👋 What's up, worlds? Y'all can call me CD!
Welcome! I'm a lady from southeastern USA and I've been creating stories for over ten years. I consider myself an advanced-literate writer with a penchant for letting things age like wine, and I'm seeking partners with similar skills!
🤔 What am I looking for in a general sense?
Friendship! Rapidfire! I'm the kind of gal that needs a personal connection to stay invested - mood boards, playlists, gushing - all that jazz. If you feel the same way, consider approaching me with your headcanons and other questions!
👀 What am I looking for in a partner sense?
Aliens! Cryptids! Supers! I have a preference for established characters with good alignments, but I'm open to more devious ones. Most of my things are multiverse-friendly, so if you want to bring a character in, we can find a way!

Current Status

  • selectively RPing!

  • working part-time

  • two autumn classes

Elective Things

  • calling via Discord

  • artists and meme'rs

  • TV and movie nights

...Other Hobbies!

  • cycling and swimming

  • keeping bugs as pets

  • survival videogames

🔞

Preferences

  • 18+ partners

  • third-person

  • past-tense

Yes, Always

  • supernatural

  • high fantasy

  • alien sci-fi

⚠️

Sure, Maybe

  • slice of life

  • historical

  • romance

Nope, Never

  • pregnancies

  • real parasites

  • sexual organs

WHAT ABOUT ROMANCE?
Character romances can absolutely happen!
However, they must be the result of a slow-burn with good chemistry.
I'll only roleplay FxM or MxF romances with select (mostly female) writers.
I won't write sexytimes. Please don't come to me for ERP.
All good? Cool! Please contact me when you're ready.

Discord: crystaldisc (preferred contact)

It started with a land where the elements reigned and dragons ruled the sod, sea, and sky. Then, things became a crowded when mankind, their mages, and machines entered the fray. Soon after, aliens and dinosaurs joined their ranks.Now, Auroverse is a collection of all things mashed into this fantastical story.The world has hordes of undead amassing from ages long lost, and the dragon kingdoms they wage war against. There are mystics trying to survive on a plane where cryptids and syndicates go bump in the night, and the alien vagabonds that race against time to save their planets from a malicious infestation.Incarnations of heaven and hell live alongside each other in imperfect harmony, while one realm boasts a vast supercontinent where synthetic titans eclipse the sun and the dinosaurs roam once more. All the while, a horrific cosmic entity banished to the edge of existence watches from space in its eldritch prison.Auroverse is a sandbox of adventure, fantasy, and science-fiction, and it has something for everyone. Will you be a part of it?

THE SURFACE WORLD

Earth, but a little different...

Earth is a strange place to live riddled with even stranger lifeforms, the source of which eventually became known. An earthquake of the century revealed a subterranean structure pulsing with dimensional energy. Dubbed the "Obelisk" due to its shape, it encouraged rapid evolution, resulting in the world today.

Sapient Creatures

  • Human & Super

  • Mystic & Cryptid

  • Ouros'i (aliens)

Major Locales

  • Los Lunares

  • San Solarin

  • Cape Concade

Minor Locales

  • Rowanwick

  • El Isanejo

  • Underhive

THE HOLLOW WORLD

Labyrinth, home to titans...

Labyrinth is a latecomer to the evolution game, despite having existed longer than the surface. In the badlands of the realm, sapience rose in the form of evosaurs and synthetites, making what started as primordial soup grow into something more as they proved their worth and claimed a spot with the greats.

Sapient Creatures

  • Evosaur (evolved dinos)

  • Synthetite (titanic mechs)

  • Lumen, Sylmiri, Onivolk

Major Locales

  • Arbor Vitopolis

  • Cordtrap Crux

  • Isla Ilawana

Minor Locales

  • Red Reaver Hill

  • Aberrant Grove

  • Scorched Pass

THE HIDDEN WORLD

Aurophia, the golden land...

Aurophia is a rich world imbued with deep magical roots. Both the land and the animals that inhabit it are blessed with extraordinary elemental powers. The sky is a glazed gold. Floating islands dot the seas. Dragon kingdoms rain down fire from the sky, and therian cities flourish in fields of wild wheat.

