Minteh
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RP thread: tba
In Glasgow, Scotland a woman was reported to have given birth to a healthy baby boy. What was unusual about this was that the woman had not been pregnant before that. And she was not the only one to have such an event happen. By the time the day had passed, a total of 86 cases had been reported all over the world.
In the months that followed, a new branch of the British Government opened up and began to go around covertly with the aim of gathering as many of these children as they could. By this point, nobody really knew how talented they would become, but due to the unique circumstances of their birth, many suspected that these children would be far from normal. Including the Scottish boy, the government succeeded in acquiring twelve children altogether. Some of their parents were happy to get rid of them, whereas others gave up their children at the promise of more wealth. The twelve children were eventually spirited away to a tightly guarded mansion in the British countryside where they would spend their upbringing. They would come to know it as The Institute.
As suspected, the children were far from normal, and from the age of five many of them began to develop unique abilities. Some possessed powerful and even dangerous abilities, whereas others possessed weaker and somewhat niche abilities. From the age of seven, the children began an extensive and quite brutal training regiment, which helped them to get a better grasp of their powers, as well as being taught other offensive and defensive skills so as not to always rely on their powers. They were trained by their ‘Mother’ and ‘Father’, who weren’t in fact related to them at all, but merely two semi-retired spies sent in to fulfil a parental role, alongside a small army of android caregivers and human servants.
Their training would prove to be useful, when, in a staged rescue the world was re-introduced to the children as a superhero group known as ‘The Rangers’. Despite the range in powers, they would take (or rather, were assigned) their aliases from the Greek alphabet.
For four years they operated as the Rangers, primarily dealing with issues as a group, but occasionally being sent out on their own to individual missions. To the public, they seemed like a happy group of teenagers and were often paraded around in publicity stunts to act as a perfect family. But behind closed doors, they were anything but that. Years of brutal training, and years of seeing some harrowing crimes, eventually took its toll and in the months leading up to their eighteenth birthday cracks were beginning to show. Private arguments were beginning to spill out into their work life, leading many to question what was really going on and if they were about to go solo. Ironically, the children were set to go solo - just not in the way people thought.
After turning eighteen, all of the children effectively cut ties with the Institute, pointing out that as adults now, they were free to do what they want. Whilst initially opposed to the idea, their parents would soon come around, if only out fear that the children would use their powers to retaliate against them. Of the twelve only one of the children remained behind, ‘Alpha’ was found himself unable to forego the attachment to the life they knew and the parents who had raised them.
Twelve years have passed since then, with the eleven remaining children going on to live varied lives, doing their best to escape the memory of their time at the Institute. And then one day they receive a strange letter in the post, and suddenly it seems they are set to return to the home they said goodbye to twelve years ago.
The plot of this RP is heavily inspired by a number of things, primarily The Umbrella Academy, Fallen Hero: Rebirth, and When There Were None. As you may have guessed from the title, this is a mystery RP...specifically a murder mystery.
This RP will take place entirely at the Institute and the surrounding grounds, though your intro posts will take place at the meeting point first. The goal of this RP is to find out what happened to your mother, father, and brother. There will be action in places of course, but the main goal is to solve the mystery.
Before we get to the Sign-Ups, there are a few details to clarify first.
For your characters, I would like it if their personality was based around one of 12 archetypes (see HERE). They can take up any archetype save for ‘The Ruler’ as that belonged to Alpha.
Powers can literally be anything but I would ask you to be wise and know your limits so as not to make them too OP. For possible suggestions use this link!
Despite coming from all over the world, our characters will have all shared the same last name. Their forename may be whatever you so please (be it assigned by their birth parents or our adopted parents), but as they were raised as a ‘family’ they must all share the same last name which is Caswell.
Another thing to note is what your character did after leaving the Institute. Pretty much anything is down. From wanting to live a semi-normal life to working as a vigilante, or perhaps using their powers for more nefarious purposes.
Name: (First, and any nicknames)
Age: 30
Gender: (Male, female, other?)
Archetype:
Alias: (What was their superhero alias working as The Rangers. Names should be taken from the Greek alphabet)
Ability: (What is your character’s ability? Please go into a little detail about it, and clarify any limitations)
Appearance: (A well-sized paragraph or two about your character. Include the general details about the appearance and their usual outfit. You may use images if you want, but an image does not substitute for writing.)
Personality: (Give me an idea of what your character is like. At least two paragraphs. 10+ sentences.)
