[OOC] Thrivenshell and the Baron - Western Survival Fantasy

[Snagglepuss89]

@PirouetteThey'll end up bonding over the shared past experience losing families and attempts to hold them back from revenge. Then she'll bump from Evil to Neutral become the next sheriff when he dies in an epic shootout.

[Pirouette]

@Snagglepuss89 That sounds like a legitimate character arc right there.

[Snagglepuss89]

Or he'll shoot her in the street. It's the West! Sorta!

[Malikoy]

Alright so I need to clarify a few things about the timeline before it gets too confusing or out of continuity, after you read up my quick timeline review up ahead please check if your character's history checks with it.

So The Apocalypse strikes, the Baron is still in Yegmor County, he decides to move to Krankton County with his wife where she gets murdered along the way. The Baron makes it to Thrivenshell, it is an abandoned town, looted, and filled with blood and bodies. At this point it has been a week since the Apocalyptic storm hit, and at this time period the Baron started his ascent to repair town and climb to power. After six months of toiling and recruiting new survivors, he slowly built Thrivenshell back to its former glory and had his early draft of the Elites.

@Snagglepuss89 's Beauregard "Judge" Moore was born in town, and he was well known before the Baron even came to town, so I believe he and the Baron have a good relationship together, and he was one of the few surviving original inhabitants of the town.

@Pirouette's Kate escaped Yegmor County with her remaining family just after the Apocalypse, so I would suggest that she was there just right after the Baron set foot and started his ascent to power. So we will have to edit her history of growing up in Thrivenshell since only 2 years passed from that time. But her story remains the same, nothing changed about that, just edit out her growing up in the orphanage and all. I suggest she left Yegmor at age 22, and now she is 24.

And that brings us to the present time of the RP which 2 years from the apocalypse, whoever has MAJOR continuity error fix it, otherwise just work around it. And as for @Sabotage's Forbes I see no Problem with his Character.

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I have contacted @Oakman and he is currently writing his CS as I am typing this, and we have one more character coming up that will have a close relationship with the Baron. Any questions or suggestions? :D

@AtlasRedfox I am sorry to hear that, I hope all is well mate!

[Snagglepuss89]

@Malikoy I think I have the timeline off for a couple years, but it's literally a five second edit since I actually didn't write any time-sensitive info based around the post-apocalypse.

As for them having a good relationship, I agree. They probably butt heads over issues here and there but generally get along and work together. At the very least, they would have a professional respect for each other's work.

[Malikoy]

@Malikoy I think I have the timeline off for a couple years, but it's literally a five second edit since I actually didn't write any time-sensitive info based around the post-apocalypse.

As for them having a good relationship, I agree. They probably butt heads over issues here and there but generally get along and work together. At the very least, they would have a professional respect for each other's work.

@Snagglepuss89

Glad to hear that! Don't want you to go into trouble with the timeline, it was all my fault should have done something about it at the beginning. Anyway, I will disclose something to you, the Baron is not what he seems. So I think we will expect some real good moral conflicts down the line, given the Judge cares about pure justice and that vision remains untainted as the story progress!

[Snagglepuss89]

@MalikoyOh believe me, I didn't suspect for a second he was a force of goodness. I mentioned in the Judge's profile about him being on the Baron's side until there was 'proof' he was on the wrong side of the law. I can imagine he's already heard rumors of his past and done his own investigating.

[Pirouette]

@Pirouette's Kate escaped Yegmor County with her remaining family just after the Apocalypse, so I would suggest that she was there just right after the Baron set foot and started his ascent to power. So we will have to edit her history of growing up in Thrivenshell since only 2 years passed from that time. But her story remains the same, nothing changed about that, just edit out her growing up in the orphanage and all. I suggest she left Yegmor at age 22, and now she is 24.

@Malikoy

Actually, let me try to paint this scenario.

Apocalypse happens and it takes the Marlo's a month to move to Thrivenshell. By then, children of all types would be wandering in without a parent. It would be a hastily put together orphanage but an orphanage nonetheless.

[oakman]

Here is my character, I know we went over it in the PM, but give it one last look!

Ruth

Name> Ruth the banished raider of Thrivenshell
Gender> Male
Age> Unknown
Appearance> Ruth is anything but hard to notice, anything but remarkably distinct and shiver-causing sight. He wears an attire that was very familiar and ordinary to the streets of Thrivenshell, even though what he cloths his skin is just a past remnant of that, it is slowly decaying. His black hat is filled with bulletholes, his shirt ripped at the shoulders, his arms naked to the sandstorms. He wears a massive trench-coat that is perfectly fitted, and wickedly spread with bulletholes and sword slashes. His entire attire is black, with the exception of a red cloth he wraps around his arm.

But what really is distinct about Ruth is probably his face, a person poor in the knowledge of horror and macabre of the Krankton County mythology might mistake it for a mask. It was a mask at some period of time, but the decaying scars and markings on Ruth's neck signifies a much more diabolical nature to his mask. The skull mask embedded itself into the flesh of Ruth's once human face, it is now part of his being. The jaws are fixed, he can't move it any way and the eye-sockets gleam of eternal ember light. Everything about Ruth is gritty and despicable to the human eyes, perhaps not the eyes of the inhabitants of this wild barren part of the world, but they sure get creepy when the sun has fallen down to its place.

History>

The town of Thrivenshell did thrive on various sources of income and resources, it is after all named the way it is named for that matter, and one resource Thrivenshell was keen on thriving on was Legends. The Krankton County by nature is a goldmine of Legend and myth, its unusual terrain or placement in the world might be one cause, or perhaps just the amount of atrocities committed in the last 100 years. Of these legends, few of which talk about a dragon nesting up in the Elenor Mountains, comes the most interesting and intimate Legend.

