[center][h1][color=darkgray] The Lock [/color][/h1][/center] [center][color=cyan] [i]You Fell. So long ago. For a crime you may or may not have committed.. How sad. The Human's Earth was yours once, or was it? I can't really remember. You were a God once, but steadily weren't. Living among them has probably changed you. For better or for worse. If it hasn't, [i]he'll[/i] be disappointed. But I won't care. I shouldn't be doing this, but it'll be oh so fun! Come now ye Gods, welcome your old friends! What was lost is now given back anew! Your powers return! And so do you![/i][/color] [/center] [center][h1][color=darkgray] Premise [/color][/h1][/center] [center]Hello and welcome to Godfall! A world full of possibilities. Be a God, Demigod or even a human, there's plenty of room! If you haven't read the full lore(which I encourage), I will summarize whats going on. You were a God once, with an aspect instilled into you upon your creation. You lived in the Heavens for Eons, or maybe even the Earth and everything was in balance until the Sun and Moon created Humanity, then went to sleep. Some Gods abused these new found creatures, maybe even ate them and this chaos resulted in an unbalance of the mundane world(Earth), and as a result, Death wasn't happy, so like an angry parent he grounded the gods on Earth and locked Heaven up. Eventually all of their powers left them and they were forced to live a cursed life. You could never die by humans means, and if you somehow did get into a serious accident, you always woke up perfectly fine. Now in the present time, a spirit decided to play a prank on death and turned the key halfway, allowing the gods powers to come back. Now, through word of ear, everyone knows about the spirit and you are in a race to find him, or Death. Maybe to get some answers or revenge? Only you know.[/center] [center][h1][color=darkgray] The Primordial Law[/color] [/h1] 1. There are three main dimensions: The Heavens, The Earth and The Underworld. 2. All gods have three powers of their own, plus a weapon of some kind that can be stolen and used by other Gods/Demi-Gods. 3. The rulers of the Heavens were the Sun, Solaria and Moon, Lunus. They had several children with one another and those children would go on to be greater deities in their own right. 4. Demigods were created between a union of man and god. Once the God's power dwindled to nothing they became normal humans, but now if a such a Union happened currently, demigods will have powers of their own. Demigods only get two powers to call their own, however every single one has enhanced reflexes, strengths, and stamina. 5. All manner of creatures existed at one point another and with the Gods return, maybe even they will? 6. On the death of gods- Yes, gods can die, but it is by no means easy. Gods are powerful entities who basically exist to uphold an aspect of creation. By killing a god you're basically killing the aspect that they uphold and leaving what remains of said aspect, broken. It'll still work but it won't be upheld to the fullest. For example, lets say The God of War and the God of Peace got into a battle. The God of War overwhelms Peace, and kills him. Peace gets sent to place that not even the Gods know and War is the victor. Ever since Peace died, the Human's world has been at war on and off with only small time periods of relative peace. It doesn't have to be a full scale war to suffice either, even a small border skirmish counts. 7. It has been said that humans can obtain demigodhood, but such a process has not been seen in centuries.[/center] [center][h1][color=darkgray]How It all came to be[/color][/h1] Long before humans crept into the light of the sun, or slept in the shadow of the moon, above the Earth sat the Heavens. It was a myriad of regions, realms, and kingdoms that expanded as far as the divine eye willed. Each God and Goddess had an aspect that they held dominion over, given at the moment of their creation and tasked with interpreting until the end of all things. The Sun and Moon ruled the Heaven's from their thrones far above, and from this union came children, the greater aspects of the Heavens. For untold time, the denizens of this place lived in relative balance with one another, upholding the primordial laws and keeping any conflict with one another, isolated. Then one day, everything changed. You see, during the time before humans, the Earth was a place full of potential. Nature Deities had worked wonders in many ways, changing the landscape to fit the needs of the fauna but it was, as many Gods put, mundane. The Sun and Moon's greatest creation yet, was overshadowed by the Heaven's boundless energy. Centuries of habitation by the Gods had leaked their divine essences into the very foundations, and there was no need to go to Earth. That was until humanity arrived. The Sun and Moon were enamored with Earth, and not wanting to waste such a home, the created humanity. They realized the one great mistake of the gods, they were bound to their aspects and lived forever to uphold them. So they gave humans a bit of the dark, and a bit of the light with no restraints but one. They lived a natural existence, a mortal one like the world they now lived in. This effort, almost killed them, so they withdrew into a hibernation, one in which they still remain. With the Sun and Moon gone, and humanity living, growing, and dying, it attracted the attention of the Gods. Many did not care about them, many were infatuated with them, and many hated them. For the next several centuries, humanity would live in a world of chaos, something that the Sun and Moon could not have anticipated. Most Gods