Heroes come in all shapes and sizes (OOC)

[milkmaiden38]

Hi Everyone,
I’m looking to develop a long term fantasy story. So I need a few committed partners (or a partner playing a few roles). Please if you are not planning on sticking with the story don’t sign up. You don't have to do a character sheet, this is about writing a good fantasy story. Also I would like to see a certain level of writing skill, I prefer posts of multiple paragraphs of text, and please employ the use of a spell checker (I’m not perfect either … but please try your best!).

Here is the story line. It takes place on a D&D like world with elves, goblins, humans, centaurs, dragons, etc. A horrible evil is growing in strength and plans to destroy all life on this world. The heroes of the story do not fully understand this threat … but come together … and in time … understand and must face this evil. I was hoping for a very diverse group of heroes. A really odd mixture of characters, this should generate some interesting conflicts in culture that must be overcome.

Characters needed:
1) Please think very diverse (i.e. full sized dragon, naga, centaur, minotaur, lizardman, furries types, etc)
2) I need a human or two (or elf, dwarf, etc) as the baseline characters (someone the reader can relate too)

For your character please outline the following items …
- Basic personality (joyful, angry, anxious, curious, etc)
- Some background (family, profession, mystery, conflict, or significant past event)
- Defect to overcome (trusting people, panic attacks, crude, pranks, love issues, hates one of the other character’s race/species/gender, etc)

I’ll provide my character write up as a guide (see Concubine below).

There can be sex mixed into all the adventure parts … but I’m shooting for a pretty complete story. So the sex parts needs to flow with the story. Anyone interested please add a post to this OOC thread.

Concubine (human female)
This female character wants nothing more than to enjoy life. She is a naturally playful and happy person, she will always look on the bright side of any event. She can be flighty and easily distracted. Although not reckless, she is no coward and gets a thrill out of danger. She's very easygoing and is genuinely warm, charming, and friendly. Cultural norms don't play an important role for her, except that she enjoys breaking them.

Her background: She was the lover of a wealthy married man but he was killed in a battle with the Gerlaks. She is a very erotic creature, largely because she finds flirting and sex to be fun. She can be brazen in her sexual expression, although she also knows when to turn it off.

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World background information:
There are several mainly human kingdoms, the largest is called Palamar. To the north-west are rolling plains where large tribes of centaurs live. They have a few permanent small towns near streams or important minerals, but the majority of centaurs travel in herds across the plains following game animals. There have been recent conflicts between the centaurs and humans over land rights. To the west are the Dragon Tooth Mountains, a home of goblins, orcs, dwarfs, and dragons, to name a few. To the southwest of Palamar are the lust forests of Idoor. Elves and other forest creatures (fairies, nymphs, giant spiders, etc) dwell there. To the south of the Palamar are the dense swamps of Dead Forest. The swamps are wild and full of lizardman, nagas, and who knows what else, a place of mystery. To the east lies the dark kingdom of gerlaks (soulless creatures that look similar to imps, humanoid looking, stands about 4 ft. tall, barbed tail, small horns). The gerlaks fought a great war with the other kingdoms 100 years ago and sued for peace. They have honored the peace treaty, and are seldom seen outside their lands.

My thoughts on how the core group will meet.
In the south west corner (where the forest and swamp meet), is the small town of Bulkenhold. Each year the town holds a spring festival and pageant! There are several contests (darts, sword battles, horse riding, best beer, etc) that any race/species can enter. The featured event is the beauty pageant, where females compete to see who is the most beautiful (my concubine character will be entered). During this festival some of characters can meet, and at the end of the festival … the town will be attacked by a horde of goblins. If your character is not normally seen with humans … here is your chance to aid in the town’s defense and the rest of the party will meet you then.

Post a character if you want to join.
Thanks

 

[DeathsKnight]

Maut al Feres (Undead Knight)

Unlike his Undead brethren this creature is not evil, he is not good either. He is somewhere in the middle, that gray area that borders on the unknown. He never removes his armor as what lies underneath is an animated corpse, he has no problem with communicating and moving in social circles with anybody. He is calm and collected, just like he was in real life. Has an intense fear of magical fire and to a lesser degree natural fire.

His background

Born to a noble family he was raised to take over his father's lands. He joined the king's army and due to his birth he was knighted. Never one to use his might over other, he was a well-like man. In a skirmish by goblins, he was killed while protecting his family's home. Buried with honors, his grave was raided by a necromancer who tried to summon him to do his bidding. But Death had another idea, she allowed the body to be re-animated, but instead of a minor demon, his original soul was reinstated into the animated corpse. He killed the necromancer out of fury, then he realized what was done to him, he could not die by natural means, he was human no longer and he was not a true undead. He wanders the land, trying to find a way to get his eternal peace.

