Eclipse [OOC, Action/Horor, Open]

[Arengin Union]

Credit of Banner to Forest State.

"How the virus came to be? I have no idea. All I'm sure is that it became hell on earth rather quick. The entire world couldn't bear with the idea of the existence of people who had fangs and would suck your blood to quench some sort of hunger. I was still in high school when the whole thing started, some of the people I knew actually became infected. It was like HIV... everyone was afraid of who had it, and those that did couldn't resist the urge to attack. A few years later I signed up in the Army and then found myself in one of the hundreds of "Relocation Centers" I was supposed to lend a hand to them, make them feel like Americans again. But then it all went to hell again, now its almost like a prison. I'm afraid everyday, its almost like if I'm stepping into another country."

- Lt. Roy Stevens
32nd Battalion, Los Angeles Containment Zone
January 12, 2027.

IC

Theme

The Guild

OP: Arengin Union

Co-Op:Afrikaanza

Premise

8 years have passed since the beginning of the HVV-2 outbreak, others know it as the vampire pandemic, or even the end of times. Regardless, after years of social conflict, political tension and uncertainty, the fear of vampirism has never been as high as it is now. Suspicion of another all out rebellion are in the midst of both the humans and the vampires as a fragile peace and tranquility becomes ever so more fragile. What side will prevail in this looming war between two species? With another uprise becoming more and more of a danger, what side will people take? Where will their loyalties lie on? What values will die and what ideologies will rise? It’s up to you to decide.

This is a Character based RP with some Faction elements added in. Depending on what faction you choose, you will have to follow a set of objectives in order to assure your side a victory and therefore affect the overall endgame of the RP which culminates in an inevitable revolt of the Containment Zone of Los Angeles where most of the RP will take place, the scale and success of this revolt will depend on the player's actions which will affect the rest of the world on a wide scale. Several world events will occur through the RP at random, how these events affect your character and his faction and to what degree will vary and your character must react to it accordingly. Depending on who completes their objectives first, it will also affect the faction they are directly in conflict with, which will sum up to the endgame. In the end, depending on the objectives each side completes it will sum up to how it affects the end of the RP and how the world will be shaped because of it.

Have fun, choose your side wisely, and let the best species prevail.

