Welcome to The Duality of Man, an original animanga role-play that features numerous supernatural creatures. Unfortunately, these various species have distanced themselves because of the war that occurred thousands of years ago, plaguing some with eyes that only see their dualism. While others meddle themself with their differences, two groups fight, each attempting to eliminate the other in for their definition of worldly peace. These two groups of the Terror Response Syndicate (TRS) and the Assembly of Phantoms (AP). With individuals fighting merely over their differences, it brings uncertainty to the outcome of this war.
We happily accept all role-players as long as they obey the rules and are capable of meeting our word count of 50. This does include those who are unfamiliar with this style of role-playing. The staff of The Duality of Man are willing to happily help those who are new to the role-playing world so they feel comfortable on site. Feel free to message the staff if you need help, they can be found here or in the site Discord and will gladly answer questions alongside calm concerns. If you have any suggestions we would love to hear them; guests may use the support board as a suggestion area as well. Should you decide to join, may I say welcome to the site and we all hope you enjoy your time here.
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season
Summer 2022
Heat has broken through into a glorious summer. The snow has entirely dried through the spring, leaving to the brilliance of the warmer months. Terror activity has risen as people are brought out of their homes, leaving the TRS in a position of consistent work. Each are attempting to maintain victory in the endless struggle for power.
With April, an activity check has arrived for members to do! Please post on the AC and tag all your accounts, including WIPs and OOC accounts. Failure to post on this AC will result in your accounts being marked inactive or deleted. Please note, due to a late start, the due date for this check has been adjusted for one time and one time only.
Never introduced to the life lived by many, Brennon discovered himself wandering the familiar shelved isles of the small wealth-oriented grocery store. People of wealth or backgrounds of varying infamy tended to traverse the gatherings of shelves and high-quality products. If anything, the small grocery store assured a safe haven to those with popularity among the masses. Despite his capable social skills, similar to many of his fame, Brennon preferred to avoid being ambushed by fans on his daily commutes.
Success could be contributed to the supportive masses of people admiring his acting skills, alas, Brennon craved the moments he could breathe easy. Half-mindedly, the dark-haired man strode through the isles, amber eyes flitting over the varying high-quality brands. The packaging on certain brands possessed luxurious colours alongside monikers designed to appeal to notions of royalty. Each was eye-grabbing, attempting to lure the gazes of those wandering the tall shelves of the marketplace to the single product.
Fortunately, Brennon was spare as a single over-arching goal played center stage inside his mind. Online research led him to a new and interesting recipe for barbecued steaks. The recipe itself called for sauces and spices not immediately available in the broad kitchen of his home. The desire for attempting new recipes accompanied with a lowering stock of basic grocery requirements had persuaded him to the tiny grocery store. Complaints were limited about the necessity given outings hardly bothered the friendly, outgoing oni.
The soft rattling of rolling grocery cart wheels filled the actor's ears as he proceeded down the spice aisle. His amber hues crawled across the many labels, searching for specific words of the desired herb mixture. Many commented on its defined taste in meats that enhanced the flavours within them. The sheer thought nearly brought the oni to drool at fantasizes of the delectable meal. Only delighting him more were ponderings of his capabilities and enhancing upon them with the newest challenge.
Finally, his eyes landed upon the small container of precious herb seasoning. The brand Nice & Spice was plastered on the front, repeating itself in French-Canadian on the back. A smile twitched across the actor’s lips as excitement danced through his veins, roaring at the dream of delectably prepared steaks; supper was bound to be splendid. Hastily, the herbal mix was ferried to his cart before proceeding. Groceries fluttered through Brennon's mind as his feet wandered forward, thoughts of a delicious supper shoved back.
The basic necessities for the household was next, involving a loaf bread and later a carton of milk. On a drive by, his hand reached for a loaf, the roll of his cart only slowing subtly. Though, as he went to round the corner, the cart rattled and shook. Startle flashed in his amber eyes as the actor's gaze locked onto the fellow cart driver. Behind the handlebar was a woman, brown hair flowing behind her shoulders and in a green, flowery dress-like piece of clothing. Her apology was greeted with a shrug as the dark-haired man offered her a soft smile.
