Spirits of the Earth

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This mini-event is for the Connloathian Civil War. If interested in participating, please read the information page here (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=14741.0) before commenting. Thanks!

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So I was thinking of starting a group thread revolving around a newly established fort in the North. This fort is used to protect three large mage camps that had bee established since the beginning of the civil war. The fort was created within the last year few months in order to keep rebel groups from attempting to free the civilians there in- since a few camps have had uprising and radical groups have been attempting to attack/free mages at others (though not necessarily successfully)

This is meant to be a rather big battle, so I'm looking for soldiers and rebel fighters to see if there's some interest in this battle. I'm not entirely sure if I want the mages or Connlaothians to win, so I'm going to leave it up completely to how the thread will play out, though I want to see what sort of interest I can gain, first :)

SO post your characters and ideas here if interested!
So who's with me? XD

On the timeline of events, it's be about one or two years from when the Grand Duke held his masked ball (I'll decide this after I get more feedback). I'm also thinking this event will trigger the conscription portion of the war. Heavy losses to be assumed so in turn, all eligible men will be drafted to help with the war efforts among all of the supporting duchies (which currently are all of them- but we'll see how long that will last!)

 Rukh is in! She's a sellsword, so she's probably on the side of Connlaoth. Rebels don't pay for garrison duty.

Where in the north is this fort located, exactly? Or is this something that hasn't been decided yet?

Hrm, I haven't decided. Not Hellvion. Could be Allar but I was thinking towards the middle of the country. Might boarder Hyoite. Thoughts?

Borzclubb and his mercenaries would be available for such a thing, although they'd also be on the side that can pay the most, so not the rebels.

Athran could possibly appear by. He likes to fight and hates Connlaoth anti-magic laws, since they are a threat to him, but would most likely have to be paid at least a little. Or running away from the guards to run into the camps (nothing unusual for him).

As stated in the other main plotting thread and FAQ section on the info page, I want to keep this Connlaothian v. Connlaothian (it takes away from the idea of civil war if you bring in outsiders for no direction reason)- and the mages would not have money to pay outside sources. However, if an outsider were to befriend someone and wish to help, it'd make sense, but yeah x.x
Just wanted to point that out X3

He does sometimes hang around Connlaoth, especially lately through the war, and then he's mostly on the run due to using magic despite the laws not allowing him to do so.
So he would possibly try to help the mages.

Quote from: Anadwen on January 13, 2014, 09:46:30 AM
He does sometimes hang around Connlaoth, especially lately through the war, and then he's mostly on the run due to using magic despite the laws not allowing him to do so.
So he would possibly try to help the mages.

Sounds good! I still need to figure out which of my characters will be there XD
Probably Killian and the General might be Serenus, though debating if it ought to be an npc or not. Though hrmm.. maybe it'll just be Serenus so I can give him more things to do. Though if it's Serenus, it might make sense this Fort is constructed in the Duchy of Allar, or at least near it.

hrmmm.. such decisions!

Jacen would fight with the rebels seeing how he is a rebel. It would also be made even more interesting for him to be careful in not being recognized by Connlaothian soldiers since he trains them. His participation could also add more drama and what not with his family, especially from his worrisome sister.

Quote from: Wicked Basket on January 13, 2014, 12:23:34 PM
Jacen would fight with the rebels seeing how he is a rebel. It would also be made even more interesting for him to be careful in not being recognized by Connlaothian soldiers since he trains them. His participation could also add more drama and what not with his family, especially from his worrisome sister.

Oh, that would definitely be an interesting twist to this battle!I wonder if he'd personally know General Serenus and have worked under him? Could prove to be an added dramatic twist since Serenus is generally well liked, but at the end of the day, he's still someone commanded to lead armies to protect people and thwart mage attacks. Though unlike the other General (Krah, who is famous for his slaughters), Serenus sticks to the traditions of what is right- and will stop mage uprising where he can and defend vigilantly whatever post or location he is stationed at. I'm thinking, after he has some questionable motives behind taking in a mage that ends up as a private, personal healer to the Grand Duke (which is hppening in another thread) rumors might spread he's growing weak and when he gets stationed at the Fort, there might be whispers it's a good time to attack and free the mages at the camps there in.

Hope that makes sense XD

Well, Jacen's position in training soldiers was part of a deal for him to stay home and help his family. The deal, I imagaine, would have had to have gone through SOMBODY important. It very well counld have been Serenus.

Quote from: Wicked Basket on January 13, 2014, 12:38:04 PM
Well, Jacen's position in training soldiers was part of a deal for him to stay home and help his family. The deal, I imagaine, would have had to have gone through SOMBODY important. It very well counld have been Serenus.

Oh, I like that. We can definitely work offa that~

Awesome. It's about time I get some use out of this guy. He hasn't been in a thread yet. :P
I also have not gotten to participate in the civil war yet either, so that's cool too. :)

 So, should we flesh the fort out a little?

Is it a rough, wooden structure? Or an old stone fort appropriated by the soldiers?

What purpose does it serve? Other than protecting the mage camps, I mean. I thought maybe it would primarily be a fortified supply camp with a garrison, as well as serving as a post station.

How are the rebels attacking? Their strategy will define the flow of the threads. Should we have multiple threads for different parts of the battle? One could be on top of the wall, the other at a gatehouse, one in the courtyard or the keep? Different contingents could attack/defend specific points.

I am totally psyched for this!

I just need to know what place could a mage-on-the-run get to while escaping from guards.

Quote from: Rukh Vahn on January 14, 2014, 06:42:13 AM
So, should we flesh the fort out a little?

Is it a rough, wooden structure? Or an old stone fort appropriated by the soldiers?

What purpose does it serve? Other than protecting the mage camps, I mean. I thought maybe it would primarily be a fortified supply camp with a garrison, as well as serving as a post station.

