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visualspice

@Nascent ^^
I'll have to read through all of your character profiles posted here to get back to you to see how these ideas might fit into the war. Please note, I did notice one character is a demon and I'm steering clear of any God-like/immortal characters being tossed into the mix since I don't want any one side to have  trump card that can just win an entire battle single handledly (as stated earlier in this thread). Also, I want to keep all of the struggle/fighting internal, since it's a Civil war.

That being said, keep in mind, the mages have no money to pay outside sources  to help their cause as they are not a unified body; so anyone wanting to work against the government, um.. wouldn't be paid. Those helping the mage cause need to have a reason to want to help them, not money (since, as stated a moment ago, they really don't have money, unless a rich nobleman wants to secretly support them, but in doing so, he'd wreck his own country he lives in, etc- so see the problem there? The only noble crazy enough to do this right now is my character; Blaith Harmond, but I'd really have to think on this when I don't have scrambled eggs for brains XD)

Look at the mages this way: They're just a bunch of poor, suffering families that have been repressed since the beginning of Connlaoth itself, and are not unionized, and now have to deal with even crappier laws and now, mage camps in the north, near Hyoite, which are similar (somewhat) to the concentration camps in WW2 (though not that extreme in nature.. yet..) What these camps do have not yet been revealed in story (aka- I'm still fleshing out the details),
This is already happening and people are in despair, families being broken apart and no one really knows what will happen to them up North.

But yeah, I'll think these over after I'm more awake to read your lengthy profiles to see if I might be able to fit some of these ideas into what's already into place, or if you have any other ideas based on what I advertised I'm looking for, hit me up :3
I'm really looking for Connlaothian mages who are suffering because of this, and soldiers who have to struggle fighting against their own family and friends, or politicians/noblemen,/merchants who want to help aid or change the way things are going now in order to fix the growing problem resulted from the fear from the assassination of the former Grand Duke. So yeah, the civil war was primarily set up for those sorts of scenarios~

Hope this helps ^^

-the spice
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visualspice

The info page is now updated with a FAQ section, more threads have also been added to the time line :D
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A map is under way <3

Will post more once new stuff is up.
PM me if interested in plotting or simply post ideas here~ thanks!

-the spice
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I ran the Connlaothian civil war. For more info, check out it's page here. The war has now turned into a 'Cold War' with it's plotting page found here. It's no longer a huge site wide event but the scars are there.

My currently active characters:
Grand Duke Calent Allarrick // Aella Coleridge // Blaith Harmond // Kella Harmond  // Hope Allarrick // Krah Mordeth // Mehtwald Allaen // Zannrick Austengarde // Katahnia Harmond // Jinai Rinstgate  // Leif Arrant // Dekka Blade  // Kentamin Dhelsbar  // Dahnny Quills  // Victoria Armani  // Ohna Waitsmith  // Jarrett L'isson  // Trest Arristaire  // Clayton "Jack-in-the-Box" Wilson // Cullen  //  Vels // Shay // Killian  // Fluke  // Mellesta // Danning // Petrin // Gavriella // Dornsley // Miersck // Aelith // Iyla // Angel // Ellarrah // Persea Ah'nikh // Phone // Jace // Ne'friss // Opus Dey // Lord Amalin // Ehvren // Narophne // Edward // Dehzrehn // Chase Vander // Valeska // Jayo //Layana // Rezvek // Red Sun // Harmanaija // Mirajah // Liana // Oska //Hay-gee // Beatrice // Ninn // Dao'bachpa //Pao'orha // Mae'leena // Davishire // Davina// Gemla // Hyathia //Thethysis // Urd // Missendria // Ina-herit // Feni'tat // Phen // Evelyn // Kell // Striker // Ithica // Connor // Vlint // The Gambler // Lord Aegis // Thomas // Quince // Althea // Vaeyna // Ihlsepar Asawa'eht // Krazxick // Djchastese // Katoma // Na'o // Moonlight // Bluesong //Caollette // Artemis // Arrick // Evetta //Jackal // Winston //Lenny // Anphis // Hebara //Ibra // Dre'hn // Veride // Arthund // Kao


kleineklementine

For the mages (guiltily): Olive, marked mage and daughter of a duke.

Also, any mordecai out there who want to come round her up/escort her to the mage camps?


Paradox

Two Steps from Hell is WAY too cool for Calent and his beardless face.  ::)

Nascent

So... I've got some fresh new material for the civil war, three characters custom built for the chaos that's set to unfold.

