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[Arcus]

Name: Trak
Race/Breed: Cat
Gender Identity: Male
Age: 4 years old
Class: n/a?
Occupation/skills: traveling informant
Appearance: A tuxedo cat with a flopped ear from cartlidge damage I plan on drawing him, but until I can have a pic

Sexuality: straight
Personality: Comes off as judging, but is just cautious
Ties: Poppy (his mother), Cloud (His younger brother), Snowflake (His older sister), Fluffy (younger Older brother), Surge (Older older brother)
Kin: His father is unknown to him, always assumed him to be a normal Alleycat. His mother however was a purebred cat that belonged to one of the Higher Order. Some of his siblings were pure white and looked like his mother. However, he was black and white, so none of the Higher Order wanted him. When he was old enough to be on his own, the family that owned his mother abandoned him
History: He was born to a pet of the Higher order, the siblings that looked like his mother were adopted by other high ranking families. While he got abandoned, when he tried to return to his mother and the loving family he thought he knew. The family not only rejected him, but chased him off. The family made it clear that they didn't want him, but he didn't want to be alone. So would sneak to see not only his mother, but all his siblings. Staying as long as he could without getting caught. One day while he was out on the street, he was snatched up by a scientist.

At first he thought that, he had found a family of his own. The scientist however, preformed many painful experiments on him. The scientist even found a way to force magick into him, it gave him the ability to actually understand the very human who was causing him unending pain and suffering. He begged for the man to stop, but instead it only seemed to excite the man. So excited that he left the weak cat, still on the table when he left. Even so, with how weak he was, he managed to get out of the window and get away. It took him a long time to fully recover, but he had escaped to the ground to hide from the man.

That is not where the story ends though, rumor started spreading on the ground and in the underground about a talking cat that seemingly disappeared into the shadows, rumors are always so exaggerated, that will give you information in trade of food or other information. So somehow, Trak found his way into the informant business not for one, but for all areas around the floating city. After all, he still sneaks back up to the Higher order and sees his family from time to time.
Weaknesses: doesn't have any more strength than a normal cat
Strengths: is agile, quick, quick-witted, has night vision, is small, and is slightly more durable than the average cat.
Magick: ability to speak
Pets: none, because he is a street cat
Other: he doesn't trust easily, but he is sneaky and willing to make a deal. Oh and the scientist that experimented on him never knew his name and called him by the tattoo that he put in Traks' right ear (the flopped one)

[Arcus]

Name: Sukone Amaioto
Race/Breed: Mechanical Hybrid Kangaroo
Gender Identity: Cisgender Male
Class: UpperClass
Age: 17
Appearance: A well built hybrid (fox + wolf + kangaroo ) that has a strong and slightly muscular build. Although their appearance from the image below is different , the outfit I am describing is going to be the one he wears in this series:

- He wears a black crop top alongside a large imperial officer jacket resting over his shoulders. The jacket has cogwheels built into the shoulder padded area that spin whenever body heat is sensed.

- Alongside that, as a military influenced individual , he hides his identity when on the battlefield with a gas mask. The gasmask has steam pipes running near the exhalation valve so that whenever a deep huff is let out, steam comes out of the other end. He wears heavy black pants that have two thick-belts wrapping around the waist area . . . two other cogwheels embedded into the thigh part. The pants have tan leather straps that wrap around the ankle to the upper leg part . . . little hoops attached to the connecting parts.


- He also has a mechanical arm that has a tint of gold, as well as a pure tungsten and iron mechanical build.


Sexuality: Bisexual
Occupation/skills: A Military Officer as well as a Inventor
Personality: Bubbly, Calm, and Flirtatious.
Ties: He is related to a royal family (Amaioto) from South Korea . . . being the 5th generation of the family.


Kin: His family, The Amaioto’s ( Amaioto meaning Sweet Sound) is a very wealthy family that gives back to the public and holds a strong kingdom back in their homeland. Though, with recent conflicts, many of their children have been stationed in all parts of the world to build an even greater reputation for themselves … offering help to their allies in anyway. Their family really has no enemies in particular , but have had a rough history with cultures and families in Britain, Poland, and some parts of Japan.

