[S-U/D] Skies of Elleard

[Abstract Debauchery]

No, I do not have a name for this RP because I don't have any idea on what I should name it because I'm fucking awful with names. So, you guys can help me name it. After all, this is an Open RP.

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Elleard is a world that is vastly covered in water. Landmasses are mostly made up of islands and archipelagos. Technology on Elleard has hit a boom, and a rather large one at that. Using steam technology, the people of Elleard have been able to create Airships, floating islands, and other steam powered technology that has become common in today's society. This, along side of the invention of Steam-Mechs and the gun have ushered in a new era of wealth, exploration, and sadly war. The people that use this technology have come to call themselves “Technicians” and have united under a newly found kingdom; The Kingdom of Skylerk


While half of the world uses steam powered devices, and weapons, the other half prefers to do things in a more traditional manner. The Holy Empire of Neristria considers this new steam technology to be an outright affront to their beliefs. While the concepts of their technologies are similar, they're powered by very different means. Airships powered by magic, floating islands lifted into the skies by magic, and instead of guns and Steam-Mechs, powerful spells that can do just as much destruction.


Years ago, Neristria was the only kingdom. However, in order to advance in their society, you had to know magic. Sadly, this was something that only about half of the citizens knew how to do. If you weren't born with the gift, you were lower class by default. So when steam technology we developed, Neristria lost half of their population, and in a war that lasted 12 years, lost half of their land. Skylerk was born, and with their technology, not only could they fight back, they could hold off the Neristria.
Now that you have the backstory of the world of Elleard, you need the backstory that's more or less important to you, the Rper.


The story of this RP takes place 150 years after the conflict that split the once powerful Empire of Neristria into two.


Neristria and Skylerk still hate each other, yet that's all political. And their has been a cease fire for years. If you, the Rper wish to include this into the background of your character, go for it. Both Kingdoms are looking for something spectacular. One of the ancient races of the world of Elleard has been extinct for years. Known only as the ancients, this race was very advanced in magic and technology, effectively able to blend them both together in harmony, and the reason for their extension is unknown.


However, searches from both kingdoms have found ancient ruins of the Ancients. Each and everyone of them providing details of a large unknown object that can grant the wish of anyone that touches it. Naturally, Skylerk wants this object to provide a better power source for their machines. However, Neristria wants it to resurrect the Ancients, and learn more about the ways of magic, for a chance to crush Skylerk once and for all.


The world of Elleard is vast, and mostly unexplored. So, explorers of both nations, friendly and hostile are looking for ancient treasures and ruins alike.




Capital of Skylerk: Skylerk City of Technology
Capital of Neristria: Magic City of Neristria




Now, the point of this RP is for everyone to get together and create a world. For a while I sat down and thought about what I wanted to do with this thing, and had proceeded to write down names of cities, villages, and other things. However, I also wanted the Rper to experience complete and total creative freedom. Meaning, that if you want to be mayor of a city, you can. If you want to create a character from a city ruined by way, haul ass. No one is stopping you. This is an open RP, and as such you, the Rper, can create as you go along.


The only cities previously created, are the capital cities of both nations. (They're shitty names, so please help me come up with something better. I suck with names.)




Races: Humans, Elves, Ancients, Furions


The Furions are the secret project of the government of Neristria. Created for the soul purpose of being nothing more than a doll to harbor the soul of an Ancient when they bring one back to life. Created with more magical ability that most Neristrians, they're a very destructive force. They all have white hair, and red eyes with a dragon like slit in the eye. Their teeth are sharp. They're created to strike fear into the hearts of all who see them.

An ability only available to Furions is high speed regeneration. Meaning that if an arm is cut off, within 5 minutes, it will grow back. In order to be killed, their head must be chopped off, or their bodies destroyed to the point where they cannot regenerate. However, as body limbs regrow, the pain is unbearable to the point where one can easily lose consciousness.


(Only 5 off these characters will be allowed. Please PM me if you want to be one. Obviously, I will be one, so only 4 will be given out.)


NOTE: Ancients cannot be played by anyone, they're extinct.




Nationality: Neristrian, Skylerk, Unaffiliated.


NOTE: By default, all Furions are Neristrian. However, that is not to say that they can't change their nationality later on. (This option is available for anyone.)

Neristrians CANNOT use guns, or mechs. And if they do use an Airship, it must be a Neristrian made Airship. Seeing as they use magic, they have no need for guns or mechs. With their magic, they can take out of mech, or a man with a gun.


