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As legend goes...

Many ages ago, before the first forge was invented, the humans and animals lived in closer harmony. Perhaps because the animals honored the witty humans... or perhaps because they pitied the creatures whose only defense was their mind... the animals lent their aid to certain humans who respected and revered them. Most of this aid came in the form of quiet wisdom and encouragement. A handful of these people, however, received a greater bond with their animal guide. Some could breathe underwater, or run at inhuman speed, or fly, depending on whatever gift their guide had to give.

As technology advanced, humanity started to walk away from its connection with the animals. Started to "own" animals for their own gain, to think of all other species as lesser beings. As the divide grew, the guardian animals' gifts diminished until nothing but legend remained. The First Peoples of the Americas maintained their connection for millenia longer than most areas of the world, but eventually they too fell prey to conquerors and the last animal-powered human was lost to folklore.

For reasons unknown, the animal essences began to reappear around the year 1950. What began as a few disbelieved people thrown into asylums turned into thousands of people with secret, then open superpowers related to animal abilities. The rest of the 20th century and into the 21st century was partially shaped by the growing number of people with animal blessings and how they interact with the rest of humanity. Some nations praise them, some nations hate them, and there has been talk about starting a new nation just for people with animal-based powers. In the year 2021, about 10% of the world's population has a superpower granted by an animal essence. 

In Spring 2021, another strange thing happened. A small number of people began to develop... [i]PLANT[/i] powers? Why did the plants get involved? Why now? Are plant-based powers even real, or just another urban legend? How will the new people with plant essences interact with animal-powered people, regular humans, and the world around them? This legend is yet to be told...

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1. General RPGuild rules
2. One character per player at this time
3. Your character must have a particular type of plant that grants them a reasonably related superpower(s). It can be on-the-nose or less so, as long as I decide your line of reasoning is valid. For example, a jalapeno could grant fire-breathing powers.
4. Plant powers are [b]very[/b] new. Your character has had this connection for three months maximum as of the official start date of June 19, 2021. There is no minimum. As such, please keep your powers small-to-medium to start. If this goes well enough we can level up to god-mode later. :D
5. If your character has a certain power upon character creation, you may increase or decrease the strength of that power at any time, within reason. If you want your character to gain a whole new power that wasn't mentioned at creation, you must put your idea in OOC chat or PM me for approval. You must [b]also[/b] post three more times after approval before you can use that power. This is to prevent situations where a player magically creates a new power to get out of any random situation. (Now, if a [i]character[/i] does that on occasion, it could be BADASS. I just don't want it to come cheap.) If you have ideas now for way into the future, you can mention them now. That way, your three posts after approval will be done long before you actually want to start gaining that power.
6. The plant or animal essence that bestows a power typically reveals itself as an image in a dream. The dream could happen before or after the powers emerge. The dream and powers usually happen within a month of each other, but sometimes a greater length of time passes for reasons unknown. (Or perhaps the person didn't realize the significance of the dream and had to be reminded multiple times, lol.)
7. Your character may come in with NPC tag-alongs, but NPC's you play can't have a plant or animal essence.
8. This story takes place in an AU 21st century. The technology, customs, etc. are mostly similar to the real world, though the influence of animal essences has changed some things.
9. I don't have much of a length expectation for posts - it can be one short paragraph as long as that paragraph moves the plot or conversation along. I do have a frequency expectation. I expect a post at least once a week and may move the story along without you if you don't post anything for two weeks.
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[hider=Character Sheet]
Please post your CS to the OOC for approval.

Name:
Appearance: (this can be a picture, written description, or both)
Gender:
Age:
Occupation:
Plant Essence: (what kind of plant has connected with your character and given them a superpower)
Superpower(s): (aim for a 2 or 3/10 on the powerful scale with a potential to scale up over time)
Personality:
History: (should include when their plant connection started)
Miscellaneous: (optional)
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Thanks for giving this a look! I hope we can grow together as an RP family! I'm rooting for you!