Come and hear the legends of the legends... of ... Kung fu?

This was one of the darkest era's of china's history, as evil spread across the land taking what they wished and leaving the weak in the dust. All that stood between china and complete chaos was the awesome and limitless power of KUNG FU! The art that drove the fateful to excellence of self, or gave them power to follow their own desires... No where else is that more true that the Valley of Strength, where the strong rule and the weak fall...

That was until a young master by the name of Suki-Shi rose up with ancient kung fu knowledge and used it to protect the weak instead of abusing them. That was 11 years ago, and now Suki is no longer a beggar with kung fu skills, but a Kung fu master by the name of Master Shi. This is your new master, as you have come from far and wide, or maybe from within the valley if strength itself, either way you have come to train under this new master for your own goals. How well it will turn out... depends on you.

Important things to know

Location: Master Shi's home/training ground is based within the bamboo forest outside of a large city known as Gei-Len. The training ground itself is known as the Bamboo Palace, and despite the rather humble home, it is big enough to house all of you with ease, the grounds of this forest are carved into a hidden training ground. There are three areas within the training ground known as 'Light' 'Heavy' 'Deadly'. Of course only masters ever see the deadly side of the training grounds.

Stories: These are personal stories where you will take the stage and have a personal story. Building yourself up and improving overall. Those involved must contact me so I can get a way for all of us to take part. If done right this will make some of the greatest moments in the RP

Fighting: Yes, no one could really make something explode, or pull off some of the moves we will be doing, but always people not to go over bored. You should not know secret arts unless I say so. As for fighting with each other, you will go into PM, IM or google docs with someone you are fighting with and whoever else is with you at the time, likely mostly me, and will play it out in a timely manner. This way we are not waiting for weeks for your collab.

CS

Name:
Gender: "Male or female, in the eyes of kung fu all are grand"
Age: "No matter the age, someone is always the student"
Race: "What, are you?"
Appearance: "Picture or description"
Kung Fu: "What is your style"
Belongings: "Swords, favorite drink, hammock and money? Tell me what you have"
Personality: "All one needs are five words to describe oneself"
Legend of Awesome: "History dressed up in a awesome way"
Theme: "Do you have a theme song?"
Catchphrase:"What is your winning phrase?"

Name: Yue
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Race: Human
Appearance:
Kung Fu: White Crane Style
Belongings: An omamori (protection/good luck charm) Dreamcatcher, multiple small daggers, traveling rations, and some money
Personality: Quiet, smart, not very social, compassionate, humble
Legend of Awesome: Yue used to live in a small isolated village in the mountains. Some of the people in that village had a special ability: the ability to walk into others' dreams. The villagers believed that those who could dream walk were deemed worthy to do so by the Gods. This made the leaders of the village ensure that such powers were used only for good, along with the fact that the ability to dream walk has dire consequences on the victim and user if used inappropriately. Those who had used it for their own selfish deeds or for entertainment, were cast out of the village. Yue's older sister was one of these people. One day, Yue's sister, Taiyang, returned to the village, and killed everyone there in the middle of the night. Yue was the only one who had survived the raid.
Normally, one would be driven to get revenge, but Yue didn't succumb to that desire. Instead, she blamed herself, because she was the one who told the leaders of the village and in turn got her sister exiled. She journeyed across the land, hoping to better herself. She knows that it's possible that she may have the village born ability to dream walk, but she isn't sure. If she did have it, she vowed to never use that ability. She wanted to fight using her own strength. She knows that one day, she will have to confront her own sister.
It wasn't until she reached the village of Gei-Lan that she had heard of Master Shi, and decided to become his student.
Theme: Bad Apple
Catchphrase: "Sweet Dreams"

((I voted for humans!!!))

Very nice, just what I wanted until the others voted ^^

Also, I like the legend. Nice set up for a later arc.

CS almost done. I should have it up by this time tomorrow. And I vote for animals/anthros/etc.

Alright then, awesome

Name: Xaro
Gender: male
Age: 16
Race: if it is animals then a cat, if not then a human
Appearance: coming soon
Kung Fu: Raging Cat style
Belongings: some food, a bo staff and a journal
Personality: loyal, funny, determined, light hearted and honorable
Legend of Awesome: coming soon
Theme: coming soon
Catchphrase: "you're about to get the claws"

What is your vote for which we should play as?

