[quote=@LetMeDoStuff] The NPCs of the possible plot for Thalburn. [centre][hider=Figures of the Thalburn Tactical Guardsmen] [b] In the Thalbun Kingdom's militarised background, there are four types of branches that fill up the ranks. The more common Militia, low armed but high numbered conscripting/volunteering individuals that are devoted to a less disciplined way of enforcing both the law of the King, and the Law of their own in the settlements. From there, you reach the more disciplinary. The Thalburn Guardsmen were next, taking the more advanced [i]Safe-Keeping[/i] of the walls, gates and streets with more advanced and stronger equipment. Similar in skill, there was the Thalburn Expeditionary Force, the army responsible for heading out beyond the walls and rim-towns, if the time is needed, through brute strength and formation. Finally, there's the Thalburn Tactical Guardsmen. Created for the original Thalburn Civil Conflict at the rise of the Fascist belief, the Tactical Guardsmen were created to deal with the more difficult or discrete operations that the King wanted to fulfil. Dirtier work for dirtier minds. Deployed in smaller teams for specified functions, or multi-tasking deeds, this is where the true enforcement of the King and the Four Generals are fired from. And in the Tactical Guardsmen, there are some figures worth mentioning...[/b] [hider=General J'havan] [color=Silver][b][u]Name/Alias/Title[/u][/b][/color] General Grant Hova J'havan [indent] [i]The Shroud of Thalburn[/i] [/indent] [hider=Appearance] [img]http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17opbhaph0n3xjpg/xlarge.jpg[/img][/hider] [color=silver][b][u]Quote[/u][/b][/color] [i]"When I bare the Blade of Salvation and an Army of the Warlords within our gates...Thalburn remains under the King's satisfaction."[/i] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSkb0kDacjs[/youtube] [color=Silver][b][u]Age[/u][/b][/color] 48 [color=Silver][b][u]Gender[/u][/b][/color] Male [color=Silver][b][u]Sexuality[/u][/b][/color] Heterosexual - Married to Lady J'havan [color=Silver][b][u]Race[/u][/b][/color] Human [color=Silver][b][u]Habits/ticks/quirks[/u][/b][/color][list] [*][i][u]Precise Management[/u][/i] - General J'havan wants the plan to go smoothly and accordingly. No improvisations unless it ensures the victory of the mission's objective. Failure to do so results in death. [*][i][u]Workaholic +[/u][/i] - Unlike some of the past Generals in his place, J'havan takes pride in his role and title, almost never taking the opportunity to relax and loosen at the King's feasts between lords and military advisers. [*][i][u]The Immoral for Justice[/u][/i] - What he thinks brings order and justice to the King's name only results in immoral and inhumane actions. Countless executions and tortures towards informants are only the beginning of how ruthless he can be. It strikes fear into the weak soldiers of his, and raised hope for the ones he calls allies. [/list] [color=Silver][b][u]Skills/Talents[/u][/b][/color][list] [*][i][u]The Leader[/u][/i] - Being General of the Tactical Guardsmen Division provides him with an almost unparalleled natural instinct for command and authority. A man who has a true vocal power to deliver speeches and briefs, or strike fear into his opponents, he inspires anyone willing to take his side through physical and mental force, one that is unrivalled by most. [*][i][u]The Fighter[/u][/i] - General J'havan did not cheat his way up to his ranks like most of the generals before him. He worked his way up through tireless dedication towards his King and cause, having cut every man down who opposed his ruler's word until he rose through the ranks. This has given him the powerful ability of swordsmanship, and slick skill of the Small Blade to further his defences. [*][i][u]The Mental Barrier[/u][/i] - J'havan has been captured four times by resisting forces that opposed his military, three of which threw him under intense torture and interrogation. The first of the four, he broke out through brute force, using stealth to eliminate a clear path towards freedom. The rest tried to break him of answers, threatening to kill him and place him on the verge of death. He would not break. General J'havan never breaks... [/list] [color=Silver][b][u]Likes[/u][/b][/color][list] [*]The Success of his and his superior's objective [*]Removing the unworthy from the lands of his home [*]The challenging victory in rivalled conflict [*]Cheese...