The Paradox: Fine Tuning and Sign-Up Thread

[IHateMakingNames]

He'll just carry a gun and a knife. And I realized that he would be a target (Which is how he came to be the current summoner, last guy got killed during the fight he stumbled into, as seen in the rest of this post).

Since Summoner is acceptable, adding this.

Summoner Background: Todd and Xbmtiplvz first met when Todd was making a late night candle run. He saw a woman being chased into an alley by an undeterminable attackers. In a bout of stupid courage, Todd followed them. When Todd caught up with them, he only stood in shock when he discovered what he actually followed. The woman was dead, lying against a wall in a pool of blood, but that was not the shocking part. What paralyzed him was the attackers were actually hidious monsters, and they were being attacked by many smaller monsters. He was snapped out of his daze when one of the bigger monster seemed to be charging him. In a panic he ran, but due to the angle he was being attacked at, ended up running towards the dead woman. In desperation he grabbed a gun he saw near her, dove, turned, and fired wildly. Despite his frantic state ruining his aim, the demon was close enough to be hit a few times anyway. The extensive injuries it had already suffered made it get killed by a lucky shot. The other big demon fled after this.

The small demons gathered together, formed into a blob, then split into 3 normal looking men. After a lot of freaking out, miscommunication, and a bit of wrestling, Todd was given an explanation. The demon introduced itself as Xbmtiplvz, but offered the name Splitter since it's impossible to talk like a blob. The three men were a demon being hunted by other demons. The girl was an ally of his. She was there because demons can't kill demons, only a human can. This plan to eliminate his hunters went astray when the girl died. When Todd showed up and was noticed, he was attacked due to being capable of killing. The other demon fled because he was at a disadvantage, but would come back, and now Todd would be a target for revenge.

Todd believed the demon part since he killed one, and the body was still there, so it would be hard to dismiss. The rest he was very reluctant to believe, but he wasn't being killed, so he went along with it. He accepted Xbmtiplvz's offer to hide on him as clothes and various objects, because he would be less scared knowing the creature is on him, as opposed to always fearing where it could be. Since then he had accepted this new part of his life, and has had to deal with a few demons. He doesn't trust Xbmtiplvz, but there is nothing he can do, since every scenario Todd has come up with, it is never in his interest to try and separate from the demon.


Note that in the actual RP he'll probably be the mysterious experienced guy, but I wanted to get the official background story (For Todd, demon is still a mystery even to me) out there.

[mauve]

Thanks toasty. I meant to have it done by now, but there were issues. Sorry sorry sorry!! It'll be done this evening. Go ahead and start without me, if you were planning on starting today. Sign up coming ASAP.

[ApatheticFoxboy]

Edited. I just got rid of the last sentance of not much of a rewrite.

[Toastburner B]

IHMN: Looks alright.

ApatheticFoxboyLooks good. Approved.

Mauve: Take your time. While I'm kicking off tonight, I'm assuming that you people have a better social life than mine, it being New Year's and all, and so figure that there won't be an immediate explosion of activity.

[rapter200]

Name: Cael Achieve
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Physical Description: Cael is your not so average guy. At 6’3” he is quite tall. He has brown hair and blue eyes. He weighs 185 pounds which for his height is good. He usually wear a blue hood with a T-shirt underneath, and cargo pants.
Bio/Background/Etc: Cael is the type of guy who would rather be at home on his computer rather than outside, the only reason he is not overweight is because he works out at least an hour every day. Cael also loves to eat, he considers himself a food aficionado, he would love to get a job as one of those travel channel guys who goes around the world trying different kinds of weird food. Cael has a close group of friends that he hangs out with when the groups gets together but outside this group he doesn’t really talk much. Cael has lived in Hampington his entire life and he doesn’t plan to move out anytime soon.

Monster Name: The Reaper
Appearance:
He is near 7'6" tall. His mouth brims with what seems to be an endless amount of teeth. His four scythes are each the length of your average human.

Abilities/Powers: Increased Toughness, Increased Strength. Also though not a power he can use the four scythes to fight with and impale.

[Toastburner B]

For those of you wondering, me and rapter have been communicating via PM, so he's good to go.

[mauve]

Name: Rebbecca Ellis
Age: 22
Gender: female
Physical Description: About 5'8". Brown shoulder-length hair and light brown eyes. Average build-- Becca doesn't work out, but her schedule keeps her running around.

Bio/Background/Etc: Fairly average life. Becca grew up in a smaller town with her mother, father, and brother, and she moved to the city after graduating high school. She now works as a barista at a coffee shop while she attends college. Currently she rents a small apartment, a room near the top floor of the building. Although she's been in the city for a year already, she hasn't really made too many friends due to her busy work and school schedules. She still considers herself new to the area because of this.


Monster Name: Waelwif
Appearance: The Waelwif is an ancient forest predator. She walks on four legs and has the claws and teeth of a great cat. Her body is heavily musled. She stands at about five feet at the shoulder and is covered in mottled gray and brown fur. She appears vaguely leonine in appearance, although she lacks the slim, streamlined look of large cats. Instead she has a muscular, stocky body like a Chinese Fu Dog statue.

Abilities/Powers: The word "wael" translates to "slaughter" or "carnage." That pretty much sums up what Waelwif does. She doesn't possess many magical powers, but she is a fierce and deadly hunter. She is built for taking down large prey in dense woodland environments, but some of her abilities as such transfer well to city life. Rooftops and dark alleys are just as convenient as trees and caves. She moves as silently as a cat, but her claws can slice through stone. She's never had a reason to bite through steel, but given the strength of her jaws, I wouldn't doubt that she could. Think of her as a super badass lioness on steroids.

Waelwif has one "special power" aside from her strength and agility. If a victim looks Waelwif directly in they eye, she can stun them into a state of terrified stupor-- the "Deer in Headlights" look.

Although a monster, Waelwif can understand human speech.

[Bailey]

Would I be correct in assuming that DP is the third villain?

[The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk]

It would appear James is having trouble with his monster even after just 3 days. I fear for his co-workers.

Also I've left it deliberately vague as to who or what he might have killed that first night, I kinda like the fact that even he doesn't know whether he's gone cannibal or not.

[rapter200]

I am planning to make it extremely difficult for Cael to resist the Hunger. He will have less Will to fight it, though he won't be a villan character. More like succumbing to animal instinct, he will later gain more control over it but now it is just to overbearing to resist. So he is not an evil character who loves to kill, he is just as evil as say a Tiger killing its prey. Is this ok with you Toastburner. Or should the second transformation occur at a different time due to the fact you are planning something. This is why I left it open like that.