Fantasy [Still Looking - 18/12] Shake Your Chains [Always Open. Just Started]

“Rise like Lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number—
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you—
Ye are many—they are few.”​

- The Mask of Anarchy (Percy Shelley)​

Solus has never been a land of peace, but now, it has become a land of politics.

Creatures of every shape, size, and power imaginable populate this land, some civilised, some not. Those capable of allegiance exist within a divide of four courts: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. With Autumn near eliminated and Spring isolated to a western island, Winter and Summer are the sole remaining competitors for dominance of the mainland, held back by a treaty on the verge of breaking.

This is not a land of fairy-tales, though faeries haunt the forests of Lake Lapis, and tales leech dark and insidious across the land at the hands of rumours and spies. This is a land built on the back of conquering and colonisation, of dynasties prone to destruction. This is not a kind land, but it is your home.

For now.
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Spoiler: Dragon's Rock

N A V I G A T I O N

Expectations / Roles / Rules / Lore (UC) / OOC / Sign-Ups / Pre-Made Characters (Claimable) / IC​

Potential General Paths Your Character Can Take:

• Navigating the politics, romance, and treachery of the nobility of the Courts​
• Struggling to survive in a war-torn country​
• Fighting to keep your culture and practices alive​
• Attempting to unite the land and end the war​
• Causing further turmoil and exploiting it for your own personal gain​
• Rebellion. Because who doesn't love a good rebellion?​

• External Forces beyond your control​
• Being made to make choices that affect not only your own fate, but the fates of other characters​
• An ever growing threat that some will see, and some will not​
• Prompts/Quests/Requests/Challenges from NPCs​
• The Option to learn more about the world's lore, or to just charge on through to the action​

This roleplay is going to attempt to be played out a little like you're playing Skyrim / Dragon Age / Game of Thrones etc. but in text format. There is a whole world out there for you to explore, and to fill with your own ideas, creations, magic, cultures, and creatures. You can choose to interact solely with other characters, to explore the realm and see what dangers and excitements find you, or you can spend the whole time by yourself, creating your own corner of the universe. The experience is entirely personalised to your choices.

How will the Lore of the world work?

• There will be an infinite number of possible magic systems, with some already divised and 'researched' in world, or you can make up your own. Likewise, cultures, cities, religions, and politics exist pre-made for you, or you can create your own. There will be some that will have structures already set in place (the Summer and Winter courts, for example) but you can alter them over time, or build into them.​
• So long as your post doesn't directly contradict someone else's and says 'no you're wrong', you can write whatever. Your characters opinions about what is and is not possible is an opinion; it is not necessarily fact.​
• There will be a 'Lore' page for both the pre-determined lore, and later, lore created by the players.​

The Roleplay Thus Far:

• The Winter Court is presently visiting Romas for the decade's peace treaty and Equinox Dance. Rumours are abound that someone plans to assassinate Emperor Varakos, whilst tensions around Midlands disputes leave everyone at ill ease.
• In Spring, the time has come for D'aah, their annual election of the year's tribal leaders.
• Trouble seems to be stirring among the Giant and Orc mountain populations.
• Sunset Canyon is as dangerous as ever.
• On Dragon's Rock, the Dragon population continues to dwindle and stupefy, much to the despair of their riders.

Roles:​

Note that you are more than welcome to create characters beyond the roles listed below. These comprise the 'key positions' that only one person can fill, along with some other suggested roles.
When claimed, a role will have the corresponding username placed next to it. When full, a role will be struck through. If people drop out, their names will be removed and roles will open up again - it will be noted if the character has already been made and needs someone to play it instead of creating someone new.