Sapient Creatures

  • Dragon (greater & lesser)

  • Therian (anthro beastfolk)

  • Chimera, Manticore, Sphynx

Major Locales

  • Wayhaven Vale

  • Eartholme Keep

  • Ramsgate City

Minor Locales

  • Frostwire Citadel

  • Runestone Isles

  • Brinemist Deep

WHO ARE THESE WEIRDOS?
I most often play premade characters from an original world.
That said, I'm always happy to adapt them based on the setting.
Click on an icon below to see a brief version of their profile!
Keep in mind that many in-depth descriptions are missing.
There be secrets ahead...

Azura'ellys

"The navigator who searches skies."

Half-Dragon - Female - 5'11" - 131 lbs. - 33 y/o.

Azura'ellys hails from out of known time and space. A savior to some and a destroyer to others, one moment, she's an odd social recluse, while the next, she's soaring the fire in the rain. Armed with scales and the sky itself, this sorcerer lives to see the end.

NAME
Azura'ellys
SPECIES
Half-Dragon
GENDER
Female
BUILD
Acrobatic

HEIGHT
5'11"
WEIGHT
131 lbs.
AGE
33 y/o.
DOB
November 03

HOMEWORLD
Auroverse
CITIZENSHIP
Los Lunares
OCCUPATION
Wayfinder
ALIGNMENT
Neutral Good

Many thanks to the wonderful artists that contributed to their gallery! ♥

APPEARANCE
Azura stands tall and lean, making her slightly more intimidating compared to most women, and while wearing her draconic skin, she sports a thin blue tail tipped with dual feathers. With lightly tanned skin dappled with freckles, cyan eyes, sky sigils on her cheeks, and long, silvery-white hair, she is the spitting image of something wild, ethereal, and vaguely exotic.
Azura constantly changes her wardrobe, which depends on her environment. During summer, she favors tank tops with shorts. For fall and spring, jeans and colorful t-shirts are her go-to. Once winter rolls around, she'll don something heavy, such as an overcoat and tall boots. Since her clothes are often accidentally destroyed by shapeshifting, they never remain consistent.

PERSONALITY
Azura is a simple creature, but only on the surface. Being withdrawn from most social circles, she is content to sit alone with a cup of milk and honey tea. Dig a little deeper, and most find a fierce survivor willing to die for a lost cause and a bird that's far from broken.
Azura is aloof and indifferent on her bad days, preferring the comfort of solitude, which she's learned to love, over that of other people, who she's come to fear. Prior to being stranded, she's never needed to kill to survive, and never mistake that she won't do it to save her own.

OTHER FORMS
Azura can take a dragon-like form, granting her a shape that bears dark avian talons, fanned ears, spiraled dark-gray horns, and midnight-blue scales speckled with light spots. When the time calls for flight, her dark bat-like wings and a pair of silver tail feathers allow for aerial speed and maneuverability, and depending on the timeline, she might turn into a wyvern.
AT A GLANCE
Blue Eyes, Tan Complexion, Wavy Silver Hair,
Sharp Canines, Windswept Voice, Greek Accent,
The Dragon is 5'11" at the shoulder & 1,515 lbs.
Part-Dragon (digitigrade, light scales)
Half-Dragon (harpy-esque, two horns)
Full-Dragon (complete transformation)

EQUIPMENT
Azura is tattooed with a bow and arrow that allows the item to be stored in and summoned from hammerspace. A crossbody linen pack comes with various mundane items, with the main exceptions being a herbal remedy kit and carved stones that aid in dreamwalking.
Magic Tattoo (attuned bow & arrow)
Herbalism Kit (piecemeal remedies)
Runestones (establish spirit circles)
PERSONAL BELONGINGS
Cracked Phone, Ivory Knife, Trail Mix

SPECIALTY
Azura is a Dreamwalker, or a type of worldly spirit. While able to access interplanar travel by way of dreaming, concentrated "daydreaming" allows her to blink in and out of reality for no more than five seconds, becoming ethereal and unable to be harmed by mundane means.
Immortal Spirit (cannot die via aging)
Dreamwalking (interplanar travel)
Reality Ghosting (ethereal state)

