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Davina {Hexa Feline
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2016-06-17 14:17:20
The floating isles are all the home you have ever known. It is peaceful in the sky-bound cities and life is comfortable. Or at least it was until about five years ago. That was when the rot started to form, strange cracks, like sores, bubbled up on the fringes of the outer islands, slowly eating through the stone. And then they fell. One by one, the smaller floating islands began to crumble apart and topple to the ground.

But the rot only continued to spread, eventually taking hold on Alstor, one of the six great isles and home to the greatest scientific minds the skies had to offer. They tried to stop it, tried to investigate its cause, but anything and anyone that touched the rot soon fell ill. Eventually the island began to crumble, and all of its citizens were evacuated, scattered into the remaining five great floating islands.

Since then, great strides have been made to discover the origin of the rot, and eventually it was learned that the rot was rising from far below. There, a barren wasteland called the Lower World also cracked and bled with rot, its scorched land torn apart by polluted rivers, as if by the claws of some great beast had dug deep into the world. Many were sent to investigate this long forgotten world, and very few have survived.

Desperate and on the brink of destruction, the five great isles resorted to a raffle of sorts. Any who willingly enters their name into the raffle receives monetary compensation, but those lucky, or unlucky, few whose names are chosen will be sent to the Lower World in hopes of finding a cure.

This is where your story begins.

Why you entered your name, only you know. But all that matters is that now your name has been drawn, and now you are headed to the Lower world.



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Edited on 29/06/16 @ 20:49:42 by Davina {Mottled|Hematite} (#68950)

Roseadi (#54389)

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Posted on
2016-06-20 01:37:22
I think I'm going to keep Detton's ability to talk to animals and add a tail. Just trying to figure out what type of tail.



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Trash Panda (#69500)

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Posted on
2016-06-20 01:41:54
A raccoon tail >:o Trash pandas r adorable



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Roseadi (#54389)

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2016-06-20 01:44:32
I was thinking something that kind of matched his personality and he's not that mysterious or sly



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Trash Panda (#69500)

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2016-06-20 01:55:20
A dog probably. Like a domestic one. ovo Since he's all happy n cheerful~



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Roseadi (#54389)

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2016-06-20 02:15:37
That's what I was thinking. And sometimes it wags uncontrollably XD



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Trash Panda (#69500)

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2016-06-20 02:17:26
xD Eric would probably constantly be touching it all "this isn't a natural thing how is it connected how does it grow fur can you feel if I pet it I don't understand"



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Vespering [MAIN] (#33076)

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2016-06-20 05:59:37
*Sits in American corner with Trash Panda.*

Out of curiosity, how many characters are we looking for as a whole? We've already got quite the cast. I imagine things might become complicated if we have too many people involved.



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Trash Panda (#69500)

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2016-06-20 06:00:46
I imagined it would be a smol group, like Mercenaries. :o



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Ser Isles (#57298)

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Posted on
2016-06-20 19:46:06
holla kage wrote up this for sorting the characters


"Polaris – Male – 21 – Arstal
Myani – Female -19 – Arstal

Draven - Male - 23 - Riter
Katarina - Female - 22 - Riter
Aurelie – Female – 19 –Riter
Eric – Male – 19 – Riter

Cara – Female – 24 – Kraen
Erin – Female – 21 – Kraen
Detton – Male – 18 -Kraen

Kylin - Male - 26 - Alstor/Surface
Xander – Male – 24 – Alstor/Arstal

Obroox - Male – 22 – Janra
Pitch – Female – 20 – Janra
Artemia - Female – 20 – Janra

Elle - Female - 21 - Nar

--7 males, 8 females.
--More Nar, Kraen, Riter, Arstal people if possible
**The most populated should reasonably have the most ticket winners if the ratios to population are even. Nar would, reasonably, have a higher ratio of participators than any other island because of the money offered to the participants and every person (or almost every) living in poverty"



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Edited on 21/06/16 @ 19:54:53 by Ser Isles (#57298)

Vespering [MAIN] (#33076)

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2016-06-20 20:02:27
Disregard. uvu



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Edited on 21/06/16 @ 08:34:38 by Potato Lord [MAIN] (#33076)

SilverCy {Ornament
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Posted on
2016-06-20 20:43:34
Are applications still open? If so...

Name: Kritias Beorun
Isle of Origin: Nar
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Appearance: Kritias has shoulder length black hair with a thick strand of it on the left side of his head longer than the rest, reaching his mid back when loose and slightly below collarbone height when braided, adorned with a single red bead with a small bird engraved on its surface and colourful feathers surrounding the bead in a ring. His eyes are a very light shade of brown and when he gets down to the Lower World they turn yellow due to a mutation and become slitted, much like a cat's. He is lanky and tall, his legs the same length as his head and torso combined. Despite that, his arms are not wiry and he has lightly defined muscles on his abdomen, arms and legs. His skin is lightly tanned and he stands at 182cm tall.


