### **Shadows of Rebellion** --- ####**End of an Empire** The Empire. A huge land containing countless lives, and now rife with corruption. The ascension of Minister Honest alongside the newest Emperor has led to the neglect of state affairs, weakness in the regular military, decadence, and all around administrative incompetence. However, even in such a weakened state the Empire is like a giant compared to its neighbors. Its vast manpower and resources could perhaps be defeated- if not for the Imperial Arms created by the first Emperor. Their considerable abilities, beyond that of normal humanity, has allowed the Empire to maintain its power even now. However, the game has changed. Though the Empire originally owned the majority of the Teigu, this has quickly changed with Minister Honests lethargy in dealing with the rebellion. With the current situation as it is now, the rebellion has enough trained troops and Imperial Arms users to almost challenge the Empire's might directly. Will this be the final chapter for the Empire? Or the first chapter for a new story within its history? --- [Basic Map](http://i.imgur.com/bLRw2cO.jpg) --- ####**Player Factions** - _WaldGeist_: If Night Raid is the hidden surgical blade of the Rebels Army, WaldGeist is its hammer. That is not to say that WaldGeist doesn't participate in covert operations- on the contrary, it is an organization that focuses on special operations. But to put it simply, they are not murderous assassins. In many ways, they are the primary face of the rebellion. They are seen as heroes by the rebel army, and are exalted as saviors by the people(those with rebel sentiments, anyway). Each one is considered one of the best the rebellion has to offer, even if some of them have yet to unlock that potential. Their basic objective is to support the rebel army as an elite force when needed, turning the tide of battle with their immense skill, Teigu, and the morale boost to the troops their presence gives. They also commit operations deep behind enemy lines, target critical locations or people for capture or destruction, and cause undeniable havoc within the enemies ranks. Outside of combat they spread the cause of the rebellion-using the common people against the Empire. With the rebellion starting to gain momentum, the time to push for the capital doesn't seem so far off anymore. The WaldGeist are being used to secure supply depots, cause havoc for the Empire, capture forts, and destroy enemy morale in preparation for the final attack on the Imperial Capital- and Honest Waldgest is nominally led by the no nonsense General Turner, a defector from the Empire. She works hard to maintain their good public image(And instill her special brand of "discipline" in them whenever necessary). - _1st Imperial Army Ranger Corps_: Even if the Empire is undeniably a rotting pile of decadence, there are still strong people within it. Indeed, the strong still exist- they just exploit the weak rather than protect them now. Regardless of the Empires state, the Rangers are certainly strong. Great General Budo is a seasoned man with many years of military training and experience. After seeing the deplorable state of the Empire, and the growing rebel army and the support it got, he made moves to form something to counter it. Out of this concern and the actions after, the Imperial Rangers were formed. It was meant to be an elite unit of Teigu users who would destroy the rebellion and crush its leadership, alongside raising the Empires faltering morale. But of course, things tend not to end up how one wants them. Honest was more concerned with Night Raid, and more importantly, had more of the Emperors ear than Budo. When Budo began to form this unit and try to call upon the Empires Teigu, Minister Honest bypassed him and formed his own special force, taking the majority of the known Teigu with him. Due to these setbacks, the Imperial Army Rangers have been reformed into what they are now. Using a combination of conquered tribe survivors(Promised land and equal status in the empire for themselves and their families), the Imperial Guard(Personally trained by Budo to protect the palace), and the most talented of the Imperial military, the Great General formed the Rangers under a new doctrine and for a new purpose; with their limited number of thirty thousand elite troops, slow and stop the rebel armies advance at all costs. Outfitted with an outstanding number of guns, artillery, and other state of the art rare weapons of the Empire, they have been sent out to contain and stall time so the rebellion won't overtake the thousand year old Empire. They are the Empires "tip of the spear". Led by the crafty General Medeline who ensures they fight for Emperor and Empire and fulfill all their oaths(Including paying her tabs). --- ####Rules: 1) The normal unspoken and basic rules of the casual sections apply to this. Proper spelling, try to bring any disagreements to PMs, no auto-hitting, etc. 2) In regards to auto-hitting, without special circumstance, you can't hit a character without them responding they were hit. Naturally, however, if someone uses mass gun fire on you, unless you have a speed teigu or armor teigu, you will be swiss cheese. Essentially, use logic. 3) Characters can die, and its expected that some will. This is an Akame ga Kill RP; Death is just around the corner. 