The peace that formerly reigned in Terra Nova has eroded, now little more than a memory. War ravages the continent. Disputes divide kingdoms; ideals divide families. The quest for power consumes absolutely and indiscriminately. None are immune to its allure.
Who will rise and who will fall? Only time—and ambition—will tell.
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05.26.2023
2 month character creation hold for all existing members begins 6/5/2023. Ended 8/5/2023.
10.29.2023
Change in how times flows. Was 4 IC seasons, now only 2 IC seasons per 1 OOC year.
5 whole years of Heir Apparent goodness! When I started the site, I knew I was hunkering down for the long haul, but I never could have predicted the numerous twists and turns this roleplay site has seen. Hundreds of plots, characters, and members have come and gone, all leaving marks on the site. I am so very thankful for those who have invested. Because you keep coming back, keep getting on, and keep writing, Heir Apparent has the legacy it does today. Three cheers to us!
She still really hated the hot season. Thankfully, there was a bit of a cool breeze blowing now, a promise of the coming colder months. But still, Catrin paced slowly through the village so as to avoid sweating as much as possible. She had heard that there were some new arrivals from Nevermere in Coheed and she wanted to know why they were here. After all, she was the leader of the Parabolti, so it was part of her job to keep up on the happenings in the kingdom.
Stepping quietly into the part of the village reserved for the Nevermere soldiers, she looked around at the various uniformed individuals, searching for particularly fresh, unfamiliar faces.
Ellison had been busy since arrival. Training her troops that seemed far too relaxed for her liking, then adding in the Coheedians (as she has been calling them) who didn't know structure like her. It had been quite the challenge lately. And the weather? Absolutely awful. She missed Nevermere with a passion, that ocean breeze that would whip from the bay and the way it tumbled over the mountain ridges.
While she had her ways of trying to beat this different head, the captain still wasn't a fan. Instead she had taken to lightening her uniform. Not enough to ever be confused with a woman of Coheed but definitely not something you'd see her in in Nevermere. At least, not acceptably. It would be there, with her running drills, where she stood. Hands on her hips, barking an order here and there with the sparing pairs in front of her. Only to lock eyes onto a new arrival.
Meeting the eyes of the woman, she lifted a brow. "Are you here to join?"
Spying a larger group of training individuals, Catrin had sidled up and stood quietly, observing their methods and the way they fought together. She made mental notes, things she could improve for herself and things she could pass on to the other women. She knew Kaalim was wanting to help them but he was away at the moment. She wanted to ensure they were better than what he had seen by the time he returned.
She was jolted out of her concentration by the realization that she had met someones gaze, and that someone was talking to her. She blinked a few times, looking between the woman and the training pairs. "Is that allowed?" she asked, once again glancing at the Nevermerans.
Staring over at her, Ellison couldn't help herself. Her eyes followed the lines of the woman's face. She was stunning, something that Ellison was drawn towards, and had her more curious about what the woman would want to be doing with her time here in her training grounds.
Her question was met with a wolfish grin. "It is, if you are willing to try something new," she approached her with an examining eye. "I know that Coheeds people fight differently than ours, but I am always willing to teach someone. And be taught a new thing or two." Her hand shot out between them, lingering in the air, "Captain Ellison Delaney."
The Nevermeran approached her and Catrin held her ground. It as easier that it was a woman. She didn't have that awful, ingrained habit to cast her eyes downward and to quiet her voice when looking at her. The woman's hand shot out between them and Catrin stared at it, then glanced at Ellison again and back to the hand.
She reached out and awkwardly grasped Ellison's hand, thinking it must be some form of Nevermeran greeting. "Catrin. I'm the leader of the Parabolti. I just want to learn all I can to pass on to the other women."