[OOC] Vrenorza

[CrystalLD]

SETTING
Welcome to the world of Vrenorza, a magic infused land like many others, yet completely of its own. Explore complex biomes, filled with bioluminescent trees and other greens, harsh deserts that hide the most dangerous of creatures beneath its shifting sands, deep oceans with hidden treasures, and much more!

CHARACTERS AND MORE

Here, you will put in your character bios (I'll post an empty one down below for you all) before you hop into this blank slate of a world. It's something of a sandbox, if you will, for now. We'll make cities, creatures, stories together.
There will be guilds throughout the land, each one ruled by someone in the roleplay. You'll have to run your guild by me first to see if it's good to go, but otherwise you're free to recruit and do with it as you please! For now, there will be four main guilds. One will be run by myself, and the other three are open slots for anyone else interested.

One thing to keep in mind is that this world is not technologically advanced. It relies on magic far more than anything else. Though that's not to say magic is the only way to do things. Swords, bows, etc still do exist in this world. In fact, many classes you can choose for your characters might not even use magic at all! Think along the lines of dungeons and dragons, except more magic.

When making a class, like anything else, you'll have to run it by me first to ensure it's good to go.

CHARACTER SHEET TEMPLATE

Name:
Age:
Gender (if applicable):
Appearance (picture if you can, description otherwise):
Class:
Personality (putting it down to basic stuff like "friendly" etc is fine, but if you can flesh it out more that'd be great):
Backstory (if you don't have one planned, or want to discover it in roleplay, put "to be discovered"):
Other:

GUILD CREATION TEMPLATE

Name of Guild:
Purpose of Guild (what the guild aims to achieve):
Logo (if you have one, picture preferred):
Center of Operation (sort of the landscape around it):
Leader:

CLASS CREATION TEMPLATE

Class name:
Main weapon:
General skill set:
Difficulty level (how long it would take to 'git gud'):
Usage in battle:
Any other information you can provide:

[Dark Light]

Love the concept but not sure about the execution, feels a bit too rushed/loose to me.
But none the less, I am interested and will follow this and see how it all plays out.

[CrystalLD]

Instead of planning it all out myself, I wanted to try having a bit of an open world setting to see how people want to go about it
I may add an actual storyline later, if people can agree on it lol

[DELETED jdl3932]

Might be interested in this, though I must ask, what's the status of space and/or time based magics? Is Chronomancy a thing and if not, what about portals? I was thinking either a Guild that polices time travel or time magic use, or a Guild that provides magical transportation via rifts in space-time.

[CrystalLD]

Portals can definitely be a thing, though of controlled size so it's not too OP
Time based magics might be harder to implement, but if you're able to do it in a way that could still flow with the roleplay then I suppose it should be fine

[DELETED jdl3932]

Alright. I'll see what I can come up with.

[DELETED jdl3932]

So here's my guild thus far. While not necessarily a guild in the traditional sense of the word, it still functions as an organization and it's desire to find and preserve knowledge would allow its members to interact with other's throughout the course of the roleplay. Maybe some necromancer or some such wants to use Eldritch knowledge or an old ritual tome to take over the world, well the Watchers would definitely get involved. Not just to take the knowledge from said villain, but help save the world so there's a steady stream of new knowledge to collect.

And I know there's no advanced technology in this, and I've sort of given a reason for that in my WIP sheet here, but these guys do have some magitech. Though the most advanced stuff is keeping the Athenaeum in pristine condition while lesser items and devices are used by those who leave it to go back to Vrenorza to collect things. Anyway, let me know if it fits or not.

[CrystalLD]

Hm, it does seem kind of interesting.
Not sure how I feel about the tech they use, as long as it's not too advanced compared to the outside world it should be fine

[DELETED jdl3932]

Hm, it does seem kind of interesting.
Not sure how I feel about the tech they use, as long as it's not too advanced compared to the outside world it should be fine

@CrystalLD

It's mainly small things such as recorders that use a type of scrying magic to copy texts and such. To avoid attracting too much attention, most agents will dress and act the same as people in the world, the habits of whom they've studied over the years, or simply pretend to be seekers of knowledge from far off lands. Faceless nobodies one doesn't pay too much mind. The main bulk of advanced tech is in Aroth itself, and even then there aren't really any warmachine type devices due to the orders dislike of conflict. Most of the existing tech in the Athenaeum is used to keep it suspended where it's at, though I do plan on having members who are sent out into the world use specialized devices that use teleportation magics for transportation back and forth. Still have to think that out a bit more, but it won't be overpowered. As for the agents themselves, I don't think I'll have them use magic, at least not all of them anyway. Make it sort of varied. Some use magic, some are skilled with the blade or fist, and others are really good at lying, etc.

