Barren Pines

"I've heard stories about your kind."
"What have you heard of us, child?"
"That you're fucking insane."

The kingdom of Pholilina was once prosperous - thriving from their allied kingdoms and were known for their king being a renowned one. He was the king of all kings. The king who could rule without saying a word - people devoted their lives to him that it was impeccable behavior. Nobody could ever question him. Nobody could ever decide that he was bad. Nobody could ever hate him.

Well, that changed. The kingdom of Ivamos has found themselves caught up with Pholilina because of their lies while trading - Pholilina was found guilty of stealing and not delivering trades on time. Ivamos, although low on supplies and soldiers, declared a war that would last for years and years and years. Generations upon generations have fought this war, some unaware of why it even started.

In the midst of this all, both kingdoms found something that they could use to their advantage - dragons. A beast so large and so powerful that them alone are more intimidating than people in love with a war. These dragons were in hiding for years, and now found, the people of both kingdoms have been utilizing them to the best of their abilities to win a war.

However, the war is not the main focus. Instead, the focus is set on the riding academy known as Barren Pines, located between the two kingdoms, where young kids wishing to fight in the war may come to learn how to not only fight, but ride dragons and perhaps make a friend out of their foe.

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Table of Contents

Post I. Plot, Links
Post II. RP Rules
Post III. Academy Overview, Rules, Dorms, Schedule, etc
Post IV. Dragon Overview, Bond, Species, etc
Post V. Masterlist
Post VI. Character Sheet
Post VII. Extra Information, Misc

RP Rules

1. All of Eve's rules apply.

2. Be semi-literate. At least 300 words per post with proper grammar, punctuation, capitalization, etc.
3. Don't join to just not be active. Post at least twice a week. Let me know if you will not be active or want to drop out.
4. Hate the character, not the person.
5. Reservations last 48 hours unless stated otherwise.
6. I have the right to accept/decline forms as I see fit.
7. No Gary/Mary Sues, Weeping Willows, etc.
8. This is a group RP - include everyone.
9. Please PM me any questions, concerns, etc, instead of clogging them in the sign-ups thread, or drop them in the discussion.
10. You are allowed four characters.
11. No romance between your own characters.
12. Be sure to have permission before harming/killing someone else's character.
13. No OP characters.
14. No God-modding.
15. Do not control other people's characters.
16. Please be as realistic as possible.
17. Your characters can and will get injured, or possibly killed. Please keep this in mind.
18. Please be kind, respectful, and welcoming to everyone in the RP.
19. If you have any issues with someone, contact me or a mod.
20. Have fun!

All subject to change.

Academy Overview

Barren Pines

Barren Pines is a renowned dragon rider academy that is run by a welcoming staff and is filled with children from the ages of sixteen to twenty, all of which are there because they wish to fight for their kingdoms. However, at Barren Pines, where you come from doesn't matter. Their main objective is to push past differences between one another and ensure that everyone can work together. Of course, not everything works great.

Overview

Barren Pines takes up roughly four hundred acres of land, and is between the two kingdoms. The academy is a large wooden structure, filled with a lounging/seating area, bathrooms, teacher's rooms, and a cafeteria, all on the first floor. The second floor is presented with a large staircase, leading up to the dorms and another cafeteria where the students eat.

The second building on the land is basically a barn for the dragons. Filled with the right amount, this is where all the dragons are kept at night - they are not locked up every waking moment of the day. You can imagine how big this has to be.

The last and final building is where all the classes are held. There are four rooms, each used for whoever's teaching the class and whatever is being taught.

Rules

1. You must be on time to all classes unless excused.
2. You may not skip classes.
3. You must be able to manage your classes in order to ride your dragons on your own time.
4. Learning to bond with your dragon is the most important - make sure you pay attention to their behaviors.
5. Do not bash others for which kingdom they come from.
6. Do not start fights.

7. Always listen to the teachers.
8. Do not leave campus until you have completed all classes.
9. Do not ride dragons that aren't yours.

10. Work together.

Dorms

The dorms are divided by girls and boys, and for those in between, they may choose. Each dorm is made to fit two, sometimes three people. For each, there are ten dorms, therefore twenty people per girls or boys in all. Forty kids in all. Yeah. You get the point.

Although you technically do not have to follow this rule, it is preferred that you are roommates with the same sex.

Schedule

6:00 AM - Wake up
6:30-7:00 AM - Breakfast
7:15 AM-8:00 AM - Dragon Behavioral Class
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM - Weapons Class
9:15 AM-10:00 AM - Break
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM - Combat Class
11:15 AM-12:00 PM - Lunch
12:15 PM - 5:00 PM - Dragon Instruction

Dragon Overview

Dragons have been around for centuries, though were only discovered a few decades ago by people. There are multiple personalities, multiple species and sizes and appearances, though they all have one thing in common - they are sacred to their riders.

Bond

Their bond is one in a lifetime, and lasts a lifetime. The only issue is that dragons easily out live humans, therefore once a bond is made, it can never be broken. Once a bond is made, a feeling of telepathy will link the two minds together. Nobody is sure why - or how - this happens, but it does, therefore they can communicate telepathically, even though dragons can speak the language of humans. It is an intimate way to bond between the two beings.

Species

(Use these to make your dragon characters and be as creative as possible. If you are unsure about a power or something, just let me know. I am also open for other species to be added)

Fire

Ice

Water

Earth

Sand

Darkness

Light

Poison

Descriptions are a WIP.

