[OOC] Legend by Fire

[Irisity]

@lydyn Are the gods going to have any like symbols or crest?

[Inertia]

Reserving a slot, seems interesting.

Well I will be releasing the Kingdom first.

Land of Zlore

Land of Zlore

Zlore

Location:
Zlore is situated in the northern foothills, it stretches throughout the region. This Nation is quite young only spanning hundreds years of age, as compared to the other nations of old, but has been fairly bustling. The land has been targeted by many greedy Nobles who sought to rule it for themselves, but the Land has stood firm and stoic. The main hub is naturally, the trading centre which is the located at the heart of Zlore. Houses, Blacksmiths, Shops and the like are situated near the center for easier trade.

Society:
Royal Family
The land itself was founded the family of Fallenrun, they have pioneered the exploration of the Northern foothills and after a time, had finally been able to settle and build a Kingdom. The Royal Family of Fallenrun has the say in the finality of decisions- what they say goes, though the Family has been called by many inhabitants as fair and impartial. The King, Patrix Fallenrun IV is well known throughout the land for his wisdom. His nature, though, is not one you would expect from a king, cracking quips and jests whenever he deems it necessary, though he is serious when the situation calls for it.

House of Nobles
To be promoted to Noble status, the house has to have provided to the Land of Zlore and it's kingdom, only the Royal Family has the right to promote commoners to the rank of Nobles.
There are only three Houses that have been recognized and uplifted to the rank of Nobility by the Family of Fallenrun, these Noble houses have all pushed Zlore's growth and has provided for it's Kingdom.

~ House of Ley'gard
The Ley'gard family has provided military and soldiers to aide the Family of Fallenrun during its past tribulations that was mainly produced by war during the early beginning.
The head is Ned Ley'gard, it is in-charge of the military defense of the country. Known for producing the finest archers throughout it's region. They provided the bulk of the archer militia during the unwritten era. The house has around only for 1/3rd of the Kingdom's age.

~ House of Wintermaw
The Wintermaw family has been a close second to the Ley'gard family, coming into fruition only a few years after the Ley'gard family was uplifted to the ranks of Nobility, having a friendly rivalry and standing long time friends of the Ley'gard family. During the unwritten era of war, they kept the country running and afloat through smart practices and trade with other countries. The head is Geome Wintermaw. of of the most known trader in the land. Known for the shrewd and astute traders.

~ House of Dawnshard
Not many people know how the Dawnshard family became nobility, as this house is as old as Zlore itself. The head of the family is Saursong Hammercrusher, and is one of the most fiercest warrior, despite his age. The Dawnshard family provided the bulk of militia during the unwritten era and had the most battle hardened soldiers, hearsay talk about how the war would have been lost had it not been for the Family of Dawnshard. They typically don't like fraternizing, especially with the Ley'gard, as they believe a bow is a cowards weapon.

Common Folk
As with most, if not all, kingdoms are made up of the Common Folk. The Family of Fallenrun belives in fairness and equality, though strongly urges people to be independant as they don't help people who don't help themselves. The Common folk generally look up to the Noble Houses and the Royal Family as their treatment has been fair, though there are quite a few who dislike them as much. The country itself is Capitalistic, but the Fallenrun family do try to help the people who deserved to be helped.

Adventurers
The Royal Family welcomes Adventurers to Zlore with warmth, though they are intolerable if said adventurers cause a problem and a ruckus in their lands. There are a set of rules made by the family of Fallenrun designed for Adventurers. These rules include fair treatment of Adventurers. Many people dislike Adventurers for their unpredictable and explosive nature, but has been changing recently as even the ones who despise Adventurers see them as 'necessary evil'.

Unique Notes:
Zlore houses a Guild of 'Rangers', hearsay talk about how it was founded by Ley'gard and knowledge of it are only told to select few. Rumors also talk about how the Guild is mingled with the military force, that it is inchrage of catching and putting down dangerous criminals that have happened their way into Zlore. Many people try to deny the guild authenticity but a few are beginning to suspect something in the country.

Other:
Relationships with other Kingdoms.
Kingdom of Negotia: [Wip]

I will be releasing the CS if I can, but before that, for the 'other' section, I have put "Relationships with other Kingdoms", I hope thats alright. If the Kingdom sheet conflicts, then do tell me, so I can adjust in accordance xD

Well, I finished my CS
I'll post it here.

Chase (WIP)

Name:
Chase Dawnshard

Age: 25
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual / Demisexual
Role in Society: Noble
Occupation: Ranger, works for the Guild

Legend:
Rumors and hearsay talk about a phantom, a shadow beneath the walls of Zlore. One says that this being appears as quickly as he leaves. They say that not many has got in his way and live to tell the tale. Many inhabitants of Zlore flinch when this entity coined as the 'Specter' is mentioned, and fewer even know of his objectives. One says that he is a 'menace' in the lowest of whispers, another proclaim him as a 'savior'.

Numerous adventurers have tried to find the 'Specter' in hopes of testing their mettle with him, only to come back with nothing, an arrow or a dagger in their back. They say that his archery can hit the eye of the needle from a hundred yards away, others mention that he has subdued all the criminals of Zlore while they also say that he himself is a criminal. People all agree that his skill in the sword is unparelled within Zlore.

Appearence Picture:

Chase

Appearence: A few scars here and there, running amock his body. Has a particular scart that runs his across his left eye.

Personality:
Chase is a kind and gentle person, he generally likes to deal quips and likest to banter with his close friends, usually with a grin or smirk. He finds it easy to socialize with other people of different ages. He would also usually try and go out of his way to help people in need, something people don't expect a noble to do, because of this he is well known and relatively respected amongst the commoners.

During times of duress and battle, he takes a quiet and analytical psyche where he would try and assess the situation and do things based on analysis rather than emotional, though sometimes his emotions get the better of him.

Skills:
•Master Swordsman: Under the tutelage of his father and the guild, and after ardous training, he had achieved mastery over the sword, preffering to duel wield longswords or scimitars
•Master Martial Prowess: His father had strictly warned him that a swordsman without his weapon, is a dead one, so he was taught how to fight without a sword. After years of training, it had become his second most honed skill.
•Expert Stealth: The Guild requires usage of stealth to further their missions and so has taught Chase the art of Stealth.
•Expert Analysist: Under the mindset set by his father, he always takes an analytical approach to battles, but is sometimes hindered by his emotional state.
•Journeyman Parkour/Stamina His self training had increased his stamina and has generally been able to get through relatively harsh terrain.
•Apprentice Marksmanship: While his father thinks Bows are for cowards who can't fight, he still thinks that bows are useful to an extent.

Flaws:
•Unpredictable opponents: Chase has a problem with opponents who changes their moves erratically, he finds it difficult to keep adjusting how to fight unpredictable opponents.
•Merciful: Chase is regarded as a fool by his peers for being merciful-to a fault.
•Cooking: He always seems to burn whatever meal he is cooking, cookable or otherwise.

Magic Spells:
The Dawnshard family has been allowed to dabble in some Weave magic, approved by the Fallenrun
•Stutter Step: Augments his speed, making him look like a 'specter'
•Disarm: Makes the enemy unable to use their weapon for a moment.

