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[center][b][u][color=DBA901]T H E  L A S T  A V A T A R[/color][/u][/b]
-inspired by the nickelodeon television series-[/center]

[color=DBA901][u][b]The Game...[/b][/u][/color]
sci-fi fandom dystopian
high casual to advanced
4-6 players

This is a mature take on the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender and Avatar: The Legend of Korra. Adult themes will be explored and played out including love, murder, death, war, possible drug references, etc. The Setting is near future and takes place in the world of Avatar in it's entirety and in and around the last city on Earth known as The Republic, formerly Republic City, now situated in Ba Sing Se. If this sounds like your cup of tea, please continue.

[color=DBA901][b][u]The World...[/u][/b][/color]
Our story takes place two centuries after Aang's passing (a century after Korra's) in a place known as The Republic, the last nation on Earth. This nation is made up almost entirely of nonbenders after benders were aggressively removed from the face of the planet following an event known as the Great War. Most lead happy lives within the walls of Ba Sing Se where they have been enjoying a time of great peace.

[color=ffffff][b]The Republic - Ba Sing Se[/b][/color]
The nation, or city as I'll refer to it, is still divided by walls composed now of both earth (lower ring) and steel (upper ring). Replacing the parts that have been torn down are man made metal sections that stand just as tall and are twice as strong. Technology here is near future, near future as compared to real life modern technology. They have computers, jets, wearable tech, limited AI. There are two types of firearms in the world: Conventional and those that utilize Spirit Energy or Synergy. The later is rare and is only distributed among those Republic troops stationed in the inmost wall (More information on Synergy will be provided in the OOC). Social class is still divided by the walls, with poverty increased the farther away from the center you travel.

What few benders that are known to exist work for the Republic and all follow the will of the King who rarely reveals himself to the public eye. To keep this peace, benders are outlawed and are actively search for and expunged. Law enforcement officers are armed with scanning devices that detect the ability to bend in one's genes and if one is found, lethal force is authorized. Many establishments in the city have them installed over doorways both out of necessity for their own protection and by law. Hospitals have begun enforcing abortions when an expectant mother is discovered to be carrying a child sensitive to spirit energy. 

Since these laws have been put into place, there have been little to no conflicts... let alone wars.

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[color=bdbdbd]Your typical Lower Ring slum.[/color]
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To live in the lower ring is to the live among those of the lowest social class in the city. The outer ring of Ba Sing Se is home to the low income or those who live a life outside of the acceptable social ladder of society. The neon illuminated streets here weave in and out of ill maintained buildings packed too tightly together. The air is thick with dust and grim and black clouds that hang low and spew from the factories dotting the landscape. Sitting beneath the shadow of the wall and just outside it's gates are farms that feed all of the Republic.

Here at the foot of the great city, crime is most rampant. There's a strong presence of the underground that security forces have a hard time suppressing. Population here is also of great concern as it's grown well beyond capacity. Residents have begun spilling onto land immediately beyond the wall and abandoning it's protection all together. There has been talk in the halls of the Palace to build a fourth wall around the third or perhaps begin resettling the rest of the world.
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[hider=Middle Ring]
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[color=bdbdbd]One of many business districts in the Middle Ring.[/color]
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Home to the middle class and those with an affinity toward business or the greater pursuits of education and their promising careers. Here you'll find the last vestige of the human race flourishing to it's greatest potential. Men and women work to drive what little of the world they have left and make an acceptable living doing so.

The land here is dotted with better schools, clean hospitals, facilities with better paying jobs. The blue sky is interrupted at regular intervals by the black of numerous skyscrapers. Clouds are pushed to the side by airships ferrying precious cargo or perhaps paying citizens wherever they need to be. The streets are wider, open and ever traversed by a never ending stream of Satomobiles.

Crime is relatively low here... but perhaps that's because criminal activity is more controlled... refined.
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[hider=Upper Ring]
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[color=bdbdbd]Palace. Home of the King and his Advisors.[/color]
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The Upper Class. The land here is fertile, untouched by the nightmares left behind in the wake of a destructive war, and inhabited by the rich and powerful. Many of the homes and establishments are of exotic design and elegantly encroached by flora with enough space in between each to prevent a feeling of clutter despite the limited space of the inner ring. What few business are run here cater to those of a different caliber of life. Most men and women are blanketed by a thin veil of ignorance to the rest of the world. The remaining minority run it.

The Walls around the inner ring were moved at some point after the war with segments added as it was pushed further into the middle ring. This allowed for more space as the population in this area grew.
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[color=ffffff][b]Outside the Walls[/b][/color]
...Lies the abandoned world. A great conflict from the past scarred much of the landscape with destructive weapons leaving the former capitals of nations blanketed in spiritual radiation. Wandering into these areas will leave one with a life force draining effect that will eventually kill that person… or so it’s believed. Since no one from inside the walls has been in these areas for years, no one really knows what’s out there. For those who live outside the walls, and there are plenty, these irradiated areas tell a different story.

Most of these zones are marked by signage or some other such warning. The war pushed some flora and fauna to the brink of extinction with some no longer being found in the wild. This has left some parts of the world barren with little life to be found and sources of water contaminated. Much of the landscape between the former major cities of the world remained untouched but those surrounding what was once populated areas are now uninhabitable. The northern and southern spirit portals have been sealed while the remaining portal in Republic City has been kept open and is used to harvest Spirit Energy.

[hider=Synergy Plant - Formerly Republic City]
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Formerly the Republic City spirit portal. The city and surrounding area have been reduced to little more than the plant itself and the living areas and shops to support it and it's workers. The work pays well but is unusually dangerous for what would otherwise be a simple job. There are constant and sporadic accidents that occur on site putting some people off to such a career.

The rest of the once great city has been abandoned and left to be reclaimed by the world.

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[color=bdbdbd]Formerly Republic City[/color][/center]
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[hider=Irradiated Zones]
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These areas bore the brunt of the war and still hold all their scars. The land is saturated in Synergy radiation and will slowly kill any who enter... at least that's what the people of Ba Sing Se are told. Those who live outside the walls and live off a dead world tell of a land filled with... anger.

All former capitals of the now extinct bending nations have been turned into irradiated areas. This include the five bending temples.[/hider]
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Places far outside the walls of The Republic where survivors of the war have made their own living. They keep away from the city and have remained for so long that those within the walls aren't even sure there are people who live outside of it.

Current whereabouts of any settlements are unknown.[/hider]
[color=DBA901][b][u]The Story...[/u][/b][/color]
Our story focuses on individuals who discover they have the potential to bend the elements when very few can and when doing so is outlawed. They must learn to cope with their new found powers, embrace and master them or discard and forget them, and finally, find out what happened to the Avatar.

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I know I've only touched lightly on some of the more prominent subjects of this RP such as "What happened to the other Nations?" and "What is Synergy?". More information on the game and it's aspects will be added and our world's lore filled in the OOC. I simply wanted to get this out to see if there was any interest at all for a game of this nature before I pour too much work into it. There is already an entire history spanning the time between Korra's turn as the Avatar and the start of our story waiting to be read. I'll be happy to share it here for those who are interested. Some of the other topics still need some work. Suggestions and ideas are always welcome.

Also please forgive any lapses in grammar and spelling. I do my best to proof my work but I always seem to miss something.

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