Post by Penny on Mar 29, 2011 0:25:21 GMT -5
asically, this is exactly what it says. No, not a fairytale war as in a war between Snow White and Cinderella. A fairytale war as in a war, but with fantasy/fairytale elements- magic, various races, swords, bows and arrows, you get the picture.
A view on the warfare- yes, the primary weapons are swords and crossbows. No, there are no guns, grenades, or bombs... at least not in the typical fashion. With enough magic and brainpower, civil war-era guns and WWII era everything else can be created. One country's leader is creating what is essentially nukes, another country is making bi(and tri)planes, you get the picture.
Which brings me to another point. Trade is something that will probably be going on throughout this, be it informal tradings of coffee and cigarettes between soldiers, or massive formal tradings of food and weaponry between the countries' leaders.
Finally, there are a few things to go over: Magic and races.
RACES ALLOWED:
[glow=red,2,300]Humans[/glow](I want mostly these)
[glow=red,2,300]Elves[/glow](Of all types)
[glow=red,2,300]Magi/Sorcerers[/glow](Technically modified versions of other races, typically humans)(Low-ranking ones for soldiers, however there can be high-level ones not directly involved in the war, unless they are specialized in a specific area like healing)
[glow=red,2,300]Pixies/Nymphs/Fairies[/glow](all of the same family, honestly)(would serves as messengers, not as soldiers)
[glow=red,2,300]Hobbits/Dwarfs/Munchkins[/glow](Honestly, whatever the hell you want to call them, they're practically the same, as with the pixies/nymphs/fairies above, with minor differences)(Used as spies and messengers)
[glow=red,2,300]Other humanoid fantasy races[/glow]
MAGIC IS MEASURED AS FOLLOWS:
[glow=red,2,300]Potter[/glow]- The lowest level of magic, but arguably the most important. This is what some human babies are born with, which show that they're to be future magi. They're the building blocks of magi and sorcerers- and what could make all the difference in a fight.
[glow=red,2,300]Rowling[/glow]- 7 Potters. With a bit of training, magi and sorcerers come to this. Still a low level, but powerful nonetheless. Think of these as Hogwarts students between the years of one and three. Those under the pixies/nymphs/fairies and hobbits/dwarfs/munchkins lines never go past this naturally, but with training under a magi/sorcerer can go as far as a Carrol.
[glow=red,2,300]Baum[/glow]- 3 Rowlings or 21 Potters. The next step up. Magi in the middle of their training. Soldiers cannot go above this. Elves cannot naturally go above this.
[glow=red,2,300]Carrol[/glow]- 2 Baums or 6 Rowlings or 42 Potters. Magi at the end of their training. High level.
[glow=red,2,300]Pratchett[/glow]- 5 Carrols or 10 Baums or 30 Rowlings or 210 Potters. Max level for all magi and sorcerers, extremely powerful. Think of these as a mix between Gandalf(Gray or White, take your pick), Dumbledore, and Merlin.
COUNTRIES:[/color]
Bysezul
Twin countries with Euphon, this country has been under monarchy for as long as it's been it's own country. Within the past thousand or so years, it was one with those surrounding it, however it turned itself into it's own during a massive civil war that tore them all into four smaller countries. Undoubtedly Bysezul got the better deal over some of it's neighbors. With lush sections, and ample water, it quickly became a rather powerful country among the four. However, it's been less occupied on that section of it, much more occupied with becoming an industrial nation. Massive cities have been erected, spanning across the land to meet the needs of their growing populous. It was only then that they realized that some of their other needs- food, for the most part- was being depleted at the same steady rate that the cities were being created. This is why they started up a trade with it's fellow countries(and ones not in the circle).
Has always had a friendly relationship with Euphon, due to leaders being typically close to each other, prompting the two countries to be considered and nicknamed 'Twins'.
Controlled By: Penny
Euphon
The second segment of the twin countries. Euphon, under the rule of a constitutional monarchy(oligarchy) over the past few hundred years, has only been truly independent for half of that time. However, through this, Euphon has become what many people consider to be paradise. There are very few big cities like Bysezul has, preffering small villages and man-made islands off the coast of their little shores and lakes. Still rich in much of their natural resources, Euphon prefers all-natural, organic practices to give it's swiftly growing populus it's needs. Refrains from trading, however feels that it might be necessary soon enough with the war.
Euphon is typically considered a neutral country, having friendly relations with all those around it. The war has come as a shock to many inhabitants and it's neighbors.
Controlled by: MGG
Lithabya
A small but surprisingly formidable country, made up primarily of mountainous regions. The country has little in the way of population, or room to house and feed such population, but is rich in minerals, and even more rich in defensive positions. While Lithabya may lack any major striking military power, they have a nearly impenetrable defense, making them a valuable military ally despite being unable to offer troops or support much beyond their boarders. The country itself has undergone a somewhat unusual rule, with an organized eugenic program having been run to keep their small, often secluded population centers from inbreeding or producing otherwise unhealthy citizens. As a result, the people are surprisingly powerful individually, with impressive learning in the arts martial, magical, and technological as well as physical training. The royals themselves are somewhat less than traditional, allowing the eugenics to extend to their bloodline. Which means that all Royals within the last thousands of years have 'commoner' blood mixed with theirs. They prefer to think of it as their whole kingdom being 'royal' however.
