Airborne: A Sky Pirate RP

[SilverPariah]

Alright. I have attempted this RP three times. The first time it didn't start because it was too simple. The second, it crashed because it was too complex. This time, I think I got it right. So sit back and enjoy the show.

Background: A huge fantasy world where warfare and commerce takes place in the skies. Colossal airships rule the air, running on steam from coal engines, and boasting large cannon emplacements with which they the defend their holdings. Airships range in size from that of a sailboat to a mountain.
Amidst a dozen neutral trading nations, the omnipotent military forces of Disith and Barthos are clashing in a seemingly perpetual war.

Nations:

Disith: The Disith Empire has reigned foremost through military might for hundreds of years. Their soldiers are clad in blue garments and armor, and many of its citizens life a life of luxury, safe behind the colossal walls of its capital city of Arkades. They field giant warships into the air, as well as heavy, lumbering Walkers on the ground below. Recently, the Royal family was assassinated by a Barthosian nationalist group, the Black Sun. This prompted the only heir, Prince Armand Valka, to declare war on the entire nation of Barthos, thrusting the world into a bloody conflict.

Barthos: Barthos was one of the last countries to employ steam powered walkers and airships into their military, but when they did it produced some of the fiercest warships the world had yet seen, which were used to annex several small nations into the Barthosian empire. This new world power became hostile to other nations, trading small amounts of goods to its neighbors and gradually becoming more and more reclusive until the nationalist group the Black Sun assassinated the Disith Royal family, forcing the two world superpowers into a war. The capital of Barthos is Ten'ir.


Other significant nations:

Luft City: This small trading nation revolutionized air technology when it seceded from the nation of Ghreno and produced its own capital: a floating metropolis held miles above the ground by six giant zeppelins.

Dane: Allies with Disith.

Cenos: Allies with Barthos:

Other nations:

Ghreno
Zania
Kaeppo
Marthus
Benao
Karth
Balk


Gameplay: You will be assigned to the ship Elysium, a recently repaired privateer that fights for the Disith navy, but plunders everyone in sight as well. Follow orders and stay sharp: A long and bloody conflict is coming.
There are many open ranks: pick a preferred one. Not everyone will get what they want.

The Elysium:
Captain: Silverpariah
First Mate:
Second Mate:
Head Artilleryman:
Engineer:
Cabin Boy:
Musketeers: Jinxlynx
Combatants:

Character Sheet: (This will be both my character and an example. Copy paste, people.)

NAME: Aaron Black

AGE: 22

APPEARANCE AND GARB: Has wind-swept black hair. Wears a button down leather trenchcoat, with a sword belt around his waist, and another across his back.

(Since you may not have complete control over some of your surroundings, the following will say "Preferred".)


PREFERRED POSITION: Captain

PREFERRED WEAPONS: Sword and Pistol

BACKGROUND:
Aaron was born poor in the Disith city of Norne. He made a living off scraps and stolen currency. At the age of 10, he was taken in by a faction of thieves, who taught him the arts of combat, theft and stealth. Three years later, the faction was killed by a raid by Disith troops, the captain of which found Aaron and adopted him. This rich family taught him the finer arts of battle, such as flying, fencing and firing. Aaron gained a sense of loyalty to Disith then, but he did not forget his roots. At the age of 19 his adopted father gave him command of his first ship. Aaron left the family, and went on to be a sky pirate, though one with chivalry and wisdom.


THE KNOWN WORLD:
http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...th_SkyPMap.png

[Everblight]

I actually honestly think this might be better with a smaller group than 8 people, and using NPC's for any crew members you want. Irregardless I'm interested. Probably as the first mate, otherwise the Mechanic.

[SilverPariah]

Excellent. Post a CS.

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Also, not all positions need to be filled. I just want to offer a variety of choices.

[Everblight]

I will tomorrow, I'm to tired to do it tonight.

[Everblight]

In fact I've had a lot of bother lately about making CS for things that never get off the ground so I'll wait for more interest before I start making a character.

[Scallop]

I'm game for this, I'll have a CS up tomorrow

[SilverPariah]

Bumpity bumpity bump...

[Specter189]

I'm intrigued

[thorgili]

I hope you don't mind but i elaberated a bit and made a small island of my own i doubt it will effect us very much
NAME:Patrick MacEchran

AGE:44

APPEARANCE AND GARB: Patrick has a Large muscular build common for men from the Balkian Highlands he sports a large Dark orange beard and his face is covered in scars from past sky battles For colthing he wears a
green tartan Kilt along with rough a cotton shirt neath a loosley worn brown green shell jacket with red embroadery showing his ranks on top of his head rests a Leather tricorner hat

PREFERRED POSITION: Head Artillery man

PREFERRED WEAPONS: Cutlass and Axe Musket (it like a musket but with a boarding axe at the end of the barrel place much like a bayonet if you still don't get the idea i have a image of one more akin to the top one but with a longer barrel http://epicawesome.com/files/imageca...Collection.jpg )

BACKGROUND:Born on Scotia a small island north of Barthos and recenly conqoured by. (A good time to note Scotia's culture is a mix of scottish and irish culture) to a poor family of tabacco farmers.His family was always under the constant danger of being forced out by the Barthoian Land-lord who owned the farm in which his family occupied.In his teens Patrick was part of a small scale uprising against the Barthoian land lords causing him to be exiled from scotia He was sent on a small Life boat along with a weeks supply of food and water and a pistol with one bullet for almost a month he roamed the seas until he was picked up by a disith Sky trader at that time he was half mad from drinking sea water and eating birds and fish that happened to stray to close to his small vessel. Nursing him back to health the captain of the ship dropped him off at Arkades along with 100 doubloons at first he spent his money on whiskey and rum mourning over his banishment from his homeland until one day while stumbling through the sky-ports desprate for money he came across a recruiter for the Disithian sky navy after promises of gold and riches from privateering Patrick quickly joined up starting as a powder monkey and through the years he was raised through the ranks he eventually became head artilleryman of the Elysium and has remained there ever since never once getting a promotion above the rank mainly due to his drinking problems and the madness caused by the many days at ses when he was exiled.

[SilverPariah]

http://roleplayerguild.com/showthrea...07#post8332507
RP has moved HERE ^^^

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