Line #85 Roleplay/DragonHaven


1	''[[http://dragonhaven.dreamwidth.org/profile Dragon Haven]]'' is a panfandom JournalRoleplay on Dreamwidth. In this game, characters are brought into another world, one which dragons oversee, by the dragons themselves. The reason for doing this was originally to save them from some (until recently) unspoken calamity in each world's future, but with the calamity averted, it's currently anyone's guess as to why they're being brought to this other world anymore.
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3	The dragons bring more than just people, too; there are many settings from the various worlds represented by the characters in the game. However, sometimes they come with that world's hazards, and conflicts being caused by different elements from the various worlds are far from uncommon.
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6	!!This game provides examples of:
7	* AcePilot: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Athrun Zala]] and [[OriginalCharacter Manfred "Specter" Vaeris]].
8	* AffablyEvil: [[VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten Valvatorez]], though more especially his Tyrant and Shadow form. How evil they are may be up to debate, though they certainly consider themselves excellent villains.
9	* TheAlliance: Considering the World-Eater just ate the continent we were living on, ''maybe'' we should put our differences aside. Briefly, anyway.
10	* ApocalypseHow: The World-Eater is capable of multiversal physical annihilation.
11	* AprilFoolsPlot: [[http://thechillchest.dreamwidth.org/14632.html Little Flopsy]] puts in an appearance around this time.
12	** [[http://thechillchest.dreamwidth.org/216298.html Dragon Haven's Got Talent]], kupo!
13	* [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything The Assassins Who Don't Do Anything]]: For all their secrecy and insular behavior they very rarely do any assassinating.
14	* AwakeningTheSleepingGiant: Messing with [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Orb]] is generally a ''very'' bad idea. They try as hard as they can to play Switzerland (which can tie Athrun's hands sometimes), but when they are attacked, they are ''not'' stingy with their aid (especially with [[FourStarBadass Athrun's]] [[AsskickingLeadsToLeadership influence]]), as shown in the raid on the slaver headquarters.
15	** Also invoked when characters exploring the [[VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus Forbidden Lands]] awaken a literal sleeping giant. More specifically, sixteen of them.
16	** Applies to the town of Seahaven, as well. Though not "giant" in a literal sense, many of its citizens ''individually possess enough power to level nations''. Just ask the poor saps responsible for the TortureChamberEpisode below.
17	** You should probably think twice before invading [[VideoGame/AzureDreams Monsbaiya]]. As well as all the individuals that live in it, there's the moogles, ''and'' the monsters.
18	* BackFromTheDead: The Phoenix Dragon is capable of restoring characters post their canon deaths. We'll [[FixFic bring you justice]], don't worry.
19	* BadassBoast: Too many to list. This place is full of badass heroes, after all.
20	%%* BattleCouple: Pick a couple in the havens. Any couple.
21	%%* BecomingTheCostume: Well, at Halloween this one time...
22	* BerserkButton: [[VideoGame/TalesOfGraces Richard]]. The slightest hint of betrayal and off he goes. Alternatively, put Sophie in his vicinity.
23	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Applies to many of the heroes in this setting. Many of them are kind, compassionate, and gentle, but [[BerserkButton cross the line]] and you'll regret it.
24	* BlessedWithSuck: Making your way across the [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Archylte Steppe]], monsters pass and suddenly you've been branded a l'Cie with an incomprehensible Focus and a future as a crystal block or the world's equivalent of a zombie. But hey, magic!
25	** Subverted with [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2 Serah]]. Thanks to Etro's non-existence in the Havens, she no longer gets visions.
26	* BloodKnight: [[VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories Adell]], though he constitutes the more fight-happy sort, rather than the bloodthirsty variety.
27	* BondCreatures:
28	** Baby dragons will bond themselves to the person who witnesses them hatch. This bond affects their own lifespan, so unfortunately, they will die when the person they bonded to also dies.
29	** Fire lizards have an emotional bond with the first person to feed them. They're also quite numerous.
30	* BroughtDownToBadass: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2 Lightning]] retains none of her [[TouchedByVorlons Etro-given powers]] due to the aforementioned deity not existing in the dragons' world. No one is particularly heartbroken by this, least of all Lightning.
31	%%* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive
32	%%* CharacterDevelopment
33	* CharacterNameAlias: [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Lucy]] goes by Louise Miles, for [[AncientConspiracy reasons]].
34	* ChronicHeroSyndrome: A great deal of protagonists in the setting have this, being willing to risk their safety or sacrifice for others without thought of reward. Some even go out of their way to do so.
35	* TheChosenMany
36	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Dropped characters often suffer from this.
37	* CoolPlane: [[OriginalCharacter Manfred "Specter" Vaeris']] [[SuperPrototype F-4X Phantom II.]] Its performance exceeds the already impressive estimates of its Real World counterpart. Specter's plane is capable of reaching ''Mach 4'' at high altitude. Also qualifies as his [[AceCustom trademark]] aircraft.
