"And then, it came -- the chosen day. In the end, the planet itself had to make the battles stop for good. The planet used the Lifestream as a weapon, and when it burst out of the earth ... all the fighting, all the grief and sadness ... everything was washed away."
It was, simply put, not enough. Despite the planet's power, the Lifestream could not support Holy, and thus Meteor crashed into Midgar. The result was too sad to recount; many could see the immense explosion that followed, the planet itself quaking from the impact. While Meteor did not destroy the planet as intended, it achieved one goal--the planet was wounded. In an attempt to compensate for its wound, the planet retracted its Mako springs, and most Natural Materia ceceeded back to its origin. There was nothing left of Midgar, or the surrounding area. It was as if someone had simply swept the city away.
The Lifestream's energy that had erupted was quickly taken by Sephiroth, who used its power to essentially revive his 'mother', Jenova. With her revived, Sephiroth placed her in the Northern Crater, where she would begin her annihilation of the human race while taking Mako from the Lifestream. As the process of killing the planet would take time, Sephiroth situated himself in the remains of Midgar and erected an empire, where he would draw attention to himself so that Jenova could continue in peace. Many tried to fight him, but to no avail; he had essentially achieved his goal in becoming a god, and the people feared him.
The rest of the planet was no better; Mako Reactors could no longer pull the Mako from the planet, people panicked as villages were ravaged for food and resources, and true chaos enveloped everyone. There was no hope: the bad guys had won, heroes had died, and all was lost. To compound the hopelessness of the situation, shortly after a disease called Geostigma crippled the population even further. While a cure was searched for, the effects varied and the ending result fatal, with victims in the thousands claimed after only a few months.
Shinra stepped in, and after forming an alliance with Wutai, they began to rebuild the population. As the hero who had died was believed to be a SOLDIER, Shinra used that information to gain the people's trust, and it worked. They situated their headquarters in Nibelhiem and worked quickly; making sure people had shelter, defended the towns from the increased amount of monsters, searched for a cure to the epidemic, and found alternate fuel sources. Efforts were made first into the people's safety, and once that was done, then came time to focus on the counterattack.
It has been five years since the day dubbed Meteorfall. While things seem calm on the surface, beneath the planet itself has acted. The Lifestream has sent out its cries of despair to its first people, the Ancients--the Cetra. However, no pureblooded Cetra remain--instead, their predecessors, a select few whose blood carries the diluted Cetra blood of ages past, are the only ones who could listen. Their tainted blood blocks their ears from hearing the Lifestream's pleads. Because of this, the Lifestream sent those with the most Cetra blood in them materia. This materia, dubbed Cetra Materia, is unique to each individual, every one possessing strange powers unseen in regular materia. Ordinary people cannot use it, and despite their unique qualities anyone with Cetra blood can use them. The Cetra Materia is the planet's last hope, as well as its last chance to save everyone before it is too late.
Rules
1 KH Standard [No PP, No GM (unless minor to continue), etc].
2 No fighting, whining, bitching, moaning or griping. Proper grammar and spelling is a must. If you act like a child, I will treat you as such. I will not tolerate any bullying or acts of bad behavior; you will be warned once due to my generous personality, the next time you will be kicked out.
3 I have the right to accept and reject any character, as well as deem what is acceptable and unacceptable, assume what is considered reasonable, and have the so called 'authority' to call you out on your bullshit. :3 This is a continuation of the original game, completely ignoring Advent Children and Dirge of Cerberus. I want to see unique and awesome characters. Whatever canon characters are around are NPCs unless otherwise noted.
4 Play out fights to the best of your abilities; losing is not the end of the world. Should there be a tie/stalemate and neither roleplayer willing to budge, I will personally step in and decide for you. This also corollates to rule number two. Fighting is a given in the world of FF, and as such it's boring to block everything and be super invincible. You will not be considered 'cool', you'll look stupid and boring. On that note and on the other hand, avoid dragging out battles for too long; ten pages' worth of you in a battle with the other guy is utterly ridiculous if it isn't against Sephiroth.
5 Posting requirements are as this: should you be somewhat uninvolved, maybe wandering around, or a conflict is resolved, once a week is minumum. Should you be currently engaged with another character, you are to post as soon as possible to avoid locking anyone in any one place. To avoid locking people, if after one week you have not responded, I will grant the other person the ability to Power Play your character to get things moving. On that note, if you are 'stuck' and don't know what to do, state so. I will give you something to do, even if it's minor just so that you can at least post.
6 Characters talk to everyone; establish those friendships, rivalries, love interests, bitter nemesis--everyone getting along all lovey-dovery is not only unrealistic, but complete BS considering we don't even all get along in our own lives. Cursing is allowed, and those romance scenes shouldn't get too steamy, if you catch my drift.
