Brave New World
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The world as we know it has quickly changed, nothing resembling what we have left behind. Welcome to Brave New World, taking place in the Five Years Gone reality, and seven years after the Lost Volumes Trilogy. Again, I can't stress enough how this is not the Lost Volumes, this is the beginning of a new era; The New Volumes. That trilogy ended, and with it, the story. To play this game you only need an approved character. Everything else you need to know is in the Story So Far section of the actual Game Thread.

As I've said, I hope you will enjoy the game, and I know you'll love the thrilling ride.

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Previously...

All Previously Posts will be linked here, basically, if you ever need a refresher on the events, or you want to join and don't know where to start, then check here. Informative and easy to read, you'll think you've been playing since we started.

Arrival
Chapter One

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Approved Characters & Abilities-

All approved Character Sheets will be posted here, along with who's playing them, and their extraordinary ability.

Inner Demon- Greg Holmes; None
Inner Demon- Chidi Gazini; Rapid Cellular Regeneration
Zensu14- Matthew Walker; Hydrokinesis

Frostbite- Paul Spade; Cyrokinetic (Templar)
MewtRandell- Colin Sands; Pathokinesis (Templar)
KevinFTW- Jason Douvres; Precognition (Templar)
ROFLCopter- Vanessa D'Emilio; None (Templar)

Brennan- Brennan Hattaway; Disintergration (Rapture)
Dezzie- Samantha Blake; Immune System Manipulation (Rapture)
Requiem191- Rebecca McFadden; Chaos Control (Rapture)

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Your Membership

Obviously I've given you, the player, two options that you must choose to play in the game. Which means you deserve some knowledge on who you're siding with.

The Templar- Founded eighteen months prior to 2021, The Templar was organized by Paul Spade and Noah Bennet. A small but dedicated following, The Templar's home was built and situated atop the Grotto of Redemption. Its goal is to unify and educate the Godsend population, whether it be those who have lost their way, or young men and women who are searching for their way after being freed from the Cellars in Jerusalem.

Even if you just need a home, The Templar are entirely willing to let you in, save that Founder Paul Spade does not respect inner conflict and trouble inside the hallowed walls of the Temple, that which we call the Templar's home. Recently, the Templar finally caught the attention of the United States Government and its President, who made ridiculous accusations that the Templar's were building an army for some coming Genetic War.

But the Temple is not just home for those lost and confused, perhaps you have discovered your potential and seek answers, or training to control your power, whatever your history, you will find peace and shelter welcomed inside the Temple.

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Rapture Research- Founded in 2016 by Brennan Hattaway and Samantha Blake, Rapture is a Division dedicated to opening the minds of society about the real dangers of Genetic Tampering, and is an organization that has openly approved and laws over the Illegal Mutation Act against Humans of Mass Destruction, a term coined by its Founders during a heated interview.

In 2020, Rapture finally went public with their purpose, and was quickly brought into to discuss it becoming a funded Division inside the United States Government, brought on personally by President Roland Murry. Director Brennan Hattaway accepted, and signed the papers in September of 2020. The Roosevelt Building was erected soon after along the coast of New York, with over one-hundred-and-seventeen floors, and several Classified sub-levels, some of which is rumored to run along the outer seas, this building is hailed as the shining example of beauty and protection inside the United States.

Rapture employees a number of unique and talented individuals, even Godsends are welcome among their ranks, but all Godsends who work for Rapture, just as within any Government funding, must be a Registered Human of Mass Destruction inside the Database. If you work for Rapture and are a Godsend, odds are you see some light in what they do, and must be Registered, there is no way around that.

Besides Scientists, brilliant men and women of cunning minds, Rapture is said to also house Covert military operations for the US Government, where Taskforces of specially trained Godsends are sent on Classified above Top Secret missions. So, maybe you're working to stop Illegal Mutations, or even a Cure to the Godsend gene, one way or another, you've been chosen to be apart of a groundbreaking organization, and the billions in fundings have to say something.

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And that about covers it. Beside that, if you have any questions, feel free to Private Message me, or send me an IM, I have AIM, it is Shadow Pirate16.

Full Name: Brennan Hattaway

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Hometown: Lansing Michigan

Ethnicity: Mixed (Black and White)

Height/Body Type: 6'2 Slender


Hair Color/Style: Black curly hair thats always a mess. It goes a bit past his ears, and he's known to run his fingers through it when distressed. No facial hair

Eye Color: Light Brown

Scars/Markings/Tattoos: No tattoos No scars

Clothing: Usually dressier clothing, though a bit more hip. Jeans, a button up shirt and a blazer would be typically everyday clothing unless he's in the office, which then he would most likely wear a suit.

