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Hey everyone,

I am really interested in starting an advanced thread here, but I was hoping to run it a bit different than many of the other RPs I have seen here. I am in the process of creating an entire fantasy world from scratch, with details being added daily. I eventually want to have a running world in which the quests of one group of heroes affects the quests of heroes to come. Some day I may use this world, and the stories you create, as the back setting for other role plays I create both on and offline.

The way I want to run this world, as far as Gaia is concerned is to have each thread be an episode. I don't mean having multiple threads running at one time, although I may do that at some point in the future. What I am proposing is to have quests or groups of quests which create a story grouped together, each with its own "ending." Now, that is not to say that the stories of individual characters would be over with at the end of the story, in fact I would encourage those interested to carry over into my following threads if the story allows for it. (Of course this may not be possible if say the following thread takes place 500 after the previous one.)

Since I am trying to go as in depth as I can into having each town and point of interest in this world to have its own character, feel, and history, I would hope that those wishing to participate would show the same interest in their character creation. It may be a little while before I am fully prepared to start the first thread so i thought I would announce my idea and let those whom it intrigues start thinking about their characters.

At this point in time I have one continent and its surroundings built. This currently includes five main countries as well as tons of other points of interest.

A brief version of the back story I would be using going into the thread is as follows:

A long time ago on the continent of Noria there was a great war. An army of sinister warriors from the northern continent invaded restlessly into its once peaceful kingdoms. The war lord from the north was said to be a man of great power, though some said he was not a man at all. All of Noria's people gathered together in hope to make peace and drive the invaders out of their country. Among those who fought were the elves of the great wood, the dwarves of the western mountains, the gnomes of the deep ground, the orcish tribes of the east, and many many brave men.

The war raged on for what seemed like an eternity until the fateful day that Valthar Alundrias, king of the nothern most kingdom in Noria, Tama'rtha, rose up to unite the kingdoms in hopes for one final stand. Valthar had his priests set out on a pilgrimage in order to beseech the gods to send thier holy aid. It is said that the gods answered by bestowing an unimaginable power to the lands most dedicated mages who gathered together under the leadership of King Alundrias.

Though much is debated about the events that followed, the consiquences were undeniable. Alundrias led his vast army in one swoop through the incoming hordes of nightmarish creatures to the border between Noria and the Northern Continent. It was here that the group of high mages called on the power which the gods had spoken unto them.

It is said the earth shook and a bright like erupted and pierced through the heavens. When the dust settled, the great rift appeared. Where once stood a battlefield, now stood nothingness. A giant rift between the two continents now separated the two masses of land by many many miles. Those men who remained now stood on a barrier of mountains above a sea which flowed down into the impossible depths of the rift...never ending.

Before i go about creating a character outline i have a few questions. How exactly do the elves of this world work? Do they age the same as humans, or do they age much slower. What are there attitudes to the other races. Do half-elves exist, and it so are they accepted by full elves. And of course, just to make sure, average hight of elves.

Wow I was really hoping that there would be more people intersested in this thread...oh well I guess. -__-

Well, as far as on the continent, in general no one race hates another race. But there are people, just like in real life, who may not care for people of other races for various reasons. Some humans might not like elves because perhaps they believe that the elves think that they are better than humans. Some elves might believe that they are better than humans. But like I said just like in real life there is no rule as to who has to like what. Your character can be as ignorant or as accepting as you would like them to be.

If you would have read all of the first two posts you would have read this quote.

I plan on starting the story in the Imperial City before any big conflict appears. That way it would give the characters a chance to meet up and form some sort of relationship before continuing with the main story.

This sounds great. It can take a while to recruit for an RP like this and I'm confident that it will indeed be an advanced RP. If you do decide for sure to start it, please PM me so that I can mark your new thread as Advanced.

*raises hands in air eagerly* Oh Oh I am gonna join when it gets started up. biggrin I love the idea and can't wait to make my character.