ABILITIES
Azura knows many versatile survival skills both tutored and self-taught and fights with a combat style reminiscent of kickboxing. By observing the sky, she can determine which way is which, what direction she's going in, as well as other things like the time and day and horoscopes.
Fighting Style (primitive kickboxing)
Survival Skills (hunting, field medicine)
Navigation (wayfinding, horoscopes)

POWERSET
Azura is able to shapeshift into a dragon-like creature. In addition, she can harness mana to heal wounds and command the wind and sky. When emptied, her reserve takes three hours to regenerate, but this process can be accelerated by resting in nature-rich environments.
Half-Dragon (draconic shapeshifting)
Mana Wellspring (natural healing reserve)
Sky Elemental (control wind and lightning)

WEAKNESSES
Azura is vulnerable against cold iron, which pierces dragon hide, while stealing her skin itself renders her without magic. On the more mystical side of things, dreamcatchers can have various negative effects, from repelling ill intent to binding her form and dimension.
Cold Iron (weapons pierce dragonhide)
Dreamcatchers (prevents dreamwalking)
Stolen Skin (negates magical abilities)

CHILDHOOD
Azura'ellys was born into a tribe of skin-changing hybrids descended from distant dragon and human lineage. No one knew they existed on Aurophia, for a magic maelstrom surrounded the isolated ring of islands on which they resided, never letting anyone enter or escape, save for the few who fell through the cracks. For many years, life was simple, food was plentiful, and the people kind.
TEENHOOD
Azura had been taught the basics of survival, crafting, and most importantly, sailing, at an early age. The first time she felt the freedom beneath a sail was the moment she found her love of travel, which led her to become the tribe's apprentice navigator as a teenager. After undertaking a dangerous rite of passage to earn her first draconic form, however, she drowned in a storm on the journey back.
ADULTHOOD
Azura became a Dreamwalker in death, where she awoke in a lower dimension, Earth, on an island not unlike her own, but occupied by hostile castaways and a malignant force she came to know as the Order of the Ouroboros. Captured by the survivors, many terrible things happened throughout this period, and she waged a war for her freedom, but at the price of everything she could've remained.
THE PRESENT
Azura returned home, only to find that, by some cosmic catastrophe, her civilization had vanished and people scattered. Seeking to destroy the Order of the Ouroboros, she dreamwalked through the dimensions before landing in Los Lunares, where she continued to fight on the fringes of humankind, only to discover that another member of her kind might be closer than she thought.

ORDER OF THE OUROBOROS
A malignant force spreading its dark seeds...

The Order of the Ouroboros is an organization centered around their entity, Ouros the Eternal. The job of their agents is to seek out worlds and seed them with an Obelisk, which causes rapid sapient evolution. When its inhabitants die, their gardened life essence feeds the entity, only to reincarnate and do it again.

THE CHRONICLER
The First Dreamwalker - Male - Extremely Old

The Chronicler originates from a far away universe beyond what most human people might consider normal. A guardian of knowledge and memory, his entire undeath is one spent within the confines of his temple where he accumulates the stories of creatures passed so they may never be lost to the endless void.

HEKILI'AKOS

"Not all fallen angels turn into monsters. I feel he is proof."

STATUS... FRIEND

DAMIEN CHASE

"I'll throw him off as many cliffs as I want if it gives me peace."

STATUS... ENEMY

HARRISON GRAVES

"He can keep the secrets hidden behind his eyes... this time."

STATUS... CONTACT

Damien Chase

"The mercenary who tracks tragedy."

Human - Male - 6'2" - 227 lbs. - 47 y/o.

Damien Chase has seen it all. From an isolated island populated by eldritch horrors to sapient dinosaurs marauding the west, he's conquered all obstacles keeping him from fortune and adventure, all with uncanny luck and a little help from liquor.

NAME
Damien Chase
SPECIES
Human
GENDER
Male
BUILD
Lanky

HEIGHT
6'2"
WEIGHT
227 lbs.
AGE
47 y/o.
DOB
December 27

HOMEWORLD
Auroverse
CITIZENSHIP
San Solarin
OCCUPATION
Mercenary
ALIGNMENT
Chaotic Evil

Many thanks to the wonderful artists that contributed to their gallery! ♥

AZURA'ELLYS

"We all get a lucky chance or two, and your card's gonna fall soon."

