Thread: Literate, plotted RPs, smut also welcome (Male for Any)

Details on Bright Nights Or Yay, ethical grey areas!. A04 This setting previously referred to as Darkest Day and Brightest Night takes place in a cityregionnationworld in which a drug or negotiable other event has caused severe alterations, transforming human beings into myriad forms of nearly-supernatural creatures. While some were transformed into graceful, almost angelic creatures, others experienced a change into far less... socially acceptable forms. While the initial efforts to force accountability onto the ones responsible were peaceful, the assassination and bribery of protestors eventually caused a severe escalation into violent rioting. In the aftermath of this civil war, which decimated a large portion of the affected region, two factions have emerged. One, officially called the Paranormal Alliance Detection and Investigation Agency, or PALADIN, was formed as a way to utilize altered citizens to keep the second faction in check, thusly upholding rule of law and enforcing order. The second faction, a civilian 'militia' calling itself KNIGHTS, standing for nothing at all, has despite the severe attacks and attempts at forcing it to disband or submit, only gained power in the time since its establishment. The Knights seek to bring to justice the agents within both the government and private sector which were responsible for the approval, distribution, and attempted coverup of the mutative Z-Product. P.A.L.A.D.I.N. A newly formed semi-autonomous armed forces created solely from individuals affected by mutations. PALADIN exists, officially, as a peacekeeping force designed to combat the terrorist activities of KNIGHTS. Unofficially, the agency is criticized as being authoritarian, overly zealous, and outright corrupt, keeping a tight lid upon all metahuman activities, and preventing any attempts by KNIGHTS to persecute the distributors of the Product. Many officers of PALADIN abuse their power, oftentimes egregiously. KNIGHTS Formed in the weeks following the establishment of PALADIN, the Knights profess to seek justice For the mutilation, assassination, and subjugation of both metahuman and human citizens by the governmental and private agencies responsible for the distribution of the Z-Product. While the core leadership may genuinely have these ideals, the fact of the matter is that an appreciable amount of the foot soldiers of KNIGHTS are little more than criminals working for the newest street gang, fighting over vials of Product to distribute to metahumans, as well as more mundane drugs. The Z-Product, or the Product Developed as a means to enable better health in humans, and released as a flu-shot supplement, the Product was, initially, a colossal hit with the public. Nearly 40 of the population volunteered for exposure, while various nonprofit organizations provided injections to various low-income cities and regions. Unfortunately, the Product was severely unstable, and produced severe mutations in those who took it. A small percentage of patients roughly 2 did not experience these changes, but the vast majority were subject to hours or days of crippling agony, accompanied by fevers, severe hallucination, and weakness. At the end of this period, the patients were severely altered, into a variety of forms. The product itself, while acknowledged by the vast majority of the world to have been a mistake, is still produced albeit in smaller quantities and shipped to various overseas customers, ostensibly for use in emergency situations, though it is believed that certain countries utilize the drug for the creation of super-soldiers. In the event of injection by an already mutated metahuman, however, the Product acts entirely differently. Metahumans experience intense and long-lasting roughly 3-4 hours long euphoria and amplification of their abilities. However, repeated use of the Product is invariably addictive, while side-effects of repeated use include memory loss, immune system shutdown, and insanity. The drug is highly sought-after by both PALADIN and KNIGHTS for use or destruction, with PALADIN permitting small rations for field and combat officers, while KNIGHTS officially condemns its use, ordering destruction of all caches and shipments captured.