Monday, September 19th
"You heard the rumors, right? What a lunatic! That girl...what was her name? Zola...? Yea, she's been going around telling everybody she saw the future. Ain't that crazy! What a psycho! I don't know about you, but there's no way any of that crazy talk she was spouting could come true. I mean, the sky breaking? People turning into mermaids and goblins? That's ridiculous, but whatever, believe what you want."
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Zola's 'prophesy' has been the buzz around the school, the talk of students, and teachers alike. Everyone's been a bit on edge after the girl in question had a hysterical break in one of her classes, scribbling her crazy-talk all over her desk before she had to be sent home. She didn't go quietly, that's for sure.
The RP:
This RP is based on a series of the same name called The Oscillation, written by Scott Edwards, (I recommend giving it a read but it isn't necessary for this RP).The Oscillation is a world-wide event that granted some people around the world a plethora of special gifts straight out of the tales of myth and legend. Your character is one such person affected by the Oscillation.
The setting of the RP is Zenobia High School, on a Monday morning unlike any other. Your character is free to be a student, teacher, visitor, staff, etc. So long as they have a reason to be at the school that day.
You will require two (2) character sheets for this RP. You'll need a starting bio, which will detail the character and personality of your OC before the Oscillation, and you'll need an Oscillation-changed bio that details their changes after the Oscillation.
Outside of the powers and abilities granted by your inherited Myths and Legend, you'll also inherit, to a degree, the dispositions of those mythical beings and legendary characters.
That is to say, if your character ends up inheriting a myth or legend known for being vicious and malevolent, then your character would be pushed towards acting in that way. This 'compulsion' is not absolute, it simply makes it easier for your character to act in that manner, and also introduces some variation to your OCs starting personality.
How you handle this change is entirely within your jurisdiction. So long as it is present in some reasonable way, I have no complaints. However, keep in mind the characters should gradually grow accustomed to their new abilities, so they'll need to discover what they can do.
Luckily, this is made easy by the mysterious System; a disembodied voice, that rings in head-space of everyone affected by the Oscillation.
You should keep an up-to-date list of the traits and abilities your character inherited from their myth, whether it be a change in personality or developments in the arcane arts.
A skill sheet, so to speak.
The Oscillation utilizes a very game-like setting and it can be treated like a game to some degree.
Rules:
- Follow all general charm rules
- Only 2 OCs allowed per Rper
- Romance Allowed, but keep it PG-13
- Suggestions for plot ideas and arcs are welcome!
- Have Fun!
- No Omnipotent Characters
Name:
Gender:
Age:
Physical Features:
(Descriptions including height, weight, hair color, eye color, body shape, etc.)
Appearance: [Optional]
(Descriptions including clothing, accessories, piercings, hairstyles, etc.)
Personality:
(General description of personality. Can include likes & dislikes)
Gender:
Age:
Physical Features:
(Descriptions including height, weight, hair color, eye color, body shape, etc.)
Appearance: [Optional]
(Descriptions including clothing, accessories, piercings, hairstyles, etc.)
Personality:
(General description of personality. Can include likes & dislikes)
Name:
Kinship: (Mythickin or Legendkin)
Myth/Legend:
Gender:
Age:
Physical Features: (Changed by the Oscillation)
(Descriptions including height, weight, hair colour, eye colour, body shape, etc.)
Appearance: [Optional]
(Descriptions including clothing, accessories, piercings, hairstyles, etc.)
Personality: (Changed by the Oscillation)
(General description of personality. Can include likes & dislikes)
Mythos:
(The Legend or Myth your character derives their power from and the abilities they would gain from those legends.)
Skill Sheet:
Stats:
Kinship: (Mythickin or Legendkin)
Myth/Legend:
Gender:
Age:
Physical Features: (Changed by the Oscillation)
(Descriptions including height, weight, hair colour, eye colour, body shape, etc.)
Appearance: [Optional]
(Descriptions including clothing, accessories, piercings, hairstyles, etc.)
Personality: (Changed by the Oscillation)
(General description of personality. Can include likes & dislikes)
Mythos:
(The Legend or Myth your character derives their power from and the abilities they would gain from those legends.)
Skill Sheet:
This is a list of all the abilities your character would inherit from their myth.
E.g. A character based on the Hydra might have skills like:
Poisonous Blood
Enhanced Regeneration
Multiple Heads
etc.
The Oscillation uses a game-like system and skills can manifest in the form of Skill 'trees'. Skill trees consist of skill branches and leaves.
Skill Branches, or Cluster Skills, don't do anything by themselves but are an umbrella name for a group of related skills. For example, a group of skills related to wielding a sword might fall under the Swordsmanship Branch.
Leaves refer to individual skills and they can be either passive or active. Active skills must be triggered or intentionally activated to be used, they are generally under the user's control. Passive skills are constantly in usage and cannot be turned off, though the user may learn to control their effects over time.
E.g.