Abilities:
•Legendary Swordsmanship: Since this is his most honed and focused skill, it would undoubtedly be laced with Deep Magic.
~Lightning Step: An improvised version of his stutter step, increases his speed, to a speed, uncatchable by the untrained eyes.
~Dancing Blades: Blades made of magic energy materialize to help Chase
~Eleventh-Hour: A last ditch effort to use when Chase is in danger, this ability pushes him the brink of his body, greatly increasing his speed, overall power and stamina. After two minutes of use, it causes Chase to be knocked out for half a day.

•Legendary Martial prowess: His second most honed tenant, it would also be laced with Deep Magic.
~Dashing blow: Rushes to an enemy and dealing a swift strike to the solar plexus, stunning the enemy for a brief while.
~Seven sided blows: Hits the enemy seven times, in a short time span.

Backstory:
Being born into nobility, most of Chase's childhood was mostly rotten, had it not been the rather rough intervention of his father, he still would've have been spoiled in present day. After the day of the intervention, Chase had become more quiet and kinder than usual, which shocked the people around him. Being part of the Dawnshard family, he always had a penchant for swordmanship always asking his father to train him in the art. Though his father initially refused due to his age, he had slowly started to train him at the age of 14.

His father frequently gave snide remarks about how ironic it was that he had no talent for the sword and yet was a part of Dawnshard, even his peers began to jest at him. While his psyche did take a blow, the jests and quips made his resolve ever stronger and more firm, he would train whenever he had the chance, sneaking out at dusk to self train. His father had also made him join the ever elusive 'Rangers' guild. After months of training, even with little talent,his ever increasing prowess with the bow caught the attention and jealousy of his peers, and they set off to sabotage his crucible, which was an integral part of training. They set up traps and purposely provoked the monsters in the area to try and deter him from passing the crucible.

The Crucible day came, all his peers had a pretentious smirk, and most of them giving him false 'Good lucks'. Days passed and Chase comes out, with an entire new look on his face, finishing his apparent objective. Chase spoke little of his experience, only becoming distant when it's mentioned. His skills had vastly improved, being able to match the strongest pupil of the Guild, much to the dismay of his fellow peers. Throughout his training, his peers had always resented him for many reasons, though Chase didn't let this get to him, he was pretty much ostracized in the Guild. Years later he had finally become a full fledged member, through beating two full fledged members, and he had gone to a variety of missions, most involving stealth and assassination.

Perhaps it was his tenacious resolve of not giving into the jests of his peers or his willingness to accept his skill and improve, Perhaps it was another thing Jergal saw in Chase, but he had bestowed his blessing of Deep Magic to Chase, something Chase was happy, yet confused about.

[Irisity]

@lydyn Finished! Look over them and tell me if you have any problems and i'll see what i can do to fix them :)

[Tendo]

Bryn WIP

Name
Bryn

Age
21

Gender
Male

Sexual Orientation
Heterosexual

Role in Society
Commoner

Occupation
Assassin

Legend
WIP

Appearance Picture

Personality

What kind of personality could someone considered to possibly be the greatest assassin in the history of Iliviace have? That of a ruthless, mindless sadist? That of a cold, manipulative and treacherous psychopath? Bryn might look like he's both at times, both a sadist and a psycopath yet he's not. Not truly. Contrary to the belief that their training has succeeded in stripping him of his humanity, Bryn has had thoughts of his own, voices familiar and true yet foreign and intimidating. Voices which he knows he's not allowed to have yet he yearns for. Killing silences the voices thus he doesn't enjoy it, never did anyway. Yet, random things seem to please them, a flower in the middle of the winter, the warm sun and the way its rays play with the hair of that girl that he smiled to him once, so many years ago. It drives him crazy, the randomness of it. He doesn't understand his conflict and he doesn't really know which side he should support ; that of his masters, the side he has known since forever or the new one, the one which doesn't tell him how to proceed nor how to act but how to feel.

To sum up, Bryn blindly follows every whim of his masters, be it to poison a pregnant princess or to abduct a duke's favorite hunting dog. Yet, deep down, he has started to slowly question his existence, what he is, what he is supposed to be and what he would like to be.

Skills
Master Duelist - In the bleak days of his early years, Bryn found beauty in the very first of the tools he'd later use against the enemies of his masters. His talent in fact made him an accomplished swordsman by age 11 and put him above most if not all swordsmen by his 16th birthday.

Master Survivalist- Be it a deep wound or the harsh weather, lethal poison or unknown magic, few things have the capacity to truly faze his alchemically altered body or his unyielding will.

Expert Martial Artist - Training under the finest martial artists of the north combined with his natural affinity towards violence make him a formidable opponent with or without a weapon.

Expert Weaponmaster - Be it a sword, a bow or a spear , Bryn has spent years of his life mastering their use under the ruthless training regime of his masters.

Journeyman Alchemist - Potions and poisons are an integral part of an assassin's repertoire and especially Bryn's.

Flaws

Human Weapon - Since the day he could stand on his feet, his masters have done their best to strip him of every single sign of his humanity, of every single emotion and of any thoughts of his own. He is a machine bred and raised in order to do all those things god-fearing men cannot, hollow, unaware of the beauty of life simply because he was never given the smallest chance to. Truly a weapon which looks like a human.

Limited thinking - Bryn has been taught how to kill and how to think in order to do so in the most effective way therefore it is almost impossible for him to think out of the box. In other words, it's a miracle he has survived this long without even a hint of common sense, like avoiding bathing in frozen water or casually grasping a hot coal.

Magic Spells
Absolutely no knowledge of any magic as it is considered a knowledge which only the royal family is meant to possess.

Abilities WIP
•Legendary Swordsman: He fell in love with swords in the very moment he held one and his Deep Magic couldn't have affected anything else considering the absense of emotion in his life.
-Inhuman reflexes: Fighting one man or ten makes no difference to Bryn. His already excellent natural reflex enhanced by Deep Magic make him capable of even avoiding arrows and bolts as the world suddenly appears as slow as a snail.
-Precision striker: He isn't trained to waste time nor energy by hitting where it doesn't kill. He maximizes his lethality by almost always removing the opponent's ability to fight back in a matter of seconds by hitting particular nerves or joints or when he really is in a hurry, cutting the hand (or head) clean off.
-Dual-Wielding: In rare occasions, when truly cornered Bryn uses his trump card, his self-developed fighting technique which no man has witnessed and lived to tell the tale, the ability to wield a sword in each hand and go all out. He has only used this once, against a proud minotaur who had escaped its cage and 14 year old Bryn was sent to subdue.

Backstory
(Where did they come from, what makes them who they are, where are they going in life and what made them legendary? Do note, there haven't been any land-threating villains for at least two-hundred years - meaning that legendary acts are limited to a single kingdom at most -- BE SURE TO READ THE PLAYER'S MANUAL ON DEEP MAGIC AND HOW IT'S ACQUIRED!)

Mostly done with the character sheet, too tired to finish it right now, will do so tomorrow along with the kingdom sheet.

