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    Default World of Athos: Marathon

    The World of Athos:



    Plot: Welcome to the land of Marathon. This is the land of culture, the land of civilization, the land of all that makes rigeous life possible. Where the Dwarves have written masterpieces of literature, and Parsagii have charted the far corners of the World.

    Marathon is called the centre of the world, and for good reason. It has been renowed as the place where cuture was born. It was home to the highly advanced race known as the Elders, from whom Man and Elf were born. Unfortunatly, such idilic life does not last forever. The Helstat-Jutii Dominion is begining to crumble, the racial fanatasism of the Free Jute State is causing degrading opinion of the Jute people as a whole. And the Dwarves are in danger of attack by the Invading Snow Elves.

    You have lived in this land for your entire life, and with the changes going on, danger lurks around every corner. You have set out on a journey; whether it be to aid or terrorize the people is your decision. Will you ride the seas, take back the Jutes, or Bring forth the Snow Elf Hoard?

    The Rules:

    1. No God Moding
    2. You must be one of the Races below.
    3. You cannot be from Elisia or one of the Elisian Natives
    4. You can be in any Faction so long as it it lore friendly. For example, there won't be any Helstats in the Free Jute Society.
    5. Don't be afraid to ask for a recap if you fall behind.
    6. The game takes place in a Antiquity like era.
    7. Enjoy


    The world of Athos is a small planet, with a total of 3 inhabited continants, Marathon near the centre, Wu and the Shimmering Isles to the north of it and the misterious world of Elisia to the far East.
    Marathon is a land of temperate grasslands and many forests although a large desert exists near the west coast, with the far penninsula of Isekae mostly dominated by the Dwarven Mountains. The overwelming majoritiy of Marathon's population are of the indigenous races of Humanoids but a large amount of immigrants from Wu are starting to arrive.
    Wu is the Northern most continant of Athos. It has a mix of indigenous races and a massive population of Elves, who migrated to southern Wu in prehistoric times. Inidgenous Peoples include the Orcish tribes of the East Coast and the Militaristic Ataxii, a sentient insectoid race in the west coast and internal lands.
    The Shimmering Isles is an Archipelago between Marathon and Wu, inbetween the Isekae penninsula and the Elven lands. The Shimmering Isles are frozen, mountainous wastlands, with very little habital land or food. As a result, the natives known as Snow Elves have developed a very differant culture than their cousins in Wu and Marathon. The Indigenous poplulation are nomadic hunters, with a very simple written language that exibits little change from proto-Elvish Heiroglyphs.
    Very little is know of Elisia, some even say it is just a myth, or even that is the land of the dead or home of the gods. Elisia is said to be very similar to Marathon in its climate by Pargisii sailors who claim to have ventured near the island, and say that the Vampire Lords Rule iver it in sevral small kingdoms.




    Helstat- The Helstats of southern Marathon are a very well known and influential people. They are a very tall, light skinned, light eyed people with light brown to red hair. The Helstat culture is, and for all remembered time, has been very warrior centric, with boys and girls at the age of 9 begining training as soldiers or town guards. Cowardice and Adversion to war are considered crimes and are punishable by death. The Helstats are the founders of an Empire that occupies all of Southern Marathon, and has subjugated a large portion of the Jute population that lives in the region as well. This has been the trigger for a massive civil war between the Helstats and Jutes, with the Theives guild of the former capital of Gwyndun leading a rebellion that formed the Jute Free State.

    Jute- Jutes are another indigenous people of the Southern Coast of Marathon, living closer to the east than the Helstats. The Jutes are also a tall people, with very pale skin and blond or red hair and blue eyes. The Jutes are a warrior people, but unlike the Helstats, only men are warriors, women mostly work to run cities and tribes functioning. The Jutes have an unique religion, it is very animistic and tomtemistic. The native religion of the Jutes states that each person has a spiritual bond to their home, to their totem animal, and for warrors their swords. This indigenous cult was the target of an extermination attempt by the Helstats after their conquest. As of now, the Jutes have successfully rebelled against the Heltstat-Jutii dominion and are at war with them from their new state, the Jute Free State.

