Would you guys like to have an Knight under your service for eternity? Cause I have a idea on a phantom Kingsguard who serves the royal family even during death. If its allowed of course to have an undead kingsguard
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Might have to make a kingsguard who actually takes the role seriously to conflict with our current kingsguard character that views the position as a way to gain power. and that would make good on my claims to make a light character to go along with the dark. bonus points for giving him conflicts completely unrelated to my other one. the cs may be really boring though.
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Can you guys just quickly skim through this and let me know if I'm onto something? A map will follow if what I've written is favorable.
@Leslie Hall, I've cast the Queen as a kind of "hand behind the throne" type, who either manipulates or empowers an impotent king. This is subject to change, with what you may have in mind on your part. I thought I'd better get something up though, to stir conversation if nothing else.
EDIT: I've left things vague as to not suffocate the dark side characters - basically the ruling class of Celakor have allowed the evil camp to gain followers, which has in turn allowed them to sow their rebellion.
Oh my sweet Celakor!
Long have you prospered; long have you existed under the umbrella of social cohesion and military prowess!
Alas, all great things, no matter how big, and no matter how small, must come to their end. Years of unchecked bureaucracy and corruption have robbed the country of its honour. Decades of deceit and injustice have bankrupted its moral coffers. A thousand years of regional dominance threatened by the continuity of incompetent rulers. The world trembles at the darkness that such negligence has allowed to arise.
Celakor's soldiers number in the tens of thousands. Her cities are large and productive; her rural communities fat and bountiful. However, under her gleaming skin there lurks dark innards made plump by the blood of the innocent. Men of strength hold all the power, and those who abide by the law are often left at the mercy of he who wields a sword, rather than the local magistrate. This is a practice that has evolved over centuries, and such injustices are now boiling into open revolt.
King Oakenshield IV, distant offspring of Ferof Oakenshield - the Raider from Across the Red Ocean - has finally laid his scepter to rest, after the Gods cursed his heart to stillness one fateful Summer's night. His son? An impotent but well mannered boy of a mere 18 years, married to a woman who commands over him both in years and in wisdom. Their union was one of political convenience, but together, they are both wiser and kinder than any ruling king and Queen that has graced the throne in over the century.
Alas, their arrival was too late to stem the tide of civil revolution!
Villagers, townsfolk, slaves, bandits and beasts have unified in a loosely knitted alliance of common evil. Already the borderlands have fallen, gorged and rented by the hands of those who would murder to proclaim justice. Little does this alliance know, that it is being guided by greater beings who have arisen to prominance in Celakor's darkest hour. These beings are vile, disgusting creatures, long banished to the history tomes - but no longer! They now marshal themselves against the Kingdom, daring to undo a thousand years of peace!
But perhaps, they should? The folk of Celakor barely fared well under the firm and corrupted rule of their own kind. Yes, better perhaps that another hand take the helm....
But no!
Such evil cannot be tamed or reasoned with - it cannot be contained with petty victories or promises of compromise. The revolution taking place in Celakor is but a match light compared to the great fire that will ravage the entire world should it be left to flourish.
And so, in their ascension to the throne, King Furlong the Unread and his Iron Queen [Name?], enter the fray at a pivotal moment in the world's history. The task falls to them to repair the injustice of a millennium, and also to quell the resurgence of an evil not seen in an age.
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Name: king Furlong the Unread
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Side: Light, King of Celakor.
Weapons(s):
Abilities/Powers: Divine Empathy; is able to see through the eyes of those he faces, as if he lived their lives. This is family trait of all those tied to the Oakenshield bloodline, and allows the user to understand without bias the view point of any person who cannot actively mask themselves from this power. It is the key to Celakor's longevity, allowing the Kings and Queens of her history to skillfully navigate diplomacy throughout the ages.
Talent(s): Expert orator, moderate swordsmen.
Personality: Fearful of death, strong of spirit, unusually wise for one so young but lacking the iron gut required to act upon it.
Biography: King Furlong the Unread began his life as Oliver Oakenshield, Crown Prince to the Kingdom of Celakor. Smothered by his mother's love, and spited by his father's iron, he lived his earlier years in a permenant state of inner conflict. Whilst his mother might praise him for reading half a library and making himself fluent in several languages, his father would punish him for holding an improper fighting stance. Where he would kill a criminal in place of the executioner, his father would cheer him on gleefully, but his mother would weep.
As a result, King Furlong the Unread grew to be an indecisive, yet well intentioned individual. His ascent to the throne could not have come at a worse time however; for a weak hand on the Scepter of Celakor would certainly spell doom for a Kingdom fraught with the ghosts of its long living incompetence.
Luckily, the Queen of Celakor is not so weak - and though she lacks the formal powers of the Crown, it is said that it is she who really leads the Kingdom, and she has many supporters amongst the commonfolk. However, the nobility frown upon this notion, and act to sabotage her at every turn. Therefore, King Furlong is constantly torn between listening to his beautiful queen, and his vassals. It is a political struggle that threatens to immobilize the country in its darkest hour.
Other Info: The King and Queen have no children; a fact often turned into insult by the King's critics regarding his sexual preferences or potency. Therefore, senior royal positions are taken by his step-brothers and uncles (or the female equivalents) - or high ranking nobles.
@Leslie Hall, I've cast the Queen as a kind of "hand behind the throne" type, who either manipulates or empowers an impotent king. This is subject to change, with what you may have in mind on your part. I thought I'd better get something up though, to stir conversation if nothing else.
EDIT: I've left things vague as to not suffocate the dark side characters - basically the ruling class of Celakor have allowed the evil camp to gain followers, which has in turn allowed them to sow their rebellion.
The Kingdom of Celakor
Prelude to War
Oh my sweet Celakor!
Long have you prospered; long have you existed under the umbrella of social cohesion and military prowess!
Alas, all great things, no matter how big, and no matter how small, must come to their end. Years of unchecked bureaucracy and corruption have robbed the country of its honour. Decades of deceit and injustice have bankrupted its moral coffers. A thousand years of regional dominance threatened by the continuity of incompetent rulers. The world trembles at the darkness that such negligence has allowed to arise.
