Project EXCEED: The Ressurection (Sign-up/Discussion thread)

[Zacewing]

Alright, here it is! The Project EXCEED ressurection! I'd love to see a lot of people join. We won't let it die again!

Plot

Since people have remembered, the kingdom of Aurellis has prospered as the world's largest nation due to the power of the Magi, an ancient race that has existed since before us humans.

That all changed 20 years ago, when the Magi revolted against Aurellis, tired of being treated like slaves by the King's inner circle. The war raged for an entire year, with the Aurellian army finally wiping out the last of the Magi. The war took a heavy toll, however, as a large amount of the population died and the land outside the capital city, Aethis, has become a wasteland. The entire population is enclosed within the walls of Aethis, oblivious to the going-ons of the outside world. The area outside of Aethis is dangerous, but still habitable. However, the population has everything they need inside the city walls, so many haven't seen the outside world.

Aware of their mistakes, the kingdom began searching for a new source of power. That was when steam technology was discovered. Technology advanced rapidly, and life was made much easier for the Aurellian citizens. It was with this change in the kingdom that the government reformed as a Republic. The king was elected as the Republic's first president due to his popularity amongst the citizens.

Shortly after the government reforming, the President obtained ancient artifacts from the Age Of Prosperity, a time before ours in which the Magi thrived. The president used these artifacts to erect a barrier around the city, to protect the city. But with technology, there comes people who abuse it. Soon afterward, the president hired a large research team and built a strange lab on the outskirts of the capital. This was when Project EXCEED was born.

The government rounded up many children, mostly homeless and orphaned children, and brought them to the lab, performing experiments on them by infusing them with a rare microorganism, giving them special abilities that far surpass those of any normal human or Magi, in order to create an army of super soldiers.

One day while performing routine experiments on a test subject, their powers went out of control, destroying the facility along with all of its personnel and apparently the rest of the test subjects, as well, and the project was cancelled. A small handful of the test subjects survived though, and are living somewhat normal lives. That is, until the government finds out some of the subjects are still alive and orders them all to be captured for various false criminal offenses, presumably to have their microorganisms harvested.

You are one of the few surviving test subjects, on the run from the government in search of some form of safe shelter.

Rules

1. No god-modding. That means no instant kill abilities or anything of the sort.
2. Please keep weaponry realistic to a Victorian era setting. If you're going to use guns, limit it to stuff like muskets and Lancaster pistols. I don't want to see any machine guns or rocket launchers and the like.
3. Please keep controlling other characters and NPC's to a minimum
4. None of the characters will remember the genetic engineering performed on them, and the general populace does not know of Project EXCEEDs existance. So I don't want anybdy blurting out stuff like "LOL WE'RE GENETICALLY ENGINEERED AND THE GOVERNMENT DID IT"
5. PLEASE type proper sentences with proper spelling, grammar, and use of punctuation and capitals. I can't stress this enough. And try to keep your posts fairly lengthy. I don't want any one-line posts.
6. NO playing villain characters. This is because the last time, the RP died partially because the players playing villain characters weren't posting.
7. Have fun!

Important Terms

Project EXCEED - A project that the government initiated to create super soldiers using rare microorganisms to alter human DNA. The project began 15 years ago and ended due to an accident during an experiment that caused the lab's destruction 1 year afterwards.

The Republic of Aurellis - The world's only known nation. The nation is governed by President Rothion Aurellis. Technology is all steam-powered, and the citizens live in peace, blissfully ignorant of the outside world.

Specials - The subjects of Project EXCEED, referred to as "Specials" by the general population, due to their special inhuman powers.

Shades - Shades are extremely rare, but powerful creatures. They appear humanoid in form, but have their backs arched and usually walk on all fours like a beast. They are entirely black in colour, with red eyes, and a black gaseous substance seems to perspire from their bodies. These creatures are strong, and resistant to all forms of weaponry. They are, however, susceptible to the Specials' powers for reasons unknown.

(More will be added as more terms are uncovered)

Character Bio Form

Name:
Age:
Sex:
Height:
Weapons: (Limit one melee and one ranged weapon type)
Appearance:
Background History:
Personality:
Other: (Any other miscellaneous information about your character)
Special Power: (Your character's EXCEED power. It can be anything so long as it's not overpowered, so use your imagination!)
Fighting Style: (How your character prefers to fight.)

PM your bios to me for approval. Post in the thread after they've been approved.

