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Memento Mori (Urban Fantasy)

I will put up a OOC tomorrow!

Memento Mori (Urban Fantasy)

@Tatsua Aiisen Well I don't quite know. You would have to show me a complete Idea but I am open to the possibility.
@The One That is not quite an idea yet but you could do some pretty good characters based on suicide.

Memento Mori (Urban Fantasy)

@The One I misunderstood, no of course your Memento Mori could be Banshee-Esque.
@Tatsua Aiisen They can act independent in the way that they can talk and voice opinions, but they are completely subservient to their host apart from possible snarky comments. They can't really leave their host and they give all their power to the host. They are basically the supernatural embodiment of their hosts death.

Memento Mori (Urban Fantasy)

@Tatsua Aiisen Technically it is no different. It is just that the Memento Mori are the source of that power and if they would somehow be separated from the revenant through magical means he would be powerless.
There is however no delay.

Memento Mori (Urban Fantasy)

@The OneNo only Revenants, but you could style them after myths in some way if you are creative.

Memento Mori (Urban Fantasy)

@The One I was thinking about 5 to 6 people!
I would love to hear your ideas!

Memento Mori (Urban Fantasy)

Memento Mori. Remember that you will die. That's the unavoidable truth of life.
In ancient Rome a slave would stand behind a victorious general, softly whispering the words into his ear.
To remind him that even with all his triumph and all his armies and wealth he would still one day part from this world.

If you're one of them, though, it's not about when you die - it's about how you die.

You died, your heart stopped beating, the blood stopped flowing through your veins, your inner organs stopped receiving the needed oxygen. At least that is the scientific way to see it.
But in a mystic, spiritual sense much more is happening. Nearly every religion believes that the body is the vessel to a spirit, that is influenced by the things a person does in live. They are all right in a way.

After you died you don't awake in heaven, nirvana or whatever you might have believed. You rise from your grave. You don't feel cold, you don't feel hungry, all you feel is an urge to go somewhere, a special place. A city. But you notice something, you are not alone. With you is a creature, a being. A symbol tied to your cause of death. A Memento Mori.

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Here's some

Terminology and Definitions

Revenants - Their mission is to bring final death, many creatures or humans try to claim immortality. A Revenants job is it to take it from them. They are initially created to complete one hunt. They are bound to a Memento Mori. Old age is never a reason for becoming an Revenant, there is usually an exceptional/odd reason which would not constitute a 'normal' death in the same way dying of age is. A Revenant is different from a human in that he has the resilience of the dead. Cold or sickness won't affect him. Other than for example a zombie, a Revenant has the same character as well as the same feelings and memories as the human it once was.

Momento Mori - An immensely powerful being created specifically for the Revenant based off of how they died. They funnel their powers through them so they may do their work. The form, personality, attributes and powers of a Memento Mori can vary heavily. Some can be humanoid, others animal like and even geometric. They often communicate with their Revenant, as well as with other Revenants or Memento Moris, but they generally do not do the latter two unless required.

Level Graded Spirit - Within the global magic community, there is a general model to help categorise spirits. Ungraded spirits are weak, mostly just fragile memories which cling to places and cannot impact the material realm to any degree, while a Graded spirit can have influence over the material realm and even greater power over the supernal realm. These grades go from 1-10, with 1 being something like a self-aware poltergeist and level 10 spirit being beyond manifestation, more akin to an 'aware concept' than anything else. A Revenants Memento Mori is a 6 on that scale.

Magic - It exists in this setting, as you can imagine, but it's generally kept very well hidden from the public.

Immortal Beings - It's in the name. This classification is about as broad as the Level Grade model for spirits, powerful vampires and magic users being among them.

Example Character:

Name: James "Jimmy" Meyers

Age: 24

Appearance:

Nationality: American

Personality: Jimmy is actually a very nice young man, he cares deeply about his friends, since they are the only possessions he ever had. He is however incredibly lazy and always up to no good. He lives in the today and never even thinks about tomorrow.
Their is a side to Jimmy that is incredibly dark, he is willing to go incredible lengths to get what he wants, and could not care less if someone might get hurt. He feels left alone in the world and mostly blames his failures on society, he can be self-ironic however.

