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1. PM the profiles please. It takes up less space here and I can get to them a bit faster.

2. Don't be rude. No blatantly insulting other people when there's no need to. If your character is mean, don't make them just start cussing random people out. People still have feelings, respect them.

3. No cybering. It's gross and kinda stupid to me. Kissing is okay, and Egypt was known for it's "wild side", but we don't have to repeat history.

4. Be literate. Don't use 1337 or txt tlk. Speak in sentances and try to keep misspellings to a minimum. There is always the edit button by your post, feel free to use it.

5. Don't make your character perfect. People in Egypt were tanned, so make them tan unless they came from somewhere like Greece. But if they are, be realistic. Foreigners were often either traders, foreign armies, or captured as slaves.

6. Don't be unrealistic. Don't say your character was from the future. They can be foreigners, but don't say America or Japan. It didn't happen then, it won't happen here.

7. Don't stretch the page. It gets extremely annoying.

8. If you must leave and you know you will, say you will in {}s, []s, or ()s. It lets us know you, not the character, is talking.

9. Please don't bump. I will bump as needed, or ask someone to bump. And don't say I asked you when I didn't, I'll write it down and stick it on the computer. If it's not you, you'll be on the Black List.

10. That's about it. I won't make you put any tricks in here, just the basic rules for RPs. Be nice, have fun, and be kind to others. Remember, this is set in Ancient Egypt, after Akhenaten messed up the religion and Tutankhamen fixed it. Everything's back to normal and both Egypts are united. Beyond the basic things most beginer Egyptologists would know, the plot is fictional.

11. Don't insult anyone for twisting history a bit. This is an idea I got from listening the the music from Prince of Egypt far too much, but I've studied Egypt for a long time and know a bit of the basics. I'll be polite about correcting anyone's minor mistakes, but even I make mistakes. Just be nice and point it out and I'll see if I can fix it.

12. If you do not post for 10 days straight, I will blacklist you. By ten days, I will have given warnings. If ignored, I'll blacklist you after the ten day waiting period. Your character shall be removed from the character sheet and it will be like nothing happened at all.

Gaia Name: Kem Pet Unsu
Character Name: Smau (Darkness)
Gender: Female
Age: 18.
Nationality: Egyptian.
Standing in Society/Occupation: Between rich and poor. Wanderer, fortune teller, mercinary, and occasionally a theif.
Looks:
Biography: Smau was abandonded when she was a child by her drunk father. Her mother left the abusive relationship and ran off into the desert when Smau was only a few months old, and her father soon decided to leave her baby in the desert for the mother to find. Smau wasn't found by her mother, but was found by a caravan of wanderers. They taught her how to tame and ride horses, travel by the sun's direction alone, and how to read basic heiroglyphs. One also told her ways to read fortunes and give predictions based on how sand fell from her hand or how bones burned in a fire. Smau often practiced these until the fortune teller was sure she knew how to do it.

When she was fifteen, she stole one of their horses and ran away, thinking she'd find a city where she could make a living, but on the second night of travel she was captured by thieves. In a way to keep herself safe, she said she'd work for the thieves as another theif, if they'd teach her their tricks. They agreed to it and taught her how to pickpocket, raid a tomb, and con people. With her fortune tellings she provided distractions for travelers as the thieves stole from right behind the traveler's back.

Finally, Smau was sick of being a raider and, taking another fast horse and a sword, she ran away at the age of seventeen. Her friend, Shefet, followed her when he found out she ran and she couldn't get rid of him since. She and Shefet wander Egypt, occasionally conning people but mostly just doing dayjobs for a living.
Anything else: Fortune telling. Owns a sword which she carries at her side much of the time. Fights gracefully and attacks with strength that seems impossible for someone her age.


