Eternal

The world has long been desolate, a faithless, broken world. The god's long since abandoned us; Death becoming a stranger. We cannot live, we cannot die, at least... in the traditional sense. every time we die, we come back, and our memories disappear. the only recount we have is that of our allies telling us what has happened. Those who are lonely have kept journals, though not entirely a reliable source of information. The only thing we all know is we must keep fighting, we must push forward. We don't know to what goal, we don't have a clear insight on the future but we keep marching towards our own strife. Maybe the Gods will some day return, the hope of those days seem grim each passing moment. Perhaps we will find a new God. Perhaps we will turn this earth to dust.

Introduction: Eternals world is a downtrodden medieval time period, the world is a remnant of its former glorious self, it has since started falling apart after the god's have left the world to rot. It is a false immortality that is across the land if you die, you are essentially reborn. You have no memories and you will forget your past. That being said if you die it is a fresh reset to your character and you can change how you want to play them upon revival, if you wish for the character to remember most things be sure to keep a journal on your character and write down things you want your character to always remember.

Types of races: you are allowed to be anything that would fit inside of the Fantasy Medieval time period, no synthetic humans or futuristic characters, no time traveller's.

Elves, orcs, demons, angels, golems, etc. You can be anything that fits inside medieval time period.

Character Creation-
Name:
Race:
Age:
Weapon(s):
Magic: (will be scarce and previously known incantations will be forgotten upon death with no way of recovery.)

Will post character later. Just wanted to to get this ready to go.

 

Name:Corvus
Race:Human
Age:23
Weapon(s): Broadsword and claymore
Magic: Anti Mage carries a silencing ward.

 

Name: Oustid
Title: Ever Magus
Race: Human
Weapons: A Rapier, 2 Trained Ether hounds, one named Ted, the other is Chevy(short for Chevalier el Untergang Guinchier.((Goo-In-Share))
Magic: Void Magic, Illusion magic, Basic Necromancy(no real dead so can necromancy really exist?)


OOC: So I kind of want to have a Memory Phylactory, would this just break the entire concept of the game? I want my character to have some pretty intense aspirations (Gaining enough power to assume the role of god, and freeing the people from their eternal torment.) But If he loses all his skills would that not be difficult to accomplish?

 

OOC: Just write it down in your characters journal, If it something important just make sure to write it, if you die, as previously stated you lose your memory, (including spells, incantations cannot be written down and are commited to the life that you are in. I am not going to make it impossible for you to not stay alive through the entirety, so it's okay. also, the point of this is that everyone is pitted against one another for the sole purpose of becoming the god of this realm. so there is a lot of ideologies that you will be going through.

 

Somewhere deep within a well overgrown forest, lay below them a bed of leaves decayed. The trees lush green, untouched by time and weather, though not the will of the creators it was a byproduct of their abandonment. Nothing can die, not even simple trees. The brush in this forest was ever present and rapidly growing, trees were strong as the day they matured, And the grass poking through what decayed leaves have fallen.

Among the quiet wildlife and rustling branches from the wind there were 2. A man and a woman.

Corvus, sit leaned over keeping himself warm from the fire that sit in front of them, perimeter secured, 1 of many silencing wards stay around Corvus and Elora, no mage enter, nor cast spell into the active area. Corvus look toward Elora and started

"I hope the feeling of being silenced isn't one of overwhelming defeat, be certain it's not lack of trust for you. It is lack of trust for those around us. I'll not take a risk of a dying to magus, although... Without the god's it isn't so simple as life and death anymore, it is a much more convoluted idea. Though I've never experienced it, I don't plan on experiencing it anytime soon."

On the fire roasts a rabbit that was hunted, skinned, and gutted. Fresh prey and quick food to keep energy flowing to keep moving. Before it burn Corvus removed a finely cooked rabbit from the fire and placed it on a stump close by.

"Eat your share, I prefer not to stay in one place for too long. I would rather be an inconvenience to find, than a free kill."

Corvus become silent as he wait and listen for any intruder

 

"It's not you I don't trust, though regardless of our history I am rather cautious, Even being disguised someone could stumble their way into our camp. It is easier for me to listen. Besides my survival instinct is much stronger than my recklessness."

Corvus grabbed what scraps were left and quickly put them down, What little bones were left over from his meal he put into a pouch to save for marrow if ever needed.

"You should get some rest, Elora. We have a long trip ahead of us tomorrow, I'll stay awake for the night as we usually do. Come morning you'll be free to cast spells..." He paused and briefly looked at Elora

"You aren't in debt to me. If you are ever to decide to split ways I will not hold any grudges. You owe me nothing and I have appreciated your companionship on this long journey."

 

It starts softly, faintly the sound of old music, The sound continues to build like a passing car.

Spoiler

the music you hear at first

it grows, and eventually begins to get quieter as though the source is leaving.

Right as it seems the music was about to be too fade away The music starts coming directly towards the camp.

OOC: I am stopping here in case you wanted to set something up.