Current Roles That We Would Love to Fill (But you are welcome to go for others!):
- Mother and Uncle of Decius, a Winter Vampire Knight, played by Dalamus Ulom
- Family of Heinrich, a winter soldier played by capMARVELOUS
- Summer Citizens
- Dragon Riders/Hunters
- Big Political/Power players in Port Neptus


GM - 2/3: A Awakening AKIRA elextrified

Summer King: Adrius VI of Romas - Played by A Awakening AKIRA
Summer Queen Consort: Mila of Romas - Played by TheMADQ
Summer Harem:
Summer Prince: Bryce V of Romas - Played by Rusty of Shackleford
Other Summer Royalty: Alinas Alexandra IV - Princess of Summer - Cursed - Played by MedievalFanatic2023 ; Lady Lucasta - Played by Dominaiscna
Summer Council:
Summer Courtiers:
Summer Soldiers: Basium - Played by Dalamus Ulom
Summer Citizens: (ish) Clarisse Laxei -Played by WillfulWren

Sunset Canyon: Cometcat + Mudspray Clan - Played by Bone2pick

Winter Ruler: Emperor Varakos / Rudolf von Vidask - Played by MagicPenguin
Winter Ruler's Partner: Rudolf is presently unmarried.
Winter Royalty: Neve Vidask - Played by elextrified
Winter Council: Deirdre - Played by Dover ; Shiera Galaser - Played by s u n
Winter Courtiers: Frosine O'pinum - Played by MedievalFanatic2023
Winter Soldiers: Heinrich Volfang - Played by capMARVELOUS ; Elizabeth Nyx - Played by A Awakening AKIRA ; Sir Decius Sanguis of Vidask - Played by Dalamus Ulom
Winter Citizens:
Other Winter Court Dwellers: Grel Krau - Played by A Awakening AKIRA

Spring Governing Tribe:
Spring Traders:
Mainland Spring Folk:
Spring Tribesmen: Zol n'Hyma - Played by A Awakening AKIRA
Anfinn - Played by elextrified ; Grewe - Played by Dover

Midlands: Graeme - Played by Dalamus Ulom
Port Neptus: Orion de Luca - Played by Plutoni
Mountain Dwellers: Orc + Giant Clans - Played by SirDerpingtonIV ; Kaysa the 'Little Giant - Played by NorthOfOrdinary

Dragon's Rock Dwellers: Mir ( LesDom ) ; Alastair - Played by Dover

R U L E S

1) No killing others' characters without their explicit permission. N.B. You may be contacted by the GM via PM regarding killing off your character.
2) You are always welcome to PM the GM ( A Awakening AKIRA ) with ideas/suggestions for plot development and world features.
3) Responses must be detailed. A minimum of two paragraphs per post.
4) There will be Four different IC roleplaying sections: Winter, Summer, Midlands, and Spring, which correspond to your character's location. Please roleplay in the appropriate location, and change section when you change location.
5) No cultural appropriation, i.e. please do not include words such as 'spirit animal, 'chakras', or utilise specific religious practices of closed religions / cultures. If you wish to do something similar to these, ensure you use different names and do not tie them in any way to any real life closed cultures/religions. Additionally, if anyone notices something that is/edges on CA, be it from someone else or from me (as an English flesh-being, I am likely to have plenty internalized unconscious tendencies towards it, so call me out if you see any of it), please PM me to let me know.
6) Hate speech between characters is permitted (and likely expected at times) but hate speech between and aimed at other players is not permitted.
7) Any issues, please contact your local GM.
8) If you plan to be absent for over a week, please notify the GM. After a week of inactivity and no notice, your character will be deemed inactive and your role and character will be offered up for someone else to play.
9) Any player may have up to three (3) characters. If you wish to extend this, please contact the GM.​

- U P D A T E D -
11/12

Rules and Questions added.​

- U P D A T E D -
11/12

Character Sign-Ups Open. ​

UPDATE (ISH)

I would advise waiting until Lore is up (currently half constructed, will be posting soon) for the 4 courts until finishing off any character sheets, but you are welcome to make a start if anything takes your muse.​

- U P D A T E D -
11/12

Lore for the four courts has been compiled as a first draft (i.e. forgive me for typos) along with half of the geographical basics.

If you find any issues with the Lore please PM me and let me know.​

- U P D A T E D -
11/12

(that i date these as if i have self control, and WONT do everything instead of my workload, is hilarious, and pitiful)
Maps have been updated in more depth for the Spring Isle and the Mainland. ​