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To Sail The Seven Seas

Welcome; if you have received this, you have agreed to be hired as a crew member of my ship, The Dragon's Knave. Assuming you are receiving this in good health, we shall depart in three days from Giule, the main port city of the empire Yave.

You are expected to be on board with your belongings at 0900 sharp; if you are late, we will cast off without you (unless you're the cook), because you really aren't that important. I won't lie to you; this will be a dangerous journey. There are many risks associated, including piracy, drowning, starvation, storms, food poisoning, and disease. It doesn't matter; you agreed to this, therefore you must not complain.

Your quarters are small and confined, in the center of the ship. You should only bring with you a few sets of clothing and your weaponry. It can be dangerous on the high seas, so I would advise bringing both a sword and a musket, should you have them.

The ship is relatively small, compared to some of the vessels out there. Our cargo will be stored in the hold below the deck; if you are found in the hold, you will be imprisoned for the duration of the journey and executed upon our arrival on dry land.

As for your payment, this will be a percentage of our trip's profit; this will be given to you upon arrival back at Giule.

Sincerely,
Captain Johannus Clark

Story

You are a mercenary, a chef, a sailor down on your luck, a warrior. You are a person. It doesn't matter, once you're on board The Dragon's Knave. This ship, complete with the mysterious Captain Johannus Clark, is your new home, and the high seas is your new life.

Each member of the crew has a different secret, a different past, and a different reason for leaving it all behind to go on this journey, which will take the crew from the kingdom of Yave to Firndina and back, toting a shipful of valuable goods and gold. Of course, they're not as willing to share their past as others are, and you'll have to take the time to discover what it is about them that makes them tick.

This trip should take several months of your lives, and it is risky business. And not just because death is such a real possibility; the profit itself depends on your travels. It is possible that you could gain nothing from your hard work and pain.



Information

The roleplay will be set in a world equivalent to 17th century Europe, called Drakoon. For the equivalent, you can say that Yave is roughly Spain and Firndina is India. There is the land of Heathos, which is basically Africa. Also, there is the enemy kingdom of Gordon which is competing to travel the world.

This is not intended to be a short roleplay; you will have to stick it out to the end. If you must quit, we can easily just have your character die in an accident. Likewise, if you want to join midway through, just claim that your character is from an upcoming port, or that they are a castaway and we'll take them in.

For the sake of roleplaying with some added interest, the society of Yave is more equivalent than that of the Exploration Age. Women, while not respected as fully as in other societies, are permitted to be mercenaries and sailors and such. It is expected that some of the crew will be women.



Rules

1. I am the GM. Blah. It's sad that I have to add this, but this means please don't waste my time by talking back I don't accept your character. I have my reasons, and I'll only tell you if you ask really nicely.
2. No Godmoding.
3. Creativity is great.
4. For this RP, you may only play one character. (PM me if you want more than one, and we'll talk). An unlimited number of people can join, and at any time. But if we're already a long ways into the RP, you may have to ask and/or wait for an opening in the plot.
5. Do not play someone who is OP'd. Your character can be a genius shot or navigator or thief, but he can't be all three.
6. Interesting characters are key; create a traitor! Someone who's seasick! Someone who has some embarrassing secret. They can't all be running away from reminders of dead lovers or people who want to kill them.
7. Romance? Allowed, but don't get explicit.
8. Same on violence and cursing. Keep it moderate. I know that this is an RP about sailing, but I don't want to feel like clawing my eyes out at explicit material.
9. Post characters in the tab, even though I'll be using the forums for the IC. If I haven't RPd with you in a while, I'd like you to PM me a recent sample post. Or, if you don't have a good one, an introductory post!
10. Please read about the accepted characters; I will not be accepting duplicates.
11. Let me know if you're leaving town, or just leaving the RP.
12. If you don't post within two weeks of your previous post, I will declare you officially out of the RP, and your character will be NPC'd, most likely resulting in character death.
13. Post length should be at least three decent-sized paragraphs; if I accept you, that means I trust you. Don't break that.
14. Post whenever you start to get that guilty feeling in your gut, telling you that perhaps you oughta post. You figure out what that means.



