blitz empire.

24 | Adelaide Kane | Open

27 | Ben Barnes | Open

28 | Jamie Dornan | Open

54 | Bradley Freegard | Open

40 | Viva Bianca | Open

A woman renowned for her beauty and wisdom. A passive queen with a sinister underbelly. She admires art and politics above all else. She doesn’t believe in the old way and rather resorts to playing the game of kings and queens to gain influence within the senate. It often peeves Nataleine to be viewed as an Oracle more often than she is viewed as a Queen of a noble household. She has set her sights of being the next in line to be betrothed to the House of Sevin given that there are any heirs. She wants the Kingdom of Eurekesi to be as big, bold and brilliant as the Imperial city itself. She can be described as joyful, light-hearted, wise beyond her years and a person of simple pleasures but extravagant events that she hosts month after month.

37 | REBECCA FERGUSON | Open

Driven by a cause — motivated by the near genocide of her house and people, Fleur believes that all wars could be solved with the power of the Oracle. She unites the “sisterhood of oracles” in order to bestow this peace upon the empire whether it’s wanted or not. Most of her drive comes from the fact that she has had a vision of a future where she saves the empire from this apocalyptic horror. There’s a picture of her being hailed as a savior and bowed to by thousands. She believes she will bring about a new era of peace and it all begins with the sisterhood.

33 | Tamsin Egerton | Open

36 | Jodie Comer | Taken

35 | Charlie Hunnam | Taken

As a male born into a household of dominantly female heirs, Aster becomes a Knight for House Astrae and is without any supernatural gifts ( that he knows of ) and must use his sword and shield to forge his own path in history. He doesn’t wholly agree with Sister fleur’s intentions of restoring the sisterhood of oracles, and keeps a close eye on them while reporting to Queen Nataleine, fearing for the youngest of his sisters, Astoria who is easily manipulated. 

WHAT TO KNOW 

It’s imperative to consume as much content from the above document as possible. The vital essentials being: the great houses, the map, and the social ranks, culture and gods. These are all things that can contribute to the world feeling immersive to you as a writer. If you find yourself struggling to understand some of the concepts you are more than welcome to reach out to one of the admins of the group. ( the crown, oathkeeper, savage daughter.) 

Once you feel that you’ve got a good grasp on the in’s and out’s of the world, we suggest looking at “all characters/roles” which can be found on the group page as well. It is linked in the top navigation or on the admin page at the bottom. Now, none of us would ever in our right mind expect you to be perfect and have everything memorized. We frequently go back to check the doc whenever we need to reference something. It’s very common and normal to have blanks that need to be filled in, but don’t let that discourage you from jumping in! APPLICATION  Our application process is pretty simple. We have an (Admin) page as well as a group (forum) page: the member-resources are all handled through the admin page while the group page is mainly for content and writing. The application/audition form is listed on the admin profile. It may take us up to 48 hours to return a message from the admin page as most of the admins also write in the group and on any given occasion may be handling multiple characters within the group. Once you’ve submitted an application or audition and it has been improved, the next step is to join our Discord server and begin working on your profile ( which will be used for writing ). The applicant has a seven day (7) probation period from then on. The applicant must finish their profile complete with character edits and bio and make one (1) in-character post within those seven days. If an extension is needed we will grant the applicant a one-time, five-day extension period to allow them to complete their character set-up and do their in-character post. If the applicant is not communicating thoroughly or writing within the first seven days, then the admins will reach out and try to establish communication and conduct an investigation as to why or what may be preventing the applicant from completing the process.

CANON CHARACTERS 

Most of our pre-written roles have just enough to get you started. Each one of them come with pre-established connections in their house as well as some connected houses ( see political court map / guide below the houses. ) Along with their brief bio or character goal is a personality description. It’s important to note none of those are set-in-stone and you may request to alter the character to better fit your muse and vision for the canon. The only thing that we ask is that you work it out with an admin before making any critical changes to the canon. All of them have been designed to fit into the plot seamlessly.  

When taking a canon character you’re subjecting yourself to following within the parameters of that house and those connections. You cannot take a canon character from one house and move them into another, nor can you change important character details about them without first requesting permission. All face-claims are also negotiable. 

CREATE-A-CHARACTER 

This is a viable option for any writers who don’t feel they connect well with the canon - wanted roles that are available. Because we operate under the “sandbox rpg” umbrella, it’s very easy to create a character that blends in and also stands out. The basics for creating a character are simple: who are they? Where are they from? Why is their story important? How do they help build the world or contribute to the world? What’s their occupation or skill set? What’s a character trait and what is a critical character flaw? 

