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[seaboards]

CR WORKSHIP: JANUARY 2025

Our CR Meme CR Workship is where players can drop all the cool info for their characters and try to plot with others to continue existing or create new CR. Be sure to look over the MANTA Board as well as current events if you'd like to include them in your post.

We also include a designated toplevel for Crew Recruitment where players can make OOC ad posts for others to either join or request to join or make a crew. This is all for OOC coordination, so you'll have to figure out how it works ICly.

If you have multiple characters, make an individual toplevel for yourself with your player info and comment to it with each character separately.

PLAYER INFO

Player:
Contact: Preferred means of contact

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Character
Canon: Include canon point
Armada: Paladin or Corsair

About: Briefly talk about the character. Can include background info or just stick with personality traits—whatever will be most useful to help other players learn about them! You can include a link to any character profile sheets or entries you might have, too.

Abilities: Include both canon and abilities you'd like to develop through the tattoo.

PLANS

General: Any ideas or plans you'd like to do with your character? This could be short term or long term.
MANTA Board: Any plans for the MANTA Board?
Event: Any plans for the event? Topleveling? Tagging out? Specific prompts that caught your interest?

CR Dreams: What kind of CR do you wish to have? Include what you can offer with your character as well.

Etc.: Anything else or, you know, the usual memes. NOTE: we have an image code for players to use as it will fix the width of the image to 400px. This is so large images don't take up entire pages. If your image is smaller than that you can remove the code, otherwise please use the code.

IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE CHARACTERS, create your own toplevel and comment with each character separately to it. Include your name in the subject line. Although not specifically included, you are more than welcome to write up a greeting message along with the form! SUBJECT LINE: CHARACTER | CANON | ARMADA <font style="font-family: arial black, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; color: #8e492f; border-bottom: 2px solid #827662;">PLAYER INFO</font> <div style="padding: 0 0.75rem; border-left: 5px solid #c2bb87;"><b>Player:</b> <b>Contact:</b> Preferred means of contact </div> <font style="font-family: arial black, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; color: #8e492f; border-bottom: 2px solid #827662;">CHARACTER INFO</font> <div style="padding: 0 0.75rem; border-left: 5px solid #c2bb87;"><b>Character:</b> Character <b>Canon:</b> Include canon point <b>Armada:</b> Paladin or Corsair <b>About:</b> Briefly talk about the character. Can include background info or just stick with personality traits, whatever will be most useful to help other players learn about them! You can include a link to any character profile sheets or entries you might have, too. <b>Abilities:</b> Include both canon and abilities you'd like to develop through the tattoo. </div> <font style="font-family: arial black, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; color: #8e492f; border-bottom: 2px solid #827662;">PLANS</font> <div style="padding: 0 0.75rem; border-left: 5px solid #c2bb87;"><b>General:</b> Any ideas or plans you'd like to do with your character? This could be short term or long term. <b>MANTA Board:</b> Any plans for the MANTA Board? DELETE IF NOT USING <b>Event:</b> Any plans for the event? Topleveling? Tagging out? Specific prompts that caught your interest? <b>CR Dreams:</b> What kind of CR do you wish to have? Include what you can offer with your character as well. <b>Etc.:</b> Anything else or, you know, the usual memes. IF POSTING AN IMAGE OR GIF, USE THE FOLLOWING CODE. We want all images to be MAX 400px in width or it's going to screw up the page. <img src="IMGURL" width="400"> </div>

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CREW RECRUITMENT AD

[seaboards]

Looking to recruit or join a crew? Then comment here! Include in the subject line where you are Recruiting or Looking for a crew, and fill out the following form:

FOR RECRUITING:
<b>Player:</b> <b>Character(s):</b> All characters in the crew so far <b>Crew:</b> Name of crew <b>About:</b> What y'all do <b>Pitch:</b> If you have any requirements or looking for certain character types, be sure to note it here!

LOOKING TO JOIN:
<b>Player:</b> <b>Character:</b> <b>Looking For:</b> What kind of crew are you looking for? Alternatively, what kind of crew would you like to see established? Maybe others might also be interested and could form one!

Gale Dekarios | Baldur's Gate 3 | Paladin

[netherese]

PLAYER INFO

Player: Chris
Contact: necrofancy or PM. I'm also in the game discord, but tend to be quiet. Feel free to add me on plurk if you feel so inclined!

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Gale Dekarios
Canon: Act 3, before meeting with Mystra.
Armada: Paladin

About: Gale is a Wizard with a capital W, meaning magic is his entire life and his whole heart. He is a former prodigy who was found so talented that he drew the attention of Mystra, goddess of magic, and went on to become her Chosen as well as her lover, until he defied her in the name of his own ambition and their relationship came to a swift end. He continues to pay the price for his ambitions and tampering with forbidden magic, but even tired and worn down as he is, he is a pleasant personality who puts on a good face when possible and is thrilled to discuss a good book or chat about magic theory whenever he gets the chance. He's also frequently accompanied by his assistant/familiar Tara, who is a tressym— basically a magical talking, flying cat. More information can be found at his app and the BG3 Wiki!

Abilities: Capable of all kinds of magic, right down to creating his own spells and composing the Weave to bow to his whims when at full power. Though he is currently debuffed due to the orb of destructive magic that's now housed within him, he has worked hard and regained access to a wide array of spells, and has been interested in tapping into elemental energy here in Escordvi to use it the way he would manipulate the Weave back home. He's regained some of his ability to conjure illusions freely, as well, though large-scale or long-term conjurations are exhausting and must be used sparingly. He has made use of his Escordvi tattoo to add some minor healing/restorative magic to his repertoire for balance.

