forum The Crimson Lantern Festival | Chinese and Japanese Influenced Roleplay | Closed

Started October 20, 2019 by @CasiCasino group

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(are the characters gonna be themselves always or can they change into the form of the creature whose spirit they have?)

(That is up to you. I won’t be doing that though because… a Baku isn’t so beautiful in its real form XD)
(Another thing, when you write the ‘Spirit’ line in your character’s skelly, write it as “__ + __”)

Imma do this one https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zashiki-warashi
They seem to be not evil, so.

(Ah, good choice!)

Name: Jennifer Marlow
Spirit: Bakeneko
Gender: F
Human Age: 19
Magic: Shapeshifting
Favorite foods and drinks: Pretty much any kind of sweet or chocolate, seafood, and a good vanilla milkshake. She's also fond of black tea with far too much cream and sugar in it for anyone's good.
Appearance + Usual Clothing: Short, dark brown hair with a little bit of wave in the end held back on the right by a black hairclip and a white one, bright green eyes. Somewhat tan skin. She has a small burn mark on her left hand. Instead of going for a more traditional outfit, she chose to wear something modern and fun: a black button-down shirt with the sleeves rolled up open over a white crop top with the word "ニャー" ("nya", because as weeby as it sounds it came up in google translate lol) printed on it in black with a black cat head on it, ripped up black jeans, a white belt, and black-and-white sneakers. She also has a necklace with many different things hanging off of it.
Brief Personality: She loves making other people smile and tries her best to keep everyone happy, but won't stand it if one of her friends starts talking badly about the other and will either completely disengage herself from the situation or try to diffuse it if it gets to that point. She doesn't like being in one space for too long and tends to wander when she's bored. Physically fighting isn't really her forte, but her wit is smart and sometimes her tongue is faster than her head. She's accidentally talked herself into a bad situation quite a few times now.
Other (not needed): She tends to collect small objects like rocks, feathers, and random pieces of plastic she finds pretty or unique. Also, she likes to be snug and warm and will often snag a coat from someone else if she doesn't have one and is going out in chilly weather(but always makes sure to return it).

Name: Koki (That's a nickname) Popoli

Spirit: Zashiki-warashi ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zashiki-warashi )

Gender: Female

Human Age (17-24): 14 (died on the day before her fifteenth birthday.)

Magic: Illusion magic seems to be her main magic, however, she also brings good luck and can charm certain things. If she's near your children, they will be protected.

Favorite Foods&Drinks: Tea, she loves tea, so much. Oh, and cookies!

Appearance + Usual Clothing (after soul transfer): Koki has dark brown hair cut into a curled bob, hair just short enough in the front that it can't be bangs. Her face is round and flushed, always looking as if she had just been outside playing in her backyard. She's pretty short but pretty nimble. Her smile is always crooked and when she was human, she always had scrapes everywhere from falling. (She was super clumsy.) She wears a red dress, a little too big for her.

Brief Personality: Koki is super energetic and cheery, just imagine a caffeinated squirrel and you have Koki. She has a laugh that's more snorts than laughing.

Other (not needed): She loves pranks!

(Ah, she’s a good character and sorry if I didn’t made it clear, your character’s name doesn’t have to be Chinese or Japanese. That’s even better because they’d be hella confused when they arrived in front of the gates of the afterworld and just go… “What the f…?” [Please have them able to read Chinese or Japanese though :P])

(Oh, alright! I'll just edit her, and I think she'll be someone who did an exchange year in Japan to justify her ability to read the language. Thanks!)

(I change my mind)

A gong rang loudly within the dark room. Opening his eyes, Kaito found himself in front of a shrine with candles and incenses lit and burning.
What the hell…?
The man thought to himself as he stood up from his supine position and walked towards the shrine. He reached out his hand towards the shrine.
Pop… the bang of a Tsuzumi broke the complete silence around him. Blinking once, he was now inside a large decorated ballroom with a long staircase leading up to a black and golden table with a person sitting behind it.
What is even going on here…?