Our canon list will have all reserved face claims already situated as canons. Outside of this, there are no reserved face claims and you are free to pitch whichever you prefer for your created character. The most important thing to consider when creating a character is how they affect the world around them and how easy is it going to be to connect with the other taken canon characters. We also ask that you refrain from creating an all-knowing, all-powerful, non-flawed character or taking from tropes that are already listed in the canon section. AESTHETICS We implore all writers within our group to utilize aesthetics when posting or musing their character. Outside of the group there are no graphic/aesthetic guidelines. Inside the forum all graphics must correlate to the width-size of the respective template being used. If the template is condensed to a (350px) width then the graphic must also be (350px) width. The exception to this guideline is using profile-edge graphics. Those can be a 1x1 ratio ( 100x100 ) and so on. As long as the photo is constrained to a 1x1 ratio and flows well with the post then it is acceptable. We also ask that the photos be period + setting appropriate. Meaning, refrain from using photos of the actor or modeling of whom your face claim is. Use period accurate photos: no designer handbags or watches. We follows these guidelines to ensure that there is consistency across the forum and with the content of the group. ACTIVITY & WRITING 

We currently have no strict activity standard. That being said, we do however, conduct monthly activity checks to maintain focus and consistency within our community. Threads that are contributing one-post per-month may be subject to investigation and the writer(s) responsible for the inconsistency may be contacted to determine the cause of the slow-moving thread and lack of consistent pace. We highly encourage every writer to attempt to maintain at least a one-post per-three-to-four day rate. If there are extenuating real-life circumstances that prevent the writer from conducting one in-character post within three-to-four days then we suggest that writer or applicant disclose as much in their audition/application or contact the admins for further guidance. We also stick to a third-person limited point of view, past-tense preferred. If you intend to write in first person we ask that you remain consistent and write first-person as this character coherently and from then-on. Switching between points of view for readers and writing partner(s) may get confusing. Be sure to discuss the point of view and tense with your writing partner(s) and the admin before switching indefinitely. 

GROUP STYLE & FORMAT

So, this is pretty important to understand as well. We have two pages on the site which we use to operate our group: the admin page and the group forum. The group itself serves as our content hub, the Google doc we use to house all important information and the admin page we use to communicate with the writers on the site. Outside of this, the most important place to get a better understanding of the group would be our support discord, which is linked on the group forum page. 

We do write in a group forum setting and ask that everything with the characters be written in that setting. Anything written outside of the forum is non-canon and cannot be referenced by the general group because the contents are unavailable. We encourage writers to banter and write on discord, however, this too is non-canon unless it takes place in the server discord in a writing channel or in the group forum. This is important. 

Our group has three main plots at all time which encompass the entire world. Out of the three plots, one is a main plot while the other two are supporting plots. All three are occurring at the same time in conjunction with one another. Each plot serves to build a different part of the world and involves a rotating cast or various characters who may shift from one plot to the other at any given time. Because we’re a sandbox style RP, common role-plays may also take place between writers, such as: slice of life, crime, and horror – all as long as they maintain the world in correct form. 

Writers who intend to introduce new concepts, animals, powers, and elements of fantasy of science fiction must submit these ideas to the admin team for approval before posting them. This is to help maintain the authenticity of the world we’re trying to build. MATURE THEMES  We are a mature themed group ( 18+ ) and for various reasons require every writer within the group to conduct themselves in a mature and adult fashion. No characters below the age of eighteen are permitted to be written, and are otherwise only considerable in an NPC format. Our group stories as well as personal threads contain various triggering themes such as and not limited to: sexual violence, sexual themes, gore, violence, adultery, betrayal, abuse, and so on. If for any reason these themes may trigger you please reach out to the admins or discuss with your writing partner ahead of planning a thread. All mature content we expect to be written tastefully and with the narrative, setting and plot in mind. We do not condone smut-driven threads. The sexual experiences of the character must maintain a narrative point and move the story or divulge character insight. We also do not write graphic lewd content in the open forum. Everything that would otherwise be consider lewd or NSFW ( not safe for work ) must be FADE-TO-BLACK, or written in a private setting between the writers and referenced in the thread as needed. INSPIRATION AND THEME  What inspired our group — BLITZ/EMPIRE? We consider ourselves a feudal-interstellar, space-opera. A lot of our story takes place on the planet known as Blitz, which belongs to a diverse interstellar society ranging between various planets and races. In a manner of speaking many have described our setting and lore as “Game of Thrones in space.” Because of this we often get labeled as a Dune-esk story. Although, you won’t find any Spice-driven plots or narrative points. Blitz Empire is very much the story of a world in the midst of being rebuilt after a cataclysmic attack by a ruthless multi-world union that no longer exists. Our story is highly dependent on a pseudo-political court intrigue. For this we draw inspiration from Bridgerton, Game of Thrones, Tudors, The White Queen and Dune itself. Although our story is somewhat science fiction, there aren’t very many technological advancements outlined besides interstellar travel and, quite the contrary, our world and people are somewhat archaic. We also draw inspirations for this theme from various works of fiction including books, movies and television shows such as: Spartacus, Reign, Vikings, and Shadow & Bone. Our story is consistently developing and evolving and because of this, so is our world. PLOTTING 

