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mutant -- /ΛmyoΝotnt/
adjective
1. 1. resulting from or showing the effect of mutation.
"a mutant gene"
noun
1. 1.
a mutant form.
Synonyms: freak (of nature), deviant, monstrosity, monster, mutation
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There's a place in the world called Xavier's Academy for Gifted Youngsters.
It's in New York.
But, it's not a Prep School like many think it to be; Xavier's Academy is home to hundreds of young mutants from all over the world. The place was once the childhood home to renowned Professor, Charles Xavier. He later turned it into a home and a haven for mutants, particularly the young ones. The academy is dedicated to protecting young mutants from those who would harm them simply for being what they are. However, it just wasn't enough. Within the confines of his home, Charles formed the X-Men. Now, you may be wondering, βX-Men...What the holy hell is that?β Well, X-Men are a secret team of elite mutants, hand chosen for their various abilities. It is their duty to protect the students of the academy -- some of them being students themselves -- as well as embark on missions to rescue humans and mutants from the threat of evil mutants or evil humans. They may not all abide by Professor X's philosophy of peace, but they all have a passion for keeping peace and protecting innocent lives no matter what it is that must be done. Among them were Katherine Pryde, Bobby Drake, Peter Rasputin, Warren Worthington III, Henry McCoy, Remy LeBeau, Lorna Dane, Anna Marie, Kurt Wagner, Laura Kinney, and young Jubilation Lee.
The group was originally nothing short of terrorists. They were mutants who wanted to do nothing more than spend their time subjugating humans to the will of mutants, attempting to forcibly awaken human X-Genes, or simply killing humans. They were formed by Erik Lehnsherr and soon grew over time in numbers. Among them now are Wanda Maximoff and her twin brother Pietro Maximoff - Also known as The Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. They are both the children of Erik Lehnsherr, the half-siblings of Lorna Dane. Then there's John Allerdyce - They call him Pyro. He's a former student of the Xavier Academy and also Bobby's former best friend. You can't forget Callisto, James Madrox, Roger Quark, Cain Marko, Mystique, Frederick Dukes, Mortimer Toynbee, Jason Wyngarde, Angelo Unuscione, Lani Ubana, Telford Porter, and Peter Quinn. As time went on, the Brotherhood seemed to focus a lot more on political movements, attempting to take down and sometimes even succeeding in 'taking care of' anti-mutant figureheads. Their members are all mutants who are either victims of anti-mutant abuse suffered at the hands of humans or mutants who just don't like humans because they view mutants as better in every way. Peace is not an option to them. Humans must go by one way or another.
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The year is now 2012. And so much has changed.
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It's in New York.
But, it's not a Prep School like many think it to be; Xavier's Academy is home to hundreds of young mutants from all over the world. The place was once the childhood home to renowned Professor, Charles Xavier. He later turned it into a home and a haven for mutants, particularly the young ones. The academy is dedicated to protecting young mutants from those who would harm them simply for being what they are. However, it just wasn't enough. Within the confines of his home, Charles formed the X-Men. Now, you may be wondering, βX-Men...What the holy hell is that?β Well, X-Men are a secret team of elite mutants, hand chosen for their various abilities. It is their duty to protect the students of the academy -- some of them being students themselves -- as well as embark on missions to rescue humans and mutants from the threat of evil mutants or evil humans. They may not all abide by Professor X's philosophy of peace, but they all have a passion for keeping peace and protecting innocent lives no matter what it is that must be done. Among them were Katherine Pryde, Bobby Drake, Peter Rasputin, Warren Worthington III, Henry McCoy, Remy LeBeau, Lorna Dane, Anna Marie, Kurt Wagner, Laura Kinney, and young Jubilation Lee.
The group was originally nothing short of terrorists. They were mutants who wanted to do nothing more than spend their time subjugating humans to the will of mutants, attempting to forcibly awaken human X-Genes, or simply killing humans. They were formed by Erik Lehnsherr and soon grew over time in numbers. Among them now are Wanda Maximoff and her twin brother Pietro Maximoff - Also known as The Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. They are both the children of Erik Lehnsherr, the half-siblings of Lorna Dane. Then there's John Allerdyce - They call him Pyro. He's a former student of the Xavier Academy and also Bobby's former best friend. You can't forget Callisto, James Madrox, Roger Quark, Cain Marko, Mystique, Frederick Dukes, Mortimer Toynbee, Jason Wyngarde, Angelo Unuscione, Lani Ubana, Telford Porter, and Peter Quinn. As time went on, the Brotherhood seemed to focus a lot more on political movements, attempting to take down and sometimes even succeeding in 'taking care of' anti-mutant figureheads. Their members are all mutants who are either victims of anti-mutant abuse suffered at the hands of humans or mutants who just don't like humans because they view mutants as better in every way. Peace is not an option to them. Humans must go by one way or another.
