The Blade is Sundered - A First Era TES RP

[Crepe the Ashlander]

IMPORTANT: If you wish to join the RP, make sure your character sheet is in spoilers, we don't want any confusion please


Please, give it a chance, it took me a while to write this OP up, and it is my first RP, I hope it brings a lot of fun to the RP board :

The Setting
Tamriel. In the First Era 412. Tamriel is different to many of you remember it in the Third and Fourth Eras. The Mer are the most widespread race in Tamriel, but the young Nedes are slowly catching up to them, occupying most of northern and central Cyrodiil. The Mer have lost most of its territory to the Nedics by way of war, not by treaties and negotations. It started with a landing in the north and an uprising in the middle, and now, the Nedes are in control of the two most powerful states in Tamriel. The Mer on the other hand are in control of the most of the west of Tamriel with the Altmer and Bosmer in the south-west, and the Dwemer clan Rourken and the Altmer clan Derinni dominating the north-west. In the north-east the Dwemer and Chimer have come to an uneasy agreement which was forged by the two leaders of the races, Dumac and Nerevar, with the Falmer in the background, taking shelter in the Dwemer strongholds from the prejudice of the nearby Nords. In the south the Beast peoples rule, with the Khajiit and their Manes ruling Elsweyr and the Argonian lizard people in the Black Marsh. The Imga live in Valenwood with their Bosmer rulers, but none are landowners, and most lead petty lives, yet they are the last to admit this. Finally, the Ayleids, once the leaders of Tamriel’s most powerful empire, now cower in the Nibenay Basin, surrounded by enemies and no allies and sight. Tamriel is only young, yet diversity already flourishes.

Here is a map:

Spoiler:

*The orange one is the Ayleid kingdom of Kingdom of Nenalata

The Story
Malacath, the Creator of Curses, the Prince of the Spurned, the Keeper of the Sworn Oath, these are amongst many titles of the Deadric Prince. He was proud, he had created his finest work, made of the purest ebony, infused with the hearts of a thousand daedra, he named it the Sunder of Gods, as he was sure that if the blade cut one of the divines, they would indeed by wounded. Yet, one of the Daedric Princes was jealous. Boethia, the Prince of Plots, was angered by the sword, and how it inflated his fellow prince to great heights of confidence, Boethia in terms wished to knock Malacath down a notch. Thus, in a plan wrapped in treachery and cunning, Boethiah captured the blade, and sundered it into three pieces himself, and hurled the pieces down onto Nirn, in the hopes that the mortals would be too arrogant to relieve the pieces back to Malacath.
The three pieces launched like meteorites out of the sky, each one could be seen hurtling towards the planet from the far corners of the world, even the snake men of Akavir gazed in awe as the shards smashed into Tamriel far away, causing huge craters to form where they landed. Now, the race is on. Collectors and empires compete with each other to find the pieces and create the unknown. You are hunting the pieces. You can search for the pieces within a group, or by youself, but the former will be much safer. Are you searching for the pieces for a higher power? Wealth? Power for yourself? Or simply for knowledge? Your quest will become clearer the further you venture.

Races – Nedes
Imperials: The Imperials are quite comfortable with themselves, a couple of centuries ago they freed themselves and wrested power over the White Gold Tower from their Ayleid rulers. They rule over most of central Tamriel, and have ventured into southern Volenfall. Their Emperor Ami-El rules from their capital the White Gold Tower, on an island in the hot, humid jungles of the Cyrodiilic heartlands.
Nords: The Nords occupy most of northern Tamriel with borders stretching from Inner Sea in Resdayn to The Reach in High Rock, from the Sea of Ghosts to the Jerall Mountains. Their Empire is not actually an empire any more, as their last king, King Borgas, was killed in the Wild Hunt by a Bosmer, Skyrim is now ruled by a collective of people who rule over small areas of Skyrim each, these are called Jarls.
Bretons: The Bretons are a trodden on race. Viewed on as ‘half-casts’ by their rulers, the Direnni Hegemony, they are quite often the lower class in each state of the Hegemony. Although the Bretons are under the boot of the Altmer, the end is in sight, the Nords and Imperials are encroaching on the Direnni, wishing to free their Nedic brethren from the rule of their Mer overlords.
Kothringi: Not much is known about the Kothringi outside of their homeland in the Black Marsh. The Kothringi are a silver-skinned, tribal people, native to the lands of the Black Marsh and were indeed before there before the Argonians, but not before the Hist. The Kothringi have not been victim to the the Nedic-Mer tension, but the Alessian Empire nearby deeply wishes to annex the Kothringi lands in an attempt to ‘join their brethren’.

