Alright, much with my other open RP, all I ask is that those who join be committed to an ongoing story. Your posts must be descriptive, at least three lines long, and grammatically correct. It makes it easier on everyone to keep the story going and to keep it easy. Otherwise, this is indiscriminatory, and there will be an order we go in which is based on the order that you enter.<br/><br/>That's it for the nitty gritty, now we get to the story.<br/><br/>-No one knew why the earth bore stones of such power. What they did know was that the blessings they brought were endless. From the beginning of time, when the first stones were discovered, man and beast kind alike profited, and entered an age of vast growth and development. Without the stones they would have barely reached the Stone Age when study set foot into the Steam Age.<br/><br/>The Earth Stones, Amber, were the gems of healing and life, made to spawn vast forests and revitalize dead soil to preserve life and keep illness away. These gems were once guarded by the powerful Durik Tribe, a race of elves who lived peacefully in the forests located in the center of the continent Shumla.<br/><br/>The Wind Stones, Diamond, were found at in the peaks of the tallest mountains. They allowed the bearers to fly and love amongst the endless sky, even allowing them the means to suspend whole cities high above the earth.<br/><br/>The Fire Stones, Ruby, were located in volcanic pits and deep in the treacherous caverns. Any wielded of the destructive stones could breathe and control fire, able to level entire landscapes to give way to the possibilities of new life.<br/><br/>And finally, the Water Stones, Sapphire, were located at the bottom of the oceans and in the powerful currents of the greatest rivers. One who possessed this stone was capable of controlling liquids of any form, freeze or thaw them, and mend any wound.<br/><br/>United, as they once were, they four elements lived in harmony, using their combined magics and abilities to build great, endless Utopias where all could live in peace. That is, of course, until the discovery of the Black Stone, Obsidian, came about. This stone was far more powerful than the others, a void which could consume and absorb anything it's power came in contact with. A single being, no longer sentient, waved war on this Utopia they tried to build, and brought the entire society crashing to the ground.<br/><br/>Forced to the final lines of defense, one final trump card was deployed. They took their storage of elemental stones and, in a great, ancient ritual, combined them together. Though it cost them their lives, they forged the ultimate stone. Onyx, the Stone of Light. One warrior took up this stone and clashed with the warrior of darkness. Their battle brought ruin to all they touched, but in the end, they slew eachother. With their draw, their stones were lost with their lives, and few were left to pick up the pieces.<br/><br/>As time went on, the shortage of elemental stone left by the war left a great uneasiness with the people. Many room what precious bits they had and fled with them to their own locations, to build colonies there so they could try and build from the ground up. Thus, the four Great Nations were born, beacons of hope that would try to mend the scars of the earth so that a utopia could be brought about once more.<br/><br/>Ungromik, the Living City<br/>Beelzin, The City Ablaze,<br/>Suinouzin, the City Below the Depths<br/>Temerak, the City in the Sky<br/><br/>Though their ideals for a Utopia remained alive and strong as ever, there was too much damage done for it ever to be so simple. And as their uneasiness remained, for fear of another blight to come, communications fell, and the nations grew further and further apart. They left behind, though, a single city that was born from their combined efforts to always remind them of the hope they shared, and the promise that one day, they would become united again.<br/><br/>Oath, the City of Stone.<br/><br/>This, is where your story begins.<br/><br/>(Have fun! Keep in mind, you can choose whether or not you possess a stone, as well as having the freedom to choose what kind of person you are. You can't be a king or a queen, of course, but you can be a diplomat, scholar, or simple adventurer. Just give your character a good reason for being who he/she is.)<br/><br/>1) Ser Bunnicus<br/>2) Bright<br/>3) eatablecarnage<br/>4) hauerkazkis<br/>5) Nooguy<br/>6) XarcesTheDelicious<br/>7) letsgowiththat<br/>8 )<br/>9)<br/>10)