This ordeal. For us, it was a trial, and so it remains. But we brought it upon ourselves.
We were the Chosen. We thought we were better, stronger, and more powerful than any who lived, and for a time we were.
November 2012, we were only children. Some of us no older than fifty. We thought we were wise. We thought we had survived everything the world could throw at us.
Then they arose. Beings of darkness, of Chaos, of pure evil. They had no sympathy. They knew no mercy, and they ceaselessly moved and slaughtered us like livestock, and burned us in satanic rituals.
Then, we received what we needed from the world, the power to fight back. For some, it came in runes that laced our bodies overnight, granting us powers. For some it came as weapons, special weapons that only they could wield. guns, bows, swords and the like. For others it came in intense knowledge and epiphanies that wracked their minds and imbued them with minds that could do just as much damage as a blade or an inferno.
And with this power, we drove them back into the hell from which they came. We killed them, we erased them, we imprisoned them, we prevented their advance, until they were nothing more than a stain on the Earth's surface, and were gone from us.
We were lauded as heroes, as agents of justice, and how we adored and welcomed this praise. It was better than anything we had ever known. We had brought peace back to a troubled world, and we were as kings and queens, loved by all.
And we grew arrogant, basking in our extended lives, in our adulation, and we grew fat on food and love, and we stopped using our powers.
There even it could have ended, had we not made the mistake of making children in due course.
Some of us had children with each other, others with ordinary humans, but the result was the same. Our children were born with shining glyphs, and although we were surprised to see this power in them, we thought to train them in the ways of right and wrong.
But it did not work. For as we grew arrogant after our powers came to us, they were... born arrogant, and without morality. For knowledge such as ours to go to one so young, is a curse. And our children, who we so adored, turned pale and dark, and evil cursed their souls. And they possessed power beyond even ours, and came to hate us, and try to eliminate us. Many of us died before we decided to take action. We came to the painful conclusion that our children had to die.
And with that, another war began.
Death claimed both our numbers and numbers from the other side, whom we called the Second Generation or the Fallen. Their runes and weapons were black in the blood soaked sky and ground, and few of them died.
So we came to retreat, and hide. But the Fallen came to hunt us down, and eliminate us.
Our numbers became few, and we are all in hiding. We have left the evil to track down their one true desire, immortality. They are creatures that run on instinct and desire, and must be stopped at any cost. And I sense ones who may be able to.
A Third Generation is awakening to their gifts, and the fate of all things rests with them.
And even now, my own daughter walks through my land, and my death is moments away...
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Character Creation.
First Generation characters: The First Generation are few in number and are mostly in hiding. If you want to create a First Generation character you need to be able to make pretty detailed posts.
Second Generation characters: Largely the villains, they are holding all the cards and have no mercy, empathy or morality. Anyone can make a Second Generation character.
Third Generation characters: The heroes, they will be awakening to their powers when the RP begins. However, the Second Generation will be doing anything they can to stop them. Anyone can make a Third Generation character.
Anyone can also make an ordinary character.
Your characters can either be skilled in physical attacks or magic. No powerhouses. Don't have a tank that can manipulate all the elements and don't have a character great at light and darkness magic.
That's all.
Template:
Name
Age
Appearance
Personality
Weapons: What weapons do they use, and are they special Generation weapons, only useable by their owner?
Abilities: Magic, strength, speed, anything out of the ordinary?
History: No huge detail needed, but a short history will do.
Strengths: Strong points
Weaknesses: Weak points and physical weaknesses.
We were the Chosen. We thought we were better, stronger, and more powerful than any who lived, and for a time we were.
November 2012, we were only children. Some of us no older than fifty. We thought we were wise. We thought we had survived everything the world could throw at us.
Then they arose. Beings of darkness, of Chaos, of pure evil. They had no sympathy. They knew no mercy, and they ceaselessly moved and slaughtered us like livestock, and burned us in satanic rituals.
Then, we received what we needed from the world, the power to fight back. For some, it came in runes that laced our bodies overnight, granting us powers. For some it came as weapons, special weapons that only they could wield. guns, bows, swords and the like. For others it came in intense knowledge and epiphanies that wracked their minds and imbued them with minds that could do just as much damage as a blade or an inferno.
And with this power, we drove them back into the hell from which they came. We killed them, we erased them, we imprisoned them, we prevented their advance, until they were nothing more than a stain on the Earth's surface, and were gone from us.
We were lauded as heroes, as agents of justice, and how we adored and welcomed this praise. It was better than anything we had ever known. We had brought peace back to a troubled world, and we were as kings and queens, loved by all.
And we grew arrogant, basking in our extended lives, in our adulation, and we grew fat on food and love, and we stopped using our powers.
There even it could have ended, had we not made the mistake of making children in due course.
Some of us had children with each other, others with ordinary humans, but the result was the same. Our children were born with shining glyphs, and although we were surprised to see this power in them, we thought to train them in the ways of right and wrong.
But it did not work. For as we grew arrogant after our powers came to us, they were... born arrogant, and without morality. For knowledge such as ours to go to one so young, is a curse. And our children, who we so adored, turned pale and dark, and evil cursed their souls. And they possessed power beyond even ours, and came to hate us, and try to eliminate us. Many of us died before we decided to take action. We came to the painful conclusion that our children had to die.
And with that, another war began.
Death claimed both our numbers and numbers from the other side, whom we called the Second Generation or the Fallen. Their runes and weapons were black in the blood soaked sky and ground, and few of them died.
So we came to retreat, and hide. But the Fallen came to hunt us down, and eliminate us.
Our numbers became few, and we are all in hiding. We have left the evil to track down their one true desire, immortality. They are creatures that run on instinct and desire, and must be stopped at any cost. And I sense ones who may be able to.
A Third Generation is awakening to their gifts, and the fate of all things rests with them.
And even now, my own daughter walks through my land, and my death is moments away...
___________________________________________________________
Character Creation.
First Generation characters: The First Generation are few in number and are mostly in hiding. If you want to create a First Generation character you need to be able to make pretty detailed posts.
Second Generation characters: Largely the villains, they are holding all the cards and have no mercy, empathy or morality. Anyone can make a Second Generation character.
Third Generation characters: The heroes, they will be awakening to their powers when the RP begins. However, the Second Generation will be doing anything they can to stop them. Anyone can make a Third Generation character.
Anyone can also make an ordinary character.
Your characters can either be skilled in physical attacks or magic. No powerhouses. Don't have a tank that can manipulate all the elements and don't have a character great at light and darkness magic.
That's all.
Template:
Name
Age
Appearance
Personality
Weapons: What weapons do they use, and are they special Generation weapons, only useable by their owner?
Abilities: Magic, strength, speed, anything out of the ordinary?
History: No huge detail needed, but a short history will do.
Strengths: Strong points
Weaknesses: Weak points and physical weaknesses.
