Skawly
Local Cryptid
Hello!
So, I love the Elder Scrolls. Can't get enough of it; but with Skyrim being 10 years old and after having put an embarrassing amount of hours into it, I find myself wanting more from the series again. So, no, this isn't the standard Skyrim, or even Oblivion RP, but something in an entirely different time and place.
Set about 150 years after the events of Skyrim, Iridium takes place on the small island of Stirk within a technologically advanced city called Nova Maphral. The city originally started as a refugee camp for those escaping Thalmor persecution and over time, drew in various people from all walks of life, gradually advancing into a bustling city. The city is known for its unique technology constructed from a mysterious material called Iridium that has remained a wonder to all but the few who know of its origins.
As strange anomalies increase in and around the island, passage to and from the city has become increasingly perilous, along with life on the island itself. After an airship travelling from Anvil, Cyrodiil to Nova Maphral plummeted shortly off the coast, only a few survivors were found, while the others and even the airship itself was never seen again.
These survivors will soon find that they hadn't left the accident unchanged. In fact, they had developed a strange magical ability; one that has a connection to the mysterious metal and in turn, the city itself.
The plot is inspired by some of the weirder bits of Elder Scrolls lore, but you don't have to be a lore buff to join! The cool thing about the lore is that nobody really understands it, so we'll all be confused together. ❤
What I'm looking for!
⯀ Preferably, you'd be familiar with the Elder Scrolls series. Even though I plan on diving into some of the stranger, more obscure concepts, I'm not immediately going to drop you into it. It'll be eased into and I'd be happy to explain anything you don't understand about the lore!
⯀ What does "semi-lit" mean anyway? Honestly? No idea, but I'm a big fan of quality over quantity. If typing big, meaty paragraphs is your thing, then I'm cool with that, but I'm not opposed to shorter posts when not a whole lot of prose is called for. I personally like dropping a paragraph or two just to be sure I give everyone enough to work with, so if that's also something you're comfortable with, then great!
⯀ As someone who's been role playing for about 12 years, I prefer to write with people who have a good bit of experience themselves. You don't necessarily have to have as many years of experience as me, but I do want someone who knows how to contribute to a story and build compelling characters.
⯀ Though I have ideas for events that could happen over the course of the RP, I don't want to feel like I'm railroading you into everything, so I'm cool with you throwing your own ideas at me, granted they suit the overall setting or themes. Sub-plots and detours to the main story are very welcome, but I also don't want them to take over, either.
⯀ I'd prefer most people who join be 18+. It's not that I plan on getting into super dark themes or think people under 18 are inherently bad writers, but as someone in their mid-20s, I'd feel super weird being the only adult in a group of teenagers, if it came to that. I may become more lenient with this in the future, but for now, I'd prefer to write with people a little closer to my age.
So, I love the Elder Scrolls. Can't get enough of it; but with Skyrim being 10 years old and after having put an embarrassing amount of hours into it, I find myself wanting more from the series again. So, no, this isn't the standard Skyrim, or even Oblivion RP, but something in an entirely different time and place.
Set about 150 years after the events of Skyrim, Iridium takes place on the small island of Stirk within a technologically advanced city called Nova Maphral. The city originally started as a refugee camp for those escaping Thalmor persecution and over time, drew in various people from all walks of life, gradually advancing into a bustling city. The city is known for its unique technology constructed from a mysterious material called Iridium that has remained a wonder to all but the few who know of its origins.
As strange anomalies increase in and around the island, passage to and from the city has become increasingly perilous, along with life on the island itself. After an airship travelling from Anvil, Cyrodiil to Nova Maphral plummeted shortly off the coast, only a few survivors were found, while the others and even the airship itself was never seen again.
These survivors will soon find that they hadn't left the accident unchanged. In fact, they had developed a strange magical ability; one that has a connection to the mysterious metal and in turn, the city itself.
The plot is inspired by some of the weirder bits of Elder Scrolls lore, but you don't have to be a lore buff to join! The cool thing about the lore is that nobody really understands it, so we'll all be confused together. ❤
What I'm looking for!
⯀ Preferably, you'd be familiar with the Elder Scrolls series. Even though I plan on diving into some of the stranger, more obscure concepts, I'm not immediately going to drop you into it. It'll be eased into and I'd be happy to explain anything you don't understand about the lore!
⯀ What does "semi-lit" mean anyway? Honestly? No idea, but I'm a big fan of quality over quantity. If typing big, meaty paragraphs is your thing, then I'm cool with that, but I'm not opposed to shorter posts when not a whole lot of prose is called for. I personally like dropping a paragraph or two just to be sure I give everyone enough to work with, so if that's also something you're comfortable with, then great!
⯀ As someone who's been role playing for about 12 years, I prefer to write with people who have a good bit of experience themselves. You don't necessarily have to have as many years of experience as me, but I do want someone who knows how to contribute to a story and build compelling characters.
⯀ Though I have ideas for events that could happen over the course of the RP, I don't want to feel like I'm railroading you into everything, so I'm cool with you throwing your own ideas at me, granted they suit the overall setting or themes. Sub-plots and detours to the main story are very welcome, but I also don't want them to take over, either.
⯀ I'd prefer most people who join be 18+. It's not that I plan on getting into super dark themes or think people under 18 are inherently bad writers, but as someone in their mid-20s, I'd feel super weird being the only adult in a group of teenagers, if it came to that. I may become more lenient with this in the future, but for now, I'd prefer to write with people a little closer to my age.
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