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Courts of Prythian [based on the Court series by Sarah J. Maas]

I've just finished the second book in Sarah J. Maas' Court series, and I won't be able to get my hands on the next book until its release in May. In the meantime... I was wondering if there are any other fans out there who would be interested in a very casual RP based around these books. Not sure whether people would be more interested in keeping/taking the role of main cannon characters and continuing the story-line, or if it would be better to fast-forward a few centuries and develop all new High Lords/Ladies of Prythian and maybe develop a post war with Hybern storyline. Even if you haven't read the books, but you're interested in the concept itself, you'd be more than welcome to join in on the fun. Interested to see if this goes anywhere. I will check this thread over the next few days and determine how to move forward, if I even need to move forward, from there.

Basic premise: Prythian is a world of faeries separated into 7 courts [the seasons + dawn, day, and night court] each court is ruled by a High Lord and/or Lady. All high fae possess powers associated with their respective courts, while the lesser fae [faeries and faerie creatures alike] simply dwell within their courts doing whatever it is they desire with their lives. A wall between Prythian and the human realm was constructed after a long and brutal battle over territorial claims. Now the courts rely on their emissaries, warriors, spies, inner circle, etc to construct alliances among courts and remain relatively peace free.
*There is SOOO much more to the story, but this will hopefully give people enough of an idea to spark their interest. You can read more about the stories yourself if you wish, but I don't want to spoil anything for potential readers out there!

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Rated S for silly

Because I can, and my hair was in a Jessica Rabbit mood tonight ^^

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UPDATES
Circle has begun. Although I fully understand that there is not much to reply to until @merrrrideth informs us all of Edith's information, @SUN and I knew the importance of moving this forward for activity's sake. @Zaresto @GingerBoi123 @merrrrideth I apologize for slightly hijacking your chars during this collab, but I felt their roles were important for moving forward. If I did any of you an injustice, I will edit it ASAP. @Orior will most likely be jumping in with his/her character any day now, and that is totally fine by us. If you're not sure how to hop in, PM @SUN or myself and we will gladly help you! What else... OH! This will be one of my last "hearty" posts for the upcoming weeks. My students will be my priority, but I will check in occasionally to address anything of importance :) Thanks for you patience and commitment to our RP. <3&fluff jagajac

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"Kieren, you and your Practitioners are needed in the Circle. Try to be faster than me... for once." Kieren eyed her sister carefully watching her as she dashed off with Bastian. She was always the one to get things done quickly, but for some odd reason was the less efficient sister. Calliope had a complicated spirit that Kieren never quite understood, she could take a shot in the dark and always hit the target. Kieren hardly ever trusted her heart to make the right decision. She felt Felix rejoin her knowing he must've wanted to escape Bastian. She smiled softly down at him his gleaming blue and yellow eyes shining up at her. "Could you round up the others for me? Ashlinn seems to be already on her way...Nathan.. I'm not so sure." He rushed off almost instantly, eager to explore. Kieren knew this would only save time, for her sisters sake, and allow her to join the other leaders hopefully before a lot of people were gathered. Meanwhile Felix made his way to Nathan, he placed his paws delicately on his shins attempting to get his attention. Once this was achieved, Felix twitched his tail motioning for him to follow.

Calliope's silent prayers were interuppted by the eager sound of hoofprints pounding into the earth. Dominique's horse glistened with waves of white sweat where it stood against the hitching post outside the designated Circle tent. The large stud pranced its forefeet anxiously, softly whinnying as it craned its muscular neck backwards against the rope it was tied to. Calliope's fingers worked their way through the simple knot, and she patted the creature twice on the neck while breathing in the comforting smell of sweet oats and hay it exhaled from its nostrils. "Thank you." She whispered the words as the horse trotted off towards its own comrades in the distance. The night sky was still, and tiny pricks of starlight dotted its vast expanse. Only one patch of sky was eerily obsidian in color and seemed almost alive with swirls of faint movement. Calliope's neck muscles tightened, and she grasped at the silver bangle against her wrist. A shiver ran up her spine as she grabbed the folds of the tent, mustered all the encouragement she had left, and entered into the Circle where everyone awaited the Estuary leaders.

Kieren at this time had made her way to the gathering area, only slightly out of breath from the long jog. Unfortunately she didn't have the luxury of a large vien to carry her around, she cursed under her breath as she wiped away the little beads of sweat that collected under her brow. Suddenly, a sweeping black steed flew past her, she stumbled back a little in surprise her eyes watching it carefully as it joined the others in the field. Reflections of the bellowing smoke melting into the speckled night sky shone in her icy blue eyes. Her heart shuddered but she shoved her nervous thoughts deep inside herself. Now was not the time to worry, it was still quite a distance away, however the night made it look more intimidating. Her eyes then caught a glimpse of gold in her peripheral vision. She looked up to see her sister passing through the tent, she caught up quickly taking hold of her shoulder entering in behind her.

