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 Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 3:03 pm
exclaim Today Sirenz had some IRL stuff so the event will be judged now and results will be posted Tomarrow. If you won the event and won't be available to RP..because you thought you would RP in the event today (Saturday) then that will be ok. Just add to the existing RP when you come online. After I pick winners then I'll open up the RP thread so we all can meet the settlers. It will probably be tomarrow (Sunday). I'll stay up all night judging. smile <333 ))
exclaim Sirenz will be on brief haitus so this contest is extended until the 10th.
RP CONTEST (owners and non owners can participate..this guild is on public settings so you can post here without joining the guild.)
Hi! I decided to let everyone just make up their own idea for a settler who arrives on a ship with their saddled horse to the soquili's world. I will pick 3 of the very best and most developed characters to participate in the event. These 3 settlers who each have a saddled horse will be the ones that the Kawani tribe and soquilis meet. You will have a week to design your character and write a small story about them. Post entries in this thread.
exclaim DO NOT ENTER IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO RP IN THE EVENT exclaim
If someone wins and they just drop out of sight, then I will just pick someone else who had the 4th best character. The saddled soquili they won will be taken away and given to someone who will actually RP. The actual event will be on Saturday June 10th..and all day. You won't have to RP the whole day.. just pick a few hrs then that you will be available.
What am I looking for?
-historical accuracy
-strong character development
-believability
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Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 4:36 pm
InfoDesign a settler that owns a saddled horse. The settler can be from any European country (to keep it interestiing..this isn't 100% historically accurate as usually those of the same country would arrive together back then). The time period is in the 1600s..so you can't make up a settler from present time. Males and Female settlers/soqs are allowed. Characters that are well researched and historically referenced will shine above others. EXAMPLE characters You can use attributes of these characters but try to keep unique. [b]CHARACTER DESIGN CONTEST[/b]
Your timezone:
What times are you usually online?:
Name of Character:
Country of orgin:
What is their purpose for coming to the New World?:
What is their description? (pictures help):
What does their horse look like? (pictures help):
Write a short story about this character and their horse:
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Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 4:59 pm
Question: does the story have to be after the ship has landed, or could we go back in time and do something like.. their reasons for leaving their home land?
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Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 5:02 pm
Kisoni Question: does the story have to be after the ship has landed, or could we go back in time and do something like.. their reasons for leaving their home land? (( Hey! Yeah that's allowed! ))
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Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 5:08 pm
Soquili (( Hey! Yeah that's allowed! )) Awesome! thank you! -gets crackin'- Edit: question number two XD for accuracy's sake: this is the year 1607, right?
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Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 5:11 pm
CHARACTER DESIGN CONTEST Your timezone: Pacific Standard Time What times are you usually online?: Sportaticly around the day, Mostly in the evening I will be able to roleplay. Name of Character: Mae'ven O'Conner Country of orgin: Ireland What is their purpose for coming to the New World?: Courious and with a need to learn, she has come to the new world to learn about this new place; its animal and plant life, its features and wheather it would be possable to live in this varriable paridise. Having travled to many other countries she thought that something like this wouldnt be a challenge. What is their description? (pictures help): Mae'ven is a tall lithe woman, with a brillant shock of raven hair. It falls in small waves around her pale face, gentle curls caressing her fine cheekbones. Within these tresses hues of blue and indigo shine brightly from its depths, highlights in the sea of inky black. Although she is of thin frame she is musular, with legs well built from long rides across the country side. Most often she can be found with a pleasnt smile on her lips, as she is deep down a kind woman. What does their horse look like? (pictures help):http://arabiansites.com/sayheykid/willbody.jpg Torn her stallion is a fine bit of horse flesh, although he is of mixed breed. He stands 16 Hands high but with her towering stature this is of little consiquence for Mae'ven. His coat is ebony, like her own hair. Deep blacks, yet with a healthy shine that shows he is indeed well cared for. Torn has traveled with his mistress over many seas, and thought this trip would be like any other. Write a short story about this character and their horse: The day ways just begining as the sun crept up over the hillside. Its warming rays dancing over the spring grass. Torn flicked his tail with a snort as the rays washed over him, waking him from his slumber. Even as he opened his eyes he knew his mistress was already awake and hard at work. He nickered to her his normal greeting of the day and she turned to look at him with a smile. "Well now, Ye've woken Have ye? I 'pose ye'd be wantin' ye' feed?" she said with a pat on his side. Torn of corse nickered back his reply, nothing was better than oats in the morning. "Hol' ye 'orses Torn." she said and sliped away to the side of the barn. The ringing of the steel can dipping into the grain bin echoed through the air towards him and the stallion's hoves lightly pranced over the soil in antisipation of that delightful meal. The dark haired woman dumped the oats before him, and he greedily began to eat. She sighed and leaned against him, almost nuzzling into his silken coat. "Enjoy That me boy...It'll be the last ya be gettin' for awhile." she said, her voice somber. "But ye'll have plenty o' Sweet grasses I bet." she said. Her smile returning. The stallion ignored her words, happily and greedily eating every last oat. Today they would be departing on the boat bound for the new world, and oh what an adventure that would be.
