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 Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 12:51 pm
~:: Voices from another age ::~The call heard around the worldOn May 24th, 2005, between the hours of 0000h and 2359h UTC, every television, computer screen and electronic billboard in the entire world displayed the same image. During the same period, every electronic device that produced sound - radios, stereo systems, PAs, intercoms, police sirens - played a single repetitive melody over and over. The image was a simple geometric logo on a white background:  And the melody was a simple tune:  Both were seen and heard by every human being on the planet, and unsurprisingly, there was a lot of speculation and discussion about it. Oddly though, no mention of it appeared in any newspaper or news program. In fact, no mention of it appeared anywhere. And even stranger, as of 0000h UTC, May 25th, 2005, almost everyone in the entire world had forgotten than any of it had ever happened. Almost, but not everyone. The whisperedIn all the world, a handful of girls remembered the events of that day. The image was burned in their brain, and the melody repeated in their heads incessantly. But that was not the only way it affected them. The girls began remembering past lives - vividly. It was like a door had been opened in their minds. From the first dim spark of human intelligence to their current lives, sometimes with gaps of thousands of years, sometimes almost back to back lives, a string of memories of women's lives, from birth to death, stretched across time. They found they knew how to speak ancient Sumerian, how to read an Aztec calendar or how to trim the sails on a 19th centure Barquentine. The people whose lives they recalled were mostly not sensational persons remembered by history, but were always women. But that was not the only thing that happened to the girls. The gatheringIn each and every one of those special girls there was an impulse. A driving need that they could not ignore. For some reason they felt drawn to a tiny town in the Swiss Alps called St. Moritz. And they came, by plane, by ship, by car and by foot - whatever it took - unable to ignore the call. And so it was that a small hotel in a sleepy town three thousand meters above sea level found itself booked up solid with women from all over the world, none of them knowing why they were there.... And to make matters worse, the strange messages and the gathering in St. Moritz have not gone unnoticed by darker forces, who seek to know the secrets of the Whispered....
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 8:56 pm
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 9:03 pm
Rules exclaim I am the law! biggrin I have the final word on everything. exclaim This RP is designed to be a slow RP, for those in the guild who aren't on at the same times as everyone else. Take your time with your posts, spend a day or two typing them up if you like. Aim for a couple long and beautiful posts instead of several short and skinny ones. exclaim Do try to be careful that you don't create past lives that overlap (for example, someone who lived from 1031-1059 and someone else who lived from 1042-1079). exclaim Also, avoid historical and mythical characters unless you know about them. Besides, it avoids two people claiming they're Cleopatra or Maid Marian or Helen of Troy or whatever. exclaim No magic powers, vampires, werewolves or anything like that. You may have skills that have been forgotten by history, but try to keep them relatively realistic. exclaim I don't see any real cause for fighting amongst each other, but if you and another person really want to fight, go nuts. Just remember, no hurting or killing the other person without their permission, and if there's a dispute, I decide - and both sides are probably not going to like the decision. exclaim Don't be these guys: Quote: The people who never miss a single shot no matter how hard it is (Aimbotters). The people who can't be hit or just shrug it off (god-moders). The people who have absurdly strong powers (twinks). The people who 'balance' thier characters by having a massive but irrelevant weakness and massive powers (min-maxers). The people who use Out Of Character knowledge to get an edge (Miss Cleos). The people who do things in hindsight (McFlys). The people who RP other people's characters for them (Puppetmasters). The people who RP completely irrelevant things (Daydreamers). The people who RP actions and time against others while the others aren't presant (Shoe elves). The people who ignore or alter RPs that they don't like (Revisionists). The people who RP an absurdly time consuming sequence occuring between other people's actions (Speedhackers). The people who play as characters that are completely impossible (Oxymorons). The people who arbitrarily declare themselves the winner with instant death attacks (Baghdad Bobbits). The people who've taken actions before they start RPing (Gaseous Snakes). The people who alter thier character as needed for the situation (Zoicite). The people who gain abilities as they need them with no prior exposure (Trinities). The people who pick-up things that spawn from seemingly nowhere (Quakers). n00b: Idiots, morons, poltroons. A person who is horrible at roleplaying, yet thinks they are good. They often refuse to change their ways, thinking they are the best, no matter what anyone says. Often seen using L337 (j00 suxx0rz c4us3 1 k1ll3d j00 us1ng ub3r m3g4 d34th cut! h4h4h4h4!!11!!1!!one!one!!evelen) and AIM speak (OMG u suk cuz i no i kiled u ther iz no way u 1 that match) Newb: One who is new to Gaia or Role Playing in general. Newbs are often at least demi-intelligent people who are willing to learn and fix the error or their ways. They listen to advice and ask questions about how to become a better RPer. Newbs, as opposed to n00bs, are toleratable.