We expect all members to post at least one in-character post in their first seven days of being a member of the group. That being said, we understand that many people finish their application, their profile and set their character up and go, “What now?” Not to worry — we’re here to help. It’s imperative to know the world and the characters and some of the lore before jumping in and plotting your first thread. You’ll need to know where your character fits in the best, under or with which house and in or around what kingdom. Once you have those two things identified, reach out to your member-group base: the writers who are also writing within those houses or within that kingdom. Determine what stories need to be told. The easiest way to define “What needs to be told?” Is — what part of the world needs to have a light shined on it? Is it the horse stable up-keep? The markets? The ports? The various residents of the kingdom? Or perhaps, the soldiers within? Pick a part of the kingdom you wish to develop and build upon and write a plot involving those elements to help build that part of the kingdom / world. Other types of plotting can consist of vital character insight or growth. Maybe your character’s quest is to meet a person on the other side of the world, so hop a carriage and stow away, ride along through the Eastern Plains and encounter another character and engage in a dangerous exchange with them or NPC’d bandits who set upon the carriage! It’s important that each plot follow an anatomy. A tried-and-true method of storytelling. Every plot within our forum, we encourage to be written with a three-act structure, the most simple of story formats. ACT I Who are you? Where are you? What do you want? ACT II Who’s with you? What’s in your way? What’s your plan to overcome that obstacle? ACT III Your plan didn’t work, how do you react? What’s your new plan? Why did that work? (a.) What’s changed? When plotting your threads keep some of these key components in mind to help tell a compelling and consistent story with your writing partner(s).

BASIC GUIDELINES 

No cliques. We cannot stress this enough, we do not condone two writers being exclusive with their content to one another solely. We encourage all writers involved to write and connect with everyone in the group. If the focus of your writing leans too heavily on one writer over the others, you may be asked to join other topics or write with other writers in on-going plots to keep our group safe from forming favoritisms. 

We do not have an activity standard — we believe you will write if you want to, so if your muse has taken a dive, we ask that you reach out and contact us to let us know so that we may move plots accordingly. Time-off or away is important for the writer’s mental health, but be considerate of your writing partners. Because you may not be available in the moment doesn’t mean that they aren’t as well. As an example: if you have Friday off and choose not to write until Sunday, but your writing partner works Sunday and has Friday off and is waiting on your post, the writing partner could lose muse and avoid the thread altogether due to the waiting periods between posts and being able to reply. 

I know for me ( admin 1 ) when I’m waiting on someone to reply with my available time and it runs out and I’m not able to reply for another two days or a week, I can easily lose my muse because my free time was not spent replying, but rather, waiting on someone else to reply. We try to avoid this at all costs with simple communication. Let us or your partners know you will be busy or away and we can adjust accordingly. 

Be coachable — granted, no one wants to feel like everything they do is wrong, but nobody likes a know-it-all either. Have an open mind when it comes to writing, format, and story-telling. Our admin group is a decorated lot when it comes to the industry of story-telling. We have backgrounds in film, literature and art. Some of us on a professional level, we would never attempt to correct your writing if it wasn’t to help you grow or become a better writer. We ask that if you’re being helped that you keep an open mind and come willing to learn and grow and be better. We offer limitless resources on writing, coding, and graphic design to help aid our writers in becoming the best version of their writing-self possible. 

Equally, we love to learn and grow ourselves. If you see an area in which can be improved upon whether that is with writing, managing the group, format, or style – please let us know and we’ll keep an open mind and see how we can fix any error in our ways. 

Please format your posts! When posting in the group formatting helps keep the consistency of the thread as each writer utilizes one of our resources: the writing templates. We ask that everyone format their writing in order to maintain a level of readability. Formatting can also be good for personalizing your writing; adding character or flare to it. If a writer needs help learning how to format their post, please contact one of the admins we would be more than happy to assist. 

We accept multipara, para and novella but not one-liners. Because we pride ourselves on the level of effort that goes into our group we ask our writers to bring a level of effort into the group themselves. Please, try to maintain some respect and regard for your partners when writing. Give them enough to work with in your posts so that they may have a sufficient reply. Try to avoid writing the same details and describing the same scene as your partner. Carry on the story from their exit point and move the plot. Introduce new ideas and obstacles. 

Plot your topics! We are not a wing-it sort of group. We ask that everyone plot their topics with one question to be answered: how does this plot help the story or the character? If you write a plot that details a conversation, make the dialogue good and worthy of the topic. Reveal something crucial about the characters involved, perhaps share a secret or tell them something that may motivate them to oppose another character or join them. If you’re writing something action heavy, find a way to tie the action into another character or another plot. If there’s a virus sweeping Odens Kingdom, talk about it, write about it. If there are raids occurring in the north, mention them, react to them, or write them happening to you!

It’s important to use every topic to move your character on their journey. If your topics only serve the purpose to connect to another writer, make it interesting. Find a way that they could meet that involves the setting, the plot, or some sort of call-to-action. It’s boring meeting in a coffee shop for brunch. Try to plot something exciting and moving, action-based or drama-based. Maybe, they’re riding horseback to find a deserter together and stumble upon something more sinister? Maybe they are deserters: cops and robbers. Maybe there’s a secret that one has and the other desperately needs to know, what lengths would you go to in order to learn this secret? 

If you’re unsure of whether or not a plot will work or seems consistent with the theme of the group, ask an admin! Don’t be afraid to communicate your worry or concern over plotting. Everyone needs help sometimes. Even us. 

