Nepenthe

Nepenthe's Character/Plot Bank

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Name: Siskin Carduelis

Origin: "The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion"

Age: 24-ish

Sex: Female

Occupation: Member of the Thieves' Guild, and an errand-girl for anyone and everyone who meets her eyes and tells a sob story.

Race: Human (Imperial)

Physical description: Has bright orange hair with braids in it.

Personality: A real go-getter, willing to tackle tasks from which the sane shy away. Her Argonian companion Dog Ears thinks that the way she acts is inhuman and believes it is a sign that the gods are using her as their play-thing, setting up big events in the future. In reality she's a bleeding heart who can't stand to leave the helpless un-helped, and she often bites off more than she can chew.

Siskin has a flippant, almost frantic sense of humor and a tendency to hoard books in her waterfront hovel in the Imperial city.

Likes: Archery, Illusion magic, books, helping those in need, surmounting insurmountable odds

Dislikes: THE UNDEAD, Mehrunes Dagon's plane of Oblivion, small spaces

Background/Info: It's weird. Siskin can remember her past, her family - it's all there - but it's like she and they never existed. Conversely, when she wakes up in rags and shackles on the floor of an Imperial Prison cell, she has no idea of how she might have come to be there - no relevant memories are forthcoming. It's as though somebody has completely re-written her history, or like she's been transplanted into someone else's.

However, the wall of the cell is folded back like a door and there's a pathway beyond, so rather than linger, she leaves.

The rough-hewn tunnels and ancient subterranean tombs are dim, not unlike a rabbit's warren. She scavenges some light armor, a weapon or two; she discovers the ability to conjure fire in her hands. She overtakes an Argonian on the path, whose displeased mutterings make it clear that he didn't expect to be a babysitter (which is just too bad, because there was a zombie, AN ACTUAL ZOMBIE back there and she's NOT going to deal with that alone).

And of all people they find the King. He seems kindhearted, and he seems tired, and he seems to recognize her. And then he's killed.

Something's going on that she doesn't understand, but the quest to figure it out couldn't be more clearly-defined.

Siskin was born under the sign of The Ritual. As a result, she has the ability to "turn undead" - that is, to make the undead flee from her - and the ability to heal herself of injury. However, she is only able to muster the power to do each of these once per day, making it very important to save their use until the need for them is the most dire.

Nepenthe's Character/Plot Bank

Name: Double!Bonus (Goes by "Bonus" in-game)

Origin: ".hack" series

Age: In high school

Sex: Female

Occupation: "Twin Blade" class

Race: Human

Physical description: Bonus is a shorter-than-average twin blade character. Her build is thin and willowy. The blue markings on her skin and clothing are "wave" markings, but I just added them for looks. I don't know if they're accurate or if simple markings like this exist in the G.U. series.

Personality: Chipper, helpful. Enthusiastic about in-game lore and exploration. Perhaps overly obsessed with Morrigu Barrow Wall.

Likes: Exploring the game with friends, collecting items (gotta have one of everything!), participating on the Apkallu art board.

Dislikes: PKs, PvP fighting, losing (secretly quite competitive)

Background/Info: Bonus visits Morrigu Barrow Wall every time she logs into The World. Eventually, a vagrant AI calling itself the God of Law Folset takes notice and materializes in front of her. The AI claims to be the self-same Folset who, in the lore of the game, built the wall and barred humans from entering the Heavenly Path beyond. He says that he's ready to reassess humanity's worthiness - and Bonus is supposed to be the species representative.

The person who plays Double!Bonus also had a Twin Blade character (named Bonus) in The World R:1.

Bonus (in R:2) is an average player who is online a little more than average. She has no affiliation with the main characters in the games or shows.

Nepenthe's Character/Plot Bank

Name: Eloise (goes by "Elli")

Origin: "Pokemon"

Age: 12-13

Sex: Female

Occupation: N/A

Race: Human

Physical description: Young and kind of gangly. Not very tall, but her parents are so she'll likely sprout up. Somewhat androgynous.

Personality: Sullen, withdrawn; blunt. Has developed a very stoic facial expression so as to not give away her perpetual discomfort/nervousness when dealing with people, but can be quite emotional when alone.

When she is able to leave home she's able to blossom into more of an "actual person" instead of a "placeholder" and becomes more sociable and confident in herself as she is. However, she retains many anxieties relating to losing what she has - belongings, sure, but also memories, moments, and her mareep.

