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YO! So, this idea came from a dream I had and I tried it on a different forum a very long time ago, but it didn't get very far before I got too busy to continue. But I've felt inspired to try it again! Below is information on the setting. If you have any questions, feel free to ask via PM! If it's important for everyone to know, I might put it in this post.
This RP takes place in a world called Astraea. To the east is the foresty region, which is also full of magic energy. This is usually the place that mages in training go and is also where the country of Vasuda is. To the west is the desert region and is also the largest region in Astraea where most of the countries are. To the north is the snowy mountainous region and to the south are a few tropical islands.
IC thread is here!
Countries
Cinaed Kingdom: The largest and wealthiest country in Astraea. It takes up most of the desert region, but has not expanded more than that. Their capital is Erskine City and is the center for almost all of the trade. The Cinaed Kingdom currently has hostile relations with the Nerva Empire. Shares borders with the Empire and Vasuda.
Nerva Empire: Located to the south of the Cinaed Kingdom and takes up the rest of the desert region. The second largest country in Astraea. The Empire has almost constantly been at war, trying to expand as much as they can. Right now, they have their eyes set on the Cinaed Kingdom. Their capital is the city of Borislav. Only shares a border with Cinaed.
Vasuda: The only country in the forest region. They are generally neutral toward the other countries, and usually keep to themselves (however, they welcome some people into their borders). As the forest possesses a lot of magical energy, they consider it sacred. Harming anything in the forest is considered a serious crime. Their capital is Perun.
Einar: Located to the north behind the mountains and has a very cold and snowy climate. Although they stand neutral with the other countries and let people into their borders, the citizens are generally not very welcoming to foreigners. Their cities usually take on very fort-like appearances, and the country focuses a lot on its military, despite not being directly hostile. They do not share a border with anyone. Their capital is Gunter.
Kaimana Islands: Tropical islands located to the south. The islands are not very large, causing the cities to have extremely close buildings, but these islands are the main tourist spots. That is, before the hostility between the Nerva Empire and the Cinaed Kingdom. The islands do not side with either country, but their economy has suffered from the decline in tourism. Their capital is Noelani.
Raidonia: A country that used to be located to the south of the Cinaed Kingdom, in the desert region. Aside from Vasuda, this country was well-known for its magic. However, when the Empire invaded, they performed mass genocide against the Raidonians, almost completely wiping them out. The country was then taken over by the Empire and no longer exists. Some ruins of the cities still remain.
Races
Humans: Humans populate the majority of Astraea. They originated from the desert and most of them still live there, but they have moved to many other regions as well.
Elves: Mostly populate Vasuda and Einar. They are known for their grace and natural proficiency in magic, but these can vary.
Giants: Mostly populate Einar, but have spread as far as the Kaimana Islands. Are usually incredibly muscular and bulky in appearance.
Adinas: Look like human-animal hybrids and are said to originate from the Kaimana Islands, but they also populate Cinaed Kingdom a great deal. The amount of animal in their appearance can vary from looking mostly human with animal ears and tail, to looking mostly animal.
Raidonians: Very few and far between since the genocide, but their appearance is very close to humans. They have been known to be very proficient in magic, like the elves. Raidonians generally also have very light hair colours, but the thing that distinguishes them is their red eyes.
Types of Magic
The King’s Magic: Usually light and earth affiliated. The light magic is an offensive magic that collects light energy and can send beams of light to the opponent. The mage can store light energy, but it is not as effective during the night. It is an incredibly hard magic to control. The Earth magic can be both defensive magic and offensive. The mage can create walls from the earth or send parts of the earth to their opponent. However, the offensive earth magic requires a lot of physical and mental strength. Only experienced mages can use earth magic effectively.
The Empire’s Magic: The most dangerous kind of magic to the user. This magic allows the user to control blood, making it into weapons. More experienced users can control the blood of other people, but the victim has to already be in a weakened state. This also uses a lot of energy from the user, and can be potentially fatal to use (also the case if the user uses his/her own blood).