38	* CrypticConversation: [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed The Assassins]]. Ever on form, they'll usually encrypt the most important stuff.
39	* CultureClash: Inevitable. Especially inevitable when your canon CR is spread over several centuries.
40	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Who ''doesn't'' have a tragic backstory.
41	* DarkIsNotEvil: Several examples.
42	** [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Black Mages]], generally.
43	** The inhabitants of [[VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories Veldime]], while generally mischievous and a bit chaotic demons, are friendly and peaceful enough.
44	** [[VideoGame/LuminousArc2 Fatima]], the Shadow Frost Witch. Despite a negative reputation, she requested help to rebuild a village from her home world that ostracized her.
45	** [[VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten Valvatorez]], a demon vampire who owns a general store in a populous area, frequently aids heroes, and often sets out to fight against threats to the havens. Insists he is still evil. He's not fooling anyone.
46	** [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Sparda]], of course.
47	** [[OurElvesAreDifferent Lioriley]], a dark elf, who is nothing if not kind and selfless.
48	** [[VideoGame/TalesOfXillia Elize]] uses dark based artes as well as healing ones. In her own universe, this is simply accepted as a normality; the fact she can ''cast'' artes in the first place is the reason she was shunned.
49	* DrivingQuestion:
50	** Who is the World-Eater?
51	** Should we even trust the dragons?
52	** Can we go home?
53	* DysfunctionalFamily:
54	** The [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Assassins]], for one.
55	** The affectionately named [[VideoGame/AzureDreams Monsbaiyan Mafia]], which consists of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2 Serah, Lightning, Hope]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Lucina]], [[Manga/DGrayMan Lenalee]], [[Film/PacificRim Newt]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Yuna]], and [[VisualNovel/DramaticalMurder Koujaku]], and continues to grow on a regular basis.
56	%%* EldritchAbomination: The World-Eater.
57	* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: The fate that the characters have been saved from.
58	* EveryoneCanSeeIt: ''So much denial''. So much obliviousness. [[ShutUpKiss Seriously]], guys. Come on.
59	** [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Bro]] and [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]].
60	** [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Desmond]] and [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Lucy]].
61	** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2 Hope]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Lucina]]. Thankfully, these two at least have passed this minefield.
62	%%* FamilyOfChoice: Multiple examples.
63	* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'': Its influence is highly present in the setting, especially with the prevalence of Moogles and chocobos.
64	%%* FishOutOfTemporalWater
65	* FisherKingdom: Characters in the havens have the option of gradually forgetting they ever lived anywhere else.
66	* FlowerMotifs:
67	** [[VideoGame/TalesOfGraces Sophie]] gained some sopheria seeds (which she is named after). She spent the next few months looking after them until a blossomgale occured.
68	** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2 Hope]] gave [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Lucina]] an iris on one occasion. It still took her several more months (and a kiss) to realise his [[EveryoneCanSeeIt affections]].
69	** [[VideoGame/TalesOfXillia Elize]] is named after the fictional princessia flower.
70	* ForScience: [[Film/PacificRim Newt]]. Just ''Newt''. To a lesser degree, [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Lucy]].
71	* FreeRangeChildren: Being [[BadassAdorable badass adorable]] to a one, the kids tend to roam about and participate in events as much as the adults do.
72	* FriendToAllLivingThings: [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Connor]], who is rumoured to actually be a Disney Princess.
73	** Subverted in that his chocobo hates him [[PetMonstrosity with every fibre of its being]].
74	%%* GeographicFlexibility
75	* GiveMeASword: With the number of invasions (and monsters combing the areas brought to the havens), you should probably learn how to fight.
76	* HalfHumanHybrid: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Terra Branford]].
77	** [[OriginalCharacter Nina Lora]] technically counts as well, being half-Doman; Domans are her home universe's rough equivalent of humans.
78	** [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Altaïr, Connor]] and [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Desmond]] technically count as this.
79	** Technically [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Lucina]] as well.
80	%%* HappilyAdopted: Child characters never stay alone for long.
81	* HappilyMarried:
82	** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2 Serah]] and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Snow]].
83	** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2 Hope]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Lucina]].
84	* HatesBeingTouched:
85	** [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Connor]].
86	** [[VideoGame/TalesOfGraces Sophie]], to the point where she threw [[Literature/{{Katanagatari}} Konayuki]] ''into a tree''. I'm not making this up.
87	** [[OriginalCharacter Nina]] as well, but she has her reasons; see AnIcePerson below.
88	* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: The World-Eater.
89	* HighlyVisibleNinja: The ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' characters' garb, to the point new arrivals are mistaken for someone else entirely. Is this some kind of secret organization? Highly suspect.
