"Barriers": Plot, Characters, Discussion

[Aaron]

[shadow=red,left,300]Calabré Tyssachr is a mage from the city of Ryada'a. We shall call the universe in which he lives the Ryada'a universe, even though that's no proper name for it, just as the Oxford universe is no proper name for that universe. In any case, there are no physical dæmons in the Ryada'a universe, nor any awareness of them. However, the Ryada'a world does have magic, unlike the Oxford world and our world. In the Ryada'a world, everyone has some spark of magic, though only the mages develop their sparks into a true flame of power. Each person has a different spark, their own unique power, which is hardly ever so general as "fire" or "lightning", but rather something like magic relating to birds or trees or mirrors.

Mage Tyssachr's power is related to dimensions, and the barriers between them. All his life, he has been able to feel the presence of other universes, an idea unknown to the Ryada'a world. As he became a mage and developed his power, he was able to catch glimpses of other universes, to see beyond the barriers. Mostly he saw the Cittagazze world, the gateway universe, but he sensed the evil there, and instead turned his attention to the Oxford world. He was intrigued by the dæmons everyone had, and focused his power on thinning the barrier between Ryada'a and Oxford. If he could prove the existence of other universes, he knew he could become an archmage. In his tower on the outskirts of Ryada'a, he prepared his experiment, summoning apprentice mages to help prepare.

One stormy evening, Calabré delivered one last blow to the interdimensional barrier, and finally it was thin enough. On his side of the barrier, ghostly images of people's dæmons could be seen within and around the tower. But Mage Tyssachr failed to imagine what would be happening on the other side. On the other side was a park in Oxford. Now, whenever magically inclined people visit that park, their sparks of magic begin to awaken. What will happen as a result of one mage's twisting of spacetime?[/shadow]

The first RPed event will be that evening when the barrier is thinned sufficiently for change. I encourage people not to roleplay in one thread, but to make a different one for different strands of action. Just begin the title with "Barriers" so we know what it is. You can join with a character who is one of Calabré's apprentices, or someone who lives near his tower, or a homeless person who lives in that park in Oxford, etc. Post characters, question, plot points here.

[Aaron]

Follow the format of Calabré's character form in order to fill out your own.

Full Name: Calabré Tyssachr
Nickname(s): Cal
Age: 38
World: Ryada'a
Rank/Job/Position: Mage
Power: Interdimensional magic
Appearance: His long hair, which he keeps in a ponytail most of the time, has gone silver early due to the extreme effort behind his mighty experiment. His eyes are steel gray and impenetrable, but his face is nimble and expressive. He is tall, but reedy and narrow-chested.
Personality: Cal is intelligent and alert, with an imposing presence, and so is widely known and even feared, but his reputation probably doesn't match who he really is. Although somewhat ruthless and emotionally detached, he is not cruel, but is incredibly dangerous when threatened. In harsh/stressful environments, he is aggressive and edgy, but when times are good, he is calm, even lazy. Don't try to second-guess Cal - his behavior is quite unpredictable.
Dæmon Name: Kusa
Settled Form: Reticulated python
Appearance: Kusa's appearance is incredibly striking, even though in Ryada'a, her form is a bit translucent. She is 28 feet (8.5m) long, and being of the super tiger color morph, she is iridescent orange with black stripes. Even her eyes are piercing orange.
Personality: Kusa is extremely calm almost all the time. She expresses herself mostly through movements and gestures, not words (which is a good thing, because she can only speak mentally with Cal in Ryada'a.) However, when she is angered, it's very frightening to witness.

[Sil and Veil]

Full Name: Sehena de'Artin
Nickname(s): Art
Age: 16
World: Ryada'a
Rank/Job/Position: Apprentice Mage
Power: She's not quite sure yet.
Appearance: A rather short young girl, with a constantly impish expression, and a shock of red hair that doesn't seem natural. Her eyes are sort of blue, while being sort of grey, and confusing everyone. Her frame is naturally somewhat slight, though she eats plenty (those who have seen her eat can attest to that).
Personality:Intelligent, she is like the Fool of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Most underestimate her, as she enjoys playing herself down. Her sense of humor is ever present, even when it is highly unapprorpriate to have it there. She doesn't seem to find life needing any air of being solemn at all.
Dæmon Name: Jacquarth
Settled Form: Japanese marten
Appearance: Jacquarth is in the "winter morph" of the marten constantly. This means his face and paws are a silvery white color, while the rest of his body is brilliant orangey yellow.
Personality: Quite likely more insane than Art. Also very very randy.

