This is the land of Mihre, year 1997 of the present time. The world has drastically changed in the last thirty years. It was 1967, and the city of Kaidar, a City-State by that time, grouped all the manpower it was possible to get, and marched through the entire world. They found little opposition. Only the country of Yiato were able to resist for what felt like forever. In fact, it wasn't more than three years of war between Kaidar and Yiato, and with the latter suffering a complete defeat, it was clear who would rule the whole world. That was 27 years ago. In all that time, Kaidar has evolved a lot. The technology this city possesses is impossible to match by any other place in the land. After some time, the city became dirty, rotten, useless, and at that moment, the Government of Kaidar decided to build a city-over-the-city. Meaning the lower classes would be located under a plate, where the higher classes would live, in a newly built city. However, so much technology meant that the sky of Kaidar is always dark, and that was something that not even they could change. Ironically, the lower classes can see the blue sky, but only in the far away horizon, for if they look up, they only see a plate. The plate that splits them, the two different type of people.

For this reason, usually call Kaidar the city without lights, even if artificial light is used.

One important thing that Kaidar discovered is a way to create energy out of the planet's radiation. This way, through a kind of "Nuclear Reactors" they are able to create electric energy. This was supposed to be cheaper than other traditional means of creating energy, and since Kaidar discovered it, they have a monopoly of energy, thus making it impossible for any other faction in the world to gain money and raise an army against them, since all the hydraulic and eolic plants were destroyed.

Little is known about the Dictator of Kaidar. Nobody really thinks about him that much, anymore. People over the plate try to work hard and live a comfortable life, while people under the place try to survive in any possible way. As for other cities besides Kaidar, after the war most big cities were raided, so across the land there are numerous abandoned cities, while the smallest towns were spared only as a mean of 'storing' people.

The land is divided in four continents. The now-called Kaidar, where the city is, to the west, Yiato, to the east, Anahe, to the center-north, and Seune, to the center.

To maintain the order, Kaidar created their special militar group. When joining the Army of Kaidar, the most intelligent, stronger, and more suitable are sent to this group. People belonging to it are usually sent abroad to make sure no one raises their arms against Kaidar, to ensure "the peace of the world". The full name is: Elite Kaidar Guard of Honor, usually refered as KAIDAR ELITE, or simply, ELITE.


This is where the story begins. A nuclear reactor was attacked two weeks ago, and while it seemed just an isolated action and it was suffocated quickly by the Elite Kaidar Guard of Honor, the higher-ups are fearing it will happen more often. For this reason they are opening the selection process to ELITE to recruit new young members, in order to get ready for a possible conflict. It is also rumored that Kaidar uses a special type of weapon whose effect depends on the user... A story that involves the whole world is about to begin...


Some rules:

1- Suitable content. This doesn't mean that things that happen in real life are not happening. But avoiding being too graphic with sex, violence, and that stuff. As said, this doesn't mean those things will not be there; just that we shouldn't get into TOO MUCH detail.
2- Post length. Of course, we don't need a three-page essay each post, but no one-liners, please. And at least we should all try to throw in a little detail, write two or three nice paragraphs so that people can picture the whole post better.
3- No God-modding.

That should be all. Of course, those are only basic rules and DO NOT remove the Gateway's rules, which will also have to be followed in here.


Character sheet:

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Orientation:
Physical Appearance: (pictures allowed but not encouraged)
Clothes: (I don't need specific clothes, since it's obvious that a person will change clothes, but a kind of clothes they'd be wearing. Think of your birthplace when choosing clothes)
Profession: (What does your character do for a living)
Brief bio:
Place of birth:
Place of residence:
Current goal in life:
Positive and negative traits and/or abilities: (at least one of each, to be realistic)



This is what Kaidar looks like.


Want to be part of the Elite Kaidar Guard of Honor? Are you a business man who strives to change Kaidar? Maybe a citizen from Yiato, who holds a grudge against Kaidar? You could be living in one of the small surviving towns...or try to find your life under the plate. If you feel you want to be part of the story, feel free to join. This is Mihre, a world open to everyone.