Celakor's soldiers number in the tens of thousands. Her cities are large and productive; her rural communities fat and bountiful. However, under her gleaming skin there lurks dark innards made plump by the blood of the innocent. Men of strength hold all the power, and those who abide by the law are often left at the mercy of he who wields a sword, rather than the local magistrate. This is a practice that has evolved over centuries, and such injustices are now boiling into open revolt.
King Oakenshield IV, distant offspring of Ferof Oakenshield - the Raider from Across the Red Ocean - has finally laid his scepter to rest, after the Gods cursed his heart to stillness one fateful Summer's night. His son? An impotent but well mannered boy of a mere 18 years, married to a woman who commands over him both in years and in wisdom. Their union was one of political convenience, but together, they are both wiser and kinder than any ruling king and Queen that has graced the throne in over the century.
Alas, their arrival was too late to stem the tide of civil revolution!
Villagers, townsfolk, slaves, bandits and beasts have unified in a loosely knitted alliance of common evil. Already the borderlands have fallen, gorged and rented by the hands of those who would murder to proclaim justice. Little does this alliance know, that it is being guided by greater beings who have arisen to prominance in Celakor's darkest hour. These beings are vile, disgusting creatures, long banished to the history tomes - but no longer! They now marshal themselves against the Kingdom, daring to undo a thousand years of peace!
But perhaps, they should? The folk of Celakor barely fared well under the firm and corrupted rule of their own kind. Yes, better perhaps that another hand take the helm....
But no!
Such evil cannot be tamed or reasoned with - it cannot be contained with petty victories or promises of compromise. The revolution taking place in Celakor is but a match light compared to the great fire that will ravage the entire world should it be left to flourish.
And so, in their ascension to the throne, King Furlong the Unread and his Iron Queen [Name?], enter the fray at a pivotal moment in the world's history. The task falls to them to repair the injustice of a millennium, and also to quell the resurgence of an evil not seen in an age.
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Name: king Furlong the Unread
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Side: Light, King of Celakor.
Weapons(s):
An ancestral bastard sword capable of slicing through any material - no matter its magical components, divine blessings or otherwise.
Originally called The Corrector, the Sword of Celakor gained life at the hands of the Elven smith Garandril Stormhammer, who crafted it during the Great Sky War eons ago. The Great Sky War was a battle between the children of the Gods, and their first born creations - the Elves.
The Corrector was made from the bones of Impoter, the Demi-God of Destruction, and smelted in the fires of a now non-existent Mount Hellfire.
Through a long winded combination of conveniences, it fell into the hands of Ferof Oakenshield, who used it smote the Necromancer Kings of the Far West - which then enabled him to mount his assault on the Kingdom of Celakor, resulting in his ascension to the throne some five centuries previous to the RP's start.
Originally called The Corrector, the Sword of Celakor gained life at the hands of the Elven smith Garandril Stormhammer, who crafted it during the Great Sky War eons ago. The Great Sky War was a battle between the children of the Gods, and their first born creations - the Elves.
The Corrector was made from the bones of Impoter, the Demi-God of Destruction, and smelted in the fires of a now non-existent Mount Hellfire.
Through a long winded combination of conveniences, it fell into the hands of Ferof Oakenshield, who used it smote the Necromancer Kings of the Far West - which then enabled him to mount his assault on the Kingdom of Celakor, resulting in his ascension to the throne some five centuries previous to the RP's start.
Abilities/Powers: Divine Empathy; is able to see through the eyes of those he faces, as if he lived their lives. This is family trait of all those tied to the Oakenshield bloodline, and allows the user to understand without bias the view point of any person who cannot actively mask themselves from this power. It is the key to Celakor's longevity, allowing the Kings and Queens of her history to skillfully navigate diplomacy throughout the ages.
Talent(s): Expert orator, moderate swordsmen.
Personality: Fearful of death, strong of spirit, unusually wise for one so young but lacking the iron gut required to act upon it.
Biography: King Furlong the Unread began his life as Oliver Oakenshield, Crown Prince to the Kingdom of Celakor. Smothered by his mother's love, and spited by his father's iron, he lived his earlier years in a permenant state of inner conflict. Whilst his mother might praise him for reading half a library and making himself fluent in several languages, his father would punish him for holding an improper fighting stance. Where he would kill a criminal in place of the executioner, his father would cheer him on gleefully, but his mother would weep.
As a result, King Furlong the Unread grew to be an indecisive, yet well intentioned individual. His ascent to the throne could not have come at a worse time however; for a weak hand on the Scepter of Celakor would certainly spell doom for a Kingdom fraught with the ghosts of its long living incompetence.
Luckily, the Queen of Celakor is not so weak - and though she lacks the formal powers of the Crown, it is said that it is she who really leads the Kingdom, and she has many supporters amongst the commonfolk. However, the nobility frown upon this notion, and act to sabotage her at every turn. Therefore, King Furlong is constantly torn between listening to his beautiful queen, and his vassals. It is a political struggle that threatens to immobilize the country in its darkest hour.
Other Info: The King and Queen have no children; a fact often turned into insult by the King's critics regarding his sexual preferences or potency. Therefore, senior royal positions are taken by his step-brothers and uncles (or the female equivalents) - or high ranking nobles.
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@Frengo
Uhh they do have kids... The position calls for about 3-4 of them...
Never mind. AVAN IS DUMB!
Uhh they do have kids... The position calls for about 3-4 of them...
Never mind. AVAN IS DUMB!
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I'm loving it. Will write up a queen when I get home.
Frengo King of the Frengolians
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I'm loving it. Will write up a queen when I get home.
Awesome! I look forward to getting this thing knitted together.
@Frengo
Uhh they do have kids... The position calls for about 3-4 of them...
Yes, you're quite right.
Well we can resolve this in two ways. Either I rewrite things to state that the King and Queen do indeed have children (although they'd be young, if we stick with the whole "young and incompetent idea"), or that the Crown Prince is either his uncle or step brother, and the children are theirs.
