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( boomtown ) : plotting + permissions
So, spoiler alert, Teishi was apped into Boomtown as just as much miniplot as character. Or, to quote my own "why do you think this character would work in New Dodge" section:
—Because you're likely to have to get in line.
Now, without further ado!
Character name: Aoki no Teishi, though her first name is pronounced "Sadako" using modern pronunciation. (True name: Green Leaves Turn Red —not public knowledge.)
Fandom: Teen Wolf
Species: Kitsune — specifically, a Reiko/Koryo, a Celestial kitsune who works spirit magic and feeds directly on life force
permissions from teishi to you.
1.) Flirting, hugging, kissing:
Go for it. She is reasonably likely to reciprocate because sure, seems fun.
2.) Fighting and injury:
Yes, go for it, but she'll fight back and she's a formidable opponent. Also, let me know if you want to hurt her severely.
3.) Mind reading and general telepathy:
Teishi has extremely good mental defenses that most characters are not likely to be powerful enough to break through, so this is probably a no, though just conversations are fine.
That being said, if you really want to try something cool and can come up with a good reason why it should work, I'm all ears!
4.) Unnatural mental influence:
(By "unnatural mental influence" I mean anything designed to artificially induce a feeling or action.)
As before, Teishi's mental defenses are really good. That doesn't mean she's literally immune, but it does mean that once again the answer is "probably no, unless there's a cool reason why it should work." Subtle attempts at manipulation (e.g. a low-level magical charisma) are more likely to be successful since they're far less likely to provoke her active resistance.
5.) Binding:
This category is mostly here as a heads-up that it's something characters can do. Extracting vows from Teishi — by stealing her hoshi no tama, or by powerful magic, or by whatever works — or imposing other power limiters on her... all of this is expressly stuff I am cool with having happen.
6.) Killing:
The big one. And, as promised, the answer is "yes."
But. She won't be easy to take down. Overwhelming physical and/or magical force (that is, more than a single character is likely to be able to muster) could do it, and so could the right combination of physical force and binding her. Either way, killing Teishi should probably be a group effort.
There's a general theme, here: Teishi is powerful, but she's also explicitly in-game to be a target. The tl;dr version of her permissions is anything goes, as long as 1) we talk about it, 2) you've got a reason it should work, 3) it doesn't mess anything up for anyone else, and 4) it sounds cool.
permissions + plotting survey.
In general, Teishi has the following powers: illusion, shapeshifting (technically a particularly potent form of illusion), possession, spirit binding, spirit feeding, general spirit magic, and foxfire creation and use. She can also create, as manifestations of her celestial power, firefly-shaped bits of magic, which can act as scouts or seeds of power. (Her illusions are not 100% foolproof, with things like looking out of the corner of your eye, shadows, and reflections sometimes hinting at or revealing the truth. Dogs, the natural enemy of the fox, are especially good at this.)
Furthermore, she is a skilled fighter with above human strength (roughly on par with Teen Wolf werewolves, so something like double human strength). The nature of her immortality additionally means that she is immune to disease and that, given enough time, she can heal from most injuries. (That being said, it's very much so not instant healing; rather, just that if she's not outright killed by wounds, she'll recover.) While, because of this, she can bounce back from many poisons, Letharia vulpina, a.k.a. wolf lichen, is a major weakness.
All of Teishi's offensive abilities will be exclusively opt-in (unless characters pick a fight).
Please let me know if you want to ~volunteer as tribute~ to be one of the people Teishi screws with. I promise that, in return, your character will get to have their full revenge. The answers to 1-3 below will be assumed to be "no" until or unless you tell me otherwise!
For all of these, a simple "yes," "no," or "N/A" is fine for general stuff, but if you want specific scenes or sub-plots, more information about what you have in mind is super helpful!
1.) Are you willing to have your character(s) fed from?
Teishi feeds directly from life force/spirit energy, leaving her victims moderately to severely weakened. (This can indeed kill if taken too far, but obviously she will not actually kill any PCs.)
2.) Are you interested in having your character possessed, or in having Teishi possess an NPC important to them?
I don't think Teishi will be doing a lot of this, at least not with actual PCs, because it's tricky, logistically, to roleplay. But if maybe one PC wants to volunteer for this variety of awfulness, let's talk. In general she prefers women victims, but beggars can't be choosers.
3.) Non-human/non-mortal characters only: Are you willing to have Teishi use spirit magic against your character?
While Teishi can use spirit magic to do simple attack/defense things against anyone, non-human characters may be susceptible to its higher-level forms — things like being forced into tasks or otherwise (temporarily) bound to Teishi's will. This might come up in a fight, or it could be a sub-plot.
4.) Any other special information I should know?
Are there any notable ways your character is likely to affect Teishi? This can include stuff like abilities that would be especially effective against her, as well as more passive effects, like resistance to her powers and seeing through her illusions. Basically: a general, catch-all "tell me stuff that you think could/should come up in their interactions."
It is my intention to play Teishi as a bright flame of a character — vivid and dangerous and inevitably meant to burn herself out or be snuffed, probably at the hands of other characters. She's essentially intended as a plot opportunity: a study in contrasts with the supernatural creatures in town in general, and the nogitsune in particular. While she is not a chaos/pain-eater as her "cousin" is, she is, in and of herself as an eater of life-force, a source of chaos and pain. I think dealing with her as a threat will force the other characters in New Dodge to reevaluate their perceptions of good, evil, and the supernatural.What this means, in terms of a permissions post, is that I'm hoping to have some people volunteer to have her powers used on them in ways ranging from the minor to the significant. In exchange, you all get to do that right back to her. Up to and including killing her. Just, when it comes to the killing, you do need to check with me.