Masterlist

Pholilina Students
Rosslyn Vilteri - F - Lost Legends
Kusog Kuso - M - Meian
Kage - M - ~Fallen One~

Ivamos Students
Ragnar Balderik - M - queen.
Salem Grace - F - Fairytail
Mircea Crylar - M - Spellbound
Apache Graves - M - Overthink101
Selvaggia Selva - F - Meian

Pholilina Dragons
Frostflame - M - ~Fallen One~

Ivamos Dragons
Tajaq - M - Lost Legends

**Pairs will be made through RPers interacting with each other or they will be chosen by me.

**Keep genders as even as possible.

Character Sheet

Human Sheet

Name
Age
Gender
Sexuality
Kingdom
Appearance
Personality
Strengths
Weaknesses
Dragon
Other

Dragon Form

Name
Age
Gender
Species
Kingdom
Appearance
Personality
Strengths
Weaknesses
Rider
Other

Extra Information

Dorms and such will be assigned when the discussion thread is made.

There is no co-host/owner.

Gender Ratio

Humans

M | F
1 | 0

Dragons

M | F
0 | 0

This RP is now open!

Ragnar Balderik

"If you don't like me at my worst, then you'd fucking hate me at my best."

Age
19

Gender
Male

Pronouns
He/him/his/himself

Sexuality
Bisexual

Kingdom
Ivamos

Appearance
Ragnar stands at six foor four with that of an athletic and slightly muscular frame. Obviously, he is active and is constantly on the move. He is swift and agile, and quick with his reactions. His skin tone is of a caucasian shade, leaning more towards an orange-ish undertone and is considered to be tan, to say the least. He is not pale or sickly looking, and his skin is evem with slim to no blemishes. He is of Italian and Irish descent, perhaps French as well, though he does not entirely look it.

His face structure is an angular one, and more or less a rectangle. He has a defined jaw that comes down to a squared-off chin. Ragnar has bright blue eyes that are similar to that of an ocean, though may appear like a stormy day on the sea depending on where you are and how the light is hitting his angled face. He has average eyebrows with a slight angle at the end, though it is not very apparent. He has a slightly wider nose that is crooked due to all of the fights he has been in, and failed to push his nose back into place. He has full, wide, rosy colored lips.

Ragnar has a few scars on his face, which were caused by his father - the king of the Ivamos kingdom. Not many are aware of this face, but regardless, the scars are by his lips. They are old, and were made to make an example out of Ragnar for others to see. During this time, it was possible for Ragnar to lose eyesight in his right eye. The scars add an unfamiliar texture to that area of his face, causing most people to ask what happened.

Ragnar has pale white hair that reach just below his shoulder. It is thick and is generally messy, and has a slight curl to it. It's constantly falling in front of his face, so there may be moments where he pulls it back in a half-up half-down style, may braid it, etc. To be honest, he doesn't really care what he looks like, but it's best that Ragnar is aware that hair in his face isn't the greatest thing to have when trying to do something.

Personality
Ragnar is a man of many things, but a liar is not one of them. He is brutally honest, and if he does 'lie', it's more like he just doesn't tell you something. He likes to keep things to himself that he think may affect relationships between him and others, which he prioritizes over most other things. For that, he is selfless, though not necessarily on purpose either. Ragnar just really has no interest in trying to fulfill his own needs unless he absolutely needs to. You know, like eating and drinking. But that doesn't mean he won't do stuff he wants to do, but will take notice of what others would like to do first before doing something he'd prefer.

Ragnar is quite the flirty boy. He is charming and knows how to put his charasmatic personality to use. Ragnar is very open to begin with, always giving people a chance to prove that they're worthy of his time. However, Ragnar can find someone interesting and make himself prove that he's useful of their time. See how that works? When he's interested in someone, he flirts with them regardless if it's a romantic interest or not. Speaking of which, Ragnar doesn't just 'fall in love'. He must establish a relationship beforehand with the person before he does anything remotely romantic. Ragnar is very confrontational, especially when it comes to feelings, so it's known if he likes you like that or not.

Ragnar is, to say the least, protective. He dwells a fiery attitude, mainly made up of sarcastic remarks that are made at the wrong time and he has very little tolerance for bullshit. He will protect those he knowns very well, and he doesn't just protect anyone - if he protects you, you've made an impact. Ragnar never tells anyone that he appreciates them, but finds other ways to do so in ways that are a bit more complicated. Although he's decent at expressing himself, feelings seem to be a completely different thing. He can express them, though it just depends on how close the two of you are.

Ragnar is a quick-witted individual, always observing and is quick with his reactions to things. This makes his responses to some things rather sarcastic are sharp, making him sound mad when he might not be. He works best by himself to be honest, so when in a stressful situation, he'll try to drown out the other people as much as possible so he can focus. Ragnar can become obsessive over something that he wishes to achieve, and he believes that anything is possible (like, literally. There's fucking dragons), making him strive for what he wants. However, it's never with other people. It's more or less a personal matter that he works for, and his work ethic is one that is brilliant.

Ragnar has a sleeping beast inside of him most of the time. Normally he's wrestling with smaller demons, but his fiery attitude and temper isn't one to be provoked. When he is genuinely pissed, he will come after you in every way possible. He'll think of creative ways to get under your skin, which he's practically a master at to begin with, and is not going to stop once he starts. Again, he's obsessive, and his temper isn't one that you should mess with. Like, seriously. If nobody's there to stop him, then he will not stop. He won't. He can't.

Strengths
+Honest

+Physical strength
+Sword-handling
+Welcoming/open

Weaknesses
-Heights
-His temper
-Archery

-Swimming

Dragon
TBD

Other
N/A

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