Rising Tide

Not sure if this is a completely original title, nut its another story set during the fall of man.

Its 2023. 2012 came and wen without an apocalypse in sight, but now we may face extinction. World War Three erupted in Eastern Europe, but soon spread to the rest of the world. Within a year the war went nuclear and half the earths population died in an instant. Explosions tore great scars in the earth that threw tons of ash and soot into the air. The ash clouded the atmosphere and froze the planet into a semi ice-age.

In the ensuing chaos civilization collapsed and PMC's (Private Military Company's) leftover after the war rose to control the new order. The PMCs have instituted a fragile peace that only reaches as far as the great walls built around the cities.

Outside the walls, the only safe places left are the trading posts that have sprung up in the few arable locations. In these few fortified towns there is a mutual non-aggression treaty, but outside of them, there are no laws. But for the survivors in the wilderness, there are worse things out there than humans.

Radiation left over from the war has created monsters that threaten the human settlements. The radiation effects every animal, but certain ones are more common that others (we can decide). It has even left its mark on humans, in more ways than one.

Radiation has created a new race of human commonly called Witcher. Physically the only difference is that they are generally paler, and their eyes are unusually bright, and they are stronger, faster than normal humans, but only by degrees. Mentally however they are quite different. Every 1 in 10 Witcher will be born with a special gift (varies greatly, from seeing the future, to being able to re grow body parts), it is because of this difference that they are hated. In the cities they are enslaved and their gifts extorted by the PMCs, but in the wilderness they are simply outcast, and hunted by some people wanting to make some money.

The second change is magic. Magic is present in almost all humans (Witchers and normal humans) but very few can manage the complete concentration required to actually channel magic into spells. Magic resembles the gifts of the Witchers, but is normally not as powerful. Magic is the cause of radiation however, and the more someone uses it, and the more powerful they are, the greater tole it will take on their mind, eventually driving them crazy.

This is the world you live in. The peace is balanced on the edge of a sword, and about to fall off. Someone is pitting the PMC's against each other and inciting war. The great machines of the old world are rising and prowling the wilderness. But something more is going on. The monsters are getting more aggressive and pushing against the settlements. One has to wonder if the two are connected. With war brewing in the cities its up to you, the writers, to find out who is doing this, and stop them.

YOUR CHARACTER
Your character can be whatever you want. He/She can be from the city and work for one of the PMCs, he/she can be a slave, or a king. I only have one rule for character creation. if you want to belong to a PMC then collaborate with some other writers so that we do not have five different ones in the same city.

THE WONDERFUL RULES
- No god Modding

- Respect the other writers

- These are the most important, but all other YWS rules apply.

CHARACTER PALETTE

Name:
Race (Witcher, Human):
Gender:
Age:
Appearance:
Personality:
Likes:
Dislikes:
History:
Powers(all strengths, also put anything magical in here):
Other:

((*shrugs* I might join this.))

I'm in, will post my profile later.

oops forgot to mention, a lot of this idea came from sylverdawn, so she gets credit

name: Shien
Race: witcher
Gender: male
Age: 17
Appearance: http://media.photobucket.com/image/punk ... e_punk.jpg

Personality: Arrogant, prideful, and independant. Shien is the definition of a lone wolf. Even when he's with friends he keeps a part of himself aloof. His past has left him unable to trust other. He is jaded and cynical, and has very little faith left in the human race. Very loyal to those few friends he has. Passionate and intense.

Likes: high places, shiny things
Dislikes: confined spaces, cold

History: Born the son of a PMC executive, Shien was raised from birth to be one of their soldiers. He has been constantly betrayed by those he trusted, and is completely disillusioned with the new government system.

Finally in an act of rebellion, he steals the only copy of the PMC's research on making artificial witchers. Memorize's it, destroys the copy, and runs away. With PMC soldiers hot on his trail. Determined to gain true freedom, and find a place where witchers can be happy.

Powers: He can command the wind. Fly, breathe underwater, enhance senses, go invisible, use it as a weapon, and much more. Although he rarely uses magic now, he was forced to use it alot when he was little. As a result Shien is emotionally unstable, and his mind continues to deteriorate, Shien is well aware his chances of living much beyond twenty are slim.

Other: up for love, plagued by nightmares.

Name: Samantha Grain

Race (Witcher, Human): Human

Gender: Female

Age: 17

Appearance: Dark brown hair and procelien skin, her green eyes resemble that of a witcher and is constantly called out on it. Her body is slim but not like a rail.

Personality: Happy despite the times, she likes to talk and meet new people. She is also quite adventurous, carrying about a new-ish version of a smith and wesson.

Likes: People, people, adventure and food.

Dislikes: stupid people.

History: doesn't have one

Powers(all strengths, also put anything magical in here):




***ill finish this later***

Other:

Name: Francesca Stone (Frankie)

Race (Witcher, Human): Witcher

Gender: Female

Age: 17

Appearance: Frankie is 5,4 and slim. She has short, spiky brown hair that constantly falls into her eyes which are blue verging on grey.

Personality: Very stubborn and independant, Frankie finds it very hard to connect to people as she has had very few friends for her whole life. Despite this, she is very loyal and when she becomes close to someone she will never betray them. Under a cool exterior Frankie loves to laugh but has not done so for many years. She used to be very sensitive and emotional but has been hardened by her years of being shunned by the human race. When she gets the chance she can be very calm and reflective, liking nothing better than losing herself to the world for a few hours.

Likes: Sunshine, mental and physical challenges and wide, open fields.

Dislikes: Cramped caves and holes, stupid people, people who try and order her around and not being right.

