Sign Up Arkali RPG (re-try)

[Dan L]

Here's an RPG I tried to start a long time ago.. it kind of died... in the way that it never even lived... I think because everyone thought it was a play thread when it was actually a sign-up thread.. So yeah.. I've just copied the original post, as of..... NOW!

[i]Long ago, amid the chaos of the early universe, there was one prosperous race, named the arkali. A small race, only 35 of them ever existed. No details are known of how they came to be, but the story of their end has been passed down the generations to a select few:

"One day, long ago, the peaceful race of the Arkali became under threat by a truly powerful force. They decided that their only chance to preserve their life's work and accumulated knowledge was to merge into 7 powerful beings to combat the force. Each of the 7 beings was a merging of 5 Arkali, one each of their 5 sub-classes- Leader, Warrior, Scholar, Mage and Priest. The 7 beings were able to vanquish the evil force looming over their land, though in the merging process their bodies had to be discarded, only 7 spirits remained. Though successful in defending their land, the arkali themselves were no more."

The spirits travel the universe, inhabiting the bodies of beings from the day they are born, and leave the bodies when the hosts die. They provide these beings with unimaginable power, in exchange for the chance to experience life again. But this did not last long. Many of the hosts along the generations used the spirits' power for evil, consumed by their own greed. After a few generations had passed, the evil minds of the hosts had their effect on the spirits, and they too became consumed by dark emotions. Instead of simply allowing the hosts to use their powers, they struggled to dominate the hosts' bodies and minds. Many great wars were caused by the spirits, barely shells of their original selves, with no capacity for rational thought.

A few hundred years ago, the generation of 'arkali warriors' at the time realised their power, and set up an institute to try to gain control over their powers. It was found that by resisting the arkali spirits' attempts to gain control, and by using their powers when they were subdued (not in control), after a while the host had almost complete control over the spirit. The arkali warriors, later known as 'the seven emperors' dominated a large part of the galaxy with their seemingly endless powers, and the arkali empire was formed. This empire stood for only 70 years. When news reached all of the kingdoms that the last emperor had died of old age, a massive revolt started, as rebel factions on every planet launched massive attacks against their oppressors, no longer fearing the powerful emperors.
Now the arkali empire is nearly completely forgotten, and after 400 years, the worlds that were dominated by it are back to the way they once were. The institute set up by the seven emperors still exists somewhere, concealed in the darker parts of the galaxy.

Today, mystics from all around claim to feel a dark, powerful force coming. Those who know the history of the arkali believe it to be the same dark force that threatened the arkali long ago, and hope that somehow all 7 of the current generation of arkali warriors can be united to combat this great force again, as they know that no one else can.

What is unknown even to the select few that know of the arkali is that three of the spirits have already 'awakened', a few years ago.
The First, the spirit named 'Shadow Wraith' inhabits a commander of a military on a planet near the centre of the galaxy. Shadow Wraith's host never shows his/her [/i](It doesn't matter to me)[i] true power, nor identity, having learned from the example of the seven emperors. Only those that he/she is about to eliminate get to know this.
The second, the spirit named 'Fire Storm', inhabits a mercinary, known for reliability and coldness. It is said that something terrible must have happened to the family of Fire Storm's host long ago, as he/she has no recollection of his/her past, and has lost the ability to care for others. In reality, this happened ten years ago, when Fire Storm tried to take control it's host, and had all but succeeded. It's last action before the host drove Fire Storm out of his/her mind was to damage his'her mind in any way it could.
The third, the Spirit known as Light Bringer, is the most powerful and aggressive arkali spirit. As a result, it's host is in a constant struggle for sanity, always trying to stop the spirit from taking control. He does not fully understand what is happeneing to him, and finds it hard to keep friends for a long time because of it.
There may be others that have already awakened, but nothing is known of them yet.

Though the arkali spirits provide their hosts with a great power, it is only a fraction of their full power. From time to time, the arkali spirit takes control over the host. This usually happens in times of great stress, pain, or anger, as the host's mind does not concentrate on blocking the spirit as much. In the process of 'awakening', the spirit suddenly awakes, being dormant until that moment. As the host has no experience in controlling the spirit, the spirit usually has control for one to two hours. When the host manages to block the spirit, he/she regains control, disoriented, and with little memory of what happened other than a vague 'like a dream' kind of memory. When the spirit is in control, a higher amount of power is available to it, but still only a fraction of it's full power.

There is a way to unlock the spirits' full powers. All will be revealed later.[/i]

Post stats like this....

Name:
Arkali spirit: (Only seven, remeber, and two must be fire storm or shadow wraith)
Age:
Planet of Origin: (All arkali warriors are human)(Planets names are up to you)
Description:
Bio:
Start weapon:
Final Weapon: (leave balnk for now)

or, if more want to join, do the same but without arkali spirit and final weapon... and if you really want, you can be a different race... here goes me...

Name: Belteshazzar
Arkali Spirit: Light Bringer
Age: 19
Planet of Origin: Ghilloria
Description: 6'2", blue eyes, short brown hair, always looks on edge
Bio: see earlier
Start weapon: Talon Blade
Final Weapon:

[Yoda]

Name: Kain
Arkali spirit: Fire Storm
Age: 25
Planet of Origin: Valandra
Description: 6'4", hazel eyes, long white hair, muscular build. Wears black jeans, fingerless leather gloves, and a white vest.
Bio: See earlier I suppose...
Start weapon: Katana.
Final Weapon:

[Ykonis]

Name:Ykonis
Arkali Spirit: Shadow Wraith
Age:18
Planet Of Orgin: Usterndur
Description: see attachment (was a sprite made by someone in otaku but i cant remember his/her name right now i just recolored it it's not mine!)
Bio: see earlier
Start Weapon: Twin katanas that can hook up at the handle to make a no like katana
Final Weapon:

[Sara]

[size=1]Okay, just checking to see I've got some points right:

The arkali are spirits that can take on human hosts, and sometimes control them. None of the remaining spirits have awakened yet, and their powers are up for grabs. Am I good on this?