[/list] [color=Silver][b][u]Dislikes[/u][/b][/color][list] [*]The defeat of his forces, opposing the true intentions [*]The hostility towards the beliefs Thalburn follows [*]The sign of resistance and false hope towards any opposition [*]His wife's homemade cheese... [/list] [color=Silver][b][u]Personality[/u][/b][/color] [indent]There is not much personality left within General J'havan's mind nor appearance. He is a broken man. His humanity was stripped years ago through interrogation and painful losses in battle. J'havan only lies on a focused mindset...His forces, his king and his valiant actions towards the cause. [/indent] [color=Silver][b][u]Background[/u][/b][/color] [indent]J'havan's childhood was of a regular child's. He grew up under the dawn of the fascist age of Thalburn, not long before the end of the Civil Conflict. This introduction into war prepared him for where he wanted to go in life, simply wanting to serve rather than conquer. He was ordinary back then. A boy with a goal in life, one that no one could really argue with. Things changed during his service. He lost many friends, saw many defeats and was removed from combat through captivity of the opposition multiple times. This drew him deeper and deeper into a bloodthirsty, yet disciplined master-mind. J'havan's valour in the heat of battle and leadership quickly showed him rising through the ranks of the Thalburn Military when there was not much competition. When other Generals had cheated their way through assassination and kiss-arse actions, he took the real route to becoming the savage and infamous General of the Thalburn. Now, he has been set in charge of a Guardsmen Division, as well as the Tactical Guardsmen of the Royalty's Special Operations Footmen Division. [/indent] [color=Silver][b][u]Equipment/Tools/Items[/u][/b][/color][list] [*]The Sword of Thalburn's Divine [*]The Dagger of Thalburn's Shadow [*]The Armour of Thalburn's Authority [*]Sometimes a slice or two of Cheese... [/list] [color=Silver][b][u]Other:[/u][/b][/color] Despite the horrendous punishment J'hadan sets out towards his soldiers and warriors, he deeply respects them for who they are in the military. He faced those sacrifices, and that has given him some minor sympathy. Yet, that can easily be broken into disappointment, which usually ends in an impalement of steel, with a touch of cheese on top. [/hider] [hider=Captain Ramsnouth] [color=Silver][b][u]Name/Alias/Title[/u][/b][/color] Captain Hugos Ramsnouth [indent] [i]The List Maker[/i] [/indent] [hider=Appearance] [img]http://keep4u.ru/imgs/b/080102/f2/f20383ce7dd48b1228.jpg[/img][/hider] [color=silver][b][u]Quote[/u][/b][/color] [i]"It seems we cross paths again...Looks like the bullet with your name on it shall be fired tonight..."[/i] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93REUzJOgt8[/youtube] [color=Silver][b][u]Age[/u][/b][/color] 35 [color=Silver][b][u]Gender[/u][/b][/color] Male [color=Silver][b][u]Sexuality[/u][/b][/color] Heterosexual - Married to Reena Ramsnouth [color=Silver][b][u]Race[/u][/b][/color] Human [color=Silver][b][u]Habits/ticks/quirks[/u][/b][/color][list] [*][i][u]Hot-Headedness[/u][/i] - Being apart of a group with high skill, he has the capability to take pride of any advantages and use them against the opposition, firing confident blows towards whoever he sees, whether they benefit him or not. [*][i][u]Execution[/u][/i] - Unlike those who prefer to publicly prove the death of an individual of higher standards, Hugos shows minor humanity, by killing them where they have them captured. He believes of only doing things when necessary, and their death is bad enough to not receive public humility. [*][i][u]Swings into infiltration[/u][/i] - Having spent a lot of his duties investigating certain culprits for traces of resistance cells or threats to the Thalburn way of life, he's developed many different ways of simply getting onto peoples sides, knowing his