Nagi No Asukara Roleplay (O/A)

[beech]

Synopsis:

Long ago, all humans lived beneath the sea. However, some people preferred the surface and abandoned living underwater permanently. As a consequence, they were stripped of their god-given protection called "Ena" which allowed them to breathe underwater. Over time, the rift between the denizens of the sea and of the surface widened, although contact between the two peoples still existed.

Sea-people:
Sea-people are people that live under the sea. Children and teenagers attend the surface high school but must return to the water by Five PM or their Ena starts to wear off, making it hard to breathe. Another option would be to soak in water to stay on the surface, but this only temporarily fixes the problem. Sea-people typically have more of a respect for the sea as it is their home. It can also be noted that Sea-people are the only people with blue eyes in this scenario, and if a surface-person has blue eyes, they're either a sea-person who has left or the combination of a sea-person and a surface-person. Sea-people live under the sea, in a village called Shioshishio.

It's also important to note that a sea-person who is in a romantic relationship with a surface-person is banished from the sea, because when a sea-person and a surface-person have a child, the child cannot survive underwater, and as such, would die. (Basically, sea-person(ena)+surface-person(no ena)=Hybrid-person (no ena)). It's unknown whether a hybrid and a sea-person could produce a child with an ena, but it's highly unlikely.

Surface-people:
Surface-people live on the surface. Most of them are fisherman but they're not allowed to fish near Shioshishio. Most Surface-people discriminate against sea-people, saying they smell like fish, while Sea-people say the surface-people smell like pigs. Surface people have brown eyes unless they have sea in them, in which case they'd have blue eyes, or perhaps a more purplish-brown color in their eyes (such as Tsumugu).

Hybrid-People:
Hybrid-people are people born to a surface-person and a sea-person. They don't have Ena but they'll always feel the sea calling to them. More often than not, their mother will have been a sea-person and their father will have been a surface-person, but in some cases the father will have been from the sea.

Shioshishio:
Shioshishio is an underwater village and probably the last sea village. The village is protected by Lord Uroko, who protects the spirit fire (a fire for light that works underwater).

Oshiohshi:
Oshiohshi is the surface. 

Ena:
Ena allows a person to breathe and swim underwater. It is believed that someone with at least one sea-person as their parent can receive or get Ena but they cannot be born with it. It is unknown how one would get this Ena, but it is possible. Noted that it could be by falling into the sea and almost drowning, but this is not confirmed.

Rules:
Rule #1: Follow the forum rules, and Falcon's rules.
Rule #2: No Mary-sueing. I realize that it may be hard to fill your form with flaws or something, but try not to Mary-sue.
Rule #3: Literate rules DO apply, and you will have to write one paragraph per character. This means you can't lump all of your characters into one paragraph. Put "Land or Sea" in the "other" section if you read this.
Rule #4: If you want your character to be a hybrid-person, note whether they've received Ena or not, and if they have, note that they'll have to follow the same rules as Sea-people (have to soak in salt water).
Rule #5: If you want your character to be older than school age (~5-18) than specify whether they have job.
Rule #6: Have fun! If you're confused, feel free to pm me and I'll explain it to the best of my ability.

[beech]

Sea-people:
Kiyomi Sato: a short, petite young girl with long, light reddish-brown hair that's almost a pale ginger color. She has bright blue eyes due to being from the sea. Kiyomi is very friendly and enthusiastic. Kiyomi fairly mirrors the moods of everyone around her, if they're sad, then she's sad, but she'll try to cheer them up. Kiyomi is very self-conscious and always wants to be the best, or she feels like she's failed. She's also very insecure and hates being rejected, by anyone, even strangers. She is very accepting about almost everything and tries to be nice to people. She has unusually thin Ena, meaning that breathing is very hard outside of water, even before the Ena starts to crack. Kiyomi was born under the water, her father being the high priest, and very respected. Kiyomi had to get out of her sister's shadow though, as her sister was banished from the village for being in a relationship with a surface-person, and Kiyomi worked hard to prove she wasn't interested in anyone from the surface. Kiyomi wouldn't be against a relationship with someone from the surface though and knows that if she fell in love with someone from the surface, she wouldn't try to convince herself that she didn't like them. Kiyomi is 15 years-old, and goes to the surface high school like other kids her age. beech She/Her


Surface-people:

Form:
Username:
Character name: (First and last name) (Japanese names are preferred but not required, I suppose)
Character appearance:
Character personality:
Character's history:
Character's species: (surface, sea, or hybrid)
Where this character resides: (Note: Surface people can't live in the sea, but sea people can live on the surface. Hybrids can live anywhere, so long as they have Ena)
Family:
Crush:
Relationships: (Friends etc)
Other?:

[Kätzchen]

Username: jellomoose
Character name: Nao Ona
Character appearance: Tall, dark brown eyes and dark brown hair, girl
Character personality: Lazy
Character's history: She grew up with her dad on land while her mom mostly sailed the sea. She's had an average life up to this point going to school.
Character's species: Surface
Where this character resides: Surface
Family: Her mom is a pirate; her dad works at a gas station convenience store.
Crush: Eh
Relationships: Eh
Other?: Land or Sea

[beech]

Kätzchen Accepted. x3

[Kätzchen]

One day, Nao was out walking her dog.

[beech]

oh my god, Kaz. That is perfect. XD

[Kätzchen]

Yeh, I hope other people join the rp so we can get it going.

[beech]

Kiyomi looked around the surface, noticing bees. "NO NO THE BEES THE BEEEEEEES!" she shrieked, jumping into the water to escape their evil glares. "THE BEEEEES!" she shouted as she sunk into the water, getting her school clothes wet. The bees looked triumphant, and they strutted about like bees in tuxedos. They were quite snazzy indeed.

