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!
Kasper is young enough to fall under the werewolf curse, yet it is dormant. Should the curse be activated his wolf form will be that of a white shaggy fur color keeping his smallness even though he is still rather large for a werewolf. His eyes also retain their green color.
Post by Kasper Van Zant on Jun 10, 2024 16:04:07 GMT -5
(this thread is open)
The docks were days away from being complete and honestly Kasper was super excited to have it done prior to the King's arrival. He was proud of the work he and Evanthe Curran had put into it, she was proving every day that they had good compatibility as paired soldiers. She was rough around the edges like him but she never failed to roll up her sleeves pitching in.
Today had been long but Kasper was on a mission, he wanted to catch something. Take it home to the kids...if they were even kids anymore...but he had a feeling his siblings and cousins were just fine. He missed Kat but he was glad for Coheed...Evanthe...the docks...it was all needed distractions Kasper felt. However the mission was a trip to the woods on the outskirts of Gilead at least a day and he had his small horse packed down with everything he needed, he had left Evanthe a note inviting her that he would be at the gate out of the city until the sun began to set then he was leaving out.
Post by Mune Northson on Jun 11, 2024 14:44:09 GMT -5
It had been a long time before Mune had ever seen the ocean. As in for most of his life, he'd gone without knowing its expanse...
Then he'd seen it. Judged it to be a very big salty lake, and wondered what all the ho-hum was about. The former chief had no real desire to try out his sea legs. Hausten had been a tribe of the land. His people might have been gone, but their leader saw no reason to change that. His children however, were far more curious. He'd left N'Peecee, and I'mgunadai behind at the hut to care for Mort, and Lavista. That left him with the ever curious Asta, Gudbi and Ash. Today, they were adament that they wanted to see the docks.
A soft touch by his people's standards. Their father had agreed. With two five year old sons, and a three year old daughter in tow, the warrior made his way along the freshly built docks. They asked him questions, he didn't know the answer to. It was the sight of one of the foreigners however which caused the trio to stop and gawk. Ash, braver than his sibling, and half-sibling would even dare to adventure forwards, curious to see just what the man from another land was so busy doing here.
Kasper is young enough to fall under the werewolf curse, yet it is dormant. Should the curse be activated his wolf form will be that of a white shaggy fur color keeping his smallness even though he is still rather large for a werewolf. His eyes also retain their green color.
Post by Kasper Van Zant on Jun 11, 2024 18:41:44 GMT -5
Kasper stopped when a child approached him, staring at him, it also made the soldier curious so he hid behind his prepped horse playing with the boy briefly popping his head out on one end, ducking behind the horse, and popping out on the other end smiling hoping to entertain the boy.
About after the second time Kasper popped out with a small few pieces of chocolate bark holding it up, "Hello little warrior, I'm Kasper, and this is chocolate...," he wasn't sure if the boys parents were around but only because when he was a boy that age Kasper hangout alone at the docks with his sister Kat swindling fishermen and nobles.
Post by Mune Northson on Jun 13, 2024 15:07:48 GMT -5
Ash would reach out. His hand wasn't quite trembling, but he remained tightly wound like a spring ready to snap at the slightest wrong movement from Kasper. He would almost snatch the chocolate from the Nevermerian before retreating back towards his father whom he trusted to protect him least there be any fallout. He would present the gift to his father, a mixture of curious, and weary. "He says it's chocolate..." The boy whispered as if it were some sort of super weapon. "What's chocolate?"
Mune, as a good father, wanted to answer the boy's question. He took the chocolate in his hand, turned it over, and found himself to be utterly stumped. With his children sheltering behind him, watching wearily, the former chief moved forwards. "My son thanks you for the chocolate." Mune knew that manners were important for these strange foreigners. "-But um... What is it?"
Kasper is young enough to fall under the werewolf curse, yet it is dormant. Should the curse be activated his wolf form will be that of a white shaggy fur color keeping his smallness even though he is still rather large for a werewolf. His eyes also retain their green color.
Post by Kasper Van Zant on Jun 15, 2024 6:57:55 GMT -5
Kasper couldn't help but smile when the boy snatched and retreated with the chocolate and he could only assume the man with all the other children was the boys father, of course the man confirmed this moments later by asking Kasper what chocolate was.