Background & Death: Jimmy was born to a poor family in Queens. His mother loved him dearly but died when he was 9. Then his father started drinking. There were only a few times when Jimmy's Father was abusive but being at home was still a torture for the young Jimmy. The first time he took drugs was with 12. It started with alcohol and weed, later Crack, Meth and Heroin. Jimmy took them all. He dropped out of school with 15, because he never showed up there.
From then one Jimmy lived on the street. He abandoned his home and his father, who never really searched for his son after that. Jimmy did odd jobs for everyone who would be willing to pay, he sold his body, cleaned buildings, begged and stole money. All to get the next hit.
It was a wonder he even made it to 24. Jimmy was a wreck he died of an fatal syringe of Heroin.

Name: Black Tar

Represents: To give up one's own live just to have a moment of euphoria. The slow and self inflicted death by addiction and drugs.

Appearance:

Personality: Black Tar is abusive and cynical. If he speaks he puts Jimmy down in every way he can. This aggressiveness is a product of Jimmy's own self pity and regret.

Abilities: Poisonous Touch- Jimmy's veins seem darkly, even black when he touches someone and fills them with all the pain drugs can do to someone. A single, short touch, of one or two seconds can give the victim strong symptoms comparable to drug withdrawal. Up to five seconds severely paralyze the victim and weaken him. He might not even be able to hold himself on his feet. Over ten seconds of exposure to this ability will kill a person. Like a overdose.

No place like home- The only thing that has always accompanied Jimmy in his short live was the street. Now a city can be Jimmy's strongest companion. He can go into one smelling dark back-alley and come out of another in a matter of seconds. Street-dogs and rats that live from the garbage of the humans will flock to Jimmy and defend him. Doors of old, abandoned buildings seem to appear and open just for him.

As a note if you consider making a character: Keep in mind that, while Revenants may be potentially very powerful, fresh ones are not at the top of this settings food chain or anywhere near it. Think of a good, basic starting place which could then develop into something more in-depth and unique. Basically, just keep a sort of progressive story narrative in mind. A character should have two abilities at the beginning, these should grow and he will get as the story progresses. Also they way your character died may not be as important as the circumstances. A buddhist monk who set himself on fire in protest would have different abilities than a firefighter dying on duty.
All characters will start in Chicago, where they were instinctively drawn to.

This Rpg is heavily inspired by a Rpg I did a long time ago. I take not all the credit for the ideas.
If you are interested just say it!
If you have questions just ask!

Memento Mori (Urban Fantasy)

Memento Mori. Remember that you will die. That's the unavoidable truth of life.
In ancient Rome a slave would stand behind a victorious general, softly whispering the words into his ear.
To remind him that even with all his triumph and all his armies and wealth he would still one day part from this world.

If you're one of them, though, it's not about when you die - it's about how you die.

You died, your heart stopped beating, the blood stopped flowing through your veins, your inner organs stopped receiving the needed oxygen. At least that is the scientific way to see it.
But in a mystic, spiritual sense much more is happening. Nearly every religion believes that the body is the vessel to a spirit, that is influenced by the things a person does in live. They are all right in a way.

After you died you don't awake in heaven, nirvana or whatever you might have believed. You rise from your grave. You don't feel cold, you don't feel hungry, all you feel is an urge to go somewhere, a special place. A city. But you notice something, you are not alone. With you is a creature, a being. A symbol tied to your cause of death. A Memento Mori.

---
Here's some

Terminology and Definitions

Revenants - Their mission is to bring final death, many creatures or humans try to claim immortality. A Revenants job is it to take it from them. They are initially created to complete one hunt. They are bound to a Memento Mori. Old age is never a reason for becoming an Revenant, there is usually an exceptional/odd reason which would not constitute a 'normal' death in the same way dying of age is. A Revenant is different from a human in that he has the resilience of the dead. Cold or sickness won't affect him. Other than for example a zombie, a Revenant has the same character as well as the same feelings and memories as the human it once was.

