The Realm - Hardcore RP server! - Games

So what's a "hardcore RP". Does this mean my character has to be a metalhead, or a punk rocker?

[QUOTE=dvc;37191633]Can players be Wizards/Spellcasters?[/QUOTE] No, it is low-fantasy. You can be an enchanter though,, which I guess is sort of like a spellcaster. [editline]12th August 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Soren;37192685]So what's a "hardcore RP". Does this mean my character has to be a metalhead, or a punk rocker?[/QUOTE] Yep, we don't allow anyone listening to silly music like pop, jazz or really anything that doesn't have heavily distorted guitars and wailing vocals. It essentially means that you the player is pretty restricted in what you can do, noone can do all the things that the game allows you to do (i.e, you can be a miner and a farmer, but you can't be a miner, farmer, blacksmith, warrior, alchemist all in one) which so far has caused people to band together in small groups, where all the characters bring their own speciality to the table.

Dorri is a human who came from a village where the main trade was mining, crafting armor and tools, and masonry. As a child he was taught how to extract ore, build safe mining areas, work with stone to build, use a basic stone sword, and smith up to iron armor and tools. now after 13 years of training, on his 17th birthday he is sent away from the village for his rite of passage. He must hone his skills in these areas and come back with an diamond helmet. So now Dorri is traveling far and wide to gain the skills he needs to go home. ign- IzzoRusty

IGN:william_aalders will was in the mines one day when his village was raided fearing for his life he hid in the mines waiting when he heard nothing he left the mines and fled the village hopeing to start again in a different city with his skills as a miner

thats one hell of a sentence

IGN: Daylightbeast Reason for joining: I have been looking for a rp since the previous one i was playing died. Rp experience: i have played on at least 5 rp servers all with practically the same rules as this one Bio: Oloril Punt has never had a good life his father was a respected build/engineer of the people but was considered to be a traitor when it is thought that he ran away when the civil war broke out. When his mother found out she hung herself in shame. So the name of punt is looked down upon. because of this he was bullied all the way though his child life even the helpers at the orphanage treated him differently as if he has murdered someone and deserved to rot. but will he be able to restore respect of his name? and will he be able to find out the truth about his father, did he really run away ?

[QUOTE=Flaming_Miner;37445116]IGN:william_aalders will was in the mines one day when his village was raided fearing for his life he hid in the mines waiting when he heard nothing he left the mines and fled the village hopeing to start again in a different city with his skills as a miner[/QUOTE] 10/10 excellent use of punctuation.

is this server still up and running

IGN: fredman20 reason for joining: i love roleplay minecraft servers, and im looking for a new server to get into and play on. RP Experience: i have a large amount of experience roleplaying on servers as strict and exciting as this one sounds, ive played on around 6-7 different rp servers in the past. BIO: William sharp is an escapee from a kingdom under the name of Atheon (actual past roleplay server). He is a shop owner, who has a mysterious past life,(that is like to keep hidden, to be slowly revealed to server goers later into play). William is 26 years old. He is skilled with crafting, and is an excepional builder, (id like to keep one or two other skills of his secret; it may give away from plot). William has a basic skill of collecting resources,(collecting basic things like wood from small trees, mining no more than coal and stone, and collecting water.) PS: I really would like to join here because its such a clean looking server for roleplay, and i think i can bring some fun and exciting plot into it with other players. thanks, FredMan20

IGN: demonicsquirl RP Experience: I have never role played before I know the basics and I figured that this seems like a good place to start. BIO: Dem was borne in the kingdom of Vetronia (city name of previous server) he never new his real parents and was raised by his uncle Baren who was a man of great influence in the government of Vetronia. Baren had gotten Dem a place in the military. Dem excelled in archery and soon became the greatest archer in the Vetronian legion at the age of only 21. but after a disagreement with one of his superiors, resulting in the death of said superior, he was thrown out of the legion and disowned by his uncle for the shame he brought to him. Dem, banished from the place he called home and disowned by the only family he had left, began to journey into the great wilds. after travelling for almost 10 months and gaining many skills such as Hunting, farming and building small shelters he came across a new land it was like nothing he had ever seen before, could this be it? a fresh start, a new beginning? only time will tell. I hope you allow me to join your server I did the best i could with the Bio having no other RP experience. I am looking forward to playing.

