Starlit Avenue

Welcome to Starlit Avenue! We are an 18+ account-per-player forum roleplay, focused on a supernatural community in the Pacific Northwest. We are a slice-of-life style roleplay focusing on interpersonal drama and the struggles that come with being a discreet community of supernatural beings living in close proximity to mundane humans. To see more of what we have to offer, check out our guidebook, linked at the top of the site.

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LilRat

Ruler of the rodent hoards...
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Nothing here is cannon, but simply being "archived" so I cannot lose it. Everything here is considered a WIP. So, uh...a grain of salt with your meals please.
 
Morgan Devry: Approved
Official Page

Storage for Morgan:
Has pet rats
  • Normie rat: Norman

    normal rat. Keeps others in line
    Earth rat: Geode

    food. Food. Give food.
    Pin Cushion Rat: Stitches

    sleepy boi who likes being near his people
    Sneezy Rat: Achoo

    curious and always getting his nose into trouble
    Crystal Rat: Crystal

    snuggle baby, wants to be held
    Ethereal Rat: Ghastly

    explorE everything everywhere. Boundaries do not exist!
    Mood Rat: Grumpy

    ironically, very sweet and affectionate boi
    Seasonal Rat: Blossom

    a shy lad, hides from strangers and likes being in nests and burrows
  • Youtube Channel Name: Fae Fashions
    • Uses her name "Morgan" online pretty easily
  • Current Commissions:
    • None.

  • The rats escape their cage...chaos ensues
  • Morgan gets a clothes customer!
  • Selkiris & Morgan have a cute date
  • Morgan makes a friend!!
 
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Eldritch Plague Rat: Pending Mod Approval
**Trans character, discussion of transphobic family & abusive home in his history.


App Title: Roland Thompson

Tag line: Gay plague rat

Banner Image:

Main Image Credit: Art by @LilRat / DarlingSocks



Name: Roland Thompson

Age: 14

Gender: Transman, he/him

Species: Awakened Human

Occupation: High School Freshman



Appearance: A thin, tall, pasty kid with curly black hair and dark green eyes.

Personality: Angsty, asocial, and skittish. Very snappy and particular. Fastidious.

Abilities: A connection with and ability to change into a rat, ability to cause diseases and their symptoms, connection with death.

Situation: Broke as hell, scraping by more or less.



Gallery Link: https://imgur.com/a/K3IpMys

Height: 5'10" & growing

Body: Slender and willowy

Face: A small, narrow face. "Rattish" and sharp featured. His teeth have grown since the incident and his ears seem somewhat larger.

Eyes: Dark gray-green. They've grown to look somewhat larger and darker after the incident.

Hair: Curly black hair, longer over his face but cut shorter. Looks like a ragged, at-home hair cut.

Clothes: He tends towards large, oversized clothes. Everything he owns tends to be pretty threadbare stuff from local thrift shops or hand-me-down stores. Most common are sweatpants, hoodies, and large t-shirts. Sometimes he'll brave leggings on a confident day, but very rarely. He occasionally will wear a bandanna around his neck. He always wears his binder when he goes out, though at home he tends to go without for health reasons. Whenever he goes out, he also always has a face mask on and comes prepared with disposable gloves if need be.

Other: Appears as a mostly normal human to the unawakened, but he gives off a weird or creepy vibe to most people. Somewhat unsettling though they cannot place why.

As a rat, he's large, sleek-furred, and has a black on white variegated pattern. When he transforms, his clothes drop onto the ground and need to be recovered. He returns to human form naked.



Asocial: Roland isn't good with other people. They're scary, distressing, and often very grating. As a result he tends to avoid social situations or minimize them wherever he can due to his shyness and social anxiety. This can make him seem gruff, aloof, or even down right mean as he briskly brushes off most offers for companionship. In reality, he's as lonely or craving of relationships as others. Socializing just makes him extremely anxious so, Roland avoids it wherever possible.

