Whew knew a day of OOC Drafting brings migraine? Before I get back to y'all, just wanted to say that the OOC's coming along, albeit slowly 8/. Started at 9 am and kept it up until 3 or 4 when fatigue started settling in. Hit the sack, took a nap, and now I'm back to work so expect something in a couple hours or early tomorrow.

[b]@ Skulls[/b] - Welcome, Skulls! I'm really glad you could make it here to RoleplayerGuild. Everyone, I'd like to welcome an Old-timer here. Skulls is from RoleplayGateway and she will be continuing her character, Onatha, from a prequel (Altaea: Song of the Ancients) to the current story. Skulls, make yourself at home here and mingle as you please. You know I'll be here or on RoleplayGateway so you know where to find me if you need to talk about anything 8).

[b]@ Dream[/b] - You can't match Beauty and the Beast for a magical childhood. I mean ... great art quality and storytelling just delivered something so spectacular that there's something to like about it even in today's world. 8)

Timeline wise, you're right; the War of Sarifen Conquest [i]does[/i] take place 20 years prior to the present day! In order for a character to have witnessed and participated during the conflict, they would have had to have been at least 16 years old. The aristocrat's arranged marriage birth is perfectly fine and very plausible. Back in the Renaissance, many marriages were certainly regarded as business arrangements and it's possible the Aristocrat birth happened from an arrangement of that sort! Marriage and love were mutually exclusive and only the upper classes enjoyed anything resembling the later.

Your Shield Maiden or Initiate character would probably be wearing heavier, Crusader-like armor with an assortment of weapons and a massive kite shield :cool. 

[b]@ Ivory[/b] - A two-handed swords-master is perfectly fine and as long as she carries a pistol, whomever crosses her path shall receive my prayers. Swords and firearms make a deadly combination 8)