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As the stories were told, the two rivaling kingdoms of Thelan and Alovia waged war for centuries, clashing and battling for whatever excuse was good enough to spill blood -- be it land, currency, trade, religion, knowledge, or power. Before the continuous war, there was once harmony between the two vast kingdoms that was unified through an alliance to fend off the creatures of the north. Dragons, ogres, trolls, giants, basilisks, etc. dominated the northern, mountainous region that fell between the two kingdoms. The two kingdoms enjoyed a satisfying time of success and freedom while they traded and conquered happily and stoically, untroubled by the adversities that the kingdoms would face. The north began to become more and more controlled and restful due to the works of the kingdoms, leaving less stress for the ruling courts of the kingdoms. Things were slowing down, and as how many good things are destroyed, greed took it's play when a rare item was acquired from a squad of knights. The egg of a slain dragon remained intact and healthy after the destruction of a ruthless battle, resulting in both of the kingdoms' interest in experimentation. Their curiosity could not be shaken, and eventually caused great tension leaving the kingdoms at a stand-still.

Slowly, each kingdom would begin extracting their own troops and citizens and it wasn't until the cataclysmic Battle of the Burning Valley in which the war would begin. A meeting was called between both kingdoms in which they met at the border. The dragon egg was revealed, but negotiation only lasted so long until the first strike was made, in which is still argued of who initiated first. While the war began to revel and proliferate, the safety of the egg began to become less and less prioritized, resulting in it's broken encasement and mass destruction. Within an 8-mile radius, the egg destructed and took with it the majority of the knights of both kingdoms as well as the open terrain that still remains broken and black. Raging fires roared outwards from the egg, not only releasing an explosion of merciless flames, but also a cry for the entire species. The kingdoms couldn't find it in them to continue the fight, so they both began their retreat, but they were soon interrupted as the dragons of the north flew in and continued the destruction in search of the broken shells of the egg. The flames raged on for weeks, and the area is now habitable for dragons, leaving it a dangerous area to venture into.

And so the war went on with only few halts, but with a consistently cruel and cold nature. For the coming generations, war was common in everyday life, and to live a life without war would be an unrealistic dream that would only be crushed by the feet of the enemy. Thus, warfare became an honorable structure within society until the people began to protest centuries later. The kingdoms fought more mildly in consideration of the people, but was never ceased until Alovia finally extended a method of peace and unity.

A girl was granted a strange gift that was treasured enough to cease fire between kingdoms, but it was not enchanted upon her by any witch or warlock, but rather a god or creator since it was born into her. Anice Carter, a girl blessed with the ability to control the animals -- be it a rat or a tiger, or an ogre or a dragon. She was brought to the Alovian royal court in which they began to praise her for her strange gift thinking it was a sign from a divine being. It was argued that her powers should be used for mass destruction upon Thelan, but they decided not to continue the war and raise the girl to become destructive and dangerous. Instead they awaited for the next generation of royalty to commence, in which she would be offered to the King Charles of Thelan to symbolize the unity that Alovia would swallow their pride for. Thelan accepted, and it took time for the kingdoms to dwell together after a long history of warfare, but it became possible and the upcoming decades were full of celebrations and blessings bestowed from Queen Anice of Thelan.

Although things were great for continuous decades, with a queen that controlled the creatures of the north to have, not only the opposing kingdoms, but also the horrors of nature living in harmony, a sudden disappearance of Queen Anice caused confusion and upheaval to stir within the kingdoms. Rumors began to spread that she was captured by Alovia since they were the rightful ruler of Queen Anice while some believe that she was merely a spirit and she vanished, only to return when she's needed be it by reincarnation or by another form.

History began to rewrite itself, the countries slowly extracting their knights and citizens, but the first battle has yet to come, if it even will come. Many pray for the return of Queen Anice, while some thirst for battle once more. Rumor has it that there is a party forming that involves the best knights and fighters from both kingdoms to venture on a quest to the Northern Highlands as a final plea before the breakout of another century of warfare. But those are only rumors -- what is it that you believe and desire?




