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.
Jewel waited till Streak took care of the guards; Sam looked like the frozen over hell he created, and Lily was in no shape to fight either, so it looked like he was going to have to do most of the work till they got out of the camps. Once the first round of fighting was over, and the guards backed away for a moment realizing how strong their opponents were, it was time to move. Lily hurried over to Sam's side to support him if he needed help. She made sure to stay as far from the guards as possible, but her sixth sense was working on overdrive ever since the collars were turned off. "They don't have anything I can work with" she whispered to Streak. It was better if he knew that, just in case. Lily thought about how limited her powers were in a combat, then decided to dwell on it later. "Sam" she looked up at their team leader. She was past panicking, the only way they were going to get out alive was by keeping a level head in the middle of chaos "How can I help?"
Streak slowed down but Lily still had to walk really fast to keep up with him. Her mind spun with the things he said - Sam was in the camps? Since when? And how the hell did they catch him? And Ghost?... And who the heck is Leuco? Some rescue team we are. We'll need to work on not getting caught... She could feel he air getting colder as they descended onto the next level. She had been there a couple of times, but she didn't remember a change in temperature... "We must be close to Sam." Lily could feel her beath forming tiny clouds in the air. Shawn sped up again, and she had to run; she was out of breath by the time they reached the corridor with the frozen walls, some scared guards, and a very, very pissed off Sam covered in ice. "Uh-oh." was all she could say as she stopped, not wanting to get in the way, and let Streak go ahead. Wether he wanted to join the fight, or just talk to Sam, he could probably handle the situation. Lily leaned againt a wall and caught her breath. Her sides ached. "Looks like Hell just froze over." she muttered. It took her a second look to notice the wound on Sam's face.
Jewel followed Streak, watching the people they passed; some of them were familiar from her weeks spent in the camps. Those who just wanted to get out and away were rapidly disappearing through all kinds of exits, real ones and ones made by the rescue team; and then there were those who wanted revenge. Lily shuddered atthe noises that filled the camps. None of them were pleasant. The silver over heruninjured hand formed into a short blade. Just in case. She caught up to Streak. "Who are we looking for exactly?" the question was so obvious she did't even think about asking it sooner "I know Alex is in here, they are keeping her separate from the rest of us, I have no idea why." she added "Shin is also there. He's blind." she went on. She was strangely calm. Listing points that might prove to be a problem during therescue operation "At least he was while the collars were on." she almost had to run to keepup with Streak "Who else got captured?" And, more importantly, where are they?...
"So you ready to head back? We've got a long trip back. We should probably get started right away." "Sure, let's go." Jewel nodded, glancing after the group of refugees one last time. It was getting very late - or very early - and they had a long way to go, since they couldn't cross the border the same way they came. "So, what's the plan?" she asked Shawn as they walked back into the woods "Go and try to cross a few towers down?" It would be easier to move now that it was just the two of them; but it was still enough to be noticed, if they were not careful. "I bet they sent out all the patrols now that they saw us cross..." Jewel felt strangely awake. She should have been exhausted from the walk and from staying up all night, but she wasn't. Must be the adrenaline.
Lily took his hand, pulling herself up from the ground; she held her injured wrist close to her chest, the silver was holding it together, but it hurt like hell. "I'm so glad your ok! They didn't hurt you did they?" Do I look okay? "Of course they did" she frowned for a moment, looking down at the guards before she shook her head with a sigh "But I am alive, aren't I." Now was definitely not the time to talk about things. Or do silly stuff, like hug him. Damn she wanted to be close to him. She missed the warmth. Later. She held Shawn's hand for a few minutes, pulling silver off his skin, wrapping it around her uninjured left arm and up onto her chest. She didn't take as much as she usually did; making Shawn dizzy wouldn't do much good to either of them. Once she was finished, she let his hand go and nodded. "Let's go find the others." That's it, Lily. Keep it together.