Kieren and Calliope entered the tent in a movement that almost made them seem as one body. Many eyes turned onto the girls' delicate frames as they strode together to join Erika towards the middle of the crowd. Hushed voices, hearty laughter, and muffled yawns came from every direction. The sounds all played distinctly within Calliope's ears, a symphony of clarity and distraction all at once. As she attempted to decipher each separate conversation taking place, Kieren turned to look at her sister. She recognized the look of confused concentration on Calliope's face and gently flicked Calliope's wrist with her thumb and pinky finger. Calliope's mind halted as she abruptly turned to Kieren and laughed under her breath in appreciation and frustration at herself. As they took there place beside the Mercenary leader, a loud hiss caused most within the circle to focus back towards the entrance to the tent. Felix rushed in, his front paws grasping wildly at the dirt but advancing him no further towards Kieren. Outside, Bastian held firm to his tails with one paw while tickling their ends with his other playfully. Calliope snapped her fingers threateningly, and the large Vein whined in protest as Felix's body was released from his grasp. Kieren furrowed her eyes at Calliope who only shrugged her shoulders and smiled as she spoke. "Boys will be boys." Some of her Harbingers laughed at their leader's childish wit, while other men and women rolled their eyes in impatience.

Felix, upon release, immeadiately sprinted towards Kieren in panic. He jumped from Calliope's shoulders to Kieren's, his heads peeking out cautiously from behind her head. Kieren held up her hand prominently whistling shortly to quiet the small commotion. She exchanged glances with the other leaders knowing now was as good a time as any to start the meeting. "I'm sure all of you by now have noticed the large wave of Cimmerian that's been headed towards us for the past two days." She took a breath of hesitation feeling Felix's tails swish between her shoulder blades. "I have every confidence that it's something we will be able to handle, however, we don't know how long we have to prepare.'' She kept a calm face, but talking about it out loud made her head ache. She looked towards her sister for more information, but that was all they knew.

Calliope nodded at both leaders as her voice took over where Kieren's left off. "Whatever time we have left is not enough." Calliope's voice was serious and taught as she tried to make eye contact with all the people surrounding her. It changed to a more earnest tone as she continued. "The three of us have decided that I will lead our newest recruits to safer grounds during the night." A series of frantic conversations and anxious words interuppted the Harbinger leader's thoughts. All Valeriyan's knew from childhood of the dangers Cimmerians presented during the night. Shadows were their allies, whereas those who stood before Calliope now would be greatly weakened by its presence. She spoke loudly above the commotion, a slight twinge of frustration lingering on her tongue. "I am not unaware of your concerns in this matter, which is why I have sent for a Familiar from the University to enlighten us all with information that I assure you is pertinent." Calliope looked around the corners of the room and spotted Dominique sitting casually agaisnt a far wall. His head nodded in silent understanding as his eyes directed Calliope to a small red-headed girl perched cautiously a few feet from him. Figures parted respectfully within the crowd as Calliope strode towards Edith. She extended her hand to the girl warmly and winked as she whispered. "I don't know what Dominique has told you, but I promise I won't bite" She led the Familiar back to the center where Erika and Kieren stood waiting, squeezing Edith's hand slightly as she felt small trembles of either excitement or nervousness surge between them.

Erika, Calliope, and Kieren all stepped outwards, leaving Edith to shine solo in the dimming firelight cast upon her from a lantern above. Erika's mind still frenzied with thoughts of all the precautions she had been denied earlier, eager to hear what this girl could possibly provide her Mercenary frontmen that wasn't in the form of weapons or more warm bodies. Calliope looked to Edith once more, reassuring her with an all too familiar grin, and waited patiently along with everyone else to see what would be offered.

TL;DR

Circle has begun. Kieren officially declared the impending Cimmerian cloud/attack. Calliope announced she would be taking the newest recruits to safer keeping during the night, which caused great commotion because traveling at night is a big NO NO. She promptly announced the arrival of the Familiar Edith, who brings news pertinent to this upcoming sequence of events. Erika {since Mercenaries are up close and personal during battles} is most anxiously awaiting what news Edith could possibly provide to aid them... along with everyone else.

People being mentioned

@merrrrideth@Zaresto@GingerBoi123 and "the crowd"

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I'll try and do some updates tonight for everyone, and maybe even just work my way into a starting post even though Edith and Dom haven't shown up yet. I'll make it happen for everyone, just may be a little later until I can post.

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you wot m8

@Ammokkx

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PS sorry I wasn't on a lot today! I know everyone is working hard IRL :) hopefully we get the circle started soon. Waiting on Dom and Edith to make an appearance.

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Post is up, pretty much everyone is mentioned :) directly or indirectly.

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Erika halted as she was approached by the group. There before her stood Calliope, Fell, and Liara. She was reasonably well acquainted with the three of them, but she was in no mood for any formalities. Luckily, she did lighten up at Calliope's attempt to remain comical, also realizing that keeping that dull and morose look over her face helped no one. Erika wasn't sure whether or not Calliope had any ulterior motives for interrupting her ramble, as such a meeting between the two rarely happened by chance. Whether or not it was premeditated mattered not, as both Fell and Liara left the two alone, being sure to give some motivation to their semi-depressed leader as they went.