Controlled by: PercentiledOne
Ursus
Ursus, officially known as the Sidhe Republic of Ursus, is a country primarily comprised of arid desert wastelands in the west, and rocky, mountainous tundras in the east. Only up until relatively recent history has Ursus revealed itself as an integral nation to the rest of the world. For nearly one thousand years, Ursus was under the control of a tyrannical imperial autocracy, much like the neighboring countries around it. The Ursan population, however, was far too divided and spread apart to be fitfully governed. Ursus had long ago fallen into a feudal caste system, the wealthier land-owning noblemen often holding more power over entire villages than the government itself. This form of serfdom was presided over by racism, as well as local mythology.
The majority of serf slaves were Sidhe, a magical race comparable to elves or fairies. The original Sidhe, known as the Aos Si, had long been considered extinct, most original Aos Si having interbred with humans. Sidhe were known for their potential for magical abilities, as well as their notorious (and equally slanderous) pasts as the souls of the restless dead inhabiting the living. They were seen as impurities, or generally evil beings who were welcome in neither heaven nor hell, nor in the otherworld, who had also been rejected by the gods and by the earth itself.
Whichever the underlying belief, they are almost always depicted as troublesome and destructive, and these old wives' tales were the primary reasons for their general enslavement. This tyranny and apathy from the government only increased until it reached the boiling point. Armed with a horde of volunteer revolutionaries and united tribes of both Sidhe and lower-class humans, Sidhe guerilla leader Khmer Bakiyev rose up against the Ursan Empire and lead the Ursan Republic Liberation Army in the unexpectedly bloody Ursan Revolution (known as the Sidhe Uprising to the Ursan Provisional Government). The civil war continued for another seven years, until the royal family was executed by firing squad in Parliament Square, and Khmer Bakiyev took control of the new Ursus - the Sidhe Republic of Ursus.
Controlled by: JB
NAME:
AGE:
RACE:
APPEARANCE:
SOLDIER, ROYAL, OTHER:
COUNTRY:
BIO:
A view on the warfare- yes, the primary weapons are swords and crossbows. No, there are no guns, grenades, or bombs... at least not in the typical fashion. With enough magic and brainpower, civil war-era guns and WWII era everything else can be created. One country's leader is creating what is essentially nukes, another country is making bi(and tri)planes, you get the picture.
Which brings me to another point. Trade is something that will probably be going on throughout this, be it informal tradings of coffee and cigarettes between soldiers, or massive formal tradings of food and weaponry between the countries' leaders.
Finally, there are a few things to go over: Magic and races.
RACES ALLOWED:
[glow=red,2,300]Humans[/glow](I want mostly these)
[glow=red,2,300]Elves[/glow](Of all types)
[glow=red,2,300]Magi/Sorcerers[/glow](Technically modified versions of other races, typically humans)(Low-ranking ones for soldiers, however there can be high-level ones not directly involved in the war, unless they are specialized in a specific area like healing)
[glow=red,2,300]Pixies/Nymphs/Fairies[/glow](all of the same family, honestly)(would serves as messengers, not as soldiers)
[glow=red,2,300]Hobbits/Dwarfs/Munchkins[/glow](Honestly, whatever the hell you want to call them, they're practically the same, as with the pixies/nymphs/fairies above, with minor differences)(Used as spies and messengers)
[glow=red,2,300]Other humanoid fantasy races[/glow]
MAGIC IS MEASURED AS FOLLOWS:
[glow=red,2,300]Potter[/glow]- The lowest level of magic, but arguably the most important. This is what some human babies are born with, which show that they're to be future magi. They're the building blocks of magi and sorcerers- and what could make all the difference in a fight.
[glow=red,2,300]Rowling[/glow]- 7 Potters. With a bit of training, magi and sorcerers come to this. Still a low level, but powerful nonetheless. Think of these as Hogwarts students between the years of one and three. Those under the pixies/nymphs/fairies and hobbits/dwarfs/munchkins lines never go past this naturally, but with training under a magi/sorcerer can go as far as a Carrol.
[glow=red,2,300]Baum[/glow]- 3 Rowlings or 21 Potters. The next step up. Magi in the middle of their training. Soldiers cannot go above this. Elves cannot naturally go above this.
[glow=red,2,300]Carrol[/glow]- 2 Baums or 6 Rowlings or 42 Potters. Magi at the end of their training. High level.
[glow=red,2,300]Pratchett[/glow]- 5 Carrols or 10 Baums or 30 Rowlings or 210 Potters. Max level for all magi and sorcerers, extremely powerful. Think of these as a mix between Gandalf(Gray or White, take your pick), Dumbledore, and Merlin.