How are the rebels attacking? Their strategy will define the flow of the threads. Should we have multiple threads for different parts of the battle? One could be on top of the wall, the other at a gatehouse, one in the courtyard or the keep? Different contingents could attack/defend specific points.

I am totally psyched for this!

I'm glad you asked all those questions! I purposely haven't revealed much detail because I figured whoever is interested, we could all possibly design this war scenario together. As of right now, I don't have a leader designated for the mages who would attack it, but couldbe in the works on something if no one has a mage rebel they want to toss this way~

I'll add more thoughts on this later (just a tad busy today x.X) but wanted to let you know more information and ideas from me are to come!

Quote from: Anadwen on January 14, 2014, 07:50:47 AM
I just need to know what place could a mage-on-the-run get to while escaping from guards.

And Anadwen-  I think I'm a bit confused on this question- is this related to this specific, Fort Attack event or just the Civil war event in general?

Fort Attack specifically.

Hey guys,

I'd like to contribute either Luc or Aryn to either the Ball or the War event going on, however they might fit into the plotline. Specifically, I think Aryn might work as part of the War event, and Luc for the other one. (For continuity's sake, I'll post the same thing in the other thread.)

And if those two do not work, I'm also willing to create a new character to fulfill whatever niche role that needs filling. Let me know!

Quote from: Cambie on January 14, 2014, 01:49:39 PM
Hey guys,

I'd like to contribute either Luc or Aryn to either the Ball or the War event going on, however they might fit into the plotline. Specifically, I think Aryn might work as part of the War event, and Luc for the other one. (For continuity's sake, I'll post the same thing in the other thread.)

And if those two do not work, I'm also willing to create a new character to fulfill whatever niche role that needs filling. Let me know!

I was actually contemplating Blaith being a part of instigating or even leading men to take down the Fort. If word got out his sister might be held captive int he mage camps, he'd do anything in his pwer to see her free-
Not sure if his sister, Kella would be there- but being as Aryn has had a run in with her- could be something interesting! But we shall seeeee

Ehm... I might have a dumb question, but what exactly are those Mage camps?

Quote from: Anadwen on January 14, 2014, 02:24:32 PM
Ehm... I might have a dumb question, but what exactly are those Mage camps?

All information for the war can be answered here, on it's info page: http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=14741.0
The story section briefs over the camps, etc and you can find more information in the FAQ section and Event Summary. :)

With Athran taken to the Mage camps and Ryuch keeping him company, it is highly likely that the death god will be present at the beginning of the thread, too.

HOWEVER

That doesn't mean he will influence the battle. Due to not being suited for it and lacking the abilities needed for a battle, and also the fact that he isn't taking sides, he will be merely an observer that will most likely fly off before the battle starts. He also cannot interfere in the battle by killing mordecai due to the rule that restricts death gods from saving a person's life by killing another human. If he was to kill anyone in an attempt to save Athran, he would die. Therefore, he will not interfere a little.

Plus, he cannot be considered a demon or traditional god that can influence the events greatly due to his limited powers. And therefore, in the battle, he won't make any difference at all.

Demous Cartwright could also be an assist in the battle. As a Magician, he is particular with maintaining our contact with magic, and understanding of it as a hole. The man is extremely radical when it comes to this scenario, due to his huge grasp on it, and ambitions alike.

Most likely he'd hear word considering he lives in Fallial, and the small outskirt town he hails from is a transformed location due to previous magical exposure. Assuming this place would be bustling with mages, and magicians around...he'd probably be on top of the situation. Haha.

Quote from: Demous on January 18, 2014, 04:26:50 PM
Demous Cartwright could also be an assist in the battle. As a Magician, he is particular with maintaining our contact with magic, and understanding of it as a hole. The man is extremely radical when it comes to this scenario, due to his huge grasp on it, and ambitions alike.

Most likely he'd hear word considering he lives in Fallial, and the small outskirt town he hails from is a transformed location due to previous magical exposure. Assuming this place would be bustling with mages, and magicians around...he'd probably be on top of the situation. Haha.

I'd prefer only Connlaothians to participate. Being Demous is from Serendipity, and the Fort itself is meant to be on the Boarder, near Hyoite, I'm not sure how it'd make sense for him to even be there. I'd be more game for it if he had some sort of contact or reason for being in Connlaoth. I know Wicked Basket has his character Jacen going ot be involved with the rebel side- maybe those characters are familiar with one another or Demous is friends with one of the rebels? It would just have to be a realistic reason he'd be there on an organized attack. This is a civil war, not a world war, so I'll press again (as it's posted all over the information pages) that I'd prefer Connlaothians or at least characters with connections there of.

Would you consider making another character possibly to join? I always support that XD but let me know your thoughts. If not, I did suggest some ideas above.

So I had a thought-
if I make Blaith a main antagonist here- He'd be crazy enough to hire mercernaries- so that'd open the door for more characters to join in this blood shed for money :)

The premise is this:
Kella Harmond, Blaith's sister, is accused of being a mage at this event, and is captured and sent to the mage camps this fort protects. Word gets back to Blaith- and Blaith, being an organized person over a radical, small force of extremeists, would blatantly open war against the grand duke himself- taking his army and steam rolling it over Ahjfeld, where he'd kill the unnamed duke there, leaving it rulerless nad consuming it's army into his own masses, then taking his forces and hired men- head towards the camp in the North in hopes to take it down and get back his sister.


Jacen, and his roll, might be interesting since he could be actually forced to choose between crazy rebels and chaos, and General Serenus and his men :)

Bris, I think you also had a character you wanted to use to do this so we can plots


EDIT: This would also begin the war aspect where Duchies are now fighting duchies. Before they were all unified against the mages.

so, would it be possible for Ryuch to be present, or not?

Quote from: Anadwen on January 19, 2014, 11:09:43 AM
so, would it be possible for Ryuch to be present, or not?

