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Name: Orren Lafrie
Age: 4 (A young adult)
Race: Talgan
Country of Birth: Talga
Country of Origin: Kaymari (I assume this is meant to be where he starts off in the RP)

Personality: Orren is not kind or sweet by any measure. He's loud, hot tongued, and speaks what he believes, even if it's wrong. He makes up for what he lacks in size with volume. His cursing and berating can be heard up to half a mile away. If he sees something he doesn't like, he yells. If someone says something wrong, he yells. The key to getting to know him better if realizing that this is a compensating tool. He comes from a nation where people are viewed as a means to an end, and he wants to be heard. He may allude to not caring about his peers, but it isn't true. He just cares in a stranger way than most.

Combat Skills: He's a highly skilled fighter. With no real training other than life experience, his fighting style is just sort of all over the place. However, he is set apart from most other Talgans because he's squeamish about actually killing his opponents.

Adventuring & Survival Skills: Hailing from a land of rough terrain, he's fairly good with survival. Adventuring may be a different story. While he's good at traveling, rationing food, hunting his prey, ect, he's not good with people. Meeting people and making friends is a big part of an adventure.

Other Skills: He enjoys cooking.

Reason for traveling: Was forced to either leave his land or die in it.

Other:

Appearance: He's rather short, only reaching 5'5". However, he makes up for it with a strong build. His skin is slightly yellow hued, with white hair and golden eyes.


History: Believe it or not, Orren actually enjoyed most of his life on Talga. He felt like it well equipped him for the rough existence he calls life. He was given a decent job: an cook for one of the large military bases. He had a decent home; it was nothing fancy, but it worked. And he had a few friends that he could go to when things got difficult.

Things went downhill when his housemate, a guy he never really cared for to begin with, was found to be part of the underground peace cult. He was executed and Orren was arrested for associating with him. Orren was unsure what would happen to him; the tyrant would often have people killed just for looking suspicious. Out of sheer panic, he escaped his capture and fled. Having access to a military base, he stole a patrol boat and left for the outside world. Of course, now if he ever returned, he would be killed immediately.

He arrived in Ligura, and has traveled Kaymari. He'll probably just keep moving around until he finds a reason to stay somewhere.

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Posting the species sheet today. Will probably make my character tomorrow.

Name: Talgan
Homeland: Talga
Country(s): Most are found in Talga. It's rare to see one outside of their homeland.

Common Physical Features: They are bipedal with thick, neutral colored hides that vary depending on race. Their hair is usually coarse and ranges in textures and colors according to race. They often sport horns or spikes of keratin on their head. Their ears are pointed like an elf's and sharp teeth. Their dental pattern is often hereditary; some families have rows like a shark, some have canines like a dog. Their skin sports rough scales that often cover the back, shoulders, and upper arms. They have five fingered hands with a claw on each digit. Some races that dwell near water have evolved to have wedded fingers and toes. They vary in height, but usually don't go over 7 feet.

Reproductive system

Turn away, children

Talgans are hermaphroditic. They have both male and female reproductive organs. However, there is still a system of 'male' and 'female'. Males are born with larger and more efficient male organs, females are born with more efficient female organs. They can still reproduce as the opposite gender, but it could cause complications for them. Their 'gender' if usually determined upon their transformation to adulthood. Hormones and behaviors determine most of this.

Their naughty parts closely resemble that of a human female's. However, since they aren't 'sexual', those naughty parts aren't really considered naughty.

Common Physiological Features: Talgans share many of the same organs as other species: liver, heart, lungs, stomach, intestines, ect. For the most part, they function the same, as well. Talgans are warm blooded, despite having many reptilian traits. Their senses are notably better than a human's: sight, hearing, smell, taste, but perhaps not touch. Their eyes are light reflective and catlike, allowing them to see well at night. Because of this, many prefer nighttime over daytime.

Not sure what else to put, so I'll talk about their sex lives some more.

Don

Talgans don't have sex. When it's time to reproduce, they go to the nearest lake, (or now adays, the laying tub), and lay eggs. It should be noted that females are much better at laying eggs than males. Each Talgan has a cycle where, each year around the same time, they lay unfertilized eggs. Females typically lay more than males, and may even lay twice a year. These eggs will go unhatched unless fertilized. The male will hover over the eggs and release seed into the water. The permeable shells of the eggs allow for fertilization. Once fertilized, the egg shells harden and are safe to remove from the water. Usually, one partner is chosen as the egg layer, and the other is the fertilizer. Talgans can lay between 4 to 6 eggs at a time.

Because of their unique reproductive system, they have no concept of sex outside of what animals do, which they find revolting. They also have no concept of straight, gay, bi, trans, ect.

