Semi-Literate Canine Roleplay | Moderators: BlazeRed (#27478) and For never, forever (#61889)

Chaos erupted among the pets when the humans left the city, many of the dogs not able to figure out why their precious owners had abandoned them. Most didn't want to think even for a second that they'd never see their families again, and clung on to what little hope there was that they'd come back for them, but once the reason for the humans' sudden disappearance was revealed, it became clear that the pets were on their own for good: a strange virus had swept through the city, harmless for most animals, but fatal for humans. 

The streets soon became a battleground, with dogs constantly fighting for food and territory, and for weeks the scent of fear and blood always seemed to be in the air. Then Illarion, an imposing, battle-scarred Caucasian Ovcharka, rose to power, several followers backing him. He and his pack claimed the best scavenging and hunting grounds, forcing other dogs in the area to either join him or go to other places within the city, where food usually wasn't as easy to find. Under Illarion's leadership life was more structured and there were fewer fights, but he ruled with an iron-fist, attacking anyone who questioned him and treating smaller dogs like dirt. One morning, however, the pack awoke to find their leader dead, seemingly having perished in his sleep. The murderer revealed himself immediately: Otho, a very small but intelligent dachshund. He had spiked Illarion's food with rat poison that he had found in an abandoned human home. Several pack members stood by him, who were also fed up with Illarion's violent and unfair ways. Otho took over the pack, leading it with a strong sense of justice, and making sure all smaller dogs could find useful positions within the ranks so that they could be treated equally to the larger breeds. But Otho can barely travel anywhere without bodyguards at his side, for just over his borders, a group of dogs plots his demise. 

The dogs who still agreed with Illarion were chased out of the pack's territory as soon as Otho came into power, but they have regrouped and have taken part of the pack's hunting territory as their own. Their numbers are fewer than that of the packs', but they are large, powerful dogs, and they are set on revenge. Will the two groups be able to come to a compromise, or will they start a war, filling the streets of the city with blood once more?

[This plot of loosely based off of The Last Dogs by Christopher Holt. Some locations, such as the Cat House, are also taken from the series, but most elements of this roleplay were created by me.]




↪ All Lioden rules apply.
↪ All mating/birthing scenes should fade to black. Violence or gore is alright, just don't go into crazy detail.
↪ I'd like to keep this roleplay semi-realistic, so no superpowers or strange coat colors.
↪ This roleplay is semi-literate, so I expect at least six well-written sentences for each post, per character. Occasional writer's block is acceptable, but no one-liners.
↪ Because there are limited spots in this roleplay, I ask that each person only has three characters maximum. If all necessary roles to start the roleplay aren't filled within a few days, I may allow you to have more.
↪ I want to keep this roleplay active, so please notify me if you're not going to be able to post for a while! After three days of not hearing from you on the OOC or roleplay thread, I will PM you asking if you're still interested. If I don't receive a reply within two days of sending the message, your characters will be removed.
↪ Please ask someone for permission before having your character challenge theirs for their rank.
↪ To prove that you've read the rules, tell me what your favorite dog breed is in the 'other' section of your character's application.
↪ No overpowered/perfect characters, your character can't win every fight or have a flawless personality.
↪ Your characters cannot be in relationships with one another. If you want your character to have a mate, you need to put effort into developing relationships with the characters of other players.
↪ Hate the character, not the player. Characters can have disputes in roleplay, but when talking to other people in OOC please treat them with respect.
↪ If you use an image in your application, please source it! If you're having trouble finding references you can use for your character, I suggest Wikimedia Commons or Flickr (when searching for your image go to the drop-down arrow where it says "any license" and change it to "all creative commons"). Please refer to this guide.
↪ If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to ask them here or PM me about them. :)




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