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A STRANGE LAND NEVER BEFORE EXPLORED, 

A POWER HUNGRY NOBLE THAT SEEKS TOTAL CONTROL,

AND AN ANCIENT EVIL THAT HAS BEEN RELEASED...

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SALIMWYTHYR, a mysterious, ancient, and dangerous island that has remained uncivilized for centuries now.

Lying far to the Eastern Reaches, beyond the grasp of emperors and kings, the illusive sub-continent has avoided mass colonization and conquest since the rise of the earliest kingdoms and states, over a thousand years ago.

Within the past 300 years, there have been many attempts at colonizing, or at least exploring the strange place.
However to little merit, as entire parties and expeditions of explorers and settlers mysteriously vanished. Few would rarely return or be heard from again, and those that would were either incoherently insane or admitted their cowardice at having refused to journey very far into the heartland of Salimwythyr.

However, around 1000 C.E, a small fleet of ships from a far off realm arrived on the southern coast of Salimwythyr and would establish two separate colonies, which, several decades later, developed into a pair of thriving independent city states. They are Sydgård and Jernbakke.

These two city states, now independent and ruled over by separate leaders of separate houses, have endured for over a century now, surviving and thriving alone off of the surrounding land and their own willpower and endurance.

The year is now 1105 C.E, and around one hundred years later, aside from population growth and standard mandatory city expansion, neither state has widened it's borders since they were first established, for fear of angering whatever foul beasts and omens that inhabit the island.

Despite this, explorers, treasure hunters, and even alchemists and mages journey here to this mysterious sub-continent.

Some journey here seeking adventure, some in search of fortune or untold wonder and secrets, and some to start a new life or specifically escape a past life.

The question is, why have you come to Salimwythyr?...

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MAP OF SALIMWYTHYR

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BEASTS OF SALIMWYTHYR
Although no one has ever successfully thoroughly explored all of Salimwythyr and properly written a log or record of the many beasts and creatures on the island, the peoples of Sydgård and Jernbakke have encountered a fair deal of them within the past many decades. Unfortunately, most, if not all of them, have shown to be aggressive and violent in nature, and have proven to be challenges for the people to overcome.

Below are some of the such beasts that the people have encountered.

Kobolds are wretched little reptilian creatures that stand around four feet tall, give or take. They usually travel in packs of thirty to fifty, not including the females. They tend to dwell within deep caves, caverns, or ravines, where their lairs and egg nests reside.

While they primarily hunt for wild game, they are known for attacking merchants, hunters, and other travelers. It has been proven that they are indeed man eaters, and are know to haul away the corpses of victims to feast upon and feed to the rest of the pack within the lair.

Interestingly enough, they have also been known to loot and hoard away valuable objects such as coins, jewels, precious metals, and basically anything else that shines in the light.
The reason for this remains unknown.

Kobolds are very primitive and simplistic creatures, using no strategy in combat and relying solely on outnumbering and overwhelming their prey and foes.

They speak a strange language of shrieks, grunts, squeals, and hisses that no one can understand aside from fellow Kobolds.

Kobolds are animalistic without reason nor empathy, and have a herd and self-preservation mentality. There is no reasoning nor negotiating with them, only violence. They are quite common all across the realms of Greater Earth, so it is no surprise to find them here as well.

Little is known about the barbaric bear-like humanoids known as the Gnolls.
In fact there are only four known realms in Greater Earth that Gnolls can be found in, with Salimwythyr being one of them.

Some speculate that they are an ancient race that is slowly dying away with time, while others believe that they are so rare because they have been hunted down through the centuries and slaughtered in masses because of their vicious nature, profane religion, and barbaric ways.

Neither of these theories have ever been proven, nor have they been disproven. So the origins and mysteries of the Gnolls remain as mysteries.

What little is known about them is as follows; they are a primitive race that resides in "villages" constructed of tents, lean-tos, and crude wicker-like huts.

They worship dark gods and spirits that are represented by strange and foreboding carvings and chilling alters and shrines.
Evidence of blood and flesh sacrifices have been found at such altars and shrines within abandoned Gnoll villages.

It has also been proven that they are meat-eaters, which includes other humanoids. Such has been taken into account by prisoners who have escaped Gnoll villages and compounds and by findings of human remains and bones within abandoned Gnoll settlements.

Gnoll weapons are very primitive, and made of stone and wood, such as stone daggers, stone hand axes, stone spears and arrows, stone clubs, and so forth.

Their "armor" and crude clothing are made from either thick hides sewn together or thick fur pelts worn over their own skin.

Gnolls "speak" in a strange language that consists of grunts, snarls, snorts, and grumbling sounds. Assuming this of course is in fact a language and not just some animalistic sounds.