Gaia Name: Kem Pet Unsu
Character Name: Shetat (Mysteries)
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Nationality: Egyptian?
Standing in Society/Occupation: Fairly well-off. Priestess.
Looks:
Biography: Shetat was found outside the temple of Re when she was a baby. They said she was a gift from the gods, but when she was five she was a hell-raiser. She would take khol and draw on the temple walls, sending all the priests into fits of anger and nearly making one beat her. It wasn't until a priest found a hurt jackal that she calmed down. The priest, seeing how saw Shetat was, gave her the jackal to heal and tend to. She quickly brought it back to health and named it Anubis, and it lived for ten long years. But, eventually, it grew old, sick, and died. Anubis, being a temple pet and named after the god of mumifacation, was mummified.

Shetat was heartbroken when Anubis died, but work forced her back into her duties and she soon nursed her own heart into health again. But, since Anubis died, she had been quieter. She became more withdrawn and did as she was told without argument. She still sometimes feels a bit sad, but often she seems emotionless or just shy. She was given the chance to leave the temple, but quietly refused, claiming she liked the light work she did there and the care the temple gave her.

With the Festival of Re drawing close, Shetat is bussier than ever. Copying texts and cleaning the temple has switched to praying, leading offerings, and other preperations for the festival.
Anything else: Very quiet, no living pets but still prays for Anubis the jackal. Keeps no weapons at her side.


Gaia Name: Kem Pet Unsu
Name: Khut Shefet (Glorious Valor) Shefet for short
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Nationality: Egyptian
Standing in Society/Occupation: Middle/Wanderer, mercinary, bounty hunter, odd jobs.
Looks:
Biography: Shefet was a friend of Smau when she was a theif. Him and Smau were as close as family and acted like it sometimes, fighting over where to go in front of the gang of theives. Usually, Shefet is very cold and mysterious, but once he finds a friend he's found one for life. He doesn't carry a large sword like SMau, but hides daggers and other small weapons under his cloak.

Although he and Smau are as close as brother and sister, he never told her much of his past. He chooses to keep it a secret.
Anything Else: Several small daggers, no pets, very quiet and cunning.



Gaia Name: Kem Pet Unsu
Character Name: Reshui (Happiness)
Gender: Female
Age: 17.
Nationality: Egyptian
Standing in Society/Occupation: Middle-class/laborer and occasional fighter.
Looks:
Biography: Reshui is fairly young and has the spirit of a child. She's willing to help her elders, help people in need, and just wants to be accepted by society. She's seen as a bit of an outcast, a strange person in the city although she's lived there her entire life. She never really seemed to mind it when people tried to avoid her, but inside she always felt like she'd never fit in and only wants to find somewhere she belongs.

Reshui wants desperatly to find a new home for herself, although her parents beg her not to leave too soon. They are one of the few people who feel something wrong is going to happen, but refuse to leave their home and let it be stolen. Reshui, on the other hand, thinks they're being foolish and only wants to leave to find a city that won't push her aside. So, one night, she packed up a few sets of clothes, grabbed her little amoutn of money, and took the sword her father had been given from his days in the army and snuck out in the middle of the night, leaving a farewell note to her parents.

Reshui now lives in a small house near the outskirts of town, trying to earn enough money to be able to buy a horse to ride to a new city. The sword she usually hides at home, but if she walks alone at night she carries it with her. She isn't an expert with it, but she's learning how to use it better and also learning more about the city than she did when she lived in her old home.
Anything else: Occasionally carries a sword, but usually goes unarmed.



Gaia Name: Kem Pet Unsu
Character Name: Sekhat (Remember)
Gender: Female
Age: Unknown. Looks to be in late teens, early twenties.
Nationality: Egyptian
Standing in Society/Occupation: Lower middle-class, wanderer and merchant.
Looks: Without the wings.
Biography: Sekhat doesn't know much about herself. The earliest she can remember is her waking up in a desert alone and hot. She wandered alone for about a year, trying to figure out who she was before she woke up. Her head occasionally aches for no reason, sometimes enough to make her faint, but when she wakes up she has no memory that she passed out.

Sekhat wants to find out who she was before she woke up in the desert. But, she doesn't let her yearn for her past stop her from moving ahead. She came to the city to hopefully find someone who can make her remember who she was and what she did to cause her to lose her memory, or find a new life in the city.
Anything else: Can dance fairly well, knows a few minor spells for healing, creating fire, and purifying water. She can't fight very well, but when she needs to she can fight with the best of them.



