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Our site takes places in an original universe set within the realm of Shin Megami Tensei's "Persona" video game series. We are an English-literate roleplay that emphasizes detailed, story-driven character development with a pseudo-statistical format that seeks to emulate the experience of playing the games. Form bonds with characters and roleplayers alike in an interactive Persona experience unlike any other.
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PROLOGUE: The site is now open under beta circumstances. What
you are viewing is a fully playable version of the site that will
evolve and release more content as you role-play. Please, enjoy
this project as much as we have had making it.
- The Velvet Room Staff
Esoteric Meaning The Sun is a symbol of ultimate happiness and success, synonymous with life itself in many ways. Its rays yield everything one could possibly imagine, from warmth to food to light and even joy. It represents the certainty of achievement and the promise of everlasting fulfillment, just as the Sun rises and sets from east to west; a positive outlook can carry one for miles, provided one has the sense to see the humor in everything.
Shadow Aspects Partial success; nostalgia; diminishing returns; sentimentality; worrying; taking things for granted; sadness; hoping for improvement; perfectionism.
Sun Personas Personas that fall under the Sun Arcana shine as bright as their namesake suggests by demonstrating an almost exclusive preference for learning Bless and Fire affinity skills and resistances, countered only by a general tendency to be weak to Curse skills. Sun Personas are also thematically appropriate in their imagery, typically materializing as deities or figures attached to the Sun, light, or fire, as well as beings and characters that are culturally noted for their attachment to the concepts of success, excellence, triumph, life, proficiency, enlightenment, or revolution.
Examples of Characters – An elderly musician looking to compose his greatest masterpiece. – A valedictorian applying for the country's top university. – Your grandmother who bakes the best cookies.
Esoteric Meaning Judgement is the embodiment of resolution, the capacity to stay committed to a decision that may very well shape the course of your entire future. It is the chance for redemption, an opportunity to be cleansed of the past so that a profound renewal can occur. Until then, one must come to terms with the past and embrace the full weight of their actions, consequences and all. This is the true nature of Judgement.
Common Themes Resolution; awakening; spiritual guidance; rebirth; answering a call to action; rites of passage; reincarnation; realization; life-changing events; important decisions.
Shadow Aspects Ignoring a calling; intentionally doing wrong; doubt; being controlled by fear; attempting to delay the inevitable; shirking duties; unhealed karma; denying accountability.
Judgement Personas Personas that fall under the Judgement Arcana wield incredible power at their disposal, often displaying a unique twin affinity for Bless and Curse skills and resistances without possessing weaknesses to either one; they are also partial to learning useful passive abilities. Because of their connection to aspects like reincarnation and resolution, Judgement Personas often appear as figures or beings from Abrahamic lore, or creatures and characters associated with self-evaluation, absolution, damnation, transcendence, or even Judgement Day itself.
Examples of Characters – Your parole officer. – A developer buying parts of a city to breathe new life into it. – The drug addict that seeks to turn his life around by going to a rehabilitation program.
The World is the culmination of the bonds that have been established with other people, the collective sum total of their powers and potential, all of it crystallized into a singular unbreakable whole. In this sense, it can be seen as the power of Social Links themselves, or — more generally — the power of friendship and unity. It represents completion, success, fulfillment, and accomplishment; but just as one door closes, another one is bound to open itself to you. And thus, the journey begins again.
Because of The World's inherently special meaning and purpose, it is unavailable to players.
THE ALTER EGO is the original work of IGOR and XIII. Any and all content is copyrighted to THE ALTER EGO.
Copying, altering, or stealing any of the site's content is prohibited.
All of THE ALTER EGO'S characters are the original work of their owners may not be replicated or stolen.
All images and graphics belong to their rightful owners and THE ALTER EGO does not claim to own any of them.
PERSONA and SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI are copyrighted works and concepts by ATLUS INC.
The skin was created by TIMELAPSE OF WICKED WONDERLAND and editted by SKYTHE.