[@PhunkyPhoebe] That's great to hear! Hopefully we can continue to gain interest.

[@Genkai] Sorry for keeping you waiting on a response for so long. So in terms of what I intend for the plot, I really don't want to enforce too much of a story because I'd very much like the roleplay to progress based on the interactions of our characters (Which is why I would prefer a smaller group than a larger one, as you say). At the same time, I do have some ideas in mind that could act as somewhat of a catalyst for tension between characters.

One idea I have relates to a schism inside the Inner Circle as to who should rightfully head the family. There would be Jin Sohma on one side, the strong minded entrepreneur that intends to raise the families wealth and power. He's fearful of the curse and tends to be quite harsh towards members of the Zodiac, but he is willing to grant them freedom in the hopes that they will support the growth of the clan.

The other side of the Inner Circle would be those who are more aware of the particulars of the Curse and how the Zodiac Spirits are bound to one another forever. They wish for Jin to respectfully step down from his position as head of the family to make way for the unborn child who is God. They practically worship the Zodiac members and treat them as if they are better than everyone else, keeping them inside the Inner Circle.

So essentially you'd have two groups in the Roleplay. The Zodiac members who stand behind Jin; who grants them the freedom to be their own person even despite being hard on them. And then the Zodiac members who remained in the Inner Circle and are respected and revered but are under the strict supervision of those in the Inner Circle. They'd be able to leave the compound but they'd be unable to form bonds with anyone from the outside world as easily as those who follow Jin without being scrutinized by their elders.

I hope that from this concept a lot of tension between characters will develop, as well as make room for many interesting relationships between regular people and members of the Zodiac. Those who are on Jin's side are still mindful of the curse, but they aren't being taught to fear it and resist human connections. Whereas those in the Inner Circle are taught that the Curse marks them as different and people won't accept their differences. The Cats role in this story is essentially the same as in the Manga, except whoever decides to fill that role can decide which side their character falls on. I also think this could lead to some interesting development, especially when the one who takes the role of God is born; will some who are loyal to Jin sense their connection to God and abandon Jin to be with the child?

The problem so far that I'm having with this premise is that having two sides to the Sohma family, as well as outsiders and maybe even non-zodiac Sohma members, is that we're not looking for an exceptionally large cast here. In fact our interest has been incredibly low. So if we were to go with this idea, it would have to be scaled down to really only accomodate for 4-6 roleplayers. I mean if we have 6 roleplayers and each have 2 characters then that's 12 characters to work with right there, so that'd be enough. But at this rate I don't know how much interest we will get and I certainly know that not every roleplayer is comfortable with multiple characters.

I hope this answered your question for what I intended for plot. It's not a very confronting situation, but it would hopefully set the scene as to how our characters act towards each other and to outsiders.