History: (Give me a history for your character. At least two paragraphs. 10+ sentences. Where did they come from originally, how did they end up at the Institute, what were their feelings on the Institute and the way they were raised, what sort of life did they live after leaving?)
Other: (Anything else you think will be important)
Premise
August 11th 1999 started off as any normal day. The only unique thing about it was a solar eclipse set to happen on that - not that that was unusual or unheard of either. What was unusual was what came after. A mere hour after the eclipse had passed, the first of what would many similar cases were reported.
In Glasgow, Scotland a woman was reported to have given birth to a healthy baby boy. What was unusual about this was that the woman had not been pregnant before that. And she was not the only one to have such an event happen. By the time the day had passed, a total of 86 cases had been reported all over the world.
In the months that followed, a new branch of the British Government opened up and began to go around covertly with the aim of gathering as many of these children as they could. By this point, nobody really knew how talented they would become, but due to the unique circumstances of their birth, many suspected that these children would be far from normal. Including the Scottish boy, the government succeeded in acquiring twelve children altogether. Some of their parents were happy to get rid of them, whereas others gave up their children at the promise of more wealth. The twelve children were eventually spirited away to a tightly guarded mansion in the British countryside where they would spend their upbringing. They would come to know it as The Institute.
As suspected, the children were far from normal, and from the age of five many of them began to develop unique abilities. Some possessed powerful and even dangerous abilities, whereas others possessed weaker and somewhat niche abilities. From the age of seven, the children began an extensive and quite brutal training regiment, which helped them to get a better grasp of their powers, as well as being taught other offensive and defensive skills so as not to always rely on their powers. They were trained by their ‘Mother’ and ‘Father’, who weren’t in fact related to them at all, but merely two semi-retired spies sent in to fulfil a parental role, alongside a small army of android caregivers and human servants.
Their training would prove to be useful, when, in a staged rescue the world was re-introduced to the children as a superhero group known as ‘The Rangers’. Despite the range in powers, they would take (or rather, were assigned) their aliases from the Greek alphabet.
For four years they operated as the Rangers, primarily dealing with issues as a group, but occasionally being sent out on their own to individual missions. To the public, they seemed like a happy group of teenagers and were often paraded around in publicity stunts to act as a perfect family. But behind closed doors, they were anything but that. Years of brutal training, and years of seeing some harrowing crimes, eventually took its toll and in the months leading up to their eighteenth birthday cracks were beginning to show. Private arguments were beginning to spill out into their work life, leading many to question what was really going on and if they were about to go solo. Ironically, the children were set to go solo - just not in the way people thought.
After turning eighteen, all of the children effectively cut ties with the Institute, pointing out that as adults now, they were free to do what they want. Whilst initially opposed to the idea, their parents would soon come around, if only out fear that the children would use their powers to retaliate against them. Of the twelve only one of the children remained behind, ‘Alpha’ was found himself unable to forego the attachment to the life they knew and the parents who had raised them.
Twelve years have passed since then, with the eleven remaining children going on to live varied lives, doing their best to escape the memory of their time at the Institute. And then one day they receive a strange letter in the post, and suddenly it seems they are set to return to the home they said goodbye to twelve years ago.
Plot and setting
The plot of this RP is heavily inspired by a number of things, primarily The Umbrella Academy, Fallen Hero: Rebirth, and When There Were None. As you may have guessed from the title, this is a mystery RP...specifically a murder mystery.
This RP will take place entirely at the Institute and the surrounding grounds, though your intro posts will take place at the meeting point first. The goal of this RP is to find out what happened to your mother, father, and brother. There will be action in places of course, but the main goal is to solve the mystery.
Sign-Up information
Before we get to the Sign-Ups, there are a few details to clarify first.
For your characters, I would like it if their personality was based around one of 12 archetypes (see HERE). They can take up any archetype save for ‘The Ruler’ as that belonged to Alpha.
Powers can literally be anything but I would ask you to be wise and know your limits so as not to make them too OP. For possible suggestions use this link!
Despite coming from all over the world, our characters will have all shared the same last name. Their forename may be whatever you so please (be it assigned by their birth parents or our adopted parents), but as they were raised as a ‘family’ they must all share the same last name which is Caswell.
Another thing to note is what your character did after leaving the Institute. Pretty much anything is down. From wanting to live a semi-normal life to working as a vigilante, or perhaps using their powers for more nefarious purposes.
Sign-Up
Name: (First, and any nicknames)
Age: 30
Gender: (Male, female, other?)
