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Kai_Halicon Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 9/5/04 10:02pm Subject: Graven Bay: Dead of Night Survival Horror RPG(Non-SW)
	This has been approved by the lovely and accomodating NaboosPrincess. BACKSTORY: The coastside township of Graven Bay is nestled between the dark depths the ocean and the scenic wilderness of vast forrestry. Located a good few hours drive away from any major city, it is a quiet, peaceful community that is a popular tourist spot due to the serenity of the local surroudings. People here are relaxed and friendly and very few townsfolk stray far from the outskirts of the town. In short, it's a nice place to live, with an income generated by a large fishing community and a University campus that offers exceptional academic tutoring. But Graven Bay has secrets. Secrets that are waiting to be uncovered. Over two decades ago, Graven Bay was a troubled town, rife with mystery and fear. That fear revolved around a movement which was started in the town during that time - a dark cult which worhshiped pagan idols and had deep religous implications. They were known as the Heralds of Ascension and during the months that they were active, they reigned terror across the town with horrific acts of mutilation, destruction and even murder. The leader of the Heralds, a man known only as The Prophet, foretold that the Earth was to be come the playground of the underworld and that all Hell would break loose in the world were there plans to go ahead. Word spread out of state, and the events in Graven Bay became known to the the NSA, which despatched two field agents to investigate the town. Heading up the inquiry was Edward Lee, a Japanese native in his late thirties who was once a martial arts instructor the Military and a veteran of many campaigns. A shrewd detective and philosophical man, Lee was accompanied by his new partner, a rookie agent in his early twenties by the name of Lucas Knight. Knight was something of a hothead, but extremely talented and a brilliant operative. Knight and Lee were able to penetrate the true depths of the Heralds of the Ascension and defeat them from the inside, after Knight's young wife, Beth, who was pregnant at the time, was taken hostage by the Heralds. Much of the operation was classified, but Knight and Lee knew the truth - that they had been dealing with supernatural forces and that few would believe them. The Heralds had been trying to raise the dead from their graves in order to form an army to allow the dark forces of Hell to take over the Earth, and they had nearly succeeded. They made a pact to continue to keep an eye on Graven Bay if the cult were ever to arise again. Lucas and Beth moved away, where they gave birth to a son shortly after. Lee remained Graven Bay, where he opened a martial arts school. For the last twenty or so years, things have been very normal in Graven Bay. A few years ago, Ashton "Ash" Knight - Lucas' son, enrolled at Graven University, which was renowed for its academic prowess in the field of writing and communications. A gifted journalist, Ash earned a full scholarship to Graven Uni, which he chose for reasons he wasn't able to to explain, apart from feeling a need to go to the town he was born in. Lucas objected to him studying in the town and was only convinced to let him do so knowing that his old frined Edward Lee would be there to watch over him. Recently, Ash has unearther some of the details on the Heralds and has begun writing about them in the local campus paper, which has earned him some enemies in the town as the residents of Graven Bay are keen to forget the past. This year will mark the twent-first year since the Heralds of Ascension were coralled, ironically, on Halloween. It's also on Halloween that Ash Knight will celebrate his twenty first birthday. It's Halloween in Graven Bay today, and mysterious and dark events are about to unfold. SYNOPSIS: It's late afternoon, Friday October 31st, 20xx. The township of Graven bay, drenched in winter snow is about to have a Halloween like they won't believe. Because Graven Bay is about to become the worst place to be on Earth. The dead are going to rise from their graves and seek vengeance on the living. Behind it all, will be the secrets of the mysterious cult of Heralds of the Ascension. Essentially, the game will be set over a period of approxiately 12 hours within the story (not in the time of gameplay) and the players will be given clues by the GM on where to go and what to do, but they will have complete creative control of the situations they encounter. It's my attempt to fuse the elements of survival-horror games like Resident Evil and Silent Hill with a role playing game. Essentially, if they players don't make it to certain places and discover certain things, they'll fail and the earth will fall prey to the undead and the minions of the demonic underworldl. If they succeed, they'll be able to defeat the undworld dwellers and save their lives and the town. Each player is allowed two characters, but I will be specific about the types of characters in a list below. We don't need all of them, but there are some which I would dub essential. The player will be able to completely customise their characters to their liking. I will be controlling a few NPC's and additional scenes/enemies. Each character will start out in different areas and they will meet when the events of the evening begin. You'll get cues from me on where to go and what to do, but how you do that is up to you. All I ask is that everyone remains realistic. There are no super powers or abilities in this game but I will make sure there is room enough to discover weapons and the like (I will point out things that can be used as weapons etc). However, I would like the characters to be a normal as possible. If you get injured, it will affect you for the duration until you are able to seek medical attention. If you die, that's it, you're dead. CHARACTERS: Ideally, I would like the majority of these fulfilled but I am open to suggestions for others. I will give each character a few traits and things to begin with. The Protagonist: Ash Knight; University student/writer (played by myself). Profile to follow. The Rival/Popular Guy: Ash's competitor within the town, a male student his own age, probably slightly rough and abrasive. Class bully, but with a sensitive streak and hidden feelings. Aged 18-22. He is quite the opposite of Ash and is regarded as "the cool guy" in town and may have many sports achievements. He has an old motorcycle as his mode of transport and