glad to have you joining in (:
there's a ton of rp'ers here, and i imagine some will come to this thread and introduce themselves or offer you a visit to their community. maybe even before i submit this post, haha.
edit: caspian said, "A bit later this year we'll be rolling out Character Personas. Character Personas is a feature of the website that allows players to interact with one another as actual characters in Elyria. Players will be able to interact in the forums and in other events as their historic ancestors. But why would you want to be able to interact as a character instead of a player? Well, the unique nature of CoE is to separate the players from the characters. Things like guilds, schools, domains, and settlements are really systems related to characters, not players. So, with Character Personas live, we can finally set up pages on the website so players can advertise and recruit for their domains, settlements, and organizations as their characters!"
source (under the header 'website updates':) https://chroniclesofelyria.com/blog/23401/A-Year-of-Foundation
character personas hasn't released yet, and i don't know if an eta has been publicized. ..something to consider anyway. other than that, i don't know the normal forum rp decorum because i don't engage with it. i'm sure others will have an answer.