COUNTRIES:[/color]
Bysezul
Twin countries with Euphon, this country has been under monarchy for as long as it's been it's own country. Within the past thousand or so years, it was one with those surrounding it, however it turned itself into it's own during a massive civil war that tore them all into four smaller countries. Undoubtedly Bysezul got the better deal over some of it's neighbors. With lush sections, and ample water, it quickly became a rather powerful country among the four. However, it's been less occupied on that section of it, much more occupied with becoming an industrial nation. Massive cities have been erected, spanning across the land to meet the needs of their growing populous. It was only then that they realized that some of their other needs- food, for the most part- was being depleted at the same steady rate that the cities were being created. This is why they started up a trade with it's fellow countries(and ones not in the circle).
Has always had a friendly relationship with Euphon, due to leaders being typically close to each other, prompting the two countries to be considered and nicknamed 'Twins'.
Controlled By: Penny
Euphon
The second segment of the twin countries. Euphon, under the rule of a constitutional monarchy(oligarchy) over the past few hundred years, has only been truly independent for half of that time. However, through this, Euphon has become what many people consider to be paradise. There are very few big cities like Bysezul has, preffering small villages and man-made islands off the coast of their little shores and lakes. Still rich in much of their natural resources, Euphon prefers all-natural, organic practices to give it's swiftly growing populus it's needs. Refrains from trading, however feels that it might be necessary soon enough with the war.
Euphon is typically considered a neutral country, having friendly relations with all those around it. The war has come as a shock to many inhabitants and it's neighbors.
Controlled by: MGG
Lithabya
A small but surprisingly formidable country, made up primarily of mountainous regions. The country has little in the way of population, or room to house and feed such population, but is rich in minerals, and even more rich in defensive positions. While Lithabya may lack any major striking military power, they have a nearly impenetrable defense, making them a valuable military ally despite being unable to offer troops or support much beyond their boarders. The country itself has undergone a somewhat unusual rule, with an organized eugenic program having been run to keep their small, often secluded population centers from inbreeding or producing otherwise unhealthy citizens. As a result, the people are surprisingly powerful individually, with impressive learning in the arts martial, magical, and technological as well as physical training. The royals themselves are somewhat less than traditional, allowing the eugenics to extend to their bloodline. Which means that all Royals within the last thousands of years have 'commoner' blood mixed with theirs. They prefer to think of it as their whole kingdom being 'royal' however.
Controlled by: PercentiledOne
Ursus
Ursus, officially known as the Sidhe Republic of Ursus, is a country primarily comprised of arid desert wastelands in the west, and rocky, mountainous tundras in the east. Only up until relatively recent history has Ursus revealed itself as an integral nation to the rest of the world. For nearly one thousand years, Ursus was under the control of a tyrannical imperial autocracy, much like the neighboring countries around it. The Ursan population, however, was far too divided and spread apart to be fitfully governed. Ursus had long ago fallen into a feudal caste system, the wealthier land-owning noblemen often holding more power over entire villages than the government itself. This form of serfdom was presided over by racism, as well as local mythology.
The majority of serf slaves were Sidhe, a magical race comparable to elves or fairies. The original Sidhe, known as the Aos Si, had long been considered extinct, most original Aos Si having interbred with humans. Sidhe were known for their potential for magical abilities, as well as their notorious (and equally slanderous) pasts as the souls of the restless dead inhabiting the living. They were seen as impurities, or generally evil beings who were welcome in neither heaven nor hell, nor in the otherworld, who had also been rejected by the gods and by the earth itself.
Whichever the underlying belief, they are almost always depicted as troublesome and destructive, and these old wives' tales were the primary reasons for their general enslavement. This tyranny and apathy from the government only increased until it reached the boiling point. Armed with a horde of volunteer revolutionaries and united tribes of both Sidhe and lower-class humans, Sidhe guerilla leader Khmer Bakiyev rose up against the Ursan Empire and lead the Ursan Republic Liberation Army in the unexpectedly bloody Ursan Revolution (known as the Sidhe Uprising to the Ursan Provisional Government). The civil war continued for another seven years, until the royal family was executed by firing squad in Parliament Square, and Khmer Bakiyev took control of the new Ursus - the Sidhe Republic of Ursus.
Controlled by: JB
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AGE:
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APPEARANCE:
SOLDIER, ROYAL, OTHER:
COUNTRY:
BIO:
Characters:
NAME: Lawrence Interell
AGE: A good deal too many to count. Estimated to be a good fair amount over 150, however.
RACE: Elf
APPEARANCE:
SOLDIER, ROYAL, OTHER: Royal
COUNTRY: Bysezul
BIO: Lawrence grew up a spoiled young prince, like any prince really, the youngest of three brothers. His father was a charitable man, who taught his teachings to his sons, who would do what they could for their people. They were all on good terms with the other countries, each boy having a friend from each. Lawrence, himself, was best friends with the young prince of Euphon. The two grew into adulthood together, teaching eachother lessons about their own countries, discussing various things about royalty, and both ascending into a place as king- Lawrence's brothers each having been mysteriously killed. No matter, the two men grew old. They came to playing chess every Tuesday, when they would meet up. That's how all of this began, in fact...
