Lord Wraith — Roleplayer Guild

@Half PintI think I'm going to rescind my offer on Co-GMing. I think a lot of my enjoyment in this RP comes from the unhindered building I've done as a player without having to worry about the responsibilities of caring for the player base as a whole, and I'm not sure being a GM will encourage the same off the cuff posting.

I am however going to continue with my Iron Man sheet in the meantime, and with players being encouraged to create events, Brainiac will keep advancing in the background along with anything I cook up with Iron Man. But the idea of being equally responsible for all players (especially mid game when I didn't have a hand in forming the roster) doesn't strike me as a good fit personally at this time.

That said, I do want to see this game continue and hope with or without a Co-GM we as a player base can do so. These games place a heavier onus on the players themselves to keep things moving, especially without an over arching plot. So, to everyone, if you have ideas you want to play out, share them. If you're struggling to run solo, say so and see if someone wants to bring you into their story.

Yes this is 'one RP' but it's actually a vessel for a bunch of interconnected micro RPs and it's great to have someone with a colourful banner in the corner of their post coordinating everything, but it's not necessary if we take some onus on ourselves as players too. We're all here to write, so let's write damnit.

I'm happy to say I'm back to having a great deal of free time, and to go along with this I have a second application for a bit of a different character than I've done previously. If anyone has trouble reading the colour I have chosen please let me know, or if they have any plans for this character or any related to him. Otherwise @Bounce please let me know if you think this would be suitable!

  I,  V A M P I R E 
I,  V A M P I R E

"Immortality's a poor trade for a good night's sleep."
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C H A R A C T E R   P O R T R A I T 
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Andrew Bennett
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454 (Became a vampire in his early 20s)   |   Formerly engaged to Mary, Queen of Blood
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None   |   English

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N O T A B L E   A B I L I T I E S   &   T O O L S
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◼ Vampiric Physiology
Andrew's body is frozen in the perfection and frailty of youth. He possesses immense strength, speed, and resilience, but his metabolism is entirely dependent on blood. Sunlight weakens, holy ground sickens, and fire leaves lasting scars. His regenerative capacity at it's peak allows him to heal near-instantly from mortal injury, though starvation drives him feral.
◼ Shapeshifting
Andrew can transform into a wolf, a bat, a swarm of bats, or living mist. He can also assume hybrid forms of any of these, growing claws and fangs like a werewolf, or sprouting bat wings to fly. These partial transformations grant him great power and mobility but demand precise control to keep his instincts in check.
◼ Psychic Abilities
Andrew posseses the power to sway other beings with only his words. However, he uses this sparingly, knowing every use blurs the line between restraint and predation and has not effectively used this on a human for many years now. Mainly this is used to sway animals to do his bidding, but also grants him latent telepathic abilities.
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◼ Eclipsaria 
A long executioners sword of white steel with a square-cut tip and a narrow central groove. Within that channel lies a sealed vein of silver-mercury alloy that flares blue on contact with undead blood, disrupting regeneration and forcing vampiric tissue to burn to ash.
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 N O T A B L E   S K I L L S   &   T A L E N T S
N O T A B L E   S K I L L S   &   T A L E N T S
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◼ Master Swordsman
A master of European and Near Eastern swordsmanship, Bennett's technique blends centuries of martial evolution into a single efficient form. He wields his blade more as an extension of thought than muscle, favouring control and precision over brutality.
◼ Occult Scholarship
Specifically relating to Vampirism, of course. He is most likely the foremost expert on Vampirism alive today. His research has also at times spilled over into adjacent fields such as demonology, necromancy, and alchemy, though his understanding of these is limited. Just enough to recognize patterns and terminology, but not enough to claim mastery or any sort of really proficient knowledge.
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◼ Intuitive Scholar 
Andrew possesses an uncanny natural aptitude for learning and understanding complex subjects. Concepts that take others years to grasp come to him with startling ease, as though he recalls knowledge rather than acquires it. Whether it’s mastering languages, adapting to new forms of combat, or deciphering ancient tomes, Andrew’s mind seems built to absorb and synthesize information effortlessly
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 T H E   S T O R Y   S O   F A R...
T H E   S T O R Y   S O   F A R...
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Andrew Bennett was born in 1568 in England to a minor noble family of no great renown. His early life was comfortable, especially compared to those born outside of nobility. He was the second son of a wealthy family and as such faced no real pressure to get involved in any major affairs of the state. Instead he spent his times educating himself - religiously, philosophically, and culturally. He learned swordplay from any he could pay to teach him, but never with any intent to pick up a real sword.