History: CLASSIFIED FOR NOW
Weaknesses: If he uses his mechanical arm too much . . . it will overheat and render useless. He is also very poor with guns (unless they are his own creation.)
Strengths: He is quite good with a sword … having great swordsmanship to the likeness of a samurai.
Magick: Reality Distortion ( Not really skilled with this yet . . . growth is expected. )
Pets: A large Black Mamba Snake
Other: N/A

Since he is a Kangaroo hybrid, are the Amaioto family. Humanoid kangaroos, foxes, or wolves. Or is there just something that he has done to himself to result in this. It would be interested if this was natural tho, so am curious. If it is, do you have an idea as to which animal come from which side of the family? I am probably going to make a sister, you said there were 5 kids to this family correct? I'm assuming that counts Sukone.

[Enigma]

Three posts, will there be a fourth?

[Sabes]

Hello! Don't mind me being late to the party here, but I'm rather interested in joining.

Just, before I put together a character sheet, I'd like to run the concept I've got for my character by y'all, in case y'all have notes for each other or whatnot that would tweak it- I've noticed that everyone here's been having some great back and forth about their characters and how to get them together, and I love it!

Anyways; I was thinking of having a cyborg-esque character, ie, she was born human but has obtained mechanical prosthetics/upgrades to her body over the course of her life thus far. I see that there robotic characters, but I wasn't sure if that was a valid option; and I've also noticed that most (if not all?) of y'all are playing anthros, so wanted to make sure that she wouldn't be too out of place like that.

Furthermore, I was thinking of having my character be a middle class character who works a service job for the upper class; something like a gardener/landscaper, maybe. It seems to me that most of the characters are going to be hanging out in upper class areas unless I'm misremembering, but if that doesn't make sense or y'all have other ideas for jobs for her or whatnot, I'd certainly love to hear it!

Welcome! I'm glad you're interested in joining us.
Actually, your character will fit in perfectly. Robots and cyborgs are extremely common in this world and I would love to see one as a middle class gardener, working for the upper class on the Ground. I approve completely.
@Enigma; I don't mean to dislodge your reply to this, I just beleive that even Middle Class can afford basic prosthetics, even if it's wood or so. I want robots/cyborgs/etc to be as common as the other races.

[Enigma]

You are the leaders of this rp, I'm just giving suggestions. Prosthetics hasn't really been mentioned much.

Among the lower classes, the most basic of prosthetics can be wooden hands or feet, peg legs, roller boards, hook hands, wooden or glass eyes. Perhaps a ceramic half-mask to hide burns and facial injuries? On the upper end, if they're bed bound, an elaborate series of pulleys to allow them to weave or paint.

The world as presented is limited education, so where are more elaborate prosthetics coming from? Tinkerers? Perhaps a family member? Just how extensive is their need?

[Sabes]

You are the leaders of this rp, I'm just giving suggestions. Prosthetics hasn't really been mentioned much.

Among the lower classes, the most basic of prosthetics can be wooden hands or feet, peg legs, roller boards, hook hands, wooden or glass eyes. Perhaps a ceramic half-mask to hide burns and facial injuries? On the upper end, if they're bed bound, an elaborate series of pulleys to allow them to weave or paint.

The world as presented is limited education, so where are more elaborate prosthetics coming from? Tinkerers? Perhaps a family member? Just how extensive is their need?

Thank you. Not everything has to be mentioned, we can always explain as we come across things, like so.

Splendid description, I agree.

Agreed and also factories can have parts available and mechanics or doctors can install the pieces.

