MoL Info

[charming_jerk]

Player
Name: Lan
Age: super old
Personal Journal: hellglass
Contact: plurk: hellglass
Other In-Game Characters: Sparks Nevada

(OC/Game Transplant)
Name: Johnny D'Amico
Age: 22
Gender: male
Canon: original
Canon Point: end-game Exsilium
Former Game: exsilium

OC History:
Johnny’s not had an easy life so far - but what RP character has? He’s the accidental child of a human woman and an incubus, and half-demons like himself are considered an abomination amongst demons. Humans don't even recognize what he is. His mere existence could have himself, his mother, father and even other family members killed. Not that he knows who his father is. His mother, Rachel, met an incubus (posing as a human) named Esteban. He was led to believe she was older than she said, but Rachel was only 16 at the time they met, and... Well, an incubus does what an incubus does. Though very fond of Rachel, Esteban had to abandon her, since demons aren't supposed to form any relationships with humans. 9 months later, Johnny was brought into the world, shocking his family with his strange appearance. His mother didn’t care - say what you will about Rachel, but she’s actually a responsible, loving person who planned to raise her son with all the love and care in the world, no matter what he looked like. She knew who the father was, but not his true nature, and refused to tell anyone who it was.

Johnny was raised with his mother’s twin brother, Raleigh, and her father, Joe. Her mother passed away a few years prior. Her father was a short-tempered and abusive person. A religious man, he condemned his daughter at every turn, along with her "demon spawn" child (he had no idea how right he was). While his mother and uncle did their best to take care of him, they were still kids themselves. Meanwhile, his grandfather treated him like he was a monster, even though, despite appearances, Johnny was a normal child. Call it instinct on Joe’s part, but it made for a pretty hostile environment for the kid to be raised in.

Johnny’s family didn’t have much money back then. Joe was a construction worker; Rachel had to go to high school, worked as a hostess at a country club, and raise her son, and Raleigh helped out when he could. They lived in a tiny house in northern New Jersey. Johnny was often shuffled around to unwilling relatives, babysitters and day care. When he was old enough to go to school, he had a hard time making friends, being quiet and unsure of himself, and often treated poorly by his fellow students due to his appearance. When he was 9, though, his mother had gotten married to a man she met at her job - not a coworker but a customer of the country club, who was a rich owner of some upscale hotels. The entire family ended up moving to a large home in Manhattan, and Johnny was put into a private academy.

Johnny was a delinquent. He didn’t care about school, and didn’t care to pay attention. He slacked off, got into trouble, and started fights. He often got suspended or sent home covered in scrapes and bruises. The only thing keeping him from getting expelled was his step-father’s money. His grandfather was always threatening to ship him off to military school or even a monastery. Johnny had a hard time finding an interest in anything that wasn’t music, playing video games or pissing off everyone he could, especially his grandfather. He’s sneak out late too, occasionally being toted home by the cops for breaking in places, vandalizing, or getting into fights.

When he was 16, something strange began to happen. At random, people he was talking to, giving a hard time to, or even just walking past seemed fascinated with him. They wanted to talk to him more, get close to him. It freaked him out since he had no idea what was going on, the way people were suddenly captivated or even enamored with him. It only made Johnny even more irrational and violent with people, and he began to distance himself from people further. It wasn’t long afterwards that Johnny caught the eye of Lukas, another demon working on Earth. Lukas was a different kind of demon than Johnny’s father, but could recognize the features and abilities of an incubus easily. Half-demons like Johnny were a rare thing - they were usually killed if found, so it was even unusual to see one who had managed to slip by other demons this long. Lukas, though, was not a typical nasty demon, and had no intentions of turning in Johnny to his superiors. Like Johnny, Lukas was a bit of an outsider, harassed and tortured for his generally friendly attitude and fondness of humans. He was on Earth to try and work hard to build back his reputation, but he and Johnny became friends instead. Lukas was a surprisingly good influence on Johnny, who was learning about demons and angels, what his in-born abilities were, and making the first real friend he’d ever had.

