[OOC] Secrets of Arrow Oak

[QuinnWolfe]

I was so excited to join and it's been so long since I joined a new RP I kinda forgot you should post a CS in the OOC for approval first. Oops, sorry about that @QuinnWolfe, didn't mean to overstep myself there

@duskshine749

Don't worry about it at all! :) Your CS looks great

@Wolvena Looks great, go ahead and post it in the characters section

@Stuzzie@Wolvena@duskshine749 Since we got a good enough amount of people to get this going I'm going to make a first post and get it up between today and tomorrow. More likely tomorrow, since I'm constantly being interrupted today by my apartment's maintenance team (plumbing issues affecting the whole building).

[Wolvena]

I'm happy she works for the RP.
I look forward to your first post.

[QuinnWolfe]

Apologies for the slight delay, yesterday was just as much chaos as friday but thankfully that was the end of it. First post is up :)
@Wolvena@duskshine749@Stuzzie

[Sanity43217]

Glamoured Appearance

Full Fae Appearance

Name: Conan King
Age: 25
Fae properties: Changeling - Believing himself to be one of the blessed, Conan doesn’t know he is a Changeling. Though he suspects something might be different. From a young age, he figured out how to give himself a more normal appearance. He’s not exactly sure what his power is. With other Blessed having clearly defined gifts, his is a little more ambiguous.
Personality: Conan has always seen himself as an outsider. A role he fill beautifully. From his piercings to working part time at a new age Crystal Shop. He doesn’t trust people easily, often avoiding people without “gifts” as much as possible.
Bio: Conan King was disowned by his parents when he was five. After claims that he wasn’t their real son, and had been swapped out. Such an experience tainted his view of people. They were his family, and they turned against him. He stopped trusting people, and withdrew. Bouncing from foster family to foster family. He dropped out of high school, and got a part time job at The Red Boar Apothecary. The only place he really felt he belonged. It was a new age, Crystal, Psychic, Witchcraft shop run by one of the blessed in town. Unfortunately his boss couldn’t afford to pay him full time, so he also got a part time job at a cafe.

[QuinnWolfe]

@Sanity43217 Welcome Conan! Go ahead and post him in characters and make your first post when you're ready. We only just started so it's a perfect time to hop in :D

[Wolvena]

Quick question, do you want us to stick to a posting order?

[QuinnWolfe]

Quick question, do you want us to stick to a posting order?

@Wolvena

No particular order, no. For the first posts I just wanted to be sure everyone got a chance to post before I posted again but there isn't a posting order. Just try and be courteous and not leave anyone behind. (That said, if someone hasn't posted in a long while I will give them a nudge OOC & if still no response will move on without them but will do my best to write it so they can jump back in later).

[Stuzzie]

I was pretty busy last week with work and socials, loved reading your posts though :-)

[QuinnWolfe]

@duskshine749 Hey just wanted to give you nudge and see when you are gonna be able to get a reply up soon? It's alright if you're busy I can always just move things forward in a way that you can join back in when you're ready

[duskshine749]

Ya, sorry, I've been having some long days at work the past week. Totally fine if you move us forward in the story, I should be able to post something by Thursday

[Stuzzie]

Who is going to post next? :))

[QuinnWolfe]

I just got a post up :) anyone is welcome to go next.

[QuinnWolfe]

Also, just wanting to let you all know- I think I'm going to close the roleplay to new participants soon, I'm really happy with this group. I may open it for a short period again for limited roles (just fully fae characters, and maybe some of the town's "missing" children or children who were switched out for changelings.) at some point shortly after they discover the fae portal.

[duskshine749]

I was in the middle of writing when you posted, so I get the first post after you lol

[Stuzzie]

How cool would it be if there was someone posting from the perspective of one of the missing ones while we are still journeying now?

Like.. a mysterious side-story until we find the missing one?

[QuinnWolfe]

How cool would it be if there was someone posting from the perspective of one of the missing ones while we are still journeying now?

Like.. a mysterious side-story until we find the missing one?