Can the arkali communicate with their hosts? And are they necessarily power-hungry, of is that just an example?

[Don't mind me, quick brainstorm: Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Light, Dark, Spirit...]

[b]Name[/b]: Alucia
[b]Arkali Spirit:[/b] Seventh Child, still dormant.
[b]Element:[/b] Spirit/Mind. [telekinesis, etc.]
[b]Age:[/b] 19
[b]Planet Of Orgin:[/b] Terra II
[b]Description:[/b] Teenage girl. Dark hair, violet eyes.
[b]Bio:[/b] Lives with some friends in a college situation. No tragic past or anything. Either she is not aware of her spirit, or it's not awakened yet.
[b]Start Weapon:[/b] She's a teenage girl, she doesn't know how to use a weapon. :p A gun, then. Dunno what kind.
[b]Final Weapon:[/b] [Blank, as requested.]


Will that all work? It's been a while since I've joined an RPG properly.[/size]

[Bremma]

Name: Sheena Retay
Arkali spirit: Wind Talon (air Arkali/acitive, if that is alright)
Age: 18
Planet of Origin: Lianh
Description: Sheena stands 5'6" with long black hair and brown eyes. She is average size and weight for her height. She wears loose tunics and pants with boots. She is solemn and slient, but curious.
Bio: When she was 7, in a class, she was teased to the point where her Arkali spirit took over and killed half of the school. From then on,s he ha been an outcast and feared by many. She knows very little of her powers and how they work, but she would die to findout.
Start weapon: Cross Bow and arrows
Final Weapon:

[Sere Tuscumbia]

Ooo. Fun.

Name: Seren Hanai
Arkali spirit: Water Harbinger
Age: 18
Planet of Origin: Kharydin
Description: 5'2" pale blue eyes, and dirty blonde hair, braided. Always calm, doesn't like to fight. Wears a split skirt with shorts underneath, and a loose tunic, with sandals. Faint scar tracing from the middle of her forehead to her right ear.
Bio: Seren has no memory of an early childhood, but fragments occasionally come through in a dream, or vision. Although working on a college degree, she works part-time at a hospital. Finds that in times of serenity (which she is named after), she can heal certain types of sicknesses. Has no knowledge of what's being harboured inside her.
Start weapon: A small dagger which has a longer blade hidden in the hilt.
Final Weapon: (leave blank for now)

That should be all.

[Dan L]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Cera [/i]
[B][size=1]Okay, just checking to see I've got some points right:

The arkali are spirits that can take on human hosts, and sometimes control them. None of the remaining spirits have awakened yet, and their powers are up for grabs. Am I good on this?

Can the arkali communicate with their hosts? And are they necessarily power-hungry, of is that just an example?
[/quote][/size][/b]

It was ages aho when I made this up, so my memory is a little shady, but..

First point: yes.. actually, maybe they have awakened. it's up to you, whether you start off with it awakened or if you awaken it on the first post, or somewhere into the RPG.. so yeah.. it's completely up to you, and the powers are up for grabs.. (the truth is, I could only really think of names for 3, so I thought I'd allow some flexibility instead..)

I don't think the arkali are necessarily power-hungry, just confused, pretty much.. they have too much power but kind of have the mentality of an angry child, from having their powers abused by their early hosts.. so it's kind of less that they're after power and more that they've been corrupted by the mentalities of their past hosts..

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Cera [/i]
[B][size=1]Will that all work? It's been a while since I've joined an RPG properly.[/size] [/B][/QUOTE]

It's been a while for me too.. but your post looks fine to me ;)

[DeathKnight]

[color=crimson]
[b]Name[/b]: Nevri Deloras
Gender: Female
Arkali Spirit: Terra
Age: 15
HomeWorld: Terra I [;)]
Description: 5'7, long black hair, down to her elbows, with several streaks of red that trace down the length of her hair, and Her eyes are brown and green. She has several scars on her arm which she cannot remember how she got, strange eh ;). Her usual attire is casual, blue jean like pants and a black tshirt, with black boots. She looks a bit tomboyish, but only because of her occupation.
Bio: Born to an upper middleclass family, Nevri was a bit adventourus from the start. As a child, she loved to see how far she could climb up that hill- Or how deep she could go in the lake, much to the dismay of her parents. As she got older, and entered her teenage years, she got even more adventourus, hiking the steepest mountains- And taking up spear and gun training. Unfortunately, last year her parents past away and she was left with everything. Right now, she is a bouncer at a nightclub, the shortest bouncer there. ;P
Start Weapon: Normal Spear, Automatic Shotgun.
Final Weapon: [Durrrr...][/color]

[Dan L]

OK.. As far as I can see.. the seven hosts are now taken...

What do I mean 'as far as I can see'...

[size=3][b]THE SEVEN HOSTS ARE NOW TAKEN[/b][/size]

If anyone else wants to join, they'll just have to be someone else.. preferably with some in the same places as one of the hosts (if we get that many)..

But guess what..? that means you can be any species you want.. so you can be creative..

I'll start this on... *looks for convenient time* [i]Monday[/i]

question to self: why again did I actually say, the first time around.. 'leave the Final weapon blank'.. as in.. why did I actually get you to put the 'Final weapon' description in, just to leave it blank...?.. I'll get back to you on monday..