IGN: psyho RP Name: Da'tul RP Experience: Never RP'ed on a Minecraft server however I've roleplayed in several other games (WoW, Gmod, etc) and I'm looking for a place to "settle" down so to say, regarding RP. Biography: Da'tul used to be a farmer in a foreign land, far, far away. Whilst his usual routine consisted of taking care of the crops, feeding the animals under his caretaking and maintaining his dirt hovel. Everything seemed perfect, his life being rather peaceful. That is, until his village was attacked by a group of bandits looking to conquer their village and use it as a livingspace to further their group. Da'tul managed to escape through clever use of his skills of the land, many years of farming had taught him to dig and mine through dirt and stone, in the preparation of the earth, his basic knowledge of construction allowing his to build make-shift walls of dirt to hide his movement and delay the bandits and his knowledge of the land which aided him in getting into the nearby forests to escape relatively unharmed. Now he's wandering around the neighbouring lands, trying to find a place to settle down, construct his dirt hovel again, start his farm and share his produce and knowledge with the neighbouring people. I hope the server is still going strong, and I'm looking forward to seeing the server ingame.

[QUOTE=Skeeter;37137752][B]Greetings, adventurer, to The Realm![/B] The Realm is a freeform RP server for Minecraft, meaning that the players themselves are the ones responsible for creating stories, quests and events themselves! Most quests and events are currently made by the three admins on the server (Myself and two others), but we're always looking for crafty and creative people who feel they can help contribute! The server is up 24/7, and is set up in Sweden on a 100/100 line! IP: 83.255.117.76:25565 For this server, you are required to use the the texture pack below. [url]http://www.planetminecraft.com/texture_pack/16x-beta-17_01-coterie-craft-v16-regular-upd-6302011/[/url] [B]There are a few certain rules that we enforce[/B] because we feel that it adds to the environment and feel of the server, and they are the following: PvP (Player Versus Player) is obviously allowed, as long as you have a valid reason to attack that player. The attacker may decide whether his kill is a perma-death, or if he/she wishes to just render him unconscious. Destruction of other people's property is allowed to a certain extent, as long as the player has a valid reason for doing so. [B]A valid RP skin is a must.[/B] This means no meme skins, or futuristic/sci-fi skins. The setting is medieval/low fantasy after all. Respect the admins and respect eachother. It is completely forbidden to farm ores such as iron or diamond, we do not want any power-gamers on this server who run around fully stacked with diamond armour and weapons! [B]You are not allowed to meta-game.[/B] If your character dies for a valid reason, he/she is dead and any knowledge he/she may have had is now completely lost. This means that if you die somewhere with a lot of gear, you are NOT allowed to run back and get it back. [B]You are NOT allowed to power-game![/B] Be reminded that this is a strict RP server. Writing smileys and other non-RP stuff is prohibited [B]Here's an example of both power-gaming and meta-gaming.[/B] Bob is a hunter. He has been a hunter his whole life, and is skilled with the bow, and can handle himself with a sword. He finds an abandoned mine, and notices there is iron ore still around. He can NOT mine this ore, because he is a hunter and has no knowledge on how to mine ore. If he were to still mine the ore (and later make it into ingots, and later tools) it would be considered power-gaming, because Bob is a hunter and not a miner nor a blacksmith. Sarah is a miner. She's mining iron in a shaft she has built, and is too focused on mining to notice the creeper coming up from behind her. It blows up, and she dies. Sarah decides to make a knight this time, but is still running back to the mineshaft to get her stuff. This is considered meta-gaming, because she is knowing stuff she can not possibly know about (the loot of her previous character, the miner.) We're also rather tough on how you build your things too. For instance, a 4x4 hole straight into the ground is NOT considered a mineshaft, you would have to build supporting beams to ensure that the mountain above you is not going to cave in, and houses has to be built from the ground up. Not everyone is allowed to build everything either, your character needs to have a valid reason to be able to build high walls for instance, like being a mason. [B]Whenever you create a new character, you need to write a small biography[/B] (around 50 words, preferably more but enough to at least cover why he/she can do x or y). Just post them here in this thread. Example of a good biography: Bob is 30 years old, and comes from the south. When he came of age he was drafted into the army, where he fought as a skirmisher. He managed to desert from the army, and is now looking for a new life. He's managed to live of the lands so far by both hunting and farming, sleeping beneath the stars with only a fire as a companion. This tells us a bit of backstory, and also shows us what skills bob possesses. Here's an example of a bad biography. Sarah was in the army for many years and fought as great knight and she is really strong and smart and is now hero. Short, borderline power-gaming and well, doesn't tell us anything about the character. [B]The server is whitelist[/B], so write your IGN (in-game name) and a short biography for your first character in this thread! The server is low-fantasy, so the only playable race is human. You can be from any nation however. Currently we only allow mundane characters, but if you have proven yourself as a competent roleplayer you can be awarded 'better' characters, such as lords over armies for instance. That's it. A very simple RP server for people who wants a real RP experience with other role-players. Good luck and have fun![/QUOTE] My name is Alex Corrvo. I'm a human Miner who spends his lunch break training with a sword against stone bricks. After work, me and my friends would Roleplay. I would pretend to be the Hero he saves the princess from the dragon's tower. One day while we were mining, I discovered a large cave. I didn't go tell the boss about it and instead went on in. What I didn't realize was that the path I didn't go down was full of Zombies. Zombies had infected everyone in the city and I was the only one left. I have always enjoyed a good roleplay as long as no one else was an OP jerk. I want to join because this new world sounds like a wonderful place full of new opprotunities.

