Culture Shock IC (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=91280.0)<br/>If interested please post here: Culture Shock: interest check (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=91016.msg3978121#msg3978121)<br/>Character thread is up, here is the link Culture Shock Characters (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=91546.0)<br/><br/>Type: Fantasy<br/><br/>The story is a simple one there is no great goal to achieve nor object to find, this is not a story of vengeance, it is not necessarily a romance, but it may have aspects of all at some point. This will be a story of how lives are changed and how people make the best of their situation.<br/><br/>Through an act of a deity, or a powerful alien race, or simply a random act of the unknown nature of magic, a small mid-west USA town and a chunk land in a ten mile diameter sphere is exchanged with an equal size piece of wilderness in an alternate universe, a fantasy universe. The land that travels to our tech world is just wilderness and very few special creatures were caught in the exchange. This story is about the American citizens that suddenly find themselves in a world very different than most of them every thought might have existed any where other than dreams. Or about the locals of the new world and how they react to this new town of humans.<br/><br/>The standard rules for RPs apply, which I should not have to repeat. Any major plot twists and changes must be approved by me, small individual fights are okay, but all large scale battles have to be cleared through me and maybe even with other RPers as well.<br/><br/>All fantasy races and creatures will exist, but characters most be of the mortal type, no demons, no angels, no dragons. Werewolves and vampires will need special approval and a very good reason why I should let you play such a character. Everybody from the town is of course human.<br/><br/>In the fantasy world each race has their own language, but there is a common trade language used by all to allow communication between the races. The humans from the town will speak English, and perhaps whatever other languages from earth, but there is nothing like the languages of the fantasy world, even the common language is very different from modern English. Part of the difficulty will be learning to communicate. Some magics or abilities will help but in most cases will only be short term as the magic will fade.<br/><br/><br/>There are humans in the fantasy world, actually humans are the most abundant of the races, and tend to only speak the common trade language and have thus forced the other races to learn it if they wish to interact with the humans, which is almost completely necessary to survive anywhere outside of their own small kingdoms.<br/><br/>I will add more later as it becomes more clear to me. It will include some basic rules for magic and tech.<br/><br/>Full BIOs will not be required, but a brief description and racial info will be required, with perhaps some private discussion of abilities. I will be running 2 main characters one from the transplanted town and one from the fantasy realm. I don't require RPers to have more than one character, but if you can handle them, be my guest to do so.<br/><br/>Characters can be from either the town or the fantasy realm, if you choose to run 2 characters you do not have to have one of each.<br/><br/>My main char from the town of Haddersville originally somewhere in the midwest USA.<br/><br/>Sergeant Kyle Flanagin USA Army Ranger is in his mid 20’s. He is home visiting his parents for a three week leave from a tour of duty in Iraq. There is a look of pain and death in his emerald green eyes, it is that look only modern warfare can put in a veteran’s eyes. He has seen men under his command die, and he has killed an uncounted number of enemies. His short military cropped red hair almost looks as if his tanned face has a small fire burning above it. At 6’2” and 207lbs he has the physique of a man who depends on his physical abilities as well as his wits to survive in very demanding conditions, his muscles aren’t large and bulky but well defined and visibly powerful. He moves with the grace of a large cat, always alert to possible danger. He is proud to serve his country, and will proudly display his many medals, including his Purple Heart, which he received for being injured while serving earlier in the campaign to free Iraq. His face has that rugged look of a man more comfortable outdoors then in, and the look of someone who has spent a lot of hours under a desert sun. He is not what he would consider handsome, but neither is he ugly.<br/><br/>(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd315/Kali_83/elfh4.jpg)<br/><br/>My character from the fantasy world:<br/><br/>Tiagar Strytaimos is an elven ranger / mage. He spends most of his time wondering alone in the wilderness, helping travelers, or fighting bandits or other evils that threaten to destroy the forests. He stands 5’9” and weights 128 lbs. He carries an elven longbow, and enchanted elven made long sword. He wears dark brown enchanted leather boots, with his forest green leggings tucked into them just below his knees. His dark blue simple pull on shirt hangs to the top of his legs and is pulled in at his waist by the dark purple sash running around him holding many small pouches and dagger. Unseen under the shirt is every little weight and virtually silent, but stronger than heavier human steel, is elven chain mail armor. The longbow rarely leaves his hand, with a quiver arrows hanging from a shoulder strap at his left hip. Over his right shoulder on his back can be seen the hilt of his long sword. Over all this he wears a dark green almost black elven cloak. His hair is shoulder length black with some wave to it and is left loose usually wind swept. His eyes are like the purest amethyst crystal.<br/>(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd315/Kali_83/elfm2.jpg)