This Same Flower
If anything at all, life was bearable and sweet for me, like the nectar of some uncherished fruit that would have rotted had I not tasted it. It seemed all around me people lie in stasis, awaiting something and whatever it was, it was enough to commandeer their attention so much so that they gave up on the wellspring of life. For some reason, I never found anything better to do than life in the moment, living each day to each day without a future to hope for. I lived among my past, my ancestors and their hidden stories of triumph and loss, while living whatever I could out of each moment. I'd mature as it came and I'd play as the time required. There wasn't an agenda to follow. I was whimsical. But this was before the nations of this world went to war.
Like impious gods, the 3 warlords broke apart the entire world by their word. It shattered unceremoniously and fragments of each separate peace embedded themselves in the few who now wish for the days of old. I'm one of those people. Whoever you are, whoever I am, whoever they might be, we all have a purpose, a journey and wish and want, desire and passion, culminating in our life. So in this world of broke and fractured peace, where do you stand? This world holds no morality, we know no god and serve no lord anymore. Forge your own path among whatever you can find to build yourself from. Our past is what we make of the present now. Good luck. We'll all need it.
This is an entirely open-ended RPG. I've made no storyline, only a world for you to be involved in, to do whatever in, to be whoever you want to. So choose anyone, any race, any class and see where you'll stand. The story is fluid, the story is active and I'm never going to tell anyone what to do. You're free to interact with whomever you care to, to try for whatever you want to and to align with whatever side you wish to. So here we go.
Latium: The formerly most wealthy of the three kingdoms and was most likely to win the war, had it not been broken apart by it's generals. Now in turmoil, most of the cities within are left in ruin and it's wealth depleted. If you want to survive, you'll have to join the army it would seem, though Latium has a long history of producing amazing raiders.
Illium: A new and upcoming kingdom that's done the best in remaining unified. It has a passion for the arts and high-class culture and boasts huge military advancements for some unknown reason.
Knossos: An old military hungry empire with a thirst for bitter and vile powers. It's a magical stronghold that for some reason, despite it's history, has not advanced to attack anyone since the outbreak and remains unified if only in name. It's said that their is a huge civil war inside the borders, but no one has been able to confirm the scope of it.
I'm going to make a map soon, but you can pick out characters and locations now. If you want a race other than humans, you'll have to fill out a sheet for them.
Templates taken from Myriad Souls:
Character Creation:
Name:
Age:
Race/Species (you can use one of the already made races, or make your own):
Skills (put only as much detail as you want):
Handicaps:
Background:
Looks:
Personality:
Hometown:
Weapon:
Race Template:
Race Name:
Description (what does it look like):
More info (anything can go here, religion, habitat, etc.):
Natural abilities (these need to be balanced by flaws):
Handicaps (what is a drawback to being this race):
Characters:
So there you have it. I'll clean this up later, but feel free to make a character and/or race and post.