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 Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:25 pm
For it is needed in every nation, a hero's watchful presense. They are the leaders of men, the protectors of the weak. They are the guardians of the just be they on the winning side of course. There comes a time when everything is threatened by everything else.
As time moves Nations will fall and peoples- the members of a nation joint through culture and religion if not a common state, will disappear. It is in the middle of a war that mercenaries appear, but do they really only work for money? And how come a single fighting mercenary force can often turn the tides of a war?
ToC:
- Introduction
- Plot
- Descriptions of Lithania
- Map of Lithania
- Characterization
- Other
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Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:48 pm
Plot:
A battle was begun a century before. One that was finished but never clearly or cleanly- it simply moved locations. With the death of what some people are now calling the God of Battle- Cael and his wife Arianna, the Goddess of Healing the battle was thought to be over.Their sacrifice complete in winning over Arianna's sister and her lover, the dark God and Goddess Desdomona and Akiva.
But it was really just beginning. The battle moved from the ravaged lands that would later form what would be known as the Peace to the Realms of the Heavens, but when Arianna bears a girl child IN the Heavens, she sends Adamma down to fulfill her destiny on Earth in the guardianship of her elder brother, Chal.
On the other side of the world, the ancestor and distant cousin of the two demi gods is orphaned and sent to live away from the elf lands with her human relations. Raised by the heirs of the elements Fyre and Whater, she has embarked and finished a quest that has inadvertantly led her to Chal and Adamma. Baelyn Fiona O'Byrne, so named after the first daughter of Kateb has found her cousin Darian whom she had lost with the help of the Demi Gods.
Adamma has no knowledge of her powers and it is Chals duty to help her awaken herself without telling her. If she is killed before she comes into her powers, the most powerful of Heaven's children will neve become the Goddess she is destined to become. Desdomona and Akiva have managed to awaken every evil in the world and now in the Borderlands Baelyn and her company of newly formed Mercenaries are fighting for their own purposes: Survival, Revenge, Justice.
ToC:
- Introduction
- Plot
- Descriptions of Lithania
- Map of Lithania
- Characterization
- Other
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Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:16 pm
About Lithania:
Lithania is your typical (or not so typical) fairy tale world.
Lets start with the real power:
The Heaven's: The powers of the Heaven's are complicated and infinate. Anything that has ever been thought existed simply because they ARE existance in it's purest form.
- The Power of Life: is harboured in the centre of the Heavens often known as the Grove of Life wherein it is formed and kept by the 5 Tree's of Power: Wisdome, Truth, Creation, Deciet, Knowledge. Amethyst, Emerald, Opal, Ruby, Saphire. Willow, Pine, Maple, Oak, Sycamore.
- The Realms: Are endless. They are and were the dwelling place for thousands of worlds. Millions of Gods and Goddesses and Souls. Pits and damnations.
- The Halls of Tears: Commonly known as just the Halls. They connect every Realm to one another and they connect the common route to the Heavens from Lithania.
The Creators: Were initially the Created. The last two of Lithania's TRUE Gods. Deva (The Celestial Being) and Donovan (The Dark Warrior) the completion of the other is also the opposite. They are always at ends though they are one and the same. When they grew discontented with each other they seperated for a period of time and the way they departed and walked formed the Halls of Tears. It was during this time the Heaven's created three more minor beings for each. The Fates for Deva and Chaos for Donovan. Three beings with characteristics of the opposite so they could still be mostly complete. Together all 6 formed the Elements but soon enough THEY grew discontented.
This time it was a request for the power of Creation itself and the Heaven's granted the request for fear of constant turmoil in their two Created. It is because they cut down the Tree of Creation that several things occured: there will never again be another world after Lithania. There is an entrance that must be safe guarded directly into the Glade from Lithania in Gaelras Tithan (The Land of the Fey, initially sent down as Guardians it is impossible to find for most) by a peice of stone from each tree. A guardian for each stone in each generation. Spirit, Honour, Hope, Karma, Faith.
Which Brings us to the Elements:
Chaos- the Companions of Donovan in the order of Life Gifted. Eorth, Eternitie and Whater.
Fates- the Companions of Deva in order of Life Gifted. Tyme, Fyre, Aer.
In the pair ups: Tyme, Eternitie. Whater, Fyre. Eorth, Aer. And it was from these and the pair ups with the Oracle that Lithania was peopled by the different races.
