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Post by gandalfthesparkly on Feb 20, 2009 15:49:54 GMT -5
Basically, I want to beef up Lio's back story, which includes Christine's werewolves of ness, mostly Nox...whatevs, anyways...Lio spends a long time as Blue Moon, the leader of an underground werewolf society. They are an elitist group of werewolves bent on destroying lesser races, mostly vampires. They consider themselves above humans, but have pity on their unenlightened minds, and enjoy their company most of the time. I'm still working out all of the kinks. But I have here a bit of a prologue, Some insight from Lio into her past, Nox is the gentleman mentioned
So I figure If y'all want to you can make werewolves that were members of Blue Moon, they may come up later in the PH&NTASy storyline, they may not...time will tell. You don't have to but I would enjoy it greatly! So anyways...prologue:
I don't remember much of those days. I spent my first moons running, from myself as much as my enemies. Like all of you I've been chased, beaten, cast aside by those that I once called my own. I spent many a night cold and alone, not yet knowing what I had become. My only knowledge came from dreams of crowds casting stones and calling "Monster!" and "Demon!". I ran on and on, at first lamenting my fate, thinking myself an unholy wretch. Until one night when I met another. I was walking through a quiet woods when I felt the moon coming. I bound myself to a tree, hoping to protect the nearby towns from my beastly instincts and I felt the power come upon me. Foolishly I fought it until my mind was drowned in the magic and I lost my grip on space and time. When I awoke I was in a strange place. I sat up and examined the room. It was a handsome homey place, though a bit disheveled. It smelled of incense which calmed and clouded my mind. A man entered and asked if I had need of anything. I was hesitant to answer and he said, "There are clothes in the closet and I have supper down stairs." and he bowed slightly and left. I stood, and found that my strength had returned to me. I dressed myself and ventured into the living room. He was stoking the fire and invited me to sit. I noticed Several peculiar traits about him that I won’t mention now. You will know in time, I sat on a chair behind him and he stood, inclining his head toward me ever so slightly and he sat across from me, “I’m glad it fits,” he nodded to indicate the dress I was wearing, “May I ask, why that one?” “You may, but I may not answer.” I answered, cautious, unsure if I were in the hands of a friend or foe. “You are wise child.” “I am hardly a child.” I answered, indignant, ignorant. “Compared to me you are.” Was all he said. And left, he returned with two bowls, he handed me one ad said, “You must be famished.” I took it and we ate in silence. Then he said, “You have great power, for one so young.” I asked him his meaning and he said, “Your barely out of your first year and you already show signs of greatness. Last night for example…” he trailed off, and my mind flashed to memories of an ancient tree, roots pulled from the ground, “You have great potential young one. If you stay away from harm.” I sensed great wisdom in him and looked him in the eye, lingering there for a moment, searching for the answers I was running from and whispered, “What am I?” “You are power.” He answered, “You are freedom. You are the wild spirit humanity foolishly hides and neglects.” There was a long and deep silence. I felt simultaneously lost and empowered. I was confused, yet I finally understood. Then I looked farther into those eyes, seeking the wisdom I so desperately longed for, the wisdom he said I had, and I asked – more to my own heart than his ears – “Who am I?” It was then the firelight flashed silver in my eyes and he saw truth in me as he whispered in awe, “You are Blue Moon.”
OOC: So that’s it, feedback welcome, anyone interested?
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Post by emuarti9lives on Feb 20, 2009 20:06:16 GMT -5
other than some punctuation, it looks spectacular!
i would love to join your pack, as soon as i figure something out. Kedar kinda scares away all the other potential werwolves i might dream up. this is exciting!
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Post by Shmoie on Feb 21, 2009 1:10:01 GMT -5
I like it muchly too!! I'll be thinking about a character. ^^ Any starting places you could offer for me? Roles you need filled, etc.?
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Post by The Lawyer Pixie on Feb 24, 2009 3:02:40 GMT -5
Oh boy!!! That's pretty epic. I'd love to help out, but I to am just not sure what you're looking for. Any requests?
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Post by gandalfthesparkly on Feb 24, 2009 19:58:21 GMT -5
I'm working out the kinks. I had a plan, but I decided I hated it...so I'm fixing it tonight (If all goes according to plan) and I'll post it tomorrow. So...stay tuned and the epicness will come shortly.
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Post by gandalfthesparkly on Feb 25, 2009 11:54:35 GMT -5
Kay, so I'll have to check with Christine as to Nox's stance on this But heres What Blue Moon is all about, hang on to your seats, its gonna be a crazy ride!
