The Current Situation
Vesica, one of the largest city-islands in the world. A center of trade, it receives goods from over 100 islands, and also is one of the few places that will allow nearly anyone to live there, so long as they do not cause trouble. due to this, it has an incredibly varied population, including some of the finest mages and craftsmen the world over. you have each traveled here for your own reasons, and have no prior knowledge of each others existence before this day. through varied methods and events, you have all gained employment with the local mercenary guild, and are currently awaiting your first mission. You have been assigned to a single squad, and are to work together on your missions.
The World
Long ago, before the islands were lifted into the sky by an unknown event, there was a civilization which thrived on the use of powerful magic, and, it has been said, even had access to technology far beyond what the world has achieved today. There are many names for this group, though most of them just emphasize that they are very old. there are many legends of how the islands came to be, ranging from a magical disaster, to these people deciding that it would be awesome to live on floating islands.
In any case, the islands are all that remain of that old world, each kept aloft by a single, magic crystal which feeds of the ambient magic of the area around it, in order to fuel itself. the secret of their creation was lost long ago, and now the people of the islands can only create crude copies in order to keep their airships in the sky.
This is the world in which this group has survived. a misfit bunch, seemingly picked at random, a thief, a vampire, a mage, a trainer of beasts, and a relic of the ancient mages which could even create life. what adventures lie in store for them? I could tell you, but that would be spoiling it. so lets get started.
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Topic: GURPS (Read 11950 times)