NAME: Khmer Bakiyev
AGE: 38
RACE: Sluagh Sidhe
APPEARANCE: Standing at six and a half feet tall, Khmer Bakiyev is a daunting presence wherever he goes, a physical being that is a testament to Ursus' unwavering honor and equal brutality. His face, sharply featured and defined, shows hardly any considerable aging since taking the office of Commissar of the new Republic, though does reveal signs of fatigue and lack of sleep. He, like many Ursans, is thickly bearded, a sign of prestige and virility. The beard has recently been trimmed, neated up to make himself better presentable, and the fact that he's not living in caves and under rocks anymore helps a bit. He's thick black hair falls a little past his shoulders while not tied up, styled in traditional dreadlocks of the Sluagh Sidhe tribe.
Khmer's skin is black, common amongst numerous tribes of the Sidhe in Ursus. His eyes, however, are a color a bit lighter than a bluish-green, verging on teal at times. Khmer refuses to present himself as a "Corrupt Monarch" and dresses exclusively in his military fatigues, the same he wore during his campaigns in the Ursan Revolution. Upon his head is a crimson red beret, the Ursan black star on its hem.
SOLDIER/ROYAL/OTHER: Commissar of the Sidhe Republic of Ursus
COUNTRY: Ursus
BIO: To most people throughout the world, and even in his very own homeland of Ursus, Commissar Khmer Bakiyev is just as much folklore and legend as the tales of the ancient Sidhe were. Presumably, Khmer was born in the western desert regions of Ursus, where he lived on a wealthy nobleman's manor as the apprentice to the village butcher. At some point in time, the manor was seized by the Imperial Ursan government, and Khmer, like all of the young men in the village, were pressganged into military service as peasant conscripts. Despite resenting his forced draft into the Imperial Ursan Army, Khmer served with loyalty and honor, qualling many riots and uprisings throughout the western regions. Upon his promotion to an officer, Khmer was given an assignment to the far eastern border of Ursus, in closer proximity to the capital.
It was in the snowy east that Khmer met his wife-to-be, Desmona Faustina, the daughter of a wealthy politician. The two soon eloped to the mountainous Ursan countryside, where they married. However, desertion was punishable by execution in the Ursan military, and the Imperial Army quickly hunted down Khmer and his family. Though they escaped deeper into the mountains, it was at a great cost - Khmer's wife had been critically injured by a blow to the head, putting her in a coma that would last for years. Khmer, guilt-stricken and grieving his nearly-dead wife, turned his pain and depression into a stark hatred of the Ursan Empire. He soon established many separatist and anti-Imperial protest organizations in his travels from east to west, north to south. By the time the Ursan Empire began taking Khmer's charisma seriously, it was far too late. Khmer had united not only the mistreated people of Ursus, but had at long-last brought all eighteen tribes of Sidhe (the Abhartach, Alp-Luachra, Bean Nighe, Caoineag, Banshee, Clurichaun, Dullahan, Fachen, Fear Dearg, Fuath, Gean Canach, Gille Dhu, Glaistig, Glashtyn, Leanan Sidhe, Puca, and Sluagh Sidhe) together, an ancient Sidhe prophecy that all but secured Khmer's portrayal as the Sidhe Messiah to the more devout Sidhe. Khmer had raised an army, the Ursan Republic Liberation Army, and began taking villages and manors out from the Imperial Army's wide-spread grip. Khmer had refused to give into the God-like fame his fellow freedom fighters often thrust upon him, turning harassing riots against the Royal-supported Ursan Empire into brutally efficient battles and raids. The war, which is now known as the Ursan Revolution, went on for years to come. On the fifth anniversary of the official beginning of the war, an Imperial spy that had infiltrated Khmer's very inner circle gave away the rebel leader's hideout, where he was captured by Imperial forces and hung on the spot. The Ursan government made short work of Khmer, unceremoniously stuffed into an unmarked casket and buried in the western desert without so much as a stone tablet to mark his grave.
The URLA's cause dwindled for almost a year afterward, reverting back to their ambushing and guerilla tactics in the mountains. However, in another display of factual obscurity blending in with local legend and exaggeration, Khmer apparently rose from the grave, greeting his loyal troops in their mountain hideout.
By the last year of the Revolution, Imperial Ursus was all but spent, and with one swift and terrible blow, Khmer took the capital by storm, executing the entire royal family by firing squad in the Parliament Square and declaring himself the first Supreme Commissar of the Sidhe Republic of Ursus.
Now, Khmer plans on flaunting the strength of his newly organized Republic against his Royal neighbors, to display the "Awesome triumph of heart, spirit, and mind against the extinct monarchistic disease".
NAME: Alice Faisez
AGE: Also well over 150
RACE: Half-elf
APPEARANCE: She looks just like any other old lady, only she was allowed to live longer due to her elfine blood. Her hair is really long, a good length of it resting on the floor when she stands. She's also quite short, but still manages to influence respect among her kingdom. She wears large, thick glasses that make her eyes look smaller than what they really are.
SOLDIER, ROYAL, OTHER: Royal.
