@Gowi In regards to your last message:

His name: I am not familiar with the naming conventions of this world, but I was under the impression that real-world mythology wasn't around. I chose the name because of its phonetics as opposed to the link to mythology, so is that link the problem or is the name itself too fanciful?

Magic: Entirely self-taught, he used old text books and writings he had found in various libraries to slowly build his basic capabilities. Experience-wise, it took him 6 months to learn what a magic tutor could teach in a week. I am curious about your idea though, so i'd like to hear it.

Age: I chose 19 to fit with Sterling's character, Nikalai, as her older brother, but now that she is no longer being used I can adjust his age to being 17 to fit with the other new students.

God/s: I was trying to write more IC, sorry for the confusion. As I said, he doesn't care about religion, so he doesn't care if it's one god or twenty.

Also, I am writing in the British dialect, so 'travelled' and 'realises' aren't errors.

-_- My app may take longer to finish than expected.

@Gowi In regards to your last message:

His name: I am not familiar with the naming conventions of this world, but I was under the impression that real-world mythology wasn't around. I chose the name because of its phonetics as opposed to the link to mythology, so is that link the problem or is the name itself too fanciful?

Magic: Entirely self-taught, he used old text books and writings he had found in various libraries to slowly build his basic capabilities. Experience-wise, it took him 6 months to learn what a magic tutor could teach in a week. I am curious about your idea though, so i'd like to hear it.

Age: I chose 19 to fit with Sterling's character, Nikalai, as her older brother, but now that she is no longer being used I can adjust his age to being 17 to fit with the other new students.

God/s: I was trying to write more IC, sorry for the confusion. As I said, he doesn't care about religion, so he doesn't care if it's one god or twenty.

Also, I am writing in the British dialect, so 'travelled' and 'realises' aren't errors.

Ah yes, I should’ve been clearer about conventions— but the zkreli are defined as sort of a simplistic warrior culture so it’s a matter of fanciful syntax I suppose. Prometheus would work for a forloni (and maybe tromani and hulevi) but I don’t see much of anyone else using it as a choice for a given name.

I’m trying to think what libraries would be available in that utility. You have to understand that written magic in human language is only nineteen years old and the majority of books written by Mathis Thornwell (and possibly his son) are mostly in Forlonia and The Imperial Heartlands if not completely so. Thus unless you traveled to Forlonia's Thornwell's Hand or The Heartland's The Conclave I struggle with where he could've read such things.

As for the idea— it falls back to your enemies the orcs who are a shamanistic people originally who can convene with nature and the elements; although very rare there are many orcish temples to this day and it has been only within the last century that the orcs have embraced unholy/accursed magics. The idea in that essence is a captured orc who sits in the prisons unconventionally so awaiting for an execution. He would be likely a shamanistic monk-type orc character who perhaps the more cerebral Prometheus sympathized with. This orc prisoner would go by a “honor through life and actions” philosophy rather than the more bloodthirsty majority of his race. Despite not having orcish blood he could explain principles of his magic and being smart perhaps it could’ve helped Prometheus discover the basic principle of the arcane stream on his own.

Additionally:

You may also have the option (if you want to) to have been at The Conclave prior to the RP start so that you are already a dedicated student.

Also, what do you mean no longer being used? This is the first time I've heard of it? Why didn’t she tell me she was dropping interest subsequently? Did I say something mean? D:

Ah, I was only picking up on what my spellchecking software noticed. Fair enough. You can be coloured all you want. ;)

-_- My app may take longer to finish than expected.

That is completely fine, I am a patient man.

Added this to The Conclave section:

The assortment of studies available at The Conclave are diverse and extensive— as should be expected from the most prestigious imperial academy in the entire realm. Some of the best instructors employed by the imperium are among some of the most experienced and skilled practitioners of their craft and include everyone from alchemists, knights, wizards, priests, scholars, scribes, stewards, and others. There are even a small minority of members of non-human races who work as instructors of the academy itself including steham, furfolk, and elves.

