I want to get back into RPing, but I am also aware that I sometimes get caught up with real life and am away from the site for stretches of time. So I had the idea for a larger RP set within a magical town, where people play the various residents and the different stories within the town can move forward even without my direct involvement, and then I can drop in and out when I can. The idea would be sort of like a Stardew Valley/Fields of Mistria/Palia type thing, but where people can play whoever they want within the town. I would play a few characters, such as the mayor of Pixiewick, and also create a handful of community NPCs to fill any roles not covered by you guys. Those NPCs would be merchants and would basically be free use for anyone to control while their characters are interacting with those NPCs.

Pixiewick is a small town that sits in Mithril Valley, which is a magically-concealed space within the Cascade Mountains of Oregon in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The Valley was named such because it contains a huge underground network of mithril mines, but they have been mostly dried up for decades. Pixiewick is the only community within the Valley that endured until the current date. The town sits at the south end of the Valley, near the Unicorn River, which runs south from Mythwater Lake at the north end of the Valley. Surrounding the lake is the Feywood Forest, filled with many types of magical flora and fauna. At the north end of the lake is Mythwater Falls, where water feeds into the lake from a series of holes in the side of Dragonroost Mountain. This is where several underground rivers collide and exit out of the mountain and falls to the lake below.

If there is sufficient interest, I will develop the town and the surrounding area further.

I’m interested.

How magical are we talking? Are we playing humans, or fantasy species (fairies, elves, etc.)

I'm interested as well.

This sounds like fun! Count my interest

This looks interesting! I'm in

I'm in as well.

Glad some peeps are interested XD. Before I develop the town further, what ideas do you all have for your characters and what type of activities/events/organizations/etc. would you like your characters to interact with? Would you guys like there to be some kind of danger for anyone who wants to have some form of magical combat, like a monster infestation in the mines or something? Maybe a group of miners kept digging hoping to find new veins of mithril and instead they accidentally break into an Underdark-like subterranean realm, and some of the monsters there make their way up into the mines and onto the surface in the Valley. That's just one idea. That would be a good intro point for any characters who are new to town - maybe they have come to investigate the underground realm or to help provide security for the town against the monsters. Maybe some people are also there to help protect the wildlife in the Feywood Forest from monster attacks. Let me know your thoughts XD.

I’m interested.

How magical are we talking? Are we playing humans, or fantasy species (fairies, elves, etc.)

Any fantasy race is fine, but we could probably say they have human disguises/glamour charms when needed, like if they are venturing outside the magical barrier concealing the Valley. We could say the different races spawned off from unions of Mortals and Feyfolk in ancient times, and the non-magical people could be called Feyless by the Feyborn races. If we go with that, then characters could look anyway you want when in Feyborn spaces XD.

So just making sure I understand completely, the village itself is in the 'normal' world but with a barrier that crosses into a magical world?

So just making sure I understand completely, the village itself is in the 'normal' world but with a barrier that crosses into a magical world?

The barrier conceals the Valley and the town within from Feyless observers. It's kind of a similar situation to Hogsmeade/Hogwarts in Harry Potter. The Valley, Pixiewick, and even the underground area technically exist in the "normal" world, but their existence is hidden from "normal" people. As for the reason why magical people would hide from powerless normies, we could say that Feyless can turn into demons or something if they are exposed to too much ambient magic. Whenever a Feyborn has to traverse Feyless communities, their glamour charm could also act as a magic dampener by absorbing ambient magic before it can affect any Feyless in the immediately vicinity.

Ok understood! Idea I had was of a magical being that had been taken beyond the barrier when very very very young to be auctioned off and eventually fell into the hands of someone from Feyborn before they caused a mass turning through exposure. Being raised by the Feyborn before returning back to Pixiewick when old enough (and when the Feyborn was too old to look after them anymore) to live with a friend and eventually to be returned back to any remaining family members they might have after all this time. Creates some plot and also some stories of humans/Feyless interactions that haven't gone as well.

Ok understood! Idea I had was of a magical being that had been taken beyond the barrier when very very very young to be auctioned off and eventually fell into the hands of someone from Feyborn before they caused a mass turning through exposure. Being raised by the Feyborn before returning back to Pixiewick when old enough (and when the Feyborn was too old to look after them anymore) to live with a friend and eventually to be returned back to any remaining family members they might have after all this time. Creates some plot and also some stories of humans/Feyless interactions that haven't gone as well.

