World of Terrabia

Postby **goldenspines** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 7:25 pm

GM is Josh_manga.

Have fun and play safe!

Postby **josh_manga** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 8:52 pm

It's a bright and sunny day. It had stormed the night before, and the wind tosses the ocean's waves onto the shore relentlessly, but on dry land it is peaceful and calming.

Iriai Roiyaru, a Dragon Mage of the Saurian tribe from Haz'Kodur, is walking along the beach. It is the first time she's ever seen the ocean, let alone this much water in one place, stretching on as far as the eye can see.

She wandered here from her home a few months ago, passing through the city of Tuo'Rath, then west over the mountains to the merchant city of Portsmouth, where she spent the past few days sight seeing.

The city is a wonderful place, many sights and smells foreign to her, quite different from her home in the volcanic mountain in the court of the Dragon Lord. But the city is not all peaceful. Using the art of Enchantment, her mind has flitted from place to place and found many dark fears; fears of invasion.

Even now, walking along the beach of the harbor, she could see the square white sails of the Atlantican ships, just sitting still in the bay, broadsides aimed at the town. She had picked a poor time indeed to leave home.

The storm last night had crashed a ship against the reef, and today its cargo and debris is carried up onto the shore by the waves. Among them, she finds the figure of a man, lying prone in the sand. He is dressed in traveler's clothes and leather armor, and carries two swords in his belt.

Postby **raider~joseph** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:35 am

"Ok lets see what happened last night....

I beat up that barbarian dude who tried to have his way with his new wife.Who was 14.

I helped her escape hardship...

Saw some racists beat on some elfs...

Beat up racists...

Ran from soldiers...

Hid from soldiers...

Found ten crowns in a bag in the forest...

escaped goblin trap...

snuck onto a boat...

Yup....thats when I got here in the sand...facedown...unconcious...Some storm...happened...or whatever I was asleep."

He got up.He looked around.He saw a saurian female and decided to got talk to her and make sense of what happened.

"Hey...where is this place?"

Postby **josh_manga** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:29 am

raider~joseph (post: 1503787) wrote:"Who was 14.

(ooc)
eww!!! lol! Good intro dude!

Postby **raider~joseph** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:16 am

Occ:Well this is midevil times.Stuff like that was the norm.My character acts like he is from the 21st century and is an underachiver.Anyway now I wait for Dia.

Postby **Diamond Dragon** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:56 pm

ooc: Heeeeey! Why'd you RP my character Josh?? D:

Postby **raider~joseph** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 5:33 pm

Occ:The DM has that power.This is a pen and paper type roleplay he is DM...its allowed in this type but a good DM will never use it unless he absolutly has to.Or battles.Yup.Don't worry Dia he won't godmod if he can help it.Im sure of it.^^

Postby **josh_manga** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:36 pm

(ooc)

No! absolutely not godmod! I just wanted to create the setting a particular way, and rather than saying "Iriai is on the beach", i wanted to show you what your character would have seen for the past few days. I haven't built the character, given her a voice or a script, and other than where she is, you still need to introduce the character and why she is where she is.

Sorry, i didn't see this as role playing, as i wasn't putting myself into the character, and i didn't mean to upset you.

Postby **Diamond Dragon** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:59 pm

ooc: Don't worry, I'm not mad Josh.

Anyways, where exactly are they again?

Postby **josh_manga** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:11 pm

\
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,,,/ \,,,,,,,,,| Portsmouth
,,| @|,,,,,,,,|@ <-you are here
,,,\ /,,,,,,,,,| This is the western coast of the continent of Ravenwood.
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OOC: ok, no worries then

EDIT: fudgesickles, my map isn't working... That's supposed to be a harbor with an island at its mouth and two bridges leading to the island.
EDIT: yay! commas are water, @ are fortified towns.

Postby **Diamond Dragon** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:19 pm

ooc: Ok! Thanks!
BIC: Iriai looked at the man quizzically. "You're one the western coast of Ravenwood." she said, with a slight strange accent. "How'd you come to be here?" she asked.

Postby **raider~joseph** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 11:22 am

"No idea...but I shall be on my way.Do you know of any nearby towns?I must get to a city as soon as I can."A nervousness in his voice.

Postby **josh_manga** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:54 pm

Up the beach to the north you can see the walled city, Portsmouth. Debris clutters the sandy shore, and weaving their way through the wreckage are three men, being pursued by armed soldiers. You hear one of the soldiers call out "Stop them!", and Joseph spots a lifeboat hidden nearby. The men seem to be running for it.

Postby **raider~joseph** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 1:32 pm

"We gotta help!"

Joseph engages the men.Finding out they are elves he lets them pass and talks to the soldiers.

"What are you doing?!"

Postby **josh_manga** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 1:45 pm

(ooc) uhhh...

(bic) The three men reach the boat and shove off into the bay, rowing quickly, not along the shore toward the harbor opening, but toward one of the military boats in the middle of the harbor. The soldiers stop on the water's edge, and the captain storms over to you. "You fool! Why did you let them escape? Those so-called elves were the Atlantican ambassador and his spies! Now that they've escaped, those ships in the harbor can begin barraging the town with impunity. Atlantica has declared war on the entire continent of Ravenwood!"

Walking over, the second in command explains further.

"You see, one of the Ambassador's men is an illusionist, though, not a very good one. he was able to change their physical appearance to look like elves, but not their clothes. That's how we spotted them."