STATUS... ENEMY

HEKILI'AKOS

"Eyes stay on the prize. His horns would look great on my mantle."

STATUS... ENEMY

JACK HATCHETT

"Crazy son of'a gun wants a piece of my rear. I don't blame him."

STATUS... ENEMY

Harrison Graves

"The magician who chases time."

Human Mage - Male - 6'5" - 279 lbs. - 59 y/o.

Harrison Graves is an overqualified librarian by day and a hound for the supernatural at night. Too resilient for his own good, he's come out more mean among monsters, and when it comes down to the wire, he'll do what's right so long as it's convenient.

NAME
Harrison Graves
SPECIES
Human
GENDER
Male
BUILD
Heavyset

HEIGHT
6'5"
WEIGHT
279 lbs.
AGE
59 y/o.
DOB
January 25

HOMEWORLD
Auroverse
CITIZENSHIP
Rowanwick
OCCUPATION
Librarian
ALIGNMENT
True Neutral

Many thanks to the wonderful artists that contributed to their gallery! ♥

APPEARANCE
Harrison is a giant of a man, well-proportioned and possessing an average amount of muscle, but also overweight-dispositioned and padded with a thick layer of fat. Even with gray eyes and aging russet hair, his most notable trait includes a faded slash on the left side of his neck and a damaged left knee. A cricket inside an hourglass (back) and an Aquarius glyph (right wrist) consist of his tattoos.
Harrison is self-conscious about the state of his body and almost never seen wearing short-sleeved clothing, instead favoring a faded gray button-up shirt, a beige long coat with yellow trimming, black dress pants, brown work boots, and the occasional scarf. Somewhat farsighted, he will occasionally don a small pair of rectangular reading glasses to help with his ability to read things up-close.

PERSONALITY
Harrison is laid back, witty, and knows how to play around. As an avid lover of old movies, there’s nothing better than a quiet night with a bowl of snacks and red wine while he watches some of his favorite reruns, and while he doesn’t always know how to, he tries his best to be a good person.
Harrison is aggressive, solitary, territorial, and lazy. Known for his mean streak, he has a terrible temper and just wants to be left alone most of the time, and at his worst, he’s violent, unreasonable, and revels in the grief he brings upon others in order to feel better about his own petty problems.

POWERSET
Harrison is a gravity mage. Using hand signals, he can envelop objects in a purple haze that allows their gravity to be manipulated. More mass is more difficult to manipulate, with his limit being a streetcar. Beyond that, he also has an uncanny sense that detects nearby threats.
Gravikineses (manipulate gravity)
Sixth Sense (detects nearby danger)

EQUIPMENT
Harrison is tattooed with a cricket that can come alive and an hourglass that allows items to be stored in and summoned from hammerspace. Squishy on his own, he also wears an enchanted coat, which enhances his fortitude, slowly mends its threading, and responds to his commands.
Cricket Tattoo (able to be animated)
Hourglass Tattoo (item hammerspace)
Enchanted Coat (enhanced defenses)
PERSONAL BELONGINGS
Flip Phone, Pocket Knife, Butane Lighter

ABILITIES
Harrison is a skilled monsterologist. Having lived among the supernatural for decades, he's able to identify several different types of cryptids and their abilities, which he knows how to efficiently combat. In addition, he's a former doctor of sorts qualified to do emergency aid.
Monsterology (vast cryptid knowledge)
PhD Doctorate (biomedicine & first aid)

WEAKNESSES
Harrison is vulnerable against noble gold, which nullifies his magical powers when worn, and his signs are channeled through an arcane bracer. On the more mundane side of things, he also suffers from an improperly-healed knee injury and is slow to physically recover from damage.
Arcane Bracer (source of sign magic)
Noble Gold (negates magical powers)
Health Issues (anger & injury-prone)
Harrison will also do just about anything to save his own skin, even if it's not a direct weakness of sorts.

