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Elysium Academy- Interest Check

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Bloodmarked By The Gods

BLOODMARKED

The government says people like you don't exist.

Officially, you're a statistical anomaly.

Unofficially, they're coming.

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Thousands of years ago, gods walked openly among mortals.

They loved, fought, ruled, and left descendants behind. Over countless generations, divine bloodlines weakened, faded, and scattered across the world. Most descendants never discover what they are. Some inherit strange talents. A rare few awaken gifts capable of bending reality itself. The modern world calls them Manifested, Bloodmarked, Scions, or Divinespawn.

The government calls them a threat.

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The Ascension Incident

Thirty years ago, everything changed.

A young descendant of a god lost control of their abilities in a major city. Thousands died. Entire city blocks vanished without explanation. For the first time in recorded history, humanity learned an ancient truth:

The gods were real. And so were their children.

Fear spread faster than the news itself. Governments around the world established programs to identify, monitor, and contain individuals carrying divine blood. Many citizens supported the measures.

After all... If someone could summon storms because their great-grandmother was a sea goddess, shouldn't they be monitored?

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A Demigod's Handbook (RP Info within)

The Directorate of Divine Affairs (DDA)

Publicly, the DDA exists to protect both humanity and divine descendants.

Its stated mission includes:

• Registration
• Protection
• Research
• Public Safety

Unofficially, the organization serves a different purpose.

• Surveillance
• Containment
• Weaponization

The Directorate maintains bloodline registries, divine DNA databases, specialized hunter divisions, and anti-mythic detention facilities designed specifically for descendants of the gods.

Some agents genuinely believe they are protecting the world. Others simply enjoy the power.

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Who Are You?

Characters fall into one of several categories:

Full Demigods
Children of a god and a mortal - Rare. Powerful. Dangerous.

Examples: A daughter of Athena capable of processing battle calculations like a supercomputer or a son of Poseidon able to manipulate crushing water pressure.

Legacy Descendants
Several generations removed from their divine ancestor. The most common type of descendant. Their gifts are weaker, but often easier to hide.

Examples: Descendants of Hermes blessed with unnatural speed or descendants of Hecate capable of perceiving magic and spirits.

Dormant Bloodlines
Descendants whose powers have yet to awaken. Many never learn the truth of their heritage until a moment of extreme stress changes everything.

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Elysium Academy

Officially, Elysium Academy is an exclusive boarding school for gifted young adults.

In reality, it is one of the last safe havens for divine descendants.

Hidden behind powerful magical wards and invisible to modern surveillance, the academy serves as both sanctuary and training ground for those caught between humanity and mythology.

Students learn:

• Combat
• Power Control
• Mythology
• Divine History
• Survival
• How to avoid government detection

Some arrive seeking answers. Some arrive seeking protection. Others arrive because they have nowhere else to go.

One thing is certain: The Directorate is always watching.

Character Sheets

[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b] (15-18 years old)
[b]Pronouns:[/b]
[b]Occupation/School:[/b]
[b]Hometown:[/b]
[b]Appearance (Photorealistic or Painting - Generated by AI is acceptable):[/b]
[b]Personality Summary:[/b]

[u][b][h3]Divine Heritage[/h3][/b][/u]
Who is the source of your bloodline?
Examples: Zeus, Athena, Poseidon, Gaia, Freya, Anubis, Loki
(Ultimately approved by GM, but don't be afraid to choose from other pantheons.

[center][u][b][h3]Bloodline Strength[/h3][/b][/u]
[i][b][u][h3]Choose one:[/h3][/u][/b][/i]
□ Full Demigod
□ First-Generation Legacy
□ Distant Legacy
□ Dormant Bloodline
(This determines how powerful your gifts are and how much attention you attract)[/center]

[u][b][h3]Divine Mark[/h3][/b][/u]
Every descendant carries a subtle sign.
Examples:
□ Eyes flash gold when emotional.
□ Shadow moves independently.
□ Leaves bloom around you.
□ Voice echoes strangely.
□ Skin carries glowing runes.
(Your mark may expose you to government scanners)