"It happens. I should have paid more attention too," his response escaped his lips in a casual manner.
A friendly expression remained on Brennon's face as he glanced down at his near-barren cart. With few items accumulated, there was little that could manage to damage one another. However, the light-weight spice bottle easily toppled from the minimal shake. Fortunately, the container appeared closed and sealed, allowing for Brennon to merely tilt it back up. The question reached his ears, the woman's avoidant gaze unexpected.
"I can back up," he offered, his feet already shuffling back. "Are your groceries okay?"
Despite asking about the groceries, his eyes glanced over her cart. The items inside appeared alright, the hefty milk remaining upright instead of toppling over her tea. A sigh of relief breathed through his slightly parted lips at the sight; damaged groceries because of cart incidents held no benefits. Shortly, his eyes returned to her, conducting a second expression that left his brows furrowing. Due to the size and expensive nature of the small grocery store, Brennon tended to recognize a large portion of people who passed through its doors; this being additionally aided by trips in his youth.
"Hmm," it flowed through his lips naturally. "I don't believe I have met you before, can I get your name?"
His curiosity had peeked from the unfamiliarity provided by this woman. Therefore, the man, remembering the free time he possessed, decided to satisfy it.
At a height of 6’1” and a body composed of muscles, Brennon is easily established as an attractive man to many. Across his broad shoulders and rolling muscles, easily noticeable in short-sleeved or tight clothing. They lead down to tough, well-calloused hands, making it clear that despite his celebrity status, Brennon is no stranger to working hard. His flat stomach received the fortunes of washboard abs and a general magazine type beauty. With skin of a semi tanned shade and unscathed flesh, a majority of young people discovered by many who gained the opportunity. Graciously bestowed with slightly longer legs than average and proportionate arms. Constantly, Brennon keeps his body healthy through good food choices, exercise and hard work for the sake of his occupation.
Graced with a gorgeous face, Brennon has high standing cheekbones with attractive, chiselled cheeks. They lead down to a strong jawline with a slightly curved chin. Ultimately, it has left his face rathered dignified and attractive to most. His nose is average sized, fitting into his face, is marvelous. His hair is straight semi-tied and always styled in a favourable manner. On most occasions this consists of the back being groomed straight while the front is given a soft upturn. His eyebrows are unique, having a slight point at their climax that goes into a soft hooked-shape. His hair is black in shade. Shining from his face are a pair of gorgeous amber eyes. They radiate in sparkle in the light. At times, his magic can result in horns spawning from his forehead.
Dressed in high-quality clothing, Brennon’s wealth can be noticed. However, this is to impart Brennon’s wishes to avoid constant replacement. Regularly, he wears a red scarf around his neck of which he values greatly. Otherwise, his range varies from plain v-necks with only occasional differences. Depending on his role or preference of the day, Brennon’s clothing can shift to occasionally formal or semi-formal. However, this is usually during high-end parties he attends or sometimes when he is accomplishing activism work. Most of the time, Brennon wears jeans, only occasionally shifting into dress pants should he be required. Although, on lazier days where he is staying home, Brennon has been known to wear sweatpants instead.
Fire Manipulation -- Mastered The ability to control fire, allowing the user to move, create and manipulate it to their liking. Frequently, the ability is used for its eye-catching capabilities and for characters that require those types of glamours. While Brennon is trained in fighting capabilities for his fire manipulation, it is commonly used for more mundane or flashy purposes. On a combative side, Brennon is capable of making massive fire walls and whips of fire to attack his enemies. He can increase the heat of his flames alongside the size, making them devastating to handle. In more mundane ways, Brennon can increase the heat around him via the use of tiny ambers across him. On the more mundane side, Brennon uses his fire manipulation for cooking and the infamous glamour in a movie scene. He can accomplish intricate patterns and keep the flames around him well-tempered, allowing him to precisely cook and wow a crowd without incident.