Races-Mer:
Altmer: The Altmer were the first Mer to diversify and their known homeland is the Summerset Isle. In the isles they are ruled by an anti-Nedic group of politicians named the Thalmor. The other Altmer in Tamriel, are the Direnni clan in High Rock, which dominate the Nedic peoples of the region. The Direnni are the ruling class of the Hegemony and are viewed as very arrogant. Although they are arrogant, and often ignorant, they are not ignorant of the encroaching Nedes are their wish to release the Bretons from their rule.
Bosmer: The Bosmer call their home Valenwood. South of the Alessian Empire, the massive woods and the migrating tree cities easily create awe amongst their Nedic neighbours. The Bosmer have received a cold-shoulder from the Imperials, as the Bosmer have provided Valenwood as a safe-haven for the many Ayleids fleeing the Nedes who wish to kill and enslave them. Although this tension seems to be dying down between the two states as the county; Colovian West in the Alessian Empire has recently resumed trade with the Bosmer.
Chimer: The Chimer look much like the Altmer, but they have a grey tint to their skin. The Chimer occupy Resdayn with their underground allies Dwemer. Although the two races have great disdain for each other, the two leaders of the races were great friends and this is how an alliance was forged between the two. The Chimer follow the worship of ancestors and the Anticipations, and this had gained them great disdain from their Altmer cousins.
Dwemer: The Dwemer look like the Altmer, but their skin has a blue tint to it, but only a slight amount, that it is barely noticeable in some cases. As well as that the Dwemer are prone to growing beards and having a large amount of facial hair, yet no one knows if this is genelogical or the other Mer just prefer to shave more often. The Dwemer prefer to live underground, and the main body of them live in Vvardenfall near the Red Mountain and scattered about Resdayn. Although another clan of Dwemer, the Rourken live in the Volenfall badlands east of the Nedic control.
Falmer: The Falmer nearly look identical to their Altmer cousins, yet their skin is nearly white due to the climate of their original homeland, Skyrim. Yet they were pushed out of their homeland by the Nords, and now they live with their Dwemer brethren. They have yet to be corrupted by their Dwemer landlords, and have quite a cooperative relationship with them.
Ayleids: The Ayleids, or the Heartland High Elves, are much like most other Mer, look like the Altmer yet they are more bronze-skinned than the Altmer. The Ayleids used to rule over the most powerful empire in Tamreil, but due to an uprising by their Nedic slaves, they now cower in their petty Kingdom of Nenalata surroundered by the Alessian Empire, the Ayleids hope of greatness is starting to dwindle, their hope, is now, impossible.
Orsimer: The Orsimer, or the Pariah Folk, live in the Wrothgarian Mountains in the Direnni Hegemony, although officially the Direnni rule them, the Altmer never go near the Orsimer’s lands or Orsinium in fear that the Orc’s mighty warriors would defeat their own. Not much else is known by the Orcs either, other than that they provide safe haven to many of the beast races that reside in the surrounding areas, such as the Goblins and Ogres.

*We’re going by the assumption that Mer live slightly longer than Nedes nearly as old as 160, thus age comparisons are allowed.

