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The Shadow of Loran

Sounds a lot like Bloodborne, especially with the name Loran being the name of a place within Bloodborne itself if I do recall. Big fan of that game.

Is this still active and happening? I'd be interested if so.

Kakumei

Shimura Mako

"Mako, heir to the Shimura clan. Let's all get along, yeah?"

Character Fields

Name|Aliases
Shimura Mako

Age|Gender
13 | Female

Clan|Rank
Shimura | Academy Student

Affiliations
Konohagakure

Characterization & Prestige
Mako, while not necessarily a rebel, rarely pays attention during class. The extensive research she does at her family's behest renders her as having the personality and mannerisms of a no-good slacker to her peers, and unfocused to her instructors, due to how fatigued she always is. Being quite socially awkward and afraid of backlash, she has never quite managed to voice these problems properly to anyone, choosing to take the fall for it herself rather than speak out about being overworked. That's not to say she doesn't have friends, but is still trying to work out how to come out of her shell to become more comfortable being in the spotlight. For now though, she's known to be very matter of fact and to the point, stating things plainly and only using the required words to get information across. There's been such a lack of words spoken from her mouth, in fact, that when combined with her choice of attire some are still confused as to whether she's male or female. As an aside, she is also notorious for being dreadful at Genjutsu, as she feels it makes her tired and sluggish even if she's not the one being targeted by it.

Origin Story
From an early age, Mako has had expectations placed upon her for greatness. Born into the Shimura clan as the firstborn of the next generation, she is to one day inherit the secrets the clan has to offer and undergo full training in their specialties, including their ties to elephant summoning contracts such as the Baku. Her parents still very much traditionalists, they have taken their rivalry with the Sarutobi clan very seriously throughout the years. Obsessively so, in fact; such that when they heard of the next generation of Sarutobi children coming about, they ensured that they would train their own Shimura heir to become as perfect as possible from a young age.

Unfortunately, as it turns out, placing pressure and burdens on a child from a young age can cause them to shut down or develop odd behavior. Such was the case for Mako, who was forced to excel at a rapid pace in Fuinjutsu and research of the elephant summoning animals and their culture to one day form her own contract with them. Every night from an early age, she was pushed physically and mentally to prove that the superior clan between the Shimura and the Sarutobi was the former, and to make her a worthy heir of clan secrets faster than their Sarutobi rivals. Whether Mako knew of whether the Sarutobi clan took this rivalry as seriously as the Shimura, she never found out - her parents would find ways to separate her from Sarutobi clansmen whenever they could. Not every Shimura shared the same animosity as Mako's parents; in fact, more treated it as healthy competition than anger, but whatever happened in their past with the Sarutobi, Mako dared not question her parents. Much in the same way that soldiers don't question their superiors, the young Shimura heir saw herself as having no choice but to grit her teeth and do her best.

And do her best she did - to the knowledge of practically no one. Fuinjutsu is not a subject that plays a great role in the early stages of shinobi training as compared to Ninjutsu or Taijutsu. Those facts combined with a habit for lethargy due to never achieving sufficient sleep, and one would receive what Mako is - a tired underachiever with no obvious faults or talents. It's only in the background, in the quiet of her home, in her dimly lit room built for research, that she is considered a prodigy. For the moment, she's only a sleepy girl with dreams plagued by anxiety, but wishes to one day unleash her gifts on the world.

Character Development & Conceptualization
OOC Goals: Similarly to before, I want to experience character development alongside the other characters, seeing how Mako interacts with the rest and how it shapes and matures her. Not a fan of those static characters, so I'm eager to see what quirky or dark bumps along the way will change everyone's characters permanently, for better or worse. I'd also like to see what a Shimura who's not a genocidal psychopath like Danzo, can do; with their tendency for wind element, fuinjutsu and elephant contracts, there's surely an interesting moveset to be found there.

IC Goals: Mako wants to make her clan proud, but also find a way to stand out on her own in a way that isn't simply showing herself as the next Shimura head. Unsure of how to do that, the early parts of her story will center around how her experiences as a genin will shape her views of how she wishes to "stand out". Late-game in that regard is too difficult to predict with the amount of variables.

