OBSCURA

welcome to sun-song city. (NAVIGATION.)

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can we still send in apps?

Hello dear! ^^ Yes, applications are still open! 

—Admin Carmilla 

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I'm interested in going but I was wondering if there are any types of characters the admins or members would like to see? or maybe any connection people want filled??

Hello dear! While we admins do not have anything in particular we would like to see (truly, anything would be quite fine, I believe! ^^), it may be that our members may have a wish or two they would like fulfilled! 

Members, if you have any ideas or connections you’d like to be filled, please help out our dear anon here! ^^

—Admin Carmilla

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i don't think it's fair to keep a face claim for someone who is not even active. i tried to apply before and you guys told me the mun was on hiatus, but if they are so busy that two months, almost three aren't enought for them to sort their stuff out, then you should give someone else a chance too. someone who wants to be active and loves the rp.

Hello, anon! I’m sorry that you feel this way. If you go through our masterlist, very few of our members are particularly “active”, and our dash has been very quiet for quite some time now. Our community is small, but it has been around for quite a while despite its inactivity, and our members are happy here even if they rarely find time to post. So long as our members are happy with our community, we do not intend to remove them for activity reasons; this is also exemplified by the incredibly lax nature of our activity checks.

While we understand the frustration of wanting a faceclaim, we must also explain that Obscura is not a roleplay which focuses much on faceclaims. We have always been about the characters and the community first; faceclaims are merely a convenience for how to represent your muse in a visual way. If you cannot possibly select a second faceclaim with which you would be satisfied for your muse, I fear that you would be unhappy with the attitude of our community as a whole.

Once again, we are sorry that you’re upset and inconvenienced, but we do not intend to remove long-time, happy, but somewhat inactive members of our community at this point, considering that Obscura survives primarily on its community and not on its sheer activity.

— Admin Helsing

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The smoke settles to reveal HAN SEOLYOUNG, a 52 year old vampire---but like most things in Sunseong, there must be more to her than meets the eye.

FACECLAIM: han sanghyuk, vixx

APPEARANCE:

almost indistinguishable from a human, her transformation into a vampire has changed little about the way she appears to others. However, she is unskilled and has had little practice with her new body, and so her fangs and claws become visible at the slightest agitation, not ‘retreating’ back into her body till she feels calm again. 

BIOGRAPHY:

sweetling, youngest of four - so spoilt, so dear, it won’t be long till it’s clear: there is nothing more to you, nothing but sparkling eyes and a saccharine smile. you pick up after your brothers: their habits, their hobbies, their talents, and find that nothing quite suits you as well as they do them. there is so much you will never live up to.

you count to ten, to twenty, to a hundred - seconds, days, months, turn to years and the unavoidable comes. your voice is no longer the light, airy sound of the androgynous child, but cracked, fractured, vocal cords twisting and growing as fate moves against you. there is only so long you can stay silent, only so long you hide the hairs on your arms, the thing growing between your legs. your body is not yours - only what they make of it.

average

you never quite lived up to the greatness of your brothers - what else was left for you to accomplish, when they had already done it all? you burn your test papers in the alleys behind your school, distract your parents with misdemeanor after misdemeanor because you’ve learned every way to not disappoint them and you avoid them all.

boring, you are so boring - the last among your friends, always lingering behind, always the last to be picked, acknowledged, liked. you can’t find the words for your anger, for your frustration, for your desires. so where they go, you follow - dangerous, dangerous as that always is.

average

hands shaking around the bottle - it tastes awful, it’s so loud, there’s so many people, why are you here - your eyes search in the crowd for your friends. you want to go home but you want to tell them first, even if they’re too drunk to care. the rush of going to a club before they’re of age is enough to make them forget to pretend they like you. you don’t belong here.

but you’re there again, and again, nervous, twitchy, watching as that handsome man comes and leaves with a different someone every weekend. you have never been good at reading people, never understood he had a type - pretty, young, unassuming, naive. you think you are special.

when you tell him, whisper against his shoulder in the dark, fingers playing with the necklace he always wears - wooden, carved in a strange figure, always strangely warm - that you are a woman, he smiles, says you’re the most beautiful woman he’s ever known. your heart swells so bright you cannot hear the insincerity in his voice. he’s not a good actor but he doesn’t have to be.

you become consumed with those moments, longing for them, distracted, distant from the friends and family you lie to. they just want to know, they’re worried about you, but you know better than to tell them the truth or anything at all. disappointment is better than disownment. it’s not long till you make that jump yourself though - you spend so much time in his apartment you might as well be living in it.

he only ever wakes up at night, and soon you do too, just to be near him, be with him while he’s awake - even if he’s distracted, uncaring, greedy, possessive, coming home with marks that are yours. you’d die for him, for the words he whispers late at night, just enough emotion to set your heart ablaze. you’ll settle for anything, anyone that loves you. you just want to be loved.

you didn’t ask for this.

it hurts it hurts so much - the skin of your fingers as claws grow from your nail beds, the excruciating pain of fangs erupting from your jaw. he says it’s only painful the first time but you never asked for this, not this. what hope do you have for yourself now?

you used to pass out at the sight of blood. even now, you still do, but there’s only so many times you can throw up your feed before even a sire grows tired of you. but he can’t make you kill, no one can make you kill. you are not a killer. you don’t have the heart for this. now you cannot even dream of seeing your parents again - they would have you dead.

there are a great number of witches in this city, more than you could ever think, but you only know one, a name your sire (your lover, your life, your ex) had mentioned in passing. you beg them, plead for a quick, painless death. you just want this to be over, to forget it ever happened, to destroy the abomination you’ve become. you do not expect them to be so pitiful.

eternal slumber. it sounds so peaceful. so quiet. to live without ever waking up.

but you do, some decades later - bound to a rogue, some deathly creature, a warlock with a love of chaos. when you awaken - forced from your sleep, dragged back into the world of the living with new chains around your body, a new master to serve - you wail. you never wanted to be alive, not like this.