Drama — will absolutely not be tolerated. Usually, what happens is that person A doesn’t like person B or refuses to write with them. Refusing to write with another writer in the group is a pretty tell-tale sign that this might not be the group for you. If you have a history with a writer in the group we encourage you to talk to them, talk about it, set boundaries and find a way to work together to tell the story with the rest of us. Spreading lies or slandering your writing partner’s on the site will not be tolerated. We’re all focused on writing and here for that and that alone. If anything attempts to hinder that, the person responsible for these actions is liable for termination from the group and the server. 

WORLD BUILDING & NEED TO KNOW

THE SETTING BLITZ/EMPIRE is set in the Imperial Year 989, which is the 989th year of the civilized era. Dating back to the founding of the first royal family and the first kingdoms. Our story takes place on Planet Blitz, which has one continent known as BAZ. The Empire is a collection of six kingdoms ruled independently by six different royal families all of whom maintain feudal hierarchy lines of succession. The Empire is governed by the Emperor or Empress, which for centuries has been House Sevin. The Empirical Family are also a Great House and rule one of the six kingdoms: The Imperial City, otherwise known as the Kingdom of Blitz — also recognized as the Capital of the Empire.

Subsequently, beneath the Empirical Family are the Great Houses — and underneath them in terms of rank are the bannermen houses — these are less-noble families connected to the immediate branch; oftentimes, distant relatives second, or third removed. The Bannermen Houses are scattered throughout the respective territory of the Great House(s) and rule minor cities, towns and settlements as Lords or Ladies of the Great House(s). Each kingdom has its own Great House as well as minor-nobility, Bannermen Houses. The Bannermen Houses make up the bulk of each kingdom’s military force or resource farms, and collection of wealth via taxation in each region of the owned territory. Because every kingdom is in service to the empire itself, trade routes are viable between kingdoms under the order of the empire and each kingdom must obey a set of Empirical Laws outside of the kingdom-laws within each respective territory. These are laws enforced only upon the Great Houses of the Blitz Empire.

HIERARCHY + CLASS RANKS ( The social rankings of each faction and tier in order. )

 THE EMPIRE — The Empirical Family / Great House - Emperor - Empress - Prince - Princess King’s Council - King-Regent - Queen-Regent — - Master of War - Master of Law - Master of Ships - Master of Coin - Master of Grain - Master of Church King’s Guard - Commander - Ser I - First ranked - Ser II - Second ranked - Ser III - Third ranked - Ser VI - Fourth ranked - Ser V - Fifth ranked The Senate - Consul - Magistrate - Tribunal - Patrician - Plebeian

- Dominus Minor Houses - Lord/Lady of - Lord/Lady of - Lord/Lady of - Lord/Lady of Imperial Army - Consul - Legionnaire - War Chief - General - Halian - Galian - Talian - War-Horner Imperial Fleet - Fleet Commander - Second Officer - Navigator - Third Officer - Ship Captain - First Mate - Ship Crew - Ship Cook Imperial Guard - Law Chief - Law Scribe - Enforcer - Bailor - Bounty Hunter GREAT HOUSE(S) — Royal Family - King - Queen - Prince - Princess King’s Council - Advisor

- Cursor Parcelus ( writer ) - Master of Trades - Master of Law Army of Great House - General - Commander - Knight - Soldier - Squire Bannermen Houses - Lord/Lady of - Lord/Lady of - Lord/Lady of

THIRD-REMOVED HOUSE(S) — MINOR HOUSE - Lord - Lady - Lord ( child / heir ) - Lady ( child / heir ) Territory Political Structure ( beneath Lords and Ladies ) City - Law Scribe - Enforcer - Bounty Hunter Port - Port Commander - Port Navigator - Captain / Pilot - Port Caretaker - Ship Custodian Farms - Farmer - Crop Caretaker - Trader - Picker Civilian - Inn Keep - Barmaid / Maiden - Custodian - Stable Keep - Scribe - Stable Trainer - Merchant - Artist - Poet - Carpenter - Stone Mason - Blacksmith - Seamstress - Fortune Teller

- Hunter - Gladiator - Slave WEAPONRY Weaponry in Blitz has not changed much overtime. Most of the forges are still located in trade kingdoms like Odens or Dagar. In Dagar, for example, most of the iron used is from a rare farmed forest of Iron Oak, which is a tree that produces a mineral nearly as strong as iron but much easier to mine and forge. Different regions of the empire specialize in not only forging certain weapons but masterfully using them in combat. Because of this, a swords-trainer in Gedastad may specialize in a particular style of swordsmanship over another in perhaps, Odens.  Weapon forges vary between steel and iron, iron oak or sometimes, although uncommon, bronze materials to craft weapons. Most blacksmiths use steel as iron oak is difficult to come by, but less wealthy smiths use a variation of iron and reused material such as repurposed breastplates or chain mails to forge weapons. With bows, there are three types of bow used: longbow, short bow, or recurve bow. All of which are made with wood or iron oak depending on the location it is traded from. It should also be noted that certain weapons can only be wielded by men or women of great stature or status. For example: a Greatsword is long, bulky, and can weigh up to one-hundred pounds. Not only is it very difficult to carry this type of sword but even more so to wield one in battle. Most knights or soldiers who choose this type of sword as a weapon are masterfully trained in it as well as big enough, or strong enough, to use it effectively.

