{M} Fairven City (OOC)

[Highland Sniper]

This thread is rated M for
substance abuse
possible language
sexual content
violence and death
and more.
viewer and player discretion is advised.
Some subjects may be influenced by the actions the the characters,
so please roleplay responsibly.



Fairven City

Well, looks like you came to this hell hole of a city like everyone else.
Didn't quite make the cut, huh? Yeah, stick around and it might get worse. You should probably find some of the nicer neighborhoods. Don't want one of the local gangs to take too much interest in some new meet.
How many you ask? Well, that's the thing, no one's really sure. It keeps changing each week. Just ask the watchers down at the pit if you really want to know.
And I suggest you stay away from the Deamer District. Don't want people getting the wrong ideas.
and watch that chip, it's a whole can of worms for you if you loose it.
Welp, I gotta run. Good luck newbie.

Spoiler: plot and idea 

Ok, so the basics of Fairven City is that there's two sides. Above and Bellow, which are addressed in vary different ways. Tops side and down side for example.

The rich live on the surface, the stereotype with nice cushy jobs and a great pent house driving a slightly newer model of the hover car than the old junker you got your hands on.
Anyone who can't get a surface job lives in the dark abyss bellow which is rife with gang violence, druggies, hookers, and more. There is almost always something going on unless you manage to find yourself in one of the nicer neighborhoods.

Along with this being a kinda nice dystopian city with large corporate entities only interested in keeping the status quo, or even to just make large amounts of money, pulling governmental strings the real goal is to survive. But, if you so choose, you can try doing something drastic like, I don't know, overthrow the government as an example.
If you want to do something, go for it. The real goal is to live.

A few other details is that there is fantasy involved as several common D&D races have been included, as well as beastmen, though magic, as would be normal, doesn't exist, or at least isn't held my most mortal beings.
But there are special special mortals not unlike mutants the world has taken to calling Zeran(s).
As said, they are not unlike mutants from movies like Ex-men, or the heroes and villains from My Hero Academia. But Zerans only make up around a third of the mortal populous. The reason I address it the way I am is because any race can be Zeran, though tieflings and aasimars seem to have higher affinity out of most since there are few recorded cases of these two races without powers.
It's also uncommon for two people to have the same power, the rare case of a single family producing 5 people with the same power. Such a phenomena has not been seen before or since, though there are still other uncommon cases of 2 of the same ability, which is few and far between.

Racial discrimination is a thing, and NPC interaction is likely to produce some slurs.
Some racial interactions you might be able to expect if you've watched Lord of the Rings, Rise of the Shield Hero, or understand how people would normally treat others in a world of Dungeons and Dragons. But, as in life, not everyone is going to point out the flaws and issues of race and will be a little more respectful.

For simplicity sake, I recommend everyone is bellow.

Spoiler: rules 

1. This roleplay is rated M, but that doesn't give you space to toss away human decency.
2. Character death is a thing, and I may deal it out every now and then. I will talk to you first. Now if two characters get into a fight and one wants to kill the other, it must be agreed upon. If they can't come to an agreement I may intervene with a ruling. Rule number 1 may play in my decision.
3. No power gaming. Do not give your character more power than is reasonable. Don't control anything you shouldn't. Don't be giving yourself the best outcomes all the dang time.
4. Really, just common sense, which I hope you'd have. Be nice to your fellow players and don't do anything stupid.
5. Smut is fade to black. No acceptations.

I reserve the right to edit, change, add to, or remove rules.

Spoiler: addition information 

I haven't made a map, but if you need a point of reference draw 22 dots in a radial pattern and label them clockwise.
1 in the center, 2-8 around that, and 9-22 around that.

Spoiler: places 

The Pit
Despite the name, it's not really a pit. It's really just the large part of the city that is the center of most gang activity. You can hardly cross the street without hearing gunshots near by, if not being the target.
The area reflects it as well as it almost looks like a war zone. In some places burned out cars still lay in the street and you can still see dried blood on the sidewalks. Walk around enough and you'll run into a gunfight.
Law enforcement tend to avoid the area unless they really have to, then they come in like a sledge hammer.
Located between Komplexes 5-7 and 17-19.

