The Story
The world of Tessanis has recently had magic return to it after having disappeared for 300 years. With its return, many beings have begun building up power, becoming gods, building forces to combat each other. But many have forgotten when the world first gained magic, in the earliest days of history. They forgot the price that was paid for such powers. They forgot the sleeping enemy that nearly destroyed their realm at the scent of magic. Everyone forgot.
Except the orcs.
Orcs are among the oldest race, having first arisen from the Chenewan Swamps, in the western area of the Tessanis continent. They've long since spread out in the world, intermingled with the many other varied races, made and adapted new cultures. But one thing remained constant, and that is the tale of Gordrik Softhammer, the Orc that led his race into victory against an invasion of fiends that attempted to seize this realm with its abundance of magic.
The warning signs of the previous invasion have returned. The aurora, typically seen in the northern areas, is now seen everywhere in the skies, now in shades of red and purple instead of blues and greens. Mages of all types are experiencing erratic bouts of nausea, headaches, and feelings of dread.
The orcs all know these to be what Gordrik felt in the days leading to the previous invasion attempt. They've begun to convene en masse at Gordrik's Fall, a small plains where the Orc leader single-handedly fought and killed the Archfiend King and Queen, and then died from his wounds, ending the invasion.
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The How To
Create an Orc character, pray they survive this plot, level up their skills and/or magicks, have fun.
EDIT: While I do mostly want Orc characters, I will allow other races.
Even though magic and fantasy beasts and such exists in this RP world, I want to keep a focus of realism. If your character is a novice mage, they can't destroy an entire army. If your character has no Agility skill, they can't do triple back flips into a face stab. Keep it realistic in a semi-unrealistic setting. The point is for our characters to grow, not start off being amazing.
I'd greatly appreciate about 3 Paragraphs per post. I dont mind mature themes, simply because the world is real. Bad things happen, good things happen, details happen. That said, no violating of the site's rules. So just for clarity's sake, I'll quote them at the end.
Proper grammar and spelling are greatly appreciated. When grammar and spelling are awful it can be terribly distracting for the participating writers. I'm not going to be a stickler for the occasional mistake and such, we are humans after all. I will let you know if your grammar needs to step it up.
Respect each other, and if you can't, take your disagreements to PM. It's why it's there.
You get one character. If your character wants any sentient NPCs to join them (Spouse, child, slave, whatever) that is fine, however, as GM, I also maintain the ability to use them. I've had problems in the past with people abusing companion NPCs. So please don't.
There's no posting order, though I do want at least 1 post from each writer between GM posts, and at least 1 post a week.
If you wish to do collabs (great for tons of dialogue) feel free.
If you have any lore or background questions, please ask here, simply so that everyone can learn from the answer.
The Character Sheet
