Once Upon A Time... [OOC/ALWAYS OPEN!]

[Nuridia]

So, about Luna? Do I kill her off or could I just just send her home and not use her anymore? And I'm thinking of plot lines and ships

I'll be honest. All this time in the RP and I have no idea who Luna is.

I'm not exactly shocked. She was a princess I made based on Princess Serenity from Sailor Moon and I realized she's not that interesting. I think I have a much more useful char in mind but I'm at my limit so decided to get rid of her.

[The High Tatras]

There are some very dubious claims that Basque whalers and fishermen found the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, and possibly landed in North America, about a century or so before John Cabot in 1497.

Maybe someone could use that as an excuse for a Pre-Columbian American themed character to show up in what is clearly an equivalent of the Old World, perhaps a Hiawatha expy? Probably too outlandish.

[Nuridia]

That sounds pretty cool, Tatras. I actually love that new idea. Maybe you can help me with a plot line. My new character can be a key to some sort of prophecy and so she's on a mission to slay the other half so the prophecy doesn't come to pass.

[Alorixia]

I'll be honest. All this time in the RP and I have no idea who Luna is.

I'm not exactly shocked. She was a princess I made based on Princess Serenity from Sailor Moon and I realized she's not that interesting. I think I have a much more useful char in mind but I'm at my limit so decided to get rid of her.

Thats how I feel with Trace, I used Titus to replace him and Trace just went back to a life of former glory before starving to death outside of a meat market. Faye went on to become the greatest mediocre huntress there ever was. The End.

[The High Tatras]

That sounds pretty cool, Tatras. I actually love that new idea. Maybe you can help me with a plot line. My new character can be a key to some sort of prophecy and so she's on a mission to slay the other half so the prophecy doesn't come to pass.

I just want to see more characters that are not from western Europe. I considered the possibility of a Slavic pagan "bogatyr" (equivalent of a knight-errant) as well.

[Nuridia]

I'm not exactly shocked. She was a princess I made based on Princess Serenity from Sailor Moon and I realized she's not that interesting. I think I have a much more useful char in mind but I'm at my limit so decided to get rid of her.

Thats how I feel with Trace, I used Titus to replace him and Trace just went back to a life of former glory before starving to death outside of a meat market. Faye went on to become the greatest mediocre huntress there ever was. The End.

I'll keep it short, make Luna disappear in my next post. And just curious, what kind of women are Titus interested in? And Tatras, my new char won't be western European at all.

[The High Tatras]

Yeah, you said she will be from an equivalent of Heian period Japan, but Japan is probably the second most used fantasy setting after western Europe.

[Alorixia]

Thats how I feel with Trace, I used Titus to replace him and Trace just went back to a life of former glory before starving to death outside of a meat market. Faye went on to become the greatest mediocre huntress there ever was. The End.

I'll keep it short, make Luna disappear in my next post. And just curious, what kind of women are Titus interested in? And Tatras, my new char won't be western European at all.

I couldn't really say the type of girls he's interested in, given how I made him and what his tribe is like, he'd probably prefer intelligent, strong and loyal women. When I say strong I mean physically and mentally.
And for looks, most White Rider women could be akin to minor models in physicality, cept with more muscles.

But he'd accept any girl given good reason, or if they can appeal to his honorable nature.

[Nuridia]

Thats how I feel with Trace, I used Titus to replace him and Trace just went back to a life of former glory before starving to death outside of a meat market. Faye went on to become the greatest mediocre huntress there ever was. The End.

I'll keep it short, make Luna disappear in my next post. And just curious, what kind of women are Titus interested in? And Tatras, my new char won't be western European at all.

Picked it because Japan is awesome. There's China and Korea as backups

[The High Tatras]

I don't mean to imply that it is a problem, Nuridia. I merely mean to imply that it is not at all an uncommon source of inspiration in the genre.

I shouldn't complain, because Prince Gabriel is from an equivalent of 15th century Northeastern Europe. Not particularly unique.

[Nuridia]

I don't mean to imply that it is a problem, Nuridia. I merely mean to imply that it is not at all an uncommon source of inspiration in the genre.

I shouldn't complain, because Prince Gabriel is from an equivalent of 15th century Northeastern Europe. Not particularly unique.

I know, I'm not offended.

[Charlia]

I'll keep it short, make Luna disappear in my next post. And just curious, what kind of women are Titus interested in? And Tatras, my new char won't be western European at all.

Picked it because Japan is awesome. There's China and Korea as backups

Yes. Japan is awesome.

AND ANYONE WHO DISAGREES SHALL MEET ME ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE!

[Soviet Chernarus]

Picked it because Japan is awesome. There's China and Korea as backups

Yes. Japan is awesome.

AND ANYONE WHO DISAGREES SHALL MEET ME ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE!

Anime

[The High Tatras]

When will next IC day begin?

[Alorixia]

When will next IC day begin?

Not sure, whenever it does though I'll probably have Titus and his group meet up with some peeps.

[The High Tatras]

If Prince Gabriel ever mentions that a previously very powerful "knightly order" operating in his part of the world was just completely annihilated in one massive battle, he would of course be referring to an equivalent of the Teutonic Order and the Battle of Grunwald.

I've neglected to mention it or make it canon so far, because I am not sure if it would be relevant. He might portray it as evidence of the changing balance of power in the region and tie it to the theme of "our [feudalistic] way of life is dying".

