Fantasy setting!
Okay, I've been working on this all day. It probably still needs some work, but since the fantasy setting got the most amount of interest, I cobbled a bunch of stuff together and made this post! Go have a look. It's not exactly the scenario that I mentioned in the plot post, but it is fantasy, and I hope it's a decent enough sandbox for folks to play around in. I do have a 'main quest' in mind, but we could easily have the characters slowly meet each other, or not even meet up right away, and just slowly weave things together as we go. Anyway, I'm barely coherent and I need sleep, so check out the post and let me know what you think! And, of course, decide what sort of character you're interested in playing. I can detail more stuff if you ask (I didn't write up all the specifics of the four Houses, I'll get to that haha), and we can use this post right here to brainstorm. So have at it! I'll catch you all in the morning.