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    Hello everyone! I plan to make a book based on this, but figured I would make an RP of it first to get a feel for it. Enjoy!!!


    INSPIRATIONS FOR THIS RP ARE: The Plague Dogs by Martin Rosin, Wolf's Rain by Studio Bones, Ginga Densetsu Weed and Ginga Nagareboshi Gin by Yoshihiro Takahashi and White god by Kornel Mundruczo. Isle of Strays is based on a real place in Costa Rica.


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    THE ISLE OF THE STRAYS.

    the lore.


    every dog has a dream. perhaps that is to serve their master. perhaps it is to not have one at all.


    but every dog dreams of paradise.


    the Isle of Strays is naught but a rumor, a tale mothers tell their pups to keep them quiet for a minute to listen. for some, it's just a pathetic tale of false hope-- something that's never been truer for the animals in the shelters of Madison, Wisconsin. the Isle of Strays is supposedly a magical place, far to the south, where dogs are free. free to run, roam, and live as they please among other dogs.


    in the Isle of Strays, no dog is kept in cages. no dog must answer to the whims of a human, and officers can't catch them to be shipped off to their deaths. many think that such a place can never exist, and nowadays the Isle of Strays is nothing more than a bedtime stories.


    but still, in some... the hope lingers.


    the plot.


    we'll be playing a group of strays who have wound up in the Society of Southern Wisconsin animal shelter, in a state notorious for their high shelter kill rates. our characters know they are doing to die, and some are resigned to their fate. however, they band each other together and escape, running south to try and find the Isle of Strays, facing multiple obstacles on the way that we can make up as subplots along the way. simple enough, right?


    the guidelines.

    1. All characters will be straight. This is a personal decision I have made for the thread. Don't like, don't join.

    2. This is a relatively realistic roleplay, where our dogs will be WAY smarter than average, some even being able to read, but no talking to humans or walking perfectly fin on two legs unless that's the only way they can get around.

    3. When making a form, feel free to expand on the character you choose! Please stay relatively close to the original character, though.

    4. I have the RIGHT to REFUSE ANY FORM.

    5. If your roleplay style doesn't suit the character you choose, I might refer you to a different character to use.

    6. More may be added in the future :)

    7. HAVE FUN!!!

    8. TWO characters per person MAX please ;)

    9. ROMANCE IS TOTALLY ENCOURAGED. MIX N MATCH. PAIR TWO PUPPOS TOGETHER THAT HATE EACH OTHER'S GUTS. GO FOR THE OBVIOUS PAIR. GO BANANAS.

    10. This is a MATURE THREAD, which means sad and sometimes disturbing (okay, often is more the word than sometimes) topics will come up. Have a steel gut, and it's okay if you swear 'cause that's your choice and I won't tell you how to live, but keep it within acceptable boundaries.


    the characters.


    [PLAYED BY M!NK ]--THE EXPERIMENT: A terrier-type dog, built small and compact for ratting. This dog was surrendered into the shelter after an Illegal Laboratory experimented on neurology using dogs. This dog has a large scar on top of it's head due to numerous brain explorations. This dog has hallucinations, seizures, and schizophrenia-like voices and attacks occasionally due to the rewiring done on his brain, which factored in deeming him irredeemable and sent to the death list. He is the one who first bands the pack together, and holds the greatest hope for the paradise of the Isle of Strays. He is skittish, but the most loyal friend you'll ever find. He's a little naive, having never seen much of the world before, but he learns quick and despite his chaotic mind, never forgets.For behavior reference, look at Snitter from The Plague Dogs.


    [PLAYED BY I'm Divergent ]-- THE UNPARALLELED COMBATANT: A brindle Presa Canario, born, bred, and raised for the blood sport-- dog fighting. Littered with numerous scars, this hulking, intimidating dog has known a life filled only with hardship and struggle, and holds little hope for the Isle, having never heard of it before because his only interactions with other dogs since he was weaned from his mother was fighting and tearing each other apart. He was seized in a police raid during an underground dog fight, where he killed another dog. Due to this, and his aggression towards every other animal, he was listed to be euthanized. Along the journey, he will be the most targeted by mankind due to his resemblance to the Pit Bull breed. He's an abrasive, alpha-type dog who trusts very little, but he is also very lonely, the craving for the social needs all dogs have holding a softer side to him. Use the main dog character of White god for behavioral frame.