[Midori]

Age: 28
Gender: Female
Sexual Orientation: All of them?
Role in Society: Noble
Occupation: Courtier and Royal Alchemist
Appearance:
Height: 5'4"
Weight: approx 130lbs.
Hair Color: White
Eye Color: Dark Brown

Legend: Many of the legends surrounding Saha are contradictory as if describing two different people. Ask any tavern owner in Negotia and they'll tell you of the Mad White Haired Noblewoman who can drink an entire bar under the table and drain every keg you own in a single night. There are also tales of a benevolent spirit who never frowns and heals the sick. Some say that King Oren captured an angel of Analil to be a member of his court, although certain accounts of that legend also claim that the King seduced the angel rather than capturing it somehow. Others claim that Saha is an incarnation of Analil.

Perhaps Saha's personal favorite is the legend of the White Sage who watches over the weak and protects the innocent. They say she has eyes that can see into the deepest reaches of your heart, ears that can hear the truth in your mind, and a touch that can reach your very soul. It's also said that the White Sage never forgets a single soul and so wrongdoers best beware.

Personality: Saha is rather... eccentric. Her demeanor is often uncharacteristically cheerful even in stressful situations making her appear reckless, dangerous, and even mad. Saha has one love, and that is knowledge, she lives to learn anything and everything. Her drive to learn new things is almost like an addiction. She is not without compassion, however, as she is actively using the knowledge she gains to benefit society.

Beneath the zeal of her unending thirst for knowledge Saha is a loyal friend and defender of gods-given rights. She has a strong belief in the equality of all sentient beings and never ignores those in need. Those who know her well heed her counsel and respect her wisdom. Her intelligence is undeniable but generally undervalued due to her quirky attitude. Saha is also strongly opposed to the idea of murder and will do everything to avoid a situation where such an act is necessary. This is not to say that she avoids conflict but rather makes every effort possible to avoid taking a life.

Skills:

• Master Alchemist: Having spent years in the pursuit of alchemy Saha has accrued a vast amount of knowledge from books, other alchemists, and her own experiments.
• Master Martial Artist: Having learned from many different instructors and utilizing her understanding of anatomy Saha has developed her own style of Martial Art that is without question her most valuable combat skill. Saha took it upon herself to learn this skill in order to adhere to her principals without leaving herself defenseless. Though not particularly strong she is lightning quick and precise in her movements.
• Expert Herbalist: Although not particularly her field of expertise, it's congruency with alchemical principals made it an easy skill to pick up over the years.
• Expert Cook: Cooking is basically alchemy with edible materials Saha found it easy to translate her knowledge in order to make tasty meals, and who doesn't like tasty food?
• Journeyman Sailor: All Nobility living in the city of Mercator have been taught to sail
• Journeyman Weave Magic: Focused mainly on utility spells as they have the most practical applications Saha thought that they might be useful in practicing her alchemy.
• Apprentice Jeweler: Manipulating soft metals through the use of alchemy is a small effort for a master alchemist although she lacks the artistic skill to make anything other than basic jewelry. In fact all of the jewelry she wears was hand crafted by herself.

Combat Flaws:

• Swordplay: Although she fully comprehends the physics and mechanics of swordplay she has never cared for, or had the aptitude, to use a sword effectively. She is at the level of an apprentice despite having the benefit of a court appointed Swordsman Instructor.
• Marksmanship:Like with swordplay she understands the mechanics of it but never cared for the bow/crossbow or even tried to use one.
• Not Into Sports: Being a woman of knowledge, Saha doesn't take much time out of her day to exercise and as a result is about as strong as the average milk maid.

Personality Flaws:

• Alcoholic: Saha's drinking habits are legendary. Her thirst for drink is only second to her thirst for knowledge. In fact, there are several legends pertaining to a certain 'white witch' drinking up an entire bar in a single night.
• Boundaries: She understands the concept of social boundaries, however, she regularly ignores them in order to learn about people. Although this isn't meant to be invasive or rude it often appears to be just that.

Magic Spells:

• Atollo: Essentially telekinesis via magic. While it easily moves small objects around larger objects like, a man for example, wouldn't feel more than an aggressive push. The reason being that the spell translates a portion of the users physical strength in order to move the targeted object.
• Igni: To put it plainly, fire. You won't see Saha tossing firebolts around with this spell but the ability to create fire from nothing has many other practical uses. That being said, Saha is particularly fond of using Igni in conjunction with wine to 'spit flame'.
• Lux Volent: Creates a ball of light which can be held in her hand or float freely in the air. The light will remain where she put it until she leaves the area or dispels the magic.
• Acer Visus: Sharpens the vision giving the user greater visual acuity. This spell requires a great deal of concentration and is generally ineffective when performing any other tasks.

Abilities:

• Legendary Memory: As a woman who strives to learn everything, having a perfect memory is possibly the greatest gift Jergal could have bestowed upon her. Although, this does mean that Saha remembers everything, the good and the bad.
  --Picture Perfect: Essentially Saha has a photographic memory which may not sound all that legendary until she tells you what clothes you were wearing on a Saturday afternoon when she passed you on the street six years ago and then proceeds to describe to you the species of grass you were walking on, the breed of dog that urinated on the building next to you, and the number of sacks of grain in the cart that passed you by. She can also recall every face of every person that has ever died in front of her.
• Legendary Immunity: Perhaps a certain kind of poetic reward for having cured a plague, Saha's own immune system is practically iron clad.
  --The Picture of Health: Deep Magic has made her practically invulnerable to most diseases, toxins and poisons. Her body bleeds less, heals faster, and only the most fatal substances are lethal. This unfortunately also means that she is incredibly resistant to the effects of alcohol and must consume gratuitous amounts to feel the full effect. Saha has theorized over the possibility that the aging process has been halted as a result of this but since the only way to prove or disprove her theory is to wait and see if she dies of old age Saha isn't in a rush to find out.

Backstory: Traditionally the House of Xephos are scribes and scholars spending days on end pouring through ancient texts and philosophical journals. Saha, however, is a bit... different.

Born on the first moon of may to Aleko I (age 50) and Mira (age 46) Xephos, Saha is the first daughter of the House Xephos with an older brother (Aleko II, age 30) and a younger sister (Kana, age 25). It was raining heavily as it often does in Negotia and Mira had spent fifteen hours in labor before delivery. Fortunately there were no complications and Saha was born with a beautiful head of jet black hair, as is the trademark of the house Xephos. She spent much of her childhood at her family estate never caring to venture outside. She learned to read at an early age to prepare her for what they expected would be a career as a scribe like the rest of her family. At first her life as a scribe seemed inevitable but Saha started to learn about other trades as well. More and more her thirst for knowledge grew, she spent days studying everything she could get her hands on. Having been born into privileged household it was a simple matter for her to acquire reading material, not to mention her father is the Grand Archivist of Negotia.

It wasn't until she reached the age of nine that she first discovered alchemy and all it's wonders. The idea that by practicing an art she would constantly be learning more was greatly appealing to her. Her parents encouraged this fascination, believing it to be a passing phase. They assumed she would simply go to the next subject once her curiosity was sated but year after year she kept on. By the time she was twelve her parents realized that this was no phase and that their daughter had discovered a passion for alchemy. It was then that they requested an instructor to come and tutor Saha in the ways of alchemy. She apprenticed under the Master Alchemist Zanora Inglebard, renowned in Negotia for her work in medicinal alchemy. Sadly a year later Master Inglebard returned to her homeland leaving Saha to study on her own.

