The Winds of the North Mk. III
Cold winds of change blow across the Norse land. It is 864A.D. by the weak Christian standards, and men from across Scandinavia are dropping their plows in favor of their father’s swords. Dragons, trolls, and stranger things are awakening from the icy sleep in the mountains, and the gods are uneasy. And now, they say a great raid is coming against the weaklings in Angle-land, and the great kings of the North are preparing to go a Viking. But many in the wild lands of the north are slow to waken to these changes. And now the wisest Bards are preaching a great prophecy; one of a epic quest on the scale that hasn’t been seen since the mythic age.
And nestled among the great mountains, in the green valleys of their father’s fathers, the small village of Jorundal is about to be awakened. Change, no matter how resisted by the village elders, is coming. The prophecy calls, and a band of young men, barely older than boys, must answer. Amongst the swirling white snow of the high mountains above their modest home, unknown to all but the Fates, they are about to hear their call. It is summer, and war is coming.
Setting
This Roleplay is set at the height of the Viking era, a year before the great invasion of England by the Three Brothers. This one will be a fair bit different from my other RP, Surge of Iron, in that it will be run on a far freer quest story set-up, than the quite restricting Historical Fiction genre. The Winds of the North is a sort of Historical Fantasy, with historical settings supplemented by mythological influences, references, and characters, particularly in the mountains of the North. And while I won’t have elves and trolls frolicking about on every corner, and dragons and dwarves in every cave, they will still have an important part in the story. Early on, action will be a bit restricted, with the characters focusing more on character development and plot than say, a kill count.
Also, another important aspect of this role-play is it has an actual plot, also unlike SoI. So while this might cramp your freedom of writing a bit, it will make the RP a lot more structured, and a lot less garbled, while producing a quite pleasing story accentuated by each player’s uniqueness.
Character Creation
Character creation will also be a fair bit more restricted as well, for the sake of the story. So sorry, no full out veterans for this RP. All players are required to be around 16 to 19, with little experience of war, battle, etc. This encourages greater character development, while reducing Ramboesque ‘take twenty arrows to the face and live’-ness. Origins are also restricted, with all the characters hailing from the small village of Jorundal, set in the midst of the mountains of Norway. As in SoI, I will determine the character’s equipment (which will likely be modest). However, besides that, participants are free to create their own characters, from family details, appearance, occupation, personality, etc.
The Application process will be much like the Surge of Iron, with first a submission with character details, and proof of role playing abilities to be reviewed by the peers before being accepted into the roleplay. Another requirement to be added is to include your time zone for future reference.
Character Basic Application:
Name: First and Last name
Basic Physical Appearance: (Hair color, eye color, weight, height, complexion)
Advanced Physical Appearance*: (Tattoos, scars, face details, etc.)
Occupation: (Most likely a Sheppard, blacksmith’s apprentice, farmer, etc.)
Family Details: (Father, Father’s occupation, Mother, wealth (try to keep it modest), social status)
Age: (Anywhere around 15 to 19)
Additional Background*: (Anything else you would like to add, like personal background, among other things)
*optional
(All above is the work of Tiberius Decimus Maximus , original starter of the role play)
My Character sheet.
Name: Bogurmathur Hjorrmandson
Basic Physical appearance: slim but has sufficient muscle mass, grayish blue eyes, long brown hair by only traces of a beard. Weights about 60 kgs, and about 1.82 meters tall.
Advanced PA: Has a birthmark in the shape of a wolf on the side of his neck, and a slightly weathered and hardened look from lifestyle. (see additional background)
Occupation: Chief's son, trains regularly but hunts and spends much free time in the wild.
Family Details: Father: Lighether, a retired warrior chief, married to Yeniskia, fifth daughter of a thane . He has one older sister and four brothers, being the second child and first born son of a fertile family. It is said that his great-grandfather was a berserkr named after his sword.
Age: almost 17
Additional Background: Son of the chief, Bogurmathur spent most of childhood learning how to wield his father's sword, fight in a shield wall, and work with weapons in general. Most of his youth was spent training for a life of leadership and battle, resulting in him having more fighting and weapon prowess then any other boy his age. An early fascination with the woods and wolves, however, garnered Bogurmathur some lessons from his father in hunting and tracking, with his first doe at the age of 11 making him an avid hunter. Bogurmathur spent his free time hunting, tracking and learning the ways of the woods, with the occasional deer, rabbit or other game providing the excuse for his pastimes. By 14 he was stalking deep in the forest on his own, with little but a bow and knife for comfort. Dispite spending more time in the woods then under his fathers's roof, he always returns two days in every week to train at arms, although his father often disapproves on how long he spends in the woods, hunting and chasing deer. However, underneath his disapproval, his father understands that the skill Bogurmathur learns on his own are as good as the ones that he could teach Bogurmathur, skills that one can only learn by experience and not by teaching. Aside from time spent hunting, he regularly attends social functions and visits outlining farms... everyone knows him, although nobody knows him too well...
Alright! Listen up!
Mk III wind of the north thread is up. Relocate all of our effects and activities to this thread. Now accepting character applications, and taking full stock of our current situation.
Note that only the character applications are wanted now, as shown above.
Thread starting progress:
Correct Number of characters :
Unconfirmed
Full Character apps for all participating characters:
Underway
Stats sheets thread made and fill:
Unable to begin until sufficient progress on the other requirements are made
