The village outside our walls has always been a problem. They’ve always been monsters—literally, there are monster out there—but they went too far when they killed the former King. Thank goodness His Majesty’s son took the throne. Thank heavens he’s punishing those lowlifes out there. The day can’t come fast enough when they’re all eradicated. The world will truly be a safer place. Long live the King!


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My village is a small one, located just outside the main city walls. A small town of thieves and murderers and outcasts living in the shadow of the King’s castle and the King’s city and the King’s wall. We are nothing. At least, that’s how it used to be. Two years ago, the evil really started consuming our town. The blood really started flowing through the streets, creating puddles that children splash in as if they were made of rain. It became common, really, the violence. One year later, the King was poisoned. Killed by an unknown hand. That left his only son to assume the crown and the throne and the title of Your Highness. That left us all with a cruel and tyrannical and downright evil ruler. And this is coming from one in the town of murderers, mind you. If I say he’s bad, he’s really bad.

We used to be nobody. Nobody. Everyone left us to bleed as we pleased. But after the King was replaced by his son and his son grew fascinated with revenge, we became a very important somebody. We became a town of prime suspects. And every day we feel the consequences of this title. He toys with us. We amuse him. We stain the streets red with the aid of his hand. The cunning bastard. I personally believe it’s not out of revenge he does it… I think the assassination is just a sick excuse to justify his horrifying pleasures. But what does it matter what in hell I think?

You know, I should clarify. We aren’t all murders and thieves in the town of Sacrim. Honestly, we aren’t all bad. But when you walk the streets, everyone looks guilty. Everyone looks over their shoulder as though they’re running from the law. Why? The King. Everyone’s after the King’s head, but he’s a cunning bastard. I’ve never seen one so innately quick-witted. He fools us all. You open the door for the baker’s apprentice, or loan a dime to the hobo on the street, or stop to rob a man—you do any of that, you take any such mundane risk, and it might not be the apprentice or the hobo or the unsuspecting victim. It might be the King in disguise, waiting to stab you in the back. If you’re lucky, that is. The unlucky get overpowered and dragged into the city, where they’re never seen again. Locked in dungeons. Tortured. Publically executed. Toyed with. Challenged with impossible tasks—where the stake is their life. Enslaved. God knows what the hell happens to them. And it could happen to anybody. You never know where the King is hiding. You never know if you’re his target or if it’s the day he’s here. You never know, and it kills us all with paranoia. Yet, even so, all we can do is keep our heads down and mutter, “Long live the King.” Long live the King, indeed…




Well, I honestly don’t know much about this one. He could be a guy, or she could be a girl. I’ve no idea. All I know is it’s his job to kill people. I’d imagine she’s a pretty cold person, always calm and void of emotion… or perhaps he’s a hothead overflowing with passion. Maybe she enjoys killing. Or maybe he doesn’t. All I know is the assassin is an assassin and a bounty hunter, and I’ve never seen his or her or its face. Or any part of them. I haven’t really even heard stories… They could be a completely maniacal joker for all I know. A total fool who happens to be good at slicing and dicing. Who knows…

(I would kind of like to be this one, so...)
The daughter of the only priest in Sacrim, she lives in the church and often converts it into a hospital of sorts. Wounded come to her door and she rarely turns them away, even with the threat of opening one’s door to strangers. She’s incredibly skilled in both traditional medicine and chakra healing—that is, seemingly magical healing, for those idiots who don’t know. She’s kindhearted and hates injustice and suffering. But, at the same time, she grew up in a bad town and knows how to be cruel. She has killed before and will show no mercy to those who earn her hate. She doesn’t believe in second chances, not at all, but she often gives them. Her heart is so pure she unwittingly accepts even those she hates—though it causes one hell of an inner conflict. Her mind is almost a match for the King’s, though she often hides her true personality behind false ones. It’s also notable she’s the only healer outside the wall for miles. She’s even treated the King—that is, the prince—when he was younger, as she’s known medicine since the age of 7. (she’s like a medical prodigy or something)


Violent, moody, set on revenge, enjoys others’ pain and punishment, an asshole, selfish, twisted and dark personality… Does he actually HAVE any good qualities? Well, though many don’t know or simply don’t want to admit it, he does possess some admirable qualities. Yes, he’s hated by most, (okay, all) but the prince is brilliantly cunning. He’s a smooth talker, easily escapes trivial attempts on his life, and always wins. What? The guy is an amazing strategist, and no one has ever trumped his mind or caught him by surprise or managed to lie to him successfully… hence, he always wins. It’s a real pain, actually. Anyway. He’s not too bad a looker, either, and has generous physical strength. So people don’t get the pleasure of calling him ugly and overpowering him is a no-go for most. Damn him.


The librarian’s son. Though, rumor is he’s orphaned now. He lives inside the wall, in the King’s city, running his father’s library. It’s the biggest library around. The King’s record keepers keep their records there. It’s a big deal, I guess… like it’s the official royal library or something. I don’t know much about the bookkeeper, either… Just that he’s a really quiet guy (really, he doesn’t talk much) and he sometimes acts as a messenger or a record keeper for the King. I’d imagine he’s pretty serious but who knows, really. People seem to think he has some dark secret—like he’s a demon child the librarian adopted (Well, the librarian never did have a wife…) and that he killed his adoptive father and whatnot. It’s probably just a load of bull. But, I do think he has some story or secret… I’m not sure why. Maybe his silence puts me on edge.


