The Jeffinator
Captain Manbeard
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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the world of Final Fantasy Zero! The world itself is a fusion between FFVII, FFVIII, and FFX, with features from many other games, such as the other FF games, Legend of Dragoon, Chrono Cross/Trigger, EverQuest, Shining Force, Legend of Zelda, Tekken, Street Fighter, and even Pokémon in some places (don‘t worry, no pocket monsters. However, I like the worlds [Kanto, Johto, Hoenn], and some Pokémon would make great dungeon monsters). There will also be features from Japanese anime series, such as Naruto and InuYasha, as well as some from books like Harry Potter and Dragonlance. The point for all this is to create a vast world with many continents and endless story potential. Though the story centers around FFVII at first, it will grow and cover some of the greatest events of the titles I mentioned above.
THE LAND OF SPIRA
Spira is the land in which our story starts. It sits in the center of the Anuire Ocean, months away from all other lands unless by airship. The continent consists of two large islands and two smaller islands. One of the large islands sits to the east with the other a ways to the west. The two smaller islands sit just beyond it. Even though Spira is essentially one continent, the residents have dubbed the two halves as the Eastern Territories and the Western Territories.
Spira has many cities and kingdoms and many rulers, but none so powerful as the leaders of Midgar. The Shinra Family -- also owners of Spira’s largest industrial company (Shinra Enterprises, Inc.) -- reign supreme over most of the Eastern Territories. They also claimed a few of the northern regions of the Western Territories after their leaders agreed to these terms in exchange for the construction of Mako Reactors (see Lifestream, Mako, & Materia, below) to power their cities.
There are reports on the news from time to time about a special forces group known as Avalanche. They apparently have been interfering with Shinra’s affairs, and although they have good intentions, they are portrayed as terrorists by corporate officials. Avalanche believes that Gavin Shinra, President of Midgar and CEO of Shinra Enterprises, holds many skeletons in his closet. They aren’t too far off from the truth.
Like any powerful kingdom, Midgar has its various armed forces. The Royal Army maintains order on the land, the Royal Navy maintains order over seas, and the Royal Airfleet maintains order in the skies. In addition, they have SOLDIER, an elite force comprised of only the most skilled soldiers from the three departments of armed forces. There are also the Turks, a special operative task force (think CIA, DIA, NSA, etc.).
In addition to the intense political debates between Spira’s leaders, it is also home to the greatest amusement park of all time -- Gold Saucer. Casinos, five star restaurants and hotels, roller coasters that go very fast and upside down, and the world’s largest chocobo (horse-size birds used for travel, looks like a fusion of an ostrich and a duck) race track. It also features a huge arcade with all the latest games.
When Shinra took over the northern regions of the Western Territories, they constructed a city solely for the purpose of developing aircrafts and spacecrafts -- Rocket Town.
For many generations, training for the Royal Armed Forces of Midgar has taken place in the halls of Balamb Garden Military Academy, and upon gaining territory in the west, officials constructed Trabia Garden. Although they have no claim to the realms beyond Gold Saucer, Shinra did agree to build an academy for the Imperial Forces of Deling -- Galbadia Garden.
Other kingdoms have dungeons or jails, but the Midgar Kingdom has Blackburn Prison -- a top security penitentiary where all criminals do their time. This fortress of a prison lies in the middle of the Sunara Desert, where no one can escape without getting lost and dying of thirst or starvation in the enormous desert. Also, to the south lies Venom Valley, a horrible place occupied by giant snakes, spiders, and hornets.
President Gavin Shinra is the ruler with the most territory in Spira, however, there are two others that have multiple kingdoms under their rule: President Laguna Loire of Esthar City and President Vinzer Deling of Deling City. The beast-like barbarians with blue fur reside in Luca Valley, and have their own city within the caves of Mount Gagazet. The Ninja clans reside in Wutai, the Samurai in Kohto. The vast mountains beyond the Ancient Forest hide the location of Cosmo Canyon, the rumored location of a gateway between this world and Eden.
LIFESTREAM, MAKO, & MATERIA
The Lifestream is like the blood of the planet, giving it and all who occupy it energy to live. All things come from it, and all things return to it when they die, only to be recycled into new life.
