Theme of Eien No Ningyo: Old Doll ~ From Mad Father
Summery: There is a legend about how a once famous 19th century doll maker who created life-like dolls was cursed by a vengeful spirit, as the story goes that the doll maker used real humans and converted their bodies into empty husks in order to maintain their 'beauty' for all eternity.
This vengeful spirit cursed the doll maker and all his creations, bringing his dolls to life in order to seek revenge for their lives being stolen, thus murdering the doll maker in cold blood. The legend says that the ghosts of the victims along with the vengeful spirit still lives on within their old bodies, waiting...waiting for someone who would end their curse and age-long suffering.
150 years later, a doll/mannequin exhibition in Tokyo's newest museum had just been opened, presenting the doll collection that was created by Ethan Brewer (The doll maker who was cursed in the legend), imported from England.
When Kiyoshi first heard that old legend, he thought it was nonsense, he never believed in such ghost stories...until he finds himself fighting to save the lives of a group of random strangers and himself from an insane killer that wants to turn them into 'dolls'.
The curse of the Doll Maker was coming to life before them, as the once lifeless dolls awaken from their slumber, seeking to kill the resurrected doll maker along with anyone with a pulse.
They were warned by the mysterious stranger, Yami, that they would never leave the building alive until the curse is broken. Can Kiyoshi along with these strangers that have been caught up in this living nightmare survive the night and bring an end to the 150 year old curse? Or will they doomed to become dolls as well?
Rules:(Based on other people's rules. Since I don't RP often, I'm out of touch with the rules, so here they are. Please follow them. ^^)
1. No God-moding. An example is an instant kill move that wipes out the entire field. I won't allow this even you ask so don't even think about it. >.>
2. You can play either good, evil, or neutral characters. Your allegiance is up to you. Please be sure of your choice before submitting it, it will not be changed after you made you choice.
3. Don't drastically change the plot. It will make other people confused and end up with arguements.
4. No 20 people parties please. Please make short parties so other people will not have problems trying to remember numberous members' Roleplaying characters.
5. When posting about attacking or taking action on or towards another person, you can control their reactions a bit. But you can't control their fates or thier decisons though. Only the owner of the character can do that.
6. You can have events leading up to drastic plot changes. Just not too soon or too confusing.
7. You MUST describe your surroundings and actions fully.
8. Healing only does so much..... it doesn't heal you completely. And you cannot bring people back from the dead since it's not really possible. Example: Aeris in FF7.
9. For magics, be descriptive. Insert magic words if you feel the need to. People don't scream 'fire 1' and it works. It sounds a little too weird. ^^;
10. Magic can cure smaller wounds, but if your arm is hacked off, you can't really make a new one. ^^U
11. No racism nor discrimination to ANY member of the fourms taking part in the RP.
12. No verbal bashing.
13. No cussing unless it's in your character's personality. But no hardcore swearing. We do have younger members.
14. Remember, these enemies aren't cake or easy. No one, no matter HOW strong, can tear through hundreds of people/demons without rest, help, or a ton of support from magics or etc.
15. Absolutely NO one hit kills that cover a large group. That isn't fun, leave room for others to play.
16. No use of word abbreviations like 'u' or 'ur' because I hate it. Also, type full sentences. Occasional misspellings are okay, because I do that too, but don't make it a habit. USE SPELL CHECK!
17. Please do not use Leet. That is forbidden since some people will not understand and be able to carry on with the story.
Character Template (Please use this when making a character, thank you. =3)
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Fabricant451
RolePlayerRoxas
Zaresto
Character List
Goddess Martel's Character
Name: Kiyoshi Miyazuki
Nickname (If character has one): N/A
Gender: Male
Age: 14
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan.
Occupation: Student
Weaponry: None at first (but gains knife later)
Personal Details/History: Kiyoshi is a young Japanese student who had decided to visit the museum for his school's latest homework, an essay on the Victorian era. Roughly two years ago, he had started to get nightmares and suffer from insomnia, so he was subscribed on some sleeping tablets, but they did little to stop the nightmares.
He is an gentle, optimistic young boy with a good-natured heart. He is shy around others, especially strangers, so he becomes more quiet and withdrawn. He is a smart child, being able to solve puzzles and make accurate theories. He doesn't believe in ghost stories but that soon changes when he finds himself trapped along with a group of random strangers in the museum when they are transported to another dimension where only he and those still trapped are the only ones around, making it unable for them to escape or get help from the outside.
As they search for a way out, Kiyoshi starts seeing the memories of someone who looks identical to him, could there be some kind of connection? And what does it have to do with the 'Doll Maker Curse'?
Fabricant451's Character
Name: Serizawa Junko
Nickname: June
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Place of Birth: Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan
Occupation: College Dropout, currently earning money as a Hustler
Weaponry: Always carries a lighter.