Although, should Brennon get knocked out, the flames will stay and remain out of control, requiring extinguishing. In addition, over time Brennon will tire and eventually require rest, but this comes with over an hour to an hour and a half of consistent usage on a mass scale. Small forms of fire manipulation take a lot longer to tire Brennon out, but are a lot less effective. If completely soaked in water, Brennon will struggle to summon flames, making them rather small and ineffective at times.
Enhanced Strength -- Advanced The ability to access strength beyond that of an average person. There are certain duties required for Brennon’s roles and some require the edge provided with full-blown strength. With ease, Brennon can lift heavy objects and deal devastating punches without any hesitation. Through maintaining a natural muscle, Brennon’s punches prove a little more devastating than the average individual. On a worse point, this ability tends to leave Brennon with a ravenous hunger where he will consume plenty. His enhanced strength eats away at his energy, therefore consuming copious amounts of food is crucial to keep his ability operational. In addition, extensive use is capable of leaving strain on his muscles because they over stimulate them. At times, this can reach points of leaving Brennon bedridden.
Fear Inducement -- Beginner The ability to instill fear into the hearts of others. Given his occupation, Brennon discovers little usefulness in making others frightened of him. Thus he never uses it, leaving his fear inducement to dwindle down to nothing satisfactory. Someone may feel a little startled should Brennon activate it, but never does it cause anything severe.
Hexes -- Advanced The ability to use circles forged from blood or chalk to accomplish varying amounts of magic. There are times when something as simple as hexes can assist in the realm of fame and glory. Most useful to Brennon’s survival as a well-known actor and celebrity are his disguise hexes which he uses regularly. Occasionally, he uses it as make up in a way, adding a scar without the extensive hard work or other blemishes. It assists in those small changes to his general frame for the sake of a film or show. Otherwise, Brennon uses the ability to walk the town without being hindered. At times even disguising his secret boyfriend to spare them from ridicule. If Brennon is knocked unconscious or gets extremely tired, the disguise hex will fall. With summoning hexes, Brennon is rather weak, only being capable of summoning a small army of about 5 small animals to aid him. Although, compared to his other hexes he does not regularly use the ability.
Commonly, Brennon keeps a bottle of animal blood in his fridge at all times for emergency situations where he receives an injury. At times, these blemishes can be problematic for production, furthermore, he grows restless when he cannot wear down his energy. He is capable of healing all wounds, from minor to severe with his hexes. Although, the more devastating the wounds, the more energy it consumes from Brennon. Similarly, the more occupants inside his circle can result in more energy being taken. Teleportation hexes operate similarly, albeit, with the usage of chalk. Brennon is extremely capable with them, even teleporting long distances without feeling weariness. Oftentimes, Brennon uses these hexes for when he is late or if he wants to escape or enter a scene without gaining the attention of passerbys. The further the distance, the more tired Brennon will get. This works similarly with the amount of people inside the circle.
Sight hexes are used for more security reasons, Brennon only using them to see certain places or people. Regularly, he activates this to view areas of his manor, such as the front gate or other entrances on days where people desire his attention. Occasionally, he uses it to scope out parties for possible entrances and exits should he want to avoid hindrance.
Naturals: Fire Immunity, Enhanced Durability, Immortality
backstory
Trigger Warning: Mild Homophobia
The Fenn family were always well-off and wealthy as far as Brennon’s parents could remember. A family drawn into the business of creating designer brand clothing with gorgeous appearances suitable for the television screen. They were known for participating in numerous commercials and having their fair share of media attention. Through Brennon’s childhood, the young boy received whatever he may have wished for, the expenses hardly considered a concern. As a child, he was considerably spoiled. The large Fenn manor became the landscape of his earliest years and the place he became most familiar with. In his childhood, while Brennon held his fair share of nannies, he felt cared for by his parents. His mother regularly cooked meals herself, his father played catch and both took interest in his hobbies. By all regards, it was a storybook homelife for Brennon.
