[OOC] An important choice: who will she choose? A futuristic royalty rp.

A future and kingdom to be determined by a single persons' choice.

[Vampiretwilight]

This rp is about:

The distant future....

Technology grew. The world became the futuristic realms we all imagined. However, in this story, it is no longer the modern way of living. This story is about a princess whose father ruled a futuristic society, whose skills and technology was superior to the rest of the worlds. This was only one society, one kingdom. There were many others.

The time came where the king was to retire, handing over the throne and reign of the kingdom to his only daughter. But, there were two conditions. One such condition was that she had to prove herself. He gave her one year to do so. If she could prove that she was strong enough to lead the kingdom as he did, he would feel safe leaving it in her hands.

That left the second condition. The second condition was that she had to marry. She had to find someone to help her with her kingdom, even if he was not the leader himself. He married her mother when they were her age, as did his parents and their parents and so on. You could call it a royal family tradition that had gone on for well over 1,000 years.

The princess would be appalled that her father asked her to do such a thing. The way he made the condition clear? Well, to her, it sounded like he was making her go through what was practically an arranged marriage. As, like with the first condition, he was only giving her a year to do. This would upset the young lady. That was for certain.

The princess would beg and plead with her father. She did not wish to go through with the second condition that he named. She was more than willing to do her best when he came to the first, but she wanted nothing to do with the second. She enjoyed her freedom. She did not want it to be taken away from her, which is what she thought would happen if she was forced to follow along with the so-called 'family tradition' that he told her about. But, his mind was made up. The king would not budge on this. His decision was final. The conditions would remain and they would not change. She had no choice, nor a say in that matter.

The young lady was quite upset with her father. But, she gave up. If she wanted to be queen, she had to go along with whatever he wanted to get there, even if it meant doing something that she did not ever wish to do.

That was the start of this tale......

Eventually, word got around. Princes, nobles, wealthy businessmen, dukes, counts, barons, and every other male with a title and such came out of the woodwork, so to speak, to pursue her, or rather, the position they would obtain if they were to gain her hand in marriage. The men were of various ages. Some were the same age as her(18/19) and some were older. There were even some men old enough to be her father, which actually freaked her out some.

She could not believe that she had to choose a husband from among these men. They, in her opinion, were not good enough to be suitors. But, they were the only ones coming to seek her out. She was limited when it came to a potential husband. She frowned when she thought about that one day.

Anyway, one day, she had an idea. She would make them compete, to fight with each other. If they could prove themselves, prove to be the best, and the most worthy, she would choose them. She would marry them.

She hoped this would work. She wanted someone that she could get along with, at least. If she had to marry, she wanted to be with someone who she could at least be friends with. She did not want to spend almost every day yelling, or hiding out with nothing to do but come up with new blueprints for new possible technologies.

The men could not believe their ears. They could not believe what she was trying to put them through. However, they would not be deterred. They were determined to become king, to gain her hand, no matter what. Those men, those so-called suitors, were going to do whatever it took to make her their wife so they could rule the kingdom, to have power over the best technology and land. That greed would become very clear to the princess.

Of course, there were a few who were not greedy. They only pursued her because their parents, their families, were making them, hoping to elevate their status in society, so to speak. These were gentlemen who truly cared. However, the princes did not know that, nor did she notice such males. She was too busy doing what she was doing.

Time passed......

The men would continue their pursuit of her, no mater how long it took. That created a big question. The answer to it was not clear however. The question was:
Who would finally win? Would it be a greedy man, or one of the power-hungry perverts that she detested? or would it be a gentlemen? someone who would simply be a friend? Who knows?

Of course, a threat would soon become clear.....

Some of the men threatened war if they were not chosen. They were that cold, that spiteful. The princess could not believe that those men could be like that. What was she to do? This meant that whomever she chose would also help to determine the kingdoms' safety and security. That would make the decision, in the end, all the more difficult.

And so that great journey, full of obstacles, in a world where technology and crown rule(kings, queens, etc.) would meet, was about to begin.......

What was going to happen?

[Vampiretwilight]

rules:

no mary sues or gary stus
no godmodding
be respectful
no controlling each others characters
no fighting amongst players
keep conversation to the ooc thread
follow forum rules

character sheets

princess:
appearance
name
age
bio
other(optional)

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king(if desired):
appearance
name
age
bio(optional)
other(optional)

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suitors:
appearance
name
age
title
kingdom/homeland
bio
other(optional)

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extras/other characters:
appearance
name
age
role in this story(what do you do? who are you?)
bio(optional)
other(optional)

[Vampiretwilight]

players:
1. me
2. Dr Lovecraft
3. Dark Cloud( formerly Blackmist16)
4. StitchedOwl
5.

