|- ωнєи тнє cιту ѕlєєρѕ, ωє яυlє тнє ѕтяєєтѕ -|

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❝ Two gangs. One ruled the streets by d a y; the other by n i g h t.
It was only a matter of time before their paths crossed ❞

roleplay based off of this video

|| d α у - т я σ т т є я ѕ ||
As far as gangs go, these guys are pretty mellow; unlike their counterpart [the night crawlers], unnecessary conflict is something they try to avoid. What they want is to stay alive - simple as that. While most of them come from different backgrounds, they work very much like a big family [dysfunctional. . .but a family, nonetheless]. There's no one leader, but the longer you stay loyal to the gang, the more respect you gain. As their name suggests, these are the ones who rule the streets by day. They are also the larger of the two groups.

|| и ι g н т - c я α ω l є я ѕ ||
The Night Crawlers are a ruthless gang of troubled young adults. Ages ranging strictly from no younger than thirteen, and no older than twenty-five. They don't care what they have to do to get what they want. They'll do it. What they want is power; and if that means hurting or killing a few individuals in the process, then so be it. The pecking order within the group works very much like that of a wolf pack [which also happens to be their symbol; a black wolf with glowing yellow eyes]. The leader calls the shots. Don't do what he or she says and you'll pay the price [which usually results in your life]. Next comes the second in command. These are the people who have been faithful to the group for many years and gained the much-desired respect of the leader; they're next in line if anything might happen to the leader. Below them are the subordinates. These are the general members. They hold little respect within the gang, but play a crucial role in its survival. They'll have to prove themselves if they want to move up in the ranks. This is the smaller of the two gangs and they roam the streets by night.

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❝ t h e c h a r a c t e r s ❞


|| d α у - т я σ т т є я ѕ ||
: members :
| keaton cook · male · eighteen · lost in this place · form |
| trace parker · male · nineteen · doglover8214 · form |
| erik night · male · twenty-one · keep running! · form |
| stephanie smith · female · seventeen · 99problems · form |

|| и ι g н т - c я α ω l є я ѕ ||
: leader :
| pheonix kennedy · female · seventeen · quartz · form |
: second in command :
| ariana hart · female · nineteen · lost in this place · form |
| kimberly allen · female · sixteen · fallenlightangel · form |
: members :
| ashton parker · male · eighteen · doglover8214 · form |
| nathan tate · male nineteen · shudderfox- · form |
| sever allois · male · nineteen · january · form |
| vixen diaz-brocklehurst · female · nineteen · keep running! · form |
| nicholas anderson · male · sixteen · horror · form |

[ male - 7 / female - 5 ]

[valar morghulis]

❝ r u l e s & f o r m ❞


· this is semi-literate, so i'd like at least five lines per post
· where the stars * are on the form is where you should type
· characters may become pregnant, just keep things appropriate
· no anime pictures & no powers. . .keep things realistic
· if your character dies somehow, feel free to make another
· you may have as many characters as you think you can handle
· violence and romance between the gangs is highly encouraged
· please try and keep the genders even

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- x [ ! ] x -



| т н є в α ѕ ι c ѕ |

- иαмє : : Keaton James Cook
- иιcкиαмє : : Cook. "Call me Keaton, I dare you."
- gєиdєя : : "Why don't you check for yourself? . . .no? Whatever. Male"
- αgє : : "Just turned eighteen and officially legal. Ladies?"
- gαиg : : Day Trotters
- яαик : : - - -

| α ρ ρ є α я α и c є |

- нєιgнт - Five-foot-eleven [ 5'11 ]
- ωєιgнт - One hundred thirty-five pounds [ 135 ]
- cloтнιиg ѕтуlє - "I like to keep things simple. Jeans, a pair of Chucks, a T-shirt and a hoodie"
- dιѕтιиcтινє fєαтυяєѕ - A few stab wounds here and there from previous fights.
- вodу мodιfιcαтιoиѕ - A tattoo about the length of his forearm of a flock of birds.

