@Theyra I wrote my first post without reading yours or others posts. I didn't want to copy someone inadvertently and to muddle through it by myself. But now, I have read your most recent post and your first two. You wrote positions I hadn't considered. I wanted my character to not be chastised or isolated immediately. but I like where you have taken your character. The idea of a romantic relationship has struck me. I was planning to wait on that for a bit.
EDIT: Today, I live in Eastern Massachusetts, but I grew up in Western Mass. When I took my children outside at night and looked up at the sky. If it were a cloudless night, we might see a half dozen stars with all the light pollution. Then I took them camping in the mountains of my youth and the number of stars rose to a billion. It was so bright just by the number of stars where light pollution is minimal. I appreciate your illustration on that point.
Thanks and you can do what you want with your character if it makes sense for them. But, yeah, William being in a romantic relationship would have happened at some point and I decided to make it within his first years with the tribe. Which will make the thought of descendants interesting for an immortal. Which Wernher's character has at least one kid now. If you want to read their posts. Granted that relationship with their partner is not a good one. If you want to read their posts.
But I am glad you are enjoying the posts, and I am looking forward to where you will take your character.
No one knows where Exarch Ilkans, an alien being came from exactly. Only that he and his followers appeared two years after the deadly Pandora virus devastated the world in 2025. Killing millions and paved the way for Ilkans and his followers to take over the world. People tried to resist Ilkans's campaign but, were overwhelmed by his army and seemly magical powers. Combined with the powers of his close followers, the world was under his control after four years of war. Quickly consolidating his new realm and forced the survivors into cities in order to maintain control over the populace. Then assigned his closest followers, a group of seven who would be called Archons. Each was assigned a continent to control before Ilkans himself disappeared. Only the Archons know of his location and set out to enforce his rule on the world. While ruling as they saw fit and often to the deterrent of their citizens. They would rule Earth uninterrupted for three hundred years.
Not to say that they were not any resistance to the new regime. Several resistance groups have formed over the centuries with varying success. Most were brutally suppressed and unable to truly be a major threat to the Archons. Most were, but, some have managed to survive and become a lingering pain to the Archons. Proving that the rebels could become a major threat but, with limited communications and mainly unorganized say for a few. These groups have been unable to truly form a united front against the Archons and their hold over the world.
Despite this and thanks to the surviving rebels, several free and self-sufficient settlements had been formed over the years. Outside of the control of the Archons and while most are affiliated with a rebel group. Some are independent and are wary of rebels for the sole reason that they might bring the attention of the Archons to their settlement.
One such settlement called New Jericho located in North America is home to not only a rebel group called the Vanguard. But, hosts one of the few free human mages. Its leader, being one of them, Catherine Morrow. One of the lucky humans to be born outside of Archon control and able to learn more about magic. Catherine despite a major setback months ago, which resulted in the deaths of nearly a whole cell including her daughter and son in law to an ambush caused by a contact turned traitor Trevor McConnell. Now after few months of recovering and checking to see if any of their other operations had been compromised. Now Catherine after rebuilding the cell and confident that they now can proceed once again with their plans. She has prepared a meeting with the rebuilt cell to discuss their next move. For if they succeed, it will change things and make a united rebel front that will really kickstart the rebellion against the Archons.
Rules: 1. Expected to follow standard site rules 2. No godmodding or powergaming or etc... 3. No OP characters 4. A max of one character 5. Minimum of two paragraphs
Overview
Hello and welcome to the rp. In this rp, the year is 2331 and it has been three hundred years since the takeover by Ilkans and his forces. Leaving the Archons in charge and while he departs for an unknown location. Players will start in the free settlement of New Jericho located in an abandoned mine in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The base of the rebel group called the Vanguard, led by free mage Catherine Morrow. Players will be a part of a rebuilt rebel cell Echo which is one of several cells apart of Vanguard that was nearly killed off months ago. So you can either be a new recruit or a current member that has been reassigned to the Echo.
I am limiting the number of mages to three maybe four and starting magic can be anything within reason for free mages and for escaped mages from cities will start with elemental and healing magic. With the ability to learn more spells and types down the road. As for weapons and armor, you will have access to. Since technology has progressed little in most areas except for some fields and in eastern Asia. Most rebels still use twenty-first-century weapons and armor. While old they still pack a punch are only slightly worse than modern weapons and armor.
