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It has been a very, VERY long time since I've done one of these... Oh man, this takes me back.

Welcome to Daily Life at the Cheshire Cafe! The first chapter should be up in a few days to give you guys a further idea of what this story will be like...

Premise: Walled cities are the norm in the Holy Knight empire. Across the continent there are many, and within the walls are safety and security. Outside of the walls, those cast out are left at the mercy of giants and monsters. The Holy Knights control the land, and they control every facet of life. All the businesses run back to them, all the public works, all entertainment, it all comes back to the Holy Knights and their great machines of burden, the Enforcers. Crossing a Holy Knight pilot is death if you are lucky. Their influence and authority can be felt in every level of society, and if one asks you to jump, you immediately begin to hop like a sugar loaded rabbit and do not stop until they tell you to. Many people aspire to become Holy Knights, but very few cam make it. Those that don't become the scum of society, looked down upon and treated as filth and vermin.

Molly R Chance is one such person. The daughter of a now deceased pilot, her family has fallen into disarray in the walled city of Tu-voc. The young woman has managed to open up her own cafe, and as she deals with the daily struggles of life and helping out those who need it, her life is about to be changed, and the city itself turned upside down...

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1. Please try not to have your character break the laws of reality. This is meant to be a serious work of sorts, not a glorified loony tune.
2. Humans are the primary inhabitants of Tu-Voc and similar cities, but there are non-human entities that live in this world as well: Inhumans like Mermaids, Harpies, Minotaurs, Trolls, Giants, and the like. They have been forced into hiding far away by the xenophobic Holy Knights, but a few are still present even within these cities under heaviest disguise. Otherwise, supernatural powers are not all that prominent, and usually low key. Except...
3. Holy Knights are genetically modified to be beyond peak human in what they can do. They are augmented to be far stronger and faster than an ordinary human, and with that power tends to come a lack of empathy and a desire to be top of the food chain. Holy Knight pilots are notorious for playing fast and dirty, and will sabotage and even murder those who they feel slighted by, wherever it be a normal person or a rival pilot.

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Name: Anemone, but goes by and normally introduces himself as Nemo
Age: 23, but carries himself more like someone in their 30’s
Gender: Presents male
Height: 6’1’’

Appearance: Nemo is a tall, wispy individual with very fair skin and blond, feathery hair that hangs around his head like a halo. He has elongate features; both his arms and fingers are quite long and slim. His lengthy face, while a bit thin, seeming pinched or even hollow from certain angles, is pretty and he has sharp, light brown eyes. Though his overall build is slender, he has shapely hips and legs. Nemo wears long, loose clothing to hide the fact that he is not fully humans. He is not certain of his exact heritage, but he is at most one-quarter harpy. There are ruffled, silvery feathers and crooked, needle-like quills sprouting from his forearms, and his feet have pebbly, dirty yellow scales and the stubs of dark talons growing from them. Descended from an all-female race with powerfully mutagenic blood, Nemo is intersex, likely the same as any mixed-blood ancestors of his who inherited Y chromosomes. He possesses both male and female genitalia, although the former has reduced external expression and he might be able to pass as a woman. Because harpies age much faster than humans, Nemo is quite literally wise for his age, his brain fully developed more than half a decade before full-blooded humans.


