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Austrus is a troubled land. For decades, the citizens of its cities have been waiting for some kind of freedom, but have gotten little. In many cities, military rule is in effect. This has not stopped crime, though, just resistances and riots. Some cities have spiraled into chaos, and the Royal Cavalry has been dispatched to these cities to "restore order" any possible way. Atanlia, though, is not one of these cities. The Royal Gardens of Kala are still pristine white marble, the palace still has not one musket ball in it or broken lock from a sledgehammer. In fact, this is almost a perfect city.
Almost
There is a thriving criminal underbelly in this city, as no one thinks it is an actual threat. Entire estates disappear into the night, but the ruling class turns a blind eye. Some people have had enough. A small, small sect of residents has taken up arms in secret against the city of Atanlia. You are not them, though. Not yet.
Right now, you are thieves. Just a small gang, trying to get by, maybe get rich, but you don't mess with anyone unless you have to. You'll pick a pocket, maybe pick a lock for a bigger gang, but you'll never get your hands dirt with the oil of a blade or ruin your perfume with the stench of black powder.
Some of you are probably an Elf, and maybe those who aren't should know what it is. "Elves" are humans that had something happen to them that changed their appearance, though most are uniform. This mostly happens due to magic, almost never machinery. Magicians that use spells too often or have a big enough spell backfire, worshipers of dark gods, or maybe just someone who was unlucky and was in the area when a powerful enough spell was used. They are called Elves due to how closely they resemble the gremlin-like creatures, though don't think that they are different creatures, despite their incredibly ugly appearance. Strange things do exist in this world, but only the Humans walk on two legs.
Still, you are a gang, and that is what matters. You've known each other since childhood, or maybe since you arrived here. Perhaps the others were the only people willing to take you in after you became an Elf, but they are still your only friends, and probably the only people you can trust. This city may seem kind, but it is not.
Even if you think you have found someone you can trust, be ever weary. Members of the Royal Inquisition are everywhere. They serve under the Grand God, Keelos, and do what they think is his will. They search every city for rebels, criminals, and heretics, often infiltrating groups of them, ending their assignment with a pile of corpses laid out in the symbol of the Inquisition- an open hand with each finger having the mark of Keelos scratched into it.
In the end, though, Atanlia has little hope; the head of the guard is also the head of the Austrus Royal Guard. He leads the city with ruthless efficiency, and is the only one to see the growing criminal empires as a threat.
Still, you will learn some of this, and more, in time. For now, the boat from whatever village you come from awaits, the handcart tracks lead to Atanlia, and the Feathered Mare is just opening. Time to get to work.
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Hmm... you have my attention. While I will not ask for a reserve, since I'm of the mind that role-plays should not operate on a 'first come first served' basis, I shall begin work on a character sheet and see how it turns out.
I too hope that this one turns out well for you and your participants - and myself if I do apply to join - since I'm at least partially aware of the other threads of yours that have ended badly.
A thieves guild RP with steampunk technology I hear tell, hell yeah I'll throw my hat in the ring:
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Arther Lysandrus was polishing his collection of rare myths. He was dusting the highest shelf when a book fell to the ground. It was one of his books, A Collection Of Gods. He cracked open the spine and read the first page.
A Collection of Gods: Description of Major 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He replaced the book and went back to cleaning his cluttered library, taking special time on the rare books and his first-run books
Jeff Gibson: I've got a few ideas for a character, but I do have one question: What's your stance on 'Alchemy'(Potions, Greek fire, etc)?
Healing elixirs exist, but they're much like modern medicine in that you aren't instantly healed, but you're probably going to get better. They are also magical, meaning that you need the proper ingredients, spells, and preparation for them to work.
I think I've been in an RP with you before quite a while ago, I think that one sadly died.
Anyway, this looks very interesting, but I think I will wait till more of the upcoming information is posted before I write up a sheet, especially the locations, just so I can write a good backstory.
Jeff Gibson: I've got a few ideas for a character, but I do have one question: What's your stance on 'Alchemy'(Potions, Greek fire, etc)?
Healing elixirs exist, but they're much like modern medicine in that you aren't instantly healed, but you're probably going to get better. They are also magical, meaning that you need the proper ingredients, spells, and preparation for them to work.
So, is it possible to make stuff like Greek fire or smokebombs, or is that stuff just not allowed?
Jeff Gibson: I've got a few ideas for a character, but I do have one question: What's your stance on 'Alchemy'(Potions, Greek fire, etc)?
Healing elixirs exist, but they're much like modern medicine in that you aren't instantly healed, but you're probably going to get better. They are also magical, meaning that you need the proper ingredients, spells, and preparation for them to work.
