You wake up, alone in the dark. There's a breathing tube jammed down your trachea, and you're suspended in a tube of clear blue fluid. Upon registering your level of consciousness, the gravity couch drains the fluid surrounding you and retracts the breathing apparatus; the doors in front of you open, and you're deposited on the floor of a stark, sterile, empty medical bay.
Don't worry. The disorientation usually wears off in less than thirty-six hours.
Ataraxion is a panfandom science-fiction/psychological horror RPG set in a universe not so different from our own. The game is primarily a character-driven jamjar, with an overarching plot that will conceal story elements from both the player base and the PCs. Characters will arrive in-game on the Titan-class colonization ship Tranquility, waking from grav couches located in the ship's medbay. The ship (mysteriously bereft of all original crew members, save two) is heading towards a way home—a deep-space jump point known only as Ataraxia. From there, according to the captain, characters will be able to return to their universes.
Over two years old, Ataraxion is a slow-paced game with a large plot every second month and a variety of minor monthly occurrences. Our monthly Activity Check is one post or one log or ten comments, and backtagging is welcomed and encouraged. We have characters from a variety of mediums, including television, film, books, webcomics, video games, comics, anime and manga. We love lone canon warriors and accept CR AUs and original characters.
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA TAKEN: Caprica Six, Laura Roslin, Bill Adama RESERVED: NONE WANTED: Kara Thrace, Gaius Baltar, Lee Adama, Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, Any Eights (Boomer, Athena), Helo, everyone.
THE BORGIAS TAKEN: Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia RESERVED: None WANTED: Caterina Sforza, Giulia Farnese, Juan Borgia, Micheletto Corella, anyone!
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (BUFFYVERSE) TAKEN: Angel, Buffy, Spike RESERVED: None WANTED: Any of the Scooby Gang and Any of Team Angel. Enemies always welcome!
DC COMICS TAKEN: Damian Wayne RESERVED: n/a WANTED: anybody, but especially the rest of the bat family!
CASTLE TAKEN: Alexis Castle RESERVED: None! WANTED: Her dad, especially, but anyone will be loved.
DISCWORLD TAKEN: Death, Granny Weatherwax, Tiffany Aching RESERVED: None WANTED: Susan Sto Helit, Nanny Ogg, Magrat Garlick, Albert, War, Mort, Ysabel, Rincewind, Sam Vimes... okay, anyone.
DOOM TAKEN: John Grimm RESERVED: Samantha Grimm WANTED: Will give life and limb and paid time for Samantha Grimm or any of his RRTS teammates
DRAGON AGE TAKEN: Marian Hawke, Fenris RESERVED: NONE WANTED: Morrigan, Isabela, Sebastian, Anders, Varric, Nathaniel Howe, Carver, Anora... Anybody! Pile on the starship!
FIREFLY TAKEN: Wash RESERVED: None WANTED: Kaylee Frye, River Tam, Malcolm Reynolds, Zoe Washburne (for the sake of everyone who has to deal with Wash), Inara Serra, Jayne Cobb, Book
HARRY POTTER TAKEN: Sirius Black (1977), Harry Potter (1998), Severus Snape (1984), Remus Lupin (1982), Lily Potter (1981), Hermione Granger (1997) RESERVED: NOBODY WANTED: your mum (everybody)
JULIET: A NOVEL TAKEN: Giulietta Tolomei RESERVED: None WANTED: Romeo Marescotti, Salimbeni, Friar Lorenzo.... But honestly, it would be fun if they were from plain Romeo & Juliet, too. Anyone, really.
MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE (MCU) TAKEN: Bruce Banner, Bucky Barnes, Clint Barton, Darcy Lewis, Grant Ward, Leopold Fitz, Maria Hill, Melinda May, Natasha Romanoff, Pepper Potts, Skye, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark RESERVED: Loki WANTED: Anyone and Everyone!
MARVEL COMICS (616) TAKEN: Bucky Barnes, Kate Bishop, Peter Quill RESERVED: Richard Rider, Sam Alexander WANTED: Namor!!! Clint Barton, any Young Avengers, anyone and everyone!
ONCE UPON A TIME TAKEN: Captain Hook, Emma Swan, Graham Humbert, Regina Mills, Robin Hood, Rumplestiltskin RESERVED: None WANTED: Henry Mills, Charming, Snow, Belle, Neal Cassidy, Tinkerbell, Ruby, August, Jefferson
PORTAL TAKEN: Chell RESERVED: None WANTED: GLaDOS, Wheatley, Cave Johnson, (anyone with enough story to write an app for really)
SANDMAN TAKEN: Death RESERVED: None WANTED: Delirium, Dream, Destiny, Desire, Despair, Destruction (This list is just a longer way of saying EVERYONE :p)
SILENT HILL (SIRENTO HIRU) TAKEN: Heather Mason, Murphy Pendleton, Anne Marie Cunningham RESERVED: None! WANTED: Anyone! Seriously, anyone from across the canon board would be welcome on the Survival Horror Dream Team.
