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Are you awake? Can you hear me? Please listen well.

The flow of time has led to this. A battle between the force of light and the force of darkness. A Hero’s Tale that will be told to young children to fill their hearts with joy and inspiration for ages to come. A tale of bravery and hardships and how to overcome any obstacle thrown your way. This tale would turn out to be quite similar to the old legend…

Darkness is coming. A new threat to Ruyunae is ready to strike. Will we be ready? Who will be there to rise to the call? Are there even any Heroes left in this peaceful land? We have not had such an immense threat since the age of old so surely not.

This is your story. How you choose to write it and how it will unfold is up to you. I am merely an orator, prepared to weave your life’s story into the fabric of ages. Every story needs a beginning. Forgive my laughter, but I would hope you would agree. You cannot skip to end for if you do you miss the best part. Besides, who doesn’t love a good hero’s tale anyway?

You have been chosen by the Mother-Goddess. The land you call home is in danger and you must rise to action. You will not be alone though. Just as the Seraph of old had his band of allies, you will have yours. Close companies whom you would not trade the world for. This is where the power of stories comes into play. When you meet your friends how will the friendships grow? How will things progress when you yourselves find the new Seraph?

Ah yes, the Seraph. A mortal child blessed with the power of the Mother-Goddess. Powerless on their own but together with invaluable allies the Seraph shines. It is said the Seraph can awaken sleeping powers inside those who call him a companion. It is by this rite that the Seraph of old was able to save the land of Ruyunae. Or had you forgotten that detail? No matter, I do so love telling stories.






Future Heroes,
It has been ages since the day spoken of in the Legend of the Seraph. The ruins of Aucrun are not off limits but the land is known as the Land Betrayed and most steer clear of the place. This makes it the perfect place for the villain of your story to reside. There it waits, gathering its strength. Its power born out of hatred towards the Mother-Goddess and pure malice and darkness. This evil has amassed a large following and they are sustained by its dark magic. The nearest Festival of the Lights is fast approaching and this dark organization is planning to strike. They plan to strike on the holiest of days when all of Ruyunae meets in the great Holy Kingdom of Khrousahvell. You must be ready. Your beloved world is about to change drastically and I want you to be as prepared as you can. I apologize for not having enough time but the Mother-Goddess has chosen you for a reason. You must be the light to shine in the darkness. The hope in the people’s eyes. You must find the Seraph and awaken to your true potential. The Mother-Goddess will reveal more to you when you meet on the day of the Festival of Lights. Please, you must prepare yourself. I am sorry it has to be you… for you may not wish to get involved. You may voice your frustration in due time but being chosen by the Mother-Goddess cannot be a bad thing, no? Now go! Wake up and make haste. The Festival of the Lights is set to begin. You must find the new Seraph. He needs you.


The Land of Ruyunae

A short Summary

The Land of Ruyunae is a large land mass almost split in the middle thanks to the destruction caused by the demon of old in Aucrun, the Land Betrayed. The continent is still whole, but the center is a large zone deemed unholy so the people do not venture there. Ruyunae has four major kingdoms that influence the land:

1.) The Last Strand of the Sands: Sweym Sma (Sweeyum- Suma)



2.) The Empire of Snow: Linmark (Lyn-Mahrk)



3.) The Holy Kingdom: Khrousahvell (Curoo-Saahh-Vvhell)



4.) The Province Adrift: Elthari (L-Thaaree)



Greetings! Thank you for getting this far if you did. So this is a little idea I had tossing around in my brain and thought I would finally throw it out to the wolves and see if I could get any takes. I promise I seasoned so it should be tasty! I actually did want this to be inspired by simple legends of: Ancient evil rises up, band of heroes get together and go fight said evil. I see nothing wrong with such a tried and true method of storytelling and I feel like it could be incredibly fun to play with others.
And before you go in further, Yes this is somewhat inspired by Dragon Quest/Final Fantasy and most heavily Lord of the Rings. I just feel like they all have incredible elements of story telling and fantasy environments so I wanted to string out the idea I had in my brain and whaddaya know, I typed all this.

Little bit about what I was expecting from the RP. So, as you may have guessed I would be playing the role of the Seraph. “Hey!” You say as you ready your pitchfork and torch and tie me to a stake ready to burn me. “That’s not fair! He’s the hero isn’t he?! Everyone only loves the Hero!”

To which I will wiggle my hands out from the ropes binding me and plead for my life. “Wait wait! Sure yes I would be the Seraph but he is hardly the tried and true Hero of this tale. I want every single player I play with to truly feel like a Hero. That is why I gave the Seraph next to no powers UNLESS he meets close friends and helps them awaken to their true potential. This gives the party more dynamic and the thing I love the most: character development!”

I’ll wait for the fires to roast me or let you back away and ponder what I said. Either way I’m going to keep typing words! So yes, the Seraph is not the only hero. He’s powerless alone so I wanted everyone else I am with to feel important. To feel like what they have their character do matter.

I am a HUGE sucker for character development. Oh? Your character has a tragic backstory they don’t want to share but it eventually comes out? That’s great, Seraph needs to help his friends! Not too keen on the Seraph when you first meet him? Punch him in the face! Let your anger be known. Friendships grow and bloom into something so I wanted to have some fun along the way. The villains in the campaign would range from deadly serious, to dark and dastardly masters of magic, to wacky characters I hope you enjoy beating up.

