Kiwike forums - The Library

The Origins

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 03:50:39 +0000

((I realize there is no Revamped forum so I'm posting my account of the origin of the new Kiwike world))

Once upon a time, there were many lands. But these lands were crowded and boring and all mucked up. Luckily, a new land, the offspring of a rusty robot and the mascot of a cellphone company, showed promise of cake and melons and something called territories (but we don't know what those are yet). That's when people, scarred and tired of travelling from wasteland to wasteland decided to move to this new land of opportunities.

But upon arriving - upon reaching the very gates of this new world for them - they were stopped the old robot, and the green bug looking parent said "No, you cannot come over and play yet. We aren't done cleaning up for guests. You may make an application while you wait, but you'll be forced to wait for that too as no application format has been officially designed! Bwahahahahahaha!"

Just then the rusty robot spoke, and as he spoke sparsely and with a funny tweak to his voice (some call it an accent but they also do meth so their opinions don't count) he rebuked the little green buglike cellphone logo, "Shhh. Don't be a a dickhead Android". And as he finished his sentence, the green guy was sent to the underworld where he would rein over the world in tyrany and racism. Meanwhile, the funny talking rustpile ruled from above, also tyranic and destructive (but his voice sounds cooler so people didn't care as much), and was worshipped as the nice guy who unfortunately never gets the girl but has people's respect anyway.

To this very day, those who wish to enter this new promising land are sitting outside doing nothing. Honestly, at least give us a ping pong table or firecrackers or something.

CHARACTER BIO (for revamped)

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:13:54 +0000

Name: Thornax Wolfsrun
Occupation: Jack of all trades
Description: A tall thin man with rather long, Muscled arms.
Hails from: Northhelm, a thickly forested land far north than any kiwikian has ever traveled
Crafts: Expert archer and training to be a mage under Archmage of Alchemy
History: Thornax wolfsrun had a lavish childhood. Being the son of a lord he got whatever his heart desired and had a legion of servants to do his bidding. One day, his father, Vol'Jin wolfsrun,took him out for a ride on their Arctic Direwolves. They rode for what seemed like hours until they reached Farthen Dur, the Earthen Spear they called it. Vol'Jin than said to his son,
"thornax, you are my only son and heir, i have watched over you since the very day you were born, and yet, I am Dissapointed." Thornax had a look of complete astonishment on his face, "you have not lived the way you ought to live. you have servants do things that you could easily do yourself! you would rather sit and read than spar with your fellow brethren! and so, I am sending you away, On a voyage to the land of Kiwike. Do not return until you can live the way the Wolfsrun were meant to live!"
And with that, Thornax left, sent into exile by his own father! Word was sent to him that we was to board the next ship to kiwike.
It was a terrible voyage. Thornax had to row under the notorious captain Verginix. It was grueling work, but it brought unknown strength to thornax's body, and when he got off the ship to the land of kiwike, there was vengeance brooding in his heart

The Deep Dwarves of Gunud Gabilgathol

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:18:12 +0000

The Deep Dwarves are somewhat secluded, living in their mountain halls and deep delvings, but they do come out to war when threatened. The name of their greatest hall, Gunud Gabilgathol in the old language of the dwarves, means "excavated fortress" in the common tongue (look it up, Tolkien dictionary). The Deep Dwarves are masters of crafting and know many secrets of mining. Their greatest ability is their courage in the face of overwhelming odds and numbers, making them great explorers and resilient warriors. They seldom go to war, as I have stated, only when threatened do they sharpen their blades and ready the armor. The city of Gunud Gabilgathol is fairly new compared to most mountain halls the dwarves live in, being but barely 150 years old. Few of the Deep Dwarves actually live above sea level, and even fewer on the surface world. Their only concern with the surface world is the safety of their entrances and the strength of their walls. Being master masons, they also are extremely skilled at building structures out of almost any material. Their most prized possession is diamonds, and their second most prized is their gold. Being such a new hall, Gunud Gabilgathol has little gold, as it's mines are not fully established. But the greatest possession of these Deep Dwarves in terms of building is obsidian. Being such a strong, powerful substance, they use it for their walls, their homes, and even some for their livelihood. The greatest way to impress a dwarf is to show him your courage, and the greatest way to persuade a dwarf is to show him your treasure. Like obsidian, they are solid build, slightly larger around the sides than other dwarves, and about 3 to 4 feet tall. Their tallest only reach 5 feet at most. These dwarves are also extremely competent with redstone and it's workings, making them greatly resourceful with machinery and the way said machines run.

Terra Deorum (WIP)

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:16:24 +0000

There I was, waiting on the ledge of the Mavenholm courtyard fountain.

What I was waiting for you may ask.. Nothing of grand importance - Captain Jack was away on a trip, but I had unknowingly travelled into town anyway in seek of a flying ship license. Upon the discovery of the Captain's long absence I rented room and board to await his return.

To pass the time I often sat on the ledge of the fountain and pondered the great mysteries of the lands, and continuously went over new ideas of flying ships to build. Like most days I only intended to eat, sleep, and draw - but that day a beautiful green and gold feather blew across the street and I was on my feet immediately. With the prowess of a tiger I ran after the ever-swirling spectacle. Eventually, the feather blew too high into the air to follow any further, and disappointed, I turned around to see I was directly in front of the library. With nothing else to do, I walked in and shuffled through the aisles looking for something to suit my interest. In vain I searched and searched through endless rows of block and resource literature until I saw a shining silver book on the top shelf titled 'The Legends of The Shipbuilders'. I reached for the book but slipped, knocking a dusty worn-out leather off of the shelf. As I picked up the book a piercing reflection caught my eye - the sun was shimmering off golden script scribbled across the beaten up cover.