I'm happy with either - whatever you guys want really, I'm just here to write and don't mind adjusting things. I kinda went with where my hands typed me...
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@Frengo
Sounds like getting that sword out of the hands of the king will be important to both sides, to the light to get it in the hands of a more competent swordsman and the dark to keep it from cutting into our dark lord.
Divine Empathy makes it very hard for anyone to get away with self serving actions without previous kings having encouraged such behavior. Or Do I misunderstand the power? Also in that paragraph you spell the last name as oakenshielf, thought you might want to touch that up
And yeah they have at least three kids as described in the first post. You may need him to be a tad older... a lot older to accommodate children old enough for combat. Though don't take it up with me probably best to take it up with White Feather sometime later.
Sounds like getting that sword out of the hands of the king will be important to both sides, to the light to get it in the hands of a more competent swordsman and the dark to keep it from cutting into our dark lord.
Divine Empathy makes it very hard for anyone to get away with self serving actions without previous kings having encouraged such behavior. Or Do I misunderstand the power? Also in that paragraph you spell the last name as oakenshielf, thought you might want to touch that up
And yeah they have at least three kids as described in the first post. You may need him to be a tad older... a lot older to accommodate children old enough for combat. Though don't take it up with me probably best to take it up with White Feather sometime later.
Cello Rainbow 2.0
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What if the Prince and princesses were the children of my queen and the old king?
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Frengo King of the Frengolians
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@Frengo
Sounds like getting that sword out of the hands of the king will be important to both sides, to the light to get it in the hands of a more competent swordsman and the dark to keep it from cutting into our dark lord.
Divine Empathy makes it very hard for anyone to get away with self serving actions without previous kings having encouraged such behavior. Or Do I misunderstand the power? Also in that paragraph you spell the last name as oakenshielf, thought you might want to touch that up
And yeah they have at least three kids as described in the first post. You may need him to be a tad older... a lot older to accommodate children old enough for combat. Though don't take it up with me probably best to take it up with White Feather sometime later.
First of all, it's a draft that needs a bit of fattening up and a bit of correcting, so do forgive the odd inconsistency or grammar mistake - I'm going through it as we speak.
Point one, regarding the sword - Yes, I'll give it a more of a history as soon as I've got a moment, but basically it's going to be ancient sword brought over by Ferof Oakenshield a few generations ago (that'll be a story in itself if I ever get the time!), that was crafted by Elfkind to destroy fallen demi-Gods. Either side that possesses it will be in an advantage only when it comes to slaying powerful creatures - it will not single handily fell armies.
Point two, the whole point of the Kingdom's fall is basically that the Kings and Queens have (not always) allowed things to become this bad - perhaps not through bad intent, but through bad management. Also, I imagine a magic user (I assumed this RP would have them from what I have gathered from the intro post) might be able to shield themselves, or others, from it to hide their actions. Therefore a spell like Divine Empathy is fatally flawed if A) the user doesn't really care for someone's motives so long as it serves them, or B) the person they are trying to read spins them a lie through magical means.
Point three, like I say, if the king needs to be older then I'll make it so. I just thought a step-brother/uncle as the Crown Prince might make things interesting, especially if they were after the throne themselves - or even if not, their loyalty would certainly be put to the test if the King continued to ignore their council.
What if the Prince and princesses were the children of my queen and the old king?
That'd work, if you're happy with such an idea. That'd also create some wonderful tension between the King, the Queen's children, and the Queen.
Would be one ugly hate triangle.
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I'm aiming more towards the kind hearted but firm type of queen. She would be, as you said, one who empowers the new king and offers her political advice.
@Cultural Titan GIVING BIRTH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING.
@Cultural Titan GIVING BIRTH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING.
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@Leslie Hall
You don't understand. The current king as written is the son of the last king right? So if the princes are the children of the current queen and the old king... then your character married their own son.
@Frengo
The grammar corrections are not intend as a slight. Just to try and be helpful. You will probably find my own grammar quite terrible in time.
The sword being able to cut through enchanted armor is important for one particular reason. The Dark lord has super enchanted armor. I have no problem with its level of power myself and in fact its existence should be quite a useful tool in creating conflicts.
You don't understand. The current king as written is the son of the last king right? So if the princes are the children of the current queen and the old king... then your character married their own son.
@Frengo
The grammar corrections are not intend as a slight. Just to try and be helpful. You will probably find my own grammar quite terrible in time.
The sword being able to cut through enchanted armor is important for one particular reason. The Dark lord has super enchanted armor. I have no problem with its level of power myself and in fact its existence should be quite a useful tool in creating conflicts.
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You know, I was hoping that our Dark Lord would be more serious, and not an uninspired ripoff of a well-known Warhammer 40k character.
No, not awesome. It's an insult. The rest of us are trying to at least make something original, and all you do is plop an image of a space marine and come up with a half-arsed backstory where he falls into a well and becomes a dark archmage for no reason. My incomplete character, Vizir, at least had to go to school to learn some magic; Kalar Splint actually had a reason to found the Rangers and went through a soul-searching revenge phase; King Furlong is a monarch by birthright, but Ahriman version 0.01a pre-alpha just falls into a well and now he's a master elementalist and the man whom we must kneel and bow to? No way, dude.
Awesome I know.
No, not awesome. It's an insult. The rest of us are trying to at least make something original, and all you do is plop an image of a space marine and come up with a half-arsed backstory where he falls into a well and becomes a dark archmage for no reason. My incomplete character, Vizir, at least had to go to school to learn some magic; Kalar Splint actually had a reason to found the Rangers and went through a soul-searching revenge phase; King Furlong is a monarch by birthright, but Ahriman version 0.01a pre-alpha just falls into a well and now he's a master elementalist and the man whom we must kneel and bow to? No way, dude.
Frengo King of the Frengolians
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@Leslie Hall
You don't understand. The current king as written is the son of the last king right? So if the princes are the children of the current queen and the old king... then your character married their own son.
