The Magic Books recruit thread (CLOSED/DEAD/UP FOR ADOPTION)

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shii

Quote from: Dragongoddess on August 18, 2018, 05:41:44 PM
Need another book holder/Djinn master?

I have not gotten a response form the other person so I would be happy to plot something with you  ;D

Vergil1989

Quote from: DrMcQuark on August 19, 2018, 11:41:55 AM
Right, but I would imagine that most who release their inner darkness would first, and very firmly, believe it would come from a source other than themselves.

Very true, few people are willing to take responsibility for their own actions.  ;D  Having said that, there IS a chance for actual corruption, but the way it works is more it can draw out what evil and depravity that's already there rather than creating its own if that makes sense.

And sorry to hear that Shii, but feel free to partner up with someone else if it doesn't look to be working out with the last guy.

To everyone else, we still need quite a few people, so come all come all and come often.  :P
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Hey, guys!  So the Djinn idea did fall through for my book holder but I do feel it to be pertinent to my character's story as part of this game that she does accidentally summon a demon that winds up bound to her.  If anyone has a demon they'd like to sacrifice to the clutches of a relatively innocent girl, please let me know!

Vergil1989

A reminder guys, you CAN have two characters max for the time being, and Days 2 and 3 will be opening up soon.  Probably tomorrow, Tuesday at the latest, so feel free to start planning scenes if you wish to do so.  I'll be posting this in the OOC as well, just so everyone sees it alright.

On a side note, the Ravished Knot cult, (still need a far better name lol....ugh), needs leadership roles filled and more lore added to them, same as the Silver Rose.  If anyone wants to help with that, I'm all ears, otherwise i'll do what I can as it becomes necessary.  See ya for now and thanks for the interest and participation thus far.  ;D
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Quote from: Vergil1989 on August 19, 2018, 09:53:28 PM
A reminder guys, you CAN have two characters max for the time being, and Days 2 and 3 will be opening up soon.  Probably tomorrow, Tuesday at the latest, so feel free to start planning scenes if you wish to do so.  I'll be posting this in the OOC as well, just so everyone sees it alright.

On a side note, the Ravished Knot cult, (still need a far better name lol....ugh), needs leadership roles filled and more lore added to them, same as the Silver Rose.  If anyone wants to help with that, I'm all ears, otherwise i'll do what I can as it becomes necessary.  See ya for now and thanks for the interest and participation thus far.  ;D
After our discussion a minute ago, I'm going to be sending you some ideas in terms of the Silver Rose and how it works.  However, I will not be able to pick up another character (shouldn't even be picking up this one but when inspiration strikes...)

Vergil1989

Sounds good, looking forward to it Dragongoddess.  :D
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#81
Name:  Juliet Mendezo
Age:  43
Gender:  Female
Book Holder:  No but she's a fan of various forms of what Final Fantasy enthusiasts would call Black Magic.  Anything from fireballs to electrical blasts, to searing bursts of light or choking tendrils of darkness, she is a walking storm of ferocious potential just waiting to be unleashed. Curses of blindness, silence, sickness, and more are also at her fingertips, and she's used them plenty.  She also knows and has gained the trust of many, if low to medium level demons, throughout her life, allowing her to call upon their aid at will with only a short incantation and their true name whispered on the wind.  Anything stronger requires too much power, reagents, and the like to make viable on the spot castings possible.
Demon companion:  Many, but she typically travels with her bodyguard and occasional lover, a soldier demon simply known as Raj.  No one knows if she has a longer name, and few have ever been brave enough to ask given Raj's fearsome reputation with her katana, or her fierce loyalty to her long time partner and sometimes lover.
Hunter/Ravished Cultist: One of the seven human Ravished Knot Council leaders.
Appearance
Personality:  Despite having grown up in an environment where human and animal sacrifices were normal, Juliet is very nurturing to those that catches her interest.  She might be a very intimidating person to most everyone else as one of the most powerful members of the Ravished Knot, with a reputation steeped in more than a little fact that says she can be as merciless as the demons who have allied with her specifically, but those brave enough, or foolish enough, to catch her eye find a very sensuous and passionate woman willing to lend a hand to anything that she finds interesting, engaging, or that helps the cause of the cult or her personal business and/or life, and not necessarily in that order.  When not working to further the Knot's goals or pursuing personal business related to her true nature, Juliet enjoys social gatherings in the high class clubs, scorching hot parties, and the occasional grand symphony orchestral performance.
Sexual Orientation:  Pansexual
Bio:  Born to an American mother and a Hispanic father in a New York city hospital, Juliet spent most of her childhood going back and forth between their home countries for various family holidays and business trips since both were high profile business execs.  They loved their little girl quite a bit, and it's because of them that she knows so much about the world beyond this one.  To hear other people tell it, the first time she picked up the ceremonial blade at nine years old, with her parents watching her every move, she had a smile on her little face even as she drove it into a man's chest that had been prepared for a summoning ritual, her first.  Truthfully, she'd been terrified of getting the words to her first summoning spell wrong, and the act of killing another person, despite having been raised to accept such sacrifices for the cause were necessary, even encouraged, stuck with her less as a traumatic experience and more as a turning point.  Keeping it a secret from the rest of her friends was simple enough since she'd seen for herself what people did when confronted with the supernatural when her father had pulled a literal demon out of thin air to protect his family from a would be mugger during the Christmas season just a year ago.  The mugger had literally shit himself promptly before having his throat ripped out, his corpse left in that same alley.

