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 Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:14 pm
The sky...
An endless place. A midway point between earth and the universe, uncharted territory. A place where only the birds can live. It is said that the sky is where dreams are. Welcome to a world of dreams.
This is Skyland, a place where human beings can live, for the first time in decades. It's full of sun, and clouds beyond what the eye can see. Here, there are pieces of broken world, they float among the clouds and the humans rest there. A last, ditch effort to save all of mankind.Introduction | Story | Rules | Profile skins | Profiles
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:16 pm
The Story...
A long time ago, there was a war. Not for riches, or land, or even for nuclear weapons. This war, was extremely cautious, and dangerous. Over a virus. Not just any virus however, this virus mutilated. It caused the very skin on your body to rot, your bones to mutate and change. It altered the entire genetic makeup, and created monsters. Mutated creatures with twisted, leathery skin, and long black faces. The iris changed and became black, soon they lost the ability to speak. Humans fought for years over this, against these terrible creatures. They could move faster, had heightened abilities, they were smart. And deadly. This war ravaged the world, it tore everything apart.
And soon, it tore even the world apart. The surface of the earth was scorched and burned, for the humans had decided to use nuclear weapons against the creatures.
They destroyed everything.
And so, the Sky Colonies were created. Cities on floating colonies, all of them circling the earth through the atmosphere. Humans adapted to the air pressure, and soon this became mankind's new world. The creatures bellow lived there, they kept the old world as there own, and no Skylander was to ever meet the earth again.
This was the new world. It was broken, and hurt, but they were alive, and everyday led to new ideas on how to destroy the virus.
This land above the clouds.Introduction | Story | Rules | Profile skins | Profiles
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:22 pm
The Rules...
No God modding. If you mod without a persons permission, you're out of here. Also, you aren't all powerful, the world doesn't revolve around your character.
Follow Gaia's TOS, the Guild Rules, and my rules!
PM me your profiles with "I want to Fly" as the subject heading.
All posts have to have your characters picture on them. But please, if the picture is HUGE, shrink it!
Keep in mind this is a literate role play, I will not accept a profile that doesn't have literacy, and if your posts are smaller than two paragraphs, I will harp on you.
Keep it clean. No killing without permission, no cybering. I have no problem with romance, if you want to do the deed, do us all a favor and use a time skip. I have no problem with hinting at it but I don't want you describing it.
Have fun, and try to be patient with other roleplayers! However, don't just poof please! If you're going to be gone, notify me!
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:27 pm
Profile Skins...
As with every new world, there is controversy and fighting, clashing of moral values. In this world, there is corruption, and it stands in the hands of the Government. Here, you choose your allegiance.
When you PM your profile, make sure the subject says "I want to fly" and just mention which group you are from.
Citizens: Citizens are members of the Government, those who live with the rules set out by the Government and never question it, well, most of the time.[center][img]Anime or Realistic, it doesn't really matter![/img]
[i][size=12]Write Your Name Here.[/size][/center][/i]
[i][size=11][color=#BF0000]Age[/color]...
[color=#BF0000]Gender...[/color]
[color=#BF0000]Height...[/color]
Job...(What job do you have in the city? It could be a basic job, or you could be a Government spy, or a soldier for the government, jet fighter, etc...)
[color=#BF0000]Personality...[/color]
[color=#BF0000]Biography...[/color] (Please make it at least three paragraphs.)[/i][/size]
Resistance: Human beings apposed to the corrupt rule of the Government. They are like pirates, and raid Government settlements whenever possible.[center][img]Anime picture or Realistic, it doesn't matter to me![/img]
[i][size=12]Write Your Name Here.[/size][/center][/i]
[i][size=11][color=#BF0000]Age[/color]...
[color=#BF0000]Gender...[/color]
[color=#BF0000]Height...[/color]
[color=#BF0000]Job[/color]...(What job do you have on the pirate ships?)
[color=#BF0000]Weapon[/color]...(What is your specialty weapon. Please nothing ridiculous. Just say a gun. No fire demon swords or something dumb like that.)
[color=#BF0000]Special Talents[/color]...(What can you do that sets you apart from others? Are you flexible? Can you jump really high? Are you just really good at fighting? Keep in mind this does not include super powers. You're only human.)
