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Heaven's Dogma (RP Registration)

 
Bad news. I lost access to my device yesterday and probably won't have it for a while. Can I make a summary profile like Reaper? I'll replace it with the blog profile once it's ready.
 
Name: Real name unknown. Commonly referred to as the Witness and other aliases.

Age: 333 years, 7 months, 11 days, 6 hours old (he's been keeping track of time)

Race: Eye Human

Gender: Male

Appearance:


Very few people know what The Witness truly looks like as he has made an effort to keep it a secret for the past few centuries. He's never seen without a mask or headwear concealing his entire face and those who were unlucky enough to get even a tiny glimpse vanished without a trace shortly after, or at least that's what the rumours say. He also wears a suit and tie with several variations, sometimes accompanied by other articles of clothing such as long coats.

Background: The Witness is a being shrouded in mystery. Inhabitants of the Citadel are aware of his existence but not his identity, origins, or even his powers. They only know of his goal: "To acquire and preserve all of humanity's knowledge.", or at least whatever he can manage. Despite how little he lets on about himself, The Witness has successfully befriended and gained the trust of individuals from all walks of life over the years by helping those in need, protecting others, and even imparting his wisdom to people who either pay for it or desperately require it to survive. All of his kind-hearted actions come from not only his own decisions but also the instructions of his Dogma who seeks to guide him in the right path.

Dogma: Ascendancy-type.

(I'll be copying myself for some parts here)
Multiple Selves: Similar to Arkhan's case, his nameless Dogma can directly communicate to him and will often advise him on certain matters.

