I also updated the Premise a bit to give everyone a bit more of an opening to run with. A brief description of Guillan and the corruption therein. It can be found in the first post on this board as well as at the very top of the zero post on the IC board.

[hider=THE PREMISE]

     The premise thus far is an ongoing, ever changing, open ended adventure for a group of underachieving, less than par, or just down on their luck thieves that are from a guild or come together through some mishap in the story and embark on adventures set upon them. These characters will all have to deal with some sort of [b]"major flaw"[/b] that is unique to each player that will hinder them constantly. My character, for example, is a lush and addict.. These characters seem to have hard time, or are just plain unlucky. A haphazard and motley bunch.  They are all underdogs, the underachieving, and will either get their shit together and persevere, or fail in epic proportions. 

     The story starts off in Guillan is a huge capital and port city, and is the crowned jewel of the Lands of the Nine, and home to the high King. All the subsidiary kingdoms must answer to him as the top authority. Guillan is a grand city, sure.. but it is dense, and dirty, and extremely corrupted. There is a major divide between the rich and the poor which is very disproportioned, and acts very much like great bellows, only fueling the fires. As a massive port city, it is also a great trading hub, and almost anything from even the furthest bits of the Nine's can be found here, if you have the coin for it. 

     It's crime syndicates are plenty, and range from petty criminals to vast, and infinitely powerful groups.  The Black Hands are at the top of it all, and are all but untouchable.. Pirates and cutthroats, scoundrels. All manners of outfits. The streets are constantly soiled  robbers and pickpockets, piracy on the trade routes, rape and murder.. even rumors of slaving and human traffickers from the very bowels of the city. Nothing is off limits to those consumed by greed, and everyone seems to have an angle, or a finger in something. Mind you keep your wits about you, or as best you can..  

     The plot is open ended, and can be entirely driven by the group how it sees fit, through various avenues provided by the extensive environment of the Lands of the Nine. It is a mid-to-low fantasy setting, as in slim on dragons and mythical beasts, but still outside the realms of reality. This RP will also have a success and mod roll system which is entirely optional to use. Mainly comprised of some success rolls and skillset rolls, mods for injuries, etc., but only to augment or direct the flow of your post and the successes of your characters during certain situations and should only be used to add a certain unexpected flair for your characters.  The big driving force here is their flaws, which they are constantly having to deal with..[/hider]