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    — SURVIVAL AND STIRRUPS


    background

    People thought the apocalypse would come among a mass of virus-controlled zombies, or a war among humans would raze all our cities to ashes. But the real apocalypse was something no one could have expected. It took only a day for all life on earth to change. No warnings, no explanation, and no way to fight back.

    It started during an eclipse. Nothing special, just the moon passing in front of the sun for a moment, and a couple minutes of midday darkness. However, when it should have ended, the moon stayed in its place. Electricity across the world shorted out, the tides stopped turning, and in thousands of places across the globe, the ground split open. Giant glowing chasms opened in the skies, and horrific monsters of every kind poured from them. Dragons, ghouls, hellhounds, serpents, creatures that humanity didn't even have names for. After an hour, the moon finally passed across the sun and the day returned, but the damage had been done. It was estimated that billions of these creatures spawned on the earth, and spread across the globe wreaking havoc on civilization. Billions of humans died to the creatures, and millions more fell ill with strange diseases never seen before. Society spiraled into a state of disaster. Humans chose sides; those to fight the monsters, and those to defend themselves. Small cities were turned into fortresses, and are heavily guarded from the creatures and diseased folk. Those that were blocked out of these fortresses and managed to survive so far have become nomads, banding together for protection and fighting their way across the land to find some sort of safety while they fight off these hell creatures. This is life on Earth now. Would you perish with the millions that have fallen, or survive with the strongest few?


    plot

    Ever since the eclipse, normal animals have been few. In fact, the only ones impervious to the strange diseases the monsters brought seemed to be horses. After the eclipse, the horses that weren't immediately killed have mutated into fighting machines, the apex of strength and resilience. They're rumored to be able to speak to humans, and known to be far smarter than the old horses. They have been the most resilient against the attacking creatures, and none fall sick to the foreign diseases. They formed powerful herds in the wild that can kill a creature with one blow from a hoof, or a bite to the right vein. With the land being so rugged and speed being a necessity, they're also prized as the best transportation. The problem is, these mutated equines are incredibly elusive and so far impossible to tame. This role play follows a small group of friends and survivors that attempts to do just that, and records the struggles the two groups go through to understand and respect each other.


    setting

    Most cities have been abandoned and turned to rubble. Everything is run down and completely deserted; it's rare to come across another human unless you're nearby a safety fortress or in bandit territory. The band of humans we're following will start out in a small abandoned down, wherein a little run-down church has been their makeshift base for a couple weeks. After a bit, someone will discover the herd and the group will continue towards the horse's territory. The herd lives in a large marshy plain bordered by a small forest which is (conveniently) home to a pack of vicious skyloi.

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    rules

    -All feralfront rules apply.

    -No drama, no discrimination, no perfect characters, and my word is final.

    -Cursing is fine, no slurs.

    -No super fancy breeds please! These are rugged, powerful, wild horses built to fight. Any purebreds that survived must be powerful and hardy. This excludes the Runner who is thin and streamlined.

    -You do not have to play your own mount! In fact, I would prefer if you didn't unless there is a lack of horses.

    -Human characters can be as young as 13 and as old as 26.

    -Genders do not have to be even; though I would prefer more mares than stallions.

    -Try to make at least 1 horse with every 1 human. You can have extra horses that do not end up with riders but are still included in the story.

    -One high position per person. These are the limited roles.

    -HPs MUST be semi-advanced to advanced role players and be active in RP.

    -All genders and sexualities are accepted for humans.

    -Reserved positions can be held for 5 days, then they open up again.

    -Please write at least a paragraph of role play every so often. Characters that have not been played in weeks will be removed. Remember, we're all dependent on each other to keep the rp going.

    -Feel free to add onto forms or use posting templates.

    -Be creative with plot ideas, this is a post-apocalyptic world after all. Feel free to pm me to discuss big plots.


    characters

    » HUMANS - 5♀|0⚲|7♂

    |Leader 1/1|

    Luna Miller/♀/26 years/played by Pride&Prejudice/bond: Ivory

    |Captains 1/2|

    Lilith Wolfe/♀/19 years/played by Wolfiee/bond: Tohopka

    OPEN

    Enzo Constantino/♂/26 years/NPC

    |Medic 2/2|

    Isi Folsom/♀/17 years/played by Zordiss/bond: Matoskah

    Akando Santiago/♂/19 years/played by Adventure/bond: Sekhmet

    |Members 7/∞|

    Oliver Hawthorn/♂/19 years/played by aliferous/bond: Kuruk

    Anora Grey/♀/13 years/played by CantSleep/bond: Freya

    Taman Calden/♂/22 years/played by Sirocco/bond: Desdemona

    Caspar Reed/♂/19 years/played by \\~Archaic~///bond: Finch

    Liang Haifeng/♂/21 years/played by Pride&Prejudice/bond: Deimos

    Estelle Normany/♀/22 years/played by TeenWolfie/bond: Flora

    Eugene Steele/♂/20 years/played by \\~Archaic~///bond: Awinita


    » HORSES - 10♀|7♂

    |Ruler 1/1|

    Tohopka/♂/8 years/played by aliferous/bond: Lilith Wolfe

    |Ruler's mate 1/1|

    Desdemonda/♀/6 years/played by CantSleep/bond: Taman Calden

    |Deputy 1/1|

    Finch/♀/5 years/played by Smoothpaw/bond: Caspar Reed

    |Runner 1/1|

    Flora/♀/5 years/played by \\~Archaic~///bond: Estelle Normany

    |Herd members 12/∞|

    Awinita/♀/7 years/played by Zordiss/bond: Eugene Santiago

    Matoskah/♂/7 years/played by aliferous/bond: Isi Folsom

    Ivory/♀/7 years/played by Wolfiee/bond: Luna Miller

    Kuruk/♂/6 years/played by Adventure/bond: Oliver Hawthorn

    Sekhmet/♀/7 years/played by Sirocco/bond: Akando Santiago

    Freya/♀/5 years/played by Pride&Prejudice/bond: Anora Grey

    Caspian/♂/5 years/played by Pride&Prejudice/bond: [open]