Personality: Strong willed, loyal and respectful. He does though have a bit of a temper, and doesn't easily let go of a grudge. In the end though, he always tries to do whats right, even if he has to do it the wrong way.

Membership: Rapture (He only helped to create it! lol)

Extraordinary Ability: Disintegration. This ability allows him to turn all matter (nonliving) into a dust like state. once in this state, he's able to control the item, and ultimately, if he wishes, bring it back to it's original form. He's also now experimenting with breaking down elements and bringing them together to create chemical based items.

Personal History: Brennan was born in Lansing Michigan, the oldest of four children. He was raised by his mother and grandmother, and before discovering he had abilities, had a great relationship with them. At the age of 14 he discovered his ability, and at 17 went of to find his place in life. Through the next four years he found himself in multiple events which ultimately put him in the position to save the world, and the ones that he loved. This he tried to do to the best of his ability (See Lost Volumes Trilogy) though on many occasions he lost more than he would have liked to. By 2015 he had lost not only his family (biological and Janice/Matt Jr.) but also most of his friends, his good natured characteristics, and the use of his legs. Now, bound to a wheelchair, he along with Samantha spearheaded Rapture Research, making sure that nobody had to pay the prices that he had to.Though he has already lost a part of himself along the way, his objective is the same as its always been. To save the world.

Family History: He has a mother and grandmother, and three sisters whom he doesn't keep n contact with. He does however know that they're safely tucked away in Michigan, which makes him sleep a bit easier at night. When it comes to Janice and Matt Jr., he feels like a failure since Janice is dead, and he's lost all contact with Matt. his family situation helps to explain most of his apparent callousness towards friendship and personal contact.



Hope the works for you ID. I kind of wanted to make the personal history to the point, since I could have obviously written hundreds of pages on him! lol

Let me know if theres anything you need me to clear up smile.gif

Full Name: Samantha Blake
Age: 40s(not sure if it's 40 or 41 by now)
Gender: Female
Hometown: The Village, NY
Ethnicity: Irish/Danish/German mix

Height/Body Type: Sam's by no means overweight, but she's not as slim as she used to be at 5'5.
Hair Color/Style: Wavy blonde hair, cut short-ish.

Looks like:



Eye Color: Brown
Scars/Markings/Tattoos: Has a scar on her arm from a bullet wound she couldn't quite get proper attention for.

Clothing: Sam's a pretty functional woman. At work, she's of the pantsuit variety, at home she's generally in a tanktop and jeans.
Personality: Samantha is independent, with a sharp tongue and sharper mind. She's rough and tumble, speaks her mind. She used to be a bit of a slacker, but the events of the last few years have wiped that from her, the responsibility on her shoulders. While she's never been the best with authority, she's decent in that sort of position, no maverick or general, but decent.
Membership: Rapture Research.
Extraordinary Ability: Immune System Manipulation. Over the years, Sam's mostly used to her ability to heal, in a world she found needing it badly in the wake of the great power struggle between Jericho, Ms. Holmes and Kane which destroyed so much. She has never really experimented with the other side of her ability, to suppress and shut off immune systems.

Personal History: Samantha was born to a middle class single mother in New York. Her mother was a very passive person, Samantha rebelled against that, her own nature being that of the independent, the experimental, the tomboy. High school was hard, she never got the best grades, too busy trying to shock and appall her mother, and anyone else in authority. However, she was smart, smart enough to get into John Hopkins. Becoming an ER nurse, she struggled and turned to the drink.

After a disastrous and short marriage which ended in divorce, Samantha had a complete breakdown, and after showing up to work once drunk, she was suspended and sent to AA. There she met her husband, Jon James, and they were happy and in love for a while. When she learned she was barren, her husband manifested his ability of Emotion Sourcing and took the sadness from her.

In shock and confusion, she manifested her ability later, killing a patient with it. Getting back together with her husband, he was pulled into things beyond his imagining, a conspiracy, the conspiracy at work behind the scenes, the Illuminati and Jericho and all that.

In their search for answers, Jon was killed, and Sam met Brennan Hattaway, together they formed Rapture Research to help enforce the illegal Mutation Act, a new Company of sorts, that was brought into the government later.

Family History: Samantha's father John Blake was an extraordinary man. He worked for The Company, DHS, he was part of The Illuminati, dying in their service. Her uncle Hank was a man destroyed by his sins in the Vietnam war, though he helped her along her way in troubling times. Samantha does not know what ever happened to her mother, they fell out long ago.

Alright, thanks guys for reposting. And, to start building some anticipation for the game to start, the Prologue will be up this week, of course the actual game won't begin until we have a few more players, but I think everyone will love the Prologue.

It's Here!

Arrival

The opening Prologue to "Brave New World" is here! It's shocking beginning is only a hint at things to come. Unfortunately we still have to wait a bit to play, as we need a select few players. But enjoy the post!

