penned by lyon (21+, he/they/it, cst)
trouble finds trouble
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rules
01. Do not stream or video-record our RP sessions in-game without my express permission. If I find out you are doing this, it is an instant blacklist, whether you knew about this or not. You are, however, allowed to take screenshots and logs as you desire.02. I am not my characters. In-character affection is just that, in-character. The same goes for aggression. If you feel that things are toeing a line, reach out to me please so we can clear the air, maybe take a break if necessary. Communication is everything.03. If you have an issue with me, say it to my face. If something's wrong, tell me directly. I can't start fixing my mistakes if I don't know about them. If you aren't telling me anything, I'm going to assume things are fine. It usually takes about a year of knowing someone to know when to ask if they're holding their tongue, and even then that doesn't exactly feel great.
04. Do not approach me nor my cast for casual ERP. You will be turned down once, and blacklisted after. No is no. Scenes can progress to physical and emotional intimacy, but I do not RP for the sole purpose of chasing ERP.05. Do not try to kill off my cast. If I need someone to die, I will start looking for ways to do it, and that is the only exception to this rule. You are welcome to seriously maim and generally scar characters, so long as you have my express permission first. Scars are fun and all, but proper conversation and due diligence is necessary.06. More for flavor than anything. There's some popular fan concepts I just don't engage with, though more on the Eorzea side of things. I'm not a sci-fi-Final Fantasy denier, it's more because of the ramifications of these concepts. Relevant Carrds contain this information.
cast
O R F E A S "S C O R P I O N" M O X E N
30, he/him, (former) arcadion fighter, shard of piano kingsley
Originally an Arcadion fighter under the same stage name, Scorpion initially fought as a scrappy underdog face. His character wasn't particularly well liked, so after some time, he re-debuted as a heel, vengeful and tired. The character was a roaring success, and he shot up in popularity. It's a shame he was driven from the spotlight so abruptly; an accident in the ring pushed him to overload on beast souls, permanently disfiguring him. Now, he's a hacker with Oblivion and a talented pictomancer. MORE.... .D E T. T H E O D O S I A P E A R L
32, she/they, alexandrian royal guard, shard of amalthea strachan
Theodosia is one of the Alexandrian Royal Guard's leading agents in the cases against Preservation and the mysterious hacker known as Scorpion. She's permanently attached to their cyber crimes division, though was initially brought on for more run-of-the-mill detective work. Even though most of their work days are spent glued to the computer, they're still all too happy to get out on the streets and get their hands dirty, as any good detective should be. MORE.... .Y V E C A R N E L I A N
38, she/they/he, hazardous areas hunter, shard of yvette bellerose
Little is actually known about the elusive Yve Carnelian. The most prevalent piece of information anyone's been able to get out of them consistently is that they're a hunter employed by the Alexandrian government specifically for deployment in extremely hazardous zones. But even the wages of a high-risk hunter aren't so ludicrous to afford him the fancy heels and gowns and lavish makeup he wears. So what else is there that she gets herself up to? MORE...
T A N T A L I T E M O X E N
36, he/him, cargo worker, shard of andante kingsley
Scorpion's elder brother, Tantalite is a wise and friendly figure, one who enjoys traveling the world inside the dome as his work carries him. These days, he's a walking example of why Alexandria only entrusts beast souls to hunters and Arcadion fighters. A regulator malfunction years ago left him part bovine, and while he's glad for the strength it gives him, he's forever haunted by the permanent shift in his reflection. Tantalite is always eager to help others, given the chance, and will do so without hesitation, even at his own detriment. MORE.... .A L E X I S P Y R I T E
35, he/they, business mogul, shard of xavierre chatelain
A talented mage with his hands in the business of healing magicks, Alexis Pyrite is well-known for his work in establishing healing drones in the personal sector, making them just as common as first aid kits in some sectors. Of course, word on the street says he tends to get his hands up in more unsavory business, but what exactly that is remains to be seen in his day to day work. He's been seen consorting with Scorpion, however. MORE.... .B R I A R
48, she/her, electronetics mechanic, shard of colette ymir
A skilled mechanic, Briar's skills lie mostly in Spoken electrope augmentation, what she refers to simply as electronetics. She crafted her own augments by hand, and programmed each of them herself. When she isn't working on augments, Briar's usually under the lift on her airwheeler, making it suit her latest needs. Nothing makes her happier than knowing she's helping to progress the state of Alexandrian society. MORE...
