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[glow=gold]ALL BEGAN WITH A MERE LETTER.[/glow][glow=gold][/glow][glow=gold][/glow][glow=gold][/glow][glow=gold]
SIGNED BY BLOOD - LOVED AND DESPISED - IN LANDS SLOWLY DECOMPOSED.[/glow]
SIGNED BY BLOOD - LOVED AND DESPISED - IN LANDS SLOWLY DECOMPOSED.[/glow]
[glow=gold]G[/glow]ifted of the masses,
I write to you with hope and honour. For I offer you an extraordinary opportunity in these dire and smoldering times.
It is no secret to anyone that warmongering between our two great nations has left our once beautiful continent of Labém left in disdain and ruin. Few places remain fertile. Fewer relationships between towns and minor cities lay true, and fewer roads lay plundered. Many civilizations can by supported by Labém's land no longer, and it is our collective doing, whether we have the strength to reject such an idea or not.
But, I come to write to you, that all is not yet lost. You, dear reader, have been selected to join a 120-person crew - all from nations far and wide - for your significant talents.
As of my signing of a peace treaty four months and five days ago, Grand King Rhyzen of Kelda and I have made careful plans to experiment something never truly attempted before. We will cross the forbidden seas to the West, for we now know a continent - unknown, empty, and surely fertile - awaits our careful examination.
We know people will think of such a journey across the forbidden seas as suicide. But, wherever you may be from, I beg of you to lend me your trust. Many resources, skilled personnel, and months of extremely hard work have gone into ensuring this journey will not end in disaster.
With the help of our people combined, our ship will cut through the stormy, infested seas come the following week; the uncharted lands beyond will torment us no longer. Many have thought those stormy seas suicide, but with the old blood and each other's hands as our guide, we have no choice but to overcome such a treacherous journey.
For the safety and reassurance that our mission succeeds to its fullest potential, we strictly forbid chosen men and women attempting to inform others about this journey. Though we know the journey will be a success, we know little of the continent that awaits us on the other side, other than it is large enough for many more civilizations to come.
Additionally, for the safety of everyone, the twenty selected Rewriters of our glorious crew will be placed in the lower levels of our ship to be carefully contained and guarded until we reach our destination. Any fellow Abbelestians, despite our clouded past with such powers, are now emplored to treat Rewriters with mutual respect, and as equals, so that we may succeed alongside the graceful and glorious people of Kelda.
It would be a lie for me to say that there will not be risks. It would be a bigger lie for me to assume that everything will go flawlessly. And I understand some will be infuriated to be under my own rule, above everything. But, we can either attempt to build something new and wonderful for all of Labém to soon cross over to, or we can die in our land - diseased by our mistakes - with a whimper, struggling to survive each coming day.
A separate document will soon be delivered to you by a private messenger, containing the whereabouts and time of the ship's departure. Whilst we implore you to consider this opportunity, inform the messenger should you not wish to partake on our mission to revive our wonderful humankind.
Should you accept, may nature as our jury be kind and forgiving. And may the sun, brilliant and eternal, forever shine on our new lands; your name a legend, and an eternal pillar of our many communities to come.
Signed by her Majesty, Lady Kyla of Abbelest
-Letter co-authorized by Prince Shyré Rhyzen of Kelda
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LIKE WHAT YOU SEE? WELCOME!
Greetings, and a warm welcome to ARGENT, an advanced-level dark fantasy roleplay focused around themes of exploration, combat, and tough moral choices that will - hopefully - shape and change your character throughout the course of the RP.
Selected amidst 120 others, informed by the letter above that seemed to mysteriously 'appear' in your bag, pocket, or bedside table one day, your character will be abroad one of the largest and most elegant ships ever built in history, course charted to an unknown continent, the leader of this ship - Lady Kyla of Abbelest - seeking to begin making such a continent inhabitable to that cities and towns may one day flourish. Your characters motivations for agreeing to such an arrangement - whether they believe such a wild idea could work or not - is completely up to you.
The ship leaves behind the lands of Labém in their wake; a continent damaged and plagued by years of war and discord between two major civilizations: [glow=blue]KELDA[/glow] and [glow=orange]ABBELEST[/glow]. Ever since the bizarre, blood-bound arts and classes of Rewrition was passed onto humans many centuries ago, people have fragmented opinions about the power's existence. Abbelest believes the power to be sacred and not meant to be wielded by mere humans, exiling any 'Rewriters' within their walls, whilst the Keldians have always believed humankind to be the 'chosen ones' of unknown Gods, and accept the power amidst their people with honor and grace.
However, in recent years, both the Keldians and Abbelestians began to realize the scope of their destruction forged from their disagreements would soon leave nothing left of Labém. Forests burn; lands become infertile. Bandits and madmen rule the abandoned. Other minor civilizations - once forced into choosing sides in the war - swiftly became hollow shells of their previous glory in the crossfire.
I will be revealing more and more information as time goes on, but this is merely an interest check to see the amount who'd be interested in RP'ing in this sort of environment. I'm looking for roughly 4 players minimum, or 8 players maximum, and once I've got a good amount of interest, I'll begin working on an OOC that neatly compiles all the information you'll need to know about the world of ARGENT.
Character diversity is highly encouraged, as whilst Kelda/Abbelest are the two largest kingdoms within the world of ARGENT, many more minor cities, towns, and hamlets (which I'll soon compile into a list; players may also make their own if they wish) exist to choose from.
Additionally, whilst the main story of the RP is centered around building a new home and exploring a new continent, don't expect to be joining an RP all about those two things. I have a lot of twists, turns, and weird, wonderful, or just generally horrible places for your characters to bump into, discover, or maybe eventually do a bit of combat. I want PC's to have conflicts and relationships with each other, because - as you can imagine - having a ship full of a mix of cultures that have only recently made peace after a ferocious war is rather intense. Expect the survival of your characters to be a challenge in a gritty, unpredictable, and dangerous foreign environment whilst the story and how things happen is shaped by your PC's.
So, please! Express interest, ask questions, or just tell me I'm generally terrible! I'm looking forward to getting this off the ground, and create an RP where writers can express and explore their creative writing, and be immersed/engaged in a mysterious, unknown environment.
-Your GM, Jakers
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