Fast forward a year, and Juliet's efforts, despite how scared she was of making a mistake even as the warmth of her sacrifice's blood on her hands was still quite fresh, afforded her a simple imp who had been about as surprised as she'd been overjoyed to have done so well.  Her parents had also been pretty happy with her, but she'd been forced to send him back.  It was enough to know she could do it, and having been told keeping a demon was not only dangerous, but that they weren't slaves or pets, but intelligent beings worthy of profound respect, Juliet let the imp return to his home with only minimal fuss and a cutely, quivering bottom lip.  Disposing of the body, cleaning up the mess wasn't so easily taken care of, but like everything, she learned to accept it as a necessary sacrifice meant to better herself at the end of the day.  And while she had had helped with the first of what would be countless others, Juliet learned quickly ash was so much easier to dispose of and hide than a full person ever would be.  Lessons like these would continue, with mundane people being none the wiser about the kind of person she truly was as she devoured her arcane studies as easily as she did her regular schoolwork.

Her first summoning behind her, Juliet moved through the rest of her young life learning much, and experiencing far more than most kids her age.  Choosing to save herself for her initiation ceremony into the cult proper, dating wasn't an option for the then young adult Juliet since most of the men she had went to school with all inevitably wanted the same thing from her.  Having filled out and matured into a very sensuous, and beautiful young woman, it was no surprise most everyone with a pulse found her attractive and wanted to get into her bed.  In a cruel bit of irony, Juliet had three of the more annoying guys from her senior year of high school, she a sophomore in college at the time, brought in to serve as sacrifices for her initiation.  They got their wish to get a taste of her flesh, while she, and several members of the cult, new and old alike, as well as several demons, used them for their own pleasure before their throats were cut one by one once their minds had all but been turned to putty with sheer terror from being confronted with such palpable evil.

At twenty-five, Juliet met Raj, and they hit it off almost immediately, starting a partnership between them that's lasted since the day she summoned the soldier demon to her side.  It helped they shared many of the same hobbies, and despite typically being a demon of few words, Raj had proven to be quite intelligent once Juliet got her to open up a bit.  Having since become the CEO of her parents' company, the middle aged woman has long since collected countless allies and associates from both worlds, and while her activities as a Knot member have been kept a secret from the world at large, she prefers to keep it that way until the day finally comes that she doesn't have to hide anymore.
Casual ons:  Cats, human sacrifices and/or torture, hot chocolate, intelligent conversations, breaking in new human 'pets' for the Knot, reading, playing the violin, and experiencing new things such as skydiving, rock climbing, and maybe one day choking someone to death with her bare hands.  A girl's gotta have hobbies and life goals after all.
Casual offs:  Dogs, sycophants and brown nosers, traitors to the Knot or herself, stupidity, incompetence, the Order of the Silver Rose, oathbreakers, extreme heat, reality tv, and rap music.
Sexual ons:  BDSM, medium to heavy bondage, tentacles, futanari, demons, oil, gags, blindfolds, restraints, romance surprisingly, sensory play, enema play, collars, pegging, piercings, tattoos, exotic cocks, sensual, rough and passionate, blood play, groups/orgies, and even the occasional rape.
Sexual offs:  Bathroom related shenanigans, beasts, bodily waste, (clean enema play is the exception), mutilation, death.  (See RP preferences for the rest.)

