AMETHYST.

highly literate historical roleplay.

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AMETHYSTRP is a highly literate historical roleplay group set in the middle ages, focusing on the great empires and kingdoms of the east.

NAVIGATION FOUND HERE.

ADMIN   /   online ; offline. STATUS   /   accepting apps, open! MEMBER COUNT   /   026.

CURRENT RESERVATIONS:

n/a.

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@imperialconstantin

[amethystrp]

Congratulations, Ghost! You have been summoned to Moscow as CONSTANTIN OF BYZANTIUM (JANNIK SCHUMANN). To accept your invitation, please refresh our guidelines, checklist, and send in your muse(s)’ blogs within (24) hours.

CONSTANTIN, the THIRTY FOUR year-old IMPERIAL PRINCE/CAESAR has arrived from CONSTANTINOPLE. The DAUNTLESS resembles JANNIK SCHUMANN and is both +DEPENDABLE and –TEMPERAMENTAL. They are a member of the HOUSE OF PALAIOLOGOS and remind the poets of STORM CLOUDS ROLLING IN OVER THE SEA, THE POWER OF INK OVER GUNPOWDER and A SHARP WIT AND TONGUE. In the annals of history, they will be remembered in the year of 1319 as a PAWN. One day they may rise to greatness, though greater men and women have surely failed.  ( ghost — she+her  — 27  — est )

[amethystrp]

any fc suggestions for mikhail of rostov? ty in advance!

Hiii!! Great question. How about: James Purefoy, Richard Armitage, Richard Pepper, Rhys Ifans, Iain Glen, Claes Bang (more like Baeng), or Tobias Menzies? I'll leave this open ended, since i wasn't able to come up with too many, for our members to chime in my dear! –Admin Ana.

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@agnesofburgundy

@scignex

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𝑺𝑼𝑹𝑽𝑰𝑽𝑵𝑮 𝑨𝑪𝑪𝑶𝑼𝑵𝑻 𝑶𝑭 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑷𝑨𝑳𝑨𝑪𝑬 𝑭𝑰𝑹𝑬.

As the sun begins its slow descent over Moscow, an impenetrable darkness cloaks the ancient city.  Twilight ebbs like a black tide over the Kremlin, now engulfed in shades of dark soot, oyster-grey, and the occasional glint of gold that emerges from within.  Tonight, the Kremlin is deserted, whilst the Palace of the Facets gleams with heraldric exultation––and, mere hours later––roils with terror. 

Within the Palace, fools regale the court.  Flute and tambourine players bring forth their festive strains, their melodious dirges.  Gold-flecked Venetians and foreign crowns make merry, whilst the Vasilyevich dynasty, having embraced a Pax Romana with its influx of Italian guests, assumes its lordly place upon the velvet-strewn dais.  The Tsar and his family overlook the noble rumble like falcons, winged gods and goddesses of Victory, flanked by white-robed priests, bronze statues, a sacred pit of fire that burns eternal, and rippling flags proclaiming the virtues of Peace.  The day that had begun with mayhem at the port had culminated in triumph, and the world and its greatest rulers once again broke into thunderous applause for the Tsar’s majesty and generosity.

Outside the Palace, glory and grit bathe the streets.  The city and its public had just begun to stir to life as the sun burnt down and a midsummer moon surfaced in the sapphire sky.  As Enrico Dandolo’s men unload chests of riches from the Doge’s wherries, starving gathers organised at the gates of the Palace, descending like vultures over the Tsar’s scraps.  Ancient guards, garbed in the red tunics of the Praetorian, patrolled the streets.  Lovers met under the promising sheathe of nightfall, and something insidious seeped through the city.  It began with silence––an indistinct rustle of wind, ruffling the horsehair plumes on the guard’s helmets––and ended in ear-splitting conflagration, leaving vast swaths of the Palace in ruin. 