The rarest form of weapon forging dates back to Year 100 - of the Imperial Calendar in which Echorus and his vassals used Meteor Fragments to forge weapons. To list a few that were infamous in history: The Sword of Baptisia, the Bow of Tjor, the Dagger of the Isles, the Arrow of Styphon, and two short-swords named, The Sister and The Brother. To date, all of these weapons have since been destroyed. WEAPONS LIST Longsword - broadsword, bastard sword, hand-in-a-half sword, katana. 

Shortsword - an arming sword, cut-and-thrust sword, gladiator weapon.

Greatsword - a two-handed weapon, bulky, heavy, also called a Claymore. Dagger - also referred to as a Dirk, or Long Knife. Spear - may otherwise be referred to as a Pike, or throwing-spear.

Sabers - referred to as scimitar, a curved bladed weapon, a crop slinger. Longbow - a larger bow in size, with a long wooden frame and a tightly wound string, used for distance typically. Shortbow - requiring much more strength, but providing a shorter, harder hit - the killing bow. Recurve Bow - with treated wood, the framing rod naturally pulls away from the archer allowing the same impact and distance as a longbow, but on a shorter frame. Polearm - also known as a halberd or glaive, a spear-topped axe. Mace - a flail or morning star, a blunt force weapon for bludgering. Short-handle Ax - a one-handed weapon used by northerners, also known as a throwing axe. Axe - A two-handed weapon although also able to be used with a primary hand. MEDICINE + HEALTH The Guild of the Medicus is a staple for every kingdom under the empire. It is an empire-backed organization dedicated to the understanding of the anatomy and treatment of Blitz-kind. There are various forms of treatment depending on the assessment of the wound. For cuts, herbs and extracts may be applied to act as an adhesive as well as dam the bleeding and quicken the reparative tissue. For deeper cuts, a salve may be applied and then sewn with strands of sewing material. For broken bones, a stilt; typically a wooden framework applied around the limb and fastened by several wraps to hold it into place. When it comes to pain relief, northern based Myr extract or Poppy, or herbal extractions surrounding Eurekesi’s Field of Flowers have been used to quell pain or stop it altogether for a period of time. Myr is also used in the form of an alcoholic beverage known as Myrmede.

NATURE + WILDLIFE Although our setting is a work of fiction there are many things we have chosen to adopt from our general reality. One of the things we’ve chosen to stay resilient in and change as little as possible is the wildlife and nature aspect of our world. There are bears, horses, deer, elephants, dogs, cats, etc. There are seasons, there are holidays and ceremonies; although they may not be the customs we are typically used to in our own respective cultures. For example, the ceremonies in Gedastad are going to differ from those being celebrated in Odens, or Sorgas, et cetera. 

000 — Echorus and Luscius Blitzsevin begin to lay the foundation of the civilized era.

003 — Echorus and Luscius discover the ancestors of House Meteora worshiping the fragment site. 

003 — A civil war between Luscius and Echorus erupts over the right to mine the fragment for its rich Light Resonance resource. 

003 — House Solus is officiated by Luscius as they mine the iron-oak and prepare for battle against Echorus and his forces.

003 — House Astrae is moved to join Luscius in his efforts against Echorus in order to protect the fragment and preserve its resource. They are officiated by Luscius.

003 — House Meteora is officiated and joins Echorus against Luscius and his vassals. The mining operations begin for the fragment. 

004 — House Pelela is officated after the construction of castle Odens in the Eastern Plains. Echorus and his men take shelter here while they prepare for the final battle against Luscius, House Astrae and Solus.

005 — Echorus and his men begin construction of the first Kingdom, Blitz in the southwest. 

005 — Echorus is crowned the first King of Blitz within the Kingdom of Blitz, named partially after his maiden name. He announces his plans to unite the Great Houses under an Empirical banner, forming the first Empire of Blitz.

006 — House Parsyren is officiated in the northeast region under the mountainous range of Geda, by Luscius. However, a defector from House Parsyren travels the Eastern Plains and delivers a message of their movements to Echorus at the Imperial city, Kingdom of Blitz.

006 — Echorus and Wynry announce the birth of their first child, Soro Sevin. 

007 — The daughter of Echorus is born, Sedess Sevin.

008 — Luscius has twins, Rig and Rye — sons of House Astrae. A rare thing considering women of Amagapor typically give birth to only females. 

010 — Luscius and his men raid the meteor mines and kill several men of House Meteora, including the sister of Echorus’s wife, Astoria. 

010 —  Echorus gathers his men and rides north into the valley to battle Luscius, the travel is long and takes weeks. 

010 — THE CIVIL CONFLICT // WAR OF THE FRAGMENT

010 — Luscius and his men are pushed toward the Eastern Plains as they flee from Echorus’s imminent victory. Luscius is killed in the Eastern Plains before he can reach Geda. As the battle continues, Echorus is later killed by a member of House Solus near the Imperial border in the Eastern Plains. 

010 — Wynry becomes Queen-regent to her son, Soro Sevin, who becomes King of Blitz. Luscius’s wife bends the knee to Soro Sevin in order to prevent further conflicts. It’s not long after this that House Solus is also swayed to bend the knee. 

012 — House Parsyren and their bannerman declare war against Odens and the House of Pelela. The war is quick and ends with House Parsyren gaining a victory. 

