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The observer watched carefully. Never complacent, he had no visible set of oculars but saw clearly. On Killimara there was an impending crisis. These events he would continue to oversee. The mischievous works of an outside force were dangerously at hand and a hellish future was not so far. For as long as time itself the existence of a spiritual adversary was common. The origins of each, however, were vast in differences. In particular, this being's existence was once that of a mortal. That did not stop souls from worshiping him as a prophet.

His days as a mortal counted for less than a tenth of its existence. Decades turned into centuries under his path of lichdom. Now thousands of years old, the being known as "The Lich" or "Kaan" had far exceeded that of what people understood a demilich was or could be. It was hard to categorize what he had become at this point. Currently, deep within Killimaran waters his body could be located. Perhaps he was what the orb in space was trying to find. In his current state, he appeared dauntingly lifeless.

Though his works were already at hand he was still and without much movement within the gentle tides. Eventually, Kaan washed upon the shore, revealing his unpleasant exterior. Most of his body was encased in dark, moss-stained robe garments with tattered ends. With skin was as rotten as his pernicious spirit, his malformed image was common for that of the undead. Kaan bore a saltwater pruned face absent of eyes and a lower jaw that was fleshless. Other than his set of sabbatic goat horns he was majorly humanoid-esque through he was uncommonly large. Common instinct was to withdraw in his presence but who could know? He only appeared to be an alien carcass. In hopes of solving the crisis, they could only move closer to death itself. Fortunately for Killimara, he was within a weakened state. As to why remained unknown but his works were very much already in motion.

Death had appearances in many forms. To soon be relevant to all of Killimara was it in the form of pestilence. The rejoice in the expressions of Killimarians on both sides as clan members one by one began returning to the villages and settlements. All bore a similar story of dread of being held captive by a set of the opposing side. This was not a lie, at least in their minds. Internally they bore a contagious stigma of hatred programmed subconsciously. The hatred spread from soul to soul not by convincing but through contamination of an individual's aura. To simply put it, being around those who souls were polluted was enough to plague their spirits. To infect their feeble minds was not a difficult task. Ensnared Killimarians were perverted with visions and emotions that evoked hatred upon their poisoning. Nothing outright blatant changed about their anatomy or mannerisms but many of their purposes were one they were not currently insightful of.

There was one enormous problem with the arrival of several once thought missing Killimiarians however. A few of their bodies had already been recovered. Of those who were once “missing,” their anatomy would be different but not enough to notice without autonomic analysis. Inside many of the Killimarians in both tribes were groups of doppelgangers, now coexisting and perpetuating the bid of Kaan, reigniting a circle of hatred that was once thought to be dead. Rumblings of a civil war were becoming common chatter amongst elders but how? The leadership of both sides was wise beyond their years. The sheer thought of civil unrest was enough to bring back memories of an unstable time; one in history that was marked by relentless combat and bloodshed and yet anger grew amoungst many who had no been cursed. Being noticeably “missing” was not a prerequisite for being infected with the Lich’s curse. It could happen in plain sight.

“Apotheosis is within my grasp…Gain life my brood.” his hissing voice exhaled. He was seemingly talking to nothing but a set of three lifeless Killimari corpses. Perhaps they were not quite dead but they were soon to be as his ritual commenced. With the end of a few lives, others sequentially would be created. Using the remainder of their life force he birthed another set of creatures far more vile and insidious.

With the creeping rise of a deeply rotted left arm, he immersed the bodies in a dastardly aura before igniting them within an intense amber flame. There they burned in place until the time was right, always growing and never wavering in strength. Only once being discovered by the enraged Kirri did the flames die down revealing a group of charred skeletons in their place. There was no Lich in sight, however. The skeletons varied from the typical Killimarian build with their thicker bone structure and their now much larger size. They had evolved. Reaching forward, the middle skeleton pulled its body upwards. It was a staggering nineteen feet and increasing at that. The others followed as their root like muscle tissue grew out of their frame in a manner similar to tendrils, ripping the earth and creating minor seismic activity. Releasing a shrill roar of coercion that stuck with enough power to shatter the trail of glass the Killimarian left behind, a blast of amber flames and molten bark exploded onto the forest. Within the destruction left behind smaller hands began to erupt all around within the vicinity of the explosion . It would be seen what kind of damage a blast capacity could do to the warrior itself but his sturdiness would be tested. Whether he survived or not, the Hellseed's muscle-root like like tendrils pursued his body with apparent intents of impalement.

