Paradise Falling (fantasy, choose your own adventure)

[DAWNSTAR]

Nesia is the city known for its constant travles through the sky and across many countries. Those who know of the city's approach before hand welcome it with open arms as a trade city. Even the nomads of the Gourim Plains will stop traveling to sell the rare pelts of Hourdin. Nesia is the most diverse city and a member of no nation, it has always been neutral in wars and acted as a hospital for the injured. Those who live in the city vary from wood elves to golems who have been given free will. Although every race has a hatred for some other race, they always live peacfully around each other is Nesia. No country or army has tried to assault Nesia before and nor do people intend too. Nesia is a city the benefits from diversity and countries benefit off of what they bring to offer.

Despite this, Nesia is a city with secrets that everyone wants. Spies exist in Nesia's research and development division to report on the findings as to why Nesia floats. These countries employing the spies only want one thing, a floating fortress like Nesia. Deep in the bowels of the city, people slave away to keep clean water and food production at an all time high. These people often stay in their position and never leave these jobs until they die. People disappear to reappear in slave markets such as the ones in the Folgth Empire. Mercinaries are hired to kill off particularly troublesome council members should they not listen to the people. In many ways, Nesia is a dystopia and a false hope for those seeking redemption for in Nesia, you will only find damnation.

But people have not given in to the hopelessness yet, there still exist those few who are unwilling to fall into damnation. These people are street corners preaching of the coming redemption of their God who will wipe all heritics out of Nesia. The redemption will not be of a godly sort though. Forces act from within to pull together those who believe in Justice and all that is good. Going under the name Condemnation, this rebel force plans to take Nesia by force and to condem all who do not transfer to their religion. Condemnation is led the self proclaimed Prophet of the Light, Brun Hightower. Brun is a dwarf who is blind but claims that he was blinded by the Sun God Helim as a mark of his transition to prophet and Judge of good and evil.

Then there are the guilds which aim for control over the city as their own. Each guild has its own purpose in the city and each which to have the city as theirs to rule. Yet one guild stands above all others, Inferno Hall, in their goal of not taking the city as theirs but instead of ridding the world of beasts so great and so terrible that they have claimed the titles of Titan. InfernoHall is a hunter's and adventurer's guild who was formed just three years ago but has already earned fame by defeating a Basilisk named Fang, whom had killed fifty other men who had tempted him. So which side are you on? Are you those complacent enough to not care about the city, those who believe in righteous justice by the hand of their god or are you one who seeks a life of adventure and danger? This is for you to choose and every decision you make shall influence the fate of Nesia.

So basically, this is more of a free form plot based off of what your characters do in Nesia. The plot will be like a string which your characters are latched on to but will tug it in the direction of your choosing. The paths the plot can take will be vague and hinted at in updates via a IC post every now and again. Your characters will know a little of what is going on inside Nesia no matter which path you take, this will be displayed as whispers or sudden appearance of more guards in certain areas. Some times, this will influence how you go about your daily life by blocking certain paths through the city or cutting entire districts off a map. Side Note: I am currently producing a map of Nesia for reference of places and such.
I based this roleplay off this picture:

Nesia

Note: More groups exist than just the ones I talked about.

[Sathanas Rex]

this seems promising. What other groups are there, and can we think of our own? Personally, I'm interested in playing a council member. Oh and, is magic a thing?

[DAWNSTAR]

You can play as a council member and magic does indeed exist. Although, magic won't be controlling the elements and such but more of a rune-based magic.. This mean magic is more like using a rune to power a machine or several runes to summon a being from another plain of existence. Basically, every time magic is used there must be a rune to determine what they caster releases. Runes can be placed on items such as gloves or even tattooed on to the body. Learning all the runes takes years of dedication and young characters (20-25) are not allowed to use it with the proficiency of a powerful wizard nor are they capable of using more advanced runes or using runes one after another in a chain without tiring.

Other groups will consists of other guilds, outside military organizations, mercenary groups, fanatical groups and the such. I will allow for the creation of groups and organizations so long as they are detailed and diverse. I don't want fifteen different thieves guilds. Political organizations do exist but there will be a limit for each one.

[99 Problems]

I'm ready, let's do this.

[DAWNSTAR]

Nice to see you again 99 Problems. Two more people and I will work on the OOC.

[99 Problems]

Yes seems we have some similar tastes. One question, do we need much knowledge of any major nations, governments or really any of the rest of the world? Or is Nesia really all we need and/or can we add other areas of significance ourselves?