[brooke]

Okay,I have twin characters.

Full Name: Raione (Rye-Own) le'Delacre
Nickname(s): Rai
Age: 27
World: Ryada
Rank/Job/Position: Apprentince Mage (From a long line of mages)
Power: He can read minds, but only in flashes. As an apprentice,he gets images,words,and fragmented sentences on occasion,especially in large groups of people. As his power progresses, many elder mages assume that he will be able to willingly turn that power on and off,as well as control people's thoughts/actions.
Appearance: Deep black hair, but more of a charcoal color rather than shiny. It's fairly long and he often has to 'flip' his hair to get it out of his eyes. his eyes, on that note, are deep blue,almost black. In fact, if it wasn't for his ghostly pale complexion, he'd be a very cliche'd "Tall Dark and Handsome Type".
Personality: Not very talkative and fairly anti-social,which is why he has such a pale complexion. He spends almost all of his time in the library reading old books and scrolls or practicing magic. The only friend he has is his sister, who comes and visits him fairly often, but only at night because of certain restrictions he has been placed under by his mentor. He is VERY protective of her.
Dæmon Name: Psycha
Settled Form: Snow Leopard
Appearance: Very beautiful with sleek-and-shiny silvery-white fur and very distinct black spots and ears. Her eyes are a molten gold, seeming more liquid than plain.
Personality: She is very proud of her human and stands up for him no matter what-very protective. However, she thinks that he needs more human interaction and tries to get his nose out of his books,to no avail. She is fairly friendly for a daimon and is curious about other daimon's and their forms.

Full Name: Cecilia le'Delacre
Nickname(s):Only from her brother:Ceci
Age: 25
World: Ryada
Rank/Job/Position: Theif
Power: None Yet (will come later)
Appearance:She,too,shares her brother's deep blue eyes and charcoal-hair, but unlike his, hers is long and flowing,often dotted with beads or feathers in random spots. Her skin,unlike his, is fairly dark,as she is outside more. Her face often hides her emotions and enhances any snakry comment she may make. Despite this,there is always a smile on her face, no matter how grim the situation seems.
Personality: Her entire family for the previous eight generations have been powerful mages,so when she wasn't and Raion was, she felt relieved. She didn't want to be under the burden of having to live up to their expectations, even if Raion seemed to enjoy it. The only qualm is that she didn't get to see him as much, but felt abandoned when her older brother had to leave her to go to school.She is,as a theif, very graceful and clever or she would get captured-something that would e very bad,for she knows her parents wouldn't want her 'tarnishing their name'. This makes her very good at coming up with plans,however, when she isn't on 'a job' she tends to be enigmatic,saying the oddest stuff at inappropriate times. The only time she is serious is when she has to be. She's very friendly with any/everyone, but when it comes to being more than friends,she shuts off and seems to be cold,detatched,and emotionsless. Also,she often lets her curiousity get the best of her, especially where mages are concerned, because she considers them the bane of the world.
Daimon's Name: Tavye (Tav)
Settled Form: Maned Wolf
Appearance: Unlike Psycha's fur, his is very scruffy. He seems to be akward in walking and appearence, for his legs are far too large and his entire body seems too thin with his ears too large. Despite the akwardness, he seems to go through a metamorphisis when his human is on a 'job',similar to her, and is graceful and steps feathery-light.His eyes are a stony amethyst color. A scar is very blantent on his left forepaw.
Personality: He is protective of Cecilia,and still hasn't gotten over his resentment at Rai's departure from their lives. Other than that, he is a very rude daimon,saying wat he thinks unless he thinks his human will be punished for it. He is usually quiet, interjection with snarky comments everyonce and a while.

