<span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;">The Backstory</span><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">It's been about a decade since High Queen Lucretia the Devourer had conquered the throne of Ingluvia. A powerful witch, the towering woman had requested an audience with the king, stating she would tell his future. Then, upon meeting with him, had used her magic to create an impassable wall between herself and the guards, then swallowed the old king before their very eyes. The rest of the royal family had shared the same fate, along with any guards loyal enough to attempt to fight her. And that was that, as far as she was concerned - the throne was hers. The city of Ingluvia has been ruled ever since by a ruthless queen with an iron fist and a steel stomach, although there are rumours of an uprising...</div></div></div><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;">Welcome!</span><br/><br/>This is my first public RP in quite some time, so I figured I'd start strong. This is an medieval fantasy RP about a city thrown into disarray by the arrival of a queen who rules in a voracious, dystopian manner - and the resulting voracious interactions between the citizens a decade later. There's a backstory to the setting above, which you ought to read if you'd like to join in! Anybody is welcome provided you follow just a few simple rules:<br/><br/><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold">No Godmodding</span> - by this I mean playing characters disproportionately powerful to their role. If you play a member of the rebels, you shouldn't have the power to march into the palace, kill all the guards, and usurp the throne right from the start! Combat should be either decided by non-biased means (such as dice or coin toss) or discussed beforehand~</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold">Play appropriate characters</span> - This is a medieval fantasy RP! A mage, cleric, etc would be an appropriate character. A mercenary wearing power armour and wielding a laser pistol would not! Even the flintlock pistol is rare indeed at this point in time.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold">No underage characters</span> - I'm just not comfortable with that kind of thing.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold">All races are allowed</span> - Queen Lucretia is human, but you can be anthro, taur, or even a feral animal if you so wish!</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold">Reformation is canon but not required</span> - churches exist and will revive a person free of charge, but if you'd like to play a perma prey, that's perfectly fine too~</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold">Choose a faction</span> - The factions are listed below, and each character should fall under one (or more) of these factions.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold">Have fun!</span> - It's an RP after all!~</li></ul><br/><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;">Factions</span><br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Note: I'm likely to introduce unnamed/random characters from various factions for the sake of interaction with others, if they'd like</span><br/><br/><span style="color: #FFBF00"><span style="font-weight: bold">[<span style="text-decoration: underline">Queen Lucretia</span>]</span></span><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Queen Lucretia is a faction all of her own, and ranks higher than all other factions. A tall, round-bellied human woman with black hair and glowing purple eyes, she has rebuilt the city in her image - with high walls around the perimeter and a tall black tower serving as her palace, visible from anywhere in the city. As High Queen, Lucretia's word is law, and she rules rather ruthlessly and largely by fear. The Royal Guard faction below is loyal to Lucretia, and the High Society faction at least has a positive opinion of her. She is hated by the Rebel faction, and the Peasant faction, although not necessarily positive or negative towards her, is subservient. Sapient members of the Livestock faction understand that they have a pretty good chance of ending up in her rotund gut. <span style="font-weight: bold">It should go without saying that this faction is not open to players.</span></div></div></div><br/><br/><span style="color: #BF0000"><span style="font-weight: bold">[<span style="text-decoration: underline">Royal Guard</span>]</span></span><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">The Royal Guard are a faction of enforcers loyal to Queen Lucretia. They serve as her personal guard, palace guard, city guard, and police force all in one. They have been granted the authority necessary to stop and search civilians and even enter private dwellings without a warrant, and the queen will even cast a blind eye on unprovoked devouring of civilians if it's not a common occurance (can't have the guard thinning down her city's delicious population!), and often use their stomachs either as an intimidation tool or as a holding cell for captured criminals. As such, the Royal Guard are <span style="font-weight: bold">mostly predators</span>. They aren't particularly biased towards or against any other faction except the Rebels, which they are trying to eliminate.