[quote=@Cairo]
A couple questions before I get to work on my CS (thinking of a young soldier who ended up being the official military authority on board the ship, just because everyone senior to him has died of the plague):

What are the symptoms of the plague? Are our characters immune to it, or are we just lucky enough not to have caught it? Does the city we departed from have a specific name, or am I free to give it one? 

Thanks! I'm looking forward to this.
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[indent][color=lightblue]Hey hi hullo awesome! :D The plague symptoms are as follows:

[list][*]Lethargy and decreased energy
[*]Rapid weight loss combined with a ravenous appetite
[*]Night terrors and hallucinations[/list]

Essentially people would keep eating, sleeping, losing weight and going mad until they finally die. It's not pretty.

Your characters could just be lucky enough to have avoided it, or there could be another reason -- doctors can't figure out how it's transmitted, as people have become sick who were nowhere near the afflicted, and nurses treating the ill would be fine. It's all very odd and very scary.

If you've got a suggestion for the name of the city of departure, please do post it! Otherwise I can come up with one at random, haha.[/color][/indent]

[hr][quote=@drewccapp]
I've decided I will not be rebooting the Princess of Riverforde Anise Sinclair, and I shall be making an entirely new character. I'm stuck between a young historian who's best skill is actually more along the lines of a PI and a genius and seasoned surgeon obsessed with avoiding death at all costs.

Leaning towards the investigative historian.
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[indent][color=lightblue]I could see both of these being super interesting! The historian might possibly dig up some information that might otherwise remain hidden -- but the surgeon seems like they would rip a few snags in some NPC's plans, haha. Fun either way! ;)[/color][/indent]

[hr][quote=@Virgil]
[@Mokley]

     The setting seems interesting (a bit like that of the "Thief: The Dark Project" game, actually - love it!), but I'm both returning to RP and am relatively new to Advanced RPs; provided I do make it in, do you have a minimum of some sort for the lengths of each post - and will it vary if interaction is dragging? Other than that, are there any key specifics about this world (or more specifically, the realms within) that I should know for my character's origins, or do I just jump right into it?
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[indent][color=lightblue]Hellohello hi welcome and thank you! :D  My personal philosophy is quality over quantity when it comes to posts -- length has nothing to do with being able to convey scenes and ideas. That being said, if you feel that you can't post more than a paragraph you're always free to brainstorm in the OOC -- or maybe I was just lazy with the GM post, in which case always call me out! With every mod post I'll try to give you a lot to respond to, but also remember to [i]act[/i]. The character is free to push forward, make choices, do things that I might not be expecting -- I will go with it and build on it! Whatever your character wants to focus on, that will therefore become important. I'll follow your lead if you choose to take a path less traveled!

The character's place of origin, the society and city names, etc, are kept vague here so you can create them as you like. The only place that I've really set in stone is the island where the RP is taking place -- anything else is whatever you want it to be, within the technology and magic limitations listed above. :)[/color][/indent]