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5 Empires Solo Write

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A dark figure sat at the end of a long table, seated atop a throne made of polished white quartz and shimmering sapphires. Her eyes were sad...but narrowed in a queenly sort of way. "Friends," she began, looking over the four other leaders gathered around her, on thrones less adorned and lower than hers. "A time of great sorrow is coming upon our Empires. My Sage has predicted a darkness coming to consume our empires. The FIve Empires, the Empires that have been around longer than our great great ancestors, then any ruler we have met snout-to-snout."

The creature on the Amethyst throne barred his teeth. "How can we trust your Sage? She predicted a peaceful end to the War of Power, that if we all surrendered to you then no more lives had to be given. We surrendered to you, Emperor, but blood was lost still." His teeth glinted in the light of the torches around them as his yellow eyes narrowed rebelliously.

The Emporer made a tisking sound through her teeth. "Prophetic skills can be... misleading and vague at times. Yes, you surrendered, but it was not my warriors who shed blood. It was the Outcasts." Her face darkened and she drew her head away dramatically. "I should have seen the signs then! Maybe there wouldn't be need for these... drastic measures now."

Claws tapped on the table as a cat, with blood-shot eyes, growled impatiently, "And what are these drastic measures? Every moment I spend here with you, another bomb goes off, more lives are lost." The Rose-quartz throne groaned as the striped cat shifted her weight.

The dark creature sitting at the end of the table gave her a stone-hard glare, for merely a second, before regaining her poster and booming, "we must find the Five Jewels."

The room got deathly still. The tiger's claws stilled. "Are you insane?!" Hooves crashed down on the table so loud it made the tiger jump. "For thousands of years, our Empires have been trying to recover these stones. Thousands of years! Not once was anyone even close to success. During the last war, I doubt none of you didn't send out an animal to try and trace yours down as your kingdom was falling. These Jewels are meant for a time when everything else fails! Let's not get ahead of ourselves before we risk the lives of another 10 young animals." 

The dragon smirked. "But everything else has failed. I-,"

"How?!" Demanded a young animal with glossy war-free fur from atop a jade throne. "We can defeat them as we've defeated every other rebellious Outcast group. With bombs, spies, traitors, it won't be long until they retreat. We are strong, even if our land is still scared with war. And I hate to point this out, but most are from your Empire. Most are dragons."

The dark dragon Queen barred her fangs and tried to keep a calm tone. "Which makes them even more dangerous, Xerocole. You more then anyone should know what dangers each one holds." The wild dog pressed back her ears and looked away.

"Now." The dragon queen began, her tongue sliding over her fangs as her eyes studied the leaders around her, the leader's under her control. "At the new moon, each will pick two children, 16, to be the new Finders of the Jewel. You will bring them to me by morning the next day, or your Empires will have... some ransom to pay by nightfall. These children will set off, following the ancient map. They will find the Rose Elephant of the Empire of the Trees, the Amethyst Dolphin of the Empire of the Sea, the Jade Cat of the Empire of the Sand, the Silver Wolf of the Empire of the Rock, and most importantly the Dimond Dragon of the Kingdom of the Sky. They will battle the beasts that guard them, and the obstacles that protect them. For the good of the Five Empires, I believe they will succeed. It was foretold that they will succeed, and bring a stop to the darkness that is corrupting our home." She looked over the gathered animals, who mostly looked annoyed or frightened. The crocodile, the wild dog, the tiger, and the moose, all holding such power and respect, all under her control, all forced to follow her commands. "Dismissed."

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Okay! Here is my Solo Write! It was an idea that was running through my head so I was like, why not? Also, I'm a procrastinator who always loves an excuse to put hw off to the last moment! That being said, I'm a busy person and may or may not be able to update regularly. 

For those of you who didn't read that, here is a little explanation (plus some)

- The Empires are the Empire of the Sea, the Empire of the Rock, the Empire of the Sand, the Empire of the Trees, and the Empire of the SKy. All have their own characteristics, but we'll get to that in a moment. 

- The Empire of Sky has taken over the other four Empires in the war known as the War of Power. It began with the Empire of Sky wanting to take over the other four, and then the other four fighting back, and then the Empire of Sky turning the four against each other, ultimately resulting in the Empire of Sky as victor, and supreme ruler of the other Four.

