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It is 4000 years before our time. Babylon is a blooming empire and a land full of adventure. Though the land might soon be in chaos. The priestess of Ur saw it in a vision. She believes some people might disturb the balance in the lands of Babylon. People of magic. They wield something the people of Babylon havent seen before. The priestess and the king fear it because they believe it is dangerous. The priest of a village in the west believes it is a good sign. The king killed innocent people believing they were sorcerers but what the didnt know was that it would be after their time.

80 years later, a group of adventurers will emerge being the true descendants of the gods, willing to form a new territory, make it their land and find their past and their truth. The will be known as the highblooded. They will be simple peons which will ascend to warriors and sorcerers of great power.

Plot: You are a simple villager who will recieve a vision, notice strange happenings and etc. You will find friends and go on an adventure which will change your life forever.
(this is an alternate timeline of the times of Babylon)

Gods and their powers:

Bel´ur or (bab.) Marduk: Lord deity, god of fire, bearers can summon minions that get stronger with the power of the summoner, bearer can use fire

Ishara or Ishtar: Lady deity, goddess of fertility, love and war, bearers can charm and summon one warrior, bearers are good at close combat

Apzu/Enki: Water deity, god of water. Bearers can control water, extract it from objects and walk over it. Bearers are very good swimmers

Tiamat: Storm deity, goddess of sea and wind, Bearers can control air and use it as a weapon. Bearers are good archers

Mummu: Craftsman god, bearers are good smiths and can form metal at their will. Bearer are good Axemen

Ki: Earth goddess, bearers create minions of earth and control soil, bearers are good at hand to hand and spears

Anshar: Sky god, bearers are able to sprout wings, control lightning and are good at archery.

Rules: No godmodding

Char sheet:

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Appearance:
God:
Weapon of choice:
Sexuality:
Personality:
Background:


Name: Shab-usur, Adu-annaki (nickname is Annaki)
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Appearance: Image
God: Marduk
Weapon of choice: http://www.artsales.com/images/Bronze_S ... 000BCE.jpg Bronze sword
Sexuality: Bi (like many babylonians at that time)
Personality: Friendly, rightious, takes care of problems, doesnt like to be controlled
Background: Annaki lives in a village called Adad-ummu south of the city Uruk. She is a makes money in fishing and fixing huts. With her money she already bought a bronze sword. She is part of the village militia and practices sword fighting daily. She honors Marduk and Ki at the ziggurat in Uruk once a month. She seems to live a normal except that there are only a few girls who wish to be soldiers.
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Aniihya
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Are you still planning on doing this one? I'd like to know before I post a character. :)
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AcaciaAvenue
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It doesnt say closed so you can make a character
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Aniihya
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Name:Erlia
Age:17
Gender:female
Appearance:Image
*that was the best pic I could find*
God:Tiamat
Weapon of choice:Wields axes and is masterful with her bow
Sexuality:straight
Personality:kind and very forgiving. Loves children, and would risk her life to save anyone.
Background: She has been very famous in the bablyon city, working amonst male soldiers and riding with them into battle. Her mother hates her because so many of the men praise her and love to work with her. She believes women belong in the kitchen away from the war, to be protected by the man. Her two sisters down her on it as well. Her father believes in her, and is the only one in her family who does. He believes his daughter is a goddess or higher-than-human being. She loves her father very much and has learned everything from him.
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"Forget the others. Let's fall into our own world. Let's drown in ourselves."
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Litria Death
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Name: Ia, Ninsunu
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Appearance: Ia has a petite stature - she is rahter short compared to her peers, and has a slim yet somewhat muscular body. Her skin is olive coloured, and it is clear that she spends long intervals of time under the sun. She has a sharp, angular face with high cheek bones and a straight, pointy nose; these features make her appear rather bad tempered. Her eyes, surrounded by dark lashes, rarely give away her true emotions. Her hair is curly and black. She never wears ornaments, and does not wear expensive dresses.
God: Enki
Weapon of choice: As she cannot afford anything else, the bronze sickle she uses for reed cutting.
Sexuality: Bisexual
Personality: Ia is often described as the quiet type who likes to observe those around her. Although most of the time she is gentle, she may speak sharply when irritated. Those close to her often feel that although Ia can be very kind and warm at times, it seems as though she always puts an invisible barrier between herself and those around her. She does not enjoy talking about herself. Although she can act selfishly at times, she rarely tries to hurt those around her on purpose.
Background: Ia was raised in Eridu, which had become very small by the late 3rd century BCE. She had spent her childhood helping her mother with the housework and her father with reed cutting and fishing in the marshlands. (Due to this, she has knowledge of how to cut reeds efficiently, how to fish, swimming and how to use reed boats.) However, due to the increasing economic difficulties, her father decided to move to Uruk, where his brother was working. She has been living in the outskirts of Uruk since she was twelve, helping her father with her siblings on the farmlands.
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Suzumebachi
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Ok you are accepted X3.
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Aniihya
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..So, when do we begin? Or are we waiting for more players?
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Suzumebachi
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I will make a IC soon..
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Aniihya
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Am I accepted too?