Deamer district
This is another rough neighborhood where it seems that half the buildings are drug dens and hooker houses. You can hardly going a block without seeing at least on of either.
there are also a good number of bars of just about every type.
Not everyone there is horrible, but it's not the nicest place to be for nice people.
Don't get me wrong, you can find these places anywhere else if you really look, but they are way more prevalent here.
Located Between Komplexes 2, 8, 9 and 22.

The Slums
Sometimes refereed to the mud hole, this is where most of your out of luck people live. Those who can't make enough to live anywhere else. Some of the people here are nice, as apposed to the pit where most people there stole the pants they're wearing off guy they just killed.
People tend to help each other a little more here, though there are still some rough characters who use brute force to get their way.
Located around Komplexes 5, 15-16, and 18.

Teared District
This is one of the nicer areas, though on the edge of The Pit.
There is still always something going on, but it's better than some places.
Located between Komplexes 1, 3, 13-15, and 5-6.

Komplexes (1-22)
Komplexes are like central points for all things necessary. Power, Water, and more.
Like giant towers that reach the surface, though few besides workers with work to do and higher ups are allow past the mid way point. Spread all around them is the rest of this city above and bellow.
There are 22 in total radiating out from the central Komplex 1.

Please do not take these as the only places you can go, because there are so many more places to go.
This is more just a base of possibilities.

Spoiler: items 

Flipp is a drug that is made specifically to flip your mood an put a smile on your face. It produces a high like effect and is highly addicting, especially for those who can't seem to find the light in the darkness.

Money chips, also referred to as chips, are the main way of currency transactions as it appears like a slightly personalized USB drive that directly connects to your bank account. Very valuable since it could also be used to steal one's identity.

Coin, or coins dependent on quantity, are a safer way to make untraceable transactions. Normally taken out using something like an ATM and can be used anywhere. There are some places that only accept coin.

Spoiler: character sheet 

Some notes:
I suggest you look at the other characters to see what they have done so that you can get some more inspiration.
I also suggest that not everyone have a power.
Please be aware what situations might come up, even for the small things like race.

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Name:

Race:

Gender:

Age:

Description: (Image and/or written is fine)

Power: (can't be OP)

Personality: (likes, dislikes, how they tend to act around others and alone)

Backstory:

Spoiler: accepted characters 

Tek played by Enigma

Jane played by Vaidia

Rovin played by Highland Sniper

[Highland Sniper]

Spoiler: Rovin Drake 

Name: Rovin(Given)/Reana(Alternate)

Race: Half-Beastman, Mixed wolf/fox dominant

Gender: Male

Age: 18

Description:
5' 7" and slim, the shoulder length hair adding to his already androgynous appearance.
Occasionally mistaken for a girl when dressed normally, is pretty convincing when actually trying to be one.
He has mottled reddish brown hair that is held back in a ponytail when dressed normally, but is sometimes let loose when cross dressing.
His softer looking face, while can be seen as masculine in the right conditions, doesn't always help when trying to identify him normally. His sand colored eyes an interesting aspect with lips that could have gone on anyone. His furred ears and tail matched his hair with some white spots along the bottom of the tail and tips of the ears.
With very little makeup and the right clothes, and even some pads, he could have been his own twin sister.

Power: Illusions
It's more the powers of deception than simple illusions, like it's own unique strain of the general ability.
Along with the general illusions, this particular ability goes along very well with their already androgynous appearance and cross dressing habits.
- Ability to make moving images and sounds of things they have seen and heard. Still only illusions and can be passed through. Can't mimic feeling.
- Can make their general appearance more convincing, and can even create a bit of an overlay on their own person. Taking the Reana persona is second nature to them, it's only a few minor tuques to how they're heard and otherwise perceived, such as making them seem an inch or two shorter.

Personality: Habit of cross dressing and prefers being addressed as Reana when doing so. Straight but does tend to mess with people a bit. Will use their illusion powers to make themselves passable anywhere, in any situations when they choose.
Can be a bit of a goof with a few serious moments.
Not a huge fan of gangs, and can get a little snippy for those who address them improperly.
Doesn't drink or smoke, or do drugs as they feel it's sad that people can't handle reality, that they need to find some shortcut to feel happy. Yet they understand that life isn't all roses.

