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The setting revolves around a semi-floating Queendom (ruled primarily by their queen) called 'Azure's Gate.' In this Queendom, there is a queen, a king, their 7 knight commanders - whom act as generals and advisors to the crown - then the nobles, knights, and commoners. While there is an over-arching conflict and plot to drive the story forward, this is just as much about that as it is about how our characters interact. How the commanders see each other, command their knights, how the king and queen command them and how nobles see these figures.

Furthermore, the Queendom is coming under a mysterious magical attack of sorts. Seemingly random people are being 'infected' and turning completely mad. Their eyes turned black and they start attacking everyone, gaining an unnatural strength to their attacks as well (such as punching through brick walls). No one knows the cause or source though and it's become such an issue that the knight commanders are directly being ordered to look into it.

The roleplay starts off when the queen calling back her knight commanders from various missions to look into the recent threat. So everyone can start off with doing whatever you'd imagine the queen would task your character to, thus the first post will be your character walking back into the castle.

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Azure's Gate is named for it's castle that sits on a cliff, high in the sky within the mountains. Like the other 12 castles and holdings, Azure's Gate houses the legendary Libra Aura Stone. Within this particular ruling, the queen is the monarch while a king is to act in her stead as her husband. Thus the princesses are the ones who are crowned while princes usually act as advisors, military leaders, or see themselves off to magi guilds. Azure's Gate is famous mostly for housing the seven Knight Commanders, a practice that is only seen in a few other rulings, though not to the same extent. What makes the queendom unique is that the knight commanders serve both as absolute military generals (aside from the queen herself) and as advisors to the crown.

Knights: Knights of Azure's Gate differ in the fact that not all of them are primarily melee combatants. Many of them serve stealth divisions or magical ones as well as utility. However every knight is required to know basic weaponry of their choice, be it from the spear to the sword.
Knight Commanders: What makes the knight commanders unique is their special abilities. They can come in the form of unusual magics, artifacts, or extreme talents. They are the best of the best and the only one who can even match their skill is the royal family (but only if they acquired these skills themselves, not all royal family members are as powerful). The commanders themselves decide what sort of knights work under them, as well as the queen.
Queen: The queen of Azure's Gate is the final ruler of all decisions. Everyone from the king to the lowest commoners follows her directions. She also has the sacred duty of guarding the Aura Stone.
Aura Stone: There is 13 stones in all, one for each zodiac sign. They provide unique protections to each ruling and guarding them are seen as the divine duties of it's rulers. Only priests, rulers, and approved guests are allowed within their temples (such as knight commanders of Azure's Gate). There are many writing that they are the keys to heaven and thus the Goddess as tasked humankind to keeping them in check.
The Goddess: While not the only deity to exist, she is the Over-Deity, the one that created all and governs all of creation. As such, she is very mysterious and distant, but one thing is for absolute certain - she has made direct commands to guard and protect the aura stones. Why the stones exist at all and why they need protecting is up to discussion.

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I'll slowly start to work on mine, I could have it out by now if I wanted. I'm more so waiting to see the first finish CS to see what I should expect and see what particular style there is in mind.
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I'll work on mine tonight.
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I'll get to work and hopefully have it done by mid-tomorrow.
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Just adding something to set the mood - so everyone knows how the roleplay will start!
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I'll work on the Queen sheet
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Approved! <3
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Tentative Princess sheet. Some of it isn't filled out as it will depend on the queen. Anything is up for change if you'd like to try something else, @Fabricant451

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@TheWindel - The only slight I see is where her spells and items originated from - excluding her blade, which was handed down. Like where did the items come from and where did she learn the spell? Otherwise I think she's an excellent character. ^.^
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@TheWindel - The only slight I see is where her spells and items originated from - excluding her blade, which was handed down. Like where did the items come from and where did she learn the spell? Otherwise I think she's an excellent character. ^.^


We need to put that? In that case, I'll edit.
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Approved! =3
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This is a tentative sheet, I'll finish it up tomorrow. I just thought some might want a glimpse at their queen. ANything not filled out will be filled out tomorrow!

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Working now. Will make a CS tomorrow.
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@CrazyShadowy - I obviously want to approve, but there are a few things... ^.^ Just minor really. Namely, can you put descriptions of her skills? I know are no brainers, but maybe add what she is capable of (if you want). Where did she get the ability to use water for healing? I assume it's a minor magic, but it came from somewhere, right?

As for her items and powers - you seem to have 3 minor ones and one major (weather control). Is that okay with you? Also you didn't fill out a very detailed history of her childhood or adulthood. Is that really the only notable events in her life? Why did the queen promote her to knight commander? Also in her weaknesses - what words, exactly? Like insulting Willow? =3

Last two things I can see is that you didn't fill out special moments and the aura color - unless she can sense them, I don't think anyone knows their own color. That part of the CS was more for flavor than anything practical. I might find a use for it later, but not really anything right now. =3 Otherwise she seems cool. Almost seems like she became a knight commander to specifically watch over the princess... which is possible, she just probably wouldn't have her own command of knights. Maybe she directs the royal guard instead of a group of knights?
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I'll fix those things up, I forgot to mention but she did get the water healing from the same wizard who gave her the weather control. The sword thing, as we mentioned last night has a hidden power. That's still to remain hidded as we said but I will probably fill you in on that over PM. I'll make the changes and then let you know when we do.

With the descriptions of the skills, I'd forgotten as I was chrunched for time. That's on me in the end of it all.
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Question: Should the Knight Commander players provide some description of what sort of knights they employ and what they do? Because I sort of like the idea that they each run their own order with its own quirks and unique purpose in the queendom.
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