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≫ WHAT'S UP WITH GATEWAY ROLEPLAY? ≪

  • We've been radio silent for a long time now. We posted an announcement in our Discord server back in April of 2025, but never updated the forums. So what's up with Gateway Roleplay?

    After 5 long years, we've decided to place the development of Ties That Bind on an indefinite hold.

    This doesn't mean it's cancelled. We fully intend to run Ties That Bind: What Lies Beneath and Ties That Bind: City of Angels eventually. But to do so, we need to take a step back. In the meantime, we'll be working on smaller, invite-only projects.

    Thank you to everyone who has stuck with us this long! MindGate and I (Pika) have been working on this server for over a decade now. It truly is a passion project for us.

Talal Shams | OmJo93

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OmJo93

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Messages
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Whitelist Name
Talal Shams

I Agree
Yes

Has this character appeared in a previous lore?
Yes

Age
24

Personality
Me? Well, I consider myself an honest and fair man. I take pride in being somebody people can trust and depend on, y'know? Some used to say I'm too laid back, not emotional enough. And they're right. I'm a calm person. I tend to think before I speak.

Goals, huh? A few weeks ago my goal was to marry my beautiful fiancée and start a family together back in Edmonton. Now? What's the point of a goal? Everything has gone to hell. I guess if I have one purpose in this world, it's to find my fiancée and survive. Find somewhere safe, until somebody fixes this mess.

Physical Appearance
Size: 5' 10"; 150lbs; athletic build
Hair: Black; medium-length straight hair, full beard
Ethnicity: Arab; light brown skin colour
Other: a scar running down his right cheek; three large scars on his back

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In-Character Profession
Student

Would you like your character to start with any items?
Hunting knife
Shotgun w/ ammo
Chevalier D6

Biography
My story begins in Edmonton, Alberta. Some place in Canada, for most of you. I had a good childhood. I can tell you probably hundreds of stories of me, my two younger brothers, and two of our cousins getting in all kinds of trouble growing up together. Good times. Like this one time, we decided to smash the windows of our school with rocks. Why? I dunno. Boys will be boys, right? We were good at not getting caught, too. As we got older, we kind of drifted apart. Especially in high school, my cousins got mixed up with some bad people. They got in serious trouble - cop trouble. We've been distant ever since...

It was in high school that I met Mariam. The most beautiful girl I've ever seen. We had a science class together in our first year and we got assigned as lab partners. We kinda just hit it off, y'know? She had the cutest laugh... I miss her. I graduated from UH - uh, that's the University of Houston - this spring. I had a degree in biology, and was planning to return to Canada and become a park ranger. But... that didn't happen. Mariam came to visit me to celebrate. I proposed to her the same day. By far, the happiest day of my life. And then... then this happened. Everything went to shit. Almost like it happened overnight. She was on her way to the airport before this all started. I, uh... I haven't heard from her since.

Everything just happened so fast. Those... things. Just people, but they've gone crazy. I think it's drug induced, but I have no idea. All I know is that people are eating people. If I didn't know any better I'd say they're... zombies. But that's crazy, right? No way they're zombies. Just fucking bath salts, or something, right? Right? I ended up breaking into my neighbours house, only to find him being eaten by three of those fuckers. I grabbed his keys and shotgun, and got the hell out of there. I'm heading into a part of Texas I'm not familiar with. Mariam was going to the airport in Landon, so... that's where I'm headed now. I just hope I'm not too late.

(I'm going to request I start off spawned at these coordinates, if that's okay: 12513x4513)

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No

If yes, please enter your Discord tag.
OmJo93#6933

If no, are there any specific characters you plan to group with from the start?
N/A
Pika

Pika

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Heya, Omjo! I've reviewed your application and it's accepted!

Here's your login info:
Username: Talal Shams
Password: tally
You'll be whitelisted once the server is up and running.

As for your spawn request, I can totally do that. You'll have to pick one of the four main towns to start off in, of course, but as soon as I see you online I'll give you a TP.


If you have any questions, feel free to respond and ask. Thanks!