013 — Queen Wynry Sevin declares the first Imperial law: No Blitz shall kill another Blitz, else they be punished by execution. 

013 — The Era of Peace begins. 

025 — King Soro Sevin orders an elite task force together in the name of his father, Echorus, called THE TIDE. Also referred to as the King’s Guard.

030 — Sedess Sevin is married into House Pelela. 

050 — Kings and Queens are crowned over and over and various forms of household exchange take place. For a long time there is peace. 

065 — The Kingdom of Dagar is founded which prompts Queen Ter Sevin to appropriate and officiate all the kingdoms under the Echorus Rule, officially constructing the Empire of Blitz and finishing his work. The Kingdom of Odens is officiated, the Kingdom of Gedastad is officiated, the Kingdom of Herisi is officiated, the Kingdom of Eurekesi is officiated. 

— ARCHIVED HISTORY —

916 — Terrorix Sevin is born to father Fer Sevin and mother Ryym Sevin. 

917 —  Illes Sevin is born, brother of Terrorix. 

930 — Poema Meteora is born. 935 — Orion Solus is born.  

940 — Terrorix Sevin becomes crowned King of Blitz following the passing of Fer Sevin. 

942 — Terrorix and Poema are married, uniting the houses of Meteora and Sevin once again for the first time in hundreds of years. 942 — Bron Kjorta is born. 

943 — Dysax Sevin is born and has unusually strong Light Resonance measurements. 946 — Brynhild Baptisia is born. 947 — Roddrick Pelela is born, older brother of Sebastus Pelela and Horatia Pelela. 947 — Trystan is born. 949 — Decintra Meteora is born, the first son of  Yul and Tryx Meteora. Older brother of Eryx, Harmonia, and Peri Meteora. 

952 — Remdyr Astrae is born.

953 — Lyrica Sevin is born, the first daughter of Terrorix and Poema Sevin. Younger sister of Dysax Sevin.

954 — Sicks is born. 954 — Aster Astrae is born. 

955 — Nataleine Astrae is born. 956 — Harmonia Meteora is born. The first daughter of Yul and Tryx Meteora. 956 — Aesther Astrae is born. 957 — Eryx is born, younger brother of Decientra Meteora. 958 — Sebastus Pelela is born, younger brother of Roddrick Pelela. 959 — Fluer Astrae is born. 959 — Rybalor Solus is born, the first son of Orion Solus. Older brother of Siagr Solus.

960 — King Terrorix begins his campaign to conquer near-by worlds utilizing new interstellar technology to travel their solar system.

961 — Siagr Solus is born, second son of Orion Solus. Younger brother of Rybalor Solus. 963 — Peri Meteora is born. Youngest child of Yul and Tryx Meteora. 963 — Horatia Pelela is born. Younger sister to Roddrick and Sebastus Pelela. 964 — Yelena Parsyren is born. 965 — Astoria Astre is born. 965 — Hrista Baptisia is born, oldest and only daughter of Brynhild and older sister of Tromso Baptisia. 965 — Eulalia Solus is born, the only daughter of Orion Solus. Youngest of the three siblings. 

965 — After finding success in his campaign King Terrorix brokers a deal with a new sinister force looming in the solar system; they are a multi-world union containing more than one-hundred planets. Terrorix is given a choice to die with his world or become a commander for their forces. 967 — Reyja Figsurd is born. 968 — Tromso Baptisia is born, only son of Brynhild Baptisia and younger brother of Hrista Baptisia. 

968 — Remdyr Astrae begins her servitude to the Library of Alelos under the tutelage of Poema Sevin alongside her son, Sicks Sevin.

970 — Parim invades the Empire of Blitz and enslaves its people. King Terrorix is believed to have been killed but instead secretly defects to Parim while handing his world over to the multi-world union as a token of his loyalty. 

He assumes the title Commander Hyperion and assumes Parim’s forces as a military official. Lyrica Sevin is taken as a prisoner of war, while Sicks and Dysax Sevin escape and evade capture. 

971 — THE GREAT MIGRATION / Many of the southern kingdom’s vassals flee the grip applied by Parim on the world. They travel north by the hundreds to settle in northern lands such as; Krigestag, Sorgas and Tonyan village.

972 — Ryym Sevin Meteora is born and he is the sole child of Decintra Meteora and Lyrica Sevin.

986 — Parim, the multi-world union is defeated and deconstructed. All outposts constructed for their residency are raided and pillaged by northerners during the period of THE GREAT RAIDS. Their embassies are taken control of by Surface entirely and their loyalists put on trial.

989 — Sicks Sevin, prince royal of the House of Sevin returns home to claim his birthright as King of the Blitz Kingdom and ruler of the Blitz Empire.

989 — DECINTRA’S CONQUEST / Sicks is declared Emperor. Decintra’s Conquest comes to an end within Sorgas, a territory of the Kingdom of Dagar. In the wake of his conquest coming to an end, he torches and destroys the village or Sorgas killing hundreds.

With Sicks being Emperor, thus ends the reign of Surface as a council. 

989 — Surface is dissolved and becomes the King’s Council to aid in the development of the Kingdom of Blitz and the governing of the Empire. All respective Kingdoms are now to be ruled once more by their royal heirs and awarded noble families. Empirical aid and support is cut off as each head of household is now responsible for their own lands.