Characters

Valkenhayn R Hellsing - Vash Aldarez, Breanne Aurellis
Psychon - Serhat Shahrivar, Rraphat, Gleise Boltzmann, Guage Cavalier
Zell Nelfes - Atsuo Yamamoto, Sasaki Rena
Alsworth - Hiroto Takahashi
Gabriel Helsing - Michael Curator
Akashic - Nessa "Siofra" Akers
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[Zacewing]

Double post for character bios

Name: Vash Aldarez
Age: 21
Sex: Male
Height: 5'8"
Weapons: Dual Lancaster Pistols, Hunting Knife
Appearance: Vash stands 5'8" tall, with a moderately muscular build, emphasized by his naturally broad shoulders, which gives him a rather intimidating appearance. He has shoulder length brown hair, which he sometimes ties back into a short ponytail. He wears a red commoners' tunic with beige slacks and a light brown trechcoat which reaches down to his knees in order to hide his explosives, as well as chestnut brown leather boots, a pair of black fingerless leather gloves and a black cloth bandage covering his eyes. He has fair skin, with piercing green eyes and a chiseled jaw lined with light stubble, giving him a slightly unkempt look.
Background History: Due to the trauma of the experiments and lab's destruction, Vash no longer remembers his days as a test subject. He remembers his parents dying in an accident which also caused his blindness, but in reality, his mother died after giving birth to him and his father commited suicide afterwards. When he was 6 years old he was taken from the streets by Republic soldiers and experimented on amongst other children in Project EXCEED. When the lab was destroyed a year after the project began, he tried evacuating a group of the children but some shards of shattered glass hit his eyes, blinding him. He now travels the world, trying to outrun the government, find a cure for his blindness and a way to rid himself of the special powers that he despises.
Personality: Vash, while young, is very mature and wise beyond his years, but he can be quite hot-headed if you get on his nerves. He tends to distance himself from people and thinks of himself as a freak of nature. He doesn't like relying to heavily on his powers due to his hatred for them. In groups, despite being distant, he's usually a voice of reason amongst his comrades, and always remains calm in any situation unless you tick him off. He's very confident in his marksmanship abilities, almost to the point where he comes off as cocky.
Other: Vash is blind, but the genetic engineering has heightened his senses and given him a sixth sense of sorts, so he can still fight effectively even though he's blind. He was trained by an expert marksman over the years, and he has become quite a skilled marksman. He can also make homemade explosives.
Special Power: Luminomancy. Vash has the power to manipulate light from any source and control it at will. He can create concentrations of light to blind or disorient enemies, manipulate light to make himself invisible, as well as using the heat given off by light as an offensive ability, such as striking the enemy with beams of light or even creating thunderstorms.
Fighting Style: Vash seldom uses his powers, relying on them only when he really needs them. Instead, he prefers to fight from a distance using his guns and his homemade explosives.
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Name: Breanne Aurellis
Age: 18
Height: 5'3"
Sex: Female
Weapons: Partisan
Appearance: Breanne is a petite young woman, standing at 5'3" with a very slender frame. Her appearance is almost ethereal. She has pale skin with light blonde hair tied back in a ponytail and light blue eyes. She wears a white silk blouse covered in sequins, with a matching white silk skirt which reaches down to her ankles, and a white hooded cloak overtop to conceal her identity in public. She also wears black dress shoes with white stockings which reach up to her thighs.
Background History: Breanne is the only daughter of Rothion Aurellis, former King and current President of Aurellis. Unbeknownst to everyone except for the President's innermost circle, the President submitted his own daughter as a test subject for Project EXCEED. The experiment seemed to have no effect, though the research continued to monitor her closely. One day, during a routine checkup on the test subjects, Breanne suddenly went berserk for no apparent reason, destroying the facility and presumably everyone in it except for herself and a few of the researchers. The President sentenced the remaining researchers to death and raised his daughter to be a fine young woman, though their relationship is strained because of her father's guilt over what he did to her and having to keep it a secret. However, her curiosity for the outside world knows no bounds, so one day, she sneaks out of the mansion to roam around the city. Unbeknownst to her, she's about to become involved in a much greater scheme...
Personality: Breanne is very shy and reserved, often stuttering her words and speaking quietly when talking to people she isn't familiar with, but she is very kind when you get to know her. Due to her lack of experience with the outside world, she's very naiive. She doesn't have any friends, so she greatly appreciates any form of companionship. Breanne is very emotionally fragile as well, and is easily moved to tears, and is easily terrified as well.
Other: Breanne loves animals, and constantly tries to keep them as pets, though her father finds out and releases them. Breanne also dislikes violence, but isn't an outright pacifist.
Special Power: Hydromancy. Breanne has complete control over the element of water. She can use the moisture in the air to create tidal waves and create compressed water projectiles, control the water in any human's body, and create acid rain, amongst other things. She can also use her abilities to heal others. However, her body is very frail and she cannot control her powers to the fullest extent, so overuse of her abilities can cause her to lose control of herself.
Fighting Style: Breanne prefers not to fight, but if she has to, she mostly uses her powers, though excessive use causes them to become unstable.
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[Zell Nelfes]

This sounds interesting. Reminds me of Final Fantasy XIII in a way.

