GOTHAM.
There weren't many places left like it, but how could there be?
Even when each and every American city was a wretched hive, none could match the sheer magnitude of Gotham City. Gotham is a place that begets darkness, a place that draws in madness like a flame draws in moths. It is a city drowning in the perverse opulence of the wretched, a city dying under the weight of its own decadence. Gotham's very name brought forth shudders and concealing laughter from those lucky enough to live far, far away from it.
But more than anything else, Gotham was a city desperately in need of a hero. It was a city in the need of someone to protect it from the darkness, from the monsters the experiments of crackpots like Dr. Edmundo--but more importantly, from the "men" that lived inside of it. Men like Black Mask, like the Joker--people more monsters than man, despite what the media would say. Police commissioner Loeb kept the City of Gotham safe, but he did so by letting the people inside of that city burn. There were some minor vigilantes, some small time "heroes" who tried to strike back against the darkness of the city--but nobody who would fight hard enough, nobody who was committed enough.
Some hoped things would change. Mr. Thomas Wayne, a wealthy man who lived across the water from the city and its corruption, had won election on a platform of hope, change and prosperity. He, his beautiful wife and their prodigy of a son were symbols of hope to the few who the city hadn't destroyed. There is rumor that the new mayor will even bring about change in the police department and end the era of corrupt cops that have plagued the city. But that is still just word, and the people of Gotham know better than most cities than to trust the word of their politicians.
By happenstance, horrible error, twists in the timeline or outright magic, this is where you have arrived.
Who are you?
[ ] An amateur in black magic and a master with crossbows, you are the mistress of the hunt and the bump in the night. A master monster hunter, the evil that lurks inside of this city will know to fear your name. (Shauna Vayne)
[ ] A woman warrior from a land far away from America and man's civilizations, come to hunt down specters of the past and repay a debt to a pilot you once knew. A novelty in a city of collectors, Gotham's eyes will always be upon you. (Wonder Woman)
[ ] An artificial man, looking for purpose. People tried to put titles on you, tried to make you into something more, but even if you were a hero--you can't save a people who don't want to be saved. Another failed hero won't attract any attention in Gotham. (Megaman, from The Protomen)
[X] A ghost in the system, never seen and never seeing. People don't have any memories of you, but that's fine; all your memories are gone, too. Gotham's no stranger to advanced technology, but the particulars of yours will make you a target for the city's thieves and crooks. (A Starcraft Ghost)
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Short initial post. Posts after character creation will have more content to them.
Options #1 and 3 adapt your character into the DC universe, option #2 is a character already from the DC universe and #4 will have you enter the DC universe from another. They should be fairly easy to guess as to which universe they originate from.
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