AU Planning Meme - March

[bravenewmods]

Given the nature of AU, below is a form that can be used for planning purposes when plotting out your character. While it is not required to fill out the form, we encourage you take a look at the listings in this post and use them as a guide when setting up plots or planning character backgrounds.

<b>Player Name:</b> (What name you go by in-game) <b>Contact Info:</b> (What is the best way to contact you for plotting purposes) <b>Character Name:</b> (The name of your character) <b>Canon Name:</b> (What canon they come from) <b>Brief History:</b> (A brief blurb about the character, does not have to be overly detailed. This is used to give a basic idea of who this character is) <b>AU Ideas:</b> (Here is where you talk about what plans you may have for your character's intended AU. Reading this, others should hopefully get an idea of what you intend to do with your character's back story pertaining to the game's setting.) <b>Looking For:</b> (This section is for hypothetical things you would like to see, be it events, people related to them, whatever; canon parallels, character proxies, all of that goes here.) <b>Anything else?:</b> (Anything that you feel has been overlooked or that should be noted goes here.)

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[liveforher]

Player Name: Yuff
Contact Info: randomtology
Character Name: Teresa
Canon Name: Claymore
Brief History: Teresa was considered the best of these half human hybrid warriors and was an overall badass with a large heaping of cold. However she met a young girl and started to become nicer once she grew attached. But then she got her head chopped off because she was not genre savvy enough to realize things never end well when you adopt a shonen.

AU Ideas: Teresa was born in Union as an Absol Shifter. After her parents died, some relatives sold her off to some group where she spent the next several years. When she escaped, she has no memory of what happened beyond it was very bad. She ended up joining the Rangers, and has been part of them for well over ten years. She's known to be incredibly powerful, but also very much a loner. Trust and friendship ain't really her thing.
Looking For: Ranger CR, people who have encountered her! She's not a bad person, so much as just...very cold, blunt and apathetic. But she probably won't kick...any orphans in the streets....probably.

Anything else?: Oh yeah and she always has a big sword.

[tm50]

So, how does she feel about normal human beings? Bertholdt might be a good CR pick, he's also a shifter.

[eggsellence]

Player Name: Minki
Contact Info: AIM: zeaob, Plurk: Froncentrate

Character Name: Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik
Canon Name: Sonic the Hedgehog
Brief History: Resident mad scientist, Dr. Eggman's been trying to take over the world since forever, always getting trounced by that nasty little pincushion, Sonic the Hedgehog. Here, he's a Far from Ordinary Engineer and super-influenced by his grandfather, Gerald Robotnik, for his accomplishments and the gross injustice behind his exile. Eggman believes humans should come first before Pokemon, but doesn't necessarily think either should be completely sacrificed. He entertains daydreams of defeating the gods.

AU Ideas: Eggman has been working in secret on his Eggman Engine, a nonlethal engine powered by Pokemon life force to bring human civilization up to speed to what it once long ago. But that's a long-term thing. As of now, he has started something of a self-imposed, scientific competition with Team Evolution in a bid to prove "I'm right, they're wrong".

So basically, he's finding his own ways to bring out the potentials of both Pokemon and Enlightened without evolution being forced on either. If opportunity shows up, he wouldn't necessarily be against trying to steal more Evolution technology to have a good luck at the stuff. He's not all that better than the people he doesn't like that much.

Also, he's interested in going to the very depths of the Old City, hoping to find more concrete evidence on the nature of the catastrophe.

Looking For: Rivals. While Eggman hasn't done anything horrid yet, some of the stuff he says and how he carries himself give every indication that he kinda would if he had the chance.

Friends. Not just people who he's cool with or goes gambling with on weekends, though those would be cool too. Maybe people who actually agree with him that the Savior myth and the Council's laws are just too heavy-handed.

Positive CR, negative CR, fellow Old City enthusiasts. I'm up for anything! I'm not 100% sure how to get involved with plots and such, to be honest.

Anything else?:

[riceaboo]

Doug isn't exactly a bad guy but he's really easy to use and manipulate. Compact delver that isn't exactly in it for the history. He's no were near as smart as Robotnik but perhaps they could have some exchange of CR?

[90sbangs]

Player Name: church
Contact Info: mrsjesus | PM

Character Name: Bertholdt Fubar (tm50)
Canon Name: Attack on Titan
Brief History: Bertholdt was abandoned at birth for unknowne reasons. He's not sure what became of his mother, whether she died or simple abandoned him but up until the age of five he was taken care of by a group of other orphans. Around the age of seven he was woken as Enlightened, a Cyndaquil shifter, and was adopted by a motherly Magmortar in the habitats. His starter pokemon, Sundrop the Magby, is his sister.

AU Ideas: Things I've worked out with mods that I can't say but if you're looking for potential super negative or super positive CR Bertholdt would be a good snag. He's very shy and timid on his outsides so it might be a strange conversation and meeting at first. He's working on joining the rangers.
Looking For: SHIFTERS!! CR with shifters would be wonderful, also some Pokemon Rangers, really any organization is good but he doesn't mesh well with anyone that doesn't care for pokemon. I'm assuming most engineer CR would be awkward for both of us but if you like negitive CR he would be wonderful for that.

Character Name: Doug (riceaboo)
Canon Name: Rune Factory 4
Brief History: Doug birth mother and father were Enlightened, living outside the Union on the outskirts of the city. They were murdered when Doug was very young and he's never to this day found who these people were. Dispite his past he's rather careful and lazy, helping his adopted mother run her shop in town. Became a delver in hopes to find treasures and goods to sell.

AU Ideas: Eventually I'd like him to figure out who was the organization responsible for killing his family. That is all plot related however so I can't do much about that right now. For now, I'm hoping for him to come across some moon stones.
Looking For: Anyone who's willing to put up with his dumb ass mostly, for the time being I'm just CR building with him until more plot goes down.