is pretty tough and a good fighter. He dislikes Ash because he is the only one who's ever stood up to him and beaten him in a fight. Has an "alpha-male" complex but deep down, he is a good guy. His appearance will be somewhat rustic and staunch. He may also carry liquor and cigarettes and a flick knife. He will start out in the campus bar. The Reserved Friend: Ash's friend on campus, a slightly geeky charcter, he will be somewhat reserved and elusive, not one of physical confronatation, but a brilliant thinker and highly intelligent. Aged 18-22. A student of the University of Graven County like Ash, but studying a very difficult subject of some sort. The Friend will be very smart-mouthed and comedic, but it can get them into trouble. His items will a laptop computer or PDA and a cellular phone. The Friend, although not the coolest character, will be fairly important to the game. The friend will start out the game in his room on campus. The Jaded Counsellor: The Counsellor will be a longtime resident of Graven Bay, aged in their early 40's. The Counsellor will be a former Gulf War veteran who never really got over the events of the war and is somewhat jaded and surly, though a kind man overall but with a loss of faith. He may be alcoholic or a chronic smoker. However, he is a profficient soldier and knows how to handle a gun. He will also be trained in medicine. He always carries a notebook and voice recorder and spends most of the time at his church, his starting point. The Counsellor is a good man, but is struggling to find his place in the town he grew up in, having turned to being a guidance counsellor in order to help others when he himself needs aide. The Popular Girl: In the town, she's the sweetheart of the community, but isn't cruel or vain. Rather the opposite, she is sick of the glamour of being the cheerleader and the ex of the Rival, whom she broke up with a short while ago after suspecting him of cheating on her. She has an interest in arts and culture and hates Graven Bay as it is too slow for her. She used to be a bit stuck-up but had a change in personality when Ash defended the Reserved Friend from the Riva during a fight and she saw how shallow the Rival was. She will start out at in the township, taking a younger relative Trick or Treating. She carries a can of Mace and a cellphone as items. She's attractive, kind and intelligent. She is round 18-20. The Shy Student: She is the new student at the University, aged 17-19 and not having much luck fitting in. She was befriended by the Popular girl, but got drunk at a party and ended up having a fling with the Rival. She still hasn't told the Popular girl yet and feels bad about it. She comes from a fishing family and is currently studying to be a nurse, working at the local hospital as night receptionist - this will be her starting point. She may be slightly reserved and quiet. She is in the same class as the Reserved Friend and finds him amsuing. Her family are hunters and she knows how to use a gun with ease. The Local Lawman: The Lawman will be a fairly youngish Sheriff, aged around 30. He'll be a longtime resident of the town, but only recently promoted to head of the local police. As such, he'll be a bit inexperienced and unsure of himself, but ultimately a good cop and repsected by the public. He will start out in his police cruiser doing a run around the town. The Lawman will be fairly selfless and kind, but suffering from a fair degree of low self confidence. He will be armed with a small handgun and baton, but will have access to other weapons later. His family will have a history in law enforcement. The Reserved Doctor: A woman in her early 30's, the Doctor will be also situated at the local hospital to begin with. She will of been away from Graven Bay for some time and avoided the place due to the events of her childhood as she will have a history with the Heralds of the Ascension. Her and the Lawman will be be old friends. She will be a bit nervous and cagey, but very intelligent and well spoken. She will have a working knowledge of medicine and biology and also of the local area. She also may of studied at Graven University. - I will happily listen to any other character suggestions as well. ADDITIONAL NOTES: 1. All usual RPG forum rules apply. However, I will be posting the time at which things occur, so be aware of that for continuity reasons. 2. Please post regularly! If you can't, then please don't commit. I will be checking out all players who apply to see who posts with regularity and will politely discredit those who don't. It's not meant to be unkind, but I would like this game to have a steady flow. Also, please be grammatically correct in posting - there's nothing more annoying than a lack of punctuation. 3. I am open to ALL suggestions to make this game better. I will even appoint certain players with co-GM privelleges in my absence, please PM me if you'd like to be involved. Note that I live in New Zealand and may be several hours behind most Western-based players and that I don't often have computer access on weekends. I will endeavour to make at least one post per day. Here is the character sheet template: Please PM me your bio before posting. NAME: Aston ("Ash") Knight AGE: 20, nearly 21 GENDER/ETHNICITY: Male, European/Caucasian, with Asian ancestry. HEIGHT/WEIGHT/BUILD: Approx 1.88m, 78kg. Ash is tall, slim and almost a bit lanky. He is not overly built, but physically fit nonetheless. PHYSICAL APPEARANCE/FEATURES: Ash has dark brown hair that is cut in shaggy, collar length style that he sometimes ties up. He has dark brown eyes and and sports a stubble beard. He is percieved as exotic looking due to his partial Japanese heritage a couple of generations back. Ash sports a couple of tattoos on his arms of Asian origin and he sometimes wears glasses. He has a curious mark on the back of his neck that was there from birth, but he's never thought much of it. CLOTHING: Ash tends to wear fairly humble clothes of the emo/indie-rock persuasion. His common attire is faded blue flared jeans, black Chuck Taylor seakers and a fitted t-shirt usually carrying the logo of a band he likes. He also wears a black scarf and is usually seen a worn 70's style leather coat/jacket that comes just below the waist. He wears a few rings and wristbands and carries a satchel most of the time. OCCUPATION: Ash is currently a senior student in his final year of Communications Studies at the University of Graven County (UGC), majoring in journalism and photography. He works on campus for the UGC newspaper, where he is assistant editor and a main