It was two years later that Lukas mysteriously disappeared. Fearing the worst for Lukas’s safety, knowing what his superiors might do to him if he was found being friends with a half-demon, Johnny set out to look for him. He knew that his family’s safety could be in jeopardy as well. Feeling like he wouldn’t be able to explain this to them, he packed a bag and ran away from home, hoping to find some clues as to what happened. But well over a year of searching and hiding, Johnny had run out of leads. He had fight for his survival a few times, running into a few other demons and even an angel who tried to destroy him. It’s at this point he finds himself being whisked away to Exsilium...

Game History:
Then, one day, his life on Earth as he knew it was over. He awoke in the post-apocalyptic landscape of Exsilium, who had dragged him through time and space in order to fight for the sake of the future of all worlds. The resistance movement known as the Initiative needed all the help it could get against the oppressive United Earth, which ruled most of the last livable places on the planet. the Initiative explained that the UE had dimension-hopping technology, sending operatives all over the multiverses in order to take them over. The Transports, as they were known, were needed to fight back against them.

Johnny wasn’t a willing soldier, didn’t know the first thing about war or rebellion, and felt lost in the far future, over 1300 years ahead from his own time. But in a place full of so many other displaced people of all kinds - humans, dragons, elves, monsters, even other demons and half-demons - Johnny managed to find a place to belong. He made allies and a handful of friends, when he wasn’t starting bar fights in town, or complaining about their status as kidnapped victims. While the United Earth was trying to kill the Initiative, it was different for him to have allies to fight along side with to overcome his enemies. He wasn’t alone anymore.

While he hated the Initiative and what he thought was a selfish and irresponsible way of recruiting fighters, Johnny did fight hard against the UE. He wanted to become a strong, capable fighter to help protect his fellow Transports, as not everyone brought it could fight for themselves. He also felt as if he didn’t have many other skills to offer a war, so training to fight was the best way for him to be involved and feel useful. When the UE sent in ground troops as they often did, he was ready to fight at his best. He received combat training from Coby, a Marine, who not only taught him the basics, but also some incredible techniques as well (see One Piece and their crazy Marine powers). Physically, Johnny was tailor made to be a solider, as his demon heritage gave him the ability to gain superhuman strength, made him incredibly agile, and most of all, he loved to fight. His attitude would never let him be a very loyal or disciplined soldier, though.

Things in Exsilium were never really improved, despite their best efforts. The UE attacked the city often, and eventually the locals turned on the Transports, blaming them for the violence and attacks. The Initiative sent the Transports on missions all over time, trying to fix certain events to take down the UE in a less obvious route. The UE may have had more resources on every level, but they didn’t possess time traveling technology like the Initiative did. Johnny had gone on many missions with all of the Transports at once, as well as a few with only a handful of others. After the UE managed to wipe the city of Exsilium off the map with nuclear weapons, the Transports and a few remaining Initiative members retreated to a base on the moon and resumed their fight from there. It was a an incredibly difficult situation, with over 500 people crammed into a small base unprepared and improperly supplied for such a population, Johnny decided to help by going on solo missions back to times and places he was familiar with in order to collect supplies. While almost never using it for his own gain previously, Johnny began using his charm powers in order to collect what they needed. In his eyes, he felt like this was necessary for their survival, and did this missions for several weeks, every day. Mostly it was an excuse to get off the cramped base, but he also wanted to make sure he could do something to help. This was the best way he knew how. But after weeks of this, he was exhausted and depressed, and the whole situation demoralized the Transports as a whole.

