LadyRunic

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@Blizz Don't apologize! You are entering a new world and each world operates differently. I'm just bringing up questions I have, such as the skills and how the world operates and being tough about it. It's stuff to think about and when you are in the heat of the situation I don't want you to get upset because you missed something vital.

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@Blizz A bit of clarification. The East and the people there are off-limit, and it would be very hard to get to them. They are blocked from the mountain passes by a glacier and the Southern Kingdoms who are openly hostile with them. They are openly known as hostile so it would be a generally bad idea to go there. However, your character could well have traveled to the Southern Kingdoms and such, but her magic would make people shy away from her as it's not 'natural'. Their view of magic is dimmer and more rigid. She could have also easily gone west as much as she could which is where the most prosperous Northern villages, they have access to the sea which allows them more trade and access to go raiding. I hope this helps.

All this considers also how she is living while doing this traveling? How is she getting food and a place to sleep? Plus not being attacked by bandits, thieves or anything of the sort? She has no skills to help her hunt, start a fire, fish or defend herself? A beauty such as her would be attacked on the road and propositioned many a time spooky powers or no, and there are some who would not take no for an answer. Just something I noticed and I'm bringing up to make you aware you have only the basic ability to defend and provide for yourself.

A typo I presume, you have her age at thirty six and still she left her village at twenty and it's been two decades later.

Also, please pay close attention to the time period, not only that but your character has been travelling in the sun, unless she's been doing all her travelling by night, she would have had some tan and after forty years of life she would not be living with no blemishes. This is a very rough world and she would have scars from encounters with wild animals, people, accidents over the course of twenty years on the road. Your character is a traveller, the only way she could stay unblemished was by being the wife of a powerful chieftan or jarl. The picture has no real influence on your character in the slightest. She hardly looks past her twenties and certainly does not look relevant to the time period.

Also, I while what you have is similar to Necromancy/Druidism there is no real name for them yet. Magic is in it's infancy so to speak. And please keep in mind what I said about books. Especially with the background you chose. She's most likely never seen a book and certainly has no real need to learn to read other than the Northern runes.

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@Blizz Which works well and I dont mind the name but people will get confused as Seers do different things. As for the West bit... Again, I ask what West? She can travel the North as much as she likes, but North West would be along the coast or in the Sea as that is what is west of the Northerners as they are a culture that goes viking. So they are richer than their kin who stay inland and they would be far more leery of a girl speaking in tongues with the dead.

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@Blizz I like the general idea, but I have a few problems. First off, I don't mind pictures, but I would like the appearance to be written out and any pictures to be appropriate to the time period. And I can promise you a forty year old woman who is essentially a very old woman and could have a grandchild on the way would not look like that. And you need to fill out the Kin. That's where your character comes from, where they were raised.

As for the magic bit, remember magic is rare and the one you've chosen is going to be frowned upon in general. It's not wise after all to mess with the dead, so be aware of that. Also, I wouldn't call it Seerism. Seers see into the future or the hearts of men. Which you need to add as she does have some foresight- the wolf incident from her childhood. What magic you are using are more along the lines of necromancy to speak to the dead, druidism of sorts for spirits and animals. For her age, her magic absolutely be this developed.

Be aware in this timeframe, paper/parchment is expensive and generally writing is kept to the nobles and those with money to spend in the South. So maps would be made on hides, wood, stone and memory.

Now for your biography. It's good but the people to the West? Do you mean a Northern Tribe in the western part of their territory near the sea? There are the Easterns but I'm not allowing people to play as them at the current point in time. And if she was born in the North, there would be snow. The Northerns live tucked up against a large mountain range, and you would not be wrong to compare them to the Norse folk. Also, where are her parents in all of this? Where are her siblings? The biggest problem I have is the fact the magic that would put a girl who was well into her teen years and could be getting ready to consider a potential husband in another few years to admitting she heard voices and that the tribe would completely believe her without some serious doubts? Let alone considering she might be the cause of the wolf attack! Crows/ravens are seen as thieves of crops and warnings of death. There is a certain respect for them for they are sly and clever creatures, but they are connected to death for a lot of people. I could see some tribes embracing the birds, but I would need some good reasoning.

It's not a bad idea, and I'm rather interested in the character! I would just like to see it more embracing the time period and I'm always around for questions if you would like to ask anything.

@Cyrania A reminder since I've looked over your character sheet again, but please put Northern as your Kin rather than unknown since your character was raised there. The mix of Southern/Northern is rather common on the complicated border between Tribal North and Kingdom South, so I like that. But for all the important things pertaining to kin, she is Northern as she was raised in Norn.

