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The Wolves of Mercy Falls [ High-Casual ]

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The Wolves of Mercy Falls [ High-Casual ]

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The Wolves of Mercy Falls [ High-Casual ]

Member / Character List and Pack Ranks

♂Alpha Pair♀
▶Davina Marie Devereaux◀
^{As played by A Tattooed Girl}

♂Beta Pair♀
▶Maelen Cassandra Amelia Bealer◀
^{As played by Arcalept}

♂Omega Pair♀
▶Nathan Blu◀
^{As played by Renny}

♂Average Pack Members♀
▶Katelyn Maria Jakob◀
^{As played by Irisity}
▶Arianna Calla James◀
^{As played by SunsetRoses}
▶Seamus Dempsey◀
^{As played by A Tattooed Girl}

♂Pack "Pups"♀
^{Members under 15-Years of Age}
✘

Non-Pack Members / Humans
▶Dak Kaidan Devereaux◀
^{As played by A Tattooed Girl}

The Wolves of Mercy Falls [ High-Casual ]

F.A.Q.

When questions start arising, I will answer them and post both the questions and answers to them here ^{as FAQ's work...duh.}

1. When do the wolves change, how often, and for how long?

When in human form, most wolves avoid anywhere where it's too cold during the warmer months of the year. Wolves will change when the temp drops below 50 degrees, and it depends on each wolf how long they will stay a wolf. Each change, after the first 5, will result in less and less time allowed for them to be human. As the years pass, eventually, a wolf will no longer return home. They won't change back to their human form ever again, and they will remain wolves. The new/remaining human Alpha will take over care of the pack that can no longer make the change, being sure to help them along if they are running scarce on food or anything else they might need.

2. Can the wolves have children?

Yes they can, but only in very rare cases. Some have had kids prior to being turned, and are forced to leave them behind. 99% of the pack members opt out of having children all together in the sad fact that they will never get to see them grow up, or be there when a parent is most needed. Some, again, rare cases, make the mistake of having children after they are turned. Those children are forced into the same lifestyle their parents were cursed with, but not till they reach the age of 15. Maturity for the pack must hit at 15, because the all of two cases that this has happened, they turned by halfway through their 15th year.

3. How do the wolves get turned in the first place?

Being bitten or scratched, even if the wolf is in their human form. Biting or scratching too hard can result in turning their human victims. Rare cases have ever been recorded ^{as stated above} who have been born with the curse. It's not something we Wolfbloods hear of everyday.

4. What are Pack Positions in Shiver described as?

There aren't really any specified ranks, but I figured it'd be cool to include ranks as real wolf packs have their own hierarchy. The books don't have said ranks, although they act as if they did. Paul is pack lead ^{when in wolf form}, Beck is his right hand (beta) and Sam is like Beck's son, and he is a bit of a loner, so he kind of falls in to Omega.

Character Creation Form

:: Personal Information ::

Full Birth-Given Name: Give us your whole, real name. If you changed it from the name given at birth, please provide that as well.
Preferred Name // Nickname: Provide the name you would rather go by.
Sexual Orientation & Gender: Gender is obvious, you should know how to differentiate the other.
Years Since My Birth: Self-explanatory. Please keep your age 15+.
At What Age Were You Turned?: Self Explanatory.
Pack Standing: Do you have a rank in the pack? (Leave blank or just put 'Pack Average' until I give ranks later. Depending how many people we have, nearly everyone will get a decent rank haha) If you're a human, leave this blank.
How Long Have You Been With the Devereaux Pack?: How long have you been here? Were you here before the new Alpha took over 5 years ago, or were you here when Cain was pack leader?
Also Knowing: Tell us a little more about yourself, anything extra that you may wish to share with us.

:: General Information ::

Your Other Half: Your significant other's name, or a child's name would go here. If neither, erase or leave blank.
Family Members Affected by the Shiver: What are your parents names? Do you have any siblings? Any close family members or family members who lived in the household with you before getting kicked out after the change?
Furry Companions: Do you have a pet that you've managed to keep through the whole experience?

