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 Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:01 pm
What is Becomming of Me?
It is a small serpent, to say the least. Hardly longer than a man's forarm. But it's fangs are huge, and it will not hesitate to strike. And once you've been bitten, there are no second chances.
It starts around the bite, where the venom was injected. Your skin turns gray, and then gets a metalic sheen. This spot spreads, sometimes appearing on other parts of the body as well. As time passes, your joints grow scales, you pupils split in two, and you yourself will find you have fangs. It has been said that you may even grow a tail, extra arms, and wings. All, of course, causing you to withstand pain that is normally reserved only for those tortured in the underworld.
You begin to loose yourself, your very being. Eventually, all that's left are shadows of memories of happiness and love. Soon all you know are your instincts to survive. By the transformations completion, you will have lost your humanity to a new self.
Is there any hope once the bite has been taken?
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:07 pm
Contents
Rules
Setting
Main Characters
Profile Skeleton
Accepted Characters
FAQs
Story So Far
Other Notes
Reserved (may be changed later)
RP Status
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:10 pm
Rules
*Follow all the regular Gaia and guild rules
*keep everything PG-13 level
*romance is fine, but again, PG-13 only
*try to be as literate as possible
*use (()) or something similar for OOC
*please do not quote unless it is absolutely necessary
*keep swearing down to once per post if at all possible
*respect everyone, and try to include others
*all profiles are to be PMed to me under the title "Snake Bite", and must have the profile skeleton provided
*if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me, I'm always happy to help
*rules can be added or changed as needed
*you may have as many characters as you want, but only one main character
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:12 pm
Setting
This RP takes place in a small medieval-type period town. To the East is a vast mountain range filled with craggy canyons and dark caves. To the west are vast fields of grass and farmland with the occasional bunch of trees.
Currently, the season is early spring. Snow still caps the mountains, and rainstorms are common. It is the time many farmers will begin sowing their crops.
The town itself has walls on all sides to keep out bandits and whatever else may lurk the plains at night. It's a bit out of the way, but recieves a fair amount of trade due to it's rich cotton supply. Mining, however, is very restricted despite the ore-rich mountains because of...other monsters that reside in its caverns.
The culture of this world is like that of the ancient Greeks and Romans in that they have a god or goddess or some other deity for just about everything. I suppose it could almost be set in the same world as my Crystalization RP if you've looked at that.
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:14 pm
Main Characters The serpents latest victim:He/she arrived in the town with a merchant caravan, and had only been there a few days when they decided to do some exploring with their childhood friend. While climbing a rock near the mountains base, something bit their ankle. The best friend quickly got them back to town and to the medic. Both were distraut when told there was no cure, but confused when also told that he/she would not die. No one has really explained the situation to him/her, but the mayor has ordered that they are not to leave the town until further notice. Already, however, he/she is noticing discoloration around the bite mark. Currently played by: ------------------------------------------------ The childhood friend:He/she is also a member of the merchant caravan. They were panicked when their best friend got bitten by a mysterious snake, and wouldn't leave their side as the physician inspected them. They have decided to remain just as loyal, and are staying in town until their friend can leave as well, even if it means being left behind by the merchants and as such, their parents. They are very suspicious as to how people are acting when the bite is referred to. Currently played by: ------------------------------------------------ The girl in chains:Once one of the sweetest young women in the village, but then got bitten by the Demon snake. Several parts of her body are covered with blotches of the metalic scales. For the safety of herself and the townsfolk she is currently chained in the dungeon under the mayor's house. More than anything she longs for freedom, and has been attempting to manipulate the people that come give her food everyday. Her once kind and compassionate nature are fading, despite her desperate tries to hold onto it. Currently played by: Q_the_Drama ------------------------------------------------ The boy in the mountains:His transformation is nearing its completion, and his body is totally warped by the venom. He