@Frengo
The grammar corrections are not intend as a slight. Just to try and be helpful. You will probably find my own grammar quite terrible in time.
The sword being able to cut through enchanted armor is important for one particular reason. The Dark lord has super enchanted armor. I have no problem with its level of power myself and in fact its existence should be quite a useful tool in creating conflicts.
Wasn't taken as a slight! Sorry if it came across that way - ah the perils of trying not to express emotions through the medium of text :P
Well, every fantasy setting needs a magical sword... you can't do without one! It's okay though, I don't intend for the King to go on a Dark Lord slaying mission. Alternatively, I would urge any writer that has his/her character gain access to it, not to ruin the story by going on some kind of OP killing spree.
Edit: On the whole marrying thing though - that's a bloomin' good point there ole chap. Well there's a spanner in the works if I ever saw one.
But hey, let's see what the guy in charge has to say. I am carrying 80% of the lore here, and I'd rather he or she stepped in to either smack me down or raise me up before we start casting the plot in iron.
Kaalee That Single Moment Between Clarity / and Insanity
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Name: Dahlia Thurgood
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Race: Witch
Side: Light
Weapon(s): Staff, made out of wood.
Abilities/Powers: Her magic, enhanced by her staff, is pretty powerful but she can't use it to kill.
Talent(s): Tracking, regardless of her magic abilities
Personality: Dahlia is a happy person, she enjoys people and she enjoys being around people. She helps whenever she can and while she isn't naive, she's will trust someone until someone gives her reason not too.
Biography:
Dahlia was born to a mother who didn't want her and a father who was too dead to care. Her magic was hereditary, and both her parents had it, but her mother didn't care to teach her about her powers. A young witch with no control of her powers is dangerous, and she hurt a lot of people before her grandmother found her. Her grandmother gave her the staff she uses now. It channels her powers to do what she wants it to do. Years of training made obsolete due to this staff. It's only restriction is that she couldn't use it to kill, only for protection.
After she had her staff, she was much more in control. Occasionally her magic flares around her, when she's emotional but for the most part she's one of the most powerful beings she knew, simply due to her ability to think about what she wants to happen and it does. She travelled far and wide, and became an acclaimed healer. Eventually she came to the royal family, and became an apprentice to their own healer, learning more than just magically remedies but for the majority of her cases she uses her magic.
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Well that didn't take forever or anything.
Name: Dahlia Thurgood
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Race: Witch
Side: Light
Weapon(s): Staff, made out of wood.
Abilities/Powers: Her magic, enhanced by her staff, is pretty powerful but she can't use it to kill.
Talent(s): Tracking, regardless of her magic abilities
Personality: Dahlia is a happy person, she enjoys people and she enjoys being around people. She helps whenever she can and while she isn't naive, she's will trust someone until someone gives her reason not too.
Biography:
Dahlia was born to a mother who didn't want her and a father who was too dead to care. Her magic was hereditary, and both her parents had it, but her mother didn't care to teach her about her powers. A young witch with no control of her powers is dangerous, and she hurt a lot of people before her grandmother found her. Her grandmother gave her the staff she uses now. It channels her powers to do what she wants it to do. Years of training made obsolete due to this staff. It's only restriction is that she couldn't use it to kill, only for protection.
After she had her staff, she was much more in control. Occasionally her magic flares around her, when she's emotional but for the most part she's one of the most powerful beings she knew, simply due to her ability to think about what she wants to happen and it does. She travelled far and wide, and became an acclaimed healer. Eventually she came to the royal family, and became an apprentice to their own healer, learning more than just magically remedies but for the majority of her cases she uses her magic.
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Well that didn't take forever or anything.
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@Cultural Titan Lol Woops. Didn't read that. In my defense, I was trying to read his CS on my phone while at the optometrist
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I have another proposal for the King/Queen thing.
I could write my character to be a young Princess from another kingdom that married into Celakor Royalty through Oliver. Oliver's mother would still exist, but she wouldn't be recognised as the official Queen anymore. At least that way we can still have the Prince and Princesses be related to Oliver even though they aren't his children; and I don't have to marry my son.
I could write my character to be a young Princess from another kingdom that married into Celakor Royalty through Oliver. Oliver's mother would still exist, but she wouldn't be recognised as the official Queen anymore. At least that way we can still have the Prince and Princesses be related to Oliver even though they aren't his children; and I don't have to marry my son.
Frengo King of the Frengolians
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I have another proposal for the King/Queen thing.
I could write my character to be a young Princess from another kingdom that married into Celakor Royalty through Oliver. Oliver's mother would still exist, but she wouldn't be recognised as the official Queen anymore. At least that way we can still have the Prince and Princesses be related to Oliver even though they aren't his children; and I don't have to marry my son.
I can attack the whole subject from another angle if needs be; a reluctant Crown Prince thrust into the running of the Kingdom by the assassination of his brother, the King (by the Dark Lord, no less?). That way I could place him at any age, and the Queen can have all the non-incestuous babies she could ever want.
But we'll wait for the commander-in-chief's thoughts on the subject.
If anyone else wants a crack at this whole king thing, then be my guest! I'm just trying to be helpful, but that in no way means I am the best for the job. Judge me as you see fit :D
Anywhos, I've gotta run, wont be around for a few hours so I'll check back then and see what's what.
Later gators.
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Allucard (The Silent Guardian, The Architect of Thought, The Former Spymaster)
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Unspeakably Old
Gender:
Presumed to be Male
Race:
Undead Construct
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Light-Royalty
Weapons(s):
Sol - The empty hilt of a dagger with a missing blade it is accompanied by its twin, its purpose at first glance eludes most until shown by the user who wields it. Under the hands of a mentalist a psionic blade can be created which can interact with psychical material and can mentally cause pain while leaving no physical wounds. It is said that the dagger under a steady and careful hand can cleanse away the past lives of a person by cutting away even the deepest of memories inside there head, purifying them but requires a long amount of time to complete the ritual.