:: Other Information ::

Song That Best Describes Me: What song best describes you? Is there a song out there you favor that seems to have been made to fit you perfectly?
Who Turned You and Changed Your Life: Self-Explanitory. If you're a human, leave this section blank.
My Life Before the Shiver Overtook Me and How It Effected Me: Give us a background history on where you came from, what's gone on in your life since you changed into a wolf... I mean, what? That's not possible.. people don't turn into wolves... >_> lol
How Some People Might See Me: Tell us about yourself. What is your personality like? (please write a good, decent paragraph.. no one or two liners, please. -___-)
Standing Before a Mirror, I See: In a decently descriptive manner, tell us what you look like. Give us a well-written description as if you were trying to explain your appearance to a blind person!
The Beast Hidden Below the Surface: Describe to us what your wolf looks like, if you have one, and also include a picture. If you're a human, leave this blank.
Photographed Picture of Myself: Pictures of both your appearances, meaning in human form and wolf form, again, if you have one! Do not give us drawings or an anime version of yourself. We want to see your true, beautiful/handsome face. :3 (If there is an issue, and you would rather hand draw your character, then please talk to either myself or an admin about your predicament.)

The Wolves of Mercy Falls [ High-Casual ]

The Wolves Den

Step into the Wolf Den

7 1/2 Bedroom Home & Guest House on Property with Quarter Horse Ranch

Guest House Used Only When Pack Relatives ^{Who Pack Has Managed to Stay in Contact With} Come to Visit, or the "Party House"

Stables, Toolshed, & Ranch - and a TreeHouse at the Edge of the Property

8 Horses Reside in said Stables


3 of the 8 Horses Owned

Ranch has Medium-Sized Pond the Horses LOVE to Swim In

Part of the Ranch Property extends into the Woods, as Seen Here

Toolshed Where All Our Tools are Stored, as well as a Quad used only for Ranch Purposes

TreeHouse at Edge of Property that's Hidden Among the Trees, Mainly Used as a Place to Relax ^{Alpha goes here to do her reading}

Inside & Outside the Home

The Kitchen

The Living Room w/ Entertainment Center


Master Bedroom, Taken Up by The Alpha

Basement Bedroom ^{the 1/2 bedroom} Used For New Pack Members Who are Unable to Control Their Change ^{Usually in the First Few Weeks of Getting Turned}

Outside Grill / Kitchen Area

The ACTUAL Pack Den

Rules

Respect The GM & Co-GMs: Sure, sometimes we make weird calls or say something that's not quite PC. Realize that the admin's have a hard job, the job of telling you that you are wrong and you need to change something. We don't like doing it but we have to sometimes. That also means that when things come too heavily into question, you need to let us deal with it. You can make our jobs easier by reading these rules and adhering to them. We promise, you'll like us a lot more if you do. We also encourage and welcome discussion on why an admin made a certain call. If you talk to us like people and not like we're your most hated enemy then there's a rather good chance you'll change our minds on some things...
*The Wolves of Mercy Falls Co-GM: Irisity! :]
Same Forum, Same Rules: You are in a sub-sector of the RolePlayerGuild forums. The Forum Rules and CoC are the over-arcing rules. Know them, love them, abide by them.
No dirty/sexual content: Absolutely no sexual content allowed. Romantic situations are always welcome in your story-telling, however they will remain completely innocent. Anything more touchy-feely than a kiss will be given an Inappropriate Content Warning. Take it to PMs if you'd like to continue in detail, otherwise just write fades to black.
Respect Your Fellow RPer: This involves basic netiquette.
* Don't yell at someone (USING ALL CAPS LIKE THIS IS YELLING EVEN IF YOU DON'T MEAN IT TO BE). Use exclamation points, bold, italics, whatever you want to make your point but don't yell in all CAPS. It's just simply rude.
* Realize we have people who identify with different religions, maybe a lack of religion, sexual orientations, locations, races, ages and whatnot. We don't expect you to be perfect but we do expect you to show a little maturity.
* If they do something in the RP that you think is wrong or illegitimate, ask them why they did it and if they'd change it. Discuss in the OOC or Private Message what the problem is. If a resolution can't be gotten to, ask myself or the CO-GM to step in and we'll help you fix the problem. (It's usually good practice to STOP the RP if this happens, that way you don't have to go back and say "Ignore these posts" or go back and edit them.)
* Don't be childish. If myself or the CO-GM asks you to fix a mistake, change something that isn't right or whatnot, just do it please. Don't make a fuss about it.
No "Bunny-moding": This means taking over another player’s character. Usually this kind of thing happens innocently enough but ends in major fights over what actually is happening. "*Vrynn attacks Corey with a vicious slash to his face and Corey drops to his knees in pain*" This is bunny-moding. Instead of allowing Corey to react to the attack, Vrynn assumed she hit him and told him how he was going to react. This is not acceptable RP. Never assume you know what the other character will do. (Sometimes, someone gives you explicit permission to run their character while away. This is the only time bunny-moding is acceptable.)
No God-moding: This one should be pretty easy. God-moding is when a character is able to do whatever they want, whenever they want with little or no consequences. People cannot dodge bullets. This is not allowed. This is also important for character creation as there are certain limits within this RP that must be adhered to, despite the fact this is a fantasy fiction RP with werewolves in it.. still, no god-moding.
No OOC in RPs: The RPs we have going on have their own OOC (Out Of Character) thread that corresponds. If you have random chatter to contribute that doesn't involve the RP, take it to these threads where you can spew randomness, embed videos, and generally be dorky to your hearts content. Having unrelated chatter in the middle of the RP threads is distracting to all the players, including you. When you need to say something out of character in the middle of an RP, such as to ask a question about a character's action, always use the OOC thread.
No Double Posting: Basically, this means let the other characters/players have a chance to react to you before you try continuing what is going on or just walk away from the conversation altogether. If you have two or more characters that you're RPing with but forgot to post as one, there is an [Edit] button on the bottom of your post. Use it. Don't double post. If more than 2 days have passed and nobody has responded to you, or if you know factually that your RP buddy is gone for a long while, then it is okay to post again.