Character Name: Cress Albane (90sbangs)
Canon Name: Tales of Phantasia
Brief History: Cress is the first child of Miguel Albane, a veteran of the Pokemon Rangers and master of steel type Pokemon. He runs a training school for young people to strengthen their bonds with Pokemon. Overall he's had a great upbringing. His family took in his best friend and his little sister when their parents passed away.

Oh and Honedge's.... they have a lot of honedges.

AU Ideas: I'm not sure if I'd like to kill off him family right now honestly, maybe in the long distant future but I'd rather it be the cause of a particular canon mate so honestly.. eh, I don't know if they'll be killed off anytime soon like in canon. Mostly, I'd like Cress to explore the idea of mega evolution and work closer with his new employment with The Swords of the Savior.
Looking For: I'd really love some CR with the Swords of Savior members but any organization is fine. Anyone interested in mega evolution or pokemon bonding.

Anything else?:
^me plotting.

[notthatjason]

Bertholdt might be a good fit for Jason. While Jason is not a Shifter, he WAS raised by a Pokemon Shifter Mightyena and is pretty close to her as well. He's also a newbie Ranger and could very easily be convinced to help people get into their ranks with applications or training or whatever. He's helpful like that.

Also, while quiet, he's a very friendly guy so I think the CR would be super positive.

[tagteams]

Player Name: Chrissy
Contact Info: multitasks | kibougamine @ aim | or just PM this account or skitty

Character Name: Quinn
Canon Name: League of Legends
Brief History in AUland:
○ Flying/Fightning type Enlightened and a Kindred Soul user
○ Ranger for 4+ years
○ Serious during work, but outside, she's pretty relaxed and a bit humble. Strong sense of justice and pretty passionate on her Ranger work. Loves adventures and seeks to be known as a hero to Union.
○ Her lifetime companion is a stubborn Rufflet that reminds her of her dead twin brother who died in a Pokemon attack
○ Along with being a Ranger, works as a personal guard and has connections to the Lightshield noble family. Doesn't talk about it too much.

AU Ideas:
○ Pretty much once things are calm again, she's going to try to explore for new places and recheck currently discovered places
○ COMING SOON IS A PLOT!!!!
○ ^ On said plot above, Quinn is personally training herself before she does a quick scout farther in the northwest and she will try to pull together a group for a larger investigation. Discover new lands? New Pokemon? A new threat? It's a mystery at the moment.
Looking For: Looking for everything!
○ Pre-established/new Ranger CR is always welcome
○ Good CR in general (Friends, exploring buddies, etc)
○ Bad CR too
○ It's 2 am, I'm up for anything at this point

Anything else?:

#me

[antiseptic]

Pre-established Ranger CR with Jade? They probably don't know each other well (or maybe mildly antagonistic, since he loves making fun of justice everything), but I'd be interested in getting him into any forays into unknown lands!

[springcleaning]

Player Name: nor
Contact Info: PM!

Character Name: Levi
Canon Name: Attack on Titan, Shingeki no Kyoujin, The Naked Cannibal Show
Brief History: The World's Strongest Soldier. Titan Murder Machine. Probable Gary Stu. Makes shit jokes.

AU Ideas: The World's Strongest Soldier. Titan Murder Machine. Probable Gary Stu. Makes shit jokes.

No for real, Levi's in the Rangers and he's busy adopting kidlets and Pokemon despite his awful grumpy attitude. May or may not be sleeping with Commander Erwin Smith. He'll be evolving from his Murkrow state....... soonish? Idk. He has a Dusk Stone but its in a case somewhere and he lost it?? For the time being. I eventually want him to have wings in human form.

Looking For: All CR. Especially negative CR. Levi isn't Levi without a couple brawls under his belt.

Character Name: Laurent
Canon Name: Fire Emblem: Awakening, Fire Emblem: Waifu Simulator Edition
Brief History: A huge nerdlet. The "oldest" of the future children. Team mom of the future children (Lucina is team dad.) Probably a lot of mommy issues tbh.

AU Ideas: He's still a huge nerd! I want something to happen that makes him want to explore more, though. He's gotten a few Pokemon but he only studies... and that's boring! He'll eventually get more Psychic and Fire tyle abilities, so there's that.

Looking For: Exciting CR! CR that'll make him run around and do stuff!

Character Name: Jeff Andonuts
Canon Name: GO PLAY EARTHBOUND! RIGHT NOW!
Brief History: Jeff is... another nerdlet. But he's not as introverted as Laurent is. He makes lots of inventions and fixes things AND SHOOTS BOTTLE ROCKETS EVERYWHERE.

AU Ideas: Jeff is currently working on a Pokedex! And needs at least one more log for it to get started! Let's do this guys!

Looking For: CR that makes him more adventurous! And Pokedex helpers!

Character Name: Chester Barklight
Canon Name: Tales of Phantasia
Brief History: Best friend of protag mcgee, manpained over his sister's death, murderous for revenge. Basically Legolas but anime.

AU Ideas: He's still Cress's best friend/pseudo brother now that he lives with his parents, and manpained over his sister's recent death! I want him doing super reckless things in the Rangers until someone knocks some sense into him! He's eventually going to try and get back at Team Evolution for what they've done too.

Looking For: Someone to knock their fists and sense into him. Tell him off about his stupid venting/coping mechanisms. Also more friends and Ranger colleagues!

Anything else?:


arche best girl get outta my face

[antiseptic]

jade probably won't care enough to knock some sense into him (because scolding is only reserved for his close friends of which he has exactly 0) but if you want to he can totally dish out some official discipline for Chester's reckless behaviour. Maybe put him on probation or something along those lines (probably less severe)?

it could be a catalyst for someone else to yell at chester!

[niepokonany]

Player Name: Ket
Contact Info: cognitiveleague -- Go ahead and add me if you'd like, or PM this account!

