Lady Sabine
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The Seventh Heaven is the eternal refuge of heroes, watched by the Divine Laythe and guarded by her Valkyries. It is a land of bliss and leisure, where the sun always shines and every day is springtime. Feasting, dancing, music; every form of entertainment is here to please the glorious dead. As their reward for lives well spend, the Divines have declared that they exist in perpetual comfort and joy.
And, for most of them, that worked out for the few first centuries. But in recent times, troubling stories are coming from the mortal plane. The Valkyries gossip about missions battling the Fiendish legions of the various Hells, the Divine herself is preoccupied and more often than not in meetings with the others, and any who care to trek up the High Holy Mount to peer into the Auguring Pool to watch the world left behind can witness the mayhem for themselves. Most of the heroes shrug and enjoy their retirement, but not all.
A few are thoroughly disenchanted with peace and quiet, especially while the lands and peoples they worked so hard to save are under attack from the Fiends and their legions. Of course, no soul may leave any Heaven- it is a perversion of the natural order, an affront to the system of the realms... yet somehow, the damned souls have risen, so there must be a way for the blessed souls to descend. And they have every intent of finding it.
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So, very much a rough draft up there! I've had the idea of a dream team of heroes assembling in my head for a while now, and I'd really like to see it come to life. I haven't had much time on my hands for the past few weeks, but I have some from now to the end of August and I'm really hoping to spend it with a good RP. If you're looking to join, being able to devote about the same spread of time would be awesome, preferably with posts on a daily basis or close to it. So far I'm thinking this will have Casual requirements, but I'm up for Detailed if popular opinion prevails.
Really, I'm up for a lot of things, so this is the time to polish up your creativity and not be ashamed of putting your ideas out there.
Speaking of not being ashamed, this RP will, by its very nature, involve some very special and probably powerful characters. The way I'd really prefer to do this is simply to have everyone discuss their characters so that we can determine about what level of power and ability we're talking here; if this seems unwieldy I can set some hard and fast guidelines to prevent overpowered characters from running away from things. But, really, this is the place for characters that might be a little overpowered in other settings. Raising the dead, taking out more than five enemies with their bare hands at the same time, prophecy... these are all A-OK, as long as they're being used wisely. This is, after all, about heroes. They should be, well, heroic.
As for what heroic tasks they perform once returning to the mortal world.. well, that will probably depend a lot on what kind of heroes we get. A war against the legions of Hell seems likely, but whether they set themselves up as generals or go out in the field or rally the mortal forces is less set. Again, suggestions! If there's something you want to see happen, say it.
I know, I know, I'm asking for you to say a lot. Don't worry, I'm not always this pushy, and you can tell me to shove off if I get annoying. ^^ This is a collaborative effort, not a dictatorship. But if I can pretend to be a dictator for a moment, I'll just lay out a guideline for your first post...
And, for most of them, that worked out for the few first centuries. But in recent times, troubling stories are coming from the mortal plane. The Valkyries gossip about missions battling the Fiendish legions of the various Hells, the Divine herself is preoccupied and more often than not in meetings with the others, and any who care to trek up the High Holy Mount to peer into the Auguring Pool to watch the world left behind can witness the mayhem for themselves. Most of the heroes shrug and enjoy their retirement, but not all.
A few are thoroughly disenchanted with peace and quiet, especially while the lands and peoples they worked so hard to save are under attack from the Fiends and their legions. Of course, no soul may leave any Heaven- it is a perversion of the natural order, an affront to the system of the realms... yet somehow, the damned souls have risen, so there must be a way for the blessed souls to descend. And they have every intent of finding it.
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So, very much a rough draft up there! I've had the idea of a dream team of heroes assembling in my head for a while now, and I'd really like to see it come to life. I haven't had much time on my hands for the past few weeks, but I have some from now to the end of August and I'm really hoping to spend it with a good RP. If you're looking to join, being able to devote about the same spread of time would be awesome, preferably with posts on a daily basis or close to it. So far I'm thinking this will have Casual requirements, but I'm up for Detailed if popular opinion prevails.
Really, I'm up for a lot of things, so this is the time to polish up your creativity and not be ashamed of putting your ideas out there.
Speaking of not being ashamed, this RP will, by its very nature, involve some very special and probably powerful characters. The way I'd really prefer to do this is simply to have everyone discuss their characters so that we can determine about what level of power and ability we're talking here; if this seems unwieldy I can set some hard and fast guidelines to prevent overpowered characters from running away from things. But, really, this is the place for characters that might be a little overpowered in other settings. Raising the dead, taking out more than five enemies with their bare hands at the same time, prophecy... these are all A-OK, as long as they're being used wisely. This is, after all, about heroes. They should be, well, heroic.
As for what heroic tasks they perform once returning to the mortal world.. well, that will probably depend a lot on what kind of heroes we get. A war against the legions of Hell seems likely, but whether they set themselves up as generals or go out in the field or rally the mortal forces is less set. Again, suggestions! If there's something you want to see happen, say it.
I know, I know, I'm asking for you to say a lot. Don't worry, I'm not always this pushy, and you can tell me to shove off if I get annoying. ^^ This is a collaborative effort, not a dictatorship. But if I can pretend to be a dictator for a moment, I'll just lay out a guideline for your first post...
- What you want to be called! Otherwise expect something embarrassing based off of your username or avatar. Seriously, you don't want me giving you a nickname.
- Casual or detailed?
- Time period? I'm picturing this as being medieval to renaissance, but I'm up for steampunk, colonialism, even WWII era. Just list them in order of preference. If everyone wants this to be modern I might make it modern, but I'm just not the biggest fan.
- Vague character idea/s! This can be as simple as "I really want to play a knight" or "I have a thing for teenage girls with lots of magic". Feel free to list multiple; you can plays as many or as few characters as you feel comfortable with.
- Something you want to see in the RP. Big on war stories? Epic boss fight? Maybe a rhyming prophecy or a cache of magic weapons coming into play? Heck, if you really want your character to have a romantic interest, this is the place to put it. Literally anything here is better than nothing since it gives us something to work with. Don't be shy.