treated humanity as toys. Most were enslaved for a variety of reasons, or just outright eaten. They multiplied so quickly that there always seemed to be an endless supply. But this chaos was destroying the balance of the mundane world, and worse, it upset Death. Unbeknownst to the Gods, Death had fallen in Love with Humanity for reasons they could not comprehend. So he wrought a lock made of the bones of innocents, and placed it on the Gates of the Heavens. In an instant, the Gods were cast out. There was confusion, infighting and suffering and for years most looked for Death himself but he could never be found. As time when on for the Gods, their powers began to dwindle slowly. From school books, the past can tell us what some of them did throughout history. Forming pantheons, religions, great epics and powerful names come to mind, before their power became nothing and they were given a cursed life. They could not die by humans means, and lived eternally, one of the only lasting effects of Godhood. But not all hope was lost for them. The year is now 2018, and the Gods are myths, but they still walk among humanity doing who knows what. However, something was about to happen that would change the course of the world forever. A mischievous spirit named Hollow thought to pull a prank on Death himself, so he nicked the key to the Heavens, leaving a rather funny note in its place. Hallow traveled to the Heaven's gate full of laughter, and turned the lock halfway. Death became instantly aware of the theft at that moment, for energy from Heaven began to flow outwards once again, flooding to the ones it had not seen in ages, the Gods. Now Hollow could not contain his excitement and began telling spirits of all varieties of his prank on death. Word quickly spread, and the race was on to find the key, or Death or anything for that matter. The world would change, and all because a spirit wanted to play a prank.[/center] [center][h1] [color=darkgray]The Rules [/color][/h1] 1. Most important out of all of them: Have fun! Regardless if you are in IC or OOC, respect each other and be sure to have fun. 2. Ask Questions if you have them! 3. Seeing as this is within the casual section please do post at least a somewhat decent paragraph with spelling and grammar that is appropriate for a casual RP. 4. If at any time you are going to be inactive for more than three days please do give everyone a heads up so that no one ends up stuck. 5. This RP is open to suggestions so if there are any please do come and talk about it with the GMs before going on with it. 6. This one is an obvious one, but no godmodding, power playing or meta gaming. No one likes it, so don't do it. 7. This is a mature RP, now this does not mean sex everywhere, it means there will be swearing and some mild violence, please keep it civil and do not try to traumatize another person through descriptively gory violence. 8. Last but not least respect the words of the GM and Co-GM. [/center] [center][hider=Applications] [hider=God/Goddess] Name: Also known as: (Can have up to three titles) Age: God Aspect: (Can only have on unless told otherwise) Personality: (Since I am not a fan of writing a personality, and would rather see how a character acts in IC, this is optional) Parents: (If any, can be a child of the Sun and Moon) Sexuality: Form on Earth: True Form: (Turning on a true form turns most mortals insane and is usually condemned by other Gods) Powers: (May have up to three) Weapon: (You can have one weapon, and this weapon is something that went powerless with you. You don't necessarily have to have the weapon happen with you either. It could have been lost, stolen, maybe even sold. But as soon as you touch it, it will become powerful again.) History Pre-Earth bound: (How did you come to be? What was divinity like for your character? Anything interesting happen to them? Most importantly, how did your character treat humanity and their subsequent exile from the Heavens? Questions don't have to be answered but I'd like two paragraphs please.) History Post-Earth bound: (What's happened to your character over the years? How'd they cope with loosing their powers? Were they perhaps a legendary figure or god in history? Anything interesting happen to them? Same as above, two paragraphs please.) Motive: (With your powers restored what do you want to do with them? Find death and get answers? Get revenge even? Unlock the Heaven's all the way and return home? Anything is possible!) Optional Content (Your characters personal opinions on Other Gods/Demigods/Humans that they may have met before. Can be brief or long, the choice is yours. See below for Opinions sheet.) [/hider] [hider=Demigod] Appearance: Name: Gender: Age: Parent: Powers: (Demigods only get two powers) Backstory: Motive: Optional Content (Your characters personal opinions on Other Gods/Demigods/Humans that they may have met before. Can be brief or long, the choice is yours. See below for Opinions sheet.) [/hider] [hider=Human] Appearance- Name- Gender- Age- Talents- (Anything your character is good at. Like riding a bike, etc.) Backstory- Motive- Optional Content (Your characters personal opinions on Other Gods/Demigods/Humans that they may have met before. Can be brief or long, the choice is yours. See below for Opinions sheet.) [/hider] [/hider][/center] [center][hider=Opinions Sheet] [b]The Gods[/b] Desious- Amos- Fiala- Hiraga- Goehearth- Brod- Stjerne- Zencrux- Cyl'Nyarlith- Huseror- Vetra- Regales- Eyeris- [b]Other Demigods[/b] Keyla Harms- Jericho- Nemeria- Shirley Hamilton- Hiyori Kozlovsky- Luke Favaro- [b]Humans[/b] David Turner- No Opinion Yet. [/hider][/center]