[u][b][h3]Attributes[/h3][/b][/u]
32 stat points available. Max starting stat is 17. Minimum is 8. Link to calculator: propelled.de/extern/chargen
[u][b][h3]Attribute: Score[/h3][/b][/u]
□ [b]Might:[/b] 8-17 (Example: Strength, Endurance, Physical force)
□ [b]Agility:[/b] 8-17 (Example: Reflexes, Stealth, Acrobatics)
□ [b]Intellect:[/b] 8-17 (Example: Knowledge, Strategy, Investigation)
□ [b]Presence:[/b] 8-17 (Example: Leadership, Charm, Intimidation)
□ [b]Resolve:[/b] 8-17 (Example: Courage, Discipline, Mental defense)
□ [b]Instinct:[/b] 8-17 (Example: Awareness, Perception, Survival)

[u][b][h3]Divine Gift[/h3][/b][/u]
Choose one starting trait - these are the base from which your divine powers come from.

---Examples-make sure to delete this section from the CS, as they are just examples:

Zeus Bloodline
□ Static Shock
□ Storm Sense
□ Electrical Resistance

Athena Bloodline
□ Tactical Genius
□ Perfect Recall
□ Battle Prediction

Hermes Bloodline
□ Burst Speed
□ Lockpicker's Touch
□ Messenger's Instinct

Hades Bloodline
□ Shadow Step
□ Speak with Spirits
□ Fear Aura

[u][b][h3]Human Talent[/h3][/b][/u]
Before your powers emerged, what were you good at?

Choose two:
□ Athlete
□ Musician
□ Mechanic
□ Programmer
□ Artist
□ Medic
□ Investigator
□ Survivalist
□ Actor
□ Martial Artist
□ Scholar
□ Influencer

These provide useful skills that aren't supernatural.

[u][b][h3]Awakening Event[/h3][/b][/u]
Describe the moment your powers first appeared.

---Examples-make sure to delete this section from the CS, as they are just examples:

Surviving a car crash.
Defending someone from a bully.
Witnessing a monster attack.
During a panic attack.
During a sporting event.

What happened?

Who saw it?

Did the government notice?
□ Yes
□ No
□ Not Sure

[u][b][h3]Government Threat Level[/h3][/b][/u]
□ Green (Unknown)
□ Yellow (Observed)
□ Orange (Monitored)
□ Red (Wanted)
□ Black (Capture on Sight)

The Directorate assigns every descendant a risk score. Higher ratings create more story complications.[/center]

[u][b][h2]Relationships[/h2][/b][/u]
Create connections before the campaign begins.
[u][b][h3]Family[/h3][/b][/u]
How does your family feel about your powers?

[u][b][h3]Allies[/h3][/b][/u]
(pets count too!)
Who knew you before everything changed?

[u][b][h3]Rival[/h3][/b][/u]
Who dislikes or distrusts you?

[u][b][h3]Mentor[/h3][/b][/u]
Who helped you survive?

[u][b][h3]Personal Motivations[/h3][/b][/u]
Choose one primary goal.

□ Find missing family members.
□ Destroy the Directorate.
□ Protect ordinary people.
□ Learn the truth about the gods.
□ Become stronger.
□ Hide my powers forever.
□ Prove descendants deserve freedom.
□ Prevent a divine war.

[u][b][h3]Fears[/h3][/b][/u]
Every hero (or antihero) should have a weakness.

---Examples-make sure to delete this section from the CS, as they are just examples:

□ Losing control
□ Abandonment
□ Failure
□ Death
□ Being forgotten
□ Authority
□ Exposure
□ Divine destiny
□ Becoming a monster

[u][b][h3]Equipment[/h3][/b][/u]
Choose three items important to your life.

---Examples-make sure to delete this section from the CS, as they are just examples:
Lucky necklace
Laptop
Baseball bat
Family photo
Motorcycle helmet
Sketchbook
Medical kit
Mythic Potential
A special section that starts blank.
As the campaign progresses, unlock:

[u][b][h3]Divine Power Tree[/h3][/b][/u]
(Everyone will start at L1. This should be updated with each level up. :) )
Level 1 □
Level 2 □
Level 3 □
Level 4 □
Level 5 □

[u][b][h3]Signature Ability/Weapon[/h3][/b][/u]
A unique power that belongs only to your character.
Unlocked through major story events.