Other than that, she also wants to interact with members of the Sarutobi clan to both confirm any hostility in their clan rivalry, and confirm if they're as pretentious and arrogant as her parents have tried to drill into her head. In particular, any Sarutobi around her age, including whichever is to inherit the Sarutobi's clan techniques next.

She also wishes to learn more about the outside world as she undoubtedly goes on adventures as a genin. She's read about many places, but has no physical context or experience with them, and curiosity is killing her.

Triple T's

Talents

Fuinjutsu: Fuinjutsu, otherwise known as the art of sealing, is the first thing Mako was forced to learn when her parents' private tutoring began. Some might see this as learning incorrectly, skipping the basics, but they entrusted the academy to pick up the scraps. While she hasn't learned anything too advanced yet, what her parents have allowed her to read on sealing, she has excelled at an extraordinary rate. This is in part due to some kind of natural knack for it, but the concept of fuinjutsu itself entranced Mako such that she treated the studying of it much like reading an intense thriller novel; her genuine interest in it was the biggest push for her to gain skill in the knowledge of it so quickly.

Medical Ninjutsu: One of the first things Mako thought of when reading about elephant summoning as a younger child was, "what if the elephants get hurt?". To that end, she ensured that after studying her regular Shimura research every night, she would take some additional time to read about and practice Medical Ninjutsu. The younger her didn't want any elephants to get hurt, so she also read up on elephant anatomy. As she grew older she realized it wasn't just elephants she would need to worry about, and also studied human anatomy and basic medicine making. It's not so much that she ever had a natural talent for healing, as much as her passionate concern for survival (especially of elephants) forced her to better learn how to heal herself and others.

Taijutsu: While not on the level of any of the Taijutsu-focused clans such as the Inuzuka, Akimichi or Lee clans, Mako was told by her parents that since the average Sarutobi was passable at Taijutsu, she would have to be better at Taijutsu in turn. She can't rely purely on the less aggressive combat tactics of Fuinjutsu or Medical Ninjutsu when it came time for fighting an opponent, so she learned the basics of close quarters combat. In her practice one night, she fell into a trance and woke up to broken training dummies and angry parents. Apparently she was a natural at some kind of trance-based Taijutsu, similar to Drunken Fist but brought on by late-night tiredness rather than alcohol.

Studying: Being forced to learn how to study efficiently from a young age, Mako has many ingrained studying habits and tactics to allow her to be more proficient at learning the book smarts aspect of being a ninja. She treats books as her own personal foe, only vanquished by perceptive behavior and lack of sleep. Her skill at gaining information did not come easily however, as noted by the frequent dark circles around her eyes that she firmly believes will never go away.

Resting: Her reputation as a tired slacker wasn't for nothing, after all. Over the years she's mastered the art of finding comfort resting anywhere. Whether that mean sleeping fifty feet in a tree, resting arched over a pointed boulder, or even neck-deep in swamp water, she has become supernaturally talented at finding ways to recuperate in any situation, whether this means sleeping, meditating or simply closing her eyes. Comedic gimmicks aside, she believes mental relaxation and rest are the most important facet of ninja life. Even in the rare occasion where she's not tired, she tries to rest whenever there's a free moment - who knows when you'll have your next sleep once you're out in the field, after all?

Tools
x20 senbon
x20 sheets of paper
x5 empty scrolls
x1 medkit
20m ninja wire

Techniques

E Rank

Basic, generic academy Jutsu

D Rank

Body Flicker
Paper Shuriken
Leaf Whirlwind

C Rank

Chakra Scalpel
Sleeping Fist (Drunken Fist)
Five-Seal Barrier

Miscs

Still calling the shade of blue in my character quote as my color. Also, with this app I'll be applying for a prodigy slot. Disregard my previous character.

hello?

Well, you're in character, I'll give you that.

Kakumei: A Naruto RP [In need of CO-GMs]

Shimura Mako

"Mako, heir to the Shimura clan. Let's all get along, yeah?"