I will be putting the finishing touches on the first post and have it up tomorrow. I will also post a warning that while I'm more than willing to answer questions in whatever detail you need, actual posts from me are rare on the weekend due to my work. My apologies for that.

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@Omni5876 I figured I'd leave that to you incase you want to note anything in your CS as the Rp progresses.

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@Cyrania @Omni5876 Forgot to tag you two into the prior post. But the link is there for you.

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@CosmicVixen Lovely to hear and if you have any questions, just ask away!

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I put the actual casual Rp up, and I'll be posting something to it tomorrow. I have the base down, I just need to clean up the details. The link is right there for people who want it.

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The sun is just beginning to rise upon the start of human kind- among others- in this world of harsh reality. A small village, nestled within a mountainous valley is stirring. A large platform and a fire pit in the middle of the jumbled together structures. The houses and homes looking raw and built with the mind of winter snows. Small herds of tamed animals hover about still wandering off into the forest to live rather than staying put. Smaller fields look sorry with the little yield they give. But, there is a certain security and prosperity about the village. Leather and furs tan, hunting weapons, and a fisher's tools can be seen in stages of making.

Elsewhere, waking in the dawn, a raven takes wing. The southern seas and oceans are warm and bountiful giving way to small tribes that had dared to claim land and form cities. To self-proclaimed councils and kings clashing against one another. Farms give excess, craftsmen are becoming more prevalent, iron is being forged. Life is easy among plains and forests yielding bounties of their own. and the rivers streaming from far away mountains. But ever as the raven flies the ocean turns to the north. It's waters becoming frigid and cold. There are few such bounties in this land. The North is a place of different hardships. Farming is only beginning to be viable as basins in the mountainsides are carved out. Most tribes still relying on hunting, gathering, and perhaps the ever-so cautious raid upon their southern neighbors. The mountains that keep some secluded against their eastern sea and the great forests within its fingers, grasping the small tribes to its shadow. Turning west, the mountains reach higher. Up there- this bird cannot go. For behind the great spires. A new plain lies- a glacier. The impassable plains of ice.

There is more danger than the North men know. To the east are another group of people. The desert folk are said to be ancient southern folk who were banished into the great plains, high cliffs, and deserts of the east. They come raiding, taking what they wish. The great glacier that carves the mountains protects the North from these folk. None would cross a blinding light, missing food, water, and fire.

This is the world of Dissansel. New in its time, it's not a world of simple labors. For among all it's people walk those with special abilities. Bards, as they are known in the south. Skalds or shamans in the north. They are regarded either as a blessing or a threat. But always with suspicion. They may control the very elements of nature but at a price.

Landing the raven, watches the village. Curious to see if life will unfurl her wings and fly with him. Or if it shall fall into the jaws of destruction once more.

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Magic

For this, I'm going to be really strict. Shamanistic, Druidism, and such. You're not going to be an all-powerful mage. You're at the beginning of time. Literally. Any magic you know is either learned experimentally, from someone else, but never from a book. The Southern folk are keeping their writings to temples and government. Below I've listed several suggestions of possible ideas. I'm open to more but they have to be able to match up with the era. Also, please not Magic is generally frowned upon as uncanny and it is generally thought that what one can do with one's own hands exceeds what one can do with magic.

These are examples, and I'm open to any suggestions.

The Green/Blue: You're linked to some part of the earth/water/snow and it is your specialty. i.e. You're linked to the forest so you call a stag to come to the village to feed the people. That's all well and good but there is a price. You are going to feel like you've been killed. Plus that will take quite some energy from you, versus if you were calling a squirrel. (No, no calling a massive amount of squirrels to eat or such. I said it now someone will attempt to do so.) If you were linked to a forest you can feel and sense what the forest feels and senses. Just as you could do such with water.

Speed: You can use magic to boost your speed for a short time, if you do it for a long time you risk anything from passing out for several days to death.

Singing/Music: Effect the mood of the people about you, draw animals to you. But once seen through it will no longer work- but you will still be a good singer! Hopefully!

Foresight: Dreams, casting some bones or some such thing. However they are hardly reliable as the present can follow many paths and not just that one. Expect headaches.

Scrying: You can scry lost items or get a feeling if someone is in danger. Perhaps conjure a image in water or something. Side effects are headaches, dizziness, retaliation perhaps if the magic has a way. I.e. A scrier looks in on another Skald but the Skald has a charm warning him of this and blessed. It retailates damaging the Scrier. (Be warned that is dangerous, due to the mind being harmed. Not the body)

And a list of what I'm saying no to.
Shadows and wind cannot be physical.
No transforming into a animal. By that, I mean FULL transformation. You may understand what they say or pick up animalistic traits but not physically become one.
No calling up giant natural disasters. We want to keep an RP going, not kill it then beat it with a stick.
No teleportation.
No reading minds, you can read intent. i.e. You see a man and instantly feel something off, even though his is charming. You hear a voice and know they mean no harm but the tone is threatening.