Possibly, is he linked to your character now? I might make an exception for him if he more or less doesn't act godly here and is a by-stander (like you implied) I'm assuming your elven character would be all upset over that, too loool

Quote from: DaGlobster on January 13, 2014, 03:29:40 AM
Borzclubb and his mercenaries would be available for such a thing, although they'd also be on the side that can pay the most, so not the rebels.

Since it seems the crazy Duke of mine, Blaith, might be the main antagonist, he WOULD be crazy enough to possibly hire them - but we'll see D:

yes, he is linked to him and practically follows him all over the place during that particular time. he really doesn't act too godly... and would be more of a thing that drives Athran mad with confusion, rather than an actually helpful companion.

he might scare mordecai and soldiers, though.

So far, these are the characters listed that might be involved:

General Serenus (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=13798.msg116768#msg116768)- Army General Maintaining the Fort at the time (played by visualspice)

Killian (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=13788.new#new)- soldier in army (played by visualspice)

Blaith Harmond (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=14366.msg128724;topicseen#msg128724)- (played by visualspice) he's the lead rebel, he's also a duke, so this will be the first time a duke will publicly be fighting the Grand Duke's army. Blaith will be there and start this entire new aspect of the war because he has confirmed accounts his sister is in the mage camps under the Fort's protection. His main goal is to destroy the Fort and what it stands for and rescue his twin sister.

Kella Harmond (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=14367.new#new)- (played by visualspice) The run-away twin sister of the Duke of Harmond, she's been on the run ever since her brother has gone crazy. In this event, I'm going to have her be captured and taken to the mage camps. Which is the whole reason this scenario starts :)

Aryn Ohlund (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=15884.msg163902#new)- (played by Cambie) He's going to be there, because apparently he + Kella Harmon = a team of bad luck. Not sure how he'll get there. He might end up a prisoner at Kella's side. We shall see :)

Rukh Vahn (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=15661.0) (played by Rukh Vahn)- recent sell sword hired on to help protect the fort. Perhaps a recent hire by the General?

Jacen (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=15733.0)- (played by Wicked Basket)- He's going to be an insider that will work against the Connlaothian army by working inside the fort- so when fighting breaks out, it might appear as if he's with the soldiers, but he'll really be helping those attacking! (Also, Wicked, if you want to have Jacen know Blaith as well, we could do something but PM me. Either way, we might be able to play it off as something that he just happens to be there and is a supporter of the other side, but it doesn't necessarily have to be a preplanned idea for Jacen. In fact, it might be interesting if it's not- because Jacen probably would not support the sort of side Blaith would be fighting for :)

Siana (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=14555.0)- (played by Wintersfeather)  A merc. hired by Blaith to find Kella. She could possibly be the scout who finds out and confirms where Kella is before Siana herself is dragged into this chaos by an extra offering of money



To be determined (these players need to PM me or post more thorough ideas so I can see if their ideas can be integrated properly):
Borzclubb (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=15504.0) and his band of mercernaries- (played by DaGlobster)  It's possible they were hired by Blaith to help aid his attack against the fort. PM me for post on this thread so we can finalize these plans.

Athran (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=15902.0) and Ryuch (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=16039.msg168228#msg168228)- (played by Anadwen)- They'll be on the side of the mages (just have to figure out how their random appearance will work into this thread XD ) *Since the main attack is coming from my character Blaith, we'll have to plot some about how or why they'd be there. MIght be just a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time? Though if you want something more organized, Ana, PM me or post your thoughts here!)

Luc (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=15854.msg162911#new)- (played by Cambie) He could somehow join forces with Blaith in order to help with the attack, but PM me if you got more ideas! Or post them here!

Demous Cartwright (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=16037.0)- (played by Demous) I posted some stuff (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=16012.msg169233#msg169233) earlier in this plotting thread, just waiting to hear back from you for feed back XD PM me or post your thoughts in this thread!


*Please note, the second set of characters are not approved to join in until their motives are ironed out. This doesn't mean they can't play, I just need you work with the players more to get them more properly integrated into this before I toss the event up and make it open and ready to play! :D

The premise for this event was posted here (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=16012.msg169235#msg169235).

i could have siana be a merc hired to help find and rescue kella

Maybe Siana was hired to scout ahead and she's the one that confirms all of this for Blaith? Would she join his fight/ cause (for money? lol)

yeah sure! and always for money.. she knows he's a crazy loon and would probably need more convincing to do something she deems too risky and unworthy  ;) ;) ;D

As a reminder, this will be taking place primarily in Ajhfeld (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=14741.msg148390#msg148390).

New plan. Jacen will start off with the rebels, but then switch over to Connlaoth after Blaith gets out of hand with his crazy mission of conquest.

You can definitely count Tal in, he would be working for pay under Connalath, but that could change..

@ Kriv- please read up on Connlaoth and the Civil War Info Page.

I'm really looking for Connlaothians primarily to be a part of this. (though some exceptions can be made!)
The thing is, the side your proposing wouldn't make sense in this particular event, as Connlaoth wouldn't hire chimera. All of the soldiers are Connlaothian (they're very snobbish against outsiders) Plus soldier are recruited within their duchies, not hired from outside resources. :)
However, if he wouldn't mind working for a crazy man, the main antagonist here, Blaith Harmond, might hire someone out. But please read up on all of the information so you can be familiar with the low down on this stuff and all the views, etc :)

Tal is a bit unstable so working with an equally crazy person would suit him. Also, sorry for jumping the gun like that, the other RP forums I've been on didn't really have group events and I got a little excited. :P

No probs, Kriv XD
Just want to make sure we're all on the same page. But yeah, your character would be fine if you want him to be like a hired sword for Blaith's rampage against this Fort. My character is pretty much doing anything in order to get his sister back and is finally at the end of his rope as far as his patience with the Connlaothian government right now so he's finally openly fighting back in this event :)

And if you want, you can always make a soldier character :D we're always looking for those, too~

I might do that, also I know this is random but do the sand pirates have anything to do with LP (lost planet) I know this is a bit irrelevant, I'm listening to sea shanties and my mind is wande- ALL FOR ME GROG, ME JOLLY JOLLY GROG!

