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Members are needed! See later posts for needed positions!
Premise:
This RP takes place before the books. So the evil church faction is still running around, Lord Asriel is not dead, travel between worlds is still possible, Dust has not been defined yet, etc. If you want to be Will's father, Lord Asriel, Ms. Coulter, Iorek Byrnson, or any defined character other than Will and Lyra, please PM me or Arianllyn as to why and we'll work it out.

Anyway, this is just a jumping off point. This is going to be added to and changed as the RP grows. For now, focus on defining back story, characters and locales. Also, I know everyone wants to be a witch or gyptian, but we need some bad guys too! It will make the whole story that much better! I hope everyone participates, this should be a lot of fun.

[This premise was done with MUCH MUCH help from Arianllyn.]

Positions/Character Descriptions:

Serrafina Pikkala:
Lord Asriel:
Ms. Coulter:
John Parry:
Mary Malone:
Iorek Byrison:
Lee Scoresby:
John Faa:
Farder Coram:

As said earlier, if you want to play any of these characters please PM Arianllyn or me as to why, and not just "Lord Asriel is oh so cool OMG!!!" An actual reason, such as he/she is my favorite character and I know a lot about him, etc., would be a good way to go. Any previous experience that we could see would help immensely, but if you don't have any, if doesn't automatically rule you out. These are very important key roles and we want someone who knows what they are doing.

Some other characters you could create would be:

Angel:

Explorer: Arianllyn (Karen); tomorrows_wish (Jessika); Lynk the Pyro (Ezequiel);

Balloonist: Needed RIGHT NOW! Apply immediatly!

Gyptian:

Daemon:

Theologian:

Scholar:

Professor: [Burnt Bacon] (part 1) (Miara Hopewell);

Priest:

Witch: merlinssister (Fionulla Quinn);

Gallivespian:

Harpy:

Tartar:

Mulefa:

Unknown: Ferreter (Ferreter);
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If you are going to be a male witch there are just a few rules imposed:
1) Your daemon can't go as far.
2) They are very rare, so only the first 5 will be able to get this position (first come first serve type deal).
3) In your character profile, please somehow include Tartars. We want there to be a connection.

Remember: If you want to be a witch, you must have a bird for a daemon, and if you're a guy and want to be a witch, please follow the rules. If you are a Tartar, your daemon must be a wolf. And the priests are evil. If you want to be a daemon, if would be a good idea to be a witches daemon so you don't have to be so close to the person and don't need the other person to be on. If you want to play both your character and daemon, just type them both in the same post.

You are not restricted to these choices. If you think of anything else, go ahead and put it up and I'll add you to the list!
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Here is an example of a character profile, but it doesn't have to be like this. It can be any way you choose, as long as it gets your information such as your name, demon, position and some history across.

Character Profile (this is mine by the way):

Name: Jessika Audric (dad's last name) or Charlot (mom's last name)

Position: Explorer

Daemon: Jega (Siberian Tiger)

Age: 17

Physical Description:
Hair: Black and cut in a V bob, with the front longer, down to the middle of her neck, and the back going up into a V, up to the beginning of her neck.

Eyes: Black, large.

Clothing: Dressed for travel in the artic or jungle, depending where she's going, except when in France and England, visiting her mother. Then she wears pretty pink dresses...

Weapons: Hidden claws and a jeweled dagger, the handle shaped like a serpent.

History: Her father was an explorer named Kristopher from Russia. Her mother was from France, named Adora, who fell for Kristopher because of his wealth. She found out he didn't want to go to partys and spend the money all on her though, so she left him, finding out she was pregnant only days later. After giving birth, she and Kristopher worked it out so that she had to look after Jessika whenever Kristopher went on a journey and Kristopher would look after her the rest of the time. Jessika grew up in both world's, learning to shoot and waltz. When her father was reported missing, believed to be dead from a boating accident in the North, she had to go up to the Artic to find out for herself.
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Check out these others threads for rules, ranks, etc.:

Kitty_Katasitc's rules, abbreviations, ranks, and positions thread

Kitty_Katastic's signaures and I.D. thread

Yay! Finally, it is up! Time to get started!

Name: Karen Orin
Daemon: Kaimi (Komodo Dragon)

Position: Explorer

Age: 21

Description: Not one for fancy hair or make up, she is tough looking and strong. Well toned, and not afraid of hard work, she and her daemon are both highly intimidating. However, neither Karen nor Kaimi is unfriendly at all, in fact she is quite gentle, but she hates to show it. She tends to treat people as though they were enemies, or threats to her survival. Therefore, she doesn't always give people a good first impression and can come off rude when she doesn't mean to be. However, between each other and the one's they are close to, Kaimi and Karen share an easy going sense of humor and sarcastic tone that is rivaled by few. Kaimi in particular is all bark and no bite and tends to be the one to say the right things to break silences and establish the mood

Karen is average height, with wide hips and long brown hair. She has hazel, or brown-green eyes, and small facial features. She isn't ugly, but she does look tired most of the time with big circles under her eyes. At this point, she is dressed as any good explorer would be, awaiting to journey with her good friend Jessika to the Arctic.