Mako is Lifestream energy that has been refined into a super-concentrated power fuel. Mako Reactors drill into the Earth and absorb Lifestream energy, filtering out impurities and fueling cities and kingdoms. Shinra Enterprises is responsible for this, and although there is plenty of fuel for all the cities, taking too much from the Lifestream could result in the planet dying, which Avalanche discovered to be true. Shinra has eight reactors to power Midgar alone, it being such a huge city run mostly by technology. Throughout their realms, Shinra has over thirty reactors, all sucking the Earth’s blood dry.
Materia is Mako that has been compressed into a sphere and solidified. These orbs can have magical effects, and can be used to manipulate certain elements and surroundings, and have a variety of different abilities.
Most modern magic is derived from Materia, however all living things have magic in their blood, dubbed Mana. It is the Mana that reacts to the Materia and gives people the ability to cast spells. Materia can be fused with a weapon or item, giving it magical properties. In addition, the spheres can be fused directly with a person, thus absorbing it into their blood stream and giving them the ability to use the effects of that Materia at will.
Normally, one cannot focus their Mana enough to use it without Materia, however, in some cases, Materia is unnecessary. For instance, the Samurai Warriors of Kohto have learned through intense mental and physical training to focus their Mana without Materia, however they refer to this inner energy as Ki. The Ninja of Wutai fuse their Mana with the energy of the spirit, forming a power they call Chakra.
PASSING OF TIME
Time flows a little differently in this world. Each year has 360 days, comprised of twelve 30-day months. The seven days of the week are still the same, and the day is still 24 hours long, but the holidays are different. There are seven holidays total:
New Year's Day, January 1st
Valentine's Day, February 14th
Memorial Day, May 21st (remembering fallen soldiers)
Halloween, October 30th
Thanksgiving, Last Thursday in November (celebrating the feast that was held between West Spira and East Spira 400 years ago)
Yule Day, December 21st (like Christmas)
New Year's Eve, December 30th
Other than that, time is mostly the same. It is currently the year 2000 CA (Coming of the Avatars), and is the beginning of the Third Age (Pre-CA to 0999 was the First Age, 1000 to 1999 was the Second Age, and from 2000 till 2999 is the Third Age, and so forth.
RELIGION
While other lands may have their beliefs, a majority of Spira has temples dedicated to their gods, the Avatars. Many people gather on Sundays to worship Them, although ages ago, no one believed in the Avatars anymore. Then, about 2000 years ago, the Avatars descended from the Garden of Eden and blessed the world with their presence. They healed the sick, fed the hungry, and sheltered the homeless. After the next new year, the world started over their year track with 0001 CA, meaning Coming of the Avatars. Shortly after that, They returned to Eden, and although They have never been seen on Earth since, worshippers claim to feel Their spirits and predict a Second Coming in the future. Some even believe that the Avatars returned to their Plane through a secluded gateway in Cosmo Canyon.
Yevon: He is the Creator of Earth and the supreme lord of the Avatars. Many people worship Him and hold His teachings close to heart. Many people read His scriptures, dubbed the Yevonian Bible. His soulmate is Gaia, and although He created all the Avatars with His blood and modeling clay, He and Gaia did have twins through conception; Alexander and Lucifer.
Gaia: Sometimes refered to as Mother Nature, She has powers over all the Earth's elements, unlike some of the lesser Avatars. It is said that She feels the pain of the Earth, the pain of the Mako Reactors. Her soulmate is Yevon, and she gave birth to her twin sons through normal conception.
Alexander: He was granted power over the Sun once He was mature enough, a gift from Father to Son.
Lucifer: Furious that His brother was the one to become the Sun God, Lucifer commited a horrible sin and killed Alexander's followers, as well as some of the female angels that were flirting with Him. For this, His punishment was to spend 100 Million years in the Netherworld as a Gatekeeper, and He is only halfway through His sentence. He has one son, Mephisto, made from His black blood and the fires of Hell.
Mephisto: Born from fire and His father's black blood, Mephisto was given life. Although He did not commit any crimes, Yevon left Him in the Netherworld with Lucifer, claiming Them both as Fallen Avatars.
Chronus: He was the first Avatar to be created by Yevon, and was given power over Time. He sees the past, present, and future all at once, and is often refered to as the Oracle of Fate. He commands the three factions of angels as he sees fit by his visions -- Angels of Mercy (guardians), Angels of Death (reapers), Angels of Destiny (guides). In addition, he controls a massive hourglass which he speaks of as the Sands of Time.
