It was a very slow day for the herbalist. The perfect day to start restocking some of her more popular potions and oils that were running low. Normally she would have one of her employees do so but she needed the distraction.
Ghosts from her past were starting to pop up, not that she didn’t expect them to. What, with the strange messages that she kept receiving. Venus decided to ignore them all. Instead, she kept herself busy with the shop and her Neotantra classes.
SheF made her way toward the long row of shelves on the back wall. Reaching for a bottle of rose water as the light ding of her bell sounded. Signaling a new customer entered. “ Bonjour, mon chéri. Welcome to Dites Apothicaire,” she called out her back still towards the door. “If you need any help finding something just give a little shot and I’ll be right over tout suite!”
Hey guys, I’m Grace :) I’m excited to be here, I think this concept is super awesome. He’s very new so excuse me while I still flesh him out a little aha. But let me know if any one wants to plot!
°✧｡ [KIT HARRINGTON, CISMALE, HE/HIM] IT’S BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE APOCALYPSE JOINED VELIA FROM ASHFORD, IRRELAND. APPARENTLY THEIR NAME IS DONAHUE MCCORMAC AND THEY’RE A WARRIOR. THEY HAVE BEEN FIGHTING AS A REVENANT FOR A WHILE NOW. DIDN’T PEOPLE SAY THEY WERE NOT A BETA TESTER? I HEARD THEY TURNED AGE IN THIRTY TWO THIS YEAR. LET’S HOPE THEY MAKE IT OUT ALIVE. [GRACE, 21, GMT+8, AND SHE]
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INTRODUCTION
Name: Donahue McCormac
Nickname/Username: Apocalypse
Age: 32
Nationality: Irish
Pre-game Occupation: Soldier, Irish Army Lieutenant
Blood Type: A-
Height: 5”8
ABOUT - BV (Before Velia)
Tw: child abuse
Donahue comes from a broken family. His mother and father split when he was young and his father never came tried coming back into his life until he was 18 and wouldn’t have to take on any responsibilities.
His mom was often working three jobs, just so they could get back and she could support Donahue and whatever dead beat she was dating at the time.
One of her dead beat boyfriends was trusted to watch Donahue at times. He saw Donahue as a burden and would abuse him, hitting him and beating him often. Locking him in closets, never letting him eat. And blaming all the bruises on him playing rugby at school.
His mother found out about this one day when she walked in on him being punched in the stomach and slapped across the face. He was only 12 at the time.
She kicked the boyfriend out, packed their bags and they left the next day.
They moved to live with Donahues grandparents in Ashford.
He completed his schooling there, and when he turned 17 he graduated from secondary school and on his 18th birthday he enlisted for the army.
Donahue wanted to be able to help people and protect people. He wanted to be able to keep them safe.
He was in the army for 12 years before entering Velia. He would play video games as a way to relax and one of the games he tried was Velia
ABOUT AV - (AFTER VELIA)
When Donahue or Apocalypse first joined Velia he went as a solo player. He hadn’t really intended on sticking around or playing that much with his job so he didn’t want to commit to a guild and leave people hanging when he left.
But then he found out that there was no leaving, and something inside of him snapped. When people started attacking others and killing those especially not in guilds he did what he had to do to live and killed others.
He spiralled down and was on a rampage when he ran across a group calling themselves the Cardinals. They offered him protection and safety and Apocalypse went with them.
After the guild disbanded he knew the resurgence was coming and so he stayed with them, later low until the resurfaced and was glad to have found them again.
If you need him in a battle you can always find him on the front line.
[JUSTICE SMITH, CIS MALE, HE/HIM] It’s been three years since CHARON joined Velia from SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA. Apparently their name is ISAAC HAGAR and they’re a MAGE. He has been fighting as a UNITY member for a while now. Didn’t people say they were NOT A BETA TESTER? I heard they turned 19 this year. Let’s hope they make it out alive.
Isaac was 16 when when he got trapped in Velia--celebrating his 18th birthday at the orphanage wasn't exactly the party he had in mind, but at least it meant he could join a guild (oh and there was cake, courtesy of Padme).
Why did he join Velia? He just really wanted magical powers. High school is a bummer. Making water and fire and shit fly from your hands? Not a bummer.
Soft boy, loves making computer-y things, always tired, big gay, mage, water powers (mostly)
Hey hey I’m Belle and this is my boy Daniel aka Grim, hope you guys like him! It’s my first time in an rp so here goes nothing....