STARGATE: ATLANTIS TAKEN: John Sheppard RESERVED: None WANTED: Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Elizabeth Weir, Carson Beckett, Rodney McKay, Samantha Carter, Richard Woolsey, Todd, Michael, etc. Basically anyone from the Stargate universe would be awesome to have around; SG:1 characters in particular would fit in on board really well.
STAR TREK TAKEN: None RESERVED: None WANTED: We need to restock!! Anyone and everyone, but especially Jim Kirk, Leonard McCoy, Spock, Nyota Uhura, Montgomery Scott, etc.
STAR WARS TAKEN: Bail Organa, Biggs Darklighter, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Padme Amidala RESERVED: None WANTED: Leia Organa, the Solo kids, Wedge Antilles, Hobbie Klivian, anyone else from Rogue Squadron, Qui-Gon Jinn, Mara Jade, Winter, Lando Calrissian, Bria Tharen, Garris Shrike, Ahsoka Tano, Mon Mothma, and really just EVERYONE.
TOLKEIN TAKEN: Bilbo Baggins, Elrond, Éowyn, Frodo Baggins, Fili, Galadriel, Kili, Lúthien RESERVED: None! WANTED: Gimli. Arwen. Aragorn. Boromir. Theoden. Eomer. Faramir. Merry. Pippin. Sam. Legolas. Everybody? We like everybody.
TEEN WOLF TAKEN: Scott McCall, Lydia Martin, Derek Hale, Cora Hale, Isaac Lahey, Stiles Stilinski RESERVED: Allison Argent, Malia Tate WANTED: Allison, Kira, Boyd, Erica, Malia, Danny, Peter, Jackson, Melissa, Chris Argent, The Sheriff, anyone and everyone!
THE VAMPIRE DIARIES TAKEN: Bonnie Bennett, Caroline Forbes, Elena Gilbert, Hayley, Katherine Pierce, Stefan Salvatore RESERVED: N/A WANTED: Damon Salvatore, Alaric Saltzman, Jenna Sommers, extended Mikaelson family, Matt Donovan, Jeremy Gilbert, Enzo, anyone else you can think of!
THE WHITE QUEEN TAKEN: Elizabeth of York and Elizabeth Woodville RESERVED: None! WANTED: King Edward IV, King Richard III, Henry Tudor, Margaret Beaufort, or literally anyone!
ATARAXION
Don't worry. The disorientation usually wears off in less than thirty-six hours.
Over two years old, Ataraxion is a slow-paced game with a large plot every second month and a variety of minor monthly occurrences. Our monthly Activity Check is one post or one log or ten comments, and backtagging is welcomed and encouraged. We have characters from a variety of mediums, including television, film, books, webcomics, video games, comics, anime and manga. We love lone canon warriors and accept CR AUs and original characters.
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
TAKEN: Caprica Six, Laura Roslin, Bill Adama
RESERVED: NONE
WANTED: Kara Thrace, Gaius Baltar, Lee Adama, Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, Any Eights (Boomer, Athena), Helo, everyone.
THE BORGIAS
TAKEN: Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia
RESERVED: None
WANTED: Caterina Sforza, Giulia Farnese, Juan Borgia, Micheletto Corella, anyone!
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (BUFFYVERSE)
TAKEN: Angel, Buffy, Spike
RESERVED: None
WANTED: Any of the Scooby Gang and Any of Team Angel. Enemies always welcome!
DC COMICS
TAKEN: Damian Wayne
RESERVED: n/a
WANTED: anybody, but especially the rest of the bat family!
CASTLE
TAKEN: Alexis Castle
RESERVED: None!
WANTED: Her dad, especially, but anyone will be loved.
DISCWORLD
TAKEN: Death, Granny Weatherwax, Tiffany Aching
RESERVED: None
WANTED: Susan Sto Helit, Nanny Ogg, Magrat Garlick, Albert, War, Mort, Ysabel, Rincewind, Sam Vimes... okay, anyone.
DOOM
TAKEN: John Grimm
RESERVED: Samantha Grimm
WANTED: Will give life and limb and paid time for Samantha Grimm or any of his RRTS teammates
DRAGON AGE
TAKEN: Marian Hawke, Fenris
RESERVED: NONE
WANTED: Morrigan, Isabela, Sebastian, Anders, Varric, Nathaniel Howe, Carver, Anora... Anybody! Pile on the starship!