[Sabes]

Name: Trak
Race/Breed: Cat
Gender Identity: Male
Age: 4 years old
Class: n/a?
Occupation/skills: traveling informant
Appearance: A tuxedo cat with a flopped ear from cartlidge damage I plan on drawing him, but until I can have a pic

Sexuality: straight
Personality: Comes off as judging, but is just cautious
Ties: Poppy (his mother), Cloud (His younger brother), Snowflake (His older sister), Fluffy (younger Older brother), Surge (Older older brother)
Kin: His father is unknown to him, always assumed him to be a normal Alleycat. His mother however was a purebred cat that belonged to one of the Higher Order. Some of his siblings were pure white and looked like his mother. However, he was black and white, so none of the Higher Order wanted him. When he was old enough to be on his own, the family that owned his mother abandoned him
History: He was born to a pet of the Higher order, the siblings that looked like his mother were adopted by other high ranking families. While he got abandoned, when he tried to return to his mother and the loving family he thought he knew. The family not only rejected him, but chased him off. The family made it clear that they didn't want him, but he didn't want to be alone. So would sneak to see not only his mother, but all his siblings. Staying as long as he could without getting caught. One day while he was out on the street, he was snatched up by a scientist.

At first he thought that, he had found a family of his own. The scientist however, preformed many painful experiments on him. The scientist even found a way to force magick into him, it gave him the ability to actually understand the very human who was causing him unending pain and suffering. He begged for the man to stop, but instead it only seemed to excite the man. So excited that he left the weak cat, still on the table when he left. Even so, with how weak he was, he managed to get out of the window and get away. It took him a long time to fully recover, but he had escaped to the ground to hide from the man.

That is not where the story ends though, rumor started spreading on the ground and in the underground about a talking cat that seemingly disappeared into the shadows, rumors are always so exaggerated, that will give you information in trade of food or other information. So somehow, Trak found his way into the informant business not for one, but for all areas around the floating city. After all, he still sneaks back up to the Higher order and sees his family from time to time.
Weaknesses: doesn't have any more strength than a normal cat
Strengths: is agile, quick, quick-witted, has night vision, is small, and is slightly more durable than the average cat.
Magick: ability to speak
Pets: none, because he is a street cat
Other: he doesn't trust easily, but he is sneaky and willing to make a deal. Oh and the scientist that experimented on him never knew his name and called him by the tattoo that he put in Traks' right ear (the flopped one)

Excellent character design! He’ll come in amazing use and I’m pleased to see your expertise on the setting. He can visit the Higher Order on Floating City though the cargo airships that regularly appear on The Ground.
By the way, even street cats are not restricted to having pets. He could keep a mice or a cricket as a pet if we wanted!

[Enigma]

Hello! Don't mind me being late to the party here, but I'm rather interested in joining.

Just, before I put together a character sheet, I'd like to run the concept I've got for my character by y'all, in case y'all have notes for each other or whatnot that would tweak it- I've noticed that everyone here's been having some great back and forth about their characters and how to get them together, and I love it!

Anyways; I was thinking of having a cyborg-esque character, ie, she was born human but has obtained mechanical prosthetics/upgrades to her body over the course of her life thus far. I see that there robotic characters, but I wasn't sure if that was a valid option; and I've also noticed that most (if not all?) of y'all are playing anthros, so wanted to make sure that she wouldn't be too out of place like that.

Furthermore, I was thinking of having my character be a middle class character who works a service job for the upper class; something like a gardener/landscaper, maybe. It seems to me that most of the characters are going to be hanging out in upper class areas unless I'm misremembering, but if that doesn't make sense or y'all have other ideas for jobs for her or whatnot, I'd certainly love to hear it!

@upscalerat; I would love to hear more about this character, particularly why they have these mechanical prosthetics? Is this to correct a birth defect? A serious accident?

What sort of business would your father being in?

[Arcus]

Excellent character design! He’ll come in amazing use and I’m pleased to see your expertise on the setting. He can visit the Higher Order on Floating City though the cargo airships that regularly appear on The Ground.
By the way, even street cats are not restricted to having pets. He could keep a mice or a cricket as a pet if we wanted!

As much as I like it would be adorable for him to have a pet mouse, I think he might just eat But hey, that may change as the story goes

and I'm glad you like him

[Sabes]

@Arcus; I've been asking fellows which song/poem/quote best matches our characters for this rp. Which would best describe Trak?