I brushed off the rest of the dust in order to make out the two cursive words..

Terra Deorum.

Ondoubtably, the next thing I did was open the book, and what happened next is even still the hardest thing to believe. The library faded away, leaving nothing but the book and I in a seemingly endless black expanse. Suddenly another body appeared - a man. His voice brought a chill to my fingertips as he started to speak in a grim, cold voice, "This was once a great land, but will no longer exist by the time you have come upon this book. I have bound all the memories of the old world into this leather cover as a testament to the glory that once was Terra Deorum."
And before his lips closed the man has already completely faded away. I looked around as the darkness cleared and I found myself back in the library.
((This will hopefully be an interactive RP story, please let me know what you think - there may be character openings if you are interested))

talking aboot Mountain elves

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:30:21 +0000

Many of you know of the noble elves in their forest halls and their lands of magic, but do you know of the elves known as the mountain elves?

differences from a wood elf

A mountain elf is sub race of elves that some say could possibly be a half breed of elves and dwarves. They look like normal elves but are a few inches taller, more prone to facial hair, and a little more beefed up. However, unlike normal elves, the mountain elves don't age past 200 (unlike 1,000+ like normal elves), and don't live in forests. They carve their homes out of stone and into mountains.

personality

When it comes to personality mountain elves are far more like their dwarven and human (in truth they prefer the company of these two over their own cousins) neighbors than elves in more ways than one. Mountain elves are extremely proud, insulting ones pride could cause you to end up in a fist fight. They always consider negotiating and hearing both sides of a story before making a decision. They make incredibly loyal friends and will consider you a friend long after you've stopped considering them one. They never forget a promise and are incredibly honor bound.

culture

Mountain elves love to craft, sculpt, and forge anything from great swords to spoons. They favor a republic monarchy when it comes to government. Mountain elves really like ale, a lot, nuff' said. Mountain elves are also fond of mining, it's good exorcise and you get stuff to craft with. They often have friendly competitions with any nearby dwarves when it comes to the whole crafting deal.

war

Mountain elves are really famous for their excellent sieges and defenses. They're alright when it comes to offense but not so much. When it comes to weapon of choice it's either some form of ax, or a great sword. They excel in shock infantry but are quite fond of the bow. Mountain elves are either covered head to toe in heavy armor with a tower sheild in one hand and a small axe in the other or lightly clad in male and some patches of plate with a small shield and a massive greatsword, axe, or war hammer.

and that's all you really need to know about mountain elves ((some of it's a lil' mixed up I know but this took a lot of thought and shtuff))

The Memoirs of Geckosquid

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 07:26:28 +0000

It was midnight. The capital lay just on the other side of the gate that loomed before me. This was the time. I was going to get in. And I was going to make their exclusive little community of egotistical pricks into a churning concoction of utter chaos.

The guard was gullible. All I had to say was "Could you please let me in?" to get him to open the gate. I thanked him, then looked at the peaceful town ahead and smiled. A few moments later, the guard figured it out. "Hey! Get out of here, or die!" he yelled as I ran off into the night. I could hear his footsteps behind me as I sprinted through the streets. Finally, I vaulted over the low wall surrounding the town and disappeared.

I started small. Petty acts of thievery, for the most part. But when I succeeded at this, I began to think bigger. My underground base outside of the city walls rapidly filled with stolen goods. I didn't stop at stealing, though. I turned someone's house into a box filled with water. I flooded the town square. I erected ugly towers of cobblestone in inconvenient places. I killed. I terrorized.

Then, one day, I was found with my stash of stolen items, and sent off into the unknown with nothing but the clothes on my back. As I walked, my anger grew, and I came to the conclusion that I would do my best to utterly destroy the next land I came across.

The sign read: Welcome to Kiwike! I snorted and looked up at the city that towered ahead of me. Its name was Cheydinhal. I walked up the steps and entered the city, taking in my surroundings, chuckling at the thought of reducing the buildings around me to assorted piles of ashes. I took out my pick, went to the beautifully crafted fountain in the center of town, raised the tool high above my head...

And stopped breathing. The air was crisp and clean. The buildings were welcoming. The land pulsed with a heartbeat of its own. Its warmth softly embraced me, and I felt at home for the first time.

The pick fell to the ground harmlessly.

I sunk to my knees.

I placed my palm on the ground.

I closed my eyes.

This was where I belonged.

Every day brought a new adventure; cities in the sky, magic carpets of liquid glass, bustling cities; I was happy.

But I knew I had something greater to contribute. I felt the need to give back to the land that had nurtured me for the past few weeks. Then, one day I came upon a huge ocean, and the solution to my dilemma presented itself in verbal form: "I'm going to make an underwater town."

A voice projected from behind me: "I wanted to do that, too!"

I turned around to see the source of the voice. It was a man with the peculiar and rather unpronounceable name of asdfasdflkjty911.

I chuckled. “Well, then! Why don’t we make one together! What should it be called?”

