Post by horselover on Apr 30, 2015 3:27:32 GMT
ZODIAC
a group living on an island created around the zodiac
HISTORY
a very long time ago, before your oldest relatives ancestors were alive, there was a young woman in china. she lived during the time the americas and asia were connected by a small strip of land. she lived on that land, close to the asian side. this simple young woman had a simple name. nǚhái, meaning girl. she tended her father's crops and taught her younger siblings. she lived on a farm with her extended family. she was the only girl besides her mother, aunt and wise elderly grandmother. but if you have ever seen the movie mulan, you know that women can be powerful. when a flood threatened her family's land, ancient spirits filled her and gave her magic. she turned into a great ram, and drove away the flood with both supernatural charges and fire, turning the water back to the ocean or into steam. her family was safe.
from then on, she passed the power of zodiac to her family. she was the ram; the powers shifted as they were passed on. the bull, the twins, the crab, the lion, the virgin, the scales, the scorpion, the archer, the goat, the river and the fish. each used their animal form. each also used the element their sign belonged to: fire, earth, air or water. they passed those traits down to their children and their children's children. true, the power was slightly weakened, but it lived on.
the zodiac has had many rulers, but its history is slightly lost. we are of many nationalities, skin, hair and eye color. we have no current leader.
TERRITORY
we live on an island. people believe the land connecting asia and the americas disappeared. ha, fools. true, land on each side vanished, but our island is magically shielded. those with enough power find us. they always do. we are not so bold as to say we know all our islands secrets. we do not. we only claim the center, and outwards to the east, west and south. we do not live in the north. our territory is shaped like a teardrop; we ignore the east and west borders, and the south is our beach.
our camp is hidden, near the south. there is a large clearing. it is true, we are a bit, ah, not advanced, but our magic makes up for it. we have small huts and buildings for families and other groups, like a series of apartments. our leader's house is a bit more grand.
THE ZODIAC
the zodiac is a system for parts of a month. each part, spaced between months, has a different animal. if you need more info, ask someone or do whatever.
♈ ARIES: the ram - march 21 to april 19
♉ TAURUS: the bull - april 20 to may 20
♊ GEMINI: the twins - may 21 to june 20
♋ CANCER: the crab - june 21 to july 22
♌ LEO: the lion - july 23 to august 22
♍ VIRGO: the virgin - august 23 to september 22
♎ LIBRA: the scales or balance - september 23 to october 22
♏ SCORPIO: the scorpion - october 23 to november 21
♐ SAGITTARIUS: the centaur or the archer - november 22 to december 21
♑ CAPRICORN: the (sea) goat - december 22 to january 19
♒ AQUARIUS: the river (god) or water-bearer - january 20 to february 18
♓ PISCES : the fish - february 19 to march 20
PEOPLE / TRAITS
many people can change into their zodiac sign or call upon the spirit. some can call upon either fire, earth, air or water to aid them.
ANCIENT POWERS and THE NORTH MOUNTAIN
the ancient powers are what zodiac call the old zodiac signs. the ancient powers help and guide the zodiac
the north mountain, obviously, is in the north. leaders travel to it when they newly are elected leader. they also go in times of trouble. not much is know about it because leaders are forbidden to speak of their experience inside the great cave, a cave in which they go to do... who knows what.
RANKS
leader - the ruler of zodiac. their job is to lead the group wisely and strongly. they must be extremely loyal to the zodiac and have received special abilities from the ancient powers.
council - a chair of four people made to advise the leader. they are the head of military, the head of medicine, the head of education and the head of religion, commonly referred to as the heads.
soldiers - people who defend the zodiac, attack threatening groups, and basically do anything involving strength or military.
elizabeth song, roleplayed by spottedleaf
doctors - people who heal members of the zodiac. they have great knowledge of herbs, setting bones and/or other medical things.
teachers - people who teach students. they have a decent knowledge of all positions and of the zodiac.
carlos , roleplayed by horselover
seers - people who know a lot about the zodiac. they know of all births, and tell of their zodiac signs.
apprentices - people training to be a soldier, doctor, teacher or seer.
students - people between 6 and 12, learning at the schoolhouse.
children - people under 6.
elders - people too old or disabled to work.
