World For this is the Day the Gods Come to Play (paraveenexNsomnia)

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(10 years ago) The Battle of Umbra (The Shadow Valley), Ashontis
Khesal, Ashontis​

"Tension between our countries has been high for centuries, but a treaty for peace had been established to end the bloodshed. Both sides were losing too many. Ten years ago, during the Novilunium Harvest—an Asheen celebration of the new moon—we were ambushed. It is considered a scared time for our people. Guards were dropped, many were drunk...men, women, children...defenseless and slain with no regard. You see, when the nighttime comes, the darkness becomes thick. Ashontis is bathed in shadows. You will see when darkness falls. When the new moon is hidden, the shadow is so thick, you cannot see your own hand in front of you. Many of our own attacks have taken place when the night is the darkest, hence how we earned the nickname, Umbra or The Shadow Valley. It was a clever and calculated attack, I'll admit, but it was cowardly and dishonorable. Many people have killed nearly half the population."

"Many, many were children...too small to fight, even by Asheen standards. My father, who was Rhek at the time, was also killed during the siege. Knowing him, he died fully intoxicated with the blood of his enemies on his spear."

"The area of the attack was on the south side of Ashontis, far from where we sober warriors were. By the time we arrived, there were few survivors—some who we could only grant swift deaths to end their misery. Most were already bodies. Translated, the land was called Sunset Valley. When the sun would set beneath the horizon, the sands would bleed it's colors. White sands would turn red, orange, yellow...it was beautiful. It is considered Odraizen territory now."

-Matias

(Present Day)
Ashontis
Population: 1,500,000
Troops: 200,000 men
Area: 40 sq miles​

Khesal the Capital

 

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The Vengaba is a complex religion. Mother Nita, Goddess of Nature and Love, is the creator of all and the gods of the Vengaba. Nita is also the creator of her husband, Father God, who was rumored to be born from one hateful thought from Nita. He grew to love Nita and often followed her around. He brought death, war, famine. Mother Nita falls ill during her pregnancy and gives birth to Leeza, Goddess of Wisdom and Intellect and a dead Unir. Father God brings Unir back from the dead and she becomes the goddess of Lust and Power. Mother Nita then separates herself from Father God, making him sleep.

Mother Nita takes care of her twin daughters in bliss until Unir wakes Father God and he attacks her, this time killing her. Mother Nita overcome with sadness and anger beds Father God and gives birth to TaRho, God of Passion and Aggression.
Out of grief, Nita brings Unir back. But this time Unir is corrupt with vengeance and lust.

Goddess Leeza of Wisdom and intellect (twin)
Level-headed, persnickety, control freak- understanding. Pardons Unir's antics. Understands the subjective and objective. Followers tend to be persnickety.

Goddess Unir of lust and power (twin) (occasional demon)
Instigator, convincing, empowering, and greedy. Seductive, manipulative. Like Father, she does not possess pupils because she doesn't have much humanity. But she can also be understanding like her sister.

Mother Nita Goddess of Love and Nature:
Mother of all has roots in Leeza and TaRho. Caring and calm, full of love and understanding.

TaRho God of Passion and Aggression
The youngest, most emotional, crybaby. Balanced by Mother Nita and Father. He dulls his personality by smoking his pipe and relaxing. If he can't find his pipe or is without it, he's a destructive mess. He's usually broody and laidback smartass.

Father God of War and Chaos, sometimes a demon depending on the day.
Roots in Unir as well TaRho. Angry and Considered rude, taunting/instigator.

Worship
All Gods have followers, some are devoted to multiple gods and some have only a primary god. They can be worshipped through statues, prayers, rituals, and sacrifices/offerings. Followers tend to be more serious with their gods and have a personal relationship with them. Followers can be branded or tattooed to show allegiance and devotion to their gods.

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Cassia Amasse​

Full Name: Cassia Vanya Orelia Amasse
Nicknames/Titles: Princess Cassia Vanya Orelia Amasse of the Degalia Dynasty/ Priss/ Daughter of the Sovereign/ Sparrow
Gender: Female
Alignment: Bisexual
Affilation: Follower of Unir
Age: 23
Race/Homeland: Halfeasin/Odraizian; The Odraizia Kingdom- but currently residing in the countryside in a sort of exile.
Class: Upper- Royal

Character Appearance:
Hair: Ebony (layered cut with bangs)
Texture: Straight with stray curls.
Skin: Sienna
Eyes: turquoise
Height: 5' 5"
Weight: 130 lbs

Markings (Scars, Tattoos, etc): No scars, she has the brand of Unir (Goddess of Lust and Power, usually given to prostitutes) for unknown reasons. This brand allows the goddess to follow her and watch over her, actually being a protective brand rather than something bad. It's often hidden.