Personality: Generally he is happy-go-lucky, if a bit dense and doesn't hold back any when it comes to his little brother who is three years younger than him. However, as he is fiercely protective of those he holds close to him, few as they may be despite his extroverted personality, he will stop at nothing to eliminate you if he discovers that you have harmed any of his loved ones, even if it would end up in mutual destruction.


Likes:
 As boring as it may be to some people, Kritias deeply enjoys fishing. He likes to sit by the river next to the log cabin that he lives in with his little brother and his best friend, who was also chosen in the raffle, and dip his feet into the cool running water.

Kritias holds a fondness for sour green apples as they were the thing that led him to meet his best friend, Varul and he is eternally grateful that he was allowed to meet this person that would become his brother in all but blood.

Kritias also likes accessory crafting and the trinket he wears in his hair was actually made by him after nights of working carefully on a piece of wood dyed red and feather collected from the forests nearby. His current favourite materials to work with are colourful river pebbles.

Dislikes:
He doesn't have much that he doesn't like but one of the thing that he does dislike is being confined. He has mild claustrophobia, not serious enough to be a big issue but whenever he has to enter a small space, he begins to get more tense and easily irritated. That is also the reason why his favourite napping area is on a hammock strung up high among the trees.

Kritias has a strong sense of justice so he really dislikes people bullying those weaker than them and those that cannot fight back. If he is able to, more often than not he will stand up for the person being oppressed and at least try to defend them. However, he is not a saint or a martyr and if you are not close to him and it is unlikely that he will be able to win, he will ultimately back down, he has to think of his brother after all.

Kritias absolutely abhors the abuse of animals. He grew up in the wilderness of Nar surrounded by the wildlife and has a deep connection with the animals living there. If he sees anyone mistreating an animal, wild or domesticated, he will erupt in anger. He does, however, understand that the killing of animals for food is necessary and does not get upset over that. It is only when people needlessly harm any living creature will he get angry.

Backstory: He formerly lived in Arstal with his parents and younger brother. His parents used to own a stall in one of the open air markets and so he grew up climbing walls and jumping rooftops, all of which have trained his agility. His parents' stall wasn't doing very well however and a few weeks after he turned 8, his parents packed their bags and moved to Nar for a more peaceful life, having already saved up enough money to not need to live in poverty like many of the other residents in Nar. All was well until one day when he turned 13, his parents left to Riter in search of an old relative and never came back and from then on, he and his brother relied on each other to survive. His cheerful demeanor was also due to having to put up a front and remain strong for his little brother and he taught himself basic survival skills. They increased in number when he found a boy, one year younger than him, dirtied and exhausted, starving and barely breathing, collapsed in an apple orchard some ways away. Later it was found out that the boy, Varul, had been chased away from his home and he soon joined their little ragtag family. Life soon grew rough as they were unable to properly sustain themselves with the dwindling amount of money left by his parents. Desperate and knowing that they had to find some way to survive, Kritias and Varul both entered their names into the raffle, praying fervently that they would not be chosen or if they were, at least only one of them. Alas, that was not to be and the both of them are now bound for the Lower World, comforted somewhat in the knowledge that Riysen, Kritias's brother, would be able to live a better life and holding no hope in being able to survive.


Mutation: Kritias will soon grow a pair of pitch black wings on his back, speckled with white and his eyes will turn an inhuman yellow, slitted like a cat's after being exposed to the rot. This gives him a boosted night vision and the ability for short flights but in exchange, the bones in his spine and back are permanently deformed and the bones in his entire body become lighter, which although doesn't affect his posture or movements, leave him very susceptible to broken bones due to them becoming incredibly brittle. In the event of a broken bone, the shards of bone can also possibly pierce through his soft organs, causing internal injuries and becoming doubly dangerous. (I know that someone already has a winged human but I didn't want to change him since Kritias and Varul are both my OCs from my story and Kritias has wings in my story)


Other: He has a Glider that for some reason grew attached to him after his brother found it lying injured in the forest. The first time Kritias ever got near the Glider (who he named Epoth), it bit him and he had to remain bedridden for a few weeks due to the bite in his leg becoming heavily infected.  (Fun fact: I always wanted a bunny of my own)



Name: Varul Orvus
Isle of Origin: Nar
Age: 18
Gender: Male


Appearance: Varul has chocolate-brown hair in a bob cut that curls in and grows to the middle of his neck. He has muddy-brown eyes and is roughly 170cm in height. When he goes down to the lower world, his hair turns a shade of green slightly darker than chartreuse and his eyes become sharper at the edges. He looks a bit more feral and his ears turn pointed at the tips. His skin is pale due to him not liking to be in the sun, preferring to work in the shade of the trees and his body is skinny but not overly so. Contrary to appearances, he has great stamina and is very lightfooted.


