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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... PLANT 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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Name: Conner Waters



Appearance: Conner is tall and lean, standing at exactly six feet tall. He has slender well defined swimmers body that he is very happy to show off. He spends plenty of time out in the sun, and thus has a lightly tanned skin complexion. He has a boyish heart shaped face, with big brown eyes, and a small nose. He keeps his brunette hair spiked up in the front, a style he thinks is cool. He can most often be seen with a grin on his face.

As for clothing, even though Conner comes from a wealthy family, he doesn’t dress the part. He wears simple T-shirts and jeans all the time. He also likes to wear tight fitting tank tops to show off his physique at times. When it’s cold out, he’ll wear a light blue hoodie. Footwear consists of a reliable pair of blue and white sneakers, or sandals. He dresses for comfort more than for fashion. He does like the color blue, and incorporates that into his wardrobe.

Gender: Male

Age: 18

Occupation: Surfer/Surf Shop Employee

Plant Essence: Seaweed

Superpower(s): Conner has control over water. At the moment, he can only move small amounts of water, and can’t pull moisture from the air. Only control existing sources of water. He can splash people in the face with water from a water fountain. With time, his powers will grow.

Personality: Conner is a spontaneous and outgoing young man. He likes to have fun. His favorite activities are surfing, swimming, playing video games, and reading comic books. He enjoys socializing with others and being the center of attention. He is an handshaking, touching kind of guy. He openly expresses affection through hugs, holding hands, as well as stroking and grabbing shoulders. He particularly likes flirting with attractive guys. He makes friends easily, and will happily chat up strangers if they interest him somehow. He enjoys social situations, and believes that everyone else would too. He's likely to convince people who he perceives as being lonely to come along with things like 'come on, you'll enjoy it!' or 'you don't know what you're missing!' While he does need to spend time alone once in a while, he gets bored if he does it too long. He values all his relationships, and will happily stick with anyone he considers a friend.

He can often be found with a smile on his face, even during stressful situations. He often makes jokes, when the situation is tense to lift people's spirits. He may tease others in a 'playful' way, and expect them not to 'take it so seriously.' He does feel bad if somebody does actually get their feelings hurt by what he says. Sometimes his attempts at humor are read as him not taking the situation seriously. While he does joke around a lot, he is capable of getting things done. He just doesn't feel the need to be so dour about it. He often suggests that others not be so serious.

Conner enjoys showing off his skills for others in order to get praise. He is prone to bragging about the things he is good at. He does it in a 'look at this awesome thing I can do!' way, rather than an 'I'm better than you.' way.

He likes to live in the moment rather than dwelling on the past. This means Conner is not the best when it comes to organization, or planning. Due to his lack of planning ahead, it makes him impulsive, and he tends to jump into things without a second thought. He gets bored when he is not sufficiently stimulated, and will complain about being bored. He is also not the most tidy person. He does clean up his mess after the fact if it's pointed out to him, but he has trouble avoiding making a mess in the first place.

Growing up a member of a rich family that has high standards, and a seemingly perfect older sister has given him a number of insecurites. He’s always worried about not being good enough, and that he doesn’t belong anywhere. He feels like he has something to prove. He wants to have a purpose in life. He tries to hide his worries behind a mask of cheerfulness, but they’re always there. It manifests as envy torwards others he thinks are better than him.

History: Conner grew up in an upscale area. Comner was the youngest son of the wealthy and prominent Waters family. His parents were quite strict, and they had high standards for their kids. Conner had an older sister named Arianna, and she was the the apple of the family’s eye, at least it appeared that way to Conner. She was beautiful, talented, intelligent, and it felt like she could do no wrong. To him, it always seemed like anything he could do she could do better.

In his teenage years, Conner gave up trying to live up to the high standards set by his sister. He only did just well enough in school to get by, and spent a lot of time slacking off. He would often act up in class, and get himself into trouble. There were days where he would cut class to go to the beach and surf. Surfing was one of his favorite activities. It was definitely something Arianna wouldn’t do. He enjoyed the thrill and adrenaline high of catching a big wave. That, and he also flirting with the hot guys in swimsuits on the beach.

He continued coasting through life trying to have as much fun as possible. Even though his grades weren’t the best, he was rather popular with other students, and had a few close friends. His parents wished he would put more effort into his studies, and better represent his family name, but Conner didn’t really care to try. His sister was obviously the shining star of the family, so why did they need him for?

He managed to graduate with just good enough grades to pass. He continues working as an Employee at a local surf shop, and isn’t sure if he wants to go to college or for that matter, what he wants to do with the rest of his life.

Conner discovered his powers while surfing, naturally. He was able to move water when he was paddling out to sea. He had superpowers. He read about people having them, but never in his life did he think he’d get them too. That was something Arianna didn’t have. If she did, she didn’t tell anyone about them. While these powers are awesome for sure, but besides getting people wet, there wasn’t much he could do with them right now. So he kept them a secret until he had a better handle on what they could do.

Miscellaneous: He’s gay!
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@Crimson Flame Conner is approved. Go ahead and put him in the Characters tab. You can start posting in the IC tab as soon as I get my first post out. :)
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*collapses*

DONE!

I acknowledge that the first post turned out to be a massive wall. Please know that I'll never expect my players to write a massive wall unless they are willing and able. Don't feel intimidated, we're all here for fun. ^_^
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So, what should I be doing in my first post?
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It would be best for getting everyone's characters together and starting a plot together if they attended the summit. Whether they reserved tickets fair and square, or try to crash it, or just stumble into it, is up to you. You can start with a bit of "before the conference" story to introduce the character like I did, or you can go straight to your character entering the retreat center.
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It would be best for getting everyone's characters together and starting a plot together if they attended the summit. Whether they reserved tickets fair and square, or try to crash it, or just stumble into it, is up to you. You can start with a bit of "before the conference" story to introduce the character like I did, or you can go straight to your character entering the retreat center.


Ok. Now, I have to figure out a way to get Conner to the conference.

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If it helps any, talk about the summit quickly spread beyond that one cheesy morning show. It was a pretty big deal to have a whole sciencey conference around something that many people still see as a big hoax. It has probably been memed.
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We now have a Discord. The link is discord.gg/ruprwmXS and it's in the 0th post. So now we I can spam the Discord with my minor comments that don't really need to flood the OOC!

One more spam comment the whole forum should see, though. The "three month maximum" means your powers started no earlier than three months before the main story start date of June 19, 2021. The very earliest plant powers emerged on the first day of Spring 2021.
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There we go. Sorry about the delay. A good FC was hard to find.
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@Enkryption Kerri is approved. Copy her to the Characters tab and then you can play in the IC.

I'm very sorry we're in Florida.

Blame @Crimson Flame.
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@Martian Arthur is approved, post him in Characters and you can start playing.
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I altered the backstory a little to include the dream, how's this?

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So, just to have my facts in line, the talk show was broadcasted on the 11th of May, and the gathering is talking place on the 19th of July? I planned out how Kerri hears about this all and how she even gets to the summit with her low-wage income, I just wanna make sure I've got the established timeline down.
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@LuckyBlackCat Approved, insert same spiel I told the others. I like the mysterious quality of the dream.

@Enkryption Yes, you are right about the dates. And don't worry, most of you will -probably- get $100 back.
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LOL! I'm not worried about the money back guarantee. Just keeping my dates in order. XD

That settled, I can start on my post.
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@Enkryption OH NO, sorry, it's June 19 x_x
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@Enkryption OH NO, sorry, it's June 19 x_x


Oh, I misread. Whoops. Easy fix as an early catch, lol!
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