 

[milkmaiden38]

Awesome character ... !! Anyone else want to join in??

 

[Elvenoff1]

Elvenoff Shanara (Paladin Lord)

A soft face looks upon you with ocean blue eyes that sparkle as if they were filled with joy. His ears take on the elven trait, as there is a slight point at its tip. His long blond hair cascades down over his shoulders in a flowing fashion. His frame is one that takes on the human trait of being rather tall, somewhere around twelve hands high and broadens with an athletic build. His gentle hand is always offered to those that he meets. He is loyal to the cause and is willing to give his life for a land of harmony. He serves the needy, fights against the tyranny of evil and brings justice to the unjust. His word is his bond, once given he will not break it. His nobleness flows outward as his aura is nothing but pure good.

Dawn breaks of the city of Endoris, a city deep within the Mountain Kingdom. A city where Elvenoff's father rules with a kind hand and a strong heart. Its people mainly consisting of Elves and Humans work side by side in harmony. His father Elkon, A Lord Knight of the Mountain Kingdom serves his King with loyalty and commitment, traits that he wanted Elvenoff to pick up and follow, but soon he realized that Elvenoff did not want to pay lineage to a mortal, but wanted to serve a higher being, or purpose. With this he allowed Alcar to follow the path of his destiny. He did however gave Elvenoff the skills needed to defend the rights of others, to serve the greater good of humanity.

His mother, Tantila, the human side of his traits, taught him the ways of healing those that were in pain physically and mentally. She was the savor of souls and guardian of the spiritual path to the enlightenment. She taught Elvenoff how to read ones aura and understand the paths that many souls take over the course of their lives. She taught him how to use the land to heal those that needed help and showed him how to lead those that wanted to be lead for the greater good.

Elvenoff used his teachings for years in the city of Endoris, helping those in need and serving the greater good whenever the opportunity arose. At the blusterous age of twenty-one, he decided that his time in the city was no longer needed and that the would before him was now his place. So he bid farewell to his parents as he set off to bring the world to a much needed harmony.

 

[Annisthyrienne]

In an age before this one, when the forces of magic were far beyond mankind's current ability to understand, the deeds of mighty sorcerers and alchemists approached the feats of the gods.

One such outcome was the toying with creating whole new species and creatures by using the magical arts to force interbreeding and hybridism. Some of these resultant creatures were simple one-off monsters of legend. Creatures like the sphynx, hippogryffs, gryphons, manticores, and others were created by every sorcerer or mage or alchemist as soon as word got out that it was possible. Many of these monsters have been hunted down and dispatched over the centuries, but some still remain.

But the ultimate prize of the experimentation was to create a new race that can reproduce itself throughout the generations. To do this was to rival the creative powers of the gods themselves. Some successes were achieved: merfolk, centaurs, satyrs and fauns, minotaurs, and the many species of Andaman.

Andaman essentially combined the best of humans with the major animal types. Mostly predators were often the more viable species, including lion-people, leopard-people, tiger-people, wolf-people, gnolls (hyena-people), and a few other more rare species. Breeding successive generations was hit and miss, with some matings producing more humanoid offspring, and others resulting in more animal offspring. It was discovered that an andaman individual could sometimes even successfully mate with the actual animals of their type, but such pairings only produced animal offspring.

Now in the present, some few species of andaman remain viable. They are uncommon, and geographically rare in some places of the world. The more exotic species are considered prized as pets or slaves in many regions.

This is the story of Breed, a female of the leopard people.

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Height: 4'-10"
Weight: 143 lbs.
Eye color: Amber-green
Hair Color: Tawny fur, with spotted rosettes
Age: Adult biological maturity for her race/species.

Racial abilities: Night vision, keen hearing, keen scent, track by scent, move silently, communicate with animal type she resembles, natural weaponry, natural armor.

Skills: Wood craft, stalking, read tracks, evade pursuit in wilderness settings, basic herb lore, set/disarm/detect snares, sign language, hunting, fishing, trapping.

Character history/background: (Complete backstory here.) She'd been a hunter for her tribe. She'd had a name among her own kind, but that was a different life, seemingly long ago. Now the fat human who kept her chained up called her only 'Breed'. He feared her now, but it wasn't always like that.