My own character:

Name: Silare Galhart
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Orientation: Straight
Physical Appearance: Long dark hair, almost to her knees. Deep blue eyes, she's thin, and is considered beautiful, by the people who live around her zone. She is not voluptuous, but not flat, and is around 165cm tall. Since she has not seen the sun light, her skin is quite pale.
Clothes: She wears dark color clothes, not too tight, since they'd be uncomfortable, and not too baggy since they'd be not good for work. She tries to find nice clothes, though. Will usually prefer a mid-length skirt to pants.
Profession: Helps family with Junk Shop.
Brief bio: Silare was born 19 years ago in Kaidar. At that time, there was already 'peace'. She attended a small school (or what was more similar to a school) and tried to learn as much as possible. But at the age of 13 she started to help her parents with the shop they run. It is nothing more than a Junk Shop, so all she has to do is find places that have big pieces of metal, and similar stuff, so people can buy it to build houses, etc. Her life is nothing worth explaining, being the typical life of someone who's living 'down there'. Working hard, no rewards, little happiness. She has always been a hard-worker, and the boys her age were always so rude, so she didn't actually date someone. In that sense, she has no experience.
Place of birth: Kaidar
Place of residence: Kaidar slums.
Current goal in life: She wants to lead a better life, this one being so tough, but other than that she hasn't found a purpose in life.
Positive and negative traits and/or abilities: She's strong-willed and works hard. However, she loses hope and is discouraged quite easily. She's a responsible person, although she's not very strong.

Name: Valkyrie Bladegrace
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Orientation: Straight
Physical Appearance: Her hair was originally blond but has since been dyed many times and is currently very dark purple and falls to her mid back. She has dark emerald green eyes and since she has never truly seen the sun her skin is ghostly pale. She's relatively short standing at 5"4 but makes up for it with her long legs and slender build, though she has a few good curves.
Clothes: She generally wears clothes that are easy to move around in, but also cover her up. She prefers pants to skirts and usually her shirts have either short or no sleeves. Most of her clothes are dark with bright patches, pins and badges on them as she likes to customize her clothes.
Profession: She works in her grandmothers repair shop.
Brief bio: Valkyrie's father died before she was born and her mother passed away giving birth to her in Anahe and her grandmother raised her and taught her how to repair things and at the age of eleven she started helping out in the shop. She has a few boys who show interest in her but isn't really interested in them as she sees them as nothing more than something to watch when she's bored.
Place of birth: Anahe
Place of residence: Kaidar slums.
Current goal in life: She wants a better life for the people in the slums, one where they can be at least a little more equal to the people up top and don't have to constantly fight to survive.
Positive and negative traits and/or abilities: She's clever and can repair virtually anything from dolls to guns but she's quick to anger and can get a little violent at times.

Looking good! You're accepted, of course! Seeing your character there's only one thing that strikes me, but I'd say you better save it up for the proper story, and it's about how Valkyrie arrived to Kaidar, coming from the snowy plains of Anahe!

Looking interesting, though. Welcome aboard!

Name: Melissa Guildenstern
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Orientation: Heterosexual (Though she does have Homosexual tendencies)
Physical Appearance: [Default] , [Mind Break] , [Sanity Break]
Theme Song: [Kotoko - Agony]
Clothes: Melissa feels rather awkward when it comes to wearing casual clothing, and is mostly seen wearing her Red Laboratory uniform, White Lab coat and generic sneakers. Within the comforts of home, however, Melissa enjoys wearing a refreshing Light blue Summer dress or the generic short-sleeved shirt with no logo and a pair of jeans, not too tight nor too loose.
Profession: 2nd year Student, Physics major
Brief bio: No one bothers to notice the recluse, and Melissa managed to adapt to that concept quite well. A walking embodiment of stoicism, there is nothing more to read from her face than a blank stare and the question "Do you happen to have a ______ I can borrow from you?". Graduating amidst a silent crowd, Melissa never managed to care at all when she took her diploma and marched off, like a ghost looking on to his future generation: forgotten and ignored, its existence known only through its legacy. Which was nothing, of course. However, everything changed when she came to respect others who are of higher rank than she, and this took a toll on her overall health. The amount of days were she slept less to the extent where she worked from Midnight to daybreak. Despite this, she received top honors in her class, much to the extent where she was accepted as a Laboratory Assistant. She could only wish that one day people would remember her accomplishments, to please her deceased father and mother within a meltdown incident. For on that one gloomy thursday afternoon, she promised amidst tears that she would make them proud of her accomplishments.
Place of birth: Kaidar - Upper City
Place of residence: Rela Siel,
Current goal in life: Melissa wants to create the Prepetual Motion device as a solution to the high energy demands of Kaidar.
Positive Traits:

