Lord Wraith

VIGILANCE: Blood & Justice - A Superhuman Roleplay (Always Open)

we have a discord?

@Lurking Shadow

The link is on the OP of every tab.

@Lord Wraith - Any coming updates on the Bonfire in the Woods episode?

@Utrax

I can make an update for this.

VIGILANCE: Blood & Justice - A Superhuman Roleplay (Always Open)

@FantasyChic I've spoke to several players on the Discord channel, so I know there's a couple posts in the works.

Gotham City: Shadow of the Bat

@Ruby, I think that's about all I'm going to get done tonight. But I think I'm going to do some major rewrites on the sheet tomorrow. I really like how concise your Helena sheet feels without being overly drawn out and I want to see if I can find a balance between that and my the state of my current sheet.

Gotham City: Shadow of the Bat

N I G H T W I N G

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^{R I C H A R D J O H N ' D I C K ' G R A Y S O N ◼ M A R C H 2 1 , 1 9 9 3 ( 2 4 ) ◼ M A L E ◼ H E T E R O S E X U A L}

^{"You'll never know if you can fly unless you take the risk of falling."}

▼ A P P E A R A N C E:

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^{"I know it's hard, but try to stay whelmed."}

Stats and Description

//STATS:

■ HEIGHT | 5'-10"
■ WEIGHT | 175 lbs
■ HAIR COLOUR | Black
■ EYE COLOUR | Blue
■ BUILD | Athletic & Lean
■ ETHNICITY | Caucasian

//DESCRIPTION:

Richard is a classically handsome man standing at five foot, ten inches. Matching the age old 'tall, dark and handsome', Dick possesses dark black hair and deep blue eyes. He has a highly athletic figure, having rigorously trained both with Bruce and on his own for decades. Due to this, he has a very chiseled and toned body, although much leaner than his mentor. Notably, Dick's buttocks is incredibly well toned having been noticed and complimented by many of his peers and foes over the years.

▼ B I O G R A P H Y:

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^{"The criminals, the monster, the ones who dedicate themselves doing wrong need to think he can't die. They need to think he's still out there. Batman lives, always."}

The Flying Graysons

T H E F L Y I N G G R A Y S O N S

Born on the first day of spring during one of Gotham's rare sunny days, Richard John Grayson was handed into the hands of his loving parents who looked down on their son overwhelmed with pride. Upon first looking at her newborn baby boy, Mary called the boy her 'Little Robin', relating to his birth on the Spring Solstice. This term of endearment would imprint on the young Grayson for his entire life.

Through his father, Richard comes from a line of Romani descent. The Graysons were the ancestors of a roaming gypsy family who had been part of the circus for longer than any written record could tell. However unbeknownst to them, the Graysons were also the descendant of one of Gotham's deadliest legends, a man by the name of William Cobb. Cobb lived most of his life as a Talon, a highly-feared enforcer for a group that has been all but forgotten. As such the history of William Cobb fell into obscurity, lost in a history of circus performers and Romanies. The group however, the notorious Court of Owls, would be immortalized in the haunting rhymes told children who disobeyed their parents.

Like his parents, Richard or as he preferred, Dick, lived his whole life travelling with Haly’s Circus from city to city. Trained by his parents, Mary and John Grayson, Dick was taught to be an acrobat and began performing at an early age, wowing crowds with his natural prowess on the trapeze. Together with his parents, who were both world renowned acrobats, Dick would begin his introduction to performing at a young age and essentially from birth was trained to be a performer in the circus.

His mother's nickname for him only became further enforced as Dick learned to perform on the trapeze, as Mary would constantly comment how he reminded her of a Robin while flying through the air in his red leotard. Together they were collectively known as the 'Flying Graysons' and were recognized as being one of the biggest shows in the circus business. In fact, the circus' owner Jack Haley often remarked that the Grayson's were the biggest asset to the circus' business. Known for performing without a net, the 'Flying Graysons' true trade mark was their signature quadruple somersault, a move that only the three Graysons were known to be capable of.
Travelling the world with the circus, Dick became very cultured and outgoing though his education did suffer as he was only taught what those around him knew. None the less, his quick mind grasped onto most concepts quickly and Dick was recognized among the other performers as being a very sharp kid. At the age of twelve, Dick found himself in Gotham City as the circus rolled into town for its annual performance. Dick had only ever performed in Gotham a few times previously, but that said having heard of Gotham's reputation for crime he had always been understandably nervous about leaving the circus grounds to explore the city like he had in Paris, New York, and numerous other locations.