Quote from: Kriv on February 02, 2014, 09:30:36 PM
I might do that, also I know this is random but do the sand pirates have anything to do with LP (lost planet) I know this is a bit irrelevant, I'm listening to sea shanties and my mind is wande- ALL FOR ME GROG, ME JOLLY JOLLY GROG!

LOL, naw, I dunno what Lost Planet is so I don't think so? lol
The sand pirate plot was just an idea that amused me :)

Camp Northesnwalle- First camp built in the North. Named after the outpost of the same name. The camp is made primarily of wood with a stone base.

Camp Hassfeld- A more recent camp. It's made entirely out of wood.

Camp Stonemire- Located to the east and at the foothills of the Kilanthro. There is a query nearby that helped supply most of the stone used in constructing Stonemire and also for Fort Dhagh.

Old Stone Tower- This was an old military outpost used to guard Stonemire and Northenswalle even before Hassfeld was constructed. Once the Fort was built, they were aiming to disassemble it and began to use the stones for the walls but stopped their task the moment Duke Harmond's twin sister, Kella Harmond, was brought into the camp. She is kept here as a prisoner with more comfortable amenities than most.

Front Gates- The only means to get in and out of Fort Dhagh is through the heavy, iron portcullis. The gate is heavily guarded with Connlaothian soldiers on look out and flags flanking both sides. Between four to six men are stationed at the front gate.

Keep- contains the main offices for the General and his advising men, the barracks, and dining hall. Black powder is also stored here under ground, as is the food supply. There is also a well located here and a hastily constructed toilet system for the men.

Stables/Corral- location all of the horses, wagons, and carts are kept.

Practice Field- a relatively flat and worn field the men use for practicing sword play and canon firing. There is also a shooting range.

Armory- The surplus weapons are stored here.

Forge- The weapons are created here.

Wells- There are various wells located throughout the Fort. Each camp has one, the keep has one and there is one located near the stables. It is also said an old, dried out well resides underneath the Old Stone Tower.

Walls- The Stable Tower walls and East Field Tower walls are the only remaining walls of this structure still constructed of wood. The Fort was built hastily of wood before the stone replaced it. The grey areas on the map mark which portion of the walls are in stone.

Stockman Query- This area is where the rock is mined for constructing all stone aspects of the camps and fort.

Towers
Front Gate Towers- The front gate has two main towers made of stone. These are known as the Front Gate Towers and separately, are called Front Gate Tower East and Front Gate Tower West, respectively.

Stable Tower- resides between the armory and the stables. This is still constructed primarily of wood. Construction has not begun yet on turning this portion into stone.

Inner Stable Tower- Located to the North of the stables and just south of Northenswalle, this tower was just recently rebuilt in stone.

Western Tower and Northenswalle Tower- are both constructed of stone and flank the east and north of Camp Northenswalle.

North watch tower- This is made of stone and resides between Camp Northenswalle and Camp Hassfeld.

North Hassfeld Tower and East Hassfeld Tower- are both made of stone and protect Camp Hassfeld.

Eastern Tower- A stone tower used to protect the Forge.

Stonemire Towers- Two stone towers protect Stonemire Camp to the east. They are called North and South Stone Mire Tower, respectively.

East Field Tower- This tower is half constructed of wood and half out of stone. This side of the wall is in the middle of being rebuilt as a stone wall, though the majority of it is still made of wood from it's initial construction period.

Terrain – The Northern portion of the Fort resides against the foothills of the Kilantrho Mountains where the south opens up into rolling hills that eventually flatten out into the expansive Sirantil Valley.


*All of the civil war art was created by me, copy right to me.
If you'd like to check out my art page, please view it <a href="http://visualspice.deviantart.com/">here</a>!

Already commented on the map in messenger but nicely done.

Anyway, so I guess Alastrom and Alanna will show up here because Kella has horrible luck and spreads it to her friends. Joy!

JUST A HEADS UP:
This event will be run in a similar fashion (but probably smaller scale) to the Masked Ball (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=15587.msg156752#msg156752) event that preceded it.

There will be open threads and private threads, though if there are private threads, you're not necessarily required to read them- they're just private, one on one threads that are meant for a specific character set to play out that you don't want the entire group of available characters to affect :)

I'll post more on this closer to when the event will kick off~

Everyone who expressed interest should have received a PM. I'll be starting this event soon but I need some more feedback before finalizing the event itself :)
Also, anyone else interested please let me know but read up on the information first prior to posting an inquiry- thanks!

I'm all set to go. Jacen will start off fighting with the rebels, but will switch sides after the Duke gets killed. Can't wait to get started.

I'm definitely certain about having Artemis join the mages and attack. Possibly also freezing someone by accident...

KASNA MUST PARTICIPATE!!

This is the kind of thread that my psychotic White Lily Knight was, quite literally, made for. You can count on the Azure Thorn, lady of deadly smiles, to shed much rebel blood in defense of this fort!

*yandere smile*   For Grand Duke Calent, she'll kill them aaaaallll...

I'd like to get in on this if you're still taking people but I don't really have a Connlaothan character. :'( That said, I'm quite willing to make one to fill whatever role needs taking. It seems like there are not a lot of PC controlled soldiers in the grand duke's army. Is there an open spot there for someone to claim?

Soldiers of any rank are really accepted- though at this particular attack, we have a General maintaining the place, so any men ranking below him or just ordinary soldiers would be fine- or anyone working at the fort or any of the mage camps would be cool :)  (see the map I drew in this thread for details)

They would need workers of all sorts ^_^
Hope this helps!

