Asphodel is a literate, semi-appless, mature roleplay that takes place in the mystic state of Louisiana. We are a POC and LGBTQ+ friendly community that focuses on inclusivity, creative freedom, character development, and world building. Welcome home. | mn
So this is definitely the message we've been dreading to draft for a while now. As many of you know, things have gotten busy for a lot of us. With everything going on, we are more than understanding of how writing and keeping up with the RP can be difficult. Rai and I have been struggling as well, and adminning has proven to become more of a challenge these past few weeks.Â
With that being said, Rai and I have decided to close Asphodel's doors and take a step back. We have been incredibly blessed to have had such amazing writers help us build this world and we can not thank you all enough for being a part of it. We have easily fallen in love with all the wonderful characters and more than anything, are grateful to have become friends with such great people.Â
Asphodel was our very first project together and the experience was definitely something we would want to do again. Honestly, itâs gutting for us that we canât see this story and itâs characters to completion, but weâve both realised we cannot give it the time it deserves. We understand that we have had shortcomings as an admin team, but we hope that you enjoyed the RP all the same.Â
This isn't goodbye! Perhaps one day we'll open these doors again, or maybe even explore new worlds. All in all, this adventure has been something we will keep forever.Â
Of course, we can't keep you from continuing your wonderful threads! Feel free to use the world we've built together and expand it however you please for your characters to continue growing. Rai and I just no longer will be here to further the plot anymore.Â
We'll be leaving the discord up for a few more days to give you time to add everyone, then we'll be deleting it.Â
From the bottom of our hearts, we want to thank you again for the four months and we hope to write with you all soon.Â
The following characters currently run the risk of reaching their inactivity limit. Failure to post in-character in the next 24 hours will result in an unfollow. Â
Hello my loves, I LIVE. Kind of. My internet has been a SHIT SHOW lately, Iâve mainly been living off of hotspot (which is horrible), but Iâll be back on the 17th of August! I just wanted to pop in and say that Iâm still alive and am checking the main every so often!Â
The auto-tags have come back so Iâll also be working on promos when I can! Our next ask day is coming up so hopefully you all are looking forward to that just as we are!Â
Something else is cooking up that Admin R and I are super excited to share with you guys so stay tuned for that! I miss all of you so much and Iâm so excited to have wifi and love you all down!Â
If youâre looking for a fun supernatural group to join, weâre here and ready for you!Â
Name/Alias: Nico
Age: 27 years old
Pronouns: They/Them
Timezone: GMT+1
IC
Face Claim: Sean Teale
Full Name: Prospero âPropâ Olvino Cisneras
Gender & Pronouns: Non-binary & They/Them
Age: 28 years old
House: Valerian
Tier and Role: Significant
Gift: Electrokinesis
Occupation: Staff at Hestiaâs House
Prospero grew up knowing one thing for certain, believing one single yet fast truth: their brother was the best human being in the world. He was strong, he had the whole town behind him, and wherever he went, people looked up to him. Isaias was ten years older, incredibly handsome, and not the perfect person that his younger sibling thought he was. He earned all the money for the family, kept the little farm going. They lived in a small town in Venezuela near the border with Colombia, and enroute for drug cartels. Isaias was often away, using his gift to create whirlwinds to throw the police off. He hadnât been working for the cartel out of his own free will, and he had dreamt of an escape for many years.
As far as the family knew, Isaias had left for the United States hoping to further hone his Gift. Prospero had to grow up quickly to support the family, but they too were gifted. Albeit theirs wasnât as easily described, they could talk with electrical devices and jolt them awake using electric currents. They would fix small devices all over town, and teach themselves some mechanics to keep up with the growing demand. It wasnât long until the cartel took an interest in the youngest sibling as well, but their parents were less blind to the circumstances this time around, and the cartel took a chance on the situation.
It was said to have been an accident. But Prospero knew better. They sold the farm, much to the discontent of the cartel, and soon became a puppet in their play. Twelve year old at the time, Prospero quickly began to believe they were doing the right thing. Or at least that they had no other choice.
Isaias returned years later, and unaware of their siblingâs shifted loyalties, came to face off against his old enemies. Using his gift to destroy a whole field of future crops, intend on destroying much more. Prospero was warned, and told that if they did not take care of it themselves, the cartel would, and they would be less quick to kill him. Thus they drove out there, hiding a gun in their back pocket, fighting through the whirlwind to get to their brother, knowing what they should be doing was a mercy. They tried to reason with Isaias, gun pointed at him. Isaias, adrenaline coursing through his body, didnât recognise his sibling at first, or at all, and defended himself. A car that had been picked up by the whirlwind was hauled at Prospero and hit them in the side.
They woke up two weeks later, laying in the back of a car, the road disappearing underneath their back, and something covering their eyes. They heard their brotherâs voice telling them not to remove it. So they didnât. A few days later they arrived in Asphodel, the town where Isaias had laid low for the last decade. There Prospero hid away in their brotherâs apartment for weeks on end, only leaving a few times to go to the doctors, only to understand nothing of what their brother discussed. They spend their days trying to learn English from the television, trying to read the braille books that Isaias had provided for them, and wondering if they would ever see again.
