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The Realm now has a Guild. All information is currently being reorganized and moved to the guild. the main thread will be pretty much shut down, in favor of using the guild, which will keep things more organised.
If you would like your journal moved to the guild, please let me (merangue) know, either in this thread, or in the guild OOC chat thread (or if you absolutely must, by PM )
Seeno is hosting a Valentine's Day event in the Guild, and everybody should at least try to stop by, as you've got the chance to gain some stat bonuses through RP, and perhaps some other perks o_0 you never know.
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<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/therealm/banners/mapsmall.jpg" align="left" alt="click for larger image">Adapted from Greg Bear's 'Songs of Earth & Power'
In ancient times, when Man and Sidhe still inhabited the same Earth, there was a Great War, called the War of Westering. The war was first won by Man, who, as punishment to the Sidhe, sought out the one known as Mage, and bid him strip the Sidhe of their souls, thus destroying for them any life after material death. Unwittingly, however, by this act Man had given unto the Sidhe life eternal, with no natural death.
The Sidhe, outraged, did send forth their warriors, and turned the tide against Man. They too sought out the one called Mage, and through his magic, turned all men to beasts. And as cruel fate would have it, in the least, claw-foot, scruff-furred animal forms, none could tell how to open the portal of Death’s dark embrace, to retrieve the souls of the Sidhe.
And so, doubly defeated, the Sidhe left on their star-marches, spanning time and distance and leaving the man-beasts to dwindle on Earth, and Mannus, the Mage who confined men-beast and all allies, was also made beast form, and beast form is still; the Serpent Mage.
But what rises, must at some point fall. The Sidhe’s great victory was soon put to waste as petty jealousies and sibling rivalry wreaked havoc on the star-marching Sidhe. Having no goals or worthy adversaries, the Sidhe turned on each other, and, having no souls, what death there was, was final. Wickmaster Sum, sensing the end of all Sidhe in this worthless fighting, sought to turn the march back to Earth. Thus started the second Great War, the War of Quandary, in which Sidhe fought Sidhe for a victory more costly than defeat. In the end, the star-marchers did turn back, thinking Earth to be their choicest harbor for a safe refuge and long-deserved rest. Among their dead: Wickmaster Sum, of the Line of Dravi.
However, having returned to Earth, peace was still not to be had. Through the long ages, Man had crawled up from beast by nature’s road of change and pain. And though this Man was still newly-born in it’s conscious life, the Sidhe were still mistrustful for the most part, having remembered that man was the cause of their great misfortunes. Seeing all their hard work undone by nature, some argued that they should once again seek out the Serpent Mage and bid him return their souls, that perchance a trade of liberties, the Mage’s true form for the Sidhe’s true soul, was in order.
But Krake, having taken up the Wick after Sum’s death, feared the worst; that by returning the Mage to his full power and true form, it would re-awaken the rage Man felt for it’s animal fall, and the Sidhe, too weak for one more victory, would be utterly destroyed. And so, Nizandsa’s faithful lost the debate. But Krake, still filled with rage, ordered his coursers to end all dissent among the Sidhe, and in Grand Combat, the pall of disgrace once again loomed over all. The murder of Nizandsa was the final blow, ending all trust between the branches of the Sidhe.
Adonna then created the Realm, a safe haven for all Sidhe, and they gave up the Earth to Man. Elme, Tonn’s daughter, took up the Wick in Krake’s wake, and brought a new peace to the race of Sidhe. And, against the lord Tonn’s wishes, she loved and married a human man, Aske, and begot fourty children of mixed heritage, who, like the Sidhe had everlasting life, having no souls to speak of, but like humans, aged with time, in their own peculiar way. Twenty of those children went on to marry humans, and have yet more children.
As with all things, though, peace cannot last. Man came in force to the Realm, despoiling it with their presence. Among them, one who called himself a Mage above all others, believing himself to be all-powerful, David Clarkham, the Isomage.
Once again, Great War broke out, the Sidhe seeking to destroy Man once and for all. The War was devastating; the entire plain where it was fought was scourged. The rivers turned to steam, the trees became serpents and crawled away, the land cracked like open wounds, revealing all of Adonna’s past indiscretions. In the middle of it all, stood the Isomage’s House. He lost everything, almost, but he escaped, and still had enough power to threaten the Sidhe with great harm if they didn’t make a pact with him. For their part, the Sidhe were to create a livable territory within the Blasted Plain, and gather all humans there, all those who had crossed over, willingly or not, and were being persecuted. The Sidhe were not to harm them, but would tend them. For his part, the Isomage would go far away and work no more magic in this part of the Realm.
Thus began the uneasy truce between Man and Sidhe.
