The X-men run missions and work together with the NYPD, striving to maintain a peaceful balance between humans and mutants. When it comes to a fight, they won't back down from protecting those who need their help.
Haven presents itself as a humanitarian organization for activists, leaders, and high society, yet mutants are the secret leaders working to protect and serve their kind. Behind the scenes they bring their goals into reality.
From the time when mutants became known to the world, SUPER was founded as a black-ops division of the CIA in an attempt to classify, observe, and learn more about this new and rising threat.
The Syndicate works to help bring mutantkind to the forefront of the world. They work from the shadows, a beacon of hope for mutants, but a bane to mankind. With their guiding hand, humanity will finally find extinction.
Since the existence of mutants was first revealed in the nineties, the world has become a changed place. Whether they're genetic misfits or the next stage in humanity's evolution, there's no denying their growing numbers, especially in hubs like New York City. The NYPD has a division devoted to mutant related crimes. Super-powered vigilantes help to maintain the peace. Those who style themselves as Homo Superior work to tear society apart for rebuilding in their own image.
MRO is an intermediate to advanced writing level original character, original plot X-Men RPG. We've been open and active since October of 2005. You can play as a mutant, human, or Adapted— one of the rare humans who nullify mutant powers by their very existence. Goodies, baddies, and neutrals are all welcome.
Short Term Plots:Are They Coming for You?
There have been whispers on the streets lately of a boogeyman... mutant and humans, young and old, all have been targets of trafficking.
The Fountain of Youth
A chemical serum has been released that's shaving a few years off of the population. In some cases, found to be temporary, and in others...?
MRO MOVES WITH CURRENT TIME: What month and year it is now in real life, it's the same for MRO, too.
Fuegogrande: "Fuegogrande" player of The Ranger, Ion, Rhia, and Null
Neopolitan: "Aly" player of Rebecca Grey, Stephanie Graves, Marisol Cervantes, Vanessa Bookman, Chrysanthemum Van Hart, Sabine Sang, Eupraxia
Ongoing Plots
Magic and Mystics
After the events of the 2020 Harvest Moon and the following Winter Solstice, magic has started manifesting in the MROvere! With the efforts of the Welldrinker Cult, people are being converted into Mystics, a species of people genetically disposed to be great conduits for magical energy.
The Welldrinker Cult
A shadowy group is gaining power, drawing in people who are curious, vulnerable, or malicious, and turning them into Mystics. They are recruiting people into their ranks to spread the influence of magic in the world, but for what end goal?
Are They Coming for You?
There have been whispers on the streets lately of a boogeyman... mutant and humans, young and old, all have been targets of trafficking.
Adapteds
What if the human race began to adapt to the mutant threat? What if the human race changed ever so subtly... without the x-gene.
Atlanteans
The lost city of Atlantis has been found! Refugees from this undersea mutant dystopia have started to filter in to New York as citizens and businessfolk. You may make one as a player character of run into one on the street.
Got a plot in mind?
MRO plots are player-created the Mods facilitate and organize the big ones, but we get the ideas from you. Do you have a plot in mind, and want to know whether it needs Mod approval? Check out our plot guidelines.
Site adaptation by Sen, Lix, and Tempest. <3
Stuck in the Mansion on Christmas Blues (Princess)
>>”Don’t make it awkward? You’d be warmer if I shifted so yer gonna have to get close.”
"No shifting" she declared. One, it would have killed the romantic vibe if he turned into a griffin. And two, then she would be responsible for holding on to him while he flew, something she was definitely not ready to do. Carrick scooped her up into his arms, and she wrapped her own around his shoulders. This was an exercise in trust. She just hoped he'd appriciate it as a gift.
>>”Let me know if we get too high, love.”
Anything above three feet was too high, but she was not going to point that out. Instead, she held on, and listened to him purring as they flew up among the flurries of snow. He made it seem effortless. She was not ready to look down just yer, so she buried her face in his chest. "Do you do that on purpose?"
”Do what on purpose?” he asked as he made an effort to hold the Princess as close as possible. He would have claimed it was for warmth but his face might have stayed a bit redder than usual.
”Fly?” he asked curiously. Not sure what she was asking. Half the time he purring he wasn’t aware he was doing it. Especially not now. He was more focused on her than he was himself.
Carrick slowly flapped his wings raising them higher into the air making sure to watch her reaction so she didn’t panic. ”Yer not afraid of heights are ya, love?” he asked curiously. ”Nothing wrong with it. Like I said, won’t drop ya.” he said with a small chuckle. ”I kinda like ya.