This is an RP that I tried to get going awhile ago, but as most of you would know, creating an entire fantasy realm can be incredibly hard and time consuming! I'm looking to see if this will catch any interest before I go ahead and resume where I left off with my previous RP.

The premise of this RP is mostly character-driven, but as you can probably tell from the text, the characters will be embarking on a quest to the uninhabitable Northern Mountains! This is where the ancient stories of mythical creatures come from, and where the kingdoms have no more interest in. It's rumored that the Queen might've fled here in search of both isolation and answers. It's with the Queen and her power that the people believe that peace could be restored. During their travels, they'll encounter fierce battles, unexplored terrain, beautiful scenery, and mystical powers that may perhaps imbue it's visitors.

The RP sounded very exciting, but I won't get it started unless I see a good amount of interest from players! I'm hoping for a long-lasting RPI know, rare as I have many ideas that will come after character development and their future questing!





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There are several roles that are possible to play in this! There can multiple of each role except for Kings/Queens, etc. If you're going to make a character that's apart of the same family, please PM each other about the relationship that the two characters would have! If you do choose to be apart of the royal family, please make their surname to fit the one within the description of the given country! I'll list some roles below that are playable, but if you guys have any other role that you'd wish to play, please PM me about it!





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@Lionhearted hmm, would Thelan have some sort of specialized people to go after the witches used by Alovia and in general? Was thinking of making a Witch Hunter/Inquisitor type fella akin to Heinrich Kramer, Jakob Sprenger, Matthew Hopkins etc. except he'd be burning actual witches not just poor girls that annoyed the wrong people. If I did such a thing though, would there actually be any countermeasures to witches? I. E. Holy water or silver or the old Abrahamic style us of garlic, or some other anathema to users of magic? Was also thinking of him potentially being in origin owing to some Moorish upper crust that migrated to Thelan with their Hirdmen or something.
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@Lionhearted hmm, would Thelan have some sort of specialized people to go after the witches used by Alovia and in general? Was thinking of making a Witch Hunter/Inquisitor type fella akin to Heinrich Kramer, Jakob Sprenger, Matthew Hopkins etc. except he'd be burning actual witches not just poor girls that annoyed the wrong people. If I did such a thing though, would there actually be any countermeasures to witches? I. E. Holy water or silver or the old Abrahamic style us of garlic, or some other anathema to users of magic? Was also thinking of him potentially being in origin owing to some Moorish upper crust that migrated to Thelan with their Hirdmen or something.


Naturally, the Moore people have a rivalry with the witches. Their lands are seen as 'spiritual' to them, whereas the witches see it as a place of unobtained power. Their mountainous terrain holds a lot of secrets and a lot of undiscovered ravines. They have found usage in a lot of the jewels of their land. While they don't delve in using magic, nor do they have a bloodline of using magic, they are able to use these jewels for their made-purpose. For example, they could have amethysts that are natural boons for protection against magic. I haven't really fleshed out this theory yet, but the rivalry is definitely set in stone.

Aside from that, I love that idea for your character! I think it's definitely possible to make an Inquisitor-type character! I would say that those methods are for sure acceptable as countermeasures to a witch. I'm not really familiar with a lot of the methods, but maybe we can PM about it and I can write it in within the OOC!