Quote from: Nascent on February 23, 2014, 06:30:45 AM

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KASNA MUST PARTICIPATE!!

This is the kind of thread that my psychotic White Lily Knight was, quite literally, made for. You can count on the Azure Thorn, lady of deadly smiles, to shed much rebel blood in defense of this fort!

*yandere smile*   For Grand Duke Calent, she'll kill them aaaaallll...

Awesome :D
I currently have none of my mordecai stationed here, so most were going to be presumed as npcs, but if Kasna will be there- it should make things interesting :D



On a side note, I might be starting up the threads for the preparations leading into this event soonish- so I'll post more details here once it gets under way!

Ok, I created a character for the fort attack. He's just an ordinary conscript named Nasin Cerea (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=16378.new#new). Well. mostly ordinary. He represents all the poor grunts who are stuck fighting this war without really even knowing why.

My mordecai character, Mordred, will also participate! we need more PC mordecai!

I forget if I mentioned it, but I'm thinking they'll be snow at this attack- thoughts? Just a fun thing to add to the drama- blood and snooooooooow.
Also, if anyone wants to be a mason or some such helping to update the remaining wood wall to stone- that's a possible idea I'm just gonna throw out there :)

Quote from: visualspice on February 23, 2014, 02:00:55 PM
I forget if I mentioned it, but I'm thinking they'll be snow at this attack- thoughts? Just a fun thing to add to the drama- blood and snooooooooow.

My Skyrim senses are tingling so freaking hard right now. (http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/075/e/e/fus_ro_dah_by_sincay-d4sz2fi.gif)

I think a snowy setting would be loads of fun (and a bit of a tactical counterbalance should the attackers decide to set fire to the more wooden parts of the fort -- the place's chief vulnerability in my assessment). I am completely in favor oft his idea. ^_^

Quote from: Alegretto on February 23, 2014, 01:24:51 PM
Ok, I created a character for the fort attack. He's just an ordinary conscript named Nasin Cerea (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=16378.new#new). Well. mostly ordinary. He represents all the poor grunts who are stuck fighting this war without really even knowing why.

Oooohhh... the veteran roleplayer in me likes where you're going with this. A character who's far more personality and perception than power -- you get an A+! I'm also veeeeery tempted to see if we can't get him and Kasna fighting together at some point, purely for the sake of contrast and storytelling potential. In fact, it might just be safe to assume that if we end up in the same thread for this she'll probably end up commandeering his squad to help lead the defense. Interested? ;D

So like- somehow the sides in this fort attack got very uneven XD

I think I Might have to close the requests for people on the side of Connlaoth to see if anyone wouldn't mind being a soldier for Ajhfeld who got incorporated into Blaith's army before he steam rolls to the fort because as it stands- there are 3 characters on Blaith's side and 6 on the other lol

Or a character who might be a close in command with Blaith and Blaith's army before this (maybe some cousin of his or something). Blaith does't get close to much but he might be closer to family- so just putting that out there as I try to finalize this attack idea XD


Also keep in mind since this is a battle, I'll want people to be realistic and not assume hits on other player's characters and things when posting- and to take some injuries yourself ^_~ gotta get these characters nice and bloodied, bwahaha.
Can't wait :D I'm getting some ideas and I'm debating sharing some or waiting for the stuff to happen in the actual event- but we'll see!

Well I could also create a character for Blaith's army XD

Quote from: Nascent on February 23, 2014, 06:09:45 PM
Oooohhh... the veteran roleplayer in me likes where you're going with this. A character who's far more personality and perception than power -- you get an A+! I'm also veeeeery tempted to see if we can't get him and Kasna fighting together at some point, purely for the sake of contrast and storytelling potential. In fact, it might just be safe to assume that if we end up in the same thread for this she'll probably end up commandeering his squad to help lead the defense. Interested? ;D

I think this could be good. I actually have an idea about this, I'll PM you what it is and maybe you can PM spice to see what she thinks.

Currently the following characters are confirmed and on board:
Aryn (rped by Cambie) SIDE: Rescue Kella? (so not really a side?)
Kella (rped by me~) SIDE: Um.. none- she just doesn't want to die or be a prisoner anymore D;
Killian (rped by me) SIDE: Soldier at the Fort
Serenus (rped by me) SIDE: General overseeing the Fort
Blaith- (rped by me~ >_> )  SIDE:  Duchy of Harmond!!! D<
Siana (rped by winters) SIDE: hired scout for the DUCHY OF HARMOND D<
Jacen (rped by wicked) SIDE: he's normally pro-mage but once he sees what Blaith is doing, he'll remain a soldier for Connlaoth and protect the fort
Kasna (rped by Nascent) SIDE: CONNLAOOOOOOOOOTH
Nasin (rped by Alegretto) SIDE: CONNLAoOOAOooOoOAOATH!
Artemis (rped by anadwen) SIDE: MAGES D< (ana- I need to discuss with you how it would make sense he'd support Blaith- so next time you're online we can figure this out 8D )
Mordred (rped by anadwen) SIDE: PROTECT THE FORT D<

Dropping out of this. I just don't have the time.

Just so I can make this clear, NO ONE would know before this event what Blaith's history was, his true intentions are, and that he's more out for himself and his own conquest than he is for what he will be preaching to the masses. Blaith is not a fool- he will be preaching to his soldiers, as well as those soldiers he'll be conquering in Ajhfeld- that he's out to stop the war (since he can sell this point they have all been fighting for nearly a decade by now!) and a lot of peopel really are sick of the mage camps, the fighting, the strain it's starting to take on the economy and trade, etc.

