Post by Commodore Kimono on Jun 9, 2024 8:48:39 GMT -5
Long Ago...
Many thousands of years ago, long into the distance past of the Earth, there existed many many clans of humans on Earth that lived tribalistic lives trying their best to survive the harsh realities of life. One of these clans lived deep in the deepest and darkest canyons of Earth and called themselves the Daimyōjin Okaisotsu. This clan, struck with misfortune and grief, were under the spell and control of a great unspeakably powerful demon known only as the Playwright, or Mozuka-Degai to the afflicted. This eldritch being manipulated and corrupted the tribes, made them hurt and slay others in his own self-righteous display of power as he hoped the write the perfect story with the Earthlings as his pawns to do as he wished.
Among these humans was a woman, born to the clan unaffected by the Playwright's magical manipulation of the mind. Her psyche was impenetrable and her will was absolute. She hated the Playwright and everything he stood for, choosing respect over violence, and love and peace over war. The playwright tried everything he could to trick the woman, trying to overcome her boundaries and will in exchange for the utmost loyalty of a new champion. Instead, she stood steadfast and married, birthing many children who shared her immunity to his trickery. This angered the Playwright, who used his Black Water Mist to corrupt and morph the woman into a demonic entity of her own making known to her clan as Mahokasa, or Dark Mother. Her children were stricken with a great plague, a curse passed down forever so that none of her descendants immune to his tricks would ever know peace. This curse was the very Mist used to transform their mother into the monster she was forced to live as for eternity, with each further generation cursed to produce the Mist, with each couple hundred generations losing just a bit more of the original mixture, corrupting even the mist itself inside of them as they lived on.
Thousands of years went by with the clan staying among itself seldom gathering new genetic stock to replenish their numbers whenever they'd lose too many members. Staying away from the rest of humanity as to avoid spreading the curse like a plague among the rest of the people, the Mozuka-Degai, now known simply as the descendants of Komashitsu, lived nomadic, peaceful lives as they wandered the Earth using their techniques and skills to keep them alive while fighting both those who wished to see them slain permanently and fighting themselves as they continued being unnaturally dangerous for regular humans to be around. As the years went by and the Black Water Mist slowly shifted into what we know as the Hutong Mist today, those unfortunate enough to be born with the powers, though as weak as they are, continue to be victims of the Playwright's wrath to this day.
These descendants of the Mother of Mists Komashitsu come from a variety of cursed branch families, all of them sub-families of the original nomadic Daimyōjin Okaisotsu clan who over time became known as the Sealgai clan. The currently most notable branch family is the largest one, known as the Lamellar family, but there are numerous side families and branches that extend from the original progeny of the Mist Mother herself.
The Lamellar Family
The largest and currently the most notable branch family due to their clan's propensity to send their children off to become warriors and return home to protect their ancestral homeland, this group is represented currently by two well known individuals. Kimono Lamellar and her sister Yukata Lamellar are the biggest names in the family, with Kimono being an intergalactic war criminal and the current most prolific user of the Hutong Mist their clan is best known for, while Yukata is an up-and-coming defender of Earth and supporter of the Sealgai clan's active clansmen.
Currently Unavailable:
- Kimono Lamellar (already app'd)
- Yukata Lamellar (already app'd)
- Oda Lamellar (deceased) / directly related to Komashitsu, 55yo male
- Zori Lamellar (deceased) / unrelated to Komashitsu, Meara Sealgai's aunt, 53yo female
- Komashitsu / Demon Mistress herself, Uncomfortably old female demon
Currently Available:
- Unnamed Sibling Lamellar / 15-20yo, appearance variable, WOULD BE Mist-capable, Earthling and/or Earthling hybrid
A previously unnamed and unknown of sibling to the Lameller siblings, one of the relatively newly born children to the family before the death of their parents and the disappearance of Kimono and Yukata. These children would certainly be both magically inclined and natural producers of the Hutong Mist like the rest of their siblings. Appearance can be anything Earthling due to their mixed genetics. This character would be a brother/sister to Kimono and a cousin to Meara and the triple threat of Skuld, Verthandi, and Urdu. No currently thought of personality traits or histories aside from likely having been away training when their siblings left home and their parents died.
