[PG-16] Nowhere: A New Home {OOC}

[Lost]

IC Thread Here

Welcome to Nowhere!

This city may not look like much to you now, but welcome to your new home! Nowhere, Nebraska. Smack dab in the middle of the United States, creatures of all types come here for refuge from hunters and past lives. This is a secret city, where only the supernaturals are allowed within its limits, heck, only the supernatural can see it!

How is it that we keep this lovely city under wraps you ask? Good question! About a hundred years ago a pair of travelers set out to make a new home for themselves, a pair of warlocks they were, some of the most powerful ones ever known to exist. Together, they found a secluded abandoned city and raised 'wards' or 'glamours' up so powerful, sometimes even humans who had a smidge of the 'gift of sight' could not see it.

What is a ward? A glamour? The gift of sight you ask? Ah, it seems we have a newbie on our hands here! Well, to answer your first question, a 'ward' keeps any pesky unwanted guests from entering the city's walls. A 'glamour' does, essentially, the same thing. Those disguise the city and make it look like a large open field of farmland, disguising the true form that lie within it. And the 'gift of sight' is what all supernaturals gain at birth. The ability to see through and behind wards and glamours. They see the true forms of 'most everything.

What are the types of creatures that will be accepted into the gates of our lovely Nowhere? Ooh, Newbie, you ask wonderful questions! Well here, we accept pretty much any and all types. Werewolves, vampires, fairies, goblins, imps, centaurs, changelings, hellhounds, aliens, chimeras, etc.! However. If you are a nephlim or demon...Well... We try not to associate with those types. Mainly because those pesky nephlims tend to be a little too cocky for their own good.

Oh! Dear me, it seems as though we're getting off track, and horribly behind schedule. Quickly! Follow, follow! Oh and here, take this...

Spoiler: The lady shoves a piece of thick looking paper into your hand... 

Right! Off we go again, then. That will show you everything inside the wards and also, how to get to our forest and clearing. At the clearing, the creatures go there to mingle and tangle. There's often a lot of violence there, for pointless reasons of course.

Spoiler: The Clearing and Forest 

Also, the shopping district follows along Main Street. You can get pretty much anything and everything that you need there. Blood for vampires, potions from warlocks and witches, juicy cut steaks for werewolves. Anything! Anything!

Spoiler: Main Street 

The only rule we have here in Nowhere, well, the only one of importance is: Do NOT, under any circumstances, allow humans within these wards. That, my dear Newbie, is punishable by death.

Alright! Off you go then, go on! Go and explore!

Welcome all! The plot of this story is simple, there is no plot. This is mainly for roleplayers to come and enjoy themselves in a relaxed and easy pace. There are, however, some rules and guidelines I'd like everyone to follow in order for this to be a pleasurable experience for everyone.

1.) Use proper grammar and spelling and have a post of AT LEAST a paragraph, five sentences. If you post with one-liners, I will give you a few warnings and a chance to add more before asking you to leave.
--This may seem harsh, but I won't deal with sifting through hundreds of one-liners to understand what's going on before I post again. Besides. More detail = more fun, more of a chance to add to a story. Make sense?

2.) Follow all RPA guidelines
3.) Keep it PG-16 a swear word here and there is fine and kissing and hugging is great but this isn't a Mature RP
4.) Post your character sheet here, WAIT for me to look over it, then post.
5.) I reserve the right to reject any character at any time. Don't like it? Pfft, too bad
6.) I would prefer to have characters 14 and up, however old you are IRL, however, does not bother me
7.) This isn't a rule, just a tid bit of information. There are no cars in the city, just buses, and even those don't run well. Some of the upper class have them, but not many. The roads are also terrible and bumpy, as the forest is trying to take over the city. The houses, however, are nice and not all of them are decrepit, unless you're in the ghetto.
8.) If you read through all of these, great, if not...well... Oh well, can't really do anything about that, now can I?

Spoiler: Character Sheet 

Name:
Age:
Species:
Appearance: (Picture or description or both)
Sexuality:
Relationship Status:
Weapons/Inventory: (Max. 3 weapons)
Special Powers/Talents:
Bio/Background:
Why Your Character Came to Nowhere: (Brief description of what happened. 'Hunted', 'Stumbled upon', 'Heard stories of it'...etc.)
Anything Else of Importance: (Optional)

Questions, Comments, Concerns, Ideas, etc.: Post here or PM me

Thank you!

[Auki]

If you’re looking for more players, don’t forget to make use of all the features that RPA has to offer. You can submit your game to the Roleplaying Games Directory here and if you post here, you can ask the Staff to advertise your roleplay in their signatures.

Most importantly, make sure to apply for Roleplay of the Week!

[PyrixxAngel]

LOVE THIS IDEA!!! Can't wait to be a part of it...
here is my character sheet, hope you accept me into your wonderful land of Nowhere. :P

Name: Kiri Shun
Age:17
Species: Half-human, half-fairy

Appearance:
Red-head with curly/wavy hair. Very pale, as her type of species generally is. Slight sunburned freckles and ice blue eyes. She is very slim and petie, due to her fairy blood.

Sexuality: Female

Relationship Status: Her mate, James, was killed on the journey to Nowhere

Weapons/Inventory: Daggers in both her boots, and one leather cuff hiding a secret pouch.

Special Powers/Talents: Her magic is centered around fire and earth, although she posseses the ability to kill and heal excellently. Her wings, (despite the folklore), are simply magical enegry pulsing around her, allowing her to leap/fly great distances.