Three Hundred years ago, it was said a father of three who worked as a hired gunslinger made his daily travel to the outskirts of the Krankton region, hunting down escaped outlaws or savage Goblins. This gungslinger was the best in the entire Western Mainland, however he lived a humble life in the old Thriveshell town. He always came home with a grin on his face, and food to feed his family. It all went well for him, until one day the devil came knocking on Thrivenshell's own doors. It is said the devil himself had it with this gunslingers war against his dominion, and had struck a deal with him to spare Thrivenshell of a mighty destruction in exchange for the gunslinger's ability to fight. The gunslinger, looking at his family and fellow townspeople couldn't risk their lives for his own pride, so he took the deal and he regretted it madly.

The devil took the gunslinger's own family, slaughtered them in the main Plaza of the town, hanged their entrails on the windows all around. It was never really clear why the devil chose to do what he did, or why he betrayed the bargain, he is the devil after all. Historians tried to debunk this Legend, some even claiming the Devil was none other then Charle Borgart the Third, a mad serial killer that once escaped the grasps of the gunslinger.

After his family was murdered, the gunslinger of Thrivenshell swore to track down the Devil to his lair and cut his throat and drink his sacrilegious blood. He had the local blacksmith forge him a mask that would hide his identity and cover his shame. The gunslinger, now armed to the teeth and filled with the power of vengeance went after the Devil to the very depths of the Rift. There it is said the Gunslinger of Thrivenshell went and never came back, however sightings of him on his ebony stead trudging the Ethern deserts have been reported in the last twenty years. The Legend of the Gunslinger of Thrivenshell became known all throughout Krankton as Ruth the banished raider of Thrivenshell. Historians traced this legend and were able to pinpoint a name or two, there is two possibilities, one Ruth Armgere, and another Ruth Eastwich. And the two are very much little known, and hence the legend became nothing but a frightening story told to rebellious kids that would dare leave the premises of Thrivenshell at night.

Then, the Apocalypse hit, and with that all the demons and nightmares of Krankton come bursting out of its holes, rifts, and caves. Ruth managed to climb out of the Rift and is now seeking meaning, recovering from his long sleep.

Personality> Unknown
Abilities and Skills> The greatest Gunslinger in the Western Mainland, or so does the legend claims. Further skills and abilities are currently unknown due to the nature of the character.
Weapons> Double revolvers, hunting knife, supernatural attitude.
Alignment> Chaotic Neutral
Family and Friends> All deceased

[Nevix]

Still open?

[Malikoy]

@MalikoyOh believe me, I didn't suspect for a second he was a force of goodness. I mentioned in the Judge's profile about him being on the Baron's side until there was 'proof' he was on the wrong side of the law. I can imagine he's already heard rumors of his past and done his own investigating.

@Snagglepuss89

Yes I read that and admired it, I really am liking how we haven't even started this RP and we already got a dozen good story arcs and characters conflicts potentials!

@Pirouette That sounds good, kate's story is too good to be altered, it is rich and full of material for future story arcs. And I can't wait to see her interact with the Judge and the Baron himself.

@oakman That is a killer character Oakman! *applause*, I will be very intrigued to see how you are going to handle such a character! I trust your judgement and creativity!

@Nevix I believe we are, yes! We haven't even started and we already got a good amount of material, this RP is going to be one heck of a story! Get in and start a character already! Make sure to read the other characters' histories for inspiration on writing and generally having more background about this world!

[Nevix]

I'll try and make a CS. If I don't post one in the next twenty-four hours, don't wait up. I may have just not had the time, but I will definitely try and get a CS up/

[Snagglepuss89]

@MalikoyI must say, in my years of doing this I think you're the most infectiously enthusiastic GM I've worked under.

[AtlasRedfox]

I agree @Snagglepuss89!

It's refreshing to see not just with a GM but everybody else that has joined here. I nearly gave up on this site the other day because I had enough of the negative attitudes of some players I have come across.

[Malikoy]

@Snagglepuss89@AtlasRedfox It is really a privilege to be RPing with people like you, it is true that recently this site has had quite a streak of negative experiences with me, couple of RPs that died before even starting either due to quick death of interest or general low morale and attitude of fellow RP'ers. I don't wanna set high hopes, but I feel like this RP is going to be one of those that will last for a long time, and we will have much fun! :D

[Snagglepuss89]

If every character presented is as high a quality as the ones so far, I think a "More the merrier" strategy will definitely help the longevity. Several storylines playing out at once, a lot seem to be suited to just two people interacting.

[Sabotage]

I'm glad to see this RP is gaining interest. There looks to be a lot of opportunity for character interaction and story arcs to be created.

Look forward to seeing this kick off and hopefully we find more interesting characters to come along.

[Garden Gnome]

This looks really interesting and I'm here to say I'm interested.

Mind if I join?

[Malikoy]

@Snagglepuss89@Sabotage Indeed, as the rooster of character grows it only means much more rich RP world and story potentials, and I see no reason why this RP should only focus on one main storyline. Some of the characters don't even need to be in the same place, a lot of ongoing parallel stories can be happening under the same umbrella of Krankton.

@Garden Gnome Yes absolutely! Please read the CS of the other characters for inspiration and a richer idea of the RP world.

@Everyone I am currently working on the IC POST so expect this to kick off pretty soon now!

[Snagglepuss89]

Looking forward to that IC post, those gallows won't fill themselves you know.