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Al Nayadh RP
Al Nayadh RP
Located on the sandy plateaus of the Labyrinth Lands, built on the banks of a thin river winding through the canyons, is the desert city of Al Nayadh. Smaller than Aslamari but no less crowded, Al Nayadh is close enough to Catastrophe's castle that his soldiers swarm the streets. Still, the city, run by a shrinking Nobyl family, declares itself as neutral. Due to its location near a river, the city boasts a reputation as a smuggler's capitol. The Scarabs, an offshoot of the once-infamous Black Skull, have hidden their base within the city's depths. It's a hotbed for mercenaries looking for work and the wealthy looking to hire them. At the same time, refugees from more volatile cities of southeastern Kyngdom have moved into Al Nayadh, bringing with them a plethora of artists and musicians. But tensions in the city are high. With Catastrophe's army around, any Resistance-sympathizers in the area must keep their allegiances hidden, even with the city's supposed neutral stance. And likewise, Catastrophe's soldiers must remain cautious when they speak of their plans, because the Scarabs will do whatever they can to take advantage of them.
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This is just an rp for me to tie up some loose ends with my old characters. Anyone else can join if you'd wish. Since this seems to be the new traditon , here's a character sheet you can use:
Name:
Gender/pronouns:
Age:
Species:
Alliance:
Occupation:
Skills and Abilities:
Appearance:
Personality:
Backstory:
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I'll introduce some of my old charries I plan on using here once this thread gets posted. As well as maybe some new ones. We'll see.
submitted by nosferatu, he/him
(September 1, 2024 - 8:31 am)
(September 1, 2024 - 8:31 am)
ahhhhhh this looks so cooll and I want to join but I don't think I have the time... seriously though this looks awesome. I'll be back later to top!
(September 2, 2024 - 7:33 pm)
(September 2, 2024 - 8:02 pm)
Oh, huh, thank you to whoever topped this :D
Feiya says mx idk (with that spacing)... which honestly I find so funny for some reason?? Do you know someone named Mx. Idk, Feiya?
(September 3, 2024 - 6:39 pm)
This looks cool! Maybe I'll have Everline RP here a bit before she helps with the attack at Lord Helion's palace.
Name: Everline Sorrel
Gender/pronouns: she/her
Age: 23
Species: homo sapien
Alliance: pro-Catastrophe
Occupation: A soldier of Catastrophe's army, possibly high-ranking
Skills and Abilities: combat in all forms, especially far-range, good and dedicated fighter, relatively good at keeping secrets
Appearance: sleek dark brown-black hair in a short ponytail or shoulder-length, tan skin, amber eyes, lithe, average height, when not wearing uniform wearing a simple tunic-like dress
Personality: determined, motivated, kind rarely, mostly formal or closed off, vibrant, dedicated, cold or irritated towards most people
Backstory: Carina was someone she really cared about and loved from childhood, and was around her age as well, but when Everline was about 16, the Resistance captured a village where Carina was visiting and killed her. Since then, Everline has become a loyal member of Catastrophe's army and has become determined to avenge Cari. Oftentimes she is sad and broken on the inside.
(September 3, 2024 - 8:35 pm)
I'll join! I have to leave for school now but I'll post my charrie later!
(September 4, 2024 - 5:57 am)
Wow thanks for joining y'all! I'm not going to put a limit on the amount of charries people can use here since it's a city and I figure that means there can be plenty of different storylines and whatnot happening at once. I want to wrap up some of my old charries' storylines while also stepping away from them, so I'll post their character sheets but I don't know if I'll write from their perspective or not.
Name: Leviathan (real name is Tsuki Natsu)
Gender/Pronouns: Cis woman, she/her
Age: Since I think there was a decade timeskip, about 28 or so.
Species: Homo Aquarian, a SOCS-created species of human and fish DNA.
Alliance: Mercenary who works for the Sanukan Army up north. Technically they're allied with the Resistance but the Sanukans do their own thing.
Occupation: Mercenary
Skills and Abilities: Able to breathe underwater, has some light magic but it's mostly vanished now. Well-trained in combat.
Appearance: On the shorter side, now has a stocky build. Olive skin, several scars all over her body. Green tentacle hair and fins on her body, as well as a tail. Gills line her neck and torso. Wrinkles and creases on her face from stress that make her appear somewhat older than she is.