contributor. PERSONALITY/TRAITS: Generally a good-natured person, Ash is somewhat jaded having been dubbed an outcast by the residents of Graven Bay. He is a bit jaded and reserved, but ultimately, a good man. He is known for his selflessness and often goes out of the way to help others. Ash has a good sense of humor, but he can also be very brooding and reclusive. Lately, he is something of a weary loner. SPECIAL SKILLS/TRAINING: A gifted writer, artist and photographer, Ash is also a fairly talented musician and guitarist, having played in a band before coming to Graven Bay at 18. He is very observant and has a sharp eye for detail, as well as being something of a detective. Ash has an interest in martial arts and is well skilled in karate, tae-kwon-do, akido and bushido, the way of the warrior i.e the Japanese Katana blade. ITEMS: Cellphone, cigarettes and lighter, camera. Pocketnife. BIOGRAPHY: Although born in Graven Bay, he grew up away from the town, which his parents Lucas and Beth seemed to dislike. From a young age, Ash expressed interest in martial arts and writing, and grew to be very good at both of them. However, he was inquisitive by nature and would often ask his father about the time they spent in Graven Bay, only to be given very blunt answers. By the time he was in high school, he was already a brilliant English scholar and talented practitioner of martial arts, having been tutored by family friend, Edward Lee, his father's old partner from his days at the NSA. Lee lived in Graven Bay, but would often drive up to see the Knight family and tutor young Ash on the martial arts, to which he was receptive. Ash became very close to Lee, and would often refer to the middle-aged man as his "grandfather". At 18, Ash graduated high school and due to his excellent academic record, was given a full scholarship to a college of his choice. He surprised his parents by picking UGC, which they were against because of reasons he couldn't understand. Finally, they agreed to let him go, knowing that Edward Lee would be there to watch over him. Ash moved to Graven Bay and settled into life nicely, until he began to uncover details about Graven Bay's history and his father's involvement with the Heralds of Ascension before he was born. Ash wrote a rather in-depth story on the cult and the events of twenty years past, which was published in several major publications and caused the residents of Graven Bay to go into an uproar when the tourism industry in the town dried up. Ash was labelled a trouble-maker and shunned by much of the public for the next few years, though despite their best efforts to force him out, he remained at UGC, though was often victim of bullying and ridicule, though in most cases, he was more than capable of defending himself. He concentrated on his studies and is just a few months away from graduating and moving away from Graven Bay. Lately though, Ash has been been feeling a bit odd about things with Halloween approaching and his parents have been urging him to come home for the weekend, not wanting him to be in the town at that time, the 21st anniversary of the defeat of the Heralds of Ascension. Ash has agree and is making ready to head home, late Friday afternoon when things start to get rather strange in Graven Bay.... When we have around eight or so players, we can begin. -----signature----- Still making occassional public appearances. http://boards.theforce.net/Role_Playing_Forum/b10328/16872148/p1 www.myspace.com/thedebutantesnz - my dork-rock outfit in Auckland
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Saintheart Title: Manager and Wandering Swordsman of the RPF Registered: Dec '00	Date Posted: 9/6/04 4:02am Subject: RE: Graven Bay: Dead of Night Survival Horror RPG(Non-SW)
	Hell yeah. I'm in. Awaiting character approval now! -----signature----- Michelle: my Italian queen, my angel, my reason, my wife. Jessica: my little princess, my daughter, born 10 August 2007 Director -- Star Wars: Knighthood
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Blade_Of_Elu Registered: Mar '03	Date Posted: 9/6/04 1:52pm Subject: RE: Graven Bay: Dead of Night Survival Horror RPG(Non-SW)
	NAME: Patrick Owens AGE: 23 GENDER/ETHNICITY: Male; comes from multi-cultural family. HEIGHT/WEIGHT/BUILD: 6' tall, about 169 lbs., and has a slender, but strong build PHYSICAL APPEARANCE/FEATURES: Light blue eyes and dark blonde hair that is usually slicked back. CLOTHING: He wears your normal police uniform with a gun on his left hip and his own personal revolver in a shoulder holster at his left shoulder. He is right handed after all. OCCUPATION: Police Deputy, works under the lawman. PERSONALITY/TRAITS: Patrick fears nothing, as far as he’s concerned anyway and can be extremely stubborn, being inexperienced in his job. But he can take orders and listens carefully. In times of a fight he usually hangs back for a minute or two, if permitted, to analyze, and then goes with whatever idea he had. Is usually impassive, but can become negative when things get really bad. SPECIAL SKILLS/TRAINING: Is a great marksman with a rifle and guns in general, though very unsure about himself when it comes to knives or sabers or anything of that sort. Patrick has a knack for climbing into places that is usually too hard for people and also the knack for sneaking around quietly. ITEMS: Revolver, 9mm(or whatever the assigned cop gun is lol), flashlight, baton, wallet, handcuffs. BIOGRAPHY: Patrick Owens has always wanted to be on the police and when he got his chance, he jumped at it. Becoming the deputy made him happy, to say the least. He has lived in Graven Bay for a few years now and has pretty much enjoyed it. He’s heard a few weird rumors about strange events, but dismisses it. All towns have their wild rumors right? He looks up to his partner and boss, the lawman as a sort of hero and follows him faithfully anywhere. His gun expertise being helpful in any cases it is needed. Though those occasions have been rare. His ability to climb and sneak have proved to be invaluable on a great many cases though and he hopes that has earned him some respect. Patrick has his small circle of friends and hangs out with him whenever time presents itself. Other than them though, he finds himself sort of lonely in the town. Unbeknownst to him, he’ll have much more company soon...even if its not welcome. -----signature----- Take only memories. Leave nothing but footprints. Lisa aka dash loves my kilt! I am that deadly wanderer of the night... "Faith isn't knowing what you do is right, it's just being comfortable with doing it." -Raven Straex
