*CRACK*
I've been churning over story ideas for a while, and while I want to immediately continue the Overseer Trilogy, I'm gonna put it on the backburner for a while for something new. So now, let's begin this forum's favorite type of story...SIGN-UPS!
Summary: Welcome to the world of Remnant, a world filled with supernatural forces and shadowy creatures known as the "Creatures of Grimm". In the beginning, mankind waged a battle of survival against the Grimm before discovering the power of a mysterious element called Dust and turning the tide of the fight. Now, academies around the world train Hunters, warriors who uphold the peace by fighting against threats to the world, Grimm or otherwise.
But no academy is as renowned as Beacon Academy, and here is where our story takes place, following the students of Team ONAX* and company as they deal with classes, work, romance, and fighting for their very lives!
*ONAX is the only predetermined team name for 1st Years. Others will be assigned after the Initiation.
Now, before we get underway, I'd like to explain a few things:
Dust:
- •Dust is used as a power source for technology. Machines and weapons are powered by it.
•Dust has two known forms: crystal and powder. The crystal variant is less potent, but much less volatile than the powder variant.
•Dust is sometimes refered to as “Nature's Wrath”. It is capable of producing various effects when utilized as a weapon. Some examples: Fire, Ice, Lightning, Explosions, Repulsion, Propulsion.
- -Aura is the manifestation of an individual's soul. It can be found in all animals, except Grimm.
-Aura is a quantifiable form of energy.
-Aura can be speculated to alert those sensitive to it of danger.
-Aura is capable of regenerating your own wounds more quickly, and protecting the body from attacks. Aura must be utilized by a semblance to do more.
-Aura is somewhat well-known, but seems to require some form of training/activation to utilize. Signal Academy is an example place where you can obtain this training/knowledge.
-Aura is only channeled through items and weapons through the use of a Semblance.
CHARACTER
Name: Character's real/birth name. Aliases and nicknames can go here.
-While we won't strictly adhere to the naming conventions of the show, it is encouraged.
-Characters can be based off of literary/mythological figures (Ex. Ruby Rose,based on Red Riding Hood/ Pyrrha Nikos based on Achilles)
Occupation: What does your character currently do? Are they a student at Beacon Academy? A baker? A minion for some overlord/company?
Age: For students, ages range from 1st Years who are 17 years old (15 if they show exceptional skill) to 20 as 4th years.
Gender: Self-explanatory. And no, bread is not a gender!
Species: Human or Faunus (Humanoids with animal characteristics such as tails or ears). If you are creating a Faunus, include what animal they are. (Ex. “Cat Faunus”, or "Monkey Faunus") No chimaeras, please.
Symbol: A symbol is not required but they can add flavor to your character. Be as descriptive as possible.
Appearance: Describe your character's appearance. Be specific. Height and weight are always good. Scars, tattoos? Hair style and color?
-Make sure to describe the attire of the character as well. If the character has multiple types of clothing(Such as school clothing, normal clothing, and/or battle attire), describe those here, and when they are being worn. Images should use spoiler tags.
History: The history of a character will often dictate their personality. Be descriptive and consistent.
- For 2nd to 4th years, students are part of a 4-person team (Ex. RWBY, JNPR), each letter corresponding to a members name (RWBY:Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, Yang Xiao Long), throughout their time at Beacon, and form them during initiation. If they're not on a team, explain why (Did they choose to be alone? Did the team fall apart?)
Personality: Describe the personality of the character. How do they typically act toward others, and how does that change in varying situations?
Strength: Is your character strong? Agile? Extremely durable? Specialized in some form of combat? Intellectual?
Weakness: Weaknesses are opposed to Strengths. A character who spends all their time training in martial arts might not know how to use Dust/advanced weaponry well. Someone may have trouble talking to the opposite gender, or children.
Semblance: A semblance is a single ability that reflects an individual's personality. It is powered by Aura, and can control/manipulate that energy.
-Through the use of a semblance, aura can:
•be given a physical form.
•be expelled as a varying form ofenergy.
•be manipulated as an entity.
•alter the physical properties of other entities and objects.
•change its own physical properties.
WEAPON
Name: The name of your weapon(s).
Primary Form: Describe the appearance of your weapon and what it is capable of doing. Is it powered by Dust?
Secondary Form: If your weapon can change forms, describe how it does, and what its new form looks like and can do.
Tertiary Form: A weapon can have multiple forms, but it has to make sense! (Ex. A pocket knife cannot turn into a railgun!)
History: Detail the history of your weapon. When/where was it created and by who? Is it a family heirloom, passed down from generation to generation?