Character Name: Feliks Łukasiewicz (otherwise known as Poland)
Canon Name: That Japanese webcomic with the personified nations.
Brief History: Poland is not the best at connecting with a lot of his fellow nations--he's sort of ditzy and eccentric and drives people up the wall. But he's a loyal friend, pretty damn fearless (unless we are talking social anxiety), and overwhelmingly stubborn and optimistic, so there's that! Has terrible luck. Loves ponies and fashion.

AU Ideas: The child of an ex-ranger and a farmer who used to be minor nobles but gave up on it to live a more simple life, Feliks is occasionally dragged into high-class stuff by his grandparents, but only really likes it for the fancy clothes (and even so, how come the girls get to wear the best stuff?), Feliks is basically the worst last remaining heir ever. His previous interests included ditching old people parties, getting in trouble at school, and getting in fights with bullies; recently, he has been running off in the wilderness a lot, in no small part to avoid his grandparents' awkward questions about girls and baby-making.

More recently still, he was one of the final 3 in the tournament, and Rory revealed Mega Evolution while facing him. It's safe to say that all of a sudden, he's very recognizable.

Has terrible luck. Loves Ponytas and fashion.
Looking For:
-Strict, serious types for him to drive goddamn crazy!
-Fellow ditzy eccentrics to cook up harebrained ideas with!
-Fashionista buddies!
-Friends in general! Also enemies! And frenemies!
-Ladyfolks for his grandparents' doomed efforts to hook him up with, at this point, just anyone who can have babies with him!
-Other people around his age (18) or teachers to remember him as the 15 minutes late with Starbucks kid!
-Bullies (or ex-bullies) who might have fought him in the past!
-Rad Bromances!
-And so much more!

Anything else?: Feliks Łukasiewicz is flawless. He has two Vulpixie purses, AND a silver bicycle. I hear his hair is insured for $10,000.

[riceaboo]

Out of my three boys I'm going to be real with you, Doug is the most likely to say "like" in a sentence more then once. I feel like they could totally become friends if you don't mind some more CR. I could brief you on his canon he's from a bit of an obscure one.

[heartstorage]

Player Name: Yuff
Contact Info: randomtology

Character Name: Sora
Canon Name: Kingdom Hearts
Brief History in AUland: Sora grew up on an island far far away from Union named Destiny along with his brother Roxas and Kairi. His life was pretty normal and happy, but everything changed when the Fire Nation Zubats attacked. The village was destroyed and after a failed attempt to escape, Sora was found on the shores near Union. He's been staying at the orphanage for the past year+ and been training his skills as an Psychic/Flying Enlightened so he can join the Rangers and find a way home - though he hasn't really told anyone but a couple Rangers about where he's really from.

Since game start he's been reunited with Roxas and Kairi, and recently put in his application to join up with the Rangers. Much like his canon incarnation- he's cheerful, friendly, always willing to help someone out but still lives in the moment and doesn't think things through. Unlike canon he's more secretive, fearful and probably comes off as pretty weirdly cheerful sometimes.

AU Ideas: I AM MOSTLY WINGING THINGS AS I GO. I don't want him to find Destiny Island anytime soon. However if someone's interested in having their characters also be from Destiny, just talk to us (the cast and I) and we'll be happy to work something out!

Eventually I do want him to evolve and get wings, but he's got a ways to level before that. And he's joining the rangers so...stuff with that? I don't know can you tell I'm very much winging this?

Looking For:
- FRIENDSHIP. Sora loves friendship and makes friends with just about anyone, so that's always an option!
- ORPHANS. Has your character been living in the orphanage for the past year? Then it's possible you know Sora!
- RANGERS. Especially fellow newbies! I would love to do missions or play out comradery and what not.
- HOMETOWN BROS. Like I said above! If you're interested in having your character be from Destiny Island, please talk to the cast and me! We would be more than happy to work something out!
- NEGATIVE CR MAYBE? Okay so Sora's an empath that is especially skilled at picking on someone's malicious feelings or intent (unless they are Dark-type because they are immuned to his powers). IF he picks up on any sort of vibes like that from someone, his usual friendliness will be replaced either with extreme wariness or outright hostility- depending on the severity of the maliciousness.

If you would like play with this power of his somehow, please let me know (either here or in a PM)! In reverse, if you'd rather Sora did not go near your secretly evil character and reveal them - please let me know that too! It's 100% okay I promise not to take offense since I don't want to ruin anyone's fun. I swear one of these days I'll get a permission post up about this.

Anything else?:

[notthatjason]

Well we have that one thread going, but Jason here is super newbie ranger (basically he joined the Rangers the day I app'd him into game so he's still super new at it).

We can see what evolves from their Habitat thread, but I like where it might go. :D

Jinxie, Squid Girl, and Sollux 3-in-1

[somnambulatory]

Player Name: Brantron
Contact Info: FullOfBees

Character Name: Jinxie Tenma
Canon Name: Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies
Brief History: Jinxie's a pretty minor character in her own canon, so her character is fairly easy to summarize. Essentially, she's a teenage girl who's obsessed with myths and legends of various yokai and is somewhat superstitious as a result.

AU Ideas: In this game, the stuff I mentioned above translates to 'knows a lot about Ghost type Pokemon.' The murder case that happened in her home canon wasn't a thing here, but the village superstitions are: Jinxie reveres Ninetails as something nigh unto a god itself, and is absolutely terrified of Honchkrow. She'll gladly talk about how amazing Ninetails is, but will actively avoid mentioning Honchkrow for several reasons.

Looking For: Other characters who are interested in the occult or who also have weird supernatural superstitions involving Ghost Pokemon would be awesome. Also, since I know Murkrows are already available and we're starting to have evolution stones floating around, I'd love for her to meet a Honchkrow someday and completely lose her mind.