Horrified onlookers swear to Theotokos above that it all began with the spire: rising like a Phoenix in the sky, a red flame had snaked around its wooden towers as specks and embers of fiery blue spat into the dark, cloudless sky.  The noise, the sudden brightness, the heat, the river glowing on the horizon.  The city’s inhabitants gather to watch as the spire collapses––that great, star-spangled beacon of their empire––and plummets with a flash into the Palace.  The Tsar and his guests break their narrow escapes, emptying into the hazed courtyard, the holy cool of a nearby Cathedral, onto the banks of the river, dumping into gurgling fountains.  The ground begins to thicken with scarred and welted and burned bodies.  Fire gushes through the molten stone mouths of gargoyles.  It bursts through the windows.  Ash and soot and sacrifices coat the heart of the city, until the Palace of the Facets stands as charred, as still, as Pompeii itself.

Mystics emerge from their dwellings, drawn by the stench of smoke and singed flesh.  They share their visions in exchange for a handful of coins––seething both calumny and mythology––as the rest of the city chokes on its own lungs, looking to their Tsar for his mercy.  It is only a matter of time before their eyes rove to their neighbours, their foes, and foreign crowns with suspicion and fear laced in their gaze.

𝑰𝑵 𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑫𝑬𝑻𝑨𝑰𝑳𝑺.

WHEN: 2 september 1319 (in character); 11 september (ooc.)

WHAT: a fire leaves the palace of facets in ruin.

WHERE: palace of facets, the kremlin complex, moscow.

WHO: all of moscow.

𝑶𝑶𝑪 𝑫𝑬𝑻𝑨𝑰𝑳𝑺.

THE FACET INFERNO is a major plot drop accompanying the VENETIAN INVASION. All muses are involved; the extent of your muse(s) injury and involvement is up to you. Plot development is on going, meaning there is no OOC end date. The fire will officially be put out after three in-character days, leaving large parts of the Palace of the Facets destroyed, but related threads can continue well after. All members are encouraged to participate and write event-related threads! Please tag any event-related threads, graphics, and other paraphernalia with #amethyst.fire and head over to our Discord for further discussion.

The Fire plot drop starts IMMEDIATELY.

[amethystrp]

Congratulations, Fawn! You have been summoned to Moscow as AGNES OF BURGUNDY (LILY JAMES). To accept your invitation, please refresh our guidelines, checklist, and send in your muse(s)’ blogs within (24) hours.

AGNES OF BURGUNDY, the 32 year-old TSAREVNA has arrived from MOSCOW. The SNOW LEOPARD resembles LILY JAMES and is both +PERCEPTIVE and –CONTRARY. They are a member of the HOUSE OF CAPET AND VASILYEVICH and remind the poets of SUCCULENT APPLES / MORNING DEW ON LUSH FLORA / GOLD TARNISHED BY NEGLECT YET STILL GLIMMERING WITH A NOBLE WINK IN THE RISING SUN / A KISS GOODBYE, BRIGHT RED, WITH AN IRON-RICH AFTER TASTE. In the annals of history, they will be remembered in the year of 1319 as a PAWN. One day they may rise to greatness, though greater men and women have surely failed.  (fawn — she/her  — 21+  — est)  

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Congratulations, Winter! You have been summoned to Moscow as FYODOR OF MOSCOW (AARON TAYLOR-JOHNSON). To accept your invitation, please refresh our guidelines, checklist, and send in your muse(s)’ blogs within (24) hours.

FYODOR VASILYVEVICH, the THIRTY FOUR year-old TSAREVICH has arrived from RUSSIA. The THE FOX resembles AARON TAYLOR-JOHNSON and is both +POISED and –ACRIMONIOUS. They are a member of the HOUSE OF VASILYVEVICH and remind the poets of BOREAL EMBRACE OF THE FROSTY WINTERS OF HOMELAND FEEL LIKE A KISS ON YOUR SKIN / THE OMINOUS SNAP OF THE JAWS OF A CORNERED CANINE, FRENZIED, VENGEFUL / A GOLD-RIMMED PORTRAIT SLATHERED WITH THICK CRIMSON, DRIBBLING ON TO STONE GROUND WITH A REVOLTING SPLATTER. In the annals of history, they will be remembered in the year of 1319 as a PLAYER. One day they may rise to greatness, though greater men and women have surely failed.  (winter — they/them — 20+ — aest)  

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Congratulations, Ginny! You have been summoned to Moscow as ISABEAU OF VALOIS (SAI BENNETT). To accept your invitation, please refresh our guidelines, checklist, and send in your muse(s)’ blogs within (24) hours.

