Friday, October 26, 2012

Old Characters, New Place to Party

I have a number of people I want to AU-ize into Neo-Manila, but this is the general list of those characters. There are more, but not prominent enough to be featured ;)

Elias Avellanti - Heir to the mega-company Avellanti Enterprises following the disappearance of his father and predecessor, Marcus Avellanti. Handsome and charming, but known to be a businessman through and through which does not sit well with other family members who want a cut of the profits.

Rexile Halifax - Mysterious bodyguard/secretary of Elias Avellanti. Gossip magazine Yeah! is spreading rumors about his supposed romantic involvement with the heir of the Avellanti empire. Cousin of rich businessman, Asher Halifax.

Alexander J. Hadley - The head of Neo-Manila's weapons monopoly. A car enthusiast and a prominent figure in the Neo-Manila car culture scene.

Harlan A. Thornton - Alex Hadley's partner in crime. An accomplished weapons engineer and mechanic. Also a car enthusiast like Hadley.

Viktor Robert Falkner - A smuggling lord and owner of a shipping and logistics company. Walks with a cane, even though he shows no sign of physical disability. Known to use horrible poisons to kill any person who would cross him. Known as Viktor to many, but Robert to important friends and loved ones. He is both feared and well-respected in Neo-Manila.

Stephan J. Falkner - Second son of Viktor Robert Falkner and his right-hand man, a ruthless businessman like his father and while Robert uses poison to kill and torture, Stephan finds pleasure in doing things the old fashioned way, with a gun.

Percival "Percy" Falkner -First son of Viktor Robert Falkner, the go-to man if one needs information, does not care to be helpful to just anyone though. Mostly described as aloof and nonchalant.

Arren Irril - A healer and an alchemist. Runs a small online shop selling herbal remedies. Nephew of Solettia Halthion and lover to Viktor Robert Falkner.

Solettia Halthion - Extremely affluent and fashionable socialite, not much is known about her private life apart from being known to throw lavish parties at her mansion. Known to have ties to a secret organization that practices ancient magic and sells their services at a price.

Asher Halifax - Rich businessman and owner of two of the most popular nightclubs in Neo-Manila, Consulate and Clover. Known to have ties to a secret organization that practices ancient magic and sells their services at a price.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Gangs of Neo-Manila



Los Bautizados (The Baptized Ones)

Water Striders

Nu Propaganda

Red Scarves













Characters (by Raph)

Corvette
An ex-convict who goes by her alias but her real name is unknown. She works for the HPP.

"Sassy" James Alcantara
A drag queen living along Makati-Shinjuku alley. She is always seen performing in Club Elysium. She also dedicates herself into the HPP (Human Protection Protocol) since her family was killed by zombies during one of her performances.
Devlin Cantos
The arrogant son of the late Commander Cantos who has since been working secretly as a mercenary, together with Trent.
Trent Portillo
A mercenary who is Devlin's partner.
Sasha Savajin
The heiress to the Hacienda Carlotta who has achieved top celebrity status for her alleged sex tape of her doing acts of necrophilia with an unknown man (possibly Facundo). She has been in thousands of endorsements for over five years.
Facundo
Sasha's servant who never left her side. He is very loyal and obedient to his master.
Rudolfo Averino IV
An old billionaire. He is reclusive and does not trust anyone in Neo-Manila. He lives in his huge mansion that is heavily armed with weapons he created in the past.

NEWS

News happening around Neo-Manila as of Start-Up Time

(Satirical news? Legit news? Mix of both? XD)

Strange creatures coming out of Pasig River
Violent gang wars call a truce (lol)
Sees Mega Corporation expanding even further (to what though? MALLS IN SPACE?)

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Neo-Manila Primetime News

THE CITY IS UNDER SIEGE, residents of parts of Neo-Manila near the Pasig River have reported sightings of strange humanoid creatures rising from the waters and terrorizing the citizens. Several SWAT teams have been deployed but the sheer number of areas affected are spreading them thin. The police advised the general public to stay away from the areas affected for now.


VIOLENT GANG WARS between X Group and Y Group have called a temporary truce following the destruction of 

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Radio Stations

Might not want to do a Mainstream music radio, since I am not at all interested in Mainstream music (ugh) but if you want :)) let's starting with :

  • Alternative music
  • Electronic/house/techno/dub music <--start here?
  • Ambient music
  • Philosophy, talk shows and opinions radio
  • Religious Satirical
  • Industrial Music
  • News radio
Come up with names for each:

Industrial radio - Blackburn Industrial FM 107.3
Electronic - Livecat House FM (GET IT? xD)

Ambient
Philosphy
Religious Satirical
News Radio

Monday, October 8, 2012

Tentative Stuff

Places:

  • Grand Festival Coliseum - formerly Mall of Asia, one of the only places of entertainment
  • Serendra/Bonifacio High Street
  • Chinatown 2.0 - the largest economic center in Neo-Manila since the outbreak 
  • 168 - a black market that smuggles weapons and other goods (some that might be illegal) 
  • Pasig River - now a toxic river where dead bodies float around
  • City Hall
Notes:
  • All the other malls are now hostile places and has since been abandoned/off limits or could be under quarantine
  • What about schools? Could have ended the same fate as malls...but could be hideout for mercenaries and bandits (like the raiders from Fallout)

Radio Stations (no frequency yet)
  • Mainstream music <--start here?
  • Alternative music
  • Electronic/house/techno/dub music <--start here?
  • Ambient music
  • Philosophy
  • Religious


Sunday, October 7, 2012

A Small Project of Misadventures

Good Morning, Neo-Manila is an experimental project.

This project aims to use of videogames, music, video and prose to produce an ambient narrative.