The oracle are the three children of Deva and Donovan sent to be the Tellers of Lithania. They may never set eyes on their parents for when they leave Lithania, the world will be no more.
Fia- The Weaver is the eldest. Her children are the ancient races: Fey and Elve. She is known to have married into and with Tyme and Eternitie.
Kateb- The Writer is the middle. His children formed the mortal races. His eldest child- his daughter and warrior Fiona married the first O'Byrne son of Whater and Fyre.
Gala- The Singer. The youngest her youngest son Devon is imfamous as a rogue and a traveller. What he looks like is not really known outside of the Histories nor his age nor race even for Deva was a mother to any race.
Gods and Goddesses are actually more like saints if that makes sense. They are born with the power and WILL become a god or goddess as long as they realize their power. And of course for this they must live a mortal life. How can someone like Desdomona or her lover Akiva still come into their status as god and goddess when they are so evil? The power can corrupt you. They were corrupted.
Who are they?
Gods in order of ascension:
Cael- Warrior God, married to Arianna and mortal father to Chal (son of the Stars) and Adamma (Beautiful Girl). His color is Green.
Kolya- Protector god. His love was Naida. His color is Brown.
Akiva- The Destroyer. His lover was Desdomona and his color is red.
Chal- The mage. He was born with a lesser destiny to Arianna and Cael during their life on Lithania so his powers are weaker. He was one of the first to ever be born with magikal powers. His color is Blue.
Goddesses:
Arianna- The Healer. Mother to Adamma and Chal, wife to Cael. Her father was the First King of the Elves and her mother the grandaughter of Deva, the youngest of Fia's daughters and Princess of Gaelras Tithan. She is the counterpart to Blue.
Desdomona- The Deceiver. She was born Arianna's twin. Her power corrupted her and she nearly uh destroyed the world... She is the counter part to Red and the patron and first Dark Elve or Demon.
Naida- The Scholar and the Trickster both... No one really knows where she was from, not even herself. She appears with looks from almost any of the predominant races. Counterpart to Brown.
Adamma- The lover. Such a girly one. Adamma is the victim of love seperated. She dies (at the end of this role play actually) when Baelyns group is sold out. Though they win the battle, Adamma is killed while her lover survives- Baelyn's cousin Darian. She is the most powerful of all the gods and goddesses though she is only a demi goddess because she had been born in the Heavens rather than on Lithania. Counterpart to Blue.
This is all I can really think of for now. Outside of the fact that Lithania has two moons. One to represent Deva and one to represent Donovan. They cross the sky at opposites and meet at Midnight in the same location to create just the one moon. A Gold moon and the Silver moon. Baelyn's mother for instance was named Silvera for she was born under the silver moon. Luna and Luner (yes I know. How original right?)
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Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:04 pm
Map Coming Soon. I promise, and when I get it up I'll write up a description of notable places and appearances associated with those areas etc.
Races:
Human
Elven
Demon
Dwarvish
Halfling
Each of those races are spread out into nations and cultures.
Demons- there are four sects of Demons. This race actually comes from the Goddess Desdomona who was seen as the original member. Every member of the demon race tends to have elvish looks with darker traits. You have to be born a demon but what sect you belong to depends on what skills and can only sometimes be hereditary. The Aurora Demons- Classified by a born gift of control of magik through the elements. The Luner Demons draw their power from the midnight hour when the two moons meet in the sky. Solara Demons, likewise draw their power from the sun at Midday when it burns brightest and hottest. The eve Demons however are those born without any powers and are the most common form of Demon.
Elves- Three races of Elves. Tallani Elves are the most known nation, the first of the acknowledged elves. Their sister race those of the Laurinthilas nation are far less known, having retreated from the outer world. The Koronai are a nation of sea elves- there home is an island in the south of Lithania and they live jointly on land and in sea. They are the cousins to the other two races.
Dwarvish- It depends on how they live. Generally speaking there are only one race with a subrace known as Gnomes. Gnomes are like the dregs of dwarvish society.
Halflings- Singular, they are cousins to humans AND dwarves. A missing link between the two.