Photographic Memory: The ability which contributes the most to his intelligence allows him to remember everything he has ever experienced since he was born down to the most minute details.
  • At least Genius Intelligence: The Witness' intelligence and knowledge are what have enabled him to survive in The Citadel for centuries (he was already a genius before he even received his Dogma but I won't elaborate on that since it spoils his backstory). He has spent that much time gaining vast amounts of knowledge in different fields including natural sciences, technological sciences, social sciences, arts, literature, languages, history, philosophy, and religion. He is an expert in stealth, a skilled manipulator, and a formidable fighter who has mastered multiple forms of combat. He also possesses a great understanding of Dogmas and the Boundary (basically one of the people who contributed to the Dogma page).
  • Limited Memory Manipulation (Self): Any information his brain can't hold or is currently unneeded gets transferred into The Boundary by his Dogma as information that he can recall later, giving him practically unlimited storage. When focusing, he's able to perfectly recall past experiences and "relive" them, allowing him to study and reflect upon them to further hone his skills (basically think of Wolf from Sekiro being able to have rematches with bosses within his mindscape. This of course means he can only do this while resting).
  • Accelerated Development and Technique Mimicry: Able to learn things extremely quickly often just by seeing them once (watch this man perfectly recite the entire Bible in half an hour). Can copy the techniques of someone else just by seeing them perform it (obviously he has to be physically capable of performing it himself, otherwise he'll just produce an inferior copy).
  • Weaknesses:
    1. He remembers EVERYTHING. This includes all of his sad or painful memories and if he needs to recall things that happen to be deeply connected to these memories then they'll come flying back and hit him like a truck. And since he's one of the few fortunate enough to be born before Heaven even existed and has managed to survive up to this point, that's centuries worth of trauma that his Dogma is hiding to avoid driving him insane (if he isn't already).
    2. Due to the strain it causes on him, his Dogma can't have him process everything all at once and will only give him information that it deems necessary. This will cause many "non-important" stuff such as memories of his past or his identity, things that define who he is other than his ultimate goal, to be stowed away. It also makes it difficult for him to "multitask" during a situation that requires massive amounts of info, often forcing him to constantly switch between them which can be mentally exhausting.
"Eyes": The ability to create eyes and attach them to any solid surfaces that he touches including himself (Summoning I guess?). The appearances of these eyes can vary wildly in terms of size, colour, and whether they're literal eyes or 2D images of eyes (but they all have a few things in common besides their weaknesses which are being distinctly eye-shaped and the fact that they move). They're naturally comparable to those of the average Dogma user but they can also receive enhancements which put them above that. These enhancements can be a lot of things with the best ones allowing The Witness to analyze objects or beings (Information Analysis), predict patterns and actions (Analytical Prediction or outright Precognition if he's really trying), or even see people's thoughts which work against even Ascendancy type Dogma users (Layered Telepathy).
  • Healing and Limited Body Control: (Low-Mid) The tears that his eyes produce can heal the wounds of any living being provided that they're still "living" of course. The amount of tears and time needed for it to work depends on the severity of the injury and it can't cure diseases or poisons. The Witness can "cry" at will to produce tears.
  • Weaknesses:
    1. Each of his eyes can only have one enhancement and while he can create as many as he wants, it's hard to keep track with every single one of them. The more enhancements his eyes have and the better they are, the more they drain his stamina, though he can close any eye he isn't using to reduce the strain at the cost of temporarily disabling its enhancement.
    2. His eyes are relatively easy to damage and once destroyed, will lose their enhancements and vanish. He can feel pain through all of them even when they're not attached to his body. If he falls asleep or is rendered unconscious, all of his eyes will close.
Schrödinger: A brown leather suitcase The Witness often carries around with him. Through unknown means, objects placed within the suitcase are instantly transported to and deposited within the Boundary (similar to how his memories are stored there) and can be withdrawn when desired. The transportation will only happen when the suitcase is closed and when The Witness permits it. Other than living beings, anything can be stored in the suitcase as long as it can fit inside. Items included but are not limited to:
  • Clothing: The Witness has already trained himself to withstand the high temperatures of the Citadel's landscape but his handmade suits and masks offer additional resistance both against even greater temperatures and low temperatures. Also gives him higher durability.
  • Various melee weapons.
  • The Hunter: Despite how fast and effective they are, obtaining firearms and ammunition within The Citadel is a very difficult and time consuming task. Furthermore, they may draw unwanted attention due to how loud they are. The Witness' solution? A handcrafted crossbow that fires arrows several times faster than himself. He currently only has access to 40 of them but the arrows are both flexible and durable, making recycling more than viable. When given time to prepare and with the right resources, he can also modify them into special types of arrows such as ones that can produce explosions, though this will make them more fragile or lower their range as a result.
  • Vials and bottles of his tears.
  • Food, water, and sleeping bags.
  • Various tools.
Eye am finally done with it.
 
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Eye haven't introduced my character yet because Eye am unsure how to have him appear without it being awkward as hell lol.
 
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Speaking of your character I completely forgot to look at them lmao gimme a bit to actually evaluate it
 
Name: Real name unknown. Commonly referred to as the Witness and other aliases.

Age: 333 years, 7 months, 11 days, 6 hours old (he's been keeping track of time)

Race: Eye Human

Gender: Male

Appearance:


Very few people know what The Witness truly looks like as he has made an effort to keep it a secret for the past few centuries. He's never seen without a mask or headwear concealing his entire face and those who were unlucky enough to get even a tiny glimpse vanished without a trace shortly after, or at least that's what the rumours say. He also wears a suit and tie with several variations, sometimes accompanied by other articles of clothing such as long coats.

Background: The Witness is a being shrouded in mystery. Inhabitants of the Citadel are aware of his existence but not his identity, origins, or even his powers. They only know of his goal: "To acquire and preserve all of humanity's knowledge.", or at least whatever he can manage. Despite how little he lets on about himself, The Witness has successfully befriended and gained the trust of individuals from all walks of life over the years by helping those in need, protecting others, and even imparting his wisdom to people who either pay for it or desperately require it to survive. All of his kind-hearted actions come from not only his own decisions but also the instructions of his Dogma who seeks to guide him in the right path.

Dogma: Ascendancy-type.

