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DISTRICT 2
30: Venus Dionaea, the Fount of Orchids
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Venus is the caretaker of the groves of the second district, using her ability to foster life and bend it to the benefit of the city. While she is known to be kind and soft-spoken, she carries and intensity that leaves most who have met her in person uncomfortable.Nature Shamanism: Venus has a special connection with nature, allowing her to communicate mentally with plants, as well as control them and assist their growth.
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DISTRICT 1
15: Gareth Apollo, the Fount of Brilliance
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Amid the high towers of the first district is a man who calls himself a "Hero of Light". He is popular with crowds, especially young women, as he flies about the center of Megalopolis on a pair of golden wings helping whoever he encounters.Holy Sword Excalibur: Befitting his valiant persona, Gareth is the bearer of what is quite possibly the most legendary blade in history. The full extent of its abilities are unclear to the public, but it appears to grant flight, as well as enhancing his physical abilities.
33: Diana Seigi, the Fount of Sacrifice
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While Gareth mostly sticks to the first district, Diana can be seen throughout Megalopolis. Her style of rescue is often considered particularly reckless, and she has a habit of leaving a wake of property damage behind her. Even so, it is hard to argue with the results.Unknown Pact: Though the terms of the pact she made with a kami are unclear, the results are self-evident. Her muscular output and physical durability is multiplied by a favor of about six, and her sprint speed is three times that of a normal Olympic athlete.
69: The Fount of Honor
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Seldom seen in public, the Fount of Honor is the personal bodyguard for the Stratford Family, after making waves several years ago successfully apprehending the serial killer Fount of Bloodlust.Sacred Halberd Rhongomiant: A weapon of impeccable sharpness and durability, Rhongomiant follows the Fount of Honor's every command, even if they may defy the laws of physics and leave the polearm levitating in the air.
The Vorpal Sword: Originally used by the Fount of Bloodlust, the Vorpal Sword is now in the possession of the Fount of Honor. The full abilities of this weapon are unclear, but based upon the disemboweled status of the Fount of Bloodlust's victims, it is at least sharp and durable enough to cleanly sever a neck.
99: Madeline Harper, the Fount of Bloodlust
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(image depicts Madeline's appearance at the time of her apprehension in 2094, when she was 18)
From the years 2093-2094, the Fount of Bloodlust wrought havoc upon the city of Megalopolis, murdering at least 23 founts brutally and mercilessly, before being captured alive in a joint effort between the founts of Honor and Evidence having been contained in maximum security since. It was said that she was compelled by the Go-shintai Tyrfing to kill, but it is unclear to this day how much of the violence was due to the sword's cursed influence and how much was of her own volition. During her rampage, Madeline was equipped with both the Vorpal Sword and the cursed blade Tyrfing. While the Vorpal Sword is now in the possession of the Fount of Honor, the location of Tyrfing is unknown to the public.100: Richard Stratford, the Fount of Civilization
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Stratford, now aged 43 years, took office as mayor of Megalopolis back in the year 2090. At that time he was happily married with a wife, as well as a 4-year old daughter, but his wife died in a tragic incident in ‘95, and his daughter has not been seen publicly since then, many assuming she was sent overseas for her safety. In the years following, he cracked down hard on fount-based crime, and managed to force most any criminal factions into hiding, drastically improving the safety within the city. By the year 2100, death rate is now only double that of the global average, a testament to his incredible sway of the city.Heart of Megalopolis: As a result of the collective belief in the control Stratford held upon the city, as well as his ability to quash any threat that may come, he has ascended to the incredible ability to control the city itself, from the building, to the street fixtures, to the vehicles. This power is on a scale unlike any the city has seen before, and his rampage brings untold destruction.
105: Nika Volkov, the Fount of Order
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At 55 years old, Nika has acted as its chief of police for the entirety of Stratford's tenure as mayor, taking over from predecessors that she felt failed to due their duty. She is well known for her stern demeanor and candid statements, but she is still well liked by the populace as a whole, due to the supposed corruption in the ranks of the police force dropping under her supervision. It's also rumored that she has a kid, but there are no birth records to indicate such...
Carbonic: Her ability is known to be touch based, causing things she touches to turn to some form of carbon, between graphite and diamond, or to revert it back. She can also use this to harden her own skin.
