Worlds Collide: In Depth Plot + Helpful Info

[Isoitsu]

Plot/Explanation:

This AU would focus on folkloric, supernatural, and fairy-tale creatures trying to live in modern times along normal humans. You may choose the role of a mythological creature, inspired by the country’s/nation's legends, or a human, that may or may not (yet) know about the existence of the supernatural.

Good, evil, and neutral beings of all sorts have existed and warred with one another since the beginning of time, but now, they are forced to survive in a modern setting alongside humans and deal with mankind's ever-expanding population and settlements. While the good (light) creatures normally look over and protect humans or feed off their happiness and fortune, evil (dark) creatures normally try to manipulate and destroy mankind and often feed off their misery and struggles. Neutral beings can go either way depending on how they are treated (or which course of action is more beneficial to them). Regardless, they are all trying to survive and all magical characters have developed the ability to to shape-shift into what appears to be a normal human, in order to better blend in with their modern, urban surroundings.

Humans cannot use or detect magic from birth, and in many cases, are not able to detect when a creature of myth may be nearby (heck, it could be their best friend and they may not realize it!). However, what they lack in beauty and physical strength or magic, humans are not entirely defenseless, and tend to have a much sharper mind than most mythics, which often allows them to trick the magical creatures. Nevertheless, there have been some humans who have encountered the creatures (for better or worse) and taken to learning more about the ways of their world and occasionally siding with them. there are also those humans who have dedicated their lives protecting mankind and have taken up the role of a Beast Hunter. Depending, on the hunter however, mythics of any alignment may become their prey, or they may simply focus only on the evil ones that have proven themselves to be malicious to humans.

Mankind beware: you may be the most populous (or so you think), but you are by no means the most powerful, and there is potential for you to meet an untimely end or be turned into something of nightmares if you get too involved in the war between good and evil - the light and the dark.


Additional Information:

+For help with mythology, creatures, and folklore from specific places, see this link.

+ Since this AU is bound to have religious connotations of all kinds, please be respectful and don't write in or allow your personal religious beliefs to undermine someone else's on an OOC level. If you don't abide by this, then expect to be potentially called down or temp-banned. We don't tolerate intolerance.

• Ex: your character can have allegiances to deities, but avoid saying anything akin to "I am the messenger/follower of the One True God". This AU is going to have a lot of gods, and there isn't one that holds sway over the others here. It's fine if you want to say "I am the messenger/follower of the -insertreligiousaffiliationhere- God".

+ The setting is modern times, but the city/town/nation is Nevada ambiguous.

+ Mythics can hold jobs and participate in other human activities if they so wish in order to 'blend in'.

+ Mythics must have roots/connections in or to the nation that the member is rping as (Ie: If you're playing Taiwan, then your Mythic/creature needs to be of Taiwanese origin or have connections to the land or be mentioned in a legend/myth from that place somehow). 

+ "Modern" cryptids such as the Jersey Devil, the Mothman, bigfoot, and creatures similar to them are also allowed so long as evidence of them existing in the country you are playing exists.

+ NO MAJOR DEITIES OR EXTREMELY POWERFUL CREATURES ALLOWED. They're just too OP'd and we want to keep an even playing field for people, more or less… So basically if you can’t kill it/injure it/exorcise it and send it back to the astral plane or at the very least make it go away for a while, don’t play it. Likewise, if it can level a town in one attack, stay away from it. (Creatures that are inherently "immortal" but have other weaknesses  or are not extremely powerful will be dealt with as they come.)

+ Minor, general gods, and demigods without definitive, proper names (trickster gods, local forest deities, weather deities etc) are allowed, but 'big-shots' and king gods are off limits (so no, nothing like Zeus, Odin, Archangels, Kings of Hell etc). If you have questions or concerns about this, ask a mod. Additionally, there will be a limit of 3 of these beings allowed and members are NOT allowed to play more than one of these "top-tier" god/demigod creatures.

+ Specific characters from mythology are also not allowed. For example, you can make a gorgon, but it can't be, say, the Medusa.

+ Humans can undergo a transformation of some sort to fully/permanently transform into a supernatural creature such as a werewolf, vampire, but not a dragon, fairy, merman, or the like. Additionally unless there's a cure of some sort, they're going to be stuck in their 'new body' forever. See "DEATH AND RESURRECTION" for more details on transformations that require death as a prerequisite.

+ Witches are not considered humans, and humans cannot become true witches. However, they are permitted to be mystics, oracles, druids, and the like and will have minor powers/magic as a result.

+ Even if good/light beings are normally benign, you still don't wanna piss them off. Some aren't above pranking, injuring, or killing a human if antagonized.

+ Not all Evil/Dark beings are hell-bent on murdering humans. Their actions can range from petty mischief to severely injuring or deceiving a human. Also note that their selfish nature may not always work against humans. Some of these creatures may be rather reasonable, and may offer their services to humans... for a price.

+ You can gain or lose reputation points for your actions. Everyone's reputation starts out as 0 until they start doing Hunts, picking victims, or special circumstances like events. Essentially, reputation is a sort of measure regarding well known or feared you are, so the bigger the number, the more you are known/feared.. For more information, check out the Bounty System.