[color=#BF0000]Personality...[/color]
[color=#BF0000]Biography...[/color] (Please make it at least two paragraphs.)[/i][/size]
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:31 pm
Profiles...
Citizens/Government: Keith Hoarfrost
Gender...Male
Height...6'0"
Job...Engineer
Personality...Keith keeps to himself most of the time, and nothing about him ever reveals his true thoughts or intentions. Even his own government allies never know what he's thinking. He seems to be almost completely amoral, and he prefers to stay silent. Not much is known about his past, as he never reveals it to anyone. He keeps a low profile, and there is barely any information about him in circulation.
Biography...Even though he is adept in other areas, Keith Hoarfrost has always been talented with physics and engineering. He can take any form of technology and figure out a way to make it better. His father had also had the same interests, but he never really saw this for himself, as he died when Keith was young. His mother died a few years later and he was given governmental support in order to survive on his own.
Eventually, he found someone who gave him a valid reason to invent new things and modify old ones. At first, he used him only for this purpose, but over the years they formed an honest friendship. And one day, the government found about both of their talents. On the day they were supposed to depart for HQ, Keith found out for himself that his best friend's parents had been killed because of apparent connections to the resistance. As his friend lay there watching from the ground, bleeding next to his murdered parents and almost senseless, he turned his back on him and left. Not a word was exchanged between them. Jessica Von Brayen
Gender...Female
Height...5' 5"
Job...Secretary and personal assistant to Edward Par
Personality...Jessica is a quiet, classy woman. But don't take her disposition lightly - she has a sharp tongue and loves to put people in their place. She's sarcastic and sly, and very possessive of Edward, and loves to make people feel awkward when she makes physical contact with him. She is extremely intelligent, and obedient when she needs to be. She does not hesitate to do what Edward asks of her, and has good judgment when it comes to other people who aren't Edward telling her what to do - usually, she doesn't do it.
Biography... Jessica was born into a very wealthy family, after two brothers. Being the youngest, and a female, she was not treated as if she would do as well as her older, more mature siblings. She was treated with less maturity and less confidence - with the notion that she would never become as good of a businesswoman as her mother and father had become, nor as good as her brothers were on the path to becoming.
Nevertheless, she studied harder than anyone else in her class through high school and college, determined to surpass her parents' expectations. She was accepted at age 16 into an extremely elite college - However, no matter what, her parents always seemed to shoot down, if not disregard, her success.
After graduating from college at age 19 and further studying business and accounting until age 22, she was accepted into the government as a secretary, first to small political figures. Yet, with her intelligence and sly way of taking care of her business, she worked her way up to a personal secretary - and for Edward Par, none the less...a renown commander, and a man she had admired ever since she'd heard of him. Being his personal assistant only strengthened her longing for him - though she would never admit to her feelings.
Rarely does she make contact with her parents knowing that it would be awkward - and it is every time she does.  Edward Par Age... 45
Gender... Male
Height... 6’5”
Job… Commander
Personality... Edward has a rather skewed view on life. He enjoys seeing other people in pain, and enjoys causing it. He’s a bit perverted, and will go to any lengths to achieve a means to his end. He is a man with nothing to lose, so watch your back!
Biography... Edward was born into an extremely wealthy family within the main city among the colonies. His mother was always sickly, so his father did most of the job raisin him. His father was a strict man, and relished in punishment. Under his strict care, Edward grew to believe all people behaved this way, and began to model himself after his father.
By the tender age of eighteen, he was considered a military genius. He was well immersed within the government, and held a respectable position. With his wit, charm, and cunning, he eliminated more Resistance than anyone before him ever had. The only thorn in his life was his younger brother, Peter. Peter, it seemed, could do no wrong. His father was not nearly as harsh on the boy as he was with Edward, and he loathed him for it. What made Edward even angrier was when his father gave Peter a choice: he could either join the military, or choose his own path. Peter chose to pursue medicine, and the very fact that he got a say in the matter made Edward’s hate grow to resentment.