Races-Beasts:
Argonians: The Argonians made their homeland the Black Marsh, or more optimistically, Argonia. The lizard men worship the great trees, the Hist, which are like prophets to them. The Argonians live in a tribal society, often in cooperation with the native Kothringi Nedes. Their appearance can vary greatly, some have been reported to have the face of the ancient dragons and the body of a humanoid, and some have been reported to appear as crocodiles that can stand upright.
Khajiit: The Khajiit and their leaders, the Manes, have been occupying Elsweyr for a very long time, longer than the Mer have been on Tamriel. They have a tense peace with their neighbours the Bosmer, which is occasionally interrupted by raids from either side across the border. The nearby Nedes don’t know much about their feline neighbours over than that they make great rogues and traders.
Imga: The Imga, or Great Apes, are native beastfolk of Valenwood. They see the Bosmer as their lords and masters and as a portrait of an ideal, civilized society. Imga go to desperate measures to emulate the Aldmeri: they wear capes, practice with the dueling sword, and attempt to speak with perfect enunciation and courtly manners despite their gravelly, baritone voices. Each Imga bears some kind of title, be it Baron, Duke, Earl, or the like, which they use when addressing the members of the Thalmor, however there are no land-owning Imga. The Imga feel that Men are underneath them and pretend to find their scent exceedingly insulting.

*We’re going by the assumption that Beastfolk live slightly shorted than Nedes, with Argonians averaging 60-70 years, Khajiit averaging 40-55 years and Imga around about 40-60 years.

Character Sheet

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Even if you do wish to try and find the pieces of the blade, you have to start in the capital of Skyrim; Windhelm, as a renowned collector will make a speech outside his manor claiming that he will pay the man (or woman) a handsome reward who will bring him the three objects that fell to Nirn on the same night, as he believes they have some sort of correlation.

Rules
1. No god-modding i.e. No: “Bob sliced at Jim, immediately severing his arm”, Yes: “Bob sliced towards Jim’s arm”
2. 1 character per user
3. Proper grammar please
4. No perfect characters, i.e. Mary Sues and Gary Stus
5. I reserve the right to kick people who are breaking the rules
6. No revealing your intentions to others through PMs or other threads
7. All OOC comments are to be made in spoilers
8. I as the DM, control most important NPC interaction (people such as collectors and generals and so forth)
9. Be realistic with merchants and the like, no way is a petty general store owner in the badlands going to own a Dwemer crossbow that they will sell you
10. Have Fun!

Any Applications?
The RP will start when I think there is a suitable amount of people who have joined, although others may join once the RP has started.

Users Currently Playing (And have posted in the RP as of starting)

The Ashlander-Chimer: Andarys
Knight Captain Kerr-Breton: Mel
imperialkhajiit-Imga: Rundi
Chaos the N'wah-Khajiit: Dro'zhan
POMC S117-Altmer: Ocoto
Arch-Mage Matt-Imga: Mical Sidi
Samael the Destroyer-Orsimer: Karn Gro-gnok
Black Thunder-Altmer: Sondil

Users Who Have Made Characters Sheets (But have not posted in the RP yet)

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Here is my character sheet:
Name: Andarys Rethan
Race: Chimer
Sex: Male
Age: 45 (30-odd in Human years I’m reckoning)
Description: Quite tall, his grey tint is very noticeable, his skin is more like the Kothringi tribesman than the Altmer, his skin is a light tint of grey. He is very lean and muscular and can run for miles before becoming tired. He is also very agile and nimble in combat.
Background: Andarys Rethan was born in the stronghold of Andasreth west of the Red Mountain. Andarys had a lot of contact with the Dwemer in his young life, and decided that a life in a small Chimer stronghold was not the life of him. He started wandering taking odd-jobs and mercenary commissions, he currently has no home, and he is getting tired of 20 years wandering. He is now mustering up his savings to try and buy a farm in the Velothi Mountains, so that he can gaze at the mighty views of Resdayn and Skyrim alike.
Personality: He is a calm man in times of peace and aggressive in times of combat. He can be kind to his friends and hospitable to strangers. He can prove to be wise when talking and even wiser when he is not. He is seen many sides to Tamriel, but he refuses to believes he has seen them all.
Weapons: A chitin shortsword and Dwemer curved dagger, both were awards given to him by men he worked for. He also uses a shortbow which is strapped to his back.
Armour: A set of chitin armour bestowed on him by a Dwemer forgemaster who had befriended him in the stronghold that he grew up in.
Other Equipment: A family amulet given to him by his father before he left the stronghold. A coin purse filled with 150 pieces of gold, the rest of his gold is stashed in a hiding spot in an unknown location.