frequently finds himself wondering how he came to be this way in his brief moments of sanity, but sadly cannot remember. At night he dreams of a life so familiar and yet so strange. He doesn't know if it is really his or not. Some townsfolk say they have seen him on a ledge high above the village, watching them. He has attacked a few people that pass through his domain, but something has always stopped him from finishing the job. Currently played by: Lucifer Moloch ------------------------------------------------ The mayor:The town's mayor has made it law that no one is to mention the Demon snake for fear it will harm the town's economy by scaring away merchants. He/she keeps a smiling face when confronted on the subject, and pretends to know nothing about it. He/she is too busy worried about keeping the problem quiet than to find a cure for it. Currently played by: ------------------------------------------------ The priest(ess):He/she has been working tirelessly for a cure to the snakebites, and is one of the few people that will leak information to outsiders as to the threat. They have tried praying to every god and goddess, and have yet to recieve any aid. With each passing month, week, and day, their sense of dread grows, and the chances of saving the lost (and the town) diminish. Currently played by: Sierra_Lily ------------------------------------------------ The gypsy:A traveling performer who has decided to make the village her temporary home. She claims to be able to see the future in her crystal ball, and has told many a riddle of what lies inside. Some have to wonder though, is the crystal ball's visions real? Do her songs have hidden meanings that not even she is aware? Or is she hinting that she really knows more than originally suspected? Currently played by: Gemmetra ------------------------------------------------ NOTE: Not all the main character slots have to be filled. But they are open to anyone who wants to play them.
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:16 pm
Profile Skeleton NOTE: If you would like to play as one of the main characters, then please include that when you send in the profile. I suggest you mention it above the profile so that I can tell what your character is from the start. NOTE: If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. [b]Gaia Name:[/b]
[b]Character Name:[/b]
[b]Gender:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b]
[b]Race:[/b] (I would prefer human, but if it's something differant, then please make sure you explain why they are in the village and not among their own kind in the Bio)
[b]Appearence:[/b] (may be a description or a link to a picture)
[b]Personality:[/b] (At least one paragraph; 2-4 sentences minimum)
[b]Job:[/b]
[b]Bio:[/b] (At least on paragraph; 3-5 sentences minimum)
[b]Other:[/b] (anything that doesn't fit under the other sections; optional)
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:20 pm
Accepted Characters
Gaia Name: Gemmetra
Character Name: Kinu
Gender: female
Age: supposedly she's 28
Race: supposedly human, but she has some strange mannerisms
Appearence: Kinu
Personality: Kinu tends to act like she's better than everyone, and that she cannot even be compared to the people of the village. Yet, for some unknown reason, they can't get her to leave either. She loves to puzzle people, and rarely gives a direct answer. If she's not dancing around the question, she's giving riddles. She prefers the dark corners of rooms, and spends most of her time in the dimly lit tent she lives in just outside of town.
Job: performer, fortune teller
Bio: Kinu arrived in town several months ago, and hasn't left. The tale's of the Demon Snake have facinated her, and yet wasn't surprised when first told of the effects the creatures venom has. She has since decided to make this place her temporary home. She frequently vanishes during the day into the mountains, and then returning at dusk to dance in the town square and enchant the children with magic tricks. Most of the townsfolk are skeptical of her crystal ball, even though she has been insisting for some time that the mountains hold the key to curing the Demon Snake's curse.
Other: The only thing anyone has ever seen her eat or drink is a dark liquid that she keeps inside a clay pitcher in her tent. She never offers anyone a drink, so the locals suspect that she may be a witch or sorceress who drinks poison. She also has a set of six red gemstones on her forhead.
Gaia Name: Sierra_Lily
Character Name: Flau
Gender: Female
Age: 22
Race: Human
Appearance: Flau
Personality: Flau is caring and considerate. She genuinely wishes to help to save the village, as well as the rest of the world, which is why she leaks information to those visiting. She loves children, and as such is appalled when the mayor locked up the small girl. Because of this, she harbours a deep mistrust of the mayor, and instead works for the people. Flau has a sweet disposition, but however, she is starting to become more bitter as she begins to become annoyed with her every failure to cure whatever it is the snake bite does.