If forced into social situations or while at something like school Roland will squish himself into the back corner, away from others, and people watch from a safe distance. He's very quiet when spoken too and does his best to offer a death glare to anyone who gets too close so they leave him alone. With what few friends he has, he can loosen up a little bit...Though he still prefers to listen.

Fastidious: Roland likes clean. Everything is to be clean. Himself, his environment, everyone around him. It's a coping mechanism and anxious tick from years of chronic illnesses and getting downed by the slightest sniffle. He has very particular habits and cleaning methods he goes through ritualistically. He wipes down his desk and chair then sits. He wears gloves while shaking hands, stays a safe distance from others. His room is cleaned daily, everything is sanitized. He hates dirty or ill-kempt people, and will openly and loudly tell someone if it bothers him. He also tends to stress clean to let out his feelings and emotions.

Reactive: Some people are proactive and start things. Roland is quite the opposite. He doesn't start anything, but he responds loudly when prompted. He's a very emotional teen and reacts with either strong like or dislike to most things. His opinion is always made known on his first impulse of it, even if he doesn't want to initially say something. For example, Roland may say "that's disgusting!" in a loud voice and jump back if someone does something before his brain has fully processed the situation and what he just said. He often feels bad about upsetting others, but is unsure how to stop himself. This also often leads in battles of snark or wit with others where Roland feels he must respond in kind. He's prone to all emotions equally, from pure unadulterated joy to deep, wallowing sadness.



Quirk: He hates any and all touch. He'll often only touch others through clothing, gloves, or a thick layer of hand sanitizer. And then promptly wash his hands afterwards. He's also a crybaby and is sometimes prone to crying suddenly when overwhelmed emotionally.


Template: Eldritch Touched, Animal Shifter, and Reaper

Template Advantages:
  • Mental Immunity
  • Self Sustaining
  • Animal Form (Rat)
  • Animal Connection (Rat)
  • Intangible Form
  • Death Sense
  • (Immortal? am debating)

Template Disadvantages:
  • Imminent
  • 1/4 Human Stamina
  • 1/2 Human Strength
  • Ward (Elder Sign)
  • Restricted Diet (Rat)
  • Healing Weakness
  • Drawn to Death

Core Advantage: Can temporarily induce sickness or disease in others.

Core Disadvantage: Immune-compromised and can lose some control over his form when sick, ill, or otherwise weakened; sprouting rat ears, a tail,claws, or even fur sometimes.

Bonus: None.



Occupation: High School Freshman

Housing: He currently lives with his mother on the west side of town (ie; not Aurum Heights) in a small, sorta run down house. It's not quite big enough for a family of three, but is okay space-wise for a family of two.

Wealth: Poor, living "paycheck to paycheck" on his mother's income as an RN.


CW: Discussion of abuse & domestic violence below the spoiler
Date of Birth: Oct. 31st

Place of Birth: Rural Utah

History: Roland was born as the eldest daughter to Jeffrey Hansen and Laurel Thompson. Six years after him came Delilah. [rat]'s childhood was difficult to say the least. His father was emotionally and physically abusive and his mother was too scared to do much for her children though she often stepped between her abuser and the kids. Roland was also a very sickly child. He was constantly sneezing, coughing, or wheezing. Often in and out of the doctor's office from a young age.

When Roland was around 8, he began bucking against the assigned gender role of "girl" and this insistence carried on despite his father's continued and worsened abuse over it. His mother was more accepting and allowed her son to dress and behave as he pleased, feeling she could grant him this small happiness in their lives. Her first visit to the hospital was due to a "fight" over this. More would follow after it.

He and his little sister were regularly hit & neglected. His mother was also abused. She finally got a restraining order and divorce on her ex husband this past year when Roland called the police when he heard sounds of screaming, a shattering of glass, and sobs. His father had thrown a glass at his mother, shattering it over her and causing bloody injuries. This was the final in a long list of domestic disputes and strange injuries on the woman so she was able to get the legal support she needed.

