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| WarTorn; it isnt actually all warfare XD | |
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| Topic Started: October 28 2008, 04:42 PM (22 Views) | |
| Wolven_Warrior | October 28 2008, 04:42 PM Post #1 |
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WARTORN The world is in chaos, but then it has been for as long as anyone can remember. The reason for the war between the two different superpowers has been long forgotten, but it rages on. Attempts have been made to find peace, but all have failed. Even when a peace treaty has been signed, within the next few months the war would start all over again. The people of the world were too used to war; if there was no war, they reasoned, then what was their purpose in life? So the battle continued. Both sides were strong, but neither any more so than the other. When two powers, which were unequal in terms of strength, go to war, it usually ends after twenty years or so. But this war is too evenly matched, and it seems none can stop it. At times it seems none want to, but this is not so. There are always groups of people seeking peace, although it is almost impossible they will get it. Some of those who want peace are simply tired of the fighting; many have lost friends and family in the violence. Others are the wives of men fighting in the war, sick with fear that their husbands will never come home again. They hold many non-violent protests. They are ignored. In a world of violence, nothing else grabs peoples attention. Even away from the frontlines, fights break out. No one does anything to stop them, the fights are seen as good entertainment. Often a barkeeper would pay two men to start fighting, or only pay whichever one was the victor. Even without these bribes fights would start anyway, the bribes were simply an excuse to start fighting even more quickly than they would have if they had been waiting for some accidental physical contact, a misplaced word perhaps, using these also as excuses to being a fight. As it becomes apparent from the fights I speak of above, there are those who love the violence. They are the majority; and this is why the war always restarts when peace treaties are reached. The bulk of both sides both want the violence to continue, and so when the peace treaties are made they will make up any reason they can think of to convince their ruling government to abolish the peace agreement. Around a third of the government of one side, The Olkun’ut, and around the same from the opposing side, The Kerait. Those people supported these appeals and eventually one side or the other abolished the peace agreement. But there is a third nation. Or at least there was. This nation had the misfortune to be in between The Olkun’ut and The Kerait. In the bloody conflicts they were imprisoned. Those who were useful were made to help the side they had been captured by, those who were not had been killed. The two sides had no place for those who were of no use, and who were also not their own. Some of this nation still survives, although it is a nation no longer. They are wanderers, herdsmen. They have no nation to whom they owe allegiance. They are now left alone for the most part, but they still remember the horrors of the attacks on them in an attempt to get to the real enemy, from both directions. Some wanted revenge, some wish to be left in peace. The two Nations are tearing each other apart. If there is any end to the violence, it lies in one thing for both sides. Complete and utter Destruction. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Diplomat: If you take up this role, you will be trying to convince the leaders of your chosen nation to either stop the fighting, or arguing that the fighting should continue. There will be little in the way of action, in the form of fighting and such, but it will be an interesting role, forming debates over this issue, one that is present in some countries of the world we live in today. Soldier: As the name suggests, if you take up this role you are a soldier on the front lines. The style of warfare is Medival, so no guns! As a soldier you could also take the role as a commanding officer; this is a position that may be of more interest. Wanderer: One of the people who was once part of the third, smaller nation. This role could admittedly been seen as a boring one; but you could make it come alive. Perhaps you are captured by one of the two great nations, and are forced to work for them. Maybe while you are there you instigate a rebellion amongst the others who were once of the third nation. You decide Protestor: Someone who is staging non-violent protests against the war. The diplomats work with you and speak for you; protestors make up the main part of the people who wish to get rid of war. This role provides an interesting insight into the lives of the citizens of both nations also; you can choose the living conditions the war has caused. I am happy to let you choose some of those details; otherwise I will leave nothing for you to say in effect. Some protestors are violent, although only a small number. These seem to get the most attention; the nations live in war and anything other than war is unremarkable, something that is to be overlooked, or, at times, destroyed. You may say that this is a bit vague and I have not given much detail. This is because I really want those involved to shape the two nations much more than I have in those two short paragraphs; in short the roleplay is mainly in a sense about shaping the world I have begun to form. The ultimate goal would perhaps be eternal peace between the two nations, maybe there is a marriage between two from the royal family of each nation to seal their alliance? I really want this to be about the roleplayers ideas, not just about how I have decided I want it to pan out. Character sheet format: Name: Age: Appearance: Nation: Class: Weapons*: History**: *= Soldiers, Wanderers and Violent Protestors may have weapons mainly, although diplomats may have perhaps a small dagger for self defence, nothing major though **=If you feel you can bring out the history of your character during the roleplay then please do instead of writing one in your character sheet, if you don't want to do that then please write one with your character sheet. I am taking in an unlimited number of players for this roleplay for the time being, and it will stay that way unless I feel we are getting too many people. |
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