The thief, huh? I actually know a thing or two about her. She started off small time, as a child, out of pure necessity and family pride. She comes from a long line of thieves, each outdoing the ones who came before them. As she grew older her scores went from small articles such as wallets and loves of bread to jewelry and heirlooms and eventually stuff inside the wall. None of us really liked her, or her family, but we stopped caring once she moved on from stealing in Sacrim and went to the wall. Rumor has it she’s even stolen from the King’s castle itself. Honestly, we all secretly root for and worry about her. Some kind of passive-aggressive sentiment I suppose. She’s an outgoing and gorgeous girl—she knows how to use her curves to her advantage and, though not astoundingly brilliant, is witty enough to fool most men. Women, I suppose she’s have a harder time with, but I imagine that’s what blades are for. I’d best describe her as a fox, sneaky and audacious. Whimsical even.


Honestly, no one really knows much about him. There’s a reason he’s called the silent killer—it’s obviously because he kills people. Silently. I’m guessing everyone who sees him ends up dead. Maybe that’s another reason for the name—everyone who sees him is silenced. Heh. Who knows who or what he is. I always wondered if he was just a legend or if he really is real… and if he is, what does he look like? A monster? A halfman? A regular guy? IS HE EVEN A GUY? Does he have fangs—claws? Seven eyes? Is he human? Is he a demon? Is he the devil himself? (No, actually, I always liked to think the King was the devil…) So many questions… not a single answer. (Whoever gets this charrie gets to play around a bit with total freedom. Be creative, you can make a completely badass backstory engendering tons of inner and outer conflict. Be a badass.)




I'm going to keep this brief--and you'd better read every word of it. Or else...

AFTERTHOUGHT: adding this in right here. I'm a completely--well, mostly--nice person! Direct any questions you have to me and I'll GLADLY answer them. NO JOKE. Just send me a line via thread reply or chat or PM. ^^

1. This is to be a good, quality roleplay. You should have some experience roleplaying. I'm not asking for 5 years--I'm not even asking for one--but you should know the ropes and feel you aren't a novice. I will check any RPs you have participated in on this site, and I will reject people wo don't measure up. If you don't have any post examples on this site, I'll go by how well you make your character. So make a good backstory and everything. If you want to provide a link to an RP on another site or something, that's fine too.

2. This will be written in third person. Post length will be anywhere from 200ish words to 3,000. I advise AGAINST powerplaying, so shorter posts will be necessary at times, but if you need a loner post that's just peachy as well. I tend to average about 1,000-1,200ish. Use spellcheck, proofread, and be literate.

3. I prefer REAL pictures of REAL people for characters--no anime pics. You absolutely have to have a 100x100 avatar pic as well. It's my pet peeve to see the mysterious question mark face. Honestly, I think lower of you if you do that. You CAN have animated art supplements, in addition to your real picture. But they mustn't be blurry or otherwise crappy. DeviantART has some good artists and everything...really, there are some amazing people.

4. Make your character REALLY good. ESPECIALLY the prince (king) and the "I don't know much about this person" types. The Prince is the most important character, really, and I'd like to make sure he's played well. The others are just a wasted opportunity if they're not awesome. I mean, roleplay is all about characters in my opinion.

5. Stir up all the drama you like. You don't have to conference ahead of time. But, it's always good to talk with the other RPers about events and plots. Lets all become friends here. You can make side characters to correspond with your character's story/backstory and move things along or interact with other characters. Oh, and you can injure and kill people off. Even without their permission. But, there's a catch if you kill them. I'll explain it later, should someone decide to kill another.

6. Have common decency. Try not to ditch. If you do ditch, tell us and let us kill of your characters properly. The king is not allowed to ditch at all, ever. I expect at least 3-4 posts a week. Okay? Daily posts are great, but 3-4 a week is good. You're also allowed to go back and forth with a person for 10 pages in one day. The others can suck it up and get a recap or read it themselves.

7. Swearing is encouraged. Drop the F-bomb for all I care. I swear a lot, so please join me. Romance is encouraged. Betrayal is encouraged. I greatly encourage you all to exchange secret details in chat, and then literally betray each other with this secret knowledge. Fuck everyone. Especially if you're the king. Don't be afraid to be an asshole! (You're character--don't be an asshole yourself -_-")

I'd say that's it for now. Oh--make sure you reserve. It isn't exactly first come first serve, but reserving can help everyone out. So do it. Include a random meme or picture in your reservation post, as a password for reading the rules. If you do not have the password, you will be ignored. You will be shunned with no second chances. Of course, if you're reading this, you have nothing to worry about. If you are not reading this, you also have nothing to worry about, because you know nothing of the shunning... you will be caught unsuspecting. If you can't put in a picture for some weird reason, put the word picture. Like so: *picture*

If you don't do that, include a completely unrelated and obvious lie in your post. "Hey, can I reserve role #__? Oh, by the way, I eat kittens in my sleep. They taste like chicken. Hakuna Matata."

If you include both passwords, well, then you're an overachiever and I will be impressed. Probably.



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