I think the migration idea is definitely possible. The Isle of Moore and Thelan trade often so it wouldn't be to any surprise to have Moore people living within Thelan. Though, the Moore people generally prefer to reside in their homelands unless required otherwise.
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here is my viking! let me know if there's anything i should change or add


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Hi! I'm really interested in this rp if you're still open to applications. I did have a couple of questions though, to help sort out which oc I might use. So I wanted to ask who exactly is going on this quest? And if that's the main part of the story, since you said people can play the King/Queen, other members of the royal family, witches and Vikings (cause I thought the quest was only for knights and fighters)? I'm a bit tied between a witch character or Alovian atm.
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Hello! I’m also interested in this thread!
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Hi! I'm really interested in this rp if you're still open to applications. I did have a couple of questions though, to help sort out which oc I might use. So I wanted to ask who exactly is going on this quest? And if that's the main part of the story, since you said people can play the King/Queen, other members of the royal family, witches and Vikings (cause I thought the quest was only for knights and fighters)? I'm a bit tied between a witch character or Alovian atm.


Yay more interest! So originally, this RP was just supposed to be a normal fantasy RP taking place within the royal court. So the 'roles' that are listed are from there. BUT! I'm still going to allow those roles to be playable, but I might be a little bit more strict on the character to allow for a smooth RP. The quest is actually open to any who volunteer! I imagine that there won't be a small group going, but more of a bigger band of individuals. The players are just going to be the omega-awesome-lul characters that will see to the end of it and solve the mystery! All the other peeps are just pawns, muahahahahaha.

Either character would work perfectly! You can even make some sort of 'high witch' from the witches huts or something! To add a little extra pizzazz to your character! :)
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Yay! LETS SEE THAT CS BABY~!
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So a very valid question has been posed to me via PMthanks @inertia hehe

Q: What kind of battles are to be expected during the time of peace to enable the characters to get experience and fighting under their belt?

A: So, the time of peace sums up to be around three decades, which will surpass, probably, the age of most of our characters. Although, I'm going to create a third party within this RP of gathered individuals that go against Queen Anice and the treaty. Queen Anice held so much power, to the point where she would be the biggest danger any Kingdom would've seen had she ever decided to turn against them. Thus, a large group of bandits(maybe we'll call them that?) were formed to go against it all. They would hold camps scattered along the borders of the Kingdoms, in areas that weren't expected to be protected. This will allow for small-scale battles for the characters to really earn some reverence and experience!

To add to this, the creatures of the North are still hostile in some regions of Moore! So you could get experience there as well!
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here is my viking! let me know if there's anything i should change or add



I want to formally accept your wonderful character here! :) You may place her in the Character Tab!
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Have to read through the lore yet, but this feels like something I could sink my teeth into.
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Have to read through the lore yet, but this feels like something I could sink my teeth into.


Wraith! It would be an honor to have you apart of this! please don't judge my GM-skills and tacky coding
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CS, edited some stuff!

Sidenote: It's dang hard to find a live-action face claim for a medieval rp.

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CS, edited some stuff!

Sidenote: It's dang hard to find a live-action face claim for a medieval rp.



Accepted! You may move him to the Character tab!

ALSO~! To note, for you and everyone else, I do not mind if you guys choose art instead of a face claim. I know it's hard to find a face claim, especially when you have a specific idea in mind. Let's use our imaginations PEOPLE, we can envision the story in whichever form we wish.
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@Lionhearted that is some killer UI. great work, thanks for doing it!
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@Lionhearted that is some killer UI. great work, thanks for doing it!


Aw thank you! I'm trying to make it a little bit prettier. I'm so nitpicky heheheh :P
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I wish to enter, if that's okay.. ^_^' I love playing the scholary type and tend to be more invested in magic - of course in this world, that means a witch. :o I was wondering however, if there is a way that my character could decipher the methods of magic somehow. I played a very successful D&D wizard who was fascinated by magical theory and golem craft. She actually decoded a master arcanist notes and started to translate it via a lost elven dialect. So more or less.... a gifted mind. Would that be possible in the witches? We can definitely take it to PMs if you'd like! ^_^
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May we start posting?
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I'll shoot ya a PM!

May we start posting?


Not just yet! I want to get the characters accepted first and an introductory post in.
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Heya! Is there still room? I haven’t read through everything but I saw and read everything in the interest check. You know I can never resist your RPs so hope there is still room so I can read and create >.>
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