Mission Statement: We will remedy the perversion of the ancient magic created by the bastardization of the races.
Explanation of the Mission Statement: They believe that when the world began there were only a few breeds of magical creatures. The ancient magic was then in a pure state and all the species were in a truly enlightened state (for werewolves this meant that every month they turned into the "true form" that Lio gets on Blue Moons). As time wore on species intermixed and changed and developed, stretching and corrupting the ancient magic whcich has lead to the corrupted state of the planet. The wolves believe that by eliminating the species labled "bastardized" the magic will be restored, The vortexes being the magic returning to itself...or something cool sounding like that. So they're out to destroy those bastards! Including Vampires (Being a post mortem mutation of another species) Probs the typical "evil" things like trolls and orcs, and half breeds, Maybe specific breeds of dragon or members of the fairy family (As I recall the Fae were nearly extinct...we could attribute it to Blue Moon, I think they work with the Guild on occasion).
So thats the idea, it gives us some story line potential. As for Characters, I need to check with Christine on this to be sure, But this is how I think it ill be oging down:
Lio leads the group with Nox, I don't know if Nox would take an official title, but he would be respected on the same level as Lio because of Lio's deep respect for him and his status as an ancient wolf. Then would be two or three who form the "leadership" her head officers, and then the rest of the wolves who follow along. As the story progresses Lio becomes more and more extreme, and she gets a little bit too extreme, at that point there would probs be a rift in the group and some would leave (Possibly Nox if I'm reading him right). So some characters who fully support Blue Moon and some would not. In this scenario Nox would leave and start a different group (or whatever he decides to do) and then probs end up with PH&NTASy somehow, mabes after meeting Leila.
So thats about it, as far as making characters a lot of our plot will come from relationships as they develop. So what you should think about is who wants to bark orders and who wants to follow them, in areas like research, we probs want a spy or two, some people who want to engage in a lot of combat, those who can communicate well for negotiations, any other talents you think might be useful. Some who just do grunt work...things like that. Think of how devoted you are to Lios quest to restore the ancient magic. Are you willing to wipe out huge numbers of lives? Do you care about the lives in the balance? Do you want to restore truth? Why? For your own gain, or the good of the community? Do you even care about truth or do you just enjoy blood shed? Another area for conflict could potentially be your opinions on humans and whether they should live or not, as well as whether you consider a werewolf still human or not.
Like I said, character relationships always affect plot greatly, but I think as far as plot goes. There would be longish periods of everyday life, interpsersed with character development and planning of raids/attacks/conquest of the world...you know typical stuff. Then as we near the full moon wolves become stronger even in their human form and would begin moving to attack spots at this location, we can do some cool fight stuff...etc...wipe out some species and things. There will also be some big festivals and things, like the Chinese moon festival, things like that, and I'm sure theres a huge festival with ceremonies and things right before a blue moon. So we can have some fun with that.
I know thats still pretty vague, but it should be enough to get started. So...profiles like this would be great:
Name: Blue Moon (she isn't Lio yet and shes cast aside her human name) Age: 40s Position: Leader Reason for becoming a member: She believes that her position as a Blue Moon makes her akey part of restoring true magic to the world. she is devoted to her cause above all else and nothing will sway her. She plans on spending the rest of her life elimminating bastardized races from the earth and will someday be restored to a "True Wolf" and then all wolves will reach the true form every moon. She is fully devoted to the cause and feels that the acts of brutality carried out are justified by the eventual good that will be accomplished by them. Skills/Abilities offered: Shes a very capable leader, and she maintains a low level of control during transformations so she is able to direct other wolves during raids/attacks. Opinion on humans: They should be pitied for their unenlightened state (unenlightened meaning being without magic) but allowed to live so long as they do not attempt to meddle with magic. Exceptions to this rule are humans born with magical abilities. Lio considers werewolves to be distinct from humans, but still feels deeply attached to them. Its a conflicted view point for her.
Something like that, feel free to go more detailed or less. Sorry its still a little vague but once we start throwing characters out there I can develop a more concrete plot. I hope this ridiculous monster post is helpful. Also Christine you should let me know Nox's opinion ASAP so I can nail that down as well.
