Zaeya
˜”*°• For those who dare to hope •°*”˜
Hello there! After gathering some interest in my recruitment thread, I thought it would be a good idea to have a thread to work out how the world works together! Of course, we are still open to more participants, but if you do plan to join us, please see the first recruitment thread {HERE} for basic information/expectations for characters.
This world is a mixture of fantasy and modern life. While their technology is very similar to ours, some creatures live among the humans that most only thought existed in storybooks. One of those creatures was a race of powerful shapeshifters. At first glance, they appear as normal humans although if one looked close enough one could spot the silky softness in the hair of the feline shifters or the sharp iridescent glint of the reptilian shifters. Their lifespans stretched far longer than normal humans, and this combined with their special gifts made them unfortunate targets for those who wished to strengthen their military powers.
A war would break out, with this race of shapeshifters being on the brink of extinction as their people were killed and many children being stolen away to be used for horrible experiments; all in the hopes of extracting the shapeshifting gene and implanting it into the enemy armies own soldiers. None of these attempts were successful. After the war, and those who experimented on the children either captured themselves or escaped to neighboring countries, the soldiers of the winning side were horrified to see the state of these children.
At a loss as to what to do with the remaining children, a general and his wife would step forward to construct an orphanage of sorts where these children could be raised and, in some extremely rare lucky cases, be united with any remaining family members. Most of the orphans, however, were trained by the general to become special assassins or spies for this new country; a gesture of gratitude they were told for their new semblance of freedom and a home.
It has been twenty years since the end of the war. The once orphaned children are now powerful and dangerous shifters whose true purpose is whispered about in private by paranoid citizens. When not on their missions they appear to live normal lives as parents, teachers, neighbors, and friends, who seem to simply have normal jobs and who have adapted perfectly to their new lives. However, with word of a new war being speculated within marketplaces and social parties, it is now up to The Ring Leaders, five of the most powerful shapeshifters ever trained, to use their skills to infiltrate into high society and learn if their new lives and families will once again be threatened.
NOTES!
AREAS THAT NEED HELP:
OPEN SPOTS:
***FEEL FREE TO THROW CHARACTER APPS HERE! There isn't really a preset form to use so whatever bio forms you like best will do perfectly. Thank you in advance to everyone for joining me on this adventure and for their awesome ideas!***
This world is a mixture of fantasy and modern life. While their technology is very similar to ours, some creatures live among the humans that most only thought existed in storybooks. One of those creatures was a race of powerful shapeshifters. At first glance, they appear as normal humans although if one looked close enough one could spot the silky softness in the hair of the feline shifters or the sharp iridescent glint of the reptilian shifters. Their lifespans stretched far longer than normal humans, and this combined with their special gifts made them unfortunate targets for those who wished to strengthen their military powers.
A war would break out, with this race of shapeshifters being on the brink of extinction as their people were killed and many children being stolen away to be used for horrible experiments; all in the hopes of extracting the shapeshifting gene and implanting it into the enemy armies own soldiers. None of these attempts were successful. After the war, and those who experimented on the children either captured themselves or escaped to neighboring countries, the soldiers of the winning side were horrified to see the state of these children.
At a loss as to what to do with the remaining children, a general and his wife would step forward to construct an orphanage of sorts where these children could be raised and, in some extremely rare lucky cases, be united with any remaining family members. Most of the orphans, however, were trained by the general to become special assassins or spies for this new country; a gesture of gratitude they were told for their new semblance of freedom and a home.
It has been twenty years since the end of the war. The once orphaned children are now powerful and dangerous shifters whose true purpose is whispered about in private by paranoid citizens. When not on their missions they appear to live normal lives as parents, teachers, neighbors, and friends, who seem to simply have normal jobs and who have adapted perfectly to their new lives. However, with word of a new war being speculated within marketplaces and social parties, it is now up to The Ring Leaders, five of the most powerful shapeshifters ever trained, to use their skills to infiltrate into high society and learn if their new lives and families will once again be threatened.
NOTES!
- IF you wish to play one of the original orphans OR one of the Ring Leaders, please keep in mind that they may not be any younger than 21 years old. of course, as it has been 20 years since the end of the last war, there will have been mate bonds (the shapeshifters' equivalents of marriages) and as such children conceived. These children will be considered Gen 2 and are playable.
- While it is quite common for children to take on the same or similar animal forms of their family lines, it is not uncommon for the second generation to take on completely new animal forms.
- Partially shifted forms ARE allowed, however, keep in mind that those who choose to remain in partial form may face more judgment/scrutiny from the normal humans around them.
- Halflings (the offspring of humans and Shapeshifters) ARE permitted; however they will not have the full ability to shift and their gifts may manifest as simply having better night vision, a better sense of smell, or even the ability to conjure up tails, ears, or claws. FULL ANIMAL TRANSFORMATION IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR HALFLINGS. Some humans, and even a rare few Shapeshifters, look upon these Halflings with disgust.
- To keep things organized, I ask that you limit your character count for this RP to 3.
- When it comes to WHAT kind of animals the shifters can settle into, there are currently no limits HOWEVER, please keep any possible problems that may arise with your animal choices in mind. For example; a dolphin shifter would need to live near water. A bug shifter will be more easily injured and never chosen for assassination missions. A tiger shifter may hate living in crowded places while a lion shifter will be drawn towards others to form 'pride' (same for wolf shifters). etc.
- Other than shapeshifting there are NO POWERS. no elemental powers, mind powers, etc.
AREAS THAT NEED HELP:
- Names for the race of shapeshifters, the country they now work for, the country that experimented on them.
- Any other cool questions or ideas that could make this world more fun?
OPEN SPOTS:
- Ring Leaders (4/5)
- General and Wife (2/2)
- Original Orphans ( 50/50)
- Gen 2 Shapeshifters ( Unlimited)
- Humans (Unlimited)
***FEEL FREE TO THROW CHARACTER APPS HERE! There isn't really a preset form to use so whatever bio forms you like best will do perfectly. Thank you in advance to everyone for joining me on this adventure and for their awesome ideas!***
