Sweet Symphony, a Tales Of Symphonia roleplay.

[Kratos Aurion]

Once upon a time, there existed a giant tree, that was the source of mana. A war, however, caused this tree to wither away; and a hero's life was sacrificed in order to take it's place. Grieving over the loss, the goddess disappeared unto the heavens. The goddess left the angels with this edict: 'you must wake me, for if I should sleep, the world shall be destroyed'. The angels bore the Chosen One, who headed towards the tower that reached up unto the heavens. And that, marked the beginning of the regeneration of the world.

You are currently in the small town of Iselia. You are sitting in your mixed classroom, learning the teaching of Martel, when suddenly a blinding white light flashes through the entire area. As you knew, it was the day of prophecy, and your very own friend Colette Brunel would have to face the dangers to regenerate the world. You decided you weren't going to merely sit by and let this happen. As Colette and her friends decided to go to the Martel Temple, you stand up and ask to join them.

RULES:
-No goddmodding.
-Try to stay along the storyline as much as you can--DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THE GAME STORYLINE. Just keep everything up to speed, whatever that may be. :3
-Please, for the love of all that is good and holy, be literate.

YOU MAY BE YOUR OWN CHARACTER, HOWEVER, MAINS AND SIGNIFICANT ANTAGONISTS STILL NEED TO BE TAKEN. If you know the characters and wish to replace them with your own, speak to me, and we may try to arrange something.

MAIN CHARACTERS:
Lloyd Irving - played by Phones.
Colette Brunel - played by Kratos Aurion.
Genis Sage -
Raine Sage -
Kratos Aurion - played by Kratos Aurion.
Sheena Fujibayashi - played by Anonym.
Zelos Wilder - played by Phones.
Presea Combatir -
Regal Bryant -


ANTAGONISTS:
Mithos Yggdrasill - played by Phones.
Yuan Kafuei (and the Renegades) - played by Lavi.
Remiel -
Pronyma -
Forcystus - played by Phones.
Magnius -
Kvar -
Rodyle -

CHARACTER PROFILES:

Lloyd Irving (PHONES) - APPEARANCE +
Age: 17
Height: 173 cm / 5 feet, 8 inches
Weight: 58 kg / 128 pounds
Lloyd is the game's main hero. Orphaned as a child, he was adopted and raised by a dwarf, Dirk, just outside the village of Iselia. He is friends with Colette Brunel and Genis Sage, of whom he is very protective. He accompanies Colette as one of her guardians on her Journey of Regeneration. While Lloyd is a bad student with a tendency to goof off, he is serious about protecting his friends and defending his ideals. He also has acute knowledge of Exspheres, a talent that comes in handy quite often over the course of the journey. Thanks to Dirk, his adopted father, he is a skilled craftsman. The player is able to control Lloyd for most of the game. He uses two single-edged swords, on the theory that having two swords doubles one's power, and is one of only two characters to possess no magical attacks.

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Colette Brunel (KRATOS AURION) – APPEARANCE +
Age: 16
Height: 158 cm / 5 feet, 2 inches
Weight: 44 kg / 97 pounds
The Chosen One of Sylvarant, Colette is a kind, selfless girl. Throughout the game, Colette is shown to be quite clumsy, as her repetitive tripping causes the most unusual (and usually beneficial) things to happen, from making a hole in the wall at school to devastating complex machinery. As she is Sylvarant's only hope for regeneration, her early life was somewhat sheltered in order to protect her. She is rather clueless, as she often misses things that are obvious to everyone else. However, she is a very kind person who is able to "smile and forgive" (as Presea puts it) almost anything. Colette has a tendency to hide her problems from others, such as her affliction with Chronic Angelus Crystallus Inofficium, a disease that causes the crystallization of the body. This often annoys Lloyd since he wants to help her, but Colette hates making others worry for any reason. She tends to apologize for many things. It is strongly implied that she has romantic feelings for Lloyd, but she prefers not to say so, instead, staying by his side, letting her behavior speak for itself. Colette is primarily a ranged fighter and defends herself using two chakram; later in the game, she can learn powerful angel magic.