Postby **Diamond Dragon** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 4:52 pm

"Skilled in the art of Enchantment no doubt." said Iriai, who had come up while they were talking. She turned to one of the soldiers, consumed in curiosity. "What is Atlantica?" she asked.

ooc: Cue the unbelieving stares. XD

Postby **raider~joseph** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 5:03 pm

"Oops my bad.Its um...a promise I made to a friend of mine.And I am with her...although I can't say the name is unfamilar to me I am unfamilar with its origin."

Postby **josh_manga** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:30 pm

The captain of the guard sputters and bellows a few more unintelligible phrases, including a few insults, before being gently encouraged to go rally the men by his lieutenant.

The lieutenant turns to you, arching his neck to look up at Iriai. "The royal city of Atlantica is that island out there." He said, pointing out to the middle of the harbor opening at a collection of high walls and towers that seem to rise out of the sea. "They've taken it upon themselves to police these waters, but also enforce law here in Ravenwood as well, despite the existence of independent city states and provinces. They claim that there's been an unbalance of power and are declaring war against the non-human races on this continent, and will roll right over anyone that stands in their way. We'll be doing what we can to defend the town, but many civilians are going to leave, heading east over the mountains to the city of Tuo'Rath. They need to be warned that Atlantica is on the warpath."

The lieutenant pauses for a second, looking the two of you over. "Say... you two look like able bodied youths, i have a proposition for you. Would you please escort our refugees to Tuo'Rath? There's money in it for you. We need all the trained soldiers here to defend the city, but there are wild creatures and bandits along the road, they'll need some looking after. What do you say? Will you do it?"

Postby **Diamond Dragon** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:47 pm

ooc: Lol, I forgot Iriai was so tall. XD
BIC: Nonhuman races....That means they'll be after saurians too! thought Iriai. "I'll do it." she agreed almost immediately.

Postby **raider~joseph** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 7:50 pm

"This is the first steps of adventure.It will be the first steps on the battlefield and the last steps when I reach my grave.Thats an old saying amongst hitchhikers who are given a job.It is said saying it will bring wealth and good tidings to the adventurer.It also means yes."

Joseph stretched for a sec.

"Where are these people?I want to get started right away."

Postby **josh_manga** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:59 pm

The lieutenant scribbles a quick note on two pieces of paper and seals them with his signet ring, handing the letters to Joseph and Iriai. Pointing to the east side of the city he says: "Give these letters to the headmaster of the caravan, they will instruct him about your duties and payment." Then he ran off to join his cohorts.

Postby **raider~joseph** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:23 pm

"Come on!Oh by the way....I am Joseph Sarrows."

Joseph did a small bow.

"What is your name?"

Postby **Diamond Dragon** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:33 pm

"Iriai Roiyaru." said the white saurian, her attention one the letter that had been handed to her a moment before. The paper was a creamy white with intricate designs on it, and the signet seal was red. "Alright, let's go." she said, twirling her quarterstaff and making the air thrum.

Postby **josh_manga** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:06 pm

As you round the corner of the southern wall you see a stream of wagons, horses, oxen, people, and various small animals and cattle pouring from the east gate along the main road.

You find a man waving the people along, he seems to have an air of authority, despite being of slightly portly build and wearing workman's clothing and a broad rimmed straw hat.

As you draw near, he spots you and leaves the direction of traffic to one of his hired men. "Well, what have we here? A saurian and a human? Tell me lad, did this one fly you over the bay and drop you in? You look barely drier than seaweed!"

He chews on a stem of hay lazily while he waits for your response, but hefts a weighty hammer over his shoulder with considerable ease.

Postby **Diamond Dragon** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:14 pm

Iriai glared at the man coldly. "I did not! I found him on the beach!" she said. Then she glanced at the hammer, and made a mental note to keep an eye on it, in case it's owner decided to swing it.

Postby **raider~joseph** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:35 pm

"And even if she did I like swimming I am young after all...tell me what time is it?It is adventure time my good man and thus we must go grab our friends and go to very distant lands so I bid you farewell."

Postby **josh_manga** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:38 pm

The headmaster chuckles and his belly jiggles slightly and the tip of the hay sticking out of his mouth bobs up and down.

"You've got a lot of spirit, the two of you. What can I do for you?"

Postby **raider~joseph** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:53 pm

"We are here to help the refugees!My partner here has a signed order to prove it.She will just give that to you."

Postby **josh_manga** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:13 am

The headmaster accepts the letters and looks at them a second. "Ah, the lieutenant's seal."

Opening them, he reads the lieutenant's hastily scribbled message and purses his lips. "Alright, that will do well enough i suppose. We'd been hoping for more skilled fighters to accompany us. Looks like you're to be paid in full upon our safely reaching Tuo'Rath."

"I don't suppose you've been down this road before, except perhaps the lady here. It's a day's journey to the town of Stromburgh, we'll be stopping there for the night. After that it's a day's journey up the Worldspine Mountain range, and another day's journey down again, with only half a day between the mountains and Tuo'Rath. If all goes well, we should be able to make it there by noon on the fourth day."

Looking behind him, he sees the last wagon pull away from the city, and the gates slam shut. "Alright! Looks like we're off! Come get acquainted with some of the other guards as we travel."

As you move away from the city, the sound of distant cannons echo across the water and over the city like rolling thunder. Luckily they were still to far away to hit the town, but that would change all too soon. A nearby refugee gasps, "we left just in time!"

Postby **raider~joseph** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 8:09 am

@Josh: DOES THIS ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?

Joseph just stared stunned silent.

World of Terrabia

World of Terrabia

Chapter 1~ New Beginings

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