As for the Engineer Corp, they will be maintaining the Athenaeum itself obviously, and making useful items for agents to use out in the field. May or may not have them be biologically immortal as well just to make it more self contained, though that can be changed if needed.

[CrystalLD]

Alright, just as long as you can make it work for the world I'll allow it
I do like the concept of a guild controlling and monitoring time magic, to make sure nothing gets too out of hand

[AlternateMan]

why have one plague doctor when you can have ALL OF THEM

Name of Guild: Grey Doctors Union

Purpose of Guild (what the guild aims to achieve):
Healthcare.
Starting out from a small mobile medical station run by two doctors and their body guard, Grey Doctors Union slowly grew in number. It was two medical stations, then a clinic, and eventually into a giant guild of people researching for the welfare of the people of Vrenorza. Most of its members are doctors, researching diseases and their cures, along with acquiring other medical knowledge.
Though many members of the guild are doctors, there are other occupations such as warriors and merchants that are a part of the guild. Merchants of the guild can be seen all over the world, selling medicine at a reasonable price

Logo (if you have one, picture preferred):
(WIP)
Its iconic outfit is the plague doctor outfit, which first appeared when a deadly plague broke out in Asclep, their center of operation. It then became a sort of a uniform, worn by the members to show that they are the member of the Grey Doctors Union. There isn't a strictly set uniform, though.

Center of Operation (sort of the landscape around it):
Asclep is a city that the first medical station of the Union started its business in. As the faction grew, the city became a base of operations. It is built in the middle of a large field with a river crossing through the middle of the city. Peasants living around the city grow grains for a living, while Asclep itself mainly resorts to trade with other local cities. In the center of the city are two towers(each on the other sides of the river) that store books of medical knowledge the guild has gathered.

Leader:
High Professor Ducet
An elderly professor with the age of 84. Spending his life researching medicine, he is one of the smartest beings alive within the guild. He spends most of his time stuck in Asclep's towers, leaving most of the guild's business on the council's hands.

[CrystalLD]

@AlternateMan Really liking that Guild theme ^^

[AlternateMan]

my character would be a part of the Union, taking position of a "Field Researcher".
Which means lots of sharp stuff, glass vials and DoT stuff.
Also potions possibly.
The Union hardly uses magic.

[AlternateMan]

I'm starting to sound like I made Soviet Union v2 and it's not fine.

[AlternateMan]

Class name:Field Researcher
Main weapon: one handed bladed weapons
Generally bone saws, daggers, and various "surgical tool"s.
General skill set:
Difficulty level (how long it would take to 'git gud'): It'd take some time to gather actual effective materials(as, by common logic, stronger enemies with stronger poison to research will come out later in adventures) to utilize in combat, so difficulty would be high.
Usage in battle: Field Researchers collect data/samples from the field, and put them to use directly. They can create various solutions that can either provide buffs for the allies or debuffs for enemies. It could be a handful of medicine powder, or a vial of antidote, or a carefully kept flask of strong acid. Apart from their affinity of the weapon of choice, collecting and utilizing materials from the field is the key method of their combat. And also out of combat.
Any other information you can provide: Most field researchers are fighters with the patience to sit down and study medicine for at least a year or two, but some doctors decide to take arms and research on the fields too. Rarely though.
Field Researchers get a discount on purchasing common medicine ingredients and flasks if they shop from a Grey Doctors Union merchant.

[CrystalLD]

@AlternateMan
Sounds good to me! A very unique sounding class ^^

[DELETED jdl3932]

Almost done with this, just need to fill out the two sects. Let me know if anything needs to be changed.