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Note:
For Legends known to be either invincible, invulnerable, immortal, omnipotent, omniscient, etc. their abilities will be nerfed accordingly to avoid skewed characters.
e.g. Achillies (near-invincible except for his heel), Sun Wukong (5 times immortal), various gods of knowledge, etc.
E.g. A character based on the Hydra might have skills like:
Poisonous Blood
Enhanced Regeneration
Multiple Heads
etc.
The Oscillation uses a game-like system and skills can manifest in the form of Skill 'trees'. Skill trees consist of skill branches and leaves.
Skill Branches, or Cluster Skills, don't do anything by themselves but are an umbrella name for a group of related skills. For example, a group of skills related to wielding a sword might fall under the Swordsmanship Branch.
Leaves refer to individual skills and they can be either passive or active. Active skills must be triggered or intentionally activated to be used, they are generally under the user's control. Passive skills are constantly in usage and cannot be turned off, though the user may learn to control their effects over time.
E.g.
SOLAR ESSENCE ABSORPTION (PASSIVE)
Absorbs energy from the sun which can then be refined for the user's own usage. This requires direct contact with sunlight.
Absorbs energy from the sun which can then be refined for the user's own usage. This requires direct contact with sunlight.
THE NATURE OF YANG (PASSIVE)
When in direct sunlight Power, Strength, and Toughness are increased by 1 stage.
PURE YANG QI [ASPECT: HARDNESS] (ACTIVE) The aspect of Yang focused on is hardness; this skill produces golden light which can be shaped to the user's will. The light contains the property of 'hardness'.
When in direct sunlight Power, Strength, and Toughness are increased by 1 stage.
PURE YANG QI [ASPECT: HARDNESS] (ACTIVE) The aspect of Yang focused on is hardness; this skill produces golden light which can be shaped to the user's will. The light contains the property of 'hardness'.
LUNAR ESSENCE ABSORPTION (PASSIVE)
Absorbs energy from the moon which can then be refined for the user's own usage. This requires direct contact with moonlight.
Absorbs energy from the moon which can then be refined for the user's own usage. This requires direct contact with moonlight.
THE NATURE OF YIN (PASSIVE)
When in direct moonlight Quickness, Agility, and Resilience are increased by 1 stage.
PURE YIN QI [ASPECT: SOFTNESS] (ACTIVE)
The aspect of Yin focused on is softness; this skill produces silver light which can be shaped to the user's will. The light contains the property of 'softness'.
When in direct moonlight Quickness, Agility, and Resilience are increased by 1 stage.
PURE YIN QI [ASPECT: SOFTNESS] (ACTIVE)
The aspect of Yin focused on is softness; this skill produces silver light which can be shaped to the user's will. The light contains the property of 'softness'.
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Note:
For Legends known to be either invincible, invulnerable, immortal, omnipotent, omniscient, etc. their abilities will be nerfed accordingly to avoid skewed characters.
e.g. Achillies (near-invincible except for his heel), Sun Wukong (5 times immortal), various gods of knowledge, etc.
Stats:
Force
Power: is an explosive and wilder exercise of force. This could also mean potential force as one can have an extremely high power capacity, but be physically extremely weak.
Strength: is a slower and more controlled exercise of force.
Defense
Toughness: is how much damage we can take before our bones are crushed and skin torn.
Resilience: is how well we can redirect force. This can be affected by abilities that redirect damage or mitigates them through some magical or supernatural means.
Dexterity
Speed: is the ability to move the body in one direction as fast as possible.
Agility: is the ability to accelerate, decelerate, stabilize, and quickly change directions with proper posture.
Quickness: is the ability to react and change body position with a maximum rate of force production.
Energy
Constitution: is how long we can function consciously. This has to do with 'mental fatigue'.
Stamina: is how long we can function physically. One may be physically weak but can operate for an extended period with spells or other abilities.
Endurance: mitigates the use of all our abilities dealing with Stamina and Constitution, i.e. high endurance reduces the expenditure of Stamina and Constitution.
Tenacity
Elemental Resistances: Resistance to elemental magic or abilities fueled by certain elements.
Physical Resistances: if someone has high Physical Resistance, then they can mitigate a lot of physical damage. This is connected with the Defense stat and adds to it.
Note: Physical Resistance does not directly affect one's 'durability'. It instead refers to abilities that absorb or deflect damage. Examples of things that would affect Physical Resistance include, but are not limited to, shields or armor.
Control Resistances: This has to do with stuns, charms, and other status effects.
Penetration: is a stat that helps bypass resistances.
Power: is an explosive and wilder exercise of force. This could also mean potential force as one can have an extremely high power capacity, but be physically extremely weak.
Strength: is a slower and more controlled exercise of force.
Defense
Toughness: is how much damage we can take before our bones are crushed and skin torn.
Resilience: is how well we can redirect force. This can be affected by abilities that redirect damage or mitigates them through some magical or supernatural means.