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Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 5:31 pm
Question-Ummm, does the person like have to have been real? Or can I make someone up and have them come from wherever I want?
And also, I ride horses irl, can I make my persons Soquili be like the horse I actually ride ((and might be buying))?
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Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 5:37 pm
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Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 6:02 pm
CHARACTER DESIGN CONTEST Your timezone: Pacific Daylight Time What times are you usually online?: Alot, sporadic Name of Character: Kendrick Country of orgin: Britian What is their purpose for coming to the New World?: Ah well that my friends, I most decidedly dedicate to the old story of gold, glory, and God. What is their description? (pictures help):  There he is, the Great Soquili breed, he really does make them proud. He is a good ol' chap, a bit on the tempermental side, if ya don't mind me sayin' so. Oh, he's about 18 hands tall, hard to see in that there picture. I daresay his seva's is going to get him into some trouble, always commenting on how I should be acting and the lot. Unfortunately, he drinks from the tankard just as I do, don't see why he thinks he can be telling me what to do. Oh, me you say? What do I look like? Well by golly, I'm just a gypsy man, down on his luck and all, looking for a bit more to be lining his purse with. O' course, the glory be nice too, me an chip up there, we don't get treated too kindly, I'm a bit of an outcast you see, and he's a bit skinnier than he should be. That is all going to change though, I've been a hearin' stories, this new place we are going to, the very sand is paved with gold you see. Oi, it makes my old heart start beatin again. Everyone going to this here place, guarenteed to make it rich they are, just look at them dirty spaniard dogs, they be rich now, and all it takes is a little boat ride. I am deinitely not a man to turn down a bit o' gold when the oppurtunity is comin' my way. Besides, poor chip could use the gold to, the glory can't be half bad either. It'd turn outcasts like us into heros, ain't that right chip? Write a short story about this character and their horse: When did it all start? Well that right there is a difficult question to answer missy, I suppose it all be a'startin' when I met with them gypsies, dangerous lot they are. Refugees, all of them, good people though, somewhere deep down. It just so happened I had a bet going with one of them gypsy women, I'd been livin' in their camp for a wee bit after the war. I was betting I could win the race O' the year with any horse they see fit to be giving me. O' course, that ol witch be thinkin' she could easily win this bet, and she gave me the runt O' the camp. He was a small guy back then, and none too quick off the get go. What? Oh yea I be sorry for that bit mate, but it is the truth you knows. Anyways, I trained this here whelp of a colt into a regular horse, he just needed the motivation to do it. No one wants to do a job they hafta, the trick is to make them want to do the job. See, my trick was given ol' chip here a few pints O' ale after he finished a good run, right after that, things perked right up, and we even won that race. None too hard either, me an ol' chip there, been together ever since. Yep, that's our story, now, you promised to wet my whistle for my story, and you got it you strange lookin lass, now where is that pint I was promised?