Background/Info: Elli, whose parents own a farm in Solaceon, is an amnesiac due to a run-in with Uxie. Before losing her memories she wanted to become a pokemon trainer, but made a different decision for the sake of her parents and eventually came to feel that she had missed her chance. After losing her memories she had to relearn many things about day-to-day life. When a year passes and no memories resurface, she feels like it's finally time to embark on a journey to reconcile the girl she once was - the girl whose return everyone seems to be waiting on - with the person she has since become. With her mareep Beau as a companion, she sets out.

During her downtime, she often listens to music with a pair of outsized headphones. She feels they send a clear message that she would rather not be bothered.

She gives Beau a collar/necklace with an everstone on it to prevent him from evolving, as the thought of him changing from the companion she has known from the start is upsetting. When she comes to terms with her situation, she removes the everstone and allows him to evolve as he wishes.

Nepenthe's Character/Plot Bank

Name: Moka

Origin: "Naruto"

Age: 14-16

Sex: Female

Occupation: Producer and deliveryperson of tea and tea-related goods.

Race: Human

Physical description: Of middling height with long green hair which she keeps tied back. Lean and strong with a runner's build.

Personality: Has a surly personality, a short temper, and takes tea very seriously. She can deal with people on a professional level but has no patience for more social pursuits. Is often single-minded and reacts poorly to being kept from attempting to meet deadlines or goals. She does, however, find tending to her land and plants to be meditative, and is therefore less of a crumb bum when engaging in such activities.

Background/Info: Moka exists in a world with ninja, but is not herself a ninja. She is basically a farmer and a courier. She has, however, picked up some ninja tricks which help her in her day to day life - things like chakra control, which enables her to climb/leap over obstacles and to utilize kuromoji sticks as tools for various purposes - and she does have some basic self-defense abilities.

- Is probably stronger and hardier than the average civilian of her age and size;
- Has a deep and varied knowledge base regarding gardening techniques, the medicinal benefits of her preferred plants, and the preparation of various goods using tea leaves and herbs;
- Is scrappy and headstrong, probably able to hold her own in a potential fight against non-ninja combatants.

Should not engage in direct combat with actual ninja, however, even if they are being disrespectful of tea. In spite of the myriad tricks she may have picked up, she is no match for anyone with actual combat training.

Nepenthe's Character/Plot Bank

This thread is a reference resource for my characters! I'll cross-reference this with my charahub page full of characters, but will also include any characters currently involved in roleplays.

All art, unless otherwise noted, is mine. **Please do not use it for yourself - it depicts these specific characters and I would prefer that it not be used to represent any others!** Thank you very, very much. (If for some reason you would like a sketch of one of your characters, let me know and we can probably work something out!)

Of note: In spite of the fact that most of these characters have stories attached to them, I'd probably be willing to roleplay using any of them upon request in a new story/setting. Even if they're already attached to a specific fandom, I'd even be happy to cross them over into another universe to play, provided I know the new universe well enough to play in it!

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Fan characters:

Moka - Naruto
Eloise ("Elli") - Pokemon
Double!Bonus ("Bonus") - .hack//G.U.
Siskin Carduelis - The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion
Korumaj-Salai ("Dog-Ears") - The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion
Jacie "Boomie" Quentin - X-men
Wyatt ("Courier") - Fallout: New Vegas
Mudan - Kung Fu Panda

Possible Plots:

The Elder Scrolls: Oblvion (1x1)

One-on-one inspired by the story attached to Siskin (Imperial) and Korumaj-Salai (Argonian). Either may be substituted or replaced, or roles may be changed. It's fair game! I just like the "experienced/worldly individual works with a greenhorn" dynamic.

Two individuals act out the plot of "The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion," beginning in the cell of the Imperial City Prison and culminating in the defeat of Mehrunes Dagon - basically becoming a two-person "Hero of Cyrodiil" team.

.hack series RP (1x1 or group)

Inspired by the story I have attached to Double!Bonus.

"The World" is on its second iteration. Some players present in the first version of the game remember the proliferation of Rogue AI lifeforms which eventually became so advanced that they were sometimes indistinguishable from living players. There aren't many sightings of AIs like that in The World R:2... but there's about to be one, and he'll cause an upheaval if he has his way.

In the lore of the game it's stated that humans, out of bitterness and jealousy, attacked the gods, destroying all of them except for one - Folset, the God of Law. Folset erected a wall which blocked off access to "the Heavenly Path," barring humans from ever entering the realm of the gods and cutting them off from that which they most wanted.

It's just lore, of course! Nobody takes it seriously since it's just company-created background, and the only references you see to it exist in in-game quests.

But a new AI, who claims to be the God of Law himself, has appeared and decided that it's time to re-assess humanity's worthiness to access "the Heavenly Path," and it's up to a few representatives of the species to prove themselves for the sake of everyone.

