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.
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season
Summer 2024
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.
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Brasti possesses a fairly muscular build, having broader shoulders than average. Being a taller fellow, coming in at a height of about 6’. His body maintains a similar muscular appearance, although, tends to take a more lean appearance when is comes to his limbs. His skin complexion is fair, but tends to appear more pale in some situations. Across his skin are numerous scars from years of being in the War of Traitors, these scars often condensing around his hands and knuckles. A majority of pale cuts, but there are more peculiarly shaped ones caused from ability-based attacks. There are some scars that cover his torso, these ones being longer and crueler, suggesting possible near death experiences. Oftentimes, people can see him smoking a cigar since he does possess a smoking habit.
A black mop of hair covers Brasti’s head, oftentimes ranging from messier to tidy; this commonly depends on the mood of the day. For a male, Brasti’s hair can be seen as mostly average, ranging more on the long side. Another feature of his head are a pair of long horns that sprout from his head, but these are usually hidden with the assistance of hexes and charms. They are long, reaching upwards and have a reddish-brown colour to them. A gentle violet colour best describes this man’s eyes, but this can be difficult to tell due to his tendency to wear sunglasses. Brasti dislikes giving people the chance to fully view his rather beautiful eyes considering they can reveal things should one not be careful.
As of clothing, Brasti tends to wear formal clothing. This oftentimes consists of a suit that is accented with blue at times to somewhat display his scout ranking. Commonly, he will wear this clothing whenever he is merely gathering information, otherwise he will wear his TRS uniform. He is prone to wearing casual clothes should the weather be too warm or he is required to blend in.
Fire Manipulation -- Advanced Similar to all demons, Brasti is capable of manipulating fire. He possesses high levels of skill in this ability and will commonly use this as his main fighting ability. Due to his immense amount of skill, Brasti is capable of accessing intense heat in his fire abilities, the flames oftentimes taking a blue appear which can turn paler depending on how intense the flames are. He can also control a great quantity of fire due to his capabilities. Although, the more fire he is controlling, the more energy this ability needs to consume in order to function. Changing to higher degrees only takes a little less energy. Should his flames reach immense temperatures or vast quantities, it can result in him fainting from the amount of use.
Darkness Manipulation -- Intermediate Never has Brasti been overly great with his darkness manipulating abilities. He is oftentimes limited to stricker attacks alongside shields. His shields can range from being rather large to smaller ones. The larger the shield, the more delicate it can be to break. He usually is incapable of maintaining a weapon shape with darkness. Using this ability for extensive periods of time can make Brasti immensely tired.
Hexes -- Intermediate Most of his capabilities with hexes lie in healing and disguising hexes. He excels in using them and oftentimes is very skillful when creating them, allowing him to quickly heal himself or disguise should it be required. His other abilities, at times, can be questionable in capability and use. Teleportation hexes are oftentimes subpar, the rang being around 2.5 mile radius instead of the standard 3 mile radius. Summoning has been trained fairly well, however, the animals that Brasti can summon at times will refuse to listen to his demands. This results in him only using it in emergency situations. Sight is one of Brasti’s best abilities since it allows him to discover new information about a person he requires it on. This oftentimes allows him to use it over great distances, coming to about a 4 mile radius. Using hexes extensively can result in him tiring and requiring rest. He can not activate hexes when he is exhausted.
Possession -- Advanced Possession has always been one of Brasti’s favourite abilities since he does enjoy controlling people. This results in him using it frequently, but usually to allow himself access to usually restricted areas. He will oftentimes control a person to retrieve documents for him so he can gain information to use in manipulating others or for the sake of the TRS. The more strong-willed the person it, the more difficult it can be to manipulate them. If the person does not want to accomplish the task immensely, it can make it more difficult for Brasti to control them.
Naturals: Immortality, Enhanced Endurance
backstory
Life was always strict for Brasti, his father, Horris, being a soldier for Hell’s army and possessing the expectation for his child to accomplish similar. Meanwhile, the boy’s mother was a figure of mystery, a lady that he could never remember which left him constantly in the care of his authoritative parent. For 3 years, it remained merely himself and his father until he came home with a woman who he claimed to be pregnant with Brasti’s brother. He never understood the concept and only accepted it because it kept his father from being less demanding. Chores and training still remained frequent, his father attempted to forge Brasti into the great warrior he was meant to be. To have a son that followed into his footsteps was all the man desired, which made it difficult for Brasti to find time to be a child. When his brother was born, more attention was given towards the new family addition alongside the woman who had suddenly appeared.
Shortly after the second child was born, Brasti’s father remarried and dubbed his new wife as his son’s mother. Similar to his father, Brasti’s step-mother was oftentimes demanding and strict in policy. She was prone to yelling whenever the young child missed the simplistic and menial chores that should be left for parents. Eventually at the age of 5, Brasti became more prone to ignoring them after making a certain discovery that changed the young boy’s entire life. A girl around his age had managed to end up inside Hell, Brasti finding her while finishing up his chores. The pair became close, never noticing the extreme differences they possessed and instead becoming friends quickly. Lilliana was her name, a dragon from the lovely lands of Heaven that had wandered into Hell. For once, Brasti truly felt as though he was child, capable of playing games with somebody and generally enjoying life.