Dexterity
Speed: is the ability to move the body in one direction as fast as possible.
Agility: is the ability to accelerate, decelerate, stabilize, and quickly change directions with proper posture.
Quickness: is the ability to react and change body position with a maximum rate of force production.
Energy
Constitution: is how long we can function consciously. This has to do with 'mental fatigue'.
Stamina: is how long we can function physically. One may be physically weak but can operate for an extended period with spells or other abilities.
Endurance: mitigates the use of all our abilities dealing with Stamina and Constitution, i.e. high endurance reduces the expenditure of Stamina and Constitution.
Tenacity
Elemental Resistances: Resistance to elemental magic or abilities fueled by certain elements.
Physical Resistances: if someone has high Physical Resistance, then they can mitigate a lot of physical damage. This is connected with the Defense stat and adds to it.
Note: Physical Resistance does not directly affect one's 'durability'. It instead refers to abilities that absorb or deflect damage. Examples of things that would affect Physical Resistance include, but are not limited to, shields or armor.
Control Resistances: This has to do with stuns, charms, and other status effects.
Penetration: is a stat that helps bypass resistances.
Extremely High
Very High
High
Above Average
Average
Below Average
Low
Very Low
Extremely Low
Note:
A character can have a maximum of 6 stats that fall within the ranges High - Extremely High.
Any more than 1 Extremely High stat must be balanced out by lowered stats elsewhere.
Very High
High
Above Average
Average
Below Average
Low
Very Low
Extremely Low
Note:
A character can have a maximum of 6 stats that fall within the ranges High - Extremely High.
Any more than 1 Extremely High stat must be balanced out by lowered stats elsewhere.
To clarify the difference between Mythickin and Legendkin.
A mythickin refers to a race of creatures (Dragons, Pheonix, Kitsune, Nekomata, etc.)
A legendkin refers to a specific individual (Heracles, Perseus, Seigfried, Pele, Atlanta, etc.)
A specific character from a mythical race, a specific fairy, Titania, for example, would fall under legendkin.
My OC(s):
Name: Catherine Grimaldine
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Physical Features:
(Descriptions including height, weight, hair color, eye color, body shape, etc.)
Shorter than many of her younger schoolmates (at only 4'8"), Catherine is among the shortest in her year group and boasts no qualms about it. She has curly black hair that falls to her shoulders and asymmetrical bangs that cover the dark-brown iris of her left eye. Her dark lips can often be found pressed into a line, giving her a stern expression, but is actually a result of her habit of biting the inside of her lips.
Appearance: [Optional]
(Descriptions including clothing, accessories, piercings, hairstyles, etc.)
Preferring the feeling of warm and toasty clothing, Catherine is often found in long-sleeved shirts that fit snuggly around her body paired with form-fitting jeans or a long skirt. Her favorite combination is a black turtleneck paired with either dark blue ripped jeans or an asymmetrical long-skirt with double side slits. She wears both with knee socks and hardy brown boots.
Personality:
(General description of personality. Can include likes & dislikes)
A newly advanced Senior, Catherine is all but done through with the humdrum of high school. With above-average grades that contrast her average looks, Catherine is usually among the top scorers in her class. An achievement she takes pride in. It’s one of the things that feed into her proud nature, which has made her somewhat of a loner and can oft make her seem unapproachable. Behind that, Catherine is a moderately friendly girl who down-to-earth and who likes talking about her three pet cats. Family circumstances have groomed her to be resourceful and resilient, however, she isn’t one to handle setbacks well and takes them rather poorly.
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Physical Features:
(Descriptions including height, weight, hair color, eye color, body shape, etc.)
Shorter than many of her younger schoolmates (at only 4'8"), Catherine is among the shortest in her year group and boasts no qualms about it. She has curly black hair that falls to her shoulders and asymmetrical bangs that cover the dark-brown iris of her left eye. Her dark lips can often be found pressed into a line, giving her a stern expression, but is actually a result of her habit of biting the inside of her lips.
Appearance: [Optional]
(Descriptions including clothing, accessories, piercings, hairstyles, etc.)
Preferring the feeling of warm and toasty clothing, Catherine is often found in long-sleeved shirts that fit snuggly around her body paired with form-fitting jeans or a long skirt. Her favorite combination is a black turtleneck paired with either dark blue ripped jeans or an asymmetrical long-skirt with double side slits. She wears both with knee socks and hardy brown boots.
Personality:
(General description of personality. Can include likes & dislikes)
A newly advanced Senior, Catherine is all but done through with the humdrum of high school. With above-average grades that contrast her average looks, Catherine is usually among the top scorers in her class. An achievement she takes pride in. It’s one of the things that feed into her proud nature, which has made her somewhat of a loner and can oft make her seem unapproachable. Behind that, Catherine is a moderately friendly girl who down-to-earth and who likes talking about her three pet cats. Family circumstances have groomed her to be resourceful and resilient, however, she isn’t one to handle setbacks well and takes them rather poorly.