Dick's world suddenly changed that fateful night. It was one of the biggest shows of the year as Haly's Circus had once again returned to Gotham City to help ring in the New Year. But Gotham wasn't the same place it was twelve years ago, not that it was some shiny metropolis then either, yet the city had managed to become worse. Stumbling across an argument between the circus' owner Mr. Haly and a well-known and feared crime lord by the name of "Boss" Tony Zucco. Dick hide in the shadows as he heard Zucco threaten Mr. Haly unless the circus's owner paid protection money. Being an honest and moral man, Haly refused not knowing the horrors he had released. That night Dick watched in horror as his parents' high wire snapped, sending his parents hurtling to their deaths, all while many of Gotham's elite watched on. A burden of guilt came over Dick as he stood there, the realization that he could have warned his parents washing over him, downing him in anguish as he collapsed into bitter sobs.

The Boy Wonder

T H E B O Y W O N D E R

Shortly after the tragedy of his parent's death, Dick was placed in an uncaring juvenile services system, reportedly because social services were full. While in the juvenile systems, Dick found himself dragged into numerous brawls where he was beaten up by several the inmates. He was eventually passed onto a Catholic orphanage where he stayed for a couple miserable months. Though life seemed to have taken a permanent turn for the worse for the young boy, seemingly out of nowhere, infamous billionaire Bruce Wayne rescued Dick by adopting him.

Dick insisted on only being adopted as Bruce’s ward, because he did not want to replace his deceased father with the billionaire who he only knew from the tabloids. In fact, Dick originally believed that Bruce only adopted him for the good press and this was further supported by the amount of time that Dick found himself spending alone in the near empty mansion. Living with the billionaire at first felt like Dick had won the lottery, but after several weeks of growing loneliness, Dick's bitterness began to resurface. Growing frustrated by the lack of attention from his new guardian and the mystery still surrounding his parents' death, Dick snuck out of Wayne Manor one evening to solve the crime on his own - only to stumble upon Gotham's mysterious Batman, who was also investigating the murder. Feeling it would be cathartic for Dick to apprehend Zucco, the Batman allowed Dick to work with him, acknowledging their similar parallels in life.

While working with Batman, Dick began to get a familiar sense about the mysterious man. An expert in reading body language, a skill inherited from the circus and playing up to crowds it didn't take Dick long to deduce that Bruce Wayne and Batman were the same individual. Continuing their hunt, the pair succeeded in tracking down Zucco, and confronted John and Mary's murderer. But the night was hardly over as the nature of its events had allowed Batman to see a reflection of himself in Dick. A thirst for justice he could temper into an unstoppable force, Batman made the young boy the offer of a lifetime; the chance to stay on as his crime-fighting partner. Accepting wholeheartedly, Dick chose the name Robin, after the nickname his mother gave him, and his training began.

To turn Dick into a crime fighter in his own right, Bruce passed along each and every skill he himself possessed and Dick was put through a rigorous training regime. Exercise after grueling exercise nearly brought Dick to his knees, but the young acrobat managed to excel through all combat and physical based training. Where Dick struggled however was the more academic departments although he eventually overcame these obstacles once he could put his own perspective on them.

Despite the intensive training, Dick had still not been allowed in the field since the night the death of Boss Zucco. But fate had a different idea as Batman's found himself caught in the trap set by one of his many rogues. Stubborn still, Bruce refused Alfred's suggestion to send Dick into the field, but fearing for Bruce's safety and having complete confidence in Dick, Alfred made the decision to disobey Bruce and presented Dick with his first costume. Leaping into action, Robin managed to rescue Batman proving his competence once and for all.

Enjoying his first few years as Robin, Dick regarded the role as much as a job as he did it an adventure until a confrontation with Two-Face served as a rude awakening for the young hero. The former District Attorney, Harvey Dent, turned supervillain, had captured the new District Attorney along with Batman. Suspending both from a hangman's noose in a 'double gallows death-trap', the rescue of the pair fell squarely on Robin's shoulders. However, in trying to save the D.A., Robin used a batarang to cut the rope of the noose failing to account for Dent's obsession with the number two. To Robin's dismay it was a two-fold trap as he watched the floor give way, dropping the D.A. to his death. Devastated at his own failure, Robin was taken by surprise by Two-Face. The boy was savagely beaten while Batman was forced to watch, while Two-Face took no mercy on the young boy. Freeing himself, Batman jumped to Dick's aid, quickly putting an end to Two-Face's assault. This event however, scarred the young crime-fighter, haunting him for years to come. Rather than see Dick be further endangered, Batman chose to ‘fire’ his partner and sidelined the Boy Wonder.