[DIEGO TINOCO, CISMALE, HE/HIM] IT’S BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE GRIM JOINED VELIA FROM SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, USA. APPARENTLY THEIR NAME IS DANIEL ALVAREZ AND THEY’RE A MAGE. THEY HAVE BEEN FIGHTING AS A KNIGHTS OF THE BLOOD OATH MEMBER FOR A WHILE NOW. DIDN’T PEOPLE SAY THEY WERE NOT A BETA TESTER? I HEARD THEY TURNED TWENTY TWO THIS YEAR. LET’S HOPE THEY MAKE IT OUT ALIVE.
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Daniel was born in Santa Fe to a single mother
He has one younger brother Luis, who has Down Syndrome
He was an average student in school who often got in fights with people who were bullying his brother
To try and help his mother Daniel got a part time job as soon as he could, working at a fast food chain at nights and a video game store on weekends
When Velia was released his boss, who knew that Daniel gave all his money to his mum and would never be able to afford it, got him to try the game. Saying that he’d be able to sell it better if he knew what the game was like
When he found out the truth about the game, he tried as hard as he could to get out, he had to get back to his family. Even as those around him started to die he wouldn’t let himself loose faith
He joined one the largest factions in the hope that he could work with them to find a way out
As time passed in the game he became cold and distant. But that’s really only a mask, if he likes you he is fiercely protective and loyal
He is still as determined as ever to get out of the game and see his family again
hello it is me, thalia, i am so happy to be backkkkk !!! and here is my son icarus ! if anyone would like to plot/keep on old plots, please feel free to like this post or message me directly (on tumblr or discord whichever you prefer ! )
tw: car accident, death mention & sleep problems.
°✧｡ [PARK HYUNGSIK, CIS MALE, HE/HIM] IT’S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE ICARUS JOINED VELIA FROM BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA. APPARENTLY THEIR NAME IS OH JAEWON AND THEY’RE A MYSTIC. THEY HAVE BEEN FIGHTING AS A UNITY MEMBER FOR A WHILE NOW. DIDN’T PEOPLE SAY THEY WERE NOT A BETA TESTER? I HEARD THEY TURNED TWENTY-FOUR THIS YEAR. LET’S HOPE THEY MAKE IT OUT ALIVE.
LEVEL : 66
GUILD : unity
CLASS : mystic
POSITION : healer
PET : lizard ( called toothless)
REAL LIFE.
jaewon was the perfect example of a middle child. his older sister was the trouble maker, his younger sister was the goody goody and he, well, there was absolutely nothing special about him. he just sort of floated somewhere in the middle, doing well, but not well enough, but also never slacking off. his parents had nothing to complain about when it came to jaewon and to him it sometimes felt like they found nothing to praise either.
life at home was good, his father owned a little cafe in busan, whilst his mother worked as an accountant. money was no struggle, they lived comfortably in their little house. they were the type of family to play card games together on sunday nights. thinking back to this blissful time often made his heart ache, for so much of the innocence of his childhood had been lost.
TW: CAR ACCIDENT, DEATH MENTION. when jaewon was 13 years old the family had decided to take a weekend trip away from the city to where his aunt lived. however, they never made it there. jae had fallen asleep in the car, and so he never quite knew what happened until it was too late. a car went hurling out of it’s lane and hit them directly. his father whom had been driving had made one last attempt to save the family by changing the direction of the car. but it was too late, they ran off the road. first, it was screams and then there was nothing but jae’s heavy breathing and his mother’s wincing as she did her best to get to him.
once they reached the hospital, she had already passed away along with his father and siblings. he blamed himself for having fallen asleep, he blamed himself for not having seen what caused his family’s death. and he hated himself for it. people kept telling him that it was better that way, then he could remember them for the life they had led before the accident rather than their last panicked moments. but these words of comfort never did comfort him, for their battered corpses followed him into his dreams.
he never slept well after that night. he’d wake up bathing in sweat every night, taking long midnight walks instead of attempting to fall back asleep just yet.
his uncle who also lived in busan took him in. at first he had been reluctant as he believed that he was no family man, but then caved as his aunt yelled at his uncle saying they couldn’t take away all that was familiar to jaewon and move him away from busan. and so he continued to work hard, suddenly missing being the child no one spoke about. instead he became that ORPHANED ONE that everyone seemed to know about. it was a heavy weight to bare, but he did his best to smile through it.
he did his best to live a life in a way that would make his parents PROUD. jae finished school and began to work as a waiter in a restaurant his mother used to always buy sunday dinners from. the income was not much, but it was enough to afford to move out from his uncle and into a little apartment of his own.
and then velia came out.