[Imp]

Name: Baron Rumgi
Race: Imga
Sex: Male
Age: 4 (Young adult)
Desciption: Albino, Rumgi has white fur naturally, but red eyes. He is built strong like most Imga, and walks with his chest puffed out
Background: Rumgi was born and then abandoned for his grueling traits. His parents backrounds are unknown. With no property like most Imga, Rumgi roams the streets of Falinesti.
Personality: Rumgi is always happy, and is happy he has white fur, because it makes him feel more like an Altmeri. He asks a lot of questions, and always sees the bright side of things.
Weapons: Rumgi carries a wooden club, and a spear. He is not a fan of excellent weapondry, always likeing a challenge
Armour: He wears a blue cloth blanket like substance around his whole body, except of his feet, hands, and eyes.
Other Equipment: He doesn't carry much, being like most Imga

[Kerr]

I'll join. I'll post my character in a little bit.
Should we have sex down on our character sheet too?

[Crepe the Ashlander]

Woops I forgot about that cant believe I missed it.

[King Acunasti]

I guess I'll make a Dwemer.

[Kerr]

Name: Mel Ashford
Race: Breton
Sex:Female
Age: 15
Desciption: Mel has black hair that goes half way down her neck and her fringe covers part of her face. She also has brown eyes and a few freckles. She wears no make up and looks like a scruffy, weak and thin street kid. Bypassers would almost mistake her for a boy because of he figure and dress style.
Background: Orphaned at age five she has lived her entire life on the streets surviving anyway she can. She befriended an elderly Chimer Feduran Dalobar, a Priestess of Azura at age 7 (Feduran died a month ago.) As a result she has gained a great respect for Azura and became skilled in destruction and alchemy.
Personality: Mel is a kind, humorous person with plenty of street smarts but is also pretty reckless. She generally trys to avoid hurting others and if she steals it is only to get food to survive. Mel loves adventure, something that has kept he going during her life on the streets of Windhelm. Mel also has great respect for the chimer godess Azura, which would seem odd for a nede and is indifferent almost to all other gods.
Weapons: A silver dagger, her knowledge of destruction magic.
Armour: She wears no armour instead wearing a green shirt, black trousers, black boots and a small moon and star amulet she got from Feduran when she died.
Other Equipment: Motor and Pestle, 7 lockpicks, bread loaf and 17 gold pieces.

[OblivionDuruza]

I might join if I can make the commitment (my holidays finish in a month, but I'll be interstate and out of the house for over half of that period)

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[Arch-Mage Matt]

I wasn't planning on joining this, but you seem smart enough to pull this off, and I want to make an Imga character.


Name: Doctor Mical Sidi
Race: Imga
Sex: Male
Age: 50.

Desciption: Dr. Sidi stands over six feet tall. He walks proudly and confidently. He is very large for an Imga but not overly so (We're not talking Gorilla here, more like a beefy chimp). He wears a gold lined purple cape, and nothing else.

Background: Ever since the age of seven Dr. Sidi has been fascinated with science and the magics that make the world work. Knowing that the Imga life was a short one, Dr. Sidi never missed a chance to learn something new. Overcoming the challenges of being an Imga by hard work and scientific breakthroughs, Dr. Sidi knows his place in the world, and knows the rightful place of others. Dr. Sidi owns a laboratory in the cold of Skyrim. His laboratory is located in central Skyrim. It is Sidi's pride and joy. It is located on a large stone platform next to a special forge he uses to create equipment for his experiments. He uses the area under the forge to perform his most dangerous and experimental projects. He calls this "The Skyforge".

Personality: Dr. Sidi is hard and commanding, and at the same time mystical and wise. He enjoys acting as a mentor for people younger or less experienced than him. His deep and gravelly voice usually gets his intended message across. Dr. Sidi knows almost everything there is to know about the world and how it works. Dr. Sidi rejects the normal Imga ways of acting like the Aldmeris. He respects the Thalmor but sees no reason to answer to them.

