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It was night time in the City of Ash and it was alive with revelry.

Every table in every bar on every street corner found itself packed with the smelly, sweating, and ravenous patrons one would expect for a night like tonight; for tonight was a night unlike any other. Today marked the anniversary of the horrid War of the Breech many centuries ago after all.

The patrons dug into their food with a rabid intensity as onlookers waited anxiously for their meals to arrive, jealously alive in their eyes, while the rest of the crowd drowned themselves, mug after mug, with the various alcoholic drinks available; mostly mead and Something Else, a local favorite. The floors looked as if they were assaulted by the God of Decay with half-eaten chickens and gods-knows-what else littering the floor while bile and unknown liquids poured forth like a torrent of awfulness. This was expected. This scene is one that many a soul has traveled to be seen. While in normal times owner would be appalled to see the state of his bar, the bartender looked on with a smile on hand for today was the day everyone celebrated, and nobody was upset. Unless of course, you knew better.

No one alive today experienced it yet the stories are still told, albeit seldom spoken in whole, by the bards and by the elders. They spin a tale of monsters of flesh and metal stalking the country-side, whole armies annihilated by great beasts of war, and of the gods returning to the mortal realm, saving us in our darkest time. They know the stories of many a great hero, many that died and fewer yet that lived, that helped curb the tide of the assault on the mortal races. They know the stories of all seven gods that still reside in our realm, placed in fortified temples where they have kept the shield up that prevents the creatures of nightmares from returning. They also know that today was never a day of celebration. Today, to them, is a day of remembrance. Remembering the errors of the all the races that led to the Breach, the errors of commanders who led their soldiers to slaughter, and the greed of the many who prayed on the few still living during it all. Today they remember and look on at the parties with a stern gaze and speak a cautionary tale to those who will listen.

It was such an elder who found himself sitting on a famous corner, deep in the heart of the City of Ash, judging the crowds from a distance. As he sat, he was approached by a young man in search of a tall tale. The man towered over the frail build of the elder, though he approached with a smile and asked if a seat next to the old man was taken, to which the old man responded no.

"I hear you know a story or two about the Breach Wars, old man," the towering individual asked as he sat down.

"Old man," the elder asked, "I'll have you know I am no older than your parents may be, are they so old to you?"

"I meant no disrespect, elder," the towering man said with a chuckle, "I am a student at the great magic school at Itos, and I and my fellow classmates have traveled far to this city to hear the tales of the war. I have been told you know a story or two, and I would like to know where we went wrong in the past."

"Not interested in the parties," quizzed the old man.

"No, especially not if I can learn something to tell my friends back home," the towering man responded.

The old man smiled weakly and pulled his posture straight as he did. "Perhaps there is hope for you youngin's after all," he responded with a wink. "Alrighty, this is a story of heroes who did not know they were such at the time, a story of the gods who gave up their immortal life to shield us, and it is a tale of the common folk who banded together and saved life as we know it. They came from all walks of life, some of the noble pursuits and some not, while the gods themselves were our most holy. The war was terrible in all accounts, but I will start my story off at where we started winning, right here in the City of Ash, three-hundred, and thirty-three years ago. The gods, now walking among us, used their divine powers to seal the breach and thus ending the never-ending flow of nightmares that stemmed forth like a raging river into our real-,, " the old man paused as his head tilted to the left, "realm, that started," pausing again, this time standing up, "what is that awful ruckus?," the old man stopped speaking.

The towering individual turned his head, the same direction the elder did seconds before, and listened. "Heyyyyy, I am soo not drunk guys – Where's my food – where are we- what did – for – somebody needs to -I think you've – did you grab my – what is the mean- how oft- wherein th-" The more the towering man listened, the less he heard and the less he understood. He turned his attention the old man, who was visibly shaking, and asked; "what do you hear old man?"

"Don't you hear it? The screaming," he answered back.

The towering man listened again, and this time he heard it; growing louder every second he did, the sounds of people panicking and shattering objects, blood-curdling screams that filled the nights' air only to be silenced, and he listened as it was getting closer and closer and closer. "Stay behind me elder," the towering man shouted as he stood up and his hands erupted into flames, "I will protect you," he promised. Though promise as he did, the towering man's voice was soon added to the melody of screams, as the chorus of horror began to fill the air and erupt throughout the City of Ash.

From miles around people could see the fires that raged that night, and even further could people see the plume of smoke that trailed over the horizon the next day.