relations
orfeas moxen
D O S S I E R
alias scorpion
gender trans man
pronouns he/him/his
age 30
race hyune
occupation hacker, oblivion
orientation gay, probably height 6'09"
weight 295 ponzes
hair long, black. bangs cover both eyes.
eyes allegedly blue
scars unclear
tattoos, piercings not obvious
regulator no. .P E R S O N A
mbti enfj-t (protagonist)
mtg izzet (red, blue)
fears nomophobia (out of long-range contact). .E X T R A
source piano kingsley
attached jobs pictomancer, viper
leynet username SCORPION_
voiceclaim firstname last
P E R S O N A L I T Y
Orfeas is a sentimental man, weighed down by the burdens of the people he knew and loved and lost. The pain of loss isn't completely new to him; he forewent a regulator years ago for safety reasons. It has, however, left him feeling the weight of every departure he hadn't had the time to properly process.
He feels many things, and all of them deeply. His despair is often world-shattering, and his love drowning. It exemplifies his expression in his artistic pursuits, but its impact on his personal life shouldn't go unstated.
He's not without a competitive streak; it was that which drove him to the Arcadion to begin with. And it pushed him farther than he ever thought he could rise within its ranks. The Arcadion taught him that he was most liked when he wasn't simply trying to be "a good ol' boy," so the thought lingers: How much does that extend to reality?. .H I S T O R Y
Orfeas spent his early childhood as one of a pair of twin sisters, a couple of eager artists in their budding stages. The dome's transplant to Xak Tural was fresh in their infancy, and they grew up used to varied ways of life under the endless spires of Everkeep.As the years went by, Orfeas took up a career in the Arcadion. The fans knew him only as "Scorpion," a name he adopted for the soul of the matchlock scorpion he used in the ring. His first season was a complete flop. Not only did he lose before he managed to make it out of the lightweights, but the crowd was rather unimpressed by his good-boy act.So he did what anyone would do, and took a heel-turn. He returned to the ring a bitter, jaded character, scorned by the world around him with a dire need for vengeance. Those who would see the world burn, he decided, would taste his searing venoms for themselves.
And then, just when it seemed he had it all, there was an accident in the ring. Someone had broken the ceiling lights. It fell directly on his head and left him concussed, and worse, with a broken regulator pumping him full of feral souls.No-one saw Scorpion in the ring again. Orfeas returned to the streets, disfigured and ashamed. There was no rest for the wicked, though, with Zoraal Ja's schemes about... He took to a career of vandalism and hacking, scooped up for the latter by a ragtag bunch by the name of Oblivion. Someone had to do something to lift the wool from Alexandria's eyes.. .
