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"Welcome one, welcome all to the Mystic Cirque Val Royale of memory! It is a place of dreams and wonders as far as the eye can see! Come see the impossible....."


Cirque Val Royale is renown across the world for it's rather unique design and performances while under the control of it's mysterious masked ringmaster.

Many gather to enjoy what it has to offer as they are often oblivious of what's going on behind those closed curtains. There had been reported a number of strange occurrences and disappearance some leading suspiciously to Cirque itself but never enough evidence or proof the claims are true. There are many rumors but none could be farther from the truth of it all.

Despite the glamour and exterior,the circus is not normal by any means and is surrounded by a dark history. Many of the members are not what they seem as many of them aren't actually human and are bound by the ringmaster's magic which keeps them there. Not all the members are treated well while the ring master himself running the whole show and abusing his own power for his enjoyment.

what would you do to survive his curse? would you try to live day by day or work to the top?

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important notes:

there is a obvious hierarchy in the circus and those who do well move up or catch the ringmaster's favor.

The ringmaster is a cruel, old and immortal masked man who made deals with a demon. He is on the top and picks favorites. He sees the members as his collection or toys. He can use magic and is not to be reckoned with.

The demon is the second most powerful in the circus and is known as to be neutral. The demon is a gossip and is the leader of the clowns.



https://umbraroleplaying.com/index.php?threads/just-another-circus-freak-ooc.1387/
 
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Is the GM still interested in this?

For existing characters, I could do my vampire acrobat or a fae that could easily be a trick horseback rider or medium.
 
Is the GM still interested in this?

For existing characters, I could do my vampire acrobat or a fae that could easily be a trick horseback rider or medium.
Technically I am yes but there was never anyone interested when I posted the idea so yeahhh. Only recently( as you can see what dates) people commented not sure if they are actually interested or not. The only reason why I haven't made it into a rp is due to the fact there's just a lack of enough people interested in it.
 
Technically I am yes but there was never anyone interested when I posted the idea so yeahhh. Only recently( as you can see what dates) people commented not sure if they are actually interested or not. The only reason why I haven't made it into a rp is due to the fact there's just a lack of enough people interested in it.
Yeah, the date of your original post and the dates of the recent spike in interest is exactly what made me ask.
Anyways, I'll join the pile of interest, so long as there's a chance for some MxM along the way.
 
Alright I guess I would say maybe 1 or 2 more peeps unless some of you guys would like to also play multiple ocs too??
I mean I will be but yee

Or I could set things up and see if anyone else decides to join as we go?

@p. metallica
@OBblu
@moth.on.the.moon
@Junnabee


Btw if you guys are interested:

ring master:
Micha Mystique
(runs the whole show and owner of the circus. He has final say and is the most powerful. Most fear him and for good reason too.)
Circus Manager /the leader of the clowns :
Cipher Alamorios
(The demon which the master made a deal with,his power is on par with the ring master and he takes care of the circus members,providing what they need and is known as chaotic neutral territory with his nose in everyone's business being a gossip and the one to go to when you want info.)
High archs:
(these are the group leaders and those most favored and respected by the ring master,some have even earned their role through work or becoming top performers while others got them by other means. Highers usually have a significant role in the circus and get to have better living arrangements,luxuries and even perks that normal members don't usually get.)

The Cirque/members (normals)-
(This is everyone from performers to carnis,clowns,attractions,exc.. anyone who isn't a higher. Some have better positions and stuff than others while others are treated differently. Depends on which group they belong to/which higher they are under.)

*most clowns are considered the lowest of the low and replaceable / easily expendable due to them mostly consisting of ghouls and demons of very low standing.
( There are acceptions to this however )


Outside of that there's alotta room to be creative so yeahhhh, like we really really don't need anybody to play clowns unless they reaaaaallly want to but we'll need a good mix of characters from all sorts of roles
 
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Alright I guess I would say maybe 1 or 2 more peeps unless some of you guys would like to also play multiple ocs too??
I mean I will be but yee

Or I could set things up and see if anyone else decides to join as we go?

@p. metallica
@OBblu
@moth.on.the.moon
@Junnabee


Btw if you guys are interested:

ring master:
Micha Mystique
(runs the whole show and owner of the circus. He has final say and is the most powerful. Most fear him and for good reason too.)
Circus Manager /the leader of the clowns :
Cipher Alamorios
(The demon which the master made a deal with,his power is on par with the ring master and he takes care of the circus members,providing what they need and is known as chaotic neutral territory with his nose in everyone's business being a gossip and the one to go to when you want info.)
High archs:
(these are the group leaders and those most favored and respected by the ring master,some have even earned their role through work or becoming top performers while others got them by other means. Highers usually have a significant role in the circus and get to have better living arrangements,luxuries and even perks that normal members don't usually get.)

The Cirque/members (normals)-
(This is everyone from performers to carnis,clowns,attractions,exc.. anyone who isn't a higher. Some have better positions and stuff than others while others are treated differently. Depends on which group they belong to/which higher they are under.)

*most clowns are considered the lowest of the low and replaceable / easily expendable due to them mostly consisting of ghouls and demons of very low standing.
( There are acceptions to this however )


Outside of that there's alotta room to be creative so yeahhhh, like we don't need anybody to play clowns room with Fairy like really really we don't need anybody to play clowns unless they reaaaaallly want to but we'll need a good mix of characters from all sorts of roles

may i ask what kind of "creatures" we're allowed to play? is it all demons?
 
may i ask what kind of "creatures" we're allowed to play? is it all demons?

Excuse the errors, I didn't notice that my phone did that weird autocorrect crap it does sometimes.

Also, almost anything pretty much goes long as it has some sort of humanoid form and fits in. The only thing I definately won't allow is zombies,gods,demi gods,ghosts,robots,cyborgs or anything that doesn't make sense.

Also, ghouls on the other hand are being reserved as mostly npc clowns

If you have a idea feel free to just ask! ^^
 
i can play multiple characters if we can't get enough people to join

also, would fae folk be allowed? i'm trying to come up w possible characters and wanted to check first
 
i can play multiple characters if we can't get enough people to join

also, would fae folk be allowed? i'm trying to come up w possible characters and wanted to check first
Yes fae would be allowed, one of my ocs that I had is a type of fairy actually. Not sure if I'm going to use him now I'm considering the fact that I'm in the process of Designing a new gorgon oc
 
Just for public edification, if it helps, I can play both my vampire acrobat and my fae either trick rider or medium. He's a psychopomp from The Hunt, so he could serve in both/either role for performances. I'm looking for MxM in terms of romance/smut potential once we get going. But I do love a dark circus, either way.
 
Would this be written on this site? If so, sign me up.​

Yes it would ^^ also since we possibly have at least enough people to start with I'm going to be working on set up soon.

Hey guys feel free to use the link I provided up top for the ooc chat I made on site if you haven't checked it out yet,everything you'll need will be there. Feel free to go ahead start making your ocs and planning if you want so we can get started soon. I'll give you guys some time to before we officially start anything just in case so yea no rush! ^^

@OBblu @moth.on.the.moon @Junnabee
@p. metallica