Though the Vanguard is based in western Canada, that does not mean that everyone has to be a Canadian. You can be someone from outside of Canada that found and joined up with the Vanguard. As long as it makes sense and though initial missions will be set in Canada. There will be missions set outside of Canada like in the United States and further beyond.
New Jericho
New Jericho was founded a hundred and twenty years ago by a group of Canadian citizens that managed to escape from Edmonton and got lost finding a free settlement. They ended up near an abandoned mine in the Canadian Rockies. Forced to take shelter in the mine for the night and what they found surprised them. As they explored it became clear that the mine had once been occupied at one point. Someone had set up a makeshift base in the mine and by the looks of it, half of it was still functioning. The group assumed that this was a rebel base at one point before the rebels moved on. After staying the night and thinking about where to go. They decided on staying and making the mine a proper home. Fixing up what they could and move what supplies they had inside. Calling their new home New Jericho.
Eventually, over the years the settlement becoming bigger and self-sufficient. It was only twenty years ago when a group of citizens decided that they wanted to do more than survive and take the fight to the Archons. Calling themselves the Vanguard and led by one of the elders. The Vanguard with the backing of New Jericho. The Vanguard started resistance efforts in the region, always making sure that their operations would not expose the location of New Jericho. Which ten years ago, the location of New New Jericho was nearly compromised and led to the near-death of the Vanguard. After this near-death and the death of their leader, the second in command of the Vanguard, Catherine Morrow took control and started to rebuild the Vanguard. While calming the leader and people of New Jericho that this will not happen again. A promise that so far Catherine has been able to keep. Despite this, New Jericho is stable and doing well.
Currently, New Jericho has a population of 300 and the mine tunnels have been expanded over the years. Including a large hydroponics bay, armory, training area, shooting range, garage, and more amenities. The leader of New Jericho is Ethan Colms who has been leading the settlement for five years since the death of his father, Cole Colms, the last leader of New Jericho.
Technology
Due to Ilkans and most of the Archons views on technology. Ilkans only kept technology around due to seeing a use for it but, choose to not commit to further development of human technology except for a few areas. A view shared with most of his Archons except for Mirat who under his own desire. Choose to advance human technology and even augment himself with advanced cybernetics to make himself stronger. Something that though at times has annoyed Ilkans, he ultimately chose to let Mirat pursue his desire and not interfere. Something that Mirat is grateful for and has been the bane of rebels operating in easter Asia. So while the rp is set three hundred years in the future, technology is still pretty much the same except for a few areas and for those living in eastern Asia. Those few areas being energy, communications, transportation, and barely weapons and armor.
Magic
Magic was long thought to be a myth before Ilkans and his followers appear. Using magic to augment themself and used it to conquer the world. But, it was not until some time after Ilkans disappeared that magic came back to the world. As some humans born after Ilkans's disappearance started to show magical talent. Leading many to believe that Ilkans brought magic back but how and why it is unknown. Only that the Archons do not seem to want human mages to be powerful and any mages found are forced into the military and are only taught basic elemental and healing magic. Only those that have escaped or born into the free settlements are able to learn more about magic.
Magic to those born with it is controlled mainly through will. Using their will to shape their mana into spells. The stronger the will a mage has the stronger the magic they can perform. If a mage does not have enough will or use a spell stronger than their will then the spell will either not work or the mage will lose control of the spell. Potentially harming the user or others. It is possible to increase one's will with magic but, only a few free mages know the spell and it is recommended that experienced mages only make the attempt.
While it is possible to learn new spells, it is often trial and error for it requires training to use one's will to cast a spell. For using one's will to shape magic is not an as easy a task as it seems and requires training to use each spell. Experimenting with their magic to make new spells but can be dangerous and sometimes fatal to the mage if something goes wrong.
]Archon's forces: - More to be added
Security Trooper - The standard rank and file Archon security forces. Having not changed much during the three hundred years other than better weapons and armor. These are what most people see patrolling the streets and at times fighting rebels.