ign: shuisman roleplay name: Gilderio why i want to join: because i love to role play skyrim, wow and loz stuff like that backstory: Gilderio was born a runt, small and weak. His Mother and Father complained and hated him. They beated him and almost killed him as a child. When he turned 5 he got kicked out of the house never to return again. He started wandering and he saw a dog and gave it a bone and it started following him! He decided to name it grockle. He punched a cow from the anger of being abandoned and the dog started to attack the cow and it brought him back some raw beef. He threw it back to the dog and the dog wolfed it down as fast as it could. He found some weaved string on the ground and got the sturdyest stick he could find. His uncle tuaght him how to string a bow and he did exactly what his uncle told him. Finally he killed some chickens and gathered some sticks and fastened the feathers to the sticks and he had a bow and arrows. When he turned 13 he had 20 dogs, iron dagger and a private house in a nice town. He was the most favored hunter of the district, he sold deer pelts, beaver pelts and even bear pelts. But one day he didnt return to the town. He found an rather large, gleaming stone that was very heavy and took him twice as long to get home. He put it on his shelf. As he examined it he noticed if you rub of the small layer of dirt it gleams a sapphire blue. When he turned 16 something spectaculer happened it hached into a dragon! Though very small it grew fast! it seemed to never stop two years later it was huge almost fully grown Gilderio tryed to make it leave and live in the wild but it wouldnt go. So he tie a fish to his arrow drew it back as far as he could. It flew out of town and the dragon went after it. It went rogue and destroyed the city and killed every one except 10 people. He was one of them. Taehl his best friend helped him escape with only his life! He ran to the boat that taehl was on. He was gushing blood and sevearly burned. Taehl and him rapped bandage over the cuts several times until it stop. Gilderio fainted. After that he had full body scars and was almost resistant to pain. He now hunts dragons for a living selling the hides and scales. btw i know its a bit long but i think its really good hope you exept me =)

