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 Pharoah Dynasty
An ancient sorceress is on a quest to bring her long-lost warrior-king to the modern era in a bid for global domination. Can the heroes of the modern world stop her before all is lost?
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.
Posted by vampyremage on Mar 5, 2007 16:27:15 GMT -6
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Elena sat down heavily upon a bench overlooking the street and watched the cars zip by her. She wore a deeply depressed look upon her face.
"This is just great," she thought to herself. She had arrived where her mother had told her to go. Her mother had insisted that there were people in New York that could help her. People like herself. Mutants. She didn't doubt her mother was right, but now that she was here she had no idea where to go or what to do next. It's not like she had known any other mutants back home; other than her mother, of course. And even if she had, what good would that do for her now?
Elena moaned quietly to herself and dropped her head to her knees in despair. This was obviously hopeless. She wasn't going to be able to find anyone to help her and the people who were hunting her would find her and kill her. Either that, or someone else would find her, discover what she was and...well...she didn't really want to think about how that would go. Something told her that most people were not as accepting of mutants as her friends and family had been.
Posted by vampyremage on Mar 5, 2007 23:19:23 GMT -6
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Elena looked up, somewhat startled at the man who spoke to her. She hadn't been paying any attention to what was going on around her. She supposed she should have been now that there were people hunting her. How much time had passed since she had sat down on this bench, lost in her thoughts? Hours by the look of it. It was almost dark. She adjusted her sunglasses self consciously, hoping that the stranger wouldn't ask about them. Then again, judging from his appearance, maybe that wouldn't be so bad. Most of her friends back home had been gothic and they had all been pretty accepting. Then again, she didn't know anything about the people who were hunting her. It could be that they were the ones she least expected.
Elena smiled weakly at the man standing over her. In different circumstances she probably would have complimented him on his choice of clothing, not to mention the piercings. But not now. "I'm just alone and far away from home." Damn! Her voice came out a little shaky. She hoped that he wouldn't notice.
Elena felt close to tears. She took a deep breath to steady herself. She could just ask the stranger if he knew anything about mutants, but somehow that seemed like a bad idea. After all, common sentiment stated that, generally speaking, most people who were not mutants tended not to like mutants. Then again, how was she ever going to find out anything without asking? "Maybe I'll just wait and see where this goes," she decided finally. Elena considered herself to be a pretty good judge of character so if this individual seemed trustworthy she'd ask him. Otherwise, she'd keep her mouth shut and figure this all out on her own.
Posted by vampyremage on Mar 6, 2007 9:36:47 GMT -6
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Elena smiled again, this time a little more in control of herself. It almost seemed like this individual might need a friend in the world as much as she did. There was just something about him. Something about the way he spoke about the world and his lack of a home. She couldn't really imagine what that must be like. Without her family Elena wasn't sure how she would have gotten through the changes. When the man sat down she almost up a comforting hand on his knee but then thought better of it. Some people didn't like to admit that they were vulnerable.
"I don't have a place to stay," Elena finally said. "I don't really have much money though..." her voice went quiet. She only had about $300 to her name, all that could be gotten on such short notice. She had no job, no place to go and no one to turn to. She felt despair trying to overwhelm her again and had to take a moment to visibly steady herself. "Damn these powers," she thought to herself. "If I had never become a mutant I wouldn't have had to leave." Then again, there was no use bemoaning what had all ready happened. She couldn't change her past, but she might be able to affect her future.
Elena looked into the eyes of the man beside her, sunglasses partially obscuring her expression. For the first time she came to the realization that he wasn't exactly normal. "Was I so caught up in my own problems that I didn't notice that he's got bright red skin and red eyes?" she wondered. It was one thing to not notice that someone had sneaked up on her, but quite another to not notice something as obvious as that. In fact, he was actually pretty frightening now that she was paying proper attention. Still...he had shown some kindness to her. Appearance didn't mean everything.
"I am hungry," she finally admitted. She was pleased to note that her voice didn't shake. "But I don't want to be a burden." Almost as an afterthought she noted, "and I don't want to get you in trouble."
Posted by vampyremage on Mar 6, 2007 23:22:33 GMT -6
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Elena thought long and hard before answering the man. The fact was, she was in trouble, even if she didn't really know with who and didn't know exactly why (although she could guess). She had come here in order to find help, however, so it seemed best just to admit it. "I might be in trouble," she answered a bit nervously.
It was good to hear that he could take care of himself. Elena felt a little less guilty at the possibility of drawing him into something dangerous merely by him being around her, knowing that he could take care of himself. She figured that if it came down to it she could probably take care of herself as well, but then again her mother must have had a good reason for sending her off like she did, so maybe her belief in her own abilities was not so well founded after all.
