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May You Live in Interesting Times (A Murder Mystery)

Just checking in with all my writers since posting has slowed down. Don't forget, Wednesday, August 12th is the deadline for a single post :D

And there's no need to be worried, there will be a murder coming soon to a castle near you :D

Ebonfort

New Map, courtesy of @saithan

Ebonfort

My todo list for this evening consists of:

1) Write up Silent Rise
2) Start a moderated RP with NightmareInd
3) Write up Healing
4) Finish the writeups for existing approved races.

If anyone here that has made a character, or is interested in making one, has suggestions for additions to this list, let me know.

Ebonfort

Homunculi added to Race list.

Homunculus

Homunculus Quick Notes

Racial Bonus: +30 Acrobatics, Subterfuge, or Acting
Special Abilities: Low-Light Vision, Has no need to eat, drink, sleep, or breathe.
Achieves adulthood at 17 years, ceases to age after that.

Gender | Min Height | Max Height | Min Weight
Female | 5' | 6' | 120 lb
Male | 5' | 6' | 120 lb

Homunculi were created several centuries before the disappearance of magic, in the coastal city-state of Skeeron, originally to be laborers and servants. They were not slaves, but were treated poorly, paid lower wages than their counterparts of other races, abused. They formed clans based on the skill sets that their kind had, and were built for; larger Homunculi formed the Dredge Clan, those with dextrous hands suitable for crafting formed the Adept Clan. The smaller ones, nimble, agile, sneaky formed the Guile Clan. Those that appeared closest to human (the dominant race of Skeeron at the time) formed the Steward Clan, as personal servants.

Eventually, the Clans gained enough members to rise up and overthrow their masters after years of abuse. But they did not strike them down, but demanded to be treated as equals. It was difficult for many years, but eventually they found a coexistence that worked. Several lesser Clans formed, but the main four remained dominant. The fall of Magic stole Homunculi's ability to regenerate more quickly than other races, as well as other magical abilities.

Many modern Homunculi believe Skeeron still holds strong, far to the west of Ebonfort, but no one has managed to return from journeying that far to confirm. Homunculi still maintain their clan bonds, though a bit more loosely than in days past.

Ebonfort

Hair-foot Halflings have been added to the Race List

Halfling, Hair-foot

Hair-foot Halfling Quick Notes

Racial Bonus: +30 in Stealth, Small 1-Handed Melee Weapon, or Escape Artist
Special Abilities: None
Achieves adulthood at 15 years, can live to around 100 years.

Gender | Min Height | Max Height | Min Weight
Female | 4' | 5'0" | 70 lb
Male | 3'6" | 5'0" | 60 lb

All halflings have existed in Tessanis, for as far back as history can remember. They, and all their subspecies, are native to these lands. They've always been a fairly self-sufficient race, living in isolated colonies, prior to the disappearance of Magic. The hair-foots were especially isolated, viewing outsiders as curious, but untrusted oddities.

They weren't terribly affected by the loss of Magic in the world, however, many relocated to safer havens and mingled in with other races. Even in Ebonfort, and her villages, they tend to keep to their smaller communities.

Ebonfort

The first RP using Ebonfort is now live. It is a GM Moderated RP between myself and Rekaigan.

When the Fog Breaks

When the Fog Breaks [Ebonfort RP]

Here you go @Rekaigan

When the Fog Breaks [Ebonfort RP]

Starting Date and Time: 30th day of Crimsia, 6th Stretch of the morning
Starting Location: Green Fall
CS URLs: Alya Eloen

The fog was heavy this morning, a lot heavier than normal, though not to the point of concern. The sun was just beginning to rise over the Indigia mountains to the east, and as they did every day at this time, the Jacks were geared up and heading out to the forest for another long day of felling timber, along with the Ebon Knights on patrol for the village's protection, adorned in their blackened steel armor. The local artisans were opening their workshops, ensuring that their apprentices were being productive and not slacking due to the early hour.

A hair-foot halfling, a man that was surprisingly muscular and stout for his race, was carving away at a massive felled trunk with a variety of chisels and hand axes, whistling a light tune to help him keep the time. As he shaped and molded the wood, he stopped mid-swing, looking up and out into the fog, toward the forest. It looked as if he'd heard something, but couldn't quite make it out, and was waiting for it to sound once more. Shaking his head, he returned back to his work. However, he was interrupted once more, looking back to the assumed source, when his eyes widened. A massive wolf, the size of a horse was sauntering toward him, arrows in its back, and a black, armored limb hanging from its bloodied maw.

Before the halfling could yell out a warning, the deep booming of the Ebon Knights horn resounded over the village, three blasts. That meant everyone needed to seek immediate shelter, and all Knights were to converge on the village center. The halfling dropped his tools, turned and ran, pumping toward the nearest door, the one belonging to the local tavern and inn, The Surly Stump. The door was closed from the chill, though a few patrons, mostly those staying there overnight were inside at breakfast. They had heard the horn blasts, and the halfling yelling. Then there was a crashing thud, as the door was impacted by something far heavier than a halfling man. The door bowed and splintered, but held. The patrons inside could hear the snarling of the creature, the ripping of flesh and bone. Fear was flooding the place, and Susie, the barmaid, knew a panic would set in very soon.

Frontier – [ Full || Sci-Fi || Firefly-Inspired ]

Enjoy the wall of tex... Collab from me and Luke!

Ebonfort

Fairy race added to Approved Races, also altered/added the way I'm writing up races and will get all current approved races to this standard soon.

Fairy

Fairy Quick Notes

Racial Bonus: +30 Aerobatics, Camouflage, or Larceny
Special Abilities: Flight, Low-light vision, Enhanced memory of written word, Trance
Achieves adulthood in 7 years, can live over 1000 years.

Trance is a meditative state that Fairies enter into in lieu of sleep. While in Trance, the Fairy is fully aware of their surroundings while also receiving the benefits of sleeping.

Gender | Min Height | Max Height | Min Weight
Female | 4"| 6" | 3 oz
Male | 4" | 6" | 3 oz

Back in the days of Magic, Fairies were a very common sight in any realm. They were visitors from the Feywild, a separate plane all to their own, coming through portals made by Summoners. Nearly all Mages had friends among the Fairies, for their magical attunement and different perspective on how Magic works made them often invaluable. They were incredibly curious, which led many of them to be tricksters and thieves.

However, after Magic left the world, Fairies suffered more than most races. Being cut off from their home plane, left many abandoned by their families and friends, led to depression, wasting away, and suicide of many of their kind. Those that managed to endure that, also had to deal with the loss of personal magic as well. Their dependency on magic had been like an addiction, and many turned to drinking or drugs to fill the void, while others cast their anger outward and dedicated their lives fully to crime.

Many of the Fairies nowadays don't have as many of these tendencies as their predecessors. However, the rumor of people spontaneously gaining magical abilities has spurred a drive in many Fairies to find these people and befriend them, or at the very least, use them.