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[Xires]

The Bastion of Insanity. Truely a place to behold. 7 Floors tall, 36 square miles at the ground level, this walking fortress is said to be powered by the DarkBramble Heart, an artifact of unimaginable power. each beat of this horrid macguffin sends madness echoing through the building's decrepit halls. Even more startling, it is said this artifact may grant one wish to anyone who manages to brave the halls of this hallowed building. Many have come in search of this ultimate prize, but all have failed.

Many a creature walks these abandoned halls, tormented by the eternal cry of madness. They are as grotesque as they are varied, both in appearance and in temperament. Though many a hero has slaughtered without mercy, these creatures are all independent beings, with thoughts and ideas, as terrifying as it may be.Most are not as dumb as they appear, and can be reasoned with. The most powerful of these beings are the Bosses.

The Bosses are powerful creatures, so powerful that they have been entrusted with the Keys. These keys open the door to the DarkeBramble Heart, but only if they are all used at once. They are the smartest of their kind, and each rules over a certain area of the Bastion, and all creatures that reside within. In addition to their keys, each posesses an Artifact, which gives them power. It is said that a portion of their soul. The only beings that could potentially stand up to them are the Heros.

Heros are as varied as the day is long, and come from all universes. They are of all shapes and sizes, genders, and species. There are all types of classes, even going so far as to have none at all. They speak all languages, and come from various backgrounds. There are no limits to what makes a hero, only that they are challenging the Bastion to obtain the DarkeBramble Heart.

The Keeper of The DarkeBramble Heart is a powerful demon, known only by his title, That Which Perceives The Universe. This being resides in a dungeon, behind and all but inpenitratable door. Only by gaining the keys entrusted to the foul gardians of the bastion can it be opened, and the creature confronted. However, there have not been many challenges as of late, and That Which Perceives The Universe has decided to take matters into it's own hands.

The Powerful creature has summoned a group of Heroes to keep things lively. It has not informed any being of this decision. Perhaps this will be it's demise, but it thinks not. After all, it is the most powerful being in the entire castle, how could any being stand up to him, or any boss dare defy him? Truly no being would be so stupid as to betray an all seeing entity.

But perhaps they will, for this journey has only just begun...

Welcome to the Roleplay Sign Ups of The Shadows of DarkeBramble Heart. Please take the time to read the rules.

Rules:
1. Adhere to the Rules of GTS+
2. Violence is allowed (and greatly encouraged), However, Autohitting another persons character, and killing without permission is not.
3. If you have read these Rules, put a in your sign up.
4. Although it is PG-13, please, please, PLEASE NO ERP. If you really want to, find another site.
5. No Autocontrolling another persons character (Unless you are That Which Perceives The Universe...who is me)
7. Jirachi does not speak to me on an emotional level. do not put him in your posts ever.
8. That Which Perceives The Universe's Title is always bold. always.
9. You may have 1 Hero AND 1 Boss. no need to be picky.
10. If you are a hero, put solrock in your post. if you are a Boss, put Lunatone in your post.
11. I will okay or deny any Passives/Actives. If I ask you to change it, change it.
12. Have a positive attitude when out of character. And I'm not heartless, if you don't like something, talk to me.

A Few Facts.

