[OOC] Legend by Fire

[urukhai]

Im just gonna go over my app with a fine toothed comb for any spelling and grammar stuff and hopefully make it look nice.

[TheWizardLizard]

Alpian

The Kingdom of Alpian

Location: Alpian is located in the northern segment of the Western Woods, in a small, heavily forested area. It consists of several dozen woodland villages scattered around an area of roughly 5,000 square miles (for reference, it's a little smaller than Connecticut). The territory is divided into four segments, and where the segments meet is the City of Alpian, a mighty white-walled place and the only real center of commerce in the city. The broad River Merrid runs through the southern portion of the kingdom.

Society:
Alpian is ruled by the Dowling family, as it had been for generations. Traditionally, the rulers of the realm are generous, kind souls who make up in compassion what they tend to lack in wisdom and savvy. The King and Queen view all the people of their small realm as their children, and exercise what wealth and power they have in making the lives of their citizens comfortable and safe. As a result, they are beloved by nearly the entirely population of the realm, who often take any criticism of their Royal Family by outsiders with barely-restrained hostility.

At the moment, the Kingdom is ruled by Gideon and Abigail Dowling, young newlyweds who look to be continuing the grand tradition of their outsiders in their blind pursuit of good for their people.

The Kingdom is divided into four segments, and each is granted to a Noble House to govern. Long ago, these families were chosen from among he peoples of the realm for their virtue, and their adherence to the morals of their king has not waned since then. They are:
House Strathon: The house of grim woodsmen, who watches over the northern portion of the kingdom.
House Treia: The house of peaceful farmers and deep thinkers, who watches over the western portion of the kingdom.
House Fletran: The house of friendly traders, who watches over the eastern portion of the kingdom.
House Merrid: The house of fishermen and sailors, who watches over the southern portion of the kingdom.

The people of the kingdom love their leaders and their country well. On the whole they live peaceful village lives, rarely straying too far from the place of their birth and taking up the trades of their ancestors. They bear a great respect for the woods and for each other, and so Gaia and Wyrim are the deities most often honored within Alpian's borders.

The kingdom is far from a powerhouse: owing to its isolationist tendencies and habit of spending funds on the public good, trade is limited and military strength is lacking. On the whole, the people of the kingdom are content to live simple lives, though this does leave them woefully unprepared in times of crisis.

The student of history may wonder why the kingdom of Alpian has endured so long, given that they appear to have neither the skill, funds, or stomach to defend themselves from invasion. The likely reason is twofold - first, they have barely anything worth having, given as they consist of a few dozen small forest villages and one large city in the center of the territory, with little in the way of natural bounty. The second reason is a superstition - it is a belief held by many that the woods around Alpian are enchanted, and the spirits of the forest love the land dearly. This is almost certainly untrue, but it's likely that a few prospective conquerors have been turned off from the meager land by the threat of an attack by fairies and goblins.

Unique Notes: The Kingdom of Alpian is notable in one respect - the king's court of knights known as the Alpian Brotherhood. This select band of warriors is said to consist of only the finest warriors in the land (admittedly, not a contested position), and are devout in their service of chivalry, justice, and the people of their nation. Legend holds that it is the Brotherhood's task to watch the rulers of the land closely, and remove them if they show signs of corruption - such intervention, however, had not been necessary for some time now. Rather uniquely, Alpian holds no requirement for noble birth in order to gain a knighthood: any man may be knighted, if he proves his skills and virtues worthy.

It's better now!

[Midori]

I think Tobias should be banned from wearing shirts, you know for uh... science.

[Pyromania99]

I think Tobias should be banned from wearing shirts, you know for uh... science.

@Midori

Mind over eye candy my friend. Hold onto your inner desires and yada yada monk speeches. XD

[Jerkchicken]

Reminds that I didn't really specify what his traveling top would be if any for my guy.