| ι и - d є ρ т н |

- cяυsн - "Every girl I see?"
- тнємє ѕoиg - Football Season Is Over - Bring Me The Horizon
- ѕєχυαl oяιєитαтιoи - Heterosexual [ straight ]
- яαиdoм fαcт - ***
- ρєяѕoиαlιту - ***
- нιѕтoяу - ***

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| т н є в α ѕ ι c ѕ |

- иαмє : : Ariana Lenay Hart
- иιcкиαмє : : "Aria works, I guess"
- gєиdєя : : "Female. . .if it really requires questioning"
- αgє : : Nineteen years old
- gαиg : : Night Crawlers
- яαик : : Second in command

| α ρ ρ є α я α и c є |

- нєιgнт - Five-foot-five [ 5'5 ]
- ωєιgнт - One hundred pounds [ 100 ]
- cloтнιиg ѕтуlє - "I'll wear anything if it's cute"
- dιѕтιиcтινє fєαтυяєѕ - Her eyes. They're a rather uncommon shade of blue-green.
- вodу мodιfιcαтιoиѕ - "This might take a while. For starters, I've got small plugs in my ears.
Three nose piercings; two nostril and one septum...and as far as tattoos go, I've got an arrow
along the length of my pointer finger, two sparrows near my waistline, crossed arrows behind my ear,
and a feather along my forearm. Got it? Good..cause I'm not repeating any of that"

| ι и - d є ρ т н |

- cяυsн - "None. . .and not looking for anything too serious"
- тнємє ѕoиg - Dead End Girl - Heavens
- ѕєχυαl oяιєитαтιoи - Bi-curious
- яαиdoм fαcт - Her brother was the leader of the Night Crawlers before he was murdered in a drive-by shooting. Hence, her position as second in command.
- ρєяѕoиαlιту -
Mysterious. Scandalous. Broken.
If one were take upon themselves the task of trying to sum up this five-foot-five, nineteen year old girl in three simple words, those would be it. She's quiet, and keeps to herself most of the time; she's the kind of girl who's going to overthink even the most insignificant of details. This isn't so much because she's shy, but because her low self-esteem leads her to believe that her words and her mind are worthless.
At night, she completely transforms. Throw her into a party setting [ or really any place where alcohol is involved ] and suddenly she goes from being soft-spoken and innocent to your typical, rowdy, party-girl; making bets with the guys to see who can take the most shots before getting sick. She's that girl you're going to find passed out on a different couch every morning after a long night of booze and cigarettes.
Since the age of fourteen she's suffered from depression. Or as her parents liked to call it "a phase". Even so, it's one she fears she'll never be able to slip out of. With her constant mood-swings and violent outbursts, she's lost quite a few friends, and quite frankly, most people have just given up on trying to fix her. 'A lost cause' is what she's been called my friends, therapists, and family members when she seemingly refuses to cooperate with their efforts to make her better. Hating the idea of taking medications, as they make her feel like someone who should be locked up in a mental institution [ crazy. which actually isn't far from what she is ], and tired of being left behind by those close to her, she's perfected her acting skills; presenting a cheerful front to those around her. She even lies and tells herself that she is truly happy..when deep inside, she knows she won't be able to keep this little act up forever before she just snaps.
- нιѕтoяу -
Ariana's past isn't necessarily a bad one, but it certainly had its flaws. Born and raised in the heart of London, she grew up in a rather middle-class family with two loving parents and a brother who always seemed to know the solution to all of her problems. Despite this, even from an early age, she struggled to free herself from depression's unforgiving grasp. Her mother, an interior designer, and her father, a well-respected buisnessman, did everything in their power to give their two children the world. So the discovery of her mother's affair with one of her father's co-workers came to a surprise to everyone and sent their perfect little life, in their perfect little house, with their perfect little kids right down the drain.
With their parent's more focused on their divorce than their kids, Ariana and her brother really had nowhere to turn and found themselves quickly falling into the wrong crowd. The age of fourteen is when she was introduced [ more like thrown ] into the world of alcohol and drugs; a temporary solution to her depression. A suppressant to the pain, the confusion..everything. She's the first to admit that she has some serious issues, and that the lifestyle she's chosen to lead isn't doing much for her mental health..but with no one stepping forward. No one caring enough to try and stop her from harming herself again, she continues down this path of destruction.