    Firefly/♀/6 years/NPC

    Viola/♀/3 years/played by TeenWolfie/bond: [open]

    Deimos/♂/7 years/played by \\~Archaic~///bond: Liang Haifeng

    Taregan/♂/7 years/played by TeenWolfie/bond: [open]

    Atlas/♂/Unborn/played by CantSleep/no bond

    Nova/♀/Unborn/played by aliferous/no bond


    extra

    LINKS:

    plot/chat - click here

    role play - click here

    Oliver Hawthorn|Member
    Tohopka|Ruler

    Leader and horse deputy has been reserved and I added ruler's mate as a hp.

    also Pride. I'd prefer the leader to be one of the oldest kids (they are leading a bunch of other kids, after all) so in their 20s, if you're okay with that

    Finch

    The post was edited 2 times, last by ~Sunset~ ().

    Healer is reserved.

    ~Sunset~ As a high position, your character is going to have to be active and post at least a paragraph of role play every time. I'm going to have to ask for you to type a bit more than what you gave in your rp sample, otherwise your character can be just a normal herd member.

    Lilith


    Ivory

    The post was edited 7 times, last by Wolfiee ().

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    ✦ Folsom, Isi Kachina —— The forest holds the answers


    GENERAL

    NAME / NICKNAMES -- Kay, Deer

    AGE & DATE OF BIRTH -- 17, 21 March

    GENDER -- Female

    SEXUALITY -- Straight

    ROLE -- Healer

    HISTORY -- Before the apocalypse, she was a part of a native american tribe and was training to be their next healer. Unfortunately, the apocalypse struck and wiped out her tribe except for her. She also had a horse before the apocalypse but he has since run away(someone can create and play him if they would like). It is not typical for native's to have blue eyes but she is an exception to the rule. Some of the tribe speculated to whether or not her mom was loyal to the tribe and her father because neither of them have blue eyes as well. Her first name, Isi, means Deer-like and she holds true to it with her flowing movements and quiet walk. Her middle name, Kachina, means Dancing Spirit.

    FAMILY -- none


    APPEARANCE

    GENERAL APPEARANCE -- she has very tan skin with striking blue eyes. she has lengthy dark brown hair with some highlighting due to her being in the sun all the time. She does have a couple feathers in her hair.

    BODY MODIFICATIONS -- she has some piercings in her ears.

    CLOTHING STYLE -- she wears the traditional clothes of her tribe(pictured)

    WEAPONS -- she has some skinning knives, daggers, and a bow with some arrows.


    She is very quiet but quick to apply any and all knowledge that she has. She loves to walk in the forest barefoot and listen to the sounds of rustling leaves and the birds singing.

    TRAITS -- quick learner, quiet, silent walk, knowledgable

    STRENGTHS -- sharp eye, calming nature, senses evil(with help from the spirits), can disappear in a moment's notice

    WEAKNESSES -- never trusts, big ego, does not like to help those that could turn on her, won't accept help


    OTHER

    PLOTS -- thinking

    BONDED HORSE -- Matoskah

    FACE CLAIM -- none

    RP EXAMPLE -- Isi walked through the forest with the soft wind blowing in her hair. She listened as the woodpeckers pecked away at the wood and the chipmunks chattered. She felt the soft, moist dirt under her feet and the spirits of all the creatures around her. As she looked around, she rehearsed in her head what she had learned from the tribe healer. All the plants that he had mentioned and what their purposes were. She noticed a cluster of Motherwort by a tree. She remembered that she could mix that with some warm water to make a small potion to help ease pain.



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    ✦ Awinita —— No one can take me down


    GENERAL

    NAME -- Awinita

    AGE -- 7

    GENDER -- Mare

    ROLE -- Herd Member

    HISTORY -- She was previously captured by humans and they attempted to break her but their attempts were unsuccessful so they released her.

    FAMILY -- none

    MATE OR CRUSH -- none/open


    She is a tricolor palomino paint horse with a left blue eye.

    GENERAL APPEARANCE -- tricolor paint palomino, left blue eye

    SCARS -- none but she cannot see out of her blue eye


    She is a very bold mare with quite the attitude.

    TRAITS -- fearless, sassy, alert

    STRENGTHS -- fearless, alert, strong

    WEAKNESSES -- mean, unaccepting, low self esteem


    OTHER

    PLOTS -- thinking

    BOND -- Eugene

    RP EXAMPLE -- Awinita walked through the tall grass looking for place to get a drink. Off in the distance she spotted a small watering hole and made her way over to it. She soon spotted a mountain lion also occupying the watering hole. Quickly she made her presence known and stamped her hooves. She snorted loudly as she threatened the mountain lion. The animal made a grave mistake and ran towards Awinita. She reared up and pawed the air with her sharp hooves. She put her feet down right in front of the animal as it was about to make contact with her. It soon realized its mistake and turned tail and ran off.

    The post was edited 3 times, last by Zordiss ().