Hello~ I've been here for a while, but I've barely done any roleplays at all since I'm mainly just continuing a role play with an old friend who moved here from another site. But, I'm starting to get bored so I decided why not make myself known!
That being said, I'm in a bit of a bind here. I made a character for a different site, set everything up, and then I realized the site hadn't been active for over a year.
Internally cursing myself, I promised not to let this amazing character go to waste. I have to reformat his profile since this site doesn't accept advanced BB-code like I was using, and there are a few plot points from the site itself that may be pertinent, so I'm copying and pasting some details from the setting of the plot. In case anyone needs to know, most things about the setting are from desparia.proboards.com
That being said, here we go with the setting! Feel free to just skim it, I'll make the parts that actually are important bold incase you want a quick read.
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What kind of universe is this?
The main Desparia setting is in a roughly medieval/sword and sorcery time period. The setting has low-to-mid level magic* and hopefully a lot of political intrigue. Oh, also everyone is anthros! Your anthro can be whatever real life or prehistoric animal you'd like, or a combination of two animals, or whatever. Just don't power play/god mod and we'll all be good. Besides, let's be real, they are probably mostly going to be carnivorans. It's just what happens. If you wanted to have a half-lion, half- gazelle you can. Just no dragons/unicorns/magical things, and no humans because that'd be weird.
Are there animals other than the anthros?
Yes. We know it's weird. But your dog can have a pet dog. Just go with it! Don't think about the implications of your sheep character eating mutton for dinner!!!! Just hand wave that shit away.
*Magic??? TELL ME ABOUT THE MAGIC!!!
We like magic and think it's a fun extra thing to give some extra pizzazz to the world. However, we want to maintain some believability here! That means that we're giving people the option of adding some mystical flair to things, but that we don't want Dungeons and Dragon's style fireballs and shit out everywhere. The occasional minor mystical thing (a rare unicorn, a dragonbone weapon from two centuries ago, casting minor curses or reading fortunes from tarot cards, etc. etc.) is fine! But try to make it like, not ridiculous or anything. No riding on backs of dragons, casting pillar of fire on every enemy. Basically, think like Book 1 of Game of Thrones. Magic exists, but in a way subtle enough that the average person wouldn't know about it. Only weirdos and adventurers and the extremely unlucky or well informed would ever encounter magic in their daily life. Most people are rightfully suspicious of it! And for the love of god, no power playing or god modding! TL;DR, having a spooky fortuneteller who actually can see snippets of the future? FINE! An occasional ghost? FINE! Having a powerful sorcerer demigod who can control legions of undead and hordes of bizarre monsters? NAH BRO! If you're unsure if something is okay, just ask Jye and me.
So tell me about the kingdom of Desparia!
Desparia is a prosperous, or at least seemingly so, kingdom that is ruled by a monarchy. (If you want to be a monarch(s) please let us know and we might be able to work something out). They are known for their ambitious trading and mercantilism as well as their powerful church and powerful army. Most of their citizens are dedicated tradersfolk, craftsmen, or soldiers, though the landscape is diverse so there's also room for pirates, royal guards, monks and clergy, farmers, ne'er-do-wells, travelers, artists, and generally anything you can imagine!
Desparia currently is in a conflict with many of the so-called "Barbarian Tribes" that run along their border. An ambitious kingdom, they seeks to expand to the fringe lands where the displaced peoples of the tribes live. This has caused some pretty brutal conflicts with the people there, who feel oppressed by the monarchy and are actively rebelling. Both sides have committed some fairly atrocious acts, but Desparia has recently taken to sending their prisoners of war from the Barbaaros territory into the gladiator ring as a form of entertainment and business in the capital. As you might imagine, the tribes are none too pleased. They can't believe that Desparia calls THEM the barbarians.
Ooh, tell me about the tribes of Barbaaros!
This is tricky, because there are many tribes! They are not one cohesive kingdom, but rather loose groups that affiliate based on shared culture. Each tribe is different - some are pacifist, others warlike, some are religious, some are not. If you are interested in starting a specific tribe, you can! You don't even have to ask, you can create your character's backstory as you please. Here are the things the tribes share:
--- They live or at one time lived in the Barbaaros region, known to be a rough terrain.
--- Desparia considers all of them enemies of the state
--- They speak Desparian (the common tongue) but they may also have additional spoken tongues. No tribe has their own written language, though some individuals can write in Desparian. Some claim that there used to be a written language of the tribes, but that it is lost to time now.