Face Claims:  Nicki Minaj
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Vergil1989

I'll be posting Juliet to the roster, but if anyone wants to know her or at least have heard of her, feel free to suggest something to me.  :D  I'm all ears, although I do need a name for the company she's leading.  Otherwise she's done and ready for some fun.  ;D

To everyone else though, finish up your characters or send a concept to my PM box.  Days 2 and 3 are starting today.  We're still accepting everyone, but spots are starting to fill up.
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Arcanist

Name:Ines Langenberg
Age:18
Gender:Female
Book Holder:  Holder of the original Key of Solomon

Book Speciality: Conjurations, Invocations and curses to summon and constrain spirits of the dead and demons in order to compel them to the holder’s will. The holder’s sphere of influence is spirits, either tangible or intangible, demons and to some extent angels. The magic is divine in nature.

Ritual Spells: Summoning of demons or the dead to bind them into service. Depending on the strength of the demon, it may require an exchange, for example, the commanding of a Demon of the higher court. However, because it is the Key of Solomon, and based on the pact and bindings made by King Solomon, most demons and spirts are bound to provide all necessary assistance without exchange of favor or service. With these rituals, Ines can also request for knowledge, locations of entities and objects as well as protection.

Frequent Spells:
Banishment of Solomon – Ines can banish spirts and demons. Returning them to rest or their home plane. This can also be used to break enchantments and possessions.

Bindings of Solomon – Ines can bind her target or targets in rings of force. The bindings are meant for spirits and demons. Although harder, she can bind mere mortals as well, unless they are otherwise possessed, controlled, or influenced by spirts or demons.

Protection of Solomon – Ines is constantly protected to some extent from the attacks of spirits and demons. This can either be physical, psychological or spiritual attacks.

Djinn companion:  Azril Cade, True Name: Dethanatos

Appearance:  Unlike the stereotype of a typical blonde busty Swede, Ines has long brown hair, brown eyes and not very busty. However, she has the same exotic well shaped European features. Used to working outdoors, Ines is normally tanned, fit and lithe as a Mountain Gazelle, a native fauna of the Middle East.

Personality: Due to the constant relocating as a child, Ines did not have time to make many friends. As such, although she can socialize and make conversation, she lacks the skills to maintain any long-term relationships. Ines is an introvert and prefers to study than to party. However, she understands her short falls and tries to improve, if a bit half-heartedly. Her experience in the Middle East has made her strong but a little more cautious. She still has nightmares from the incident, and part of her knows what she did when she ordered the djinn to protect her. However, another part of her still refuses to acknowledge what had happened. She does not have a love life or many friends. But like all girls, she does fantasize for someone to fill her loneliness. She longs for someone strong, to take charge and protect her. She is old-fashioned that way. But, that is if she allows him or her to do so.

Sexual Orientation: Bisexual

Bio: The daughter of Swedish career diplomats, she moved from country to country with her parents. As such, she studied in the best international schools all around the world. By the age of 12, she had studied in most of Western Europe, including England, Switzerland, Belgium, and Germany. By aged 16, she had studied in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, and Yemen. A Polyglot, she could not only speak in her native tongue of Swedish and Finnish but soon became fluent in Arabic, Kurdish, Hebrew, English, Romani, French, and German.

At 17, Ines’ parents moved to New York, her father taking up a position in the United Nations as a representative of Sweden. Ines was enrolled at a prestigious college on the outskirts of New York majoring in Ancient History and Archaeology. Her love and knowledge of the middle-east making it an easy decision. Her language skills an asset, she was soon taken under the wing of Professor Chisolm.

Professor Chisolm, was a renowned academic and archaeologist, specializing in the Middle East and Biblical Archaeology. He offered to be her academic supervisor and mentor. His own research had led him to find an important discovery, that of the resting place of one of the key advisors to King Solomon, which in itself was unfathomable. Ines was among those chosen to take part in the dig and will co-publish the findings with the Professor and another fellow academic, Jackson. She jumped at the opportunity and started her own preparations. The only issue was that the dig site was in Afghanistan. But it was the find of the century, at least in Professor Chisolm’s eyes.

