Everyone is welcome to join this RP! I hope a lot of you do. It won't be starting for a little while, so you have plenty of time to think of character bios. I think I have provided all the needed information below. Enjoy!
The House of Gaian
This RPG will be based on the Tir Allain Trilogy by Anne Bishop. *You do not have to have read the books to join!*
For as long as anyone can remember, humans have lived at peace in their world, almost unaware of the presence of the mysterious Fae who live in Tir Allain, a world seperated from theirs by only a series of shining roads. Each shining road is found in an Old Place, a place of magic. But suddenly the shining roads began to disappear, and the Fae clans who lived at the end of those roads are never heard of or seen again. This strange occurence began in the lands of Arktos and Wolfram and slowly made its way to Sylvalan. The clans in Sylvalan have been warned of the disappearances of the other clans but still have no defense against it.
Meanwhile, in the human world, a group of men who call themselves Inquisitors have risen in the east. They have scoured the lands of Arktos and Wolfram, brutally torturing and murdering families of witches. Until the Inquisitors planted seeds of hate among other villagers, witches had been largely ignored. Staying in the Old Places, witches are peaceful women who have affinities to one or more of the four branches of the Mother: air, earth, fire, and water. The Master Inquisitor, spurred by fear and hatred, wishes to purge the world of all magic and put women in their "rightful places" while doing so.
A clan of Fae in Sylvalan began to take an interest in the witch living in the Old Place at which their shining road is anchored. Through much research and reading, they discover that the witches are actually remnants of the House of Gaian, the magical creators of Tir Allain. They also find that the shining roads can only remain anchored to the Old Places when a witch and her magic reside there. By slaughtering the witches, the Inquisitors have also accomplished destroying peices of Tir Allain and the Fae race.
Most of the Fae, believing as they always have that they are the highest beings of all, refuse to acknowledge the witches' power and significance. A few, however, have realized that their fates are tied to the survival of the witches and have vowed to ensure the protection of these women at all costs. But still the Inquisitors raze the land of Sylvalan turning the barons, leaders of the counties, to their insane ideals. The Fae and witches must band together to stop the madness from spreading even farther and save the world as the know it.
Okay so that probably wasn't the best description ever, but it was as good as I could do. If anyone has any questions or doesn't understand something feel free to ask. Now here are some explanations of the names and terms used:
Tir Allain- The world of the Fae. It is a perfect place, a Utopia.
Sylvalan- Country in which our story will take place.
Fae- A mysterious race. Long thought of to be the most powerful and feared beings known. They can be distinguished from humans physically by their pointed ears and feral featured faces. They have the ability to change into one other form, and they each have a certain area of exceptional skill and/or knowledge. ---EDIT--- The western Fae clans are considered strange by the other clans. They spend most of their time in the human world and socialize (even occasionally develop relationships) with humans. They are shunned by many other clans.
Witches- The House of Gaian was assumed to have been lost, but it has recently been rediscovered in witches. Witches are peaceful women who live by a creed that states to never use their powers for harm. Each has the ability to use a branch(es) of the mother. Most have only the ability to utilize one or occasionally two. Also known as Wiccanfae.
Barons- Leaders of individual counties in Sylvalan. (Similar to a mayor).
Inquisitors- Group of men who poison villagers into believing that witches have caused many problems in the communities. Their main purpose is to murder the witches. They have some small magical abilities that they use to cause ails in the communities that they blame the witches for.
Branches of the Mother- The elements air, earth, fire, and water.
I think that covers it for explaining things, but like I said before feel free to ask questions! I have no real goal for where I want the RPG to go, so it's pretty much open. You can play as a witch, Fae, townsperson, or an Inquisitor, basically anything! I'll post my characters and rules later. Hope a lot of you are interested!
---EDIT---
I thought I would add in a list of characters needed, so that those of you interested can start thinking up bios.
Witches (must be female)
Fae
- The Bard (the Fae Lord of Song; must be male; companion of the Muse)
- The Muse (TAKEN; the Fae Lady of Stories)-
Artemis
- The Hunter (TAKEN; Male; Fae Lord of the Woods)-
Turwaithion
- The Huntress/Lady of the Moon (TAKEN; Female leader of all the Fae)-
Maethoriel
- The Lightbringer/Lord of the Sun and Fire (TAKEN; Male leader of Fae; brother of the Huntress)-
Turwaithiel Swann
- The Lord/Lady of Horse (male or female; specializes in equestrian knowledge and skill)
- Gatherer of Souls (TAKEN; male or female; collects souls of the dead and leads them to the veil separating the worlds of the living and the dead; can also use power to take a soul from a living body.)-
Nienna of Rohan
-Sleep Sister/ Lady of Dreams (female; can send messages through dreams and put people to sleep; can choose to give people restless or good sleep)
- Other minor lords and ladies of song, stories, woods, or horse (all these defer to their respective leaders as shown above).
Humans
-Master Inquisitor (must be male)
- other Inquisitors (also male)
- Barons (again male)
- townspeople (male or female)
Not all of these must be filled. They are just suggestions.
My Bios
Name: Ayaren
Gender: Female
Age: 30
Race: Fae
Position (applies only to Fae): The Muse
Alternate Form (applies only to Fae): A fox
Weapon(s): A bow, however, she is not extremely skilled with it and prefers to talk her way out of trouble.
Appearance: Ayaren is tall and willowy, with long wavy auburn hair. She is beautiful only in the feral way that Fae can be, but most humans would not find her overly attractive. She has extremely fair skin. Her ears come to very defined points, and her eyes are pale blue.
Personality: As could be assumed of someone whose calling is words, Ayaren's witty sarcasm can cut to the bone. Not being especially skilled in any weaponry, she hones this tool often. She is sly and intelligent. She is fiercly loyal to her companions, and hates her foes with a passion. Her downfalls are her quick temper and her unfailing stubbornness.
History: Will find out later (.... in other words, I don't know yet
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Name: Rhys
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Race: Witch
Affinities (applies only to witches): Strong affinity to Earth
Weapons: None
Appearance: Rhys is small and thin, many could mistake her body for that of a young boy. She has an attractive heart shaped face framed by short raven black hair. She has woodland eyes, a mixture of dark green and brown. Her skin is slightly tanned from working outside.
Personality: As a young girl, Rhys was very open, trusting, and friendly. She was willing to talk to and befriend anybody. But with the recent invasion of the Inquisitors and the deaths of her family, she has become much more wary. Still a kind, loving girl at heart, now her first instict is to suspect strangers rather than welcome them.
History: Rhys was raised in a large woodland home with her mother, grandmother, and two young cousins. The family of witches lived for many years on the outskirts of town, bothering and being bothered by no one. As most witches, they were met with a cold welcome in their village, but they were content to remain among their family anyways. One day, Rhys's mother sent her into the village for supplies. She had to make an overnight trip, and when she got back she found her home burned and her family slaughtered. Knowing the Inquisitors would surely be searching for her, she ran. She is still on the run now, taking refuge wherever she can.
Characters
Ayaren-
Artemis
Rhys-
Artemis
Evelynn-
Will
Aildara mac Cathan-
Turwaithion
Kurgan-
Faramir
Fritha-
Raivynn Phoenix
Neminna Windom-
Nienna
Charlie-
Nienna
Erchirion-
Nienna
Elendil-
Nienna
Lariana Fa Lagartha-
Nienna
Lurlene-
Maethoriel
