<div align="center">(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/d4/65/01/d46501163ec78412e3c692636e8b16bd.jpg)(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/9a/70/34/9a7034f6958844d04a91ae3a76305ff5.jpg)(https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/001/135/620/large/burburan-studio-iobaria-opener-burburanstudio.jpg?1440778860)<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;">Close to the blisteringly cold Crown of the World is nestled the seven kingdoms of the Lands of the Linnorm kings.  Sveinn Blood-Eagle has long been the most powerful king in the realm, ruling over the expansive Thanelands, but now no more.  Slain in single combat by the newly crowned Linnorm King of Hagreach, his death has thrown the realm into a time of turbulence as the enormous power vacuum sends shockwaves throughout the lands and for the first time in decades, it seems that the peoples of the Linnorm Kings might actually wage open war against one another.<br/><br/>Yet, whilst the realms of men squabble, the mighty linnorms, once dormant, stir to bring madness and death to the weakening nation.  Rumours are even abound that the legendary father of all linnorms, Fafnheir, has been seen outside his ancient demesnes in the Grungir Forest.  Meanwhile, agents of Irrisen – Land of the Winter Witches – walk the land with mysterious motives and offering aid to the beleaguered inhabitants.<br/><br/>A time of unprecedented change is about to shake the Lands of the Linnorm Kings.</span></strong></div><br/><hr/><br/>Welcome all and congratulations on making it to the campaign setting.  This thread will serve as the OOC page for the game, where we can have general chatter and banter, questions, and other things that doesn't need to be in the IC thread.<br/><br/>First and foremost, I would like to remind everyone that this is a<em>group</em>game.  Yes, please call me captain obvious, but whilst this is my first game on site, it is not my first RP online and I've been in games where others didn't get that concept.  In short, it is not and cannot be all about your own character - we're all here for fun, and we all have our parts to play - if you help your fellows have fun, they will help you in turn.  Please keep this in mind at all times as we embark on this adventure together!<br/><br/>Please<em>do</em>make an active effort to participate, and, by the same token, do not<em>ignore</em>your fellow player - you don't have to engage each and everyone in conversation - making a non-verbal note of another can go a long way in showing that you know they're there.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><strong>Posting Etiquette</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list" style="list-style-type: decimal;"><li>Please permit at least two other players to post between your own posts.  If it's urgent enough, make a note of it OOC (this thread) so that others know circumstance.<br/><br/></li><li>If you're going to be delayed in posting, a quick note here in the OOC will be appreciated.  If a few days have past (say 4 or 5) and you haven't answered a post, for the sake of momentum, your character will have assumed to fade into the background or be on passive autopilot (i.e. under my control).<br/><br/></li><li>No one line posts please.  Or two liners.  Not only are they hard to reply to, they don't leave a good impression either.  If you can't find anything meaningful to contribute (or your muse is on the blink), it is permissible to make an OOC post saying so.<br/><br/></li><li>Don't get your fellows killed, or else make in game decisions that (intentionally) adversely affects anyone but your own character.</li></ul><br/><strong>Post Format</strong><br/><div class="codeheader">Code: <a class="codeoperation" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);">[Select]</a></div><pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><code class="bbc_code">[floatleft][img padding=2 height=350]image.http[/img][/floatleft][b][url=charactersheet]CHARACTER NAME[/url][/b]<br/>[b]Hp:[/b] 00, [b]AC:[/b] 00 (touch 00, flat 00, CMD 00)<br/>[b]Location:[/b] <br/>[b]Tagging:[/b] Who should really be paying attention (tag 'Open' at end if anyone can join in)<br/><br/>[b]Notes:[/b] Anything important the GM or PCs should be paying noting.<br/>[hr]<br/><br/>Your Post Here</code></pre><br/><hr/><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>Character Sheets (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=268316.0)</strong><br/><br/></li><li><strong>IC Thread (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=268435.0)</strong></li></ul>