Blackbird - The standard VTOL used by security forces that is both a transport and a gunship. Being able to house up to eight passengers excluding the two pilots. Coming equipped with a single GAU-22 rotary heavy machine gun and sometimes missiles.
Taken - The poor unfortunate souls that the Archons got their hands on. The Taken as they are called by the rebels are those humans that have been corrupted by the Archons that twisted both their mind and body to a twisted appearance and total loyalty to the Archon that corrupted them. Giving them increased strength, durability, snd speed greater than normal humans. Only Ilkans and the Archons can make the Taken and need to place their hand on the forehead of a human and use an unknown spell to corrupt someone. It is unknown if there is a way to reverse the process or cure a Taken, and many have failed trying to do so.
Taken retain some memories and skills of their former selves and can follow complex orders. Though they have zero free will and thus can not perform magic even if the person was a mage. While Taken can be seen carry guns and wear armor. It is not uncommon to see a Taken using solely melee weapons, taking advanced of their increased durability to withstand incoming fire to close the distance.
]The Seven Archons
Amna - The most magically adept Archon and controls South America. Amna is considered the second strongest mage next to Ilkans. Amna spends most of her time perfecting her magic then governing their realm. Leaving her subordinates in charge for the most part but, makes it clear how she wishes to rule the region. Which is not better than how the other Archons rule. Rumor has it that she has started to perform magical experiments on humans. For what reasons no one knows but, it has been noted that some criminals in South America are taken away to never be seen again. Which the rebels in South America are trying to find out what she is planning but, so far. Amna has hidden her plans well to the dismay of the rebels.
Elvih - The odd one out and controls Africa. Elvih is odd not because of being eccentric or anything like that. But, for being the only religiously mined Archon. Worshipping a faith that is supposedly Ilkans and the rest of the Archons follow. Worshipping an otherworldly being known as Qehtar and is committed to spreading this religion throughout Africa. Building temples and forcing her citizens to worship Qehtar. Which has created not just rebels that seek to overthrow her but, has sparked religiously motivated resistance groups that call for a holy war against Elvih and the other Archons. That has seen some success over the centuries but, Elvih is a zealot. She has come down harshly down on those that refuse to convert. Which has only embolden the rebels in a furious war of religion. Elvih's Taken are often tattooed with religious markings and sometimes speak of Qehtar's scriptures.
Lolvu - The most martial and controls North America. Lolvu has the mind of a warrior, like Aken. When she was given North America to rule, the first thing she did was build up her security forces and trained them to be a highly disciplined and effective force. But, once that was done and bearing minor threats such as rebels that have popped up over the centuries. There has not been a foe that has proved to be a challenge for her. Making her bored and frustrated with no one a challenge for her besides her fellow Archons. Still, she does not falter in her duties to enforce Ilkans rule and rules how she sees fit. She often spends time sparring to keep her strong and focused. Not wanting to lose her edge due to boredom and lack of a true opponent or threat.
Algol - Algol is the most refined of the Archons and controls Europe. Considered by some to be the weakest and less violent of the Archons. Despite his role in helping Ilkans in conquering the world. He is reserved and rarely does he get show emotions. Algol treats his subordinates rather fairly as an Archon and is lenient with them. As long as they follow his orders and do not disobey him. For Algol treats disobedient harshly and to dissents and rebels. Algol can be rather brutal and cold in his methods to rid the region of them. Having a large force of Taken at his command and a good portion of them are former rebels. An example of what happens to those that resist his rule and has made the rebel groups in the region take drastic measures to avoid being capture.
Zan - Zan the masked Archon who controls western Asia and the most elusive of the seven. Rarely seen without his mask and armor. Zan is Ilkans's assassin, skilled in assassination and shadow magic. Zan during the conquest of Earth, was often sent ahead to kill the leaders of any group that resisted Ilkans's forces. Now after the war and in control of western Asia. Zan is unhappy with his new territory, wanting eastern Asia instead and unable to simply take control of eastern Asia from Mirat. He instead sent forces to regularly skirmish for territory in central Asia against Mirat's forces. While at the same time, Zan personally trains his elites called the Shadow Warriors, to combat Mirat's forces and rebels in his region. Which has been the bane of many rebel groups in western Asia.