[Sathanas Rex]

I'd actually enjoy information on other nations

[DAWNSTAR]

Well, the continent Nesia floats over is known as Villuja. There are five main nations which primarily rule and then a few nomadic tribes that live in and outside of the nations. The five nations are the aristocracy of Frocina, the theocracy of Talian, the dictatorship of Folgoth, and the twin nation cities of Avrith and Garthet. Each has imports materials from Nesia. Nesia visits each nation two months our of a sixteen month year. The plains are visited three months out of the year and the final month is spent over the Azure Sea which borders Frocina and Talian. If I have the time today I will develop a map of the area and post it here for reference.

[SomeSoldSoul]

I'll put some interest down.

[zaga2575]

I'm interested

[DAWNSTAR]

Alright, I will start working on the OOC now. It will be up by tomorrow night or the day after that.

[PinkFlower]

I am intrested, is this still joinable.

[DAWNSTAR]

Of course it is still open. I don't plan on closing this anytime soon and I am thinking on not setting a limit for the amount of people who can join.

[PinkFlower]

Can I get a CS/race list...

I'm really slow on that.

[DAWNSTAR]

Well, race list doesn't exist for me. There are only a few rules I have for races.
1. No plane traveling beings.
2. No sterotypical winged beings.(Angels/Demons)
3. No undead beings.
4. NO BEINGS WHICH CAN CONTROL FREE WILL!
As for a CS, here is a rough outline

Name:
Age:
Race:
Gender:(if applicable)
Appearance:
Personality:
History:
Equipment:(if applicable, only for Inferno Hall and mercs)
Occupation:(Inferno Hall if adventurer, abstract merc group if mercenary, religious group member, and etc.)
Moral Standing: (Good, evil, neutral and all in between)
Likes:
Dislikes:
Fears:
Other:

[Arlear]

DAWNSTAR said 1. No plane traveling beings.

I have an idea for a character, but it involves a certain 'magic' on the runes, and I'm not sure if it would interfere with this rule. Earlier when magic was explained, you said runes could be used to summon beings from another plane of existence. I was curious if a character could reverse this magic in a way that would allow him to travel back and forth between a certain pair of planes. A parallel 'shadow' universe, persay. It would simply let him travel without worrying about crowds, as it were, and time would be a bit warped. Make a six day trip in that plane, have it only take three in the normal world type thing. It would, of course, have its limitations and dangers. Creatures in the other plane that might tear him to shreds if he isn't careful, hopping between planes would leave him exhausted if he did it more than once or twice in a day, round trip. If that idea goes against the rule, I'll come up with something else. XD

[DAWNSTAR]

I will allow it. Perhaps a special pendant with the runes on it can be used for the travel but it would drain him more if you want it on his body. This kind of spell though would only be available to the older mages, which means your character must be at least forty. Also, I would expect that the spell could be used two to three times a day but it would then be unavailable to your character's use for a week to two weeks. Although, a mage as old as that would also have ways of storing their energy in a object they wear by the use of a rune or two.

[PinkFlower]

Name:Thara Zeline
Age:17-18(or however we decide that age would be for a elf.)
Race:Wood elf
Gender:Female
Appearance:
Personality:Despite her cautious and timid nature, Thara is one of the most openly caring people anyone would know. Her mind is usually set on what would be the right thing to do at any point,. Though she can often act very indecent, or be quick to upset. She still holds onto the idea of being a hero to others, like her brother was to her
History:Thara was born cursed by her eye mark, that showed she was a enemy of nature in elven culture. Leaving her, and her to be ostracized and attacked whenever possible. Her parents were supposed to kill her before she turned five . Her brother caught wind of this, and was quickly set out to protect her taking her under his wing, and began to keep her safe from the others.

Once they reached the safety of the city though. The stereotypes against wood elvess in city culture, as thieves quickly set in. Her brother often being refused work, and them being extremely poor. At least until her brother was caught defending his sister against another wood elf who was in the slums. He was quickly enlisted as a guard for his skills and dedication for catching the thief after telling a little white lie or two.

Though even this couldn't last forever as this was around the time Thara started to gain use of her darker powers. Often she would get into fights just to try to use them on someone or another, but her brother now wiser with age, had enlisted her to help in a back alley clinic. Though she more then often just played nurse, and was still helping herself to taste of her own dark magic, he often felt she was getting something from the experience. Despite this it wasn't till the day he was killed by one of the gangs he was fighting that he saw her do something that gave meaning to what he had done. Instead of using her dark bindings as weapons, she had used them as stitches for a nearby injured civilian. So she set out to find her own way to become a hero greater then her brother. Who gave his life to stop a large scale gang.

