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Nine moons of the Moonchild
Pg-15- for violence
Pg-15- for violence
Plot and History
A world known as Acroven is situated far from the earth's galaxy, in a galaxy of its own, for the pure reason that the world itself has nine moons. These moons all have their different meanings to the species of Acroven, and are all viewed upon as gods from their point of view. The Acrovanians' lives, all revolve around these nine moons, and every month, strange things will happen to the occupiers of Acroven due to the mysterious magic of these nine moons (which will be described in detail later on).
Now the rulers of this world are called Moochild, and by ruler, this simply means that they are top of the food chain and are the ones that these moons have power over. Though there are many species of animal living upon this planet, Moonchild are the only intelligent life, having being able to talk and walk upon two legs. In appearance, they look very much like human beings, though they are born with unnaturally long ears and sharp eyes, required for hunting down their prey to survive.
All Moonchild are born under the neutral moon, which means that they take their natural form and this moon has next to no effect on them, it is a kind of holiday where Moonchild celebrate the birth of their kin and have a months rest from the heavy duties of serving their Gods. Yes, you see, every moon requires the Moonchild to provide them with sacrifices and pretty much whatever they wish for.
It is said that long ago, there was one who defied the God's wishes in an attempt to free his kin from the heavy task of having to see to their Gods' every command whenever a new moon dawned. The Gods did not take lightly to this and descended from the moons to claim not only his soul, but the soul of others to prove that defying the Gods was a very foolish mistake.
Those few people, whose souls were taken, still remain on this planet to this day, as a reminder of what happened those many years ago. The Gods made these few beings immortal so as they could live forever, and one was placed on a high stake at every portal to a moon, so as every night, the Moonchild would have to pass their soulless corpses to make their offering at the moon's portal.
Now, more about the offerings and the moons portals:
A ceremony would take place every week, so that the Moonchild could make their offering to the Gods, be it an animal's corpse, fruit or even gold or some other form of valuable item. This is a time in which all Moonchild fear, as all the Gods have that in which they are a favourite of. If the gift displeases the Gods, the Moonchild who presented that gift would be cast into the portal and lost for all eternity.
The portals take the shape of volcanic pools of the moons representing colour, for example, if the moons colour was red, then the lava in said volcanic pool, would be coloured red. Totem polls and shrines of the representing creature of that moon surround each portal, making it look beautiful and pleasant in the eyes of anyone and anything else other than the Moonchild, for all they see is death and the life of a slave.
These poor creatures spend weeks upon weeks hunting down abnormal quantities of food and digging for valuable items in the mountains or near lakes, some are even forced to give family heirlooms as a sacrifice if they are unsuccessful in acquiring a decent gift for the Gods, thus leading to heart throb and depression. The only time in which these beings are happy is when the dawning of the natural moon is upon them. But this holy moment only comes once a year.
Now you may be wondering what happens to the Moonchild upon the dawning of a new moon. Well they gain the ability to transform into the creature that represents the dawning moon. For example, the creature that represents the Kasai (fire) moon is a Dragon and thus the Moonchild gain the ability to transform into a Dragon on occasions, or use the abilities of a Dragon to capture prey. It is also a symbol of them being slave to their Gods wishes.
The life of a Moonchild is harsh, and they have forever wished that this torment would come to an end someday. They forever wait the dawning of the sun, which was said to have risen every day long ago, before the moons made themselves present and threatened to kill off the entire race if their wishes were not followed. But it seems those days have been all but forgotten…
Or have they…?
You are a group of Moonchild, determined to find out the truth behind your slavery and a way to get back your freedom. You one day stray away from your group and make your way towards the portal of Kasai (fire portal) early, before the ceremony is to take place. You find that the portal is still active, and curiously you walk through, unsure of what is on the other side, but determined to think that anything, even death, would be better than the harsh torture of this slave life.
Your journey begins upon the moon of Kasai, a moon which to you seems abandoned, butt here is much more that you do not yet know of this place, but are more than willing to find out if it means the release of your kind from this harsh punishment.
