The Jade Empire - OOC Thread

[Louanne Learning]

Please let me know if there's anything unsatisfactory and I'll fix it ASAP.

It's a great addition to the story! You've got a handle on the characters, I think.

 

[Whiskii]

My entry is up! Do let me know if Locke is out of sorts @ellekaldwin and I'll fix it right away!

(I hope he's villainous enough!)

 

[Louanne Learning]

My entry is up!

Fantastic. It really ups the drama. Interesting new characters!

To all players - just a reminder that it's best to run big character changes by the character's creators in a PM before posting.

(I mention this because while Locke has been mentioned, we've not yet seen him.)

@ellekaldwin - possibly could you do a character profile for Locke, for posting to the character index thread?

 

[ellekaldwin]

Fantastic. It really ups the drama. Interesting new characters!

To all players - just a reminder that it's best to run big character changes by the character's creators in a PM before posting.

(I mention this because while Locke has been mentioned, we've not yet seen him.)

@ellekaldwin - possibly could you do a character profile for Locke, for posting to the character index thread?

Sure! I'll get right on it.

 

[Louanne Learning]

I am thrilled to announce the official entry of our antagonist Tobias Locke into the roleplay!

@ellekaldwin did a magnificent job drawing him for us!!

Post in thread 'The Jade Empire - Character Index'

Sep 13, 2025

Created by @ellekaldwin

Name: Tobias Locke

Male or female: Male

Age: 33

Chinese, British, American or French? American

Physical appearance:
Tall and sharply built, Locke carries himself with the measured grace of a man who has learned how to command a room without ever raising his voice. His dark hair is streaked with silver, usually combed back with an almost military neatness. Pale eyes (gray, nearly colorless) scan and calculate more than they rest. His clothes are functional but elegant: fitted coats, dark waistcoats, precise gloves to hide...

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[Louanne Learning]

New post made!

Post in thread 'The Jade Empire - Official story'

Sep 17, 2025

The ruins of the fortress made an adequate shelter for the night. A silver moonbeam shone in through an open stone archway, and Daiyu watched as Rennie walked out by way of it, into the night.

He seemed a man who preferred to be alone. Daiyu couldn’t help but wonder what had happened in his life to turn him away from people. She sat forward, as if she would get up, but then returned to her lounging position. No, she would not follow him.

She’d always had a sixth sense about loneliness. Perhaps, her heightened awareness of it stemmed from her own sometimes-sad feelings. Was she like...

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@ellekaldwin - you're up!

 

[ellekaldwin]

New entry is up! It's mostly just a flashback, but I got a sudden rush of inspiration for Jian's backstory and how she got her own echo machine. Left the ending open so the next entries can steer the story (I also had no clue where to go next lol) anyway! I hope y'all like it!

 

[Louanne Learning]

New entry is up!

It's incredible! Wow, what a fantastic storyteller you are. We've got Jiàn's backstory!! – including Locke’s betrayal!

There was so much depth in this entry - just a few of the lines that made me pause and consider:

He had once said that the true measure of a life was not brilliance but balance.

To mend a machine,” he told her once, “you must first still the soul within.”

In that instant, she realized the truth of the echo-machine: it was not merely a tool, nor a weapon, but a living fragment of something far greater, a spirit waiting for a hand capable of understanding and guiding it.

Also - the sky pirates!

Fantastic! Thanks so much.

 

[Louanne Learning]

@buttercream - you're up!