--- Some claim that they were the original owners of what is now Desparian land.
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Quote end. Now, on to my character, which is my original creation, but is mostly copied and pasted from where I originally posted him on the site.
Full Name: Jack Bell
Nicknames: Jack, Jackie, Kite.
Age: 16 years old
Birthday: 05 May
Gender: Male
Orientation: Bisexual
Player: Etch
Hybrid: House Cat/Black Panther
Appearance: Silky black fur covers his body, keeping him warm in the cold and causing him to heat up like an oven in Summer. He has amber eyes with round pupils, surprising considering his cat heritage, and large irises that fill almost his entire eye. He has some silver hairs mixed in with his black ones, not as a sign of aging but rather as birthmarks of a sort. He's short, even for his young age, as if his growth had been stunted early on. Sad eyes give way to the fact that he's clearly seen more than he ever should have, and a silver piercing adorns his left ear near the tip. His nose is black to match his fur, and his body is sleek and slender, similar to the cats he has come from. He tends to wear a hot pink, almost red scarf around his neck, even when it's warm. It appears to be very important to him, and he is inseparable from it. His clothing usually consists of long pants and a hand-knit sweater during the winter, and shorts and no shirt during the summer.
Personality: Jack is quite the loner, although one wouldn't know it at first glance. He's friendly enough, and enjoys people's company just as much as the next person, but he's afraid to get attached, and avoids staying around one person for too long. He doesn't have it in him to hate, despite everything that has been done to him, and is really quite the softy, despite his protests against it. Still, he avoids allowing himself to get close to anyone out of fear that they will get hurt. He can get embarrassed easily, and although he can make decisions far beyond his age, he's still a kid at heart and even if he forgets that, his inexperience always catches up to him. Despite the fact that panthers don't tend to mind the water too much, Jack's house cat side shows anywhere near water, as while he isn't afraid of it, and can swim just fine, he hates the feeling of water on his fur. He has an innate instinct to avoid dogs and wolves, and yet he often ignores that instinct in an effort to be as friendly as possible. He lacks ambition, and simply wants to live a peaceful life, ashamed of his own talents even though he refuses to admit how much he could really do with himself if he put his mind to it.
Family: He was raised without any known family, and his closest thing to such was Umire, who acted more as a grandmother to him than anyone else ever has. After her death, he grieved endlessly before vowing to never allow himself to put anyone in danger like he did for her again.
History: Jack was born into slavery. As a half-decedent of one of the unknown tribes of Barbaaros, his mother was a slave from such a tribe, and his father her master. When he was barely weaned, he was sold to a different master and separated from his mother, effectively starting his life of solitude. He was passed between many masters as he grew older, and never really got to know one or the other. His work was simple housework or the occasional hard labor, but he would be forced to watch helplessly as his female companions were called to his master's bedrooms and came back bruised and quiet. These experiences at such a young age caused him to highly respect women for the hardships they go through, and he would grow up to become quite the gentleman.
When Jack was twelve, he was passed to a new master who supposedly opposed slavery, and was buying slaves up in order to get the documentation to free them. Jack was freed by this man, who referred him to a raven-crow named Umire, who raised him for the next year as his own. Because she was barren, Umire could have no children of her own, and although she was bossy and acted almost as if she was his strict grandmother, the love they shared was no doubt that of mother and son, even if they were not related by blood.
Then, after only a short year spent with Umire, Jack's hiding place was discovered by a group of men who had caught onto the work of the master who had freed Jack. Despite being legally freed, the men were selfish and wanted Jack and the other freed slaves to be dragged back into the hell they were forced to suffer for so long. They came to Umire's house and demanded to see him, but Umire bought him enough time to run. In doing so, she lost her life.
Since, Jack has long escaped those men, and yet some today even still challenge his freedom. He makes sure he always has his legal documentation with him, regardless of where he is or why he's there. He's been through much, and yet now he travels, hoping to see the world he missed when he was locked away behind bars.
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Congratulations on reading to the end! Either that, or you skipped down the bottom, in which case I congratulate you for your stupidity in thinking you can actually complete a role play without knowing anything about the setting or characters. :)
That being said, if anyone is even slightly interested, even if you don't quite have an idea, feel free to contact me either in this thread or in private messages. I'm sure we can work something out, and if not, we can always talk about other roleplay ideas with different characters and plotlines. Thanks, and say hi to Ophidian for me if you happen to know him. He's pretty much the only roleplay I've got going on this site right now, so I'm giving him special treatment. ^.^
That being said, I'm in a bit of a bind here. I made a character for a different site, set everything up, and then I realized the site hadn't been active for over a year.