90	** Subverted in that the white robes and [[InTheHood hoods]] are a required item of clothing for all citizens in [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Fortuna]].
91	* HorseOfADifferentColor: Horses are outnumbered by Chocobos to the point of being considered rare mounts.
92	* HotSpringsEpisode: The Haven Rangers, an all-female band of heroes, originally met during one of these.
93	* AHouseDivided: Some want to help the dragons. Some don't.
94	* HumongousMecha: To be expected when you have ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Gundam SEED]]'' and ''{{Franchise/Transformers}}'' in the game.
95	* IChooseToStay: On a rare occasion, the dragons might find someone who actually ''wants'' to come here.
96	** More frequently, someone will indeed choose to stay after resolving any complications at home. For [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2 Serah and Lightning]], this is the world where they can be together. For [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Lucina]], she exists out of time in her own continent, and planned to leave it anyway.
97	* IJustWantToBeNormal: [[OriginalCharacter Nina]] started off as this, hating how she had to avoid being near people or how she had to do things in specific ways to avoid accidentally hurting anyone. After awhile, with some encouragement she began to accept herself the way she is, but not without a few bumps along the way. At present, she no longer shows any real signs of disliking what she is, but will still on some occasions actively warn others of the potential dangers of being near her when she's not prepared.
98	* AnIcePerson:
99	** [[VideoGame/LuminousArc2 Fatima]], whose powers are simultaneously this ''and'' CastingAShadow.
100	** [[OriginalCharacter Nina Lora]] is a rather bizarre example. Due to being incapable of generating her own bodyheat, her body has an involuntary mechanism where it steadily drains heat from whatever she's in contact with at the time. The result of this? Anyone or anything she touches will eventually freeze over unless she breaks contact before it happens.
101	** [[VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories Rozalin]]. Most of her trademark attacks are ice elemental.
102	* IdenticalGrandson: [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Altair and Desmond]].
103	* InterspeciesRomance: A side-effect of so many worlds being stitched together.
104	** The elven mage [[OurElvesAreDifferent Lioriley]] and human assassin [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Connor]] finally became a couple, to the [[RetGone mild dismay]] of his descendant.
105	* JumpedAtTheCall: For some characters, the havens are a significant improvement on their own world.
106	** [[Literature/{{Katanagatari}} Konayuki]] has absolutely no complaints about being removed from the [[DoomedHometown burned-out skeleton of her mountain village]].
107	* KidnappedByTheCall: What's that? You don't want to be saved? Sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of my abducting you to the Havens!
108	* TheKindnapper: The Dragons. We're keeping you safe from your world's destruction!
109	%%* LargeHam: ''[[VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten Valvatorez]]''.
110	* LoveFreak: The [[VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness trope namer]] herself found her way to Dragon Haven to spread love wherever she goes.
111	%%* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover
112	* MeaningfulName: Have you ''seen'' the amount of protagonists?
113	** The ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' cast takes the trophy for this trope. If you don't have a bird name, you should. If you don't have a bird name it might just be derived from the big bad who ended up causing your [[FridgeHorror demise]].
114	** Likewise, any ''Creator/SquareEnix'' character. [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Ven]] comes from a tradition of naming trios after earth, water and air (him being the latter in this example). Literal examples include [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2 Hope]].
115	** Subverted with the Protagonist of ''VideoGame/Persona4'', going by the name of Souji Seta.
116	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The Kamui Demons plot. Our brave heroes took down two demonic owls, only to awaken [[BigBad Yami]], Emperor of Darkness. Oops.
117	* NobleDemon: [[VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten Valvatorez]] is present in Dragon Haven, and he's still using his own definition of "evil" for how he operates. [[VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness Laharl]] also brings his brand of cantankerous "evil" to the setting. More literal uses of the term include [[VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories Adell, Rozalin]], and [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Sparda]].
118	* NonhumanSidekick: For one example, [[NatureSpirit Celia]] [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent Espellomente]] is shaping up to be this to [[AcePilot Manfred Vaeris]].
119	* OlderThanTheyLook: A rather high number of characters are, actually, what with the assortment of demons, immortals, non-humans and A.I.
120	* OnlyMostlyDead: If a character dies, they turn into a Shade for roughly a month before being revived. It only happens once, however; if they die a second time, then they're [[KilledOffForReal dead for real]].
121	* OurDragonsAreDifferent: They possess the ability to travel between multiple worlds at will, take people with them, and replicate and/or lift entire regions from worlds.
122	* OurSpiritsAreDifferent: [[OriginalCharacter Celia Espellomente]], despite being rather humanlike and looking/acting like an overly-excitable teenage girl, is her own world's form of NatureSpirit. One of an entire race of them, in fact.
123	%%* TheOrder: The Assassins of ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed''.
