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Sorry we haven't done much as a ring as of yet. Things are happening with all the mods as of now, but hopefully, we'll all be able to interact and have an event soon!
Thank you for your patience and cooperation!
Taiwan is now free from reservation and up for grabs.
Iceland is on Semi-Hiatus
Edit: As an added note, Mod Tala will be on hiatus as well.Â
Iceland is on Semi-Hiatus
IC INFO: Character name : Alfred Country: America Tribe: American Position in Tribe: Tribal leader Age & Appearance age: Appears 19. Actually 570. Lit example of you rping the character:
The sea was calm in the southern Atlantic. Birds flapped their wings over head as they headed for land. Fish swam in schools, their thoughts simplistic as they enjoyed the warm waters of their home. And save for a cruise ship on the horizon, there was no indication of any human contact. The sea was itâs own ruler and not even man could control it. But, perhaps merfolk could. Especially a certain merman who sought to do just that.
Somewhere out in the ocean, a strange thing happened. SomethingâŚblonde stuck out of the water and shined as the sun rays reflected off of it. The blonde piece rose and continued to rise until it was revealed to be a piece of blonde hair attached to a human-like head. Blue eyes glinted before the creature dived back down again, his tail waving in the air and slapping the water as he descended.
This manâs name was Alfred and was the American Tribal Leader who sought to unite all the merfolk under his name, whether by conquest or peace. He wasnât quite sure yet. It all depended on how stubborn they were, though he knew for a fact that most of the older merfolk wouldnât wanted to be controlled by anyone other than their own tribal leader, especially not by a âreckless childâ such as him.
Thatâs where they were wrong. Sure, he was always willing to fight and relished the feeling of his opponentâs warm blood surrounded him in their watery battleground, but, in the grand scheme of things, he wasnât reckless. He simply did what he thought was best for himself and his family. And what was best wasnât always a fight, as his brother would constantly remind him about. Maybe it wasnât in the case of unifying the tribes, but he did know that it was the best, whether other people thought so or not.
But that would have to wait, because right now, Alfred was busy trying to find a way to relieve the boredom that he was feeling. With a distressed sigh, he floated in the open sea, racking his mind for something to do.
Maybe Matt knows something, he thought. And if not, then the tribe might need their leader! With nothing else to go on, he twisted his body and swam back to his in home in search of his brother. OOC INFO: Your name:Â Jess Age:Â 18 Why you want this character:Â Although itâs been a while since Iâve roleplayed as America, Iâve always enjoyed his character and having the chance to explore it. I also really liked the idea of Mertalia. I once had a Merman!Denmark, though I didnât roleplay much with him, and Iâd like to try the concept once again, this time with Alfred. Other means of contact: Skype [x_takemori] and my personal
Anything else?: Starfish
Aaah this was so much fun to read! I love how even with the AU in place, he still has that American Spirit!Â
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IC INFO: Character name : Sykayhy (sigh-kay-hee) Country: Norway Tribe(Check character listing for this. ): Nordics Position in Tribe (Son/daughter of the gods{predetermined by which character you pick}, soldier, noble, commoner, etc.): Originally a noble, became a soldier when the war began. Age & Appearance age (for every 30 years, they age 10): 750 but appears to be 25 Lit example of you rping the character (We would prefer if you didnât copy-paste another example from another rp blog. We would like to see how you rp this character, specifically.):
He had heard the saying "curiosity killed the catfish", but it was a trait that Sykayhy couldn't help. He had a burning passion to learn and to think and to wonder about the world around him, even things others deemed dangerous such as humans and the strange metal things they left behind. Claude, their tribal leader, often warned him and told him over and over: The humans are dangerous. Stay away.
When he had been a noble, there had been a lot more time to think and wonder and question about things. Now that this war had begun, now that his younger brother had been promoted to general of all things, he could no longer wait to let things take their course. He wasn't about to let his brother of all merfolk upstage him after all. Perhaps it would impress Claude too, maybe he would forgive him his fooling around with the human world. And yet it called, a force stronger than tides and older than rain.Â
OOC INFO: Your name: Jackson ////00oowoo00\\\\ you can also call me Spiderbro Age: (screened) Why you want this character: I feel like I really identify with Norway's character. I spend a lot of time thinking myself and I think a lot of quiet people do. I feel a certain draw from his character, and I think I can really make him come alive because of our similarities. Other means of contact: geniusdreaming is my personal and my skype is (screened)
This was a ton of fun to read! We take it that you have already made your blog, and we'll add you to the listing!
IC Info -
Character Name: Claude
Country: Denmark
Tribe: Nordic
Position: Tribal Leader
Age/Appearance Age: 560 years; appears 28
Literature Example: There were few things alive that Claude detested more than mankind. The creatures of the land that called themselves humans; they were poison to his deep ocean home, poison to the very land they walked upon. They could have kept to their dry habitats, but no; they took ships and strange machines into the deep waters, and probed the murky depths for treasures and trophies to haul back to the surface. Claude hated them like no other, and yet... a dull ache of curiosity would often press at the back of his mind when the boats tossed by or the shore grew close and he could see the sprinkling of lights marking out houses against the night sky.