FIREFLY
TAKEN: Wash
RESERVED: None
WANTED: Kaylee Frye, River Tam, Malcolm Reynolds, Zoe Washburne (for the sake of everyone who has to deal with Wash), Inara Serra, Jayne Cobb, Book
HARRY POTTER
TAKEN: Sirius Black (1977), Harry Potter (1998), Severus Snape (1984), Remus Lupin (1982), Lily Potter (1981), Hermione Granger (1997)
RESERVED: NOBODY
WANTED: your mum (everybody)
HELL GIRL
TAKEN: Ai Enma
RESERVED: None
WANTED: Wanyudo, Ren Ichimoku, Hone Onna, Kikuri, Yamawaro, Tsugumi Shibata, Hajime Shibata (everyone!)
JULIET: A NOVEL
TAKEN: Giulietta Tolomei
RESERVED: None
WANTED: Romeo Marescotti, Salimbeni, Friar Lorenzo.... But honestly, it would be fun if they were from plain Romeo & Juliet, too. Anyone, really.
MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE (MCU)
TAKEN: Bruce Banner, Bucky Barnes, Clint Barton, Darcy Lewis, Grant Ward, Leopold Fitz, Maria Hill, Melinda May, Natasha Romanoff, Pepper Potts, Skye, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark
RESERVED: Loki
WANTED: Anyone and Everyone!
MARVEL COMICS (616)
TAKEN: Bucky Barnes, Kate Bishop, Peter Quill
RESERVED: Richard Rider, Sam Alexander
WANTED: Namor!!! Clint Barton, any Young Avengers, anyone and everyone!
ONCE UPON A TIME
TAKEN: Captain Hook, Emma Swan, Graham Humbert, Regina Mills, Robin Hood, Rumplestiltskin
RESERVED: None
WANTED: Henry Mills, Charming, Snow, Belle, Neal Cassidy, Tinkerbell, Ruby, August, Jefferson
PORTAL
TAKEN: Chell
RESERVED: None
WANTED: GLaDOS, Wheatley, Cave Johnson, (anyone with enough story to write an app for really)
SANDMAN
TAKEN: Death
RESERVED: None
WANTED: Delirium, Dream, Destiny, Desire, Despair, Destruction (This list is just a longer way of saying EVERYONE :p)
SILENT HILL (SIRENTO HIRU)
TAKEN: Heather Mason, Murphy Pendleton, Anne Marie Cunningham
RESERVED: None!
WANTED: Anyone! Seriously, anyone from across the canon board would be welcome on the Survival Horror Dream Team.
STARGATE: ATLANTIS
TAKEN: John Sheppard
RESERVED: None
WANTED: Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Elizabeth Weir, Carson Beckett, Rodney McKay, Samantha Carter, Richard Woolsey, Todd, Michael, etc. Basically anyone from the Stargate universe would be awesome to have around; SG:1 characters in particular would fit in on board really well.
STAR TREK
TAKEN: None
RESERVED: None
WANTED: We need to restock!! Anyone and everyone, but especially Jim Kirk, Leonard McCoy, Spock, Nyota Uhura, Montgomery Scott, etc.
STAR WARS
TAKEN: Bail Organa, Biggs Darklighter, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Padme Amidala
RESERVED: None
WANTED: Leia Organa, the Solo kids, Wedge Antilles, Hobbie Klivian, anyone else from Rogue Squadron, Qui-Gon Jinn, Mara Jade, Winter, Lando Calrissian, Bria Tharen, Garris Shrike, Ahsoka Tano, Mon Mothma, and really just EVERYONE.
TOLKEIN
TAKEN: Bilbo Baggins, Elrond, Éowyn, Frodo Baggins, Fili, Galadriel, Kili, Lúthien
RESERVED: None!
WANTED: Gimli. Arwen. Aragorn. Boromir. Theoden. Eomer. Faramir. Merry. Pippin. Sam. Legolas. Everybody? We like everybody.
TEEN WOLF
TAKEN: Scott McCall, Lydia Martin, Derek Hale, Cora Hale, Isaac Lahey, Stiles Stilinski
RESERVED: Allison Argent, Malia Tate
WANTED: Allison, Kira, Boyd, Erica, Malia, Danny, Peter, Jackson, Melissa, Chris Argent, The Sheriff, anyone and everyone!
THE VAMPIRE DIARIES
TAKEN: Bonnie Bennett, Caroline Forbes, Elena Gilbert, Hayley, Katherine Pierce, Stefan Salvatore
RESERVED: N/A
WANTED: Damon Salvatore, Alaric Saltzman, Jenna Sommers, extended Mikaelson family, Matt Donovan, Jeremy Gilbert, Enzo, anyone else you can think of!
THE WHITE QUEEN
TAKEN: Elizabeth of York and Elizabeth Woodville
RESERVED: None!
WANTED: King Edward IV, King Richard III, Henry Tudor, Margaret Beaufort, or literally anyone!