The very last straw that broke the camel’s back was the day Peter brought a young woman home to meet his family. She was nineteen, lovely, and fresh out of medical school. Edward had loved her immediately, and was quite angered by her rebukes of his advances. Not long after, they were married. On that day, he swore the downfall of his brother, and his new bride. Opportunity didn’t keep him waiting, for a year later, he heard tell through the grapevine that his dear brother and his wife were now doctors for the Resistance. It was almost too perfect.
He had led a squad to Peter’s home, and tortured him there. Where was his wife? But he wouldn’t answer. Instead of transporting him back to HQ, Edward killed Peter upon the spot. Ever since that night, he’s doubled his effort against exterminating the resistance and killing Peter’s missing wife. Some even say he’s gone a bit mad…
Shayne Warward
Age... Twenty Three
Gender... Female
Height... 5 foot 6 inches
Job...Fighter Pilot.
Personality... Shayne keeps to herself most of the time and doesn't really speak, but she doesn't need to for her to be noticed, she has a harsh appearance, stubborn attitude and doesn't really enjoy the authority, but she only does it to fly the aircraft thats all she wanted. She can be very argumentative, rude, blunt, pretty much the ultimate b***h, but if you somehow impress her, or make her smile, she is as loyal as a dog.
Biography... Shayne isn't a typical human being, all of her human abilities have been heightened. The government tried to create a newer, stronger race of humans and they only created a few Furyans she was one of the first ones created and was put onto the government forces as soon as she became of age, flying had always been her interest, so they trained her to become a fighter pilot, and to be a solider. Shayne is one skilled person, and has got far in her life, but now, she is wandering if she wants to be with the government forces anymore, she was put into prison a while ago for 'man slaughter' and her argument was that he got in her way as she was going after someone that the government had ordered her to do. Trying to keep this quiet, the government sent her to prison, and then when she escaped really did nothing and accepted her back in the forces, but now she had become a little more rebellious the government are thinking about putting her in the prison they had made on the Earth's batted surfaces, they would send only the worse criminal's here. And they are still deciding whether she should go too.
 Ellyn Dravitch
Gender... Female
Height... 5'7''
Job... I go where needed. Whether it be to help navigate, a doctor's assistant, even mending parts of the ship. My husband made sure I knew enough to be needed. I've even sat in 'council' meetings or what have you to determine the next attacks. Since my husband has perished, I have taken his spot. At least until the government finds someone more 'suiting' than myself.
Personality... I've been called many things, one of my favorites was a tinkerer. I like to obviously tinker with tools, books, and perhaps even people. See what makes them tick. I've made a stunning new pair of glasses and they look like what some people use to wear before all this chaos started. I'm fascinated in everything old, antiques I really can't get enough of. Really I'm old fashined in everything; mannors, clothes, books.
Though when I'm not in my 'tinker' mode I guess I could be somewhat of a nerd. I am alwasy willing and wanting to learn of new things, throwing myself into books and even learning under people, if they'll teach me. As well I am always a bit cheerful, something my late husband said was charming.
Biography... I wasn't born of very high rank, or even great monetary status. I often look upon the house I had and even other more fancier houses with envy still. It being just my father and myself (mama passed away during my birth) we tried to make it work. Father, not wanting me to have the same penniless life, taught me all that he could as well; all that he could get others to teach me. I didn't mind though, it kept my mind off everything; and somehow led me to Harrold. We were immediately lovestruck and married when I was eighteen (despite what his mother thought about his 'from the slums wife-to-be'). I grew up not liking the government, why couldn't they help all of us lesser folk? But when I married Harrold I fould out that he was a big supporter of the government. So naturally, I joined him. I've been on air trips to track and hunt down resistance; as well as a couple on foot. All the while Harrold taught me even more new things. I think he feared what was to come.
Being a part of the council, he was always looking over his shoulder. Though I don't think it was the people of the resistance he feared, well not too much. In the last couple of months of his life I saw a new side of him. He seemed confused, often drinking spirits to 'clear his mind' it seemed what he thought of the government was starting to change.