Name: Catherine Grimaldine
Kinship: Mythickin
Myth/Legend: Nekomata
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Physical Features:
(Descriptions including height, weight, hair colour, eye colour, body shape, etc.)
After the Oscillation, Catherine now sports a pair of Lynx-ears that replace her formerly human ones. Her bodily proportions have hardly changed, save for a long, whip-like tail divided right down the middle and split into the two whispy tell-tale signs of a Nekomata.
She does, however, possess the haunting slitted pupils of a cat which are framed by light green flares that fade into the yellow of her eyeballs.
Personality:
(General description of personality. Can include likes & dislikes)
The Oscillation has made Catherine a bit more volatile. Her emotions more easily escape her grasp, especially those having to do with anger, resentment, and ill-will. She's become rather petty and seeks to settle scores for the slightest of misdeeds done towards her. In a few words, she's become more malevolent and vindictive, though she tries, with some success, to keep her emotions in check.
Mythos:
(The Legend or Myth your character derives their power from and the abilities they would gain from those legends.)
Kinship: Mythickin
Myth/Legend: Nekomata
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Physical Features:
(Descriptions including height, weight, hair colour, eye colour, body shape, etc.)
After the Oscillation, Catherine now sports a pair of Lynx-ears that replace her formerly human ones. Her bodily proportions have hardly changed, save for a long, whip-like tail divided right down the middle and split into the two whispy tell-tale signs of a Nekomata.
She does, however, possess the haunting slitted pupils of a cat which are framed by light green flares that fade into the yellow of her eyeballs.
Personality:
(General description of personality. Can include likes & dislikes)
The Oscillation has made Catherine a bit more volatile. Her emotions more easily escape her grasp, especially those having to do with anger, resentment, and ill-will. She's become rather petty and seeks to settle scores for the slightest of misdeeds done towards her. In a few words, she's become more malevolent and vindictive, though she tries, with some success, to keep her emotions in check.
Mythos:
(The Legend or Myth your character derives their power from and the abilities they would gain from those legends.)
Nekomata are yokai said to exists deep in the mountains and feed on, but not exclusively, human flesh. Size account in retellings varies, as Nekomata have been described to be bigger than a wild boar in the or as huge as a panther or a lion, with its growl resounding through the mountainous regions.
Other accounts of Nekomata include domesticated cats turning into the Nekomata. It was believed to be dangerous to keep a house cat for too long as it might transform into the Nekomata. Furthermore, it was said that the tail of the old cats would be split into two once it is time for their transformation.
Many people mistake the Nekomata for the Bakeneko. While the two have the same original life of being house cats before transforming into beasts, the Nekomata is more hostile. Not only are they older and larger cats compared to the Bakeneko, but they also have longer tails that would split into two. Furthermore, not all Bakeneko are malevolent while all Nekomata are. It is also believed that the Nekomata are more able to speak the human language better than Bakeneko. Due to their larger size, Nekomata are also able to cause more damage and wreak greater havoc in comparison to the Bakeneko.
It was believed that the Nekomata would attack humans who were by chance in the mountain regions. The chances of becoming a victim of the Nekomata depended on many factors such as how deep the person was in the mountains. The Nekomata were also cunning creatures that used several tricks to lure people into the mountains.
One of their many tricks included mimicking the sound or the cries of people who are in peril. Their tricks were not limited to this, as they would do anything to lure prey into the dangers of the mountains and away from the safety of their own homes. These victims, upon encountering the Nekomata, would be attacked, killed, then eaten by the beast. While its appearance was still uncertain, most descriptions of this monster were still quite scary.
Another trick that the demon cat would do to kill more people is to transform into human form. They are not limited to only a single human body. This means that they can transform into anyone, even into a person’s mother or relative. Once they can trick the victim into thinking that it is a loved one in danger and the victim gets closer, the Nekomata would attack the victim unguarded.
On the other hand, the domesticated Nekomata are kittens that were raised inside homes would grow into the normal house cats. However, it is believed by some people that these house cats would gradually develop certain powers that would enable them to entrance their owners. They would then turn into Nekomata and leave the house to travel to the mountains, where they would join their mountain counterparts, in killing and eating humans.
The skills of this devil cat were many, it was believed that it could fly, consume poison with no ill effects, speak to people in dreams, talk to the deceased and reanimate corpses; which they used to torment human beings. They would do this just to spread mischief and to cause misery among humans. A trick that they would do to further torment a person is to taunt them with the visions of their loved ones who have already passed away. On the other hand, it is said that they only generally do this to the people who have caused them harm while the cats were still alive.
Due to their many powers, it is said that the Nekomata have enslaved humans by blackmailing them. Another way for them to kill humans other than eating them is by causing chaos and large fires. They would find great pleasure in wreaking havoc among humans. The cruelty of the Nekomata truly is unparalleled. Tormenting humans just for fun and seeing them suffer is not something a creature with a conscience can do.