989 — Roddrick Pelela retires from his service in the King’s Guard in order to return home to Odens and rule his household and get things in order. 

989 — The House of Astrae is reestablished as many of its nobles come out of hiding and return home for the first time in nearly twenty years.

989 — The House of Baptisia is officiated by Emperor Sicks Sevin and will rebuild and rule over Sorgas as an independent settlement.

989 — Eryx Meteora is promoted to Tide Captain, Rank I. 

989 — Lyrica Sevin and her son Ryym Meteora return home against the better wishes of Lyrica. She assumes the role of Queen-regent and is forced to take up responsibilities due to her lineage and birthright.  

P.B.D. ( Punishable By Death ) — No Blitz shall kill another Blitz. This act is considered the worst act against the race / kind. This is punishable by death on sight. This punishment can even be carried out by civilians so long as evidence is provided to authorities. This is absolutely taboo. This is the first and most important rule of The Code.

THE CROWN — A ruler can be challenged for their crown by a once removed member of the household at any time so long as the house collective votes in agreement. A vote must be cast at the moment of the challenge. A single day can be given to collect votes in order to proceed with the challenge. Once agreed upon the rules and terms of the challenge will be decided by the household themselves. This is one of two only possible ways to avoid the punishment of the first code. 

RANKS — Tide ranks can be challenged by another ranked member of the Tide if the remaining members agree to the challenge. If none can agree then a vote will be held and ultimately decided by the king/queen. This challenge can be declared during times of war and peace. This is the second method in which to avoid the punishment of the first code. 

THE SHAMED FACE — It is considered dishonorable to remove one’s hood when fighting enemies or challenging for ranks / titles. The hood must always remain up and over the challenger’s face to show the opponent respect and honor. 

DESERTER — It is, second only to the first code, considered absolutely taboo to refuse the commands of your superior in ranked or unranked duties. Those who oppose this code will find themselves chained and imprisoned indefinitely. It is the second greatest dishonor to the service of Blitz.

FRAGMENT WEAPONS 

There was once a time when the fragment mines were operational. During that time, fragment mineral was utilized in the crafting of special weapons which used technology to produce Light Resonance from the barrels of guns. To this day, these guns remain in operation although their supply is limited. Because the mines are no longer functional, the empire generally reserves the purchase and utilization of these weapons for the Imperial military only. They can be described as long-barrel rifles with a tri-split barrel. Upon firing, a static field erupts around the chamber to ignite and dispel Light Resonance from within. These shots are fatal, almost always. Only iron-oak armor or Tide cloak material can truly withstand their damage.

SWORDS / SHIELDS 

Their weaponry differs in class of specialty: spear, short-sword, archery and/or a oval-shaped medium or large sized shield. Typically, these shields are made of brass or wood and depict the coat of arms upon them. All Blitian soldiers are trained in each of the three weapon types but assigned a weapon type according to the campaign ahead and commonly by their leader, a legionnaire, general, or consul. The vast majority of the Blitian military is made up on Plebs and commonly, led by Patricians or men of wealth who are selected to sponsor campaigns with money.

LIGHT RESONANCE 

Light Resonance affects every Blitian differently. Most civilians who do not have a strong connection to the royal bloodlines do not have powers given by the fragment. The main households have blood rich with Light Resonance due to Echorus and Luscius utilizing the fragment during their civil conflict with the men and women who would eventually become the Great Houses of the Blitz Empire.

Because of this the abilities vary depending on the house; for instance; House Solus are commonly known to possess abilities that stem from the mind but are not powerful in combat use. 

House Pelela’s abilities range between fire and electricity. The northerners typically have abilities of ice, wind or water. House Sevin are known to have highly unique abilities that all vary such as, Telekinesis, or multiple elemental manipulation. It is only House Astrae who specialize in premonitions or histokinesis. However, not all abilities are particular to any given place of birth or household. They can vary, but these are very common depictions of abilities within each region.

However, no matter their variation of Light Resonance — all Blitz — have the ability of Light control, which is a concussive and explosive energy force that typically knocks people down or explodes upon impact with objects of solid matter.

THE FRAGMENT & LIGHT RESONANCE

Hundreds of years ago a meteorite crashed upon the planet directly within what would become the Blitz Empire. Echorus and Luscius were among the first to notice its unique and unusual effects of contact. The fragment affected each person’s anatomy differently. Some gained abilities of fire, others of wind, some of sight or flight, or teleportation. These unique variations came to be called just that; variants. However, one thing remained; all Blitz who came in contact with the fragment core were able to manipulate its unique energy — Light Resonance. This is a translucent form of matter that often takes the form of light and smoke however is highly dangerous in use. Light Resonance Manipulation can easily be used to destroy buildings, Triggs, ships, carriages or fatally harm other Blitz people. It is generally the Great Houses who give birth to variants; the people with unique abilities based on their Light Resonance. 

Currency across the continent of Baz is the same for all kingdoms under the empire. There are two forms of currency: silver being the lesser and gold being the greater in value. It is common for people to pay for things in smaller markets with silver, or single shellings of gold. 

