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.
Yours Truely,
The Staff
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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.
An average height man at 5’9” with a slender build, Kris is nobody people gawk in amazement at. His slim limbs are nothing impressive, maintaining the overall slender physique while staying proportionate to his body. At the end of Kris’ hands are small hands, the fingers being slender and well-maintained. Across Kris’ flesh is a severe lack of scars, the young man being careful with himself to avoid injury. The man’s complexion is pale despite his years spent in the sunlight, researching his favoured living thing, plants. This is caused by the fact Kris does not tan easily, thus his flesh regularly maintains a pale shading with pink undertones.
Similar to his body, Kris’ facial features are fairly mundane. Matching his slender body are slim cheeks with high cheekbones, a petite, upturned nose with a subtle point and a slim, albeit strong, jawline leading to a slightly rounded chin. Atop his head is a mop of grey hair of average thickness and straight in shape. His hair subtly pokes out in some areas and a bundle of strands strays between his eyes. Between the locks of grey hair are a pair of dull grey-brown eyes. They attract the attention of a few because of their dull colour.
Practical clothing is Kris’ favoured choice. He wears fitting clothes, nothing too loose or restricting. He has two groups of clothes, with some being specifically for work while the other is for everyday wear. His style is casual, Kris purchasing whatever he considers comfortable, pleasant and affordable. During work hours he regularly wears gloves. As it currently stands, he wears his engagement ring when he is not working.
Canine Shift -- Mastered The ability to shift into a canine species. In Kris’ experience, his canine form is one used for comfort. He is capable of shifting into a small beagle dog with green, mossy fur atop his head down to back with small red mushrooms poking out from the moss. The moss and mushrooms can be picked, however, one does require to be gentle to avoid hurting Kris. In this form, Kris can reach the average speed of a small beagle, making him not as fast as a majority of penghous. There is little combat advantage in this form, the only perk he receives is running away from trouble. If Kris gets injured in this form, he will revert to human form and if severely injured enough, will be unable to shift for a time. It takes Kris approximately 20 seconds to shift into his animal form.
Plant Manipulation -- Mastered The ability to control and manipulate plants. Smoothly, Kris is capable of manipulating plants, allowing them to grow larger than usual or move in ways unique to a plant. Regularly, Kris uses his plant manipulation to assist with the repotting of plants. Softly, he will manipulate the roots to carefully remove a plant from its original soil to another. Other times, he will use plant manipulation to diminish a plant’s threats as a poison or to move vines and branches out of his way without bringing harm to the plant itself. Additionally, it will be used for the cautious plucking of dead buds or foods from a plant. He never thinks about the idea of using it offensively and defensively. Should he, Kris would have stilted movements with plants to attack and defend himself, making him struggle immensely. Extensive, large-form manipulation can result in exhaustion.
Plant Growth -- Mastered The ability to assist plants in growing. As a lover of plants, Kris enjoys assisting with the growth of the beautiful green species. From flowers to large trees, Kris is capable of assisting many plants in blossoming quicker than their average speeds and to their maximum size. Frequently, Kris assured the ability possessed plenty of power for the purpose of his occupation. This allowed the young man to quickly grow plants, even allowing for certain sections of quickness, such as swiftness in the maturing of plants. Depending on the amount of growth is taking place. The more growth the plant requires, the more energy it will consume from Kris. Extensive amounts of growth can entirely exhaust Kris and force him to rest.
Zoopathy -- Mastered The ability to speak with wildlife. The opportunity to speak with animals was a golden one for Kris Roche. It excited him to receive a personal intake on nature and truly understand the animals of this world. He can accomplish his zoopathy for long periods of time, the ability allowing him to understand animals and return words that would be understood by animals. Regularly, Kris uses this to learn about the habits of animals, thus he possesses no complete control ability to cause animals to attack another individual. Despite Kris’ words, the animal will still act on its own accord and do the things it wishes to. Therefore, Kris has no control over the animals, he can merely establish two-way communication. At most, he may be able to persuade an animal to not hurt somebody or himself.
Camouflage -- Advanced The ability to blend in with one’s surroundings to hide oneself. Blending into the nature around him is a useful tool to allow Kris the opportunity to observe animals and their interactions with the environment around him. Regularly, he merely watches, enjoying the opportunity to observe everything happening in nature. While Kris does blend into the scenes around him, from nature to urban surroundings, it does not block out everything. When camouflage, Kris is still at risk of having his scent picked up by another person or an animal. Similarly, Kris can still make noise when camouflage which can sell out his location. When exhausted, Kris’ camouflage can disappear because of his tiredness.
Water Purify -- Advanced The ability to purify water and make it safe for consumption or use on plants. As an individual whose life heavily fixates around nature, Kris hastily learned his water purification ability. By gracing water to his fingers, he can focus energy on the liquid in order to remove impurities such as dangerous chemicals and bacteria. The right focus can allow Kris to remove certain impurities and leave others, such as bacteria animals can consume, but not humans. This being said, the bigger the water body is, the more energy it will leech from Kris. For the young man, it is easy to purify small garden ponds of water, however, anything bigger, it will start heavily draining him. Anything the size of a full lake will assure Kris, when finished, will faint because of the amount of energies used.