IN GAME.
jaewon logged into velia with the username icarus. he chose to be a mystic. he thought it would be awesome to play together with other people and have their back within the game (perhaps that was his guilt talking again). when he realized logging out was not an option, he began to panic. he didn’t want the rest of his life to be in this game.
then people began to die, and it was like he was losing his family all over again. for in the first few months he had made a couple of friends. they attempted to attack one of the monsters in the world when it became clear that they were not winning the battle, the two friends he made had already pixelated away and a stranger stepped in and saved him. he hadn’t forgotten the strangers kindness, and once more guilt plagued him. he began to feel like people just kept dying around him. like he was the cause, and not even him being a mystic could save them.
so, he did his best to level up. he did his best to become useful in the game. and ultimately chose to join unity. he wanted everyone to be able to survive together, he wanted everyone to come out of this happy to reunite with their families. and soon became a healer for the guild.
along the way he got a pet lizard called toothless, whom he treasures dearly. and the best part SHE COULD BE REVIVED. meaning that this being would not leave him, toothless couldn’t die forever, she couldn’t just pixelate away and that gave him comfort.
SIDENOTE: he doesn’t speak about his life outside of the game, people who don’t know him outside of the game wouldn’t know about his life !!! unless we plotted that he shared that bUT THats a high level of trust.
WANTED CONNECTIONS.
someone whom has adopted him (jkjk just keeps an eye out for him bec he is a baby)
skinny love (two people dancing around affection for one another because they don’t know how to go about it - LOTS OF AWK MOMENTS)
someone from outside of his guild whom he has a soft spot for and often heals.
they hate each other because of some misunderstanding (probably something super petty)
someone he was good friends with outside of the game (they would have had to know each other from busan, south korea).
someone he low key be-mothers even tho he is the baby generally.
two people stuck in a prank war.
someone who’s actions he defends because he thinks there is good in every one.
someone whom he may have saved in the past buT they don’t talk about that because the other is too proud to admit it.
someone that he owes his life to in the early stages of the game.
someone who recruited him for unity.
someone who tries to push his buttons on purpose to see if he can actually get angry (no one is that nice and they don’t believe he is).
a bad influence on him, trying to get him to live a little !
a drinking buddy.
friendzoned (either chara sounds bomb)
an ex during the game (good or bad terms is all fun and games)
his first kiss / first time?
midnight acquaintances (someone whom also doesn’t sleep well all the time they could share midnight walks and snacks etc. looking at the stars etc.)
ANYTHING ELSE ! I AM ALWAYS GAME FOR PLOTTING AND BRAINSTORMING !!
°✧｡ [AVAN JOGIA, MALE, HE/HIM] IT’S BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE EASY JOINED VELIA FROM BOULDER, COLORADO. APPARENTLY THEIR NAME IS HARSHVARDHAN “HARSH” ALBARN AND THEY’RE A MARTIAL ARTIST. THEY HAVE BEEN FIGHTING AS A CIRCUS MEMBER FOR A WHILE NOW. DIDN’T PEOPLE SAY THEY WERE NOT A BETA TESTER? I HEARD THEY TURNED TWENTY-EIGHT THIS YEAR. LET’S HOPE THEY MAKE IT OUT ALIVE. [LULU, 25, EST, SHE/HER]
(TW: mentions of terminal illness [not specified in hopes of not super triggering anyone xoxo)]
BEFORE VELIA!
after months of lab tests, PET scans, and being prodded by needles, his oncologist’s pessimistic prognosis of 3 years used to keep him up at night, wondering “why me?” soon enough, he came to find peace with knowing when/how it was going to end.
it was hard being peaceful when his folks were always crying about it and trying to push all these experimental treatments they couldn’t afford onto him. his joke to his girlfriend about bringing a tinder date to his funeral did not go over well.
velia was gifted to easy by his parents to make it easier going through the grueling treatment process. though he really wasn’t interested in video games in the slightest, he didn’t want to turn down the gift, so he decided to use it just once in front of them to appease them on opening day and then give it to some kid in the pediatric ward.
the real last conversation he remembers having in the out there in the world before tapping into the game was him responding to his sister’s “good luck” with “don’t worry, my bad luck’s run out” with a wink.
of course, he didn’t know he’d traumatize his family further by getting stuck in a video game that could kill him before their very eyes.
oops.