[valar morghulis]

o p e n & a c c e p t i n g !

[doglover8214]

| т н є в α ѕ ι c ѕ |

- иαмє : : [ Ashton Parker/color]
- иιcкиαмє : : [color=#808080] Ash, or make one up
- gєиdєя : : male
- αgє : : just turned 18
- gαиg : : [size=95]night-crawlers
- яαик : : [size=95]General member

| α ρ ρ є α я α и c є |

- нєιgнт - 5'10
- ωєιgнт - 145 pounds 145 pounds
- cloтнιиg ѕтуlє - (look at the picture)
- dιѕтιиcтινє fєαтυяєѕ - *** None
- вodу мodιfιcαтιoиѕ - Tattoo of a wolf on his shoulder. Tattoo of a cross on the inside of his forearm
| ι и - d є ρ т н |

- cяυsн - none yet none yet
- тнємє ѕoиg - highway to hell
- ѕєχυαl oяιєитαтιoи - straight
- яαиdoм fαcт - He is a pretty good artist
- ρєяѕoиαlιту - Ashton is pretty complicated to figure out. He is charismatic and charming when he wants to be, especially towards girls. He can also be pretty distant towards people mostof the time. He has a reputation for being a player, and wouldn't hesitate to flirt with a girl, no matter what.He has been known to be cheeky and have an attitude. He doesn't trust people straight away, but if you can get him to trust you, you're set with him. He can come off as a tough guy, but deep down he's just a very confused guy, who's trying to figure stuff out. Because of his past, he has some serious emotional issues. He feels like he's never really been loved by anyone, and as a result, he's not that sure if he can ever truly love anyone. he has some serious commitment issues, he says the words I love you a lot, but he hardly ever means it. He doesn't really have girlfriends, but he has a bunch of friends who are girls
- нιѕтoяу - Ashton had a hard time growing up.He used to get teased a lot when he was little for being small for his age. He was put in foster care when he was 8,and he never really got along with his foster parents. His foster dad always gave him a hard time, and as a result, he grew wild and reckless and rebellious. He got his first tattoo a few years later at age 16. He ran away around that time and joined the night crawlers.

| т н є в α ѕ ι c ѕ |

- иαмє : : Trace Parker
- иιcкиαмє : : make one up
- gєиdєя : : Male
- αgє : : 19
- gαиg : : Daytrotters
- яαик : : whatever's open

| α ρ ρ є α я α и c є |

- нєιgнт - 6'0
- ωєιgнт - 150 pounds
- cloтнιиg ѕтуlє - (look at the pic
- dιѕтιиcтινє fєαтυяєѕ - he has a long scar going from his shoulder to his mid back from an old fight
- вodу мodιfιcαтιoиѕ - ***[/colojr]


| [color=#008080]ι и - d є ρ т н |

- cяυsн - none yet
- тнємє ѕoиg - still looking
- ѕєχυαl oяιєитαтιoи - straight
- яαиdoм fαcт - he's a bit of a car geek
- ρєяѕoиαlιту - Trace is the complete opposite of his younger brother. He is a complete gentlemen most of the time. He has no problem being himself around his friends, but he's pretty shy around new people. Trace loves coming off as the quiet, mysterious type, but deep down he's just like anyone else. He might come off as stuck up because hes a bit of a loner, but deep down he's a total sweetheart. He doesn't fall in love very often, but when he does he will do just about anything to make his girl happy. He is a true romantic at heart. Something not very many people know about him is that he plays guitar. He's played for as long as he can remember. He prides himself on writing his own songs,but he suffers from stage fright, so he mostly plays when he thinks he's alone
- нιѕтoяу - ***

Very similiar to ash tons, except for the fact that he did get adopted. The people who adopted him, decided not to take Ashton, so they got separated at a young age. He left home at 17 and joined the day breakers

[FallenLightAngel]

(joining *filling out forum)

[superbia]