It was about this time that she found the book. Or perhaps the book found her. “Mafteah Shelomoh”, or the “Key of Solomon”. It was not a mass-produced facsimile of the 14th Century Latin Version but the original book that influenced it. It was just sitting there in her pile of books. A gage perhaps. After all it was in Swedish. The fact that there was no tag on it only reinforced her belief. At least it would make some good reading. Little did she know, the book has found its new holder.

Later that night, while flipping its pages she found quite a number of rituals. There was one ritual that tickled her fancy. How to summon and bind a Djinn. Djinn or Jinn in Arabic were spirits or demons in early Arabic and Islamic Mythology and Theology. She needed a bit company from a tall, dark, handsome stranger. Someone to teach her. She was never called spontaneous, but tonight was going to be different. She gathered the materials and started the ritual. Drawing the complicated diagram on the floor with blessed chalk, she lit the candles and recited the magical incantations in Arabic. At first, the words that poured from her lips were hesitant, but soon it took a life of its own. Lost in the moment, she soon finished the incantations, not really remembering what she recited only that she had repeated the name Dethanatos over and over again.

Nothing really happened. No tall, dark, handsome Djinn, no Hollywood special effects, not even an extinguishment of a candle. However, looking at the “Swedish” grimoire again, it was a little puzzling that she had recited the incantations in Arabic. Perhaps it was all in her head, and perhaps she could bring to life this tall, dark, handsome man in her head too. After a long hot shower, she returned to her bed, the tall, dark, handsome man beside her, at least in her mind, and a very powerful Hitachi. Who needs a man when you have a vivid imagination.

One week later, the approvals and official documents arrived. The journey to the dig in Afghanistan was uneventful. The dig was all that was promised to Ines and more. She was in her element. Her language skills, knowledge and experience in the Middle East proved very useful to the team. Despite being female, she established a strong rapport with the local hire and government officials. Within two weeks, they found what could possibly be the entrance to the tomb in a previously unexplored cave. In fact, it felt like Ines was being led there. By the beginning of the third week, they were ready to breach the entrance.

It was far more than they imagined. In the tomb was a slab and an intact skeleton that seems to be made of gold sat on it. However their elation was interrupted by gunfire. Upon investigating, Ines, the Professor and Jackson found bearded armed men either killing the locals or herding them to god knows what fate. Some seem to be actively searching the dig site. Perhaps they were unscrupulous treasure hunters or worse Islamic Militants.

It was only a matter of time before they were found out. Jackson, panicking, rushes out, heading for a 4WD. Spotted quickly, he was swiftly gunned down. The Professor, pushing Ines deeper into the cave, walked out to surrender himself, knowing that perhaps offering himself up as a potential hostage they would leave. Rushing into the caves, hoping against all hope of another exit, she soon heard a single gunshot, and then voices in the tomb.

There were no other exits. She returned to the tomb. If she were lucky, she would die here. If not, perhaps a fate worse than death. They were coming closer. Wait, they will take their find and sell it to the highest bidder. The finding belonged to everyone. Moving in front of the slab and bones, her last act of defiance. Perhaps she could fight them off. That thought almost left her mind as she sees the men enter the tomb. They were laughing at her. One even said in Arabic, “We will take our time with this one. We will enjoy her for the months to come”.

Then a voice, she recognized as her own flowed from her mouth. Yet, it was not. Dethanatos…Denthantos أ ملكتي أتسمعي ندائي؟! (Heed my call) I command thee to protect me and these fragile bones. Everything seems to blank out as a weakness overcomes her. Falling, she sees a shadow appear from the corner of right eye. A Tall Dark Handsome man…..

Ines woke up in an Afghanistan American Army Hospital a few days later. She was the only survivor with no memory of what had happened. Only that it was a blood bath. The men who executed the participants of the dig where themselves slaughtered to the man. All twenty of them. Even the hardened elite soldiers that found her at the dig site were haunted by the what they found. Ines found herself on the next flight out of Afghanistan.

Casual ons: Knowledge for the sake of having it, Traveling to far and distant places and her love of archaeology.
Casual offs: Religious Zealots, People who believe in radical or flawed ideologies or beliefs, i.e. "vaccinations are bad" to “Satan made me do it.”
Sexual ons: BDSM, Non-con, dubious consent, restraint and all forms of bondage, size differences, Romance, Tentacles
Sexual offs: Being degraded, mental or otherwise (Humiliation is a fine line and must be balanced), Mutilation, Bodily Waste and Vore (Open to discussion on others)

Face Claims:  Alicia Vikander

Choice is but an Illusion. Consequences are however real.