Skylerkians CANNOT use magic. Take everything I just said, and apply it the opposite and you've got everything down.


Neristrians and Skylerkians can work together. So if you want a best friend from the opposite nation as you, you guys can still be best friends.






ONE MORE THING: Seeing as this is an Open RP, you can create what technologies you see fit, as long as it fits the style of Steampunk. You can create your own magic as well, as long as it doesn't break the 3 golden rules of Rping.


Any questions? Feel free to ask below. This is my first time setting up an RP, so I'm pretty sure I did a shit job at setting this up.

CHARACTER TEMPLATE:

Nationality
Race
Age
Gender
Alignment
Appearance
Personality
History
Weapons
Skills/Skills/Etc.

 

[CassinoChips]

This sounds interesting. I think I'd like to join. I'll get a bio up relatively soon.

 

[Abstract Debauchery]

Awesome. I'll be posting up a bio or two tonight when I actually manage to get some sleep.

 

[Exoskeleton]

Oh my god Ringo! I was just about to post another Rp that was somewhat like this! xD Well it has backstory, and classes with people involving magic! xD looks interesting...I'll keep an eye on this one It's sooo hard for me to decide whether to be a Neristrian or a Skylerkian... And you didn't do a shit job setting it up! A little color coded headlines would help though!

 

[Silver Shadow]

Huh... this is actually interesting Ringo! Then again, it's made by you, so it makes sense it's interesting.

I'm leaning more towards a Skylerkian, as most characters I play have magic of some type. I want to see what I can do with a technology-based character.

I'll be signing up once I figure out a bio and my equipment. One question: can my character have mechanical replacements of limbs he may have lost? That would open a few more possibilities for me

 

[Abstract Debauchery]

Huh... this is actually interesting Ringo! Then again, it's made by you, so it makes sense it's interesting.

I'm leaning more towards a Skylerkian, as most characters I play have magic of some type. I want to see what I can do with a technology-based character.

I'll be signing up once I figure out a bio and my equipment. One question: can my character have mechanical replacements of limbs he may have lost? That would open a few more possibilities for me

Thank you, SS. And yes, your character can.

 

[Silver Shadow]

Name: Shadow
Nationality: Unaffiliated
Race: Human
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Personality Generally calm and serious, he looks at all life as just something that must happen. Day-to-day events are paid only minimal attention, and speech is devoid of emotion. Actions are always confident, even in battle with adrenaline pumping.
Appearance:

History: Shadow is something of an enigma. Very few people know anything about his past before ten years of age, most likely because they are either dead or only briefly met him. However, at ten years of age, he became very well known. He was a child genius, and he had designed equipment for people, new schematics for golems, and his own right arm and eye, which had been lost due a terrible and traumatic accident. He rebuilt them, and wears the patch over his eye because most people are afraid of that eye. However, both have powerful properties, which shall be explained later.

He was outcast from his nation, though, because of his ideas. He had formulated an idea, one that was impossible to think of from both sides of the nations: to have magic and technology be working together. He was outcast, and an attempt to kill him was made. However, due to his technological genius and a powerful golem he made (see below), he survived, and walked away, casting away his right to belonging to the nation of Skylerk.

At the moment, he is traveling alone, a renegade, in his golem. He fixes thing for people in return for room and board, or otherwise helps others in whatever way possible. He is searching for an outcast of Neristria to help him with his ideals.

Weapons: Shadow has four weapons: his golem, his right arm, his eye, and his body.

His golem:

Though it looks crude, and shoddily designed, it is built to last, and has kept him alive for the past 5 years. Most people look at as a marvel of technology, and consider it a waste that an outcast had these abilities instead a true person to the Skylerk nation. It has been named Machina Storm.

His arm:
Shadow's right arm was lost due to an accident. He replaced it with machinery, one that could instantly switch his hand out for a machine gun or a shotgun. It kept underneath a sleeve as though the hand looks like normal human flesh, the rest of the arm is quite clearly mechanical. It is also stronger then a human arm, so he can perform feats of strength with it.

His eye:
Also lost to the accident. The mechanical replacement has a few properties, such as a weak X-ray that allows it to see through the cloth covering it. The most powerful property, however, is a small, but powerful, laser. It can only be used once a day, though, or it would drain it's little power source and render him blind in that eye for 24 hours.