"The pleasure is mine sir," Kasper stepped away from his horse with more chocolate extending a hand for the man to shake, "Kasper Van Zant sir, and chocolate is a sweet treat from Nevermere," Kasper would break a piece from the bar and pop a piece on his mouth, "It's good! Good for you too," Kasper had no factual knowledge of that but he sure did love it, "It's like your sweet breads but sharper...it's hard to explain chocolate other than it's good! Here try a piece?" and Kasper offered the man a piece.
Post by Mune Northson on Jun 16, 2024 1:29:11 GMT -5
Mune could sense the gazes of his children as they rested upon him. The eldest were weary, nervous, and the smallest confused, perhaps a little bit too young to properly comprehend the entirety of the situation. As far as they were concerned, their father was risking his life for some blocks of brown rock.
The former chief would take Kasper's hand. Even after all these years, it still felt strange to be exchanging pleasantries with a foreigner. "Mune Northson of Hausten." Hausten had been gone a very long time. Twice in fact, and barely a handful of their members still lived. For their last chief however, they would forever be Hausten. He would draw his last breath thinking of himself as one of theirs. Kasper's offer left Mune in a bit of a muddle. Either he accept a gift which he couldn't identify, and teach his children to recklessly trust foreigners, or he refuse and forever instill within them a fear, and mistrust of them. After a few seconds of quiet consideration, Mune would decide on balance to take the risk. Nevermere would be hanging around for a while after all...
Tentatively, Mune took a small bite. It was his first taste of chocolate. Kasper hadn't lied. It was sweet, and somehow also melted... After a few moments, the father turned towards his eldest. "Share it fairly." The instruction was very simple, but carried with it a warning that he expected the child to do so. As the rest of the chocolate was divided by the children, the former chief turned to face the stranger. "Thank you for the gift."
Kasper is young enough to fall under the werewolf curse, yet it is dormant. Should the curse be activated his wolf form will be that of a white shaggy fur color keeping his smallness even though he is still rather large for a werewolf. His eyes also retain their green color.
Post by Kasper Van Zant on Jun 18, 2024 8:36:45 GMT -5
"My pleasure Mune again," Kasper replied in earnest, "kids love it, it solves a lot of problems back home with my younger siblings and I'm pretty sure I can get a hook up on all the Nevermere sweets...are all these your kids?"
Kasper may not have had any children yet but since he was nineteen he has took care of dozens if not double the dozens of Van Zant siblings and cousins.
"What do y'all think of the docks? I did that, helped plan and rebuild them, fishing is going to be pretty rad now!"
Post by Mune Northson on Jun 20, 2024 15:13:58 GMT -5
Mune glanced over towards the trio. The father kept his careful, and watchful gaze on them, just to ensure that everything was being shared fairly, and equally between the group. They seemed to be behaving themselves relatively well, which allowed their parent to dare to relax. "Yes. All of them." Children were a source of pride in Coheed, and even the former chief of Hausten wasn't an exception to the rule.
As Kasper spoke, the family would exchange confused glances. It was Mune's second youngest, Gudbi who tugged at his father's shirt so as to draw his attention. "Is rad bad? Rad's bad right?" The man shook his head. "I think it means good." The father answered. He turned his attention back to the foreigners. "You'll have to forgive me. My tribe weren't fishermen. I don't know much about any of this... But I'm sure your work is most fine."
Kasper is young enough to fall under the werewolf curse, yet it is dormant. Should the curse be activated his wolf form will be that of a white shaggy fur color keeping his smallness even though he is still rather large for a werewolf. His eyes also retain their green color.
Post by Kasper Van Zant on Jun 22, 2024 20:18:06 GMT -5
Kasper couldn't help but smile and chuckle at the confusion of his words, "Rad means good, like this means good," Kasper gave a thumbs up, "It means, 'good job, hell yeah,' so to speak," and Kaspers attention was back on Mune.
The Sergeant was a little disappointed, he assumed everyone in Gilead was natural fishermen since they lived so close to the sea. He still took the compliment kindly, "Thank you Mune, I hope everyone will be just as pleased but even better for me, if you weren't a fisherman perhaps you have better luck with a hunt?"
