Love and Possibility
05-15-2024, 01:48 AM
You are part of a strange, chaotic, but close-knit family - of the sort you could only ever find in Gloomlight Grove. Cousin to djinns, sibling to beasts (or perhaps a beast yourself?), grandchild of demons: your extended family is unusual indeed. Despite coming of age in tumultuous years of war, however, you have been raised in the security of affluence and undoubted affection... and in a philosophy of radical hope.
The future lies wide open ahead of you, children of a world where anything is possible.
Your Father: Matthew Ueda
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Magics: Illusion/Gravity/Shadow/Light
Your father’s a singular figure, well-known for his absolute dedication to combat and Shenghese culture, especially in the form of manga (no, he’s not Shenghese, why do you ask?)
Gloomlight’s self-professed Shinobi of Unreality, he’s much more comfortable with his fists than his wits, but has racked up a distinguished record of service as a Knight within the Bastion for over twenty years. Perhaps surprisingly, he is also one of the most experienced wielders of Unreality within Gloomlight. The sheer force of his belief tends to overpower any lesser concerns like logic or plausibility.
He’s a loving, easy-going father who will do anything for his family… especially if that ‘anything’ involves training his children to fight.
Your Mother: Kaya Ueda
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Magics: Fire/Water/Wellspring/Mist/Holy
Your mother’s the heart of the family, in many ways. She has undoubtedly provided the core of your upbringing, making sure you had everything you needed in your earliest years. A kitsune originally from a small village in Sheng, she came to Meranthe several decades ago with her now-deceased twin sister Kiri Ueda. She spends much of her time at home keeping the household together, or helping out at Gloomlight’s local clinics.
Profoundly nurturing, she’s a caring mother without being an exceptionally indulgent one – and she’s also got a strong sense of justice and a wicked sense of humor. Only a fool gets on the bad side of Kaya Ueda, which you may have learned if you ever got too sassy.
Your… Parent?: Loramelian Ueda
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Magics: Air/Sound/Shadow/Illusion/Arcane
(Yes, you have THREE parents. As they’ve been married for over twenty years now, nobody particularly seems to care about it.)
Loramelian, your frequently gender-swapping parent, is a high-strung, somewhat haunted figure, with highly artistic sensibilities and a troubled past. A Faeborne, they look noticeably younger than your other parents, despite the weight of responsibility they wear visibly on their always-tired face.
The Umbra Captain of the Bastion and the Oracle’s Secretary, they are deeply enmeshed in Gloomlight’s goverance professionally – and personally, their pursuit of many scholarly interests has made their time highly in demand. That said, when they’re around, they’ll move mountains for you.
If Matthew’s the parent you’d turn to for protection and Kaya for comfort, Loramelian’s likely the one you can count on to handle most anything else.
Your Extended Family:
Your three cousins, Kousei Prithvi, Rudra Prithvi, and Mitra Prithvi, are the sons of Kiri Ueda and the djinn Dyaus Prithvi. While none live in Gloomlight, Mitra’s a frequent visitor and Kousei/Rudra occasionally swing by.
Na’Ria, the Archon of Knowledge, former Imperfect Demon, is Loramelian’s mother figure and hence may be something of a grandmother to you as well. (You may or may not be close to her, though, given her largely secluded lifestyle.) You probably have also grown up very familiar with Talguth, though it is not exactly affectionate in any human sense.
Most all of Gloomlight’s other established figures may be something like aunts and uncles to you as well, with your family firmly a part of the city’s core for many years now.
The OOC Stuff:
You'd start in Gloomlight Grove, and likely would have been raised faithful to Athelios/to Gloomlight's mission of redemption. That said, your parents have been historically willing to let you choose your own path, and you can follow RP where it leads you.
We’re simply looking for good roleplayers interested in exploring the stories that’d come out of growing up in a family like this. No specific angles or arcs, just chill and friendly folks.
Main or alt is fine.
Slots:
We have five slots immediately playable:
1. Eldest child, anywhere between 15-20 is fine – purple-haired, kitsune (with teeny vestigial antlers for fun);
2. 2nd eldest child, anywhere between 11-16 is fine – black- or blond-haired, human or kitsune;
3-4-5. One of three MAGICAL BEASTS as listed in this emporium – only a few years old biologically, but equivalent to preteens. You were raised as foster children in the family as an attempt to help humans and beasts live together in peace.
And two slots that will become playable in ~ten years, and may require some lead time for role apps:
6-7. Twins, born in 2116 AC (so currently 2 years old). Children of Unreality, you were strange even before your birth – exposure to extremely esoteric and powerful magic in-utero has altered you in some fundamental fashion. You were likely born telepathic, and may have other departures from the norm - details can be hashed out on request.
One of you is male and named Ezra; the other one can be any gender/name.
Okay, what's in this for me?
DM bonafidenubbin (Loramelian) and/or Jinnei (Matthew) if interested!
The future lies wide open ahead of you, children of a world where anything is possible.
