Solace

The Strife of Ostaria | Fire Emblem-Inspired RP [18+]

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Illyan gritted his teeth, a hardening expression plastered on his face. All dynamic entrances and dramatic monologues aside, the fact that the gathering of the two Houses had came to a horrendous frustrated him greatly. It was like sitting between two children, both competing on who had the bigger toy ship; he would be lucky to still have his sanity before the hell called marriage, if he even lived to tell that tale.

"All of the information appears to only stem from rumored sightings," Silzard answered, turning to Illyan and pointing at the scroll beside his chair. The boy, nodding, took the scroll and unrolled it at the center. Its contents consisted of a map of Sariwon, scattered markings littered across each individual province and stretch of land with small, but concise handwriting acting as notes located along the right of the map. "The following parchment and its proportions were drafted by our mage, Travard."

"Each individual mark is a report involving these foreign creatures," Silzard waved his hand across the map. "As you can see, there are a concerning amount of cases in our country."

"But," Illyan followed up on Silzard's statement, clearing his throat as he hovered over the map with focused eyes. "You may have noticed that there is a specific area where the density of the marks appears concentrated, compared to the sporadic distribution."

Illyan placed a finger atop of the described area. "A fishing town by the name of Nanrao, located in the southern wetlands. This would be the ideal area to conduct a preliminary investigation."

The Strife of Ostaria | Fire Emblem-Inspired RP [18+]

Sorry everyone, I'm finishing up the post now! It's taken a longer time than usual, but it'll be up.

The Strife of Ostaria | Fire Emblem-Inspired RP [18+]

I'd say its better to keep to the core story, as fun(ny) as that may sound. Only adding/suggestion tidbit and the like as we progress.

Now that I think about it, can the drakes have different colors? If so, I think mine will be either blue or green.

@Kangutso

Yeah, that's how I prefer anyway. I don't enjoy pre-planning a lot (actually against it), but I like to keep ideas of what types of events I'd like to occur in a certain proximity of time relevant to the plot's current position.

As for the wyverns/dragons, I think it would make a lot of sense for them to have different shades of scales and whatnot. Like, adding on to what Ambra said, the non-earthly colors (brown, etc) could be attributed to whatever country of origin said wyvern is from.

Good news. My personal crisis was handled far faster than anticipated, so now I'm home. I'll get a post up soon.

Lorelei can take the Lord position at the nearest IC convenience, but I guess others will handle Silzard until that time arrives.

@j8cob

I'm glad to hear that. At least we have some good coming our way. :p

Given that Slizard's original creator kind of just up and left in a very brief manner, it's no secret that I'll definitely be killing Slizard off at some point (or something happens that causes him to leave for an indefinite amount of time that just so happens to be forever, dunno).

It's just a matter of when, and how. I don't want to just have an arrow fly through his brain at the beginning of a skirmish, is all I know. :d

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Let's continue on with the roleplay. I at least know who the true 18+ are. :^)

All memes aside, I'll likely have a post up tomorrow. I might also control Slizard alongside Ambra to try and move things faster, but I also might not if I have an inconsistent representation of the character. I don't think it'll be too difficult.

From our last little ordeal, is there any idea that anyone would want to suggest for anything? Like, I don't know, <country name> has flying pigs and <other country name> is trying to steal them?

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I've been told to enact Ambra's will in my own words since she is busy at the moment.

XD you remember my explanation for it right? It's not that he is an elf but rather his people are thought of as elves since their culture is so vastly different than the rest of the world and few Opradans ever climb the mountain to interact or trade with the world. They are nimble and quick especially in trees and rough terrain, and as a hunting culture most of them are great archers. Seeing an Opradan outside of their country is rare so it is commonly thought that the country is a country of elves.

@Nate

Well, I attributed it to something like legend. Elves don't exist in reality but we have plenty of legends and fantasy stories about them and so we could call something an elf if it behaved much like something from those legends.

So while Ostaria may not have elves they could have legends of beings called elves that could be identified by certain traits, possibly legends of Opradans interacting with the world from long ago. We never really defined a history or language for any of these cultures so it could be possible that the word "elf" may derive from an ancient form of another word that these cultures had for Opradans.

I'm very good at creating lore, especially to explain something like this within the bounds of the existing lore XD

@Nate

You are not the GM, or a co-GM. Creating lore is the job of Ambra, and myself. I just didn't want to be officially recognized as the co-GM until now, for my own reasons. To be specific, I handle plot pertaining to future events. I do have my part in looking at characters during their trial period, but if I did it on here, it would take forever.

Don't get me wrong, we love to see extra effort and creative stuff. That doesn't mean it justifies creating random lore out of the blue. Like, sure, little things like naming one of the Houses that your character could come from would be fine, but trying to create the history, mentality and way of life for the people of an entire country? I know it's just the concept of "elf", but that doesn't exist. If those legends did exist, then it likely would have been stated if we described the people of Oprad. We never described the people. This does not give you the right to do it yourself.

You are not the GM. You are also not a co-GM. You could cooperate in creating said information with us, but you can't just go rogue and do it yourself because you think you see fit to bend the roleplay however you want for whatever reason.

It was never actually specified where we were so I didn't really have much to go on...

Edit: Correction, it was specified that we were in a castle/palace. Typically you wouldn't build a castle in the middle of nowhere. It would be surrounded by a village or city with the outskirts of which being fields of farmland. Considering this is one of the 3 main houses of Sariwon and that it was never specified whether we were in a city or village it's safe to assume that it is a city.

