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Welcome to
the world of
Shattered



Welcome one and all to the world of Shattered! Shattered is an open ended RP allowing the user to play whatever persona they wish within a Tech Fantasy world. From Princesses to Savages, Artificers to Wizards, Peasants to Avatars of Gods! We are looking for a mature crowd of RPers, who want to be part of a dedicated, open world RP. We encourage every sort of RP in this savage and dangerous world.


What do you mean by Tech Fantasy?

Shattered has had a cataclysmic event when the civilization's of our seeming limitless planet was at their peak. These civilizations were at the pinnacle of medicine, science, and technology. Mysteriously the planet shook, volcanoes erupted, massive tidal waves flooded coasts, the world became a new one. The little survivors of this cataclysmic event were left to populate the world, and with many generations the once common technology was forgotten and in trade the arcane arts was tapped into. Technology still does float around, but much of the original meaning is lost. Instead technology was mixed with magic to produce machines, and weapons.

Do you really mean ANY persona?

Yes and no. We encourage you to play what you want (and discourage god modding), but pinnacle of true power would be the avatar of gods. We don't allow any actual gods, as they will be played in special events by our moderation staff (once chosen of course :X). But kings, chemists, peasants, farmers, mages, assassins, werewolfs, industrial super business tycoon, whatever you want to be (within moderation) is what makes Shattered the world it is!

What is Shattered like Geographically?

Shattered is split quite drastically geographically speaking. To the north is the Shattered lands, a frozen wasteland rumored to be permanently set in twilight. To the west is the savage lands, deep steamy jungles, with spiders the size of elephant, and open plains filled with many different species of creatures. To the east is the Ember Forest, an ever expanding forest. It was named the Ember forest due to a mysterious disease that rapidly advanced turning everything into rubies. Many brave arcane users were lost in stopping this terrible blight. and to the South is the Void. Some say it is a land full of chaos and madness, others say it is where the gods reside, all agree that anyone who has gone and returned have never acted the same. In the middle is the Isle of Intok the main city of Shattered. Much of Shattered is left unexplored and it is up to the RPers to create/explore/discover these new lands.

How is Shattered an open world Rp?

Shattered is an open world RP in the sense that most of the content is user created. Templates have been created to make creating content easier on the RPers. We high encourage players using/improving these template to contribute the world of Shattered. We also accept any forms of art for these user created areas. The more people submit the larger the world will become. Special places will also be added for event purposes and will have limited access.

Shattered is a massive world, and the faiths, kingdoms, fortune, and fame will be created by the player. Any new faiths, kingdoms, ect ect should be sent to me for approval (I am quite active). Upon acceptance, I will post it under the appropriate area in the following posts.


Announcements


2/26/09: Created the Town Crier as well as it seems multiple events are going on at the same time. Remember prizes to those who can figure out and finish these events. Town Criers will give relevant information. Look out for hidden information through out in posts, the intor pages, and the town crier. If it is blatant your character figured out and completed the event we'll automatically announce you the winner. Events are one time and can end without warning based on other events, people losing interest, or people not even getting close to it. We create multiple events just in case one or two of them can't be figured out, or people aren't interested in that particular event.

In other news I apologize for the inactivity. It'll soon change, home affairs are getting in the way but shouldn't much more.

Recruit more players so we can get into the bigger and funner events. razz

2/22/09: Updated and added new things throughout the intro posts. The Port of Luna has opened. Our first user created city it is a busy trading port close The Void. From Pirates, and Assassins to Rich Merchants, and Business men is the way of Luna. Read more in the important location section for more information. We also have our first even in place, with a few clues hidden throughout the intro posts and some in RP. Prizes to the people who can complete the event! In other events, we have a poll open please vote so we can see how to attract more players and what you current non players think. Feel free to stop on by and post what you would like to see! Also welcome our first Staff Member Weapons Master Vathez. Remember the more user created content the bigger our world gets! Submit your ideas today smile
Mods, Staffing, Events, and Rules:

Mods, and Staffing will play an important role in Shattered. They will be selected out of the dedicated RPers of Shattered. In turn to the powers granted by being one, they will assist in Shattered events. Events can be from gods challenging the world to a battle of the strongest, or a important character being kidnapped. Prizes will be awarded to people who partake in these events.

Not all events will be made via public announcement. Some you'll need to investigate, ask town Criers, others may have clues hidden in them from Staff postings.

Rules are important and must be followed, I and the staff chosen will be as lenient as possible and always look at any case with a positive attitude. Everyone is innocent until proven otherwise, and in the end a vote by the mods and I will conclude the final word.