Lying on the ground Jewel focused on protecting herself from the blows and trying to work up enough strength to stand up and fight back. Somewhere on the edge of her senses she could still feel Streak's silver, but she couldn't concentrate long enough to tell how far he was. And by the time she did, he was right there. She could tell it from the yells and screams of the guards, and the fact that the beating stopped; she stayed curled up on the ground, hoping no one would trip over her. The fight was over surprisingly fast. Well, that's Streak for you. "Are you ok?" I think I broke my wrist. Lily groaned, rolling onto her back carefully, moving her arms and legs to see if they were still working. She pulled all her silver around her injured wrist. The rest seemed to work just fine. Considering. Wiping dirt and blood from her forehead, she opened her eyes to look up a Shawn. His figure swam in and out of focus for several moments before she could see him clearly. She almost smiled. "Yeah I'm fine. But I'm gonna need some silver."
Running down the corridor with the unicorn, Lily felt alive again. She had no idea what was going on, or who was responsible for starting the fight, or even if they had a chance to get out of the camps alive. But she was free, at the moment, free to use her abilities, free to run, and definitely free to fight. As they ran, she held one hand to her collar, wrapping a string of metal around it before she snapped it open and tossed it aside. It hit the floor, and shattered into pieces. There was a faint red line on her neck where the bruises an scratches used to be. They ran, and Jewel was finally able to concenctrate on her powers again; and once she regained her focus, she sensed something that made her eyes light up with a smile. Somewhere, quite close to her, there was a fairly big, shiny piece of silver. Moving around. The thought of Streak being close distraced her for a moment from their current situation; next thing she knew, they were running straight into a fight. It happened to fast for her to break the momentum she was running with; she crashed straight into the guard closest to her, and he doubled up as a fist clad in metal collided with his stomach. Lily heard the unicorn's vice as it reared, and the guards were yelling in confusion; in the next moment, glass was shattering, and she watched the magical creature fall through the window. "No!" she started towards the window by instinct, but was stopped by something hard colliding with her shoulder; she spun around just in time to stop a second hit with her wrist. Whoever the mutant was that the guards were fighting off, he was nowhere to be seen; a second hit made Lily stagger backwards, and she was getting dangerously close to the shattered window. Oh no, she definitely doesn't want to go that way. Digging her heels in she dodged and blocked attack after attack; she even managed to punch one of the guards in the nose before exhaustion started to catch up to her. One block missed, one foot slipped; the next weapon that hit her sent an all to familiar electric shock through her body, and she landed on hands and knees, crying out in pain. Damn. I almost made it. That was the last thought that flashed through her mind before she curled up into a ball to shield herslef from more blows to come.
“Ya I’m fine. It’s gonna be hard getting back now that they know we just got across. How far do you think we need to take them…? ‘Cause getting back will take a lot longer now that the guards are on alert.” Bullets were still flying, but they were getting more scarce, and farther from where the group actually was now that the shooters couldn't see the mutants anymore. Nobody got hit, which was a minor miracle; Lily could catch a glimpse of the teenager's tail as he zigzagged in front of them. She monitored the bracelets, making sure the group was still together. "Yeah, we'll probably have to go farther down and try somewhere else" she nodded "On the bright side, they are probably not prepared for mutants coming in. In their experience, everyone is trying to get out of here..." The shooting finally stopped, some time after the group got out of range; the night was deep and silent like it usually is in the hours before dawn. After some walking they reached the edge of the woods, and were looking down at a town; lights were on the streets, but most of the houses were dark, their inhabitants sleeping. "This is as far as we can take you all" Lily told the group as they stopped "There's some empty buildings down this road, you can stay there till you figure out the rest. Keep the bracelets" she added, waving her hand, and the rings of silver parted so they could be taken off "They are made of silver. Here." she took off her backpack and handed it to one of the women "Some money, some food, first aid, maps, a few other things... not much, but it might help. If you need us, there's instructions on how to reach us. We'll be taking the other refugees across the border soon; they'll know how to find you, you can wait for them." She looked at the people they just saved, and smiled "Be very careful. Look out for each other. Don't trust strangers. And... good luck." The teenager nodded, tail swishing; Lily put an arm on his shoulder. "You did good tonight. Keep protecting the others."