A few days later the city Arcadia, located fifteen miles away, was attacked and destroyed. Then Sev’mo, and then Barin, and so on. Soon there-after reports of a new, smaller than the one told of in the history books, Breach was received by the Council of Seven, and the armies of the mortal realm were quickly mobilized. Any questions as to how this could have transpired under the watch of the Gods were quickly answered, as a God was missing. Without notice Rofella, Goddess of War, had vanished from her temple and disappeared into the night. With her disappearance, the shield that protected our realm waned until it broke allowing the Breach to once again return; albeit in reduced effectiveness. As the main armies mobilized to surround and fight the monsters of flesh and metal, a plan was quickly put in motion. The Seven Kingdoms would each send a small force led by one of their best commanders to find the missing god.

Time is of the essence. For with each passing week, the other Gods grow weaker as the strain of maintaining the shield has already started to drain their energy. With each passing day, the enemy pushes closer and closer to their temples. With each passing hour, smaller Breaches open all across the countryside. The dawn of the apocalypse is here, and the fiery inferno of our end times have arrived.

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The Basic idea for this story:




The gods of our story:






History: War of the Breach






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Enemies:


Current information about our enemies is scattered at best. The reports from the front have spoken of monsters of flesh and metal, with varying descriptions. Our enemies seem to be sentient, and unique in their actions. Though the history books have the information in the temple at Intebunie, Yamthurr has yet yielded those books to scholars or tacticians.

How magic works in this RP




Here are a few ideas behind the magic themselves. There can be different variation on each. You can use whatever form of magic within reason, so if you wanted to create a water mage or something new, let me know and we can work from there.




Races


Standard humanoid fantasy races and subraces.

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I will put forward some interest. I've got a couple of ideas that could work out fairly well.
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I find this Interesting as well.
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Very-potentially-interested~

That being said, I'm going to send you a PM @MagratheanWhale!
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I like the idea. I will put my interest.
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@MonkeyBusiness@Haha@Solaris@Valor
Awesome to hear!

I will start progressing towards an OOC soon enough so be on the lookout! We are still open if anyone else wants in.

Sneaky edit, added in some information regarding magic.
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Seems interesting, I will give it a closer read soon.
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@Dead Cruiser Wonderful to hear!

I am constantly adding things in as they become available as this will serve as the foundation of the OOC as well, I will probably split into 2 posts to start the OOC to make it a bit less lengthy. One thing I have not brought up and wanted to share is the Kingdom section. Our story revolves around seven commanders/representatives sent from the seven kingdoms and in an effort to allow creativity I am allowing you to create your own kingdom. If you don't want to and want one created by me instead let me know. Not a lot of detail will be needed.
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So do we create our Kingdom along side our character that we create? I have an idea for a Mage Commander but I don't know if you would approve of the school of magic or not. Can I PM you?
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@MonkeyBusinessPM's are open! :D
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Is the Use of magic necessary?
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@Solaris

No. I myself plan to make a few characters and thus far 1 is a mage.
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Hello! I am quite interested, but I would like to ask if you'd be up to allowing a humanoid plant species like the Sylvari or the Floran?
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@Frettzo

That is a toss-up and a great question at the same time. As it stands someone is creating a unique race, and I was hoping our roster would be more of the normal fantasy ones with more of a focus on subraces and stuff like that. That being said I love fostering creativity. I have never had someone attempt a plant-based creature before. One thing I will say the story takes place, at the start in the cold of winter with overcast skies. I will have to see more information before I say one way or the other if that's okay?
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This seems something I would be interested in, but seeing the interest thus far I assume you already have the 7 people you need. Tag me if any spots become available later.
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Interested. Let me know if there are spots open.
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I will keep track once the OOC goes live. As a heads up i am currently a bit under the weather so may not make as much progress this weekend on getting it live.
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Okay, now that I've read what you have so far, I think I might contribute something a bit out there. Perhaps the nation that was at the epicenter of the original breach, and thus has a very strange culture that has been warped by the destruction and devastation they suffered. The people of that nation could be "monstrous" races because of the drastic measures they took to survive during the original war. But in the time since they've become extremely pious and dedicated to expressing their gratitude to the gods.

Imagine this if you will: the Vatican City, but all of the priests are vampires.
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@Dead Cruiser

It is a bit out there haha I would need to see more.

Because of interest, I plan on expanding the rosters a little. I will open up for most players going forward so if you want in, just keep an eye out for the OOC.@HowlsOfWinter@Vec

As a heads up, I am feeling a bit better but not quite back to 100%. I will try and finish what I can through the week and then hopefully eye a weekend start to the OOC. Stay tuned!
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