Faith Eliza Cord
Four Thousand Club
The year is 2075. Twenty years ago, the prevalence of murder and violence in America continued to rise sharply and steadily, as corruption in the government soared and the economy plummeted. By 2057 murder was at an all time high, with people murdering and being murdered at exponential rates. Entire families were slaughtered routinely by people of all races, genders, ages, and social classes, and it was hardly safe to be in a locked house at night, let alone to walk down the street. Children were left orphans when their parents were murdered, and hungry and traumatized, forced to become feral and in many cases to begin to kill as well to survive.
Those times are over now, and the murder rates have been lowered considerably, the government has been overthrown and cleaned up to a return of a true democracy, and there is now a very successful system in place in which people who kill or commit violent crimes can be apprehended and rehabilitated at highly successful rates. They are, once tried, taken to a large prison called Eyes of Man, in which teachers, who hold the role of prison warden, teacher, psychologist, and often semi-hypnotist, use either virtual reality, a highly individualized form of "therapy," and often, mental penetration and manipulation, to help prisoners to face themselves fully and deeply. The theory of the prison is that murder is committed out of a deeply seated fear of some sort that twists the person up inside, and that once the person is made to face the fear, they will no longer be driven to murder.
Some of the teachers at Eyes of Man, and among the most successful ones, also happen to be empaths. Empaths can use supernatural mental abilities to see into others' thoughts and memories and can draw them forth and help a person navigate through them in order to best help the person face their fears; they can also use their powers for very negative and even evil manipulation. It is considered prudent for empaths to not discuss their abilities outside their work because the "average" people are generally afraid of them, and they were blamed for and caused many brutal deaths in the killing times.
You guys can play a teacher, whether an empath or a regular human, a worker of the prison who is not a teacher, people acquainted with my characters or other characters, or prisoners. Prisoners can be empaths as well, which could get interesting. I think it would be cool too if someone would play a prisoner who happens to be the same prisoner who killed my character's family that she has to work with, but that's up to you guys. I don't mind of my characters are dating anyone either.
Rules:
1. Literate roleplayers only. This means reasonable grammar and sentence structure, at least a paragraph per post, which is about five sentences minimum. Characters must be detailed and well-planned.
2. Violence and swearing allowed.
3. No godmodding, always ask before harming another person's character badly.
4. Please try to post regularly or let me know if this is not possible. Regularly for me means at least once or twice a week. If you go missing for an extensive amount of time I reserve the right to do with your character as I see fit. "Extensive" means in most cases a month or more of no posting. I will warn you if it's getting close to that time.
5. Change the color of your character name so I know you read the rules.
Character skeleton:
Name:
Age:
Age During Killing Times:
History:
Position/Job/Role at Prison:
Personality:
Appearance:
Relationship with other characters: (if plotted ahead of time)
Are they an empath?:
Their fear: (something deeper than say, snakes; along the lines of that they are a failure, that they will never be loved,etc)
Name: Jaguar Addams
Age: 27
Age During Killing Times start: 8
History:
Jaguar was orphaned at a young age, before the Killing Times began. Jaguar was raised by her grandparents, who had Native American blood and were empaths themselves. Her grandparents kept her safe, protected, and educated in the home, and also taught her how to utilize and grow strong in her abilities until their murder when she was eleven years old, in the height of the Killing Times. They were killed by a stranger who broke into their house and shot them both, then stayed for several times, physically and mentally torturing Jaguar until he finally grew bored and left, thinking her to be dying. Jaguar did in fact survive and shortly after took to the streets after her home was broken into and taken over, where she became a feral child, often forced to eat the dead or to catch rodents to get by. She was taken off the streets along with some other children when she was thirteen, when the Killing Times were beginning to wind down again, and was placed into a home for children which was also lead by empaths who helped to teach and heal the children. At eighteen, Jaguar became the youngest to join the staff at Eyes of Man, acting as first a volunteer and observer, than an intern, than being becoming a teacher herself, and was quickly discovered to be one of the most talented among them. By age 24 she was a full time teacher.
Position/Job/Role at Prison: teacher, empath
Personality: Because of her past, Jaguar can be very closed off from other people and can come across as very abrasive and even unfeeling. However, just the opposite is true, and she is deeply empathic to the point that this is why she must close herself off and not allow herself to become too deeply involved in others, to take their pain on as her own. Jaguar is not a shy person at all and can in fact seem like an exhibitionist; she enjoys doing things simply for shock value. However, she is a very private person and those she trusts have well earned it. She is intelligent and honest to the point of being harsh, much prefers to jump into solving a problem rather than tiptoing around it, and yet can be gentle when needed.
