A quick note, seeing something in Flagg's post (now, again, you don't have to edit anything but just be aware): basically no one worships the Old Gods. They're called the Old Gods because basically nothing else is remembered about them.

The "Dark Gods of the Northmen" are thoroughly different, as we'll be learning as the game goes on. They went rarely worshipped, or paid mild lip service to, for much of the Age of Steel, but now their cults are coming back with a vengeance.

It's pretty hard to establish this kinda stuff without giving too much away!

Dark gods it is! will change that!

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Yeah, I hope my artistic subtlety isn't making it hard for you guys to pick up on the clues to the larger story. If you're reading everyone's posts/replies, you should be drawing some connections by now.

Well, as far as I've gotten is 'there is some shit going down basically everywhere, the Old Gods are coming back and they aren't the nice kind of old like your grandmother, they're the angry "get off my lawn or your life will become demons" old.' Am I that far off?

Post up. Emily and Ryan are en-route to Crimson Company land. I'll let VoiD decide if they arrive before the next GM post or not. I should also note that Emily is convinced that those are run-of-the-mill mutants she heard - I guess we'll see how wrong she is?

EDIT: Woops, did not realize I was doubleposting. My bad.

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@Dead Cruiser I like it! My post will be up this evening.@TheWizardLizard

Been busy, should have a post up tomorrow or Saturday. @Dead Cruiser, just out of curiosity, how did you envision the spooky dark forces of Aquilonia? Or do I have free reign with them as my imagination dictates?

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@Dead Cruiser Dratha's in the mountains near where the blue, orange and green all touch.

Forgive me for the absence, I fucked up my ankle doing sicknasty ollies on a staircase with two steps. I should be able to get something up Sunday at the latest.

Howdy. I just finished reading everything in the first post of this thread, most of the character biographies, and took a few glances at the IC section. I'm very interested in participating if you're still accepting new applicants, but I've got a few comments and questions.



Now, with those general questions asked, I did look over the other characters and started considering what to make. I noticed you have one villainous and one potentially villainous ruler; you have a few generally well-intentioned characters that don't command whole nations; and you have character concepts ranging from an old sage to young heroes (basically) to a real nasty tyrant. Given that, I've been debating one of a few concepts.

The first one focuses on the the idea of the monster-that's-not. More specifically, I had two ideas for this category of character: a beastman struggling to remember who they once were and a knight turned walking corpse. Both would have their, err, "condition" actually treated like the curse it is. The former's mind would be pretty broken; the latter's will to live (hah) broken instead. And I'd love to see them treated as monsters if I play one of these two.

Next, the majority of player characters aren't villainous. I'd be more than happy to step into a villainous role if you prefer. I don't have any specific ideas for this yet, but since we've got a tyrant and a power-hungry nobleman, perhaps the more monstrous route would be the best option? Or that of a powerful alchemist using his power for ill? Or that of a shady organization whose interest isn't conquest?

And the only other concept that comes to mind as "missing" from this roleplay is a true and proper scoundrel. A trickster, an illusionist, a thief extraordinaire - something of that nature I'd be more than happy to play. It's less ambitious than the other two roles I've discussed, but again, I'd be happy to choose this.

Do any of these general ideas work? I'd like your opinion, OP, before I start properly fleshing out any concepts.

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I can play either male or female characters, so that's not a problem. I was hoping one of the monstrous concepts would pass inspection, but that's also no deal breaker for me. I'm glad to have an opportunity to write up something.

I think I'll try coupling an alchemist with a roguish figure. We'll see how that turns out.

Speaking of Alchemy: that's the sole form of magic in this world I assume? Or is sorcery (mentioned briefly in the sage's character sheet, under the history section) a separate thing from Alchemy? And is it just the willing of stuff into existence, or the use of materials to create some sort of magical effect?

Sorry if this is too much info I'm asking for. Be as vague and non-spoilery as you need to be. I'll start drafting a character concept and will post it in a spoiler in this OOC for review.

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Yes! That's all I needed to know. I'll start drafting up my character now. Thank you.

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Cool. The more the merrier!

Sadly, my MS paint skills leave much to be desired, but Emily is currently in Farsil, in the Borean lowlands - so, probably around the middle-ish of Borea? VoiD may have a better picture of it than I do.

Well... I already thought of a concept. It's admittedly got some similarities, but is very different. I'll summarize it below.



If this is acceptable, I'll write it up in full. I was thinking of making something similar to what you said, but not quite, as you can see.

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