</div></div></div><br/><span style="color: #BF40BF"><span style="font-weight: bold">[<span style="text-decoration: underline">High Society</span>]</span></span><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">High Society consists of essentially anybody richer than usual. Queen Lucretia prefers these people to peasants, as they will reliably pay their taxes and invite her to respectable parties where she can be guaranteed plenty of attention and grovelling by those who mistakenly think they can gain special privileges by getting close to her. To a certain extent, this is true - High Society is policed far less strictly than the peasantry, and can get away with much more - eating peasants, for instance. This faction looks up to Queen Lucretia, whom they admire greatly. They look down on peasants, whom they consider are only really good for a filling meal, and despise the Rebels, knowing full well that if they were to succeed, their way of life would be destroyed. High Society members are <span style="font-weight: bold">often predators</span>.</div></div></div><br/><br/><span style="color: #40BFFF"><span style="font-weight: bold">[<span style="text-decoration: underline">Peasants</span>]</span></span><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Peasants are the civilians of Ingluvia, those who aren't rich enough to be considered high society. This can be townsfolk, shop owners, priests, servants (for high society or for Lucretia herself), and more. They largely live in fear of the new queen, whose heavy taxes run the risk of bankrupting them - and they know what happens to people who can't pay their taxes. Peasants are a rather diverse bunch when it comes to relationships with other factions, since there aren't really any fixed opinions. Some hate the new queen and wish they could be rid of her, some adore her and perhaps even wish to feed her. Some hate the Royal Guard breathing down their necks and others want to become guards themselves. Some hate High Society for their money and freedom, others want to become rich themselves. Some cheer on the rebels (although not in public, unless they've picked out their own garnish already), and some think they'll just make things worse for everyone. Peasants are <span style="font-weight: bold">often prey</span> but can be switches too.</div></div></div><br/><br/><span style="color: #40BF40"><span style="font-weight: bold">[<span style="text-decoration: underline">Rebels</span>]</span></span><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Rebels are actively opposed to the High Queen and are plotting her downfall constantly. They operate from the shadows, and make strikes against the monarchy - some planned and tactically scathing, others random and chaotic. Their ultimate goal is for one of their number to stuff the High Queen into themselves and claim the throne the same way she did, as a form of poetic justice. They are strongly opposed to the Queen and the Royal Guard, and to a lesser extent, opposed to High Society too. They support the peasants and, if they can do so safely, may step in to defend them from the town guard to gain support. Rebels can be <span style="font-weight: bold">either predator, prey, or switch, with no bias.</span></div></div></div><br/><br/><span style="color: #804000"><span style="font-weight: bold">[<span style="text-decoration: underline">Livestock</span>]</span></span><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Animals fall under this category, and unfortunately, so do people too, sometimes. Those who can't pay their taxes may elect to sell themselves into slavery, which usually means they're a free meal as far as anyone else is concerned. That isn't to say that livestock couldn't bite back... But they're far more likely to be gulped down. Livestock are <span style="font-weight: bold">mostly prey</span>, and are unlikely to find a friend among any of the other factions - between the gluttonous queen, high society and royal guard, and the pennyless peasantry and rebels, everybody sees Livestock as food.</div></div></div><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;">About Ingluvia</span><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Ingluvia is a rather large city and roughly circular in shape. Since the High Queen took over, a tall and imposing stone wall has been erected around the perimeter and the palace has been converted to a dark tower, so Queen Lucretia can look down on everyone else. The area nearest the wall is a slum, where the rich almost never tread and the poor scavenge for coins to pay their taxes. This is where the Rebels usually hold their meetings, in the hidden alcoves and sewers beneath the slums. In the very centre of the city, only the rich and their servants live. Buildings are grandiose and designed to look pretty almost at the cost of practicality. Between these two districts is the peasants' district, which consists of bland but functional housing and shops for those not rich enough to live closer to The Tower. A single river winds its way through the city from north to south, and three barred gates stand heavily guarded around the city's perimeter.</div></div></div><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;">Example Character Sheet</span><br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Not required, but you might like to copy/paste it!</span><br/><br/><dl class="codebox"><dt>Code: <a href="#" onclick="selectCode(this); return false;">Select all</a></dt><dd><code>[b]Name: [/b]<br/>[b]Gender: [/b]<br/>[b]Species: [/b]<br/>[b]Pred/Prey/Switch: [/b]<br/>[b]Faction: [/b]<br/>[b]Description/about: [/b]<br/></code></dd></dl>