It was during his youth that he fell in love with Mary Seward, a servant girl in his household. The moment they met they were practically inseperable, but their affection could never grow outside of secrecy, a sin of the heart neither dared speak aloud. To marry a commoner would have been unheard of in those days.

In 1591, driven by guilt and a yearning for spiritual truth, Andrew left England on pilgrimage. He hoped to reconcile his faith and his desires, to understand the divine line between life, death, and redemption. He also couldn't bear to be around Mary for any longer without confessing his feelings to her, and to avoid the reprecussions that came with that decided to relocate as far away as he could. Little did he know he'd face greater reprecussions for this decision than he ever could have imagined.

During his travel, in a place forgotten by time and surrounded by ruins he met a strange wanderer. He would later learn this to be Cain, the first Vampire. Cain saw in Andrew the same hunger for meaning that had once doomed him. As punishment or gift, none could say, he passed his curse on to the young man. The transformation was torment; Andrew awoke no longer man but monster. At first, there was no control, no conscience - only an unquenchable thirst. He slaughtered without reason, feeding on pilgrims, thieves, priests, anyone unfortunate enough to cross his path.

It took years of horror and self-loathing before he learned restraint. He came to see his curse as his penance. A divine task given to him from above, to shoulder such a burden so that others might be free from its pain. When he finally returned to England, he found Mary still in service of his family, now a woman grown, her beauty and gentleness unchanged. Consumed by longing and loneliness, he revealed himself to her. Against all wisdom, he offered her the gift he could never undo, believing love might redeem what damnation had taken.

But Mary's heart, once pure, was twisted by the transformation. The hunger consumed her as it once had him, but she did not resist it, instead she revelled in it. In time, she gathered followers and became the Queen of Blood, while Andrew, horrified by what he had unleashed, dedicated his eternity to containing her and the plague she spread.

Two decades ago, weary beyond words and believing his long war finally at its end, Andrew withdrew from the world and took refuge in an old Boston manor on the outskirts of the city, surrendering to a long sleep. He dreamed of nothing, expecting never to wake.

Now he does.

The world has changed, in both small and large ways. He remembers pieces of his life: his name, his curse, and the woman he damned. But he can feel something stirring in the darkness worse than anything he's faced before, something that has called him back.

And though centuries have dulled his heart, Andrew Bennett rises once more - to atone, to battle, and to face the consequence of love eternal.

 P L O T ( S )   &   G O A L ( S )
P L O T ( S )   &   G O A L ( S )
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I'm a big fan of vampires, especially the 'good' vampire we so rarely see in fiction. Recently I discovered the New 52 run of 'I, Vampire' and love it. I'd love to give my own spin on the Andrew Bennett story and use him as a travelling character to facilitate interaction with other players as much as I diegetically can.

As much as his main enemies will be vampires, ghouls, and things that go bump in the night - I want to expand his influence outward to encounter less occult characters.  Without spoiling anything, I of course want to go into a Vampire uprising plotline that would open up collabs for anyone who'd like to have their character deal with an outbreak, whether with or without Andrew to help.

My main plot will be centred around his conflict with Mary, his former lover and someone he eternally tries to redeem. This will arch over into plotlines featuring all your favourite vampires - Deacon Frost, Dracula, and of course eventually Cain himself.

Ultimately I want to tell a slightly darker and less light-hearted story to run alongside my Fantastic Four sheet. Andrew will be a very different character to any I have written before and I hope I can do such an underrated character justice.
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@Half Pint

Unfortunately, with that shade of red, for me at least, it may as well be the same colour as the Guild's background. If it wasn't for the ones with the black backing, I'd never have seen it.

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