Your mission is to find out the true meaning behind the Gods and their presence in your galaxy. You are to bring them to their demise and return peace to your world and the re-birth of the sun, the symbol of peace and tranquillity in your world.
You will need to use your powers gained unwillingly from the Gods to blend in well with your surroundings and find the truth immediately before the Gods catch on to your game.
Is this all a hoax for these so called 'Gods' to rule over your planet with force, or are they really higher beings, who could easily kill you as soon as look at you if they find out your true purpose for sneaking your way onto the nine moons?
And what exactly is the deal with the Neutral moon?
All of this and more is waiting to be figured out by your characters.
Time in Galaxy of Acroven
The time in this Galaxy is not hard to understand. There are still three hundred and sixty days in a year as there are on in real life. But each month lasts forty days and there are only five days in a week. This means that the ceremony for sacrifice to the Gods happens eight times a month.
The Moons
Below will be given a description of the moons and the Moonchild's powers during the time of said moon:
Moons name: Neutral moon
Creature of worship (God): Unknown
Appearance: Unknown
Element: Holy
Moons description: From afar the moon appears a beautiful glowing white. The surface is covered in craters and gorgeous flowers sprout from many cracks upon the surface. There doesn't seem to be any life living there at this moment.
Enemies: None
Moonchild's powers: None, all Moonchild return to their natural form.
Moons name: Kasai
Creature of Worship (God): Shikon the Dragon.
Element: Fire
Moons description: The moon is blood red in colour, and the surface appears to be barren, with no food, water or any vegetation. The only known life on this moon is a city of red stone towards its centre. The does not show any sign of development, it seems Shikon still likes to live in the medieval times from which he came.
Enemies:
Drakes: Small dragons that have not yet developed into their full draconic selves.
Dragons: After Drakes have fully developed, they take their stronger and more masculine look. Though there are very few as Shikon does not like the idea of being overpowered.
Fire Serpents: These are large snake like creatures that guard Shikons lair. Red in colour with a yellow underbelly, they have no arms or legs, but slither around warningly on their rough scaled stomachs.
Larvae: Unlike that in which we have on earth, these bugs are human size with a playful but dangerous attitude. Amber in colour they can crush a moonchild effortlessly under their weight.
Spitfire Moths: The developed form of Larvae, after emitting from a cocoon, the Larvae take on this powerful form. They look and act like any moth you would find on earth, only these dangerous creatures can spit fire.
Shikons minions: They take on the appearance of dragons, but can walk upon two legs. They are able to wield weapons and talk in draconic tongue.
Moonchild's Powers: The Moonchild gain the power to transform into a Dragon, or half Dragon. Half dragons look like Shikons minions, making it hard to identify a Moonchild after they take this form. The Moonchild also acquires the ability to spit fire and fly by sprouting wings from their backs.
Moons name: Denkou
Creature of Worship (God): Tsuno the Unicorn
Element: Lightning
Moons description: Denkou is light yellow in colour, and is a barren land which plays host to a continuous thunder storm. There are countless cracks and craters in the moons surface and the only known life is a lightning tower in its centre.
Enemies:
Horned Eagles: These are thunder birds with wings that are made out of pure electricity; the metal horn upon their heads prevents themselves from being shocked through acting as a lightning rod. They are capable of unleashing menacing electric attacks.
Metalclaw: Mole creatures which live underground. They possess huge metallic claws that are capable of dealing heavy damage to an opponent. Their capability to live underground allows them to perform multiple surprise attacks.
Rhino: An ordinary Rhino encased with metallic armour, making it hard for weapons to pierce through to its skin, capable of dealing heavy damage.
Tsunos minions: Tsunos minions are all Unicorns, midnight black in colour, which lack the ability to use any thunder magic. Instead they are simply there to heal Tsuno when he is low on health.
Moonchild's Powers: Unlike other moons, Denkou does not give the Moonchild the ability to transform. Instead a horn appears atop each and every one of their heads and all are given the power of healing.