Personality: Just as his clothes hide undeniable parts of his born identity, things about him that have deeply shaped his life, Nemo’s cold shell hides that he is centrally motivated by empathy. In normal conversation with a well-off peer, he is, at best, terse and neutral in tone. To those that are apathetic or in support of the Holy Knight regime, he is rather rude, making cutting remarks or thinly veiled insults. He is almost always very careful to frame his aggression in apolitical ways however. Nemo is no fool. He knows openly speaking out against the Holy Knights is a death sentence. When interacting directly with a Holy Knight or any figure of authority in their power structure, he is quick to adopt another persona, one that is absent-minded and dull-witted, shrugging off any perceived slights as sheer ignorance. He has survived so far by relying on their tendency for arrogance, hoping they would rather actively look down on an idiot than execute one. This sort of facade hurts him, as he is normally at least reserved, if not outwardly proud, but it is better than being killed, or worse. A different sort of change overtakes Nemo when it comes to the rejected or disenfranchised. Nemo, despite his sharp wit and lack of patience, cannot help but feel for those who have been put down by the Holy Knight and the brutal social order they have fostered, not least of all those he sees himself in. He will always play defense for people he feels are also under the heel of the Holy Knights, even if he must mask his intentions. Quietly, Nemo feels suffocated by the oppressive society propped up by the Holy Knights. Being intersex, being non-binary, is not something he is ashamed of, and he would like to show open support for others, those tens of thousands of people who were naturally born like him, but he knows it might be death to do so. He is also afraid of what others might do with this information, especially the brutally misogynistic and sexually violent Holy Knights, known to fetishize what is not the norm. He has more complicated feelings about his harpy heritage. Being part harpy is something much harder to hide than being intersex, and it can cause him physical pain. He already has trouble finding shoes that fit his long, thin feet properly, but there is also the matter of constantly maintaining his talons, which threaten to burst from his shoes at times and always cause him discomfort when stuffed into the toe of any type of footwear. His feathers too are difficult to deal with day to day, constantly disheveled under his sleeves and prone to becoming bent or cracked. The latter is extremely painful. There are times when Nemo simply wishes he was not born the way he was, and such thoughts only create guilt, make him feel as if he is legitimizing the people who tell others they are not normal, that they are not good or natural or right.

Origin: Nemo is not sure how he came to be. Nonhumans are extremely rare in Tu-Voc, and interspecies relations are all but unheard of. How at least two generations of harpies managed to survive long enough to produce him is a mystery, but he is at least certain his parents are now dead. He was raised by a handyman named Alistair Baker, a kindly, portly man who could never turn away someone in need. Alistair found him in a dumpster, swaddled so tightly he could barely breath. As best as either of them could figure, Nemo was hidden there just before his parent or parents were captured or outright dismembered by the Holy Knights. Harpies are famed for their speed and ferocity. Nemo expects even a half-harpy could evade or fight off an unarmed Holy Knight long enough to stay away a baby in the trash. The real miracle was that Alistair found him before anyone else did. Nemo is adamant that anyone else would have left him to die or reported him to a Holy Knight. But Alistair, even back then not a young man, and certainly not a wealthy one, took in a strange, demihuman child without hesitation. Nemo wholly credits his empathy to the man, though he hopes he does not share his fate. Alistair, endless empathetic and unable to keep secrets, was inevitable discovered helping the downtrodden by a Holy Knight and summarily executed. It was only afterward that Nemo discovered he had cut his already meager living wage further to start him a savings account in case of just that event. Nemo does not think he can ever pay back the debts he owes Alistair, but he wants to try.


Occupation: Not only did Nemo inherit Alistair’s kindness, but his skills in general maintenance and husbandry work as well. After several years of working as a freelance handyman, saving up money all the while, Nemo opened a tiny hostel not far from the Cheshire Cafe. It is a small, unglamorous living space, only fit for a handful of occupants at once, but he keeps it running as smoothly as it possibly can and personally ensures all residents are able to leave to the best situations possible. He has also taken it upon himself to snoop on some of the poorer, most predatory situations that desperate occupants came from. Nemo opened his hostel to help people, and few things are more infuriating to him than when others only seek to take advantage of those very same people.