Humans- This is possibly the most complicated race. They can have half humans of any of the other races. Only those with human blood in them can physically produce children with another race. Sub Humans are varied. There are remote regions such as the Shadowpass where not much is known to the outside world. Haven can house any of them. The Borderlands tend to be humans of darker skin and darker coloring in general. Height it usually on the taller side. For those that are known as the forest tribes they tend to have Eorths coloring. Indeed the Forest and Plains tribes are known as Eorths children because they have the coloring of his element. Goreganos is a nation in the far northeast of Lithania, its an island nation, and they tend to have lighter coloring over all though for hair and eyes it is not always true. Gypsys of Liberta or wherever the winds of fate blow them, tend to have a creamy complexion with dark coloring for hair and a very colorful wardrobe. They tend to be of middle height with prominent facial structures.
Faeries- Are extremely rare to find. I would not recommend having your character play one with faerie blood. The only ones with faerie blood to walk from the invisible realm of Gaelras Tithan in the last century according to the Histories are Chal and Adamma. Their features are far more pronounced than an elves and they can shift change into Butterflies only when they have their birth pendant upon them. They can also partially change in different degrees. They can shrink themselves with wings or stay their height and just grown their wings with the pendant upon them.
ToC:
- Introduction
- Plot
- Descriptions of Lithania
- Map of Lithania
- Characterization
- Other
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Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:23 pm
Characters are open for anyone. I do not have particular premades... well I do. But they don't neccesarily need to be filled out first as I can always GM them as they are my characters and I know and love them.
I will just do the profile code here and my premades. The actual posting of the profiles I will want to have you yourself just post for approval in the OOC thread if that is okay with anyone interested.
Character Name:
Age:
Race: (If you have questions about races feel free to ask. I haven't included any yet but if I get a request I will in the geography post).
Age Appearance: If different from actual Age. If not, omit this part.
Place of Birth: For the most part I'll be able to help here... I'll be putting up the places probably before the map..
Appearance: A picture URL is fine but I would really like a good description. If you can do both a description and a picture I would love you eternally...
Biography: I don't want this to be brief. If you know your characters childhood include it. Their middle life? Include it. Their death? Include it- EVEN if it goes beyond what this role play is likely to. Length is questionable as it is depending on your writing style and how much you have to say about your character.
You will notice I DID NOT include Personality. You may add that if you like but I don't like doing that portion as a good character like a person has many flaws and many strengths and skill and short comings, twists and turns that can not even be begun to be explained in a personality section. Plus my characters moods tend to change.
Baelyn's Mercenary Elites:
Baelyn Fiona O'Byrne set out on a quest at the young age of 17 to retrieve or find out at the least where her cousin Darian- Ian disappeared to. She found and rescued him from slavery when she was 19, along with several of his co slaves. While some drifted off to their homelands again most stayed with her. She had collected a small group along her quest of companions as well. Between them they formed a small mercenary group training the freed slaves in the arts of fighting with her companions being generals and her cousin Ian being the co captain with her. Not a large but certainly a deadly group, they numbered at most perhaps 50.
These aren't neccesary, they are just characters mine associates with on a regular basis and therefore good suggestions for anyone who may feel like they want to join but aren't sure exactly how to.
Character Name: Adamma Stargazer
Age: 31
Race: 1/4 Elvish, 3/4 Faerie.
Age Appearance: 16.
Place of Birth: The Realms of Heaven.
Appearance: Adamma Adamma has pale blonde hair and dark almost midnight blue eyes with golden flecks the color of the stars in the realms reflected in them. She is nearly identical to her brother Chal and often they are mistaken as twins despite the century seperating them in age. She has the pale ivory skin her people are commonly known to have and her ears are slightly longer than is common for an elf- though she looks elven she looks foreign even to them and that is the faerie in herself.
Biography: Born to a god and goddess she grew up totally without any knowledge of who her parents were or even what race she was believing she was simply elvish. Chal was her only family from the moment she was a week old to her now.
Throughout her childhood they wandered, believing that they had been exiled for some reason just before her birth. When she began to have visions of her patron goddess Arianna Chal new it was time to step up his role though he could still not tell her.
It was through a vision they were led to Baelyn and helped her find Ian.
Character Name: Chal Stargazer
Age: 137
Race: 1/4 Elvish, 3/4 Faerie
Age Appearance: 16/17
Place of Birth: Laurinthilas
Appearance: Cael looks almost identical in a male form to his sister Adamma. With the same face shape, ear shape, almond eyes, pale complexion and night sky eye color it would be easily enough to understand why they might be confused as twins as well as the lack of aging due to their immortal blood.
