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Morose ✨Krakoan Princess✨

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Overview

Location: The Castle
Time Frame: Centuries after the events of Septimus Heap; Medieval-Feel
Rp Tags: Fantasy, Medieval, Large Group, Small Group, Adventure, Romance, Slice of Life, Magyk, Politics, Dragons, Casual, Advanced
Type Of RP: This is a high fantasy adventure roleplay with a mystery twist. While characters can die, the chances of death are far lower than with my other roleplays. Journey around the Castle, explore its quirks and charms, and figure out whose side you are on: the side of the Darke or the side of the Lyte.
Goal of the RP: Restore balance and order at the Castle; solve the mystery of Queen Meliscente's death; grow more powerful in your trade. Fight. Love. Live. Survive.
Age Requirements: 13+


Premise

In a world similar to our own in many ways and entirely different in many more, there stands the Castle. Located in what is known as the Small Wet Country Across the Sea, the Castle's walls were constructed to keep the Darke of the forest at bay. Witches, werewolves, and other creatures had been preying on the Castle's inhabitants, stealing children in their beds and causing many tragedies. But with the construction of the moat and the One Way Bridge, the citizens could rest easy. They, and their Queen, were safe.

Hotep-Ra introduced Magyk to the Castle, creating marvelous sites such as Wizard Tower and Wizard Way, as well as teaching those with magykal talent to hone their skills. Magyk is much more than science that we do not yet understand; it can be studied, it can be harnessed, and it can be used. With the ExtraOrdinary Wizard leading the Ordinary Wizards, there was peace in the Castle and prosperity. Witches, werewolves, chimeras, and the like were kept at bay. Trade that came in from the Port brought new treasures, decorating the Long Walk of the Palace.

But in a world where Magyk is real and vibrant, the problems we face become only more complex. The eldest daughter of Queen Meliscente, Princess Valda, was CradleSnatched by witches when she was very young. And while Queen Meliscente had other children, it was only recently that her eldest child was rescued and returned to the castle, over a decade later. There was much celebrating that MidSummer Feast Day, as Valda became the Crown Princess, next in line for the throne. The Royal Family of the Castle, with the throne inherited by a matriarchal system, had long been loved by the people.

Or of course, so it seemed. Under a month ago, Queen Meliscente had fallen extraordinary ill, with no Physik or Magyk being able to revive her. She had been on a trip to the Land of Long Nights, meeting with officials in order to discuss trade and relations before the Big Freeze set in. While her subjects were informed her death was caused by an unfortunate illness she caught on her trip, some believe that Darke Magyk killed the Queen. Among them is the ExtraOrdinary Wizard, Arya Rincewind.

But amongst this Darkenesse, life goes on. They grieve for the loss of their beloved queen, but Crown Princess Valda will become Queen soon enough. Her Journey, a rite of passage all Crown Princesses undergo once their mother has passed, has been completed. Witch Covens look on with apprehension at Valda's impending coronation, knowing that Valda's Coven will gain immense prestige with a Witch Queen on the throne. Young children still flock to Wizard Tower, little hopefuls just dying for an Ordinary Wizard to catch a glimpse of them and appoint them as their Apprentice. Alchemie slowly grows more and more influential in the castle, with now four Alchemists working in Alchemie Way. Scribes craft new, elaborate Live Maps that reflect the movement of each being within the Castle walls.

Yet make no mistake, my dears. Something wicked this way comes.

Characters

Active:

  • Arya Rincewind, ExtraOrdinary Wizard (Morose)

NPCs:

Deceased:
  • Meliscente Segovia Alys Maerwynn, Queen of the Castle


The Castle


Welcome to the Castle. This community has existed for centuries in the Small Wet Country Across the Sea. The Castle began as a small village where its inhabitants built a wall and a ditch around it to keep out wolverines, witches and warlocks. As time went on, the walls were expanded, and more houses were built. Later, when a baby was stolen by the Darke Forest Creatures, they worked on the wall they have now and they dug the ditch deeper. On MidSummer Day, they breached the banks between the ditch and the Moat was built.



The summer before the Moat was built, a pretty barge arrived with a young woman and three daughters. They had dark hair, violet eyes and spoke a different language. The woman was given the best house and was made Queen. Her house later becameThe Palace. She never explained where she came from or why she left.

Many years later, when one of the queens descendants was Queen, Hotep-Ra arrived and healed the Queen's daughter, who was ill. For this, he was made the first ExtraOrdinary Wizard and built the Wizard Tower.

Places of Interest



Paths

In this roleplay, there are several paths that you may undertake. No path is superior to another, though some paths have limited space allotted to them. These paths will be marked with an *, and simply mean that you must inquire with the GM for availability. If the path does not have an *, that just means that we have no limit on how many characters can choose that path.