However, after a few months of being on the base, time travel missions had managed to change the landscape of the Earth dramatically. The radiation was gone, and the landscape was switched from constant rain and dreariness from nuclear winter, to a Siberia-like state of permanent winter. The population that was wiped out from the blasts was now back. That was better than the moon base, and the Transports and remaining Initiative moved back down to this new Exsilium. Johnny was excited as the others to get off the base, but their new life wasn’t easy. The townspeople no longer knew of the Transports and were wary or outright hostile to these new people, especially those who looked inhuman, like Johnny. Previously he had thought that, despite it being depressive and slummy, he could stay and live in Exsilium forever. Even if the locals eventually turned on them, he hadn’t been shunned for what he was or what he looked like. No one was specifically hunting him down. He could live a quiet life there. He could have a life. But this new place was different, and Johnny eventually moved into a group home with several other inhuman-looking people who decided to stick together. Resources were tough to come by, and everyone had to work hard just to get by.

All of that time manipulation came at a price, and eventually things began to fall apart. reality itself was beginning to slip apart, holes in time opening up or parts of the landscape changing. The constant manipulation of time had some side effects after all, and people were disappearing for good, slipping out of time. However, through some luck, the Transports and the Initiative's AI managed to pinpoint some key points in the UE’s defenses, took down the UE’s cross-dimensional technology and finally overcame them. The Initiative and Transports were finally free to live their lives. Johnny was free to stay, or go home, or even follow someone else. Whatever he wanted.

Quietly he made a decision in his heart... but it didn't matter. He'd instead be pulled into Crystallis.

Personality:
It seems like Johnny goes out of his way to not get along with people. He’s always been an outcast and it looks like he wants to keep it that way. It’s not true, but since he doesn’t know how else to deal with people treating him differently, he sure gives them good enough reason to. He won’t hesitate to be contrary just for the sake of being contrary. He wants to get a rise out of people, to see what they’ll do and how they’ll react. Usually it’s not in a good way. He wants friends and to be a normal person, but expects them to immediately dismiss him. So, he does it first instead. In truth, he's a very lonely sort of person who wants acceptance, but doesn't trust people enough to believe it could ever happen. He's a very emotional person who tries hard to suppress his feelings or ignore them. This is never a good idea, and one of the main reasons his temper is terrible. He loses it easily, and he can be pretty frightening when it happens.

In school, Johnny mostly stayed to himself. Anyone who made fun of the way he looked would find a fist coming their way pretty quick. People learned fast to leave him alone, or else. It’s not to say he had no friends, or was totally unapproachable. But he never had any close or long-lasting friends, since he kept everyone at a distance and didn't trust easily. Mostly he didn't know how to talk to people, and instead acted hostile to them, pushing them away so he didn't have to deal with them. In his classes, he gave the teachers a hard time and never paid attention. He was frequently given detention, sent to the principal’s or counselor’s office, or even suspended. He had no interest in sports or any after-school activities like clubs or dances.

At home, he wasn't much better. The only people he listened to were his mother and uncle, and even then that was about only half the time. His step-father is a good man who tried hard to get though to Johnny; Johnny doesn’t necessarily hate him, but regarded him coldly like he did with other people. Though, he held back hostility against him for his mother’s sake. He constantly had verbal fights with his grandfather (and the occasional fistfight, sadly), who had been condemning Johnny his whole life and is most of the reason he turned out this way.

Johnny loves music and video games, like most guys his age. He plays guitar, and listens to a lot of hard rock, heavy metal and punk. He’s been playing guitar since he was around 10 years old, when his uncle Raleigh bought him one for his birthday. He has a great talent for it, and is incredibly dedicated to practice and improving. Thanks to his interest in music, he also had voice lessons, and is a fairly good singer as well. His favorite video games are the survival horror genre. He loves action and horror movies too, both good and bad/cheesy ones.

When his charm powers kicked in, Johnny has gotten even worse at dealing with people. Having them suddenly entranced and even enamored with him out of nowhere was creepy and unsettling, especially to a reproachful person like him. He learned what was going on after talking to Lukas, but lacked anyone to teach him how to use it. He tried to master it on his own, but it was a difficult thing to practice without things getting incredibly awkward, too. While in Exsilium, the scientists managed to help him control the power, and he got a lot more practice with it. Mostly he used to to charm people into giving him things, stealing supplies for their cause. He also used it to get out of trouble after starting fights and getting arrested. Once he finds out that the Job skills in Crystallis will replace it, he'll be relieved. Using it made him uncomfortable, and he only did so out of necessity.