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Kai_Halicon Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 9/6/04 2:04pm Subject: RE: Graven Bay: Dead of Night Survival Horror RPG(Non-SW) - Date Edited: 9/6/04 2:14pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Kai_Halicon
	FYI: The role of the Lawman will be taken by Saintheart and his deputy/fellow officer will be played by Blade_Of_Elu. Also, characters like the police will be allowed to carry guns initially, but only small handguns. They will also have a limit on ammo as well as they're not really expecting a war. There will also be only a few guns available throughout the entire game - again, because this is a small town, not a warzone. I will post what they are and where they'll be. At this point, I expect to have approximately 6-10 firearms in the game, inlcuding those the police are using. Other weapons will be whatever is available - anything from kitchen knives to crowbars. I will point out where these are and if the chracter can have access to them. There will also be situations where objects and locations can be used to fight againts the horde of corpses. I'll post GM text that will highlight the use of these and have a list of characters up soon! -----signature----- Still making occassional public appearances. http://boards.theforce.net/Role_Playing_Forum/b10328/16872148/p1 www.myspace.com/thedebutantesnz - my dork-rock outfit in Auckland
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Jedi_padawan_leigh Registered: Feb '03	Date Posted: 9/6/04 2:23pm Subject: RE: Graven Bay: Dead of Night Survival Horror RPG(Non-SW)
	Sounds great Kai. Will PM a character sheet soon -----signature----- FF-UK: NORTH! "Good morning everyone! Sorry I'm late! I'm afraid I got lost on the path of life!" My locker is like a TARDIS. Unfortunately my biology textbook got lost in time and space Favourite soundtrack right now: Naruto
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Kai_Halicon Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 9/6/04 2:32pm Subject: RE: Graven Bay: Dead of Night Survival Horror RPG(Non-SW)
	Aweseome Leigh, be glad to have you on board. -----signature----- Still making occassional public appearances. http://boards.theforce.net/Role_Playing_Forum/b10328/16872148/p1 www.myspace.com/thedebutantesnz - my dork-rock outfit in Auckland
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Kai_Halicon Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 9/6/04 2:38pm Subject: RE: Graven Bay: Dead of Night Survival Horror RPG(Non-SW)
	Current Character list: Saintheart = Tony Drayson, town sheriff. Blade_Of_Elu = Patrick Owens, sheriff's deputy Arwen-Jade_Kenobi = Merryn Blake, shy local student BartSimpson-SithLord = Sean Hopkins, local Goth outcast Jedi_Squall = Will Coleman, popular fraternity jock Still need more people! PM your friends! -----signature----- Still making occassional public appearances. http://boards.theforce.net/Role_Playing_Forum/b10328/16872148/p1 www.myspace.com/thedebutantesnz - my dork-rock outfit in Auckland
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Jedi_Squall Registered: Feb '01	Date Posted: 9/6/04 3:03pm Subject: RE: Graven Bay: Dead of Night Survival Horror RPG(Non-SW)
	Bio as approved by my amigo Kai. NAME: William "Will" Coleman AGE: 21 GENDER/ETHNICITY: Male caucasian. HEIGHT/WEIGHT/BUILD: Approx 1.87m, 90kg. Will is very fit and well built, comes from being a sports jock. Likes to look good. PHYSICAL APPEARANCE/FEATURES: Will is percieved as attractive by girls in a classic pin-up kind of way with his quify sandy blonde hair, firm jaw and green eyes. He sports a couple of tattoos on his biceps and has a pierced ear. He's good looking, and knows it. (Imagine the character of Luke from "The OC"). CLOTHING: Will dresses the same most of the time - black boots, faded blue bootcut jeans and a fur-lined denim jacket. He wears a fitted black t-shirt to empahsise his physique and dark sunglasses. He will often wear a letterman jacket and baseball cap as well. OCCUPATION: Will currently studies sports medicine and physiotherapy at UGC proving he's not just a jock, but quite smart. He is the captain of the basketball and baseball teams, star of the track and state champion at swimming. He works at the local gas station part time as well. PERSONALITY/TRAITS: Will is arrogant and brash, because he's always been the head of any group he's in and his ego consumes him. He tends to be cruel to others at times, but deep down is somewhat uncomfortable with the amount of pressure put on him to succeed. Though he is cruel at times, he would never allow anyone he cared for to be intentionally hurt. He has a crush on one of the newer students, but won't tell any of his jock mates. SPECIAL SKILLS/TRAINING: Will is extremely fit physically and knows how to box well. He can also run for long distances and swim very strongly. Will also knows how to drive most vehicles as his father runs the largest car dealership in town. ITEMS: Smokes and a Zippo lighter, butterfly knife. Pack of cards. Baseball bat for baseball practise. BIOGRAPHY: Will grew up his entire life in Graven Bay where he as always been regarded as the top-dog in his year. It has made him somewhat elite about life and he has a reputation as a bully, but his father is a man of high standing in the town, a local politician and businessman and as such, Will is allowed to get away with a lot. He was born after the events of the cult years ago, but heard rumors, dismissing it as crazy talk, never really believing it. Will is a bit on the faithless side of things, quite to discredit things. He is not used to competition and has been kept on his toes for the last few years by Ash Knight. Will and Ash got into a fight years ago when Will was picking on a local kid who Ash knew. Ash actually beat will in the fight, the first person to ever stand up to him and since then, Will has looked for revenge. However, he knows he can't beat Ash's martial arts and is keeping his eyes peeled for another way. He suspects that his ex girlfriend, who broke up with him supsecting him of cheating (which he did) liked Ash, but he can't prove it. Will knows a lot of his actions are wrong, but he feels that he's stuck in this role of "popular guy" now and can't change his fate. His father has always raised him to be that sort of person, and he's starting to question his father Jack's motivations. Will's not sure of his future at this point either.... -----signature----- Returning to SW after a two year hiatus. "I'm not intentionally vapid. It's just hard to be nice to someone as lame as you."