Other accounts of Nekomata include domesticated cats turning into the Nekomata. It was believed to be dangerous to keep a house cat for too long as it might transform into the Nekomata. Furthermore, it was said that the tail of the old cats would be split into two once it is time for their transformation.
Many people mistake the Nekomata for the Bakeneko. While the two have the same original life of being house cats before transforming into beasts, the Nekomata is more hostile. Not only are they older and larger cats compared to the Bakeneko, but they also have longer tails that would split into two. Furthermore, not all Bakeneko are malevolent while all Nekomata are. It is also believed that the Nekomata are more able to speak the human language better than Bakeneko. Due to their larger size, Nekomata are also able to cause more damage and wreak greater havoc in comparison to the Bakeneko.
It was believed that the Nekomata would attack humans who were by chance in the mountain regions. The chances of becoming a victim of the Nekomata depended on many factors such as how deep the person was in the mountains. The Nekomata were also cunning creatures that used several tricks to lure people into the mountains.
One of their many tricks included mimicking the sound or the cries of people who are in peril. Their tricks were not limited to this, as they would do anything to lure prey into the dangers of the mountains and away from the safety of their own homes. These victims, upon encountering the Nekomata, would be attacked, killed, then eaten by the beast. While its appearance was still uncertain, most descriptions of this monster were still quite scary.
Another trick that the demon cat would do to kill more people is to transform into human form. They are not limited to only a single human body. This means that they can transform into anyone, even into a person’s mother or relative. Once they can trick the victim into thinking that it is a loved one in danger and the victim gets closer, the Nekomata would attack the victim unguarded.
On the other hand, the domesticated Nekomata are kittens that were raised inside homes would grow into the normal house cats. However, it is believed by some people that these house cats would gradually develop certain powers that would enable them to entrance their owners. They would then turn into Nekomata and leave the house to travel to the mountains, where they would join their mountain counterparts, in killing and eating humans.
The skills of this devil cat were many, it was believed that it could fly, consume poison with no ill effects, speak to people in dreams, talk to the deceased and reanimate corpses; which they used to torment human beings. They would do this just to spread mischief and to cause misery among humans. A trick that they would do to further torment a person is to taunt them with the visions of their loved ones who have already passed away. On the other hand, it is said that they only generally do this to the people who have caused them harm while the cats were still alive.
Due to their many powers, it is said that the Nekomata have enslaved humans by blackmailing them. Another way for them to kill humans other than eating them is by causing chaos and large fires. They would find great pleasure in wreaking havoc among humans. The cruelty of the Nekomata truly is unparalleled. Tormenting humans just for fun and seeing them suffer is not something a creature with a conscience can do.
Grants the following sub-abilities:
Corpses that she reanimates can be controlled and puppeteered about according to her will.
Catherine can communicate with and sense the dead or recently deceased.
Catherine can create and control ghastly fireballs.
Grants the user the following sub-abilities:
Catherine has senses of a feline, enhancing her balance, vision, smell, etc. beyond what they were as a human.
Catherine has a lithe and feline physique with the enhanced physical attributes of a cat, increasing her flexibility, power, stealth, agility, etc.
Catherine can shapeshift, changing her size and appearance, however, taking the form of humans or other cats is easiest for her.
Using her Ghost-fire, Catherine can propel herself through the air.
Grants the user the following sub-abilities:
It is the nature of Nekomata to be cruel and vindictive. This skill makes Catherine more prone to acts of cruelty, vengeance, and maliciousness.
The user possesses the ability to talk to cats.
Grants the following sub-abilities:
Catherine can enter the dreams of others when they are close to her.
Catherine possesses the ability to lull others to sleep, though this can be resisted by pain or other intense stimuli.
Catherine can impose her spirit on others, usually normal humans, possessing them temporarily.
Force
Defense
Dexterity
Energy
Tenacity
- Power: High
Power is an explosive and wilder exercise of force. This could also mean potential force as one can have an extremely high power capacity, but be physically extremely weak. - Strength: Above Average
Strength is a slower and more controlled exercise of force.
Defense
- Toughness: Above Average
Toughness is how much damage we can take before our bones are crushed and skin torn. - Resilience: Average
Resilience is how well we can redirect force. This can be affected by abilities that redirect damage or mitigates them through some magical or supernatural means.
Dexterity
- Speed: High
Speed is the ability to move the body in one direction as fast as possible. - Agility: Extremely High
Agility is the ability to accelerate, decelerate, stabilize, and quickly change directions with proper posture. - Quickness: Very High
Quickness is the ability to react and change body position with a maximum rate of force production.
Energy
- Constitution: Average
Constitution is how long we can function consciously. This has to do with 'mental fatigue'. - Stamina: Below Average
Stamina is how long we can function physically. One may be physically weak (in terms of stamina) but can operate for an extended period with spells. - Endurance: Average
Endurance mitigates the usage of abilities dealing with Stamina and Constitution.
