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The War of Molryne: A Way to Fall

Story: The Land of Molryne is torn apart by war. The Provinces of Souel, Arana, Talendar, Vex, and Sarnes battle to remain independent from the Provence of Nezerus. Almost 9 years ago, Nezerus suddenly marched on the Provincial capital and slew the King. Declaring himself the new leader of Molryne, he launched a massive attack against the other provinces. Though initially surprised, the provinces of Arana and Souel managed to form a manageable defence. They held Nezerus for three years, when suddenely Nezerus launched an all out attack on the Kingdom of Vex. Left with nearly nothing, the provincial leader of Vex fled to Sarnes. Souel diverted it's troops to assist Sarnes, and Nezerus struck Arana. However, Arana managed to hold onto most of its land, but was now 100% engaged. Unable to lend forces to Souel and Sarnes, They called for Talendar for aid. Now, after 9 years of endless war, Nezerus's armies are stirring once again. The defence of the land is now up to any who can rise to the challange.

Kingdoms:
Nezerus- The second largest province in the Kingdom of Molryne, until 9 years ago it was lead by Lord Kyrel. His son, Prince Taarn, killed him and took the throne as the beginning of his conquest. It is mainly plains, but forests run along the Aranin boarder. While they didn't have any larger an army then any other province, Prince Taarn somehow found the power to raise the dead for his army. Using this force, he easily swept the Provincial Capital. It also means he can fight a war on two fronts.

Arana- The largest province in the Kingdom of Molryne, it is currently lead by Lord Vano. However, his ailing health in the last two years has led to speculation that Princess Judith, his daughter, will soon take the throne. It has the only army that can match Nezerus's army toe to toe. However, it can not defeat both its living and undead armies. Arana is largely forest, and has the second largest Elven population in the Kingdom.

Vex- The Northern Province, Vex is largely snowy plains and forest. It's people are strong, but not united. Led by Lord Irocus, the towns and cities are very seperate. When Nezerus invaded, it took weeks to inform everyone, and by then it was too late. Only about 460 of a population of over 6,000 escaped the Nezeran invasion. The rest were either killed or are still trapped within the region.

Sarnes- The Province of Sarnes is a mostly mountain area, and has the Largest Dwarven and Drow population in the Kingdom. Lead by Lord Satranus, it is the only province lead by a Dwarven Lord. After taking in the Vexen refugees, Sarnes allied with the nearby Kingdom of Rhodar. In exchance for arm and a place to keep war refugees, they would join them in their battle with the Island nation of Vernal after Nezerus is defeated.

Souel- The Western Province, Souel is mostly a forest province, and is home to the largest population of elves. It was the first to declare Prince Taarn void to the throne, and mount a resistance against them. It rose to the aid of both Arana and Sarnes when asked. However, it could not give aid to both and still protect its borders. Its leader, Lady Rhashi, is the only female province leader. She believes there is more to this war then it appears, but so far has no other information.

Talendar- The Southern Province, Talendar is mostly plains, with a desert along the Glexe-Teren Border. Reluctant to invlove itself with the war, it has recently joined after aid was called for by Arana. The leader, Lord Vo, was quite indefferent towards Nezerus's grab for control, and only now give aid to Arana out of fear of retaliation from Souel. If Arana or Souel was to fall, it is rumored that Talendar may join with Nezerus at that point.

Players:
DarkestofSouls
Earth Maiden Fallon
black rain
Fading Existence
MintyRey

Maps

Kingdom of Molryne: Nine Years Ago
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/d...cesColored.png

Current Kingdom of Molryne
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/d...esColoredC.png

Kingdom of Molryne with Neighbors
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/d...hNeighbors.png

Races: (Note, these races are not the limit, but any race not listed here must be confirmed by me and added to this list before you use it. There is a reason, I promise. So, don't let this list disuade you, just let me know what you want to be if it's not on the list BEFORE you post your character sheet.)
Humans
Elves
Dwarves
Drow (Dark Elves)
Snow Elves

Bios: (PM me your Character sheet and I will post them here.)