First, however... music!

Now then... you've already picked up on Kasna, that fun little ball of mage-hate and murder. I think it might make for quite a good thread if she was the one sent to "escort" Olive to the camps, if you're interested. Dun worry, I promise she won't actually kill Olive or anything. ^_^;;

I've also got, on the mages' side of things, Caleb Draven, a blind mage living as a hunter in relative isolation in southern Connlaoth's forests. Getting him involved in the war could be done either with someone on the mage's side approaching him for either support or to be hidden whilst being searched for or by someone on the other side coming to him for whatever reason and discovering he isn't just a hunter.

And then there's "the Jester". Still deciding the exact angle I want to play with him/her/it, but a lot of potential there nonetheless. Likely won't side with either the mages or the Grand Duke due to basically anarchistic predilections, but could add some fun surprises into the overall mix of things. The Jester is just straight-up trouble pure and simple, like as if someone fused Batman and the Joker together into one person. Yeah...

And I'd like to refine my earlier ideas for Cordell. True, the mages definitely wouldn't have much money to pay her with, but she'd be very likely side with them for other reasons. One: she very much wants to help lift the curse from her crew of ghost pirates, and supporting those with magical talent seems like a nice inroads towards such an (eventual, further down the road) development. That, and she's wanted to get her hands on Connlaothian firearms and cannons for quite some time, so serving the mage rebellion as a blockade runner / escape abetter / coastal transport could provide her with the opportunity to procure said items. How's that?

visualspice

Nice, Nascent; I actually had a thought about the piraties maybe linking up with my character Gherrick at some point (since he had done some pirating, but primarily sticks to mostly land heists at this time) and maybe discretely they could work together to help transport mages out of the country.
Just food for thought.

And when I'm more awake, I'll make other more valid comments but the ideas all look good XD

*goes back to shivering and being cold*
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The Never King- a king erased from history because of his dabblings in dark magic (among other things...) suddenly because a present day problem when an unlikely group of adventurers 'awakens' him from the grave. You can read more about the event on the plotting page here and information page here!

I ran the Connlaothian civil war. For more info, check out it's page here. The war has now turned into a 'Cold War' with it's plotting page found here. It's no longer a huge site wide event but the scars are there.

My currently active characters:
Grand Duke Calent Allarrick // Aella Coleridge // Blaith Harmond // Kella Harmond  // Hope Allarrick // Krah Mordeth // Mehtwald Allaen // Zannrick Austengarde // Katahnia Harmond // Jinai Rinstgate  // Leif Arrant // Dekka Blade  // Kentamin Dhelsbar  // Dahnny Quills  // Victoria Armani  // Ohna Waitsmith  // Jarrett L'isson  // Trest Arristaire  // Clayton "Jack-in-the-Box" Wilson // Cullen  //  Vels // Shay // Killian  // Fluke  // Mellesta // Danning // Petrin // Gavriella // Dornsley // Miersck // Aelith // Iyla // Angel // Ellarrah // Persea Ah'nikh // Phone // Jace // Ne'friss // Opus Dey // Lord Amalin // Ehvren // Narophne // Edward // Dehzrehn // Chase Vander // Valeska // Jayo //Layana // Rezvek // Red Sun // Harmanaija // Mirajah // Liana // Oska //Hay-gee // Beatrice // Ninn // Dao'bachpa //Pao'orha // Mae'leena // Davishire // Davina// Gemla // Hyathia //Thethysis // Urd // Missendria // Ina-herit // Feni'tat // Phen // Evelyn // Kell // Striker // Ithica // Connor // Vlint // The Gambler // Lord Aegis // Thomas // Quince // Althea // Vaeyna // Ihlsepar Asawa'eht // Krazxick // Djchastese // Katoma // Na'o // Moonlight // Bluesong //Caollette // Artemis // Arrick // Evetta //Jackal // Winston //Lenny // Anphis // Hebara //Ibra // Dre'hn // Veride // Arthund // Kao

Klezmer Gryphon


Paradox

Quote from: Clever-fox on June 29, 2013, 02:46:08 PM
Hey, Spice, can Father Caderyn be of any service?

I think it's more helpful when you put forth ideas of how you think your character might be of service and what you'd like to do with the character. This creates less work for Spice and jumps right to the point of what you're interested in roleplaying.