-Strong Work ethic that stays consistent all throughout
-Obeys without questioning her superiors
-Works best alone, independent
-Learned scholar regarding Nuclear sciences
-Can fix or Bypass Security barriers within computers.

Negative Traits:

-Prone to breaking down, Could snap without warning
-Very, very clumsy
-Isolationist; does not get along very well with others
-Overly sarcastic with a superiority complex
-Always seeks acknowledgment; Will be irritated when not thanked or given enough attention

Abilities:

Asperger Syndrome: Exhibiting an abnormal amount of shyness and sensitivity, Melissa is diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. Aside from being a rather anti-social person, clumsy and somewhat ignorant, Melissa is unable to understand Non-verbal messages (ie; Handsignals, Sign Language, Ect) and experiences severe withdrawal symptoms when she is not able to study or research for a prolonged amount of time.

Mind Break: Unable to take much of a scare, Melissa can be easily demoralized or scared, and with prolonged frustration, she could lose her sanity and become extremely enraged temporarily.

Sanity Break: Melissa, a person not known for her integrity or self-esteem, can easily lose her mind. Upon witnessing immense gore or the death, Melissa loses her sanity. When demoralized, Melissa is left utterly defenseless but runs at a faster pace. When Melissa loses a loved one, companion or is held back at her studies, Melissa flies into a mind-numbing rage, attacking recklessly at her target until she expends all of her available energy.

Negative Karma: Melissa is very clumsy. Whether deriving itself from Asperger Syndrome or just plain bad luck, Melissa slips, trips and screws up at the Wrong times.

Interesting enough. You're in, Gygas. Welcome in!

I'd just hope you don't make her too similar to Nina from this Code Geass thing, despite the looks. (No, I don't know about it at all.)

One thing I don't get is the place she's living at. Rela Siel. You should say where you want this town to be. (I say town because the only real cities are Kaidar and Yiato).

Oh, and Rela Siel is just a district within the Higher City of Kaidar. I knew there was something missing...

Not exactly. Think of her more of a Support character. She's just a Nuclear specialist in training with a bit of Computer Security under her belt. At most, she's just a hacker/support character. Later on, though, I might make her into a Tinker/Innovator character similar to TF2's Demoman. If you give her a gun and she goes nuts, watch out. She's not going to invent some superweapon or whatnot, just aspiring to be famous for her achievement. And by discovering a clean, safe and infinite source of energy for the City without Lights, she would gain prominence like no other. But perpetual motion is but a distant dream, isn't it?

It is, that's for sure. However, remember that Kaidar government doesn't want another source of energy, so she might get in trouble...

Well, she is working to further their own Energy needs. And a safe one at that, too. It's not like she's going to turn her back on Kaidar: Her family were Nationalist nutbars who would always grumble about the inferiority of others compared to themselves. In short, she wants to improve the Power source that Kaidar is using so that they would always stay ahead. It's inevitable that other Countries would begin using Nuclear power one time or another.

And I'm making another character, maybe one that isn't smarts based.

Name: Carlyle Dela'Marcis
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Orientation: Heterosexual
Physical Appearance: [x]
Theme Song: [DJ Noize - Mass Destruction]
Clothes: Carlyle loves leather attire, both from childhood experience and the fact that it was a neccessary 'Tough Guy' outfit. Like a Tutu to a ballerina and a Uniform for a Soldier, Carlyle always wears his standard outfit of Leather clothing and studs.
Profession: While he does claim he is a professional tough guy and Bouncer, he is very, very skilled at Sewing. The shop nearly closed down, however, when it could not compete with ready-made clothing near the department stores.
Brief bio: Believe it or not, Carlyle was one of many orphans who roamed the streets of Night Town. Taken by the Orphanage, from a young age, Carlyle had much a liking with his neighbor, a closet S&M Dominatrix who acted with much authority, even to the extent of bad mouthing him when he strayed too close. Yet, even with his unhealthy obsession with his next-door neighbor's wife, Carlyle had grown fond of Tomboyish women (As well as Tight Fitting clothes and Leather Jackets) , refusing girls who possessed Barbies and tattled about Cooties. He loved a commanding and somewhat strict Woman who could boss him around, unlike the strict Sister Carmella who kept an iron grip around the orphans. He wanted attention. He wanted acknowledgment.