CHILDHOOD
Harrison Graves was born into a mundane family in a small rural town in the Midwest United States. Growing up, he had an ordinary childhood with the exception of the absence of his mother, who was deemed unfit for parenthood by a case involving the mistreatment of her children. Custody was given to their single working dad, who they were raised by from then on out, and he grew up happy.
TEENHOOD
Harrison had always been someone for science, especially astronomy and genetics. After graduating from college early with a concentration in biomedical engineering, he pursued his master's degree in hopes to make a difference in the field, but when that didn't pan out, he settled for a comfortable job as a professor, much like his father. For a time, he was content with what he'd accomplished.
ADULTHOOD
Harrison eventually transferred to a prestigious university in Los Lunares where he met his wife and two lifelong friends, all of whom pulled some shady, but well-intended research. Not wanting a bad streak among the institute, they were exiled for their endeavors, and around this time, a disturbing revelation caused his wife to divorce him, and her whereabouts have largely remained unknown.
THE PRESENT
Harrison sent in an application for a magic license, and because of a recently suffered knee injury, the governing arcane powers of Ramsgate City approved his request in return for a service. To maximize their investment, he and his friends were relocated to Rowanwick, where they worked as library guardians by putting their combined knowledge both mundane and magical to good use.

JACK HATCHETT

"Never seeing him again would be too soon. Choke on my bones."

STATUS... ENEMY

VALERIE KING

"Gives pretty decent intel when she's not trying to maul me."

STATUS... CONTACT

AZURA'ELLYS

"For some reason, she keeps coming back. Stop feeding it."

STATUS... CONTACT

Hekili'akos

"The blacksmith who forges stars."

Half-Dragon - Male - 6'1" - 216 lbs. - 36 y/o.

Hekili'akos soars heights that most folk heroes only dream of. Born in an era long forgotten by man, he ascended to divinity through a combination of hard work and the will to do good. Come bleakness or blight, he'll be there to show the fire in the dark.

NAME
Hekili'akos
SPECIES
Half-Dragon
GENDER
Male
BUILD
Athletic

HEIGHT
6'1"
WEIGHT
216 lbs.
AGE
36 y/o.
DOB
March 21

HOMEWORLD
Auroverse
CITIZENSHIP
San Solarin
OCCUPATION
Mechanic
ALIGNMENT
Lawful Good

Many thanks to the wonderful artists that contributed to their gallery! ♥

PERSONALITY
+ Courageous
+ Empathetic
+ Industrious
+ Outgoing
- Brazen
- Egotistic
- Mercurial
- Oblivious
INSPIRATIONS
• Heracles
• Sun Wukong
• Spyro (TLoS)
• Superman

POWERS
Astronomical Power (cosmic feats)
Superhuman (strength & durability)
Immortal Spirit (cannot die via time)
Half-Dragon (dragon shapeshifting)
Mana Wellspring (healing reserve)
Pyrokinesis (control/generate fire)
ABILITIES
Melee Combat (exotic kickboxing)
Craftsman (smithing & tinkering)
EQUIPMENT
Glaive Tattoo (summon weapon)
Tinkerer's Kit (crafting & repair)

WEAKNESSES
Cold Iron (pierces dragonhide)
Talismans (binds current form)
Stolen Skin (nulls dragon magic)
Heat Death (hibernates in cold)
Lunar Magic (doubles damage)
Eldritch Mark (reduces power)
Hekili is currently tied to the material plane due to a terrible bargain made years ago and it reduces his power.Hekili is an absurdly powerful character, but I always write my OCs responsibly and so should you. Stay lit, folks!

AZURA'ELLYS

"Describing my clutch-sister is like trying to catch a rogue breeze."

STATUS... FRIEND

DAMIEN CHASE

"Often feels like I'm playing the worst game of hide-and-seek."

STATUS... ENEMY

OSCAR MORALES

"Gives me the creeps, but I think he means well. Apologies."

STATUS... CONTACT

Jack Hatchett

"The alchemist who siphons blood."

Manticore - Male - 5'8" - 228 lbs. - 52 y/o.

Jack Hatchett plays devil. On the surface, he's a mobster. Underneath, he's a father. Deeper still, he's trying to make life better for cryptids. Preferring the carrot over the stick, he'll give a bit, take a lot, and anyone who shakes his hand always says thanks.

