The Stars and the Sun // O/O // Closed

The land of Opria had been caught up in a bloody war for almost six years, but it was finally over. The queen and king, who had led one side of the battle, had been killed– much to the joy of many of the citizens of Opria. Of course, not everyone was glad the king and queen were dead. Their loyal followers, for one, and their heir for another. Although most thought the demise of the old rulers was due to the new queens, a select few knew that it was actually their right-hand man who'd delt the last strike. The old rulers' heir had been able to escape and vowed revenge upon the man who'd killed their parents. After that, they would take their rightful throne back. Their plan was perfect– pose as his assistant, get close to him, and kill him when he least expected it. After that, everything would be easy. The only thing they didn't account for was falling for him. As they got more immersed in this new world, the truth about the country, their parents, and the war slowly came to light. The life they'd know might have been nothing but a lie all along.

Rules 'n Stuff:

• Ask before you join, please!
• I ask that you be semi-active: that is, respond at least once every three days.
• If you have any questions, either about the plot or the world, ask away!
• If you have any ideas about how something might work out, share it with me and we can try to work it in. This is collaborative, after all! :)
• The level of technology is relatively low– think candles for light and horses/feet for transportation.
• For romance purposes, my character is male and biromantic/asexual.
• I will post a character template once someone joins.
• Let's have fun with this!

Hello! May I?

Yeah, sure! Do you have any questions before I post the character template?

Nope! It seems great!

Cool! Here's the template! Feel free to add anything else you want, it's pretty basic. :)
Name:
Age:
Gender/pronouns:
Sexuality:
Appearance:
Personality:
Likes:
Dislikes:
Talents:
Background:
Other:

Name: Kuno
Age: 21 years
Gender/pronouns: Male, he/him.
Sexuality: Biromantic, asexual. Fine with kissing, but not much more.
Appearance: 6'2" tall and lean. Curly black hair reaching to the middle of his back. Warm brown skin, maroon eyes that look very red in certain lights. He usually has an eyepatch over his right eye, which is just an empty eye socket. The top knuckle of his pinkie and ring finger on both hands is missing. He has a good amount of scars scattered around his body. He normally wears all black, and his typical outfit is a sleeveless shirt and pants with a loose black coat embroidered with gold accents.
Personality: He's usually very cold and puts on a front that he doesn't really care about human lives (because of ✨the war✨). Deep down, he does care, maybe a little too much. But he was scarred by the enemy and thus doesn't want to show that he cares. He's also very proud and will do almost anything to keep up his appearances. He has a thick face, though, and can handle embarrassment. He just doesn't want to seem weak. He's fascinated by magic, so his interest in that can override all other reactions. He isn't prone to go crazy, but at some point, he will just snap. It's more likely to happen if it has to do with the previous monarchy.
Likes: Fire, old books, soft clothes, the color black, being in control, soft moments in nature.
Dislikes: People sneaking up on him, feeling weak, people abusing their power/other people.
Talents: He's very good at death glares. Quite good at magic, as well, thanks to a lot of dedication and practice. A very strong swimmer, a very good survivalist. He was (and still is, but he doesn't show it off anymore) a very good swordsman.
Background: He got involved in the start of the war when he was 14, and lost his family to it at 15. Around that time, he was taken under the wing of Laini and Elia, the women leading the side opposing the queen and king. As he grew older, he helped them more and more in the battles until he was the one they trusted most on the battlefield. When he was 19, he saved Laini and a bunch of other soldiers but got captured by the enemy. They locked him up for a year, and he won't tell anyone what happened during that time. But seeing as he came out of it with missing parts of fingers and one less eye, it must have been terrible. After the war was over, he gained the role of librarian.
Other: His magic is based off of belief and trust in Sol, the god of Opria. It is a learned magic and relatively few people bother to learn it.

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(Hi! There was a person, but I think they forgot about this. So, if you want to join, you can!)

(Wonderful! My character, Kuno, is the man who killed the heir's parents.)

(Yeah, you can keep the cursed book!)

(I like him! I'll get a starter up as soon as I can. :)

"Solvelioli." Kuno glanced from the one organized, clean, and beautiful shelf of books in front of him to the many disaster bookshelves around him. This one hadn't taken him too long, but to do the entire library was a big job. The queens had come by earlier, saying that they'd found someone to help him. An assistant, they called him. Apparently, he was coming in at some point that day, though exactly when wasn't specified. Kuno shifted his gaze from the frankly upsetting view in front of him towards the door. He wasn't sure if he really needed an assistant or not. He could do this on his own, it would just take time. Apparently, the queens didn't like the pace that he was moving at. Still, this task was nice. It was calming and the instructions were clear. And it didn't require too much thinking, which meant that he could go over spells as he did it. If someone came in, they might want to talk. They would ask questions. His peace would be gone. Kuno glanced back at one of the unorganized shelves. It would be nice to see these all clean and orderly, however. He sighed and stepped towards the next shelf. Hopefully, this new assistant would come soon. He didn't like to be kept in suspense.

(Alright! And yeah, paragraphs and character thoughts will work!)

(Astrics * around the word or sentence you want italicized.)

(Ah, don't worry about that. Some people have their settings set to follow every discussion created. :)

Kuno's head shot up, his eyes immediately going to the door. It seemed like the assistant had arrived at last. Either that, or it was some person who didn't know the library was closed. Either way, he had to answer the door. Kuno set down the book he'd been dusting off and headed towards the door.
"Hello?" Kuno opened the door and peered out to see a young man holding a large book standing outside the door. "Oh, if you're here for a book, the library is closed for now. Sorry." His voice was rough, a reminder of… well. The past. He kind of hated it, but there was nothing to be done.

"The new assistant? Oh, right. Sorry." Kuno opened the door wider, allowing for this new assistant to enter the library. "I saw the book and assumed." His eye narrowed slightly at the weird, quick look of uncertainty and even sadness that crossed over the man's face. "My name is Kuno. And you?" Kuno glanced at the book in the man's arms. "If you need somewhere to set that down, there's a table here by the door." He gestured at it, waiting for the man to put it down. He wouldn't be able to work with it in his arms, and if he kept it with him it might be mixed up with the other books. It wouldn't be good if he lost it, especially if it was important. It had to be important, didn't it? Otherwise, the man wouldn't carry it with him.