[RP] 燕雲傳奇 Tales of Yanyun | WWM Low-Fantasy RP Community

燕雲傳奇 | Tales of Yanyun

Where Winds Meet RP Community

History Based | Low Fantasy | Grounded Stories

Our name, 燕雲傳奇 Tales of Yanyun, is a reference to Where Winds Meet's original Chinese title, 燕雲十六聲.

Where Winds Meet is titled Yanyun Shiliu Sheng (Sixteen Sounds of Yanyun) in Chinese. The name Yanyun is a reference to a historical region encompassing the Sixteen Prefectures, which was lost during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The term Shiliu Sheng (Sixteen Sounds) alludes to a musical system comprising sixteen tones devised by Wang Pu, a minister of the Later Zhou dynasty. He had been commissioned by Emperor Shizong to write the musical treatise Lüzhun, so he incorporated folk culture and formed the framework. The sounds were thus composed of twelve tones that were classical and four tones that were used among the common people. The developers regarded the term as a metaphor for China's culture. The title was used by the developers to convey the background of the era. 1 2

In the same way, this RP community is also focused on emphasizing stories of the common folk of the sixteen prefectures.

We are looking for like-minded writers who enjoy:

• Stories focused on the common folk, "NPCs" rather than "heroes"
• Strictly low-fantasy, classic wuxia tropes, in a historically believable setting

We aim for historical realism, within reason. You do not need to be a scholar of Chinese history or Classical Chinese, however, we are looking for those with a willingness to learn, research, and write together!

Note that prospective members are required to submit an application to join the community. We have a responsibility to our members to make sure new members fit the grounded, historically realistic environment that is expected here.

If this sort of RP setting excites you, then continue reading in our carrd here: https://tales-of-yanyun.carrd.co/