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All RPers, new and old, have room to improve our story-telling and interaction abilities so here are some tips to keep in mind to help everyone improve..

Roleplaying Tips

Clarity: Be clear about what is happening in your posts and try to make sure the other RPers understand. They will be acting on what they think you meant. Other RPers will post responding to the new posts and a long line of actions can form alarmingly fast. Confusion can cause massive problems if not cleared up quickly and can cause a lot of disruption to the RP as the line of actions may be undermined. Try to minimize confusion as it breaks the flow of the RP by being very precise with actions and their intended effect. (Remember, it's bunny-moding to force it to affect the other character, best to tell them what you want to happen and let them react accordingly.)
Collaborative Story: Remember that everyone else has an equal part in the RP's story. Give them time to do the things they want, don't change the story radically without asking others (Especially if you've made a large post. Changing it then having people go back to re-read it can be bothersome) and always leave room for their stories.
Consistency: Have your character act in ways that are typical of them. It sounds like common sense but it's often overlooked. While RPing an inconsistent character you're not really RPing just one character, but many. In short, it can lead to confusion. It can be helpful to write down the major personality quirks your character has and refer to that from time to time to remind yourself how your character should react in certain situations.
Drama: The point of every story is the emotion it makes the reader feel and every RP is basically a story. The general tips of good RPing are the same as good writing. One that stands out above all else is try to have a good taste of drama in your character and their actions. How to include drama? A heated argument between two characters is dramatic. A character hanging on for dear life as other characters struggle to save them. In other words any situation that the reader genuinely believes your character might die is dramatic. Any deep emotional interaction between characters is dramatic. Don't be afraid of "non-action" because those are the times when you get to reveal your cool or misguided past and either gain sympathy, empathy or maybe even jealousy or hatred from the other characters.
Respect the other characters: Respect the other characters and what they can do and what they have been through. Remember that no character is the 'main character' and that each character is probably something it's player is attached to.
Be aware of your IRL situation: Keep in mind what your work schedule, sleep schedule and time zone is compared to other RPers. If you find that you're having to force yourself or someone else to stay up too late or you want to RP with someone who is never on at the same time as you, consider changing your strategy. Sometimes you just have to accept that you can't RP with certain people due to these very real time restrictions. This also goes for double-posting. Give the other players time to respond and never expect someone to respond to you quickly. Give it up to a day just in case someone was called away for a chore or a phone call before you post again.
When in doubt; Rewind!: If the situation is too muddy and everyone is fighting over what should have happened, that couldn't be right, how dare you etc... then just throw up a vote. If 75% of the players in an event agree that rewinding to an earlier point and replaying the situation is for the best, then please do. We want to have fun, not create problems.