Disposition: Eloquent (She attempts to carry herself with grace and uphold the standard of a princess, despite her being somewhat exiled)
Optimistic/Pessimistic: Ambivalent
Positive Personality Traits: Witty, brave, intuitive, affable, passionate, alluring, and flirtatious.
Negative traits: Sharp-tongued (Can be good and bad), destructive, stubborn, insecure, eloquent, instigator/taunting.

Character Abilities and Proficiency:
Keen eyesight and heightened hearing, trained in combat but not to kill just for sport.

Skills/Talents:
Speaks multiple languages: Kathor; Halfeasin, OwsaQ (the dialect of Odraiza)
Gifted dancer, an expert in Alveha a sort of belly dance from the Odraiza kingdom.
Painting.
Singing.
Dancing.
Musically inclined.
Expert in Herbology and medicines of her region.

Favored Weapon: Double-ended Pike or thin sword.

Weapon Skill: Intermediate

Magic Abilities: Astral projection.

Magic Strengths: Unknown.

Other Information:
Up until her exile Cassia trained with a dual-ended pike as an Odrizian sport, competing against her male opponents. Cassia's dancing and light feet are said to aid her in fighting with a dual-ended pike.


History/Background
Cassia is the firstborn daughter of Sovereign Henri Amasse, his relations with the abducted Halfeasin noblewoman produced a healthy girl-child. Cassia's birth marked a beautiful harvest and a peaceful period for Odriaza. When Cassia was 16 she escaped the palace due to unknown reasons, stealing a royal horse and plenty of gold from her father with the intention to escape. Cassia's plan failed horribly as she was nonconsensually taken by a merchant who scalped her and branded her. Her father then exiles her for the next 8 years where she is forced to come to terms with her lack of power or decision.

Parents: Sovereign Henri (Pronounced AhnRee) Abbad Salam Roud Amasse- renowned Warlord and tyrant, Lady Patisse Sonique Omarre (concubine)

Siblings:
Half-brothers: Amir Garth Abbad Salam Roud Amasse (Heir to the crown), older half brother, Amir Yannuk Abbad Salam Amasse (2nd prince)​

 

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Name: Matias Acciai
Nicknames / Title: Rhek (King) Matias Acciai of the Ashontis Region / Rhek Umbra / King of Sands / King of the Shadow Valley
Gender: Male
Alignment: Straight
Age: 36
Race: Asheen, born and raised in the Ashontis Region where he's lived his whole life
Class: Royal / Warrior

Character Appearance: Dark hair, with streaks of blonde in the front from being blessed by a witch as an infant
Skin: Bronze / Tan
Eyes: Olive
Height: 6'2
Weight: 245lbs
Scars/Markings: short scar beneath his left eye / wide scar spanning diagonally across his chest / tattoo markings depicting traditional Asheen symbols and the Acciai crest covering his right shoulder, stretching down his side and swirling across part of his back

Disposition: Primitive / Righteous
Optimistic/Pessimistic: Ambivalent
Positive personality traits: Honorable, passionate, protective, courageous, strong-willed, assertive, determined, disciplined, self-confident, charismatic
Negative personality traits: Stubborn, destructive, vengeful, cocky, hostile, possessive, impulsive, violent

Character abilities and proficiency:
- Excellent in combat
- Strong
- Extremely high tolerance to pain

Skills/ talent:

- Excellent with almost any weapon he gets his hands on
- Excellent in hand-to-hand combat
- Expert in war and defense
- Can lift about three times his weight
- Educated in astronomy and "reading" the earth

Favored weapon: double ended spear or broadsword

Weapon skill: Expert

Magic abilities: None that he knows of, but the blessings at infancy did give him a resilience to wounds, surviving several injuries that should've killed him

Magic Strengths: None (unlesss the information above falls into this category)

Additional information:

- His father was Rhek before him. Mother was considered "the favorite whore". His subjects treat him like a king with full respect
- Eldest of 11 (Many with different mothers, though all mothers were whores)
- Father was killed in combat when he was 26 / mother subsequently killed herself
- Was promised to be wed to Isla Afwa Abello, viscountess and daughter of Mateo's royal advisor. The union was eventually called off by Matias after Mateo's death

History:

- Father: Rhek Mateo Acciai - skilled warlord and savage king
- Mother: Gia - the king's favorite whore

Important siblings:

- Nikola Acciai (brother), also 36, advisor to the Rhek
- Elia Acciai (sister), 18, warrior
- Lucius Acciai (brother, Elia's twin), 18, warrior
- Sayyadina Acciai, 32, (No blood relation, Nikola's wife)
- Pele Acciai, 22 (sister) mage
- Boa Acciai, 34, (brother) blacksmith

 

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(Yannuk) & (Yareli)
Name: Amir Yannuk Abbad Salam Amasse
Nicknames / Title: Amir Yannuk Salam Amasse, Crown Prince Yannuk Salam Amasse, Yannuk, Yareli
Gender: Fluid
Alignment: Pansexual
Age: 28
Race: Odrizian
Class: Royal
Character Appearance: Long thick dark hair, to his waist.
Skin: Sienna
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5'11''
Weight: 150 lbs
Scars/Markings: Scar across his nose, and thin scars on his back.

Disposition: Free-thinking/ Laidback
Optimistic/Pessimistic: Optimistic
Positive personality traits: Resourceful, clever, easygoing, open-minded, motivational, charming, persuasive.
Negative personality traits: Sneaky, carefree, cocky, hostile, selfish, impulsive, loquacious.

Character abilities and proficiency:
Speaks multiple languages: Kathor; Halfeasin, OwsaQ (the dialect of Odraiza)
- Excellent in combat
- Strong
-Flexible
-Quick Reflexes

Skills/ talent:

- Flirting with men and women
- Professional dick-slinger/ dickrider
- Professional pretty lady
- Musically inclined
- Expert in Horseback riding/ especially combat on horse
- Artistically inclined
- Educated by the best tutors money could buy.
- Knowledgable about boats and can navigate the sea.
- Great fisherman.

Favored weapon: dual-ended pike, handaxe, and the occasional explosive.

Weapon skill: Expert

Magic abilities: None, only a supposed blessing from TaRho

Magic Strengths: None

Additional information:
Yannuk prefers to dress as a woman to travel the world much easier than a man, no one questions him with Garth around.

Pledged to God TaRho of Passion and Aggression.

History:

- Cassia's second eldest brother, he too had been exiled due to his father's finding out of his promiscuous dealings. His exile was disguised as a military sentence, and yet he trained in the military for years and left on his own accord. Especially when it came to his brother's castration in battle, he seemed to be there for Garth. But instead, when Garth healed up they left Odriaza to see the free world without their father's knowledge. Leaving his sick mother behind to deal with his father's wrath, Yannuk could only live for himself.

Dressing up like a woman and traveling the world was a dream come true for him and Garth to heal from his their father's influence. That was until they learned their sister had been kidnapped by the Asheen.

Family:
(Father) Sovereign Henri Amasse, (Mother) Grand Priss Vivienne Paloma Lianna Amasse, (Siblings) Amir Garth Abbad Salam Roud Amasse, Priss Cassia Vanya Orelia Amasse (Half)​

 

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Name: Garth Abbad Salam Roud Amasse
Nicknames / Title: First Crown Prince Garth Abbad Salam Roud Amasse , Amir Salam, Amir Abbad Salam, Garth, Garthy. eunich, Monk.
Gender: Male
Alignment: Straight
Age: 29
Race: Odrizian
Class: Royal// Monk

Character Appearance: Dark brown hair, wears it to his shoulders, and tan skin.
Skin: Tan
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 150lbs
Scars/Markings: On his right shoulder, Garth has an arrow wound from battle. He has a long scar down the middle of his abdomen from when he was captured and tortured by enemies forces, who had also castrated him.

Disposition: Neutral/ Silent
Optimistic/Pessimistic: Ambivalent
Positive personality traits: Courageous, wise, stubborn, patient, clever, resilient. poised
Negative personality traits: Cocky, hurtful, insensitive, hysterical, irate, paranoid.