COUNTRY: Euphon
BIO: Princess Alice was educated as any princess would be. She knows all there is to know about her country and about the three other ones, even. At one point in her youth, she was introduced to Prince Lawrence, and the two immediately became great friends, even if he seemed a little immature when she first met him. Eventually, she became queen of her country and her reign was an impossibly peaceful one. However, lately, her lack of a heir is becoming a growing issue. She still plays chess with Lawrence once a week, even though their kingdoms are at war, which seems suspicious.
NAME: Lawrence Interell
AGE: A good deal too many to count. Estimated to be a good fair amount over 150, however.
RACE: Elf
APPEARANCE:
SOLDIER, ROYAL, OTHER: Royal
COUNTRY: Bysezul
BIO: Lawrence grew up a spoiled young prince, like any prince really, the youngest of three brothers. His father was a charitable man, who taught his teachings to his sons, who would do what they could for their people. They were all on good terms with the other countries, each boy having a friend from each. Lawrence, himself, was best friends with the young prince of Euphon. The two grew into adulthood together, teaching eachother lessons about their own countries, discussing various things about royalty, and both ascending into a place as king- Lawrence's brothers each having been mysteriously killed. No matter, the two men grew old. They came to playing chess every Tuesday, when they would meet up. That's how all of this began, in fact...
NAME: Khmer Bakiyev
AGE: 38
RACE: Sluagh Sidhe
APPEARANCE: Standing at six and a half feet tall, Khmer Bakiyev is a daunting presence wherever he goes, a physical being that is a testament to Ursus' unwavering honor and equal brutality. His face, sharply featured and defined, shows hardly any considerable aging since taking the office of Commissar of the new Republic, though does reveal signs of fatigue and lack of sleep. He, like many Ursans, is thickly bearded, a sign of prestige and virility. The beard has recently been trimmed, neated up to make himself better presentable, and the fact that he's not living in caves and under rocks anymore helps a bit. He's thick black hair falls a little past his shoulders while not tied up, styled in traditional dreadlocks of the Sluagh Sidhe tribe.
Khmer's skin is black, common amongst numerous tribes of the Sidhe in Ursus. His eyes, however, are a color a bit lighter than a bluish-green, verging on teal at times. Khmer refuses to present himself as a "Corrupt Monarch" and dresses exclusively in his military fatigues, the same he wore during his campaigns in the Ursan Revolution. Upon his head is a crimson red beret, the Ursan black star on its hem.
SOLDIER/ROYAL/OTHER: Commissar of the Sidhe Republic of Ursus
COUNTRY: Ursus
BIO: To most people throughout the world, and even in his very own homeland of Ursus, Commissar Khmer Bakiyev is just as much folklore and legend as the tales of the ancient Sidhe were. Presumably, Khmer was born in the western desert regions of Ursus, where he lived on a wealthy nobleman's manor as the apprentice to the village butcher. At some point in time, the manor was seized by the Imperial Ursan government, and Khmer, like all of the young men in the village, were pressganged into military service as peasant conscripts. Despite resenting his forced draft into the Imperial Ursan Army, Khmer served with loyalty and honor, qualling many riots and uprisings throughout the western regions. Upon his promotion to an officer, Khmer was given an assignment to the far eastern border of Ursus, in closer proximity to the capital.
It was in the snowy east that Khmer met his wife-to-be, Desmona Faustina, the daughter of a wealthy politician. The two soon eloped to the mountainous Ursan countryside, where they married. However, desertion was punishable by execution in the Ursan military, and the Imperial Army quickly hunted down Khmer and his family. Though they escaped deeper into the mountains, it was at a great cost - Khmer's wife had been critically injured by a blow to the head, putting her in a coma that would last for years. Khmer, guilt-stricken and grieving his nearly-dead wife, turned his pain and depression into a stark hatred of the Ursan Empire. He soon established many separatist and anti-Imperial protest organizations in his travels from east to west, north to south. By the time the Ursan Empire began taking Khmer's charisma seriously, it was far too late. Khmer had united not only the mistreated people of Ursus, but had at long-last brought all eighteen tribes of Sidhe (the Abhartach, Alp-Luachra, Bean Nighe, Caoineag, Banshee, Clurichaun, Dullahan, Fachen, Fear Dearg, Fuath, Gean Canach, Gille Dhu, Glaistig, Glashtyn, Leanan Sidhe, Puca, and Sluagh Sidhe) together, an ancient Sidhe prophecy that all but secured Khmer's portrayal as the Sidhe Messiah to the more devout Sidhe. Khmer had raised an army, the Ursan Republic Liberation Army, and began taking villages and manors out from the Imperial Army's wide-spread grip. Khmer had refused to give into the God-like fame his fellow freedom fighters often thrust upon him, turning harassing riots against the Royal-supported Ursan Empire into brutally efficient battles and raids. The war, which is now known as the Ursan Revolution, went on for years to come. On the fifth anniversary of the official beginning of the war, an Imperial spy that had infiltrated Khmer's very inner circle gave away the rebel leader's hideout, where he was captured by Imperial forces and hung on the spot. The Ursan government made short work of Khmer, unceremoniously stuffed into an unmarked casket and buried in the western desert without so much as a stone tablet to mark his grave.