PLANS

General: I've had some long-term wants cooking for Gale for awhile, but real life kept me from being able to develop them as I would have liked, so in the coming months he is going to continue to deteriorate and show more and more signs of general discomfort and unwellness. He's just about at the point where he won't be able to disguise it anymore and his adventuring outings will be sporadic (but not cease entirely). He's also currently doing some deep research regarding the Annals of Karsus, which has been with him since his arrival, but has not been a priority until recently as he is far from the subject said research pertains to. Despite his continued illness, I would like him to start giving magic lessons to those who are interested, as acquaintances have made requests to that effect in the past and it will help him to keep pushing forward. In the meantime, he will be looking for ways to alleviate the symptoms caused by the orb in addition to a way to diffuse it.
MANTA Board: I can usually make Gale work for any available quest, but currently particularly interested in:
➤ The House That Watches
➤ Further Hexing Crystals
➤ Waterlogged Writings
Event: Unsure if he'll be top-leveling or not, but Gale is fascinated by the developments with the ruins and will be participating despite his current struggles— he's most likely going to be heading to the Frozen Tundra with the Paladins to do some investigating and will tag around at the very least, but I am very interested in having him confront some past actions using the lost reflections, so a top-level may serve that well.

CR Dreams: I always welcome all comers, but here's a quick rundown of easy jumping off points.
➤ fellow scholars or magic-users
➤ fellow astronomy nerds
➤ literature buffs
➤ anyone who is willing to listen to him go on at length about any of the above (+ cats)
➤ potential students interested in magic tutoring
➤ he hasn't had a good wizard rivalry in a long time, who wants to try and out-pompous each other?
➤ really, he's very friendly and gets along quite well with most anyone, especially other adventuring types, he can just be a bit of a talker.

Etc.:

Roxas | Kingdom Hearts | Paladin

[seasaltkeys]

PLAYER INFO

Player: Megan
Contact: urbaninja or PM

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Roxas
Canon: Kingdom Hearts; Post KH3
Armada: Paladin

About: At his most basic, Roxas is the what happens if you take the protagonist of Kingdom Hearts, Sora, and put him on mute. He's an oddity in the world, but has finally fought through trials and tribulations to be his own person. And then he ended up in a pirate world just before he could start figuring out his life. It's been a time.

But overall, he's a friendly kid whose walls come down easily enough. Though watch out for that short temper.

Also he's cooler than Sora

Abilities: Roxas can wield two keyblades and use a variety of elemental magic and some healing.

PLANS

General:
-The Plus Ultra Crew is gonna be shaking a few things up and Roxas will probably be playing catch up with that. There's a lot to keep track of now, and he's been interim captain

-Definitely going to be having some Feelings with regards to Sora and his arrival. What else is new?

-Still working on Constellation stuff and will probably be digging into that since there have been Updates! Maybe doing some ruin exploring! Or just climbing to the tallest part for the fun of it.

-Still looking to fix up a place for Skateboarding, and maybe he'll sneak around to do some of that illegally.

MANTA Board:
-I did like the look of Waterlogged writing, but I am open to any quests!

Event:
-Roxas will probably be heading into the Tundra, though it's hard to say if he will be having a good time. He's got a lot of not great memories and a lot of them are tinged with grief in general.

-But he'll do his best to collect some pink rocks and maybe get stuck sliding around on the ice. Kid's used to cobblestones.

CR Dreams: Roxas always needs friends and Quest Buddies! People to skateboard with! People to guide him!

Etc.: <3<3<3<3<3

Jack Frost ❄️ Rise of the Guardians ❄️ Corsair

[floeing]

PLAYER INFO

Player: Addy
Contact: PMs, buttercupss, or ping me in the game server. Feel free to add me on plurk!

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Jack Frost
Canon: Post-movie
Armada: Corsair

About: (info post) Jack Frost, as the myth says, is a playful spirit that likes to play pranks and drop snow under your shirt. He died as a teenager and will forever be stuck in a teen-like attitude, but he also is 300 and sometimes the old man does show his face when it comes to certain matters. Jack spent those 300 years without being seen or heard, so he's been very lonely and now he's desperate for affection. He's recently become a Guardian (aka a protector of children), so he's learning to be a little more responsible while still keeping his HAVE FUN philosophy. Children and teens will meet a caring old brother, adults will meet a trolling little shit.

Abilities: Jack will keep his canon powers! That includes spirit biology, flying, and everything related to winter (ice, snow, wind, storms, etc). He also has fun magic that can charm people, but I won't be using that without talking to the other player first. If your character is very observant or can sense stuff, please check out his permissions post!

PLANS

General: For now, my goal is for him to learn to socialize and form relationships. I'll definitely get him involved in game stuff, but I wanna see what the next events bring us and decide as information is learned. (Getting him a familiar would be cool...)

MANTA Board: I'm interested in these missions, so please hit me up if you wanna send our characters together! I'm open to all kinds of CR.
-Frost-Kissed Blossoms (general)
-Potion Permit (Corsairs)

Event: ...listen. Jack is already offended that the Paladins got the cool colors. Now they get the cool area as well? Not fair! Basically, I want to sneak him into the Frozen Tundra. He may get into trouble for this, we shall see the details of the event. All the prompts look interesting, but I don't wanna make lots of plans because I'm already anticipating asking the poor mods a bunch of questions about the kind of stuff Jack will feel in that area considering his powers (I'm so sorry, mods). So it's all a big IT DEPENDS? If your character is a strict Paladin that may stop him because he's a Corsair, that can be arranged already. No matter what happens or what answers I get, he won't be going to the desert, it could kill him.

CR Dreams: Obligatory "all of it"! But to be specific: Jack never had friends, so my main goal is just getting people that he can hang out with, that he actually enjoys their company for the sake of it. He needs to learn to forge bonds beyond forming an army of NPC children. Also while he definitely has a problem with authority and an inner 300-year-old man, he's still a lonely teenager, so it would be really nice if he could have mentors/parental figures/anything in those vibes that check on him and would like to protect him - he's used to playing older brother and being independent, now he needs an actual family.

Thanks to jamjar magic, everyone can see Jack here. People are welcome to recognize his name (it makes him happy) and the myth, to make nose nipping and Michael Keaton jokes - the only no is 4th walling the actual movie. Jack is also a little shit and a prankster, so don't hesitate to bring in the negative CR is that's where the thread goes. He can indeed be an annoying troll, especially to the grumpy characters.