 

Ooc: are your 2 ether hounds summoned currently? @Spyton

 

OOC: Sorry for the long wait, Somestuff was keeping me from posting.The Ether hounds are bound to the world, I do not summon them they are just loyal. That being said I could probably pull them from location to location through magic as though I was summoning them.

If you wait/look/investigate before he arrives.

Tthe ether hounds seem to be leading a man towards your camp, slowly sniffing their way to you. The ether hounds are large some what pale in comparison to their standard counterparts. The one named Ted looks like a Doberman Pinscher, and is about 30% larger than an average doberman. Chevy Is a mutt, with prominent German Shepard markings, again roughly the same size bigger as Ted. Both of them have an energy around them manifesting as blue, with an occasional black streak.

The man they are leading looks like he has seen better days, his cloths are tattered and frayed, the bottom of his jeans torn, and the waist rim has multiple spots where it looks like chunks had been ripped out, most likely due to the suspenders you can see holding them up. His boots have obvious marks and scars, and look almost ancient. His shirt has tiny holes all around the front, and the sleeves seem to be coming apart as well. On his shoulders you can see the source of the music a massive 1980s

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the music has also changed

The man seems to be completely lost in thought mindlessly following the hounds as they guide him towards the unknown. If you can see magic you would sense an aura somewhat like static surrounding him and the entire area around him.

 

Name: Willow
Age: 11
Race: a fey spirit living in a willow tree
Weapons: an old lantern possibly made from wood but has the properties of wrought iron
Magic: has some illusion spells and the flame in the lantern cannot be extinguished. She is able to cause travelers to lose their sense of direction.

The young girl sat at the base of an old willow tree with a lantern in her lamp. As the sun set the small flame in her lantern became the only light on the shore of the small lake. The girl mumbled to the lantern she held close and the flame flickered as if in response. With a small smile that could be interpreted as mischievous or predatory she got up and wandered into the darkness of the forest.

The crackling of a fire and the dancing light caught her eye as she walked. As she spied on the two figures sitting by the campfire the sound of music came to her ears and the sound of a man and two dogs moving nearby her hiding spot. Her smile grew to show her teeth as the lantern's flame increased in brightness. A trail of small flickering lights appeared leading off into the dark forest.

 

Corvus quickly stood, stomped out the fire, walked over and picked up the silencing ward, though it seemed to be as though it would weaken his defenses it was to bolster them. he turned his head to Elora and drew his broadsword, though it seemed as though he was taking an aggressive stance it was far from it.

"You're free to use spells, I don't trust the man who lacks the care to pay attention." walking to the side of the log he was resting on, he grabbed a hold of his claymore and quickly strapped it to his back. "If he stops here, don't let him continue without stating his intentions."

 

The hounds seem to be leading Oustid directly to your camp, and it is not long before they stop maybe 200~250 feet away.

They bay and howl for about 2 seconds, and the music stops.

The man speaks loudly
"Hey I know some one is over there.... Now Either you are hostile and want to fight, or you are friendly and willing to get along peacefully."

You may notice the voice seems to be about the same loudness as the music was before it stops

The Man stands there with one of his arms holding off to the side to show he has no weapon drawn, his rapier is on the side that is holding the boombox on his shoulder, Both of the hounds sitting staring, Ted stares Directly at Corvus, while Chevy stares at Elora through the musky night forest air.

"To be honest I have been walking all day, I would appreciate a response pretty fast."

OOC: That is not a pressure on you guys to respond fast, but the character's disposition.

 

Corvus, heeded the mans words, and continued forth. He kept his grip on his broadsword, Regardless of potential hostility he pressed forward, as Eloras magical aura faded, outsid's became more apparent. Not quite overpowering but notocably strong.

"Lower your hand, and respond only to my questions, mage." He kept one hand at the ready and the other to silence if need be. "I'd be a fool if I thought there was no way to be harmed by an unarmed man... Now, simple questions where are you headed and why? I'm short on sleep and patience so don't be coy".

Corvus was hoping if things went south Elora would root the hounds.

"I mean no harm if you can answer properly."

 

"Unarmed? I have two arms." The man says with a smile, seeing a sour response he stalls for just a second, the hand settles down to his side

"To be honest I don't know where I am going, I just woke up in this forest after staying a night in an inn off the side of Mooncat Road.
"In retrospect I guess I should have noticed something was up when I noticed that there were no other customers...."
He starts trailing off slightly here mumbling something about barmaids with whiskers but it is low and obviously lacking any real effort. After about 2-3 seconds of that he returns back to you
"You two are actually the first people I have seen since I woke up. And I was hoping you might be willing to help?"

 

As the vines spring up around the dogs, they simply sit still, completely disregarding the branches that collar them. Their magical aura slowly seeping into the plants, corrupting it from a natural magic into a more fey one. What effect it will have who may know?

The man simply stands there "The who now?" He stops and rubs his chin as if in thought. "That glowing thing?" He quickly points to his side, a little bit off target* "That thing was here before I got here.... You mean you did not notice it before? Man you should pay attention to your surroundings." *he simply stays put waiting for a response from either party.