A fantasy paper/pen RPG created by Justin Elms.
The story revolves around three pirates from divergent backgrounds who struggle to work together to rob and pillage. The original protagonist was Crais, a teenager from a demonic race who comes to the civilized world and advances in the social hierarchy as a pirate. Shortly after the premier, the series introduced Jedex, a young gunsmith seeking fortune and educational advancement with the same organization. The group was eventually rounded out with the inclusion of Lleuvi, a royal heir kidnapped from her native land, who in time joins her captors in their eternal search for plunder.
Elms wrote the series with three players. It originally premiered in real life, but was discontinued with a move to Japan. Since then it has been broadcast on Skype on weekends with weekday specials.
As of 2011 the series is on hiatus, though plans are in place for a return.
Ivia provides examples of:
- Always Chaotic Evil: The Seydhar. Even good guy exception Craise is slightly evil.
- Cute Bruiser: Crais is a short, slight, 17 year old boy but may be the most dangerous person in the series.
- Furry Fandom: Jedex may be an in-universe example
- Humanoid Female Animal: Cat Girl Celias looks much more humanoid than her male counterpoints.
- Incest Subtext: Lleuvi and her brother share certain moments that seem... ambiguous. Lleuvi's creator even went as far as writing fanfic to describe how the siblings' realtionship became incestuous.
Word of God states that it is not canon. - Let's Meet the Meat: Residents of Ivia seem to find sentient, humanoid figures an acceptable meal.
- One-Gender Race: Averted with the Gahl-taurii. The Creator has stated that he is a little creeped out by the idea of cow women.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: Craise is a renowned bloodthirsty killer, but is also calm and calculating. Conversely, the tinkering scientist, Jedex, is infamous for his temper and militant persona.
- Retcon:
- The death of Ta'kaun was reversed without explanation due to fan outcry.
- Jedex's death was reversed after fans petitioned for his revival. His death was presented as an alternate outcome of what would happen if the character didn't notice Galefson's out-of-control rage.
- Superpowered Evil Side: Craise often goes into a killing frenzy. The dangers of his condition, his lack of personality shift, and his complete blackout of events push this in to Enemy Within.
- True Companions: The three main characters seem to make it a point to subvert this.
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Unfortunate Implications: Word of God states that the Shiriat are an fictional counterpart for Middle-Eastern culture. These are the desert dwelling, fanatically monotheistic, hyper misogynists who incorporate genocide into their religion. The story has yet to see a positive portrayal.