1x1 could be either one player + the AI, Folset, or two players against the AI. A group would be multiple players pitted against a Folset played by the GM.

X-men (1x1 or group)

Inspired by the background attached to my character Jacie. Basically your average "students in a crazy high school" RP, from what I can tell.

Students come together to form beneficial relationships, and even friendships. They attend classes, they attend training. And then, when evil encroaches, they prove themselves, testing the strength of the friendships they have forged and proving that even in the hands of the younger generation, the world can be kept safe from those who would see it harmed.

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Original Characters:

Genesis
Ripley
Calhoun
Sophia
Zebby

Possible Plots:

Circus of Secrets (1x1 - 3x3)

Inspired by the story attached to my characters Genesis, Ripley, and Calhoun. May use these characters, or may use substitutes or stand-ins.

Something strange is going down in a small countryside circus, and nobody seems to notice it. Well, sometimes they do - but just as quickly they seem to forget. Everyone keeps forgetting.

The Ringmaster has a secret power, and that power continually re-writes the memories of those in his thrall, keeping them under control as they believe that they are working at the circus of their own volition - his pretty puppets for as long as he wants them there.

There are exceptions, though. The only people immune to the Ringmaster's power are people who have a power of their own. What keeps them there, then, if they know what's behind everything - if they understand how blackhearted the Ringmaster is? Perhaps it is blackmail. Perhaps it's a thirst for fame, for the spotlight. Perhaps it's a deep, dark agreement with the Ringmaster's methods.

Whatever the case, the goal is not only to escape, but to defeat the Ringmaster and release all of the performers under his thrall. It's your word against that of a monster who can re-write the word of those who would help you - you're on your own, together.

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Role Play Characters:

(none yet)

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Unattached plot ideas:

AI(?) x human 1x1

A girl, excited for the release of a game which has been hyped for months, runs out and buys it as soon as she can. In the game, you summon something - a person, a creature, something in between - to fight for you. You pass on your commands to your summon, who acts as your intermediary and protects you from an onslaught of evil creatures. VR equipment allows the player to actually participate - to project themselves into the game, feel feedback, and participate in the battles.

What the girl does not expect is for her summon to be... aware. Oddly aware. Pre-written characters tend to stick to their script and start repeating after a while, but this one... it... he... seems to have a lot to say that doesn't mesh with any script the game might throw her way. He acts more or less within the parameters of a guardian summon, as expected, but he does a lot of things that she wouldn't expect, too. He definitely has thoughts and a personality of his own. Plus, he's waaay more powerful than a summon has any right to be in the early stages of the story! Is this part of the game?

When it becomes clear that the evil creatures he's protecting her from are acting on commands from their own master, and that the danger is more real than she ever imagined, the stakes begin to climb higher - and backing down is no longer an option. Can the two work together to weather these harrowing circumstances?

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Why, good evenin'!

Ah, welcome :)

If ya got any questions, feel free to Pm me or post em here.

This link may prove useful.

@ArenaSnow

Thanks a bunch! I've been taking the last stretch of time of poke around in different subforums and familiarize myself with things. I'm sure I'll make missteps, but it looks like a pretty open, patient place - fairly free-form.

Pokemon: Welcome to their world

If it's okay, I'd like to join in on this? I'll go ahead and fill out a CS; if there are any problems, please let me know!

Name: June
Appearance: June doesn't make a big deal about her appearance and tends to dress casually. She has dark hair and eyes, and will always wear a hat if possible. She's a little heavier-set than she'd like to be, but has a lot of energy in spite of it.
Gender: Female
Height: 5' 4"
Personality: June is the kind of person who just takes to people - a caretaker and a class clown all in one. She is a mediator at her core and doesn't care for fighting, opting instead to make sure a situation can be resolved peaceably. There are very few things that make her angry. She comes down on the side of Arceus.
*Back Story: While Pokemon was always kind of an escape for June, she never thought that she would actually be escaping into the world of Pokemon. To have a chance like this is a dream come true; she's not out to be the best there ever was, but to change things for the better.

Pokemon:
Name/Species Name: Latias
Shiny: N
Type: Dragon/Psychic
Held Item: Soul Dew
Capture or Friend: Friend
Other: Latias sees a kindred spirit in June - someone who is playful, but who cares a lot about others. They share a love of water and the clear air.

Why, good evenin'!

Hallo, all! You can probably tell, but I'm new here.

I don't have a lot of experience roleplaying... or... any experience roleplaying, really... but I like to come up with characters and figured that maybe it was finally time to learn how to use them. I'll apologize a lot and I'll be really nervous, but I'll try to stick with what I start and hopefully all will go well! Wish me luck, okay?