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Fate Stay/Night: Holy Grail War RP (Mages summoning legendary heroes battle royal)

Alright, well, we'd need 7 people for this to work. If I get another indication of interest I'll make a more formal proposal.

Divinus: The God RP, Mk. IV

Toshre, the Chained One

Name

Toshre, the Chained One

Primordial or Conceptual

Conceptual

Domain

Freedom. The yearning of the miserable and the downtrodden for it feeds Toshre. Wherever a tyrant brutalizes their people, it is Toshre’s essence that beats in the hearts of the rebels who stand up, his voice that urges them to cast off their chains and to liberate themselves. Ironic, then, that he cannot free the most damned slave of all - himself.

Portfolio

Slavery. Toshre was birthed by the misery of the masses, enslaved by chains both physical and perceived. He takes on their suffering, softening the blow to his followers so that their existences may be even a little less terrible, at the cost of his own ever-increasing pain. As such, the slaves pray to him for a relief from their burdens… and, when the time comes, they pray to him for the willpower to seize their freedom for themselves.

Their Realm

The realm of Toshre is known as Tartarus. It appears as a vast bottomless pit that stretches on for eternity. Massive chains, stronger than any steel, criss cross this pit forming a dense web that impairs movement. The air is thick and hot, and each breath seems to scorch one’s lungs.

The only source illuminating the darkness is a faint light from the top of the pit. This light is almost entirely blocked by the chains, but it seems as if it is extremely close, and one could reach it if only one could climb far enough. No matter how far one travels upward, however, the light always stays tantalizingly out of reach. Its presence is another torment for the denizens of this realm, taunting them with the agony of false hope.

This pit is inhabited by the souls of those damned by the strictest laws of gods and men. These are to remain trapped in the chains for eternity. Other creatures, including many nameless horrors, also dwell here. They feast upon the flesh of the trapped souls, which constantly regenerates so as to prevent death from freeing them. The most prominent and tormented of these souls is Toshre himself. Deep in the pit, far below any of the mortals, he is restrained by a mass of chains such that he is incapable of moving even his fingers. Never does he stop struggling against his imprisonment, yet never does he manage to free himself. That is the curse of his existence.

Persona

Toshre is filled with empathy and compassion for the weak and the suffering. He is filled with these, in fact, to such an extent that he takes on their pain, willingly subjecting himself to further tortures to improve the lives of his followers. He has a martyr’s complex: he suffers so that others may not.

He is also legendarily determined. His soul may be chained to Tartarus and his flesh broken and cut, but his will has never faltered. He still fights against the chains that bind him, and instructs his followers to fight as well regardless of the strength of their oppressors.

Base Form

When Toshre manifests outside of Tartarus, he appears as a robed man that hovers slightly in the air. An iron mask covers his head, leaving his features hidden. Manifesting in this way does not give him freedom: the chains that bind him still do so in this form, appearing as a mass of chains that float around him, keeping him tethered to Tartarus.

Domain Form

Within Tartarus, Toshre appears as a giant hundreds of feet tall. He is bound so thickly in chains there that he cannot move so much as a finger. Through the chains one can see the his face has no mouth, nose, or ears, no features at all save his eyes. In spite of his vast strength in this state, he can never break the chains that keep him bound in Tartarus.

Avatar

Adrian the Undying
Adrian appears to be a handsome, if a tad short, man. He is cynical and sarcastic, and generally expects the worst of any situation. Deep down, he has a good heart and wants to help others, but he has come to believe every action of his will only worsen the situation. He is difficult to faze and anger and generally keeps a cool head.

He appears to be young: In reality, he is hundreds of years old, almost as old as Toshre himself. He was, fittingly enough, born a slave, the son of slaves. The conditions he toiled in were nightmarish, but he pulled himself through the beatings and the hardships, in no small part due to the voice of a friend that echoed in his head, urging him on: the voice of Toshre, whom he would later discover shared a soul with him. This voice urged him to resist, and resist he did, when led an ill-fated slave rebellion that ended in a bloodbath. He escaped, in no small part due to Toshre's growing power as the god cemented its existence, but he never forgave himself for the deaths.

