She was dead...
You hadn't done the deed...
But nonetheless...
Her death was on your hands...
You hadn't done the deed...
But nonetheless...
Her death was on your hands...
Empty Night [A Dresden Files Quest]
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Intro
BetaM
Beta God
- Location
- The Dark Abyss of My Soul
She was dead...
You hadn't done the deed...
But nonetheless...
Her death was on your hands...
The corpse before you was mangled beyond recognition, long claws had ripped her abdomen open, organs and blood splattering the scene around you. Legs and arms were twisted at unnatural angles and all the fingers on her left hand where missing. Despite the gruesome scene, her head was somehow untouched her golden locks and red lips still perfect. Her eyes though, her pale green eyes stared at you, empty, silent, judging.
If only you'd known, if only you'd realized what was happening before it was too late. The signs were all there, you had even figured it out in the end. But you were too late...
What are you?
[]A Knight of the Cross
[]An Apprentice Wizard
[]A Warden
[]A Changeling
[]A Half Vampire
[](Write in!)[Will need to be approved]
Where did you find the body?
[]In a mansion
[]In the woods
[]On a boat
[]In a cave
[]In a cabin
[](Write in!)
Who was she to you?
[]A Client
[]A Relative
[]A Friend
[]A Lover
Where are you from?
[]Chicago [We'll be meeting a good deal of characters from the book and will also be able to interfere with major events that took place in the books. But personally I don't want us to be based in Chicago. I just want our character to have a life of his own that doesn't revolve around Harry. We can always take field trips to Chicago no matter where we are based.]
[]New York
[]Los Angeles
[]Boston
[]Houston
[]Denver
[]Vancouver
[]Winnipeg
[](Write in!)[have it be a place in North America]
What's your name?
[Going for a male MC] [First and Last]
[]Harry Dresden
[](Write in!)
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The events of the quest will start between Blood rites and Dead Beat. (books 6 and 7) then continue on.
Pretty excited for this quest, the ideas been floating around in my head for a while now.
This will be an original character, not someone that's already in the dresdenverse.
If you guys have any questions please ask.
You hadn't done the deed...
But nonetheless...
Her death was on your hands...
The corpse before you was mangled beyond recognition, long claws had ripped her abdomen open, organs and blood splattering the scene around you. Legs and arms were twisted at unnatural angles and all the fingers on her left hand where missing. Despite the gruesome scene, her head was somehow untouched her golden locks and red lips still perfect. Her eyes though, her pale green eyes stared at you, empty, silent, judging.
If only you'd known, if only you'd realized what was happening before it was too late. The signs were all there, you had even figured it out in the end. But you were too late...
What are you?
[]A Knight of the Cross
[]An Apprentice Wizard
[]A Warden
[]A Changeling
[]A Half Vampire
[](Write in!)[Will need to be approved]
Where did you find the body?
[]In a mansion
[]In the woods
[]On a boat
[]In a cave
[]In a cabin
[](Write in!)
Who was she to you?
[]A Client
[]A Relative
[]A Friend
[]A Lover
Where are you from?
[]New York
[]Los Angeles
[]Boston
[]Houston
[]Denver
[]Vancouver
[]Winnipeg
[](Write in!)[have it be a place in North America]
What's your name?
[Going for a male MC] [First and Last]
[](Write in!)
--
The events of the quest will start between Blood rites and Dead Beat. (books 6 and 7) then continue on.
Pretty excited for this quest, the ideas been floating around in my head for a while now.
This will be an original character, not someone that's already in the dresdenverse.
If you guys have any questions please ask.
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Character Sheet
BetaM
Beta God
- Location
- The Dark Abyss of My Soul
Dominic Stokes
Black Hair /Golden Eyes
Backstory
Ancestry
Personality
Abilities
Current Inventory
Black Hair /Golden Eyes
Backstory
Dominic was born in Detroit Michigan, raised by his father William Stokes who was a history teacher at a local high-school. Growing up Dominic was constantly made fun of and discriminated against for his oddly coloured eyes, which are a golden amber. Through out Dominic's life, he's met his mother maybe, five times. One of those times was at his thirteenth birthday where she showed up, shape-shifting out of the form of a raven in front of him and asked him if he'd like to go away with her. Dominic refused not wanting to abandon his father for a parent that he had only met once prior. However that meeting with his mother was the first time Dominic had truly experienced the supernatural world, the first time he learnt who his mother truly was.