A League of his Own

A L E A G U E O F H I S O W N

Despite being ‘fired’, Dick continued to work his cases, using the resources available to him through the Batcave while the Bat himself wasn’t home. Learning that Batman had created files on each of his allies, Dick soon realized that his appearance as Robin had started a trend. Other members of the Justice League had too taken on young proteges. Reaching out to the various sidekicks, Dick began to establish contact, growing close with Wallace West who could rapidly travel to and from Gotham. Sharing stories of their heroics, the two became best of friends. Perhaps then, it was no surprise that when the mentors went missing, Wally came first to Dick. Reaching out to the other sidekicks, Dick donned the Robin costume once again, becoming the designated leader of the young team. Together with Kid Flash (Wally West), Wondergirl (Donna Troy) and Aqualad (Aqualad), the four teens set out to find and save their mentors.

Locating he Justice League didn’t take long, as the heroes soon appeared attacking the cities they had sworn to protect. An alien organism had left the Justice League under the control of a creature that wished to conquer and enslave the Earth. Working together fluidly as a team, the Titans managed to free their mentors and alongside them repel the potential alien invasion. After these events, Superman, Batman, Flash Aquaman, Wonder Woman and the rest of the league placed their support towards the idea of the young men and women becoming a heroic group, and the Titans were officially sanctioned by the Justice League.

Continuing as the team’s leader, Dick was confronted by Batman who officially returned the Boy Wonder’s former identity as Robin to him. An olive branch was extended between the two, and Batman welcomed Robin back into the Batcave. The Titans were later expanded when the quartet found themselves overwhelmed on the sands of Kahndaq. But luck was on their side as they were joined by the telepath Lilith Clay (Omen) and the recently rogue Roy Harper (Speedy - later Arsenal). Making it out of Kahndaq as a team, the Titans returned home to their base in Manhattan.

Having received a private and very privileged education from the finest teachers, paid for and provided by Bruce, Dick had completed a high school level education. Upon his return to Gotham, Dick began attending college at Hudson University splitting his time between the Titans and Manhattan and Batman in Gotham. Dick had chosen Hudson to assert his independence from Bruce. Robin started to take on solo missions as well, and found himself to be a capable crime-fighter in his own right.

Dick realized at that point he had grown up, he no longer relied on the Batman. In fact, he and the Dark Knight disagreed on crime-fighting methodology. His newfound independence and Titans' duties in New York left less time for his former commitments in Gotham City. He had also dropped out of Hudson after only one semester. Without Bruce, Dick was out on his own but was more than capable of taking care of himself. Alfred had been kind enough over the years to teach Dick the domestic side of life and revealed to the young man that Bruce had been given control of a trust fund that Dick's parents had created for him. This trust fund had been left in the hands of financial expert Lucius Fox who had grown it into a modest fortune for Dick. Thanking Alfred for everything, Dick embarked away from Gotham.

Out of the Shadow

O U T O F T H E S H A D O W

Spending nearly a year backpacking through Europe, Dick took it upon himself to return to his Romani roots and explore the world as they had, living as a nomad and travelling from town to town. The experience was wholly enriching and exactly what Dick had needed on his trip of self discovery. Returning to North America, Dick continued his journey eventually encountering a Tamaranian named Koriand'r. Kori, as she preferred, opened Dick's eyes to the further wonders of the world as he could live vicariously through her optimistic and naive point of view about Earth. The two became rather passionately involved and were almost married at a Vegas Chapel until the ceremony was disturbed by the appearance of a mysterious young girl by the name of Raven asking the pair for aid.

The daughter of a Demon named Trigon, Raven had escaped her father's clutches and sought out the Titans believing the former teen heroes were her only hope. Reuniting with the Titans, Dick found the team was joined by newcomers Malcolm Duncan (Guardian) and Karen Beecher (Bumblebee). Repelling the demon, Dick rediscovered his self-worth among the new team. Batman, however, was less than pleased and summoned Dick to Gotham. He informed Dick that if he no longer wanted to be his partner, then Dick would have to retire as Robin repentantly. Taking his things, Dick moved out of Wayne Manor, leaving his life with Bruce behind. Helping him through this difficult time were his fellow Titans, more specifically Kori, who urged Dick to not allow Bruce to define him just as she had refused to be defined by her slavers. Realizing his journey was far from over, Dick handed over leadership of the Titans to Donna and departed.