Shortly after her Master's passing Saha was studying in the courtyard of their estate and discovered a blue bird that had died. Having lived a sheltered life until then Saha had never encountered death. Even if it were only a bird, to Saha this was something grotesque. She decided to try and revive the bird using alchemy but nothing worked. For hours on end Saha tried and tried to bring back life to the small bird until she had exhausted all of her knowledge. She sat there with the bird in her hands, and wept at her failure. It was then that her mother found her with all manner of potions and mixtures strewn about the ground. Mira embraced her daughter and spoke. "You did everything you could my love. Everything dies in the end and that's why life is so precious. There's only so much of it we can have until our time is up. Life is a gift, sweet Saha, cherish it always." These were perhaps the most profound words ever spoken to her and they drive her still today.

Soon after these events Saha started her study of the Martial Arts. Learning the arts was a way of making her feel capable of protecting the lives of those who couldn't defend themselves while reducing the possibility that she would be taking away another precious life in the process. It was empowering to possess this kind of skill and soon she devoted almost all of her time to mastering Martial Arts. Saha trained with Masters from all over the world, learning about their different philosophies and absorbing their techniques. After several years of training she was finally deemed a master by her peers.

Later at the age of 16 Saha discovered that her beautiful jet black hair was starting to fall out at alarming rates. Apparently a brew she had been using to smooth her skin was causing unnatural hair loss. To a noblewoman this was simply unacceptable and so Saha promptly discontinued her use of the brew and set out to create a hair growth potion. For six days Saha stayed in her father's study working on the potion. On the seventh day she emerged from her isolation. She had succeeded but at a price. On her head was an enormous mane of long silky hair that reached the small of her back, unfortunately the process had drawn all of the color from her hair. Instead of the jet black hair of a Xephos Saha now had a full head of silken hair white as snow and with the lack of jet black hair Saha was now, ironically, the black sheep. Her hair remains silken white to this day and is now a trademark in most of the legends pertaining to her.

Now at the age of 21 Saha has grown into a young master of both alchemy and martial arts. Rumors of a white haired drunk have begun spreading and a new sickness had been discovered. The disease spread quickly through the capital and many people were blaming it on the gods. Saha knew better and together with the court's Royal Alchemist Chezuro work began on a cure. It was hypothesized that the disease at first was only transmitted via physical contact and so many peoples were quarantined for everyone's safety including their own. The disease quickly became a plague as it had festered in a large population center near the main shipping docks of the capital city. It's effects on the human body were extremely volatile. Those infected were slowly dissolved from the inside out, blood would spill from their mouths in the earlier stages which later progressed into spewing their innards onto the floor. Perhaps most unfortunate was that Royal Alchemist Chezuro had contracted the disease after being spit on by one of the afflicted. It was then that Saha realized the disease was transmitted through bodily fluids and that the plague was causing the afflicted to evacuate their fluids in order to spread the disease. This fact alone meant that the plague was an entirely different disease than she had first thought.

This revelation came too late, however, as the death of Royal Alchemist Chezuro caused the situation to escalate. Citizens started accusing random people of having the plague, anyone with even a slight cough was thrown into the quarantine, looting was a regular occurrence, and many citizens were demanding that the afflicted be burned along with the quarantine zone in order to eliminate the plague. Soon the quarantine zone had become just as necessary to keep the citizenry out as it was to keep the afflicted in. Many alchemists started selling 'miracle cures' at exorbitant prices to desperate citizens who then tried to break quarantine in order to save their loved ones. In this time of turmoil trade had come to a standstill for the first time since the great civil war almost two hundred years prior. It took Saha six weeks to finally find a cure in the most mysterious of places. The cure she found was a mineral alloy which, when ingested, rendered the disease inert and harmless. All citizens were summarily given a dose of the cure be they afflicted or not and all articles of the afflicted were burned to eliminate the threat of a plague reasserting itself. Many of those who had survived the plague still live today in what was once the quarantine zone, which is now called the Black Ten District. Many of the residents still tell stories of the white haired angel that gifted them life and put an end to the suffering. The ordeal taught her perhaps the greatest truth she would ever know, knowledge is power.

In recognition of her achievements Saha was made the new Royal Alchemist for the court of Negotia. She has served dutifully in the Royal Court ever since, although she still spends most of her time on intellectual pursuits.

[TheWizardLizard]

Tobias Greten,

Name: Tobias Greten
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Role in Society: Commoner
Occupation: Hunter

Legend: Tobias's legend goes by many names, though none are more pervasive than the one originating from his home in the western forests: "The Woodsman". It is said that he is ten feet tall, wields a blade heavier than he is, and kills two ogres before breakfast each day. Some more fanciful tellings cast him as a guardian spirit of mankind, who may appear to you in the woods when your need is greatest and slay whatever predator or beast plagues you before melting away without ever saying a word. Many claim to have seen him on the game trail, and it's possible that some of these tales, at least, are accurate, as he shows up in a lot of places, and is almost always on the hunt.

Appearance Picture:

Tobias

Appearance: Like that, pretty much. But with a shirt, and he carries a hatchet rather than a sword.

Personality: Tobias definitely falls on the 'loner' side of things, mostly due to the fact that in the past, people who've tried to accompany him on hunts... die. He's not a great communicator, and he can be a control freak (owing to his strategy of meticulous planning), but he's generally a pretty moral person behind all the grunting and frowning, and he does what he does to make the world safer for others.

Skills: Master Tactician: Tobias sees everything and plans accordingly. He can account almost perfectly for variables, understands how people and animals react, and can visualize and keep track of a space better than almost anyone.
Master Athleticism: Tobias keeps himself in shape. He can run fast and far, jump, climb, swim, and generally get around without getting tired.
Expert Archer: Tobias can land a shot, reliably. He can't make trick shots, can't shoot an apple of someone's head at a million miles away, but he's practiced shooting to the point where, if a plan calls for an arrow to go somewhere, it'll go there.
Expert Melee Fighter:When armed with his hatchet and dagger, Tobias can take about two normal people in a straight up fight. Any more than that and he'll need to start getting cute with his other tricks, but he can pretty much take two bog-standard people.
Journeyman Craftsman: Tobias takes care of his own supplies. He can make traps, basic rock-and-wood weapons, he can do wonders with rope, fletches his own arrows and tans his own leather.
Journeyman Tracker: Self-explanatory. He can't tell you 'Forty-three Horseman passed this way an hour and seven minutes ago, their leader was blonde', but he can do "Bear went this way." He's also fairly capable in sneaking, camouflage, stealth, and general woods-craft.
Apprentice Alchemist: He's got a basic knowledge of Alchemy, enough to be able to brew himself a few basic potions and poisons like "Get a bit stronger" or "Get a bit faster" or "You feel like your veins are on fire".

Combat Flaws: No Improvisation: Tobias really, really needs a plan. If he's caught off-guard or something goes wrong, he's in a really terrible spot until he has time to sit down and think of a new plan. He's not the best fighter, or the best archer, or the best tracker, or alchemist, or pretty much anything - in order to stand a chance, he needs to be five steps ahead of his enemy.
No Weapon Variety: Tobias has about as much use for a sword as he does for a toothpick in a fight. In order to be effective, he needs weapons he's comfortable with - a longbow, a hatchet, and a dagger, ideally his. If he's separated from those or forced to use anything else, his combat abilities plummet pretty drastically.
Needs Useable Ground: Tobias's fighting strategy is based around mobility and use of his environment - all well and good if he has environment to use. He thrives in the woods or even in some dense urban environments, but lock in him a featureless room with a bunch of guys and he'll run out of tricks fast.