Skeleton-
Username:
Name:
Race:
Age:
Apperance:
Province:
Background:
Other:

Example
Username: DarkestofSouls
Name: Lyle "Reaver" Kerent
Race: Human
Age: 30
Apperance: http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs41/f/20...fradiavalo.jpg
However, replace all his guns with swords (including a Broadsword instead of the rifle)
Province: Provincial Capital of Molryne
Background: An ex-royal guardsman, Lyle took to mercinary work when the capital was overrun by the Nezeruan army. He was raised with a sense of honor as his primary belief, but knows he's got to put food on the table somehow. He is currently working out of Sarnes/Vex, where the battles are the heaviest.
Other: He is highly trained, and extremely ruthless when facing his enemy, especially an undead enemy.

Important NPCs
Name: Lyle "Reaver" Kerent: Ex-Royal Guard turned mercinary. Color: Dark Red
Name: Princess Judith Arana (Jude or Judy for short): Heiress to the Arana throne. Color: Sienna
Name: Commander Yrani: Head of the Boarderwatch Garrison. Color: Dark Green
Name: Sasha: A Servent of the Royal family at the Main Palace. Color: Magenta
Name: Mihalik: A sucessful Trader from Alana to Talendar. Color: Orange
Name: Lord Taarn Nezerus: Necromatic Leader of the Nezeran Kingdom. Color: Lime
Name: Sir Rovano: Knight of Souel. Color: Royal Blue
Name: Kaland: A Bandit Enforcer for the Tora-Nowa. Color: Dark Slate Gray
Main Characters

Quote:

Originally Posted by Earth Maiden Fallon

Username: Earth Maiden Fallon
Name: Fallon Shallowmist
Race: Human.
Age: 16
Apperance: Kind of like this, only with redder hair, bright green eyes, and she usually wears white pants/shorts. http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/d...anime_girl.jpg
Province: Originally from Nezerus, now traveling.
Background: Fallon had been raised in the land of Nezerus, but when Prince Taarn took the throne, she escaped and his trying to aid other provinces that need help.
Other: She fights with a katana, and also uses hand to hand combat. She loves to defend the weak.

Quote:

Originally Posted by black rain (Post 1765440857)

Username: Black rain
Name: Lissianna (Lissie for short)
Race: elf
Age:19
Apperance: http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/p..._by_Eireen.jpg
Province:the Provincial Capital of Molryne
Background: Three years ago Lissie's only worry was to feed her horse, Rin and gather food in the forest but that all changed when Nazures's troops attacked. They killed her whole clan of snow elves, the only snow elves in her province. Her kind was whiped out in a no mercy, brutal battel. Lissie had just barely escaped with Rin and having nowhere to go she enlisted to help. her home terf and where ever else she was needed. She is currently traveling form Arana to Vex to aid in freeing trapped people there although she would rather be closer to home she no longer knows where that is since she has no where to go and no family but her horse Rin. Lissie is just a lone ranger right know and trust only those she knows, and as of now there arent many
Other: She has control over cold things and is also skilled with a bow in long range fights but in close combat she resorts to her elemental powers

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fading Existence

Username: Fading Existence
Name: Eramthgin Lanrete
Race: Drow
Age: Unknown (400-something)
Apperance: [x] [x] (usually wears a long black cloak with hood to cover himself from the sun)
Province: Sarnes
Background: Eramthgin Lanrete is a Drow necromancer that has lived for around four hundred years, though he does not remember the exact number anymore. He used to reside in a cave up in the mountains, completely ignoring the come and goes of the world outside, until very recently. No one knows what happened, but he came out of his little hole and started traveling around the country. Though due to his previous ignorance of the outside world and his lack of contact, his knowledge of the world is completely outdated and he often acts oddly. He is prone to talking to himself. At the moment he is in the province of Sarnes/Vex.
Other: Eramthgin can be temperamental at times. He does things completely on whims. He tends to use summoned minions to do most of his fighting for him, but can use Dark/Poison magic if needed. He also keeps a short poisoned dagger with him, should anyone ever break through his defenses.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MintyRey