• 2019:
  June: First documented case of HVV-2. Patient Alan Whitman becomes the first known infected of the new vampirism strain in the US and is put in quarantine.
  August: 50 more cases of HVV-2 in Michigan, 73 in California, 89 in New York. CDC declares HVV-2 a national outbreak. The US government closes the country's borders.
  October: Several more cases of HVV-2 start to be reported around the globe, the disease rises exponentially each day.
  November: Infected of HVV-2 start experiencing several psychical mutations not only in the US but all over the world.
• 2020:
  January: CDC and FEMA are given authority by the US government to begin all necessary prevention methods to contain the virus.
  April: Infected of HVV-2 begin demonstrating increased aggression, widespread attacks all over the world begin to take place. Riots in major cities.
  June: CDC continues efforts to find a vaccine to the virus. US mobilizes all available military forces to reinstate order. Martial Law is declared.
  July: FEMA camps are opened through the US as all citizens are scanned for possible infection.
  October: US military is able to reestablish order in most US states and major cities as attacks become less sporadic and widespread. Non violent infected are rallied and set under FEMA jurisdiction.
  November: Hundreds of thousands of US citizens have contracted HVV-2, they are relocated to designated FEMA camps overseen by the US military.
• 2021:
  January: CDC develops a deterrent medication, though it does not cure the disease it quells most symptoms as well as further mutations as long as its taken from the first to second stages of the virus. The deterrent is named "Vamp Deter" and the US government approves its mass production.
  March: First Vamp Deter injector shipments arrive to FEMA camps. Most victims of the virus take the deterrent, several individuals become skeptical or outright refuse to take it and become violent. Cases of attacks on FEMA and military personnel arise.
  July: Vamp Deter becomes mass produced and most victims of the virus take it without trouble. Shipments of the deterrent are sent to the rest of the world as NATO, the UN, and the WHO move to reestablish order.
  November: Under fear of further violence, the US government declares that anyone infected with HVV-2 will not be relocated back to civilian life until a vaccine is developed and the violent infected are quarantined. Amid protests by the infected, FEMA camps remain functional as new plans are set in motion to relocate the infected population.
  December: On Christmas, several revolts begin to take place in the FEMA camps. None are successful and plans for relocation are sped up by not only the US.
• 2022
  February: The US government announces plans to establish Relocation Zones in several urban centers around the US under military jurisdiction. These zones begin construction under designated districts in several US cities like L.A., Chicago, Boston, and several other cities in order to reestablish calm and order in the infected populous.
  June: Relocation zones are established, large walls and fences are built around designated districts and infected relocation begins under careful watch of the US military.
  July: Relocation Zones are populated with people of their native states. Job programs and humanitarian aid is developed for the people living in these zones. The president establishes the Department of Vampire Detection and Management, the DVDM is given authority over these Relocation Zones as well as the social programs to give these victims of the virus a normal life, the US military is only given limited authority, as FBI agents are dispatched to guard these zones.
  September: Protests erupts as attacks are reported on several cities through the US, most prevalent in areas close to Relocation Zones. DVDM authorizes military jurisdiction over the Relocation Zones despite protest by the vampire community.
  November: The Vampire Rights Association is established by Victoria Melody, a non infected lawyer focused on human rights.
• 2023:
  January: After an increase in vampire attacks, the DVDM announces that Relocation Zones are to be renamed Containment Zones, all programs that allow infected individuals to have jobs outside of these zones are to be revised for change in order to assure the security of non infected individuals.
  February: the US government begins to enact imminent domain over populated areas around Containment Zones in order to lower the chances of attack. Private companies and businesses begin to enact anti vampire policies.
  March: The DVDM decides to rescind all social programs that allow infected individuals to commute outside Containment Zones. Protest and riots erupt inside the Containment Zones.
  June: Amid rising legal action against the US government as well as mostly fear by the population over another vampire outbreak, the US senate moves add a new amendment, the 36th amendment which would give the US government supreme authority over infected individuals that though peaceful may pose a threat to the US in any shape, way or form. It passes all barriers fairly quickly despite some resistance by the Vampire Rights Association and limited resistance by a reluctant ACLU.
  August: Congress passes the Vampire Registration Act. All those afflicted with Vampirism are subjected to registration with the DVDM, several restrictions on constitutional rights are set, particularly the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th amendments.
  September: All Containment Zones are sealed up from the local population and visits are carefully controlled and strictly regulated.
• 2024:
  January: The CDC releases an update on HVV-2, several measures of prevention, symptoms, mutations, risks, stages of the virus etc. These measures are implemented on the US military for management of the containment zones.
  April: Revolt in the Containment Zone in Chicago leads the US military and the DVDM to set up harsher measures of control. Crackdown on contraband all over Containment Zones begins, sparking protest from the VRA with minimal results.
  August: After a resounding speech by VRA leader Victory Melody pleads with all nations following containment policies to ease restrictions on the HVV-2 afflicted population which now makes up at least 10% of the world population. Most nations, including the US, ignore the plea.
  November: US government allows humanitarian personnel from the UN to be deployed in limited number across Containment Zones. Efforts for home building, food distribution, and other humanitarian projects begin. With a campaign of continuing the fight against the outbreak and to bring an end to the feral threat, Paul Ryan of the Republican party wins against Democratic candidate Kamala Harris with over 400 Electoral votes and with 78% of the popular vote.
• 2025:
  January: On the first day of the year a bomb detonates at the UN building in New York during a session of the Vampire Affairs Committee. Several other terrorist attacks occur throughout the world.
  February: A Vampire insurgent group calling themselves the Total Eclipse claims responsibility for the January Attacks, sparking fear and paranoia on the human world population. Immediate crackdown operations by the Interpol, CIA, and other agencies begin.
  June: The Total Eclipse strikes again, several Containment Zones see sporadic attacks on military personnel by insurgents. Civilian areas see attacks during the nights committed by what can only be feral vampires.
  August: Growing fear over attacks see the National Guard taking over policing duties across several US cities with Containment Zones as US army and marines begin operations to find and destroy Total Eclipse assets.
  September: Riots by the vampire population take over several Containment Zones. Many of these riots are led by Total Eclipse members.
  October: A massive rebellion throughout Containment Zones in the US and through the world begins. Militaries are taken by surprise as even the Vampire civilian population takes part of the rebellion and several Zones are breached either from the inside or outside. Hundreds of Vampires escape into the cities.
  November: US army fights back the rebellions which are mostly taking place in the East and West coast cities. Attacks on civilians rise as the death toll on both sides rises as well.
  December: US government approves the fire bombing and shelling of the Containment Zones of LA, Denver, Salt Lake city, Tucson, Houston, and Boston. The rebellion ends with all remaining civilians taking part of it surrendering saddened by the destruction and killing of so many vampires,many of them family and friends. The Total Eclipse continues to be operate as an insurgency cell, largely scattered.
• 2026:
  January: Several areas of the bombed Containment Zones are rendered as No-Go zones, feral vampires, and Total Eclipse forces inhabit these areas illegally despite military efforts to drive them out. Most civilians that took part of the fighting are pardoned and relocated back into the reconstructed parts of the Containment Zones.
  April: Attacks by the Total Eclipse continue, though on smaller scales. VRA leader Victoria Melody is arrested after an unregistered vampire speaks at a rally event in Sacramento.
  July: The Department of Homeland Security discloses info on the existence of a new Vampire organization known only as the Sanguis Unionis, a Vampire supremacy cult which whereabouts and functionalities the FBI and the DHS have little to no info on.
  October: CDC begins operating at several Containment Zones, with an effort to better comprehend Vampirism and combat the virus. Jonathan Pierce, a former California senator rises to become the new leader of the VRA.
  December: Multiple attacks by the Total Eclipse force the US military to increase presence in Containment Zones in Washington, California and Arizona.
• 2027:
  January: Victoria Melody is convicted with harboring of dangerous individuals and is sentenced to 5 years in jail.
  February: Current time.

US Military: The backbone of the entire US government reaction to the HVV-2. The military constitutes of several branches that span a large variety of task across both the world and the United States as a whole. The National Guard has been federalized in the states with the most Containment Zones and the Army has taken over basic security functionalities of these zones, providing security, and support to all other agencies and organizations that are involved in combatting HVV-2. The Air Force has taken a much more offensive approach, having firebombed several areas of different rebellious Containment Zones during the Uprisings of 25, it also has taken the fight elsewhere in other countries and regions to help fight off the disease, especially Ferals in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. The Navy has effectively sealed the country and along the coast guard monitors for any smuggling and makes sure no vessels make it to US ports without due inspection of infection. Several assets of the Special Forces of all branches have also been deployed both at home and abroad to conduct special operation against vampirism.
Objectives:

FBI: The investigative branch of the government. The FBI has its own division regarding crimes and cases involving vampirism, they constantly monitor containment zones for any insurrectionist or dangerous activities. For years they had done this even before the Uprisings, with them now acting on daily basis to make sure all future terrorist attacks or murders on uninfected are foiled. They work hand in hand with the DVDM and are provided much support by the Military.
Objectives:

UN: The UN though having taken a tough stance on HVV-2 at the beginning of the pandemic has gradually lost much support after its switch of platforms. Alongside the WHO they are constantly calling for nations to lessen the harsh treatment of HVV-2 infected individuals, most nations have decided to ignore the UN in these calls, though the US along some other western nations have allowed the UN to send in unarmed blue helmets and other humanitarian personnel to provide help for the infected population, and working on finding a cure alongside the CDC and WHO. Many UN personnel works on Containment Zones providing, food, medicine, and other services to the infected population despite them being generally unarmed and under high pressure from the US military command.
Objectives:

CDC: The Center for Disease Control is the organization that came up with the only effective medication against HVV-2. Back when the outbreak started, anyone infected with HVV would progressively mutate and advance in their illness until becoming feral, some quicker than others. The CDC had to come up with a deterrent of the infection and fast, a mutagen was acquired and the medication known as “Vamp-deter” was made, with Dr. Vincent Lee receiving a Nobel Prize and several other awards for his breakthrough. The CDC works alongside the Military and sometimes with the UN and WHO to combat the disease and work on a vaccine in order to eradicate the infection. Though most efforts have failed, the possibility for a vaccine is possible according to Dr. Lee himself. Vamp-deter doesn’t full on stop the disease, it simply prevents further mutation if the person taking it is on either stages 1 to early stages 3, though results may vary. Anyone with the disease has to take the medication and the CDC has taken extreme measures to make sure that is the case.
Objectives:

DVDM (Department of Vampire Detection and Management): The agency that is in charge of the Containment Zones and by extend involved in all activities, investigations, operations, etc. involving vampirism. Though an extension of FEMA at first, and acting more as a humanitarian relief effort, the DVDM quickly evolved into its own federal agency, with agents dispatched in various locations across the country and acting alongside the Military, the FBI and even the CIA to combat the virus. The department is the one that decides the measures of security, protocols, and ways to combat the disease and all terrorist organizations involving it, with the help of the NSA, the DHS, and the FBI. The Military has also become the DVDM’s backing force that makes sure all procedures are followed within the CZ’s and order is kept within them as well. At any means necessary.
Objectives:

VRA (Vampire Rights Association): Founded after the DVDM’s order of military jurisdiction in the back then known as Relocation Zones, the VRA really took footing after the 36th amendment was passed. With Victoria Melody having led the effort of several law suits against both state and federal governments, the VRA has focused all its efforts in providing a legal fight against the government’s harsh methods of containing the virus. After the arrest and conviction of Melody, the organization has been led by Jonathan Pierce, and has experienced a harsh blows from the federal government, as well as dwindling support from the population due to fear and uncertainty. Reports say that there may be some involvement between the VRA and the Total Eclipse, these accusations however are yet to be proven by the FBI.
Objectives:

Total Eclipse: One of the most infamous organization to appear from the outbreak. The Total Eclipse rose from a simple political movement led by vampires to a full blown armed militia. Led by several commanders, and spread across the US and parts of the western world, the Total Eclipse operates as an insurgency by the Vampire population, with several demands and goals. The Total Eclipse is believed to have a supreme leader of unknown identity, though the FBI has been working hard to crackdown on the organization it has become progressively difficult as the organization though once a numerous militia, since the Uprise of 25 has gone into hiding and operating within Containment Zones and the No Go Zones. Among their demands, is the repeal of the 36th amendment, the demilitarization of Containment Zones, and the allowance of the Vampire population to live among the rest of the population, one of their demands also calls for the disavowing of the DVDM. They are well armed, well equipped, led, and are in constant battle with the US military and the federal government as a whole.
Objectives:

Sanguis Unionis:The most recent, and perhaps most mysterious organization yet. Having been discovered in 2025 by the FBI and then uncovered to the rest of the world in 2026 the Sanguis Unionis, or simply known as “The Union” is a large cult of individuals afflicted with HVV-2. Led by a mysterious figure known as the “Master of All” the cult is a supremacist group that allegedly aims to destabilize the world governments in order to create a perfect society of vampires that will rule the earth and bend it to their own image without the unpureness of humanity. Believing themselves as separate species from Humans, the Union constantly infects people and brainwashes them to their ideology, they are not known for using any firearms (though their agents do use them at times), rather the use of vampire abilities and somehow many of them having avoided going feral despite their infection going above 4 where feralness starts to show. They are highly secretive and is likely they have human spies on their side.
Objectives:

Detail of Virus:The Human Vampire Virus-2, this virus mutated form the original strain of vampirism which was much more harmless and rare. Nobody knows the origins of the mutation, although deliberate manipulation has not been ruled out. The virus can be contracted through contact with blood and saliva. Direct infection through bitim is one of the most common while scratches are not known to cause infection. The infection has affected people of all backgrounds of life, man and women, young and old, etc. As of 2025 the total world population has at least 10% of an infected population. The virus has created much fear from the general public and discrimination as well as prejudice has been widespread with reasoning of attacks that leave many dead rather than infected.

Stages of Virus: The virus has different stages which have varying degrees of mutation, however the pattern remains largely the same. The medication that prevents these mutation and symptoms cannot be taken by infected that are in advance stage 3, the body will violently reject the medication at that point.