In addition to there being paths, there are also various stages on these paths. In most trades, you begin as an apprentice. As you study and learn, you are eventually promoted to Senior Apprentice. Once your master deems you have learned enough, you then "graduate" and become a master of the craft in your own right.



Magyk

Magyk refers to the powers of wizards and witches. These include the ability to sense things and to cause others to forget things. Most people can perform a few basic spells but in order to do more advanced forms of Magyk or Darke Magyk, a person needs to have talent at Magyk. Magykal talent has a chance of occurring in anybody but being related to other people with the talent will increase that person's chance of having it through inheritance. The seventh son of a seventh son is said to have extraordinary Magykal powers.

Wizards' eyes become green when they are exposed to Magyk. The Heap Children as an example used to have either blue or grey eyes but their eyes turned green in color once they had learnt enough Magyk. Witches' eyes can vary although the most powerful witches always have blue eyes. Zelda Heap is a good example with her sky blue eyes which indicate that she is a white witch. Warlocks are male witches (rare) so they also have blue eyes. Witches, unlike wizards can be born with their magical eye color or develop it later.

Using Darke Magyk affects Magykal green eyes and gives them little flecks of black until eventually the green is lost. Ultimately, whether or not a person's eye color will change depends on two things: their ability to do Magyk since non-magykal peoples' eyes won't change no matter how much Magyk they are exposed to. Or in the case of with the talent for Magyk - the amount of Magyk that they are exposed to.

Frequently, but not always, Darke Incantations are Reverse chants, which are almost always evil, and only make sense if read backwards, hence their name. Usually alchemists use and explore Darke more than wizards.

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Rules
*Rules are enforced and you will be removed if you break them.
  • Gm Is Goddess
    • Gm has final say on all matters
    • Gm does check on posting and log in habits
    • If you are holding up the RP and joining other Rp's you will be called on it
  • CS Sheet Provided Must Be Used
    • Use code provided below
    • Do not submit WIP's - Final CS's only
    • Post CS for approval in OOC
    • Only GM approved CS's allowed in CS Tab
    • Change color code to one not in use
    • If you have problems with changing out the color code or any of the coding, just pm it to me and I will take care of it for you.
    • May not use default CS color, any colors currently in use by active characters or that are close to another characters color
  • Real Life cause and effect will be in place

    • Realistic Character Sheets only (for this setting)
    • Things like jobs and skills must fit with characters back story
    • Don't go overboard - seriously, enjoy not knowing things and learning as you go.
  • Language - No Filters
  • Gore - No Filters - This might get gross
  • Taboo subjects will be crossed but will be maintained to fade to black if needed
  • Romance is allowed but this is NOT a Romance RP - Pg-13, then fade to black
  • Follow All Forum Rules
  • Communication is Key
  • The world is controlled by the GM - All NPC's, weather, what you see, what you find, what happens, everything. So if it isn't in my post, it didn't happens
  • If you wish your character to have "connections" please run it by the GM first to ensure it is acceptable and isn't already being done by another.
  • Randomization and LLA are used in this RP - Please refer to Lady Amalthea's tutorial for a description if you are new to this concept
  • Posting Habits

    • Minimal of 2 well developed paragraphs per post
    • Must IC post once every 7 days (It is your job to keep up with when you need to post. Your last post hits Day 8 and I remove you from the RP.)
    • I do not accept no inspiration as a reason not to post
    • Keep up with all IC and OOC posts
    • No word in IC or OOC after 7 days is grounds for removal from the RP.
    • If you need additional time to post you must notify the Gm by day 5 of your counter. Extensions will not be granted after that.
    • No spamming OOC
    • Under Extras in the CS mention your favorite witch or wizard (any story, doesn't have to be Septimus Heap) so I know you at least skimmed this...
    • Minimal 2 posts between your last
    • There is no additional time granted due to forum glitches unless the forum is fully down. A week to post is plenty of time even if the forum glitches a day or two
    • Collabs may not be started after your day 5 counter
    • If you are collabing and your partner vanishes or does not reply, you must finish the collab and post it before the timer runs out
    • If your collab partner vanishes you are granted temporary minimal bunnying privileges to complete the collab
    • If your collab partner vanishes, you need to make the Gm aware so it does not count against you
    • Know your personal posting limitations before applying to join
    • If you cannot post, you must contact the GM and make me aware, you will be granted extra time to post (do not take advantage of this) - I realize real life comes first but you know your schedule better than anyone, if you join it is your responsibility to keep up and not hold up the rest of the Rpers. I will work with you, just let me know what's going on
  • Spots are not first come first serve
    • Gm will review completed CS first
    • Gm will review previous Rp's and posting habits
    • Gm will then notify you if you are approved
    • Character deaths will happen, no one is safe - it will be randomized and you will be notified when your death approaches. (This does not mean you are out of the RP, it will mean however you need to make a new character should you wish to continue - I recommend having Back Up Characters Ready)
    • I am looking for long term highly dedicated Rpers.
  • Once Cs's are approved, relation sheet will go up and must be completed and added to CS
  • Rules and Cs sheet will be added to and changed as need be depending on problems or points that come up.
  • Under Extras in your CS please post a link to a post you have done in the past to show you have read the rules. If You submit a CS without this it may be declined.
  • Special - To New Comers To The Guild - Pm The Gm for a tid bit to add under extras instead