Whats the doomsday clock?

Or is that secret in game information!? lol

The Doomsday Clock was created in 1947 by the Board of Directors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. It was created to measure humanity's closing gap to all out nuclear war, or other environmental threats to mankind after the United States tested the first atomic bomb in 1945.

The closer it is to midnight, the more likely it is to nuclear war, or some other threat to humanity is creeping very close. It was at its closest to midnight in 1984, where it was only three minutes to midnight during conflict between the US and the Soviet Union. This is all real stuff, not game related. Just like currently, in 2008, the clock is set at five minutes to midnight.

The fact that Brennan was there to personally change the time on the clock is of great relevance, as the changing of the Clock is usually broadcast on television and all over the media.

oh i see! lol Shows how good I am with history!

Thanks

I'm surprised there wasn't more speculation on Arrival. I guess we'll just wait and see. Either way, gotten some Pms from a number of interested people. And questions on Timeline, again, let me just say that there are no worries about my past games in the series. If you didn't play, it will not affect your character or your enjoyment, I assure you of that.

Full Name: Paul Spade

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Hometown: Yorktown, VA; currently lives in Iowa at the Grotto of the Redemption

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Height/ Body Type: 5’ 10”; 180 pounds, so he’s well built with a very sleek physique

Hair Color/ Style: Brown, short-to-medium length, neatly kept

Eye Color: Green when powers are not in use, icy blue when they are

Scars: Prominent scar across his face, beginning on the left of his forehead, going diagonally down between his eyes to just beside his lip. His body is also scarred and burned from many battles, though these scars are rarely seen.

Clothing: Varies, though usually similar to Adam Monroe’s style of clothing. He always wears Kensei’s sword, regardless of the occasion.

Personality: Paul can be described first as a man of faith, truly driven by a love of God and humanity. He is also a man of hope, and a man of courage. He is truly a “man for all seasons.” While he still has an intensity about him, it is nowhere near as dark or cold as it was seven years prior. Still though, not always the most open individual. Paul is a masterful leader and very intelligent, which makes him a good strategist. He is loyal and protective of his family and all of those who work for Templar, and those he counts (or once counted) as friends.

Membership: The Templar (Founder)

Extraordinary Ability: Cryokinesis. Seven years have only made Paul’s powers frighteningly stronger, and his control all the more finite. He is capable of dropping the temperature several hundred degrees in a matter of seconds, is able to shoot high speed projectiles made of ice, form various structures by force of will alone, and withstand nearly any degree of cold. Paul also uses his power to sense the temperature around him, giving his an “ice sense” which lets him view his surroundings 360 degrees, and without using his eyes.

Personal History: Paul was one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the cause of the destruction of Florida seven years earlier. After saving the world, Paul founded the Templar organization using the Illuminati’s funds and the Grotto of the Redemption. Paul co-founded the organization with Noah Bennet, and both work to provide Godsends with a refuge and a place of hope. Templar functions not only as a school for Godsends across the world, but is also the base of operations of Templar Agents who work independently to protect the world and prevent another catastrophe that almost ended it earlier. While the agents do wear uniforms, Paul has many times warned his agents against costumes, wanting to see humanity truly united and not divided.

Paul still does a great deal of field work and manages to balance that with his family life. Though, he is troubled by the continued chasm he sees reforming between Godsends and humans, and even amongst Godsends. He hates being divided against Roland, and still harbors some bitterness towards Brennan, especially doubting how well his Company can hope to work. Paul is, however, at home with the way things have played out for him. He is able to train the current generation and provide hope and purpose to them, to provide them with a place for redemption and heroism.

(If curious, see more of the Lost Volumes Trilogy, but there’s no need to bog you down).

Family History: Approximately seven years ago, Paul married his long-time friend Crystal. They have a three year old son, Gregory Keith Spade. Paul’s immediate family, his dad, mom, brother, and sister, were murdered by Brennan seven years earlier, and so Paul is very protective of his family and of the Templar Agents. He also considers Noah extended family.

Woah!! I totally didn't know that Brennan killed Paul's family

(**Goes back to read the lost volumes**)

Ok I may have totally misunderstood that and it may have just been Paul's dad but I totally read it as the whole family.

Yup, you're right, he did kill them.

I musta read over that part and just assumed that ID just meant his dad! lol

And I see ya lurkin Bubpheenam! lol

Please, Bubpheenam15, join us, it's a great game that'll be accessible and there are a lot of great players and a great GM. It'll rock, I promise.

Yeah, that kind of shoots that whole relationship thing in the foot Brennan, doesn't it

Yeah, that was Brennan's path of justice, murdered Paul's whole family and doesn't even remember it. For shame. lol. Frost, you're of course approved. Brilliant sheet. And your son's name, I love it! What's exciting about this game, is there is so much potential for the story I have planned. To the conflict between the remiaing Horsemen, and their discovery and the secret their parents left for them personally.