• Stage 1: This early stage of the virus is one of the hardest to notice at first, as the effects appear slowly. However, once they do there is no way not to notice something is wrong.
  -Body experiences several aches and muscles start to splin.
  -Canines become larger
  -Eyes develop a thinly red iris
  -Early signs of paranoia and increasing compulsive tendencies. Sudden violent spurs
  -Individual’s appetite grows
• Stage 2:This stage is one that sees the most drastic changes. It's very noticeable for anyone to notice these symptoms and redflags of vampirism unless the individuals makes effort to hide them, as many have.
  -Blood develops a darker color and becomes thicker.
  -Body experiences several pains and abnormalities related to mutation.
  -Fangs begin to sharpen as molars also begin to grow in size.
  -Agility and body strength increases.
  -Eyes become darker red.
  -Infected grows a craving for meats.
• Stage 3: This becomes the point of no return for anyone with HVV. The body rejects the Vamp-Deter when the stage starts mutating into stage 4. Anyone captured with this affliction without taking medication is quickly apprehended and sent to detainment.
  -Eyes become full on red.
  -Many teeth begin to sharpen randomly.
  -Nails also grow longer and sharper.
  -Heightened senses.
  -Aggressiveness and lack of social skills.
  -Craving of blood, animal or human.
  -Animalistic tendencies of varying degree.
  -Dark blood.
  -Development of healing factor.
• Stage 4:Anyone with this stage is considered dangerous by all federal agencies as well as the US military and considered beyond the point of detainment. Anyone with this stage is put down on sight.
  -Gradual loss of hair.
  -Paleness of skin.
  -Higher aggressiveness.
  -Set of sharpened teeth.
  -Razor sharp nails.
  -Keen senses.
  -Ears progressively sharpen.
  -Developing of UV light sensibility.
  -Mouth able to open wider, tongue becomes larger and longer.
• Stage 5:This is the stage where most afflicted with it become feral. There is no reasoning with them, no way to bring them back, they are no longer considered human and should be put down without hesitation. However, reports of vampires keeping their conscious and intelligence beyond this stage are common.
  -High sensitivity to UV light that burns the skin.
  -Ability to take stance of that of an animal and run at incredible speed.
  -Higher jumping abilities.
  -Animalistic behavior.
  -Veiny skin
  -Lack of rational thinking.
  -High aggressiveness.
• Stage 6: Nothing is known about this stage other that whoever has it has been able to surpass feralness and go beyond its abilities to an unknown potential. Its believed they are smarter and have the ability to camofalge as normal human beings or at least mimic stage 1 infection. In extreme dangerous level.

Vulnerabilities: Anyone afflicted with HVV has the same mortality as any human. Though between stages 3 to 5 the body develops a healing factor and high resistance to bullets. This has been countered by the US military by issuing many (though not all) of its firearms with specialized ammunition, rounds specifically designed to have an explosive punch to them which can help push back a vampire and even kill them at stages 3 to 4. In stage 5, the only known way to effectively kill a feral is through disabling the brain and burning the body. A fight hand to hand with a vampire could go either way, but unless one has any sort of training the advantages are highly pinned for the vampire so direct hand to hand fighting is not advised. UV lights sources are also provided to all forces in order to keep ferals at bay.

Legend

• Green - Military Station, Camp, or Defensive Line.
• Red - Main Entrance Point of CZ, CZ transport line.
• Black - Exclusion Zone
• Blue - Main Containment Zone/Separate Districts of CZ

Rules and Character Sheet


1. Be respectful in the OOC, the usual stuff, you can be as much of a dick in the IC but keep a level head in the OOC. Any conflicts you may have with anyone else, be it a player, a Co-Op or the OP take it to the TGs please.

2. OP is law, Co-Op's are law in OP's absence. Suggestions, constructive criticism, and new concepts are welcomed but the OP reserves the right to choose what and what not to do in those regards.

3. Don’t godmod, don’t metagame. Using the weaknesses either side has is okay, but don’t overstep. If your character in in a bad position, and there’s simply no way out they’ll die. Be ready to face the consequences of the events that take place.

4. Make your characters with realistic flaws, as much as they can have many good things you must equal it with bad things to them as well for sake of storytelling. No Mary of Garry Sues please, make your characters act in a believable way depending what faction you chose.

5. Do not have your character be savvy in weaponry all of a sudden if their roles do not involve them using such weaponry. Make it feel dynamic and human.

6. Keep it roughly PG-13. As much as I dislike it, its the rule of the site.

7. Post should be kept at a 1-2 paragraphs. One liners are fine if its a response.

8. Three characters per player. The faction you choose you have to commit the character to what they are and the struggles they may face.

9. Have fun and be creative with what you have.

Character App

Erase everything in parenthesis please. Things with * are optional.

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[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b]
[b]Faction:(Pick from the faction list)[/b]
[b]Cetegory:(Infected/Uninfected)[/b]
[b]Role in faction:[/b]
[b]Sex:[/b]
[b]Appearance:[/b]
[b]Bio (at least two paragraphs):[/b]
[b]Strengths:[/b]
[b]Weaknesses:[/b]
[b]*Quirks:[/b]
[b]*Likes:[/b]
[b]*Dislikes:[/b]
[b]*Worst Fears:[/b]
[b]*Miscellaneous (anything else you’d like to add):[/b]
[b]RP Examples:[/b]

Character Roster

GMPC: Game Master Player Character
CMPC: Co Master Player Character
PC: Player Character
NPC: Non Playable Character

Humans

• GMPC:Paul Ryan - President of the United States
• GMPC:General. James Stone - Military Commander of Los Angeles Containment Zone.
• GMPC:Captain Andrew Griggs - Commanding Officer of Delta Team Bravo Seven.
• NPC:Attorney Jonathan Pierce - Head figure of the VRA in the United States.
• NPC:Director Tom Simmers - FBI Director
• NPC:Director Louis Stonenberg - DVDM Director
• NPC:Colonel Edmund Roland - UN L.A. Peacekeeper Commander.
• PC:Staff Sergeant Arthur Joseph Bradley - Staff Sergeant in US military
• PC:Sergeant Josef Vlach - Sergeant in US military
• PC:Agent Marcellus Frost - Field Agent for DVDM
• PC:Natalya Kuznetsova - FBI Intelligence Operator
  
  
  Vampires
• GMPC:"Master of All" - Identity Unknown, Leader of the Sanguis Unionis.
• GMPC:The Dux Aeternum - Suspected Supreme Leader of the Total Eclipse
• PC:Don Lucius - Agent for the L.A. Cell of Sanguis Unionis
• PC:Cole Weiss - Independent Fighter of the Total Eclipse

[Arengin Union]

Reserved.