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Genis Sage – APPEARANCE +
Age: 12
Height: 141 cm / 4 feet, 8 inches
Weight: 29 kg / 64 pounds
Genis is a child prodigy from Iselia. He is Lloyd's best friend, and the younger brother of Iselia's school-teacher Raine. Because of his actions, he and Lloyd are exiled from Iselia, and the two join Colette's Journey of Regeneration. Genis is a magic-user, and fights with powerful elemental spells, as well as using a kendama for limited physical attacks.

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Raine Sage – APPEARANCE +
Age: 23
Height: 166 cm / 5 feet, 5 inches
Weight: 49 kg / 108 pounds
Raine is Genis' older sister and Iselia's schoolteacher. Raine is a cool, pragmatic thinker: for much of the first half of the game, she is the only character who thinks about the long-term consequences of the party's actions. She tends to be somewhat mistrustful of others: for this reason, she initially has a very tense relationship with Sheena, who was sent to assassinate Colette. Despite this lack of trust, they grow to become close friends over the course of the game. Raine is also the only character who holds suspicions about Kratos from the first time she meets him. She is overly fascinated with ruins of any kind, mainly because of her distant memories of being abandoned at the Otherwordly Gate. She raised Genis from childhood all by herself, and doesn't hesitate to employ corporal punishment to discipline him or Lloyd. Raine is a classic staff-wielding healer, and is also gifted with light-element offensive spells and stat augmentations. Despite this role, she is far from the stereotypical RPG healer in terms of personality.

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Kratos Aurion (KRATOS AURION) – APPEARANCE +
Age: 28
Height: 186 cm / 6 feet, 1 inch
Weight: 78 kg / 172 pounds
Kratos is a mysterious mercenary, who is hired to accompany Colette on her journey.

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Sheena Fujibayashi (ANONYM) – APPEARANCE +
Age: 19
Height: 164 cm / 5 feet, 5 inches
Weight: 48 kg / 106 pounds
Sheena is a ninja from the flourishing world of Tethe'alla. She was originally sent to Sylvarant by Tethe'alla's Pope and King with orders to assassinate Colette, but events cause her to join forces with the party instead. Sheena is tough but kindhearted, and is always accompanied by Corrine, a man-made Summon Spirit. Sheena is a very strong-willed person. Owing in part to her upbringing as a ninja, she acts tomboyish much of the time, but she does possess a sweet side that becomes apparent as the plot advances. She has very little confidence in her ability to make important decisions. She dislikes having to be rescued, preferring to rely on her tough facade instead to save face. Like Lloyd, she is a strong believer in altruism. She is willing to bend the rules imposed on her, such as the Pope's orders to kill the Chosen, in order to do what is right. Despite the anger that some of Mizuho bears towards her, she understands that mistakes can be corrected, and absolutely refuses to give up on someone—even her greatest enemy.

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THE OTHER CHARACTERS WILL BE POSTED LATER WHEN THE TIME FOR THEIR USE ARRIVES. The character listing above is in order of who appears first in game. The later characters serve no purpose in the beginning.

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With that all said and done, come on and post your profiles/request a main character and let's get this show on the road.

[Anonym]

Request for Presea? If not, then perhaps Sheena?

[Kratos Aurion]

We'd have to make a timeskip, or somehow have either characters in Sylvarant. Since you're the first to ask, though, and I want you to be involved, do you think you would be able to handle both characters?

[Anonym]

LOL I can definitely wait. It's my first time honestly joining a ToS RP, though I might've attempted a few times before. I think I can handle both. :] Please and thank you in advance.

[Kratos Aurion]

Alright, alright. If not, though, I can give you one character. Whatever you're most comfortable with. :3

[Anonym]

Perhaps Sheena for now, then. I'm not doing much otherwise, and the other role-plays I've been active in are currently dead. ]:

[Kratos Aurion]

Alright. I'll mark you off~. Hey, you're the first to join, thanks. :'D

[Anonym]

:] Thankees. Looking forward to it.

[Kratos Aurion]

As am I. If only more members would join--let alone join Judgment itself.
x_x

[Anonym]

Hmm... Let's see if we can't do a bit of advertising, eh? I'm currently adding a link to my signature in various forums. I'll try and put some ads up, too. Do we have an official advertisement? It'd help loads if we could get one; it's also be better if we had a mini-banner for affiliates, too.