- The Five Jewels are extremely powerful relics that are said to be able to give an Empire supreme power and superiority and peace, if used correctly. The Dragon Queen (as she calls herself) hopes these relics will chase away the Outcasts and protect all five Empires from Rebellion, war, corruption, and darkness. 

- The Outcasts are creatures who have been exiled from the Empires and live in the barren land around them. They have formed almost a terrorist like group and are slowly tarring the Empires up from the inside. These Outcasts usually include hybrids of various Empires. Usually of the dragon-type.

Mkay! Sorry this is so long you can probably skip over most of this, look at the charrie sheet, and then come back and read everything you need to know for your character. 

The Empire of the Trees- Usually Jungle/ Forest animals, like tigers, deer, birds of paradise, capybaras, elk, etc. Their territory stretches from small, colder forests to larger, denser forests, to rainforests. Their colors are pink and gold and their stone is Rose Quartz. Their Emperess is Temperate the Siberian Tiger.

The Empire of the Sea- You guessed it, sea creatures. Also, freshwater creatures, they own a bit of territory inland where there is a lot of swamps and marshes and lakes. Uninhabited land to any other Empire, although there was a war over it with the Empire of Trees at some point long ago. Their colors are dark purple and blue and their stone is an Amythist. Their Emperor is Cove the Salt-water Crocodile.

The Empire of the Sand- Desert animals, includes scorpions, jackals, cougars, antelope, camels, and rattlesnakes. They have the most territory of all the empires, although most is uninhabitable, and they gain new territory from Empires with growing desserts every year. They also drop the deadest territory to the Outcasts, when not even them want to live in such scorching heat. Their colors are light greenish-yellow and fire red, and their stone is a Jade. Their Emperess is Xerocole the Wild Dog.

The Empire of Stone- Mountain and tundra animals, including wolves, polar bears, reindeer, bison, marmots, and hawks. Their territory is the most far north, and there have been fights over forests at the edge of their territory, and higher mountains and land. Their colors are brown and grey, and their stone is silver. Their Emporer is Altitude the Moose.

The Empire of Sky- Dragons. Dragons of any type at all. This is the only Empire with powers like prophecy (You can come up with others but I must approve it). Their territory was the tallest mountains and valleys, the closest land they can get to the sky. Often have the least amount of territory, and as their ranks expanded, this was a key factor of the start of the War of Power. Now 'Guards' litter the rest of the Empire's land, as dragons who are more comfortable with the different ecosystems move away. Their colors are black and white, and their stone is a diamond. The Emporer, or as she calls herself, the Queen of Dragons, is named Queen Illuminate. (Her powers include blending into the night, breathing lightning-like fire, flying with wings said to spark with blue energy, have claws said to give an electric shock when encountered, and a roar as loud as thunder)

Rules-

1. You can only have one character.

2. There will be two 'chosen' from each Empire. If these spots fill up, you can make an Outcast charrie and I promise I'll work them into the story.

3. Please no OP dragon characters. Queen Illuminate is the most OP anything's going to get.

4. This is a Solo wright. BUT your characters can keep journals and write their thoughts down (or what they'll think will happen next/ should have happened) and I'll keep it in mind. 

5. Everyone's 16. Also please follow the character traits of your Empire. And for the Empire of the Sea, please pick a creature that can walk. Just makes things easier. (Also all the creatures age the same in this world)

6. I'll reveal the Jewel legend and map and thing latter, and why 10 16yr olds have to set off to find them and the beasts guarding them etc. And why they were unsuccessful before. Any why they were sent out during the last war if that was unclear.

Charrie Sheet-

Name:

Gender/ preferred shipping:

Species:

Empire: 

Appearance:

Personality:

How you reacted when chosen (if chosen): 

How you would react to someone you hated deeply:

You in a good mood:

Hopes and dreams?: 

Are you secretly afraid to do this?:

Background:

Anything I forget that we should add?: 

ok that was long! Any questions I will answer! I was sort of half awake writing this. I should probably do my hw now. Bye have fun! (I feel like I did something like this at some point before but I gave up on it. Or maybe it was just in my head. hmmm)