The Asper~ Gaia's Tavern on a Ex-Pirate Ship ~ (Open)

Which of the following post styles do you prefer?

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[onyx2047]

elcome to the Asper, a beautiful large and retired pirate ship that has been augmented into a home and business on the open waters. You can find the Asper in the beautiful city of Samara. Follow the link to enter the city and learn more about the world you are about to enter!


CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE CITY OF SAMARA

STATUS: The Asper (In story) is in the process of moving from Lockeport to the city of Samara!

Anniversary Date: February 5th
The Asper is: 4 years old

[onyx2047]

Updated Mondayday April 29th 2013

The Asper is moving 'IC'ly'. We are officially moving to the realm of 'gaia'. The Asper will still be the Asper but the city is changing. Our new city name will be Samara. While some features are still being worked on, the important things should be unlocked within the guild now. I do hope you will enjoy the new setting and our new home!

Saturday, June. 11, 2011.
Asper updates will no longer be posted here on the front page. Instead those who are permanent guests will receive all updates via the Guild. If you wish to join as a Permanent Guest or simply would like all updates concerning the Asper, please PM me and I will add you to the list.

Before you make a post

While this is definitely a no profiles needed, walk in sort of Rp, I do require you to read. That might be a silly request but I've been around long enough to know, a lot of people don't read. It's vital here. I've taken the time to try and bring you a slice of my world. Do me this honor. Read.

This is a very laid back thread. It experiences the dead zone and sometimes for lengthly periods of time. Sometimes it is fast paced and there are multiple stories going. So if your serious or interested in this thread I recommend you joining the guild list. Whenever there is something changed, added, or important messages, it's given to you via the guilds messaging system. So if your looking for a high strung, action packed, stuffed thread, I regret to inform you that this isn't it.

That having being said if you are still interested then I encourage you to investigate further. By clicking the city image of Samara you will be taken to the Aspers Guild space. There you will find detailed information regarding the city of Samara and the Asper. If at all there is something you do not understand don't be shy to ask me in the OOC thread or to send me a PM. You can also use the "Quick Links" section for those who need to reference something or for quick access to something found within the guild.

About post styles and literacy

Alright...so...to not infringe on anyone's "freedom" right but to also appeal to my own wishes for this thread, simply post more than five lines. I understand that some people LOVE lengthly and wordy posts while others prefer simple posts. I understand that not all of you enjoy reading. I understand that everyone, including myself can be lazy or have writers blocks or encounter someone who doesn't inspire you to post something meaty back. However...I encourage detail. I aim to help others get better. Reading is a part of Rp'ing. I wont demand that you use location tags, but many find it very helpful. You do not have to use fancy borders, images, texts and other fancy post styles. Try to use proper spelling. Spacing your post in certain ways, posting in font 14+ to make your posts look longer doesn't work either, lol just a heads up.

Literacy

Literacy to me is someone who can read a post clearly and respond with detail that both pertains to the subject content and stays on topic. It is inspiring enough to keep posts going and has at least proper spelling.

http://dictionary.reference.com/ is very useful as is the thesaurus portion of the web site when one wishes to make their posts a little more colorful.

Literacy to me is NOT someone who fills their posts with big fancy words (doesn't know what they really mean) to the point where their posts no longer makes sense. Literacy to me is NOT when someone makes a post so bloody poetic that your speaking in another 'language' by which only the writer understands. Literacy to me is NOT when you post such a big post of redundant information in font 14+, and think that just because it looks long means your suddenly "literate".

Lastly and this is a big one: Think before you call someone or someone's thread "illiterate" Please look up the definition Literacy. Understand that when you slam someone's 'Literacy' your slamming their education and reading and writing skills. That they are unknowledgeable and unskilled and while sometimes this might be true, some people could have dyslexia or forms of it.
Frankly I'm sure your piss pot isn't that clean to be saying those sorts of things about others anyways. It has nothing to do with the length of your posts, the words used ( unless its chat speak and the like ), how long you've been on Gaia, how popular you are on Gaia and so forth. Be courteous, be kind and it will come back to you three fold...If not well... Karma can be a real b***h.

[onyx2047]

The Directory ~ Rules, FaQ, NPC's, & your links to all things Samara.
Asper Scriptures ~ About the ship and it's settings. This includes layout of the ship.
Past/Current Plot Events ~ Information about major plot lines created by myself or other players.
Other goods ~ Information on TE's, The AMP, Supported contests & Shops.
Events Listings ~ A detailed listing of the events occurring in Samara.
Our Affiliates & Banner ~ Information on who the Asper is affiliated with.
Whos on the s**t list? ~ The Aspers Black List.

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heart Cuts ribbon or breaks a bottle over someones head - the Asper is now open for Rp! heart

Onyx stood behind the bar wiping down the new wood finish of the bar top with a little hum. The boat was anchored well, there was no rock to the boat as it sat on the docks.
Onyx ... a woman of 5'9 with sling silky black hair that fell to her thighs, found normally pinned up, large lips with a slender nose that had a scar running across it. Lean but very well toned, very curvaceous with a large chest had a taste for battle and blood. Her yellow topaz eyes held wonder and she had the air of someone who had seen many battles and many hard times. Like a diamond in the rough no one would ever guess that some of the titles she held were prestigious in any way.
Onyx was an assassin, kenshi she was apart of a theives guild and ran with pirates, a huntress and so much more. Onyx spoke with a feminine but slightly husked tone of voice, she was brassy and very forward but once the time had settled anyone could see that in her own way she did care.

She was a woman of many many secrets. Some good but many bad, this boat was one of those good ones. It was her baby and on this she had great memories, many raids, parties, and saw much of the world! She was happy to call Asper her second home. Home on the open waters while the Lost Nights was her home on Land.

Usually found wearing a kimono or some kind of assassin gear/armor onyx was always on the go...but not for today (pft i wish) She looked around with a little squee in her throat as her nose crinkled up. She was ecstatic to see her boat transformed into a tavern. She continues to wipe down the new counters and then moved to cleaning the dishware and putting them in their proper place. She also finished stocking the bar of all its booze.

Everything was so new smelling! The scent of fine wood was so inviting it was a wonder that this was a pirates ship! Every detail was set into place by her, she had dreamed about this for some time now and the satisfaction of seeing it a reality just made her so bloody happy. She was excited to share this with the others. She couldn't wait to tell them.

[Soverus]

-Sol scampered around, exporing this new surrounding. he began looking for and making little nooks and crannies in the wood work. he'd soon lay claim here as he did LN-

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Onyx stopped and smiled "Sol?", she called out.

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She could have swore she sensed sol's presence..."hm", she went before continuing her work.

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After a long days of prepping and doing it all single handedly she got to relax. Everything was complete. She knew that this was going to tough all over again, just like before. If worse came to worse she'd just have to set sail and leave it all behind. Thats not what she wanted though. Onyx took a seat on the bar counter and opened herself up a glass of wine. Her delicate fingers that were attached to strong hands lifted the glass to her big lips.
"Cheers to me, happy grand opening", she then took a nice sip of her wine.

[onyx2047]

Onyx put down her wine glass and went over to the juke box that sat near the bar and put something on. Anything as long as it wasnt silent. She went and sat back on top of the bar top and continued to sip at her wine, swinging her legs gently.

[Kelkan09]

Li came aboard the ship smiling as he looked around." Wow so this was onyxs idea." He said looking around.