[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/o3TChMq.png[/img][/center] [center][i][/i][/center] [center][url=https://soundcloud.com/user-464691462/pawel-perepelica-roads-ahead][i] Come Weave Thy Threads[/i][/url][/center] [hr] [img]https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28578038/75143c313f1020ff435ef6421f9f4567edfc520d.gif[/img] [hr] [i]It is lost to us. The Durandal. How could it be? That one of the Great Blades vanishes into the aether? We must trace our steps back to the Old Aeon. A place where the Gargantuans wandered the unending expanse of salt and glass aimlessly under a sun that never set. Under the command of the Malakim, the Gargantuans weaved the earth with their fingers, knotted the sky with their breaths and sewn the stars in with their wills. However, ennui grew into curiosity and soon, desire. Thus, the Gargantuans began to grow, threatening to unturn the Loom. Thus, it was that the servant turned on the master. The battle shook the heavens and for every a hundred giant, a angel fell to the earth. Throughout this conflict, six Great Blades were forged from the primordial pandemonium. The land as we know it was shapen from their corpses and new life emerged from the corpses of the Gargantuans. It was then that the Great Blades found themselves new wielders. Kamocek, the Miracle Sword, plucked from the stars. Nandoka, the Joyous Kris, smithed from the enlightenment of free thought. Shamshir, the Gibbous Scimitar, discovered by serendipity in the Burning Sea. Calesvol, the Sovereign Spear, pulled from stone by Men and stolen by the Fin. Skofnung, the Cerine Cleaver, quenched in blood by the Lutin Lords of the Fell-Lands. And lastly, Durandal, the Enduring Scythe, wrought from the will and courage of the Gargantuan. Together, the Great Blades seeded the foundations of the Occitente, used to commit great and terrible works. The New Aeon was born and the First Kingdoms, named after the Great Blades, were established. When the blade is lost, the scabbard withers. Once tale spread of the blade being lost, the Roi attempted to forge a new blade to fill the scabbard, resulting in the Sundering. War soon spread, flooding the rivers with blood, and the kingdom of the Enduring Scythe, once mighty, became burdened with sorrow and strife. Beasts of all manner and make wreak havoc on peasant tithes. Armies of bandit kings roam the roads. Lawlessness had taken root in place of lords that fled their duties. Who will be the one to save our kingdoms? [/i] [hr] Frayed Tapestry is an epic medieval play by post RP of swords, sorcery and cannons that draws inspiration from the Soulsborne Franchise, Berserk and the Black Company. Set in the far away lands of the Occitente, we set our eyes on Durandelle, one of the Blade Kingdoms that safeguards the Great Blade that earnt its namesake - Durandal, the Enduring Scythe. For generations, Roi Perriere Olander and his dynasty have been the sole wielders of Durandal, using its powers to bring an age of prosperity and peace. Well, until it disappeared. Then, a kingdom suddenly became kingless and an empty throne attracts pretenders by the dozens. For two centuries, the Curators of the Blade have been searching for the sword. Each year since its disappearance marks the descent of Durandelle and its territories further into chaos. Warlords, nobles, conniving Fin and Lutin lords, cults and many more factions have dueled over its principalities, splitting the land into multiple territories with uncontested blighted lands in between, ravaged by the taint of enochian magicks and rotting corpses. Bands of sellswords and mercenaries have gradually replaced armies of knights and squires as codes of chivalries have been replaced in favor of contracts of coin. Furthermore, the loss of a Great Blade has bred paranoia into the hearts of the Kingdoms of the Occitente as they seclude themselves further from one another. As more searchers die, go mad or suffer ignoble fates in their quest to find the sword, the Curators have been forced to recruit from less worthier stock to supplant their dwindling armies of knights and royals , all of whom have decried