Vergil1989

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FarFetched

I’m interested in writing a book-holder for this plot. I think I might do that today...

Vergil1989

OH, I need to update the number of Book Holders, but I THINK we have room for two more, so you're free to do so Farfetched.  We'd be glad to have ya.  ;D
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#87
Here we go! I wanted to make a character that could really manipulate reality with her book, but has some very stringent rules that keep her from doing it without a long and complicated path to get there.

She can give a person almost anything they want... In exchange for a couple of teensy weensy personal liberties.



Name: Jane Doe
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Book Holder:
The Anarchist's Arcana - A book that describes freedom as if it were a physical substance. Something that can be given and taken, but never created. Through it, one learns the true nature of freedom and how to harness it. It teaches that to existence itself is just another kind of bondage. One must choose what shackles they are bound by to find true freedom in life. The book isn't strictly good nor evil, but it holds a deep connection to change the disrupting influence of chaos.

The book contains just one spell that functions as the cornerstone for the entire tome. All things in existence are enslaved by laws, rules and magic. However, these laws are not sacrosanct. The singular spell in this tome disrupts these laws by trading one binding for another. Its simplicity is only matched by it's incredibly wide range of uses. With it, one erase a magically binding contract, or free one from the laws of gravity to fly freely in the sky. It can even unshackle one from the flow time, granting eternal youth.

However, these spells comes at a high price. When one freedom is given, another must be taken. The magic grants freedom from laws, but due to the nature of the spell, another must be forged in its place. To free one from a magical contract, a new one must be forged of equal or greater severity. If someone wished to fly, they might permanently lose the ability to walk or grasp objects. Often, the price is subservience to the holder of the book, who use the freedom gained as a catalyst to break shackles of their own without paying a price. Freedoms cannot be taken twice, and something else must be offered in order for multiple spells to affect one person.

Also, while the spell in this tome is very powerful, casting it upon another creature requires their consent. Much like a contract, the caster must request to cast a spell upon another. If the caster lies about what the spell does during their request, the spell will have no effect. There isn't any rule against being misleading, however.

The Anarchist's spell can be broken with strong magic, albiet with certain conditions. First, the spell cannot be broken unless the person affected by it truly wishes for it to be broken. Second, the price and the benefit of the Anarchist's spell are a packaged deal, wrapped in twine fashioned from the threads of Fate. Breaking the spell puts a curse upon the formerly ensorceled, causing the abilities, objects, and status they gained from their deal to slip out of their fingers quickly.

Example Spells

Freedom from Society:
This spell rearranges reality to grant one freedom from the crimes they have committed and debts they have accrued. Those given this freedom will recieve the money to pay off their loans, and the crimes they have committed will be forgotten in the eyes of those currently hunting them. All at a cost to freedom, of course.

Freedom from Space:
This spell grants one the ability to create portals to wherever they please, freeing them from almost any confinement. All at a cost to freedom, of course.

Freedom from Weakness:
This spell causes the subject to gain great strength and resiliance. It can do anything from give the crippled the ability to walk, or grant someone twice the strength they once had. All at a cost to freedom, of course.

Freedom from Enchantment:
This spell can end mind affecting enchantments, and even grant immunity to such effects. All at a cost to freedom, of course.

Hunter/Ravished Cultist: No

Demon Companion No

Appearance:
A physically frail woman, Jane walks with a noticable limp that forces her to use a cane to get around. Her platinum hair and pale skin make clear that she is noticeably albino. These disadvantages are a result of Jane's magic, after trading away some of her freedoms for others. Strangely, no one seems to remember her original appearance. She moves with a kind of sureness to herself that belie these apparent shortcomings.

Jane usually wears heavy clothing like sweaters and jeans to cover herself. Her skin, as one might imagine, does not do well in sunlight and she does her best to avoid the sun at all costs.

Sexual Orientation: Lesbian

Personality:
Jane is has very enigmatic personality, and her true intentions are hard to pin down. Despite this, Jane has a great affinity with those who are struggling to get through life or are enduring hardship. She finds herself drawn to them, bearing equally manipulative and magnanimous intentions to help them... If she can, at least.

