TDM The First

[lethevale_mods]

You probably know how this works, but just in case, here's the idea:

1. You put the name of the character you're testing out in the subject line
2. You write a starter (or several!) in the comment, with the Lethevale AU of your character.
3. People respond with their characters. Threads occur. Friendships are made. The world is put to rights.
4. None of the threads in the Test Drive are game-canon.

Here are some prompts to start you off!

1. Seeking Shelter

You were riding along the mountain road when your horse, terrified by some dark shadow you couldn't see clearly, screamed and bolted, throwing you. Now you're caught in the middle of nowhere, in Lethe Wood, and the rain is getting heavier by the minute.

But what's that? A light? A house? Perhaps if you knock, they'll give you a bed for the night. It'll all look better in the morning...

 

 

2. The Beast! The Terrible Beast!

You took all the precautions. You carried a lantern, kept to the safer streets. Or maybe you didn't. Either way, you were attacked by something as big as a horse, with gleaming white teeth and a hideous howl.

When you run into another person, will you warn them? Will you ask them for a hiding place, or stand and fight? If all else fails, maybe you can use them as live bait...

 

3. Eat, Drink, and Be Merry

Lethevale isn't all monsters and storms. Mostly, but not all. Tonight, there's a party in the Black Swan - dancing, music, and of course, an open bar. Take the chance to get to know your neighbours, why don't you?

4. Pay No Attention To The Passage Behind The Curtain

The two of you were just wandering around Lethe Hall, when you leant on a candlestick, and... what's this? The bookshelf's opened? There's a hole in the wall now, and a spiral staircase leading down into the dark. You know, it's probably best to just leave well enough alone - but you have to admit, it's curious...

COMMS	GENERAL INFO	NEW PLAYERS	CURRENT PLAYERS
main writings ooc mods mod npcs	rules setting premise faq/mod contact gameplay	reserves taken latest tdm application au workshop	contact (locked) hiatus/drop calendar latest hmd lethevale

Comments

[insufficientjewel]

"Francis Fletcher." He hesitated, drawing his cloak more tightly around himself, before falling in beside the other man. In the distance, above the howl of the wind, there sounds a louder, more animal howl. The trees and cliffside press in on them, deepening the darkness, and it is not only the cold that makes Francis shudder. His hand goes up under his cloak, touching the St Christopher's medal around his neck, and he takes a deep breath, offers up a prayer for protection.

[cast_iron_bitch]

This Francis was frightened. Laurent didn't judge him for it - the storm was fierce, and whatever belonged to that howl no doubt fiercer still - but they must keep their heads. "Your instinct will be to keep to the trees," he said, counting the time between flashing light and rolling thunder. "But the storm is close, and tall trees will only invite lightning strikes. Come."

Laurent hurried along what little path could be seen in the darkness. "I believe I saw lights not far due east."

[insufficientjewel]

"Over the crest of the hill?" Francis followed closely. He was not, despite appearances, a man easily frightened - and yet a thick dread had fallen on him, clutching icy fingers at his spine, an almost superstitious fear. Not only of the storm, nor even of the beasts that might lurk in it, but of the moonless darkness and the strangely looming shadows of the mountains. "I think that I saw it too, for a moment. But I had thought it a trick of my eye, did not dare think otherwise. If you saw it as well..."

Then it is real. Then there is a bearing to head for.