Abilities: While harpies are known for being fierce warriors, Nemo has only very diluted versions of the abilities that allow them to tear their enemies apart. Namely, he is mostly only very spry, comparatively light and thus able to move very quickly or make tremendous leaps with his powerful legs. He is superhuman in a sense, but not to the degree of higher-ranking Holy Knights, who can bend steel, shatter solid concrete, and more. The feathers on his forearms are quite sharp, stiff and metallic rather than soft and downy, and could assumably be used as weapons, but he has never dared try. He knows fighting a Holy Knight is suicide and is too even-tempered to try, even in advantageous circumstances. The one potential exception is if he were to discover a Holy Knight or Knights involved with the execution of Alistair…
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Name: Unar
Age: 700
Gender: Male
Height: 5'7"
Species: Gyu-Oni

Appearance: Unar is a decrepit old Gyu-oni. Unlike most of his kin, who are large, round-bellied, and muscular, Unar stands with a noticeable hunch in his stance. He is also fairly thin for his kind, lacking the distinctive box-like body shape of most Gyu-oni. His skin is a sallow brown and adorned with warts, particularly around the snout and chin. He has a thin, scraggly beard of wiry hairs that stick out in random directions. He is most often seen in a sheer cloak to help hide his appearance, and often carries a walking stick as well.

Personality: Unar is grouchy and curmudgeonly. He does not take well to new people or situations, often greeting them with thinly veiled insults and back-handed compliments. Unar does not take insults and jabs lying down, and he has a bad habit of running his mouth, which has gotten him into trouble in the past. Despite this, he is fiercely loyal to those he considers friends, and holds much wisdom about the world due to his age.

Backstory/Occupation: In the distant past, Unar served as a soldier in an ancient king's armies, raiding and pillaging for both survival and glory. However, after suffering a crippling back injury during a battle, those days have long since passed, forcing Unar to turn to begging and panhandling to survive. Unar traveled from village to village, town to town, and even city to city, using his wits to avoid the monstrous beasts that wander the lands and the tyranny of the Holy Knights. Currently, Unar roosts himself in the city of Tu-voc under the guise of a peddler. He primarily acts as a fence, selling used or stolen goods from both unfortunate people and from trash the Holy Knights deemed "unfit for use".

Personal weaponry/outsides connections to larger powers: Besides his inherent strength as a Gyu-oni and his walking stick, Unar no longer carries any weapons or armor. He was once as member of a long-dead kingdom's armies, but since the kingdom fell, he has lost contact with his family and friends. He does not even know if any of them still live.
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Name: Dorn
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Height: 5’8”

Appearance: Dorn is a thin-built human with mildly long, curly brown hair. His eyes have a sharp blue colouring and has a youthful looking face. His skin is a pale white and his legs are long for his height. He usually wears a long green coat with a red jumper underneath. He wears black but dirty boots and has a visor he wears. Dorn’s crowning feature is a militaristic cap with the golden emblem of the Holy Knights in the middle.

Personality: Dorn is a very outward young man who is very fanatical when it comes to the Holy Knights. While not hoping to become one, he is an avid supporter. While seeming cheerful and hopeful in public, he’s actually a cold and dark hearted man, who has very xenophobic views. Dorn secretly wishes the extermination of other species in favour of the human race. His public persona is a very nice, but brash and cocky. Due to his nationalistic views, he does not really have any true friends. Some who really know him believe him to be a psychopath. Evil.


Origin: Dorn was born into an above average family when it comes to wealth. His mother and father were very kind to him, as were his siblings. He was brought up well mannered, but a traumatic incident would form his xenophobic views. When he was 13, a harpy tried to mug his father. Dorn’s father was resistant, but in the struggle, was killed by a knife wound to the chest. Dorn watched this unfold from a window, and deep and utter hatred built up within him. That same year his mother went missing, and the authorities concluded it was the activities of a gang of non-human entities. This pushed him over the edge. A good encounter with a Knight some time later solidified his loyalty to the Knights.

Occupation: Has none, although tells his younger siblings he works at a factory as a supervisor.

