Tapestries?, I can't think of a better title

[Ryexander]

As the description says I’m not sure on the name so if you can think of a better please tell me.

It is the year 3780NE and humanity has spread out across the cosmoses, taking a shuttle to another planet in the solar system is the equivalent of taking a bus across town in today’s world. And traveling to another solar system would be like taking a plane ride across the country. Multiple solar systems have been organized in to vast galactic governments. Technologies like food synthesizers have been created and discarded for better. But humanity has not changed…

Wars, competitions of power and petty hate still exist. People preach about how far humanity has come, discarding prejudges and living in harmony with all races and religions. But these things have not gone; people have simply found new targets.
Around the year 3600NE a new unexplained mutation started appearing in the general population, at first it seemed to have no prominent effect and the people who had it went and lived normal lives. It did not stay that way though. About three generations in the mutation passed from parent to child grew more powerful the doctors watch it closely and at first nothing seemed to change but around 16 to 17 years old these children started to manifest strange supernatural powers. They could change the world around them; mold it like clay with their will. Anything they believed to exist DID exist until they lost concentration or forgot about it, there reverse was true too anything they believed did Not exist simply vanished until they forgot or lost concentration.

The first public incident occurred a school bully punched a kid with the mutation in the face, sitting on the ground crying the kid had the brilliant idea to imagine to world without the bully, who promptly vanished from existence right in front of everyone watching. After this the world erupted into turmoil, religious institutions latched on to the children as either prophets of their deity or daemons from the depths of their hell/s. And those of the scientific persuasion view it as an inevitable mutation of the human genome, one that was a grave threat to their daily life not many people could rest soundly when there realized that they could be erased from existence by the thoughts of another human.

At first governments tried to keep it under control by isolating the children form society keeping them locked away in nice comfy buildings with plenty of entertainment and teaching available to them, Prisoners in all but name. But the children grew and after a few years of peace the young adults, realizing the oppression they were under, wanted no more. Walls mean nothing when their occupants can simply imagine them gone; possible to walk through; or in cases of the more violently inclined or those with minds that didn’t grasp the full existent of their powers, explosives or other weapons to remove them.

The world began to call these mutants who mold reality like clay Artists, and for years they have roamed the galaxy revolting against governments and discovering the limits of their powers and the curses that come with them. As the artists used their powers many of them started to go insane. Voices in their heads became imaginary friends that quickly became not so imaginary because the Artist in question believed them to exist, and from there escalating to general madness. It progress at different speeds for everyone, an Artist in their fifties could be anywhere form slightly insane to stark raving mad. But their end was certain. Those who went completely mad often ended up killing themselves with creations from their own nightmares. But despite the perils many survived and persevered over the 70 odd years from the manifestation of the first Artist’s powers. They still search for a home, one where they can be accepted the live out their lives in relative peace. Rumor speaks of such a place, of solar system isolated near the edge of the galaxy, place where they can be free from the oppression of galactic governments.

so tell me what you think, ask questions, and tell me if you would join.

NOTE there is a lot of stuff about Artist that i didn't post here but will be post in the main topic thread if it get made. so don't think that this is all there is.

[Veryan]

Hmmm.....this sounds intriguing....

So are all the mutants called Artists? Or is it just the ones who can create stuff with their minds? Also, do all mutants face the threat of insanity? And what of those who lose their minds? Are they put away where they, theoretically, won't be a threat? Or are they simply eliminated?

Also, you mentioned that wars still exist between the humans. So has it occurred to any of those in high places to use these mutants to their advantage? Perhaps by persuading several of the more powerful to join their cause, maybe by promising freedom or tolerance? It certainly would be a way for the more ambitious leaders to take control...

I know I just bombarded you with several questions, but I just would like some clarification. I do think it's a neat idea, and the name isn't bad either.....like the tapestries of one's mind or something.

[Ryexander]

Q) are all the mutants called Artists?
A) the ONLY mutants are called Artists, any other "mutants" are figments of an Artists imagination.

Q) do all mutants face the threat of insanity?
A) Artists WILL go insane, its just a matter of time. and the time it takes differs with the person.

Q) And what of those who lose their minds?
A) those who go "critically insane" either end up killing them selves with their own paranoia and nightmares in sort order, or are killed off by their fellow Artists as soon as they become a threat and its clear that they are insane (I hope to better explain this in the prologue in the rp post)

Q) has it occurred to any of those in high places to use these mutants to their advantage?
A) obviously however coming up with a reliable way to control an Artist has been a problem. promises of freedom and tolerance only go so far.

[Veryan]

Thanks for answering my questions! And I have some more for you!

I noticed in your description that the Artist children were kept isolated....but they now have all more or less rebelled, right?

And obviously that means the governments involved are after them....but do they want extinction, to but them back in isolation, or some of both?

[Ryexander]

that will be made more clear in the rp post but it is more some of both. depending of the government and the resources at its dispose they either want to get rid of the artists altogether or control them and use them for their benefit. Fortunately is rather easy for an Artist to hide if they arn't insane... at least it shouldn't be.