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Some events have happened in my life which has driven me to decide between leaving or staying here. I've decided to leave. I will no longer be on this site to roleplay. I may come back as Rae Zerg .
9 yrs ago
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Some events have happened in my life which has driven me to decide between leaving or staying here. I've decided to leave. I will no longer be on this site to roleplay. I may come back as Rae Zerg .
9 yrs ago
Well, my Father was in the ER after throwing up blood today. Apparently an ulcer burst and now he can't eat anything more than soup. I'll be home for the next two days off of work though.
9 yrs ago
I...don't know why corporate can be closed on July 4th but the stores themselves can't.
9 yrs ago
Just spent the last four hours bringing sheetrock into my house and helping my father place it on the ceiling and walls of one of our rooms. Everything hurts.
9 yrs ago
This Job is literally trying to kill me. First time on food like and I am put on during dinner rush.
Hmm, I see people are going to London. I will be having none of that when I get Mark to move out of Nashville. I'm going to move to Chicago instead. Maybe move some more after that just cause.
People/s: The Kingdom of Operian is a diverse one. The majority of its people are of human and elf descent. There are four minorities in Operian.The largest of the minorities are dwarves followed by a tied minority of Goblins and Orcs. The final minority is that of Gearzik, a race of humanoid wolf people native to the forest of the providence of Pimmin.
Kingdom Traits: A Breaker of Webs Beloved by the People Developed Infrastructure Schools
Military Traits: Knowledge of War Masters of Ambush Trained Troops Ships Riding The Waves
Trade Traits: Rich With Ores Caravans
Flaws: Overly Powerful Merchant Guilds Beggars by Day, Brignads by Night Corruption
Culture: Religion- The majority of people in Operian worship a pantheon of Gods and Godesses representing aspects in the world. This pantheon is refered to as The Vicarium or The Hall of Gods. There exist eight major Gods and Godesses in The Vicarium and four beings refered to as simply the Holy Elements. Twelve minor Gods and Godessess are worshipped as well but are only considered part of the lower Vicarium. It is believed that the new King or Queen is chosen by the first of the Gods, Gezma.
WIP It is said that the God Gezma was born from a swirling mass of energy and a primordial being simply know as Chost. His birth required much energy from both Chost and the energy being known as Urim and as such left them weak. Their weakness did not matter though for, as primordial beings, they split the remainder of their power into seven more Gods and Godess creating what is known as the Vicarium. Gezma was the most powerful as his brothers and sisters followed by his wife Miriam.
The God Jirmin was the third most powerful of the Gods and was said to be a man who's Inner Power was so lustrous that it burned like a bright light in the infinite darkness around him. His sister Miriam, wife of Gezma, was so beautiful that her face could be seen through the utter and complete darkness. The Godess Kem was born dead, her body rotting away and dying. As such, Kem created a realm in which the dead would be welcome. Gezma saw this as an insult to life and created a realm where life would flourish and thus created the world of Xemnan. The God Loros was abhored that Gezma had only thought to create a realm where life could flourish without creating life so he created all the beings which would live on Xemnan. Loros's twin sister Hiros created order on Xemnan so that there was a natural process of life and how being would live on Xemnan. Illop, the seventh God of the Vicarium, cast upon the world a great flood creating the oceans, rivers, and lakes that existed on Xemnan.
The final Godess of the Vicarium was Fimina, a Godess known only as the Survivor. The rest of the Gods of the Vicarium had long gone to sleep leaving Fimina alone to watch Xemnan. She became the Patron Godess of Peasants and Nobility alike as she looked upon Xemnan from on high. She would strike down those who would stand against the natural order of the world and would turn the tide of wars in order to lessen the death toll. She was one Godess looking to protect the creation of her brothers and sisters from the beings they created.
Royalty- The Royalty of Operian are believe to have been chosen and ordained by the God Gezma. The passing of King to Prince or Princess is not done in Operian. Instead, a tournament is held five years after the King takes his Oath to The Vicarium. Warriors, politicians, merchants, and even children are invited to participate. The tournament is a test of wits, strength, and determination as the participants are put through ten trials to prove that they are chosen by Gezma to rule after the King passes away. When Izmand held the tournament ten years ago, the twelve year old twins Misha and Baelorn were announced to be the first Twin King and Queen rulers of Operian when they tripped their opponent in a fight and caused him to fall and crack his head on a stone, knocking him uncounscious.
Marriage- Marriage in Operian is done outside and at night time only. It is essentially a ritual to the Godess Miriam, Mother of the Moon and Fertility. When a man wishes to marry a woman, they must spend an entire week offering animals and wheat to Miriam. If Miriam believes in their love, the two would be allowed to marry under the moon. Such a blessing would be interpreted by an oracle or a star-reader. No dowries are exchanged in marriages nor are parties held. Instead, the parties connect together as one family and combine their estates together. As such, many families in Operian are large.
