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The Masque of the Dragon || Fantasy Dragons hiding among Humans

Lumia

Near Whistle Hill

Things were not as Lumia had imagined them to be, and they certainly were not going according to plan. Not that there was ever really much of a plan, that is. Truly, Lumia didn’t know what she expected but it never involved this many humans. She had never seen so many of them before but they were everywhere on the mainland, it reminded her of an old joke her uncle used to say about them being like moon thistle- a non-native invasive plant species that was a nuisance on their island. Maybe it was less of a joke and more of just the plain truth. Ever since she had arrived on the mainland after making her way up, island hopping along the South, humans seemed to be an inescapable presence. She never realized until now just how isolated she had been, how isolated her whole village, Taubu, was. She was learning so much now about how the world around her really worked.

Beyond being surprised and disheartened by the overwhelming presence of humans, Lumia found herself struggling to fit in, as before on the island she had been free to spend as much time as she wanted in her natural form in the safety of her village. But there was no complete sense of peace of mind here on the mainland for her yet. Even if isolated from the mainland, the rules of the Masque were ever present in Taubu and being in such an unfamiliar place for the first time with so many humans around she was constantly on guard.

However, outside of that, her first time leaving home was shaping up to be quite the experience and she had managed to find little boroughs of their kind as she traveled and other magical beings. The foresty terrain was also familiar, though many of the trees and plants were very different from the ones on Osmines. She found as she made her way inland that she missed the ocean, but learned to appreciate the lakes and rivers. Familiarity was a solace out here, and it was what she was currently seeking as she was looking forward to Virtue Day. In Taubu, it was always a big deal because it was often one of the few times relatives and friends of the villagers from the mainland ever made their way to the island to visit all at once. And Lumia had caught word about a dragon village known as Whistle Hill, which is where she was now headed so she could spend the holiday with her people.

It was turning out to be a beautiful night and Lumia was enjoying the fine, gentle breeze between her wings as she flew over the forests of Kaelis. This wouldn’t last however as she caught glint of a tiny bright fire on the horizon. Then, she caught a whiff of the smoke, and the closer she got she came to realize that fire was not so tiny at all. In fact, it seemed to be a whole town. Surely, this could not be Whistle Hill?

Approaching the city she drew a large cloud around herself so as to disguise her presence as she flew over to see what was happening. It was with great horror as she watched the humans attack the village. Never before had she witnessed firsthand the violence of humans, only ever hearing the occasional stories from older dragons who had been to the mainland or part of the guard that protected their island. She could see quite a few of her kind still around, a few in their glamours, some already fighting back. Almost out of nowhere, a large, red dragon swooped down over the village and Lumia honestly had to double check her own eyes, as it almost seemed impossible and yet there it was.

Her attention was quickly taken away though to some dragons retreating from one of the burning buildings. But they were being followed by some human fighters who had caught sight of them. Lumia drew nearer and from her cloud she unleashed a violent stream of water from her mouth, knocking back the humans. Taking a deep breath in, she nodded her head forward, eyes closed and flapped her wings more. Thick, dark clouds formed off of hers and sank down low, creating a thick wall of fog that they would not be able to navigate through. This would allow some time for those dragons to get away and recoup.

Staying along the outskirts in her cloud, Lumia checked to see if there were any more dragons she could help and she noticed two dragons who had their weapons drawn on one of the human warriors. She hovered in the area, awaiting to see how the situation went. They looked more than capable but she could always drop down in her human form should any healing be necessary.

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The Masque of the Dragon || Fantasy Dragons hiding among Humans

Almost done with my post just a quick question, @Martian Do magical creatures recognize other magical creatures when they are glamoured? Or would they assume they are humans (& if so how would they determine they aren't)?

The Masque of the Dragon || Fantasy Dragons hiding among Humans

Apologies, it's been a rough week. Will have something up by the end of the weekend.

The Masque of the Dragon || Fantasy Dragons hiding among Humans

Plan to have a post up today or tomorrow myself.

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The Bus Crew: A Story of Travelers and Maybe Heroes?

@Eloise Yay, this is great! Hopefully, we can get a few more people on board (Ha, didn't even mean for that to be a pun but now I can't help but leave it in there). Out of curiosity, what style of apocalypse would you prefer to roleplay? Zombies? Nuclear? I was talking about this roleplay idea with my husband and he suggested something like maybe everyone in the world except a few have mysteriously just vanished, which I thought might also be a neat idea.

The Bus Crew: A Story of Travelers and Maybe Heroes?

The Bus Crew: A Story of Travelers and Maybe Heroes?