The Bastion is a gigantic sprawling dungeon of sorts. Because those that sign up decide a few sections, I cannot describe it fully. However, I can give a basic jist of the layout. It is 6 Miles by 6 miles, and located atop a large section of land. It has seven floors, not including the Base floor and the basement floor, or Dungeon. The areas that can be claimed are North, East, West, and South, with a floor number named. Technically, That Which Perceives The Universe can see everything that is happening in the entire castle, but he only controls the entirety of the Dungeon and the Entrance, which is Base Floor North.
Current Areas:
The Entrance: (Base Floor North) The Entrance can be described as a large, empty appearing main hall and conjoining hallways. Any creature in this place is weak and a bit stupid. those of foul temper will attack on sight, otherwise they will ignore the heroes. A few suits of rusty appearing human shaped armor, dusty dresser tables, and empty flower pots are perhaps the only cover in this place, And small torches line the walls, flickering with purple flames. Elaborate windows featuring the Bosses of the Bastion are also a common sight in the Entrance. Somewhere within this area is where all Heroes begin.
Shift: (1st Floor West) Her own personal realm that is located on the farthest east wing of the castle. There is where the user enters and runs upon a child's bedroom. The room is very dim with a single light bulb hand by a few wires, flickering on and off. On the left side is a pink, floral-covered treasure chest that contains dolls, stuffed animals, coloring books, and anything else of the sort. On the right is a canopy bed covered with sparkling pink sheets and ribbons, and the pillows stuffed completely with feathers. However, when the user looks up there is actual a painting of the original creatures that were known as shapeshifters that contain each piece of the Eyes of Mimicry. As soon as the user locates this painting the room begins to melt completely , dripping and oozing from the walls and any available crack in the room. The sludge slowly begins to swallow everything in sight, including the user, and when they open their eyes they are now located on a humongous bed, sharing similar characteristics as the one that they saw before. They have shrunken completely and strewn across the now enlarged sheets are creatures of any and all sizes made from the same substance bouncing about cheerfully. In the middle of all the commotion would be MeeMee, slumbering away until awakened.
The Garden (3rd floor East) The garden is as its name would suggest, a large garden containing walls of greenery. It is much like a maze, and Shadow uses this to his advantage to plant his minions within the walls, then stick to the shadows behind the hero in order to observe how they fight. Most heroes reaching the end of his maze are confused as to where he is, but after unleashing an attack on them from behind, they are no longer confused. They are dead.
Hell's Gate (Floor 4, North) He guards the way towards the fifth floor and commands all demons on the fourth floor. They say that he guards the way to hell and that hell is represented on the fourth floor. Therefore all enemies on the fourth floor are basically demonic devils, hellhounds and long-dead skeletons, there are wandering souls across the fourth floor, some may help while others will possess newly slain beasts so they can revive (only when the body is still present). As said it will look like the borders of hell; grey and darkened, depressing and empty, it is merely a wasteland filled with lava streams. His face-off will be in a pentagram in front of a gaint, massive-steel, gate that leads to the fifth floor.
The Lab (Floor 4, East) On the eastern side of the fourth floor, there’s a domain known as the Lab. At first it doesn’t look like a lab at all, but rather a forest. The forest is like those seen in story books – one long dirt road surrounded by close knit trees and pretty shrubs and flowers. Or, rather, it appears as one long dirt path – in reality the path loops around to create just one long circle. In order to go further into the domain, one has to navigate correctly around the trees and plants until they reach a small clearing. Unfortunately this clearing does not contain adorable forest animals but rather an old abandoned building. Upon forcing the doors open one will find themselves upon a lab.

The lab is, as noted, completely abandoned. It is also run down, as many of the windows are broken, the lights flicker with live cables hanging everywhere, and most of the furniture that was once in the lab are half dissolved and most likely overturned. Another mystery to this lab is the large test tubes that seemed to have once held some sort of experiment. However, now there are only two types of creatures that roam the lab and the nearby area. The first are tiny little blobs that roll around and stick to the ceilings and walls to surprise the Heroes. They appear as if Ajax multiplied into tiny little soccer-ball sized creatures. These creatures have similar Passive Abilities as Ajax; however they only carry the dummied down version of his Sludge and Sulfuric offensive abilities. And should the Heroes continue to wander around this Lab, then they’ll eventually come across the Boss of this domain as well.

Items which contain great power. As you know, the LockBramble Heart is one such artifact, but each boss also begins with one. Whoever so holds an artifact has it's powers. an Artifact can grant either a passive or and active. Although each boss has one, artifacts from previous bosses can also be found around the bastion. These 'Abandoned artifacts' can be used, or 'tapped'. 'tapping' an artifact is a hero only skill that summons the spirit of the boss of which the artifact used to reside. If a hero is powerful enough, they can harness this spirit and use the bosses skills and passives. However, there is a chance that if the hero cannot contain the spirit, the boss will reincarnate from the hero's body, bursting through flesh and... well it's very messy.

These are the skills/spells that a Boss or Hero Possesses. a Passive does not need to be activated to be used, and is always in use. Heros start with one, and Bosses Three (not including the potential artifact passive.) Actives are usually more powerful, but need to be activated to be used. They're usually Spells or buffs. Heros start with three, Bosses with Five(Not including any artifact actives they may have.) As stated above, they are all approved by me, BUT otherwise they can be as varied as someone wants them to be.

