Mokley

Whistlehowl Star {always open!}

@LordofthePies Hey hi hullo again, good to see ya! Aro looks awesome to me! Go ahead and post her up on the Characters tab! :)

@Riaxh Aaaa thank you!! <3 Hi and welcome!! I do like your talking bird, haha. An awesome pair! Totally post them up under Characters!

To all, also tagging @Tenma Tendo and @Jade113:

As briefly mentioned at the very bottom of the OOC, I'm attempting sort of a different approach here. At this moment I'm working with Tenma on a collaborative first post, in which Sunny and Laphicet will meet and begin the first leg of the journey. After that, the plan is to properly meet each PC one at a time, conduct a small adventure, and fold them into the group to move on to the next PC and the next adventure.

The upside of this would be that everyone will get a chance to properly and thoroughly introduce their character in a small adventure dedicated to them. The downside is that many will have to sit out until it's your turn. Also as we add more players, each adventure will probably take longer to complete.

However! There may be a way to speed things up a bit. Nyte and Aro are both stuck in the woods -- for our purposes, these could be the same woods. Edric's ruin could be not far off. We could potentially run a couple plotlines intersecting one another.

I still very much want to properly give individual attention to each PC's introduction and current plight. The plan is to go in order of when the character sheets were approved, to post when you're called upon.

Let me know your ideas and preferences! And totally feel free to use the OOC however you like, for whatever you like!

Dragon's Mask

She pushed aside two books and tossed Nina into the gap. Then, she clambered in, whispering the words of the rhyme like a prayer. When she finished, she grabbed one of Nina's paws, hoping despite everything that the spell would work.

Magic of the breathing seas
Singing of the wind
Shroud me in your majesty
Create in me your kin
Give me shape that's whole and new
Give me shape that sings
Give me shape that pleases you
That fools the teeth and kings

The horror lifted its dripping head, its tentacles poised in the middle of replacing a book on a shelf along the wall. A loud snuffling, sniffing noise filled the room -- and then the book dropped to the floor.

It had heard something. It had smelled something. With clammy slapping feet and a low gurgling huff, the horror squinted six-eyed into the empty aisles between the bookcases. Searching. Sniffing.

It moved into the aisle where Riley was hiding, its jowls flapping while it swung its head back and forth, peering at the shelves.

Meanwhile, Riley would find herself, in an instant, covered in fur and standing on all fours. She could smell everything now: the pungent odors of the horror, the must of the books, the mold on the walls, the food downstairs, a faint fragrance of roses. Her eyesight, though, was now terrible.

Nina yelped quietly to see her mirror image; she scooted back against the books, wide-eyed as she stared at her twin.

The noise had been just enough to attract the horror's attention.

A great yellow eye appeared level with their hiding-shelf, staring directly at the two furry white intruders. Nina immediately made a run for it, darting around a snapping tentacle, tumbling to the floor.

The horror hissed, showing long rows of teeth.

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He looked at the huge fox again and swallowed dryly before nodding. He shuffled over so he could grab onto the fox's fur and climb onto her back.

"Th-Thanks."

"No thanks necess'ry, child, jus' doin' what I'm here to do." The fox waited until Arthur had situated himself securely on her back before she dropped from the stone and snapped open leathery wings. With a flap they were soaring up and up, circling around the tower while salty wind pushed back Arthur's hair.

"Visitors don't usually come up this way, y'know," the fox called over the wind. Far below, the cruise ship was letting off its final passengers. "Too fat to try the climb, I'd wager. Ha! You'll be the first in a long while."

Finally the fox floated over the lip of the tower and landed neatly in a small field of cut grass. She walked forward, away from the edge, on her feet and her wings, and stopped to let him step down.

The top of the tower was rocky and full of grasses and weeds. The wind whistled and howled, and the sun shone brightly on the waving green grass and jutting stones.

To Arthur's right was an old stone windmill, spinning rapidly, strung up with strings of little brightly colored flags that flapped in the wind. The windmill towered high above, and if he listened carefully he might hear the squeak and grind of machinery inside.

Attached to the windmill was a little stone house with a thatch roof and a cozy porch, presumably where the windmill-keeper lived. On the porch was a bench swing, a rocking chair, and a rather rusty looking robot. The robot was sitting on the porch floor with its legs stretched out and head drooped to its chest. There was a big turnkey in its back. It was about as big as Arthur himself.

There was only one window on the house, but it was fastened and the curtains were shut inside. The door was closed, but unlocked.

In the distance, a great mountainous floating cluster of pink crystals dominated the sky, glimmering in the sunlight.

And beside the little stone house was an open elevator: a little room like the one he had arrived in.

