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Pirates of Gaia [OOC]
Topic Started: May 23, 2013, 6:42 pm (4,660 Views)
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PIRATES OF GAIA

It is the Golden Age of Piracy, and trade ships are abundant on the high seas. As travel between continents becomes more and more abundant, corruption and technology is spreading, giving power to the forces known as the Wyrm and the Weaver. Places which had been untouched by such corruption are becoming damaged, and the Wyld is suffering. Gaia herself is beginning to feel the strain of such a boom in the activities of the humans, and thus her soldiers have taken to the seas.

A new crew of pirates has come together, bend on defending Gaia by taking to the seas and pillaging these trade vessels. But the servants of the Wyrm are persistent, and the Weaver is clever. Wyrm-corrupted crews have taken to the seas as well, disguised as Navy vessels to protect the trade ships from the Fera pirates and others. Will this eclectic crew of Fera be able to combat the Wyrm here, or will their hopes sink along with their ship?


RULES

- I am the GM, so what I say goes. RollsTheDice has generously agreed to be my co-GM. So obey him, too. He's a friend of mine IRL.
- Respect your fellow roleplayers. (Keep OOC chatter friendly.)
- No power-playing, god-moding, etc.
- One character per person. NPCs will fill in the gaps.
- Violence is going to happen. Romance can happen, but keep it moderately clean in the topic. Take it to PMs or time lapse if it gets raunchy. Language… Well, we're pirates. Language is fine. Just don't go too crazy.
- I'll control the main NPCs, but minor ones are up for anyone to grab. Within reason.
- These rules may be subject to change as necessary. I'll let you know if I do change them.
- Most importantly, have fun!


THE WEREBEASTS (FERA)

Garou - Werewolves

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Corax - Wereravens

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Ratkin - Wererats

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Bastet - Werecats

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Rokea - Weresharks

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Kitsune - Werefoxes

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Ananasi - Werespiders

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Ajaba - Werehyenas

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Gurahl - Werebears

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Mokole - Weresaurids

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Nagah - Wereserpents

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Nuwisha - Werecoyotes

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CHARACTER SHEET

Name: (first and last encouraged)
Nickname: (optional)
Gender: (obvious)
Age: (be reasonable; we're relatively young Fera, so likely not older than twenties).

Race: (kind of Fera)
Breed: (homid, metis, lupus, or equivalent dependent on race)
Birth: (moon phase or equivalent birth timing, if applicable)
Appearance: (describe at least the human, war, and animal forms)(pictures or descriptions acceptable)

Role on Ship/Occupation: (captain, first mate, cook, doctor, helmsman, navigator, etc, etc)
Personality: (be descriptive)
History: (include circumstances of your First Change and anything else that is notable about pre-Change or post-Change life)

Likes: (optional, but encouraged)
Dislikes: (optional, but encouraged)
Personal Goals: (try to have at least one)
Kinfolk on Board? (yes or no)
--If yes: (brief description of the kinfolk, including name, gender, relation to you, and role on the ship)
Other Information: (optional)


ACCEPTED CHARACTERS/ROLES

Captain - Nathaniel "Blackwing" Ward, Homid Corax (That Butler)
First Mate - Sergio "Surge" Hartz, Ursine Uzmati Gurahl (Juicesir)
Intelligence Gatherer - Talen, Metis Shadow Seer Ratkin (Dream)
Cook - Elly Espinn, Homid Ananasi (UnendingEmpire)
Cabin Boy - Ashton Laurence, Homid Twilight Qualmi Bastet (understatedEloquence)
Boatswain and Rigger - Mukiri Gathii, Metis Dusk Ajaba (Velkyn)
New Shipmate - Shukla Verd, Homid Ahroun Garou (Enja)
Enforcer - Axasiara Li'Sara, Squamous Brightwater Rokea (Kraveing_volkf)

I think we're not going to accept more people than those listed above, unless someone else drops out. Unoccupied roles on the ship will be taken by NPCs, so that won't be a problem.

So without further ado, start making your character sheets!
Edited by That Butler, July 16, 2013, 3:00 pm.
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Name: Nathaniel Ward
Nickname: Blackwing
Gender: Male
Age: 23

Race: Corax
Breed: Homid
Birth: n/a
Appearance:

Homid (almost always partial-shifted to give him his wings, hence the nickname)
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Crinos
Nathaniel's crinos form is a bizarre sight. He looks, for all intents and purposes, like a raven that somehow gained the torso of a human, black-feathered though it is. His hands are similar to birdlike feet, sharp talons included. Oddly, though, his arms are more like wings than anything else, with the long flight feathers of a bird wing. His legs are bird legs, and his feet are no exception. He has the tail feathers of a raven, and even the head of a raven. It is human-sized, though, making him very much look like a strange hybrid of human and bird. He's about the same height in this form as his homid form, a couple inches over six feet tall.

Corvid
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Role on Ship/Occupation: Captain
Personality: Nathaniel is a man who likes to have a good time. He's a sharp one, though, and is unlikely to make foolish decisions in haste. There are times when he makes less-than-responsible decisions, but he trusts his own knowledge and guile to get him out of trouble. He does have a bit of an ego, to say the least, and he doesn't like being the subject of jokes. When he's feeling in a particularly good or bad mood, he likes to play a flute.
History: Nathaniel's life was hardly average before his First Change. His father was a Corax, and his mother was the daughter of a governor. That governor was definitely displeased when his unmarried daughter ended up pregnant, and they kept her state a secret. When she had Nathaniel, they pretended that the baby belonged to one of the servants of the household.

