Kith and Kin (not started/accepting!)

The wyrmeweald. A harsh frontier where dragon-like creatures, known as wyrmes, rule supreme. They come in all shapes and sizes, from the tiny skitterwyrme to the majestic and intelligent great whitewyrme. The weald is a dangerous place, and not just because of the wyrmes. Weather is unpredictable and storms of great ferocity can come out of nowhere. And yet, there are those who venture into this unforgiving place to seek their fortunes. For the weald has many riches, from spectacular jewels and vast amounts of metal ores, to the wyrmes themselves, which can be used for any number of things. Wyrmeoil is good for lamps, and wyrmepelt leather is unmatched by anything.
Those who would exploit the weald and strip it of its resources are known as kith. Not all humans of the weald are kith, however. They are the kin, those who have bonded with a great whitewyrme and now ride with them. More often than not, kin are orphans or abandoned, who are chosen by their wyrmes for protection and friendship. Kith and kin are mortal enemies, for the most part, and are constantly at each others' throats. As the kith encroach even further into the weald, conflict increases steadily, until it is nothing less than all-out war. And behind it all, waiting for their chance to strike, is another group, the keld. The keld are those, both kith and kin, who have chosen to go, quite literally, underground. They are haggish and twisted and quite often cannibals. They seek to wipe both kin and kith from the weald so that they alone may rule and propagate.
As violence spreads and the weald becomes a battleground, which side will you choose?

Kith: The kith are your typical frontier-people. They are toughened travelers, who traverse the weald, trapping and looking for jewels/mines. They are generally heavily armed, with pistols, crossbows, and hackdaggers. Kith don't usually travel in groups, although when they do, it is never with more than 5-7 people. Around the weald, there are several small settlements, known as scrimshaw dens, where kith gather to barter and sell and rest from the road.

Kin: Kin are those who have bonded with a great whitewyrme. This usually happens at a young age for both wyrme and kin, and when the wyrme first moults, it fashions its shed skin into a skin-tight garment for its human rider, called soulskin. Soulskin is pearly white, just like whitewyrmes, and is virtually impenetrable. Wyrmes also fashion their kin lances out of pines that grow high on rock stacks in the weald. Wyrme and kin travel from place to place, never staying put long.

Keld: Keld are feared and abhorred by both kith and kin. They live in caverns below the weald, where they practice evil sciences and keep stunted wyrmes as pets. Most keld are cannibals and though they sometimes trade with kith, the price is always high. They hate kith and kin, and wish to wrest the weald from them.

The wyrmeweald: The weald is essentially a desert, quite like the American southwest (think southern Utah/New Mexico). However, the weather is much harsher, with the summers being sweltering and the winters being deadly cold.


Profiles (You can have two characters, but if you do, don't have two of the same group)

Name:

Gender:

Age:

Kith, Kin, or Keld:

Appearance (At least 100 words, please):

Personality (100 words as well):

History (At least 150 words):

Weapons (if kith or keld; kin just have kinlances and their wyrmes):

Other:

Rules

-no god-modding
-no mary/gary-sues
-romace allowed, but no sex...no one wants to know the details
-Violence will definitely occur, but please, not too gory
-Posts should be at least 250 words in length...if you can't keep that up, please, don't join.

The DT: http://www.youngwriterssociety.com/viewtopic.php?f=200&t=97589


I think that's about it...PM me with any questions!
Have fun!

Name: Nathaniel Blithe

Gender: Male

Age: 18

Kith, Kin, or Keld: Kin

Appearance: Nathaniel is tall and lean and has long red hair that he lets hang loose. He has green eyes and lots of freckles. His soulskin is highly polished and fits his body perfectly. He still has his kith clothes, however, even though he became kin over four years ago. He has several scars all over his body, the most noticeable of which runs from his left eye to his left ear. His wyrme, Ascal, is female, and although she is small for her age (she's 17) she is incredibly strong.

Personality: Nathaniel is a nice person, and easy to get along with, even though he is kin and almost never speaks to kith or other kin. Even though he became kin about four years ago, he still speaks out loud well, although he prefers to speak with motions and in the mind with Ascal. He is very protective of friends and will do anything to keep them out of danger. To some extent he sympathizes with kith, although only those who are not wasteful. In other words, he doesn't automatically kill them on sight.

History: Nathaniel was born on the plains, far from the wyrmeweald. He and his parents travelled there when he was but seven, and both of his parents died within two years, leaving him to fend for himself. He got taken up by an abusive pair of kith who used him as a lure to trap the bigger wyrmes for butchering and organ harvesting. When he was 14, he tried to run away and was caught. The two kith were about to kill him when Ascal, who was preening on a nearby rock stack, saw what was happening and pounced on his abusers. She killed them, and has protected him ever since. They have a kind of "home base" in a cave, where they sometimes sleep, and Nathaniel keeps his kith clothes, for old times' sake.

Weapons: Pure black kinlance.

Other: Up for love, possibly

Name: Cassie Horan

Gender: Female

Age: 19

Kith, Kin, or Keld: Kith

Appearance: Light blond hair with natural brown highlights underneath, pretty much just ombré. Her eye's are a dark blue that go a light grey when she's ready to fight or attack. She has a height of 5'5 and is toned. She wears everyday Kith clothing, which includes her favorite combat boots that are baby soft from being worn in too much. Her hair is alway's tied back in a braid and it's falls to the middle of her back.