Some of the categories offered by The Conclave:

Art Studies – Ranging from expressionism of painting, bardic poetry, music, theatre, and crafting; the study of the arts is a dedicated classification for those who need not practical skills and would like to comprehend their inner expression beyond wielding a sword or tome.

Faith Studies – The study of theology and the history of holy orders throughout the realm is possibly the least eclectic of the categories provided.

Magical Studies – The research, study, and application of the magical sciences is relatively new to The Conclave with the most dedicated developments being headlined in the last ten and nine years by Mathis Thornwell and Tiberius Thornwell.

Martial Studies – Ranging from studies of military history, monster lore, strategic applications, weapon arts ranging from spear to sword to bow, and practical experience through mock battles or duels; the study of martial science is one of the most developed classifications at The Conclave.

Scholarly Studies – The studies of a scholar and sage are rich with varieties settled in writing, mathematics, cultural history, dating & notations, general history, and development of civilization. The original sole category of The Conclave serves mostly as the centerpiece in contemporary times.

Social Studies – The studies of manners, language, etiquette, political history, intrigue, diplomacy, mercantile science, and laws.

Technical Studies – The studies of practical science is broad ranging education about the history of innovations to teaching students applicable skills such as architecture, logistics, herbology, alchemy, and advanced sciences. It is after science the newest category and possibly the most challenging to grasp in full.

I keep doing this um...

I'll have my character done tomorrow, I'm not going out tomorrow so it won't throw me off. ^^;

I'll admit I'm kind of panicking about not having an idea that's as fleshed out as everyone else's so far.

Gah, I just can't seem to get any work done on this... Hopefully once I actually get going it'll come out quickly, but still... Hum.

I keep doing this um...

I'll have my character done tomorrow, I'm not going out tomorrow so it won't throw me off. ^^;

I'll admit I'm kind of panicking about not having an idea that's as fleshed out as everyone else's so far.

Gah, I just can't seem to get any work done on this... Hopefully once I actually get going it'll come out quickly, but still... Hum.

Well, I’m probably insane as you can ask the guys in the chat I coughed up Ydrian when I was half-awake on no hours of sleep and have been having dreams reflective of possible scenarios in the RP; so I’m not exactly normal in terms of creative drive so far. I wouldn’t worry too much about not having this grandiose concept at the ready, just remember that I’d love to RP with you guys and I’m patient to see what you come up with. There is absolutely no pressure, so don't feel disheartened about it. =)

Could've swore I threw up my CS in the character tab about 2 days ago... It's there now.

Also @Gowi I saw the post about hair colors and what not, so I went ahead and put in my CS that Maco dyes his hair purple, instead of keeping his natural color of black. If that's cool. If not, no problem I'll just surf google till I find a diff picture I can use for Maco.

Till then, can't wait to start this!

Could've swore I threw up my CS in the character tab about 2 days ago... It's there now.

Also @Gowi I saw the post about hair colors and what not, so I went ahead and put in my CS that Maco dyes his hair purple, instead of keeping his natural color of black. If that's cool. If not, no problem I'll just surf google till I find a diff picture I can use for Maco.

Till then, can't wait to start this!

Medieval dyes are definitely… well, not too appealing by modern standards but they did exist and considering this is still a fantasy setting our options go beyond the limited palette our ancestors had for sure. I’m cool with it if we explain it with hair dye. So yeah it's aight.

Also your CS says hand-to-hang.

Alright!

The opening post is now currently done and published! For those who are still working on applications you may still take your time, but I felt it unfair to others to keep everyone waiting along. People can post at their own leisure but keep mindful of those still working on CS's. I’d like for folks to use the same format as I did for formatting posts, but that’s a preference and not a rule— I just like uniformity. As for the detail of your post, don’t think my opening post is the standard to live up to because it isn’t; it contains the details important to read and my personal style of “important detail first, fluff for enjoyable reading second”. It’s cool if you want to do a “less is more” approach if that’s more fun for you!

So what do you actually want us to do for the opening post? Sorry if I missed an important detail somewhere or accidentally skimmed a paragraph. What's our prompt? Sitting in the great hall listening to a speech?