124	* PapaWolf:
125	** [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Connor's]] relationship to [[Literature/{{Katanagatari}} Konayuki]]. Includes elements of BadassAndChildDuo and BigBrotherInstinct.
126	** [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Sparda]] does not like it when you mess with his kids, biological or otherwise.
127	* PatchworkWorld
128	* PatrickStewartSpeech: [[Franchise/MassEffect Commander Shepard]] does a CallBack to what she said to Liara while confronting Shadow Valvatorez during the Shadow Event.
129	--->'''Shepard''': ''People may be messy, awkward, selfish, even cruel -- but they're trying their damnedest out there, doing everything they can. And I swore to myself that I'd fight to make sure they'd still have that chance.''
130	* PimpedOutDress: [[VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories Rozalin]] still wears her extremely fancy dress almost everywhere she goes, even in battle.
131	* RealNameAsAnAlias: Depending on who she talks to, [[OriginalCharacter Nina]] goes by either "Nina Lora" or "Imila Tera". Both names are correct; Nina is her given name, while Imila is the name given by the family that had adopted her after her biological parents had given her up.
132	%%* RedemptionQuest: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Kain]] is still on one.
133	* RelationshipResetButton: [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Maria Thorpe]] arrived from a point when she was single. Her future husband, on the other hand...
134	%%* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Lucina]].
135	* SchizoTech: Inevitable with the multiple settings present. Settings can range from the eighteenth-century [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Davenport Homestead]], the fantasy-with-airships setting of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Baron]], or the sci-fi realms of the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Orb Union]], [[Franchise/MassEffect Nos Astra]], or [[{{Franchise/Transformers}} Crystal City]].
136	* SendMeBack: Unsurprisingly the first thing said by most characters brought to the Havens against their will.
137	* SeriesMascot: Given the prevalence of ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' in the setting, it's only natural the unofficial mascot of Dragon Haven is the Moogle.
138	** An honorable mention goes to ''[[VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness Disgaea's]]'' bumbling, lazy, and ineffectual Prinnies.
139	** Don't forgetz ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces''' Turtlez!
140	* ShipperOnDeck: [[VideoGame/Persona4 Souji]]'s active encouragement of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Lucina]]'s endeavors with [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2 Hope]] has caused a fair bit of embarrassment for the would-be Exalt. [[Literature/SwordArtOnline Asuna]]'s plot to have her dance with him at the gathering [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2 Serah]] held did not help matters.
141	* SiblingTeam: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2 Serah and Lightning]] work as adventurers in [[VideoGame/AzureDreams Monsbaiya]], fighting their way through the Monster Tower to train and earn money. They also [[StockSuperheroDayJobs run a restaurant]].
142	%%* SignatureMove: Nearly everyone has one in some form.
143	* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: Characters who get a canon update return in the same spot with very little time having passed for everyone around them, even though they themselves might have aged years.
144	* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: ''Maranda''. She was [[OnlyMostlyDead revived later]], much to everyone's relief.
145	* TalkingAnimal: Given the sheer volume of moogles, if your character isn't used to talking animals, they will be.
146	* TeamMom: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2 Serah]]. Also [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2 Lightning]], more surprisingly.
147	* TemporalParadox: For [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed some canons,]] the timeline is sitting in a metaphorical bar and has long since given up.
148	* TortureChamberEpisode: The [[{{Franchise/Transformers}} Crystal City]] plot. Thanks for the psychological trauma, slavers!
149	* TrademarkFavoriteFood:
150	** [[VideoGame/TalesOfGraces Sophie]]: Crablettes.
151	** [[VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten Valvatorez]]: Sardines.
152	** [[OriginalCharacter Nina]]: Chocolate, thanks in part to [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Terra]] spoiling her with the stuff.
153	* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Though, unlike many other [=RPs=] that use this premise, the characters know generally how they arrived and why they were brought here.
154	* TrueCompanions: The Haven Rangers were formed from the heroes of various worlds, now intent on protecting the dragons' world and all within it; in true Companion fashion they frequently adventure together despite being scattered across the havens.
155	* UniversalTranslator: The Runes are capable of automatically translating everything to the language you understand. That's rather fortunate, really...
156	* WeHelpTheHelpless: What many of the protagonists in this setting do if they do not suffer from ChronicHeroSyndrome.
157	* WhamEpisode: '''The Displacement.''' Even after the plot it was a part of was resolved, [[NothingIsTheSameAnymore many things about the world the characters are in had permanently changed]].
158	%%* YouAreNotAlone: When something bad happens, this usually comes out. Especially for the lone canon warriors.
159	* YouCantGoHomeAgain: If you're dead in canon, this is you. Better find a nice house.
160	* ZombieApocalypse: The world didn't end, but there was a massive influx of undead that affected most haven regions around Halloween.
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