Gerado Zeline, “I'm not a hero just someone doing something for his own selfish needs Thara, and besides I don't even have a cape.”
Equipment:A shit ton of alchemical equipment,two iron surgical knifes, a bad ass cape, and a few ye old condoms.
Occupation:Alchemist/summoner
Moral Standing: Good
Likes:Kittens, Helping others, being complimented, bugs, and snakes.
Dislikes:Selfishness, Milk, and Religion
Fears:Being alone, Turning into a bad person, and social situations.
Other:

For a cs

[Emma]

Name: Svetlana Hiedra Augustine
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Face close up: Here
Eye Color: Pinkish Purple
Hair Color: Light Blonde
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 120

Dragoth

The Dragoth Species/Race

-- Physical Characteristics --

Other then the following, Dragoth are Human in appearance.

Hair - Colors range from white to light blonde, and light shades of blue, gray, green, purple, and pink. Very rarely light reds. Never black or brown.

Eyes - Come in all colors of the rainbow. Many have vertical slit pupils, or no pupils at all. Heterochromia is not very rare to see in the Dragoth race.

Skin - Skin colors range from white, Ivory, pale, alabaster, peaches, light tans, and in some of the old noble families darker beige. Under moonlight Dragoth people have a slight glow to there skin. On nights of the new moon (no Moon in sky) Dragoth skin glows silvery, and a pattern of scales appears, until the sun breaks the horizon.

Blood - Dragoth Blood is blue in color and also is the most deadly poison in the world.

Half-Dragoth -- One parent of Dragoth race, and the other not, equals half-bloods. They are born sterile, and appearance wise look completely human, with few Dragoth traits. They can speak dragon like the Dragoths, but no other magical like things are inherited. There blood is purple in color and has healing properties when drank, and is used as an antidote to all poisons.
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- Basic Info -

Dragoths are not affected by any poisons.

Typical life span is to age 120 - 130 years old. When bound to a dragon add 400 years.

They are only race that can understand and speak to dragons (this is done telepathically)

The Dragoth people can form a sacred bond with a dragon, if the dragon chooses so. With this bond their life span become much longer and the ageing process slows dramatically.

They are cold blooded in the same way as reptiles so they live in the desert heat rather easily.

They are known for being fast, agile, very flexible, with quick reflexes and abilities to see in the dark.
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- Magic -

There are many different abilities unique to the Dragoth Race, though out of the list of abilities, each dragoth person only has up to Two of them. Some magic and abilities are as follows:

- Chameleon Camouflage
- Control and manipulation of fire/lava/heat
- High Stamina
- Summoning of snakes that can be made to attack.
- Omnilingualism: Can speak, write, understand and communicate in any language.
- Retractable fangs that secrete a venom that can be deadly to some, but mainly just paralyzes the victim for a number of hours.
- Rapid Healing
- Dream walking: user is capable of entering the dreams of others.
- Limb Regrowth
- Pain Immunity
- Shapshifting into a lizard/snake/falcon/hawk/frog
- Elasticity: to stretch, deform, expand, or contract one's body into any form imaginable.
- Hair Manipulation: user has complete control over their own hair, allowing them to freely alter, grow out, chance texture, color, etc. They hair can be made to be whip-like and used as a weapon.
- Enhanced Senses

All Dragoth have the abilities of casting magic (Like a Witch with spells and potions). Some are stronger then others. Plam, crystal ball, and tarot card reading, is a big part of their native culture. Magic Potion brewing, spell casting, curses, hexes, scrying, and Divination among other magics is a daily part of their lives.
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* Modern Dragoths live mainly all around the Desert and Jungle areas alongside the other races, and follow the typical human cultural and Traditions. So the following does not apply to them very much.

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* Native Dragoth's are nomadic and follow their ancient ways, and traditions of the Dragoth people.

-Dress - Traditional Dragoth clothing is a mix of Egyptian, Grecian, and Asian style. Beading and embroidery are a big part of the typical female clothes.

-Foods -

Animal Foods - Javelina, dove, quail, snake, weasel, Deer, Tortoise, Hare, Addax, Bighorn Sheep, Ostrich, and Emu meat. All bird eggs, and Goats milk.

Fruits - Pomegranates, Prickly Pear, ground cherry, rock fig, dates, Pitaya, acai, wild grapes, Lime, kiwano, marula, lemons, grapefruit, bananas, guavas, pineapples, mangoes, and Jujubes.

Vegetables - Cactus, Corn, Jalapeno, Bell Pepper, onions, Chile Pepper, Habanero, tomatoes, wild plants, potato, olives, carrot, and Garlic.