ISABEAU OF VALOIS, the 34 year-old WIFE OF SEHZADE SELIM has arrived from THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. The ROSE resembles SAI BENNETT and is both POLISHED and SANCTIMONIOUS. They are a member of the HOUSE OF OSMAN and remind the poets of SOFT DARK HAIR, TOUSLED AND UNDONE BY THE WIND; FLOWERS PRESSED BETWEEN PAGES, PRESERVED; RIGHTEOUS HEART, DISINGENUOUS SMILES. In the annals of history, they will be remembered in the year of 1319 as a PLAYER. One day they may rise to greatness, though greater men and women have surely failed.  (ginny— she/her  — 27  — gmt)

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mwm over 55?

Hi!!! I would love to see Emperor Alexios (Byzantium), Enrico Dandolo (HRE), Eskender of Ethiopia (France), Juan de Portocarrero (England), Yang Xian (China), Zhu Zicheng (China), or Mikhail of Rostov (Russia). I’m afraid that a few of these gents are just shy of 55, but we’d be comfortable aging any of them up if you’d like to. —Admin Ana.

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@viziere

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hello! is there any requirement for the name of the blog / username?

Hi!! There isn’t, no, members can choose whatever username they’d like (though as admins it is easier for us when their name is somewhere in the URL). —Admin Ana.

[amethystrp]

Hi dears!! Our apologies for the radio silence; both admins weren’t feeling grand, but we’re back in action and will have a fire 🔥 announcement for you all soon regarding the conclusion of our event!! Keep your eyes peeled 🍇 (oh, and there’s a secret message encoded in this announcement regarding the event as well, we encourage you guys to try to figure it out!) —Admin Team.

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Congratulations, Ana! You have been summoned to Moscow as ALIX OF JERUSALEM (MADALION RAHIMI). To accept your invitation, please refresh our guidelines, checklist, and send in your muse(s)’ blogs within (24) hours.

ALIX OF JERUSALEM, the 32 year-old PRINCESS OF GALILEE has arrived from FRANCE / CYPRUS. The CHARIOTEER resembles MEDALION RAHIMI and is both +FREE-SPIRITED and –LISTLESS. They are a member of the HOUSE OF BRIENNE & LUSIGNAN and remind the poets of THE DOMES OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE; BEAKED PLAGUE MASKS; AMARANTHUS HANGING FROM THE TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS; VIALS OF NIGHTSHADE. In the annals of history, they will be remembered in the year of 1319 as a PAWN. One day they may rise to greatness, though greater men and women have surely failed.  (ana — she/her  — 21  — est)  

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Congratulations, Jay! You have been summoned to Moscow as CATHERINE OF AUSTRIA (JODIE COMER). To accept your invitation, please refresh our guidelines, checklist, and send in your muse(s)’ blogs within (24) hours.

CATHERINE OF AUSTRIA, the 33 year-old IMPERIAL DUCHESS has arrived from VIENNA. The COVETUS resembles JODIE COMER and is both +BEWITCHING and –DUPLICITOUS. They are a member of the HOUSE OF WITTELSBACH and remind the poets of A GNAWING PANG OF HUNGER THAT ONLY REVENGE CAN SATIATE, A FIGURE PERCHED ATOP A BALCONY ILLUMINATED BY THE GOLDEN HOUR, AND THE LULL OF GENTLE WHISPERS MEANT TO DAMN ONE’S ENEMIES.  In the annals of history, they will be remembered in the year of 1319 as a PLAYER. One day they may rise to greatness, though greater men and women have surely failed.  (jay — he/him— 25 — est)  

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@hedwigofbavaria

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@bayzids

@tsarvnas

the roles of agnes of burgundy (aurora ruffino) & bayezid osman (berk cankat) are reopened.