[u][b][h3]Prophecy[/h3][/b][/u]
The GM writes a mysterious prophecy tied to your future once your character is approved. The player discovers the meaning over time. This is for the GM only, so please leave blank until the GM tells you what to write! :)

Example Character

Jordan Reyes

Age: 17
Pronouns: He/Him
Occupation/School: High School Senior
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Appearance: [Portrait not included for example character] Athletic build, short black hair, warm brown eyes, and an easy smile. Jordan tends to dress casually and carries himself with the confidence of someone who rarely stays in one place for long.

Personality Summary:
Outgoing, impulsive, and endlessly curious, Jordan has never met a locked door he didn't want to open or a rule he didn't want to test. He enjoys making people laugh and has a habit of talking his way into — and out of — trouble. Beneath the bravado, however, he fears letting people down and often hides his insecurities behind humor.

Divine Heritage

Hermes

Bloodline Strength

First-Generation Legacy

Divine Mark

Written words occasionally rearrange themselves around Jordan. Street signs, advertisements, and text messages sometimes display brief hidden messages visible even to others.

Attributes

□ Might: 10
□ Agility: 16
□ Intellect: 12
□ Presence: 15
□ Resolve: 11
□ Instinct: 13

Divine Gift

Messenger's Instinct Jordan possesses an uncanny ability to find people, information, and opportunities. He always seems to know the quickest route, the right person to ask, or the exact moment to be somewhere important.

Human Talent

□ Athlete
□ Actor

Awakening Event

Jordan's abilities first manifested while fleeing from mall security after an ill-advised prank involving a promotional mascot costume. During the chase, he somehow navigated multiple maintenance corridors, employee-only areas, and locked exits without ever slowing down. Security footage later revealed he had repeatedly taken routes he should not have known existed.

To this day, Jordan insists it was luck.

Did the government notice?
□ Yes

Government Threat Level

□ Yellow (Observed): A minor anomaly report was filed following unusual surveillance footage recorded near the cemetery, but no formal investigation has been launched.

Relationships

Family

Mother: His mother finds his constant troublemaking exhausting but loves him dearly.

Allies

A close-knit group of friends who usually regret following his plans.

Rival

Officer Daniel Price: A local police officer who has developed a personal dislike of Jordan after numerous failed attempts to catch him in the act.

Mentor

None.

Personal Motivations

□ See the world: Jordan wants adventure, freedom, and answers. He refuses to spend his life trapped in one place.

Fear

□ Failure: For all his confidence, Jordan secretly fears discovering that he's not nearly as capable as people think he is.

Equipment

□ Smartphone
□ Backpack
□ Lucky Coin

Divine Power Tree

Level 1 □
Level 2 □
Level 3 □
Level 4 □
Level 5 □

Signature Ability/Weapon

□ Locked

Prophecy

"The wanderer shall open a door that was never meant to be found."

Elysium Academy- Interest Check

I think I am going to start the OOC. This way character sheets can be started. :)

Elysium Academy- Interest Check

@Silly At least he is basically the only one who followed consent. lol.

Elysium Academy- Interest Check

@Silly Yes! And it is open to other pantheons. Think of it similarly to kingdoms. For example, the Japanese pantheon is one ‘kingdom’ and Greek is the other (except Roman, because they basically stole from the Greeks, lol).

Elysium Academy- Interest Check

@tadcfnaf@Theyra Thank you for the interest! Probably search for about two or three more. :)

Elysium Academy- Interest Check

The government says people like you don't exist. Officially, you're a statistical anomaly. Unofficially, they're coming.

Thousands of years ago, gods walked openly among mortals and left descendants behind. Over generations, divine blood diluted, but it never disappeared. Most descendants never know what they are. Some inherit gifts. A rare few awaken powers powerful enough to alter reality. The modern world calls them Manifested, Bloodmarked, Scions, or Divinespawn. The government calls them a threat.

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The Inciting Event

Thirty years ago, an event known as The Ascension Incident occurred. A young descendant of a god lost control of their abilities in a major city. Thousands died. Entire city blocks vanished. For the first time in millenniums the public learned that demigods were real. Fear spread rapidly. Governments worldwide established agencies to identify, register, monitor, and eventually imprison those carrying divine blood. Many people supported the measures.