Personality: She is very outspoken. She speaks her mind, but only talks about the bad things going through her head. Cassie is pretty much the opposite of optimistic. She can get cocky and competitive. She doesn't really talk to anyone but maybe a friend who is just as moody as her.

History: Cassie's parents raised her in a small cottage by her fathers mine. She lived there with her mother and father. When she was 5, her mother found out that she was pregnant and Cassie would have a little brother or sister soon. 8 quick months later, her father had died in a mining explosion and her mother ended up dying too because she had wondered by the mine's during the explosion and the ash was so bad, she choked to death. Cassie went to live with her 23 year old cousin who only lived a mile away from their village. Cassie's cousin, Louis, was very good to her till he left her one day in his home and he never came back. Cassie discovered when she was 14 that he had ran away to the Kin to his 'true love'. Cassie trained her self to fight and became very strong and powerful.

Weapons: Her much beloved crossbow.

Other: Up for love. She need's someone to help her forget her past.

This sounds interesting and I love dragons...

Name: Dania (Dani) Zilph

Gender: Female

Age: 15

Kith, Kin, or Keld: Kin

Appearance:

Spoiler

Something like this:

Dania has haunting grey eyes and dark brown hair that is chopped off at different lengths. She is petite with light skin. Her hair is usually left down except when in planned battle when she ties it back in a bun. She has a dainty figure but is very quick and agile. Her face is hardened by struggle and many mistake her for older than her age, but because of her size, she looks like a child from afar. Her thin structure tricks people into thinking she is weak, but hard work and discipline have toughened her turned her into a warrior, even at such a young age.

Personality: Dania has an amazing imagination. Her history has caused her to try to imagine her way out of things. She’s a born leader and always has colossal ideas she wishes to put into action. Although she is hard to get along with and tends to scare away most people with her harshness, once befriended, she will be loyal until the end. If people take the time to penetrate her warrior’s mask, inside they’ll find a simple girl, passionate about her homeland and her wyrme, fighting to preserve what she believes is rightfully hers. Dani’s weakness is her compassion, she fights it all the time telling herself it’s not warrior-like, but her heart tells her otherwise.

History: Dania’s father, a drunkard lowlife Kith, fell into deep debt after a failed treasure-seeking escapade into the wyrmweald. At the age of four, Dani was given as payment to one the men that her father owed. She was forced to work as a servant to the family, making their meals, washing their clothes, and entertaining their brat son. The wife would beat Dani if she took too long, or sometimes for no reason at all. Dani bore her mistreatment in quiet until one day, when she was nine, she ran away. With only the clothes on her back, she made her way into the dangerous wyrmweald. While searching for a place to sleep, she found an abandoned young whitewyrm locked in a rock cave. She nursed the little dragon back to health by catching insects, birds, anything the dragon would eat. While nursing the dragon, the two became close friends, the only friends each other ever had. When the dragon, Yltha as Dani had named her, was strong enough to fly, she took Dani to a safe place where the two could live. They grew up together and Dani received her soulskin from her beloved friend. They searched for food together, Dani fashioned her own weapons to defend herself, and the two younglings learned how to survive and how to rely on each other. Dani decided to try to join a band of other Kin, but having lived away from other people for many years, she has a hard time getting along. And that’s where this story starts.

Weapons (if kith or keld; kin just have kinlances and their wyrmes): Also Dani was able to fashion a slingshot and poisoned throw darts while in her solitude. (is that ok?)

Other: She's up for good friendships that could possibly turn into love but the guy just has to befriend her first.

Name: Allastie Grace

Age: 16

Gender: Female


Kith, Kin, or Keld: Kin

Appearance: Allastie has wavy brown hair that falls just below her shoulders. She has emerald green eyes and a petite figure. She is tall and skinny, but not too skinny. She often wears her soulskin like a jacket. She wears her hair down most of the times but sometimes puts it up in different styles. Her face is slightly heart shaped and is spotted with a few freckles. Underneath her right eye is a tiny half-mooned shaped scar. She wears glasses she fashioned out of old magnifying glasses. She hardly ever wears make-up. Her smile is slightly crooked but bright nonetheless.


Personality: Allastie can be moody sometimes, though she is sweet and friendly. She is smart and a very good strategist. Along with Abersone, she loves to read and is very smart. She is patient and can tolerate a lot. One thing she can't tolerate though is tardiness and slob-like manner. Allastie is very diligent and has slight OCD. She is often called a nerd but does not mind. Allastie is skilled with a lot of sports but is introverted. She is has a like-able personality but does not make a lot of friends.


History: Allastie's parents raised her in the nearby farm fields of Wrymeweald. Both of her parents were kins and were poor. Their Wryme got captured by kiths. At the age of two, Allestie's father was murdered by a group of Kelds, leaving her and her mother homeless and even poorer. After two weeks, her mother left her at an orphanage due to no income and to give her a better future. After a while, a kith couple came and adopted her, turning her into a kith. After seven months, the couple left her in Wrymeweald to die. After three days of no food or water, Allastie passed out. Not long after, a pearly white wryme called Abersone found her and nourished her back to health. He then became a wonderful father figure.



Weapon: Deep green kinlance.


Other: Is up for love, but the boy has to exceed her standards first. That is what Abersone taught her.