I'll get a character posted up soon if that's okay?
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[Zacewing]

That'd be super.
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[Psychon]

I'd just like to reuse my three characters without any changes, if that's okay with you.

Name: Serhat Shahrivar

Age: 23

Height: 190cm/6'2"

Weapons: Right hand can project a number of weapons made from an anomalous, biometallic substance, weapons are mostly shields, blades and throwing weapons.

Appearance: Somewhat scrawny and underwhelming in overall appearance. Serhat has an olive complexion, black hair, and green eyes. He normally wears a flowing, one-piece, cloth garment held to his body by a rope. Underneath the garment is a pair of worn, heavily-used trousers, an equally worn shirt, and relatively new leather boots. He takes extreme care to keep his right hand hidden, as the genetic alteration has encased it permanently in an organic, yet metallic substance.

Background History: A young man hailing from a nation far off. Human traffickers plucked Serhat from his home at an early age, with the intent to sell him to the highest bidder as a labourer. He was purchased by agents of the republic to be used in their experiments. In particular, a strain which was predicted to radically alter its host was selected. When the strain was administered upon Serhat, beginning to transform his body, changing it from an organically based structure into one of a new, biometallic structure. The metamorphosis was extremely painful, triggering every synapse in his hand while it was consumed by the microorganisms that were injected into him. An accident occurred before the full effects of Serhat's strain could be observed. All memories of his life before the accident were wiped from his mind. His life began anew in a strange land, with a hand made of metal, spending the next decade living as a vagabond with no memories of his country, of his family, or of his torment in captivity.

Personality: A great number of Serhat's actions are governed by a sense of extreme caution, bordering on paranoia. This has only been made worse by a few times when he has been pursued by government officials for reasons he doesn't know. Serhat also is all too aware he is different because of the metal-encased hand he possesses, and is notably shy because of the feeling of being an outcast. When his trust is gained, however, Serhat is known to be vigorously loyal, taking duty to be one of his greatest moral values.

Other: The strain of microorganisms that Serhat was injected with changes its subject gradually over time, but the transformation is sped up by a number of outside factors, such as use of the abilities it grants its user. Serhat rarely used his abilities since the escape, so the transformation has been stagnated over the years.

Special Power: Metallokinesis - In general, the manipulation of metallic substances, as well as the ability to generate and control a unique biometallic substance from his body that does not normally occur in nature. This power will grow stronger in correlation with the amount of Serhat's body that has been transformed.

Fighting Style: Serhat is extremely hesitant to utilize his special abilities, and will always go on the defensive first, retaliating only when necessary. There is an exception; if a friend is fighting alongside him, he will generally take more offensive measures in combat. When fighting, tries to create weapons from his body or the environment, and generally is very adaptive to what the situation calls for. He prefers disarmament of an opponent to killing or wounding them.


Name: Rpahat (pronounces it "Arpahat")

Age: 20

Gender: Male

Height: 180cm/5'10"

Weapons: Stock of explosives with multiple types of fuses. Also carries a massive, blast-resistant shield.

Appearance: A young man with fair skin, red-brown hair, and hazel eyes. He is well-built due to the heavy armor he wears. This armor is remarkably thick, designed by Rpahat himself to be extremely resistant to explosions and shrapnel. When not in the armor, he wears long trousers, leather shoes, and a loose shirt with a jacket.

Background History: Rpahat was a young, homeless child from the frigid north. He was taken from the streets by men promising a warm home and a good meal three times every day. Instead, he found himself strapped to a table with a number of men in labcoats around him. He was selected for a specific strain produced by Project EXCEED, one which was estimated to produce as few physical deformities as possible. The microorganisms did just that, and it seemed that nothing happened, no observable increases in strength or intelligence were seen. It wasn't until later that his captors discovered that he was a living ballistics computer, and could inhumanly predict the trajectory of bullets and high-speed projectiles. Interest in the young, northern boy was immediately found. Unfortunately for the project, but perhaps fortunately for the boy, an accident occurred that facilitated his escape.
The young boy would later be found lying on the wayside, unconscious, clutching a piece of paper in his hand, with a trail of blood and footprints behind him. When the young boy awoke in the home of his rescuers, he had no memories of his captivity, or anything before that, not even his own name. He looked into the burned paper he clutched, there was an extremely detailed drawing of a fruit-like object, filled with numerous seeds. The only legible word left on the burned paper was "rpahat". Assuming the one word was his name, however strange it was, he took the name on himself, and matured into a remarkably intelligent young man. When strange men began to pursue him, he built a way to defend himself, a suit of armor. When the pursuers began to grow more violent, he built way to fight back; a gun, and bombs, lots of them.

