GM: kawaiikneko (tee) Co-GM: insanewitapen
Note: Will not begin until after 1/18 because both the GMs have finals :]
It has been fifty years since the Noire Plague ravaged the world of Malade, leaving each and every inhabitant without sight. The disease has now passed from generation to generation, and the entire world is blind. Civilization has adjusted. Lines are strung between buildings in towns for people to navigate and rails are laid between towns for people to follow with their feet and with their wagons – hooked up to the rails like old-fashioned trains. Some talented few in the younger generation are also able to “see” with echolocation by clicking their tongues while walking. They call people with this talent Echoers or Clickers and their term for the ability is Echo-walking or Clicking.
Our story opens on the town of Tulle. It is a small, close-knit community huddled at the base of the Yveline Mountains. At the center of this tight community is the local storyteller and musician, Old Pierre-Leon. But disaster is about to strike this little village…
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Malade is a low-technology world by our standards, and it is based on French civilization in, at least, names and titles. The fashion is very early 19th century.. think Jane Austen. =] For girls, that means empire waists and mostly dresses (Like so), but I don't think we'll put a stigma on women wearing men's clothes.
Echo-waking: Clicking the tongue and listening for the echo as the sound waves bounce of objects. Only some people can do this, and usually only people who have been blind all their life (so no one over 50). Allows them to detect objects, and sometimes even depth perception with the object involved, but they can’t “see” the object out of context. Smaller things and details (like a face) are impossible to detect. (Example: Link) Of course, there are different levels of ability where Echo-walking is concerned.
Bios:
The civilization in this RP is French-based, so keep your characters’ names and appearances appropriate to that (yes, that means no Asian names and no green hair). If you need a list of French names, look at these: French Names 1 French Name Generator French Names 2. Once you have created a character you may REQUEST that he/she have the talent to Echo-walk, either by PM or in this thread.
YOUR CHARACTER CANNOT BE AN ECHO-WALKER UNLESS I ASSIGN THAT ATTRIBUTE TO YOUR CHARACTER.
Let me also stress the issue that everyone is blind - there is no cure and there are no exceptions. If your character is not older than 55 or so, they will not know what color/sight looks like, nor understand the concept of such things.
Name:
Gender:
Age:
“Appearance”: (I would suggest putting things like how their voices sounds, body build, facial structure, rather than the color of their hair ect. since they can’t see.)
Personality:
History:
Additional Notes:
Rules:
1. No Godmoding, which includes any references to sight in your descriptions.
2. Good grammar, please. That includes using more than one sentence per post. However, unless your post is one sentence, you are not allowed to complain for having too short or long a post.
3. I can make up more rules as we go along :]