Anything else?: No specific plans outside of that stuff, but Jinxie is fairly friendly despite her quirks and can be drawn into things easily enough by people she knows and trusts. She has a general feeling of wanting to help people and prove herself, but isn't completely sure how yet, so she's still finding out where she belongs.

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Character Name: Squid Girl
Canon Name: Shinryaku! Ika Musume
Brief History: One day Squid Girl showed up on the beach loudly announcing her intent to invade humanity because they didn't appreciate the ocean's gifts. Unfortunately, she's kind of dumb, and ended up working at a beachside restaurant instead to pay off the damage she did to the place.

AU Ideas: Things went exactly the same as above in BNW except for the fact that she started out as an Inkay and became a Shifter about a year ago, which is when she came to Union. Her threat was actually taken seriously for a time considering the history of the setting, but she's mostly just settled into living in the city now.

Looking For: Squid Girl does the best with two diametrically opposed character types: responsible types who will try to rein in her stupidity and make sure she doesn't get into trouble, and people who are as dumb and distractible as she is and will enable all of her shenanigans. She also gets along well with people who like the ocean, considering herself something of an ambassador of the sea among the people of Union, and a self-described champion of the needs of Water type Pokemon.

Anything else?: Not really. She's kind of my nonsense character, so any plans she makes are either executed immediately or abandoned after no more than a week whens he forgets what she was doing or gets bored and stops.
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Character Name: Sollux Captor
Canon Name: Homestuck
Brief History: I'm not sure there's ever a brief way to describe the history of a Homestuck character, so instead I'm just going to link his wiki page. His BNW version is based on a fairly early incarnation of the character anyway, from before the trolls entered the Medium.

AU Ideas: Sollux is a Psychic-type Analyst who acts more like an Engineer. He likes to pull up tech from the Old City and mess with it, and is also raising a hive of Beedrills outside the city for a project of his own that involves using them as a backup messaging system for the Warp Bands. It will involve the concept of a hive mind and very possibly integration of Pokemon with forgotten technology. Anyone who pays attention to this kind of stuff will also know that Sollux was brought up on murder charges for the death of his best friend about three years back, but ultimately acquitted due to having been psychically coerced by another Enlightened. He doesn't talk about that or anyone who was involved in it as a rule, and is clean in the eyes of the law, but it's still a thing.

Looking For: What he needs the most CR-wise are people who will make friends with him despite his sarcastic jerk-ass demeanor, and who are also willing to drag him out of his apartment away from his projects. Otherwise he has a bit of a tendency to hermit himself in there. Snarkbuddies are also great, though, as he gets along pretty well with people with similar temperaments. And of course, anyone else who's interested in old tech will definitely have his ear.

Anything else?: Nothing much, still getting my bearings with this guy. But I'm open to any plotting anyone wants to do.

[90sbangs]

Jinxie might get some good CR with Cress, his dad has like 2092348029348 honedges and he's been possessed so many times but the damn things. He connects with ghost pokemon oddly well....

[second_destiny]

Player Name: Chris
Contact Info: Plurk (HurricaneChris), AIM (HurricaneChris04), PM (hurricane_chris)

Character Name: Asemu Asuno
Canon Name: Mobile Suit Gundam AGE
Brief History: Asemu is the son of military hero Flit Asuno, supreme commander of the Federation's space fleet. He tries to follow in his father's footsteps as a mobile suit pilot, but he's not an X-Rounder (the AGE equivalent of a Newtype), which puts him at a disadvantage. This is further compounded by Zeheart, an enemy spy whom he befriended, who is also an X-Rounder. Eventually he learns to be the best pilot he can be without those abilities, and becomes one of the best pilots in the entire series.

AU Ideas: Asemu is the son of the renowned Asuno family, with a father who holds a lot of influence in the upper echelons of society. The family is well-known for its line of psychics, but Asemu himself isn't one and used to have a complex about that. But he received training from famous ranger Woolf Enneacle, who taught him to forget what he doesn't have and focus on being himself. His biggest achievement to date is fighting off a wild Medicham singlehandedly.

Looking For: One thing that Asemu is missing is a rival. In canon he gets one in the form of an undercover enemy soldier, so if anyone has a character they want to be a double agent for Team Evolution who could use a rival, then let me know!

Anything else?:

[makeitquick]

Player Name: Charles
Contact Info: bigdamnhero // Suik Gloris on AIM

Character Name: Melaka Fray
Canon Name: Fray (from Buffydom)
Brief History: (this applies to the AU) --> Two siblings, one of them her twin brother and the other a significantly older sister. Grew up without parents and raised by her sister, basically. Four years ago her twin brother died due to her own recklessness and relations with her sister deteriorated. Her sister made it into the Swords around the same time Melaka bummed around doing odd jobs until an encounter made her want to join the Rangers. Just made it in to her last two trial missions as the game opened and now is a legit if new member.

AU Ideas:
- I've referenced her older sister in the Swords a few times now (though I have tried to be vague in case someone wants to app Erin or adopt a proxy for her) but if someone wanted to know her and Melaka through her that'd be neat.
- I had a plot idea to do a mission into the Scorched Forest a few weeks ago but it's a little awkward in that Melaka is not qualified to lead or propose the mission, so I have had it established nebulous people higher up in the rangers have backed it.
- People could have known her from her punk lief period when she was running around with her much more nerdy twin brother until he died when they were fourteen due to careless Old City exploration, from her recovering in the hospital from what should have been fatal injuries after that (her Enlightened powers kicking in), or from when she was living a listless life of bad attitude and odd jobs for several years after that.
- She's started to feel a little dumb lately! Her schooling didn't go great mostly of her own volition so she's considered taking up some residence for self-study in the library or some other means but she's not quite done it yet.
- She's also been very stressed out since the Team Evolution showing up thing because she general policy is actually to give someone trust until they proved they are not worth it and is herself quite pro humanist so that was sort of a conflicting thing for her because of increasing shady evidence she's still not sure how she feels about in the end.