If anything, his time in Exsilium has helped him realize that there are people out there worth trusting and getting to know. While still a fairly hostile person, and fairly closed off, Johnny is more willing to try to deal with people instead of immediately pushing them away. He made several friends in Exsilium - he even fell in love. While it might take some incredible effort on his part, he found out there are people out there that won't dismiss him or treat him terribly just because of what he is. And if he's able to trust people a little more, he'll get that positive attention that he craves. It might be a baby step, but it's one in the right direction.

World background (revision info):
Johnny's world seems much like on our on and, on the surface, doesn't appear any different. It was 2012 when Johnny had left it for Exsilium.

The difference lies in the hidden game being played with the human race. Waged by Heaven and Hell, this game is a never-ending collection of human souls to their sides. Living on Earth, hidden to most humans by magic, are lower demons and angels who do their best to sway them to their sides. Higher, more powerful demons and angels rarely appear on Earth, preferring to stay in Heaven or Hell and pull the string from afar.

Angels are generally sent to Earth and work alone or in pairs. There are many different kinds of angels, and the lower ranks have powers and jurisdictions based on the seven virtues and even some of the Roman virtues. Angels of Diligence tends to be the ones who combat most directly against demons. Demons tend to get sent to work on Earth in groups, working in assigned areas. There are seven different races of lower demons: Desire demons, who grant wishes in exchange for contracts for souls; Warriors, both skilled in physical and magical combat; Lorekeepers, the scholars and magicians; Gremlins, sowers of chaos through destruction; Incubi/Succubi, the seducers; the Plaguebearers, who spread disease and pestilence; and Nightmares, those who lurk in the shadows and cause fear through illusions.

Lukas, Johnny's friend, was a Desire demon. While Johnny's father is an incubus, mixing human and demon genes results in a very mixed child. Johnny exhibits the coloration of an Incubus (white skin and hair, blue eyes and horns), but also has the teeth of a Nightmare demon and the physical strength and shape of a Warrior. He also has human ears - demons are pointed - and lacks their scaly tails. So not only is he a freak among humans, he's the same to demons.

Half-demons are exceedingly rare. Johnny isn't the only one currently alive on Earth, but only about a dozen exist worldwide. If found by either angel or demon, they are killed, considered abominations by both sides. Demons will also destroy both the mother and father if they're found out as well. No matter how good or bad of a person they are, due to their demonic heritage, the half-demons' souls are destined for Hell. Also, only human woman end up carrying half-demon children, as any female demon would be easily found out and destroyed.

There have never been any half-angels. Angels have better restraint. Well, at least there hasn't been any yet.

Neither side is really rushing things, or trying to end this game with the human race anytime soon. As much as it is one side against the other, each side also has their own fascination with humans and try more to usher along certain pieces and watch what happens, mostly leaving them to their own devices. They've let go the idea of a direct war against each other eons ago, and took up this new way to fight when humans came into being. Angels have been commanded to keep them safe, and lead them to a virtuous life. For the most part, they do love and care for the human race, but there are some resentful ones out there. Demons think humans are below them, worthless creatures for them to toy with and use as bait against Heaven. Of course, there are some out there that like humans enough, but that is seen as a major weakness. Those who do would never tell anyone this opinion.

Third-Person Sample:
This is a good insight to this derp. I also have a recent Dear Mun post and the test run.

Mognet Sample: (using the hunt for the Black Mage Hat Moogle as a premise)
Okay, so, I'm not into this whole hero thing, but I'm willing to help for now. Don't expect that I'm going to be sticking around forever though.

That said, it's not like I got much else to do around here at the moment, and traveling sounds pretty okay. Actually, you guys use airships, right? "Pretty okay" has been upgraded to "pretty fucking rad".

