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FANTASY subgenres include standard fantasy high fantasy dark fantasy medieval modernurban steampunk time travel shapeshifters MercenaryPriestess - Medieval Plot Idea See more A priestess of the Girion Order must make the pilgrimage from the city of Girios to the city of Seras the deity Girio's most sacred city. Fearful of the journey, the priestess reflects on her situation to help prepare her for what she must do to become a full-fledged priestess of her order. When she finally leaves, she's excited about the adventure it will bring her, though she is very naive of the outside world. On the way to Seras, the priestess and her entourage are attacked by a group of marauders. The entire entourage is either killed or has fled and the only one left is the priestess herself. The marauders kidnap her, but among them there is one man who has a sense of honor. He ends up freeing the priestess and then must decide whether to escort her the rest of the way to Seras or not. Dragon Riders - Medieval Plot Idea See more War riddles the lands between the neighboring countries of Azur and Pheir. Their front linemen are dragon riders. So its become custom that every five years a lottery is drawn to see who will be the next in line for training to be a dragon rider. The people chosen to be in the lottery have always been common folk or those with great fighting skills, though the king vows that everyone, male or female, regardless of race, creed or social class, is placed in the lottery. Wanting to do something to help in the war for her country and knowing full well that her father has never once placed her name in the lottery, the princess of Azur secretly places her name in for the next drawing. Her name is chosen and this greatly upsets her father. He demands a re-draw, but it only causes an uproar. The princess tells her father that she wants to be trained as a dragon rider, that shes tired of sitting in a corner as a mere ornament while everyone else contributes in some way. So, the princess is brought to the dragon riders of Azur and her training begins. Her trainer is a brooding fellow who is far from happy at having to train the princess. Wanting to make an example of her, he treats her much more harshly than any other rider hes trained. Slowly, he realizes her potential and with that potential he begins to see her in a different way. A way he never thought possible. Time TravelFae - Modern to CelticMedieval Plot Idea See more A spunky and rather opinionated girl has a friend who works in one of the local museums. His dream is to one day become a curator. The guy invites the girl to see the museum he works at, hoping that the two of them will hook up. The girl is clueless about her friends intentions. As they look through various artifacts, the girl finds a strange box wrapped in what looks like velvet. Curious, she opens the box and finds a dagger inside. The moment her fingers touch the weapon, she is transported through time and literally falls into the lap of a Celtic warrior man during the medieval times. The dagger turns out to be an object cursed by the fae and belongs to the warriors bloodline. The legend went that the dagger would bring bad luck to the warriors family until they found a way to break the curse upon it. At first, the thought is to kill the girl since shes seen as a harbinger of bad luck. But the warrior cant bring himself to kill a woman, especially one so confused and who has no idea of whats going on. Eventually, he softens towards her and together they must find out how to break the curse of the fae and thus end the bad luck thats meant to follow the warrior and his bloodline. DemonNecromancer have done this for Medieval and Steampunk Plot Idea See more A novice necromancer, studying at Twilight Keep deep in the forests of Ashwood, was bullied by a rival who thought her to be too weak to be studying with the rest of them. In trying to prove her worth, she performs a spell she's not quite ready to perform and ends up accidentally summoning a demon is human in appearance, but with a few typical demon traits that can be manifested depending on the situation. The demon is outraged by being summoned and demands to be sent back. When he learns that the girl who summoned him is unable to do this, he is greatly angered to the point where he wants her blood to spill. The only thing holding him back is that he needs her to the resending since she did the original summoning. The demon therefore has no choice but to help the necromancer girl learn how to do the resending, something that angers him even more. The demon secretly vows to spill her blood in the moments before the spell finishes being cast, so that when he returns to his world he will have had his vengeance. As the demon and necromancer work together, the demon must decide if he truly wants to go back and if he does, whether or not he will follow through with the vengeance he feels is owed to him. CriminalNoblewoman - Medieval Plot Idea See more A convicted criminal escapes his dungeon prison after being held there for five years. He is ruthless, cruel and very bitter. After he manages to miraculously escape, he is unfortunately recognized by someone. As a result, he ends up having to take a noblewoman hostage in order to get away and avoid being recaptured. Due to who the noblewoman is, the guards let him go. The noblewoman is the daughter of a lord who's desire it is to climb the social ladder and gain more power and wealth. He has plans for his daughter to marry one of the men of the king's royal court, a ghastly evil man who has a lot of influence at court. The daughter, however, is kidnapped by the criminal before wedding plans can be made, which angers her father greatly. The criminal is cruel to the girl, showing her the darkness that's deep within his soul. As the two travel together, the criminal gets to know the girl and gain a sort of respect for her. As their relationship develops, the criminal may choose to let her go or have her stay with him. Regardless, she must come to accept the man he is, one who is still cruel and ruthless to others, she being his only exception. Shapeshifter or Were or Forest DwellerPeasant girl - Medieval Plot Idea See more A commoner girl gets lost in the woods during the twilight hours and is nearly attacked by a lone wolf. She is saved by someone unknown someone she couldnt see due to the oncoming darkness of the sky and the darkness of the woods. The only thing she could tell was that the someone was large. But for some reason she doesnt think that the someone was quite human. The way he fought the wolf and kept himself hidden from her, not to mention fled the scene after he won the battle, made her wonder. After being saved, the girl finds her way out of the woods, though shes secretly led out by the someone