Momento Mori - An immensely powerful being created specifically for the Revenant based off of how they died. They funnel their powers through them so they may do their work. The form, personality, attributes and powers of a Memento Mori can vary heavily. Some can be humanoid, others animal like and even geometric. They often communicate with their Revenant, as well as with other Revenants or Memento Moris, but they generally do not do the latter two unless required.

Level Graded Spirit - Within the global magic community, there is a general model to help categorise spirits. Ungraded spirits are weak, mostly just fragile memories which cling to places and cannot impact the material realm to any degree, while a Graded spirit can have influence over the material realm and even greater power over the supernal realm. These grades go from 1-10, with 1 being something like a self-aware poltergeist and level 10 spirit being beyond manifestation, more akin to an 'aware concept' than anything else. A Revenants Memento Mori is a 6 on that scale.

Magic - It exists in this setting, as you can imagine, but it's generally kept very well hidden from the public.

Immortal Beings - It's in the name. This classification is about as broad as the Level Grade model for spirits, powerful vampires and magic users being among them.

Example Character:

Name: James "Jimmy" Meyers

Age: 24

Appearance:

Nationality: American

Personality: Jimmy is actually a very nice young man, he cares deeply about his friends, since they are the only possessions he ever had. He is however incredibly lazy and always up to no good. He lives in the today and never even thinks about tomorrow.
Their is a side to Jimmy that is incredibly dark, he is willing to go incredible lengths to get what he wants, and could not care less if someone might get hurt. He feels left alone in the world and mostly blames his failures on society, he can be self-ironic however.

Background & Death: Jimmy was born to a poor family in Queens. His mother loved him dearly but died when he was 9. Then his father started drinking. There were only a few times when Jimmy's Father was abusive but being at home was still a torture for the young Jimmy. The first time he took drugs was with 12. It started with alcohol and weed, later Crack, Meth and Heroin. Jimmy took them all. He dropped out of school with 15, because he never showed up there.
From then one Jimmy lived on the street. He abandoned his home and his father, who never really searched for his son after that. Jimmy did odd jobs for everyone who would be willing to pay, he sold his body, cleaned buildings, begged and stole money. All to get the next hit.
It was a wonder he even made it to 24. Jimmy was a wreck he died of an fatal syringe of Heroin.

Name: Black Tar

Represents: To give up one's own live just to have a moment of euphoria. The slow and self inflicted death by addiction and drugs.

Appearance:

Personality: Black Tar is abusive and cynical. If he speaks he puts Jimmy down in every way he can. This aggressiveness is a product of Jimmy's own self pity and regret.

Abilities: Poisonous Touch- Jimmy's veins seem darkly, even black when he touches someone and fills them with all the pain drugs can do to someone. A single, short touch, of one or two seconds can give the victim strong symptoms comparable to drug withdrawal. Up to five seconds severely paralyze the victim and weaken him. He might not even be able to hold himself on his feet. Over ten seconds of exposure to this ability will kill a person. Like a overdose.

No place like home- The only thing that has always accompanied Jimmy in his short live was the street. Now a city can be Jimmy's strongest companion. He can go into one smelling dark back-alley and come out of another in a matter of seconds. Street-dogs and rats that live from the garbage of the humans will flock to Jimmy and defend him. Doors of old, abandoned buildings seem to appear and open just for him.

As a note if you consider making a character: Keep in mind that, while Revenants may be potentially very powerful, fresh ones are not at the top of this settings food chain or anywhere near it. Think of a good, basic starting place which could then develop into something more in-depth and unique. Basically, just keep a sort of progressive story narrative in mind. A character should have two abilities at the beginning, these should grow and he will get as the story progresses. Also they way your character died may not be as important as the circumstances. A buddhist monk who set himself on fire in protest would have different abilities than a firefighter dying on duty.
All characters will start in Chicago, where they were instinctively drawn to.

This Rpg is heavily inspired by a Rpg I did a long time ago. I take not all the credit for the ideas.
If you are interested just say it!
If you have questions just ask!

Changelings Anonymous

@Sisyphus Hey I finally got to make a char if there are any problems just say it! And sorry for the english, I am not a native speaker.

Changelings Anonymous

JACK SPADES

"Life is just a game. And I have every intention to cheat.

