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On the Western Continent, there are four nations; Grem in the north, Elynsor in the west, Brevnia in the east, and Grisalesca in the south. They sit at a peaceful truce, with each kingdom having well-defined borders. However, these boundaries didn’t always exist as such. These lines were...

TERNBACH On the border of Elynsor and Brevnia Rafe took his first step into the town of Ternbach, a small village on Elynsor’s southeastern border nestled comfortably between the woods and the mountains. Here, settlements such as this one had cultures of their own as isolated pockets away...

Life on the Ulralian steppes was not an easy task by any means. The environment had little in the way of usable resources. The vast majority of the biome's flora was limited to grasses and shrubs, its fauna typically comprised of goats and various rodents--along with their predators in wolves...

WEREWOLVES OF THE VOID Of those born of the Void, there are few beings that are as terrifying to the denizens of Arkeia as the werewolf. Originally the result of experimentation by a powerful Void Demon, werewolves are humans corrupted with the Blood of the First. The genes within them can...

This is a concept for a Rock-Paper-Scissors deckbuilding game I'm working on, most likely to resolve combat in RPs. Fluff-wise, it can be used with unarmed or armed combat, but mainly I'm using the former here as a baseline. THE RULES Gameplay: -Each player starts with a hand of 5 cards and...

Slaves of the Syndicate (Courtesan Card Game, with PUBLIC USE scenario variation--taking place in the Despair Labyrinth) Deep beneath the capital of the Kingdom of Elynsor lies the Despair Labyrinth, as called by some who have paid it a visit. This vast underground network is the...

Desert Paradise (Courtesan Card Game) In the multicultural Deunic port city of Nenuphar, there exists a concept called Ardhia, or ‘earthly paradise’. As the name implies, it isn’t something one has to reach the afterlife to seek, but rather, on the mortal plane. It’s a place where escapism...

This is a board game I designed with help from my DLaby players. It's been tested on Maptools several times, but this thread will be a PbP version with narration and moderation done by me and players specially selected (Astarte, BlueSlime, Tassadar, Hafnium). This first game will be INVITE...

This is a short story taking place on the isle of Rydale. Will add to it, post by post, when I can. RYDALE - THE REBELLION Finian woke to the rhythmic clop of horseshoes on cobblestone, an incessant sound from outside that was all too audible, as if it were right beside him, no thanks to the...

Alright, time to vote for your favorite PC! You can write the reasons as to why here and give your compliments to the players, or more likely just click and forget. The characters are: Akari (from Fist of the Phoenix) Hiri (from Thought is the Wind, Knowledge the Sail) Ichimi (from The...

Rhea took a good look around at her immediate surroundings. Stone brick walls stretched out into the distance in several directions, making for a rather impressive collection of corridors, with lanterns placed every few paces to give the hallways a constant yet dim source of light. Such...

WEST CIRINEAN OCEAN 934 A.R. Ruby took a look over the shifting blue sea from her chosen spot on the ship. The vast expanse of waves, coupled with the open sky above, provided quite a nice view for anyone willing to give it a glance or two. Especially so when compared to the dank, dimly lit...

This is a short story I made about the marriage customs of Ulralia, the Golden Steppe of Arkeia in DLaby. ULRALIA - THE STEPPE BRIDE On the Eastern Continent, a place far removed from the forests of Brevnia and the tundra of Grem, lies a vast, sprawling biome--the Golden Steppe, more...

This is a short story I made about the dueling custom of Grem, called the 'holmgang', roughly based on the Scandinavian tradition. Depending on how I feel, I might touch down on various customs and rites of passage around the world of DLaby. GREM - THE HOLMGANG Before it came to be...

Soga Province, Southeast Honrai 927 A.R. Ren set foot upon the first flight of steps that led upwards into the towering castle, where her lord, Kuroda Toshizo, awaited her arrival. It was just the first in several physical measures meant to slow down potential invaders as much as possible...

Obligatory lore thread. I will be slowly adding to this via posts on various topics. The setting of this RP is the same as that used in the RPG Maker VX game, Despair Labyrinth. ( http://www.ulmf.org/bbs/showthread.php?t=17125 )

Character sheets or derp go here. So far there are three 'systems' in Despair Labyrinth threads; freeform, custom and DG (for combat). Pretty much everything in DG would have to go through GM approval before being thread-ready, but feel free to derp around with the concepts here if needbe...

Before heading off for class, Hiri took one last look at her new dormitory room. Furnished with little more than a desk, a bed, and a simple closet, along with several crates half-filled with her personal belongings, it was still somewhat plain-looking for the time being. Soon enough, however...

Status: Demilon Fiefdom, Southwest Elynsor 932 A.R. Tessa sat in the confessional booth of her newest chapel--one that, as of the past week given its original minister's death, she could officially call her own, as the ordained Cleric of Erion was the only one in the area qualified to...

City of Naralona, Grisalesca (otherwise known as the Greybourne Republic) 932 A.R. The sun shone brightly over the port of Naralona, located in a republic once known to the neighboring Elynsorians as the Greybourne Empire. While the seats of power from those days of old were long gone...