~Allansia~ (sigh ups)

History of Allansia

Many centuries ago chaos spilled into the world. The Demon Princes led armies of demons, orcs, goblins and dark elves against the good peoples of Allansia. This began the War of the Wizards. The final battle took place in the grand city of Carsepolis, centre of Allansia. The forces of chaos overwhelmed the human army and took the first and second walls leaving the humans trapped between the first wall and the ocean. Luckily the elves of the Forests of Night and the dwarves of Frostholm came to aid the human army, driving back the forces of chaos into the forests and mountains from which they came. Carsepolis was in ruins and never rebuilt. The War of the Wizards had ended and the New Age had begun. What was once the Kingdom of Allansia became no more than a group of city-states, each ruled over by self-proclaimed Kings, Dukes and Lords.


Allansia Today


Today the arguments between the city-states have been halted. There are no more wars and stability has come to Allansia. Salamonis has become the grandest and oldest of the city-states, its rule stretching out to the villages of Warpstone and Silverton. King Salamon LVII rules with a fair but firm fist. Salamonis is known as the safest place in all of Allansia.
On the western coast where Carsepolis once stood is Port Blacksand, also known as the City of Thieves. It is known as the most dangerous and corrupt city in Allansia, ruled over by the mysterious Lord Azzur.
The town of Stonebridge is the only city-state in Allansia not ruled by humans but dwarves. The best smiths in Allansia are here and the dwarves constantly watch the Moonstone Hills for goblins activity.
As for the elves, they have been in decline since the dawn of the New Age. Their forest cities are a closely guarded secret, protected by magic. It is well known throughout Allansia that the Forest of Yore contains the largest of the elven cities, but the magic protecting it prevents outsiders from entering. Elves that have left the forest cities become considered outsiders and once having left they can never return.
Hidden in the wilds many chaotic creatures still roam. In the Icefinger Mountains roam orcs, ogres, trolls, giants and many other creatures. Across the Pagan Plains goblin tribes continuously attack merchant caravans whilst in the Darkwood Forest the dark elves have built their own forest city and fiercely guard their dark secrets, plotting to take control of the world for their demon masters. Goblin and Orc tribes roam both the Moonstone Hills and the Craggen Heights, ambushing merchant caravans in Trolltooth Pass and on the Southern Plains barbarian tribes frequently raid the farms around Whitewater River.


Famous Faces in Allansia


Nicodemus
Nicodemus was one of the Three Star Pupils, an apprentice to the Grand Wizard of Yore, Vermithrax Moonchaser. In his early years after Vermithrax’s death Nicodemus was an adventurer, having explored and learnt much of Allansia. His rise to fame came when he encountered what he called the Dark Ones, a group of three evil mages who died during the War of the Wizards and contained their spirits deep in the Southern Plains. Nicodemus was struck by a death spell and survived, being the only one in history to resist such a spell. Nicodemus trapped the Dark Ones within the ruin they resided in and it became their prison. Today Nicodemus lives in Port Blacksand in retirement. Why he chose to live in the City of Thieves no one will ever know.

Yaztromo
The second of the Star Pupils, Yaztromo travelled with Nicodemus for a while before the Dark Ones were released. Yaztromo came to fame when he aided the dwarves of Stonebridge in defeating a rising dark elf army under the Witch-Queen. Yaztromo is well known for inventing strange and magical objects, one of which deflected a death spell back at the Witch-Queen. Today Yaztromo lives in a tower in the Darkwood Forest, isolated from the rest of the world. He is often seen helping travellers and adventurers who get lost in the woods or are attacked by dark elf raiding parties.

Pen Ty Kora
Little is known about the last of the Star Pupils. He is known as a great healer but his origins are unknown. Yaztromo was once overheard Pen Ty came to Allansia from a land far to the south, over the Southern Plains and the Desert of Bones. His current location is unknown but he is easily recognisable due to his golden mask.

The Demonic Three
Vermithrax Moonchaser’s greatest rival, Volgera Darkstorm also undertook the training of three apprentices. Little is known about the Demonic Three except their names; Zagor, Zharradan Marr and Balthus Dire.
It is well known Zagor resides in Firetop Mountain, north of Stonebridge whilst Balthus Dire rules over the orc and goblin tribes in the Craggen Heights from the Black Citadel. Zharradan Marr’s location, however remains a mystery for the last he was heard from was when he crossed from the mortal realm into the realm of chaos.