Tenacity
- Elemental Resistance: Average
*Exception*
Very High resistance to Toxins & Flames.
Very Low Resistance to anything 'Holy' & Water. - Physical Resistance: Average
- Control Resistance: High
Name: Zongying Yuying
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Physical Features:
(Descriptions including height, weight, hair color, eye color, body shape, etc.)
Born from a mix of Chinese-American Oriental and African-American heritage, Yuying has rather unique physical features. Her sharp eyes and strong nose-line and lips give her a surprisingly feminine face, which is further accentuated by her round cheeks, and willowy eyebrows. She’s fair-skinned with beige complexion, and dark eyes and hair inherited from both her parents. While not particularly tall, Yuying stands at 5’3” and his a fruity body line.
Appearance: [Optional]
(Descriptions including clothing, accessories, piercings, hairstyles, etc.)
Personality:
(General description of personality. Can include likes & dislikes)
A bit of a nerd, Yuying has a deep interest in the wuxia and xianxia aspects of Chinese mythology and voraciously consumes novels on that matter when she has the time. When she’s not hunched over her phone reading or idly listening to a song, then Yuying can be quite outgoing and friendly. She’s bold and decisive, often making decisions without forethought or fully thinking things through. Her name means ‘to take heroes and flowers and models’, and she strives to do just that, often coming off as pushy with her ideals.
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Physical Features:
(Descriptions including height, weight, hair color, eye color, body shape, etc.)
Born from a mix of Chinese-American Oriental and African-American heritage, Yuying has rather unique physical features. Her sharp eyes and strong nose-line and lips give her a surprisingly feminine face, which is further accentuated by her round cheeks, and willowy eyebrows. She’s fair-skinned with beige complexion, and dark eyes and hair inherited from both her parents. While not particularly tall, Yuying stands at 5’3” and his a fruity body line.
Appearance: [Optional]
(Descriptions including clothing, accessories, piercings, hairstyles, etc.)
Personality:
(General description of personality. Can include likes & dislikes)
A bit of a nerd, Yuying has a deep interest in the wuxia and xianxia aspects of Chinese mythology and voraciously consumes novels on that matter when she has the time. When she’s not hunched over her phone reading or idly listening to a song, then Yuying can be quite outgoing and friendly. She’s bold and decisive, often making decisions without forethought or fully thinking things through. Her name means ‘to take heroes and flowers and models’, and she strives to do just that, often coming off as pushy with her ideals.
Name: Zongying Yuying
Kinship: Mythickin
Myth/Legend: Huli Jing
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Physical Features: (Changed by the Oscillation)
(Descriptions including height, weight, hair colour, eye colour, body shape, etc.)
Yuying’s features have narrowed, she now possesses even sharper eyes and narrower nose, fringed with whiskers, that has given her an expression both foxy and perpetually playful. Her hair has lengthened immensely, from its previous bob-like length at her shoulders to a thick, wild, tresses that tickle her legs. Along with its increased length, Yuying’s hair also possesses two new colors. Between the black strands are singular streaks of gold and silver which can be only be seen when viewed from the front. These streaks are inline with the new pair of foxy ears that have grown to perch atop her head and she has a single tail matted with dark fur.
Appearance: [Optional]
(Descriptions including clothing, accessories, piercings, hairstyles, etc.)
Personality: (Changed by the Oscillation)
(General description of personality. Can include likes & dislikes)
Huli Jing are beings that can be both benevolent and malevolent, however, regardless of their morality the term Huli Jing is commonly used to refer to a creature who is dangerous in its seductive nature. Yuying’s transformation has given her foxy wiles, and a penchant for feeding her own amusement.
Mythos: The Huli Jing
(The Legend or Myth your character derives their power from and the abilities they would gain from those legends.)
Named with the terms Huli meaning 'fox' and Jing meaning 'essence', Huli Jing or Spirit Foxes as they are often called, are the Chinese equivalent of the Japanse Kitsune and the Korean Kumiho. Although all three myths share similar abilities and traits such as illusion creation, transformation, and seduction, the Huli Jing separates itself from its foxy sisters via its integration with other aspects of Chinese mythos namely the Xian, or the Immortals. Reputed as one of the 5 spiritual animals, foxes are able to absorb the essence of heaven and earth and cultivate to become immortal, a Huli Jing is one such fox which has begun cultivating towards immortality.
Immortality can be achieved through a variety of means but only the noblest of foxes are able to absorb power from the Sun and Moon then refine it into essence for their own use. The more common variety of fox targets men, absorbing their essence much like a succubus through sexual contact.
As with their kin the Kitsune and Kumiho, a Huli Jing's power is stated to be directly related to the number of tails they possess with each tail being the result of decades of cultivation. Similarly, they share the Kitsune's hatred and fear of dogs, as well as imperfect transformations that can be dropped if the fox is shocked, drunk, or careless.