Personal Details/History: Junko, or June as she became known to associates, was a low-achieving student throughout school, graduating by the bare minimum and by gratuitous copying of homework from friends. In high school she gained a reputation as being a yanki, or a delinquent due to her flagrant abuse of the no-smoking rule and getting multiple disciplinary warnings for cheating. In her final year of high school, while all her friends were preparing for college entrance exams, June floated around without so much as a care for her future, believing that if all else failed there would be a spot at her dad's restaurant for her.
June didn't make it into the more competitive and prestigious colleges, but did manage to squeak by and get accepted to a rather small and unremarkable institution. She lasted half a term before just up and leaving. June found her way to Tokyo and bounced around various oddjobs, though the wages she earned was not enough to support life in Tokyo, rent for apartments was far too high. In a stroke of good fortune, the owner of a Tokyo-based bar let June work there, mostly cleaning up after the salarymen left with their ties around their head. It was here that June developed a hobby of hustling, tricking people out of money on card games or billiards and her nights after work hours were spent essentially cheating others out of money.
Good with words, as required by any conman - or woman - June has a strong charisma about her, able to lie directly to someone's face with a smile and make someone believe every single word from her mouth. Not even June knows when she's telling the truth, lying has became her one great skill. Despite her youth, she acts and speaks as if she's far older than she is, .While visiting a new exhibit at a museum - stuff from the Western world was something she had a particular fondness for - she finds herself in a situation where charisma and lies might not be enough to carry her through.
RolePlayerRoxas' Character
Name: Eiko Yamada
Nickname N/A
Gender: Female
Age: 14
Place of Birth: Okinawa, Japan
Appearance: Totally harmless.
Occupation: Student
Weaponry: Always comes equipped with mace.
Personal Details/History: A young girl who feels stifled by her over-protective parents. Their influence has left Eiko with the mindset of being separated by others from a bubble, and having no real idea how to associate with others properly because of it. Eiko defaults to 'bratty, unsociable hellspawn' in conversations as a result, since all she really knows is how to be alone. Though she does genuinely want to be friends with someone.
Due to her sheltered upbringing, Eiko has very little experience with people her own age. Home-schooling and frequent baby-sitting has left her as a loner, one taught to assume the worst of strangers. For her own good, apparently. Her parents mean well, but... it's obviously a detriment.
Eiko is tougher than she looks, and won't immediately back down from a confrontation. She is, however, still very much afraid of the dark and whatever lurks within it, something she feels very shameful of. She is also an avid book fan, and while she gives horrors a miss, is very passionate for fantasy and adventure, often picturing herself as a heroic princess or knight. She'd love to come across as such to others, but... her personality tends to make that difficult.
Zaresto's Character
Name: Yoshimatsu Endo
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Gender: Male
Age: 48
Place of Birth: Osaka, Japan
Appearance: Appearance
Occupation: Salaryman
Weaponry: Hard material briefcase
Personal Details/History: Growing up, Yoshimatsu was the only child of two parents. He was rather well-adjusted throughout most of his life. Getting excellent grades at school, he wanted to fulfill his parents dream of him becoming a successful businessman. However, he grew up rather separate from society, with very little friends to keep him company. As a result, he found solace in loneliness, even if his parents frowned upon it.
Soon, he moved away from Osaka and became a fairly successful business, and he continued to strive upward, constantly working, constantly trying to make something of himself. But all his work separated himself from society. Soon, it seemed that no woman wanted him, that people no longer wanted to be friends, or maybe it was just him, not accepting others into his own personal bubble.
After years of striving for success, he though he finally got his chance. His boss called him to a meeting, after work, in the museum. A strange place to meet, but it didn't matter, as long as he could tilt the odds into his favor in some way.
Yoshimatsu is reserved, quiet, but never silent. Due to his job, he has learned to be an opportunist, but his years of labor have also caused him to become rather pessimistic. He is keen on quickly solving any problem, so as to get his reward. He isn't too keen on helping people, but can be very sensitive sometimes, especially when he sympathizes with someone's plights. His old age and years of working behind a desk inhibit his agility, but he does regularly listen and participate in rajio taisou in addition to going on walks when he has the chance, so as to not allow his position to inhibit his work.
NPC Characters (Please let me know if they are any NPC characters that you would like to add. These characters can be controlled by anyone, but if you want to do any important scenes with them, PM me first to discuss the event. =3)
Yami
Yami is a mysterious man who appears after the curse takes hold of the Museum, no one knows just why he is here or where he came from. He acts as a spectator to the events, neither helping or endangering the group. He seems to know a lot of the curse itself and seem to know the truth of what happened 150 years ago, but doesn't tell. Who is this stranger?
Thomas
A doll who desires to help the group, often helping them either escape or leaving helpful hints around to help break the curse. He is one of the many victims of the Doll Maker, but his personal story and how he ended up this way remains his secret.
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