Uncertain what to do, Dick turned to someone he knew would understand, Superman. Travelling to Metropolis, Dick sought out Superman who much to Dick's surprise recognized the former Boy Wonder. Showing Dick, the city, Clark and Dick eventually sat down for a meal where the two heroes had a heart to heart, sharing their frustrations towards Bruce and ended the night with Superman sharing a story he heard about a Kandorian hero who not unlike Dick was cast out by his family. The man had dreamed of a world ruled by justice, and set out to protect the helpless of Krypton. His identity was never revealed, he was known only as Nightwing.

A Knight in Blüdhaven

A K N I G H T I N B L Ü D H A V E N

Taking the alias as his own mantle, Dick had moved out of Bruce’s shadow and began to cast his own. Returning to Gotham, Dick didn’t stay long as a case lead him into nearby Blüdhaven. Sitting to Gotham’s South, the city was just as crime ridden, if not worse than Gotham. After discovering twenty-two dead men had floated into Gotham's south harbor, Dick made the decision to leave Gotham to the Batman and made the move to Blüdhaven. It didn't take long after the move for Nightwing to realize that Blüdhaven was what Gotham had been before Batman arrived. Brimming with corruption to the highest levels of power, it seemed to be that whatever was too coarse or too awful for Gotham, would end up in the 'Haven. Due to his investigative training with Bruce, Dick quickly discovered that all the corruption in the city leads directly to the crime lord Blockbuster.

His arrival was however not met with warmest reception as the local law enforcement didn’t take kindly to a vigilante cleaning up their streets. Blockbuster’s enforcers also tangled with Nightwing, and he was nearly killed by a monster calling herself Orca. Had it not been for the intervention of the mysterious Huntress, Dick’s career would likely had been brought to a quick end. The Huntress brought Dick to safety, allowing him time to recover before the two departed paths on amicable terms.

Living in Bludhaven, Dick found an apartment to rent as his base of operations, while taking a job as a bartender to better keep track of both the crime and corruption in the city. Finding himself frequently battling Blockbuster's minions, Nightwing discovered the crime-lord had place a large bounty on his head. Unfortunately for Dick this attracted the wrong kind of attention leading to his own personal group of rogues such as Stallion, Lady Vic, Brutale, and Shrike, all of who attempt to claim the bounty for their own.

To fight the city’s corruption from within, Dick enrolled in the Blüdhaven Police Academy. Attending class by day and battling crime by night, Dick managed to graduate a year later with full honors. Joining the local police department, Dick aimed to work on both sides of the law as Nightwing and an officer. However, it was this growing influence that finally caught up with Dick as he caught the attention of the Court of Owls.

A Dark Knight

A D A R K K N I G H T

The Court of Owls had watched Dick Grayson since the day he had been born. A direct descendent of one of their finest assassins, Dick had been chosen to be taken by the Court the night his parents died. Zucco’s murder however muddled their plans and while the Court had put the motions in play to take Dick, they were once again foiled by Bruce Wayne. Now, as an adult fully trained by the legendary Batman, Dick was even more valuable to the Court.

Dick began to receive messages, at first veiled clues and hints before they became more persistent and clear. Photographs of himself, those he cared about and even Bruce arrived and Dick was eventually forced to meet with the Court. Given an ultimatum, Dick could either work for the court both as Nightwing and as a public servant, or the Court would kill everyone Dick cared about, starting first with Bruce Wayne, then his butler. Agreeing to the conditions of the blackmail, the Court manufactured a transfer for Dick and he left the Blüdhaven Police force, transferring into Gotham’s Internal Affairs Unit.

With the Batman missing for three days, the Court is poised to have Nightwing replace the Bat as Gotham’s guardian, rendering the city under control of the Court by both night and day.

▼ A B I L I T I E S & S K I L L S:

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^{"The Batman taught me, guided me, trained me. What I am, I owe to him."}

Abilities

//ABILITIES:

■ PEAK HUMAN CONDITIONING | Grayson possesses the peak athletic strength and endurance of a man who regularly engages in intensive physical exercise. As such Grayson possesses the normal human strength of a man that has intense physical workouts at the height and weight of 5"10 175 lb. While he relies more on speed and agility than strength, Grayson has shown incredible strength throughout the years. On a peak day, Grayson can press lift 350lbs, basically meaning he can lift twice his own weight above his head. Grayson's human conditioning also grants him something in the way of durability, though more specifically it's through the fact he's used to enduring pain and can ignore and work through it. This can give the impression to lesser minds that he's superhuman.