The public eye aways landed on his parents, therefore, upon his birth it was thrust upon Brennon as well. Through his childhood, Brennon found himself soaking up the attention from those who valued his parents. From high-end parties to his fancy homelife, he was evidentally a happy child. He received everything he desired, therefore, how could he avoid being overjoyed by his circumstance? Constantly, he played games with his parents and during times of busy was distracted by the nannies they hired. For him, there was never a boring moment with people feeding him the attention the young child craved. Once of age, his parents hired tutors rather than throwing their son into the systems of public education. It was then Brennon started with his acting lessons after showing accute interest in what his parents accomplished.
By the age of 10, Brennon found himself in the acting scene after being hired for movie roles. He became popular among the child actor scene for his capabilities in playing the game of pretend. The attention he received increased tenfold, leaving Brennon to bask in every glorifying moment. The cheerful child played his parts well and with every success, Brennon was hired onto more scenes for the sake of playing the child role. The job was stressful, but Brennon enjoyed the attention and acting through the entirety of his days. He found himself being hired for commercials on the side and the occasionally one episode entrance into a TV show. Meanwhile, his parents were jovial about the wealth Brennon brought into the family.
As those years ticked upwards, Brennon’s acting jobs increased with every year and added skill to his repotoire. He was a successful young man featured in magazines and admired by many. His entrance into adolescence was met with the challenges of improving his body and sculpting himself into an attractive man for the purposes of entering more films. Alas, with his adolescence came discovers about himself. While his parents fantasized about him marrying a woman and even introducing him to a few young girls in the celebrity scene... Brennon’s eyes wandered elsewhere. Did anybody else notice how attractive other men could be? The girls proved those thoughts, yet, was it normal for a man to be attracted to a man? He questioned himself plenty through those days and as he researched, Brennon came to a conclusion... he was gay.
Never did the touch of a woman’s fingers elate him to maddening points of enamourment... Rather, thoughts of attractive male actors lurked amidst his mind accompanied with notions of happiness spent alongside them. Eventually, his discovery reached the height of Brennon sitting his parents down to tell them he was homosexual. He remembered the twist of disgust on their face that drifted into a fake smile. He knew the difference between realistic grins to deception after years of playing roles. “Honey, are you sure you have just not found the right girl yet?” Those words from his mother lift carried disappointment that weighed upon his shoulders. He remembered how his amber eyes beamed at her for even making the suggestion. The word no left his mouth awkwardly as Brennon became stunned by the sheer concept of his parents being unable to accept his preferences. It had changed nothing for them! All it would change is his love interests.
For days after that conversation, his parents attempted to reinforce the notion of “not finding the right girl”. They enlisted him to participate in films with a male and female lead that engaged in the innocent romantic actions. A little kissing, some hand-holding with a giggly girl... It only reaffirmed his beliefs of being homosexual... Despite him informing his parents on several occasions he was certain he was gay, they ignored him. Later jabbering on ignorantly about how homosexuals were not acceptable in society. “It is natural for a man to be with a woman!” His father sneered those words before effectively scolding him for his personal preferences. Rather than deter Brennon from those beliefs, it only enlightened him to their ignorance. He wanted to date the male gender and he held no doubts about that notion and never did.
The realization of his parents never changing arrived after months of being told the same things, thus Brennon planned for the inevitable. He began saving his money over the years in preparation to move out. Years of acting left him a healthy sum of money, however, Brennon wanted to spare himself from the cruelness of emergencies. After two years of listening to his parents comments about how being homosexual should be considered illegal along with their spouting of obnoxious slurrs, he finally left. Finally 18, Brennon Fenn hastily moved out of his parents house. The escape from their house soon arrived with media attention as Brennon made his claims, even showing recordings he gathered through the years of his parents’ attitudes. He exposed them, refusing to allow them to get away with their cruelness. Shortly afterwards, Brennon showed himself as openly homosexual and began supporting notions of gay rights. He knew he got off lucky and now he wanted to share the message.
Through the years, Brennon finally indulged in being homosexual. Occasionally, he enjoyed himself with a pleasant fling or switched gears and had a relationship. However, nothing was long-lasting for the young actor. He starred in more roles, furthering himself in his occupation and even using his fame to assist in activism for gay rights. He became renowned for those fortunes and for being somebody speaking out against mistreatment of those who deserved to be prideful. For the most part, Brennon was happy, although he wished for the prestigious warmth of a man to call his own. For a relationship where they cared about one another and displayed a sense of love unlike any other. Months into becoming 26, Brennon’s manager retired on good terms, thus came the hiring of his new manager, Evan Alger.