[The Imperial Warglorian Empire]

Guten TAG

[The Manticoran Empire]

Herro.

Quick question, why are the Vampires losing their social skills?

[Arengin Union]

Herro.

Quick question, why are the Vampires losing their social skills?

Because mutations also affects a persons mental health and perception of reality at times. Due to hunger, extreme physical changes, etc. It can be controlled with the injection though.

[Ralnis]

Tag

[The Manticoran Empire]

Name: Arthur Joseph Bradley
Age: 29
Faction:(Pick from the faction list) United States Army
Category:(Infected/Uninfected) Uninfected
Role in faction: Staff Sergeant/Squad Leader, 11B Infantry
Sex: Male
Appearance:
Bio (at least two paragraphs): Born in 1997 to working class parents in the Southern United States, Arthur Bradley desired to join the military from a young age. He graduated from high school in 2016 with very average grades and enlisted with a high ASVAB score, choosing to enlist as an Infantryman. In 2017, he deployed to Afghanistan with the ISAF and in 2018-2019 he was deployed to Syria and Iraq to fight Iran backed insurgents. In late 2019, he was rotated back to the US, where the HVV-2 outbreak has hit epidemic proportions. He was deployed to a FEMA camp near LA, where he also took part in operations to force infected individuals into the Relocation Zone. During his three years in LA, he met Maria Gonzales, whom he married in 2024. In 2025, he was assigned to Boston's Containment Zone and his son, Richard, was born during that assignment. He returned to LA in 2026 to take up a more permanent position.

It was in Boston in 2025 that Arthur engaged in combat operations with Vampires for the first time. In March, his battalion received orders to seek out members of the Total Eclipse organization. During April and May, little was accomplished. His squad was attacked with firebombs and rocks, but there were no fatalities. In early June, however, the situation changed.

During a patrol on June 3rd, 2025, Arthur's squad was hit by RPG and rifle fire. The first to fall was Arthur's long time friend and Basic Training buddy, Mark Dosset. Dosset's death was the direct result of an RPG striking the JLTV he was riding shotgun in, with the molten metal lance cutting him in two. Two other soldiers, Charlie Paradiso and Dan Kennedy, were killed by small arms fire as they exited their vehicles. With a third of his squad dead, Arthur was forced to take quick action, ordering the survivors to flee in the remaining JLTV. The retreat didn't last long, with another RPG destroying the vehicle, killing two more soldiers: Ricky Wilson and William Thompson. With both vehicles down and Vampires armed with rifles and machine guns swarming the streets and the rooftops, Arthur was forced to lead his surviving troops on foot the two miles to the barrier. To make matters worse, night was falling and it was unlikely that the squad would reach safety before being overtaken. The ambush had hit them on Broadway, across from the Stop and Shop. Their vehicle was disabled on the corner of L and 4th. Worse, hostiles made a journey to the I-93 nigh-impossible. The closest open area was Medal of Honor Park, though that fact also made it the least desirable option. Marine Park was a straight shot down 4th, maybe 10 minutes walk tops. The other option was Fort Independence on Castle Island. It was also on the coast, meaning that they could wave down one of the Navy ships floating offshore. It was also a defensible position, with a large central area that could be used as a helicopter LZ. He made the decision to go for Fort Independence. Miraculously, he didn't lose anyone else on the trip succeeded in radioing back to HQ. For the next 36 hours, Arthur and the surviving members of his squad were forced to hold onto Fort Independence as Army came up with an adequate QRF. Despite repeated attacks by Vampires, no other members of the squad were killed.

Three weeks after the ambush, Arthur was back in Boston, leading search and destroy missions out of Fort Independence, now a permanent Army facility to support operations. Boston Logan International Airport was also turned into the military headquarters and Main Operating Base in the Boston CZ. By the time Arthur finished his time in Boston in April 2026, he had lost 17 men and women to vampire attacks and seen a dozen more abandoned after they were infected. It was two days before he was shipped over to LA that he attempted to commit suicide by cutting his wrists. He was, however, interrupted by his wife, who announced that Richard had said his first word. The fact that his son was now speaking distracted him from his intent to end his life and he rushed from his bedroom to the living room, where Richard lay, playing with some plush animals.

His return to LA was bittersweet, as he learned that most of the men and women he had met in his prior assignment had either been killed outright by the Vampires or had joined the ranks of the infected.

Strengths: Expert marksman, combat experience in Afghanistan, Syria, and various Containment Zones, Leadership skills
Weaknesses: Silently suffering from the beginnings of PTSD
*Quirks: Carries the dog tags of every single soldier killed or infected under his command
*Likes: The Army, His family, America
*Dislikes: Vampires, Alphabet Agencies
*Worst Fears: Failure
*Miscellaneous (anything else you’d like to add):
RP Examples: You know me, man.

[The Manticoran Empire]

What kind of equipment does the US Army make use of? Given the enemy, there are likely technological augmentations to assist them in the detection and elimination of Vampires, such as UV lights, bite proof uniforms, advanced sensors to detect Vampires and improve reaction time.

[S i t k a]

Possible tag. It depends on if I have time.

[Arengin Union]

What kind of equipment does the US Army make use of? Given the enemy, there are likely technological augmentations to assist them in the detection and elimination of Vampires, such as UV lights, bite proof uniforms, advanced sensors to detect Vampires and improve reaction time.