And then to what I have in store for new players, who will be so much more connected than any of us realize.

UPDATE-

Added Membership information about the two Groups that a player must choose to play the game. On the fence about your Membership? Read the opening post to learn more about these unique factions.

Yea, Brennan's all alone! lol

though it makes sense, and in the end, thats how I think he would want it.

"You can't loose what you don't have" would probably be the quote of Brennan's life lol

I'll probably join, not sure if I could handle 2 RPGs though. =/

I'd love to see you play Kevin, but it's ultimately up to you. But I do promise that the Templar has cookies

Hey ID, we're still waiting on more players before posting, right?

I'm just split on what abillity to get. I'm thinking of precog since ID wants it but a juggernaut like abillity would be cool. But i wanna be a precog too since there's more to write with. But...I been wondering if music can be used to represent precog, like how painting and dreams are used.

Yeah, a couple more players, I have people who are suppose to be posting sheets. Kevin, that does sound like an interesting precog, the addition of music necessary to see the future. But when you say Juggernaut ability, how do you mean?

And I'll have my sheet for my character up later this evening.

If the character builds any momentum and the force he pushes increases, and adrenaline increases, he cannot be stopped but he has to go at a force where the momentum is increasing or stays the same.

Ah, that is interesting. Either way, there is a list of abilities I suggest, but it's your choice in the end. If you go Precog, I'd love to see how you handle it. In my previous games players have always come up with unique, fun ways to see the future.

So yeah. I've been doing some serious thinking about joining, since there are some things that I have to factor in to my conclusion. I'm home for the weekend (early voting), so I should reach a decision/post a sheet soon.

I'm still definitely on the fence about joining this one ID. While I know Rol will be an amazing character to play after these past seven years, I'm just unsure.

I have a few things going on in my head and one question: If I choose to play a new character, what exactly will happen with Rol?

Well, Roland is obviously President and has a role to play, I would be taking control of him as an NPC, since he does have an act that's necessary for part of the story. So, you can happily play a new character if you wish, players from previous installments may return, but I'm in no way going to force you to portray a character you aren't interested in.

It's not that I'm not interested, far from it. It would just be a little hard, imo, to play the same person in two separate RPGs (even if they are two radically different personalities). I don't know if I could necessarily do it...

Plus, Rol was a LV character, imo. Great character, still has a role to play, but I like having grunt type characters. Rol's too important.

Do you think, if possible, I could probably RP Rol from time to time? He wouldn't be a main character and it would probably take some weight off of your shoulders, ID. I'd only play him every now and then, nowhere near as often as the new character I'll be making.

Just some thoughts I have. If not, it's totally fine. I think I'll go make a new sheet anyways.

Actually that's fine with me. He is your character, and I'm always looking for support for NPC control. I might be hitting Dezzie up for a favor if I get alot of NPCs to haul around. lol. I do look forward to your new character, though.

That sounds great! I'll get to working on that sheet now then.

I'll start working on my sheet too, I'm gunna go flip on the abillity though, unless someone could choose for me...

Full Name: Rebecca Laurie McFadden AKA Becca, Reba, Laurels, or Mac Faddy
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Ethnicity: Caucasian

Height/Body Type: 5'4", Petite yet strong build, lanky arms and legs. Does not have noticable muscles, but is able to really put on the strength when need be.
Hair Color/Style: Deep brown hair, long and past the shoulders, straight.
Eye Color: Green mixed with a tint of sky blue and metallic silver.
Scars/Markings/Tattoos: Birth mark on the back of her right thigh, looks like just a blotch or stain, nothing special. She has a scar on the side of her right hand, starting from her pinky and onto her wrist. She cut herself when she was a little girl while playing in the backyard.

Clothing: Typical clothes worn by any young American woman. When at work with Rapture, she tends to wear pant suits with a skirt, very business-like.
Personality: Fiery Go-Getter with a wit to match her temper. Rebecca doesn't take anything from anyone. She's incredibly smart and able to think of a solution to almost every situation she gets put in. She isn't much of a talker among strangers, but once she feels welcome in an environment, she embraces it full-heartedly. Is friends with anyone she comes into contact with once she feels she can trust them.
Membership: Rapture
Extraordinary Ability: Chaos Control: This ability is one of incredible power, yet also one of nearly zero control. The user is unable to tap into the power willingly as the "Chaos" that is created has its own set plan and agenda. Chaos Control takes a heavy toll on the user, affecting their personal life and forcing them to follow a certain path rather than their own. Chaos Control extends itself to the world around the user in what is known as "Reverberations" or, simply, "Vibrations". These Reverberations can cause deterministic destruction anywhere in the world, despite the will of the user. This destruction could be anything from tearing a building down by unknown means, ripping the ground apart by sheer willpower, or even causing planes to fall from the sky, among other things.

