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The country of Saulbine seems idyllic. The people are industrious and happy, the streets and cities are clean, and it's even a foremost leader in technology. The new "automobiles" are even produced there. But not everything is as it seems. There is fear at night, on the streets. Fear of creatures from outside the world. Their existence is little more then rumor to many, but they exist. Human beings possessed by creatures from beyond. Marionettes. The cause of disappearance and fear, Marionettes are possessed by these creatures and forced to do evil, or to rampage and cause destruction in the darkness. But few believe such a thing, blaming troublemakers or even murderers for the damage done by Marionettes.

They are not the only things from beyond. Few know of the other creatures, though more believe in them then in Marionettes.

Dolls. Beings from beyond, much like the Puppeteers who control Marionettes. However, they are far different. Instead of possessing a human being, they tie themselves to one as an anchor in the world. From there, they can act. Dolls have been known about for centuries, but many believe they are dangerous, and it has been years since a Doll attached itself to a human.

Until now. For some reason, Dolls have once again began to appear. Once again attached themselves to people, to act in the world, to protect these Doll Masters... and to stop Marionettes.

What is happening in Saulbine?

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So, um... some information!

Saulbine: The Country of Saulbine, and indeed, the rest of the world, resembles the late 1800's to early 1900's. While there are some small differences, such as some modern technologies existing far before their times, for the most part Saulbine resembles Victorian Europe.

Dolls: Dolls are beings from beyond this world. In order to act in the world, they must attach themselves to a human, a "Doll Master". These Doll Masters can exert some control over their Doll. Only one Doll may be attached to a single Doll Master. Dolls usually resemble human beings, but are extraordinarily powerful, often wielding weapons or powers beyond anything human beings can use or create. They are invulnerable to almost all mundane weaponry and possess the ability to hide themselves from existence. Dolls can range in personality much like human beings. However, all Dolls have the potential to be extremely dangerous. They often appear to their chosen Doll Master when they are in a time of danger or stress, as the Doll Master is more likely to accept their aid and allow them to use them as an anchor. If a Doll Master is killed, so is the Doll. Dolls are the only beings capable of touching and harming Puppeteers, and they can even tear them from their human hosts. When a Doll consumes the energy released by a recently-dead Puppeteer, they grow more powerful. The more powerful the Puppeteer, the more power they gain from consuming its energy. Dolls can eat and drink just like human beings. Dolls are often mistrustful of one another in the human world, as they cannot know the motives of one another.

Puppeteers: Creatures from beyond that possess human beings in order to enter the world. While they can separate from their host, who is known as a Marionette, they prefer staying inside where they are less vulnerable. As such, their individual forms are not often seen. Puppeteers can range from little more then vicious animals in intelligence to human-level. They are all, however, destructive and can ultimately be considered evil. Dolls are capable of dividing them from Marionettes without harming the host. Note: These are not playable.

Marionettes: Humans possessed by Puppeteers, Marionettes take on Doll-like traits and are capable of causing mass destruction. In some cases, their forms even change somewhat, though they will revert if killed or if the Puppeteer is removed from the host. Very few things in the world can harm a Marionette, and the more powerful the Puppeteer, the more powerful the Marionette. Dolls and certain weapons(such as Doll Hunter nails or nailguns) can hurt a Marionette.

Doll Hunters: Doll Hunters are human beings who believe that Dolls are far too dangerous to be allowed in this world. Wielding specialized nailguns capable of harming Dolls, they are few and far between. But they do indeed exist, and specialize in tracking down and killing any Dolls that appear. Some believe they are freeing the Doll Master, but others will kill Doll Masters, and some even believe that the Doll Master is just as worthy of death as the Doll.

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If anyone needs any further information, they can just ask! I'm not sure if anything but the Dolls and the Doll Masters will be playable, since they're the main focus, so for now, here are their bios:

Doll Master:

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Appearance:
Personality:
Backstory:
Skills:

Doll:

Name:
Gender:
Appearance:
Personality:
Abilities:
Weapons:
Misc:

Doll Hunters:

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Appearance:
Personality:
Backstory:
Skills:
Weapons: (Some variation on nails or nailguns, other weapons are allowed but are ineffective against Dolls, Marionettes, and Puppeteers)

Please note that you will not be playing both your Doll and your Doll Master in one pair. Your Doll will be paired with another player's Doll Master and vice versa. Also, if you sign up as a Doll you must sign up with a Doll Master, and the same goes for the opposite.
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Characters tab, not the OOC. ^^;
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Something makes me think that the technician/engineer guy would be a good partner for the mad scientist steampunk cyborg. XD
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I had forgotten to add a last name for Alexander, so I have added it now.
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I propose pairing the nun with the clingy possessive doll, because there is no way that their personality types cannot make comedy. : D
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That works for me. ^^;
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With your permission @Raineh Daze, I could add to Gehrman's backstory that he studied about the Dolls through his connections with Regina's church, but was never accepted as part of the sect due to his occult beliefs. He could have also heard about Regina having been a Doll Hunter, and finding her to be a Doll Master to be a shock to him, and further "proof" to him that Dolls are a corruptive force.
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Yo, Vita, I propose a pair up of your 9 year old adorable kidchild with Mathew the bonemommy.
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Something makes me think that the technician/engineer guy would be a good partner for the mad scientist steampunk cyborg. XD


This works for me (if it was me you were referring to that is!). I can already imagine the hijinks...
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Uh, I should probably come up with a name for my doll master as well :p

But I have no idea what to name him and I can't really think this early in the morning >.<

Can someone help please?
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@RoflsMazoy, I don't know why, but Leo seems to spring up in my mind.
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<Snipped quote by Raineh Daze>

This works for me (if it was me you were referring to that is!). I can already imagine the hijinks...


No good being able to make things if you don't have the tools or materials, is it? :p

With your permission @Raineh Daze, I could add to Gehrman's backstory that he studied about the Dolls through his connections with Regina's church, but was never accepted as part of the sect due to his occult beliefs. He could have also heard about Regina having been a Doll Hunter, and finding her to be a Doll Master to be a shock to him, and further "proof" to him that Dolls are a corruptive force.


I am not sure how much the church in general has to do with hunting dolls. XD
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Doll Hunters actually have a fair amount of religious overtones. ^^; There's a particular sect it originated from, though.
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Well that's settled then, my Doll Master has a match. Now just to find someone for Cracker...
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I am not sure how much the church in general has to do with hunting dolls. XD


I didn't think it does, but it could be where Gehrman found out about them, and later discovered their weakness through his own research. I just thought it would be a cool connection and a possible source of further conflict for our characters to have, but if you don't like the idea I won't insist on it. And as @VitaVitaAR mentioned, it actually wouldn't be that far-fetched for the church (or sect) to actually encourage Doll Hunters in their work to eradicate the "terrible menace".
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@Adorabadass: I'll think anout it.

As for everyone else, pairing up needs to happen before I can start the RP.
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Oh, actually Nuul might be good with E, with all her contracts and stuff
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So.... who wants their doll to be paired with a perverted priest or their doll master with a kunoichi?
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Okay, I have a bit of an idea here.

No-one has created a villainous Doll or Doll Master, and all the antagonists being Doll Hunters might be a bit lacking in variety. So my current plan is to allow players to create antagonistic NPC's.

Now, I reserve the right to take control of these NPC's, and all plans related to them must be PMed to me. But basically, if you want to make a villain, but don't want to control too many characters, you can make NPC's.

This solves a couple problems, so I won't just be controlling every antagonist all the time. I'll still be handling major Puppeteers, though.
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