SEVEN SINS: Demon summoning, blood rituals, and RP. Oh my!

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My life closed twice before its close--
It yet remains to see
If Immortality unveil
A third event to me

So huge, so hopeless to conceive
As these that twice befell.
Parting is all we know of heaven,
And all we need of hell.
- Emily Dickinson

Page 1 SHOP FRONT | Page 2 EVENT PAGE​

 

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Shop Group
Character Journals, RP Central, & Character Submissions



Discord
Membership not necessary but there are some tasty perks >u>
Such as: server currency to buy characters/art, questing hub, and more!



Drop Gallery
Official art drops and certs


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ANNOUNCEMENTS​

1.11.2021: Grand Opening Event information up on pg. 2!
1.1.2021: Setting up the main thread, the discord server, and shop group OTL.

 

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Welcome to the World of Seven Sins

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You've managed to find a life in the not-so-distant future in a giant metropolis called Sanctuary V. It is one of twelve (Sanctuary I-XII) remaining functioning cities in a world that's running out of resources but humanity is still scraping by with what it can find. It's not recommended to venture out in the desert-like wastelands that make up the environment surrounding the remaining cities considering it's filled with bandits, wild animals, and thirst (unless you have a fast car, that is).

So, here you are, an average citizen just trying to make it through the day by working a 9-5 or something even more grueling. You check your mail and all you see are bills. Bills, bills, and more bills. But what's this?

There's a bright red envelope in the stack of "past-due" notices. You don't hesitate as you rip it open to reveal an elegant letter cordially inviting you to visit a store call the Seven Sins. Normally, you would just ball it up and throw it away but there is something both unsettling and alluring about the invitation.

Google Maps says that it's located in the shadier part of the city but... what the hell?

What could it hurt...?

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The Shop

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The Seven Sins is owned by a gentleman named Bellus Wynard and he lives right above it. The shop looks relatively shabby on the outside but it is just a rouse for any random passer-by. The inside of the shop is gothic and plush and nearly filled to the brim with interesting occult items.

Hopefully you brought the letter with you or you won't be able to even step inside...

You should be honored. Only a select few receive a letter to browse Bellus' wares and to be inducted into his helpful services.

 

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Deal with the Devil

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The Seven Sins over-arching story boils down to making a contract with a demon. A demon of one of the seven deadly sins. Perhaps your character wants power. Or beauty. Or wealth. There is a demon out there that can help you. But first, Bellus wants to meet you first and make sure you're a good candidate. You might even get to meet Typhus - Bellus' demon of wrath - if you play your cards right.

 

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The Seven Deadly Sins

All summoned demons have horns, a tail, and wings. Their aesthetic is guided by their respective symbol animals and colors.



PRIDE
Symbol: Ὑ
Human Desire: Beauty
Aesthetic: Birds
Associated Color : Purple


GREED
Symbol: Φ
Human Desire: Wealth
Aesthetic: Amphibians
Associated Color : Gold


ENVY
Symbol: Λ
Human Desire: Celebrity/Fame
Aesthetic: Snakes
Associated Color : Green


LUST
Symbol: Π
Human Desire: Love
Aesthetic: Herbivores with horns
Associated Color : Dark Blue


GLUTTONY
Symbol: Γ
Human Desire: Power
Aesthetic: Tusked animals
Associated Color : Orange


SLOTH
Symbol: Ἀ
Human Desire: Talent
Aesthetic: Aquatic animals/fish
Associated Color : Light Blue


WRATH
Symbol: Ὀ
Human Desire: Revenge
Aesthetic: Large land carnivores
Associated Color : Red
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How to Obtain a Demon​

I would like to build this up into a small but active RP community so you can obtain a demon by just roleplaying! You can also obtain a demon via shop events, which will consist of mostly Writing Prompts and Contractor Character Submissions.

However, if you join the discord, you will have opportunities to gain a demon through the Quest Fairy or the Coin Shop. Please join the discord for more details.

Please note that you do NOT have to own a demon to participate in RPs. You may submit human character applications so you can start RPing with different demons/contractors. Please join the shop group for more details.

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Demon Directory

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General Information on the Demons​

• They can be invisible and may present themselves at will.
  
  
• Each demon is allowed up to 3 powers. They may be active or passive powers (e.g., Typhus can thrust his wings into the ground and send up sharp spikes into his enemies and conjure fire). You don't have to decide on the powers right away. You can find them out during RPs or just general discussion/brainstorming 8D Powers must be cleared by @Milk&Honey before they can be used in RP.
  