(I'll be copying myself for some parts here)
Multiple Selves: Similar to Arkhan's case, his nameless Dogma can directly communicate to him and will often advise him on certain matters.

Photographic Memory: The ability which contributes the most to his intelligence allows him to remember everything he has ever experienced since he was born down to the most minute details.
  • At least Genius Intelligence: The Witness' intelligence and knowledge are what have enabled him to survive in The Citadel for centuries (he was already a genius before he even received his Dogma but I won't elaborate on that since it spoils his backstory). He has spent that much time gaining vast amounts of knowledge in different fields including natural sciences, technological sciences, social sciences, arts, literature, languages, history, philosophy, and religion. He is an expert in stealth, a skilled manipulator, and a formidable fighter who has mastered multiple forms of combat. He also possesses a great understanding of Dogmas and the Boundary (basically one of the people who contributed to the Dogma page).
  • Limited Memory Manipulation (Self): Any information his brain can't hold or is currently unneeded gets transferred into The Boundary by his Dogma as information that he can recall later, giving him practically unlimited storage. When focusing, he's able to perfectly recall past experiences and "relive" them, allowing him to study and reflect upon them to further hone his skills (basically think of Wolf from Sekiro being able to have rematches with bosses within his mindscape. This of course means he can only do this while resting).
  • Accelerated Development and Technique Mimicry: Able to learn things extremely quickly often just by seeing them once (watch this man perfectly recite the entire Bible in half an hour). Can copy the techniques of someone else just by seeing them perform it (obviously he has to be physically capable of performing it himself, otherwise he'll just produce an inferior copy).
  • Weaknesses:
    1. He remembers EVERYTHING. This includes all of his sad or painful memories and if he needs to recall things that happen to be deeply connected to these memories then they'll come flying back and hit him like a truck. And since he's one of the few fortunate enough to be born before Heaven even existed and has managed to survive up to this point, that's centuries worth of trauma that his Dogma is hiding to avoid driving him insane (if he isn't already).
    2. Due to the strain it causes on him, his Dogma can't have him process everything all at once and will only give him information that it deems necessary. This will cause many "non-important" stuff such as memories of his past or his identity, things that define who he is other than his ultimate goal, to be stowed away. It also makes it difficult for him to "multitask" during a situation that requires massive amounts of info, often forcing him to constantly switch between them which can be mentally exhausting.
"Eyes": The ability to create eyes and attach them to any solid surfaces that he touches including himself (Summoning I guess?). The appearances of these eyes can vary wildly in terms of size, colour, and whether they're literal eyes or 2D images of eyes (but they all have a few things in common besides their weaknesses which are being distinctly eye-shaped and the fact that they move). They're naturally comparable to those of the average Dogma user but they can also receive enhancements which put them above that. These enhancements can be a lot of things with the best ones allowing The Witness to analyze objects or beings (Information Analysis), predict patterns and actions (Analytical Prediction or outright Precognition if he's really trying), or even see people's thoughts which work against even Ascendancy type Dogma users (Layered Telepathy).
  • Healing and Limited Body Control: (Low-Mid) The tears that his eyes produce can heal the wounds of any living being provided that they're still "living" of course. The amount of tears and time needed for it to work depends on the severity of the injury and it can't cure diseases or poisons. The Witness can "cry" at will to produce tears.
  • Weaknesses:
    1. Each of his eyes can only have one enhancement and while he can create as many as he wants, it's hard to keep track with every single one of them. The more enhancements his eyes have and the better they are, the more they drain his stamina, though he can close any eye he isn't using to reduce the strain at the cost of temporarily disabling its enhancement.
    2. His eyes are relatively easy to damage and once destroyed, will lose their enhancements and vanish. He can feel pain through all of them even when they're not attached to his body. If he falls asleep or is rendered unconscious, all of his eyes will close.
Schrödinger: A brown leather suitcase The Witness often carries around with him. Through unknown means, objects placed within the suitcase are instantly transported to and deposited within the Boundary (similar to how his memories are stored there) and can be withdrawn when desired. The transportation will only happen when the suitcase is closed and when The Witness permits it. Other than living beings, anything can be stored in the suitcase as long as it can fit inside. Items included but are not limited to:
  • Clothing: The Witness has already trained himself to withstand the high temperatures of the Citadel's landscape but his handmade suits and masks offer additional resistance both against even greater temperatures and low temperatures. Also gives him higher durability.
  • Various melee weapons.
  • The Hunter: Despite how fast and effective they are, obtaining firearms and ammunition within The Citadel is a very difficult and time consuming task. Furthermore, they may draw unwanted attention due to how loud they are. The Witness' solution? A handcrafted crossbow that fires arrows several times faster than himself. He currently only has access to 40 of them but the arrows are both flexible and durable, making recycling more than viable. When given time to prepare and with the right resources, he can also modify them into special types of arrows such as ones that can produce explosions, though this will make them more fragile or lower their range as a result.
  • Vials and bottles of his tears.
  • Food, water, and sleeping bags.
  • Various tools.
I'm finally done with it.

