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Stories of dragon riders has spread from ear to ear for as long as anyone can remember. The tales of valiant men and women upon loyal and graceful mounts has endeared many men, women, and children. Yet, the well-known legend has a rather gruesome beginning.

Dragons once had their own land, believe it or not. These creatures could shift forms between a human and dragon, but preferred to stick to their bestial appearance. There was some conflict between tribes of dragons, as expected, but wars between factions seldom broke out. Humans eventually found their realm, however, and that was when their peace came to an end. Greedy as humans are, they set out to take over the land and capture its inhabitants. The dragons would not go without a fight, however, and so a bloody war erupted between the two races.

One would think that the dragons would win due to their power to breathe flames and take to the skies. But what humans lacked in physical ability, they made up with dedication and persistence. Humans trained beasts that were easier to capture to help subdue the dragons. While this was rather effective, their discovery of a mineral deep within the soil changed the course of the war. Celelyrium, it was dubbed; if it came in contact with a dragon in their bestial forms, it would eat away at their tough hide and bring severe pain. And thus, humans began to make leashes and whips and ropes out of celelyrium, as it was easy to mold when it was exposed to flame. The humans and their celelyrium brought a quick end to the war on the foreign land. Most dragons were captured and taken from their lands and very few escaped the humans' onslaught, retreating further into the realm.

Fifty years has passed by, and most dragons who had been taken from their home decided that it was futile to fight the humans in their homeland. They were fitted with celelyrium collars and bands to prevent them from shifting voluntarily. Knights have replaced their horse mounts with dragons, and royalty have decided to keep some dragons within their court to offer them protection. Dragons were also used to fight other dragons, whether by invading neighboring countries or searching for the remaining dragons elsewhere. However, this relative "peace" between humans and dragons would not last for long.

A few months ago, things started to fall from the night sky. At first, humans thought that they were just shooting stars that had crashed to earth. But, upon investigation of the crash site, there was nothing there; all that remained was flame and destruction. Whatever had fallen from the sky had been massive in size. The occurrences, which have been called "fallen stars" by humans, have been happening more and more, bringing about more in-depth research about the mystery of the falling objects.

Just recently, a mercenary faction by the name of the White Dove Guild was founded. This guild is full of men and women, along with their dragon mounts, who wish to seek the source of the fallen stars. You will be a part of the White Dove Guild, whether you are human or dragon. You are advised to work together to promote future success in your endeavors. And, unbeknownst to you, your job is about to get much more complicated...
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Damn, such a great set-up! Would love to know more though, and I assume it'd be thru the OOC! Count me as interested!
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@tatszico What do you mean you'd want to know more? I can answer anything, as this is most of the backstory.

Also I'm looking for active players, forgot to mention that in the OP.
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Dragons? Conspiracies? Colour me interested!
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@Ambra This looks cool ^>^ I love dragons lol, I'll keep an eye on this though I'm likely to join. (also random question but who's that guy in your signature??)
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@Vecko Glad to have you on board.

@Arista Oh hey, it's you! What's up? My sig is a rotating one so there's lots of guys in it. Not sure who you mean.
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@Ambra lol best greeting ever xD been awhile friend! There was a blonde guy and then a silver haired guy...never mind xP I can co-gm if you'd like ^>^

This oddly reminds me of the RP we had planned but we're unable to start xP I can't wait!~
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@Ambra Do dragons retain any abilities in human form? Politically, what's the tension like between humans and dragons as of now? Is there a scent of possible rebellions, or do they have a more understanding and mutual relationship after 50 years? And since this seems to be an RP based on partnerships, would you be assigning riders and dragons together, or how would that work? :)
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@Arista Oh man, I have a lot of anime gifs on there so I can't remember. :(

@tatszico No, dragons do not retain abilities in their human form. The only thing that stays with them in their human form is the color of their eyes and slit pupils. There still is a lot of tension between humans and dragons, and many times, dragons are forced to obey the human's command. So yes, there will be instances of rebellions both on the humans' homeland and dragons' homeland. What I was thinking was that dragons and humans could be created, and then the riders pick which dragon they want their character to ride. If that makes any sense. ^^
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Interested! Could you define an active player? Working, composing and being a husband irl narrows down some hours :D I'd love to join.
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@taistelusopuli One post every one or two days is fine, but if it takes a little longer, like three or four days, it's ok, I guess. XD
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Okay! Great!@Ambra then I confirm the interest ;)
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Yay!
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Just saying that I'm interested!
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Also, I'd like to tell everyone that dragons will be limited until we have enough riders to ride them. So if there's like seven dragons and three riders I'll put a hold on them.

Glad to have you on board. :)
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@Ambra Will you do a tally of who wants to be a rider and who wants to be a dragon? Might help ^>^
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@Arista Yep, I'll do that now. Whoever wants to join will have to tell me if they want to be a dragon or rider, as well.

My character will be a dragon.
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@Ambra Hm...do we have a character limit?

I wanna be a dragon ^~^
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We do not. I may make a rider too but I'm not sure about it.

So that's two dragons to zero riders.
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I'll throw my hat in for a rider slot. Can the riders be expected to have some arcane abilities, or are they pretty vanilla humans?
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