tantalite moxen
D O S S I E R
gender cis-man
pronouns he/him/his
age thirty-six
race hyune
occupation gig-economy courier
orientation orientation height 6'05"
weight 320 ponze
hair long, wavy and crimson red
eyes deep blue
scars mostly hidden
tattoos, piercings no tats, pierced both ears
regulator no. .P E R S O N A
mbti esfj-a (consul)
mtg mardu (black, red, white)
fears basophobia (falling). .E X T R A
source andante kingsley
attached jobs warrior
leynet username REDDISHBULL
voiceclaim firstname last
P E R S O N A L I T Y
Tantalite has, to put it simply, seen some shit. As one of many physical laborers in Everkeep, he was among the multitudes pressed firmly to the grindstone under Zoraal Ja's brief reign. The bureaucracy provided a particularly gruesome corporate hellscape for some few decades, until the sudden arrival of the Warrior of Light and Wuk Lamat. This time period was enough, however, to leave him forever warped by the way he worked, and as such, left him bitter and world-weary.Its most important lesson to him was perhaps that no matter how angry the resistance gets, without hope and community they are nothing. And so he clings bullheadedly to his hope that people will see enough good in one another to put differences aside for just long enough to get some roofs raised and mouths fed.He is tenacious as he is kind, though the latter requires working through several layers of armor. It was rather swiftly imposed upon him not to trust quickly in the days of Alexandria's split throne, and that notion has not left him. But should you make it past his layers and layers of obscuring details, you'll find a sweet and docile man who just wants the best for those around him.. .H I S T O R Y
Tantalite is the only one of the surviving Moxen siblings to have been born prior to Alexandria's dimensional relocation. Not that it matters much, he doesn't remember too much about it. But it did put him into the workforce sooner, and that was just enough to change the course of his life forever.When his younger siblings were just starting their last leg of school, he joined the labor force, working to handle cargo deliveries at Everkeep's many hover docks. Tantalite's employment came not from the Alexandrian government, but a third-party logistics company. Zoraal Ja's research into feral soul transfiguration was in full swing, and their higher-ups had managed to strike a deal with their short-fused ruler. Some of their workforce was to be transfigured for their duties, granting them strength beyond normal mortal limits.This worked well enough for quite some time. Just enough, in fact, to see the man approach the more serious stages of psychonekrosis. And one fateful day, there was an accident. He doesn't remember it clearly. One minute, he was doing as he should, pushing a large assortment of pallets across the dock, the next he was being pulled out of a pile of rubble, his hand warped and inhuman.Then came the lawsuits. Then the settlement. Then the dissolution of his former employer. With no cure to speak of, Tantalite was left to rot.. .
theodosia pearl
D O S S I E R
gender demigirl
pronouns she/her they/them
age thirty-two
race half-eldite, half-hyune
occupation royal detective, cybercrimes div.
orientation orientation height 6'03"
weight 210 ponzes
hair dusty blonde, short and wavy
eyes blue
scars various
tattoos, piercings no tats, pierced both lobes
regulator yes. .P E R S O N A
mbti estj-a (executive)
mtg azorius (blue, white)
fears tokophobia (pregnancy, childbirth). .E X T R A
source amalthea strachan
attached jobs machinist
leynet username pearlywhites
voiceclaim firstname last
P E R S O N A L I T Y
Theodosia has nothing but noble aims. She craves an Alexandria that's safe and clean and well-cared for. And she'll do her part to help get there, with all the strength she can muster in the numbers she finds in the Alexandrian Royal Guard.She presents herself coolly and with confidence, but she's really someone who entertains no nonsense of any sort. Alexandria is full of brutalities and misgivings, even with the amount of polish the government seems intent on putting all over Solution Nine. That extends to the Leynet, where Detective Pearl does the bulk of her work.Even then, if you should catch her off the clock, you find a sweet, polite woman with none of the false bravado she seems to carry while she's at work. Everything about the way she presents herself off the clock is rather princely.She's still rather guarded, though. It'll take some considerable effort to find the would-be knight under all those existing layers of duty.. .H I S T O R Y
Theodosia has longed to be a member of Queen Sphene's personal retinue since she was but a little girl. As she grew older, she learned that the duty was often entrusted not to any such people, but electrope-based constructs, and so she was forced to improvise.And so she found herself at the academy, working her way through puzzles and historical cases instead of martial technique. She spent no small amount of time at the range, which was lovely, but it didn't have the same feel as fighting with sword and shield to defend the honor of the crown.Even though it wasn't her first plan, she still strove for excellency. Theodosia worked tirelessly night after night, day after day, eager to prove herself the most capable of her class. She succeeded, but not without cost. To this day, she remains addicted to the sugary energy tonics found all across Solution Nine.These days, Theodosia works a desk job, fighting cybercrime across Alexandria's Leynet. She's one of the leading agents in the cases against prominent hacker Scorpion, and the occasional data breaches that seem to point to an organization simply called the Rose Garden. The former has grown rather hairy, as the government's started working alongside Oblivion to clean up Preservation's messes, but she's confident it's nothing she can't see through one way or another.. .