The story is a story of war between two races, the Sidhe (fairies) and the Antros (humans)
Depending on how you RP it, when you first get the pet, you are either on Earth or allready in the Realm. You are basically a surrogate parent to the child until it grows to the point where it can take care of itself. Most of these children, be they of the Mage races, the Humans, or the Sidhe, will play some intricate role in the war that is brewing between the humans and the fairies in the Realm.
The reason they are cared for by surrogates and not their normal parents is probably something like, to be kept out of reach of the Maln (though surely some will choose that exact group as their future occupation X3 ) and other factions which would use them to further their own power in the Realm and on Earth.
Please note that most, if not all, of the character information for the NPCs is taken practically verbatum from Greg Bear's Songs of Earth and Power. Also, the places mentioned and used, the setting, the themes and, well, pretty much the whole concept of this shop, is based on or borrowed from Greg Bear's Songs of Earth and Power. I don't claim any of it as my own, and it'll say right on the tags that it's copyright Greg Bear, so I'd appreciate it if people didn't start bitching at me about it, savvy?</center>
These will be role-play heavy pets.
They will have journals (thanks to Anya! for the idea)
They will have a base pose, but otherwise be completely unique.
There will be at least four stages, if not more.
There will be eqquipable items.
There will be different classes and guilds and orders ect, with their own distinguishing clothing or accesories (wickmasters and coursers for instance will have shields or arm bands of some sort, possibly armor with a crest emblazonned on it).
There will be stats and skills to develop, and NPCs to interact with.
There will be (granted that i can get the permission. i really have to ask if i can use this idea...) quests, a similar idea to those of the Chrysthalls shop (holy crap awesome shop go look!)
There may be user-created guilds or factions! But you'd need to really deserve it...
3nodding
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12/20/04 - Custom Auction is over! Grats Rieluni
12/13/04 - The custom auction is up, click here to go to the thread
12/09/04 - Mizuyousei's Cledar Kolena has grown! (pg 133)
12/07/04 - Yakobi's Kaigan has broken his curse and is a child! (pg 123)
11/26/04 - Flatsale over! the winners are Yakobi, Lenachan358, Riannon, & Mizuyousei! Grats winners!
11/25/04 - Flatsale today! Link is on page 83
11/05/04 - Arezou's Urge Obiajulu is a child! pg 59
11/04/04 - Kit Kiana's Urge Lona is a child! pg 55
11/03/04 - Dyani's Serpent Brice is a child! pg 46
11/02/04 - Kimaria's Cledar Kes is a child! pg 41
10/30/04 - The winners of the Writing Contesthave been announced! Congrats to Arezou, Dyani, and Kimaria! <3
Expect a flatsale within the next couple of weeks, as well =D
10/23/04 - Well, round one of the contest officially ended yesterday. Since I got more entries than I was expecting, and they were all of excellent calibre, there will be a second round starting on Monday, with a new prompt, and ending on Wednesday. The people moving on to the next round are:
Cubi
EvilGummy
Dyani
Arezou
Kimaria
Youko-chan
Apathetic Nonchalance
Chibi-Baka-Chan
XiaoRen
TheMadHatter
See you Monday!
10/20/04 - Seeno's Cledar Leah has grown! pg 22
Only 47 hours left in the 'win a custom' writing contest. All the entries are so good, I'll have a hard time picking >.<
Added the last of the 'growth' pictures to the like-titled section. Click on the smaller serpent images to see the bigger versions.
10/19/04 - Ballentine's Cledar Jason is a child! pg 21
10/16/04 - The 'Win a Custom' Writing Contest has started. See the 'special event' post for more info. Contest Thread
10/14/04 - Added a bunch more stuff to the NPC post, changed the post order around about ten times XD and added some info for an upcoming RP contest, where you could win one of three Full-Custom characters for a freaction of the price of a regular custom! *insert cheesy salesman grin here:*
still working on getting that banner up... if i had more character art i'd hold a contest or something...
10/13/04 - Headers, Footers, and Subject Banners are up =D Now I just need a main shop banner, and some linking banners. Also, Journals for the first two Realmc haracters are up. Still gathering the rest fo the Places and NPC info, as well as some info for the existing groups (like the Maln, the Wickmaster's Coursers, etc...)
10/12/04 - I think I may have a huge chunk of the info up now =D Still deciding on a price though T__T any suggestions? The sooner i get a price set, the sooner y'all can get one of your own...
10/12/04 - Yay! Got the shop started up, and adding more info. Still don't have everything written up that I need, but it's getting there 3nodding
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The Realm now has a Guild. All information is currently being reorganized and moved to the guild. the main thread will be pretty much shut down, in favor of using the guild, which will keep things more organised.