History: Karen's past is shrouded in mystery. Her mother died in childbirth, and her father is a strict follower of the Church. Karen and her father are anything but friendly, and have not been on decent speaking terms for years. Karen was raised by nuns in an orphanage in a small village on the south west coast of Britain.
She is a natural leader, who is used to getting her way. While she never speaks of it, those who know her know that few rival this youth's knowledge of the Arctic and know better than to ask her where she developed her prowess with a gun and her knowledge of Arctic travel and exploration.

Karen walked with a spring in her step that seemed out of character. The sea was still and calm, and Karen was thinking back on the happy days she spent at the orphanage she called home for so many years. She was also going to see a good friend that she hadn't seen in years. It was the same man who took her on her first trip to the Arctic, so long ago it seemed. She would get to see him again while she was helping her other good friend, Jessika Audric, to find her missing father. Jessika came to Karen naught but a week ago wanting to enlist her friend's help to navigate through the arctic. It took a bit of cajouling to tear Karen from her research at her beloved Oxford, but when one of her colleagues convinced her to take her research with her, so to speak. It would help not only further several interesting theories, but it would get the research out the of eyes of the more zealous among the scholars. As Karen walked along, the heavy pack filled to the brim with supplies bouncing on her shoulders and her mind lost in thought, she almost tripped over her daemon, Kaimi, as his he stopped and hissed at her.

Karen, Jessika is right over there. Look. Let's find out how the bartering went with the crew.

Name: Ezequil
Age: 21
Clothing: He likes to wear a Tee shirt with a vest over top of it, He also tends to wear warm clothing in warm climates even if it isnt needed.
Description and History: Red hair that is slightly combed down, although you can tell he barely tends to it. He is also in fair shape, not at all muscular, but he wont say no to a bit of physical activity.
He is a born Intillectual with an incredible curiousity. He tends to get carried away with his curiousity, but he is getting better. He also has a heart for the ladies, but is a terrible womanizer. His father was a scholar, but also very lazy. He never sought anything for himself and wasted a perfect schooling. Zeke's greatest fear is becoming like his father. After all, a mind is a terrible thing to waste.
Daemon: A Gyre hawk (Her Name is Horus)

Awaiting more travelers to show themselves, a boat lies peacefully tied to a pier. On board already, are two people preparing for discovery, with no real idea what awaits them.

"Rah...I hate boats"
"Zeke, you hate water in general."
"...meh..."

Horus had a point, He did hate water. It just rubbed him the wrong way, as if he and water didnt mix. But, travel by water was necessary for this trip. Travelers were dissapearing in the north, and Zeke's insaciable curiousity MUST be met. He was prepared for anything, even the church.

"Well, look on the bright side horus, there are bound to be some Lay-days on this trip."
"...ugh..."

The aforementioned "Ugh" Comes from Zeke's other insaciable curiousity...for women. He tends to get carreid away, and get him and HORUS in to trouble.

"Look, just dont go overboard. Alright?"
"Dont worry Horus, I have no intention of jumping off this boat."
"......sigh......"

Jessika kept glancing at the man, beginning to get worried because she could see Karen didn't like him. Jega was also acting funny. She looked over, noticing a huge scar on his neck and a shiver went down her spine. His daemon, the German Shepard, looked over at her and she went cold. She stumbled after Karen, trusting her friends and her own insticts.

"Karen, I don't like that man...," she said.

She put her hand on Jega for reassurance and looked away from the large man. She handed the ticket man her ticket and followed Karen. As she walked on the boat, she began to feel calm again from the sea air and gentle sway of the boat. She couldn't wait to get to the Artic to look for her father. Soon, the scary butler guy completly slipped out of her mind as she watched the waves.

Karen couldn't help but smile at the awkward attempt at a pick-up on the part of the fellow adventurer. Jessika seemed to always draw these types to her. It was probably a mix of youthful good looks and a constant ditzy expression.
But one look at his daemon indicated more than your normal lecherous "adventurer." It wasn't common to see such an elegant daemon associated with your common man. And Birds of Prey were even rarer.

But before she or Jessika could respond, she felt the muzzle of her daemon growl so softly it could only be felt by his person's hand which always lingered close to the fierce mouth. She felt the very same feeling as her daemon as the hair on her neck stood on end. She turned sharply and saw the man-servant seeming to be bargaining with the sailor. And he was the type of man whose "bargaining" could force anyone to comply. The large dog was growling loudly at the sailor's kill-deer daemon flew about in utter terror. The sailor swiftly stepped out of the way and the man roughly shoved onto the ship.

Karen didn't hesitate. She grabbed Jessika's hand and ran toward the captain's quarters. She knew her friend wouldn't let her down if it came to this man.

Jessika is startled as Karen grabbed her and pulled her to the captain's quarters, but as she looked over her should she saw that butler man. She got the same feeling as before and began to run with Karen, her daemon close by.

"I don't like this," growled Jega, keeping close to Jessika.

Jessika glanced over at the man who was talking to them as he ran with them. She ducked into the cabin and glanced around wondering where the captain could be and who that man was.