~TRIBE~ Bloodlines (OOC) (Reboot)

[La Savant]

IC~TBA

”I have lead our people far. The gods have blessed us in our journey across the great sands. The will of our collective is unbroken, and our resolve is true. Nonetheless, we have endured our share of hardships; plague, drought, hunger, storms and more. Our flight was not easy, but we will now reap the rewards for our perseverance and faith in the heavens. We have reached the promised land, the lush realm of fruits and crystal waters given to me in my dream, the land that the divines have blessed us with. Since our arrival, I have had another vision. In this vision I saw our people. We were the masters of this land, we built a grand city, and erected wonderous monuments to the gods and as testaments of our journey. There was suffering as well, great and terrible, but we prevailed. My dreams have shown me the truth, that we will not simply endure, but prosper. It is we that will open the gateway to civilization.”

OPENING STATEMENT AND ROLEPLAY OVERVIEW

This is an RP I’ve been wanting to release for some time. Our plot revolves around a simple tribe of nomads, numbered just over three thousand total, which includes men, women, and children. The tribe is as I said nomadic; hunter-gatherers and tent dwellers with a basic system of law and a government and a near primitive culture. This RP will be broken into “Acts” or “Ages”, and will feature a “genealogy system”. A tribe growing from nomadic people to bustling kingdom is no overnight process, which means that literal decades and centuries will be passing throughout the RP. This means of course that throughout this RP players will be creating new characters, who will be descendants of the original nomadic tribe. I will cover this more further below.

We will experience and enact on politics, war, economy building, societal and cultural creation, religion (you know holy wars will be a thing here.) language, invention, mathematics, the whole nine yards. Players can create a diversity of characters throughout this Roleplay; warriors, religious leaders/priests, spies, war leaders, scholars, inventors, the whole. This will be an in-depth Roleplay that explores numerous elements, factors, and trials of a growing civilization.

RP MECHANICS

This RP will be broken into Acts, or "Ages" if you will. Each age will contain it's basic trials and have it's own theme. For example; the first Act/Age is more of an introductory, and revolves around the settling of this unexplored region by the tribe. It's key elements and themes are exploration, adaption, and innovation. This will be a shorter Act and is as I said mostly is for introduction and set building, as well as character building and relationships. The second Act however will be a bit more tumultuous. Another nomadic people has journeyed into the valley from the far north, and soon a war begins. Albeit a somewhat primitive and gory war of warrior versus warrior. But a war nonetheless of vicious conviction. And the third Act will be a true game changer. That is all I will spoiler for now.

I will say that the first three Acts will all be within a 2-3 year period, and after that there will be a large time skip. Further details TBA.

A key element to this RP. As this RP is coursed to span over several centuries, characters will of course have to create their own "lineage" of characters to carry out through this RP. I will say now that this is a mandatory aspect of the RP. Whenever creating a new character at later dates, this newly created character in some way must be related to your previous character, direct or indirectly. Archiving of these characters will of course be left to me, so worry not about having to keep track of a whole laundry list of characters. HOWEVER, there is a loophole if you will to avoid the mandatory genealogy system if you truly want to. And that's ending the bloodline of your character through death. If your character is unmarried and an only child of two parents who were only children, and dies without ever siring a child, then thus ends the bloodline. That being said, I hope everyone doesn't take that drastic path. But at your will.

Unlike many RP's of this genre or basis, advancement of civilization will not be based upon a 'turn' system. This RP will be less about in-depth mechanics and more so about writing things out and advancing of the story line. Questions concerns, gripes and misunderstandings shall be ironed out and discussed upon here in the OOC. Plus, as far as text-based role playing is concerned, I've never been super into board game mechanics and dice systems and whatnot. Though this may not stand for all such RP's of that category, from my experience, players tend to tire of this after several pages/posts and the system either begins to crumble or people begin to flake away. This is just from my experience.

THE TRIBE

Our tribe here is the epitome of an underdeveloped simplistic tribe of nomads. They have no name for themselves, a primitive cultural and societal outlook, and until almost recent journeyed about as a mass of vagabonds. However just short of a year ago, the leader of the religious faction, who effectively rule over the tribe, declared that he had received insight from the heavens. The god Awan spoke to him in a series of spiritual dreams and said that their people were to be wanderers no longer, and that He was granting them a vast land of “crystal waters and fertile soil”.
Despite hesitancy and initial skepticism, the Priesthood delivered on their word and after many long weeks of trudging across vast deserts and through dry desolate canyons they arrived in their “promised land”.

Their new home was everything they were told and more, and at the direction of the Priesthood, the tribe prepared to settle here in their new land. (Reference the image above.) They began plowing the soil, hunting game, and erecting houses to live in. Their time as a nomadic people had now ended, they had a home of their own.