AFTER VELIA!
harsh albarn easy knows damn well he’s probably never making it out of this game. and guess what? surprisingly, he’s a-okay with it.
he looks like himself in-game, feels like old self himself in-game. not the lethargic, pained, sick harsh left behind in boulder, colorado.
he was completely okay knowing he had a max of three years and kept tallies of the days on his wall to know when his time was up. the day he got past 1095 tallies, his cackling could be heard throughout the floors.
life’s a comedy, ain’t it?
ABOUT EASY!
literally treats velia as just a game, not this hellhole people are trapped in and are trying to get out of.
eccentric motherfucker. very colorful in his attire but tones it down for guild-related things.
charming as hell but would sell you to satan for a corn chip.
life’s mission is to boop @chxticerebus on the nose.
very hard to tell if he’s a good guy or a bad guy? think of him as a chaotic neutral ok.
you probably shouldn’t 100% trust him. not even the people in his own guild.
he does whatever benefits him at the moment and doesn’t really believe in strict loyalty to things because he’s here for a good time, not a long time, u feel me? keep him at arm's length if you know what’s good for you.
joined circus because they were the most aligned in not giving three shits about getting out of the game. doesn’t always wear his mask unless he means business but always has his circus tattoo covered.
has been hired for contract kills and despite his green cursor, he’s done a couple. his method is to do a kill, hide out and wait it out for a while until he’s back to green. always says “nothing personal!” before he beats you to death.
he’s legit just waiting to die but having a good time in the process because this is the best he’s felt in a long time. he doesn’t fear death and he has nothing to lose, which makes him even more dangerous.
HEY THERE, DEMONS, IT’S ME, YA BOI (AKA LULU). i haven’t tumblr rped in ages but this concept and all the fab characters gave me life, so here i am. without further ado, here’s this lil doe-eyed cutie. i’ll get some wanted connections up later today but if you have any ideas, feel free to IM and fuck me uP.
°✧｡ [NAOMI SCOTT, FEMALE, SHE/HER] IT’S BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE JINX JOINED VELIA FROM SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND. APPARENTLY THEIR NAME IS OLIVIA MISTRY AND THEY’RE A LANCER. THEY HAVE BEEN FIGHTING AS A SOLO MEMBER FOR A WHILE NOW. DIDN’T PEOPLE SAY THEY WERE NOT A BETA TESTER? I HEARD THEY TURNED TWENTY-EIGHT THIS YEAR. LET’S HOPE THEY MAKE IT OUT ALIVE. [LULU, 25, EST, AND SHE/HER]
THE DOWNFALL
jinx used to be a cardinal golden girl. i’m talking top tier player type shit. as a lancer, it was a wonder to see someone of her stature fearlessly charging at the frontline. as an avid gamer, it was no surprise she accepted the challenge of beating the game straight away; all the video games she played that her mom called ‘useless’ finally came in handy. suck it, mom.
when the cardinals got taken down at floor 33, it didn’t bring her down. she missed the camaraderie and strength in numbers that came with a guild and eventually, she found herself with the vixens. things felt right... until half of the guild vanished. suddenly, this stopped feeling like a sheer coincidence. she started to think that maybe she was actually a jinx, bringing bad luck with her wherever she went.
the disbanding of the remaining vixens left her with a bitter taste in her mouth. displeased with joining temporary families, only to have it fall apart and restart the process all over again, she decided she was better off steering away from guilds altogether.
soloing worked well for her until may, when two players ambushed an offguard jinx in an attempt to get a sleep player kill. she barely escaped with her life but the attack impacted her in a way she never would’ve predicted.
nearly dying sent her over the edge; jinx became paranoid and jumpy about other people coming to attack her. as a result, it triggered an onslaught. jinx would cut down nearby players before they had a chance to get her first.
she remained in this paranoid state for a week until a friend managed to find her and talk her down from it. by the time she snapped back to reality, it was too late: she’d earned her red cursor.
jinx isolated herself for a bit, focusing on honing her craft skills and training. there were rumors that she’d actually lost it but in actuality, she just couldn’t bear facing other people with the red cursor over her head as a reminder of what she’d done.
