[h3][center]~What is this RP?~[/center][/h3]

[hider=Semi important lore stuff][i]The continent of Ailon is as large as it is old. Over the years since history first began and mortals started living in cities, many kingdoms have come and gone on the large landmass. Most of those, carved with blood and steel or through shrewd diplomatic practices. Of course no matter how clever ones King or mighty one's army was, eventually most of those same fell to the same machinations that raised them. It was a seemingly never ending cycle, really, with one Kingdom lasting a hundred years or so before being conquered or taken by another. There were occasional peace between the entire continent, and such times were celebrated with open arms and revelry. Peace never lasted though. Eventually, war was always the only outcome.

Around three hundred years ago, something happened however. A powerhouse of a nation swept from the north, built on the conquering of several kings and other tribes and people under a single Emperor. They called themselves the Baumn Empire, named after the Emperor Baumn Alexius. Their armies were well trained. Disciplined, and above all - loyal.

Fearing this powerhouse, the southern Kingdoms and tribes banded together in the face of a greater threat, naming themselves the Caededril Alliance. It wasn't perfect, and it was a certainly shaky creation, with all of the lords and Kings. Still, with a little luck and strategic brilliance, they managed to fend off the Baumn Empire and send them back north.

After their defeat, they created a peace treaty. Eventually, with time the Caededril Alliance became the Caededril Republic, with their country focusing on trade, mercantilism, and the might of money. For around two hundred years or so, there was peace. Though the two countries never got along, and both of the countries continued to expand on other directions. Baumn continued to conquer its neighbors, while Caededril offered tribes and smaller kingdoms protection from Baumn...for the small price of becoming part of the Republic.

Of course, the two empires stepped on each others toes quite often, and with the two-hundred and fifty seventh year of the peace treaty, that peace finally came to an end. The two large countries clashed in a full scale war that was considered to be the most brutal war in all Ailon's history. It continued for almost forty three years with small lulls in the conflict throughout, but only recently ending with the death of Emperor Baumn Alexuis IV on the battlefield and the sacking Caededril's largest and richest city.

Currently, the two nations have another tentative peace, agreeing to cease all hostilities and turn their attentions to rebuilding and focusing on internal affairs. 

At least that was the plan, until a military vessel from Baumn, sailing from their capitol to Caededril to discuss possible trade plans with the Republic. Lost at sea...they stumbled upon a continent that neither country had seen before. Immediately there was a scramble to claim the riches of this new continent. However, both sides feared conflicts that may erupt due to both of the nations history.

So, officially, the was declared a Neutral Zone, though that didn't stop the two empires from meddling in the affairs of the city, eager to get a leg up on the other.

Of course, that was around five years ago.

The city, now known as Oar's Rest, is a bustling city built on the ocean. It has many things anyone could ever possibly find or want here. Now that the city is more or less self sustaining with a few supplies from both empires, both kingdoms have started aggressively exploring the land, sending many parties inwards with only very few ever returning...they've even offered a reward for anyone who can bring back any information and perhaps...certain items that could give them an advantage.

Of course, that's all irrelevant to you, perhaps. Maybe you do not care about either of the countries at all. Maybe you're just here for adventure. To explore this undiscovered land. Perhaps you're here fleeing the justice of either empire, or maybe your a bounty hunter hunting said criminal. Really, everyone in Oar's Rest is here for their own reason.[/i]

[h3][center]Welcome to Oars Rest[/center][/h3]

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TL;DR version, basically your character has just arrived in this ocean side town by the name of Oars Rest, and is here to explore this new continent for whatever reason. I'd recommend reading it, or at least skimming it to get a general feel of the Baumn Empire and Caededril Republic, but it's not required since over all, it's not important. Just some setting and backgrounds your free to use to build your character.

Now, more importantly, I'm looking for a smallish group of around five, maybe six people for this RP. I might be willing to GM two different groups of adventurers if I can get a co-GM and there's enough interest for it.