OOC EDIT: Though I realize this tab held more of a history than an identity, the tribes’ identity and ways of life as I said are rather simple. They are hunter-gathers and now farmers, and the religious faction, or the Priesthood, acts as the tribes’ ruling body. All laws, mandates, major decisions, and judgments are laid down by the Priesthood. And technologically, the tribe is still quite underdeveloped. Their weapons and hunting tools are made of stone or bronze, and their houses are simple thatch and straw huts and long houses, though some within the tribe still life in yurts or large tents.

Awan (Ah•Wan)-He who was born of the cosmos, the great entity of almighty power and creator of all things. He is without form or voice, but He speaks louder than the greatest of speakers. Lords over the skies and heavens as his personal realm. Often symbolized by an eagle.

Nahri (Na•Ree)-Wife of Awan, formed on the thirteenth day of His rule over all. The goddess of the sun. Symbolized by (crude) paintings and effigies of the sun.

The Elementals-The four spirits of the Elements of Earth; Aras (wind, tornados, cool breezes), Garen (the earth, earthquakes, lord of the mountains), Deptus (water&ice, the seas, the lakes), and Harthios (fire, volcanos, infernos).

Tyrius-Minor god of judgment and condemnation. It is he that decides on the value of a soul, and determines what one shall be in their next life, or reincarnation. Be that the son of a great king or a mud slug.

The tribe as of current is ruled by "theocracy", as the Priesthood lays down all laws, forwards necessary teachings, approve major actions or change in the tribe, and oversee everyday rule over the tribe. The Priests are protected or guarded by some of the tribes' finest warriors.

Some noteworthy laws are as follows;

Theft-Punished by the removal of ones' hand and or other limbs. Repeat offenders are killed.

Murder-Public execution.

Adultery-For men, castration, which is also the punishment for rape. For women, they are beaten to near death, and are left to recover on their own.

Vandalism-Destruction of one's own property. If the offender has nothing of value or anything at all. They are adequately and publicly beaten by the victim until said victim is satisfied. Should the victim kill the offender, any close friends or relatives of the offender have the lawful right to challenge the defender to a fight to the death.

Blasphemy against the gods-Public stoning or burning.

More TBA.

The Priests-Robed in black and their faces painted, the eunuch Priesthood are the ruling class of the tribe. Their word is law and heavily enforced by the warriors of the tribe. They commune with the heavens it is said, and the gods direct to them the mandate of the tribe. There are three divisions of the priesthood; the Elders, who commune with the god Awan, the Purites, who commune with the sun goddess Nahri, and the Acolytes, who commune with the elementals.

Men-Warriors, hunters, inventors, and builders, as well as the "greater thinkers". The builders of society and the protectors of the side. A good man has one wife and many sons, and provides for his children and spouse, and contributes to the tribe.

Women-Mothers, cooks, gardeners, and caregivers of the children. A good woman births many sons for her husband and tends to the home when he is out providing. Occasionally, the more fit among the women are allowed to hunt and trap with the men. A good woman remains silent and does not talk back to her husband.

[floatleft]•Months are referred to a “moons” or “moon cycles”.
•Years are still “years”. No worries there.
•Most weapons are made from either sharpened stone or bronze.
•Clothing is made from fur, wool, and-or leather. At least up to this point.
•The tribe does utilize horseback riding.
•Simple carts are used.
•Water is drawn from rivers and streams. Wells are in development.
•Archiving/Writing is reserved for the Priesthood. This is done in cuneiform and-or stone tablets.

MAP
TBA later on, as map making/cartography isn’t initially available.

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APPLICATION

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Character Full Name:

Character Gender: (M or F)

Character Age: (19 y/o---45 y/o)

Physical Appearance: (I would honestly prefer a lengthy and detailed description of your character, from body build to hair color. Images will be allowed later.)

Character Class/Build: ([b]OPTIONAL[/b]) (Warrior/Hunter, Scout/Explorer, Inventor/Builder, Scholar/Wiseman)


Short Biography: (Optional.)

Weapons: (If any.)(maximum of two, must be of stone or bronze making.) (Knives/Daggers, Spears, Clubs/Blunt Maces, Bronze Sword, stone or bronze axe or hatchet, etc.)

Notable Skills: (If you label your character with a class, try and match a few skills to that chosen class.)

Family: (List, if any.) (Wife, child, parents, brother, uncle, etc.)



This application is subject to update throughout the course of this mega RP.

[La Savant]

Reserved

[Majo Ske]

May i apply

[The Imperial Warglorian Empire]

May i apply

Dude, this thing’s been dead for half a year, the OP isn’t even alive anymore