Forsaken (No longer Accepting Profiles)

[Vestakia Silverfur]

The Cities and Their People

The first of the great cities is Simaron, City of the Sun. Simaron is a place where humans dwell. And is placed in the center of all Cities, for being the youngest race they are a little puffed up thinking being the city of the sun that all should surround them and bask in their glory. They get the occasional Elven kind or Wild Born*, but they do not live there, the other races, or so the humans call them, only arrive to trade their wears before moving on. Simaron is a large city, it’s streets are a pattern of carefully laid cobble stones and it’s buildings are bright white and trimmed with gold in dedication to their God, who remains nameless. Priests flaunt about the streets blessing those who seek it, and spreading the news of their God’s appearance as each sun rises without being hidden by clouds. The rich also walk about telling tides of their God’s blessing of wealth and power upon them, and how they are always in good health, for they can afford it. Though what travelers see is a city of wealth and faith, but, behind the glimmering buildings, and just beyond the castle are buildings that are slowly falling apart their gold trim faded to a dull bronze and the once white building covered in brown dirt tells another story. This is where the paupers live, or try to anyway for it is a sad sight. Children here do not play but beg near the gates that separate them from the rich. Mothers tend to their sick and screaming babes as they plead for food or the milk they cannot give them. And the men of these families have either died in the war or were too weak to rise out of bed, for the weight of their failed lives hang heavily upon them, though others are angry and curse the name of their so called God who gives blessings to the rich and forsake the paupers existence, it is a truly hard life. Simaron, City of the Sun is both prosperous and miserable. Besides the separation of the rich and poor, It is hard to tell what buildings are the Taverns and which are the homes for everything looks the same to the other races and is very confusing the only hint to the areas of rest and supply is the outdoor marketplace that thankfully supply maps as well as food. Their army is large and where bright gold plate for armor and carry the finest swords and shields the human blacksmiths could make, they are dedicated to protect their faith and their king who has never been seen outside of his castle, even on the battle field, in fact most believe he doesn’t exists, but they fear to spread rumors on the subject, else they might end up in the dungeon for treason to the Crown and God.

The next city were to be named as Argonos, it lies North of Simaron and is located in the Mountain rage known as Dragon’s Spine, and is the largest of the Cities. This is where the Wild Born, or Shape-Shifters and half-breeds as you might call them make their living. At first glance there is no City to be found until you enter the caves of the Mountains themselves. Large tunnels and gigantic caverns make up the city brilliance. Buildings reside inside each Cavern, which in total there are about five, which create a chain leading back for several miles. For a normal person, or one without the stamina of a Wild Born, it would take hours sometimes days to make it all the way through the city, but to a Wild Born it’s an easy trip taking an hour to a few minutes depending if you have wings or paws. Each chamber or cavern has its purpose. The first is the market area, also the place where travelers rest and buy various items from the shops and taverns. It includes at least three bath houses, one for the poor where they can gather and wash themselves without charge, another for the middle class that costs a few coins but is better taken care of then the first and the last bath house located in the more prosperous part of the market is made for the rich who love to indulge themselves making sure they have the finest bathing rooms trimmed with velvet red and shining gold and jewels. Though the Wild Born usually only use the first two Bathhouses and leave the third to the Humans and Elven Kind, though it does bring in most of their income. They live good lives taking more towards their Animal sides they don’t really have much of a difference between stations but they do live in their separate groups to keep balance between each shape shifters difference. The next four caverns are for that purpose. The First tavern is for the Earth Hunters, or predators that hunt on all fours on the safety of the ground. These include Canine like shifters, Wolves, Foxes, Dogs, and Etceteras. It also includes Cat like shifters as well, Lions, and Tigers, Leopards, so on and so forth. Next Cavern is for the winged creatures, from sparrows to hawks to bats. And the forth is for the herbivores, usually the ones that end up looking like centaurs whether part horse or part deer. A great gate seals off the final chamber, the Fifth, that only the Wild Born enter, and its exit is located somewhere in the mountains. This is where the unusual, as the Wild Born call them, lie in hiding. They are the Snake kind and Dragon kind dwell, some live there and some are scattered throughout the world, they were not shunned by the others, but their elders of the past decided that they were to frightening for the rest of the world to look upon without scorn or fear, and that it would be best to be separate from them, though when the city is sealed off on special days of celebration they opened the gates to let their fellow shifters join them. But though it seems peaceful and harmonized in times of war they can become the most crucial ally, for whoever they make an alliance with is favored to win. Their army consists of any beast willing to fight, male or female, no organized army, no training, save for the play as children and their natural instincts, they live up to their given name Wild Born. “Wild we are born, and so wild we shall fight.” Is usually their saying for times of war.