IGN) ShidlesTheDog RP Expiriance) Never done an RP but am really but i have the basic concept and am looking foreword to starting my first one BIO) Spencer was about 4 when his villige was burnt down by a bandit clan that had bean tormenting the villige for months but after one of the villigers had killed a bandit they had gone crazy. Spencer's mother had ran away with him into the nearby forest to try to protect him and she had succeded in doing so by running to the next town over. After a couple hours had past Spencer's mother decided to go check on the villige hopping her husband was alright, when spencers mother had gotten back after finding her husband alive they came back and asked the lady that spencer had bean left with was ok. But to there dismayy the women thought for sure that the mother would not come back so she had sold him to a froup of assassins for some extra coin. Spencer had grown up in the assassins clan and was now one of the best assassins that they had ever had so they sent him of on hist first real mission. Spencer was aoly 16 at this age but could take care of himself, so he went. The mission was to infultrate a bandit camp and assassinate the leader that had bean thretening his assassin villige. The assassination went fine bit on the way out he was caught by one of the mercs. While trying to get away he had gotten an arrow shot at him that ran right across his left cheek. He went back to the villidge barley skaved to find out that the marshels men had come to the villige and they were all being arrested. Spencer's master had saw him and motioned for him to leave and he did. He had bean traveling for about 6 moths to cross the border to get to the new land. What could there be to offer himt there i guess well find out. He now goes by the name of Leaf and always weres a mask to cover up his scar from the arrow I know there are alot of spelling errors Hope you let me on am realy looking forword to this :D

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IGN-Bighead2696 Giregex has been a shutout for all of his life, growing up as an orphan on the streets, no one caring for him. It hardened him. He learned to survive by any means necessary, even stealing from the townsfolk. Living wherever the wind takes him, he has no home. No place to call his own. The only thing that he can truthfully say he owns are the clothes on his back. [editline]3rd December 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Bighead;38696314]IGN-Bighead2696 Giregex has been a shutout for all of his life, growing up as an orphan on the streets, no one caring for him. It hardened him. He learned to survive by any means necessary, even stealing from the townsfolk. Living wherever the wind takes him, he has no home. No place to call his own. The only thing that he can truthfully say he owns are the clothes on his back.[/QUOTE] Forgot to add that I never really RP much but I know how and I really enjoy it when I have the opportunity. So I decided to look for a Minecraft RP server

Got any screenshots of the server? Curious if the regulars put any effort into making nice towns or just build dirt houses where they see fit.

IGN: captianantilles (yes spelt wrong in game also) RP EXP: well i have played and had lots of fun on different rp servers and a game called spacestation 13. BIO: Doran Geirder had spent his life mainly amogsnt his nomadic caravan that traded fine wines, golden necklaces, and fruits throughout the desert regions. When he wasnt helping [B]smelt[B] the gold he learned to master the bow and to be a mediocre swordfighter. One bay when they were sleeping after leaving the glorious capital of the far south Zeitlan they were awoken to the smell of smoke as their camp was burnt to the gorund and they took everything. Whilst trying to escape with his mother a man swooped in on a horse picked er up forcefully and through her on his horse like luggage and snarled in a gravelly voice " well you look like a fine lil lady... how bout you be my reward for this raid eh?" as the man galloped away Doran attempted to chase after the man... but to no avail. The horse outmatched his speed 5:1. As soon as he thought nothing could get worse the bandits rounded up the rest of the nomads and sold them as slaves in the very place they traded the day before. As an old man who bought an apple from Doran noticed he was in there he immediately bought him. When they got to his house Doran was curious why an almost complete stranger would go through the trouble of saving him so he looked at the man sternly and said simply "Why?" as the stranger replied "you ... you remind me of my son who was killed by the same men who had captured you ... i would not let another victim like him fall into their grasp." as they stared at eachother for a while the man suddenly seemed to try and act like the conversation didnt happen the man hands him a bulky bag and says " Here" and the boy asks "what for?" their are some basic supplies in here with enough food for a week if used sparingly. Head North into lands of prosper and seek a comfortable living as i can barely support myself there is no possibility of you staying here." The boy stared at the man with relish hoping one day he might be as kind as him he finnaly is able to stutter "th-tha-thank you sir i really am in your debt is there anyway i could pay yo-" the man cuts him off " you can pay me back by making a good living for yourself in the far north. Now well then my best regards to you and hope you have safe travels" as the man turns around and starts cooking the boy stares with thankfullness when suddenly he recovers his senses and starts for the north. He travels for months but as the food ran out in a week, as the man said it would, he was lucky enough to reach the treeline before then and craft himself a bow from branches and long grass and hunt for the food required fo the rest of his journey. When he finnaly reaches a Northern town he decides he will settle here and start a living. His story is no longer recorded as where this is where it ends ... but much more may be written. [editline]9th December 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Ratzz;37150550]I never got the point of whitelists. Yeah, sure, you're preventing some greifers. However, chances are that you're missing out on a lot of good players too.[/QUOTE] Its mainly on RP servers as you dont want a dumbass on one and if people are too lazy to fill out a form they dont have a good work ethic which might equal to a lazy story also.