Sorry for the shameless lurking, but I thought I might just throw this in here anyway. =P

Name: Zhuru (Litterally; 'Runt')
Gender: Male
Age: 14
Race: Human (Hell, I might just leave this as is either way; he'll be an obvious foreigner in one setting and outright bizarrely alien in the other, both of which kinda work for the character)
Appearance: (Workin' on it...)
Kung Fu: Dog Fist Style
Belongings: He has a pair of pants. That's about it.
Personality: Clever, gruff, stubborn, kind hearted, brave.
Legend of Awesome: (Workin' on it...)
Theme: Gimme Shelter
Catchphrase: (Workin' on it...)

Yeeaaah... there ain't much on it right now, but I kinda need to head into work, so I'll finish it up when I get back.

Incidentally that's a vote for humans.

Kitsune said
What is your vote for which we should play as?

I voted in the ic for anthros

Heh, Ok then, looks like it is up to me to break the tie.

Despite humans being now in with the world we can still keep the humor etc with ease. More so since there will be monsters/Youkai of sorts, so people may play strange beings anyway.

So Humans/Youkai it is. Please match your CS's to this ^^

Name: Meikai
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Race: Human

Kung Fu: Five Ancestors Fist; a style originating in the South that combines the breathing methods and iron body of Da mo, the posture and dynamic power of Luohan, the precision and efficient movement of Emperor Taizu, the hand techniques and the complementary softness and hardness of White Crane and the agility and footwork of Monkey. The style teaches that each fight contains three battles (combat preparation, combat tactic and combat strategy), each taking place within three levels (conceptual/mind, physical/body, and spiritual/chi).
Although the exact method depends on the school, Five Ancestors is known for its large variety of power generational methods. Due to the distinct character of each ancestor, these methods change depending on the power required. Therefore different schools will teach different methods and focus on different forms.
The school of Five Ancestors Fist that Meikai learned focused heavily on developing power, fist forms with lethal strikes to the pressure points of the body, a relaxed body for dodging strikes and flowing gracefully with the energy of your opponent, sword forms, two-partner team forms, and forms for a comprehensive arsenal of improvised weapons even including rice bowls and chopsticks.
Belongings: Silver sword (a family heirloom fabled to have some sort of mystical power), Fine clothing, Lockpicking tools, Stolen food, A braid of hair worn around her wrist (from Suya)
Personality: Adventurous, Guileful, Tenacious, Devoted, Tireless
Legend of Awesome: A governor's daughter in the prosperous town of Dragon's Gate, Meikai was raised among much culture and luxury. Unfortunately for her family, Meikai had an adventurous spirit. As a child, she began sneaking out and pretending to be a normal villager. Soon she met a young thief named Suya and the two girls quickly becames closer than siblings. They did everything together. Years passed and they became an unstoppable pair.They would steal and fight and cause mayhem throughout the day and then return to the luxury of the governor's home at night.
Of course, Meikai's father eventually discovered the truth. And he was incensed. He blamed Suya for all of it, saying that she corrupted his daughter and he had her sentenced to execution. Meikai was bound in chains in her home to prevent a "foolish rescue attempt". But using the principles of Kung Fu that Suya had started to teach her, she was able to break the chains. She rushed against time itself to save her friend. But she was not fast enough.
Her father, the executioner and every single city guard fell that day. She buried Suya's head and body outside of the city that evening and fell asleep crying over the fresh grave. Ever since her father regained conciousness that day, he has sent soldiers to bring his own daughter to justice. Such men found her at that grave the next morning. And she has fought many more since. That is why she has come to Master Shi. If she doesn't improve her Kung Fu, one day she will lose.
Theme: Khan
Catchphrase: "Be careful, there are dangerous people about."

Nice, though by the way, I would like a little more info on everyones styles. Just what it involves and where it comes from would be nice. Such as one of you may focus on kicks etc.

Is that better?

Seems like a rather all over form. Wouldn't it just me mixxed kung fu by this point? Given it has no 'style' of its own but takes from others.

I don't know. I based it on a real style. If it would fit the setting better, though, I'll rework it into something more specialized.

That would be best. #

Though I would like to see this style information if you have any links to sites etc.

I regret to say this but I will have to drop out of this rp, I am very busy and do not have the time to be roleplay very much, sorry if this is annoying to you all