You can fill me in on the details while we're on the way. Considering I don't even know what a black mage hat looks like.

For the record, my name's Johnny D'Amico. I live in house B-03. Drop me a line or stop by.

--Johnny

p.s. - Any musicians out there?

Crystallis
Moogle Name: Mogrias
Moogle Gender: Male
First Job: Dark Knight
Second Job: Monk
Limit Break: Symphony of Destruction: The demonic blood in Johnny is stronger than he thinks, and when pressed too hard, he reverts to the superhuman level of strength he gained through training in Exsilium, and then some. Combined with his excellent agility, Johnny becomes a one man demolition team, viciously attacking whatever is in his way with no regard to his own safety. Basically, he gets stronger, tougher, and goes berserker mode. He won't stop until everything is destroyed. His allies better keep on their toes.







Started Dec. 2014
Current Jobs (updated in March, 2017):


Main: Bard
Initial - Victory Fanfare - A song that restores 1/5 of all allies' health when played at the end of a battle.
One Month - Battle Scene - A song that boosts all allies' stats by 15% when played during a regular battle.
Two Months - Spoony Bard - Makes the bard virtually invincible, but leaves them unable to do anything.
Three Months - Boss Theme - A song that boosts all allies' stats by 30% when played during a boss battle.
Four Months - Legendary Melodies - Allows to start learning Legendary Melodies.
(5)
Six Months - Troubadour - Allows stacking the effects of two songs.
Nine Months - Soul Voice - Doubles the effects of non-legendary songs.
One Year - Nameless Song - A song that casts Regen, Protect, Shell and Haste on all allies.
?????????? - Melodies of Death - An otherworldly song that kills all those who hear it, allies and enemies alike.

Legendary Songs:
Mognet Central - Allows Moogles to switch Jobs without requiring a downtime.
Compression of Time - Allows allies to attack twice in a row.
The Final Fantasy - Causes allies to recover physical and mental health over time.
You're Not Alone - Allows to use Limit Breaks with more health left than usual.
Imperial Anthem - Increases stats of Gunners, Magitek Knights, Ninjas and Illusionists by 75%.


Secondary: Pirate
Initial - Piracy - Regular attacks deal twice the damage.
One Month - Plunder - Attacks an enemy and simultaneously steal from them.
Two Months - Adrenaline Rush - Raises physical attack and defense by 50% when grievously wounded.
Three Months - Black Flag - Raises your chances of being targeted by enemies.
Four Months - On Board! - Strikes alongside every party members for a massive attack.
(5)
Six Months - Rum Diet - Adds a healing effect to drinks containing alcohol.
(7),(8)
Nine Months - Rope's End - Allows to swing from a rope magically held in the sky.
One Year - Amped - Strike - An attack that deals four times the damages of a regular attack.
?????????? - Davy Jones' Locker - Summons a tsunami that deals massive damages and kills weak enemies.

Onion Knight
One Maxed Job - Job Master - Expands the Job limit from five to ten.
Three Maxed Jobs - Multi Exp - Stored Jobs receive 1/4 of exp even when unequipped.
(4)
Five Maxed Jobs - Equipment Lore - Can equip and use the weapons and armors of any mastered Job.
(6)
Seven Maxed Jobs - Double Exp - Doubles the exp obtained every months for all equipped and unequipped Jobs.
Eight Maxed Jobs - Stats Transfer - Takes on the stats, strengths and weaknesses of three maxed out Jobs.
Nine Maxed Jobs - Ten Skills - Allows to pick and use ten skills from any maxed Jobs.
Ten Maxed Jobs - Melodies of Life - Awakens the true power of the Heroes of Light.


Regains:
- Acoustic guitar

Current Employment:
- Self-employed musician

Available jobs (max 10):
Monk - MAXED
Time Mage - MAXED
Dark Knight - MAXED
Dragoon - MAXED
Bard - currently equipped - MAXED
Ghostbuster - +9 months (XP til next level: ◦◦◦◦)
Pirate - MAXED