112: Adrian Edelbern, the Fount of Fate
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Adrian, 45, is a former hero of Megalopolis known for acrobatics. She has been retired for just over 20 years, with her partner, a former fount, later getting involved in the city's politics. The two of them had a child together, and Adrian mostly got involved in organizing activist events, especially after Stratford took over.
Crimson Spear Gáe Dearg: A divine weapon said to have been wielded by a god, it has the capacity to inflict wounds that do not heal. Some believe that it also grants her some form of predictive or instinctive ability, although it is not a known quantity of the spear. Others suspect that she may have an esper ability on top of her Go-Shintai.
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This OP will be beautified later.
Don't be surprised if you see a character not originally created by me, but rest assured I have received permission to adapt all involved characters as NPCs.
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Enacting a soft deadline of Friday, July 15th, 11:59 PM with no penalty for late entrants. Those interested in joining before the RP starts, make sure to get something up by then, if you are struggling just let me know and I will gladly give assistance and/or accommodations.
For those that are not complete by that time, it's no worry, as it will be structured in a way in which characters can come and go without making large narrative concessions.
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XX: THE FOUNT OF DESTRUCTION
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"You really should take a few steps back. This next one is gonna be extra-volatile."
[Name:] Leo
[Age:] 24
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Leo is 6 feet tall, with the moderate build of one who is very active, but does not deliberately exercise. Leo's brand is burned into his eyes, a pair of Roman numeral Xs to denote him as #20. Additionally, his eyes give off a pink glow at all times, which brightens into a flash every time his Explosive Impact is released. Upon close inspection, Leo's canines and premolars are slightly pointier than the average person's, giving him a subtly dangerous appearance as he smiles.[Esper Ability:] Explosive Impact
SpoilerLeo's ability allows him to store energy in any nonliving material he touches. When released, it creates an explosive pulse for force that pushes away and damages all around it, including the surface it came from when done repeatedly or with particularly large amounts of power. Leo can choose for the energy to be released with a manual trigger, upon impact, or after a predetermined amount of time. Typically, Leo uses this ability to greatly increase the amount of damage he can deal with melee weapons, such as his bat.
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understandable do your best buddy
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18 minutes ago, Kay Faraday said:making character + joining discord + talking
I genuinely do not understand this response
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Megalopolis, 2100. Born of calamity, this artificial island traversing the Pacific has risen to the top of the world's stage in its 70 years of life. Now it is the greatest city in the history of humanity, spanning over 50,000 square kilometers and holding a terrifying population exceeding 100,000,000. But it has more to offer than volume, as the large majority of the world's founts, humans with incredible abilities, reside within this city-state. While the city is ruled by a careful peace, it is clear to anyone with the slightest view behind the curtain that it all balances on the tip of a needle, and those lurking in the shadows will take any opportunity to make this modern Tower of Babel topple to the ground.
RulesSpoiler1. Follow all the rules that I am too lazy to paste here. Most everyone knows them at this point, if you don’t just check the section rules.
2. Please keep open communication. I don’t expect everyone to be able to post every week, I understand that many of us have grown past that point in our lives. But if there is anything specific holding you up, let me know so that I may accommodate you.
3. I am host. If I say no, it is final. I don’t think I would abuse that, I don’t think I have in the past, but if you disagree, it’s tough shit. Blake is cohost, so what they say also goes, but if you disagree you can tattle to me, so I can personally tell you tough shit.
4. To be in this RP, you need to join the associated Discord server, linked here. If you do not have discord, get discord. This is the medium through which OOC matters will be discussed, so attendance is vital.
5. You may have up to 2 characters. If you want to reuse a character from a past RP, I don't mind whatsoever, I intentionally built this world so that a wide variety of concepts could fit.
6. This whole RP honestly has me feeling a bit nostalgic, so tO pRoVe YoU rEaD tHiS, have your app spoilered with a title consisting of "The Fount of _” in the color that you intend to use for your character’s text.Database
SpoilerFounts
SpoilerFounts are, put simply, this universe's version of "super-powered people". They first appeared in the year 2021, and all 137 were present within a decade. There are a few different varieties of fount, but there are core rules that all founts adhere to:
1: Since the emergence of the last fount approximately 60 years ago, there have been precisely 137 founts at all times. One cannot become a fount without another having lost their place, and the precise moment a fount loses their spot they are replaced.