Then one day I came home to an empty house. The air was so cold and stagnant, I knew it wasn't him just leaving me. Despite the hurried letter that wasn't even written by his hand. Something had happened. Had taken my Harrold and I didn't know why. A couple days later his body was found, but I chose not to see him. The authorities said it was gruesome. I don't know what happened but I've decided to find out. Being Harrold's wife I demanded his spot on the council because I knew all of his thoughts and wishes. Well, I thought I did. But I have the spot now and here is where I will try to find out what happened to my husband. See, I don't think it was the resistance who killed him. So, whether Harrold was working on something, or debating on turning sides, I will find it out and I will finish what he wanted.Resistance: Tristan Alexander
Gender...Male
Height...5'11"
Job...On the ship, he is one of the people that helps navigate. He also does a lot of the cooking for everyone. However, most of the time he is in the cities helping citizens fight against the corrupt government.
Weapon...He uses pistols, but he can use basically every type gun.
Special Talents...He can move very fast, and he's also strong (he can beat anyone at an arm-wrestling match!) and has excellent marksmanship.
Personality...Tristan is a modest guy. Although very talented, he doesn't like to admit it. He brushes off his achievements by saying things like "It was only my duty," or "could've done better." He is a hero to the people of the cities in the sky, but he denies it. He doesn't...hate the government, but merely does what he believes is right for society. Otherwise, he's very down-to-earth and caring....basically, he's a softy. When he loves, he loves truly. He is also exceptionally intelligent.
Biography...Tristan was born in the cities. He lived with his parents in peace, getting a very good education. He was very happy, although he was oblivious to the things that the government was doing against the people. When he was merely 10 years old, the government took his parents away from his home because they'd found out that they were taking part in the resistance. Tristan had heard about the resistance at this age, but didn't fully understand what they did. He never saw his parents again.
Now an orphan, Tristan had to live with his aunt and uncle. Although they were secretly also part of the resistance, the government had not yet discovered them. As Tristan grew of age, they revealed to him the corruption of the government. They raised him opposed to their ways, and when he was of age, he himself joined the resistance. He, however, chose to take part where the action was - off the ground and in the sky. He boarded a resistance ship and has worked for the citizens ever since. He is a hero to the people who are affected negatively by the government, but because of losing his parents and being strictly raised by his aunt and uncle, he doesn't ever believe that he is good enough to be called "hero." Indiana (Indie) Chase
Gender... Female
Height... 5’ 11”
Job... Indiana is the resident doctor and surgeon of the ship. She also has the title of First Mate, and does many odd jobs on board. However, Indiana often goes into city to aid the Ground Resistance. There aren’t that many doctor’s that don’t ask questions.
Weapon... She always carries around her trusty pistol and a knife in her boot. What good pirate doesn’t? In addition, she often carries a whip.
Special Talents... Indie has a very beautiful singing voice, and sings quite often while she works.
Personality... While seemingly hard as a rock on the outside, on the inside, Indiana has a big heart. She keeps herself guarded around strangers, but is very open among friends. Her conscience can sometimes get the better of her, and though she is set against them, will treat a member of the government. A promise from Indie is a promise kept, and once her friend, you can count on her for anything.
Biography... Indiana was born in the cities and supposedly, (according to her mother), named after some place where her ancestors in the Old World had once lived. Her parents were considered middle-class, but they made sure she received the best education possible. All her life, Indie knew she wanted to be a doctor, and treat all people. Of course, being a doctor was a strictly Government profession at the time. Her parents were reluctant, however, for they were neither Government-aligned, but neither were they Resistance-aligned. They had qualms with both, and preferred to stay out of it.
Despite protests, Indiana put herself through medical school. There she met another aspiring doctor that one day became her husband. Unlike her parents, her husband was deeply involved in the Resistance. He introduced her to a new and thrilling world that lay just behind the curtain the Government had hung over the Sky Cities. Despite the pair’s dangerous ties to the Resistance, life went on for Indiana. She became pregnant, and had a beautiful baby boy that she named Peris. Around this time, the Government was beginning to turn up the heat on the Ground Resistance, and people panicked. Others were turning in friends to save themselves, and somehow, Indiana’s husband’s name was revealed. They made plans to escape… to get into the sky. There was a catch, though. They wouldn’t be able to take along their son.