Vasudan Magic: Usually wind and water affiliated. Wind magic allows the user more mobility, using the wind to push them forward, back, or up into the air. However, wind magic and take a bit of time to use and makes the user vulnerable to attack while they “charge” the spells. Water magic is an offensive magic that allows the user to control water. They can do this by collecting moisture from the air (takes time) or using water from rivers and such. The downside is that water magic is not very strong.
Raidonian Magic: People believe that this magic died along with the Raidonian people, as it was usually not shared or studied with anyone else. However, some non-Raidonians can still know this magic. Usually fire, electric, or wind affiliated. The wind magic is very similar to Vasudan wind magic. The fire magic is offensive magic allowing the user to control fire. They do this by converting energy from the area around them and within themselves into heat energy. A similar method is used for electric magic, which is also an offensive magic. Both fire and electric magic are very hard to control. Since Raidonian magic requires the user to use some of their own energy, it can be dangerous to use or even fatal if used excessively.
Mages tend to be rather rare, but I won’t give a hoot if you want to make your character one. Also, these magic things don't require wands and chants or whatever. They do, however, require the user to draw the runes in the air with their hands as they channel the energy. Basically, when they're channeling and drawing the runes, a trail of light will follow their fingers as they make the shape of the rune (I hope this makes sense).
Note: If you have your own idea on what kind of magic you want your character to use that is not listed here, feel free to ask.
Magic Objects
In Astraea, there are many parts of nature that contain magical energy, especially in the forest of Vasuda. It is possible to harvest the magical energy from these parts of nature into an object of some sort (usually a kind of jewelry), so that it can be used by someone who is not naturally gifted in magic and would not be able to use magic otherwise. The forest in Vasuda contains the most magical energy in its nature, because of the spirits that reside there. However, it is ILLEGAL to harvest magical energy from the nature in Vasuda, and anyone who tries will likely get attacked by the forest itself.
Magic objects are made and used by any of the other countries, however. They are least used in Einar, because Einar has the least amount of magical energy in its nature.
Note: Because people who use magic objects are not naturally gifted in magic or aware of magical energy in general, using magic through the magic objects is very taxing on their body. They can become extremely tired and strained pretty quickly.
OKAY, I think that covers the setting, but if you have any questions, feel free to ask. If you also have a different idea for a race that is not under the list of races, please ask. The technology in Astraea is very close to medieval (like they use swords and bows and carriages, etc.).
Plot
The hostility between the Cinaed Kingdom and the Nerva Empire is growing to a point where they are on the brink of war. However, despite the sizes of the countries, the Nerva Empire’s army far exceeds Cinaed’s by size and power. Cinaed knows that in their current state, they will not be able to win. They have asked Vasuda for help, but Vasuda has been hesitant because they do not want to be involved. They feel it is not their business. Because of this, Cinaed is currently sending an ambassador to Vasuda to convince them further. They may also seek assistance from Einar.
However, because of a spy, the Nerva Empire found out about Cinaed sending an ambassador, and they have ordered some assassins to kill the ambassador. But the ambassador is not without people guarding the carriage.
This won’t be the plot for the entire RP, but we’ll start with it and go from there.
Rules
Yay, the fun stuff.
1. You can have more than one character.
2. No godmodding/powerplaying, etc.
3. Your character does not have to be related to the whole ambassador thing at all. They can be a merchant passing by or someone wandering around or whatever.
4. Just like the SWRP main site, you don't need to have your character approved. Just post their character sheet here and I'll add it to this post (under a spoiler).
Character Sheet
Username:
Character’s Name:
Age:
Gender:
Race:
Job: (are they a mage, merchant, warrior, unemployed, etc.)
(If mage) Type of magic:
Weapons (if any):
Country of Origin:
Personality:
Appearance: (picture or description)
History/Bio:
Characters
Important NPCs (more will be added later)
This RP takes place in a world called Astraea. To the east is the foresty region, which is also full of magic energy. This is usually the place that mages in training go and is also where the country of Vasuda is. To the west is the desert region and is also the largest region in Astraea where most of the countries are. To the north is the snowy mountainous region and to the south are a few tropical islands.