With a purposeful half-smile, he said, “New Rapture.”

Together, we sailed through the sky atop our magic carpets, scouting the land for the right place to build our dream town. But I woke up one morning, and everything had changed. The land’s denizens remained the same, but Kiwike itself was a completely different place. There were mountains where oceans should be, and valleys where vast plains had once been. However, we acclimated, and grew to accept this new land as our home. It was here where I met a cast of intriguing characters that remain to affect me today.

asdfasdflkjty911

Asdf. Founder of Bamboo City, the unofficial capital of Kiwike at the time. There, many of us resided, erecting houses amidst the bustle of the streets. He watched over his city, diligently keeping it in good shape, and under his leadership, its population flourished. But on one fateful day, the economy wasn't the only thing that boomed.

My Tower

I awoke one morning to a shaking city and Asdf's screams. Groggily, I stumbled out of bed, and stepped out of the house I had temporarily been staying in while I worked on my material-a-level tower. It is worth noting here that the aforementioned tower was my pride and joy.
I looked around me, disoriented, and saw the body of Asdf fly through the air, only to land in a nearby pool of water. I went to him, and he managed to choke out, "They... They blew up your tower... kill them!" Unable to process the news, I sprinted up the staircase that led to where my tower once stood.
There was only rubble left. I sunk to my knees and screamed my reptibian* lungs out. Asdf came to my side to comfort me. Exasperated, I turned to him and said, "Dammit. I want New Rapture already." I then returned to my temporary home and continued to work on my scale New Rapture model, hoping that I might drown out the present, both literally and figuratively.

Outside, a shard of wood from my tower released a black substance into the bay bordering the city...

Android24557
Android. One of the deliverers of justice. The calm, collected manager of the Bamboo City Hotel and Apartments, a building that would soon be the only safe place for miles around.

Cerce

Cerce Eugene Tentones. The king without a crown. Founder of the small town called Blackrock, and dreamer of a nation called Cerantia that would one day become reality. Together, we developed a strong friendship that would carry us through many hardships and times of evil...

The Plague: Prologue

Geckosquids drink very little water. This is why I didn't contract the deadly disease that turned whoever fell victim to it into a mindless shell of a creature when the black liquid seeped into Bamboo City's water supply. Soon, chaos reigned over the city. The infected infested every corner of the city... Except for the hotel. It was here that me, Cerce, and some others would use as our base within the city. We made an effort to fight the infected, but we were eventually forced to flee to Blackrock. It was here that we stayed for quite a while. But then, a flame appeared.

kbrown53

Kbrown lived an average life. That is, until he became a prophet.

One day, he witnessed the impossible: a flame atop a tree. The fire did not consume any of the surrounding leaves; it simply stood there, in all of its crackling glory. We called it...

The Everflame.

Inspired by the flame, Kbrown created The Church of the Everflame, and found a secluded, peaceful spot to make The Colony of the Everflame. I joined him, and together we worshipped the flame that had so enraptured our souls. We even made pilgrimages to The Everflame.

Another Flame, Another Prophet

As I was gathering wood for the colony a few weeks after its establishment, I saw a red flicker in the distance that looked a whole lot like a fire. Worried for the forest's safety, I sprinted to the spot...

And there it was: another Everflame. I couldn't believe my eyes. There it danced in front of me, calling, pulling my body closer to it. Entranced, I stared directly at it...

And The Three spoke to me. In the fire, I saw Ki, Wi, and Ke** seated, their forms constantly flowing. I was told to spread the word of the sanctity of The Everflame, and to publish the story of how Kiwike was created. They disappeared as soon as they had come, and I walked away feeling different. There was a fire in my soul.

The Plague: Parts 1 and 2

((I recorded these parts happening. To see them, go to this link for Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnXe1iBOI5I
And this link for part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndELlbNps...re=related ))

One night, I had a dream. A gargantuan hand descended from the heavens and lifted me high above Kiwike. When I looked down, I saw the landscape shape itself like clay. Hills and oceans melded and expanded, mountains crumbled and formed again in new shapes, and every manmade creation was shattered and consumed by the churning landscape. It was the most awe-inspiring event I had ever witnessed. Then, the hand tilted to the side, sending me careening into the land below. The ground raced closer and closer...

When I woke up, buildings towered above me. Upon walking about my surroundings a bit, I discovered that I was in a great city. A sign read: Welcome to Mavenholm! Other Kiwikeans slowly materialized around me, and went off in various directions. We adapted once again to the change. To the North, The Great Vikings of Eyvind made their home; they were a warlike people. To the South, the prosperous nation of Helvanthar dug its roots into the scorching sands of the Bludwick deserts. It was here that I stayed for a while. Soon, however, the nation of Tullius rose in the East, ruled by the very same asdfasdflkjty911 whom I had conceived the idea of New Rapture with. Under Tullius, I made New Rapture. Its glass halls rose out of the sea, standing as a monumental achievement in engineering. Yet the town was not what I had hoped it would be. Those who claimed to be citizens of the town traveled far too much, leaving me by myself in the citadel of glass that I had worked so diligently to create. For months, I wandered its halls, searching for a reason to refrain from abandoning my crowning achievement. But find a purpose I did not, and so one day, I threw my belongings into a leather backpack and simply walked away without so much as a glance behind me.
A few days later, I arrived at the gates of New Hope, the center of Roadbuilder activity, where I met Kyga, Master Stug, and André Ashdown. I joined their ranks, and for a while I led a simple life where valuables were shared and trust was strong between me and my neighbors. But then came the war.