Luna - The sister of the dagger Sol who too is simply a hilt for a dagger at first glance with seemingly no purposeful use for anyone. Within the of one capable of using psychic abilities can create a blade forged by the mind which can cause pain mentally to the victim but no physical scars to show for. The dagger has been known for rewriting the memories of those that have been purified by its twin by preforming a delicate ritual which carves the victims mind with a believable backstory behind them.
Umbra - A broadsword with no blade and only a empty hilt, the purpose of the weapon is unknown to most warriors who sees the weapon. When the sword is wielded with one who possesses psionic powers are able to create a blade with their mental power. Creating a broadsword whose blade is sharper and stronger than normal metal, it only becomes stronger depending on Allucard's willpower and determination. The more willful he is the stronger and sharper the sword becomes, but if he is doubting himself, broken or poisoned then the blade will weaken to match his willpower and determination.
Abilities/Powers:
Resurrection - The means of revival through the usage of a phylactery which the raw power of his mind and willpower will return his soul back to to the phylactery, and his body will be recreated and pieced back together with this raw force. This mean of resurrection is very unique due to the fact that Allucard has master the painful process of bringing himself back from the dead not by evil means but by brute determination from himself. Should his phylactery be destroyed it is entirely possible for him to drag his body if it is destroyed back from the dead by challenging the very forces of death itself.
Psionic - During his life Allucard was a master of tapping into his mind and using his latent psychic abilities he had and was able to use it both in battle and outside of it. The ability of his psionic powers were always strong but how determined the practitioner was also influenced the strength of their ability. With Allucard also being gifted with a resilent will able to resist many things that would break a normal man or woman will. Mainly for telekinetic purposes such as creating blade forged from his mind if needed during combat, or simply as a mental wall of brute force to push back enemies. However, there are also underhand techniques that are used with psychic powers such as illusions and hallucinations that effect the mind of others making it possible for feats such as 'invisibility'.
Magery - While a user of his mind, the usage of magic was always something closely related to the ability of psionics. The use of a person's will to affect the world around them were the major bridge that connected the two seemingly foreign and different abilities. Allucard as a magician was always to preform the basics of major branches of magic, but with his clever mind he was always capable of making chain reactions to create bigger effects.
Royal Guardian - All Royal Family members both born and married into the bloodline are capable of summoning Allucard to defend him. Offering a bit of their blood as sacrifice to summoning him, he is capable of either completely letting himself come to their aid or branch off his consciousness and create a illusionary clone to defend them while he also handles another problem. When his consciousness is split, his psionic prowess drops massively and his physical ability decreases as well.
Talent(s):
Intelligence/Cunning - Once as the kingdom's spymaster who rightfully resigned the position after he passed away, he was known to achieve that position due to his combination of his acuity and how creative his mind was, being suited for the job. Using his own skill set to cover all his bases while taking advantage of the perks he had an advantage in.
Mental Stamina - Being buried under stress when the chances of war was likely took a role in developing Allucard's impressive ability to stay diligent under a week's worth of work on top of him. Training his mind to have keen attention on every little detail and preform the same actions over again and again both easy ones along with more rigorous ones.
Illusionary Swordsman - Combining the efforts of his psionic ability and his above-average swordsman skills had allowed his to make his style of fighting more tricky and difficult to fight against. Using illusions to distract and confuse his opponents while mentally disrupting them further with his blades to further drag them down into a mental breakdown before he can actually kill them.
Personality:
Allucard was a honorable person who served the Kingdom both as its former spymaster and now as its Kingsguard who defends the royal family during death. His stoic personality is due to his age of seeing things that has affected him before that hindered him at doing his job. Deeming it necessary to lose his heart to avoid any further complication has turned himself into a cold guardian for the royal family. With his cunning mind filled with knowledge of several lifetimes, he is perhaps the only Kingsguard who is this deeply devoted in the Royal family along with being the oldest Kingsguard.
Biography:
Allucard was never supposed to become one worthy enough to become one of the Kingsguard, those who protected the royal family. In fact his social standing was on the opposite side of the spectrum, he wasn't even a farmer but a street rat with a canny ability to steal. Learning how to survive in the world by stealing from others that had more than enough. Slowly gaining in wealth by stealing until he was inevitably caught one day, where under pressure of the verdict of death, he unlocked and tapped the powers within his mind. His latent powers were more than enough to knock the guards that were cornering him out cold. And with his new found abilities, his stealing spree only continued with the new abilities that he unlocked. Learning more and more as he developed his mental prowess through practice by stealing more and more until enough attention was thrown at his way.
In order to solve this minor crisis of a thief out of control, a kingsguard was sent in to solve the problem and help stabilize the area once again for the king, so he wouldn't have to worry over minor problems like these. The kingsguard who was sent to stop Allucard was called Anthony who would seen be teaching Allucard. But first, the meeting between the boy and the knight was an awkward chase which lead into Allucard being caught despite his years of avoiding getting caught so easily. Escorting Allucard to the prison, Anthony was intrigued by the young boy who was considered a problem at the market place and decided to risk testing what the boy was made of. To say the least, Allucard was obviously defeated by the older man with more training than a simple thief in a marketplace could ever acquire. But never the less some good cards were played by Allucard who reveal his ability as a mentalist and tried to take the kingsgaurd out at once but ultimately failed.
Seeing a good bunch of talent locked within this troublesome kid, the kingsguard decided to train the young lad so he could make use of such skills that would of been wasted. So this was the beginning of squire-hood where Allucard was the servant basically for Anthony his teacher who would teach him to use the sword and with his connections, train him also how to use his psionic powers. With years of training underneath his teacher, his fast and studious mind allowed himself to quickly be promoted into a knight where he carried his own weight gratefully.
Under his own time that he had to himself, he spent the years as a kingsguard serving the king as one of his more shady knights. Preforming tasks that needed to be taken into the night with discretion, in a nutshell he was one of the assassins for the royal family. Killing people that threatened the family from the outside, while countering information that he heard to protect the royal family from being exposed of their secrets. During this period of his life, he grew more intuned with his psychic powers and learned how to use them more effectively to even silently kill his targets.