■ CHARISMATIC | Probably one of the most charistmatic people you will ever meet, despite living with Batman for five years, Dick still retains his bright and sunny disposition and as such is very easy to get along with. The former circus boy is very much still a charming performer and is a huge flirt, something that is generally returned from members of the opposite sex and even those who aren't. Grayson makes the clothes fall off faster than Tequila.

■ STEALTH | Grayson is capable of breaching high security facilities without being detected. He can even sneak up on Batman himself on occasion. He is also skilled enough to even sneak away and keep hidden from Speedsters such as Jesse Quick or others with abilities that allow them to survey environments precisely and quickly.

■ WEAPON PROFICIENCY | Due to his training with Batman, Grayson has been taught and displayed skills and proficiency in various weaponry ranging from shurikens (which the Batfamily uses in the forms of Wing-Dings and Batarangs), to eskrima sticks and staves to swords and even bows to various modern firearms.

■ BEST BUTT IN THE DCU | Dick Grayson has the finest ass in the entire world. It's a fact, deal with it.

Skills

//SKILLS:

■ MASTER ACROBAT | Grayson is a prodigious natural athlete, possessing a peak human level of agility/acrobatic skills. He is generally regarded as the greatest human acrobat in the world. Batman himself is an incredible athlete in agility, but even he can admit that Grayson's skill surpasses his own. Grayson is the only person on Earth who can do the quadruple somersault (formerly one of three, the other two being his parents).

■ MASTER MARTIAL ARTIST | He is a master of many martial arts disciplines with an emphasis on Aikido, Jeet Kune Do, Escrima, Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Wing Chun, Hapkido, Jiu-jitsu, Shotokan Karate, Savate, Kendo, Ninjitsu, Boxing and Tang Soo Do . He has effectively combined the martial arts he has mastered into a unique style that suits his strengths. This makes him a challenging opponent for even the world's best martial artists.

■ MASTER OF DISGUISE | Taught by the Batman in the art of disguise, like his mentor, Grayson had mastered the art of disguise by the time he was 21. Grayson has used many aliases to infiltrate the underworld or just to go undercover in public situations. However unlike Batman, Grayson doesn't keep a standing collection of identities and instead invents them on an as needed basis.

■ EXPERT DRIVER | Grayson is proficient at driving many vehicles like cars, motor bikes, trucks and he is also skillful at driving jets, helicopters and auto boats and small ships.

■ EXPERT ESCAPOLOGIST | Due to his training with Batman, he possess extreme skill in escapology. Grayson has shown such proficiency as escaping a straightjacket in 4.5 seconds and was able to use a Tibetan Mind Technique to escape virtual reality. Grayson has even been able to escape a maze faster than Wally West due to his training under Batman.

■ EXPERT MARKSMAN | Grayson is skilled enough to use modified Shuriken (Wing-Dings) to hit thugs at a great distance with his eyes closed, despite even giving him a head-start and disarm others with his wingdings. He is also capable of using firearms, as he was trained by Batman to do in order to gain a better understanding to disarm those who use them.

■ SKILLED DETECTIVE | Grayson is a world class detective, though not quite as proficient as Batman. In light of that, Grayson has been said to be third to Batman who is widely regarded as the 'World's Greatest Detective'. Grayson was able to solve a riddle by the Riddler before Batman himself even figured it out and this was before Grayson had become Robin. Furthermore, he has been known to solve mysteries and cases in a speed that even impresses his mentor. Barbara Gordon even commented that he was able to solve 4 cases in "America's Most Wanted" in a single morning and solved a homicidal case that went unsolved for 14 years.

■ SKILLED HACKER | He is skilled enough to hack into the Batcomputer emergency override codes during a time when he and Bruce had a falling out following his evolution from Robin to Nightwing. During his travels with Kori, Grayson also hacked a Alien Terminal with the use of the Tameranian Language he had learned from former teammate and romantic interest Starfire.

■ SKILLED MULTI-LINGUIST | Having had the finest education as Bruce Wayne's ward, he speaks with fluency in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Farsi (Persian), Mandarin and Cantonese, and has some knowledge of Romany and the alien language of Tamaran.

■ SKILLED TRACKER | Gryason has been trained in hunting techniques by Batman who learned by the way of the African Bushmen (the Ghost Tribes of the Ten-eyed Brotherhood, among others). As such Grayson's skills are quite considerable both in natural and urban environments.

Crestwood Hollow

S E B A S T I A N S C O T T:

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^{Monday September 26TH - 2:13 PM | Mather Memorial High School}

He should just leave.

