Our Newfound World
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PLOT: Teldis. That was what they called it. The mysterious planet just outside of our current intergalactic border. It seemed much like our own, but no ship that has gone there has ever returned, nor were any traces of them recorded. Recordings of ships that went there would just cut to static at a certain point, seemingly as if by random. Nopony knows exactly what causes this, nor if any survivors remain from the ships that have disappeared.
Nopony, except for them…
On the planet, it has been almost five years since the first pony-led ship crashed, a cargo ship, with a fairly large crew. It had a name, but those who survived it’s crash have long since forgotten it, as it is mostly overgrown by the flora of Teldis, Many more have crashed on various areas of the planet, never to be seen again by those who dare not go near the planet. The first waves of stranded ponies survived mainly off of whatever rations they could scrounge from their own ships, or whatever nonperishable tins of food were left in the ruins of other crashed ships. When those ran out, which they almost all did, they went to work studying the life of the planet, working out what plants were edible, which were poisonous, most importantly, if they bit back…
While plants were plentiful for a while, many ponies were forced to do the unthinkable… to hunt the animals of the planet and consume their meat. While most would consider this act almost barbaric, or perhaps not even pony-like, it is almost commonplace for the denizens of Teldis. They hunted creatures with whatever firearms they brought or scavenged, but when their guns broke or when their bullets depleted, they soon went to work, gathering materials to make weapons, axes, spears, knives, or whatever weapons they could create to kill the deadly creatures of the planet.
While many ponies stuck together with those that they had become stranded with, many were forced to search out other survivors, as many that they had found themselves with perished. Tribes began forming, finding ways to become self-sufficient as they realized the inevitability of their captivity on the planet. Groups of nomadic hunter-gatherers dot the landscape, as well as many farming societies who attempt to stay where they are, or wherever the soil is most fertile to grow various plants. Many tribes are much more violent, attacking others for whatever supplies they can take. Nevertheless, the people of Teldis have managed to eke out an existence, albeit a rather dangerous one.
You are a member of a small group of survivors that has been on Teldis for almost a year. You live on a small coastal settlement nearby a large forest that nopony in your group has thought to map out or explore, with some large, jagged mountains with sparse vegetation jut out from across the water of the coastline, to this day unexplored. While there are many wooden buildings that have been constructed, you mainly sleep in the broken ruins of your old ship that has crashed on the shoreline, an old scouting ship meant to charter the galaxy. You survive off of a few plants within the forest, a few (fortunately) docile fish that you spear or fish from the shoreline, and a few animals that you are able to trap or hunt in the forest. You have not contacted any of the other surviving tribes on the planet, in fact, you are almost certain that you are the only ponies on this planet.
Today marks the 13th month since you had crashed on the planet. While it would seem like a normal day, perhaps even a day to celebrate the achievements that you and your friends have accomplished since being stranded, you feel that something is wrong, today.
Almost as if you are not alone…
RULES:
1. If you wouldn’t do it in another RP thread, don’t do it here.
2. Try to keep gore to a minimum. Excessive gore should be put in a spoiler, with a warning beforehand.
3. Fill out an app sheet and post it in the APP and OOC thread to join after I have accepted you.
4. Remember, you do not know much about the world you are in, and neither does your character, even if they aren’t with the group living on the coast.
CHARACTER APPLICATION:
Name:
Gender:
Race: (No Alicorns)
Picture and/or description:
Short Bio: (Keep it 1-2 paragraphs)
Starting Weapon: (No guns, keep it very simple; clubs, spears, knives, worn metal axes, etc.)
Is your character a part of the group that is living on the coast, a lone nomad, or a member of one of the tribes of the world?:
INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORLD:
(The information here is about as limited as I am willing to make it. More information will be added, but for now, you will only have what little information I’m willing to give. Remember, not much is known about this world.)
Plant Life: Most of the world is nearly covered in vegetation, spare for mountains, a few rocky deserts, and the coastlines, with pale sand. Much of it is edible, but most of the edible plants of the world take a long time to grow back their fruits, which is why many ponies resorted to the once unconsidered omnivore lifestyle. There are many plants that are a combination of animal and plant, some are simply able to move, some remain rooted in the ground, and many are actually predatory, attacking any creatures unlucky enough to get too close to them. Traveling through forests, while the possibility of finding edible plants is great, is very risky, as many of the carnivorous plants are difficult to find in the thick vegetation.
Fauna: Animals on Teldis are usually large, much larger than ponies, due to the fact that Teldis is around 3.5 times larger than Equestria. Even insects on the planet are about as large as dogs back on Equestria. The largest creatures are usually larger than skyscrapers, only moving once every few days in order to find food. Very few animals on the planet are docile, most of them being carnivorous, or at least defensive. Due to their size, many are difficult to hunt or kill. However, when one is killed, the reward is great. As ponies have had to become more resourceful to survive on Teldis, they have learned to use every part of the animals they hunt, meat is preserved with salt, carapaces are used for armor, leather for clothing, bones for tools, some bones large enough to be fashioned into several tools, like shovels, spears, axes, or knives. The most dangerous of animals lie in the oceans of Teldis, to the point that the backs of many have been mistaken for islands.
Character List:
1. Black Widow (scifidude47)
2. Light Spectrum (~HelixSpectrumTopazGamer~)
3. Bernadette (soundbreak)
4. Stardust (stephenisbest)
5. Wishmere (~HelixSpectrumTopazGamer~)
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(NOTE: Just because there are 10 slots on the character list does not mean that is the maximum. If this RP actually gets popular, I will make room, as long as it doesn't get out of hand. ALSO: I will do weekly cleanups of the character list, should a few members become inactive. If you don't post on a regular basis (i.e. 2-3 day waits between posts) then it is suggested that you do not join. If you won't be able to post for some time, make it known, and I will not remove your character.)
Thanks for giving this RP a look!
~scifidude47
Edited by scifidude47, 08 July 2014 - 12:54 AM.