Although these creatures reside in a bosses area, a boss can only do so much to control these beasts. Under normal videogame rules, killing an enemy will give you experience and gold. However, this is not so in The Bastion of Insanity. All you get for killing an 'enemy' is what they happened to have on them, their meat, and potentially pride/guilt. Bosses know the weaknesses and strengths of all creatures under their command, otherwise they would be only found through experimentation.

Now for the Sign Ups!

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[b]Profile Name:[/b]
[b]Character Name:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b]
[b]Gender:[/b](You don't have to comply to tradition Male Female here.)
[b]Species:[/b](Think before you leap! You can be a MLP Pony, sure, but they can't exactly wield a sword, now can they?)
[b]Appearance:[/b](Details )
[b]Personality:[/b](Details )
[b]History:[/b](This is optional!)
[b]Passives:[/b](Describe thoroughly. you may have only 1.)
[b]Actives:[/b](Again, Describe Thoroughly. You may have up to 3.)

Current Heroes:
Bwip Derrigible
Merenwen 'Mara' Nenharma
Jay
Kyle West
Jack
Alba Hasu
Mina Scrios

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[b]Profile Name:[/b]
[b]Character Name:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b]
[b]Gender:[/b](You don't have to comply to tradition Male Female here.)
[b]Artifact:[/b](Describe it! It gives you a bonus 1 Passive/Active, so describe that too.)
[b]Appearance:[/b](Details )
[b]Personality:[/b](Details )
[b]Area:[/b](Name, appearance, Location)
[b]Passives:[/b](Describe thoroughly. you may have up to 3)
[b]Actives:[/b](Again, Describe Thoroughly. You may have up to 5)

Current Bosses:
That Which Perceives The Universe
Meemee Clementine
Shadow
Dumah
Ajax

--My Characters--

Profile Name:Xires
Character Name: That Which Perceives The Universe
Age: Who Knows? perhaps Eons.
Gender: Non-Gender, though it will refer to itself as male.
Artifact:
The DarkeBramble Heart
A mass of writhing, thorny, thin, and vine like tentacles have formed themselves into the shape of a human heart. It is about 2 feet cubed in size. It beats slowly, sending out a wave of madness inducing aura with each pulse. The DarkeBramble Heart gives the passive INSANITY ECHO. This unique passive makes That Which Perceives The Universe emit a powerful aura that causes any being too close to him to slowly go insane, and in addition powers the Bastion of Insanity. That Which Perceives The Universe Keeps this artifact in a compartment in his chest.

The Perceiving Eye
An eye about 1 Meter cubed in size, appearing to be orange in coloration with a pupil not unlike a sheep's or goat's. It floats above his head, swiveling around to 'look' at anything of interest. Despite it's size, if one were to somehow hold it, they would find it extremely light. It gives the passive ALL SEEING. As it states, this passive allows That Which Perceives The Universe to see anything within the bastion, and even a little bit outside of it.
Appearance:That Which Perceives The Universe is truly a terrifying sight. He towers high, at an even 25 feet tall. He is dark in coloration over most of his body, ranging from deep purple to a dark obsidian black. He has two arms, a head, a chest piece, and root area. He speaks selectively through his mind. This can echo through the halls of the bastion. The voice is deep and gruff, and yet lighthearted as well. it sounds as though a man and woman are speaking in tandem.

His head appears to be a large skull floating over his torso. In coloration it is a light pearl in color. The skull appears to be almost like an elongated human, almost demonlike. where normal teeth would be for the human are inch long, dagger like teeth that move uniformly down. There is no bottom jaw to this system. Four Bull like horns emerge from the side of the skull, two larger ones in front of two smaller ones. In between these horns, The Perceiving Eye floats. in the leftmost socket of the skull, a small light flickers as though it was an eye.

His Torso area appears to be a brilliant obsidian black. Four spikes jut out from just out of the center of his chect, in the positions of northeast, southeast, southwest and northwest, forming a sort of 'square'. In the center of this, a small circular window like section can be seen. in the center of this piece is the DarkeBramble Heart, pumping away. He has two shoulder pad like plates that emerge out over his arms.