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 9:25 pm
Scenario
You arrive at St. Moritz by whatever means you have been able to get there to find a sleepy little small Swiss mountain town. The town's income comes mostly from tourists there to ski, but it's the off-season now, so there are not many tourists around.
Your first order of business upon arrival should be to find a place to stay. Depending on your budget, you could try to find work in the town in one of the small shops or restaurants in exchange for lodging, or you could stay at the one and only resort, which has rooms ranging from small, cheap ones with a single double, to larger ones with twin queen-size beds, to the expensive suites.
After that, it's up to you, but you might want to do a little snooping to try and find out why it is that you were compelled to come here...
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 9:29 pm
Room assignments
First floor
(Two room, one bedroom suites with two double beds each, with patio entrance and fireplace, max. occupancy 4)
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Second floor
(Single rooms with one double bed each, max. occupancy 2)
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Third floor
(Two room, one bedroom suites with one double bed each, with balcony, fireplace and large two-person tub, max. occupancy 4 (if two sleep on the pullout couch in the living room))
301 - Saria Mithril
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Penthouse
(Bascially a small rooftop apartment with a bar, a small indoor pool and hot tub, fireplace and a single bedroom with double bed, max. occupancy 4 (if two sleep on the pullout couch in the living room))
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Shared amenities
These are available for use by all guests.
Heated indoor pool
Sauna
Fitness room with weights, machines and space for aerobics
Games room with two pool tables, foosball and air hockey
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 9:34 pm
Profile templateName: ((Character's name)) Age: ((Must be 18+)) Birthdate: ((Self-explanatory)) Place of origin: ((Where you were born, where you were raised and where you live now; all if different)) Description: ((A written description is mandatory, although you may add a picture)) Biography: ((A short biography)) Most memorable past lives: ((Each girl has anywhere from 50-100 past lives, but some past lives are more memorable for one reason or another. Here you can list the past lives that affect your character the most. Include the past life's name, dates of birth and death, and a brief biography.)) Skills and abilities: ((Anything you think useful, and you can note which past lives you learned the skill from if you didn't learn it in this life)) Other: ((Anything else you think is important)) Aenakume says make it easier on everyone, dammit! Just copy and paste this: [b]Name:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b]
[b]Birthdate:[/b]
[b]Place of origin:[/b]
[b]Description:[/b]
[b]Biography:[/b]
[b]Most memorable past lives:[/b]
[b]Skills and abilities:[/b]
[b]Other:[/b]
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:41 pm
ProfilesSaria Mithril Name: Saria Mithril Age: 26 Birthdate: 7th May Place of origin: Born: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Current: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Description: Saria is 173 cm tall and 75 kg, and rather slim, but with full hips and breasts, and long well-toned arms and legs. Her eyes are a very light brownish-green, and narrow. She has a narrow face with high cheekbones and a small mouth that is characteristically curled into a slight smile on one side. Her hair is waist-length, and a deep red. ( image) Biography: Saria was born into a fairly well-off family on the east coast, and had a happy, uneventful childhood. She was never an outgoing girl, and never took risks, so she was usually content but lonely for most of her life, instead of happy. She became a mechanical engineer in university, and works a quiet 7-5 job in industry. She lives alone in a large apartment in Toronto with her cat. The call shook her life up completely. She had never thought of herself as artistic and had always wished to be able to play an instrument, and suddenly found herself proficient in several. She had always been a peaceful, quiet, unassuming person, and suddenly found herself remember wars, murders, rapes, plagues, and endless suffering and misery. She lost her job and stayed at home for weeks, playing instruments that she bought and coping with her past lives. Most memorable past lives: Lucille Cartman (1815CE-1851CE) Born into slavery in Virginia, Lucille did not live long enough to see freedom, but long enough to taste it ever so close - just out of reach - her whole life. Akane Sagara (1751CE-1813CE) Akane was the daughter of a geisha in Japan, and groomed to be a geisha in her mother's footsteps, but she ran away at age 8 and lived in the woods near a town, living off of any food or money she could beg or steal. At 12 she came across the remains of a samurai duel that had had no victor, and she claimed their swords, and got a failed samurai to teach her how to use