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The year is now 2012. And so much has changed.
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Professor Charles Xavier and his wife, Moira Xavier passed away in the year 2005. His funeral was one of the largest that the world had seen. Mutants and humans from all over came out of the woodwork to pay their respects to the man and his wife. It was no secret that he had touched so many lives. Even his brother Cain showed up - He didn't even have a temper that day. Erik Lehnsherr had shown up, of course. Only to pay respect to Charles - He never liked Moira and always thought that if it hadn't been for her, he and Charles would be on the same side of 'The War'. Erik erected a number of metal art pieces along with a statue in the garden that became Charles' grave, a shrine in his honor. One of his former students took over as Headmistress while the original X-Men and Professors retired and moved on so that the next generation could take the reigns. Jean had died back in 2000, the Phoenix dying along with her. Many had children. Most of them were attending college. A lot of them had just above average intelligence; They did have the benefit of being raised in a place of learning, after all. Ororo had a daughter that was now grown, having married her long time love, T'Challa. Among the others with children were Remy LeBeau, who had a child as the result of one of his many one night stands gone... Well, right. Scott raised a child as well, trying his best to make up for Jean's absence in the child's life. Logan had two children. Lorna Dane married her long time crush, Alexander Summers and they had a child. Anna Marie and Bobby Drake got married and had a child - But they moved away from the Xavier Academy and left the country in an attempt to lead a normal life at Anna's insistence. Jubilation Lee and Peter Rasputin ended up having a child together a few years before getting married and they stuck around to raise their offspring. Kurt wanted a child...But he feared that the child would come out looking like him and his family - Demonic. He feared the worst for the child and remained single for some time. He had a son with Wanda Maximoff but never got to see him until the child ran away to live with him. Katherine Pryde and Warren Worthington ended up having a child. Even Doctor McCoy decided to leave behind a legacy before his death, having married his long time love, Mystique, helping her to raise her other child as well.
The Brotherhood? Well - A lot of things happened there that lead to the events of now. Just like the X-Men, their members had children. As in accordance with their disposition, they only had children with mutant partners. So it was very rare for a human child to turn up. John Allerdyce's first child was a human - He remembered that Jean Grey had once said that the X-Gene was most often awakened during times of intense emotion, stress, or trauma. He was a twisted young man who secretly tortured and abused his child in an attempt to awaken her X-Gene. Needless to say, he did. The child had the ability to inflict pain without touching anyone. But from the abuse, her mind was twisted. She killed her father and, in her insanity, she committed suicide. Wanda also had a child. He ran away at a young age to live at the Xavier Academy with his cousin -- who was the child of Pietro and Callisto -- raised by his father (Kurt). Erik was upset that not a single one of his grandchildren, nor his child with Mystique, shared his vision, hoping that the group he founded would one day be under their control. Mystique had even left his side to be with Hank, taking their son with her after she told him that she was tired of living life fighting all the time. She saw that the mutant and human relations were steady and said she wouldn't live in the dark anymore. She truly did love Hank and she wanted to be with him. The blue beast had convinced her to be on the 'right' side if the war began anew. With the loss of his grandchildren, youngest child, and love of his life, Erik remained solitary for years. He spoke to no-one. Not his family and not his dearest of friends. There was arguing that rose up within the Brotherhood and the group split in two. The two separate groups often clashed - One group lead by Toad was determined to exterminate the humans. The other was lead by Wanda and Pietro. They were more or less for subjugating humans and enslaving them if they couldn't turn them into mutants. Over the years, stress and tension rose...Until it was almost too much.
{ a n d t h e n }
Everything was steady as far as the relations between humans and mutants. The Brotherhood of Mutants had been relatively quiet, kept tamed and forced into the shadows by the X-Men. Until IT happened. A group calling themselves Purifiers had found where Erik was hiding out the rest of his days, having locked onto his location after spotting him at Charles' funeral only a few years prior. They had invested a good amount of time to deciding how he should be killed. Finally, they decided that he was old, nearly eighty years old, he had given up on life, and was as depressed as they came -- He wouldn't put up a fight. Taking that risk...they approached. He did wrestle within himself, debating whether he'd fight back or not. By the time he decided he wasn't going to go out like a bitch, a specially made wooden bullet was already driven through his skull and several more followed, piercing his body numerous times.