Personality: Excessively somber, he is a self-labelled realist, one to often take everything with a grain of salt. He also has a quiet interest in the sciences, in particular, physical sciences. One of the few exceptions to his pessimism is his view of technology, thinking of it as a way to better manking.

Other: Although his special power lets him predict the trajectory of bullets or other attacks, his reflexes have not been boosted. This means he needs to move before the attack is started to get out of the way, especially the case with guns.

Special Powers: Ballistics - Sixth sense that allows him to predict motion and force, especially in that of projectiles propelled by explosives. Less effective on more complicated forces.

Fighting Style: Due to the fact his explosives distinguish neither friend nor foe, he prefers to fight a good distance away from any potential allies. Rpahat does not like fighting face-to-face, and prefers setting up traps or forcing his opponents into tight clusters where his bombs have the highest potential to cause mass casualties. If forced to fight hand-to hand, attempts to use his thick armor and heavy shield as an offensive weapon.


Name: Gleise Boltzmann

Age: 23

Height: 180cm/5'10"

Weapons: Carries only a rapier-like sword as her weapon.

Appearance: Gleise is a woman with a very slender profile, who rarely exposes what really lies beneath the suit of armor she wears. She is always seen in a full suit of armor made of dark metal plates and treated black leather. For some unexplained reason, the eyeholes of the armor glow in multiple colors, almost like a constantly burning flame.

Background History: Gleise, many years ago, was the daughter of blacksmith Helio Boltzmann, a man noted for his work in creating new boiler designs that sped advancements in steam technology. She was abducted one day when returning home, taken by agents of project EXCEED. Gleise herself was chosen for a select strain of microorganisms predicted to produce radical physical mutation, in addition to increased physical power. The results of the strain were never fully understood, as the accident occurred not long after the final batch was administered, only weeks before the mutation process was projected to begin. What happened to Gleise after the accident is not clear, but she clearly survived. She donned a suit of dark armor, taking a black sword, and journeying into the world alone.

Personality: Gleise is very aggressive, quick to take violent action when provoked. She seems to not care that she is different, even enjoying that fact that she is not quite the same as everyone else. Gleise will also not hesitate to abuse her powers to gain something that she wants.

Other: Gleise has a tendency to float, somehow able to defy gravity through her special ability. Also of note, it appears her armor has actually been welded shut against her body, it can not be removed by normal means.

Special Power: Stellar Force - The power to manipulate forces generally attributed to stars; particularly, heat and light. Shows a somewhat minor ability to influence gravity, but primarily her abilities focus on fire and light.

Fighting Style: She specializes in one-on-one fighting and as such will always attempt to draw out a single victim from amongst a crowd if faced with a large group. Once on the offensive, she uses her odd, gravity-defying movements to outmaneuver and confuse her opponent, while attacking with blows that aim to penetrate armor or any form of defense the opponent has.

[Zell Nelfes]

Sent in my character through PM
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[Zacewing]

Alright, that's fine, Psychon.

I replied to you via PM, Zell.
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[Zell Nelfes]

Name: Atsuo Yamamoto
Age: 19
Sex: Male
Height: 5'6
Weapons: Black and gauntlets that has a shiny purple emblem in the middle. Enhances hand-to-hand combat skill and martial arts abilities.
Appearance: A boy with brown eyes and dark brown hair that's short and sticks up, with one hair sticking down at his forehead. His skin is light tan, and has a toned build. On the left side of his face, spiraling down from across his chest and to his left waist, are dark purple ancient relics that was permanently added on him from Project EXCEED. His eyes also turn dark purple when expressing his abilities. Atsuo wears a short sleeved black dickies shirt, buttoned most of the way up, revealing his white shirt beneath at the top. wears faded black jeans with black shoes.

Background History: He lived with his mother, father, his younger sister, and a puppy. Atsuo was an orphan at an age of 4, losing his family in an unknown accident.