The URLA's cause dwindled for almost a year afterward, reverting back to their ambushing and guerilla tactics in the mountains. However, in another display of factual obscurity blending in with local legend and exaggeration, Khmer apparently rose from the grave, greeting his loyal troops in their mountain hideout.
By the last year of the Revolution, Imperial Ursus was all but spent, and with one swift and terrible blow, Khmer took the capital by storm, executing the entire royal family by firing squad in the Parliament Square and declaring himself the first Supreme Commissar of the Sidhe Republic of Ursus.
Now, Khmer plans on flaunting the strength of his newly organized Republic against his Royal neighbors, to display the "Awesome triumph of heart, spirit, and mind against the extinct monarchistic disease".
NAME: Alice Faisez
AGE: Also well over 150
RACE: Half-elf
APPEARANCE: She looks just like any other old lady, only she was allowed to live longer due to her elfine blood. Her hair is really long, a good length of it resting on the floor when she stands. She's also quite short, but still manages to influence respect among her kingdom. She wears large, thick glasses that make her eyes look smaller than what they really are.
SOLDIER, ROYAL, OTHER: Royal.
COUNTRY: Euphon
BIO: Princess Alice was educated as any princess would be. She knows all there is to know about her country and about the three other ones, even. At one point in her youth, she was introduced to Prince Lawrence, and the two immediately became great friends, even if he seemed a little immature when she first met him. Eventually, she became queen of her country and her reign was an impossibly peaceful one. However, lately, her lack of a heir is becoming a growing issue. She still plays chess with Lawrence once a week, even though their kingdoms are at war, which seems suspicious.
NAME: Cassidy Everland
AGE: 21
RACE: Human
APPEARANCE: Cassidy has unruly brown hair in a bowl cut, crazed brown eyes, and tanned skin. He's got a rather large nose, a squared jaw, and thick eyebrows. Pudgy, to an extent.
SOLDIER, ROYAL, OTHER: Soldier
COUNTRY: Byzesul
BIO: Cassidy loves to throw everybody for a loop about his past. His story changes from person to person- to one, he may have had the perfect childhood, to another he had a terrible, terrible past. He enjoys seeing shock in others' faces, and will tell them anything. To be honest, Cassidy doesn't even remember his own childhood much- it's all ran together with his stories in his head. Though you can't exactly feel sorry for Cassidy- his childhood may or may not have been hell, yes, but his teenage years were without a doubt the years where he was in complete control. He was thrown in prison for various crimes- murder, arson, rape, theft. He was only let out now, for the war, as it was believed he'd be a great asset.
NAME: Davie Nielson
AGE: 25
RACE: Says he's a half elf. Nobody believes him.
APPEARANCE: Davie is a tall man, thin and lanky, long-limbed, with fine, straw-colored hair. Clowny in his movements and actions, with a dancer's step. Brown eyes, very mischievous in feeling. Long, pinched nose, chiseled jaw, healthy complexion and large ears.
SOLDIER, ROYAL, OTHER: Soldier
COUNTRY: Euphon
BIO: Davie goes on and on about his supposed past rather often to all those around him. Gleefully, he recounts the tales of how he was a prince of a faraway land, the physical embodiment of his country's union between races. He gushes about his kingdom being invaded, about him being kidnapped and his parents killed, about the dreadful things that happened to him while he was under the care of the invading kingdom's highest-level prison, how he escaped only upon reaching adulthood, and fled to the country he now resides. The giddy, happy, and crazed way he goes on and on often captures a good audience, but still nobody believes him, and thinks it's all his own fairytale, a process of a warped mind.
NAME: Ryan Ivanov
AGE: 27
RACE: Human
APPEARANCE: Wispy auburn hair, thick facial hair. Average stature. Brown eyes, tanned. Nostrils have a tendency of flaring up when he's upset.
SOLDIER, ROYAL, OTHER: Soldier
COUNTRY: Euphon
BIO: Ryan's a normal guy. He had a good childhood as a middle-class boy, with two sisters (one younger, one older). A nice boy, who met the love of his life while in middle school. They grew up together from there, and by the time they were twenty, were a complete item. What they didn't account for was her being pregnant. Afraid of being ostracized, as they weren't married, his beloved killed herself (and obviously the baby), leaving Ryan alone. Since then, Ryan hasn't been quite the same, and was drafted with very little motion away from it.
NAME: Andromache Faris.
AGE: 27
RACE: Human
APPEARANCE:
SOLDIER, ROYAL, OTHER: General.
COUNTRY: Byzesul.
BIO: Gral. Faris doesn’t hate humanity: she simply loathes the ones who “pose” as them. She has a very picky view of who deserve to live and those who don’t, as she was raised in a strict moral of crimes, perfection… How was her past like to be raised this way? Nobody knows; she one day appeared in the castle as a soldier and went up ranks until reaching the person she’s today. She was quite a quiet and taciturn person before the war and rarely said anything that wasn’t an order, question or comment; however, when the war started, she suddenly became very emotional and was a passionate soldier. Her sole goal, at first, was to show her kingdom, Byzesul, was the most powerful one—to destroy the enemy and prove its weakness, that is. However, as the war advanced, soon she realized the world was full of incompetents and they were the reason the enemy was gaining advantage and her kingdom had weaknesses too. She’s devoted to her kingdom; so much, she would even get rid of those whom she consider unworthy of this land.