Appearance:
<p><a href="<fileStore.core_Attachment>/monthly_2013_04/imagesCAAH7OGD.jpg.a31b447736ee2b4ed72d500165494819.jpg" class="ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image"><img data-fileid="158" src="<fileStore.core_Attachment>/monthly_2013_04/imagesCAAH7OGD.jpg.a31b447736ee2b4ed72d500165494819.jpg" class="ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed" alt=""></a></p>
Relationship with other characters: (if plotted ahead of time) Friendly with Rinji, though very often irritated and exasperated by her
Are they an empath?: yes
Fear: That she will be the destruction and death of all who draw close to her; that she will lose them through her own fault
Name: Rinji Fogden
Age: 20
Age During Killing Times (when started twenty years ago): infant
History:
Rinji was lucky enough to be an infant and small child during the Killing Times, and so she remembers none of it. Rinji's mother was a teenager who managed to survive the Killing Times and begin to raise Rinji herself shortly after "graduating" an institution similar to the children's home that Jaguar had been put into. Rinji grew up poor but with what she needed, and though her mother was traumatized, Rinji herself grew up as a very happy child. Rinji dropped out of her first year of college and instead horrified her mother with her announcement that she wanted to work at Eyes of Man. She was quickly discovered to not be talented or intelligent enough and instead is simply a receptionist.
Position/Job/Role at Prison: Receptionist/assistant
Personality: Rinji is in many ways the total opposite of Jaguar. Playful, spunky, very flirtacious, Rinji is like a hyperactive butterfly flitting about between each person she encounters, loving every single one of them and confident that they also love her. Rinji is optimistic, naive, and cheerful, has a habit of running her mouth and stating everything that crosses her mind, and is very physically affectionate. Rinji's original name was Lindsey, but she considered that much too common for herself and instead renamed herself as its Japanese version, Rinji.
Appearance:
<p><a href="<fileStore.core_Attachment>/monthly_2013_04/medium_1TMKcB.jpg.8b851305a582b323e8b84157dce3e05d.jpg" class="ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image"><img data-fileid="157" src="<fileStore.core_Attachment>/monthly_2013_04/medium_1TMKcB.jpg.8b851305a582b323e8b84157dce3e05d.jpg" class="ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed" alt=""></a></p>
Relationship with other characters: (if plotted ahead of time): friendly with Jaguar, very much admires her
Are they an empath?: no
Fear: Rinji has few fears, and none rule her life or truly hurt her, but she does worry that she is as easily dismissed and irrelevant as some believe her to be at times.
Oh yeah, this is based off a series of books, but none of the characters have to be canon, and you don't need to read the book to follow
Those times are over now, and the murder rates have been lowered considerably, the government has been overthrown and cleaned up to a return of a true democracy, and there is now a very successful system in place in which people who kill or commit violent crimes can be apprehended and rehabilitated at highly successful rates. They are, once tried, taken to a large prison called Eyes of Man, in which teachers, who hold the role of prison warden, teacher, psychologist, and often semi-hypnotist, use either virtual reality, a highly individualized form of "therapy," and often, mental penetration and manipulation, to help prisoners to face themselves fully and deeply. The theory of the prison is that murder is committed out of a deeply seated fear of some sort that twists the person up inside, and that once the person is made to face the fear, they will no longer be driven to murder.
Some of the teachers at Eyes of Man, and among the most successful ones, also happen to be empaths. Empaths can use supernatural mental abilities to see into others' thoughts and memories and can draw them forth and help a person navigate through them in order to best help the person face their fears; they can also use their powers for very negative and even evil manipulation. It is considered prudent for empaths to not discuss their abilities outside their work because the "average" people are generally afraid of them, and they were blamed for and caused many brutal deaths in the killing times.
You guys can play a teacher, whether an empath or a regular human, a worker of the prison who is not a teacher, people acquainted with my characters or other characters, or prisoners. Prisoners can be empaths as well, which could get interesting. I think it would be cool too if someone would play a prisoner who happens to be the same prisoner who killed my character's family that she has to work with, but that's up to you guys. I don't mind of my characters are dating anyone either.
Rules:
1. Literate roleplayers only. This means reasonable grammar and sentence structure, at least a paragraph per post, which is about five sentences minimum. Characters must be detailed and well-planned.
2. Violence and swearing allowed.
3. No godmodding, always ask before harming another person's character badly.
4. Please try to post regularly or let me know if this is not possible. Regularly for me means at least once or twice a week. If you go missing for an extensive amount of time I reserve the right to do with your character as I see fit. "Extensive" means in most cases a month or more of no posting. I will warn you if it's getting close to that time.