So, is it possible to make stuff like Greek fire or smokebombs, or is that stuff just not allowed?
Well, those are scientific things, not magic like a healing potion, so, assuming your character has a reasonable explanation for why they can make them and use them, then that's fine.
Hope this is still open, and are we able to be a part of a faction, or do we need to work for that?
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Also, let me know if the scars change me from human to elf, and I'll make appropriate changes.
Heres my character. Any issues please tell and I'll adjust as needed.
Character sheet.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
Captain Gabriel and Kranos sat across from each other, high in the towers of the Royal Palace. They were playing chess, both moving their kings as though they were normal knights. Gabriel smirked and lured Kranos directly into a trap. "That's checkmate, friend."
Kranos let out a grunt of anger and slid back in his chair. "You win again. That's five drinks I owe you now... but do you have my reports?"
"Yes," Gabriel took several papers from his satchel and placed them on the table. "Took my men a good month, but we got them." Kranos took the papers and started flipping through them.
Guardsmen Report on Standard Equipment of Military and Paramilitary Forces Within the City of 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Kranos frowned a little. "Well, we're going to have to put a ban on a few symbols... Diandra, bless or soul, is going to have to go, and maybe Garitheme... how bad are the Crystal Guard?"
Gabriel leaned forward. "From what we can tell, they have no want to take over more land, instead just protecting Elves. I would suggest telling the guards to keep an eye on Garitheme worshipers, but not attack them."
"Very well. Send your men the order to detain all Diandra worshipers, mine shall kill any that enter the palace that are not going to pray at her temple at the courthouse. Understood?"
I've edited my character to fit the rules of magic. Just laid down some blankets and it was good to go haha.
Looking forward to this starting. Never RP'ed as someone with magic before, usually the fighter type. The rules will certainly keep the checks up. And I'm not a god modder so it'll all be good.
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drmigit2: Somebody watches the Spoony one. Don't worry, I liked his thieves world story too. An RP based on it should be cool. I might make a sheet soon.
Wondered how long it would take for someone to point out the similarities... though I have had this pantheon and world cooked up for a completely unrelated LARP I was doing, Spoony's story gave me the ground for for this RP. Also, Firefox says spoony isn't a word, despite it actually being one.
Ravenscar Nobleson sat in his den, toying with a knife, when a slim, almost non-existent female figure seemed to step from the shadows and drop several papers on his desk.
"Ravenscar, here are the reports you wanted. The areas have been properly scounted, though I'm not entirely sure why you wanted the information on our own headquarters."
"Simple, Notalia, if these, or you, were captured, the guards wouldn't be able to tell who they were for. They could have been for the Royals, for all they knew."
"Very well, sir. I'll be going now." The figure stepped into the shadows, disappearing as she did Ravenscar took documents and started thumbing through them.
Report on The 
+r<p>Royal Palace: The Royal Palace is an ancient piece of architecture from before the Thirty Years of Plague, and it is made almost entirely from marble and Ivory Stone. It consists of a giant tower with a small compound near the base. Several ancient walkways, some of which have crumbled over the past two hundred years, lead to smaller towers that form a circle around it. These are the treasury, armor, barracks, sleeping quarters, kitchen, and utility rooms, and the crumbled walkways have been replaced with stone. Giant tapestries hang from the towers, different towers having different colors coming off of them.</p>
<p>Royal Gardens of Kala: The Royal Gardens of Kala are much less a garden and more of a town square. Flowers cover the sides of the square, and inside the square is the Grand Church of Kala, a place that even Nod's Hand dares not defile, and the Royal Corps artillerymen are told to not even fire their canons near the Royal Gardens. There are two parts of the Gardens, each having a giant half heart in the ground made of stone. One half is for preaching, demonstrating, and recruiting for causes, while the other half is an open market. While not quite as big as other city's, Kala's Royal Market has some of the finer materials in Lustrata, as the Thieve's Guild outlaws selling bootleg or counterfeit goods in the market. Pink and red decorate the gardens in tapestry, clothe, and stone in the walls.</p>
<p>City Itself (I apologize in advanced for references outside of this universe, but it's hard to convey a city without comparing it to other real cities): The city itself is very medieval styled with a few marble buildings. Most houses have either stone or hay roofs, and some of the more advanced housing has clay shingles. The streets have cobble on them for the most part, and there is an extensive sewer network similar to the Paris catacombs. These sewers are home to a number of outposts, headquarters, and safe houses for various factions, especially Nod's Hand and the Thieve's Guild. The city itself, though, is laid out in a T-like shape, with the left/West side of the T being a bit less fluid than rest, more jutting off. The city also has a large wall completely surrounding it, with three large gates in the city; one at both ends of the T and another at the bottom. The jutting end is a more wealthy area, the rest is moderate, and, near the split between the three areas, the Palace and the Royal Gardens lie.</p>