Rules:

No God Modding
No Typing like a child/moron
Mature Only
Any Ooc will be indicated by a bracket ie: [[]] (()) ect ect
Language is of your choice, mature people know how to be tasteful
We really aren't looking for this childish half angle half cat halt demon super bionic mega mix, that is dumb keep it realistic please.
Romance happens, families begin, people are even murdered in an act of love.


Anyone that wants to contribute help whether to make my intro posts better, have ideas, anything of any sort of help send me a PM or message me on aim: Maryr0ach I am open to any and all forms of help and ideas.
Mods and Staffing:

Elder Krinn the Overlord of Madness
Weapons Master Vathez Grand Elementalist and 1st Degree Dragon Tamer

Events
??? completion: Just started
Kingdoms, Locations, Important places:

The main cities of Shattered have yet to become booming, other than the Isle of Intok. This is where all people in Shattered begin. It is full of people going there own way, whether preparing to go on adventure, or starting a new life from an outside kingdom. The creatures of Intok are scarce due to the amount of people, but south and more inland it starts to become a savage forest full of peril and danger. Feel free to contribute any new locations to the world of Shattered!

Template:

[Location]:
[Description]:
[Description of People]:
[Anything Special:
[Geography]:
[Creatures and Beings]:
[Anything Special]:

The Isle of Intok

[Location]: Intok is in the middle of the Ocean connected by a thin strip of land going south. It is exactly in the center of the ocean.
[Description]: Intok is where all walks of life meet. It is easily the most populated area in shattered. Here you are able to find the rich, the poor, the glorified, and the revolted. Intok is circular in shape surrounded by massive Iron Walls with a single massive Iron Gate facing to the south. This gate guarded heavily for the starved and disease often try to make their way into Intok. Intok is ran by a secret Oligarchy. Though it is common knowledge how it is ran, it is a secret as to who these 3 people are. Intok is where foreign and persecuted can start anew, and kings come to find that one treasure they seek. Many people make long journeys across the ocean to get to Intok. Travel is the main source of income for Intok, whether by boat, or from wizards and mages who pay hefty fees for teleportation. Guilds and faiths can be found in abundance here, whether preaching their faiths to masses, or selling their services for protection and battle.
[Description of People]: All Races and Classes can be found here, many rare than others with humans being the most popular race.
[Anything Special:] Registered Citizens are granted access to a ring that can teleport you back to Intok. (assume every person who starts in Shattered has this ring, unless you choose to not want it or don't think your character is wealthy enough to have it. If you feel that way state it in your application under special). Intok is also inhabited by the Guild of Criers, a guild dedicated to advertising whatever with the buyer wants. They can be found anywhere in Intok and will gladly give out information for free. Whether new Laws, Events, or even a Marriage anything can be paid for. (Feel free to use Town Criers for RP purposes. If you want a Town Crier to advertise something special PM me and I'll get it in there. Otherwise they will be used for Event knowledge).
[Geography]: Intok is more of an island than a isle. It is circular, surrounded by a mile of beach on all sides. To the south is a thin walk of land that stretches as far as the eye can see south. Some say this path leads to the void and is the only known walkable way. The strip is to rocky to land a boat on, and the sea is far to dangerous and stormy to follow. In the horizon south you can see the blackest clouds ever seen. It isn't known how far they are, it is known that no one has ever reached them and spoken about it.
[Creatures and Beings]: Though the ocean surrounding Intok is abundant in fish it is treacherous to swim to deep into. Other than that, you can find basic creatures in Intok dogs, cats, even exotic pet shops.
[Anything Special]: There have been rumors of Guard brutality, and it is well known that they are overly aggressive to anything lower than a middle class wealth. Anyone that has attempted to stop them has usually ended up either severely hurt, or thrown in jail with their belongings taken. The people who have gotten away with defending themselves are lucky that none of the guards reported back to their superior officers. Guards in Intok are not weak, and shouldn't be treated as a mild threat. Other than new guards, each guard is given a set of magic gear each one being unique with varying degrees of benefits.

((If you feel that you have a good idea of what Intok is like and would like to create a better description send it to me. People that help with these kinds of things will be approved of a staff status.))