Username:MintyRey
Name:Shrike
Race: Dwarf
Age:11
Apperance:http://th05.deviantart.net/fs40/300W...y_Riokshte.jpg
Province: Talendar, but was born in Sarnes and left for Talendar with his parents at age 5
Background: Shrike was born into one of the royal houses of Sarnes. When he was 5, his parents moved to Talendar to expand their business and set up some shops there. But a year after they moved in, bandits broke into their house and stole everything they had after killing the 2 dwarves. Shrike was hidden by a servant in the tarp outside the window. He watched as the bandits made off with everything and killed some of the people on the streets. After he went back in, he took his father's dagger that was always hidden under the bed and his mother's necklace. He then covered the dead bodies of his parents and the servants with blankets and left. He wandered into the desert and has lived there ever since. He steals food and some treasure from other bandits he encounters. He once met a traveling nomad three years ago who taught him how to steal and sneak up on enemies effectively. The nomad also taught him how to fix broken weapons and shields. In exchange Shrike acted as his guide through the desert since the nomad was new to the area. They parted ways last year.
Other: He has a pet dragon that he found alone in the desert. It had just hatched out of his egg and started following him. He named it Ruby [a tribute from me to the person who drew this] and doesn't know if it's a boy or girl. He also doesn't remember his original name or his last name.

Quote:

Originally Posted by April

Username: April
Name: Nuria
Race: Half-Demon, Half-Human
Age: Unknown - looks 26. [Actually 1,149 but she doesn't know that.]
Apperance: http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...f-Hatred-v.jpg
Province: None.
Background: Her memories only go back as far as the day she awoke surrounded by ruins and rotting corpses. Thieves scouring the area kidnapped her and sold her to slave-traders on their way to the Provincial Capital.
The girls she spent time with during the trip told her many things about the country's current state. Unfortunately the night before their arrival their caravan was attacked by outskirt scum, raping the women and murdering everyone else. She realized then that she was able to use magic to protect herself, but her attempt to rescue the people who were so kind to her backfired when the magic she used couldn't be controlled. She could never have known that that would be the first time she had ever shed a tear for anyone.
It was late afternoon the next day when she arrived at the Provincial Capital alone and bedraggled from having walked miles and miles through the surrounding plains. No one here wanted a thing to do with her, but Nuria quickly found out that mercenary work was easy money, and with money she could do anything. All the fighting and misery of war hardened her heart over the years. But despite what she was told she could only see Prince Taarn as the one who could stop it all and bring unity to all of Molryne.
Other: By chance the young Prince of Nezerus came upon her during a group mission and she accepted his offer to work under and for him. After a few short years of loyal service she successfully became his personal bodyguard.

Very nice story. ^_^ I sent you a PM. Hope you like my character. :)

Username: Black rain
Name: Lissianna )(Lissie for short)
Race: elf
Age:19
Apperance: http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/p..._by_Eireen.jpg
Province:the Province capital of Molryne
Background: Three years ago Lissie's only worry was to feed her horse, Rin and gather food in the forest but that all changed when Nazures's troops attacked. They killed her whole clan of snow elves, the only snow elves in her province. Her kind was whiped out in a no mercy, brutal battel. Lissie had just barely escaped with Rin and having nowhere to go she enlisted to help. her home terf and where ever else she was needed. She is currently traveling form Arana to Vex to aid in freeing trapped people there although she would rather be closer to home she no longer knows where that is since she has no where to go and no family but her horse Rin. Lissie is just a lone ranger right know and trust only those she knows, and as of now there arent many
Other: She has control over cold things and is also skilled with a bow in long range fights but in close combat she resorts to her elemental powers

Awesome. I'll be posting the maps shortly. That should help you plan your route.

Alrightie cool cant wait to rp.