—Because you're likely to have to get in line.
Now, without further ado!
Character name: Aoki no Teishi, though her first name is pronounced "Sadako" using modern pronunciation. (True name: Green Leaves Turn Red —not public knowledge.)
Fandom: Teen Wolf
Species: Kitsune — specifically, a Reiko/Koryo, a Celestial kitsune who works spirit magic and feeds directly on life force
permissions from teishi to you.
1.) Flirting, hugging, kissing:
Go for it. She is reasonably likely to reciprocate because sure, seems fun.
2.) Fighting and injury:
Yes, go for it, but she'll fight back and she's a formidable opponent. Also, let me know if you want to hurt her severely.
3.) Mind reading and general telepathy:
Teishi has extremely good mental defenses that most characters are not likely to be powerful enough to break through, so this is probably a no, though just conversations are fine.
That being said, if you really want to try something cool and can come up with a good reason why it should work, I'm all ears!
4.) Unnatural mental influence:
(By "unnatural mental influence" I mean anything designed to artificially induce a feeling or action.)
As before, Teishi's mental defenses are really good. That doesn't mean she's literally immune, but it does mean that once again the answer is "probably no, unless there's a cool reason why it should work." Subtle attempts at manipulation (e.g. a low-level magical charisma) are more likely to be successful since they're far less likely to provoke her active resistance.
5.) Binding:
This category is mostly here as a heads-up that it's something characters can do. Extracting vows from Teishi — by stealing her hoshi no tama, or by powerful magic, or by whatever works — or imposing other power limiters on her... all of this is expressly stuff I am cool with having happen.
6.) Killing:
The big one. And, as promised, the answer is "yes."
But. She won't be easy to take down. Overwhelming physical and/or magical force (that is, more than a single character is likely to be able to muster) could do it, and so could the right combination of physical force and binding her. Either way, killing Teishi should probably be a group effort.
There's a general theme, here: Teishi is powerful, but she's also explicitly in-game to be a target. The tl;dr version of her permissions is anything goes, as long as 1) we talk about it, 2) you've got a reason it should work, 3) it doesn't mess anything up for anyone else, and 4) it sounds cool.
permissions + plotting survey.
In general, Teishi has the following powers: illusion, shapeshifting (technically a particularly potent form of illusion), possession, spirit binding, spirit feeding, general spirit magic, and foxfire creation and use. She can also create, as manifestations of her celestial power, firefly-shaped bits of magic, which can act as scouts or seeds of power. (Her illusions are not 100% foolproof, with things like looking out of the corner of your eye, shadows, and reflections sometimes hinting at or revealing the truth. Dogs, the natural enemy of the fox, are especially good at this.)
Furthermore, she is a skilled fighter with above human strength (roughly on par with Teen Wolf werewolves, so something like double human strength). The nature of her immortality additionally means that she is immune to disease and that, given enough time, she can heal from most injuries. (That being said, it's very much so not instant healing; rather, just that if she's not outright killed by wounds, she'll recover.) While, because of this, she can bounce back from many poisons, Letharia vulpina, a.k.a. wolf lichen, is a major weakness.
All of Teishi's offensive abilities will be exclusively opt-in (unless characters pick a fight).
Please let me know if you want to ~volunteer as tribute~ to be one of the people Teishi screws with. I promise that, in return, your character will get to have their full revenge. The answers to 1-3 below will be assumed to be "no" until or unless you tell me otherwise!
For all of these, a simple "yes," "no," or "N/A" is fine for general stuff, but if you want specific scenes or sub-plots, more information about what you have in mind is super helpful!
1.) Are you willing to have your character(s) fed from?
Teishi feeds directly from life force/spirit energy, leaving her victims moderately to severely weakened. (This can indeed kill if taken too far, but obviously she will not actually kill any PCs.)
2.) Are you interested in having your character possessed, or in having Teishi possess an NPC important to them?
I don't think Teishi will be doing a lot of this, at least not with actual PCs, because it's tricky, logistically, to roleplay. But if maybe one PC wants to volunteer for this variety of awfulness, let's talk. In general she prefers women victims, but beggars can't be choosers.
3.) Non-human/non-mortal characters only: Are you willing to have Teishi use spirit magic against your character?
While Teishi can use spirit magic to do simple attack/defense things against anyone, non-human characters may be susceptible to its higher-level forms — things like being forced into tasks or otherwise (temporarily) bound to Teishi's will. This might come up in a fight, or it could be a sub-plot.
4.) Any other special information I should know?
Are there any notable ways your character is likely to affect Teishi? This can include stuff like abilities that would be especially effective against her, as well as more passive effects, like resistance to her powers and seeing through her illusions. Basically: a general, catch-all "tell me stuff that you think could/should come up in their interactions."
K.'s characters!
Vincent: Depending on the plotting behind it, sure!
Illyria: Illyria canonically has no soul so I'm not completely sure if she's got any... spirit to feed on? I'd love to work something out though; she does have some sort of energy/life force, since that's how she infected Fred.
2.) Are you interested in having your character possessed, or in having Teishi possess an NPC important to them?
Both characters: I'd prefer not to.
3.) Non-human/non-mortal characters only: Are you willing to have Teishi use spirit magic against your character?
Illyria: Potentially, if the plotting is awesome. :D
4.) Any other special information I should know?
Vincent: N/A
Illyria: Illyria is incredibly strong still, going above the strength of most creatures, including demons and vampires so that could be interesting? I'd love to plot some fighting out between them, especially if Teishi's powers end up affecting her in any way because >[ HDU