CHARACTERIZATION:

she’s been on this earth a long, long time, and she’s spent most of it stuck in the same, agitated, fluctuating pubescent body for the better part of it. life would be a lot better if she’d been bitten after her body had settled into itself, but she never really got a choice in that. frankly, she’s never had much of a choice in anything - too much of a pushover, too insecure, too guilt-ridden to say no when someone walks all over her. 

seolyoung is filled with shame, shame for the things she knows she shouldn’t feel bad for but does anyway. a product of the time she grew up in, but one she’s never quite been able to shake off.

from the first impression, such things are easy to tell - whether one knows she’s a vampire or not, seolyoung carries her guilt with her everywhere, eyes soft and sad, too agreeable, too desperate for people to like her. she cannot sit still, full of anxious energy, too shy to talk to the people she wants but hating herself for her lack of courage anyway. there is no one harder on her than seolyoung herself: a cruel twist of fate, given how she’s gotten here so far. 

she blames no one but herself.

the ones that don’t use her as their doormat might claim she’s too soft (she is), a bit of wet blanket (she is), but kind hearted, gentle, sweet, but so fucking clumsy. there are some things that vampirism just can’t change, but she swears she wasn’t like this in her first life. no one’s really sure, and she can’t recall those memories the way she wants to, so no one will ever know for sure. 

one thing is certain: she is unhappy. helpless, desperate, pitiful. but she is trying. no one can ever say that she isn’t trying to be happy. 

SPECIALTIES:

Enhanced speed and strength (0 points): Such conditions were enhanced due to her vampirism.

Enhanced senses (0 points): She gained skills such as enhanced smell, hearing, and night vision due to her vampirism.

Natural weapons (0 points): She has retractable claws and fangs due to her vampirism. Because she is unskilled and still perceives herself as ‘ignorant’ to her new form, she cannot control these weapons well, and at the slightest agitation they tend to show, even when she does not want them to. These visible characteristics of her vampirism nullify what protection her ward gives her, as it only hides her magical presence.

Regenerative healing factor (0 Points): At the cost of blood (her energy, which she must replenish by drinking), she has regenerative healing abilities due to her vampirism.

Major ward against presence detection (10 points): This protects her from being sensed by those who specialize in detecting magical beings. This ward also prevents her from setting off the instinctive fight-or-flight responses in normal humans, who would otherwise feel bothered by the magical presence of a vampire in the area. The ward is worn as a charmed necklace that she keeps on her person at all times. This ward cannot be 'turned on or off’, but it has no effect unless she is wearing it around her neck, as opposed to simply holding it in her hand.

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say for example my muse has a disability like dyslexia, when they become a vampire, does such a thing carry over or are they cured of it?

Hello dearie! ^^The simple answer would be: it’s up to your preference! Physical disabilities would no longer be present when turned, whereas mental disabilities would, more often than not, likely remain the same. However, this would entirely be a writer’s choice, as it can work out in either manner! I hope this is of some help! ^^ 

—Admin Carmilla

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THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND ARE IN REVIEW:

han seolyoung (han sanghyuk, vixx) --- vampire 

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THE FOLLOWING FCS ARE FREE TO BE RESERVED:

han sanghyuk, vixx

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i miss you guys ;~; hopefully one day i'll be back!!!

Oh, sweetie! This message is quite sweet, and does make us quite happy to hear! ;^; We will most certainly still be around, and we will welcome your possible return wholeheartedly! 

—Admin Carmilla

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you guys are so lovely, this place really feels like home and is the most comfortable, welcoming environment i've ever experienced. <3

There are no words to describe how happy a message like this makes us, as admins, feel. No matter which one of our precious members this message comes from, we truly, truly appreciate it and you as well! <3 We hope we can continue to provide such a place for you, and that you will continue to feel the same in the future. <3

—Admin Carmilla 

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THE FOLLOWING FCS ARE RESERVED THROUGH 01/24:

han sanghyuk, vixx

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Members, remember to LIKE THIS POST between now and January 28th (1/28) to maintain your spot in our roleplay!

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Members, remember to LIKE THIS POST between now and January 14th (1/14) to maintain your spot in our roleplay!

The following muses are now in their GRACE PERIOD after returning from hiatus and will be eligible for the next activity check.

christian yu (director of dpr) @obscris

As well, please add 5 POINTS to your muse’s point page for maintaining activity this week! We ask that you please note the date of this check as well in your points log for our reference; remember that you may spend or save these points in any manner you so choose! Thank you for staying active with us – we appreciate every one of you!