Personality Flaws
Poor Social Skills: Tobias isn't great at dealing with people. He's a terrible liar, and is generally pretty bad at communicating through words. He's a good person and he can be a loyal friend, but a wordsmith, he ain't.

Magic Spells: Nope! Never had a knack for it.

Abilities: Legendary Tactician: Tobias knows, Tobias sees.
-- Area Control: Tobias can take a mental picture of an area (about a square acre) and pretty much perfectly memorize every detail in it, from where people were when he last saw them, what direction they were heading, where he left traps and supplies... he knows.
-- Think Fast: Tobias thinks quickly, can visualize his options and predict behavior in a fraction of the time normal people could. He can also process information very fast, so he reads quick and can understand visual and auditory information very quickly.
Legendary Athleticism Tobias has the cardio of a racehorse and none of the fragility.
-- But First They Must Catch You: Tobias can run very, very fast for a long period of time (think top human sprinting speed for like, an hour). On top of that, he's also a slippery bastard, able to dip, duck, dive, and generally be hard to catch, while also being an adept climber.
-- Strongman: Tobias is also possessed of a supernatural strength. (Less Hulk or Thor, more Captain America, for an easy analogy). He mainly uses this to climb and to strike with precision, as fistfighting and brute force aren't really his fortes.

Backstory: Tobias comes from the Kingdom of Alpian, located in the Western Forests (which I will post a sheet for later later). He lived in a small village, the eldest of two sons. His mother perished giving birth to his younger brother, leaving his father, the village woodsman, to raise the boys on his own. His father was an uneducated, brutish man, but he loved the children dearly, and did the best by them he could. Bereft of wealth and learning, he passed to them the skills of his proffession. Tobias's brother took to the work readily, but lumberjacking never came easily to Tobias - he much preferred the skills of hunting and woodscraft that his father had to offer. He lived in this way for the first eighteen years of his life, until his kingdom's darkest hour arrived.

They called the beast "Green-Eye". It was the largest ogre anyone had ever heard of, the size of three powerfully built men, fists like boulders and legs like tree-trunks. What was more, the creature was mad - its campaign of violence and savagery burned a swathe across the countryside for almost a year. Knight after knight set off on a glorious quest to kill the beast, and yet every brave champion who attempted was slain. The Kingdom's military might was lacking, but even armies could not kill it - any force large enough to defeat the monster moved too slowly to catch it. And so it came to be that the ogre brought ruin down upon the village that Tobias called home.

In a single day, Tobias's life was shattered. The monster shrugged off arrow wounds, battered aside militia, smashed houses like they were matchwood. Tobias had been out hunting during the attack, and so he was able to escape the destruction, watching helplessly from afar as his home was wiped out. The same could not be said for his father, nor his brother, both of whom were slain by the mad beast.

Fire in his heart, Tobias set off for revenge. For a month, he stalked his quarry, making note of its movements and habits. He planned, he prepared, he chose the perfect area for his battle, and when the day he had decided upon came, everything was ready. For a full day he fought the monster, utilizing the snares and traps he had placed, striking from stealth and executing his plan perfectly. When the day was finished, Green-Eyes the ogre lay dead, and the legend of The Woodsman was born.

His resolution, his ability, and his cunning impressed Jergal. A simple hunter had failed where all the knights and armies of the kingdom had failed. For his skill and his determination, he was granted the gift of Deep Magic. Since that day, Tobias has wandered the land, hunting those who would hunt the innocent, be they animal, beast, or man. His legend has only grown, becoming a symbol for the ability of mankind to strike back against the cruel wilderness.

And done! Will get kingdom sheet up later.

[urukhai]

Ok I will be done soon with my CS and then the Kingdom sheet will soon follow that

[Knight of Doom]

Here's my character. He's obviously a WIP, but I thought I'd stake my claim in here, even though I did so in the Interest Check.

Damien

Name: Damien Lorthan
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Demisexual/Hetroromantic
Role in Society: Commoner
Occupation: Assassin

Legend: Some believed that the 'Royal Assassin' was was a myth. However, it was an indisputable fact for most that the royal family had an assassin. Many speculated that the "Royal Assassin' had the ability to become one with the shadows, while others believed that they were a shadow. No one has ever seen them and survived, so their age, gender, name, and other physical attributes were unknown. Not even the royal family knows much about their own assassin. The 'Royal Assassin' is rumored to be the best assassin in the history of mankind.

Many people with fame or riches have tried to contact the 'Royal Assassin' in order to strike a deal with them, however, no one to date has been able to find them. The enemies of the royal family have tried many things to escape their fate, yet nothing has work. Some say that the 'Royal Assassin' possessed Deep Magic, but as far as evidence goes, everyone who has ever been killed by the 'Royal Assassin' has had cuts and wounds.

Appearence Picture:


Appearence: Damien has many scars, mainly on his torso and back. The only place that doesn't have a scar is his face. Damien keeps his hair on the longer side, but not out of choice. He just never has much time to worry about his appearance. So he keeps it slicked back and out of the way, if it grows long enough, he ties it back. He has a lean build, he has enough strength for him to not worry about, but probably wouldn't win an arm wrestling match against any soldier or warrior. He prides himself on his agility, speed, and stealth. He stands at 5'11" and is not noticeably muscular.

Personality: Damien keeps to himself most of the time out of habit. He is very calm and cool when it comes to his work. He isn't necessarily a killing machine though. Damien usually demands a reason for each of his victims, and judges for himself whether or not the royal family would benefit from the extermination of that person. However, this is simply his work facade. Underneath that layer of coldness, he genuinely cares about people. Not just specific people, but all people. Because of this, Damien makes sure to kill quickly and painlessly. Another effect of this trait is his inability to watch others suffer. He simply cannot stand watching others in pain because he sympathizes with them. So, Damien is usually a harsh person to others in order to toughen them up. When all is said and done, however, Damien really is a sweet guy. Under difficult situations, he shows kindness and compassion to those who are having trouble. Overall, he has also found that animals are fond him, and he also enjoys their presence.

Skills:
Stealth Master: Naturally Damien is super skilled at sneaking around. He is light on his feet and is practically invisible when stalking at night. This is from long years of training, and some trial and error. Whether it's staying perfectly still or moving across roofs in plain daylight, Damien is an expert at all.
Hand to Hand Combat Expert: Damien was taught at a young age how to kill a man using only his bare fists. He is also accustomed to using his surroundings as an advantage.
Jack of All Trades Journeyman: Damien has a decent handle on every type of weapon. He's skilled enough to be able to use a majority of common techniques, but not enough to win in a fight using solely that particular weapon.
Journeyman Acrobat: Along with his skill in agility, Damien is able to parkour like a seasoned athlete. He can do basic flips and maneuvers, but usually adds his own style to make it work in battle when he's in a tight situation. He occasionally uses these skills when he's in a pinch and needs to stay hidden.