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Post by emuarti9lives on Feb 25, 2009 15:17:24 GMT -5
whoa....intense. i'm torn between making a head officer character who's maybe extreme to the max and a wee bit crazy, and a spy character who's more conflicted about the whole thing. if you had any thoughts either way, that'd be cool. i could manage either one (although i am a bit more practised at the craziness )
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Post by gandalfthesparkly on Feb 25, 2009 22:41:56 GMT -5
I like crazy. What I would say is pick what you're most comfortable with at first and then if the plot needs it you can over achieve and work with multiple characters. I don't actually know how well that works in this setting, but I imagine you could pull it off. I would lean toward head officer at this point.
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Post by Shmoie on Feb 25, 2009 23:08:18 GMT -5
Wow, epic indeed! I like it a lot!! Okay. Right now I'm going to do my math homework, but as I do I will think about who I could be. ^^
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Post by The Lawyer Pixie on Feb 26, 2009 3:12:20 GMT -5
Oh, wow. Yeah, coincidentally enough I was thinking along the same lines as Lyndel. Though generally my characters aren't the fighters, so that could be interesting. This time around I'm thinking male character. Maybe this time I'll try something really manly XD
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Post by Bananachan on Feb 26, 2009 19:39:53 GMT -5
Hm... I have no idea who or what I'd be yet, but I will def work on this. 'Tis bomb.
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Post by kittiekat on Mar 2, 2009 23:34:34 GMT -5
I'm working on Nox for you Lori. He's a little more intense than I planned so I hope that's alright. He kind of freaks me out a little. I think they'll get on very well.
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Post by gandalfthesparkly on Mar 4, 2009 13:23:16 GMT -5
Intense is good. I think this story is going to rock hard core...scratch that, I know it is. Go as intense as you like.
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Post by gandalfthesparkly on Mar 6, 2009 10:32:50 GMT -5
...Just so you all know, I'm working on some plot line for this to work...I'm just distracted by my screnzy characters...so it might be a bit...I'm sure you aren't too worried about it, just like to keep people updated.
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Post by kittiekat on Mar 6, 2009 19:37:36 GMT -5
Finished with Nox's Profile:
As Lori already said Nox does not have an official title, he’s more of an overseer I suppose. I am thinking that Leila, who works for PH&NATASy, will at some point show up during Lio’s extremeness. She will probably try and reason with Nox to control Lio. I think it might be cool if there is some sort of misunderstanding between Nox and Lio, and an epic fight, which leads to Nox leaving. But he would not go to PH&NTASy, seeing as he abhors humans and half-breeds. If he ends up aiding anyone he would probably aid the Guild. Instead he would mostly likely start another faction of werewolves and continue overseeing other groups. Because that’s what I’m getting from him. He’s not really in charge of any particular group he lets others lead, but he oversees several. For a while I know that he was the “alpha” for the ancient wolf clan. Over the centuries however they were forced to disband. There would have been a rift in the group similar to the one in Blue Moon. Whether or not they should coexist with humans or live to their full potential not caring of the laws of humanity. Leila in this case ends up working with the humans, but more about her later.
Name: Nox Lupus Age: Appears to be in his 30’s, although he is over 3 centuries old. Breed: Ancient “True” Wolf (This means he is capable of changing into wolf form at will as well as always maintaining control in that form. There are very few of them left. You could look at them as more of shape shifters) Position: Overseer of Blue Moon (I think he would be the one to seek out werewolves but then he has Lio be in charge of the actual group, if that’s alright Lori) Reasons for becoming a member: I wouldn’t exactly say that he is a member. But like Lio is committed to ridding the earth of bastardized races, Blue Moon is a means of reaching this goal. He feels that the acts of Blue moon are completely justified at whatever cost. Werewolves are a superior race; anything standing in their way should be eliminated. Skills/Abilities offered: He is very wise (due to him being so friggin old) and quite the manipulator, meaning he knows how to use his words, very well. He does what needs to get done no matter the cost. Because he is an ancient he has full control when he transforms. He has been around for several wars, actually he’s probably been the cause of some, and so is a really skilled fighter. Though now he would probably facilitate and let the others do the fighting. He’s looking like he’ll be more standoffish, rarely getting directly involved in things. Opinions on humans: Unlike Lio, Nox has absolutely no pity for humans. He sees them as weak creatures that stand in the way of werewolves reaching their full potential. He in no way considers himself to be a human he sees werewolves as superior beings. However like Lio, humans born with magical abilities are exempt. Nox believes that there is a purpose for these abilities, like werewolves they are still connected to the ancients and so should hold some respect, or at least they shouldn’t be killed.
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