alexis pyrite
D O S S I E R
gender cis-male
pronouns he/him/his
age thirty-five
race eldite
occupation ceo of pyrite medical
orientation gay height 6'06"
weight 197 ponzes
hair long, reddish-brown
eyes gold
scars none
tattoos, piercings no tats, pierced both lobes
regulator yes. .P E R S O N A
mbti intj-t (architect)
mtg simic (blue, green)
fears autophobia (abandonment, isolation). .E X T R A
source xavierre chatelain
attached jobs sage
leynet username PyriteMed / fooledgold
voiceclaim firstname last
P E R S O N A L I T Y
For better and for worse, Alexis Pyrite clings desperately to the ideal of noblesse oblige. To his credit, he embodies it as best he can, embedding his every credit of profit into his company. Alexis puts an emphasis on paying his people, not his bottom line. He'll sooner take a pay cut to ensure his workers can continue to enjoy their lives as-is before he starts collapsing parts of his company.But to play the internals so kindly demands a ruthless outward face. Pyrite Medical has oft been outshone by its direct rival in Preservation, and so its leading family has become incredibly skilled at handling deal-brokering and managing tenuous ties. He isn't sure if he's running the company with a softer hand than his father, but he knows he cares enough to see things improve for the world around him.After all, when you're in the business of prosthetics, you see some shit. You meet some people who've seen some things far worse than you ever will. And then you make it your mission to ensure they can enjoy a life as close to normal as possible. No matter the cost.. .H I S T O R Y
The Pyrite family has long been in the business of medical technologies in Alexandria. Records for the company itself date back several hundred years, with its founder's invention of a life-saving surgical array that revolutionized Alexandrian healthcare. The business has remained in the family's hands ever since, and they continue to innovate in the field.Among his immediate family, Alexis is an only child, having been raised on his lonesome by a doting mother and strict (but fair) father. He knew tough love and softer loves in equal measure, and through his parents' dedication, he rose to grand heights in his schooling. The arcane geometries required for electrope programming came easily to him. Controlling apparatus akin to a Sharlayan sage's gear was a little more difficult, but something he came to master all the same.Unfortunately, though, his parents were stolen from him by sickness shortly after his graduation from one of Alexandria's most prestigious universities. They had been so ill that they could not attend his ceremony. And so the company fell into his hands with his father's passing as the only eligible heir.Alexis has been running the show as both the CEO and head of research ever since. His work has driven him into some interesting and equally unsavory places, and connections therein, but for his people? For his country? He will do whatever it takes to keep them alive.. .
yve carnelian
D O S S I E R
gender butch
pronouns he/they/she
age thirty-eight
race eldite
occupation hazardous areas hunter
orientation lesbian height 6'03"
weight 206 ponzes
hair blonde, dyed red highlights. short.
eyes pale blue
scars plenty. varied.