Archetype:
Alias: (What was their superhero alias working as The Rangers. Names should be taken from the Greek alphabet)
Ability: (What is your character’s ability? Please go into a little detail about it, and clarify any limitations)
Appearance: (A well-sized paragraph or two about your character. Include the general details about the appearance and their usual outfit. You may use images if you want, but an image does not substitute for writing.)
Personality: (Give me an idea of what your character is like. At least two paragraphs. 10+ sentences.)
History: (Give me a history for your character. At least two paragraphs. 10+ sentences. Where did they come from originally, how did they end up at the Institute, what were their feelings on the Institute and the way they were raised, what sort of life did they live after leaving?)
Other: (Anything else you think will be important)
Rules
- All standard forum rules apply.
- Please, no bunnying/god-modding without permission. I will allow you to do it to my characters, but only in response to non-violent interactions, and nothing that would seem out of character.
- Post as often as you can! I know most people have their own thing going on in their personal lives, but this is one of those RPs that is fun if you keep up with it.
- Swearing is allowed as this is rated 'M, but please don't abuse it. I know some characters will swear, just don't use it as an excuse to have them swear in every sentence.
- Also, and I can't stress this enough, please make it appear realistic during fight scenes. I know that since there are powers involved, it isn't going to be exactly identical to real life, but don't make it so you character gets punched and is barely affected by it.
- Don't ask for multiple characters.
- If you're going to be away for a period of time, please let me know in advance.
NPCS
- Lucas Caswell ‘Alpha’ - One of the twelve children acquired by the Institute. The golden boy who could do no wrong in your parent’s eyes. Your character may have been resentful or envious towards him. Despite any misgivings, he was genuinely nice to his siblings and was saddened but understanding when they opted to leave. His ability was Light Generation. Deceased.
- Marron Caswell 'Omicron' - One of the twelve children acquired by the Institute. Quite a friendly girl, until the brutal regime inflicted on her by the Institute took its toll. Despite her at times erratic behaviour, she was generally well-liked by the children.Was one of the most vocal to leave when the group turned eighteen. After leaving she went on to rise through the ranks of a notorious nationwide crime syndicate. Is currently in jail, convicted of murdering one of your other siblings. Her power was Sound Nullification.
- Garret Caswell ' Epsilon' - One of the twelve children acquired by the Institute. A brash and somewhat foolhardy young man, Garret was always very eager to please, usually with some very mixed results. Despite leaving the Institute at eighteen, he couldn't quite let go of the hero lifestyle and worked as the vigilante 'Polarity' for many years until he died five years ago. Your other sibling, Marron, was convicted of killing him. His power was Metal Mimicry. Deceased.
- Renata Caswell ‘Mother’ - Renata was your ‘mother’, or at least who they assigned to be your mother. To the public she kind and doting, everything a perfect mother should be. In private she was cruel and overbearing, very nitpicky who showed little love to her children except for when they demonstrated extreme skill with their powers. Deceased.
- Matthew Caswell ‘Father’- Matthew was your ‘father’, or at least who they assigned to be your father. Like Renata appeared to be the perfect father in public, but in private was harsh and strict, if somewhat abusive. Keen for the children to keep to their stick schedule and was especially hateful towards their decision to leave. Deceased.
- The Janets - The Janets is an umbrella term used to describe the androids who took care of you in the place of your parents. Warm and very bubbly, they were programmed to be loving. It should be no surprise that many of the children latched onto them during their time at the Institute. Most were destroyed after the children left but a few remain at the estate.
- Nathan Wicke - Head butler.
- June - Head maid.
- Pedro, Carolyn, and Penny - Servants working at the Institute.
Player List
- Ginevra Caswell ‘Omega’ (The Creator) - Played by Minteh
- Jared Caswell 'Chi' (The Sage) - Played by Tangy (ACCEPTED)
- Devin Caswell 'Sigma' (The Lovers) - Played by Yasha (ACCEPTED)
- Cameron Caswell 'Iota' (The Innocent)- Played by Mon (ACCEPTED)
- Morgan Caswell 'Psi' (The Magician) - Played by Mace (ACCEPTED)
- Gale Caswell 'Xi'(The Rebel) - RESERVE FOR JEAN GREY
- Evelyn Caswell 'Tau' (The Jester) - Played by Vern (ACCEPTED)
- Lilith Caswell 'Rho' (The Caregiver)- Played by Skillfulness (ACCEPTED)
- Theodore Caswell 'Zeta' (The Orphan) - Played by Goldenhouou (ACCEPTED)
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