His body:
Though some look at hand-to-hand combat as something old and dead, Shadow does not. He keeps his body as fit as possible, and with the combination of his mechanical arm, he could very easily knock out a group of three men with his bare (somewhat) hands. Though he doesn't know a proper style, he is a street fighter, using the environment to his advantage. He also relies more on grappling then anything else.

Skills:
Techno Mind: Due to being brilliant, Shadow can craft, repair, and analyze machinery, the analyze being something he uses against golems to figure out their weak point and hit it. His crafting and repairing skills are pretty good, as well, so he can earn food and board as he travels pretty easily.

Golem Driver: Shadow can drive pretty much any golem he gets his hands on, though he prefers his own, Machina Storm. This allows him to travel freely and infiltrate into other places within the nation as he deems fit to gather materials, information, whatever.

Street Tough: As stated before, Shadow uses his body to his advantage. This also allows him to keep up with men who would be considered body-builders, athletes. A star citizen if he wasn't stripped of being one.

Abilities: (erm, I don't know what to put here, are skills and abilities the same?)



I had fun writing this guy up. Can't wait to play him.

 

[Abstract Debauchery]

Small mistake on my part, but I forgot to add in the personality section. However, I just put it into my OP. Sorry for the inconvenience, but can you please write up a personality? (I still can't believe I forgot that. It's practically the bread and butter of a character. )

Also, I added in an extra detail that I forgot to put in for the Furions, and fixed up a couple of typos. Very sorry for the inconvenience, I'm rather new at writing RP's.

EDIT: Also, the picture of your Golem is not showing up. O_O

EDIT 2: Also, for anyone thinking of signing up, keep in mind that you can create just about any character you see fit. Ruler of Neristrians? Yes, go right on ahead. The possibilities are... Mostly endless.

A little color coded headlines would help though!

I tried that, but I'm color blind. I think I had red confused with orange and green at some point, so I scrapped that idea. Tis very hard to write in multiple colors when you can only see about 4 of them.

 

[Silver Shadow]

Hmm... It's showing up just fine for me...

Oh, and Ringo! Can I just not put down a personality for the time being? MY RP character's personality changes as my mood does, and I have no idea how to write that down. And you didn't say if the bio is ok or not... and what the hell is the difference between Abilities and Skills?

By the by, would it be allowed for me and another person to work on fusing magic and technology?

 

[Abstract Debauchery]

I'm getting a "stop hotlinking" image.

I didn't say if the bio was okay because I need a personality, but seeing as you explained your reasons for that, I'll go ahead and okay it for the time being. But be warned that eventually I'm going to need to see that personality slot. For one, I can't let you not do it, and then make everyone else, and two, I don't feel very comfortable letting anyone in the RP and not having a firm grasp on their characters personality.

(However, seeing as this RP won't be starting for quite some time, you have plenty of time to work on the personality.)

Also, I would classify abilities and skills as the same. I'm not sure why I put them in two different categories, so I'll change that.

As for your last question, yes. That's exactly what I was hoping for. Just because the Ancients are extinct, doesn't mean that people can't attempt to recreate their technology. Who knows, you may find out what killed them off in the first place.

 

[Silver Shadow]

Since i'm a genius child who reaches for the future and excels at combat, I'm pretty sure I'll discover something.

I wonder if I can find something in the old excavations sites....

 

[Exoskeleton]

I have time to wait for a bio? whoo!

 

[Abstract Debauchery]

Yeah, you guys have plenty of time. I'll be away for a week or two coming up soon, and so I won't be starting it until I get back. XD

 

[Gaige]

Name: Sol

Nationality: Nerstrinian

Race: Furion

Age: 18

Gender: Male

Alignment: Nerstrinian to begin with.

Appearance: Quite short at five foot seven, Sol has a slender form, with seemingly little muscular structure. He has a refined, pale face with no blemishes or scars on it, and quite large, round, blood red eyes with a black slit at the top corner of each eye and short white hair that touches his ears, with a slight curl at the very bottom. His nose is average sized with a slight hook in it. Sol's lips are thin and pale.

He wears a white shirt with a thick brown jacket over the top, with a black fur scarf around his neck and black polished shoes on his feet. He also wears a pair of black jeans and a silver ring on his right hand, with a small orb of ruby studded into it.