After his thirteenth birthday he began experiencing changes, oddities other then his golden eyes. The first time he learn't of his sixth sense was in school, where he saw black mist clinging to one of the kids when he was leaving to go home. It floated off the kid, swirling around him, evaporating the further away it drifted from the boy. The kid never came back to school after that, sometime later it was published that the kid had been murdered by his father not an hour after that black mist had appeared. After the first sighting, Dom began seeing the mist everywhere, it clung and wafted off one in every hundred people he saw. There was a time where he cared, where he tried to save those that he saw with the mist and he'd succeeded a handful of times. But more often then not he was left helpless, the person dying anyways despite his intervention. Black Mist coated the ground in places where excessive violence would take place, violence that could and probably would lead to at least a handful of people dead.
By the time Dom was twenty he was still living at home, helping his father pay the bills and was fairly comfortable with his life. But one fateful day when Dom left his house he saw nothing out of the ordinary, but when he returned home he'd found his father a healthy man in his early fifties dead on the kitchen floor. He'd apparently died of natural causes, but Dom had always been curious as to why he hadn't seen any black fog that day. A while afterwards David one of Dom's only friends moved in and they'd been living together ever since.
Close to two years ago Dom had been walking home from work, when he saw a petite blonde girl getting mugged by three large men. He'd seen similar occurrences a hundred times before and knew he couldn't really help her. But to his surprise he watched her take one down, then punch another so hard that they where lifted off the ground, thrown into a car. Dominic followed the girl pestering her, asking her what she knew of the supernatural world. Something that at this point in his life, he'd only experience through his infrequent meetings with his mother. She finally broke, telling him about herself how she wasn't sure who her father was although she knew he'd been some kind of fae. Over the course of a long night, Dom had berated her with questions about the supernatural world. She explained to him the fae courts, rumors of some big organization of wizards at war with vampires, and the grasp that the supernatural world had on Detroit. A handful of major powers who where the ones that really ran Detroit, all of which had very strenuous relations with each other. She wasn't sure who exactly the people where behind the scenes, rumors of a businessman from Chicago and some Fae lord was all she had heard, although she knew there where atleast two more.
That girls name was April, and a while after befriending her Dom had found her in bed with his roommate David. They'd been steadily dating for the past two years, neither of them ever really leaving each others side. Currently Dom is been living out of his old house, while working at a small security firm trying to scrape by.
After his thirteenth birthday he began experiencing changes, oddities other then his golden eyes. The first time he learn't of his sixth sense was in school, where he saw black mist clinging to one of the kids when he was leaving to go home. It floated off the kid, swirling around him, evaporating the further away it drifted from the boy. The kid never came back to school after that, sometime later it was published that the kid had been murdered by his father not an hour after that black mist had appeared. After the first sighting, Dom began seeing the mist everywhere, it clung and wafted off one in every hundred people he saw. There was a time where he cared, where he tried to save those that he saw with the mist and he'd succeeded a handful of times. But more often then not he was left helpless, the person dying anyways despite his intervention. Black Mist coated the ground in places where excessive violence would take place, violence that could and probably would lead to at least a handful of people dead.
By the time Dom was twenty he was still living at home, helping his father pay the bills and was fairly comfortable with his life. But one fateful day when Dom left his house he saw nothing out of the ordinary, but when he returned home he'd found his father a healthy man in his early fifties dead on the kitchen floor. He'd apparently died of natural causes, but Dom had always been curious as to why he hadn't seen any black fog that day. A while afterwards David one of Dom's only friends moved in and they'd been living together ever since.
