If you are looking for a grand adventure about saving damsels/lads in distress and blasting dragons out of the sky with mighty spells then look someplace else! If your looking for a story about struggle, overwhelming odds, the beginnings of a hero/heroine, and the choices between justice and vengeance then welcome!

Though this story is set in the Forgotten Realms knowledge of the setting is not necessary. Characters are youth who have not had a chance to truely learn their world so they will grow into the knowledge as they adventure anyway. If you have questions I am very familiar with the setting and will answer what I can, provide links, images, etc

***** Brief Intro****

On the continent of Faerun, in the world of the Forgotten Realms, the Time of Troubles has just ended. The godly pantheons have stabilized, the divine beings are no longer forced to walk the earth as mortals, and their powers are once again being fueled by their worshipers on the mortal plane. Gods, both good and evil, seek to secure a place in the heavenly and abyssal hierarchies and for some the acquisition of devoted followers, through any means necessary, is the only way they will achieve the dominance and influence they crave. For though Faerun is enjoying a much needed time of peace, a sigh of relief after a terrifying time in history, the wars of the heavens and hells are eternal. And there are deities from beyond Faerun, deities that would grow in secret and stealth until they can challenge even the great gods.

Much of this is unknown to you however and what you have heard is so wildly twisted and varied in story that it is impossible to know what exactly happened. It doesn’t really matter in the grand scheme of your world. Player Characters are children between the ages of 10-15. Most work hard all day long, either for their families or teachers to whom they have been apprenticed. Free time is rare and most of the day is devoted to work or study. They have all the problems and joys of a child of their age and station in life and while most are from laborer families a few might be street rats or from what constitutes and upper class in the small towns and villages living off the woods and rivers along the black road. Life is simple and usually very very busy. The needs of life and survival take precedence over imponderables and philosophy. Concerns over the squabbles of the gods rarely enter into day to day life, and while many might profess to be religious few have the dedication and devotion to have more than a basic grasp of Faerunian religion.

Few have lofty goals and for most children of the village it is assumed they will take after their parents or master. Their skills, their moral compass, and their personal and professional goals will be formed as they take on an adventure that will send them from rural village to bustling city to sea to jungle.

***** End Brief intro ****

I have another, besides myself, already agreed upon for the story and so it will begin sometime this upcoming weekend (Friday or Saturday) but other players who enjoy character development, growth, and depth would be welcome.

Characters should be extraoridinarly ordinary--this is a about character depth and learning to survive, and not being able to handle everything they are thrown. More detailed info to be had in the OOC including a character sheet format and list of approved characters.

OOC is Here

I'm interested. Here is a character. I know a little about the setting, but I'm about a decade out of date. I'll make notes where i need more info.

Name: Kieniscar "Kieny" Dryvalley
Age: 12
Gender: Female
Race: Dwarf
Class: Cleric

What do you want to be when you grow up? She wants to be a cobbler.

Mentor: Rithgrid Slate, a dwarfish saddlemaker. Rithgrid is not related to Kieny, but was a childhood friend of her mother. Kieny's parents are both alive and well, but she was not interested in following in their trade (whitesmithing) and so was apprenticed to Rithgrid. Although she would rather learn cobbling, Kieny settled for saddlemaking because the town cobbler was not interested in taking apprentices (he has seven children, and is thus guaranteed of someone to take over the business) because she thought the skills would be somewhat relevant.

Class skills: - She knows quite a bit about the more popular Gods worshipped in her town, especially the Dwarven deities Moradin and Berronar Truesilver. (This might be two points?)

Life skills: - Basic leatherworking skills like sewing, dyeing, and general care
- She can read very quickly for a child her age.
- some basic woodworking as it applies to saddlery; mostly sanding and measuring. (Her master didn't think she was ready for cutting yet.)

character looks great! As for the time line...well a decade out of date is about where we are...just after the time of troubles well before the spellplague...but the setting knowledge needed is minimal. I'll have the OOC up hopefully by tomorrow night which will give you more locale/geographical info for your background. Only thing I want to say is that the other character is also a leather worker (I don't mind at all, skill overlap is expected) just in case it bothers you.

That's no problem, but it is kind of a crazy random happenstance.

Interested, however I'm going to take a look at the OOC first before confirming an application from me. I never did tabletop gaming but I've read quite a few of the Drizzt books and the Blades of the Moonsea trilogy (a personal favorite) so I know some of the setting!

Interested.

Name: Pangretor Horcraes
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Race: Half-Elf
Class: (Level 0) Rogue

What you want to be when you grow up: A great tradesmen. With the goods he gets from the adventuring he should become rich later on.

Who is your mentor: Ven Arius, A Human rogue. He was friends with the father of Pangretor but he is in no way related. He knew Pangretor since he was born and after his father died he took care of Pangretor teaching him the skills of a rogue

Class Skills: Pangretor can remain hidden in the shadows. He also can tame low level pets such as wolves. He also is good with a knife.

Life Skills: He is good at solving problems. He is a fast reader and a fast runner. Very athletic.

@bucket...Ill do my best to get the OOC up quickly (maybe even tonight since my project tomorrow just got cancelled)

@work...character also looks great

Name: Rogk
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Race: Half-Orc (Orc mother, human father)
Class: (Level 0) Barbarian

What you want to be when you grow up?
Rogk wants to become a very strong warrior, and to defeat any and all challengers.

Who is your mentor?
Orc children in the village: They picked on him for being half human, and he got beat up a lot. However, as time went on, he eventually grew strong enough to fight back, even earning his former bullies' respect. Somewhat.

Class Skills:
- Can wield a battleaxe (though he's still somewhat awkward with one)
- Wrestling
- Has some knowledge of wildlife

Life Skills:
- Can pitch a tent
- Can find water in the wilderness
- Decent cook

@ stranger--that looks fine, I will say that there is another half-orc (not a problem for me, just letting you know in case it bothers you)

Everyone above this post who has a tenative character sheet is approved pending the addition of biographical info into their sheet...see the OOC for what biograhpical/historical questions I need added (there is an improved/expanded character sheet there)

and the really important thing...
OOC is up

I tried to get everything important included in the OOC but if I didn't and am missing something please don't hesitate to ask. Ignore all the inactive characters listed...their players aren't even at the site anymore...I just like keeping records.

Interested

excellent...come to the OOC and make up a character for approval