@Stuzzie

That would be pretty cool! As we continue on with the RP I'm gonna try and type up some lore for the missing humans and world of the fae so that people can better make their characters & just in case we get no new participants then it will still be useful for building/guiding the plot. I'll make an edit to the first OOC post with that info.

Also, everyone is welcome to make suggestions for all of this too! I didn't want to overwhelm with OOC chat, but if you guys get any ideas for how you would like to see this go I would love to discuss them and incorporate them. We're off to a pretty good start!

[Stuzzie]

My vision is that we find the portal OR a missing person (alive or deceased) inside the forest. Doesn't matter to me if that's sooner or later :-)

Looking forward to the lore!

Edit: what is the frequency we can post in? I would like the posts to be balanced between us all.
Or I could make a start maybe with the missing person part. Is that something that you all would like me to do?

[QuinnWolfe]

My vision is that we find the portal OR a missing person (alive or deceased) inside the forest. Doesn't matter to me if that's sooner or later :-)

Looking forward to the lore!

Edit: what is the frequency we can post in? I would like the posts to be balanced between us all.
Or I could make a start maybe with the missing person part. Is that something that you all would like me to do?

@Stuzzie

Either (or both!) of those things is definitely bound to happen :)

As far as frequency, right now there's 5 of us so I would say generally wait for at least 2 or 3 other people to post in between your posts and that should keep it pretty balanced. I'm sure we will get a "flow" going here soon. If you want to write the missing person part (as an NPC or player character, your choice) that's totally okay with me! I'm working on the lore right now so I will have some additional info about them soon.

[Stuzzie]

Cool, I will be patient. And will write the idea of the missing person in a few days... Leting it really sink in now :))

[QuinnWolfe]

I got the info up on the 1st OOC post! I tried to leave room for flexibility, as I imagine each district will have it's own unique feel and the fae themselves will have their own perspectives on things. The missing humans can be cherished by their families or treated lowly, maybe there are even some who run away and those not owned by a fae family are probably looked at in "street rat" type of way. Maybe some try to escape through portals every so often. None of these are absolutes, just pitching some possibilities. If there are any questions feel free to ask, if something about this doesn't quite sit right and you have an alternative feel free to pitch it and if yall have any ideas for other suggestions or things you would like to see just let me know and we can try to work it in :)

For easy reference, I will also include the info here

Hider

About the fae
The Fae are magical beings that used to roam the earth freely many thousands of years ago until humans evolved and rose to be a significant power in the world. Now they live just outside of that world in The Glimmer, a magical world that exists beyond the span of human perception and is anchored to earth through portals. They must remain anchored because it is the earth that fuels their magic. The Fae themselves are mysterious and mischievous by nature and have quite a diverse society. Fae are naturally gifted with magic from birth, that when properly harnessed and encouraged can become quite powerful and that is basically always the case for fae who grow up around their own kind. Their society is governed by an all powerful council, each of the 12 members representing a different district and each district having its own portals to both Earth and to the central, 13th district where the council gathers for meetings. For a very long time after they had moved to the Glimmer, the rule when it came to humans was absolutely no interaction must be had. While that was the rule of the council and most were happy to comply, there were others who were not. There were those who sought vengeance or to get even with humans, and they developed shadow groups who started the practice of Changelings. Some would just outright steal human children. As human society expanded, and the available land on earth to roam without human interference was reduced, these shadow groups gained numbers and popularity. The council knew they had to intervene and find a solution that would please all of their people, and so they adopted the practices with more regulation and allowed for some human interaction on the condition their society be kept secret through magic. The stolen human children up until then were often just killed by their kidnappers but the council sought more humane treatment for them, coming up with a program where fae families could raise the human child and when the human was old enough and capable would be more of an indentured servant in terms of their status in society. It was mostly up to each family’s discretion so long as the child wasn’t physically harmed. Gifting humans with magic was initially started by human sympathizers and adopted as a practice to help keep their society a secret. Some of these human sympathizers would go on to even have children with humans, their half fae children being a subject of heavy debate among the fae and for the most part widely looked down upon.