Fantasy Astral Knight: Order and Chaos (Urban Fantasy/reboot/8/3/18)

[Truthblade]

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Truth and Deceit. Charity and Vanity. Humility and Pride. Peace and Anger. All of these are traits and qualities that characterize the human race for as long as it has existed. But what if I were to tell you, that such things were not mere concepts created by humanity. What if they could actually exist as physical entities? You will be surprised to learn, that this is so.
This is a world parallel to the one you call earth. In the history of this world, it was once protected and plagued by powerful beings known as Astral Knights. They were celebrated throughout the realms as great defenders of humanity, and feared as bringers of doom, seemingly chosen by fate to be born with power beyond that which is conceivable by man. Born with weapons and magical abilities unattainable by mortals, the greatest mystery was where this great power came from. But if you possessed an eye for the world beyond your own, then you would know the truth.
This practice was once widely known across the entire world. But that would soon end. When the world began to modernize, the Value of the fragments was beginning wane. Soon Fragments seemingly withdrew their presence from the world, and after many centuries, their existence faded into myth and legend. No one ever heard the voice of The Fragments again.
One night in the place known as Janus City, about one week prior, you were outside doing whatever it was you had to do. Late night shopping, hanging out with friends, the usual stuff. Then soon, you found yourself whisked away to somewhere else. You seemed to still be in the city, but everyone else seemed to have disappeared….or did you disappear? You then started to hear a voice speaking to you. You thought you may have been imagining things, but there was actually someone watching. Speaking. The voice seems to know your deepest wish, and your greatest strength….and your weakness. It says it can help you achieve them…..there just something it needs to have done, and it needs your help.

This is a reboot of a previous rp I tried out a while ago, but I decided to give it another chance. This is an urban fantasy rp inspired by several fandoms (Mainly Persona and Under-Night In Birth.) In this rp, you will be playing as a person who has been caught in the Astral Space, and has resonated with one of the elusive Fragments. You will travel both across the Human world and the Astral Space, engaging battle with other Knights, slaying beasts in monsters, traveling in hidden mystical locations, and try to stop a sinister force seeking to overthrow the world’s balance..

• Astral Knight
• Fragments
• Magic
• Astral Space
• Domains
• Rules
• Character Sheet
• Co-GMs

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  Astral Knights were ancient warriors powered by the Fragments. The powers they had varied greatly, but they tend to work in similar ways. Astral Knights can conjure up a weapon that is bounded solely to them, which can have various effect or enhancements. Second, they are able to don a “Mantle” which acts as a sort of magical armor that protects them from wounds until it is depleted. (Think aura from RWBY, but as clothes). And don’t worry, they are formed over your normal clothes, so unless you donned your Mantle straight out of the shower, you won’t have to worry about exposure.
  
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  A Fragment is a strange entity that manifests from the various traits that make up the nature of humans, whether good, evil, or neutral. They’re general appearance is overall inconsistent as they tend to take the form of many creatures, some of which supposedly do not exist. In the past these two entities have been at war with each other, and they have often overlapped into human affairs over history. The Astral Knights drew there power from these Fragments.
  Fragments normally reside from the Astral Space. They are unable to fully manifest in the human realm as its takes a great deal of magical energy to accomplish this, which has diminished in the modern era. In order to gain form, they have to share the life force of a human host. This happens if a human resonates with them in the Astral Space. Fragments are only visible to either their master, or other people who have resonated with one. They are normally able to manifest for four hours at a time, but any activity that uses a lot of energy can drastically shorten this to an hour, or even a few seconds. Fragments usually get around this by residing within their host to conserve energy. If they are defeated in battle, they can regenerate off of their host’s life force. If the human is killed however, the Fragment is released into the Astral Space, and must resonate with a human again in order to take form.
  In combat, Fragments can aid their host in battle either by fighting alongside them with their weapon, or unleashing their special ability, known as an Ethereal Force. These are activated by converting a portion of the Astral Knight’s Mantle energy, and bestowing it upon the Fragments. Exerting these powers however uses a great deal of energy from the Fragment, and they often have to retreat to their Knight after just one use. Each fragment possess an Ethereal that pertains to the nature they manifest. It is by these abilities Fragments are categorized into three classes:
  Aggressor: The Ethereal Forces of these Fragments are direct offensive attacks on the target.
  Guardian: Fragments in this class use their Force to protect their host from harm. They can accomplish this by blocking attacks, healing them, or enhancing their capabilities.
  Enchanter: These fragments use their force to manipulate the environment itself. These can often however affect both it's Knight, as well as the enemy.
  
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  In this Roleplay, Magic here is an energy source that seemed to have started emanating a while after the Fragments’ departure. Magic is the ability to channel mental energy and project it in the form of matter of a certain element into reality, such as fire, wind, lightning, and water. This gift, however, is estimated to be found in only 30% of the population, and it normally is not able to be exerted to a wild extent.
  
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  The Astral Space is the neutral realm where the worlds of the Humans and the Fragments overlap. In the old days, it was the battleground for the Astral Knights. Anything within this place is unseen by humans in the normal realm, but Astral Knights are always able to see each other and the Fragments that inhabit it, regardless of whether or not they have entered it or not. It is highly populated by various supernatural beasts along with the Fragments. The Astral Space is normally only accessible during the night, and can be entered by Astral Knights by will, but normal humans can occasionally be pulled in whenever there is a “wave”; an event where the Space will select several humans to enter into it.
  Aside from all of the strange creatures wandering around, the Astral Space would seem pretty normal to a normal human. But Astral Knights can learn how to harness this space, and then physics will start to get weird. With it, you can voluntarily ignore friction, jump higher than a normal human, and perform all sorts of maneuvers.
  