Mini-Bio:

[b]Name:[/b] (Sometimes people who don’t be siblings will change their last name….besides Names are good)
[b]Creature:[/b] (Provide the specific name and a link to your mythic, please. Humans can just leave as "human". A small definition of about 5 words or so here is also helpful. EX: Incubus - Sex Fiend/Demon)
[b]Alignment/Occupation:[/b] (LIGHT, NEUTRAL, OR DARK PER CREATURE TYPE REGARDING THEIR SPECIFIC MYTH AND USUAL ACTIONS NOT THE INDIVIDUAL CHARACTER'S PERSONAL ALIGNMENT. In other words, if they are generally feared/hated by all, are terrifying, or harm humans in anyway, they'll be Dark. if they are loved by all and thought as helpers, protectors, and the like, they are Light. They are neutral if they fall somewhere in between. Alignment and occupation as applicable for humans. Mythics don't need an occupation, but can have one if they want.)
[b]Reputation[/b]: 0[b]Actual Age/Looks:[/b] (if creature, how old they are, vs how old their human 'form' looks ex: 291 yrs but looks 19 yrs. If Human, only put one age)
[b]Appearance:[/b] (clothes, physical appearance, items etc. For Creatures, tell us about your true form [and your human guise])
[b]Personality Changes/Quirks:[/b] (what's the difference between them normally and them in this setting? This can be done as bullets or a list rather than in paragraph form)
[b]Abilities:[/b] (What powers does your Mythic have? Or, if Human, it's not needed, but you could put what they are good at! Remember to keep it reasonable.)
[b]Weaknesses:[/b] (1-3 points at least. Creatures, what are you weak to? Humans... you too. )
[b]Backstory:[/b] (how did they get where they are today?)
[b]Relationships:[/b] (Not just romantic, if they have friends or enemies, they go here too)
[b]Other Things Worth mentioning:[/b] (Again, it can be a bulleted list instead of a paragraph)


[Isoitsu]

Death and Resurrection

In the world of mythology, legends, and folklore, death is almost certain for some. However, there is sometimes a way to cheat death and make it back to the world of the living... for a while.

+ If your character dies and wants to stay dead, then you have the opportunity to play them as 'undead' creatures like various forms of ghosts, zombies...and maybe even a guardian angel thing or a low-class demon. Please consider the following, however, if you choose this sort of course.

• You are dead and you will never become human again nor will you ever be resurrected.
• You must update your bio to reflect your transformation (and preferably to contact an Admin so we can update the census).
• As a general rule, you can only turn into something that is born out of a dead corpse and we still would like to have it be nation-of-origin or something more universal that could be utilized.
• You may be able to become something AKIN TO a low-class guardian/messenger angel or low-class demon DEPENDING on your character's own beliefs/convictions/cultural views on the Afterlife and you will not have almighty/great power.

+ If your character dies and wants to come back to life, it's probably best to just keep them wandering around as a ghost for a while. This is because it's easier to grab a wandering soul and shove it into some body than it is to try and pluck one out of the Afterlife...not that it can't be done.

• You can still RP as a spirit/guardian if you are dead, but want to eventually be brought back to life.
• Characters that started out as living beings return as such. 
• Undead things (ghosts/ghouls/zombies etc) can come back, but not in the sense of 'back to life'. They'll never return to an actual state of living.
• In order to be resurrected, you must contact an Admin.
  
• You can try to resurrect ONCE per month.
• The Admin will roll a die to determine if you remain dead or will return to the land of the living. If it lands on 5, then you're "staying alive"... anything other than 5 and you will have to wait until next month.
• You will return as whatever creature/being you died as. So if you were a human-turned werewolf, you're staying a werewolf.
• Ailments that will disappear after death/Resurrection are things such as sicknesses, diseases, poisons, mortal wounds, some curses/blessings. Some broken bones, pre-existing mental afflictions or physical disabilities (IE the ones you were born with) and memories will not be cured. Other things affected by death will also be affected. Ask a mod if you have questions about this.
• Your method of resurrection (second chance from deity, brought back by witch/shaman, dark/infernal magic, etc) is up to you. You may also thread out your resurrection scene if a second person has a hand in it (IE, your best friend went to get a healer to bring you back). 
  
  

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Reincarnation

This is the equivalent of saying "I want to start 100% over with this character and make them something new!"

This is perfectly acceptable if you've become bored with your role and want to do something else in the AU. Just don't let this become a habit as it can disrupt Plots/Relationships. Please read the following rules regarding Reincarnation:

• If you are considering Reincarnation, then you must contact an Admin.
• You MUST kill off your character in a thread. That way, any relationships they had and any part they played in another character's backstory/development or the like can be maintained. They'll just be seen as dead and people will have to adjust and react to that rather than wiping that character out of their history/memories entirely.
• Unless it's a rare case where you can make a 100% connection to their old self or whatever, they will not have memories of their old life... but might feel certain ways toward locations, objects, etc and retain old fears/etc. It was a past life, but it was STILL a life they had, so some things may carry over besides physical traits.
• You must delete your old bio and put up a new one which includes adopting a new name for your character! It'd be kind of weird and sketchy to have a ton of people with the same name that looked exactly alike running around, wouldn't it? Therefore, we encourage you to alter their appearances just a little bit since it is, for the sake of argumentation, a completely 'new person'.
• Brace yourself for a plethora of "but you look exactly like xxx...are you sure?" 

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we find that theses systems are being abused too often, we will do away with them or enforce stricter guidelines. Please don't make us do that because these are supposed to be utilized as useful/interesting plot devices.