Posted and stuff. Hope theres nothing wrong with it.

So what do you actually want us to do for the opening post? Sorry if I missed an important detail somewhere or accidentally skimmed a paragraph. What's our prompt? Sitting in the great hall listening to a speech?

Well, standing in the Great Hall listening to a speech, anyway.

The idea for people’s opening post, I suppose, is to have your character introspect about things and perhaps interact with those around them. Between the speech, being thrust into a new environment, initiating dialogue, and their inner perspective.

@Gowi So, now the only remaining issue is the name. I'm not sure what constitutes a simple name in a fantasy world, so would you care to give me an example, or something to work from?

Also, Sterling said she was probably going to give up on her character because she didn't feel interested any more.

Addendum: Would It be entirely possible to change houses completely? I was thinking of moving Prometheus to House Blackwater (a Tromani House) and starting fresh or giving up with my House Lothlahr.

@Gowi So, now the only remaining issue is the name. I'm not sure what constitutes a simple name in a fantasy world, so would you care to give me an example, or something to work from?

Also, Sterling said she was probably going to give up on her character because she didn't feel interested any more.

Oh. Well, here’s some of the examples that come to mind— Edawin, Andor, Harlik, Riaon, Krathon, Ivarn, Gurnor, Tyron, Trant, Rorik, Marald, Ararik, Skorm, Isdar, Brarnir, Baern, Styrn, Thonar, Zrefre, Lothar, Jarell, and Thoromir. The idea initially was the mix simple warrior-like medieval conventions (norse, slavic, lappish, east germanic) with fantasy like flavors. These names tend to feel different then tromani, forloni, aladori, etc. names which are more conventionally western/southern European influenced.

Addendum: Would It be entirely possible to change houses completely? I was thinking of moving Prometheus to House Blackwater (a Tromani House) and starting fresh or giving up with my House Lothlahr.

Yeah, if you wanted you could switch out to a forloni or tromani house easily. If you need information on the type of threats (for stress-induced white hair) let me know when you've decided.

Note to Self: Write out some example names next time.

EDIT:

Random half-assed naming examples even though its too late now are as follows...

@Gowi I think I'll transfer to House Blackwater. It'll probably be a little easier to write IC as well, because I can tailor him more to my real personality. Will the name still be an issue, or is it OK because he's a prince and royalty usually have more fanciful names?

And some info on the danger in the northern areas would be greatly appreciated. What kind of animal or monster would attack him in the forest/woodlands, and what larger animal/monster would try to steal its meal?

Will the name still be an issue, or is it OK because he's a prince and royalty usually have more fanciful names?

It's passable for tromani princes, sure. Maybe give him a forloni mother as a safeguard?

And some info on the danger in the northern areas would be greatly appreciated. What kind of animal or monster would attack him in the forest/woodlands, and what larger animal/monster would try to steal its meal?

Okay, just like in Aladore— the forests and hills of the Blackwater Vale are dangerous. There are still some bands of orcs, goblins, and the like; but also populations of furfolk who live in the woods. There are also thickets of human bandits (because humans are shitty) but the monstrous wildlife is the most dangerous. Smaller predators like dire vultures, harpies, ekalan lizards (lizards with metal-hard spikes alongside their back), ogres, dire wolves, vaws (land sharks), and the ususal fantasy wildlife persist alongside larger predators like cave/forest spiders, wyverns, raktar (dire turtle-lizard), and other varieties of bullshit. The weather is a bit colder; harsher due to the northern climate and the mountainous hills.

So generally in terms of quantity it is likely that it could've been a group of wolves (or even dire wolves) that got attacked by a wyvern who had made its den in the woods.

The Blackwater Vale is like this, this, and this. Also new elven settlements like this are turning up: click.

First draft that we were discussing a little Gowi: Most people come to the Conclave because they were forced to, the rest came to learn. Haytham is the first in history who came to party. Sorta. Kinda. Not really.

Minimalist at its heart, but I like it. Go onward to the CHAR tab!