[~*Zephyr and Loki*~]

o.o This sounds awesome! OMG!

Full Name: Nicholas Radolia
Nickname(s): Nikki, Nick
Age: 17
World: Oxford
Rank/Job/Position: Uh...citizen? He's training to be a jeweler like his father, though.
Power: Dowsing using a pendulum, specifically his silver ring on a cotton thread.
Appearance: His hair is dark brown, just above shoulder length, and is usually worn in a low and ponytail, tied with an olive green ribbon. His bangs just reach his nose and he has to constantly brush them out of his face. His eyes are the same shade of green as the ribbon with flecks of gold and brown. His skin is lightly tan and he is of avergae height and build with a bit of a baby face.
Personality: Gosh, I hate the personality parts. >< Uh, can I cheat and say he acts like Shuichi from Gravitation? (This is what I get for watching the whole season -.-) Except what singing is to Shuichi, jewery-making is to Nikki. Be afraid.
Dæmon's Name: Zaltharia, Nikki calls her Sally
Settled Form: Labrador Retriever
Appearance: Her color is that of honey, with a darker shade along her back. Her eyes are pale gold and very expressive. Her ears are almost always thingyed forward in curiosity and her tail almost continuously wags. She's of average height and build.
Personality: Amiable and gentle. She tends to be quiet and calm compared to Nikki's random bursts of hyperactivity. However, she's a bit of a child herself. She'll sometimes bounce around and chase her tail when excited. She tends to make random comments, most of them about how cute that guy is or what's wrong with that chick's hair. Compared to Nikki, she forms crushes easily. She rarely acts on them, though.

[Matt and Ari]

Dude... you like... copied my idea... except for the main character. Read my post and The Rules, and I have the barrier and everything in there, also base powers, which is totally like that 'spark' thing. Ah, well.

Full Name: Eric Livingston
Nickname(s): Eric, Brother, Kirin
Age: 23
World: Oxford
Rank/Job/Position: Scholar
Power: Absorption(?)
Appearance: Very light brown hair, hazel eyes, kinda tall, strong build. He constantly wears something different, but his appearance of choice is jeans with a plain shirt with an open vest. He has a scar just under his left eye
Personality: At most times, he is basically an idiot. Unnecessarily optomistic, and stupid, conversationally anyway. He follows orders and reacts happily to instructions. When he is like this he loves to play with children and often embarrases himself in front of women.
Dæmon Name: Kiyasi
Settled Form: Labrador retreiver-arctic wolf hybrid.
Appearance: Kiyasi is a very fair white, with 2-inch long hair. Her ears are perky, but fold at the tip.
Personality: Kiyasi is a very meek individual. She is very calm, and takes long amounts of time to think things through. She scolds Eric for his carelessness and his idioticness. She loves all that is, and she dies a little inside each time they fight for any reason.

[brooke]

I’m not accusing you,because for all I know, you have done this, but just out of curiousity….Have you asked Aaron about the interjection of a new world into the roleplay?

[Matt and Ari]

Errr... >< *Can't think two steps ahead.* No... Well, if she really doesn't want it in there, I have no problem deleting it. ^_~;; She's also more than welcome to "invade," my rp too. I figure since we're both doing rp's about dimensions it'd b cool, but you never know.

So Aaron, if you'd rather Eric not be in there, just give the word and I'll pull it out. ^_^

[brooke]

*nod* I didn't mean to be rude or anything, but generally if you take liberties in an RP,it's best to first ask the creator.
I wanna make an RP,too.....I think having a few is good,just so taht you don't get bored waiting for someone to show up...

[Matt and Ari]

It is amazingly similar to mine, and congeals with mine perfectly... so maybe subconsciously I just decided to be a jerk and call this one my own. ^_~;;

I completely undertand where you are coming from, and I get your non-rudeness. (You could always join... you know... my rp...>>)

(No one wants to join your rp because they have to read too much. )

*cries.*

[Aaron]

I would like to take this opportunity to say that this was a total coincidence, and I never read anything from Matt's RP whatsoever. If you would like to tell me a bit about it, we could integrate our RPs somehow.