Providencal- Operian is a Kingdom with three providences. The providence of Kemin is home to Jueria, the capital of Operian. It runs along the north-south flowing river known as Tamist. Kemin is ruled over by the King of Operian himself and flourishes under his patronage. The second providence is that of Pimmin ruled by Duke Jirmin. It runs along the river of Hasig which connects directly to the Tamist further north of the river Kallisk. The kind Duke allows the peasents as much freedom as they require to do their jobs and as such Pimmin is the most industrial of the providences. The third providence was once a vassal of Operian known as Juriba and runs along the river of the Kallisk. Gerask is still ruled over by their Duchess Ulisse and is still mostly free to function however the Duchess sees fit.
Military: The military of Operian is led by the High General Ricard Pixt and has a long standing history of fighting skirmishes rather than full on battles. The forces of Operian are smalled compared to most others but fight by ambushing their target in the dead of night and leaving few signs that they were there. Their navy is quite the same by attacking in dead of night and using the many reefs around the coast to trap enemy ships and blockade incoming supplies. The quick ships of Operian are often manned by the exact same soldiers of land who practice ambushes against larger foes. Horses are in short supply in Operian and, as such, calvary is nearly nonexistant in the military and are often used for carrying supplies when needed. The archers of Operian fire from the high hills and cliffs throughout the Kingdom when it is assaulted.
Economy: The lands of Operian are mostly forests and rough hills and as such are not known for being great for farming. Much of Operian's economy relies on logging, fishing, and mining as an income. Hunters and pelt traders make a good sum of money as well but is minor compared to the other three functions in Operian. The Mountains of Ovet are rich in iron, gold, copper, and tin but mostly lacking in fine jewels such as emeralds, rubies, diamonds, and amethysts. Opals and topazes can be found occasionally when digging deeper into the mountain but this is rare.
Reputation: The Kingdom of Operian is reputated to be a nation which strikes like a snake. It is rare for an enemy soldier to come back from battle alive when assaulting the lands of Operian. On the other hand, Operian soldiers aren't good at assaulting foreign lands. Some believe the Baelorn is as corrupt as a merchant prince while his sister Misha is out fighting wolves rather than preparing for Queenhood. It is even believed the Izmand's daughter Kotari if less like a princess and more like a general in battle when she sparring words with people. Some people would even say the Izmand's own wife is having a little action on the side with some sort of muse of her's.
History: Operian was formed a mere six hundred years ago when the Kingdom of Loupist fell to a rebellion. Operian was the outcome of the rebellion and was formed by the King Higor. It was Higor who was chosen by Gezma to lead Operian and as such he continued on the tradition by performing a tournament to decide his heir. Early on in Operian's history, a few supporters of Loupist were still alive and tried to over thorw the Kingdom despite the fact that it was unsupported. Assassination attempts weren't rare for Higor and he had long grown use to the near constant attempt on his life. Higor tore down the town of Iman from Loupist's time and built over it Jueria and the temple to Gezma. The city of Jueria has been growing rapidly since then.
Operian had a rather peacful existence aside from all of that. The skirmishes by tribes north of Operian were easily repelled by Operian's army. Pirates were kept in check by the navy easily enough. Relations were amazing between Operian and their souther most neighbor Juriba. The only war Operian was every involved in was a massive band of sixty northern raiders which numbered in nearly hundred thousand soldiers. Their mostly organized assualt was slowed by the freezing cold of winter and broken apart by the small skirmish forces of Operian who easily set traps and used their large spy network to sow the seeds of dissent in the forces. Within months, nearly half of the forces deserted or were killed and the other half had nearly no moral and supplies. The war was over before spring came.
Relations with Juriba was prosperous not to long after that as it came to light the Operian was basically a protectorate of the small Juriba. It was proposed early on in their relationship that Juriba became a vassel of Operian. But, it wasn't until King Izmand's marriage to Princess Tamrie of Jurida that they became one. As a sign of their trust, Ulisse handed over Juriba and Tamrie over to Izmand. Izmand had an uneventful first few years of marriag until, a year after their marriage his daughter Kotari was born. But recent events have taken a turn for the worse as a terrible drought has left the country reeling on low supplies while merchants gorge themselves on imported meats and cheeses.
Misc:
Vassals of the Kingdom of Operian
House Jirmin Ruled by Ormand Jirmin, Duke of Pimmin. The Duke is a kind old man of 65, known for his lenience with the peasantry. He is however not known for being brave or eager to do battle, having earned him the nickname “Duke Delay” among his less friendly acquaintances. The Duke lost his wife and children to sickness a few years ago, but his younger sister Sasha, 45, still lives.
