The Salt Islands OCT
is an Original Character Tournament. It is based in the fictional Salt Islands, where the demon, Heath Stockholm, killed the royal family 10 years ago. Now it is 1910 and he has risen again, and he is being hunted by two parties: Inspector Mardra J. Finch, who wants him alive, and Marius Pernod, who wants him dead. Contestants may also choose a third side, which is to protect Heath Stockholm for the favor of the spirits.
This OCT contains examples of the following tropes:
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Common Tropes
- Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
- Good Cop/Bad Cop
- Town with a Dark Secret: I suppose you can consider it a town.
Characters
Aia & Tiona
AJ & Harley
Two hired assassins that are hunting Heath for Inspector Mardra J Finch in hopes of finding a cure for Harley's Contamination Situation. An odd Buddy Picture duo with a Psychopathic Manchild and his charming best friend.
- Contamination Situation: Harley is dying, they're trying to save him, but at least it's a Beneficial Disease?
- I Just Want to Be Normal: Sure, immortality is cool, but when you're around for nearly 2 centuries, you kinda don't wanna do that no more.
- Immortal Life Is Cheap: MMMWATCHASAAAAAAAAAAAAY
- Justified Criminal: Gotta eat to live, gotta kill to eat.
- Livingis More Than Surviving: AJ and Harley have very conflicting views on 'living'.
- More Teeth than the Osmond Family: AJ has a ridiculous number of teeth.
- Our Ghouls Are Creepier: AJ is an undefined type of ghoul, because what the heck is a ghoul? The closest you can get is probably Demonic Ghoul.
- Really 700 Years Old: AJ is approximately two centuries old, but doesn't look a day older than 21.
- You Are Who You Eat: AJ is a shapeshifter.
Anthony & Raven
A pair of fraternal twins who've been possessed by demons since a young age. The older twin, Anthony, is possessed by a demon of trauma called Akiron. The younger twin, Raven, is possessed by a demon of pain named Boric. Together they aim to hunt down Heath Stockholm and kill him, whether for sport or money it is not clear.
Or at least that was the plan at first, as Anthony seems to be having some conflicting ideas as the days go on.
- Ancient Evil: Akrion and Boric have been around since time before the first sentient being. Each had a job with the sentient and the world they live in. Boric is likely the cause for all the venomous things that are in Australia.
- Sadist: Both will laugh at your misery if they don't have a care for you. But once an emotional connection is made, they'll likely try to protect you from harm.
- Sticky Fingers: Both are guilty of stealing items they find useful or neat. It is not uncommon for them to take something from victims of theirs. Raven has already stolen Bob's tophat and amulet.
- Transformation Horror: Both twins are able to alter their bodies to accommodate more power from their demons. Often results in horns, tails and other assorted parts.
Anthony
- I Know What You Fear: Looking into Anthony's demonic eye will reveal a person's fears to him, great or small.
- The Insomniac: Anthony will not sleep in fear of damaging night terrors or demonic takeover. He will likely not sleep for months on end.
- Mad Doctor: Anthony likes to toy with humans and their bodies to test their limits.
- Magical Eye: Anthony's left eye can look into a person's mind with eye contact.
- Your Mind Makes It Real: When the fears are made known, they will be used against the person in a harmful manner. Amount of trauma varies.
Raven
- Bloody Murder: Raven's blood is corrosive to the point there are not very many things that will not melt when it makes contact with her.
Lukas, Theodore, & Azazel
Lukas and Azazel belong to the Lazarus family, a cult family that specializes in containing a dangerous daemon that consumes living things at the expense of its human hosts. The Daemon is too much to contain within one human, so it is split between Lukas, Azazel, and Lukas's caretaker, Theodore. Because of the daemon's power, Lukas's life is drawing short, so they pursue Heath in hopes that if Lukas eats him he will gain Heath's ability to defy death.
General
- Beauty, Brains, and Brawn
- Big, Screwed-Up Family
- Broken Bird: All three may qualify one way or another.