SooOoO, those wanting to help Blaith- let me know :D
I'll be making a female soldier (as his duchy will be one of the few (if not- the only) one who will be allowing females to fight in order to beef up his numbers (Blaith is aware he'll have to fight back eventually, but has been bding his time)

Realizing his twin sister has been taken away like some prisoner to a tower isolated inside Fort Dhagh will only force him to react; and with a secret, more extremist mage supporter faction under his belt- he won't just have his army, but a small team of extremist helping him.

Soooo.. basically, I'm looking to see who might want to be either an extremist mage supporter who is close to Blaith (and you literally have to be off the deep end to want to support Blaith- becuase he's all about killing without reason to justify his end result...) while it'd all be hush hush (so the members haev to be extremely loyal)
*I'm also thinking this might be family and close friends- not just misc. ppl he's scooped off the street.
HOWEVER, Blaith is ALSO HIRING MERCERNARIES
BWAHAHAHA
SO BRING YOUR SWORDS FOR BLOOD AND MONEY >D

THough I'd actually be more interested in soldiers on his side :) Could be fun. I'll post up this female soldier once I have her written up but yeah XD I don't think the soldiers will fully realize what this will mean- because before it was all rebels v. soldiers- this fort attack is the first event where there will be soldiers v. soldiers.

BWAHAHAHAHAHA (I hope this rambling makes sense >_> )

This will make Jacen's switcheroo a LOT more interesting when the time comes.

@ wicked-  Yep! I'll probably set up some pre-fighting threads so we can establish characters, etc and get a battle strategy down *nods*
But I'll post that up once it's closer to starting :D

I'm tossing this girl (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=16384.msg178233#msg178233) into Blaith's army :D
She could use some friends XD
Be they from her home town or what have you~

Looking for mercenaries? I have several to offer... Thranuilas, Aldanith, Athran, choose who you'd like to pay!

Since there are so many new characters coming into the war, BOTH SIDES will have a meet and greet sort of thread before the battle even begins. This will likely be posted later today or sometime this week~

I'm still debating on what to do for a posting order (since it'll be a group thread) but there might not have to be so long as people are realistic in how they post (as in- don't mow down the whole army before other ppl even reply lol) and also don't post too much that the people who haven't replied yet can't realistically read all of the replies in order to get caught up. If this happens and gets out of hand, I'll just politely ask people to slow down so others can get caught up- however, I'd personally like to see a few posts in these group threads a week, however, to be fair- I think at leats once a week would suffice (just note, you might hav e TON of posts to read if you can't be as active as some)

As mentioned earlier, this is meant to be a faster paced event. And the last event I had worked well for that so as to keep interest. ANd it was a great success :D I have high hopes for this one as well. plus.. BLOOD BWAHAHAHA

Also, when the actual attack begins at the fort- I'll probably require everyone to add at the top of their post Where they are located inside (or outside/near) the fort. (the map (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=16012.msg172505#msg172505) I made and it's list location will be your friend at this point!) And each post, agian, will require this and if oyu change positions at post end- it'll also have to be noted. I'll show examples of this in the MEET AND GREET threads for the soldiers at the fort- so everyone will see how that works and what it will look like.  LOCATIONS WILL BE IN CAPITALS AND BOLD

I'm also contemplating color coating sections of posts for attacks/injuries. If you post an attack towards someonw, maybe put it in bold and make it green and then bold and red text for an actual injury to your character. But not sure- (it would help people be aware of where the injuries and attacks are happening in posts since there'll, no doubt be a lot of detail there in.

Thoughts?

Is it just going to be player on player or will there also be player on npc action? If there is player on npc action then it will be rather simple the player can simply type up some fighting npcs *has done this before!* If it is against players then I would say you need some form of turn order at least for the two people fighting, dont want people posting willy nilly xD Putting the location would be good and perhaps who they are fighting unless it is against npcs, trash mobs you dont gotta worry about to much >.>

It will be both, nomad, but that brings up a good question as to how to handle the npcs 8D
I'll think this over as I nap 8D
It'd probably be ok for each member to assume things, though I can see that getting confusing and out of hand if not used properly, so since I have characters stationed on both sides, I could just make mention of npc fighters, etc and what they are doing during each new commanded attack. And then once the npcs are let loose, those nearby can tear into them 8D
maybe somethin' like that, I dunno :T

Also, I shall be joining with Novak.
Link: http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=16385.msg178244#msg178244

For the most part unless it was different, you could assume there are large numbers of npcs to simply fight on the battle field and unless something major came up like a formation shift, reinforcements or something like that, the npc stuff could be left up to the player as long as it is fighting, when something major comes up you could do a post about it, where in you simply have something like one army falling back while the other advances and the players would follow along accordingly.

good idea, nomad- I was thinking something like that so I don't have to keep mentioning them. :D Maybe I'll only mention when Serenus or Blaith would be like 'PROTECT THE WALL!' and mention forces are concentrating there and what not or Blaith could be like 'FALL BACK!' or something- but yeah XD good thought

For those of you with characters supporting the Grand Duke and are working at Fort Dhagh, I've got up a starter thread posted here (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=16387.msg178308#msg178308)! So feel free to join at your leisure :)
It's currently nightfall and snow is falling fast.

Both Killian and General Serenus are available for interaction- just keep in mind where they are when you approach them 8D

Whew- finally got the second 'Meet and Greet' thread upa nd running- though Blaith's side will be more extensive- (you'll see int he ooc note in the thread)
But here it is!: The March to Ajhfeld (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=16388.msg178338#msg178338)

If you got any questions, don't hesitate to ask XD

For those interested, Anadwen and I started a private thread here (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=16396.msg178586#msg178586) for your reading pleasures. It's just a shorter thread featuring her character Artemis and how he got tangled into Blaith's crazed resistance movement in the war right before he decides to take on Fort Dhagh.

Lillian Coleridge will be posted to guard Kella Harmond, due to her being both a high-profile prisoner and a very dangerous one. During the battle she will be taken as a political prisoner by Blaith's forces. D:

Ooooh can I have Artemis be among the people that take Lillian? Don't worry, he'd be nice!