They generally attack in war parties of thirty to sixty, and unlike Kobolds, have been proven to use tactics such as ambushing, flaming arrows, shield walls, and hit and run attacks.

They usually only attack weaker humanoid targets and settlements such as trading posts, small villages, trade caravans, and small parties of travellers.
Those they do not kill are drug off as captives to their villages to use as either blood sacrifices to their gods or as a feast for the village.

Gnolls on average stand around seven feet tall, give or take, and have a lean, muscular figure. They are quite agile for their size and are strong to boot, and not to be underestimated.

Cyclops are large one-eyed brutes that are from the same "family tree" as Ogres and Trolls, and are equally as aggressive and dangerous to boot.

They are usually monsters of solitary, unless of course they have found a mate, in which case they will be found in a pair, or potentially a larger group should they have offspring.

Their intelligence is rather low, despite the fact that they can indeed speak Common and understand it well.

Although they seem to have an art for crafting, smithery, and construction even, their wit and common sense are rather dull.

But make no mistake, they are not to be trifled with nor underestimated, as their average size of 10 feet and their hulking, muscular frames make them deadly in combat, both due to strength and durability.

A single Cyclops would require a small group of a good twenty men to be brought down easily, and even then there would be casualties.

A single person or even as many as five would be foolish to engage a Cyclops in melee combat.

The best gamble at slaying a Cyclops would be by ranged attack or some form of magic attack.

Cyclops are nearly always found either in extremely dense forests, or high within mountain and cliff ranges, and rarely anywhere else.

Their diet consists basically of anything that they kill.

They are generally found only in the Southern Realms, so it is rather odd to find so many of them so far to the East.

Harpies, as they are called, are vicious and unpredictable aerial predators that will attack and kill basically anything that is within their own size proportion, or smaller.

This of course includes all humanoids.

They tend to travel in pairs should they have a mate, if not however, then they hunt alone.

They are frighteningly fast and agile, and have the strength of a sturdy man, and are very territorial and protective of their nests and hatchlings.

Many who have stumbled upon Harpy nests or warrens accidentally have said that they were pursued for miles by the hellish creatures.

Harpies generally remain down on all fours when not in flight, and have a vertical height of around six feet.

They have keen eyesight and can spot prey from hundreds of feet in the air.

Harpies and their lairs and nests are usually found in very thinly forested areas, cliffs, caves, and atop mountains and peaks.

They are very common in the eastern realms and the Southern Hemisphere.
Being that Salimwythyr is an eastern territory, it makes since that they would be here.

Please Remember, the formentioned creatures are not the only ones that inhabit the realm of Salimwythyr, they are just the only ones that have been encountered.
There are plenty more monsters and beasts that plague the sub-continent that have yet to encountered or even discovered.
As more monsters and beasts are discovered throughout the Roleplay, they will be appropriately added into the archives, which will be logged in the OOC.

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THE TWO CITY STATES

In-depth information about the two city states, their cultural likeness, populates, leaders, economy, defenses, and so forth will be provided in the official OP OOC, as I am still working on these.

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MAGIC

This is a topic very much up for debate.

Point blank; should magic be allowed to our characters? If so, what should the limitations of growth and power be?

I hands-down require feedback and "voting" on this.

This of course will have pros and cons alike, incorporating magic for player use that is.

So again, feedback and votes are required.

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YOUR CHARACTER
The basic mandatory plot line for your character is that you are traveller who has made your way to Salimwythyr.

For what purpose though is entirely up to you.
Are you seeking fortune and adventure?
Are you fleeing persecution or capture?
Are you seeking a new home or a new life?

It is entirely up to you.

You will arrive via a large cargo and passenger ship at the small coastal town of Morkth, what you do from there is entirely up to you.

You can start your own adventure or embark upon a Quest Line.

Quest Lines are "canon" events, happenings, and situations that act as the "primary storylines" of the Roleplay and effect future events heavily as well.

While these are not mandatory, they offer the best opportunities for wealth, power, influence, adventure, and so forth.

Please note that you can discontinue or depart from a Quest Line at any time and choose a new path if you so wish.

While I will not divulge intense detail and-or key/critical information, here are a few of the canon Quest Lines;

-Ancient Evil (The Main Questline of the Story.)

-An Explorers Life (Treasure Hunting, Exploring, Documenting, and so forth.)

-A Thief's Path (Thieves Guild Storyline)

-Beast Slayer (Monster Hunter Storyline)

-Inquisition (Inquisitor and persecutor of Magic users employed by a secret order to be revealed.)(Dependent on voting outcome.)

As I said, these are just a few of the Quest Lines, and these and others to come will be regularly updated and further written by myself.

As for "Character Classes", these will be your options;
-Warrior
-Rogue
-Mage (Dependent on final vote about Magic.)
-Yeoman (Master Archer)

(If can think of any potential classes that I missed, please let me know! Or if you have suggestions, please let me know!)