Looking For:
- Well I listed several above (oops) but I would like to know all the other Rangers and possibly amass from friends
- People can can or has previously done odd jobs for because she's always looking for a supplemental fund
- I'd like to get that idea of a search in the Scorched Forest off the ground but idek at this point if people are into it that'd be cool but I really do feel bad she's not qualified to lead it herself so I'm essentially shifting blame there. Plus other plots have been/are happening more and argle blargle

Anything else?: I got nothing

[notepad_necromancer]

Player Name: Levi
Contact Info: Plurk: thecaffeinator AIM: Lethalscribe

Character Name: Eucliwood Hellscythe
Canon Name: Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka?/Is This A Zombie?
Brief History: Eu is a necromancer from the underworld who also happens to be the greatest source of magical power in the world. Her voice is her strongest weapon, although it's uncontrollable. So she 'speaks' by writing on a notepad.

AU Ideas: Eu was abandoned as a child and taken in by a normal family. At least until she learned exactly what she was capable of. Rather than risk accidentally harming someone, she pretty much exiled herself, and has lived off beyond the currently explored map for several years.

But now she's sort of returned and has accidentally ended up in the city. Oops.

Looking For: All the CR! Seriously!
In general, I'd like to see Eu make some friends, or at least people who call her friend to get her to stick around the city for at least a while. Or someone to follow her wherever she might wander off to, if that fails.

Other than that, I'm pretty open! If you have any cool ideas, I'll definitely listen and see if we can work them out.

Anything else?:

[globetrotting]

I would be happy to try and establish a friendship between the two of these! Blue doesn't have a very long checklist as to what makes a friend or new company to her. She's fine with the more reserved types as well - she doesn't try to push them, but to open up more the possibilities for them to choose to continue interacting with her. They could have met once, not really have had much interaction, and Eu would still get a wave and hello the next time Blue saw her.

Blue would be find with her speaking through writing, also.

[abysmaldream]

Player Name: Enno
Contact Info: abysmaldream

Character Name: Garen Crownguard
Canon Name: League of Legends
Brief History: The Might of Demacia, pride of it's military and obsessed with a really fine but dangerous woman known as Katarina, the Sinister Blade. Has problems Letting Things Go. DEMACIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

AU Ideas: Okay. I need to touch base really hard with Sheepy and Shini as the Kiskes and Crownguards are related here, also need to pick a reason for why he's not been around as he's notorious(at least in fandom) as the OVER PROTECTIVE BIG BROTHER. Maybe some mission given by Union's Council(will need mod permission for this) or at least some intensive training. Thinking of Axew or Honedge as a Starter. 99% sure he'll be a Swords of the Savior. Need to pin down how the fact that Union isn't at "war" with another Country will affect him.
Looking For: Relatives, societal obligations, Katarinas...? or anyone from Noxus that might be considering apping. Friends, people he's going to be a hard ass with, etc.

Anything else?:

[comparative_insanity]

Well, since Fai and Lux more or less grew up together because of the whole supposed to get married to each other thing, I would assume that him and Garen having met each other fairly frequently is inevitable. And since he's a huge weirdo who doesn't quite get how to high society despite his fancy family, occasionally acts scandalously, and has been known to hang out in less reputable parts of town... Garen might've found himself wondering if he's such a good match for his precious baby sister.

And now that Lux and Fai both were like NOPE SRY NOT GOING TO GET MARRIED... well, the situation is probably just a bit weird and awkward ^^;;

[notthatjason]

Player Name: Erica
Contact Info: bouncyerbear & AIM @ BouncyErbear or PM the account.
Character Name: Jason Grace
Canon Name: Heroes of Olympus Percy Jackson Sequel
Brief History in AUland: Born from an affair between a movie star and a god powerful Enlightened. He was abandoned at the age of 2 and left to be raised by wolves a Mightyena-Shifter named Lupa. Lupa was a Delver and highly regarded in that community for her work in the Old City. She often trained Jason down in the ruins of the Old City and quickly awakened him to his Enlightened abilities. Jason helps a lot with the Delvers still, but his ultimate dream was to be a Ranger...which he just succeeded in becoming about 3-4 weeks ago.

AU Ideas: He's a God of War with Electric/Flying/Steel typing. Jason wants to rank up and explore mostly. He's super curious about other cultures/people and likes to make friends. I wouldn't mind figuring out some previous Delver-based friends or even classmates. Still kind of toying with his age in AU, but I'm thinking either 17-18 (so aged up a little from canon).

He already seems to be good/old friends with Yang and Imogen, so I'm really open to hand-waving anything. Otherwise, I don't think I have much planned out for Jason though maybe giving him head injuries could become a thing similar to canon...you know just for fun.
Looking For:
+CR with Rangers: Jason is the obligatory NEWB. Please tease him, initiate him with pranks, or take him under your wing as his Rookie. I welcome it ALL!
+CR with Delvers: Jason still likes to go exploring down there/help his "mom" so anyone with connections to Delvers would be a possibility for him to have CR with since he was practically raised in that environment
+Fighters: Needs people to spar with and train with, nothing too particular and not necessarily a rival but someone who will help him get better at his abilities.
+Friends in General: Jason is a laid back guy and in his canon was fairly popular at his camp. I'd like to build up more close friendships for him, not necessarily to replace any canon character proxies or anything (though someone who tells lame jokes and can tease Jason would be pretty awesome).

Anything else?:

[globetrotting]

I see that icon and my mind is like wow, what is going on there.

I can help in the general friends department with Blue. She's also around the same age as you're thinking, so they could have easily been classmates. I'm not familiar with his canon, but Blue is a rather approachable/friendly/easygoing around people sort of girl. If they went to school together, Blue was the sort who probably knew most of her classmates by name.

