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[centre][i]“The same as real life, there is no happily ever after.” 
 -Chuck Palahniuk[/i][/centre]

[centre]Years ago it was decided, among the most prolific and powerful Tales, that their ways were dying. In order to maintain their presence and livelihoods almost every Tale from every world fled into the world of mortals. This event has come to be known as The Great Exodus 

This RP takes some inspiration from the comic series Fables (As well as its video game adaption The Wolf Among Us) But is not affiliated with the material, it is it’s own story with completely different characters. You are a Tale, a being both myth and reality, made manifest from various fairy tales, folklore and urban legends. You decide who you are and how your story has transpired as well as what has brought your Tale among the world of mortals.

In New York City 1987, There is great political and social strife among Tales. The community is without a strong effective leader, leading to many attempting to take the role for themselves. Beastly Tales must use powerful spells or regular potions in order to suppress and conceal their true forms, those unable to afford such things are forced to take cheaper, unreliable knock offs. Tales from most spectrum's are feeling alienated, something has to give. How this particular story plays out, is up to you.[/centre]

[centre][hider=Lore][b]Tale:[/b] The name given to these beings of both myth and reality. Their stories have found their way to the realm of man, though not always accurately portrayed. A Tale is able to take large amounts of punishment, some that could even kill mortals and heal from it with time, that said they are not immortal. Whilst Tales can live to unprecedentedly long amounts of time they *can* potentially wither and die of old age however given the conflicts of The Homelands as well as how Tales have the capacity to live up to thousands upon thousands of years, this is rarely the case. Bestial Tales not known by a human form or able to transform into one are required by law to hide their appearance through spells and potions created by Witches and Mages

[b]The New World:[/b] The world of mortals, this extends to more or less all of earth. Whilst the vast majority of Tales lay their heads in the The Homelands and its surrounding area in New York there are those who roam elsewhere on earth, however this is considered to be an illegal act (unless it's granted by the government) due to that Tale technically being out of government care and watch to ensure secrecy.

[b]Underworld:[/b] For Tales who can't afford the expensive spells to conceal their bestial forms nor can they obtain black market versions of these spells, they are forced into hiding to make sure their true forms are not seen by mortals. Generally abandoned neighborhoods or the sewers are where these Tales wind up, building a small community where applicable, that said they are not completely forgotten about by the establishment, they are given provisions where possible and still considered part of the community. Currently there are plans to try and create some sort of save haven for these Tales to ensure comfort and a place away from Mortals but with no leader and the government operating as a loose democracy at present there hasn't been much headway with these plans.[/hider][/centre]

[centre][hider=Sign Ups]There’s a list of taken Tales on top of the Characters thread, even though we want to keep it as updated as possible do check the other sign ups to make sure you’re not claiming a Tale already taken.

We ask for all sign ups to be put in the OOC thread first, that way we’re all able to look at it and if there’s any issues we can address them, once that’s done feel free to post it in the sign up thread

(Note: WIP sheets aren’t really encouraged so that we’re able to look at and give notes on the sign up in its entirety as opposed to a small chunk but feel free to dm me or Crosswire if you want us to look over something)
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[centre][hider=Rules]1. Standard, don’t be rude or abrasive to people in OOC. Character conflict is fine and is encouraged for storytelling purposes. Whilst it’s cool to have fun and joke around don’t go overboard with it

2. If someone is causing too many problems or proving difficult to write and talk with then me or Cross weigh the right to remove them. That’d be a last resort but it’s a possibility

3. OOC chat isn’t an enforced place so feel free to shoot the shit about possible ideas for the rp or games/shows etc. Try keep the place lively

4. Standard “Don’ts” of rp’ing, don’t power play or god mode and please for the love of god don’t meta-game. We’re all here to have fun and make some interesting stories, there is no “winning” in this rp.

5. We ask for at least one post a week. If you have any issues or problems where you can’t post then let us know and we can work something out that enables you to come back to the story when able.

6. Characters CAN die. We’re not going out of our way to kill people off but if you work your character into a situation where there isn’t a way out then we won’t bail you out.

7. Have fun, collaborate with each other, tell a story and build a world. Enjoy the rp and try make it a good experience for everyone
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*Mention for people who have followed the rp through the Interest Thread*
[@MissCapnCrunch], [@Utrax], [@Lexicon], [@pugbutter], [@FantasyChic], [@Holy Soldier], [@smarty0114], [@Oddsbod]