NAME
Jack Hatchett
SPECIES
Manticore
GENDER
Male
BUILD
Stout

HEIGHT
5'8"
WEIGHT
228 lbs.
AGE
52 y/o.
DOB
August 02

HOMEWORLD
Auroverse
CITIZENSHIP
Underhive
OCCUPATION
Mobster
ALIGNMENT
Lawful Evil

Many thanks to the wonderful artists that contributed to their gallery! ♥

HARRISON GRAVES

"Old pigs don't last long when there's no longer a use for them."

STATUS... ENEMY

DAMIEN CHASE

"Somewhere deep down, I think I can still hear his awful singing."

STATUS... ENEMY

OSCAR MORALES

"What of his heart remains is a delight. Pleasure doing business."

STATUS... CONTACT

Oscar Morales

"The architect who shelters sin."

Vampire - Male - 5'10" - 175 lbs. - 35+ y/o.

Oscar Morales has been dealt a poor hand in life, which ended shortly after being sacrificed to a vampire from a death-bat cult. After decades of stewing and stealing, he seeks to turn his curse into a blessing for which to awaken every long night.

NAME
Oscar Morales
SPECIES
Vampire
GENDER
Male
BUILD
Lean

HEIGHT
5'10"
WEIGHT
175 lbs.
AGE
35+ y/o.
DOB
July 15

HOMEWORLD
Auroverse
CITIZENSHIP
Los Lunares
OCCUPATION
Architect
ALIGNMENT
Chaotic Neutral

Many thanks to the wonderful artists that contributed to their gallery! ♥

VALERIE KING

"Dear child under my wing. Often, she just doesn't know any better."

STATUS... FRIEND

JACK HATCHETT

"Blood business is, well, a bloody thing, but also a necessary evil."

STATUS... CONTACT

HEKILI'AKOS

"Never before have I met an immortal with such naïveté."

STATUS... CONTACT

Valerie King

"The journalist who heralds omens."

Valravn - Female - 5'7" - 125 lbs. - 27 y/o.

Valerie King tackles life with two ravens and the swing of a bat. By day, she's an editorial writer for a popular animal magazine. When night rolls around, she prowls the late hours in a flash of fangs and feathers, making criminals afraid of the shadows.

NAME
Valerie King
SPECIES
Valravn
GENDER
Female
BUILD
Curvy

HEIGHT
5'7"
WEIGHT
152 lbs.
AGE
27 y/o.
DOB
May 25

HOMEWORLD
Auroverse
CITIZENSHIP
Los Lunares
OCCUPATION
Journalist
ALIGNMENT
Chaotic Good

Many thanks to the wonderful artists that contributed to their gallery! ♥

OSCAR MORALES

"Basically my third father, but he sure can't beat the second."

STATUS... FRIEND

HARRISON GRAVES

"Always such a hoot to visit, not to mention the sweet thrill deals."

STATUS... CONTACT

AZURA'ELLYS

"Lady needs to lighten up a little. Life is the playground you make."

STATUS... CONTACT

Every night, she struggled. Most people relaxed when they fell asleep. Some had nightmares. Others thrived. Azura, however, could never seem to stop fighting.Lightning shot through the cold, black sky like a scream in the dark, and where there was lightning, thunder sang not too far behind. Mangled cacti reached for the tempestuous heavens, tempted by the empty promise of a rain that would never come. Be it of a dream or not, a dry storm in the desert was no place for a girl from an island.Somewhere in the near distance, the snarling of a large animal – mammalian, by the sounds of it – echoed between the winding canyon before being abruptly silenced with a sickening crack. That was okay, or so she thought.Azura hunted bigger game.The circumstances that led her to this dreamwalk didn't so much matter as the damage caused by the creature that lurked within its space. Why it took an interest in stealing babies straight from the crib, she did not know – only that it needed to go away for good.Something akin to bug-like warbling grew louder to where she stood in wait, carried on the faint winds of change along with the floating, ethereal specks that permeated the lower plane. With her bow drawn and back against the sandy cliff, barely did the archer breathe as she swiveled around the corner and took her aim--only to realize just how close the nightmarish thing was to her bluff. Barely did Azura even get the chance to process its features before it swung a webbed, talon-tipped hand at her face. The surprise alone was enough to scare even the hardiest of hunters, but to an apprentice dreamwalker, the sudden jolt brought her back to the waking world.