And that's how he felt when he first punched out a kid who didn't give up his seat on the seesaw. He enjoyed how people nudged them on to a bloody beat down. Carlyle Dela'Marcis, a former recluse, was now a star. Until he was in detention. When he came to greet his former 'compadres' they acted as if they knew nothing of him. That was, however, when he sent a right hook into the boy in the center's face and nearly jammed his jaw. Now, people both cheered and feared him, a delinquent from the age of 7. A raging fury in the playpark, a scourge in the small one-room classroom. Expulsion was seen more of a necessity than it was a painful choice, so he was expelled

Life on the street was indeed hard. His Father's death and Mother's ailing health just took even more of a toll in his true emotions. So, drifting from Bar to Bar as the 'Tough Guy' Bouncer, Carlyle enjoyed his life: Alcohol, Appreciation, Violence and a bit of Flirting always helped here and there. What more could get him to quit his job?

Kindness, apparently. On the verge of death from a stabbing, Carlyle was cared for by an elderly couple living within Night Town's most poorest slum. It was there that he learned to sew by hand, given a room and 2 square meals a day by the humble yet kind Old couple. After taking some time off from the Night Club and severing ties from the Local Gang 'Scrapyard Johnsies', Carlyle lives a rather secluded
Place of birth: Kaidar - Lower City
Place of residence: 'Night Town' - It is called "Night Town" because of the fact that all the electrical power shuts off at midnight and doesn't come back until dawn. In Night Town gangs and punks run the streets, and all the local kids go to school at a church, taught by a nun and an older student on basic arithmetic, in hopes of giving them what they need to escape their meager living. Leaving something outside at night is guaranteeing having it stolen, and even walking around in broad daylight can be dangerous.
Current goal in life: He has none.
Positive Traits:

-A very tough survivalist; can easily beguile his enemies before finishing with a cruel blow.
-Extremely proficient in intimidation and hand-to-hand combat. No guns equals no ammo wasted.
-A literal 'tank' - he can endure wounds and suppress pain better than others could.
-Very useful in close combat, can demoralize foes and distract enemies from attacking 'softer' targets.
-Causes more disarray when it comes to ambushes at melee range.

Negative Traits:

-Extremely reckless; Rushes into battle without a plan regardless of having back-up or not.
-Refuses battle-field treatment because it goes against his 'Tough Guy' credo.
-Tends not to listen to a squad leader's orders, or any commander in that matter.
-Has a lone wolf mentality and rarely co-operates
-Naturally incompetent;Almost always wanders off in the battlefield when his squad is going too slowly for him.

Abilities:

Street Smarts: Scars aren't just for show. In the streets of Night Town, scars reflect wisdom, prowess and strength. Carlyle is naturally proficient when using Melee weaponry, particularly when using Blunt, Bashing or Slashing weapons such as Baseball bats or Swords. During a prolonged battle in hand-to-hand combat, Carlyle gains an understanding of the opponent's techniques, increasing the chance of preforming a 'cruel blow', dealing more damage than usual when fighting the same target. The chance increase resets when Carlyle is distracted, injured severely or changes targets.

Intimidate: Working as a Bouncer had helped him develop an intimidating visage. A few harsh words and punching his open palm always worked. Carlyle demoralizes his foes when engaged in hand-to-hand combat, laying waste to everything as he beats down his foes. Demoralization increases whenever Carlyle surprises his foes. Intimidate does not activate when Carlyle is visibly injured or is running away.