Combat Flaws:
Fragile Body: While Damien is skilled at fighting, his natural defences aren't very strong. He is easily cut and bruised, not to mention after an intense workout, he gets sore for long periods of time.

Personality Flaws:
Tough Love: Damien is rather harsh to others. He pushes others to their physical and mental boundaries in order to toughen them up. He ignores all the hate this usually gets him because in the end he enjoys watching others grow and mature.

Magic Spells: Damien was never taught how to do magic.

Abilities:
Legendary Steath: Damien can sneak up on anyone and everyone under every circumstance.
-Creative Thinking: Because you need to be cleaver to sneak up on someone, Damien has the innate ability to think up a multitude of ways to get to his target.
-Mouse Steps: Damien can control his steps to be extremely quiet. It is physically impossible for a human ear to hear him.
-Elastic Muscles: Under difficult situations, Damien can be extremely flexible. He can stretch his body in a variety of ways most people can't.
-AcroParkour: Damien is very skilled at using physics and his strength to seemingly defy gravity and common law of physics.

Backstory:
Damien was born a bastard child of a Noble Lord. His mother was always kind an nurturing towards Damien, she gave him comfort and love. His step-mother also was a kind lady, and didn't blame him for the Noble Lord's infidelity. She made sure he got a high education, and had a place in the noble family. Damien's father on the other hand, cursed Damien's existence. Every since he was born the Lord had been treated as lower than the other Lords. Sometimes, the Lord took it out on Damien's mother, but mostly Damien himself since he was the evidence of his affair. The Lord had one oldest son, and 3 younger daughters. The oldest son was arrogant and often times bullied Damien. However, Damien wasn't the only one who was hated by the oldest son. All the daughters were belittled by their brother, and called various names. So Damien became close with his step sisters out of their spite for the oldest son. After the King started growing uncertain of the Lord's ability to rule, the Lord decided he needed to take action. So he made a public execution of Damien's mother. However, it wasn't enough to satiate the King. Desperate, the Lord sold Damien at the age of 8 in order to become the King's slave. The King, after observing Damien, decided to train him into an assassin. So after years of training under the top assassin, Damien became the 'Royal Assassin' he is known as today.

[Inertia]

3 Archers, 3 Assassins, A royal alchemist and a knight walk into a bar...

Great looking characters so far guys!

[Agamous Devout]

Ack. Everyone else has WiP CS's up. *panics*

[Inertia]

Ack. Everyone else has WiP CS's up. *panics*

@Agamous Devout

No pressure man.

[barkmeat2]

Whoa. Props GM, this has gotta be the most detailed and thought-out world i've ever seen.

[Irisity]

@Agamous Devout....I'm kinda done. Probs gonna make it more fancy soon~

[lydyn]

May I just take this time to express my interest, as well as kudos to you for thinking of such an elaborate, detailed, and immersive piece of work? Honestly, it's got a Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire feel to it, and I absolutely love it. Just one question though: must our character have magical powers?

Edit: Also, under Abilities, Deep Magic is mentioned. But what if our character has not undergone hardship severe enough to earn augmentation? Should we leave this section empty, or fill it in still, in the case our character later acquires Deep Magic? Thanks!

@Mivuli

This... is not something I accounted for, hahah. I don't want to right-out deny this concept, but the thought never even occurred to me! I mean, it's totally possible since there are thousands, millions of people in Iliviace that don't have Deep Magic... however for reasons I won't delve into right now, this character wouldn't have shadows trying to get his/her attention. So that means that unless they happen to literally stumble onto the group, they might be on their own for a bit before the group can make it to whatever location your character is at.

If you're okay with that and okay with me helping you by trying to make it easy for me to interact with you separately or whatever, then I'm game for trying the idea. ^.^

@lydyn Are the gods going to have any like symbols or crest?

@Irisity

Not officially, but feel free to make symbols if you'd like. I'd imagine most symbols or crests following the gods are similar (like Gaia would often have nature-focused ones, etc).

I will be releasing the CS if I can, but before that, for the 'other' section, I have put "Relationships with other Kingdoms", I hope thats alright. If the Kingdom sheet conflicts, then do tell me, so I can adjust in accordance xD

@Inertia

That is perfectly fine!~

Whoa. Props GM, this has gotta be the most detailed and thought-out world i've ever seen.

@barkmeat2

Awwww.... thank you!~ Originally, I didn't plan on making so much detail, but then people started asking questions... so I hung my head, sighed, and figured I might as well - haha~

Ack. Everyone else has WiP CS's up. *panics*

@Agamous Devout

No hurries. ^.^

3 Archers, 3 Assassins, A royal alchemist and a knight walk into a bar...

Great looking characters so far guys!

@Inertia

So this is definitely something worth addressing (I haven't looked, so I dunno if this is true). The thing is, I would rather NOT this be the case... I'm sure they're all wonderful characters, but I'd rather diversity in the group because for one - I'd like some group tactics, forcing them to work together. For example, Cerylia is terrible at close range, despite she can handle herself (somewhat)... so having a sword-buddy next to her would be using great teamwork, letting her snipe off distance enemies while the swordsman fights anyone charging the two.

Beyond that, I'd imagine most people to be more familiar with some sort of melee combat, as it's a bit easier to learn and master. It makes more sense that swordsmen would outnumber any amount of archers... and as I've already said, assassins? Those are already on thin ice so to speak since I know most have expressed wanting darker characters that are okay with cold murder, etc (which honestly seems odd, when I expressed not wanting evil characters, haha).

Now I'll apologize ahead of time if I jumped the gun and @Inertia was just kidding around. :p I just hurried a bit to post all my replies so I have time to look over all the writing that are the CSs and wanted to nip this in the bud in case it really is happening. ^.^ Anyways, now I'm going to go back and read some of the CSs!~ <3

[TheWizardLizard]

Now I'll apologize ahead of time if I jumped the gun and @Inertia was just kidding around. :p I just hurried a bit to post all my replies so I have time to look over all the writing that are the CSs and wanted to nip this in the bud in case it really is happening. ^.^ Anyways, now I'm going to go back and read some of the CSs!~ <3

@lydyn

If need be, I have an alternate, non-ranger style character I was mulling over. I'll wait until you respond to my sheet individually in order to decide, though.

[Pirouette]

If it pleases, I promised I'd keep an eye out on this and I have something in mind that will be more unique.

[Inertia]

Well, I finished my CS
I'll post it here.

Chase (WIP)

Name:
Chase Dawnshard

Age: 25
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual / Demisexual
Role in Society: Noble
Occupation: Ranger, works for the Guild

Legend:
Rumors and hearsay talk about a phantom, a shadow beneath the walls of Zlore. One says that this being appears as quickly as he leaves. They say that not many has got in his way and live to tell the tale. Many inhabitants of Zlore flinch when this entity coined as the 'Specter' is mentioned, and fewer even know of his objectives. One says that he is a 'menace' in the lowest of whispers, another proclaim him as a 'savior'.

Numerous adventurers have tried to find the 'Specter' in hopes of testing their mettle with him, only to come back with nothing, an arrow or a dagger in their back. They say that his archery can hit the eye of the needle from a hundred yards away, others mention that he has subdued all the criminals of Zlore while they also say that he himself is a criminal. People all agree that his skill in the sword is unparelled within Zlore.

