TheShadedOne
The Angry One
It is the 220th year of the fourth era. The Second Great War has ended, in yet another stalemate, with the Dominion, lead by the Thalmor. Emperor Titus Mede III, lead the remnants of the Cyrodiilic Empire, against them. Both sides, reclaimed swathes of land in Valenwood, Hammerfell, and pockets of land in High Rock have sided with both factions. A wary peace has descended once more. Skyrim, recently independent after the bloody civil war, remains defiantly neutral.
Various factions, criminal, mercenary, even mini-empires, have sprung up in the aftermath. These are uncertain times. Monsters, both human and otherwise roam the wilds in ever greater numbers, and those who live outside the walls of cities and castles have no guarantee of seeing the next dawn.
In both the Empire, the Dominion, and the various independent kingdoms, crime runs rampant. With so many soldiers called to the newly drawn borders of both sides, very few remain behind to keep order. To compensate for this, city guards have been granted near limitless authority, beholden only to the lords of their towns and cities. "Mercy" is a word that falls on deaf ears more often than not. To make matters worse, many of these 'lawmen' are corrupt in the extreme, turning a blind eye to the crimes of the nobility, and exacting brutal 'justice' on those less well connected.
Many in the Empire have voice their support for these men, however, clamouring for the extinction of the degenerates that prowl the streets of their fair land. However, some may still have a use for these 'degenerates'.
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Okay, first off, huge shoutout to @Madrar for helping with the intro. Secondly, welcome to my newest rp, co-lead by @Drahkma
More importantly, we'll be using Madrar's template for the setting, which I tried to point out in my 'IC' description of events. The second war between the Thalmor and the Empire is over, and surprise, surprise, anther draw. Background info can be found on Madrars' wiki, or, I guess you can ask him if you want further clarification.
Various factions, criminal, mercenary, even mini-empires, have sprung up in the aftermath. These are uncertain times. Monsters, both human and otherwise roam the wilds in ever greater numbers, and those who live outside the walls of cities and castles have no guarantee of seeing the next dawn.
In both the Empire, the Dominion, and the various independent kingdoms, crime runs rampant. With so many soldiers called to the newly drawn borders of both sides, very few remain behind to keep order. To compensate for this, city guards have been granted near limitless authority, beholden only to the lords of their towns and cities. "Mercy" is a word that falls on deaf ears more often than not. To make matters worse, many of these 'lawmen' are corrupt in the extreme, turning a blind eye to the crimes of the nobility, and exacting brutal 'justice' on those less well connected.
Many in the Empire have voice their support for these men, however, clamouring for the extinction of the degenerates that prowl the streets of their fair land. However, some may still have a use for these 'degenerates'.
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Okay, first off, huge shoutout to @Madrar for helping with the intro. Secondly, welcome to my newest rp, co-lead by @Drahkma
More importantly, we'll be using Madrar's template for the setting, which I tried to point out in my 'IC' description of events. The second war between the Thalmor and the Empire is over, and surprise, surprise, anther draw. Background info can be found on Madrars' wiki, or, I guess you can ask him if you want further clarification.
Rules
No overpowered characters, weapons, armours or spells will be allowed. For those of you that don't know what that is, overpowered is basically a character, or any of the above mentioned things that can wipe out armies, or prevent the wearer from any type of harm, or one-shot a powerful enemy, like a giant or boss type character. Obviously, unfair to everyone else, no?
Proper spelling/grammar is a must. Self-explanatory, I think.
Experienced writers wanted. Not so much a rule, but I'd prefer writers who have at least some experience under their belts. You don't need to have participated in a RP here, but I will need at least one 'sample' paragraph.
Readers/participants beware this is an 18+ story. That means sex,gore,and swearing are all possible. You've been warned.
No scripting. Don't assume control of other writers characters. It's fine if they've given their consent.
Active Be active. By this I mean post at least once a week. If something comes up, let us (Drahkma,Madrar, or myself,) know in the OOC. (That's here.) If you disappear, there's a good chance your character will be removed/killed off.
No 'white knights' None of these guys. Your character doesn't need to be a maniacal mass murderer, he doesn't even need to be evil. But white knights/ pure 'good guys' won't fit into this story. If you think you can make it work, go for it, but you've been warned.
Character Limits If you can handle two characters, go for it. I'm going to call two characters per person the max. Otherwise it gets a little messy.
Character Deaths Not so much a rule. But this will happen. Probably.
No overpowered characters, weapons, armours or spells will be allowed. For those of you that don't know what that is, overpowered is basically a character, or any of the above mentioned things that can wipe out armies, or prevent the wearer from any type of harm, or one-shot a powerful enemy, like a giant or boss type character. Obviously, unfair to everyone else, no?
Proper spelling/grammar is a must. Self-explanatory, I think.
Experienced writers wanted. Not so much a rule, but I'd prefer writers who have at least some experience under their belts. You don't need to have participated in a RP here, but I will need at least one 'sample' paragraph.
Readers/participants beware this is an 18+ story. That means sex,gore,and swearing are all possible. You've been warned.
No scripting. Don't assume control of other writers characters. It's fine if they've given their consent.
Active Be active. By this I mean post at least once a week. If something comes up, let us (Drahkma,Madrar, or myself,) know in the OOC. (That's here.) If you disappear, there's a good chance your character will be removed/killed off.
No 'white knights' None of these guys. Your character doesn't need to be a maniacal mass murderer, he doesn't even need to be evil. But white knights/ pure 'good guys' won't fit into this story. If you think you can make it work, go for it, but you've been warned.
Character Limits If you can handle two characters, go for it. I'm going to call two characters per person the max. Otherwise it gets a little messy.
Character Deaths Not so much a rule. But this will happen. Probably.