Now that you've had a week to plan, this is the official role call post for the AU. Please reply to whatever header your character is included in with a summary of their role in Portland, with your character's name in the post subject. You can just copy and paste summaries used in the plotting post if you like, though for the same of mod plotting I would ask that you name and bold any of the following in your descriptions:
Organizations: If your character is in a group or organization of any kind, please bold it! This will be important for the dispensing of IC clues and NPC attention.
NPC Connections: If your character has a powerful NPC of any kind that they are connection to, please list and bold them. The mods will be writing some of these NPCs into the metaplot, and we can't do that if we don't know they exist!
Meetup Points: If your character runs or is affiliated with anything that could be considered a supernatural hangout, it would be useful to make them easy to find, for the sakes of people who want to know what kind of places will be available in Portland for their characters to hang out.
Confirming your concepts in this post is not mandatory, but I would super appreciate anyone who does. If you do not reply to this post, your character will not be tied into the metaplot. Additionally, I will give everyone who does reply a +2 AC point bonus to their next activity check, per character they reply with.
Humans (or possibly otherwise) that have sworn service to a higher power (angel, demon, fae) in exchange for magical power. Please note and bold what being your character is sworn to, and provide some information on them, especially if they are an NPC in the setting.
Greg is a human warlock serving under the Rose Queen. Through sharing her magic he has gained the ability to spur incredible growth in plantlife and an instinctive communication with nature. In exchange, he performs duties that the Queen cannot attend to outside of her realm in Portland.
Over the years their relationship became more intimate, and eventually resulted in the birth of their son Steven. Greg took on raising the changeling, and his involvement with magic waned over the years as he focused on bringing up Steven. He hoped that this mercy of letting them stay together was proof that the Rose Queen's affection was genuine.
Unfortunately it was not to last, as Steven was taken away once he turned ten, and nothing Greg could do or say would convince anyone to get him back home. Arguments, begging, and threats were to no avail--Steven was by rights hers, and if Greg thought to steal away what belonged to her then she'd take back everything else of hers and leave him without magic and with no remaining connections to where his son was being held.
So, while Greg's continued to work under the Queen and keep his head down, he's been trying to build up connections in other facets of the world to better aid in getting his son back someday. He volunteers frequently at The Sanctuary, spends a lot of time in cafes and bars around Dignity Village, and lives in an apartment that houses an unusual number of magical beings. He generally avoids using magic when not specifically on tasks for the Queen, just in case she can sense his attempted rebellion, and keeps a small dog who has a tendency to know when nature spirits are drawing near.
Carly is a human warlock, serving under her own demon friend Aslla Piscu...But more on that guy later. For now, CARLY.
Carly was born in the deep lower class end of things, only barely above the fate of a tent in Dignity Village. She clawed her way out of there with time and effort and swore never to go back-and these days, works as a reporter for a tabloid-esque magazine focused on the Supernatural. Because really, who reads that trash right? (Turns out, quite a lot actually)
Unfortunately while trying to do a more Proper Article on the side for another newspaper, Carly got caught up in a mess with a turf war between bike gangs; falling in love with a young man named 'Jackson' (Just Jackson, apparently), she started trying to work around to make sure to see him, or even help him out...and then things went wrong.
She can't remember the details, and Aslla tells her that she's blocked it out due to trauma (It's just Not There though); but Jackson went missing somehow, and Carly herself almost died-it is in that moment that she made an agreement with Aslla, entering contract with him; in exchange for doing as he asked, he would in turn grant her the power to get 'Jackson' back.
This leaves her with power over Hellfire, and the ability to even create complex rituals in order to drain life and soul for Aslla's consumption! She also has a curious red birthmark on her face now, but that's nothing to worry about, clearly.
Carly also lives with her large cuban iguana 'Nuna' in a well populated apartment building that has a strange number of magical sorts-some of whom have, ah, been asking her about this Aslla Situation (Psi, Greg...). It's Fine Guys. Look, she even has a Cool Bike now, and sure, she... occasionally sets things on fire, but she's learning!
Now... Aslla.
While Carly remembers nothing of her real life, Aslla Piscu only remembers it. He awakens to be told that he apparently forged this contract, but that more importantly, Carly is somewhat bound to his every word.
Nah just kidding. Always sad gutter child. Doll can't catch a break and once again has no parents. After being turned out of her home at age ten, Doll took to the streets and managed to provide for herself, scraping by day after day on the pity of other people. But no one was really willing to go all the way and take her in, so Doll spent her teenage years homeless and constantly looking for her next meal.
The Collapse found her and offered her a place to live and meals in exchange for house work. Strangely trusting, Doll accepted only to find out when they said 'house work', they really meant 'human sacrifice for this demon we're trying to summon'. The ritual was carried out and Doll, slowly dying on the floor, was given a choice: die, or give her soul to the summoned demon and become his servant.