Feyborn is a term I came up with to refer to anyone from magical bloodlines. The bloodlines originated from Feyfolk mating with humans in ancient times. I figured the term Feyfolk could refer to a wide variety of ancient magical beings who could shapeshift into humanoid forms capable of breeding with humans. So Feyborn just refers to anyone from a bloodline that originated from a human/Feyfolk union. All residents of Pixiewick would classify as Feyborn because otherwise they would be Feyless and affected by the concealment barrier.

So to simplify, all sentient beings with human-level intelligence that would appear in the RP will be either Feyfolk (powerful magical beings older than the human race), Feyborn (Mortals born from Human/Feyfolk bloodlines, spawned off magical races such as elves, dwarves, fairies, etc), or Feyless (humans with no Feyfolk ancestry in their bloodline).

As for your character idea, I think I misread it at first when I started typing my reply and then went back and reread and just want to make sure I understand: So, your character is originally from Pixiewick, but was taken outside the concealment barrier into Feyless communities to be auctioned off, and then they caused Feyless to turn into demons, and they were raised to adulthood among the Feyless before returning to Pixiewick as an adult?

If I understand correctly, who did you have in mind to be the person who came into Pixiewick and kidnapped your character? I imagine the magical law enforcement apparatus in Pixiewick would have made a big deal about kids going missing, so whoever it was would have to be magically gifted enough to get into Pixiewick, kidnap your character, and get back out without being tracked or caught. What did you have in mind?

Did people lose interest? XD.

I'm still interested.

I would be interested in being a pixie/fairy, an elf, a selkie, or pooka (a shapeshifting fae that tends to favor being a black-furred horse) for the race.

I'm not as sure what town in job I would interested in though. The new farmer in town is of course a classic and I could enjoy being a feyborn that's moved into town and is getting used to being able to not have to hide himself now. But it would also be fun to be the doctor/healer or a blacksmith. Or to fill in whatever position ends up being needed.

I do want to be a Fairy, but I don’t know what job they’d have in the town.

Something fabulous no doubt

I do want to be a Fairy, but I don’t know what job they’d have in the town.

Something fabulous no doubt

Well, if you want a fabulous job for your fairy, you could be the town tailor.

“Don’t mess with me. I know your real measurements!” Lol

Sorry been a busy last few days and never found time to respond! Still interested though!

As for your character idea, I think I misread it at first when I started typing my reply and then went back and reread and just want to make sure I understand: So, your character is originally from Pixiewick, but was taken outside the concealment barrier into Feyless communities to be auctioned off, and then they caused Feyless to turn into demons, and they were raised to adulthood among the Feyless before returning to Pixiewick as an adult?

If I understand correctly, who did you have in mind to be the person who came into Pixiewick and kidnapped your character? I imagine the magical law enforcement apparatus in Pixiewick would have made a big deal about kids going missing, so whoever it was would have to be magically gifted enough to get into Pixiewick, kidnap your character, and get back out without being tracked or caught. What did you have in mind?

So to widen the idea more, I took the idea of it being a subterranean realm that connects through and built on that. The who's and why's is where the plot could come in or just more fleshing out of the Feyfolk - it had been done on purpose by Feyfolk who take offense at the humans breaking into their realm and see their land as something the Feyfolk could take now. So the character was 'taken' out of the deepest parts of the Fey realm into the human world on purpose to cause hysteria on purpose.

I'm not sure how long ago the barrier/breaking into the Feyfolks realm would have happened but for races to have spawned I imagine it has been a long time? If so I can imagine it being an early case of Feyfolk taking offense at humans and being reasons for a stronger magical law enforcement between the Feyfolk and humans.

As for the staying with a Feyborn living outside of Pixiewick, the character was kept away until she was deemed able to hold a glamour long enough to travel the long distance required to get back to Pixiewick and it has just taken a very long time due to the slow aging. If it's a bit too much though let me know I can make something simpler I just like creating characters that have deeper backstory with plots in them to build off

I'm still interested.

I would be interested in being a pixie/fairy, an elf, a selkie, or pooka (a shapeshifting fae that tends to favor being a black-furred horse) for the race.

I'm not as sure what town in job I would interested in though. The new farmer in town is of course a classic and I could enjoy being a feyborn that's moved into town and is getting used to being able to not have to hide himself now. But it would also be fun to be the doctor/healer or a blacksmith. Or to fill in whatever position ends up being needed.

Any one of those jobs would work fine, go ahead and pick whatever you'd like XD.

I do want to be a Fairy, but I don’t know what job they’d have in the town.