<p>Destroyers' District: The Destroyers are practically at war with the City Guard, and the area around their headquarters reflects that. The entrance to the district has a roadblock guarded twenty-four-seven by several archers, gunmen, and even a cannon. Inside of the district there are few shops and a small port, the main use of the district being used for getting the Destroyers' help, not buying anything else. There are also two large barracks buildings and an armory, and, on the Western wall, there is a large tower where the head of the Destroyers lives.</p>
<p>Thieves' Guild Headquarters: Instead of the entire owned district that the Destroyers have, the Thieves' Guild only has a building, and likes to keep it that way. They don't proudly display their presence, instead mostly finding thieves and taking them to the headquarters. The building is very bland, and almost unknown to all but the highest ranking Thieves, as they drug or blindfold everyone they bring in. They have a second headquarters that they make slightly more public, though. It is build underground, along the sewer canals. It is wooden and looks somewhat like a pier building, and they have a dock so that they can be accessed by the thieves. Symbols of Nod, Diandra, and Garitheme adorn the building, both inside and out, and tapestries hang from the windows.</p>
<p>Nod's Hand Headquarters: No one truly knows where the headquarters of Nod's Hand is, and some think they might not have one. Some reports said, though, that it is almost unnervingly close to the Palace, where as other say that it is somewhere in the wealthy district, and another claimed to be part of the Thieve's Guild headquarters. They do have safe houses, though, and they are oftentimes filled with traps and often have an insane amount of weaponry in them. Guards often have to burn the safe houses to the ground to get rid of all of the weaponry. They often find prayers and altars to Nod as well, though they often confiscate them instead of destroying them.</p>
<p>Wealthy District: This is where the majority of the nobles live, and it has the most marble and Ivory Stone buildings. The pure white of the buildings is both to show are "pure" the district and citizens are, but also to blind people who live in the poor district. Some of the nobles even see it as a sport in how many mirrors they can mount on their outside walls and how white they can make their buildings. This is also where, surprisingly, the Elven Despot's Home is, as the aristocrats and nobles use the magic the Elves are proficient in. The Despot's Home, however, has a surcharge that is rather high, so a few other homes for Elves have popped up throughout the city, often guarded and staffed by Crystal Clan members. The Elven Despot's Home, however, is guarded almost entirely by Elite War Guard.</p>
<p>Land Around Atanlia: The land around Atanlia is somewhat swampy, but it also connects to a large river that has helped the city thrive from trade. Though not quite as big as other trade cities, what made Atanlia so enticing was that it was a large, flat plain just a small while away from the river that allowed for easy access for boats, and easy access for land travel. A series of underground canals run under the land, and they lead straight to this river. Recently, official paths have been made in these caverns, and this has led to fewer accidents and increased trade. It has also led to several paths being used more for crime. As for the countryside, it is mostly damp, flat land that's slightly raised above the river, meaning minimal flooding and decent, cheap farmland. This has led to a prevalence of farmers and other laborers inside the city, and the Royals have more or less ignored these things.</p>
Ravenscar smirked as he finished and returned to toying with his knife, balancing it on one finger and spinning it. Eventually, he stood up, threw it at a dart board with Krano's picture on it, and left, blowing out a small oil lamp as he went.
drmigit2: Somebody watches the Spoony one. Don't worry, I liked his thieves world story too. An RP based on it should be cool. I might make a sheet soon.
Wondered how long it would take for someone to point out the similarities... though I have had this pantheon and world cooked up for a completely unrelated LARP I was doing, Spoony's story gave me the ground for for this RP. Also, Firefox says spoony isn't a word, despite it actually being one.
Was considering doing one myself, decided against it considering that I am about to co-gm a new RP and it will take up a bunch of time on its own. Glad to see someone shared my idea.
Fury Is Me.: Cloggy, you having a bit of trouble? I can see if i can't find some people for you.
Nah, I'm fine, just waiting for some other sheets. Besides, I'm busy, I'd like a nice selection to look through when I can instead of hastily deciding.
Malyc: Is this still alive, or is there not enough interest?
I'm expecting another sheet, which might bring more interest. The guy who's doing it says he'll have it done soon. If he doesn't post a sheet than there really isn't enough interest, sadly.
