HellSeed
In the summer of 2010 a young school boy by the name of Brian Wilks died. His friends were wrought with grief, and his town was touched to it's very core by the loss. Three of his friends believed that they could bring him back, return his soul to their world and be reunited with their friend. They looked everywhere for answers, anything that would help them in getting Brian back until they came upon a book. It was large, heavy, and it's pages yellowing with age. It's cover was made of pure iron, and when it was opened it showed images of a vast number of rituals for a wide variety of things, it even depicted a small number of demons within it's binds. The three friends looked through the book for months until they found a ritual that they were certain could get what they needed most. They performed the ritual flawlessly, but nothing happened. They realised that the book demanded they perform a sacrifice - a letting of blood - as a sign of their undying commitment to the act and so, they found a large, stray dog that was near enough on the brink of death as it was, and would have died within a small number of days regardless of what anyone did for it. So the friends took it, killed it, spoke arcane words and the floor opened, yawning with an intense heat as it lead down into the very pits of hell itself.
They had performed that ritual to bring back their friend, but they had not intended on him bringing others with him. Thousands of his own friends that washed over the earth like a plague, killing everyone and everything that they could.Humanity was pushed into corners as the cities crumbled into shells of their former selves and as the skies lit with fire and death.
Now, only twenty years later, humanity fights for it's survival. People live in the vast sewers beneath the earth, and the demons and their kin stalk the cold earth. Every night gun fire rains out for miles as people hunt for food, water, and supplies, and fend off the monsters that wish so much to eat their flesh, and to tear their souls apart.
Bullets would kill the weaker of demons, but most of the larger ones were almost impervious. People believed they were out of choice, they had nothing to fight with - would they simply submit to their fate? No. Something happened. Something changed in the world.
Plot:
The ruins of a large city that is believed to have been new york, a strange thing has happened. A couple of people have appeared on the streets, naked, scared, and confused. They remember nothing, not even their own names but they are stuck with a single word in their head, that sounds strange to them, but it is the word they choose as their name. You will play as these people. They are touched with both a blessing and a curse. Their souls sit in twain, their bodies are human, but their souls demonic.
They bear similar abilities and supernatural powers as most demons do, such as conjuring fire and things like that, and though they have yet to master it, they will use the gifts to fight for the good of mankind, and above all else: For the truth about their own existence.
Demons:
There are a few main types of demons that you should know about:
Stalkers:
These are technically not demons, but are regarded to be as such. They are simply the reanimated bodies of the dead, turned monstrous and evil. Typically their fingers are often turned into long claws, which they attack with, and are known to have a strange hunger for flesh.
Bats:
The least of your worries in terms of combat, these are small winged, black, creatures that serve as scouts and warn demons if they see humans with an ear-piercing screech.
A single bullet can take them out.
DragonFlies:
The dragonflies are strange demons, indeed. They have no faces, and no arms. Their legs are replaced with a long whipping tail, and their arms replaced with huge leather-like wings. On the face of their blank head is a small hole that spits out black, poisonous barbs. They usually travel in packs of two and are relentless when fighting.
Shadows:
These are extremely dangerous opponents, and anyone who has fought one has died. they vary in size in shape, but commonly appear with a human shape. Their skin is black and covered in small spikes and scales, their heads are strange, too. The face has no nose but a very large, jagged tooth filled mouth below green, lifeless eyes.
And finally:
The Lords:
It is unknown how many lords there are, or even what they look like. They are the most powerful of demons and were responsible for putting the earth in the state it's in now. All that is known about them is that they are followed by large groups of Dragonflies and even larger groups of Shadows.
The role play starts on the day you awake for the 'first' time, alone on the new york streets. You may find each other through this, or control a human character to guide you into the sewer city.
Character Sheets:
Name:
Physical Description:
Demonic Power:
Here's my sheet:
Name: Ajuk
Physical Description:
Ajuk is about 6ft, and extremely thin. His skin is very pale, and his arms are covered in long, thick scars. As well as his arms his back has a large scar that resembles a burn wound in the shape of a claw. His face is rather sad looking, but that fact is overlooked by his strange red eyes.
Demonic Power: Ajuk has control over a thick, black goo that he can create from the air around him, which also comes out of his very skin. He can use it to change the shape of his body, and can resemble a Shadow, also using the goo as a protective shell as well.
