A few weeks ago I posted the original idea to this, but decided to go with a different idea. Not too long ago, I began work on fleshing out the world that the first idea would take place in. This involved geography, religions, races, nations, and a history. Now I called this "The Lore Book" and it is quite unfinished. That being said, I still want to get things going because the original idea has changed a lot. Now this was going to be following a strict plot-line, but after creating the world and fantasizing about my creation, I have decided that it would be better to have that plot as a back drop. That does not mean that there will not be a "main story" to follow, but I want this to be as much fun and be as much about the setting as the story. So what is the idea? Well it was an OP and here it is.
The lands of E'tos are an ancient place. They have seen war, peace, plague, and much more. It is currently the Golden Age. The metal of Man used to be used for swords, axes, and all other instruments of death. Now, they are simply used to build tools for the betterment of their civilization. The racial hatred of old still boils in the blood of all those in the land. Men have an inbred hate for the Elvish people, who in turn, hate the Mountain-folk. Though there is still hate, there is no war. Boundaries were drawn, cities and towns were isolated from those belonging to a different race. Segregation on a large scale. These boundaries are rarely crossed, and even then, they rarely lead to any kind of bloodshed. It is called the Golden Age due to this lack of bloodshed, but also because of the religious undertakings. Without having to worry about death or torture, missionaries and religious explorers have been able to travel the lands freely, discovering themselves and their beliefs. But they have not discovered the truth.
There are many religions across E'tos, but they are mostly wrong. There are beings of a higher power, but they are not Gods. The beings that are worshiped as Gods, are actually protectors. The Protectors, or Gods, do not dwell in the heavens above, no, they dwell in a type of limbo that is between the mortal plane and the Underworld. The Protectors are beings from an age long forgotten. Their purpose was simple; keep the Underworld, and all of it's inhabitants, in place. There was a problem though. The Great Betrayer led his minions, an army of Protectors loyal to him, against the Gate and those who protected it. A large battle ensued, the bloodshed was unimaginable. Ultimately, the Betrayer lost and was cast down into the Underworld. Centuries passed, the Gate was protected, a Golden Age in the mortal plane came about, everything was good.
On an inconspicuous day, the Betrayer broke free of the Underworld. He marched towards the Gate, this time the army behind him was a mix of his loyalists and beings of evil that he liberated from the Underworld. The Gate fell within hours. A vast majority of the Protectors were slain, even more were captured and tortured to death. The Betrayer had seized the Gate. His wrath was not finished. The Betrayer plucked the Captains and the Generals from the ranks of the Protectors, and kept them alive. They were the ones that had cast him down, and he would be the one to return the favor. But he was much more devious, and creative, than that. The Underworld was an end, it was dark immortality, the end of the road. There was something worse than that, something the Protectors had not yet felt. Mortality.
The Betrayer slew the General in the most brutal of ways, the head mounted for all to see. The Captains were not so fortunate. There souls were stripped from their bodies, forced to watch helplessly as their immortal vessels were destroyed. The Betrayer, in a move of pure wicked genius, cast these unfortunate souls onto E'tos. These souls would not possess a fully grown adult, nor would they possess a dead body. No, these souls were to possess a fetus a womb. They would grow as mortals, unaware of who they were, until the reached adulthood. At that point it would be revealed to them, who they were and what they were. They would develop attachments to family, friends, lovers, enemies, pets, and everything else that made a person mortal. They would enjoy the pain that was the evil in all mortals. They would experience a whole new world. But, unknown to The Betrayer, they would possess some of their divine abilities, and if harnessed right, these once-Protectors could rise up and bring about his downfall.
Only time could tell.
This gives some story back drop but not much else, that is where The Lore Book (a google doc) would come in handy because it would be a great reference for people to use. The Lore Book is not a HUGE undertaking, and it will hopefully be done in a week or two. So now we get to what High Adventure is. It is a Roleplay that takes place in a fantasy setting RIPE with adventure and storytelling.
Here is the interest I'm looking for.
I'm hoping to gather a group of Roleplayers to play this story out with. I am hoping for dedicated posters who will be with us during slow times and quick times. I want creativity, patience, and again, dedication. I also like the idea of A LOT OF SUBPLOTS. So I want you guys (those who are going to sign up and take part) to submit ideas for subplots that would take place. Now obviously to do that you'll need a finished Lore Book, so once that is done, I'll let people take a look. For now I just want people to come in here with ideas, ideas, ideas, and more ideas. I want ideas for races, religions, subplots, anything you can think of (related to this of course).