Character Fields

Name|Aliases
Shimura Mako

Age|Gender
13 | Female

Clan|Rank
Shimura | Academy Student

Affiliations
Konohagakure

Characterization & Prestige
Mako, while not necessarily a rebel, rarely pays attention during class. The extensive research she does at her family's behest renders her as having the personality and mannerisms of a no-good slacker to her peers, and unfocused to her instructors, due to how fatigued she always is. Being quite socially awkward and afraid of backlash, she has never quite managed to voice these problems properly to anyone, choosing to take the fall for it herself rather than speak out about being overworked. That's not to say she doesn't have friends, but is still trying to work out how to come out of her shell to become more comfortable being in the spotlight. For now though, she's known to be very matter of fact and to the point, stating things plainly and only using the required words to get information across. There's been such a lack of words spoken from her mouth, in fact, that when combined with her choice of attire some are still confused as to whether she's male or female. As an aside, she is also notorious for being dreadful at Genjutsu, as she feels it makes her tired and sluggish even if she's not the one being targeted by it.

Origin Story
From an early age, Mako has had expectations placed upon her for greatness. Born into the Shimura clan as the firstborn of the next generation, she is to one day inherit the secrets the clan has to offer and undergo full training in their specialties, including their ties to elephant summoning contracts such as the Baku. Her parents still very much traditionalists, they have taken their rivalry with the Sarutobi clan very seriously throughout the years. Obsessively so, in fact; such that when they heard of the next generation of Sarutobi children coming about, they ensured that they would train their own Shimura heir to become as perfect as possible from a young age.

Unfortunately, as it turns out, placing pressure and burdens on a child from a young age can cause them to shut down or develop odd behavior. Such was the case for Mako, who was forced to excel at a rapid pace in Fuinjutsu and research of the elephant summoning animals and their culture to one day form her own contract with them. Every night from an early age, she was pushed physically and mentally to prove that the superior clan between the Shimura and the Sarutobi was the former, and to make her a worthy heir of clan secrets faster than their Sarutobi rivals. Whether Mako knew of whether the Sarutobi clan took this rivalry as seriously as the Shimura, she never found out - her parents would find ways to separate her from Sarutobi clansmen whenever they could. Not every Shimura shared the same animosity as Mako's parents; in fact, more treated it as healthy competition than anger, but whatever happened in their past with the Sarutobi, Mako dared not question her parents. Much in the same way that soldiers don't question their superiors, the young Shimura heir saw herself as having no choice but to grit her teeth and do her best.

And do her best she did - to the knowledge of practically no one. Fuinjutsu is not a subject that plays a great role in the early stages of shinobi training as compared to Ninjutsu or Taijutsu. Those facts combined with a habit for lethargy due to never achieving sufficient sleep, and one would receive what Mako is - a tired underachiever with no obvious faults or talents. It's only in the background, in the quiet of her home, in her dimly lit room built for research, that she is considered a prodigy. For the moment, she's only a sleepy girl with dreams plagued by anxiety, but wishes to one day unleash her gifts on the world.

Character Development & Conceptualization
OOC Goals: Similarly to before, I want to experience character development alongside the other characters, seeing how Mako interacts with the rest and how it shapes and matures her. Not a fan of those static characters, so I'm eager to see what quirky or dark bumps along the way will change everyone's characters permanently, for better or worse. I'd also like to see what a Shimura who's not a genocidal psychopath like Danzo, can do; with their tendency for wind element, fuinjutsu and elephant contracts, there's surely an interesting moveset to be found there.

IC Goals: Mako wants to make her clan proud, but also find a way to stand out on her own in a way that isn't simply showing herself as the next Shimura head. Unsure of how to do that, the early parts of her story will center around how her experiences as a genin will shape her views of how she wishes to "stand out". Late-game in that regard is too difficult to predict with the amount of variables.

Other than that, she also wants to interact with members of the Sarutobi clan to both confirm any hostility in their clan rivalry, and confirm if they're as pretentious and arrogant as her parents have tried to drill into her head. In particular, any Sarutobi around her age, including whichever is to inherit the Sarutobi's clan techniques next.

She also wishes to learn more about the outside world as she undoubtedly goes on adventures as a genin. She's read about many places, but has no physical context or experience with them, and curiosity is killing her.

Triple T's

Talents

Fuinjutsu: Fuinjutsu, otherwise known as the art of sealing, is the first thing Mako was forced to learn when her parents' private tutoring began. Some might see this as learning incorrectly, skipping the basics, but they entrusted the academy to pick up the scraps. While she hasn't learned anything too advanced yet, what her parents have allowed her to read on sealing, she has excelled at an extraordinary rate. This is in part due to some kind of natural knack for it, but the concept of fuinjutsu itself entranced Mako such that she treated the studying of it much like reading an intense thriller novel; her genuine interest in it was the biggest push for her to gain skill in the knowledge of it so quickly.

