The Prophecy of Ash ~Open For Jolly Cooperation!~

[Dark Cloud]

"It is said that when the fire fades darkness will soon follow, but from the ashes one will rise..."
^{Words of the Soothsayer}

Even now as the light fades, the darkness grows ever closer and yet some still believe the legend the Soothsayer foretold can be prevented. It is this obsession to prevent the inevitable end of all humanity that now drives those still clinging to their humanity to find a way to rekindle the First Flame, and undo the deeds of the Chosen Undead...

So essentially the story is currently taking place during the following months after the Chosen Undead extinguished the light of the First Flame, but many who are clinging to their dwindling humanity seek to find a way to rekindle the light like their lords fought so hard to do in the long forgotten past.

Thus the Cult of the Last Embers was born, formed by a group of Gwyneveres last followers whose disillusionment of their ladies own existence still blinded them from the truth that she was nothing more than a facsimile.

The once proud city of Anor Londo that served as a beacon of hope now is nothing more than a dark reflection of it's former glory, a land shrouded in darkness where the damned are condemned to exile by the followers of the Cult of the Last Embers.

Character Sheet Template

Name: Your characters given name from birth.

Monikers: Titles and/or Nicknames your character is known by.

Place of Birth: The name of your homeland.

Gender: Male or Female.

Appearance: A picture of your character and/or a short description of your characters appearance, if you want tell us what they look like as a hollow as well.

Status: Unhollowed or Hollow.

Biography: A few sentences or more describing your characters past up to the present. You don't need to write me a ten page essay, write at your own pace and have fun crafting your characters story.

Personality: A description of your characters various ideals, quirks and other defining personality traits.

Skills: A few of the various skills your characters possess, please be reasonable with your characters skill choices..

Equipment: Your characters armor, weapons, accessories and other gear. Characters begin the RP with the typical starter gear so no special items unless you present me with a viable case.

Other: Anything else that you think deserves to be added.

INTERESTED?
^{If so check the link to the OOC here!}

[Argetlam350]

Hmmm, My curiosity is peaked. I shall engaged in jolly co-operation when more information is revealed. Long may the sun shine!

[Dark Cloud]

@Argetlam350 Just the right amount of jolly cooperation, glad to have piqued your interest!

[Kafka Komedy]

I'm also eager to hear more! Since this is pre-DS2, would it be possible to have a character that's an ancestor to one of those characters, like Alva or Raime?

[Dark Cloud]

@Kafka Komedy I don't see why not, the story is taking place in a darkening Anor Londo and I'll be leaning into the idea of setting up the events that followed to DS3.

[Dark Cloud]

@Kafka Komedy I'm also open to ideas, world building suggestions and etc.

[Dark Cloud]

Tags updated and Character info being added.

[Argetlam350]

Seeing the premise now, reminds me of a mod that currently is being worked on by a group of people. Still early but it similarly takes place only shortly after the first game's ending. New bosses, NPC, mechanics, etc. Called Dark Souls: Nightfall-

[Dark Cloud]

@Argetlam350 Wow that's a funny coincidence. lol

[Dark Cloud]

So I'm going to do a bit of power scale stuff, your characters can have any starting armor & weapons from the first and/or third game. That equipment will be [- Normal Quality -] so you can easily kill like easy enemies. I'll explain it further in a moment

[Dark Cloud]

Actually forget that, I'm not gonna bog this down with power scaling items & enemies. Just be smart and not take on a Taurus Demon with a knife and nothing else.

[Kafka Komedy]

Oh boy, you should not have let me contribute I am gonna throw so much fanservicey shit out here. Feel free to take whatevers actually usable.

So we know Gwyndolin survives DS1 no matter what the chosen undead does, maybe he eggs on the cult? Also, Yorksha's Dark Moon Knights could be a thing, since we know it was an actual knighthood pre-DS3.

Corvians should totally be a thing, though given all we really know about them is a connection to the Painted worlds, I have no idea how they would integrate at all. Maybe the Chosen Undead entering the painting sort of 'unlocked' it and the Corvians from there could go back to Anor Londo? Maybe Priscilla too, since Gwyndolin is clearly much better about halfbreeds than his dad.

Ornstein also survived DS1 and journeyed a while before finally finding Archdragon Peak. Maybe him leaving his post caused a power vacuum or something?

Maybe the start of the wolf blood cult that would become the Undead Legion of Farron? Or the backstory of the women who would go to found the Sable Church of Londor could be part of the plot? Also we know that by the time of DS3 (and probably even DS2) very few demons remain. Maybe there was some kind of genocide? Also, Rosaria was most likely a god and was probably born by post DS1 so she could show up, pre-corruption.

[Dark Cloud]

Oh boy, you should not have let me contribute I am gonna throw so much fanservicey shit out here. Feel free to take whatevers actually usable.

So we know Gwyndolin survives DS1 no matter what the chosen undead does, maybe he eggs on the cult? Also, Yorksha's Dark Moon Knights could be a thing, since we know it was an actual knighthood pre-DS3.

Corvians should totally be a thing, though given all we really know about them is a connection to the Painted worlds, I have no idea how they would integrate at all. Maybe the Chosen Undead entering the painting sort of 'unlocked' it and the Corvians from there could go back to Anor Londo? Maybe Priscilla too, since Gwyndolin is clearly much better about halfbreeds than his dad.

Ornstein also survived DS1 and journeyed a while before finally finding Archdragon Peak. Maybe him leaving his post caused a power vacuum or something?

Maybe the start of the wolf blood cult that would become the Undead Legion of Farron? Or the backstory of the women who would go to found the Sable Church of Londor could be part of the plot? Also we know that by the time of DS3 (and probably even DS2) very few demons remain. Maybe there was some kind of genocide? Also, Rosaria was most likely a god and was probably born by post DS1 so she could show up, pre-corruption.

@Kafka Komedy

I'm going to take those and use them, all of them are under consideration. Character sheet template to be finished soon!

[Kafka Komedy]

Oh, I wanted to ask, are we all going to be undead? Or could we be regular humans, or maybe even other races like giants?

[Dark Cloud]

@Kafka Komedy Human are rare, as humanity is fading with the fires dying. Now as for other races I would be fine to let one player play a giant, however as for other races I'd need to be convinced to let someone play a snekman or a corvian.

[DELETED jdl3932]

Well you've gotten my interest.

I may or may not have an idea for a Hollow who's got a personal grudge against the cult.

[Dark Cloud]

@ZAVAZggg Glad to have grabbed your interest, love the idea of a personal grudge.

[DELETED jdl3932]

@ZAVAZggg Glad to have grabbed your interest, love the idea of a personal grudge.

@Dark Cloud

Well, they need something to keep from going fully Hollow. Nothing quite as strong as hate to keep one motivated.

[Dark Cloud]

@ZAVAZggg Nothing soothes the souless like a good slaughter.

[DELETED jdl3932]

I'm not going too deep into the philosophy of the series though, because uh I don't have time nor the desire to watch hours worth of lore videos.