Under darkness, it hunted. Like lightning, it struck.As the darkest day of the year crept further from its hole and upon man, so did the monsters that hid beneath its belly. Heavy footfalls echoed down the increasingly empty streets, followed by the rush of crisp autumnal winds carrying the faint chorus of thunder. Some would've called it ominous. The man known as Harrison found it far more terrifying.Shallow gasps intermingled with a light pattering of rain, each of their steps sending an upheaval of grimy water, but dirtied boots were the least of his worries as his partner got snapped into the air like a ragdoll. Any pleas or screams she may have had lingering on the tip of her tongue were silenced with a sickening splatter of crimson on the pavement.No time to care nor any inkling of pity for the woman was present. With an increased drive to survive, the man rushed past a fallen street light, which had the unfortunate effect of leaving whatever followed in the dark, its winged shadow beating furiously for blood.Up ahead lied an abandoned fishery - the designated safehouse for his people (although he loathed to call them such) and their endeavors. "Iron!" the man blurted, arms flailing and seemingly insane as he made his approach. "It doesn't like iron!"Fortunately, someone heard him. Unfortunately, they didn't listen. One of the guards, a boorish man of impressive size, slipped out from behind one of the old delivery garages. A war cry bellowed from his throat, loud enough to rival the excessive number of shots that cracked through the night at an invisible foe.Harrison took this opportunity to dive inside the relative safety of the fishery just as his meathead friend laid his eyes on the last light he'd ever see. Whoever he was mattered about as much as his smoldering remains did now.

Glittering stones and other bioluminescence twinkled overhead. Stagnant waters teased the dry, withered foliage, and the only winds that tickled the senses were ones that passed through natural vents high above. Needless to say, such little life existed so far below, and what managed to survive only did so by the skin of its teeth.The clicking of talons against cobblestone echoed down the increasingly empty market. Wires and rope crisscrossed from the roofs in a spider's web from which paper lanterns and clothes hung, while the sandstone buildings themselves seemed to veer inwards, listening and ever-hungry, much like the denizens that inhabited the endless deep.Jack shuffled his way along, the tips of his faded tunic just barely swishing against the ground, torn and frayed at the edges from use and dappled with dark stains. One hand held the other, both tucked neatly against his chest. A face scarf wrapped comfortably just above his nose, while a hat concealed all but two bright green eyes that almost seemed to reflect light from under the shadow of its brim.A slim window had to be made, one that ranged somewhere between when he woke up and when the rest of the bazaar decided to close their businesses - and for sleep medicine, ironically enough. What happened when one smashed a round nocturnal predator into the square-shaped hole that was a daily desk job? A helluva messed-up circadian rhythm. Jack barely slept. The resulting migraines were unbearable, and he needed the strong stuff.The alchemist's clicking and shuffling came to an end outside of an apothecary, Uncommon Taste. A gloved hand reached out, wrapping around the handle, and as soon as he cracked open the door, he smelled it.Blood. He smelled blood.While the thought of his doctor was worrisome in of itself, more intense happened to be the indication that he may not have been alone. A puff of green fire whisked between three rows of fangs, briefly illuminating leonine features in the darkness. A warning? An invitation? Maybe both.

THE SPOOKY SEASON APPROACHES!

Happy Hallow's Eve, prospecting partners! I'm here and ready to get into the groove of ghosts and ghouls. I can't promise this plot will be the most horrific thing to grace my fingertips, but it'll definitely be something. Let's get into it!

CULTS AND FIGHTING RINGS!

Weird symbols carved into stones are appearing all over town, and coincidentally, many people have been kidnapped with no rhyme or ransom. To make things worse, it's not even the local blood-dealing mobsters, so who or what is to blame? The plot will likely contain:

  • Insidious cult activities following a dreamwalker-turned-nightmare.

  • Underground fighting rings where people are sacrificed to monsters.

  • Unorthodox forms of possession and parasites of the eldritch variety.

  • Difficult decisions regarding ethics and the fate of minor characters.

  • A helluva explosive finale filled with way above-average fireworks.

MEET YOUR NEW PLOT BUDDY!