Bread - Is made from ground corn/nuts. tortilla, Corn meal breads,

Other - Wild almonds, Sunflower seeds, Wattleseeds, coffee, chocolate, honey, ginger, mushrooms, nut butters, mint, lavender, vanilla, cinnamon, and other desert/jungle growing herbs. Poison plants & animals are very typical foods eaten by the native Dragoth.
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-Nomadic Living-

Dragoth people are nomadic and typically move locations every 2-5 years. Living and roaming all around the Calliope Desert, and jungle areas. Some tribes move seasonally, and spend the cooler winter months in the north volcano mountains.

Housing - The housing the Dragoth people live in is called a yurt, and is built off the entrance of there caravans.

A yurt - is a portable, bent dwelling structure. The frame consists of one or more expanding lattice wall-sections, a door-frame, bent roof poles and a crown. The self-supporting wood frame is covered with pieces of woven grass/straw fabric, animal hied, and a felt like fabric made from sheep and goat fur, after all that it is then covered with canvas, for water proofing. The frame is held together with one or more ropes or ribbons. The structure is kept under compression by the weight of the covers, sometimes supplemented by a heavy weight hung from the center of the roof. A yurt is designed to be dismantled and the parts carried compactly on camels, yaks, or atop caravans, to be rebuilt on another site. Complete construction takes around 2-4 hours.

The Caravan - Every family has a caravan that is lived in while traveling and moving to a new site. When they settle in a place, they build their yurt (hut/tent) around the entrance of the caravan.

Yurt Interior - Like this
1. expanding lattice wall-sections
2. bent roof poles and a crown.
3. Smoke hole. Smoke from the fire comes out through the opening. During monsoon season it is covered to prevent rain from coming in.
4. (there is no #4 in pic, but bare with me) The walls normally are decorated with intricately woven tapestries from ceiling to floor. The dirt floor, normally is covered in animal hides and large straw woven rugs.
5. Fire pit. A dug out hole in the ground lined with rocks. The fire pit is used for cooking and heat.
6. Support poles, they have hooks on them for hanging blankets and wet clothes.
7. Oven, and burners. Made of metal it is used for cooking.
8. Clay bowls, pots, and stone slabs are put atop the oven for cooking, boiling water, and warming food.
9. Clay/wood pitcher. Holds the fresh drinking water for the day
10. Table and chairs - Used for eating meals together, playing card games, doing crafts, and so on.
11. The frame is held together with one or more ropes or ribbons.
12. A heavy weight hung from the center of the roof.

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-Traditions, Ceremonies, Religion, and beliefs -

Coming of Age traditions and ceremonies -

Age of Maturity is considered age 15. It is a time when a Teen is considered spiritually and physically mature. The youth is then responsible for stating on his or her own behalf whether or not he or she wishes to remain a member of the Native Dragoth community. If the choose not to they are still welcomed as family and such but are not apart of the Ceremonies and other spiritual things. If they choose yes which is the typical answer: On their 15th birthday, the child undergos a ceremony called Masha, where they are initiated into the Tribe as an adult. They adopt a traditional Dragoth name which is added onto their Birth name. example: John Smith, Becomes, John William Smith. This name is only used in ceremonies, spells, and when inside the temples, and is typically only told to close family members, spouses, and infants.

The ritual for the young Dragoth male involves shaving his head, and for the young dragoth Female to receive there first haircut. Both genders take off their Nicco, an amulet worn to mark and protect underage youth, which one then burns in dedication to the gods, they then bath in the sacred hot spring, that the Dragoth Temple is built around. They dress in the traditional formal garment, and walk the spiral staircase to the top of the temple with, chosen family members and priestess/priest behind them holding candles. Ones at the top they pray to the Gods for an hour or more, and then they ring the bell to signify they are no longer a child. They leave the temple, The family and friends gather for a celebration feast and dance that last all night. They are given a small blessed stone called a Caffa, it is used like a worry/pray stone, and is kept in they pocket/bag from then on.

Marriage traditions and ceremony -

Native Dragoth brides pick not one wedding dress, but three. First, the bride wears a simple white gown for the ceremony and vows in the temple. Next, the bride swaps into a traditional dragoth wedding Gown, an embroidered, slim-fitting frock that's usually dyed a Dark Blue for during the festivities, dances, and feast. Blue is a strong, lucky color in Dragoth culture. Finally, the bride ducks out of the Festival at midnight to change into a third dress, this one is a short casual two colored dress made by the grooms mother, grandmothers, sister and other relatives. Each of the two colors represent the birth stone color of the bride and groom.

Grooms have also have three outfits for the wedding. Starting with the simple white ceremony outfit, that is wore into the temple for the ceremony and vows with his bride. Next he changes into the traditional wedding robe, and boots for the festivities, dances, and feast. Lastly at midnight he changes into a tunic and cape, in the colors of his and his wifes birth stones. This outfit is made by his bride's mother, sister, grandmothers, and other relatives.