Okay yeah, took me a bit to get to it, but this is fine.

Speaking of which, I'll no longer be as free as I've been for the past few weeks, so RP schedule will adjust to fit my actual schedule and the like.
 
Okay, Eye want Witness to have a friend and we need more sexy men so... Eye am cooking up another character. Spoiler alert but his Dogma will straight up just be Boogie Woogie from JJK.
 
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I might cook up an actual Egyptian God as a Dogma for a character

Instead of a guy who says he's an egyptian God to gain more thorough support from the gal because she's supposed to be actively competent
 
I might cook up an actual Egyptian God as a Dogma for a character

Instead of a guy who says he's an egyptian God to gain more thorough support from the gal because she's supposed to be actively competent
Eye mean, Dogmas apparently only became a thing after Heaven did her whole dome plan so I'm not sure how you would implement that.
 
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I mean, Dogmas apparently only became a thing after Heaven did her whole dome plan so I'm not sure how you would implement that.
Thing is about Dogmas is that I can say they're XYZ and give them the prior knowledge on the subject to prove it lol

I don't need to be 100% literal
 
Actual Mythological God's arent real (in RP) so you can't make an actual Egyptian God :alien: best you could do is make an ability that thinks it's a God and the stupid citadel people would probably believe it, since there are similar abilities out there.

If i tweak the lore a bit, I could say God's are fragments of The Boundary turned to abilities, but aren't exactly 1:1 with any Mythological interpretation.
 
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Actual Mythological God's arent real (in RP) so you can't make an actual Egyptian God :alien: best you could do is make an ability that thinks it's a God and the stupid citadel people would probably believe it, since there are similar abilities out there.

If i tweak the lore a bit, I could say God's are fragments of The Boundary turned to abilities, but aren't exactly 1:1 with any Mythological interpretation.
Honestly my intention was never for the actual God to be real in it's proper time period lol
 
Eye mean, Dogmas apparently only became a thing after Heaven did her whole dome plan so I'm not sure how you would implement that.
Either I'm geeking or you posted a character template and then deleted it.
 
Either I'm geeking or you posted a character template and then deleted it.
You're definitely not geeking. Eye accidentally posted it a bit too soon. Anyway, here it is.

Name: Taiga, epithet: The Dancing Tiger.

Age: 101 chronologically, 27 physically.

Race: Human

Gender: Male

Appearance:


Taiga's hair grows longer when Tiger Spirit is active (explanation below) but he prefers the buzz cut both for style and functionality. He opted for an outfit he can take off easily in order to show off his KICK ASS TATTOO (he usually has a shirt on as well so don't panic).