IC thread is here!
Countries
Cinaed Kingdom: The largest and wealthiest country in Astraea. It takes up most of the desert region, but has not expanded more than that. Their capital is Erskine City and is the center for almost all of the trade. The Cinaed Kingdom currently has hostile relations with the Nerva Empire. Shares borders with the Empire and Vasuda.
Nerva Empire: Located to the south of the Cinaed Kingdom and takes up the rest of the desert region. The second largest country in Astraea. The Empire has almost constantly been at war, trying to expand as much as they can. Right now, they have their eyes set on the Cinaed Kingdom. Their capital is the city of Borislav. Only shares a border with Cinaed.
Vasuda: The only country in the forest region. They are generally neutral toward the other countries, and usually keep to themselves (however, they welcome some people into their borders). As the forest possesses a lot of magical energy, they consider it sacred. Harming anything in the forest is considered a serious crime. Their capital is Perun.
Einar: Located to the north behind the mountains and has a very cold and snowy climate. Although they stand neutral with the other countries and let people into their borders, the citizens are generally not very welcoming to foreigners. Their cities usually take on very fort-like appearances, and the country focuses a lot on its military, despite not being directly hostile. They do not share a border with anyone. Their capital is Gunter.
Kaimana Islands: Tropical islands located to the south. The islands are not very large, causing the cities to have extremely close buildings, but these islands are the main tourist spots. That is, before the hostility between the Nerva Empire and the Cinaed Kingdom. The islands do not side with either country, but their economy has suffered from the decline in tourism. Their capital is Noelani.
Raidonia: A country that used to be located to the south of the Cinaed Kingdom, in the desert region. Aside from Vasuda, this country was well-known for its magic. However, when the Empire invaded, they performed mass genocide against the Raidonians, almost completely wiping them out. The country was then taken over by the Empire and no longer exists. Some ruins of the cities still remain.
Races
Humans: Humans populate the majority of Astraea. They originated from the desert and most of them still live there, but they have moved to many other regions as well.
Elves: Mostly populate Vasuda and Einar. They are known for their grace and natural proficiency in magic, but these can vary.
Giants: Mostly populate Einar, but have spread as far as the Kaimana Islands. Are usually incredibly muscular and bulky in appearance.
Adinas: Look like human-animal hybrids and are said to originate from the Kaimana Islands, but they also populate Cinaed Kingdom a great deal. The amount of animal in their appearance can vary from looking mostly human with animal ears and tail, to looking mostly animal.
Raidonians: Very few and far between since the genocide, but their appearance is very close to humans. They have been known to be very proficient in magic, like the elves. Raidonians generally also have very light hair colours, but the thing that distinguishes them is their red eyes.
Types of Magic
The King’s Magic: Usually light and earth affiliated. The light magic is an offensive magic that collects light energy and can send beams of light to the opponent. The mage can store light energy, but it is not as effective during the night. It is an incredibly hard magic to control. The Earth magic can be both defensive magic and offensive. The mage can create walls from the earth or send parts of the earth to their opponent. However, the offensive earth magic requires a lot of physical and mental strength. Only experienced mages can use earth magic effectively.
The Empire’s Magic: The most dangerous kind of magic to the user. This magic allows the user to control blood, making it into weapons. More experienced users can control the blood of other people, but the victim has to already be in a weakened state. This also uses a lot of energy from the user, and can be potentially fatal to use (also the case if the user uses his/her own blood).
Vasudan Magic: Usually wind and water affiliated. Wind magic allows the user more mobility, using the wind to push them forward, back, or up into the air. However, wind magic and take a bit of time to use and makes the user vulnerable to attack while they “charge” the spells. Water magic is an offensive magic that allows the user to control water. They can do this by collecting moisture from the air (takes time) or using water from rivers and such. The downside is that water magic is not very strong.