Chaos Control also extends a sort of protection onto the user as it is only able to make its influence felt through the user as a sort of conduit. Although, if the user were to not follow the path set before them, it could have dire consequences for anyone and everything in the area.

Personal History: Rebecca Laurie McFadden was born in Austin, Texas in 1995. Her family had moved there because they were looking for a better home with which to raise a family. She is the oldest of four siblings and one of the rowdiest. Because of this, she influenced her brothers and sister to almost always play pranks on their parents and the surrounding area. She was a feisty young girl that always had a plan.

One day while she was playing in the backyard, Rebecca cut herself on a sharp piece of metal. Her hand was split open and drenched with blood. In shock, she released a bolt of chaotic energy and blew open her neighbor's fence. Soon, she told her parents what had happened, and they had no idea what to do.

After the bomb went off and changed the path of the world forever, Rebecca and her family were hidden by Noah Bennet and Hana Gitelman. They lived out their lives as peacefully as a special family possibly could. Noah explained to them what was going on and that Rebecca's siblings could be special as well. They would need to keep a look out for anything going on in the family's life.

Soon, Rebecca's family was living in Los Angeles, continuing out their daily life. Rebecca graduated from High School and went to New York to begin College. Although she was only able to complete half of her official Freshman year due to the Cleansing enacted by Kane Monroe, Rebecca was able to later complete her second half through courses given by the Government in an attempt to ease the rebuilding process.

After the Cleansing was prevented and The Chosen freed by the Horsemen, life began anew. Rebecca found her way to New York once again and finished out her education with the battered school.

After College, Rebecca found her way to the company known as Rapture. She began working there and readily labeled herself as a Human of Mass Destruction, knowing full well what she had to do. She is now working along with the employees of Rapture and continues to try and keep the world's humanity alive.

Timeline:
'95 - Born
'96 - 1 year old
'97 - 2 Years old
'98 - 3 Years old
'99 - 4 Years old
'00 - 5 Years old - Begins Elementary School, Pre-K
'01 - 6 Years old - Kindergarten
'02 - 7 Years old - 1st Grade
'03 - 8 Years old - 2nd Grade
'04 - 9 Years old - 3rd Grade
'05 - 10 Years old - 4th Grade
'06 - 11 Years old - 5th Grade, Bomb happens, Family moved to Los Angeles
'07 - 12 Years old - Begins Junior High, 6th Grade
'08 - 13 Years old - 7th Grade
'09 - 14 Years old - 8th Grade
'10 - 15 Years old - Begins High School, 9th Grade
'11 - 16 Years old - 10th Grade
'12 - 17 Years old - 11th Grade
'13 - 18 Years old - 12th Grade, Graduates from High School, Meteor Shower across the Globe occurs
'14 - 19 Years old - Freshman in University of New York, Subway Train derails
'15 - 20 Years old - America invaded by Kane Monroe, flees to safety, Horsemen prevent Cleansing
'16 - 21 Years old - World begins rebuilding, Roland announced President, normal life begins anew
'17 - 22 Years old - Sophomore at U of NY
'18 - 23 Years old - Junior at U of NY
'19 - 24 Years old - Senior at U of NY
'20 - 25 Years old - Graduates U of NY, begins looking for work (Found way to Rapture)
'21 - 26 Years old - Begins work at Rapture, classified as an HMD

Family History: Mother, father, two brothers, one sister, an aunt and uncle still in Texas, cousins in Los Angeles and North/South Carolina. I can add more later, but I'm not too in the mood to get a whole bunch of Family NPCs for now.

Unique abillity. o.O

I understand it though. Not science wise...though.

I do wonder what's the point of how it looks like since it won't have much to do with the effect of the blast.

That's just the way it is for now. She has no control over how it does what it does or even why that is. She doesn't understand her ability at all and admits that. That's why she goes to rapture as well. They can help her figure out her ability.

Besides, her ability is only meant for shock value in the beginning stages. If she survives long enough, her ability could grow more powerful and into actual Chaos Control, but for now, it's just random and utter chaos.

((Sorry for the length. I tend to go too much into detail sometimes. >_>))

Full Name: Colin Sands.

Age: 22 Years.

Gender: Male.

Hometown: Manhattan, NY.

Ethnicity: Caucasian.

Height/Body Type: 5’8”, 160 pounds, wiry and not particularly healthy-looking.

Hair Color/Style: Dark blond, short-length disheveled hair, scruffy facial hair.

Eye Color: Blue with red flecks due to a lack of proper sleep.

