Magic flows through everyone.
Of course, some people harness their powers better than others, and the ones that show great promise are given the gift of life.
They are brought into the folds of the Shapers.
The Shapers rule the world and have done so for centuries. Using their powers, they can accomplish what no mere magician can do: they can Shape life and mold it to obey their every whim, life that will fight for them - life that would die for them. Culture after culture has been ground out under the Shapers’ heel as they used their powers to control all of Terrestia, their powers godlike and unquestioned. After all, the penalty for learning the magic of the Shapers...
...is death.
But, even the mighty must fall. On the assumption that they were infallible, they let themselves grow weak, and the penalty for hubris is never mild.
War was sweeping their lands. Outsiders had grasped the secrets of the Shapers for their own gain, warping them and giving them power beyond their control. Thousands died, cities were destroyed, and monsters roamed the lands, causing widespread destruction where their masters failed to control them. People, angry at Shaper subjugation, rebelled openly - and were killed, or forced to flee where they could not be found.
The eastern lands of Terrestia were falling to the rebellion as they twisted Shaper magics into horrors never seen before, towering behemoths of rotting flesh and mindless hunger, creatures that could control the mind, and worst, lumbering reptilian creatures that could Shape life of their own. The Shapers, horrified at these developments, brought even stricter rule, lashing out at anyone who defied them, bringing their judgment down on the slightest hint of rebellion with an iron fist. In many places, this was readily accepted: no matters how bad the Shapers were, the terrors that the rebellion had unleashed upon the world were worse, even if they were being sent forward to tear down the dictatorial rule of the Shapers.
In the northern-most part of eastern Terrestia, west of the mountains, lies the jewel city of Porphyra. It was a port city, and when the rebels struck, it was one of the first ones to go. The people were driven out overnight, with fire and monstrosities, the Shapers that were there too unprepared to fight back. Now, a year later, the city has been all but abandoned, an elderly Shaper having taken over and making the most powerful creations allowed by Shaper law to patrol the streets and keep the band of refugees there safe.
But in the night, the Shaper had been slain, dragged out into the street and left on display. His creations, without any guidance, ran from the city, escaping into the wilds.
War had come back to Porphyra, and no one was safe.
Rules:
1. Days will last for 48 hours or a player receives more votes than half the number of players still alive to get lynched.
2. Nights will last for 24 hours. Roles which require PMing the GM have to do so by this time frame or else they don’t
get to use their action. Should you have a role with an action you wish not to use, simply say that you wish to abstain.
Players may PM each other at night.
3. Roles of people who die will be revealed.
4. Posting is allowed both day and night.
5. Once a player posts in this thread, that post cannot be deleted or edited.
6. Votes should be bold and in color at the bottom of a post.
7. The player with the majority (half or more of the living players) will be executed and the day ends. Should the day
end before a majority is reached, the player with the most votes will be executed. In the case that there is a tie in
the most votes, the execution will be decided by a random number generator.
8. Dead men tell no tales. If you die, you may NOT post in the game thread (but can post in the sign-up thread) and
you may NOT share any information with the remaining living characters in either thread.
The Players1. TheEvilDog
2.
de_la_nae (Rebel Warrior)3. henri bemis
4. Method of Madness
5.
TRVA123 (Shaper Leader)6. J
7. cesium133
8.
dr. nervioso (Trakovite villager)9.
Gareth (Trakovite villager)10.
mtmerrick (Refugee villager)11. ChaoSera
12.
Loki (Trakovite Sorceress)13.
Game and Watch Forever (Shaper Guardian)Day 1