Nathaniel grew up thinking he was just a servant, though he'd never fit in with them. His real mother was very kind to him, at least, and she gave him special privileges. The governor, though, was very cruel. He often treated Nathaniel like he didn't even exist.

When he was ten, pirates raided the city and caused a great deal of damage. They killed most of the servants in the governor's household and took both the governor and his daughter captive. Nathaniel was kidnapped as well, and he experienced his First Change while in the brig. It came as quite the shock to his mother and grandfather, but they didn't live long afterward. Nathaniel killed them without meaning to, and when he regained control of himself upon returning to his homid form, he had no memory of killing them. All he saw was their mangled remains, and the pirates were not pleased with their deaths. However, since a little kid had been the one to kill them--though he denied it despite all of the blood all over him--they let him join their crew.

He remained with those pirates for a while, still not knowing what he was. They were out in the middle of the sea when someone appeared on the deck of the ship who didn't belong there. It was in the dead of night, and Nathaniel was the only one around to see him. This person claimed to be his father, and he had a great many things to explain to Nathaniel. After showing Nathaniel how to take on his corvid form, the two flew off together.

Nathaniel spent a few years traveling with his father, learning the ways of his kind and learning about the Wyrm. After his tutelage was complete, they parted ways. Nathaniel traveled on his own for a while, raiding ships on his own to make a living. He stole a ship from a drunken pirate in one port city, if only because he needed the storage space for his loot. Soon afterward he recruited a crew for his ship, with him as the captain. These pirates were normal humans at first, but when Nathaniel started to see increasing signs of the Wyrm's influence on the high seas, he fired the humans and found some fellow Fera for his crew. They were going to protect Gaia and make themselves rich at the same time.

Likes: Money, Pleasurable Company, Learning, Exploring, Being in Charge, Music, Open Skies, Freedom
Dislikes: Taking Orders, Being Indoors, Cats, The Wyrm, Navy Ships, Hoarders of Secrets, Being Lied To
Personal Goals: Getting Very Rich, Learning the Most Well-Protected Secrets of the World, Becoming Famous
Kinfolk on Board? No
Other Information: n/a
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Edited by Dream, May 27, 2013, 8:18 pm.
I'll whisper in your ear,
You are mine, and you will never have to be alone.
And when I pull you near,
You'll know I love you like I never loved anyone.
So let me be the one to lift you up,
I'll carry you home.
'Cause now I'm here to keep you safe,
And to catch you when you fall.
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As I looked down the list I kept going 'ooo I like that race' and each time I went down further and read more about them I liked that next race even more.

Currently I'm torn between three, Kitsune, Ananasi, or Mokole
I'll think about a character and hopfully have it up today (if not then by sunday cause I have something to do for most of tomorrow)
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pretty sure butler's not accepting any more outside the reserves...
I'll whisper in your ear,
You are mine, and you will never have to be alone.
And when I pull you near,
You'll know I love you like I never loved anyone.
So let me be the one to lift you up,
I'll carry you home.
'Cause now I'm here to keep you safe,
And to catch you when you fall.
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ah ok
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Dream's correct. Though if one of the reserves drops, then I'll let you know.
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I'm gonna TRY to get to this in the next few days. If I can't, I'll let ya'll know and someone can take my place. But, I AM going to TRY.
 
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Okay.
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VIBRATIONS SO GOOD LIKE A SUNKIST!
Shukla Verd


Edited by Enja, May 25, 2013, 3:13 am.
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I won't be around consistently for a couple weeks at the very least... so.

I'll get the character made, at least, at some point soon... maybe. Depending on how soon you wanna get stuff going, that'll determine if I can REALLY be active in it.
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Well, I'm going to be in Israel for ten days at the start of June. So I figure we'll be starting after I get back.
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VIBRATIONS SO GOOD LIKE A SUNKIST!
HOW LONG WILL THAT WAIT BE?
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... I get back on the 12th. If people have gotten all of their sheets in before the 2nd when I leave, I could put up an opening post and sporadically reply while in Israel. But I won't be able to focus much on roleplaying during that time. I'm going to be uber busy.
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And here I was trying to hurry. For shame, Bad Jew.
 
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ok that works fine for me butler. I wasn't asking to sound like an ass or anything I was just wondering is aaaaaaaaaaall. hope you have a good time in Israel
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If you do hurry, Twisted, we might be able to start before I go. It just depends on if everyone's sheet is in by then. I'll have internet access while there, I believe, so... Yeah.
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VIBRATIONS SO GOOD LIKE A SUNKIST!
HURRY SUCKA!
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That Butler
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So I've got two accepted characters up so far. Finish your profiles, other people!
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I shall have mine finished later today. But I will be without Internet from the 31 of may to the 9 of June.
I'll whisper in your ear,
You are mine, and you will never have to be alone.
And when I pull you near,
You'll know I love you like I never loved anyone.
So let me be the one to lift you up,
I'll carry you home.
'Cause now I'm here to keep you safe,
And to catch you when you fall.
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Okay. So beginning after I'm back from Israel is starting to look more likely than starting before.
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Edited by understatedEloquence, May 25, 2013, 5:50 pm.
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uE, your guy would be a metis if both of his parents were Bastet. One of the parents would have to be Kinfolk if you want to be a homid.
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Yikes. Oopsie

*Fixed.
Edited by understatedEloquence, May 25, 2013, 5:51 pm.
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