Close to two years ago Dom had been walking home from work, when he saw a petite blonde girl getting mugged by three large men. He'd seen similar occurrences a hundred times before and knew he couldn't really help her. But to his surprise he watched her take one down, then punch another so hard that they where lifted off the ground, thrown into a car. Dominic followed the girl pestering her, asking her what she knew of the supernatural world. Something that at this point in his life, he'd only experience through his infrequent meetings with his mother. She finally broke, telling him about herself how she wasn't sure who her father was although she knew he'd been some kind of fae. Over the course of a long night, Dom had berated her with questions about the supernatural world. She explained to him the fae courts, rumors of some big organization of wizards at war with vampires, and the grasp that the supernatural world had on Detroit. A handful of major powers who where the ones that really ran Detroit, all of which had very strenuous relations with each other. She wasn't sure who exactly the people where behind the scenes, rumors of a businessman from Chicago and some Fae lord was all she had heard, although she knew there where atleast two more.
That girls name was April, and a while after befriending her Dom had found her in bed with his roommate David. They'd been steadily dating for the past two years, neither of them ever really leaving each others side. Currently Dom is been living out of his old house, while working at a small security firm trying to scrape by.
Child of The Morrigan and William Stokes
Dom's Mother's side is pure Gaelic, from Ireland.
Dom's Father's parents were immigrants from Ireland whose ancestors were from Zambia
Dom's Mother's side is pure Gaelic, from Ireland.
Dom's Father's parents were immigrants from Ireland whose ancestors were from Zambia
Observant
Strong Willed
Loyal
Cynic
Vengeful
Strong Willed
Loyal
Cynic
Vengeful
Enhanced Strength
Dom's strength and reflexes are a bit better then the average persons, not by a huge margin but enough to matter.
Healing Factor
Dom Heals at around twice the rate of a normal person.
Danger Sense
Dom has a sixth sense for when violent events that could lead to death are about to unfold. He see's a faint black misty fog on the ground and attached to those who might die.
Druidic Runecraft
Dom has some innate magical abilities and is able draw power from ancient Druidic runes. Accurate depictions of real Druidic runes are incredibly rare and usually involves some kind of ritual. Dom only knows of two Druidic rune currently.
Dom's strength and reflexes are a bit better then the average persons, not by a huge margin but enough to matter.
Healing Factor
Dom Heals at around twice the rate of a normal person.
Danger Sense
Dom has a sixth sense for when violent events that could lead to death are about to unfold. He see's a faint black misty fog on the ground and attached to those who might die.
Druidic Runecraft
Dom has some innate magical abilities and is able draw power from ancient Druidic runes. Accurate depictions of real Druidic runes are incredibly rare and usually involves some kind of ritual. Dom only knows of two Druidic rune currently.
Basic Magical Foundation
Will can sense Magical Energy and Manipulate it.
Unknown abilities?- Dom might have abilities that he is currently unaware of.
Will can sense Magical Energy and Manipulate it.
Simple Veil
Commus
A one shot rune that hones Dom's senses for five minutes, letting him focus and think quicker then usual. The rune has to be inscribed on quartz, drawn onto the stone with fresh snakes blood mixed with the oak ash. The rune loses its magic once used, the stone becoming brittle and fragile.
Anam
A one shot rune that lets Dom see spirits for the span of an hour. It has to be inscribed on fresh oak, burnt into the wood with a hot bone, the fire used to heat up the bone must be infused with mistletoe. The rune loses its magic once used, the wood becoming brittle and fragile.
A one shot rune that hones Dom's senses for five minutes, letting him focus and think quicker then usual. The rune has to be inscribed on quartz, drawn onto the stone with fresh snakes blood mixed with the oak ash. The rune loses its magic once used, the stone becoming brittle and fragile.
Anam
A one shot rune that lets Dom see spirits for the span of an hour. It has to be inscribed on fresh oak, burnt into the wood with a hot bone, the fire used to heat up the bone must be infused with mistletoe. The rune loses its magic once used, the wood becoming brittle and fragile.
Current Inventory
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BetaM
Beta God
- Location
- The Dark Abyss of My Soul
Detroit
Important Characters
Detroit is a city divided and full of crime, with 4 major factions controlling the modest city and surrounding area. The cities full of normal and supernatural gangs, most of them taking shots from one of the four major powers in the city, even though some don't realize it.
With its proximity to Chicago, a good deal of supernatural powers tend to drift to it since Chicago is so thoroughly protected. Along with that, the cities state of poverty gives supernatural beings a perfect place to hide and hunt without much repercussion.
