Post by Mistress K. Darq-Chylde on Apr 25, 2010 23:14:54 GMT -5
Most people view the triat of "Heaven", Earth, and "Hell" like a sandwich. Heaven and Hell are the upper a lower slices of bread, respectively, and Earth is the meat in the middle. In reality, all three are planes of existence that run parallel to each other, slightly overlapping in some places. On occasion, the barrier between the worlds is lesser and it makes it easier for Celestials and Infernals to pass back and forth between their realms and Earth.
Elysium and Acheron are both vying for control of the Earth. However, it has nothing to do with souls and everything to do with resources, entertainment, and acquisition of territory.
The setting is Gothic-Punk. Think similar to old World of Darkness (remember Vampire: the Masquerade and such when White Wolf rocked?). Modern society (machines, guns, corporations vying for ad space and money, technology, cars, urban blight, and the like) mixed with the supernatural. Sorcery, creatures that go bump in the night, ritualistic murders that actually have the power to summon forth beings similar to demons, vampires, werewolves, and an overall sense of foreboding. As if you can feel in the air that something isn't quite right. That all of the creatures from the nightmares you had as a child weren't just dreams. They're reality in crystal-clear high-definition.
As for the cast of characters:
Some people are demon/human half-breeds, and they have both enhancements and defects because of their mixed blood. Depending upon their more dominant genes, they possess a various combination of traits from either parent.
Some people aren't really people at all. They're blood-drinkers, they can turn furry at will, they were born in ethereal darkness, fire and brimstone, or were constructed in a halo of sunshine and pristinely alabaster clouds.
Some are just your average run-of-the-mill humans. Some are social servants who do their best to make life worth living for people, others are the humans that make you triple-check your locks before going to bed at night.
Which of them will you be?
Elysium and Acheron are both vying for control of the Earth. However, it has nothing to do with souls and everything to do with resources, entertainment, and acquisition of territory.
The setting is Gothic-Punk. Think similar to old World of Darkness (remember Vampire: the Masquerade and such when White Wolf rocked?). Modern society (machines, guns, corporations vying for ad space and money, technology, cars, urban blight, and the like) mixed with the supernatural. Sorcery, creatures that go bump in the night, ritualistic murders that actually have the power to summon forth beings similar to demons, vampires, werewolves, and an overall sense of foreboding. As if you can feel in the air that something isn't quite right. That all of the creatures from the nightmares you had as a child weren't just dreams. They're reality in crystal-clear high-definition.
As for the cast of characters:
Some people are demon/human half-breeds, and they have both enhancements and defects because of their mixed blood. Depending upon their more dominant genes, they possess a various combination of traits from either parent.
Some people aren't really people at all. They're blood-drinkers, they can turn furry at will, they were born in ethereal darkness, fire and brimstone, or were constructed in a halo of sunshine and pristinely alabaster clouds.
Some are just your average run-of-the-mill humans. Some are social servants who do their best to make life worth living for people, others are the humans that make you triple-check your locks before going to bed at night.
Which of them will you be?