[Naval Monte]

I think I should say somethings about Al Amarja before I can make my post. First bit would that Al Amarja is like Venice in that it is basically a city floating on top of marble and pilewood on marshy lagoons, though it's much larger than Venice. Also like Venice it's government is too a Elective parliamentary Crowned Republic, with a Doge as the head of state but acting as head of government is a chancellor. Other things from the republic of Venice is the Great Council which has both a Senate and a secretive Council of Ten, the state inquisitors however are replaced by a shadowy order that defends the Republic from both internal and external by engaging in acts espionage, sabotage, infiltration, theft, and assassination, and open combat in certain situations, in short the inquisitors are replaced by ninjas (though I do want to call them by a different name).

As for economics it has no choice but to go for Mercantile Capitalism since feudalism won't work for it. As for tech I mentioned that the place has revolutionary tech so how revolutionary are we talking about? Well besides the tech from the Italian Renaissance they also have some tech from Imperial China (particularly the four great inventions of campasses, paper making, printing and gunpowder, but don't think that they would be good cause the gun tech is still very much new) and from the medieval Islamic World. Speaking of Renaissance that is what is happening in Al Amarja thanks to both trade and due to a discovery of ancient ruins and scripts from one of the island colonies, yes they have a few coastal and island colonies. Other aspects of the Renaissance like new art, culture and ideas are present but the Aramjians still keep to old ideas that they feel makes up their identity, like the fact that they wear masks for both important events and for daily life. They have five things that they are proud of their culture, their ships, their democracy, their knowledge and their magic. Magic plays a major role in their society since it was both magic and engineering that helped made Al Amarja what it is today, now I'm not saying that everyone in there is a mage but I do imagine that they are more mages in Al Amarja than anywhere else.

As for it's geography well it's located at the southern point of fairytale land and if being in a lagoon was isolated enough on the west there is a vast mountain peak with a forest at it's base with lakes and ponds, at the east you have a vast sandy desert whom only bands of bandits and nomadic tribes call home, monopolizing on the oasiss in the desert and being the only ones with the know how of leaving the desert alive. The north is probably the most safest way of coming in from land since at first it appears to be nothing more but grasslands, however the terrain soon starts to become rocky and rough with steep hills. From the south you have a vast ocean and between the mountain, the desert and the hills is a vast marshy swamp that rings around the lagoon and goes further south west until it reaches the coast. The locals believe that the swamp itself is either cursed or haunted since there are many strange and creepy tales about the place. From the south there are a few islands that act as colonies for Al Amarja, especially since those islands are the only source for them to do agriculture, half the crops there never reach Al Amarja due to them being used for trade, the coastlines near the city state are also colonized for different purposes (for example the coastlines on the desert regions are used for mining). The climate is normally cold and wet with summer being the only time when the city state is every hot and dry, also it tends to be cloudy most of the times to with again summer being the most times they place ever has sunny days. There are three rivers that lead to Al Amarja, one comes from the east from one of the lakes at the mountain base, another from the north from the swamp and one from the west from the desert which is the only source of water that Al Amarja owns from there and fight for against the raiders and tribes.

As for a matters of faith they have many faiths in Al Amarja, the first being old pagan and shamanistic beliefs that are as old or even older than the city state itself. The next is one called "Infintism" or the Infinity Faith, basically it's a fusion of philosophical fields of study. Karmic beliefs and a cyclical nature of all things are the primary tenants of the religion, giving much flexibility for the inclusion of various pantheons of gods. The faith exalts the mythic “Wheel of Infinity", which is said to move both the material world and the ephemeral realms and depending on who you ask either escaping from the wheel or becoming one with it can make you into a god. The third one are various mystery cults and secret societies in the city state, when it comes to faith there is no main Orthodox religion since most faiths in Al Amarja are personal. Well this is how much I'm willing to share cause if I keep on going this post will be even longer.

[Naval Monte]

Finally got my post in the IC.

[Alorixia]

Who's ready for some more ships eue, I got a single gif prepared.

[Naval Monte]

Who's ready for some more ships eue, I got a single gif prepared.

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How many ships are there are now?

[Claven]

Who's ready for some more ships eue, I got a single gif prepared.

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How many ships are there are now?

I think we can safely add Loken X Daria

[Naval Monte]

So I am wondering, what could be a "happy ending" for each of your characters?

For Gabriel, it would might be to have someone who loves him for who he really is, to finish his great philosophical treatise (probably after experiencing some spectacular adventures), and maybe to actually get to attempt whatever social experiments he came up with for his dream "free republic" project.

Corvinna the closet thing to a happy ending will be either finding a way to reverse the mutation from her lovecraftian half and maybe sealing it for good, while maybe eventually retiring from the hunter job and become a scholar like she was before. Though I rather doubt that the former will ever happen.

[The High Tatras]

Another possible ending I had in mind for Gabriel is that he is scapegoated for something in some kind of court intrigue and is assassinated by someone he previously trusted.

Maybe this will work. He can make some kind of heroic sacrifice that results in him suffering a slow and painful death at the hands of an assassin, but will have proven to himself that he is a good fairy tale prince despite his differences from the others.

Well, I have established in my mind the Prince Gabriel will die in this manner at some point.

[Claven]

Maybe this will work. He can make some kind of heroic sacrifice that results in him suffering a slow and painful death at the hands of an assassin, but will have proven to himself that he is a good fairy tale prince despite his differences from the others.

Well, I have established in my mind the Prince Gabriel will die in this manner at some point.

Ah yes, my character will die a painful death and regret his life choices. The pain of youth

[The High Tatras]

I finally came up with a name for Prince Gabriel's kingdom. Henceforth, it shall be known as "Roggen und Bernstein", which I believe means "rye and amber".