Raidonian Magic: People believe that this magic died along with the Raidonian people, as it was usually not shared or studied with anyone else. However, some non-Raidonians can still know this magic. Usually fire, electric, or wind affiliated. The wind magic is very similar to Vasudan wind magic. The fire magic is offensive magic allowing the user to control fire. They do this by converting energy from the area around them and within themselves into heat energy. A similar method is used for electric magic, which is also an offensive magic. Both fire and electric magic are very hard to control. Since Raidonian magic requires the user to use some of their own energy, it can be dangerous to use or even fatal if used excessively.
Mages tend to be rather rare, but I won’t give a hoot if you want to make your character one. Also, these magic things don't require wands and chants or whatever. They do, however, require the user to draw the runes in the air with their hands as they channel the energy. Basically, when they're channeling and drawing the runes, a trail of light will follow their fingers as they make the shape of the rune (I hope this makes sense).
Note: If you have your own idea on what kind of magic you want your character to use that is not listed here, feel free to ask.
Magic Objects
In Astraea, there are many parts of nature that contain magical energy, especially in the forest of Vasuda. It is possible to harvest the magical energy from these parts of nature into an object of some sort (usually a kind of jewelry), so that it can be used by someone who is not naturally gifted in magic and would not be able to use magic otherwise. The forest in Vasuda contains the most magical energy in its nature, because of the spirits that reside there. However, it is ILLEGAL to harvest magical energy from the nature in Vasuda, and anyone who tries will likely get attacked by the forest itself.
Magic objects are made and used by any of the other countries, however. They are least used in Einar, because Einar has the least amount of magical energy in its nature.
Note: Because people who use magic objects are not naturally gifted in magic or aware of magical energy in general, using magic through the magic objects is very taxing on their body. They can become extremely tired and strained pretty quickly.
OKAY, I think that covers the setting, but if you have any questions, feel free to ask. If you also have a different idea for a race that is not under the list of races, please ask. The technology in Astraea is very close to medieval (like they use swords and bows and carriages, etc.).
Plot
The hostility between the Cinaed Kingdom and the Nerva Empire is growing to a point where they are on the brink of war. However, despite the sizes of the countries, the Nerva Empire’s army far exceeds Cinaed’s by size and power. Cinaed knows that in their current state, they will not be able to win. They have asked Vasuda for help, but Vasuda has been hesitant because they do not want to be involved. They feel it is not their business. Because of this, Cinaed is currently sending an ambassador to Vasuda to convince them further. They may also seek assistance from Einar.
However, because of a spy, the Nerva Empire found out about Cinaed sending an ambassador, and they have ordered some assassins to kill the ambassador. But the ambassador is not without people guarding the carriage.
This won’t be the plot for the entire RP, but we’ll start with it and go from there.
Rules
Yay, the fun stuff.
1. You can have more than one character.
2. No godmodding/powerplaying, etc.
3. Your character does not have to be related to the whole ambassador thing at all. They can be a merchant passing by or someone wandering around or whatever.
4. Just like the SWRP main site, you don't need to have your character approved. Just post their character sheet here and I'll add it to this post (under a spoiler).
Character Sheet
Username:
Character’s Name:
Age:
Gender:
Race:
Job: (are they a mage, merchant, warrior, unemployed, etc.)
(If mage) Type of magic:
Weapons (if any):
Country of Origin:
Personality:
Appearance: (picture or description)
History/Bio:
Characters
Username:
Sebby
Character’s Name:
Kai Lahti
Age:
23
Gender:
Male
Race:
Raidonian
Job:
Mage (for Cinaed's army), Bodyguard
(If mage) Type of magic:
Raidonian magic
Weapons (if any):
A broadsword (although he doesn't use it much).
Country of Origin:
Raidonia (has lived in Cinaed for most of his life)
Personality:
He's kind of a no-nonsense kind of person and likes to get jobs done as quickly as possible. This makes him come off as a bit of an ass sometimes, but he can be rather nice if people don't get on his nerves. He also likes to take a more logical approach to situations.
