both??
Background/Personality:
A man who popped out of thin air after being written into existence via a reality-altering book. He has since become the world's most accomplished three-year-old, being the manager of a giant flying casino that's now been taken from him, but his uncertain place in the universe and the company he's kept has been a real damper on his self esteem. Will be the straight man to your funny man for the cost of lots and lots of complaining. He's a pretty chill guy when not being intentionally poked at, though.
Abilities:
Sigma can exchange information through touch. The other party learns what they most want to know from him at the moment, and he learns what he most wants to know from them at the moment. Depending on the amount of information, the recipient may pass out from their brain having too much to process.
Sigma can also extract information from fresh corpses this way, presumably while the brain is still technically "alive."
Note: IC permission isn't necessary for this to work, but I'll always always always be getting your go-ahead first before trying to do it to your characters.
Plans:
Due to slow healing desert ghost shenanigans Sigma's gonna be walking around in a sling for a bit. Would definitely like to compare notes with anyone else who's been injured so one, he can know his case isn't unique and two, they can maybe attempt to find out what's going on with it? Not sure how well it'd go, but. He can't be the only one curious.
I'd also like him to experience the Festival of the Sun, but. He has Feelings about deserts that have recently been reignited, and this three-year-old has never been to a beach. All he really knows about them is sand and that doesn't sound appetizing. So! Any excuse to pull or toss him that way to learn the differences and maybe have some fun would be wonderful. He can keep a seashell and be sentimental about it.❤️
Otherwise, in general would like to expand his cr! Positive, negative, purely professional, any which way. He likes people and being among them so needs little excuse to bug you if you'd like him tossed in your direction.
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This is how you learn to like beaches right???
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claude von riegan | fire emblem: three houses
Contact: Available via ping on the server, via PM or comments here, or on plurk!
Character: Claude von Riegan
Canon: Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Canon Point: In the middle of the timeskip.
Crime: Deception.
Background/Personality: As the Duke of his region, Claude is the leader of the Leicester Alliance, thrown suddenly into power after the death of his grandfather as war in his neighbouring regions lurks at his doorstep. From his canonpoint, he was consumed largely with politics and attempting to efficiently rule his region while biding his time for the right point at which to enter the war effort himself. Unbeknownst to others (highlight for spoilers), his true ambitions for power stems from his desire to rid the world of racism and prejudice, as he's secretly the Prince of a neighbouring Ottoman Empire-inspired region who has faced a lifetime of strife due to his biracial heritage. As a result, he tends to hold others at arms length, and few know anything about who he truly is; he's personable and friendly, quick with a tease or a joking word, and asks enough questions about other people that they tend not to probe too much into him as a result. He cares deeply about the people around him, but remains a pragmatic thinker who tries to be two steps ahead of everyone else.
Abilities: His greatest power is politicking: he's good at organization, diplomacy, and city planning. He is otherwise an extremely gifted wyvern rider and archer and is in possession of extremely basic magic.
Plans: I would love for Claude to:
- Get more involved in the setting! As I said, he's a politician, so I'd love for him to help out on the angle of organization and securing things like evacuation plans, food supplies after the attack, etc., etc. Maybe try to get to the bottom of things or inquire into neighbouring villages.
- Actually forge some bonds and friendships! Claude can be a hard nut to crack since he's so friendly but rarely shares much about himself -- I think he really needs to get into some Situations with people to start forging those bonds!
- Give him some sort of daily routine to follow/tasks to do. A job!
- I'm thinking about doing an open log this month if I can think of some prompts, so if there are any takers to play this month, lemme know!
Re: claude von riegan | fire emblem: three houses
Plus, maybe they can find some more common ground on being a kid who's suddenly got a lot of responsibility thrust onto their shoulders (for different reasons but still).
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Character: marianne von edmund
Canon: fire emblem three hopes
Canon Point: early golden wildfire
Crime: the secret she keeps about her crest, which is that she's descended from a bloodline of people cursed to turn into monsters. this is superstition and not fact - i'm leaning into the psychological prison aspect rather than her crime being a true crime
Background/Personality: marianne's a quiet and unassuming noblewoman burdened by her curse. because she's lived an isolated life, she feels more at ease around animals than people. she loves nature, loves animals, and talks to forest creatures like a disney princess though disney princesses tend not to be so gloomy. a very devout, gentle soul whose magic blood just so happens to give rise to destructive impulses in battle, she's beauty and the beast in one.
Plans: marianne has been here a few months and is living her cottagecore life. she was branded in a prior event so she feels guilty for the damage done to the town, but has resolved to do what she can to make things right. she also wants to change herself and become stronger. i'd be interested in CR who can encourage (or even challenge) her newfound determination. also interested in how she can facilitate your arcs as well
i plan to put up a toplevel this month! she'll be looking into helping out the town with claude.
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ange is a little socially awkward because of it too (read: way too blunt and hiding everything behind a pokerface) but she is nice underneath it and does want the best for people.. i feel like if she got to know marianne she'd eventually end up encouraging her for sure!! and honestly ange could use a soft friend in her life, especially since she's never had friends back home, so it works out for her too.
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Character: Caitlyn Kiramman
Canon: Arcane
Canon Point: end of s1
Crime: treason against Piltover
Background/Personality: Caitlyn is from a prominent family in Piltover, where her mother serves as a Councilwoman, but rather than following her footsteps into politics, she joined the police force and became an Enforcer, with the goal of actually helping people and making a difference. Through a string of events, she followed a lead into drug smuggling, which led her to meet Vi and end up in the Undercity and learning what's really going on down there. She's very goody-two-shoes, wanting to do the right thing and help people. She's very inquisitive, and enjoys investigating and solving problems.