So, on the eve of their departure, Indie ran with Peris across town to her parent’s home. She tearfully left him there, promising to come back soon. When she returned for her husband, she found the front door kicked in, the place trashed, and blood on the hallway walls. It was clear what had happened, and that she didn’t have much time. She took what she had packed, and fled her city. She returns as often as is safe to visit her baby.  Elizabeth Dahlia Shine
Gender... obviously female
Height... 5'4 but don't think you can walk all over me
Job....Pirate Captain
Weapon...I have this big hammerstaff I inherited from my father, and my trusty pistol
Special Talents...I can be very convincing and I'm pretty quick with my reflexes. It comes from hanging out in seedy bars and being a girl
Personality... Dahlia is the essence of a pirate. She has a wicked sense of humor and can be as bawdy as the boys she's captain over. That's not to say she can't be girly and a proper lady. It's just been a while since she's shown that side to anyone.
Biography... Dahlia was born to her father and killed her mother in the process in the back of the pirate airship, Lady Luster. Her father raised her lovingly enough on a pirate ship, hiring tutors and giving her some learning of his own design. By the time she was six, Dahlia could set the ship in the right direction in a storm and keep the crew under control. By the time she was 16, Dahlia had learned the careful art of Shanghaiing crew members for a low price. She also became a key adviser in her father's raids and careful destruction of the government. She was easily the first mate and the crew criticized her youth and sex at their own risk
On one of the raids however, Captain Shine died in an explosion, his last testament was to have Dahlia at the wheel as captain. That wasn't a hard route for half the crew loved her enough to obey and the other half were too scared not to. Dahlia now is the sole captain of the Lady Luster and spends her time reading when not planning raids or pirating the ship.  Lyon Salvatore
Gender...Male
Height...6'1"
Job...Gunner
Weapon...Guns of any kind. He carries two pistols and a few throwing knives on him all the time, but if a battle in the sky erupts, he's going to man the big guns.
Special Talents...Very sharp eyesight and a steady hand. Multilingual.
Personality...Lyon is, all in all, arrogant. It's not like he goes around blowing his own horn, though; no, he proves himself through actions. If someone were to question his abilities, he would whip out one of his pistols and shoot a nearby insect in one fluid motion. Rumor has it that he once shot at a target that was a few meters behind a shoji door and left the scene without checking whether he'd made it or not. He's that confident in himself. In any case, all the bullets had gone through the same hole in the rice paper and hit the target dead center.
Despite his talent, he rarely looks down on others. He's always there for his friends with a crooked grin and an encouraging hand. He comes off as carefree, too, as if he doesn't really care about anything, but he can at least tell when to be serious. Most of the time.
Biography...Lyon was born in a culturally mixed community as Lyon Amentis. It was due to his early exposure to different heritages that he gained his aptitude for foreign languages. Besides this, he lived a fairly uneventful childhood until his mother realized that his eyesight was exceptional. His father, half as a joke and half because he didn't believe Mrs. Amentis, took Lyon to the shooting gallery when he was about five years old. The first shot was a bulls-eye, and even though he missed the center in each of his his subsequent shots, he still hit the target every time, grazing it on his last shot because he grew tired. The recoil had almost knocked him off his feet, but other than that minor detail he learned to enjoy shooting.
At school, he never excelled in subjects other than PE and physics. PE because he loved running (and to his delight, they did archery once), and physics because it was practical to him. Eventually he learned to make his own bullets and modify firearms. It seemed that every waking moment he was thinking about his only hobby, much to his father's pride and mother's apprehension.
One day, his mother's fears would prove themselves tenfold. His best friend, who was just as passionate about engineering as he was about guns, gave him his own invention--a set of almost unnoticeable earplugs that would instantly seal shut when decibel levels grew past a certain threshold, protecting the eardrums only in times of danger. As every professional brings earplugs to a gunfight, Lyon accepted them with joy. He received many other useful inventions from his friend as well, and eventually their respective talents caught the government's attention.
He was about to join, slightly interested in the high-paying job that they had offered, but his parents absolutely forbade him to join, saying that he was too young. They hid the real reason: they sympathized with the resistance movement. This secret was eventually found out and his parents were slaughtered. His best friend then betrayed him and joined the government.
That day, he changed his surname and started to wear disguises in public. He eventually ran into the captain of Lady Luster, and that's when his life began... Introduction | Story | Rules | Profile skins | Profiles
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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 8:44 pm
Stuff to know...
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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 8:59 pm
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