Bio/Background: Her human father, ended up killing her mother, and turned Kiri into goverment officals to be tested and killed for scientific research. Kiri doesn't remember most of her past since James was killed...she loved him. The trauma screwed with her mind.

Why Your Character Came to Nowhere: She was being hunted by goverment officials, so her boyfriend, James suggested they come to the land where his father is. Nowhere. Kiri had to save herself.

Anything Else of Importance: Kiri's sister, is still out in the human world.

[iBrittanny]

Name: Calla Baylis
Age:17
Species: Half Human, Half Wolf.
Appearance: (Picture or description or both)
Calla is exactly 5"6, has long beautiful brunette hair and bright blue eyes that shine in the sunlight. She has a slim yet hourglass shaped figure. She is slightly pale, despite her tanned family. When turned, her wolf is a brilliant shade of white, with her same blue eyes.
Sexuality: Straight.
Relationship Status: Single.
Weapons/Inventory: A sword with crystal blue handles.
Special Powers/Talents: She can shape shift and has amazing fighting skills.
Bio/Background: She was born into a family of strict pure-breeds (human), with supposed no alterations to be know. When she was 14, Her mother told her of the affair she had with a half breed and that Calla may soon show symptoms of her wolf heritage. True to her mothers words, a year later, Calla was a fully fledged wolf. She had heard about the small town, and believing it would bring her to safety, adventured from far to find Nowhere.
Why Your Character Came to Nowhere: Heard stories of it. Wanted to protect her family, especially her youngest brother, Issac, who she loves most.

[iBrittanny]

*Bump!*

[MarchingThunder]

So what are the limits on species selection? do you need to have a human form even?

[SlenderJen]

Name: Skyla Anabeth Liddel
Age: 27
Species: Shape-Shifter: Phoenix
Appearance:

Spoiler: Phoenix Form 

Spoiler: Shadow Phoenix Form 

Spoiler: Human Form 

Sexuality: Bisexual
Relationship Status: Single
Weapons/Inventory: Nothing
Special Powers/Talents: To take the form of an enchanting phoenix, Mild Spell casting while in human form.
The Shadow Phoenix-- Fire Breath, Fire Balls, Ice Breath, Ice Needles, Claws/Talons
Bio/Background: At a young age, Skyla always dreamed of flying high, like the birds, far away from her home. Even though she'd lived an okay life, she hated her mother and father, always fighting, always bugging her, always wanting her to be their Cinderella. One day, she found a dying phoenix. It wasn't the normal color, but constantly changing. As she approached, it raised its head and whispered to her. Come to me... So she did. She held the bird in her arms, and sang it a song to ease her jorney into eternal rest. As she sang, the phoenix began to glow, and melt into Skyla. Skyla began to panic, not sure of what was happening, but she contined to sing until the bird was gone. And a voice whispered to her:
Thank you little one. You have helped me more than any human ever has. For that, I bless you with the ability to take my form; that of a phoenix. I will forever be greatful to you. My you live long, and have a blessed life.
Little did Skyla know, that while she sang, a shadow phoenix and creeped inside her, and is fighting to take over her at every possible moment.
Why Your Character Came to Nowhere: Skyla was shot with tranquilizer by bird hunters one day while flying. Upon flying she shifted back and awe-struck the men. They shared their story and took pictures of her, posting them all over the city and state she lived. After that, she began to run, until she found Nowhere.
Anything Else of Importance: She worked as a bartender before she was hunted and pushed to Nowhere; chances are she would like to do this again.

I hope this is okay; Skyla is one of my favorite OC's and I barely get to use her.

[Lost]

All three characters are accepted! Welcome! I'll post the IC thread as soon as I get my character situated and posted here. Thanks for joining guys!

Secondly, Marching Thunder, the answer to your question is no. You don't have to have a human form and it isn't very common for human forms to be seen in certain places such as 'down town' or 'the marketplace' so it's up to you whether you want your character to have one or not.

[PyrixxAngel]

Yay!! Can't wait to start.

[Lost]

Posting the IC now!

Name: Christopher Myles Lowe
Age: 20
Species: Lycan
Appearance:
Sexuality: Straight

Relationship Status: Single

Weapons/Inventory: A pack of 15 throwing knives, first aid kid (bandages, gaze and such along with magical healing ointments, though they are in short supply now), a pair of dog tags special to him, revolver with half a box of ammo left

Special Powers/Talents: Can shapeshift into a wolf form, superhuman strength, agility, stealth, and speed: all the perks of being a werewolf

Bio/Background: I wish to keep this a secret, have it unfold in the story line.
Why Your Character Came to Nowhere: His family was hunted down, he escaped, heard of Nowhere, coming to seek refuge

Anything Else of Importance: Travel companion: Michael Ross (and they look like twins), perfers the name 'Myles' rather than Christopher

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Name: Michael Anthony Ross
Age: 22
Species: Incubus
Appearance:


Sexuality: Bisexual

Relationship Status: Single

Weapons/Inventory: No weapons, he leaves the fighting and the wound bandaging to his travel buddy

Special Powers/Talents: Reaps souls for a living, has the ability to shift forms to any kind of 'dream guy' a girl (or guy for that matter) would like, and powerful powers of persuasion (try saying that three times fast).

Bio/Background: Again, I'm keeping this secret :3

Why Your Character Came to Nowhere: Curious of what it was, heard stories about it, stumbled upon his new travel buddy and now they've come together to reach Nowhere

Anything Else of Importance: Christopher Lowe is his travel companion, often refers to him as 'Dog'