From the beginning, Brennon became enamoured with the man’s appearance. It happened quicker than he could have ever imagined as he watched him. Evan held a special beauty, the type that kept Brennon’s eyes locked onto him. Even the way he acted was considered adorable as the young actor found himself unable to avoid the occasional stare or compliment. He never even knew he was engaged that evening where they went in the bedroom and did things a man in a relationship should never do. Brennon never found out until later and he learned about the ring around his finger... eventually about the haunting truth. Evan was further in the closet than Brennon had ever seen, and in a moment of hoping to rescue him from the haunting sorrows... he began dating him in secret at 27. He knew it was wrong, but part of him hoped showing Evan the glories of a relationship that felt right would assist him in rescuing him from that situation. There were no doubts in Brennon’s heart... he loved Evan, loved him more than anybody else he ever dated.
Even if the wondrous man of his dreams escaped and ended up with another man, Brennon knew he would support him. If anything, he wanted Evan to be happy and valued the possibility. Over the course of a year, Brennon has silently dated Evan, trying his hardest to persuade him out of the possibility of an unhappy marriage with a woman. He barred concepts such as sex, but accomplished the innocent little things. He held his hand, gave him kisses, snuggled him whenever they had a private moment. Every second he hoped to hear his beloved decide to abandon the marriage and escape being trapped in sorrows and every time he silently prays for that.
misc
- Likes: Acting, helping, Pride month, reading, sports, spicy wings, action movies, theatre, exercise, sports, coffee, sleeping in, animals, dogs, proper meals, nature walks, fire, summer, camping, parties, music, dancing, snuggling - Dislikes: Ignorance, cats, swimming, rainy days, baseless claims, helplessness, injury, his parents, restlessness, being alone, scented candles, almonds, early mornings, soda, extremely sugary foods - Fears: Failing others, drowning, deep water - Brennon has a mild cat allergy that makes him feel itchy when exposed to cats. Occasionally he can get a rash. - He is capable of both live action and voice acting. However, he prefers staring in live action films because he loves moving with his words and feeling the flow of the character in full rather than just voice. - Brennon was given a mask at the age of 12, but he left it behind after his parents displayed their disdain for his sexuality. - While Brennon supports the notions of a healthy diet, he has been known to occasionally enjoy the delight of fast food. Although, he keeps it as more of a treat. - Due to his fame, Brennon has accumulated a lot of life and rather than flaunt it, he donates it to various shelters around the city to help those less fortunate. He does have a mild bias and will donate more to shelters focused on helping LGBTQ+ out of volatile homes unsupportive of their preferences. - He resents his parents, often telling people he merely considers them the people who gave birth to him, but never family. He is considered disowned and does not associate with his family anymore.
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The skin is created by Wolf of Adoxography and Gangnam Style. The thread and conversation remodels are by Kagney. The Strange Reality board list, Heal My Soul info center, I Remember Now mini profile and Electric Requiem profile remodel is made by Pharoah Leap. The Who's That Member member list remodel was made by Tictactoe. The Cbox.ws Shoutbox remodel was made by Trinity Blair. All templates used for claims, information sheets, applications, etc are credited to their owners; credits for these can be found in the threads the templates are use on. Images that are used on The Duality of Man are credited to their owners, however, they have been edited by Zac with a few being edited by Chibi Magician. The plot, rules and various other information pieces for The Duality of Man are written by Chibi Magician with the assistence of her co-admins, Finnegan and Dremulf, alongside other unlisted people who were kind enough to give their input. The TRS, AP and face claim were all created by Fleur for specifically the use of TDOM. All plugins used on The Duality of Man are credited to their owners. The templates my members use are credited to their maker, if you find a template that belongs to you, but is uncredited, please speak to Chibi Magician or the member themself. Characters created on The Duality of Man are credited to their owners and should not be used elsewhere without the creator's permission.
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