Zion's Aria (a Folklore/Soul RP; OOC)

[~Wings of Destati~]

This is an RP based on the newly popular PS3 game Folklore (or "Folksoul: the Lost Folklore" in Japan). I don't have the game (I don't even have a PS3) but I have found a lot of info on the internet and have found it interesting.


Story


Death is no more than passing from one room to another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room, I shall be able to see.
- Helen Keller


On the coast of Ireland, there lies a legend as old as time itself. It is said that in the town of Doolin, if one should wish, they could reunite with the spirits of the dead. It is because of this tale that people stay away from it. They fear that the spirits may cause great misfortune... or worse. That is why the town has been abandoned for centuries. Until, that is, they come along. A group of strangers, each of them lured to this "cursed" place for their own reasons, arrive one night in the village only to find that it isn't just some old fairy tale.

Once discovering an underground sanctum on the south Henge, they are swept away into the Netherworld, the Realm of the Dead. They will travel through worlds unlike (yet similar) our own and they will meet the souls of the dead who are disguised as the most unimaginable creatures.

But not all of them are allies.

Other than the monsters being a problem, there is also another threat, one that may shatter the very delicate balance of life and death. There are some who yearn to be reborn into living people instead of wondering around the Netherworld for an eternity. These people have gotten together and formed a group known as the "Birth Seekers". If they manage to reverse death itself, then reality might become crippled and create chaos for both worlds.

This is where your folklore begins...


Rules

1. Follow forum rules
2. No godmoding
3. No powerplaying unless you have been given permission from a certain player to do so
4. Swearing is fine, just no 'F' word
5. Romance is fine, but keep it simple and sweet; no mature content

Folklore Terms

Netherworld: This is basically where we go when we die. It is actually composed of billions of different realms made up of different perceptions of death (ex. Heaven, fear of death etc.). The only known way to get there, is by visiting the sanctuary beneath the south Henge in Doolin.

Folks: The souls of the dead that take the form of the most extrodinary creatures any man has ever seen ranging from faerys to cait sidhe (pronounced SEE; a half moose, half black cat)

Halflives: Souls that ae "half-dead" (hence the name). Although they also take on the form of magical creatures, they don't live in the Netherworld. Instead, they live in our world but they only come out at night in Doolin.

Ids: The souls of the Folks.

Netherworld Travelers: A term used by Folks and Halflives. These are ordinary living people that literally travel to the Netherworld. But before anyone can become a Netherworld Traveler, they must visit the sanctuary by the gate to receive the powers of one. These powers include the ability to rip out the ids of Folk and use them for their own.



Realms

(Will be updated as the RP continues)

Divine Providence: A beautiful city shrouded in clouds. This place was created from the wildly popular concept of there being a Heaven. It is filled with heavenly yet deadly creatures such as seven-winged ferrets called Seraffets and armored centaurs with wings on their hooves dubbed Paladins. In general, even the most peaceful, holy and everlasting places, can be the most dangerous and ominous.


Template

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Race: (Human or Folk)
Battle style: (Humans only;This is basically HOW you control your captured ids. For example, in the game, Keats uses the Folks to summon their arsenal and/or powers whereas Ellen summons the Folk to attack in person (Much like FFX).)
Abilities: (Folks only; don't go godmode-happy on this; savvy?)
Appearence: (It has to be a pic, description or both)
Personality: (BE DESCRIPTIVE!!!)
Bio:
Trivia: (Optional; This is where your charrie's theme song, quote, etc. goes)


If there's any questions, please ask.



My charries:

Name: Gabriel Ross

Age: 16

Gender: Female

Race: Human

Battle style: Gabriel can allow Folks' ids to possess her for a short time (while changes a small portion of her physical features; for example, if she is "possessed" by a bird-like Folk, she may grow feathers on parts of her body) and she can use their abilities.

Appearence: (Pre-sanctuary) http://www.animegalleries.net/img/177186
(Post-sanctuary; minus the sword) http://www.animegalleries.net/img/204563

Personality: Although calm and compassionate, Gabriel has very little self-esteem and can be a bit insecure. Anytime something goes wrong and it involves herself she will immediately take all of the blame and will do anything for forgiveness. But she makes up for this with her determination and bold acts that often make her reckless, stubborn and short-tempered.

Bio: While on a school choir trip in Ireland, Gabriel (or Gabbi, or Gabri or Gabe for short) had been having the strangest dreams. She would dream that she was in front of a huge, ancient door and that it opened and a thousand hands reached out and grabbed her at the arms and ankles. While she was struggling to break free from them, she heard an eerie voice telling her to "save them" from their "curse prison". Who "they" were, she never found out.

One night, after waking up from the same dream, she found herself in a place she least expected. It was an old village that had been abandoned for sometime and was about fourty to fifty miles away from the city. What was even stranger was that she was wasn't wearing her pajamas, but her regular clothes. How she got there and why is beyond her. But little does she know that this night will change her life forever.

Trivia:

- "Nephilim" by Abingdon Boys School is her theme song.

- The reason she is named Gabriel is because when she was born, her parents wanted to name her "Gabriella" but when they told the nurse, she misheard them and wrote down "Gabriel" instead.

- Gabriel is actually from America and not Ireland.

- She is a big fan of rock music (or just anything with an electric guitar in it).

- Although she's in a choir, she's actually very shy to sing a solo and perfers to sing with other people where no one knows which voice is hers (she is currently trying to overcome this).




Name: Phantasos

Age: 138 (Would be around 34 if he was still alive)

Gender: Male

Race: Folk

Abilities: Phantasos has the ability to create illusions and manipulate dreams to whatever he wishes. However, if he is to create an illusion or dream about a certain person, he needs to have the image of the person in his mind, otherwise, he can't create an illusion of him/her.

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Personality:

Bio:

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