<span style="font-size: 200%; line-height: 116%;">SHAMBALA</span><br/><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;">Curse of the Forbidden Stone</span><br/><br/>Notice: Most elements in this roleplay have been taken from the anime<span style="font-style: italic">FullMetal Alchemist</span>, which in turn were taken from Catholicism, basic history, and myths and lore.<br/><br/>Shambala was once a kingdom ruled by the five major races of the land of Nisoma, whom in order of current populations are:<br/><br/>Human<br/>Naga<br/>Centaur<br/>Drona (Beegirls)<br/>Kitsune<br/><br/>This land was shared by all, none hungered and all prospered, until the one night when the 'Dark Force' fell upon the capital city of Shambala and annihalated it, scattering its people. Their source of energy, which provided them with the ability to obtain food and water, had become their source of ruin, and the races were forced to take the desperate measures that all animals and beasts fall into... They became ferocious creatures who fed upon one another, creating the Seven-Hundred Year War. Eventually, the wars ceased, and each race agreed to a treaty...<br/><br/>The Naga would take the forests to the south, leaving all other creatures in the 'major five' free from their power. There, however, they have been able to breed with giants... Thus, a problem we shall adress in a moment.<br/><br/>The Kitsune took the western forests, their small numbers perfect for the region. Here, there is a plentiful supply of creatures to provide them food, from mere rabbits to neko-jin.<br/><br/>Centaurs took the eastern forests and the mountains near them, which was populated by men at the time. This 'accident' caused the ingestion, digestion, and death of virtually all but a few of the Cyano Tribe, the last of the Ishballan people, the original inhabitants of the city of Shambala.<br/><br/>Drona took the forest that now surrounds Shambala, where their queen now resides. However, they do not go too deep underground, fearing the power of the ruins may reawaken.<br/><br/>And, finally, the remaining northern half of the countinent belonged to men, vampires, and elves... Humans being the dominant. It is the most diverse part of the land, ranging from beautiful, summer beaches to furious tundra.<br/><br/>As of late, the Naga have been advancing into kitsune territory, lead by a group of giant naga that calls themselves The Seven Deadly Sins. Their leader, a male who merely goes by Pride, has ordered the cecimation of four villages in the past month, and has killed many kitsunes with his own strength... Vampires have become more numerous in the human territories, which has risen fear and suspicion... But, on the bright side, the Drona and centaurs have made a trade agreement, and the elves are also taking part, thinking they may able to get to the 'secret of Shambala' and study it...<br/><br/>But, alas, only a chosen five may unlock the secret of Shambala, which is where a Drow group named the Thule Society comes into the picture. Thule is obsessed with obtaining the power to give the Drow dominion over the world, and offer all of its members (Drow or not) a share of the power. So, they quest for the five in legend who have the power to reactivate the powersource of Shambala...<br/><br/>A Prince of Dancing Pyre...<br/><br/>A Lady of Raging Seas...<br/><br/>A Princess of the Sacred Forest...<br/><br/>A Duke of Passing Breeze...<br/><br/>And, finally, He Who Walks the Twilight.<br/><br/><br/>One of these has been identified as Rodo, a kitsune from one of the fallen villages in the Kitsune Forest. He was last spotted fleeing from a Naga Slavecamp...<br/><br/>And so it begins...<br/><br/>((To RP, send me a PM. I'll add in a rules post in a second...))