7 Let's all get along, have fun, and kick some Sephy butt. Acknowledge your acceptance of these rules by putting a quote from your character at the top of your template. <3
It was, simply put, not enough. Despite the planet's power, the Lifestream could not support Holy, and thus Meteor crashed into Midgar. The result was too sad to recount; many could see the immense explosion that followed, the planet itself quaking from the impact. While Meteor did not destroy the planet as intended, it achieved one goal--the planet was wounded. In an attempt to compensate for its wound, the planet retracted its Mako springs, and most Natural Materia ceceeded back to its origin. There was nothing left of Midgar, or the surrounding area. It was as if someone had simply swept the city away.
The Lifestream's energy that had erupted was quickly taken by Sephiroth, who used its power to essentially revive his 'mother', Jenova. With her revived, Sephiroth placed her in the Northern Crater, where she would begin her annihilation of the human race while taking Mako from the Lifestream. As the process of killing the planet would take time, Sephiroth situated himself in the remains of Midgar and erected an empire, where he would draw attention to himself so that Jenova could continue in peace. Many tried to fight him, but to no avail; he had essentially achieved his goal in becoming a god, and the people feared him.
The rest of the planet was no better; Mako Reactors could no longer pull the Mako from the planet, people panicked as villages were ravaged for food and resources, and true chaos enveloped everyone. There was no hope: the bad guys had won, heroes had died, and all was lost. To compound the hopelessness of the situation, shortly after a disease called Geostigma crippled the population even further. While a cure was searched for, the effects varied and the ending result fatal, with victims in the thousands claimed after only a few months.
Shinra stepped in, and after forming an alliance with Wutai, they began to rebuild the population. As the hero who had died was believed to be a SOLDIER, Shinra used that information to gain the people's trust, and it worked. They situated their headquarters in Nibelhiem and worked quickly; making sure people had shelter, defended the towns from the increased amount of monsters, searched for a cure to the epidemic, and found alternate fuel sources. Efforts were made first into the people's safety, and once that was done, then came time to focus on the counterattack.
It has been five years since the day dubbed Meteorfall. While things seem calm on the surface, beneath the planet itself has acted. The Lifestream has sent out its cries of despair to its first people, the Ancients--the Cetra. However, no pureblooded Cetra remain--instead, their predecessors, a select few whose blood carries the diluted Cetra blood of ages past, are the only ones who could listen. Their tainted blood blocks their ears from hearing the Lifestream's pleads. Because of this, the Lifestream sent those with the most Cetra blood in them materia. This materia, dubbed Cetra Materia, is unique to each individual, every one possessing strange powers unseen in regular materia. Ordinary people cannot use it, and despite their unique qualities anyone with Cetra blood can use them. The Cetra Materia is the planet's last hope, as well as its last chance to save everyone before it is too late.
Spoiler ShowEdge - A city that was 4 years prior a shining beacon to Sephiroth's ingenuity and arrogance near ruined area of Midgar. The city is populated by those that have joined under Jenova either by fear or respect of what she can do. There are a nice amount of buildings under construction, the streets have J Forces patrolling frequently, a section similar to the slums of Midgar, and in the middle of everything is a tower, home to Sephiroth, that overlooks it all.
Kalm - Kalm is a village in located outside of Edge. Unlike the bustling metropolis nearby, Kalm is a quiet hamlet with only a few shops, a pub, and an inn. The economy is based upon mining in the Mythril Mine. Unfortunately lately it has become a haven for those with Geo-Stigma.
Fort Condor - Once a Fort that protected a giant condor, it has been cleared of the inhabitants by DeepGround and now acts as a station for them to protect the Mako reactor that resides at the top.
Junon - Junon is a military installation. It used to be a peaceful fishing village before Shinra Electric Power Company built the installation right beside it. The installation's elevated airfield was built directly above the old village, blocking out the sun and polluting the surrounding seas. As a result, the once-thriving fishing industry has died out, and Sephiroth has turned the lower village into a concentration camp.
The new military installation of Junon has become controlled by Sephiroth. It acts as a secondary headquarter for Reunion. Junon is heavily defended by retractable artillery batteries and its sizable Reunion garrison.
As well as being Reunion’s primary airbase, Junon is also a major port, having a submarine dock in the Junon Underwater Reactor and being one of the ports of call for the cargo ship.
Costa Del Sol - Costa Del Sol was once a thriving resort coastal town and a main port upon the western continent but it was attacked by the wild sea serpent summon Leviathan. It is now a town settled in ruin and mainly flooded.