Etc.: I'm willing to keep the TDM threads as canon! Had a crazy first week of the year at work because of holiday delays so I apologize for the slowness, but I'm jumping back on all my threads tomorrow. Also if none of the things list here work for you, hit me up anyway, we can plot something to make our characters meet in a random situation.

beat | the world ends with you | corsair

[stillarhino]

Player: Mart
Contact: riyuji on discord (preferred), riyuji

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Daisukenojo "Beat" Bito
Canon: Neo: The World Ends with You (post-game) + Songerein CRAU
Armada: Corsair

About: Beat is a loud skater boy who looks and talks like a punk, but he has a gooey, soft center. He's 100% loyal to those he calls his friends and has a bit of a martyr complex, more than willing to take a punch and throw one back to protect people who cannot protect themselves even if it puts himself in harm's way. If anyone needs a big brother, a new best friend, or a wingman (with varying degrees of success), Beat is your guy.

Abilities: Beat has the ability to use psychs from the pins he has on him. He only has the Burnin' Boar pin which allows him to tackle others in a ball of fire. He can also Soundsurf through his music, giving himself and whoever he syncs up with a boost in speed.

His tattoo is of a red and black flying squirrel with decals for wings on his right upper arm and shoulder, almost like it's perching there. It's usually hidden underneath his hoodie, but can be seen when it's off as he wears a sleeveless shirt underneath.

PLANS

General: Beat memories of Songerein is coming back to him at the end of the month! So if he knew your character in Songerien, he might be a little more friendly or awkward with you, depending on how his relationship was with your character. This might not happen until February, but figured it was worth giving a bit of a heads-up.

MANTA Board: No catch-all/post for Beat this month, but I am interested in Puppy Unloved, Barenaked Birdies, The Great Singalong, The House That Watches, and The Last Shadow Afloat. Totally cool to do The Great Singalong together with The Great Self Reflection to see how things pan out being on opposing sides. ALSO if you want to see Beat in a dress, put him in a dress.

Event: Going to just tag around for this one, but Beat might look into collecting dragon scales in the desert. I think it would also be cool to have a thread involving the coliseum, facing fears, and frozen in time. Beat feels a lot and isn't afraid to show it, so it might be an interesting hook to have him deal with the latter two for the event. If I decide to TL, it will likely have a prompt for those.

CR Dreams: Beat is still relatively new, so I am open to everything! Let him have new friends, or strike up a rivaly with someone. It'll be cool if he finds someone here who might be a good parental/mentor figure to him because he has a bad relationship with his parents. He is also very gullible, and loves competition, so there's potential for CR there, too.

Etc.:

aaya

[tabiya]

PLAYER INFO

Player: aaya
Contact: yagyuu | discord; haseritt

hi i have the worst timezone known to humankind (gmt+9:30) but i never sleep properly anyway. i play two smug teenagers.

zelda | legend of zelda: tears of the kingdom | paladin

[multidisciplinary]

PLAYER INFO

Player: Jen
Contact: knighted | Triforce1960 on discord

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Zelda
Canon: Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, in between Memories 8 and 9
Armada: Paladin

About: Princess of the fantasy kingdom of Hyrule which is constantly being threatened or destroyed by the same green-skinned asshole (or sometimes the abstract concept of said-asshole's ceaseless hatred). Zelda grew up under tremendous pressure to awaken her divine powers and save everyone from destruction, but she failed and everyone died. One self-sacrifice and 100 years later, Hyrule is saved (for the moment) and Zelda gets to recover from her trauma and be happy... until she gets sent back in time and to do it again.

Generally, Zelda is a bright and friendly young woman who really, really likes science and has a bad habit of trying to sacrifice herself to save her kingdom. She will get all up in your business and make herself your problem whether you want her to or not.

Abilities: Zelda basically has two kinds of magic: light magic and time magic. She presently has tattoos that allow her to use both of them (but unbeknownst to her, her light magic tattoo has almost completely faded and is about to stop working). She also has her secret stone, a power amplifier that she wears on her person at all times. You can find a more detailed breakdown of Zelda's powers in her app and info about how they work in Esco on her profile sheet

PLANS

General: So here's some broad stuff rolling around in my head that I wanna do more with:

🌻 Zelda is officially forming her crew this month! 🎉🎉🎉 I'll be posting a closed log soon for her and the other founding members to go collect materials to get their ship. I am aiming to do recruiting next month as Zelda continues her desperate search to hire one single doctor/healer for her hospital ship lmao.
🌻 Also, I really really really want to have her more involved in exploring ruins and adventuring!! I haven't done much of this for months and I wanna make this a high priority.
🌻 During the Ghoul's Moon, Zelda got extremely drunk and accidentally told several people that she's actually a princess and not just a researcher like she pretends to be. (Zelda has been hiding her royal status since she arrived in Esco.) I would really love if this continued to get out, like being spread as rumors. Pls start rumors about Zelda lmfao (factual accuracy not required)! I'm very open to people asking her about this or saying they heard a rumor or w/e

MANTA Board: These are the ones that I'd really like to do!

🌻 Frost-kissed blossoms: Zelda loves plants. One of her favorite areas of study is botany.
🌻 Potion-permit: Since Zelda has no doctors/healers for her hospital ship, she really wants to get her hands on this potion and/or recipe!!
🌻 Waterlogged Writings: I'm thinking that Zelda could use Recall (her time magic) to restore books. And I really need her to read Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas.

But I can pretty easily get Zelda involved with more or less any of the MANTA quests, so lmk if there's something else you wanna do.

Event:

I will not be top leveling, but I'm willing to plot out closed prompts if anyone would like. Otherwise, I'll be tagging around with Zelda.

I'm most interested in sending Zelda to the Desert Sands, even though she's a paladin. Dragons are a big deal in TOTK and even though Zelda's canon point is way before the Light Dragon, she is familiar with draconification as well as the other three dragon spirits that exist in Hyrule. Also, Zelda has very strong ties to the Gerudo Tribe, an all-female tribe of desert dwelling folk in Hyrule, as both her adoptive mom and her greatest enemy are Gerudo. Also my character in empatheias was aligned with Thras so I have to.

Given that Desert Sands will be Corsair controlled and Zelda is a Paladin, I'm happy to explore some potential negative repercussions related to that, like people being suspicious of her presence or trying to cockblock her explorations and research.

I'm most interested in collecting dragon scales and such for lore drops as well as potentially doing some stuff with facing fears.