"No. Purr." she clarified. Obviously, he was flying on purpose, but she was not sure about the purring. He seemed to be doing that a lot when he was around her, or when he was happy. Right now, he was probably happy, because he got to take her flying. Amethyst held on, trying not to look down.
>>”Yer not afraid of heights are ya, love? Nothing wrong with it. Like I said, won’t drop ya. I kinda like ya."
"So if you didn't like me you'd drop me?" she ventured, peering up at him. Probably not, he was usually a good guy. The wings were still fascinating, so she focused on those instead. It was amazing to think they were carrying the two of them.
The shifter scrunched his nose at the question trying to find the right way to phrase it. ”Oh... that...” the purring stopped when he thought on it slightly embarrassed. ”Sorry, been happening more lately, I can turn it off no problem I don’t even realize I’m doing half the time.” he said not really concerned as to why he was purring more. It might have been related to the Princess. Carrick wasn’t going to be the one to point it out.
”I’d definitely be having more fun with this.” the shifter flashed his teeth in a smile and adjusted his fingers under her not really paying attention to where they were and what they were holding on to.
”Sometimes I joke the wind is too bad and then stop flying for s bit. Or I’ll start getting creative with how I fly. Like rolling, or flips. But this is supposed to be fun fer both of us and if I ruin this ya might not want to fly with me again.” he was on his best behavior it seemed she knew how to motivate Carrick.
”Only dropped someone once and didn’t try to catch them but the guy was on fire and he landed into water.” he said turning slightly letting the wind hold them up. ”But in me defense the wings aren’t fireproof and it would have been hard flying anyone if they erupted in flames.” Carrick smirked.
>>”Oh... that... Sorry, been happening more lately, I can turn it off no problem I don’t even realize I’m doing half the time.”
He stopped purring, and the princess found she was a little disappointed. It was a calming sound, that rumbling in his chest. Then again it was probably not easy to purr and fly at the same time.
>>”Sometimes I joke the wind is too bad and then stop flying for s bit. Or I’ll start getting creative with how I fly. Like rolling, or flips. But this is supposed to be fun fer both of us and if I ruin this ya might not want to fly with me again.”
"Good point" she muttered, still very much clinging to him. Maybe fun was a strong word for it, but it was a gift, and he was enjoying flying with her for whatever reason. It was a strange sensation, being lifted into the air with nothing but his arms to hold her.
>>”Only dropped someone once and didn’t try to catch them but the guy was on fire and he landed into water. But in me defense the wings aren’t fireproof and it would have been hard flying anyone if they erupted in flames.”
"You get into a whole lot of trouble don't you" Amethyst noted, peering over her shoulder and then closing her eyes again. "Where are we going?"
”Trouble isn’t really the word I’d use. Trouble only happens with you around. Trouble’s only when ya get caught.” he said smirking. ”Unforeseen circumstances.” he finally said trying to find the right words. ”All depends on how I react to them I guess.”
”and what should I have just let the guy fall from the building? Why was he even in a burning building in the first place is beyond me let alone jump from it. They didn’t have wings and I did figure I’d help him out.” he chuckled. ”Perfer if I ignored ‘em?” the shifter claimed to be a lot of things. Hero wasn’t one of them. Good Samaritan, maybe.
”Not sure, just been circling the grounds till you decide you want down. Baby steps.” he smirked, nodding his head down to the snow covered pines and grounds below them. It looked almost like a picture. Then there was the skyline of the city off in the distance illuminated by the sun that slowly lowered to the horizon in the distance.
”Also, I figured ya liked trouble seeing as yer sweet on me.” he smirked and felt his ears getting warm now that he was thinking about how close she was to him.
So, Carrick often got into trouble. Which he did not define as trouble, anyway. Catching someone falling out of a burning building was definitely an adventure, but more the heroic kind than the troublemaking kind. Carrick was difficult to figure out sometimes. He liked to be all swagger, except when they were alone. And he liked to play the trickster, and then took offense at it.
>>”Not sure, just been circling the grounds till you decide you want down. Baby steps. Also, I figured ya liked trouble seeing as yer sweet on me.”
Amethyst was still very much holding on to him. Baby steps. Maybe next time she would look down. Definitely not now.
"I like the purring" she admitted, her face still buried in his chest "And the wings. And the kissing." Not the flying, but that was optional anyway. She huffed, eyes still closed. "I like you. I just don't know what to do with it."
”Oh?” on cue he stopped trying not to purr the result was apparent when his chest started to rumble. He had might have been trying not to this whole time worried that the Princess thought it was weird.