Personality: Strong sense of honor and justice. She used to be very caring and gentle, but has since become more jaded. Still, she does genuinely care about other people and takes her work as a soldier very seriously. Studious and careful, likes to strategize and work through things. Quiet and somewhat reserved.
Backstory: This is mostly all in the Ultimate Guide so I'll just sum it up quickly. Tsuki was raised in a small costal village before being kidnapped by SOCS. She was selected for their experimentation program and became a Homo Aquarian. After the fall of SOCS, she was recruited by Catastrophe's Army and served him for some time before meeting and collaborating with a spy in his ranks. After working with the spy and Sanukans to help the Sanukans take the fort of Jokull, she joined the Sanukan Army.
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Name: Adrion K'rosi
Gender/pronouns: Cisgender man, he/him
Age: Probably close to forty by now.
Species: Homo Tenebris
Alliance: Previously, the Black Skull; now, the Scarabs.
Occupation: Outwardly, a wealthy merchant who runs gambling dens in the city. Not so secretly, he's the boss of the Scarabs.
Skills and Abilities: Trained in dark magic. He has a strong network of criminals and other shady associates to back him up. Really good at lying.
Appearance: About average height, dark olive skin, very dark curly hair which is quite long. Sharp chin. Pointed ears, sharp nails and teeth. Vivid orange eyes. Small spikes line his back and arms but aren't so sharp they poke through clothing. A long black devilish tail.
Personality: Greedy and conniving. If there's something he wants, he will get it, and in a clever way. He has few who he trusts, but those who he does trust he will do anything to protect. Adrion respects those who won't cower before him and admires wit and tenacity. Despite his generally nasty personality, he does have a surprising merciful streak that he's developed in his age, especially compared to other crime lords. He knows when to pick his battles.
Backstory: He was, and still is, a Brazen goo smuggler who joined up with the Black Skull. After the destruction of their snuggling operations in the Grasplands, he grew exhausted with being bossed around by Catastrophe's soldiers and split off from the Black Skull to form the Scarabs. He's carved out a nice life for himself in Al Nayadh and isn't keen on letting go of it.
(September 4, 2024 - 3:04 pm)
I think i'll reserve a spot. this sounds really cool!! I have a few questions:
what is the city like (just a basic overview of what it looks like and anything basic?)
What is the Black Skull?
what sort of work do the mercenaries look for/what do people smuggle?
(September 4, 2024 - 4:09 pm)
I'm sort of picturing a mix of Dubai and Las Vegas as far as appearance goes, but feel free to throw in whatever you want, it's really fine by me. I was personally inspired by Vegas in the whole "big huge city genuinely in the middle of a desert" thing. Because of this I imagine most things have to be imported, such as food and even water, which makes smuggling easier if there's so much stuff coming into the city all the time.
The Black Skull is a large crime organization. Basically think the Kyngdom version of the mafia. They used to be allied with Catastrophe, but they always sort of worked for themselves. Back in the Beginner Thread rp, they had a lot of smuggling operations in the Grasplands that got destroyed by the Sanukans, so I imagine they're pretty scattered now, which would have led to the formation of smaller and more varied gangs.
It's really up to you what they specialize in. Brazen goo smuggling (of the flowers or even the raw goo) is generally the go-to in a lot of Kyngdom plotlines from what I remember, but mercenaries irl are varied so that's possible here. Maybe they're a soldier for hire working for Catastrophe or even the Resistance, maybe they're a typical assassin, maybe people hire them to smuggle priceless artifacts or something. Brazen goo is the big thing to smuggle but during wartime I would imagine smuggling any sort of illegal weaponry could be quite lucrative.
(September 4, 2024 - 7:49 pm)
Okay, here's the character whose perspective I'll actually be writing from.
Name: Eztli (ehz-tlee) Ichtaka (eech-tah-kah)
Gender/pronouns: He/him
Age: Mid-twenties. He was turned rather recently.
Species: Camazotz vampire
Alliance: Neutral, technically, but he works primarily with the Scarabs
Occupation: A warlock-for-hire, he makes money by summoning and banishing spirits, as well as using his magic for generally unsavory deeds like threats and thievery. Also sells illegal magic artiacts, which are usually stolen.
Skills and Abilities: Healing from blood-drinking as a vampire; able to wield dark magics such as necromancy to some extent. Good enough to get paid, at least. A skilled liar and con man.
Appearance: Light brown skin, dark curly hair that reaches his shoulders. Swirling tattoos on his arms that denote what coven of Camazotz vampires he comes from. Vivid red eyes. Sharp white fangs. A little under average height, somewhat muscular from mercenary work.