If you would like your journal moved to the guild, please let me (merangue) know, either in this thread, or in the guild OOC chat thread (or if you absolutely must, by PM )
Seeno is hosting a Valentine's Day event in the Guild, and everybody should at least try to stop by, as you've got the chance to gain some stat bonuses through RP, and perhaps some other perks o_0 you never know.
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<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/therealm/banners/mapsmall.jpg" align="left" alt="click for larger image">Adapted from Greg Bear's 'Songs of Earth & Power'
In ancient times, when Man and Sidhe still inhabited the same Earth, there was a Great War, called the War of Westering. The war was first won by Man, who, as punishment to the Sidhe, sought out the one known as Mage, and bid him strip the Sidhe of their souls, thus destroying for them any life after material death. Unwittingly, however, by this act Man had given unto the Sidhe life eternal, with no natural death.
The Sidhe, outraged, did send forth their warriors, and turned the tide against Man. They too sought out the one called Mage, and through his magic, turned all men to beasts. And as cruel fate would have it, in the least, claw-foot, scruff-furred animal forms, none could tell how to open the portal of Death’s dark embrace, to retrieve the souls of the Sidhe.
And so, doubly defeated, the Sidhe left on their star-marches, spanning time and distance and leaving the man-beasts to dwindle on Earth, and Mannus, the Mage who confined men-beast and all allies, was also made beast form, and beast form is still; the Serpent Mage.
But what rises, must at some point fall. The Sidhe’s great victory was soon put to waste as petty jealousies and sibling rivalry wreaked havoc on the star-marching Sidhe. Having no goals or worthy adversaries, the Sidhe turned on each other, and, having no souls, what death there was, was final. Wickmaster Sum, sensing the end of all Sidhe in this worthless fighting, sought to turn the march back to Earth. Thus started the second Great War, the War of Quandary, in which Sidhe fought Sidhe for a victory more costly than defeat. In the end, the star-marchers did turn back, thinking Earth to be their choicest harbor for a safe refuge and long-deserved rest. Among their dead: Wickmaster Sum, of the Line of Dravi.
However, having returned to Earth, peace was still not to be had. Through the long ages, Man had crawled up from beast by nature’s road of change and pain. And though this Man was still newly-born in it’s conscious life, the Sidhe were still mistrustful for the most part, having remembered that man was the cause of their great misfortunes. Seeing all their hard work undone by nature, some argued that they should once again seek out the Serpent Mage and bid him return their souls, that perchance a trade of liberties, the Mage’s true form for the Sidhe’s true soul, was in order.
But Krake, having taken up the Wick after Sum’s death, feared the worst; that by returning the Mage to his full power and true form, it would re-awaken the rage Man felt for it’s animal fall, and the Sidhe, too weak for one more victory, would be utterly destroyed. And so, Nizandsa’s faithful lost the debate. But Krake, still filled with rage, ordered his coursers to end all dissent among the Sidhe, and in Grand Combat, the pall of disgrace once again loomed over all. The murder of Nizandsa was the final blow, ending all trust between the branches of the Sidhe.
Adonna then created the Realm, a safe haven for all Sidhe, and they gave up the Earth to Man. Elme, Tonn’s daughter, took up the Wick in Krake’s wake, and brought a new peace to the race of Sidhe. And, against the lord Tonn’s wishes, she loved and married a human man, Aske, and begot fourty children of mixed heritage, who, like the Sidhe had everlasting life, having no souls to speak of, but like humans, aged with time, in their own peculiar way. Twenty of those children went on to marry humans, and have yet more children.
As with all things, though, peace cannot last. Man came in force to the Realm, despoiling it with their presence. Among them, one who called himself a Mage above all others, believing himself to be all-powerful, David Clarkham, the Isomage.
Once again, Great War broke out, the Sidhe seeking to destroy Man once and for all. The War was devastating; the entire plain where it was fought was scourged. The rivers turned to steam, the trees became serpents and crawled away, the land cracked like open wounds, revealing all of Adonna’s past indiscretions. In the middle of it all, stood the Isomage’s House. He lost everything, almost, but he escaped, and still had enough power to threaten the Sidhe with great harm if they didn’t make a pact with him. For their part, the Sidhe were to create a livable territory within the Blasted Plain, and gather all humans there, all those who had crossed over, willingly or not, and were being persecuted. The Sidhe were not to harm them, but would tend them. For his part, the Isomage would go far away and work no more magic in this part of the Realm.
Thus began the uneasy truce between Man and Sidhe.
merangue
Slicey
O.o This sounds like a really groovy pet but i think i have confused myself and don't understand the story properly >.>
When you first get the pet are you on on earth? and if so how do they return to the realm when they are old enough, are there like designated portals to move between the two worlds or do they have to travel in secret? why are they brought to earth to be cared for? or are they not..