[Vampiretwilight]

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[Dr Lovecraft]

Appearance: 6'05, tanned skin, large build, very muscular, deep red hair (shaved sides), goatee, amber eyes (missing the left one, wears an eyepatch with the Catterwall crest), ((I'll draw him tomorrow))
Name: Strax von Catterwall
Age: 24
Title: Duke
Kingdom/homeland: Catterwall

Bio: Several generations ago, a bottom-class woman led a full scale revolt against the technologically advanced elite of the land. It was a bloody fight, by the end there were less than twenty people alive on either side. The woman had survived, though, and she took her place as the new queen. Her name had been Lilly, but she was hailed as Queen Lillith von Catterwall, for her battle cries were said to be that of a vicious feline springing at it's assailants. It was not long before the Queen was with child, however, knowing that it was the hardships she faced that made her a worthy Queen, she decided she would not allow her daughters to know the ease of royal life. Thus it became tradition that every female heir be cast into banishment by the age of six, where she must grow on her own, until she has made a name for herself and proven she is worthy of inheriting the title of Queen. It then falls to the male heirs to run the kingdom until such time that a daughter return and prove her worth. If no daughter returns by the end of the Queen's life, the son will rule until such time as she returns, at which point he was have the chance to challenge her for the throne. Not once has a son challenged a daughter and won.
Duke Strax is the second born child and first born son of Queen Lillith von Catterwall VII. His sister, Lillith von Catterwall VIII, returned to prove her worth less than a year ago. Since then, Strax has slowly but surely been being phased out of royal affairs as his sister prepares to take the throne. Despite what many may think, Strax is actually glad, as less time devoted to policy and diplomacy was always welcome. With her on the throne, he'd be able to focus more on his own passions. Unfortunately, with his sister returned, Strax was no longer needed in the palace, and his mother wasted no time trying to marry him off to other nations for various reasons. Strax had no desire for a wife (though he enjoyed the thought of children), but he knew there was no arguing with a combat hardened Queen. Many 'young maidens' had been rounded up for Strax to pick from, but none of them interested him. It wasn't until he heard tell of a very particular Princess who had been turning down nearly every suitor who came to call. Strax decided then that he would only wed a woman with a will as strong as hers and immediately made preparations to travel to her kingdom and call on her himself. Strax knew nothing else about this woman, but even if it didn't work out, he wanted to meet the only woman who might reject him.

Other: Strax is a jarhead beefcake who likes strong-willed women. He's actually bisexual, liking strong men and women, but he still hasn't come to terms with it. As far as he's concerned, he's straight as an arrow.

[Vampiretwilight]

@Dr Lovecraft
accepted.

[Dr Lovecraft]

Yay!

[Vampiretwilight]

@Dr Lovecraft
Well....you ARE the co-gm either way. lol

[Dr Lovecraft]

@Vampiretwilight
Well, yeah, but you could still have rejected it or found something that needed correcting, lol

[Vampiretwilight]

@Dr Lovecraft
Whatever you say. lol

[Vampiretwilight]

bump

[Dr Lovecraft]

I updated Strax's character sheet, but I'm just not feeling it art wise, so I just used a quick concept sketch. I'll change it once I have a more finished product.

[Vampiretwilight]

@Dr Lovecraft
alright. :)

[Vampiretwilight]

bump

[Dr Lovecraft]

@Vampiretwilight
Hey, sorry for not updating the pic like I said. my cat bit me last night and now I can't use my right hand.

[Vampiretwilight]

@Dr Lovecraft
it's ok.

also, no one else has joined so....

[Dr Lovecraft]

Well, not yet. I'm still waiting for someone's Naruto OC for Reality Champions

[Vampiretwilight]

@Dr Lovecraft
ok

[spiral origin]

Hello, if I'm not mistaken we can apply for the role of the princess? I have a suitor character created but I might want to apply as the princess instead, as it seems there isn't one at the moment. I'd be interested in playing as either role though.

Also I was wondering if our characters needed to abide by a certain type of setting, for example my character is an elf from a sort of fantasy setting, would that be a problem here?

Anyway here is my suitor character:
(edited to be human~)

Arkyth Elexiel

Appearance:

Role: Suitor
Name: Arkyth Elexiel
Age: 17
Title: Prince
Kingdom/Homeland: Kingdom of Espergarde
Bio: Being a bastard son of King Tenek, Arkyth had always been treated with some degree of questionability by many nobles at the palace. After being recently disqualified from the annual stag-hunting contest, a fed-up Arkyth decided to elope from his kingdom to look for greater opportunities abroad, which is when he stumbled upon perhaps the greatest opportunity ever--a chance to become king and ruler of the most prominent kingdom in the world. Sure he might be a little young for the job, but that's never stopped him from going after what he wants.
Other: Gifted with exceptional physical prowess and dexterity, Arkyth is a fierce and crafty fighter. Armed with a sword and a pistol, even the nobles who doubt his royal merit would have to admit to his skill in combat.

[Vampiretwilight]

@spiral origin
hmmm....well.....
it was intended for them all to be human, but i suppose i could change the rp could have some fantasy to it. i would have to change one of the tags though.

@Dr Lovecraft
What do you think?

@spiral origin
ps. i suppose you can apply for the princess if you want to.