Major Powers Within Detroit
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Smaller Factions Within Detroit
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With its proximity to Chicago, a good deal of supernatural powers tend to drift to it since Chicago is so thoroughly protected. Along with that, the cities state of poverty gives supernatural beings a perfect place to hide and hunt without much repercussion.
Major Powers Within Detroit
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Smaller Factions Within Detroit
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Important Characters
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Would this be appropriate ?
What are you?
[x]A minor psychic (shaman)
Where did you find the body?
[x]In a hunting cabin
Who was she to you?
[x]A Client
Where are you from?
[x]Detroit (main theme - decay)
What's your name?
[Going for a male MC] [First and Last]
[]Harry Dresden
[x] Milton Drood (Caucasian with Irish legacy).
What are you?
[x]A minor psychic (shaman)
Where did you find the body?
[x]In a hunting cabin
Who was she to you?
[x]A Client
Where are you from?
[x]Detroit (main theme - decay)
What's your name?
[Going for a male MC] [First and Last]
[x] Milton Drood (Caucasian with Irish legacy).
BetaM
Beta God
- Location
- The Dark Abyss of My Soul
Can you elaborate on what you exactly mean by psychic? Like Mortimer Lindquist or Listens-to-Wind (the shaman tag), or something else entirely?
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What are you?
[X]A Warden
Where did you find the body?
[X]In a mansion
Who was she to you?
[X]A Relative
Where are you from?
[X] Atlanta
What's your name?
[Going for a male MC] [First and Last]
[X] Lee Hun Song
[X]A Warden
Where did you find the body?
[X]In a mansion
Who was she to you?
[X]A Relative
Where are you from?
[X] Atlanta
What's your name?
[Going for a male MC] [First and Last]
[X] Lee Hun Song
I though about a shaman. Like Doctor Facilier, but mostly benevolent and with reasonably wide circle of 'friends' (fairies, loa, ghosts and more). Heavily focused on building his flock of helping spirits through pacts and agreements. Very minor personal power/talent.
So, yeah, Mortimer, but a bit toned down and with a wider circle of associated entities.
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BetaM
Beta God
- Location
- The Dark Abyss of My Soul
Alright, thats fine. I was thinking of adding an option for a minor practitioner actually added the write in option just for that.
Awesome, a DF quest! There aren't nearly enough of those around. This definitely has my attention.
What are you?
[X]A Warden
Where did you find the body?
[X]In a mansion
Who was she to you?
[X]A Lover
Where are you from?
[X]Boston
What's your name?
[X]Jack Lynch
What are you?
[X]A Warden
Where did you find the body?
[X]In a mansion
Who was she to you?
[X]A Lover
Where are you from?
[X]Boston
What's your name?
[X]Jack Lynch
Neo-Chan
Extremely hungover College student
- Location
- North Carolina
What are you?
[x]A Demigod
Where did you find the body?
[x]In a hunting cabin
Who was she to you?
[X]A Friend
Where are you from?
[x]Detroit
What's your name?
[Going for a male MC] [First and Last]
[x] Dominic Stokes
So originally I was going to go with Knight of the Cross but then it occurred to me that while we see a few gods throughout the series, we never really see any Demigod's. Combine that with all the shit Demigod's usually end up getting themselves into and the cool tricks they naturally have and i think it could make for a very interesting premise for a character. I figured we could be the son of a war goddess or something, it most certainly wouldn't be boring.
[x]A Demigod
Where did you find the body?
[x]In a hunting cabin
Who was she to you?
[X]A Friend
Where are you from?
[x]Detroit
What's your name?
[Going for a male MC] [First and Last]
[x] Dominic Stokes
So originally I was going to go with Knight of the Cross but then it occurred to me that while we see a few gods throughout the series, we never really see any Demigod's. Combine that with all the shit Demigod's usually end up getting themselves into and the cool tricks they naturally have and i think it could make for a very interesting premise for a character. I figured we could be the son of a war goddess or something, it most certainly wouldn't be boring.
BetaM
Beta God
- Location
- The Dark Abyss of My Soul
Well that's an interesting write in, yeah that's fine. Definitely wouldn't be boring.
HircumPrinceps
Goat Lord
- Location
- Seattle
[x]A Demigod
Where did you find the body?
[x]In a hunting cabin
Who was she to you?
[X]A Friend
Where are you from?