Internally cursing myself, I promised not to let this amazing character go to waste. I have to reformat his profile since this site doesn't accept advanced BB-code like I was using, and there are a few plot points from the site itself that may be pertinent, so I'm copying and pasting some details from the setting of the plot. In case anyone needs to know, most things about the setting are from desparia.proboards.com
That being said, here we go with the setting! Feel free to just skim it, I'll make the parts that actually are important bold incase you want a quick read.
---------
What kind of universe is this?
The main Desparia setting is in a roughly medieval/sword and sorcery time period. The setting has low-to-mid level magic* and hopefully a lot of political intrigue. Oh, also everyone is anthros! Your anthro can be whatever real life or prehistoric animal you'd like, or a combination of two animals, or whatever. Just don't power play/god mod and we'll all be good. Besides, let's be real, they are probably mostly going to be carnivorans. It's just what happens. If you wanted to have a half-lion, half- gazelle you can. Just no dragons/unicorns/magical things, and no humans because that'd be weird.
Are there animals other than the anthros?
Yes. We know it's weird. But your dog can have a pet dog. Just go with it! Don't think about the implications of your sheep character eating mutton for dinner!!!! Just hand wave that shit away.
*Magic??? TELL ME ABOUT THE MAGIC!!!
We like magic and think it's a fun extra thing to give some extra pizzazz to the world. However, we want to maintain some believability here! That means that we're giving people the option of adding some mystical flair to things, but that we don't want Dungeons and Dragon's style fireballs and shit out everywhere. The occasional minor mystical thing (a rare unicorn, a dragonbone weapon from two centuries ago, casting minor curses or reading fortunes from tarot cards, etc. etc.) is fine! But try to make it like, not ridiculous or anything. No riding on backs of dragons, casting pillar of fire on every enemy. Basically, think like Book 1 of Game of Thrones. Magic exists, but in a way subtle enough that the average person wouldn't know about it. Only weirdos and adventurers and the extremely unlucky or well informed would ever encounter magic in their daily life. Most people are rightfully suspicious of it! And for the love of god, no power playing or god modding! TL;DR, having a spooky fortuneteller who actually can see snippets of the future? FINE! An occasional ghost? FINE! Having a powerful sorcerer demigod who can control legions of undead and hordes of bizarre monsters? NAH BRO! If you're unsure if something is okay, just ask Jye and me.
So tell me about the kingdom of Desparia!
Desparia is a prosperous, or at least seemingly so, kingdom that is ruled by a monarchy. (If you want to be a monarch(s) please let us know and we might be able to work something out). They are known for their ambitious trading and mercantilism as well as their powerful church and powerful army. Most of their citizens are dedicated tradersfolk, craftsmen, or soldiers, though the landscape is diverse so there's also room for pirates, royal guards, monks and clergy, farmers, ne'er-do-wells, travelers, artists, and generally anything you can imagine!
Desparia currently is in a conflict with many of the so-called "Barbarian Tribes" that run along their border. An ambitious kingdom, they seeks to expand to the fringe lands where the displaced peoples of the tribes live. This has caused some pretty brutal conflicts with the people there, who feel oppressed by the monarchy and are actively rebelling. Both sides have committed some fairly atrocious acts, but Desparia has recently taken to sending their prisoners of war from the Barbaaros territory into the gladiator ring as a form of entertainment and business in the capital. As you might imagine, the tribes are none too pleased. They can't believe that Desparia calls THEM the barbarians.
Ooh, tell me about the tribes of Barbaaros!
This is tricky, because there are many tribes! They are not one cohesive kingdom, but rather loose groups that affiliate based on shared culture. Each tribe is different - some are pacifist, others warlike, some are religious, some are not. If you are interested in starting a specific tribe, you can! You don't even have to ask, you can create your character's backstory as you please. Here are the things the tribes share:
--- They live or at one time lived in the Barbaaros region, known to be a rough terrain.
--- Desparia considers all of them enemies of the state
--- They speak Desparian (the common tongue) but they may also have additional spoken tongues. No tribe has their own written language, though some individuals can write in Desparian. Some claim that there used to be a written language of the tribes, but that it is lost to time now.
--- Some claim that they were the original owners of what is now Desparian land.