It probably wouldn't make sense for Artemis to take her, for several reasons.

1) As a mercenary it is unlikely that he would recognize her as anything other than just another Knight of the White Lily, and therefore would not understand the value of taking her hostage alive.

2) As soon as he stepped within 15ft of her all his magic would immediately be canceled out and as a trained knight she would put up a lot bigger fight than you would expect from a small woman.

3) We've begun toying with a plan of just how she's captured.

yeah, Moonie and I are still working out the kinks since we're developing a deeper plot that's will have been going on long before the fort attack happens 8D

Quote from: Moonie on February 26, 2014, 09:36:34 AM
It probably wouldn't make sense for Artemis to take her, for several reasons.

1) As a mercenary it is unlikely that he would recognize her as anything other than just another Knight of the White Lily, and therefore would not understand the value of taking her hostage alive.

2) As soon as he stepped within 15ft of her all his magic would immediately be canceled out and as a trained knight she would put up a lot bigger fight than you would expect from a small woman.

3) We've begun toying with a plan of just how she's captured.

(((ignore the 'thank you', I clicked the wrong thing)))
he actually isn't a mercenary and he wasn't hired, and it is possible that after mine and Spice's thread ends he'll get deeper into Blaith's thing, and he also isn't incapable of putting up a fight without magic, which he rarely relies on. but alright, however you want.

yea that's what Moonie meant XD
he rpowers would cancel out his anyways but Moonie and I have something we're working on~
We got dis B|

I don't know if you saw this Spice, but I finished that baron I was talking with you about. He's in my sig. Any ideas as to how I can get him involved?

oh whoops XD sorry alegretto! I did see this but must've forgotten how to reply D8 I'll look at it again today and we can discuss :D

Alright so I would like for Siana to sneak into the camp to the old stone tower to find kella.  Maybe have her disguised as a maid? dresses and the like are completely out of her element, lol.  where do i join in?

ANOTHER UPDATE

This is the...
Current list of characters approved/ on board to participate:
Aryn (rped by Cambie) SIDE: Rescue Kella? (so not really a side?)
Kella (rped by me~) SIDE: Um.. none- she just doesn't want to die or be a prisoner anymore D;
Killian (rped by me) SIDE: Soldier at the Fort
Serenus (rped by me) SIDE: General overseeing the Fort
Blaith- (rped by me~ >_> )  SIDE:  Duchy of Turgall!!! D<
Siana (rped by winters) SIDE: hired scout for the DUCHY OF TURGALL D<
Jacen (rped by wicked) SIDE: he's normally pro-mage but once he sees what Blaith is doing, he'll remain a soldier for Connlaoth and protect the fort
Kasna (rped by Nascent) SIDE: CONNLAOOOOOOOOOTH
Nasin (rped by Alegretto) SIDE: CONNLAoOOAOooOoOAOATH!
Artemis (rped by anadwen) SIDE: MAGES D<
Mordred (rped by anadwen) SIDE: PROTECT THE FORT D<
Lillian (rped by Moonie) SIDE: PROTECT FORT/ GUARD PRISONER KELLA HARMOND IN THE STONE TOWER
Tertius (rped by Alegretto) SIDE: Supports Duke Harmond in rescuing his niece
Igna (rped by visualspice) SIDE: Tired of the war, she supports Duke Harmond
Novak (rped by nomad) SIDE: For money, he supports Duke Harmond

So another private group thread concerning this event was made here: She Was Maid For This (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=16423.msg179411#msg179411)

This is a group thread for only Moonie, winters and myself rping out a scenario with winter's spy, Siana, Moonie's adhara who is guarding my character who is a prisoner, Kella~

Hey Spice, is it too late for me to have my blind hunter-mage Caleb join in on the side of the attackers? I have yet to actually put him to use in anything Civil War related (anything at all, come to think of it) and given his distinctive talents he'd made a superb scout for Harmond's forces.

He'd probably entreat the Duke to allow him to hunt in the wilds of his domain -- Caleb isn't really the 'service for gold' type, so he'd chiefly be in the action to free wrongfully imprisoned mages at the Fort and get a nice slice of quiet wilderness where he can wait out the Civil War. Think we can plot with that? ^_^

Quote from: Nascent on March 07, 2014, 09:21:17 AM
Hey Spice, is it too late for me to have my blind hunter-mage Caleb join in on the side of the attackers? I have yet to actually put him to use in anything Civil War related (anything at all, come to think of it) and given his distinctive talents he'd made a superb scout for Harmond's forces.

He'd probably entreat the Duke to allow him to hunt in the wilds of his domain -- Caleb isn't really the 'service for gold' type, so he'd chiefly be in the action to free wrongfully imprisoned mages at the Fort and get a nice slice of quiet wilderness where he can wait out the Civil War. Think we can plot with that? ^_^

OF COURSE
<3 Blaith could always use more people to support his *coughs* cause
8D

Do you need a link to that thread? I might be posting up Blaith's grand speech (or at least a part of it) today or at some point soonish :T
<3 but feel free to join the madness

Nah, I've got teh link. I'll see about a post there shortly. Thanks for letting me make a last-minute addition! ^_^

Just a heads up, on the 'MARCH TO AHJFELD' thread, I'm going to do a time jump in that to move it along probably this weekend? So if you want to pick at little interactive posts int he mean time, feel free. I'll just be busy this week and I want to write a nice, smooth transition to get our soldiers and mercenaries moving! So sorry I've been dragging my feet XD

I realized I haven't really gotten a chance to push the 'March to Ahjfeld' thread along as intended. :T
Hopefully this week the soldiers will finally be on their way North, BWAHAHAHA

Also 'Blaith Harmond' might be making his debut in the Fort Dhagh thread *snickers*
(and when I say Blaith Harmond, I mean his really unprepared doppelganger lol who- I'm pretty sure, won't look that much like Blaith but who, but the nobility would really knwo that? XD)