4) This roleplay will be squad based; be flexible with your character. Squad leaders and squad positions will be assigned to characters after a majority of the apps have been approved. If you want to put your hat in to be one of the squad leaders, send me a private message. Even if a character doesn't get a squad leader spot, they can be moved to a newly formed squad and assume leadership there as more characters are apped over the course of this RP. 5) As of right now, plan for just having one character. This will likely be changed, I'm fairly sure of it, but on the off chance this isn't changed, just apply one character for now. 6) Teigu/Imperial Arms will be a bit more limited at the start of this roleplay due to story reasons(If we have a lot of them there will be plot holes). However, I fully intend to get Teigu to those who want them over the course of the RP as the story progresses'. Don't worry to much about not having an Imperial Arms at the very start of the roleplay, you will get your own fairly quickly. 7) Teigu should fit within the basic themes of Akame ga Kill, and their limitations. I leave you to judge what you think that means, but for example, true resurrection is out. Time/space Teigu aren't something that's likely to be approved at the current time, so keep that in mind as well. 8) Have fun, and good luck~! --- ####**Character Application**- Name: Obvious Faction: (Rangers/WaldGeist) Age: Obvious Gender: Obvious Appearance: Image or words work Personality: Obvious. Keep them in character with the faction they're in, to a degree. Personal History: Its good to note where they are from and how they relate to the Empire and have a stake in this situation, on top of their history as a warrior and their basic history. Skills: Both combat and non-combat. Try to theme your character towards a single skill set. This will allow them to fulfill a role on their team, and will make their abilities more potent. Teigu: The Imperial Arms. If you don't know what this is, I suggest asking me directly or reading the wiki. Remember the loose limitations in the rules and follow them. Both the Rangers and WaldGeist will start out with a fairly limited number; two for each faction. This is intended to be raised rather quickly(So you will get a Imperial Arms early game RP wise); the numbers are this low because the majority of Teigu users are currently in Night Raid and the Jaegers. If you have any problems with this, PM me about it.

**Name:** Axel Weiss **Faction:** Rangers **Age:** 21 **Gender:** Male **Appearance:**  He stands at 5 feet and 8 inches. **Personality:** Axel, in the outside, is someone that would be revered by others as a hero. Someone who stands out beside others because of his rightfulness and good heart, he is unable to see others suffer in a sense and will track down those who made them suffer. He is a just hero in the eyes of others, others outside of their squad that is. He does not speak much of justice or otherwise, but he does speak a lot of punishment delivered by him, in fact he doesn't speak a lot in general while in public. Axel is, in reality, one of the biggest sadists that have ever existed. He loves seeing others writhe in pain when he is doing it, but hates to see others inflicting pain on others, it just isn't as fun. He does his best in tracking down criminals and parts of the rebellion just because he enjoys killing them, he does the 'right' thing because he can enjoy the pain that comes afterwards from them. Brutal and with a fairly short fuse, you shouldn't piss him off unless you want something shoved up your... Well, you know what comes next. Provocative and an overall asshole to his enemies, he likes to degrade them to the point that some of them just want to either die or snap his neck. Reliable and good to his comrades, but a living nightmare for his enemies, some think that Axel is either really good at acting, has a split personality or just is that twisted. **Personal History:** Axel grew up as the son of an imperial soldier wiht a fairly good live, with her mom raising him and he helping his mother to raise his little sister. His father was regarded as one of the best imperial soldiers ever, not because of his skills or otherwise, but more because he was really kind to others and an overall good person. His skills were so-so, but he boosted morale like crazy. That is, until he decided to defect to the rebel army. He was killed before he could even try to leave the Empire, though. Word quickly arrived to his family but, of course, twisted words. They told Axel, his mother and little sister that he was killed in duty while he was fighting against the Revolution Army. In Axel's mother, and in him, grew a hatred bigger than life itself. Axel joined the Imperial Army in order to take revenge for his father. He started off as part of the torturers, but as he climbed ranks, he became an assassin, the a high ranked soldier, and now, part of the rangers. Through his exploits and jobs, his sadistic side and cruel demeanor grew bigger and bigger, eventually putting his revenge in second plate to just go on because he enjoys killing. **Skills:** _Weiss Family Swordplay:_ Axel's father taught him how to use a sword, and Axel came up with his own skill set. He uses a single handed rapier and most of the time while he moves and fights, it seems as if he were dancing ballet. His swordplay is really something focused on being swift and giving a lot of tiny strikes rather than focusing on powerful strikes. Axel also incorporates a gun into his swordplay, however, it is an old model of those that take forever to recharge, so he tries to time well his shots. Apparently, it a heirloom of his late father, and that's why he uses it. _Dancing:_ He knows how to dance ballet, strangely enough, given that he incorporates it in his fighting style. _Marksmanship:_ His accuaracy is deadly, as most of his shots hit their mark. **Teigu:** None right now. --- All right, here is my character. Tell me if there's anything wrong with him :P

Rosette, I sent you a PM regarding ideas for my character and Teigu.