Weaponry: A small curved dagger, a lighter using the saliva of a dragon, and his boots have spurs.
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Good, good. They're all welcome in and approved. The first chapter should be up by the weekend...
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Prologue is up, and with it an antagonist...
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Name: Ormrok
Age: Adult
Gender: Female
Height: Whatever size the minotaurs are
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Personality: Ormrok is a fairly even-tempered, if not stoic, minotaur. She feels strongly towards the Holy Knights, but otherwise acts placid. She can oftentimes be difficult to read.
Backstory/Occupation: The last survivor of a small tribe of minotaurs razed by the Holy Knights for target practice, Ormrok seeks to avenge her people and bring down this corrupt order.
Personal weaponry/outside connections to larger powers: Ormrok is armed with nothing but her physical might and an axe - all she needs.
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For thousands of years I lay dormant. Who dares disturb my -!

Oh, a new Gira sign-up fic? Hell yeah!

Name: Mondrohn Tovrola
Age: 365
Gender: Male
Height: 7'4" human, 9'10" werewolf
Appearance: A physically imposing man who lived a lifetime as a warrior, Mondrohn is decorated in battle scars or as he calls them, "badges of honor." He has short, dark brown hair and a thick dark brown goatee. Mondrohn is built as one would expect for a warrior like browns if he could tear a mountain in half. Despite all of the power he possesses, he's built more like a linebacker or defensive end than someone like The Hulk. In his werewolf state, his eyes turn a bright red and his hair darkens to black like the rest of his shaggy coat including a mane of sorts that denotes his status as an alpha despite not actually having a pack. When using his magic, or throughout the day of a full moon or eclipse, he has a silver glow in his fur.
Personality: Despite his being a former holy knight, Mondrohn is humble, generous, and truly out there to help. He's seen both sides of the coin for his holy knight brethren, and after seeing the path they'd taken, had "retired" only to help those slighted by holy knights up to and including letting them live on his land so long as they're willing to fight to protect it. Fight and stay true to what you believe in as long as the cause is good, that's an easy way to earn his respect besides fighting with honor. Without honor, conviction, or your word, you have nothing in his eyes.

Backstory/Occupation: Once one of the most revered knights, Mondrohn would slowly lose more and more faith in what he believed in as the years went by and the knights became more and more hostile and arrogant to the people they swore to protect. As the times went on and the practice of the knights strayed further away from what they were originally meant to be, Mondrohn “retired” to look after non-humans and humans alike. Plentiful room for even the largest inhabitant and a lake for aquatic folk. Things were going good. Things seemed *right*...

Until one night.

Mondrohn had planned a big festive dinner to celebrate the birth of a child from two of his wards, and had gone hunting for large enough game to cook for everyone. That’s when the wind blew the scent of blood and fire from his home’s direction. Running as fast as he could, he finally reached it and his eyes widened in horror as all he saw was carnage and death. Those who survived pointed the finger of blame at him, and as he retreated, determined to find the one who did it and clear his name as he suspected foul play, something *powerful* blindsided him and knocked him out.

When he came to, he’d sought out the Cheshire Cafe, who’d recently stepped up and helped ferry human and nonhuman alike to him out of sight of the other holy knights. If any place could help him get back on his feet and be a source of information that could prove useful to help his cause or even turn the knights’ way around, it was the Cheshire Cafe. And if they needed protection, he’d gladly provide it.

Personal weaponry/outsides connections to larger powers: Besides physical power and hand-to-hand prowess that eclipsed his former peers (even with its ebbs and flows with the lunar cycle), Mondrohn possesses a dual-ended axe, its pendulum blades reminiscent of a crescent moon. He also wields a set of knuckledusters with blades that can be extended or retracted with a press of a mechanism in the palm.

Weapons aside, he is extremely powerful physically; he’s stronger, faster, and tougher than all but a few and moves with a heightened endurance that makes long treks and hunts a breeze thanks to his werewolf nature. As such, his senses are also much stronger than most species but good luck finding a stronger tracker with that smell and nightvision of his. Another credit to his being a werewolf is being able to communicate with wildlife.