Aken - The most militant of the Archons and controls Australia. Aken like Lolvu was upset about the state of the security forcces when they took control and like her have made their forces to the level they want. Only that after three hundred years of rule and no real targets other than rebels. Aken has grown bored of his rule of Australia and now spends his time setting up and overseeing gladiatorial arenas. Pitting captured rebels, criminals, and sometimes a random person in the audience if he feels especially bored. Still, Aken continues to run Australia even if he leaves most of the work to others in his government while he spends more time in the arenas. Trying to satisfy his lingering boredom but, still maintains his martial skills. In order to not seem weak to the other Archons and to his subjects.
Mirat - The only Archon to truly embrace technology and controlling Eastern Asia. Mirat is an odd one out of the seven Archons. The only one that chose to embrace technology rather than hold it in contempt like the rest. While technology was slowed to a crawl in most regions, in eastern Asia it bloomed. Mainly thanks to the fact Ilkans has yet to stop Mirat from advancing technology in his region. Either not caring or for some unknown reason. Either way, Mirat is pleased either way and has even installed cybernetics into his body in order to make the already powerful Archon even more dangerous. Even add cybernetics to his Taken to make them more dangerous. Along with making his forces technologically advanced and a major pain for the resistance groups in eastern Asia. That and giving him an edge over Zan during their skirmishes for territory in central Asia.
Monsters, abominations, creatures of the night. Things people think exist in old stories and legends. Sometimes, blame them when someone dies or goes missing. But for people like us, we know the truth. Monsters are real, and our order has been hunting them for centuries. Our order once stretched far and wide, and monsters were kept in check.
But the world has changed much since our founding, and while we were strong. Time was not fair to us as monsters receded from the world. Leaving us to question our purpose. We were brought low by barbarians, rising nations, civil war, and even religion.
Now, in the present day of 1000 AD. Only one bastion is left that belongs to our order, and we have lost much of our history and power. But still, we remain and continue to hunt monsters that threaten humanity, even in our weakened state.
But recently, we have been getting more and more reports of monsters throughout Europe. A resurgence of activity unseen since the fall of Rome. To deal with the rising threat. We have begun rebuilding, thanks to an agreement with a local lord, and have recruited new blood.
Now we prepare to send out and deal with the monster threat. Unaware of what is truly coming.
Rules: 1. Expected to follow standard site rules 2. No godmodding or powergaming or etc... 3. No OP characters 4. A max of one character 5. Minimum of two paragraphs
Overview
Hello and welcome to the rp. In this rp, you will be playing new members of the Valoran Order or just known as the Order. An ancient monster hunting order that still survives, but in a weakened state. Now the play area will be Europe as the group will travel from the Order's bastion in Germany to other parts of Europe as they hunt down and kill monsters. Eventually, discovering a major threat and stopping it. So there will be an overarching plot while having a
After thinking about it, I think I will not do this after all. I am sorry for this, and I may try a different star wars idea down the road. Not sure when though.
"Roger," Kedem said as he started to make his way to the security room. He stopped at the doorway where Fabio was, and when he realized that his partner had given him the job of being the point man. Kedem only lightly sighed at the notion. Someone had to be the point man, and since Graves did not assign him or Fabio that role. It seems like the job is now his.
So, being the point man and remembering where the security room was from the briefing. After listening to what the big tech person had to say, and how he planned on covering the corridor. Kedem only nodded in agreement since of his shotgun and just hoped that the tech would not accidentally hit him or Fabio in a panic if they encountered what caused this mess. Though maybe the tech is more brave or cool-headed than he thought, and that would be a welcome development.
Thus, Kedem said, "okay, just follow Fabio and me and stay close. Let's see if we can salvage anything from the security room and remember to watch those corners." He took a long look into the darkness and said these words softly. "Into the breach we go."
That was all he said as he started methodically moving towards the security room. Weapon raised and ready to fire, and checking each corner and room they passed before moving on. Making sure that Fabio and the tech were behind him and time to see if anyone was still alive in the security room.
War has come to the world once again. The Third German Reich under Adolf Hitler has started the Second World War by invading Poland and drawing the ire of France and the UK. Starting a conflict that has seen the Allies face setbacks after losing France and the UK being alone in their war against the Nazis. Still, they did not give up despite the odds. The UK is defiant, and since the war became bigger, more nations joining the war. Things started to change with the Germans being pushed out of North Africa, and now there are plans to invade Italy, starting with Sicily.
