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  • Setting

    Coratiel is a semi-closed continuity because we are relatively strict when it comes to setting. Here's a loose list of guidelines. If you play a character in Coratiel, try to have them fit the setting--for instance, your lowborn scullery maid shouldn't be sassing a lord, and your average character is going to be scared of werewolves and wary of magic, etc.

    • Races: Humans are the most populous species. Humanoid elves are also quite common. Furres are accepted within Coratiel's walls, but will be more likely to belong to lower classes. The more human you look, the more likely you are to get ahead.
    • Supernaturals: Werewolves, vampires, dragons, demons, and creatures of that ilk will have to keep their identity a secret and masquerade in the form of something more mundane. If they don't, they'll likely be executed, imprisoned, run out of town, etc.
    • Magic: Accepted, but not treated casually. It's generally loved or reviled, and one can turn to the other in a heartbeat. A magical character either needs to be very discreet with their abilities or accept that their primary function is their magic.
    • Classes: Generally split along the lines of "highborn" and "lowborn." Lowborn characters are expected to treat the nobility with respect, or else suffer consequences such as public humiliation, flogging, time in the stocks, or worse (depending on the infraction). Sometimes lowborn characters can rise through the ranks to populate more important roles.
    • Religion: Like in historical medieval Europe, religion plays an important role in the everyday lives of Coratiel's occupants. That being said... I haven't defined it very well yet. 8D Expect a mono- or ditheistic religion with similarities to Catholicism, albeit simpler for ease of use. Atheists are generally regarded as though they are insane, evil, or both, though mild agnosticism isn't uncommon.
    • Gender Roles: There are distinct gender roles, though they aren't as rigidly defined as they would have been in historical medieval Europe. Ladies will rule holdings about as often as lords. Female knights are nearly unheard of, but female soldiers are slightly more common. In all cases women will likely suffer from some amount of sexism, be it subtle or overt. A woman's primary role is considered to be the bearing and rearing of children, and they generally are treated as being more responsible and considerate.
    • LGBTQ: Same-sex coupling is taboo, but not unheard of. Characters with a fondness for their own sex would have to keep their preferences somewhat secret or else suffer being stigmatized, stoned, outcast, etc. The concept of being transgendered is for the most part unheard of--characters who experience gender dysphoria likely wouldn't even think that being trans is a possibility.
    • . Coratiel pays its working residents in room and board as well as coin, though don't expect to earn much.

    To RP here regularly, your character needs a reason to be here. If you're interested in just the occasional one-off scene then this is no concern--Coratiel is very hospitable to travelers, especially if they want to offer donation or service. The Roles to Play page has a list of possible niches your character can fill.

  • Methods of Address ...

    The noble hierarchy is very important in our setting. Loosely based on historical feudal systems, the peerage is split up into noble families called houses. Each house pays taxes to the house directly above them, and also maintains a subsection of their holdings. At the top is the royal house that runs the entire country of Indar--currently, this is House ___. At the bottom are the least houses, who collect their taxes from the lowborn people who live on their land.

    Hierarchy Breakdown ...
    • House ___
      • House ___
        • House Fayne of the Eyronwood
          • House Drakos
          • House ___
            • House Cassius
          • ...
        • House Erminbach of Rosewich
          • ...
        • House Wainsborough
          • House Levensworth
            • House Braddock
          • ...
        • House Farsenhawk
          • ...
        • ...
      • ...


    Nobles write out their full name as Lord/Lady Firstname Housename of Countyname, other titles. For example: Lord Brendel Fayne of the Eyronwood, master of Castle Coratiel. Nobles should be addressed as Lord/Lady and their first name, such as Lord Brendel or Lady Goditha, or else just "my lord"/"my lady." These honorifics are expected to be used for anyone higher or equal on the ladder than the speaker, and might be used for those lower, depending on how formal the situation is. In formal situations, lowborns will be referred to as master or mistress. Knights and other people in military positions will be referred to as sir, ladysir, or dame.

  • History ...

    (WIP)

    For the duration of its history, Eyronwood County has been held by House Fayne. The castle itself was built one hundred and fifty years ago by Lord Arsel Fayne, though its construction wasn't completed during his lifetime.

    Several months ago, a plague swept across the Eyronwood, claiming the lives of much of its constituency. Coratiel was hit hard. Amongst the dead was the ruling lord, Lord Rewell Fayne, leaving his son Brendel to lead in his wake. Currently the castle is attempting to recuperate and replace all those it has lost.

  • Laws

    Possible punishments include:
    • Public humiliation. Time in the stocks, the wearing of a shame mask or "scarlet letter," etc. Given for minor infractions like being a gossip.
    • Flogging. Whipping upon the back.
    • Removal of body parts. Hands, eyes, feet, tongues, ears, fingers, and toes are all possibilities.
    • Imprisonment. This is rare, and reserved primarily for highborn characters and political prisoners.
    • Execution. Hanging is the most common.