Prized Bride (A New Beginning)

[Ellion]

@eclecticwitch

So there are still Gems being taken as brides. I would say most of the gems being play are one of these new girls. Once your gem is created and accepted then you’ll get assigned a husband sorta thing. If you wanted to play an already married Gem, you’d have to work that out with who ever is playing that particular Drakkan so you can mesh their back stories. Does that make sense?

[eclecticwitch]

Indeedy it does! I have a lovely idea that I hope is rather original but we'll see! I'll get to work asap!

[Ellion]

@eclecticwitch

Okay, let me know if you have any question or would like some feed back

[eclecticwitch]

{Adorabella Orchard (Honara)}

Race:
Geminite
Age:
23
Element(s):
Water
Height:
4'10"

Bio:
When Adorabella was born a girl her family did not wish for her to be taken away by the Drakken. They had never been okay with the giving away of their noble women as brides. Her parents wished to protect her from the possibility of this and so ran away into obscurity. This led them to a small village of Gems who primarily dealt in agriculture. Her family bought land and from there created a grand orchard and crop field to produce delicious fruits.

From her earliest memories, she has lived on this farm and worked hard. She picked the fruits from the trees and gathered ripe berries from the lines of bushes and vines. Their orchard is famed for its delicious wines. There were a few years in her early childhood she would go hungry, especially during winter months. As the farm flourished she became used to a certain type of luxury afforded a farmer's daughter - one of which being to never go hungry.

Unfortunately, this obscurity from her noble heritage did not last long. Someone recognized her parents, and after delving into some records found that it was the Honara Family that had purchased the land. For the punishment of running away, Adorabella was to be given away as the very bride her family had hoped to avoid.

She is not sure about this life of nobility and often finds herself failing in the social graces she should have been taught. The clothing and lifestyle are so very different. She longs for the days in which she could run wild through the trees and taste freshly picked fruit.
Other:
n/a for now
Adult Content Preference:
None. I enjoy myself a well-timed blackout.

[Skwint]

Question for the almighty Overlords:

Do Drakkan mature at the same rate as humans?

[Legion02]

@Legion02

It looks really good. My only suggestions would be to expand on what happened between his first bride and now (that’s like....400 years time) did his brides bare him children? What’s his family structure like? Where is he usually based out of?

@Ellion

Added 2 more paragraphs concerning his life after the war and his sons. However, I don't fully understand what you mean with where is usually based out of. Do you mean what fortress? Or land? There isn't really a map so I guess that would be hard to tell?

EDIT: I also kept his current martial status and what he did the past few years pretty vague so if anyonhe wanted to play his current wife, I could easily incorporate her.

EDIT 2: And if anyone wants to discuss relations or something, just shoot me a PM. I have no problem doing it over PM but if you want to discuss a lot, I'd suggest we do it over Discord.

[Ellion]

@Skwint 100 is like.... 18 years old. So sorta follow this ratio. @eclecticwitchill pm you come suggestions later tonight.
@Legion02 we don’t have everything 100% up yet, a map is forthcoming. But it is more of a future request once we get everything ready for characters. Does that make sense? Also keep me posted if you get yourself a wife

[eclecticwitch]

I shall await your critiques with baited breath!

[DeletedUser9Gh7]

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[WeepingLiberty]

Sorry for my sudden absence. I got a little down, and then the news of the school shooting in Florida hit me. Broke my heart. T^T

Ok, back to business. I'm hoping to be able to get some kind of map together for you guys for when we post the OOC. Boyfriend has the photoshop so I won't be able to work on it properly until tomorrow when I go over, so unfortunately the only land info I have is in my head and is slightly generic.

I would love to just say though, and probably will say it about a million more times. I am so excited to have you all. ^.^

[Ellion]

@eclecticwitchsorry I didn’t pm you last night. I fell asleep. I’ll look it over here soon

[DeletedUser9Gh7]

Can there be Drakans that are not violent and brutal?

[Legion02]

@Legion02 we don’t have everything 100% up yet, a map is forthcoming. But it is more of a future request once we get everything ready for characters. Does that make sense? Also keep me posted if you get yourself a wife

@Ellion

I'll wait for the map! But in the mean time, could you tell me a little about the fauna of Drakka? I'm imagining my guy would definitly have some sort of awesome mount. Or have some cool trophies. (Also noticed Liberty asked not to put the CSes up yet so I took Keregar offline for now)

[Ellion]

Can there be Drakans that are not violent and brutal?

