searching The Houses of Monarch (Reboot)

[Yes-Man 597]

Once, 300 years ago, the King, situated in the cosmopolitan city of Monarch, ruled over all of Equestria. The King was, more often than not, a kind colt.

However, the King was always from a different house. The Houses always bickered over who should be king, as they each had a variety of different ways of ruling.

Then one day, the King had been murdered in his sleep. All the Houses blamed each other, and fighting broke out. Monarch was almost destroyed, and the Houses all left the city, each in different directions, leaving the unaligned citizens to fend for themselves. Left in poverty and ruin, with no guards or police, the city became anarchic. The chaos gave the city it's infamous name of Anarch.

Today, the Houses have formed into seperate kingdoms, and have generally left each other alone. Tensions are begining to rise, however, and most predict total war in the future. What the future may hold, however, no one knows.

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Howdy, this is an RP which I had posted a couple months back, but it died rather quickly, so I'm rebooting it. So first, allow me to set a few ground rules.

 

1. Keep to site rules, obviously.

 

2. Cursing is allowed, but please limit yourself, and change certain words to their pony-variants. (Buck, Hay, etc.)

 

3. Romance is allowed, preferably within your faction/allied factions. I will allow Cross-faction romance, but please, limit yourself, this isn't a Romeo and Juliet RP.

 

4. If you're going to play as a Maverick/Anarchian, please expect to be treated like crap. Most Houses aren't tolerant of Mavericks, and they are generally shunned and denied basic rights.

 

5.Alicorns are allowed, but again, limits are the key. However, they're still quite rare, almost going extinct.

 

So, next and arguably the most important part, the Houses, which you are allowed and encouraged to align with.

 

House Tinkerworks-

This house is particularly dedicated to technology and advancement. Their homes are made of stone and metal, and their weapons and armor are quite advanced. However, it is slow-moving, and this is the great advantage their enemies have.They dislike nature and tradition in any form, as they view them as an enemy of progress. They possess Great War machines, which are usually made for defense or siege warfare. They do rely on technology too much, and would go bonkers without it. They are allies with House Creed, making most of their money off them, and despise House Wellwood, for obvious reasons. Their captial city, Gearturn, is located on the border of the great western ocean, and is surrounded by a huge wall to the south, north, and east. They are governed by the mysterious Grandfather Clock, who speaks to almost no one.

 

House Creed

These fellows love wealth, their House was founded to keep wealth in the city's best interests. Their houses are generally well-built, almost all of them looking exactly alike. Their soldiers are trained poorly, and their weapons and armor mass-produced. They buy war machines from the Tinkerworks, paying them hefty sums for their technology. They enjoy picking on the Wellwoods, as they like to stay in good favor with House Tinkerworks. They live in present-day Manehatten, governed by a board of directors, a group of about 150 old, rich folk who are quick to discriminate. (Like Congress. )

 

House Francible-

House Francible is dedicated to culture and the finer things in life. They dress in elegant dresses and stylish suits every day, and enjoy going to art gallery's, gala's, and classical music concerts. They look down upon the other Houses, seeing them as uncultured swine. Their homes are large and well-designed, decorated with murals and statues. The small army it boasts would rather stay clean in a battle than win the battle, so their defense is rather weak. Their main city islocated in present day Fillydelphia, which at the time was a center of culture and art. Their leader, Princess Florian, cares more about her hair than her people, so the real leaders are the artists and philosophers.

 

House Wellwood

Dedicated to nature and it's preservation. They love nature and will kill to protect it. Their homes are made of wood and animal fur, and they live with many animals, carnivores and such. They are bullied by the other clans, constantly called weak and frail. Their soldiers are quick on their feet, and wear light armor, and use archery as their main warfare tactic. They live in Everfree Forest, and are governed by Nana Wassomottayoo, who is a kind old woman who loves all.

 

House Spark-

Dedicated to magic and science. They are skilled mages and thinkers. They worship the Goddesses of the Sun and the Moon, whom they believe are going to come to Equestria to save it from a great crisis. Their homes are observatorys and museums, and their soldiers use magic and enchanted weaponry to do their deeds. They are in a shifty relationship with House Tinkerworks, as TW often mocks them for worshipping gods. They live in modern-day Baltimare, and are governed by Arch-Mage Dusk, who is dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge and magical feats. Legend has it she is descended from the apprentice of Starswirl the Bearded.

 

Mavericks

Unaligned ponies, griffons, or dragons. They can be a wide variety of things, from cooks to assassins, scientists to barkeeps. They are generally disliked by the Houses, and are denied basic rights and treated like garbage.

 

Playable Races-

•Ponies: Ponies are what make up the highest classes of Equestria. Most are a member of a house, and those who are not populate villages scattered across Equestria.

