Grey Roses
September 4, 1865: The American Civil War ends in the Battle of Annapolis, where General Grant surrenders to General Lee. The Confederacy has won the war, but just barely.
June 2, 1866: The Confederacy passes the Wartime Federalization Act, which makes it so that, in times of war, the central government gains full control of the Confederate military.
October 9, 1917: The CSA joins the First World War on the side of the North, the first time they were fighting together since the Civil War.
October 31, 1935: The Confederate Congress decides to illegalize slavery to promote trade with countries that have sanctioned the Confederacy due to the continued practice of Slavery.
June 22, 1940: The CSA joins the Second World War after a German U-boat sinks a cargo ship owned by a Confederate company.
August 2, 1945: The CSA drops the first atomic bomb, Black Heart, over central Berlin, ending the Second World War in Europe.
April 11, 1984: The boundaries between Heaven, Hell, and Earth shatter due to circumstances still unknown.
April 19, 1984: Demons start to appear on Earth. Angels also appear to combat them, but there aren't many.
April 21, 1984: The leaders of the governments of Earth, and the archangel Caleb, hold a top-secret meeting in a bunker in Switzerland, to deal with the demonic threat on Earth. They agree to start creating humans called 'Reapers', humans that contact their guardian angels, and use their powers, as well as a single Soul Weapon, the standard armament of Caleb's armies. The angels would introduce themselves to their Reaper sometime between their sixteenth and twenty-sixth birthday.
November 9, 1985: First incident of an angel going Berserk. 40 civilians are killed before the angel is brought under control and returned to Heaven.
January 24, 1986: First recorded use of an Unlimited attack, in West Germany.
August 29, 1986: The last of the very large demons on Earth is destroyed. The threat of their return causes the governments of Earth to continue having Reapers born.
May 4, 1994: The presence of reapers with demon guardians is detected in Brazil.
June 9, 2015: Today. A new batch of Reapers is about to appear in the Confederacy, near the capital city of Richmond, with a population of just over two million.
Hello, and welcome to Rupudska's newest RP, Grey Roses. In case you TL;DR'd, this takes place in a modern-day Confederacy sans slavery, kind of like Androids, another of my RPs. This one will involve angels and Reapers, humans who can see angels and demons, and communicate with both.
So, in this RP, you will play as one such Reaper, between the ages of 16 and 26. You will have your Reaper be introduced to your Angel in your first post, then have him/her head to the location their Angel indicates (A bunker underneath Richmond, where some 'splaining will take place).
The enemy is the agents of Hell, normally damned souls, or, on occasion, full-blown demons.
A few terms to know:
Reaper: A human capable of seeing angels, and in frequent contact with their Guardian Angel. They have weaker attacks and powers compared to their Angel, but of the same type: A fire-manipulating Angel will have a fire-manipulating Reaper, a wind-manipulating Angel will have a wind-manipulating Reaper, etc.
Guardian Angel: An angel normally assigned to protect their assigned human/mortal being from birth. Powerful beings magically, like all angels. Those of Reapers can be seen by their assigned mortal and converse with them, those of non-Reapers cannot.
Cursed: A soul that has escaped Hell without permission. Generally quite powerful, although rarely more powerful than demons. Can take on a number of forms, many of which are rather Eldritch.
Demons: Agents of Hell itself. More powerful than Curseds almost as a rule. Humanoid forms when disguised, but usually have an Eldritch form as their True Form, especially if they're powerful.
Primarch: The Angel equivalent of a boss, they control various branches of Heaven's operations. Angels under them will /sometimes/ display a similar personality to their Primarch. Sometimes, but just as often as they don't. Except for Gabriel's Angels.
Soul Weapon: A weapon used by Angels and Reapers. Angels have two, Reapers have only one. Can be literally anything. They have three forms. They can talk, by the way.
Berserk mode: Activated when an Angel is unable to contact their Reaper telepathically, such as when they are severely injured or dead. The Angel loses control entirely and goes on a rampage. Some Angels can control their actions in this mode, but few can, and most need to be restrained as quickly as they defeat the target, as they won't stop until they are either returned to heaven or the Reaper recovers, whichever comes first. This changes the form of the Angel's Soul Weapon.
Limited attack: A named, specialized attack, unique to each Soul Weapon. A Soul Weapon may have more than one, although at the start you'll only be able to use one Limited and no Unlimited attacks.
Unlimited attack: A named, extremely powerful attack, unique to the Soul Weapon. They may only have one, due to the immense power. Think a Bankai from Bleach, or a Reality Marble from the Nasuverse. That's what an Unlimited attack is like.
RRRRRURUS:
1) I am the OP your OP. You shalt have no other OPs before me.
2) Thou shalt have a minimum of 5 sentences per post.