TRADITIONS
* to become a leader, you must have been a member of the council (a head), make the journey to the north mountain, and be a master of their zodiac power. * to be come a member of the council, you must have mastered that branches starting profession (soldier, doctor, teacher, seer). if there are only three council members or below, new members must be chosen 12 days after that members demise, demotion or other reason for not being a member of the council anymore. * teachers must first do a few intern days in other professions before teaching * students become apprentices on their 12 birthdays. they are allowed to switch. * apprentices become their profession after their mentor accepts that they are ready. * elders are celebrated and cared for, as are children and mothers * names can be first and last or just first
RULES
IC
* respect those of more experience and of higher rank than you
* be loyal to the zodiac
OOC
* make your characters with flaws, with imperfections. it makes the roleplay interesting.
* make a few males please
* you may have one hp at first
* no spam whatsoever
FORMS
MY FORM
name
carlos
age
eighteen
gender
male
birthday
november first
sign / other / abilities
scorpio. he has no powers except for being immune to and having the ability to make poison.
rank
teacher
previous ranks / rank wanted
was student, then apprentice, then doctor, is now teacher, is happy where he is
appearance
carlos has dark brown hair swept back into a short yet unruly cut. he has acid green eyes and has a medium build with slightly tan skin.
personality
powerful voice, hilarious, a bit flirty yet shy, wanting to teach everyone he can.
family / relations
no family, though a crush is open and he loves his students like his own kids.
history / plots
he was actually born a mortal, surprisingly. he teaches about human life. he was in alaska and saw the island.
other
SIGN UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
a group living on an island created around the zodiac
HISTORY
a very long time ago, before your oldest relatives ancestors were alive, there was a young woman in china. she lived during the time the americas and asia were connected by a small strip of land. she lived on that land, close to the asian side. this simple young woman had a simple name. nǚhái, meaning girl. she tended her father's crops and taught her younger siblings. she lived on a farm with her extended family. she was the only girl besides her mother, aunt and wise elderly grandmother. but if you have ever seen the movie mulan, you know that women can be powerful. when a flood threatened her family's land, ancient spirits filled her and gave her magic. she turned into a great ram, and drove away the flood with both supernatural charges and fire, turning the water back to the ocean or into steam. her family was safe.
from then on, she passed the power of zodiac to her family. she was the ram; the powers shifted as they were passed on. the bull, the twins, the crab, the lion, the virgin, the scales, the scorpion, the archer, the goat, the river and the fish. each used their animal form. each also used the element their sign belonged to: fire, earth, air or water. they passed those traits down to their children and their children's children. true, the power was slightly weakened, but it lived on.
the zodiac has had many rulers, but its history is slightly lost. we are of many nationalities, skin, hair and eye color. we have no current leader.
TERRITORY
we live on an island. people believe the land connecting asia and the americas disappeared. ha, fools. true, land on each side vanished, but our island is magically shielded. those with enough power find us. they always do. we are not so bold as to say we know all our islands secrets. we do not. we only claim the center, and outwards to the east, west and south. we do not live in the north. our territory is shaped like a teardrop; we ignore the east and west borders, and the south is our beach.
our camp is hidden, near the south. there is a large clearing. it is true, we are a bit, ah, not advanced, but our magic makes up for it. we have small huts and buildings for families and other groups, like a series of apartments. our leader's house is a bit more grand.
THE ZODIAC
the zodiac is a system for parts of a month. each part, spaced between months, has a different animal. if you need more info, ask someone or do whatever.