Biography: See Adamma.
Character Name: Darian Marcus O'Byrne
Age: 28
Race: Human. Heir of Fyre and Whater.
Place of Birth: Eirann, Goreganos.
Appearance: Here Darian was born with the classic O'Byrne looks. Though they are also the children of an Oracle, and though they make there living on the seas, the O'Byrnes classically carry Fyres genes and her temperament. Darian has skin that while naturally pale does indeed tan- odd for a red head isn't it? His eyes are a bright emerald green and his hair is a deep red. Not quit an auburn but not a "ginger" either as is common. He is roughly 6 foot 1- quit tall in his homeland and though not overly large with muscle is not "skinny" either.
Biography: Darian Or Ian, Marcus O'Byrne was named after two important men in his family. Neither of which are his father. Darian being a family name passed down from generation to generation was Baelyn's fathers name. Darian never met his uncle but his disappearance just before his birth was what prompted that name. Marcus was his grandfathers name.
Born and raised in Eirann of Goreganos, it was the capitol "city" though city it was far from. It was named after the first of the O'Byrne ancestors, the eldest son of Fyre and Whater it is said, and the lover of Katebs daughter Fiona. It is little more than a village, but because of a large port it was always of importance.
When he was 19 and Baelyn 17, Ian accompanied his father in their fishing boat as added muscle on a day when pirates had been seen but a catch must be brought in. Their ship was burnt. Their limited cargo taken. His father killed and him taken for slavery.
He was taken and sold to a lord in the tribal state Xakili. The lord held almost 75 other slaves under his ownership. Ian because of his training with a swordsmaster was used a body guard and it was how he learned of Baelyn- who had at the time learned she was indeed elvish royalty of a minor degree and was using it to her advantage. Between them they killed the lord. Roughly 30 of the slaves they managed to flee left, many of which had homes in the neighbouring tribes they could get to easily. Many of the others stayed on with Baelyn and Ian and helped form the mercenary company. Including Siruk Lorth.
He then proceeded to fall deeply in love with Adamma Stargazer. However, in a battle towards the end of this war, they are betrayed by Siruk. That battle results in the loosing of Baelyn and the death of Adamma. Two years later Darian has semi moved on. In a one night stand with an inn keepers daughter, Darian while simply on bandit duty (they took temporary employment at the end of the war to clean up riffraff and escort merchants to cities and towns) that resulted in a pregnancy that was quit obviously resulting in his child.
He willingly agreed to marry her but was killed two months after the marriage. She gave up her son to Darians sister Bryn who had at the time settled down herself.
Character Name: Bryn Maire O'Byrne
Age: 24
Race: Human, heir of Kateb.
Place of Birth: Eirann, Goreganos.
Appearance:Here Bryn is the odd one out in her family. She is NOT a red head and she does not have green eyes. She inhereted her mothers traits. She has honey brown hair that falls roughly mid way down her back, and brown eyes. Her town is the cream complexion of her cousin and brother and she does tan like him. She is small as well, at 5 foot 1, with a petit build.
Biography: Bryn Maire (pronounced Mary) O'Byrne is the second and youngest child. She was Baelyn's only true companion. Bryn was raised quietly, trained in the basics of sword and bow fighting but her real proficiency was in the use of magic for healing and physical healing.
She followed after Baelyn when she left despite being practically forbidden by her cousin. Her mother understood the need to leave. Bryn has a beautiful voice and can play panpipes.
Bryn fell in love at 21 with a man that was also one of the freed slaves. His homeland was somewhere in Liberta- the Freedom State. They didn't marry until she was 25 however and stayed with the mercs until after the last battle. At 26 they settled down and at 28 they had their first child in the nation of Haven. She raised two daughters and one son as well as she took in Darian's son when she was 29, at the time her eldest daughter was born. Later on, when she was 34 and her youngest son was born, Baelyn took over the parentage of Ians son while Bryn took in Baelyn's son so Baelyn could continue to wander temporarily.
Deilrad Ightild
Siruk Lorth
Ranulf Armanth
ToC:
- Introduction
- Plot
- Descriptions of Lithania
- Map of Lithania
- Characterization
- Other
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Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:29 pm
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