A newborn Talgan resembles something like a salamander. The first to hatch usually crawls over to it's unhatched siblings and tries to devour them, which only helps break them free of their shell. The young then fight each other for dear life until their worn out, the weakest being killed. The survivors typically accept each other afterward, until the age of 2. In their second or so year, the young Talgans go off to a corner somewhere and build a cocoon around themselves. They stay hidden away for a few weeks, metamorphing into their adult form. When they emerge, they are full grown and ready to a lifetime of slavery.

Common Magical Features: None

Other: Can't think of anything.

Notes: Things I may have missed:

- Young Talgans have silk glands in their mouths.

- When they first emerge from their cocoon, they are very vulnerable and soft.

- Body language is big in their species.

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Sounds good. As long as their cut off from the rest of the people somehow =P

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Nation creation

Name: Talga
Political System: Tyranny
Location: The island is located somewhere south-east of Loyara with a chain of small islands connecting it to Loraya.

History: The history of Talga is bloody, with very little interest in changing this. It's believed to have been populated since the beginning of time, however, it's people rarely leave their nation. Sometime in it's early ages, a government system formed with one tyrant ruling the nation with an iron fist. He gathered minions and followers to do his bidding, which was mostly to kill those who opposed him. During his time on the throne, he created a religion that would soon become the defining factor of this country.

He preached that there were three wrathful gods that smiled upon killing the weaker man in their name, and only those who spread their word, did their bidding, and carried on their chaos could make it to their promise land. It should be noted that the first tyrant was completely insane. However, this religion stuck.

Over the years, new tyrants took the throne. The only requirement for gaining total rule over the nation was killing the first tyrant in a duel; as such, the tyrants were usually very strong and highly skilled. Each used different methods of control, but violence seemed to always be a prominent factor. Over centuries, the violent religion of theirs became a requirement for the people. Those most committed to it were highly favored by the tyrants, because they would do pretty much anything they were told. Those who refused it were killed.

Over the centuries, a sort of underground cult formed that rebuked the religion. It was rumored to have been started by a man who ventured off the island, got a taste of the much more peaceful world outside of it, and came back to try and save his people. They tried to teach the barbaric people a message of peace and harmony. Once the cult was exposed, most members of it were brutally murdered. Those who survived hid away and rarely showed their face.

Other than the constant violence that plagued the Talgans, the nation has given the rest of the world little trouble. They mostly stick to their own little hellhole and leave everyone else alone.

Notes:

- It's actually illegal for citizens to leave the nation, however, if they manage, they typically aren't pursued.

- Crazed propaganda is a major tool often utilized by the tyrants. The current tyrant Empress Symara, has spent her entire rule spreading the word that the world outside of the island is even more hellish than on it. This makes the people hesitant to try and leave.

- Despite their barbarian nature, the Talgans are actually very efficient workers. The people are usually assessed and given a job that best fits them, not the job they actually want. This puts their strengths to work rather than their dreams. This system is rumored to have produced some pretty mind blowing technology (relatively of course).

- The island is large enough to have various terrain. Mountains, jungle, forest, ect. There's even snowy and desert-like regions.

- Kinda' had the idea to base this place off of North Korea. People hear about, people know about it, but no one really knows what goes on there. The shit they hear about is to mind numbing that half the time they don't believe it.

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I can make a robust race if you want...

Anyone up for a generic city RP?

Maybe

Non-romantic MxM

I shall deliver them to your butthole.

The Superhero Guild

Orren look to the girl a snarl on his face. "No, let me tell you how we do things," He said, his voice venomous. "This Guild is here to protect the people of this city, innocent or not. If you don't agree with that, then you can walk the fuck out! You are not better than any other human on this planet just because you can do some fancy magic tricks. You can take that notion and shove it up your ass, right next your ego-enlarged head! The fuck that took our friends, froze half a city block, caused numerous car accidents, and has more than likely killed people is one of your 'supers'! Do you think he's better than anyone?! Do you think he deserves the right to run around and cause chaos because he's 'evolved'?! If I even hear you hint that you deserve life any more than a the next guy over, then I will personally see to it that you are off this team faster than you can roll your goddamn eyes! That kind of thinking is what makes these supervillains in the first place!"

He heatedly turned before turning back to her. "And another thing! You would have known what happened if you had been there! Where the fuck were you when two of our teammates were taken?!" He huffed, his face bright red from shouting. He took a moment to breath and calm down, then spoke in a more rational tone.

"We won't call the police. There's not much more they can do than draw a crowd at this point. Thal had a good idea; we can get in through the maintenance door. Once we're in, we can split up: Team A causes a distraction, Team B finds the hostages. This guy obviously isn't a complete idiot; he knows we're coming. I can only hope he doesn't know WE know that he knows we're coming."

Non-romantic MxM

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Non-romantic MxM

I'm looking for a player for a dystopian future RP. Society has essentially come to an end and survival is tough. PM me for details.

Must:

Have high casual writing standard
Be able to post once a day.