But that wasn't the end.
In the dead of the night on August 26th, 2012, they mounted Erik and three other mutants, including Jubilation Lee, onto giant wooden crosses and set them up outside the gates of Xavier's Academy, having discovered the true identity of the school and that there were mutants housed within, with REPENT written in blood across their foreheads and bible verses across their bodies along with a number of slurs against mutants. Wanda saw it on the news and rushed with her brother to the scene of the crime with the intention of killing each and every human in sight, but was stopped and captured by the X-Men who took her beyond the gates and insisted that they act rationally. Wanda had all but lost her mind at that point and lost it even further to see her child smiling and hanging out with the students as though nothing was wrong (the staff hadn't broken the news to the students yet). Her grip on reality was all but lost at that point. Wanda was an exceptionally powerful mutant who could even manipulate reality - And that's exactly what she did. She created her own perfect world: Mutants ruled over humans and her family was whole. The X-Men were even close friends of her, members of the Brotherhood now, even β As far as the world was concerned, it had always been this way. But some seer mutants were able to see through the bullshit reality and warned the others about what had really happened. There was struggling as they tried to decide whether or not they should return to their true reality. After finally coming to the conclusion that this was not the right way, they proceeded. They went to Wanda and begged of her to make the world right. After hours of an intense conversation, they got Wanda to see just what she was doing. To see the light -- What she was doing wasn't natural. She cursed her father for giving her such a state of mind and decided that the world would just be better off without mutants. But such a big warp right after another wasn't bound to go well. Everything seemed to go back to normal... Nobody remembered what had happened. Hell. They didn't even know it had happened until a seer mutant had brought it to their attention, having been aware of the warp because of her powers.
But there was something wrong.
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Mutants all across the globe had lost their mutations.
They were humans now.
Again, for some.
Wanda died during the warp, having been killed by Wolverine when it was realized what she was doing. Among those with lost mutations was Quicksilver, Polaris, Beast, Rogue, Iceman, Northstar, Dazzler, Storm, Toad. Many more. Even some of their children. The world once held hundreds upon thousands of mutants. But now? There are only 501 mutants left. Recorded, anyways.
It's now September 13th, 2012.
{ . . . . . . . }
Mutants all across the globe had lost their mutations.
They were humans now.
Again, for some.
Wanda died during the warp, having been killed by Wolverine when it was realized what she was doing. Among those with lost mutations was Quicksilver, Polaris, Beast, Rogue, Iceman, Northstar, Dazzler, Storm, Toad. Many more. Even some of their children. The world once held hundreds upon thousands of mutants. But now? There are only 501 mutants left. Recorded, anyways.
It's now September 13th, 2012.
So much has happened after mutants across the globe were depowered. Many humans rejoiced -- Some (ex)mutants began searching for a way to regain their mutations while others took it as a blessing in disguise and have been integrating themselves into a normal human life. The remaining mutants? They were hunted. All across the globe, the hunt to find the rest of the mutants began. Religious extremists took 'The Great Purge' as a sign from God and sought to finish his work, joining Purifiers. Another group formed as well, calling themselves Sapien League. They weren't religious fanatics, but simply humans who didn't want mutants around. As a result, mutants from all across the globe reacted in a few ways. Some immediately fled to Xavier's for shelter. Others went into hiding. Others...They did what Magneto would love of them to do; they fought back and took as many human lives as they could.
Senator Robert Kelly of Massachusetts approached the U.S. Senate began to push for a bill: Mutant Affairs Control Act that would require mutants to disclose their identities and powers to the government, and work for the government while being labeled as Weapons of Mass Destruction among other things that clearly violated every bit of privacy that they had. It wasn't the first time he had tried for it - The first couple of times it had been rejected as unconstitutional. But now, with mutant attacks growing more vicious, he has high hopes that it will go through. Even if the bill was rejected again, he was secretly working on Project: Wideawake - A covert operation where mutant-hunting Sentinel robots were being created.
Our story will begin barely two weeks after M-Day. All of the remaining mutants who aren't out terrorizing humans and doling out vigilante justice or hiding have arrived at Xavier's Academy and are beginning to settle in and somewhat relax...finally. But that moment of peace will not last for long.