Character Sheet

Please read through the instructions for this character sheet carefully. There are some sections that you cannot fill out until the character has been approved by the GM, as I'll be giving you the information to put in those sections (such as the Darke name and occupational skills). I also recommend completing your general skills after you have received your occupational skills, as there cannot be any overlap.

And to nip this in the bud, you must pick one of the Paths above. Foreigners can currently only be from the Land of Long Nights. Other Paths will become available throughout the RP, but we're starting with these main ones for now. Additionally, I've created example character name banks to help you get a "feel" for the naming styles in this period. It's very much a mixture of common English, Latin, and Faux-Medieval. The exception is the Land of Long Nights - those names are much more Norse in feel, such as names like Snorri.

Female Names: Marcia, Jenna, Sarah, Lucy, Zelda, Marissa, Cerys, Jillie, Alice, Galen, Rose, Mathilda, Etheldredda, Esmerelda, Eleanor, Dot, Syrah, Dolly, Jannit, Linda, Morwenna, Myriam, Meredith, Daniella, Datchet, Romilly, Doreen

Male Names: Jo-Jo, Erik, Simon, Nicko, Septimus, Silas, Alther, Augustus, Barney, Benjamin, Boris, Bill, Brian, Dan, Edd, Edmond, Ernold, Hugh, Jim, Julius, Marcellus, Merrin, Milo, Rupert, Sam, Terrence, Skipper, Tertius, Theo



Relation Sheet

You will record your thoughts and opinions on other characters. To start the RP, you are required to have one relation to start with. If you're having trouble coming up with one, let me know and I can sort it out for you. There'll be periodic moments throughout the RP where I ask that you update these.



Sound Track

  • Hero by Ruelle - Dark Magyk's Theme
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Hidden 7 yrs ago Post by FantasyChic
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Surprise surprise, I put my interest forth. I believe I have my eye on the Port Witch Coven Leader
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Hidden 7 yrs ago Post by Nallore
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You know I've been interested in this. :)@Morose
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@Morose Am I interested? Hmmm, I don't know. DUH!! XP
I better get to finishing up my characters. I am sticking with my psychopathic warlock Malekith and my newer creation of Lyra a badass warrior lady-in-waiting. :3
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So I am definitely interested. Many of the RPs I am in on here are PMs so if you require a private writing sample or something I guess let me know? I will PM for the extra lists as mentioned above.
I'll be making a submission to play a foreigner and possibly for the wizard's apprentice if two is required.

~KA
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I think this belongs in the Advanced section, because this is so much information and detail that I'm afraid
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@OfWindAndRain It's a high-casual RP. All of the detail is to let you guys see the world that your characters would live in. If you do not like this RP, I kindly suggest that you refrain from posting in here.
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I am very much interested, right now my character idea is either a physician that has little to no innate magic, possibly with Northern trader heritage. I also am partial to the idea that he was born blind in one eye.
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We seem to have a good sized group between the two interest checks - I'm aiming to get the OOC up this weekend ^_^
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Whoo! :D
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Now that I've actually read through this, I feel like I can throw in interest now
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Heya folks, just checking in. OOC will be posted on Sunday - mostly for that 3/4 combination~ 7 is really important in this RP.
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Heeeeyyyyaaaa, I love the setting. I haven't read any of the books, only what's here - it still got me.

If I can still join, I'm thinking of an Ordinary Wizard (Wizzarde?) or a witch. I haven't made up my mind about which Coven, yet - it might depend on what each can do with magic. Is there a difference in what they can do?
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@greenvoid Yup, spots are still open :D The primary difference is the Wendron Witches live in the Forest and don’t practice any Darke Magyk, while the Port Witch Coven is in the Port town near the Castle and does almost exclusively Darke Magyk
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@Morose
Would you be willing to let me take on the [ Royalty - Prince ]? Just asking before I can develop their character. Interested since I have the first three books on my bookshelf and was thinking that I might reread them since this popped up.
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@WanderingSpirit Yup. I am willing to add on one additional prince. The Royal Family currently has two princesses (Luna and Valda), and one prince (Myrus). I’ll be posting the OOC in the morning but please do send me a PM so I can give you the rough outline/timeline of the Royal Family as it stands currently
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