♈ ARIES: the ram - march 21 to april 19
♉ TAURUS: the bull - april 20 to may 20
♊ GEMINI: the twins - may 21 to june 20
♋ CANCER: the crab - june 21 to july 22
♌ LEO: the lion - july 23 to august 22
♍ VIRGO: the virgin - august 23 to september 22
♎ LIBRA: the scales or balance - september 23 to october 22
♏ SCORPIO: the scorpion - october 23 to november 21
♐ SAGITTARIUS: the centaur or the archer - november 22 to december 21
♑ CAPRICORN: the (sea) goat - december 22 to january 19
♒ AQUARIUS: the river (god) or water-bearer - january 20 to february 18
♓ PISCES : the fish - february 19 to march 20
PEOPLE / TRAITS
many people can change into their zodiac sign or call upon the spirit. some can call upon either fire, earth, air or water to aid them.
ANCIENT POWERS and THE NORTH MOUNTAIN
the ancient powers are what zodiac call the old zodiac signs. the ancient powers help and guide the zodiac
the north mountain, obviously, is in the north. leaders travel to it when they newly are elected leader. they also go in times of trouble. not much is know about it because leaders are forbidden to speak of their experience inside the great cave, a cave in which they go to do... who knows what.
RANKS
leader - the ruler of zodiac. their job is to lead the group wisely and strongly. they must be extremely loyal to the zodiac and have received special abilities from the ancient powers.
council - a chair of four people made to advise the leader. they are the head of military, the head of medicine, the head of education and the head of religion, commonly referred to as the heads.
soldiers - people who defend the zodiac, attack threatening groups, and basically do anything involving strength or military.
elizabeth song, roleplayed by spottedleaf
doctors - people who heal members of the zodiac. they have great knowledge of herbs, setting bones and/or other medical things.
teachers - people who teach students. they have a decent knowledge of all positions and of the zodiac.
carlos , roleplayed by horselover
seers - people who know a lot about the zodiac. they know of all births, and tell of their zodiac signs.
apprentices - people training to be a soldier, doctor, teacher or seer.
students - people between 6 and 12, learning at the schoolhouse.
children - people under 6.
elders - people too old or disabled to work.
TRADITIONS
* to become a leader, you must have been a member of the council (a head), make the journey to the north mountain, and be a master of their zodiac power. * to be come a member of the council, you must have mastered that branches starting profession (soldier, doctor, teacher, seer). if there are only three council members or below, new members must be chosen 12 days after that members demise, demotion or other reason for not being a member of the council anymore. * teachers must first do a few intern days in other professions before teaching * students become apprentices on their 12 birthdays. they are allowed to switch. * apprentices become their profession after their mentor accepts that they are ready. * elders are celebrated and cared for, as are children and mothers * names can be first and last or just first
RULES
IC
* respect those of more experience and of higher rank than you
* be loyal to the zodiac
OOC
* make your characters with flaws, with imperfections. it makes the roleplay interesting.
* make a few males please
* you may have one hp at first
* no spam whatsoever
FORMS
[b]name[/b]
[b]age[/b]
[b]gender[/b]
[b]birthday[/b]
[b]sign / other / abilities[/b]
[b]rank[/b]
[b]previous ranks / rank wanted[/b]
[b]appearance[/b]
[b]personality[/b]
[b]family / relations[/b]
[b]history / plots[/b]
[b]other[/b]
MY FORM
name
carlos
age
eighteen
gender
male
birthday
november first
sign / other / abilities
scorpio. he has no powers except for being immune to and having the ability to make poison.
rank
teacher
previous ranks / rank wanted
was student, then apprentice, then doctor, is now teacher, is happy where he is
appearance
carlos has dark brown hair swept back into a short yet unruly cut. he has acid green eyes and has a medium build with slightly tan skin.
personality
powerful voice, hilarious, a bit flirty yet shy, wanting to teach everyone he can.
family / relations
no family, though a crush is open and he loves his students like his own kids.
history / plots
he was actually born a mortal, surprisingly. he teaches about human life. he was in alaska and saw the island.
other
SIGN UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!