•Griffons- They can usually be seen taking jobs as mercanaries or assassins. There are considerably few of them, as most retreated to the neighboring Griffon Empire after the fall of Monarch.

•Dragons- Dragons are much more common in this time. Most live in total solitude inside mountains and caves. Those who do not are of the Wingless, those who are much smaller and more intelligent.

•Diamond Dogs- They were once the dominating force in Equestria until the arrival of Ponykind. They are now nowhere near the power they once were. The only notable place of in their name are the George P. Terrier Gem mines, which is expected to run dry within a century.

•Buffalo- They rule the southern deserts, as colonization efforts have not begun yet. Usually are accepting to visitors. For some reason, they recently began stampeding across a certain valley every year.

•Zebra- Zebra originate from the lands far to the east, which has become a center of learning since the fall of Monarch. Ones who come to Equestria are almost always Traders or Merchants.

•Alicorns- Since the fall of Monarch, Alicorn population has declined greatly. Only 1 in 10 Alicorn children are born as Alicorns. They are expected to go extinct in the next 50 years.

Current State of Equestria.

Ponyville, and SWA do not exist. The area Canterlot now inhabits is a small, mining town. Everfree is much denser, though in several areas it is inhabitable.

The Deserts/Appaloosa do not exist either. This area is ruled by the Buffalo.

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So yeah, that's the RP. Hope you join.

Edited August 13, 2013 by Yes-Man

[Thou 37]

That sounds like fun! Im a newbie to MLP roleplaying but I've done my fair share of roleplays. I did a few fantasy forum rps and a Star wars one for the SWRPUK. I've done some IM roleplay via Habbo Hotel ( Everypony used to RP there ). So If it is acceptable I'd like to join this Brohoof. /)

[Yes-Man 597]

That sounds like fun! Im a newbie to MLP roleplaying but I've done my fair share of roleplays. I did a few fantasy forum rps and a Star wars one for the SWRPUK. I've done some IM roleplay via Habbo Hotel ( Everypony used to RP there ). So If it is acceptable I'd like to join this Brohoof. /)

Okay... But where's your OC/ Characer Sheet. I'd like to see it before I let you in. It's really standard for most Roleplays.

[Thou 37]

I'll get on making one for a Roleplay. I really haven't RPed with Multiple rps.So please don't mark me down too harsh on these things D:

[The Elusive Cinder 1,328]

Huh, could be very interesting. And a couple of my characters could fit in various places.

 

I guess my problem is that I don't know who to submit! I'll probably see who else joins and then decide on a character to apply with, if thats okay?

[sunne 659]

What's the limit to characters per person?

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[Yes-Man 597]

Huh, could be very interesting. And a couple of my characters could fit in various places.

 

I guess my problem is that I don't know who to submit! I'll probably see who else joins and then decide on a character to apply with, if thats okay?

Alright, take all the time you need. Sign-ups won't cut off until almost the very end.

 

@@Mint Drop

About 3-5. Even that's a bit of a lot.

[sunne 659]

@@Yes-Man, 

Alright, i see.

I have a few characters in mind, let me think...

[Brain Drain 93]

I would like to join with my OC twisted fate and i thinking of maybe being a maverick or house spark. I don't know which one suits him best.

 

http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/twisted-fate-r4191

[The Elusive Cinder 1,328]

I think Emerald Gaze would be quite interesting here, though I'm not sure where she would fit best: possibly with Francible or Spark.

 

And / or I could use Redwave and Scribe, probably as mavericks since one is a jaunty swashbuckler type and the other is just a good guy with a hero complex.

 

Obviously their back stories will need butchering a bit though.

 

(Clicky the link in my sig to see characters.)

Edited August 13, 2013 by Cinderscribe

[Yes-Man 597]

I would like to join with my OC twisted fate and i thinking of maybe being a maverick or house spark. I don't know which one suits him best.

 

http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/twisted-fate-r4191

It seems a Maverick would suit him best. You're in. Once the RP is up, literally anywhere in Equestria will be fine.

I think Emerald Gaze would be quite interesting here, though I'm not sure where she would fit best: possibly with Francible or Spark.

 

And / or I could use Redwave and Scribe, probably as mavericks since one is a jaunty swashbuckler type and the other is just a good guy with a hero complex.

 

Obviously their back stories will need butchering a bit though.

 

(Clicky the link in my sig to see characters.)

Emerald would fit into Francible quite well.

Redwave and Scribe would be mavericks.

 

 

Later on, I'm gonna add geographical and historical information about Equestria.

[The Elusive Cinder 1,328]

Excellent, that's pretty much what I imagined.

 

Finally a chance for Emerald to get some real use!

[Yes-Man 597]

Playable race list has been updated.

If it wasn't apparent, dragons have to be small, and I will cap the number of Alicorn OCs at 5.