Karana: Bringer of Storms, She is the Lady of the Skies. She weilds power over the elements of air and wind, and is said to sit atop a magical purple cloud.
Prexus: King of the Seas, He weilds power over water and ice. It is also said that with water comes health and happiness, and that the purest of liquids can be used to heal.
Solusek: Embodyment of the Burning Inferno, He is a master of Fire in all it's forms.
So, there ya go, that's a bit about the world. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. As for characters, you can either use a character already established in one of the games I mentioned above, make their personality and background your own, or you can make your own character from scratch. Either way, I need a character image to go with your sheet in the Character Database (I will post this as a reply). DO NOT post anywhere on this thread until you PM your character to me and I approve it (see my characters in the Database), I will post all characters (I‘ll edit the Database post with each new character). You may post once the chapter one intro has been posted.
Go to this site for information on spells and abilities:
http://www.eyesonff.com/index.php
Also, whether Limit Breaks or Overdrives, list them as a special abilities.
Avalanche
Senior Operatives (all senior operatives are played by me, except for Vincent, which is played by Dragonrazor. However, if a one of you ladies wants to play Tifa, PM me and we‘ll discuss it.)
Barret Wallace, Director of Operations
Cloud Strife, Field Operations
Tifa Lockhart, Recruit Training
Jason Biggs, Intelligence & Communication
Dexter Wedge, Electronics
Jessica “Jessie” Biggs, Electronics (Dexter’s older sister, Jason's wife)
Cid Highwind, Transportation/Auto Mechanics/Maintenance
Vincent Valentine, Weapon Design & Firearms Specialist
New Recruits
Rejen Ronso, Operative
Delethas Silvarus, Operative
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NOTE: This game has no battle system or stats. It is a completely freeform RP. PM me with any questions. Also, below is a map of Spira. Right click on the image, and open in a new window to view the map in full. It is not to scale, it's just there to give you a general idea of Spira. These are only the cities of importance. There are other smaller towns besides the ones on the map, just use your imagination
.
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NOTE: Your characters have already previously contacted Avalanche, and have been told to meet in the Train Graveyard on the outskirts of Midgar. Then Cloud will show himself. Can't be too cautious, you know.
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the world of Final Fantasy Zero! The world itself is a fusion between FFVII, FFVIII, and FFX, with features from many other games, such as the other FF games, Legend of Dragoon, Chrono Cross/Trigger, EverQuest, Shining Force, Legend of Zelda, Tekken, Street Fighter, and even Pokémon in some places (don‘t worry, no pocket monsters. However, I like the worlds [Kanto, Johto, Hoenn], and some Pokémon would make great dungeon monsters). There will also be features from Japanese anime series, such as Naruto and InuYasha, as well as some from books like Harry Potter and Dragonlance. The point for all this is to create a vast world with many continents and endless story potential. Though the story centers around FFVII at first, it will grow and cover some of the greatest events of the titles I mentioned above.
THE LAND OF SPIRA
Spira is the land in which our story starts. It sits in the center of the Anuire Ocean, months away from all other lands unless by airship. The continent consists of two large islands and two smaller islands. One of the large islands sits to the east with the other a ways to the west. The two smaller islands sit just beyond it. Even though Spira is essentially one continent, the residents have dubbed the two halves as the Eastern Territories and the Western Territories.
Spira has many cities and kingdoms and many rulers, but none so powerful as the leaders of Midgar. The Shinra Family -- also owners of Spira’s largest industrial company (Shinra Enterprises, Inc.) -- reign supreme over most of the Eastern Territories. They also claimed a few of the northern regions of the Western Territories after their leaders agreed to these terms in exchange for the construction of Mako Reactors (see Lifestream, Mako, & Materia, below) to power their cities.
There are reports on the news from time to time about a special forces group known as Avalanche. They apparently have been interfering with Shinra’s affairs, and although they have good intentions, they are portrayed as terrorists by corporate officials. Avalanche believes that Gavin Shinra, President of Midgar and CEO of Shinra Enterprises, holds many skeletons in his closet. They aren’t too far off from the truth.
Like any powerful kingdom, Midgar has its various armed forces. The Royal Army maintains order on the land, the Royal Navy maintains order over seas, and the Royal Airfleet maintains order in the skies. In addition, they have SOLDIER, an elite force comprised of only the most skilled soldiers from the three departments of armed forces. There are also the Turks, a special operative task force (think CIA, DIA, NSA, etc.).