"Whew that was close. I think they know though so we'd better get going." Lily could hear the shots and she felt Streak approaching in a hurried manner, dodging bullets as he ran, but she knew better than to look out from behind the trees. She looked at the others, making sure everyone was safe and covered, just when her teammate ran past her. Almost. "So much for not drawing attention" she frowned "Come on people, let's move." She let them go first, making sure nobody was left behind. "Well, on the bright side, we are officially not in Romania anymore. On the other hand..." she frowned "... I don't think anyone would care if the guards made some minor mistake. So. The farther the better." She looked up at Streak as they started moving. "You all right?"
One moment Jewel was pressed against the wall, struggling to get free; the next something huge swept the guards off her. She landed on her knees, looking up at her savior in disbelief. A unicorn...?! Well, a mutant, obviously. With the collar off. There was no way of telling if he used to be a prisoner, or came to the rescue, but either way, she was very grateful for the help. The guards, on the other hand, didn't seem to handle the idea of a mythical beast too well. Maybe they were used to mutants not using their abilities. Maybe. So they ran for it. Two of them back towards the kitchen, and their fate is unknown to this day, and two of them the other way, probably hoping to find another hiding place. Jewel stood, a little unsure on her feet, and put one hand on the unicorn's neck. Even if she knew he was a mutant, it was just... magical. "Just in time" she smiled "Thank you." Looking around, she took in the sights and sounds of the ongoing fight. "Give me a minute here" she nodded to the unicorn, the walked back to the now empty cell. Yup, it was carved into stone. Pressing her palms againt the wall, Lily used her powers to pull. One would think one month without powers would make you go out of practice... but strangely the first time she used metal manipulation after that long time of self control, the pull felt stronger than she'd remembered. After a few minutes a light silvery metal started to seep from the almost invisible cracks of stone, wrapping itself around her fingers and hands. It was not much, just enought to cover both hands and wrists. Lily stepped back, flexing her fingers with a smile. "All right" she nodded, walking back to the unicorn "Let's go find my X-men." They were bound to be around somehwere. At least the ones that used to be captured. And one easy way to find them: go where the fight was the worst.
As soon as someone yelled out that the collars were off, the guards in the kitchen didn't stand a chance. Some were knocked out, others simply trampled over, and one ended up with his head in a cauldron. Lily herself could feel the rush of energy as a month of suffering, worries and pent up anger turned into pure adrenaline. The few guards left ran out, partly to avoid the attack from inside, and partly to see what was going on outside. The sound of chaos, yelling and shooting could already be heard, and that finally managed to break the shiny fog created by the promise of freedom. Even with the best intentions on the part of whoever came to the rescue... many could be caught up in the crossfire.
In the past month, Lily grew light and pale, but she didn't grow weak. Constantly struggling with the collar, he managed to keep her powers under control. It was useful knowledge, great training, and one long month of learning self discipline the hard way. It all ended now. "Watch out" she told the girls who had been working with her lately, and started to pick up some English "Be careful. Avoid the fighting." looking out the door, she took in the sight of people fighting and running on all levels of the camps, both above and below them. Her lips curled up into a smile "Leave it to us."
Letting her sixth sense flow, she felt like taking the first breath after living underwater for weeks. Their surroundings, the earth itself lit up with metals, and her eyes half closed at the sensation. Now we're talking. Another blink later, she pulled herself together. "Go that way" she pointed, and the girls followed her orders, sticking together as they went. Looking around once again, she started to run in the other direction. One palm against the wall of the corridor, she could feel the pull of metals behind the concrete, but she had no way to get closer to them. She needed to find a place where... Most cell doors on the level were already wide open, or at least left ajar; some cells were bound to be carved into the rock. Following the signs of her powers, Lily pushed one door open... "Oh hell." ... and found four guards staring back at her. They must have been hiding out, survivors from some previous fight; they were torn, bruised, not to mention desperate. They also looked at her with fear when she appeared; the moment of surprise should have been enough for her to run for it, or make them believe she was indeed as dangerous as they thought. But even if she was running on adrenaline, Lily was exhausted, and by the time she realized it the moment was gone. She managed to run as far as the next door on the corridor before a hand grabbed her shoulder and slammed her agains the concrete wall; in the dim light she could recognize the guard's face. She'd been here for amost five weeks. She could recognize most of them. Just as well as they knew her. She didn't understand the words they said, and she was glad she didn't. Most of her energy was used up by struggling, and delivering a kick that sent the guard staggering back; two others took his place, and she kept fighting silently, saving her breath for later. In this chaos, nobody would hear her yell anyway.