    Dwarves- Dwarves are a rather unique race on Marathon, as they are the remnants of the orginal Elves who split from the Elders before their exodus to Wu. As such, the Dwarves have a culture that is distinctively Elven with considerable human influence. Dwarves have also developed the first writing system of Marathon, modfiying Proto-Elvish Code so that it could write their langauge, and later Helstat (the lingua franca of Marathon). The Dwarves are a short, grey-skinned elves with dark black hair and Green eyes. Dwarves are record keepers and very respected authors, having produced some of the most significant literature in all of the world. The Dwarves have a strong sense of Honor, especially members of the warrior houses, and may get very offended if they feel that that honor is being insulted or mocked. The Dwarves are well known for their reverance for their ancestors, living and dead. Dwarves make regular offerings and sacrifices to the ancestor spirits.

    Sanna- The Sanna are a people who live along the east coast and along the Ak'r river that snakes through the Daka desert. The Sanna are a mix of city dwellers and nomadic tribes and solitary nomads. Daka is a place of very little food, so most nomadic Sanna live near the coast or by the river as well. The appearance of the Sanna varies, as those who live near the coast are tan skinned, with straight black to dark brown hair, heavy facial hair in men and grey or hazel eyes. Those who live along the river in the desert have very dark skin, very dark black hair that grows in tight curls with very little facial hair. They have been traders fror years, living off sustinance farming and hunting. The Sanna also have the only monotheistic religion of Marathon, which has stayed isolated due to their location.

    Parsagii- The Parsagii are the sea faring natives of the northeast coast of Marathon. They are a short, tan skinned people with curly black hair and brown eyes. The Parsagii are the greatest shipbuilders and explorers in the world, having sailed around the south of Marathon and Wu, charting the entire Shimmering Isles even claiming to have reached Elisia. The Parsagii do not live in a central state, rather they inhabit a multitue of city states along the northeast coast and in colonies they have founded all around the world. The Parsagii have resisted conquest for years, even by the impierialistic Helstats.

    Snow Elves- The Snow Elves are the Native Elves of the Shimmering Isles. Snow Elves have developed quite differantly than their Wu and Dwarvan cousins, having traided their golden skin for a pure white, and their blond hair becoming white as well. The snow elves retained the original Hieroglyhic script of the Proto-Elves, and their language has retained many features of the proto-language. Snow Elves have lost the ethnocentric and knowlage obsessed features of the other elves, rather, they are more concered with their survival in the Shimmering Isles than wether they are the master race. While less technologically advanced than most races, they have proved to be fearsome in war, driving the dwarves out of Iseake with little challenge.

    High Elves- The High elves are the inhabitants of the the western portion of South Wu. High Elves have a very distincitve culture that focuses on the importance of social order and obediance to the emperor so long as the gods will it. They are tall, golden skinned, with light blond hair and light brown or green eyes. The High Elvish Cuture is very Androcentric, women being viewed as inferior. The High Elves believe in maintaing order though a rigid system of relationships among people and the gods. High Elves retained a cultural trait of the Proto-Elves, they are very xenophobic, racist, and Ethnocentric. The High Elves view themselves as the pinical of civilization and of evolution. The name High Elf was given to them due to their habit of living on mountains and plateaus.

    Low Elves- Low Elves are the inhabitants of the eastern half of southern Wu. They, like the High Elves, desended from the Proto-Elves who migrated to Wu. They too are a tall, golden skinned and light hair elves. They never have unified, 3 kingdoms of Low Elves exist that are in constant conflict with each other and with the High Elf Dynasty. Low Elves have rejected the rigid system of relationships that the High Elves have adopted, rather they live by a tribal and totemistic system of organization. They have lost the orginal gods of the Elves, who have become the abstract forces of the natural world and nature spirits. The low elves also have shamans who communicate with these spirits. The Low elves are Ethnocentric and Xenophobic like most elves, but to a much lesser extent then the High Elves.

    Orcs- The orcs are an indigenous race from the northeastern coast of Wu. The orcs are a tribal society, with their being a small coatlition of tribes that work together for survival. These tribes have representatives who then elect a head called an Ong ka-Getwon. Orcs are very tall and have a naturally large frame. They have long and thick black hair that they wear tied back and have a lightly tanned skin. They also have the distincitve trait of large canine teath that are pointed and grow to be very long and stick out of their mouths. Orc men may carve designs into their teeth. Despite attempts, no link can be found between the Orcs and the Elders of Marathon, who were once thought to be the origin of all humanoids. Orcs have developed their own unique Runic writing system.