He had struggled with this curiosity for years. It angered him, for he considered curiosity itself to be a dangerous trait. Why humans? The very creatures who thrust their filth to the tides in hopes the storms would whisk it far from sight, the same monsters who hunted the whales and big fish of the seas with more ferocity than sharks; the beasts who, almost a hundred years ago, attempted to capture him in their nets and, when they failed, tried to spear him with harpoons. Somehow, there would be times when he'd feel drawn to them...
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OOC Info -Â
Name: Sky
Age: ---{Age screened for protection.}
Why you want this character: Almost a year ago, I RP'd for the first time. Since that summer, I've experimented a lot with Denmark's character from AU to AU with my brother, and I've come to view his character as a natural match to my writing style. Additionally, I've been struggling with a creativity block and have been unable to write or draw anything I'm content with, so RP seems like a natural way for me to ease out of this block.Â
Other means of contact: andtheuniversesaid <--this is my personal blog; my ask is always open, and I check it pretty regularly.
You're accepted! I like how you have two sides to his views on humans. It's really interesting! You have two days to make the blog.
I'd like to reserve America please.
America is reserved and will be for 3 days!
I'm having a difficult time with this age system. Is the correlation between how old they appear and how old they actually are important? Is there a kind of mathematical formula involved? I'm just really confused on how it's all decided. Thanks!
Not really! They age slower than humans do. So say, you want him to appear around 19 years old. You simply multiply 19 times 30 and bam, you get 570 in merfolk years!
You can do it with any age youâd like them to be.
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Mod Tala does as well. If you have any on the spot queestions, add this blog, of the mods blog in the ring, if she's on that one.Â
Meanwhile, behind the scenes of mertalia
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Aerin: omg
Aerin: it's funny becuase that show is UNDERWATER
Tala: i diDN"T REALISE THAT I----
IC INFO:
 Character name: Matthew Williams
Country: Canada
Tribe: American
Position in Tribe: Noble, brother of the Tribal Leader
Age & Appearance age: 146 years but appears about 18.
Lit example of you rping the character:
Not many of the others could stand the cold the same as he does. It was only natural him for then to take a trip farther north when he had the time. Usually he would manage the affairs as any proper noble would, especially the brother of the leader, but when there was time he liked to take some time for himself. Matthew would travel to where the water was crisp, and land was clear through like jellyfish. When he peaked over the waters edge, once he found an open spot, it was all a vast solid white landscape. The best part to him was that there was rarely humans here. He didn't need to worry about appearing above water to anyone, besides to something that would want to eat him or consider him a threat.
He'd passed by a school of haddock on his way, and in the process the merman had speared about five down. The blond lugged them on his back, before he finally spotted the familiar grounds he was looking for. Sea lions dove through the water, twisting and turning to play with each other. He grinned to himself at seeing them, feeling serene around such leisure activities. Matthew pushed beyond them, going to grab hold of the edge of ice a short distance away. The merman tossed his fish onto the ledge, leaning on it as he waited for his unlikely pal.
Sure enough, after a few minutes of waiting he saw the growing polar cub around the corner. It let out a small excited yelp, running over to quickly try and tear through the netting that was stopping him from devouring his gifts. âHey! Give me a second,â Matthew sighed, pulling the netting away from the bear,â You'll ruin my net this time. You're too big to keep running at stuff like this, Kuma.â With nimble hands he unwrapped the fish, tossing the bear a single fish at a time. For now, the bear seemed content to sit at the edge, eating his gift as the man scratched behind his ear. It was mostly chance that he'd made the unlikely friend, which was all to curious and friendly for a cub to be. Still, you wouldn't hear him complain.
âI should probably get back though, shouldn't I?â He asked, but only got a huff from the bear, which nuzzled him then dipped his head into the water to grab another haddock from under Matthews arm. The blond rolled his eyes, going to drop the remaining fish onto the ice,â Eat up you big ball. Al is probably making up some crazy plan by now.â The man slipped back, diving back into the oceans deep to return home.
 OOC INFO:
 Your name: Ami
 Age: (Screened for privacy)
Why you want this character:Â I really enjoy playing Matty, but usually its pretty hard to find a group where I can! I've played him in a few groups, a couple of years ago, but more privately recently. I also am a huge sucker for ocean life! (Deep sea is the best) So mermaid/mermen is a really cool AU~
Other means of contact: Skype â (Screened for privacy) ;I'm on almost 24/7. Other than that there's this account here on Tumblr.
Anything Else: Starfish
Oh my goodness this was so much fun to read! I really love the way you've made Matty get along with other species, especially the polar bear! It's a really cool idea to add in, keeping the idea that Matty has a friend Polar Bear, and it really makes the mods think about what'll happen with out lovely mermaids/mermen and other species aside from their own, and humans!
You have two days to have the blog up dearie! can't wait to have you. Once you do, you'll be sent a link to the group chat.Â
I don't know if my message went through, or what, but can you play more then one character?
For now, only one character per person. WHen we get more members, we might change that.Â