The Jirmins are beloved and respected by their people, and are in turn loyal to the crown. They have never given cause for discord, although they have never really committed to any military campaign. There are rumors circulating about the Dukes sister Sasha, claiming she is heavily indebted to one of the more prominent merchant guilds.
House Ulisse Ruled by Nadiege Ulisse, Duchess of Juriba. The Duchess is a woman of 55 years of age and is known all across the realm as a potent politician and ruler. Her family consists of her husband Jean, 56, and their two daughters Queen Tamrie Louzbain and her younger sister Sabine.
The Ulisses are known for their great independence. The Duchess is a hard woman with the needs of her people foremost in mind. They are loyal to the crown and have proven that loyalty many times, but some say that if push comes to shove the Duchess will choose Juriba over Operian.
Mark awoke with a start with sweat beading on his forehead. His headache was subduded and he shook off the talking to himself as nothing more than a dream. Yeah, it must have been a dream because none of that could have actually happened. Only the insane would talk to themselves and Mark was more than sure he wasn't insane. But, the voice in his head wasn't his own so how sure could he have been that he wasn't truly insane. No, insane people don't live the life he had. Mark had never touched alcohol, drugs, or even gone to parties which involved either of those.
He had to get some answers from someone. Somebody must be capable of explaining what in the actual fuck was going on to him. That was when it popped into his mind, he could call Tyler. Tyler was the equivalent of a brother to Mark and the drummer of the Knights. If anybody knew what going it was Tyler who, despite having never finished high school, was possibly the smartest of the band members. Mark pulled out his iphone and plugged in his password before stopping at his contacts.What if he thinks I'm crazy? Could it truly be possible that I've just gone insane and haven't noticed it yet? No, he will believe me. I'm sure he will. Mark told himself as he pushed the call button for Tyler. The phone rang twice before Tyler answered.
"Mark! Holy Jesus your awake. Oh God this is amazing." "What do you mean? Of course I'm awake. Why would I not be? What is going on?" "Mark, you've been in a sort of coma for about a year now. A year ago the lights around the world went off and when they came back on people all over the world were in a coma like you. Nobody could touch them or diistrub how they were before. Practically everybody gave up on anybody waking up from it. We are so glad you are awake."
What, asleep for an entire year? That is impossible. Sure it made since for a single person to go in a coma for a year with the proper happenings. But it happening world wide just because the lights went off? That was pure insanity. Tyler must have been drugged to come up with something like that. But, Mark couldn't help but feel he was telling the truth. It explained his phone but it still didn't explain the voice in his head. Then again, it would probably be better to not tell him anything so that they didn't place him in a mental hospital.
"Wah...but...that can't be. That would mean I have missed an entire year of my life. I...missed an entire year." "Hey, don't worry yourself Mark. Everything will be alright mate. We've already sent our driver to pick you up. He will bring you to our recording studio and there we can tell you about everything that has happened. Just keep calm and everything will be fine." "Alright, I'll wait here for the driver and when I get there I'll ask questions. Thank God I have you and the band Tyler."
Mark ended the call and slipped the phone into his back pocket. He walked over to his guitar and picked it up. He would have to replace the strings and find somebody to work on the body but it would survive for the time being. Though, where he would get the money for to fix it he had absolutely no idea. Mark was about to sit down when there was a knock at the door to his room. Mark slid the door open and was met by a tall but stout man in a full black suit. He said nothing but Mark knew that the man must have been his driver. The pair walked through the empty hotel and out onto the street below to the waiting black car. Mark was amazed that the boys could afford something like this.
Then again, it had been an entire years since he was last awake. How could he be sure that the boys didn't hit gold while they were on tour as openers? The answer was he couldn't. It was more than possible that Mark had been left behind like last years trash, pun only slightly intended. He was going to their recording studio which Mark could hardly believe. The Knights actually had a recording studio which means they had either recorded an album or were in the process of doing so.
The car came to a quick stop at the front of an uptown Nashville building. The building was massive compared to the venues Mark had played at with the band. The band must have rocketed to fame in a year. Mark was led into an elevator and waited until he reached the thirty-first floor where it stopped. He was guided down a hallway into a rather lush waiting room where all he could do was look at the pictures of bands and magazine front pages. It wasn't until a few minutes had passed that Mark noticed that a woman was staring at him like he was a ghost. He didn't say anything but shrugged it off. To basically everybody he must have seemed like a ghost.
"Mark, welcome to Genie Records. I'm so glad you are finally here. Come, the boys are waiting for you." said a rather tanned Tyler standing in the doorway of another hallway. He looked like he had been through a lot. His blonde hair was streaked with a few grey and white hairs and his skin had changed from its previous dark white to a tan brown. A tattoo of an old school knight was plastered on Tyler's right arm. The clothes of torn jeans and a cotton overshirt were replaced by a pair of cotton black shorts and a white t-shirt underneath a black button-up. Mark followed the new Tyler down the hallway into a small sitting room with a wide screen tv and three other figures sitting on circular couch.