One day, almost a year after they had settled down in Asphodel, Prospero woke up in an empty apartment. It took them two days before they knew he wasnât coming back. They spend a full day trying to walk to the hospital on their own, eventually being helped by someone in their search. The doctor, who knew some basic Spanish, deciphered the situation, and contacted someone who was a part of the Valerian House, given Prosperoâs unique Gift.
About two months later, Prospero was finally allowed to remove the bandages that had become part of their life as much as the constant confusion to their new situation. While they were still partially blind, the fact that they could still see about eighty percent with one eye filled their heart with gladness. They began learning English and Braille at the same time, supported by the House their brother had once been a part of. Started working at Hestiaâs House, and tried to get their life in order. As far as they could, as much as possible.
Sometimes they would wake up in the middle of the night, thinking their brother had returned, then remembering he had left them without saying a word. They would cry about what had happened to them, and hate that they had nothing. Their constant fear of being disliked resulted in doing the dumbest shit to make sure everyone liked them. Their fear of having things fall apart again made them irresponsible and inconsistent. But mostly there was a constant knowledge at the back of their mind that everyone they had ever loved had walked away from them, and that they were bound to be abandoned again.
Congratulations and Welcome to Asphodel! Your character application has been reviewed and accepted. Please send the link to your blog account to the main within FORTY-EIGHT (48) HOURS of acceptance. Failure to send one means you will forfeit the role you applied for. Please refer to the CHECKLIST for further instructions. If you have any questions, please donât hesitate to ask! Weâre so excited to have all of you!
Prospero âPropâ Olvino Cisneras (Sean Teale) - Penned by Nico
Welcome to Asphodelâs 5th Meme Day! This will last from Saturday 12 noon EST to Sunday 12 noon EST. The mechanics of today will go as follows:
If you wish to participate and have people send you memes, post ONE link to your blog directed to your inbox. You may link the memes you wish to answer in the description of your link post.
Make sure you send memes to as much people as you can!
Asks can come in the form of starter memes, character development prompts as well as honesty hour questions.
Participation in this group activity is absolutely optional and you may carry on replying to threads as you wish!
For inbox link tracking, please use the tag asphodel:qday . Please donât tag your responses as such. This is strictly for inbox links.
Feel free to answer asks from previous ask days!
We hope everyone has a good time and let the sliding into peopleâs inboxes begin!
CLICK HERE TO SEE THIS WEEKâS MEMES: 1Â // 2Â // 3
The following characters currently run the risk of reaching their inactivity limit. Failure to post in-character in the next 24 hours will result in an unfollow. Â
Name/Alias: Marie
Age: 30+
Pronouns: She/Her
Timezone: EST
IC
Face Claim: Booboo Stewart
Full Name: Riley âLeeâ Sol
Gender & Pronouns: Cis Male & He/Him
Age: 23 years old
House: Oleander
Tier and Role: Prime, Heir
Gift: Alchemy (main) & Summoning
Occupation:Â Jewelry maker, artist, college drop out
His powers manifested at seven; a child with an active imagination and an old myth trailing after him in the shape of a nine-tailed fox. Kumiho was his best friend, a playmate, encouraging small acts of mischief that grew into greater cruelties. Until eventually she took control, an eight year old child rendered a puppet to a malicious spirit. It was brief, and ended with a blade in the boyâs hand coated in his fatherâs blood, and Charlieâs power banishing it from this plane.
That particular gift got put aside after that, one Riley was afraid to touch on again, even after he grew older and more confident in his strengths. Alchemy felt safer, an outlet that didnât require anything but his own hands and creativity.
Eventually a scared child grew into a rebellious teen, pushing at the boundaries of what he could get away with. He was sure he was good at hiding it from his father, living out every normal cliche, trying to sneak into college parties, smoking behind the bleachers at school, graffiti painted on back walls, and countless nights spent scrubbing it back off as punishment. Seemingly uninterested in the title of heir or politics, his teenage years were spent with the reckless abandon of someone with much fewer responsibilities waiting for them.
After graduation he was accepted into the University of Southern California, majoring in fine arts. An endeavor that only lasted the first year before he dropped out, and what followed was a series of odd jobs; a barista, small forays into acting, a band that lasted about four months and two gigs, until eventually he found that the easiest way to make a living was his own power. He started a small business, making and selling spelled jewelry, and through all of it he continued the lie to his father that he was still attending college. Even after he hit year five and they both knew he was supposed to have graduated already.
His return home to Asphodel wasnât something planned, but fueled by grief and panic; a friend shot in front of him in a liquor store robbery, a random act of violence that made him want the safety of his fatherâs presence. Despite the rumors that he might not be better off at home, and how intently heâd dodged being there until now.
Hello!! I'm not super confident in my writing but I'm looking to join... Is it okay if my replies are short?
First let me express my excitement about you wanting to join! Second, of course bb! We donât require any length for replies, anything that matches your muse will be welcomed!