the quest for Durandal to be a foolish one. This includes prisoners, brigands, thieves, cultists and all manner of men and women who would have been sent to the gallows without their intervention. They are known as False Searchers. You are one of them. Whether you were innocent or guilty of your acts, the Blade Searchers have decreed that you be a part of their quest. TL;DR: You're a medieval suicide squad that has been hired to get an item that is responsible for the political stability of a continent. I am looking for a total of 4-7 players at the moment. I am also willing to have 1 or 2 more co-GMs depending on the number of players that sign up. [hr] [b][u]RULES[/u][/b] Everyone within this RP is expected to obey the clauses outlined in RPG’s official rules, along with the following to ensure that no problems arise. 1) Put On Your Grasses - Be respectful to other players in this RP and avoid uncivil behaviour in the OOC that may cause others to be uncomfortable. Harassment and flaming will not be tolerated. - Don’t be a dick. Leave whatever baggage you may have at the door. If you continue being a dick, I’ll boot your dick and your ass from this RP. - The word of the GM is final. If you try and refute any of the GM’s decisions, you better have a good reason for doing so. - Please treat and discuss sensitive, controversial and or mature topics in a respectful and nuanced manner. In regards to portrayal of sexual themes in IC, all interactions that involve extreme explicit sexual imagery of any sort shall be conducted within PMs until the day that the Guild permits to allow showing of explicit NSFW content on its public site. 2) Jolly Cooperation -Collaborations are heavily encouraged between two or more players, independent of GM mandated collaborations, in order to break up the monotony in waiting for someone to post. -Discussion of the narrative, independent worldbuilding or providing narrative suggestions to the GM is also encouraged. I want criticism, dammit, so you better give me some if you think I’m messing up. 3) The Arbitrary Quality Formerly Known As Good Writing - The general rule for writing is that quality matters over quantity, although having both of them in equal amounts is better. - A minimum of two paragraphs is expected within your writing. 4) Rain Check - There is no strict posting schedule which you must adhere to. - However, please do message me whenever you may have an IRL event that you are preoccupied with or whether you are disinterested in continuing. - If you are inactive for a period of 3 weeks or so in both the OOC and the IC, I will take it as a sign that you are no longer able to participate and you will be booted from the RP. 5) Have Fun - Make Fun. - Be the Fun. - Screw the No-Fun Constables. - Scream Fun - Worship Fun [hr] [b][u]LORE[/u][/b] [b][u]Settlements of Durendelle[/u][/b] [b][u]Races[/u][/b] [hider=Humans][/hider] [hider=Chimer][/hider] [hider=The Fin][/hider] [hider=The Lutin][/hider] [hider=Loci][/hider] [hider=Malakim/Umbrals][/hider] [b][u]Esoterica[/u][/b] [u]Sanctioned[/u] [hider=Thaumaturgy] Thaumaturgy is a magical school of contradictions. [/hider] [hider=Reagentry] [/hider] [hider=Augury] There exists 3 schools within the art of augury: haruspecy, astrapecy and [/hider] [hider=Transposeance] There exists 2 schools within the art of transposeance: bone-smithing and soul infusion. [/hider] [u]Unsanctioned[/u] [hider=Fleshweaving] [/hider] [hider=Enochestry] [/hider] [hider=Communion] [/hider] [hider=Corpsecraft] [/hider] [b][u]The Greater Occitente[/u][/b] [hider=Durandelle] [/hider] [hider=Kamocek][/hider] [hider=Nandok][/hider] [hider=Shamshira][/hider] [hider=Calesvolant][/hider] [hider=Skof][/hider] [b][u]Factions of Durendelle[/u][/b] [hider=The Roi] [/hider] [hider=The Arch Administration] [/hider] [hider=The Colonial Fusiliers] [/hider] [hider=The Khemate Monastery] [/hider] [hider=The Ballad] [/hider] [hider=The Weander Gyld] [/hider] [hider=The Covens of Wicca] [/hider] [hider=Those Of The YonderTimber] [/hider] [hr] [center][img]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e6/35/79/e63579352cb008cd7cf4deec97224c50.gif[/img][/center]