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Majora's Mask: Oathkeeper's Dawn


30 years have passed since what many thought would be the last Carnival of Time, and the Goddess of Time has smiled upon the once doomed land of Termina. No boy in green from a faraway land came to the aid of the Terminian people; they were left to fend for themselves, and from the four corners of the realm rose four champions willing to answer the call to action. These four heroes, known in song and legend as the Oathkeepers, succeeded in freeing the Giants and thwarting the plans of one such masked imp, although not without cost; all four Oathkeepers perished in the final battle against Majora, and all those in Termina were united for a brief moment to mourn their saviors. In honor of their sacrifice, the morning following the Carnival of Time was named the Oathkeeper’s Dawn. It is a solemn day of reflection and remembrance, when all Terminians are reminded of the four men who gave their lives for the good of the realm.

~A World Saved in 72 Hours~
The Legend of the Oathkeepers


The Oathkeeper of the Mountains was a proud and valiant Goron by the name of Darmani, already known and hailed as a hero of the Gorons. When he fell into the icy abyss surrounding Snowhead, the Gorons lost all hope of ever feeling the warmth of spring in the mountains again. Yet, on the eve of the last day, the harsh wind that razed the gentle mountains ceased, and the warrior Darmani arrived at the Clock Tower unscathed, and in the company of a great and powerful Giant. The next to appear was the Oathkeeper of the Swamp, a modest Deku Scrub whose father served the Royal Family as a butler (his name is not even known to most). Assumed dead for months, the butler’s son succeeded in cleansing the poisoned swamp of Woodfall and vanquishing the jungle warrior Odolwa. The third to arrive was Mikau, the Oathkeeper of the Ocean. A famous musician and a capable warrior, the Zora guitarist was allegedly slain by Gerudo pirates, yet on the final day the waters of Great Bay grew calm. With the ocean at his back, Mikau brought the third giant to the Clock Tower. The last to arrive surprised even the lowly butler’s son; it was the simple and easily frightened gravekeeper, Dampe. To this day it is unknown how a grotesque, half-blind oaf with a shovel scaled the Stone Tower and laid waste to the legions of undead that guarded it, but the fact remains that he succeeded, and brought a giant along with him.

Together the four Oathkeepers confronted the imp, and with the aid of the four Giants, seemed to stop the moon from falling. Once the cursed mask discarded its puppet and revealed its true nature, the four pursued Majora into the moon as the Giants struggled to keep it afloat. Moments before their massive legs buckled underneath the weight, the moon dissolved into a brilliant array of colored light and faded away into the distance. All that remained atop the Clock Tower were three dead Oathkeepers and one who was mortally wounded. Darmani, who clung to life by a thread, died as the sun rose on the new day, deeply proud to have fought alongside three true heroes. The mask and the Skull Kid were nowhere to be found, however, nor the strange smiling man who had pursued them to Termina in the first place. Whispers of this Happy Mask Salesman survive on the wind’s breath, but time goes on…
Hello, and welcome to my first project on the new site. Some of you may remember a long-running Zelda RP by the name of The Imprisoning War that ran before the database was wiped. We reached over a thousand IC posts and were nearing our second anniversary, but sadly due to the wipe we lost everything. My co-GM (FMAlchemist) and I have decided to put TIW to rest and put forth a new project, which you're currently reading about. This is Majora's Mask: Oathkeeper's Dawn, a Zelda RP that takes place in an expanded version of the Adult Link Timeline of the Zelda Universe.

In this timeline, as you may have noticed above, Link never came to Termina to stop the Skull Kid and Majora's Mask; when Link was supposed to be saving Termina, he was sleeping in the Sacred Realm during the seven year gap of Ocarina of Time. However, to provide the basis for our own telling of events, I have introduced the Oathkeepers to avert the Terminian Apocalypse. However, because the Oathkeepers all died and never had a chance to help many of Skull Kid's victims like Link eventually did in the game, many of the side-plots went unresolved, leading to some rather tragic circumstances for certain characters in the present day. If you aren't familiar with Majora's Mask, I would advise you to have ZeldaWiki.org on hand as you continue reading the rest of the reference material below, as every character mentioned below appeared in the actual game.