Oh, good idea with the maps. Looks nice. ^_^ This should really be fun. :)

yep i have my route semi-planned out now. All we need now is more people

Yes, indeed... I can try and recruit some people I know that are good RPers if you like. :)

well i think it would be a good idea i mean the sooner we get more people the sooner we can start

Yeah. And I'm totally excited to start! :) ^_^

If you have anyone else who would want to join, please feel free to have them PM me a character Sheet. Also, for OOC posts, from now on can we ((keep them in these)) to avoid confusion. It's not an issue right now, as we haven't started yet, but when we do, I would appriciate it.

Alrighty. ^_^ And yay! I got Fading to join! :P

Yes. I think we have enough to start, if anyone wants to.

Arana Province: Capital City
Mordor (Monday), Second Spring, Day 13, Second Age: Princess Arana turns 22

An abnormally large number of Aranan troops prowl the street, searching for something. As a unit moves past an alley, a cloaked figure slips out of it and ducks into another one. Moving quickly but quietly, the figure knew she had minutes before what she had done was discovered, if it hadn't already. She slipped into another alley, then ran down it. Her footsteps echoed through the cobblestone alley, her foot splashing in a small puddle.

Sarnes/Vex Province: City of Boarderwatch
Border Siege, Day 7

Another Large stone smashed into a guard tower. The Garrison leader, mounted on his horse, ordered his archers to fire. The city of Boarderwatch, built on the top of a valley pass, was the only area of the Vex Province that lead to Sarnes. A large gate and high ground gave them a huge tactical advantage. Two broken siege engines lay dormant down in the valley, and the armies of Nezerus have been forced into a bombardment tactic against them.

The Garrison commander looked down on the battlefield. He had hired some mercenaries to try to attack them from the cliff face to drive them off. He hoped they would decided on his offer and attack quickly. He wasn't sure how much more the people could take.

((Curious...are there any 'racism' in the background? Such as Drows being 'evil', Dwarves being 'barbaric', necromancers being scorned upon, or anything similar...?))

"This is interesting," Eramthgin murmured, squatted on a boulder on the cliffs and gazing down at the chaos below. "Nez soldiers. What are Nez soldiers doing in Sar?"

He was on his way to Vex, but when he saw all the soldiers gathered at the gates and the tension high in the air, he knew better than to just walk out. So instead he climbed up to the nearby cliffs and settled down to watch, and maybe find out what was going on.

Scuffles and bandit raids were usual, but he wasn't expecting an army. An army from Nez, no less! (he couldn't for the life of himself remember all those stupid long names, so he decided he might as well shorten them all) What was an army doing here? He hadn't heard any news of a war...but then, he hadn't heard much of anything at all, holed up in his comfy little cave...

But wait! If the soldiers are from Nez, yet they're coming in from Vex, ...well, what happened to Vex? "Vexy, Vexy, cold winter ever. Vexy, forest, snow white forever." He chanted. These soldiers don't look very Vexianish. So either than somehow managed to elude the people of Vex, or Vex was done for already. "Yes, a plausible possibility." He nodded.

As the battle progressed, Eramthgin noticed some shady...well, perhaps not shady, but definitely not from an organized army, people creeping up towards the edge of the cliffs. He immediately shifted and slid out of sight, using a Notice-Me-Not spell on himself in the shadows of the boulder. They seemed to be on the side of the Sar-people though, since their arrows and rocks were not aimed towards the village. "Villagers or mercenaries. Likely." He whispered. He watched them pull their bows and tip their stones...oooh. Pretty. The Nez-people don't look too happy though.

"Interesting, interesting..." He said happily, "I guess listening to Them wasn't so bad after all."

((I hope I'm not god-modding or ruining a plot by having the mercenaries attack...))

((somewhat. It's mostly kept to races. Elves and Dwarves don't trust Drow, and Drow normally don't trust Elves, but don't mind Dwarves. Humans don't usually approve of Dwarves, but elves of any type are fine. No major Prejudice, just distrust. Until Nezerus attacked, Necromancers were just a rumored myth (like Elves are for us. However, because of that, Necromancer of any type is probably going to initially be seen as a Nezeran. It should be easy to prove yourself an ally, but expect initial distrust. As for the Plot, no, I was expecting either someone to join the Mercs or see the Mercs.))