Happy New Year, I hope to see a lot of great ideas over the course of the next week or so (and so on).
The Lore Book (Unfinished).
The lands of E'tos are an ancient place. They have seen war, peace, plague, and much more. It is currently the Golden Age. The metal of Man used to be used for swords, axes, and all other instruments of death. Now, they are simply used to build tools for the betterment of their civilization. The racial hatred of old still boils in the blood of all those in the land. Men have an inbred hate for the Elvish people, who in turn, hate the Mountain-folk. Though there is still hate, there is no war. Boundaries were drawn, cities and towns were isolated from those belonging to a different race. Segregation on a large scale. These boundaries are rarely crossed, and even then, they rarely lead to any kind of bloodshed. It is called the Golden Age due to this lack of bloodshed, but also because of the religious undertakings. Without having to worry about death or torture, missionaries and religious explorers have been able to travel the lands freely, discovering themselves and their beliefs. But they have not discovered the truth.
There are many religions across E'tos, but they are mostly wrong. There are beings of a higher power, but they are not Gods. The beings that are worshiped as Gods, are actually protectors. The Protectors, or Gods, do not dwell in the heavens above, no, they dwell in a type of limbo that is between the mortal plane and the Underworld. The Protectors are beings from an age long forgotten. Their purpose was simple; keep the Underworld, and all of it's inhabitants, in place. There was a problem though. The Great Betrayer led his minions, an army of Protectors loyal to him, against the Gate and those who protected it. A large battle ensued, the bloodshed was unimaginable. Ultimately, the Betrayer lost and was cast down into the Underworld. Centuries passed, the Gate was protected, a Golden Age in the mortal plane came about, everything was good.
On an inconspicuous day, the Betrayer broke free of the Underworld. He marched towards the Gate, this time the army behind him was a mix of his loyalists and beings of evil that he liberated from the Underworld. The Gate fell within hours. A vast majority of the Protectors were slain, even more were captured and tortured to death. The Betrayer had seized the Gate. His wrath was not finished. The Betrayer plucked the Captains and the Generals from the ranks of the Protectors, and kept them alive. They were the ones that had cast him down, and he would be the one to return the favor. But he was much more devious, and creative, than that. The Underworld was an end, it was dark immortality, the end of the road. There was something worse than that, something the Protectors had not yet felt. Mortality.
The Betrayer slew the General in the most brutal of ways, the head mounted for all to see. The Captains were not so fortunate. There souls were stripped from their bodies, forced to watch helplessly as their immortal vessels were destroyed. The Betrayer, in a move of pure wicked genius, cast these unfortunate souls onto E'tos. These souls would not possess a fully grown adult, nor would they possess a dead body. No, these souls were to possess a fetus a womb. They would grow as mortals, unaware of who they were, until the reached adulthood. At that point it would be revealed to them, who they were and what they were. They would develop attachments to family, friends, lovers, enemies, pets, and everything else that made a person mortal. They would enjoy the pain that was the evil in all mortals. They would experience a whole new world. But, unknown to The Betrayer, they would possess some of their divine abilities, and if harnessed right, these once-Protectors could rise up and bring about his downfall.
Only time could tell.
This gives some story back drop but not much else, that is where The Lore Book (a google doc) would come in handy because it would be a great reference for people to use. The Lore Book is not a HUGE undertaking, and it will hopefully be done in a week or two. So now we get to what High Adventure is. It is a Roleplay that takes place in a fantasy setting RIPE with adventure and storytelling.
Here is the interest I'm looking for.
I'm hoping to gather a group of Roleplayers to play this story out with. I am hoping for dedicated posters who will be with us during slow times and quick times. I want creativity, patience, and again, dedication. I also like the idea of A LOT OF SUBPLOTS. So I want you guys (those who are going to sign up and take part) to submit ideas for subplots that would take place. Now obviously to do that you'll need a finished Lore Book, so once that is done, I'll let people take a look. For now I just want people to come in here with ideas, ideas, ideas, and more ideas. I want ideas for races, religions, subplots, anything you can think of (related to this of course).
Happy New Year, I hope to see a lot of great ideas over the course of the next week or so (and so on).
The Lore Book (Unfinished).
