Ah, Earth!

So far, the only planet we know of capable of life. Lonely, but content, in our little galaxy. Totally oblivious to the fact that there, are, in fact, other worlds, brimming with life. Fantasy worlds, worlds of technology, dystopian worlds, alternate histories, some barren, some devoid of humans, and some that are just like ours. But chances are, most humans will never see them. Why? Because even though these worlds might be stacked on top of us, squished next to us, maybe even occupying the same space as us, the only thing connecting us to them are portals. And portals are damn hard to find.



Enter the portal-hikers! Besides the dragons of the fantasy worlds, portal-hikers are the only beings who can see, and subsequently, find these portals. Portal-hikers all come from the same birth world, but once they reach the age of 16, they must partake in a Coming-of-Age ritual. For two years, they must travel through the portals, exploring new worlds and learning about all the different cultures in each. When they reach the age of 18, they return back to their birth world, and after a celebratory ceremony, are proclaimed adults and granted the extra ability to see what lies at the other end of the portal.

For safety concerns, the adolescent portal-hikers travel in trios. The gender of each does not matter, so long as there are three of them. They are both 16, and are capable of seeing portals, but not what world they lead to. The Rite of Passage could be dangerous, and there have been stories of those who accidentally ended up in the Wasteland, a barren no-man's land that is extremely dangerous for the unprepared and difficult to escape. Many, but not most, have also failed to return, either lost in a world, killed, or unwilling to go back. All are equipped with a single simple weapon, and a bag stuffed with initial supplies. When they return, the bag should be filled with a souvenir from every world they visit. The more worlds, the merrier, and the more prestige and respect you will receive. Quality also matters, though, and someone who traveled to 10 different worlds whose only difference was the height of the people might not compare to the teenager who only went to three, but nearly died in each. Of course, in the end, so long as you return, you will still be treated to the same ceremony.

So now! The Characters!

There will be only three portal-hikers (I think multiple journeys into different worlds would get confusing very fast, and I'd like to follow one story line for now). They must all be 16. Gender doesn't matter.

BUT! There are more characters than the portal-hikers! Many make friends with the occupants of the worlds they travel to, referred to as Otherworlders, and some even take these otherworlders along on their journey! You can play any character you want (vampire, zombie, teenage girl, talking butterfly, cat girl, etc) from any world you want. These characters will decide which worlds the portal-hikers will travel to initially, so choose wisely! Once we visit each character, suggestions will be brought up in OOC :)

Characters Available:

Portal-Hikers
Portal-Hiker 1: Ava Gardener played by cirrus_sd
Portal-Hiker 2: Connor Tairseach played by ceh12
Portal-Hiker 3: reserved by Methodical

The Otherworlders
Otherworlder 1: reserved by Gamer_Templar(?)
Otherworlder 2: reserved by EKRonnie(?)
Otherworlder 3:reserved by zolzol
Otherworlder 4:
Otherworlder 5:
Otherworlder 6:

(will add more if interest grows)

Character Skelly:

Portal Hiker

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