the Hollow RP is a 21+ skeleton RP set in the fictional city of Caelberk within the realm of The Hollow. The Mason is dead and there's a new threat on the horizon but all the factions want to do is fight in earnest for position, for power...
can the hollow survive or will it be destroyed by the disarray? current year: 10000
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the Hollow RP is a 21+ skeleton RP set in the fictional city of Caelberk within the realm of The Hollow. The Mason is dead and there's a new threat on the horizon but all the factions want to do is fight in earnest for position, for power...
CURRENT PLOT DROP: N/A
CURRENT TASK: N/A
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NOTE: We had a snafu with our site so if you lost track of us for a while and are looking back with shady eyes like we pulled a fast one on you it really wasn't meant to be that. We're back and we're dedicated to getting things going.
Unfortunately, the response has been tepid and a few people have left outright in response to the purported move to jcink so I'm going to freeze this RP for right now until I have formulated it into the aforementioned jcink and will still allow those from before to be grandfathered in. I am so deeply sorry for how this went. That hiccup in the original push when we got shadow-banned and I had to get us back might have attributed to our sudden cooling but I promise this is the now the last you have seen of the Hollow.
While this RP will continue on as it has, I'm also going to be working on a jcink version to take over where this one is now. Those who have characters here will be grandfathered in if they wish to continue on to the jcink version as well. I do not plan on closing this out and the promotion will stay going as I am not sure how long it will take me to get all of that in order (I am very new to it) but I just wanted to say I love this world too much to let it fall by the wayside. Thank you so much!
p.s. If anyone interested in this concept has experience with creating a jcink please let me know, thank you.
I apologize for the radio silence and the wrong date for acceptances being on the queue. Life got away from me a bit, but I'm here to answer questions and help anyone with an application, if they're working on one. Our dash is active, if a bit slow at times, but our members are dedicated to writing a story with long, complex ideas and moving pieces.
As a note, I will be stepping down from the role of Astraea for now and will be, if I can, reapplying for a character at a later date and letting the current members read through and decide on the application... so if you have a want to, perhaps, torture an admin, come join us in the discord and discuss character ideas you might have.
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I'm back again to say that our dash is so beautiful right now. It's not hyper fast paced but it was never meant to be. If you want a place where you can explore your character without having to feel like someone is watching your every move to see how long it takes you, this is your place. If you've ever wanted to help build the world you're playing in, this is the place for you. If you've ever wanted to play with a lovely group of people who are here to plot and grow with you, this is the place for you.
Feel free to look at some of our open skeletons, send in some questions, or just pop in the discord and look around. And, as always, send in your apps, we'd love to have you.
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Our opening weekend is off to a great start! The first plot drop has been released and people are getting together to thread and write themselves into the storyline and world...!
Come join us, yeah? Check out our open skeletons and send in an application. We are still doing rolling acceptances and I'll read apps as they come in (if I'm available) and approve/deny them as necessary! Come on, you know you want to.
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I know this is a multi-para roleplay, but are there dash conversations (gif chats) at all as well?
Usually those are still sort of lengthy. I'm not going to nitpick anyone if they're having an off day and they write a single paragraph or two with a gif as their RP because they want to write but are low on energy but the crux of it should be something more expansive!
If you mean a gif and then a spoken sentence, then no, those aren't really the goal here, I'm sorry!
hope this helps, let me know if I can answer any more questions!
Caelberk had been having a harsher than normal cold this season; windows iced over in moments when the sun would dip behind the horizon and everyone's personal heaters would kick into overdrive. No one wandered the streets after dark on those nights for fear of frostbite and the knowledge that their clothes may be advanced and capable of heating them but eventually the cold always wins.
The Mason had put in place a curfew to make sure that everyone stayed inside when things could get particularly frigid and he, himself, would stay within the Vestibule of Elements for the remainder of that time as well.
It's early in the month of Wintal that the temperature truly bottoms out; ice clings to every surface and those who dare to venture outside are met with eyelids that freeze shut and the panic that comes with it. It's no longer safe to go outside at all, and everyone is sequestered in their homes. They are not bored, for they have the tech-screens built into every home, regardless of where they are, and can call upon them for any form of entertainment they wish; they have food stockpiled always so that if something like this should happen they do not starve; water is in a magical basin and flowing freely from the pipes still, modified by the Mason's design to never freeze over. Outside of cabin fever, everyone truly has everything they need to be happy.
When dawn on the ninth day of the icing broke, sun shone through the clouds and heated the ice glazing all the windows and doors and the temperature rose just enough to allow people to leave their homes. They were never locked in, no, but merely asked to stay and most of them followed that note.
