Third-person, past tense please! (I know the prologue is written in second-person present, but that was just to hook you in, and now I have you HAHA!).

Please only write for your own character, unless you have permission or have worked out a collaborative post with someone else.

As a protagonist in the story, please protag. What I mean by that is your characters should be driving the story just as much as I do as the narrator. Yes, there is room for back and forth conversation and exploring your character, but it’s much less interesting to read about someone that does that sort of thing all the time.

The tone I’m hoping for in this game is something like Tolkien, Robin Hobb, Feist, Tad Williams, with some light-hearted stuff thrown in to even things out. We’re not going to go down the grimdark road here, though things might get dark at times there should always be some light to get us through.

In the end, this should be a fun, collaborative story-telling experience. So enjoy! And if you’re not having fun, or feel uninspired, let me know and we can figure it out together.

General Information

This is meant to be a Sword & Sorcery style story in a medieval setting, based on The Lost Lands world created by Frog God Games. Don’t worry if you are unfamiliar with the world, as I’m planning on taking liberties with it and changing things around to fit as we need. I’m also leaning on DnD/Pathfinder settings and materials as well, so god names and months and the like might sound familiar if you are familiar with those.

Characters

Characters should be your standard high-fantasy types (fighters, wizards, clerics, rogues, etc.), with as many or as few tropes as you want to include. But they should be the sort of person that wouldn’t balk at a dangerous adventure into untamed wilderness. Races in this world are the fantasy-typical Human, Elf, Dwarf, Halfling, Gnome, and half-breeds as desired. Things like Orcs and Goblins exist but not in any form that would make a good playable character. As always, this is negotiable.

Please come up with a quick background for your character, including how they received “the letter” (see game description). You may have made a name for yourself in the world, be it famous or infamous, or you came into possession of the letter by more dubious means, it’s up to you.

Nature: Should be your “class” or profession.
Strengths/Weaknesses: Come up with some based on your character, as per usual.
Subplot: Please pick one that I created, or create your own using mine as a template, leaning on setting details as necessary. I want to make sure the subplots are real, driving motivation for your character.

Setting Details

Magic
The role of magic in the world depends on where the magic comes from. Some magic comes from the gods, some from nature, some from studying arcane knowledge, and some just comes naturally to people.
Divine casters, like clerics and similar, draw on the power of their god to heal, harm, or help in various ways.
Arcane magic usually requires preparation and knowledge, lots of education and training is required. There are some who are born with innate magical skill, and simply draw on instinct to cast a more limited set of spells.
What kind of magic do you have available as a player? That all depends on your background. I’m giving a lot of flexibility with the spells and effects you can have with magic, but they need to be limited in power (can’t just blow up every challenge with a fireball). Using magic draws energy from you and you are limited in how much you can do in a given day before needing rest.

The World
Eastreach Province: This is where the story will take place, starting in the large port city of Eastwych. The capital city of Carterscroft is to the west, and the Old Coast Road travels south from Eastwych along the edge of the Sinnar Ocean before taking you all the way to the Lowwater Road and eventually Amrin’s Ferry. Eastreach is also the location of the legendary ruins of Rappan Athuk, located somewhere along the Coast Road. The so called “dungeon of graves” is notorious for vanishing adventurers and incredibly alluring for its untapped wealth of treasure. The enchanted and Fae-infested Forest of Hope stretches north to south along the Sinnar coast, next to the Coast Road, and is the source of many rumors and fairy tales.

Surrounding Areas: Aachen Province and the Unclaimed Lands are to the west. To the south are the Amrin Estuary and beyond that the Gaelon River Valley.

Politics
The two major players in the area are the Kingdom of Foere and the Kingdom of Suilley. Foere is the older of the two, and slowly on the decline, though Eastreach province in particular still proclaims loyalty to them. The kingdom of Suilley has slowly been growing in power and influence since they declared independence, though they have more pull over the southern provinces. In addition to these two, the booming city-state of Bard’s Gate has become a third player in the world, seeding its influence in the larger cities and applying pressure on trade and commerce to further their position in the world.