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A NEW YEAR, A FORGOTTEN YOU
Once upon a time, in the continent of Ostorn, there was a town called Haven. After a deadly plague had ravaged the lands, a man decided to strike out and pave a new trade route to cities barred by a lack of roads and an abundance of natural blockades...
Welcome to the first past life plotting post of 2025! Sticks and Bones is a setting where player characters are the reincarnations of previous residents of the town that Aldric founded within the woods as a midway stop between cities on his new trade route. The continent of Ostorn and the world of Sticks and Bones is a magical land inspired by the Tales of series, among other games. Below in the comments are some explanations, locations and pre-existing NPCs who can be referenced!
Players with dropped characters are encouraged to include their dropped characters if only for potential backstory purposes for others, but it is not a requirement.
While we don't want to restrict things a lot, we must ask you keep the following in mind!
When you're ready, please use this form and then tag out!
Name: it u
Place of Birth: where u from
Reasons for Joining the Grove: why u here
History: whahappun (also how did u die)
Role: what u doin
Looking for: what are you most interested in having for your past life cr?
Wants and Wishes: anything else!
Welcome to the first past life plotting post of 2025! Sticks and Bones is a setting where player characters are the reincarnations of previous residents of the town that Aldric founded within the woods as a midway stop between cities on his new trade route. The continent of Ostorn and the world of Sticks and Bones is a magical land inspired by the Tales of series, among other games. Below in the comments are some explanations, locations and pre-existing NPCs who can be referenced!
Players with dropped characters are encouraged to include their dropped characters if only for potential backstory purposes for others, but it is not a requirement.
While we don't want to restrict things a lot, we must ask you keep the following in mind!
- Although this is a magical setting where plant-animals and beasts like the Guardians exist, characters must be human in their past life, with few exceptions. Please speak to the mods if you feel something else is better for your character.
- The level of technology was a bit skewed, but largely it was very basic electricity that just... happened to be magic. Light bulbs, the magic of indoor plumbing.
- Speaking of magic, while there are forms of magic such as enchantment and standard RPG mechanics, the Celestial magic that's been included in the game plot is not open to characters in their past lives.
- You are more than welcome to include new locations or expand on current ones, though if it is noted to reach out to a specific player about it, please do that. Ostorn is a large continent, and there is an even bigger world out there.
- The Goddesses are known, but very distantly as ancient history. Religion depends on the region, but Guardians, being demigod animals, are frequent objects of worship.
- Your past life should not be a 1:1 parallel to your current life! Things change, situations change, and the new reincarnations got off very badly actually.
When you're ready, please use this form and then tag out!
Name: it u
Place of Birth: where u from
Reasons for Joining the Grove: why u here
History: whahappun (also how did u die)
Role: what u doin
Looking for: what are you most interested in having for your past life cr?
Wants and Wishes: anything else!
Joshua Rosfield
Place of Birth: The Grove
Reasons for Joining the Grove: He was born here!
History: Caleb is the fraternal twin brother to Jacob, and they were both born in the Grove. Jacob was born first and thus was "older", while Caleb was born second. Caleb was also born fae-touched, and from a very young age was able to see things that no one else could see, not even Jacob. The twins spent a lot of time running around in the woods with Wren, and Jacob and Wren often fought off the things that Caleb could see, even though they couldn't see them themselves. Caleb was very fond of the dogs that Wren's family raised, and often came by to say hi to them.
As the twins grew older, Jacob and Wren went off to join the guard, and Caleb - who was not cut out for the guard - drifted toward tending the library. He also became the town's telegraph operator, having picked up an affinity for the machines, and helped to more easily relay messages between towns.
Unfortunately for Caleb, the cult took interest in his being fae-touched. It started with a little bit of stalking, Alexi trying to get closer to him, but Jacob was vigilant and Alexi ended up getting run off. Not that it stopped the cult's interest in him - it just made them work harder to try to get Caleb in their hands.
When the town began to fall, Caleb had retreated back to their family home, helping their father shutter the doors and windows. Jacob was able to eventually make it back to the house, but he died in front of Caleb while protecting him from the monsters. Caleb's parents also succumbed to the monsters right in front of his eyes. In a last ditch effort to call for help, he retreated to send out a telegram to the next closest town. Unfortunately, the monsters broke down the doors and killed him before the entire message could be sent, so whoever received it - if anyone - only received a frantic "SOS SOS SOS".
Role: Librarian and telegraph operator.
Looking for: Friends, romantic interests, anything!
Wants and Wishes: holds my hands out gimme