When you first get the pet are you on on earth? and if so how do they return to the realm when they are old enough, are there like designated portals to move between the two worlds or do they have to travel in secret? why are they brought to earth to be cared for? or are they not..
The story is a story of war between two races, the Sidhe (fairies) and the Antros (humans)
Depending on how you RP it, when you first get the pet, you are either on Earth or allready in the Realm. You are basically a surrogate parent to the child until it grows to the point where it can take care of itself. Most of these children, be they of the Mage races, the Humans, or the Sidhe, will play some intricate role in the war that is brewing between the humans and the fairies in the Realm.
The reason they are cared for by surrogates and not their normal parents is probably something like, to be kept out of reach of the Maln (though surely some will choose that exact group as their future occupation X3 ) and other factions which would use them to further their own power in the Realm and on Earth.
Please note that most, if not all, of the character information for the NPCs is taken practically verbatum from Greg Bear's Songs of Earth and Power. Also, the places mentioned and used, the setting, the themes and, well, pretty much the whole concept of this shop, is based on or borrowed from Greg Bear's Songs of Earth and Power. I don't claim any of it as my own, and it'll say right on the tags that it's copyright Greg Bear, so I'd appreciate it if people didn't start bitching at me about it, savvy?</center>
These will be role-play heavy pets.
They will have journals (thanks to Anya! for the idea)
They will have a base pose, but otherwise be completely unique.
There will be at least four stages, if not more.
There will be eqquipable items.
There will be different classes and guilds and orders ect, with their own distinguishing clothing or accesories (wickmasters and coursers for instance will have shields or arm bands of some sort, possibly armor with a crest emblazonned on it).
There will be stats and skills to develop, and NPCs to interact with.
There will be (granted that i can get the permission. i really have to ask if i can use this idea...) quests, a similar idea to those of the Chrysthalls shop (holy crap awesome shop go look!)
There may be user-created guilds or factions! But you'd need to really deserve it...
3nodding
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</center>12/20/04 - Custom Auction is over! Grats Rieluni
12/13/04 - The custom auction is up, click here to go to the thread
12/09/04 - Mizuyousei's Cledar Kolena has grown! (pg 133)
12/07/04 - Yakobi's Kaigan has broken his curse and is a child! (pg 123)
11/26/04 - Flatsale over! the winners are Yakobi, Lenachan358, Riannon, & Mizuyousei! Grats winners!
11/25/04 - Flatsale today! Link is on page 83
11/05/04 - Arezou's Urge Obiajulu is a child! pg 59
11/04/04 - Kit Kiana's Urge Lona is a child! pg 55
11/03/04 - Dyani's Serpent Brice is a child! pg 46
11/02/04 - Kimaria's Cledar Kes is a child! pg 41
10/30/04 - The winners of the Writing Contesthave been announced! Congrats to Arezou, Dyani, and Kimaria! <3
Expect a flatsale within the next couple of weeks, as well =D
10/23/04 - Well, round one of the contest officially ended yesterday. Since I got more entries than I was expecting, and they were all of excellent calibre, there will be a second round starting on Monday, with a new prompt, and ending on Wednesday. The people moving on to the next round are:
Cubi
EvilGummy
Dyani
Arezou
Kimaria
Youko-chan
Apathetic Nonchalance
Chibi-Baka-Chan
XiaoRen
TheMadHatter
See you Monday!
10/20/04 - Seeno's Cledar Leah has grown! pg 22
Only 47 hours left in the 'win a custom' writing contest. All the entries are so good, I'll have a hard time picking >.<
Added the last of the 'growth' pictures to the like-titled section. Click on the smaller serpent images to see the bigger versions.
10/19/04 - Ballentine's Cledar Jason is a child! pg 21
10/16/04 - The 'Win a Custom' Writing Contest has started. See the 'special event' post for more info. Contest Thread
10/14/04 - Added a bunch more stuff to the NPC post, changed the post order around about ten times XD and added some info for an upcoming RP contest, where you could win one of three Full-Custom characters for a freaction of the price of a regular custom! *insert cheesy salesman grin here:*
still working on getting that banner up... if i had more character art i'd hold a contest or something...
10/13/04 - Headers, Footers, and Subject Banners are up =D Now I just need a main shop banner, and some linking banners. Also, Journals for the first two Realmc haracters are up. Still gathering the rest fo the Places and NPC info, as well as some info for the existing groups (like the Maln, the Wickmaster's Coursers, etc...)
10/12/04 - I think I may have a huge chunk of the info up now =D Still deciding on a price though T__T any suggestions? The sooner i get a price set, the sooner y'all can get one of your own...
10/12/04 - Yay! Got the shop started up, and adding more info. Still don't have everything written up that I need, but it's getting there 3nodding
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