Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-26892768-20180531170026

"A Scire can really show who you are. Not just in how they can show the side of yourself you don't want to come to light, or how they can highlight your best qualities in how opposite they are to you...but if you treat them like a person, or a weapon."

It all began in ancient times. They said that it was a star that fell from the heavens, but what they didn't truly understand what it was - a meteorite containing thousands of creatures known as Scire, amorphous beings that seek out developing sapient beings (speculation, of course; the only examples of sapient beings scientists have to go on are humans) and latch on to them, taking in some of their nutritional intake and in exchange giving their hosts powers based on their personality, as well as forming an identity based on that personality to give them a partner.

They can take two forms. One is that of the Alter, where the Scire forms a projector of sorts somewhere on their host's body that is capable of projecting an incorporeal entity. Fittingly, the powers they grant their hosts are as mysterious as the entities themselves - control over elements, psychic powers, seeing where people have been; that sort of thing. The way Alters base themselves off their host's personality is that they base themselves on the repressed part of their host's personality - the host's deepest desires and hidden urges that they usually hide from the rest of the world.

The other form a Scire can take is called a Foil, or, more informally, a Burden. Foils manifest as physical deformities - wings, an extra head, a snake tail, something like that. Of course, their powers are more on the physical side of things. Super strength, shapeshifting, rapid healing, intangibility, that sort of thing. The way Foils base themselves off their host's personality is a bit more simple - save for one or two traits, they become their host's polar opposite, much like how a foil character can be the opposite of the person they're foiling save for a few traits, hence the name. Unlike Alters, who can talk on their own as their own entity, Foils without a means to speak have to talk through their host's mouth.

Since they've arrived, Alters and Foils have gradually become part of society, spreading from their original landing site to across the world - not a large amount of the population by any means, but still there. Of course, as time has gone on, the subject of Alters and Foils have fallen under heavy debate. Can a Scire, a being that bases its own personality on its host's personality, really be considered its own person? How does one treat the relationship between host and Scire? If one falls in love with their own Scire, would it be narcissism? All these and more questions are asked... but that's the least of a Scire's problems.

Somewhere along the western coast of the United States, a radical group of Scire hosts has formed, seeking to take matters into their own hands and bring themselves to the top, and then do the same across the world. Now, as they start wreaking havoc among the populace, it's up to a ragtag group of Scire hosts to stop their plans.

Rules:

1. Standard wiki rules - don't be OP, romance is allowed, but only at PG 13 at most, no killing someone else's characters without their consent, ETC.

2. If you're unsure if one particular aspect of your character would fit into the world of A Distorted Reflection, ask me if it would before you post the character form, because otherwise it's likely to get rejected.

3. Use the forms for your OCs.

4. Have fun!

Alter Host Form:

Name of Host:

Name of Alter:

Gender of Host:

Gender of Alter:

Projector Placement:

Radical, Ragtag, or Unaffiliated:

Powers:

Personality of Host:

Personality of Alter:

Backstory:

Other (Optional):

Foil Host Form:

Name of Host:

Name of Foil:

Gender of Host:

Gender of Host:

Physical Deformity:

Radical, Ragtag, or Unaffiliated:

Powers:

Personality of Host:

Personality of Foil:

Backstory:

Other (Optional):

Normal:

Name:

Gender:

Tools:

Personality:

Backstory:

Other:

Alters and their Hosts:

Me: N/A

Foils and their Hosts:

Me: Marina Nixie/Slick (Ragtag), Athan Aurum/Icarus (Unaffiliated)

Normals:

Me: N/A 