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High Fantasy, Swords, Sorcery, and Romance

𝔬𝔫𝔠𝔢, further back in years than anyone alive could remember, there is a land that even time has forgotten, filled to the brim with magic and mystery both good and ill. This is where you make your home. Who you are in this kingdom - or many kingdoms - is as varied as the blades of grass that spread over this lush terrain. You could be a petulant princess, a delving dwarf, a highway man with more than a few secrets, a devoted knight, a mage of ancient spellcraft, or even an ageless elf. No matter your station, though, one thing is for certain: whatever life you lead, it's about to get a great deal more exciting. There is a war brewing, somehow, somewhere, and the peace of your homelands is at stake. You are the only one who can set things right and go on a quest to save everyone.

Still, what is an adventure without an adventure of the heart? You are not alone, and you'll find that trying times can forge ironclad emotions. Of course, you'll find that the path of love is no easier here than anywhere else, be the person you admire an arranged fiancé you're not too fond of at first, a forbidden object of desire, a traveling companion, an enemy, a lifelong friend, an ally...or another species from you entirely. Yet, in any case, this is no time for romance, is it? Only moments can be stolen, and you must set aside your feelings for the greater good.

In this time, in this place, will you get your happy ending, or will this story prove to be a much darker fantasy?

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[Probably a peasant girl on a mission, though I'm open to playing/impersonating a princess as well.

Ideas:

-she's determined to retrieve a sacred item stolen from her homeland
-she discovers a series of disturbed graves and investigates rumors of a necromancer
-her father died years ago under mysterious circumstances about which no one believed her. Now, on the eve of her wedding, a similar attack aims suspicion in her direction and she goes into hiding/tries to clear her name.
~~-Collecting the dragon balls to make a wish idk~~

[-Faerie Queen to whatever you're looking for
-Leader of a band of wild fae
-Inhuman sorceress
-Evil Queen
-Open to ideas!]

[ Could be in her world where she is High Queen and a witch or we could put her in another world! I'm open to AU's, too! Let's plot! ]

[Utena's a young princess, but if she had to choose, she'd rather be a prince instead. At age fourteen she's still too young to take the throne, so her aunt and advisers rule the kingdom while she learns to be a proper queen. While she could do without some of her lessons, she's taken at least one thing to heart: that royalty serves the kingdom, and not the other way around. She has a rather hands approach to helping people in need, though, which can often lead to adventures (or misadventures) for her and those around her.]

_{[He's Merlin.]}

[Yessss I was just hankering for some swords & sorcery. Am totally down for high fantasy / Berserk canon / Hyrkanian or Cimmarian swords & sorcery AUs. Very open to cross-canon, prefer paragraphs and slow-burn.]

[Can be an experienced and reclusive magician who doesn't want to be involved in all this; a fledgling magician in way over his head; or an ambitious and determined squire who doesn't yet know he has any magical aptitude.]

[Mapmaker/navigator. Male preference. Very open to cross-canon and OCs.]

[Nobleman's son, up for hijinks and/or shenanigans]

[Princess or Lady, either way she's prone to adventuring!]

[ i have a fantasy au already if anyones interested in that..!! tldr he's a displaced prince whos been put in the business of monster hunting for money ]

[Last elven prince that's also very handy with a bow and some arrows.]

[A Westerosi lady from a once prestigious but now impoverished family dreams of love instead of a marriage for her family's advancement. Interested?]

[Certainly, if you're willing to start.]

[Potential ideas:

A - Prince of a Kingdom who's disguised his identity and taken up with a group of adventurers.

or

B - Modern day kid who started reading a fantasy book and got sucked into the world. He's looking for a way home.

or

C - wildcard. Hit me up with ideas]

Edited 2017-02-28 04:04 (UTC)

[ yooo! i am here for this. :> if you have an idea for the details of the universe/setting/etc, would you like to start? otherwise i can drum something up as time allows. <3 ]

[It had all happened too quickly for him to really process.

Roxas remembered the library. He remembered studying and growing bored of that. He remembered the book he'd pulled off the shelf on a whim, some old fantasy book. He remembered picking up the book to maybe read a chapter or two before getting back to work. He remembered starting the book.

After that, things got fuzzy. There was a vague sensation of being pulled and maybe something was glowing? Roxas couldn't remember. The next thing he knew, he'd woken up outside in the middle of a dirt road. There was nothing around for miles. Just him and his ipod.