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An hourglass of dark sands could be seen reaching its climax.

"Yes, Potan Mul is dead Silexies. What do you suppose we do?"

"Over time I've grown fascinated with the concept of destiny. Destiny perhaps rids us the trouble of dealing with him ourselves because it was simply his time. I ask you now, what do you suppose we do?"

"..."

"That was not meant to be answered, young apprentice. Your expressions remind me of my own before I understood the flow of fate. Soon you'll inherit the will and discover kismet. For now, observe. Vhadgeid, we will move forward with the next objective and save our resources. Time does no wait. I will fetch the Instrument."

He then sent a message ripping across space itself to a certain individual. For a brief second Sinclair could not comprehend anything at all as his mind was flooded with information. The sensation was comparable to being struck with a minor jolt of electricity to the brain. Not a word was said but the message was clear. Report back to him. That was the will of Silexies.
The resonant voice of a male spoke out to a group of beings in a room devoid of sunlight.

“He allowed himself to be captured. Quite the institution he chose to hide in. I always considered Eal to be abnormally sharp but he should know better than to try to evade me.”

“So… what do you suppose we do?” an opposing voice spoke out.

“ We watch. If he needs help things are already set up that he wont be easily corned any more than he wants to be. I can’t say I’m particularly excited to see what will happen once he’s found but its an event that we’ll ultimately have to live with.”

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Prisoner #3091 floated in what he identified as some sort of an odd void. He was expecting a simulated hell but in his cell there was only a deafening silence. Here he had no vision of anything; not even himself. Part of Eal’s intuition had told him his eyes were merely closed and maybe it was an illusion but that wasn’t the case. He was actually stuck abiding by the rules of this space. Spiritually he felt himself moving but he had no proof as he couldn’t feel anything physically. Not even the slightest of drafts existed within this space.

He couldn’t get a feel for time and as a result his morale sunk from a confident “it’s a matter of time I’ll escape” to “I guess this is it.” Weirdly enough after coming to this realization he gave a slight sigh a relief. No one seemed to call his bluff.

The chances he’d be released were near zero for what he committed and where it was committed but he was ok with that. What was odd was that he somewhat felt sorry for the Cizrans considering what he may have done. It was pretty besides himself to regret anything but nevertheless he did, at least briefly. After taking a nap he’d probably forget all about it. That is if it was possible in a place like this. Sinclair received a legitimate warning from him. Would he act on it however?

This was more so the end of a chapter than of the book. Eal Sermonde would very well see the aftermath of what he brought whether he was prepared to or not. He was just ignorant to that fact. Just like the fact that he wasn’t alone.

With his senses nulled he couldn’t hope to sense the creature physically but by the skeletal frame of his abnormal anatomy he became alerted to its presence. Apparently it was able to navigate the space he was confined within. Once it slithered out of his skull it was almost like it disappeared…

And just like that he was alone again.

His carelessness allowed him to forget about it near immediately as he paid it ultimately no mind.

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It is instilled within young Killimarians the laws of their culture. For the most part they went unbroken. Today was different however. The males had typically occupied the west and the females east. Under no conditions other than marriage were they allowed to cross territories but one male had surfaced from a river within the east in the middle of the night. His beady eyes were focused and with his unannounced goal in site it was unclear what he’d aim to accomplish by entering the female warriors domain.

For the past several weeks it had become a trend that Killimari would abruptly disappear. With no reliable proof on any of the disappearances those who suspected the Killimaros had grown impatient enough to invade the western lands in hopes of finding answers. What they did not know is that the western end was having a similar crisis of their own. Several of the Killimaros had gone missing within the last couple of days in a similar fashion. Some highly respected, others common tribesmen.

One trend was present with all of the disappearances however. Most if not all of them took place once a member of the tribe appeared to be on their way to bodies of water, whether it being at a river, ocean or lake. Perhaps it was some form of newly evolved predator or maybe it was something completely invasive to their home world. Little did the Killimarians know, the threat was something they had never encountered before. To truly understand this it was best for them to meet but could they under the circumstances without the threat of an implosion of their very culture. Maybe it would be wise to look towards the moon for answers but not for a reason they ever expect. Their answers were in fact there and currently in orbit.