He travels world, seeking that which was always denied to him: freedom. Everywhere he goes the same scene repeats itself again and again. His attempts to free the downtrodden and bring justice to them ended in pain and misery again, and again, and again. He has become bitter and jaded, and though he still values the freedom for which he has long fought, he has come to regard his own existence as a kind of slavery in of itself. As long as he is an avatar of Toshre, his existence is to suffer so that others may not. He resents this enormously. He tries to keep his head down and live for himeslf, blending in with normal human society as much as he can, but there is always the voice in his head telling him to stand for those who cannot do so for themselves.

He is commonly referred to as "The Undying", and for no small reason: He is a legendary swordsman graced with strength and reflexes far beyond what other mortals are capable of. The true reason for his name, however, is his complete inability to die. Wounds that would cripple any mortal, and even some avatars, barely seem to slow him down, and he has been known to survive partial decapitation. Of course, he is still partially mortal, and given sufficient damage he would succumb to injuries, but being soul-fused to the god of determination against hopeless odds makes him very difficult to stop.

Musical Theme

Divinus: The God RP, Mk. IV

Toshre, the Chained One

Name

Toshre, the Chained One

Primordial or Conceptual

Conceptual

Domain

Freedom. The yearning of the miserable and the downtrodden for it feeds Toshre. Wherever a tyrant brutalizes their people, it is Toshre’s essence that beats in the hearts of the rebels who stand up, his voice that urges them to cast off their chains and to liberate themselves. Ironic, then, that he cannot free the most damned slave of all - himself.

Portfolio

Slavery. Toshre was birthed by the misery of the masses, enslaved by chains both physical and perceived. He takes on their suffering, softening the blow to his followers so that their existences may be even a little less terrible, at the cost of his own ever-increasing pain. As such, the slaves pray to him for a relief from their burdens… and, when the time comes, they pray to him for the willpower to seize their freedom for themselves.

Their Realm

The realm of Toshre is known as Tartarus. It appears as a vast bottomless pit that stretches on for eternity. Massive chains, stronger than any steel, criss cross this pit forming a dense web that impairs movement. The air is thick and hot, and each breath seems to scorch one’s lungs.

The only source illuminating the darkness is a faint light from the top of the pit. This light is almost entirely blocked by the chains, but it seems as if it is extremely close, and one could reach it if only one could climb far enough. No matter how far one travels upward, however, the light always stays tantalizingly out of reach. Its presence is another torment for the denizens of this realm, taunting them with the agony of false hope.

This pit is inhabited by the souls of those damned by the strictest laws of gods and men. These are to remain trapped in the chains for eternity. Other creatures, including many nameless horrors, also dwell here. They feast upon the flesh of the trapped souls, which constantly regenerates so as to prevent death from freeing them. The most prominent and tormented of these souls is Toshre himself. Deep in the pit, far below any of the mortals, he is restrained by a mass of chains such that he is incapable of moving even his fingers. Never does he stop struggling against his imprisonment, yet never does he manage to free himself. That is the curse of his existence.

Persona

Toshre is filled with empathy and compassion for the weak and the suffering. He is filled with these, in fact, to such an extent that he takes on their pain, willingly subjecting himself to further tortures to improve the lives of his followers. He has a martyr’s complex: he suffers so that others may not.

He is also legendarily determined. His soul may be chained to Tartarus and his flesh broken and cut, but his will has never faltered. He still fights against the chains that bind him, and instructs his followers to fight as well regardless of the strength of their oppressors.

Base Form

When Toshre manifests outside of Tartarus, he appears as a robed man that hovers slightly in the air. An iron mask covers his head, leaving his features hidden. Manifesting in this way does not give him freedom: the chains that bind him still do so in this form, appearing as a mass of chains that float around him, keeping him tethered to Tartarus.

Domain Form

Within Tartarus, Toshre appears as a giant hundreds of feet tall. He is bound so thickly in chains there that he cannot move so much as a finger. Through the chains one can see the his face has no mouth, nose, or ears, no features at all save his eyes. In spite of his vast strength in this state, he can never break the chains that keep him bound in Tartarus.