In this fantasy RP I would love to include the holy trinity of fantasy races. The Elves, Humans and the Dwarves. However, if you are interested in this and want to play something a bit on the wild side I am more than happy with that! I do not want to put limitations on this as I want some help world building as well.
I posted this in the Advanced section mainly due to how much character development I would like to have happen as well as the amount of world building. I am not asking us to create a new Tolkein book here, just enough to go in with the mentality of "our actions have consequences and we can shape the world".
I am not strict about post length either. A few paragraphs should suffice. Quality over quantity they always say :)
Use of magic is not only welcome but encouraged. I’d be using it, so… (:

So please, voice your concerns, your opinions and hopefully your enthusiasm to join. If I have piqued your interest at all please let me know by either replying here or sending me a PM! I would love to plan out some OOC stuff on Discord as well if that is what others want to do.

I am mainly looking for 3 to 4 people to RP with here. I do not know my own ability to bring people in but in the off chance that this does gain more attention I would open up to the idea of adding more slots.

The RP would begin with all of your characters attending the Festival of the Lights after you have a strange vision. Something compelling you to attend the Festival.

Take it away, wolves!
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Leaving my interest here. Nothing quite like a good old-fashioned adventure in a high fantasy setting. Classic hero's journey, which is definitely fun.
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Happy to hear you’re interested! Oh yes, it’s been some time since I’ve done a good high fantasy setting RP.
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@DontCallMeZeldaI'm interested as usual for most things fantasy.
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@DontCallMeZeldaI'm interested as usual for most things fantasy.


Wonderful! Glad to hear it :)

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@DontCallMeZelda I'd be interested as well if there's still a spot open :)
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Of course :D You included, that makes three that have shown some interest. I was mainly looking for 3-4 so if everyone is okay with it I’ll go ahead and start working on the IC post so everyone can bring in their characters.

And if anyone else shows interest between then I’ll welcome them with open arms.
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@DontCallMeZelda Glad to hear it. Quick question, I presume we don't know who the Seraph is initially? If so, how do we know where to find him?
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Naturally yes he will remain a mystery up until the first few posts. His presence will become known as the story begins with everyone assembling in the Holy Kingdom.

In my mind what I was imagining is
1.) Everyone meets in the Holy Kingdom for the Festival under the pretense of either wanting to go, or they heeded the special vision only they had to go and find the Seraph.
2.) Very shortly after everyone makes their initial posts and the festival begins the story will kick off and the Seraph will become known.
We go from there.

I love questions and I’m open to any sort of direction or feedback. I want this to be a fun and interesting journey for all of us after all :D
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@DontCallMeZelda Gotcha. I'll probably fiddle around with a character concept, but I've got a few questions to ask. Firstly, what is magic like in this world? Is there a hard system, or will it mostly be played by ear? Secondly, are demons still active in the world? Thirdly, what are the relationships between the four nations currently?
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Magic will be a strong driving force in the game and I was halfway expecting some people to want to play magic buffs during the RP.
Since I had this idea off a basis of other rpg games and most LoTR the magic can range from basic to extreme. Fire, ice, wind, earth magic you name it. Even calling upon the power of light and dark and healing magic as well.

I hadn’t thought of a good system for magic, so I was mostly going to play it by ear. Generally using the rule of cool and trusting the players to act within their boundaries as I didn’t want to be like “no you can’t do that.”

2.) Oh yes the demonic forces will be there. As well as a plethora of other monsters that we may encounter and the bands of brigands and pirates.
Heck I’m more than open to including run ins with groups tied to character’s backstories. That just makes it more fun I think.

3.) Right now the relationships between the four are strong. However, that may change rather quickly once the rp starts ;D
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@DontCallMeZelda Sounds good to me! Glad to see you've given a great deal of freedom when it comes to chargen and players interacting with the setting; that's always fun.
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@DontCallMeZelda Sounds good to me! Glad to see you've given a great deal of freedom when it comes to chargen and players interacting with the setting; that's always fun.


Of course! As I’ve stated a few times in the original IC I wanted the companions to feel just as powerful if not even a bit more than the Seraph. We’re all in this together after all and giving the great players the freedom to feel like what you’re doing matters makes it all the better.

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@DontCallMeZelda Hah. The power of our bonds give us strength, eh? Linking a character's strength to character development is always a fun idea. Definitely interested in seeing how it plays out.
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okay, so I've never done an advanced roleplay before, but I'll try my best
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Exactly. Everyone knows no all powerful villain can defeat the power of friendship. Haha

I should have the OOC page up in the advanced section by tomorrow.

okay, so I've never done an advanced roleplay before, but I'll try my best


I’m sure you’ll be fine! I’m not asking for super lengthy posts or amazing details. Good details and structure would be nice as I’m really looking for good character development and stuff to carry the story forward.
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@DontCallMeZelda sweet, can't wait.
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@DontCallMeZelda Nice. Will wait for its release.
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Hey all! So the OOC/IC is up in the Advanced section.
roleplayerguild.com/topics/179961-the…

Feel free to shift there and post your character sheet as well as any more questions you might have!
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