Legends of Equestria - Forum

OOC: http://forum.legendsofequestria.com/index.php?topic=9060.0
RP: http://forum.legendsofequestria.com/index.php?topic=9189.0

The Temple and Monastery of Harmony. Since long, it has been the paradise for those who wish to devote their lives to learn all the ways and the secrets of Harmony. It exists almost as long as me and Luna, being founded short after the fall of Discord and his reign of chaos. They have discovered uncountable applications for the harmonic energy that surrounds the world, to the fields of medicine to the ones of martial arts, and in it's entirety these applications are called by the name of Harmonic Arts. Today, their monks are either teaching the next generation at the Monastery or scattered around the world as missionaries, helping any soul in need and asking nothing in return. Since it's beginning, it has been of great help to maintain the harmony of today's society. As it should be noticeable by now, We have always kept in contact with them, to discuss the most diverse issues about Our reign and society. The greater monk, known as Grandmaster Guang, is not only a wise ally, but also a precious friend of mine.

But since two weeks ago, We have not heard a single word from or about them. Our letters cannot make it's way through the magical flames, and to make it worse, even the scouting party We have sent to investigate has been lost. That is why We have gathered you all here. We ask for your help to investigate the whereabouts of the scouting party, and to gather information about what happened to the Temple and Monastery of Harmony. But be aware: We don't know what dangers lies ahead. Of course, you can refuse this mission if you don't want to go. We will understand perfectly. But if you choose to accept it, We will be thankful from the bottom of Our hearts.

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Rules:

Always stick to the forum rules;
Post at least 5 sentences per post, with at least 5 or more words per sentece;
No detailed violence;
No inappropriate or suggestive content. Romance is okay;
Be patient. Wait for the others to post and do not spam posts;
Don't include anything in the environment and do not interact with anything or anyone I haven't said is there. You can work with what I give you and you can describe your characters items and features, but if you want anything extra in the world you can search for it in your post or send me a PM, and I'll see if it can be done;
Be realistic. If your character is injured and/or weak, you can't carry the party on your back and climb a mountain the size of the Everest;
No real-world swearing. Ponyfied ones are okay;
No powergaming or godmodding. That means you can't control any character besides your own, and you can't decide how they'll react to your character's interaction with them. You can't control any NPC unless I give you permission to do so;
This is a game, so, have fun!

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Current players:

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Sign-up form:
Name:
Age:
Race (only canonical races. Alicorns are not allowed):
Gender:
Biography:
Special abilities:
Have you read the rules?:

Name: Price
Age:28
Race: Changeling
Gender: Stallion
Biography: Newly appointed Ambassador and soon-to-be ruler of a new town he built, Price proves himself to be a ruler for all, not for the hive. He's doing the most he can to get the Changelings back onto friendly terms with Equestria, while also setting a good example for his niece and nephew. Despite being an ambassador and comfortably capable of having his home in the hive, he found himself too attached to the ponies who gave him a home when he was down on his luck just to do that.
Special abilities: Elusiveness and heavy use of magic in physical abilities.
Have you read the rules?: Yus :P

Name: Polar Allurement
Age: 8
Race: Unicorn
Gender: Filly
Biography: Just a normal young filly, although with the strong desire to be much like her uncle, Price. She's the more fast learning aside from her brother, using magnetic science and adapting it to conventional and situational parameters.
Special abilities: Control over Magnetic Forces; Capable of disarming some opponents and surviving high falls.
Have you read the rules?:... Yes...

Name:Black Star (Subjected to change If I get a better name)
Age: 8
Race: Unicorn
Gender: Colt
Biography: Sister of Polar, and with the same aspirations as well, Black Star is a fledgeling in the arts of Dark Magic. The only teacher his mother, Range Conjure, felt comfortable with is her brother, Crimson. Unlike Polar, at his age they're taking things as slowly as possible, to provide an extra layer of safety and explanation of what evils lies within the magic and how it could be reverse engineered for the honorable cause.
Special abilities: Black magic ; certain abilities of his can mix together with other allies to make a "Detonation" effect.
Have you read the rules?:STOP ASKING ME; Yes!

Price, Polar Allurement and Black Star are accepted! ^-^

And my characters:


Special abilities: Apprentice of the Harmonic Arts, has shown to be talented mainly at martial arts.
Have you read the rules?: I... guess so?

Name: Arty Brightshadow
Age: 17
Race (only canonical races. Alicorns are not allowed): Unicorn
Gender: Stallion
Biography:
Special abilities: Has the ability to gather the emotional power from the environment, changing his own magic properties with it. When the emotions are negative, he becomes strong at using dark-based magic, and when the emotions are positive, he becomes strong at using light-based magic. But being unable to control this ability, his personality changes as well.
Have you read the rules?: I think I'm the on who wrote it, so.... Maybe...
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Both accepted as well, obviously.