β²I intend this RolePlay to be as close to Marvel as possible. So, feel free to give your character a wide range of applications with their powers. I warn you now - If your character begins to get out of hand because of your inability to adapt them to the proper setting for the RolePlay to flourish, I hold the right to kill them off -- I will not allow the story to be wrecked by immaturity.
β²I don't care if your character is an Omega-level mutant and the guy/girl that everyone wants to be around with enough talent to spare a third-world country -- They better have something wrong with them inside that could tear them apart if they don't reign it in to even it out. That means that Li'l Miss Mary-Sue and her husband, Gary-Stu, better have some internal issues. Besides - That makes for more drama.
β²The decisions taken throughout the story will influence and affect the world around our characters. Every major choice has a consequence and will count towards the different endings. This means that you cannot go about willy nilly, having your character harass, kill, maim, and generally being a dick to NPCs (or PCs) while expecting little to no IC consequence.
βΌNo metagaming; When it comes to plots and other characters, just because you know it doesn't mean your character does. You need to discuss with the other writers what your character would know about theirs rather than assuming. None of these characters are omnipotent. We will discuss plot points and arcs out of character, but you are not allowed to use that knowledge in advance for the advantage of your character.
βΌNo mixing; If you have issues separating your feelings from those of your character's, this isn't the place for you. If your character does not get along with another character, that is not a reason for you to attack the writer. If you don't get along with the writer, that is not grounds for your character hating theirs. It's petty and unprofessional. You are not your character. Your character is not you.
βΌNo bunnying or powerplaying; Do not force actions onto other characters. You want your character to punch another in the face? Ask the writer. Don't control the reactions of other characters -- Give the writer a chance to have their character dodge or resist. I will also drop you faster than a bad habit if you're one of those people who get huffy when people don't acknowledge how "beautiful, talented, and amazing" your character is. I've seen enough of it and I don't tolerate it. Don't force ships onto others either. And. Please remember that every character has weaknesses. Whether it's emotional, physical, or power related doesn't matter. But they must be there. Even gods have weaknesses and limitations.
βΌDon't carry out battles (between Player Characters) or extremely long dialogues through numerous posts. Do a collaboration. I suggest using Titan Pad.
β²Keep IC posts detailed - At least try to maintain 400 words (2 paragraphs) of detail with proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation β Proofread, people. Or as best as you can. Just don't get sloppy. No one liners!
β²Make sure to read everyone's posts and reply in accordance to whatever may pertain to your character. (Tagging is your friend, darlings). Don't skim posts.
β²Give everyone time to reply so we're all on the same page. It's not a race. Also, no unauthorized time skips! I will let everyone know when we're moving on to the next scenes and arcs. No need to take it into your own hands to jump an hour into the future.
β²Stay civil on the OoC thread - All personal spats should be taken to PMs. I don't want any flame wars starting. If someone is being a dick, report them to me if things cannot be sorted out civilly. That's literally my only rule for OOC.
β²Reservations are accepted, yes. However, reserving a character does not guarantee that you'll get that slot. I will be accepting character sheets based on how creative and well written they are. I will also be judging you based on any past experience I've had with you (if we've roleplayed together) and, as the GM and Creator of this roleplay, I reserve the right to reject any writer or character sheet that I deem fit.
β²You have 4 days to submit at least a Work In Progress CS and 1 week to submit full Character Sheets once you've been accepted into the group. I've given most of the basic information about the characters, so it really should not be that hard.
β²When making your reservation, please state your favorite mutant and what superpower you wish you could have.
β²For the love of the gods, if you don't have time in your schedule or feel that you might lose interest, say something. Do not randomly drop out without a word, leaving your character lingering around. Put it up for adoption so another writer can take it on. If you don't post after 7 days, I reserve the right to ghost your character until your return. If you don't return after 14 days, you will be removed from the roleplay.
β²No. You can't change the Face Claims or the powers. Don't even ask. Until all characters have been taken, no new ones will be added to the roster. If all characters are taken and someone still wants to join, I have more on hand.
This RP is intended for a mature audience. Fluff themes and dark themes are allowed at just about any levels as long as you don't exaggerate β And by exaggerate, I mean that I don't want any constant damsels in distress or constant pity parties being thrown for your character. Strong language is also allowed. However, in accordance with RPG rules, no cybering. This roleplay will also feature heavy religious themes. If you are easily offended, I don't think this is the roleplay for you, as it will often be quite dark and gritty and no punches will be held back.