The Vow Ceremony is held in the temple. The groom and the bride each walk down separate paths that form into one, where they clasp hands and walk to the alter together as family and friends stand on both sides of the path, holding flowers/candles, and humming the marriage song. When the couple reaches the alter they kneel down in front of the high priestess who then places her hands on each of their heads. The humming stops, and the priestess begins chanting the scared marriage prayer to the gods, and then she goes on to give the couple their unique blessing (fertility, longevity, protection, luck, prosperity, happiness, harmony, friendship, vitality, honesty, hope, etc...). Then the priestess ask them to rise to their feet, which they do, and she ties a rope around their grasp hands. She then pours pomegranate wine over their bound hands, and asked the bride to say her Vows, and then the Groom. They then kiss, and all of the family members and friends cheer, and whistle. The newlyweds then each take apart the bound rope around their hands, and kiss again. More cheering. The bride and groom followed by there closest relative leave the temple and head to the village center were the wedding festivities, dances, and feast is held. The newlyweds then separate to change into the second outfits, joining everyone in the celebration feast, they sit next to one another. After the feast there is dancing, and such to be had. this goes on until midnight, when the newlyweds then separate again to change into the last outfit. The music and dancing slows, and lanterns are lit and left to float into the night sky. family, Relatives, and good friends, give gifts, and blessings to the couple as the leave to their homes. The couple then spends there first night together in their new home.

- Funerals -

After the death of a Native Dragoth the funeral begins, the body is laid out in the temple on woven blankets made from dried vines and left for two day and two nights, for people to mourn and pray over. In the morning on the third day, the body is cradled in the woven blanket and carried by four priest to the spiritual ground behind the temple. Family and Friends dress in black and grays as they follow behind. The priests place the blanket & body in the large hallowed stone table full of dry woods and herbs. The spouse/parents/next of kin have sew together the deceased old clothes into a quilt which is stuffed with dry grass and leaves. The quilt is placed over the body by the family. The priest and priestess chant the departing prayer as they poor blessed oil over the body. The body is then cremated, the oils and herbs turning the flame blue. After, the ashes are collected and mixed with clay, and are made into beads, then painted by family members and hung in a tree, or cactus.

- Temple -

Priest & Priestess - They live in the temple and dedicate their lives to the gods. They hold/preside all of the ceremonies in the temple. Are keeper of the Dragoth ancient artifacts, sacred items, Historic scrolls, forbidden spells, and written prophecies. The spend most of their day praying, blessing, and making fancy bound books for the Dragoth people to write family trees, stories, Information, legends, and history in. They wear plain white robes though many embroider on them.

Dragons - are considered to be earthly gods, and are sacred beasts. Dragoth people believe that dragons are there ancient ancestors. The Dragoth people can form a sacred bond with a dragon, if the dragon chooses so. With this bond their life span become much longer and the ageing process slows dramatically.

Afterlife - Dragoth believe that when they die their soul goes to live with the gods in the sky Kingdom, unless the gods decided they are not ready, then they are instead reborn.

Temple - There are three Dragoth temples Two located in the Calliope desert, and the last one in Volcanic land of the north. They are large, tall, made from stone, and always built aound a hot spring. The Nomadic Dragoth always live with in a three days or less journey from a temple.

Second Name - When adopting their second name during the Masha, they are always traditional Dragoth names. (Spanish and french names/words = Dragoth Names)

Job/Profession: A messenger part time and a traveler full time.

Personality: She has wise eyes, and is what some call an old soul. She finds beauty and love in ordinary things. She is kind, sensitive, and empathetic towards most people, but she also is someone who does not forgive easily. She is loyal to people she loves, and is rather independent and intelligent. She likes to pass her time reading, writing, traveling, and painting. She is rather graceful, and elegant, in her movement and mannerisms. She is very daring and has a thirst for adventure. She is not made for the quiet life. She stakes all her property and even her life on luck, and being clever. She is strong, impulsive, courageous, agile, and sly. She is deeply moved by any soulful, or sad stories, and normally wants to help the person, but she is not gullible for she has extremely good Judge of character.

Weapons/Possessions:
- Dagger
- Flute
- A hooded fur-lined cloak.
- two days worth of provision.
- her old paint and brushes
- Her latest Embroidery project
- a mini spell book
- Line, hooks, and tackle for fishing.
- Maps of the lands, and a old compass.
- Money (the equivalent of $50)
- two candles
- Caffa stone
- whatever letters/packages she was hired to deliver.
- a bar of lavender Soap
- seven changes of clothes, including the one she is wearing in above photo. 1 2 3 4 5 6
- all of this is carried in two big leather satchel/bags she has secured to her saddle. Under her dragons saddle is a colorful woven blanket, she uses it on cold nights.