Premise

So even as I’m typing this I’m still not entirely sure how I want this to go but here’s the premise: A group of friends get together for the cross country road trip of a lifetime, what they don’t know is that they will end up on this road trip for the rest of their lifetimes because shortly after they leave the world starts going to hell and the apocalypse starts.

Not a fandom, but inspired by the netflix show the Outer Banks, The Last of Us, The Walking Dead and the Fallout games.

About the Apocalypse

So this can always change if it would make more sense to but I imagined the apocalypse still being in the early stages, so the characters would be watching the collapse of society and how it progresses along their journey. Not entirely sure if I want it to be a zombie or nuclear apocalypse, or even something else (& would love to hear feedback and what you feel would make for the most interesting scenario)

Player Role

Ideally main characters would be part of the group of friends, but could also potentially be someone they encounter along their journey (which I hope could be a good segway in for anyone who might want to join late).

Other General Info

• Casual level of depth with a mostly modern setting, maybe near future
• 18+, The main characters should all be adults, this was a friends roadtrip not a family roadtrip.
• Looking for a small group, no more than 5 people I think. Also would be willing to do this as a 1x1 with us each playing multiple characters, and usually I prefer 1x1s but this idea sounded better to do with a small group.

So yeah please let me know if you have any interest, and feel free to chime in with feedback and ideas!

The Masque of the Dragon || Fantasy Dragons hiding among Humans

Lumia

Name: Lumia of Taubu
Age: 135
Gender: Female
Dragon Appearance:

Hider

(I actually collect dragon things, haha so I figured what better a muse than this one)

Standing close to 10 feet tall, Lumia’s dragon form, her truest form, is slender and long- reaching 30 feet from her nose to her tail. Her wingspan is about 42 feet. She has iridescent scales of shades of blues and purples. Her head and face are narrow and rather than ears she has two fins extending from the side of her head, just under her two long black horns. Her fins in combination with her body type allow her to better swim and her species as whole is known for being almost amphibious, though they could never live their whole lives in the water. Her wings also have a horn each, both a measure of self defense and a physical marker of her species. Her legs are muscular but still slender and she has 3 toes on each of her front feet, 4 on her back.

Human Appearance:

Hider

Lumia’s glimmer casts the form of a young adult human woman, who is about 20 years old. She has thick, curly hair that is kept in braids. Her skin is a dark bronze, her eyes a deep brown and her plump lips sit nicely beneath her rounded nose. She is a little tall by human standards, standing at 5’8” and weighs about 160 pounds, and has a more athletic build, strong arms and thighs.

Personality Traits: Independent, quiet and reserved. To friends she is playful, loving, generous and protective. Not quite the “mom” friend per say, more like an older sister- always there for you, and always on your side because no one’s allowed to mess with you except her. Her negative traits can be found in her stubbornness, and at times she can come across as a little gruff.

Magic/Abilities: Dragons of her species all have the ability to breathe underwater for much longer than average, able to remain below for up to several hours at a time, many of them with the ability to manipulate the waters. Lumia’s gifts are of the water but also of the air, as she has the ability to form and manipulate clouds alongside her water abilities. Instead of breathing fire, she is more like a water cannon, and steam rather than smoke leaves her nostrils. In her human form, she is a healer and purifier, able to remove sickness from natural things.

History: Lumia was born and raised in the small Southern island nation of Osmines in a small mixed village called Taubu. No humans lived in Taubu, yet but their own towns and villages crept ever closer every year, causing some of the residents of Taubu to consider seeking a new home elsewhere while others felt motivated more than ever to stand their ground and protect their home. While not happy about the growing human presence, they maintained a relatively peaceful relationship with the nearby villages- Taubu’s leadership having decided that was the best way to not attract attention.

As for Lumia herself, her childhood was spent wandering the many beaches and caves near her coastal town. She’s too young to remember the days before the humans found their little island but surprisingly still has not encountered too many humans in person yet but has made friends and acquaintances of many of the other beings who live in her village and nearby. This is mostly in part due to her parent’s protective nature over her, as she is their only child and a female at that, which made her a bit rare in a world where their birth rates were declining. As she got older she spent more time in the water, watching as elders of her kind worked the water & sometimes used a little magic to deter humans from finding the island, knocking them off course so as to slow their spread. Occasionally, though not always the intention, a ship would wreck and she and her best friend would explore them and be fascinated by treasures from the distant mainlands she had only ever heard about. She loved all the little trinkets and things, finding ways to repurpose them- one of her favorites being jewelry and charm making.