Doll wasn't ready to give up on life, and swore herself to the demon, Mister Knotley (more info up here!). She became his first warlock, and is unfortunately one of his favorites.
He's lenient with her when Doll drags her feet on the more evil errands-- she's terrible at convincing people to sell their souls to demons, she's not very intimidating when debts come due, and she doesn't like using the powers Mister Knotley gave her upon their contract. All in all, she's a fairly useless warlock, and he's getting tired of propping her up and trying to encourage her.
She still feels most comfortable on the streets, foregoing a room at The Collapse and making nests in cardboard boxes and doorways. She moves around frequently, trying to avoid her demon friend and figure out what to do with herself, but she's vastly disillusioned by now and concerned for anyone who comes into regular contact with her. She's lonely but unwilling to drag anybody else down with her.
Warlock Feature: scales down one side of her face over her eye, usually covered by her bangs, a small crown of horns she hides with a hat Abilities: increased dexterity, hell fire
Papyrus is as magical as ever, from a wealthy family of learned sorts who delve deeply in the mysteries of magic. Some of the family are only mildly involved, focusing more on keeping up the financial and social end of things. Papyrus has focused more on history and lore than displays of power, his father's a serious researcher and experimenter, and his older sister's the sort to police mages and hunt down violent renegades; set a violent hothead to chase other violent hotheads, or something. In their family, it's understandable for him to focus on the relatively mundane schooling instead of keeping up with arcane studies... but kind of a waste and a disappointment.
Seemingly content with his choice, Papyrus went to a local college, living in an apartment with his dog Coolbone, establishing a life on his own to figure out what he's passionate about. So far it's involved a lot of running around dog parks, since dogs are a conversation topic that just about anybody can get excited about! Not like the Bard, or the latest theories about which demons are bound on earth or which are actually separate pseudonyms for the same entity. He even posted fliers all over, offering to do dog-walking and pet-sitting. It's important for a young man to learn the value of hard work, and what better way than a job? The part where his family still pays almost all his bills, making the job more of a hobby, is besides the point for him.
The thing is, Papyrus does want the approval and admiration that'd come with magical power. He just wants to do something more praise-worthy than following their lead. Something reckless, something difficult... something like befriending a demon. In this life he doesn't have a supportive older bro encouraging him, and maybe that's made him more brittle and desperate for approval.
But once he was established living on his own, fairly sure no one in the family would be coming for surprise visits, he made a series of bad life decisions; setting up a summoning circle in his living room and summoning the demon Gratiel, a demon of praise and gratitude, quick smiles and slow-burning plans. For this demon, a friendship- and approval-seeking human with magical knowledge was just the thing. Their bargain: friendship and power and popularity for Papyrus, in exchange for favors and information from time to time.
His new warlock benefits include precognitive powers (it's so much easier to be popular if you intuit what people like and what fads will come up) and probability bending (need to run away? oh look, a conveniently-timed distraction). His new job includes passing on rumors, doing his best to make friends in the local supernatural community, and maybe get some insight on how to befriend his demon so they can laugh off that whole soul selling thing. (It was just a rental anyway. Right?) He hangs out at the local university, all the best dog parks in the city, and occasionally at the Toe Beans Cat Cafe.
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⇨ WARLOCKS
GREG DEMAYO
Over the years their relationship became more intimate, and eventually resulted in the birth of their son Steven. Greg took on raising the changeling, and his involvement with magic waned over the years as he focused on bringing up Steven. He hoped that this mercy of letting them stay together was proof that the Rose Queen's affection was genuine.
Unfortunately it was not to last, as Steven was taken away once he turned ten, and nothing Greg could do or say would convince anyone to get him back home. Arguments, begging, and threats were to no avail--Steven was by rights hers, and if Greg thought to steal away what belonged to her then she'd take back everything else of hers and leave him without magic and with no remaining connections to where his son was being held.
So, while Greg's continued to work under the Queen and keep his head down, he's been trying to build up connections in other facets of the world to better aid in getting his son back someday. He volunteers frequently at The Sanctuary, spends a lot of time in cafes and bars around Dignity Village, and lives in an apartment that houses an unusual number of magical beings. He generally avoids using magic when not specifically on tasks for the Queen, just in case she can sense his attempted rebellion, and keeps a small dog who has a tendency to know when nature spirits are drawing near.
CARLY NAGISA
Carly was born in the deep lower class end of things, only barely above the fate of a tent in Dignity Village. She clawed her way out of there with time and effort and swore never to go back-and these days, works as a reporter for a tabloid-esque magazine focused on the Supernatural. Because really, who reads that trash right? (Turns out, quite a lot actually)
Unfortunately while trying to do a more Proper Article on the side for another newspaper, Carly got caught up in a mess with a turf war between bike gangs; falling in love with a young man named 'Jackson' (Just Jackson, apparently), she started trying to work around to make sure to see him, or even help him out...and then things went wrong.