Post by Mune Northson on Jun 23, 2024 1:24:30 GMT -5
There was excited chatter from behind Mune which caused him to look towards his children. Why did he suddenly get the feeling that he was going to be hearing "rad" used around the campfire? Oh well. It would be an interesting one to explain to his wives...
The man seemed friendly enough, and that was all that it took for Mune to relax a little bit. His children would be learning from watching him after all. "I'm a warrior... I'm not really meant to hunt." That was the job of those who failed their blood ceremony. The men who came second dealt with all of the hunting, and many of the other more menial tasks outside of war. "-But I prefer to use a bow. I can catch a fish with that, in shallow waters. I understand that those who fish from the ocean use nets, and rods."
Kasper is young enough to fall under the werewolf curse, yet it is dormant. Should the curse be activated his wolf form will be that of a white shaggy fur color keeping his smallness even though he is still rather large for a werewolf. His eyes also retain their green color.
Post by Kasper Van Zant on Jun 24, 2024 21:29:16 GMT -5
"Hunting is just as important as any skill Mune," Kasper said friendly but matter of factually as he adjusted his horse and gear, "I mean without hunters, without workers, without women....no food, no homes...no hardy youngins. I mean war is all that matters?"
Looking from Mune to all his kids Kasper shrugged, "Let's go hunting? All of us, I saw something I want to catch and take home."
Post by Mune Northson on Jun 26, 2024 0:57:08 GMT -5
There was wisdom in the foreigner's words. Mune knew that everyone within Coheed served a purpose. He himself had come close to being made into a worker himself. Fate had of course decided otherwise, and that was probably the only reason why he was still alive right now. It was something of a humbling prospect, to have mentioned to him. He doubted that he would have heard it from another Coheed warrior such as himself.
Mune's brow would crease as the stranger came to talk about hunting. He was a little bit hesitant. "Hunting? Hunting what exactly?" Whilst the former chief himself wasn't afraid, he did have three children in tow. The youngest of whom were little more than toddlers.
Kasper is young enough to fall under the werewolf curse, yet it is dormant. Should the curse be activated his wolf form will be that of a white shaggy fur color keeping his smallness even though he is still rather large for a werewolf. His eyes also retain their green color.
Post by Kasper Van Zant on Jun 27, 2024 7:40:50 GMT -5
Kasper grinned, "Raccoons, they look like little bandits, I'm sure you've seen them around here but their my families animal," Kasper pulled back the sleeve of his arm to show a tattoo of a raccoon, "I'm not hunting to kill today but hunting to trap. They make fairly obidant pets and my younger siblings would love them! Of course I could settle for a Coheed dog but everyone has a dog ya know?"
Post by Mune Northson on Jun 27, 2024 15:04:24 GMT -5
The prospect sounded to be insane. Mune had heard of people hunting racoons, but that was usually because they were pests, or they wanted their pelts. "I've never heard of anyone keeping them as pets." The former chief answered, wondering if this foreigner was still sane of mind. "Do you not have racoons, or better pets in Nevermere?" This seemed to be an odd way going about getting what was ultimately a rather peculiar indulgence. The way that he spoke, it was almost as if they didn't have dogs there.
Mune could help the foreigner of course. He knew how to make some snares, and where the troublemakers could be found. He still couldn't understand just why it was that they would want to go to such efforts?
Kasper is young enough to fall under the werewolf curse, yet it is dormant. Should the curse be activated his wolf form will be that of a white shaggy fur color keeping his smallness even though he is still rather large for a werewolf. His eyes also retain their green color.
Post by Kasper Van Zant on Jun 28, 2024 7:20:55 GMT -5
"Exactly! No one will have them as pets but Van Zant family will," Kasper laughed and gave Mune a thumbs up, "It will be rad for sure, and yeah we have them back home but Coheed is where the challenge of catching them will be...are they smarter? Will they outsmart us? It's a mystery my friend and that's what I like. Plus look at these pelts," Kasper lifted his pack on his horse to reveal the skin of the two Tigers her killed during the beast battle, "I killed them in my beast battle during yalls festival, we definitely don't have fucking tigers back home! So who knows maybe the raccoons here are more exotic?"