    Ataxii- The Ataxii are the most significant faction of the Ungezep race. They are a highly intelligent insectoid race, and the faction/tribe of Atax was the group who conquered and unified the entire Ungzep race. The Ataxii can best be described as wasp like, with some traits of beetles, such as hard winds and mandibals that are both good for eating and hunting, but also for fighting. They also can sting, but the Ungzep culture considers stinging to be a cowardly action. Ataxii have a tradition of Ritual Gladiator fighting, usually fair fights between equals, but sometimes one sided fights or fights against animals. Ataxii live in two social classes, one composed of commoners and one with the ruiling class and rich folk. Ungzep value honor, integrity and seriousness as the most important traits of a person, Ungzep or not. Their Swampy, jungle home has no doubt inspired this sentiment.





    Factions are sub groups in the game. You can start as a member of a faction, or you can join one later in the RP.

    The Helstat Army- These are the members of the elite army of the Helstat Dominon. They are trained from the Age of 9 to be ruthless killers, and unfortunaly have a hard time intigrating into standard society.

    The Thieves Guild- The Thieves Guild was founded as a haven for theives and assasins alike. It later grew into a rebel organization against the Helstat Dominon. After the Revolution, it has once again become an organized Thieves Group

    The Legion- The Army of the Ataxii Empire, The legion is mostly composed of Ataxii and subjugated people. Newcomers are accepted though.

    Shaman Society- The Low Elves started this group to get others to learn more about shamans. This is where many learn how to do Alchemy and use magic.

    The Circle of Sun and Water- The Circle of Sun and Water is a group of Philosophers, Traders, Priests, Mages, and Shamans who argue that it is time to end the fighting, to end the slaugther, before the world is engulfed by anarchy and destroyed by chaos. However, they argue that sapientkind cannot be unified through wanton slaugther, that a unity forged by blood alone cannot strengthen. Instead, the nations must be shown the fruits of unity, the profit that could be made if they can just combine their skills. And to do that, they need heroes. (courtesy of Letter Bee)

    Cults- These are the religious organizarions devoted to a partucular god or lord. Their members are well endowed in magic and alchemy. The Cults can range from charitable helping organizations to disturbing and destructive organizations.

    Free Jute Society- This is a Faction that was born from the Jute Revolution. They are advocates of the Free Jute State, and are very defensive of it. They have a reputation for hatred of non-Jutes and only Jutes are allowed to Join.

    The Siwang- The Siwang are the State sponsered assasins of the High Elf Dynasty. They are quick to get the job done and do no ask questions. They rarely accept newcomers, and typically only choose High Elves.

    Dark Elves- The Dark Elves were the Black Ops agents of the Dwarven Government. They exist now in the minds of their former members. With the recent problems with the Snow Elves, they are being considered for reformation.

    Dwarven Warrior Houses- The Warrior houses of Tsuke, Itakase, Halake, and Aitseke. They are exclusive to the dwarven families of Utaske for Tsuke, Yamate for Itakase, Date for Halake, and Ukitse for Aitseke. All members are born into the Houses, but may leave if they so choose. The Warrior houses pledge feilty to the King of the Dwarven State and look over his lands as land lords and guardians.





    Vampiric Lords

    • Sigrid- Mistress of Disease
    • Miklos- Keeper of Oaths and bonds
    • Anastasia- Mistress of Lies
    • Torres- Lord of Slaughter and murder
    • Lydia- Lady of Night and Darkness
    • Tengri-Lord of power
    • Felwen- Lord of Mercy and Suicide
    • Paris- Prince of misery and suffering
    • Theodoric- Lord of Abuse amd cruelty
    • Elyla- Mistress of Domination
    • Marya- Keeper of Curses
    • Julien- Lord of Forbiden Knowledge and the Occult
    • Athis- Former lord of death and destruction (trapped in time wastes)

    Gods

    Kell- God of Time
    Ingun- Godess of the sky
    Asoka- God of Fate
    Dov- God of the earth
    Khros- God of the sea
    Terrida- Godess of Vengeance
    Olgina- Godess of Love and compasion
    Nina- Godess of Debauchery and pleasures
    Hurr- God of Art
    Wen- God of Medicine and healing
    Tor- God of Light
    Xiteb- Godess of the restful dead
    Sigdis- God of wisdom

    Children of Anastasia

    Gniss- 1st son, founder of Dwarves

    Melai- Eldest Daughter, founder of Snow Elves

    Falder- younger son, founder of Low elves

    Yola- youngest daughter, founder of high elves

    Relationships:

    The gods hold contempt for the Lords, whom they consider their greatest failures. Nina, though, has respect for them; admiring their lack of rigid order and that they only seek their own pleasures, she often visits with them and has a healthy relation with them.