Gaia Name: pjbaby
Character Name: Amisi (Flower)
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Nationality: Egyptian
Standing in Society/Occupation: Rich- Princess
Looks:
Biography: Amisi is sheltered from everyone. She hasn't really been outside into the city. She spends most of her days wanting to wander out and look around. Amisi only wants to live a somewhat normal life away from the palace. She spends most of her time looking out of the windows and out onto the city. Amisi is a very smart girl as she is taught by the smartest people in the kingdom. She will one day be the next queen.
Anything else: Amisi has a pet dog and she is also has telekinesis as a power but not many people know about her power.



Gaia Name: Aestyrin
Character Name: Abasi (Stern)
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Nationality: Egyptian
Standing in Society/Occupation: Upper-Middle Class/Gypsy Mercenary
Looks:
Biography: Abasi was born far from the Temple of Re, and raised with different beliefs that are custom to his culture. He was raised by gypsies after being found by a group of them near a tributary of the Nile River. Sent off on his own at the age of ten, he used his abilities to pickpocket many a citizen, most of which being bored upperclassmen.

Eventually, he became too well known and was targeted by thieves. His riches taken, he sought one who could teach him to defend himself and in doing so stumbled upon a wandering assassin. He paid the assassin to teach him her ways, and upon the completion of his training set off on his own again. Though, he uses those skills only under hire, or as self-defense.

During his journeys, he wandered into a city not too far off from the Temple of Re and made residence there, living in a fairly sized hut constucted of adobe and furnished with various potteries, carpets and plants.

Anything else: He carries two daggers, one on each waist, and a pair of tambourines with razor-edged cymbals, which he uses for both dancing and attacking. He has a pet asp concealed in a hollowed out gourd that is strapped to the belt holding the daggers.



Gaia Name: Chinatsu Koizumi
Character Name: Hasani (handsome)
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Nationality: Egyptian
Standing in Society/Occupation: Poor/ theif
Looks:
Biography: Hasani was born in a very poor village, raised by the nile river. He became a theif when he was just a child, robbing tombs with his father. He joined a gruop of theives when he was about eleven, being the most skilled of them all. Hasani has never been caught tomb robbing, and is considered to be the 'king of theives'.
Hasani is constantly on the move so he wouldn't be caught, and is in a new town almost every weak.
Anything else: pyrokenisis, swords, daggers



Gaia Name: Coscat
Character Name: Latinus
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Nationality: Greek (Egyption through parents)
Standing in Society/Occupation: Teacher of Literature and math, also owns a library
Looks:
Biography: Latinus was born in Athens, Greece. His parents moved from Athens due to persicution over being of Egyption decent. So they were exiled from Athens and moved to Egypt.
Anything else: Has four cats named: Plato, Socrates, Pythagoreas, and Aristotle. Has a sword that he uses in self-defense but is not prone to violence



Gaia Name: Haine Hatake
Character Name: Kher Mu
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Nationality: Egyptian
Standing in Society/Occupation: Wander/theif/worker..what ever she wants to do really
Looks:
Biography: Her mother was sick as Kher Mu grew up and gave Kher Mu her name Falling Water in hopes she could be free and happy as the river near their home. Kher Mu started thieving at a young age to feed her mother and herself and became good at it and she started stealing a bit more pricy things. Kher Mu was a hard working child and had little play time as she helped her mother. All the other children taunted her and the boys even tried beating her up. Kher Mu quickly learned how to fight as well as the boys and she rarly got beaten. After she turned 17 her mother died and Kher Mu ran from her village. She soon grew hungry, tired, and stumbled into the capital during the Festival of Ra and sees a few promising asspects to the cheerful city.
Anything else: She carrys a small dagger thats straped to her leg and has a pet horse named . She fights with her fists as well.