Skills/Abilities:
- Not affected by any poisons.
- Can understand and speak to dragons (this is done telepathically)
- Casting magic: Plam, crystal ball, and tarot card reading,Magic Potion brewing, spell casting, curses, hexes, scrying, and Divination among other things. (Like a Witch with spells and potions).
- Rapid Healing
- Control and manipulation of fire/lava/heat
- Due to dragon bond her life span has become much longer and the ageing process has slowed dramatically.

Background: Lana was born in Kembre, the largest oasis city in the vast Calliope desert. Her mother Enid, and father Maksim, had only gotten married when Enid found she was pregnant with his child, not for any sort of love, just responsibility, and then Lana was born. Enid was never the type to be a mother, or wife, having much more fun dancing, drinking, and seducing men at taverns. Being home with a baby, and doing chores was not her cup of tea. When Lana was two in a half, Maksim had had enough of it all, finding Lana home alone when he came home from work, among other things was not how he wanted his flesh and blood raised. He took Lana with him to live with his cousin just outside the city, in the little town called Vaters. They stayed there for a few months, but Enid came banging on the doors at all hours of the night demanding Lana back, and Maksim was to head off to battle in a few weeks, his cousins did not want to take care of a little toddler.

Maksim ended up giving Lana back to Enid, because he had no other option, and he left for battle. Three months later Enid was sick and tired of being a mother yet again, and wanted Maksim to come back from battle, to take Lana off her hands, but instead she found out that Maksim had died in battle, axe to the chest. Not knowing what to do with a little toddler, she Dropped three year old Lana off to live with sister Enid's older sister Ivanna, in her home village of Roon. Enid was a native Dragoth, but she hated the traditional lifestyle with a passion, and wanted to stay in Kembre city, and be rid of all responsibilities. So from age three to fifteen, Lana lived with her Aunt Ivanna, Uncle Victor, and two cousins Olga, and Trina, in the little desert village of Roon, home to only Dragoth People. Lana even came to call them ma and pa, and considered her cousin to be her own sisters.

Growing up in Roon was like a little adventure within its self, the canyons, and caves being home to many dragons, and magical creatures. The rocky cactus land always had lizards, and snakes lounging around in the sunshine, and was even home to some rare man eating flowers. Roon is a native Dragoth Village, also known as a moving village, and every five years the people and village move to a new location in the Calliope desert. Lana would play in the jungle like forests with her cousins, and with the other village children, climbing trees, racing, hunting, and picking cactus needles. She went swimming in the jungle Lagoon practically every day, and during the summer would go looking for fire, and moon stones with her family up in the volcano mountains. During winter she would sit by the fire with her family, and paint, or help her aunt with weaving on the loom, as her pa sang songs, and told stories, but most of all she loved to read about all the different plants and animals around the world. She got letters from her mother every few months, sometimes a package came with the letters, and Lana would always open it gleefully, only to see another fluffy dress or fancy hair ornament. She always wrote her mother two letters back, and would send along pressed flowers, and pieces of fabric she had embroidered.

When she was eleven, her mother came to see her for the first time since she had sent to live in Roon. Her mother had come not see Lana specifically, instead Enid was dying from some venereal disease she had had for the last few years, and only wanted pity from her family, which she got none of. Enid died a few weeks later, a traditional Dragoth funeral was held, and Lana mourned for the mother she never knew. She painted two of her mothers death beads with flowers, and watched as Aunt Ivanna hung enids death bead chain high up in a large tree.

When she was thirteen she found a dragon with a broken wing in the canyon. She helped mend the dragons wing, and the dragon flew off, only to comeback every day to see her. Lana and the dragon became friends. The Dragon later chose to be bond to Lana, and with that become her dragon, who she named Libellule. When Lana was fifteen had her Masha Ceremony. Later that year she decided that she wanted to see the world and travel all around, so she set off on the back of Libellule. She got jobs as a messenger, flying letters, items, and secrets all around, and that is what she has been doing for the past few years, along with going on her own little adventures, typically resulting in stupid and dangerous situations.