Now for Races...

The following options are your only choices; (This is set in stone.)
-Human
-Almor (Wood Elf)
-Drow (Dark Elf)
-Orcismere/Orc
-Dwarf

Please remember that this is a totally original fantasy world which I have created, and this is my first "installment" if you will. 
I will gradually be adding more into the world itself as well as the storylines as we progress, so if this might seem a bit shallow and minuscule then fear not, for there is more to come!

I encourage you to partake and let is begin a long tenure of enjoyable Roleplaying within this new fantasy world which lies before you!

The character sheet, and further detail and reliable information will be provided in the Official OP Thread!

P.S~If you decide to join, don't forget to vote on the issue of magic!

Hello and Welcome, thank you for stopping by!

Now then, I have been inspired to write a drama Roleplay centered around a young man who is, as you might guess, a professional American fighter, a boxer to be precise.

This young man in his mid-twenties has already forged a bright future for himself within the boxing world. What with being well trained, physically primed, and maintaining a perfect winning streak after just 11 fights already, many see him as potentially one of the greats of future years to come, someone who could develop a line of championships and a legacy of its own unique design.

However, this Roleplay will of course not be solely focused on the boxing aspect of his personal story. No, not just that.

One day, while training outside of the gym, he will meet a young woman who has just recently freed herself of a bad relationship with another man. Wether he was just a boyfriend or they were married, on that I shall let my partner decide.

They will become very good friends and soon after will enter into a sexual relationship, which then becomes a very serious and committed partnership. 

It will not all be sunshine and roses however.
The young ladies' ex/divorced husband will prove to be a serious thorn in the collective side of their relationship, between constant sessions of home visits and constant phone calls to the young woman, begging for another chance, and harassing and attempted intimidation of her new boxer boyfriend.

They will also be forced to deal with other challenges and hardship as well. 
The young fighter will be faced with police charges, a potentially career ending injury, which will lead to depression and a bout of heavy drinking and drugs, not to mention the amount of time he uses to train and fight will mean less time spent with his new girlfriend, which at some point will bring them to a bitter impasse.

There will be ups and downs, victory and defeat, anger and regret, and happiness and sorrow.

This more or less will be a kind of "Boxing Soap Opera".
With lessons, inspirations, and imprints from the "Rocky" franchise, and marks and measures from love affair and drama films. 

Dinnae' worry though, the storyline, characters, settings, situations, and outcomes shall all be of original thought and plot. 

Down below within the labeled Spoiler is an image as well as a decent tab of basic information about the boxer himself.

JOHNNY "INSANITY" KALMA

Johnny Kalma, also known as "Insanity", for his remarkable agility and speed for someone of his frame and height, as well as for his strong right jabs and "power punches", is an American Heavyweight boxer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

He stands 6'4" and weighs in at 215 pounds.

Johnny grew up in the Shorewood area of the city, along the cities' lake coastline.

He expressed an interest in boxing even at the young age of 6, and even asked for a pair of boxing gloves that year for Christmas.
He joined the high school boxing team at 16, and after graduating from high school he lived at home until the age of 20, during which time he focused on training every single day nearly, even around holidays and special occasions.
Early in his training, he frequently battled minor and moderate injuries, were mostly muscle and tendon related. Several of foresaid injuries were heavy setbacks, and Johnny frequently had to withdraw from training and workouts in his early days.
Although eventually he would overcome such obstacles, and went on to be very strong, agile, and durable.

Johnny fought in his first match at the age of 22, against a fellow rookie who was also partaking in his own first match.

Johnny won in 5 rounds by knockout via a crushing power hit to the other young boxers' temple.

Now, at the age of 25, Johnny has fought against exactly 12 separate opponents, including his first match. He has maintained a perfect streak of 12-0, remaining undefeated so far in his career.

Now, in the summer of 2017, he is rigorously preparing for his next fight which is just several weeks away.

This upcoming fight is against a fellow contender who has remained undefeated so far in his young career, maintaining a record of 19-0, and he hopes to make Johnny his twentieth straight win.

Guided by his manager and his three trainers, Johnny intends to defeat this opponent, breaking his streak, while Johnny maintains and builds on his own.

Little does he know however, that in the coming weeks and months, his life with riddled with a dramatic roil of success, failure, happiness, anguish, and decisions upon another.

Alright, so then, if your interested, please comment/post below and message me as well.
While I did not divulge a heavy amount of detail about the Rolplay plot line, nor expectations and "mechanics", all this and ever so much more will be divulged after you message me and we begin planning, discussion, and follow-up.

So, I eagerly await a reply!

And REMEMBER; I am only looking for a female partner aged at 18 and on up!

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