His experience as a kingsguard along with being an assassin was more than enough to allow Allucard the short time of having the position of Spymaster to test his skills. Which he took very seriously, learning even more on top of his previous skill set allowed him to expand his arsenal. Training his mind even more to become diligent and handle the darker side of the kingdom's business. Protecting the kingdom from many unseen threats before, saving the people from the unknown terror that might of appeared.
However as the spymaster of the kingdom, he was a near irreplaceable person in the kingdom who preformed his job in order to protect the kingdom. A handler of sensitive information that many people couldn't hear due to the lack of trust that the royal family had about their secrets being handled by many people. When a simple slip in the system caused a massive disruption in the life of Allucard, he futilely tried to cover the mistake and set up counter measures for the plan. But due to his focus on his mistakes and what information he had, he completely neglected what he didn't know as was assassinated while the decoy plan was distracting the traps that was meant for the assassins.
His sudden death was the main factor in Allucard believing that he could of done better, feeling guilty for doing not his best for the kingdom he defied the grips of death. Struggling to live on in his dying body, he killed his assassins and began to find a way to preserve his body. Finding a suitable object, he used the last of his energy to transfer his mind and soul into the phylactery before his body died shortly after. The resurrection process took several decades as it required Allucard to gather the energy needed to create a new body. But after being brought back to life, he hid his phylactery and went back to the kingdom to pledge his loyalty once again but now with an unwavering and undying devotion.
Extras:
Allucard (The Silent Guardian, The Architect of Thought, The Former Spymaster)
Age:
Unspeakably Old
Gender:
Presumed to be Male
Race:
Undead Construct
Side:
Light-Royalty
Weapons(s):
Sol - The empty hilt of a dagger with a missing blade it is accompanied by its twin, its purpose at first glance eludes most until shown by the user who wields it. Under the hands of a mentalist a psionic blade can be created which can interact with psychical material and can mentally cause pain while leaving no physical wounds. It is said that the dagger under a steady and careful hand can cleanse away the past lives of a person by cutting away even the deepest of memories inside there head, purifying them but requires a long amount of time to complete the ritual.
Luna - The sister of the dagger Sol who too is simply a hilt for a dagger at first glance with seemingly no purposeful use for anyone. Within the of one capable of using psychic abilities can create a blade forged by the mind which can cause pain mentally to the victim but no physical scars to show for. The dagger has been known for rewriting the memories of those that have been purified by its twin by preforming a delicate ritual which carves the victims mind with a believable backstory behind them.
Umbra - A broadsword with no blade and only a empty hilt, the purpose of the weapon is unknown to most warriors who sees the weapon. When the sword is wielded with one who possesses psionic powers are able to create a blade with their mental power. Creating a broadsword whose blade is sharper and stronger than normal metal, it only becomes stronger depending on Allucard's willpower and determination. The more willful he is the stronger and sharper the sword becomes, but if he is doubting himself, broken or poisoned then the blade will weaken to match his willpower and determination.
Abilities/Powers:
Resurrection - The means of revival through the usage of a phylactery which the raw power of his mind and willpower will return his soul back to to the phylactery, and his body will be recreated and pieced back together with this raw force. This mean of resurrection is very unique due to the fact that Allucard has master the painful process of bringing himself back from the dead not by evil means but by brute determination from himself. Should his phylactery be destroyed it is entirely possible for him to drag his body if it is destroyed back from the dead by challenging the very forces of death itself.
Psionic - During his life Allucard was a master of tapping into his mind and using his latent psychic abilities he had and was able to use it both in battle and outside of it. The ability of his psionic powers were always strong but how determined the practitioner was also influenced the strength of their ability. With Allucard also being gifted with a resilent will able to resist many things that would break a normal man or woman will. Mainly for telekinetic purposes such as creating blade forged from his mind if needed during combat, or simply as a mental wall of brute force to push back enemies. However, there are also underhand techniques that are used with psychic powers such as illusions and hallucinations that effect the mind of others making it possible for feats such as 'invisibility'.
Magery - While a user of his mind, the usage of magic was always something closely related to the ability of psionics. The use of a person's will to affect the world around them were the major bridge that connected the two seemingly foreign and different abilities. Allucard as a magician was always to preform the basics of major branches of magic, but with his clever mind he was always capable of making chain reactions to create bigger effects.
Royal Guardian - All Royal Family members both born and married into the bloodline are capable of summoning Allucard to defend him. Offering a bit of their blood as sacrifice to summoning him, he is capable of either completely letting himself come to their aid or branch off his consciousness and create a illusionary clone to defend them while he also handles another problem. When his consciousness is split, his psionic prowess drops massively and his physical ability decreases as well.
Talent(s):
Intelligence/Cunning - Once as the kingdom's spymaster who rightfully resigned the position after he passed away, he was known to achieve that position due to his combination of his acuity and how creative his mind was, being suited for the job. Using his own skill set to cover all his bases while taking advantage of the perks he had an advantage in.
Mental Stamina - Being buried under stress when the chances of war was likely took a role in developing Allucard's impressive ability to stay diligent under a week's worth of work on top of him. Training his mind to have keen attention on every little detail and preform the same actions over again and again both easy ones along with more rigorous ones.
Illusionary Swordsman - Combining the efforts of his psionic ability and his above-average swordsman skills had allowed his to make his style of fighting more tricky and difficult to fight against. Using illusions to distract and confuse his opponents while mentally disrupting them further with his blades to further drag them down into a mental breakdown before he can actually kill them.
Personality:
Allucard was a honorable person who served the Kingdom both as its former spymaster and now as its Kingsguard who defends the royal family during death. His stoic personality is due to his age of seeing things that has affected him before that hindered him at doing his job. Deeming it necessary to lose his heart to avoid any further complication has turned himself into a cold guardian for the royal family. With his cunning mind filled with knowledge of several lifetimes, he is perhaps the only Kingsguard who is this deeply devoted in the Royal family along with being the oldest Kingsguard.