Magically, he not only increases/decreases in power with the moon cycle, it essentially acts as a battery for him as he stores lunar energy for later use. He can channel the energy of the moon into his attacks, enhancing blunt force and cutting power, focus it into powerful ranged or AOE attacks, and even heal with it. But on the day of a full moon or eclipse? Unstoppable.
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Name: Joe
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Height: 8 feet
Appearance: Joe is a very large figure with extremely defined musculature, being absolutely shredded. His skin is like a southern cassowary's in both color and texture, with a cassowary's feathers covering his body, and he has a beluga head with the casque of a cassowary. His beefy arms end with sizable claws similar to a cassowary's talons, and his powerful digitigrade legs closely resemble a cassowary's legs, but much more muscular. Behind him swings the tail of a narwhal.
Personality: Joe can be described as a strong silent figure; whether he prefers to let his actions do the talking, or if he's just plain mute, is anyone's guess. Either way, Joe is a peaceful fellow, finding himself at home amongst the beasts of the world; Joe can seamlessly integrate into herds of buffalo or pods of dolphins. That's not to say he won't defend himself when provoked, but he's not one to start a fight.
Backstory/Occupation: Joe is a simple farmer, living alongside a lake where he raises fish and can swim as he pleases. Joe is commonly seen enjoying the company of animals who visit his farm seemingly just to befriend him.
Personal weaponry/outsides connections to larger powers: Joe is very strong, and can lift and throw well over 400 pounds. If provoked, he's known to wrestle, box, judo throw, and bodyslam whoever has earned his wrath; on a particularly bad day, he's been seen tearing the jaws off of crocodiles. Joe is also an adept swimmer, and can hold his breath for 20 minutes at a time. He can also jump quite high, and can kick powerfully with his taloned legs. His tail can also be a strong battering weapon. Joe is able to use echolocation, and can fire a focused sonar blast to temporarily stun his enemies.
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Chapter 1 is up. It's not much, but it does serve a more general introduction to the setting and lead.
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And up goes Chapter 2.
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Hopefully Molly can convince Heather to play nice and give that formal apology.

But then again, if she could do that then she’d probably be able to butter up anyone to do what she wanted.
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Can't feel too bad for Heather if she's willing to use the f slur like that. :P
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Kiryu2012 wrote: Mon Dec 28, 2020 9:29 am Can't feel too bad for Heather if she's willing to use the f slur like that. :P
That's Heather for you. She doesn't give a rats ass of anyone's opinion on her or of the possible consequences, she will speak her mind and chew out whoever or whatever happens to get on her bad side, which is a lot of things. Just so happened she blew up at the one group of people that no amount of bluster or threats would help against.

Also, fixed an error in the prologue where the Cafe had only been open for a few weeks, instead of a few months.
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That was really good! I love it very much. Seeing my character have this much action early on is also nice to see. Keep up the awesome work!
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Name: Xaaiee
Age: 17
Species: Harpy
Gender: Female
Height: 4'6

Appearance: Xaaiee is a short and an extremely thin harpy, to the point that you're able to see her rib outline clearly. She is practically all skin, feathers and bone at her current state. She has small, beady eyes with heavy bags, which have the eye colors of an owl's. Unfortunately for her, she has a bit more feathers than a traditional harpy, mostly covering her entire body save for her small head. Her slender fingers have short, tiny black claws at the tip. That would be the case had she not keep pulling out the feathers from her body, leaving various cuts and marks along herself. Her feathers are primarily brown and black in color and are mostly tattered. Unlike the rest of her body, Xaaiee has very large feet, which have quickly turned into a sickly black and dark yellow over time due to her lifestyle. Unlike her moderately well kept fingernails, Xaaiee's toenails are quite a different story, with them being about 7 inches long. Her entire body and short rough brown have been covered in dirt, mud, grime and anything else that's better left unsaid. She is in the absolute worst condition, and has trouble breathing because of her poor lifestyle. The only thing that actually doesn't look like it came from a dumpster is a dark red bandage/ribbon that is her only means of clothing. It is wrapped tightly around her private areas so no one can ogle at her. (Not like they would anyway due to her sloppy state and horrid smell.) The bandage continues to wrap up various other parts of her body that has feathers growing out of them to cover them up, along with her large wings being pinned down by them and hidden. However, most of the bandages cover her talons in an effort to hide them. Both from others, and herself.