**Name:** Kaizer **Faction:** WaldGeist **Age:** 26 **Gender:** Male **Appearance: **  New look as part of the revolutionary army, WaldGeist. **Personality:** Kaiser was a man who once was cold hearted, and cold blooded mainly due to the traumatic and hellish experience he went through during the course of his life in the Empire. As of now, he is a man who tries to set things right for a cause even if his actions are pragmatic. Equipped with a calm, level headed,optimistic and humble persona, Kaiser sets his eyes in a never averting path of change that he sees as a must for all his past transgressions. **Personal History:** Kaiser is the son of a former General in the Empire; his Father thought him everything he knew. The young Kaizer aspired to be like his Father, always training to be like him, training as hard as he could so achieve his goals. But what goal does make the man? Kaiser saw his Father seemingly murdered an innocent and for that he was traumatized and that day became the coming age of hardships for him, his Father was imprisoned for such deed, tainting the glorious reputation of the surname which never again Kaizer uses. Much more to his liking, he even changed his name to Kaizer because he doesn't want to be known as the son of a tainted General. As a child a lot of kids were bullying him because of the incident, he didn't care about it but moves on as progress is to be made clear, serve the Empire and do what his Father failed to do. From then on he worked as hard as he could, his rage was his motive. An anguishing pain of righteous anger to claim his honor, Kaizer took whatever was offer to him blindly just to fit his quest for becoming stronger and honor that is to be restored. Unfortunately everything he does, little does he know that it only makes the Empire as corrupted as it is, more corrupted due to him being an assassin, it isn't what his Father would have done but brought it on himself. He continued blindly, one track minded just for the sake of this and that, killing blindly, receiving tempting offers and eventually he became even more blind as a Lance Corporal, a position offered by one of the officials in hopes that he, the son of a General could do better than his old man, heck the Empire was corrupted to begin with. At some point of time, Kaizer slowly realized the darkness of the Empire, he knew it before but as blind as a bat, he neglected it. What made him become the man he is today was knowing the truth that set him free. His Father was set up for the fall, reasons unknown, this angered Kaizer and made him went after the people who did his Father wrong. He killed a lot of people back then and at the same time, an eye for an eye and as selfish at it is, he tried bailing his Father out of prison but failed. A battle sparked between him and a sadistic man, the battle was short lived, he lost his left arm back then(He now has a prosthetic one). To seek revenge, revolution, and redemption; Kaizer joined the revolutionary army not only for his Father but for the people who had have been living under corruption for so long. VIVA LA REVOLUTION! **Skills:** In any case, Kaizer is skilled at wielding two handed weapons. A bow and an arrow for long ranged combat and dual swords for close ranged combat. He is a ranged fighter. Combat wise. Outside of combat; he plays musical instruments, cooks, sings, and knit his own clothes. He was once a fashionable soldier. **Teigu:** None

**Name:** Hakuga Yukimura **Faction:** WaldGeist **Age:** 18 **Gender:** Male **Appearance:** [Hakuga's Appearance](http://i.imgur.com/UBK0qCE.jpg) **Personality:** Hakuga can seem aloof, stoic, or even dark and broody at times, but if he can be pulled into interacting with others he's actually quite friendly. He displays a brotherly and protective bond with those he deems friends, but to enemies he is overwhelmingly hostile, to the point of being perhaps too merciless even against the corrupt forces of the Empire. When his rage is provoked, it takes him a great deal of time to calm down, and to burn off the excess energy he's often seen training outside camp. He has a peculiar habit of "marking his territory" and doesn't like other people touching his stuff without permission. **Personal History:** Like a certain sadistic general of the Empire, Hakuga was raised in a remote village in the deep wilderness on the desolate outskirts of civilization. Out here, where Danger Beasts lurked behind every corner, the rule was "The Strong survive, the Weak die." And Hakuga couldn't stand it. The lands around his village were poor for farming, and there weren't any ore deposits to even get metal from, so weapons were scarce. In order to hunt and defend themselves, the members of the village invented and practiced a fierce style of martial arts, said by the few who saw it to be even on the level of the Imperial Fist and the Rakshasa Demons. With movements based on those of fierce predators, it is a style that focuses on completely tearing an enemy apart. Hakuga became strong indeed, but still could not bear the philosophy he was forced to live by. Even a wolf cub is born weak and defenseless. But a grown wolf is fast and deadly, no doubt strong. So which is the wolf? Is it weak or strong? Does it deserve to live or die? And who, truly, had the right to even give those labels in the first place? Martial arts were invented to let the weak fight against the strong and win. So were strong martial artists truly strong? Were the strong actually weak? The world was too complex a place for such a simple, damning excuse of a philosophy! Yet it still enforced the "law of the wild?" He decided that he would pick a fight with the whole world. He would change those rules. If might made right, he would be the mightiest, and then he would make new rules. And in his new world, everyone, whether a weak baby or one who was once strong but now was old and toothless...all of them would have a chance to be happy. He left his village and traveled, seeking to become stronger and to change the world a little bit at a time. But in doing so he was exposed to the black heart of the Empire, and filled with an utter, all consuming fury. Immediately he sought out the Revolutionary Army, and fought his hardest against what he saw as the very personification of the ideal he had hated all his life. **Skills:** +Master of Hand to Hand Combat - As his martial arts were designed to defeat Danger Beasts, Hakuga is used to fighting those stronger or larger than he is, and his experience in deflecting claws, tails, and fangs even allows him some degree of skill against a weapon. +Athleticism - Because of his training, Hakuga's running, jumping, climbing, and other purely athletic abilities are beyond the norm for a human. +Cooking - If he can get his hands on it, he can make almost anything taste great, even the scaly flesh of Danger Beasts. This comes from his experience of hunting for his own food, and his travels. **Teigu:** Currently Not Obtained. Listed below, however, is the Teigu I've discussed him gaining with the GM. Raging Beast: Beowulf This Teigu is a secondary model that used Animal King: Lionelle as a prototype after it was lost; while Lionelle would later be found by pure coincidence by Leone of Night Raid, Beowulf was stolen by the revolution. Whereas Lionelle's greatest ability lay in its enhanced healing, Beowulf was designed to make the user the ultimate predator. Its healing factor is only slightly higher than that of a normal human's, but in exchange their physical attributes are far higher, granting them enormous strength and speed, exponentially enhanced senses, and animal instinct. In addition, its special skill "Predation" allows the user to become stronger through a rather grotesque method: They must devour the flesh of other living beings. The stronger the flesh that is eaten, the greater the growth in power. The downside to this Teigu is that the user must have an extremely strong will to control it, as their aggression rises to the max. This Teigu takes the form of a belt, like Lionelle, made of fine golden fur threaded into a soft cloth. Despite its seeming frailty, it cannot be destroyed by normal means. When used, the wielder transforms into a [wolf-like beast](http://i.imgur.com/4Dwl7Tz.png).

