SilverDingo
The King of Lost Carcosa
“All cities are mad: but the madness is gallant. All cities are beautiful, but the beauty is grim.”
― Christopher Morley
It exists in the heart of every city, where the towering skyscrapers seem to converge, and the streets and alleys become a maze. Sometimes you might catch glimpses of it, somewhere not quite there, but also there at the same time. A place familiar, yet at the same time, unfamiliar to you. A cacophony of sounds and unfamiliar sights fill your view before they stop. What you view is Aionopolis, the Eternal City. It spreads its tendrils throughout the cities of the world, expanding its grip every day as we build our cities larger, looming, waiting.
One day, you may take a wrong turn in your city of choice. Maybe it's the back alley shortcut you take from school, perhaps it's a small, quiet street with a restaurant you visit, or maybe you just took a wrong turn, either way, you're not where you usually are. Your head suddenly starts pounding, and your vision blurs. Unfamiliar noises fill your ears, but also the sounds of cars honking and music? You exit the alley, stumbling to gather your vision. When it finally comes to you, you're not in your home city any more.
Large Art Deco skyscrapers tower above you, shining their bright lights into the an orange sky, people in trench coats and hats push their way through the crowd and past strange looking cars, and the signs on buildings are all unfamiliar, in an alphabet you can't read, depicted in an Art Nouveau Style. Smiling women and flowery motifs look down on you, as if to mock you. Towering stone edifices peer down on the city below as people bump through each other, still sillhouetted.
One sign sticks out in particular to you. A blonde woman with flowers in her hair. An arrow below the sign points towards a direction, and you get the urge to follow it...
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This is a survival horror roleplay set in Aionopolis, an art deco noir city of my own creation that has inspired all cities and lives beneath our world. Inspired by Lovecraftian fiction, Noir fiction, Bioshock, and the music of The Caretaker, this setting is meant to be a dark neo-noir city with dark magic and horror elements. Characters are taken from modern day and thrown into an environment in which they don't understand the language, the people, and have zero resources. They must then find a way to get back to Earth without being killed by a citizen of the city or by one of the Hunters, beings who keep watch and keep Aionopolis running smoothly, and removing intruders.
Hey, fun fact, did you know that it's estimated that around the world, eight million people go missing every year? Characters can come from any background and be of any nationality so long as they live in a city. Their background will also help determine what equipment you begin with. Characters will start off together, but can branch off from each other as the roleplay goes on.
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