AKA- it's Really this guy (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=15884.msg163902#new) coming in to rescue Kella <3

Quote from: visualspice on April 18, 2014, 01:57:11 PM
I realized I haven't really gotten a chance to push the 'March to Ahjfeld' thread along as intended. :T
Hopefully this week the soldiers will finally be on their way North, BWAHAHAHA

Also 'Blaith Harmond' might be making his debut in the Fort Dhagh thread *snickers*
(and when I say Blaith Harmond, I mean his really unprepared doppelganger lol who- I'm pretty sure, won't look that much like Blaith but who, but the nobility would really knwo that? XD)

AKA- it's Really this guy (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=15884.msg163902#new) coming in to rescue Kella <3

SPOILER ALERT

Quote from: Cambie on April 18, 2014, 02:03:39 PM

Quote from: visualspice on April 18, 2014, 01:57:11 PM
I realized I haven't really gotten a chance to push the 'March to Ahjfeld' thread along as intended. :T
Hopefully this week the soldiers will finally be on their way North, BWAHAHAHA

Also 'Blaith Harmond' might be making his debut in the Fort Dhagh thread *snickers*
(and when I say Blaith Harmond, I mean his really unprepared doppelganger lol who- I'm pretty sure, won't look that much like Blaith but who, but the nobility would really knwo that? XD)

AKA- it's Really this guy (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=15884.msg163902#new) coming in to rescue Kella <3

SPOILER ALERT

That's only if you click the link 8D

But yeah >_> the idea is someone's coming in attempts to rescue Kella before the big fighting breaks out-a nd the idea behind it is pretty lolsy since like no one but a select few would realize he's a fake 8D

I got around to making the Duke of Ajhfeld's profile XD
<3 so feel free to check him out when you got a second!
Profile is found here (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=16848.msg192200#msg192200).

Cause I was makin' stuff, I made a war banner x3


*All of the civil war art was created by me, copy right to me.
If you'd like to check out my art page, please view it <a href="http://visualspice.deviantart.com/">here</a>!

Blaith's army is now poised just at the boarder of Ajhfeld and is waiting for the second half of his army to meet up with him.

My question is this-
When the fighting breaks out- do we want to do one monster thread for all of the fighting, or do people want to have the fight broken up into various, smaller threads but maybe have one main thread where the bulk of the army/ General Serenus is participating in or something.
:T

Let me know your thoughts! <3

maybe one small thread and an OOC thread that informs us about the events happening in them on a time scale?

Well this is the OOC thread, (so updates could be posted here?) and there can't just be one small thread, there's too many characters involved lol

But I was thinking if it was broken up to a thread per character group? Something like that could work.

Like, for example, my character Igna is stationed with a group for battle- whoever is with her would be in that thread. Another thread could revolve around, for example, my character General Serenus as he barks out orders inside the Fort. Stuff like that. But dunno. One large thread could get confusing (but that's why i told everyone to simply lable where their charactesr rae located during the fight) might just be easier, if, when it happens, just to have everyone sort of figure out what sort of threads they'd want to be in to.

And it's possible for someone to leave one of these smaller threads to hop into another one.

Kind of like how I did it here: http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=15587.msg156752#msg156752
but on a much, much smaller scale.

*cough* Spice asked me to post. Alex likely wouldn't fight in this. He's kind of afraid to pick a side in the war. But he can supply weapons. He has a big stock of things he can sell for cheap or for free, because he wants the mages to win, but he can't openly show support yet. If they need an edge, he can seriously rush the forging process and mass produce weapons using magic, and even enchant them, though they'll be of low quality then. It looks like things are pretty much covered, but if you need supplies...

it's possible if you want to join the pre-fort attack thread here (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=16388.msg178338#msg178338), it's a bit sluggish right now so he could at least participate in the pre-fighting and sort of hang back when the actual battle occurs? Though it is possible he might accidentally get caught up int he fray if you want to bring him here, but that's entirely up to you. Let me know if you have any questions about it.

bumping this event since it seems only @Alegretto and @Wicked Basket are the only ones around. I'm going to try to push this forward to when the army of Turgall is taking over Ajhfeld, then we can start the fighting-
However, because it seems some of the active members in his event poofed, I'm putting this out here to see if anyone else is interested in being a soldier for either side of this battle to come ^_^

oh! and another thing for @Alegretto - If you want, feel free to have Blaith's uncle come in the middle of this scene here (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=16388.msg201347#msg201347) and we can sort of continue on from there (when you have the time XD )

Alright Spice I'll get on it when I have the chance

yeah, just post when you can <3<3<3

This event is going to be wrapping up soon, so expect some more things popping up on the Civil War's main plotting thread in the coming months!

This event will be wrapping up soon. The castle in Ajhfeld has been conquered by Duke Blaith Harmond of Turgall. The next step is him moving in to attack the famous Fort Dhagh in hopes to free his sister. What he doesn't know is she is not there.

I'm posting this here in case anyone wants to bring in a soldier to be apart of either side of the battle, or- even have a Connlaothian character be affected in the after math of this battle.
I have one thread in particular that focuses on the after math (found here (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=17971.msg211053#msg211053)) but would be willing to make a new thread for the battle itself inside the Fort for those interested. So far, there are only two private, non-group threads going on found here (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=17747.msg209108#msg209108) and here (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=17975.msg211086#msg211086).

@Alegretto- we should probably plot with your General on this too XD at some point >_>

*reminder, this takes place during a TERRIBLE winter, the famous long winter of year 8 of the war.

This event is now closed! General Serenus has been killed, as was the Duke of Ajhfeld. The Duchy of Ajhfeld is now conquered territory of the Duchy of Turgall. So more or less, Fort Dhagh has officially fallen!