It had happened once before; a small group of bandits decided to band together and launch merciless raids on every town, slaughtering anyone they came across. When the nation of Helvanthar got involved, however, the group of bandits, called "Grandies" after the name of their home mansion, was utterly crushed in a few massive battles. After this, the Grandies had taken a peaceful path... Until now. A minor disagreement between them and the nation of Azure occurred. This soon escalated into an all-out war between the two sides, and eventually other towns and nations got involved. Restrained by the neutrality of the Roadbuilders, me and Stug's lust for battle overcame our bonds to our order, and we split off from New Hope, creating a new town. We laced the earth with explosives, creating a huge hole that plummeted from sea level all the way to Adminium. It was in the walls of this ravine that we created our town, aptly named "Plunge". We were soon joined by Kyga, Stewfoo, Magnitude, Nota, Saurota Rurei Juranai, and Isaac Coilic. At last, I was the mayor of a successful town! It was perfect in every way. For the first time in a while, I was happy.

One day, I was notified that everyone but Isaac was leaving Plunge. In short, my dreams were shattered. Despite my extreme reluctance to do so, I decided that it would be best if I left my town behind... For a second time.

For a few days, we lived in the heart of the forest, far away from any civilization. But then, just like that, Stug told me that he and the rest of the former Plungers were leaving the lands of Kiwike for good. I sat down on the bare ground, and the world fell apart around me. I could feel my soul urging me to go after them, to follow Stug in his endeavors... But my feet told me to stay. I could do nothing but lie there and watch as everyone I had spent the last few months of my life with walked away into the sunset.

Time. It passes us by every second, yet we never even see it. As the sun revolved through the sky, I blinked, and a single tear rolled down my scaly cheek. My life no longer had purpose at all. The feeling within me was far worse than the one caused by my solitude in New Rapture. This was more real, more in-the-moment; this was my life, and like a perfectly curled spring being turned, it was slowly unraveling.

Then, a golden light caught my eye. It became progressively brighter, and eventually it reached pure golden tendrils through my body, lifting me steadily upwards.

I found myself sitting at a smooth white table, presumably made of some sort of marble. It was in the shape of an oval, and I was sitting opposite a strange creature that looked rather like a variety of machine.

"We have been watching for some time now," it said, "and we have decided to accept you into our ranks. We are the overseers of Kiwike; we are here to ensure that the laws of the land remain intact. Are you up to this task?"

I smiled. "Yes."

The response: "Then it is done. Welcome to the team."

Everything zoomed out of focus, and I found myself lying where I was before the golden light had appeared. It was almost as if nothing had happened, yet... I felt a wonderful kind of strange. Strength coursed through my veins, a feeling that I had not felt since Plunge was created.

I heard a distant cry for help... And in the blink of an eye, I was gone.

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*Reptibian: Characteristic of a creature that is both reptilian and amphibian, i.e. a Geckosquid

**See "The Beginning According to Geckosquid"((http://kiwike.se/forum/showthread.php?tid=636))

The History of Halren

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 01:10:13 +0000

Once upon a time a few magical shape-shifting elves came upon a forest.
They built a town, transformed into animals, and looked quite dapper while doing it.
Thus is the history of Halren.

Redstone Cult

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 23:23:47 +0000

long version:

After a few months Lostboy realized he could not find enough redstone on his own, he needed help. The redstone cult started as a flier in the tavern:

Got nothing to do?
Need gold?
Join me in my quest for redstone!
1 gold for every 32 redstone mined.

After a few days of mining, Lostboy noticed a change in the miners. They were bringing in less and less redstone every day. The miners found themselves craving the strange dust. they started realizing 5 things:

Redstone is the key to everything sincere and pure
Any who stand in the way of us mining redstone are deemed unholy and are to be slain on sight
Members of the redstone cult forsake all but one other allegiance.
Creepers, zombies, feral (hostile) wolves, skeletons, and spiders are deemed unholy and must be slain on sight
The nether is neither unholy, nor holy. It just is. This is the same for the Void

Of course, Lostboy had known this all along. Lostboy noticed them talking about these things and started preaching to them. And thus the Redstone Cult was born.

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short version: Mine lots of redstone.

The Captivity of Geckosquid- A Journal

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 03:16:23 +0000

Day One-

If there is a supreme being, he must hate my guts. Here I am, hunched over a piece of dirty parchment in the corner of a dark, cold chamber with no windows and little food just because I decided to do the right thing. Figures. I suppose I did let my anger take hold of me; running after those godless bastards that call themselves "X" obviously wasn't the best idea I've ever had. What have I accomplished? Now I'm practically starving, The Kiwike Games are delayed, and a triad of murderers has decided to parade across Kiwike, killing whomever they choose. I wonder if they have a greater purpose beyond that... Well, I'll never know. It's been almost a day since they kidnapped me and took me here, and they didn't say anything except that I was to stay here until they thought it was time to let me go. I can't imagine why they want me in the first place...

I hear footsteps! I wonder if they're coming for me...

The Roadbuilders

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:53:30 +0000

The Roadbuilders.