People

Of the three people only two are really going to be about and of those two; Northerns are going to be more common in the village. Folk from the south will be regarded with suspicion, and consider a very high risk within a Northern village, same goes for a North man in the South- if they are not a coast village or forest edge village raiding in their ships or on their two feet. The Western Raiders are most likely NOT going to be there at all. They'd either get across the glacier- which is essentially impossible in the day and age, or get through the southern lands. Which again- would most likely get the person killed on sight. Not to mention language barriers and new dangerous beasts and weather.

Northerns generally are tallest of the three. Burly mountain folk. Fair hair tends to come from the seaside residing folk. Essentially burly folk with a good dash of the more mixed in Southern blood in their southern reaches. Southerns are shorter, more refined. Generally, they can be anything or look anyway. A mixture of folk brought together via kingdoms. They are all fairer of skin, the darker shades mixed in from travelers and sailors from across the sea. The Easterns are tall, some are rather hawklike, while others have more of an otherworldly air about them. Not much is known about the reasons for this. They all have darker hair, with lighter eyes. Some ranging to gold, amber, even the rare lilac or red. Something that many claim them for being demons. Those who do see them, have witnessed and survived a raid or watched captured raiders being put to the death. They are notorious for their captives never coming back.

Armor and weaponry are pretty simple. Leather armor is more common but metal armor is out there and it's going to be rare. Swords are extremely rare in the north and a sign of nobility in the South; axes, spears and bows being more common. Just think early times. Weapons are made for two things, fighting and gathering food and possibly wood in the axe case. However- you will most likely have a different axe for wood than you do for fighting.

Places

More places will be added as they come up, generally, this is a starting point but you may go anywhere and do anything.

The Village of Norn:
The little village where this starts is near enough to the border that Southerners pass through from time to time. But they bring business so while there is some issue with it, but it brings trade to the village. So there are few complaints. There Headman here is Lerguth Burkison, a large man who cares more for getting the small harvest in and turning it into ale. The village sports a blacksmith's, though it also doubles for one of the leatherworker. It's small. Relying on the forest more than trade or farmland.

Character Sheet

Name:
Kin: (North/South/unknown)
Magic: (Do you have it? What type?) (Optional)
Age:
Appearance: (Pictures are welcomed)
Personality:
Skills:
Fears:
Likes:
Equiptment:
Biography:

Rules

Let's start this off with the 18+ rule. There will be gore, violence, drugs (berserkers, anyone?). This is not an excuse to excessively use expletives in your posts on every single line or make things graphic This is a newly made world, humans are fighting for survival and there will be fights. There will be death. Keep things PG and reasonable and within the lines of RpGuild guidelines, but be aware that this is a warning. People in the early times did not have it easy.

Be respectful and communicate. This Roleplay is driven by what your characters do, so keep in mind that you are all sharing this world and communicate to that end. Communicate whenever there is the possibility that they may be affected by something you planned. Player death is a thing but it needs to be agreed upon and realistic. If you get yourself in a bad situation be aware that you need to keep an out for your character or death could very well happen.

This Roleplay is character-driven. As in, what you do matters. I will take control of NPCs if they are big guys or you need something to bounce off of. So Kings, Queens, chiefs, a group of bandits that suddenly jumps out at you? I got that, but if you want to toss your own NPCs in there? Children your talking to, your family, your friends? Go for it! If you want to play your main character and have side characters? Go for it! I just ask for a short character sheet that can give me general info on any side characters that are going to be sticking about so I can keep them in order and not have two Geoffery Hamlets running about. That being said, what you do in this world matters. You will affect the history of this world, you could form a school for magic users, take over a kingdom or a chiefdom, become a bandit, cross the glacier, operate a shop or a farm... You name it? I'll work with it. You may have horrible things happen from time to time because that's life, but keep moving. Keep going and remember that your actions? Shape the world.

Starting in the village called Norn and the surrounding valley, then I'll start tossing a spiel of problems at you. You can choose to travel or remain in place or whatever! Let's see what happens

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@CyraniaThat will work well, and I do love the character idea. I just iron out the kinks well so that we're on the same page. Was in an Rp where someone didn't do that and eesh, was it a nightmare!