Age: 26
Time spent alive: 32

Gender: Male

Seeming: Wizened

Court: Spring

Appearance:
Mask: A handsome rogue, a dashing cheater. Jack is a handsome, young, blond man. His body is defined and slim without being too thin or soft. His light blue eyes have a gleam in them that makes girl weak and his opponents in a cardgame sweat. His skin is pale, his hair stylishly longer and the suits he wears look expensive and hand tailored.

Mien: His true form resembles that of a playing card so much that it begs a lot of questions. Did the fae model their cards after the human ones? The other way around? Or is the answer simply beyond reason? His skin is completely white and even and he seems to have edges.

History:
Born under the name of Jack Cunningham in a small harbour town in Louisiana, Jack had a quite interesting life. His father was an alcoholic and womanizer who toured the world as a sailor. His mother, Brandy, was a beautiful and smart woman, nearly 20 years younger than her husband. Since his father was always on the sea Jack was mostly raised by his mother. She instilled a love of life in him, even when her husband would come home in the middle of the night, smelling of perfume and whiskey she would smile.
His father was not a bad man, he just lived a day at the time and never planned on having a family. "You have to take the cards how they are dealt son. Or you can cheat.", he said to the boy on his 16 birthday. Two days later he was dead, liver failure.

The next year Jack got one of the vices of his father. Women. He was already handsome, confident and charming. When he got bored with the small town he kissed his mother goodbye and left on a ship like his father. He travelled by sea to Morocco, spend some time in Marrakech and Spain, then travelled back to america. On this travel he also picked up his second vice, gambling. He fell in love with the thrill of blackjack and the strategy of poker. When the ship docked in New York he decided he had enough of the sea and wend aboard with just a few dollars and a change of clothes.

In New York he spend the next few years, conning people out of their money and doing a variety of other things, he even modeled for a brief time. When he made a name for himself in the poker scene he was invited to a tournament in Vegas. This should have been the best time of the life of the 23 year old man. A day before the flight he was playing in an illegal establishment when a weird looking pale man challenged him to a game of chance. If he won Jack would get half a million in cash, if the stranger would win he would get Jack's soul. Since Jack thought it was some kind of con or joke and he was in a good mood he agreed. The stranger flipped the coin and Jack lost. Sure Jack was disappointed but he did not really care since he did not believe in a soul.

That same night he did not wake up in his hotel but in Arcadia, he found himself on a gigantic table owned by some fae he only knew as "The thin white Duke". Dozens of poor humans were captives here and Jack was used as a playing card in a gigantic game of cards. The rules were sometimes strict, sometimes nonexistent. Sometimes Jack had to move himself or he would get punished, other times he was not allowed to move for long periods of time. He noticed how the strange world was changing him. When at the beginning he thought it was a nightmare he quickly realized that this was a horrible reality. His memories of the time are weak and he can't even quite recall how he managed to flee but he is still scarred by his time in Arcadia.

Now back in New York he promised himself to catch up on all the time he lost, he had a new array of abilities and looked like he did not age one day. He quickly got a new identity and began to continue where he left of. He would life to the fullest!

Personality: Jack has a devil-may-care attitude. He is fun loving and easy going, always the life of the party and a great entertainer with enough charisma to make you smile even after you realize he conned you for half your money.

Skills: Jack is a talented orator and conman. He could probably sell fire to the devil. He also is has a masterful ability for card tricks and sleight of hand, he is able to cheat in a completely surveilled casino and steal the watch of someone while talking to him. He also has some knowledge in lockpicking but not to much. In recent years he took several classes in Judo after one of his cons went wrong, he is good enough to defend himself.

Supernatural Powers: Jack will win against you when playing cards. And that is not by chance, he has a supernatural understanding of all games of chance, strategy or both. He can tell how a coin will land 10/10 times. He also can use his cards to influence the world, the king could tell him where the mayor or president is for example. He also is supernaturally lucky. Things just tend to happen in his favor...

Weaknesses: Jack supernaturally cannot turn down a game of chance. His confidence also often leads to difficult situations and he fails to take anything serious.

Notable possessions: A deck of playing cards. A silver coin. A lockpick. A hand tailored black suit and hat with a red shirt. A phone. A pack of smokes.

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