CR Dreams: I'm always open to any kinds of new CR, but here's a handful of things I have in mind:

🌻 Quiet and/or grumpy characters who do not want a walking ray of sunshine to get all up in their business.
🌻 Other researchers or scholarly types. Zelda is especially interested in technology (like this world's magitech), ancient ruins and ancient civilizations, and plants. Also frogs* (*she's not specifically into studying frogs over other things, I just think it's funny).
🌻 Other nobility/royalty. Zelda is still trying to hide the fact that she's a princess, but the truth is starting to get out.
🌻 Anyone weird. Seriously, Zelda works so well with weirdos. Her bff is a complete cryptid.
🌻 Since Darin and Zelda's "will they/won't they" relationship has become such a spectacle, I'd love for any nosy people to bother her about that. This is like super self indulgent kind of CR I know rofl but I'm tickled by how much Zelda has become the subject of hot goss
🌻 And while I'm talking about Darin, I'd love to start some crossover CR with his CR! NOT JUST TO TALK ABOUT THEIR RELATIONSHIP, I PROMISE. I just think it's a nice jumping off point to start new CR, when two characters don't know each other but are both friends with the same person.

Here's what I'm offering:

🌻 princess currently passing herself off as a researcher
🌻 massive science/technology nerd
🌻 moderately well-adjusted 20-something with a side of PTSD
🌻 friendly and excitable person who will get all up in your character's business whether they want her to or not

Etc.:

Della Duck | Ducktales 2017 | Corsair

[sos_pilot]

PLAYER INFO

Player: Melissa
Contact: melcat33 for both plurk/discord

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Della Duck
Canon: Ducktales 2017, Post Series Finale
Armada: Corsair

About: Ace pilot for the McDuck family, mother of Huey Dewey and Louie, twin sister of Donald Duck! Loves adventure, exploration, and treasure-hunting! Crashed on the moon and now has a leg made out of rocket-ship-parts! Loves danger, making friends, and mothering anyone even just a year younger than her.

Abilities:
- A little extra strength/speed/stamina than the average woman (er, duck?) due to years of adventuring!
- Knowledge of weaponry, mythology, and BEST PILOT EVER
- Can take off her metal leg and use it to thwack people. She should really stop doing that.

I do need to start coming up with ideas for what she can do with the tattoo, but mind's been blank. Happy to have any suggestions!

PLANS

General: No plans in general, happy to just sail along!
MANTA Board: Happy to play any quest, but the following in particular would stand out for her -
- Barenaked Birdies (... well mostly it would be funny because. she is duck.)
- Puppy Unloved
- The Great Singalong (she IS a disney character)
- The Last Shadow Afloat
- Potion Permit

Event: Will be Top-Leveling! I'll likely stick to Desert-Corsairs just to make it easier on myself, but who knows, maybe I'll get tempted otherwise, we'll see what happens. As for specifics -

- Treasure hunts, fighting monsters, scale collecting? WOO-OO, that's her kind of livin'! She'll be eager to do all of these and happily encourage anyone with her.

- Facing Fears, however... hoo boy. She already has faced her fear of anything fish related (by just... being here) and the last event touched on her fear of still being stuck on the moon, so this time around? She'll likely see images of her sons, all of whom will berate her and say they don't love/forgive her. Being genre-savvy, she knows they aren't her real boys... but yeah, it's gunna fuck her up anyway, even if she is putting on a strong face about it. she'll need hugs.

Etc.:

cyrus albright | octopath traveler | paladin

[lecturer]

PLAYER INFO

Player: sisi
Contact: protags @ discord AND plurk!

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Cyrus Albright
Canon: post Cyrus chapter 4
Armada: Paladin

About: Cyrus is a thirty year old professor with a deep and powerful love of all things knowledge, from learning about anything and everything to teaching and sharing that knowledge with others. Insanely curious and wildly effusive about it, Cyrus is deeply passionate and it comes through in all of his... everything. If you can think of something that is even remotely scholarly, he loves to do it. If there is something in the world he doesn't know, he wants to learn it. He loves to solve mysteries, deduce facts about people from observation (with varying levels of success) and of course, he loves loves loves to yap.

Important to know also is that Cyrus is like, insanely charming, to the point that he gets scolded by one of his party members and one of his NPCs because he does not seem to realize the effect that he has on people with his words. He is both super genuine and very eloquent and also completely oblivious to things like feelings directed towards himself and/or his neighbor's house being on fire (because he was reading a book.) Real 20 Charisma, 20 Intelligence, 2 Wisdom kind of guy.

Abilities: cyrus' number one ability is elemental magic. he's rocking fresh new tattoos to access his usual style of magics: fire, lightning, and ice! scholars are elementalists and that's his game. additionally, he is a master analytic (most of the time) and good at reading enemies for weaknesses. he could not punch his way out of a paper bag but he can definitely blow you up.

PLANS

General: first i'm gonna link this twice - OPEN LOG for january is here!

otherwise here are some general jumping off points for cr! if you are one of the following i bet you we could have amazing cr.

📖 magic users/wizards/people who get really deep and nerdy into the Art and Practice of Magic
📖 or history
📖 or like literally anything. i cannot express enough how much cyrus loves to learn. someone teach him about the modern world.