"Dooa will be pleased to have a visitor!" the fox piped, and she crawled along the grass toward the empty-looking house. "Dooa, Dooa! A visitor! C'mon, come out!"

But there was no answer.

Dragon's Mask

@bloonewb Yep sorry for the enormous and inexcusable delay! x.x My brain had died, but it's working again now!

Am working on a post as we speak!

Dragon's Mask

@LordofthePies Aw thanks for stopping by at least! Welcome back! <3

If you or anyone else here might be interested, I'm starting fresh with a new RP thingy just now: roleplayerguild.com/topics/168140-whi…

Dragon's Mask

@LordofthePies Hey hi hello!!! Welcome back!

And to everyone -- sorry for abandoning ship for two months.

Eep. I believe my brain has returned to a functioning state now.

Shall we pick up where we left off? :D

Whistlehowl Star {always open!}

the cast

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• Laphicet Kyrielight, played by @Tenma Tendo
• Nyte, played by @Jade113
• Aro Danius, played by @LordofthePies
• Edric Van Nergan and Balsaam, played by @Riaxh
• Milo Sunwhistle, played by @Clever Hans
• Kisses (formerly Ashorn) Rattlebones, played by @NewShoesForever

the captain

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Sunny Skyward

_{by loish}

NAME: Sunny Skyward
HAIR COLOR: dark brown
EYE COLOR: dark brown
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: a quick grin, an easy laugh
SCARS AND BIRTHMARKS: a scar over her left eye from a childhood escape from a jellyfish.

WHO ARE THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY? WHAT SORT OF PEOPLE DO THEY SURROUND THEMSELVES WITH?
Her parents both live peacefully on a little island where they lead a simple fishers’ life, netting the skies for the fish that leap through the clouds. They're content with their folky life, unlike their daughter; Sunny surrounds herself instead with people she deems good at heart and adventurous, people she could trust without hesitation.

WHERE WERE THEY BORN? WHERE HAVE THEY LIVED SINCE THEN? WHERE IS HOME?
Sunny was born on the sky-island of Luvailmaer to a family that fished the sky for a living -- their cottage will always be home to her, but her addiction to adventure is too strong to stay. She makes a new little home wherever she happens to be, and she depends upon others' kindness for comfort.

WHERE DO THEY GO WHEN THEY'RE ANGRY?
In the throes of rage, Sunny will seek out a high place to scream -- the higher and more precarious the better.

WHAT IS THEIR BIGGEST FEAR? WHO HAVE THEY TOLD ABOUT IT? WHO WOULD THEY NEVER TELL?
She’s afraid of the ocean -- the idea of being surrounded by water with no way to breathe is an unfamiliar and frightening concept. There is no one she wouldn't tell her fears, she doesn't mind if it's known.

DO THEY HAVE A SECRET?
Sunny was entrusted with a secret by a visiting Vagrant named Coyote, and is sworn to never tell a soul.

WHAT MAKES THEM LAUGH OUT LOUD?
Almost anything has the potential to make her giggle, but especially slapstick humor and bad puns.

HAVE THEY EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
Sunny has never been in love, and doesn't care to be. It’s just not her thing.

DESCRIBE THE THINGS THAT WOULD BE HARD FOR THEM TO PART WITH.
Grandmother's astrolabe has its own leather pouch that Sunny had sewn herself; it's strapped to her back at all times, never to leave her person. It's made of white brass and is artfully designed. Coyote's earring dangles from her left ear; it's in the shape of a tiny pewter dragon.

LOOK DOWN AT THEIR FEET. DESCRIBE WHAT YOU SEE.
Simple sandals laced with twine and rough soles when it’s warm – in cold weather, secondhand boots and socks as thick as they come.

WHEN THEY THINK OF THEIR CHILDHOOD KITCHEN, WHAT SMELL DO THEY ASSOCIATE WITH IT? WHY DOES IT RESONATE?
Baking honeycakes, which her father would always make on cold dreary mornings, to be devoured under a blanket with a warm mug of spiced milk.

DESCRIBE ONE STRONG MEMORY THAT HAS STUCK WITH THEM FROM CHILDHOOD.
Her grandmother would tell her the stories of the constellations, and how they point the way no matter where you are. She taught Sunny how to use the astrolabe, which she hasn't parted with since. Grandmother was a Vagrant who settled on Luvailmaer, and had rich histories to tell.

WHAT DO THEY WANT MOST OF ALL?
Sunny's life ambition is to find the Whistlehowl Star, discover its secrets, and most of all to become an even greater Legend than the star had ever been.