Appearence Picture:

Chase

Appearence: A few scars here and there, running amock his body. Has a particular scart that runs his across his left eye.

Personality:
Chase is a kind and gentle person, he generally likes to deal quips and likest to banter with his close friends, usually with a grin or smirk. He finds it easy to socialize with other people of different ages. He would also usually try and go out of his way to help people in need, something people don't expect a noble to do, because of this he is well known and relatively respected amongst the commoners.

During times of duress and battle, he takes a quiet and analytical psyche where he would try and assess the situation and do things based on analysis rather than emotional, though sometimes his emotions get the better of him.

Skills:
•Master Swordsman: Under the tutelage of his father and the guild, and after arduous training, he had achieved mastery over the sword, preferring to duel wield long swords or scimitars
•Master Martial Prowess: His father had strictly warned him that a swordsman without his weapon, is a dead one, so he was taught how to fight without a sword. After years of training, it had become his second most honed skill.
•Expert Stealth: The Guild requires usage of stealth to further their missions and so has taught Chase the art of Stealth.
•Expert Analyst: Under the mindset set by his father, he always takes an analytical approach to battles, but is sometimes hindered by his emotional state.
•Journeyman Parkour/Stamina His self training had increased his stamina and has generally been able to get through relatively harsh terrain.
•Apprentice Marksmanship: While his father thinks Bows are for cowards who can't fight, he still thinks that bows are useful to an extent.

Flaws:
•Unpredictable opponents: Chase has a problem with opponents who changes their moves erratically, he finds it difficult to keep adjusting how to fight unpredictable opponents.
•Merciful: Chase is regarded as a fool by his peers for being merciful-to a fault.
•Cooking: He always seems to burn whatever meal he is cooking, cookable or otherwise.

Magic Spells:
The Dawnshard family has been allowed to dabble in some Weave magic, approved by the Fallenrun
•Stutter Step: Augments his speed, making him look like a 'specter'
•Disarm: Makes the enemy unable to use their weapon for a moment.

Abilities:
•Legendary Swordsmanship: Since this is his most honed and focused skill, it would undoubtedly be laced with Deep Magic.
~Lightning Step: An improvised version of his stutter step, increases his speed, to a speed, uncatchable by the untrained eyes.
~Dancing Blades: Blades made of magic energy materialize to help Chase
~Eleventh-Hour: A last ditch effort to use when Chase is in danger, this ability pushes him the brink of his body, greatly increasing his speed, overall power and stamina. After two minutes of use, it causes Chase to be knocked out for half a day.

•Legendary Martial prowess: His second most honed tenant, it would also be laced with Deep Magic.
~Dashing blow: Rushes to an enemy and dealing a swift strike to the solar plexus, stunning the enemy for a brief while.
~Seven sided blows: Hits the enemy seven times, in a short time span.

Backstory:
Being born into nobility, most of Chase's childhood was mostly rotten, had it not been the rather rough intervention of his father, he still would've have been spoiled in present day. After the day of the intervention, Chase had become more quiet and kinder than usual, which shocked the people around him. Being part of the Dawnshard family, he always had a penchant for swordsmanship always asking his father to train him in the art. Though his father initially refused due to his age, he had slowly started to train him at the age of 14.

His father frequently gave snide remarks about how ironic it was that he had no talent for the sword and yet was a part of Dawnshard, even his peers began to jest at him. While his psyche did take a blow, the jests and quips made his resolve ever stronger and more firm, he would train whenever he had the chance, sneaking out at dusk to self train. His father had also made him join the ever elusive 'Rangers' guild. After months of training, even with little talent,his ever increasing prowess with the bow caught the attention and jealousy of his peers, and they set off to sabotage his crucible, which was an integral part of training. They set up traps and purposely provoked the monsters in the area to try and deter him from passing the crucible.

The Crucible day came, all his peers had a pretentious smirk, and most of them giving him false 'Good lucks'. Days passed and Chase comes out, with an entire new look on his face, finishing his apparent objective. Chase spoke little of his experience, only becoming distant when it's mentioned. His skills had vastly improved, being able to match the strongest pupil of the Guild, much to the dismay of his fellow peers. Throughout his training, his peers had always resented him for many reasons, though Chase didn't let this get to him, he was pretty much ostracized in the Guild. Years later he had finally become a full fledged member, through beating two full fledged members, and he had gone to a variety of missions, most involving stealth and assassination.

Perhaps it was his tenacious resolve of not giving into the jests of his peers or his willingness to accept his skill and improve, Perhaps it was another thing Jergal saw in Chase, but he had bestowed his blessing of Deep Magic to Chase, something Chase was happy, yet confused about.

[lydyn]

Important Note: I need to change the CS a tad bit. I am splitting the flaws section into combat flaws and personality flaws. For the ruling of having half as many flaws as strengths will apply to combat flaws only. Personality flaws will be dealt with differently and instead, you must have two or more - this can be social issues, fears, hangups, anger issues, etc, etc. Sorry for the inconvience!~ I have to change my own, haha.

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@Irisity

Mylisant Feyla - This is actually done really well. She may be a thief, but you can clearly see her being the hero type. You also took the emotional tragedy I had set up and did you're own. Awesome. The only things I'd like to see fixed mainly are - she's allowed to have a little more skill if you want. However I think you missed the point of abilities. They aren't taught skills or anything, they are Deep Magic abilities, things your character can do because of the gift that are beyond human. Right now it just reads as awesome skills. :p

Also Blacksmithing & Aezilia flaws aren't really anything the enemy can use to specifically take an advantage of her, so I'd like to see more flaws for a combat situation. Ugh, now I need to add another section for combat flaws & personality flaws, roflmao... my bad.

Ybella - You're lucky I'm so nice. ^.^ I originally had no deserts at all in my setting, but I didn't like the idea of making you rework your WHOLE CSs just because of this. So I added a desert island that is south of the main land and also added it to the player's manual for anyone else to read. :) I'll add this kingdom to the characters tab.

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@Inertia

Chase - I'll have to look at the kingdom later, because your character kind of concerns me... mostly because it feels as if you pretty much read Cerylia and copy/pasted her into male form. =X Even his skills and legendary abilities are practically the same. >.>

To sum up, Bryn blindly follows every whim of his masters, be it to poison a pregnant princess or to abduct a duke's favorite hunting dog. Yet, deep down, he has started to slowly question his existence, what he is, what he is supposed to be and what he would like to be.

Human Weapon - Since the day he could stand on his feet, his masters have done their best to strip him of every single sign of his humanity, of every single emotion and of any thoughts of his own. He is a machine bred and raised in order to do all those things god-fearing men cannot, hollow, unaware of the beauty of life simply because he was never given the smallest chance to. Truly a weapon which looks like a human.

@Tendo

So... he sounds cool, certainly... and I hate to do this, because I can tell you've done work on this character but the above alone makes it very iffy for him to be a part of a heroic company, don't you think? He may have a human side to him, but he blindly follows orders? Doesn't have any humanity left? Sounds more like an NPC the group would run into than a member. Also, not having humanity isn't exactly a flaw, because how does the enemy expose that into an advantage? If he were made more moral or human, I guess in some way, it'd be much better. ^.^

Personality: Tobias is without question a loner, and has some definite issues working with others. His reliance on plans and preparation has given him a sort of control-freak obsessive compulsive problem, where he'll kinda lose it if everything isn't just so or he feels like someone else is messing up. He has a soldier's wit, but he can't really express positive emotion very well and has general problems connecting with other people. He means well, and a lot of what he does is to make the world safer for other people, so he tends to express himself through actions rather than words.