Sebastian's face was anything but happy as it turned out that thus far, Kit Renard had been honest. He was in fact, not the Draoi that was hunting them. That however didn't mean he was telling the truth, nor did it mean he actually had the power to back up what he was saying. Perhaps he was another enemy entirely. Jonas could be in danger at this very moment, captured by some giggling arrogant stick of a man while the class was taken down to the cafeteria of all places for who knows what?

Maybe this punk-ass ate teenagers.

Looking at the other members of the Social Conscience class, Sebastian's thoughts turned rapidly as he weighed the pros and cons of staying with the group versus leaving them to Kit. The problem was, Kit seemed to think he was in charge here and Sebastian just couldn't live with that.

"You know what." Sebastian stopped as he turned to Kit. "Fuck you, fuck your lame coat and fuck your attempt at taking this class over. You're not Jonas, you'll never be Jonas and no one will ever respect you like they do Jonas." Sebastian roared, the beast inside stirring again before he turned towards the cafeteria doors. "I'm out, like you, I don't have time for time wasters."

Slamming the cafeteria doors open, the force of Sebastian's arms derailed the sliding doors as they sat in a loop of stuck motion trying to close until the components gave out and the motors quit. With his outburst echoing behind him, Sebastian excited Mather Memorial.

It was time to find Jonas.

Looking back to see if anyone had followed him, Sebastian ran straight into Elroy, the two teenagers tumbling down the remainder of the steps as they came to a halt.

"YOU!" Sebastian roared as he lunged for the other boy, Elroy scrambling to get out of the enraged teenager's path to no avail as the much faster Hyperhuman caught him by the collar.

"Why'd you accuse Jonas of kidnapping?" Sebastian snarled, his eyes full of rage as the nails on his fingers curled into his skin, his teeth growing longer and sharper by the second.

"B-b-because he locked me up!" Elroy stammered as Sebastian looked at him unconvinced.

"No!" He roared, swinging Elroy around wildly like a rag doll, slamming him against the nearby half wall. "You're lying!"

"Hey, Quickshot." A familiar voice called out as Sebastian loosened his grip on Elroy. "Pick on someone your own strength." A hand gripped the back of Sebastian's collar as Sebastian found himself carried through the air before impacting with the ground. Winded, Sebastian barely had time to react as he found himself in the air again, flung to the other side of his assailant before once again hitting the ground.

"_Rita..." He managed to spit out as the girl stood over him smiling.

"New and improved." She grinned back before leaning down and gripping Sebastian with both hands. "Bye, bye!" She smiled wickedly as Sebastian was hurled through the air, hitting the brick wall of the school's exterior with a sickening thud before slumping to the ground motionless.

"Now then, where's the rest of those assholes." Rita muttered as she headed inside the school.

Cancelled

Pitch Withdrawn due to lack of interest.

Crestwood Hollow

Posts will be coming Monday most likely. Weekends tend to suck for me and as I didn't end up posting on Thursday, everything gets pushed back.

VIGILANCE: Blood & Justice - A Superhuman Roleplay (Always Open)

A R C H I B A L D S H E R I D A N: M O N S T E R

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^{Friday, April 07, 2017 - 11:31 PM | City Dionysia - Larissa}

A tap on Archie’s shoulder nearly caused him to jump out of his skin in surprise. Quickly regaining a grip on his cellphone, the young man panicked as he realized the suddenly jerk had sent his drone on a collision course with the nearby alleyway. Correcting its path of flight, Archie let out his held breath as he engaged the device’s hover, turning to respond to the beautiful woman who had stopped to talk to him.

But she was already gone.

Or rather, moving into action. Archie watched with wide eyes as the woman assaulted the police before completely disappearing from sight. The word ‘Hyperhuman’ was tossed out like a slur as the police continued to fall despite the woman being nowhere in sight. Suddenly shots rang out as the crowd hurried to disperse, the woman now reappeared standing in the middle of the crime scene.

I think I'm in love.

“What was that about help...?” Archie asked timidly as he brushed his long hair back behind his ear, before pushing his large round glasses up his nose.

"Get over here and take a look!" The woman insisted as Archie checked their surroundings before he too, ducked under the police tape and made his way towards the crime scene.

"Won't have long until more cops get here, so be quick about it. I'm Claire, by the way."

“Archie.” He replied extending a hand before realizing that Claire probably wasn’t interested in formalities. Reaching into his satchel, Archie removed a pair of black latex gloves, pulling them on as he carefully bent down over the body. Tracing the wounds on the neck, Archie put his satchel down as he began to remove several tools to collect evidence.