Elena stepped closer to the curb, also attempting to flag down a taxi. When the third taxi drove past Elena grinned good naturedly at the man with her. "Does this happen to you often?" She hadn't realized until that moment just how long it had been since she had genuinely smiled and promised herself that whatever her future held she would do so more.
Posted by vampyremage on Mar 7, 2007 3:23:00 GMT -6
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"It's kind of a shame that people are so intent on judging merely by appearance," Elena shook her head sadly. "They can be so cruel sometimes." Once Abyss stepped back it proved to be far easier to convince a cab to stop. People might give her funny looks for her ever present sunglasses, but at least she looked human.
"I could go with anything," Elena replied at the question of food. "I guess sushi, if you know of any good places around here. Abyss. An interesting name. I'm Elena, by the way, but you can call me Void if you like. Many people do." She knew that she was taking a risk in giving Abyss her second name. It was sure to cause questions. But it seemed like a good idea at the time.
Posted by vampyremage on Mar 10, 2007 0:56:01 GMT -6
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Elena couldn't help but feel for Abyss and the pain he must have been through. In different circumstances she might even have been afraid of him. But since he had shown her kindness and since she kind of understood, even if only a little, she didn't fear, although she was thankful that she wasn't on his bad side. Besides, it wasn't as if she couldn't take care of herself. Probably.She'd never really used her powers on another mutant before and didn't have much of an idea how strong they were in comparasin to the powers of others.
Elena laughed a little at Abyss' about the two sounding like a cheerful pair. She took her sunglasses off, careful to keep her eyes away from the view of the taxi driver and looked Abyss directly in the eyes. "I guess you could say that I did get my name the same way you got yours." Her voice had a very serious tone and after a moment Elena carefully put her sunglasses back on. "I find it easier to wear these," she said in way of explanation. "People ask fewer questions this way."
Posted by vampyremage on Mar 12, 2007 0:21:25 GMT -6
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"I think that I would like to see this Sanctuary of yours," Elena agreed thoughtfully. "I mean, in the past I've never really worried about what I was and never really bothered with seeking out others of mind kind. Most people seemed pretty accepting, and those who weren't I could deal with." Elena's expression at the last statement is unreadable, almost cold. "But now things have changed. I don't think I have the luxury of ignoring the prejudice around me any more. And I think I need to find some friends that really understand...and that won't die if things get dangerous."
Elena didn't really know if things would get to that point. She hoped not, but there had to have been a very good reason why her mother had forced her to leave home and that reason obviously was not that people were coming to try and make friends with her. And if Void was in danger of physical violence with everything that she could do, than she could imagine how well a regular human would hold up.
After being seated Elena ordered her food and waited for it to arrive. She wanted to discuss the Sanctuary and mutant kind with Abyss, but figured that it could wait until after they had finished their meal. She spent most of the meal making small talk and keeping things light. Once their meal was finished she ordered a green tea and took a deep breath. "So, tell me about the Sanctuary."
Posted by vampyremage on Mar 12, 2007 10:03:49 GMT -6
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Elena was surprised to not the passion in Abyss's voice. The discrimination against mutants was not something she much thought about in the past. It hadn't overly concerned her and or her life and so she avoided the unpleasantness of those thoughts. Thinking about it now, however, she realized that Abyss was right. There was a lot of hostility towards her kind and a lot of unfair treatment. Even thinking back to her own high school years, not all of the negativity towards her was due to the fact that she was a goth and therefore pretty much universally disliked and outcast. Thinking back, maybe not even most of it had been for that reason. Sure, her friends and family had always been accepting and understanding. But, the fact is she had exceptional friends and, as she eventually found out, her mother was also a mutant. Everyone else, however...
"I think....." Elena sounded very unsure of herself. "I think that I would like to see this Sanctuary. Maybe I'm not sure about whatever means necessary, but then again maybe those means are sometimes needed. I've been very lucky up until now. Mostly I've just been called names and taken verbal abuse from people that didn't matter anyway And the rare time that I've actually been attacked I've been able to defend myself. In fact, up until now I didn't even realize I was being attacked because I was a mutant." As she continued to speak her voice got stronger and more sure. At the last statement she let out a short, bitter laugh. "I guess I'm starting to realize that the world isn't so accepting of our kind and my life was unusual in that acceptance. Everything has changed now. I no longer have my family's protection and I can no longer assume that everything is roses and sunshine. I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm a little bit afraid of what this means. Or maybe more than a little bit. But I'm going to deal with this new reality that I find myself in and in so dealing I am going to find friends of my own kind that might be able to help me better deal. Because friends help friends no matter what!" By the end of the speech the intensity and passion in Elena's voice almost matched Abyss' previous passion.