This Role Play is open to all members of The Eternal Knights, no sign-ups required. Feel free to introduce your character through the introduction below and jump right in!
This thread is for IC Role Playing based around the impending zombie apocalypse and the storyline provided below. OOC discussion should take place on the Regional Message Board.
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Character Introduction
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Category: Character-based
Tech Level: Past Tech, Fantasy Tech
Plot/Setting Background: The Eternal Knights, a vast kingdom consisting of hundreds of member nations and conquered nations alike, are approaching their 100th Annual Jousting Tournament, a tournament where the best Knight from each nation is selected by that nation's government to joust and compete to become the new members of The Order of The Trident, which consists of three Knights: the strongest knight, the fastest knight, and the bravest knight, who serve for 1 year as the high commander's military advisors, and judge the annual tournament.
As the 100th tournament approaches, the King, Bishop, and Lords of The Eternal Knights themselves have stated that they would be present at the games. This has sparked the attention of several rival kingdoms patiently awaiting their revenge...
It is now the day of the tournament, and the games are about to begin.
It is a cool, autumn morning. The freshly laid dew can be seen on the tall grass just north of the jousting field. The King and Bishop are sitting in honorary thrones, discussing the tournament and making bets on who's home country would take the trophy this year. The guests with their white robes gleaming in the sun and the citizens of the Eternal Kingdom can be seen below in the main Plaza, around the edges of the coliseum walls. On the other side of those walls layer the stables and jousting arsenal, and beyond that lay the plains where the border ran through.
A crossbowman quickly ran up to the King and Bishop, whispering something in their ears. They turned pale and stood abruptly.
A single enemy soldier, mounted on a skeletal horse, rode into the coliseum, stopping in the middle of the field and waiting until the King held up his hand and silenced the crowds. The crossbowmen along the walls of the coliseum took aim, the citizens and guests diving for cover.
All was silent.
The enemy soldier raised his sword in the air.
"I bring a blessing; the dawn of a new age!"
The soldier suddenly jumped off of his horse and executed a nearby guest.
The crossbowmen open fired on the soldier as several guests throughout the crowd removed their robes to reveal tight, dark black robes underneath them.
The robes of the enemy soldiers; the Zombie Knights, the living dead riding on skeletal horses.
The main enemy Cavalry force began to invade, pouring in through the open gates, spreading throughout the coliseum and attacking anything that moved that was not in a black robe, converting the guests and Knights into zombies. The infiltrators began to ascend in the levels, making their way up to the King and Bishop, who stood back to back, daggers raised, unaware of the battle raging outside the walls that would determine the fate of the kingdom and alter the course of history.
Outside of the coliseum, the Knights began to mount on their horses, riding straight into the tall grass, armed with nothing but their jousting equipment and armor, outnumbered 8:1. Lord Anders of Blakewood, commander of The Noble Battalion (the main cavalry and archer force of The Eternal Kingdom), stood on a small hill, yelling to the troops as they passed before entering the grass maze and the battle within.
Lord Anders: "Attack! End this here and now! Leave no survivors!"
Knight: "We have no weapons, sir!"
Lord Anders: "Damn the weapons! Fight with your teeth if you have to! Kill anything that moves that isn't wearing White!"
The battle had only just begun.
IC: Nightfall is beginning to settle.
(1) You are a Knight that must defend the kingdom in an ultimate battle that will decide the fate of The Eternal Empire, rushing into a maze with nothing but jousting equipment, fighting alongside your fellow Knights without getting turned into zombies. [OOC Selected: Fight the zombies]
Or
(2) You have already been converted to a Zombie Knight, and are fighting against the Knights of The Eternal Empire. [OOC Selected: Embrace the zombies]
Or
(3) You are a medic rushing through the maze to try and cure Knights, researching a cure and aiding those being converted. [OOC Selected: Cure the zombies]
Members are encouraged to band together to fight. More Knights are needed than anything else to make this Role Play work.
Good luck and have fun!