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| т н є в α ѕ ι c ѕ |

- иαмє : : Sever Shy Allois [Sev-err Sh-eye All-oi]
- иιcкиαмє : : Seevee. He hates that nickname with a passion, but bites off hostile behavior over higher-ranked members when that name is present. Just call him Sevv, it's more preferred~
- gєиdєя : : Male
- αgє : : Nineteen
- gαиg : : Night-Crawlers
- яαик : : Desired second-in-command for a long time now, but since that is full, he's fine as a subordinate.

| α ρ ρ є α я α и c є |

- нєιgнт - Approximately 5'9"
- ωєιgнт - 105 lbs, he's slightly anorexic and when feeling down, he'll eat in extreme amounts, but he usually has a huge regret-session later.
- cloтнιиg ѕтуlє - More than often you'll find him picking out more feminine shirts, as they fit his curves to a liking and skinny jeans play a dramatic role. Don't judge.
- dιѕтιиcтινє fєαтυяєѕ - "Rawr~ I'ma lion!"
His haircut, furiously spiked and always heavily hairsprayed.
- вodу мodιfιcαтιoиѕ - Several tattoos trickle and spin up his spine, but none are truly visible. The one that he charishes the most is a gaping visual of a scar that's located on his hip, and also, he has several earrings along his left ear, only one in the cartilage of his right. His right eyebrow is also pierced, along with his tongue.

| ι и - d є ρ т н |

- cяυsн - "I'll need an ID, Birth Certificate, and thumb prints, please."
Sever has never truly opened up to anyone, so most only see his hard outside of sick jokes and eagerness to start a fight, so reality, he doesn't desire one.
- тнємє ѕoиg - Let Go - A Static Lullaby
- ѕєχυαl oяιєитαтιoи - Bisexual and very open about it, but to pin his percentage towards genders, it would have to lean about ten percent more towards females; males are just too hot-headed, oi!
[Male = 40% Female = 60%]
- яαиdoм fαcт - "Pourquoi demandez-vous ces questions? Faits ne sont pas nécessaires!" His first language is French, and many times when something has made him angery, you'd find him scowling and rambling various sentances like nobody's business.
And he has a record for calling every person and/or gender by the nickname of "Woman", it's a habbit.
- ρєяѕoиαlιту -
"Tickle me pink, c'mon, I dare ya."
- Joker - Taunting - Vicious - Vague -
Sour, is another word that describes him almost perfectly.

Sever, like many of the other Night-Crawlers, was rough on the edges and brutal to newbies. That last part, is extremely true. He is a seasoned gang member and knows the ranks well, but if a lower rank or evenly ranked member dares to cross paths with him on his rightaway, he'll snap [this is also very common when someone calls him by his devastatingly horrid nickname]. Cocking his left eyebrow is always a sign that he'd been intrigued by a dueling offer, and nothing good comes from that, seeing as his feeble build could break easily. This all well describes his sour and taunting tendancies, so let's get used to the rest. Sever is often caught with a signature smirk, twisted with sour amusement, even when he had fled from a fight. This is a symbol that he sheerly enjoys the violent rush of adrenaline, it's like his drug and there is no cure to his addiction.
Vague, the word means distant, unclear, or clouded, yes? Well, these also fit under our skrawny monster. Sever will sometimes grow into a small depression and envelope himself into his own little world of grays and blacks. No way out, and a troubled way in. He uses these times to ponder old memories of his preppy years and remember when his parents actually cared. Those days make him smile every time, but then the flash back to reality shocks him like a defibrillator.
- нιѕтoяу -
"It's short, I can't remember much."

Originally, Sever had tried his best to keep the "good boy" stance, but man, that was all the way back in 9th grade. He dropped out of school in 10th grade, so no more goody-two-shoes behavior slipping away from his controlled aura. He'd officially become your skrawny nightmare. Parents in this matter had really no care what the heck he did in free time and were completely oblivious to his sudden drop-out of school. Secrets, oh another thing Sever can hide so easily, or maybe more referred to as lies, flooded from his mouth in constant limbo. Rarely, would a true sentence sneak out. His pokerface was as hard as steel, whether it was a sweet smile or furious glare, he could pull it off with ease.
Everything bad comes to and end at some point, well, really no, it doesn't.
Sever, in his seventeen-eighteen years, went to jail a total of three times. Can't hide the facts, no-no. He was bailed by his new father figure, even if that father figure was two years older than Sever. Around his birthday, his "father" was hit by a recklessly intoxicated driver and died soon after from a ruptured kidneys, three broken ribs, shattered left arm, leg, and pelvis. His vague side was clearly exposed for those times, but eventually, the nineteen-year old got over it. Sever, fluently charging fights, joined up with the Night-Crawlers and desperately lusts for power.