One day, he was promised shelter and food by adults that picked him up on the street, when he was on the verge of starvation, dehydration, and death. Atsuo was taken in by the adults, and they fed him and gave him a place to sleep. Apparently he was drugged when they fed him, and he awoke the next day across an experimental table, with cords attached over his bare body, and many scientists overlooking him. Atsuo was confused, and made an attempt to move, but he was already strapped tight onto the table. Getting irritated at the fact he was restricted, his new powers injected into him begun to awaken too early. Atsuo shut his eyes, and opened them up again, turning into a dark purple colored, and the gravitation in the room started going out of control. Eventually the whole Project EXCEED was abolished, and destroyed the facility.

After the destruction of the facility, he was found by some travelers, and escorted to a nearby orphanage. Atsuo continued to grow up in that orphanage, and is currently living there to help the workers, and children that stay there.
Personality: Atsuo is generally a happy person, and sometimes can be considered overly optimistic about things. He claims that he can "save everyone" in the world, and that there is nothing impossible. Atsuo loves to help the needed and can be very logical when it comes to serious situations.

Special Power: His power is to be able to manipulate Time and Space. Although there are many techniques at his disposal that can have a huge toll on Atsuo, and deplete his strength greatly. Some of the these techniques that usually take a high price are to cease Time in place, or travel through dimensions. The other techniques that are easier to use are increasing or decreasing the speed of allies/enemies by using Time, or stabilizing or immobilizing their balance by altering their gravitational field. These are examples, and there are more abilities that have not been shown yet.
Fighting Style: Atsuo prefers to fight at the frontlines of battle, and is a brilliant air fighter. He can perform many flips and recovery flips in the air to be able to evade or counter enemy attacks. His special powers allow him to control the field, and a support asset to the party.
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[Zacewing]

Alright, looks good, Zell.
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[Zacewing]

Oh, and because I failed to point it out in the first post, everyone will be starting out in the Aurellian capital city, Aethis.
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[Boadinginthehouse]

Character Uno!

Name: Hiroto Takahashi. Hiro for short.
Age: 26.
Sex: Male.
Height: 6ft1”
Weapons: Bow and arrows.
Appearance: Hiroto has teal hair and light blue eyes. He has short hair that he’s spiked up at a ninety-degree angle. His face is very sharp, he has a medium build with some muscles and he has a few scratches across his face from the experiments at the lab. He wears a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows and black waistcoat on top. He wears a flat cap in public, so that he doesn’t stand out in the crowd because of his hair. He has grey, baggy trousers and flat soled shoes so that he can run swiftly and quicker.
Background History: As a child of three he was abandoned to fend for himself. He thinks that he was an “accident”. He was able to survive for six years, and then at the age of nine, a homeless man that Hiro came across was sitting on a ledge about to jump into the river to commit suicide. As the man stood up on the ledge he heard Hiro saying something behind him. The words “Please, no...”, made the man come to his senses and came back on the path. As the man saw the child he decided to take him as his own child. The pair got on perfectly like a proper family, the best they could for being homeless. When he was 11, the people from the EXCEED project came through the slums. Not knowing who they were, the homeless tried to walk away from the area, not wanting to be involved in anything. The rest of the people, including Hiro and the father figure, were woken up and the children and teens were taken away. Hiro struggled to free himself but he was weak compared to the men. And he was taken away. Apart from that he cannot remember much, apart from the pain. When the break-out happened, he helped the other prisoners escape. From then onwards he’s been moving around the city trying to blend in.
Personality: Even though, everything bad has happened to him, he is quite cheerful lad and likes to make the best of what he has got. Moving around doesn’t help, so sometimes he feels glum and thinks about everything that has happened. To keep him from feeling unhappy, he goes to a spot where there is the most beautiful sunset he has ever seen.
Other: Made his bow himself, after he escaped.
Special Power: Matter Manipulation. He can control where particles are in the air. He can make himself fly by making the particles in the air push him from the ground. He can also use this power by changing the particles so that the thing changes matter, e.g. solids to gasses, instantly. Because of his kind nature, he does not like to use his powers in battle. So instead he sticks to his bow and arrows.
Fighting Style: Stays to the back of fights and picks of his enemies with the arrows. He has a small vile of poison that he uses on his arrows in desperate time to attempt to poison someone. As mentioned before he sticks to his weapon than his special abilities.

There you go.
Al
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Avi and Sig by me.

[Zacewing]

Updated the first post with everyone's characters. We should be able to start soon if we get a couple more people.
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[Zacewing]

Posting just to reconfirm everyone's interest, cause I'll be starting the RP, if we are.
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[Psychon]

I'm ready.

[Gabriel Helsing]

Is it too late for me to join?
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