It's said that when a Huli Jing achieves its ninth tail it can become immortal and transcend yin and yang.
Skill Sheet:
Kinship: Mythickin
Myth/Legend: Huli Jing
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Physical Features: (Changed by the Oscillation)
(Descriptions including height, weight, hair colour, eye colour, body shape, etc.)
Yuying’s features have narrowed, she now possesses even sharper eyes and narrower nose, fringed with whiskers, that has given her an expression both foxy and perpetually playful. Her hair has lengthened immensely, from its previous bob-like length at her shoulders to a thick, wild, tresses that tickle her legs. Along with its increased length, Yuying’s hair also possesses two new colors. Between the black strands are singular streaks of gold and silver which can be only be seen when viewed from the front. These streaks are inline with the new pair of foxy ears that have grown to perch atop her head and she has a single tail matted with dark fur.
Appearance: [Optional]
(Descriptions including clothing, accessories, piercings, hairstyles, etc.)
Personality: (Changed by the Oscillation)
(General description of personality. Can include likes & dislikes)
Huli Jing are beings that can be both benevolent and malevolent, however, regardless of their morality the term Huli Jing is commonly used to refer to a creature who is dangerous in its seductive nature. Yuying’s transformation has given her foxy wiles, and a penchant for feeding her own amusement.
Mythos: The Huli Jing
(The Legend or Myth your character derives their power from and the abilities they would gain from those legends.)
Named with the terms Huli meaning 'fox' and Jing meaning 'essence', Huli Jing or Spirit Foxes as they are often called, are the Chinese equivalent of the Japanse Kitsune and the Korean Kumiho. Although all three myths share similar abilities and traits such as illusion creation, transformation, and seduction, the Huli Jing separates itself from its foxy sisters via its integration with other aspects of Chinese mythos namely the Xian, or the Immortals. Reputed as one of the 5 spiritual animals, foxes are able to absorb the essence of heaven and earth and cultivate to become immortal, a Huli Jing is one such fox which has begun cultivating towards immortality.
Immortality can be achieved through a variety of means but only the noblest of foxes are able to absorb power from the Sun and Moon then refine it into essence for their own use. The more common variety of fox targets men, absorbing their essence much like a succubus through sexual contact.
As with their kin the Kitsune and Kumiho, a Huli Jing's power is stated to be directly related to the number of tails they possess with each tail being the result of decades of cultivation. Similarly, they share the Kitsune's hatred and fear of dogs, as well as imperfect transformations that can be dropped if the fox is shocked, drunk, or careless.
It's said that when a Huli Jing achieves its ninth tail it can become immortal and transcend yin and yang.
Skill Sheet:
Solar Essence Absorption (Passive) Absorbs energy from the sun which can then be refined for the user's own usage. This requires direct contact with sunlight.
The Nature of Yang (Passive) When in direct sunlight Power, Strength, and Toughness are increased by 1 stage.
Pure Yang Qi [Aspect: Hardness] (Active) The aspect of Yang focused on is hardness; this skill produces golden light which can be shaped to the user's will. The light contains the property of 'hardness'.
The Nature of Yang (Passive) When in direct sunlight Power, Strength, and Toughness are increased by 1 stage.
Pure Yang Qi [Aspect: Hardness] (Active) The aspect of Yang focused on is hardness; this skill produces golden light which can be shaped to the user's will. The light contains the property of 'hardness'.
Lunar Essence Absorption (Passive) Absorbs energy from the moon which can then be refined for the user's own usage. This requires direct contact with moonlight.
The Nature of Yin (Passive) When in direct moonlight Quickness, Agility, and Resilience are increased by 1 stage.
Pure Yin Qi [Aspect: Softness] (Active) The aspect of Yin focused on is softness; this skill produces silver light which can be shaped to the user's will. The light contains the property of 'softness'.
The Nature of Yin (Passive) When in direct moonlight Quickness, Agility, and Resilience are increased by 1 stage.
Pure Yin Qi [Aspect: Softness] (Active) The aspect of Yin focused on is softness; this skill produces silver light which can be shaped to the user's will. The light contains the property of 'softness'.
Man-Eater (Passive) Absorb the energy of others; this is best done through intimate contact. This ability is easily resisted otherwise.
Karmic Punishment (Passive) Accrues negative karma whenever Man-Eater is utilized to harm another person. This karma makes it harder to utilize any of the skills in [The Dao of Celestial Bodies]. Foxes with high Negative Karma have a high likelihood of inciting nigh-deadly heavenly tribulation. (Drastically increases the strength of the Heavenly Defiance Skill.)
Karmic Punishment (Passive) Accrues negative karma whenever Man-Eater is utilized to harm another person. This karma makes it harder to utilize any of the skills in [The Dao of Celestial Bodies]. Foxes with high Negative Karma have a high likelihood of inciting nigh-deadly heavenly tribulation. (Drastically increases the strength of the Heavenly Defiance Skill.)
