Hello there, this is the interest check for a Highschool DxD RP but it is not your usual sort, most types of roleplay of this kind focus on devil peerage's but whats not to like about the angels varient of the evil pieces, so This is a roleplay proposing that we roleplay not as demons but as angels, come brothers, sisters. Join the ranks of the holy. [hider=Basic Plot synopsis] Many people know of the Evil Pieces and the devil peerages that result from them, that compete in rating games and the like but what about the other half. The angels, those great glorious winged humanoids that believe in the virtue of god. That have also created their own system of reincarnation, The Brave Saints. This roleplay takes place in an alternate reality to DxD where most of the main cast do not exist or if they do have been altered in some form. The premise? Well, your now a Brave Saint. It is time to participate in the Angel's variation of the rating game. In order to increase ones living standards and get access to more support. It is to establish teamwork and to increase the number of angels in heaven (while also creating perfect squads to defend its pearly gates.) such is the system in place. Maybe just maybe, This little angelic peerage can rise to become heavens greatest warriors... but for now its time to rest easy, after all the massive majority of the group has a long way to go before it can even dare to claim such a title of recognition. Though they can try. In the lords name, Pray that we will be able to defend heaven against what may come... Amen. [/hider] [hider=Brave Saint System] The Brave Saint allows the Angels to reincarnate or angelize humans or other races into Angels. It is unknown if each card has different traits and values like the Evil Pieces. The Brave Saints, however, are known to have many special effects which comes from actual card games like Poker and blackjack. The Brave Saint system, just like the traits of each of the chess pieces of the Evil Pieces have their own special ability and are based on card games, for example “Black Jack”. Each suit gathers reincarnated angels and then make it 21. For example each suit prepares reincarnated angels with the number 4, 6, and 10 and if they make them team up with the Ace (1) and cooperate with them, they would be able to unleash overwhelming power. As a result of this linking. This is fundamentally different from the evil piece system, where as anyone can topple the King in the game of chess but in this case one must work well with ones team in squads in order to have the best chance of winning in the angels version of a rating game. Also, added in is the Poker’s system as well. The five High-level angels or Seraphs who are the Kings gathers representing their cards from Ace to Queen and by forming a ‘hand’ it will give birth to a certain power. The good point is that this will not only work amongst the ones in the same group but also with other groups which will make it possible to teamwork with other groups (the effect, however, will be stronger if it is between the same group members). The Joker card is the equivalent of a mutation piece in the evil piece system. It is a card of immense versatility, as the joker has both a point value of 0 and 12, they can easily fill out groups to buff the overall groups power as the more links made, the stronger the group. They can also use their secondary value of 12 to finish groups to achieve Blackjack, the only issue with the joker is that they cannot form 'hands' and thus are limited to only supporting their own group. [hider=Point Values] Royals: 10 points each (King, Queen, Jack) Numbers: (whatever value they have printed, so 2 = 2) Ace: 1 or 11 Joker: 0 or 12 [/hider] [/hider] [hider= Being a Angel] All Angels have light projection that can cause severe damage to Devils, and can create numerous light-based weapons such as spears, arrows, and swords, with the spear being the most commonly used weapon. Angel also have the ability of flight through their feathered wings, their wings are also shown to be capable of retracting into their backs as if they've disappeared completely. Certain powerful high ranking Angels also has special holy abilities unique to themselves such as Uriel's ability to control Holy Flames and Baraqiel's power of Holy Lightning. Like Devils, all Angels have a unique ability which allows them to communicate with different people from around the world without the language barriers. [/hider] [hider=Character Sheet] Character Quote: (Give an example of what the character would be like) Appearance: Image/Faceclaim (be sure to provide additional information beneath it) Name: (States for itself) Age: (Also states for itself) Former Race: (what race was they prior to becoming an angel.) Race: (This is most likely going be angel, but could be a fallen angel in some exceptions, include number of wings as that is a indicator of power.) Card: (What card is your character a representative of) Notable Skill's: (Things that anyone can learn given time and effort) Holy Sacraments: (swords/other items used by the church to enact gods will, usually you will only have one if you have been reincarnated as an angel.) Equipment (Items that aren't church based) Sacred Gear: (Include only if applicable, only humans can have sacred gears as that was god's will) Magic: (Fill, If only applicable, considering this is angels, curses and other inherently negative magic is off limits but that doesn't mean it can't be destructive. Just keep it within reason.) Personality (how do they act, what type of person are they? what strengths and weaknesses do they have as a person.) History: (Try to keep it in line with someone whom would become an angel, IE no murderers, though thats not to say you don't have to have not killed. As long as its justified.) Other: (Anything I might have missed) [/hider] [Hider=Example Character and the King of Spades] [center]"The unending fighting of the few is necessary for the good of the many, Onward!"