@Nate

It's not an unfair assumption either way. Castle's typically encapsulate at least a small village along with the main palace. Importing food during these times would be expensive and inefficient so you would have a village of workers who work the farms, guards and the families thereof. Get enough people to ensure that you can feed everyone and it's safe to assume you'd build a place of worship (though we haven't established any religion left) where they can all go. If this is feudal as it appears it is House Tosen would be like a Lord serving a king, they would have power over a large amount of land which they would "lease" out to other nobles or to townsfolk to grow their food.

@Nate

I do get your explanation about the castle building part. Ambra had already written the part before I told her that castles generally have a city or village around them, but it was established this way because of a lack of communication beforehand.

But it was very much established, either way. Ambra described it in her first post, you must have really skimmed through it or something. We all write our posts with the intention of them being read to futility. Please do so, so that there won't be any confusion like such.

There is really no excuse for a mistake; it's just a mistake so just fix it. There is really no need for a whole explanation. It just makes you sound like you're trying to cover yourself up after a misunderstanding. Like, it's great, but it was still ESTABLISHED, and you're still fixing the post to fit the ESTABLISHED setting, lol.

Also, however the leaders of countries/House rule is really up to how Ambra and I want to write them. This also applies to how countries are operated. But if there is a character (like the current Lords of their House for example), they can set how they want to run their House, but they can't just randomly make it that a war happened ten years ago when we said it was just a feud for five or so years.

TL;DR
solace (me) is the real co-GM
nate you are not a GM or co-GM
stop creating random, impacting lore (anybody in general)
things like naming one of the five random Houses in some country for your character to come from is fine
we want to do our jobs as GMs too
please read all posts from all players, we all put effort into posting so they can be read
if you want to introduce a concept please go over with us instead of just doing it dammit shia

EDIT: As an afterword, sorry if I sound like a huge asshole. I just don't think you can really sound nice denouncing somebody, especially with the turn of events that happened for us. I'm still irritated over the whole lord disappearing after only being in the roleplay for one day ordeal.

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Unfortunate turn of events, it seems.

We'll figure something out.

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The information regarding the lurking imbecile struck a nerve for Illyan; career criminals always rubbed him off in a negative way. While he was considered one of the more kinder individuals who was relatively uncharacteristic to get upset, those particular times where his temper flared were not pleasant to witness. One might have been more frightened by angering a common thug or lumbering titan, but the wrath of any type of mage? All too frequently, would he experience a ruffian attempting to steal one of his tomes or gemstones; had it not been for the state of his own reputation in the society, he would have surely burnt his own justice onto their hands.

"We understand the.. inconvenience of your attendant's situation," Illyan gave the lord an intense look, leaning closer towards the table as he folded his arms. "But as a close hand to my liege, allow me to remind you of your invitation as guests within our manor. These halls do not serve as a pig sty to be paraded around."

Although Illyan knew that he was on the borderline of threatening the opposing Lord, his task was to assume the order of the conference. He held no animosity towards House Aseryo and they knew that, but in the end, he was loyal to House Tosen. Given his neutral position on the feud, he was suggested to serve as a mediator, should any tension arise from the discussion to come.

Illyan's serious expression melted into a small, genuine smile. He reached forward, lifting his chalice of drink. "But, I digress. My respect and welcomes, Lord Aseryo. To hopes of progress."

Illyan could not help but feel slightly awkward, potentially being the only person in the room to be smiling. It was simply the fact that, despite the existence of the two Houses' feud, he personally felt that there was bigger issues at hand; demons, people disappearing, and not to mention, the growing drought that was leading to an epidemic of food shortages. Those things were what he wanted to rectify most, and maybe, it could lead to the dissolution of the hostility between their Houses.

But, of course, if the miscreant laid its hands on his own possessions, Illyan would not hesitate to make it personal against the skulking dullard.

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Stringent as the atmosphere was, Illyan Travard had been tasked with reassuring that House Tosen was especially prepared for the occasion. Whether it was sorting out the more aggressive individuals tied to the House, or duly reminding the peons, as he jokingly called them, of just how high of a profile this assembly between the two Houses was, no amount of responsibility was too much for the young mage.

In recent times, Illyan was enacted to serve as the Lord's representative when Slizard was unable to attend to the manner, though this seemingly regal authority was reduced to him apologizing before the council of the Aseryo on behalf of any injuries sustained, should the two Houses clash in a physical manner. "Just cleaning up after their own messes," he would say to himself in an annoyed fashion.

To make matters worse, Illyan was a mage; his kind, though rare in number in accordance to the general population, was despised by the majority. He was accustomed to the mocking stares and small talk of the people as he rode throughout the country, delivering whatever message he was tasked with. Of course, they knew better than to openly discriminate a member of House Tosen, one with personal connection to the royal family itself.

"The Aseryo have arrived," the metallic hums of armor brought Illyan's eyes out of their trance. He cupped his hands atop of his magic tome, which appeared far less than menacing compared to the arsenal of weapons sprawled atop of the table before their side. Ironically enough, the measly book alone, in his hands, could inflict more destruction than the weapons that laid before him combined. He had hoped that he would never have to come to such violence, though.

As the Aseryo filed into the room alongside the armed escort and found their seats, Illyan peered to none in particular. He was familiar with Lord Aseryo, but that was where the attachment stopped. Every other face was an individual mystery to him.

"Any time we may begin, sire," Illyan mumbled into the ear of Slizard.

The room fell into a silence as the lord spoke, immediately sensing the brief tension in his voice. Illyan cleared his throat and looked between the two lords that sat across from one another, awaiting a response.

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All of those types of conflicts were asked to be changed, long ago. It has been repeatedly stated.