Basically all of what you mentioned. Though infected don't develop the usual UV weakness well into final stages of Phase 3 and into Phase 4. They're mostly used by Special Forces which actively engage high phase Infected. UV lights are also naturally used around perimeters where there might be Ferals.

[The Knockout Gun Gals]

Tag

[Higher Japan]

Tagging for now, might bring my previous character back.

[Eclius]

Goodness!! This is getting a reboot!!??? Tag!!

(Arengin, how come you didn't DM or TG me about this? )

[Eclius]

I will be using my character from Strife of the Midst btw

Name:Marcellus Frost (Jason Craig for false identity)
Age:35
Faction:(Pick from the faction list)DVDM
Cetegory:(Infected/Uninfected)Uninfected
Role in faction:Covert operative/assassin
Sex:M
Appearance:Pic
[b]Bio (at least one paragraph):Marcellus was born in New York, in a high-income family with both of his parents being gifted psychiatrists. Developed interest for modern psychology and psychiatry, Marcellus entered Harvard psychology field at the age of 18, where he would later on graduate with a masters degree. However, his post-graduation career didn't go too well, with the outbreak of HVV-2, his psychologist clinic received very little visitors on weekly basis, this resulted in large amount of debts. In 2018, he officially closed off his clinic, but his talent in psychology didn't go unnoticed, when a mysterious figure approached him, and offered him a job at DVDM, as a junior analyst. With the large debt on hand, he later decided to accept the job. His career inside DVDM went better than previously anticipated, with his knowledge in psychology, DVDM immediately made significant progress in interrogation phase for the assassination attempt of Dr. William Moon and several other scientists inside CDC in 2020, where he managed to get vital info from the assassin. Marcellus' contribution toward the investigation didn't go unnoticed, soon after, he was trained by DVDM's covert branch, where he would work as a covert operative for DVDM whom is disguised as a local journalist under the fake identity of Jason Craig. Marcellus bares hatred toward vampires as he perceive them as "creatures", his investigation of the vampiric activity is just as personal as his duty being a DVDM agent. His agent code number is FE-0379.

DVDM Agent: Log entry 1.005.2AP.3E, operator, Agent FE-0379 <Marcellus Frost>. Detainee number 322-491-3A4V, charged with attempted assassination of Dr. William Moon and his wife Dr. Elise Chan, attempted sabotage of Dr. Moon and Dr. Chan's effort of producing a medication for vampirism. Operator, you may begin
Frost: hey there, name's Jason, what's yours?
Detainee: <silent>
Frost: alrighty, let's see, attempted assassination of two of the most gifted CDC scientists, and sabotage of the research progress...intriguing, tell me something, what are you doing this?
Detainee: <silent>
Frost: according to the physicians dispatched from CDC, you've been infected of HVV-2, stage 1 to be exact
Detainee: then you know why I wanted to kill those filthy scientists
Frost: but still, I want to hear from you. Also, who's your contact?
Detainee: I'll never tell you
Frost: <laughs> I know what you're thinking, you think that I'll interrogate you like those pathetic fascists, with archaic torture methods and other things I condemn myself. I don't like those things, too inhumane.
Detainee: you will never get anything from me, just like your colleagues. You cannot deter progress!
Frost: well, then, how about we change topics for a bit? To be honest, I originally applied for a short 1-day break in the local cafe with my wife, but my bureaucratic boss told me to interrogate you instead. Much I would rather not having to do this. See, you hate my boss, so do I.
DVDM agent: <laughs behind glass screen> I have nothing to do with this boss.
Frost: so, how's life? Easy? Hard?
Detainee: <silent>
Frost: I have a wife, whom I cannot disclose the name of, and three lovely children whom are lovely. Well, more towards being annoying, they make messes all the time, and I hate to clean up after them. Wife isn't supportive either, disagrees with my particular drinking habit. But at the end of the day, family is all that I care about. <takes out a picture of Marcellus with a woman and three children>. We took this photo at the carnival the other year. So, how's your family
Detainee: <visibly sorrowful>
Frost: oh, I'm sorry, are the handcuffs too tight? <loosens up the handcuff a bit>, I'm sorry if that hurt you. So tell me, what's soo special about the vampires community?
Detainee: they care for me
Frost: care for you? Hm...you've been here for a while now, not one attempted break-in and rescue? A visitor? Or at least a letter? You know, we do allow letters from outside.
Detainee: <silent>
Frost: you're not the first person I've spoken with. I've talked to plenty of people in the past, terrorists, serial killers, drug dealers and of course, vampires like you. But...a lot of them received at least a letter from someone within the vampire group <puts a small blanket on the detainee that Frost obtained>
Detainee: <silent>
Frost: can't you see? They don't care for you? No one does, except for me, I care about you as a human being. There is hope, vampirism will one day be treated. Please, tell me, I'll bring those who manipulated your emotions to justice.
Detainee: <scribbles something on paper>
Frost: anyone else?
Detainee: <silent>
Frost: alright then. <pours detainee a cup of water>, let me know if you want anything, ok? <Leaves the room and enters the viewing room behind the glass screens>
DVDM agent: shall we?
Frost: no, he's only a kid, more valuable to be alive then put out of misery.
DVDM agent: of course

Marcellus never married, nor had he ever taken an interest in families and children. In a sense, family is merely a tool for emotional persuasion and manipulation. For him, he'd rather prefer to be alone, no weaknesses, no blind spots, and not a single prey out of his hands. Though perceived to be kind and wise by his colleagues at DVDM and others, Marcellus Frost is in reality, a cold and emotionless assassin, who would kill vampire without a single sense of mercy and compassion. Because above all, they are merely animals, and to Marcellus, killing them with a garotte wire is no different than killing a cow at the butcheries. He would not even spare a kid who has developed late-stage vampirism. Till this day, even some of his colleagues are still convinced that he is married to a lawyer with two boys and a girl. With Total Eclipse and other vampire organization rising, he was given the assignment to investigate the case, and take out everyone who's affiliated with Total Eclipse.