“Just like the other victims.” He muttered. “Neck tore open, body drained of blood.” He continued before reaching into his bag again. This time, Archie didn’t retrieve a piece of forensic equipment, instead what came back in his hand was a large tome. An ancient book wrapped in leather, metal casings on its corners and sides. The front and back were both bare, save for the aged leather. As he opened the book, its pages were dotted with deep descriptions, languages ranging from Greek to Latin to Sanskrit before changing to more modern tongues, the Romance Languages, Germanic and even Old English. Pages bore deep illustrations, some full anatomical sketches while others were only a profile. But every page was consistent in one fact, this was a book of creatures not of this Earth and while Archie only believed they were real, a true Venari would instantly recognize the book as a Scribe’s Bestiary.

“Here.” Archie suddenly stated as he paused on a page covered in Korean. The illustration stared up at the pair, a twisted visage with coals for eyes and a long tongue which hung down to the beast’s navel. “There’s not much I can go on, I’m not overly fluent in Korean yet, but a previous owner did do some translations.” He explain pointing to the newer writing. “It’s in French, but I recognize enough words to figure out the rest from the context. It says the creature rips open the victim’s throat before draining it of blood with its tongue.” Archie closed the book and quickly slid it back into his bag. “What a horrific way to die.” He looked up sheepishly at the girl, his feet shifting awkwardly.

“I mean if you believe in that kind of stuff anyways, otherwise what we have here is the calling card of a serial killer, and if you want more on that you probably shouldn’t have punched out the police.”

VIGILANCE: Blood & Justice - A Superhuman Roleplay (Always Open)

C H A R L E S M I C H A E L S:

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^{Monday, April 10, 2017 - 10:04 PM | Faulkner Estate - Lilith}

“He did, what?” The rage filled roar of Charles Michaels filled the room as he sat up from the four poster bed to face Destiny’s projection as she awoke him from his slumber.

“Infiltrated the Beacon and took one of your old suits.”

“Remotely shut him down then.” Charles replied, coughing as he reached for a glass of water beside his bed. Taking a swig, he pulled the drawer out before reaching instead as he removed several pills. Crushing them between his teeth, Charles took another swig of water as he awaited Destiny’s reply.

“He took the Mark One, there’s nothing I can do remotely except observe.”

Charles raised an inquisitive eyebrow as he asked for clarification. “What do you mean, observe? The Mark One doesn’t have a heads up display.”

“He took the Mark Three Prototype Cowl, not the Mark One’s bandanna.” Destiny stated as Charles stood up from the bed. Removing his pajamas, the man’s aged but toned body didn’t phase the hologram as he quickly dressed himself, covering the old scars and closed wounds from numerous hard nights on the streets of Crescent City.

“Where are you going Charles?” Destiny asked, her holographic form moving to block the olderman, only for him to walk through the projection as he began speaking.

“Have Serenity prepare a car. If we can watch, then we can communicate and I want to see what the boy has to offer.”

“But sir your…”

“Doesn’t matter Destiny. The boy has something to prove and he’s more determined than I thought. If he wants the Mavericks’ help, let him prove it.” Charles pressed a button on the nearby wooden column as an elevator to the garage opened. “He’s far more resourceful than I originally credited him for. To not only remember the pass-code but also bypass the DNA scanner is impressive. Let alone having the guts to steal from the Mavericks, the kid might be exactly what I’ve been looking for.”

“Sir which car were you thinking?” Serenity’s voice interrupted as the elevator came to a halt.

“The Predator.” Charles stated flatly as there was a pause in the AI’s response.

“Very well then Sir.” Serenity replied as the floor of the garage rose up to reveal a heavily modified car that had been stored out of sight. The car’s appearance was incredible unique, only the most subtle of details were left of its original model. A dark blue and black colour scheme coated it while a single red badge at the base of the hood, a brazen and stylized ‘IA’.

“Will we be taking the highway Sir?”

“Not exactly subtle, Serenity.” Charlies replied as the roof slid back with a hiss, while the Lambo-styled doors swung forward and up. “We’re take the underway.” Charles stated referring to the network of tunnels beneath the city, relics of mines and long forgotten railcar passages. Tunnels that he had converted for the Mavericks to safely and stealthily traverse the city.

“Very well then Sir.”

“Atomic batteries to power, turbines to speed.” Charles muttered, as he felt the car’s engine engage before it was lowered below ground once again into the darkness. Suddenly the tunnel before the vehicle was illuminated as the car shot forward.