Heavenly Defiance (Passive) Immortal cultivation is against the natural order. Each time the user grows strong i.e. gains another tail, Heavenly Tribulation will descend in an attempt to kill the user.
Cultivator of the Heavenly Dao (Passive) To cultivators, the Heavenly Dao is not to be violated. If a cultivator swears on the heavenly dao and then reneges on their promise, their body is destroyed and their soul eradicated.
Heaven Provides (Passive) Essence can be used as a substitute for food and water.
Cultivator of the Heavenly Dao (Passive) To cultivators, the Heavenly Dao is not to be violated. If a cultivator swears on the heavenly dao and then reneges on their promise, their body is destroyed and their soul eradicated.
Heaven Provides (Passive) Essence can be used as a substitute for food and water.
Fox Physique (Passive) The user has the senses and physical abilities of a fox.
Knowledge of a Thousand Li (Active) The spirit foxes highly advanced senses are said to enable it to know everything within a thousand Li (500 km). This skill allows the user to stretch a 'spirit-sense' as an extension of their soul to interact with the world around them.
Distance is limited by the number of tails. Each tail grants 10m distance.
Note:
Knowledge of a Thousand Li (Active) The spirit foxes highly advanced senses are said to enable it to know everything within a thousand Li (500 km). This skill allows the user to stretch a 'spirit-sense' as an extension of their soul to interact with the world around them.
Distance is limited by the number of tails. Each tail grants 10m distance.
Note:
■ Because the spiritual sense is an extension of the user, any harm done to the spiritual sense causes immediate and severe backlash on the user's soul, the severity of the harm can range from severe pain to mentally crippling.
■ The spiritual sense can be felt by those with spiritual awareness or awareness of souls in general.
Natural Adversaries (Passive) Foxes and Dogs are natural enemies. Kitsune, Kumiho, and Huli Jing alike have an irrational fear of dogs.■ The spiritual sense can be felt by those with spiritual awareness or awareness of souls in general.
■ May be unable to use Shapeshifting or Illusions in the presence of a dog.
Shapeshifting (Active) The user can change forms
Restrictions:
Illusion Weaving (Active) Glamorous illusions can be used to conceal the user and things around them.
Restrictions:
Restrictions:
■ Shapeshifint is not an effective disguise against canines because they have the ability to sniff out fox magic.
■ Shapeshifting is not an effective disguise against those with the Holy attribute who can see through it.
■ Shapeshifting is highly reliant on the user's control; Shapeshifting will show mistakes if the user is spooked, grows careless, intoxicated etc.
■ The true nature of a fox always shows. Shapeshifting is not perfect, often the user's shadow will still appear as a fox regardless of their form.
■ Shapeshifting is not an effective disguise against those with the Holy attribute who can see through it.
■ Shapeshifting is highly reliant on the user's control; Shapeshifting will show mistakes if the user is spooked, grows careless, intoxicated etc.
■ The true nature of a fox always shows. Shapeshifting is not perfect, often the user's shadow will still appear as a fox regardless of their form.
Illusion Weaving (Active) Glamorous illusions can be used to conceal the user and things around them.
Restrictions:
■ Illusions are not as effective on canines because they have the ability to sniff out fox magic.
■ Illusions are not effective on those with the Holy attribute who can see through it.
■ Illusions are highly reliant on the user's control; Illusions will show mistakes if the user is spooked, grows careless, intoxicated etc.
■ The true nature of a fox always shows. Illusions are not perfect, often the user's shadow will still appear as a fox regardless of their form.
■ Illusions are not effective on those with the Holy attribute who can see through it.
■ Illusions are highly reliant on the user's control; Illusions will show mistakes if the user is spooked, grows careless, intoxicated etc.
■ The true nature of a fox always shows. Illusions are not perfect, often the user's shadow will still appear as a fox regardless of their form.
Force
Power: Above Average
Strength: Above Average
Defense
Toughness: Above Average
Resilience: Above Average
Dexterity
Speed: Above Average
Agility: Above Average
Quickness: Above Average
Energy
Constitution: Above Average
Stamina: Above Average
Endurance: Above Average
Tenacity
Elemental Resistances: Above Average
Physical Resistances: Above Average
Control Resistances: Above Average
Penetration: Above Average
Power: Above Average
Strength: Above Average
Defense
Toughness: Above Average
Resilience: Above Average
Dexterity
Speed: Above Average
Agility: Above Average
Quickness: Above Average
Energy
Constitution: Above Average
Stamina: Above Average
Endurance: Above Average
Tenacity
Elemental Resistances: Above Average
Physical Resistances: Above Average
Control Resistances: Above Average
Penetration: Above Average
Not sure if I mentioned it above, but note that characters will not have access to all their abilities right away.
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In case you missed the first link:
The Oscillation, by Scott Edwards
Art by Likesac
and just in case, proof of permission to use Scott's world for the RP.
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