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Blade_Of_Elu Registered: Mar '03	Date Posted: 9/6/04 3:04pm Subject: RE: Graven Bay: Dead of Night Survival Horror RPG(Non-SW)
	I have someone else who might join, so yeah. -----signature----- Take only memories. Leave nothing but footprints. Lisa aka dash loves my kilt! I am that deadly wanderer of the night... "Faith isn't knowing what you do is right, it's just being comfortable with doing it." -Raven Straex
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Kai_Halicon Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 9/6/04 4:25pm Subject: RE: Graven Bay: Dead of Night Survival Horror RPG(Non-SW) - Date Edited: 9/6/04 5:23pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Kai_Halicon
	UPDATED CHARACTERS Kai_Halicon = Ash Knight, student/writer at UGC Saintheart = Tony Drayson, town sheriff Blade_Of_Elu = Patrick Owens, sheriff's deputy Arwen-Jade_Kenobi = Merryn Blake, shy local student BartSimpson-SithLord = Sean Hopkins, local Gothic outcast Jedi_Squall = Will Coleman, popular fraternity jock at UGC Zedd-Vega = Devin Cross, juvenile delinquent/computer hacker at UGC Jedi_padawan_leigh = Leah McKenna, new film student at UGC Mirax-Jade = Meghan Reese, local hometown sweetheart/arts student at UGC -----signature----- Still making occassional public appearances. http://boards.theforce.net/Role_Playing_Forum/b10328/16872148/p1 www.myspace.com/thedebutantesnz - my dork-rock outfit in Auckland
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Zedd-Vega Registered: Dec '03	Date Posted: 9/6/04 4:52pm Subject: RE: Graven Bay: Dead of Night Survival Horror RPG(Non-SW) - Date Edited: 9/6/04 4:58pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Zedd-Vega
	NAME: Devin Cross (Hellsing LeStat) AGE: 24 GENDER/ETHNICITY: Male HEIGHT/WEIGHT/BUILD: 6'1" / 146 lbs / light build PHYSICAL APPEARANCE/FEATURES: Devin has dark brown eyes (Snake Eye Contact lenses), shoulder length blue hair (original color is black), and the tattoo of the Red Dragon on his back. Devin has also had his canine teeth lengthened and sharpened as to look like a vampire. He has many piercings on his body including a row up his left ear and a chain hanging from the piercing on his right ear to the one on the right side of his nose. CLOTHING: Black tank-top with fishnet armwear from his wrists to his elbows. He also wears a bike-chain necklace and spiked bracelets. On his right hand he wears a two titanium finger claws. Devin also wears ripped, baggy black jeans and black steel-toed boots OCCUPATION: College Drop-Out PERSONALITY/TRAITS: Very dark and morbid. He imagines death as another way of life. He also claims to serve "a dark lord". SPECIAL SKILLS/TRAINING: Computer Genius. Expert Computer Hacker. Also a lot of skateboarding experience since age 13 ITEMS: Pocket knife, cellphone, cigarettes and lighter (black with demon face) BIOGRAPHY: Growing up in Graven Bay had been harsh for Devin as he was considered an outcast from the start. He listened to different music and dressed completely differently from everyone else. As a result, he was branded for life and he then began his quest to send a computer virus into their computers. After doing so and getting caught, he was sent to a juvenile detention center at age 16 and wasn't released until he was 18. From there, he faked his way through school, forging report cards and personal records to get him into college. He entered his transcript into Graven University and graduated by cheating and again forging his personal records. He had even had his name legally changed to Hellsing LeStat. He now spends his time forwarding money from bank accounts into his own and has built a residence in Graven Bay. -----signature----- "All your base are belong to us..." Cats I'm 97% high fructose corn syrup! "Boba Fett? Boba Fett?! Where?!" Han Solo: RotJ The One and Only Darth Mandalore Sev in Ghost Ship Executor
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Mirax-Jade Registered: Mar '03	Date Posted: 9/6/04 5:27pm Subject: RE: Graven Bay: Dead of Night Survival Horror RPG(Non-SW)
	NAME: Meghan Reese AGE: 19 GENDER/ETHNICITY: Female, that All American girl. HEIGHT/WEIGHT/BUILD: 5'9"/ 110/ Thin PHYSICAL APPEARANCE/FEATURES: Meghan looks like what every girl thinks of when they see or hear the word popular. She's pretty, with shoulder length blonde hair and green eyes. CLOTHING: She dresses in all the latest styles, even when all she wishes she could wear are the more comfortable clothes that she couldn't be caught dead in. Her trademark thing is the bracelet she wears, marking her sixteenth birthday when her parents gave her the priceless heirloom that belonged to her grandmother. You'll most often see her in tight jeans or a short skirt with the matching tee shirt, or on game days, her cheerleading outfit. OCCUPATION: Meghan is a Junior at Graven Bay, majoring in cultural arts. PERSONALITY/TRAITS: Meghan is an outgoing, usually happy person. She used to be quite stuck up, but a fight made her realise that she could be so much better. She starting to grow weary of being Ms. Popularity. Everyone in the town knows who she is, and they know her as the sweetie. The one everyone likes. SPECIAL SKILLS/TRAINING: Meghan considers herself quite an artist, and draws in her spare time, although she knows she'll never do anything with the drawings. She pays attention to detail, and knows about thousands of cultures. She's extremely smart, even if she never lets on. She is also very flexible, thanks to cheerleading. ITEMS: Cellphone, Mace, and a tube of lipgloss. BIOGRAPHY: Meghan Reese was born to Samantha and Brian Reese on February 10th. She is an older sister to Leslie Reese and her parents are well off, as they own the local bank. Her mother is also a teacher at Graven Bay University. Meghan was given the chance to go to other more prestigous colleges but her parents played the guilt card and made her stay in Graven Bay, which she hates because she feels that it goes too slow for her. She used to go out with Will Coleman, which she now sees was a total waste of time. She also has befriended Merryn Blake, the new med student. Meghan loves her little sister, Leslie, who is 9, and is taking her Trick or Treating on Halloween when all seems to go down from there... -----signature----- www.livejournal.com/users/wild_n_kayzie be still my heart, this could be a brand new start, with you www.milliways-bar.livejournal.com