His arms emerge from his body looking almost like bones would. They then, at the elbow, turn into large, gauntlet like plating pieces which go up the remainder of his arms. His Right arm has four spikes near the end, where his knuckles would be. There is also a small set of spikes leading down it. His right arm ends in five, sharp looking claw like fingers with one thumb. His left hand has seven spike, starting with one near the bottom, two towards the middle, three about halfway before the end, and then one very large one again near the end. His left hand is technically a large, crablike claw, ending tapered to a point, with a small appendage for snapping situated just above the middle.

His torso ends abruptly where the waist would be, and turns into a plethora of vine like, spiked tentacles. They move downwards, into the ground and back up through the floor again, much like tree roots would. despite the fact that they root him to his spot, these tentacles write constantly. They can be used to attack as well, lashing out at any opponents.
Personality:That Which Perceives The Universe grows bored easily. That is precisely why he summoned the heroes here in the first place, simply so that he could watch a show. He will do anything to supplement his intense boredom. After all, he is rooted to the spot, and the everyday bickering of the creatures that reside in the bastion simply aren't enough. Even if it means others would grow mad at him, or even if it places himself in danger, he prefers excitement.

That Which Perceives The Universe also happens to be incredibly vain. He views himself as the most powerful being in the universe. He can see all that happens in the bastion, and thus he knows everything that is going on. This makes him virtually god like. Anyone that would dare double cross him would surely die, at least in his opinion.

He is also incredibly crafty. It knows just how to react to stimuli, and just where people will probably go. Unfortunately for him, he tends to focus on things which peak his interest, so he is not always focused on everything. This may make it so that he has to rethink about some things, or go back to a certain spot and reobserve it. He also happens to be easily amused, and will focus on subjects of slapstick comedy.

That Which Perceives The Universe is very cruel. It will attack anyone who dares to double cross him, and has been known to torture to amuse himself. The beings in the dungeon are very abused looking, but also very powerful because of his strange sort of 'conditioning'. Anything that has not died by now will surely be able to withstand attack.
Area:That Which Perceives The Universe owns The Entrance(Base Floor, North) and the Dungeon(Basement Floor, All) Due to the fact that the Dungeon is supposed to be a mysterious place, I cannot describe it here. The Entrance, however, can be described as a large, empty appearing main hall and conjoining hallways. Any creature in this place is weak and a bit stupid. those of foul temper will attack on sight, otherwise they will ignore the heros. A few suits of rusty appearing human shaped armor, dusty dresser tables, and empty flower pots are perhaps the only cover in this place, And small torches line the walls, flickering with purple flames. Elaborate windows featuring the Bosses of the Bastion are also a common sight in the Entrance.
Passives: SHADOW MATTER: the body of That Which Perceives The Universe is made up of an extremely torpid material. This causes anyone that comes into contact with him to be affected by bouts of delusion, hysteria, and paranoia. It also decreases the time of effects such as Freezing, Petrified, and Paralyzed.
MADDENED: To put it simply, That Which Perceives The Universe has lost his mind. He is immune to Mindbending effects, and any being that attempts to control him using their mind will slowly go insane. It makes him slightly susceptible to light magic, however.
SPIKED: The body of That Which Perceives The Universe is covered in all sorts of spiked. If he attacks physically, these is a chance the spikes could damage the opponent in addition to his regular attacks.
Actives: MANIPULATE: This incredible power allows That Which Perceives The Universe to greatly influence the choice of any being in the Bastion. It requires a great deal of energy, and thus can be used sparingly. (once every ten of my own posts.) In addition, this power cannot force a hero to do something, but only highly suggest it. Overcoming this power is harder the more trivial the idea. (I.E. it would be much easier to overcome stabbing yourself than choosing coffee over Tea).
DARK LIGHTENING: Blackened, purplish colored lightening charges from the spikes on his left arm, eventually shooting out of the large spike at the end. This can be devastating, charring a limb or even disintegrating an entire hero. it is Dark Magic based, and thus pierces through dark magic protection. This has a range of just within the Boss's room.
DEMON SPIRE: That Which Perceives The Universe summons an obsidian monolith from the ground. This monolith summons a creature native to the dungeon every few minutes until it is destroyed. He can summon this monolith anywhere within the dungeon, but only one may exist at a time.
THORN WRITHE: That Which Perceives The Universe lashes out at an opponent with the tentacles that make up his lower half. The thorns that are upon them contain venom, and thus poison anyone they should hit. This has a range of just within the Boss's room.
CAST ELEMENTAL MAGICK: As it states, That Which Perceives The Universe uses his right hand to summon an elemental based ball of energy. The actual alignment of this orb is completely random, it is just as likely to be earth as it is air, fire, or water. it has a range of just within the Boss's room.