[x]Seattle
What's your name?
[Going for a male MC] [First and Last]
[x] Dominic Stokes
Where did you find the body?
[x]In a hunting cabin
Who was she to you?
[X]A Friend
Where are you from?
[x]Seattle
What's your name?
[Going for a male MC] [First and Last]
[x] Dominic Stokes
- Pronouns
- They/Them
[X] A Changeling
[X] Kansas City.
[X] Kansas City.
Have demigods ever actually shown up in the Dresden Files? I'm assuming they exist considering the All Myths Are True approach it takes and what we know about Scions, but either way they aren't really what jumps into my head when I think about the Dresden Files you know? I'd much rather see a DF quest star one of their wizards or a Knight of the Cross. Especially since their magic system is just so cool.
What are you?
[X]A Warden
Where did you find the body?
[X]In the woods
Who was she to you?
[x]A Relative
Where are you from?
[x]Los Angeles
What's your name?
[X]Hugh Mann
What are you?
[X]A Warden
Where did you find the body?
[X]In the woods
Who was she to you?
[x]A Relative
Where are you from?
[x]Los Angeles
What's your name?
[X]Hugh Mann
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BetaM
Beta God
- Location
- The Dark Abyss of My Soul
No, we haven't, we've seen gods through out though. Mainly with Vatawrong/Odin(on my phone no idea how to spell his name off the top of my head) but i think there was one or two others. Mab and Titania are apparently on par with lesser gods. Hades was just a lesser god and he was apparently as powerful as Mab and Titania, apparently the major religions of todays gods are even stronger.
I agree the magic system is cool, (its part of the reason i started this quest) a demi gods talents/magic could be just as cool depending on where we take it.
I'm up for anything, anywhere you guys want us to take the quest i'm willing to take it there.
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What are you?
[x]A minor psychic (shaman)
Where did you find the body?
[x]In a hunting cabin
Who was she to you?
[x]A Client
Where are you from?
[x]Detroit (main theme - decay)
What's your name?
[Going for a male MC] [First and Last]
[]Harry Dresden
[x] Milton Drood (Caucasian with Irish legacy).
[x]A minor psychic (shaman)
Where did you find the body?
[x]In a hunting cabin
Who was she to you?
[x]A Client
Where are you from?
[x]Detroit (main theme - decay)
What's your name?
[Going for a male MC] [First and Last]
[]Harry Dresden
[x] Milton Drood (Caucasian with Irish legacy).
BetaM
Beta God
- Location
- The Dark Abyss of My Soul
The big vote for what you are is pretty close, and the vote for what she is too you is actually spread out pretty evenly with friend in the lead.
The vote will stay open till noon tomorrow central time.
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Iandude0
BEST RANGER
- Location
- Milwaukee
What are you?
[x] A Lawbreaking Wizard
-[x] The Seventh, to be specific.
@BetaM okay, so I'm sure this will probably get shot down but I figured I might as well go for it. I call this build the insanity mage, and depending on whether or not you use the DFrpg system he is a viable character.
Where did you find the body?
[X]In a mansion
Who was she to you?
[X]A Friend
Where are you from?
[X] Las Vegas, baby.
What's your name?
[x] Matthias Arkham
[x] A Lawbreaking Wizard
-[x] The Seventh, to be specific.
@BetaM okay, so I'm sure this will probably get shot down but I figured I might as well go for it. I call this build the insanity mage, and depending on whether or not you use the DFrpg system he is a viable character.
Where did you find the body?
[X]In a mansion
Who was she to you?
[X]A Friend
Where are you from?
[X] Las Vegas, baby.
What's your name?
[x] Matthias Arkham
- Location
- United States
What are you?
[x] A Lawbreaking Wizard
-[x] The Seventh, to be specific.
Where did you find the body?
[X]In a mansion
Who was she to you?
[X]A Friend
Where are you from?
[X] Las Vegas, baby.
What's your name?
[x] Matthias Arkham
[x] A Lawbreaking Wizard
-[x] The Seventh, to be specific.
Where did you find the body?
[X]In a mansion
Who was she to you?
[X]A Friend
Where are you from?
[X] Las Vegas, baby.
What's your name?
[x] Matthias Arkham