The Roadbuilders are a fraternal order. They are loosely based on the ancient road-builders of rome and the Masonic order. They also have their own Religious and social beliefs. A roadbuilders lives a simple life with no great need for huge material wealth.
They focus on the building and maintenance of the roads of Kiwike, Exploration, Establishing trade routes, Promote peaceful negotiations in the affairs of nations. And act as neutral arbiters when called upon.

They have no allegiance to any one nation, but live by “The laws of the Tables”

Most Roadbuilders due to their nature to build and explore. Live a life outside the comforts of civilization. They are constantly exploring the wild, surveying for future road construction. They are deep underground searching for the new “Quarry” And travel Stones They are forging lasting peace treaties and help settle the disputes of neighbors.

The Laws of the Tables.

The laws of the Tables are rules followed by any Roadbuilders.
Alto there original origin long gone. And the original Tables believed to been destroyed.
They still upkeep the rules of those.

Table 1: Civil procedure

If someone is called to go to court. He has to go.
If he does not go, a witness should be called. Only then should he be Captured.
If the suspect shirks or flees, he could be captured.
If because of illness or old age he is not able to go to court. Give him a carriage to take him there.

Only a landowner should be able to be surety for another Landowner.
But any citizen can be surety for another citizen.

Table 2: Debt

In case of admitted debt or proven debt. Or awards made by a court decision.
The person in debt has 30 days (Minecraft days) for payment.
After the time. The creditor can lay hands on him and haul him to court. If he is found guilty and no-one cares to surety for him. The creditor may take the defendant property as his own. With the belongings found within for himself.
Or let the defendant work to the creditor till the debt has been payed off.

Table 3: Inheritance.

If a person dies intestate and without heirs. The nearest kinsmans shall inherit. If there is no near kinsman his clansmen shall inherit. If someone leaves the road builders. The property and its resources shall be dived among the other clansmen

Table 4: Marriage.

Marriages between citizen and landowners are allowed.
And so are landowners and landowners.
Or citizen and citizen.

Men being trained to become a road builder. May not wed until there initiation is complete.

Table 5:
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Important locations to the Roadbuilders.

The Quarry:
It was a sacred site to the Roadbuilders. A large creator where the first Travel Stones where found eons ago. Many of the stones that laid the roadways of Old Kiwike where once cut from The Quarry.

The Quarry was abandoned in the Old Lands. A new quarry location is being sought. Only a place rich in the delicate minerals that make up the Travel Stones may bare the name of The Quarry.

2.0 Quarry: After a long search for the magical area, a new Quarry was found. A giant lake was drained and the search for the mythical Travel stones has begun. After none of these were found the Quarry was abandoned and left behind.

Foundry:
Once the small village that surrounded The Quarry. It was the home to many of the Roadbuilders that work to provide the materials that maintained the Roadbuilders operations. There is of yet no current Foundry

New Haven:
A retreat far from the civilized nations. It was established as an outpost and rest-stop for Travelers. It is also home to Kubrick the last surviving member of the order. The town is now abandoned seeing how all members vanished or have died.

New Hope:
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Traveller Stones:
Every road that is constructed by the Roadbuilders must begin and end with a Travel Stone harvested from The Quarry. The Roadbuilders believe these mystical black stones are the key to safe travel and peace throughout Kiwike. Because none of these stones have been found in the new lands the Builders believe this is the reason for the bloody conflicts that plague the land.
The only remaining Traveller stone is the stone in the initiation room were new members of the order join.

Degrees:
Degrees are ranks and signs of status within the brotherhood of Roadbuilders.

Entered Apprentice: the degree of an Initiate, which makes one a Roadbuilder. One becomes Apprentice after completing their Initiate Task.
Fellow Craft: an intermediate degree, involved in learning the laws and rules and roadways of the builders.
Expert: Has achieved great success within the workings of the Roadbuilders.
Master: A necessity for participation in the most secret of brotherhood ceremony and policy making.

Titles:
Titles are attached to the Degree's as indication of ones job within the brotherhood. All Roadbuilders will have at least one title. Most will strive to be Masters in all fields and earn the Title True Master.

Stone Cutter: Miner that worked and lived within Foundry and The Quarry. Now the stone cutters are the ones searching for the New Quarry.
Surveyor: Explorer that lays the initial path that will become the road.
Mason: The builders of the road and structures within kiwike.
Keeper: The traders that maintain the Road as the travel. Negotiating and setting up new partnerships on their travels.
Arbiter: The judges that settle the disputes within the brotherhood and outside when called upon.

Roadbuilders are known by their highest Rank and Title. (i.e Master Mason can also be an Expert Keeper, but will be known as Master Mason.)

Roadbuilder Members:

André Ashdown -

Master Stone Cutter: Achieved for draining and mining countless hours in the Quarry of Kiwike
Master Surveyor: Achieved for founding and creating New Hope
Master Mason: Achieved for founding and creating New Hope
Master Keeper: Achieved for mainting the roads and building more of them after the death of Kubrickb
Master Arbiter: Achieved by getting promoted by kubrickb during his last moments.