Gaia Name: Lord_yoko
Character Name: Priest Yoko (Nick name Khepri)
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown but looks 18
Nationality: Egyptian
Standing in Society/Occupation: Rich-priest
Looks:
Biography: As the harmony of Egypt is treaten Priest Yoko is looked too as a savior by many. He has a gift to heal others and many thinking he is the recarnation of Khepri the god of creation, the movement of the sun, and rebirth. Right now he is the most loved by all Priests and right at this moment he is going to the captail of Egypt to see the Pharaoh as many around the Pharaoh are giving rumors like yoko can make men importal or they can stay healthy longer then any other priest could give. Yoko is one who dosen't think any man should live for ever and many times he only wishs to help the most weak and poor of people. From his outter appreance that seem evil and dangers is turly Yoko is a kind person. He just wishs for people to understand him and maybe some one to treat him as a friend more then a god his other poeple around him treat him. Yoko right now wishs to get away to see the world and Egypt but as powerful as yoko is he is powerless in that area.
Anything else: Yoko since birth had a power. From almsot dieing when he wa young form then on he could see differnet the man. He was different as the god of Khepri blessed him with the power to rebirth and heal those in need. Yoko seems weak in other areas but in useing spirtual power and this he is strong.



Gaia Name: shibuyadoll
Character Name: Kiya
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Nationality: Egyptian
Standing in Society/Occupation: Lower middle class - Gypsy/Thief
Looks:


Biography: Growing up one could not say she wasn't a tortured or depressed soul. She had never known her parents and was raised by her Grandmother, it wasn't until she was thirteen that things went downhill. Seeing as her Grandmother had reached an old age she had not been working for some time, making times hard and the family poor. After watching a young gypsy thief steal something right from under a merchants nose she let her curiosity get the best of her. It wasn't something she tried right away. At first she would seek out the gypsies, spending her afternoons and some late evenings with the light-hearted band of thieves. She took what she learned and used it, doing what she could to support her sick Grandmother.

A year later, at the age of fourteen, her Grandmother passed away. Alone, and afraid of being sent to a low-class orphanage she ran off to the gypsies. It was then that she dedicated her life to them and thievery, never looking back.


Anything else: She carries two daggers with her at all times. One on each hip, they have dark tassles that hang off them, swaying as she moves..



Gaia Name: Saruto Hinashi
Character Name: Anubis
Gender: Male
Age: 10
Nationality: Egyptian
Standing in Society/Occupation: Rich
Looks:
Biography: Anubis has a human cat-like structure and Anubis grew up on his own at the age of 5. Anubis lives in Ominesuke learning under his new father, Inusu which is a Moon Goddess.
Anything else: Ankh

Okay, because I realized how comfusing it may be, I've decided to do some color-coding for Smau and Shetat.

Shetat shall be in blue.

Smau and Shefet shall be in dark red.

Reshui will be in purple.

Sekhat will be in orange.

I'm sorry for any confusion this may have caused.

Smau and Shefet rode up to outside the city, watching the lights from inside sparkle and twinkle as the people got ready for the celebrations. Smau let out a long sigh and closed her eyes.

"I pity them." She said quietly. "Blind fools, the lot of them."

"Then why do you stand here?" Shefet asked. "If you feel that bad, go help them."

Smau laughed. "Nice idea, but I don't mess with Fate. Leave it to the gods to decide what happens to them."

Shefet rolled his eyes. "Fine, fine. Whatever you say. So, do we stay here for a while, or move on?"

Smau smirked. "Let's stay. I kind of want to watch them suffer."

"Such a cold heart." Shefet teased. "I'm amazed you haven't frozen yet."

Smau growled and kicked her horse into a gallop. "Only because you have such a hot head!"

Amisi was looking out one of the windows of the temple as she saw Shetat she sighed to herself. She looked around as she felt something bump her leg. She looked down and smiled at her dog slightly. She patted his head as she left the room to walk down toward the entrance of the temple to see what Shetat was doing.

Shetat nodded and reached for a small purse tied around her waist. She took out several gold and silver coins before holding them out for the slave owner.

"He should do nicely." She said with a soft smile. She then turned to the slave and nodded at him. "Tell me young man, what is your name?"