[HIATUS] INTEREST CHECK | Ombre Fragment
[HIATUS]
WELCOME
Seeking 2 - 4 players (need 2 to start).
Casual, very casual roleplay.
200 - 400 word posts (500 max).
Easy going pace.
Friendly, talkative players OOC.
Genre: Modern, Alternate Universe Earth, Fantasy.
Rated: Adult
Players play a team of young Le Veneur (the scrubs, the newbies in the field).
Post here with your interest. Feel free to ask questions.
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THE CALM, THE BEGINNING OF THE END
A deep sleepy calm washes over the small city of Lorbridge. It sweeps through the streets, under warm yellow street light as a soft dusting of fresh snow covers the sidewalks. The people breath softly going about their lives not knowing what makes their city so beautifully hushed. Throughout Lorbridge Penumbra appear in vast numbers, converging on the city like moths to a flame. The Le Veneur call this time The Calm, a period when Penumbra are plentiful and the money making is good, but this time brings with it a danger the Le Veneur Council fears.
Legend speaks of a half penumbra and half human being that if left uncontained my rip apart the barriers between the realm of the shadow creatures and our world. The Le Veneur Council has been tracking one young girl they believe to be this entity and have assigned a team of young Le Veneur with the task of keeping her in check. This Calm is a fearful time and the Le Veneur Council wish for it to go smoothly.
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LORBRIDGE
The city of Lorbridge is home to roughly 65,000 and nestled deep within The Scandinavian Mountains running through the Scandinavian Peninsula. It is known best for its food and the skiing, but to those within the Le Veneur circle Lorbridge is the center of Penumbra activity. The city was chosen by the Le Veneur Council as a secure and secluded home for their official base of operations many years ago. The choice to move the factions operations to Lorbridge brought with it increased Penumbra activity, due to the high concentration of magic the factions base uses to secure its assets. During times of calm the city becomes a bustling hub for Le Veneur activities and prime hunting.
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PENUMBRA
The phenomenon known as Penumbra are creatures that spawn within our world. They are described by Le Veneur as fragments of shadows, less powerful than their source but equally as destructive. They are pieces that break off of shadow creatures within the spirit realms and slip through into the real world. They take the form of many thing both human in appearance and that of nightmarish creatures (much like that which they spawned from). Their purpose within our world is mostly unknown, but they cause physical damages to property, mental illness in people, and in rare cases physical harm to humans as they wander the our world.
They are unable to be seen by the average human, but those sensitive to the supernatural are able to see and touch them.
SHADOW FRAGMENT STONES
When a Penumbra is killed by a Le Veneur it drops what is known as a shadow fragment stone. It appears jagged with smooth surfaces, they vary in color and can be either solid or marbled. Each stone can be sold back to the Le Veneur Council for either a monetary value or absorbed into weapons to make them more powerful. A stone must be appraised to determine the monetary value or energy value. The physical size of the stone does not determine its value. A stones value is determined by how much shadow essence it contains, this is based upon how large of a shadow fragment the Penumbra was.
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LE VENEUR
Hunters of the Penumbra call themselves La Veneur. They are people who are sensitive to the supernatural and are able to see Penumbra within the world. These people choose to fight the Penumbra, but have to option not to engage Penumbra.
LE VENEUR TYPES
There are two types of Le Veneur those who use companion and those who use weapon. There is no name given to either, they are all Le Veneur, but how they fight Penumbra differs.
Companions: These people have creature companions to aid them in combat, but never enter into physical combat themselves. Those who use creature companions have small parts of their souls taken from them, that are then placed within a barrier. This process forces the piece of the soul to act much like a shadows fragment and manifest into a physical form. When released from the barrier they become companions that can fight Penumbra.
Weapons: These people use weapons forged within a barrier and that are carefully infused with the wielders blood binding the weapon to them. This stops a weapon from being used by anyone but the person it was made for. These weapons are nearly indestructible, can be dismissed and summoned, and can be made stronger using shadow fragment stones.
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BARRIERS
Barriers are magical force fields made of a substance that separates the realm of the shadow creatures and our own. These barriers are only able to be made by Le Veneur trained to connect with this magic force and manifest it within our world (this is a skill often kept within specific clans, as it is very difficult to do, though those that are able to often make it look effortless). Barriers are used to contain Penumbra either to hold it, or to create a contained field to fight within. Barriers can be broken by strong penumbra. A weaker barrier can be reinforced with more power as well. Barriers are also used in the creation of a Le Veneur weapon or companion.