Medical Ninjutsu: One of the first things Mako thought of when reading about elephant summoning as a younger child was, "what if the elephants get hurt?". To that end, she ensured that after studying her regular Shimura research every night, she would take some additional time to read about and practice Medical Ninjutsu. The younger her didn't want any elephants to get hurt, so she also read up on elephant anatomy. As she grew older she realized it wasn't just elephants she would need to worry about, and also studied human anatomy and basic medicine making. It's not so much that she ever had a natural talent for healing, as much as her passionate concern for survival (especially of elephants) forced her to better learn how to heal herself and others.

Taijutsu: While not on the level of any of the Taijutsu-focused clans such as the Inuzuka, Akimichi or Lee clans, Mako was told by her parents that since the average Sarutobi was passable at Taijutsu, she would have to be better at Taijutsu in turn. She can't rely purely on the less aggressive combat tactics of Fuinjutsu or Medical Ninjutsu when it came time for fighting an opponent, so she learned the basics of close quarters combat. In her practice one night, she fell into a trance and woke up to broken training dummies and angry parents. Apparently she was a natural at some kind of trance-based Taijutsu, similar to Drunken Fist but brought on by late-night tiredness rather than alcohol.

Studying: Being forced to learn how to study efficiently from a young age, Mako has many ingrained studying habits and tactics to allow her to be more proficient at learning the book smarts aspect of being a ninja. She treats books as her own personal foe, only vanquished by perceptive behavior and lack of sleep. Her skill at gaining information did not come easily however, as noted by the frequent dark circles around her eyes that she firmly believes will never go away.

Resting: Her reputation as a tired slacker wasn't for nothing, after all. Over the years she's mastered the art of finding comfort resting anywhere. Whether that mean sleeping fifty feet in a tree, resting arched over a pointed boulder, or even neck-deep in swamp water, she has become supernaturally talented at finding ways to recuperate in any situation, whether this means sleeping, meditating or simply closing her eyes. Comedic gimmicks aside, she believes mental relaxation and rest are the most important facet of ninja life. Even in the rare occasion where she's not tired, she tries to rest whenever there's a free moment - who knows when you'll have your next sleep once you're out in the field, after all?

Tools
x20 senbon
x20 sheets of paper
x5 empty scrolls
x1 medkit
20m ninja wire

Techniques

E Rank

Basic, generic academy Jutsu

D Rank

Body Flicker
Paper Shuriken
Leaf Whirlwind

C Rank

Chakra Scalpel
Sleeping Fist (Drunken Fist)
Five-Seal Barrier

Miscs

Still calling the shade of blue in my character quote as my color. Also, with this app I'll be applying for a prodigy slot. Disregard my previous character.

Isekai - The New God | A Re:Zero based Roleplay

Hey there! So I've been keeping tabs around here and thinking up ideas, but I think for the moment I'll be opting out of the RP. Too many characters, not my style for the current moment.

Kakumei: A Naruto RP [In need of CO-GMs]

Gekko Mayumi

"I can sharpen your weapons for you if you want? It's as grandpa said: the best knives are the ones that don't even know they need honing until somebody offers. Or at least, I think that's what he said. I could be wrong though."

Character Fields

Name|Aliases
Gekko Mayumi | Mayu

Age|Gender
12 | Female

Clan|Rank
Gekko | Academy Student

Affiliations
Konohagakure

Characterization & Prestige
Mayumi is well known to be the kind of girl that lets curiosity get the better of her. Due to a shut-in lifestyle, she feels she has a lot of catching up to do in the world and will jump at the chance to experience something new. She has a heart that believes everyone has some shred of goodness in them, and is forgiving to a fault in that she is willing to give those who've wronged her more than their fair share of second, third, or fourth chances. Despite trying to become a ninja, a life that is very likely to involve violence, she believes in trying to find a nonlethal solution. Criminals can't exactly repent or understand what they've done wrong if they're dead, after all. Due to a phobia of blood, this also extends to her simply fearing mortality.

