Character Creation Guide
Greetings! Considering how much I encourage people to make characters for the Maritime Shadiness universe, I figured I'd make a little Character Creation Guide! For version 1.0 I'll be focusing on The East, but in the future I intend to make the guide cover Demon Herders, pirates, mercenaries, and more!
The East: Crew Creation
The East is the setting I focus on the most. It's a merchant ship captained by Asu Naji, sailing under the Ayksian flag.
Any jobs marked as 'open', even if another name is provided, are open to be filled by your character!
Characters in the list that have a dotted line under them belong to someone other than me and hovering on them will show the credit.
Mates are apprentices and work under someone else.
| Occupation | Crew Member |
|---|---|
| Captain | Asu Naji |
| Quartermaster | Hassan Uzun |
| Sailing Master | Asu Naji (OPEN) |
| Boatswain | Leaf Ahlgren |
| Carpenter | OPEN |
| Surgeon | Cypress Ahlgren |
| Parson | Cypress Ahlgren |
| Cook | OPEN |
| Master Gunner | RESERVED |
| Quartermaster's Mate (first mate) | OPEN |
| Boatswain's Mate | OPEN |
| Carpenter's Mate | OPEN |
| Surgeon's Mate | RESERVED |
| Gunner's Mate | OPEN |
| General Crew | 0/5 (OPEN) |
Here's a list of the non-crew members who spend time on The East. Known as 'temporary crew members'.
- Jin
- Fen Huo
- Berry Akaike-Huo
- Zhi Feng
- Qassim Naji
- Pomegranate O'Lantern
Character History
Now that you've decided what role your character will fill, you can start thinking about where they came from!
Homeland
Country information can be found here! Pick one of the following:
(numbers in parenthesis are how many characters on The East are from that country, including temporary crew members)
- Ayksia (2)
- Chūō-Guntō (1)
- Istappsland (2)
- Land Von Jerro (2)
- Nchi ya Nasi (1)
- Shānguó (1)
- Terra Divisa (0)
- Tír Oileáin (0)
Religion
Statistically, your character is likely a worshipper of Anupriya (her name may vary from country to country though!). Even if your character isn't religious, it's likely that their family was.
Anupriya is seen as a goddess of hope, fertility, and family.
Although rare, there are congregations that worship Anya or Luminance.
Anya is seen as a god of 'freedom', leading most of their followers to be anti-government, believing the law infringes on their right to freedom.
Luminance is seen as a god of balance and dreams. Most Luminance followers spend an hour or so a day meditating and believe that compromise is more important than deciding who is right.
The majority of the crew worships Anupriya, and the Parson on board, Cypress, is a follower of her as well.
Magic
Magic users are rare and, so far, the only person on the crew who knows/uses magic is Cypress, who focuses on healing magic. Due to their rareness, I'm limiting the magic users on The East to 3 characters, excluding mercenaries that might hitch a ride from time to time.
Magic users on board: 1/3
Magic information can be found here
There are also humanoid monsters known as Demons. Also rare, I'm limiting them as well. Information about them can be found here
Demons on board: 0/2