Appearance:
Like most Raidonians, he has white hair and red eyes. He stands at about 5'11" and has a muscular build. Underneath a brown robe, he wears the Cinaed military uniform. It consists of a formal military jacket with navy blue down the shoulders and sleeves and white down the middle in the front between the buttons. Below the shoulders, down the side, and on the back of the jacket is black. Below On the sleeves on the shoulders are the Cinaed Kingdom crest. He then wears black pants and black knee-high boots. Hanging from his belt is a broadsword.
History/Bio:
Kai was born in Raidonia and was rather young when the Empire invaded. From this young age, he had studied Raidonian magic, but had not mastered it. During the genocide, Kai had lost his parents, but was taken in by one of the imperial soldiers, who then escaped to Cinaed with him and her husband. The couple that took him in could not have their own children, and his adopted mother did not want to kill a child. Kai was able to take some books on Raidonian magic with him before they escaped and he continued to practice the magic as he grew up. His parents have tried to keep a low profile for a very long time before they could become legal citizens of Cinaed.
Once Kai became an adult, he joined the Cinaed Kingdom's army. Although he was young when it happened, he still cannot forgive the Empire for nearly wiping out his people.
Sebby
Character’s Name:
Kai Lahti
Age:
23
Gender:
Male
Race:
Raidonian
Job:
Mage (for Cinaed's army), Bodyguard
(If mage) Type of magic:
Raidonian magic
Weapons (if any):
A broadsword (although he doesn't use it much).
Country of Origin:
Raidonia (has lived in Cinaed for most of his life)
Personality:
He's kind of a no-nonsense kind of person and likes to get jobs done as quickly as possible. This makes him come off as a bit of an ass sometimes, but he can be rather nice if people don't get on his nerves. He also likes to take a more logical approach to situations.
Appearance:
Like most Raidonians, he has white hair and red eyes. He stands at about 5'11" and has a muscular build. Underneath a brown robe, he wears the Cinaed military uniform. It consists of a formal military jacket with navy blue down the shoulders and sleeves and white down the middle in the front between the buttons. Below the shoulders, down the side, and on the back of the jacket is black. Below On the sleeves on the shoulders are the Cinaed Kingdom crest. He then wears black pants and black knee-high boots. Hanging from his belt is a broadsword.
History/Bio:
Kai was born in Raidonia and was rather young when the Empire invaded. From this young age, he had studied Raidonian magic, but had not mastered it. During the genocide, Kai had lost his parents, but was taken in by one of the imperial soldiers, who then escaped to Cinaed with him and her husband. The couple that took him in could not have their own children, and his adopted mother did not want to kill a child. Kai was able to take some books on Raidonian magic with him before they escaped and he continued to practice the magic as he grew up. His parents have tried to keep a low profile for a very long time before they could become legal citizens of Cinaed.
Once Kai became an adult, he joined the Cinaed Kingdom's army. Although he was young when it happened, he still cannot forgive the Empire for nearly wiping out his people.
Username:
Sebby
Character’s Name:
John Irvine
Age:
33
Gender:
Male
Race:
Human
Job:
Ambassador
(If mage) Type of magic:
Nope
Weapons (if any):
Nope x2
Country of Origin:
Cinaed Kingdom
Personality:
Despite his position, John has somewhat of a carefree attitude and a joker personality. Sometimes, he starts to joke around when it is not really appropriate to do so, which makes him seem annoying to other people. However, he has a knack for being able to talk to people and make friends.
Appearance:
Short black hair and dark brown eyes with glasses. He stands at about 5'8" with a slim build. He wears a navy blue double-breasted pea coat with black pants and black boots. Although his clothing doesn't say much about his status, the way he carries himself and walks definitely screams, "noble."