North Corel - North Corel is a town at the foot of Mt. Corel. It was built by the survivors from Corel, which was destroyed by Shinra Electric Power Company. North Corel is just a collection of basic dwellings, with little of the advanced technology that makes up human civilization on the Planet. It serves mostly as a stepping ground for the resort of Gold Saucer.
Gold Saucer - A towering amusement park built over the ruins of Old Corel, it is a world famous tourist attraction. It is seen as a beacon of hope for the world that there can still be happiness nor matter what. The only place where people can forget about the problems of the world if only for a short amount of time.
Gongaga - Gongaga is a foothill town, located south of Gold Saucer. Due to a disaster, the town has been badly damaged. As a visitor enters, they will see a fork in the road; the left path leads to the town, and the right leads to the burned-out Mako Reactor. Reportedly DeepGround forces have been spotted near the town and possibly working upon the Mako Reactor in secret.
Cosmo Canyon - It is also known as the "Valley of the Fallen Star". It is a pilgrimage site for those who wish to pursue the study of Planet life, and home to an observatory from which the Planet and its surroundings can be studied. The eco-terrorist group AVALANCHE was founded in Cosmo Canyon by an unspecified person at an unknown time. The members of Red XIII's Tribe are the guardians of this land. Every fifty years a male and female of the species perform a rite to appease the Planet.
Cosmo Canyon has several notable features: there is an observatory created by Bugenhagen; the Cosmo Candle, the guardian fire which always burns; and the Shildra Inn, where they serve a popular drink named after the Cosmo Candle.
Hidden within Cosmo Canyon is the resistance group known as Avalanche.
Nibelheim - Nibelheim is a small mountain village located at the foot of Mt. Nibel, across the river from Cosmo Canyon. Recently in the last few years, Shinra has turned Nibelheim into a military base and main base of operations.
Rocket Town - Rocket Town is a town north of Nibelheim. It's built around the launch site of the Shinra No. 26 rocket, part of Shinra Electric Power Company's space program.
Wutai - The name refers to the nation occupying the western-most continent on the planet of Gaia, although the name is also primarily used to refer to the nations' only known major settlement, Wutai Village. The countries' people are also referred to as Wutai.
Once a proud, powerful and independent nation state known for its peoples' honor and mystique, after the Wutai War against the Shinra Electric Power Company it fell to serving as a simple tourist attraction and resort, no longer serving as a global power. However some individual pockets of rebellion still seek to regain the countries' old glory and numerous rebel factions sometimes use Wutai as a base of operations.
The nations' guardian deity is Leviathan and as such the god's likeness appears throughout the nations' architecture through banners, flags, and statue representations.
North Crater - It appears in the Icicle Area on the Northern Continent of the Planet. It was created when an asteroid or meteorite fell thousands of years prior. This, in tandem with the continent's titular proximity to the Planet's North Pole, makes most of the Northern Continent a frozen desert. Because the crater is such an enormous wound to the Planet, huge amounts of Spirit Energy are brought around it to heal it.
Within the crater is a shining monument to all that has been done to the world. Jenova and Sephiroth have created a kingdom that resembles the world of old. A castle protected by the Gaea Cliffs and powerful monsters of North Crater. Jenova resides within this castle.
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Shinra & Wutai Alliance a.k.a. DeepGround - Shinra and Wutai were once complete enemies, having fought countless wars against each other. Wutai was in hatred of how Shinra Electric Power Company ran the world and fought to save it. Now the two have joined forces in order to defeat a common enemy. Together they use the name DeepGround. Since Rufus’s death has led Tseng to become the new head of Shinra with Reno taking over leadership of the Turks. Shinra does not shy nor hide they are continuing to use Mako Reactors and recruiting for SOLDIER in order to create beings to fight the battle against Reunion.
Wutai still despises the way that Shinra handles things but, Godo Kusaragi, leader of Wutai, understands that they need each other if they want to take down Reunion, even to the point of allowing members to undergo the SOLDIER program.
Reunion - The force that was created by Sephiroth and Jenova. 25% of the Reunion force is made from humans who fear Sephiroth and believe that there is no hope for this world. Another 25% is formed of people that believe Sephiroth and Jenova to be their gods and have undergone assimilation of Jenova cells to make themselves stronger in turn warping their mind farther. The rest of the force is formed of monsters underneath Sephiroth and Jenova’s control. Reunion is a powerful force upon the planet. They show no mercy to all that oppose.
Avalanche - Avalanche is the last bastion of resistance to either forces. A small force living within Cosmo Canyon, it is led by the only survivors from the battle against Sephiroth 5 years ago, Barret Wallace, Tifa Lockheart, Red XIII, and Vincent Valentine. Barret was left with severe injuries that left unable to fight in the field but, he still commands bravely. Tifa, Red XIII, and Vincent scour the planet in hopes of finding a cure to Geo-Stigma and maybe a way to save everyone from Jenova.
