[i]Twilight. The time where light and darkness meet as one to paint the skies with purples and reds. It is at this time that you find yourself at the top of a grassy hill, the long, slender grass swaying lazily in the breeze. A small campsite lies below you, lighted by naught but a few lanterns, and with only three tents to its name. You hesitate a moment, before descending the hill in a brisk jog and walking up to the biggest tent, taking a deep breath before gently pulling back the tent's entry flap and peeking inside. There's a young man there, dark-brown, unkempt hair held up with a pair of goggles, sitting at a desk towards the back of the tent and going over several sheets of parchment with a look of slight boredom.

"Hm?" He looks up, noticing you for the first time. "Oh, hey, new recruit, right? Here, here, come on in." The man says, getting up from his chair and ushering you in with a smile. "Drink? Ale? No? Alright, straight to business then."

The man pulls up another chair from the the back of the tent and places it in front of his desk, motioning for you to take a seat as he goes to sit back in his own chair.

"So, I take it you read our notice? Don't answer that, of course you did!" The man spits forth with a beaming grin. You pin him down as the type who goes his own way forward, regardless of anybody else, but when presented with his charming smile and easy-going demeanor, you're not entirely sure that's a bad thing. You sit down on the proffered chair and wait for him to finish speaking.

"Well, I'm certainly glad you've taken an interest in our little group, here; we're running across some hard times, being so under-manned, and all." He continues, laying his chin to rest on folded hands. His eyes widened in realization, though, as the subject of payment came up. 

"I-it’s not that we wouldn't be able to pay you for your services!" The man quickly corrected, hands waving in front of him reassuringly. "Quite the contrary: with more people, we'll be able to take on more jobs, which means more money for all! And as we grow in size, I'm sure that, in time, we'll be able to do some great things!" 

The man grinned again, running his fingers through his hair as he calmed himself down. You can't tell whether his bravado and optimism is all part of an act, or not, but his calm gaze seems to falter for a bit, showing a hint of sadness as he does. Perhaps the weariness of the world had found its way through even his carefree demeanor, as well.

"Still, we're a small group. I won't deny that. The work's quite dangerous, and I can't say that we won't be getting our hands dirty, either; a job like this entails some dirty work, every now and then." He goes on, mood suddenly serious, before reverting back to his former lackadaisical nature and shrugging with cheerful smile. "But, hey, that's the life of a mercenary, am I right?"

He looks you in the eye for a long, pensive moment during the ensuing silence, that lazy smile never leaving his face, before speaking once more.

"So... are you in?"

You look to the man, his hand outstretched in a gesture of camaraderie, as you contemplate your answer...[/i]

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Hey everybody! This is actually an RP I started up on the old Guild, but, unfortunately, real life issues started popping up and I eventually had to cut it short with how little time I had to run it. Still, I’m ready for another go this time around, and with the new Guild finally up, I think it’s high time I tried getting this started up again, as well.

As for how the actual RP will work, this is also an idea I got from a previous RP on a different site, where we have Fire Emblem-esque battles with a map and everything. Think something like Dungeons and Dragons, except Fire Emblem style.

For those who have played Fire Emblem before, the whole basis for map games is that we're playing out battles on maps, like there's a grid and stuff, and you would call out your moves and I'd put em to action on a photoshopped map complete with sprites and everything. Something like that...

For those who haven't played Fire Emblem... go play it. And stop making my job harder! But no, seriously, basically it's a turn based strategy game, every player would have a unit or two they would control on a grid based map, and you move around and attack enemies and try not to die... and we'll be doing this on this forum. The key difference between this and actually playing the game, tho, is that it's multiplayer, and we'll be roleplaying out what we do in between fights (or even during fights!), so it'll be equal parts RP and game (at least, in theory).

I suppose I should also include some stuff about the world here. It’s your basic high-fantasy world, different races and epic places and such. Think of a DnD setting, and you’ll basically have the right idea of it. The story will be a lot more about adventure and exploration, rather than politics and warfare like most Fire Emblem games. I’ll put up some lore and more information on locations once the OOC is up, so look forward to that.

Sooooo, yeah. Just PM me if anything isn't clear, and if enough people express their interest, I'll have an OOC up in a few days time!