Id like a go. Ign: St33m Quite abit of roleplaying experience, Amateur artist, inventing my own worlds and creatures. Name: Kleer Bio: A savage and mysterious man, He survives in the dank wilds owing to his furiosity and innate knowledge and experience. He knows exactly what he wants, needs to do and where to be. He feels at home in the cold swamps, despite his aversion to armor, and even clothing. He dislikes any hole in the earth deeper than a sheltering cave since the depths of the earth terrifies him.

Yes, strict roleplay server! Let's DO THIS! IGN: nina593 Nickname: Shade Shade was a young boy who was abused constantly by his parents, due to his glowing white eyes. At six year old, they finally just left him to fend for himself. Shade was good at crafting a bow, due to secretly taking lessons from a retired hunter in the village, and quickly made himself a bow and several arrows. Now, ten years have passed, and this time he hopes that he wont be shunned for his appearance again. Note: I have very good roleplay experience, having roleplayed on a MC server before it was shut down, and playing FeralHeart, which is all based on strict roleplay.

IGN: YogiTheWise Character name: Lennard Caldwell Lennard was a son of a farmer, and when he was young he was conscripted into the army of a local lord, a profession, which would take up most of his life. He went through one war after another, showed great leadership capabilities and was even promoted to knighthood. But during all those years of war and strife Sir Caldwell did things, horrible things, things he doesn't want to talk about, and the only thing that kept him from deserting was his unwavering loyalty. When he was allowed to retire, however, he did just that. Old, battered and guilt-ridden, he decides to hang his sword and get back to his simpler farming roots. But can he escape the past? RP experience: I have played a lot of Gmod RP, would like to try some Minecraft RP for change.

IGN: lanehud Character name: Arus the Foehammer Note: I am not very good at wrighting bio's I more over develope my character after I get the jist of what the current situation is to meet the needs of the people: In my last server I was the big buisness tycoon buying out all the inns and creating the first bank unknown to the emperor it was a plot by me to overthrow him and destroy the enemy by playing both sides to gain total control.(this was approved by the server owner, but I was later banned by a recently promoted admin that did not like me and he basically silenced me so I could not speak to the owner, so everyone just thought I quit the server.) Bio: Self obsesses, Likes: Winning, Animals(because they dont talk back), deception(pretending to be something he is not to get his way), Hates: loosing, people in general, anything that talks bad about him.

IGN: Huntress_Xarria Character name: Xarria the Huntress Bio: Xarria, or to others known as Huntress, was never a very social person. She would only speak to others if necessary, and it rarely was. Most people don't notice her. She used to be part of the King's army, but now just helps watch from the castle walls. She has a dark past, but she prefers not to talk about it. She works to be sure no villains ever intrude in the castle. Is that good?

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Hi first of all let me say that this server sounds amazing! I have been searching for a strict RP server for a long time now with no luck, so i hope this server meets my expectations. IGN: xexaeh Bio: Neil is a delusional mason, stuck with the idea that he was once the king of a great kingdom. However, he seems unable to find both his people and his kingdom, but this will not prevent him from going out searching for his old kingdom from time to time. He doesn't remember his full name, but his friends has taken to calling him Neil and so this is how he thinks of himself now. Delusional as he is, Neil is still a very helpful man, and he likes chatting with every person he meets, hoping to one day meet someone who will recognize him and tell him where his kingdom is. Niel is a do-it-yourself kind of guy who likes tinkering with every item and mechanism he stumples upon, but most of the time he simply enjoys sitting back reading a book, or trying to recall his past to figure out how to get back to his kingdom. And so Niel finds himself in a new land with new people, ready to start meeting new people to hopefully discover more about his past, or maybe he will simply try to rebuild his kingdom anew. I hope the bio is decent enough, I could add more detail if you'd like, but i am trying to create this sorta strange person who noone really knows much about. For now i am looking forward to joining your server, and being part of your comunity. It sounds awesome - hopefully it is.