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Once upon a time materia were simply tools used to manipulate the boundaries of magic in varying ways by equipping oneself with them to produce the desired effect or ability based on the materia. Cetra materia are entirely different than normal materia and rare in a sense that compared to the hundreds of millions of materia horded by the Shinra company and other organizations on the planet such as SOLDIER, there are less than 50 Cetra Materia.
Cetra Materia are none other than a blessing from the Goddess herself, they hold the imprinted souls of the long lost ancient race of the Cetra and in fact bond to a person in a fashion that changes the blueprints of their own soul. This happens due to the fusion process of the Cetra's soul into said individual which grants them an ability once possessed by the Cetra's soul they've acquired. Not only does the Cetra's soul manifest as a secondary being within the user, the user of the Cetra Materia is able to communicate with the soul of the Cetra bonded to them.
While the abilities certainly vary, one things is always certain, both magical and spiritual abilities are possible but the extent and usage of these abilities always need focus and use to develop into their highest potentials. Furthering that notion it should be noted that many of the Cetra had strange and often terribly powerful forces within their grasp, so once the soul is completely fitted with that of the materia an extensive increase in the overall ability is granted. Due to the way in which these materia manifest abilities users of Cetra Materia often have some kind of alternate form that amplifies their power/manipulation/etc.
Rules
1 KH Standard [No PP, No GM (unless minor to continue), etc].
2 No fighting, whining, bitching, moaning or griping. Proper grammar and spelling is a must. If you act like a child, I will treat you as such. I will not tolerate any bullying or acts of bad behavior; you will be warned once due to my generous personality, the next time you will be kicked out.
3 I have the right to accept and reject any character, as well as deem what is acceptable and unacceptable, assume what is considered reasonable, and have the so called 'authority' to call you out on your bullshit. :3 This is a continuation of the original game, completely ignoring Advent Children and Dirge of Cerberus. I want to see unique and awesome characters. Whatever canon characters are around are NPCs unless otherwise noted.
4 Play out fights to the best of your abilities; losing is not the end of the world. Should there be a tie/stalemate and neither roleplayer willing to budge, I will personally step in and decide for you. This also corollates to rule number two. Fighting is a given in the world of FF, and as such it's boring to block everything and be super invincible. You will not be considered 'cool', you'll look stupid and boring. On that note and on the other hand, avoid dragging out battles for too long; ten pages' worth of you in a battle with the other guy is utterly ridiculous if it isn't against Sephiroth.
5 Posting requirements are as this: should you be somewhat uninvolved, maybe wandering around, or a conflict is resolved, once a week is minumum. Should you be currently engaged with another character, you are to post as soon as possible to avoid locking anyone in any one place. To avoid locking people, if after one week you have not responded, I will grant the other person the ability to Power Play your character to get things moving. On that note, if you are 'stuck' and don't know what to do, state so. I will give you something to do, even if it's minor just so that you can at least post.
6 Characters talk to everyone; establish those friendships, rivalries, love interests, bitter nemesis--everyone getting along all lovey-dovery is not only unrealistic, but complete BS considering we don't even all get along in our own lives. Cursing is allowed, and those romance scenes shouldn't get too steamy, if you catch my drift.
7 Let's all get along, have fun, and kick some Sephy butt. Acknowledge your acceptance of these rules by putting a quote from your character at the top of your template. <3
Spoiler ShowName: [This is Final Fantasy; you have permission to be as outlandish as possible]
Age: [Despite this being FF let's be a bit reasonable with this. The younger, the less experienced]
Personality: [Well, what are you like? I expect something detailed; humans are not simple creatures.]
Appearance: [I expect something detailed if no image is provided.]
Weapon: [And now we get to have fun. This is FF. Do try to be unique--I'm sure you can do better then a giant sword.]
Cetra Materia: [If you have it, its name and ability. This ability is unique to your character, as its power is from a Cetra soul's ability passed down to you.]
Materia: [Other materia you carry. Be reasonable. The more materia you carry, the weaker your body will become physically. No more then at least 3 before close combat is a bad idea for you. Independent Materia (things such as HP Plus, MP Plus, ETC.) must be explained properly and no duplicates.]
Innate Abilities: [This is basically what your character is good at albeit swordsmanship, martial arts, being absurdly strong, ETC. Given that this is FFVII, being superhuman is a given unless you pile on materia, so only add what is special about your character in that regard. Try not to go too far with this.]
Faction: [What faction are you allied with?]
History: [Mainly, what were you doing on Meteorfall and what have you done since then?]
Theme: [Because we're all epic and thus we should have epic music following us at every moment of our lives]
Trivia: [Random stuff that people can know about your character]