Weapons: Normally Dr. Sidi gladly takes advantage of his Imga hand to hand talents, but otherwise he has a dagger made out of solid lapis lazuli.

Armour: N/A. Dr. Sidi relies on his thick skin. Working in a laboratory, he rarely sees combat.

Other Equipment: N/A

[Chaos the N'wah]

Chaos is interested

Name: Dro'Zhan
Race: Cathay Khajiit
Sex: Male
Age: Unknown
Desciption: Dark Maroon Fur with cream white from his lower lip to his stomach, greenish yellow eyes, and, like most Cathay, is taller/more-muscular than the typically seen Suthay-raht (Probably similar height to an Orc, if slightly taller)
Background: His ancestry is steeped in slavery by the Ayleids, his family was freed when the Cyro-Nordics took White-Gold tower and took it as a sign from the gods. The firstborn male of each generation is chosen from birth to be given to the Temple of the Divines to train as a priest when they came of age. Dro'Zhan is just one in a long line of Khajiiti priests in his family and his patron is S'rendarr (Stendarr). He discovered that life outside the monastery is not kind to his kind and his size only worsens this, so he traveled, spreading the word of mercy to all who will listen. It wasn't until much later that he realized that even his presumed curse was his blessing, he is often called upon to clear the wicked from various locations...but sadly, prejudices still prevent him from being allowed to preach openly. His family has instilled a deep hatred for Pelin-El and a minor distrust in mer.
Personality: Kind, pleasant, and charitable for the most part, but internalizes a lot of anguish because of his vocation. Some fellow priests that have helped him clear caves of the wicked remarked that he tends to 'lose himself' when fighting becomes intense.
Class: Healer/Crusader
Weapons: None
Armour: A simple iron cuirass and a pair of studded, steel gauntlets he carries at his side
Other Equipment: He wears a dark grey, long sleeved tunic over his cuirass, dark grey hood with white trim, white-lightgrey trousers, and a moon amulet carved in the shape of an open paw/hand

Always a good excuse to talk in the third person

[Crepe the Ashlander]

By the way Duru...you haven't filled out your sheet, unless youre only going to specify for now that he is a chimer male.

Oh, I simply can't wait, i've got a good idea on how we're going to get the ball rolling.

Note: Not to be a killjoy, but I think we've got enough Imga now, maybe one more later in the RP, but if a group is setting off or several people are setting off simultaneously and the majority of them are Imga, it would be a bit odd, no?

[POMC S117]

Name: Ocoto
Race: Altmer (What? I may hate those tyrannical Thalmor but most of my wizards are High Elves! And I love them!)
Sex: M
Age: 579
Desciption: Golden skin, haughty posture and blond-haired, Ocoto is the archetypal Altmer. His face is unblemished despite his old age. This is caused by his extensive research into the School of Alteration. Physically, he is neither too strong nor too weak but is in the middle ground between the too.
Background:He comes from a long line of handsome mages and wizards. He was involved in many wars between the Nedes and despises them like they are animals. This is because his father was killed in a battle with some Nedes. He will not attack them on sight but if they so much as look at him in the oddest way he will rip them apart and leave a charred body. He is a devoted worshipper of Au-riel (sp) and has many relics in his house. He despises anything Daedric, viewing it as a corrupted form of life.
Personality: Nede-hating, Au-riel loving, smart, brilliant, and extremely cocky.
Weapons: Spells and incantations (For those with the talent to cast them) of at least Adept level.
Armour: Enchanted robes.
Other Equipment: Magicka potions.

[Kerr]

Name: Ocoto
Race: Altmer (What? I may hate those tyrannical Thalmor but most of my wizards are High Elves! And I love them!)
Sex: M
Age: 579
Desciption: Golden skin, haughty posture and blond-haired, Ocoto is the archetypal Altmer. His face is unblemished despite his old age. This is caused by his extensive research into the School of Alteration. Physically, he is neither too strong nor too weak but is in the middle ground between the too.
Background:He comes from a long line of handsome mages and wizards. He was involved in many wars between the Nedes and despises them like they are animals. This is because his father was killed in a battle with some Nedes. He will not attack them on sight but if they so much as look at him in the oddest way he will rip them apart and leave a charred body. He is a devoted worshipper of Au-riel (sp) and has many relics in his house. He despises anything Daedric, viewing it as a corrupted form of life.
Personality: Nede-hating, Au-riel loving, smart, brilliant, and extremely cocky.
Weapons: Spells and incantations (For those with the talent to cast them) of at least Adept level.
Armour: Enchanted robes.
Other Equipment: Magicka potions.