Characters and Applications

To apply for this roleplay, please copy and paste the following character sheet into the Descriptions section of the site character sheet! While I will accept most any character submitted, I will need all the information in its proper place. Also, I like pretty things, and this sheet is pretty. :)

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[font=tempus sans][u][color=#004080]Basic Information[/color][/u]

[i]Name[/i]:
[i]Age[/i]:
[i]Sex[/i]:
[i]On-Ship Job[/i]:
[i]Appearance[/i]: (I would like a description, even if you have a picture)


[u][color=#004080]Personality[/color][/u]

[i]Personality[/i]:

[i]Virtues[/i]: (These two are to list out personality traits, basically)
[i]Vices[/i]:

[i]Skills[/i]:

[i]Secrets[/i]:

[i]Equipment[/i]:


[u][color=#004080]Past[/color][/u]

[i]Reason for Leaving[/i]:

[i]History[/i]: [/font]

Johannus Clark - Captain - played by Hurricane
Neil Lachlan - First Mate - played by Ironbrow
Levina "Lightning Bolt" Diehart - Quarter Master - played by Broken&Shattered

Amelia "Amy" Sarantine - Cook - played by Dreamalot106
Olivia Tucker - Doctor - played by mummydove
Tanwen Kendrick - Doctor's Assistant / Bard - played by Phoenixrisen
Edwin Heaton - Navigator - played by dreamtheaterem
Zachary Thames - Midshipman - played by Ziddie
Jones "Gull" Seagull - Lookout - played by Ark Reahver
Nogond Sword - Lookout - played by Nogond
Gilliana "Gilly" Farweather - Rigger - played by Averagebear
"Powder-Keg" Charlie - Gunner - played by LDSJediMaster
Xenyua Haren - Engineer - played by Iyasumi
Paragon "Tinker" Whitfield - Carpenter - played by Yonbibuns
Kei Yukimura - Boatswain - played by BleedingCrimson
Kata'lenah Faetarah - Mercenary Fighter - played by Vio-Lance
Julio Sones - Sailor - played by almostinsane
Edward Lovecraft - Sailor - played by Kowalski1968
Jade - Passenger - played by Tempest

William Fredrickson - Captain of an Imperial ship - played by Tempest

Any and all positions accepted!

Rules

1. I am the GM. Blah. It's sad that I have to add this, but this means please don't waste my time by talking back I don't accept your character. I have my reasons, and I'll only tell you if you ask really nicely.
2. No Godmoding.
3. Creativity is great.
4. For this RP, you may only play one character. (PM me if you want more than one, and we'll talk). An unlimited number of people can join, and at any time. But if we're already a long ways into the RP, you may have to ask and/or wait for an opening in the plot.
5. Do not play someone who is OP'd. Your character can be a genius shot or navigator or thief, but he can't be all three.
6. Interesting characters are key; create a traitor! Someone who's seasick! Someone who has some embarrassing secret. They can't all be running away from reminders of dead lovers or people who want to kill them.
7. Romance? Allowed, but don't get explicit.
8. Same on violence and cursing. Keep it moderate. I know that this is an RP about sailing, but I don't want to feel like clawing my eyes out at explicit material.
9. Post characters in the tab, even though I'll be using the forums for the IC. If I haven't RPd with you in a while, I'd like you to PM me a recent sample post. Or, if you don't have a good one, an introductory post!
10. Please read about the accepted characters; I will not be accepting duplicates.
11. Let me know if you're leaving town, or just leaving the RP.
12. If you don't post within two weeks of your previous post, I will declare you officially out of the RP, and your character will be NPC'd, most likely resulting in character death.
13. Post length should be at least three decent-sized paragraphs; if I accept you, that means I trust you. Don't break that.
14. Post whenever you start to get that guilty feeling in your gut, telling you that perhaps you oughta post. You figure out what that means.

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