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Kai_Halicon Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 9/6/04 6:04pm Subject: RE: Graven Bay: Dead of Night Survival Horror RPG(Non-SW) - Date Edited: 9/6/04 6:21pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Kai_Halicon
	Starting Points Settings: The time will be approximately 6pm, Friday Evening. It will be snowing slightly, with a fair degree of built up snow on the ground and a cool temperature outside, but still fairly light and non-threatening. There is still at least two hours of daylight left at this point. Graven Bay will be fairly busy, with shops closing up, and people going to Halloween parties and trick or treating. There will be a lot of activity but mostly in town. The University (UGC) will be quite sparesely populated and it is a 15 minute drive out of the township. I will post these as starting points for the characters, and remember, I'll be controlling time, so post according time frames given. I want this to work much like a game or movie. These are guidelines, but you're free to move around these, or add suggestions of your own within reason. - Tony Drayson will start at the local police station, in his office. He'll be contemplating the weekend and hoping that there'll be no trouble this weekend. He will of just realeased Will Coleman from a day in the cells after Will got drunk and caused a fight at a bar the night before. Tony will be concerned about Will as he feels he's going on a dark path. - Patrick Owens will be out on patrol in his cruiser, keeping an eye on all the trick-or-treating kids. He'll spot Meghan Reese and her sister Leslie out but won't think much of it. His thoughts will be on his plans for the weekend, a little distracted from his job, but still on the ball. Patrick may chose to see Will Coleman walking down the street as he heads back to the station. - Will Coleman will have just been let out of jail for drunk and disorderly behaviour the night before. He'll be surly and pissed off, thinking a lot about how he upset his ex, Meghan and how he might be interested in Merryn Blake as well. Will goes to the local student bar, Embargos to get a drink and forget about it. - Sean Hopkins will be the animal shelter he works at, passing time reading a book or listening to music while he feeds the animals. He's pretty depressed because of the fire here recently that killed many of the pets he cared for. He's contemplating seeing a cousellor, but there are darker thoughts on his mind. - Devin Cross starts out in his home, a small loft on the outskirts of town. He'll be messing around on his computers, which he's managed to use to hack into the security camers on UGC campus and is watching what people are up to. He'll get a phonecall from Ash Knight, but let it go to his answerphone. It will be established the Ash is one of the few people Devin doesn't mind so much. - Merryn Blake begins at the Graven General Hospital, arriving at work, the night reception at the hospital, where she'll be mostly alone. Her thoughts will dwell on the night before, when a drunken Will Coleman tried to profess his feelings for her, only to be escourted away by Sheriff Drayson and Deputy Owens. Merryn can't seem to relax tonight, the creepy morgue attendant Felix (whom Arwen can shape as she wishes) is bugging her again. - Leah McKenna is closing up the student store, thankful to be getting out here. She's planning to meet with her friend Meghan Reese later and hang out. She doesn't like the idea of being on campus for much longer, it's kind of creepy. She'll spot Ash Knight leaving the English department at the same time and though he'll wave, he'll be tied up on a phonecall. Ash and Leah are in some of the same classes and good friends. - Meghan Reese will be out in town, with her sister Leslie, with all the other trick or treaters. She'll see Deputy Owens drive by and avoid Will Coleman. Meghan thinks about what she'll do tonight with her friend Merryn who finishes work at 9pm and wonders why Merryn has been so distant lately. She'll pick up a copy of the newspaper from a paper vending machine and notice an editorial by Ash Knight about Graven's troubled past and remember how Ash and Will got in a fight a few years back. - Ash Knight will also be leaving university for the day. He'll be about to leave town to head home to his parents, as it's his 21st birthday tomorrow. He will call his friend Devin to see one last time if Devin wants to come with him for the weekend as he doesn't like the idea of leaving him alone in town as Devin doesn't have many friends. He'll only get Devin's answerphone. As he leaves and heads towards his car to start the drive home, he'll spot something in the snow that disturbs him. These should be enough to get us started. Let me know if you want to make changes and I'll drop plot hints in shortly. I will allow the first couple of posts for each character to build atmosphere. EDIT: For Talcius' character:- - Lance Hunter will begin at the hospital as well, bumping into Merryn as he leaves for the day, off home to contemplate his plans for the evening. He is a newbie in town and as such, wants to check it out more, though he plans to trek into the woods tomorrow. He'll find the small town quite homely, though he's read a bit about the weird past recently. -----signature----- Still making occassional public appearances. http://boards.theforce.net/Role_Playing_Forum/b10328/16872148/p1 www.myspace.com/thedebutantesnz - my dork-rock outfit in Auckland