Moral Standing: Chaotic Good

Likes:
Dislikes:

Fears:

Other:

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The extent of Lana magic is just your basic witch magic

Her flame control, is like that of a firebender in the avatar show, but without all the karate movements and arm swinging. A Pyrokinetic ability to control fire. She draws her power from the sun, so her fire magic does not work at night, and is rather pathetic on cloudy/stormy days. She can defuse and extinguish a fire. She can create a flame in her hand, and thrust the flame down in an explosive fire burst. Lana can also crate Blowtorch-like jets which are created from her fingertips to use like throwing knifes. However, they lack the ability to actually block physical objects, seeing as they are made of fire. She can heat smaller things like, liquids, like water or tea, heat metal to scalding temperatures, or melt blocks of ice. Heat and fire does not burn her skin, and is only warm to the touch. (if this is to much I can totally dial it down, I don't plan on using her powers or fighting very much in the RP. unless the situation pops up. Basically she can light a fire at night to keep herself warm)

Libellule - Is more of a companion, that happens to fly and breath fire. I wrote it out in the dragon description below. Libellule is normally at her smallest size and ether perched on Lana arm or shoulder, unless flying, or carrying supplies, in such cases she is in her full large form. She is also in her large form when hunting for food, and being out in the large open lands traveling beside Lana.
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- Dragons Info -

Appearance - Dragons come in all shapes color and sizes. They come in many different colors but mainly greens and blues. Many are huge fire-breathing, scaly and horned lizard-like creatures, with leathery, bat-like wings, four legs and a long muscular tail. sometimes have with feathered wings, crests, fiery manes, ivory spikes running down there spine and various exotic coloration, such as metallic, or iridescent scales.

Found - They live in the canyons of the Calliope desert, in the volcano mountains of the north, the Artanan mountain range, and places of very high elevation.
lifespan - Most dragons can live to be 2000 years old, unless they have bonded with a Dragoth person, in which case their lifespan ends when their person dies. Female Dragons only have up to three mating seasons in there whole life, resulting in one precious egg that takes 300-500 years to hatch.

Powers/abilities -

Bonding:A dragon can choose to bond to a Dragoth person, essentially their souls bind together as one. It is extremely rare, almost impossible, but there are two known case of a dragon bonded to a species other then dragoth.

Flying: They can fly using their strong wide wings.

Fire Breathing : They can breath fire, but only after eating such things as gems/crystals/metals. Depending on how much they ate is how powerful and big the flame can be.

Size manipulation: Dragons have their natural form (basically huge), but they can change their size to be smaller. They can get as small as a falcon if they wish.

Immunity: Their body temp in normally rather high, and they can not feel cold even in the coldest part of the world. Fire can not harm them, nor lava/magma which is a place they like to swim in.

Enhanced: Enhanced Vision, hearing, and smell comes along with being a dragon.

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Locations Mentioned

Calliope Desert - Is a vast desert, home to the many races and and creatures. The southern part of the desert resembles that of the american sonoran desert, and the farther north you go, the scenery changes to a more sahara like desert, the natural occurring oasis normally have towns and city build around or next to them. Throughout the Calliope desert there are many canyons, home to some dragons and other magical creatures. Humid jungles also pop up around the desert, but due to the man eating and poisonous plant people do not inhabit it and normally chose to walk around the jungle areas rather then through.

Kembre - Is the largest oasis city in the vast Calliope desert.

[Arlear]

So, as much as I do love my shadow walker type toons, I changed my mind. Every RP needs a comic relief character. :3

Name:
Abrellar Grenvall

Age:
97

Race:
Human

Gender:
Male

Appearance:


Personality:
Abe is.... Well, senile. In the charming, hilarious manner that you so often see in this type of old man. For a few moments, he might seem normal. Then he'll say something alone the lines of "Where did I put that rune... OH! In my beard. Of course, of course...". All of this, of course, muttered into that same, impressive beard. While he is quite insane, he is also well known for being highly intelligent, and far more cunning than he lets on. His motto seems to be "Eh? Light it on fire? Well, if you insist.". Particularly when nobody said anything of the sort.

While most races quite simply out-age him, reaching hundreds of year older than he himself is, he treats everybody not in the same elderly state as himself- And with a beard just as impressive as his own- like a 'youngster'. Even the oldest of elves fall under his definition of youth, and he won't shy from whacking them over the head with his staff and berating them about being reckless and young.

History:
Abe was born in one of those little hamlet towns you never hear about, in the middle of nowhere, apparently belonging to no nation. Likely due to it being to insignificant for them to care about its existence. As a child, he showed an extremely impressive intelligence, always seeking knowledge, always trying new things. Born frail, however, he could never stray far from home, lest he was accompanied by one of the kinder, (and larger) children for help if he became injured or went too far. Over time, his little home ran out of things to teach him. By his early teen years, he yearned for something more- And so with guidance from the town's elder, and the assistance of an adventurer passing through town, he left for a magic college in Frecia.

There, he studied. And studied. And studied. He worked the majority of his youthful life away studying runes and how to use them. His lust for knowledge was immense, and yet lacked the one thing that usually came with it- The lust for power. No, he was perfectly happy to remain unknown and insignificant, so long as he could keep learning. He tested new things, discovered new ways to use his runes- New runes entirely, in some cases.