Lord Azzur
Nothing is known of the Lord of Port Blacksand. He came to the city twenty years ago and violently took control of the city. Azzur rules with an iron fist, killing any who cross his path. Rumours constantly float about the city of his origins, the most popular being he was once Garius the Pirate King of Halak who disappeared twenty years ago. Others say he is a demon in the guise of a man. Whatever the truth I doubt anyone will ever know the man behind the black mask he always wears.

Religion in Allansia

There are only three religions in Allansia, that of the Celestial Court, the Animal Court and the Dark Lords (there are older religions but our chars will know nothing of them)

The Celestial Court Gods (main religion)
Titan, Father of the World (not really worshipped)
Glantanka, Goddess of Life (worshipped mainly by the elves)
Throff, God of the Earth (worshipped mainly dwarves, called Kerellim by the dwarves)
Hydana, God of the Sea (worshipped mainly in port towns)
Libra, Goddess of Justice and Balance (primary deity in Salamonis)
Sindla, Goddess of Luck and Fate (considered by some to be the creator)
Logaan, the Trickster God (worshiped by thieves and the like)
...many more but not really important.

The Animal Court, mostly worshipped by the barbarians of the Southern Plains
Kilanirax, Dragon God and the Creator
The Hawklord, Eagle God of the Skies
Rogaar, Lion God of the Land
Lord Whale, Whale God of the Sea

The Dark Lords, not worshipped (because they created chaos) but there are cults around
Death, God of...Death
Disease and Decay, Twin Gods of..you get the picture
Slangg, God of Malice
Tanit, Goddess of Envy and Jealousy

and below the Dark Lords are the three Demon Princes who led the forces of chaos during the War of the Wizards: Sith, Ishtra and Myurr

Rules

- No god modding
- Be polite
- No using other peoples characters
- No Mary-sue characters
- My word is law
- Have fun!

Name:
Race: (Human, elf or dwarf)
Sex:
Age:
Occupation:
Appearance:
Equipment:
Personality:
Background:
Theme: (Optional)

 

Okay sure please take your time.
Name: Jerek Stormguard

Race: Human

Sex: Male

Age: 32

Occupation: Merceanary

Appearance:



Equipment: Sword, Crossbow, Dagger, Shield, Suit of Chain mail armour

Personality: Despite his comparatively tender years, Stormguard is a tough, experienced mercenary. He has travelled all over Allansia and has killed (and more than a few that wern't supposed to be killed). Twin scars to one side of his left eye attest to his battle experience.
Physically, he is in excellent condition; but there seems to be something calculating and emotionless about him. He is a quiet person most of the time, and usually allows others to make the decisions; but he's very confident of his own ability, and quite ruthless, once he gets into a fight.

Background: Jerek Stormguard hails from the minor city-state of Kaan, just to the north of Port Blacksand. He served as a hired warrior all over Allansia since running away from home at the age of fifteen, after he accidentally killed his best friend while practising sword-fighting.

Theme: YouTube - 300 main theme song-just like you imagine

 

Accepted. :]

 

No problem. Now lets see if anybody else would join.

 

Approved I really like how you described the character. What i really like was the background and the Personality. As I always say the more characters we have the better. :'D
I would be posting another character too.

 

Yeah that will be fun ^_^
Sure make as many characters as you want.

Name: Viktor Cain

Race: Human

Sex: Male

Age: 45

Occupation: Freelance Necromancer (Poison Magic and Limited Summoning)

Appearance: Cain does not appear to be a necromancer at times. He is scrawny and, at best, mildly intimidating when he gets really angry, at worse, comical when he even bothers at attempts of intimidation or fear. His black hair is scruffy and usually unkempt. He has bags under his brown eyes which hold, if anything, disinterest half the time rather then malice. Brown leather vest, while battered, has nothing unusually suspicious about it. The dark green cloth shirt underneath the vest is a bit dirty, but otherwise unassuming. Dark green cloth trousers and leather sandals wrap up his usual clothing, although he may wear heavier clothing if going somewhere unusually cold. The only real unpleasant looking item is a small pendent that has a skull with several even more unpleasant runes to look at, which is usually kept under his shirt and vest, firmly out of sight. It can also, in an emergency, act as a foci for emergency casting.