ways in and out of lying to gain the respect of those he needs to bring in to his superiors. Whatever happens to them once they are handed over to another removes his own guilt. [/list] [color=Silver][b][u]Skills/Talents[/u][/b][/color][list] [*][i][u]Slight of Hand[/u][/i] - Favouring both the new-age handcannons and the curved scimitar of the shipment naval warriors, mixed with his flexible and light protection, he can throw quick distractions or deadly blows, whilst having the time to quickly follow up from a shot or slice with the free tool of murder. [*][i][u]Infiltration and Espionage[/u][/i] - Much like those apart of his Tactical Guardsmen team that fulfil the king's sinister or savage deeds, he has an experienced mindset to collecting information and assassination, usually picking a very patient amount of time before striking or leaving. [*][i][u]Guerrilla Tactics[/u][/i] - After facing the shorter-than expected Ty' Un Resistance, he learned of certain advantages from the ways his foes were fighting. When stationed in the regular Guardsmen, he chased a small and young saboteur after killing his companion during the Two-Encounters. This gave him more of an understanding towards scaling crowded spaces, finding alternative routes and developing a more resilient mindset for crossing gaps with drops. [/list] [color=Silver][b][u]Likes[/u][/b][/color][list] [*]A good way to celebrate another unknown success [*]The sounds of the musical talent [*]Stirring drama to gain information from [*]The vineyard's freshest beverages[/list] [color=Silver][b][u]Dislikes[/u][/b][/color][list] [*]A particular individual he ran into twice, once young, a second time older. The foe is predicted to be much older, but whether or not he is alive or not still brings much discomfort. Hugos wishes to make amends with his past mistakes. [*]Thalburn's negative connotations [*]Fighters who think special abilities can stop gunpowder and blade gashing wounds [*]His wife... [/list] [color=Silver][b][u]Personality[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Humorous off field, focused on-duty, Captain Hugos Ramsnouth can deliver quite the character amongst the seriousness of the entire operations team. The remarks he makes towards anyone else can either be charming or insulting, but both contain quite comical twists to it. When it comes to the final execution, if it ever does, his tone darkens to the side of a once battle-hardened, low-rank soldier that he used to be. [/indent] [color=Silver][b][u]Background[/u][/b][/color] [indent]His past does not hold anything too interesting. He joined from a younger age through conscription, so he went into the Guardsmen. The numerous uprisings that happened through the Civil Conflict gave him the experience and blademanship he required, and the introduction of firearms gave his arsenal a kick into hyper-capability. Time went on, and with that time came promotions. Making the cut of a Captain amongst the Guardsmen, he was selected through a narrow process to be transferred to a branch more discrete and hidden from the public view. Given multiple new personas and identities, he was set out to fulfil the King's more...Interesting jobs. [/indent] [color=Silver][b][u]Equipment/Tools/Items[/u][/b][/color][list] [*]A Thalburn Officer's Scimitar [*]Natural Tactician Armour [*]The Map of the Thalburn Controlled province [*]A Spare notepad for information and note taking [/list] [color=Silver][b][u]Other:[/u][/b][/color] He hates his wife. [/hider] [/hider] [/centre] [/quote] [quote=@ThatRPgirl] [color=#00fa9a][b][u]Name/Alias/Title: Isla [/u][/b][/color] [color=#00fa9a][b][u]Appearance:[/u][/b][/color] [i]Stands 5'7", average weight/build, light tan skin, grey white eyes, long dark brown hair, burn scars running up her arms[/i] [img]http://i.imgur.com/rqB9Dwq.jpg[/img] [img]http://favim.com/mini/201104/30/29407.jpg[/img] [color=#00fa9a][b][u]Quote:[/u][/b][/color] [i]I can smell your fear. I can hear your heart race. I can taste the sweat trickling down your neck.