Profile Name: Xires
Character Name: Bwip Derrigible
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Species:Yortle(think really short person. like really short.)
Appearance:Bwip is... small. He stands at most a meter tall. He's also a bit chubby, as it is. His face can be described as childish: upturned nose, baby blue eyes, messy brown hair and a light sprinkling of freckles to boot. his skin is fair in coloration, and his teeth are uniform and standard. Aside from his brilliant eyes, the most noticable part of his face would be his bushy eyebrows. However, his face is rarely seen.

Most of the time, Bwip is wearing a large cloak with a hood. The hood is always over his head, veiling his face in shadow so that only his brilliant blue eyes stand out, like a beacon in the dark. The cloak is a light green, going on teal in coloration: this denotes his class as a healer, most of the time. He wears a pair of yellow colored slippers, as well. When the cloak is removed, he's usually wearing a standard looking shirt and cloth pants, familiar of the medieval ages era. They are both tan in color, the cloth pants being a few shades darker than his shirt. he also wears a pair of black gloves, for some reason.

Bwip carries around a crystal scepter, which in all honesty looks a little bit like an elongated rattle. It is white in color, with a green band around the middle. if one were to look closely, they would note the color more closely resembles marble. However, the scepter is actually made out of quartz, with jade situated around the center, forming the band around the middle. He really doesn't have any other weapons.
Personality: Bwip actually dislikes fighting of all kind, and will only fight if forced to. In fact, if he feels something is wrong, he will actually heal the opponent. He doesn't like to choose sides, he thinks that jumping to conclusions about someone's alignment is wrong, and everyone should be traded with equal respect. This goes for every being, regardless of their species.

Romantically speaking, Bwip is... awkward. EXTREMELY awkward. Thankfully for most, his tastes in ladies aren't exactly the everyday. He prefers girls with a bit of meat on their bones, much to the relief of the traditionally attractive. When he does find someone he likes, he will never make the first move, and will usually fumble over words when speaking to them, and laugh at nothing in an attempt to break the ice.

Bwip is, under normal circumstances, quiet and reserved. however, if something peaks his interest, he will become enraptured with it for potentailly hours, and later on, he will be able to recall almost every feature of that object. When speaking about something he's interested in, he will go into excruciating detail, so much detail that friends have sometimes called him the Lecturer. Unless he is talked to first, however, this will not happen.

Bwip is good friends with most to all animals. By animals, this is usually defined as creatures that have not achieved sentience. He treats them with respect and care, though a few scars on his arms have shown that they don't always treat him the exact same way...
Passives:ADAPTABLE: Bwip can easily learn the ins and outs of most objects given to him. objects that would otherwise take years to master only take him a few minutes to learn. However, because of this ability he is more susceptible to being affected by mindbending abilities, and also more likely to be convinced to turn to the other side.
Actives:HEAL WOUNDS: As the name implies, heal wounds heals any physical harm the target may have come in contact with. it has limits that it cannot heal status effects, such as burns, petrification, freezing, paralysis, sleeping, stuns, or silences.
COMMUNE: This ability allows Bwip to speak with beings that are not sentient. By touching his scepter to their forehead, eye, or generally the closest area to their brain, he establishes a telepathic link with said creature. the closer his scepter is to their brain, the more clear the link.
MIND SPIKE: This active has a few different uses. Mind Spike can inflict a small amount of damage on an opponent from a ways away, stun an opponent, or even do both at once. All damage is psychological, making creatures immune to mindbending immune to this active.

This post has been edited by Xires: Feb 13 2013, 10:17 AM