Hate Nedes and Daedra...I'm sure we'll be the best of friends.

[POMC S117]

Spoiler:

[Crepe the Ashlander]

Hates Daedra, looks like my Chimer will get on quite fine with Ocoto....

I think one more character and the story will be ready to roll, unless you guys think that 5 people is enough to start the RP. So, does anyone think that it should start now, or should I wait a bit longer?

[Arch-Mage Matt]

You should wait a day or so more.

[Crepe the Ashlander]

Okay thanks for the advice Matt, at least coming from an experienced RP-goer as yourself it means something, hopefully other people shall join within the time we wait.

[Chaos the N'wah]

He is a devoted worshipper of Au-riel (sp).

It's Auri-El in Aldmeri

[Samaelthedestroyer]

Name: Karn Gro-gnok
Race: Orsmer
Sex: Male
Age: 35
Desciption: Large and muscular like most orcs. He is mostly bald save for a long snow white rat tail on the back of his head. His left fang is broken off from an accident as a child. In combat, his skill with warhammers makes him a force to be reckoned with. He lacks finesse, however, and often prefers to smash his was through a fight rather than think it through tactically.
Background: Karn left his mountain home when he was a boy, the stories the elders would tell made him want to create his own legends. In his early travels, he came across a book, the first he ever saw. He learned to write and began keeping a journal, hoping one day his adventures would be known across the land.
Personality: Karn lives by a code of personal honor, never striking an innocent or someone who lacks the means to defend themselves. He loves stories and will always listen to someone if they have a tale to tell. He can be foolish or naive, often getting himself in trouble due to a misunderstanding. He's very proud of his orcish heritage, and can come across as arrogant at times when dealing with other races.
Weapons: A spiked steel warhammer.
Armour: Studded armor.
Other Equipment: 200 gold

[Crepe the Ashlander]

Nice, an Orsimer on the search. If my character and yours maintain any sort of contact, I imagine the two will talk quite a lot, my character is wise, and your character likes to hear stories, those two always go together well.

[Imp]

So when do you think we will start?

[Crepe the Ashlander]

I was thinking about 3:30-4:00PM GMT+0 tomorrow as I want to give some people enough time to join it, and that is when I get back from school tomorrow, sorry if it seems the RP is rolling slowly but it will gain pace as it gets started.

[Black Thunder]

Name: Sondil
Race: High Elf (Altmer)
Sex: Male
Age: 61
Desciption: Dark-gold skin, black eyes, dark hair, and normal build (not too big, not to small)
Background: Sondil was born in a line of Altmer wizards, had peaceful childhood, and like most of his family members, went to Winterhold College with his best friend, Aldari. He lived with Aldari's father in Winterhold. It wasn't long until the house got robbed by bandits and both Aldari and his father were killed. Since then, he lost trust in society. Lives alone in the house to honor his fallen friend.
Personality: Prejudical and hateful towards strangers, but rather friendly with people who don't cause much trouble, but not agressive. Doesn't talk much.
Weapons: Mostly magic and an enchanted dagger (uses rarely).
Armour: Wizard's robes w/ hood
Other Equipment: Crafted old onyx ring, a family heirloom.

Was that good?

[Kerr]

Hates Daedra, looks like my Chimer will get on quite fine with Ocoto....

A Chimer that hates Azura and a Breton that loves her interesting...
I'm glad a few other people are being mages.

[Crepe the Ashlander]

Oh no, I was being sarcastic, the Chimer worship the Anticipations i.e. Azura and the other ones, thus my character does.

[POMC S117]

Black Thunder, the College wasn't made in the first era.