📖 fellow scholars/researchers/etc! lets learn together!
📖 similarly, fellow nosy types. cyrus is researching the cult shenanigans from last month in his spare time and is unafraid of sticking his nose into trouble.
📖 people to debate with, learn from, and/or yap with. or just people who listen to him yap
📖 people (esp younger crowd/teens but anyone is fine) to mentor!! cyrus is a teacher by nature and often gives good advice - he loves to look after and nurture young minds. i'd love for him to eventually have a magic pupil. a sorcerer's apprentice if you will.
📖 fellow 30+ club rise up
📖 literally anything!!! cyrus is very friendly (sometimes to the point of obnoxiousness) and he's not easily deterred, either so we can make it work.
📖 i still desperately need someone to develop a poorly aimed crush i will do my best to make this happen

MANTA Board: i have an open log for january here with a few manta quests already (specifically waterlogged writings and the house that watches!) but i would be happy to do any other if you'd like, too! c:

Event: i think i will in fact top level this time around! cyrus will be exploring the frosty paladin side but also probably honestly sneak over to the desert area because there's not any reason to be blocking off knowledge in his opinion!! please someone get him out of danger before he gets himself into worse trouble.

on the desert side: i'd love to do treasure hunting, by which i mean, stopping people from looting historical stuff or at least attempting to. the ARTIFACTS. :sob:

on the ice side: i'd love to do something with the reflections - i'd love to do some memsharing with others! i want to deepen some of my cr and i feel like greatest joy/greatest grief is a great time for that. alternatively, i'd love to help others through their rougher moments or experience their joys with them, esp if we haven't threaded yet! i love kickstarting cr at mach fuck.

otherwise exploring and looking for crystals will definitely be happening on my end too! bring me lore. ;>

Etc.:

Son Gohan | Dragon Ball Z | Paladin

[latentpower]

PLAYER INFO

Player: Kyo
Contact: mamorital or Discord @ talesofkyo

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Gohan
Canon: Post-Cell saga
Armada: Paladin

About: Gohan seems like a shy, awkward kid at first glance, being unsure of himself and his abilities, and hesitating in his decisions for himself without someone to shove him in the right direction. However, his experiences have driven to work on overcoming this shell he's been trapped in for so long, learning to be more outgoing and sure of himself as time goes on. Fitting his awkward, friendly nature, he is gentle, kindhearted, and compassionate, always acting to help those in need, and a hero's heart burns deep within him.

Despite seeming like your dense, dimwitted hero at first, Gohan is *profoundly* intelligent, especially for his age. He's a true scholar, and takes great interest in furthering his knowledge, and will only grow more intelligent as time goes on. Just don't expect him to be able to read social cues properly.

Abilities: Because Gohan's abilities are all physical and tied to his genetic makeup, he's had relatively unmitigated access to his natural extreme strength, flight, and abilities to manipulate ki, as well as his Super Saiyan transformations, though he hasn't had many reasons to rely on the latter. He hasn't actually had much reason to explore the capabilities of the tattoos.

That's something I'd like to have change for him, either by someone encouraging him to look into it, or putting him into a situation where his own abilities might not be the optimal play. I'm thinking Gohan's magic would learn towards lightning, with electricity having infinite possibilities similar to Gohan's own untapped potential. By learning to harness this, he'd be able to augment his own abilities and also rely on something more than just his own strength as well.

PLANS

General: The crew Gohan's a part of is going through some big changes and seeing itself gain a new sudden leader as well as some new members, so it's going to be a hectic month for him on that front as he meets his new crewmates!
MANTA Board: Sharky Swaddling, Puppy Unloved, Waterlogged Writings, Nega-Sacabambapsis and Scylla. The first two will see Gohan's inner Disney princess on full display, and I'm kind of leaning towards him taming and adopting the pup. This boy befriends dinosaurs, a dog is nothing to him.

As for the others, he'd be interested in the books, though he might potentially be more of a hindrance than a help there, since super strength is probably not the best for fragile books. The Nega-Sacabambapsis sounds like something that'd be easily dealt with in a fight.

As for the Scylla, I'd actually potentially be interested in conflict there, if someone was looking to hunt it, as Gohan would actually befriend the Scylla and protect it.
Event: will they be called the Arehthans or Leviateis? Lae out here reusing content harder than Square-Enix I haven't decided what I'd like to do on the event log, but I'm definitely intrigued by it and will want to hit people up!

CR Dreams: I want Gohan to get more friends, for sure! His crew lost a sizable chunk of its members and so that hit his CR pool pretty harshly, so it's time to rebuild. Who wants an awkward, loveable nerd in their life?

I'd also love to get him into some conflict though, because that is where Gohan's character truly flourishes and grows, much to his chagrin. Whether it's someone who's willing to challenge his ways of thinking, or someone outright willing to be an antagonist towards this child that he'd have to one day face up against.

Etc.:

nicholas wolfwood ✝️ trigun stampede | corsair

[bareankles]

PLAYER INFO

Player: ashu
Contact: justaways

CHARACTER INFO

Character: nicholas wolfwood
Canon: trigun stampede / episode 10
Armada: corsair

About: c/p from my other intro BUT HERE YOU ARE:

wolfwood is an assassin cult baby who was genetically engineered to be a killing machine YOUR REGULAR WAYWARD UNDERTAKER who definitely wasn't adopted by a cult and definitely wasn't experimented on as an orphan child. don't worry about the giant cross, it's seriously just a cross!! and he can't do his job without it.

wolfwood is a standoffish person with a nicotine addiction and comes from a desert planet and has never seen the ocean before. or snow. or rain. or really a lot if things you all take for granted. don't let his brooding demeanor trick you, he can be quite the silly guy with a soft heart when people really get to him. he has an especially tender spot for kids.

Abilities: not sure about the tattoo BUT he has enhanced strength, speed and regeneration after he takes a special serum that was given to him.. he can get shot a whole lot and survive it! right now he only has six of those on his person, however..

PLANS

General: he literally has no idea what to do being in a place like this with a bunch of freaky looking things/creatures/people/animals.. someone show him THE WORLD… let him be free for once in his life..
MANTA Board: nothing specific! but that doesn’t mean i am not interested.. hmu if you think of something you would like to do 😌
Event: i plan on making a top level!

CR Dreams:
- give me all the kiddos to adopt, ALL OF THEM
- he is an assassin, OTHER HITMEN
- he’s ambiguously-questionably religious as his cult is rooted in catholic teachings, GIVE ME SOME GOOD RELIGIOUS TALKS
- his morals are a bit gray! he doesn’t mind killing esp if it’s for the better cause
- he’s rather childish at heart because his physical body ages more than his mentality (but he’s still an adult across the board if you’re curious)
- i really want someone to die, npc or otherwise, so he can zoom in and try to con someone with a shitty eulogy

Etc.: i posted an embarrassing video of him getting hit by a car so ill be kind and post a gif of him being cool instead


my favorite thing about the punisher is it is a big gun but on the inside it also has little guns like some trigger happy matryoshka doll

momo ayase | dandadan | paladin

[stultumi]

PLAYER INFO

Player: Kimmeh
Contact: bursts @ plurk or pm.