RIGHT NOW, IN THE FIRST MOMENT OF OUR STORY, WHAT IS THEIR BIGGEST PROBLEM?
At this moment, Sunny isn't quite sure where her next meal will come from, or if she'll find warm shelter before night falls. She has high hopes, though -- and hope has never failed her.

Whistlehowl Star (hyper-fantasy journey adventure)

@Homosaxophone @Tenma Tendo Thanks you guys! :D

OOC is up!

This'll always be open for more!

Whistlehowl Star {always open!}

FOLK: people who are rooted to one place, who would rather tell stories than live them.

VAGRANT: a drifter and wanderer, pirate and adventurer. Loyal to no king and bound by no law, so long as they keep moving.

COTERIE: a crew, a gang, a cult of Vagrants who travel and trespass together. Usually led and recruited by a Captain.

LEGEND: a Vagrant or a Coterie which has been immortalized in folklore and ballads. Universally revered or feared.

WHISTLEHOWL: The brightest star of the Shambler's Dragon constellation -- and the oldest and deepest Legend of all.

This is the story of the greatest legend that was ever known: the journey of those peculiar vagrants and their impossible search for a star.

a concept

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Following the hyperfantasy worlds and deliciously simple plot hooks of One Piece and HunterxHunter, here is yet another story of an intrepid young dreamer with a MacGuffin to find and a misfit crew to gather along the way.

As is the nature of the MacGuffin, the Whistlehowl Star isn't important and may not even exist. It's the journey we're here for.

a world

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The world doesn't have a name, or has many names depending on where you happen to be standing. This is the sort of place where people get around on flying whale-buses, where forests are lit up at night by peculiar mushrooms, where vast treasures are guarded by riddling monsters. You never know when you'll be snatched up by a passing griffin or robbed by a posse of masked children.

The only constant is the Vagrants, whose reputation precedes them. There are those who call themselves wandering healers, traveling spiritworkers, pirates and raiders and mercenaries, explorers of the farthest reaches -- but they're Vagrants all the same. By law there is no law that governs the Vagrants, as long as they don't spend more than three days in one place -- at which time the resident king has every right to arrest them or charge them taxes for loitering.

The technology level here varies widely from place to place -- from the tribes of the desert to the ticking cities among the hills -- but nothing is more advanced than the Fallfair Clock which towers over the city of the same name.

Some concept images below, for the feel of it:

a gallery

<sub>by iDaisan


by Renaud Perochon


by Kirsten Zirngibl


by Robert Kim


by ariduka</sub>

a (wannabe) captain

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Sunny Skyward

_{by loish}

NAME: Sunny Skyward
HAIR COLOR: dark brown
EYE COLOR: dark brown
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: a quick grin, an easy laugh
SCARS AND BIRTHMARKS: a scar over her left eye from a childhood escape from a jellyfish.

WHO ARE THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY? WHAT SORT OF PEOPLE DO THEY SURROUND THEMSELVES WITH?
Her parents both live peacefully on a little island where they lead a simple fishers’ life, netting the skies for the fish that leap through the clouds. They're content with their folky life, unlike their daughter; Sunny surrounds herself instead with people she deems good at heart and adventurous, people she could trust without hesitation.

WHERE WERE THEY BORN? WHERE HAVE THEY LIVED SINCE THEN? WHERE IS HOME?
Sunny was born on the sky-island of Luvailmaer to a family that fished the sky for a living -- their cottage will always be home to her, but her addiction to adventure is too strong to stay. She makes a new little home wherever she happens to be, and she depends upon others' kindness for comfort.

WHERE DO THEY GO WHEN THEY'RE ANGRY?
In the throes of rage, Sunny will seek out a high place to scream -- the higher and more precarious the better.

WHAT IS THEIR BIGGEST FEAR? WHO HAVE THEY TOLD ABOUT IT? WHO WOULD THEY NEVER TELL?
She’s afraid of the ocean -- the idea of being surrounded by water with no way to breathe is an unfamiliar and frightening concept. There is no one she wouldn't tell her fears, she doesn't mind if it's known.

DO THEY HAVE A SECRET?
Sunny was entrusted with a secret by a visiting Vagrant named Coyote, and is sworn to never tell a soul.

WHAT MAKES THEM LAUGH OUT LOUD?
Almost anything has the potential to make her giggle, but especially slapstick humor and bad puns.

HAVE THEY EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
Sunny has never been in love, and doesn't care to be. It’s just not her thing.

DESCRIBE THE THINGS THAT WOULD BE HARD FOR THEM TO PART WITH.
Grandmother's astrolabe has its own leather pouch that Sunny had sewn herself; it's strapped to her back at all times, never to leave her person. It's made of white brass and is artfully designed. Coyote's earring dangles from her left ear; it's in the shape of a tiny pewter dragon.