THE RISING
in july, jinx decided to stop hiding away and resurfaced to the general public to be apart of the world again. sure, she’s marked as a player killer now, but that doesn’t have to be the only thing she’s known for, right?
of course, some people are very suspicious of her breezy, joking, lighthearted demeanor (especially with that red cursor above her head) and probably think she’s setting them up but honestly, that’s just who she was before all this.
she can often be found going back to floors to help other players who are willing to accept help from a red cursor. it’s kinda like her way to atone but also to make herself useful to others.
she’s still wary of joining guilds (and isn’t sure that they would accept her anyway).
she just wants to get back to feeling like herself again, dammit. she’s trying to find pieces of herself again and that world where this used to be fun and she wasn’t haunted by her mistakes. she’s getting there slowly!
MISCELLANEOUS SHIT
her and her dad had a saturday morning ritual of going to the arcade. when he moved out after the divorce, she kept gaming on her own because it made her feel closer to him despite the distance.
as a joke (which was not a joke at all smh), she told @playervalentine that she would go out with him if he played velia with her. of course, now they’re both stuck in this damn game and she feels so guilty about it that she hasn’t interacted with him since the game started, rip.
only people who knew her before velia know her name. everyone else knows her as jinx because she needs to keep this in-game life separate from her real life. #fuckyeahcompartmentalizing
doesn’t sleep well (for obvious reasons).
charming little shit™ who is more cautious about who she fully puts trust in but, despite everything, still has faith in people.
probably will get herself killed sticking her neck out for someone but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
most like your cool older sister who gives you a lot of shit but still makes you laugh, so it balances out all the times you want to strangle her for having such a smart mouth.
i’m god AWFUL at these intro posts, but WHAT’S GOOD ?! I’M GONNA GIVE IT A GO ANYWAY. i’m tatiana, or tati, or titty, and down there you’re gonna learn about my sweet boi dawson. look at ‘em, he’s so purdy.
°✧｡ [ CHRIS EVANS, CIS MALE, HE/HIM ] IT’S BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE MAGNUS JOINED VELIA FROM JOHN’S CREEK, GEORGIA, USA. APPARENTLY THEIR NAME IS DAWSON WICKS AND THEY’RE A MYSTIC. THEY HAVE BEEN FIGHTING AS A UNITY MEMBER FOR A WHILE NOW. DIDN’T PEOPLE SAY THEY WERE A BETA TESTER? I HEARD THEY TURNED THIRTY-FIVE THIS YEAR. LET’S HOPE THEY MAKE IT OUT ALIVE.
wow, i rlly didn’t prepare anything bc i’m a slow-shit ass. aight, buckle up we’re about to go on this journey together.
m a g n u s f a c t s . . .
⌬ this is my star-shine son dawson, he’s a sweet southern peach and he already loves you. originally, he’s from john’s creek, georgia, so he HAS MOOOONEY, HE GOT MONEY ( his family’s got money )
⌬ before velia dawson was a grade school teacher, so the whole unity thing wasn’t even a choice really, it just felt like the right thing to do. taking care of the younger players and getting them to adjust was almost second nature, he was good at it. he’s still good at it. the unity orphanages are like a second home. aside from his home on the 25th floor, or his real home, the one out in the real world. so maybe it’s more like a third home ANYWAAAAAYS he’s well known in those parts
⌬ some other tidbits -- he’s got a mount named donut, she’s a bear
⌬ his level is 67, don’t think i put that in his sidebar, but i’m gonna, so there.
⌬ cursor is green ( bc he’s a soft boi that just wants everyone to get along )
⌬ along with his mount donut, he has a jack russell named peach ( they’re his best girls and he turns into a blubbering mess every. time. they die. )
⌬ and that’s p much all he’s willing to tell me atm so we’ll figure out the rest later
p o s s i b l e c o n n e c t i o n s . . .
⌬ a previous romantic entanglement perhaps ?? ( it could’ve ended for any number of reasons that are tbd, but more than likely it would’ve been amicable and they can totally still be soft and sweet to each other bc i love that shit )
⌬ guild buddies ( daws works well with most people, he’s a real go with the flow kinda guy, but these two are MAGIC, they’re the dream team, they get shit DONE. )
⌬ he’s a helpful lil southern boy ( someone dawson and donut do odd jobs for when they’re not busy with guild stuff, they’ve built a good rapport and more often than not -- dawson just does the stuff to help ‘em out and do them a solid once in a while, maybe they saved his life once, maybe he’s just a good ol’ boy