[/center] [img]http://orig01.deviantart.net/bd95/f/2011/084/b/9/cv__julius_belmont_redesign_by_kurkoboltsi-d3cge38.jpg[/img] Name: Camael/Camiel: The Angel of Strength, Courage and War. Nickname: Camy Age: N/A, he doesn't like to say. Though to put it in perspective, he was around before God died in the world of DxD Race: Seraph - 12 Winged Angel. Card: King of Spades Notable Skill's: [hider=Combative Skills] As the Angel of War, it is obvious that he would have refined and mastered numerous combative skills. He is extremely potent at CQC, using a mixture of techniques he has seen combined with his own millennial experience on the field of battle to deliver powerful ruthless strikes, while not leaving an opening in his defence. He is capable of taking any position on the battlefield though he does lean towards being a soldier on the front lines. Fighting with everything he has to secure victory. [/hider] [hider=Flying] He is proficient at both flying upon his wings, capable of some rather spectacular aerial movements, while also carrying someone whom weighs the same as him while he is wearing full body armour. Safe to say his superhuman strength allows him to perform such actions, because of this experience of flight, he makes as much as a fearsome aerial combatant as he does one on the ground. [/hider] [hider=Medicinal Aid] Due to his experiences his of war and his duty as the angel of war, he is capable of providing battlefield support to those injured. His healing methods are not to completely heal the injury as that takes time but rather stabilise and patch them up so that they can continue fighting. So for instance if they had broken their leg. He would splint it, give them some fast acting pain killers, help them to their feet. Give them back their weapon and tell them to go on the defensive. That is not to say he isn't capable of helping someone recover fully but usually on a battlefield, he isn't really capable of applying that rest and recovery in the midst of a fight. [/hider] Holy Sacraments: A bottle capable of blessing any water placed within it, Useful in case one is fighting someone of the demonic sort as splashing said water on a devil really hurts them (bottle pictured on his belt). [hider=Passion's Scourge (also pictured)] One of the whips used to whip Christ during his travel to his death, The reason why this whip is revered as a holy object is the notion of purity that comes from one receiving the whip. To be whipped by such a whip is a purifying experience, though it is still Painful, [/hider] He has a suit of armour blessed by the holy that he hasn't worn since the Crusades ended. The armour is contains blessings of additional protection to the wearer above that of normal armour not that he really needs it considering his prowess for war but when it becomes needed it shows that he has become truly serious. Equipment: [hider=First Aid Kit] A first aid kit contain medical supply's that he likes to have nearby. Usually doesn't carry it himself though and so might pawn it off to another saint. [hider=Contents] The standard contents of a millitary grade first aid kit + 3 shots of Universal Adrenaline (It can be injected into anything and adjusts itself to that person structure, mostly because certain species need a lot more to stabilise.) [/hider] [/hider] Magic: [hider=The Sword of Yahweh] This is a magic unique to Camael, it allows him to draw forth the sword of the god. A sword that should only be drawn when no other option can be chosen, he must even offer the enemy a chance to flee before the sword can be drawn. Once drawn the sword emits an immense beacon of energy, similar to the type given off by Light Projection, but of a more intense degree, to the point where it can be described as a sword made of the sun. Because of the energy given off by the sword, it weakens demons and evil things in its mere presence but that is not the primary effect of the sword. The primary effect of the sword is how it scales depending on who wields it against who, to put it simply if a normal angel was to lift the sword not only would it's weight adjust to suit them, but its power would shift to become more manageable, usually a large decrease however thats not to say it loses much effectiveness if used against its intended targets of heretics and those who have abandoned the path of god. Against such people, whom have no chance of salvation, the sword Will slay them if it is swung within reach of them. Usually this allows even a weak angel to take on a higher level threat but in the hands of Camael it becomes a weapon capable of *devastating* any being that has fulfilled the definition of a heretic. Though he still rarely draws it, as the smart ones run away. It is said that an enemy killed by this sword does not go to heaven or hell, their soul is simply erased... Note: The sword is unable to be drawn inside of a church, due to a church being a sanctuary. Though if that church has say... been ransacked and destroyed by fallen angels. Its not longer a holy place and the sword can be drawn when it is needed. Secondly, the sword cannot pierce or harm, someone without the intent to sin and whom hasn't sinned. It is physically incapable of doing so, meaning it is unable to harm angels. Usually. [hider=Image][img]https://924jeremiah.