Stugmaster - Left for greater travel

Fellow Craft Stone Cutter: Achieved for working on New Hope and its mines
Entered Apprentice Surveyor: Unassigned to Duty
Entered Apprentice Mason: Unassigned to Duty
Entered Apprentice Keeper: Unassigned to Duties
Entered Apprentice Arbiter: Unassigned to Duty

Kyga - Lost And missing

Fellow Craft Stone Cutter: Achieved for working on New Hope
Entered Apprentice Mason: Unassigned to Duty
Entered Apprentice Surveyor: Unassigned to Duty
Entered Apprentice Keeper: Unassigned to Duties
Entered Apprentice Arbiter: Unassigned to Duty

Geckosquid -

Entered Apprentice Mason: Unassigned to Duty
Entered Apprentice Stone Cutter: Unassigned to Duty
Entered Apprentice Surveyor: Unassigned to Duty
Entered Apprentice Keeper: Unassigned to Duties
Entered Apprentice Arbiter: Restore prosper image of the Roadbuilders

Zhumpz -

Fellow Craft Mason: Achieved for creating the amazing center of New Hope
Entered Apprentice Stone Cutter: Unassigned to Duty
Entered Apprentice Surveyor: Unassigned to Duty
Entered Apprentice Keeper: Unassigned to Duties
Entered Apprentice Arbiter: Unassigned to Duty

ShadySteve -

Entered Apprentice Mason: Achieved for work on Canopy Road
Entered Apprentice Stone Cutter: Unassigned to Duty
Entered Apprentice Surveyor: Unassigned to Duty
Entered Apprentice Keeper: Unassigned to Duties
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Orginal post made by: Kubrickb

Gold

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:00:04 +0000

((Has anyone ever tried making a quest like the city of gold? So were someone makes a city out of pure gold blocks, and you have to find it?)) BTW not sure how this wip thing works so it's not a wip.

Bamboo Crater (Town soon to come) ---History Of---

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 03:37:00 +0000

The times were tough for the Heliades. The Heliade government set put a new law in act. Because the life of one Heliaden was so long the prisons were being crowded with people.

Act 918:3: This act stated that all Heliade prisoners who were severing life sentences would be shipped off on large prison ships to be dropped off on uninhabited worlds.

This new act went into effect immediately, all prison ships already in orbit of their home world of Setreth, ruffly translated to darkness, were sent off to distant worlds in other star systems. Prison ship X31 was on route to Kiwike's closest twin planet when one prisoner figured a way to get inside the bridge of the ship. He made his way through the small crevasse, of which an old engineer who got mixed up in some wrong things, told him about. The prisoner got through and into the bridge, after rummaging through the computers and switches he mistakably turned off one of the fusion chambers. Not knowing what was happening the prisoner scrambled through the crevasse and back into the area of which he entered, a waist disposal. He exited to find the prisoners in a state of panic, everyone was trying to get into an escape pod. A simple mistake which could be solved so simply would end that ships route short. The prisoner shut off all computers and auto pilot before realizing there was a problem. Nobody knew what was happening but there was a fifty person limit to each pod. There was only 20 pods on the ship at that time, the prison warden sent the ship off with not enough pods for the total amount of people on the ship. Approximately 45,200 Heliade prisoners were killed in space as the prison ship collided with the kiwikian moon. Of the escape pods that did make it, 9 of 20 made it out, 2 crashed landed on Kiwike. The other 7 were sent to their original destination. The first pod to crash land was totaled, found at the bottom of large crater. This crater, later known as Bamboo Crater, is now the home of the Heliadan survivors and who ever else wanted to live with the strange and seemingly magic to the people of Kiwike. The second pod, which has its last known coordinates inside the first pod, was said to have crashed in a desert. This pod has since been covered by sand and buried away. But one Heliaden is dedicated to finding this and returning to his family on Setreth. He only has to find it and evaluate it, find what he needs to repair it.

Bamboo Crater is a place for travelers to come and visit, see its magical surroundings, and try to find the lost escape pod known as "Dread". It was givin' this name because of how many people have tried to find it, and ended up dead in the dangerous deserts of Kiwike.

Hope you guys liked that, good enough backround for you? Ill be adding more in the future, and possibly a quest.

A short character profile of Lead Mouse

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:39:02 +0000

Name: (Miss) Lead Mouse

Age: 12

Gender: Female

Occupation: Project Z

Likes: Science, Mining, Exploring.

Dislikes: Creepers, Zombies, Skeletons, Pigs, Spiders.

Neos Theos- The Paladins of Light

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:03:42 +0000

((I apologize sincerely; exams are now over, now i can write this stuff for you.))

In the new world, influence of both the people of the Dusk and the People of Light began to, in a sense, plague the world.
The Knights of Dusk created sleuth, sneaking, cleverness, wit, and bows and arrows.
The Paladins of Light invented honor, integrity, order, energy, power, swords, and tnt.

The idea of honor and integrity created morals for the Paladins. However, the Knights of Dusk never experienced such a thing. They weren't bound by the things that the Paladins of light called "Law, Rule, and Control." So, they did the thing they did best: Stole it.
They immediately stumbled upon the power of armor, explosives, and invented new ways of murder and death. In the process of taking such items, many citizens of the Paladins of Light were killed. They quickly figured out that the people who caused such suffering were the Knights of Dusk.
The Paladins attempted to negotiate with the Knights through discussion, but were instead lit on flames with flint and steel, and lava.