[je ; t a i m e]

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| т н є в α ѕ ι c ѕ |

- иαмє : : Pheonix Rynn Kennedy
- иιcкиαмє : : She occasionally goes by Nix.
- gєиdєя : : "I'm a female. Duh."
- αgє : : Seventeen, climbing into eighteen..
- gαиg : : "Night Crawlers, babe."
- яαик : : "I'm leader, what the hell did you think I was?"

| α ρ ρ є α я α и c є |

- нєιgнт - Just a tad taller than your average teenage girl, Pheonix stands at five feet, seven inches.
- ωєιgнт - One Hundred Ten Pounds
- cloтнιиg ѕтуlє - "I usually where it if it's cute and affordable."
- dιѕтιиcтινє fєαтυяєѕ - Nix has no specific features that really make her stand out in a crowd. That's, a good thing, though- being in a gang, you dint want to stand out, correct?
- вodу мodιfιcαтιoиѕ - "Okay; I have piercings in my ears, love and cartilage. Also, in the right nostril of my nose, I have it pierced. I don't always wear the ring, though. On the left corner of my lip, I have two piercings- a stud and a small hoop. I have an owl tattoo on my collarbone, and then, written in calligraphy on my wrist, is the word 'Faith'. Last, but my favorite, I have a compass rose on my right thigh."

| ι и - d є ρ т н |

- cяυsн - "Try me."
- тнємє ѕoиg - What the He!!- Avril Lavigne
- ѕєχυαl oяιєитαтιoи - Straight as a board.
- яαиdoм fαcт - Pheonix has scoliosis. That is a severe curvature in the spine. It causes no pain for her, but she needs a brace seriously, or she may be permanently crippled when she gets older."
- ρєяѕoиαlιту - Cold, cruel, and merciless, Nix's a hard girl to love. Like she Wants to fall in love, anyway.
- нιѕтoяу - Pheonix never had the most pleasant if lives. She was born in a middle-class family in the inner part of New York. She was the only child, and her parents adored her- she was the apple of their eye. Until, on Nix's twelfth birthday, her whole world came crashing down. While driving to their townhouse, a large brick home big enough to house over ten people, a broken gas line ignited. It was directly underneath their car. Pheonix lost her parents that day. And she's been so twisted ever since. At fourteen years old, Nix learned how to care for herself, even though she had quickly been shipped off to a foster home. She first ran into her gang three weeks after Christmas. She was on her way home from school. She was freezing and tired, and all the poor girl wanted was to get home to her foster parents. Then, out of no where, two large boys hopped out of no where. Pheonix recognized them from school. She knew what they were planning to do- and she didn't like it. While one advanced, trying to be able to grab her, the other spoke casually, trying to and believing he was distracting her. 
It all happened at once. The first guy lunged forward, going for her waist. Nix planted a hard roundhouse kick in his chest. She flipped backwards, giving the guy behind her a nice bloody nose. And then they had guns. The firsts one, being the dumb@ss he was, was too busy paying attention to his busted nose to get a good grip on the gun. The freakin' idiot dropped it. Pheonix immediately picked it up and cocked it, aiming straight for the guys, her finger hesitating on the trigger. The first boy was still short of breath and struggling for air. He ran. The second one followed. And that's when she met the Night Crawlers. 
From then on, she's been in several fights, and this girl's won almost every single one of them. She easily gained respect, with her attitude too big for her own good and a cold detirminiation.