Name: Froth Spiral
Age: 7
Race: Unicorn
Gender: Colt
Biography: After being created by some unknown source, and only knowing his age, and a mental image of what he assumes to be his father, Froth began to explore Equestria to, hopefully, find his father. He awoke in a cave neighboring a frozen lake, and noticed he had a cutie mark that resembled frozen spheres spreading out in a spiral formation, which he named himself after. He has journeyed far and wide, yet to no avail. He hopes that soon, he will find his father, and the answers to his many questions.
Special Abilities: He can freeze small portions of water into any shape, mainly spheres, and can freeze the moisture in the air to create a frost armor around himself.
Have you read the rules?: Yeap

Name: Phoenix
Age: 17
Race: Pegasus
Gender: Mare
Biography: Phoenix was a very happy Pegasus. She was a fiery spirit, that loved to fly. One day when she was 9, she was playing around, and discovered a lone Phoenix chick. She was sad to see it all alone, and helped the chick find its parents. After hours of flying, she discovered the Phoenix nest, and returned the hatchling to its parents. The parents were so happy, that the father blessed Phoenix, and soon after returning to her parents, she had changed. Phoenix had her cutie mark appear, which was the wing of a Phoenix, and her mane and tail had changed colors, from a sold red, to what looked like fire. Thus, her name was well fitting, for she looked much like a Phoenix her self, and her parents were very proud to call her their daughter.
Special Abilities: She is a gifted flyer, and can ignite herself, at the cost of her own energy, and control small amounts of fire, in that form.
Have you read the rules?: Yups

Froth Spiral and Phoenix accepted! :D

I'll create the RP as soon as we get one more to join!

Name: Midnight Shine
Age: 17
Race: Unicorn
Gender: Male
Biography: Midnight was born in Canterlot and has always been shy, especially after his parents disappeared mysteriously when he was three, presumed dead.  Being left to take care of his baby brother, he ran from Canterlot to live in the Everfree Forest with his baby brother, where they grew up.  Midnight is very independent, hardworking, helpful, and clever.
Special abilities: Vast knowledge of rune magic.
Have you read the rules?: Yes

Midnight Shine accepted! As soon as I finish some IRL stuff I'll create the RP! :D

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I am really sorry for taking this long, but it's finally up! You're free to post whenever you want! :D

Name:  Fēi Yuèliàng

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Race: Earth-Pony

Appearance: A Strawberry coat spotted with mud and ink, a tarnished and faded steel-gray Hanfu sprinkled with countless stains with a trim mud-rimmed. Sparkling champagne eyes stare out from a smiling mask of matted fur, eyes that speak of hidden depths and great zest for life. A wooden case sits proudly across his back, the constant friction of the leather stripes visible around the armpits of his Hanfu, where the fabric was more frayed and faded than anywhere else. His hair separated into many different mated braids with yellowing paper triangles; along the back it cascades down in black torrents. Once smooth hair now turned to crust from days of endless travel. A small bronze bracelet wound in the fashion of the rising dragon sits on the upper right-hoof. He carries himself with good posture but not particular pride or honour and his eyes turn from those that seek to catch his eye or scrutinize his appearance.   

Talent: A Journeyman Poet, not particularly famous among the many nations of Ibexia but fairly new at his craft and still traveling to gain that valued insight. A few times his poems were told with such rapture and meaning as to raise the hopes of the common-folk. Most cases occurring during some great festival or moment of high energy. However, most of  Fēi Yuèliàng's poems deal with nature, the road or people he's come across.

Personality and description: Perhaps a recluse, perhaps an introvert? At times he can seem the most outgoing person ever and he certainly travels quite an amount. But  Fēi Yuèliàng doesn't seem comfortable around people in civilization and a hint to this might be found in one of his poems:
They walk to chores and daily meetings.
Their world, a structured order that they make.
I build a fire,
It is too close to a home.
The hunger fills me, so I leave.
Their structured world I have yet to make for myself.
Slowly his disconnected attitude has been crumbling, perhaps due to interactions with others or his travels across the world and a growing desire to protect the beauty in everything. Then again it may just be the nature of things that leads him the way he travels . . .

Backstory: Born to a local regent's wife and turning out to be a rather embarrassing scandal for his mother, as the doctor believed his father to be impotent . . . he was to be left out to the cold night air. His father and mother were not cruel ponies, and both agreed a dispatch him to a local taoist hermitage. The hope was: if the boy became a spiritual pillar, he'd never connect back to the regent or have any ambitions for politics.

The boy grew well, as a servant to the elder hermits, here he did not learn ambition or impatience but both flared in him from time to time. In the center of philosophical debates he learned many lessons but most of all how to listen. Still a scholar or two had joined the hermitage and the boy wasn't denied a semi-formal education. Every now and again an official would come for assistance, and here he could pickup some political information or, if he was lucky, a new book. After a time the boy discovered poetry and his path seemed ensured.  Eventually he left the hermitage although he was already 21 years of age and tragically unprepared for the world beyond.

Now nine years have passed and he has learned HOW to live, now it's time for him to give life meaning.

Other information of importance: Always a supply of ink, quills and parchment; unless denied him through: lack of capital; location; GM discretion

Rules? Yes they have been read XD

Accepted! :D

Feel free to post whenever you want, or, if you want, you can discuss how you want to start through PM or in the OOC.