(You guys can have your character start any way you want, but have them enter the hall at the end)

Name: Jibril Miller
Spirit: Erlang
Gender: Male
Human Age: 19
Magic: Seer and warrior skills.
Favorite foods and drinks: Spiced tea and Papas con Chorizo
Appearance + Usual Clothing: Short, dark brown hair, pale skin, middle eastern features, dark dark eyes. Has a very prominent tattoo on his forehead: a red rounded diamond (lengthwise) with a circle in the middle.
Wears a black tee with a dark striped jacket over it, along with some dark jeans and sneakers with steel tips.
Brief Personality: Broody emo type whose therapy is beating the crap out of those who deserve it. True Neutral.

Name: Ryuusei (means "comet")

Spirit: A Kirin like mix between a fox and a dragon - head is covered by a fox like mask, with lotsa neck fur, while the body is elongated and has multiple scroll like tails with charms attached at the end

Gender: Male

Human Age (17-24): 17 (he died young, he was drowned by an angry lord for trying to protect an innocent person from wrongful abuse)

Magic:
He is able to protect people down on their luck who have gotten in big trouble due to misfortune; he can either appear to the person in a dream or irl to give advice, or can influence the situation to receive the best outcome possible. He's also a good defense against vicious bad luck spirits.
Last but not least, he has control over small water sources like lakes and ponds and what's in them, mostly due to the fact he died in one.

Favorite Foods&Drinks: Hayashi rice, sweet sake, tofu and unagi (all rare delicacies in his human years)

Appearance + Usual Clothing (after soul transfer): About 5'6", young looking, with quite the feminine face (usually hidden behind a snarling beast mask), graceful light green eyes, thin body and a slim waist, shoulders nor too wide not too thick, long straight legs. He has butt length white hair, usually loosely tied or braided, with bangs partially covering his right eye. He wears simple grey and purple clothes, the inner sleeves tucked into silver vanguards, partially covered by the large external sleeves, light grey pants tucked in dark boots with silver decorations and small bells attached to them, that jingle slightly when he walks. He wears crescent moon shaped earrings and a silver necklace, with a butterfly on it.

Brief Personality: Reserved, quiet, keeps mostly to himself, extremely reluctant to talk about his past and the way he died. He is usually calm and serious around people, but very rarely he can open up, revealing a less stern side of him that's not afraid to smile a little. He treasures his friends even though he doesn't always show it. Most of the time he prefers sitting away from crowds, preferably with something to eat.

Other (not needed):

1. He wields a huge spear with a crescent moon shaped blade
2. His right eye was initially carved out by the angry lord, in an attempt to humiliate him even further. After the soul transfer, his right eye has become a sensitive spot.
3. He has the possibility to shapeshift into the form of the creature whose spirit he inherited, but doing so consumes a lot of energy therefore it should be used only during emergencies.
4. He has a tendency to eat whatever he can, a habit he gained back when he was human.
5. His signature mark are shining silver dragonflies that can control

As he slowly regained his conscience, Ryuusei could hear the faint sound of water accompanied by the familiar yet constant frog croaks and cricket chirps. Standing up, his vision adjusted to the dim moon light, recognizing the darkened shapes of the pond, stones, plants, the bright image of the full moon reflected on the shiny surface of the water. It took him a few moments to remember what had happened, his hand instinctively reaching for his right eye, gasping a little when he discovered an empty socket throbbing with echoes of the past pain

The surroundings changed instantly at the sound of a single Tsuzumi bang, turning the previously calm and serene pond into an imposing ballroom, its walls decorated with beautiful paper decorations. Ryuusei had only seen such decorations in the houses of rich people, who could afford them. His initial instinct was to find an exit, before anyone saw him and kicked him out for intrusion. He was on his way to start searching for an exit when he noticed the person behind the black and gold table

Koki opened her eyes, rubbing the sleep from them? Was she asleep? She shook her head, no, she would remember if she had slept. Where am I then? She was cut off from thinking more by a large yawn as she stood up. She held out her arm to steady herself against the wall, her eyes widening as her hands hit something definitely expensive on the walls. "Are the walls gold-leafed!" She exclaimed, any sleep gone from her eyes as she laughed. Her laugh quickly died when she saw the person sitting behind the table.