[Kratos Aurion]

I really appreciate your efforts. :> And I like the way you think! Yes, we should try to make one, as we don't currently have an official ad. If you could give me the proper dimensions, however, I am sure I will have it done within the hour.
(Your admin is an idiot who knows nothing, keep that in mind. >3>)

[Anonym]

LOL I think you're off to a good start, actually. The forum is beautiful, and everything looks very well organized. Standard mini-banner dimensions are 88x31. I used your little italicized summary as a temporary advertisement, if that's all right with you. I'm not very good at making things sound epic, but I think I could get a friend to write us up something spiffy. He's a bored chap anyhow. XD

[Kratos Aurion]

I'm glad to hear that. I've never made a forum and stuck to it, you see. x_x; Sure thing! Actually, it's from the very start of the Tales Of Symphonia game. Giving a brief summary of what's to come, voiced by Cam Clarke (Kratos Aurion). It's etched into my memory. As is most quotes from the game. /obsessedmuch?
Sure thing! :'D That sounds like a plan to me!

88x31, got it. :3

[Anonym]

XD Yeah, it sounded familiar.
I haven't picked up ToS since I finished it two years ago. DX

LOL I remember loads of Zelos quotes. I used him instead of Kratos. *shot repeatedly*

[Kratos Aurion]

...Good God. o_o Symphonia has become my LIFE since Phil lent me his copy about this time last year.

...Indeed. `3` Nah, Zelos is an okay character. I just adore Kratos, and have chosen him six times out of my seven gameplays. I kept Zelos on one occasion because I wanted costumes. >_>; Luls I'm bad.

[Anonym]

XD I don't play video games on a regular basis, so I'm really on-and-off when it comes to playing...and as a result, I rarely ever finish games all the way through. ToS was probably one of the first games I played 'til the end.

Kratos' design is cool, but Zelos' personality is more fun to mess with. He gets obnoxious, but that's what makes him fun. "Ooh! Not the face!"

[Kratos Aurion]

I get what'cha mean. o3o Here are the tiny banners I've come up with. I'll make a post for them.

[Anonym]

Woot! 8D Awesome. XD I'll stuff one into my other forum affiliates scroller. :]

[Kratos Aurion]

Thanks so much. :>

[Lavi]

Is it possible for me to use Yuan and his men, as antagonists or something of the like?

[Kratos Aurion]

Oh most definitely. :'D That would actually help very much!

[Lavi]

Much awesomeness.

[Lavi]

If this is going to live, things are going to have to be done soon...

[Phones]

Well, this looks dead, but if it has any chance of being picked up again, I'd take my loves~ Also known as Lloyd Irving and the Great Zelos Wilder. I'd also take Mithos. Because I lurrrrves me some Mithos.

We wouldn't have to follow the dialogue and everything specifically from the game, though, right? Because that would be kind of boring. =/

[Kratos Aurion]

It would be, but when I say to follow the plot, I more meant as in let everything flow. Not meaning it has to be identical to Symphonia.
I'll put you down as those characters, lovely. :3

[Phones]

Sweeeeet. So now, all we need is Genis and Raine, and we could get started.

Well, and some Grand Cardinals. I can juggle several characters at once, and especially since the Great Zelos Wilder and Lord Yggdrasill won't be needed until later, I could take on Forcysta-man. Hehehe. Let's see how much of his opening speech I remember from memory . . .

"Lloyd Irving, come forth! Listen up, inferior beings! I am Forcystus, one of the five Desian Grand Cardinals and ruler of the ranch where we cultivate you pathetic humans."

GAH THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. And it's probably wrong, save for the first two and a half lines. >< I need to watch that scene again, because Forcysta-man is love.

[Kratos Aurion]

Will do! And yes, very well done. :3

[Abyss Guardian]

I may consider this. I would like to be Regal or one of the antagonists. But it will take a while to think of some stuff

[Kratos Aurion]

Sure thing, take your time~. :3

[Anonym]

SUH-WEET. MOAR RPers!