Backstory: Born into a small family with an older brother who managed to get a nice cushy job up top while their mother died and everyone else remained bellow. Max, Rovin's older brother was that odd mix of the perfect child and black sheep of the family. When able to talk or visit, Max would joking call him little sister no matter how he was dressed.
With their mother gone soon after he was born, he did end up being a little bit of that feminine presence that was missing.
Their father, still full of grief, had started loosing his health to drugs and alcohol in order to cope, and sometimes sees his wife in Reana when Rovin dresses up, making a few things a little uncomfortable at times.
He often ended up roaming the streets and learning a thing or two as well as popping their own powers of illusion resulting from a long chase that ended with them being hidden by a non-existent wall.
From their, they continue to roam the streets as they find more ways to help their father and survive while Max still manages to transfer some money to their chip.

Doing their best to get by has found them a job at a restaurant that they work at, sometimes being a waitress while making pizza at others while using their illusions in side hustles when not doing something else.

[Enigma]

Spoiler: Tek 

Name: Igorina "Tek" Stepanova
Race: Goblin
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Description: This woman makes you think of a dangerous spider. She has deep-set gunmetal-gray eyes. Her luxurious, straight, red hair is short and is worn in a severe style. She is very short and has a wiry build. Her skin is olive drab. She has long-fingered hands. Her wardrobe is second-hand eclectic. She wears a work belt with pouches and gear hanging from it.
Power: (can't be OP) None
Personality: Keeps herself clean and has loads of self-confidence, is not afraid of making a scene. She's very self-sufficient and hard working, preferring to go her own way. A skeptic, doesn't fall for cons. While she knows she can't touch Upsiders (the rare times she's seen one) or management, she can be maliciously compliant or bend a rule to get back at someone for a slight.

Backstory: Ig was born and raised in Komplex3, one of the Essential Services hubs scattered throughout the city. It's hexagonal with towers on each corner surrounding the central hub - buildings then ring the Komplexes as dormitories for the lowest workers and graded apartments for management and senior staff. She was named after one of her father's deceased friends, Igor, but loathes her name. Most call her by her nickname, "Tek", but it's a rather common on in the Komplexes. Friends and family call her Ig, only her mother can get away with Igorina.

She also hates it when her mother tries to set her up to meet guys.

Father is a Senior Sewage Processing Engineer, but he's reached the glass ceiling - there's no way they're going to make a goblin a manager. Mother works in the cafeterias that run 24x7 to feed the workers. They have a nice mid-level apartment in the first ring building that surrounds the enclave.

Tek has a knack for machines and especially tech, and actually accepted to the Komplex3 Technical School, where she graduated high in her class (there's no way they were going to give honors to a goblin). She works as one of the "gremlins" working the service crawlways that snake through the area surrounding Komplex3 (bring a knife and a bag for the rats), or doing service calls. Has been reprimanded for violating protocol by fixing a problem herself rather than elevate it to the next level.

When she was six, she had her first "Park Day" where the school takes the classes to an upper level park in the Komplex3 main structure, usually reserved for executives. An Upsider boy, a year or two older than her spat on her, tried to rub the green off then tugged on her ear before she punched him. Unfortunately for her, she got banned from further Park Days and her father's promotion was delayed a year.

Likes to perform on stage, a good singer and rifts hard on bass guitar. Of course, in the venues she plays (disused store rooms or closed classrooms), the brass knuckles she wears are not decorative and will leave a mark.

[Highland Sniper]

Small edit: I added age to the sheet.

[Vaidia]

Oh, this is incredibly tempting to join. Love me a dual layered city with a scummy underside. Gimmie a few days to see if I can piecemeal a good character together from a few ideas that have been stewing in my head for a while.

[Highland Sniper]

@Vaidia;
be my guest
still waiting in @Enigma; to finish their character and a few other players, but hop right in.

[Enigma]

@Highland Sniper; Sorry, loads of things got broken and although I only fielded a small part of it, there was a lot to do.

Had a thought. How do you feel about goblins?

[Highland Sniper]

Totally could be their own gang as well as another discriminated minority.
Though most would probably be closer to sewer rats but such those who do accepted the changing world and change with it may find themselves in their own goblin gang while others do their best to mingle with the other races.