Edit: I read it, and it doesn't quite seem like a carbon copy, to me. And I don't appreciate how you just leapt into the RP with no heed to my desires. I am going to proceed with it as if your post didn't occur until you delete it or something. Our roleplays have similar premises, but are different.

[Toni and Rinto]

Full Name: Jade
Nickname(s): N/A
Age: 17
World: Oxford
Rank/Job/Position: Citizen, and doesn't know what to do as a career.
Power: Just a normal girl..I think..
Appearance: She is very tall and slim. Some describe her as almost elfish because of her height and slender body. She also has long flowing caramel blonde hair and grey eyes. She often wears your average skirt and a white blouse as she likes to dress down, and doesn't possess a lot of money anyway. She also often wears her hair up in a ponytail because it gets in her eyes. She's not one for prettying herself up.
Personality: Jade is quite shy at first around people she hasn't met before or people that she fears or respects. She is kind and friendly most of the time though, although she can sometimes be selfish and is very possessive. However she is very loyal, and can be quite brave when put under pressure.

Dæmon Name: Evan
Settled Form: Hyena
Appearance: Evan is just your average hyena, though he has black fur instead of the normal grey. His eyes are also a striking yellow colour, standing out from his dark hue. He appears lithe and muscular in appearance, a lot more doggish than most hyenas.
Personality: Evan is a lot more outgoing and reckless than Jade. He is more harsh and rude and is quick to anger. He is also very protective over his human but is always up for an adventure, whereas Jade is a lot more cautious.

[Matt and Ari]

aaron said:

I would like to take this opportunity to say that this was a total coincidence, and I never read anything from Matt's RP whatsoever. If you would like to tell me a bit about it, we could integrate our RPs somehow.

Edit: I read it, and it doesn't quite seem like a carbon copy, to me. And I don't appreciate how you just leapt into the RP with no heed to my desires. I am going to proceed with it as if your post didn't occur until you delete it or something. Our roleplays have similar premises, but are different.

Hehe, whoops. I'll delete it, and I don't actually accuse you of stealing, it was just very remarkable how similar they were. I shouldn't have "leapt in," but I actually didn't think much about it as I was doing it. ^_~;; Excuse my rudeness.

[Winger]

Sounds fun.

Full Name: Rossakal Wol'vian
Nickname(s): Ross
Age: 19
World: Ryada'a
Rank/Job/Position: Apprentice Mage
Power: He refers to it as 'Intinct'. It's these incredibly strong urges or flashes of realisation, usually happening moments before some event, be it major or minor. It's almost foresight, but it also deposits snippets of information he could not have otherwise known, such as names and the where-abouts of objects.
Appearance: Dark-blonde hair that tends to have a life of its own, sitting any which way. Sharp blue eyes sit under straight brows and above a thin nose. He stands about 146cm tall - poor Ross is quite short. However, he makes up for it with speed and agility thanks to his lithe build.
Personality: He takes pleasure in simple things, but that doesn't mean he's stupid. Ross can be quite quick-witted and intelligent, but prefers not to show this all the time. Instead, he is a joker, a jester, one who prefers to laugh than anything else. He's good-natured and can accept criticism against himself with an open smile. He's also very willing to pose fun at another, which can cause issues. He's playful, a touch impatient and often reckless.
Dæmon Name: Chanello (Chello)
Settled Form: River otter
Appearance: Waterproof brown fur with a paler underbelly. Small rounded ears and sharp black eyes tht wink in the sunlight. A slender yet stocky body pressed low to the ground. Webbed feet with sharp claws. A thick rudder-like tail swinging out behind. That's her.
Personality: Chello has an air of perpetual exasperation - with a human like Ross, who wouldn't? She loves him dearly, but is of the firm opinion he's an idiot. The little otter is the calmer side of Ross, reasoning and practical, tactful and wary. Her opinions sometimes clash with those of her human's, but the pair get along perfectly. Their arguements tend to be more along the lines of friendly banter than all-out warfare. And in dangerous situations, they make perfect allies.

[Aaron]

Yey. Please do post, people. Could an Oxford person start a thread?