[shudder]

[joining] [almost done]

| т н є в α ѕ ι c ѕ |

- иαмє : : Nathan Joshua Tate.
- иιcкиαмє : : Nat.
- gєиdєя : : Male
- αgє : : Nineteen | 19.
- gαиg : : Night Crawler.
- яαик : : Second in Command, or Member if that's already taken.

| α ρ ρ є α я α и c є |

- нєιgнт - 5' 10''
- ωєιgнт - 145 pounds.
- cloтнιиg ѕтуlє - Whatever's comfortable.
- dιѕтιиcтινє fєαтυяєѕ - A few scars here and there. The most distinct is one on the back of his neck from letting his friend attempt to cut his hair.
- вodу мodιfιcαтιoиѕ - No piercings, but he does have a tattoo on the back of his left hand.

| ι и - d є ρ т н |

- cяυsн - Not at the moment.
- тнємє ѕoиg - Slipknot - (Sic)
- ѕєχυαl oяιєитαтιoи - Straight.
- яαиdoм fαcт - Nathan played the piano for six years, and can still play a little even after having given it up.
- ρєяѕoиαlιту - The kind of guy who takes advantage of an opportunity, Nathan, or Nat as he prefers to be called, is a thinker. He likes to find out what makes people tick and thinks of life as one big game. You play it right and win, or you let the other players take advantage of you. That’s why he’s not quick to trust people or make his life an open book. He feels if you do that, you’re giving people a foot hole to screw you over eventually. Even so, he knows where his loyalties are, and will do anything for the gang.
Fully aware he probably doesn’t look like a typical Night Crawler with his bright smile and innocent face, Nathan likes to watch people try to place him somewhere. That’s what he’s use to. And while people mull that over, he’s doing the same thing to you. Before the end of the night, he’ll probably have weaseled information out of you without you ever thinking about the fact you’re practically being interrogated.
Smart and very driven, Nathan can’t stand when a problem goes unsolved. He’ll actively try to help find a solution to something. With that being said, he also can’t stand laziness or when people lay around, sleeping the day away. He feels that time could be spent doing something more productive.
When he’s mad, you’ll know. He doesn’t exactly explode, but Nathan’s been known to just pace back and forth and stare. In his mind, he’s staring holes through your face. It takes a lot to get him to really fight. Mostly because Nathan’s a talker.
Anyway, when he’s just hanging with the gang, friends, whatever, he’s social and visulent. He prefers hanging around with other’s unless there’s something on his mind that he needs to concentrate on. In that case, leave him be.
And underneath all of that is the part of Nat he hates the most. He’s easily distracted and can’t sit still, even when he’s really focused on not moving. Many have tried to pin ADHD onto him, but he hates that word and being associated with it. That’s probably the one thing that’ll lead him to jump straight into his angry mode. Paired with his self-consciousness, Nathan is a guy always mindful of other’s opinion of him.
- нιѕтoяу - Born and raised in Plano, Texas, Nathan didn’t really have a bad life. Actually, living in a gated community and going to a school that received countless donations from the wealthy parents of it’s students, Nathan got the best of everything. And he was an only child. How much better could it get?
Well, at school that wasn’t the case. His fidgety body and lack of attention on much of anything made kids single him out. Bullying was something he grew up with. That, and parents that suffocated him with their worries. There’re some things gifts don’t fix, though.
At around the eight grade, all of that changed. His parents were having some financial issues and moved to the not-so-good part of Plano but kept Nathan in his original school. That meant getting up extra early so he could go all the way across the city. Even if it left him tired, it still built character in him. Or maybe the credit went to his new neighbors. Kids who grew up in the streets, the ghetto, they sort of took Nathan in as their pet. When he told them about the kids back in the rich neighborhood, they taught him to toughen up. Keep your feelings to yourself and get them back whenever you could. Nathan learned, through bruises and his new friends constant reminders, that you had to take control of the situation.
And what do you think Nathan did when he went back to school? The first kid to poke fun at him got a nice kick to the face. The feeling of watching that kid cry was amazing, but the spanking he got from his dad was a different story. But through the years he learned other ways to get back at people, quickly earning a reputation as someone you didn’t want to mess with. All the while, back at home he was one of the nicer guys. Keeping up both sides of him helped him find ways to get over his problems, even if you could never truly learn to accept them.