Lyle scaled the cliff. The money wasn't good, but he figured the siege-worn people of Sarnes couldn't exactly pay top dollar. Drawing his Broadsword, he raised his hand. "Aim" he whispered, taking stock of the Nezeran forces. No undead in this force, which was normal for Vex battles. Most of the dead battled on the Souel/Aranan border. He waited for the right moment, knowing that too early an attack could likely get them killed on this cliff.

((By the way, I love that Vex chant))

"Why are they doing this?" Fallon asked herself as she gazed upon the battle that was now raging below her. Her fist tightened over her katana. "These are not the people I once knew. They've become overtaken by the greed and anger that Taarn has introduced to them. These are not my people." She told herself. She pulled her sword out of it's sheath, ready to run forward into battle. She figured she could take out a few on the outskirts of the fight.

((I hope I'm doing ok. :P Let me know if I did something wrong or bad. :P I kept it kind of short because I don't want to change what's going on drastically or something. :P))

((Also fine. I'm just waiting to see who all is with the Mercs.))

Lyle eyed the Red haired woman to his left. He could see the detirmination in her eyes, but was there also sorrow? He looked back at the Mercs, eyeing the rest of his 'team'. Not exactly the most professional group, but a few he could tell were his kind of soldier.

((Ah, that's good to know...wouldn't want to show myself and immediately be bombarded by cascades of attacks XD; And thanks, Eramthgin is a pretty random person, and because of his horrible ability at remembering names, he often uses weird sayings to help him relate :P))

((I should probably wait for a bit before posting, since the others haven't made their appearance yet and I'm hiding from Lyle and the Mercenaries at the moment...^^))

[Hi. I hope you don't mind me making the name for Talendar's capital and talking about it in detail. If you already had a name for it or had a different idea for the city's appearance, please tell me and I'll edit this. TY :) ]

"Talen hasn't changed..." the boy sighed as he entered the western gates of the desert capital. A small, red dragon crawled from his shoulder up to his head. "Well Ruby, let's get some grub and supplies and get going to the Apsaras Oasis. I hear the Gur' Tyrus bandits will be heading there. Don't wanna miss our next target do we?"

Shrike hadn't been back in the capital since last year, when he parted ways with his previous companion. He didn't particularly like it here since it held many miserable memories. Nothing seems to have changed. The alleyways and outer streets were lined with the poor even though the city always had magnificent buildings and so much wealth. The rich always held extravagant parades every month and the poor quietly wandered the side streets in search for food. Many of the travellers to Talendar only get to see the wealthy side since the squatters are usually forced to move if the royals had need for the streets they had settled in. 'The royals certainly do a good job keeping the suffering hidden.' he thought to himself as he passed buy several homeless families living between the lavish yet empty buildings. There was no lack in houses, however if anyone could not pay for the tax for their home, they were immediately kicked out and the house would be considered government property and sold to the next person who could afford it. This was how Talendar acquired all the houses that had been built by merchants who had planned on living here. Talendar sells them land, the merchants build using their own money, and when they can't afford to pay taxes the royals take the house.

He was nearing the main road when he stopped in front of a grand house with white walls and a gold laced roof. It was his home, his former home. The royals had sold it to a new family. No doubt they pay a handsome price for it. Shrike closed his eyes briefly and sighed. He kept walking, there was nothing there for him now. As he reached the main road, a platoon of soldiers in shining armor marched towards the southern gates. "Another parade?" Shrike asked himself. No it was the next batch of reinforcements Lord Vo was sending to Arana. 'How many years has this battle been going on?' he wondered as he tried to count with his fingers the years since he first heard of the war. 'Was it 3 or 4? Gah, whatever.' He headed up the road towards the grand central marketplace in front of the glittering, golden palace gates.