Carrick grinned at everything else until he had to adjust his wings, ”Tail took offense to it.” he didn’t look back mid flight but could feel his flying changed a little after the comment.
<<< "I like you. I just don't know what to do with it."
His wings shifted and they stopped in the air rising a bit from the drag. He’d apologize for the sudden maneuver later. ”What do ya mean? he asked confused. ”Kiss me?” he smirked looking at her ignoring everything else below them.
She could feel the shift mid-flight. She was still not looking, so she was not sure what happened until he pointed it out.
>> ”Tail took offense to it.”
Right. He had the griffin, the beast, and the tail. That was... a lot. She was not even sure how to deal with one confusing guy, but Carrick was a whole collection of them. A whole collection that was about flirts and dates and liking people. Concubines were so much easier.
>>”What do ya mean?... Kiss me?”
They were still up in the air, which was not a place she would have imagined for kissing. And yet, she did kiss him. Because it distracted her from the flying part. And because she liked him.
Carrick wanted to move his hands but was worried he was going to drop and ruin the moment. Probably the rest of the week too, which he didn’t want so he kept his arms locked while they kissed. After a moment his eyes opened and he pulled his head back still purring.
”Wanted one of those fer a while now, truth be told, was the first time I kissed anyone in the air. Should do that more.” One of the reasons he stopped, multitasking and flying was something he tried not to do. There was too much going on.
She hadn’t opened her eyes yet. He smirked and slowed the rate of his flapping so they slowly descended, ”Ya know it defeats the purpose of flying with me if ya keep yer eyes closed the entire time...” he shifted his body and started to circle as they lowered. The trees covered in white slowly came closer along with the mansion.
Kissing Carrick was still nice. At least no one was undressing this time (she was still a bit embarrassed about being turned down the other day). The purring was back too, and since she still had her arms wrapped around his shoulders, it was a pleasant experience to kiss.
>>"Wanted one of those fer a while now, truth be told, was the first time I kissed anyone in the air. Should do that more.”
"It was?..." she'd have imagined he did this all the time. No doubt many women found it romantic. Or at least some of the few he'd dated?
>>”Ya know it defeats the purpose of flying with me if ya keep yer eyes closed the entire time...”
"Alright so maybe I like the kissing more than the flying." she muttered, peering at him as they descended. "Does that ruin the gift?"
He didn’t respond to the question the only person he ever thought of kissing before was Liz and if possible he was even more awkward before and that was the furthest thing from his mind then. Now he was holding the Princess and not getting a nose bleed after kissing her. Getting older was great.
”Ya say that now.” he grinned his eyes shifted to her then back to everything else, ”Not sure I want ya going one way or the other.” he liked both, a lot.
”Don’t think so, not sure I can really give it back now anyways.” they were a few feet above the ground now but he didn’t say anything hoping she wouldn’t notice now. Seeing as she just opened her eyes. ”You’ll enjoy flying with me one day I’m sure. Maybe we can have the big guy take ya out. Though he likes ta have more fun with it.” he chuckled.
”Still was a pretty awesome gift didn’t think we’d be kissing midflight today, didn’t think I’d be doing anything today honestly.” he said turning so the mansion could be seen behind him.
They descended slowly, from what Amethyst could tell as she peered over his shoulders. She had to give him credit, he carried her well and did not try any scary stunts with the flying. Maybe he knew he was never going to see her naked again if he did.
>>”Don’t think so, not sure I can really give it back now anyways. You’ll enjoy flying with me one day I’m sure. Maybe we can have the big guy take ya out. Though he likes ta have more fun with it.”
"Maybe" she muttered. Flying on the back of the griffin did not feel enticing at all right now. At least Carrick had arms to hold on to her. But she was glad her gift idea had not been entirely wasted.
>>”Still was a pretty awesome gift didn’t think we’d be kissing midflight today, didn’t think I’d be doing anything today honestly.”
"Well... happy birthday?" Amethyst ventured, reaching into her cloak to pull out the piece of mistletoe "Happy Christmas?"
”Didn’t start that way...” he nodded then smirked at her reveal of the mistletoe. Luckily for Carrick that was a pretty clear sign. ”It’s alright.” he said leaning in to kiss her. His wings took him down another foot till his boots touched down in a soft crunch from the snow.
”Do you want to go back inside and continue this? Got a few hours left before me birthday’s said and done with.” he grinned still purring as he set the Princess down.
Carrick flexed his arms a little bit glad he didn’t have to keep them locked any longer but not one to complain. Having enjoyed the gift. He reached for her hand to hold while he started to walk for the mansion entrance which wasn’t far, ”Best Christmas ever.” he smirked.