Restarting after losing two members
A story about different heroes from different part of the world banding together to defeat a major evil, though they don't know it yet. DEFINITELY found family.
Closed Roles:
Sorceress- @Serpentess -Ehlaea (Greek) - Pg. 1
Healer- @DancingWithMyDemons -Cassia (Roman) Pg. 2
Warrior- Me -Tilila (Libyan) Pg. 1
Artist- @Tired-but-passionate -Efraim (Israelite) Pg. 1
Spy/Rogue- @samisback -Mithonbaal (Phoenician) Pg. 1
Royal- Empty role -Auruningica (Iberian) Pg. 3
Story:
Heroes from all over the ANCIENT Mediterranean (Southern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa) are all gathered in Egypt when a tragedy occurs, the Pharaoh fallen ill to an unknown seemingly fatal disease due to a strange encounter from displeased mage, for which there is no known cure. The Pharaoh's son, taking his position as a temporary ruler, sends a party of distinct team members are pulled together to look for the Garden of the Hesperides, where all sorts of different medicinal and botanical rarities and creatures exist, including the Tears of Ra, mythological honey bees that produce a honey that can cure any illness. The Pharaoh's son is also holding a ransom over the head of the seemingly evil mage. Each member of the party has their own reason for going to this place, and will develop strong bonds with each other along the way (I'm a slut for found family). The setting is the Pre-Classical Era Mediterranean/Mediterranean Antiquity. Only minor angst plz
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Character Template:
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Sexuality:
Shipping?:
Ethnicity:
Personality:
Reason for joining the expedition:
Appearance:
Style:
Profession:
(Hiiiii. We can just repost our old templates, right?)
(Yep, I'm gonna do that too)
Name: Tilila Aẓerwal
Age: 19
Gender: Female (She/Her)
Sexuality: Bisexual
Shipping?: Sure
Ethnicity: North African (Libyan)
Personality: Very kind and sweet, a little high strung, but very strong in face of danger. She's generally a cool person to be with, especially in the moments where you need silence and comfort. A little sassy and sarcastic from time to time, but almost never mean.
Reason for joining the expedition: Tilila's grandmother use to tell her stories of many different magical herbs and animals that existed throughout the world, and every realm above or below it. Once her grandmother was on her deathbed she told her one final story. In the garden of the Hesperides, there was a magical calf that could consult with the dead and bring messages back from the afterlife for them. She decided to make it her responsibility to get that calf, just so she could hear from her grandmother one final time.
Appearance: Light brown skin, soft facial features, big amber eyes, big curved nose, round cheeks and plump lips. Her body has a soft roundness to it, she has wide hips, small shoulder and has a little belly fat around her torso. She has curly brown hair stretching down to her thighs. 5'6.
Style:Long robes and veils with different brights colors, usually warm colors, like orange and red. She ties her hair up most of time, braiding different plants into it, like hyacinths and holly. She also uses henna and indigo to temporarily dye her skin and hair.
Profession: Weaver and Warrior
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Name: Neni the II of Egypt
Age: 15
Gender: Female (She/Her)
Sexuality: AroAce
Shipping?: Nah
Ethnicity: Egyptian
Personality: Reserved and a little spiteful, she's usually full of the bad emotions, and it's not really anybody's fault, she was just raised in a palace and is very lonely. She hates it when people treat her like a princess.
Reason for joining the expedition: She didn't consent to it, her brother forced her to go. At least she gets a tiny bit of freedom though.
Appearance: Mahogany brown skin, her body is thin and sharp, and she is decently tall, especially for her age. Her face has sharp features too, with almond eyes, thin lips and a sharp hooked nose. She has greenish-brown eyes and thick eyebrows, as well as short curly brown hair, though she usually has a braided wig on. She also has an ankh tattoo on her throat. 5'11
Style: She usually wears a skirt that comes up to just below her chest and a linen shawl over her chest; all white. She is almost always wearing her golden and turquoise vulture headdress. She also wears makeup sometimes (not often): turquoise eyeshadow, cinnabar lipstick, kohl eyeliner etc…
Profession: Princess, though not in line of succession therefore; Priestess
(Cool, I’m gonna have to do that tomorrow)
(Hello, here’s Ehlaea again)
Name: Ehlaea
Age: 21 years
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Straight
Shipping?: Sure
Ethnicity: Caucasian (Greek)
Personality: Quiet, shamanic. Prefers nature over civilization. Loves birds, of any kind. She is sweet and polite, but when provoked can be vindictive and cruel. Doesn’t mind that she became an outcast because of her ‘Moon-Sight’ abilities (divination and protection spells mostly, though she does have a few offensive spells that she typically avoids. Works best at night). Lives in a small cave on Mount Parnitha (north of Athens).