Strengths:Highly intelligent, capable of hand to hand combat, marksmanship, capable of infiltration and operating on fake identity, can effectively assassinate targets
Weaknesses:Paranoid, refuses to trust anyone, lack in team spirit (will always work solo), highly addicted to gambling and alcohol
*Quirks:He always carry a garotte in case of need
*Likes: P-239(suppressed), gambling, alcohols, garotte.
*Dislikes:Vampires (obviously), his superiors, an unsuppressed weaponry
*Worst Fears:having his identity exposed
*Miscellaneous (anything else you’d like to add):His fake identity is a journalist in a local news agency. He often operates on a fake identity naming Bernard Stanton, with his code name being Eidolon.
RP Examples:Eclipse (the first RP) as Dr. William Moon (I was in the first Eclipse RP)

[The Manticoran Empire]

I will be using my character from Strife of the Midst btw

Name:Marcellus Frost
Age:35
Faction:(Pick from the faction list)DVDM
Cetegory:(Infected/Uninfected)Uninfected
Role in faction:Covert operative/assassin
Sex:M
Appearance:Pic
[b]Bio (at least one paragraph):Marcellus was born in New York, in a high-income family with both of his parents being gifted psychiatrists. Developed interest for modern psychology and psychiatry, Marcellus entered Harvard psychology field at the age of 18, where he would later on graduate with a masters degree. However, his post-graduation career didn't go too well, with the outbreak of HVV-2, his psychologist clinic received very little visitors on weekly basis, this resulted in large amount of debts. In 2018, he officially closed off his clinic, but his talent in psychology didn't go unnoticed, when a mysterious figure approached him, and offered him a job at DVDM, as a junior analyst. With the large debt on hand, he later decided to accept the job. His career inside DVDM went better than previously anticipated, with his knowledge in psychology, DVDM immediately made significant progress in interrogation phase for the assassination attempt of Dr. William Moon and several other scientists inside CDC in 2020, where he managed to get vital info from the assassin. Marcellus' contribution toward the investigation didn't go unnoticed, soon after, he was trained by DVDM's covert branch, where he would work as a covert operative for DVDM whom is disguised as a local journalist. Marcellus bares hatred toward vampires as he perceive them as "creatures", his investigation of the vampiric activity is just as personal as his duty being a DVDM agent.
Strengths:Highly intelligent, capable of hand to hand combat, marksmanship, capable of infiltration and operating on fake identity, can effectively assassinate targets
Weaknesses:Paranoid, refuses to trust anyone, lack in team spirit (will always work solo), highly addicted to gambling and alcohol
*Quirks:He always carry a choking wire in case of need
*Likes: P-239(suppressed), gambling, alcohols, choking wires.
*Dislikes:Vampires (obviously), his superiors, an unsuppressed weaponry
*Worst Fears:having his identity exposed
*Miscellaneous (anything else you’d like to add):His fake identity is a journalist in a local news agency. He often operates on a fake identity naming Bernard Stanton, with his code name being Eidolon.
RP Examples:Eclipse (the first RP) as Dr. William Moon (I was in the first Eclipse RP)

A "Choking Wire" is called a garotte.

[Eclius]

I will be using my character from Strife of the Midst btw

Name:Marcellus Frost
Age:35
Faction:(Pick from the faction list)DVDM
Cetegory:(Infected/Uninfected)Uninfected
Role in faction:Covert operative/assassin
Sex:M
Appearance:Pic
[b]Bio (at least one paragraph):Marcellus was born in New York, in a high-income family with both of his parents being gifted psychiatrists. Developed interest for modern psychology and psychiatry, Marcellus entered Harvard psychology field at the age of 18, where he would later on graduate with a masters degree. However, his post-graduation career didn't go too well, with the outbreak of HVV-2, his psychologist clinic received very little visitors on weekly basis, this resulted in large amount of debts. In 2018, he officially closed off his clinic, but his talent in psychology didn't go unnoticed, when a mysterious figure approached him, and offered him a job at DVDM, as a junior analyst. With the large debt on hand, he later decided to accept the job. His career inside DVDM went better than previously anticipated, with his knowledge in psychology, DVDM immediately made significant progress in interrogation phase for the assassination attempt of Dr. William Moon and several other scientists inside CDC in 2020, where he managed to get vital info from the assassin. Marcellus' contribution toward the investigation didn't go unnoticed, soon after, he was trained by DVDM's covert branch, where he would work as a covert operative for DVDM whom is disguised as a local journalist. Marcellus bares hatred toward vampires as he perceive them as "creatures", his investigation of the vampiric activity is just as personal as his duty being a DVDM agent.
Strengths:Highly intelligent, capable of hand to hand combat, marksmanship, capable of infiltration and operating on fake identity, can effectively assassinate targets
Weaknesses:Paranoid, refuses to trust anyone, lack in team spirit (will always work solo), highly addicted to gambling and alcohol
*Quirks:He always carry a choking wire in case of need
*Likes: P-239(suppressed), gambling, alcohols, choking wires.
*Dislikes:Vampires (obviously), his superiors, an unsuppressed weaponry
*Worst Fears:having his identity exposed
*Miscellaneous (anything else you’d like to add):His fake identity is a journalist in a local news agency. He often operates on a fake identity naming Bernard Stanton, with his code name being Eidolon.
RP Examples:Eclipse (the first RP) as Dr. William Moon (I was in the first Eclipse RP)

A "Choking Wire" is called a garotte.