And she's gay as hellAbilities: No magical skills here, but she's a damn good shot.
Plans: me and Elise were plotting silly things with the flowers but other than that, nothing super concrete. Definitely open to ideas!
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Chuuya Nakahara | Bungo Stray Dogs
Contact: PM, or ~Symbological on discord and plurk
Character: Chuuya Nakahara
Canon: Bungo Stray Dogs
Canon Point: chapter 105.5
Crime: 'Being Born'. Edgy af, I know, but that's what happens when you're a former government experiment/human weapon.
Background/Personality: a 22 (23?) year old mafia executive with absolutely zero shame about his life of crime. He's loud, dynamic and emotional, and maybe a little intimidating. He loves fighting and booze, and can't hold the latter to save his life. But all that being said, Chuuya is actually a decent(ish) guy: He's friendly, he likes people, his biggest virtue is his unwavering loyalty, and his biggest flaw is probably being an adrenaline junkie with extremely subjective morality who will do anything for his 'Family'. He's that guy who will help old ladies carry their groceries but also absolutely capable of crushing a man's skull with his bare hands while smirking smugly and that's the fun duality of Chuuya Nakahara.
Abilities: -Skilled martial artist: What it says on the tin. Chuuya is the top martial artist in his criminal organization back home, and loves a good fight entirely too much. Primarily a bared-handed fighter, though he does use a knife on occasion. That's not including the fact that he can--
-Manipulation of Gravity: His supernatural gift or Ability, 'For the Tainted Sorrow' allows him to alter the force, vector and direction of gravity on anything he touch. This means characters might see him engaging in very comical antics around town, such as carrying loads that are way too heavy for someone of his small stature, or just outright floating piles of wood through town for the locals of aldrip. Very handy guy to wrangle into accompanying someone on a shopping trip.
Plans: Currently, Chuuya's helping with the building efforts around Aldrip in whatever manner he can, because the man cannot sit still and he is very useful with his Ability. In the evenings he can often be found at Bar Lupin, often engaging in bickering with Dazai Osamu, the owner, and occasionally acting as a very tiny but very effective bouncer. He's actually very friendly when people
dazaiaren't attempting to get in digs at him, so he is 200% that guy to offer to help anyone who seems like they need it and strike up chats with strangers. I'd love for him to find Drinking Buddies who are fine with the fact that he has a laughably low alcohol tolerance or especially Sparring partners because the poor man is not getting his daily dose of fighting and it's made him extremely restless.???:
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Character: Echo
Canon: Pandora Hearts
Canon Point: After Retrace 98
Crime: Desertion
Background/Personality: A servant/guardian who spent most of her existence being horribly abused and completely cut off from her own emotions until Oz shoved his way into her life. She's very curious and has always been trying to figure out people and the world in general, and now she's working on figuring out her own feelings too. Because of that, Echo can seem relatively emotionless in a typical setting. She's also very blunt and lacking in a lot of skills that should be common knowledge for a regular person. She probably comes across as weird and unpredictable in her reactions, but she really just wants to help and try making friends because she's heard about that.
Abilities: She is a highly skilled fighter. She has two short swords that can extend from under her sleeves and is very quick and precise with them. She can jump exceptionally high and has superhuman stamina and healing abilities.
Plans: First off, I AM SO SORRY ABOUT VANISHING LAST MONTH, things happened. I will work on my backtags in the coming days (gotta get work done first) but you're certainly free to drop any of those threads.
Otherwise I need to get back on establishing her here in general and meeting people. I'll focus on a lot of that ground work and hopefully figuring out where she'll live and what she'll be doing on a day to day basis or as a job and the like. Forming relationships is my main goal, though.
There's a lot of things I want to use her crime to explore, both from canon and from her CRAU background at Deer Country. I'll probably wait until she's more settled here before I do anything too serious with that.
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Character: Noel Kreiss
Canon: Final Fantasy XIII trilogy
Canon Point: After fighting Lightning in Lightning Returns
Crime: Reckless endangerment :')
Background/Personality: Noel comes from a future timeline where the rest of humanity has been wiped out due to war/fighting over resources, making him the last human alive in his timeline. He's watched a lot of people die, but still loves humanity and deeply wants a better future for everyone. He's pretty lonely and seeks out people to be friends with, but after a lifetime of losing people, he can be a little standoffish about it. He also has Lots Of Opinions, and he's pretty direct when he tells them to you. At his current canon point, he and the rest of the people in his world have been forced into an existence where birth and death just doesn't happen anymore. It's kind of his fault, so he's spent around 500 years brooding about it and letting his guilt get the best of him. He's working to get over that now, but basically: he's a weird combination of Optimistic Teenage JRPG Protag and Tired Old Man Yells At Cloud.
Abilities: Standard FF spells and exceptional fighting/hunting abilities. A particularity of FF13-2 is that it kind of turns Pokemon-ish? So in Expi, he's able to temporarily "tame" a monster and have it fight for him. Unlike in game, he can't capture/keep them for re-use.
Plans: Honestly, I don't have a lot of plans right now. Currently, Noel works(?) at Dazai's bar and also lives in one of the rooms above ground in the building where the bar is. He's also helping with the rebuilding stuff. Mostly the physical work of hauling things and building. Someone else please tell him what to do. And he's part of Ethlyn's Artzenritter group (though he rides a chocobo instead of a horse because he Does Not Trust Them). If any of these appeal, we should set something up!
I might do a catch-all to include plans based on the above ideas, as well as some of the prompts from the TDM when it comes out. I'm sure he'll drag himself to the mingle later in the month, too, but I'm still settling in after that long-ass hiatus. Mostly my plan is to dip my toes back in and
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