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Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 6:21 pm
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Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 6:48 pm
Question: Can I edit my post later since I wanted to just get the idea down before it flew away?
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Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 6:54 pm
((Question: can i change my character&horse story if i come up with a better one later in the week? i have one right now, but i'm not sure it's really the best i could do...))
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Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 6:58 pm
((QUESTION: If we make a character but the character does not win the contest, does that mean we are not allowed to role-play the character or does it just mean that we do not win the prize?))
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Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 7:37 pm
CHARACTER DESIGN CONTEST
Your timezone: MNT
What times are you usually online?: from 2 and so on, if i dont work split( i wont be on the 10th ^^)
Name of Character: Jenny
Country of orgin: Scotland
What is their purpose for coming to the New World?: She has always admired traveling and as soon as adds went up to go on a journey promissing adventure and a new begining she couldnt resist. Although she is leaving her family behind, she hopes to make a new one and a new home in these new lands they have struck.
What is their description? (pictures help): Green eyes and brown hair. She did not get the scottish red hair but she got the curls. Her skin is fair and pale, consisting of a few freckles here and there. Shes pretty proporsioned standing at 5'3. She has a thinner build, but she isnt weak. She has strong cheek bones, but her face isnt thick.Her appearrence is very sweet and decieving when in actuality she can be the complete opposite if you cross her path wrong. She is 18 years of age.
Jenny
What does their horse look like? (pictures help):
Color: more of a slivered, dapple grey
Breed: Irishdraught
Temper: Strong
She started out black as a foal but now is a silver with little grey circles covering her body. Her legs, mane and tail, and muzzle are grey. Her tail and mane are wavey, sort of crimmpled looing ( not curly). She contains a unique eye color, and that is green. Her body builds a little on the bulky die, but has a feminen feel to it. She stands 15.8hh.She is an Irish draft and a very pretty one to boot.
http://www.flyingharp.com/images/Hermione092705-2.jpg < more like this one ^^ my picture i drew isnt what she's suppose to look like it was just a rough draft XD
Tamali
(she should have ivory colored hooves))
Write a short story about this character and their horse:
Jenny was packing up, preparing for the new world. She couldn't wait. She would be leaving her family and friends but she would not ever leave her horse. As soon as she finished packing her belongings she headed out the door to her family's stables.
Once in the cool stables the smell of manure and freshly cut hay filled the loud stable, horses whinning , anticpipating when they would come out. Jenny loved all the horses but which horse she took was not difficult for her to decide. In the last stall a delicately strong mare stood. Her dappled coat shone silver in the light, flickering as her body moved up and down from her great breaths.
As soon as she could see Jenny appoarching, her ears immideatly perked up,Letting little whinnies of joy seepe through her nostals. She went closer to the door and stretched her nose out, so she was touching jenny with a velvet like end. Her green orbs searching her for what she was doing.
Jenny giggled a bit as her mare did this and she spokesoftly to her
" well Tamali we will be going to a new world, I'm to excited to think of anything else. You of coarse will be accompaining me to this place, and hopefully we can make a stable and farm there like this one."
She smiled as she gently stroked the end of the mares nose. She looked the mare in the eyes and could see that she wasn't worried, so she relaxed alittle more and soon she could think again.
She grabbed the harness and brought Tamali out to begin to strap her to the cart. After everything was hooked in place she took a saddle, a dew blankets and bridles. Some hualters, brushes and carrots sticking them in the cart. She drove the small two person cart out of the stables and up to the house. As soon as they reached it she whoaed the cart to a stop and got out quickly to begin throwing all that she had packed in it.
She didn't need much so only packed the bare nessesities. But soon the day wasted away and dusk was near, the boat would be leaving in a few hours time. After she said her goodbyes her and Tamali made there way in the direction that would take them to the new lands... all that her family could hear in the distance was the turning of the wheels and the clopping of the hooves.http://www.irishdraughts.com/images/Woodclose Silver Storm.jpg ( this is her body build, her colorings up more)
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Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 7:41 pm
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