Biography:
Allucard was never supposed to become one worthy enough to become one of the Kingsguard, those who protected the royal family. In fact his social standing was on the opposite side of the spectrum, he wasn't even a farmer but a street rat with a canny ability to steal. Learning how to survive in the world by stealing from others that had more than enough. Slowly gaining in wealth by stealing until he was inevitably caught one day, where under pressure of the verdict of death, he unlocked and tapped the powers within his mind. His latent powers were more than enough to knock the guards that were cornering him out cold. And with his new found abilities, his stealing spree only continued with the new abilities that he unlocked. Learning more and more as he developed his mental prowess through practice by stealing more and more until enough attention was thrown at his way.
In order to solve this minor crisis of a thief out of control, a kingsguard was sent in to solve the problem and help stabilize the area once again for the king, so he wouldn't have to worry over minor problems like these. The kingsguard who was sent to stop Allucard was called Anthony who would seen be teaching Allucard. But first, the meeting between the boy and the knight was an awkward chase which lead into Allucard being caught despite his years of avoiding getting caught so easily. Escorting Allucard to the prison, Anthony was intrigued by the young boy who was considered a problem at the market place and decided to risk testing what the boy was made of. To say the least, Allucard was obviously defeated by the older man with more training than a simple thief in a marketplace could ever acquire. But never the less some good cards were played by Allucard who reveal his ability as a mentalist and tried to take the kingsgaurd out at once but ultimately failed.
Seeing a good bunch of talent locked within this troublesome kid, the kingsguard decided to train the young lad so he could make use of such skills that would of been wasted. So this was the beginning of squire-hood where Allucard was the servant basically for Anthony his teacher who would teach him to use the sword and with his connections, train him also how to use his psionic powers. With years of training underneath his teacher, his fast and studious mind allowed himself to quickly be promoted into a knight where he carried his own weight gratefully.
Under his own time that he had to himself, he spent the years as a kingsguard serving the king as one of his more shady knights. Preforming tasks that needed to be taken into the night with discretion, in a nutshell he was one of the assassins for the royal family. Killing people that threatened the family from the outside, while countering information that he heard to protect the royal family from being exposed of their secrets. During this period of his life, he grew more intuned with his psychic powers and learned how to use them more effectively to even silently kill his targets.
His experience as a kingsguard along with being an assassin was more than enough to allow Allucard the short time of having the position of Spymaster to test his skills. Which he took very seriously, learning even more on top of his previous skill set allowed him to expand his arsenal. Training his mind even more to become diligent and handle the darker side of the kingdom's business. Protecting the kingdom from many unseen threats before, saving the people from the unknown terror that might of appeared.
However as the spymaster of the kingdom, he was a near irreplaceable person in the kingdom who preformed his job in order to protect the kingdom. A handler of sensitive information that many people couldn't hear due to the lack of trust that the royal family had about their secrets being handled by many people. When a simple slip in the system caused a massive disruption in the life of Allucard, he futilely tried to cover the mistake and set up counter measures for the plan. But due to his focus on his mistakes and what information he had, he completely neglected what he didn't know as was assassinated while the decoy plan was distracting the traps that was meant for the assassins.
His sudden death was the main factor in Allucard believing that he could of done better, feeling guilty for doing not his best for the kingdom he defied the grips of death. Struggling to live on in his dying body, he killed his assassins and began to find a way to preserve his body. Finding a suitable object, he used the last of his energy to transfer his mind and soul into the phylactery before his body died shortly after. The resurrection process took several decades as it required Allucard to gather the energy needed to create a new body. But after being brought back to life, he hid his phylactery and went back to the kingdom to pledge his loyalty once again but now with an unwavering and undying devotion.
Extras:
Name:
Visas Shadowsong
Age:
Appears 26
Gender:
Female
Race:
Undead Elf
Side:
Neutral Dark
Weapons(s):
Cursed Bow: Artemis - The cursed bow of Artemis was the heirloom of an old family known as the Shadowsongs who once served the Royal Family as their rangers and sometimes even as one of the Kingsgaurd. They were the kingdom's most skilled rangers who used a variety of ranged weapons and were unbeaten by none in terms of skill. To prove this point, the family invested all of their pride into creating a bow that showed their supreme talent for the weapon.
So with their Mages and blacksmiths they under a full moon, forged the Artemis, a silver bow which was imbued and trapped with the light of the Moon. The bow itself was a mirror that reflected its creators and was capable of speaking to the trees of the forest and even to the animals that lived in them. The bow was the fruit of the family's pride and would seen give their most prized object to the archer whose skill surpassed their peers and teachers. There was no limit on age who could receive the bow, as long as they were capable of defeating those who wished to get the bow as well.
However when the Visas, the wielder of the bow fell in battle and was corrupted, so was the majestic bow Artemis. Twisting and turning the beauty of the bow into a dark silver which radiated the creeping aura of dread and doom. It's presence was capable of inflicting its corruption upon the land as well, causing a trail of death to follow wherever the bow travels to.
Abilities/Powers:
Hollow Arrows - The Cursed Bow Artemis corruption is capable of spreading onto the arrows used to fire from it, causing ammunition used for the Bow to becomes pitched black imbued with dark burning energy. This dark energy imbued within the arrows are capable of piercing through magical defenses by burning opposing magical forces. This dark energy also inflicts more damage for the shot as taint spreads through the victim's body if it lands. This taint also burns that victim's magical energy storage that they use to perform spells causing a burning sensation from within to happen as well.
Life Drain - Visas with physical contact is capable of draining the life-force of her victims. Healing her wounds that have been afflicted on her while paralyzing her victim as the shock of life draining away from them is traumatic. If she should drain more than what's necessary to recover from her wounds, an eerie green shield appears around her that blocks damage.
Dark Magic - With the powers of nature failing them, Visas and her family took up the art more suited for their form. Necromancy which was more attuned to their undead forms, and grew to become competent with the magic. With Visas being decently skilled in controlling and raising her own dead or applying curses that would harm their victims.
