Ravenheart
05-30-2007, 01:45 AM
Gest is the seafaring realm, made up of one great spot of mainland and many, many islands. The primary method of transportation here, therefore is ships at sea. And as there is the sea, so there are those who seek to control it...
At first, once seafaring became practical, everything was fine. The kingdom lived in harmony, and all was well. But soon it became apparent that the king alone had control of the waters, and he began to take advantage of it, imposing tax upon tax on the sailors, restricting trade. Soon there were uprisings. Then there was fighting between the citizens and the military. And soon a new faction was born to combat the King's Navy: the Pirates.
Rebels, scallywags, and freedom fighters, the Pirates are a newly formed organization of renegades sick of obeying the king's laws. They generally keep to hiding, but with their numbers growing, this is becoming less and less practical. Soon enough the Pirates will rise to become a power of their own, but first they will need a leader, a kingdom, and something other than swag to unite them.
Humans are not the only ones wandering Gest. Sailors tell tales of the mystical beasts that roam other islands, and there are the ever-present legends of the elves, who according to myth fled over the seas from some unspeakable terror to hide in their forests and mourn the loss of their home... but nobody has ever seen one. Others tell of witnessing great battles between mighty serpents out at sea, or watching their comrades be lured to their deaths by sirens perched on harsh stones.
And in all great tales of swashbuckling on the high seas, this be one of battle and near-death, terror and mystery, love and hate...
So... what will you meet on your voyage?
~~~
You have been dragged into what seems to be an inevitable war between the Navy and the scraps of Pirates that seem to be cropping up everywhere. The Navy is more threatened than they care to let on, and are planning to wipe them out while they still can. But the pirates are more organized than they appear as well...
You can be a pirate or a navyman, male or female. If you make a girl, please make a guy, too. But if you want to be a race other than human, you need to speak to me first just to make sure it'll work.
Rules:
-Keep romance to a PG-13 level, or else continue it in PMs (Pirates, after all :o )
-Keep violence to a decent level... not Mortal Kombat, but you won't see things exploding into sparkles here either.
-BE LITERATE
-Have fun!! :D
~~~
Character Sheet-
Name:
Pirate Name (optional, if Pirate):
Rank (optional, if Navy):
((Examples: "Admiral Archer" or "Redhand James"))
Appearance:
Likes:
Dislikes:
Personality:
Bio:
Drink up, me Hearties, Yo-Ho!
At first, once seafaring became practical, everything was fine. The kingdom lived in harmony, and all was well. But soon it became apparent that the king alone had control of the waters, and he began to take advantage of it, imposing tax upon tax on the sailors, restricting trade. Soon there were uprisings. Then there was fighting between the citizens and the military. And soon a new faction was born to combat the King's Navy: the Pirates.
Rebels, scallywags, and freedom fighters, the Pirates are a newly formed organization of renegades sick of obeying the king's laws. They generally keep to hiding, but with their numbers growing, this is becoming less and less practical. Soon enough the Pirates will rise to become a power of their own, but first they will need a leader, a kingdom, and something other than swag to unite them.
Humans are not the only ones wandering Gest. Sailors tell tales of the mystical beasts that roam other islands, and there are the ever-present legends of the elves, who according to myth fled over the seas from some unspeakable terror to hide in their forests and mourn the loss of their home... but nobody has ever seen one. Others tell of witnessing great battles between mighty serpents out at sea, or watching their comrades be lured to their deaths by sirens perched on harsh stones.
And in all great tales of swashbuckling on the high seas, this be one of battle and near-death, terror and mystery, love and hate...
So... what will you meet on your voyage?
~~~
You have been dragged into what seems to be an inevitable war between the Navy and the scraps of Pirates that seem to be cropping up everywhere. The Navy is more threatened than they care to let on, and are planning to wipe them out while they still can. But the pirates are more organized than they appear as well...
You can be a pirate or a navyman, male or female. If you make a girl, please make a guy, too. But if you want to be a race other than human, you need to speak to me first just to make sure it'll work.
Rules:
-Keep romance to a PG-13 level, or else continue it in PMs (Pirates, after all :o )
-Keep violence to a decent level... not Mortal Kombat, but you won't see things exploding into sparkles here either.
-BE LITERATE
-Have fun!! :D
~~~
Character Sheet-
Name:
Pirate Name (optional, if Pirate):
Rank (optional, if Navy):
((Examples: "Admiral Archer" or "Redhand James"))
Appearance:
Likes:
Dislikes:
Personality:
Bio:
Drink up, me Hearties, Yo-Ho!