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Momo Ayase
Canon: Early doll-arc (manga)
Armada: Paladin

About: Just about your average gyaru highschooler, right up until a stupid bet got her abducted by aliens. And you should have seen the other guy! He got cursed by a youkai! At least Momo walked away from that encounter intact—literally—and awakened her previously dormant psychic abilities. They're fresh and new so she's still learning what she is capable of and how to do it. Her grandmother, a powerful spirit medium (sans psychic abilities), has been helping to guide her. As much as she can anyway.

The powers were kind of unexpected.

It's made Momo very interested in the occult and supernatural as a result. Which is a big development as someone who has previously spent her life denying it and her own grandmother's profession.

She is cheerful, clever, friendly, brash, and pretty much always ready to get into a fight. Messing up her nails or makeup be damned.

Abilities:
★ psychokinesis
★ aura sensing/detection
★ scathing remarks

PLANS

General: Since Momo is brand new, I don't have much in way of plans for her yet! Mostly I'm looking to get my feet wet and start getting her out there and meeting others. She's gonna have to settle into the idea that she's going to be here for..... a while.

And a while yet. She's gonna throw a fit about it, but then start leaning into the whole Paladin stitch she's gotten entangled with. Because like they say, "when in rome—".

I would love, love for her to start making friends and getting to know others. I'm probably down for getting her involved in anything right now.

CR Dreams:
★ aliens
★ supernatural beings (spirits/undead/demons/angels/etc)
★ cursed individuals
★ teenage pals
★ friends to give makeovers to
★ friends to get into trouble with
★ friends to comfortably/affectionately bully and be bullied by


Etc.: Please fill out her ★ aura detection ★ permission post!

[astudyinviolet]

PLAYER INFO

Player: Avie
Contact: PM this journal, aviekokyre, Discord @ aviekokyre

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Sherlock Holmes
Canon: Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2023), post game
Armada: Paladin

About: Sherlock is a 23 24 year old pretty, pathetic, babygirl Victorian still very much learning how to be a consulting detective. He's more emotional than the average Holmes and is. trying. his. best. He hasn't gone on any of the cases he's known for yet. His first adventure with John Watson is chasing a Cthulhu cult across the world. Now, he's stuck here despite Cthulhu trauma, getting seasick, and being majorly aquaphobic and thalassophobic

Abilities:
- Normal Victorian era human, pistol marksmanship
- Consulting Detective: but with shaken confidence
- Violin, acting, disguise, sketching
- Weakened mental fortitude (for potential RP shenanigans more than an actual ability Sherlock can consciously use)
- tattoo light magic which manifests itself in him as bringing the Concentration Mode game mechanic to life where others can see it

PLANS

General:
- S.H. Detective Agency is going to be a thing with Shikanoin Heizou!
- and other stuff probably

MANTA Board:
- Sherlock has a post with MANTA Board requests and him being mopey birthday boy

Event:
- He'll be going to the ice side of things, maybe have Jon appear as his reflection
- Might TL, might not, depends on how jury summons goes....

CR Dreams:
- Gimme all the detectives, let's solve mysteries!
- People with who he can learn how to live instead of survive
- He can be a target to tease or help because as smart as he is, he is naive in other areas
- Anyone with mental/emotional powers can have some fun with Sherlock, and I'm happy to provide information for shenanigans
- Anyone who would want to get into some of the darker parts of his bg. He has lots of trauma and survivor's guilt and understands that through a Victorian era view on mental health....

Etc.:
- 4th Walling Sherlock: His canon does it to him already by referencing other adaptations along with ACD canon, Frogwares' other Holmes continuity, and The Sinking City. He's learned about the ACD books while in Esco, also a blond Mycroft and his adaptation
- So if your character knows of Sherlock Holmes, no need to hide the fact, just remember he's baby compared to default ACD Holmes and also might get a bit moody about it
- 4th Walling him with Cthulhu/Lovecraft knowledge is 100% A-OK, you're giving him needed information! Does any character know of "A Study In Emerald" by Neil Gaiman?

Caprica l Hiro Hamada (Big Hero 6) and Tony Tony Chopper (One Piece)

[reindered]

PLAYER INFO

Player: Caprica
Contact: caprican @ plurk or pm either journal. I'm also around on Discord.

Shadow | Sonic the Hedgehog | Corsair

[wherethereislight]

PLAYER INFO

Player: Taisa
Contact: Game Discord or Plurk noletters

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Shadow
Canon: Sonic the Hedgehog/Post-Shadow Generations
Armada: Corsair

About: Created to be the ultimate lifeform, seen as either a weapon of war, or the key to all matter of medicine, depending on who you talk to. His traumatic past shaped him into being distrustful, cold and difficult to connect with. At times, he will generally take action with little regard of others. Gradually, as he started to gain more experience about the world and being around others, the wall he's created had started to lower, just a smidge. While the past still haunts him, he does not let it control him, living for himself, seeking to find his own happiness and giving others a chance to have the same.

Abilities: At the moment, he only has his super speed and strength. His chaos abilities like chaos spear and teleportation are locked until he gets a tattoo, which he's being stubborn about getting, because suspicious. He also doesn't have a Chaos Emerald right now, so no Chaos Control at this time. When he does get a tattoo at some point, I'll lean towards gaining darkness powers, which I'll likely have him recreate his (Doom Powers) with. Also it can create a hammerspace for him to place any weapons he's picked up and willingly summon. Imagine all these guns spawning from the dark portals and firing. I'll probably have more ideas in mind with the tattoo once Shadow gets one. Probably in like, a month or two depending on how soon things get dire for him without his usual abilities.

PLANS

General: He's mostly going to be getting the know the land/sea of this world right now. Eventually want him to have his own circle of people he can trust again, and idk, be more social? What is domestic living? Not a super serious idea, but having Shadow working at a coffee place is funny to me.
MANTA Board: Interested in gathering Frost-Kiss Blossoms, either bounties, and the Auction House. Someone should convince him to wear a dress for Infinity Fabrics tho.
Event: Not sure about top-leveling atm and mostly tagging out. Facing fears and Lost Reflection/Frozen in Time would be ideal prompts to eventually lead him to open up. I'm down setting something up if anyone's interested for those, though I'm probably going to limit it to 2-3 people just to keep things fresh. Besides that, I'm pretty open to hitting any prompts like the Coliseum, challenges, anything investigation related.

