OOC -- TWYW, KWYC, DWR (closed)

[CutiePie1997]

OOC

"Take What You Want,
Keep What You Can,
Destroy What Remains"

Closed

Link to the IC Thread​

Introduction:

• The World was in turmoil.
• There was a population explosion, spurred by agricultural advances and understanding of healthy living.
• Villages, Towns, Counties, and Baronies coming into violent competition for land.
• Death and destruction abounded.
• Ambitious and sometimes brutal Nobles and Warrior Chieftains led their forces against their enemies or even their friends in an effort to conquer, occupy, and exploit an ever diminishing quantity of lands.
• Into this mayhem come Mayima and (still unnamed male character).

Main Characters:

• Mayima of the Waters of Alice Springs:
  • Image, profile -- name is pronounced my-ee-muh, with no syllable accent.
  • Practitioner of the Black Arts, aka, a witch. (This is not yet widely known, though, her magical powers are suspected).
• Dorek Adarason, or Dorek of Adara the Pure:
  • Image, Image on horseback.
  • Former Black Guard Officer (one of the last; see Post #1 and #2 for more).
• Kerra (aka Princess Kerra-Lyna Marguerite de Rosca de Isernia de Termoli):
  • Image.
  • 24 year old heir presumptive to the throne of the Kingdom of Foggia (GML)

Other Named Persons:

• King Hamman of the Province of Foggia, Kerra's father.
• Torran: Dorek's Lieutenant.
• Lord Barrab, deceased -- once the most powerful Noble in The World. Killed during the Great Uprising.
• Endith the Insatiable:
  • Introduced and described here
  • Proprietor of The Roasted Crow, a Tavern Inn located in the small town (pop. 210) of Madonna della Libera (GML)

Places of Note:

• The World
• Alice Springs:
  • A place of significance to Mayima and place where she and the Male Lead first met.
  • A crystal clear pool fed by a 20 foot waterfall fed from a series of springs.
  • A quiet, isolated place populated only by birds, fish, and other smaller creatures
• The Great Black Mountains: the range running the length of the peninsula on which Alice Springs is located.

Things Worth Remembering:

• The Great Uprising:
  • For 20 years, Lord Barrab had been conquering territories across the World.
  • Finally, knowing that if conflict continued between them, the Free Nobles and Warrior Chieftains joined together again Lord Barrab under the concept of hostis meus hostis est meus amicus,, or the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
  • In just over 9 months, Barrab was dead, his armies were defeated, his great cities were destroyed, his fleets were sunk or abandoned, and the Black Guard had disbanded.
  • Tens, possibly hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children were killed by the Free Nobles to ensure they did not simply shift their loyalties to Barrab's successor.
  • Even before the Great Uprising had fully completed its task, the Free Nobles and Warrior Chieftains were once again at war with one another, fighting over the scraps of the Empire they'd destroyed.
• The Black Guard:
  • The elite warrior force of Lord Barrab prior to his death.
  • They were recognized by their black leather armor, distinct weapons, and powerful black steeds.
  • Most of the Guard were killed during the Great Uprising.
  • Survivors disappeared into the World, some becoming mercenaries, common soldiers, or officers under the command of their former enemies; or faded into the world, becoming farmers, ranchers, smithies, craftsmen, or fishers.

 

[CutiePie1997]

Mayima of the Waters of Alice Springs

NSFW image​

What is known of her:

She would appear to have mystical, even magical powers.

She has shown herself able to identify and describe strangers, using information about them that she shouldn't have.

She is a Homoquinon animalisbestia, which essentially means she doesn't use animals as beasts of burden, doesn't eat meat or any animal product, etc.

Despite not riding horses, she is somehow still able to get from Point A to Point B as fast as any rider on any horse ... so long as there is no one there to see her depart or arrive. More mystery.

Regarding Dorek of Adara the Pure: She has a plan for him, calling him the prophesized savior of All the World and All the People. (See the bottom half of Post #7.)
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What is NOT known of her (yet?):

She is a Practitioner of the Black Arts ... a witch.

She is not as benevolent as some might think her. Her plan for Dorek will involve a great deal of suffering and death, some it to be perpetrated by Dorek, either with his eagerness or with his reluctance.​