No Social Skills: Tobias is really bad at dealing with people. He's a terrible liar, a godawful charmer, and is generally just not good at winning people over. He doesn't play well with others and can never find the right words to say even when he genuinely intends to be nice to people (which is... infrequent).
No Magic: As below, he has no affinity with Weave Magic whatsoever.

For a full day he fought the monster...

@TheWizardLizard

Just a few concerns here and there, but before doing that - this is actually a very well thought out character. ^.^ The part that concerns me first was his personality. I think it's fine to have some social awkwardness, I mean after all Cerylia isn't letting anyone that close for a while (maybe), but you took it a step further. It makes me cautious to whether he can actually work inside a group at all at this point.

Second was the flaws. The first one listed is the same concern as above - if he can't work well with others, how can we expect him to group up with everyone and go on this adventure? I almost see him as just leaving the group and having his own private adventure, away from this RP... which I don't want to see. The second one really isn't a flaw, because no enemy could realistically take advantage of it. There are thousands of people who don't know magic (since it takes study, which I should note, but thought it was obvious haha) so it's not exactly a specific flaw that a character has... someone without combat knowledge in a fight can be taken specific advantage of by getting in their face with a mace - see? There's no real downfall to not knowing magic.

The last minor nick pick is, it's unlikely a fight would last a full day, let alone both parties having the endurance to fight for so long. ^.^ Otherwise, I really do like the character. He seems much more like a jack of trades wilderness person than a ranger, so that's cool.

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@Knight of Doom

He looks pretty cool... and you've put some thought into it. Just make sure he doesn't seem to be this cold killing machine (which I saw his personality) but at the same time, try and explain how he got into the business of killing and doesn't like killing. Seems a bit of an oxymoron, so I'd be cautious here. ^.^

If it pleases, I promised I'd keep an eye out on this and I have something in mind that will be more unique.

@Pirouette

Sounds great Pirouette!~

@Midori - I look forward to that character being done!~

[barkmeat2]

Here goes!

Application

"Sometimes icy heart just needs warm smile."

Name: DIETER ADLERSFLÜGEL
Age: 41
Gender: M
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Role in Society: Unlanded Knight
Occupation: Paladin

Legend: A folk hero; known in his homeland as the defender of the weak, the unfortunate, the downtrodden. You will not hear his name boasted loudly and audaciously in the songs of taverns, but rather woven into children's tales and bedtime stories. His name is not etched in stone or gilded on a bronze statue, but echoed around a caravan's evening flame. His stories are soft, yet loud. Proud, but not prideful. Strong, but not overwhelming. Kings, nobles and lords will not know of him but in passing, but great tales are shared by vagabonds and tramps. They are all similar, but unique: A large man, a great shield, a stalwart spear, holding back a torrent of water or flame. Slaying a great beast or sheltering a wounded animal. Vanquishing the dark, or feeding the homeless. All the same stories, of the same man, protecting the same people.

Appearence Picture:

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Appearence: Dieter wields a large tower shield and a modest spear. His eyes a muted brown. Not pictured is his grand beard.

Personality: Jovial, but a humble warrior. He likes to make new friends and comrades. Charitable, brave and just, he is a poster child for a folk hero. He is loyal and kind but, he knows his enemies and the threat they pose to the people. Deeply religious.

Skills:

• Shieldsman - Master: The Guardian of the People, taught from a early age to take a punch and hold on to every inch of ground.
• Spearman - Expert: Every warrior must learn how to kill, held land means nothing if enemies still live .
• Cooking - Journeyman: Whether in grand crusades or transporting renegades, a mans gotta eat, an army marches on its stomach, and there are a lot of men in the army.
• Sewing - Apprentice: A man must know how to mend torn cloth and hide.
• Cleaning - Apprentice: A clean barracks is a holy barracks.
• Nursing/First-Aid - Novice: "Eat your chicken soup friend, lest you waste away to the winter."
• Riding - Novice: "A true man marches with his men, but the horses- they are cute, no?"

Flaws:

• Naive - Unwavering resolve and blind loyalty makes one unable to truly see behind the masks of men.
• Unlearned - Rural boy? Temple soldier? Lifetime of war? Yeah... no books or teachers on advanced subjects here.
• Uncouth - Life as a warrior leaves manners to be desired for.
• Superstituous- The god's are to be revered, and loved, but mostly feared.
• Afraid of Heights - Big man + big fall = big crater
• Slow - Cumbersome armor is not good for cross country or distanced battles.
• Fear of Rot - The honor of battle is fine, but the consequences of victory and defeat put a toll on Dieter. He is easily revolted and disgusted at the sight of decaying bodies.
• Unadaptive - Trained to be front-line shock infantry, nothing else. Theres little need to think for yourself when a head priest yells orders at you.

Magic Spells: His Temple friends taught him simple healing spells, they can't mend bone, stich gaping wounds or cure diseases, but they're something. That something would be along the lines of healing minor cuts and bruises.

Abilities:

Bulwark of the Faith
Through thick or thin, through fire or frost. Through hell and high water, nothing gets past Dieter and his shield as he remains breathing.
Heart of an Ox
A thick skin and a thick skull will get you far, but it is a warrior's undying will to live and protect that keeps him standing amidst his allies through even the most arduous and prolonged battles.

Backstory: A farmer's child Dieter has known both the hardships and joys of rural life. He was the 5th son of a very large and loving family(7 boys, 9 girls), and each child was given a choice on how they wish to live their lives. Some continued to be farmers, others worked to attend schools and academies. Some others became merchants and guards, riding the caravans to lands such as Negotia. However Dieter and his Older brother Ribald, wanted to serve the faith. Not just as priests and monks but to be the sword and shield of their gods. They left for a nearby Temple of Analil learning her teachings and faith. Of course as Paladins they were expected to learn the martial arts, and so they did. Life as a paladin was humble and meager, sworn to an oath of poverty, this temple served to better the lives of the devout. However the ides of peace did not last long, a holy crusade was called and Dieter and his brother were one of the first sent. They fought the foreign devils and demons with their heretic beliefs, watching each others' back. The two soon earned a name among the barracks: The Sword and Shield of Analil. Fleet and agile Ribald struck down their enemies, while stout and stalwart Dieter safeguarded his allies. The crusade drew to a close, the two optimistic about their service to their peoples. However, mighty Jergal always wove a complex tapestry. A year after returning to their homeland, a great plague engulfed the land taking any and all. Peasants, nobles, war heroes; the Plague did not discriminate. Ribald had been afflicted while tending to the sick and would die shortly after, but he made Dieter promise never to blame the gods, that mortals live a short life. Dieter must maintain his kind heart and continue to help the needy.

Who was Dieter to deny a dying brother?

I'll join any applicable(and willing) nation.

Whoa, woops. There's a knight already in them there OOC, I honestly didn't see it, and it has similar themes. Hopefully personality and background are different enough.

[Inertia]

Alright, lemme rework this a bit then, gimme a bit