From the large balcony of his private office Carl Ribeck can see the whole town, still bustling with activity at dusk, the docks, full of ships of all dimensions and shape, and the setting Sun, far across the drifting waves.
Kingsfort is silent these days. The realtive quiet of the main fort of the town is caused mainly by the scarcity of men: most soldiers are on duty in the town's slums, or sent to patrol some gods-forsaken outpost in the middle of the Plains. At the entrance of the fort, a lonesome rider arrives. The sentinels, after quickly examining his documents, shout so that the sturdy iron gate may be lifted. In the castle's courtyard, the messenger leaves his message to a sergeant, and rides away towards the city.
The officer opens Carl's door without even knocking. He looks quite out of breath, as if he had just ran up all the stairs leading from the courtyard to the Commander's office. Still panting, the sergeant salutes, and speaks: "Sir, a dispatch just arrived. It is marked as extremely urgent."
Carl looks at the sergeant from the balcony, as he stepped back inside and took the parchment, sealed by blood red wax, with the imperial eagle impressed on it.
"To Herr Carl Ribeck, Commander in Chief of the Imperial Army in King's Stone and its territory." It was from Governor General Franz Werehneil. Carl started reading the contents of the letter as he moved around in his office. After he finished reading the expression on his face changed as he stopped and looked at the sergeant, who seemed better now. "This is serious business. Go to Captain Weber's office and tell him to come to me without delay." Said Carl with a serious tone. "Yes Sir! Right away!" Said the sergeant as he saluted and left Carl's office going to bring Captain Weber.
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10 yrs ago
Forum: Casual Roleplay
I'm working on my characters. There will be two, one male and one female. They will be like a couple, but not married.
Name: Carl Ribeck
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Appearance:
Personality: Carl is a serious man that means business, or at least that's what everybody thinks of him. Only his soldiers and those that are close to him know the truth. Underneath that hard shell that he made around himself lies a person that cares alot about his fellow soldiers, a person that is deeply devoted to the Empire and that has dedicated his entire life to fighting in it's name. He often stated that he is not afraid of anything or anyone, not even death and will face anyone and any challenge placed before him.
Job/Occupation: Commander of the Imperial Army
Backstory: Carl was born in a rich family but he was shunned and hated by them because he chose not to be like them, often giving money to the poor, helping them out and even making friends with them, often socialising in the taverns with a pint of ale in front of him, despite beying just a teenager. But his parents didn't care about his activities. To them he was the black sheep. That's why they didn't care when he decided to become a soldier and joined the army of the Empire. Carl had an older brother but he was worse then his parents were. The only person that ever gave a damn about him in that family, loved him and took care of him was one of the older female servants. At the age of 24, six years after joining the army, Carl decided to cut all of his ties with his family. From that point forward he never spoke to them again and concentrated entirely on his career in the military. Now at the age of 52, Carl is a man that has achieved many in his life. He is one of the commanders of the Imperial Army and a very respected man, especially by his men. Has fought many battles and many enemies fell before his double-handed sword. His 34 years in the army can be summed up in one sentence. Bloodshed, combat and military service all in the Empire's name. But despite that, Carl managed to get married once with a beautiful and loving woman which he loved very much. Unfortunately he never had children and his wife died 8 years after they got married. She was killed by a strange disease that nobody could find a cure for. And what's worse is that she died slowly and painfully. Because of that Carl suffered very much but managed to move on. Presently Carl is in King's Stone where he and his men have occupied some barracks. He was sent there for security reasons, because the situation in the area is not very good.
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Appearance:
Personality: Carl is a serious man that means business, or at least that's what everybody thinks of him. Only his soldiers and those that are close to him know the truth. Underneath that hard shell that he made around himself lies a person that cares alot about his fellow soldiers, a person that is deeply devoted to the Empire and that has dedicated his entire life to fighting in it's name. He often stated that he is not afraid of anything or anyone, not even death and will face anyone and any challenge placed before him.
Job/Occupation: Commander of the Imperial Army
Backstory: Carl was born in a rich family but he was shunned and hated by them because he chose not to be like them, often giving money to the poor, helping them out and even making friends with them, often socialising in the taverns with a pint of ale in front of him, despite beying just a teenager. But his parents didn't care about his activities. To them he was the black sheep. That's why they didn't care when he decided to become a soldier and joined the army of the Empire. Carl had an older brother but he was worse then his parents were. The only person that ever gave a damn about him in that family, loved him and took care of him was one of the older female servants. At the age of 24, six years after joining the army, Carl decided to cut all of his ties with his family. From that point forward he never spoke to them again and concentrated entirely on his career in the military. Now at the age of 52, Carl is a man that has achieved many in his life. He is one of the commanders of the Imperial Army and a very respected man, especially by his men. Has fought many battles and many enemies fell before his double-handed sword. His 34 years in the army can be summed up in one sentence. Bloodshed, combat and military service all in the Empire's name. But despite that, Carl managed to get married once with a beautiful and loving woman which he loved very much. Unfortunately he never had children and his wife died 8 years after they got married. She was killed by a strange disease that nobody could find a cure for. And what's worse is that she died slowly and painfully. Because of that Carl suffered very much but managed to move on. Presently Carl is in King's Stone where he and his men have occupied some barracks. He was sent there for security reasons, because the situation in the area is not very good.
Wow, I never thought I would hear someone say that he never played Warcraft, or World of Warcraft for that matter. I guess there's a first time for everything. Nontheless...it dosen't matter. :)
I'm still thinking about what character I should make. I was thinking of some human commander but it's not set in stone.
This remainds me of Warcraft. Anyway, i'm interested!
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10 yrs ago
Forum: Casual Roleplay
I know the title says "Always Open" but is it okay for me to create a character or two now?
This looks very good. I'm Interested!
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10 yrs ago
Forum: General Interest Checks
So, is this RP still happening or what?
I don't know if it's worth it to wait for a miracle here. The GM has been missing for two weeks and we can't move forward without him. Although it pains me to do this i'm afraid i'm gonna have to drop out. It's a shame really. I loved the character I made for this RP and I had plans with him. Oh well...
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