who saved her, only she doesnt realize it at the time. This someone is a werewolf. The werewolf follows her home and takes a liking to her. In the morning, a strange man comes by the girls home and asks if theres a chance he could be hired for work on her familys farm. The man is hired and immediately has his sights set on the girl. At first the girl is somewhat intimidated by the man, but over time, that changes. And over time she learns his secret that hes the werewolf who saved her. Werewolves are considered demonic beings, so the man needs to keep his alternate identity secret. And he needs to keep his relationship with the girl a secret as well for both of their protection. Another hired hand somehow finds out about the mans werewolf identity and the secret relationship that he and the girl have. So, they must find a way to silence the person without drawing too much attention to themselves. Will the man stay or leave? Will he take the girl with him? Will he be killed? Or will they find a way to quiet the person who knows about the werewolf on the farm? Only time will tell. Shapeshifterhuman - ModernUrban Plot Idea See more There are two rival factions of shapeshifters, the cats and the wolves. Their war is secret to the humans that some, though very few, of them choose to intermingle with as if they too were human. They mainly do this in order to keep tabs on the humans most of them hate and distrust - to learn about their technology, better understand their nature and make sure that they don't accidentally get involved in the secret war going on amongst themselves. In general, shapeshifters find the actions and behaviors of humans to often be self-serving, not to mention destructive. Never for the greater good of their families or, as they'd call it, their pack. One evening, a girl with a passion for digital photography, decides to go venture into the woods not too far away from her apartment so that she can add pictures to her portfolio. She accidentally stumbles into something she never knew to be possible. She sees a cat shapeshift into a man after fighting off a wolf. The man notices her and has no choice but to take her into his pack if he's to keep the secret of his kind, along with their war, under wraps. VikingPeasant girl - Medieval Plot Idea See more A coastal village is invaded by a group of Viking-like warriors. The men loot and pillage the town, murdering the men, raping most of the women. A girl is captured by one of the warriors and brought on board their ship. He, along with several of his fellow warriors, plans on having fun with her during the long voyage to the next village before finally heading back to their homeland. One of the warriors, the strongest of the bunch though not the leader, doesnt like the plans his fellow warriors have for the girl. So, he claims her for himself, making it appear that his plan is to take what he wants from her without sharing with anyone else. Given his status, the other warriors let him have his way. To keep up the faade during their journey at sea, the warrior is rather cruel to the girl, though he physically doesnt touch her or harm her. Eventually, he softens towards the girl and finds himself very attracted to her. The warrior knows that when they finally reach his homeland, hell have to give her up since she was supposed to only be entertainment during the voyage at sea. He must decide whether to escape with her, be it while still at sea or after they reach his homeland or to let her face her fate and give her up once back home. Priestess' PilgrimageJourney - Medieval Plot Idea See more Firstly, this does not have an exact set plot, but a set faith for a priestess character that will be of my own creation. The priestess I create and the character to eventually accompany her along with their story is up in the air and something I'd like to discuss with my potential writing partner. Even some of the ideas I have for the faith I've devised for my priestess can be tweaked to a degree if it will help fit things together properly assuming I find someone I mesh with on multiple levels for a wonderful story, however I do see this story having a more fantasy-ish setting. Though even that is negotiable depending on how things are discussed, etc. That said, the faith I've devised for my potential priestess character The Fayth Of The Trine Kato - Goddess of Death and Rebirth Lunaria - Goddess of the Moon and Stars Ember - Goddess of Dawn and Fertility Taken together they form a triad known as the Sisters Trine, a single Holy entity that can take on three faces at will or when appropriate. When joined as one they are singly known as Brigantia, Goddess of Light and Fire. The faith, often referred to as 'fayth', of the Trine is highly female oriented. It is followed by males and females alike, but those who rule the temples and seek to spread the word of this 'fayth' in the name of the Goddesses are more often female than not and a male will never achieve the rank of High Priest as it will always be a High Priestess serving in such a position in the name of the Goddesses. Most would-be priestesses who are to be trained in such lifestyles are offered up to the Trines as infants and then raised in their ways through childhood and up through adolescence. Some are given up while still young while others hear the calling and seek training. None are turned away except under certain circumstances where those residing in the temples fear that such people might cause a rift or disturbance within the 'fayth' itself or its people. The Trines believe that the female is to be held in high regard, though that it still cannot function wholly and completely without the male counterpart. But since there are many faiths that hold the male gods of the pantheon in high regard, the Trines focus their attention specifically on Brigantia and her three 'faces'--aspects of the female, as well as of life through the eyes of the female, that they feel should be understood to higher levels than others. As such, they spend their time delving into understanding the natural course life and death, fertility and birth, the effects of the moon and various cycles this includes those of females. After much study, novices are to embark on pilgrimages to better understand themselves as a woman and their role as a woman in the world. For as a woman, they are not just priestess, but they could be lover, mother, healer, destroyer or any mix of those faces. The key is determining which face or faces they bear and to one day return with that understanding so as to better serve Brigantia and the Sisters Trine. The past of my priestess is still 'to be determined' as is her future and the fundamental 'why' of her pilgrimage. There is a lot of room for plot discussion, however my priestess will be a sub andor have submissive leanings so please keep that in mind.