- Unnamed Cousin Lamellar / any age, appearance variable, WOULD BE Mist-capable, Earthling and/or Earthling hybrid
A member of the Lamellar family by being the child of one of Oda Lamellar's many siblings, all descended from Komashitsu and both producers of the Hutong Mist, as well as magically inclined wizards of their own right. These Lamellars would likely have lived with the clan in their home village in the Gizzard Wastes practicing their craft and martial arts abilities as protectors of the village. Their appearance, species, and age can be wildly variable due to the age of Oda as the youngest of his siblings. No specific personality traits or backstory has been developed for the side Lamellars.
- Unnamed Uncle/Aunt Lamellar / 35-60yo, appearance variable (preference to blonde hair), can-be Mist-capable if chosen, Earthling and/or Earthling hybrid
The Uncle/Aunt of Kimono and Yukata Lamellar, the brother/sister of Oda Lamellar and a direct descendant of Komashitsu. It is guaranteed they would be cursed by the Hutong Mist as natural producers of the chemical, however whether they had any magical ability to control it would be up to the player. While it would be preferred they had blonde hair, it can be virtually any color as Earthlings are quite adept at being original!
- Unnamed Branch Family Member / any age, appearance variable, can-be Mist-capable if chosen, Earthling, Demon, or hybrid
One of those who live in the many Non-Lamellar specific branch families that are connected to Komashitsu's embrace. There are many already named side-families that could have access to the Hutong Mist and their magical powers. The Bhfear clan, The O-Yoroi clan, The Do-Maru clan, The Kote clan, and The Menpo clan. These families would be cousin families to the Lamellars and would likely originally still be living in the Gizzard Wasteland with the rest of the cursed family members, but many have fled to the more populated areas of Earth. Those who are cursed with the Hutong Mist still would likely be more than aware of it and have taken measures to not suffocate those around them using gas masks and breathing machines when around normal Earthlings.
- Unnamed Mist-Borne Demon / 18-Unknown yo, appearance variable, WOULD BE Mist-capable, Demon, Majin, or Demon Hybrid race
Upon the birth of the Mother of Mists Komashitsu, she lashed out at the demon realm with hellish intent and formed many demonic monsters from the purest of the Black Water Mist and her own Hutong Mist subvariant she was forced to curse the world with. These demons can come in many forms and shapes, sizes and opinions. Their only connection they have is being born from nothing but Komashitsu's magical rage forcing the Mist to take physical form and create new life. Their ages can be fresh and brand new, all the way to unspeakably old. These demons are known to the cursed families as "Yokai" and are often brought to the mortal realm through magical summoning circles created by rogue Lamellars, Sealgais, and branch family members as ways to combat difficult foes. Komashitsu regularly produced more Yokai as she existed in the demon realm until her freedom during the invasion of Arcose.
- Mist Sages/Mist Mothers / 25-40yo women, appearance variable clothing more traditional and japanese in design, WOULD BE Mist-capable, Earthling, Demon, Earthling-Demon hybrid race
The most prevalent members of Lamellar society and the clan mothers that help lead and control the cursed families in their willing exile from the rest of human civilization. These women are often young to middle aged and dress extremely modestly in traditional japanese garb. Their faces are most often obscured by detailed handmade masks (for ritual purposes) but do still show their face. The Mist Mothers are considered the most potent breathers of the Hutong Mist, producing the uncomfortably dangerous velvet colored mist that permeates the closest affects as the Black Water Mist without being unadulterated Playwright demon smog. These women can have been from any clan as they are just the most powerful female mist-users in the whole of the clans given ritual guardianship over the books and holiest of artifacts to the Playwright and Komashitsu, as well as agency over all major clan sites and their importance. Mist Mothers devote themselves as "children" of Komashitsu and often revere her as a sort of Demon Goddess, with variable levels of loyalty or belief in her existence.
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