Name: Huxley Fairbrook Faction: Rangers Age: Appears to be in his late twenties. Gender: Obvious Appearance: Huxley is fairly average in his appearance. He stands at about five feet and ten inches tall, he has short; straight; boring brown hair and brown eyes. he seems to be fit and in good health, but not particularly so. On the left side of his neck there is a large, red lump in the shape of a square that is kept covered at all times with either a turtle neck else a hood.casually Hux wears a turtle neck shirt and plain pants. There's no reason to stand out after all. In combat he wears blackened leather armor though notably he has steel armor covering his forearms. Personality: Huxley is a perpetual schemer. Outwardly he is charismatic enough. fast talking, quick witted, a bit of a joker, but on the inside its plan within plan within plan. Plans for his next mission, plans for escaping the room he's in, for orchestrating the murder of everyone he knows, for crushing the rebellion, for overthrowing the empire. For a crook he is very orderly. Most people will notice this in the morning when he checks all of his equipment and readies himself for the day in an almost zen-like state. If you work with him he has already made it very apparent to you not to interrupt him in this ritual. Personal History: Huxley's earliest memories are of a tube of green slop, specifically one that he was on the inside looking out. Its more of a vague vision really. After that Huxley remembers waking up in a warehouse with a strange square red lump on the left side of his neck. He got up, wandered around a bit and was confronted by a worker who was in the mind to get Huxley arrested for trespassing. the amnesiac quickly convinced the worker that he was inspecting the warehouse for the empire. At least long enough for him to make a rapid escape into the city streets.With nowhere to go and no money to his nonexistent name he turned to thievery. It seemed a natural decision, as if he was already inclined to it. Pick pocketing and petty theft led to fellow thieves and fellow thieves led to bigger jobs, more money and better equipment. He was not always fond of the people he worked with, but eventually after several 'accidents' his crew was entirely made up of a loyal agreeable lot with Huxley at the helm. Meanwhile Huxley had ulterior motives to continue his operations. Every house he robbed every item he stole was an attempt to find out what happened to him. was he made. was he an amnesiac tested upon by some cruel authority? He never did find out. They were a scourge upon the wealthy for some time before eventually the law caught up with them. Most were executed, but a few, Huxley included were given the option to live in return for pledging their allegiance to the empire and devoting themselves to eradicating the rebellion. Naturally he agreed. Since then he's been something of a nightmare to the rebellion, blowing up supply depots, stealing intelligence, the usual really, but with a more military orientation. Skills: Huxley worked his own way up from the criminal underworld and quickly learned to bluff his way out of what situations he could, pick pockets and locks. As the years went on he was a part of and planned greater heists, learning his way around the sword, firearm and explosives to keep on top of the law. Additionally he learned a great deal about black and grey markets, research gathering, scouting, wall climbing and general stealth during his time as a thief. His talent for thievery and close quarters combat has actually translated well to demotions operations, stealing rebel plans and equipment, wet-work and breaking strongholds. Teigu: None currently. Hopefully its not too awful.

**Name:** Hall Ryst **Faction:** WaldGeist **Age:** 23 **Gender:** Male **Appearance:**  Hall stands at 5'8 and has medium length jet black hair. He dresses in black clothing which cover the many scars that adorn his body. **Personality:** Hall is a battle freak. He lives off the thrill of fighting with his life on the line. He enjoys all aspects of it such as tactics, fist fights, underhand moves and anything that be used in battle. He is naturally cunning and quick witted. Being a smooth talker as well helps him click with other people easily. Hall would have been an ideal soldier if not for his overwhelming love of battle which he prioritizes over all else. Yes, he's even been known to attack his own allies in order to satiate his hunger and his bloodlust has put him into many precarious situations. Hall might be an oddball but he's a top notch fighter. **Personal History:** Someone as disturbed as Hall obviously did not have a cheerful upbringing. He was sold by his parents at the age of 7 to be a slave in the capital. Bought by a architect, Hall was used for physical labour and lived off leftovers. With a life full of abuse, he was ecstatic when he was sold once again but to a rich noble family. Unfortunately, nobles tended to be disgusting failures of humans. He was made to be a gladiator in underground fight rings. What happened in the few years after that could be summed up as Hall torturing the noble family to death before making his way out as a mercenary. He's currently been hired by the Rebel Army and was made a member of WaldGeist due to his overwhelming power. His true goal however isn't money but to take on both Great General Budo and Esdeath. **Skills:** +Battle Tactics - Hall enjoys the thinking part of battles as much as the fighting part. He makes use of the geography, the enemy's tendencies and everything at his disposal in his plans. Though he's capable of standard tactics, Hall much prefers using guerilla and deviant ones which he finds to be much more effective. +Basic Medical Knowledge - While he won't be conducting any surgeries, Hall is fully capable of dealing with all sorts of injuries. Injuries were potentially fatal in the field so he decided to come up with his own ways to deal with them. He picked up which herbs were useful in the wild, he would sew his own stitches on or cauterize his own wounds if necessary. **Teigu:** Mugen Hebi: Orochi Orochi was created from the egg of the Ultra Class danger beast, Yamata no Orochi. Yamata no Orochi was an giant 8 headed snake that had incredible life force. Every head chopped off would regrow into two. Orochi is a biological type Teigu in the form of a shadowy black snake. It has two abilities. It can rapidly multiply itself into hundreds of snakes that move at Hall's command. The core remains in the main snake which stays at Hall's side. The second ability is to harden it's main body and turn into a rigid spear.