2: All founts are branded with the number of the "spot" they hold on the list. The brand can be anywhere on the body, and can be written in any language. For some it is small and easy to conceal, while others are branded in much more visible spots, such as the tips of their fingers or their very eyes. The process of being branded is a painful one, ranging from a sensation akin to receiving a tattoo to having the number traced on their skin with a hot iron.
3: All founts have a title, formatted in the manner of "20: Leo, the Fount of Destruction". While the number seems to be determined by some cruel divine intervention, the title of a fount is decided by one's self, and could either be a reflection of ability or one's own values.
4: All founts are at least vaguely aware of the presence of others, in a similar sense to everyone in a room feeling the pressure of a guest of high stature entering. Some have refined this sense to being able to know the number of a fount purely by intuition, and some have the ability to mask their presence from other founts, appearing as any other person would. With the exception of those intentionally executing stealth, the weight of a fount's presence seems to scale with their strength.
Despite these common factors, there is as much variation among founts and their abilities as one could imagine. Additionally, there are multiple different types of fount, coinciding with the different ways in which they have been connected to their power.
Espers
SpoilerEspers can be considered to be the purest, and in many ways safest type of fount. Their power comes from within, either by their powerful conviction or pure mental prowess. The abilities of espers tend to be narrow, though those with skill and tenacity can find ways to execute a wide variety of effects with their relatively simple baseline.
Kami Pact
SpoilerKami, the residents of this world whose existence bends or even breaks reality and who are often the subject of worship by humans, sometimes make deals with mortals, granting them power in exchange for the agreement that the fount will follow whatever goal or moral code the kami in question demands. These founts have extremely variable capabilities, easily equatable to magic, but may be held back by the risk of their power being taken away, should they step out of line.
(see "Kami" section of database for more information on these fantastical beings)Shintai
SpoilerObjects can hold power, based on any kind of historical, or even mythological significance they may have. Generally speaking, any preexisting fount can pick up any of these shintai (or go-shintai for those that hold particularly significant power) and use them, but on occasion a regular person will come into possession of one of these objects of power at the same time that another fount loses their status as such (may it be by death or any other reason) and is branded and bound to that object. While go-shintai hold monstrous amounts of power (sometimes enough to destroy their carrier outright) regular shintai often only provide small benefit, resulting in the weakest variety of fount.
Kannushi
SpoilerJust as common belief birthed the kami, and granted power to the shintai, it can empower those with a significant following. The Kannushi are people whose worship as a divine being has elevated them to a reality not unlike what their followers believe, able to work miracles with little effort. In a sense, these people can be considered kami incarnate. Generally speaking, Kannushi are the most powerful type of fount, with very few limitations and massive amounts of raw power.
These varieties of fount can and will overlap, and the lines distinguishing them are nebulous, even cosmetic at best. At the end of the day, the precise classification of fount is not important, and not required in the application for this RP. Hopefully, these descriptions can help you to find inspiration for your character, and understand FΩUNT's power system better.
Megalopolis
SpoilerShortly after the first fount, an unnamed monk branded with the number zero, demonstrated his ability to levitate and perform other minor miracles in Japan in the year 2021, the island nation was plagued with a series of violent natural disasters. Through a mix of nonstop typhoons and dramatic seismic activity, the island had ceased to exist by the end of the decade.
However, that was not the end of the Japanese people. By the time the island was no longer livable, they had already built the earliest form of what became known as Megalopolis. A floating city, drifting across the Pacific so that it may ever remain summertime. Megalopolis held its own government, one that posed as democracy, but operated as an oligarchy, largely controlled by those invisible powers that held the most money. Despite this seedy at best hierarchy, it flourished, and expanded. Even now that its enormous urban sprawl is considered “finished”, it has a nest of orbiting barges covered with multi-level shantytowns, housing those that do not technically live within the city, yet still suckle upon its prosperity, or more accurately, opulence and excess.
The city as it is now is divided into 13 districts, with a mayor in the first district overseeing both domestic policy, as well as how the floating city interacts with the outside world.