[for_realsies]

Player Name: Rakath
Contact Info: Private Message Imogen's journal, or Rakath

Character Name: Imogen Moreno
Canon Name: Degrassi
Brief History: Crazy artsy impulsive free spirited schoolgirl.

AU Ideas: See above, but now she's rebellious of her mom, has Pokemon powers, and surprisingly more issues than in canon!
Looking For: She needs people to try to argue about her free spirited lackadaisical whimsy, try to tell her she can't just be so free and happy. She also needs people to flirt with that'll ACTUALLY flirt back. She has plenty of people that she flirts with who get all uncomfortable and complicated and change the subject.

Also any ideas you wanna throw at me!

Anything else?:

[antiseptic]

Player Name: Rei
Contact Info: PM this journal or hit me up on plurk arrasailsup

Character Name: Jade Curtiss
Canon Name: Tales of the Abyss
Brief History: A reformed mad scientist now serving in the military. Playful, trolly and something of a condescending jerk (mostly to people who deserve it) on the outside, and extremely detached on the inside. Emotions what are they?

AU Ideas: Was officially working on pokemon and weaponry research all the while secretly working on highly illegal research on Pokemon (and possibly Enlightened) up until ~10 years ago, when he suddenly quit to join the Rangers. Rose up through their ranks to become a senior member of the Survey Corps.

Looking For: Looking for people he can butt heads with, whether due to different values (irresponsibility gets on his nerves, and he can be quite cynical when it comes to more positive mindsets), or just because he's an asshole. I'd also really like to get him to develop closer CR with other people and find someone he can trust (or even become friends with GASP) although that might be a lot harder.

Anything else?: kind of slowish right now due to things going on but i should still be able to get to everything in a timely manner!

[eggsellence]

Any chance Robotnik can be privy to some details behind what had happened? Like, based on trace evidence and such (though I'm sure Jade knows very, very well how to cover his tracks, honestly). Because I have an Engineer here who's very interested in illegal Pokemon research.

For science. And man.

Also, he's a senior Researcher, so they probably have butt heads together. Jade would be something of an insufferable prodigy to Eggy.

[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

Player Name: Goggs
Contact Info: GoggleDragon or PM one of my journals

Character Name: Apollo (whateveryoueatliveitspart)
Canon Name: Genesis of Aquarion OVA
Brief History: A young Ranger who's lived with his Ranger grandfather ever since his parents died. He's been a Child of the Verdant Forest since he was born. He cares deeply for the well-being of Pokémon and nature and wants humans and Pokémon to understand each other.

AU Ideas: Right now he's in somewhat of a reactive mode, but I'm hoping to get him more interested in exploring instead of only protecting Union.
Looking For: People to prod him into making more of an effort to expand his horizons, but in general I'm looking for any kind of CR. I'm open to pretty much anything.

Anything else?: A legend.


Character Name: Banzu (outtahere)
Canon Name: Original
Brief History: He was orphaned at 10, but has spent as little time as possible in the orphanage, instead teaching himself about machines and eventually getting himself a job at the laboratories. Apathetic about other people and doesn't like feeling obligated to do things.

AU Ideas: Hoping to get him building a boat and spurring the creation of a port. He's also irregularly available for building things for people.
Looking For: Engineer buddies, CR that will push hard for a deeper relationship than just "someone he knows", CR in general.

Anything else?: Where his nickname comes from. It's pronounced as a simplified version of that, if you're wondering.

[eveolution]

Player Name: Levi
Contact Info: Plurk: thecaffeinator or AIM: Lethalscribe

Character Name: Eve
Canon Name: Elsword
Brief History: In canon, she's not only known as the queen of the Nasod race, but she's the last one left. Nasods are a robotic race built by humans thousands of years ago. Eve was the only one ever programmed with sentience.

In BNW, she was nearly killed by collapsing rubble in the Old City back when the earthquakes hit. However, thanks to the experimenting of a certain engineer and her typing as an Enlightened, she'd been brought back from the brink of death and integrated with some old technology. The downside? Her memory was nearly completely erased.

She's just woken up from her coma sometime during the past few days, and will soon be out to pester the residents of Union with questions about well, just about anything and everything.

AU Ideas: Eve's body has been integrated with some newly discovered old technology, courtesy of Robotnik. As she levels up and evolves, it will continue to evolve and further integrate into her system.

Also, Eve will begin seeking more power. She feels she isn't strong enough to continue as she is, and as such, will do whatever she can to make herself stronger.

Looking For: CR! Any and all CR. I will probably put up her intro post either later tonight or tomorrow.

Eve's very curious about emotions and any concepts she doesn't understand, so people who will tolerate her incessant questioning would be great. Don't touch her though. You'll get slapped.

Anything else?:

[antiseptic]

Jade can totally be helpful and answer her questions!

in the most ridiculous ways possible

[gambliar]

Player Name: Jon
Contact Info:
AIM: jongrim001
PLURK: Grim_D_Slayer

Character Name: Celestia Ludenberg
Canon Name: Danganronpa
Brief History: In canon Celes is a gambler whose skill, luck, and cunning are legendary in their own right. After receiving the title of Super High-School Level Gambler (or Ultimate Gambler if you prefer) she was invited to attend the illustrious Hope's Peak academy. Naturally she accepted the offer and enjoyed a wonderful school life of bliss and happiness.

...hahaha, just kidding. She was locked inside the school with a group of her classmates and forced to kill each other to escape... And by a talking teddy bear no less. Fun times were had.

Here in Brave New World, Celes is a Mawile turned human Shifter who happens to be the only heir to her family's line in the nobility. Her personality is largely the same, but she's a bit less cunning and fascinated with games than her canon counterpart. She's also a bit nicer, too. Unfortunately her short temper is about the same.