[Deleted]

Username: @eren
Character name: Katsuo Karlock
Character appearance: Katsuo is a healthy young man, hardly ever getting sick. However, he isn't the type to fight, as he lacks any physical strong point. He's not built for strength, considering his lack of muscles, but he makes up for that with his speed and his agility, which compliment his long legs.In my opinion, Katsuo is quite the looker. His hair is a raven black, reaching to his head. Even though he combs his hair thoroughly, it looks like he had bed-head, as his hair gives him quite a rough time when combing. Katsuo has deep green eyes, which are known for it's 'doe-like' appearance, and they are easy to get lost in. His nose is quite small in size, and he has a hard time smelling anything. He doesn't have much lips, but who needs them, am I right?He's of average height, standing in about 5'9, but most of his height comes from his long, slim legs. These legs don't have much muscle on them, but the help him with his agility and speed. He's quite the runner. His chest is the part of his body that has the most muscle, even if it isn't as bug as other guys. Katsuo has abs, small abs, but they're still abs.
Character personality:
Katsuo is quite the optimistic guy, wanting to look on the bright side of everything (unless he's stuck in a small area. In that case, he'll have a breakdown in which getting him out will be hard). I mean, if you give up, your probability of accomplishing your goal will diminish. However, if you hold onto your hope, there's a chance you can succeed and move forward. This is where his determination kicks in, and let me tell you right now, he's not going to give up without a fight. Whenever he has a goal, or when he makes a choice, he always has a reason (the stupidity of it depends), and he'll back it up with all his heart. He's passionate about every choice he makes, and will back it up, causing him to be stubborn. His stubbornness is one thing you'll remember of him, if anything. His level of stubbornness is really high, and if you are able to change his mind, well then, kudos to you. You deserve a award. He's quite the hot-headed guy, often thinking in the moment rather then out of the moment. He usually doesn't think of how his words, nor his actions, would affect others in the future. Katsuo can be quite reckless, which defiantly doesn't help his hot-headedness. Katsuo is quite the honest fellow, and would rarely tell a lie. But, of course, there are times when it's absolutely necessary to lie or stretch the truth. However, there is a downfall to his honesty. Not only is he honest, but he's honest-to-a-fault, and will gladly answer anything you ask me truthfully. So, if you ask him: 'Does this skirt make my butt look big?', don't be mad if he answers: 'Yes.' This trait is also a leading reason why Katsuo is oblivious to others feelings, and often doesn't pick up on the signs that others give him. Whenever he does hurt someone, (especially females, especially them) he often doesn't know what to do and freaks out. He's quite the social fellow, and loves to hang out with his friends or other people. He doesn't care if you're shy; all he cares about is making new friends and talking to everyone he can. He has a high self-esteem, and (because of his optimism) he often looks at the good of his thoughts of actions, making him feel like a better person than he really is.
Character's history: You could say Katsuo was an accident, 'a surprise,' and you wouldn't be wrong. That's exactly what he was. A baby born out of wedlock. He was born to dating couple, who were very young of age. His mother was 18, barely out of high school because of her late birthday, while his father was a 21-year-old party animal attending college. Yeah, not your perfect-image of a couple, isn't it? They didn't think so either. Especially if there baby was some kind of 'miracle' when their life was far from that word. Katsuo was born premature, by a couple of weeks. However, he was the size of a normal baby, which struck them odd about their baby boy. He was healthy, thriving, a real shocker to the doctors. According to them, 'that boy wanted to make his impact on the world,' which is still true today. His mother raised him along with his father, but it was obvious how unhappy they were. They only thing that kept them together was the want, the need, to raise him the best they could. But, alas, even Katsuo wouldn't enough to keep them together forever. His mother had left him and his father by the time he was able to eat solid food. For his mother, it came down to this: 'He doesn't need me anymore, then I can just leave.' Of course, his father was devastated by the sudden change of events, but he had no time to drop down or sulk. He had a boy to take care of. He raised him surprisingly good, and Katsuo often got to see his mother; however, his father had never talked to his mother other than to set up a meeting date. On one of these visits, his mother had told him 'wonderful' (as she claimed) news. She was pregnant with another child, the child of hers and a sea man; this time it was both planned and with someone she truly loved. Of course, Katsuo didn't take to this news lightly. When the child was born, he was maddened whenever he visited, for his half-sister hybrid claimed all the attention from his mother. It really was no surprise that he didn't take a liking to her. In his child-like age, he was jealous of her grabbing his mother's attention. It made him feel like he never truly was his mother's prized son, and that she was happier with her daughter than her son. They grew up, and Katsuo only treated his half-sister with more coldness with each passing visit. His mother was oblivious to what he felt, and she often sided with her second child. However, that only made his anger grow worse, and soon he would make her cry (the sister), not caring how she felt. Looking back at it now, he's awfully ashamed of his actions towards her. But during 6th grade, his whole life changed. He has gone swimming one day when a huge wave crashed over him - seemingly to appear out of no where. He was knocked out as he was hit in the head by a rock, and unknown to him, he was saved by a sea person. He doesn't remember any specific details, but he could definitely tell it was someone that wasn't exactly all land. Katsuo had always been curious as to what had happened that day, but he never really pushed forward to investigate.
Character's species: Surface
Where this character resides: Oshiohshi
Family: He has a little sister, and his mother and father are split up but both alive.
Crush: None
Relationships: None as of yet (NPC Friends)
Other?: "Land or Sea'