LOOK DOWN AT THEIR FEET. DESCRIBE WHAT YOU SEE.
Simple sandals laced with twine and rough soles when it’s warm – in cold weather, secondhand boots and socks as thick as they come.

WHEN THEY THINK OF THEIR CHILDHOOD KITCHEN, WHAT SMELL DO THEY ASSOCIATE WITH IT? WHY DOES IT RESONATE?
Baking honeycakes, which her father would always make on cold dreary mornings, to be devoured under a blanket with a warm mug of spiced milk.

DESCRIBE ONE STRONG MEMORY THAT HAS STUCK WITH THEM FROM CHILDHOOD.
Her grandmother would tell her the stories of the constellations, and how they point the way no matter where you are. She taught Sunny how to use the astrolabe, which she hasn't parted with since. Grandmother was a Vagrant who settled on Luvailmaer, and had rich histories to tell.

WHAT DO THEY WANT MOST OF ALL?
Sunny's life ambition is to find the Whistlehowl Star, discover its secrets, and most of all to become an even greater Legend than the star had ever been.

RIGHT NOW, IN THE FIRST MOMENT OF OUR STORY, WHAT IS THEIR BIGGEST PROBLEM?
At this moment, Sunny isn't quite sure where her next meal will come from, or if she'll find warm shelter before night falls. She has high hopes, though -- and hope has never failed her.

an application

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Characters may be human or of any race you can imagine -- as long as they are original. Please be mindful that any locations, factions,
or NPCs are automatically forfeit to the GM to use and manipulate as plot requires. This is not the place for your premade worlds, cities and histories. You control your character and your character alone, but ideas and prompts for future plot devices are highly encouraged.

Character Sheet

NAME:
HAIR COLOR:
EYE COLOR:
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES:
SCARS AND BIRTHMARKS:

WHO ARE THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY? WHAT SORT OF PEOPLE DO THEY SURROUND THEMSELVES WITH?

WHERE WERE THEY BORN? WHERE HAVE THEY LIVED SINCE THEN? WHERE IS HOME?

WHERE DO THEY GO WHEN THEY'RE ANGRY?

WHAT IS THEIR BIGGEST FEAR? WHO HAVE THEY TOLD ABOUT IT? WHO WOULD THEY NEVER TELL?

DO THEY HAVE A SECRET?

WHAT MAKES THEM LAUGH OUT LOUD?

HAVE THEY EVER BEEN IN LOVE?

DESCRIBE THE THINGS THAT WOULD BE HARD FOR THEM TO PART WITH.

LOOK DOWN AT THEIR FEET. DESCRIBE WHAT YOU SEE.

WHEN THEY THINK OF THEIR CHILDHOOD KITCHEN, WHAT SMELL DO THEY ASSOCIATE WITH IT? WHY DOES IT RESONATE?

DESCRIBE ONE STRONG MEMORY THAT HAS STUCK WITH THEM FROM CHILDHOOD.

WHAT DO THEY WANT MOST OF ALL?

RIGHT NOW, IN THE FIRST MOMENT OF OUR STORY, WHAT IS THEIR BIGGEST PROBLEM?

a few GM notes

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I disappeared for a couple months and abandoned a few things, but now am back with a fresh perspective. I thought I'd try a new approach on a fresh slate.

Sunny Skyward will be a central and constant character; it will be her role to gather the PCs around her, to motivate them and drive them forward, but not to overshadow them.

I'd like to begin by basing a plot on one PC at a time -- RP through arriving at the PC's home or wherever they happen to be at this moment, befriending them, solving a small adventure and taking them along on the journey to the next PC. This means that not everyone will get to post right away, but I think the character development and plot investment might be worth it. We can discuss options further in OOC.

Whistlehowl Star {always open!}

FOLK: people who are rooted to one place, who would rather tell stories than live them.

VAGRANT: a drifter and wanderer, pirate and adventurer. Loyal to no king and bound by no law, so long as they keep moving.

COTERIE: a crew, a gang, a cult of Vagrants who travel and trespass together. Usually led and recruited by a Captain.

LEGEND: a Vagrant or a Coterie which has been immortalized in folklore and ballads. Universally revered or feared.

WHISTLEHOWL: The brightest star of the Shambler's Dragon constellation -- and the oldest and deepest Legend of all.

This is the story of the greatest legend that was ever known: the journey of those peculiar vagrants and their impossible search for a star.

Whistlehowl Star {always open!}

Welcome to the OOC! Any and all questions, ideas, flailing, or character sheets awaiting approval may go here!

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