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Quote end. Now, on to my character, which is my original creation, but is mostly copied and pasted from where I originally posted him on the site.
Full Name: Jack Bell
Nicknames: Jack, Jackie, Kite.
Age: 16 years old
Birthday: 05 May
Gender: Male
Orientation: Bisexual
Player: Etch
Hybrid: House Cat/Black Panther
Appearance: Silky black fur covers his body, keeping him warm in the cold and causing him to heat up like an oven in Summer. He has amber eyes with round pupils, surprising considering his cat heritage, and large irises that fill almost his entire eye. He has some silver hairs mixed in with his black ones, not as a sign of aging but rather as birthmarks of a sort. He's short, even for his young age, as if his growth had been stunted early on. Sad eyes give way to the fact that he's clearly seen more than he ever should have, and a silver piercing adorns his left ear near the tip. His nose is black to match his fur, and his body is sleek and slender, similar to the cats he has come from. He tends to wear a hot pink, almost red scarf around his neck, even when it's warm. It appears to be very important to him, and he is inseparable from it. His clothing usually consists of long pants and a hand-knit sweater during the winter, and shorts and no shirt during the summer.
Personality: Jack is quite the loner, although one wouldn't know it at first glance. He's friendly enough, and enjoys people's company just as much as the next person, but he's afraid to get attached, and avoids staying around one person for too long. He doesn't have it in him to hate, despite everything that has been done to him, and is really quite the softy, despite his protests against it. Still, he avoids allowing himself to get close to anyone out of fear that they will get hurt. He can get embarrassed easily, and although he can make decisions far beyond his age, he's still a kid at heart and even if he forgets that, his inexperience always catches up to him. Despite the fact that panthers don't tend to mind the water too much, Jack's house cat side shows anywhere near water, as while he isn't afraid of it, and can swim just fine, he hates the feeling of water on his fur. He has an innate instinct to avoid dogs and wolves, and yet he often ignores that instinct in an effort to be as friendly as possible. He lacks ambition, and simply wants to live a peaceful life, ashamed of his own talents even though he refuses to admit how much he could really do with himself if he put his mind to it.
Family: He was raised without any known family, and his closest thing to such was Umire, who acted more as a grandmother to him than anyone else ever has. After her death, he grieved endlessly before vowing to never allow himself to put anyone in danger like he did for her again.
History: Jack was born into slavery. As a half-decedent of one of the unknown tribes of Barbaaros, his mother was a slave from such a tribe, and his father her master. When he was barely weaned, he was sold to a different master and separated from his mother, effectively starting his life of solitude. He was passed between many masters as he grew older, and never really got to know one or the other. His work was simple housework or the occasional hard labor, but he would be forced to watch helplessly as his female companions were called to his master's bedrooms and came back bruised and quiet. These experiences at such a young age caused him to highly respect women for the hardships they go through, and he would grow up to become quite the gentleman.
When Jack was twelve, he was passed to a new master who supposedly opposed slavery, and was buying slaves up in order to get the documentation to free them. Jack was freed by this man, who referred him to a raven-crow named Umire, who raised him for the next year as his own. Because she was barren, Umire could have no children of her own, and although she was bossy and acted almost as if she was his strict grandmother, the love they shared was no doubt that of mother and son, even if they were not related by blood.
Then, after only a short year spent with Umire, Jack's hiding place was discovered by a group of men who had caught onto the work of the master who had freed Jack. Despite being legally freed, the men were selfish and wanted Jack and the other freed slaves to be dragged back into the hell they were forced to suffer for so long. They came to Umire's house and demanded to see him, but Umire bought him enough time to run. In doing so, she lost her life.
Since, Jack has long escaped those men, and yet some today even still challenge his freedom. He makes sure he always has his legal documentation with him, regardless of where he is or why he's there. He's been through much, and yet now he travels, hoping to see the world he missed when he was locked away behind bars.
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Congratulations on reading to the end! Either that, or you skipped down the bottom, in which case I congratulate you for your stupidity in thinking you can actually complete a role play without knowing anything about the setting or characters. :)
That being said, if anyone is even slightly interested, even if you don't quite have an idea, feel free to contact me either in this thread or in private messages. I'm sure we can work something out, and if not, we can always talk about other roleplay ideas with different characters and plotlines. Thanks, and say hi to Ophidian for me if you happen to know him. He's pretty much the only roleplay I've got going on this site right now, so I'm giving him special treatment. ^.^
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