A lone soldier stood at the brink of a cliff, looking off into the baren waste land. In every direction there were traces of war and evil and darkness. Other than the sun, which was clouded by smoke, there was no light of goodness to be seen. Yes, fires there were, but only fires that kept soldiers warm, and powered machines of war. There was sadness in the man's eyes as he gazed at the baren wasteland he used to call home.

"This place wasn't always like this, full of fighting and darkness. The land used to be full of light and music and happiness. It was not so long ago that peace surrounded all the lakes and mountains. Not so long ago that fighting was just a game played by children and animals of the wild. I was only thirteen when the war began. Sparing was a sport. Archery was a contest and a means for getting food. Fire did not burn down houses, crops, or people. It warmed cold fingers, and made hot stew. Stories and songs were plentifull and were told or sung all the time. Every full moon there was a feast honoring the peace of the land. The trees were old and deep green, and magic was good and strong.

"Then, a sorcerer, lusting for more power, opened a caos portal to the Other World, and let loose creatures both majestic and terrible. Demons, and creatures of unkown power rampaged the country side, burning homes, tearing men to pieces as they went. Every race, every person was hoping, praying, that somehow this evil could be defeated. The sorcerer that opened the portal? He was slain by a mighty dragon, the most terrible of the creatures that came through the portal. He was bigger than the giants that now roamed the countryside. Crop fields became battle fields, farmers became soldiers. Only songs of sorrow and battle were sung.

"That was thirty years ago. I now stand where the last stronghold of man once stood, now in ruins. A wave of demons were just conqured, but I am the only one left of my comrads. Now, all seems quiet. There are no signs of the evil anywhere. Not but the bellows of smoke from the horizon that come from the nostrils of the dragon who watches far off in the sorcerer's old tower. He gaurds the caos portal, making sure none come too close that try to close it, as more demons come through from the Other World.

"There is only one known way to destroy the dragon and close the caos portal. The Soul Crystals. There are only a handfull of these, and little it known about them because it is only through legend that we know about them. We only hope that one day, they will be found, and one day the finders of the Soul Crystals will defeat the dragon, close the portal and bring back piece to the world."

The soldier stood for awhile longer at the brink of the cliff as the sun fell behind the horizon, and the moon rose. But no longer was the moon white, but red, as if stained by blood.

"Along with the dragon, came the blood moon. A terrible sight to see, for it's light wounds the heart. Yet I will look upon it, for I have lived my purpose. To tell the tale of how Namorine came to darkness..." and with one last look at the Blood Moon, the soldier fell to the ground, dead from loss of blood, and the wound to his soal. The parchments telling the story that he told, that he had held in his hand, blew away in the wind. Hopefully it would reach the hands of someone who could find a Soul Crystal, and bring back the light.

Plot:
If you didn't get it from the long introduction(sorry it's so long...), then here it is in a paragraph. The land of Namorine used to be a beautiful place, until a sorcerer opened what is called a Caos Portal from the Other World. Out of it came a dragon which killed the sorcerer. The dragon guards the Caos Portal to make sure none will close it. Demons and evil mystical creatures of all kinds also came through the portal, killing and destroying everything in sight. For almost fifty years this goes on until the Soul Crystals(the only thing to kill the dragon and close the portal) and the chosen bearers of the crystals start appearing, and must go and defeat the dragon and close the Caos Portal. But first they must find their "other half" as I will explain.

About Soul Crystals:
There are a handfull of these. They look like diamonds missing half. There are an even number of them, so each Soul Crystal does have it's other half, but each is weilded by another person. Usually the holders of two halves of a whole are a boy and a girl. When the two pieces come together, it creates two weapons, one for each weilder. These are weapons of power. The crystals also enhance any abilities of it's weilder, and heightens scenses.

Extra info:(please read)
http://www.arwen-undomiel.com/forum/vie ... hp?t=17195

Characters
With Soul Crystals
Eruraina Aniarure- Arruina
Elenya- Torin & Paloc
Raven Sparrow- Silvhren & ?
Elenriel of Mirkwood- Arwyn
Smeagollum- Iris & Fosco
Caunion the time Lord- Vertha
Turwaithiel Swann- Aryian
Christian- ?

Without Soul Crystals
Christian- ?
Lor En Estel- Sorren
Eruraina- Ednoric
Dwarves Rock- Garson Hammerkin

Rule
1. the usualls no godmoding, powerplaying, cursing and the such
2. be creative, this is probably the one rule I encourag most! lol!
3. more than one character is encouraged, but only one with a Soul Crystal unless there ends up being an odd number of people joining, or I have given permission

Bio
name:
race:
gender:
age:
apperance:
attire:
weapons:
guild/class:
companions:
other:
history:

Edit:
post bios here:
http://www.arwen-undomiel.com/forum/vie ... 904#874904

Chosen partners:
(since it takes two people to have one full Soul crystal and get the mystical weapon things, and also, it must be a boy and a girl, here's the list for that)
Iris & Fosco(both by smeag)
Silvhren(Rav) & Aryian(Tur)

*hint*
Romance is allowed, lol!

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Married Cloud Strife 9/17/08

Can I reserve a character with a star(Soal? Soul?) crystal? I might add another one without one later, but for now..just the one.

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okay! wow, that was fast! lol! erm... whoops, it's soul... me and my bad spelling... I'll go through and fix it...

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Married Cloud Strife 9/17/08

Can I reserve a charrie with a Crystal, too?

Sure! no problem, but wait before you post your bios, I'm going to make a section for them in the Character thread!

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Married Cloud Strife 9/17/08

Can I reserve a character with a Soul crystal as well?

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AWESOME set by the AMAZING Lembas!!!

Yes. And it's Soul crystals... I just edited it so that all of the things are right, lol! Sorry for the confusion!

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Married Cloud Strife 9/17/08

I have just a quick question..I know you said be creative, but would it be too presumptuous of me to create a culture for my character? As in, the customs, rankings, ruling system, etc.?

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No... infact, that's the kind of stuff I encourage! Imagining that sort of stuff!

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Married Cloud Strife 9/17/08

Ok, good. I've already got some stuff in the works. Thanks!

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Can I reserve a character with Soul Crystal?

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I was cured all right.

Yup! There's unlimited spots! I still have to edit the first page with everybody!

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Married Cloud Strife 9/17/08

I have a good question...

what world is this like? I mean like what time setting? Medeval, Modern, etc.

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a mix between both... sorta Mideaval with a modern twist. Mideaval classes, cloths, weapons, ect. But there's also some modern technology to a certain extent. (like motor bikes, guns, and machines of war)

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Married Cloud Strife 9/17/08

Like, are we going to be living in houses like the ones today, and the system of government going to be set up the same/

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Government is kings and queens and such, while the housing I guess can very from town to town.

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Married Cloud Strife 9/17/08