As a result, the Paladins had to discard their views of integrity and honor. This meant war. The first and the greatest war that ever hit upon Kiwike. They weren't alone, each of their creators supported their respective side. On the battlefield, the being of Dusk flooded the field with rain and darkness, spawning monsters to aid the Knights of Dusk in their fight. However, the being of Light countered by shining its brilliance upon the land, causing them to burst into flames. Elements clashed violently, Fire against ice, water against earth, the very spectrum of space began to tear apart.
Purple voids rose and crashed in random areas of the battlefield, and those who were unfortunate enough to get caught in it were never seen again. Some said that they saw their comrades skins turning pink, green, and moldy. Zombie Pigmen were born. But this weird vortex never allowed them to travel into the world in which the Knights and Paladins fought. only when Lightning struck a pig, would this horrible transfiguration begin.
After Centuries of fighting, both sides grew weaker. One side needed a big finish. The Dusk finally figured it out; and so did the Light. They had to use the power of these voids to send their enemies (literally) to hell.

Neos Theos- The Prologue: Beginnings.

Tue, 17 May 2011 18:44:10 +0000

((Congratulations to Cerce, who has solved the first part. They will get harder.))

In the beginnings of the world, a tumultuous riot of shapes and figures clogged the very space we see as Kiwike. These indistinct shapes, known as the voids, constantly created chaos and disorder. However, in the chaos came something different. The void itself slowly began to tear apart from each other, creating a separation in chaos- this force was called order. As the rest of the chaos began to tear apart order once more, and created the first perfect being. This perfect being wasn't enough to hold apart the chaos, and thus, it split into two to create a force called opposites. The two forces worked together to split the chaos apart and create order. First, one being separated light from the chaos, while the other separated darkness.
Through this first split, they decided to call themselves for this general split. The one with all of the light chaos called himself "Light" (Original, right?)
and the other one called himself "Dusk" (No, not knights of dusk...yet.)

The letters formed more slowly than you were reading the page. WIP.

Neos Theos- The scripture of salvation-The encrypted

Tue, 17 May 2011 03:29:02 +0000

Dear reader, upon solving this continuous (in the near future) riddle thread, you will learn more about them, and what they are doing. And, as you continue to find more hints, you may find a surprise in Kiwike.

*You come upon a small journal. Upon the cover, Letters made of gold spelled out the words "Neos Theos." Upon opening the book, you find the pages difficult to read. Baffled, you flip through the pages.*

*Flip Flip Flip Flip*
The pages fly by. The sun shines off of the edge of the pages, revealing a golden trim around the pages. You quickly realize this is no ordinary book. You continue to flip through the pages.
*Flip flip flip Rrrrrrrip!!!*
One of the pages tore off as easily as one removes sugar canes. It quickly got carried into the wind. As it went higher and higher into the air, the paper slowly disintegrated, leaving a dust of Gold which dispersed in the sea of air.

Some of the Gold dust sprinkled over the book. It almost seemed like it was being absorbed. The previous pages had text now.
"To all those who this may concern-" The text began to shine in the light, slowly becoming more corporeal after the dust sprinkled over the page....

Nothing. No more text appeared on this sheet.
The next page, however, yielded much more text.
"T-- -a-le of --o--en-s"
Each dash seemed to obscure a letter. Out of random instinct, you murmur, "The table of contents?"

Suddenly, the obscured dashes became discernible letters, which said- "Table of Contents"

Below, many letters were obscured, but there was a definite pattern in the lines.

Prologue .................... Begginnings (Cerce)
Ch. 1 ..................... The paladins of light (Cerce)
-H. - --.......----.--...-- -n T-e -ld --alm
Interlude --..--.-.-.-.-..- -h- F-l-
CH. 3 ................... The New world (Cerce)

This is all that could be deciphered. The rest aren't readable.

Mission-With your fellow Kiwikians, you must solve the riddle of the encrypted book. It is important that you try to go in order, so that you can understand what the book talks about.
You can post guesses as a reply, OR you can PM me, and it will appear. You can

Consider this the hub for all the work relating to this RP.
When you figure out a line, a seperate thread will be created (Not as spam, but for sorting.(You will see what it is when you solve it))

The People of The Sun ¡†¡ The Heliades ¡†¡ (A HISTORY)

Wed, 11 May 2011 02:15:19 +0000

The Heliades

(or The People of The Sun)

The People of The Sun are a very secret race. They lived in secrecy, only two Heliades know why and how they got in the world of Kiwike. The former Heliaden senator to their home planet of Helian, a distant planet in the star sector X340AE3. They ruled many solar systems and their inhabitants. The Heliaden are a strange mix between robotics and organisms, they were thought to have been created by a race very similar to the Human race. These new life's began to over populate the planet, as fighting for those very intelligent humans rose with other races. They were fought off their homeland, the Heliaden, who were not so easily killed, finished off the enemy races and kept their home world as their own. They spread their reach to other worlds and soon had a galactic empire. The empire helped set up the STA (Space Trade Agreement) and UE (United Empires).

The first Heliaden came to the world of Kiwike as an expedition, looking for riches and possible other intelligent life forms. What they found were the early Kiwikians. The Kiwikians thought the early expeditions where gods from their religions (Hence where the name "The People of the Sun comes from). They did a few experiments and set up a strange obelisk (Future quest) that people who find it, think is a sort of portal to their world, or beacon for when the Kiwikians to activate when they have the intelligence. At that time they will reappear.

