OF SILVER TEASER.

                    ARRIVING TOMORROW AT 12PM EST!

Hello, friends! And with that, we’ve officially released every single teaser for the characters appearing in this upcoming batch of characters. We will officially be opening our doors tomorrow 12PM EASTERN TIME! We will begin posting bios tomorrow, likely beginning with a couple of the ones taken by us admins so as to spread out the release of the taken characters with the release of the open characters. From there we will ( bar any complications, of course ) begin posting the open character biographies two per day. With the release of the main we will also be putting out a talk tag questionnaire, so keep your eye out for that and other fun things! We are so excited to welcome new members into the fold and cannot wait to share this new and improved version of Of Silver Blood with all of you.

You were born with a power that you never wanted — never imagined possessing. It hid itself under the surface of your red blood as if it were waiting for the right moment to emerge. While many began realizing the power that rested among those with red blood, you never in a million years thought that you would be among them. You have placed yourself in a position where you hide who are you well. You rest in the dark alley of a small shop, luring in those of wealth to discover their futures. While many label you as a fraud, they do not realize how much truth you truly give them with a single touch of their hand to your own. You have come so far in your power that a single touch doesn’t tell you simple what could happen, but it tells you what will happen — the unavoidable fate of all.

You are the proud spawn of iron and porcelain. Your sister seeks more than the Marinos lifestyle while you follow the path that’s already paved. To you, the past and future are concepts created by a society of masochists: your present is what matters. Your face crafted by luck herself, your smile sharp enough to tear open steel — they say poisonous flowers are the most beautiful, but you have no time for poetry or illusions. The world will see you for what you are: the Beast in reverse, forced to show your cruelty despite the curse of a fair visage. You don’t take kindly to being underestimated, so you make yourself clear before any fool gets in your way. You are a soldier born and bred, loyal to the cause of your commanders, unbending and unyielding. You march until you char the earth with the friction of your boots, and you scream until your throat burns red. Fascinating, isn’t it? No one can touch you. Your voice cannot be conquered. 

As a child, you coaxed the stars from the sky — their light found a home in your throat. Banshees are raised to lower their voice and be considerate, but you never saw the point in stripping yourself of your gift: your guttural scream that splits glass and sends bodies into fits of agony. They placed a hand over your lips and you tore it off without hesitation, the first of your kind to stop being afraid — to stop fearing what made your house more soldier than noble. You trained yourself to be more than you should, and now they call you Siren — the title of Banshee no longer enough for Archeon’s most renowned songstress. They thought you a fool, your sibling laughing as you declared your ambitions, yet you sang without fear or restraint, finding more to being a Banshee than destruction — you are the salvation. You are loved and treasured, drowning in the tears of your audience and beaming. It’s thrilling, isn’t it? To be such a reckless thing with the world at your feet. Don’t let them get comfortable — softness didn’t bring you the stars.

This hasn’t been hammered out just yet, thanks to awful real life getting in the way for a few of us. However, I am positive that we will be posting some biographies for characters that are already taken, such as my character and some that have been reworked by our old members that are returning. Beyond that, we’re going to schedule based on how much time we need, so we might delay a day to give our finish line a day’s extension. We’ll see! Right now we have a decent amount of biographies done, actually, but our connections are slower because we all have to be present in order to complete them. I promise we will get them out as fast as we can, though, and there will be a lot of other fun stuff to look over in the meantime!

TL;DR: We will have a schedule out on when we post bios and for how many days when the main goes live, but we will definitely be posting something fun on the day the main drops.

Yes! All characters that have had a teaser posted (or will be posted tomorrow) are going to be released as the first batch of characters. We wanted to make sure there would be plenty of open roles for people to apply for!

What is the rose in a bed of thorns? Where is the beauty in soft things surrounded by iron — little birds wrapped up in bars of steel? You are a contradiction: a young face who doesn’t believe in the ideals of the new generation. You find comfort in the teachings of your mother, on how to act and how to present yourself — and you watch as other women your age tear their dresses and wage war against society, but you are content with filling the place that was carved out for you. You were raised to be a daughter with pursed lips and clasped hands, so you hold yourself together for the sake of your family. You feel safe within your cowardice — girls can’t fall and break if they don’t risk scaling mountains. You are not phased by the expressions that your peers greet you with; you are not hurt by being called the ‘little miss perfect’ that so many laugh at — but there’s more to you than just submissiveness. You know that, even if no one else sees.