Ex-Druid - The Shadowsongs were all capable of using nature magic to assist them. Moving through the trees and plants without difficulty or askings for the help of animals in their business. Or even causing the roots of plants to tangle their foes, however Visas and her family's ability to commune with nature fell when they were turned to all undead.
Talent(s):
Master Archer - Visas Shadowsong was the daughter of the main family who won the bow Artemis for her skill that passed her peers and elders. Her right to wield the legendary bow was tested time and time again by her family along with other challengers from the outside, but she never failed. She is capable of performing any kind shot as long as it is possible.
Shadows of the Ranger - Once the Shadowsongs were rangers capable of using the forces of nature to assist them. But after the events of them becoming undead, they lost their ability to commune with the powers that helped them when they were alive. However, some practical skills remained as Visas and her remaining family were capable of melding into even the lightest of shadows. Or to track and hunt down targets without the forces of nature or assistance of animals to help them.
Personality:
Biography:
Extras: anything you feel is important to add, but doesn't fall under the above categories.
Visas Shadowsong
Age:
Appears 26
Gender:
Female
Race:
Undead Elf
Side:
Neutral Dark
Weapons(s):
Cursed Bow: Artemis - The cursed bow of Artemis was the heirloom of an old family known as the Shadowsongs who once served the Royal Family as their rangers and sometimes even as one of the Kingsgaurd. They were the kingdom's most skilled rangers who used a variety of ranged weapons and were unbeaten by none in terms of skill. To prove this point, the family invested all of their pride into creating a bow that showed their supreme talent for the weapon.
So with their Mages and blacksmiths they under a full moon, forged the Artemis, a silver bow which was imbued and trapped with the light of the Moon. The bow itself was a mirror that reflected its creators and was capable of speaking to the trees of the forest and even to the animals that lived in them. The bow was the fruit of the family's pride and would seen give their most prized object to the archer whose skill surpassed their peers and teachers. There was no limit on age who could receive the bow, as long as they were capable of defeating those who wished to get the bow as well.
However when the Visas, the wielder of the bow fell in battle and was corrupted, so was the majestic bow Artemis. Twisting and turning the beauty of the bow into a dark silver which radiated the creeping aura of dread and doom. It's presence was capable of inflicting its corruption upon the land as well, causing a trail of death to follow wherever the bow travels to.
Abilities/Powers:
Hollow Arrows - The Cursed Bow Artemis corruption is capable of spreading onto the arrows used to fire from it, causing ammunition used for the Bow to becomes pitched black imbued with dark burning energy. This dark energy imbued within the arrows are capable of piercing through magical defenses by burning opposing magical forces. This dark energy also inflicts more damage for the shot as taint spreads through the victim's body if it lands. This taint also burns that victim's magical energy storage that they use to perform spells causing a burning sensation from within to happen as well.
Life Drain - Visas with physical contact is capable of draining the life-force of her victims. Healing her wounds that have been afflicted on her while paralyzing her victim as the shock of life draining away from them is traumatic. If she should drain more than what's necessary to recover from her wounds, an eerie green shield appears around her that blocks damage.
Dark Magic - With the powers of nature failing them, Visas and her family took up the art more suited for their form. Necromancy which was more attuned to their undead forms, and grew to become competent with the magic. With Visas being decently skilled in controlling and raising her own dead or applying curses that would harm their victims.
Ex-Druid - The Shadowsongs were all capable of using nature magic to assist them. Moving through the trees and plants without difficulty or askings for the help of animals in their business. Or even causing the roots of plants to tangle their foes, however Visas and her family's ability to commune with nature fell when they were turned to all undead.
Talent(s):
Master Archer - Visas Shadowsong was the daughter of the main family who won the bow Artemis for her skill that passed her peers and elders. Her right to wield the legendary bow was tested time and time again by her family along with other challengers from the outside, but she never failed. She is capable of performing any kind shot as long as it is possible.
Shadows of the Ranger - Once the Shadowsongs were rangers capable of using the forces of nature to assist them. But after the events of them becoming undead, they lost their ability to commune with the powers that helped them when they were alive. However, some practical skills remained as Visas and her remaining family were capable of melding into even the lightest of shadows. Or to track and hunt down targets without the forces of nature or assistance of animals to help them.
Personality:
Biography:
Extras: anything you feel is important to add, but doesn't fall under the above categories.
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For my own sanity and to keep track of everything...
So our Characters currently include:
A dark lord who is basically a chaos marine sorcerer with a vendetta against the nobility.
An assassin with a mind to kill everyone of high enough authority.
A walking talking ghost story also with a vendetta against the nobility.
A necromancer with a second major in plague magics.
A preist who believes Ahzek is in fact god.
An elf who should never have been hired as a kingsguard.
The king, who may yet go through a revision.
A good witch (Not a bad witch(This is a benefit of language)).
And an undead Kingsguard I have yet to fully read.
Additionally there are four planned light characters
Avanhelsing has stated interest in the second prince.
Leslie Hall is interest in making the queen and a royal confidant.
I am interested in making a kingsguard.
And one planned dark character from Silly Goy that I assume is still a contender for commander.
Which actually brings the totals, assuming all characters are completed and accepted to 5 dark characters, 8 light characters and one other. Not what I was thinking it would end up being actually.
So our Characters currently include:
A dark lord who is basically a chaos marine sorcerer with a vendetta against the nobility.
An assassin with a mind to kill everyone of high enough authority.
A walking talking ghost story also with a vendetta against the nobility.
A necromancer with a second major in plague magics.
A preist who believes Ahzek is in fact god.
An elf who should never have been hired as a kingsguard.
The king, who may yet go through a revision.
A good witch (Not a bad witch(This is a benefit of language)).
And an undead Kingsguard I have yet to fully read.
Additionally there are four planned light characters
Avanhelsing has stated interest in the second prince.
Leslie Hall is interest in making the queen and a royal confidant.
I am interested in making a kingsguard.
And one planned dark character from Silly Goy that I assume is still a contender for commander.
Which actually brings the totals, assuming all characters are completed and accepted to 5 dark characters, 8 light characters and one other. Not what I was thinking it would end up being actually.
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