CR Dreams: He needs friends, period. If your character happens to be artificially created, Shadow tends to warm up to them since he's one himself. He also knows how to use various weapons, usually a gun, but he's open to learning any style of weaponry/combat.

Etc.:

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Ranma Saotome | Ranma ½ | Corsair

[catsgothistongue]

PLAYER INFO

Player: Wahoo
Contact: Discord or wahoothis (both of the same name)

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Ranma Saotome
Canon: Ranma ½
Armada: Corsair

About: What if you made a rom-com martial arts shounen where two tsundere idiots are unwilling engaged and forced to put up with one another and the resulting chaos that follows? Also, one pair is cursed with GENDER™. You get Ranma ½ in a nutshell. And Ranma here is one half (ha ha) of the idiotic tsundere pair. He's a prodigy training in martial arts ever since he was born under the tutelage of his father... which is the root cause of his brash, sly, dry-witted and prideful nature who does not know when to think before he speaks and, in layman's term, is a bit of a chaos gremlin who attracts conflict and mayhem like metal to magnets.

Otherwise, outside of his shortcomings and flaws, he's a friendly and chill social guy who upholds his duties as a martial artist to help the weak and innocent, and doesn't have much of a grudge with even those who've done him wrong.

Abilities: Abilities can be found here!

PLANS

General: A lot of his crewmates up and vanished, so he's been dealing with *shudders* feelings off-screen. Otherwise, nothing much is different with him. Besides maybe searching for a cure for either his ailurophobia or curse or both, he's just living life as it comes.

MANTA Board:
-Infinity Fabrics (I mean... he's already a technical magical girl sooooo)
-Barenake Birdies (what cursed spring did these abominations strut out of??)
-Sharky Swaddlings
-The Great Singalong
-The Last Shadow Afloat
-Nega-Sacabambapis
-Scylla
-Auction House (Ranma's most likely going to be infiltrating houses as someone selling mysterious all-powerful potions that alters a person's gender... and totally not jars with hot and cold water colored with food dye)

Event: I might be TLing for the event and tagging out. The desert is a perfect spot for him. Treasure-hunting, coliseums, you bet your entire life's savings he's going to be participating in these. Of course, I do plan on having him face a fear. I've been torturing this gremlin with cats for the past couple months, so I'll give him a break... by having his disappointed mother waving around a katana show up instead. That'll be fun. :'D May be tempted to tag out into the other area, who knows.

CR Dreams: I welcome any and all CRs, positive and negative. Friends, enemies, rivalries, mentors/students, etc.!

Etc.:

Miriam | Bloodstained: RotN | Paladin

[crystalrepose]

PLAYER INFO

Player: Blueraven
Contact: blueraven

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Miriam
Canon: Bloodstained: RotN, post-game, before DLC
Armada: Paladin

About: Application!
Miriam's a young woman who's seen and been through some shit, but hasn't lost her kindness or sense of justice. Sure, she might be full of demonic rocks, but she's using that power to do good things. She wants to be helpful and prove that she's still human, let her be helpful!!

Those roses and petals on her aren't tattoos; they're part of a cursed crystal that lets Miriam use said phenomenal demonic power, but will eventually turn her into a crystal statue and kill her, or corrupt her mind and delete her sense of self and free will. Either or. The curse's spread is currently halted, but using her power too much or absorbing too many Shards (fragments of a demon's power) at once could cause it to start advancing again. So Miriam's in a constant balancing act of needing to use her powers to best help others but not so much that she crystalizes. No pressure.

Abilities: For canon ones, she's got all the ridiculously OP abilities of an endgame Castlevania protagonist—which she's usually fairly mindful about using, with such severe consequences for their overuse. She can do so much shit, though.

PLANS

General: I'll be keeping things small so I don't scope creep myself to death, though I still want to do a lighter prompt when the event post drops. I'm also interested in sending her to the tundra biome for fun reflection memshare activities. Come see her embarrassing baby pictures, or get some context for why the crystal statues are making her Extra Upsetti.

MANTA Board:

Auction Houses—Hi yes hello did someone mention crystal trauma. I definitely want Miriam to run into an active auction, but I'm undecided as to how. She does have access to a few low-level familiars and one of her spells lets her create temporary haunted paintings, so she could pose as a handler, art dealer, or guard to get backstage. But someone to help wrangle her back from choosing violence immediately would also be super helpful. Or, an accomplice in her choosing violence if a statue is found. Miriam's great at making explosions happen.

CR Dreams: Friends, sparring friends, music friends. She's reasonably good with a piano, and has brought one into the Seventh Heaven bar. It's available for anyone to play if they're interested, not only crewmates. Her fairy familiar might come over if Carabosse likes you. She's a frequent Ring of Returning user and is often all over the place when the ship is docked, and is available for hire as a bodyguard for squishier scholarly types (fee waived for CR, people who are reasonably friendly, or just tell her they can't pay, she mostly just wants to help people). Miriam's usually fairly reserved, but bits of her past are starting to poke out now, particularly after the crystal statues in the illicit auction houses came to light.

Axel | Kingdom Hearts | Corsair

[emberized]

PLAYER INFO

Player RJ
Contact: ChaosCornchip but I'm not picky (Add me! Even if we don't have CR, I love hearing what other players are up to!)

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Axel
Canon: End of KHII
Armada: Corsair

About: Axel is essentially a Nobody in rehabilitation. Nobodies, or 'beings without hearts', are approximations of people unable to experience emotion. While no one would ever guess with his friendly and outgoing facade, Org XIII members believe that without a heart or purpose they are destined to vanish from existence.

Yet Axel has found himself in just that exact situation. Without the Organization he is free of responsibility, but can living just for the sake of living really be enough to keep him on this world? Axel is grateful to have this 'extended vacation' but without a goal, he can't help but get aimless, reckless and jump into any opportunity without missions to fill his day. He is aware there is a future where he 'joins the good guys,' with Roxas already alive and complete here however, he just doesn't see how he fits in. Lea had a heart to guide him for that... Axel does not.