You have always been cast into the shadows of your older sister like a second shadow that was not needed. It wasn’t until you found value in being in the dark that you discovered your true calling in life that provided you with power in the form of words. While your sister broadcast the truth about society, you were the one that had the ultimate power over all — everyone knows secrets have more power kept than revealed. You work in the art of knowledge, capturing the hidden gems people wish to keep away. Although many classify you as a snake in the grass with manipulation as your game, you contented yourself with playing subjugate to your sister’s elevation, always sure of your place and relying on your simbiotic relationship to keep your life easy and comfortable. But the more secrets you gather, the more you begin to understand that swallowing shadows places a target on your back the moment anyone is fast enough to spot you.

The FC’s are set, especially given all of the familial connections, but the characters FC flexibility will be designated at the bottom of each biography. We put a lot of thought into each of the faceclaims so we hope you all like them as much as we do! 

You were only ten when your eldest brother got shipped off to war, far too young to truly understand why his goodbye felt so final, too young to understand why he hugged you tighter than usual and told you to look after the others, too young to understand that would be the last time you saw him. Then his ashes came in the mail just a week before they took away the next in line for conscription. That time you understood, and you wailed and you sobbed and you tried to kick the soldier there to take your brother away in the shins. You started with three and now you’re down to one, and you’ll be damned if you let the army anywhere near his delicate hands. You weaseled your way into a palace job and there somehow you made yourself a home. There you’ve been ever since, protecting the one who thinks he’s protecting you, basking in the spare kindness of your rulers. They’re not all bad, you can’t help but think as you lay down in the only bed you’ve ever had to yourself. I could stay here forever.

No, sorry for the confusion on that! Admin AJ may bring in a second character during the second batch, but will still be playing Orion when we open.

You are your mother’s son — cheeks kissed until they shine blue, but all the meat beneath your skin has been spoiled rotten. You have never wanted anything more yet always received it, your closet stuffed to overflowing, and you think you may drown in all of the Iral wealth. It’s a tragedy when the dead wonder what it’s like to die. You admire your sister, raging against the materialistic and dreaming of something just out of reach, but if one of you must be caged, it should be you. You play your perfect part, chivalrous and flamboyant, but you still share Desta’s wisdom and her longing something meaningful. You are the one who knows his place — lips pressed to a maiden’s hand as you make your way across the dance-floor — and you have every intention of living up to expectations. You’ll live the same life as your legacy predicts, and you’ll suffer the same death, too. Marble statues are a beautiful sight, standing tall and proud, but art is imperfect — and there are cracks in your being, spiraling out from a hole in your chest. When will you break? When will you finally see what’s beyond all of this?

While Silvers spend their lives looking up at the spiraling royal palace, wanting to make their home in the clouds, but you want more. You tear maps from ancient books and put them up, stepping back to exhale in awe. The librarian may suspect you, but he knows better than to challenge a Silk — you are a lost girl, daughter of Hermes and Hera, and you have crowned yourself a queen in your own right. You wield your grace like a blade, spinning across polished stone in a dress of white satin, yet you run until your feet burn raw and chapped when no one’s watching. Your world has no limit, and you will never be content existing in one place, as one person. You see uncharted areas and you feel an itch across your skin, looking at where the sea ends and not knowing what’s beyond  — you want to build a boat, so that you can sail across and name every new star that shows you the way. You’ll have it someday: the knowledge of what happens next. Because there has to be something more than this, right? Hide your wings and sharpen your crown; the ground is no safe place for a songbird.

They say men are not meant to be soft, but you laugh it off and say you’re just a boy. You’re youth and exuberance and nervousness packed into a body almost bursting with energy, and sometimes you almost seem to outpace even yourself. There are those who would stop and stare or point out what you’re lacking, but you shake it off, bouncing from embarrassment to curiosity between one breath and the next. There’s an innovative, inquisitive nature to your mind, a kaleidoscope of ideas so bright you should be shining, but the trappings of your society have held you back. The looks in the eyes of others hurt more than you would care to admit, but you know that it’s imperative not to let that stop you. You try to stay positive, but stay kind, but the wear of others’ negativity drags you into the darkness. Not that anyone would notice, seeing you smiling when dawn comes.

There are! We delayed a little bit due to rescheduling and shuffling some around, but I’ll be posting the first one for today in a moment.

EDIT: In the interest of transparency, real life has gotten in the way for just a bit. I promise we will have all of our teasers out before the main release date, and the main is releasing on time, but the time schedules of things during the day have been changed slightly to fit in some flexibility. Thank you all for understanding!

Thanks for a great question! My mascot is Kat McNamara, and I will be playing a character with her FC in the second batch who I am so excited for everyone to meet. Admin Kaitlin’s mascot is Paulina Singer, and she will also be playing a future character with that faceclaim. Admin AJ’s mascot is Keith Powers, and she also has plans to bring in a future character with that FC depending on how the plot progresses. Admin Tris hasn’t released his mascot yet, so we’ll have to leave you hanging there! To be safe, though, I would say that no FC used as a mascot will be used as an alternate for upcoming bios.