Homerun streak: Instead of just blindly swinging around towards an enemy, Carlyle roots himself and prepares to swing, Major League style. Carlyle is resistant to knockdown from Melee attacks that come from enemies with the same height or less weight, and gains a high chance to retaliate with the deadly force of a proper baseball swing. Carlyle swings a Blunt or Slashing weapon with deadly force.

Soldier Punter: Carlyle has hit many things before in his life: from Balls to Stained Glass windows, nothing is safe from Carlyle's heavy handed dealings. Any charging opponent that is hit by Carlyle while in Homerun streak stance is knocked down at a high chance and deals even more damage depending on the speed they were charging in. Prowler Punter also deals more damage if the enemy flew through the air.

Savage Blows: Carlyle figures that more power = more damage and takes away his focus from silly little details like precision and grace to slug up more carnage and bloodshed. Carlyle becomes more and more inaccurate, but gains even more Striking power in return. Amounting frustration, sustained desperation or injury puts him into this state.

Toughness Ego: To Carlyle, a gunshot is nothing but more but a puny scratch 'Tough Guys' could ignore. Determined to impose his 'Tough Guy' mentality to everyone around him, Carlyle has better resistance to pain and his wounds, but he pays for the price by having a lower natural regeneration rate.

Tailor: Despite his tough-guy look, Carlyle is a very skilled tailor. He can mend worn-out vestments, cloth-based armors and bullet-proof vests. Also, he can act as a basic medic with his first aid skills, increasing the effectiveness of Bandages, Gauze and Splints.

Just a couple of tiny little things. There are no schools in the lower zone of Kaidar, so high schools are a no no. Biology in such a place? No way! There could be some people who served as teacher, but... not namely a teacher.

As for the cars you mention... there could be one or two, maybe the luckiest in the zone, but not that many.

Name: Madison Lee Scansen
Nickname: Mad, Madee
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Orientation: Straight
Physical Appearance: (Without the wings. =D)
Clothes:
~Normal: She often wears a black jacket over her dress (Seen in the above picture)
~Formal: A floor-length black & white striped dress with black 4 inch heels
~Work: A pale pink coat that goes down to her knees, underneath that she wears a pink tank top and jeans, & she wears black & white sneakers
Profession: She works at a Vet
Brief bio: Melissa is the Black Sheep of her family specifically because she is a Hypochondriac, (Definition below) at the age of 16 she got a job at Sweet Serena's Pet Vet, more commonly known as Kaidar Vet. She has been saving up to move away from her family who won't give her any money, plus they treat her like dirt.
Place of birth: Kaidar
Place of residence: The... Richer side of Kaidar
Current goal in life: To move away from her family.
Positive and negative traits and/or abilities:

Bad ~ She's a Hypochondriac (Hypochondriac: A person who has hypochondriasis, a disorder characterized by a preoccupation with body functions and the interpretation of normal body sensations (such as sweating) or minor abnormalities (such as minor aches and pains) as portending problems of major medical moment. Reassurance by physicians and others only serves to increase the hypochondriac's persistent anxiety about their health.)

Good ~ Her being a Hypochondriac (Definition above) actually makes her better at being a Veterinarian.

Approved as well! :3 Welcome!

I think we'd need more males, though! We're lacking the boy element! :p

Alright, one more and I'll set the IC!

Finished editting it. Well, some people are bound to know how to Count their fingers and the Alphabet.
Carlyle knows a little more about Mathematics since his 'Adoptive' parents are tailors who still use the old Measurement system (Modern Clothing measurement) because they made clothes the old fashioned way.

Two Melissas? =O

For the sake of clarity, I might rename my Melissa to Nina. Is this obvious expy character alright with you?

And sure, sure! Of course people would learn. It's just that the poor zone is helpless. People who live there were poor and without studies, in the first place, because those who had a little money either spent it to leave Kaidar or to move to the plate.

He can know some maths, of course.


And two Melissas! Oh my, hadn't paid attention to that! Hmm...if you want to rename her to Nina, that's fine. However, if you wanted to keep her name, you her here before, so Myriah should change it. But only in the case you did not want to change yours. You decide. And after all, two Melissas wouldn't be unrealistic. I mean, there's bound to be people with the same name as you!

