forum The Great Four (CLOSED)

Started January 13, 2019 by @KoffeeOwl

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Once, there were four people who were made to represent plague, famine, death, and war. These people quickly became known as The Great Four and could often be found together. It was once common knowledge that each of these people could morph into certain animals; Death was an owl, Famine was a sphynx cat, Plague was a mouse, and War was a bear. Now, however, the Great Four have been re-incarnated and long forgotten. Though most of them are (most likely) aware of their special abilities, most others are oblivious to this fact. In addition, it is becoming a rumor that creatures such as elves and forest spirits are appearing.

Information on the Great Four- Each of them is able to morph into the animal specified above, while some may not relate this to them being the new incarnations of one of the old Great Four. Typically, where one of the Great Four goes, something bad will happen to those around them, with no exceptions as to who the person is (aside from themselves). These events, however, do have limitations and do not always happen. One of these limitations is that the incarnation themselves will never be harmed by this event, as they are the one who caused it.
If one specific incarnation were to be killed, they would simply re-incarnate in the form of a newborn child somewhere in the world.

Information on Other Magical Human-like Beings- In the case of elves, forest spirits, etc., they are part of the small remaining magical community. This community is made up of those who are not entirely human and dates back to early 1200. Those who are born into a magical family are aware of the Great Four, as well as the rising rumors that they have come back. Since the magical community has declined in such large numbers since the 1800s, many of them learn to live life as an ordinary person would. With the exception being, of course, that they have to be careful of showing any revealing features.
For example, elves have to mind their ears and beings such as forest spirits (used) to have to explain away their odd hair and skin tones. In recent years this issue has become less pronounced since tattoos and hair dye are common.

Information on Humans- Seeing as they are the most abundant in the way of species similar to them, humans have very little to worry about in terms of the Great Four. Some may know of them, but little believe they ever existed, much less that they have returned. However, many humans seem to believe in some type of magical creature, even if it is in the slightest, making it somewhat difficult for those who are in the magical community.

Template for One of the Great Four:
Name:
Age:
Gender:
S/O:
Appearance:
Attire:
Which of the Great Four are They?:
General Personality:
History (optional):
Family (optional):

Template for Magical Beings and Humans:
Name:
Age:
Gender:
S/O:
Appearance:
Attire:
Species (human or otherwise):
General Personality:
History (optional):
Family (optional):

Characters:
Sariel Wood, Forest Spirit & Sinon Harulf, Elf ( @KoffeeOwl )
Thatcher Wain, Death ( @Desvelarse )
Aria Winters, War ( @"Genitore Spearmint Miracle " )
Adelaide Juliet Carter, Plague ( @Qxeenscryche )
James Fleet, Elf ( @CW_ShadeStar )
Sophia Collins, Famine ( @"The Althalosian" )

Rules:

• Everyone is allowed a maximum of two characters
• Keep swearing to a minimum
• Do not kill the characters of others without their permission
• Lgbtq+ is more than welcome
• If I see any form of hate outside of the rp I will not hesitate to remove you
• If you join and fail to make your character after two days I will remove you
• First come first serve rules, I will only hold a spot for you if I have noticed that you're regularly active or if I've rped with you before and know that you are regularly active
• If you fail to be active here after two days, I will open your spot back up

More will be added later (I'm sure) so keep an eye on this post!

May I join as one of the Great Four's incarnations? That's an open spot right? Preferably Death or War.

Omg this looks so cool. Could I join as Death?

could I join as Plague?

Famine? (It's okay if you say no.)

Could I join too?

@"Spearmint (Lex) And Honey (Bee), Back At It" you can join as War
@Desvelarse you can join as Death
@Topaz~ you can join as Plague
@"The Althalosian" you can join as Famine
@CW_ShadeStar feel free to! All of the Great Four slots are taken now though, so your character will have to be a magical creature or human.))

Thank you!

Great, thanks

I was well aware of that, and thanks!

This is in a more modern setting, correct?
That way it would be possible for my character to have a prosthetic?

Yes, this will be modern, so they would be able to have one.

Great! I'm going to take a small doodle I did and create a character for this!

Name: Sariel Wood
Age: 20
Gender: Male
S/O: Pansexual

Appearance: 5'5" ft tall and 129 lbs with pale white skin and drained light green hair. His eyes are a mixture of red, orange, and red, being quite a bit brighter than the rest of his body. Along the underside of his forearms are patterns of vibrant green ivy leaves and vines; these patterns also appear on the tops of his feet.
Attire: A white short sleeve shirt (that he somehow manages to keep clean) along with a pair of light grey pants that are ripped at the ankles and mid-calf length grey boots.

Species (human or otherwise): Forest Sprite
General Personality: Curious, seems to be tired most of the time, watchful.