Reason for joining the expedition: She has wanted to visit the Garden of Hesperides since she was a child. She had always been fascinated by the tales of the powerful and mystical herbs there, and it inspired her decision to become a herbalist.
Appearance: 5’3”, left eye is blind (and the source of her divining abilities), wild shoulder-length brown hair, blue eyes, broad shoulders/hips, curvaceous hourglass figure. Has green painted markings on her face.
(Pic from Heroforge. She’s holding a mortar and pestle)
Style: Simplistic. She usually wears a simple chiton, sometimes with a himation (both are ancient greek clothing), and sandals. She also has a gold earring in her right ear.
Profession: Oracle/Sorceress, Herbalist
(Her eye and ‘Moon-Sight’ abilities are themed off of the Eye of Horus)
(Actually I think I can do it rq)
Name: Efraim Marion
Age: 18
Gender: would probably just describe themself as a youth. amab
Sexuality: doesn’t know, doesn’t care
Shipping?: maybe?
Ethnicity: Israelite
Personality: very quiet, to the point of being selectively mute. Has a rather soft, solemn disposition, and can stay still for a long period of time. Although they seem like a sad statue on the outside, Efraim is a very deep thinker and feeler. It’s just difficult for them to express themselves externally, and the only way they can seem to do this is through art and painting. They also consider themselves a coward, and they often avoid conflict when they can. Their father used to always advise them to pray to God for courage, and Efraim has taken that to heart.
Reason for joining the expedition: some context. Efraim comes from a long line of artisans and painters that decorated Solomon’s Temple and other places of worship in Israel. Even after the Temple was destroyed, their family still tried to keep their practice alive. At the time of the Neo-Babylonian Empire’s conquest of Judah, Efraim’s family was afraid Israel would be conquered as well, and relocated to Egypt. Although they still worshipped the Judean God and never worshipped the Egyptian ones, the family eventually found themselves serving in the royal palace. After Efraim was born, they eventually ended up an orphan and was named the royal painter, depicting the deeds of the Egyptian Pharaoh, or even scenes of everyday life on the palace walls. Later, the volunteered to be apart of the journey to the Garden of the Hesperides, mostly because they had become tired of their life in Egypt and wanted a vacation, preferably to somewhere where no one would try to convert them or bully them for their faith, but also to see and do new things, and find inspiration for their art.
Appearance: stands at about 5’6, and has a thin, lanky body
Style: long tunics that reach down to their calves, with sleeves that go a little past their elbows. They also wear a versatile over garment that can function as an overcoat, a head covering, etc. Additionally, sandals and one earring piercing their right ear.
Profession: the Artist, or the royal painter
So, @Happy_Holidays_My_Fellow_Gremlins! , which character would you like?
@Glade-Morketid-from-Lynn*! which character would you like?
(Hey, I'm here and I would like the Rogue/Spy role, please!)
(Alright then, where would you like your character to be from (it can't be Ancient Greece, Rome, Libya or Israel)
(I'm thinking from Pheonicia!)
(Ok, cool! You can make and submit your character whenever)
(Okay! I'll prbly have them tonight anyways, lmao!)
( @Mere_Hufflepuff , I can add an extra role so you, but Lynn gets first pick. You're definitely in though)
(Heyy! So I’m the royal, right?)
(At the moment, you can choose between Royal or Scribe, and you can be anybody from the mediterranean area
[There are some tribes and nations within more major areas {like Phoenicia and Israel are inside the Chaldean Empire}] except Greece, Rome, Israel, Phoenicia or Libya)
( @Arya-A-guidhe-dhut-laithean-saora-sona are you gonna post Cassia?)
(Sure, give me a minute to remake her)
(You can just copy paste if you want)
(Okay, so I have my character here! Hope y'all like him! Also, the name is actually Phoenician!)
Name: Mithonbaal
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Straight
Shipping?: Sure, why not.
Ethnicity: Phoenician, with some Lydian, Egyptian, Cyreneian and Carthaginian blood.
Personality: Chaotic Neutral
Reason for joining the expedition: He wanted to find some sort of wealth and family on his journeys, because he was tired of sticking to the shadows.
Appearance: https://s3.amazonaws.com/notebook-content-uploads/content/uploads/original/8140e968-dea8-4fee-9648-3710ca1e947a.jpeg?1639094488
Style: He usually wears sandals and a loose, dull grey tunic.
Profession: Professional Rogue/Spy.
(true, but she is no longer on here.)
(This is a remake, she's still on the old one)