After all...if someone could summon storms because their great-grandmother was a sea goddess, shouldn't they be monitored?

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The Government- The Directorate of Divine Affairs (DDA)

(An organization similar to the Sentinels from X-Men)

Public Purpose:
Registration
Protection
Research
Public Safety

Actual Purpose:
Surveillance
Containment
Weaponization

The DDA maintains:
Bloodline databases
Divine DNA registries
Specialized hunters
Anti-mythic prisons
Some agents genuinely believe they're protecting humanity.
Others enjoy the power.

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Types of Characters

Full Demigods
One divine parent.
Very rare.

Extremely powerful.

Example:

Daughter of Athena who can enter battle calculations like a supercomputer.
Son of Poseidon capable of manipulating water pressure.

Legacy Descendants
Divine ancestry several generations removed.
Most common.
Weaker abilities.

Example:

Descendant of Hermes with unnatural speed.
Descendant of Hecate who can perceive magic.

Dormant Bloodlines
No obvious powers.
Often unaware they possess divine ancestry.
Can suddenly awaken during extreme stress.

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The Hidden Sanctuary

(Like Camp Half-Blood meets Xavier's School.)

Elysium Academy
Officially:
A boarding school for gifted youth.

Reality:
A sanctuary for divine descendants.

Located within magical wards invisible to modern technology.

The academy teaches:

Combat
Mythology
Divine history
Power control
Survival
Most importantly: How to avoid government detection.

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Had this idea in my head for a while and I was finally able to flesh it out a bit. Just curious if others are interested.

Writing requirements are:
- Decent English grammar
- 3+ paragraphs that are 5-7 sentences long
- You the player must be 18 or older. This is not a sweet, PG role-play. There will be blood, gore, possible torture and trauma. Romance between characters is possible but is not necessary. If it develops to such RPers will fade to black in the IC, anything spicy is required to go to PMs.

Welcome to the Store +21

Bump, but heads up, these characters will be involved in actual plot development.

Vradia: Tales of the Chosen Few

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Amarysah Snowden

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'The morning sun seems lazy today,' Amarysah pondered as she stood outside the tattered tent. Her icy gaze took in the horizon. Watching the hues of the sky fade from ink to indigo with the rising sun. She sighed softly, wondering how they were going to get into Somerset. The Imperial Army clearly blocked anyone from leaving, a sign of trying to contain a plague. She was surprised the town hadn't been set ablaze if that was the case. So, why leave the possibility that Duskrot could escape?

Amarysah walked back under the tent, her boots barely making a sound against the grass and ground. She was going to do some more scouting. Perhaps there was a way in she hadn't noticed before when she arrived last night. Mari put her leather armor over her casual clothes, tightening her bracers and lacing her boots with ease. She then weaved her silvery tresses into a braid before twisting it up into a bun, securing it with a bronze hairpin from her pack. One could never take too many precautions when investigating Duskrot. Those infected would grab at anything for a chance at fresh flesh.

Mari was as quiet as she possibly could be, hoping not to wake up the others. She made her way out of the tent area and began to walk around the wall of Somerset. Even the side entrances for farmers had been barricaded. She sighed as she tugged on the gate. It practically confirmed this place was riddled with Duskrot. But then again, why didn't the Imperial Army lay waste to everything in Somerset's reach? Amarysah didn't like thinking about it too long. Such things got people into unnecessary trouble. As she was nearing the backside of Somerset's wall, Amarysah noticed a window in a guard tower. A window that would be a squeeze for Cormag, but he should fit nonetheless.

When Mari returned to the tent, she could see that both people and animals alike were stirring up for the day. "I have found a way into Somerset. That is, if you all are interested in searching the town. After careful searching, side entrances to the town are also blocked from the outside, similar to the front gate," she explained as she went over to her pack. She needed to make sure that her supplies were equipped to breach the walls of a plague-stricken town.

The Paradox

Hi! It’s been a while since I’ve been in the 1x1 scene. But this idea has been on my mind again. Message me if interested!