MangoJuice

Civilization Roleplay: Rise of Races (The Tribes of Nova Mondial Want You!)

"And I grant unto thee mastery over all things my world has to offer. All the animals on land and in sea, all the plants that grow from thine sacred soil, and the winds that blow over yonder mountaintops. -Ki'Kisk - Rokthan Legend

The Rokthani | Population; 246



Night has descended upon the great woods, faster than expected, since the mountains blocked out most of the rays. To settle in for the night, the troop found a suitable hillside to dig into for the night. Through the efforts of all able bodied men and women, a semi-permanent post was established. The explorers had no shortage of food nearby, attributing to the lush flora and plentiful fauna of the forest. Their foraging efforts were cut short, however, by a strange natural phenomenon.

"THE SKY IS FALLING! AAAUUG-AH-HUAAA!!!" screamed one of the foragers while darting back into the den, soaking wet.
"Huh?!" barked the leader of the group, busy counting bugs. "Now let's just see about this!" He maneuvered near the exit hole to get a look at the outside. Though the moonlight could only give him a rough idea of what was out there, it was apparent that water was falling from above. He blocked up the hole to prevent any water from coming in. He took a deep breath and exhaled to calm himself down.
"Alright... ...does anybody know what in blazes is happening?"
One distraught Rokthan blurts something out. "It's Ki'Kisk! He's angry at us for abandoning our homeland! WE HAVE TO GO BACK! IT'S--"
"No!" interrupts the group leader. "He promised us that all of this land is ours! If anything, turning back now would be heresy!"
Just as another person was about to raise another point, the entire den shook with a great sudden deep, rumbling noise. The entire group gasped and started to panic.
"If it's not Ki'Kisk then it's obviously something that wants us out!" Clamors a woman. "I want to see by brood again!"
"I know you do! We all do!" Says the group leader. "But what are we going to do, run outside in... that?! All we can do at this point is wait and pray."
"What if praying isn't good enough?!" says another Rokthan as more rumbling could be heard outside. At this point, the entire den was arguing. Numerous voices piled on top of each other with thunder as the soundtrack. Just as things were about to turn violent, one rugged voice called out.
"STOP!!"
It was the map maker. Having mostly recovered his vitality, he was back to his old glowing self. All of the conflicting voices stopped and everyone turned their attention to him.
"Your bickering is useless! It will not solve a thing, I promise you. I have seen things like this before, when I was mapping the edge of the forest. The leader is right, all we can do is wait. This event may pass in a couple hours, or it may last until tomorrow. I do not know. All I know is that Ki'Kisk is watching over us, and would never let it get the better of us."
The group seems to have calmed down, reassured by the map maker's message. The rest of the night was spent eating, napping, and telling stories by the sound of the thunder and rain.

At the main village, the women and children in charge of looking over the place were having doubts about the whole operation. Though it was going relatively smoothly, they had no way of knowing, and could only hope. Technological developments related to egg care and bug farming were going well.

Civilization Roleplay: Rise of Races (The Tribes of Nova Mondial Want You!)

Sry I'm late, how's this map look, @Joegreenbeen



By the way, if anyone expands their territory, feel free to do it yourself, or ask me. Either way is fine.

Now, to the IC board! :V

Civilization Roleplay: Rise of Races (The Tribes of Nova Mondial Want You!)

Is there still room here? (If I can join, I will only be able to post weekly, at most.)

@Joegreenbeen

Plenty.

Civilization Roleplay: Rise of Races (The Tribes of Nova Mondial Want You!)

Is it okay if I have two of my group go in a different direction then the rest? I would have separate paragraphs in a post of what they are doing until they meet again. Main reason for this is so i can encounter more species faster.

@Cuddle Pot

That's pretty much what I'm doing. My entire species split up in different directions.

Civilization Roleplay: Rise of Races (The Tribes of Nova Mondial Want You!)

I would rather it be active with smallish posts than dead with huge posts, but hey, you're the boss.

Civilization Roleplay: Rise of Races (The Tribes of Nova Mondial Want You!)

Am I missing something? Their posts look long enough to me. Also, I don't recall there ever being a 14 sentence minimum when we were on the Sporum.

Civilization Roleplay: Rise of Races (The Tribes of Nova Mondial Want You!)

I'll be away from my PC for a few days, but I'll still try to post IC, just don't expect them to be super long since I'll only have my phone.

What Is The Avatar Above Thinking?

Wow, these x ray goggles really work. Nicceee

Civilization Roleplay: Rise of Races (The Tribes of Nova Mondial Want You!)

The Rokthani | Population; 245



As the sun sets over the endless shifting sands, two Rokthan parties make their way northwards to the Ki'Kisk river, where they plan to cross for the first time in memory. The troop sings traditional Rokthani limericks to pass the time while hauling a flat mass of sticks and twine.

"Oooooh

The farmer named Ladi was working
In the fields, she spent most of her days
When the sun came on out
And the fields all dried up
The bottle was her home evermore"

Eventually they came to the river. It was a moderately sized one, about one hundred feet in width this specific point. Due to natural Rokthan anatomy, swimming through the water was literally second nature. However, one of the two groups did not plan to cross the river. But instead, intended to traverse its current.

The Rokthan are not sailors. Nor do they even have regular contact with large bodies of water. Nonetheless, the best Rokthan minds set out to figure out how to solve the problem of traveling down the river in the quickest way possible. Finding a way to get back quickly was not priority. They devised a scheme to allow travel of a small group's worth of personnel downstream through taking advantage of the plants around them. Finding that old sticks and such float easily in the pools at the base of the mountains that form in the spring, they figured that the key to water transportation lie in using enough of those to support the bodies of the explorers. Through several tests, they determined the amount of wood needed to support a single body, painstakingly assembled the materials, and thus, the first boat raft was born!

The leader of the raft group helps set the craft down and speaks up to the others. "Alright, this is where we part ways. Thank you all for the lovely conversations. I hope our groups can speak again soon!"
The other group smiles, nods, and takes their first dip in the river. "Blimey, that's cold!" one yelps.
Their leader prepares to hop in. "Ahh, yep, this stream comes right down from the mountain range. There may be natural springs nearby as well."
"L-let's just... g-g-get this over with!" he shivers.
One by one, they slid into the water. Five members of the raft team left for the river crossing team since the raft could only hold five people. 14 people made it across the river alive. The one that was lost, they say, was never found, and nobody could remember their name.

The raft's maiden voyage was, seemingly, a success. Even though fears of it suddenly falling apart never left their minds, they continued into the unknown, charting as much as they could along the way.

Civilization Roleplay: Rise of Races (The Tribes of Nova Mondial Want You!)

Does this look good to you both?



Also,
@Cuddle Pot

The Character tab is a place for people to put their sign-up sheets (once they are approved, and not before)

Needless to say I already approve, just a heads up to anyone in the future.