Into the streets spilled people shrouding their eyes from the peeking sunlight, stretching their legs, some even going so far as to set up their shops and open almost immediately for new trade deals, knowing full well that people would want something new after all of this.
What no one expected was that, in a random passing by the Vestibule of Elements, Isteri Odo would find the Mason murdered upon the steps leading up to the sanctuary and, in front of the entrance, a barrier had risen like a magical wall denying passage to ANYONE for the Vestibule.
Things are changing rapidly in Caelberk and as of right now... anyone could be a suspect.
Welcome to the Hollow RPs first plot drop!
This plot drop is to set the scene and pace of our world and the events of discovering and reacting to the Mason's death and the plotting that goes on around it. It's meant to encourage exploration of a world that your character's might be familiar with but is new to you, the player. The shake-up of this information will make everyone seem a suspect so being cautious in traveling and speaking to others might be completely normal in this and gives you a chance to flex your creative muscles.
The events take place in the month of Wintal, with the Frost lasting from the first of the month to the night of the eighth, and on Eutilsday Isteri finds the Mason's body in the early hours of the morning. (calendar here)
The goal of this plot drop is to have everyone within their factions get together and discuss what to do, to elect de-factor leaders of each faction by whatever means they want, and to find out who exactly killed The Mason*.
Here are the KNOWN facts of the moment and things your character could have easily heard within the realm.
cw: death, murder, depictions of how one was murdered.
There was a terrible freeze over (dubbed the Frost by the people) that lasted about a week and kept everyone inside of their homes, or was meant to anyway. Some brave souls might have ignored the guidelines and ventured out anyway, but at what cost?
Isteri Odo discovered the Mason's body in the early hours of morning after the Frostbreak. His death is called by several older Elementalists trained in medicine and it is found to be murder.
the Mason's body was with his neck broken and his eyes still open. A look of peace was on his face, or something akin to that, and it's strange for a victim of murder.
The entrance to the Vestibule of Elements is sealed over with powerful elemental magic; some elders have tried to break the seal but it won't budge and it's unclear who (or what) caused it to seal over. Regardless, entrance to the Vestibule is cut off.
Isteri Odo was questioned in regards to the death of the Mason and cleared, but it won't stop suspicion from arising among the people.
The snow and frost covered most of the ground and any clues as to how the perpetrator(s) had managed to both lure the Mason out and kill him without leaving any trace is the biggest mystery.
Here are some prompts to help you get threads going with your peers:
Who would want to kill the Mason? Do they believe it's someone within their faction? Another faction? Do they even care?
Why is the Vestibule of Elements blocked? Will they ever be able to get back inside? Did the Mason do that or was it the person who killed them? Is it possible the perpetrator is still inside?
What to do now that their adjudicator is dead and they're fending for themselves. Do they vie for power and try to take over? Do they want to help people and make sure everyone isn't panicking? Do they want to extend Caelberk's reach further out and explore other areas?
How does the Mason's death personally impact your character? Did they know him only in passing or had they known him a long time? Did they ever learn anything from him? What is it that he meant to them?
Self-paras are not required but are encouraged if you want to explore any of these topics for your character outside of threads in general. Mostly I want everyone to be able to start building their character in a world that they will also begin help building. If you any questions or comments, please let me know!
There will be an event posted next week involving the factions (which, ironically, includes the factionless) and I can't wait to see what everyone does with it!
Please like this post once you've read it!
*NOTE: they won't yet, but discussing theories is highly encouraged.
and you are free to begin interacting in character! in a few minutes I'll be posting our first plot drop if you would like to wait for that and start your threads from there and I'd like to remind everyone to turn in their accounts if they haven't so I can keep track of what's going on. Please remember to tag @thehollowstarters so I can reblog them and have fun!
The 72 hour rule for follow being posted and posting IC will be lenient this weekend because of the holiday and it will be addressed instead at our first activity check in two weeks, so you have plenty of time in this first round!
We open in a couple of hours and would love to have you join us! I've just accepted another app that came in over night and am eager to read some more if you'd like to apply. We're doing rolling acceptances until Sunday so you have plenty of time to get your application in.
Our open skeletons could use some love and I really want to see more of them filled up!
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Hello Poochi! You've been accepted to the Hollow RP as Caeneus and we're so glad to have you! Please remember to follow the checklist and refresh yourself on the lore. Have your account in within 24 hours and we can't wait to see you on the dash! Check below for comments on the application.
admin drea: there is a sort of mystery that permeates both your writing and your character, leaving me to wonder how Raltz will fare in this world so full of mystery itself. I hope to see you expand on and clarify a lot of this through normal RP means and hope that you find yourself comfortable here!
Whatever this thing he has, it has always guided him in accordingly. He has learned to follow that thing- intuition. He chose himself and has become stronger because of it.
