Carl
Not A Llama...
Malleus Haereticorum
[Overview, Info thread]
- Setting: Medieval with Low Fantasy, Grim RP with a certain sense of realism. (Think literal Medieval times for those persecuted, and then imagine it being it even much worse. That's the situation and life your character has been dealt)
- Scale of the RP: half a dozen players at most, each with a single character. Preferrably posting (approximately) 1x on a daily basis.
- Starting Location: We're all starting in cages of the same heavily guarded caravan, with a convoy of guards and mercenaries in tow, we are on our way to the trading hub port-city of Shiqal. From which we'd soon find ourselves on sailing carriers to our end-all destination..
- Possible PC Origins or Races: Each and every single one of us has been branded a heretic and minion of Morx, whether actually rightly so is of unimportance at this stage, there's no plea or outcry loud enough to allow you to live longer than your execution date. A heretic can be either a human being who has turned to the Decayer in mind and/or body, a savage creature of the Beastraces or a Daemonbrood. Basically that means your origin can range from a humanoïde heretic, who for example delved into the Cursed Arts of Morx (eg: Witchcraft, Necromancy, Evocation, Shamanism, etc etc) to a non-fullblooded humanoïde, to even a creature from the inner circles of Morx himself, a daemon. Granted, politics can cause non-heretics to be be branded as one, as easy as the favored soul can behead a random peasant.
- Notable Factions and NPCs:
* Senecae is the, quite literally, divine ruler of the reigning faction of the known world - Mankind. She does not sit idly by on her throne while her heralds, prophets and leaders in place reign the world with an iron fist. Instead She oversees, participates and decides most important manners either by Herself or as the deciding factor when there's difference of opinion between her vassals. She does not rule with an iron hand, She rules with a steel fist. The members of her faction are every non-heretic humanoïde in the known world.
* Morx is, as far as the Average Joe knows, the Deity who is everything that Senecae is not. He is not just, righteous, benevolent or any other fabricated positive term that has been spread into the world to describe Senecae. He is the definition of evil, even thinking about him is desacration of the mind given to you by The Divine, Senecae. Everything that goes wrong in the world, everyone that did something evil and held a position of power, everything negative...It's all to blame on Morx, his powers, minions or corruption. Everything that goes against Senecae's orders, is directly related to Morx and therefor heresy, to be punished by capture, torture and death. While Senecae keeps Her pawns on the board under a watchful eye and a firm grip; Morx is much more elusive and only occasionally intervenes in the lives of Mortals. His faction consists of every non-pureblooded humanoïde in the world, every act or every thing that goes against Senecae's will.
* Nobility and Clergy are Senecae's main factions of power, Both have the power to be judge, jury and executioner. They often clash in interests and spend their time playing political mindgames and traiterous acts to gain favor and position from Senecae. If any outside of those Factions dares to intervene or obtain their scorne..They can expect to be branded a heretic, in the worst of situations, for a reason as silly as having their laundry always be much whiter than their neighbour's. When they're not being petty and overflowing with ambition, they can be useful pawns for Senecae to keep a veil before the masses' eyes and acts as her enforcers, or to rally the plebs under her banner to die for her cause.
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Starter, Encompassing Group Plot:
Transported in a manner befitting to disease-ridden cattle lead to their slaughter; We are given another chance to see the next dawn rise by the hand of a mysterious man whose hooded face seems to be shrouded in shadows. Any time the touch of light seemed to almost reveal his face, it gets swallowed whole by the all-consuming darkness cloaking the old, fragile man. As if this event and omnious savior did not cause enough question marks in itself, we are all tasked to unite and search for a certain relic of ancient times, a weapon able to kill the Divine who branded all of us as creatures not even worthy to be alive.
According to the mysterious man, we are no longer alive for the sake of being alive. We are alive for the sake of all. Now was the time to pick up the scattered pieces of courage and vague remains of hope...Now was the time to fight!
Notes
The above Plot is basically a mixture of the starting chapter of the RP as well as the encompassing end-goal of the RP, of course there is tons that will happen mid-journey, I also realize the plot is a bit vague but it's done with the purpose of both keeping the surprise effect as well as give you all the option to directly change the course of the story mid-way with twists and turns by your character's actions and decisions.
.. Now to create the Character Sheet.
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