[Vaidia]

Spoiler: Jane Green 

Name: Jane Green

Race: Half Elf

Gender: Female

Age: 29

Description: Jane is not someone you would look twice at upon first glance, easily filed into the expected background character to someone else’s story. She has brown skin, and slick black hair that is almost always worn in a ponytail, and her eyes are an amberish brown. Her clothing is relatively plain, but well maintained (or, as well as any typical Undercity residents tends to be). Her build seems average enough, and she is about 5’4” tall.

However, upon closer observation, more can be seen about her. Hidden beneath her hair, slightly pointed ears signifying her half breed heritage can be seen. Faint scars can be seen on her skin and, if she is wearing a low enough cut shirt, a rather large burn scar can be seen going down her chest. When she walks, it is with a slight limp as she has a (poorly fitted) prosthetic leg from left knee down.

Despite how menacing Jane seems upon a closer look, she has quite an approachable air to her, and smile lines can be seen along the more faint scars. Her hands are calloused, and she has quite an athletic build from years of work, both in her past life and current.

Power: She can sense if someone is Zeran-- it comes across like the sound of static that grows louder the closer she gets to a Zeran. If she touches them briefly, she can get the gist of their power. Longer contact lets her know more about what a person’s powers are.

Personality: Jane seems rather intimidating at first, but she is actually quite a kind and considerate person. She is very protective of those she considered under her care, and often tends to stand in as a parental figure to many of them, bad puns included. When asked about her scars and missing limb, she often gives an assortment of flippant answers, and generally avoids talking about her past. She can get rather surly if someone tries to pry too much, and will generally avoid that person afterwards. In more dangerous situations, she is quite competent, and does not mind taking the lead to ensure everyone’s safety. She tends to avoid physical contact with people due to her power.

Backstory: Most people know Jane as the Barkeep and co-owner of a small bar and diner in the slums called the “Green Garble”. It is a small establishment known for its surprisingly tasty nutrient slop creations (best in the slums! Try the pizza! An almost 'upper crust" experience!), bracing brews (it puts hair on your chest, if you can swallow it), and for providing odd jobs to many of the neighborhood kids in return for a decent amount of pay and a warm meal. She also provides protection to any more vulnerable parties, and is well respected enough to where she can usually enforce it.

Her past is not something she will ever speak of willingly, as there is technically no past for “Jane Green”. She has been in the undercity for somewhere around 5 years, but has established herself in such a way many think she has been around longer.

There is not much to note about her history. She was born to an elven mother and human father who separated shortly after her birth. She lived with her father in the undercity as a child, until he vanished and she was found wandering by some kinder neighbors in the Komplex that was her home. After this, her mother took her in the upper city before quickly sending her to boarding schools, as she was much too occupied with her work to spend time on a child. The boarding schools did not take kindly to a “half breed” with lower city manners, so she quickly became notorious as a problem child until she was eventually sent to a military school.

Jsne continued with this until she was old enough to graduate, and took a position with a private bodyguard service. She did quite well with this, until one particular job in the undercity where the caravan she was hired to protect was attacked, the entire convoy destroyed with explosives. This is how she lost part of her leg, and got her burn scars-- and was also assumed dead by the uppercity.

Being in the lower city, and not having any way to prove her identity, she decided to begin a new life as “Jane Green”. She luckily had some money on her person-- what the upper city considered as spending cash and was a small fortune in the undercity-- and managed to establish herself back in the undercity.

[Highland Sniper]

@Vaidia;
I actually like the character.
I feel like you made it with Rovin in mind for work.
And for easy, I feel like we could all be living in or around Komplex 3 so that we could all interact easier.

As notes for Vaidia, being Co-Owner, you would totally know Rovin is a cross dresser and has the Reana Alternate Persona. I'm gonna leave it up to you to figure out if Jane actually thinks their a guy or girl with only the knowledge that they're a cross dresser unless they specifically asked. I feel like most the co-workers would also know, or suspect, or just think we were twins working at the same place at different days.
If you've had any close interaction over the approximate year Rovin's been working, you'll probably know that they deal in illusions. You may even know a few other details if you bothered to ask, and if you're close.
As you have pointed out, I'm probably not gonna know what the heck you've gone through. But I will probably see you as a bit of a mother figure do to my own no longer being on this plane of existence.

But, yeah
accepted.


Edit:
I added Komplexes to the places, and I also turned them into points of reference when navigating