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[h1][b]Welcome, friends![/b][/h1]
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For the past who knows how many months I've been working on improving my brainchild known only as the Powerbound Universe, which has spawned from the [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/131835-powerbound-sense-of-right-alliance-closed/ooc]creation and death of this RP.[/url] Here, I plan on reviving it with vast amounts of improvements. Such improvements include a smaller group (5-6 players max), a Discord chat group for improved communication in between me and my players, a stronger opening to keep people interested, and a much more richer universe that allows much more potential. The universe here is a little different and a bit more in-depth than the previous RP lets on, and I'll explain it here.

This takes place in an alternate Earth, sometime in the 2020s. Here, beings known only as 'Metahumans' exist, that consist of superhumans that have received blessings from gods of good, or curses from gods of evil. These men and women exist among us and walk amongst us, either using their powers for good or powers of evil. While many of these beings went into hiding since the 1600s, they resurfaced during and after World War II, whether they be victims/adversaries of or participants in the Nazi Regime. Since then the political climate has changed drastically around the world, and is different to what we are familiar with. Several nations that don't exist in the eyes of the world today are prosperous independent nations in this universe (Scotland, Kurdistan), and several nations often overlooked in the political sphere are under the control of various metahuman tyrants/groups (Colombia, Azerbijan). As a result of the threats such metahumans pose against humanity, there is one group that stands in the way to protect them, and that is the Powerbound Alliance.

The Powerbound Alliance is a large group of metahumans, whether they be blessed or cursed, who are working together to bring good and eliminate evil to wherever it's needed, around the world. The Powerbound Alliance was established at the eve of World War II with the mission to prevent events, like the Nazi Atrocities, from ever happening again. Over time, the group has established several bases of operations all around the world, the two most notable places being that of Costa Rica and Kurdistan, where the Powerbound Alliance has helped both nations in early days and has deep ties with the current governments of said nations. The Powerbound Alliance also has various schools around the world in order to educate, recruit and protect metahumans, and to help guide them along the right path.


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The school that this RP takes place in is a large university within the mountains of Oregon, with a small town and abandoned city (caused by the destruction from metahuman battles past) on either sides of the mountain. The university has many areas and rooms to go to, which allows a lot of opportunity for some high-school/college drama, as well as some nice action scenes as well. I will work out the details as I get there, but everything regarding it would be fictional and I'll draw up the maps for such. Also, while this does take place in the US, English-Speaking students from other nations are acceptable as characters as well, and later on in the RP, there will be other settings introduced.

The main plot of the RP is that the Powerbound Alliance is trying to educate and teach various metahuman students onto the right path, and help give them a place within their ranks that would both make the inductees happy, as well as make them productive members of the alliance. The Powerbound's main goals are to remove evil and create good in the world, and they have two subgroups that do those exact things. 

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The STC (Special Tasks Coalition) is the Powerbound's military arm, and consists of metahumans and normal humans from all around the world, and their primary job is to help goverments of good eliminate people of evil, or to eliminate governments of evil to help the people of good. Essentially, they are the 'remove evil' part, and consist of the more violent heroes and anti-heroes that have no qualms of hurting or killing other evil people.

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The HWC (Heroes Without Capes) is the Powerbound's charity arm, and consists of the heroes that want to do good but without harming a soul. They go to disaster areas all around the world, and help people in need, whether it would be constructing homes, feeding the starving or helping with local agriculture/infrastructure. Most of the metahumans with supporting powers often join this branch, and they operate all around the world. They are the 'create good' part, and are often the ones who get some of the press, as no one other than the factions that work with the STC know the STC exists.

While the Powerbound has these two factions acting all around the globe, there seems to be a problem on their hands. A high-ranking member within the STC has gone rogue and disappeared without a trace, and not even the rest of the STC could find her. While the STC is hard at work trying to help the Peshmerga fight local metahuman terrorist groups in Kurdistan, and the HWM having their hands full assisting the people in Costa Rica and the rest of Latin America, the head of the school in Oregon decided to create a task force out of a class of his students to help locate that rogue member.

[h3][b]TL;DR: A bunch of high-school/college aged kids with superpowers go to a School for the Gifted in the US, and while going through various subplots and all kinds of stuff, after a while of training, learning and growing, they are tasked to find a rogue member of the Powerbound's military arm before catastrophe strikes.[/b][/h3]


Let me know what you think! :D I can change some details of this RP, and I can answer any questions any of you may have! Also, this is a very high-casual RP, and it is ripe with opportunities for character development and character interaction, as well as lore, worldbuilding and so much more! :D Again, I'll set up a discord chat for this so people could exchange ideas.

Also villain characters are allowed but I need clear communication with their players so it won't end up interfering with the main plot or whatnot. lol 
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