[/i] [youtube]https://youtu.be/91iXRMkmFbs[/youtube] [color=#00fa9a][b][u]Age: 24[/u][/b][/color] [color=#00fa9a][b][u]Gender: female [/u][/b][/color] [color=#00fa9a][b][u]Sexuality: heterosexual [/u][/b][/color] [color=#00fa9a][b][u]Race: human [/u][/b][/color] [color=#00fa9a][b][u]Habits/ticks/quirks [i](etc)[/i]:[/u][/b][/color][list] [*] Turns her ear towards someone when they speak, rather than looking at them. [*] Keeps her guard up longer than most, finds it very difficult to be trusting. [*] Often creates awkward silences in conversations as she tends to over think, and have little conversations in her head so she forgets the other person is there. [/list] [color=#00fa9a][b][u]Skills/Talents/etc.:[/u][/b][/color][list] [*] Great at close range combat with a short blade (thus her collection of daggers) [*] Able to hunt deer using her longbow despite her blindness. [*] A survivor. She has been taking care of herself for 6 years now and is not easily fooled or foiled anymore [/list] [color=#00fa9a][b][u]Likes:[/u][/b][/color][list] [*] Dancing [*] Swimming/the water [*] Hand to hand combat [/list] [color=#00fa9a][b][u]Dislikes:[/u][/b][/color][list] [*] Very loud noises [*] Sleeping [*] Fire [/list] [color=#00fa9a][b][u]Personality:[/u][/b][/color] [indent] Isla is basically a giant ball of emotional scar tissue. She has a good core, and used to be a very happy, open, and loving girl. Now she presents a very real mask to the world, one that is suspicious, angry, stoic, and yet strategic and thoughtful. She is an ally and friend to most every human, and a pain for any magic user. She has travelled with humans in the last 6 years and made friends, but all have died or settled in places visited while traveling. [/indent] [color=#00fa9a][b][u]Bio/History:[/u][/b][/color] Isla was born in a small village of less than 100 people. Most families were self sustaining- gardening, herding livestock, weaving, etc. Most everyone got along in the community, and absolutely everyone was human. Isla was the only daughter among her parents seven children, and loved to wrestle with her brothers growing up, being very much one of the boys. Each child was expected to learn a skill to serve them after they grew up, and Isla took after one of her older brothers and became excellent at bow hunting. She and that brother, Hugo, would go have hunting trips and bring home meat to their family, and life was good. Until the Magic users attacked. A small group passed through on horses in the dead of night, laughing evilly and shouting as they wreaked havoc. Isla isn't sure if all of them were fire users, but some were, and one destroyed her home. She managed to crawl out of the blazing hut, but when she looked around her, none of her family had emerged with her. Panic induced adrenaline set in and the 17 year old girl leapt back in, smoke filling her lungs, flames lashing her skin, and embers popping into her eyes as she grabbed the only two bodies she could find in her half blind state and pulled them out. She spent the next several hours smacking and yelling at the bodies of two of her younger siblings, demanding they wake, until her voice began to crack. Then she sat in silence, listening to the few other survivors walk around, but unable to see them. Isla recovered for a year, taken care of by a few of her surviving neighbors, but never regaining her sight. They tried to prevent her from leaving, but revenge was a thorny vine digging into her heart and mind, not allowing her to think clearly. So she set out with a satchel, a few weapons, and a cloak to hide her face so she wasn't immediately known as blind and then attacked as an easy target. In the last 6 years traveling alone, Isla has killed numerous magic users. She has also been attacked multiple times but has lived through it. She still continues her travels, intent on killing any magic user she can. [color=#00fa9a][b][u]Equipment/Tools/Items/etc.:[/u][/b][/color][list] [*] Several small daggers hidden on her person [*] A long bow (for hunting) and arrows [*] A satchel with survival supplies (jug for water, matches, ointment for cuts, a bit of money and food, etc) [/list] [color=#00fa9a][b][u]Other:[/u][/b][/color] [indent] Any other information you find neccisary to cover, goes here. [/indent] [/quote] These characters are accepted. I'll place information within the appropriate threads accordingly.