them. For the rest of her life she wandered Japan, fighting and drinking. Catarina Cellini (1678CE-1729CE) Catarina was an autistic Italian girl who was a violin savant. Because of her condition, she never played publically - in fact, she never played when there was anyone around, although clearly they were aware of her playing because they bought and maintained violins for her. Catarina's memories torment Saria, because they are so vivid and powerful, and yet obviously surreal. Aglaonice/Chryseis (453BCE-418BCE) Aglaonice was the daughter of a fisherman in Greece who was sold into slavery by her father at 17. Her owner renamed her Chryseis, and set her to do various house chores. While there, she found that the master of the house, a respected philosopher, was actually not the real philosopher. His wife wrote all of his books and plays, and coached him for speeches and public appearances. When the truth was discovered, he murdered his wife, and Chryseis, in a rage. Skills and abilities: Saria is able to play violin at the master level, because of . She is also good at harmonica, because of . She is also a competent kendo swordswoman, which she learned as Akane Sagara, and has brought with her a matched set of wooden swords. Because of her life as Aglaonice/Chryseis she knows how to navigate by the stars. Of course, she is also a trained engineer, and good with physics and all machinery. Other: Aenakume Name: Annabelle de Mestral Age: 27 Birthdate: 10 Fev. Place of origin: Born: Unsure; Current: Guadeloupe, West Indies Description: Anna has a model's body, and stands at 178 cm with wide hips and full breasts. Her hair is blood red, and naturally curly and her eyes are red. She usually has a sardonic smirk on her face and a warning glint in her eye. ( http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y248/Aenakume/11609811085443271501.jpg ) Biography: Anna was raised as the daughter of a French civil engineer who travelled the world for work, so she grew up in many different countries. She never actually went to school, so she had minimal reading and writing skills (not a problem now that she can read and write in fourteen different languages (although seven of them are dead languages now)). She found she had a talent for computer programming and became a video game programmer, bouncing from job to job and place to place as she always had. She had always considered herself weak and dumb until the awakening, now she's a whole new person. Most memorable past lives: Robinette LaCroix (1902 C.E. - 1956 C.E.) Robinette served as a independent field medic in both WW1, WW2 and the First Indochina War in Vietnam, tending her fellow Frenchmen as well as the enemy without regard for nationalities. Throughout all of the conflicts she was a staunch pacifist. She was mortally injured by a land mine in Vietnam between the end of the French-Vietnam war and the start of the new American offensive, but died more of despair because she could see the impending disaster looming. Sally Gibbons-Henry (1643 C.E. - 1689 C.E.) Sally was the daughter of a wealthy British merchant. She was captured and her parents murdered by pirates in 1650, when Sally was just seven years old. The pirate captain kept the outspoken brat alive out of amusement, but quickly found she had a keen mind for naval combat and piracy. For the rest of her life Sally served as an advisor of sorts to several pirate captains, until her eventual capture and execution at Gallow's Point in Port Royal, Trinidad. Hasekura Makiko (1593 C.E. - 1642 C.E.) Makiko served as a ninja under Tokugawa Ieyasu in Edo in Japan, working undercover as a waitress and serving girl at a popular eating establishment for government functionaries and European visitors. For the shogunate she spied on foreign dignitaries and performed assassinations for many years. Isetnofret (1355 B.C.E. - 1320 B.C.E.) Isetnofret was a serving girl in the palace of Anemhotep IV in Ancient Egypt, tending first Nefertiti, then later Nefertiti's daughter Ankhesenpaaten who became wife of Tutankhamun. She watched from the side throughout all of the palace intrigues that brought Nefertiti to power and eventually her ignoble downfall. She watched the pharaoh become a religious fanatic and change his name to Akhenaten while his country fell apart around him. She watched Ankhesenpaaten forced to marry and bear a child for her own father, then watched her passed on like an article of clothing through three other pharaohs, Smenkhkare, Tutankhaten (who remaned himself Tutankhamun and her Ankhesenamun when the old gods were restored) then finally Kheperkheprure Ay. Skills and abilities: Because of Robinette, Anna is a competent field medic, although her techniques are fifty years old. She is a competent sailor of sailing ships, including tall ships because of Sally. She is also a master at the arts of camouflage and assassination because of Makiko. Other: BohemianPoprocks Name: Eris Age: 18 Birthdate: August 31 Place of origin: Romania. Current living location; St. Moritz, Switzerland Description: Eris is a bit short, but makes up for it in energy. She has long brown hair, and light grey eyes (one of which is blind.) Although she is short, she still has