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The year is 28 AE (Age of the Empire) and there seems to be peace over the land...

It has been twenty-eight years since the Valorisan Imperial Navy spread the emperor's message of enlightenment throughout the known world, even to the shores of Evera. The Emperor Tynelus had had a vision to bring to the world a higher order of peace. He wanted to stop the grievous crimes happening all over because there was no justice and no proper law. When the Empire came to Evera there was some unrest and fear but many followed the benevolent Emperor Tynelus and his vision. The Empire grew and with it, the economy. With its message of peace came new technology also. The Valorisans had engineered an airship run by elemental power. This made travel across the Empire much easier and new trade commenced. Things were going well.

Well, mostly. One fateful day, Tynelus fell ill and died mysteriously soon after. Tynelus had a fanatical son named, Tynes, who claimed the throne immediately following his father’s death. He took his fathers vision for Valorisa and perverted it. Now, even a mere slip of the tongue or gossip could send you to jail, or even get you killed if the Magistrate was in a mood. You had to watch every move you made and every word you said. Even the nobility was not safe, and being in the heart of the Empire had to tread even more carefully. Folk living in the outskirts of the Empire or in farther regions had it much easier. They didn’t have to worry about an Imperial guard or spy listening in on their conversations.

On the island kingdom of Evera, rumors began spreading that airship captains tired of being boarded by the Imperial Navy for inspections were beginning to fight back. Some saw these as just stories, and yet the number of Imperial ships in the region seems to be less than usual. When some citizens inquired as to the where abouts of loved ones who serve aboard some of the missing naval ships, the stories they received were conflicting. Some would say that the ships had been redeployed to a different patrol route, and yet others would let it slip that many strange storms had been popping up in the area, making it hard to travel in the region. These mysterious storms only seemed to occur when merchant ships were in the same area...

One day a notice appears in the town square:

Have you always craved and wondered about a life aboard an airship? We run a respectable merchant ship and we are in need of crew members! This is an excellent opportunity for anyone who wants to work with others and make a little money. Come to the Skyport in Voranit, the Capitol City of Evera, at 2 in the after Nin to see if we have a job for you!

We Need: Magi, Techs, Smiths, and a Bookie,

Apply in Person!

You see the insignia of a Crimson Dragon Wing and the address of the Skyport.

Well, now you are gonna go apply aren’t you?!

Character Creation: (Please remember to make your character using the “Other” rule system.)

All we need is a pretty good history and a detailed description of your character.

Your history should give us a general idea of what kind of abilities/powers your character possesses. You should pick one of the ship ‘jobs’ posted in the ad (Magi, Techs, Scribe, Smiths, Bookie, and Cook) because your character needs something to do on the ship!

Magi: Basically Magic Users who help with keeping the ship in the air and/or fighting off other opponents in the air. Although everyone can know some magic in general this is purely for the sake of the ship job!

Techs: Basically the same thing as the Magic users but they use technology and engineering to keep everything running ship-shape instead of Magic.

Scribe: Handles any written work needed aboard. Not necessarily everyone is educated in reading/writing.

Smiths: No guns or artillery but plenty of swords and other metals that need working so we need a smith. (Crossbows too!)

Bookie: Good with numbers. You are basically the Ship’s treasurer. You keep track of any treasure/goods on the ship

Cook: Pretty self explanatory… everyone needs to eat mate!

If your character can play an instrument or sing that is more then welcome also as we need entertainment to keep moral up!

So pick one of these for your characters job!

Also your character needs some kind of weapon or fighting magic. (Not absolutely necessary but if your character doesn’t fight they need to be able to do something else then: heal, defense, etc.)

Some things to keep in mind:

*Your character can be ANY race as long as their powers are below that of a Demi-god. (Within reason y’know?)

* We are in an age without guns or artillery – Crossbows ok! Magic ok!

* PLEASE, No characters who think ‘I am god’s gift to mankind and you are all swine’ who hates everyone ok? That’s what we have NPC’s for. :)

* Also, we are keeping this game PG/PG-13 so there will be minor innuendo and language but no graphics, text, or adult scenarios played out (This includes chat also!).

* If you cuss, make up some words to do it. (frak, dreel… and that sort of thing) We want this game to be good clean fun for everyone! :D

If you have any questions or want to contact a Ref [blah blah email].

Note the underlined position. After I checked it out, seeing as I was accepted already, I looked thru the public appearance blocks on everyone else. There is near a dozen of us. Oy... Nobody else was playing a Bookie.

I did polish Demetrius up before I subbed him to the game. He's still half-assed but there is enough there to work with. He's a shadow demon, only he's not evil. It's such an embarrassment to his parents. He grew up to be, an accountant!