It couldn't have been a prank.

He looked around. He was the only one around, and there was no sign of civilization in either direction. And to make matters worse, his ipod was low on batteries.]

Well, this is just great.

[He mutters before glancing up and down the road. He wasn't sure if he should stay where he was or try to make his way back to town. He didn't even have his cell phone and internet looked out of the question as well. He started a mental game of Eeny Meanie Miney Mo, before he heard growling behind him. He turned, finding himself facing a large wolf that was growling at him.

Roxas froze, not sure of what to do.]

[ To most any outsider, this is just an ordinary dirt road, well-traveled and worn. But to the natives, it’s a primary transit road -- one that winds through a dense forest and across flatlands to connect distant neighboring towns.

It’s on the outskirts of one such town that a patrolling wolf finds an intruder and stands his ground. Before he can attack, however, over his menacing growl is a distinct, almost piercing sort of whistle. With that, he scampers away, past the stranger and down a hill toward that sound as a young man crests it himself, coming into view for the first time. ]

So there is someone there...!

[ He huffs, slightly winded. And here he’d thought it another false alarm! Better -- or perhaps worse -- yet, it’s not a familiar face, either. That prompts Axel to arm himself. A modest recurve bow at his employ, he pulls an arrow from a quiver at his back and loads it, stepping cautiously forward to close some of the distance between them and get a better look at this stranger. ]

You’re not from around here... [ He murmurs. It’s not a question -- in this place, the hair color gives that much away, at least. So who -- and what -- is he, then? A messenger from a warring faction? Nah, he’s too scrawny for that. Not dressed properly, either; not at all.

Axel raises his weapon and peers down the smooth line of a readied arrow to set up a shot he’s hesitant to take, if his posture says a thing about him. ]

Alright, who sent you, hm?

[Roxas initially turns, planning to thank whoever had helped him, but ends up recoiling instead when he sees the arrow, hands flying up automatically to show he's unarmed. What even is this place?]

What? I don't know...I just got here, I don't even know where I am!

[The words come rushing out of his mouth because he's not even sure what you say in a situation like this. How does he even explain this?]

I'm lost.

[ Lost? Here?

The archer readies his weapon, taking a couple creeping steps closer. At his side, that same wolf mimics him. ] You expect me to believe that?

[ Well, he’s got his hands up and is stock still, so... yes. Yes, he apparently does.

Now only a matter of feet away -- a distance close enough to put an arrow straight through this stranger if he decides to be foe and not hapless traveler, he pauses. It’s not so unbelievable, is it? He’s young; he’s short; he’s unarmed; and he’s not dressed in any recognizable color pattern or with any discernible insignia.

Axel glances to the wolf. The wolf glances back. Nothing appears to be exchanged between the two other than that, but then the redhead disarms himself, sighing heavily. His weight leans to one hip, arms folding over his chest as he shakes his head in a sort of disdain, as though he’s going to accept those words as truth, but begrudgingly so. ]

Man oh man, you picked a time to show up...

[ If that implies he’s been waiting for this person, however, that’s not the case. ]

Just who are you, anyway?

Kinda yeah.

[But he relaxes once the arrow's no longer in his face and the bow goes away. He's still confused as hell but at least the person who's found him is not the shoot first and ask questions later type.

Despite still being weirded out by his circumstance, curiosity is starting to seep in as he looks over this stranger. Mostly taking in the height and his hair. It's a look he's never really seen before. There's also a quick glance to the wolf, with a slight nod.]

I'm Roxas. It's not like I planned this or anything. Where am I anyway?

( either a prince, elf, some kind of fae, or a mix. )

[A Lady/Witch, open to ideas or crossovers.]

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Molly Hooper (BBC Sherlock) - OTA

Mab - OC - OTA

Margo Hanson | The Magicians

Utena Tenjou | Revolutionary Girl Utena

Merlin | Merlin | OTA

Griffith | Berserk | M/M

Adam Parrish | The Raven Cycle | MM

Abel | Starfighter (Comic)

Djem Ahmad | OC | OTA

Grace Ford | OC | M/F

joseph joestar | jojo's bizarre adventure

Legolas Thranduilion | JRR Tolkien | OTA

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frodo baggins | lord of the rings

Roxas | Kingdom Hearts

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