Scars/Markings/Tattoos: Several needle marks along both arms, a reminder of his time in the concentration camps in Jerusalem.

Clothing: Most often Colin wears ragged jeans or cargo pants with matching long-sleeved button up shirts and a pair of sneakers. Regardless of weather he always wears either a sweater, or a hoodie, or a jacket, or more often a trench coat to conceal the needle marks in his arms.

Personality: Colin is a fractured individual, pained by the horrid memories of the events of his past and an ability that is as much of a sickness to him as it is a powerful gift. The only happy memories he has to hold on to are blurs from his early childhood, most of them utterly nonsensical, and what he does remember more vividly is the fear of a shattered world and the events that caused it, the threat of unfolding catastrophes looming on his family as it did on everyone else. Even now that the world has regained some semblance of peace, he’s still afraid.

His ability has also had its impact on the formation of his current persona, firstly because he was subjected to a great deal of pain and isolation because of it as a teenager during the time when all of humanity was locked in concentration camps and this left an inerasable scar on his psyche, and secondly, because being exposed to the full spectrum of human emotions that people around him are constantly experiencing has deeply affected his ability to relate to them, and through his exacerbated empathic sense Colin has experienced more emotions in a few years than he should have in his whole life, leading him to shy away from continuous social interaction out of fear that it may overwhelm him and further damage his overall sanity.

Membership: The Templar.

Extraordinary Ability: Pathokinesis. Colin has the ability to psychically sense and influence the emotions of others. Through will alone he’s capable of turning a man’s courage into panic, his happiness into sorrow, his bliss into horror, his serenity into rage, and so on. He’s also capable of reading other people’s emotional state just by standing in their close proximity, and determining whether they’re being sincere or dishonest, frightened or relaxed, open and candid or withholding, etc.; it also allows him to detect individuals that may not be in plain sight by perceiving their emotions. This particular aspect of his ability is almost always active, only turning dormant when he’s unconscious or exhausted, which is one of the reasons why he is somewhat of an unstable character.

Personal History:

Most of what Colin Sands remembers is pain, suffering, confusion and sadness. However, his life wasn’t always like this. He wasn’t born to a world where fear was the cohesive force driving the actions of mankind. When he was born, the world knew nothing of extraordinary abilities, Heroes and Villains, or exploding men and world-ending plagues. In this world, all that Colin knew was his family. His mother, Christine, who was always there to greet him every morning with a sweet kiss and a tower of pancakes for breakfast; his father, Jonathan, who took him to baseball games and comic book stores since he could remember; and his older sister Annabelle, who loved to pick on him, but was always there to tuck him in bed when their parents couldn’t.

One day, however, everything changed. They went on a trip to France; Colin was very excited, among other reasons, because it was the first time on a plane, and his first time in another country that he knew very little about. For three days they were happy in Paris; sightseeing, shopping, taking pictures. But then something happened one morning; his sister and mother kept on crying while looking at the television, his father screaming angrily at the phone. And suddenly they couldn’t go home. What he didn’t know was that there was no home to go to anymore, as it had been obliterated along with thousands of others, many of them occupied.

Some time came to pass and one day they were allowed to go back, but not to their home. They moved a lot, always in fear of something or someone. It was strange for Colin as he didn’t understand what they were afraid of, and things also changed between them. His mother no longer had as many kisses to give, although there was always one or two on the rare occasion; his father no longer took him places, but at least he still had some time to play games with him; and his sister had grown cold and distant, but she still hugged him every other day. But things were only bound to get worse.

Colin and his sister weren’t allowed to go to school anymore because it was too dangerous; their father couldn’t get a job, and their mother was afraid of so much as going out to get groceries on her own. Eventually, as Colin came of age he began understanding a little bit more, about the people out there, those with the scary powers that were hurting people, and fear became more of a part of his life as it had for the rest of his family. As the years went on he grew disgruntled and frustrated that he couldn’t go and do the things he wanted, and he came to hate these ‘special’ people like many others did around that time.

Then one day they were all taken away to some place away from their homeland, to place where many other people had been gathered as well. They said it was for their own good, that they would be kept safe there, but again he found himself asking what everyone was afraid of. It didn’t make sense for him, but he didn’t know much anyway. He kept on blaming the Special Ones for everything, but little did he know that he was about to become part of them.

It happened one morning while he was walking around. There were more people outside than usual. A mother screamed a group of soldiers, begging them to let go of their daughter. The little girl cried on relentlessly, but the tears streaming from her eyes barely reached down to her cheeks when they crystallized and crumbled away. He understood; she was one of them, one of the freaks. He looked at the little girl with such hatred and anger as the mother kept on screaming, and it felt so intense, so strong, so overwhelming and choking. Suddenly he fell on his knees, feeling more and more anger emerging. But he didn’t feel it inside him, he wasn’t this angry. It came from somewhere… everywhere! Everyone! It came from everyone! It was too much, too strong.