2.5) Thou shalt create a Reaper app and an Angel app and submit them both. Reapers are human, remember.
3) Thou shalt not godmod.
4) Thou shalt have three strikes, no more, no less. If thou reaches thy third strike, and fails to improve thy behaviour, thou shalt be ejected from the RP.
5) If thou is inactive for a week or more, thou shalt TG me before rejoining with your characters. Otherwise, thou shalt create new characters and rejoin.
6) While there shall likely be tentacles at some point, thou shalt remember that this is a PG-13 RP, and thou shalt keep it SFW.
7) Thou shalt still have juicy battle details, however.
8) But thou shalt not be so juicy as to require mod involvement. If a mod gets involved in the IC or OOC, thou shalt be ejected from the RP.
8.5) Members of Strike Witches 2012, PHOBOS, Elfen High, and Border of Reality shalt not require the submission of RP samples.
⑨ Thou shalt have fun, and thou shalt stay frosty!
Oh! And one more thing. This takes place in Richmond in the Confederacy, so all characters are Confederate citizens. Why the CSA? You'll see...~
Primarch list:
Azazel - Angel of Death. Cool old guy, grizzled.
Caleb - In charge of the Heavy Reconnaissance division of Heaven, basically the Mareens. A joker, and almost as heavy a drinker as Michael. Very likable, and very, very good at his job. Turns serious when he has to, and when he becomes serious, he is very serious. Like Daniel Craig's James Bond.
Camael - Angel in charge of the defense of Heaven itself. Personality like a Marine. Oorah.
Cassiel - Angel in charge of passive intelligence. A bit nerdy, but likable.
Gabriel - Angel in charge of the message systems. Hated almost universally for being a know-it-all who regularly attempts to 'coax' Goddess to do something he wants Her to do. Last time She did that, the Crusades happened. All of his angels think him to be the be-all end-all, and obey his will almost more than they obey Goddess's.
Jophiel - Angel in charge of Heaven's economy. What, you thought Heaven and Angels were the only transdimensional beings? No, they're simply the oldest and most powerful, and those planet-sized superdreadnoughts don't pay for themselves.
Hadraniel - Angel in charge of supplies. Big, round guy with big, round pheasant wings. Cassiel and his angels don't really like him, but Caleb does. He's a bit of a joker as well, tends to not know his own strength.
Metatron - Angel in charge of judging the dead. His word can only be overruled by Goddess Herself. Gabriel totally wants his job, which he shows by kissing the ground he walks on. Metatron hates this.
Michael - Angel of War. More relaxed than the somewhat hyper and aggressive Caleb. Has the personality of an old navy admiral.
Raguel - Also in charge of justice alongside Metatron, the two share the task of judging the dead. Friendlier than Metatron.
Raphael - Angel in charge of medicine. Rather shy and excitable. An ass-kisser.
Ramiel - Angel in charge of the creation of souls, the opposite job of Azazel. A bit annoying, although he means well.
Sachiel - Angel in charge of espionage. Quiet, but dependable. Not very well known.
Sariel - Angel in charge of maintaining the boundary between Heaven and Hell, which is still maintained. Used to have Azazel's job before he retired.
Uriel - Angel in charge of internal intelligence. He and Caleb keep Heaven under control while Goddess is on diplomatic meetings on Earth. Harsher than Goddess by a fair amount, not as bad as Gabriel, though.
Wormwood - Angel under Michael in charge of Heaven's superweapons, and the Apocalypse Devices. She's quite scary when angered, but normally shy and nice.
The Apps:
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[b][u]Reaper App:[/u][/b]
[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Age (12-26):[/b]
[b]Gender:[/b]
[b]Appearance/Pic:[/b]
[b]Occupation (If you have one):[/b]
[b]Nationality:[/b]
[b]Ability:[/b]
[b]Soul Weapon:[/b]
[b]Height (optional):[/b]
[b]Weight (optional):[/b]
[b]Likes (optional):[/b]
[b]Dislikes (optional:[/b]
[b]Limited attack(s) (One for now):[/b]
[b]Biography:[/b]
[b]RP Sample:[/b]
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[b][u]Angel app:[/u][/b]
[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Age (optional):[/b]
[b]Gender:[/b]
[b]Appearance/Pic:[/b]
[b]Primarch:[/b]
[b]Ability:[/b]
[b]Soul Weapon #1:[/b]
[b]Soul Weapon #2:[/b]
[b]Limited Attack(s) (One for now, say which weapon it's for):[/b]
[b]Height (optional):[/b]
[b]Weight (optional):[/b]
[b]Likes (optional):[/b]
[b]Dislikes (optional:[/b]
[b]Biography:[/b]
[b]RP Sample:[/b]
Table of Contents:
1. OOC: (You're reading this)
2. Act 1: Camellia Japonica
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