There it was. A baseball sized orb of silver matter functioning as some sort of satellite or receiver. Drifting between between the planet and its moon, it would go undetected as it didn’t do much to separate itself from any odd object floating in space. At least not yet. Its relation to impending crisis on Killimara had yet to be understood.

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Now feeling slightly disturbed, Sinclair was back at the scene of the crime; The Shrine of Tsathoskr. Somewhat bewildered by the environment, he lurked deeper as his curiosity of the god and its followers rose by the second. Sinclair was well educated in the sense that he knew not all stories of religion were fine and dandy but here seemed to be the extreme. Murals that contained death and rape appeared to be acts of religious sacrifice. The overall milieu was one that most unsettling. The deity itself Tsathoskr appeared to him as something he’d hope he never cross path with. His agnostic tendencies assured him mentally this would never happen but then again nothing is certain.

The universe was one giant uncertainty in his eyes. Who was the say one day he’d never meet something similar in nature. He definitely didn’t plan for it, just like he didn’t plan for any of what was ahead for his future. One event after the next, Sinclair was bound to see what was prophesized. The traces of Eal may have disappeared within the cell in which he confined himself too but traces of him were left on his coat. Whatever Eal Sermonde was hiding from may end of finding no one other than the unsuspecting Warden of Gereza first.

Still studying the temple for clues of what the prisoner eluded to, Sinclair was taken by surprise by one of the temples priests who laid his hand on his left shoulder. Urging him to lean down to his level, once Sinclair did he gave him the news.

“An assassination has taken place among the high caste...”
I've been occupied with finals. I should get a post up relatively soon.
Still accepting
A decent amount of talk about this is being held on skype so if anyone wants to talk to me please msg me on there. My name is Lest Be Honest
I'm interested in getting involved! Perhaps as a first stab, developing a character that's a member of the civilization on Q'ab? Is that a role somebody else is already filling? Do we already have some details on the folks on Q'ab (or someone developing them)?


We have someone who's working on the Q'ab but he's open for collaborating on the civilization with you and ok with you making a character he said. Currently because he's having computer problems he's only communicating through skype but I can put you in contact with him.
The beginnings of a great mystery.


Day 4: 04:23 Gereza

Day four was the same as day three. Order was maintained. Even with the arrival of several high profiled convicts, the days were consistent. No screams were heard but be assured they were there. No falling tree analogy should be entertained. They were real. Many souls detained, a lesser sum released. One man awaited his fate within a dream-esque state induced by the dimension that confined him. He too wondered if he’d fall victim to the same fate as the many others who entered the narrow gates of Gereza.

Or did he?

His name? Not important in the eyes of the system. His origin? He was no citizen for sure. Who was this prisoner? Perhaps the greater question was who would bail this miserable soul out?

Birched among others who ultimately sinned, he was just another. Those incarcerated within the dimensional cells of the penitentiary were commonly subject to insanity; Minutes felt like hours, hours felt like days, days felt like months and months like years. A minor sentence was more comparable to that of an eternity in a place where the only publicly known method of torture was time. This was fitting for a civilization as such.

Just like the others prisoner #3091 would have to wait it out.


Day 1: Gereza

The enjoyment of leisure was something that escaped Sinclair. Never did that deter him from the task of accomplishing his goal however. Feelings often were locked away and most knew him as a man of few emotions but rest assure his thoughts ran rampant often. Emotion to him was a weakness. Everything that put him in his exact spot he credited to focusing on his ideals entirely, which were his and only his. Yes, in a world completely consumed by religion Sinclair was in fact agnostic.

Nothing to him was for certain and he could only go by the standards he set for himself. Those standards were to create and preserve order. When entering the narrow gates of Gereza you are in fact entering a dimension of his domain. Not only did he reside there but the entire establishment was his revolutionary idea to completely contain those who went against society. A society in disarray was probably the only thing he ultimately feared.

Order was the only way Cizrans were able to advance to the excellence that they have been nearing. He believed this to a fault however. No matter what the social conditions were and how unjust society was Sinclair defended the status quo with an indiscriminate iron fist. Many times literally administering what he saw as social consistency with his own rugged hands. This was the case for #3091.