Personality: Carefree and cocky. He's confident but harbors a deep fear of the Sun. Desires to live as freely as possible, and enoys adventure. Has a surprising caring streak, especially toward kids. Somewhat selfish and can be cowardly, tends to care more about saving his own skin than helping others.
Backstory: Eztli was raised an orphan on the streets of Al Nayadh. He fended for himself along with the other street kids by way of thievery. When he was a teen, he began working with the Scarabs. It was on a job for them that he encountered the local coven of Camazotz vampires, who were quite intrigued by his skills. Wanting to use his skills for their own benefit, one of them turned him, and he has been trapped working for them since.
(September 5, 2024 - 8:58 pm)
This seems cool, I think I want to join
Name: Jasiri
Gender/pronouns: she/her female
Age: not exactly sure, pretty young
Species: Jaquin
Alliance: Catastrophe
Occupation: guard and sentry in Catastrophe's army
Skills and Abilities: flying, agility, cleverness, close combat and fighting
Appearance: black with light gray spots, yellow eyes and sharp claws/teeth
Personality: loyal, deceiving, fierce, tough, stubborn, determined
Backstory: honesty not sure yet! I'll figure it out
(September 20, 2024 - 6:07 am)
Hello everyone! Sorry I haven't made any post yet. I'm planning to make the first post by the end of this week but anyone is welcome to join after that point as well. Just wanted to give an update.
(September 23, 2024 - 3:17 pm)
Eztli Ichtaka--
During the day it's blisteringly hot, but in the evenings the temperature begins to mellow out and it becomes bearable to go outside again. Eztli hasn't even seen the Sun for nearly three years now. A part of him aches, knowing he'll never see it again.
He shakes his head as he walks down the tight stone alleys of the western section of the city. The streets are crowded with people, mostly soldiers, out for a late night. Eztli can see the vibrant red Song-of-War bird pins that adorn their uniforms. They're Catastrophe's men. Al Nayadh claims itself as independent, but the truth is that the city is a Catastrophe city. There's a reason no one sympathetic to the causes of the Resistance wears a gold pin in these parts.
Eztli sneaks away from them, turning down a tight corner. There's a narrow apartment complex tucked behin several seedy bars and ancient casinos, which is where his client lives. He opens the door and finds the entrance is narrow, with hardwood floors and white plaster walls. There's no working elevator so Eztli resigns himself to walking up three flights of stairs.
The hallway is built in the same style as the entrance, only even more claustrophobic. There's two rooms per floor. His client is in the room on the right-- 302.
He knocks on the door, and waits for a response .
(September 27, 2024 - 6:08 am)
@Everline@
Everline kept her head up and her face expressionless as she walked through the city of Al Nayadh, bustling despite its sandy surroundings. She wore her soldier uniform, with its vibrant red pin adorning her. She glanced at the soldier to her side, who she would consider an acquaintance, a steady but silent companion, which was exactly who she needed. Everline did not understand how other soldiers could talk so much when they were on duty...
Well, the truth was that although they were on a late-night patrol, most soldiers treated this as a hangout, a chance to talk. Although there definitely were many dangers in Al Nayadh, the soldiers were well-trained enough to snap to attention whenever needed. Or at least, Everline mused to herself. That's what they tell themselves. Honestly, they're really just foolish.
Everline pulled herself away from her thoughts and surveyed the scenes around her, noting every single movement, including a person who sneaked down a nearby corner. However, the voice of a nearby soldier distracted her.
"Hey, this night seems pretty quiet, right?" the soldier said. "Why don't we all head to the nearby bakery for a break?"
"You certain there won't be any dangers?" another soldier asked, who Everline silently vowed for them to prevent this unnecessary detour.
"'Course not. Besides, there's plenty o' other soldiers out."
So reluctantly and against her will, Everline was herded to the bakery with the other eager soldiers.
(October 5, 2024 - 12:21 am)
okay i'm sorry but what exactly is the plot? i'm trying to make a character, but i don't know what the plot is exactly. sorry for all the questions.
(October 5, 2024 - 7:22 pm)
I'll be honest, I didn't plan a plot or anything like that. It's just a location and a political environment. Whatever you want to happen can happen. Really the main thing is that there's sort of a three way tug-of-war between the actual leaders of the town, organized crime gangs, and Catastrophe's soldiers.
(October 5, 2024 - 9:55 pm)