NAME: Aureola Zellard
AGE: 19, going on 20
RACE: Human
APPEARANCE: Shoulder length reddish brown hair. Brown, somewhat slanted eyes. Fair skin with some freckles on her cheeks. She has an average build, but her legs are particularly strong. She likes to tie up her hair in a ponytail to keep it out of her vision when she's at battle.
SOLDIER, ROYAL, OTHER: Soldier.
COUNTRY: Euphon
BIO: Aureola (or Ryo, as some call her) was trained by her father since she was a little girl, just because he was overprotective and a martial arts expert, two traits that really shouldn't be combined in Aureola's opinion. This was in case she had to defend herself, but in such a place like Euphon, it didn't seem like that would ever happen. However, she never brought this up because she enjoyed training, and would do it for the rest of her life if she could. When the news regarding the War reached her small town, she knew (well, she guessed) this was what she had been preparing for her whole life, and made her way to Castle Town.
AGE: 21
RACE: Human
APPEARANCE: Cassidy has unruly brown hair in a bowl cut, crazed brown eyes, and tanned skin. He's got a rather large nose, a squared jaw, and thick eyebrows. Pudgy, to an extent.
SOLDIER, ROYAL, OTHER: Soldier
COUNTRY: Byzesul
BIO: Cassidy loves to throw everybody for a loop about his past. His story changes from person to person- to one, he may have had the perfect childhood, to another he had a terrible, terrible past. He enjoys seeing shock in others' faces, and will tell them anything. To be honest, Cassidy doesn't even remember his own childhood much- it's all ran together with his stories in his head. Though you can't exactly feel sorry for Cassidy- his childhood may or may not have been hell, yes, but his teenage years were without a doubt the years where he was in complete control. He was thrown in prison for various crimes- murder, arson, rape, theft. He was only let out now, for the war, as it was believed he'd be a great asset.
NAME: Davie Nielson
AGE: 25
RACE: Says he's a half elf. Nobody believes him.
APPEARANCE: Davie is a tall man, thin and lanky, long-limbed, with fine, straw-colored hair. Clowny in his movements and actions, with a dancer's step. Brown eyes, very mischievous in feeling. Long, pinched nose, chiseled jaw, healthy complexion and large ears.
SOLDIER, ROYAL, OTHER: Soldier
COUNTRY: Euphon
BIO: Davie goes on and on about his supposed past rather often to all those around him. Gleefully, he recounts the tales of how he was a prince of a faraway land, the physical embodiment of his country's union between races. He gushes about his kingdom being invaded, about him being kidnapped and his parents killed, about the dreadful things that happened to him while he was under the care of the invading kingdom's highest-level prison, how he escaped only upon reaching adulthood, and fled to the country he now resides. The giddy, happy, and crazed way he goes on and on often captures a good audience, but still nobody believes him, and thinks it's all his own fairytale, a process of a warped mind.
NAME: Ryan Ivanov
AGE: 27
RACE: Human
APPEARANCE: Wispy auburn hair, thick facial hair. Average stature. Brown eyes, tanned. Nostrils have a tendency of flaring up when he's upset.
SOLDIER, ROYAL, OTHER: Soldier
COUNTRY: Euphon
BIO: Ryan's a normal guy. He had a good childhood as a middle-class boy, with two sisters (one younger, one older). A nice boy, who met the love of his life while in middle school. They grew up together from there, and by the time they were twenty, were a complete item. What they didn't account for was her being pregnant. Afraid of being ostracized, as they weren't married, his beloved killed herself (and obviously the baby), leaving Ryan alone. Since then, Ryan hasn't been quite the same, and was drafted with very little motion away from it.
NAME: Andromache Faris.
AGE: 27
RACE: Human
APPEARANCE:
SOLDIER, ROYAL, OTHER: General.
COUNTRY: Byzesul.
BIO: Gral. Faris doesn’t hate humanity: she simply loathes the ones who “pose” as them. She has a very picky view of who deserve to live and those who don’t, as she was raised in a strict moral of crimes, perfection… How was her past like to be raised this way? Nobody knows; she one day appeared in the castle as a soldier and went up ranks until reaching the person she’s today. She was quite a quiet and taciturn person before the war and rarely said anything that wasn’t an order, question or comment; however, when the war started, she suddenly became very emotional and was a passionate soldier. Her sole goal, at first, was to show her kingdom, Byzesul, was the most powerful one—to destroy the enemy and prove its weakness, that is. However, as the war advanced, soon she realized the world was full of incompetents and they were the reason the enemy was gaining advantage and her kingdom had weaknesses too. She’s devoted to her kingdom; so much, she would even get rid of those whom she consider unworthy of this land.
NAME: Aureola Zellard
AGE: 19, going on 20
RACE: Human
APPEARANCE: Shoulder length reddish brown hair. Brown, somewhat slanted eyes. Fair skin with some freckles on her cheeks. She has an average build, but her legs are particularly strong. She likes to tie up her hair in a ponytail to keep it out of her vision when she's at battle.