    [PLAYED BY M!NK ]-- THE SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING: A wolfdog who was born in the wrong place, wrong time, wrong circumstance. Born in a loving pack full of dogs that had been taken from their street homes, her first few months in life were halcyon days filled with nothing but good food, love, and sheer joy. But one day, something went horrifically wrong. Bloodshot eyes. Frothing mouths. Blood tears. It was hell. Pack turned on pack, father unto son, omega to beta, daughter to mother, sister to brother. Mass hysteria and insanity ruled over the pack-- a virus. She was traumatized by the incident. Only herself and her mother made it out in time, but by then she had already seen it before her mother whisked her away. Her mother died later on, and she wandered into the city where her mother told her where her father was from. Due to her wolfiness, she was caught and tossed around many homes who found they just couldn't handle her, and eventually tossed in the shelter to be killed. A suspicious, cautious individual who is shifty in personality. The scariest one in the group, but the most scared of them all despite her cool and mature attitude. Trauma haunts her, and causes her to be very reactive. For reference, see the Youtube series The White Wolf with the Blue Eyes, otherwise known as TW3BE.

    [PLAYED BY Jaybird ]-- THE PROPHET: A dog whose father has seen the Isle of Strays, and lived there. She is a tiger-striped Akita from the Japanese bloodlines, meaning that they are much smaller and lighter than the America Akita, but her ferocity and spirit is greater than her gentler stature. She is a small, young dog that is only a year old and found their way to the states when she was adopted as a puppy from her mother, who also lived in the Isle of Strays. She doesn't remember much of the place, other than it was even better than the rumors say, and she had chosen their human. However, hard times fell on the human's family after a house fire, and she had to be given away. (Adding burn scars is optional.) The hope for paradise burns brighter in this young, determined spitfire more than anyone else in the group. She secretly craves to meet her father and mother, but little do they know just what fate has fallen on them... she will not know the tragic tale that awaits them if they ever make it to paradise. Use Ginga Densetsu Weed and the main character, Weed, as reference.

    [PLAYED BY I'm Divergent ]-- THE CRIPPLE: A small dog whose fate has despised them from birth. Born in a puppy mill, he came out with a birth defect that makes him horrendous to look at-- naturally visually emaciated, hair loss in patches, and two back legs that will never walk. Disgusted, he was rejected by his own mother, and cast into the trash (literally) the moment he was born by the breeder, who didn't want an ugly dog to sell to the public, who would frown upon his terrifying looks. The only reason he survived was because a kind stray found him, nursed him, and became his mother when the rest of the world scorned him for the way he looks. However, those days, though not perfect, were his happiest, where he felt warmth life no other, did not last. Children are cruel. A gang of teenagers found his mother one day when she was bringing him back a meal she had scrapped from the trash. They found it 'fun' when they threw rocks at her. She told him to hide behind the trash can. Begged him to look away. He did as he was told, using his front legs to pull him behind the garbage disposal. But her cries of pain, the scent of blood... he opened his eyes. They were beating her to death with bats. She screamed for them to stop, but until her angelic fur was soaked crimson, they were not satisfied. The cripple has never forgotten this-- never forgotten how warm her blood was even as it pooled around his own paws. Authorities arrived later and took him to the shelter, where he has since waited to die. He is now three years old, the longest any dog has been on death row in the shelter-- a whole year. Whether it's fate keeping him alive to suffer or to give him a better chance at life, he does not know. He often feels hopeless, and depression ravages like a wraith inside of him, but he is fierce. If there truly is such a paradise, he will grab onto it with his teeth and never let go.


    [PLAYED BY Jaybird ]-- THE CRACKED PILLAR: She's a hunting breed, tall and graceful, born and bred and trained in the country to be the breadwinner, taking down fowl and rodent alike-- anything furry, possibly cute, and edible. She has lived a golden life-- bred by a reputable owner, owned by a wonderful family. She was a golden dog; did as she was told, loved her family to death, and followed every command with a desire to please. She was the paragon of all hunting dogs-- a bear dog. She outperformed ever Karalein Bear Dog, every Akita-- there was no bear she would back down from, and none that could best her... until that all changed, that is. One day, her family took her out on a great bear hunting competition, aiming for the biggest and baddest bear... and they found it. It was a goliath among bears, an ancient survivor towering among the sycamores. But she wouldn't let that intimidate her, and having never known defeat, her pride became her downfall as she lunged. She was not ready. When she awoke, her eye had been gouged out and she had lost her left front leg. Once she was stable, she was put into a kennel where she found out the tragic fate of her owner. She had failed them. The bear got them. She tries to keep her head afloat, but is so close to breaking down. She's still trying to get the hang of street life, and has a lot of prejudices against the Sheep in Wolf's Clothing as well as the Unparalleled Combatant, but she's trying to adapt. She's trying so hard, and more often than not, it seems as though it's never enough. The newest member on death row, her wounds have only recently healed, but walking with three legs is something she's not a master at yet.