Klezmer Gryphon

Ok. Basically, I was thinking Father Caderyn could be hiding a couple of mages from the guards/army/Mordecai/whoever-you-want who would otherwise be dragged off to the camps up north. I get the feeling that this civil war is based slightly off if the Holocaust of World War II.

visualspice

I haven't gotten the chance to read his profile, but so long as it fits into the story set up for the war (which, helping a handful of refugees does) that should be fine ^^

Right now I've got my hands too full with about 20 threads for this event myself (plus a few more I still have yet to start that are in the wrks), so if you wanted, perhaps you could plot with other members to see if any would be interested in joining you for a thread/ idea? My only fleeing mages from Connlaoth are already involved in threads (none of which are open as this time) and my only mage supporters are also in threads as well. So yeah, don't hesitate to hit up other members who might be interested in joining you for your own thread ^^ unless you see one of the 'open by permission' threads might fit your idea listed on the info page timeline~
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The Never King- a king erased from history because of his dabblings in dark magic (among other things...) suddenly because a present day problem when an unlikely group of adventurers 'awakens' him from the grave. You can read more about the event on the plotting page here and information page here!

I ran the Connlaothian civil war. For more info, check out it's page here. The war has now turned into a 'Cold War' with it's plotting page found here. It's no longer a huge site wide event but the scars are there.

My currently active characters:
Grand Duke Calent Allarrick // Aella Coleridge // Blaith Harmond // Kella Harmond  // Hope Allarrick // Krah Mordeth // Mehtwald Allaen // Zannrick Austengarde // Katahnia Harmond // Jinai Rinstgate  // Leif Arrant // Dekka Blade  // Kentamin Dhelsbar  // Dahnny Quills  // Victoria Armani  // Ohna Waitsmith  // Jarrett L'isson  // Trest Arristaire  // Clayton "Jack-in-the-Box" Wilson // Cullen  //  Vels // Shay // Killian  // Fluke  // Mellesta // Danning // Petrin // Gavriella // Dornsley // Miersck // Aelith // Iyla // Angel // Ellarrah // Persea Ah'nikh // Phone // Jace // Ne'friss // Opus Dey // Lord Amalin // Ehvren // Narophne // Edward // Dehzrehn // Chase Vander // Valeska // Jayo //Layana // Rezvek // Red Sun // Harmanaija // Mirajah // Liana // Oska //Hay-gee // Beatrice // Ninn // Dao'bachpa //Pao'orha // Mae'leena // Davishire // Davina// Gemla // Hyathia //Thethysis // Urd // Missendria // Ina-herit // Feni'tat // Phen // Evelyn // Kell // Striker // Ithica // Connor // Vlint // The Gambler // Lord Aegis // Thomas // Quince // Althea // Vaeyna // Ihlsepar Asawa'eht // Krazxick // Djchastese // Katoma // Na'o // Moonlight // Bluesong //Caollette // Artemis // Arrick // Evetta //Jackal // Winston //Lenny // Anphis // Hebara //Ibra // Dre'hn // Veride // Arthund // Kao

visualspice

Some new ideas and characters will be tying into the war!

--So, as mentioned in one of my threads, I might be (eventually) tying in a courtesan character who's going to work as a spy for the mages (basically, her only power really is that she can see through the eyes of animals). I might be eventually seeking someone that might want to do a pairing here for a drama/romance/adventure/thriller type thread so yeah, but my brain is like BRAAAAINS rightn ow so yeah, just something that is 'in the works' . I'd prefer a nobleman's son or someone with some influence that's pretty far up there and 'well to do' or some sort.

--I was thinking one of the duchies might eventually break and go against the Grand Duke but get decimated in it's attempt (kind of like what happened to Katahnia's duchy, though this one will serve as a sample to those who protest) though.. still debating if I'll go with this idea or not, considering it could open a whole other can of worms >.>
Might do an usurping thing and once the mage supporter is killed or chased out, someone will replace them that IS a support of the current Grand Duke's new regime.