Something fabulous no doubt

Like Cyrania said, a tailor would indeed be fabulous. Or a hair dresser. Or he could design and enchant glamour charms to allow people to look however they want. I'd imagine some younger people might use glamour charms even within Pixiewick just to show off different fashions and styles, or even cosplay. Maybe the RP picks up at the beginning of Summer and there is some kind of weekly festival that occurs on Saturday nights all Summer long and each Saturday is a different theme and everyone comes to your character to help design their costumes and/or glamour charms XD. Just one idea.

Or your character could run an establishment like the Honey Bee Inn from Final Fantasy 7 XD.

Sorry been a busy last few days and never found time to respond! Still interested though!

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So to widen the idea more, I took the idea of it being a subterranean realm that connects through and built on that. The who's and why's is where the plot could come in or just more fleshing out of the Feyfolk - it had been done on purpose by Feyfolk who take offense at the humans breaking into their realm and see their land as something the Feyfolk could take now. So the character was 'taken' out of the deepest parts of the Fey realm into the human world on purpose to cause hysteria on purpose.

I'm not sure how long ago the barrier/breaking into the Feyfolks realm would have happened but for races to have spawned I imagine it has been a long time? If so I can imagine it being an early case of Feyfolk taking offense at humans and being reasons for a stronger magical law enforcement between the Feyfolk and humans.

As for the staying with a Feyborn living outside of Pixiewick, the character was kept away until she was deemed able to hold a glamour long enough to travel the long distance required to get back to Pixiewick and it has just taken a very long time due to the slow aging. If it's a bit too much though let me know I can make something simpler I just like creating characters that have deeper backstory with plots in them to build off

The subterranean realm I mentioned is not a separate dimension or anything like that, it still exists in the physical world. My idea for it was that the miners were mining for more mithril and basically broke through a layer of rock and ended up in the underground realm. Until that happened, no one in Pixiewick knew there was an underground realm below the mines.

As for the Feyfolk/Human mating, that happened in ancient times. We're talking many thousands of years ago. So elves, dwarves, gnomes, fairies, tieflings, minotaurs, etc. all have Human and Feyfolk ancestors. The bloodlines of these various magical races have been growing for millennia.

To clarify further, in ancient times, all humans were Feyless (meaning no Fey blood or Fey powers). Then Feyfolk (magical beings that can assume humanoid form with reproductive organs) began mating with Feyless Humans, resulting in children that were the first Feyborn (Humans with magical powers, traits, and physical features as a result of their hybrid blood). This happened repeatedly over many centuries, which caused the hybrid bloodlines to spawn off into multiple new humanoid races, such as elves, dwarves, gnomes, fairies, tieflings, minotaurs, etc.

As for the idea of Feyfolk taking offense to humans, that really isn't compatible with the setting, given that it was Feyfolk who mated with Feyless Humans and spawned off all the Feyborn.

I realize now that I should have worded my explanation better about the underground realm. There is no magical barrier that separates the underground realm, the barrier mentioned is like a huge invisible energy shield over the entire Valley to conceal it from Feyless observers. The underground realm exists in the same physical world as Pixiewick and the Valley, it is just deeper underground than the mines. Like the Underdark from D&D or the Deep Roads from Dragon Age. The miners were in the mines trying to dig for more mithril and they broke through a layer of rock into the underground realm. Perhaps using "realm" is the wrong word, - a network of spacious caves and tunnels deeper than the mines. The existence of these caves is a recent discovery for the people of Pixiewick, the idea was that it was still a developing situation and that would give an option for characters to be there to investigate this new discover or protect people and animals from monsters coming out of the underground caves.

So, the Feyless, Feyborn, and Feyfolk all exist in the same physical world, with some areas around the world concealed to keep out Feyless. Mithril Valley is one of those areas.

Hopefully that clears stuff up XD. Now, having said that, what are your ideas for making your character better fit the setting?

Oh, and I realize I forgot to further develop why Feyless can turn into demons from ambient magic. The ancient Feyless Humans who mated with Feyfolk did not initially turn into demons because ambient magic in the air was less prevalent back then. But as the hybrid bloodlines spread and the amount of magic users in the world grew, the ambient magic in the air became incredibly potent, eventually leading to Feyless Humans beginning to turn into demons. This is what caused Feyfolk and Feyborn to begin segregating their communities from the Feyless. And that's why they are required to wear glamour charms whenever they travel through Feyless communities. The glamour charms are like amulets or other items worn on a person that creates an illusion around them, allowing them to have various appearances. The glamour charms are also enchanted to dampen any ambient magic that the wearer might emit, thus minimizing the chance of affecting nearby Feyless.