    [RESERVED FOR aliferous ]-- THE ANCIENT ONE: An older dog, already greyed and his bones are beginning to creak. He's a medium-sized mutt with wisened eyes and a clever mind. He has lived on the streets his entire life, and is an expert at avoiding the eyes of humans and is filled with the alpha charisma that wards off any dog that dares to try him when he's serious-- after all, an alpha is only an alpha in mind, not in body. For the most part, anyways. But he is calm and demure, only getting stern when he feels it necessary. Despite his old age, his teeth are sharp and his mind is cutting, and even though the crackle of his ancient joints groan and bend and snap when rushed, he is the paragon of silent fortitude, despite the weakening frame of his body. Though he is old, he contains a survivor's spirit, and with it, comes a sheer determination to discover paradise before his final day.


    form.


    My Forms.


    THE EXPERIMENT
    THE SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING





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    Jaybird   SWEETTEA P.S.S Sorry Jay, I already have the Sheep in Wolf's Clothing as closed. I'm making more chacacters soon though, so keep an eye out if there's another you like!!


    Sure, gutsie! The Unparalleled Combatant will be reserved for you. The reservation will last for 3 days after I'm done making the thread :)

    THE PROPHET
    THE CRACKED PILLAR

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    character choice:

    the unparalleled combatant

    character name: alphonse (al-fons-see)

    character breed: presia canario

    personality: alphonse is a canine that is cruel, intimidating, and aggressive. he does not want to be such a harsh being, but with the life that he has lived and the actions he has preformed... its hard to be anything else. al does not like being bossed around, and prefers to be in control of every situation. if he is not, he will only grow hostile and anxious until he gets what he desires. due to his unappealing, brutish appearance, al finds most canines to be too afraid of him to ever really share words. so, his days are always spent curled in the very back of his cage, staring at the wall as flashbacks of every fight sieze his mind. what is there a dog to do, when he is marked for death?

    additions: heavy scarring, including one on his right lip that reveals his sharp fangs underneath. ears are docked, and the worst of his scarring seems to be at his neck.

    secret code: i read through it a few times, but could not locate said code?

    your username: SWEETTEA P.S.S / gutsie

    roleplay example: (tw for gore and blood)

    his breaths came in short, sharp gasps. the screams of man that had become a familiar lullaby faded away into silence as his attention rested on the form that lay only a few pawsteps away. blood mottled the dust blanketed floor, pooling in some areas. it dripped from his panting maw and oozed from where his own flesh was torn. but he could not feel the stinging of his own wounds, for his chocolate gaze was locked onto the macabre cane corso that lay unmoving in the middle of the ring. a horrible scent began to serpentine its way towards him. one he knew too well. death. he’d killed his onyx pelted opponent. he’d killed another canine. fights never went that far. man always pulled their snappig jaws apart. but that particular brute would never stand in the ring again. al almost envied him. then came the flashing lights. the humans that surrounded him scattered, leaving him alone with the corpse. there was shouting, and forigen scents reached his coal black nose. but alphonse was too tired to bark and remind those men not to get to near. he just wanted to lay down... and so he did. just as his lids began to fall, he saw a weird suited human begin to approach him. then the noise dizzolved into silence.

    my favorite color: yellow!!

    My Note: That's it!! I like easy forms. Feel free to add extras though!!

    SWEETTEA P.S.S Accepted! I’ll add your character to the roster soon. :)


    Jaybird The Prophet looks awesome so far! The only thing I’d like to see is a written paragraph in the Roleplay Sample— you can use gutsie ‘s form for reference.


    @s t o r m y sure! Your reservation will last two days from today :)

    Awesome! Just let me know when you finish it and I’ll start the form right away

    also: If you know the breed you’d like me to use, I could start looking for a picture and thinking about it now?

    aliferous I was planning on having him be a mixed breed, to add a fabulous mutt to our group. As long as he isn't small or large (medium would be fantastic), you've pretty much got a huge spectrum to choose from :)


    EDIT: aliferous the character is ready whenever you are :)

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    The Ancient One