IGN: Zesty_Limes Character Name: Elena Cennestre Bio: Elena's early years were dull; things often are in a small northern village. With her father, she learned the basics of fishing and hunting, growing to be rather mediocre at both, never enough to impress her father. Elena father had never expected much from her, favoring her brother who seemed much more skilled than her. The majority of her time was spent with her mother, learning how to gather, preserve, and cook food; It was not a commodity in the north. In her little free time, she explored the barren snow-laden landscape that was her home. She discovered a dilapidated hut one day, with a thin trail of smoke escaping from it's chimney. Inside, an old woman lay still in a pool of red, colorful beads and braids encompassing her hair. Next to her, a grand tome sat. Impulsively, Elena grabbed the tome and ran, her brain being unable to process what she had just seen. She took the tome to her village, and began reading it. Inside the book were numerous curiosities; some might call it witchcraft. She found that with the herbs around her village, she could concoct numerous elixirs, all with varying effects. So, she forewent her studies in fishing and hunting, spending more and more of her time learning from the tome. Years later, tragedy struck; in a row with her father, Elena had stormed off to brew a potions, which had the tendency to calm her nerves. She had converted the shed behind her home into a makeshift laboratory, it's ramshackle state keeping everyone away. In her emotional distress, she had stumbled and fallen; her arms pulling two shabbily made shelves from the wall, knocking them into her cauldron. She gathered herself, realized her mistake, and ran from the shed with all her strength. A few minutes later, a ear-deafening blast could be heard. Returning to her home after deeming it safe, she looked in horror and saw that it was in flames; no doubt with her family inside. With the help of many of the townspeople, she attempted to douse the flames that consumed her home. Unfortunately, they were unsuccessful. A few days later, the village ceased their grieving and began their witch-hunt; a conflagration of that size could not have been started naturally. Unable to face her guilt, she gathered what supplies she could and fled town, vowing to never return. She took up a new identity, one that would last her a lifetime. And so she became Azret Nezar.

Yaeh this server has been dead for quite some time, sorry! :smile:

I would be interested in an RP server, but the fact of the matter is (I get this from RPing in different games in my free time for like 6 years) that something like this will only work if you get good friends that are interested in the idea and you think would live it out properly.

1. Have you even been on a Hardcore Roleplay Server before:Yes I am currently playing on HoG. 2. What can you provide the server with:A great RP experience for everyone! 3. What does OOC mean:OutOfCharacter [Its a no-no unless you use brackets!] 4. In Game and Roleplay name:IGN=Devinbolt145 RPname=Biota_Silva 5. Character's Backstory:One day in A magical new land, history was made. In fact I will just tell you..... The beginning starts with a very powerful man, His name was Evolutio Stipes. He and his wife, Aer Flos, had only one child. They did not know it but many centuries after, their child would make a decision that could change the future of The Land forever. After the Evolutio died Mundus Flamma was the leader of the house. But Mundus had a secret, one that could in the wrong hands give almost unlimited power to anyone the only one that knew his secret was the only one he could really trust, His son Biota. Biota and his father had discovered something that Evolutio had tried to keep hidden, The Arbor de Biota. (The Tree of Life) When they found out about this secret, they set out immediately to find it. With a special stone that can sense strong power of nature and let you communicate with animals and plants. After many years of traveling and searching the Fae'lif Forest, they finally just gave up and returned home. But something happened while they were gone, something horrible. Without their leader, the House of Mundus was raided and destroyed. Mundus leaves to hunt down the raiders. Once Biota is strong enough he leaves the house on a search for The Arbor de Biota. He is never successful so at the age of 700 he makes a new home out of brush and logs in the forest where he can look over the animals of nature communicating with them and healing them with his staff embued with the blue stone they used to find The Arbor de Biota. He still lives deep in the forest rarely having contact with visitors seeking knowledge of his past and sometimes seeking healing or potions. His father is rumored dead but Biota believes he is still out there somewhere. 6. Extra Information (will be helpful for other player reviewing this):Hello I am Eager to be able to RP and improve on your server! ALSO: If you require further info my skype is Devinbolt145 Have A Nice Day!