-- I totally want to do a Mulan thing to get a kick-ass girl in the military; though once I finish thinking up ideas as to why, I'll probably plot more on this. If I don't create a new character for this, I might end up using one of my characters, like Katahnia for this or something, perhaps once we're pretty knee deep in the war to have her get in, get acquainted with things and start rallying her forces with intell from the inside or something (unless someone else wants to tackle this idea and they can be tossed into the knight training thread that's already going on XD)

--Mage camp uprising! (the above idea might link in nicely with this, and I know kleine had the fun idea, so I'll probably PM you later once I have a moment to focus more thoughts on this X3 )  Debating what characters, etc since I have so many but I have to be careful who and the why, since a lot of my characters are already in multiple theads, but not ALL of them >:D
But those interested please don't hesitate to inquire if you want to be a mage within the camps who will eventually help with an uprising~

--There is also some plots ideas lion is coming up with, but I'll let him post his ideas once he is done with them XD

-- Also.. THERE WILL BE DEATH
totally going to off some of my character(s), not sure which ones (if more than one)- the thread outcomes will determine that so.. BWAHAHAHAHA


Anyways, that's the end of my random musings/ramblings >.>

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For those interested in hearing more or tossing ideas, please don't hesitate to post here or PM me ^_^


-the spice

PS- I won't be around much for the rest of the day but if people have other ideas they want to share and start threads for, please post them here to see if others are interested in your ideas as well ^^ and perhaps we can plot together to ensure it fits well into all the craziness that is going on. *rubs hands together* nyahahaha

but hey, if you got ideas, please keep in mind the time line that there are opportunities in the 'before' the war time to set up and foreshadow events to come, the transition phase (which has the most threads since it has the new grand duke coming into power stuff and the adjustments to the new, harsher laws), and then there's the section of the actual war and battles itself, though those will be slow comings, since most focus right now is during the changes going on~
*so please keep that in mind when brainstorming ideas.
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The Never King- a king erased from history because of his dabblings in dark magic (among other things...) suddenly because a present day problem when an unlikely group of adventurers 'awakens' him from the grave. You can read more about the event on the plotting page here and information page here!

I ran the Connlaothian civil war. For more info, check out it's page here. The war has now turned into a 'Cold War' with it's plotting page found here. It's no longer a huge site wide event but the scars are there.

My currently active characters:
Grand Duke Calent Allarrick // Aella Coleridge // Blaith Harmond // Kella Harmond  // Hope Allarrick // Krah Mordeth // Mehtwald Allaen // Zannrick Austengarde // Katahnia Harmond // Jinai Rinstgate  // Leif Arrant // Dekka Blade  // Kentamin Dhelsbar  // Dahnny Quills  // Victoria Armani  // Ohna Waitsmith  // Jarrett L'isson  // Trest Arristaire  // Clayton "Jack-in-the-Box" Wilson // Cullen  //  Vels // Shay // Killian  // Fluke  // Mellesta // Danning // Petrin // Gavriella // Dornsley // Miersck // Aelith // Iyla // Angel // Ellarrah // Persea Ah'nikh // Phone // Jace // Ne'friss // Opus Dey // Lord Amalin // Ehvren // Narophne // Edward // Dehzrehn // Chase Vander // Valeska // Jayo //Layana // Rezvek // Red Sun // Harmanaija // Mirajah // Liana // Oska //Hay-gee // Beatrice // Ninn // Dao'bachpa //Pao'orha // Mae'leena // Davishire // Davina// Gemla // Hyathia //Thethysis // Urd // Missendria // Ina-herit // Feni'tat // Phen // Evelyn // Kell // Striker // Ithica // Connor // Vlint // The Gambler // Lord Aegis // Thomas // Quince // Althea // Vaeyna // Ihlsepar Asawa'eht // Krazxick // Djchastese // Katoma // Na'o // Moonlight // Bluesong //Caollette // Artemis // Arrick // Evetta //Jackal // Winston //Lenny // Anphis // Hebara //Ibra // Dre'hn // Veride // Arthund // Kao

kleineklementine

Yes! More mages in the camps!!! It'll be a party, but without the fun! I think the camps would be really interesting to thread, before/during/after an uprising, etc! Doooooo iiiiittttttt!!! (My character Olive will obvs be there)


kleineklementine

Well, I think the fact that the mordecai are trained soldiers and the mages will be unarmed and without use of their magic is part of the idea. But desperate people are much more likely to take desperate actions. I also think the mage camps would be really interesting to thread because refuges, POWs, and other detained (perceived) enemies is a pretty standard part of war that people don't think about as much.