Equipment:
+Bag of small glass spheres
+Plain Dirk
+Small pouch of sand
+Fist sized rock
+Plain book (Diary, although he may comment on it being a spell book)
+REAL Spell Book (Kept firmly out of sight and never mentioned)
+Small Skull Pendant (Usually causes headaches in whomever looks at the runes for too long)

Personality: Cain is a firm believer in, among other things, using his common sense. He also has a distrust in anything that has any sort of sentience, including himself half the time, and is more then willing to let the noble, heavily armored fool charge in first, and clean up the mess whatever trap was there. If something seems too easy to him, it is a trap or things are going to go horribly wrong. He has no sense of honor, much more concerned with either killing whatever is threatening him, shifting the attention, or putting his legs to good use. If something requires a long and drawn out procedure, he will always try to find shorter, equally or more then equally effective ways of doing said task. Looks, and at many times, acts like a coward, but is all honesty, considers himself the only really sane person, and everyone else is, to varying degrees, blinded to stupid depths by honor and fair play, or out to get him killed. Considering what he does, and how he does it, its a safe way to look at life.

Background: Cain has a rather mundane birth, the son of a tailor and butcher, the wife being a butcher, the father a tailor. They lived in a village on the outskirts of Salamonis, between there and Chalice, and tried to avoid trouble. The small boy had inherited his fathers cleverness, and his mothers knack for dark magics. He read up on the magics, taking advantage of the fact to circumvent his less then impressive physical abilities. He was a quiet, physically weaker, boy although he was faster and had dangerous skills at his disposal. At the age of sixteen, his skill in dark magic, specifically a sub sect of Necromancy that focused on poisonous spells and summoning undead from either bodies or their forms from battlefields long after they died, he was driven out and exiled to die in the edges of civilization. Ironically, Cain gained much of his outlook on life roaming the borders, honing his skills and finding ways to avoid really confronting those who hated him directly. After several run ins with more powerful spell casters, he had a firm way of dealing with long winded, but deadly, enemies. A swift kick to the groin while they talked at him, and shoving his dirk into said foes neck up to the hilt if he was close. If not, distract them, and either get away or use one of his few direct combat spells to wound them. He rapidly got a quiet reputation for not playing by the older, fair rules of play, but a highly effective warrior in his own right. Skirting civilizations outskirts gave him a casual outlook on nobles, dukes, and other royalty, rarely giving them respect they didn't earn. Needless to say, he had little friends, if any, higher up, but plenty in the slums of the city states of Allansia. This drifting continues, usually working for whomever happened to be willing to pay him and deal with how he handles situations with minimal complaining.

Name: Shila
Age:27
Race: Human
Occupation:Thief
Appearance:
She usually wears a long pair of black pants and a small black top that leaves her stomach bare and reveals a few markings scattering her body. She is quick and nimble and is very flexible allowing for a lot of spectacular movements.

Equipment: A carved Staff that is just a little taller than she is, two small knives that are hidden, and a set of picks that she wears in her hair that could pick almost any lock possible.

Personality: Shila is still very much a kid at heart; she smiles often and is quite the joker. Shila’s temper flairs when she really has no other choice or is stuck in a situation that cannot be resolved easily. Even for being young she is one of the best thieves around, with a cold calculating look when she does not trust someone. She would rather put on a smile and have a joke than to sit around and mope.

Bio: Shila grew up in Port Blacksland to a thief of a father and a very sweet kind woman. Her mother died during child birth so she was raised by her father who used her for scamming people out of money until she was old enough to be taught the tricks of the trade. Since then she has moved from town to town, getting what she can and moving on before she is caught.

Theme: YouTube - Darkened Skye OST - Zen'Jai
When she fights theme: YouTube - Darkened Skye OST - Necroths Realm & Necroths Lair

 

Hmmm when Silver is ready lol

 

I just told Silver. I will wait and see what he says.