Character abilities and proficiency:
- Excellent in combat
- Strong
- Master Tactician

Skills/ talent:
Speaks multiple languages: Kathor; Halfeasin, OwsaQ (the dialect of Odraiza)
- Excellent in hand-to-hand combat
- Expert in war and defense
- Musically and artistically inclined.
- Educated with the best tutors.
- Excellent Dancer
- Can read the land and sea.
- Expert in horseback riding and racing.

Favored weapon: dual-ended pike, longsword, bow, and arrow.

Weapon skill: Expert

Magic abilities: None, just that of meditation and balancing one's spirit.

Magic Strengths: Ancient medicinal practices from the monastery.

Additional Info:
Garth is always ready for a fight, always preparing, even though he's a monk.

History:
Being heir is never easy, Garth was held to the highest standard out of his siblings and he always seemed to fail effortlessly in his father's eyes. He was the only child to receive physical punishment from his father for poor combat skills. Because of his high standards, Garth became closed off from his siblings. His communication was thin as combat held a higher place in his heart.
Garth became hellbent on hurting others because he was so hurt by his father. He would take his anger out on staff and whores alike. Even going as far as defiling a lady of the court and would have to do time in the military to appease such a harsh crime. Coming back home, he would try to stay on the straight and narrow but he went back into the same pattern. Cassia getting kidnapped by the merchant was partially his fault due to the fact he was too busy digging in the whorehouse to even notice his sister was gone.

Upon coming back, his sister was punished and exiled, he was sent back to the military where his platoon was ambushed. He was captured and tortured for being the heir of Odriaza. As a pity, he was sent out of the platoon back to his father with his balls in his hands. Therefore losing the crown and losing his honor.

He was then exiled to a monastery where he would live his entire life as a monk until Yannuk come to retrieve him.

Family:
(Father) Sovereign Henri Amasse, (Mother) Grand Priss Vivienne Paloma Lianna Amasse, (Siblings) Amir Garth Abbad Salam Roud Amasse, Priss Cassia Vanya Orelia Amasse (Half)​

 

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Full Name: Isla Afwa Abello
Nicknames/Titles: Viscountess Isla Abello of Ashontis / Viscountess Isla Abello of the Great Arturo Abello/ Sheep (by her friends or enemies)/ Viscunt by some others.
Gender: Female
Alignment: Pansexual
Age:30
Race/Homeland: Asheen/Ashontis

Character Appearance:
Hair: Thick Coarse Blonde Hair
Skin: Olive
Eyes: Gray
Height: 5' 8" 1/2
Weight: 145 lbs

Markings (Scars, Tattoos, etc): Tattoos that go down her arms and legs in white ink, each tattoo

Disposition: Elitist / Traditional
Optimistic/Pessimistic: Pessimistic
Positive Personality Traits: Cunning, Educated, Resourceful, Tactician, Articulated, Attentive, Caring
Negative traits: Short-temper, Cocky, Stubborn, Gossip, Condescending, Spiteful, vengeful

Character Abilities and Proficiency:
Combat efficient, master swordsman, and flexible.

Skills/Talents:
Devout follower of Leeza.
Dancing.
Singing.
Fighting

Favored Weapon: Hands, or longsword.

Weapon Skill: Expert

Magic Abilities: None

Magic Strengths: Unknown.

Other Information:
Isla was promised to Matias in her earlier years, being forced to see him at gatherings and to attend to him as future Rhea. Although she grew to love Matias and feel comfortable in his grasp, she was able to speak freely with him and even be human with him. Isla's father was killed in the battle between Ashontis and Odriaza. Sadly her mother was also killed in battle. Odriazian soldiers allegedly raped and killed her mother while she lay unconscious after being knocked out. This experience haunted her to her bones and made her blood lust even greater for revenge. After Matias becomes Rhek, he breaks off their agreement, this followed a heavy disagreement between the two of them. His reasoning was brief, but in the end, it was for her overall health.

As an adult, Isla surrounds herself with 'yes' men and women, all of whom are eager to give her the necessary attention she needs. Her riches are displayed on her skin for everyone to see, and she's seen as a socialite of Ashontis.

History/Background

Parents: Advisor Arturo Abello, Lady Maria Abello

Siblings: None.​