Personality: Quite socially awkward because of a lack of talking with others, Sol is unsure of what to say in a social setting. He wouldn't be the type to initiate conversation and he wouldn't be sure of what to say if anybody tried to make conversation with him.

He is very loyal to his country though, and will do whatever it takes to protect it, simply because he has been raised that way. He has been raised to believe that Skylerk is the enemy, and that their technology is heathen, to be destroyed.

However, if he does befriend someone, he will stay with them and side with them over Nerstrinia, He displays an incredible loyalty to close friends and will do whatever it takes to save them.

History: Born and raised in a laboratory and a testing center, Sol never knew his parents. Both inside and outside the room, he was experimented on with several powerful magical spells to make him different from the average Nerstrinian, more powerful, and gifted with amazing magic.

His life was dictated by the tests the scientists inflicted on him. One day, during an accident, he was given a large gash across the stomach when a machine went haywire. While the scientists panicked, Saol's cut began to heal, and within a few minutes, was gone, leaving only a tiny scar behind.

A year ago, he was released into the field, and will actively fight Skylerkians who invade and will take part in infiltration missions and invasions of Skylerk itself.

Weapons: A sword at his waist, named Progenitor. It is rather slender, yet wickedly sharp, with a golden hilt and silver sheath. It can be held in one or both hands.

Abilities: Elemental magic, including Light and Darkness.

Temporary invisibility and glamors to disguise his form.

Telekinesis and short range teleportation.

The ability to form wings of light on his back and fly for short distances. He can't keep this up for more than a few minutes before the wings begin to dissolve.

 

[Abstract Debauchery]

Accepted. Two people have submitted their bios before me... I should really get on that.

Anywho, I'm still trying to run this as smoothly as possible. Still need a name for it, as I'm shit with them.

Expect my bio to be up sometime tomorrow.

 

[Exoskeleton]

Sorry! I have to come on the weekend to make my bio. Then I'll be gone two weeks straight after. sorry yet again...

 

[Valvalis]

This sounds really interesting If I have some time within the next few days I think I'd like to put a bio together, I'll have to see what I can do

 

[Abstract Debauchery]

Sorry! I have to come on the weekend to make my bio. Then I'll be gone two weeks straight after. sorry yet again...

Don't worry, Josh, you've still got plenty of time. I'm holding out for one of the RP's I'm in to end before I start this. However, if that doesn't happen within the month, I'mma just start it anyway.

 

[Abstract Debauchery]

Name: Number Thirteen (Later becomes known as Raistlin)


Nationality: Neristrian (Later becomes Unaffiliated, but has no desire to learn how to work machines because he prefers his magic.)

Race: Furion

Age: 18

Gender: Male

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral


Appearance: (In disguise)

Appearance (not in disguise):

Thirteen takes up the traditional clothing of the Mage. As a Neristrian, he was always drawn to it, so once he earned his right to wear them, he put them on and never looked back. His hair is white, and his eyes are red, just like all Furions before him. However, he keeps his eyes hidden, and he dyes his hair with his magic as to not draw attention to him after his escape from the Neristrian army. However, at times, upon expending too much magic, he will slip up, and his white hair color will go through.

Personality: The laboratory that Thirteen was created at didn't like for their creations to have free will. As such, they were created without the ability. They were created with the concepts of logic and rationality held to the highest standards. One could say, that they had no personality. However, due to what could have been a miscalculation of the ones that created him, he eventually developed a personality, and free will along with it. That mistake would cost his creators their lives.


As his personality developed, he became anti-social, and less willing to speak to anyone, or to follow his orders. As his personality fully matured, he became cold humored, sardonic, and smug. Not just thinking that he was better than his Furion counterparts, but knowing he was. His combat techniques grew more violent in time. However, instead of seeing the emotion of anger in it, his creators merely thought that he was showing more effective forms of combat.


Later on, he would develop a rare case of Thanatophillia. Not obsessed with watching things die, but obsessed with the concept, and how to prevent death, mainly his own. He didn't like the concept of him dying. The world would be less fun that way.

He also has a major drinking problem. (Explained in History section.) After experiencing guilt, he's attempting to become a much better person.

History: Thirteen was created as the thirteenth of a series of Furions. Numbers 6-9 were dead, leaving only 10-13 around. They became his sparing partners, and eventually, his enemies. His creators only wanted one Furion left standing to be able to inherit the soul of an Ancient reborn should the “artifact” ever be recovered. As such, Thirteen was forced to fight them, and eventually, kill them off one by one. Eventually, only 11 and 13 were left.