Upon noticing that his son befriended a dragon, a creature of Heaven, Horris was displeased. Constantly, his parents and Lilliana’s would attempt to keep the children separated, claiming the other was the enemy, but they never listened. Time spent with Lilliana were the best days of Brasti’s life, and it was impossible for him to enjoy anything else. At first, Brasti’s brother assisted with keeping their secret due to being still a young boy. In trade for helping Brasti keep his secret, he would always offer his little brother candy and to take some of the chores off his pallette. As time progressed, the circumstances for being around Lilliana began to change as the he started crushing on his closest friend. Even as his brother ceased accepted his candy trades, he still risked trouble to spend time with Lilliana. However, the secret meetings ended when the closed gates were notices. He had been on earth, merely 13 as he waited in hopes of finding Lilliana.
With the tensions growing, Brasti was happy to see the young girl he was falling in love with again, but the cruel mistress of fate pulled them apart. It became the final time that Brasti ever saw Lilliana, since once the war started he never saw her. Training increased, his father enforcing a requirement to make his son into a befitting soldier. A majority of Brasti’s days became in preparation for the upcoming war as his skills increased, gradually growing as time progressed. Once he was of age, Horris forced his son to join the war, informing him that the creatures of heaven were his enemies. Brasti always had difficulty believing the verdict, since every second of training and time at work, his heart longed to be around Lilliana again. Fighting shortly only became for reasons of survival as he disliked every second of it; he wanted freedom from the war’s clutches.
His only wish was to be around Lilliana again, but it was in unexpected circumstances when a battle arrived. It remained the usual fight for survival, the demon merely desiring to see Lilliana again, but one moment he turned around to see her. She stood, seemingly keen to battle which already acted as a concern to Brasti. The concept of killing Lilliana was sickening to him, but there was no choice as the fight began. Eventually, the woman he loved tired, keen on merely standing down. As he looked down at him, Brasti already knew he was incapable of killing her; Lilliana was the person his heart longed for. No actions were taken towards delivering the final blow, but there was an interruption when from Lilliana’s sister. He prepared to defend himself, until he found himself pleasantly surprised when the woman he loved defended him. All Brasti could do was stare at the marvel, witnessing as Lilliana worked towards defeating her family to protect him. There was hope in the action, although, concern when her hair paled until it turned completely white. As everything progressed, his father arrived to shout on him, chastising his hesitation to kill Lilliana. He shortly claimed he would accomplish it himself as he approached the weary dragon, but Brasti would not allow it.
Before his father could even strike at Lilliana, Brasti got in front of the man, pushing him away with his darkness manipulation. The action infuriated his father as he shouted at his son’s actions of betrayal. At first, his father attempted to convince him to cease the “foolish” action, but at every turn Brasti would return. The fight gradually escalated, becoming a situation that could only be resolved with death. Brasti fought his father, using the skills the man taught him to defeat Horris and finally slay him in order to protect Lilliana. The action would brand him as a traitor to Hell, but all that mattered to Brasti was the health of the woman he loved. Being in Lilliana’s company again was all he desired, thus he found himself immensely happy with the decision. Army statuses and possible rewards never mattered, since everything he needed was the beautiful dragon he fell in love with.
The pair confessed their love, dating and later getting married. The occasions were happy, Brasti enjoying any time he could spend with Lilliana. Once the gates were sealed and the War of Traitors came to a close, there was a newfound peace in the air. With this, Brasti became more of a troublemaker and found a peculiar joy in manipulating others. Although, the peace would not remain when the next war arrived. When Zeredah began to raise, Brasti was surprised to find Lilliana joining her side, however, he remained loyal to his wife. He never agreed with Zeredah, thus he opted to join the scouting division when the TRS was formed. Even though they were on opposite sides, Brasti attempted to understand his wife’s actions while avoiding berating her too much about it. He remains married to Lilliana and in the scouting division to this day.
misc
- Likes: Manipulating others, scouting, hacking, learning information, spending time with his wife, sweets, smoking, eavesdropping, reading, history, occasional quiet, learning about other people, night time, the moon, sunglasses - Dislikes: Being manipulated, threats/insults towards his wife, incredibly loud places, concerts, war, being separated from his wife, bland tastes, incorrect information, misleading circumstances/information, obsessive jewelry - Fears: Losing Lilliana, being manipulated, putting Lilliana in danger, death - Brasti is a skilled hacker, and he will gain and use information against people. - Due to his love of his wife, Brasti does bend the information to keep her safe from harm. - Oftentimes, he will deceive people into thinking he is not a demon merely for the sake of creating comfort for them since it can assist in information gathering. - Brasti is married to his soulmate, Lilliana Blaine.
roleplayer info
☆ NAME Chibi Magician
☆ RP EXPERIENCE about 7 years
☆ TIMEZONE central
☆ GENDER female
☆ AGE nineteen
☆ OTHER CHARACTERS Malakai Moors Felix Mellobrook Nathan Beckard Desmond Wilts Kaitlynn Harris Fritz Jacobs Nyla Korvich Arlo Norwood Emmerson Halogan Yves Levora Umberto Darian Vylad Zaider Octavio Kremlen
☆ FACE CLAIM ARCANA FAMIGLIA, jolly
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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.
Special thanks for the members of TDOM who make suggestions to help make this site better. Even though we can not accept all suggestions, we immensely appreciate it. Thus, we give credit to any additions that you thought of and were later implimented by the staff, because we are glad you give us these excellent ideas.