History (optional): Sariel grew up in a white three bedroom house with his mother and father, both of which were born as humans but had members of the magical community as immediate relatives. While his father wasn't keen on the fact, Sariel's mother was extremely happy to find out that he wasn't "normal". Upon finding out the specifics from her sister, Sariel's mother planted trees and an array of other plants in their backyard when her son turned five. Seeing as he had never left home for any prolonged amounts of time, the large garden that took up most of the family's back yard stayed alive with little additional care thanks to Sariel simply being near it. Shortly after he turned 17, Sariel's father and mother separated due to his father wanting nothing more to do with anyone who wasn't purely human. Currently, Sariel has an apartment of his own that is filled with plants and things of the like.
Family (optional): Lily Wood, mother (alive); Alex Pointer, father (alive)

Other:

• Sariel hordes plants, which has caused most of the wall space in his apartment to be taken up by them
• He usually keeps a large stock of coffee
• Sariel has a grey maine coon cat named Bamboo

Name: Thatcher Wain.
Age: 23 years old.
Gender: Male.
S/O: Pan, male lean.
Appearance: Thatcher has been noticed as an intimidating individual. He has white hair that is combed over to one side. His skin is pale, and his eyes are an icy blue color. He appears to have a muscular, toned body type and stands at about 6’4 or so. On his inner right forearm is the black silouete of a scythe tattooed on the skin. He has a variation of scars all over his skin that have been building up throughout time, but they have never effected him mortally.
Attire: He tends to wear more formal clothing. He tends to wear a long sleeved, black button down, black slacks, a nicer pair of black shoes, and a black trenchcoat. At times, though, he will wear a simple white t-shit, a pair of black jeans with rips at the knee, and a black sweatshirt. He also tends to wear prescription glasses that are in an aviator style shape at times.
Which of the Great Four are They?: Death.
General Personality: Around people he is uncomfortable with- He tends to be very quiet and closed off. He gets very intrverted around new people and can seem rude and cocky at times. Around people he is confortable with- He talks a bit more, and is a bit more extroverted. He is very generous and helpful, and tends to be affectionate. He is very protective of loved ones, and very loyal to them.
History (optional):
Family (optional): His parents passed away in a car crash when he was 3. He was put up for adoption, and adopted when he was 10. He mobed out once he was 18

I’ll make mine tomorrow if that’s okay.

@CW_ShadeStar , no problem!))

Thanks!

@Desvelarse , he looks good, I'll add him to the list!))

Also, (this probably goes without saying, but oh well) I will post the starter once everyone has posted their characters. If all of the characters are not up by Monday, then I will post the starter regardless.))

Name: Aria Winters
Age: 24
Gender: Female
S/O: Biromantic
Appearance: Aria has bubblegum pink hair (She never decides on an actual color), cut into a chin length bob. She has tan skin and defined cheekbones, unlike every other character I make, she does not have freckles. She is very tall and has a prosthetic leg.
Attire: She mostly wears a large, pastel, sweater, usually unzipped so it's just covering her arms, over a white tank top. She has a black skirt that ends mid-thigh, she used to wear tights under them but she ruined them so… Here we are.
Which of the Great Four are They?: War
General Personality: Aria is a pretty chill person, well not chill, she's just really sad. She always has a frown on her face and a sad look in her eyes. However, she can be e x t r e m l y violent, preferring to fight instead of talking. This action causing her to have many scratches and bruises.
History: All she will disclose, in moments of weakness I may add, is that when she was younger she was involved in some sort of accident that killed her family and took one of her legs.
Family: She has a little brother who is always sick and therefore always in the hospital.

I'll add her to the list!))

Name: Pandora Mortem
Age: Appears to be 23
Gender: Female
S/O: None, but 100% open to shipping!
Appearance: Pale, sickly skin with prominent veins, littered with scars. A petite figure, underweight, almost bony, with a prosthetic arm that begins at the elbow and ends at the wrist, with a knob that serves as a 'hand'. Mouse-brown hair cut just below her shoulders in a raised middle part, large, mismatched eyes, one a faded grey, and the other a dark brown. Long lashes, high cheekbones, thin nose, chapped lips, small, shaky hands with bitten nails, a wry smile.
Attire: Ironically carries a black mask of a plague doctor, which is sometimes clipped to her slim belt, other times worn on her face. Generally wears greys and faded browns, simple, more old-fashioned clothing. Is mostly seen barefoot.
Which of the Great Four are They?: Plague
General Personality: Wry, slightly sarcastic, doesn't like to waste words. Dislikes being in the middle of large crowds but will happily stay near the sides, untrusting, shifty sense of loyalty, surprisingly fierce, will do whatever is necessary to survive. Quick to think, always plans ahead.
History: She was reborn mostly at each time of a major epidemic/pandemic, always there at the scene where people were most sick. Most of her incarnations were orphaned, parents killed by disease, but on the rare account that they weren't, she was never very loved.

@Topaz~ , she's been added.))