- Sealed Evil in a Can: All three of them host a different aspect of the Daemon.
Lukas
- Beware the Quiet Ones: While he only has a few words to say, the daemon gives him dangerous strength and speed.
- Dumb Muscle
- Pretty Boy
- Pure Is Not Good
- Sugar-and-Ice Personality: Lukas has an adorable sweet side.
- Tranquil Fury: Lukas's fighting style.
Theodore
- The Lost Lenore: Theodore's late wife was the previous host of the daemon that Lukas hosts now.
Azazel
- Beware the Nice Ones: Azazel, despite being the most open and friendly of the trio, is also quite deadly.
- Blind Seer: Azazel's eyesight has been taken by the daemon, but in return she can see the energy within living things, including the spirits of the island.
- Disability Superpower
- Femme Fatale
- Offscreen Moment of Awesome: Azazel attended a special council meeting and came back with her hands covered in blood.
- Plucky Girl
Madeline & Ein
- Pint-Sized Powerhouse: Ein is able to lift things much heavier than herself. In Tenuanime's round one entry she threw a large crate with ease, and in CPT-Blackridge's entry she managed to break a light post from the ground and swing it.
Ronnie & Mort
A self proclaimed Occult Detective on the hunt for the spirits of the islands alongside their own wispy pal, Mort. Ronnie is investigating the motive behind Heath's return, both to put a stop spirit interventions (which are never good according to them) and to help Mort reach some closure about his cursed state of being.
Getting a job out of it wouldn't hurt either.
- A Friend in Need: Even though Ronnie was misled by Mort to go to the islands in the first place, they're ready to help out and put themselves in harm's way for his sake.
- Become a Real Boy: Mort hates being a spirit. More than anything he wants another chance to be alive and will jump at any glimmer of hope there is to make it happen.
- Not-So-Imaginary Friend: Ronnie appears to talk to themselves when they're actually addressing Mort. Not a lot of people see ghosts after all. Ronnie has a rare ability to see spirits that may have to do with their witch lineage.
- Unhappy Medium: They don't trust or like spirits very much, but Ronnie can still see them.
Sylvia & Gordon
- Our Vampires Are Different : Sylvia keeps a twisted reflection and is especially vulnerable to salt/sea water. Considering the setting, she could have been luckier.
Judge Characters
Heath Stockholm
The supposed half-human, half-demon whose face is seen on wanted posters the world over. He died ten years prior to the start of the OCT not long after using supernatural powers to kill off the Royal Family of the Salt Islands as well as a handful of civilians. He returned with what people assume is a vengeance, but he is really on a mission to work alongside the spirits of the island for a mysterious purpose.Depending on the Writer he may vary from Ax-Crazy Jerkass to the Well-Intentioned Extremist.
- Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: Despite his drive to work alongside the spirits, he may wander off to whatever interesting thing comes up.
- Back from the Dead: It's been ten years and the number of people happy to see him again is minimal.
- Bad Liar
- Blatant Lies: If someone doesn't know who he is off the bat and asks about his scar he'll likely pull some tall tale out of his ass.
- Blow You Away
- Beware the Nice Ones
- We All Die Someday: It's either now or later, and if someone is in his way it might as well be now.
Mardra J Finch
The Inspector of Scarborough, one of the Salt Island's major cities. She wants Heath Stockholm brought to her alive, thinking there are many things to learn from someone who has been to the other side.
- The Alcoholic: Most of the auditions with her in it involve her knocking down a drink or two.
- Find the Cure!: She wants Heath alive to study how he defies death, thinking it may be applicable to others who are dying before their time.
- Old Maid: She's 37 years old and still unmarried in the year 1910.
- Sugar-and-Ice Personality: She may come off as stoic or stern at first, but her soft spot for children reveals her sweet side.
Marius Pernod
"A French mobster who smells like rosemary and extortion." Also located in Scarborough, Marius is the one who wants Heath dead for obvious reasons. He is the head of a small, faithful gang of 13 Frenchmen.