“Stop…” He squeaked. “No more… No anger…” Looking desperately in all directions, it kept on coming, filling up, making it harder for him to breathe. “S-stop… what’s- what’s… h…happening…?” It felt too strong, it was too much; he couldn’t take it anymore. The woman kept on crying just as her little girl did. “Stop… Stop it… Stop it!” Something was happening, something big. He couldn’t hold it anymore. He had to let it go…

“STOP IT!!!!”

And as everyone turned to him, Colin muttered: “No… more… anger!” And he felt it, the wave leaving his body, blasting against everyone else, engulfing them all in one fell swoop. And suddenly some started laughing euphorically, others started screaming, overtaken by powerful fear, and a few started crying just like the little girl and her mother. They couldn’t stop, some even began gasping for air, some fell unconscious, agonizing even after a few minutes of uninterrupted laughter or sobs. And all the while Colin lay down repeating the same phrase, “no more anger” over and over. One of the soldiers came over to him and knelt by his side, taking out a shot and injecting him with something; after that he knew no more.

When he woke up, Colin was trapped in a dark place, small and cold, and humid. He screamed for his mother and his father, but he didn’t get an answer for hours. Then they came, the soldiers, and injected him again. It happened over, and over, and over for what felt like an eternity to him, and it was always the same. And slowly he became aware of what he was, that he was like that girl, like the freaks he’d come to hate as he grew up; and it slowly destroyed him, and he began begging to be drugged, because whenever he wasn’t he could feel all the pain of those that were around him, of all those locked away like he was, and it slowly destroyed him. The only thing that kept him from trying to end his life was the idea that his family was out there still, looking for him.

Something happened after what seemed like years of incarceration and Colin was released along with all the others. How or why he didn’t know, and he didn’t care. All he thought about was going back to his mother, to his family and get a hug from them and find a way to start over. However, as he reached the surface along with the rest of the Specials he didn’t find his father, or his mother. He did, however, find his sister, but he couldn’t go to her; one stare into her eyes was more than enough for him to know, for her eyes were much like his when he looked at the little girl. They were full of hatred and frustration, and they blamed him, just like his had blamed others, and her hatred came to him and mad him sick, so he let her go, and stood there, alone.

After they were all released from the camps Colin traveled the world in search of answers, slowly growing apart from the ideas of his late childhood and teen age. He learned that not everyone was a monster like he thought, that some of these people really wanted to do good; but his powers showed him far too much, too much despair and sorrow, too much confusion and rage. It was too much for him to handle, and while could change it, it didn’t make it any better, so he grew apart from people as well. Eventually, his need for peace led him to The Templar. They claimed they could help him find his way; he wasn’t sure that they could, but he was willing to try.

In the Temple he has slowly begun coming to terms with his power, although it still overwhelms him from time to time, and the scars of his past seem to be unwilling to leave him, but at least he’s found a purpose, helping those that need peace like he does by putting their feelings at ease, even if he can’t with his own. Reluctantly he does this, but if they can ever find a way to help him, it is but the least he can do.

Family History: Colin’s father is Jonathan Sands. Before The Bomb he was a successful businessman; his wife, Christine was a stay-at-home mom, and their daughter Annabelle was a junior high student. What happened to all of them after they were released from the Camps he doesn’t know, but Colin hopes that they’re still alive, and that perhaps one day he can find them again.

I get it Req.

But Mewt, nice abillity but I think you should take the influencing how other people act.

he’s capable of turning a man’s courage into panic, his happiness into sorrow, his bliss into horror, his serenity into rage, and so on

That part. But I'm just a bystander...

Yeah, I PM'd ID about it before I even started writing the character, and he liked it, so...

Besides, there's something else to consider. Colin may be capable of making a person experience fear, or anger, or sorrow, but he cannot control how a person deals with these emotions. He can only put them in there. At the end of the day, their actions are still their own.

That's why I'm a bystander.

If the next character made isn't a precog then I'll make a precog.

Mewt, Paul'll be happy to have you on board, and I feel like there'll be a good character dynamic there.

Also, Brennan it looks like we're one and one. Yes, this is going to turn into a contest. All Templar agents get cookies. That is all

On a serious note, I'm glad to see people are interested in this game, Mewt and Kevin especially, it's always great to have new people. Now go tell your friends

So frosty, how you like my character? Any thoughts on the new girl?

Yea, well...

Everyone who joins Rapture research get government benefits and an awesome pay!
(And, Ice Cream sundays for everyone!)

Casual Fridays? Don't forget to tell them about casual Fridays!

yes yes, of course!

