Between the acting of a dreadful thing
and the first motion, all the interim is
like a phantasma, or a hideous dream:
The Genius and the motral instruments
are then in council; and the state of man,
like to a little kindgom, suffers then
the nature of an insurrection.
I sung of Chaos and eternal Night,
Taught by the heav'nly Muse to venture down
The dark descent, and up to reascend...
Facilis descensus Averno;
Noctes atque dies patet atri ianua Ditis;
Sed revocare gradum superasque evadere ad auras,
Hoc opus, hic labor est.
Ye be warned, all who enter here:
Once you come, learn the secrets of the Shadowhunters,
and forget the lies of the Mundane,
only then will be lost, in the
City of Bones.
Disclaimer: * This is based off a FANTASTIC series of books, the Mortal Instruments Series, written by Cassandra Clare, a wonderful author. All characters, ideas, and basic plotline of this RPG belong to her. Also, the first three small paragraphs above are taken from her book, the first of the series, entitled City of Bones. The last one, after the Latin, was written by me. While this RPG will not follow her plotline exactly, we will mirror it and use it for guidelines, however I claim NONE of these ideas as my own, and full-heartedly suggested that any and all who like to read, read this series! ((The Plotline below is also the summary taken word by word from the back of her book!))*
Plotline:
When Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in NY City, she hardly experts to witness a murder. Much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with odd markings (and tattoos). This is Clary's first meeting with the SHadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons -- and keeping the odd werewolves and vampires in line. It's also her first meeting into Jace's world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interest in an ordinary mundane like Clary? And how did she suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know....
Characters:
Mundane:
Clary Fray --
Simon Lewis --
Shadowhunters:
Jace Wayland -- Turwaithiel
Isabelle Lightwood --
Alec Lightwood --
Others:
Hodge Starkweather --
Valentine Morgenstern --
Lucian Greymark --
Magnus Bane --
A point of reference ((spoilers if you have not read the book!))
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Bo ... nstruments)#Characters
Explaination:
Okay guys, many believe that the RP section is pretty much dying, but we are trying to bring it to life again! This is a great plotline with great characters that I really think could help revive this realm of AU; it is not necessary to have read the book in order to be someone, but if you have, please play Clary, because that would help immensely (yet again, also not necessary!) But if you do sign up, please no god-moding, look up a summary or something to familiarize yourself with the plot and stay committed, please. With those "rules" outta the way, the plot is basically this: Clary, a mundane (a slang-term for human) and her best friend Simon, discover the world of the Shadowhunters, a world that Jace, Alec, and Isabella introduce them to; Clary is actually a Shadowhunter, but is unknown to her powers as one. Hodge is the three Shadowhunter's mentor at the Institute, where he teaches them to become better Shadowhunters; for they are all fighting against Valentine, who is a Shadowhunter turned evil who is trying to collect all the Mortal Instruments in order to summon an army of demons to destroy the mundanes (humans), who Valentine hates. So this RPG would be a basic journey for Clary to discover that she is indeed a Shadowhunter, teaching her the ropes of the breed, and trying to keep the Instruments out of Valentine's hands. I hope we get some interest and finally get some RPs going again!!!
Feel free to ask any and all questions and I will try to help them get their appropriate answers before we get this show on the road!