Ocean of the Ghosts

[Lyndie]

“…The riverbed awaits
Snow-white, pitch-black, your life such a strife
Heavenward, deep down, I’ll show you such sights
Believe it; we live as we dream/scream…”
-Nightwish, Ghost River

Dive in, the phasma phasmatis mari usque ad mare await…

This takes place back in Ancient Rome, when the Romans were fighting for control over the Mediterranean Sea. The mer-people were not happy about this. After all, it was their sea, why were the humans fighting for control over something that isn’t theirs in the first place? They started killing humans. They would cause ships to sink, or lure small children from seaside villages into the ocean to drown them.
A witch that lives close to the sea noticed everything that was going on, and decided that someone needed to stop it. She selected a group of five people to go into the sea and stop the mer-people before it got even worse. She explained the problem, and the group agreed to help. She enchanted them so they could breathe underwater and sent them on their way.

You can either be one of the five selected humans, or a mermaid, siren, or selkie. The mer-people generally dislike humans, they will not go around talking to them, as socializing with a human is punishable by death. The humans will stay away from the mer-people, unless they are trying to kill one of them. I may allow an exception to the rule, but don’t count on it.

Character Sheet:

Name:
Age (Mer-people all look about 20, but this is their actual age, around 200-700, please. The humans would be from 18-30.):
Species:
Gender:
Looks:
Personality:
Biography:

Sorry if the Latin is rough, I googled it.

[Lyndie]

Rules:
1. Try to write more than a sentence, if you can. I'm not going to give you a strict guildline here, because those suck, but just try to write more than a sentance, give people something to reply to.
2. At least attempt to use proper grammar.
3. Do not have the mer-people and the humans be nice to each other straight away. If you have an idea and it involves humans and mermaids being friends, run it by me first, and I'll think about it.
4. Keep the geographical area and historical period in mind.

Things to keep in mind while making your characters:
1. The humans are Italian. You won't find a Roman ginger named Bob. It just didn't happen.
2. I'm not going to be a huge stickler about the historical period, but I'd prefer the humans to be male. I don't mind some girls in there, but back then, their only jobs were to cook, clean, and take care of the babies.
3. The witch would choose able-bodied people, generally between the ages of 18 and 30 without major physical disabilities. And they have to be able to swim. The enchantment doesn't give them the ability to swim. If they can't swim, then they won't do any good because they won't be able to do anything, because they're underwater.

The mer-people:
They can all:
Communicate telepathically
Swim very well
Mermaids:
The "ruling class" of the sea. I'm sure you all know what one looks like, half person, half fish and all. Their tails are long, four to six feet, depending on how big the human half of the body is. (ie: If they have a long torso, they're going to have a long tail.)
Sirens:
The most destructive. They look like mermaids, only they can sing and bring people, usually men, although for our purposes it works on small children as well, to their death.
I don't care how your mermaids or sirens look other than the tail length. Go ahead, give your mermaid blue skin and purple hair. Give your siren a tattoo of barbed wire on her face. Go crazy with it.
Selkies:
Look like humans. They're the most rare of the mer-people. They can turn into seals, and they can go on land and interact with normal people, but they have to keep their seal pelt with them, because if a human takes it, they have to stay with them forever. Make them look human, they need to be able to fool the humans.

[Lyndie]

Name: Ianthe
Age: 400 (Again, looks about 20, like the other mer-people.)
Species: Siren
Gender: Female
Looks: Long dark hair with pink tips, bright blue eyes, pale, very light, almost white, pink tail that's about 5 1/2 feet long
Personality: Not a person that can just sit there and do nothing, generally likable, but very opinionated, smart but has a bad habit of missing obvious details.
Biography: Her parents left her alone a lot as a kid, so she grew to be more independent than most. She left home at a relatively young age, just 90, and went off to sea the world. She was anything but prepared when the humans started fighting, but she's one of the most territorial, and enjoys showing the humans whose boss.

[Kris]

This looks like a great game. Why not submit it for Roleplay of the Week or put it in the Roleplaying Games Directory or click here to help attract players?

[thehalfbreed443]

Name:Ava
Age:300
Species:Siren
Gender:female
Looks: Long Black hair, pale skin, 5 1/2 foot long black tail, tattoo that wraps around her upper arm, a necklace and rings
Personality:She hs a 'bubbly personality.She is friendly and adventurous. She doesnt trust alot of mer-people or anyone else
Biography:Her parents died when she was young.

[Lyndie]

Would you mind expanding on her personality a bit? All of the mer-people love to swim and hate humans.

[VantagePoint]

Interested :3 I might make a chara sheet. I just want to see how it all goes first c:

[Lyndie]

Okay, thanks. Ava has been accepted.

[DarkWatch]

Name: Ezio Tufare(2-far-a)
Age: 23
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Looks: Athletic build with Jet black hair that reaches just below his ears and fairly tanned. Handsome and about 6'1'' He wears a pure white pair of pants(since hes underwater, hes not ruining his clothes.)
Personality: Ezio is very distrusting and calculating, assuming everyone has hidden motives, regardless if they have positive or negative goals.
Biography: Ezio is a trained soldier of the Roman Army, but recently 'discharged' himself when his wife was murdered, and the Army refused to take their attention away from their conquests to help find her murderer. Furious, he left the main city of Rome and became a military fugitive, living off fishing and hunting while occasionally returning to the city and surrounding small towns to see if he can find any leads on his wife's killer.

[Lyndie]

Accepted