Wanting to get far away, Laurel moved both Roland and her small daughter, Delilah, out to Polaris Pass in time for the new school year. She hoped both the fresh air and new, safer environment would help her son's health and keep Delilah innocent. She works at a hospital in Portland while both kids attend school in town. Roland was enrolled in school under his preferred name and gender and was finally able to see a psychologist about transitioning. He got his first binder for his birthday this last year.

He met Rowan, Lizzy, Chi, and Raz at school. Rowan befriended the boy first, gaining some modicum of trust and respect from the skittish child through his unwavering kindness. Roland really looks up to his friend. He joined up in their mystery solving and monster hunting somewhat reluctantly, though he grew to adore it after Delilah admired her "super cool brother!!" They stumbled into an ancient Eldritch Diety's cave, breaking the seal and releasing it one horrific, fateful day...It was all a tragic accident, and everything that followed unfair beyond measure.

The Eldritch Being began to haunt Roland's dreams and lurk in the corners of his vision. He was slowly reduced to hardly getting out of bed by disease. Chittering was heard in the walls, his family's things went missing or were chewed to shreds. He hallucinated fur and claws on his body. His little sister, Delilah, one day vanished into the woods. She was later found on a police search dead, body mangled by the teeth of wild animals with remnants of countless infections burning through her body. The being warned Roland his mother was next...

Reaching the end of his rope and desperate for revenge, he joined up with his friends to banish the creature. Their ritual was a success, but not without consequences...



Tags:
  • Character Tag: Roland Thompson
  • Other: Abuse Discussion, Violence Discussion, Transphobia Mention

Art Credits: Art by @LilRat / DarlingSocks
  • His rat form resembles his two former pet rats who were with him during the incident, fusing into his body due to the eldritch interference.
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SECTION ONE: Basic Info
Name: Your character's full name.
Age: Your character's age. If mental/physical/chronological age are different, please clarify.
Gender: Feel free to include pronouns as well.
Species: Please name your characters species. For humans, this should either be 'Unawakened Human', 'Awakening Human', or 'Awakened Human'.
Occupation: What is your character's career? If they're a student, what year/grade/major?

Appearance: A one line summary of what they look like. Can be a sentence or just a brief list.
Personality: A one line summary of how they act. Can be a sentence or just a brief list.
Abilities: A one line summary of their abilities. Can be a sentence or just a brief list.
Situation: A one line summary of where they live and their monetary situation. Can be a sentence or just a brief list.

SECTION TWO: Appearance
Character Image: If you have one, feel free to replace this one with it.
Art Credit: If you are using images for your character they must be credited.
Height: How tall are they?
Body: Include things like skin color, build, distinguishing features, etc.
Face: Note any unique characteristics, piercings, facial hair, etc.
Eyes: Color, any distinguishing features.
Hair: Length, color, any distinguishing features.
Clothes: What sort of styles do they wear?
Other: Any other characteristics not covered by the above?

SECTION THREE: Personality
Trait One: List a major personality trait, and explain it briefly.
Trait Two: List a major personality trait, and explain it briefly.
Trait Three: List a major personality trait, and explain it briefly.

Quirk: Does your character have any unique mannerisms or notable reactions to certain common sights, sounds, topics, etc?

SECTION FOUR: Abilities
Template: State which template(s) you're using.
Template Advantages: List just the names.
Template Disadvantages: List just the names.

Core Ability: List your core ability here.
Bonus: What is your bonus?

SECTION FIVE: Current Situation
Occupation: What is your character's career? If they're a student, what year/grade/major?
Housing: Where do your character live? A house, an apartment, etc? And in what part of town?
Wealth: A general sense of how well off your character is. Are they filthy rich? Comfortable? Barely making ends meet?

SECTION SIX: History
Date of Birth: Year not necessary.
Place of Birth: If it's in another world, dimension, etc, please note that.
History: Explain the character's history. Bullet points are fine, as are paragraphs.
 
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