In addition to the intense political debates between Spira’s leaders, it is also home to the greatest amusement park of all time -- Gold Saucer. Casinos, five star restaurants and hotels, roller coasters that go very fast and upside down, and the world’s largest chocobo (horse-size birds used for travel, looks like a fusion of an ostrich and a duck) race track. It also features a huge arcade with all the latest games.
When Shinra took over the northern regions of the Western Territories, they constructed a city solely for the purpose of developing aircrafts and spacecrafts -- Rocket Town.
For many generations, training for the Royal Armed Forces of Midgar has taken place in the halls of Balamb Garden Military Academy, and upon gaining territory in the west, officials constructed Trabia Garden. Although they have no claim to the realms beyond Gold Saucer, Shinra did agree to build an academy for the Imperial Forces of Deling -- Galbadia Garden.
Other kingdoms have dungeons or jails, but the Midgar Kingdom has Blackburn Prison -- a top security penitentiary where all criminals do their time. This fortress of a prison lies in the middle of the Sunara Desert, where no one can escape without getting lost and dying of thirst or starvation in the enormous desert. Also, to the south lies Venom Valley, a horrible place occupied by giant snakes, spiders, and hornets.
President Gavin Shinra is the ruler with the most territory in Spira, however, there are two others that have multiple kingdoms under their rule: President Laguna Loire of Esthar City and President Vinzer Deling of Deling City. The beast-like barbarians with blue fur reside in Luca Valley, and have their own city within the caves of Mount Gagazet. The Ninja clans reside in Wutai, the Samurai in Kohto. The vast mountains beyond the Ancient Forest hide the location of Cosmo Canyon, the rumored location of a gateway between this world and Eden.
LIFESTREAM, MAKO, & MATERIA
The Lifestream is like the blood of the planet, giving it and all who occupy it energy to live. All things come from it, and all things return to it when they die, only to be recycled into new life.
Mako is Lifestream energy that has been refined into a super-concentrated power fuel. Mako Reactors drill into the Earth and absorb Lifestream energy, filtering out impurities and fueling cities and kingdoms. Shinra Enterprises is responsible for this, and although there is plenty of fuel for all the cities, taking too much from the Lifestream could result in the planet dying, which Avalanche discovered to be true. Shinra has eight reactors to power Midgar alone, it being such a huge city run mostly by technology. Throughout their realms, Shinra has over thirty reactors, all sucking the Earth’s blood dry.
Materia is Mako that has been compressed into a sphere and solidified. These orbs can have magical effects, and can be used to manipulate certain elements and surroundings, and have a variety of different abilities.
Most modern magic is derived from Materia, however all living things have magic in their blood, dubbed Mana. It is the Mana that reacts to the Materia and gives people the ability to cast spells. Materia can be fused with a weapon or item, giving it magical properties. In addition, the spheres can be fused directly with a person, thus absorbing it into their blood stream and giving them the ability to use the effects of that Materia at will.
Normally, one cannot focus their Mana enough to use it without Materia, however, in some cases, Materia is unnecessary. For instance, the Samurai Warriors of Kohto have learned through intense mental and physical training to focus their Mana without Materia, however they refer to this inner energy as Ki. The Ninja of Wutai fuse their Mana with the energy of the spirit, forming a power they call Chakra.
PASSING OF TIME
Time flows a little differently in this world. Each year has 360 days, comprised of twelve 30-day months. The seven days of the week are still the same, and the day is still 24 hours long, but the holidays are different. There are seven holidays total:
New Year's Day, January 1st
Valentine's Day, February 14th
Memorial Day, May 21st (remembering fallen soldiers)
Halloween, October 30th
Thanksgiving, Last Thursday in November (celebrating the feast that was held between West Spira and East Spira 400 years ago)
Yule Day, December 21st (like Christmas)
New Year's Eve, December 30th
Other than that, time is mostly the same. It is currently the year 2000 CA (Coming of the Avatars), and is the beginning of the Third Age (Pre-CA to 0999 was the First Age, 1000 to 1999 was the Second Age, and from 2000 till 2999 is the Third Age, and so forth.