~Thirty Years of Quiet~
The Division of Termina



~The Dead Kingdom Lives Again~
The Isolation of Ikana



~Shadows On the Horizon~



Characters will NOT be accepted on a first come first serve basis, so there will be no reservations. Please ask if you have any questions at all. Additional reference materials regarding races and character creation will be added shortly.
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Hell yes, been looking forward to this for a while.

I'll aim to have a sheet up by Sunday.
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Oh, I assumed we were waiting for a OOC to go up before posting CSes.
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I don't know how you expect to post a CS without the reference material, but if you wish you may post a draft here in the int check for a preliminary review... once I get the skeleton up, of course.
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I'm interested as well. Since you sort of skimmed over him, I was wondering if I could ask about the character of Kafei. Due to the circumstances of his disappearance (I practically memorized Majora's Mask, that specific section especially) it's very possible he's still alive and quite spry for his advanced age. With that in mind, is he someone you might consider a playable character?
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I'm baaaaaaaaack~. And definitely going to join this. Majora's Mask was my first Zelda game, and it's actually my favorite... I happen to have the poster from the strategy guide on the wall in my room. :)
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I don't know how you expect to post a CS without the reference material, but if you wish you may post a draft here in the int check for a preliminary review... once I get the skeleton up, of course.


'Twas implied that if there'd be an OOC up, otherwise I may be waiting a while longer. Either way! Stuff to run by via rough draft. There's stuff that can be worked on without a skeleton, such as the background and character appearance. The rest is a pretty quick process, especially since the last game made a good template.
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Double, using canon characters as playable characters is typically something we don't allow. We haven't in our past roleplays, anyway. I don't know all the details, but I'm probably safe in assuming Chanda has plans for Kafei.
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It's gonna be super weird not calling you FM anymore.
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It's going to be weird not being called FM. Just call me FM.
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Totally excited for this game. If the character sheet will look anything like the one from TIW, I already have mine done...
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It's going to be weird not being called FM. Just call me FM.


I think I can manage that.

I think.

Also, get on Skype moar.
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I'll be on more the next coming weeks but only for brief spurts most likely. So if I don't say goodbye or there are large time gaps between responses, I apologize in advance!
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I'm interested ^^ I haven't found many good Zelda roleplays before, but this looks promising
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Not to raise your expectations to ridiculous levels, but Chanda and FM (Baklava) are badasses when it comes to making fun Zelda roleplays. :)
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I for one welcome FM's new username, as I think it fits her perfectly. Like baklava, she is forgettable, unappetizing, and not worth anyone's time.

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I'm interested as well. Since you sort of skimmed over him, I was wondering if I could ask about the character of Kafei. Due to the circumstances of his disappearance (I practically memorized Majora's Mask, that specific section especially) it's very possible he's still alive and quite spry for his advanced age. With that in mind, is he someone you might consider a playable character?


FM is correct in saying that I have plans for Kafei. It is my utmost regret to inform you that I am only allowing original characters in this roleplay. I am so sorry that I did not make that expressly clear in the information provided above. If you have any further questions, do let me know and I will do my very best to ensure that you are well informed.

Character creation materials will be up soon. FM and I have worked tirelessly to create a new character creation system that promotes balance and allows for characters with a more varied or specialized skill set depending on the player's wishes. I cannot overstate how HELPFUL FM has been in this regard. She was with me EVERY STEP OF THE WAY in making this new system. SO HELPFUL. SO MUCH EFFORT. I DIDN'T DO IT ALL MYSELF, HOW RIDICULOUS WOULD THAT BE? HAHAHA WHAT A JOKE. IT'S NOT LIKE SHE'D BE COMPLETELY UNHELPFUL WITH THE PREP WORK OR ANYTHING, RIGHT?

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Baklava is the most freaking delicious thing ever.
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What I took away from that speech:

"FM did NOTHING! It was ALL ME! PITY ME FOR MY LONESOME WORKING! Oh, and I'm not sorry. You should have expected to play original characters in the first place."

... So am I Chanda's anger translator now? lol
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Baklava said
Baklava is the most freaking delicious thing ever.




Not gerna lie, this shit's terrifying looking.
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