He is far from 'unhappy' of course! Surrounded by those who can awaken some feeling in him. Given enough time to build his bonds with others and live his life, it is possible for Axel to begin 'regaining' a heart or at least strengthen what little emotional capability he already has, but so far, no one has yet to bring up the concept enough for him to act on it in earnest...

Abilities: Axel has fire, he can get very creative using it along with his two throwing weapons though his most useful technique is his ability to open dark corridors (portals of darkness) to teleport and get around. They're good in a fight but also perfect for leaving a conversation after a cryptic one liner.

PLANS

General: Once Axel is aware that his time in Escordvi may actually help fix him, he will likely focus on trying new things with that goal in mind. Right now it's simply because he has no idea what a normal workload looks like.

Currently Axel is still discovering his new independence and keeping a watchful eye on every keyblade wielder that shows up. Sora potentially captaining the ship he is already freeloading on will only make that easier.

MANTA Board:
I already have an open post for Infinity Fabrics here

But I was also curious about doing some spywork for the House that Watches if I am not overwhelmed by threads. Axel needs to get the Corsairs off his back for not returning their investment in him yet, this could be a good chance.

Event: As a Corsair who pals around with Paladins, this event will be the first time Axel sees negative repercussions for that. The plan is to force him to the desert for the majority of the event and potentially with a little help from a certain someone, attempt to later swap places and meet up with/rescue any friends in Tundra towards the end of the event.

I'll be top leveling; Specifically I'm interested in:

Face your Fears: You think I'm not going to take the prompt with a Kingdom Hearts title? Axel was fairly immune to the emotional effects of the Farplane but I think the Colliseum is the perfect chance to let him notice aspects of this world are beginning to stir something in him. For better or for worse. Unfortunately, with almost all his CR being in Tundra, Axel might have to suffer through it alone...

Exploration! Axel is not immune to curiosity, especially after helping investigate the constellations to begin with. I'd love to help dig up lore with someone. He could also do with an extra feather in his cap for the Corsairs if he doesn't end up doing any Manta board spywork.

CR opportunities:
Parental help? Axel will have his hands full being #TeamBabysitter to a boat of keyblade teens, but he's not that much of an adult himself and could probably use some guidance on actual life skills beyond keeping them from falling into despair and assassinating threats. Teach him to cook or sew or something useful; he never had much chance to care for himself let alone others before.

Espionage Axel may be 'one of the good guys' now, but his talents do still lie in espionage. Thanks to Reno making waves as a 'red head in black with a reputation' Axel might return to a bit of spy work. He'll try to keep actual assassination off the table with Sora around, but gathering intel by sneaking around and getting others to spill their secrets is what he does best and he could use a paycheck...

CR HE is good for:
If you're shy or stoic: Axel will poke and prod to get a reaction. He won't be cruel about it, but when you're emotionally dead inside, getting people to respond or be entertaining in some way is the next best thing!

Banter: the man's a chatterbox, skilled at holding a conversation on just about anything-- except himself. He can absolutely play the part of a gossip if you fuel him.

Empaths/those who sense darkness/hearts ect; Xehanort has already noticed Axel feels wrong when he tries to get a read on him; I'm always happy to drop mysterious hints that something is off about this dude.

Etc.:

Currently I'm out of state on my own vacae but I'll be back by Tuesday. I apologize on the wait for tags.

Azul Ashengrotto | Twisted Wonderland | Paladin

[octoblot]

PLAYER INFO

Player: Taku
Contact: wailords

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Azul Ashengrotto
Canon: Twisted Wonderland
Armada: Paladin

About: Azul is a pretty boy based on the Disney Villain Ursula from Little Mermaid. As such, he is a guy that is on the surface friendly and helpful, but in actuality can be rather greedy and more interested in building up wealth and power through his business ventures and magical contracts. That said, since he is new here, he is going to be trying his best to play nice so that he can build up some rapport and investigate the best avenues that will allow him to return home... but not be too entirely opposed to still making some money on the side and opening up his cafe/consultation office Mostro Lounge from back home here as well.

Abilities: Azul is an octomer: his true form is that of a mermaid with octopus features. As such, he is able to swim farther/faster, breathe underwater, enhanced grip-strength, and has the use of his tentacles to grab and lift objects. He despises his octomer form due to his insecurities regarding his appearance, so he will try to avoid being seen in this state very often.

He is also an exceptionally skilled mage and alchemist: he can create and craft spells, items, and potions that anyone may be in need of for nearly any request, no matter how impossible it may seem. However, he will insist on people signing contracts with him using his signature spell "It's A Deal" in order for his magic to be able to accomplish the request being asked of him, details of which can be found here!

PLANS

General: He is currently offering his services for spell/potion crafting for anyone interested! He's also currently helping Kaveh out at his cafe due to the latter providing a place for him to stay, so anyone can feel free to catch sight of him there... albeit, potentially being a little put-off doing actual work since normally he's the guy that counts the money in the back, not actually making the dishes himself or waiting tables...
MANTA Board: Azul is open to any prompts that offer monetary rewards (like singalong or self reflection, or the bounties), but he's also going to participate in the auction house for an eye on those potions/magic tomes, the frost blossoms to gather for potential potion ingredients, and the paladin requests since they have some nifty items on offer... anyone who wants to team up with him on any of these quests can feel free to hit me up!
Event: I am very interested in the event, specifically the Frozen Tundra stuff with the Lost Reflections/Frozen in Time prompts! Azul's is likely going to be based on his overblotting incident back home, which means that this will be a potential chance for people to get a glimpse of his octomer form being reflected in the ice, and he will be very distressed about that... otherwise, I am open to any other event prompts or suggestions people want to do with him here!

CR Dreams: Anything and everything! I know it's a boring answer, but I want it all: friends, enemies, customers that want his services, people he ends up deceiving and locking into terrible contracts, people who somehow get into their heads to try to adopt him anyway?? In return, you get a sea witch with magic and secret self-loathing issues...

Etc.: