[OOC] Welcome to Santa Somabra [Fantasy Noir]

[Obscene Symphony]

@nightwarden Hey, who drew your character refs? I love the art!

[Obscene Symphony]

Also, anyone should I out my sheet here first?

As well, I have a small warning: My sheets are always kinda shit. I swear it isn't an indication of my writing capability, I'm just crap at writing sheets XD They don't flow AT ALL.

[Strawberry425]

Working on a post right now!

[Kingfisher]

Also, anyone should I out my sheet here first?

As well, I have a small warning: My sheets are always kinda shit. I swear it isn't an indication of my writing capability, I'm just crap at writing sheets XD They don't flow AT ALL.

@Obscene Symphony

Chuck it up, we don't bite.

Working on a post right now!

@Strawberry425

The Hype is reeeeal!

[Strawberry425]

Carbon Monoxide alarm just went off, so this post is going to take a bit longer. I'll be here, lingering in the background, but I've been kicked from the comfort of my desktop and the inside, to outside (which was rather nice this morning, but the sun is stinging now) and have been reduced to writing the post on my phone, which is proving to be relatively annoying. Unfortunately, I can't go to the nearest library to write up a post because I can't leave my parrot and my sister. Bare with me, everyone, please!

[Kingfisher]

Carbon Monoxide alarm just went off, so this post is going to take a bit longer. I'll be here, lingering in the background, but I've been kicked from the comfort of my desktop and the inside, to outside (which was rather nice this morning, but the sun is stinging now) and have been reduced to writing the post on my phone, which is proving to be relatively annoying. Unfortunately, I can't go to the nearest library to write up a post because I can't leave my parrot and my sister. Bare with me, everyone, please!

@Strawberry425

Hope everything's okay at your end! Please make sure to take care of yourself before getting back down to writing. Your well-being is more important and I'm sure we can all wait a little bit longer.

[Obscene Symphony]

@Strawberry425 Oh geez, I hope you guys are okay!

@Kingfisher (or anyone really) Hey, I have a question regarding my character. How are religion/churches viewed in Santa Somabra? Do some mobs revere them (the way old Italian mobs used to) or are they rejected by most of the population due to all the supernatural beings about? Or anything in between? I would assume they're mostly rejected.

Context: I want to make a young pastor trying to live in a myth-dominated community where he and his church are hated. Would that make sense?

[Obscene Symphony]

@Kingfisher

Aaron Bachmeier

Name: Aaron Bachmeier

Nickname(s): Pastor, Pastor Aaron

Race: Human

Age: 22

Appearance: Aaron is a beanpole if you've ever seen one. Standing at a staggering 6'5" and weighing a measly 150lbs, he's long and lean and undeniably scrawny. He has the build of a man who hasn't had a proper meal in a long time, and the look of someone who loses too much sleep to stress. His skin is pale, his eyes very blue and somewhat sunken, his hair limp blonde.
He tries to dress nicely as much as possible, struggling to keep himself in a clean shirt and slacks. At all times, he wears a small, worn wooden cross on a long fibre cord under his shirt (or openly in the relative safety of his church), and the telltale collar of a pastor. However, his clothes are well-worn and sometimes damaged or stained, which he tries desperately to hide.

Personality: Aaron is a devout Anglican, and strives to be the best and kindest man he can be. He believes that all life has value and that no one is a lost cause. While he believes wholeheartedly in the power and mercy of God, he does not push his beliefs onto others; his church is always open to whomever would enter, regardless of faith, gender, race, sexuality, or beliefs.

Aaron wants, with his whole being, to help people. As such, he has taken an interest in medicine and studies medical texts when he can. He absolutely detests violence, and even if being slandered or even attacked, he will not raise his hand to another living thing. This has led to many issues, as he refuses to defend himself in an effort to keep himself pure.

Aaron detests those who draw pleasure from the pain of others and tries his best to keep out of the mob dealings that go on around him. However, with his morals, it becomes harder and harder to keep himself from getting caught up in the fray.

Bio: Aaron was born half of a set of unwanted twins, to a Demon's Blood-addicted prostitute in one of the poorest and most crime-ridden areas of Santa Somabra. For the first twelve years of their lives, the two brothers were very close and relied on each other for companionship and protection from their mother's
Ess-than-savoury clientele and her increasingly violent highs. When they were thirteen, their apartment, a sad, rundown excuse for a home, caught fire when their mother fell asleep while smoking. Aaron escaped the fire, but both his mother and twin brother were lost in the ashes. Blinded by smoke and tears, he ran to the nearest sanctuary: A small church, deep in the heart of the poor community.

The pastor there, a kind old woman named Lisa, took Aaron in and kept him with her in the church. She told him that his survival of the fire was a deliverance from God, and that he was meant to do good in the name of The Lord. Aaron latched onto her words and to her, revering her as the mother he'd dreamed of having. He mourned his brother for a year, finding comfort in his new religion and seeking guidance through it.

Over the years, Aaron learned the trade and helped Lisa wherever he could. He taught Sunday School to a dwindling group of children, assisted in sermons and prayers, and spearheaded charity efforts. He saw few marriages, fewer christenings and many funerals, but felt fulfilled by the work he did.

When he was twenty, Lisa succumbed to illness. Aaron held the funeral service and burial himself and took on her torch, having been ordained as a pastor when Lisa felt her death approaching. For the past two years, he's tried his best to keep the church running, but with his congregation having dwindled to almost no one and the community steadily becoming more and more hostile toward him and his church, his job is growing harder and harder by the day.

Other:
- Anglican pastors can marry and have children, and can be. Men and women, of any sexuality.
- While confession isn't necessarily something Anglicans do, Aaron will listen to and keep secret anything someone feels the need to confess.
- Aaron believes that God is loving and accepting, and believes that no one is beyond hope of improving themselves in the Lord's eyes, regardless of their beliefs.
- Increasingly hated by a community that sees itself rejected by religion, Aaron and his church regularly fall victim to attacks. These range from the more common slandering sand graffiti on the walls of his church to actual, physical attacks to Aaron himself. Running on donations alone, he has little to no money left for upkeep of the church or his own sustenance.

I'll edit in the formatting layer right now I'm working on cell data so I gotta go fast let me know if there's anything that needs changing!!!!

[Strawberry425]

Hey all. I'm really tired, and my writer's block is persisting for some reason. I did the best that I could, but its not great. If anything needs to change just tell me. Idk why I'm having such bad writer's block, but I'm going to assume it really does have to do with this sleep deprivation, and then the fact that the semester begins again next week. Ugh

[Kingfisher]

@Strawberry425 Oh geez, I hope you guys are okay!

@Kingfisher (or anyone really) Hey, I have a question regarding my character. How are religion/churches viewed in Santa Somabra? Do some mobs revere them (the way old Italian mobs used to) or are they rejected by most of the population due to all the supernatural beings about? Or anything in between? I would assume they're mostly rejected.

Context: I want to make a young pastor trying to live in a myth-dominated community where he and his church are hated. Would that make sense?

@Obscene Symphony

Sort of neutrally really. The church is more of a front for racketeering and manipulation, with gangs using then as meeting places, and most priests being con-men. In lower society they're usually detested as many view God as having abandoned then, but you'll still get the odd Christian floating about.

Aaron the anglican is approved. I don't know what it was about your CS, but I'm filled with a kind of bitter-sweet happiness right now, so kudos for that. Feel free to put him in the CS tab whenever suits!

Hey all. I'm really tired, and my writer's block is persisting for some reason. I did the best that I could, but its not great. If anything needs to change just tell me. Idk why I'm having such bad writer's block, but I'm going to assume it really does have to do with this sleep deprivation, and then the fact that the semester begins again next week. Ugh

@Strawberry425

I thought that post was excellent, so if you ever get writers block again then just go with your instincts, cause I thought that was exceptional. Its gotten me in the mood to get my thinking cap on. Hope you managed to grab a decent nights sleep after all the excitement of yesterday!

Also I think I've become a fangirl of Chase and Charlize. This is a serious problem.

@Obscene Symphony Good god, Klaus has been reincarnated as a priest! :P

[Obscene Symphony]

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Aaron the anglican is approved. I don't know what it was about your CS, but I'm filled with a kind of bitter-sweet happiness right now, so kudos for that. Feel free to put him in the CS tab whenever suits!

@Obscene Symphony Good god, Klaus has been reincarnated as a priest! :P

@Kingfisher

First off, thank you! I get the same kind of feeling from him, that's why I was so excited to play him. And yeah! I love that image so much, it's the only one I've ever found that actually looks like a character in my mind! Hope no one hangs me for a copycat! Haha.

Also, can anyone catch me up on what's going on? There's a LOT of IC to go through, and it'd probably be helpful if I had a summary to go on, just to get started. I do plan on soldiering my way through the IC, but I don't want to get left in the dust just yet XD

[Kingfisher]

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First off, thank you! I get the same kind of feeling from him, that's why I was so excited to play him. And yeah! I love that image so much, it's the only one I've ever found that actually looks like a character in my mind! Hope no one hangs me for a copycat! Haha.

Also, can anyone catch me up on what's going on? There's a LOT of IC to go through, and it'd probably be helpful if I had a summary to go on, just to get started. I do plan on soldiering my way through the IC, but I don't want to get left in the dust just yet XD

@Obscene Symphony

You're most welcome, the praise was due! Heh tis fine, I recycled Ghisronia's picture for Nyxvira :P

Hokay, so currently the Hunters- Ellitist Werewolves- are rampaging through Santa Somabra, killing whoever they feel like, and the Faerie crime lady of Chinatown, Nyxvira BloodBloom, has assembled a team, through a mixture of blackmail and bribery, to take care of them.

MEANWHILE, Maddie Hollinghurst, vampress leader of the gang known as 'The Reapers', has been abducted by the Canoness, leader of the Forlorn Disciples, the games big baddies. Imbuing her with the blood of an Arch-Demon, the Canoness has sent Maddie off to go and take Razghul Elfchewer, two-headed ogre crime boss of the Martovanni family, as her captive.

[Obscene Symphony]

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You're most welcome, the praise was due! Heh tis fine, I recycled Ghisronia's picture for Nyxvira :P

Hokay, so currently the Hunters- Ellitist Werewolves- are rampaging through Santa Somabra, killing whoever they feel like, and the Faerie crime lady of Chinatown, Nyxvira BloodBloom, has assembled a team, through a mixture of blackmail and bribery, to take care of them.

MEANWHILE, Maddie Hollinghurst, vampress leader of the gang known as 'The Reapers', has been abducted by the Canoness, leader of the Forlorn Disciples, the games big baddies. Imbuing her with the blood of an Arch-Demon, the Canoness has sent Maddie off to go and take Razghul Elfchewer, two-headed ogre crime boss of the Martovanni family, as her captive.

@Kingfisher

Ah, so shit's about to go down.
Do you have a recommendation as to where I should plop my little church, to put my poor little pastor in the deepest shit possible?

Can you tell I love chaos? h e h

[Kingfisher]

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Ah, so shit's about to go down.
Do you have a recommendation as to where I should plop my little church, to put my poor little pastor in the deepest shit possible?

Can you tell I love chaos? h e h

@Obscene Symphony

Indeed, we're a few steps form the finale act of the game now, and everything we've been building to.

Hmmm, well there's been the odd scene set in the Cathedral but I feel like that would be abit to grandiose and Catholic. The leader of the Hunters is currently trashing an upmarket neighbourhood called Dwanpeak Heights. Would that suit?

[Obscene Symphony]

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Indeed, we're a few steps form the finale act of the game now, and everything we've been building to.

Hmmm, well there's been the odd scene set in the Cathedral but I feel like that would be abit to grandiose and Catholic. The leader of the Hunters is currently trashing an upmarket neighbourhood called Dwanpeak Heights. Would that suit?

@Kingfisher

Hmm, I don't know. Maybe I'll put it somewhere obscure and send him out looking for trouble. I'll have to get through the IC first.

Also, you're already climaxing after only 4 pages? Man, you guys are going ramming speed. Then again, with the post lengths I'm seeing, I'm not too surprised.

[Kingfisher]

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Hmm, I don't know. Maybe I'll put it somewhere obscure and send him out looking for trouble. I'll have to get through the IC first.

Also, you're already climaxing after only 4 pages? Man, you guys are going ramming speed. Then again, with the post lengths I'm seeing, I'm not too surprised.

@Obscene Symphony

Okie dokie, lemmie know what you decide on.

Not exactly, by finale act I'm referring to the last big threat for the players to overcome, which will play out over a while. Also, we've still got the Hunters to fuck up yet!

[DJAtomika]

Working on a post.

On estimate, how many werewolves are there in the red light district? I kinda need a number to base my posts on.

[Kingfisher]

Working on a post.

On estimate, how many werewolves are there in the red light district? I kinda need a number to base my posts on.

@DJAtomika

I'd say about 8 including Brunkas. Just a friendly reminder; Nyx shot these guys with a sentry turret and they didn't die, so they're going to be quite a challenge.

[Strawberry425]

Hey everyone. Classes start tomorrow. Just dropping in to say I may start being a lot slower these next few months. I think I'm taking a lot of reading and writing intensive classes this semester, and so I'll be a little slowed by that. I'll still have my long weekend to reply, but I'm also looking for a job. Either way, things are going to get a little tight from here till winter.

[DJAtomika]

I'm still here, just slowly working through my RPs. Once I'm done with this other one, Santa Somabra is next.