It was then Thirteen became obsessed with books about the Ancients. Seeing as how all Furions are based off of the genetic material of the Ancients, he partially learned their language, and theorized how to work some of their machinery.


It was then 11 and 13 started being sent out to Ancient ruins, and exploring them for their creators. Exploring over 15 of them, Thirteen grew to recognize more symbols, and more machinery for opening doors, and moving objects.


As his curiosity grew, so did his personality. Realizing that his creators were and always shall remain inferior to him, he plotted on killing them all. What time better than the final fight against 11. He would fight her to the death. Just before they walked onto the field of battle, she would whisper in his ear, “I'm going to miss you.” Signifying that she too had developed a personality, had developed free will. However, her death had to happen, she couldn't be added to the plan this late. The gate opened, and they fought.


Already he felt the guilt of what he was going to have to do. The battle lasted an extra 20 minutes due to the fact that he didn't want to end it. She could still be saved, she didn't have to die, yet if he stopped the battle now, his plan was over, and he would be killed for showing emotion.


With his Katana in hand, he removed the head of 11. The only way to kill a Furion easily. Heads do not grow back.


As his creators walked up to him, they had made their last mistake. He killed them all in a matter of seconds, blew a hole into the hull of the airship they were on, and dived out of it, landing on sharp rocks off the coast of a snowy island.


Left arm: Broken
Ribs: Shattered
Right Lung: Punctured by his ribs.
Right leg: Shattered knee-cap
Skull: Cracked
Right shoulder: Hairline fracture
Guilt upon having to kill 11: Extraordinarily high
Time to regenerate and heal: 10 minutes.


Upon healing, the first thing he did was change his hair color, and keep his eyes hidden. He walked into a bar, and started drinking to forget what he had just done 15 minutes beforehand.


This is where Thirteen's journey begins. He plans on trying to find the Artifact, and see if he can bring 11 back to life, if not, he plans on proving that he is more than just a "doll" and destroying it completely.

Weapons: The staffs shown in the picture above change to whatever Thirteen wills it. However, he mostly uses magic, but when he has to, being efficiently trained in martial arts, he will use them as duel Katana's.


Skills/Skills/Etc.: Ability to control all elements. Able to heal extraordinarily fast. Moves quickly. And lastly, mid ranged teleportation. However, it is limited as he must teleport to a place he's been before, or he can see. He cannot make a blind jump and risk teleporting into a wall. For defensive measures, he can create force fields.

The ability to manipulate the swords he carries around him. Using them to attack without having to lift them. The ability to increase his speed by using spells, allowing him to move faster. Molecular combustion: Simply by touching an object, he is able to make it combust on a molecular level. Force fields: Using Darkness, he can create a shield around himself, or someone else that not only protects the person behind/in it, but shields them from view as well. This shield is impenetrable.

Electro magnetic pulse: Using lightning, he is able to create a EMP blast that deactivates any electrical device around.

 

[Testra]

Name: Nineteen (Later to be known as Setra)
Race: Furion
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Alignment: Neutral
Apperance:

(Minus the watch and you have what he looks like apart from his clothes are different) Nineteen usually wears a long flowing leather trench coat which is fastened by three large buckles which are equal distance apart. Beneath his trench coat he wears normal civilian clothing and a large brimmed hat with which to cover his eyes and hair from view.
Personality: Nineteens personality is rather mixed as he reacts differently when hes around different people. But usually he is a cold person and doesn't care to help someone in need if he sees someone in trouble.
History: All he knows is he is the nineteenth of his kind. (He shall discover more about his past as the RP progresses, I.e. a new place unlocks a new shard of his memory and so on and so forth)
Weapons: Nineteen uses a single katana dual bladed katana although the second blade curls up around the first and can be transformed by his will, there is a notable feature on the hilt of the blade and it is a mysterious symbol that he remember but cant quite place.
Skills/Skills/Etc.: Nineteen has the ability to regenerate his body extremely quickly, he has complete control over the elements of Fire and Earth and can bend them to his will, and even summon up flames where there is no source of ignition. Nineteen has the ability to slip into the shadows and short range teleportation allowing him to gain the advantage in a situation that would leave any normal person in a dangerous situation. He also has several hidden magics he has still to uncover.