Whenever she feels particularly scared due to her phobia or due to an otherwise tense situation, she'll mentally retreat in the form of hiding her face with the white-red cat mask she carries on her. A memento of her grandfather, she feels stronger while wearing it and will calm down even the slightest bit needed to do what needs to be done.

A strange and more uncommon quirk she'd prefer to keep secret is her fascination with samurai. Considering the history between ninja and samurai, it's much more like an admiration out of respect than supporting their cause against the ninja.

She's very self conscious and reserved, as well, when not preoccupied by the desire to learn. Preferring to dress conservatively most days, she gets by wearing elegant yet practical family kimonos. She dreams of one day dressing as a noble ronin, robed and wandering as a woman of mystery with fiery confidence. "Fastest blade in the Land of Fire," she'd like to call herself. In regards to this, the aesthetic aspect of being a ninja is a massive part of it for her. In addition to doing her part for society she wants to feel like the heroes she looked up to and read about when she was younger, and still does to this day.

She's known for being below average in most skills required to succeed as a ninja, and doesn't yet know how to even bring forth her element, with the exception of her skill and accuracy with weapons which far exceeds her years.

Origin Story
Mayumi was born to the Gekko clan one among many climbing atop each other for the privilege of being taught the special moonlight swordsmanship that clan heads have been known to cultivate and pass on to the brightest among the next generation. She spent her time mostly as a spectator, watching in-house tournaments and taking notes of the winner's tactics. From a young age she was passionate about learning swordsmanship but would never be permitted to pick one up. "It's not your time yet," the adults would say. And so she spent day in and day out stuck indoors, reading and studying rather than practicing.

Her only prolonged interactions with the outside world were during classes at the academy, but even then she was always picked up and brought home by her parents virtually from the moment her daily studies were concluded. She never understood, and there was more than a few screaming matches the older she got. It was around this time she truly began to feel that something was strange about the way she was being treated by her family. More like an object than a person, in her extremely dramatic preteen mind.

When the students were finally trusted with weapon training at the academy, her reputation as being a below average meek student flipped. Her hands steady, she could quickly adapt to hitting targets with her kunai and shuriken from various angles, and far exceeded expectations as it concerned swordsmanship. A bokken in hand was like dancing with an old friend, her mind appearing focused as if her sparring partner was a candlelight in a dark room. She quickly gained a reputation among her class as a weapon prodigy, which sparked both admiration in some students and jealousy in others. It's primarily through her ability with weapons that she might earn a scholarship to continue her studies at the academy.

Character Development & Conceptualization
OOC Goals: I want to flesh out the Gekko clan, their place in the world and most importantly, the moonlight sword/afterimage kenjutsu style that got disgustingly little play in the actual series with only one real move ever shown from it. On top of that, I want to see what the dangers of ninja life can do to change Mayumi as well as all the other genin on a journey not reliant on Sharingan eye hax. For that purpose I've tried to tone her down from typical Naruto "prodigy" characters by giving her a slew of negatives as well.

IC Goals: Mayumi wants to become the "Fastest blade in the Land of Fire" like something out of an old school samurai movie. With the twist of her having moonlight powers and ninjutsu, of course. She'd either like to become a Special Jonin specializing in bukijutsu, or improve on her faults enough to become a regular Jonin or ANBU. More ambitious than that she's always looked up to the Hokage and would revel at the chance to gain that position some day; at the same time however, she dreads the paperwork and bureaucracy associated with the position, as well as the implication that she'd have to spend even more time tied to the village rather than exploring. In addition to wanting to serve her people however, she also wants to become a ninja for superficial reasons such as the aesthetic of being a mysterious guardian. In that regard her ideals would come into conflict quite well with the traditionalists of the Haibara, I think..

Triple T's

Talents

Weapon Prodigy: Mayumi is well beyond her years as it relates to weapons and ninja tools. Quick and accurate with kunai and shuriken, elegant and reactive with swords, tactical and mindful with polearms, destructive and powerful with hammers and axes, and so on. All conventional weaponry comes naturally to her, and though ineligible to train with more complex weapons yet, it's likely the same for those as well.