If the title wasn't any indication, this is gonna be a bit of a dungeon crawler RP similar to Etrian Odyssey (I hope) and well...any other dungeon crawler like it. I'll be the guy throwing monsters/obstacles/NPC's at you, and You'll be [s]dying horribly[/s] starting out as someone who just arrived in Oar's Rest for whatever reason you come up with for you character. It can be anything at all, as long as it works for the setting and as long as it ends with them seeking adventure and exploring this new land.

I should note that Oars Rest is only your starting point, and once you leave and 'clear' your first dungeon, it's also unlikely you'll be returning anytime soon unless your character calls it quits. Don't worry, its not the only civilized place on this continent - just the only known one to your characters at the moment.

The RP is going to focus a lot on character interaction & Development, Adventure, and Combat. There will be down time of course, for characters to rest and properly recuperate and for some good character interaction to develop.

[h3][center]~Magic~[/center][/h3]

Magic indeed exists in Edea and Ailon, and comes in many different forms. Most often, in the Baumn empire it's used for more militaristic purposes. They teach combat magic to complement their soldiers on the field. Caededril, uses their for more commercial purposes. Often reinforcing their weapons and armor to increase their soldiers effectiveness through indirect means if it comes to fighting.

That said, there are [i]many[/i] forms of magic known in the world. Feel free to make your own, so long as it's properly balanced.

As far as enchanting something goes, it's basically giving an item permanent magical abilities. Most items can hold one or two enchantments at most, though, and its difficult to stack a second one on something that's already enchanted.
Examples are:
"Adds fire effects to weapon by heating the blade" 
"Increases the strength of the user" 
"Increases Durability"

[h3][center]~More Lore~[/center][/h3]

Huh? You want...more? Well, then...why don't you make it yourself? The continent of Ailon is vast and large, and the Baumn Empire and Caededril Republic are only two tiny empires in the grand scheme of things. Much of the continent from their borders still house small city-states as well as countless tribes of people. Who knows? Maybe there's another empire or something out there, just a few kilometers away from their borders that recently cropped up during their recent war.

As far as races go, they are as numerous as stars in the sky, though humans are the most populous of people. Feel free to go crazy with the races - within reason - just run it by me first.

Point is, I'm not going to create a bunch of hard lore here - I'm going to leave that up to you guys when you make your characters. As long as it's reasonable, just run it by me and I'll let you have whatever you want so long as it's not some sort of OP thing and it makes sense.

[center]~Rules~[/center]

1. I will be keeping a strict posting schedule. As in, I want at least one post every two days. This is a rule I am going to heavily enforce and keep track of. If the timer above your last post reaches two days, then you'll receive a warning and your character will be on auto pilot so things don't get slowed down until you return. Two offenses of this, result in immediate ban from the RP. If you [i]must[/i] be absent for some reason, tell me. I'm not going to kick you for some emergency or other reason.

2. I am the GM. You may call me [s]Overlord[/s] Rune. My word is also law here. Any disputes OOCly will be settled by me and me alone if you can't settle it yourselves. I will try and be fair, but do try not to escalate something to the point where I have to intervene.

3. This, admittedly isn't going to be the most realistic of RP's. As in, there will likely at some point be big-ass anime fights with explosions and stuff like that. However, if your character gets injured, I expect that to factor into their actions and such in some way. No walking away from getting stabbed in the heart, kiddos without some really, really, good and heavy healing magic.

4. Any sexy stuff needs to fade to black. Or take it to the PMs. I don't care what you all do in your free time~

5. REMEMBER. One post every two days! I am going to be strictly enforcing this rule no matter what. I don't care how much someone complains. I am also going to try my best to keep to this rule. I won't expect posts during major holidays or if something major comes up, but otherwise you should try and keep to the rule.

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That's it really! I'll answer any questions or anything you guys have. I'll throw up a CS once we get enough people and an OOC ready to go.