History/Bio:
John's parents were merchants, so he spent a lot of his childhood traveling around Cinaed with them. Over time, however, he became more interested in the political side of Cinaed and found that most of the knowledge about it came naturally to him. As he grew older, he pursued a career as a diplomat for Cinaed and the other officials noticed his talent and knowledge regarding the area, so he became an ambassador. Becuase of this, he has started to know other people in power in the other countries, which he can use to his advantage at times.
Sebby
Character’s Name:
John Irvine
Age:
33
Gender:
Male
Race:
Human
Job:
Ambassador
(If mage) Type of magic:
Nope
Weapons (if any):
Nope x2
Country of Origin:
Cinaed Kingdom
Personality:
Despite his position, John has somewhat of a carefree attitude and a joker personality. Sometimes, he starts to joke around when it is not really appropriate to do so, which makes him seem annoying to other people. However, he has a knack for being able to talk to people and make friends.
Appearance:
Short black hair and dark brown eyes with glasses. He stands at about 5'8" with a slim build. He wears a navy blue double-breasted pea coat with black pants and black boots. Although his clothing doesn't say much about his status, the way he carries himself and walks definitely screams, "noble."
History/Bio:
John's parents were merchants, so he spent a lot of his childhood traveling around Cinaed with them. Over time, however, he became more interested in the political side of Cinaed and found that most of the knowledge about it came naturally to him. As he grew older, he pursued a career as a diplomat for Cinaed and the other officials noticed his talent and knowledge regarding the area, so he became an ambassador. Becuase of this, he has started to know other people in power in the other countries, which he can use to his advantage at times.
Username: TheCalmOne
Character’s Name: George Einar
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Job: (are they a mage, merchant, warrior, unemployed, etc.)
1st Prince of the Einar
(If mage) Type of magic: N/A
Weapons (if any): Longsword, Shield
Country of Origin: Einar
Personality: Cheerful, adventurous, open-minded
Appearance: (picture or description)
History/Bio:
Being the eldest son of the King of Einar, George was subject to harsh lessons in both academics and combat. It was grueling, but he rose up and met the challenge by finding a way to have fun in every single task he was assigned. Because of his success in his studies and his jovial nature, he was loved by both the people of Einar and his father, the king.
However, he fundamentally disagreed with his people's long-standing distrust of foreigners, and thus set out for the wider world in order to gain knowledge and experience in order to better interact with other nations when he eventually become king.
Character’s Name: George Einar
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Job: (are they a mage, merchant, warrior, unemployed, etc.)
1st Prince of the Einar
(If mage) Type of magic: N/A
Weapons (if any): Longsword, Shield
Country of Origin: Einar
Personality: Cheerful, adventurous, open-minded
Appearance: (picture or description)
History/Bio:
Being the eldest son of the King of Einar, George was subject to harsh lessons in both academics and combat. It was grueling, but he rose up and met the challenge by finding a way to have fun in every single task he was assigned. Because of his success in his studies and his jovial nature, he was loved by both the people of Einar and his father, the king.
However, he fundamentally disagreed with his people's long-standing distrust of foreigners, and thus set out for the wider world in order to gain knowledge and experience in order to better interact with other nations when he eventually become king.
Name: Ari
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Race: Elf
Job: Bodyguard (archer)
Country of Origin: Vasuda
Hair colour: Black
Eye colour: Brown
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Name: Riina
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Job: Bodyguard (swordswoman)
Country of Origin: Kingdom of Cinaed
Hair colour: Dark blonde
Eye colour: Green
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Name: Noela
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Race: Elf
Job: High Priestess and Leader of the Council in Vasuda
Country of Origin: Vasuda
Hair colour: Black
Eye colour: Blue
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Race: Elf
Job: Bodyguard (archer)
Country of Origin: Vasuda
Hair colour: Black
Eye colour: Brown
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Name: Riina
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Job: Bodyguard (swordswoman)
Country of Origin: Kingdom of Cinaed
Hair colour: Dark blonde
Eye colour: Green
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Name: Noela
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Race: Elf
Job: High Priestess and Leader of the Council in Vasuda
Country of Origin: Vasuda
Hair colour: Black
Eye colour: Blue
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