RELIGION
While other lands may have their beliefs, a majority of Spira has temples dedicated to their gods, the Avatars. Many people gather on Sundays to worship Them, although ages ago, no one believed in the Avatars anymore. Then, about 2000 years ago, the Avatars descended from the Garden of Eden and blessed the world with their presence. They healed the sick, fed the hungry, and sheltered the homeless. After the next new year, the world started over their year track with 0001 CA, meaning Coming of the Avatars. Shortly after that, They returned to Eden, and although They have never been seen on Earth since, worshippers claim to feel Their spirits and predict a Second Coming in the future. Some even believe that the Avatars returned to their Plane through a secluded gateway in Cosmo Canyon.
Yevon: He is the Creator of Earth and the supreme lord of the Avatars. Many people worship Him and hold His teachings close to heart. Many people read His scriptures, dubbed the Yevonian Bible. His soulmate is Gaia, and although He created all the Avatars with His blood and modeling clay, He and Gaia did have twins through conception; Alexander and Lucifer.
Gaia: Sometimes refered to as Mother Nature, She has powers over all the Earth's elements, unlike some of the lesser Avatars. It is said that She feels the pain of the Earth, the pain of the Mako Reactors. Her soulmate is Yevon, and she gave birth to her twin sons through normal conception.
Alexander: He was granted power over the Sun once He was mature enough, a gift from Father to Son.
Lucifer: Furious that His brother was the one to become the Sun God, Lucifer commited a horrible sin and killed Alexander's followers, as well as some of the female angels that were flirting with Him. For this, His punishment was to spend 100 Million years in the Netherworld as a Gatekeeper, and He is only halfway through His sentence. He has one son, Mephisto, made from His black blood and the fires of Hell.
Mephisto: Born from fire and His father's black blood, Mephisto was given life. Although He did not commit any crimes, Yevon left Him in the Netherworld with Lucifer, claiming Them both as Fallen Avatars.
Chronus: He was the first Avatar to be created by Yevon, and was given power over Time. He sees the past, present, and future all at once, and is often refered to as the Oracle of Fate. He commands the three factions of angels as he sees fit by his visions -- Angels of Mercy (guardians), Angels of Death (reapers), Angels of Destiny (guides). In addition, he controls a massive hourglass which he speaks of as the Sands of Time.
Karana: Bringer of Storms, She is the Lady of the Skies. She weilds power over the elements of air and wind, and is said to sit atop a magical purple cloud.
Prexus: King of the Seas, He weilds power over water and ice. It is also said that with water comes health and happiness, and that the purest of liquids can be used to heal.
Solusek: Embodyment of the Burning Inferno, He is a master of Fire in all it's forms.
So, there ya go, that's a bit about the world. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. As for characters, you can either use a character already established in one of the games I mentioned above, make their personality and background your own, or you can make your own character from scratch. Either way, I need a character image to go with your sheet in the Character Database (I will post this as a reply). DO NOT post anywhere on this thread until you PM your character to me and I approve it (see my characters in the Database), I will post all characters (I‘ll edit the Database post with each new character). You may post once the chapter one intro has been posted.
Go to this site for information on spells and abilities:
http://www.eyesonff.com/index.php
Also, whether Limit Breaks or Overdrives, list them as a special abilities.
Avalanche
Senior Operatives (all senior operatives are played by me, except for Vincent, which is played by Dragonrazor. However, if a one of you ladies wants to play Tifa, PM me and we‘ll discuss it.)
Barret Wallace, Director of Operations
Cloud Strife, Field Operations
Tifa Lockhart, Recruit Training
Jason Biggs, Intelligence & Communication
Dexter Wedge, Electronics
Jessica “Jessie” Biggs, Electronics (Dexter’s older sister, Jason's wife)
Cid Highwind, Transportation/Auto Mechanics/Maintenance
Vincent Valentine, Weapon Design & Firearms Specialist
New Recruits
Rejen Ronso, Operative
Delethas Silvarus, Operative
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-----
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NOTE: This game has no battle system or stats. It is a completely freeform RP. PM me with any questions. Also, below is a map of Spira. Right click on the image, and open in a new window to view the map in full. It is not to scale, it's just there to give you a general idea of Spira. These are only the cities of importance. There are other smaller towns besides the ones on the map, just use your imagination
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7532/spira0529yz.jpg
NOTE: Your characters have already previously contacted Avalanche, and have been told to meet in the Train Graveyard on the outskirts of Midgar. Then Cloud will show himself. Can't be too cautious, you know.
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