100: Richard Stratford: the Fount of CivilizationSpoiler
Richard Stratford, now aged 43 years, took office as mayor of Megalopolis back in the year 2089. At that time he was happily married with a wife, as well as a 4-year old daughter, but his wife died in a tragic incident in ‘95, and his daughter has not been seen publicly since then either, many assuming she was sent overseas for her safety. In the years following, he cracked down hard on fount-based crime, and managed to force most any criminal factions into hiding, drastically improving the safety within the city. By the year 2100, death rate is not on double that of the global average, a testament to his incredible sway of the city.
Fount Ability: UNKNOWN
The 13 Districts
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1: The first district is where the Capitol is located, as Samsara Tower is located in approximately the center of the city. This is the building from which Mayor Stratford handles his business, and the rest of the district consists of office property and high-end residential suites.
2: The second district has considerably lower population in relation to its size than the rest, and largely serves as a sort of nature preserve. While it does have buildings, they are constructed in a way that allows plants to weave within and through them. This district acts both as a park for people to wander and escape the reality of living in a city built completely upon concrete and steel, as well as the majority of the city’s food production, through use of extensive and advanced farm setups.
3: Megalopolis’s third district focuses on metallurgy, and processing of imported and collected materials. It is located beside the botanical district so that genetically engineered plants can be used to dispose of waste products.
4: District 4, more commonly known as Neo-Kabukicho, is Megalopolis’s most focused entertainment district. There are a variety of traditional Japanese theaters, as well as a substantial red-light district within. Stratford’s sphere of influence appears to end at the borders of this district, and even fount abilities act unpredictably and uncontrollably within. While most organized crime scurried into the shadows after Stratford took a more militant approach five years ago, it is an unspoken fact that the entirety of Neo-Kabukicho is ruled by crime. It is even rumored that the district is led by an actual, living dragon that eats kami for every meal. Whatever truth these rumors may hold has yet to be seen by outsiders, as those who live within are tight-lipped, and gaining entrance past the areas used to attract tourism is a feat in itself.
5: This is Megalopolis’s market district. While all districts have some amount of retail locales, the fifth acts as an enormous shopping mall. Nearly everyone who lives in this district works in it as well, sleeping in the backs of their stores.
6: The sixth district is a residential district for middle-class individuals. It also serves as megalopolis's transportation hub, as the city's network of trains both above and below ground all meet in hubs within this district.
7 and 8: The seventh and eighth districts are an interesting case, as they used to be a single district, but split apart in fount-related gang activity a decade ago, during the last redistricting. While things have calmed down considerably in the years since, they have not officially rejoined, and tensions remain high between the two. Both of these districts are centered around Megalopolis University, which lies on their border. It is rumoured that the conflict that split the district was one between students, but whatever cliques-turned-syndicates are up to has scaled down significantly since Stratford's wife passed.
9: The brightest graduates from the seventh and eighth districts move into this district, which can not only be considered the scientific hub of Megalopolis, but the entire world. Brilliant discoveries in fields ranging from medical to technological, and everything in between, are made here.
10: Despite the incredible technological feat that Megalopolis is, the city is largely guided through religion. The tenth district is the home to the greatest concentration of chapels, mosques, shrines, and other forms of religious monuments. While it also serves as residential space, the majority of residents work within the religious sector.
11: As a floating city, Megalopolis draws quite a lot from the ocean itself. The eleventh district is full of waterways for transportation, and large edge access to serve as a port. Submarines can dock and launch from further into the district, gathering resources from the bottom of the ocean, such as metals or even salvage from past shipwrecks. The most interior section of the district controls the propulsion system for the city, and through collaboration with the mayor in the first district, courses are charted for Megalopolis travel across the ocean.
12: The twelfth district is the one mostly densely populated, as aside from small-scale, essential store, the district is entirely residential. Tightly packed apartments are the name of the game, producing a general sense of claustrophobia.
13: Megalopolis's final district is run down and depressed, to put things lightly. Subject to constant rain due to the abilities of a local fount, the atmosphere is bleak and dingy. On the bright side, housing here is even cheaper than the twelfth district, and the residents tend to be gruff types that wouldn't want to live any other way.