On the topic of money, Jane is infamously stingy and loathes spending. She refuses to buy anything expensive, preferring to be as cheap as possible at all times. This stems from her upbringing in an otherwise poor household.

One thing that hasn't changed is her intelligence, which is very keen. She was only able to attend the university using scholarship money, and earned it with a stellar GPA and exam scores.

Bio:
Jane comes from a broken household. When she was five years old her father, a former stock broker, lost everything in a cataclysmic financial collapse that reduced her family's bank account from seven figures to three. Neither of her parents took it well. Her mother outright abandoned the family, disappearing without a word. Her father, on the other hand, turned both abusive and irresponsible. He raised a hand to his daughter more than once, and squandered her college fund on alchohol, sex, drugs and anything that could mask ever-mounting failures from both himself and others.

This took quite a toll on Jane's mind, and she is still changed by it to this day. However, though not unscathed, she did persevere. With home-life being a true terror, she worked tooth and nail to stay in school, studying religiously to earn stellar grades and the chance to escape the hell that was her home-life. When Jane graduated, she was one of the very few that year to earn a perfect score on her SAT, and it earned her a scholarship to the campus. The memories of what waits at home haunts her, and she will do whatever it takes to keep hold of the freedom she gained with her own two hands.

This is, perhaps, why the Anarchist's Arcana called to her. In ancient times, it was used by former slaves to rebel and overthrow their masters. However, such stories of oppression are hard-found on a college campus. Jane is blurry about what happened after discovering it. Perhaps that bit of her memory was part of a deal she made with herself.

Regardless, she has the Arcana and she knows how to use it. It's easy to learn from a book that only has one spell.

Casual ons: Studying, Being in Control, Emotionally Troubled People, Wallflowers, Cheap Clothes, Cheap Food, Distractions
Casual offs: Parents, Failure, Expensive things, Losing control

Sexual ons: BDSM (as the Dom), Dub-Con, Consentual Sadism, Slavery(as the owner), Anything that gives her control over a partner.
Sexual offs: Gore, Snuff, Vore, Scat, Not being in control

Vergil1989

Question, a cost to freedom, what would that entail exactly?  I like the general idea, it just seems a little weird for a Book to have only one spell, especially since each, while they have the same knowledge hidden between their pages, adapts to form what that person most desires as far as the power it reveals to them.  Spells, plural, rather than a singular one with multiple facets, which is again just a little weird for me.  It's a VERY good idea, don't mistake me, it's just not what I had originally envisioned is all lol.  I like her though, I just need some clarification is all.  :D  Otherwise I think she's good to go Farfetched, so welcome to the madness!
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FarFetched

#89
That is a good question.

'The Costs of Freedom', basically corresponds to taking away things a person can do. For example...

A normal person is "Free to walk wherever they wish". The cost of the spell could rob them of their ability to walk without someone telling them to,  leave them totally chairbound, or with a major limp like Jane has.

A normal person could be "Free to feel the sun's rays." The cost of the spell could make the sun literally burn them like a vampire or, in Jane's case, make the sun harmful to her body.

It can also go darker. If Jane wanted some extra freedom for casting, she could also ask for someone's "Freedom to Disobey," making them unable to defy Jane's wants and needs. Overall, it is kind of like contract magic but with a flavorful spin on it.

Does that make sense? As for the book's lack of spells- you could probably chalk it up to Jane's singleminded nature. More than anything, Jane is afraid of losing control, and will go to extreme and obsessive lengths to ensure it.

Vergil1989

Gotcha.  ;D  I can get behind that, and yeah that makes sense, it was just weird at first glance.  As long as the 'terms and conditions' are spelled out clearly anytime a spell is used, more for our sake than any in character stuff, and she DOESN'T draw attention to herself or the supernatural in general, at least as much as possible at least, then I'm all for it.  ;D
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FarFetched

I will definitely be spelling out to people what her "contracts" do OOCly XD. It's something a player should definitely choose to enter into.