  
• Demons are usually a constant presence around their contractors but can wander off as needed for assignments. However, they cannot ignore a direct summons.
  
  
• Demons cannot deliberately harm their contractors.
  
  
• A contract is not permanent. It will be considered fulfilled and done once the human's desire has been satisfied. However, a human can continue a contract indefinitely if they choose to do so. This is a risk considering the human must now satisfy the demon's wish to break it (a secret between demon and contractor). However, perhaps the lure of essentially having a magical life assistant will outweigh the risk. Note, should a contractor die before the contract has ended, they will be cast into Limbo.
  
  
• A human is more useful to a demon alive. A contractor is a demon’s tether to the living realm and many demons do not wish to leave it willingly.
  
  
• A human is not automatically damned to Hell if they make a contract. However, if the demon can satisfy the human’s desire AND corrupt them before the contract is complete, they will win the ultimate prize of their soul.
  
  
• Demons can mask their demonic forms so they look human so they can appear next to their contractor as needed.
  
  
• Only 1 contract per human.
  
  
• No stages. There will be a small waiting period between the official ritual RP and receiving a demon.
  
  
• A human and their demon will share a symbol to mark their bond (demon will have symbol on forehead; human will have symbol on their chest).
  
  
• Maintaining a contract can prolong a human life but does not make them immortal or invulnerable to injury/disease.
  
  
• A demon will do their best to keep their human alive.
  
  
• The main golden rule is that demons cannot interfere with free will. However, demons are very good at manipulating situations to encourage the best outcome for their contractors.
  
  
• A demon should be careful not to overindulge in using magic considering they use some of their human’s energy to channel their hellish magic into the living realm. Too much magic can kill or fry a human.
  
  
• To get around this limitation, contractors and their demons can work together. They can more or less pool their magic together to benefit everyone.

 

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THE RITUAL: BLOOD SACRIFICE​

• The summoning ritual will occur as a private roleplay in the shop group between Bellus (@Milk&Honey ) and your character.
  
  
• Bellus can guide the prospective contractor through the summoning ritual.
  
  
• The ritual room is located in the back of Seven Sins. It is dark with no windows and the only light is from the candles on the floor. They surround a large pentagram with drawn with white chalk.
  
  
• A prospective contractor will write their desire onto a piece of parchment paper.
  
  
• The day of the ritual, they will sit in the center of the pentagram. A large white bowl made from a cut human skull and a black knife are present.
  
  
• They will cut their hand (or whatever body part) to get some blood into the bowl, set the parchment paper on fire, and drop it into the bowl before it completely burns.
  
  
• A human will know their sacrifice was accepted when they feel a burning on their chest and a symbol of one of the seven sins appears. A demon will soon appear afterwards...

 

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SHOP TIMELINE


An overarching storyline will guide the shop and the various RPs that can occur. Major meta-plots will be added here for easier access/referral.
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• The Calm Before the Storm
  • Humanity has stretched itself thin within the twelve remaining megacities. Those not lucky enough to reside in one of the Sanctuaries must survive in the lawless wastelands that exist in between - fighting to scratch out some semblance of survival in a land plagued by bandits, wild animals, and drought.
    
    However, there is a tension in the air and the people are getting restless. Something is going to break.
    
    Hopefully, Bellus' letter finds you before the storm hits...
• ???
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SHOP STAFF

@Milk&Honey
Owner, Artist, Demon Master

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Special Shoutout to: @chrys , @Lunar Fea , @RazmatazRascal , @smerdle , and @Straye for their support
and keeping me sane as I got this up and running <3

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CREDITS/INSPIRATION


Borderlands (the game series), Christian theology, Dante's Inferno, lots of medieval work regarding the seven sins.
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“Through me you go into a city of weeping
through me you go into eternal pain
through me you go amongst the lost people”

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“There is no greater sorrow then to recall
our times of joy in wretchedness."

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“Hope not ever to see Heaven. I have come to lead you to the
other shore; into eternal darkness; into fire and into ice.”

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"Before me there were no created things
But those that last forever—as do I.
Abandon all hope you who enter here.”

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“At grief so deep the tongue must wag in vain
the language of our sense and memory lacks the vocabulary of such pain.”

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“So that the Universe felt love,
by which, as some believe,
the world has many times been turned to chaos.
And at that moment this ancient rock,
here and elsewhere, fell broken into pieces.”

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Selected quotes from Inferno by Dante Alighieri

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