Terinas, is one of the final cities and the oldest, it lies South of Simaron and their sister city of Rainos lies east, though both have the same functions they are thought to be one. This is where the Elven kind live out their lives with the creatures of fairy, or Fae bloods. Their city is a web of bridges and buildings wrapped around great redwood trees that have more of a silver glow about them then the natural red they would have presumed to be. The buildings themselves look as if they are made of white wood and stone though they are not either, but made of a magic essence that not even the elves can remember. In this way they live in peace with the dryads and magic bound creatures of nature, though the Wild Born also have this connection it is not as strongly bound as the Elven have made it. They have the least amount of travelers and traders that visit them for they tend to like to keep to themselves and if another city would like to trade wares they send a caravan to the named city to drop off and pick up, the only visitors they get is from weary travelers that are so tired they could not travel much farther than to ask for rest in the city and leave the next morning or the morning after, never speaking much to anyone and never staying very long. The Elven are very mysterious because of this isolation from the rest, though some like to travel out of the city and face the world instead of trying to stay quiet and still. These are usually the younger Elves who wish to seek friendship and fortune among the other kinds, but soon quiet down and return to their home in the trees acting as if they were ghosts around the other kind. But like every creature they have their own merry times and celebrations and can become very gay and cheerful around these times. During times of war on the other hand the Elven kind can be most fierce. Sometime fiercer then the Wild Born for they do not fight to protect themselves but their home and the nature around them giving them a great reason to fight, but they never start wars, they only fight to defend, if their home is not under attack they shall not join, but if it should be threatened they can turn into the masters of War.

The last City, Tal’rukk is the dwelling of evil and darkness. In fact it is not a city at all it is an underground society that are based around the essence of war, they live and breathe it, but it is not the war itself they live by, it is the bloodshed and terror it brings, most who venture here are changed and warped into creatures of darkness, Elves are turned into a dark counterpart known as Dark elves. Wild Born become demons, Humans the undead or dark wizards, mostly necromancers. All know dark magic and if they are not those who were changed, they are those who are True Born, Demons that had risen from the depths with their Demon masters. Though only one rules over them, the Demon Lord Ratu’rackk. His name is the most remembered and feared, for he has ruled over the dark lands for centuries, many have tried to slay him and just as many have become part of his army. Not much else is known of this place, for years no Wild Born, Elven or Human have dared to venture there, save for a few Snake and Dragon kind of the Wild Born who darkness had taken over long before they found Tal’rukk.

Outside each great city are many Villages, and though they are more strongly connected to their heritage, the people who live in these Villages tend to have different traditions and ways of life in order to keep the peace with each different race, though for this reason they are more vulnerable to corruption.

Each City is unique, each has its blessings and curses. They have had wars in the past but have long since forgotten them. But what they haven’t forgotten is the rising threat of Talrukk, but they do not know what they are yet to face, they are doomed.

Rules

1.I am in charge NO QUESTIONS ASKED!
2. you dont have to read the part about the cities all the way through but it does help with the story
3. please use the char profile skeleton provided below, if you are confused about some parts just fill out the parts you can and ask me (Vestakia101) for help.
4. DIE! just kidding, please dont we need you.....which leads to the rule of No Godmoading...its not fair to other players and that includes constantly dodging attacks, you might have increased stamina but you dont have unlimited, bleed a little....or a lot...just make it fair to others, they cut you, you cut them vice-versa....
5. please Romance is cool and it will help the soty but PLEASE DO NOT cyber....i dont want to have to read your nasty butt bumping scenes...and also dont get to mushy this isn't a romance its a epic rp that may have some romance in it....
6. i dont want to see constant OOCing in this RP that is for PM's or for an OOC fourm. out of character posts can ruin the feel of the RP so please dont do it unless its a quick message like ((gtg bedtime ttfn....))...ect.
7. i am letting you people have free range over your race but please dont get idiotic with it.
8. NO ONE LINERS! i am sick of telling people this so please minimum is one paragraph PERIOD! i know you people can do it, stop being lazy bums.
9. w/e i think of more later if you people dont follow the simple ones above....
10. just one more, if you want to bring in anouther char you are limited to two chars, if you want a thrid you have to kill off a preivous one.
11. Juussstttt one more, PM YOUR PROFILES do not post them here

Thats about it...hope you have fun (i promice i dont bite, i just bark alot....okay i might bite a little)

Profile Skeleton:

[color=]
[b]-Username:[/b]
[b]-Character Name:[/b]
[b]-Gender:[/b]
[b]-Age:[/b]
[b]-height and weight:[/b]
[b]-race:[/b]
[b]-Personality:[/b]
[b]-Alliance:[/b]
[b]-Bio:[/b]
[b]-Abilities:[/b]
[b]-Equipment:[/b][Armor, items, weapons]
[b]-Other:[/b]
[/color]

 

[Vestakia Silverfur]

Eleanor moved through the streets of Simaron, she was here to deliver a bundle of yellow roses to the temple as a gesture of good will towards the people and their god even if she had her own belifes.

After returning from the temple she decided to stay at one of the local taverns for a night before she had to make the long journey back to her cottage outside of ravenswing village near Terinas. she opened the door to the tavern and was glad the no one turned to stare at her, as was usual when she enterened new places, her wings wern't exsactly invisible, nor was the fact she was a rare breed of Fae. she walked over to the pub counter and asked the Tavern keeper for a room and some food. her eyes wandered to a man and woman sitting a little ways away, the girl had a bloody nose as if she had gotten into a fight, and the man that commented at her gave Eleanor an uneasy feeling. once the Tavern Keeper set the key down on the counter she took it and found a table at the back to sit down at and wait for her food, which consisted of a few bits of cheese, bread and some fruit.