A flood of emotions and memories washed over Charles as he looked towards the empty passenger seat. It was a cold reminder that he was the last Mavericks.

But perhaps, that wouldn’t be for long.

J O S E P H T H O R E A U: T H I S I S W A R

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^{Monday, April 10, 2017 - 06:48 PM | Apartment 204, La Maison Noir - Milk Street, Pointe Bordeaux}

There had been gunshots reported outside the Circus Maximus. No doubt connected to Veronica, the Maximus was owned by her father and it would stand to reason they he viewed the casino as a safe place.

Except no where in this damned city was safe.

Nature itself had turned on the city, and Joseph was feeling the full force of it as the motorcycle raced through the streets. Rain drops felt like bullets and despite the suits armored weaving, it didn’t stop Joseph from still feeling the impact against his chest and arms.

“Rommie, are you able to update me on the shooting behind the Maximus?” Joseph asked, speaking into the cowl before it was responded.

“Due to the Blackout in the area, information is scarce. I have a few Tweets, several Facebook statuses and one YouTube video. A vehicle departed the scene in a hurry. Black sedan, similar vehicle was just tagged near La Petit Mort.”

“I can be there in two.” Joseph replied as he veered the motorcycle into an alleyway, dodging a stray cat and several downed trashcans, Joseph emerged from the alleyway in time to see a man downed by another. The man who hit the asphalt was well dressed, obviously De Vitis, the man who attacked him however was a hoodrat. As the hoodie garbed man pulled a gun on the other, Joseph slammed the brakes on the motorcycle, launching over the handlebars into the air.

BLAM

The gun had already fired as Joseph tackled the shooter to the ground.

“Electrifying right glove, user identified as right handed.” Andromeda’s voice echoed through the cowl as Joseph felt the knuckles across his left gauntlet vibrate slightly. “Swing now, Joseph.” The A.I. ordered as Joseph complied bringing a tazer laden fist in Jacob’s face. Veronica’s screams took Joseph’s attention next as he looked up to see the girl being dragged towards the backseat of the black sedan.

“Shurikens, front pocket, second from the left.” Andromeda sat as the heads up display identified the probable targets. Fumbling for the pocket, Joseph reached inside as the dart shaped throwing weapons slipped easily between his fingers.

“Space your fingers evenly, swing with left, chest height in a level arc.” The A.I. stated, walking Joseph through the attack. Doing as Andromeda had instructed, Joseph followed through with the strike, the darts flying through the air although only one hit its mark. It wasn’t much, but it was enough to free Veronica as the girl turned and ran back towards the brothel.

“I’m more of a punching type of guy.” Joseph muttered only for a fist to meet the center of his chest. The impact winded the would-be vigilante as he stumbled backwards, his balanced comprised as two feet came up and knocked him flat on his back.

“Then you’ll love what happens next.” The voice belonged to the shooter who had recovered from the electrified shock, a slight burn now maring his cut visage. Lunging forward, he pushed Joseph down, swinging wildly as he tried to break through the mask.

“Rommie!” Joseph cried out. He tried to struggle against the assailant but failed to remove the man. “Rommie! Advice would be great about now! Anytime now really.”

“Tap your middle fingers to your gloves, both hands, simultaneously.” The voice of an older man filled the cowl as Joseph quickly recognized the voice of Charles Michaels. Not questioning the man’s orders, Joseph quickly complied as the suit created an electrical charge that ejected Jacob from atop his chest. The sudden electrical discharge throwing Jacob into the air.

“We’ll talk later about how you stole the suit. For now, let’s ensure the girl survives the night.”

Nodding before realizing that Charles couldn’t see his head move, Joseph opened his mouth to acknowledge the orders.

“I saw your vision shift as you nodded, no need to talk.”

“Then let’s do this.” Joseph said raising his fists.

VIGILANCE: Blood & Justice - A Superhuman Roleplay (Always Open)

@Lord Wraith Yeah? If that's the case, I'll add Buffy to my watchlist.

@Superboy

Glad to hear it!

Meh, Angel wasn't my cup of tea. Buffy however is my jam. Supernatural too (but mainly for the hot brothers. mmm mmm..) And I never saw Grimm, but I heard good things

@FantasyChic

Honestly, I find it hard to get into Buffy on two accounts, the female lead and it feels aged. Angel on the other hand I find much easier to get into and overall I enjoyed the concept more. Of the two, Angel is my preferred but I know I'm in the minority on that.