Credix Gold —

1D = 10 USD

50D = 500 USD

Credix Silver —

1S = 1 USD

50S = 50 USD

Housing Prices —

Two room family home.

100 Gold Credix

( 1000 USD )

Four room family home.

300 Gold Credix

( 3000  USD )

Villa in the city.  

1000 Gold Credix

BY LAND 

The most common form of travel is horseback. Different horses provide different stability and endurance thus meaning longer and quicker travel. Rare breeds of horse have different coloration and are usually reserved for the wealthy. Depending on a household’s wealth they may have several horses, or a few rare breeds that offer better travel. 

The other common method of travel on land is carriage in which a large, wooden or steel constructed vessel can carry two people or up to six depending, again, on the wealth of a person. These carriages can be pulled by two or up to four horses for length or pace of travel. 

Traveling on land is very difficult. Terrain is to be considered as well as the health and condition of the horse and carriage, the weight and amount of carry-on supplies or luggage.  It is very common for the wealthy to travel solely by carriage; mainly the women. It is uncommon for women to ride horseback. 

BY SEA 

The other method of travel is by sea, via ship or ferry. Ships can travel from one side of the continent to another, to islands and ports and so on. Different ships have different speeds and capacities. War ships for example are bigger and more sturdy and are capable of carrying up to fifty men at a time. Cargo ships used for trade and spices are much, much bigger and although they can carry upward of a hundred and fifty men are often limited to roughly twenty. 

These ships are commonly double in size of a warship. Commoner ships are much smaller, capable of carrying around ten or so men aboard and have a single sail. Outside of this, smaller ships utilized for carrying four or so men are used for travel through water routes or rivers in and around large cities, but never open waters. It is very dangerous to use a commoner boat for travel in open water. 

BY AIR 

There are four main ports within the spectrum of the empire. These ports serve to host air travel ships commonly known as TRIGGS, or simply referred to as SHIP despite the various types and sizes. Trigg travel is typically reserved for the Great Houses or military operations. This method of travel is only used when the traveling distance is far or time is of the essence. There are three classes of ship: CLASS I — SPECTOR These ships are typically small in size and are able to carry up to four passengers. This is generally used for the Great Houses or civilian use.

CLASS II — SPARROW

This ship is of a medium build and is a bit slower than the Spector class. It’s able to carry upwards of six to eight people on board without slowing it further. 

CLASS III — HARBINGER 

THE RUNES

Within the snowcaps and cradle of the mountainous ranges of Sorgas lie the RUNES. The runes were used hundreds of years ago by the first northern men and women who followed Echorus in his conquest to unite the realm under one banner. The runes were created using fragments and to this day are worshiped as sacred grounds and protected by the Kingdom of Dagar as one of its territories. It is, however, the people of Sorgas who most commonly are recognized for taking ownership and utilization of the sacred grounds.

  In old times, the runes were able to amplify one’s abilities by placing fragments in the slots carved into the runes and absorbing their raw Light Resonance into one’s body. This practice however is now outlawed and nearly impossible given the rarity of fragments of the size necessary for such a thing to occur.

THE ORACLES

House Astrae, the Great House of Eurekesi is known for its religious practice — THE SISTERHOOD OF ORACLES, or otherwise known as, THE CHURCH OF ORACLES. This is a practice in which it is said that when many oracles gather they naturally enhance each other’s abilities and are able to precisely depict future events. This religion has a few rules however; they must never act on these visions in order to contort or deviate the path of the future. They must never use their abilities for personal gain or to aid someone in personal gain — despite the servitude of other Houses by the oracles. 

GODS  Osgr — ( God of Creation & Destruction ) Odin Inspired Osgr, although believed to be a myth, is quite possible based on a real man who lived several hundreds of years ago among the first settlers. He is the God of Creation, Allfather. The belief is that Osgr created the world, known by Northerner’s as Osga in order to breed great warriors for Helena. Many sagas depict him as coming down from Helena to breed with warrior-women on Osga and giving the Northerner people many great warriors, blood of Osgr. Tjor — ( God of War ) Thor Inspired Tjor, son of Osgr, is the God of War. Many Northerners fight in his name and honor him by dying on the battlefield or shedding the enemy's blood as a sacrifice.  The first son of Osgr was said to have been the greatest warrior god in all of Helena. There is no man nor beast that he fears in battle, he can defeat them all. Bloodshed is his power — honoring him by killing the enemies of Northerner will make him stronger and in turn, better their odds of victory. Hele — ( Goddess of  Light ) Frigg Inspired

Once a year, Northerners gather by the hundreds in order to sacrifice a virgin woman in Hele’s name. This is to help the fertility of their crops for the winter and give good faith in the victory of battle. Hele is the wife of Osgr, the Goddess of Light and is present in the northern lights and all fire and light sources; believed to be even in the light of the moon that kisses the waves. HEAVEN / HELL  Helena — ( Valhalla Inspired ) 

When a Northerner dies he is welcomed with thunderous horns blaring in Helena, the realm of the Gods. A pillar of creation and destruction in which men drink and fuck forever while being able to fight without the fear of death in a never-ending void of celebration and art. 

Oss — ( Nieflheim  Inspired )