Job: Village Resident Priestess
Bio: Flau, being a child born to a poor family, never had much in her youth. The one thing she held onto was her younger brother, Larond. However, one day, Larond died in a fire, and Flau was left with nothing. Her parents weren't the greatest, and ended up leaving her with the excuse that they couldn't deal with a twelve year old daughter. It was that day that Flau's will to help others was born. She trained to be a priestess under the famed Priestess Miranda, and on her eighteenth birthday, Flau was ready. She travelled for two years. While she was travelling, she met a young girl who had been abandoned by her parents, just as Flau had been. Flau took her in as an apprentice. She soon settled in the village. When the snake attacks started, Flau jumped to the occasion. Here was her chance to help those in need, to make up for the fact that she couldn't help Larond. She constantly prays to Niaran, the Goddess of Medicine for aid in her quest to come up with a cure for the snake bite, and is almost never seen without a medicine book outside. She enjoys taking long strolls while reading her books on medicine, taking time to talk to the villagers. As well, although she does have a shrine to Niaran in the village sanctuary, she also takes pilgrimages to the nearby Temple of Niaran.
Other: N/A
Gaia Name: Sierra_Lily
Character Name: Sofia
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Race: Human
Appearance: Sofia
Personality: Although an apprentice Priestess, Sofia has a hardened attitude and a tough demeanor. She is highly pessimistic and lazy. One of her pet peeves is children crying, although she secretly adores children. All in all, she has the complete and utter opposite personality to her teacher, Flau.
Job: Apprentice Priestess, Flau's Protectress (in her mind)
Bio: Abandoned as an infant, Sofia quickly developed a pessimistic attitude towards anyone who tried to act motherly towards her. She was taken in by a blacksmith and was raised around swears and curses. As a result, she is hardly the young lady she could have been. At the age of 12, her adoptive father (named Brock) began to teach her about the sword. She spent her teen years helping Brock in the shop and training with a sword. Her body is well toned as a result. One day, just four days after Sofia's sisteenth birthday, she was out in the fields after a harsh fight with Brock when she came across a Priestess by the name of Flau. Flau took pity on the girl and insisted that Sofia come with her. Sofia, happy to leave Brock, obliged, and left with the Priestess. However, what she learned, shocked her. Flau expected her to follow in her footsteps as a Priestess! Sofia, enraged, started to resist. But Flau held fast, and as of recent, with the snake attacks growing in number, Sofia found herself starting to change her ways to match Flau's. But only slightly.
Other: Sofia is heavily skilled with a sword. Also, she was named by Brock, who found her as an infant.
Gaia Name: Lucifer Moloch
Character Name: Dolphus/Filtiarn
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Race: Human/Demon
Appearence: Filtiarn
Personality: When in brief moments of sanity, Dolphus will seclude himself and be incredibly broody. If he is actually sane while a human is around, he will insist they leave or else be killed. Before he was turning (although he can't remember), he was quite the charmer, and was frequently around others. He was ferocious to defend others, which was his downfall. When not in a moment of sanity, Filtiarn is very malicious and will play with his food. Dolphus and Filtiarn are practically polar opposites, Dolphus being good while Filtiarn being pure evil.
Job: Boy in mountains, was a hunter
Bio: Born as a curious boy, Dolphus would frequently wander out of the village to investigate whatever was nearby, which would frequently get him in trouble. Dolphus grew up to be a strong teenager, and would often play with others. Not content on growing things for a living, Dolphus joined a hunting party and began hunting instead of being a farmer. Eventually, Dolphus fell into a canyon and was bitten by the Demon Snake, and was left for dead by his hunting party. Dolphus then woke a day later, wounds healed but scars still there. Over the next few days, Dolphus explored the mountains to find a way out, but to no avail. Dolphus began hunting whatever he could in the mountains, and soon began losing grip on his sanity. Thus Filtiarn was born. Filtiarn was practically the polar opposite of Dolphus, and hunted anything that came across his path. Soon, Filtiarn came across a search party looking for Dolphus, and attacked. However, one of the search party members was someone he remembered, and this caused a struggle between Filtiarn and Dolphus. The search party fled to the safety of the village while Dolphus/Filtiarn went into the caverns. Any human that had passed since, Filtiarn attacked but Dolphus stopped Filtiarn from killing them.