My pic is kind of lame, though. I would like her better if she were in armor. ;3
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Litria Death
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Name: Natahna (No nickname)
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Appearance: Image
God: Anshar
Weapon of choice: Bow & Arrow / Daggar.
Sexuality: Bi
Personality: She's not afraid of anyone, and even if she is she doesn't show it. When people first meet her they don't exactly fall in love with her... well they think she's a bitch pretty much.
She doesn't take crap from anyone or anything, and doesn't let anything stand in her way.
People think of her as that girl you better stay the F^ck away from or she'll rip your soul apart (Which she maybe would do if you pissed her off enough) She has a low temper and knows when to back down, well only if people she love are involved.
Background: She had grown up alone and had to take care of her sister and herself, her little sister who would be four today was murdered when Natahna was 16, she watched as a man murdered her sister right infront of Natahna, he stabbed her sister multiple times in the chest. From there Natahna was completely on her own and grew insane for a month, but after that had stopped entertaining her she went completely sane. Almost too sane, She murdered people who dared to try something (Rape, Murder, beatings, Etc).

TY i can change something if i messed up <3 <3 <3
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UrGFfakesit
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Litria Death wrote:Am I accepted too?

My pic is kind of lame, though. I would like her better if she were in armor. ;3


I think the picture is fine.. ^^ (And plus, I don't think they used armour. At least, I haven't seen any in reliefs so far.)
Edit: (At least not in metal.)
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Suzumebachi
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Yes Litria is accepted too and UrGF is accepted.
Note: Babylonians had armor, most of it was leather though, some officers even wore bronze plating.
addition: If you want to change gods than I will add Erishkigal the death goddess.
IC link: blood-the-ancestors-t29283.html
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Aniihya
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i'll try to get you another pic by tonight, it will most likely look like meh character now :P!
but i g2g get ready for school now bbl :[.
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UrGFfakesit
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..I'm not sure. I've looked it up on the internet, but there's no information about armour during the Old Babylonian Period. I'll check out some books later to see.. The bronze plating is plausible, especially as ceremonial clothing, but if leather armour was used, I think the best information would be coming from reliefs, but...hm. (Please don't get me wrong; this was a subject I had never thought about before, but now I'm really curious. It's possible that I'm wrong, as I do not know too much on the subject.)
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Suzumebachi
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They had armor but it was mostly just shoulder padding and sometimes just a cuirass.
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Aniihya
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I'd like to join too, but I don't have enough time to post a real bio. I'm sorry! I'll get back as soon as I can and I'd like Ki if possible; thank you.
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Applepoisoneer
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Yeah you can join. You just need to make a bio.
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Aniihya
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Name: Kahjitah *pronounced Ka-ti-ya* Sabeen
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Appearance:
http://www.crestock.com/images/350000-3 ... 06-xxs.jpg
God: Ki
Weapon of choice: Broad sword
Sexuality:
Personality: bi
Background; She came from a poor family who worked fields for their daily bread. At the age of 16, she became a prostitute in 'Babylon's massive red-light district (I don't know what they called it). It was there that she discovered her faith and found Ki, who became a staple of her everyday thoughts. Over time, it became apparent that she had a knack for manipulating things to grow, and she figured it was from her heratidge as a farmer; however this was not the case. She grew weary of the sites and sounds of her village and came with a caravan to Babylon for more work and a better chance at making enough to stay alive.

HA! FINALLY DONE!
Last edited by Applepoisoneer on Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:33 am, edited 2 times in total.
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Applepoisoneer
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Thank you... I have very limited knowledge of the Bablyonians. ;3

I'll write my side as soon as I can. I am usually busy during the week.
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Litria Death
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hey guys , sorry im not on alot. i have school and my friends love me so >_>
alright. im ready to start tonight untill 8pm this time :PP
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UrGFfakesit
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