"Mark, I bring you back to the boys." Tyler said with a flourish of his hands. All the boys turned and shouted some sort of welcoming to Mark while they were running to Mark. They pushed Mark around and joked about his coma and such. How much they had changed surprised Mark. The normally disheveled Peter was shaved and clean cut wearing a suit of black and white. Julio had cut off all his nine inch long hair and was wearing typical cowboy wear. Ralph, on the other hand, had changed his clothes from an overshirt and khakis to torn jeans and a muscle shirt. Mark was amazed by their appearances and was even more amazed that they hadn't forgotten about him.
"Alright, calm down boys. We need to explain everything to Mark that has happened since he has been in a coma." Tyler finished his statement by plopping down on the couch. The boys all sat beside Tyler as they explained world events to Mark, most of which he didn't care about. Then they reached the band. The Knights had blasted into the spot light of fame after being openers. On top of that, they had also released an album a mere two months ago. " The sales have blown the roof man. We've made 5 mil in two months man. And don't worry about your share, we set aside a fifth of the profit for you along with the money we made as openers. In total, you have 1.5 million dollars in your bank man. Ain't that great!"
One and a half million dollars... holy God. I never thought I could have gotten here. Mark told himself. Mark's heart started to race faster and faster as he accepted that he had become unbelieveably rich. Before he realized it, Mark was falling backwards off his seat as the boys rushed to his side. Their voices were muffled as Mark slipped further into the darkness. Before he realized it, he had passed oh.
"Well well well, 1.5 million dollars will make for a hell of a party now won't it."
"I don't know about you man but I'm stoked to be coming here." Joshua said with a massive grin on his face as he looked over the others on the bus. He didn't know them on a personal level but knew of them. He knew the dude with the blonde hair was Aaron Disney, a boxer who apparently made the boxing club back in Berlin. The person who spoke before him was Reynard. Joshua didn't know much about him other than that he was also a fighter. Though, Joshua picked that up from his attempt at starting a conversation with Disney. Other than him, Joshua only knew of Claudette. She was possibly the biggest nerd Joshua had ever seen in Berlin.
"If this place is as dangerous as they say it is then this will be an amazing chance to test our skills. Disney here is probably more useful in a fight than I am. Heck, I'm better at hitting a fly ball than I am at hitting people." Joshua spoke with his smile fading. He wouldn't be the best fighter they had but he certainly could help if needed. A fight would be his perfect chance to improve himself and it would give him a reason to actually want to get better other than for his own baseball career.
"Huh, what an odd sound. It is sort of like cars passing by on a roadway. But... no cars were on the road when the lights went dark. In fact, the only thing I heard were birds chirping. I wonder what time it is."
Mark's stiff body was slow to respond as his knees creaked as he stood. His guitar slipped out of his hands and fell to the floor causing a dull thud and several splinters to fall off. Mark quickly knelt beside it, a little too quickly in fact as he collapsed to his knees with a thud. His head reverberated with pain as a dull headache formed between his eyes. He looked down at the guitar and instantly was shocked by seeing a faded and rusting acoustic guitar strings. It was as if months had passed since he had last even touched its strings.
Mark looked around the hotel bedroom he was in and noticed that the place was immaculately clean. It was exactly as he had left it the night before. He grasped the edge of the bed and stood as he turned to the clock on the bedside. It listed that the time was 5:34pm."Damn, I slept through practically all day. I hope the boys didn't leave without me cause of this." Mark picked up his phone and pressed its power button only for it to display nothing but a black screen. He knew it was out of power so he plugged it into the charger beside the bedside table and waited a few minutes.
The screen blinked white as it displayed the apple logo in black. Then his home screen flickered on and it displayed that he had a whopping 2,641 missed messages and three hundred missed calls. "But, that is impossible! It has only been half a day so how the hell did I get so many message?" That was when Mark noticed it, the date on his phone wasn't displaying the usual 2018 but 2019. At first he thought it must be a prank until he realized that nobody in the band had the code for his phone. But, that would mean he had been sitting in this room for an entire year without realizing it.
Mark moved to stand up only to collapse onto the bed with an even stronger headache forming right between his eyes. He closed his lids to the pale light pouring in from outside and let the darkness smooth over him. Before long his muscles relaxed and he feel into a deep, if fitful, sleep.
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"Ugh, this pounding pain is like a hangover." "That is impossible. I don't ever drink alcohol so I can't be hungover." "How boring. You should have fun with life." "Wow, I didn't know my conscince was such a dick. Wait, I didn't even know you existed. "I don't even know how I got here. I also have no idea where I am." "Huh, what are you doing here then?" "No idea really. But our time has ran out so we will talk some more later."