5. Change the color of your character name so I know you read the rules.
Character skeleton:
Name:
Age:
Age During Killing Times:
History:
Position/Job/Role at Prison:
Personality:
Appearance:
Relationship with other characters: (if plotted ahead of time)
Are they an empath?:
Their fear: (something deeper than say, snakes; along the lines of that they are a failure, that they will never be loved,etc)
Name: Jaguar Addams
Age: 27
Age During Killing Times start: 8
History:
Jaguar was orphaned at a young age, before the Killing Times began. Jaguar was raised by her grandparents, who had Native American blood and were empaths themselves. Her grandparents kept her safe, protected, and educated in the home, and also taught her how to utilize and grow strong in her abilities until their murder when she was eleven years old, in the height of the Killing Times. They were killed by a stranger who broke into their house and shot them both, then stayed for several times, physically and mentally torturing Jaguar until he finally grew bored and left, thinking her to be dying. Jaguar did in fact survive and shortly after took to the streets after her home was broken into and taken over, where she became a feral child, often forced to eat the dead or to catch rodents to get by. She was taken off the streets along with some other children when she was thirteen, when the Killing Times were beginning to wind down again, and was placed into a home for children which was also lead by empaths who helped to teach and heal the children. At eighteen, Jaguar became the youngest to join the staff at Eyes of Man, acting as first a volunteer and observer, than an intern, than being becoming a teacher herself, and was quickly discovered to be one of the most talented among them. By age 24 she was a full time teacher.
Position/Job/Role at Prison: teacher, empath
Personality: Because of her past, Jaguar can be very closed off from other people and can come across as very abrasive and even unfeeling. However, just the opposite is true, and she is deeply empathic to the point that this is why she must close herself off and not allow herself to become too deeply involved in others, to take their pain on as her own. Jaguar is not a shy person at all and can in fact seem like an exhibitionist; she enjoys doing things simply for shock value. However, she is a very private person and those she trusts have well earned it. She is intelligent and honest to the point of being harsh, much prefers to jump into solving a problem rather than tiptoing around it, and yet can be gentle when needed.
Appearance:
<p><a href="<fileStore.core_Attachment>/monthly_2013_04/imagesCAAH7OGD.jpg.a31b447736ee2b4ed72d500165494819.jpg" class="ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image"><img data-fileid="158" src="<fileStore.core_Attachment>/monthly_2013_04/imagesCAAH7OGD.jpg.a31b447736ee2b4ed72d500165494819.jpg" class="ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed" alt=""></a></p>
Relationship with other characters: (if plotted ahead of time) Friendly with Rinji, though very often irritated and exasperated by her
Are they an empath?: yes
Fear: That she will be the destruction and death of all who draw close to her; that she will lose them through her own fault
Name: Rinji Fogden
Age: 20
Age During Killing Times (when started twenty years ago): infant
History:
Rinji was lucky enough to be an infant and small child during the Killing Times, and so she remembers none of it. Rinji's mother was a teenager who managed to survive the Killing Times and begin to raise Rinji herself shortly after "graduating" an institution similar to the children's home that Jaguar had been put into. Rinji grew up poor but with what she needed, and though her mother was traumatized, Rinji herself grew up as a very happy child. Rinji dropped out of her first year of college and instead horrified her mother with her announcement that she wanted to work at Eyes of Man. She was quickly discovered to not be talented or intelligent enough and instead is simply a receptionist.
Position/Job/Role at Prison: Receptionist/assistant
Personality: Rinji is in many ways the total opposite of Jaguar. Playful, spunky, very flirtacious, Rinji is like a hyperactive butterfly flitting about between each person she encounters, loving every single one of them and confident that they also love her. Rinji is optimistic, naive, and cheerful, has a habit of running her mouth and stating everything that crosses her mind, and is very physically affectionate. Rinji's original name was Lindsey, but she considered that much too common for herself and instead renamed herself as its Japanese version, Rinji.
Appearance:
<p><a href="<fileStore.core_Attachment>/monthly_2013_04/medium_1TMKcB.jpg.8b851305a582b323e8b84157dce3e05d.jpg" class="ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image"><img data-fileid="157" src="<fileStore.core_Attachment>/monthly_2013_04/medium_1TMKcB.jpg.8b851305a582b323e8b84157dce3e05d.jpg" class="ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed" alt=""></a></p>
Relationship with other characters: (if plotted ahead of time): friendly with Jaguar, very much admires her
Are they an empath?: no
Fear: Rinji has few fears, and none rule her life or truly hurt her, but she does worry that she is as easily dismissed and irrelevant as some believe her to be at times.
Oh yeah, this is based off a series of books, but none of the characters have to be canon, and you don't need to read the book to follow