Casual Fridays! lol

(You want to join the Rapture Kevin! )



EDIT:: Awesome character Req, I also like the ability. Everyone thinks that energy blasts are too comic bookey and not really Heroes oriented. I personally think that it works though!

If I work for Raptrue then I think I'm gunna have the momentum abillity since it fits best.

But Kevin, joining Templar lets you work with Paul Spade and we could use a precog there. And we've got some great accomadations. It's a massive, sprawling set of buildings and top secret sub-levels with all sorts of fun surprises.

But it's your choice, obviously.

Also, Req, I love your character and I'm very curious to see how her powers develop, and how she develops personality wise. It'll be sad not having you play strictly as Rol, but more power to you for coming up with a new character.

I also havce some fun NPCs planned for Templar, provided ID apporves. I seriously can't wait for this game to start.

Alright, to start things off; next player should probably be a Templar, if only to even things out. As for a Precog, I will say this, if we don't have one, I don't know how we're gonna survive Chapter One..

So, that's to Kevin and Zensu. Req, I'll send a message to you. I sort of like the ability, but I think we need to tweak some things.

I'll give Zens the honer to pick what he wants

Full Name: Chidi Gazini
Age: Well over several hundred years
Gender: Male
Hometown: Kenya, Africa
Ethnicity: African

Height/Body Type: Toned, athletic. About 5'11" tall
Hair Color/Style: Bald, but has a graying beard
Eye Color: Blue
Scars/Markings/Tattoos: None

Clothing: Items of worn out design. An orange scarf to cover his face among heavy winds. Black shades that he keeps tucked away in his dark tan shorts, which are threaded and show wear. A sky blue band T-shirt advertising The Who, with the Magic Bus as its primary image.

Personality: Known as a Sage to the remaining tribes in Africa, he is intelligent and curious to behold. Most would call Chidi an enigma, with great wisdom and knowledge of the ages. At times he is relaxed with a clever, yet kind humor.

Membership: Is in Africa, has yet to choose a side.

Extraordinary Ability: Rapid Cellular Regeneration

Personal History: Chidi first discovered his ability near seven hundred years prior, when his tribe was assaulted and all murdered. He was beaten and gravely wounded, dying, but brought to life, as he deems it. Since he has scoured the world searching for answers to why this has become of him, and what path God has set forth.

Chidi was a member of the Uluru Tribe that rested at the bottom of Mount Kilimanjaro. He was sixteen years of age when his ability first manifested, and has since slowly adapted to it. At the age of 61, his ability began rapidly healing his cells at an unstoppable rate, although he may appear sixty to the naked eye, his health and strength is that of a young man in his twenties.

He traveled the world for decades, watching it evolve and change as society adapted to the conflicts of nature and war. He made many friends, and had many families, all of which died before his immortal eyes. Witnessing the tragic conflicts that began in the states in 2006, Chidi escaped to Egypt, where he buried himself in knowledge of its vast histories and culture, until the Rutum came, where he again was force to flee into hiding.

He was there to witness the Nine's destruction at the Mountain, and the return of their children many decades later. But Chidi also swears he bore witness to the creation of a powerful weapon by a God, he would call it Thor's Hammer, for Chidi does not see the science behind these abilities. Rather the mystical, and he would tell anyone that it was the Hammer that gave this man his power.

Chidi is a walking encyclopedia, with knowledge that spans centuries and countless empires. He has true facts about the world that no one could ever possibly comprehend, were he to be found and questioned, or interrogated, he would be the source for some of the greatest weapons in mankind's history. For Chidi carries with him lessons learned from his past, and the past of all society.

Recently he has returned to the final resting place of the Uluru Tribe, seeking guidance from God as to what path should be taken. Sadly, with most of Africa's population dying or dead from ravaging disease, he feels as though he is truly the last of his kind, and in a way, he is.

Family History: Raised with his family in the Uluru Tribe, Chidi witnessed the deaths of his thirteen siblings and mother and father at the hands of bandits, he too would have been killed were it not for his extraordinary ability given to him by God. Never has he lost faith in His guidance, and continually seeks meditation and prayer before making a final decision. His other family history would be an impossible mess to sort through, as Chidi has lived long enough to see the deaths and births of more than a dozen generations of descendants.

Well, I can try and help out like I did in FoM - it was a bunch of fun to play such an important role last time - if it's needed. Life's kinda kicking my ****** a lot these days, but I think I can swing it.

1. We need a precog then... I like Kevin's idea of a precog using music. Zen's been known for that MP3 player... Just a thought.

2. Go ahead! I'd love your thoughts on the power. I figured it would need tweaking anyways.

If nobody runs a precog, Alexei's still kicking around, being awesome and droll and snarky and BAMF as ever.