SOLDIER, ROYAL, OTHER: Soldier.
COUNTRY: Euphon
BIO: Aureola (or Ryo, as some call her) was trained by her father since she was a little girl, just because he was overprotective and a martial arts expert, two traits that really shouldn't be combined in Aureola's opinion. This was in case she had to defend herself, but in such a place like Euphon, it didn't seem like that would ever happen. However, she never brought this up because she enjoyed training, and would do it for the rest of her life if she could. When the news regarding the War reached her small town, she knew (well, she guessed) this was what she had been preparing for her whole life, and made her way to Castle Town.
Name: Finrod Melwasúl
Sex: Male
Age: 30
Race: Elf
Appearance: 7 foot tall man, short bronze hair, light silver eyes, light skinned.
Soldier, Royal, Other: Other(Rogue Mercenary).
Weapons/Abilities: Sword charged with electric energy and able to launch electricity out of his hands(Minor electromancer).
Country: Ursus (Birth), none (raised and followed)
Bio: Finrod was born in the desert part of Ursus, and after living for five years with his parents, he ran away so that he could live a full life. Finrod is now searching for a request to work in a war situation after training on his own in the mountains of Lithabya, he heard that there was a friendly war between friendly lands. He decides that he will go see if he can get money to live in a city for a couple months before going back to the mountains.
NAME: Yellal Lunov
AGE: 17
RACE: Sorcerer.
APPEARANCE: Pitch black hair, very pale skin, high cheekbones, dark blue eyes, tall and skinny. His eyes seemed disoriented just a tad.
SOLDIER, ROYAL, OTHER: Other.
COUNTRY: Ursus, although he isn't really aware of this.
BIO: Yellal was raised by the Sorceress Haylur in her secret hideout in the tundra of Ursus, but it's quite apparent that they're not related. When he reached a certain age, she began to teach him the art of magic, but one day, under mysterious circumstances, she fell in an endless sleep, frozen in time. Yellal tried to help his teacher and mother, but his knowledge was just too little. After finding a map among Haylur's documents, he realized that there were powerful countries nearby. Convinced that he could find a powerful sorcerer over there, and completely oblivious about the War or any hardships he could find in his way, he started his journey.
NAME: Phoebe, no real last name
AGE: About 5 months old.
RACE: Fairy
APPEARANCE:
SOLDIER, ROYAL, OTHER: Other- Messenger
COUNTRY: Technically none, allegiance-wise. Was born and raised in Euphon, however.
BIO: Phoebe, born with many other fairies in the fields of Euphon, was appointed with many other young fairies to become messengers for the war. At first Phoebe had no idea what this meant, but soon enough she was shown the soldiers, and other messenger fairies. This got her excited, but what really got her into being gung-ho for her job was being given a uniform. She got her hair cropped, and started out as a messenger for the Great War, as some of the other fairies were calling it.
Sex: Male
Age: 30
Race: Elf
Appearance: 7 foot tall man, short bronze hair, light silver eyes, light skinned.
Soldier, Royal, Other: Other(Rogue Mercenary).
Weapons/Abilities: Sword charged with electric energy and able to launch electricity out of his hands(Minor electromancer).
Country: Ursus (Birth), none (raised and followed)
Bio: Finrod was born in the desert part of Ursus, and after living for five years with his parents, he ran away so that he could live a full life. Finrod is now searching for a request to work in a war situation after training on his own in the mountains of Lithabya, he heard that there was a friendly war between friendly lands. He decides that he will go see if he can get money to live in a city for a couple months before going back to the mountains.
NAME: Yellal Lunov
AGE: 17
RACE: Sorcerer.
APPEARANCE: Pitch black hair, very pale skin, high cheekbones, dark blue eyes, tall and skinny. His eyes seemed disoriented just a tad.
SOLDIER, ROYAL, OTHER: Other.
COUNTRY: Ursus, although he isn't really aware of this.
BIO: Yellal was raised by the Sorceress Haylur in her secret hideout in the tundra of Ursus, but it's quite apparent that they're not related. When he reached a certain age, she began to teach him the art of magic, but one day, under mysterious circumstances, she fell in an endless sleep, frozen in time. Yellal tried to help his teacher and mother, but his knowledge was just too little. After finding a map among Haylur's documents, he realized that there were powerful countries nearby. Convinced that he could find a powerful sorcerer over there, and completely oblivious about the War or any hardships he could find in his way, he started his journey.
NAME: Phoebe, no real last name
AGE: About 5 months old.
RACE: Fairy
APPEARANCE:
SOLDIER, ROYAL, OTHER: Other- Messenger
COUNTRY: Technically none, allegiance-wise. Was born and raised in Euphon, however.
BIO: Phoebe, born with many other fairies in the fields of Euphon, was appointed with many other young fairies to become messengers for the war. At first Phoebe had no idea what this meant, but soon enough she was shown the soldiers, and other messenger fairies. This got her excited, but what really got her into being gung-ho for her job was being given a uniform. She got her hair cropped, and started out as a messenger for the Great War, as some of the other fairies were calling it.