Personality: Generally Varul is stoic and stern, when he speaks he does so in a crisp and formal way despite the rough language. He is the type of person to be warm on the inside and cold on the outside and doesn't openly show his affection. Despite that, just like Kritias, he is extremely protective of his loved ones and will do his utmost to protect them and will not hesitate to sacrifice his well-being if need be.


Likes: 

Varul appreciates silence and will often leave the cabin in the middle of the night to lie down in the middle of a field and stare up at the stars, lost in thought. If there is no reason to, he will not speak and much prefers to just sit to the side and listen, listen and observe.

Varul's favourite food is a plain loaf of freshly baked white bread. This is due to him growing up in the slums of Riter and the very first expensive thing he was allowed to try being freshly baked bread from a famous bakery. 

Varul is fond of sketching and will often just sit beside a piece of scenery or even just a random object and sketch for hours on end. It calms him when his pencil is skimming across a piece of paper and when he has a bad day, it is very common to find him sketching to calm his mind.


Dislikes:

Varul hates crowds despite growing up in the most populated isle. He finds that if there are too many people, the commotion makes him unable to think clearly and if there's anything he dislikes even more than crowds, it's being unable to have a clear mind. His anti-social nature also stems from this dislike.

Varul dislikes the taste of plums and refuses to even go near them unless there is no other option except death. Even then he will do so unwillingly. It is a very strange dislike.

Varul, unlike Kritias, does not have a strong sense of justice and believes in the strong overpowering the weak being natural. Despite that, if he can, he will help those who are weak slightly and will not go out of his way to make these people's lives difficult.

Backstory: He grew up in the slums of Riter with his parents and was often reduced to stealing in order to survive. His parents didn't even intend for him to be born and they neglected him, ignoring his entire existence and he grew up without the love of a family. When he was 13, he was finally chased away by his parents who claimed they were unable to support him anymore. Following which, he snuck onto a Goliath and ended up penniless and on the brink of death in an apple orchard on Nar where he was taken in by the Beorun brothers. He lived a content if frugal few years with his adoptive brothers until he turned 18, when money grew too tight and despite their efforts, they were unable to make ends meet. He then entered his name into the raffle along with Kritias and being ever pessimistic, he was fully prepared to be sent into the Lower World. And, just like expected, he and Kritias were both chosen and were now headed towards the Lower World.

 
Mutation: His hair turns green shortly after arriving in the Lower Worlds, his features turn more feral and his ears become pointed. He gains increased speed and power in his legs and can even shatter tree trunks with a kick and run almost as fast as a Runner when he runs at top speed. The cost of that though is that with the more power he exerts, the more strain it puts on his body's bones and muscles and in the most serious case, it could leave his legs permanently crippled.


Other: The only other person besides the Beorun brothers that the Glider, Epoth, listens to is Varul due to Varul having a hand in the care of the Glider as it healed from its injuries. It is equally attached to him as it is to Kritias though for some reason, it doesn't like Riysen as much, though it still does obey his commands. Thanks to luck, Varul didn't get bitten by Epoth when he first came into contact with the Glider, having had a bad feeling that he should jump back and causing the bite to miss completely.

Is this okay?

Edit: Ah, I didn't see the post about having less Janra people. Should I modify my characters' backgrounds?



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Edited on 22/06/16 @ 00:51:25 by Joker (#24815)

SilverCy {Ornament
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Posted on
2016-06-21 10:13:53
Wait so the apps are closed. Am I accepted or not?



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Davina {Hexa Feline
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2016-06-21 11:17:16
I've been busy for the last few days, and i'm currently trying to catch up on accepting apps all the way from page 2. I will let you know asap if your characters are accepted or not, but if you want to be accepted, you will have to change the isle they are from.



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The Cheshire Cat (#39139)

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2016-06-21 11:36:41
Can I still put in an application?

(Not sure if you saw my last post:P)



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Edited on 21/06/16 @ 18:37:05 by The Cheshire Cat (#39139)

Roseadi (#54389)

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Posted on
2016-06-21 11:42:04
I am still working on Detton. Not sure if I have been accepted or not. I haven't been notified so I suppose not yet



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