Also given that I'm not even accepted it's not a terribly important matter

[lydyn]

Hey guys, question time!~

I have three choices;
• Start the story without a 10th character and include them later whenever they are accepted, finding some reason they'd be in the group's path.
• Start some of the story (only first posts) and then wait for a 10th character to be selected
• Wait for people to get character sheets done and select a 10th character before starting the story

Please let me know which one you'd prefer, thanks!~

@TheWizardLizard, @Irisity, @Pyromania99, @Inertia, @Mivuli, @Midori, @Raijinslayer, & @Spawnling

(P.S. Who wants to see Cerylia without a shirt? ... jk. Mostly. :p)

[Raijinslayer]

*Raises hand, then slaps self for raising hand with said hand*

I'd say either one or two, fine with either.

[Pyromania99]

Every story has it's late coming members. XD I can say one, but we can just wait if need be.

[Inertia]

Snipped-

@lydyn

All of the choices are pretty easy to implement,
but if I had to choose I'd opt for,

First choice -> Second -> Third

I am fine with any though.

[Pirouette]

@lydyn

I thought about it and despite a near completed character, I do not want to join.

I'm going to leave that spot open for one who can be a bit more active.

I do, sincerely, wish you all the best! It is such a lovely idea!

[lydyn]

@lydyn

I thought about it and despite a near completed character, I do not want to join.

I'm going to leave that spot open for one who can be a bit more active.

I do, sincerely, wish you all the best! It is such a lovely idea!

@Pirouette

Aw so sorry to hear that. *hugs* thanks for trying though! I'll be back in like an hour... Lunch time!~

[Eklispe]

Well if you are truely in need of an extra character I suppose I might suffice. So i would need to create both a kingdom and a legendary hero of some sort to get started?

[Pirouette]

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Aw so sorry to hear that. *hugs* thanks for trying though! I'll be back in like an hour... Lunch time!~

@lydyn

Take care~!

[lydyn]

Well if you are truely in need of an extra character I suppose I might suffice. So i would need to create both a kingdom and a legendary hero of some sort to get started?

@Eklispe

Oh, we already have like 5 people trying to apply, haha... sorry.

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Take care~!

@Pirouette

Feel free to lurk around though. ^.^

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Back, obviously. I'm going to gather all of the CSs. It's up to you guys if you want to change votes based off of revisions. Also, I'll post the IC sometime today or tomorrow and finally, votes will be tallied on Saturday (USA Time). I think that's pretty fair. ^.^

[Inertia]

We have power here?

Well, I'll to be as impartial as I can lol

[lydyn]

Voting Time!~

This is how this is going to work. Look over each of the character sheets. Try and examine their entire sheet and imagine how they'd interact with your character and the entire group as a whole. We should all be aware enough that not all the characters are going to be bundles of rainbows and best friends forever - especially at the start, but we do need individuals that have some motivation or drive beyond not only working with a group but also fighting whatever major evil is coming their way. Who would be best to fit in?

After you've decided, PM your first choice and second choice to me (this is to prevent influence and possible arguments). You may provide justifications if you want or leave it blank - whatever you want to do. I will then tally all the votes together and let everyone know in the OOC who has been picked by majority vote. Another note is that I will not be voting myself, at all, so it is solely dependent upon the approved players.

Without further ado, here are the CS links;

• Eamon Amantea - urukhai
• Ajax Diagorides - Zero Hex
• Asher - Earnest Evans
• Jade Owl - Jerkchicken
• Damien - Knight of Doom

@TheWizardLizard, @Irisity, @Pyromania99, @Inertia, @Mivuli, @Midori, @Raijinslayer, @Spawnling

[Jerkchicken]

Vote for Aztec Tony Starks for cash, bling, and FABULOUS POSING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDEbsZpweDo

They're voting so therefor the candidates need a platform

[urukhai]

Vote for Aztec Tony Starks for cash, bling, and FABULOUS POSING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDEbsZpweDo

They're voting so therefor the candidates need a platform

@Jerkchicken

Now using Jo-Jo just ain't fair, how are we supposed to compete?

[Jerkchicken]

Pose off obviously

[urukhai]

I see, now allow me to tell you your next line will be

"Ha, like you can guess that"