The Wolves of Mercy Falls [ High-Casual ]

Plot

Yes, this Literate Role Play is mainly based off the books 'Shiver', 'Linger', and 'Forever', by Maggie Stiefvater. At one point, when first introduced to the series, I was obsessed! I read the first book three times and the middle and last ones twice. I'm really hoping someone other than myself on this site has read the series.

The Cold

Changes us. Makes us.. something we never once imagined we could become. Not our "normal" selves. Yes, I know it sounds crazy, gnarly even, but it's true. It takes away our skin, replacing it with a ruff, warm and bristly fur. During that time we stay with our pack, our only family and friends in the woods beyond any form of civilization. We wander into their yards every so often for their trash, barbecue, and unfortunately in rare cases, their pets. There's no way to avoid or to hide from it. We have to shift...more or less, transform in the freezing cold, our muscles tensing and fighting the change, bones cracking and renewing themselves to create our new forms. We become.. wolf.

The Warmth

The time we are who we were born to be. We stay together, usually.. unless one of us doesn’t change on the normal schedule. We live among the normal ones - humans.. in our safe home, waiting in agonizing fear for the cold to turn us back into the things we dread most. We have to live with it, though. Dodging those rare, 'normal' ones who recognize us from our previous life in the woods, trees, and cold. We stay secretive, venturing out for food, and very seldom, our favorite places. In the warmth, we become what we once were.. human.

The Shiver

We stay together, biting and changing few. Some come to us, out of instinct, who are like us. Our families have rejected us, keeping us away from them. We all fled to somewhere safe. With our new family, the pack. Our old life is gone, our new one replacing it all too quickly for comfort. We can’t help killing the ones not like us occasionally, we don’t like being hunted for sport or going hungry. But sometimes.. we ruin lives. We hate it, but we do. We bite the ones not like us, making them.. us.

Basic Outline

You were once human, and you got bit by a Werewolf. You didn’t know they were what they were.. until you felt like crap, getting flu like symptoms.. Then, actually changing into a wolf on and off, no matter the temperature. Your families rejected you, and you found the one who changed you, deciding to stay with them where you come to realize you kind of belong. Among your own kind. Pack. You’re a wolf when its cold out, below 50 Degrees F. But when you go into a warm house, a warm building, or its above 50 degrees out, you turn into a human. This is not completely like the book, and only those of you who have read it will know why. xD The thing is, when your a wolf, your hair color doesn’t matter, only your eyes and personality are passed from your human form to your wolf form. No, when in wolf form you Cannot talk to each other! But, you can send each other mental images of whats going on around you, and you can sense each other’s feelings and have an amazing sense of hearing and smell. For example, you can tell the type, and speed of a car on a distant highway from your enhanced hearing. Any questions? Ask me, please!

(P.S- The Werewolves do have a house they go to, owned by a wealthy werewolf - also can be seen as their Alpha. They don’t go there in winter, they usually just stay in wolf form during that whole time. They also have a shed in the woods with extra clothes, supplies, and other stuff for when they come back from a change.)

In The Apocalypse - A Pokemon Roleplay [ACCEPTING]

@Overlord24@A Tattooed Girl

Both interesting propositions.
Perhaps after a cure is found, they can set up more walls/fences around Eon Town to keep out the zombies and rebuild society there. (Zombies aren't coming back- It'll just be a vaccine probably)

As for the ditto thing, maybe eevee instead? I can see their genetic makeup causing mutations in the virus.

... First thing I see searching up Ditto:



Stuff of nightmares.

@NewMoonGamer

That's Mega Ditto xD
Yeah that'd work, perfectly, honestly!

In The Apocalypse - A Pokemon Roleplay [ACCEPTING]

@NewMoonGamer Maybe the cure could be found in the DNA of dittos, since they are so adaptive to molding into just about any living thing they want? ... :) food for thought, doesn't have to be that specific idea xD

A Tattooed Girl's Cafe

"Head in the Clouds"

^{Written April 24th, 2016.}

H.I.T.C.

You always had your head in the clouds
but now it's time for you to come down.
Mom, stop it, no more playing around..
I've looked high and low..why can't you be found?

A Wild Tattooed Girl Suddenly Appeared! [[ Ignore Post Count ]]

@flightless-angel-castiel yay ^^ @SweetOwlette one confirmed!