AU Ideas: As she's pretty new, I don't have much in the way of ideas except focusing on the exploration part.
Looking For:
PASSIVE CHARACTERS: Celes, being Celes, is quite simply kind of a bitch. She's bossy, and won't have any problems making others do things for her. Carrying her things, just following her around for companionship, that kind of thing. So if your character would probably end up going with the flow, that'd be great!
NEGATIVE CR (RIVALS?): Someone like her shouldn't have any problems with rubbing people the wrong way, but what I'd really like it someone with a similar mindset for her to compete with. Perhaps even begrudgingly respect.
FRIENDSHIP: Not as difficult as it sounds, surprisingly. Though Celes is hardly the nicest person around, she's polite and well-mannered most of the time, and has a particular set of interests, like tea, games of thought, clothes, books, etc.
ALLIES: Can overlap with friends, but mostly she'd be looking for someone to help her with getting to become a stronger trainer while also acting as a meat shield if necessary.
ANYTHING REALLY: This is only what I can think of off the top of my head. Really, I love all kinds of CR.

Anything else?:

[pride_of_amarcia]

Player Name: Incardine
Contact Info: NekoIncardine

Character Name: Pascal
Canon Name: Tales of Graces
Brief History: The Genius Ditz, Pascal's happy-go-lucky nature is matched only by her sheer mastery of Amarcian technology. One of the greatest engineers of her generation (and for Amarcians, nearly a race of engineers, that says a lot!), Pascal's obsessive focus on her work tends to override things like 'social graces' and 'bathing'. Her Shotstaff-based long-range artes and wide-area-of-effect (but centered on herself) Burst Artes make her a tricky-to-play-as but effective ally in many a combat.

She's a bit of a plot device as much as anything, knowing much about the Ancient Amarcians and able to help get the party though situations that involve mastering ancient - and modern - technology in a setting where the ancient tech is very, very advanced.

AU Ideas: Pascal has actually been one of Team Evolution's best engineers for several years, and comes from Gigas. She doesn't particularly care to rely on Pokèmon when she has the choice, though -preferring to work in purer sciences like chemistry and engineering, both fields she is extremely skilled in. (She wasn't directly involved in the making of the Evolution-Inducing Machines as a result... Though it's possible she'd actually predicted the noise effect.)

Pascal has some dispreference for Pokèmon - an unusual trait in this world. It's not so much that she dislikes them, as much as that she views them as unpredictable and less reliable than science, and (a little more quietly) she knows she's not the best at taking care of the ones she has - even with the Pokeball's automation of some of the care tasks. Then again, she's not the best with humans either, as often as not. She keeps only three with her, and only carries empty Pokèballs at all as a matter of necessity in case of a need for self-defense. Even these are buried in her backpack someplace out of sight.

Pascal is not an Enlightened, but is a Far From Ordinary Engineer who specializes in Ice Pokèmon (as much as she specializes in any of them at all, at least). Her Spheal's fur seems a little shinier than normal - not because he's a Shiny, but because he's landed in her glue traps (meant to keep her sister out of her stuff) enough times that some of the glue won't come out. (The local veterinarians are certain he'll be fine. Really!)

Looking For:
Someone to encounter Pascal during her intropost sleeping under a tree. Ideally, someone who for some prearranged reason would slam her against a wall soon after waking up, but that part's optional.

Someone to try and get Pascal to care for herself at a more than essential level. Including bathing. (This is a major recurring issue for her in canon.)

Anything else?: I'd love to see an AU cast someday - particularly a Hubert who was native to Union.

[celebrity_commentator]

You know, getting-Pascal-to-socialize/bathe-like-a-human-being sounds like a fun project.

[meguriau]

Player Name: Tara/Twinkie
Contact Info: twinkieinabox

Character Name: Roxas
Canon Name: Kingdom Hearts
Brief History: Sora's younger twin brother by like two minutes. Used to live happily on an island called Destiny with Sora and Kairi until a bunch of zubats came and attacked the island. He hit his head really hard against a rock and developed amnesia. His emotions also go severely repressed in the process too oops. Also he because afraid of the outdoors.

Now he lives in the Psychiatric Ward of the Medical Center. It is Not Fun. Though having a caretaker named Lea has been it not as excruciating? And some other zombie named Xion. But since game he's been reunited with his brother and Kairi and has finally after a year started to break out of his repressed state. He's still pretty zombie/awkward if you just meet him (unless you meet him around Sora that's becoming something entirely different) but as time goes he'll become more like his canon self. Cheerful and sarcastic albeit quicker to anger than his brother.

AU Ideas: I'M SORT OF JUST GOING WITH THE FLOW mainly because Roxas is going his own pace at getting better. He's gotten pretty far though! Far enough to where you can find him around Union and slowly but surely he'll start exploring outside Union as well. He's gone to Scorched Forest thanks to a ~field trip~ and so more adventures outside are hopefully to come.

Eventually, though it will probably be a few months from now, he'll probably consider joining the Rangers to keep a better eye on his twin brother. 8|

Looking For:
everything else. okay but friends would be awesome. Roxas' emotions started to come back at a more rapid speed once he got more friends/people who push him to be more than a vegetable so the more the merrier! also people who visit the medical center may or may not have seen roxas around since he helps the doctors every now and then with supplies.

and although his emotions aren't clearly there yet anything that can build to negative cr would be fun to have too!

Anything else?: When he evolves he's gonna have pink in his hair isn't that enticing? 8)

[globetrotting]

Blue and Roxas could have met a little barely? Blue's mother works as a medic, not in the psychiatric ward but. Blue might've been around there a few times. Not much. If you might want to think they've seen each other before.

Regardless, Blue here doesn't mind meeting and chatting to people, even if they're quiet/slow on adding to a conversation. And if Roxas ever needs somebody to go outside the Union with, Blue will be happy to take him with her. \o

But we can discuss this more if you're interested.