The Port of Luna

[Description]: The Port of Luna is a bustling town, mainly made of piers that dock boats of different sizes. It's purpose is trade from around the world. It has a full merchants district that buys, sells and trades many objects from around the world. In the center is the merchants district that takes up most of the inside and is the only section of town located on land. On the outside is the docks that encircle the entire town. Security is low, but it is usually never needed.
[Description of People]: Since Luna is a city of trade, it contains many forms of intellectual life. Many are adventurers and pirates. Rarely do military forces or people of high class venture to the large port.
[Geography]: Luna lies on the small strip of land that runs south of Intok. The only section of town that lies on the land is the merchant district. Everything else floats on water or supported by wooden beams underwater.
[Creatures and Beings]: Like Intok, the only danger lies in the ocean. The occasional creature from the Void wanders up, but there is just enough security to deal with that.
[Anything Special]: The moon seems to be the brightest and largest when it shows up around Luna. No one has recorded any other area with such a phenomenon as this. Some speculate as this being involved with the city being so close to The Void. Rumor also says that this could be a reason as to why little is seen from the void as if it almost repels them.
Characters of Shattered:

Please be as detailed as possible! Send it to me and Post it. I will accept a description that isn't reflected by your avatar; but please make it as close as possible. If there is something secretive about your character or his story let write it/ it will be written in a place only staff can see.

Template

[Name]:
[Looks]:
[Race]:
[Race Description]:
[Class]:
[Class Description]:
[Age]:
[Biography]:
[Anything Else Descriptive]:
[Secrets]: (this will not be posted)

[Name]: Krinn
[Looks]: Krinn is extremely pale, and looks as though he never sleep. He wears what looks like some sort of combat lab gear, as well a bag that clings of glass whenever he walks. He carries a tech gun, it looks quite complex with veins of magic glowing through out it. It is quite apparent he is a artificer and a scientist as well. His goggles glow green of some sort of magic it is unapparent what they could be used for.
[Race]: Human or so it appears
[Race Description]: Humans are Humans
[Class]: Artificer/Chemist
[Class Description]: Artificers mix tech and magic, it is a rare profession requiring an almost intelligence that borders insanity. Chemists are fanatics of the world around them, playing around almost childishly with anything they can mix, break down, and create with.
[Age]: Late 20's Early 30's
[Biography]: Krinn is famous in the world of Shattered as a renowned artificer, chemist, and madman. His family status is currently unknown, it is speculated that this is because of the attention that may be brought from his fame (whether negative or positive).
[Anything Else Descriptive]: Krinn is known to be lazy and unwilling, finding most things cumbersome. He is clearly not all there, whether from staring into space, or going on frantic tangents. Something is defiantly different about him, but most people are unsure what it is. Maybe his presence? Maybe something secret in his history? Who knows...

[Looks]: Vathez Lyon
[Race]: Human
[Race Description]:
[Class]: Mage / Dragon Rider
[Class Description]: Vathez can manipulate, but not create, the four major elements (Earth, wind, water and fire.) If he concentrates on one element, it is more powerful than if he was concentrating on two or more. As a Dragon Rider, Vathez befriended a dragon that most of the time is small enough to stand on his shoulder. When Vathez needs transportation, it can grow to the size of a large elephant. It does not help Vathez in fights and is used strictly for transportation, the acception is if a fight is going on in the air. Vathez's dragon is called Agro.
[Age]: 21
[Biography]: Vathez was born a noble. He was trained in the arts of the mage by the most highly skilled instructors that could be bought. Once Vathez was a full fledged mage himself, he left the life of a noble on his own. It was his plan all along. He didn't feel right to have all this power and not able to travel the world. A couple years after he left that life behind, he found Agro. They made a pact to help each other. Vathez would have transportation, and Agro would have someone to supply food. They have been together ever since.
[Anything Else Descriptive]: Agro


[Name]: Sand
[Looks]: Sand has blue hair and dresses as if it is cold all the time whether it is or not. He wears shades which protect his eyes from unnecessarily bright light which hurt his eyes. He has a familiar which changes shape and follow him around. The majority of the time the familiar is in the form of a baby dragon, though it possesses no dragon powers. The color green dominates the small collection of clothes that Sand owns. He has runic items on his back, his hands, and his legs which aid him in his class type.
[Race]: Mostly human.
[Race Description]: Sand is certainly human. His mother’s race is known, human, though his father is unknown.
[Class]: Familiar Spiritualist
[Class Description]: As a spiritualist Sand converses with and controls the “spirit” of all things. There are the individual spirits which are those that have died and still linger, which offer magical help. There are also the living spirits; these are the spirits of living creatures, and the spirit of creatures which aren’t sentient, these are plants or the “earth.” He has complete control over non-sentient things that house spirits, but sentient things and the dead spirits must wish to aid him in order for him to be added. His familiar offers him the ability to communicate with spirits over any distance or plane. This is why he is one of the rare individuals who can communicate with the dead who have finished their business on the planet they were born on and have passed on. Sand’s familiar can do more than affect his spiritual abilities. Although he hasn’t found much use for his familiar’s ability outside of spiritual powers, one example of his familiar’s powers beyond such a scope is his amplified strength.
[Age]: 23
[Biography]: Sand’s mother was a high class prostitute who was forced into selling herself when she became addicted to magically charged drugs. So who his father might have been isn’t knowable. For that matter “what” his father might have been is unknowable. The only clues as to what other race runs through his blood are his abnormal ears, blue hair, his familiar which seems to be a reflection of himself, and his ice cold skin. When he was eight years old his mother took him to a black market to sell him. A passing spiritualist noticed him and bartered with Sand’s mother. The spiritualist wasn’t a bad man; however he was not without his faults. When Sand was 19 he left the spiritualist telling him he had to find out who his father was.
[Anything Else Descriptive]: Sands Familiar has more uses than just granting him increased spiritual prowess. Sands familiar can shift in and out of visible sight and communicate telepathically with Sand. Sand is incredibly lazy and amazingly stupid outside of the fields he has studied. He is certainly not a “jack of all trades.” He is merely a master of a few. Anything he touches seems to freeze, so he keeps himself wrapped in as much clothe as possible to keep him from destroying things around him.