Through the eyes of Melanie and Florence Roche, nature was a treasured glory. Azure skies obscured by branches filtering sunlight. The sounds of flapping birds and chattering squirrels filling their ears as feet walked along those old dirt paths. From the beginning, Melanie and Florence valued the beauty in Lorsette, having been wedded in the infamous Calico Forest by the lakeside years ago. Thus, despite when Melanie came of child and her belly grew in size, the pair would spend hours walking outside or sitting in the grass. Already, the couple planned on assuring their child would respect the bounds of nature. Their days would be spent with broad smiles as they complimented flowers and the flow of animals, even as small as insects. Their happiness swelled along with Melanie’s belly, and as her due date arrived, their walks became quiet sittings in nature until eventually, her water broke and she was rushed to the hospital, young Kris Roche would be borned on a late fall afternoon to parents who valued him greatly.
The earliest memories of Kris Roche featured a house brimming with well-maintained plantlife. His parents’ passions invaded both the inside and outside of their home. Constantly, the fragrance of flowers, maintained and colourful, filled the shelves of their home. Gorgeous petals sparkling in the luminescence of a false light along with healthy green leaves. In the earliest days, Kris was exposed to the things a young penghou required. The plant world was their ideal and living amidst them brought a sense of comfort. There were days in Kris’ childhood where he sat in the greenhouse with a book or transformed into his small beagle form to lay beneath the tables and merely listen. Anywhere the plants lived was where the young child discovered a strong sense of comfort. In his early years, he began his curious scrutinizing of the plants and the bugs that lived around them. He remembered the gripes his parents spoke about regarding the malicious bugs and their praises of the positive. The delicate wings of butterflies to the spiders who created their webs to be covered in dew. Everything around Kris brought him immense happiness in calm within the glass walls of the greenhouse.
School altered little in Kris’ life during the early years of his life. The opportunity to create friendships and learn new material proved to be a positive influence on Kris’ life. Socializing allowed the grey-haired man to grow as a person. Possessing people to play and run around with summoned happiness as they played their various games. It was ultimately an excellent influence on the young boy. Nonetheless, Kris always enjoyed the days spent in nature beyond everything else. Those quiet moments where the insects hummed and droplets from a fresh watering dripped. It was Kris’ solace, the instances where he could joyously recover from any stresses or rejoice in the victories of the day. When his parents had noticed his deep connection with plants, they cultivated his enjoyment with a smile. At the age of 6, Kris would act as an eager assistant to his parents. He never considered it a chore, rather, a chance to assist his precious plant friends. He was taught plenty by his parents at a young age, and every opportunity brought a strong surge of excitement.
Gradually, high school’s graduation would tick closer for the young grey-haired man. A life inspired by nature and its beauty prompted Kris into a decision revolving around his passion. A few years before his graduation, Kris went into the biology and botany courses offered by Lorsette. He went the extra mile to gain a base understanding of the future he craved, one researching the things that brought him happiness. Everything began similar to clockwork as Kris purchased journals and began conducting his research of plants and nature as a whole. He wrote how certain animals reacted with different plants and observed the growth of wildflowers. The money he earned from his part-time occupation was used to purchase research books that he would read throughout the days. Additionally, he learned from his parents, taking notes about how they cared for certain plants and assured them they would be happily living. He worked hard on his academics, focusing on studying and understanding the materials provided in both classes. The future he imagined for himself was something Kris wanted badly. Fortunately, his parents would spur him on and promote the notion of him entering the occupation of nature research.
After graduation, Kris was quick to enter university and took the appropriate classes for his future occupation. Excitement flowed through his veins as he began learning everything he wished for. His fingers twitched and his legs wiggled as he happily listened to his professor drone on about the subjects he felt passion in. The young man received excellent grades because of the power of his passion, leaving time for Kris to indulge in minor treats and a part time job. However, Kris would shortly discover other things he enjoyed about college. It arrived in the form of another individual by the name of Ujin Tate. The pair kicked everything off well and started a magnificent friendship that through the months of college would transform into something more. A friendship would eventually become romantic and the pair would begin dating in college. Already, they were making plans about what would happen after college, and with a program coming up in college being offered to Kris, there was a chance to travel and learn more about plants. Thus after a second graduation, the pair travelled together.
They enjoyed their travels together, blogging their adventures and small portions of the interesting plant-related sights noticed. A treasure trove of pictures accomplished by the pair, a portion with their faces in it. Over their travels, the pair got closer, one popping the question and making the pair established as engaged. Though, with their engagement arrived the thought of setting down together. Their parents remained in Lorsette and with their wishes of settling down, the pair in the final months of their years-long travels returned to the place of their birth with wishes to settle down. They have only recently returned to Lorsette and are looking for a place suitable for them to live.
- While forest fires kill few animals and allow for the cycle of life to continue, Kris still holds a heavy disdain for them. - Kris is a vegetarian because he struggles with the idea of eating animals since it makes him feel guilty. - Kris can drive, but he heavily prefers not to because of the pollution and his personal disdain for it. - In a small box Kris brings with him dozens of different pictures of plants he has met on his travels. Since he is a researcher, some of these are paired with their research reports. Any extras he tends to keep inside his little box. - Kris is known for carefully researching brands to assure the brand does not bring harm to animals. If he suspects something or finds an article, he will refuse to use that brand.
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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.