[hider=For the Heroes]"Hey, kiddo, it's your Mom. I hope you and Dad are doing good. Remember the stories I told you about fighting warlords and evil sorcerers? Well, if you're getting this letter it means I went and fought one of those warlords and evil sorcerers..."
 
Your mom (or your dad, I suppose) was a hero! They would go to delve into dungeons and fight monsters, they traveled across the sea to stop evil warlords and their armies, and they found amazing treasures. They'd come home and tell you amazing stories about their adventures, and how one day they'd actually save the whole world. But then you got a letter. They died a hero's death, fighting against the baddest of the bad and defeating them. Unfortunately, the World Heart that supposedly kept order in the world in the Golden Age was scattered before it could be put back together. And to make it even worse, somebody else may have them now. And now they want you to find them. But... One kid can't do this alone, right? There were other heroes that used to adventure with your dad/mom, and their kids are saddled with the same job. Even with your dad/mom's gear, and even some of their powers, you're no hero. But damn it if you aren't going to train your hardest. Every hero starts somewhere, right?
 
And thus your journey begins. You and your new found companions are left to carry on your parent's legacy as a hero. You maybe be the daughter of a wise sorceress or the son of a righteous paladin, and it's your job to find the World Heart and put it back together... Eventually.[/hider]
[hider=For the Villians]"Hey kiddo, it's your Dad. I know we're not exactly on talking terms, and I'm sorry about that whole thing with your girl friend and the raising her from the dead for my zombie army and everything, but I've got something I need you to do..."
 
Your dad (or your mom, I suppose) wasn't exactly the best parental figure that you could have. He never had much time to bond with you. No going to the market hand-in-hand to get a wooden sword so you can pretend to be an adventurer like the other kids. No stories of knights saving princesses from dragons. No tucking you into bed at night. He was too busy terrorizing the general populace and conquering kingdoms and raising the dead and summoning demons etcetera, etcetera. But then, you got a letter. As it turns out, they're dead now. And so were their archnemesises... Archnemeses? Archnemesi? You dunno (or maybe you do, you smart cookie you), but you've apparently been entrusted with a shard of the World Heart, some magical MacGuffin that you unfortunately have next to no information about, and their powers and belongings. And your mom/dad expects you to keep the damn thing safe. But you gotta wonder... Where are the other shards? As it turns out, there's a couple of other kids who's parents were pals with your mom/dad, and you've got a plan... You'll build a dungeon. All of you, together, as a team. It'll be a base of operations where you'll all keep the World Heart "safe" and yadda yadda yadda. It's what they would have wanted, and even if they weren't there for you all the time, they were your parent, right?
 
And thus your journey begins. You and your new found partners-in-evil are left to carry on in your parent's footsteps as a villain. You son of a powerful lich necromancer, or the daughter of a demon lord, and you have to keep the World Heart safe and sound out of the reach of greedy adventurers. That's what your parent would want... Right?[/hider]

So "Family Business" is about a bunch of teenaged kids living in a high fantasy world filled with monsters and the like that have to get into the family business. Except, in this case, the family business is dungeon keeping and heroism. Teen drama and fantasy shenanigans abound. I'm not expecting Family Business to be super serious, but I don't want pure comedy either. Stay fairly serious with your characters and actions, but it's certainly not a gritty, realistic fantasy world.

The roleplay will begin with the heroes will be beginning their careers as adventurers and the villains will be beginning the construction of their dungeon. Obviously we'll be split into two main groups for this RP, so at the top of every post I'd like for people to mark the top of their posts with --[Hero]-- or --[Villain]-- or SOMETHING

[u]The Rules:[/u]
Pretty much just the basic stuff. Be respectful, no godmoding, no sexy-times in the thread (keep that in PM!), have fun, all that jazz.

[u]The Heroes![/u]
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/1508366]Kristopher Fwalia, Terminally Happy Bard[/url]
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/1508477]Angelo Ortega, the Charming and Religious Rouge [/url]
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/1508842]Elise "Boa" Sternn, the Twisted Military Hero[/url]
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/1509292]Sharon "Sherry" Koshke, the Man-Made Disaster Walking[/url]
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/1510567]Jules Bright, Spoiled Expatriate Prince[/url]
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[u]The Villains![/u]
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/1507060]Jonithra "Jonnie" Rastran, the Rebel[/url]
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/1507757]Shastity "Shasi" Lim, the Extremely Unlucky Psychic[/url]
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/1507922]Soren DarkStorm, the Surprisingly Friendly Cyromancer[/url]
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/1508787]Cedric Robin Cooper, Accept him as who xe is![/url]
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/1509739]Catherine Silver-Tree, Evil brat and wicked witch[/url]
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/1517256] Zar Vinculum, Optimistic Hopelessly Romantic Kyton[/url]
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[hider=Character Sheet][b]Name[/b]: (Your name, chucklehead.)
[b]Concept[/b]: (This is kinda just the general idea. Just a phrase, like "Edgy Swordsman" or "Disturbingly Happy Necromancer". Really all you need is an adjective and a noun, but feel free to do whatever. Just no longer than a short sentence.)
[b]Role[/b]: (Hero/Adventurer or Villain/Dungeon Keeper?)
[b]Age[/b]: (How many times has the Sun gone around the Earth with you there to see it? You should all be in the 14-18 range)
[b]Sex and Orientation[/b]: (What you have... Down there. Also, you into boys, girls, or both? Or is it more complicated that?)
[b]Appearance[/b]: (What you look like.)
[b]Personality[/b]: (How you act, along with any weird mannerisms or other quirks.))
[b]Background[/b]: (I'm not looking for a whole biography, but like... A few sentences at least.)
[b]Skills[/b]: (What are you good at? What are you bad at? Can you cast spells, or do backflips? Other crazy stuff you do?)
[b]Equipment[/b]: (What kind of gear you have, weapons and armor and the like. Any inherited items you should go into greater detail in the Inheritance section.)
[b]Parent[/b]: (Who was your parent? Hero or villain? Dashing rogue or mad sorceress? Valiant knight or demon lord? Wise wizard or ancient lich? Also, how was your relationship?)
[b]Inheritance[/b]: (What have you inherited from your parent? A magic sword? An eldritch tome? An army of imps? Heat Vision? Sharks with frickin' laser beams on their heads (don't actually put that)?)
[b]Notes[/b]: (Anything else about your character?)[/hider]