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
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.
Rubble crunched under the feet of the delicate nephilim with pale hair, the tattered traveling cloak billowing behind him like the breath of some ancient beast. He was beyond exhausted - fighting to escape from a group with fanatical beliefs and then running for his life - days without proper rest - well, it was taking it’s toll on him. He had hoped to find civilization and shelter - but a soon as he had realized the state of this village, he knew that wasn’t likely. It looked absolutely decimated - with no signs of life.
Looking around him again, he decided his best course of action was to find the most stable building around here and shelter there for a little while - and then be on his way quickly. More rubble crunched under his boots as he explored the broken town, noting some sort of central fountain that still drizzled fresh water from it’s ornamental spout - what looked like a snake with a sun insignia carved onto it’s snout. Odd - snakes and the sun were not any real markers of anything he knew of.
Pausing to look at the cracked coils, his gaze drifted downwards to what would be the very bottom of the fountain - there was what looked like a star chart or some really decorated sundial. But why would this be placed under the water? Reaching up to touch the worn snout of the snake - the stone felt cold and rough. When he pulled his hand away, it was filthy with dust and grime - though he also recognized the scent lingering around it. Gunpowder. This place had likely been caught up in a war of some kind.
Wiping his pale hand on his traveling cloak - he turned and surveyed the house-like structures around him. If the placement of the buildings around this fountain were taken into consideration, this was likely a gathering place. His eyes settled on a building that looked the least worse for wear, and he set off in that direction.
Setting foot through the doorless entryway, his eyes started to adjust rather quickly. Stepping inside he was met with surprise, there were tracks within the thick dust - someone could actually still be left in this place. Clutching his protection amulet to his chest and giving it a squeeze for luck - he slowly follows the tracks in the dirt. Eyes gleamed in the dark and he paused - before he noticed exposed wiring on the other’s body form. A golem? He seemed damaged...
Rushing over to the golem, Dae-Jin dropped to his knees and touched the damaged part of the golem’s frame. The other’s head jerked and he reached out a hand to do something but Dae-Jin placed a hand ontop of it to stop him. ”It’s okay, I won’t hurt you. If I repair you - will you escort me to somewhere safe?” The golem hesitated - seeming surprised that someone meant him no harm, then quietly nodded. He didn’t speak, but it was enough to make Dae-Jin smile.
Over the next few days Dae-Jin scavenged around in the town, taking bits of things he could use to help repair the silent golem, slowly but surely repairing him. The golem always seemed tense, and yet as time wore on he seemed to trust Dae-Jin more and more and not be quite as jumpy. Eventually he had accomplished his goal, and the golem followed him out to the old snake fountain. ”Are you ready to set out?” The golem looked at him for a moment, before finally speaking for the first time. ”Yes.”
Dae-Jin is slightly smaller than average, and quite light as well. He has a generally ethereal look about him, with a pale complexion. He has fine and silken moonlight-pale hair, and deep blue eyes that draw you in like an ocean’s current. He wears cloaks and coats and generally flowing style clothing, sometimes decorated and sometimes not. He has a bangle that is often mistaken as three, delicate silver and interconnected.
NEGATIVE - fierce - unforgiving - stubborn - holds a grudge a long time - a bit too proud
abilities
Immortality: Minor. Dae Jin will not physically age further.
Teleportation: Intermediate.
Weather Manipulation: Intermediate.
Curse/charm breaking: Mastered. Due to his days as a priestess of a kingdom far from here, the breaking of his curses is considered his secondary specialty. He is rather skilled at this, as you can imagine.
Future Sight: Mastered. The ability he was renowned for, where he often used the future glimpses he received to sway the outcomes of individual battles in his warring nation.
Wing Manifestation: Intermediate. Dae-Jin has moderate, downy, dove grey wings.
Healing: Intermediate.
Blessings: Advanced. Since he was a priestess a majority of the time, he was often lead to help others, and as such, is quite skilled in handing out blessings.
backstory
Dae-Jin was born in a small, secluded country that worshipped the moon. His family was considered middle-class in this community, so there were a few struggles here and there, but nothing too terrible. His strong abilities had begun manifesting at a decently young age, and from there his popularity and usefulness began to skyrocket.
He started working at the temple once he entered adolescence - often giving blessings and his insight was often sought after due to his future visions. As time grew on he became more and more secluded to his temple - though he began training in secret as a knight. War was approaching and he didn’t wish to become a caged bird who could not fight.
When the war did come - he disguised himself in the knight’s garb - nobody knowing who he was as he battled with them on the paths of battle. Eventually though he was captured - and taken in by a group of zealots wishing to take over - often threatening him to speak about visions he never had to turn the tides in their favor. He has recently escaped them and turned up to Lorsette after being on the run.
misc
*Dae Jin has recently escaped from a rather prolific group of people who were wanting him to fake future visions for their own gain. *Dae Jin is mainly nocturnal. *Dae Jin came from a country that worshipped the moon. *Dae Jin suffers in cold temperatures. *Dae Jin likes the scent of the ocean. *Dae Jin is an Aquarius.
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credits
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.