Observant: Spending a lot of her life as an observer, she is quick to pick up and learn things visually. This could be something basic, or something more complex like how posture correlates to how hostile a suspicious individual is, how confident they are, any physical weaknesses to be taken advantage of, and so forth. She also does her best to use this talent to mimic the forms and styles of those more powerful than her, taking it all in as inspiration for her own fighting style.

Instinctual: Though most of the time she exhibits more symptoms of the typical bookworm type, she's terrible at formulating complex plans. Rather, once somebody else has laid out the groundwork for her, with weapons in hand her movements are practically on autopilot. Her every move is not calculated, but rather something she feels out from second to second. In this way there is a negative to be taken out of it, in that she's relying on her natural talent to get by, but it hasn't failed her yet.

Fast: A trait that goes hand in hand with accuracy, Mayumi has trained herself to focus more on agility than endurance or raw power. To this end her goal is to end battles quickly, or retreat and recover for a second wave if she begins to feel tired. This also allows her the advantage of more acrobatics, adapting to verticality in the environment quite well and taking advantage of her surroundings.

Flute Player: While not the biggest music connoisseur, Mayumi loves the flute as a convenient and compact instrument to be played for her own enjoyment whenever. It's a huge factor as well in the "aesthetic" of a noble shinobi that she holds so dearly. Music also has the powerful ability to lift spirits in dark times, so she treasures how something so simple can bring joy. Above all, she simply enjoys the sounds a flute makes.

Tools
x1 Bokken
x1 Kunai
x1 Flute
20m of Wire Strings

Techniques

D Rank

Body Flicker Technique
Manipulated Shuriken Technique
Chakra Threads

Custom D Rank

Name: Gekko Style: New Moon
Description: A less complex variant of the Hazy Moon Night Jutsu, in which Mayumi takes advantage of an afterimage to make it look as if her off-hand is also carrying a weapon, and rushes the opponent quickly in an effort to confuse them, feinting with the afterimage weapon while striking with the real weapon.

C Rank

Manipulating Attack Blades

Custom C Rank

Name: Gekko Style: Counterslash
Description: In the blink of an eye, Mayumi conjures an afterimage clone in front of her taking up a perfect defensive stance, while she hides behind it mimicking the exact same stance, convincingly enough that only those more perceptive or with a Dojutsu would be able to easily figure out the ruse while approaching from directly in front. Should the afterimage be struck, the real Mayumi behind the afterimage slashes while the attacker is still wide open from their swing.

Miscs

I suppose if it qualifies, Mayumi would count as one of the three "prodigies" as per the quota? Also, if we're each going to have a unique dialogue color, I call dibs on the light blue used in my character quote.

Also, character theme song!

Isekai - The New God | A Re:Zero based Roleplay

@Warpcircuit

Sweet. I'll send you a PM in a few hours after I've gotten a bit of sleep and let you know some of my ideas for witch/magic/divine protection ideas.

Isekai - The New God | A Re:Zero based Roleplay

Suuuuuper interested. Very majorly into this as a fan of the Re:Zero anime. My only question is how heavy spoilers for the LN will be? As an anime-only up to the point at which the anime ended, anyway. Or is it its own self-contained story?

Regardless, I can already tell you I'd be interested in the witch gene or divine protection depending. I'd probably need to PM you to confirm what kind of options I have though. Will there be a group Discord for this or will all conversation basically be on the site?

EDIT: Oh, and can I have a witch gene later in the plot and start as an isekai-er? Or is that exclusive to being a native?

Kakumei: A Naruto RP [In need of CO-GMs]

Absolutely interested, I like the twist on the world and the self-awareness of Shippuden's slip-ups. Sign me up.

EDIT: I could also be a Co-GM depending on what you need help with. The last I saw of Naruto was near the end of the manga (the last ~50 or so chapters I'd like to say), and can try to catch up to Naruto and Boruto before the RP begins if need be to refresh myself.

[1v1][T1] Anyone want to beat on/humiliate a cute girl?

Looking for takers to fight a cute girl OC who is very susceptible to losing badly and getting humiliated by her opponents. PM for more details on the character sheet for a grasp of the general power level/how much stronger than her you'd prefer to be. Could be done either publicly or in PMs, depends on how... "into it" you'd prefer to get.

I'll be honest, it's more of a hybrid between combat and ERP I'd say, so depending on how far you wanna go it may be better to do it in PMs in general.