When not on the beaches, she was roaming the forests and climbing trees. Her father made her learn to fight when she was just barely a teenager so that if she ever ran into trouble, she could handle herself. The rule was always to stay away from the human settlements but one could never be too sure who they might encounter outside the safety of the village. Her mother also passed around this age, which caused her father to try and be too overprotective and ended up smothering her a bit which is why now in her young adulthood she seeks to leave and find their people on the mainland. She knew they could not keep waiting for their people to go to them, but that they must still come together if there was any chance for their kind to survive in this world. She was sad to leave her village, and her heart remains heavy still about it as she knows she might not be welcome back. Without her, there were only 2 other females left in the village who were not elders and those who remained saw her as leaving as betrayal, her father taking it the hardest.

The Masque of the Dragon || Fantasy Dragons hiding among Humans

Alright, finally finished mine! I hope this is good, please let me know if there is anything I can add or need to change

Lumia

Name: Lumia of Taubu
Age: 135
Gender: Female
Dragon Appearance:

Hider

(I actually collect dragon things, haha so I figured what better a muse than this one)

Standing close to 10 feet tall, Lumia’s dragon form, her truest form, is slender and long- reaching 30 feet from her nose to her tail. Her wingspan is about 42 feet. She has iridescent scales of shades of blues and purples. Her head and face are narrow and rather than ears she has two fins extending from the side of her head, just under her two long black horns. Her fins in combination with her body type allow her to better swim and her species as whole is known for being almost amphibious, though they could never live their whole lives in the water. Her wings also have a horn each, both a measure of self defense and a physical marker of her species. Her legs are muscular but still slender and she has 3 toes on each of her front feet, 4 on her back.

Human Appearance:

Hider

Lumia’s glimmer casts the form of a young adult human woman, who is about 20 years old. She has thick, curly hair that is kept in braids. Her skin is a dark bronze, her eyes a deep brown and her plump lips sit nicely beneath her rounded nose. She is a little tall by human standards, standing at 5’8” and weighs about 160 pounds, and has a more athletic build, strong arms and thighs.

Personality Traits: Independent, quiet and reserved. To friends she is playful, loving, generous and protective. Not quite the “mom” friend per say, more like an older sister- always there for you, and always on your side because no one’s allowed to mess with you except her. Her negative traits can be found in her stubbornness, and at times she can come across as a little gruff.

Magic/Abilities: Dragons of her species all have the ability to breathe underwater for much longer than average, able to remain below for up to several hours at a time, many of them with the ability to manipulate the waters. Lumia’s gifts are of the water but also of the air, as she has the ability to form and manipulate clouds alongside her water abilities. Instead of breathing fire, she is more like a water cannon, and steam rather than smoke leaves her nostrils. In her human form, she is a healer and purifier, able to remove sickness from natural things.

History: Lumia was born and raised in the small Southern island nation of Osmines in a small mixed village called Taubu. No humans lived in Taubu, yet but their own towns and villages crept ever closer every year, causing some of the residents of Taubu to consider seeking a new home elsewhere while others felt motivated more than ever to stand their ground and protect their home. While not happy about the growing human presence, they maintained a relatively peaceful relationship with the nearby villages- Taubu’s leadership having decided that was the best way to not attract attention.

As for Lumia herself, her childhood was spent wandering the many beaches and caves near her coastal town. She’s too young to remember the days before the humans found their little island but surprisingly still has not encountered too many humans in person yet but has made friends and acquaintances of many of the other beings who live in her village and nearby. This is mostly in part due to her parent’s protective nature over her, as she is their only child and a female at that, which made her a bit rare in a world where their birth rates were declining. As she got older she spent more time in the water, watching as elders of her kind worked the water & sometimes used a little magic to deter humans from finding the island, knocking them off course so as to slow their spread. Occasionally, though not always the intention, a ship would wreck and she and her best friend would explore them and be fascinated by treasures from the distant mainlands she had only ever heard about. She loved all the little trinkets and things, finding ways to repurpose them- one of her favorites being jewelry and charm making.

When not on the beaches, she was roaming the forests and climbing trees. Her father made her learn to fight when she was just barely a teenager so that if she ever ran into trouble, she could handle herself. The rule was always to stay away from the human settlements but one could never be too sure who they might encounter outside the safety of the village. Her mother also passed around this age, which caused her father to try and be too overprotective and ended up smothering her a bit which is why now in her young adulthood she seeks to leave and find their people on the mainland. She knew they could not keep waiting for their people to go to them, but that they must still come together if there was any chance for their kind to survive in this world. She was sad to leave her village, and her heart remains heavy still about it as she knows she might not be welcome back. Without her, there were only 2 other females left in the village who were not elders and those who remained saw her as leaving as betrayal, her father taking it the hardest.