Avatar

Adrian the Undying
Adrian appears to be a handsome, if a tad short, man. He is cynical and sarcastic, and generally expects the worst of any situation. Deep down, he has a good heart and wants to help others, but he has come to believe every action of his will only worsen the situation. He is difficult to faze and anger and generally keeps a cool head.

He appears to be young: In reality, he is hundreds of years old, almost as old as Toshre himself. He was, fittingly enough, born a slave, the son of slaves. The conditions he toiled in were nightmarish, but he pulled himself through the beatings and the hardships, in no small part due to the voice of a friend that echoed in his head, urging him on: the voice of Toshre, whom he would later discover shared a soul with him. This voice urged him to resist, and resist he did, when led an ill-fated slave rebellion that ended in a bloodbath. He escaped, in no small part due to Toshre's growing power as the god cemented its existence, but he never forgave himself for the deaths.

He travels world, seeking that which was always denied to him: freedom. Everywhere he goes the same scene repeats itself again and again. His attempts to free the downtrodden and bring justice to them ended in pain and misery again, and again, and again. He has become bitter and jaded, and though he still values the freedom for which he has long fought, he has come to regard his own existence as a kind of slavery in of itself. As long as he is an avatar of Toshre, his existence is to suffer so that others may not. He resents this enormously. He tries to keep his head down and live for himeslf, blending in with normal human society as much as he can, but there is always the voice in his head telling him to stand for those who cannot do so for themselves.

He is commonly referred to as "The Undying", and for no small reason: He is a legendary swordsman graced with strength and reflexes far beyond what other mortals are capable of. The true reason for his name, however, is his complete inability to die. Wounds that would cripple any mortal, and even some avatars, barely seem to slow him down, and he has been known to survive partial decapitation. Of course, he is still partially mortal, and given sufficient damage he would succumb to injuries, but being soul-fused to the god of determination against hopeless odds makes him very difficult to stop.

Musical Theme

Divinus: The God RP, Mk. IV

I had a couple ideas for gods, but I've been ninja'd on all of them, RIP! For those who are WIP, here are the current claimed portfolios as I see them:

Tech
Decay
Contracts
Plants
Afterlife
Volcanos
Oceans
Snow
Hope
Punishment

I'm currently considering a god of evil or a god of freedom, but I'm not set on it.

Divinus: The God RP, Mk. IV

Interested, going to follow this.

Fate Stay/Night: Holy Grail War RP (Mages summoning legendary heroes battle royal)

Yep. I mean, we could have some people playing masters and some playing servants, but honestly I think it'd be better to have only 7 reliable posters on board. Better to minimize the risk of someone flaking out leaving other people hanging dry.

Fate Stay/Night: Holy Grail War RP (Mages summoning legendary heroes battle royal)

Holy Grail War RP

(More suitably dramatic title to come later)

I'm not going to fluff this: This is an interest check of interest checks. My aim here is to discover if other people find this idea interesting enough to pursue.

For those who don't know, the Fate series is centered around the so called "Holy Grail Wars", where seven mages, each possessing some unique family magic, each summon a mythical hero (Ex: King Arthur, or Robin Hood) to fight for them in a battle royal where the ultimate prize is the Holy Grail, which is said to grant any wish.

I've been wanting to do an RP on this subject for a long time, but I've never been sure if its something other people would like. The idea is, we get 6 players - plus myself - and we each create a Master and their Servant (the mage and their legendary hero, respectively). It'd be a mix of a slice-of-life-esque feel where we explore the dynamics between the masters and servants, and arena where we all murder each other in an orgy of violence.

Let me know if this concept appeals to anyone, and I'll make an actual official outline of what I'm proposing.

I have your orders General

Interested for sure, I've done RPs like this before and they're always enjoyable.

I would suggest you stay away from "gamey" mechanics like personal finances, however. Just a thought.

Revenge of the Dragon

Well, I'm here again if this ball is still rolling. Will need to catch up on what's going on.

Revenge of the Dragon

Just so you guys know - I'm busy writing exams at the moment. I won't be able to participate fully until I get this over with.