[actsmagnificent]

Player Name: Mari
Contact Info: ghoulfriend

Character Name: Haruka Tenoh
Canon Name: Sailor Moon
Brief AU History: Super-charismatic, super-independent Divine Defense Force member who plays the male roles in their theater productions; ex-Rhyhorn racer, though she still competes for fun occasionally. Just adopted a child she might have to kill someday. It's complicated.

AU Ideas: Haruka is a reincarnation of one of the Savior's companions and will eventually be doing player plot stuff as a result. Since she's been away from Union for a while, however, I'd like to get her settled in and start catching up on what's happening now! (Seriously, she's brand-new. Bring your CR!)

Looking For: Fellow Defense Force members, to size up the newbies. Fans or critics of her thespian work. And anybody who wants to play with her, period! We can work something out. :)

Anything else?:

Don't be shy, cute little kittens.

[flowerofsendai]

So the theater is about to put on a new production in a few weeks. I feel like this would be a great way to introduce Haruka and Sakura, since this is Sakura's first leading role and she's already pretty convinced that the production is cursed because of her clumsiness. Having Haruka acting off the cuff and being slightly unpredictable would probably give the poor girl a heart attack.

[timeywimeyorb]

Player Name: Erica
Contact Info: AIM @ BouncyErbear or Plurk @ BouncyErbear
Character Name: Setsuna Meioh
Canon Name: Setsuna Meioh
AU Brief History: A woman from the upper crust elite whose family has secretly been involved with the Divine Defense Force for generations. She's a reincarnated companion to the Savior (but doesn't know much about that yet). She was raised in selected isolation from the vast majority of people, her family wanting to get the perfect lady AND teach her about all things related to the DDF.

Recently, she broke tradition and sought out work in the field as a Researcher where she picked up some strange readings that eventually got her involved with Michiru, Haruka, and Hotaru. She will be picking up work at the Divine Theater as a costume designer/seamstress and still continue work at the University as a teacher and researcher.

AU Ideas: Recently returned from her first unofficial mission with the DDF, the following will likely occur:
- Working with the Divine Theater as their costume person, she hates being on stage so this seemed like a good idea.
- Continued work for the University in Research. Her specialty is studying old relics and finding ways to make them work in the modern day.
- Eventually also being involved in player plots about reincarnation and stuff, but that's probably further down the road with the other newly arrived senshi.

Looking For:
- Former University students/Researchers to be colleagues with
- Fellow costume makers and theater people
- Small children to dote on and be a mother to
- Others of the super elite who her parents might have made her befriend for social purposes.

Anything else?:

[wordsidk]

Player Name: meru
Contact Info: merururu

Character Name: Ib
Canon Name: Some RPGmaker game about a little girl lost in a gallery with a rose.
Brief History: Ib is the only biological daughter of a wealthy couple. They've disappeared though. Most of her education was done through private tutors, now she probably doesn't have that luxury or much of a will to continue with it. Also she might not have had much opportunity to interact normally with kids her age since she didn't go the school. Outside of her adopted sister Mary anyway who she found in the woods when they were little-er.

AU Ideas: Not too sure. I'm brand new here. Ib will probably stick to exploring the forest for a while and loving her Budew.
Looking For:
- friends
- family friends
- (former) teachers
- maybe some kind of guardian. You'll have to talk to Mary too.
- anything else

Anything else?:

someone should app Garry

[globetrotting]

Ib, please stop losing your parents????

I am brand new too. We can both have our characters spend time hanging around the forest. Ib can continue the tradition of hanging around with those older than her.

I'm happy to do things with Mary, also.

[portraitor]

Player Name: Taku
Contact Info: PMing this journal or finding me at wailords

Character Name: Mary
Canon Name: Ib
Brief History: Mary is the adopted sister of Ib, the daughter of a wealthy couple. After Ib's parents disappeared, Mary has started looking for clues leading to the whereabouts of a reclusive artist named Guertena, who she thinks may in fact be her father, since what little she currently recalls of her past life before being adopted seem to heavily involve this person.

AU Ideas: I'm brand new here, so I don't have too many ideas yet. Currently speaking, Mary is starting out as a new trainer, exploring the forest with Oddish and occasionally joined by her sister Ib, as well as keeping an ear open for any news that may help her in her search.
Looking For: She certainly wouldn't mind making friends! She would especially be interested in meeting anyone who has some knowledge of art, even if limited, on the off-chance that they may have heard of Guertena's name or have seen his artwork somewhere before. Any friends of Ib are certainly welcome too--Mary might feel it to be her sisterly duty to make sure that Ib's friends are good to her, if necessary.

Anything else?:

also seconding meru's comment about how someone should app garry someday

Blue | Pokémon (Gameverse)

[globetrotting]

Player Name: Reena
Contact Info: Here, PM, or timidnatured

Character Name: Blue
Canon Name: Pokémon (Gameverse)
Brief History: Rather simple enough. Her mother is a medic and her father is a caretaker in the Pokémon habitat. She was a happy child that decided she would become a Pokémon Trainer so she could explore the world and connect with Pokémon. Fun times. She is not Enlightened, and is 18 years old.

Personality wise, she's sociable and pleasant and doesn't mind about getting dirty. She jokes and teases and might make a flirty comment, but it's all in good fun. She likes getting to know all sorts of people and Pokémon and I am bad at making things sound exciting, I can't raichu a love song.

AU Ideas: I'm not too sure at the time. I don't have any plans beyond having her establish CR, levelling up her Pokémon and exploring around.
Looking For: CR would be nice! Established or freshly made. I'd be happy to toss around ideas and hopefully to come up with something.

[choseneutrality]

So we want to go the route of of Flynn and Blue being former schoolmates with each other, right?