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- Fantasy is number one. Steampunk, sci-fi, alternate history, and everything else that isn't boringly realistic are also fine by me.
Thirty years ago, The Reckoning encompassed the continent of Damre. From East coast to West, no nation went untouched, no royal family unshaken, no military unbloodied. It was a combination of things- a period of cold, dry weather. A blight afflicting grain. A new strain of the bloody flux. The untimely death of an emperor. The invention of the canon. The HellFire plague's reappearance. A discontented baron who thought he could do a better job of ruling than his current king. A disenfranchised exile making his return. A new cult sweeping the nation and burning the unworthy.
It all added up quickly.
Famine.
Disaster.
Plague.
Rebellion.
War.
Strife.
Death.
No nation was spared, not completely. When the dust settled and the rebuilding began, eight years ago, all the leaders of all the nations in the world met with one another. Another war could not be allowed. They must learn to communicate and cooperate and prevent another Reckoning.
As part of their plans, they contacted Lady Nightingale. She was a woman with no connections to any nation or ethnic group, a perfect diplomat with perfect manners and no allegiances. A true neutral. They gifted her with land and with money and with supplies, and bid her make a school, an academy where they could all send their primary and secondary heirs, where she could find them good matches and raise them to be aware not only locally, but globally.
The Lady Nightingale accepted, and the Castle on the Edge of the World was gifted to her. It is its own nation, autonomous and free from the rule of any other monarch to prevent any tampering with her system. They have put the fate of the future in her delicate hands, and entrusted her with setting the world on a better course through their children.
The Castle on the Edge of the World is the Lady's academy. Here she accepts students who are either the heir to the nation or the heir to the heir, who enter between the ages of eleven and fourteen and graduate seven years later, learned in mathematics and science and geography and history and philosophy and music and medicine and art and war and no fewer than four languages. They socialize with their fellow heirs and are typically arranged to marry one of them to help preserve the peace in future generations. Of course, enemies made here also last a lifetime...
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The First Graduating Class consists of ten young men and women, who are:
{NIGHTSTEALER} Vayan Darreon, Crown Prince of Lluvia | 18 years of age
The true heir of his rainy kingdom, the 18-year-old prince is son of King Zephaniah Darreon and Lady Giselle Dairamore, his lawfully (but lovelessly) wedded wife. This puts him in a rivalry with his half-brother, Ceryx Luma. He is betrothed to the Prima Donna of Vavasia.
{LADY SABINE} Ceryx Luma, Bastard of Lluvia19-year-old bastard son of Zephaniah Darreon and his lover, the archmage Caeca Luma, Ceryx stands to inherit only because the king recognized him against the queen's wishes. This has driven a rift between him and his half-brother, notably because Ceryx is two months older and by law the elder recognized son should inherit. Ceryx is betrothed to the princess of Kairnholde.
{RUFIYA} Geoffrey Cullen Kairnborne, Anjarl of Kairnolde The Anjarl of Kairnolde has many duties, among them wielding the hammer of justice. It's a heavy burden for any young man, especially combined with political duties. The Anjarl will soon be blood-brother to Ceryx thanks to his sister's betrothal, and he isn't sure what to think of that. He is betrothed to the princess of Godspeake.
{VASSAL} Navrin the Firstborn, Prince of Pierix Once, Pierix was one of the greatest maritime empires. However, during the Reckoning, Pierix lost all of it's fleet and over half of its land, and is now a broken and pitied kingdom. The young prince is expected to return it to its prior glory, which is no easy task. He is betrothed to the Golden One of Keim.
{LADY SABINE} Ynu Stormdancer, Golden One of Keim Keim is a tropical island-nation off the West coast of Damre. It was untouched by the wars, but got a bad case of the bloody flux and lost much of its fleet to fierce hurricanes brought on by the unusual weather patterns. Eager to trade and rebuild, Ynu knows it wil be her job to share the wealth of her land with the world. She is betrothed to the Firstborn of Pierix.
{RUFIYA} Gwenaviere Auditore Ysterra, Prima Donna of Vavasia Vavasia was once the cultural center of the known world. However, three of its great libraries were burned, an earthquake claimed its finest museum, and all the scholars of the Grand Academy were slaughtered. Having lost so much of its national treasures, the Prima Donna knows she will be hard-pressed to maintain the illusion of her country's grandeur... and ward off the warlike people of the Red Hills. She is betrothed to the Crown Prince of Lluvia.
{VASSAL} Lucielle Godsvoice, princess of GodspeakeThe pious people of Godspeake have had their faith shaken tremendously in the past few years, though not as badly as the rest of the world. As a Devout in her order, the princess knows she has an obligation to spread the word of god... or does she? The princess is betrothed to the Anjarl.
{NIGHTSTEALER} Amarylise Kairnborne, Anlaide of Kairnolde Younger sibling, the Anlaide is not due to inherit Kairnolde. In spite of this, she knows her duties will not be light... especially not with the rivalry that has sprung up between her and the Veiled Maid, whom she distrusts. The Anlaide is betrothed to the Bastard of Lluvia.
RULES|
- Don't be stupid. This should cover pretty much everything.
- Art theft is stupid and wrong. If you use art, LINK credit to the artist.
- You must play a female and a male from the list above. You may not play a couple.
- Romances, including unrequited ones, are permitted outside of couples. In fact, all sorts of relationships between all characters are encouraged.
- I don't like errors. I also hate one or two liners. If you can't find a way to stretch out your reply to at least three lines of text, make something new happen! Be an active part of the roleplay, and use your English skills while being so.
- You are more than welcome to use your creativity with the kingdoms. If you are having trouble picturing the kingdom's culture, send me a message and I'll tell you what I was imagining to give you inspiration. If you think you have a better idea for a culture/name/title than what I have written, I will gladly change things!
Fill these out for both of the characters you want IN THE POST that you request to join in. Your acceptance or denial WILL be based off of how well you fill this out, so don't be lazy about it. You are more than welcome to add categories and make it look pretty, but you may not remove any information.
Name: (full name, please)
Age: (between 18 & 21)
Appearance: (pictures & photographs are permitted in addition, but not in replacement, to text. ALL pictures must have a LINKED credit to the artist)
Personality: (what sort of person are they like?)
History: (what did they do before the academy and during their seven years attending?)
Skills/Talents:
Opinion of Betrothal: (do they like what's happening? resent it? think they could do better? have another person in mind?)
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