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Talcius Registered: May '04	Date Posted: 9/6/04 6:14pm Subject: RE: Graven Bay: Dead of Night Survival Horror RPG(Non-SW)
	Name: Lance Hunter Age: 20 Gender & Ethnicity: Male, Multi-racial Height/Weight/Build: 5'9/182/Good Phyiscal Appearence: Lance has crystal clear, jade green eyes that always seem to shine and short, shocking red hair that always seems as if it's about to burst into flame. His frame is rather thin or of a medium bulk depending on how you look at. Clothing: Lance is wearing a pair of regular black jean shorts that reach to just below his knees and require a black leather belt unless he wants to play a delicate balancing act while walking. He has a plain white t-shirt that hides his frame and goes just a few inches below his belt. He's wearing a black mini-tac vest with a few pockets and pouches in anticipation of going deer hunting with a navy blue dork beanie on his head pulled down to just above his eyes. He wears a simple watch on his left wrist with the face on the bottom of his wrist and a ring on his right pointer finger. Occupation:College Junior, transfer Personality/Traits: Lance is one of those typical slacker types that just likes to relax and is hard to get motivated (Hopefully in a town full of zombies not too hard though) about things he doesn't have a particular interest in. Special skills/Training: An medicine specialist with a minor in electronics, he knows a few intriging ways on how to treat most wounds, especially eletrical burns. He finds keeping track of his relatives car keys troublesome and prefers to hotwire his mode of transportation and hence the experience with burns. His particular interest is medieval weapons and while he knows a few things on hand to hand he's especially handy with bladed weapons. Items: Watch, Flashlight, Pair of carving knives, Bow and a dozen tri-head arrows Biography: Lance is originally from England and just recently arrived in the Americas to visit family. He's been here a month traveling around until he arrived to visit an aunt and uncle in Graven Bay, lured there by the promise of some very fine venison. Lance arrived a week ago and has been putting some serious thought on a more permanent stay while sampling some of the local delicacies just a little ahead of schedule and finding the quaint, out of the way town very relaxing. He just recently applied to Graven and with his limited medical knowledge also applied for internship at the hospital. -----signature----- "Will anyone cry when you die? That all depends on if you left anyone alive to remember you"--Me
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Zedd-Vega Registered: Dec '03	Date Posted: 9/6/04 6:16pm Subject: RE: Graven Bay: Dead of Night Survival Horror RPG(Non-SW)
	OOC: Awesome Kai. Very much so. Ash can find out that Devin had his name changed to Hellsing LeStat thanks to his hacking skills whenever they meet. IC as Hellsing LeStat Hellsing's Home: Just outside of Graven Bay Typing away at one of three stolen computers in his house, Hellsing scoped out the security cameras at Graven University. He chuckled as he spun around in his chair to another computer where he was watching Freddy vs Jason on DVD and turned his attention to his other computer where he was playing Diablo II: Lord of Destruction online with a few people. He chuckled as his music from his stolen sound system behind him blared out Marylin Manson's Tourniquet. He was excellent at multitasking. TAG: -----signature----- "All your base are belong to us..." Cats I'm 97% high fructose corn syrup! "Boba Fett? Boba Fett?! Where?!" Han Solo: RotJ The One and Only Darth Mandalore Sev in Ghost Ship Executor
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Arwen-Jade_Kenobi Registered: Feb '02	Date Posted: 9/6/04 7:02pm Subject: RE: Graven Bay: Dead of Night Survival Horror RPG(Non-SW)
	NAME: Merryn Blake AGE: 18 GENDER/ETHNICITY: Female, caucasian of Irish decent HEIGHT/WEIGHT/BUILD: Quite tall at 5'9", she's a very skinny girl, but still somewhat muscular from her hunting and fishing trips PHYSICAL APPEARANCE/FEATURES: Bright red hair she usually keeps tied back. Emerald green eyes. Looks quite pale. Never wears jewelery save for a Gaelic cross she keeps around her neck. She had a long scar goind from her wrist to her elbow on her right arm from a fishing accident at age 12 CLOTHING: Merryn isn't one for fashion, not to mention it's impratical for what she does outside of school. She generally wears longs pants (usually khakis) and what ever shirt she finds lying around. She has a horrid, pink uniform she has to wear for work, and wears ragged overalls, and her father's old windbreaker while doing her family's work. OCCUPATION: Merryn is a Freshman at Graven Bay University studying Nursing. She has only just recently moved there and is having a hard time fitting in. She is also the night receptionist at Graven Bay