Let the Dust fall (RWBY inspired / open and accepting)

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Legends, stories scattered through time.

Mankind has grown quite fond of recounting the exploits of heroes and villains, forgetting so easily that we are remnants, byproducts, of a forgotten past. Man, born from dust, was strong, wise, and resourceful. But he was born into an unforgiving world. An inevitable darkness, creatures of destruction. The creatures of Grim set their sights on man and all of his creations. These forces clashed and it seemed the darkness was intent on returning man’s brief existence to the void. However, even the smallest spark of hope is enough to ignite change and in time, man’s passion, resourcefulness and ingenuity led them to the tools that would help even the odds. This power was appropriately named, “dust”. Nature’s wrath in hand, man lit their way through the darkness and in the shadow’s absence, came strength, civilization, and most importantly, life. Even the most brilliant lights eventually flicker and die. And when they are gone… darkness will return. So, you may prepare your guardians… Build your monuments to a so-called free world, but take heed…

There will be no victory in strength.

 

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The world of Remnant

Powered by Dust, and surrounded by the dark creatures of Grimm, mankind has long fought against the forces of extinction. And always, Mankind stayed on top, in no small part due to their strongest warriors: the Hunters and Huntresses. These highly trained warriors wield dust, weapons, and their very souls as weapons to hold back the shadows threatening to swallow all of life. The four Kingdoms, Vacuo of the west, Vale of the center, Atlas of the north, and Mistral of the east, stand as safe havens for those Hunters protect, and as centers of learning for those same warriors to rise.

Within the kingdom of vale stands Beacon Academy, one of the legendary schools for junior hunters and huntresses. It is here that the protectors of the world are created, where students are turned into legendary heroes. Assuming, that is, they can survive.

Important Information

Beacon School Uniforms - Uniforms at Beacon are, loosely enforced. In fact, the dress code is almost optional, though most students wear their uniforms to avoid constantly wearing heavy armour all day, though students are free to wear what they wish within reason. Uniforms are avoided for combat practice, for obvious reasons.


Cross Continental Transmit (CCT) - A network produced by the kingdom of Atlas that allows efficient, long distance communication via video-calls. There are large towers in each kingdom that act as major communication centers, though public libraries and other locations have similar networks.

Scroll - A sort of handheld device, it can open up to reveal a holographic tablet-like interface. Scrolls are very common, as they act as not only a tablet to message others with short voice/text messages (along with any other function a tablet generally possesses), but can read several aura levels at once, be set to stick to any surface, store large amounts of data, transmit data with a port on the bottom, and can act as a key or identification tool.

Faunus - Humanoids with animal traits, Faunus are generally treated poorly in Remnant. Many humans treat them with contempt, either like animals or second-class citizens, though attitudes are different person to person. They differ from humans physically, often by having very obvoius animal features, such as a tail or ears (faunus with animal ears also seem to have human ears), horns, or retractable claws in some cases.

Many faunus also have night vision, or other animal like features not physically apparant (a cat like faunus might like tuna a lot, or a monkey faunus might like bananas).

White Fang - A once-peaceful protest group of Faunus civil rights, the White fang has recently become more aggressive and violent. Many acts they perpetrate are terrorist in nature, such as their violent war with the Schnee dust company.

The Color Naming Rule - It's a bit hard to explain, but essentially every name ever, and team names included, is somehow related to a color except for Dr. Ozpin's name. (The link included here might help explain it better)

Aura - The outward projection of the soul, a Hunter's Aura acts as a shield against harm, and heals minor cuts and scrapes the Hunter receives. With practice a Hunter can focus their aura to fend off harm even when without their weapon.

Semblance - Each aura has a unique power in addition to the basic protection and minor healing. This is known as a Semblance, and can vary greatly among hunters.

Weapons - In Remnant, the weapons wielded by hunters and hunters in training are almost always constructed by the students themselves, and tend to share nothing in common. Except, perhaps, that almost every single weapon is also somehow a gun. It's not a guaranteed rule, but exceptions aren't entirely common.  

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The Rules:
1. Of course, follow the Gaia ToS.
2. No god modding/meta gaming, another simple one. No one's perfect right?
3. Keep things PG-13 and clean guys. This is a school right?
4. Please be a bit literate, no text talking and more than just a one liner. A paragraph or two would be wonderful.
5. PM me your profiles with the subject line "Beacon Academy Application"
6. I reserve the right to add rules as the need arises.

 

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The Kingdom of Vale

~ Beacon Academy ~



~ Beacon Library ~



~ Beacon Amphitheater `



~ Beacon lecture halls ~



~ Beacon CCT tower ~



~ Forever Falls (north of Vale) ~



~ Emerald Forest and Beacon Cliffs ~



~ Vale Town ~

 

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The Creatures of Grimm

~ Beowolf ~

Size: Aerage, human sized to twice human size

Combat abilities: Sharp claws and jaws

Rarity: common

~ Ursa Minor ~

Size: Varies, can be as big as an average bear, or much larger.

Combat abilities: Sharp claws, fangs.

Rarity: Common


~ Ursa Major ~

Size: Much larger than ursa Minor

Combat abilities: Much stronger than an Ursa Minor, aslo has many bone plates on their back.

Rarity: Uncommon

~ Boarbatusk ~

Size: Smaller than humans, boar sized

Combat abilities: Sharp tusks, can charge as a large spinning wheel. Practically no armor on their belly.

Rarity: Common


~ Death Stalker ~

Size: Large, much larger than a human.

Combat abilities: Sharp pincers and stinger, also has bony plates all along its back and tail, though there are weak chinks in this armour.

Rarity: Very Uncommon


~ King Taijitu ~

Size: Very large, it is essentially two massive serpents fused end to end

Combat abilities: Many massive fangs in each mouth, as well as powerful constricting muscles

Rarity: Very Uncommon


~ Nevermore ~

Size: Large, though very young Nevermores are more average bird-sizes

Combat abilities: As an avian, it can fly, and has a strong and sharp beak. It can also fire out sharp feather spear 'missiles'.

Rarity: Very Uncommon


~ Creep ~

Size: Huge, taller than a train

Combat abilities: Unknown

Rarity: Rare


~ Goliath ~

Size: Massive, 20 stories on average

Combat abilities: Unkown, they are intelligent enough to avoid combat. Only known to be extremely durable (high powered sniper rifles would only annoy them

Rarity: Rare  

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Application Format

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Basic information

Name:

Age:

Gender:

Race: (If Faunus, what kind, and what's your animal trait?)

Orientation: (Heterosexual, homosexual, etc.)

Height:

Weight:

Personality:

Background:

Likes:

Dislikes:

Weapon name:

Weapon description:

Fighting style:

Aura Semblance:

Fears:

Extra:

Played by:
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