“And… yeah. We wait. I can’t do anything, really. I’m in isolation. I don’t know who got captured and who not. I-” Lily sighed and kept on working, pretending to be indifferent about the other women around her, even Alex. She'd never seen Alex like this before. She was always strong, and determined, and ready to fight. And she was much better at the whole superhero thing than Jewel. "It's all right, Alex" she whispered with the shadow of a smile "It's going to work out eventually. I am sure the guys are already looking for us, and they are going to take this place apart if they have to." She really believed that. They were just that kind of people. "We just have to play smart and avoid trouble, and wait for our chance, right?" she concluded, finishing the cutting and wiping her hands on her apron "This will be over in no time at all." It was almost like a special ability. Believing what you say, even if it does sound impossible.
Lily made sure the group was alert and ready to move, and stood watching the tower with her eyes as well as her sixth sense. She could follow as Streak moved up the stairs, and she felt the change in the way he moved when the fight started. She held her breath for long moments before she saw him waving to them. "That's our cue, let's move, go!" she nodded to the group, and led them through the forest into the clearing that was nobody's land. A fence of barbed wire marked the border itself, apparently this was as much as they could do, besides making sure there was no cover on either side of the border within shooting distance. From this point on it was up to Streak to keep them alive. "Let's go!" she nodded, leading the group at a run into the clearing and to the fence. Silver was already moving down her arms and forming itself into a new shape before they got there. As she cut across wire after wire, she could feel the teenager leaping across the border above her. One. There were other hands helping her, and soon the way was free. One after the other, all the people hurried across the clearing, and into the forest on the other side. Several mintues later Lily ordered them to stop. "Catch your breath" she told them "You are free. We are no longer in Romania." she sighed. Turning back towards the tower, she used her senses to make sure Streak was still moving. "We'll wait for him" she decided, leaning against the tree. Well, the worst part of the night might just be over.
"I know this is a stupid question but you hid them right?" The corner of Lily's lips twitched, but she didn't say 'Duh.' She just thought it. "Yes we did. And tied them up too." With silver. Oh well. A little bit of compensation for the bruises and the concussion. "I should be able to get up there without any resistance. There can't be more than a two or three people up in the tower. I can take 'em and that would open up an entire section of border for at least long enough for us to get them across safely, and maybe get back safely." Lily nodded again. Something inside her mind kept nagging her that she should be worried, or say 'be careful', or something of the sort, but she knew Streak too well to worry about him. They were on a mission, it was only natural to do things like taking on a watchtower. "Go ahead." she nodded "I'll get the group ready to go." glancing at the tower, she added "I'll be able to sense you. Let me know when we're free to go." she smirked "Be creative." He'll be able to catch up to them, she knew that. It was essential to cross the border as fast as they could. They were almost there...
”Great job, I honestly thought you were going to bust out laughing when I said you were the muscle.” Lily bit back a grin and when she turned to look at Sam her expression was completely serious. "Why, what is so amusing about that? It's a fact." The seriousness only lasted this long, and the next moment she was grinning from ear to ear. ”Anyway, paid vacation, minus the pay when we get back to state side.” Lily nodded. "That sounds like fun." she chuckled, then was silent for a while as they walked in the snow "Wow. Well, now I know I can pull metals from the ground. Isn't that fun?..." It sure was. Another mission that ended with their goals accomplished, no body count, and no major injuries. Now all that was left to do was to go back to the hotel for some well deserved rest. And that, in Lily's fairly new book of being an X-man, was a complete success. For now.
