Through a pinewood at the foot of a mountain lies the remote village of Cloudrest. From there, the road leads up and over to the mountains and the world beyond. It is well known as a spot for many a weary traveller, on their way to seek their fortunes in one direction or another, to stop for the night, for a hot meal and a warm bed and perhaps hear a story or two by the fire. Others seeking a different kind of fortune have come to the village to set up shop, raise a family, and live a relatively quiet life. But with adventuring types coming through to the inns every day, and creatures lurking in the pinewood, the lake, and the snowy peaks up high, how quiet a life is this, really?
THE GAME:
THE REST STOP is a slice of life fantasy setting, a small but bustling mountain village with a constant ebbing and flowing stream of visitors through it. It is meant to be a place for small adventures, and small magic - yet a village in any proximity to the adventuring business certainly never lacks for excitement.
If you're new to forum roleplay, welcome, and feel free to have a look around! Create a character of your own in the Characters section to be a resident of the town, or just interact with them. Then, either start writing your own scene for others to reply to, or join a scene of your own. Much like other kinds of roleplay, this is telling a story - sort of like writing a novel in this case - in collaboration with other people.
You can choose to play as an TRAVELLER or RESIDENT, the first being characters that are stopping by on their way to somewhere else, and latter being people that actually live in the village and surrounding areas. TRAVELLERS cannot stay in town for longer than a week, but they can come back on a return visit after having gone elsewhere for a while and presumably have a wild tale to tell of the things they have seen. Or perhaps your adventurer might choose to stay, and become part of the village community! You might choose to play as a human, or a being from any folklore or mythology.
LANDSCAPE AND SETTING:
The mountains and forests of the area are based on the Alps Conifer And Mixed Forests ecoregion - i.e. the Alps mountain range of Southern Europe. Regarding local wildlife, I am not too fussed about the geography of it all so as long as a creature might feasibly call a temperate forest, a lake, or a mountain its habitat, feel free to feature it. If you are curious and want to read more about flora and fauna of the real-world area, though, here's a link to get you started.
Arlara - Corvara, Alta Badia - Landscape photography by Giuseppe Milo, on Flickr
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