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/108.jpg?w=630&h=473 [/img][/hider] [/hider] [hider=Light Projection] All Angels have this ability, Camael is pretty noticeable for having a distinct mastery over it when it comes to the creation of constructs of war such as swords, Bows, bucklers and in some cases chain mail with Knuckledusters (for those real tight fits). What he prefers to make appears very old fashioned but one cannot argue with reliability in a battlefield scenario. His mastery comes from just how strong the constructs he creates are when compared to other angels of lesser rank, he can also produce them en mass due to his power as a seraph, creating a countless number of thrown holy projectile. In some cases the weapons are capable of cleaving through other weapons of (Fallen) Angel's and demons. Though that is unlikely to occur unless the (Fallen) Angel/ Demon is sufficiently weaker then him. It is obviously much more effective against demons but it still remains his go to method of combat. [hider=Overloaded Light Projections] Due to his inherent powers as a Seraph and being example of an apex of the angel species. He has formulated this type of attack through countless battles, what it does is that it sacrifices the penetrating power of a weapon or projectile and instead causes it to detonate on contact with an object or after a certain time. This detonation produces a large amount of energy similar to an explosion but with no natural fragments within. It is purely a large concussive blast of heat and energy. [/hider] [/hider] [hider=Long Range Communication] An effective magic that has helped him out of some tough spots, the long range communication effectively functions as a way of broadcasting thought messages to people willing to receive them, It is very hard to tap into such a connection as a third party but not impossible. It has happened before. [/hider] Personality: War what is it good for? Well, War is necessary in order to protect the world from falling to heretic downfall, at least Camael believes that to be the case, Camael is indifferent to the fighting of humans devils or angels. It was what he was born to do himself. He aligns himself to the cause that can be seen as good, the one that god would likely choose if given no other option. He is always up for a fight. Such is his nature. Fighting aisde, he can be seen as a rather unique individual, he follows the rules of the scripture, but bends them as much as he can manage, in order to best fulfil his role as one of the strongest warriors in all of heaven. Still even if he has his own way of the sword he can be seen as a rather fatherly individual, treating others under his leadership as if they were his own flesh and blood. Granting them the utmost best he can offer them, and training them to protect themselves and become powerful warriors in their own right. While he may have his love of war however, that is not to say he is completely emotionally fortified like some superhuman, his mentality does have a weakness. While he can be seen ans an almost unstoppable juggernaut that you would really not want to take hostage or anger. Those that he knows are likely not as strong. The best way to make the castle fall after all. Is it to take it out brick by brick until it crumbles. History: It was 3000 years prior, the seraphs had protested him fighting, but his face too kind. His words too knowing. He was like a father to all angels. He was the holy father and he fell in a war. Camael wished he had been there instead of leading a small battalion against a larger horde of their traitor brethren. Of course he had won the battle against such a overwhelming odd but that didn't change the greatest loss that they had ever experienced. It was this moment that changed him. Other angels turned to the right hand of god for guidance but this seraph decided to grieve, he had earned the right too. It was a grieving that took a hundred years. When he had came out however, he was resolved. He was going to follow the path of god righteously and hold up the lords beliefs. Those that use his name in vain will not no the loss the angels felt. They will feel the Angel of War's wrath upon them. Such was his resolve, that many of his story revolved around his protection of the faith and his belief that one must not be afraid to resort to violence in protection of the weak members of the faith. He was the shield of the faithful in their time of great strife. The angel of war. In modern times however, he has mellowed out more to have a bit more care for the soldiers under his leadership outside of war. After all, his comrades have his back as much as he has theirs and being a complete Jackass would only result in him becoming betrayed. He has only rather recently become the King of his own set of Brave Saints stationing them in a vacant office building that he brought using his funds from his service in war. he expects them to become the best they can ever become. To defend the faith as he has done for countless years, true allies on the field of battle. "In the name of the lord, we swords that grant sanctuary to his followers, Thy will be done." Other: [i]When your over 4000 year old and still a virgin[/i] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ-QLl5qjLg]Theme Song[/url] [/hider] [hider=Currently Claimed Cards] King - Camael Queen - Schwertleite Jack - Alexander 10 - Reserved 9 - Reserved 8 - Reserved 7 - Reserved 6 - Reserved 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - Akemi Ace - Alice Joker - Reserved [/hider]