Spirits of Nature (Signs-Ups & Out of Character)

Spirits of Nature: Elements Awaken!
A Magical Girl Roleplay

The Story

Air… Fire… Earth… Water​

Forged by the Great Spirit Hahanaru, the Four Elements together culminated the essences of the living world. Under the guide of Hahanaru’s children, Kuki, Kasai, Chikya, and Mizu respectively, the Four were kept in harmony, both within themselves and between each other.

Over the eons, these Spirits watched over their respective elements, ensuring the balance of order and chaos.

However, some time ago, conflict erupted among the Spirit Plane. Amid the struggles, the Four Spirits were separated and vanished from the fighting. Even with the conclusion of the battles, the Elemental Spirits were nowhere to be found. The result was pure elemental corruption. Nature, over the course of decades, skewed off tangent causing the physical world to run awry of itself: erratic storms, rampant wildfires, a shattering earth, consuming tides and unusual seasons plagued the world of mankind.

Yet, just when the forces of nature seemed at their worst state, Hahanaru sensed a familiar presence amongst humans: that of her very own children. Seeking to reunite the Elemental Spirits, Hahanaru dispatched an emissary from the Spirit Realm to the Physical Realm. Binding themselves into human hosts, the emissary crossed the globe, eventually discovering the Elemental Spirits residing in four young girls.

Over the greater part of a decade, the emissary discreetly pushed the girls in their proper directions, eventually ensuring that they could all end up in the same place when the time was right.

The Factions​

The Elemental Bearers​

These four girls, all in their mid-teens, have each been born with the essence of one of the Elemental Spirits (Air, Fire, Earth, or Water). As a result of this birthright, they have been gifted with the powers to control their respective elements. However, they’ve all only recently discovered these powers, each one awakening their hidden abilities through a shared instance: an encounter with malicious Spirits that have managed to track them down.

Incidentally, they’ve all also been chosen to attend the same boarding school at Seji Academy.

Spirit Allies​

The Elemental Bearers have been pre-cleared to receive the aid of the Spirit Realm in their quest to restore the Physical Realm to proper flow. They are guided, first and foremost, by the direct, chosen emissary of Hahanaru, who has sworn oath to train the four girls in the mastery of their new powers, and show them what it means to carry the Elemental Spirits within themselves. Other benevolent spirits are apt to make their way to the Physical Realm to aid the girls as well, though few are quite as capable as the emissary.

The Corrupted Natures​

The Corrupted Natures spawned out of the wreckage and ruin resulting from the loss of the Elemental Spirits. They represent the perversion of nature itself, and strive to continue it upon its destructive course. They have been seeking out the Elemental Spirits for some time, which has, inevitably, lead them to the Elemental Bearers, whom they seek to destroy. They are apparently headed by a team regarded as the Corrupted Elements, the very antithesis of the Elemental Spirits themselves. The Corrupted Natures and Corrupted Elements are joined by other perverse spirits, most of which are low in ranking and power.

Character Sheet​

Name: (We’ll be going with an oriental backdrop for this one, so make the name appropriate(ish) to that).
Age: (Elemental Bearers should be between 14 and 17. Other than that, it's pretty open).
Gender: (Male or Female).
Role: (You may be either an Elemental Bearer, spirits sent to aid them, friends of the Elemental Bearers, or Corrupted Natures. Hahanaru shall be unplayable).

Appearance: (What do they look like in their normal state? Include what kind of clothes they wear, and notable accessories and other features).
Alternative Appearance: (Some characters will have the ability to access transformations, or otherwise simply possess different appearances for whatever circumstances. The Elemental Bearers, when tapping fully into their powers, undergo a physical change, altering things such as hair and eye coloration to represent their element, as well as donning new combat garments).

Personality: (Provide at least a paragraph describing how your character thinks and acts).

Powers & Abilities: (Describe what your character can do in terms of magic/supernatural powers. Remember that Elemental Bearers are at a low level of power and proficiency).
Skills: Talents lying outside of realms of magical power and the abilities thereof).
Weapons/Items: (Anything that your character has at his or her disposal, whether for combat or otherwise. The Elemental Bearers will all be receiving weapons to aid them in their battles as they begin their training).

Biography: (They’re young yet, so they probably haven’t experienced much. Be sure to highlight the awakening of their powers).

Rules​

1. All Rules of KHPlanet and the Roleplay Section shall be applicable to this roleplay.
2. There will be a maximum of two character permitted to each participant.
3. Reservations for character roles will be held for a week after they are claimed; after that the spot will be considered open.
4. Applications by multiple people for the same role, provided roughly the same time of submission, will be subject to GM discretion.
5. No player may claim multiple Elemental Bearer positions.
6. Ideas pertaining to the RP, whether to do with story direction or otherwise, are welcome. Ideally, ideas should be shared in the OOC, or messaged to a GM.