hospital. PERSONALITY/TRAITS: Merryn is having a very hard time fitting in, so she's quiet most of the time. She wants to fit in, but at the same times doesn't feel obliged to. Slightly reserved. Her family is of Irish decent so she has a slight accent. SPECIAL SKILLS/TRAINING: Merryn is an expect hunter, marksman and tracker. Her family had taken her out fishing and hunting since she was old enough to handle a gun. She is also is certified in CPR and various first aid techniques. She's taken a few self defense classes and is learning to play accoustic guitar. ITEMS: Cellphone, first aid kit, pepper spray BIOGRAPHY: Merryn was born in Newfoundland, Canada, where her family started a fishing trade. She learned to hunt and track before her tenth birthday. She had lots of friends in this close fishing community, but treaty issues started making business hard. The Blakes picked up and shoved off to Merryn's parent's homeland, Ireland, when Merryn was 14. They settled in Dublin where they set up fishing again. Merryn was made fun of because of her slightly displaced accent, but quickly picked up a proper Irish one to fit in. Many of her Canadian friends lost touch with her, but Merryn was quickly befriended by her local Irish fisherman. But, situations in Dublin began to worry to Blake family and decided to move out again to a different country and in a smaller town. That was Graven Bay, Merryn has only been here since the start of the school year. And had a hard time getting in because she was applying as an International student. Graven Bay was not as welcoming as she had hoped and has yet to find a close group of friends. She was befriended by a popular student, but managed to get drunk a party and started getting overly friendly with her then boyfriend. She has not said a word to her about it, but feels very guilty. Merryn is feeling apprehensive this halloween, but can't quite put her finger on it... IC: Merryn Blake "Evening Myra!" shouted one of the doctors as eighteen year old Merryn Blake stepped through the doors of Graven Bay General, she didn't even bother to correct the elder man. He never remebered her name anyway. Settling behind the nursing station to pick up the files from the day receptionist, and rummage for the box of tea bags, she thought of the night before. Will Coleman had cornered her while she was walking home from her shift, obviously drunk. He'd commented on her red hair, the light Irish accent, her green eyes, then had gone on to loudly proclaim his love for her. Thankfully, she had been sparred a response by Sheriff Drayson and Deputy Owens as they took him down to the jail. Merryn pulled a grey tweed sweater over her ugly pink dress. She hated this uniform. It was a tad tight in the chest and the shirt only stopped just above her knees. And, as much as she really didn't care for fashion, red hair and extremly pale skin did not complement very well with pink. She tossed the files on the cabinet and ducked back into a smaller room where the lounge was. Filling a kettle with hot water, she waited for it to boil, intresting herself in watching the steam escape the spout. Her thoughts turned to Meghan. she hadn't really understood why the popular cheerleader had started speaking to her, she was the new girl, not very outgoing in the least on the social scene. But, considering she had taken so long to talk to someone, she was thankful for her pressence in her life. The only issue between them was Will, Meghan's ex-boyfriend. Falling into typical Irish stigma drunkeness, she had gotten overly friendly with Will at a party. This, she thought, may have caused Will to have an intrest in her. She had not told Meghan about either incident, but knew she would have to eventually. She was so embarrased about both, she had no intrest in Will at all. Merryn vagualy wished she was out hunting or fishing right now, that always managed to calm her... "Top of the morning to you, lass..." Merryn held her tongue as she heard that familer southern drawl. Felix was the morgue attendant, he had the same shift as her. He was a creepy, slimy man with oily black hair and seemingly black eyes. He was much taller than her and was always starring at her in an uncomfrotable ways. "'tisn't morning, Felix. 'Tis evening." was all the reply she offered. Her voice slightly shaking, catching on the lift of her accent. That was what Felix loved about her, she knew, that cursed Irish accent, and certain...assets that she had. "Doesn't matter, lass..." he said as he slithered into the lounge. "Any time of day is richer with you around." The whistle of the kettle blessedly broke the tension filled moment. Merryn turned her back to Felix as she picked up a mug and tossed the tea bag in, pouring the steaming hot water inside the mug. She dropped the mug as she felt arms encircle her hips. Merryn acted purely on instict as she whirled to plant a hard slap across Felix's face, sending him staggaring out of the room. Moving quick, she shoved him out again, sending him flat on the floor just behind her desk. Slaming the door and locking it, she rummaged in her bag for her pepper spray should Felix try to break the door down. She sighed deeply as she heard him stagger off, swearing under his breath. "This is going to be a long night" she moaned as she grabbed a tea towel and started to mop up the mess she had created. -----signature----- Retired Council Master of the Lightside It's all about the blues, baby "Love can ignite the stars." - ROTS novel I'm a Trekkie: Deal with it, or suffer the wrath of Khan This user is certifiably insane
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