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  In the past, there have been locations or even entire land areas that had been sacred to the Fragments in Astral Knights. However, these places had become forgotten as the Mystic Age was abandoned. But instead of letting them rot, they had been taken and preserved within the Astral Space. In the rp these will act as dungeons for the story.
  
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  • The Rp is PG-13.
  • I reserve the right to:
  o Add, change, or remove any of these rules as much as I feel necessary.
  o Unaccepted a character if I believe I made a mistake on my reviewing of them.
  • Your posts are expected to be at least a paragraph long with 5-7 sentences at minimum. It’s totally fine if you don’t have much to say, just don’t make a habit out of posting one liners.
  • You are required to check in at least once every two days either on the website or the discord (if I make one). You do not have to make an actual post in the rp if it is not necessary, just let us know you are still game.
  • If you disappear without warning and it causes the RP to grind to a halt, your character will be disposed of to continue the RP’s progress. The best you can expect is that your character will be erased from the roleplay, and you will have to reintroduce them into the story should you return. If this is unfeasible for whatever reason, the character may even be killed.
  • Powers in this rp are not intended to make you gods among men. They are simply tools to help advance your progress. Treat them as such
  • Do not powergame/metagame/god-mod.
  • Please play fair when fighting other players. Autohitting in most cases is not allowed unless both parties agree that there is absolutely no way the target can the dodge the attack.
  • Do not kill characters without their permission
  
  
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  Please do not post your CSs in this thread.
  Name
  Nicknames
  Fragmented Title: (Think of a catchy title that fits your character or their motif if they have one. I.e.: The Thorned Rose, The Shaded Owl, The Risen Sun, etc.)
  Gender
  Age: (16+)
  Appearance (image or description)
  Height
  Weight
  Mantle: (an outfit granted to you by your fragment along with the weapon. Fantasy themed is preferred.)
  Personality
  Backstory (Include the motivation for why they answered the Fragment’s call)
  Occupation
  Weapon
  Element
  Fragmental Power (What ability were granted to them by their Fragment. Try to give it a clever name. )
  Fighting Style: How does your character fight with their powers? Include any weaknesses they may possess.
  Skills: What talents and skills do they have? Other than their newfound powers.
  
  Fragment
  Name:
  Nature: What do they represent? (one word answer)
  Manifested Gender: (Note that Fragments are technically genderless)
  Manifested Appearance:
  Class: (Aggressor, Guardian, or Enchanter)
  Ethereal Force:
  
  Feel free to add more to these CSs if you have more information.
  
  
  
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  Even though i do have my ideas and plans for the roleplay, I don't want this to just simply be my roleplay or story. For this reason, I am looking to have 2-3 Co Gms in this rp. By doing so, you would be monitoring CSs, and contributing to the story, be it the overall plot, or just some arcs to keep us entertained. Only thing I require is to be active at least 5 days a week.
  

 

[Gaius Danius Griinia]

Still in

 

[Field Marshall]

This actually seems dope

 

[Hubub101]

HUZAH!
[I am interested in this]

 

[Rantos]

You had me at Under Night In-Birth. Which is to say, I'm in!

 

[Zamasu]

Ballin'.

 

[plastic_lover]

Seems pretty interesting. I'd be willing to join.

 

[Truthblade]

Luck just isn't on my side...


Unfortunately some things have come up in real life. I might be able to host this in a few months but not right now I am afraid.

 

[plastic_lover]

Luck just isn't on my side...


Unfortunately some things have come up in real life. I might be able to host this in a few months but not right now I am afraid.

I'm sorry to hear that Truthblade. Good luck with all the stuff going on in real life. I'll be watching this forum.

 

[Blackrose7]

Want to join.

 

[Rantos]

For what it's worth Truthblade be it now or later, I want to join this. I'll keep watch but in case I miss the re-birth of this concept, give me a tag~

 

[Sizniche]

Sounds neat

 

[Remembrance]

Whenever it comes back, just tag me and I’ll join in. Sounds like a nice role play I’d like to be apart of.

 

[Truthblade]

Remembrance Sizniche Rantos Blackrose7 plastic_lover Zamasu Hubub101 Field Marshall Gaius Danius Griinia

tagging in case any of you are still interested. Planning to get to get this show going this week,

 

[Blackrose7]

I am still interested, and when is the cs thread going up?

 

[Truthblade]

I am still interested, and when is the cs thread going up?

Sometime today or tomorrow morning.

 

[Blackrose7]

Ok

 

[Remembrance]

Remembrance Sizniche Rantos Blackrose7 plastic_lover Zamasu Hubub101 Field Marshall Gaius Danius Griinia

tagging in case any of you are still interested. Planning to get to get this show going this week,

Sure.

 

[plastic_lover]

Remembrance Sizniche Rantos Blackrose7 plastic_lover Zamasu Hubub101 Field Marshall Gaius Danius Griinia

tagging in case any of you are still interested. Planning to get to get this show going this week,

Good to hear that this is back on a roll. I'm still interested.

 

[Nenma Takashi]

If this is still open for more people I'd be down to join.

 

[Truthblade]

If this is still open for more people I'd be down to join.

certainly

 

[Balfnaught1]

Seems cool

 

[Truthblade]

Remembrance Sizniche Rantos Blackrose7 plastic_lover Zamasu Hubub101 Field Marshall Gaius Danius Griinia Nenma Takashi Balfnaught1
CS is up
Fantasy - Astral Knight : Order and Chaos (Characters)

You guys want me to make a discord for this?

 

[Blackrose7]

If you want to, go ahead.

 

[Truthblade]

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