Other: Dolphus/Filtiarn suffers from hearing the other's voice, even though Dolphus has been holding less influence through the days. Also, Dolphus has taken to Sofia while Filtiarn merely seeks to mate with her. Finally, Dolphus/Filtiarn is skilled with a blade.
Gaia Name: Q_the_Drama
Character Name: Senora Kifft
Gender: female
Age: 15
Race: Human/Demon
Appeareance: Senora
Personality: Senora was a sweet and kind girl putting everyone else before herself. She was selfless and generous always offering a friendly ear or helping hand. It was a rarity that Senora ever complain and she was always happy to run an errand or two. Ever since the bite Senora has been loosing herself, she craves food at all times, She's mad at everyone who comes to see her. She's trying to maintain control but the feelings are so compelling that they are slowly getting the better of her. She fears that someday she'll kill someone, she hopes they'll kill her before it comes to that, but she doesn't want to die.
Job: (Was) Bakery Assistant
Bio: Senora was a sweet enough girl before the accident. She never caused trouble and was always quick to help when it was needed. Senora's parents own a bakery in town and she often helped with the work running to and from the mill and the store. Senora was a simple and quiet person, to everyone she was just known as the kind Baker's daughter. It all changed on a routine trip to deliver a loaf of bread on the far side of the village. The bridge was down that day because of high water so she took a path through the woods to get to the bridge on a higher ground. It was when she passed through the forest she caught her leg on what she thought was a thicket of thorns. When she reached the delivery point her leg was dripping blood, the elderly woman of the home tended to the puncture wounds on her leg and a few days after she fell ill and started to change. Her parents were distraught when they found out what was going on and Senora herself, complied and even pleaed for them to confine her; for her safety and everyone elses.
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:24 pm
FAQs
It's happened to me enough, that I've decided to put one of these in, just in case I'm unclear on a certain point and it needs clarification. Just send me a PM with you question, and I'll happily do what I can to answer it. If I think it's something multiple people may have a problem with, then I'll post the question and answer here as well.
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:25 pm
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:27 pm
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:35 pm
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:37 pm
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:40 pm
Kinu sighed contently as she stepped out into the evening air from her dark, humid tent. She casually sauntered over to the town to amuse herself. The inhabitants were such strange folk at times. She laughed darkly to herself every so often at their antics, frequently earning odd looks from others nearby. Yes, she had indeed chosen a fine place to make her dwelling.
For a moment, her eyes drifted up to the mountains, and her usually passive gaze hardened some. This granted her more curious glances from the townsfolk, but she quickly shook it off, biting back a small curse of irritation.
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:22 pm
Dolphus peered from behind the rock he had hidden behind and gazed at the woman who had stared her way.
She looks tasty. Let's eat her.
No. I'm not a monster.
Please, look at yourself.
I'm not a monster. I won't kill her.
You won't. I will. Maybe I ought to rape her first. I'd love to hear her scream.
Stop it! Neither you nor I will do anything to her or to anyone else.
Even that pretty little thing? You know the one. The-
I will never let you do anything to anyone.
Do you really think you can stop me?
Dolphus ignored that comment, as Filtiarn was right in that aspect. Now, if Filtiarn tried to take control, he would easily succeed.
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:12 pm
Kinu suddenly felt the sneaking suspicion that someone was watching and talking about her behind her back. This shouldn't really have been a surprise as it was common, but this being was differant. Another victim of that blasted...
She shook her head, taking a deep breath. Patcience dear. It will be time to unleash your frustration soon enough she reasoned with herself. Still, she couldn't help but feel irritated at all this.
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