an average body, with decently large breasts. She's quite muscular from years of hard labor. She's a bit clumsy at times and blushes a lot. She also has a profound taste and love for peaches. Biography: Eris was born in Romania in Russia, but when she was 13 her papa and mama were killed. She was sent to live with her elder cousin Matthew in England, but he was mysteriously killed. She took a white horse from her house one day and left, riding in any direction she could. She lived off of the land when she had too, and mostly lived by taking up jobs and little tasks for food and shelter for a few nights. When she was 15, she arrived at the town of St. Moritz, and something about it drew her into the town, and she couldn't find it in her heart to leave. She stayed and worked little jobs here and there, mostly as a stable girl and a waitress at the local cafe. Most memorable past lives: Coleen O'Riley 1462-1480 Coleen was an Irish peasant, whose family was killed by pirates when she was 10. As they were about to kill her she began to sing, and something about her sad song made the pirates unable to kill her. They took her to be their slave, as their recent boy had killed himself. The pirates grew to look at her as a member of their crew. She was always coming up with ways to entertain them, and cooked them meals and mended their clothes and such. She and a pirate everyone called Robin fell in love, but before their marriage when she was just 18, she was stabbed by a mutinous pirate and died nearly three weeks later. Ayane/Sakura Hishimoto 1437-1460 The Japanese girl was sold to be used as a lady concubine for the emperor at a tender age of 12 by her parents, and ran away to the forests. There, she was taken in by an outlawed ninja named Hojime, who taught her everything she knew and renamed her Sakura after his favorite flower. When Hojime suspected her of leaving him, though, the thought drove him mad and he killed her in rage when she was just 23. Hika Honoui 950-986 The small New Zealand girl was chosen by her village, the Nga Phui, to become a healer. Her mother taught her how to use herbs and medicines, while the wise old healer, Tcka, taught her spells and all she needed to know before passing on. Hika was a prodigy at making these herbs and spells, and saved thousands of the Nga Phui's lives. Skills and abilities: Because of Hika, Eris is excellent with herbs and plants, and medicines. Her voice is angelic from her life as Coleen, and has the affect to make someone on the verdge of suicide happy, or make the happiest person alive weep with sorrow. She also is an excellent cook and a great tailor. From her Sakura life, she's skilled with shurikens and knives, but mostly with her daggers. Other:
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:44 pm
Ban list
No one yet! heart
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:02 pm
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:41 pm
Story progression
Nothing's happened yet. crying
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:18 pm
((OOC: are we to post or PM the character bios?))
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:38 pm
((Either way, doesn't matter. biggrin I'm not that picky.))
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Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:23 pm
Name: Annabelle de Mestral Age: 27 Birthdate: 10 Fev. Place of origin: Born: Unsure; Current: Guadeloupe, West Indies Description: Anna has a model's body, and stands at 178 cm with wide hips and full breasts. Her hair is blood red, and naturally curly and her eyes are red. She usually has a sardonic smirk on her face and a warning glint in her eye. ( http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y248/Aenakume/11609811085443271501.jpg ) Biography: Anna was raised as the daughter of a French civil engineer who travelled the world for work, so she grew up in many different countries. She never actually went to school, so she had minimal reading and writing skills (not a problem now that she can read and write in fourteen different languages (although seven of them are dead languages now)). She found she had a talent for computer programming and became a video game programmer, bouncing from job to job and place to place as she always had. She had always considered herself weak and dumb until the awakening, now she's a whole new person. Most memorable past lives: Robinette LaCroix (1902 C.E. - 1956 C.E.) Robinette served as a independent field medic in both WW1, WW2 and the First Indochina War in Vietnam, tending her fellow Frenchmen as well as the enemy without regard for nationalities. Throughout all of the conflicts she was a staunch pacifist. She was mortally injured by a land mine in Vietnam between the end of the French-Vietnam war and the start of the new American offensive, but died more of despair because she could see the impending disaster looming. Sally Gibbons-Henry (1643 C.E. - 1689 C.E.) Sally was the daughter of a wealthy British merchant. She was captured and her parents murdered by pirates in 1650, when Sally was just seven years old. The pirate captain kept the outspoken brat alive out of amusement, but quickly found she had a keen mind