The Heliaden today are a small community, living just like any other Kiwikian. These Heliaden here today got here by doing something wrong in their home world. Wether its being in a corrupt government, or mass murder, they were banished here. The few that remain today know what they have done is wrong. They wish to go back, but know it will never happen. But one Heliaden is convinced to find all the materials needed to build a ship, capable of going back to his former home.

Hey guys, I thought I'd write this up as its kinda an explanation to my skin in game, I like this as its getting a whole new atmosphere to RP, instead of just old school swords and magic. I see some future quests coming from this, as I think Ill be making one shortly going around this topic. I just wrote all this shortly and may add more but this is kind of a background and how/why they're here. Hope you guys like the idea!

Thanks!
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The return of the high elves and the elde-renist

Tue, 10 May 2011 01:41:56 +0000

As time went on the high elves who had moved to the saftey of the far purge began to wonder what was going on in the lands of kiwike. as immortal beings time seemed to be at a stand still for them until they couldn't take not knowing. so the high elves decided to return to our lands. meanwhile the frost elves were moving because they discovered that the renist(lapis lazuli) deposits were running low. these crystals are particulary important to the elves because they use them in spells and as a way to enchant just about anything. the two civilizations stumbled across each other when a young frost elven magician was doing a routine scan of the area.the 2 races decided to hold a meeting to decide what they should do. after a disscussion the 2 councils decided that the races would live together. They eventually came to a place to call home and began to search for renist. while they searched they made an incredible discovery. A crystal that was at least 9 meters in height! they decided to name this great crystal the elde-renist which literally means great crystal. the councils decided to make their civilization safer by enchanting the crystal so that they could make small landmasses float in midair where they'd be safe from invaders(this aspect will have to be ok'ed by yotta but it does fit into the rp quite nicely) the councils met again to find a name for this great place and decided to name it after one of the great places of old Rivendell or the last homely home. (remember the amount of magic put into the crystal is massive and there are wards protecting it from destruction but they may be broken later just a little bit of an rp idea for later) The elves have recently set up a great observatory to keep watch for they have heard news of the darkness spreading over kiwike and when it comes they will be ready.(most of this has yet to be built so if anyone is interested in joining or helping build just pm me and we can works something out) And so is the most recent history of the elves however greater events may yet happen so be on the lookout!(hope you guys like it!)

The Legend of the Knights of Dusk

Fri, 06 May 2011 03:40:24 +0000

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Project Z History book for new Employees.

Thu, 05 May 2011 22:00:51 +0000

This book is located in the Project Z HQ library.

Project Z History Book for New Employees!

1. The Travels
A long time ago, there was no great Project Z. There was only our Boss. He had found a small town called Mavenholm, after Traveling a long, long time. Back in that time there was not that much accomodation, so he traveled trough the lands of Kiwike to find a nice location to make his own place to stay. He traveled east and settled after walking for a while. The Boss had always thought of beginning his own company, but not as how Project Z is now.

2. The Void
The Boss stayed at his house for a while, and went out for some time once in a while. He went mining in deep caves and made more and more expantions to his house. It did not take too long for him to get a nice big house. But one day something weird happened. He went out to go explore and he went further and further...Until he feeled a bit sick. He turned right and started walking that way, without even wanting it. It was as if he couldn't control his own body. He fainted. When he woke up he seemed to be in another place. What he saw there is not known. After being inside this strange realm he woke up before The Void. He did not know what it was but he decided to study it. He thought that if this Void could bring him to another place, it would certaimly help him.

3. Controlling the Power.
He studied this Void for a long time and he started experimenting with it. One day, a wierd creature jumped out of the Void and exploded. The Boss felt hurt, and he needed to heal himself. But he did not stop studying The Void. He knew that it would help him. He knew that with this power he could be the mightiest man in all of Kiwike! He kept studying and after several months he found out that had the power to use the Void. With this power he knew exactly what he was going to do.

4. Using the Power.
The power of the Void seemed to be useful for energy! The Boss quickly started to design several ways to get energy out of this mighty Void and soon had enough energy to make his own Project that we now know as Project Z. His dream had always been to improve humanity and make life easier for people. So he started to design products and items to make life easier but he soon found out that you need testing or otherwise your items would just fall apart!

5. Test Subjects.
The Boss quickly hired some test subjects to help him out but they stopped after they had to test dangerous items like the Project Z High-Caution Arrow Launcher or the Project Z Patentated Explosion Powder. The Boss had to get test subjects but noone wanted to help him out. So he invented the Project Z Void Brainwashing Chair! He found out that by directly injecting Void power and Project Z control-microchips into someone's brain area, that person would turn into a so-called: ''Shadow Spawn'' and is under full control of the person that commands him. So he started luring people into the chairs and they turned into our great Test Subjects trough a method that we still use today!

6 Hate.
As Project Z grew into a massive company, people started accusing us of things. We still do not have any idea why they did that because these rumors are obviously false. They claimed that we killed, locked up and tortured our test subjects! (Again, these rumors should not be trusted as we will assure you that we do not do these things.) These people who claimed these false things started attacking us and killing our dear employees! That's why we are so empty at the time! (Again, we DO NOT do any of those things!)

7.The Present.
As of today we do not have many friends and we are not happy about that. Our own Boss even retired because of it! Luckily he made a new person The Boss and we can still enjoy all our great products. We hope you enjoy working here and recommend this job to all of your friends, so you can help us change the world. With Science.

See you soon!