Oh yeah, just noticed that, thanks (I just copied and pasted my old application lol)

[Ralnis]

Name: Don Lucius
Age:27
Faction:(Pick from the faction list)Sanguis Unionis
Cetegory:(Infected/Uninfected)Infected
Role in faction:Agent for the L.A. Cell of Sanguis Unionis
Sex:Male
Appearance:

Bio (at least two paragraphs): Don was born in Newport News and had a mostly uneventful life, getting a associates degree in accounting and only managing to get a job as a company clerk in L.A. after he was able to find a girl online that wanted to meet him. He was able to move in with her and had a decent life till the Vampirc virus came.

While his love wasn't infected, Don wasn't as lucky. He wasn't sure what happened to him but he feared that he was bitten by another vampire who was hungry for blood. Don was in the hospital and was known as one of the first infected of the HVV-2 but was sneaked out of the hospital and had been known as MIA by the government.

He escaped from the city, believing that the government wasn't for him and that he was being discriminated for something he couldn't control. He was contacted by a secret recruiter of the Sanguis Unionis and convinced Don to join as a means of controlling his vampirism and help the vampiric race. He joined in secret and went off-grid, only a personal promise to come back to the love of his life and teach other vampires how to control their rage.

Unfortunately that wasn't the case. Don was brainwashed and turned into an agent of the Master of All. He learned how to control his vampirc powers and had enough training to be considered a dangerous threat as he controlled his feral instincts as they came. Over the years, he has killed for the Master, recruited many vampires to join the Unionis' ranks, and has spread the influence of the group in all corners of the world.

When Total Eclipse emerged and ready to rebel against the Human aggressors, Don was called with a team of several others to help out whatever they can. Don was there in the rebellions, doing what he did best but it was for nothing at the end of the day. It was at this time that Don started to break away from the brainwashing, started to rethink his position but still believing in the Master's cause.

He started to take up vices to ease his mind, smoking and gambling anonymously to fill the growing cracks in his heart but he ultimately wanted to see his love again. Either by a stroke of luck or the Master has mind reading powers, Don was assigned to the L.A. cell since he knew the area and his expertise in being an agent. He serves the Master but he's back home and hope to see if what his girl's been doing all these years.
Strengths: Stage 4 going on Stage 5 Vampirc abilities. Able to avoid going feral. CQC and firearms training, stealth and intelligence gathering
Weaknesses: Vampirc weaknesses, can't be seen by other vampires because of the feral look, not the most charismatic sort, has a bigger than normal hunger to avoid going feral
*Quirks: He's a smoker and a gambler
*Likes:Smoking, vampires, gambling, planning things out
*Dislikes: US Gov, ferals, aggressive vampires
*Worst Fears:Losing control, his girlfriend killed, vampires being eradicated
*Miscellaneous (anything else you’d like to add):
RP Examples:https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=34174228#p34174228(Not my best work, too much dialogue but its decent in my view)

[Kaitani]

tag

[Arengin Union]

I'll start Accepting apps tomorrow. Some good material so far, just would like to remind that the Bio is supposed to be 2 paragraphs, this is a very different world from our own and I recommend you read the timeline or ask me in any questions you may have.

[Haedros 92712]

Just gonna drop a tag here

[Dyelli Beybi]

Tagging... don't have time to write an app right now but didn't want to lose track of this thread

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

I loved this the last time.

[Dyelli Beybi]

I was thinking of creating a CDC scientist (or WHO scientist on secondment to the CDC if that is okay) with some somewhat unorthodox views on how to deal with the outbreak. If you are okay with the concept, would you, Arengin, be interested, if I write what the views are, in saying how they would have gone down at an international summit?

I thought it might be interesting to have someone else decide whether my character is viewed as a maniacal crackpot or actually respected by their peers. After all, even the most convincing of us don't get to choose how people react to us IRL.

[Arengin Union]

I was thinking of creating a CDC scientist (or WHO scientist on secondment to the CDC if that is okay) with some somewhat unorthodox views on how to deal with the outbreak. If you are okay with the concept, would you, Arengin, be interested, if I write what the views are, in saying how they would have gone down at an international summit?

I thought it might be interesting to have someone else decide whether my character is viewed as a maniacal crackpot or actually respected by their peers. After all, even the most convincing of us don't get to choose how people react to us IRL.

I suppose that is okay. I want characters to be creative while also retaining some realm of possibility.

I loved this the last time.

Ahhh! Such a great Rpr among us.

[Dyelli Beybi]

I was thinking of creating a CDC scientist (or WHO scientist on secondment to the CDC if that is okay) with some somewhat unorthodox views on how to deal with the outbreak. If you are okay with the concept, would you, Arengin, be interested, if I write what the views are, in saying how they would have gone down at an international summit?

I thought it might be interesting to have someone else decide whether my character is viewed as a maniacal crackpot or actually respected by their peers. After all, even the most convincing of us don't get to choose how people react to us IRL.

I suppose that is okay. I want characters to be creative while also retaining some realm of possibility.

Err well all I was going to propose was to have a character who believes that the Government is going around the feral problem in the wrong way i.e. by treating it like a war, rather than by treating it as an exercise in pest control. I had thought of having them being interested in researching ways to poison ferals (and thereby minimising the risk to human life in any control or eradication program). Specifically I was thinking of starting out with them looking into the possibility of using sodium fluoroacetate laced bait to cull the population of ferals (for reference that is a real poison used on mammalian pests).

I get the very strong impression there is something in what I have written that you aren't particularly happy about. If you would rather I made a more vanilla app, like a military someone-or-other, then I won't push this concept.