    Anastasia and Elyla have an odd relationship. When Anastasia was a mortal, she encountered the dread mistress and was seduiced by her. Elyla then began to become affectionate for her, and was the one who suggested that Anastasia be made a lord rather than be exicuted.*

    Julien is the most beloved lord with all of mortal kind. He is the 2nd patron of the High Elf race, whom he fathered with Anastasia's daughter Yola. Julien is seen as one who watches over mortals and protects them from the gods and Theodorics crualty. Julien also served as Lydia's personal tutor and teacher.*


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    Dominant Combat Style: (are you a fighter, a mage, an assassin, an archer, etc.)
    Faction: (If you're in one)
    Weapons: (If you have any)
    Equipment:
    Biography:

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    I think I should put up my character now:

    Name: Aiias duxtir Poilitas
    Age: 19
    Race: Helstat
    Gender: Female
    Homeland: Helstat Dominion
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    Dominant Combat Style: Works primaraly as a Hoplite and a anti-cavalry spearman.
    Faction: Helstat Army
    Weapons:
    Steel tipped Spear
    Compound Bow with Iron Arrows
    Sword
    Equipment:
    Sheild and a bag of Army Rations.
    Biography: Aiias is a young woman who was inducted into the ranks of the Helstat Army. For three years she has given faithful service to the military and followed orders. It wasn't an easy 3 years, as she was ready for service as soon as the Jute revolt was in it's prime. She was almost killed in the Seige of Gwyndun, and after her injuries sat by and watched the city burn with her unable to do anything.

    Now she waits in the reserves as the dominion plans an inevitable war with the Free Jute State and she just waits for her time for battle. Until then, she will wait in the capital barracks and rest up until all hell breaks loose and the Jutes attack.

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    I'm thinking of joining. This role play has the delicious complication of my video games :3 if I do join i'd be a Snow Elf I shall consider it and you will have my answer within the next two hours ^W^

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    Name: Brashen Ironclad

    Age: Unknown

    Race: Parsagii

    Gender: Male

    Homeland: The Northeastern Coast

    Look: Brashen stands just under five feet tall, with the standard short, jet-black and curly hair that often characterize members of his race. His eyes are the color of milk-chocolate. He also sports a rather full and curly beard that is the same color as his hair, and covers (and puffs out from) his chin and jawline. Having spent many years doing manual labour (loading ships, working on ships, building and repairing ships), he is quite muscular. His eyes are narrow, and his face has the wrinkles of age (though his true age is a mystery), giving him a look of wisdom.

    Dominant Combat Style: Duelist

    Faction: None

    Weapon: Silver Cutlass

    Equipment:
    -Blue, white and black Captain's garb and hat.
    -Black leather boots and white duelist gloves.
    -A hickory pipe.

    Biography: Brashen grew up in a city state along the Northeastern Coast, and spent most of his growing years working at the docks. He started out loading and unloading ships, and eventually became acquainted with a few of the crews that frequented the docks. He eventually took up a position as a maintenance worker, servicing ships that had been damaged during long voyages and sea skirmishes. After gaining enough experience, and the trust of the dock foreman, he was soon entrusted with working on building projects, and eventually became the lead worker on a few very successful building projects. After many years, Brashen grew tired of being land-locked, and set to building a ship of his own. Upon its completion, he dubbed it the Iron Lady, and set out to find whatever adventure awaited him. Since his departure, he has not returned home.

    After many hearty adventures at sea, Brashen now navigates the waters, taking up odd jobs and helping wayward adventurers travel anywhere the sea prevents them from going on foot.

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    Ermm, about him having pistols....pistols have not yet been invented (gunpowder is a secret of the High Elves, who have crude musketlike guns) but other than that he's fine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grandporto View Post
    Ermm, about him having pistols....pistols have not yet been invented (gunpowder is a secret of the High Elves, who have crude musketlike guns) but other than that he's fine.
    I'll edit my post right away

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    Alright, he's accepted

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    Excellent! Thank you very much! I'll wait for the IC thread to go up

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