She can't remember the details, and Aslla tells her that she's blocked it out due to trauma (It's just Not There though); but Jackson went missing somehow, and Carly herself almost died-it is in that moment that she made an agreement with Aslla, entering contract with him; in exchange for doing as he asked, he would in turn grant her the power to get 'Jackson' back.
This leaves her with power over Hellfire, and the ability to even create complex rituals in order to drain life and soul for Aslla's consumption! She also has a curious red birthmark on her face now, but that's nothing to worry about, clearly.
Carly also lives with her large cuban iguana 'Nuna' in a well populated apartment building that has a strange number of magical sorts-some of whom have, ah, been asking her about this Aslla Situation (Psi, Greg...). It's Fine Guys. Look, she even has a Cool Bike now, and sure, she... occasionally sets things on fire, but she's learning!
Now... Aslla.
While Carly remembers nothing of her real life, Aslla Piscu only remembers it. He awakens to be told that he apparently forged this contract, but that more importantly, Carly is somewhat bound to his every word.
And boy, he likes the sound of that.
So that's gonna be a Thing.
DOLL
The One Where Doll Isn't A Sad Gutter ChildNah just kidding. Always sad gutter child. Doll can't catch a break and once again has no parents. After being turned out of her home at age ten, Doll took to the streets and managed to provide for herself, scraping by day after day on the pity of other people. But no one was really willing to go all the way and take her in, so Doll spent her teenage years homeless and constantly looking for her next meal.
The Collapse found her and offered her a place to live and meals in exchange for house work. Strangely trusting, Doll accepted only to find out when they said 'house work', they really meant 'human sacrifice for this demon we're trying to summon'. The ritual was carried out and Doll, slowly dying on the floor, was given a choice: die, or give her soul to the summoned demon and become his servant.
Doll wasn't ready to give up on life, and swore herself to the demon, Mister Knotley (more info up here!). She became his first warlock, and is unfortunately one of his favorites.
He's lenient with her when Doll drags her feet on the more evil errands-- she's terrible at convincing people to sell their souls to demons, she's not very intimidating when debts come due, and she doesn't like using the powers Mister Knotley gave her upon their contract. All in all, she's a fairly useless warlock, and he's getting tired of propping her up and trying to encourage her.
She still feels most comfortable on the streets, foregoing a room at The Collapse and making nests in cardboard boxes and doorways. She moves around frequently, trying to avoid her demon friend and figure out what to do with herself, but she's vastly disillusioned by now and concerned for anyone who comes into regular contact with her. She's lonely but unwilling to drag anybody else down with her.
Warlock Feature: scales down one side of her face over her eye, usually covered by her bangs, a small crown of horns she hides with a hat
Abilities: increased dexterity, hell fire
PAPYRUS ASTER
Seemingly content with his choice, Papyrus went to a local college, living in an apartment with his dog Coolbone, establishing a life on his own to figure out what he's passionate about. So far it's involved a lot of running around dog parks, since dogs are a conversation topic that just about anybody can get excited about! Not like the Bard, or the latest theories about which demons are bound on earth or which are actually separate pseudonyms for the same entity. He even posted fliers all over, offering to do dog-walking and pet-sitting. It's important for a young man to learn the value of hard work, and what better way than a job? The part where his family still pays almost all his bills, making the job more of a hobby, is besides the point for him.
The thing is, Papyrus does want the approval and admiration that'd come with magical power. He just wants to do something more praise-worthy than following their lead. Something reckless, something difficult... something like befriending a demon. In this life he doesn't have a supportive older bro encouraging him, and maybe that's made him more brittle and desperate for approval.
But once he was established living on his own, fairly sure no one in the family would be coming for surprise visits, he made a series of bad life decisions; setting up a summoning circle in his living room and summoning the demon Gratiel, a demon of praise and gratitude, quick smiles and slow-burning plans. For this demon, a friendship- and approval-seeking human with magical knowledge was just the thing. Their bargain: friendship and power and popularity for Papyrus, in exchange for favors and information from time to time.
His new warlock benefits include precognitive powers (it's so much easier to be popular if you intuit what people like and what fads will come up) and probability bending (need to run away? oh look, a conveniently-timed distraction). His new job includes passing on rumors, doing his best to make friends in the local supernatural community, and maybe get some insight on how to befriend his demon so they can laugh off that whole soul selling thing. (It was just a rental anyway. Right?) He hangs out at the local university, all the best dog parks in the city, and occasionally at the Toe Beans Cat Cafe.