The Duchy of the
Eastvale
“It isn't enough to stand up and fight darkness. You've got to stand apart from it, too. You've got to be different from it...”
Eastvale
Settled along the eastern reaches of Elwynn Forest, the realm of Eastvale is a place of duty, honor, and promise for a brighter future. In the aftermath of Azeroth's recent conflicts, the time has now come for it to be restored to prominence as a rich land of opportunity and guiding light for the Kingdom of Stormwind.
OOC Information
The Eastvale is a roleplaying guild that immerses players in the regency of House Ascania, set against the backdrop of a fanon location in the eastern Elwynn Forest. Our guild prides itself on creating a space for positive, inclusive, and fulfilling roleplay, with narrative and social experiences. We place a strong emphasis on noblebright themes of heroism, honor, and virtue to set our setting apart from other regency-focused guilds, but with characters that can shine as candles in the darkness, our stories often touch upon darker themes as well.We aim to fit within Warcraft's high fantasy themes, and prize general adherence to the Warcraft lore while being open to unique takes and ideas. Overall, our goal is to foster a creative environment where creative writers can tell their stories and for every member to receive character development and feel like a part of the story.Our Rules & Regulations
Fifth Edition
Eastvale 5e
Eastvale's persistent campaigns take place in Roll20's ultra-accessible virtual tabletop using Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition with a focus upon storytelling, progression, and character development.Multiple parties of 3-6 players each participate in a long-term campaign with their dedicated Dungeon Master, custom music, SFX, animated spell effects, interactive puzzles, one-click macros for most abilities, and easy-to-use characters sheets!
Parties & Progression
With our Dungeon Master tools, we are able to create deeply immersive environments in an Azeroth that reacts to each player's actions and focuses on developing small groups of characters, both individually and among each other, with a range from level 1 to 12.Players will develop relationships between their own characters and NPCs in ways that will shape their campaign, often holding large portions of the Eastvale's fate in their hands. The world will remember the decisions they make.
Long-term Storytelling
Each party not only tells its own story, but changes Eastvale and the fate of House Ascania forever. The paths they forge, alliances made, and grudges formed influence their own adventure and those who come after them in a persistent, reactive world... for good or ill. Characters will face difficult decisions, battle against impossible odds, and shape the future of the setting through their choices.
Organization
The Radiant Court
Led by Eastburg's ruler, Duchess Terez Ascania, the Radiant Court consists of the privy council & noble vassals of the Eastvale.Roleplay opportunities for Court-focused roleplayers involve regular meetings of the Ducal Court, feasts, hunts, political intrigue and plots, and formal events such as galas. Worldbuilding is also a key element that we offer for new areas of the duchy that you may wish to create or incorporate from your own fanon.
Light's Watch
Within Light's Watch Abbey, Mother Merellia Ascania investigates the Light's wisdom and how to better combat dark magic across Azeroth with her faithful clergy. Its clerics and paladins serve as healers and bulwarks against evil in battle and offer spiritual guidance to the denizens of the Eastvale. They are further charged with safeguarding one of the last remaining holyoak groves in the Kingdom of Stormwind.Roleplay opportunities for Light's Watch include healing roleplay, magical investigation, offering spiritual guidance such as confession, D20 combat, and more!
The Retinue
The gallant knights of House Ascania lead its Retinue, fighters of all kinds sworn to defend the Eastvale, its people, and its duchess to the death. It is currently headed by its Dame-Commander, Alexandria Ascania.Roleplay opportunities for Retainers include martial training events, D20 combat, and more. Members of the Retinue may be assigned to the protection of nobility or other miscellaneous tasks at their and leadership's discretion.
Recruitment
Thank you for your interest in the Eastvale!We are a tight-knit group, and are selectively recruiting established characters that fit with our themes and goals. As a general rule, we are always seeking knights, nobility, clergy, and magi. Character concepts beyond those general groups are also open for consideration!The Eastvale is a heavy roleplay guild. For us, this means that we spend a fair amount of time in-character and like to hew to the spirit of the Warcraft lore. Overall, we try to remain within the bounds of acceptable fanon with our writing, and expect the same from potential applicants.Before reaching out to our leadership, please make sure that you have the following:
- Filled-in TRP3 Profile - doesn't need to be a novel!
- An idea of the role your character could fill within Eastburg, and how they might get involved
- A general understanding of Warcraft's setting & lore
- Read and accept our Rules & Regulations
For recruitment, please reach out to one of the officers below! You can also find our guild listed in the Guild Finder.In-Game:
Terez
Inquisitrix / Merellia
Truthkeeper
Milencil / Ilaianthorne / Ills
KavanaghOur recruitment process is not instant. Generally, we would like to have some interaction with your character to feel them out and make sure that they would be a good fit! We are often in-character in Stormwind and would adore walk-up roleplay.