Kami
SpoilerSince the year 2021, and with ever-increasing frequency as more founts arose, beings that came to be known as kami began to be found world-wide. While the kami appeared wherever humans did, the greatest concentration are within the city of Megalopolis. Contrary to the name, kami are not limited to the beings one would find within the Shinto religion, and in fact can be many sorts of things spanning multiple cultures. Generally speaking, if enough people believe in such a being, it will exist as a kami. Due to the prevalence of Shinto resulting from Megalopolis's Japanese origin, the majority of kami in the city are as such, but beyond the scope of Megalopolis exist other powerful kami, such as Quetzalcoatl, Jupiter, and even Thor. Due to the way these beings transcend cultures, they are often referred to as gods within other parts of the world.
Note that not all kami are all-powerful. As an example, there used to be a rain kami in Megalopolis that took the form of a small fish swimming through the air. People prayed to it for good weather, but unfortunately it was accidentally swallowed by a child in a freak accident. Kami can choose to become invisible to humans at will, but founts are generally capable of detecting their presence regardless, just as they could another fount.
Character Application
Spoilerfeel free to play with this app skeleton however you like, just make sure to include the information listed here in your finished product
Name: Whatever they go by. Characters with Japanese names should have the surname listed after the given name, just to prevent any confusion.
Age: The RP starts on January 1st, 2100. Please include full birthdate with this timeline in mind.
Appearance: Either images or description is adequate. Whichever way you go, include height measurements, since they are crucial to forming mental images.
Personality:
History: Aside from some Espers, founts are not born as such, so make sure to explain how they ended up in that place in life, and how they ended up in Megalopolis by the start of the RP.
Fount Ability: See fount section of database for information on the different types of founts. If you have any questions or confusion, feel free to reach out for clarification or help. Make sure to explain the base ability, as well as a vague description of how that power would be applied.
Miscellaneous: Anything else you want to include, you may include here.Feel free to add sections or restructure however you like. You may notice that I did not place strict length requirements on any of these fields, but please do not use that as an excuse to spend only 5 minutes on your app. If there is any information you would like to exclude from public eye, reach out to me privately and we can work that out. I understand wanting to surprise other players, and will gladly support such endeavors.
List of Founts
Spoiler1: Kiyoko Nanashi, the Fount of ♠̶♪̸↕̵§̸↕̷♫̵↕̴◙̷↓̸►̵↓̴♪̸☼̴
3: Kaede Kamegawa, the Fount of Alexandria
4: Sei, the Fount of Contracts
19: Eos, the Fount of Radiance
20: Leo, the Fount of Destruction
36: Tempest, the Fount of Thieves
40: Alice Solari, the Fount of Precipitation
53: Elita Thomas, the Fount of Devotion
87: April Soleil, the Fount of Espère
92: Jeremy Shelby, the Fount of Wonders
100: Richard Stratford, the Fount of Civilization
111: Sarashina, the Fount of Glamour
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My first animal crossing game is going to lose to some Japanese game, this tournament was a mistake.
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1 hour ago, radio414 said:what did you think of the green knight
answer this after you have seen the green knight
I am too busy rewatching a 25 episode dr pepper ad
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What are you most excited about in Akihabara?
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On 6/10/2022 at 5:09 PM, yui said:favorite vtuba
Bro I do not fuckin know
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Galaxy lacks new play control, ez clap
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I think Sonic's got a shot at winning this whole tourney
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Only one of these games features New Play Control!™ seems like an open and shut case to me
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DISTRICT 5
56: John Spencer, the Fount of Evidence
Hailed by many as the greatest private detective in the world, John Spencer runs a small agency with a single intern buried deep within Megalopolis's fifth district. While he doesn't reside in the headlines anymore, his name is still known as the one who was able to find a pattern in the Fount of Bloodlust's attacks, and predict her next appearance so as to allow for her capture.
Unknown Ability: While the exact nature of John Spencer's fount ability is unknown, it is assumed by most that it assists in his investigations.
61: Charon, the Fount of Aphelion
More so than seemingly anything else in the fifth district, the Fount of Aphelion is ubiquitous. Though he only appears to be seen at night, he somehow manages to hold several, if not dozens of part-time jobs. It is unclear how he holds down so many responsibilities, and how a traveler could encounter him multiple times, in multiple places, in a single night, but he seems to be doing a slightly above average job of it.
Unknown Ability: Some form of illusion? Super speed? Quantum superposition? It's unclear how Charon does what he does, but he sure does do it.