Harrison Graves is an overqualified librarian by day and a hound for the supernatural at night. Too resilient for his own good, he's come out more mean among monsters, and when it comes down to the wire, he'll do what's right so long as it's convenient. Click the icon to learn more!

A GUEST STAR MAY APPEAR!

Azura'ellys hails from out of known time and space. A savior to some and a destroyer to others, one moment, she's an odd social recluse, while the next, she's soaring the fire in the rain. Armed with scales and the sky itself, this sorcerer lives to see the end. Click the icon to learn more!

WHERE DOES THIS TAKE PLACE?

Los Lunares is a metropolitan situated on one of the largest harbors in Oregon, USA. Crime runs rampant, as do powered vigilantes. All things that go bump in the night claw for their own piece of the city while the supernatural elite tighten their control around it with an iron fist, ready to bleed everything dry. Just a little ways east in the thick of the woods lies the overlooked little town of Rowanwick, where our story starts.

SAPIENT SPECIES:

  • Humans

  • Metahumans

  • Supernaturals, including cryptids and monsters.

  • Others, such as aliens and robots.

WHAT ABOUT THE MASQUERADE?

Cryptids tend to get bolder during this time of the year, and those costumes aren't starting to look so fake anymore. Things like werewolves, vampires, witches, and more certainly exist, and people are in the know! However, they don't make a fuss about the creeps most of the time.

WHO OR WHAT SHOULD I BRING?

For this plot, I'm especially seeking (but not necessarily set on) a partner character that is a predatory creature capable of holding their own in a fight. As far as dynamics go, the more they dunk on Harrison, the better! I'd like the possibility of a frenemies relationship where they start off rocky but grow to respect the other through trial and tribulation.

  • Bring your creatures and spooks! Harrison disdains predatory beings.

  • Blackmail! That's right, folks. We gotta get this dude in gear somehow.

  • Make it funny. Be a jerk to him within reason. He probably deserves it.

GENRE & THEMES:

  • Modern 1990s

  • Urban Fantasy

  • Supernatural

  • Eldritch Cult

  • Halloween

  • Dark Comedy

  • Mystery Horror

  • Action/Adventure

TAKE A LOOK AT THE STARTER POST!

Heavy footfalls echoed down the increasingly empty streets, followed by the rush of autumnal winds carrying the faint chorus of laughing children. Most nights, it would’ve been quite ominous, but autumn in Rowanwick was not most nights.Harrison Graves shuffled along, the tips of his overcoat barely swishing against the ground. As he parted through, a flurry of leaves hurriedly vacating the area, and the breeze did little to stop the spreading waft of a carnival delicacy – powdered funnel cake - which resided in one hand, but the treat wasn’t for him. No, he didn’t plan to have a heart attack tonight.Eventually, the man’s journey eventually came to a halt in a quaint patch of pumpkins and hay where a gaggle of kids from toddlers to teens chatted and played, offering some much-needed reprieve to the delight of their overworked parents.A teenage boy with a tattered green jacket and unkempt brown hair trotted up to him. “Oh, oh! Did you get it?”Harrison plopped down on one of the bales. “Mhm,” he confirmed, and just to tease, flashed open the lid before quickly clamping it back down. “The question is, did you get them?”Golden eyes hidden somewhere beneath a mop of overgrown bangs flicked to the side and back, scoping out the scene as if he were in the midst of a shady deal. With enviable quickness, he reached into his pockets and flashed a treasure of his own – gray stones glimmering with runes. “Yeah, some of ‘em, but–!”“–Then you only get some of the funnel cake,” the man stated, plain and simple. “That’s my rules.”As things happened to be, however, the urchin known as Lester ‘Wild Dog’ Lobera was a shrewd negotiator. “Half, and I’ll tell you where you can find the rest.”Harrison considered this, absentmindedly rubbing his chin. “…Deal.”After exchanging the stones, Lester most greedily accepted his share of the magic man’s treat. “The abandoned S.S. Maritime!" he revealed, and quickly skittered back from whence he came. Harrison shook his head, turning his attention to the remainder of the treat and gave it a deep inhale before taking his first bite.Warm powdered sugar and fryer grease met his tongue, and his inner foodie stifled a contented sigh. At least he’d be able to enjoy it in peace… or so he thought.

THAT JUST ABOUT DOES IT!

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