TITLE: WARLORD
FANDOM: Stargate: Atlantis
AUTHOR: rsharpe
BETAS, HONORED ADVISORS AND ARTIST: To Be Announced
DISCLAIMER: All of Stargate: Atlantis is the intellectual property of other people. This is a work of fiction; none of it is mine with the exception of a few OCs and the sections of the story that are completely AU. If you wish to use any original situations or any OCs from this story, please ask first.
SPOILERS: May possibly contain content from all five seasons. Events and episodes go AU at points. Some episodes are mentioned only in passing, some are ignored altogether. There are situations and/or dialogue that may come directly from episode(s).
CHARACTERS: Sheppard-Centric but with most of the usual suspects.
GEN/HET/SLASH: Gen
RATING: MA: Mature Adult for canon death, violence, torture, drug use, intense situations, nudity, swearing, politically incorrect language, etc.
ARCHIVE: Do not archive without my permission.
STATS: This is not a WIP, the story is complete. Chapters will be various lengths due to the nature of the narrative. Some shorter chapters may be combined for continuity. I do not have a word count yet as the later chapters are still be revised. Right now, I'm assuming 20 chapters.
SUMMARY/WARNINGS: A Warlord is a person with both military and civil power and control over an area due to armed forces loyal to the warlord and not to a central authority. The term can also mean one who espouses the idea that war is necessary, and has the means and authority to engage in war. Under the feudal system the local military leader enjoyed great autonomy and a personal army, and still derived legitimacy from formal fealty to a central authority. A warlord can also mean a military commander exercising civil power in a region, whether in nominal allegiance to the national government or in defiance of it.
This story is about war. Most of the events will be from John Sheppard's perspective. It is not a pretty story, nor is it light reading. There are battles fought, large and small, both won and lost. Men and women meet violent and gruesome deaths. Some victims may be unarmed civilians, noncombatants or children. A lot of the characters will use language, slang and racial slurs that may make some people uncomfortable. These remarks and comments are not intended to shock, nor do they represent my personal opinions. People do not tend to be politically correct when fighting for their lives in a war zone. Some of these characters will not act or react as they did in canon. There are those who adopt a cavalier attitude toward death, their own and that of others. The characters in this story are facing what seems to be a hopeless situation as best they can, with courage and determination.
FEEDBACK: Positive feedback delivered in a respectful manner will be gratefully received.

TITLE: WARLORD
FANDOM: Stargate: Atlantis
AUTHOR: rsharpe
BETAS, HONORED ADVISORS AND ARTIST: To Be Announced
DISCLAIMER: All of Stargate: Atlantis is the intellectual property of other people. This is a work of fiction; none of it is mine with the exception of a few OCs and the sections of the story that are completely AU. If you wish to use any original situations or any OCs from this story, please ask first.
SPOILERS: May possibly contain content from all five seasons. Events and episodes go AU at points. Some episodes are mentioned only in passing, some are ignored altogether. There are situations and/or dialogue that may come directly from episode(s).
CHARACTERS: Sheppard-Centric but with most of the usual suspects.
GEN/HET/SLASH: Gen
RATING: MA: Mature Adult for canon death, violence, torture, drug use, intense situations, nudity, swearing, politically incorrect language, etc.
ARCHIVE: Do not archive without my permission.
STATS: This is not a WIP, the story is complete. Chapters will be various lengths due to the nature of the narrative. Some shorter chapters may be combined for continuity. I do not have a word count yet as the later chapters are still be revised. Right now, I'm assuming 20 chapters.
SUMMARY/WARNINGS: A Warlord is a person with both military and civil power and control over an area due to armed forces loyal to the warlord and not to a central authority. The term can also mean one who espouses the idea that war is necessary, and has the means and authority to engage in war. Under the feudal system the local military leader enjoyed great autonomy and a personal army, and still derived legitimacy from formal fealty to a central authority. A warlord can also mean a military commander exercising civil power in a region, whether in nominal allegiance to the national government or in defiance of it.
This story is about war. Most of the events will be from John Sheppard's perspective. It is not a pretty story, nor is it light reading. There are battles fought, large and small, both won and lost. Men and women meet violent and gruesome deaths. Some victims may be unarmed civilians, noncombatants or children. A lot of the characters will use language, slang and racial slurs that may make some people uncomfortable. These remarks and comments are not intended to shock, nor do they represent my personal opinions. People do not tend to be politically correct when fighting for their lives in a war zone. Some of these characters will not act or react as they did in canon. There are those who adopt a cavalier attitude toward death, their own and that of others. The characters in this story are facing what seems to be a hopeless situation as best they can, with courage and determination.
FEEDBACK: Positive feedback delivered in a respectful manner will be gratefully received.