tattoos, piercings no tats, pierced both lobes
regulator yes. .P E R S O N A
mbti entj-a (commander)
mtg rakdos (black, red)
fears necrophobia, phasmophobia. .E X T R A
source yvette bellerose
attached jobs red mage, reaper
leynet username CARNAGEEE
voiceclaim firstname last
P E R S O N A L I T Y
Yve Carnelian has always been a cocky shitheel, ever since they were a wee little girl. Their favorite expression is a sly smirk that most can't help but want to punch them for. For what it's worth, though, they can take it. And then dish it back out in kind.She strides through life with a devil-may-care attitude and a levin-may-try kind of walk. Confidence may as well be her middle name. No-one's quite certain, though the theory carries credence by virtue of that name having belonged to his grandmother.Yve had been known for picking fights with bigger, richer kids, though even their classmates could never quite tell if it was just to prove a point or if there happened to be some other sort of motive. They didn't have a whole lot of friends at the time, anyhow. It did keep bullying down, for what it was worth...Some think there might be a soft spot hidden away under that smug mug. There may be something worth finding tucked away in there, if you know how to look for it. But in a place like Alexandria where everything can change as quickly as the electrope server ticks, how do you survive so many sudden changes without shutting away some small parts of yourself?. .H I S T O R Y
Yve Carnelian comes from a downtrodden line, folks who've scraped their way out of total poverty by taking advantage of Alexandria's underbelly. As it goes, the brighter the veneer, the darker the shadows. And the darker the shadows get, the easier it is to squirrel away your illicit dealings.Generations ago, the Carnelians were once Royal Alchemists, in charge of whatever potions and poultices might be required for Alexandria's betterment. These days, their best is far behind them, but the knack seems to follow them around. Even if it skips a generation or two from time to time.Yve is an only child, and the heir to the family name, for what little it's worth. In an effort to make a more lucrative, legitimate living, she took not only the hunter's exam, but an additional round for hazardous zones after a few years' experience. She passed both with flying colors, and has been fighting freely in even the most dangerous parts of Heritage Found ever since.But even for all the credits and souls that brings in, some things just don't add up. Where do they get the budget for such lavish clothes and high-end combat gear?. .
briar
D O S S I E R
gender trans woman
pronouns she/her/hers
age forty-eight
race hyune...?
occupation electronetics mechanic
orientation orientation height 5'07"
weight 175 ponzes
hair long, dusty blonde
eyes a piercing electronic red
scars none. but there are mechanical seams...
tattoos, piercings no tats, pierced both lobes
regulator yes, internal. .P E R S O N A
mbti intp-a (logician)
mtg izzet (blue, red)
fears [REDACTED]. .E X T R A
source colette ymir
attached jobs samurai, bard, blacksmith
leynet username briarRose
voiceclaim firstname last
P E R S O N A L I T Y
Briar is known for several facets: her prudence, her creativity on and off the battlefield, and her incredibly slippery nature. She's there and gone again, both in the streets and on the Leynet. But perhaps most importantly, she boasts incredibly capable knowledge of electrope systems and how to interface them with the bodies of most.Negotiating with Briar is typically ill-advised, unless you know what you're doing. Haggling, as far as she's aware, isn't part of her line of work. If you don't want to pay the creds, you've gotta put in the work. Otherwise, well... You don't get the same quality anywhere else, do you?One must wonder whether her true home is nestled away deep in the bowels of her workshop or perhaps in the heat of battle. She thrives in both, working her mind like an endless circuitboard at the workbench, and fighting with every onze of energy she has in combat. Both provide the comfort of relative anonymity, something she isn't always allowed on the Leynet.Her mind is always sharp, some new arcane programmings scrawled on a whiteboard in the workshop somewhere or configuring pieces of electrope like some sort of puzzlebox. It's said she never drinks alcohol, or comes anywhere close to drugs of any sort, just in case something were to happen. She lives life on the edge, one could say, but it's a rather different kind of edge to most adrenaline-seekers. Her best thrills, it seems, come completely sober.She presents herself fearlessly, but it masks who she really is: A calculating, cautious woman who knows best when to strike and when to retreat to the comfort of her shadows. By knowing them intimately, she can use them as a blanket for the ways she travels the city.. .H I S T O R Y
Not much can be said for certain. Some say that the missing child of House Steiner still walks the streets of Solution Nine. Others say that the owner of the Rosebush isn't actually flesh-and-blood.What is certain is the fact that Briar fought valiantly to protect the people of Alexandria during both attacks on their people from within, utilizing a kind of blade that hasn't been seen since long before the dome's relocation. Not only that, but the electrope currents along its sharpest edge create an intense heat without burning flame.. .