Ign: Absol24 RP experience: I've been role playing for at least four years, and have taken much time to refine my grammatical skills, (Excluding the occasional typo because that happens to everyone), and terms of realism. I want to join because: At the moment I do not have any servers on which I can role play, and this one really seems to intrigue me with it's realistic rules. (Aka, the "no meta gaming or power gaming") Bio: Etome was born to a merchant's family, whilst on the rode to the Kingdom Of Draafin. It took three years to travel from their current kingdom to Draafin, and when they approached the border, they were taken by surprise as a fleet of archers and foot-soldiers attacked. Arrows whizzed by and startled the horses, while the soldiers took the horse's hesitation and sliced straight through their reins. The horses predictably galloped away, leaving the merchants on their own. The four families that traveled with the caravan all admitted defeat and were taken captive, (along with their goods), and traveled with the soldiers to the capitol city. There they found out that a nation far north of Draafin had unleashed an attack on the kingdom, and captured many cities. These attackers of Draafin assumed the merchants were coming to help the Draafinians to fight back, even though they weren't. However, even at finding this out, they killed the merchants so they wouldn't later escape and bring help. Moreover, the attackers felt that they had to need to kill a three year old child, and being only slightly benevolent, they just sent her out onto the streets of the capitol city. Etome would wander the cold streets, adapting to their ways. She learned stealth, cunning, and patiently scratched away at the dirt with a stick, trying to turn language into letters. Eventually she did, and now, with her ability to read and write, she managed to get a job as a scribe's apprentice. By the age of nine, she had grasped on many of the concepts of life, but with this, she realized that she was not like the others. At first she could not understand why she was different, but within two years she finally understood. She acted extremely animalistic, using growling, hissing, purring, snorting and other various sounds to convey emotion or thought. The locals thought of her as some kind of witch, for this was not common. They scowled at her presence, would mock her, and some even threw objects at Etome. She grew a hatred for people. Their ignorance, their gullibility, their judgmental ways. She hated them. She hated being near them. She couldn't take this. No. This had to change. And change it did. On the night of a full moon, she gathered an unwritten book, a quill and jar of ink, a week's supply of fruit and dried meat, added them all to a leather satchel, and slipped out the window of her room. She ran through the city, using pathways and alleys she had once come to know. Her faded and vague memories still held true, and she made it to a part of the city wall where it had been repaired. Stones jutted out of place, and she used those to climb up to the top. Once there, she crept to the edge, and prepared to jump down. Wooosh! An arrow flew right by her, and she ducked, rolled, and then jumped back up to defend herself. The archer aimed again, but she took him by surprise, sprinting in a zig-zag pattern towards him. She grabbed the bow and twisted it again him, hitting him in the face with it. He was stunned, and Etome used this to knock him off the wall. She grinned slyly, admiring her victory for only a moment. She knew other archers and guards would come, so she climbed down the wall carefully, stole his cloak, and sprinted away from the city. She lived for two years in a forest before discovering an abandoned cabin. There she found a bow, quiver, several arrows, a small iron dagger, and a black leather suit, with red accents. Her old cloak had since been torn, and she left it in the cabin, putting on the suit happily. She restocked her bag with these new items, and went back into the forest. At the age of nineteen, she made a deal with a bandit. "Kill the mayor of Riikan and I'll pay you with a horse and much gold." So she did, and with her new found method of transportation, decided to go traveling. She would make several more deals like this, and found she quite liked it. She would smile slyly while giving a death blow to each person, no remorse coming from her as she watched them die. It was almost like she was living up to her old title as a "witch" or "heathen". She really was, wasn't she? She would travel for a few years, but at the age of twenty one she entered a new land. One that had not heard the name of her. They were unsuspecting, just what she wanted... (So that's my application! Reply as soon as you can.)