Moons name: Mizu
Creature of Worship (God): Leviathan the Sea Serpent
Element: Water
Moons description: The Moon is pure water. All its life lives undersea and its appearance is what one would expect under the sea to look like, legions of Coral reefs, bizarre creatures, caves and shipwrecks, a large undersea city to the north of the portals location.
Enemies:
Sharks: The Undersea wouldn't be complete without them, only this time our large toothed friend has a little addition to its appearance; armour as thick as rock lines its most vulnerable places, making it an even harder foe to defeat.
Spitting seahorses: They sound and look rather weak, but don't let their vulnerable appearance fool you. These seahorses can spit highly toxic poison from their mouths, which could bring even the biggest of Sharks down easily, be careful when dealing with these.
Jellyfish: One of the most common of enemies in the sea. They look harmless, but like the seahorses they can emitted highly toxic poison from their stingers, again be careful when dealing with them.
Eels: These enemies normally lurk around in case or holes ready to leap at the first thing that crosses their paths, be careful when passing holes in the walls or when you're passing through dark caves.
Leviathan's Minions: They are basically mini versions of the God himself. They possess all his powers, but do not stand up to his strength or his height.
Moonchild's Powers: This moon gives Moonchild the ability to transform into one sea creature which most suits them. They gain no abilities, as it is not certain whether or not their transformed selves would be able to control the powers in which the moon could present them with.
Moons name: Kaze
Creature of Worship (God): Kuchibashi the Gryphon
Element: Wind
Moons description: The moon is made of high mountains and seemingly bottomless holes. To survive here, you would need to fly, as it is impossible to travel on foot here. It has no cities or villages, only caves dug deep into mountains. There are few trees or vegetation, and only ponds atop of flat surfaces of the mountains.
Enemies:
Moonchild's Powers:
Moons name: Tsuchi
Creature of Worship (God): Erufu the Drow
Element: Earth
Moons description: A moon completely covered by forest, there is not one inch of its surface that is not covered in some sort of vegetation. In this forest are countless lakes and trees as high as the sky, this is the most beautiful of the nine moons and also the most dangerous to travel in at night, no one knows what lurks in the shadows.
Enemies:
Moonchild's Powers:
Moons name: Aisu
Creature of Worship (God): Tsume the Sabertooth
Element: Ice
Moons description: A moon which has never seen a day without snow. Its paths are ice covered and its fields coloured in white, it's hard to keep track of where you are going here as all its surroundings look very much alike apart from the odd tree or two. Tsume roams freely here, so good luck trying to find him.
Enemies:
Moonchild's Powers:
Moons name: Kuro
Creature of Worship (God): Kumori the Vampire
Element: Dark
Moons description: A moon black in colour, covered in a purple fog. The land is home to many gravestones, which cover nearly every part of the moons surface. A huge castle lies in the centre of the land, surrounded by a lake of pure darkness, which would consume anyone who sets foot in this unnatural substance.
Enemies:
Moonchild's Powers:
Moons name: Unknown
Creature of Worship (God): Unknown
Appearance: Unknown
Element: None
Moons description: This moon is unknown to anyone; in fact, the portal to the moon has been closed of for centuries. No one knows its purpose of being there. The Moonchild when this moon comes, simply just lay in wait and worry that if they do something out of place, that the God will make himself known to them.
Enemies: None
Moonchild's Powers: None
(The last few will be enhanced when we come to them)
Sign ups:
The transformations you take on will not be needed in the sign up; I will allow you to describe them in the actual RPG when you take that specific form.
I will need at least the following:
Name: (The Moonchild are Tribal creatures by the way)
Age: (18 +)
Gender: (Male or Female)
Description: (Remember Tribal)
Personality:
Weapon: (Swords, bows and arrows ext)
History: (Just a basic History of your character in slavery of the Gods)
Other:
I will post my sign up later; I worked my butt off on this x_x