Background: I already have his entire background planned out but it's kind of too long and detailed to put here so I'll just (horribly) summarize it. Taiga used to work for a faction similar to the Yakuza with him having been a captain of one of their 12 elite units. Yakuza used to be good but slowly became corrupted, started oppressing and enslaving people; also abducted and trained kids to become future subordinates (how Taiga and his adoptive siblings ended up there). He and other members knew and didn't like this but couldn't do anything about it other than secretly helping people when not being watched. Witness showed up one day to investigate and find important info. The two ended up fighting multiple times but became buddies in the process. Yakuza found out that Witness was secretly working with Taiga's mentor (the one responsible for the tattoos which was the knowledge Witness was looking for), planning to gather people to rebel against and overthrow Yakuza. Taiga and his unit defected to help them. Many peeps including a few other captains also followed after being convinced. A war that didn't last very long broke out which ended with Yakuza losing and being forced to flee the region. New and better government. People were now safe and happy. Taiga bade farewell to everyone to travel the world with Witness. All of this happened 21 years before the events of the story.

Dogma: Hegemony-type (Tiger Spirit would be an Ascendancy-type, though it doesn't really count since it's not his own Dogma but instead the product of someone else's)

Lindy Hop/Tiger Step: The ability to swap the orientation of anything that carries the power of the Boundary. By clapping his hands together, Taiga can teleport and switch the positions of any person or object imbued with a Dogma including himself. He can also activate it by clapping the hands of other people so long as they possess a Dogma as well. Taiga's Dogma was born from his wish to put his loved ones out of harm's way but also a deeper, more subconscious desire for people to be able to put themselves in the place of others so that they may come to understand and respect one another.
  • Limited Physics Manipulation: If a person or object is moving at a certain velocity, Taiga can choose whether or not they'll retain it after getting swapped. This allows him to prevent damage from falls or being launched and stop enemies or projectiles in their tracks, effectively reducing their impacts to zero.
  • Weaknesses: Taiga cannot use the ability without his hands. He can only swap two people or objects at a time and only if they're within a radius of 100 meters.
Tiger Spirit: A kind of artificial Dogma that allows Taiga to manifest the abilities of a tiger (totally not a furry). Taking the form of the tattoo on his back, it can only be activated when put on full display and not covered up by anything. The ability was given to him by his mentor, the mysterious tattoo artist of the Kurokumo Clan (name of the faction revealed).
  • Statistics Amplification: Taiga's already impressive physical capabilities receive a significant boost. He becomes stronger, faster, more durable, and even his resistances reach a higher level (Witness can't see his thoughts as a result).
  • Aura (Fear-Inducing): Taiga emits an orange aura while Tiger Spirit is active which causes people and even daemons to fear him. The feeling can be described as "being stared down by an apex predator".
  • Rage Power: Taiga grows more powerful the angrier he gets.
  • Enhanced Senses: Enhanced vision, hearing, and smell similar to those of a tiger. He can use this ability without needing to actually activate Tiger Spirit.
  • Bodily Weaponry: He can temporarily grow sharp teeth and retractable claws.
  • Regeneration (High-Low): He can heal broken bones quickly and reattach his limbs after they have been cut off.
  • Sound Manipulation and Limited Paralysis Inducement: Taiga can roar which produces infrasonic sounds that temporarily paralyzes nearby enemies. His roars are incredibly loud and can even be heard from miles away.
  • Shockwave Generation: Can produce shockwaves that can send people and objects flying both with his roars and physical attacks
  • Weaknesses: Tiger Spirit can only stay active for up to 10 minutes and will leave Taiga exhausted and weakened afterwards due to the immense strain it places on his body, often requiring him to rest between 18 to 20 hours before he can use it again. He becomes increasingly violent and uncontrollable the more he gives in to his rage, causing him to act recklessly and sometimes even attack allies by accident. Taiga is aware of these drawbacks and tries to avoid using Tiger Spirit unless necessary.
Clothing: Taiga's clothes offer additional protection similar to those of the Witness, though to a lesser degree in exchange for ease of removal. This isn't an issue of course as his natural durability and resistance to temperatures are greater than that of his friend even without taking Tiger Spirit into account.
Someone finally let the tiger out of his cage.
 