She'd been captured while hunting for antelope. Suddenly a sharp pain in her side, like a thorn pricking her, made her jump and snarl. She grew weak, her vision blurring as the rush of her pulse sounded in her ears. The last thing she was aware of were the nets of the humans being thrown over her.

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She awoke in a different place, dark, like a den, but smelling of misery. She tried to move, and it was then that she felt the heavy iron chains binding her. The voices of the humans laughed in response to her outraged cries and growls, but it was only the first of many indignities she would endure.

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As an exotic, she was one of his favorites. She was beautiful, with her athletic, muscular form, and the striking pattern of the spotted rosettes on her tawny fur. Just having her leashed in his chambers had earned him many comments from visitors. It had taken time to make her understand that she was his slave and could not leave. It took even longer to make her understand his commands. Finally he managed to teach her sign language.

As an exotic but prized pet, Breed was perfect. But she was an animal, right? Of course they were not compatible, not really. He never considered the notion of fucking her until she came into season. He came to her when her need was greatest. It didn't matter that he was not of her kind. He was pale and pink, furless like a newborn kitten, oversized and all out of proportion to her. But she received him, even though it hurt her.

He was brutal in this final and complete possession of her. His pet, his plaything, his. He thought his domination of this magnificent creature was now complete. He'd had her. Now he could have her, completely, anytime he wanted.

Or so he thought.

She nursed the hurt he'd caused and remembered it. And when he tried to force his way into her again, she fought him. Outraged that she dared to resist his advances, he tried to beat her into submission. Each of his blows only served to enrage her more instead of cowing her. He barely managed to get out of her reach with his manhood intact. No longer a tame pet, no longer an exotic plaything for his pleasure; he had a different fate in mind for her now.

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They made her vicious. Cruelty and maltreatment saw to it. They taught her to bite and scratch and rend, anything to shred the flesh that fell under her claws and teeth. And when they threw her into the pit for the first time, she learned it was to kill or be killed. All that mattered was who crawled out when it was over.

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I'm thinking the slaver who owns her has brought her to the festival in hopes of pitting her against any would be champions for high stakes matches and the wagers they would generate. To the local people, she is perhaps an exotic oddity, and they stare at her in her cage as if she's some sort of zoo animal.

Although her past treatment by the slaver has made her nearly feral, she may be redeemed with kinder treatment, and the one who can win her trust will end up with a companion that is fiercely loyal and protective.

 

[milkmaiden38]

Hi Everyone,
I think we have a pretty good group! I want to thank everyone for signing up.

I still would like one large creature (I was thinking a full sized dragon, but open to other ideas) and one small creature. But for now, we can start and those can be added later (or I can play them as NPC, or any of you can play them if you wish). If you are reading this and not part of the group and want to join this rp fantasy please PM me, or post on the OOC thread.
Thanks,
Linda

 

[milkmaiden38]

All,
I'm really excited to have Mantra joining the thread as Nas the dragon!

On the bad news side ... I think we might have lost our Elf Lord ... and we don't have a small character yet ... So if anyone still wants to join this thread ... please post here or PM me.
Thanks

 

[Mantra]

Sorry for the delay all, the Work Monster got me, but I beat it back into the closet for now.

 

[Mantra]

Greetings all,

Sorry for the enforced silence. I had a family emergency that took me out of state for the last week.

 

[Wyldfire]

Has the thread been closed yet? Is there still a call for a smaller than normal character?

 

[Annisthyrienne]

Has the thread been closed yet? Is there still a call for a smaller than normal character?

MilkMaiden will have to decide if we can handle another poster, but I think the smallest character we have now is Breed who stands a little over 4 feet tall.

 

[Wyldfire]

MilkMaiden will have to decide if we can handle another poster, but I think the smallest character we have now is Breed who stands a little over 4 feet tall.

I've got a concept for a pixie that I think'll be fun to play if there's an opening....

 

[Mantra]

Hey all,

Just giving a head's up, I will be out of state for about 10 days. I doubt I will have computer access where I'm going.

Head onto the feast if you'd like (or whatever you choose) I'll catch up as soon as I can.

Later.

 

[Mantra]

Everyone,

I am back in State, so I can get back to posting. YaY!

Anyway, DK and I are handling some OOC background before posting so don't mind us for now. Besides, Nas would just end up stepping on things if he actually came into the town.

 

[Annisthyrienne]

Welcome back. I think most of the group will get together at the victory feast, I'm guessing. The three who went looking for the slaver will be headed to the feast next, and Isola is already there, along with the baron and the other NPCs.