Eventually, however, he tried one spell too many. He learned a great deal through it- But lost his.... Grip on total sanity. While still perfectly functional, he lost his serious, studious nature, becoming rather goofy. He had the bad habit of short term memory loss, 'accidentally' igniting a rune and setting things on fire. With this new goofyness, he decided it was time to leave the stuffy library's of the college, and seek out adventure, despite his frail body. For several decades, he traveled the world, latching on to adventurer after adventurer to join them on their journeys and quests, giving them the benefit of his knowledge of magic runes at the cost of physical protection through the adventuring.

He kept on aging, and around the point of his mid-eighties, he decided to settle down somewhere in particular. Inferno Hall. He knew there would be more than enough excitement to go around, and plenty of youthful, strong adventurers to protect him during said excitement. He still stays there today- And seems mysteriously stuck at his current physical state. At around ninety, his body simply seemed to... Stop aging. Most put this off as luck in his final years. Others believe he's somehow found a rune magic to lock his body in its current state and effectively halt his aging, though where he would carry a power source immense enough to keep that spell up is a mystery- Unless one pays attention to just how important his staff is to him. Or more importantly, the rune crystal on top of it. Who knows how long he's been ferreting away all of his excess energy into it...

More recently, he has continued to adventure, but lacks a companion from the guild, apparently returning to old habits and seeking out new people to irritate.

Equipment:
One set of robes, pants, boots, and a big pointy hat- For every day of the week. And all of them are completely identical. (Same as in picture. But with a pointy hat instead of a hood.)

His staff. At first glance it seems to just be a big stick, crooked, knotted, used merely for support as he walks. If one looks closer, they would find dozens of runes etched into various places on its surface, alongside a large chunk of what looks like sapphire sealed in the top, with a unique appearing rune on its surface. It practically hums with stored power, glowing softly.

A satchel of things. Mostly containing obscure rune stones for various uses, but also holding parchment, ink, quills, sealing wax, various plants and herbs, random little trinkets and the like.

His "Pointy-majigger". Which is a simple pocket knife. He carries it in his boot, has no idea how to use it, and the most he's ever done with it that proved dangerous was stab somebody in the back of the head when it wasn't looking. Once. He know thinks brains are rotted jelly, and believes humans actually draw their intelligence from a magical turtle living in their stomach.

Commonly Used Runes:
=On Staff=

Fire- It makes things burn, and blows things up. And makes him giggle. A lot.

Ageless- The strange crystal atop his staff holds the particular rune and immense amount of energy needed to stop him from aging for the next century.

Rainaway- He doesn't like getting rained on. This makes a little bubble that stops him from getting rained on.

Poke.- It isn't actually a rune with purpose, but whenever he pokes somebody with his staff, it glows purple.

Whack.- As above. But it glows orange when he whacks people.

Summon Messenger- A trio of runes that bring forth what he calls a "Whabberjabber" from some plane or another. It looks like a mutant hawk with six eyes, four wings, and sapphires for feathers. He uses it as a messenger hawk.

Poof- It makes a very distracting beam of rainbow accompanied by the sound of a very loud fart. And him giggling.

=Off of Staff=

Transmute- A rune stone that allows him to turn just about anything of similar mass into a gold coin. Yes, he knows it's counterfeit, no, he doesn't care. He's old. This is his excuse for things.

Waterythingy- It is a simple stone that draws moisture from the air to create good, clean water.

Illusion- Briefly allows him to make simple illusions, usually used while telling stories.

Summon Waspthingy- A large runestone bearing three runes that summons a large mutant looking wasp thing. He tends to sick it on troublesome people on his current lawn. It is, as he puts it, "Actually, he's very friendly. He just wants a big hug. And all of the blood in your body.". It's stinger is actually a sucker. To let it take just that.

Occupation:
Inferno Hall

Moral Standing:
Neutral

Likes:
Fire, explosions, large pointy objects- mostly hats, wandering, explosions, turtles, stew, loud noises accompanied by lots of fire and force- (Explosions), shiny things, rambling, telling stories to children, and did I mention explosions?

Dislikes:
Spiders, other old people, people walking on whatever he considers to be his lawn at that precise moment in time, alcohol, people that don't like explosions, jelly, obnoxious sounds- Excluding explosions-, and round things.

Fears:
Spiders, other old people, jelly, and round objects. Thinks should not be round.

Other:
"KABLOOEY!"
*Thwacks with staff* "Don't be a fool, of course it can burn."
*Thwacks with staff* "My lawn."
*Thwacks with staff* "Nope."
"Eeeeeheheheheheheeee." *Wheeze*