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Looks fine to me.

Hoping to get the ball rolling tomorrow on conflict (or if you're a nerd, later today) just need some more activity and then it shouldn't be too long until you can start introducing guys.
 
Looks fine to me.

Hoping to get the ball rolling tomorrow on conflict (or if you're a nerd, later today) just need some more activity and then it shouldn't be too long until you can start introducing guys.
Eye mean, Eye can introduce them now if you want. They can just be spying on the party from afar. There are eyes in the building after all.
 
If you wanted to, you could. I would not recommend introducing both of them at once however, so preferably pick whichever you wanna play right now and we can save the other guy for a bit later.
 
If you wanted to, you could. I would not recommend introducing both of them at once however, so preferably pick whichever you wanna play right now and we can save the other guy for a bit later.
Yeah, Eye should probably introduce them now. Some of the characters don't look like they'll be able to get out in time.
 
Actually, wait a sec for the thing to attack. I'll let you know when to bring them in. I have an idea on how to introduce them that sounds funny in my head.
 
Wait, so when Nimah respawns, does she come back with her clothes and anything she was carrying (basically duplicating her stuff) or would she be naked?
 
Okay, I’ve got an idea for re-introducing Lucian after sitting on my ass for a while:

He is deathly afraid of bugs.

So, when he saw the giant centipede, he fainted on the spot, and had just sorta been…there, limp for a while.

What do yall think?
 
Depends on when reaper wants her introduced, but that would be the closest spot, yeah.
 
Eye guess she'll be introduced once the characters reach wherever Watcher is taking them?
Either that or she'll fall into the alaskan bullworm and basically crash-land on the ship if not caught lol
 
Well the Mandjet isn't positioned directly under the thing's stomach opening so she'd just fall into the acids and die
 
Well the Mandjet isn't positioned directly under the thing's stomach opening so she'd just fall into the acids and die
I mean that she'd crash land due to being possessed to essentially save herself lol
 
I've been thinking about something. Dogmas are meant to oppose the will of the user to instill their own will so wouldn't someone who has a Dogma that wants them to be a good person be considered evil at least to a certain degree?
 
It really depends. Dogma's "opposing" their user doesn't necessarily mean doing the opposite of what they went at all times. It really depends on the specific Dogma's personality, if it has developed one, and what exactly is their "will." In most cases, it will be just making things harder for the user, but it could have a deeper plan.
 
I've been thinking about something. Dogmas are meant to oppose the will of the user to instill their own will so wouldn't someone who has a Dogma that wants them to be a good person be considered evil at least to a certain degree?
In Aurum's case, it's weird, because the opposition here is that Aurum is used to living life in a bed or a chair, so now she's basically being forced into a world she doesn't understand, with terrain she doesn't know, and people she can't fathom the actions of.

And she's being pushed to be a leader, to be a force for change.
 
It really depends. Dogma's "opposing" their user doesn't necessarily mean doing the opposite of what they went at all times. It really depends on the specific Dogma's personality, if it has developed one, and what exactly is their "will." In most cases, it will be just making things harder for the user, but it could have a deeper plan.
What if the user has completely succumbed to the Dogma's will, like just doing whatever it wants them to?
In Aurum's case, it's weird, because the opposition here is that Aurum is used to living life in a bed or a chair, so now she's basically being forced into a world she doesn't understand, with terrain she doesn't know, and people she can't fathom the actions of.

And she's being pushed to be a leader, to be a force for change.
So she's not necessarily evil, rather she just doesn't want to be forced into the role that they want her to play? That's honestly understandable.
 
What if the user has already given in to the Dogma's will, like just doing whatever it wants them to?
At that point the user would just be a lifeless, emotionless shell, giving the ability free reign to walk the Citadel in a flesh body.
 
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