History: Frankie has no idea of her parentage as she spent her earlier years being looked after by an older witcher who had found her alone in the woods as a baby. Until Frankie was 11 they stayed together, never meeting anyone else, human or witcher. He taught her how to survive alone and how to use magic safely, also warning her only to use it in great need. However, one day he was attacked by a wolf that had been affected with radiation and died. Frankie then travelled on alone until she found a group of human outcasts, they immediatly saw she was a witcher and attacked her but using her power she managed to escape. Since then she has survided in the wilderness alone, coming close to being captured by PMC soldiers but always escaping.

Powers(all strengths, also put anything magical in here): Frankie is highly intellectual and her special power is her mind. Using it she can speak to friends across great distances, listen to people's thoughts and feelings and most importantly gain control of others' minds. With this she can erase their memories, cause them severe pain and control their actions to an extent. However, when she has gained access to people's memories she has found things that have terrified and emotionally scarred her, so she dislikes being in other people's heads.

Other: Up for love. Doesn't carry any weapons as her mind is all she needs.

hey thanks for joining, ill have my profile up in a bit. feel free to make other charcters if you want

Name: Adam Smith

Race (Witcher, Human): Human

Gender: Male

Age: 20

Appearance: Average weight and height, dark dark brown hair, hazel eyes, well-groomed.

Personality: Analytical, meticulous, unemotional. Not the nicest person on earth, but that comes more from a lack of social skills than mean-spiritedness.

Likes: Learning about the world around him, order, origami, Chinese food, quiet

Dislikes: chaos, loud noises, having to interact with people he doesn't know

History: Adam is an intern working for a PMC. Deep down he has qualms about how Witchers are treated, but as he doesn't see that the system is going to change any time soon he chooses to overlook it. He has been helping with research on Witchers for the past year.

Powers(all strengths, also put anything magical in here): Magically speaking, not much. Doesn't lose his cool in a crisis. Fairly intelligent and resourceful. Dependable. He's usually successful at whatever he puts his mind to.

Other: Up for love, I suppose, though he is three years older than anyone else in this thread.

**So... is this going to start anytime soon?**

yep, lemme make a char, then we can start.

Name: Desmond Leoness

Race (Witcher, Human): Witcher

Gender: Male

Age: 24

Appearance: coming soon to a YWS near you

Personality: He is generally cold to the outside world. He tends to keep to himself, but only because of a general lack of companions since the war. Upon meeting him people think he is devoid of emotion, but on the inside he is a tumult of emotional confusion. He constantly has doubts about his lifestyle, but at the same time he enjoys killing and fighting. Every emotion he feels conflicts with another, and he isn't sure any more what he really feels. But no one else knows this. Sometimes he feels as if he has forgotten how to feel human emotion.

Likes: good weapons, non judgmental people, food (any kind)

Dislikes: racists, most PMC's

History: After the war he signed on with a PMC that stayed outside the city. They set up a base and started to reach out to the area around them. They didn't take over, they just protected, acted as guardians of a sort. When he turned into a Witcher they established a special team of soldiers that would do more difficult operations. It wasn't directly racist, but his new job had a much lower life expectancy rate. Still he had a lot of companions and friends. There was a mini-war between his company and another, larger PMC and his was destroyed, he was the only survivor. Now he just wanders in the wilderness, trying to find a place where he can stop.

Powers(all strengths, also put anything magical in here): He has no witcher gift that he knows of, and is not very adept in magic, but he is an expert in all forms of combat, especially long range.

Other:

Name: Emelie Donturro (pronounced like its spelled eh-meh-LIE)

Age: 15

Race: Human

Gender: female (technically the sex would be female and the gender would be girl, but whatever)

Appearance: petite, but a little extra thin, bleached blond hair, and a very bright, luminescent green for eye color.

Personality: Is often very quiet, due to the fact that she is almost constantly trying to maintain her magic or thinking about things, and has a good sense of humor deep, deep down. She is very proud and does not like to be put down or yelled at.

Likes: rain, quiet, drawing, feeling the magic coursing through her veins, swimming, and holding hands (its a comfort thing)

Dislikes: Loud people or places, bright lights, being completely alone, and not being able to think

History: Grew up with her older "brother" who was a Witcher, but when she was 10 he was kidnapped by the PMC's and hasn't been seen since. Since then she has been living in their abandoned house by herself, concentrating on her magic and eating whenever she can (which is not often)

Powers: strong magic for a human, and so far she isn't...completely crazy, or showing MAJOR signs of going off the edge anytime soon.

Other: She has a family of "pet" owls living in her ceiling, and she can have successful conversations with them

do we want to start?

((Am I too late to join? If I am I'll just delete this.))

Name: Jessi

Race (Witcher, Human): Witcher

Gender: Female

Age: 15

Appearance:

Personality: Jessi is a free soul. She wasn't meant for slavery, and constantly dreams of escaping. She's intelligent and charismatic. She doesn't trust anyone.

Likes: Jessi likes drawing and writing in her free time, which is sparse.

Dislikes: Jessi has developed a fear of most weapons. It takes her much longer to trust men than women.

History: Jessi was captured and put into work as a slave at a young age. Her parents and baby sister were killed before her eyes.

Powers(all strengths, also put anything magical in here): Jessi has heightened senses, but that has nothing to do with powers. Jessi is a mute, and communicates with hand signals, pen and paper, or mind-to-mind communication, which she's very good at. She has the use of telekenises, and can read minds. She is forced to wear a collar which makes her telekenises and mind reading powers useless.

Other: Up for love, but don't expect her to trust you for a while.

no! were always looking for new people, feel free.

Awesome. When are we starting?