Personality: Xaaiee is very much paranoid when out in the streets and in the open. Every moment that she's out in the city, she is busy fearing for her life with no real chance to actually settle down. Her eyes are always darting around, and constantly looks over he shoulder to see if she's actually safe or not. However, when Xaaiee is in an environment that she trusts, she starts to actually calm down. Despite her anxious behavior, she does sometimes have to be cruel in order to survive. Especially when she's low on food and has to quickly get it before she starves. She doesn't want to hurt anybody however when she mugs people for food or money. Even when she does rob people, she will only take the smallest of portions just to barley keep herself alive. She hates that she has to do this, but she has to try and live. Xaaiee doesn't even want help from anyone else anymore. She's lost all hope that anyone would try to help her out, and will more than likely try to resist any help that is thrown her way. Xaaiee at some points thought about just ending her own life just to make the pain go away, but no matter how many tries, she can't do it. Instead, she just tries to focus all those thoughts into pulling out her feathers so that she looks mostly human. Her time in the city has taken a toll on her mental state, and it has caused her to lose all self confidence of her appearance. Once she was a gorgeous harpy that others would envy and kill for her looks, and that soon dwindled away as she now looked like a human covered in filth. She even feels like she isn’t even deserving of proper clothes. The only remaining features of her harpy form is her gigantic feet, and Xaaiee always makes sure to try to hide her feet from others as to hope they wouldn't notice her harpy traits. She has gotten so embarrassed by them, that she doesn't want to even look at them or anyone else's feet. Due to her fears of being caught, she's associated any signs of showing her feet to be game over, and tries to keep her talons covered with bandages for as long as possible before they wear out.

Backstory: Xaaiee was the youngest daughter of many children of the Omar family. She was child #12, with two younger brothers coming only months after her birth. She wasn't neglected or hated, she just had an ordinary life when she was with her family. Unfortunately, they did lose 4 or 5 members of her family due to the Holy Knights, but they still manages to survive. Along their journeys, Xaaiee had met a new friend name Sesoo. The two soon become best friends, and Sesoo was accepted into the Omay family. It was until The Omay family traveled a bit too close to a city, and the result ended in Sesoo's death. Angered by the loss of her friend, she snuck away from her family at the age of 10 to try and sneak into the city to do something about it. She wasn't sure what, but she had to. She found a small weak point within the walls that only a child as small as her could fit through. This turned out to be a massive mistake however, as she soon was trapped within, and now has to live in the much harsher world she dug herself in. Despite her many attempts to off herself, she couldn't, because she knew that Sesoo would be disappointed with her actions. And she couldn't let that happen.

Nowadays she's scavenging the streets for anything that could provide a meal or picking off loose change from the streets. The only thing she ever buys from stores is the lovely bandage/ribbion wrapped around her, due to it's durability. Even though it tears much more easily once it gets wet. She has often found herself sneaking into homes just trying to find a place to stay and keep clean. She soon eventually gave up however, as it was too tiresome to keep moving from house to house. Xaaiee did find a small serer area underground, and it looked like it was unoccupied, so she seized the chance to make it her new home. Even if it smells like a thousand orcs have died, she didn't care about her appearance anymore. She's getting low on clean water supplies by the day, and doesn't have enough money to buy anymore. She could go steal some more, or she could go down to the cafe that opened up a few months back. She was too scared to go over there at risk of being caught. But she knew she needed something fast...

Weapons: She doesn't have that much to fight with, as her finger claws are short and barley life threatening. Her talons however, provide a much more deadly weapon as the can cut through flesh easily. Not like she uses it much though due to her condition.
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Minor edits to the latest chapter, including fixing a character who wasn't meant to be revealed yet
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