There's no ending to that joke, really.
My name is Cambie, a 26-year-old second year law student, originally from Vancouver but recently relocated to New York City. I've been roleplaying for about 13 years now, mostly through chat-based interactive story RP. This will be my first foray into forum roleplaying, but I specifically needed the switch because it comports with my schedule a whole lot better than chat-based RP (which can take hours at a time). I mostly played in very controlled settings with little to no magical influence, so this transition into a more open world will be both challenging and exciting. I read the background material for this site and really do look forward to being to exercise my creativity.
I haven't given a whole lot of thought to a specific character as of yet, but I've been browsing the Civil War material and think that I might make a character for that storyline. Perhaps a mage who runs an underground to get other mages to safety. His mage status and his activities would put him directly at odds with the status quo, but his questionable character would have other mages questioning his motives, methods, and personal agenda. Maybe a specialization in illusionary magic to go along with the whole vibe of untrustworthiness.
Of course, I'm brand new to all of this, so any suggestions for characters would be welcome. Also, since this IS the exam season (and law school is a doozy), I won't really be actively involved in anything until at least the 20th, my last final. But I do promise to pop in now and then to further develop something playable.
Anyway, I look forward to meeting all of you. Cheers.