But, while this is going on, there is another war being waged. Not one on the surface but in the shadows. As the Nazis in their attempts to win the war and validate their own twisted ideology. They have started to hunt down and collect magical artifacts to boost the German war effort. The Allies, having discovered this, have turned to the one organization that knows how to deal with the supernatural and is loyal to the Allies and stop the Nazis from securing magical artifacts. The British Supernatural Intelligence and Investigation Service or the SIIS.
Now tasked with stopping the Germans from collecting magical artifacts and stopping them from boosting the German war effort. The SIIS commits its resources to this. A mission that will take its agents across the world and recruit an assortment of characters that the SIIS deems important to the mission that ranges from seasoned soldiers to civilians.
So now, the veterans of the SIIS and the new recruits must work together to stop the Nazis or risk them becoming too powerful to stop, and the Allies lose the war. Whether or not the SIIS can succeed is up to fate.
Rules: 1. Expected to follow standard site rules 2. No godmodding or powergaming or etc... 3. No OP characters 4. A max of one character 5. Minimum of two paragraphs
Overview
Hello and welcome to the rp. Set in 1943 and during WW2, you will be playing members of the British SIIS or the Supernatural Intelligence and Investigation Service. Mainly as new results, and veterans. While it is an Allied nation organization and Allied personnel is preferred. Your character can be from anywhere as long as they have either the skills or knowledge that the SIIS is looking for. However, if you want to make a character from an Axis nation or Axis-aligned nation character, then talk to me about it, and we can see if the character works. But, no double agents or agents planning on defecting to the Axis.
While magic and mages exist in the world, I will not be accepting mage characters right now, maybe down the road, nor will I be accepting magical or non-human characters. The rp is strictly human only rp and while we may see magical or non human characters. They are not the focus of the rp. Also no starting with a magical artifact.
That is it and if anyone has any questions, feel free to ask. I am looking for a Co-Gm, and if anyone is interested, say something
Rules: 1. Expected to follow standard site rules 2. No godmodding or powergaming or etc... 3. No OP characters 4. A max of one character 5. Minimum of two paragraphs
Overview
Hello and welcome to the rp. I should day that this rp is inspired by a book series I like called the Immortal Life of Nicholas Flamel. But you do not need to have read the books to understand or do the rp. This rp is separate from the books and simply takes aspects from the books.
It has been many moons since we came to this land. Since we, the three tribes, the Loc, the Wya, and the Nlon united to face the Onom and were forced to flee our homeland from their wrath. We together could not beat them, and so we chose to flee across the Great Sea. Where the Onom could not reach us. For many moons, we travelled among the Great Sea, finding islands and realizing they could not house us all.
Still, we held on to hope and that the spirits could guide us to a new land. Some started to lose hope but we found a land greater than any island we had found. We had finally found our new home and after some time exploring this new land. We found a place we could settle and a village was built. Fresh water, plentiful food, and wood for our shelters. This land had it all.
Once the village was made, we organized a great celebration. The rebirth of our tribes, in which it was decided that the Loc, the Wya, and the Nlon would become one. The three tribes becoming the Loyan and it was a great night. Much joy and dance as we looked toward the future.
But, as we celebrate and live in this new land we call home. I have a fear, we still know barely anything about what lies here. Are we are alone, or are there other tribes that live here? Will they be peaceful or be like the Onom who made us flee our homeland? Our home is a mystery to us, and I fear what lives in this land.
For now, we eat, hunt, gather, and live. I watch the jungle, past the village, for any signs of trouble. If we are not alone here, then what lives here will show itself sooner or later. I pray to the spirits that we can truly call this land home and not a grave for our people.
Rules: 1. Expected to follow standard site rules 2. No godmodding or powergaming or etc... 3. No OP characters 4. A max of one character 5. Minimum of two paragraphs
Overview
Hello and welcome to the rp. In this rp, you will be playing as a Loyan tribe member. About a short time since
Background Info/Before becoming the Loyan
The more militant of the three tribes, the Nlon are a warrior people
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