Character Roster

Elemental Baerers
Air - Kazenaka Satomi, played by Become
Fire - Moka Nakamura, played by King of Darkness
Earth - Asuna Nakiri, played by Desert Warrior
Water - Kyo Ittetsu, played by Xeren_Ozone

Allies
Hahanuar's Emissary -
Tsuki Fukui, played by Key King

Corrupted Natures
Leader of Corrupted Natures, Lilith Newgate
Corrupted Air - Open
Corrupted Fire - Velvet Crowe, payed by Vox
Corrupted Earth - Open
Corrupted Water - Haruka Campbell, played by Key King​

 

That's perfect. Have at it Key King. I should have my character up over the weekend.

 

Awesome. Glad to have you on board.

Good to see that this is taking off well.

 

That's something I wanted to leave up to peoples' imaginations really.

Corrupted Natures would basically have a parasitic/toxic essence to their powers. Corrupted Elementals could be something as a simple as malicious spirits that are only interested in using their elements to cause havoc.

 

Looking good thus far. Everything seems in order. I won't fret too much about biographies. So, I'll say: accepted.

 

I do hope that everyone finds the following character acceptable.

Name: Kazenaka Satomi
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Role: Elemental Bearer - Air

Appearance:

Height: 5'10" Weight: 135LBS
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Alternative Appearance:

Height: 6' Weight: 145LBS
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Personality: “Variable as the winds themselves.”

Being a firm believer and practitioner in personal flexibility, Satomi’s character and attitude range over a wide spectrum of moods and attitudes, largely influenced by the slew of ever-varying situations she finds herself in. She’s a reactive type in that respect, changing mindsets and approaches based on what the situation calls for. In most cases, she’s a placid, silent girl; studious and intelligent, with certain grace, tranquility and a spark of whimsy in her nature. However, when called to action, her silence breaks, and she becomes a fierce voice, and a strong force for action. For the most part, she seems entirely in control, whatever her state of mind may be. Yet, when pushed to the point of rage, she may be prone to some loss of self-control.

Powers & Abilities: Air Elemental; as the Bearer of the Spirit Kuki, Satomi is gifted with the power to generate and manipulate airflow. However, in her untrained status, she is unable to do little more than generate brief, albeit forceful, gales.
Skills: Beyond her elemental powers, Satomi is an active and able thinker, and excellent in her versatility in that she can change gears on the fly with little to no hiccup, making her ideal in fast pace environments. Physically, she is also quite agile and surefooted.
Weapon: Kyufu; a pole-type weapon, measuring just shy of six feet in length to match with Satomi’s height. It is similar in make to a monk’s spade: at one end is a fan-shaped blade, while the opposite bears one shaped in a concave crescent.

Biography: It is a common thread of personal history for children to be brought up in traditional households, raised by strict, pseudo-military parents. As it so happens, Satomi isn’t one of those children.

Growing up among the Kazenaka household was far from an ordinary life, and even further from the rigidness of most others. She was raised by artists, poets and musicians; dreamers really. The structure of life was only to the extent of practicing one’s craft, which all members of the family excelled in enough for the household to make a stable, modest living. Not so inclined as to argue against this culture, Satomi allowed herself to dream as well. She spent her youth dabbling in dance and gymnastics, as well a somewhat more extensive tenure into theatre and music. Through these crafts, Satomi learned focus and discipline, which would resonate into other aspects of her life, such as her academics.

This all served her well, as she was eventually accepted into the distinguished Seji Academy, a boarding school for exceptionally talented youths. It was an opportunity she couldn’t resist. So she quickly drafted a letter accepting the offer, and sent it on its way.

That, however, was the day her life began to take a more sinister turn. She had just put her letter into the mail, and was well on her way home when she found herself cornered. Three men, each hooded such that their faces were obscured, jumped her from an alleyway, driving her away from the busy street, where she might have found assistance. She guessed that they were men, yet their movements remained reminiscent of something more beastlike than human, often lowering into a primal locomotion like apes. When they finally had her against a wall the three all bounded like tigers onto their prey.

In her panic, Satomi’s best reaction was to throw her hands forward, as to push the fiendish men away from her. What happened next both shocked her and left her attackers incapacitated: when she threw her arms forward, a great gale swept forth, evidently from her very hands themselves. All three men, caught off guard, and in midair, where maneuverability served them little purpose, were carried clear across the alleyway, slamming forcefully against the opposite wall, where they were left unconscious.

Satomi, unsure of what to make of the incident, rushed home, painted on a happy face over the exhaustion, and pretended that the incident had just been a dream of some sort.

 

Consider it reserved.

 

Character accepted, Ozone.

 

It is my regret to say that KuraiKeybladeMaster will not be able to join us in this endeavor. So the Fire Elemental Bearer is now open for the taking.