@SantosGabriel77

It depends what you mean by nonviolent. Any Drakkan seen as weak (unwilling or unable to fight) would have been chucked in to the wilds to die. Small Drakkan have then tendency to get mean because they always have to fight to prove they belong.

Brides are also usually given out like a prize. Not everyone gets one and not everyone gets the same amount. They are spoils of war after all. it is super common for Drakkan to be killed if another Drakkan likes the firsts’ Gem better so that he can take her. This usually happens the night of the ceremony but can happen at other times.

But like, his personality can be whatever and as along as he is able to fight and seems willing, what ever he actually does is up to you.

Does that make sense?

@Legion02

For the most part, the domesticated animals were like... horses and dogs that are bigger and meaner. But there was a vague threat of monsters in the wilds. Moral of the story, you can probably have what ever you want just run your requests by us.

[Pupperr]

Just curious, is there an age when gems are eligible to be a Prized Bride for the ceremony? For example, when they turn 21 they are now eligible to be a Prized Bride. I'm also just curious, at what age is a geminite full maturity?

@Ellion I sent you a PM asking for a bit of feedback when you get a moment :)

[Ellion]

@Pupperr@eclecticwitch

I sent (or tried to send) both of you PM's, but like, every time I hit send it does something weird and I am not sure if they went through...sooo let me know if you didn't get them.

And they can start being claimed by 18 and they usually stop being desierable as brides by age 25/26. But in theroy, everyone is fair game until they are like...thirty or something. I DON'T KNOW A CAP AGE NEVER CAME UP IN PLANNING!

[Pupperr]

Thank you for the information! I am so DAMN excited for this! :)

[Obscene Symphony]

@WeepingLiberty I am so angry at the Guild! It didn’t send me the ping!!!!! If I hadn’t stumbled on this by accident I never would have known!!

[WeepingLiberty]

@Obscene Symphony

Hahaha, worry not. I was going to try pinging people again for the OOC, might just end up sending PMs instead. Just gonna be a little irritating due to the 5 person max. Will you be joining us my dear?

@Pupperr

@Pupperr@eclecticwitch

I sent (or tried to send) both of you PM's, but like, every time I hit send it does something weird and I am not sure if they went through...sooo let me know if you didn't get them.

And they can start being claimed by 18 and they usually stop being desierable as brides by age 25/26. But in theroy, everyone is fair game until they are like...thirty or something. I DON'T KNOW A CAP AGE NEVER CAME UP IN PLANNING!

@Ellion

True, age cap never really did come up did it. Which is why I put the range the way I did. In terms of selecting a new bride, it is incredibly rare for a Gem to be picked past 25 or 26 like Ellion said. That is considered their 'peak' by Drakkan males... It is also believed (whether this is true or not though...) that the older a Gem woman is when she is taken, the less likely she will survive the pregnancy... Or that her mental stability will deteriorate faster due to their having longer lengths of time to grow used to their homeland before being ripped from it.

That being said, the age of a Gem character that is an already established bride may be older than this to match the length of time she would have been living with them using the above information as a reference point.

Progress Report

So, a couple of things.

One... I tried. I really did, I swear I did. When I found out that I had dreamt up the map we used for a previous iteration, I was going to make up one specifically for this one. I have given up on that, it was driving me up a wall, and I'm too much of a perfectionist... We wouldn't be starting until next month easily if I had continued down this path... So instead, I have settled with the close enough approach where I found artwork from Dr. Google and pair it with written additions.

Two: OOC is almost complete. I am attempting to sort through and edit some of the lore we had compiled over the last three runs. This includes more cultural aspects as well as the creation story and various gods known to these people. Figured it might be slightly important. Just taking me a hot minute to sort through. Please be patient with me. T^T

Aaaand Three: So Ellion has appeared to have run into some minor computer troubles. We'll see when they get fixed as it is a work in progress. Could even be fixed by the time I finish writing this message (WHICH WOULD BE GREAT!!!) If that is not the case, please be patient in regards to any responses she might have had to any of your questions. If such question you deem a little more urgent, feel free to send them to me as well and I will get to you as soon as possible....

That also includes the people who have sent me some messages already. That is next on my to-do list tonight.... I don't think I have enough coffee for all of this... Maybe I'll try some tea instead. Hahaha

[Obscene Symphony]

@WeepingLiberty You know I’d love to! But alas, as eager as I am I might need to wait until I’ve had some sleep before I can decide if I can fit it into my schedule. I’ll do my very best!