Though his containment was successful the exchange did not go without affecting Sinclair mentally. This was an extremely rare feat. In fact you can say those words begin to corrupt him and cause him to stray from his self created standard he idolized. Prisoner #3091 looked him dead in the eye and spoke this…

“I’m not threatening you but I’m a magnet for bad luck. Though I came to this planet knowing this, the curse upon me is real and you need to acknowledge that. I wish I was bluffing but I’m really not. A lot of shit is going to go down because of you. Because I’m so thoughtful I actually intended to leave within a certain timeframe. The longer you keep me the more I get to see this theory of mine come into fruition.”

After hearing the rambling speech directed at him Sinclair then showcased one of the few expressions he was capable of showing. A smug look filled his face for a quick duration showing just how much arrogance he possessed, his gesture laughing at just the possibility of being wrong.

“What a bunch of bullshit” he scoffed. As he began to turn away, the portal containing the prisoner began to close but he had much more to say apparently.


“I thought I was being courteous but I’ll get out in due time. I’m quite the commodity in the galaxy. And by the way… You should do some research on some of the origins of the pantheon you people on this planet live under. An uncle tom like yourself might be shocked to find out just how much it relates to class you seem to have left behind.”

It puzzled Sinclair that this mysterious man knew so much about him. It was clear his sources were of some of the best in the universe. Though most records of his birth have been erased he was once again reminded of the life he left behind long ago. To almost assure himself he was indeed right he decided to go back to the scene of the incident which was a rarity in itself. It was time to visit a place in which he had never analyzed but always respected.

The Shrine of Tsathoskr was Sinclair’s next destination…

Day 5 (Present Day)

It took sometime for Sinclair to reach the temple that bizarrely enough was a mystery to him. He didn’t have the freedom to just leave Gereza without supervision. When he did leave the howling sandstorms were at levels that made it almost impossible for air travel and so he journeyed land. With what looked similar to an ATV with a spherical protective dome of metal and exceptionally durable glass, Sinclair treaded the numerous dunes with relative ease. The dense and tough exterior of the vehicle weathered particularly well, dispatching a pair of grappler arms to regain balance whenever needed. Just a day after setting out he was closing in on his desired location.

As a basis of education the understanding of all deities were taught to him. He knew them well, and with the knowledge he attained he took one core principle to heart, Perce. Following this he never questioned the deity that was Tsathoskr or any of the others despite his primal beliefs. With that said, In the back of his mind existed a sense of fear he did not quite understand. That feeling of unease brought him to the temple opposed to the various others and that alone.

To fully live by Perce meant that with human nature in mind no one will truly understand everyone or thing and that it should be accounted for. In the wrong context Perce could be used to justify segregation and oppression, thus spawning the world he currently lived in. The fact that he arrested prisoner #3091 due to opposing the institution itself proved this entirely.

#3091 was the polar opposite of Sinclair. As he represented chaos Sinclair was a man of order. Little did he know however that as smart as he was, he had made a grave mistake, leaving the new detainee in Gereza alone. There perhaps wouldn’t be any fatal consequences but he wouldn’t escape the fact that capturing the man might have been a little too easy…

The pot was surely to be stirred. It was only a matter of when.
Is there app sheets of any sort or is the lore freehand?


We'd appreciate the submission of characters and the consensus about them but we're not really strict on that. Pretty much any character can exist in this setting.

As for locations and groups we'd like a little more detail than normal in order to understand if it fits the overall theme. We're pretty lenient as long as its not something so out of place that it doesn't make sense. For those we'd want a some sort of written submission for whether is brief or large doesn't matter too much.
I think I might get a post up pretty soon
Are you able to make up your own species, backstory, nation and planets? I had an idea I've been wanting to try out for a while but I haven't had an RP to do it in. This looks promising...


Thats a yes and no. We want a large influx of different species with their own backstories but too many outside locations and nations might spread us all too thin to in the beginning. That's only for now however as once we establish ourselves we plan to bring in more and more planets into this ever growing storyline.

I'd recommend doing one of these two things. You can introduce the species and characters but choose a select few to bring to one of the current locations listed. You can roleplay the affairs between them and the current groups then later introduce the home planet and whats going on with the nation. I'd be kind of hard for people to have their nation plans fulfilled if there aren't enough people.

Or create a location already within one of the settings listed in the interest check with their own culture. I was talking to Arawak and he actually had an idea for this. Maybe you guys can collaborate. I'd be glad to coordinate with you here or via skype.
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