"I suppose there is something you wish to discuss, Calliope. I suspect that our meeting was not born out serendipity," Erika sighed as she turned to Calliope, "What was it that you said about needing morale? What has transpired since last we met?"

Calliope smiled politely at both Fell and Liara as they left the two leaders to conspire in privacy on the edge of the Mercenary training fields. Erika's proper language and attentive stance caused Calliope's shoulders to rise ever so slightly. The Mercenary leader had such focus and practicality written on her face at all times that it frequently made Calliope question her own authority. She shook her head slightly and smiled fanitly while gathering her racing thoughts into an intelligible strand of receivable information. It would be a futile effort for Calliope to completely smother her joyful nature, even in this time of trouble, so she spoke to Erika in the same playful tone as before. "Come on, you know I always love to talk with you about battle strategies, weaponry, and whatever it is you Mercenaries call fun." She turned her head to the side and looked away shortly before speaking again; this time with a more purposeful hint upon her tongue. "Look... my scouts and I spotted something the other night." She kicked at the dirt with one of her feet and tried to keep her voice calm and steady. "Truth is, Erika, I don't think we have a lot of time before another wave of Cimmerians overtakes this camp. We need to leave, tonight if possible. I think one of us needs to take all the newest recruits and whatever they can carry to the far eastern side of the forest. There's a sheltered glen there where we can setup again before..." Ever since her Gathering, the Estuary leaders had drilled a common phrase through everyone's heads: We fight together, we die together, we move on broken, and we carry the spirits of those who fell. The routine was a normal way of life for anyone fighting the Valeriyan war. Even after four long years, Calliope still hadn't fully accepted or come to terms with this "truth". She looked up to Erika, silently conveying the remainder of her thoughts through her moist amber eyes. Calliope inhaled and cleared her throat once before breaking their gaze. "We need to discuss and make final preparations in less than a quarter of an hour." Now Calliope's words sounded forceful and demanding. A low whistle sounded from the back of her throat, and heavy footsteps shattered the silence between the two girls. Bastian obiediently trotted up behind Calliope, his mane tickling the back of her neck as it was caught by the warm evening breeze. "Gather your Mercenaries for the Circle, I'll tell Kieren to do the same." Calliope bowed respectfully before striding away, Bastian following closely on the girl's light, quickened heels.

It took a while for Erika to digest what Calliope had said. It had seemed as though her hypothesis from earlier was true, although the details pertaining to it were much grimmer than she expected. Erika made her way towards the heart of the Mercenary camp, trying to devise a plan based on what she had just heard. The camp really didn't have any time, it seemed to her. As she reached the heart of her camp, she gave a loud whistle and began to shout, "All right boys, we got a Circle in 10 minutes, get ready!" She managed to hide her dread by a facade of sterness, but Erika knew it wouldn't help much. She began to walk back to her tent, biding her time before she had to face reality. As usual, Mikhael was able to somehow sense what she felt, reluctantly moving away from his bed to comfort Erika as she entered her tent.

The sound of Erika's powerful voice trailed behind Calliope and Bastian as they rounded a tent corner, heading towards Kieren and the other Practitioners in her stead. Although Calliope's heart was racing with impulsivity, her head reminded her that Dominique was closeby with insight from the bright Familiar, Edith. There was no need to act before they graced the Circle with their presence and knowledge. She almost ran into Ashlinn as her mind wandered, but Bastian grabbed her jacket collar gently in his jaws to prevent the collision. Calliope looked up to her Vein, a mixture of confusion and appreciation swirling within her eyes, and she spoke to her sister without wandering from Bastian's gaze. "Kieren, you and your Practitioners are needed in the Circle. Try to be faster than me... for once." She turned her face jeeringly towards Kieren before jogging off to the outskirts of camp.

She ran into Tate at the corner of the trees and looked around hurriedly for other Harbingers. Hadn't Sam just been here earlier? She shook away the thought as she addressed her comrade below, "I'm not sure where Sam's lazy ass went to, but your lazy ass needs to follow me. Circle in less than ten minutes." She whistled a high pitched notice to her Harbingers and didn't wait for Tate to respond before briskly walking back to meet everyone else in the center of camp. Silently she prayed for Dominique's haste as she walked.

TL;DR

Calliope informed Erika of the foreboding Cimmerian cloud in the distance. Made some mention of a plan to evacuate. Both leaders parted to round up their recruits for the Circle, which will be everyone's next post in the IC.

People being mentioned

@Zaresto@jagajac@SUN and basically everyone else!

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@IcePezzWe're getting it all finished up for ya'll :) and unfortunately, he's a brown recluse :/// sneaky little poisonous bastard...

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Creepy crawly

Sooo... I was delayed last night/this morning because of this little guy ^^^ All is well, and I'm not dead :} he did bite me though, so I'll be on antibiotics for a while. Anywho, I think @Zaresto and I are collabing for this next post.