Your Father: Matthew Ueda
Magics: Illusion/Gravity/Shadow/Light
Your father’s a singular figure, well-known for his absolute dedication to combat and Shenghese culture, especially in the form of manga (no, he’s not Shenghese, why do you ask?)
Gloomlight’s self-professed Shinobi of Unreality, he’s much more comfortable with his fists than his wits, but has racked up a distinguished record of service as a Knight within the Bastion for over twenty years. Perhaps surprisingly, he is also one of the most experienced wielders of Unreality within Gloomlight. The sheer force of his belief tends to overpower any lesser concerns like logic or plausibility.
He’s a loving, easy-going father who will do anything for his family… especially if that ‘anything’ involves training his children to fight.
Your Mother: Kaya Ueda
Magics: Fire/Water/Wellspring/Mist/Holy
Your mother’s the heart of the family, in many ways. She has undoubtedly provided the core of your upbringing, making sure you had everything you needed in your earliest years. A kitsune originally from a small village in Sheng, she came to Meranthe several decades ago with her now-deceased twin sister Kiri Ueda. She spends much of her time at home keeping the household together, or helping out at Gloomlight’s local clinics.
Profoundly nurturing, she’s a caring mother without being an exceptionally indulgent one – and she’s also got a strong sense of justice and a wicked sense of humor. Only a fool gets on the bad side of Kaya Ueda, which you may have learned if you ever got too sassy.
Your… Parent?: Loramelian Ueda
Magics: Air/Sound/Shadow/Illusion/Arcane
(Yes, you have THREE parents. As they’ve been married for over twenty years now, nobody particularly seems to care about it.)
Loramelian, your frequently gender-swapping parent, is a high-strung, somewhat haunted figure, with highly artistic sensibilities and a troubled past. A Faeborne, they look noticeably younger than your other parents, despite the weight of responsibility they wear visibly on their always-tired face.
The Umbra Captain of the Bastion and the Oracle’s Secretary, they are deeply enmeshed in Gloomlight’s goverance professionally – and personally, their pursuit of many scholarly interests has made their time highly in demand. That said, when they’re around, they’ll move mountains for you.
If Matthew’s the parent you’d turn to for protection and Kaya for comfort, Loramelian’s likely the one you can count on to handle most anything else.
Your Extended Family:
Your three cousins, Kousei Prithvi, Rudra Prithvi, and Mitra Prithvi, are the sons of Kiri Ueda and the djinn Dyaus Prithvi. While none live in Gloomlight, Mitra’s a frequent visitor and Kousei/Rudra occasionally swing by.
Na’Ria, the Archon of Knowledge, former Imperfect Demon, is Loramelian’s mother figure and hence may be something of a grandmother to you as well. (You may or may not be close to her, though, given her largely secluded lifestyle.) You probably have also grown up very familiar with Talguth, though it is not exactly affectionate in any human sense.
Most all of Gloomlight’s other established figures may be something like aunts and uncles to you as well, with your family firmly a part of the city’s core for many years now.
The OOC Stuff:
You'd start in Gloomlight Grove, and likely would have been raised faithful to Athelios/to Gloomlight's mission of redemption. That said, your parents have been historically willing to let you choose your own path, and you can follow RP where it leads you.
We’re simply looking for good roleplayers interested in exploring the stories that’d come out of growing up in a family like this. No specific angles or arcs, just chill and friendly folks.
Main or alt is fine.
Slots:
We have five slots immediately playable:
1. Eldest child, anywhere between 15-20 is fine – purple-haired, kitsune (with teeny vestigial antlers for fun);
2. 2nd eldest child, anywhere between 11-16 is fine – black- or blond-haired, human or kitsune;
3-4-5. One of three MAGICAL BEASTS as listed in this emporium – only a few years old biologically, but equivalent to preteens. You were raised as foster children in the family as an attempt to help humans and beasts live together in peace.
And two slots that will become playable in ~ten years, and may require some lead time for role apps:
6-7. Twins, born in 2116 AC (so currently 2 years old). Children of Unreality, you were strange even before your birth – exposure to extremely esoteric and powerful magic in-utero has altered you in some fundamental fashion. You were likely born telepathic, and may have other departures from the norm - details can be hashed out on request.
One of you is male and named Ezra; the other one can be any gender/name.
Okay, what's in this for me?
- RP – Kaya’s retired, but Matthew and Loramelian are highly active players with a lot of connections/availability.
- Resources – If you stay active you can definitely expect to have help getting fully equipped, as well as possibly inheriting some cool uniques and/or devmats. In particular, metaphysical scholarly types would be good candidates for inheriting the Staurogram Key, a truly special item with a lot of story potential (see this post for some juicy deets).
- Dev – Want to be a medic, spiritmancer, Wayfinder, priest, telepath/psion, or arcane mage? Loramelian can offer you lessons in all of these (within reason, please, I beg you), plus help devving toward other interesting ideas.
- Sparring - …and Matthew will definitely spar with you as many times as you need to get yourself into combat shape.
DM bonafidenubbin (Loramelian) and/or Jinnei (Matthew) if interested!