"Our King and Queen blessed Trinity with three charming children. The eldest, Rorick, a solid boy with a heart of gold. The middle, Alden, a soft spoken lad with a thirst for wisdom. The youngest, Lilith, a cunning girl with a silver tongue. These children were the hope and security for Trinity’s future. But greed and deception lurked in the shadows of the palace halls. Our court wizard and scholar, Gifre, hungered for power and urged the King to seek out the same desire. He advised unnecessary war with neighboring kingdoms time and time again until the King finally had him removed from his circle of advisors. Wrought with jealousy and anger, Gifre vowed to seek revenge against his King in the most painful way he could.

Gifre was the personal tutor to all three of our majesty’s adoring offspring. He set out to deceive each one of them into assisting with his treasonous plot. He brought them, one by one, into his hidden chambers below the castle. There, he practiced the dark arts in secrecy and began a ritual of the foulest nature. He asked each child to whisper their greatest desire into an ornate hand-mirror. Rorick wished for a chance to prove his bravery in battle, Alden wished to know all the secrets of the world, and Lilith wished to be seen and heard by everyone. Gifre also whispered his greatest aspiration into the mirror before leaving the children to seek counsel with the King and Queen.

In the presence of the royal court, Gifre presented the tainted mirror to his majesties. Upon looking into it, they were wrought with a sickness of the body that led them to kill one another in complete consciousness of mind. They looked agonizingly into each other’s eyes before releasing their final breaths, chest to chest. Those present stood frozen with horror as Gifre laughed maliciously and embraced the children at his sides. “And let the souls of man be separated by the desires of their wicked hearts!” Gifre smashed the mirror onto the floor and bright mist began to seep from the chests of each and every citizen in Trinity.

We now understand that Gifre’s spell stole a piece of essence from everyone in the Kingdom that day. Our hearts beat with a unique rhythm and are filled by an individual defining quality. Gifre released fragments of those qualities into what we now refer to as our “Whispers”. After the betrayal, Gifre fled from Trinity and took Lilith with him, for she was his favorite pupil. Rorick and Alden were left to manage the chaos and confusion Gifre had created. Being only children themselves, they began to bicker over which methods would be best in solving the mystery of Gifre’s separation spell. When he came of age, Alden left his brother Rorick in search of a peaceful and scholarly society.

The Kingdom was broken, the people were broken, and Gifre had succeeded in his destructive plot. During this time of panic Gifre, aided by Lilith, formed an army of his own and began invading Trinity. Lilith’s young and eager mind sought nothing but solace from her parent’s deaths, and Gifre deceptively coaxed the girl into his submission. Her heart, now surrounded by hate, obeyed his orders without question. Lilith became convinced that the right to the throne belonged to her, and she would stop at nothing to obtain it. Eventually, her malice even overcame her faithfulness to Gifre. She murdered him in cold blood, and it is said that through bloodied mouth he smiled upon his prodigy fulfilled. Rorick fought Lilith on his own, unable to persuade his brother to stand by his side. Each of the three children gained followers overtime, and each discovered how to capture and tame the lingering Whispers for their benefit.

Our home, Trinity, is plagued by this War of the Bloods. It will continue in this way until someone finds a solution to the rivalry and reclaims the bond between Trinity’s beloved children. I pray that you heed my story and seek out one of Shatterfell children. It is your choice, your destiny, but Trinity’s future. Restore our home. Restore our faith. Restore our humanity.”

-Anonymous

Whispers initially appear to citizens as orbs of light. They wander throughout all of Trinity. They are absentmindedly searching for a partner. Anyone can see a Whisper, but only one is designated to capture it. Once a Whisper has been captured by its true companion, it takes on the ghostly form of an animal. The Whisper is bound to follow and fight for its master until such a time when it is no longer needed.

*Be respectful (this should be self-explanatory)
*All characters must be 18 years or older
*Please try and use only real images for appearance purposes (some realistic paintings may be allowed, but no anime)
*You must choose a side in the war (there are no vagabonds or secret rebellions in Trinity)
*I've provided general statements about each class, but that does not limit the personas in each category
*Your Whisper will be chosen by myself based upon your character's personality (please do not GM this aspect of the RP)
*Post as ambiguously as possible for the Whisper post (i.e. it darted across the clearing elegantly, as opposed to, the horns on its head stuck out magnificently)
*Adult content is allowed, but please keep it at a PG-13 rating
*Minimum posting length required is one paragraph (we all make grammatical mistakes, but put forth your best effort)
*PM me your CS if you desire to play a Canon character
*Direct all questions to myself and the OOC thread
*Be creative, and have fun

Name
Age (18 or older)
Gender
Class (who you support in the war)
Appearance (real images only)
Personality
Skills/abilities (no super humans, please)
History (all characters were born after the betrayal)
Whisper post (a generic paragraph to describe the encounter with your Whisper)