for naval combat and piracy. For the rest of her life Sally served as an advisor of sorts to several pirate captains, until her eventual capture and execution at Gallow's Point in Port Royal, Trinidad. Hasekura Makiko (1593 C.E. - 1642 C.E.) Makiko served as a ninja under Tokugawa Ieyasu in Edo in Japan, working undercover as a waitress and serving girl at a popular eating establishment for government functionaries and European visitors. For the shogunate she spied on foreign dignitaries and performed assassinations for many years. Isetnofret (1355 B.C.E. - 1320 B.C.E.) Isetnofret was a serving girl in the palace of Anemhotep IV in Ancient Egypt, tending first Nefertiti, then later Nefertiti's daughter Ankhesenpaaten who became wife of Tutankhamun. She watched from the side throughout all of the palace intrigues that brought Nefertiti to power and eventually her ignoble downfall. She watched the pharaoh become a religious fanatic and change his name to Akhenaten while his country fell apart around him. She watched Ankhesenpaaten forced to marry and bear a child for her own father, then watched her passed on like an article of clothing through three other pharaohs, Smenkhkare, Tutankhaten (who remaned himself Tutankhamun and her Ankhesenamun when the old gods were restored) then finally Kheperkheprure Ay. Skills and abilities: Because of Robinette, Anna is a competent field medic, although her techniques are fifty years old. She is a competent sailor of sailing ships, including tall ships because of Sally. She is also a master at the arts of camouflage and assassination because of Makiko. Other:((Yeah yeah, b***h b***h b***h. Ok, it's late, but it's here. Quit your whining. ^_^))
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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 11:22 pm
((Oh, wow, why didn't you say anything? Oh wait, never mind, now I get that comment about being a pirate and a ninja today. stare Defintely accepted. I think I'll start with an initial post now.))
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 12:01 am
Saria stood on the curb, staring up at the hotel, surrounded by her luggage. Behind her, the cab door slammed and the driver pulled off in a hurry. European hospitality my a**, Saria sighed inwardly, looking around at her bags. Looking up at the hotel's doorway, she was not impressed by the decor. It wasn't dingy. In fact it was rather clean. However, it was plainly and unimaginatively decorated. And the man she could see through the glass doors lounging behind the desk, watching the television, was pointedly ignoring her, making no move to come help her with her bags.
She looked up and down the street. It was absoultely vacant, which was unusual in most places at this time of the evening. Clearly this was one of those "sleepy" little mountain towns. The architecture of along the street was traditional Eastern European, and the road was even cobblestone. The streetlights had clearly once been gas lanterns, retrofitted with modern lights. In the fading light, Saria noted a chocolate and sweets shoppe with interest, as well as a bakery.
Saria looked at the man behind the desk again and sighed. The street was empty, and this was hardly likely to be a high-crime area. Taking three bags - all she could carry - she struggled to pull open the door and squeeze through, and once inside dropped her bags, then went out for the other two, repeating the process. Now sweaty and panting, she went to the desk.
At last as she approached, the man acknoledged her with an annoyed stare. He muttered something in Swiss.
"English?" Saria asked, raising an eyebrow.
He looked her over with distaste, "American?"
"No," Saria said, flatly, "I want a room."
The man clucked his tounge and shrugged, "Whole place empty. What kind room?"
"What kind room got?" Saria asked, immitating his broken English.
The man noticed her mocking him and gave her an irritated look, "All kind. Got small room, got suite. All prices good," she shrugged, "Empty."
"A suite then," she said. What the hell? I expected to spend much more.
"How long you stay?"
Saria thought for a moment. How long indeed? she thought, I don't even know why I'm here, except that I felt a pressing need to come here. Finally she spoke aloud, "I don't know. A week to start. I may extend it."
The man grunted and noted all that down in his book.
A thought occurred to Saria and she said aloud, "I thought this was supposed to be one of the top ski resorts in the world."
The man shrugged, "That other St. Moritz. This place, not so much. In ski season busy, yes. But now, empty. Here, 301." He practically threw the key at her.
"Thanks," she said, handing him her credit card, "I don't suppose you have someone to help me with my bags."
THe man laughed, a dry laugh, "That other St. Moritz. Anyway, off-season here, not many employees. All thing open though. Pool. Gym. All open. In town, all shops open during day. After 1800, no. Hey, you need anything, you ask me, Lorenz, eh? I fix you up."
"I see, thank you, Lorenz" she said, going back to her bags to begin to drag them to her room, in leapfrog stages. Luckily, the elevator was in service.
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