Malyc: Is this still alive, or is there not enough interest?
I'm expecting another sheet, which might bring more interest. The guy who's doing it says he'll have it done soon. If he doesn't post a sheet than there really isn't enough interest, sadly.
Ok, Just double checking. Like I said, I think this is a pretty good world concept, and I'd be interested in being unleashed upon it.
Malyc: Is this still alive, or is there not enough interest?
I'm expecting another sheet, which might bring more interest. The guy who's doing it says he'll have it done soon. If he doesn't post a sheet than there really isn't enough interest, sadly.
You could take Fury up on his offer. I'm sure it would still stand.
I'm interested, and coming up with a character as we speak.
You should put something interesting in the title, Clogged, like "A Steampunk Gang RP" or something along those lines. "Through the Streets of Atanlia" doesn't say much by itself.
Yorgmiester: I'm interested, and coming up with a character as we speak.
You should put something interesting in the title, Clogged, like "A Steampunk Gang RP" or something along those lines. "Through the Streets of Atanlia" doesn't say much by itself.
You know, I thought of that. I thought of it for a looooong time, and I came up with nothing... anyway, nice to know you're making a character.
Another world information post should be on the way shortly, by the way.
Four men sat at a dimly lit table in the Feathered Mare. It was in the back, and the men all wore dark cloaks. Glasses of wine sat in front of each man, each one slowly emptying as time passed. Eventually, a fifth man sat at the table, a leather bound collection of papers in his hands.
"Brother Lemus, have you found the reports?"
"Indeed, Brother Himand." The cloaked figure put the package on the table. A pair of hands came out of the slaves of the smallest cloak and grasped the string on the package. The small fingers untied the string, and the electric blue eyes underneath the hood looked at the pages.
Nod's Words on the People of 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
The small cloak, after they finished reading, returned the book to the one who brought it. "I will remember these documents. Nod protect you."
The man nodded and walked away, and the four at the table returned to drinking their wine.
So what is all this then?
Austrus is a troubled land. For decades, the citizens of its cities have been waiting for some kind of freedom, but have gotten little. In many cities, military rule is in effect. This has not stopped crime, though, just resistances and riots. Some cities have spiraled into chaos, and the Royal Cavalry has been dispatched to these cities to "restore order" any possible way. Atanlia, though, is not one of these cities. The Royal Gardens of Kala are still pristine white marble, the palace still has not one musket ball in it or broken lock from a sledgehammer. In fact, this is almost a perfect city.
Almost
There is a thriving criminal underbelly in this city, as no one thinks it is an actual threat. Entire estates disappear into the night, but the ruling class turns a blind eye. Some people have had enough. A small, small sect of residents has taken up arms in secret against the city of Atanlia. You are not them, though. Not yet.
Right now, you are thieves. Just a small gang, trying to get by, maybe get rich, but you don't mess with anyone unless you have to. You'll pick a pocket, maybe pick a lock for a bigger gang, but you'll never get your hands dirt with the oil of a blade or ruin your perfume with the stench of black powder.
Some of you are probably an Elf, and maybe those who aren't should know what it is. "Elves" are humans that had something happen to them that changed their appearance, though most are uniform. This mostly happens due to magic, almost never machinery. Magicians that use spells too often or have a big enough spell backfire, worshipers of dark gods, or maybe just someone who was unlucky and was in the area when a powerful enough spell was used. They are called Elves due to how closely they resemble the gremlin-like creatures, though don't think that they are different creatures, despite their incredibly ugly appearance. Strange things do exist in this world, but only the Humans walk on two legs.
Still, you are a gang, and that is what matters. You've known each other since childhood, or maybe since you arrived here. Perhaps the others were the only people willing to take you in after you became an Elf, but they are still your only friends, and probably the only people you can trust. This city may seem kind, but it is not.
Even if you think you have found someone you can trust, be ever weary. Members of the Royal Inquisition are everywhere. They serve under the Grand God, Keelos, and do what they think is his will. They search every city for rebels, criminals, and heretics, often infiltrating groups of them, ending their assignment with a pile of corpses laid out in the symbol of the Inquisition- an open hand with each finger having the mark of Keelos scratched into it.
In the end, though, Atanlia has little hope; the head of the guard is also the head of the Austrus Royal Guard. He leads the city with ruthless efficiency, and is the only one to see the growing criminal empires as a threat.
Still, you will learn some of this, and more, in time. For now, the boat from whatever village you come from awaits, the handcart tracks lead to Atanlia, and the Feathered Mare is just opening. Time to get to work.
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