And, you know, who knows how successful it would necessarily be...

visualspice

yeah, like kleine said, the idea is to set up scenarios that are like that specifically because of that reason ^^
I didn't make the war for people to win or lose, because in civil wars, everyone loses~
and war is never a pretty thing :3

so should be fun, nyahahaha
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The Never King- a king erased from history because of his dabblings in dark magic (among other things...) suddenly because a present day problem when an unlikely group of adventurers 'awakens' him from the grave. You can read more about the event on the plotting page here and information page here!

I ran the Connlaothian civil war. For more info, check out it's page here. The war has now turned into a 'Cold War' with it's plotting page found here. It's no longer a huge site wide event but the scars are there.

My currently active characters:
Grand Duke Calent Allarrick // Aella Coleridge // Blaith Harmond // Kella Harmond  // Hope Allarrick // Krah Mordeth // Mehtwald Allaen // Zannrick Austengarde // Katahnia Harmond // Jinai Rinstgate  // Leif Arrant // Dekka Blade  // Kentamin Dhelsbar  // Dahnny Quills  // Victoria Armani  // Ohna Waitsmith  // Jarrett L'isson  // Trest Arristaire  // Clayton "Jack-in-the-Box" Wilson // Cullen  //  Vels // Shay // Killian  // Fluke  // Mellesta // Danning // Petrin // Gavriella // Dornsley // Miersck // Aelith // Iyla // Angel // Ellarrah // Persea Ah'nikh // Phone // Jace // Ne'friss // Opus Dey // Lord Amalin // Ehvren // Narophne // Edward // Dehzrehn // Chase Vander // Valeska // Jayo //Layana // Rezvek // Red Sun // Harmanaija // Mirajah // Liana // Oska //Hay-gee // Beatrice // Ninn // Dao'bachpa //Pao'orha // Mae'leena // Davishire // Davina// Gemla // Hyathia //Thethysis // Urd // Missendria // Ina-herit // Feni'tat // Phen // Evelyn // Kell // Striker // Ithica // Connor // Vlint // The Gambler // Lord Aegis // Thomas // Quince // Althea // Vaeyna // Ihlsepar Asawa'eht // Krazxick // Djchastese // Katoma // Na'o // Moonlight // Bluesong //Caollette // Artemis // Arrick // Evetta //Jackal // Winston //Lenny // Anphis // Hebara //Ibra // Dre'hn // Veride // Arthund // Kao


Nascent

Mage camp uprising? Sounds like a job for Caleb Draven! Count me in on that action. 8)

visualspice

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The Never King- a king erased from history because of his dabblings in dark magic (among other things...) suddenly because a present day problem when an unlikely group of adventurers 'awakens' him from the grave. You can read more about the event on the plotting page here and information page here!

I ran the Connlaothian civil war. For more info, check out it's page here. The war has now turned into a 'Cold War' with it's plotting page found here. It's no longer a huge site wide event but the scars are there.

My currently active characters:
Grand Duke Calent Allarrick // Aella Coleridge // Blaith Harmond // Kella Harmond  // Hope Allarrick // Krah Mordeth // Mehtwald Allaen // Zannrick Austengarde // Katahnia Harmond // Jinai Rinstgate  // Leif Arrant // Dekka Blade  // Kentamin Dhelsbar  // Dahnny Quills  // Victoria Armani  // Ohna Waitsmith  // Jarrett L'isson  // Trest Arristaire  // Clayton "Jack-in-the-Box" Wilson // Cullen  //  Vels // Shay // Killian  // Fluke  // Mellesta // Danning // Petrin // Gavriella // Dornsley // Miersck // Aelith // Iyla // Angel // Ellarrah // Persea Ah'nikh // Phone // Jace // Ne'friss // Opus Dey // Lord Amalin // Ehvren // Narophne // Edward // Dehzrehn // Chase Vander // Valeska // Jayo //Layana // Rezvek // Red Sun // Harmanaija // Mirajah // Liana // Oska //Hay-gee // Beatrice // Ninn // Dao'bachpa //Pao'orha // Mae'leena // Davishire // Davina// Gemla // Hyathia //Thethysis // Urd // Missendria // Ina-herit // Feni'tat // Phen // Evelyn // Kell // Striker // Ithica // Connor // Vlint // The Gambler // Lord Aegis // Thomas // Quince // Althea // Vaeyna // Ihlsepar Asawa'eht // Krazxick // Djchastese // Katoma // Na'o // Moonlight // Bluesong //Caollette // Artemis // Arrick // Evetta //Jackal // Winston //Lenny // Anphis // Hebara //Ibra // Dre'hn // Veride // Arthund // Kao