TheHangedOne

I think Erik and Jane could be good friends. And spirits know he might end up needing her help at some point.  >:)
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Vergil1989

Yay, more victims....I mean more playmates!  ;D

Seriously though, welcome to the game Farfetched.
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legomaster00156

#96
Name: Veshtal Vagori, but most just call it, "Ghost"
Age: 650, or somewhere thereabouts.
Gender: Agender, but takes the pronouns of the body it inhabits. It tends to prefer male bodies.
Book Holder: No
Demon companion: No
Hunter/Ravished Cultist: No
Appearance: In its true form, Ghost has no corporeal body. It appears as a humanoid shadow upon the wall, possessing no visible eyes or notable features. In this form, its only methods of communication are telepathic, and it cannot meaningfully affect the world. It possesses the bodies of mortals to gain a real body, and is fond of switching bodies frequently to experience new things and cause more chaos in its own wake.
Personality: Ghost is a cruel trickster. Its favorite pastime is ruining people's lives and reputations by taking their bodies and causing them to commit heinous acts (though it is not above petty cheating scandals and the like). It is also known to favor carnal activities, with lust a driving factor in many of its decisions (which is somewhat ironic, as its true form possesses no means to have sex). Its true personality outside of that is difficult to discern, though, as it seems to change its mind on things as quickly as it changes bodies. It is fluid and unreliable, a foe to many and friend to few.
Sexual Orientation: Pansexual, but prefers to sleep with the opposite sex of its current body.
Bio:
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Ghost is a demon of an unusual sort. It resembles a lust demon like a succubus or incubus in some regards, but its incorporeal form and focus on possession rather than shapeshifting and enchantment create stark contrasts to the creatures.
Ghost came into being some centuries ago. It actually only spent a few short decades in Hell, before moving to the planet Earth to toy with the beings there. It has had a lot of fun over the centuries. It has caused scandals among royalty, sent thousands to their deaths while possessing military generals, and formented revolts across the world.
One of Ghost's favorite roles to play was in the French Revolution, when, following peasant revolts, a new government was formed and it took the body of a powerful politician: Maximilien Robespierre. Under Ghost's control, people were executed by the hundreds, to Ghost's great delight. Robespierre became a villain, when he had grew as a hero of the Revolution. This could have gone on for much longer, but then Ghost met its first hunters: the French Fraternité des ongles en fer (Iron Nail Brotherhood). They had been investigating demonic influence for years at that point, and finally found Ghost in Robespierre's body. Ghost abandoned Robespierre as his neck was placed into the guillotine. The Brotherhood wrongly thought they killed the demon, while Ghost slipped away and left an innocent man to die.
Eventually, Ghost found its way to the United States of America. It's stayed along the eastern seaboard for the most part, finding its joys in harassing wealthy financiers and politicians. Some of America's greatest conflicts and scandals have attracted, or even been caused by Ghost. It has brought down bankers and governors, turned brother against brother, and created decades-long feuds between otherwise rational beings. Its activities have been discovered more than once by America's Order of the Silver Rose, but when the heat gets too high, it just jumps to a different body and lies low.
The only people Ghost will not possess are hunters, especially those in an actual demon-slaying organization. If Ghost fears anything, it is these hunters, and it believes that trying to get too close to them may backfire by letting them actually catch and kill its true form. Interestingly, it also cannot possess creatures other than humans - it isn't entirely sure why this is, but just accepts the limit on its power.

Casual ons: Ghost enjoys harassing humans, experiencing new lives, and junk food.
Casual offs: Being stuck in one place or person too long – Ghost needs new experiences to remain happy, with the only exceptions being very powerful people he can use to commit real atrocities with.
Sexual ons: Ghost adores playing with his partners' emotions, letting them think that it is the actual person that it is possessing. Other than that, it also enjoys non-con and slavery (though only as the cruel master or mistress).
Sexual offs: None, really (though the player off's apply to actually roleplaying it out).

Face Claims:  Will change frequently, as Ghost rarely stays in one body.
Additional Notes/Photos/Music/etc
None yet.

Vergil1989

He might want to be careful around someone as powerful or resourceful as Juliet, or she'll find a way to trap him in the body of a crippled man and leave him to die in some hospital.  :P  Joking aside, while I AM curious about some of his more enjoyable possessions, at the very least, what it was like when he first showed up on Earth, he looks pretty good as a character Lego.  I like it!
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legomaster00156

Yeah, that's its biggest liability. It dies if the body it is in dies. It's been careful to abandon its host bodies if death seems likely, and is never found on any kind of battlefield.

Vergil1989

Well he's good to go other than extending his history a bit Lego.  Knock yourself out.  ;D
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