[Name]: Seife
[Looks]: Mismatched patches of skin stitched together cover hir body. Some pure android-white, others all shades of tan. Small ports for wire hookups can be seen along hir arms, legs and spine. Hir build is very lithe, slender and efficient. So much of hir body is held together with machinery and living flesh that it is hard to tell whether she was born a human that installed the machinery, or was built a machine that gathered human parts. It is also hard to tell whether what shi wears are clothes, or part of hir body.
[Race]: Android/Humanoid
[Race Description]: Shi is some manor of machine and human. Shi requires both water/food and electronic energy to sustain hirself. The only advantage in this is that shi doesn't require as frequent a supply to live as a pure human.
[Class]:Tracker / Stealth scanner
[Class Description]: Shi specializes in tracking things of both physical and digital nature. Shi is best at a distance, tracking down a target and quietly watching while relaying the information to an outside source. Shi has agile mobility, but is lacking in strength. Speed is what shi falls back on.
[Age]: 49 - Appears in late 20s
[Biography]: Even Seife can't recall what hir origins are. Hir entire memory only goes back 10 years. Shi is very inexperienced socially. Though shi seems curious about most things, shi more demands information than asks questions. Not in a hostile way. There is a large blue eye cresting on hir head that activates on it's own accord, sometimes taking over hir own will.
[Anything Else Descriptive]: Shi is an outcast due to the fact that shi is a vampire of sorts. Shi requires living fluids (Blood/water) to survive. For this, shi often resorts to feeding off of humans/androids for blood/water/nanobite-fluid, or any other kind of sustaining fluid.

[Name]: Town Crier's
[Looks]: Though Town Criers can range from rags to riches, the generally look is well dress, sophisticated, the ultimate business man/woman. They are persuasive, and enticing.
[Race]: They abundantly human, but this doesn't stop any other race shouting out their advertisements.
[Race Description]: Their race can usually be determined by whatever race is most popular in the location they are at. Assume the actual town crier NPC is human unless noted otherwise.
[Class]: Town Crier
[Class Description]: Town Criers are Town Criers
[Age]: Kids to Old Men
[Biography]: Town Criers were created by a group of people who wanted to share information. They grew in popularity and rapidly advanced to all cities, and towns above a farming town. Upper class Town Criers, and more remote Town Criers have access to a Tome that is always updating with the latest of important news.
[Anything Else Descriptive]: Relevant information to town criers is that of the high class and elite of them they are well dressed, in perfect shape, and can assimilate to any area. Town Criers run off a internal guild that has a high fee to be even considered joining. Sometimes special individuals are made honorary members giving you special access to certain parts of the guild. People who are part of this internal guild are sworn to secrecy about what happens. People have died mysteriously in this inner circle, some say you are killed off if you ever try to leave the guild, no one knows the true reasons other than the leaders of this inner circle. Everyone has their secrets, maybe this might be one worth finding out.
Gods/Goddess and Faith:

As stated earlier everything is decided by the players. If you have an idea for a new faith and god send it in. Make sure you explain EVERYTHING about your religion and god.

Template:

[God's Name]:
[Religions Name]:
[God's Beginning]:
[Describe Cultists]:
[Symbols]:
[Laws of the Religion]:
[Prayer Location Descriptions]:
[Sacrifices ect ect]:
We are now officially open and accepting any and all information biggrin

and btw I want to add more such as factions guilds and what not, and looking for help with editing, and increasing descriptions, fine tuning I guess you could say wink


When we get a few people as well i'll start the first major event!
((Can we get a description of where we're starting out?))
Will bump this till I have a little crowd :O would be nice to find a group who want to help this dedicated RP :O
((I like this RP, I don't know why others wouldn't like it?))

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