I should keep it then. Nina Guildenstern doesn't sound right...Just doesn't have the same 'DING!' sound when you say it...I guess.

But I really think no one should change their names.

We can stick with it. We'll just have to bear it in mind when we play. I agree. In fact, probably if she changed her name, it wouldn't have the "DING" for her, too.

I still have to think of a surname =)

Name: Kioshi Inoue
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Orientation: Bisexual
Theme Song: Radiohead - Karma Police
Physical Appearance: Kioshi Inoue is not a man you walk over to chat with out of the blue. His cold, forbidding face warns off any who are not familiar to him. He is always solemn looking, and always immaculately dressed. His two, and only, nods towards contemporary fashion are his lip piercing and his hairdo. Kioshi’s dark brown eyes are quite blank, never betraying his emotions, never letting slip what lies just under the surface. Kioshi is not very tall, but he is in excellent shape and is stronger than he looks.
He is never seen in disarray, his clothes are never rumpled, his jet black hair is never not perfectly groomed. From when he rises at the break of dawn, till whenever he goes to sleep, Kioshi presents a nigh indestructible and immaculate wall between him and the rest of the world. That wall is nearly invisible, but easily felt.
Clothes: He tends to wear expensive suits. Usually gray in colour. It makes him stick out like a sore thumb when he's in the slums, but he can take care of himself.
Profession: Professional Hitman
Brief bio: Kioshi lived in Yiato since his birth. He was born in the very middle of the war between Yiato and Kaidar. He was raised by his brothers, who had escaped into a neighboring country. Once the war ended, times were hard, and Kioshi was sold by his elder brothers so that they could eat. His owner was an assassin, one of the very best, and a veteran of the war. He taught Kioshi everything he knew. So the disillusioned boy grew into the jaded man he is today. Cold, violent, and completely without pity, Kioshi kills for money, and doesn't care who gets in his way. He makes a living in the slums of Kaidar, in the very capital of the city that destroyed his homeland. He thrives in the darkness, dispatching his targets with ruthless efficiency and getting paid. Money does make the world go 'round.
Place of birth: Yiato
Place of residence: Slums (At the moment)
Current goal in life: To make money
Positive and negative traits and/or abilities: His professionalism, calm nature and strict control over his emotions could be considered positive traits, but his strong misanthropy and inability to comprehend emotion are a setback.
He is very, very good at killing people. That is his only skill.

Very interesting character! Approved, and welcomed!

So...I said one more and I'd set up the IC... (and it's even a male, too!) so even if it's late, looks like I'll have to!

Alright... I guess you'll have to wait for half an hour or something like that, but I'll get to do it for you all!

This is my first role-playing game here. Please advise if my character sheet is lacking, and I will remedy it.

Name: Marcial Tertullianus
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Orientation: Straight
Physical Appearance: 5'11'' Ectomorphic build, black hair, brown eyes. Usually has a serious or bored expression, occasionally flashing a shallow smile at people he recognizes.
Clothes:
-Normal: button-up shirt, bomber jacket if it's cold. Black trousers.
-Formal: Suit and tie
Profession: None, living off of family fortune
Brief bio: Born into a well-off family on the upper level of Kaidar, Marcial has spent his life in bars and clubs ever since graduating from high school. Everything in the city bores him, and none of the professions appeal to him. Marcial is profoundly bored and looks at the recent ELITE recruitment as a chance for some adventure. He has submitted his application and awaits the reply.
Place of birth: Kaidar (upper level)
Place of residence: Kaidar (upper level)
Current goal in life: To escape his perpetual boredom and do something exciting
Positive and negative traits and/or abilities: (at least one of each, to be realistic)
+A little boxing experience
+Proficient marksman
+Good golf swing
-below average physical strength
-doesn't tend to think of others (selfish)
-somewhat of a hedonist

Good character. I don't think it lacks anything special, so approved, and welcomed! As for the ELITE recruitment process. I'll have Marcial receive information when the right time comes! (soon!)


And...here's the IC!: kaidar-the-city-without-lights-t22578.html

I'm sorry, I didn't even realize that there was another character by the name of Melissa! I will promptly change my Melissa into Madison. Sorry for the inconvenience!