The Watchers of Aroth WIP

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"Magice Imperii Decus Et Tutamen."

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Purpose: Founded near the end of the First Age by the remnants of the Imperial Engineering Corp and a group of three human magi who made themselves biologically immortal via the use of time magic, or chronomancy as it's also known, the Watchers exist to find, copy, and preserve all forms of knowledge they can get their hands on, in addition to ensuring the ancient school of chronomancy is not abused by other magic users. To this end the Watchers have a sub sect within their ranks that monitors and handles misuses of time magic out in the world. Referred to as Orāre, these specialized members use various forms of divination to gaze into Vrenorza in order to locate mages who may be abusing their powers over time. Once the targets have been found, the Orāre will contact the individual personally and advise them to exercise caution when manipulating time. Should the individual in question refuse to do so, however, they will be... dealt with.

Origin: Disgusted by the terrible loss of both life and information brought about by the War Of Eternal Hunger, these remnants of the formerly united Draetorin Empire built a great machine fueled by pure mana and used it to tear open a portal to another plane of existence called Aroth, where they then relocated; but not before using this same device to initiate a self destruct sequence that would not only sink the island it was on but send out an arcane shockwave as well. A shockwave that would tear across the planet, permanently deactivating or destroying all magitech used by the Empire and plunging its inhabitants into a technological dark age in the hope that another such conflict, one that poisoned the sea and rent the land, would never happen again.

Judging from the world's current state, it seems they were successful.

Center of Operation

Aroth

The Athenaeum

A city sized library staffed by autonomous mana crystal powered dragonfly-like drones referred to simply as Indexes, the Athenaeum is split up into three different rings, the center of which houses the Watchers immortal leaders along with several sleeping quarters, training grounds, workshops for the engineers, food storage and preparation area's, etc; while the other two are devoted entirely towards information storage. Speaking of information storage, rather than using books or scrolls that can rot away over time, the Watchers employ coal colored metal cubes with crimson highlights called Codex's that are capable of having information transcribed onto them via Oculari-palm sized bronze spheres covered in arcane etchings-the standard recording device used by all Watchers out in Vrenorza. It is also here that the most advanced of Draetorin magitech resides, keeping the great city-library suspended in the middle of a massive sinkhole at the center of the realm into which the infinite sea drains.

In order to travel to and from the Athenaeum, Quaerens-men and women whose mission is to venture out into Vrenorza to gather knowledge and supplies-use Porta; magical gauntlets traditionally worn on the right hand, underneath a sleeve or other such article of clothing. Powered by mana crystals, like much of the technology they employ, the device has three primary buttons that control its three main functions. The first button acts as the main way of recharging the device. Holding a mana crystal in the hand on which the glove is worn, the user would then press the purplish button on its right side to initiate the energy siphoning process. Once this is done, the crystal will have either shrunk significantly-as energy was drained-or vanished entirely if all its energy reserves have been used up. In regards to the other two buttons, each one serves an individual purpose. The one closest to the wearers elbow transports them back to a designated arrival room in the Athenaeum, while the one closer to the users hand sends them to a random location in Vrenorza, generally the outskirts of a well known city or some other such remote place. It should be noted that these gloves can be destroyed as well and rendered as useless as they would be if they had ran out of charge.

On the opposite side of this however, the Orāre use standard portal magics as they are trained to rely on it more than anything else. Quaerens, however, are far too varied in terms of personal skills in order for this to be an effective means of transport, hence the need for Porta.

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The Plane Itself

A plane of endless stormy seas and troubled gray skies, Aroth is a strange realm to say the least. Its history unknown, even the Watchers have not yet figured out just who or what made this place, nor who may or may not have inhabited it before them.

Leader(s): Uthar Ifaris, Ismena Rozeman, and Olev.

Sects

The Orāre

The Quaerens

[CrystalLD]

Alright, that sounds pretty good! @ZAVAZggg

[AlternateMan]

I'll update some stuff once my exam is over; which is next Wednesday.

[DELETED jdl3932]

Almost done with the sheet for the guild, but class has started up again, and that in combination with the roleplays I'm in, and a fanfic I have to upload another chapter to has kept me pretty busy lately. Almost done though, just need to fill out the section on the Orare.