serpino_city - Profile (original) (raw)

Welcome to Serpino City. Rest assured, you haven’t taken a wrong turn. Arrival here is always inevitable.

Before you know it, fog will shroud the road behind you. You will find that the bridge is out. That’s right, there’s no turning back. Might as well look around, eh?

By some odd twist of fate, your character (assuming they are not already a resident of Serpino) has just arrived in a chilly behemoth of a city. They are not aware of the magic that led to their arrival. As far as they know, they have either taken a wrong turn on the road, or have unwittingly been led there by seemingly innocent travel brochures.

Once your character realizes that leaving Serpino is quite an impossible task, he or she must settle in and try to live as best one can while surrounded by monsters, ghouls, and the undead.

Serpino City is a real place, though elusive. It is accessible through conventional means like any other place in the world. The only difference between Serpino and any other city is that you don’t need to belong to the same world to venture there. Serpino belongs to every world and no world.

The city itself is most noticeably held captive by a perpetual autumn. Smoke and spices linger in the air, carried by cool breezes. And though the leaves in the trees have all turned colors, they do not fall.

Technologically, Serpino City is on about the same level as the present. Many of the older residents, however, shun such advancements.

During the day, the city appears mostly deserted, though not in a sinister way. Those active during daylight take the subway and keep busy indoors. Presence outside is not forbidden, however.

The city livens up come nightfall. Humans, ghosts, vampires, werewolves, and other assorted creatures flood the streets. Clubs and bars open for business, and even the restaurants seem to get livelier. Even though a portion of this activity is dark in nature, a happy air lingers, since it is traditional in Serpino to hunt for candy in the evening.

For some odd reason, all types of currency seem to be accepted in Serpino. Characters will find themselves having as much money as they did in their own world.

Though Serpino City is generally inescapable, a few individuals possess the ability to travel to and from Serpino at will. Most of these individuals are even able to take others with them, if a little money is involved.

To the south and the east, roads traveling from the city cross barren, flat outskirts. To the north, a foreboding-looking forest juts up right after the buildings end. On the west side, a jovial looking river meanders through some hills that are dotted with a few more buildings.

Jack d’Gevaudan: The mayor of Serpino City. He’s a good-natured person, and does his job well (and has been for over 50 years). On the outside, he’s a calm, collected, and mostly serious 300-year-old vampire.

The Bellman: Works together with the mayor to lure people into the city. He’s an odd character.

1. This RP is open to both fandom and original characters.
   a. Fandom: Must bear as much resemblance to their canon character as possible. You may add events to their past (ex. Things from another RP) if you clarify what these events are. This is not necessary, but you may do this if you feel you must.

b. Original: As far as the character goes, anything is ok, as long as it can communicate. You must provide a comprehensive application that sufficiently describes their history, personality, appearance, etc.

2. Since characters travel to Serpino (somewhat) voluntarily, it is not necessary to adapt them to fit the setting unless you are told otherwise.

3. To an extent, “powers” are allowed. Provided that your character isn’t omnipotent, it should be ok. EDIT: More clearly, your character is allowed up to three "powers." (Powers being defined as abnormal special abilities not granted to all others of your kind. So like, a werewolf turning into a wolf, or a a vampire being strong, wouldn't count.) If you choose three super-strong things, like, say the ability to cause earthquakes, the ability to turn into smoke, and the ability to not get hurt, we'll have to tell you to cut down on some. Because like... being that powerful isn't cool to other players.

4. If you wish to, you may move a character from another RP to Serpino City.

5. No godmodding of any sort. It takes the fun out of things. Please clarify any actions that may pose a problem for another character with that player before carrying them out.

6. This RP is through LJ and AIM. Please make sure you can use both before applying.

7. PLEASE USE PROPER ENGLISH! If you fail to do so, I will eat your face off.

8. If there are any issues/conflicts between players that pose a problem to the RP, please notify a mod, so that things can be resolved.

9. Respect the mods.

10. Do try to stay active. If we’ve seen no sign of you for three weeks (no hiatus notice or anything) we might have to remove your characters. If life gets you down, just drop us a note, so we know you haven’t left.

11. Sexual situations are permitted here, but aren’t allowed in public chats unless the entire chat agrees that it’s ok beforehand.

12. Because sexual situations are allowed, the age limit here is 15.

13. The character limit for newer players is 3. The character limit for longtime players (3+ Months in Serpino) is 5.

Character Lists: Please do not apply for someone on this list.

Reserve List: If you don’t want to complete an application right now, you can reserve one here for up to a week.

FAQ/Ideas: If you need some help, or would like to see a change, here’s where you can say so.

Applications: Apply for either an OC or a fandom character here. (Two different forms)

Drop Character: u__u Didn’t I just say there was no escape? Oh, well~

Friend Add/Remove: Keep up with everyone’s journal posts.

Establishment/Location List: Businesses, clubs, parks etc. and their staff go here. Make sure to ask the establishment’s owner IC before you ask to be added to a list.

Chat List: List of public AIM chats (clubs, restaurants, etc.).

serpino_city: Main journal. RP announcements from the mods go here.

serpino_mod: Mod journal. Contains all the lists and things.

serpino_bboard: The Bulletin Board. If your character has anything to say to everyone IC (ads, job openings, etc.), here’s where he or she may do so.

serpino_ooc: OOC Community. Talk to the other players! :D

serpino_logs: Logs. Just past your logs here. Make sure to place them behind a cut and rate them accordingly.

Paisley Fox (paisley_fox)
AIM: Paisley Fox 0
Job: Owner, Head Mod, Applications, General Tasks

Al (bby)
AIM: von Paracelsus
Job: Lists, etc.

Tatiana (fuckyeah)
AIM: Alexiel de Fanel
Job: HTML Formatting

Jess (crimson_explody)
AIM: Crimson Kimbly
Job: Lists, Applications

Images from sxc.hu.