 

[milkmaiden38]

ok ... after the lunch break scene ... I have the ambush scene ... I will start it off ... but please allow deathsknight to post first ... he will sense it before it happens ...this will allow for the timing to work out.

After that it will be a total free for all!! Have fun and please try to save a few elves!!

 

[Annisthyrienne]

Please bear with me. I've had an incredibly busy and emotional couple of days. I'll try to get a post up tonight.

 

[DeathsKnight]

-gives Thyri a armor-less hug-

My post is up, didn't have much else to add, the fight scene will most probably be much more typing from my part.

 

[Annisthyrienne]

I need to read all the posts that were made last night, but if there is something I need to respond to, I can do it in my next post. Please don't hold up the story just on my account if someone wants to post something more today. I'll still try to post something tonight, even if i decide to leave Lit, which is looking like a strong possibility at this point. I'd still keep up with my stories, just not interact with people much.

 

[SexyRuinian]

Hello,

I'm new to the forums and this sounds like a great game and a good way to ease into things here. I have not read the IC thread yet, but rather wanted to see if there is room for another character and what you thought of my character. I haven't added a picture because I'm on my iPad and don't have access to my computer at the moment. But here it goes...

Megan Bloodfrost
Character Sheet

Race: Illumian
Gender: Female
Age: 33
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 122

Description: This young woman is unique in that a series of glowing runes rotate the top of her head in a shimmering fashion. She can choose to hide this if she wishes, but loses any benefits the runes would normally bestow. She stands a bit over five foot and is fairly slender of body. Her long, red hair flows to about her lower back and her grey eyes can carry looks ranging from utterly board to intensely fierce. Her pale skin is almost blemish free, something that is uncommon in redheaded individuals.

She wears a corset and breaches made of dark leather that features small metal studs set at even intervals in the armor. Two leather bracers adorn her arms and leather boots adorn her feet and calves. At her waist hangs a small crossbow and quiver of bolts. A wickedly bladed sickle lays in a harness on her thigh, within reach for quick retrieval. Slung off of her shoulder is a small pack that seems to hold some odd objects as well.

History: Megan belongs to the guild of words in her society. She managed to come up with a new word of power for her community while in her early twenties and because of this has earned the right to travel around the world to conduct research. Upon leaving her community her first stop was the Great Library. After spending many weeks pouring over tomes of knowledge on everything from elemental binding to magical application of household chores, she set out to research real world situations.

Her first true friend outside of her community turned out to be a very old and knowledgeable warlock named Zanphrose. Zanphrose found Megan lying in a ditch almost dead. The young girl had been ambushed by a group of highway robbers who thought she may have had powerful magic items. Taking pity on the young woman the old warlock managed to get Megan onto a cart and moved back to the man's house. Here Zanphrose nursed the young woman back to health and then taught hereverything he knew about the Eldritch Magic in hopes that she could defend herself next time this happened. After several years of friendship Zanphrose passed away and a heartbroken Megan moved on.

Because of her sad history Megan has turned bitter and angry with wrong doers. Even though she wields a demonic form of magic she tries to always do the right thing. Unfortunately, this often requires money and in order to keep a steady income Megan has recently started working as a mercenary for anyone that will pay well. The first couple missions were not bad, but the last mission that a noble ordered Megan on was crossing the line between good and evil and now Megan is warring with herself over leaving the mercenary service or not.

Personality: Megan is very laid back. She does not get excited, but does occasionally lose her temper. She tends to take everything with a grain of salt and thinks everything through before she acts. She is dedicated to helping people, but tends to be forgetful and sometimes vengeful if someone wrongs her. This is because of the demonic essences coursing through her.

 

[Annisthyrienne]

Welcome. It's ultimately Milkmaiden's decision, but your character looks interesting. Hopefully you will be joining us.

 

[milkmaiden38]

All,
Megan Bloodfrost will be joining us at the falls of Enos (Idoor elf homeland)!

 

[Annisthyrienne]

Yay! Also, posted.....finally. (Sorry guys. Real life had me hopping this week.)

 

[DeathsKnight]

Curiously only Nas noticed the risen humans and elves. Oh well, time to end this scrap soon and a nice speech by Maut

 

[Annisthyrienne]

Curiously only Nas noticed the risen humans and elves. Oh well, time to end this scrap soon and a nice speech by Maut

I was unclear where the risen humans came from. I thought it was just us traveling with the elves. From the description, I figured Bronwyn and Prrip were a little busy at the time.